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VOL. 22.
PENDLETON, OREGONMUnJAYv MAY 1, 1901)
NO. 6574
Fill BATTLE
IN MOUNTAINS
Body is Found at Summit of
Blue Mountains Showing
Signs of Fatal Quarrel.
THOUGHT TO HAVE BEEN
MOVTVG PICTURE TAKERS
Boy Finds Body of Murdered Man
at Summit of Blue Mountains
First Dint-overs Team That Has
Been Tied Up Several Pays Body
of Murdered Man Found Near
Thouglit to Have Been One of a
Tarty of 3Iovlng I'leturo Men Trav
eling Through Mounlaliifi Detail
Arc Meager Authorities Investi
gating. '
Thot two men battled to the death
on the summit of the Blue mountains
between Pilot Itock and StarVey pa
ralrle Is evidenced by the flnd'ng of
the body of one of the men yester
day. -Hie name Is not known, but he
Is believed to be one of two men who
were traveling through the country
for the purpose of taking moving pic
ture machine photographs and was
probably killed Tuesday afternoon or
Wednesday morning.
The two men left Pendleton Mon
day mom'ng. They had a double
rig and a single horse and buggy.
When they reached the Judge Gllll
land place on Stewart creek, at the
foot of the mountnln, they employed
Lewis Gllllland to help them to the
top of the mountain. When they
reached the top Gllllland left them
and they started on. They evidently
continued their Journey until they
reached the timber, the road runn'ng
along the summit of the mountain for
a considerable distance." In the edge
of the timber Is located a spring and
the "Old Knotts Corrals." Here Is
whore they are supposed to have
camped and where the tragedy Is sup
posed to have been enacted, though
tlm details received Ui Pendleton are
very meagre.
Hoy Finds Body.
Yesterday the team and double
hark were found by Boy Jennings. As
the horses showed evidence of hav'ng
been tied up for several days he made
an Investigation and so.in located the
dend body of one of the men. By Its
side was n pick and shovel. The -other
mnn, together with the single rig,
wns missing.
Without making a further Invesf
gatlon he hurried to the nearest tele
phone, which was at the Schnfer
ranch on Stewart creek, and notified
Coroner Falsom, he did not even look
to ascertain how the mnn wns killed
Deputy Sheriff Joe Blakelcy and Cor
oner Folsom left for the scene about
8:30 last evening and It Is expected
that they will return to Pendleton
with the body some time this even
ing. T'ntll they do or can reach a
telephone, no further details will he
obtainable.
Men Were Quarreling.
Thnt the dead man was killed by
his companion as 1he result of a quar
rel is beTleved by local officers. Ac
cording to Lewis Oilllland the two men
were quarreling all the way up the
mountain and he In of the opinion that
the mnn Who acted as "boss" Is the
flayer, as he was the aggressor In the
quarreling.
Thinking thnt the fellow headed for
La Grande, after killing bis compan
ion, the local officers notified the Un
ion county sheriff by phone laat eve
ning. As the crime was committed
earlier In the week, he would have
plenty of time to reach the railroad
and get out of the country.
Sheriff Taylor and Deputy Sheriff
Bert Wilson will return this evening
from Salem and Portland and will at
once take up tho trail of the mur
derer. Crime, In Union County.
In a telephono conversation this
afternoon between Judge Gllllland
and his son, It was lenrned that the
crime was committed In Union coun
ty. Young Gllllland Kays tho body of
the murdered man wan found about
two miles this side of Stnrkey pralrlo,
which means that It was near the foot
of the mountains and on tho other
side from the Umatilla county line.
ItOOSEVEI.T FAILS TO
CAPTURE BIG LIOX.
Na'robl, May 1. Reports re
ceived here today from Roose
velt's camp, Mail Hills, indicate
that Roosovelt intends to remain
there until ho bags a lion. Ho
spent yesterday tracking a big
black mnned lion which eluded
him. Kermlt snent the day
shooting gazelles.
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Portland, May 1. "Finis" Is beln.
Inscribed In the annals of the Butte
Creek Livestock, Land & Lumber
company, In the federal court. The
net of government prosecution Is
cloRlng around the members of the
organization, convicted of consplr'na
for the fraudulent occupation of 20,
000 acres of the public domain h.
Wheeler county.
Hamilton H. Hendricks, secretary
nnd treasurer of the company, con
victed of subornation of perjury, was
sentenced to 13 -months' Imprison
ment on McNeil's Island, also to pay
a fine of $500. On a consp'racy
charge to which Hendricks had plead
ed guilty a $100 fine was Imposed.
Winlock W. Stelwer, president of the
company, convicted of conspiracy,
wns fined $2500 by Judge Hunt.
Evidence Against Hall,
Evidence produced a the former
trial of Mr. Hall tended to establ'sh
that as United States district attorney
be had protected members of the
Butte Creek Livestock,' Land & Lum
ber company In their conspiracy to
fence 20,000 acres of land In Wheeler
county, having been assured that
President Stelwer of the company,
who at that time In 1901, was state
senator, could be Induced to vote for
George W. MeBrlde as Un'ted States
senator, rather than for Senator
Senator Joseph Simon, of whom Stel
wer had been up to that time an ar
dent supporter.
In Imposing sentence upon Hend
ricks Judge Hunt stated that he had
much respect for Hendricks' evident
intelligence, and that even If Hend
ricks should serve a prison sentence
hq could still come out and begin all
over agan with bright prospects.
Hendricks asked for a day's delay in
the execution df sentence that he
might confer with his attorneys with
a view to appealing the ease, and thu
delay was granted.
Judge Hunt stated In connection
with his sentence of Winlock .W Stel
wer that he considered the -rime of
conspiring to fence tne public domain
equal to an aggravated case of fenc
ing itself, and that he wns inclined
to Impose sentence In accordance with
this view.
BOND IS FILED
IN
INTEREST OF WESTERN
LAND & IrtUIGATIOX CO.
It.vord Mortgaged Bonds Are FhVd
in Interest of the Big Irrigation
Project ill tho West End Will En-1
nhlo Promoters to Mont Bonds for :
FENCERS
BIG MORTGAGE
Tl.clr Schema Ircsl,lent of tl.e!'' w,,h a "rr,!X,,j; f "m "f
Promoting Comimny Huh - Had
Much Exjicrlriice in the East.
A mortgage bond in the sum of
$17 5,000 was placed on record at the
court house yesterday. Or rather It
is being placed on record, the docu
ment being so large that It will re
quire the greater part of three days
to put it Into the big book. The
mortgage Is on the project of the
Western Land & Irrigation company
and Is to enable the promoters to
float bonds In the east to secure funds
to develop and pay for the project In
the r'st end.
J. W. Mesaner, president of the
compawy, and the man to whom will
fall the lot of raising the money nec
essary to carry the project to, a suc
cessful conclusion was formerly from
Michigan and he apphend no diffi
culty In securing aill the motiey nec
essary. During the past few years
he has been located at Baker City
and has been actively engaged in the
development of the Powder river val
ley.' The condition of tho company's
ditch which Is the old Hinkle ditch
Improved and enlarged, ! very satis
factory, as Is also everything in com
nectlon with the project. Mr. Mess
ner will therefore be able to make a
good showing when ' he goes out to
sell the bonds, especially since the
project Is generally regarded ns one
of the most promising In the north
west. KENTUCKY IN MASSMEICTIXG
AGAINST LAWLESSX ESS
Jackson, Ky., May 1. A great mass
of delegates from tho forty-two coun
ties In Eastern Kentucky hns gathered
here to hold a huge niassmeetlng to
toko action to stop lawlessness !n tbe
eastern Kentucky mountains.
Woman Shot Herself..
San Bernardino, May 1. Mrs. C.
P. Fording, aged 28, wife of a Santa
Fe conductor, shot herself In the heart
this morning nt their hoirio a't the
Uonnoke hotel, dying Instantly. This
action followed a quarrel with her
husband.
IE SALEM
TO PORTLAND
Indians of Chemawa and Boys
of the Portland Y. M. C. A,
In 50-Mile Relay Race.
GOVERNOR BEXSOX STARTS
THEM AT STATE CAPITOL
I tu liners Carry an Unique Message,
From the Governor to Mayor Lune
of Portland First Two Runners
Bnv for Flvo Miles Reports From
tli. Stations on the Way slum- that
the Indians arc In the Lcud Seems
ITobuble that They Will Win In
dians are Eight Minutes in the Lead
at Oregon City.
Salem, May 1. A relay race of 52
miles from Salem to Portland be
tween the Chemawa Indinn training
school and the Y. M. C. A. at Port
land, started at 9:02 this morning
when Governor Benson said "Go! . .
to Amos Smocker representing Chem
awa and D. Cooper for the Y. M. C. A.
They will run the first five miles.
When they left the capitol building
Smocker was four feet In the lead.
The runners are carrying the follow
ing message from Benson to Mayor
Lane, Portland: "The state of Ore
gon sends greetings to Portland, the
beautiful' sure winner In the race of
cities of the northwest." , The winner
gets a beautiful loving cup.
Smoker is a clean built, powerful
looking Indian. He finished in Port
land last year. The Governor made
a short talk to the runners and gave
them hearty wishes,
Chemawa, Ore. Smooker gained
even nlnutes and thirty seconds on
Cooper In the first relay.
Brooks, Ore. John Brown. Indinn,
arrived here at the third station eight! to stay with the agreement If the gov
and one half minutes ahead of Cor-j eminent will go on. Personally Tie
tezion, the Y. M. C. A. man. believed It more satisfactory to do
Woodburn. Louis Dan. Indian, nr- j business w ith a private enterprise
rived a! the fourth station near here : proposing to irrigate the land under
nine minutes ahead of Perkins, white.
Oregon City. At the finish of the
I six reiii.M in -ie me jhu.hu.' w
minutes in the bad. It seems certain
that tho Indians will win, as they are
lending all the way. They will prob-
ablv finish In Portland at 2 o'clock.
SEATTLE CASHIFIt CONVICTED
OF LARGE EMBEZZLEMENT
Seattle, May 1. After deliberating
nine horns the jury in the case of It.
" ! ' " V..'.,,., , v
,.narROll wlth misappropriating fifty
thousand dollars or the bank's funds,
early today returned a verdict of guil-
noi over Ten or less in. in inc iron.
The verdict finds the
defendant
guilty of fifteen of the sixteen counts
remaining of the original Indictment,
nnd Includes false entries on the
books, and misapplication of funds.
The embezzlement sentence Is deferr
ed ten days pending a motion for a
new trial. Pnrkhurst has been in Jail
ever since last July, unable to wcure
new bonds.
NVMITER SMELTING CO.
SUED FOB LAKGE AMOUNT
Paker City, May 1. J. T. Donnelly,
cashier of the First National bank,
as trustee, has sued the Sumptcr
Smelter for t2,"05.40, and $1,500 at
torney's fees. The smelter Is con
trolled by the Oregon Smelting and
Refining Co., Sumptcr Valley Rail
road, Columbia Gold Mining company
and Adams Gardlnler Lumber com
pany, which are defendants.
NEARLY TWO IlVXDREl)
DEAD FROM STORMS
Memphis, May 1. One hundred and
eighty two persons are known to be
dead and seven hundred injured and
at least forty towns of the Mississippi
valley ruined as a result of the storms
on Thursday night. Property loss
will amount to millions of dollars.
When the wires are restored It is cer
tain that the list of dead will be great
ly Increased.
FOR
Enterprise, May 1. Ed Rumble, of
La Grande, has been in this county
for the last seven days and has bought
for it San Francisco firm practically
the whole of .the Wallowa county
wool clip, approximately 180,000
fleeces, at prices ranging from IS to
20 cents per pound. About 20,000
fleeces brought IS cents; CQ.000 sold
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WOULD BUILD
A NAILROAD
Speakers at the Oregon-Idaho
Development Congress Plan
for Oregon Railroad.
SAY THEY HAVE LOW
PASS TI I HOUGH CASCADES
Ilwrllxirt, Who is He-elected Civil En
gineer. Tell About Low Pass Dis
covered Through Cascades Says
Grade Would not be Greater Than
On. Per Cent Though to Ins Un
known to Harriman Woods Says
that If Railroads Wont Build Peo
ple Should Town of Weiser Is Tax
ed by Hit Large Attendance.
Weiser, Ida., May 1. At the morn
ing session of the Idaho-Oregon De
velopment congress, H. A. Hurlburt
was re-elected civil engineer and cre
ated enthusiasm by his address. He
said there w-as a pass through the
Cascades, permitting railroad con
struction on one per cent grade from
the plateau of central Oregon to Coos
Bay. The pass Is bellevea to be un
known to Harriman. Delegates from
all parts of Oregon continue to arrive,
taxing the capacity of Weiser. A
thousand attended the meeting last
night.
Col. Wood Sneaks.
Col. C. E. Wood of Portland, spoke
on 'The railroad situation In southern
Oregon." He explained the position
of bis company on the Malheur Irri
gation project which was of great In
terest to eastern Oregon. His com
pp,y signed the petiton asking the
government reclamation service to
tnke up the project and are bound
the Carey act, as it affords better pro
tection to land owners and Water
users for the reason that it was pro
tected by bond when doing business
with private corporations.
He saiil if a combination existed
among railroads not to build roads it
was up to the people to do It.
Ixiw Puss Overcomes Obstacle.
Hurlburt said the pass was so dens
ely timbered that footway would have
to be cut through. Hurlburt's Infor
mation would overcome a great ob
stacle. State Senator Carl Davis, of Idaho,
explained the features of the new Ida
ho district law, how to take advan
tage of the provisions and announced
that the law would be effective May
6, when the people could proceed with
preliminary steps of organizing a dis
trict. Davis' talk was Interesting to
delegates from northern Washington
along the line of the proposed road
connecting the terminus of the H. &
I. X. with the Hill road at Grange
villc. STRIKE ON GREAT LAKES
CAUSES GENERAL TIE UP
Chicago, Til., May 1. Vessels of
the lake carrier association are tied
tip today by a strike of the seamen's
union, a.ffect'ng between S000 and
13,00n men. The strike became ef
fective at midnight. One thousand
marine firemen, engineers, cooks and
stewards quit here. Efforts were
made to man the boats with non-union
employes under police guard, but was
unsuccessful. The police are patrol-
Ing the decks. The failure of the as
sociat'on to recognize the union caus
ed the trouble.
A-Y-P Oiwn On Time.
Seattle, May 1. Today Is just a
month before the opening of the ex
wosltlon. Work on tho grounds and
buildings Is so far completed as to
assure that everything will be In
readiness by ilay 15th. .
Mack's Magazine.
Buffalo, May 1. Mr. Mack's new
monthly magazine, "The National
Democrat," started today.
II
IS ID 20 CENTS
for lfl to lflVJ and the remainder the
owners will realize 2'. cents for.
About $350,000 will be distributed
In Wallowa county by these deals, and
the sale of spring lambs In the fall
will bring the total receipts of Wal
lowa county sheep men up to a good
half million dollars.
The wool sales day will be done
away with this year at east.
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Spokane, May 1. Prosecutor Pugh
won a complete victory today In the
contempt proceedings brought by the
attorneys defending Gordon in the
Root-Gordon grand Jury investigation.
Yesterday Judge Huneke sentenced
Pugh to Jail for 'refusing to surrend
er notes on evidence taken before the
grand Jury. When the proceeding
was resumed this morning Pugh was
ready to go to jail. Huneke announc
ed he had become convinced the pub
lic good demanded his yielding to the
stand taken by Pugh, wnom he de
clared purged of contempt. The
notes remain In the Joint custody of
Pugh and Huneke.
FISHING SEASOX OPENS
OX COLUMBIA RIVER
Astoria, Ore., May 1. The fishing
season opened at noon today. Ap
proximately eight hundred boats
threw out nets and at six o'clock all
f'shlng will stop until dusk Sunday,
as the Sunday law will be strictly en
forced. TARIFF WILL BE READY
FOR COUNTRY JUNE 1
Washington, D. C, May 1. Taft
announced today that he thought the
tariff bill will be signed and delivered
to the country by June 1. Senator
Aldrlch said the compleed bill will
be submitted to the president for his
e'gnature before June 1.
JUDGE BEAN WILL
SOON BE FEDERAL JUDGE
Salem, Ore., May 1. Judge Bean's
resignation assupreme judge was filed
today with Secretary of State Benson.
Judge Bean will be sworn in as fed
eral judge about Wednesday. He will
hold court at Helena, Butte and Great
FaIIs, Mont.
Wrecked on Ike Superior.
Detroit, Mich., May 1. The barge
George Xester founded with eight
men aboard during a storm on Lake
Superior yesterday, according to ad
vices received here today.
IS
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LOCAL BOOK-LOVERS
MAY NOW USE SAME
Library Has Comfortably Furnished
Quarters in City Hall and General
Public Is Invited to Make Use Qf
Institution Some Rules Governing
Library.
The Pendleton public library Is now
In readiness for use and has been
open to the public today for the first
time since it was moved from the old
quarters in the Commercial associa
tion rooms. In its new home in the
second story of the city hall, the li
brary is very comfortably ensconced.
The reading room and library have
both been refurnished throughout;
the books have been classified and
everything is now In shape for use.
The library will be cared for by Mis
Mayme Patterson, under the direction
of the library commission, and the
public at large Is cordially invited to
make use of the institution.
Some Library Rules.
On week days the library and read
ing rooms will be open to the public
during the following hours:
Forenoons From 10 o'clock to
12:30.
Afternoons 2 o'clock to 5:30.
Evenings 7 o'clock until 9.
On Sundays the reading room will
be open between the hours of 3 and
5 p. m., but books will not be issued
upon that day.
Christmas, Thanksgiving and tho
Fourth of July will be observed as full
holidays and upon those days the li
brary will be closed all day ' long.
Adults may secure books from the
library by filling out the necessary
blank. However, transient residents
an non-taxpaying residents must pres
ent an endorsement from some tax
payer or else depos't a nominal sum
as security. Children under 16 years
of age must have the authority of
parents or guardians before obtain
ing books.
' A Social Occasion.
Some evening next week the ladles
of the library commission, together
with the city council, will hold a
public reception In the library rooms
for the purpose of formally opening
It to the public. The affair will prob
ably be held Thursday evening
Steamer Sinks at Wliltefisli.
Sault Ste Marie, May 1. Captain
Prlnglo arrived here today nnd con
firmed the report that the steamer
Auranla sank Thursday during the
tnrm at WhltefMi bay, the crew be
FOR JUDGE
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ing saved.
STEAL BAKER :
CITY GOLD
Robber Hits Bartender on the
Head and Takes $500 Bag
of Gold.
ILD LONG SACK OUT
OF SAFE MAKING CHANGE
Stranger Wants Cliange for a Twenty
at Midnight Barkeeper at CrablD
Hotel Takes Bag of Gold from tbe
Safe About That Time He Gets a
Crack on the Head Robber, Slakes
Away With th-j Long Sack Contain
ing $500 in Gold Thought to Hatc
Been Hit With a Beer Bottle No
Arrests Made Yet.
Baker City, May I. A. Roberts, a
bartender at the Crabill hotel, waa
rendered unconscious at midnight by
a blow from a robber who stole a
bag containing five hundred dollars
while Roberts was mak'ng change
for a twenty dollar piece presented
by a stranger. Roberts took the sack
from the safe, and a moment later a
robber six feet tall struck him with
a beer bottle or a sling shot. Rob
erts was found unconscious. No ar
rests have been made.
NERVY ROBBER GETS
MOXEY IN TACOMA SALOOJt
Tacoma, May 1. Police are unable
to find any trace of the nervy robber
who at 9 o'clock last night entered
the west end saloon and compelled'
the proprietor and eignt patrons to
hold up their hands and robbed the
drawer of eighty dollars. The thug
then compelled the proprietor to draw
him a glass of beer. While drinking
he Joked the victims who were still
hold'ng up their hands. He compli
mented the proprietor on the quality
of his beer and walked cut.
CALIFORNIA FISHERMEN'
BEGIN" WHIPPING STREAMS
San Francisco, May 1. Hundreds
of fishermen are whipping the trout
streams In California today, the for
mal opening of the season being the
the occasion for excursions to all
parts of the state. One of the most
elaborate trains out of this city waa
a string of Pullmans chartered to
tnke a number of the San Francisco
fly casting club to their club house
on the Truckee river.
j THOUGHT SULTAN WAS
PLAXXIXG BIG MASSACRE
Constantinople, May 1. Correspon
dents found facts today which proves
conclusively that the deposed Sultan
planned a general masacre on April
25, and that the capture of the city
on April 14 prevented It.
TACOMA'S MAYOR ARRESTED
FOR NOT ENFORCING LAW
Tacoma, Wash., May 1. Mayor
John Lick was arrested this afternoon
on an indictoment by the grand Jury
(Charging him with failure to enforce
the law relative to prohibiting houses
of ill fame. The arrest created a
sensation.
Insurance Companies Admitted.
Salem, Ore., May 1. Two insur
ance companies admitted to do busi
ness in Oregon today by Insurance
Commisisoners Kozer, are the Wash
ington fire Insurance of Seattle and
the Federal Insurance company of
New Jersey, writing marine Insur
ance. FUNERAL SERVICES FOR
MRS. MOSGROVE TOMORROW
Funeral services for the late Mrs.
Matt Mosgrove, who dropped dead
at Milton Thursday, will be held at
the family residence In that city to
morrow morning at 10 o'clock. The
car carrying the body will leave for
Walla Walla at II o'clock and the
funeral procession will form at the
corner of Ma'n and Sixth street in
Walla Walla, Immediately after the
arrival of the car, and proceed to the
cemetery, where interment will be
had.
JAPANESE TRAINING
SHIP IN FRISCO.
San Francisco, May I. The
tra'nintr squadron comprising
the cruUers A so and ?ey:i, p!i.
ed through the noiden Gate .it
:13 this morning accompanied
by nn Imposing escort of Ameri
can ships which joined th-m
outside the gate, after their ar
rival from S.in pedro
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