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VOL. 22.
rKNDLETON, (HJWJOX, WEDNESDAY, I)IXEM JJEli I, !)().
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COUNTY OFFICIAL I'AVEIi. - . c- N
BRmSH HOUSE IF LORDS
IRKS EPOCH IN HISTORY
BUDGE! JSREJECIED
Peers ot Engtend. Refuse to
Sanction Action of Ministry
and Liberal House.
After Six Days Debute Climax In Situ
ation Reached Decisive Vote of
3.10 to 75 Uphold Amendment of
I iiHdowne people Will Huvo to
Decide at General Election Final
Itabato Distinguished by Oratory.
London, Dec. 1. The house of
lords last night for the first time In
300 years refused Its formal assent to
the budget, thereby making it Illegal
for tho king's agents to collect taxes
with which to carry on the govern
ment. This action of the peers was taken
In direct disregard of the advice of
such able members of Roseberry.
Lord James of Hereford. Lord Cra
mer, Lord Balfour of Burleigh, the
Earl of Lyttmi, L:d Courtney' and
the archbishop of Cantnnbury und of
York.
The budget will now go before the
country for Its approval or rejection;
that Is, the crown, through the min
istry, will dissolve the house of com
mons and order a general election.
Whether the present liberal house and
ministry shall be sustained In Insist
ing on the budget will bo the Issue In
the contest at the polo.
After six days debate, notable Tor
the high standard of the oratory as
well as for arguments for and against
the budget and placing In every possi
ble light the great constitutional
questions Involved, the house of birds
cleared for division at 11:30 o'clock
last night.
The scene was Impressive, but In no
sense exciting, except that flic house
was packed to Its utmost capacity.
A great array of .strange faces wns
Been on the benches, as numbers of
peers were present who seldom ap
peared In the house.
Event Memorable One.
None would have supposed that the
event proceeding was destined not
only to prove memorable In the annals
of Hrltlsh history, but possibly would
Involve far-reaching changes in the
Hrltlsh constitution. Indeed, "there,
was unusual animation in the public
galleries, which were crowded with
peeresses, members of the house of
commons and ambassadors. Hut on
the floor Itself complete calm pre
vailed. The vote was on Lord Lansdowne's
amendment that the house was not
Justified In giving Its consent to tno
bill until It hnd been submitted to
the Judgment of the country. Near
ly 15 minutes were occupied In clear
ing the house, tellers for division be
lug Karl Waldegrave, Viscount Chur
chill. Hnron Denmnn and Lord Cole
brook. When the vote was announced. Just
before midnight, as 350 to 75 In favor
of the amendment a few cheers were
heard. The Earl of Crewe Immedi
ately moved an adjournment and the
house rose.
An eager crorfd was awaiting the
result in the central hall, and when
the vole boenmo known there wns a
alight attempt at counter demonstra-
tion. Officials', however, speedily
cleared the hall, and In a few min
utes the lobby and preelnels were
empty.
It Is worthy of note that Lord t.
Aldwyne, who, as Mlcim.-i Hicks
Kench, was one of the ablest chan
cellors of the exchequer of the con
servative side, bus ostentatiously ab
sented himself fr.im all debates on
Lord Lansdowne's resolution, and yes.
terday morning he announced his in
tention not to go to the house for
division.
Disapproves Liiiisdowiio's Course.
His abstention was due to disap
proval of Lord Lansdriwne's course,
and, together with that of other con
servative peers, will have grent effect
in the country. Among those peers
who came down especially to vote
was the Karl of Wemyss and March,
who Is In his 92nd year. When di
vision was taken there was practically
ti.i excitement In the streets, although
earlier In the night crowds gathered
near tho house and attempted a pro
budget demonstration. A force of
police was In readiness and as soon
ns the crowd showed a tendency to
become unmanngablo, they dispersed
the demonstrators, being nsslsted by
0 heavy rainfall.
The final debate was distinguished
by oratorical excellence, particularly
In the speeches of Lord Curzon of
Kedleston, former viceroy of India,
and of the Archbishop of. York. The
archbishop's speech was his maiden
effort In the house of lords and Its
eloquent periods added to Dr. Lang's
fine presence and beautiful voice,
mude a deep Impression. The arch
bishop strongly opposed Lord Lans
downe's resolution, declaring that It
would bo unprecedented for the lords
to reject a finuncial bill passed by the
house of commons with such a nut
Jorlty. Lord Curzon was plainly suffering
from his recent Indisposition und had
to ask the indulgence of the house,
but, despite physical weakness which
several times In his 90-mlnutes speech
threatened to overcome him, he spokt
with his accustomed vigor and art.
He maintained that the lords had an
absolute right to reject the finance
bill, and he agreed that the country
was on the even of u momentous
struggle, which might lead to the re
form of the house of lords.
Cawder SupHirts Iord's Action.
Karl Cawder, former first lord or
the admiralty, who wound up the de
bate for the opposition, maintained
that an attempt had been made to
evade the lords' anelent right to re
ject each tax by placing all taxes on
one bill. It was Ideal to pretend, he
said, that such a change of procedure
by the house of commons could af
fect one iota of the responsibilities
and duties of the second chamber.
He quoted Premier Asqulth as stating
on assuming the premiership that
the function of the house of lords
was to check slovenly ond precipitate
legislation. This, Karl Cawder
thought, fairly represented the action
the lords proposed to take. Refer
ing to tacking on license proposal
and land valuations to the budget, he
said that, as both these had pre
viously been rejected by the house ot
lords, it would destroy all the power
01 the upper house If the lords were
unable to vote the finance bill, in
which these were Included. He as
serted the budget already had driven
rnpltal from the country to an alnrm
Ing extent had stunned the building
trade and hnd Increased unemploy
ment Says Ministry Is Responsible.
They were told thnt the Sijortion
of the bill would cause financial chaos
but Lord Lansdowne's offer of assist
ance to avoid Inconvenience had not
been cordially received by tho gov
ernment. Therefore, he said, if chaos
came, the responsibility would rest
upon the ministry. The government
(Continued on page s.)
VICTIM OF WRECK
NOT BURIED ALIVE
i;oi)Y or miis. iioi.rredge
EXHUMED BY CITIZEN'S
Induced to Belief Thnt Victim or Ar
Rn Was Hurled Alive, Tillamook
Residents Disinter Body In Early
Morning Find Life Extinct.
Tillamook. Ore.. Dep. 1. Mrs. L. A.
Holdredge, a victim of the Argo
wreck, was not burled alive. This fact
was made certain this morning when
representative citizens of Tillamook
vis., ted her grave at 2 o'clock and by
the light of candles and lanterns ex
humed the body. At tho funeral
yesterday many comments were made
on .the nnturnl oppearance of the wo
man. Her cheoks were flushed and
her ears and neck h'ghly colored
Last night people congregated in the
streets and excitement ran high. The
coroner nt Hay city, who Issued the
d ,-Hh certificate, although positive
that the woman was dead, gave his
consent to exhume the body irtid the
woman's husband llkew.se consented.
M 2 o'clock th'.s morning a party
readied the cemetery nnd the body
was disinterred. The first test Willi
carbolic add failed to discolor the
flesh, showing life to be extinct. Then j
nn incision was made, which brought
not a speck of blood, showing that
circulation had stopped and the body
was relowered Into the grave.
DR. COOK AWAITS
AC'ITOX OF COMMITTEE.
New York, Dee. 1. Friends of Ex
plorer Cook are growing confident In
their belief that tho physician hn
sought seclusion -somewhere In New
Knglnnd, and will not appear In this
city until the Copenhagen University
committee makes public the result of
Its review of his polar record. Re
ports from Wells depot, Mnlne, states
a man answering Cook's description
entered the Pine Valley sanitarium of
that city.
HURTLING BOOK DESTROYS
TRIG'S DEADLY AIM
Seattle, Dec. 1. Quentine Penis
tlon, manager of tho Diamond Ice
company, Is alive today because of
the accurate mnrkmnnsnlp of W. R.
Baldwin, the bookkeeper, who heaved
a book at a masked robber Just as
the latter fired a revolver at Penistion
thereby deflecting his aim.
T
GAUNTLET AGAIN
Chief Forester Sounds Defiant
Note Toward Secretary of
Interior. ;
DECLARES HIS ATTITUDE
TOWARD CONSERVATION
In Letter to Dr. Lyman Ahhol Makes
Plain tho Issue at Hand Says Con
gress .Must Declare at Coming Ses
sion Whether Coal Ijiudx and Other
Itesourivs Shall be Gobbled up by
MonoMlles.
Washington, Dec. 1. Gifford Pin
chot, chief of the United States forest
service has again thrown down the
gauntlet to Secretary of the Interior
Pallinger In regard to the conser
vation policy. He declared that con
gress must decide at its coming ses
sion whether the great coal fields of
the country shall -remain In the hands
of the people or be gobbled up by
monopolies, and whether great water
power sites shall be given away to
special Interests or be controlled by
the people.
Mr. Pinchot makes known his views
upon these two chief sources of power
01 the present and future, in a letter
t.i Dr. Lyman Abbott of New York, In
response to a series of questions asked
by the latter on the national conser
vation policy.
Referring to the development ot
water power and coal fields, the chief
forester declares that in most cases
actual devclopme'i'. of the rormer can
best be done by private Interests act
ing under public control, but that it
is neither good sense nor good morals
to let these valuable privileges pass
from the public ownership f . r noth
ing and forever.
In answer to Dr. Abbott's question:
"What is the danger of the conser
vation policies in the coming session
of congress?" Mr. Pinchot declares
that it is that th,? privilege of the few
may continue to obstruct the rights
of the many, especially In the matter
of water power and coal.
WII.I. INVADE TERRITORY
OF THE RIG LEAGUES
Cleveland. O. That the report of
nn American association Invasion of
American and National league cities
and the precipitation of a baseball
war Is not all rumor was given con
firmation hero by W. F. Eirriek,
county commbslonor of Cuyahoga
county, who asserted that ho an 1 as
sociates had the promises of nn Am
erican association franchise and were
closing a deal for a park. Elrick de
clared It h's Intention to obtain a
park on the West Side, at least five
miles from the American league park
here and explained that h's associates
and those with him promised a fran
chise for Cleveland planned to give
the city games In the absence of the
American league clubs.
OPENING BIDS FOR
BIG FIGHT DELAYED
New York, Dec. 1. Tho opening of
bids for the Jeffries-Johnson fight
scheduled to take place this morning
at Hohoken. was postponed until this
afternoon to allow Promoter Graney
of San Francisco time to communi
cate with his backers in Californ'n.
Promoter Croffroth announced hi I; i.l
not made his bid but would make nre.
Just before tho bid closing time
CHINESE PAYS FOR
KILLING STEP MOTHER
S.i 11 Francisco, Deo. 1. In the cus
tody of Sergeant George McMahon.
Louis Willis a yffiing Chinese was tak.
cn to San Quentln today to pay the
extreme penalty for murdering his
step mother near San Luis' O'Blspo,
August 1".
"OLD BILL" WALKER ACCUSED
"Old Bill" Walker, tho notorious
I nd km fighter, scout and squuwmnn,
Is again to be placed under arrest.
The warrant was placed In the hands
of the deputy sheriff at noon today
and will probably be served us soon
as the officer can drive to the Walker
ranch in tho southwestern corner of
the county.
As before, Walker Is to bo arrested
nt the Instance of his son-in-law, Wil
liam Anderson, and arson is again to
he tho charge which he will be com
pelled to fnce. It w charged be
fore that Walker burned his son-ln-
I
STOP TRAFFIC
Employes on Thirteen Lines
Join in Strike Following
Long Negotiations.
general tie-up ix
northern' freight traffic
After Fifteen Days Negotiations Be
tween Switchmen and Railroads,
Former Walk Out Lines West and
Xortli or St. Paul Affected Em
ployes Demand Higher Wages and
Hcfuo to Arbitrate Arc O'onfi
dent or winning.
St. Paul, Minn., Dec. 1. After 15
days of negotiation between the
j switchmen's union of North America
and the Joint committee of railroad
managers, representing 13 railroads of
the northwest, a striku involving
2300 switchmen became effective at
6 o'clock last night.
The men are employed by railroads
running west and north of St. Paul
from Lake Superior to the Pacific
Coast, and unless speedily settled, the
strike will mean a serious Interrup
tion to traffic.
The first effect of the strike was n
sharp bulge in the price of wheat in
the Chicago grain market late yes
terday. Hoads entering the Twin Cit
ies and Duluth and Superior are large
grain carriers from the west. Last
night both sides to the dispute issued
statements justifying their course.
Complete Tie-up in Tacomu.
Tacoma. Wn., Dee. 1. The North
ern Pacific, and Croat Northern rail
way yards nre almost completely tied
up todr.y the result of the' general
strike on switchmen lines extending
from St. "Paul to the West. On the
Northern Pacific 105 switchmen are
out. and nearly every wheel Is conse
quently stopped. Passenger trains are
being operated but freight traffic is
at a stand still.
Freight Trains Cold.
Spokane, Dec. 1. With only the
goneral yards and depot officers to
handle the passenger trains, and the
switching business here, the freight
tie-up following the calling of the
switchmens general strike Is complete.
No freight trains are working on the
Great Northern and Northern Pacific.
Walk Out in Montana.
Helena, Dec. 1. There Is no change
In the switchmen's str.ke situation in
Montana. At Laurel all of the men
walked out of the Northern Pacific
yards, and likewise from the Great
Northern yards, at Great Falls. Only
two men quit here, on account of af
filiation with the Order of Railway
Trainmen.
Portland Xot Affected.
Portland. Dec. 1. Portland switch
men are on the Job today and traffic
is not delayed. Switchmen here do
not belong to the switchmen's union ;
which is calling the strike.
BROTHERHOOD OF RAILWAY
TRAINMEN MAY STRIKE
St. Paul, Dec. 1. It Is reported to
day that leaders of the Brotherhood
of Railway Trainmen, with a member
ship of several thousand, are contem
plating Joining the dissatisfied switch
men, whose strike resulted In the ty
ing up of tho freight traffic on more
than a dozen roads that penetrate
the northern states, Mississippi Valley
Mul Pacific Northwest. Reports from
Missoula, and other Montana points
indicate thnt members of the brother,
hood in that section are in favor of a
walkout. Should these men Join the
strikers, a complete traffic demorali
zation would probably result. A meet
ing 'f the Missoula branch of that
organization to discuss the " situation
law's barn and destroyed tho hitter's
wagon. This time ho Is charged with
burning bis son-in-law's house, cel
!:;r building nnd one out building. He
is also charged with burning the homo
of Charles Oney who was a witne.s
against the old man In the recent
hearing before the Justice of the
pence.
Anderson, who came in from his
ranch yesterday afternoon .told Dep
uty District Attorney Steiwer that he
and his wife were nt Canyon city and
returned to find their building in
flames. The buildings wore ourned
November 22.
OE AAORE ICEiARB
LOCAL MEN PLEftD GUILTY
III UNITED STATES COURT
was called for today. The situation in
this city Is apparently unchanged
Each side In the controversy claims
to have the upper hand, and antici
pates victory.
Xo Freight Being Reccixcd Here.
Local Agent Walter Adams of the
Northern Pacif.c received instruc
tions early this morning not to re
ceive pny freight at this poir t for
commission as It is not known h-w
long the road will be tied up by the
strike.
-MOD BLOOD LIST.
lYcncli Crowd Madly Applaud When
Guillotine Descends.
Mount Brlson, France, Dec. 1.
Horrible scenes attended the guillo
tining of Ribolet the notorious bandit
murderer. A mob so great collected
that the troops were called to clear
the streets. When the soldiers at
tempted to execute their orders a
pitched battle ensued. The mob
wielded clubs, and knives to good ad
vantage and several persons were in
jured. Around the block where Ri
bolet expiated the crimes of his
bloody career, hundred of men and
women were present. When the great
knife descended the mob crowded
closer, and blood spurted in a shower
over their heads. The crowd howled
when several women who had worm
ed their way close to the block were
spattered with red spray.
IXt'EXDIARY FIRE
DESTROYS DIG WAREHOUSE
Tacoma. Dec. 1. Fire, supposedly
of incendiary origin, this morning de
stroyed the. great warehouse of the
John B. Stevens company, containing
an immense supply of hay and grain.
The loss is estimated at $150,000.
I minister Must Leave City.
Los Angeles. Dec. 1. Fred Brokaw,
the youth who secured various sums
of money from local dealers by pos
ing as the son of a wealthy Tacoma
&rain dealer, will be released from
jail tomorrow and has been requested
to leave town, according to Police
Chief Dishman.
T
ST. DENNIS CASE
.HSTICE EAKIX'S DECISIOX
VICTORY FOR WIDOW
Suit Instituted by Desire St. Dennis
Before His Death for Cancellation
ol Lease of Fflrm Lands Brought
to Successful Termination By His
Widow. '
Tho St. Dennis case was reversed
yesterday by the supreme court, the
opinion being written by Justice Ea
kin. This suit was brought by Desire
St. Dennis before his death to cancel
a lease made to Reinhold Harras. A
large number of acres of valuable
wheat land near Athena Is involved
In the case.
After the death of St. Dennis, the
suit wns continued by his widow.
Sarah Agness St. Dennis. The alle
gation was that the lease was made
to Harras by St. Dennis, while the lat
ter was under tho influence of liquor
in Walla Walla, it be'ng declared that
Harrnss was responsible for the con
dition of the land owner at the time
tho lensc was written and signed.
Judge Bean sustained the lease and
the widow appealed. The case was
argued at tho recent session of the
supreme court In this city and yes
terday's decision is a victory for the
widow.
Attorney Douglass W. Bailey is at
torney for Harras, while Lowell &
Winter and Peterson & Wilson are at
torneys for the widow.
MOTHER DISTRACTED FROM
I ACCIPEXTAL FILICIDE
Hit7. lie. Wash.. Dev. 1. Mrs. Ja
cob Peters of Warden, near here. Is
prostrated, and insane from grief to
day, following the accidental killing
of her six year old daughter. AVh le
drawing a comb through her hair as
she stood before a mirror, the mother
accidentally dislodged a gun suspend
ed on the wall. Tho gun struck the
floor, exploding, the bullet plowing
its way through the child's heart
Mt RDERI R HVXGS HIM
SELF IX PRISOX CEI L
Sacramento, Doc. .1. f!us Sartin
wanted at Fayetteville, Arkansas,
charged with murdering an elderly
w oman for her life savings.' nnd held
in Sherman, Texas, for a murder In
cident to a $5000 diamond robbery,
hnnged himself In his cell early to
day. He also had sawed open his
wrisis with a piece of .'eel.
NOT m SENTENCED
Col. J. H. Raley Answers for
All Defendants and Asks
for Leniency.
United States District Attorney Mo
Court Also Asked Leniency or Judge
Wolverton "Xo Laws Violated In
tentionally" Declared Col. Haley
All Defendants in Court "-i John
Vert.
Portland.' Dec. 1. Concluding tha
famous Umatilla reservation land
fraud cases which have been draer?ln
for months, after indictments by fed
eral grand Jury, all of the defendant.
15 or 20 in number, this afternoon
entered pleas of guilty in the United
Mates district court before Federal
Judge Wolverton. The most sensa
tional feature of the Dleas was that
of Attorney James II. Raley, of Pen-
aieton, ore., one of the most promi
nent lawyers- of eastern Oreeon. who
was Indicted on a charge of consplr- -ing
to obtain government land illeg
ally, with other defendants. Raley
made a strong plea for leniency to the
court. "I never Intentionally violated
any law." he said, brokenly, "and .
never intentionally did any wrong.
My connection with these cases Is an
open book. I have nothing to con
ceal. I am wholly innocent, as I be
lltve are every one of my brethren.
I am speaking for the rest of these
defendants, as I am for myself. All
of us believe we have acted within the
pale of the law." Raley was called to
plead separately. After he had ad
dressed the court, exhibiting much
emotion, all the defendants were call
ed forward and Attorney Henry Mc
Ginn entered a general plea of guilty.
Fiiited States District Attorney John
McCourt, speaking from the. position
of government attorney and not as a
personal friend of many of the de
fendants, described the case ir. detail
and sked the court to exteil len
iency. He told of the manner In
which the lands, 120 claims or more,
were obtained by the defendants
through arrangement and by contract
with settlers, with whom they u ade
contract to nny 0f whom filing
fees were advanced before thr land
was taken up. With the exceptio-i ot
John Vert, all the defenda nts jtinodr.
ed In court. They were Colonel Ra
ley, John W. Crow, Alonzo Knolts,
William Caldwell, William liahe,
John Winn, William Slusher, C. W,
Matthews, John Vert, Bailey Ross,
Sain Olmstead and Joe H. Parkes.
DAVE NELSON SOLD
- WHEAT AT 94 CENTS
One of the largest and most satis
factory wheat sales of the season waa
made here yesterday when Dave Nel
son, the well known farmer, sold 7500
bushels of dub wheat to the Walters
mill for the nrice of 94 cents ni-
bushe!. It was the first sale Mr. Nel
son has made and he still has 4500
buels for sale. Of his remaining
wheat half Is bluestem nnd he has al
ready been offered $1.10 per bushel.
He hopes to secure $1.25 which price
he received for his bluestem last
spring.
WHITMAN' COUNTY SPLITS
OX "WET" AND "DRY" ISSUE
Colfax. Wash. Dec. 1. Whitman
county with the exception of four in
corporated towns, voted "dry" in the
local option election yesterday by a
majority that will go considerably
over 10000. The four wet towns nre
Colfax. Colton, Palouse and Teku.i.
Towns vot'ng dry are Pullman. Ro
salia. Endicott. Fnrinlngton. Garfield,
St. John, Elberton and Oaksdale. Tho
election wns bitterly contested. Ro
salia went dry by a majority of two
while Palouso gave the wets a major
ity of four.
The 'wets" are to contest the Ro
salia election while the result at Fa
louse will bo contested by the "dries."
Th,. liquor element did not make such
a hard fight in the countv and won
the towns In which thev centered toe
fight.
. In this city the wets had a major
ity of 29 votes. There were Z29 votej
in favor of tho saloons and 300
HR.iinst. Only partial return are to
bo had from outlying districts but tho
c unty will go "dry."
Another thing that you live to re
gret Is having told your wife, during
the courtship, that she w.io fa-, fur
t -o -iod for you.