GIVE NEW EVIDENCE
Effect of Judge Hunt’s Ruling In
Land Fraud Cases.
HAD BEEN SHUT OUT PREVIOUSLY
P r o s e c u t io n S c o r e s P o in t D e sp ite the
V i g o r o u s E ffo r t s o f A t t o r
n e ys f o r D e fe n se .
Portland, Sept. 9. — The sensational
feature of the Williamson-Gesner-Biggs
case yesterday was the admission by
Judge Hunt of a line of testimony that
had been excluded by Judge De Haven
in the previous two trials, and who
had also declined to permit United
States District Attorney Heney to argue
the distinctions existing between the
various title papers. Replying to an
inquiry from the court, Heney assured
Judge Hunt that be had not been per
mitted to “ get beyond the front door”
with any of his authorities bearing
upon the admissibility of the evidence.
The question came up in the course
of the direct examination of Benjamin
F. Jones, a government witness. At
torney Bennett, for the defense, made a
vigoruos effort to exclude the testimony,
and took an exception to the ruling of
the court.
The indictment charges that the con
spiracy was to induce a large number
of persons to commit the offense of per-
ju-y by taking their oaths that they
would depose truly that certain decla
rations and depositions by them to be
subscribed were true, which in fact
contained material matters which were
not true, and which they did not at
the time believe to be true, to the effect
that certain lands which these persons
would then be applying to enter and
purchase in the manner provided by
law, were not being purchased by them
on speculation, but were being pur
chased in good faith to be appropriated
to the use and benefit of those persons
respectively, and that they had not, di
rectly or indirectly, made any agree
ment or contract, in any way or man
ner, with any other person or persons
whomsoever, by which the titles which
they might acquire from the United
States in and to such lands should in
ure, in whole or in part, to the benefit
of any person egxcept themselves, when
in truth and in fact such persons would
be applying to purchase such lands on
speculation, and would have made ar
rangements and contracts with W il
liamson, Gesner and Biggs to convey
the titles so obtained by them to Wil
liamson and Gesner.
E X P L O S IO N A T P O W D E R
M IL L
N in e tee n M e n K ille d a n d E n tire Plant
a T o t a l W re c k .
Connelsville, Pa., Sept. 11.—The
Rand powder mills, at Fairchance, six
miles south of Uniontown, were entire
ly wiped out by an explosion today.
Of the 32 men who went to work in
the mills, 19 are known to be dead. Of
these 13 have been identified.
Besides nine of the factory force who
were Beriousiy injured, scores of people
in the town of Fairchance, within half
a mile of the powder mills, were more
or less painfully injured.
The shock of the explosion was dis
tinctly felt in Connelsville, 20 miles
away, buildings being rocked to their
foundations. At Uniontown hunderds
of panes of glass were broken. In the
town of Fairchance there is scarcely a
house that did not suffer damage. Hay
stacks were toppled over in the fields,
and livestock were stunned. The rails
of the B. & O. and the West Pennsyl
vania Traction company were thrown
from the roadbed and traffic delayed
j six hourB. Train No. 52, on the B. &
| O., had a narrow escape from annihi
lation.
It had just passed the Rand
mills when the explosion occurred.
The windows in the coaches were
shattered and passengers thrown in a
panic. A street car on the West Penn
sylvania railway had also passed a few
seconds before the explosion, and was
far enough away to escape damage,
though it was derailed.
C a lif o r n ia Is In the L e a d .
The Dubois Lumber Company
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W . A. JONES is our selling agent in Estacada, Oregon
Telephone connection direct with mill
TIME CARD
Dr. C. B. SMITH
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON
Washington, Sept. 12.— Director of Oregon Water Power
and
the Mint Roberts today made public
Estacada office; Up stairs in H ow e's store.
Railway
Company
his estimate of the production of gold
and silver in the United States for the Offices: 132 1-2 First St. Portland, Ore.
Dr. Smith will be at his home in Eagle
calendar year 1904. These figures show
an increased production over the calen
Creek evenings and mornings.
Cars leave Estacada
dar year 1903 of $7,131,500 gold and
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3,486,000 fine ounces of silver. The
largest gain was by California, which
3 = 4 7 . 5 :37 and 9 o ’ clock p. m.
increased about $3,000,000 more than
Cars leave Portland
William K. Haviland, M. D,
in the previous year, and a larger
a t 7:30, 9:30, 11:3 0 a m and 1:30
amount than in any year since the ’ 60s.
PHYSICIAN a ad SURGEON.
3:40, 5:44 and 7 :1 7 p m
PO RTLAND
M ARKETS.
Office at the d ra g atore,
Way freight leaves Estacada at 7:10
Wheat— Club, 68@69c per bushel; a m for Portland, and leaves Portland at
bluestem. 72c; valley, 71c.
10:30 a m for return
Oats— No. 1 white feed, $23@24;
gray, $22 per ton.
For further particulars inquire of
Barley— Feed, $20 per ton; brewing,
$21; rolled, $22@23.
E. L . M E Y E R S ,
Rye— $1.30 per cental.
Hay— Eastern Oregon, timothy, $14
Local
Agent,
Estacada, Oregon.
@15 per ton; valley timothy, $ 1 1 ( 3 1 2 ;
clover, $8@9; grain hay, $8@9.
Fruits— Apples, 90 c@ $l.75 per box; O . B . D I M I C K
w . A . D IM IC K
peaches, 50@90c per crate; plums, 50
@75c; cantaloupes, 75 c@ $l; water
DIMICK & DIMICK,
melons, $ i@ lc p e r pound; crabapples,
$1 per box; grapes, 50c(3$1.65; pears,
Attorneys at Law
$1(31.25.
Vegetables— Beans, 1 (34 c per pound;
NoUry Public.
E iU tu Settled. Mortgages
cabbage, l(3 1 )ic ; cauliflower, 75@MOc
Foreclosed. Abstracts Furnished
per dozen; celery, 75@85c; corn, 8 @
Money Loaned
9c; cucumbers, 10@15c; pumpkins,
W ils o n Is T o In ve stiga te .
7)i@ 7J4c per pound; tomatoes, 20(3
O F V IC K : 2 , 3 & 4 , C A R D S BLDO,
Washington, Bept. 12.— During his 36c per crate; squash, 5c per pound;
extended trip through the West, Secre turnips, $1.25(31.40 per sack; carrots, O REG O N C IT Y ,
O REG O N
tary of Agriculture Wilson will investi $1.25@1.50; beets, $1@1.25.
Onions—Oregon,
90c@$l
per
sack;
gate the Bureau of Forestry, of which
Gifford Pinchot is head. Gross irregu Globe, 75c.
Potatoes— Oregon, extra fancy, 65 <3
larities are said to exist in the Black
Geo. C. BROWNELL
Hills forest reserve, and in many West 75c per Back.
Butter— Fancy creamery, 27)4 (3 30c
ern reserves. No charges of graft have
LAW YER
been made against the bureau here, but per pound.
Eggs— Oregon ranch, 24(325c per
ugly rumors have been circulated
All business promptly attended to
against agents of the bureau in the ex dozen.
treme West and Northwest.
Wilson j Poultry— Average old hens, ll@ 1 2 c ; O R K G O W C I T Y ,
ORBGOV
will look into these allegations during mixed chickens, 10 > 4(31 lc ; old roost
ers, 8@ 9c; young roosters, 1 0 @ llc;
his tour of inspection.
dressed chickens, 12@13c; turkeys,
live, 20(32lc; geese, live,
8@ 9c;
P r iv ile g e s A r e T o o G reat.
ducks, 13@14c.
Havana, 8 ept. 12.—Two of the prin
Hops— 1905, choice, 15c; prime, 14c;
cipal commercial and economic associa 1904 choice, 15@17c per pound.
tions, responding to a confidential re
Wool— Eastern Oregon average best,
quest made by the foreign relations 19@21c; lower grades down to 15c, ac
committee of the senate for advice as to cording to shrinkage; valley, 25@27c:
whether the pending treaty between mohair, choice, 30c per ponnd.
W . A. JONES, Prop.
Cuba and Great Britain ought to be
Beef — Dressed bulls, l@ 2 c per
ratified, declare emphatically against pound; cows, 3@ 4c; country steers, 4
ratification.
The principal reason @4>4c.
All work given prompt attention
given is that Cuba's commercial in
Veal—Dressed, 3@8c per pound.
terests are too inevitably bound to her
Mutton—Dressed fancy, 6)4(3 7 c per
WOOD
great customer, the United Btates, to pound; ordinary, 4 @ 5 c; lambs, 7 @
permit of granting for ten years soch 7 * c .
Dry, any length always on hand
privileges to British ships and citiiens.
Pork—Dressed, 6 < 3 7 J 4 c per pound.
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fate cede
Night celle eaawered.
Night bell at Second St. entrance
CHARLES L. F E R R Y ,
J ew eler and
Optician. ...
ESTACAD A,
OREGON
Dont Pay Rent !
We have a nice improved residence lot,
with house and other improvements on
it. Buy it and save your rent money
For particulars call at
Livery Stable
& Dray Line
The News Office.