The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-12-05
new APPOIN TMENTS
lPRESIDENTNAMES w. c, BRIS
TOL, OF PORTLAND, U. S
ATTORNEY.
B. L. Eddy for Land O6ice-J. M.
Lawrence, Former Newspaper
Man of Portland, Now
Crook County, for Re-
ceiver.

ceiver.
Washington, D3c. 1.-The presi-
dent today made the following ap-
pointments in Oregon:
To be United States district at
torney for the district of Oregon
William c. Bristol, vice Francis J..
Heney, resigned.
To be register Of the land Office
at Roseburg g-Benjam L. Eddy,
of Tillamook, Or, vice Joseph T.
Bridges, removed.
To be receiver of public moneys
at Roseburg-James NJ Lawrence,
of Bend, Or, vice James II. Booth,
removed. a
Mr.. Heney's resignation is the
result of the conclusion of his work
in investigating the land frauds, on
which he has been engaged as dis
trict attorney since he superseded
John H. Hall to facilitate his in
vestigation.' Mr.. Hall was sum.
marily removed. Mr.. Heney took
charge of the office few days later,
and has had charge of the investi.
cations and prosecutions which
have -led>up to the numerous land.
cases in the courts of that state. Mr.
Halls removal occurred last winter
following charges of obstruction Of
evidence in the late cases.
Mr.. Heney was at the White
House some nights ago with Secre'
tary Hitchcock and. it is under
stood, conferred with the president
regarding the changes as we'll as on
the results of the land. fraud inves-
LEGATIONS.
Receiver Booth was indicted last
summer for alleged participation il
the frauds.
The appointment of w. G. Bristo
as United States district attorney
and J. M. Lawrence as receiver O.
the land Office at Roseburg, is the
result of the crisis which has beer
pending between President Roos
welt and Secretary Hitchcock, or
the one hand, and Senator Fultor
on the other. The news contained
in the foregoing Washington dis
patch was received at Portland
shortly before II P. M, and was
evidently given out to the Associat.
ed Press direct from the White
House by the Presidents secretary
INSTEAD of following the ordinary
routine of announcing appointment:
from the departments the following
morning. It is possible that the
appointments were the result of 8
nights conference.
William c. Bristol, Oregon's new
United Statee district attorney, Is 6
we'll. ll.known Portland attorney. He
came to this city from the Easl
some years ago and was employed
by Cotton, Teal & Minor, and Tea
& Minor before engaging in private
practice. He also served as lano
expert for the Southern Pacific lanc
department.
James Lawrence, receiver of ths
Roseburg land Office, is United
States commissioner at Bend, Or.
and editor Of the Bend Bulletin. HI
is we'll known in Portland, havi: E
been on the staff of the Oregonial
for several years, formerly living q
Oregon City. where be was engaged
in newspaper work, and where h,
first became familiar in land amat
ters: He was appointed u nitet
States commissioner at Bend II
1902by the late Judge Bellinger
who also indorsed him for his nev
office. IT, ssiTF 1t,f-: SIX ra
B. L. Eddy, Of Tillamook, regis
ter Of the Roseburg land Office, i
an attorneyof well-known standinI
in the state! He served in severa
state Legislatures, attained prom
inence az. chairman of the judiciar,
committee, and was leading can
didate for speaker two years ago
and in the last state election an un
successful nominee for circuit judge
He is the author of the Eddy cor
poration tax law which, has yielde'
1.-THE state great, deal of revenue
, Mr.. Eddy's appointment wasagree'
upon several months ago. 'z'T;a l'rtsi
a. 5Gl IL ..s..l 1sfH
st. Petersburg, Dec. Lit is re
ported here thas one of the gran
dukes plotted to arrest the czar a
Tsorskoe.Selo, his object being t
proclaim himself dictator, relYin