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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-05
CONFERENCE is ENDED.
Successful Meeting of Congregational
Ministers at lone,

Successful Meeting of Congregational
Ministers at lone.
Rev. T. R. Egerton, Mrs. S. A. Low
ell and Mrs Dan Kemler returned
last night from the Mid-Columbia
conference of Congregational minis
ters and churches, held Tuesday and
Wednesday at lone and report having
had most profitable and enjoyable
meeting.
Churches at lone, Heppner, Lexing-
ton, Freewater, Laidlaw, Ingle chapel
near Freewater, Condor, The Dalles
and Pendleton, had delegates present,
and most encouraging reports from
every section were received. Two
new churches have been organized In
the past year, and a healthy addition
has been made to the membership in
all the churches.
The officers elected for the ensu-
ing year are as follows: Moderator,
Rev. Howard N. Smith of Portland,
Sunday school missionary; clerk, Mrs.
Clark of Condor; registrar, Rev. ].
L. Jones of lone.
Rev. Richard Brown of Brainerd,
Mimi, was elected missionary for
Eastern Oregon, and will preach in
the Congregational church in this
city morning and evening next Sun
day, as he passes through the city
on his way to his new field of labor.
resolution was adopted asking for,
or recommending the appointment of
state evangelist, which matter must
pass through several other confer
ences and stages before 1t is finally
agreed upon.
The returning delegates are de-
lighted with the meeting and the
treatment received at the hands of
the people of lone. The conditions In
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-05
MARKHAM SUPPRESSED A BOOK
Enthusiastic Author Given Cold
Bath by the Poet.

W NAiC AOCl.
Recently a man called at the Staten
Island home of Edwin Markham,
author of 1.-THE Man With the Hoe"
and introduced himself as the writer
of a book on which he said he had
spent 25 years of study and research.
Mr.. Markham, who is unusually kind
in listening to and counseling anna
teur authors, Immediately felt that
one who has spent a quarter of a CEN
tury on his product is rare, and he
invited him to his study without de-
lay
What is the nature of your work 2"
asked Mr.. Markham.
II have written the greatest book
of the age" began the new author;
II have solved the mystery of the
world. I know all about it. am
prepared to prove my statements. |
know just why the world was made,
who really made it, and have laid
bare the mysteries of creation. L"
MY good man." said Mr.. Mark
ham, interrupting him; "if you have
come to me for advice, let me tell
you to take your manuscript at once
and burn it. If you have solved the
mystery of this world, you are its
greatest enemy. why" continued
the poet. "if you have solved the mys-
terry of the world you have robbed
men of their greatest joy. You have
left us nothing to work for, you have
destroyed our ambition, you have re-
duced us to mere animals. 1t is the
mysteries of the world that have
made it great and I, for one, don't
want to have them solved"
Mr.. Markham's visitor sat dumb
founded for a moment. The vision
Of his rs years of labor fitted before
him as he said:
81 guess you're right guess
you're right"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-05
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
The ST. George.

A. H. Wilson, San Francisco.
Emil Stupler, San Francisco.
]. j. Burns, Portland.
]. L. McCrary, La Grande.
S. Goldsmith, New York.
D. A. Louellen, Spokane.
a. Paulson, Chicago.
w. l. Goodfellow, Buffalo.
w. F. Powell, Spokane.
c. H. Underwood, Tacoma.
B. F. Du Pugh and wife, Weston.
j. H. Fry, The Dalles.
c. E. Bourne, Chicago.
d. L. Forsyth. Denver.
A. H. Wilson, Los Angeles.
B. J. Graham, Omaha.
C. +. Brown, Kansas City.
]. r. Goodland, Ottumwa.
L. w. Childs, Chicago.
NJ. B. Graham, Philadelphia.
B. F. Douglas, Boston.
George E. Mosser, Spokane.
Thomas Buford, st. Louis.
w. T. Sheehan, Waitsburg.
D. Trupe, walla walla.
W. IN' cdANOilt w dSiliilS lOIl.
The Btckers.
f. II. Burke, Portland.
]. II. Baker, Portland.
Preston w. Search, Wooctu.
w. B. Neighbors, Seattle.
r. w. Smith, Cattay.
]. c. Kinckley, Tacoma.
M. C. Noomoyle. 81
Earl Pfleider, Portland.
C. d. Rinker, Spokane.
c. Nj. Tanquary, Portland
S. d. Hinnsey, Portland.
j. Smith, Portland.
]. Aurman, Adams
T. A. Lieuallen, Adams.
John Seiss, Adams.
George F. Boyd, Colfax.
C. ]. Abrams, Kansas City.
B. w. McDavett and wife, Portland
The Pendleton.
George 7. Coyne, Portland.
William Taylor, city.
Charles H. Edmunds, Portland.
c. +. Nelson, Weston.
]. Jessee and wife, Starbuck.
H. w. Cameron, Spokane.
Thomas Nester, Portland.
r. A. Seeds, Spokane.
E. Bragdon, Spokane.
NJ. C. Vase, Starbuck.
d. L. Hunt, Portland.
H. d. Gaines, New York
Joseph Plover, Portland.
A. L. Knight, city.
Charles Gauld, Portland.
Joseph H. Kloeckner, Spokane.
P. M. Morse, Portland.
G. S. Youngman, Portland.
Robert Wolff, Westfield.
John Andrews, Portland.
Thomas Starr, Chicago.
E. G.. Burton, Denver.
]. e. Cate, Chicago.
w. S. Morley, Moscow.
Mrs. Arlington.
Lilly Arlington.
w. L. Martin, San Francisco.
Carl Bache, Portland.
A. j. McCabe, Tacoma.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-05

Ely's Liquid Cream Balm is an
old friend in a new form. 1t is pre-
pared for the particular benefit OF
sufferers from nasal catarrh who are
used to an atomlzer in spraying the
diseased membranes. All the healing
and soothing properties of Cream
Balm are retained in the new prepara-
ton. 1t does not dry up the secre-
tions. Price, including spraying tube,
rs cents. At your druggists or Ely
Brothers, Sc Warren street, New York
will mail 1t.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-05
Do NOT NEED Them
GAMBLERS NOT NECESSARY
TO WELFARE OF THE TOWN

The Annual Report of the City Re-
corder Demonstrates This PROPOSE
tion-The Surplus TO the City's
Credit Last Year Was $StO7.t3. and
There Would Have Been Surplus
of SsSiL6S Had Not a Single Dol
lar Been Received From Pendle-
toms Gamblers.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-05

1t is believed that body was plac-
ell in box half filled with quick
lime and thrown into the sound near
Vashon island, off Seattle. about six
weeks ago. The box when found,
showed the form of a human outline
In the sand which it contained.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-05
CRACK CADETS COMING.
Military Body From State College of
Washington VIII Encamp at Lewis
and Clark Exposition.

Washington VIII Encamp at Lewis
and Clark Exposition.
The cadet battalion of the State
College of Washington will hold their
annual encampment in Portland dur
ing the Lewis and Clark exposition.
Four infantry companies, the signal
corps and band of 80 pieces consti-
tute the battalion, whose entire per-
sonnel is 800. A special train over the
o. r.. & N. company's line has been
definitely secured for the transporta-
tion of the organization.
The battalion will leave Pullman,
Wash, either on the morning or eve
ming of May 80, and will arrive in
Portland in time for the cadets to
make camp on the 31st of May. 1t is
planned to have all in readiness for
the opening day ceremonies, June /,
in which the battalion will participate.
Under the able instruction of Cap
tain Edward Kimmel, U. s. artillery
corps, the cadet battalion of the State
College of Washington has become
one of the most efficient military
bodies in the Pacific Northwest. Cap
tain Kimmel entered the artillery
service some years ago as a private.
He was graduated in 1898 and was
then appointed second Lieutenant by
President Mckinley. After several
years of active service in the Philip
pines, Captain Kimmel returned to
this country and was assigned to
Fortress Monroe, where he was soon
made a cantain of artiIlary IJa mo q
brought to the college only by the
persistent efforts of President Bryan
of that institution, who desired to
have a military man in command of
the cadets.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-05
Professor Search This Week.

Preston w. Search, who was heard
here at the teachers institute last Oc-
tober comes to the Christian church
this week in three of his choice lee
lures on art and travel. Thursday,
Friday and Saturday evenings.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-05
LAND SCRIP FOR sALE.

Unrestricted forest reserve scrip for
sale at lowest market prices. Ny
scrip secures title to timbered. farm.
Ing, grazing or desert land, in, any
quantity, without residence or i'm.
provement Address II. n. Hamilton.
The Portland. Portland. Oregon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-05

all branches of the church work are
reported to be highly satisfactory and
the conference adjourned with bright
hopes for the future.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-05

Sixty acres river bottom land, ad-
joining the city limits. Most all In
an excellent state of cultivation.
Good improvements on the place. Will
return a big profit on the investment.
e. T. WADE g. SON.
p. o. Box 324. Phone Black I'LL.
Office In E. o. Building.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-05

Masked robbers blew the safe of
Brewers private bank at Gilberts-
vile. N. Y. and escaped with between
$4,000 and $4,000 cash.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-05
Notice Tn Debtora

All persons indebted to me will
please call and settle at once. as
have sold my butcher business ant
need the money.
CONRAD PLATZOEDER.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-05
Notice to Contractors.

Bids for the erection of the Eagles
Building" will be received at the Of
flee of the architects, SO5-3O7 East
Court street, until p. m, Saturday,
May 13.
A certified check of per cent OF
bly, to accompany each and all bids,
the right to reject any and all bids is
reserved.
HOWARD & SwINGLE,
Architects.
o. w. GIBSON,
oil
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-05
Farmers Meeting and Baslxet p,cn,

Echo, May 6, 1905. o. R. & N.
company has made rate of one and
one-third fare from stations Umatilla
to La Grande and from Pendleton to
Walla Walla. Tickets on sale May s
and 6, good for return until May 8.
Don't miss this opportunity to watch
Echo grow.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-05
SHOW CASES

Goods well displayed are half
sold. Why not fix up your
store with modern show cases
We make fine plate glass cases.
Tell us what you want and we
VIII give you an estimate Of
what 1t will cost you. II you
want to see samples OF our best
work 1t will pay you to visit our
factory or see some of our work
at Jay Cox's Chicago store. at
Walla walla.
Whitehouse- Crawford Co.
WALIIA WALI4A, WASH.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-05
Wool Sale nataa

Pendleton-May 90. June 1a, June
26.
Heppner-May 20, June o. June 20,
June -.
shaniko-June 8, June 2s, July 6.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-05

A commercial club with signed
membership of 73, has been organiz-
ed at Davenport, Wash.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-05

o. w. GIBSON,
Chairman.
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More Time Given to Drawing
Room poIiteness Than TO
Christianity.
CARD PARTIES AND CHURCHES
Fashionable Women Co to Gard Par.
ties in tho Afternoon and Theaters
in the Evening and Churches to Show
Stylish Garments and Create Talk.

Cleveland, April 24.--The most hope-
less people in Cleveland are the mill
lionaires. They are sending their sons
and daughter to perdition. They rear
a boy. send him to the dancing master;
he learns how to enter the drawing
room properly, and how to say empty
things properly, and he is lost. This
Is the most appalling spectacle In the
world, declared the Rev. Charles A
Eaton, pastor Of the Rockefeller Euclii
Baptist church, at the noon meeting
for men yesterday
The theological seminaries, he con-
tiirued. are complaining that they cam
not get students. Years ago mothers,
knowing that they were to have chill
dren. prayed to God that they might
be boys and that they might be preach
ers of Christ's gospel. Can you con-
ceive Of modern mother making that
prayer?
If the parents have ordinary means.
the mother now goes to card parties
in the afternoon, the mother and fath-
er go to the theater at night, and in
the morning the father wakes up with
a scheme to skin his neighbor. The
nurse takes care Of the children all
day The son Of modern wealthy pa
rents is a fool you may gave him a
million dollars and an automobile and
he is a fool still. With ten millions
he is consumate fool. and with so
millions he a fool described by an adju-
tive am not allowed to use.
All over Cleveland there are homes
with fine servants, fine furniture and
the members wear fine clothes, but
there are no souls. Father. mother.
sons and daughters with no souls.
There is nothing in these houses. They
are working to cruelty themselves. Oh.
my God! Somebody has got TO do the
work.
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liabilities which shall singly or In the
aggregate exceed the sum OF $4,000, ex-
|cept to suppress insurrection or re-
pell invasion"
The decision was in the case of A.
Brix ct al VS.. Clatsop county on ap-
peal from Clatsop county, to restrain
the county from letting a contract for
building court house and levying a
special tax for the same. The opinion
was delivered by Judge Bean and is a
construction OF an act OF the legis-
lative assembly authorizing Clatsop
county to levy a special tax running
through a series of years for the pur-
pose Of building court house. The
opinion states that the act was de-
signed to enable the county to avoid
the constitutional prohibition, and i'that
a contract to pay special or certain
sum Of money, although to be col
lected by an annual tax In the future
is creating an indebtedness contrary
to the provisions OF the constitution,
and therefore void.
The act of the legislature referred
to is as follows;
"The county court of Clatsop county
is hereby authorized ana empowered,
at its January term, A. d. 1905, to levy
a special tax upon all the taxable prop
erty in said county, not to exceed
mills on the dollar for the purpose Of
constructing, erecting, completing and
court house in said county
to be continued thereafter through
such series Of years as the said
county court shall order at said term,
That the order of said county
court levying such tax shall
be spread at large upon the journal Of
the court and shall specify plainly;
ID the amount Of such yearly levy;
(2) the number of years the same shall
run, and the last year the same shall
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good the shortage. This would ef.
fectually protect the bank. The pro.
posal met with determined opposition
from the directors who demanded that
the defaulter be punished. The plan
to make up the Hhortable was ap-
proved and Bigelow removed from the
presidency OF the bank and referred TO
the federal authorities.
ADD BIGELow ). ). !. ). ...~..
Bigelow IL left a poor man by apecu-
Iations and has surrendered his Sc
eurities TO the bank. Al one time he
was rated an millionaire and this for
tune IL lost as well as the sum taken
from the bank. His total losses In
speculntions OF various kinds In two
years is estimated at more than $4,000.
900. He has magnificent home on
Astor street. and his family IL one OF
the most prominent socially in this
city.
The board OF directors late today
issued statement declaring the bank
absolutely solvent. They announce
that Bigelow and hIs associates will be
prosecuted TO the full extent OF the
law.
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court at said term, In the same man.
ner that all taxes are collected, but all
moneys collected thereon shall be kept
separate and deposited with the county
treasurer, at the same time and in the
same manner that all taxes are by law
required to be paid to and deposited
with the county treasurer, and the
same shall be by such treasurer safely
kept in separate fund to be known
and designated as the court house
fund"
That 1t shall not be necessary at any
subsequent term of said court, or at
any subsequent term thereof when
taxes are by law required to be or
shall be levied, to again levy said spe-
cial tax, but the same shall continue a
good. valid and existing levy from the
date thereof. and during each year
thereafter until the full series of years
designated by said court at said term
In January, 1905, shall have expired,
without any further order in the pre-
misses and the same shall be collected
accordingly"
The above is the part of the act
which the supreme court holds uncon-
stitutional and in direct conflict with
the constitution Of the state. There is
no question but the act was framed to
get around the constitutional pronibi.
tion, being the only way in which the
county could enter into a contract for
the completion Of the court house
without waiting until the entire tax
levy could be collected, which under
the present low assessment OF prop
erty in the county would require about
15 years II the property Of the coun,
ty were assessed at its actual cash
value, as the law requires shall be
done, but which is not observed, suffi-
cient money could be raised within
three years TO build the court house
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The constitution OF the state Of Ore
Igon was adopted September IS, 1851,
nearly 50 years ago. and might have
been sufficient for a young state with
about 10000 population, but It has out
grown the old mossback instrument,
which has retarded the growth and
prosperity Of the state and placed IT
behind It's sister state Of Washing
ton and in five years will be behind
Idaho. Several attempts have been
made to have new constitution COM
mesurate with the growing needs Of
the state, but 1t has been opposed by
the oregonian and COW county repre-
sentatives In the legislature.
County Judge Trenchard was seen
yesterday and asked what the county
expected to do for court house. He
stated that 1t was little early. to map
out any definite plan Of action, bur pre-
sumed that the county would have to
wait until the annual taxes could be
levied and collected and a sufficient
sum realized to complete the court
house. The county may possibly have
to lease building for court house
purposes. as It Is impossible to fix up
the present old shack. and impossible
To- use 1t for any length Of time.
Several large property owners were
interviewed and all expressed regret
at the decision OF the supreme court.
If there was the same amount Of en-.
terprise in Astoria as obtains in Seat
tie, there could be sufficient money
raised in one week by subscription
TO build the court house. One pronf-
nent gentleman has suggested the or
ganization of Joint stock company.
with sufficient capital to complete the
court house under the contract here
tofore made. and walt until the taxes
are paid in for reimbursement. Whetn.
er there are sufficient enterprising cit
izens In Astoria to 10 this is not
known, but the citizens and tax pay
ers ought TO hold meeting and de-
wise ways and means for completing
the court house this year. There IL
no doubt the county court would be
willing to pay per cent interest on
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-04-25

Brown, son OF J. N. Brown, are badly
wounded, but hbw seriously cannot
be learned. Many armed men are on
the streets tonight but It is not be-
lleved there viii be any more trouble
The governor has been notified and
viii send rangers here, When the
trouble began Tompkins was making a
speech. Brown had the floor He used
language which was objected to and
at the same time grasped Thomplslns
by the coats Congressman Plckney
spfang forward and the shooting be,
gan. No one appears to know who
fired the first shot though 1t is said
that a kinsman OF Brown fred and
Congressman Pickney was the first
to fall. A number of men appeared
to have been engaged in the shooting
and something like 100 shots were
fired.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-04-25
SNOW IN COLORADO.

Two Feet Of Snow Falls in Twenty.
Four Hours.
Trinidad, April 24.-Two feet Of wet,
heavy snow covers this section and the
indications tonigth are that the storm
is not yet over as the weather is still
treatening, Purgator river, which over
flowed its banks last fall ana caused
damage to the Santa Fe road of half
a million dollars, is raising rapidly and
grave fears are entertained that the
devastation will be repeated.
Owing to the destruction of the wat
er mains supplying Trinidad. the busi-
ness section of the city Is entirely
without water. The mains cannot be
repaired until the river recedes.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-04-25
DECLINE IN WHEAT.
Big Break in the Chicago Wheat Mar,
ket Reported.

Chicago, April 24.--Wheat for May
delivery sold down to s2h cents
bushel, a decrease Of 7is cents, COM
pared with Saturdays closing quota
tions At the close the market rallied
to 80 cents.
The sensational decline today, fol-
lowing the big break of last week, re-
suited in a general liquidation, partici-
pated in by John w. Gates. the erst-
while bull leader. Millions Of bushels
of May wheat changed hands and
ownership during the days exciting
session. At the close Of trading 1t is
claimed by close observers that all the
enormous line held by the Wall street
clique had been liquidated. The mar
ket steadied late in the day on im>
proved demand, Armour & Co. being
credited with heavy purchases Of both
May and July options
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-04-25
LOTTERIES SUPPRESSED.
Mexican and Honduras lotteries Raid
cd by Officers.

San Francisco, April 24.-Aotins
under instructions from Washington,
the federal authorities today began
what is declared to be an active COM
paign against lottery companies.
officers connected with the United
States marshals off1ceh secret service
and postoffice officials, raided the local
agencies of the Honduras and Mexican
lotteries and surprised the employees
in the act Of handling large quantity
Of tickets. A large amount of papers
and packages were also secured as evil
dence. A number Of employees were
arrested.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-04-25
SUITS FOR DAMAGES.

Colorado Mining Companies Sue West
ern Federation of Miners.
Denver, April 24,-Suits for dam
ages aggregating 100000 were filed
in the state and federal courts by the
United States Reduction 6 Refining
Company and number of Cripple
Creek mining companies against the
western Federation of Miners and its
officers The complaints all charge
that the defendants, with unlawfully
conspiring to injure plaintiffs, prevent
ed their mining and shipping Of ore.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-04-25
CRUISER RALEIGH AT cAvlTE,
Sent TO Protect Philippines from Rus
sian Squadron.

washington April 24,-The United
States cruiser Raleigh, which some
days ago sailed from Iabuan, Borneo
for Cuyos Islands In the Philippines,
has arrived at Cavite, according to
cable report to the navy department
It is assumed here that the Raleighs
captain had reason to believe that
some ships of hostile fleets might en-
ter the Philippine waters in the vicin-
ity of Cuyos island.
The navy department has been ad-
vIsed that the gunboat villalobos
sailed from Shanghai for cruise.
While not stated in what direction the
vessel has gone, 1t is believed her mis-
sion is to observe the movements OF
hostile fleets in the event that they
turn toward Philippine waters,