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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-03

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PIANO
/ BUYERS
TWILL PAY TO
Take Heed
THAT
Eilers Piano House has Just
received at the depot, two car
loads of the highest grade pi-
amos for the Christmas trade,
and wish to tell their many
friends, patrons and prospective
buyers that have been calling to
look over our new stock, that we
will have them all unloaded at
our salesrooms. S13 Main street.
within the next "a hours, and
vii have special Christmas
sale starting from today.
We are making this an un-
precedented opportunity for the
person who is interested in the
purchasing of high-grade pia-
nos, to secure their choice Of
any make to be found among
our stock of celebrated
makes, consisting of Chickering
Webers, Hobart NJ. Cables, Kim
balls, Baileys, Testers, Schu-
manns, Crowns and many
others, at real bargain, as our
prices will be numerically cut
during this sale.
We will guarantee a saving of
from 500 to $3.50 on every in.
strument at this time, and can
assure the public that such an
opportunity as this will probably
not be presented again for a
very lon gtime-perhaps not for
years.
Just think of what that means
mot q mere handful of un-
known pianos of uncertain quail
ity, but a stock of the finest and
best known pianos in America.
Our guarantee-and a guar
antee from the biggest, busiest
and hest piano house in western
America means something-goes
with every piano, as Usual.
So. we say, If you are inter-
ested in the matter of piano
purchase, come in at once and
learn fully as to prices, terms,
etc. We do not wish to quote
these publicly, as we do not
care to demoralize the local
piano market to any greater ex-
tent than necessary to accom-
plish our object of keeping our
new stock from accumulating
during this trying period.
Come in tomorrow-our word
for it, YOU will find the induce
ments sufficiently satisfying to i
meet every expectation. and to
more than recompeuse for the
slight Inconvenience caused by
the confusion of the workmen.
EILER 81
Piano House
Buster, Bigger and
Better Than Ever.
S1S Main st. Phone Main SIS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-06
CAPITAL NOTES.
Governor JeIks Will Deliver an Ad-
 dress Here May 3.

Montgomery April 5.-(Special )-For- feitures taken against R. W, Gayle and Ed Barnes in the criminal court of Jeffer son county. have been remitted by the governor. NJudge D. A. Greene and So- licitor Hefin said that the forfeiture had been taken by mistake.
 Gov. William D. Jelks will deliver an address of welcome on the part of the state to the General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal church. south to be held in May in Birmingham. The address will be delivered on the night of May 3, at o'clock
 ]. G. Reynolds, commissioner of Butler county has resigned. A successor will be appointed in few days.
 The supreme court put out twenty-five cases and forty-two rehearings in three days this week. which is a fine record It represented, however, work of the re- cess and the week before. The court has adjourned to Monday next the time of the call of the Fifth division composed of the counties of Chambers, Chilton Coosa, Elmore, Lee Macon. Russell and Tallapoosa.
 These officers have been appointed by the governor: Notaries public, and justice of the peace. ]. r. Mcintyre. Stoekdale, , II. F. Smith. Hampton. s. l.. Shullion of Montgomery, has been appointed no- tary, and J. B. Williams, of Beat s. Dale county, a constable.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-06
THE HOUSE.

Washington, April 5.--The postoffice ap- propiiation bill, following custom, was made the vehicle for number of speeches to-day, not bearing upon the subject matter, but of general interest to the country
 The rights of labor were discussed by MT. Towne of New York; good roads by Mir. Lee of Georgia; railway mail pay by Mir. Steenerson of Minnesota, and protec- tive tariff by MT. Rainey Of Illinois
 Incident to his speech on labor Mir Towne spoke of the increased power given the speaker of the house by the rules now In force.
 He said that if the House ever had its ancient dignity and power restored it will be after 1t has vindieated the right of discussion of all public ques- tions.
 During the late afternoon. Earl and Lady Grey were interested spectators in the reserve gallery, and after the House adjourned they, with Senator Newlands ncld an informal reception in the room of the speaker
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-06
OBJECTS TO FEDERATION. Macon Presbytery Votes Against Prop ositIon of General Assembly.

Thomasville, Ca, April 5.-Macon Presbytery transacted much important business in it's session of the third day today. By d vote of IS to 15 the Pres bytefy overturned the general assembly to the effect that it was the sense of this body that no further steps be taken towards federation with any other church. believing that such steps would be pre- judicial and harmful to the interests of the Southern Presbyterian church. The resolution was carried only after a hot fight. in which nearly every minister took one side or the other.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-06
Is No Sectional Question.
Negro Shot In Meridian.

Meridian, Miss. April 5.-(special)- Henry Brown. colored was shot four times by unknown assailant in the north western quarters of the city. Brown had just been released from the chain gang, where he served a term for wife beating. and it Is claimed cousin of the wom- an did the shooting that is likely to prove fatal. Three of the shots took effect. but none passed through the body. Brown was shot in the chin just before his trial hls assallant then being unknown No arrests have been made
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-06
PRESIDENT MAY
 ATTEND MEETING
URGENT INVITATION Is MADE BY
 MAYORS REPRESENTING THE LEAGUE OF AMERICAN MuNicI. PALITlES--WILL ANSWER SOON.

Washington, April 5.-President Roose welt today received delegation repre- senting the League of American Mtlniei- palities that called at the White House to invite him to attend the tenth annual convention of the league, which is to be held in Chicago on September %. 7 and 2S, next. The delegation included the mayors and some other officials of sey- eral cities and some of the officials of the League of American Municipalities In cluded among the callers were Mayor E. F. Dunne of Chicago Mayor R. G. Rheft of Charleston, Mayor E. C. Timanus and H. F. Hopper, registrar of Baltimore. Mayor M. A. Brown of Kokomo, Ind. and John McVicar of Des Moines. Ta.. secre tary of the League of American Munich palities
 MT. McVicar formally presented the in- yitation to the President on behalf of the league, urging him strongly to attend the convention. He assured him his pres ence at the convention would inspire the delegates to do their best work and would do the cause of municipal reform great good throughout the country
 President Roosevelt in q brief address to his callers assured them he realized fully the great work the league was doing and by reason of the importance of the institution he would not pass on it without careful consideration. He proni- ised to give a definite answer within forty eight hours Continuing the President said that two-thirds of the population of England, one-half of the population of Germany, and one-third of the population of the United States resided in large cities, and the municipal questions there fore were of the highest importance. He added that his careful attention now was being devoted to questions affecting iia- tional interest and if he should consent to address the convention of the league 1t would in measure be necessary for him to disjoint his ideas. He held out the hope to the delegation. however, that he might accept the invitation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-06
SEMl-FiNAL MATCHES END. Sands and Gould Will Play Final Game for Championship Tomorrow.

New York. April 5.-With the last of the semi-final matches played today, the National Court Tennis championship tour nament has reached the final stage. The survivors are Charles F. Sands of the New York Racquet and Tennis club and Jay Gould of the Tuxedo Racquet and Tennis club Sands won the champion- ship last year, and will defend the title fin the decyins match which will be played Aaturday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-06
A Bret Harte Joke.
From Success Magazine

From Success Magazine.
 Sam Davis of Nevada once made wager that he could successfully initiate the style of any living or dead poet, and do it so thoroughly that the difference was not discernible; and that the public, the press. and the critics would not detect the fraud. As a result he wrote "Binley and 46,'' to which he signed F. Bret Harte's name. The fake was put out in publication known as 'The Open Let ter It described an engineer who took his train through a snowstorm in the Sierras. dying at his post.
 From the Atlantic to the Pacific the poem was copied. "Binley and 46' was given a full page in ''Leslies Weekly" with portrait of Bret Harte, and de- scribed as the best short poem of the decade"
 It was many years before Mir Harte denied it's authorship. The poem has since been incorporated in several books of popular recitations. notwithstanding Bnley freezes to death beside a roaring locomotive furnace. with one hundred and fifty pounds of steam up and two cords of wood within reach.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-06

Fort Worth. Tex, April 5-Today at Strawn the miners and operators signed the 1903 scale, and work in the mines will be resumed at once at both Strawn and Lyra. About zoo men are affected
 President Peter Henraty of the Twenty first district, United Mine Workers is here tonight en route to South McAlester, where he goes for the purpose of trying to adjust the differences in that district. He expresses himself as confident from the reports he has received from the territory that he will be successful
 Henraty says that the operators will sign and that the end of the strike is in sight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-06
D0LLIVER STIRS
 UP THE SENATE
(continued from First Page)

(Continued from First Paqe) fer that the railroad men should be ques- toned; no more did he believe that sen ators who confer with the President of the United States should be made the sub 1ect of ridicule.
 MT. Foraker said he had known of no conference with railroad men on the pend ing bill; he had had none, and he did not believe other senators who do not support the bill as 1t stands had had any.
 Ut will not answer 10 say that there was no improper motive in the insnu- ation," he went on. There is only one conclusion to be drawn from the senator g assertion and that fig that senators who do not agree with his assertion are here representing the railroads.
 MT Deliver again dsclaimed any inten- lion to impute improper motives to MT Foraker or any other senator, saving that he would probably not have raised the point if his visit to the White House with the other senators had not been made the subject of jest, sneers and satire in the Senate on Tuesday.
 MT. Aldrich again took the floor to re- iterate his position with reference to the pending legislation.
 Enters His Protest.
 q desire" he said with some earnest ness ito enter a protest against the assumption that any senator here is the opponent of railroad rate legislation. No one here has any patent which would justify him in assuming to speak in that capacity I know of no one here who is opposed to proper legislation, and there can be no proper classification or some as friends and of others as ene- mics"
 This was the end of the serious part of the controversy. MT. Foraker replied in a concliatory manner to MT. Deliver complaint relative to the character of the dohate on Tuesday. saying that for the most part 1t had consisted of good na- tllred raillery, directed at tho senior sen ator from Iowa, MT Allison.
 Ut is so seldom" he said that we get an opportunity to say anything about him that most of us enjoy an opportun- ity to say something at his expense He expressed his regret at not being able to agree with the President concerning the details of the pending legislation, and reiterated his high regard for him. T consider him." he said, "one of the most sincere, outspoken, fearless and aggressive men that I have ever known, but that is not saying that he may never been in error, as I believe that he is now
 In Thoroughly Good Humor.
 By the time MT. Allison arose, the Sen ate was in thoroughly good humor, and his remarks though brief, were of a character to add materially to the good feeling. He said that he considered the discussion of Tuesday as entirely good natured, but that he had all along been of the opinion that it has been at the expense of MT. Foraker and MT. Bailey and not at his own expense as MT. For aker had declared
 "The Ohio senator now proclaims that he got off with flying colors said MT. Allison. "T had not thought so. but I am perfectly willing to assert that he did, If that will satisfy him to say that the colloquy was all at my own expense.
 The Senate at 4 D. went into eXecu- tive session and adjourned 12 minutes later.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-06
May Sanction Common Law Marriage.

Jackson, Miss. April 5.-tspecial.)-If the house concurs In today's action of the senate the common law marriage win hold good in Mississippi hereafter, unless vetoed by the governor. All nee essary under the state measure is an nouncement that any couple propose 10 live together as man and wife.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-06
Democratic Senators See Preside nt

Washington. April 1.-Two democratic senator's. Daniel of Virginia and Over man of North Carolina. had conference with the President today on the subject of railroad rate legislation. They were requested by the President to call at the White House. Neither Senator Daniel nor Senator Overman would discuss the conference they had Ath the President.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-06
STRIKE ASSUMES
 NORMAL ASPECT
Forty-three Mines of Pittsburu Coal Company Reported In Operation
 Yesterday.

Pittsuburg April 5.-Gradually the con troversial situation in the soft coal min ing fields is assuming a normal aspect. especially in the Pttsburg district Forty l three of the mines of the Pittsburg Coal company were reported in operation today, ! and with the adjourning of the district convention here today it is expected that it will be but few days more when all | mines in this district will be in oper- ation.
 The independent operators of this dis. ] trlct, who on Tuesday night formed an rganization to carry on their fight
 against the granting of the scale. will hold another meeting tomorrow night. and 1t is expected that in view of the n-
 crease of mines in operation, the indepen- dents will decide to sign the scale, Seven of the independent companies which re. fused to join the action of the others Tuesday night, signed the scale today. They are.
 Pittsburg and Southwestern Coal com pany, Bulger Block Coal company Yer ner Fuel and Coke company, Pittsburp and Eastern Coal and Coke company, Clark Coal and Coke company Youghio- gheny Gas Coal and Coke company, Colo | nial Gas, Coal and Coke company operating at Toms Run.
 The district convention. which has been in tumultous session for several weeks, adjourned today, and the situation in the mining fields was discussed at great length It was stated by one delega Q that there would be no peace until the delegates returned to their homes and explained the situation to the miners. With this in view, a nasty adjournment was taken. It ls now expected that as soon us the delegates arrive at their re- spective mines and make these explana- tions that all the miners will return to work.
 Mines Sign Up. It was reported by one of the delegates that the following mines had signed the scale and resumed work today: Beaumont, Chamouni. vigilant and Eclipse of the Pttsburg Coal company and the Vesta and Globe mines of the Jones and Laughlin company. Over 24.000 miners are at work in the foregoing mines.
 Secretary Treasurer Dodds also an- nounced today that the following addi- ti0nal companies had signed:
 Thomas Run Railroad Coal company, Pittsburg and Erie Coal company. Wilson
 
 twenty-two coal companies In this district have signed the scale.
 The convention did not adjourn, how ever before taking a vote to expe Pat rick Dolan and. UfialI Bellingham from the organizatlon.- Dolan was present and declined to yield mp the office, claiming he was reelected last January and was legally entitled to the presidency untll March 's1; 1907 President Feehan retired with the other officers to- consult their
 attorneys preparatory to taking legal proceedings to remove Dolan and Belling- ham form the headquarters of the organ ization. It was said later by Feehan that no decision will be reached for sev- eral days as to what steps to take to gain possession of the district hcadquar- ters books and money now in the pos session of Doland and Bellingham. Else where about the bituminous field the situ- ations remains unchanged. At Roscoe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-06

Pa, 25Oo miners returned to work, while Irwin, Somerest and Johnstown still re- main threatening storm centers. At Somerset where 5000 miners are out dis patches tonight report everything quiet. There was a small clash between the union and non-union men today at one of the mines, in which several miners were injured by thrown stones.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-06
Valuable Asset for South.

we sometimes. but not often now, hear of projects for exporting them to one or another tropical home. How short sighted this view Is. One of the first essentials for material development of the south is plentiful supply of labor. Without that there can be none Not only shall the present southern popula- ton. white and black. he needed, but millions more to meet the rapidly grow ing world demand for cotton and other products. The desire of southern rail
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-06
OFFICER WALKER
 IS HELD ON BOND Charged With Killing Arthur
 Kerry at Selma SHADE TREES ARE DYING Citizens of Selma Are Worrying Over the Destruction From Some Un- known Cause of the Mag
 niflcent Oaks.
SHADE TREES ARE DYING

Selma, April 5.--(Special) )-This morn ing Mayor Atkins held the preliminary examination in the case against Police Officer Hayes Walker, who Is supposed to have shot the negro Arthur Kerry last Saturday night, although the officer was block away when his pistol was fired. There was no evidence that the officer had really shot the negro except that he had shot at another negro whom he was attempting 10 arrest about the time Kerry stated he was shot. Kerry died from the effects of the wound. The Mayor held the officer to answer to the grand jury in the sum of 800, his bond being quickly made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-06

The best half-tone cuts are made by the Gawk Eneravng> company. Age. Herald Building.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-06
Scale slaned at strawn.

vania railroad are now working on half time
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-06
Resulted Fatally.

The affray at the Southern railway shops yesterday afternoon. in which Dave Scott, a negro, struck Bob Willis, an- other negro. over the head with jack lever. a long piece of timber, resulted ia tally for Willis. The negro's skull was fractured by the powerful blow struck by Scott, and death came shortly after he was carried to the hospital. Scott is still at large, although he was reported to have been seen near the Southern rail- ways coal chute last night, and officers went to the location in hopes of capturing him. Willis bore an excellent reputation and had been in the employ of the shops fifteen OF twenty Xears
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-06
Death of Shade Trees.

The death of several shade trees in Selma is causing many citizens much ap- prehension. The magnificent water and live oaks of Selma are one of the chief charms of this city. They line the thor oughfares in the residence portion of the cisy and are the pride of every citizen Many are failing to bud this spring and are dead from some unknown cause. One citizen attributes the death of the trees to mistletoe, which abounds in many or them. He states that trees on his prem ises were beginning to die and he had the limbs containing the growth cut out and they have not been even dropping since Insects are also found fin the bodies of many of the trees, and the Mayor has written to Auburn and asked that an expert enomologist be sent to this city to make an investigation and suggest some remedy. There are some who claim that the electric light wires are responsible for the death of the trees, but this has never been proven conclusively. At any rate. some steps will soon be taken look ing to the preservation of this exceed /inEE valuable municipal asset in Selma.
 Local and Personal.
 MT, Al M. Grayson. a prominent young man of the city, was operated upon last night for appendicitis He stood the ordeal very well and Is expected to re- cover in a few weeks.
 In mayors court this morning Ben Moseley. a negro, was fined $25 for beating his wife.
 MT. Eugene Davidson former Selma young man, but now living in Hatties- burg. is on a visit to his old home.
 An effort is to be made Friday night to rejuvenate Selma encampment No. 16 of Odd Fellows. A meeting has been called for that time, and it is expected that a large gathering of the three link men will be on hand.
 MT. Clifton McMillan, prominent banker of Livingston, was visitor to Selma today.
The Springfield herald., 1906-01-19
HERDERS MURDERED.
Masked cattlsmen Kill Two. Men and
Slaughter Sheep.

Evanston, Wyo. = Masked and
mounted raiders, presumed to be
cattlemen, Wednesday night attacked
the camps of two Utah flockmasters
near Burnt Fork, close to the Utah
Wyoming line, shot down A. n, Gar
site and Robert Allen. nerders, slaugh-
tered the sheep and burned the camp
wagons and outfits. A camp mover,
who escaped the bullets of the raid
ers, Witnessed the outrage from the
brush
The raiders numbered about twenty
and approached the camps at a gal
lop, firing fusilade of shots into the
wagons. The herders were killed at
the first fire. 1t required less than
half an hour to club the sheep to
death and burn the outfits, when the
raiders departed. Notes of warning TO
other hockmasters were left with the
bodies of the dead herders.
Sheepmen are indignant. threaten
to get even. and more trouble is an
ticipated. The range on which the out
rage was committed has long been in
dispute and the sheepmen have Teen
frequently ordered away.
The Springfield herald., 1906-01-19
Would Postpone Opening.

Cheyenne, Wyo.-Governor Brooks
is in favor of postponinS the opening
of the Shoshone Indian reservation
from June 18th to August LIST. 1906
The governor states that railroad con
struction has not progressed as rap
idly as expected. Last year work was
delayed on account of the scarcity Of
laboring men. Then in the central
part of the state December was un-
usually cold. ani frozen ground re-
tarded grading on the Northwestern
extension.
The railroad is completed to Pow
der river, forty miles west of Casper,
and track will be laid to Wolton be
fore spring In his judgment it will!
be June before the road reaches Sho.
shoni.
The Springfield herald., 1906-01-19
Brooks Rubber Bill.

Washington. D. C.-Representative
Brooks has introduced a bill authoriZ-
ing the secretary of the interior to
lease to the F. 7. U. Rubber Company
of Colorado 5,400 acres of public
lands in La Plata county, near Dur
ango, for the purpose of experimenting
in the production OF ruDDer from the
rabbit foot brush.
BY the terms of the proposed lease,
the lessees will be denied the use of
timber, stone and other material
found on the lands excepting for use
in carrying on the experiments. The
lands leased are at an elevation OF
$500 feet and are beyond the possi-
bility of irrigation or cultivation. They
are covered with thick brush, known
rs rabbits foot, which the rubber
company claims can be manufactured
into merchantable rubber. Mr.
Brooks will make an earnest effort to
secure passage of his bill.