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LA GIUNDS; TOION COtJNTT. OREGON, SATl'RBAY, OCTOBER 17, 1908,
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BONDS PLACED AT $15,000; J ;v
. U'EJiE MET LAST NIGHT,
At the Last Moment Finns of Yeeter-
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day Were Changed ort Account of
Scrlber's Illness ComniLshloncr Is
Brought to La Grande Given Hear
, lng After 0 O'clock Last Night Wis
T presence Here Will Mean Much to
Arrangement of InierewU.
Following the excitement ef yester
day there seems to be a. lull today in
matters pertaining to the Farmers &
.Traders National, bank. ; Late in the
afternoon a change in the program as
JHtlVlUUBljr tlaotwi, VU.W1II1, UkUHU
largely by the inability of Mr. Scrlber
to take the train and appear before
United States Commissioner John Hal
ley at Pendleton, and .arrangements
were made to have Mr. Halley come
over here on last night's train, which
he did; and when Scrlber . appeared
before him, he waived V. examination
and was placed under $15,000 bonds
to appear before- the federal court,
which meets in Portland,, when . the
next federal grand Jury convenes,
which will be some time the latter
part of November, or the first of De
cemher. -. :'. " r , - . -" ' ; '
' Early In the afternoon when ScrU
ber was placed under arrest) ' he
thought it impossible - to give- any
bonds whatever, but later In the after
noon he rallied from the shock "and
. his friends secured a bond "of $15,000
and had It all ready to present to the
commissioner upon his arrival, which
was accepted, 'j. -.,'' ''-'"'
1 It Is stated that owing to the fact
that Scrlber had large property inter
ests, which could be applied to the
assets of the bank, if they were prop
erly handled so the debts would not
wipe them out, or in case the bonds
ere placed in reason. Scrlber can
undoubtedly protect these interests
tetter than anyone else and this he
will be able to do now, In a measure.
His bondsmen are Julius Roesch, J,
E. Foley, O. F. Coolldge, W. B. Sar
gent, F. L. Lilly and Mrs. T. N. Mur
Phy. . ; t '. ,',,
Cp to 2:J0 Examiner Catch had re
celvcd no word from, the comptroller
(Continued on page S.)
TaCOMA STREET CAR; EMPLOYES
MUSI PAY FOB DEAD COW
Taooma, Oct. , 17. The , Tacoma
Street Railway company will hereaf
ter hold the motormcn and. conductor
"nble for damages '' Inflicted tn the
l'llc through carelessness of the car
ir a car hits a cow, team or
agon hrough the non-attention of
"e crew the damages will be paid by
road and be deducted from the
warka of the men responsible. If
T refuse to stand for the deduction
py will be discharged.' General
Dlmmock ald today' that
. M th only way to protect the
Company. . -
NAVIGATION CLOSED.
Ykm River U Run Willi Ice" and a
Cold Snap Will CIosq It.
Skarway, Oct IT Navigation Is
. M far White rasa l cort-
When the Meamcrs Caaca and
U nor" rrlved today from Daw-
lh 400 pewngem, fhey reported
n. nnln ' Yukon, and that
first cold snap U likely to ae the
FOR DAMAGE
MUST PAY INSURANCE.
Earthquake Clause in Jamaica De
clared Void by Courts. '.-
Kingston, Jamaica) Oct. 18. Insur
ance companies are preparing today
to pay thousands of dollars due on pol
icies held by residents of this .city,
whose homes and places of business
were" destroyed by fire and the earth
quake in January. The English court
of appeals decided the fire ' preceded
the earthquake., practically overruling
the earthquake clause. - .
v 800 CHINAMEN KILLED.
Terrific Typhoon Sweeps the Coast of
CMna, Spreading DestrncUon.
Amoy." China, Oct 17. Reports re-
celyed from Chang Chow say 300 were
killed in a typhoon Thursday. Sea:
porta .In eouthern China are, ;, being
wept by a terrific wind. 8cores of
vessels were wrecked. The tall of the
WHEEL OF " CHANCE "WILL SPIM JH
: DALLAS,
Dallas, S. D., Oct 17. At 4:30
o'clock this afternoon the registration
of '.nances in Uncle. Saia'a- graU4ou
tery for lands In the Rosebud reserva
tlon cornea to a close, and on Monday
the wheel of fortune will begin to re
volve merrily, bringing Joy to a few
and disappointment to thousands. -
Today was the final period for reg
istration, and the land hungry'who de
sire homes on Rosebud's rich aerei
took full advantage of the fact All
night and all day tomorrow the lan
office offlicali from Washington will
work unceasingly, preparing the stagt
setting for Monday's great drama.
"The Land Lottery." Nor will the
drama lack an enthusiastic and ex
cited audience. Thousands of people
are gathered here and at the othei
registration points, living In hastlb
Improvised shacks, tents and pralrtt-
chooners, awaiting with nervous and
feverish tmpatlence the whirring ol
the wheel that may spell fqr them th
magic word, home. Nearly all of them
have braved discomfort and even pri
vation In their eager quest for farms.
While a vast majority of the lanf
seekers are legitimate settlers, actu
ated by the honest Impulse to secure
a home for themselves and - families
and wrest a living from the virgin soil.
there are not lacking adventurers,
gamblers and fakirs, who have ber.
attracted by the opportunity to "tak
a chance" and posxtbly to pick up a
little "easy money." Dallas, only a
short time ago the merest speck on
the mnp of South Dakota, has become
a great sweltering mass of eager, hun
gry humanity", representing every stra-
ta of society.
The wheel to be used In Monday's
land lottery is very slmllur to those
once operated by the Loulxlana Lot
tery company, which came under the
ban of the United States government.
Representatives of the government
draw the number's from the revolving
wheel.
The first number drawn out enti
tles the holder to his choice of. any
one of the 160-acrt tracu in me nroao
Tripp reservation. The first prize Is
a Jim-dandy, and thousands of others
are Just as good. AH are aistrioutea
according to the order drawn. .
The land Is not distributed anso-
lutely free. Each lucky iran r wo
man, must pay $ per acre for his
tract, and live upon It 14 months, as
required by the homestead laws.
, Snow la Falling.
Riimmlt Cal.. Oct' 17. Snow la fall
ing today In the 8lerra Nevada moun
tains. Many landslides are reported,
It has txen snowing slpct Thursday
IraSLy
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DIGS AT LOEB
ADMITS LOEB CLEVER,
. BUT EVANS HAS "STORY."
Eastern Magazine Prints Letter From
Admiral Evans, Retired," That
Throws Color on Equanimity Be
tween Secretary and President Dis
put Arose Over Statement Credited
to Loeb, But Strongly Denied by Ulm
Later Explains Incident, ;
New York," Oct 17. "Loeb is un
doubtedly one of the best men who
ever served as secretary' to a presi
dent," , writes "Fighting" Bob Evans
in the November number of an east
ern magazine. "But, I sure could keep
him busy for a , long time denying
things If I ' published everything ; the
president said to me." ,
' Evans' dig at Loeb waa occasioned
by Loeb's denial at the time the fleet
sailed from Hampton Roads, that It
would stay a few months In the Pacific
and return to the Atlantic seaboard
The assertion was made by a New
Tork paper that attributed the Infor
matlon to authoritative sources, which
turned out to be Evans. After descrlb
lng the leave-taking of the president
at the time of the fleet's departure,
Evans said: ; . - " . .
. "For the first time I was authorized
by the president to say to the officers
and men of the fleet that after a stay
or a few months . the Pacific flopt
would return to the Atlantic via the
Suez canal," ' .
: Admiral .Evans explained that "this
message was conveyed to them by
signal the first night at sea, and an
nounced to the officers at a ward
room dinner. A newspaper man sent
the message to his paper, which It
printed, ft waa Immediately denied
by Secretary Loeb.
.-'; Holdups at Wall Walla. .
walla Walla, Oct 17. Called to
answer a hall bell,' Enoch Emerlck
waa knocked down by two men In a
lodging house last nlghtwho took $22
from him. - He was hit from behind.
Yesterday's Baseball Scores.
Portland, 4; San Francisco, 2.
Oakland, 4; Los Angeles, 1.
MIX HURLED OVERBOARD AND
OTHERS SEVERELY INJURED
Seattle. Oct. .. H. The' Alaskan
steamer Cottage City, while steaming
at full speed, collided with a lumber
schooner In tow, off Jefferson Head
at midnight throwing the passengers
from their berths, and hurling Pur
ser Jones overboard and breaking the
tec of a steerage passengers. . Quar
termaster Oscar Nelson-was severely
Injured by falling wreckage. Jones
was rescued by a crew Just In time to
save his life.
The boats collided with terrific
force. The. whole starboard side of
the schooner was crushed In. The
oanle stricken passengers were quickly
transferred to another steamer and
taken ashore. It la believed the name
of the scYooner was Blakely
Peter Haines Indicted. , .
New Tork,' Oct 17. District Attor
ney Darrtn of Brooklyn, annouaced
today that Captain Peter Haines, a
brother of Thornton, has been Indicted
on a charge of murdering William E.
Annls, tho advertising manager of a
magazine, at Bayuld Yacht club, Long
Island.
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MANY INJURIES
III COLLI!
CHEAT AREA IS
PASS OF FLAOtS
LATEST ADVICES FROM :
MICHIGAN CONFLAGRVTIONS.
Forest Fires Sweep UufoatroIUHl Over
Many Counties, Threatening Towns
, aud Villages Fugitives Report Nar
; row Escapee Alpena City Is Again
V Tlireatened With Destraction In
adequate lire Protection In all the
Smaller Towns Now In Danger.
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Detroit, Oct 17. Forest fires are
today, sweeping uncontrolled through
the northwestern counties of Sheboy
gan,' Presque Isle, 'Alpena and the
owGr, penlnsulai. according to the lat
est advices. Great areas of forest are
being annihilated hourly The flames
are fanned steadily by a southwest
Wind. Alpena City, on Thunder bay,
Is again threatened with destruction.
Sheboygan, on the south, channel of
Mackinac strait, Is menaced from the
three land sides. . .
Alpena, Mich.. Oct. 17. It Is esti
mated this afternoon that 300 were
Injured In the forest fires which have
been 'sweeping northern Michigan the
past three days. The number of is
reported at 41. At least 2000 families
are homeless. The fire can be seen
100 miles from Hubbard lake. It Is
believed the total loss will reach Into
the millions of dollars. -
At' South Rogers several hundred
families are destitute and there Is
...uv.. vuiiviiiiB. . Alia iiia.u vnT7,iii I
toward Rogers city along Lakurml
shore. On Presque Isle countless cttl
zens are burying their household ef
fects, arid tugs are ready to move the
people. ; Advices say Gaylor, Elmlra
are surrounded by flames.
In Wisconsin AW
Milwaukee, Oct. 17. Reporta from
five , Wisconsin towns at noon today
say the forest fires are raging In many
sections of Wisconsin. The town of
Pound reports that a lumber yards
and three stores were burned with a
loss of $40,000
MRS. AVERS IS DEAD.
Sister of Lata Mrs. Roberts Died In
Pendleton This Morning.
Pendleton, Oct 17. (Special.)
Mrs. Katherlne Ayers, wife of Thomas
W. Ayers, of this city, died this morn
ing after a short but serious Illness.
The remains will be taken to Hepp-
ner for burial by special train.
Mrs. Ayers was a sister of the late
Mrs. A. A, Roberts of La Grande, and
died of the same disease as claimed
her. Aside from a husband, she Is
survived by two sisters and a brother.
The sisters are Mesdames E. A. Vaugh-
an of Pendleton, and Mrs. Frank
HlrhardKon of Portland. The brother
Is Leslie Matlock of this' city. She was
87 years of age.
.Dedicate New College..'
Plalnfleld, N. J., Oct. 17. With cer
emonies of an elaborate scalo. In
which church dignitaries from all over
the' state and thousands of laymen
will take part, the new St Mary's
college . will be dedicated tomorrow.
The college building corft a quarter
million dollars. Catholic organiza
tions of Plalnfleld and surrounding
towns will take part In a parade. '
A Bishop's Narrow Escmixi.
Sheboygan, Oct 17. Bishop Chaa
B, Williams, of the Episcopal diocese
of Michigan, who was reported killed
yesterday at Mets, has returned today.
He related his experience as follows:
"I arrived hero early today after be-
lng fire-bound at Hagnsvllle, near
Mots. 1 had a narrow escape from
... .-uic nre wnirn destroyed
Met. We fought the fire at Hagens
vllle all night Thursday and all day
Friday. , The survivors were all ex
hausted, though none are seriously In
jured. Tha whole country about here
Is pflre,. When I left Harensrllle. ro
ports of the disaster were still coming
in..' .me waoie country Is a grtat fir
trap, for nowbert la there adequate
- e protection." ' I
GOODWIN DENIES RUMOR.
Actor, Editor, Miner, Business Man
. Say Too Much El-e Doing.-'
Chicago, Oct. IT. Nat Goodwin is
here with hla partner. George'' C, Wee
den, of Reno, Nev." and denied the re
port that he Is going to marry Edna
Goodrich. He says he Is too busy as
actor, business man, miner and pub
lisher to get Into any more domestic
troubles.
' ARlUVE SUNDAY MORNING. ;
Atlantic Fleet Will Reach Vokalioiiia
Tomorrow Morning. ',. -
Toklo, Oct 17. A wireless from
AdmlralTSperry says the Atlantic fleet
will arrive In Tokahoma Sunday morn
ing. " It was delayed on account of a
storm It encountered off the north
coast of Luzon. An , effort will be
made to have the date of departure
postponed one day, In order that the
full program may be executed.
MIS BATTLE :
ViSITlNG BAKER FOOTBALL TEAM
OUTWEIGHS LOCAL LADS -
mime uoia oy me presence of a
score of rooters, and under the pilot
age of P ' cforosssr ' ,
age of Professors Smith of "the com
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m(,rclal department and McNeal of the
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Baker City schools, the Baker football
team arrived In the city this morning
on the' delayed train and went to the
Sommer house.
The general size of the players Is
formidable and there is but little dif
ference In the -weight of thai year's
team and that of teams which here
tofore have won the state champion
ship for-Baker City. ,
Considerably Outweighed.
The local team was considerably
outweighed, and It was never more no
ticeable than when the two teams
faced -each other on the local grounds
this afternoon. When the referee's
whistle blew the La Grinds team was
lined up as follows: '
J. Williamson, re; Ingles, rt; Qrout,
rg; Bean, c;- L. Williamson, lg; Ged-
des. It; Myers, captain, le; Reynolds,
q; Heidenrelch, fb; Carpy, h; Ham
ilton, rh.
While that was the line-up that
went to the field, It did not prevail,
for Bacon and Chllders made their
appearance in the tlne-up.
La Grande's Flrttt Half.
The first half resulted In a victory
for La Grande so far as the half was
concerned. . Score. La Grande. S: Tin
ker City, 0. The game Is a good one
and the La Grande boys are making
the best showing In their hlMory.
Finch of La Grande, received a bruise
on the head and had to bo taken out
uf the team and taken to the hotel.
He Is not seriously Injured, but will
need a few hours' rest and quietude
before he will be ablo to move about.
As we go to press the second half Is
being played with La Grande In pos
sesion of the ball.
ATTEMPTED' DOIBLI3 MCRDER.
Killed Lainlliidy ud Emptied Rrvol.
' ct Into Ills Own Body.
San Francisco, Oct. 17. Crazed by
the fancied thought that Mrs. August
Towle, proprietress of the Brown Pal
ace hotef, situated In the center of
the business district, had caused his
wife to leave him, Michael Borsos, a
night watchman, shot her to death to
day. In her apartments at the hotel,
and then turned his revolver on him
self and fired four or five bullets Into
bis own body,. '
Borsos entered ths hotel with a re
volver In each hand. Mrs. Towle wss
talking to a customer behind the desk.
Bh ran to her apartmeats, followed
"J oros, wno immediately fired af
iter shotting the door behind them.
The crard mn Is still allvt. '
OVERT ACT WILL
PRECIPITATE!!
BULGARIAN, SERVIA AND MON.
TENEGRO RErUSEb TO WAIT.
Stock Markets in EuroiH) Take Big .,:
Slump Today a Result of Discour
aging News From Balkan State
Mob Law Rules tn Bulgaria Fro-
. qnent Riots Three Small Powers
Will Not Await Action of Pendtas
,,- Oonferenoe, It U Thought. ".
London, Oct' 17. A' war In the Bal
kans la Imminent today, according- to
statements from diplomatic
The big powers are willing to await :
garla, Servta and Montenegro wilt convT
mlt overt acta leading to hostilities. '
The stock exchanges In all the great
capitals of Europe today reflected the
pessimistic outlook following the an.
nouncement thafAustrla and Bulgaria
refused to accept the program of the
powers. London stocks have slumped
steadily since the war cloud loomed
up; ...
There Is little possibility under tho
circumstances of controlling the riot
ing clement of the poor in the smaller
states who, liave their hearts set on
war. ''-"..-.- . TTT""'-".'".".'"""
, Mob Rule In Rervla. ' -
Belgrade, Oct. 17. A mob of Ser
vians attcmpjd to lynch a local cor
respondent a Vienna paper today.
They attacked a number of Austrian
resident hi; the city and the entire
town Is ln-a tiirnavll, tbe. police being
"practically powerless to prevent tha
outbreaks!: .
MIsHourl Pjtliiann.
St. Joseph, Mo., Oct. 17. St. Jo
seph Pythlans today completed oreo-
aratlons for what Is. likely to be the
greatest gathering of Knights of Py
thias in the history of the Missouri
grand lodge. The sessions and attend
ant festivities, parades and drills will
extend through nearly all of next week.
The uniformed rank and the Pythian
Sisters will meet at ths same . time.
One of the important matters before
the convention Is the establishment of
a $$00,000 home for orphans of Pyth
lans and aged members of the fiuter-
nlty. .
STILL.
0, R. 4, -H, CONDEMNATION SlilT
TO THE
The condemnation suit filed by tho
O. R, t N. company againt Mrs.
Eastlake went to th Jury this after
noon. It Is simply a case as to the
value of the property. The company
and the owner could not agree.
Tho next ense will be that of the
State vs. Coon, This Is a case contin
ued from last term. The defendant Is
accused of the larceny of an over
coat. ..
The case of the state' vs. James
More, charged with murder, has been
set for the i(8d.' In all there are 30
witnesses In this case and will proba
bly be contested harder than Is ex
pected.
Frank Sanford was arraigned today
on the charge of selling and giving
away whisky. He was placed under
$i00 bonds sail pluud next Mon
day. 1
Indictments have been made pub-
lie against four Greeks, charted with)
riot One la still at Urge. They will,
plead Monday.
Snlem runs two normal school
without state, aid, says ths Capital
Journal. Yes, and there are a lot of
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