OAHTIIO'H DEPUTY ffICTB ITT
A NKW GOVERNMENT
0ONKKHMION \T JA IL IH CACHED
IlV 1*1 V« 1/— TW O < F (¿ANO
K XV IN JAIL.
Portland V<» ii ( ti 4'|>nfriar• to Crime
am] Implicale» ex-4'oiivlct
Of
I'lllw illl.
Port land, Or., I) bc . 22.— In the
pri lire of the tihcrlff, depuHes, rep-
I'cMontulIvca of the (). It. & N. Com
pany and newspaper men U«t night,
Wllllum Burke, a yoiinit man of thla
ally and 21 year« old cnnfc«««d tliui
hr had taken part In thr holdup of
the Portland-Chlcago «pedal No. I,
of I hr O. It. N., el|?ht mile* rant of
Portlund lam week. Ilia confraalon
Implicates .lark llayra, alia« Jnrk
Walrin, allua "Slim ." an ex-convici
from Kolaom prlaon. who waa ar-
raatrd Humlay, und another local
youth, who haa not aa yet been ap
prehended.
The youiiK man made the ronfea-
nlon, he auld, berauae he waa worry
for the pail he had taken, and alao
beeuuMn he had been alven only (1.25
aa hia portion of the booty aerured
by the robbera. Ilayea, th» leader,
arrordlllK to the ronfeaalon, look
poaaeaalon of all the valur.blra ar
cured, telllnx the othera he had
found nothliiK In the express aafe.
The robbera' entranre to express
car waa ob'alned by nltro-glycerln.
and the expreaa messenger, O. II
llufT, waa compelled to open the wuy
aafe, which win looted. The paaaen-
aera were not moleited and the d>*a-
perudoea made good their escape af
ter uncoupling the enitlne and forc
ing the engineer to carry them down
the truck a mile or more. That the
robbera got but little for th'dr trou
ble wua due to the quick action of
MonMcnger Huff
Warned oy ahota
und the uncoupling of the two ex-
preaw car«, mall car and engine from
the reat of the train, llufT quickly
unlocked the aafe and taking out
pnekugcw containing from $21100 to
14000 threw them Into an obacure
corner.
Theae he replaced with
packagea that had lit Id value
It
waa thewe packagea the robbera got
after blowing the car open with dy
namite.
Port of Hpaln, I*ec. 22. Vlce-
Prealdent J. Vincent (lotnex, to whom
General Clprluno Cm.tr» handed over
the prealdency on hla departure for
Kurope, haa eatabllahed a new gor-
•rnment In Venexuela. lie haa re-
plated the old mlnlatry with a new
hotly of men, who represent varloua
fuctlona In the state and who have
figured prominently In varloua waya
In the couutry'a political hlatory.
Secret advlcea from Caracua, where
the atrlcteat cenaorahlp la being ob-
aerved, Indicate that the whole of
Venezuela haa been In a ferment ever
Hlnce I'realdent Caatro aalled. and
that the crlala wua reached a few
daya ugo when It became neceaaary
for Acting Piealdent Gomez to take
dnclnlve atepa
Illggy’a I tenth Accident.
Hun Franri«co, Dec. 22»— Examl-
nutlon of half a dozen wltneaaea be
fore a coroner'« Jury failed to throw
any additional light upon the man
ner In which W. J. Blggy, late chief
of the police department, met hla
death In the watera of Ban Franclaco
Hay. All the wltneaaea agreed that
Hlggy waa In hla uaual aplrlta The
Jury returned a verdict that death
wua due to accidental drowning.
QUAK e T
Virginia
n
MONTANA
City Itocka and Hchool-
liouae Topple«.
Virginia City, Mont., I>ec. 21.—
Two earthquake« In ten minute«
enuaed the wildcat excitement In thla
city, the pantc-atrlcken people ruah-
Ing Into the atreeta In the belief
that the bulldlnga were about to top
ple over. Structure« trembled vio
lently, planter came down, dlahea
were thrown to the door, the main
achool building waa badly cracked
und the ground rent with «came from
one to three Inchea wide.
Frank Pace, who arrived from the
Crater Lake«, the ncene of an extinct
volcano, alx mile« aouth of Virginia
City, where 13 old crater« have been
filled with water, forming a chain of
lake«, atatea that the ground heaved
there like the boaom of a lake, caua-
Ing Imtnenae flnnuren to form In the
mountain and rending the cliff«.
There la a belief that water of the
Crater Lake« haa found Ita wav
through lublorrunean pannage« to the
remnantn of the Area of the old vol-
ranoea, although the Yellowatone
Park la only 75 mllea from here.
RUEf GETS 14 YEARS
DKPOHKD PO LITIC A I,
IWiHH
OP
HAN FRANCISCO KECKIVKH
M A X IM O ! TKItM.
Notice of Appeal Given— < Umax of
la ug Struggle Marked by
I traina tic Events.
Ban Franclaco, I>ec. 30,— Fourteen
yeara In the penitentiary, the maxi
mum, waa the aentence meted out
Tueaday to Abraham Ruef, who for
four year« directed the political dea-
tlnlea of San Franclaco an advlaer of
the admlnlatratlon of Kugene E.
Schmitz, mayor of the city.
Judgment waa pronounced at the
clone o f a day devoted to legal bat
tle, wherein the defenae «ought to
Introduce many reaaona for a new
trial. There waa no demonatratlon
on the port of the apectatora during
the proceeding« In the courtroom,
nor later when Kuef. having entered
the prlaon van In the cuatody of a
deputy aherlff, atarted In the duak
on hla long ride to the county Jail.
Hefore the adjournment of court
notice of appeal had been filed on
behalf of the defendant and the
court had algned a writ of probable
cauae, which will act aa a «toy of
exec jt Ion.
In a trial that waa prolonged
through a period of nearly four
month« Ruef waa convicted. Decem
ber 10, of bribing John J. Furey, an
ex-«upervl«or, to favor the award of
an overhead trolley franchise to the
United Railroad«. Thla waa one of
114 Indictment« returned agalnat
Ruef by the Oliver grand Jury.
One of the many Incident« that
tended to make the trial of Ruef re
markable v»n the «hooting of Aa-
alatant Dlatrlet Attorney Francla J.
Heney by Morrl« Haaa, an ex-con-
vlct, whoae paat record wan exposed
by the proeeeutor after the would-be
«layer had been accepted aa a mem
ber« o f the Jury. Haaa subsequently
committed »ulclde In the county Jail.
ORCHARD TO TESTIFY
His Evidence May Hrlng About Re
turn of glO.HOO to Goa Company.
San Franclaco, Dec. 29.— By a rul
Plan for Golden Hplke.
ing of the supreme court, the Issu
Itutte, Mont.. Dec. 22— The golden ance of a commission was granted,
spike on the Pacific Coast extension authorizing the taking of the de
of the Bt. Pual railroad will be driv position of Harry Orchard, self-con
Western I'll Ion Ti-lcgrnph C o m p a n y en at one of three places— the St.
fessed slayer of the late Governor
R o I i I m - i I by Telegrapher*.
Paul Pas» Tunnel, the Johnson Tun Steunenherg. of Idaho, as to the cir
Portland. Or., Dec. 21. — Secret nel Creek In Washington, or on the cumstances surrounding the explos
■ervlce men In the employ of the stretch of track between Missoula ion In this city on November 17,
Western Union Telegraph Company and Garrison. Such Is the statement 1904, In the house o f W. H. Lin-
have unear hed an alleged conspir of President H. R. Williams, of the forth, then thought to have been
acy among operator« of railroad o f Washington and Idaho corporation caused by a leak In the gas main,
fices In the Northwest und Cali of the Bt. Paul.
but which resulted from the firing
President Williams states that the of a dynamite bomb, according to
fornia, whereby they declare steal
ing« have been made within the paat Indications are that the line will be statements made In Orchard’s con
18 months umountlng to many thou connected up clear through to the fession.
roast at least 30 days prior to the
sand« of dollar«.
The Issuance of the commission
Regular Weatern Union operators time the officials had planned, or follows the attempt of the gas com
are not Involved In the conspiracy. some time before the first of next pany to recover (10,800 paid to Lin-
The stealing 1« charged by the de May.
forth for damages done hla house on
tective« entirely against operutors In
the finding of a Jury. Orohnrd, who
Isolated railroad office« where there CARNEGIE SAYS STEELM AKERS
Is serving a life sentence) In Idaho,
REQUIRE NO PROTECTION stated that he blew up tt*.- Lluforlh
wns no check upon their work.
The mode o f operation of the al
house In an attempt to k ill Captaiq
Washington, Dec. 22.— Andrew Bradley, who then resided there.
leged conspirators wns simple.
An
operator at a «mall station where Carnegie, famous for the millions he
there was no checking system would made in the steel business and for
Htockbuyers Complain.
receive ,i message for another simi his views on economic questions, was
Orangeville. Idaho, Dec. 38.— The
lar point, take payment for thu com an entertaining, if not Instructive, action of the Northern Pacific in re
pany, transmit the message and witness at the House ways and means fusing to accept shipments of stock
pocket the money, which waa sub committee tariff hearing
over the new Orangeville line Is caus
Mr. Carnegie's principal contention ing great Inconvenience to stock
sequently divided with the operator
at the receiving point. Home time was that the steel Industry need« no shippers. A number of buyers have
before the development of :he tele more protection; that It haa reached been feeding and buying cattle and
graphers' strike a year ago Iasi sum a point In Its development where the hogs with a view of shipping out on
mer a similar graft was unearthed American manufacturer« can com the new line.
An effort Is being
by the company, but with Its discov pete with the world under free trade made to have the road suspend the
ery and the summary discharge of conditions.
order and receive shipments In Jan
the operators Involved It came to an
uary.
Man Missing, Note Found.
end.
The only reason given by the offi
Salem, Or., Dec. 23— A note pinned cials of the road la that the cattle
on an overcoat found lying on the sway the cars and cause the newly-
CASTRO'S DICTATORSHIP IN
Willamette river bridge Tuesday j ballasted roadbed to shtft.
Stock
V E N E Z U E L A A T AN END
morning Indicates that man glvtng shippers assert that the ruling is un
the name of Tom Sullivan and clalnn- just to them, as all other freight la
Caracna, Dec. 23.— The end of the j
Ing 1110 North M street. Tacoma, accepted
Several large shipments
rule In Venexuel of Clprluno Castro I
as Ills home, committed suicide by are to be made about tho first o f the
haa come. The dictator who has gov- ,
Jumping from the bridge. He called year.
«tiled the Republic with a rod of Iron i
at the Salem Y. M. C. A. several
ever since he took forcible posses- | days ago and told Secretary Forbes
Fleet Enters Red Sea.
ston of the Yellow House In Caracas (
that while In Portland recently he
Suez, Dec. 30.— The American bat
in 1 899 Is now openly charged with |
had been swindled out of all his tleship fleet under Rear-Admiral
conspiracy to encompass the ussassl- I
money on the purchase of land lo Sperry, passed Perlrn at the entrance
nation of the man who he left ut the
cated near Woodburn, but did not to the Red Sea at noon Tuesday. All
head of the Republic when he sailed say by whom the swindling opera
away on November 23 front La Ouyra j tions were conducted. He was about on hoard the fleet are well. T^e ves
sels are dua here the morning of
nominally to secure skilled medical |
60 years old.
January 3.
aid In Berlin for a malady of long
It Is expected that they will make
standing, and is today discredited.
Jail for Cattle Huron.
a quick passage through the canal
The Hank of Venezuela hu t cabled
Fresno, Cal., Dec. 22.— 8. C. L il and then will disperse to the various
Its correspondents at Berlin and
lis, the wealthy Lemoore, Cal., bank Mediterranean ports, according to
Paris eant.'lllng the unlimited lo ter
er and stockman, wns sentenced by
of credit given to Senor Cas;ro when Judge Welborn, at a special session their Itinerary, with the least pos
sible delay. Christmas was fittingly
he left Venezuela for Europe anu no !
of the federal court, to spend b I x ' observed on board the 16 vessels of
one In Caracas believes he will ever
months In the local county Jail and to the fleet.
dare return to the capital. The Cas- (
pay a fine of $1000. Lillis was con
t> > cabinet lias been forced to resign
victed at the last session of the fed
Change In drrman Postal Kates.
r .d a new und progressive ministry
eral court on a charge of Illegally In
New York, Jan. 1.— From today
I as been appointed by Gomez, the
closing large areas of government
on the postal rate on letters between
Acting President.
land. The case will be appealed and
the United States and the German
The attempt to assassinate Gomez
Lillis has been released on bond.
empire will be 2 cents. This rate
cod several of the ministers was de-
applies only to leters carried pn ves
c;ded upon Friday night, December
Steal« Ship's Silver.
sels sailing direct between American
I S. Benor Gomez heard of the plot,
Vallejo. Cal., Dec. 23.— George
i id took the personal Htand that Terrey, a fireman on the torpedo- and German ports and not to those
that are trana-ahlpped by way of
ripped It In the bud.
boat-destroyer Rowan, was arrested
other countries. Agitation has been
by the police with practically all the
started to make the new rate ap
Will-ship Maine Sails for South.
silverware from the cnbln of the com
Norfolk, Va., Dee. 21.— A special manding officer In his possession. plicable to all letters between Ger
many and the United States, without
from Fortress Monroe, Va., says:
Terrey claimed that he had merely
The United
Stales
battleship borrowed the silverware. He will be regard to route.
"'nine, flagship of the third squad- tried by courtmartlal.
Deprive Negroes o f Vote.
i n of the new Atlantic fleet, sailed
Muskogee. Okla.. Dec. 30.— Sever
t lay under sealed orders for the
Htiliet for Aerial War.
al of the leading Democrats of Okla
t nth. She Is presumably bound for
Berlin, Dor. 23 -A Gottingen gen-
homa met here for the purpose of
Venezuela.
smith named Schraoder has Invented
The armored‘ cruiser oNrth Caro- and patented an expanding bullet preparing a bill to be Introduced 1«.
the legislature next week to disfran
iu sails today for Charleston Hay. I adapted for the destruction of di
The cruiser Montana is expected to rigible balloons. The bullet can be chise the negro. Governor Haskell
was represented by J. E. Wyand, o f
sail Wednesday to Join the North J fired from the regular Infantry rifle.
Muskogee.
Carollr#
DISHONEST EitiPLOTES
It rests entirely with (Venator Ful
ton to determine whether John C.
Young shall become postmaster at
Portland, or whether some other
man shall be chosen. Hut It !a en
tirely beyond the power of Senator
Fulton to pick the new postmaster.
He Is not entitled to make a selec
tion, hut he ha« every right to pass
upon the selection made by his col
league, and his approval Is necessary
before that choice can become ef
fective.
To make the amount of money
which each school district shall re
ceive from the state and county
school founds dependent upon the
' number of teachers employed In each
district Instead of upon the number
of children of school age va:; the
radical change In the manner of the
appropriation of school funds urged
by State Superintendent of Public
Instruction J. H. Ackerman at. Pen
dleton last week
He waa address
ing the aeeond annual meeting of
school officers of Umatilla county.
Details of another reclamation
project for Umatilla county became
known at Pendleton last week when
It was learned that a syndicate of
8pokane capitalists had contracted
for several hundred acres of river
bottom land along the Umatilla river
about 20 miles west of Pendleton.
This section Is noted for Its fine
fruit, heretofore produced on a small
scale, and It Is the purpose of the
promoter» of thi project to divide
the land up Into small fruit tracts.
Though i he land to he developed 1«
mostly sublrrlgated. water will he
taken from the Umatilla river to re
claim portions that may need It.
W « h the beginning; of the new year it is well to make
a few resolves, and the first on your list should be a
Resolve to buy your dry-goods, shoes, groceries, wall paper,
carpets and linolium, and in fact all the staples of the Fred
Rock Mercantile
Jhis is
for
Company
the store that
your money.
always
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
y y iL B U B N. PIN TLE R, D. M. D.
G. B. TRASK, Prop.
Offlca ovar Frad Rock’s Sterra
OREGON
Rigs, Horses and Accommo
dations First-class.
J. M. R I N G O .
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Con
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W O O L W A N T E D — at once.
Stay ton Woolen Mills
Do not forget to see Jacob Span-
iol about your plumbing and tin
ning.
Heaters lined.
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S T A T IO N E R Y
FRESH
C A N D IE S
We also have a complete line of
LEATHER NOVELTIES
and the prices are reasonable.
To SEE is to BUY.
G I V E
US A T R I A L .
GEM CONFECTIONERY
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New Train Service on C. & E.
Commencing June 22 ami until
further notice the following train ser
vice will !«• in effect on the line of the
0. «It E. R. R. between Albany and Ya-
quina. daily except Sunday:
Train No. Iff Train No. 2
Mixed
Passenger
Leave Albany 745 a. in. 1240 p. in.
Ar. Ynquin* 1 '30 p in. 5:30 p. m.
Tiain Nn. 15 Train No 2
Passenger
Mixed
Leave Yaquina 2:15 *>.m. 7:0 0 « m
Arrive Albany 7:00 pm.- 11:55a.m.
On Sundays the service'
be
follows: Leave Albany 7:35
m- Ar-
rive Yaqoina 1140 a in.
I «cave A u-
quin« 4»:0‘ * p. m. Arrive Alhai’ J’ 11:30
p. m.
W m . M c M u r r a y ,
Gen. Passenger Ag ?nf.
D E LB E R T
HILL
AU TH O R IZED A G EN T
OF
M ILL CITY
AND
DISTRICT
FOR
Subscriptions, Job Printing
and A d v e r t in g
FOR
THE
STAYTON
M A IL
HUBERT F. LEONARD
OSTEOPATH IC
a io - iz o
PH YSICIAN
M o h tiw k
B ie l«.
I f « . Phone Mi Un 70SS
Office M ein 7 09
Portland - - -
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Oregon.
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Oregon.
C IT Y
obegok
M EAT
Sestak
N OTARY P U BLIC
Loans,
And Collection
ln\estments
Agent.
tu
Fresh, Salt and Smoked
M EA T S
HIGHEST MARKET PRICE PAID
FOR STOCK AND HIDES
Stayton, O re; - n
STAYTON
CEMENT STONE WORKS
ALL KINDS OF
Building
Stone
And Cement Building Material
Cement Sum. made t<> Order on Short
N> tic<‘
Estate,
M ARKET
&
ir iiA iy n
Cenent
Hoedle
* C lean «* • Speciafty
ayto n
Lawyer and Notary Public.
Reel
H E N K E L
Merchant Tailor
W . h. Queener
Chas.
OREGON.
1 have on hand a fnll line of samples
(or Spring and Summer Suita.
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STAYTON,
3 rd a n d h ig h S t s .
Stayton,
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Stage line from Turner to Lyons.
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Conveyancing, Collections
We have an opening for an in
and Probate Business
vestment of from one to ten thous
A Specialty.
and dollars in a paying enterprise.
This will bear the closest investiga Real Estate Sold and Loans Negoti
tion. Address Fred G. Conley. Agent
ated. Fire anil Accident Insurance.
Box 98 Stayton, Oregon.
M o iu lM y
Hacks connect with trains at Kings
ton.
Leave or telephone order« for convey
ance to or from W. Btavton trains
M A G A Z IN E S
Try K— N—O— X— A Cold Tablet«
at the BREWER DRUG COMPANY.
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LITTLE ADVERTISEMENTS
Of Want«, To-Let, For Sale,Lost
Found, Personals, Marriages, Deatf
etc., cost only ONE CENT a word for
each insertion. CASH with order.
Only a few pennies properly put
in ? LITTLE CATCHY AO W ILL
ALW AYS GET RESULTS.
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U N D ER TA K ER
and EM B ALM ER
FARM FOR SALE— $2,500.—
147 acres of land, 40 acres under
STAYTON,
cultivation. Good buildings. Six mi
les east of Stayton Cemetery.
.Address, F. STROM BERG,
P O S T CARDS
STAYTON. OREGON.
K e r p your c lo th ** b rig h t
I w i l l d o It f o r y o u
Hurr n* y o u ’ re h I i v * .
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Slayton, Ore.
StaytonLivery
D E N T IS T
FOR S A L K — Fifty Iota adjoining
the town of Scyton. Price from $50
up, ami for information callón Dripps,
of St avion.
441 f
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Phone in your orders, and we
FRED ROCK MERC. CO.
W A N T E D — Farms for «ale or rent.
Have clients in the east who want to
buy Oregon ranches from owner« only.
38 C iiah . H okdi . k , Mill City, Ore
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will insu-e prompt attention.
■TAYTON
New To-day
for the ensuing
F> i>>.,l..tii*n- a Specialty
L. P BROWN.
Mill City-Oregon.
Grand Central Hotel
Locoted Corner 2nd and FI. St.
Guests will find first class
accomodations.
Traveling
Men will find a large, light
.M
Sample
Room.
Large
Pleasant
Dining Room.
Good Rooms and Prices
to Suit.
M. i SPAN10L Prop.
Stayton- Oregon.
Notice for Publication.
D E P A R T M E N T OF THE: IN 1'ERIOR
U S Land Office at Portland, Oregon
Oi-toher, 2S 1908.
S.Ttice i« hereby given that Everett
K Ora »«•♦*«*, nf Albany, Linn Co., Ore
gon, who, «>n October 28th, 1908, made
Timber «’ .and Application, No 0601,
for north west 1-4 of north east 14,
north 1-2 of north wc.-t I 4 and south
west l 4 of north wc«t 1-4 of section 24
township 9 s o u t h of, range 3 east of
W i l l a m e t t e Meridian, haa tiled notice
of intention to iuul> f mal i a«h Proof,
to establish claim to the land above
described, before the Register and Ke
ceiver of the U 8 Land Office at Port
land Oregon, on the 11th day of Jan
Notice for Publication.
DEPARTMENT OK THE
INTERIOR,
United State« Land Office,
Portland. Oregon, Octoln r 10 1908.
Notice is hereby given that Katie
Davey Stamp, by Daniel \\ Dineen,
her Attorney in Fact, «»f Cloverdale,
County of Sonoma, State of Citliforn a,
haa tiled in thi* office his application
to select under the provisions ol the
Act of Congress Approved Ju lyl, 1898,
the EJ S W
S W \ BWt Sec. 28, and
N E \ S W V Sec 30, Twp 11 S„ K 4
East, W. M. Any and all persona
claiming adversely thtf lands described,
or desiring to object liecause of the
mineral character of the land, or for
uary, 1909.
any other reason, to the disposal to
Claimant names a« witnesses:
Christian Knutson, of Lebanon Ore applicant, should file their affidavits of
protest in this office on or before tho
gun, F M Hester, E E Heath and T 22nd day of November 1908.
L Henne* all of Oates, Oregon.
A lgernon 8 D resser Register.
A i . u e k . n o x 8 D r e s s e r
1st pub Oct. 23 1908.
last pub. Nov. 20 “
11-6 1-8-9
Register.