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Unswayed by fear, uninffu-
en< e<1 by favor. the East Ore-
got iati will tell the truth. the
county.
wh.de truth, about
sta.e and national affairs. It
is fair, absolutely fair. to
««lose who differ from its
views, as well as to its
friends.
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Walls of Waterworks Reser-
voir Give Way,and Flood
North Carolina lown.
M \s SUICIDE.
Ten .Milter» Cntalied ami Druwn<d at
Bottom of sliaft.
M’ilkesbarre. Pa., Nov. 2.-—It is re­
ported that a cage carrying is miners
fell to the bottom of Achinloas mine
at Nanticoke, 10 miles
south, this
morning, and all the miners
were
killed.
table Broke. Eighteen Killed.
Later—The cable broke, precipitat­
ing the carriage l«xid of men several
hundred feet. The hoisting gear was
wrecked.
There
was
much
difficulty
in
reaching the men. The mine is own-
ed by the Delaware. Lackawanna A
M'estern Coal Company.
THIRTEEN RESIDENCES
Ten Mero Killed.
The vh lints, Poles and Slavs, were
10. m the cage. The Ivottom of the
Those
sitai; was filled with water.
no« crushed by the fall were drown­
Mtllloii ami a Half Gallon» • of Water
ed.
The «age got beyond the con-
Devastated Over a Mlle of Terri- trol of the «Miglneer and droppe«i 1700
tory—<»us- Xot Know n and Re- feet.
Not
»ponsibility
Yet 1 Fixed—No
LABOR LEADERS ARRESTED.
M anting of the Catastropiw. and
DESTROYED IX
\ MOMENT.
People Mere
Drowned in
Ttwir
Cluirgvxl M itli l'»ing tlie Mail» to
Bevis— Heavy Masonry Moved and
Work a Fraud.
Bodies M «-ye Carried a Mile.
Omaha. Nov. 2.—Henry Hauflaire.
rroor-ling sroretary. and John Cush­
ing. president of the South Omaha
Salem N. C.. Nov. 2.—The north Tia«les and Labor Council, are under
wall of the brick reservoir
of the artest charged with using the mails
Winston water works burst at 5 this to defraud.
morning killing 10 or more persons
Il is alleged they sent out circulars
white and colored. The water swept aeking money to pay the fines of
away a number of dwellings.
The men cinvtcted during the recent meat
cause of tne disaster is not ascertain- strike, the money to be paid Hauf-
e<i.
laire. who had no authority to receive
IL
No M arning of Di»a»ter.
Pasquale Gets Five Years.
Salem. Nov. 2.—Seven are known
to be dead and many are missing,
Walla Walla. Nov. 2.—Joseph Pas-
M'hen the wall of the
reservoir qualo. the Italian who killed Domi-
collapsed it burled the home of Mar- nico Valerio, will have five years in
tin Peoples, with his family.
Thir- prison to meditate on his rash deed.
teen residences were destroyed.
He was sentenced by Judge Brents
A million and a halt gallons
of laat evening after his attorney. Oscar
water escaped, devastating over
Cain, had battled for a new trial and
mile of territory.
The colored set­ it had been overruled by the court.
tlement in the vicinity of the reser­ Notice of an apeal to the supreme
voir is entirely wrecked.
Negroes court was at once filed.
and whites are both working to ret-
cue the victims.
Pope Had Heart Failure.
The cause of the disaster was the
Rome. Nov. 2.—The pope had an
overflow of the reservoir. It is not
attack of heart failure during
the
known who is responsible. The res­
Dr. Lapponi gave immediate
night,
ervoir burst without
warning, and
relief.
victims were drowned while sleeping
one couple floated on a bed for 50<i
Portland Jail Broken.
yards and neither was injured.
Portland.
Nov. 2.—Five prisoners
The known dead are:
Mrs. Peo­
ples. Mrs John Poe and «laughter. broke from the county jail in the
heart of the city last night.
Thomas Southern and five negroea
Vicrroy Dead.
Seventeen Demi.
Pekin. Nov.
1.—The viceroy of
Salem. Nov. 2.—It to believed the Nankin. Lihsi ng Jin. formerly minis-
Many victims
dead will reach 17.
ter to Japan, is dead.
were pinned under i the debris of
wrecked houses, and I many bodies
were washe«i into
Beloes pond, a
mile away, The pond is being drag­
ged for bodies.
Masonry from the reservoir weigh­
ing tons was carried half a mile, One
child was rescued from a tree half
a mile from the house.
Other recognized dead are:
Mrs.
Vogler. Mrs. Southere and son. Miss
Octavia Bailey. Lucille Malone and
Caroi'r-e Martin, the two last named ROBBERS ESCAPED
being colored
WHILE INDER FIRE.
WOMAN'S GHASTLY CRIME.
Man Dismembered and Robbed, and
Murderer Escapes.
Vienna, Nov. 2.—A ghastly murder
in the populous suburb of Mariahilf
is the sensation of the day. Johann
a wealthy widower,
Sikora, aged
aissing. was found
who had been
sewn In a sack in the apartment of
a couple named Klein.
It seems to be established that the
woman. Francisca Klein, alone com­
mitted the crime. She decoyed Sik­
ora into her lodging, strangled him.
cut off his limbs and then placed the
portions in a sack, which she hid be­
hind a sofa where they were found.
All this was done during the absence
. of the husband, who, on his return,
slept with his wife in the room in
which the body was lying.
After murdering Sikora, Francisca
went to his apartments and by means
of keys taken from his dead body
robbed his safe of money and stocks
to the amount of several thousand
dollars. The following day she and
her husband fled and have not yet
been apprehended. It is believed
to
passage
they may have taken
America.
“KID" SHERIDAN DEAD.
Convicted Mi-wouri Boodler Will Ap­
|M*ar for Trial.
St. Louis, Nov. 2.—John A. (Kid;
of
the
Sheridan, former
member
house of delegates whose trial for
bribery in connection with the subur­
ban deal has been delayed on account
morning,
of his Illness,
died this
Sheridan was convicted and ser.tenc-
ed to five years, but
the supreme
court remanded the case.
FUNERAL NEXT TUESDAY.
Obsequies Over Remains of Arctiblsh-
op W. H. Elder.
Cincinnati, Nov. 1.—The funeral of
the late Archbishop William
Henry
Elder, of the arch diocese of Cincin­
nati. who died last night, will be held
next Tuesday morning at 9 o’clock at
St. Peter’s cathedral.
Many Catho­
lic
dignitaries
will
attend.
It is
probable Archbishop Gibbons will de­
liver the funeral oration.
THROUGH BURNING BRIDGE.
Engineer Was Killed and
Injured.
The East Oregonian of Pen-
dleton, Oregon, la published In
the heart of the wonderful In
land Empire.
You will find
that it la readable, reliable
and progressive, and will give
you the news reliably, accu­
rately and fully.
PENDLETON, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4. 19i»4
VOL. XXVIII
SEVENTEEN WERE I
KILLED AT SALEM
II
Fireman
Winnipeg. Nov. 1.—J. Dauphin, an
engineer was killed and H. Lloyd, a
fireman, was fatally hurt at Conners
a heavy
early this morning, when
Canadian Pacific freight fell through
a burning bridge.
Foundry Company Clones.
Jeffersonville, Ind., Nov.
1.—The
local plant of the American Car A
Foundry company was closed today
for an indefinite period. About 300
men are made idle by the shutdown.
Trains Collide In Tamarac.
8an Francisco. Nov. 1.—Freight and
work trains collided at Tamarac, a
small station in the Sierras last night.
W. W. Taylor, a fireman, was seri­
ously injured.
Sheriff» P«e*e Is Hot on Ttwir Trail
and Overtook Them on Gray Bull
Riv«r—One of Them Is Supp>Mei!
to Have Been Injured. But No Of-
fieiala Were Hurt—Robber» E»cap-
«1 a Second Time on stolen Horses
and Have Disappeared.
But With
a Great Certainty of Being Again
Overtaken.
Cody, Wyo., Nov. 2.—Two unknown
cowboys who
have
been
loafing
a.ot-.J this p'ace tor the past we, i
titis afternoon wicked into ths First
National Ban'.t if this pla?e and si-h
drawn pistols ordered hands u;.
Evety official and clerk Insteal of
complying jumped for his gun. a sup­
ply of which are cached in various
corners of the bank, and began to
fire on the intruders, who took to
the street, firing in return, but doing
no damage.
The cashier. L O. Mlddangh. not
content with the retreat of the rob­
bers, followed them Into the street
and was shot through the chest by
.«ue ot the robbers, and
instantly
killed.
Tne robbers who were In full re­
treat when they left the bank, then
climbed upn their horses and fled at
¡ull^speed, entirely bootless,
having
not secured a dollar. Many citizens
fired at them as they fled.
A posa* was immediately formed
and is on the trial of the robbers, who
aie beaded apparently for the Gray
Bui river and Southern Montana.
Middaugh was the only person In­
jured unless it be that one of the rob­
bers was shot, which
is uncertain,
though it is very strange should they
have gotten away without being hurt,
as a dozen citizens took
shots at
them before they disappeared.
Outlaws Put Up a Fight.
\\ iiiies-a«» Found
Mlio Saw
Ca«-»ar
Heavy Explosions Heard in Port Arthur and Five Warships
Damaged in the Harlw.
Wyoming Would-Be Bank Parker and Davis Are Carry­
Robbers Elude the Sheriff’s ing Out the Last Program
Posse.
of the Campaign.
start at Onoe.
SPEAKS IN NEU JERSEY
TONIGHT AND TOMORROW
Carry
New
York suite—Denies Himself to Cal­
lers and Devotes Ills Time to Speech
Building—Has an Anno)lng Throat
Trouble Resulting Ertun Open Air
Speaking, and Consults a .speciall-u
—Wednesday Night He Will speak
al Two Plates.
New York. Nov. 1.—Judge Parker
Is gratified over the ovation
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he re-
ceived at Madison Square Garden last
night and is more confident than ever
this morning that the national ticket
will carry New York state.
The candidate leaves at 5 this after­
noon for Newark. N. J.,
where he
speaks tonight.
After the
evening
meeting he will make a short speech
at Jersey City, returning to New York
at 1 tomorrow morning.
He denies
himself to callers today, devoting his
time to speech building.
Shortly after noon Parker went to
consult a throat specialist regarding
a slight hoarseness resulting from
open air speaking. He will speak at
Carnegie Hall and Cooper Union Wed­
nesday night.
Cheyenne, Nov.
2.—A
telephone
message from Meeteese states that
the possee that left here at midnight
came upon the Cody bank robbers at
daylight in a lonely spot on Gray
Bull river.
The outlaws put up a stiff fight
and got away, one being injured. A
hundred shots were fired. The horses
of the bandits were jaded. The pos-
see secured fresh mounts and expect­
ed the bandits to be taken soon.
In the encounter with the robbers
QUARREL OVER PROUTS.
last night one of the outlaws was
wounded, but no officers
were hit. Shot III» Partner and Ttvrn Commit­
Two hundred shots were fired, The
ted Htdckle.
robbers stole fresh horses at a corral
Chicago. Nov. 1.—Henry Hotze to­
and disappeared near Meeteese.
day seriously wounded William Kup-
leman. shooting him twice In the pres­
“MARKET CANARD.'
ence of the latter's family. He then
reloaded the revolver and killed him­
Story That Copper light Has Been
self. The two men were owners and
Settled Is Denied.
editors of the Catholic Weekly and
New- York, Nov. 1 1.—Arthur P. quarreled over the division of the
brother
of
Heinze,
F.
Augustus profits of the paper.
Heinze. and a director of the United
Copper company, said I
today
that
Five Years for Two.
there is no truth In the story that a
Walla Walla, Nov. 1.—John
Mm-
settlement of the copper fight had sum and Edward Hutchins, convicted
been effected, or that John W. Gates In the superior court of administering
has bought out the Heinze interests. knockout drops to Frank Foy, were
He pronounced the story a "campaign yesterday afternoon sentenced to five
fake”or "market canard.” gotten up years each in the state penitentiary.
for the purpose of selling Amalga­ Massarn comes of a prominent Walla
Walla family.
mated stock.
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Ml Rill i:
Mitnc»» < all» for il«*lp ami (I k - P«-r-
Spokane, Nov.
3.—According
to
statements made today Herbert < •_
Switzer, former cashier of the O. K.
& N. freight office in Spokane, will
not be prosecuted for the alleged
theft of $1575.
It is declared that
money has been secured with which
I«* make good the shortage.
Switzer was arrested Oi-tuber 11 on
a warrant charging him with having
embezzled money from lit« raUiuaa
ctimpany. the peculations extending
over a period of f«vur years, It was
No M itlw-.se» Found.
staled at the time that Switzer
most of the money playing th«-
New York. Nov 1.—District Attor-
machines.
ney Jerome said toduy that the reporl l ivnr ll<>iiil>ar<ltii«‘iit I» In ITogrv«e—Twenty-throe Tlw>u-an<l RecriilL»
Swltser was arraigne-l the next ■la y
that two eye-witnesses of the death
before Judge Kenning and pleaded
of "Caesar” Young had been fount!
(«■r Ovalità in tlw Movement \g»in»t
Mukden—.la|Miu«-«<*
Pro^-v-utc
not guilty to the charge, •No «late for
had been Investigated with no results
Grout Tunneling Scia-m«-» Before l«««rt Arthur—Pronil-s- of »niootli
hl» trial was set.
The counsel for Miss Patterson
say
Switzer turned
over
they are unaware of any witnesses to
his
home,
Pnvgro««» of Inquiry luto North Kra In« klein—Itallk- Flrot Arri««-» at
valued at $2000. but this did not keep
the shooting.
the railroad rompany from ordering
Tangier*.
bls arrest
it was given out today
though that through th«- efforts of his
wife and her family suffl« lent money
StrrniHvu» llu»tling for
Denna-rmlc
Chetoo. Nov. J.—Information from Japanese Tuesday night advanced had been raised to pay off the amount
t aiHlktate.
embezzled and that the railroad ?om-
New York. Nov. 2.— Parker spent Japanese sources indicates that the against the Ruasian right flank on party and bonding company had
Jai-anem*
have
captured
positions
both
sides
of
the
railway,
but
»
ere
ti e niort ing writing speeches for his
agreed to dismiss the proceeding*
placli* the east side of Port Arthur repulsed.
Connroticut tour.
through the prosecuting at torney'a of-
at
their
mercy,
and
practically
sealing
H*« throat is not in good condition
flee.
the
fate
of
the
citadel.
For
the
cap
­
an-1 he will have It sprayed so as to
Illqulr) Mill lb- SIlHHtlll
ture
of
Eastport
Ridge
and
the
siege
g «t into shape for two speeches to-
London. Nov. 3.—At a meeting of
stIOl I ORMI It WO I
have
Cooper Union.
the of Port Arthur proper they
night, one at
the cabinet which was called for 3
other at Oimegle Hall, At the close completed planting eight-inch how­ o'clock this afternoon. It Is believed
llrr P.M
of the meeting Parker will be given itzers.
a detailed Inquiry Into the 1 nigger
Infantry
attacks
were
planned
for
a reception by the club, He will leave
Rank affair will be Mibmitl«»! for
noon. November 8. against «'thtluit final action
for Connecticut at lu tomorrow,
Every thing
<-«nuet-tt-tl
Kaskwan
and
Banjusan
defenses
Despite denials. It is still a pot rt-
with tl-e Intpiiry which will I k - hehl
biiity that Parker will make a trip
at Vigo I« re|H«rtetl »» pr««cee<lliig
to Indiana points for speeches Mon­
Blowing up Magazines.
smoothly.
day.
New Chwang. Nov. 3.—Expiosioi >ns
occurred early this morning inside
1 utuwiillg I'rotu Pigeon Ila).
TICIAI. OF RIOTERS.
Port Arthur. It Is believed that mag­
Rome. Nov 3—A dispatch from
izlnes or mines were blown up.
Tokio slates the Japanese have tun-
Attcanptlng to Tlirow Rc»|xui»ihUlt y
neled frotn Pigeon Bay
to
»uhm
Bombardment 1» Fierce.
MK.I l\<; I»
U.l <
Upon tiic Jews.
eight nt He« of Golden Hill fortrenw
T««klo. Nov. J—News from Port
Gomed. Russia. Nov. 1.—The trial
»uii kr«e<- Erosa Irijury t<» a Ilrskc.
of prisons charged with being respon­ Arthur is to the effect that today's
Itu»»isil» OH Tangier»
mati.
sible for the antl-Jewlsh rl«vts here bombardment is of the fiercest de-
Tangiera.
Nov
3 - The
Russian
Five Russian warshlps in
M'sahlngton. Nov 1.—The case of
during September.
1»<>3. is In pro­ scr«ption
Baltic fleet which left Vigo Tuesday
Berkm-«n O. Johnson
againvt
thè
gress.
Eleven defendants and <9 the harbor are reported as serioual}
»as sighted off here today
thè Southern P.<< ifi- for lamag-s for
other» are being held on the same damaged.
- - - - ■ -1 wtele ■ -«Ut ■ c ■ ars
charge.
Irrite at Tangier.
The government Is attempting to I
al Promontori. Utah, was argued In
Reinforcing O,
prove the disorders was In the nature I
Tangiert. Nov. 3.—Admiral Rojest- thè supreme court to-lay. It waa ap-
Rome. Nov. 3.—A telegram from
of anti-Chrtstian riots and not of anti-1 Chefoo asserts that Oyama m,s been vensky s battlmhlps entered the har­ peaied from thè Utah court« by John­
Jewish character
It is asserted the | reinforced by 23.000 men
son. vrho bases his claim on a pro­
and
>1 bor this afternoon.
Vision for safety appliances In the act
riots were organized by Jews to take I guns since the firal battle of Shake
af-1
requlring automatic couplers
vengeance for the the Kishlneff
G<a »UX--.-S-I Mouixksi
river
fairs.
Dvr.don. Nov.
3.— The
Exchange
< >4> tor Mining Claim««.
Japan«*»«- Rcpulrod.
Telegraph has a St Petersburg dis­
Bolar. Nov. 3—Elmer Bell
ARBITRATION TREAT!’
tele- patch slating that Gen. M««eaael has
St. Petersburg. Nov
3.—A
John Reeves prominent mining men
gram from Mukden reports that the been wounded in the leg
of Payette. are in the city on bustness
Signtsl Today BsHwrovi toe United
They rece ntly made a very important
Mates ami France.
I
sale < t mining property on Thunder
I
M'a.shlngton. Nov. 1.—The arbitra­
Holt mountain n«ar Trappers Fla:
tion treaty between the United Stales
For a group of five claims they were
and France was signed thia afternoon
paid 114.535 In cash by George M
by Secretary Hay and Amb.mM-l"'
Know general manager of the Trap-
Jusserand.
l-rv Flat Mining a Milling company.
The convention follows the lines ro-
centlwy concluded In the treaty be­
Portland Ma« lxnr GifL
tween Great Britain and France and
Portland. Nov 1—California heirs
provides for a permanent court of ar­
to the Ree-1 estate threaten to defeat
bitration for the settlement of all dis­
Mrs
the philanthropy of the
late
putes not settled by dlplomcy. The
Amanda Reed, who gave the city >f
treaty Is to be in force five years.
Portland 8I.444.444 for the purpose
of establishing a unlverslty at Port-
Will Make Another Ascension.
tand
Suit will be brought by heirs
to annul the bequest of Mrs. It«-roi to
St. Louis. Nov. 1.—It is announced
the city.
this morning that Knabenshue will
make another ascension with Bald-
To -ecun taxai I vhibit».
win's airship at 2 o'clock this after-
Portland,
Nov
3 —Cla-'kamas
noon if weather conditions are good. SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN
county will offer prizes to farmers
SÍTATE IN THREE D\YS for the best agricultural. hortlcul-
ENTIRELY SURROUNDED
Killed in a Runaway.
tuml and other exhibits. In order to
Virginia City. Mont., Nov. 1.—The
bring out the best to be found for
dead bodies of Jesse Armitage and
the Lewis and Clark fair
Clacka-
wife were found beside the road near Harvev lavgan. live
Notorious.
Be- Mill Make Tlvroe Specs" *c« in Connec­
ma» county has also asked for In-
their farm this morning, thrown from
Uevtd to Be Mith die Gang M hicti
ticut Tiaiay—I ke-1 «reta« Irsi liai Can­ creased space In the buildings
a buggy In a runaway last night.
Senn» to Be Henaiasl for the "Hoir
didate UHI Make Tlilrtron »|«-vs<w«
Vesuvius In Eruption.
tn the Wall”—Reward» Aggregat­
T«ata> and Twelve Tnnnterow. and
Valuable Stallkm Burned.
Napl«*s. Nov 2—Vesuvius Is again
ing Twenty-five Thousand Dollar»
is B>x>k««d Ckeae for the Remainder
Lincoln.
Neb..
Nov.
1.—George
showing signs of activity
The cra­
are Offemi for Ml live Gang—Col
<»f tlw Meek—Mr. Davis* Morir I« ter t» emitting a dense
Starr, the famous Nebraska stallion,
«olumn of
value«! at 810.000. perished In a fire
Cody lias Bren
Delayrd in His
Principal!) In Meat Virginia anti -lust.
this morning at Norfolk. Neb.
Preparation» for Purrnlt. but Mill
Mar) lami Mining Dl-trka».
Believes That He Will
NO. ÍMI
« \-~ll I lit l.ol s w ItnXi.
Young shoot llim»elf.
New York. Nov. I.—The district at­
torney’s office is today investigating
information which if correct will re­
sult in the release of Nan Patterson,
who is hel«i In connection with the
-leath of Ceasar Young.
the book­
maker.
Two witnesses have
been
found
who claim they saw Young deliberate­
ly shot« himself.
They are out-of-
town business men who kept the mat­
ter quiet for personal reasd^k
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Cheyenne. M’yo.. Nov. 1.—At -lawn
the ¡Ka»- w hlppe«! the timber on Cot- 1
tonwood creek, in which the Cody
bank robbers were suppoaed to be se-
creted but found the quarry had fled .
having slipped through the cordon 1
of guards «luring the night.
The robber« xroured fresh horses
and have a good start. It Is reported
that Harvey I.ogan.
the
notorious
Montana bandit, is at the head of
the gang, which Is now making for
the "Hole in the Wall." a rendezvous
where they will be safe from pursuit.
Rewards for the gang
Including
Logan, now aggregate $25.000.
Colonel Cody.
with
his English
guests, was delayed on the railroad
and did not reach Cody until this
evening
Horses and outfits are In
readiness, and will start on the man­
hunt Immedlatelv on his arrival.
AIR SHIP ADRI IT.
Bsldwin's Arrow Floats Away In an
i nmanagcablc f omlltlon.
St. Ivouls,
Nov. 3.—Knabenshue.
with Baldwin’s "Arrow," ascended at
2 o’clock this afternoon to make a
15-mile flight.
At a height of 500
feet she starte«! eastward 200 yards,
then made a beautiful half-circle and
was hovering over Jefferson Guard
barracks, when she signale«! to the
crowds below that the motor had be­
come disabled en<l that it was Impos­
sible to further navigate the balloon
The airship then aroae to 1,000 feet
and drifted northeast.
New York. Nov. 3.—Mr Parker left
Ne* York at 10:18 this morning and
will make three spec- hes In Connec­
ticut, Bridgeport. Ne»
Haven and
Hartford, and return to New York
tomorrow morning
V committee of
prominent democrats will meet the
nominee at Gram! Central station on
his return and accompany hltn on
a tour of the state.
Parker at Bridgeport.
3—The
Bridgeport. Conn..
Nov.
Parker special arrived at 11 4 5 and
hundreds of people at the station
cheered the candidats. who was driv-
en to the residence of Rev. Mr. Gib­
ney, where the candidate's mother,
Mrx Harriet E. F. Parker. of Derby,
meeting
Conn., greeted him.
The
was unexpected, as Parker did not
anticipate meeting her until after the
After luncheon
he
was
election.
driven to the armory, where he ad-
<lresse<i 3.000 people and then left
for New Haven.
Tlilrtrcti Speeches Today.
<'umberland. Nov. 3.—Mr. Davis be­
gan his final round of speechmaktng
this morning, and will deliver 13
speeches before tonight.
Twelve speeches are booked for to
morrow, closing at Elkins,
He will
make the final speech of the cam­
palgn at Belllngton Saturday night,
and then return to Elkins to await
Tuesday's battle of ballots.
BACK TO WORK
Milter» Will Await the Action of the
Conference.
Chicago. Nov. 3.—Over 5000 coal
miners who were thrown out of work
by the strike of the hoisting erigí­
neers, went back to work in the Illi­
nois coal fields today.
The willingness of the miners to
take the places of the engineers is
believed to foreshadow the action of
the United Mine Workers and opera­
tors’ conference in session at Spring­
field today.
The conference Is con­
Chicago Wheat.
sidering the attitude of the union to­
Chicago, Nov. 3.—Decemlier wheat ward the engineers’ strike
opened at 81.12*4; dosed at 81.12%.
May opened at $1.12%;
close«! at
EIGHT BODIES RECOVERED.
$1.12%.
Corn opened at
43%c;
closed at 43 %c.
Oats
opened
at \<-hin»l-«»» Av-v-ivlvMit .Mak««» Wlvlovv»
28 %c; closed at 28 %c.
and Orphans.
llopelesal) Ixvat.
St. Louto. Nov.
3.—The Baldwin
airship has completely disappeared.
It may Mill be touring the heavens or
lying wrecked in some obscure spot.
Baldwin has practically given up all
hope of recovering the machine.
While the actual cost of the ship was
only 82.500. the money spent In per-
fecting it will reach $8.000.
Datto All Mould Surrender.
Manila. Nov. 8.—The Datto All. a
rebellious Moro leader, has requested
an interview with
General
Wood,
with a view to surrendering. The re­
quest has been granted.
Wilkeabarre, Nov. 3.—The bodies
of eight of the victims of yesterday’s
accident at Achlnsloss shaft were re­
covered today, so Ivadly mutilated by
the fall that only one could be Iden-
tlfled. ' The accident makes six wid-
ows and 14 orphans.
is-lralor f -sa|» ».
New firn. Minn., Nov. 2.—Dr. L. I
A. Gebhard, a dentist aged 20, was!
murdered In his office last night.
I
P. Brooks, a newspaper proprietor,
with Ills ««fflee ben«-ath the denial of­
fice. heard the s«?uffle and fouri-1 the
door locke«!. He tooke«1 through the
transom and saw the murderer deal
Gebhard blows on the head with a
hammer felling him. He
l«eq me um oi-iu l-tus ma*.
Brooks «-ailed for help and
the
mur«!erer jumped through a window
and escaped. There la no « lue io a
niotl — of th* murderer
Delegates to Conference In­
tercede in Behalf of Lower
Umatilla Basin.
$sK IOIIX T MHslI.ER
TO l>n.AV HIS REPORT
SliMMMKi. Iiu( Xo
lajurvcl.
Mount Vernon. N. T.. Nov.- 2.—A
-aln on the New ILvveo rail-
I caused an exploMon of dynamite
-I under th* fl
I str««**t bridge
afternoon. tnji
ng
two
s««»r--
.u* wre«*kln< «he bridge and *iam>
K many building* in the vicinity.
N
■ •«
kill«")
The
dynamite
tip uwd (n ran«truction work,
mag«- will reach SI## 'I##.
U>
•ul« Hh- at \»)I uih .
M'er«lan.
aged It
that tnsti-
.« • ring
k tu ii-lker< blet
t tlM> win-
1
i
Ur of lite
»n» milt
if.
He I ro! a
k ft
t
gutat »n
w
im-iant
matter.
fr*»rr
Lite Government M ill Be
A»krd to
Into Ind
I m K-iopnu-nt o< Winter or Ebani Ir-
rigalk«, and tlw \~..,iatrvl Irrtga-
lioidM. ami < ItlM-rw UHI I olirsi
ijswunutr lii««'Migatlon
Data U» Prove lie tarsi and l^atlug
I.HkkiK)—Usila Usila 1» <o-op-
eraiing.
lt«*-«dv«s|.
I hat tlu- iwe-tiiqt «-»II
Ils- atlriiijiMi ot tlw- < oiutnbta River
«elation to tw»-d
Ba»an Irrigatsm
-.1 iniiiM-ilialt- a« ti«»fi in tfe matter of
■smriug goK-riinw-wt awl fur the Flctau
irrig;«<iun project: tlvai Uvr rux-ativv
(vrtnniiiicr of tlut aseoclatiaHi Iw re-
qw«l«-vl to «-all a nws-ilng al «atoe Io
«1« vie- ua>* anal nw-ans of preventing
th« final abaiwkouneai of tlw* fa-hu
project Uvat Malta Malta <1t>
and
'<v-unl) I«- Invlml to wad d«drxatr— to
tlw- ain-tiag of tlw- atallol«, and
lltat a «»«nuaitlcr Iw- afqw«inted from
tld» |«rvli<uinarv nw-eting to
confer
»«Illi Jntoa T M lii»tler. government
emdtH-vr ill a-harKi-. to a-k him to de-
ta) hi» rrfs.rt on the $x-t»o trad for
a «dwirt uiir.
uniil Uw- < utamMa
River Basin A»»>w-iaUon can <wnfer
uitli liim «»n tlw- »ubjeii of winter Ir-
rlgati-ai in live Echo district.
Jewi»h Riot»
Ijemberg Gsllcta Nov.
2.—Riots
hav« -- < urre l at IJeff In consequence
■f the m««bllizatlon of the reserves.
Mobs at Bucttotaw. M'aasylkow and
Ka: ■» are reported to have attack-
—1 the houses snd «hops of the Jews
. a was the resolution pasaed at a
Troor« Interfered snd s number were meet'ng of M'alta M'alla. Echo and
killed
M-«re troops are en route to Pe->1leion irrigation delegates.
held
the districL
last evening at the pariors
of the
, Commercial Association, for the pur-
Trial Trip
(rul%cr.
- >f dev - g ways to preTent, if
R •'kport M a **,. N ov . 2.—The ar- possible the final abandonment of the
more# crui*^-r Weft Virginia, i> mag- E- ho irrigation project.
ing a trial trip today over the ther
Judge Lowell was chosen chairman
the <*ape Ann course.
The govern­ •f r. meeur.g -.-»4 the foiiosmg dei-
ment requirement is 22 knots,
The , egalrt were
• t
Dr. N Y. Bla-
ave vgr
»cd over the first two stage* lock and E H Johnson, of Walla
of the course wai less than the re- Wal’ai Dr c J Smith. Frank Van
Clese. J. H. I-ro«er and H. C. Willis.
qnlremen*.
"f Echo. Ju«lg« Lowell. Lee Teutsch.
<’ C. Berkeley and Bert
Hyriman
from the Pendleton Conunercial Asso­
ciation.
Ml I X-MII.E DIT« II WILL
III GREATLY ENLARGED
1‘r’ijcvt to Mforvl a «.real Abumlanœ
of Haiti to One Iti--osanti Acres
Xmv I luh-r Dtt<4v—Company
Ila»
Bonghi a Large Ditclnng Mnchlne
—Mater Mill Ba? Taken From Uma-
tiita River—Mell Known and Es­
|s-rieiHvsl Irrigator» t ««rnprise
< -ttupaii).
tive
<• I» Teel, superintendent of the
Hinkle Ditch Company, was in town
yestervlay
Mr. Teel Mates that farm-
era or fower Butter creek have form-
ed a c mpony called the Butter Creek
Watet <*<»mpany. for the purpose of
procuring and mannging a water sup-
l»l\ for thrir own la ids. Mr. Teel L«
aljM> a stockholder in this new com­
pany .
The new company h*.< already ar-
rantrv.1 for the purchase of a ditching
.1« hinu which uiii l»e ila^d to broad»
en
and deepen a seven »mile ditch
w hi’ h brings I’matilla river water to
the him!« of the member* of the com-
. wh<«*e names are given below,
This litchi! k machine will com fljoo
and with it the nl«t ditch mentioned
will be broadened from six to eight
Mell Known I matilla < ounty Mvcv-p-i feet and deepened from three feet
‘pth not yet determined.
man 1» < vpllinl-tlc anti Declare»
The members of the company will
Ever) thing Is to Be Gained l>> lie­
horses
furnish amonir them all the
Sl»«»l>meii Relii»i>ig to t«tntract in neetieii hi the work, as well as the
\<lvance ami h> Hanging Together men to drive and to operate the ma­
with
the
M In ti tile M«««l I .Market <>|x«ti» io chine. and will procrod
work immediately and complete It
tlw- Sfvring.
■luring the early part of the winter.
It will furnish water for 1000 acres
of tan4 belonging to the members of
It is reported that the ISOS wool
the company. The original ditch was
clip of Wallowa county. Is being con­
built a year ago.
traded at from IS to 18 cents per
The members of the company are
pound and that a large proportion
O. D. Teel. Harry R««gers. Juda Rog­
of the clip Is already sold at those
ers. Flank Van Cleve. Ralph Stanfield
figures.
and some late comers whose names
Buyers are scouring th«« country In
could tyot be learned.
every direction and the keenest com­
petition among buyers ami commis­
sion companies exists.
In speaking of the wool situation
l*n—i<li-nt <>i senate Will Act During
In Umatilla county. A. H Sunderman.
G«»v. < luuilbrrlaln'» Ybscnce.
the well known sheepman, says:
Hon. George C. Brownell of Clack­
“Owing to the scarcity of wool In
the markets of the world and espec- amas county, president of the senate,
tally In the mark«-ts of the United is governor of Oregon today, and will
States, wool prices and sheep prices continue in that responsible position
promise to be excellent next year, no during the absence of Governor
Chamberlain in California, ami Secre­
matter who Is elected president.
"Th-' liiflii--iii-.-, -d th.- .-lei ti.>n Is tary of State Dunbar tn the East.
Such is the conclusion reached by
not being felt in the market; th««
high prices are caused now and will the i>erusal of the state constitution,
of
the
be caused next year by the need of and interviews with wme
wool by the scarcity of the commod­ state’s best legal talent.
Whether he will be called upon to
ity in the wool centers.
"The old wool is all sold out of exercise the duties of the office la
He has the power to
the commission warehouses in the not known.
markets, new avenues of trade are pardon prisoners, grant reprieves and
consuming greater quantities of wool commute sentences. He could make
and the narrowing range area is re­ appointments or remove present offi­
ducing the-wool clip in different wool cials holding un ler the governor. He
producing districts each year, so the could name his -. «.vn private secretary,
prospect for good prices is entirely and that individual would draw­ the
Independent of the election or Its re- salary until removed.
The S.ih-m Journal called up the
suit. Neither party can increase the
visible wool supply of the world nor acting governor by telephone this
for morntag. ami Inquired if he expect­
check the Increasing demand
ed to take up the active work of the
wool, as population Increases.
.“So far. there is not a pound of office, until the return of the other
wool contracted in Umatilla county, officials.
He replied “I do not think so. Un­
and I hope there will not be. The
wool of thia county has been of so less in case of ii public emergency
much value to the woolgrowers, that It would not be good taste for me to
I hope It will be sacredly regarded exercise the authority vested in me
hereafter and not a pound of wool by the constitution, and I will remain
at my office in Oregon City.“
sold outside of it.”
The --all for the rr.eeur.g having
n.e from the people of Echo. H. C.
Will « a member of the delegation
from that place, stated the object of
the call in a brief and timely review
••t the government irrigation project
and Investigauons at Echo.
•
The people of Echo, believing that
the f-nal abandonment of the Echo
irrigation project is near at hand,
have nvited the co-operation of Uma­
tilla .«nd Malta M'alla counties tn
prvvu.g to the government the feaa-
ibillty of the open canal system and
winter irrigation on the Echo tract.
Enthusiastic addresses were made
b> Drs Blalock and Smith. £. H
Join.son. of M'alla M'alla. and Judge
LoselL of this city. John E. Lathrop,
of P'-rtland. being present, was invrtt-
ed to address the meeting, and told
of the "knocking’ of all the govern-
ment
motion projects of Eastern
Oregon by owners «>( private schemes
in the interior of Oregon.
Th* «entiment of the meeting was
that statistics covering the r<vsutts of
winter
lrrigali«vn in Umatilla
and
M'alta Walla tounlies should be at
onro
-Heeled an«i accompanied with
a «tn ng appeal for government ai«L
«.. ¡ r » t-d to the g««vemment engi­
neer I v charge, forwarded to the chief
of th-« reclamation department and
also to very member of the < «regor.
delegation in ■ ■ -tigress.
To this end the resolution
given
above was unanimously ¡«assed ask-
ing for a meetii.g of the «'olumbia
River liastn Association to begin with
proj»-r authority, to collect statistics
ou winter irrigation and to protest
st -c.gly against the abandonment of
the Echo tract because of the ab­
sence of reservoir sites
Dr. C- J. Smith, chairman of the
executive board
of the
Columbia
River Rvsin Irrigation
Association,
stated that a meeting of that associa­
tion would be called al once.
1.« e Teutsch. H C Willis and Bert
Hoffman »ere appointed a committee
to wait upon John T Whistler and
:eque~; him to delay his report on the
Echo tract. If possible, until the Co­
lumbia River Basin Association can
hold a meeting and confer with him
on the Echo project.
The Columbia River Valley Irriga­
tion Asociatton will meet sometime
'.urine the latter part of the present
month in conference with repreoenta-
ti\«-s of the Commercial Association
and those interested in the Butter
creek irrigation project. The object
of the meeting is to assist the Rutter
creek people in securing a reconsider­
ation from the government, which has
practically abandoned the irrigation
scheme in that section.
The committee appointed last eve­
ning to confer with Mr. Whistler re­
garding the time he would make his
report on the Butter creek tract, met
with Mr. Whistler this morning and
waa inftvrmed that the report on Or-
«•gon reclamation projects would not
be ma-io until near the first of the
year. Mr. Whistler further said that
he cordially invites the co-operation
of the people of Umatilla and adjoin-
irg < ««unties In collecting statistics on
Irrigation, and that the reclamation
department would be especially glad
to receive authentic statistics on the
subject of winter irrigation from the
practical irrigatlontsts who are now
using this method.
Takahira Is
New York. Nov.
Japanese minister,
idly today after an
pendicitis.
Improving.
1—Takahira. the
is improving rap­
operation for ap­
New X ork’s "smart set" is making
a fad of Pomeranian «logs, One dog
rost 310.000.
Mrs. Stuyveaant Fish
paid $100 an ouuce for another, and
the animal cost her 85ÖOO.