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About The Madras pioneer. (Madras, Crook County, Or.) 1904-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 1, 1910)
1J CURRENT EVENTS OF THE WEEK COUNT TOLSTOI IS DEAD. Told in Brief. Groatost Rotormer and Humanitarian ot Modorn Times. Astapova, Russia, Nov. 20.-With-out being received back into tho Orth- U ii m n , T oaox ureeK cnurch, and knpwlng that UUUIgS 01 me lYOnd at Large tl" end had arrived, Count Leo Tolstbi uiuu ul an eariy nour mis morning. There was apparently no Buffering, aa death came aa the dying man slept. Tho patient slept for a littlo while. General Resumo of Important EventJ fcemingly breathing more comfortably o . . . , , """" "ouui. iuvuiuvukv una ur. Presented In Condensod Form TTnofr nmmrthoinoa o t . Tolstoi's son, Michael, held out but Blight hope and did not hesitate to pre dict a quick end, under ordinary mortal circumstances. Tolstoi, they said, was a splendid patient in mind and bodv. ntront tho voted upon heart. A big battle is expected for the Ben- atorsnip from Kansas. Woman suffrage will be -i it . . at me coming election In England. In one of the heart attacks. Tolstoi Representative Tawnev onnoses thn waa alone with hiB eldest daughter. idea of fortifying the Panama canal. Tatina. He suddenly clutched her hand r. , , ., , , ana arew her to him. He seemed to uvuuiui luauciu, uiu uiBxican revoiu- v. it- ... lj . Ai , . , . . " tiiuMUK uui wua uliiu mj wniBDor: wuy leaaer is reported to he wound- Now the end hnfl( come; tJiat , alu i r I'r. . ; n ..nn i. 1 ?ti. xoviiin woo giunuy ingiuunea ana Berlin police have warned women tried to free heraelf bo she might call against wearing dangerously long hat ho doctor.Jbut her father would not re lease ner. ane called loudly from where she Bat. Tho physician injected camphor, which had an almost immed- pins. A ten-round fight at Akron, Ohio, waB opened by prayer.Tjy an evangelist, wno was introduced by the mayor. The fine trotting stallion, The Bonds man, was Bold at the New York horse show for $11,000 to an Oregon man A number of Jesuit priests banished from Portugal have arrived at San Francisco and will remain in this coun try. Daniel Eeefe, commissioner general of immigration, declares that half the Chinese in this country are here by fraud. An extensive mutiny is in progress in the Brazilian navy. The men de manded more pay and the abolition of corporal punishment. ine Durstmg ot an internal lake in Behring glacier, Alaska, caused a dis astrous flood in Behring river valley which destroyed many miners cabins, and it is oeueved many miners were lost. Three men, a woman and a child were arrested in a shack on the Sound, where they had lived for three years, apparently without work. The shanty was full of silverware and cut glass, and also a quantity of silk. Mexican rebels have been victorious in many night attacks. Premier Asquith was attacked and beaten by English suffragettes. A 12-year old boy of Lebanon, Ky., died of injuries received in a football game. Insurgency is rife among the Demo cratic members of the coming con gress. Internal revenue receipts are report ed to be 512,000,000 ahead of the pre vious fiscal year. Millionaire mining fakirs arrested in New York did not attempt to procure bail and are remaining in jail An aviator at Mobile, Ala., struck the eatrh while flying low, wrecking his machine. He escaped without injury. Eleven Austrians left Portland to ate effect in relieving the pressure, return vnlimtnrilv to their native land. Tolstoi soon raised his head and then where thev will have to serve three drew himself up to a sitting position. vpnm in th strmv. Thev all exnect to When he had recovered hia breath he return tn thiH eountrv after visitini? said: and doing their military duty. "There are millions of people and . . many sufferers in the world. Why al- inu Bieumcr oeuvci ruuiiucu ways anxious about me?" BunK ine tramp ireigmer oeija on oan Tolstoi put up a hard light against r rancisco naroor m a aense iog. ine the diBea8e. The Bpread of the inflam only fatalities were the drowning oi mation of the lungs had been checked, two Chinese members of the faelja s but it waa necessary to resort !to pow- crew, although the injured steamer Grfui stimulants freauenlv to keen the J. C L I - pilgrimage led him to tho monastery at Shamardinc, in the provinco of Kal uga, where ho remained as tho guest of his sister, Marie, who is a nun in tho cloister. Learning that his rotreat had been discovered, ho insisted upon proceed ing on his journey to the Caucasus, where ho hoped to spond his last daya closo to the Tolatoian colony on the shores of tho Black Boa. But on the railroad journey he was ovcrcomo with exhaustion and tho cold, and Dr. Makovetski was compelled to havo him transferred to tho flag sta tion at Astapova, where ho was made as comfortable as possible in the rude wooden building. For five daya ho had lain thorc, suf fering first from bronchitis and later from inflammation of the lungs. Spo cialists were called from Moscow and other places, but notwithstanding their utmost efforts the heart of tho great Russian responded but feebly to restor atives and stimulants administered. Saturday the attacks of heart failure increased alarmingly, and many hours prior to tho end the physicians had given up all hope. Countess Tolstoi was admitted to tho sick room for the first time last night, but her husband failed to recognize her. She had hastened to him when she learned several days ago Jthat his ill MADERO HAS 0,000 MEN. Well a..h Mnvlrnn Robots March Ine on City of Monclovn. A Francisco I. Miv dero, tho lender of tho Mexican rovolu tInnfBtfl. is now reported not wounded u.,t Indnml tnnrehlnir Oil tllO city of Monclovn, in tho stnto of Conhuiln, at tho hond of a woll-equippeo army, t no Moh ns G.000 men Mo nf Mnrlnrn'fl hoinC WOUnUCU said to havo been sent out by Mexican fllfI nla in illspourntro the revolution UlllblUIII W " I I fata This wns the report sent by rovolu tionists ncross tho border into Douglns who is n rovolu Mnnnrv svmnnthizor. received tho data in Hndimnn tnrv form from friondB is in Mexico, and tho dispatch wns given nil f fnr tiiilillrnt inn. A small printed document published at Chihuahua shows tho locnl situn t?rm thorn nnfl tho nurnortcd move ments of Mndero. This paper wns Since October SI. it is 6b,VM . antrl rnwhnVR hflVC GncniTCd 1H 8mUR rrlincr nrmfl in from the border, where thnv were received from Snn Antonio, All tho funds were supplied- by the Mexican junta and by Madcro person- nllv. It is said that both tho mounted trooDS and infantry of Madcro enrry modern repeating rifloB of 30-30 cnli- inr Mnriern'n mounted soldiers nro rnns iderod nnrticularlv cfllcient. The fnnt onlHiora were recruited from the cotton belt, where it was known for long time that the peons were rcnuy to take up arms. According to the reports recciveu in Douglus, Madoro's first movement wns ho d stroke. W th his men ne marched to the great ranch owned by General Terrazas. now appointed gov ernor of Chihuahua, at Sans Oatencs, where he captured 400 horses. Mnilcro and his soliders then moved into the mountains. Here, with his troops he will be able to stand off tho govern mont armv for an indefinite period, if the claim of the revolutionary sypa thizers is well founded. BAD ELEPHANT EXECUTED. COUNT LEO TOLSTOI. went down within 15 minutes after being struck. Mexico has seized all telegraph lines on the plea of military necessity. Out-of-date railroad methods are blamed for high rates in the East. New Mexico's proposed constitution is much shorter even than that of Ore gon. It is reported that two Mexican cit ies have fallen into the hands of the rebels. heart going. I It waB long recognized that TolBtof s case was hopeless, and at 5 o'clock in the morning, after the countess had been summoned and other members of the family had gathered in an adjoin ing room, the physicians issued a. bul letin announcing that the activity the heart had almost ceased and ness was serious, but the physicians had deemed it advisable that she be kept away from the count, fearing that her presence might cause the patient emotion. Other members of the family from time to time were admitted to the presence of their father, and his daughter, Alexandria, has been in con stant attendance. COLLEGE DECLINE FEARED. the count's condition was extremely dangerous. Tolstoi, accompanied only by Dr. Makovetski, left his home at Yrisnaya Poliana with the purpose of ending his Vessels of all kinds are limping into days in solitude, to which he more and Professors Unable to Live Unless Higher Salaries Are Paid. Boston Unless immediate steps are taken to remedy the great discrepancy now existing between the cost of liv r f. ..... ui ine ana incomes provided college pro- tnati fes8ors, the status of American col Coast ports and report terriffic gales and desperate struggles for safety. President Taft. on board the U. S. cruiser Tennessee, experienced a 40- mile gale at Bea, and enjoyed it hugely. The U. S. government wireless sta tion at Mare Island picked up every word of a message between two Atlan tic coast stations. An "apple train" consisting of 13 carloads of prize-winning fruit left Spokane apple show en route to Chi cago to be displayed there. more inclined in hia later years. His Special Session on Capital. Guthrie, Okla. A call for a special session of the UKianoma legislature has been issued by Governor Haskell. The session will begin in Guthrie No vember 28. The governor declined to say for what purpose the session was called, but it is understood that a bill providing for the removal of the state capitol from Guthrie to Qklaboma City will be introduced. The bin win pro vide for a special election to be held instead of the one declared by the State Supreme court to have been" illegal In opening a new naval academy at " " r . i ri HH TOrMKnvv 1n?1 rrcnnf I "erw.'r.t' ""' ::V Oil Lands Given to Indians qualification for good soldiers. I uuinrie, ukib. woro waa recu.veu b frnm WnaMnrrtnn thnt the attnmov t Aiatnta nf Alhertn lnrtrolv set- general had requested the commission ill UIBUIVW w .. - IU 1 U.. HoH hv Americana, ob ections have er oi xnuimi uuhud wj bwjj w wuj been raised to the use of English na- tne inaian agent at rawnuKa, fnnnl nirs' for singing IcssonB. and tnoi xumwy jbiujju, have been dis- river. Diiiiv juwm --r leges will rapidly decline, is the proph ccy df President Hamilton, of Tufts college,, and President Faunce, of Brown university. the Okla., in the Arkansas continued. Several mining swindlers in New York have beep arrested by the postal authorities for using the mails to de fraud. They are believed to have bilked the public of $40,000,000 to $50,000,000. The islnnd, claimed by the Btate, is said to be worth'.$500,000 in oil depos its. Since oil was discovered the is land has been allotted to the Osage In dians as part of .a surplus allotment Union of 000,000 Girls Aimed. New York Tho Woman's Trade rr i p vt ir i . i x ,1 r . mi. u..- AtaaJA fiuo nf Union league OI BW iorji imo iuniitu New York City has discarded five of c itteo whIch w, endeavor Ha city automobiles u oxpenwve nu f tofl working unnecessary. JriB n Greater New York. With this Henrfltfirv Wilson predicts a return end In view the city is to bo divided of hard times under a Democratic con- into dlstrlctseach member of the com- trol of congress. "",l"-u w Ui " Custom Frauds Charged, New York Iaac and Manning Phil lips, members of the firm of I. & S. Phillips, importers, at 18 West One Hundred and Eightieth street, were arrested, charged with defrauding the government out of duty on woolen wearing apparel imported from France, by means of false consular invoices. The govenment is in possession of evi dence concerning a number of alleged fraudulent importations by the firm. Bail was fixed at $10,000 for each pris oner. This was furnished. It is be lieved the frauds are extensive. Another Outbreak Occurs, Laredo, Tex. Fighting occurred at Guerrero, Mexico, Sunday. Reports reaching Laredo are that an outbreak took place in that vitlage, in tho state of Coahuila, and that the Federal troops are in control exercising mar tial law. Guerrero is about 50 miles from Cotulla, Tex., in a western direc tion and is in the district to which Francisco I. Madcro, the alleged revo lutionist, was making his way when he was last seen in Texas. Johnstone Laid to Rest. Kansas City Funeral services were held here Sunday for Ralph Johnstone, tho aviator who plunged to death dur ing a spectacular flight at Denver Thursday afternoon. The services were held at Trinity Episcopal church and were attended by throngs who had known tho daring aviator in life. Wil bur Wright and Walter Brooklna were present at the funeral and attended the interment, ' 500 Grains of Cyanide of Patassium Kills Huge Boast. New York It took 500 grains of cyanide of potassium, the most deadly poison, to Kin tivpsio uueen, a ine elephant, executed for the murder of her keener. Robert Schicl, on October 20. Less than one grain ib sufficient to kill any man and the first convulsive symptoms supervene almost before the victim can set down the glass from which he swallows. Gypsy Queen swayed bnckward and forward, flapping her big ears, for ten minutes before she showed the least uneasiness. It was 44 minutes bctore she was pronounced dead. The poison was given in three pnil- fuls of bran mash, in which had been sprinkled 100 capsules, each of five grains of cayanide. The elephant had been starved for 24 hours and ate greedily. At the end of ten minutes she shivered in all her bulk of 7,500 pounds, her knees weakened, her trunk grew rigid, she rolled her eyes and finally fell. In the next two minutes she get up four times, struggling against the chains that bound her. At the end of 20 minutes her breathing wbb imper ceptible, but 44 minutes after her first swallow she blinked when her trainer passed his hand before her eyes. That was the last Bign of life. SCHOONER SINKS', FOUR LOST Crew Set Out in One Reaches Two Dories Sltka, Alaska. and Juneau, Alaska Four members of the crew of the power schooner Sea Light, which was wrecked near Cape Ommaney, at the southern end of Bar anof Island, are believed to have been lost in a Btorm which swept the North Pacific. The Sen Light, which had eight men in her crew, was wrecked five duyB ago. '1 he men Bet out in two dories. four men in each boat. One 6f tho boats arrived at Sitka with the report of the wreck of the schooner and tho probable loss of tho men in the other dory. When last seen the missing dory was being tossed by a heavy bob and appeared to be sinking. Revolution Is Belittled. El Paso, Tex. A great mass of cor respondence has come in during tho last three days from Purral, Chihuahua and Torreon from business men, law yers, doctors, and quasi-newBpaper men. All minimize tho diBordera of w week ago and all declare that tho gov ernment is in control except inn few scattered places. Tho insurrectionists, at present operating spasmodically In the uiihuahua mining district, are for the most part unarmed. Thev are on posed to resident Diaz, but their forays are of little importance. Gibbons Foe to Suffrage, Baltimore, Md. "Avoid following those who desire woman BufTratri'" said Cardinal Gibbons in a talk to the students of St. Catherine's Normal in. stitute, where he was the guest of hon or at tho celebration of tho feast of St. lyaincrine. "Uo not fo bw in the steps of those," he fcontinued, "who have become manninsh ;in their wnvn and who fight for a placo in politics. Tho placo for woman Is in tho home." VOTE IN DETAIL AS REPOR1 BY COUNTY. 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P LESS: B; j 8; 3: p. . r r'1 !fi Countess Tolstoi Gravely III. St. Potersburir -A nowH di from Tula says CountcsB Tolstoi is 111, having a temperaturo of 102.9. The win or tno iate uount Tolatol makoB his daughter Alexandra tho legatee of his unpublished works. Three Brick Blocks at Coqulllo. Coquillc Tho Merchants bank build ing, tho last of three brick blockB to be erected here this Bummer, is finish ed and tenantB aro moving in. Tho building is double, tho bank occupying the corner room. Tho banking room Ib finished In Bolid mahogany, except tho wainscoating, which is of Alaskan marble, as is also the topB of tho deal ing counters. Tho pillars at oithor side of tho main entrance aro 18 inches in diameter, and of Red Beach gran ite, and tho stops aro of Tennessee marble. thn, AnSwer Two 7' M. S. SbroA' " meeting. i 1 There ib "",.iini i dairy Industry n onM Mr. Shrock. """ml. 1 maHly a bcof "ZM found that tho pcopw -' .,- ,hnf. wo cnl a aual Hut namely, a cow iZr in dairying In thb w Wallowa Sawmills Closo. Wallowa The Bear Crook Lumbor company has closed it mill hero and will not saw again until spring. Tho Nibloy-Mimnaugh mill closed down last week. Both companloB will oper ate their plunora during tho winter sufficiently to aupply tho dornnnd for finished lumber. The Bear Crook com pany will muko oxtenBivo Improve ments to Its pond and both companies will put In a largo supply of logs, In suring an all summor run. Elkhorn .. . tlt.a fX vo, 1,.! a D Salem-ty hs figured that atttJJ Jrf pj ....,r nn (1 at tnB ..inn vote for tlio voteB jtJ r.lnt. The total COBt , J in that district waB ?u;llcl wore but 12 votes cww - ornor-clect Otvnwg of tho other votes w pt vote, and tho xen. , SocialiBt vote. Li