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r i iSv-niTini! II -n " lHr "" n DAp EVENING EDITIOM pi Eastern Oregon Weather V r - - "S A WEEK. Tonight and Tuosilny. snow, collier Tuesday. PENDLETON, UMATILJjA COUNTY, O "KEG ON, 31 ON DAY, JANUARY 26, 1909. NO. H550 if x FS a I: STAI fi ETR ACTED L That He Ever Told Lief He Had. Money to ... . ferfor His vote,,. IjHE NEVER HAD $5,000 TO GIVE. jition for Alleged Bribery by 1 . . I Uniirra Dplnne J a Sensation Main Witness , Swcar6 i na nis nrei i csu- yWas False. . lilaxton. Jan. 2G. At tho Less- KiesUgatiou this morning Attor- l biers, of Now YorK, madd a sea l statement. io sum mat ne Bkeon requested by Dublin to ap him and toll the committee tart of his testimony was false, rimed him to come before the cite again, as the client has a In statement, "if it rellects on fcjran sorry, as I am his friend li; am simply doing my duty, ru Doblin Is sorry he commlted Itfeise against Quigg." tUii was present and was culled W inu siuuu'anu bwuiu. xiug- itrillows. Taylor said the coin- was powerless for statutes r the case. He turned to Dob- said, "In wnat respect is your sworn testimony false?" acswereu in u ciuur vuiuw, utements that 1 mude regard ing to Lessler are not true. 1 uw i-uHior iiure uiiui iuu wu printed, I told him, I had Lessler said, "you have got to by the first story now." I said. tia't to It." Lessler said "it will rij comical death." I told him "I not "wani to u tumuu answered, "I've aeon the speaker he said It woum uw tu tki uronr nut. nnrl fiamB . i.it 1, a liml ntrnlti oanli i ahA rnif ntntoM thnt It H RlltUi.ft.Cl uuu --W- . is ii nml tnm yrxa tn rrn iL - nnmmlt-f-A.-. ntlil ail H "Ajtelemm from Lessler, on which came to 'Washington, read, 'take ... uaJnHtlnll I E6v JUL! IViiuucuiiuii J 'Lasltt told mo that the sub-corn- (m; n W an iiiu.iuD ui ma muu e into uo coiunuuue luuiu uu imul rirtt Foss even nave mo a cigar n I rnnupnr vnn nmnnrr iridTiiiH Lesslera only." DoMin retraetpil In ilntnll overv cf his formor testimony portain to hariag offered money to Less- He denied that ho had over told bad money to offer in con- Vlll'Ul nUL U. miaill!Ull -IIHIH" or else tie torn n. misenoon. ne- i r.'iver told him ho had $5000 'JIlTirlM it (i . ,1 ii 1 , ,i . n ,1 nn ..nitoiial uu-:uiiiiiiiLiit w mr n n nx ii u- Should hp flrrRHlf"il. TO RAISE BLOCKADE. are Jointly Considering the ""M UT 1"l 1 1 1 ID IB I I that the powers aro now COQ&Idorlnfr thA o-iinrnnteoa nf. "itLUrV THO HlntlffWla will lio .mmeaiateiy, Enalanrf RmHv ewu, juu. n. irfinr itriiHiii. Wen her assent to raising the 1. 1 - w.vwuiut; mm huh prom "'Use her influenco nn tho. nthm- " wu, mis lniormaiion .. . WJ CU LU XJU WUI1 U V STRIKERS KILLED. Huack Railway Workers ., 40, ;xno Aruoiier tiZi," roPrtB a battle be- .mmg railway workers and iv wure wounded. WHAT ALASKA MOST NEEDS. Provision for Poor and Insane Sug gested by Grand Jury. Washington, Jan. 2G. Secretary Shaw Saturday sent to the senate a report of the grand jury of the first district of Alaska, Indorsed by Judge Brown, In which are contained sev eral important recommendations. The Jury roports that there Is great need of somo provisions for tho care and maintenance of' the Insane, Indigent sick and raupors of Alaska. Other recommendations are for the payment of fixed salaries to United States commissioners, and deputy marshals, instead of tecs; tho rebuilding and enlargement of tho Juneau jail; and adequate laws for the protection and preservation of tho salmon supply. The grand Jury finds after Investi gation that past attempts to regulate gambling have been Ineffectual, as owners of public gambling houses, upon conviction in tho courts, were fined trifling amounts, whioh they promptly paid and in five minutes hnc! icturned to the practice of their un lawful occupation. The slot machine nuisance, the Jury believes, could be stamped out It the marshal and his deputies would but earnestly endeav or to put a stop to the illegal use of these devices. Tho jury recommends that there should be a more severe penalty for ropeated offenses against the law pro hibiting the sale of liquor to Indians. FIRE IN MINE. Three Miners Killed and 14 Imprison ed In Coal Mine at -Terre Haute. Torro Hnute, Ind., Jan. 2G. Thrcs minors are dead and 14 Imprisoned o- dead in a coal mine two miles west of here as a result of a Are this morn ing, which started from a stove In the tipplo and spread so rapidly that the cable cage was rendered useless. Three hodies have been brought up. Fourteen aimers are shut off by the flames. Tho miners Imprisoned wore res cued with an Improvised lift. Six are In the hospital from inhaling smoke, In Delaware. Dover, Jan. 2G. No change In tho senatorial deadlock hero today. E AT JACOB FURTH, OF SEATTLE NOT A CANDIDATE. Decided That Preston Was Doing All Anyone Could Do Under the Cir cumstances Ankeny Forces Not sp Certain Now. Olympla, Wash.. Jan 2G. Like the maguiflcont theatrical organizations that strike Olympla, Gate City and way landings, the senatorial candr tlacy of Jacob Purth, of Seattle, was for one night only. As a matter of fact, some of the powors behind the throne stnto that it lasted only about an hour. The astute Seattle million alio, using the language of the man from Missouri, said "show mo," and tho demonstrators of political possi bilities failed to make tho prospect sufficiently alluring. An error in transmission made the report on the situation say that Furth with tho kindest and most friendly feeling towards Preston, permitted himself to be considered, -a candidate only after it was shown to him that It would bo Impossible to get the King county delegation to support Preston, so long as he Insisted on their voting for tho commission bill. But the wily old banker, who has been with the Inner circle In more political than have fallen to the lot of any other man In the state, soon dlscover- ed that tho same influences that had prevented Preston's election would also effect him. He canvassed the situation thoroughly, chocked up the votes, and then decided that Harold Preston was doing all that any man could do under the circumstances. Today's vote for senator: Ankeny 52 Preston Wilson I Allen 6 Turner ?1 Thoro Is absolutely no change in tho situation today. Republican Harmony. TXTnnlilrnrtnn Tnn 9rt. In tllO Sen- ate Hale and Quay clashed this morn ing pver tho printing bill, which Quay objected to. Halo accused him of being an obstructionist. iilled at Ienjrth. heatedly defining his position. In the house Representative Loud presented the Crumpacker resolution calling on me postmaster penurm w furnish all the papers in tho Indlanola case. It w osroed to, without opposition. FUN ARE 1HSTHHTLY KILLED East-Bound Passenger Plunges Into a Washout Two Miles East of Bingham Springs Early Sunday Morning. ENGINE STRIPPED OF CAB AND MACHINERY STANDS IN EIGHT FEET OF WATER. o Dead: Thomas F. Patty, engineer. William Milllgan, fireman. Seriously injured: William Maxwell a Passenger Is Fatally Injured Baggage Car a Total Wreck Several Passengers Are Slightly Hurt Engineer Patty and Fireman Milllgan Meet Death Without Warning. rock forming the fill, as if they were melting scow banks, under its fury. The entire foundation of track Is washed away and torn down for 130 William Maxwell, a passenger of ftet. Baker City, shoulders and breast Track walkers passed over this por crushed; now in the hospital in this tlon of the road .at 10 o'clock the even- dtyt lng berore and also1 at a o ciock sun- This is the result of the wreck, day morning and noticed no danger which occurred to the castbound O. i thraeiening the grade. It. & N. passenger train No. 6, at a At 4 a. m., two Hours berore tne point two and a half miles east of 'wreck occurred, tho special car of Bingham Springs station, 23 miles I Superintendent O'Brien, pulled by En cast of here, bv plunging into a wash-lglno 1M, passed over this place, corn- cut, at 6 o'clock Sunday morning. ling west. Tho water was very high, No. 6 left Pendleton at 6 a. m., in mil nounng oenoung an unusuai nharcre of extra Conductor Frank conumon was seen Kuykcndall and Engineer T. F. Patty, Engine 402. Tlio train consisted of mall and express care, baggage, smok er, chair car, tourist and standard! Pullman. At a point two and a half miles cast of Bingham, on rounding a curve the engine plunged headlong Into the roaring torrent of Meacham creek, running eight fceet deep, swollen by melting snow and heavy rains. The engine stands upright, In eight feet of water, the cab, and machinery stripped from the boiler; the tank lies bottom side up In the stream; tho baggage car is a total wreck; the mall car and smoker are badly dam aged. Horribly Scalded. The body of Engineer Patty was found In the shattered cab of the en-' glne, crushed and horribly scalded. The baggage car had plunged against the .engine, when It dropped Into the washout ar.d caught the engineer at his post, killing him instantly, at the same time breaking the steam pipes and fittings in th"o cab, allowing the escaping steam and water to cook the flesh of tho unfortunate man, it Is thought after the first crash had kill ed him. The rovei se lever on tho wrecked engine was In the backward motion. the brake valve set In the emergency wrecked machine, and the tank lies under tho water completely demol ished. All the available laborers along tin lines were 3cnt to tho wreck! yester day and the work of rebuilding p grade, temporarily, was carried on all lest night Temporary Track Laid. A temporary track was laid and the road was opbn for tintllr at 9 o'clock last nlqht. No. 1, of yesterday morning arrived here at 10 p. m., and the rogulnr trains today have not Ix-en dolayfcd on account of the wreck. Considering tho amount of track lorn up and tho obstacles to bo removed the work of opening tho road was per formed in a remarkably short time., ' The Injured Passenger. William Maxwell, who was brought to tho Sisters' hospital, Is still alive at time of going to press, with a chance for recovery. His mother and sister arrived here yesterday evening from Baker City and are tn attendance at his bedside. Mr. Max well Is badly crushed In the breast and shoulders. Ho has been conscious since his arrival at the hospital and may recover. Verdict of Coroner's Jury. Wc, the jury Impaneled to "Inquire into the cause of the death of Thomas F. Patty, upon our oath, do render the following vf-rdlct: We find that tho deceased came to his death about 6:10 a. m., January lf03, at a point about two miles TELLER RE-ELECTED Democratic Senate of Colo rado is Recognized by tho Republican Speaker. .1 REPRESENTATIVE MADDEN LEAVES BED TO VOTE. Democratic Senate Was In Continuous Session All Last Week Henry M. Teller to Succeed Himself. Denver, Jan. 2G. At 5 o'clock Sat urday afternoon tho democratic mem bers of tho senate and houso of tha Fourteenth Assembly of Colorado, cast their ballots, 51 in numbor, for Henry M. Tellor to succeed hlmsolf as United States senator, and ho waa declared elocted by President W. II. Adams, who presided. Tho result was roachod after a week of untiring effort on tho part of east of' K"sS, UmiSina 1,0 '-s luring which Suddenly awakened When the wreck happened most of the passengers were yet enjoying a morning nap. Tho train was running at tho rate of about 20 miles-an hour, hiving only six cars. Tho heavy en gine was making up a few minutes as she sped up tho canyon. The curve which hid the washout from view was very abrupt and the crash and plunge came on so suddenly that the lives of the men on the engine were snuffed out without warning, the pas songera were rudely awakened by the shock and the baggageman, who was taking a nap between stations, step pod out of his bed into three feet of water which rushed Into the car through the splintered floor and front end, when the sudden shock awoke him. Assistance Sent From Here. A messenger was Immediately sent to Bingham Springs from where the news was flashed over the wires. An emergency train- was hurriedly made up here, on which Superintendent O'Brien, Drs. Cole and McFaull, Agent F. F. Wamsley, Foreman Frank Hounds and a party of wreckers im mediately left for tho scene of tho wreck. The body of the dead engineer was taken from the wrecked engine and 1 " , n ..who :vro,u,; Coroner Cole summoned a Jury and position and the throttle was open, iBt nn thA Tho showing that the dutiful servant had used his utmost energy to stop the plunging engine at the first quiver that warned hlra of danger. It Is impossible to say whether tho fireman was thrown into the stream by tho shock or whether he caught a glimpse of the danger, as he stood In the caugway of Jtho cab and jumped to save his life, being drqwned in the torrent in bis enort to escape. The Dead Employes. Enclneer ThomaB F. Patty, was one of tho mos'. popular employes on tha O. R. & N. He camo to La Grande about IB years ago and has worked continuously on the Mountain Division between Umatilla and Huntington. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Englneeis and leaves held an Inquest on the ground. Tho Jury rendered a verdict that death was caused by an unavoidable acci dent and completely exonerated the company from any blame, as the acci dent was one of those unfortunate occurrences over which no power on earth has control. Passengers Transferred. No. 5, tha westbound train came to the scene of the wreck and the pas sengers and baggage of the wreck of each train was transferred. No. 5 taking the passengers of No. 6 east, and tho passengers from No. 5 com ing to Pendleton on the cars that were not damaged In the train of No. 6. The body of Enginceer 'Patty was sent to La Grande and Mr, "Maxwell, the Injured passenger was brpught a wife and three small ciiimren. rire-1 ,r ', , , , tt,j; tv man Milllgan came to La Grande l" l"D '- trom Portland three years ago, and was a popular, efficient young man. He was just ready for promotion to the position of engineer, was a mem ler of the Firemen's Brotherhood and leaves a wife and two small children. Cause of Wreck. , Tho wreck occurred on a fill, which had been walled up with rock, to pre vent the stream, which makes a turn at that point from undermining tho track. The stream has often been much higher than at present but Superintendent J. 1. uunen, who was in Pendleton at tho time the wreck occurred, and who id superin tending the work of clearing the track says It Is evident that a tree or other cbstructlon, washfed down from the mountain sides "by the swollen streams, had lodged against the bank causing the water to beat with re doubled fury against this particular point on tne iraca. When once the rock wall protecting tho track was broken, the strong cur rent washed away the dirt and loose Might Have Been Worse. Several rnssengeis in the smoker and chair car received slight Injuries, but none of them are seriously hurt. If the westbound passenger train had been 30 minutes earlier, and had struck this washout, coming down the mountain, the awful consequences would be difficult to Imagine. The track from Huron to Pendle ton Is in exceptionally good condi tion, having been graveled and re bult within the past two years, and trains coming west can run at a high rate of speed without danger. This point was not considered worthy of extra precautions, and but for the lodgment of a tree against this bank, might have stood as long as the road bed lasts. Tho new steel wrecking car, recent ly purchased by the O. It. & N. was sent yesterday afternoon from Tho Dalles to this city, to be used, If needed, In removing the engine from Meacham creek. Tho water Is running-half side deep, around the County, Oregon, by being crushed and scalded in a train wreck on the Oregon Itnllwf.y & Navigation Com pany's road. Slgnod, J. W. Davis. Fred Marshall, Owen McLaughlin. O. T. Turner, Itobert S. Ttenn and Rob ert Starkweather. Fireman's Body Found. I A body was located on a riffle In the Umatilla river yesterday after- roon, about a half mile west of Bing ham Springs, but owing to high water It was Impossible to recover It. This morning, by means of a boat, the body sighted, was recovered and pioved to to that of Fireman Milll gan. He was taken to La Grande today and a doublo luneral will be held In that city tomorrow afternoon. TO ARE TIE TOP FULTON AND GEER CAN GET FEW MORE VOTES. No Present Indications That Either Will Win Multnomah Delegation Seem to Hold Key to Situation. Salem, Ore., Jan. Five ballots for United States senator havo been taken and the only result Is to de- velopc tho fact that neither Fulton nor Geer can win out. Jonathan Bourne Is playing a wait ing game and may enter the race soon. The democrats will continue tc voto solidly for Wood, Multnomah county holds the key to the situation and when they chose upon a candidate, that candidate can get many outside votes. Today's voto at Sulem: Fulton 21 Geer 13 Wood 14 Scattering 18 Absent or paired 24 Began Work. Boston, Jan. 2G. The congression al committee, investigating tho roal famine began work today. Tho coal dealers testified , and claimed it was due to a shortage of cars. many rumors of treachery had beea circulated, and many delays had oc curred by reason of tho absence from roll call of different members of the assembly. Sluco Monday morning tho demo cratic branch of tho sonato has been In practically continuous session, and slnco Wednesday at noon tho Joint session of the democratic membera of both houses has boon continuous. From Friday morning all tho demo crats wero roady to cast their ballot for Mr. Tellor, except Representative M. J. Madden, of Denver. The ab sence of Madden was unaccounted for until Saturday afternoon, when It was learned that he was at home 111 with grip, and had been forbidden to leave his house by his physician. Ia splto of his condition, however, ho do elded to attend, and at an hour named! was in his seat nnd cast his voto foe Mr. Toller. Thoro was, no ropubllcaa members of cither house present, and the legality of tho election Is not ad mitted by tho republican leaders. The session Snturday had been un eventful, and when, at 4:45, Repre sentative Madden camo Into tho sea ate chamber, he was greoted with a hurst of applause. This was ronow ed when, on roll call for a ballot, ha past his voto for Mr. Teller, and whoa the call was finished and the rosuM announced tho choerlng was pro longed. Denver, Jan. 26. -It Is now conced ed tliut the battle for Miu senntorshls Is ended and Toller's scat will not b5 contested. The democratic senate has boon recognized by tho republi can speaker. GRAIN MARKETS. Quotations Furnished by the Coe Commission Company I. C. Major Local Manager, Room 4, Associa tion Block. Chicatjo, Jan. 26, Wheat Oponed, Closed. May 81 81 July 76 74 Range, May wheat, 81 to 82. Corn May 44 July 43 Oats May 36 Pork May 1690 Minneapolis, Jan. 26. Wheat Oponed. May 76 July 78 Livestock Market Chicago Union Stock Yards, Jan. 20. Hogs receipts, 37,000 J left over, 3600. Market strong; light 6.10 C.60; mixed, $C.30 C.80; heavy, $0,40 07; rough, $6.406,66. Cattle 24000; market strong. Sheep 22,000; market strong, 46 43 36 1687 Closed, 78 78 Wheat In Chicago, Chicago, Jan. 26, Wheat 81ycents per bushel. ( 81 DAY OF PRAYER. Special Day for Colleges Is Thursday Academy Will . Hold Services Friday the New Building Will be Dedicated, On Thuroday of this week, January 29, tho special day of prayer for col leges will ho observed and tho scrr Ices will ho hold In tho now acadornr at 2:30 p. m. On Friday ovonlng; January 30. at 7:30 o'clock ,tho new academy building will bo formally dedicated to the cause of Christian. education. Rov. Edgar P. Hill, D. D., .pastor of the First Proshytoriait church of Portland, will deliver the address of tho oVenlng. On Sunday morning, Foburary 1, at 1J o'clock, Rev. w. H. Blcakrioy of Elgin, will preach In tho Presbyterian church; and lu the evening of the same day the annual union service In the Inter ests of Christian education will bo held. Tho teachers, congregation find all peoplo who are Interested In edu cational and religious work are viry cordially Invited by the Presbyterian roiiKrogatlon and the faculty and trustees of Pordleton Acadomy, to at tend all the exorcises announced nbovo. Thf.ro will ho preaching each evening for one woek In tho Presby terian iiurch, hcglnnlug with Monday evening, February 2. It Is expected that two other pastors will bo present to assist Mr. Driver throughout tho series of 'meetings, and tho members of the congregation aro very earnestly urged to so at lango their work for this period, that If possible, none of the services may he mlsced. Tbo pastor of tho church rpquestg all of his peoplo who may read this tinpouncement, to koop t for roferei.ee during tho coming week.