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DAILY EVENING EDITION 9 WEATHER FORECAST. Tonight partly cloudy, occa sionally threatening with prob nbly light frost early morning. Saturday fnlr and warmer. . hno. too much at (e I Dt' -.ii.. or imporii. j doubtful mom- SEK. PENDLETON, UMATILLA COUNTY, O "REG ON, F1UDAY, A PHIL J2, 1904. NO. 6025). JNGEDmi J fe ets ST Ci re AT Wtl N THt THE! fS STILL IS TESTIF 1G Member of Congress and n..!Jnn( ftiwPQ lormon ne&iuom in teresting Evidence. Lions of church AND STATE EXPLAINED. n.n Reoubllcan In All t Tw1) Elections All Good ... should Get Consent of L.rfi.i Before Engaging In Pol- clRobcrts Was Once Prosecut- for Illegal Cohabitation - noise Throws Light on some hiiei. VuMngton, April 22.-BriEham erts was again on uiu swim i.o nlng In belialt 01 uie ucilubd. was examined reguruniB u.o Itement that elections iu umu lllated between the democratic republican parties, anu saiu me . iimn thp democrats elected their Udates was In 1S9G and 1898, en the silver question was prac JIt the only one discussed, since leu the republicans have been sue fcsful. The witnesses identified an fervlew published in Utah during i candidacy for congress, in wnicn idmltted the right of the church discipline Its members when they itered politics without first secur- permission. a also admitted that after having en ejected from congress on his ram to Utah he had been in 1900 aln prosecuted for plural cohablta- He was not convicted. Newspaper Man Testifies. Calvin Cobb, proprietor of the else Statesman, was called. Ho JJ he had no knowledge except CTtsajr of persons living In polyga- in Idaho. One-third the members tie legislature were Mormons. be leaders of both republican and leoocratlc parties catered to tho ionnon element. whenever the Kormon church wanted anything It Siren by either party without ard to the wishes of a great num- ot people. Judj-e Powers on the Stand. Washington, April 22. Judge O. V. Powers, appointed by Cleveland itS9 an assoclato Justice of the aprene court of Utah, was tho next wltneB in the Smoot hearing. Pros- auonj under tho Edmunds net sre fait beElnnlnir theri at that toe. Ailed If he had occasion to rnfnsf! WlicaaU for naturalization because :' Mr alleKlanco tn Mnmnn nulhnr. I'Um, he said he had in mind ono 1" particular, that of Nell S. .Mormon witness. questioned him that in the Meat the rules of the church and IZt. the churrh authorities www run counter to and In contllct li v. 8 of tlu! UnIt,id States, Imu - M woum ol)e'- Anson A . cfturc- 80 tho judge 5 J give lilm citizenship. jrf as to the Inlluence of tho "WHOS hr,.l. In ...... . low n. . " nan pontics ne !M,.Ch mcers tool raum fhttelr bon0B of speaklnB "ncmasucai capacity. Oklihoma Republican Club. El Renn nt.i- . . .. Wblltln ; u " Apr" 22. Tho re WWlCJn Club Of Oklnlinmn ,.. ,-.. wfc for S80ment8 0n an olabomto aJsht to "', ?nn"al banquet hero to- Mtuenent nln,; ot Oklahoma to ""M to tin ,taousa'd Invlta- a i i,llir l,avo b0Pn l8Bod t2L Mar,ha ln Alaska- AlZ?P',lltl'1 James H. Shoup, nt, marshal of division Jilt tiF"' Ex"ted. "iSteL1 22-a"k Hose. tour bulled T8 ""wutod. rccelv '"uotMhrougn hoilrt "j4er,ovahKReR'alor Company. Planned Escape. I ! ttre to S08, 'raprlsonotl w over thn throw ft w'ro lMeniKer 50Bal f Turn- . o . . " EULOGIZES ALCOHOL. Kaiser Says It Is a Product Pecull arly of the Sun. Berlin. April 22. Tn presenting his autograph and photo to the alcohol exhibition at Vienna, tho Kaiser also inscribed tho following: "Mineral treasures from tho depths of the earth are exhaustible, but the sun causes light, strength and warmth to ripen potatoes in infinite quantities," referring to the prepara tion of nlhocol from potatoes. Papers on Finance. Llttlo Rock, Ark.. April 22. There was an Increased attendance nt the sessions of this, the second day of tho annual convention of the Arkan sas Bankers' Association. Among tho papers and addresses presented to the convention wore the following: "Duties of Banks to Their Employes," H. L. Rommel, Little Rock; "Some Technical Points," J. Pollock, Little Rock; "Tho American Institute of Hank Clerks," R. M. Rlchtor. St. Iwls, Mo. Tho convention will close late this afternoon with tho election of officers to he followed ln the evening by the annual convention banquet. Intercollegiate Debate. Liberty, Mo., April 22. The debate between representatives of Wash ington University and William Jewell College takes place hero this eve ning and promises to he one of the most notable events of tho college year. The question for debate Is: 'Resolved, That tho tendency of la hor federations is detrimental." Washington has the negative and William Jewell the affirmative side of the debate. EXECUTION OF THREE CHICAGO HOGDLUM BANDITS AN TOUGHS Two Experienced an Eleventh Hour Conversion The Third Was Obdurate and Defiant to the Last. Neldemeler Declares That the Substratum of Chicago Is Full of Such Ir responsibly Born and Neglected Creatures as He All the Execu tions Passed Off Without Hitch or Unusual .Incident Vandlne's Sweetheart Furnished His Shroud Marx and Vandlne Died Expect ing to Meet "On the Other Side." PFABGDY HUNG IN EFFIGY UNION MEN DISCLAIM ALL RESPONSIBILITY, Effigy Was Inscribed With a Warn ing Label Federatlonlsts Openly Aver Ihe Insult Was Perpetrated by Peabody Partisans to Discredit the Cause and Influence of Strlk- Cripple Creek, Col., April 22. Gov. icrnor Peabody was hung In effigy at Goldfield, In this district, at mid night laBt night by a big crowd of miners. On the dummy was pinned n paper with this inscription: "Warning, let Peabody hang." Early this morning the effigy was removed from the tel egraph pole by strike-breakers em nloyed at Golden Circle mine. The striking miners and their friends are emphatic ln their aeni als that they had anything to do with .tho affair, and claim that waen the facts are disclosed it will be found that misguidod and vindictive partisans of the governor arranged the dummy and hung it to bring dis credit upon the Federation of .Miners, O. R. & N. EXCURSIONS. Ticket Sales Dates for St. Louis Fair Have Been Fixed. Excursions will ho the order, of the day from this part of Eastern Ore son to the St. Louts fair over the O. R. & K. this season. Ticket Agent B. E. Wolfe, of this city has already enough prospective visitors from this vicinity to St. Louis to make up a good sized excur sion party, if they will get together and arrange for ijerthB and tourist accommodations. Ticket sales days were fixed by the Western Passenger Association at Santa Barbara, Cal., Wednesday, and everything is now in readiness for the rush toward tho Louisiana Pur chase exposition. Tho O. R. & N. will sell tickets to St. Louis on tho following dates, all tickets sold for this great event bo Ing good for 90 days: May 11, 12 and 13; June 1C, 17 and IS; July 1, 2 nncl 3; August 8, 9 and 10; September C. C and 7, and Octo ber 3, 4 and 5. Patrons of the road are Invited to remember these sales as R will ho Impossible to secure the excursion rnln on onv nthor llnVg. Mr. Wolfe hopes to organize several excursions at this point during tho season. KILLED NEAR LEWISTON. Charles Lewis, Who Is Said to Have Been From Walla Walla. Walla Walla. April 22. Chief of Pollco Brown this morning was notl- flnfl In' tnlnntinnn from Lewlston, that a man named Charles Lowis, of this city, had boon shot and, killed noar that placo this morning. National Bank Failure. Washington, April 22 Tho fa mous Merchants' National Bank of TTnlinrf nnlf i.1nnn,l Its doors this morning. A rocolvor will ho arv polntod at onco Chicago, April 22. Peter NeMer meler was hanged at 10:36. Marx was hanged at 11:17. Vandlne was hanged at 11:55. All Were Game. , Peter Neidermelcr, pale and wesfc from his double attempt at suicide, stubbornly refusing to embrace re ligion within a few hours of certain death, joking nnd laughing with the guard and smoking cigarettes tho greater part of the night, isolated from Marx and Vandlne. his compan ions in crime, who were themselves converted to the Christian faith and spent the night in peaceful slumber, were Incidents which marked the closing hours of the "Automatic trio." None of the bandits showed signs of weakness. While Neldermeler did not go to sleep until 5, Marx re tired at 1:30, Vandlne two hours later. Holy Candles Burning. Vandlne's last hours were spent in writing letters to his mother and other relatives While tho two con demned men slept holy candles burned by their bedsides. Up to midnight Marx and Vandlne played cards, Vandlne winning the last game. Ten minutes later they bade each other farewell to meet on the scaffold. Neldermeler slept until 8:20. "Well," he growled at the Jailer, while the man stood by the bed to awake him. "It's nearly 9, Pete, how do you feel?" Neldermeler arose, turned his back on the jailer with out replying and sullenly moved away. "Anything you want, Pete?" "Yes, to he let alone," snapped the ban dit. Visited by Sweetheart. Ncldcrmeler's breakfast consisted of berries, cream and vegetables. Mamie Dunn, Vandlne's sweet heart, arrived early and was admit ted to the office jail. She left clean linen and a white silk shroud. Tho garments were taken to Van dlne's cell. He donned them, stop ping In the act to feel the texture of the silk and pull loose threads from It. Then he resumed his seat on the bed and read his prayer hook, after eating a heafsteaK and straw berries and cream. Neldemeler Obdurate. Two Sisters of Mercy were eagerly irrfiBtPri hv Marx und Vandlne, and the four were permitted to enter tho prison chapel, wnere uiu itoubwu od and sisters prayed for an hour. rtnfnrn leavlnir their cells tllO .doomed men gathered together their effects and sent mem 10 me jau flee, and the undertakers were ad raitted to see them. His visit made NeJdemeler more sullen and visibly affected tho others. Father Cox gave Neldemeler a itiwi "Kntna on Ingersoll." The bandit read four pages and re- tinned tho volume witn uio com ment, "I get my opinions from my own thoughts, far from Ingersoll or anyone else." "I wish I could bolievo in your re ligion. If I could hypnotize myself Into the belief that I was going some whore' to he happy forever, don't you think I'd ho glad to die? Tho world is all wrong. There's no at tractions for men like mo. Product of the Slums. "We grow up In tho slums, half ttn. von nnrt m Iceralilo. to work day ,inv Hkn slaves, to die misera bly. Chicago Is full of hoys like me, growing up witnout aavico r n-m help. I havo been pretty bad, I ad i. i,,,i I'm r.niru' tn nav nil tho pen- lull, IIUI .. fc ...o - " , , ally I shall over pay. this morn ng "If tho churcnes am wraivunus t,o ,iii,i iln more eood than they can by converting men about to ho hanged. But you uo some kuuu. Father Cox. You've cheered two men in the other colls into the belief they are going to heaven. That's consoling to them. If you had not gotten Vandlne Into that belief It would have taken a dozen men to strap him for the noose.'1 Separate Hangings. At 10 tho jailer notified the men to get ready, and announced the hangings would be separate. Delay was caused by Neldemeler's refusal to permit tho gulrds to escort him to the scaffold. He was carried through the long corridor. Tho thousand prisoners signaled the hour of execution by shoiitlng, "Hats off." Another shout warned those In the execution chamber of tne approach of the condemned. Neldemeler was- pale and trembl ing as he approached. The doomed man was quickly pushed into an up right position on the drop, the' jailor strapped his arms and legs, ndjusted the white domino nnd noose, stepped back and the drop fell at 10:36. For six minutes the body writhed and twisted. Conscious After Hanging. The doctors gathered about to feel the pulse. "The man is conscious," said one. "He realizes his condition He may bo too numb to feel physl cal pain, but his mind is not too clouded to know the solemn Import of events taking place." The doctor's fingers felt tho pulBe fully Ave minutes before life became extinct. Neldemeler kept his stubborn ro Bistance to religious counsel. Weak ened by his efforts to suicide, ho barely could sit alone In the chair In which be was carried under tho dreaded loop. But at the last mo ment ho held his head erect to en able the jailer to adjust the noose, and then It fell limply on his breast Noldermeyer's body was cut down at 10:55. Two hundred officials anil spectators witnessed the executions, After Neldermeyer's body wns rn moved, the jailer closed the trap and tried the rope for the second victim then returned to the chopel tn escort Marx. Marx Wa6 Praying. Marx was praying. Ho rose, tried to speak, but his voice failed. Ho turned to Van Dine, kneeling with him, and extended his hand. The men stool silent for n moment, then embraced, "Good-bye, Gus," nx claimed Van Dine. "Keep a bravo heart old man. Remember whnt tho priest says: 'We shull ho together again.' " Marx answered In an In audible tone, nnd the Journey to tho scaffold begun, while nnotlicr shout camo from tho prisoners. Marx walked calmly and Huhnilttiid to bo strapped quietly. Tvwi prlosts uttered prayers, and the drop foil at 11:17. The convulsions lasted two min utos, and death was pronounced in six. Concentrating on Religion, Marx, beforo stepping on the scaf fold, requested that no ono spuuk to him. He was concentrating his mind on religion. He was In tho midst of prayer when tho drop fell. Tho body was cut down at 11-34. Tho yellow grass rojio was remor ed from his neck and again tied and tested for the third victim. Marx' neck was broken. Vandlne was found In prayer when tho executioners visited tho chapel, Two priests took positions by his sldo and with eyes bent on tho cruci fix In his hand tho march began. Arriving at tho scaffold Vandlnu held his head erect to permit ad justment of tho noose. Whllo ha was uttering a prayer tho drop fell, at 11:55:6. His short, muscular body hung without a movement, and death was almost Instantaneous. ills neck was broken, POSTPONED. Antl-lnjunctlon Bill Turned Over Till Alter uiecuoii. ,i....i,i..i ahi 91. Tho liouse committee on judiciary by a voto of 10 to 0, today decided to postpone until December further consideration . .... r, nntl-lnlllUCtlOn 1)111. All but one of tho domocrats votod against postponement Bishop O'Connor's Homeward Trip. Naples, April 22 -Bishop j'ohn J. O'Connor of tho Catholic dloceso of Now York, with tho Right Rev. Mgr. John A. Stafford, president of Setou Hall Collego, and the Rev. Eugene I'. Carroll of Nowarn, ail of wnom havo been on a visit to Rome, sailed for New York today. Genuine Bull Fight, Madrid, April 22. During a hull fight Thursday, two hulls disembow eled fqur fighters, mortally Injuring them. Tho fight was suspended and tho spectators fled ln terror. DR. BELL'S KITES. Will Try New System of Flight In the Air. Washington, D, C, April 22. Dr. Alexander Graham Bell has fixed to morrow as tho time for the exhibi tion of his famous tutrahedrnl kites and he has selected a field nt Chevy Chase as tho place of trial. Ono ot the kites to be flown Is tho famous Victor I. This is the kite which Is expected to lift n man nnd after which, when It has been made tract- ablo to motor power and steering gear, tho twentieth century flying machine may ho fnshloned. Prof. Bell has worked on the prob lem of aerlnl navigation for two or three seasons nt his homo In Capo Breton, Nova Scotia, hut he has never given n public exhibition, and his experiments hnvc been shrouded In some mystery. It hns been claim ed, however, Hint h met with some success at Cnpe Breton last summer, He continued his Investigations dur ing the last winter, and tho announce ment that ho will exhibit his kite In public has led to the belief that he has mot with still further success, Great Irrigation System. Modesto, Cnl April 22. This place wor ln gala attire today anil crowd ed with visitors on tho occasion of tho opening of a two days' celebra tion of the completion of tho gront Irrigation works of tho Modesto und Turlock districts. Tho new system Ik the most extensive in tho entire country. Through tho medium of 20 large cannls a quarter of a million acres of land are supplied with wn tor brought from tho high Sierras and diverted by tho great Ln Grande dam. The work has been completed at an expenditure exceeding two nnd n half million dollars. F GIG UNDE 1Y ON YALU Japanese Win One Fight and the Russians Are Said to Have Won Another. PORT ARTHUR NOW MOST EFFECTUALLY BLOCKED. The Famous Port Is Now Confronted With a Crisis Admiral Alexleff Said to Have Resigned Because of Differences With Viceroy Kurop atkln Destructive Fire In St. Petersburg Navy Yards Both Land Battles Are Given Disastrous Proportions by the Wires. EIIOWS F TO CELEBRATE MILTON HAS EXTENDED GENERAL INVITATION. Loudon. April 22. The corres IMindcnt of tho Times, cabling from Nlu Chwang, snyH that a messenger has arrived there from tho Yalu river with the information mat t..u Russians are lleolng north ncross tho river In overcrowded boats nnd are losing hundreds by drowning. Crisis Near at Port Arthur. Uindon, April 22. Tho Toklo cor respondent of tho Dally Telegraph says that undoubtedly Port Arthur Is effectually blocked, nnd that events are culminating around tho doomed fortress, Two Pendleton Lodges and All Other Lodges In the County Will Be Represented at the Anniversary Observance at Milton on Tuesday, April 26 Two Hundred From This Place. Integrity lodgo No. 92 and Bure ka Uidgo No. 32, of tho I. O. O. F, havo decided to ncccpt tho Invlta. tlons of tho Milton lodgo and attend tho celebration which will bo given thoro on tho evening of Tuesday, April 26, in observance of tho 85th anniversary of tho birth of tho order under Its present name and ritual Tho lodgo at Milton has mado great preparations for tho day, and have extended Invitations to all other lodges In tho county, so that It Is expected that a largo numbor of members of tho order will he In at tendance. If tho weather Is favorable It Is thought that at least 200 members of the two lodges of this place will go to Milton Tuesday alternoon next. Special arrangements will ho mado with tho O. R. & N whereby tho visitors will ho able to mnko tho trip with convenience. HOBOES ARE SCARCE. Efficient Police 8ervlce Makes Pil grims Take a Wide Circle Around Pendleton. Hoboes aro scarcer In Pendleton this spring than for many years he fore ut this season of tho yenr. A gang was reported us having estnh Untied n cam j i at the wagon bridge near the hospital ami were Mild to bo bidding orgies then' nlglitly with midnight suppers and kegs of beer galore. Marshal Carney and Special Officer Hheppurd made a quiet raid on the cuinp u few nights ago, anil found that tho pilgrims had flown and tho camp was deserted. PlowhapdH, sheuiishearors, Irrlgat orx, railroad hands and all other clusscH of worklngrnon are In brisk deinund hero this spring, and there Is llttlo reason for a willing man to remain Idle long. Tho record of Hpo elal Officer Shoppard as n hobo chaser has awed the fraternity and tho number visiting hero Is greatly red need. SUMMER VAUDEVILLE. K, J. Taylor of the Frazer, Will Prob ably Open a Park In This City Soon. , K. J. Taylor, tho popular manager of tho Frazer theafor, has nogun ar rangements with Edward Shields, to open a summer vaudovlllo park In this city, when tho season begins, Mr. Taylor hopos to bo nbfo to se cure a sultablo location for n largo park. In order to accommodate tho Immonso pntronago, and will present tho regular attractions thai aro hilled by tho Shields' circuit of vau deville shows. , Tho season will opcu In the north west us tioon as tho weather per mits. Japanese Reverses. Umdon, April 22. Tho Central News correspondent at Port Arthur wires that news has boon recolvod there of tho complete instruction of n Japanese column on the Yulu, De tails, ho says, are momentarily ox-pected. Row in Camp. Berlin, April 22. Tho Morgcn Post today repeats that Admiral Alexleff hos tendered his resignation, giving as reasons Kuropatkln's mer ciless criticism. Tho cznr did not accept, but bado Viceroy Kuropntkln to co-opornte iu tho work of tho prep aration for land hostilities. Shipyards Fire. Ht, Petersburg, April 22. Flro at tho Nuvsky naval shipbuilding yards todny destroyed a numbor of Import ant plants. Russian Loan From Paris. Purls, April 22. A Russian loan of 32,000,000 roubles, heurlng flvo por cent Interest has been Introduced on tho Paris Bourse, quoted nt OS. UTAH TROUBLES. National Guardsmen and Health Of ficers Investigating. Hall Lako, April 22. In response to an appeal by tho authorities or Carbon county for troops to avert threatened bloodshed and to enforce tliu quarantine regulations against smallpox nutong tho Italian coal strikers, Governor Wells today Bent General Cannon, of t ho National Guard, and Dr. Btotty, of tho board of health, to Helper lo Invostlgate. No action will bo taken, pending their report. The Italians uro all armed aiid threaten trouble In the cnmpB of the Utah Fuel Company. 8LOW RECOVERY. Little to Be Said for the Chances for Pat Dougherty. James Nulson, a Vinson stockman, was In lown today, Mr. Nelson has been at tho Dougherty homo sluco tho shooting of Saturday afternoon, w.iero ho has been helping to take care of the Injured mun. lie reports that It Is not known at this tltno Just what tho ehuuees aro for tho recovery of Mr. Dougherty. Ho Is as badly hurt us has been reported, and whllo getting along fairly woll, doos not show tho Improvomont that could bo wished. Ho 1oob not sewn to he losing ground, yot Is not gain ing perceptibly. The field of Ico opposite Dulilth Is 50 mlloH Iu oxtont a slo unprece dented at this tlmo of the your. Missionary Murdered. Ilerlln, April 22, Tho Col iilschi) Holding assorts that an American missionary and his servant, nninea iot obtainable, were murdered near Rnmluli, In Northwostorn Porsla by I'erslun Moslems. Tho Amor lean minister nt Tohornn do inandeil thu arrest and punish ment of tho murderer, hut tho authorities refuse to tul.o any stops, UK, i '