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About East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current | View Entire Issue (June 9, 1904)
nvFVFNINREDITION DAILY EVENINGEDITION WEATHER FORECAST. Tonight nnd Friday, fair. felSSdU to sell PENDLETON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, TJ1 1'HSDAY, .TUNE 5), 100-1. NO. C070. OPTION BUILDING i Schmidt Decides Not to Lot $20,000 at Corner ; Main and Alta, Up HALL ON COURT HAS BEEN ABANDONED. .Hillock Will Complete But One . ru, New Building fc-yol res f a- Main Street Until the Fall tiec- ,,0ver-Dr. C. J. Smith, Who Lted to Spend $20,000 Opposite U Pendleton, Will Not Go Ahead til tie Result of the Vote Next umber It Known. of the local option i-.ni hn created a scnro In dtj that has put the building Hons largely 10 uiu imu, promises to hang advancement it line lor wo sumuiui num. Schmidt, who had the plans am for the erection or n two pressed brick on the corner or. ms Alia, nas oacKt-u ul "u tot put up his building until ho whether or not the state or tmj Is to vote for the open :e dosed town, His building was ne been built at a cost of $20,- tad was intended to he one of st in the city Hut Mr. Schmidt tot want to take the chance of his money up in n building 1 le considers would not pay in- e on the Investment, and has fire canceled the call for bids postponed his plans indefinitely. ( Eagles have abandoned their lion to build a hall on the lot occupied by the Wheeler lodging en Court street, and will make pratements for the time at It was their Intention to build fl costing In the neighborhood of w lor the use of the order as a mm. The Imlldlnir would iive contained rooms on the toor for business houses, and ii lave been one of the largest 'res in that part of the city. &s!es will now allow the old l to stand as it Is until they re sure of themselves before ne any further movements 1 improvement. btlldins to have been put up vtupCTiy wnero the Froome low stands on Main street has oonen by l)r C .1. Smith. uoe, at least Dr. Smith is Wnlon that the local option m ue defeated at tho member, but nevertheless ot like to take nny groat lid Will hn n ,U .1.1 tl. .. " ttiuu Willi IIRtll nfi- . . - JM len his Intention to com- '"'"'ruciion or his build won an niucll.t.. ui . . Sw0? hav" 1"" l a two- 'filed e tho "ntI" wed ho will in nit W tn nn n-Ul, 1.1.. , Kn. , " uls ueiayeu ft m otherwise. ' Matlock u-iit .1 I -sou Man innu.t ... .1-- iHl'W'l t least. l . 1. ,uut ouuivan & S 4 ogfnB'0Ck OrtOr0,, f0r wte ta .tho 8'HPosItlon that ewh,.l!l,0..lar?.Pr nunrters fair m, , T Mat'"-k will t for ,rr,;'"1 inat Wto lnat. " had W tho w ' "lu" lao i n- , woum vote, in It would close at least 30 business houses of this place. With this num ber of vacant houses In town there would bo no need for new places, ns at present, and their new buildings would not pay interest on the Invest ment. For this reason they will hold off until it is known what the result will Ijo In tho fall. Tries to Buy Off Renters. This afternoon W. F. Matlock of fered Sullivan & nond tho sum of $500 if they would release him from a lenso on a lower room in the now Mntlock-Brownfield building on Main street. As Sullivan & Bond have or dered a large stock of goods for the now quarters, they would not release tho contract for the rooms. Mr. Mat lock feels that owing to tho unsettled condition of business resulting from the possibility of local option being enrorced In Pendleton, ho would rath er risk paying $500 and allow the building to remain In its present stage than to expend several thousand dol lars in completing it and then have no use for it and be compelled to pny taxes on it besides. At least the low er story will be completed according to contract. PITCHED BATTLE BETWEEN TROOPS AND UNION MINERS Six Miners Known to Have Been Killed and Many Wounded, No Casualties Among the Troops. PRESIDENT IMPEACHED. McLean, of Idaho University, Must Answer Charges. Moscow. Idaho, Juno 0. President J. A. McLean, of tho University of Idaho, in tho opinion of six members of tho faculty, is Incompetent, inat tentlve, erratic in his hours, evasive' in his work, discourteous to members of tho faculty, deficient in Judgment, undignified and frivolous, falls in pat riotism and docs not enjoy the re spect of his students. At n meeting of the board of re' gents held hero some two weeks ago, these charges were preferred. Stren nous efforts were made to keep the proceedings secret, and even now the members of the faculty who made the complaint decline to allow their names to be published. The brief closes with a demand that an investigation be hold and evidence taken, No action was taken by the board the members of which are reported to be divided In sentiment. President Charles L. Heltman, of Itathdrum, nnd Mrs. Hidenbaugh, of Hoise, it is claimed, are in favor of an immediate investigation, while the other members are said to have ex pressed the opinion that tho charges are frivolous and trivial. The Period of Civil War Has Arrived Hereafter a Rigid Blacklist of Union Men of All Occupations Will Be Enforced In the Teller County Mining District Claimed That the Man Has Been Captured Who Killed Roxey McGee Deportation of Union Miners Continues Over a Thous and Shots Fired In the Battle of Danville. Cripple Creek. Col., June 0. A pitched battle at Dunnville. 12 miles north of Victor, took place at i o'clock between 200 deputies and guards un der Adjutant General Bell, and about 150 miners from the Cripple Creek district. The miners were entrenched in the surrounding hills. Fifteen miners Blacklist All Union Men. The deportation of union miners continues under tho direction of the citizens committee appointed by Hell. Tlu committee was in session nil night considering tho enses of Indi vidual miners, but tho result of the report is not made public. Tyson S. Dynes, one of tho foremost ROXET M'GEE m MURDERED MINER SHOT AT VICTOR, COLO., KNOWN HERE. W. D. McGee, of This City, Receives Telegram Telling of the Murder of His Nephew at a Miners' Mass Meeting Worked on Dixie Ranch for C. B. Wade Left Here for Col orado Last Thanksgiving. "o!dhn'; r"u- torn J to nr1?ess' will build the&. a. A. Bind h... ,'10U8e '8 of ttr mum I ?Cltllcr wouu Wtk ngs t0 construct W in. ,or th um S.1! rgue? that if the - ui nroh I . . , wwu mm. 'S,rT"in Wrecked. ..., ' to Wno,l. '"Ken tM. """fciun, 1 HtJ nt " urn S?5 Z Z? lu" hurt. Tho .mi. "sen nmn j known m'oT " W. I). McGee, who is employed in the Coleaworthy feed store in this city, received a message from Victor, Col., this morning, stating that his nephew, Hoxey McGee, had been shot at a miners' mass meeting nt Victor, last Monday. The dispatches in the East Oregon inn on Monday and also yesterday, referred to the murder of McGoo and tho apprehension of his murderer. It seems that young McGee was attend Inc a meetlnir of miners, when ho was shot down In cold blood. Ho wns employed at tho Elkton mine, whero his two brothers, Melvin and Jav McGee. were also employed. W. I), McGee, of this city, seeing the name of his nephew in tno I'-asi ure goniun dispatches from Victor, wired William Uainbridge, manager of the Elkton mines, for information and re ceived the telegram announcing that tho McGco shot there was his nepnew. Roxey McGee, tho murdered man, was well known iu tho southern por Hon of Umatilla county, having work ed on tho Dixie ranch for C. B. Wade for more than a year, Ho ato Thanks giving dinner with his undo iu this city last November, starting for Elk ton, Col., tho following day. His pa rents llvo in Clay county, Missouri. RAN60M WILL BE PAID. Government of Morocco Accedes to Bandits' Demands. Washington, Juno 9. Captain Chad wick cables from Tangiers this morning: "Tho minister of foreign affairs has Instructions from Fez acceding to all tho .demands of Itaisall. Two prisonors will bo released as soon as tho ransom of about $05,000 is paid." Landed Two Marines. Tnneler. June 9. The American admiral landed but two unarmod ma rines, who were sent to tho Belgian legation to rcasHuro tho Belgian min ister, whoso wife was nn American woman, Destructive Antwerp Fire. Antwom. Juno 9. Fire today de stroyed many buildings, with a dam- ago of $400,000, were captured and six union miners lawyers of Denver, arrived last night were killed. and Is today preparing for tho riti- The captured miners included John zens' alliance a form to bo submitted James, charged with shooting John to all employers In the district plcdg- Davis In the Victor riot. Ing thorn to refrain from employing Among the dead was John Cariey, any person connected with labor a union miner of Cripple Creek. Great unions. Five thousand men and wo- excitement prevailed in the ci:y upon men will bo affected. It will also bo receipt of the slight news of the bat- decreed that no Kilo persons will lie tie. Tho deputies secured the arms and ammunition of the port of the min ers. As the special train bearing the deputies drew up at Dunnville the unon union miners enirencneo in me neigii borhood opened fire. General Boll got his men out and stormed the en trenchment positions, capturing 15, the arms and ammunition of these men being captured. In the fierce fight which followed six union miners wero killed. Their names are unobtainable at this time. Miners Entrenched. At 4:50 the battle was still in pro gress, the union miners fighting stub bornly. The miners have well en trenched positions in tho hills and are shooting down at the soldiers and guards at every opportunity. The surrounding country is favor able to the miners and it seems that General Bell will have to take every defense separately. Dunville sprang into prominence last week, when it was reported that enormous amounts of free gold had been discovered and there was an Im mediate rush to the place by union men, who declared that no others should be permitted in the camp. All others were barred, But the camp was of mushroom growth and the thousands who en camped there in the first two days of its existence dwindled away to 00 or 100 today. General Bell has expressed the opinion that the camp was nothing but a decoy used by miners as a base of operations. Dunnville Is about 20 miles south of here and Is said to bo In Fremont county, which has not been declared by the governor to be In a state of in surrection and rebellion. Battle of Dunville. The returning members of Gen. Bell's force that participated in tho Dunvillo battle, say it is remarkablo tho casualties wero not moro severe. Fully 1,000 shots were fired on both sides. Cariey was killed by a Krag-Jorgen- son bullet fired by a member of Ser geant Baldwin's squad. Bullets sprinkled about Bell, strip plug tho rock and earth, but falling to disturb bis equilibrium. He calm ly directed operations, ordered the oc componying newspaper men to cover up their whito vests and doff tho Pan ama hats, which acted as targets. Twenty minutes hot firing shaded off into an hour's desultory work, when 20 men captured H members of tho union. Theso wero brought to camp and others released. Bell declines to call for more troops, claiming sufficient force is at band, assisted by deputies to control the situation. C. C. Friedlcy, alleged to have fired the shot that killed McGee at tho mass meeting riots Monday night, was captured on tho Thompson ranch near Canyon City, allowed to remain In the district significant move. A 200 Union Men Arrested. Victor, Juno 9. In nil about 200 members nnd sympathizers have been arrested slnco Monday. Twenty-eight havo already been do ported. The remainder aro in Jail, In tho Victor armory and in other places under military guard. Tho dragnet Is still out and "houso denn ing," as tho authorities term tho pro ceedings, continues. Talk of lynch ing has subsided to a degree, though If the fiend who exploded tho dyna mite Is caught, it Is doubtful If any military forco could protect him from tho fury of the friends of tho murder ed men. Cripple Creek District Quiet. Cripple Creek, Juno 9. Tho district Is again quiet, after Wednesday s ex citing events. No further troublo of any kind is expected, as tho militia and 200 deputies aro in chnrgo of tho camp. Tho coroner's Jury is sitting today In Independence, investigating tho outrage, but a verdict Is not possible for several days. Newspaper Office Wrecked. Colorado Springs, Col., Juno 9. speclal says: "Eight unknown men, armed with rifles, shotguns, pistols and slcdgo hammers, entered tho office of tho Victor Record, a morning paper, at 11:45 o clock last night, ordered the workmen to throw up their hands, broke up tho machinery, and then told tho printers to get out of tho district as fast us thoy could. Tho printers walked north nnd tho eight men start ed off toward tho south, Tho Record lias been known as tho organ of tho Western Federation of Miners In this section, and lias been advising that tho strike bo called off. Tho printers havo not decided wheth er they will leavo or not. Damaged $8,000. Victor, Juno 9. George E. Kynur, propriotor of tho Record, today said ho would establish a now plant as soon as possible. Ho estimates his loss at $8,000. Jolut funeral services wero held to day over flvo of tho Independerico victims. Infantry After Union Miners. Victor, Col., Juno 9. A squad of mounted Infantrymen is pursuing 05 union miners In tho Beaver Creek rn glon. They havo been ordcrod to shoot if arrest is resisted. It U fear ed tho death list will be largo. Mines Cloted by Proclamation. At 2 o'clock this afternoon Goner ai Boll Issued a proclamation closing tho Portland mine on tho ground that It is harboring a dangerous class of men. Portland Is tho only union mine In tho district, and employs bo- tween 700 and 800 mon, JAPS LOST A WARSHIP IN PEGHILI GULF The reported Junction of tho Vladi vostok nnd Port Arthur fleets is dis credited, Fought Waist Deep In Water. Toklo. Juno 9. Tho Jnpnnrsu sol diers wounded in tho battle of Nan ahan hnvo arrived with vivid details of a light In tho rear ot Kin Chow. Waist deep in water, tho armies fought hand to hand, When tho Rus sians retreated tho water wns crim son with blood. Damaged Ships Repaired. Romp, June 9. A Tokio dispatch states that tho Japanese cruiser, four destroyers, two gunboats nnd flvo tor pedo boats damaged in various un Basements before Port Arthur, have been ropnlrod nnd rejoined Togo. Exploded Twenty-one Mines. Toklo, Juno 9. Admiral Kataokn reports tho clearing of Tallonwnn bay of mines planted by tho Russians con tinues. Eleven mechanical mines worn exploded Tuesday nnd 10 Wed nesday. While engaged in tho work Hip Japanese camp ncross the wrecks of two sunken vessels which were liletilltled ns tho cruiser Hoynrln, sunk February 1 1, and tho Nonul. (Latter mime nut on t ho Russian list.) EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGED. Prominent Politician Defaults In Ren sselaer, Indiana. Lafayette, Ind., Juno 9. Thomas J. McKay, cashlur and Junior partner in tho private bank of McCoy ti Co., of Kensselner, near here, wns arrested last night, charged with embezzle ment. The nmount Is snlii to lie heavy. McCoy assigned soino tliut) ago for $250,(100, and Is a prominent politician. REVOLUTION ENDED. All Ports of San Domingo now Open to Compierce. Washington, Juno 9. Admiral Slgs ben cables from Montu Crlsto, Haiti, that tho custom houso will begin bus iness tomorrow. All ports of San Do mingo are now open to commerco and the revolution ended. St. Petersburg, Juno 9, The Mao nondent of the Russe, wires that a minor naval engagement occurred in tho Gulf of Pechlli Wed nesday in which one Japanese oauio- shlp was sunk. Tho correspondent adds that Chi nese from tho south say the Japaueso attacked Port Arthur, on what day Is not Bpoclfiod, and wero repuisoa with n loss of 3.500 men and four war vessels, probably torpedo boats. Juno 7 tho Japanese bombarded the coast between Kwang Tung and Seny Chen, without casualties. Russians Busy Denying. St. Petersburg, Juno 9. While tho war department declines to bo spe cific as to the source ot Information, denial Is made that tho Japanoso In flicted serious damage at Port Arthur In the combined bcb and land attack. Experts decline to believe tho Japan ese had time to bring up the slogo guns necessary for land operations ot magnitude sufficient to do much dam age. The Japs have abandoned the ad vance north from Feng Huang Cheng and west of Sluren. "Champion" a Fizzle. Sandwich, England, Juno 9. TrnV' Ik, the American champion of golf, was forced to retln from tho open golf contest owing to his inlh.Talilo showing. DESPERATE MEN TRY TO ESCAPE SAW THEIR WAY OUT OF SEATTLE JAIL CELL8. Had a Running Fight for Liberty, Which Was Well Nigh Successful Several Guards Slashed One Man a Long-Tlmer for Robbery, the Other Awaiting Trial on Charge of Murder. Keaille, Jiinn 9.- Jumps Allison and Edgar Marshall, (wo of tho most tlcsperalo criminals Iu tho King coun ty jail, Hawed llii'lr way through (he steel burs of their cells iluilng tho night, ami this morning crawled out mid run down Hie main corridor with razors struppod to their wrists and dashed through tlm mala Jail olllco. Deputy Sheriff Ilogail gave the alarm and pursued. .Murshnll ntlarkPii Mm, but was overpowered. Allison slashed his way through Hie guards and grabbed u prisoner named Johnson and used him as u shield and fought liU way through tho corridor, whero lio en countered Deputy HIierltT Ulpe, who felled til in witb a rock Allison revived, gained his freedom aguln and was running out tho front door of the court houso whun captur ed by Deputy Sheriff Downey. Allison Is serving 20 years for rob bery, and Marshall is auditing I rial for murder, FOR VICE-PRESIDENT. HENDERSON IS CORONER Close Vote on This Office Shows Popularity or Both Candidates. OFFICIAL COUNT CHANGES THE RESULT. T. D. Taylor Leads the Day With a Majority of 1,7-18, the Largest Poll cd E. J. Sommervllle Follows Closely With 1,723 C. P. Strain Has 1,070 nnd Colonel James H. Raley Has 121 Majority Bean't Majority Reaches 36. Conference to Select Roosevelt's Running Mate, Washington, Juno 9. The question who will bo RoosoveK'H running mate will probably bo settled by (hit out como of a coufcrnnco of leading rnein- hers of the houso and senate this afternoon, under an arrangement which Hie president approves. Can non, Fairbanks, HUt, Drydtn and Overstreel, aro among tho cnndldattis II Is undorstood tho cholro rests bo tween Fairbanks and Illtt, BATTLE WITH BANDITS, One Killed, and a Deputy Sheriff Was Wounded. Denver, Juno 9, A pitched battle- between a posso and the flvo men who held uj tho Denvor & Rio Grande train Is progressing this afternoon near Gionwood Springs, at tho T. W. Smith ranch. Ono bandit was fatally wounded and another badly wounded. They are surrounded In tho hills und desperate shooting continues, Depu ty Sheriff Mohan, of Glenwood Springs, was wourfded. The olllelnl count of tin) oiecllon In this county was completed todny and changes somnwlint tho tinodlclal ro Hiilt nnnouucod heretofore. My tho off leal returns Dr. T. M. Henderson Is elected coroner by a majority of 3(i. T. D, Tnylor leads tho day with tho largest majority, having 1,7 IS, to 1.723 enjoyed by K. J. Som- mervlllp, nnd tho majority of Colonel Kaley Is Increased to 121. !)y tho olllelnl returns it is soon that tho tunjorlty of Mr. Strnln la 1,- 070, Instead of SOU, ns given, Tho ma jority of II. J. Bean for county Judge Ic Increased from 20 to 30 nnd Bovor al other minor changes nra mado In tho Html result. Following is tho com plete returns for tho county; Vote Congressmnn- -J. N. Williamson, rop. ..212(5 (Iporge It. Cook. soc. .. 277 .1. K, Simmons, dem 1318 II W. Sltine, pro 320 Justice Supremo Court C. J. Bright, pro 280 ('. (' Mlkkelsen, soc 257 Frank A. Moore, ro 2153 Thomas O'Day, dem 1318 Food Commission!))- .1. W Bailey, re 1718 Irn W. Ilerry, pro 388 S. M. Douglas, dem 1081 N'. Itiihiuiirisen, hoc 192 District Attorney (i. W. Phelps, re 19CB JiiiueM II Haley, dem. ..2087 Joint Kepi-pHetilalivo Dr W. (1. Colo, rop 231C V II, llolhrook, dem 1438 ,M. V Howard, pro 301 County Judge II J. Bean, rop 1924 (i. A llartmnn, dem. ...1888 (i. V. Itlgby, pro 338 Representatives II. V.. Ailams, rep 1718 W. I). Chamberlain, dem, 1787 J. J. Ilallerny, rop lfill William Blnkeluy, rop... 1835 N. A. Davis, pro 289 P. A. SlkeH, hop 208 lloberi Warner, pro 221 Al. V. Till ley, sop 220 Sherlff- T I). Taylor, dem 2871 C. A. Barrett, ro 1123 Oliver Dickinson, pr 1C7 Clerk .1. E. Cherry, dem 1755 l''rank Snllng, rnp 20RO V. A. llannlHter, pro 224 Iteconlor Wlllloin FoIhoiii, rep 2SIC 070 W II Kowlor, dem 1570 I. H. I.pp.er, pro -234 Treasurer H. (I. Mglitfoot, dem. ... 901 K. J. Kommorvllle, rep. .,2(181 1723 It. C Stewart, pro 240 Assessor W. T. Illgby, rop 1374 ('. P Strain, dum 2450 1070 Wlfllntn TailK.it, pro 100 Superintendent W. H. Mavborry, dem. ..1510 Frunk If. Wolls, rep 2234 724 Kucvoyor .1, W. Klmbrell, nip 2111 541 o. ('. Kerkithty, dem 10W! Coroner - A. W. llolklu, rep 1761 T. M Henderson, di m. . .1797 30 (I O. RIclmrilMiu, pro. .. 243 Commissioner ilo rare Walker, rop. ...2077 448 William l.loyd, dem 1529 F. H. Richmond, pro 261 Printer Amendment ' ' Yes 2147 1C04 No CI3 lCKiil Option Yes 1959 93 (Continued on pngo 8.) Plur ality. 808 805 637 121 878 38 09 224 1748 331 L. Z. Letter Dead, Bar Harbor, Mo., Juno 9. livl ZeJgler loiter, formor Chicago merchant prince nnd millionaire, died suddenly hero this morning. His eldest daughter, Mary, married Lord Curzon, vlcerpy of India. Ills only son, Joseph, croatod an International stir In 1898 by almost succeeding In running u corner on wheat, with an es timated loss of $3,000,000.