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DA1LYEVENINGEDITI0N
WEATHER FORECAST.
Tonight nml Thursday fnlr, cool
er tonight.
P : iUM Roods uon i
rEXDLETOT, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1004.
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LE
AGUE
I.OXE TRAIN ROBBER.
INCHED
L,., (Irpanization of
Of di J V'D'
iness Men Was tttected
: Evening
vnoxs r.won good
Uer and conservatism.
Hen Arc Excluded rrom Uic
aitdiilRlit. and Similar
. nf Saloons Fuvoreil Would
Itc Licences of Saloons rermlt-
IWonicn or Minors to Frequent
Prt of Their Establishments
fnt Organization to no
rt(d on Friday Night Com-
Vrpw Property Owners to
I Hotting nnd Take Part.
ml3cl;lit ii"d Sunday closing
. lite moUns of the license
drlnUn; place thnt permits
or miiKir-. in in-qirciii iu
and opposition l H'f passage
brcrniont or proliimtloii uimin
of Prmllelon. are llie .prlnci-
tf ihe rltUeii' U'iikwi. uhlch
limo tnnnnmry existence last
lU'lensc or Man Who Dynamited Car
nml Got $1000.
Jefferson City, Mo., Sept. 28. The
doors of the Missouri pcnltentlnry
will open tomorrow to Snm Wilson,
known us tlie "lone train robber,"
who was received at the penitentiary
July 3, 1803, and he will be set at
liberty, having served three-fourths
of the 15 years to which he was sen
tenced. The most notable exploit In Wil
son's criminal career was the robbery
of the Missouri Pacific train which
left St. Louis on the night of May 24,
18D3. It was hold up one mile west
of the town of Pacific. The express
car was shattered vlth dynamite and
the express messenger was compelled
to open the safe and deliver Its con
tents, amounting to $4000 In silver, to
the lone robber. Within a month nf-
ter the robbery Wilson voluntarily
surrendered to the authorities and
confessed his crime. A considerable
portion of the money was recovered,
In view of these facts and his good
conduct while In prison Wilson will
be released tomorrow several years
before the expiration of the term for
which he was sentenced.
WESTERN
PAPERS
LIBEL PRESIDENT
TEMPORARY MARRIAGES.
George Meredith Says Time of Con
tract Marriages Is Coming.
London, Sept. 28. A silly-season
newspaper discussion of the marriage
question has provoked an opinion
from George Meredith, who in an in
tervlew In the Dally Mall, welcomes
free discussion of the subject, though,
as he confesses, "everything that
ought to be said has to be cut In half.'
He predicts a change in the legal
ends of marriage and foreshadows
l-crmunent organization will gtate of soctety permitting marriages
Irctrd lYIduy night-
BcnibcrJilp f the Citizens'
b to consist of male proiicrty
uJoon men cxcepTed, In the
Pendleton, otcr 21 years of
the object of tlie association
to assist the elty and county
in flic proer enforcement of
f.
or county official or em
! eligible to hold office In the
I cvttlnK held at the Commer
Iswciatlon rooms last night was
I'd by about a score of local
owners. J. A .Borio acted
airman ana J. it. Dickson as
The session was brief.
nlttce on res3utions submit
report, whluh was the main
s of the evening.
Circulating Petitions.
pted copies of the resolutions,
r forth the principles and object
league are being circulated
; the property .owners for their
Bares. Colonel J. H. Rnirv
that everyone who signed the
be deemed a member of
ue, and the motion carried
I Haley Mr. Ulckson and Mr,
! appointed 'on the commit
circulate the resolutions.
ilarge Attendaiicte Invited.
5," said Mr. Borle. "that the
ace Friday nicht win i.b
tkat we will have to go to the
to find room to nnrnm
s we crowd. The formation of
u a matter of vital lm
" lo even- person who hna th
nnd.eifare ot Pendleton at
.uu i urge membership is de-
last
Olfceu at Organization.
resolutions submitted
" lollows:
memberthlp lt to consist of
of 1 of ftce who are
Derive. .....T "
, S.T7.",uua tn limits of the
he liquor bUineM 8ha
! DeaterL
! officers of thi. i.
Jad trM..l ""lueni, secre-
luut...; "...
la thlLl! e"5bte to of-
' OWecf nt ,1.1. .
1 !t h. . 7ciauon shall
proper entorcemeV of
Nwklnr m. ,r V,e r n favor
! WU or no "W 0f ai,y loon
rr remain i . y wlnor to
hNSf S brooms where
k f0r JS or are 0wh
H "cense of
H th ..T'.rn'll women In
' lll be
IVl A...
1 lean ZZ 0t any me
rtnHM.. ? ot ny of th
4t of ,u!P?rt the ame to th.
'. such 'ea.ue 'r action.
" dutv V " trifled, it
tt the J?! .of President
?H to re ZT prvld.d by th
Z?? WetaL10 ,he prPer city
LheflrtlePer enforce.
1r 4 i: "V"1 opiate the
, "fPote th n r ,ocatiPP-
"J 50RlE-
J' A DICKSON,
Committee."
for certain limited periods, the stale
enforcing a provision of money dur
Ing that period to -provide for and ed
ucate children, the government pos
sibly taking charge of this fund.
Hoar .Is Weaker.
Worcester, Mass., Sept. 28. There
Is no material change In Senator
Hoar's condition this morning. He Is
a little weaker, If anything.
SEES TIE F
flf
LABOR
OVER 00,000 UNIONISTS
QUIT PAYING DUES,
Uamey Cohcn, President of Illinois
Federation of Labor, Says Unless
Unions Are Reorganized on Better
Lines Thoy Must Lobe Their Force
IUztmes Unwise Leadership, Po,
lltlcul . Grafters . and . Untimely
Striken for the Trouble Must
AdojM Better Methods of Warfare,
Chicago, Sept .28. A sensation was
caused here by the announcement
that 100)000 men, members of labor
unions, .have ceased to pqy their dues,
The Chicago excitement was aug
mented today by an Interview from
Barney Cohen, president of the Illi
nois Federation of Labor, In which
he said the union forces In the state
are rapidly disintegrating, and unless
reorganized, destruction of the unions
would speedily follow.
He blames unwise leadership, polit
ical grafiiers and untimely strikes for
the present crisis. He says the
unions must reorganize on a sounder
basis and adopt methods mow being
used against the unions bv the Em
ployers' Association and Citizens'
Alliance.
MERGES TO BE DISSOLVED.
Reputed
of
Teems of Settlement
Famous Dispute.
Chicago, Sept. 28. Strong rumors
In financial And railroad circles of
Chicago and New York are that the
parties to the Korthern Securities dis
pute have reached a baslB ot amicable
settlement on & plan as fallows;.
Union Pacific will take the Burling
ton; the Great Northern will be re
tained Intact by Hill; St. Paul to lake
the Northern Pacific, and the Atchl
tion to be merged with the Erie. The
merger to be dissolved.
COUNTY COURT THREATENED-.
Tuik of Lynching Commissioner ax
Butte Over Election Appointments
Butte, Mont., Sept. 28. Threat
were freely made here this morninir.
that the county commissioner would
te lynched or driven out of the cltly
unless the board rescinds its action In
naming the election officers.
The people's nartv chairman. In a
mandamus suit In the district court.
alleges that the commissioners' named
the election officers from the demo
cratic employes of the Amalgamated
Copper Company, over the protest of
the other parties.
Lndy Curzon Rnlllod.
London. Sent. 2 Thla mnrnlni? n.
bulletin 8ftys Ladv Curzon 1ms dls.'
i'ciiy famed. 3Ier condition Is less
crave, though still critical.
Print Imaginary Article From
Roosevelt Reflecting on the
Chicago Strikers,
EVENING TOST EDITOHIAL
WAS MISUNDERSTOOD.
Western Papers Accepted' Personal
Utterances of the President as Gen
uine nnd Used Them to Prejudice
Voters Imaginary Corrcspondcnco
Between Roosevelt and Donnelly
Was Printed as Genuine Letter In
uenver .iingazinc I'ost Comes to
the Itcscuo md Relieves Intense
Stir In Political Circles letter
Made Strikers Mod.
New York, Sept. 28. The alleged
forgery of the president's signature to
a magazine article printed In Denver,
which reflects on the Chicago meat
strikers, has created Intense stir in
political circles.
The source of the letter was ex
plained today, when the Evening Post
printed a letter and Introductory par
agraph which appeared in Its editor
ial columns August 1.
The caption and introductory para
graph, which explains and justifies
the letter, says: "President Roose
velt to Donnelly: The following let
ter Is one which President Roosevelt
might have written with advantage
to himself and his country."
The letter then follows. The en
tire letter was reprinted In several
Western papers as a genuine letter
from the president to Donnelly, .
The strikers are very angry with
the president.
FAIRBANKS' CAMPAIGN.
Candidate Takes a Day's Rest at
Great Falls, After Hard Campaign
ing. Great Falls, Mont., Sept. 28. The
Fairbanks' special arrived at 8 o'clock
this morning after a slow night run
from Butte on the Great Northern,
Meetings at Boulder and Marysvllle
were abandoned by the state commit
tee, and a meeting was held at 10
o'clock this morning Instead.
Fairbanks and Dolllver will have a
day's rest here after the many meet
ings of the past few days.
Neither show the effects of their
hard campaigning. Meetings will be
held at Big Lodge and Helena tonight.
GATHERING
FUR
ft GREAT BATTLE
Fate of Northern Manchuria
Depends on Issue of Con
test Near Mukden.
JAPANESE VESSELS ARE
SUNK BY HIDDEN MINES
From Russian Sources it Is Icarncd
That the Japanese Arc Mobilizing
nnd Reorganizing at the Yen Tnl
Mines Claimed That Port Arthur
Can Hold Out for Six More Months
Russians Arc Defiant nnd Will
Hate Naught to Do Willi Mediation
or Compromise.
St. Petersburg, Sept. 28. It is ex
pected that the battle of Mukden will
occur to the east and northeast of the
city between Foo Choo nnd Sin King,
The Japanese are marching toword
the former point along good roads;
from Yental. The Russians hav
front of 24 versts (29 miles) In length
between the Llao river and a point
north of Sin King. Kuropatkln'i
main body left the vicinity of Yental
Saturday last.
No Mediation Pi-obahale.
Rome, Sept. 28. The Russian era
bassy today Issued an authoritative
Rtntement. denying that mediation is
contemplated between the belliger
ents. It is announced that real fight
ing will not commence before the end
of October.
Kuropatklu Swallows His Ire.
Sf.Peterslrarg BeJt. 2H. Kuropat
klri, in replying to an affectionate let
ter from the czar, expressed his un
reserved upproval of the appoint
ment of Gen. Grlppendlg, to command
the Second Manchurlan army.
French and German Attaches Missing,
St. Petersburg, Sept. 28. Mrs. Kta
stohenko, who has just arrived
Chee Foo from Port Arthur, says that
missing French and German attaches
had much trouble with the authorities
at Port Arthur before leaving, on ac
count of their Intimate knowledge
conditions In the town and fortress,
She thinks probably the attaches
have been captured and held as Rub
sian prisoners at Port Arthur.
Rains have seriously Injured
flax crop near Salem.
the
Can Hold on Six Months.
Rome. Sept. 28. A Chee Foo dls
patch states that General Stoessel has
written to a friend there that the Jap,
anese are wasting ammunition and
lives in attempting to take the strong.
JUDGE ELLIS REFUSES TO
L 0. H. & N.
flnNU
ASSESSMENT
The assessment of the property of of land outside the right of way, the
the O. R. & N. company, In Uma- descriptions are clear enough. One
tllla county, according to the decls- contention of the company Is that
Ion rendered in the state circuit court the description, 'one line system of
this afternoon by Judge W, R. Kills, (telegraph,' Is vague. The description
is regular, wun me exception oi inej gives accurately the length of the
descriptions of several minor tracts ( line and the location."
of land outside the right of way, em- A j.,,,,,,,,,, Air vague,
Thf action was brought last May . " ""'""""' """"lr M l'ri
' "uwi nun oi section so ana so,
by the railway company against the
county court and the assessor to have
the entire assessment of the O. R. &
N. company annulled on the ground
that the descriptions were vague ana
Imperfect. The matter was argued
before Judge Ellis September 6, by
Arthur C. Spencer, representing the
railroad, and James A. Fee and Dis
trict Attorney Phelps for Umatilla
county. Notice of appeal was given
by the railroad and the matter will
now go before the state supreme
court.
Assessment Is Regular.
In rendering his decision, Judge
Ellis said: "1 And that the action of
the assessor In making the assess
ment on the property of the O. R. &
N. company to be regular and with
the exception of a few small tracts
embracing neven acres, naming the
township and range, the court holds
Is not clear, as It Is Impossible to de
termine the exact location of the
land. With the exception of about 75
acres of land so described In various
parts of the county, the court finds
lor the defendants.
jn umatllla county the O. R. & N,
company has 166.40 miles of tracks.
Property, according to the valuations
placed by the assessor, such as depots
ana uuiidlngs, amounts to $30,000
The total valuation of the railroad's
tracks, rolling stocH and real estate.
based on Assessor C. P. Strain's as
sessment of $12,000 a mile amounts
to $2,200,000.
The decision rendered this after
noon affects about $600 worth of
property.
I0U0R MEN TO TEST LOCAL OPTION LAW
Umatilla county saloon men do not
Intend to oppose the prohibition
movement, on the grounds that they
believe the local option law to be un
constitutional. In case lt Is voted to
close any of the drinking places, the
proprietors will continue to operate
the saloons and defend themselves
In the courts when suit is brought by
their opponents.
Herman Hesse!, a prominent Wes
ton saloon man, has collected over
$500 to aid In the saloon cause in
case It becomes necessary to go Into J
the courts, "We do not believe in
crying before the shoe pinches," .he
said. "The temperance people are
muking all the fight now and we In
tend to let them go ahead.
"Prominent attorneys throughout
the state have given their opinions
that the local option law is unconsti
tutional, and we are prepared to dem
onstrate that It Is,"
Mr. Hessel was In Pendleton Jost
night and was present at the meeting
of the Citizens' League, He returned
home this morning.
hold. He expressed the belief thnt
the port could hold out six months
longer.
Jap Vessels Strlko Mines.
London, Sept. 2S, The Vladivos
tok correspondent of the Central
pedo boats, und one Japanese stenmer
have been sunk by mines near Port
Arthur in the last few days. A cruis
er of the Nlttnska type Is said to
have been seriously damaged In a like
manner.
.mimneso ni-o Mobilizing,
St. Petersburg, Sept. 28, Kurop.tt
kin reports today: "The Japanese
vanguard remains In the same posi
tion, east of the railway. Smnll of
fensive parties have been repulsed by
the Russian cavalry. The Japanese
have concentrated at the Yen Tal
mines, where pontoons are being
built. At Ben Tsla Pudze several skir
mishes have occurred In which a
number of cattle and horses were captured.
Cossacks Surprise JapaneMj.
St. Petersburg, Sept. 28. General
Kuropatkln reports that Ural Cos
sacks during the night attacked a
Japanese camp, and the Jnpanese
were thrown Into n panic. The Cos
sacks also ambushed n half squadron
of Japanese who sustained considera
ble loss.
MINE EXPLOSION.
Eleven Miners Terribly Burned nnd
Three Will Die.
Scranton, Pa., Sept. 28. As the re
sult of a terrific explosion In Mount
Jessup mine at Beckvllle, this morn
ing, It-Is reported that 11 miners were
terribly burned and some may die.
Later The Injured are all foreign
ers, and three will die.
Fifteen Injured In Wreck.
Columbus. O., Sept. 28. A head-on
collision took place between two
trolley cars on the Sclota Valley
Traction line near here at 7:30 this
morning. Out of 17 passengers on
the two cars, all but two were Injur
ed, and one will die.
WESTON EDITOR
A BOLD FORGED
LEASES
WILL BE SECURE
Farmers on Reservation Wel
come Enforcement of Rent
Regulations.
PRESENT ARRANGEMENT IS
NOT SATISFACTORY.
'. ,1. Tweedy Says Renters Will Bo
Gliul lo Hum Signature of Secre
tary of the Interior Attached to
Their lenses Will Also Wclcotno
the Clinngo Which Makes the In
dian Agent the Recipient of Indian
Rent Money ns It Will Do Awny
With the Eternal Nagging of tho
Indian Landlord.
"1 feel sure thnt I speak tho son
tlment of every' renter on the Umatilla
reservation, when I say that the rent
er welcomes the rigid enforcement of
all the regulations concerning tho
leasing of Indian lands," said T. J.
Tweedy, one of the most prominent
farmers on the reservation this morning.
We feel more secure In our, leases
when the signature of the secretary
of the Interior Is attached to them;
we will farm our lands Just ns In the
past, minus the eternnl nagging ot
the Indian landlord, when the ugent
Is made the solo recipient of Indian
rent money, und every man who la
now farming on the reservation with
money Invested In teams, farming Im
plements and other equipment
will
A. E.
LOVELL PASSES BAD
CHECKS AND SKIPS
Had Cliurge of Weston Leader Dur
ing Absence of Clark Wood at St
Ixmls Imitated Name of Justice
L. S. Wood und Forgery Wu Not
Detected Until Three Days AfU'
Crime Wus Committed II. Hessel
Loes $11 and Wenlon Fnlr Store
38.
Because he could Imitate the slg
nature of Justice L. S. Wood, of Wes
ton, A. E. Lovell, temporary editor o
the Weston Leader, succeeded In
passing two forged checks at Weston
last Saturday, which were thought to
be genuine until yesterday afternoon
Lovell has had charge of the Wes
ton Leader during the absence o
Clark Wood at St. Louis. Justice L.
8. Wood, father of Editor Clark
Wood, has been Issuing checks in
payment of the running expenses dur
Ing Clark's absence, and Lovell forg
ed L .S. Wood's name to two checks,
one of $14 which was cashed by H
Hessel!, and one for $8, cashed by the
Fair Store at Weston,
The Weston bank cashed the
checks and the forgery was not de-
tected until yesterday, when L. S,
Wood discovered that his name was
attached to checks not Issued by him
Lovell was seen to take the mixed
train for Walla Walla on Saturday
evening nnd since then has com
pletely vanished. Besides cashing
these two forged checks, Lovell alto
left numerous unpaid bills In Wes
ton. He has been In the vicinity of
Weston for the past six months, havi
ng worneu inrougn Harvest near
there.
Charles Wood, a brother of Editor
Clark Wood, Is now In charge of the
Weston Leader and will manage the
business until the return of Clark
from the East, which Is expected to
be in about two weeks.
Lovell is about 26 years of age, a
member of the eighth army corps of
the Spanish war and wears tattoo In
Ink on his hands and arms.
I thought the name L. S. Wood
on the check I cashed was written In
smooth and flowing style, for a man
Mr. Wood's years, but I did not sus
pect such a nice appearing young
man as Mr. Lovell," said II. Hesse),
who came down to start the officers
on the forger's trail last night.
Canadian Rallroud Wreck.
Buffalo, Sept. 28. In a wreck of
wo Grand Trunk freights near Wood
stock this morning-, Conductor Falls,
Brakeman Benedict, Engineer Kirk
land and, .Engineer ilerron were
killed.
Of the 1350 locomotives owned and
operated by tho Southern Pacific, 780
are now using oil as fuel.
feel that he Is fully secured In hl
lease, with the signature ot the sec
retary attached to it, while with the
old verbal agreement with tho Indian
now In force, no one knows the ten
ure of his lease nor feels sure of his
stipulation with the Indian owner of
the land." '-A
STAMPING OUT DISEASE.
California Must Also Pay Higher
Bounties on Wild AnlmnlH.
Willows, Cnl., Sept. 28. Dr. Chas.
Keane, the state veterlnarlun, has
Just paid an official visit to this vi
cinity. He finds the cnttle-ln an ex
cellent condition, but advises greater
precaution In the destruction of tho
carcasses of dead animals.
He advocates the covering of the
carcasses with coal oil and then burn
ing. This method has proved quite
effective In stamping out the anthrax,
which had gained quite a foothold In
the region of-Colusa, and with Its con
tinuance there for another month
Keane expects to have the disease en
tirely eradicated.
A mass meeting of the Stockmen n
Defense Association has been called
to further raise the bounty on ani
mals that prey upon stock. It Is pro
posed to raise the JS.ou ooumy u..
coyotes and to place a uou.ujr
bears and panthers. -,. ,
on
THE GRAIN MARKET.
Slight Advance Takes Place In tlio
Loral Market,
fhicairo. Sent. 28. September
wheat opened at $1.10 and closed
the same. December oponea at
11.1141 und closed at $1.12, .corn
opened at 52 cents and closed at
631 cents. Oats opened at 29
cents and closed V cent higher.
Local Market Advances.
The local market today Is a cent
above yesterday, No sales are report
ed. Club Is quoted at 71 cents ana
bluestem at 76 cents f. ,o(, b,,
t
INCREASED ENROLLMENT- i
Three Additional Rooms lilted Up,
and Mora Miist Ho.
The 150 extra seats bought by the
school board last year after the open
ing of school are no al! filled, with
strong probability that another
room, with new seats, will have to
be equipped for the accommodation
ot new pupils.
The Increaso In the enrollment is
approximately 200, and Mr. Conklin
has not been able to equip but tnree-
additional rooms two In the assem
bly building and one in tho base
ment of tho high school building.
Each of these three rooms hold from
0 to 46 pupils and manifestly all the
other rooms must be filled uncom
fortably, when the total Increaso Is
nearly 200 and all the rooms were as
full when school closed last spring,
a they should be, and some of them
overcrowded. Mr. Conklin believes It
ill be necessary later on to equip
still another room, pending the com
pletion of the new school houses.
The crowded condition of all tho
ooms Increases the usual difficulties
classification and apportionment
several fold, besides rendering the
work unusually slow.
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