East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, December 12, 1904, DAILY EVENING EDITION, Image 1

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DAILY EVENING EDITION
WEATHER FORECAST.
Tonight and Tuesday light rain
or snow; cooler.
-1
tnless you have learned that the
id Oregonlan reaches nearly all
f jpgimble customers, you have I
fcuslness tooth to cut. j
WIS1
SUBPOENAED
PEXDLETOX, OHEOOX, MONDAY, PECEMltEK 12, 15H4.
Great Ironmaster Must
stify in the Case Against
k Ctiadwick's Dupes.
hD w Mill rnnrj
7 'SECURE HONDSMEN.
iiin WHlH'M to Return to Cleve-
k anil Will 1 Ho If the Bond
Larril in New York Is Forth-
Itar-Thc Two Carnegie Note
jonr-luilf and One-quarter of a
aa 'Dollars Are Presented as
yi In Court at Cleveland
"Weald Waive Examination.
Intro, Dec. 12. A subpoena was
on 'Andrew Carnegie to secure
istlmony In the Chadwlck case.
Ifchci III lll'tlir.'l to .H'VOlHIHl.
YoV. Dec. 13 A"'-- a .Wr
jk of Sirs. Ohudwlck nnd Attor
jVowers und Carpenter, It was
Inced that the prisoner still wtB'h-
walve examination and return
(eland, but would not leave be
uesilay If then. Her attorney
en up hopes of securing 1all,
te (till thinks she can Una
len.
8utiMMknn for Carnegie.
frivYork. Dec. 12. Although the
of her counsel to secure hull
to fur ended In- failure, Mrs.
Ick told the keeper of the
this morning she had . great
of securing bondsmen today.
ted States Marshal Henkel to
celveil u subpoena from the
Htntes district attorney's of-
t Cleveland, which he was al
io serve at once on Andrew
tie. who Is wanted to testify be-
ilie grand jury at Cleveland In
lit against Eleckwlth. Spear and
Involved In the Chadwlck case.
I'traty hurried out In seare of-
(Tie.
Chadwlck slept well last
and arose at 7 feeling rufte
r and happy. After a light
last she was handed a telegram
Paris, presumably from her
ti. Dr. Chadwlck. She then
I her attention to this nrorn-
pasers.
May Wave Examination.
rney ltyall, who represents
r Newton, called at the Tombs
pi In company with Philip Car-
counsel for Mrs. Chadwlck,
fid a conference with the pris-
it Is learned this morning that
hadwlck still favors waiving
fatlon and returning to Cleve
brt trial.
Notes In Evidence.
land, Dec. 12. The grand
tiveitlgatlon of the Chadwlck
a resumed this morning. Re-
ion. of the oherlln bank, tes-
f ad the ir.iin.000 nnd 1250,000
larncgle notes held by the
pire pluccd ta evidence.
NO. 5228.
MEND M VS BE RELEASED.
Pardon Bring 8,11Knt for nW
Creamer of Seattle.
Walla Walla. Dec. 12.Henry Crea
mer, now ennfinoH i . . "
tenuaryunueranfe",:e
McBrldi belPre"eme,1 ,0 Gmfrnor
McRrlde asking the chief executive
to grnrit a pardon to Creamer.
hrm.. ,WB" emyi of a most
, 1 Wa"r ln Se,lUle' ' 9S. One
Meller. Th t... . .
.j were ""lends
ana Creamer frequently called at the
house, on this particular night Mei
er was not at nome and after being
in the house a imoit time Creamer
asked Mrs. Meller for a glass of wa-
She started to get him a drink when
he struck 'her on the head with a
hammer, crushing her skull. Then
Creamer took Meller's 18-months' old
child and dashed n h,.nin. ..... .
"... uui. Aiier
placing the bodies of the woman and
...iiu oesiae eacn other he piled fur
nrrnrc .over them. Then he poured
coal oil over the pile and set It on
fire. He then took a tin box contain
ing 1300 and left the Tt.
was 'discovered and distinguished be-
rore it una aestroyed all traces of the
-crime.
: Building to tlie Pacific.
Salt Lake, Dec. 12. Definite plans
for the extension of the Onmd
j to the Pacific coast have been made,
ii is miegeo.. xne Western, Pacific
Hallway company has been formed
for the purpose of extending the Rio
Grande to San Francisco, under the
name of the new company. The
Western Pacific has a capital of 150,-iinoiono.
Mrs. Morgan 111.
Huston, Dec. 12. Mrs. J. P. Morgan
"i ie muiu-milllonalre, waB
taken to rooms In the Hotel Somerset
for the winter, where she Is being
treated by Dr. Morton Prince, the
family physician. The nature of Mrs.
Morgan's illness Is not disclosed.
BUCKLEY ON THE
WITNESS STAND
Famous
titles
Reed
Methodist Divine Tes
in the Case Against
Smoot.
REGENTS HE IN
LOOKING AFTER NEEDS
OF THE WESTON NORMAL.
ftrc Accomimtiicd hy Senator Wheal
clou, of Wuhco The School Ih
(Crowded, and Greatly ln Need of
More Buildings this a First-class
Slumillg of Work Hour, Compared
With OpimrtiiiiitieH and Available
.1 uixls.
MAL ItMXIMWKNCHI).
f" cf William Ntomnl In Pat
terson Case.
Turk. Dec. 12. Wllllttm
Jr was the first witness In
"ersou uiui tnls g. He
eing Young ln the cab after
pt was ctlred. Tr
Inn his head In the woman's
lie woiiuiii was pale and ex-
Patterson Ifl lllAnufl in hlanlr
I. and seemed In good humor
Her counsel. Aha Tjui mill
Prning the trial will profcaltaiy
pwa oy December 22.
fOVil CONVICTtONS.
Wflcials Sentenced at Ben
Ter for l-v,wlu
f'' Pec- U Jamea F. Mul-
fp i?i d' Wlllln Bergman
i 'n, election judges and
, Precinct tn the sixth
pave been tntm ...n
Fcon with the election, by the
-i miB morning. Mul
"ntenccd to nine months ln
i in ouu. Bargeman
get six months and $500
f"4 t, three months.
pWjr Boat Sunk.
Plaire. O.. n u.
Mat lm.il. ,. .. .
Per wnv v.
BO..I '"uu" " ice
"ornlng wnk In midstream.
N l Vn nbottrd
ie nKlng on Ige
m "Posur. when re.-
n?h reiclllur annual meitlnir nf
the board of regents of Weston Nor-
snur -school was held today at Wes
ton. all the members of the board
being present, excepting Colonel J.
H. Haley, who was unavoidably de
tained at home by business.
Those present were O. W. Proebstel,
of Weston: J. W. Surlber. of La
Kraxilic; B. Alexander, of this city;
F. M. Suxton, of Baker City; W. M.
Hlnkeley. of this city; P. A. Worth
Inglon. of Portland, and President R.
C. FiM'il, of the Normal.
suit .Senator N. Whealdon, of
Wasco taniuly. also accompanied the
members to Weston tn assist In ni'tiv
ine nt s conclusion as to what the
school umlltl need for the coming
two yenrs. The past years work of
the normal will be thoroughly gone
nvpr nnd lieoommendations will ne
made as to the needs for the next
two years, by President French.
Tne normal Is crowded to Its till!
capacity nt the present time, and a
new dormitory Is one of the greatest
ni cis of the Institution.
The growing attendance has taxed
the accommodations of the normal
until some menus of caring for the
students will have to be provided by
the next legislature. Weston Is a
small town and accommodations out
side of the normal must neoessarlly
be limited.
The showing of the school for tne
hn hon remarkable, when
compared to the older Institutions, ln
the state, that have received much
more aid from the legislature. K
. r,ivr.rnhlv with the Mon
mouth school, and will surpass the
Drain Normal In the amount or worn
done on a given sum, per capita of;
students.
The bonrd will return mis even
ing.
Tramway Two-Thirds Mile Long.
. 1 .( I tfamUflV At the
A a:iiio-iooi ;
Maxwell mine, on Rock creek, has
,t A iha now mill. tO i
oeen comiiieieu " -
roplrtce the one destroyed Inst BprhwX
by a (inowfitide, in In operation. A
. la kPAnlns' devel-
opment ahead of the mlll.-Sumpter
Daily Miner.
Four and a HnW Cents for Hoe
. . ...,ann ninckman of Elg'n.
.' !.. u n xjirloads of hogs
yesieraay "i" . .
to the Union Meat company and de
livered them to their ageni
. .-.i,v morning. Tney
brought four and a half cents on the
foot. La Grande ODserver,
BI CKLET THOIGHT OP
BECOMING A MORMON.
He Testifies Tliat President Sintfh
Advocated and Defended Polygamy
and That to Abandon the System"
Meant External Damnation A
Mormon Testifies to Preenaenoe of
the Church 0er tlie Oqarta With
Mormons in Questiona at Plural
Marriages.
Washington, Dec 12. -The hearing
of Senator Smoot was resumed this
morning by the senate committee on
privileges and elections. Smoot was
on hand early and appeared exceed
ingly cheerful. Five members of the
committee are present: 'Burrows, Pet
tus, Overman, Foraker and Dubois.
The room Is filled, 0 per cent being
women.
Dr. K. M. Buckley, Methodist, edi
tor of the New Trk Christian Advo
cate, was the first witness. He told
of a visit to Utah 25 years ago, when
he saw Hiigham Toung, and heard a
sermon on Mormonlsm by Austin
Pratt, and also interviewed George
Smith, one of tlie 'directors of the
church. He was considered a possl
ble convert. He went again in 1881
and again last June, and attended
services at the tabernacle both tim
The witness Bald he made accurate
reports for his paper, Including the
speeches made at a Joint young men's
and young women's association meet
ing which he attended last June. The
witness here road from files.
Smith on Polygamy,
The witness said President Smith
spoke on the responsibilities of mar
riage and said the mothers of his
own children had been given him by
God and were saints of God; that
Smith said polygamy Is not a crime.
but Is a system of marriage.
Smith was quoted by the witness
as saying he could not give up any
of his wiveB, that It meunt eternal
damnation to abandon the multiplic
ity of wives.
The witness said he made inquiries
concerning Smoot and everywhere
found Smoot sustained an excellent
character.
George Reynolds, a Mormon of Salt
Lake, testified he was formerly re
corder of the endowment house. He
said marriages were performed with
dead persons In the endowment
house; that the church granted di
vorces and legal marriages until the
courts acted. Plural marriages were
not recognized by the courts, there
fore the church does not iconsult the
court lu such cases.
ST.
ANTI-IR SPIRIT
WOM
Demonstrations Being Made
at the Seat of the Russian
Government.
CONSCRIPTING MAKES
TROUBLE AT 8ARATOFF.
llol-e Woman Goes to Salt take for
That Purtosc.
Salt Lake. Dec. 12. Mrs. Jay
Douglass, wife of the former city pas
senger agent of the I'nlon Pacific
here, this morning pursued Mrs. Fan
nie Martin on the stret and through
a store, firing a revolver. One shot
took effect in the back, making a
slight wound.
When arrested Mrs. Douglass as
serted she had come down from
Boise, Idaho, for the purpose of kill
ing the woman. Douglass was recent
ly discharged on account of a scandal.
KILLED TWO MEN.
Murderer's Provocation Was Quarrel
Over 25 Cent Halter.
Los Angeles, Dec. 12. John M.
Clure, nged 5ft. In a dispute over a
25 cent halter, killed J. shea and 8.
Prodlcoff. employes of a livery sta
ble. He shot the latter and when the
foreman grubbed him, a desperate
con flirt ensued. Shea was stnbbel 10
times with a dirk. The murdered
Fleet Is Destroyed and Bombardment
Is Diverted to tlie City of Port Ar
thurAttempt to Assassinate the
Chief of Police ot Odessa Russian
Arsenal Is Afire at Port Arthur
Russian Regulars Kill Anti-Draft
ers and Wound Two Hundred and j aVF "P ' Policeman.
- . -,,.,,1 lnJ .'..n.u ... H. .... I....I
Portland, Dec. 12. E. E. Clark,
gran;l chief conductor, and W. J.
Anti-War ! Maxwell, irrnnrl nefrpturv Rnil trena-
demonBtratlons on the streets of the j urer of the Railway Conductors of
capital were renewed today. Serious : America, will arrive In this city
trouble Is feared. j Tuesday to complete arrangements
""" ; for the 29th annual session of their
Entire Fleet Destroyed. , organization, w hich meets in Portland
Toklo, Dec. 12. The following re- ' ,n May-
port was received today from the
T
St. Petersburg, Dec. 12.-
Japanese naval
Postofflce Kobhed of 12500.
Des Moines. Iowa, Dec. 12. The
postofflce at Reinbeck was broken
into during the night and $2500
taken. Severn! shots were exchang-
ed between citizens and the robbers,
commander of the
land battery:.
"Fouri Russian battleships, two
cruisers, one gunboat and one torpe
do storeship, are lying In Port Ar
thur harbor completely disabled. No
further necessity of bombarding the ! who escaped.
Russian naval force, and we are now t
engaged in shelling the town of Port Will Repair Cruiser.
Arthur, which Is being heavily dam Norfolk, Deo. 12. The cruiser Sun
"s"- : Francisco arrived
This Policy Is Favored in the
Philippines by Newlands of
Nevada.
SENATE CONSIDERS THE
PHILIPPINE FRANCHISE.
The House Is Wrestling With Private
Priidon I1HI Judge Swayne, of
the Florida District Will Be Im-
iHNiHied Supreme Court Deddea
Against tlie Western I'nlon and In
Favor of tlie Pennsylvania Railroad
Treaty Willi Great Britain Signed
Washington, Dec. 12. In the Sen
ate this afternoon the pure food bill
wus laid aside and the Philippines
franchise hill taken up.
Senator Newlands made a speech
favoring the government ownership
Of all railroads In the Philippines.
Attempt to Assassinate,
St.. Pev-r JMI-g. Dec. 12. An at
tempt to assassinate Colonel Klslja
kowskl, chief of police of Odessa, was
made today. He was struck in the
back of the head by a heavy Iron
stick and Is now In a serious condi
tion. The assailant escaped.
HiiKKians Itmind tlie Caic.
Cape Colony. Dec. 12. The Rus
sian hospital ship Orel arrived here
today. Two large. Russian warships
passed Cape Point this morning.
More Russian Warship.
Suday Bay. Island of Crete. Dec. 12.
The Russian cruisers Olega and
Dneiper and torpedo destroyer Oroze
ny, arrived this morning.
Sails From Gulf of Aden.
Jibuti, Dec. 12. The second divis
ion of ihe Russian m-:hi, I Paclf.?
squadron has sailed for Madagascar.
Philippines for repairs.
today from the
PORTAGE BOARD
E
INLAND EMPIRE HAS
SEVEN DAVS OF GRACE.
(ioveriior CliunilM-rlaiii Says One More
F.rfort Can Be Mutle to Raise the
Funds Needed to Compk-te the
Portage Dr. Hlalm-k Making
Every Effort to Raise the Khortuge
Walla Walla Ready to Pledge
.5(100.
Against Western I'nlon.
Washington, Dec. 12. The supreme
court today decided against the
Western I'nlon In the case against
the Pennsylvania railroad on account
of the latter's tearing down poles and
wires along the right of way upon tha
termination of Ha contract In 1902.
Arbitration Treaty Signed,
Washington. Dec. 12. Secretary of
State Hay, and Ambassador Durand
this morning formally signed the ar
bitration treaty between Great Brit
ain and the United tSates. ,
Will Iniieach Swayne.
Washington, Dec. 12. The house
committee on Judiciary today unani
mously reported In favor of the Im
peachment of Judge Swayne of the
Florida district.
Pension Hill Day.
Washington, Dec. 12. The house
devoted the duy to consideration of
private pension bills. Less than a
hundred members were present. ,
I AKIIIS GALORE,
Fire In Port Arthur.
Twriity-rive Hundred Are Headed for"
Portland.
Portland, Dec. 12. A wild, weird
story regarding street fakirs comes to
Portland from St. Louis. During ths
World's Fair St. Louis was overrun
with the fakir. He hovered about tha
street corners In herds; Ihe avenues
were 111160: witn him; he drifted In
A telegram from Governor Chum
jonaon. uec. 12. Baron Hayashi "l v.cui.. 10 ur. is. u. ma- ; irom everywhere, and a catalogue of
reports mat tne Fort Arthur besiegers iinurmeu ine local , me wares he sold would fill
in the bombardment yesterday did representative 01 me open River as-1 book
a large
WALL STREET FLFKRY.
Thomas W. Law win Takes Anotlier
Fall Out of Amnlgamarted.
New York, Dec. 12. Thomas W.
Lawson put out another characteris
tic advertisement this morning, with
the result that the stock market
!galn went to pieces.
Amalgamated copper fell nearly
six points, then recovered In part (the
loss. Steel, sugar, Reading, Union
Pacific and St. Paul were prominent
lu the break, an echo of which was
heard all over Wall street. More
than nine hundred thousand shares
were handled at this morning's ses
sion. The market is still feverish t
noon.
considerable damage to the wireless ""elation that an extension of lime of Now they are preparing tn come
irom nve 10 seven aays would be al- to Portland. The Lewis and Clark
lowed the association In which to 1 fair promise to make this city th
have the necessary funds subscribed 1 street fakirs' Mecca during Ihe next
towards building a portage railroad I 10 months. The vanguard has al
from The Dalles to Celllo, says the j ready arrived. They have written to
Walla Walla Union. friends nnd loved ones left behind
"We shall do whatever we cun with-1 that Portland has an eusy chief of
In that time." said Dr. Blalok yester-1 police, and they urge the staybehlnd
dny, "to have the necessary ( amount ! ers to beBllr themselves and move
subscribed und In the banks. I wus j westward.
told by Governor chamberlain that ; It Is reported that a union of the
If necessary 10 days might be allowed fakirs has been formed nt St. Louis,
in which to raise 140,000 required, land that It Is growing very rapidly!
"We can at any time guarantee Ihe j Already this organization is said to
15000 asked from this county. Hut hove a memberrhlp of 2500. The al
we shall endeavor to have all the j llnnee Is of the offensive and defen
f unds subscribed and ln the banks, slve sort.
so that we may go to the Oregon Several of the officers of the union
state board and tell them we have the "re now In the city "sizing up" ths
money in a place where there Is no situation. They report to headquar
doubt about Its availability as soon as i ters that things look very favorable
the rullroud Is completed. They will In the land where rolls tha Oregon,
not be able to point to the example It Is stated that the fakirs have al
of any former subscription list in most completed a contract with one
Walla Walla, Seattle or elsewhere ' of the railroads running Into this city
ror two special trains, which will ba
telegraphy station, and Golden Hill,
and set the arsenal nflre.
IteHlHtliia; tlie Draft.
St. Petersburg, Dec. 12. The de
parture of reservists for the war
from Saratoff was today the occasion
for serious rioting. The reservists
refused to enter the cars, but were
lorced to do so by regulars. The reg
ulars then attacked the surrounding
rioters, killing two and wounding
248.
"TWICE IX JEOPARDY."
Zlon Is Out of Debt
Chicago. Dec. 1.2. John Alexander
Howie today liquidated the debt of
Zlon City industrials, making the final
puyment of $140,000.
Chicago Grain.
Chicago, Dec. 12. May wheat
opened 11.10, closed Sl.OHtt. Corn
opened 44 ?4. closed 44. Oats open
ed 30, closed 30ft-
Attorney Argues Tills for Exemption
From Trial.
Portland, Dec. 12. Attorney O'Day
for the defendants In the land fraud
case Is this afternoon arguing before
the court that Marie Ware, S. A. D.
Puter, Emma Watson and Horace
McKlnley cannot be tried in the case
now pending, as It covers the same then.
grounds tor wnicn they were recently
convicted, this placing them In Jeop
ardy twice for the same crime.
This leaves but one defendant, Guy
In
Money Will Be Safe.
The money subscribed and placed
the bank is perfectly safe. It la
Oldest Member Parliament Dead.
London, Dec. 12. Hon. Spencer
Charrlngton, the oldest member of
parliament. Is dead. He represented
Mile End, London, since 1885.
Huff, according to the attorney's con-! " 11 were' Placed In escrow until the
tentlon. that Is amenable to trial. The I road ha" have Deen completed. The
trial begins tomorrow unless the ' contract netween tne Open River as
court accepts Attorney O'Day'a plea.
Paderevtsld Arrives.
San Francisco, Dec. 12. Paderew
ski arrived this morning from Aus
tralia, on a tour of the world. He is
In excellent health.
The bronze statue of Sacajawea, the
Indian heroine, will be located in the
center of Columbia court, the central
plaza of the exposition. The statue
will face the west
OP FAILING'S LEFT LEG
Jesse Falling, who was thrown from
a carriage several months ago and
sustained a fracture of the left thigh
bone, la undergoing an operation at
St. Anthony's hospital this afternoon
for the amputation of the leg. Drs.
Smith, Cole, Henderson, Rlngo and
Dick are In attendance. The condi
tion of the patient and his extreme
age make the operation a very dan
gerous one, and hope for his recov
ery Is not very strong.
Tha patient is nearly 80 years of
age. He Is a pioneer of Pendleton.
Soon after the accident last spring he
was taken to Portland for treatment
and was in a hospital there until a
month ago, when ha was brought
home.
soclatlon and the state board, and
that with the contracting company
each has the special proviso that the
money subscribed will not be paid
over until the portage railroad Is
completed.
If the plan falls through, and the
enterprise for which the money is
subscribed falls of execution, the
money will revert to the subscriber,
and the record of the subscribers and
of the sums subscribed will
be retained. Thus the subscriber Is
perfectly protected, no matter what
happens to the road."
loaded to the guards with member
of the Modern Street Fakirs' union.
MEDAL SHOOT.
Liquor Case at Tlie Dalle.
The trial of Rex Harvey for giving
liquor to minors, which was to have
taken place In Justice Keller's court
thlr morning, failed to conno-4. as It
takes two to make a case and Harvey
rjme up mlMlng. A bench wana-it
will be Issued for the fellow. The
Dalles Chronicle.
The canal sons on the Isthmus of
Panama Is to be Immediately connect
ed with the United State by a cable
owned and operated by the government.
Slillnian Am tlie Prize at the Last
Season Shoot.
H. J. Stlllman won the gold medal
In the shoot of the Pendleton Sports
men' association meet yesterday
afternoon. The tourney was the last
of the season.
Dr. T. H. White and Stlllman tied
for first place with 14 targets out of
a possible 25, White being allowed a
handicap of one target. In the shoot
off at 10 targets Stlllman broke nlna
and White seven. The other score
In the contest were: J. M. Spence,
20; T. W. Ayer. 21; C. J. Ferguson,
16; W. J. Sewell, 17.
No Extra Session..
Washington, Dec. 12. Presl-
dent Roosevelt announced to
several caller today that there
will be no extra session of con
s' gress next spring for revision
of the tariff. The question of
an extra session next fall i In
abeyance, but the president fa-
vors it
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