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PENDLETON, OREGON, SATUll DAY, AmiL 8, 15)05.
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FLEETS THIRTY
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There is Certainty of a Great
Naval Battle in the Vicin
ity of Singapore.
RUSSIAN FLEET MUCH
SUPERIOR IN NUMBERS.
Apparent That the Great Contest (or
Naval Supremacy Will Be Fought
In the Southern Edge of the China
Ot a Oonoeded That ( the Japanese
Will Soon Be In Klrin, the Inhabi
tant of Which Have Fled Japan -ee
Movement on Russian Leftr
Awful Penieoutions of Liberal El
ement In Russian Poland.
London, April 8. A private tele
gram from Singapore, aay a Russian
squadron numbering (5 vessels, be
lieved to be RojestvenBky, Is making
for Saigon, the capital of French
Cochin China.
PROTECT STREET GRADES.
Russian Fleet in China Sea.
Singapore, April 8. The Russian
fleet has Just passed this harbor and
Is now steaming northeast into the
China sea.
Naval Battle Imminent.
Penan g Straits Settlement, April 8.
The steamer Kumsang, Just arriv
ed, reports sighting 12 warships, ap
parently Japanese, a scouting squad
ron, steaming ahead of the Russian
fleet near Singapore. The impression
prevails that it is only a matter of a
few hours until the two fleets meet
and a big naval battle ensue.
Tliirty Miles Apart.
London, April 8. Dispatches from
Singapore indicate that the ' hostile
fleets are this afternoon not more '
than 30 miles apart and may be in
touch at any moment. A Japanese
squadron of 22 ships is still off Hor
sturg Light, where it was reported
March 14.
J. W. Kimbrcll Answers Petition of
Court Street Citizens.
Pendleton, April 8.
Editor East Oregonlan: In their
petition to the city council, O. I. La
Dow and others should tell the truth
and state in their petition that the
grade on West Court street, as estab
Untied by P. Zahner, one of the most
competent civil engineers In the
Northwest In 1883, and approved by
the city council, does not conform to
their Ideas; that they bave repeated
ly asked John W. Klmbrell to give
them a false grade; that he has as
often refused to do so, and that for
these reasons they have come to their
proper senses and do what they
should have done years ago petition
to the honorable mayor and common
council of the city of Pendleton, Ore
gon, to cause the established grade to
be changed as by law required, in or
der that the surveyor may be Justified
In giving them a grade as nearly prac
ticable to suit their needs.
Very respectfully,
JOHN W.y KIM BR ELL.
Surveyor.
SPANISH RESERVOIR BROKE.
One Hundred and Eighty Dead and
Injured.
Madrid, April 8. A large reservoir
which was In course of construction
on the outskirts of the city, collapsed
today. So far 180 dead and wound
ed workmen have been taken from
the ruins.
The list of dead and injured Is now
said to reach 400. The Prince of
Asturias, the war minister, governor
ef Madrid and representative of the
king, together with troops, have gone
to the scene to aid In the work of
rescue and recovering the dead.
Extradition Hearing.
Columbus, O., April 8. Upon
reaching home this afternoon Gover
nor Herrick will have laid before him
reports for a personal hearing In the
ztradltion oase of J. Morgan Smith
and wife. It is understood the gov
ernor will consent to hear a motion
to revoke the warrant.
WHETHER OR NOT TO NEUTRALIZE.
'
New York, April 8. The arguments on the petition for an in-
Junction to prevent the Equitable Life Assurance Society from mu-
tualizing was adjourned In the supreme court today by Justice Mad-
dox until 2 o'clock Monday. Counsel Hornblower, for the Equita-
. ble, said he had not had time to examine the papers In the case.
The petition for an Injunction was made by Franklin B. Lord; the
others are represented In court by Edward M. Shepards. Lord is
owner of a few shares of Equitable. The suit Is against both the
Hyde and Alexander factions, buta common report has It that one
of the factions behind the suit brought by Shepard said that Lord
had received no notice of any change in the society's charter, which
was in derogation of his client's rights. Should the temporary In-
Junction be granted, the whole matter of mutuallztng the society
will be thrown Into the courts.
MURDER
MYSTERY
BY I WOMAN'S MFESSIOII
Altt.l Kl BKMlltKER.
The Litigation Relate lo He-terra (ion
I .a ml IUkIux.
In the United Suites circuit court
yesterday a demurrer to the com
plaint in the Hoover-Jones contest
case was argued by Attorneys J. H.
Raley and John McCourt for Jones,
and L. B. Reeder for the other side.
The suit was brought by Jones for
the purpose of correcting an alleged
error made by the secretary of the
interior when he gave a decision in
the contest case several weeks ago.
Under the decision given the contes
tee was allowed to purchase 40 acres
of timbered land on the reservation
under the act of 1902, but not to buy
the 1(0 acres of untlmbered land also,
as ,was maintained by his counsel in
the case. The case in the United
States court at Portland Is brought
for the purpose of overcoming the
ruling of the secretary of the inter
ior. Following the argument on the de
murrer to the complaint the court
took the matter under advisement,
and a decision will probably be given
soon.
Husband Murdered Biaggo Vilardo and Dismembered His
Body Jealousy Believed to Have Been the Motive.
The Murderer, Pletro Torchlrlto, Is Missing, and His Wife Avers She
Does Not Know Where He Has Gone The Police Have Found
Much Confirmation of the Truth of Her Slaty Not Until Her Hus
band Disappeared Did She Dare Tell of the Grewsotne Deed The
Murderer Made a Desperate Effort to Hide the Evidences of His
Crime, But His Work Was Superficial. -
TO
ENJOIN
Wholoxale Persecutions.
Warsaw, April 8. The police have
begun making indiscriminate arrests
of peasants belonging to political so
cieties as a means of suppressing agi
tation, and all prisons and the cita
del are filled with prisoners. There
are persistent rumors that the auth
orities have hanged many prisoners
after furclal trials.
The socialists have Issued a proc
lamation calling on their followers to
revenge the actions of the authorities.
.Jiipttitctte Are Advancing.
St. Petersburg, April 8. Telegrams
received at the war office from Man
churla report a Japanese movement
against the Russian left. It is feared
the Japanese will shortly occupy Kl
rin. The inhabitants of that place
have fled.
OP
CUD
A Twelve Hour Fight.
St. Petersburg, April 8. Llnevltch
reports the battle at Tslntsatun, April
7, lasted 12 hours. The enemy's
losses were heavy from our artillery
and rifle fire. Our losses were five
killed and 35 wounded.
Scene of Awful Destruction.
Lahore, April 8. The first part of
the relief expedition sent Into the dis
trict where the greatest havoc was
wrought by the recent earthquake,
has reached Dharmsala. They re
port they found an awful scene of de
struction. It Is not believed any per
sons buried In the ruins are now alive.
Six hundred soldiers and two compa
nies of engineers are ordered to
Dharmsala to exhume the dead. It
Is now believed the horrors at Dhar
msala have been repeated at Kan-gra.
Grnnfl Jury Scores.
Chicago, April 8. Judge Landls,
of the federal district court, today
refused to quash the first count ana
Indictment brought by the federal
grand Jury against Superintendent
Conners, of Armour & Co., charging
him with tampering with witnesses In
the beef trust Investigation. The de
cision of the court on the second
count will he handed down next Saturday.
Two Men Boiled to Death.
Pekln, 111., April 8. While
repairing a. big vat In the Amer-
lean distillery this morning,
Foreman Jerry Hardy broke
through Into the boiling mass.
John Wagner and Joseph By-
ers went to his assistance anil
also fell In. Before help came
ITnrdy and Wagner were scald-
ed to death, Byers was rescu-
ed, but will probably die.
MORMON DISAFFECTION
WITH PRESIDENT SMITH.
Prominent I .alter Day Saints Want an
Accounting of Various Funds of the
Church, and Question Smith's Capa
bilities as Trustee in Trout of Funds
Raised by Tithe-Paying Plaintiffs
Broke the Unanimity of the Gen
eral Conference.
Salt Lake, April 8. Papers were
prepared this afternoon asking that
President Smith be enjoined from re
ceiving and disbursing the funds re
ceived by him as trustee In trust for
the Mormon church from Mormon
tithe-payers and other church
sources
The suit is filed by Don Musser, an
acting Mormon, who arose In confer
ence yesterday afternoon and voted
against sustaining the apostles. Chas.
Smurthwalte, a merchant of Ogden,
excommunicated, and Sweek, are also
parties to the suit. The object Is to
have a receiver appointed and ac
counting made of all funds.
ENDEAVOR MEETINGS CLOSED1.
Full
County Organization Elected
Corps of Officers.
With a well-attended and very in
teresting program last night at the
Baptist church, the Christian Endeav
or county convention was brought to
a close. The address of the evening
was by Rev. E. B. Hays of La Grande,
and the musical program was under
the direction of Charles A. Hill.
At the business meeting held dur
ing the afternoon officers for the
coming year were elected as follows:
President, Herbert A. Yates of Pen
dleton: vice-president, Miss Ora
Rhodes of Athena; secretary and
treasurer, Miss Van Vrankln -of Mil
ton; missionary superintendent, E. M.
Churchill of Pendleton; Junior super
intendent, Miss Flora Walker of Pendleton.
Resolutions were adopted by the
convention during the afternoon
thanking the Baptists for the use of
their church during the convention,
and also for the entertainment given
the visiting delegates by the local
irkers.
Funeral Tomorrow Afternoon.
Stella Lynde, the Infant daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln Lloyde, died
yesterday afternoon at S o'clock of
pneumonia, aged 1 year, 7 months
and 11 days. The funeral will be held
from the Lynde home at 126 Cotton
wood street, at 2 p. m. tomorrow,
the services being conducted by Rev.
T. R. Egerton, and the Interment In
Olney cemetery.
A bridge that will cost 811,000, will
be built across the Clackamas river
at Barton, Clackamas county.
San 'Francisco, April 8. The mys
tery surrounding the murder and mu
tilation of Wednesday night of the
young man who was Identified last
night as Blagglo Vilardo, was clear
ed today by the confession of Mrs.
Pletro Torchlrlto.
She directly accuses her husband
of the horrible crime, and sufficient
substantiation of her statements has
been secured to no longer leave a
doubt In the minds of the police of
the Identity of the murderer. Tor
chlrlto Is missing, but detectives are
on his trail and hope to have him
behind the bars within a few hours.
Late last night, through Informa
tion given by Vllardo's brother, Mrs.
Torchlrlto, who is a handsome young
matron with a 5-montha-old child,
wbb placed under arrest. When
taken Into custody she seemed anx
ious to tell her story, which was
forthcoming as soon as she was plac
ed in the sweat box.
Killed With a Cleaver.
On Wednesday night Vilardo, who
roomed with the Torchlrlto. and the
murderer, quarreled. While the quar
rel was at Its height, Mrs. Torchlrlto
went nut for a walk. When she re
turned Vilardo was missing. She
asked her husband where he was. but
was told to mind her own business.
Fearing her husband might do her
harm, she retired to her room, her
husband going Into Vllardo's room,
where he worked some time. He
then went out, returned and went
out again. After the second return
he again went to Vllardo's room,
where he worked until past midnight.
The next morning she saw that
the floor of Vllardo's room was
scrubbed and the walls whitewashed,
but it Is covered with a number of
blood spots overlooked by the mur
derer. Torchlrlto disappeared Thursday
morning and she has not seen him
since.
Detectives went to Torchlrlto'a
home this morning, scraped off the
fresh whitewash from Vllardo's room
and found great splashes of blood.
The deed was committed with a
cleaver. The woman ' advanced no
reason for the crime, but the officers
are satisfied Jealousy was the motive.
Worked in Furious Haute.
In his haste to clear away eviden
ces of his crime, Torchlrlto over
looked a number of scraps of flesh
and bone that became detached
through vicious chopping to which j
the body was subjected. With the
Moody cleaver he flung the scraps
under the kitchen sink, evidently In
tending to take them away when he
had removed the dismembered body.
but failed to do so, and they were
found under the sink today by the
detectives.
, Three Are In Jail.
Three of Torchlrito's most . Inti
mate friends are in jail pending fur- j
ther developments. One of thein is
known to have looked at the body I
early Thursday morning and could I
have Identified It then, but it is be- ,
lleved he hesitated to do so that the
murderer could get away. This is the
man who later told the police he
thought the victim was d brother of
the man who finally Identified the
remains.
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKETS.
Quotations Furnished by the Clark
Grain Commission Company, 119
East Court Street. '
Chicago, April 8. May wheat open
ed briskly this morning at Sl.lt and
closed at 11.15. Corn opened at
48 and closed at 41. Oats closed
3.
Stocks were quiet, no great changes
having taken place for several days.
Want Sraoot Unseated.
Madison, Wis, April 8. Senator
Whitehead today Introduced a reso
lution in the legislature calling on
congress to suppress polygamy and
requesting the Wisconsin senators to
vote to unseat Reed Smoot.
Minnesota Launched.
Newport News, Va., April 8. The
battleship Minnesota was successfully
launched at the yards of the Newport
Shipbuilding Drydock company this
morning.
FINISH FIGHT
TEISTES
Employers' Associations Will
Rally Around Montgomery,
Ward & Co.
CLAIM THE STRIKE WAS
' ENTIRELY UNWARRANTED.
CENSUS TAKING
AND
ASSESSMENT
SIX ENUMERATORS ARE
READY FOR BUSINESS.
The Remainder Will Follow as Soon
as Their Supplies Are Ready and
Work Mapped Out The First Con
tingent Will Take Uie Field Early
Next Week Mr. Strain Is Provid
ing Uie Enumeration of Uie Towns
to Be Recorded as Units of Popu-lation.
ACCUSED OF A "CON" GAME,
I i
be due upon a note given to E. J.
I Can try on July 21 last and which was
Handle i subsequently transferred to the plain
tiff in the above suit. Fifty dollars
attorney fees are asked for In the
suit.
Romero and Hnrt Said to
Forged Drafts.
A notice hes been received by the
First National Bank from the Wash
ington State Bankers' association,
wornlng them against one C. D.
Romero, who Is clniming to represent
the Columbia Realty company, of
Sioux Falls, and Is charged with de
frauding various banks throughout
Western states by passing forged
drafts.
According to the account given,
Romero Is working with a man
named F. Hart, and their method of te, N(w furnlture
procedure Is to claim that they are
organizing a real estate company and
have an abundance of references by
means of which they endeavor to
pass their bogus paper.
Suit Upon Note.
Suit was started today by Marcel
la 'Roberson to collect the sum of
8180 and cost from E. R. Jones and
J. E. Carden. The amount Is said to ; ftre cordially Invited to attend.
Pilot Rock notel Sold.
H. A. Morse, proprietor of the Pi
lot Rock hotel, closed a deal early
this week whereby he transferred his
Interest In this property to Mrs. Susan
K. Williams of Mountalnhome. Mrs.
Williams will take charge of the hotel
May 1, when the hotel will be entirely
renovated and refurnished. She
romlses to conduct a first-class ho-
was bought in
Pendleton last week and will be in
stnlled at once. Pilot Rock Record.
Meeting for Men Only.
The regular meeting for men only
will be held at the Baptist church, nt
4:15 tomorrow afternoon, Rev. T. R.
Egerton, of the Congregational church
to speak. Special music will be pre-
rnrea ror me meeting and all men
GRAND
JU
RETURNS
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INDICTMENTS
On the first of the coming week the
work of taking the assessment and
the slate census will be undertaken
by the assessor and his deputies. As
sessor Strain stated this morning
that the following will probably com.
mence work at that time in their re
spective districts: R. B. Stanfleld
Echo; L. B. Rogers, North Milton;
John Walden, South Milton; Charles
Penkerton, Weston; J. W. Sturdivant,
Lklan; c. F. Weiss, Vansycle. The
remainder of the force of deputies
will then be started as soon as their
work can be prepared for them.
In the taking of the state census as
provided by the law on the subject
and the blanks provided, there Is no
provision made for taking the enum
eration of the residents of the differ
ent towns, as such. However, Asses
sor Strain states that he will provide
his deputies with additional blanks
and that this work will be done any
way, as he regards it as Important to
show the population of the different
towns as well as the population of
the entire county.
In the enumeration of the indus
trial products which Is required In
taking the census, the amount of the
yield ef the various products raised,
Is asked, as well as the amount of
the property owned.
Extraordinary Precautions Are Being
Taken to Prevent and Forestall
Interference by Strikers With
Strike . Breakers Special Police
Guard the Private Transfer Ianea,
and Heavy Police Reservea Are
Maintained to Provide Reinforce
ments Rioting Baa Begun at State
and Twelfth Streets.
Chicago, April 8. Extraordinary
precautions were taken this morn
ing by the police to prevent rioting
by striking teamsters at Montgomery,
Ward & Co.'a, A patrol wagon with
a detachment of 26 policemen is sent
out with each wagon. A reserve of
100 men is held at central station.
No reinforcements have joined the
strikers bo far today.
The Montgomery, Ward company,
backed by the enUre body of the Chi
cago Employers association, today
declared war to the death against the
striking teamsters, and asked the
business men of the city to unite
against the strike, which is declared
unwarranted.
At State and Twelfth streets the
strikers attempted to stop a caravan
of wagons on Its way to the Santa
Fe freight house. The wagons were
pelted with atones, sticks and cans.
One man of the police escort was
struck.- The pallce charged the crowd
but made no arrests.
Edward Will Go to Tangier.
Marseilles, April 8. A member of
king Edward's suite stated the king
will visit Tanglers for 24 hours before
ending his cruise. The announce
ment Is regarded as significant In
connection with Emperor William's
recent visit at Tanglers.
Three Were Drowned.
New York, April 8. By the cap--
sizing of the tug Greenville, in North
river, Christopher Tull, the engineer;
Nelson Cropper, a deck hand; San
Olsen, a cook, were drowned. Others
of the crew were rescued.
SERIES OF SPECIAL MEETINGS
Portland, April 8. (Special to East
Oregonlan.) The grand Jury return
ed Indictments this afternpon against
H. Booth, H. E. Singleton, John Doe.
Richard Doe, William Roe and Thos.
Roe, officials of the Booth-Kelly
Lumber company, charging them
with conspiracy with I. Thomas to
agree to defraud the United States
out of Its public lands; against Frank
Alley, A. R. Downs, E. R. Downs,
Stephen W. Turnell and John Doe,
charging them with conspiracy with
John W. Gardner and others to de
fraud the government out of public
lands; against Wlllard N. Jones,
Thndeus S. Potter, H. L. Slssler and
Daniel Clark, also conspiracy; against
James H. Booth for furnishing F. A.
Krlbs advance Information to aid
him In scripplng operations, while
Rooth was an official In the Roseburg
land office; against Coe D. Beiujird,
Clarence D. Zaehary and Charles A.
Watson for perjury.
John Cordano, ex-Dlstrlct Attorney
John Hall, Major Harry L. Rees. A.
P. Caylor, J. H. Hatchings, John
Northrup and Charles Lord are re
ported as having conspired to retard
Justice, though no Indictments are re
turned against them.
MISTAKEN FOR CRIMINAL.
Chief Dispatcher Dick Buckley Has
Interesting Experience.
Chief Dispatcher Dick Buckley of
the mountain division at La Grande,
passed through the city this morning
to Portland and was the center of In
terest nt the depot for a few moments
while the train stopped here.
A citizen of North Yakima, who
happened to be on the platform when
the westbound train stopped, saw Mr.
Buckley get off the train and mistook
the dispatcher for a man who is
wanted in North Takima for the lar
ceny of a horse, and immediately
started up town In senrch of an offi
cer to arrest the supposed criminal.
He told several parties of his find
ami Mr. Buckley was the center of at
traction for a few minutes, while the
crowd was awaiting the arrival of
Sheriff Taylor. In the meantime sev
eral trainmen who were present as
sured the excited North Yakima man
of his mistake, and the genial chief
dispatcher was allowed to proceed on
his vacation.
At the Congregational Church for the
Next Two Weeks.
The Congregational church of this
city has planned an Interesting series
of special evangelistic meetlne tn
begin Sunday evening, April 9, and
closing Easter Sunday evening, April
.-'J. During the two weeks of meet
ings several prominent workers In
Congregational missions will be here
and take charge of the work.
Rev. C. F. Clapp of Forest Grove,
has been superintendent of home mis
sions for Oregon for many years, and
Is an evangelist of much ability, and
well known In the East Rev. J. M.
Barber and Rev. Mrs. J. M. Barber,
will be here to assist Rev. Clapp.
Rev. J. W. L. Kauffman may be here
also. This will give the church a
strong working force, as Rev. T. R.
Egerton, the pastor of the Pendleton
church, is an evangelistic preacher
and familiar with that work.
Charles A. Hill will have charge of
the music during the meetings. The
public Is cordially invited to attend
all these services. No sectarian teach
ing permitted In these meetings.
Medal Shoot Tomorrow.
Tomorrow forenoon the regular
monthly medal shoot of the Pendleton
Sportsmen's association, will be held
at the traps, and to the winner of
the contest will belong the honor of
holding the association medal for
the coming month. Walter Markham
was the winner of the last medal con
test It is announced that the shoot
tomorrow will commence promptly
at 9:30 in the morning.
Patient From Union County.
Miss Cora Crawford waj brought
to the St Anthony's hospital yester
day for treatment. She Is from Union
county, and is seriously III.
Catholic and Anti-Catholic.
Winnipeg, April 8. Frank
Oliver was today sworn In as
minister of the Interior to sue-
ceed Clifford Slfton. Canada Is
ablnr.e with excitement over the
Interference of the papal dele-
gate In governmental affairs. It
Is believed the Manitoba legiR-
lature will be called next, week
to make protest. The Catholic '
element Is strong in Manitoba.
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