1 . ,.,1 i 'i . II,:: t i .(; : i I ' ' I ' ; . I.t, ' : ...... ....v.r-,. ' - f t , , HUM, !' '-. -4t. ! ! ' ' I iuiiiiHHJwiniTfl iiiiihn i'i marti , 1 1 1 1; " 1 1 ". i. ...umij n.. r DAILY EVEN1HGEDITI0H DAILY EVENING EDITION WEATHER FORECAST. Knl tmilKhl, with heavy front. Wednesday fair and warmer. There Ik a special message every ay In Bast Oregonlan advertise ments. Read them and save money. PENDLETON, O DEMON, TUESDAY, OCTOHEK 10, ".OSj?" NO. 5484 VOL. 18. . 1 L-l If ill l Ul 1 I 'A 11 I i ii i TT'rwiiiMir"1 f ii i i ii i n x va vt a w i& in d ii 11 i, v .Jii .; - . BLEW UP HOUSE WTH Explosives Under a Seattle Dwelling Wreck it and In jure the Residents. FRENCHMAN ACCISED OK TlIK I'M Sr.M. CRIME. JUnuxo Wax Occupied by llvr I'lTmiw, All of Whom Were More or Less Seriously Injurtxl, Though None Dangerously So Man uinl Wlfo Are Mown to the Celling hy the Kxploa- lon. Which . Wan Directly Beneath Their Bod loert Supposed to Be Tcrpctraleo1 In ItmniRK for the Ac cosed Mnn Icmlng 3H Job He Worked at ItavetiMlale, Wuli. Seattle. Oct. 10. On a charge on blowing up and burning a houxc at Ilavcnndale. with the object of killing .an entire family, Krank Hadeviii, a Krench miner. aa brought to t.ie county Jail laat night by Deputy Sheriff Nat Starwloh. 1 The wrecked houHc wan occupied by (ieorge Alfreds, hla wife and three. children. Alfreds la auiierinlendent of the Northwest Improvement mm pany'n mine lit Hnveiisdale. A vhort time ugo he dlwhurged HndeMs who, It hi alleged, -threatoned vengeance. The explosion awakened the whole town. Deputy. Hherlff Starwlch. who lived next ooor, rescued the fumllv !m fore they were dangerously Injured, and he, with others, put out the fire. 'Tk.:fnrAi. nf Ihe' exnlosinn blew Al freds and his wife? to the celling, thej charge being placed underneath tn bedroom. . The mattress probably saved their Uvea. O.VK OK TIIH AltttONAl'TS. JL "K iJorUon, Who lllaaed Trail-Over American ix-awt. Wax Ifrre. H. F. fiordon. a pioneer who cross ed the plains from .St. 'Louis to Salt lAke Pity In 186t. and from Salt Idike went across the great Amerl nui desert with a party.of 100 pros pectors to California, by way of 4Vin Pedro, passed down thc'O. R. & N. today to Portland to ee the fair dating the closing days. Mr. Gordon Is one of a; party of 25 survivors of that 100 .prospectors whom Senator W. A. Clark, of Mon tana, has Just taken on n excursion owr the Salt Lake, ls Angeles & Han Pedro railway. This new road follows almost exactly the route traveled by the party of , prospectors 50 .years ago, aaid Senator Clark con ceived the Idea of collecting the sur vivors together and taking them a tree-trip over the new railroad which now .tollowa their trail across the desert. Mr. Gordon expresses great delight In the progress of tho west during the past 60 years, and said it was more like ii miracle than a reality to ride .over the .new San Pedro road, which .follows the old desert trail. While his party was crossing the desert In 3856, 1J members died from fever and futlgue und at one time the en rtlre party was threatened with death iram thirst. They traveled three days with but enough water w wet -their -tongues nunc. ' Wow the country Is tranersed hy the railroad and is practically con certed into a clvllljied commnnlty the entire length, .excepting In the sandy tracts, where Mtettlemont is Jmpossl- . Me. ' " -1 - ' Mr. Gordon -praises the kindness ajid tboiightfulnes or Senator Clark which ""nPt,' tnl" excureloo for the o4 fikman-.tirhobMuwd that ds ert trail along the Intolerable kard shlps of f year go. Krhool tiKl PoHtpinl. Salem. Oct. 10. Judge Hurnett to day continued the school land frad rase against Kelllhr and Turner, until next Friday. The ' defend ant akd for two weks In which U plead, -v Will Meri In Philadelphia. St.' Louis. Oct. 10. Tho executive committee of the Republican league lubs today decided to hold the next national convention at Philadelphia. I 1 The Morning mine (slirer-lcad) at Mallan, Idaho, has been sold to the Federal Mining and Smelting compa ny for 3,000,000. 1'nlon Pacific nirertam. Salt Iake, Oct. 10. The fol lowing Union Pacific directors will undoubtedly be elected: Oliver Ames, W. D. Cprnlsh, T. T. Bckert, H. C. Frlck. K. H. Harrlmnn, Marvin Hughitt. Olto H. Kahn. R. S. Lovett. Charles A. Penbody, W. C. Rockefeller. H. H. Rogers. J. N. Schiff, Jos. B. Smith (the Mormon presi dent), James Stlllman and H. A. Valentine. ' ECHO OK "HUNT ROAD." Suit, Started lo Called llStlO Due tin Subsidy Contract, ' Wullu. Wullu, Oct. 10. The civil Hiilt started by G. W. Hunt against C. 11. and W. H. Upton to collect a Rum approximating 14590 aliened to be due on a contract te pay for a subsidy for building a railway linn from Hunt's Junction to Walla Walla, wan taken up in the Kiiperlor court thin morning. The suit Ih one of several Marled by Mr. .Hunt growing nut of tho failure of many Walla Walnuts- to redeem pledges guaranteed Mr., Hunt at the time he constructed the Hunt system from Hunt's junction to Dayton, nearly 20 years ago. 1 ' The contract given by the L'ptons dates liat'k lnm 1 8h 9 and originally was for $4!0O0. IntereM since that time amount to more than (he prin cipal, the aggregate Hum being Hued for amounting to nearly $4&u(l. The cane Ih being heard by Judge Mitchell (illllum of .Seattle. . Judge Brent wh (Unqualified from Hitting on the cane owing to having been em ployed an an attorney for Mr. Hunt in Mini liar canea started year ago. - Mr. Hunt Ih being represented hy Col. C. K. S. Wood and William Mulr of J'ortlnhd, and Ciarrecht & Dunphy of Walln Walla. SharpBtcIn Sharp ntein appear for the defenae.' KTATK KNCilNKKR 1U?;WKTS. , li ml Hoanl Honrs of Conditions III fhn ittK ChutcH, SokIoii IdHiig Ilcid llohlml CUwed Door. u Salem. . Oct 10. (Special.) State Engineer John H. lewls today re ported to the state land board on the irrigation conditions In the Des Chutes district where he held up an application for patent to 70,000 acres of land whlch.it was allcgedwas Ir rigated. - The board held Its sessions- behind closed doors and it is not known the extent or nature of the disclosures at 4 o elouk. Sensational . reports are expected. BEEN ARRESTED in niMHiKI) WITH TAKINt. , PART IX SKATTl.K HOLD-1 P. If'Xot an Actual Partlciiuiit, He Ik 1 inp'd to Ho an ActNmiplIco ApprtliMiilcl In Spokane anil Taken in Irons to Scntlliv Clalnuxl Sonic lucriniliuitlng Kvldciice Was Kouml as a Iliwiilt of tho Search of Spaukl hig Man .rreKtrtl Is a "Hard ' loxiklng rhiiraotrr." i Spokane. Oct. 10. J. J. Spaulding. a railroad braknman 43 years of age, wha It is believed was one of the men who held up the Great Northern train near Seattle last Monday night or at least knows who the hold-ups are was arrested . yesterday shortly after noon on Main avenue by Special Offi cer Bnrlght JT the Great Northern Last night Spaulding. heavily mana cled, was taken to the roast. Saturday Speclnl Officer Knrlght picked iup a clew on the coast that Spaulding was one of the hold-ups. Knrlght .arrived tmSpokano yesterdny morning and sfler a search f sevenil hours lrtcated Spaulding. He was taken tpvthe TKiltco station and boohed as a sleeper, i . When aearchrd at the police station ai gray mitten and some Incriminating correspondence was found on Spauld ing. The men whowield up the Great Northern train last Monday night had on mittens. Just what the nature the letters fmmd mpon Spaulding are the officers refuse to discuss. . , . They were written before the hold UB. und It Is stated that In them plans for the train robbery were discussed Special Officer Enrighflast night, pre vious to hla departure on the west hound Great Northern train, refused to say where he was -taking Spauld Ina.- Spaulding Is a hard looking char acter. He Is about medium slxe and dark. He was . dressed in rough clothes. He had hut 70 cents. Ornok County Stork "Heals. Z. M. Brown purchased 8 head of steers from Bennett A WHley and T. F. Long at Crook Inst week. The bunch was made p of three, four and five-year-olds and 12H per head was paid for them. They have been driven to Bend. - About 100 head of three, four and five-year-olds were purchased laat week by Grant Mays from the Haek Icmnnns. The three-year-olds brought J2S per head and the fours and fives $30. The hand 1s being driven to the Mays ranch at The Dalles. ;.';! . W. O. Oongleston and K D. Claypool of Paulina, shipped 105 head of steers and cows from Bhanlko to Louis rtnrke. of Portland. This bunch of cattle Is shipped to be sold on the com mission plan and the prices realized w ill be known some time next week. Prlnevllle Journal. Tho city of Caldwell last evening levied the assessment for the fiscal year 1005, at 12V4 mllla on every dol lnr nf the assessed valuation, divided as follows: General fund. 6 mill road fund 4 mills, bond and Interest fund 2V4 mills, cemetery fund H mill BLACKMAILED Portlnnd, Oct. 10. The testimony In the Jones land fraud vM , this morning shows the defendants plots on the part of a number of people who discovered the fraud ulent -character of their operations and extorted money In amounts ranging from 260 to 500. Several old soldiers under contract with the defendants joined In the sub-consplraoy. Among those alleged to have received money from Jones are G. A. Helnx. J. P. (lark and L. C. Chamberlain, of Oregon City. RISE. WILL KEEP UP FIGHT Contests Every Rod of Road .With the Goulds, Who Have the Advantage. MARKS 1IOPKLICSS FHiHT AOAIXST VOT1XG PHOXIK8. Ills Attorneys AiuMiunoc the Intention nf Carrying tlie Kight Into Hie Court to Oust lle New Directors and lubllcl) Air the Affairs of the CniMinv, Tims Hocking Revenge, and PoNNlble liedroM at the Bar nf Ihiblle Opinion The ion Id leople -. Acknowledge long right Is Xow - Ahead of Them Hntnsejr-Snre or Bring a Director. , -, . . :.'.' ' Toledo. ., -Oct, 10. The Wabash stock hobjecfl meeting was culled to order at 9 V-olock. . - Ramsey formally protested "against Gould as chairman on the grounds he Is also chairman nf the Missouri Pa cific botird. A recews was taken to permit tha bondholders to cnucus. The bondholders announced they would takr advantage of their privi lege according to law to take six direc tors, also allowing the stockholders six, 12 being necessary to elect. A roll of stockholders was called to see who held proxies. Ramsey protested as fast as announced. Ramsey's pro tests win-e filed without comment. The fight Is announced by Ramsey's attorneys, preliminary to a contest In the courts to oust the board of di rectors and air the internal affairs of the , company. Gould anticipates a long baltle. Ramsey announced he would use the cumulative system-of voting prox ies. As a stockholder he can vote one-sixth of the stock for himself, as suring himself a place on the, board of directors. unmetl and Escaiied. A boot S o'clock this afternoon Jack Scnaffer, baker for C. Kohrman. was arrested by Mar shal Coffman and Deputy Sher iff Joe Blakcly, charged with robblng,the Rohrman store last night. ' On looking through Scnaffer- trunk several boxes of cigars are said to huve been found, thus casting suspicion upon him. However, he denied his guilt when confronted .with the charge. Shortly after his arrest Schaf fer escaped from Deputy .Blak eley while at Ills hotel getting some clothes, and up to 4 o'clock he ham not yet been re taken. - J $20 Per Tooth. A. N. Roberts, the well known hunt er of American Ridge, who recently returned from the Bitter Root re serve with a large bull elk weighing 1200 pounds, has sold the two valuable teeth he took from the animal to B. C. Lloyd, of Moscow, for 40. He will have the animal mounted. Troy (Iflaho) News. Pass It Around. Cecil Crook and M. J. Taves. minors, paid 13. 50 each for one cigarette, for when they appeared before Judge Cameri of Portland, he fined each that sum. Both pleaded guilty and promised to amoke no more. I,a Grande Observer. ROHRIN'S STORE Rohrman's. store on East . .Court street, was broken Into last night and robbed of $17.60 In money, several boxes of cigars; some pocket knives and other article. Entrance to the store was effected through n back window. The screen on the outside of the window was torn off and the win dow raised so as to allow of the thief's entrance. Charles Rohrman, proprietor of the store. Is now In Portland' upon a visit, and the store is III charge of Mr. Cook, one of the clerks. This morning when ho opened the store he found tho cash JOXKS KT AL. to be victlmn of blackmailing E Officials of the Mutual Life Continue to Make Damag ing Admissions. OI.II IIAXT DREW KI XDS f)X HIS OWX VOrCHK.HS. As Chairman of the Ikuml of Trustee He Ikt Not Consider it His Duty lo Know Where 2Wt,000 Went Which Was Drawn an a "Confiden tial Iptl KtinU" He "Supposed Some Money Went Into the Repub lican Campaign Knnd" Knilncnl ' Insurance Magnate Has Fled to Kiirvc Ollphunl "Huh to" Cash In Without Asking Any Questions. New York. Oct. 10. The Insurance j lug. Robert Oliphnnt. a trustee of the Mutual, was a witness. He said all! corxinratlons maintained a "confiden tial legal fund." He said he had auth- j orlci as chairman to draw money on bis vouchers for legal expenses. He saiS he did not know w hy the money was not paid the general solicitor for i dlsnurKem. nt. Ollphait said eight payments J25.00n eacn. had been made chairman for leffnl exnenses. He 1 turned over each to the disbursing of ficers and did not consider it his duty I tn knw )U1 MIM,clflc uses. He said he supposed some was contributed to the republican fund, because he had not heard of any political contributions coming from any other fund. His inquisitor asked: "If a vice president of the company asks for money do you give It without knowing anything about what it Is for?" Oli phant replied: "I have to." Robert A. Grannis, a vice-president of the Mutual, testified In regard to political contributions, admitting such. The committee was surprised to hear that George W. Perkins has sailed for Europe. GILLETTE COVLD NOT TELL. irf.iHi ma iBi.t t-ifli njin 0 l .lliui.u ir i ii,ni,ij . una ijisi. t car tor - icrui i-.xpciicB. Grunnis said he never heard of any campaign contributions. He is unac- quainted with Hamilton. Could not "recall whether he conferred with New York Life representatives regarding legislation anywhere in this country. He said Thummel looked after legis lation, but could not recall having a j given him any Instructions. Gillette, anotner vice-presiaeni. was called. He was shown vouchers for $25,000 each, bearing his signature, which he said were for "legnl ex penses." Hughes asked: "What are legal ex penses?" Gillette said the general so licitor told him the money was to be used ror "legal expense." Hughes persisted. Gillette said he was not told the specific purposes. GMIIette's attention was called to the fact that the "legal expenses" "f the mutual last year were 1365.000; the New York Life 1172.000; the Equlta- ble 204,000. Asken to explain why the Mutual was so murh larger than the others, he indicated he thought It a matter for the general solicitor to judge Richard A. McCurdy. president of the Mutual, was called this afternoon to testify. May IxMe a I.rjr, George Knable, a one-nrmed man who haa been driving stage on the Prinevllle-Mitchell route for the past six weeks, met with a serious accident Tuesday which may result in the loss of his right leg. Prlnevllle Journal. ROBBED LAST NIGHT register was empty, and on further examination found that the other ar ticles' mentioned had also been taken. This morning the police und the sheriff were notified of the rohber and they are now working on the case. According to Marshal ("off mnn the alley In tho rear of the stores In that block makes a good place for such thievery as occurred last night, -ns the place Is dark and little used.-' As result a thief may break Into the rear of the building with but slight danger of attracting the attention of the night officers, or of people passing by on Court street. QUESTiARL EXPENDITURES Jl ARAXTIXK IS It AISI D. j ill IiiMiMftor Xot Xci'ricri for Stock Importations. , wlston, Idaho, Oct. 10. Dr. L. t Henderson, special livestock Inspector. Is In receipt of a circular from the agricultural department announclng that the quarantine placed on cattle In Idaho, Wanhlngton and Oregon linn been raised. For three years the department has maintained a quarantine over the cat tle of these three states and every steer or cow that was to be shipped to market had to he seen by a special Inspector before shipment. This hus taken a great amount of time for the Inspector, but since Dr. Henderson was placed in charge of -the Lewiston dis trict last April he has not found a single cose of scabies, although hun dreds of head of cattle have been shipped. The raising of the quarantine does not" away 'with all iiiKiectloii. how ever, as tattle are In the future to be Inspected at the market point. Sclusd Funds In Grant. The semi-annual appropriation of school tln'ds1,' county and state, was 1 made on October 2 by County School Superintendent Mcintosh. The amount on hand was unusually large and tne sum of (7735.69 has been placed in the hands of the district clerks of Grant county. In some districts this will have the effect of lengthening the j regretubly short terms of three or four months. In other cases It will I. aid 1 In wiping out current Indebtedness, In either case It will be extremely welcome to the school boards. John Day News. "If" There Is Illegal rYmeJiur. William H. Heum and 8. B. Dun mager. 17. S. government Inspectors, are In this section looking over the tlluatlon. It Is understood that If any illegal fencing has been done It will) be undone in summary manner on the order of these gentlemen.. John Day News. STEEL If J ofj him---mLPOUVAR " A HEAVY ( AM I LATIXG TALKER. Pushed Throucli IjisI Evening Easl ImhiiuI From the Southwest ajid the Jx-wl and Clark Fail- He Is Estab lishing a Rivldence In Nevada With the Intention of Entering the Lists rw the t'niteil Suites Senate Ne viula. Between Mine anil li-riKalion. Hum Great ProKiectN In Sight.- It requires but slight stretch of the Imagination to clothe Charles M. Schwab, the steel king, in the coat covered, with dollar marks, which Ho- 1 mer Davenport made famous in his cartoons of Mark Hauna. Mr. Schwab Is the typical money lover. Cold, calculating, penetrating, cautious, answering questions ' with slowness and studious concern, he gives the Interviewer a suggestion that' his words ore worth their weight in EE gold and that they should not be un-j "I'titll the Morning Tribune pays up necessarily wasted. ! 1156 back tuxes due the county for the Mr. Schwab was a passenger on the! past five years, Its advice on compro eustbound O. R. & N. train last eve-mislng with the railroads on their nin on his way from Nevada to Pitts-Maxes, or any other phase of the ta-t burg und for 10 minutes walked the question will huve but little weight platform at the O. R. & N. depot. smoking his 40-cent cigar ami con versing on the west and especially the Lewis and Clark fair, which he has just visited. ; Mr. Schwab bears the unique repu tation of being th- first man in the world to draw u salary of $1, lion. 000 per year, which amount he drew when he became manager of the I'nlted States Steel corporation six years ago. Before that time he had been super intendent of Carnegie mills at differ cnt places, prlnclpally at Pittsburg. having grown up in the steel lu Ils- '' 'r'" '"' position of a miner The terrible strain of tlie enormous business wrecked his was forced to retire ami Is now estab lishing a residence in I he state of Ne vada, where he expects to run for the United States senate against Senator Newiands. Schwab Is largely Interested in Gotdflelds gold mines. Nevada, having' . . . ., , i .v,. , ... '''.-"j then-. He says the prospects ahead of Nevada are now brighter than I ever before, because of the large . govern ment Irrigation projects now being! constructed there, and the recent rich t discoveries in the gold fields. j He w as surprised and delighted with the Lewis and Clark fair and xayw that the advertisements of the fair In the east have awakened tlie (s-ople there to a true realisation of the resources and advantages of , the west and he looks for a remarkable western move ment within the next few years. He says he expects to make Nevada his home, and will make every .en deavor' to become vcsterntr.ed, us rap idly As possible. 1IARRIMAX MAY RVY. Astoria and Columbia Rircr' Retail , .May Be Added to the Big System, . , It is reported In Portlnnd ilhat;K. H.i Harrlman is rtow negotiating for the ipurchnae.of the Astoria & Co lumbia Klver railway, thus giving the big system a direct line to the sea-toust. T VERY SLIGHT One Republican From Uma tilla County to Chairman Baker's Conference. MVIOIl MOOItllOCSK WILL ATTEND IX KI LL FORCK. All Oiliei-H Who Have Been Rnokea ' With Regarding die ' Conference Say Thej- Will Not Attend None Other Besddco the Major Ar Known of Who Purpose Atteodlns Prevalent Opinion in the Party Council Locally Speaking, That Nothing Con Be Acoompllsl nod One Prominent Republican Say Nothing Can Allay the BIO Evidently the republican peact) j conference which Is to be held la Portland on Thursday Is not to be at tended by many of the leaders from this county. Thua far the only man who is said to be certain of attending is Major Lee Moorhouse, county com mitteeman. Among the others none are known to be preparing for the Jaunt to the camp of peace, and all who have been seen have stated that they would not attend. As to the reasons for this apparent lack of Interest III Chairman Baker's scheme, It is doubtless true that some sire prevented from attending through personal business matters, and be cause of the time consumed In a trip to Portland. However, a still great- I cr reason is probably found in the general belief that little can com from the meeting. ) - In speaking on the- subject thai morning, one prominent local mem ber of the party declared that at would be Impossible fo any cenfer rurr t.removrj the bitterness' that exists Am the res-.ilt of Uletl-.inal strife in various portions of the state, and predicted that the meeting would prove futile. t HIE TBI HI XE'S COXSISTEM V Baker City Democrat Calls AlKntioa to tlie IKulile-Iealliig "Syndicate." The Baker Clly Democrat of Sun day morning says: Elmer P. Dodd is manager and one of the ovwiers of the Pendleton TrilK une. Elmer P. Dodd is the principal own er of the Baker City Evening Herald. hi Pendleton Dodd's Tribune flghle the increased assessment of the O. R. & N... i In Baker City Dodd's Herald makes a great howl because the county court did not increase the O. R. & N. assess ment quite enough to suit him. "Consistency Is a Jewel," isn't It? Read what the East Oregonian ol ; Pendleton says with the county court or the people. To such tax-dodging methods as have been practiced by the Tribune Is large ly due the present high levy in other eastern Oregon counties. While there Is very little tax-dodging in this coun ty, yet the chief dodger cannot be taken as authority on uny Issui- af fecting taxes or assessment- New 4'arnerle Library. The plans and specifications for the new Carnegie library have been re- t.,.ved from the architect by the board of trustees. A meettnfir of the hoard bus been called for Saturday evening i nr tne pUrpo8e 0f considering the LOCAL IS TE ami ne.pi,,,,,, m detail and making arrange- i nicnts for advertising for bids. ' It l expected work will be commenced this fall and the foundation completed before' winter sets In. j 1 , The building will be constructed of . ,. ... . side quarry output. There will be a m 1( wlth over hair the dept , . ,, , , , , , k above the ground and one story above The building will be complete In every VV"'" ,M,'i-r. iiinniit-ii tin puuie unie. .nexi . pummrt. -Ngrlh Yakima Repu bile. John Dlnehart, a well known Grant Army man of Eugene, a few days age becanie suddenly Insane . He Imagine h.. is being pursued by men who .vis 'te -k-iH hiim 4 - - Attempted Suicide. , , , 11- Eugene, pel, 10. Despondent and In ill heulth. Prof. P. C. Iinge.uiu. Instructor Jq fcmwiu- les of the t'niyersjty of Oregon, attempted suicide by slashing his 4 throo,t with a rii2orlast -night, 4 cnttlart twA' gashes . beloU , ibe Jugular, win.. He, iiyiy . possibly recover, lie frrived from Uerke- ley Friday last where he taught - K.e p vear. -.