East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, October 17, 1905, DAILY EVENING EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text.:r DAIIY EVENING EDITION I 7- 2g m S DAILY EVENING EDITION WEATHER FORECAST. Rain thin afternoon, rain or snow tonight, Wednesday cooler. A sure way of putting money in the bank advortlse constantly In Mi East Orcgonian. The. people read It. PENDLETON, OREGON, J&AY, OCTOllEH 17, 1905. v VOL. 18 NO. 5490 ' 'I W-IIIIIIMII V A I III III III Ill III llllllllll III ! Bill Q - -. & ? , ss SALARIES LESS Offenders of Mrtual Manage ment Prove More Than They Wished. OMPARlSONS 'CONVICT THEM F EXTRAVAGANCE. ' Tlio Mutual Has Been raying Salaries Enormously Greater Tluut Either the Bank of England or the Imperial Dank of Ueriiiuny, Though Its As set Are Muoli IiCms Evidence That the Mutual Advertised Cfrtaln Ad vantages That Wore Fictitious), and Others That Were Deceptive Mc- Call Dodges and Hofem Ouemioncr o the Aauar-. New York, Oct. 17. The insurance Investigation was roHumed this morn ing. James McKcen, associate coun oel, produced figures cabled from London, Berlin and ParlK, making the ridiculous Ktatement that James M Heck, counsel for the Mutual, presi dent, McCurdy, wild that tbe Mutual assets exceeded those of the Bank of England, Hunk of France, and Im perial Bank of Germany. The Mtttual's assets for .December were lenrthan $3. 500,009. The Hank of England's assets were $700,00.e0. The ImperiaJ Rank of Germany had t3O.OOO.U0O more than the Mutaal. The Rank of France as Beta were 11.250,000,000. Deck said the committee was laboring .-under u misapprehension. President McCurdy was railed to the stand. He said the assets of the banks named exceed the Mutual' by nearly $2,000,0.00. Officials of the bunk of Germany re celve $ 3,ft0 per year. Tho chief gov ernor of the i.ank of Bnglaad. $10,000 per year. Hughes produced a number of let ters front vpolicyholden refuting cer tain claims advertised by the Mutual. One letter showed dividends on a poll cy paid uaiin 1875 had decreased from $60 to $3. Another letter stated the dividends on one policy fell from 122 In 1801 to $7 In 1804. "Probably nearlng maturity," replied McCurdy. 1 Chairman Armstrong was after Mc Curdy like a flash, nuking. "What does tho maturity of a policy have to do with diminishing dividend?" Mc Curdy dodejed and said, "fall 1he ac- . tuary. he cui explain." negro WAS LYNCHER. ! Had Murdered a Knox Count. Ken tucVj , Lumberman. London, Kv Oct. 17. A mob of : armed and masked men rode Intortown Mate last night and forced the sailer to give up a negro sentenced for, life for the murder of a Knox county ' lumber merchant, and hanged htm to : an apple tree. They pinned a note to the dead negro clothing telling ,why he was lynched. PKMl HHF.K SUSTAINED. "A flnerial Grand Jury Will Hoeoinddrr BurtoriVCasc. ' -Washington, Oct. t7. .Senator Hus ton's demurrer to the: Indictment was sustained. A special grand jury was ordered for November 9. Judge Van "Deventer declared the Indictment de fective and released the senator under 1500 bond to appear before (fie spe- .rial grand Jury, whldi will reconsider i tho case. Yellow Fever Abating. New Orleans, Oct. 1.7. Only two cases and no deaths were reported at Tieon. OrBcrs were issued -to admit no more patients to tho yellw .fever hos pital, and me detention camps will be closed after today. .No more suspi cious cases are reported. Wyoming Railroad Wrack. Cheyenne, Oct. 17. Twenty were Injured, three fatally, by a northbound Colorado A Southern being ditched 35 miles north of this city this morning. Two coaches fitted wilh passengers down an embankment. A sudden Influx of natural gns into the Diamond mine at Butte, suffocat ed James A. Crawthy, a watchman. ' Negro Attempt Murder, Seattle, Oct. 17. As the re- suit of hypnotic suggestions made by a band of voodoo vau- devllle artists In this city a year ago, Jerome Cummins, a colored lad, attempted to murder his mother, younger sister and brother, Inst night, then fled. The lad has been confined In an asylum twice since he was first hypnotised, once giving himself up, fearing he would kill some one. He claims spirits are at- ways prompting him to murder somebody, MAY ESCAPE THE GALLOWS. Singular "Plight of an Illinois On donincd Murderer. Chicago, III., Oct 17. Judge Tuley presiding In the criminal court branch before which Robert Gardiner was tried for the murder of Agnes Morri son, 'found guilty of murder and rec ommended for the severest punish' ment which the law Inflicts, is in t peculiar predicament and has called a meeting of the bench for the purpose tit considering the problem before him. When Gardiner was brought before Judge Tuley to receive his death sen fence, the v attorney for the prisoner created considerable sensation by stating, ho would ask that sentence should not be pronounced because It would be Impossible to carry it out. He explained that his client Is afflicted with one of the rarest diseases known to medical science, an, ossification of the vertebrae of the neck and harden ing of the cartilaginous tissues of the trachea, which would practically make it Impossible to execute the man by hanging. It would be Impossible to break his nock, because the vertebrae were grown together and It would equally be impossible to strangle him to death, because the hardening of the cartllege would prevent the com presslon of the trachea. Professor Steffenson of Rush Medi cnl college, who testified as to the truth of this statement, said that Gar diner's case was one of only four cai of that disease on record. In view of the condition of the delinquent it Is probable that !he will be sentenced te imprisonment for l.fe. It Is believed that this case will prove a strong ar gument In favor of the abolition of hanging and the adoption of electro cutlon as the legal method of execot log criminals sentenced to death in this state. TO CLOSE DENVER GAMES. Gambling Will Be Entirely hiiptarenwid In Colorado's Capital. Denver. Oct 17. At the conclusion of the investigation of the Denver Ravings bank and the Western bank. Judge Poter L. Palmer will Instruct the grand Jury, In attendance on the criminal division of the district court, to take o.p the gambling question and also conduct a full Investigation into the matter of enforcing the fire pro. tectlon ordinance. , Judge Palmer refused to talk on the matter, but said that as soon as the grand jury returned Its report he would give them further Instructions on other matters. The expected action in regard to gambling Is said to 7e a great surprise to the gamblers of the city. At the closing of all houses, po ker rooms, and even the taking out of slot machines, they imagined the cru sade was over, and now with prosecu tion for having violated the gambling laws staring them In the face, It is ald there will be many departures for other fields. A report Inm the grand Jury Is ex pected dally- CIRCUIT COURT DATES HAVE 'BEEN SET FOJI PRINCIPAL CASES. The llcsuliuiaa Damage Case Against tlio City Coram Up at Tills Term of Court, and Abo the Case of the Stale , Against C. P. .Davis, Charged With Larceny The Schedule Provides for Soma Cose of irknary Importance Each Day From .October 24 to Or . toher SO. Inrtosvro In Kciedon at : I least a Week. Mt the circuit court session held yes locday afternoon dated were set for nen of the cases that ore to come up at it lie Jury session which convenes on Twwday, October 24. W those now set for afial none are of amy great Importance. Three of the nuwfber are criminal cases, while the other ifour are of a civil nuture. One of the latter is that of John Heath man against the city of Pendleton t(. recover $5000 damages for an Injury sustained by the plnintlff. However, there are other crimin il cases that will In all probability be tried out during that session. These are eases In which the parties have not yet been arraigned and given a chance to plead. Prominent among these cases Is that of ex-Deputy Sheriff C. P. Davis, who Is charged with lar ceny of 110,000. and was bound over from the Justice's court. The following Is a list of the eases for which dntes were arranged yes-1 terday: October 24 State vs. Nelson; Ward vs. Richardson. October 25 R. H. Graves vs. Wil liam Whltlock. October 2 State vs. H. B. Ker-: shaw. October 27 John Heathman vs. the City of Pendleton. , October 28 State vs. Robert Gene vii y: State vs. William Woodatock. October SO Raker A Folsom vs. a. A. Cruise. The Spokane fair cleared SIO',000. which will put the association behind It out of debt. This was the best year in the history of the Interstate Fair association, - ROUT G GASES III XD1AN AGENT EDWARDS, AltUIYF.I). Orville C. Edwards, newly appointed superintendent and ugent for the Umatilla reservation, arrived here lust night, accompanied by his family, and has been In town during the duy, having quarters at the Hotel Pendleton. This afternoon Superintendent Kdwards drove to the agency for the purpose of meeting Major McKoin and the other there and otherwise preparing to assume his duties at this post. a Before coming to this place Mr. Edwards was stationed at the Klckapee Indian school in Kansas, and has been lit the service for some time. The reservation there is similar to the Umatilla In that the land Is allotted as ft Is here, though on somewhat different terms. The Klckupoo Indians are few In numbers. As soun as he can be relieved of his duties here Major McKoin who Has been here for the past year, will leave for the Shoshone res- o ervailon in Idaho, where he Is to take charge of the agency and school there. j . The arrival of the new agent and superintendent Is generally welcomed by those Interested In the reservation, for it Is believed that his coming will lend to settle matters that have been more or less In the air Tor some time past, since it became known that Ma- Jor McKoin Is to leave. Also the coming of his successor has been anxiously awaited by the major himself, who Is desirous of leaving for his new post While no statement has been yet given out by Mr. Edwards, It Is generally believed that his policy will be to conduct affairs along the same line that has been done during the past year. However, as the department has now ruled that there shall be no limit to the amount of land which one man mi.y lease. It Is not expected that any difficulty will be encountered on thot point. Personally, Superintendent Edwards Is a man of middle age. Is rather heavy built and has a brown moustache and beard. He will probably have headquarters at the hotel here until he formally takes charge of the agency. GIRLS Forty-nine Have Been Traced to Shanghai, Lure'd There Various Deceptions, Then Sent to the Interior. Tnoy Are Dandled About From Oae Mmndarln to Anotlier Cntil IHwth Ite McasC8 Them, I'nahlo to Escape Otherwise From the Horrible Slavery Which Hedge Them About Chicago is Headquarters for the Recruiting ' Procurers Faclx Revealed Through ithe' Ilueeau of Chinese Immigration ' Inspection and Chinese and English Authorities of Slianghni IViccK ror ' Slave Girls Fluctuate According to Heauty and Accomplishments. '.Chicago, Oct 17. A local immigra tion bureau disclosed today the fact that 49 American girls have been sold Into slavery in Chinese harems. Most of them arc lost to civilization and can hope for no release save by suicide. They are helpless prisoners in Chinese interior towns, subject to the whims of mandarins, who Were able to purchase them through connivance with a worn an whose identity Is well known to government officials. The dealer who delivered the girls Into slavery re Sides at Chicago, and has a woman confederate at Shanghai who Is alsa known to the government secret serr- loe agents. The bureau revealed the facts after receiving complaint of the sale f Louise Miller of Montreal to an agent of a Chinese official In Shanghai. Other evidence Indicates that Eva Campau, Maggie Drouln and Victoria Stamour, waitresses, were induced to enme to Chicago four years ago from Montreal and met the same fate. The names of 10 more young women of Chicago and other cities who disap peared and hove been shipped to Shanghai to become slaves, are In pos session of Inspector J. w. Burst of the Chinese Immigration bureau. The government says It must rely upon the police and state authorities to panish the procuresses, because there is no federal law against export ing women for Immoral purposes. The American consul, ' Jumes E. Rodgers, of Shanghai, has enlisted the co-operallon of English and Chi nese nathoritles of that elty. Evi dence of the sale of many American and Canadian girls has been procur ed. The authorities have unques tionable proof of the Incarceration of at least a dozen of the 49. It Is known that Hilda Anderson, aged 20, com mitted suioide after learning the pur pose of being sent to China. Thoy hove lost all trace of many who were sold to one master after nnothcr until so fur in the Interior It Is Impossible to locate them. Chinese girl lnves bring from $250 'S TO PLAN In order to make arrangements for the entertaining of the Portland busi ness men who will be here Thursday morning, a meeting of all the busi ness men of this city is catted for 8 o'clock tonight. At that time they will assemble In the rooms of the Commercial association for the pur pose of making plans for meeting the visitors Thursday morning. The pnrty will reach here Thursday morning on the early train (No. 6) and on their arrival their car will be switched to the side track and left until the northbound train leaves at s MEN by to $400. American girls betrayed In to the hands of rich Chinese by two women, bring from $500 to $1000 each, the price fluctuating according to beauty and accomplishments. Two intended victims escaped from Shanghai and sought refuge in a place frequented by Americans and English sailors. They told officers of the United States navv many experien ces. SUNDAY' SCHOOL CONVENTION. Date WITI Be Set at Board Meeting Thursday. On Thnrsday morning at 9:34) there will be a meeting of the board of di rectors of the Umatilla county Sunday School association at the Congrega tlonnl church, and all members of the body are requested to be present. The object of the meeting will be to discuss plans for the holding of the annual Sunday school convention for this district. It has been learned that n'lvum ill: ct.llvvilllUII W Ill'KI lin .OV- ember 4 and t. Rev. W. C. Merrltt. field worker for Washington, cun be here und will assist In the meetings. Consequently the advisability of hold ing the convention on those dates will be discussed. Slit His Neighbor's Nose. During a quarrel over the possession of a few sticks of slabwood yesterday. Allen Hart cut De Harrte in the face with a pocketknife, nearly severing the nose from his face. The affair happened at Vlento, six miles west of Hood River. Deputy Sheriff Ollnger went in search of Hart who. when he sighted the officer, took to the woods with a Winchester. He is still at liberty. The wounds of De Harrte are painful, but not serious. The Dalles Chroni cle. John R. McLean of the Cincinnati Enquirer, has bought an even one-halt Interest In the Washington Post, pay ing therefor 1600,000. PROPER RECEPTION 9:30, the same being a special train made up for their benefit. However, as the members of the party will be asleep on their arrival here. It Is not proposed to meet them until about 8 o'clock, when the business men of the city will go to the depot and, bid them welcome. Aside from the meeting this even ing there will be a meeting of the board of managers of the Commercial association held at S o'clock for the purpose of taking stops towards the greeting of the Portland party while they are here. MEETING SETTLERS PltOTKST. DoH-hutcN Irrigation & Power Com pany Huh Misrepresented Facts. Salem, Ore., Oct. 1". A committee representing the settlers of the Des chutes River valley appeared before the land board this afternoon, pro testing against the Deschutes Irriga tion & Power company. It is alleged that the company represented to those applying for lands that the work Is be ing done under the supervision of the stale, thau.the forms, applications, contracts, etc., which were submitted with signatures approved, were re quired by the state land board. The protest says: "From articles re cently appearing in the dally papers, we have been led to Investigate the status of the company and find we hove been Imposed upon. We are en couraged, however, by the reported impressions of Governor Chamberlain stated to the board, to appeal for your protection, uifd your Intervention In securing the annulment or modifica tion of the notes and contracts signed, without the necessity of legal proceedings or the Incurring of heavy expense Incident thereto." JOE YOI NG GETS SIX YEARS. Van Dion's Assailant Fainted lcad Away. Portland, Ore.. Oct 17. Joe Young, convicted of shooting Kaspar Van Dran last May, was sentenced to six years In th4 penitentiary by Judge j Cleland today. Young fainted dead away when sentence was passed. CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET. Quotations From the Greatest Wheal Market in the United States. Chicago, Oct. 17. Wheat closed at K6 3-4, corn at 44 3-4, and oats at 28 5-8. Black Hand ExploMlon. New Y,ork, Oct 17. Following the receipt of two black hand letters threatening death and demunding money, the grocery store of l.iambal vo Bros., was dynamited early today. The explosion blew out the front of the store and rocked the five-story tenement above, throwing the people from their beds, and shook buildings for blocks. A 17-year-old boy U sus pected. MiHroecaiis Making Trouble. Tangier. Oct. 17. Two llritish ma rlne officers were captured by an An gern trllie while-returning- to, Ceuta from the British repair ship' Arrfcit ance. wrecked ill Tetiian bay. TMey j Lieutenant Edward A. Shatton, and mid an escort of 21 Riff tribesmen. When attacked by the Augeras the Riffs fled. Brought $7.10,000 In Gold. Vancouver, B. C, Oct. 17. The steamer City of Seattle, from the north last night, brought $750,000 of 1 allium gold, the first large shipment. OHIO CONGRESSMAN'S BILL FOR THE HSTRItrr I i,qlIr .Men Alarmed at the Progrew and Backing of Restrictive Senti ment Author of Mcusiirr Claims lie Can Secure Us I'asaao Through the Coming Session of Congrrw Exhibit of Industries of the Liquor Trade Include a Genuine, Kentucky Mimnshlne Still in Oierntion. New York. Oct. 17. The conven tion of the National Liquor Dealers'! association which opened today in Madison Square Garden is the largest In point of attendance ever held by the organization. Numerous Important matters, principally of legislation, are on the schedule for consideration and decision. Among other things to re ceive attention Is the so-called Web ber prohibition bill for the District of Columbia. This bill was introduced In congress at the lust session, and pro vides for absolute prohibition through out the District of Columbia. Repre sentative Webber or Ohio, who framed the measure, claims that he has enough viUes to Insure Its passage at the coming session. The liquor dealers will present vigorous opposition to prevent its enactment. In conjunction with the present con vention there is being held a wine and spirits Industrial show, the first of Its kind here. The exhibition illustrates every phuse of the manufacture and marketing of wines, spirituous liquors and carbonated beverages. Among the reatures Is a genuine Kentucky moon shine still In operation. N. O. Willoughby. of Pomeroy. Wash., had both eyes severely hurt while blasting stone, on his way to PnrtUrtM to have his eyes treated he was robbed of $70 while on the train. The day after he reached Portland he was found dead In his room, asphyx iated by the gas. which was, turned on full volume. Suicide Is suspected, on account of despondency. He leaves a wife and three children. He was a stonemason and highly respected. PRO 1 THREATENED BOARD MEETS ON THURSDAY NEXT Consulting Engineers Will De termine the Fate of the East Umatilla Project. THEY WILL WEIGH ALL PLANS AND ESTIMATE Intricate Problems of Levels, Soils, Sub-Soils, Water Supply, Ditching; and Deptlm Must Be Considered, Together Willi tlie Acre Cost of Putting Land Under Water Stated Hint About 15,000 Acres Can Be Re claimed, But t n Cost of fftO Per Acre, anil That the Undertaking (nil lie Completed Within Six Months Affects the Furnish En terprise. The fate of the East Umutllia or Cold Springs government irrigation project will be disclosed in a wey days. Next Thursday, October 19, the board of consulting engineers of tha reclamation department. In charge of Assistant Chief Engineer Arthur P. Davis, will meet at Echo to look over and pass upon the estimates of the engineers upon the project in the Cold Springs country, and which is official ly known to the department as tha East Umatilla project. Even the engineers who have made the surveys on the project do not know, nor can anyone else guess, what the result of the conference of the board will mean, as the surveys of the project will be taken up In de tail by the board, and all the features will be thoroughly investigated. The board will go over the ground the better to acquaint the va-rtoaa members with the actual conditions; and then estimates of cost, estimated Rater supply, estimated amount of land to be reclaimed and all other important phases of the . project will he carefully considered and a deeia-' Ion rendered n to its feasibility. According to the estimates already made public there are about 16. 0t acres of land which can be reclaimed by this project, the estimated total cost to be about $60 per acre, payable in 10 annual Installments, no home steader to own more than 160 acre under the project. The project is said to be one of the most feasible In eastern Oregon and can be completed within six months after it Is once finally adopted by th department If the project is declared to be feas ible by this meeting of the board, a transfer of the Furnish ditch and holdings will be made and work will begin on the reservoir as soon as pos sible after final details are arranged. WHEAT I P AGAIN. About 20 Per Cent of Tills Year's Crop Is Yet Unsold. Wheat advanced another cent again today, thus bringing the price up to the good figure of 62 cents for club, which is in the neighborhood of where It stood early In the season when sell ing first began. Although harvest has now bees over and the wheat In the warehouses for some time, all of the yield has not yet been sold, though the bulk Is now out of the growers' hands. According to T. G. Montgomery, there is about 20 per cent of tho ylel still for sale. Ensign Wiule on the Stand. Vullejo, Oct. 17. In the Young court-martial Kartlett finished his tes timony this morning and takes his place as assistant counsel for the pros ecution. Ensign Charles L. Wad went on the stand this afternoon. Illsliop O'ltciily Improving. Rev. Father Alivotti of this city, re turned yesterday from a trip to Port land and Mt. Angel. While In Port land he visited Bishop O'Reilly and fftiind that he was much impro.-ed, although still very weak, und the phy sicians had every hope that he would soon be around again. Baker City Herald. Dayton, Wash., has nearly complet ed one and one-half miles of cement sidewalk, costfhg $1,000. On Vundcver's Trail. Fresno, Cal., lct. 17. Office ers are looking for a man named Vandever, who hod been sending strange tips about a coming "owl" wreck previous to the Sunday night disaster. It is thought he may know some thing of the wreck. The offic ials are firmly convinced It was the work of u wrecker. The switchman says after the switch was locked at 9:30 seven trains went over it In safety. An In sane person with destructive mania, is suspected.