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DAlLYEyENIHG EDITION
WEATHER FOKECABT.
Fair tonight and Bunday. with
slowly rising temperatures.
DAILY EVENING EDITION
The Btorc it li moHt profitable
to trade at are the stores that ad
vertise. PENDLETON, OREUON, SATl'liDAY, ()( TOUEll 28, 1905.
NO. 54!)!
VOL. 18.
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NEBRASKA CITY
Speaks at the Unveiling of a
Monument in Memory of J.
Sterling Morton.
TEN THOl'SAM) PEOPLE
AltE IN ATTENDANCE-
11m ex-President Eulogized Morton as
Tree Plnnlrr and a Statesman of
Incorruptible: 1ii'sniinl Life. nl
public Record ll Was lncupablo
of EnterUilnlnir Anything Hut High
Ideals or Living Anything Hut .
i
.,...1 ui n.i i. . ,.,.......-
Hare the People Arc T ling From I
Their Old FaitliN til Isiw Slaililarils
of Minis of Public Duly and Pri
vate, Iitfc.
Nebraska City, Oct. Is. (Jrovcr
Cleveland reached here at 10 o'clock.
There arc 10,000 visitors. The ex
presldent eulogized J. Sterling Mor
ton and said his memory Is sacred,
not alone for bis work as a tree
planter, but as an honest, upright
statesman and patriot. He said:
"Morton's character was different
immeasurably from the shifting, un
true standards of mean ambition or
successful cupidity. We have fallen
upon days when our p-ople are turn
ing from the old faith to the worship
of money making Idols. '
Addressing Morton's sons he de
clared the only success that Is satis
fylng and honorable. Is that achieved
In their father's spirit and high re
solve. BROKERS WERE DISCHARGED.
Not
roven Hint Any Offense Has ,,m his financial standing was gllt
llccn Committed. t edged. Ho came from New York a
New
York. Oct. Moses Haas !
and Frederick A. Pcckhatu. cotton
brokers, wanted In Washington,
charged with conspiracy to defraud
the government in tlie cotton leak
scandals, were discharged this morn
ing by Commissioner Itldgley. liefore
whom the extradition proceedings
were. The commissioner decided the
government must prove beyond all
doubt the offense has been commit
ted. DRANK HIMSELF TOTrEATII.
Tnsermiy End or High Priest of the
Greek Church.
San Francisco, Oct. 28. Father
Vnlsln, a high priest of the Greek
church and chaplain of the Interned
Russian cruiser l.ena, scheduled to
sail for Ptussla tomorrow and lying in
the upper hay, died suddenly this
morning. Sailors coming ashore from
the Lena report his death was due to
-excessive use of vodka.
Ijost Mm1i -of Their t'nrgiNw.
Seattle. Oct. 2S. During the recent
storm the steamers Valencia, Tampl
eo and Olympla at Nome, lust large
portions of their cargiea, according
to Information, brought by the steam
er Senator arriving from the north
bringing most of the mining operat
ors who had not yet left the Nome
county. The Victoria, which arrives
next week, will bring out the remain
der, practically closing the season.
HILL VILL ILEA1 GVILTY.
State nrlngx a Cane Similar 10 tlie
Kershaw Action,
In Ihe circuit court today forma
tion was filed by District Attorney
Phelps against L. It. Hill, accused of
having stolen tti from ils roommate,
Rn'ph fl.-y. However there will be
no trial, as Hill stated to the district
attorney that he would pleid guilty
when arraigned.
Information was also filed today by
Sir. inclps aRalnsl Cha )( "am for
pointing a gun at a man nnmed Wal
dnn, for which offense ho was bound
over seme time ago by the Jnst'cj rf
tl:( peace at Weston.
The cose of the state va. W. E.
Bond, accused of taking wlt-ut from
a warehouse without the permission
of the owner, was dismissed this
morning on motion of the district at
torney. This action was taken he
cause the case was one very similar
to that of H. B. Kershaw, who was
acquitted yesterday. However, In the
Bond case the owner of the wheat
was reimbursed for his loss by the de
fendant. The case is one that was
brought during the term of T. G.
Halley as district attorney and has
been pending in the circuit court ever
since.
Hill Pleaded Guilty.
L. R. Hill pleaded guilty this after
noon to having robbed ills partner,
Ralph Mays, of (M, and was sentenc
ed to one year in the penitentiary Viy
Judge Ellis.
An Injunction has been granted the
Union Pacific railroad company by
the federal courts, to prevent the C.
II, A Q. Interfering with the construc
tion of n Union Pacific branch up the
North Platte valley.
CASF.S WKItK POSTPONED.
Complaint Has Boon Made Against
tll Prosecuting WllllCWt. .,
Probably the local option law haH
beuti flagrantly violated at Freewater
throuKh th agency of the "Hoclul
club" In existence there. Last eve
ning District Attorney Pfielps returned
from that place after having spent
the day there Investigating charge
that have been made against several
men. Those against whom enm
plalntH are George' Ireland. Jack
Kelley, both ex-saloon men, and
McElrath. However, when the cases
came to trial yesierduy the prosecut
ing witness, Dan Sheets, was reported
III anil a physiclan'B certificate to that
effect was presented. Accordingly
Ihe case hail to be postponed until
next Wednesday. Also, It was learned
that a complaint had been made
against Sheets himself for having sold
liquor without a license.
According to statements given the
district attorney it appenrs that prac-
I tleally a saloon business has been run
at Freewater by Ireland and the oth
ers of his "club.'
In this organization
a $2 initiation fee was charged and
thenceforth each member was sold
liquor without much regard for the
,lWi ,tu, yesterday they were told by
District Attorney Phelps that this
must cease; that the people of Free-
water and Milton had voted against
saloons, and that their will as ex
pressed at the polls must govern.
It Is said that In all probability the
three men will plead guilty next
Wednesday and that sentence on them
will be suspended provided they agree
to quit business. This they arc now
said to be ready to do. Should they
subsequently be found to have violat
ed the law they would then be llabl"
to both fine and Imprisonment.
FRANK IHIlltKLL SI lflDES.
Scuttle Capitalist Turns on the tin
for No Known Itewim.
Seattle, Oct. 28. Mystery sur
rounds the suicide of Frank H. Hub-
bell, by gas. He was one of the most
prominent real estate men and capi
talists In the city. It occurred last
night. Ills bride of three months oc
cupied a separate apartment in a
fashionable hotel. She discovered him
unconscious on the floor of his room
this morning.
Hubbell was worth half a million
"' ear" "
Three physicians failed to save his
life, and ho died at 10 this morning.
No cause is known.
Huhhcll, when found, had a gas tube
in his mouth. Domestic, not financial
troubles. Is believed to be the cause.
Hubbell has had under way some of
the greatest public Improvements In
the history of the city, and was con
stantly drawing on eastern capital to
accomplish his plana
E
1,000 MILES
Wireless telegraphy
records abe broken
Mownae. Intercepted at Washington
Sent From the Cruiser WrM Vir
ginia orf the roast of Florida to
the Cxulser Colorado and Was Inter
cepted Fur Beyond the Ris-elvim;
Point Is a Remarkable. Achieve
ment Tuft Hun Sailed for Panama
mid Will PnNS Roosevelt Off the
Coast of South t'amllua Tomorrow.
Washington, Oct. 28. The Wash
ington navy yard wireless station this
morning intercepted a message from
the cruiser West Virginia, upon which
Is Roosevelt, somewhere off the Flor
ida coust. It was sent by Admiral
Rrownsou to the commander of the
Colorado, saying the West Virginia
will arrive about in on, off Sand Kev
Light, and directing the souaOron to
proceed at 1H knots. It Is considered
remarkable that the Washington sta
tion picked up the message sent from
a point over 1000 miles distant
Toft Sails for Panama.
Norfolk. Oct. 28. Tuft sailed this
morning on the cruiser Columbia for
Panama, and will pass the president
off the South Carolina coast tomor
row. Smile Idaho Stock Price.
An auction sale of stock was held
yesterday at the ranch of Shaw &
Roberts on the bench and, according
to Auctioneer Marsters. who conduct
ed the sale, excellent prices were re
ceived. Milch cows brought as high
as S0, averaging nbout I.1S. Three-year-old
steers were sold for 132, 2-year-olds
for 122 and calves for from
JtO to llfi. About 25 head of Shrop
shire sheep brought $17 per head and
two Duroc sows were sold for $38. SO
each. Shoats weighing about 50
pounds brought $8.60 each. Boise
statesman.
Pendleton Won.
Pendleton won the football
game at 4 o'clock by a score of
11 to 0.
MESSAG
4 -
DEATHMAN CASE NON-SUTKD.
In the case of John Heathman against the city of Pendleton.
Judge W. H. Ellis granted a motion for a non-suit this afternoon,
thus terminating the case in the circuit court. The motion for a
non-suit was made by Attorneys Carter & Unley for the city, after
all of the evidence had been taken. The motion was then argued at
length by Ihe different attorneys, and at 2:30 Judge Kills ruled In
favor of the city and granted the motion.
Following the decision of the court John McCourt. attorney for
Heuthman, stated that the case would.be appealed to the supreme
court and another trial sought.
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TO
THE PRESIDENT
W. C. T. U. Would Have Chil
dren and Animals Repre
sented in the Cabinet.
CONVENTION INDOllSES
THE PEACE CONFERENCE.
Twenty-five Thousand Copies of Pres
ident Steven' Annual Address Will
Ite Primed at the Expense or tlie
Organization The. Convention Do-
noiinucM the Gotltenberg Dispensary
System as a Form of License Dl:i
iiioimI Medal Content Tonight, and
Children' Itally Patent Medicines
and Polygamy Roundly Denounced.
Los Angeles, Cal.. Oct. 28 Futile
efforts on the (art of President Stev
ens to preserve order this morning re
sulted In the appointment of a ser-geant-at-arms.
Telegrams were sent to President
Roosevelt with authority to consider
means and methods for the protec
tion of children and dumb animals.
and expressing the gratification of the
convention at the action of the presl
dent regarding the recent peace con
ference.
The convention voted to strike off
In 25,011)1 slips a part of President
Stevens' annual address relating to
the rjothenberg control or dispensary
system. In which It is declared to be
one of the worst forms ot license.
This evening a diamond medal con
test will take place.
Sunday prominent visitors will sup
ply the city's pulpits, and a children's
rally, and the annual convention ser
mon.
President's Annual .Vuhrws.
Los Angeles, Cal., Oct. 28. In her
annual address. Mrs. L. M. N. Stevens
ot Portland, Me., national president.
recommended stringent methods to
rid the country of polygamy, urged
equal purity of the sexes; suggested
the union take a prominent part In
the Investigation of patent medicines,
which were denounced ns a means of
creating a love for alcohol. She also
recommended legislation against send
ing fnuduleiit advertising matter
through the United States mail.
DESIHN DENT AND SUICIDED.
Indiana Man liCavesi Address and
Certificates of DfMslt.
San Francisco, Oct. 28. With a
bullet hole in the right temple and
a pistol clutched in his right hand.
James H. Garrell was found dead In
bed this morning In a room In the
Denver house. A note was written
stating that his home was at Tcrrc
Haute. Ind., and Ms father's name to
be Chris Oarrell. No reason was
given for self-destruction, except
that he has been despondent.
A certificate of deposit of $2000
wllh Ijuld & Tiltiin, bankers of Port
land, Ore., and bank books on the
Spoknne & Eastern Trust company of
Spokane, and the Canadian Bank of
Commerce, were found among his ef
fects.
Accidentally Killed.
Redlands. Cal.. Oct. 28. Albert
White, aged 13, son of a rancher, was
instantly killed this morning by the
accidental discharge of a gun while
jumping across an Irrigation ditch. He
had been hunting.
F. H. Stow and C. Young, of Los
Angeles, Cal., have been here today In
consultation with the members of the
city government regarding the grant
ing of a franchise to the Home Tele
phone company for the placing of
their automatic system In this place.
After seeing as many of the council
men as possible, Mr. Stow left at noon
for Olympla, Wash., where he has
a franchise proposition now pending
before the city government. How
ever, he will return soon and again
take up the matter with the authori
ties here.
According to Mr. Stow, their auto
matic system Is very popular where
they are In use, as there are nothing
hut main lines, and the service Is
much speedier, as no central office Is
RECOMMEND
SEEK FRANCHISE FOD AUTOMATIC SYSTEM
WITTE WILL BE
THE DICTATOR
Only Question of Hours When
He Will Be Entrusted With
Great Authority.
I HE ntOYVN TFKNS TO THE
EMPIRE'S GREATEST M AN.
t. Petersburg Is in DnrkiieHM Homo
Throwing. Arson, Rioting and !
BloodNhed at Many Places; hi the
Interior Industrial Strikes Are j
Spreading, and Trouble Is Looked
lor at aiany immg n nere i nt-re is j
a Yet No Disorder Distentions ,
Said to Have. Broken Out Among
Ue Revolutionists at St. Petersburg
Martial I-aw at Warsaw.
St. Petersburg, Oct. 28. The cily
tonight Is again In darkness save for
kerosene and candles. Wltte spent
the day with the emperor at Peter
hoff. Upon Wltte rests the imperial
hopes. It Is only a question of hours
when he will be premier, with powers
of dictator.
Bomb Ttu gifting at Coniel.
St. Petersburg. Oct. 28. At Cornel.
three bombs were thrown, and the
chief of police and two Cossacks were
badly wounded.
A mob at Revel fired the theater
and prevented the firemen from ex
tinguishing the flames. , Troops
charged the rioters with clubbed
guns. There were a number of cas
ualties. Reval Is Ablaze.
Beval. Oct. 28. The city Is ablaze.
The theater and all the spirit shops
are burning.
Mobs nnd Strikers at Tomsk.
Tomsk, Oct. 28. A mob marched
through the streets singing revolu
tionary songs and demanding com
munal republic. Troops charged the
rioting crowd, forcing them to dis
perse, and many were wounded. This
attack was followed bv the strike of
all railway employes who remained
at work up to this morning.
Trouble Reported at KiefL
Kieff .Oct. 28. A mob has gather
ed and threats of violence nre made.
Troops ore placed with machine guns
at the railway station, expecting an
attack.
Revolutionists Hold Kliorkorf.
London, Oct. 28. A St. Petersburg
correspondent wires that the militar.v
commander at Kieff has ordered the
troops to recapture Kharkoff, where
a state of war is declared to exist.
Moscow Meiuornlizes Wltte.
St. Petersburg. Oct. 28. The mu -
nlclpal council at Moscow has tele
graphed Wltte as follows:
"Owing to the deplorable situation
existing here, the municipality appeals
to the patriotism of the statesmen
who are directing the affairs, praying
them immediately to establish law
and order based on fundamental re
forms." Telegraphic communication with
Moscow was then interrupted.
Martial Iv at Warsaw.
Warsaw, Oct. 28. Martial law
necessary. He states that If they are
given a franchise here they will place
'phones wherever permitted, and that
until they have aa many 'phones as
has the other company, no charge will
be made. Then after the automatic
'phones have been tried they may be
retained or given up at the option of
the user.
On Main street he says that an
underground cable would be placed,
so that the wires would not be any
hindrance, nnd on the other streets
cables would be used where more than
one wire Is run.
While the matter has not gone fur
enough yet for It to be known what
view the council will take regarding
the new system, some of the members
expressed themselves In favor of It today.
declared In this city. The strikers
have blown up the bridge at Kyaxkoff,
near here, und the railway tracks are
torn up for considerable distance.
" Rlsscnllons Are ApM-)iriiig.
St. Petersburg. Oct. 28. Signs of
disseutloiis in the ranks of the strik
ers and their supporters appeared for
the first time this morning. The tex
tile workmen and mechanics are un
able to agree upon a course to pur
sue, the former are suffering from
hunger and cold. At best they only
make 30 cents a day and they Insist
that economic demands receive first
attention. The more enlightened me
chanics declare that all efforts must
be first directed toward crushing the
political regime. All members of
professional associations have decid
ed to give three days earnings in aid
of the strikers.
Cossacks Fight Students.
Odessa. Oct. 28. Students of both
sexes clashed with Cossacks at the
Gymnastic academy this morning.
nearly 117 being girls. One student's
head was cut open by a sword.
The city councillors have voted to
form a city guard, but indulged In
speeches of a revolutionary turn. The
governor vetoed the resolutions.
Dragomiruff Is Dcud.
Ht. Petersburg, Oct. 28. Dragoml-
roff, the chief military adviser of the
czar, died last night at his country
estate.
Telephone operators struck today.
Moscow communication Is partially
restored. A message says that city
jH ,Uj,.t.
REMANDED WITHOUT HAIL.
n,lniw, ,, u Accused of Eni-
bexzlement.
Xew York 0ct 2g.'HellI.y Banglli
arrested on complaint of the Chicago
police, charged with embezzlement,
was remanded to Jail without bond
to await extradition.
Bangs is a Chicago clubman, bank
er and mining expert, and said to be
a son of a California millionaire. Al
bert Gohl, of Chicago, accuses him of
the embezzlement of $2600. There
lire said to be several other com -
plalnts.
CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET.
Quotations From tlie Greatest Wheat
Market In tlie l ulled States.
Chicago, Oct." 28. Wheat'closed at
1-4; corn at 45 3-8, anil oats at
30 1-2.
Xew Trial Denied.
Albany, N. T., Oct. 28. The court
of appeals this afternoon denied a
new trial to Albert T. Patrick, the
lawyer under sentence of death foi
compljclty in the murder of million
aire William Marsh Rice.
TEN MEN BLEW
TELEPHONE OPERATOR
SENT ALARM OVER TOWN.
A Hastily Organized Posse Took a
Few Shots at the Robbers Who Fled
Before Reaching the luiic units
Afterward Ascertained That the
Intruders Secured $1700 The Vic
timized Bank Is a National and One
of tlie Oldest Financial Institutions
ill Thai Portion of the stale
dlnna.
of In-
Hagerstown, Ind.. Oct. 2k. Ten
men this morning blew the sale of
the First Xiitlntinl hunk ui,.: Mt,,l
. Hevml, h.,nred dollars. citizens
fired as the robbers left the senc.
Miss Hattie Cheeseman, a telephone
operator In the office above tlie bank
heard the explosion and saw in
armed bandits and gav the alarm. A
posse arrived before Ihe thieves
reached the inner safe where there
are many thousands.
I,ater. The thieves got StTiiO.
.Murder and Suicide.
Telluride, Col., Oct. 28. in a fit i
of Jealousy Carlo Delasso. a gold
miner, this morning shot and killed
his 4-moiiths-old baby and niortatly
wounded his wife, and committed sui
cide. Dig t p Ih'chMorlc Hones.
Workinginen excavating at the
new I
power house this week brought to
light a great uuamtty of hones,
tusks and teeth of huge prehistoric
animals. Judging from the number
ni tusks taken out there must have
been at least seven of the great skel -
etons unearthed. The larirest tusk
measured 14 feet In length and was(
over 14 inches in diameter at the base.
Many fine specimens of teetli have
been found tlie largest weighing 17
pounds and 12 ounces.
The bones, as a rule, are in a badly
decayed condition, though a few have
been carefully handled and are al
most entire.
The engineers for the Brady com
pany have been instrumental in sav
ing one of the largest skeletons In
which there are two large tusks, a
number of Immense bones and a Jaw
bone with several teeth Intact.
American Falls Advertiser.
INDIANA
AN
TO
BE
Land Frauds Promise to In
volve Many High Officials
There.
SECRET SERVICE MEN NOW
AT WORK IV SEATTLE.
Work of Investigation Is being Con
ducted With Great Secrecy, But tha
News; Will lie Sprung Soon M tha
Chain of Evidence la Forged Aboat
the. Guilty Parties Federal Grand
Jury Will Have Work to Do That
W 111 Rival the Work of the Oregoa
Jury.
Seattle. Oct. 28. (Special.) Six ot
the shrewdest agents of the United
States secret service are now In Seat'
tie at work on a big case of alleged
violation of the federal laws. In tim
ber land matters, Involving some of
the most prominent citizens of thla
city, including among them a United
States official of prominence and high
standing and a prominent local poli
tician formerly an official of the stata
of Washington.
The work here is being conducted
with the greatest secrecy, the utmost
precaution being exercised by those
having it In charge to prevent tha
nature or it from becoming public,
thereby possibly Interfering with tha
I Investigations and giving those who
are involved an opportunity to cover
up their tracks.
On account of the prominence of
j those Involved the case Is a highly
j sensational one, and should the ef-
fort to Involve those who are being
investigated finally reach the state
of Indictment by a federal grand Jury
the case will rival In widespread na
tional Interest the recently developed
Jand fraud cases in Oregon. .
GUARDING THE GAMES.
Willie Watchmen for Chinese Gam
bling leiis.
Gambling is goiiig on in Chinatowa
under the guard of hired white watch
men, muny of whom are said to be
former special policemen whose stars
were taken away from them by Mayor
Harry Lane, says the Oregon Daily
Journal. A prominent Portlander.
who Is versed In the criminal doings
of the city, said this morning that
twice this week, while sauntering
through Second street, he discovered
games running In two different store.
It Is charged that R large number
of the former special policemen have
formed a club and are guarding th
Chinese gambling houses night and
day. In some places the games run
i hours of the day.
I
Want the Judge us a Witness.
The most Interesting feature of the
opening session of the federal court
at Moscow was the argument and con
troversy over the procedure In the
case of the farmers and others along
the Coeur d'Alene river against the
mining companies operating up the
canyon.
Attorney W. C. Jones of Spokane,
representing the plaintiff farmers.
stated that he and his associate
counsel desired a ruling upon their
showing filed; that Judge Iteatty wax
wanted by them for a witness in the
case and that lie was therefore dis
qualified from hearing the case as a
trial judge. Judge Heatty said to a
j Spokane Review correspondent:
"I have referred the pa tiers in the
j case and tlie showing and affidavits
I filed to disqualify me from trying the
j case to Circuit Judge Gilbert at Port
I land. Ore., and I do not care to have
j anything to do with the ease until
, Judge Gilbert decides w hether I am
I disqualified to try the case or not."
llnlse Statesman.
Brothers Arrive From Nebraska.
Frank and William Lamb, brothers
of the late Section Foreman Ljimb,
i who was killed under a .freight train.
arrived here today from Nebraska to
take charge of their brother's body.
Since reaching here they have wired
home for instructions, but said that
they thought the body would be takea
to Nebraska for burial. Since the
I death of Lamb his body has beea
' held at the B:iker & Folsom parlors.
Whitnuiu Quartet Coming.
I'he Whitman Conservatory of Mu
s''' string quartet, which has a wide
1 reputation us a musical organization,
has been engaged to give an enter-
tiiliimeut at la Grande on November
l.i, ami will make an effort to arrange
a date here while passing through.
Touchers Chosen.
The following teachers have Iwica
recently chosen for Umatilla county
sr'.iools: Miss Ktlit Turnhull. for the
iliftrict at Hates station, near Mll
tiu: and James Wassou. for district
No. 78, 20 miles north of Pendleton.
Mrs. Mary Eassa. a 40-year-old
widow of Sioux City. Iowa, has elop
ed with Thomas Fassa. her 16-year-otd
cousin.
WASHINGTON
MS T GATED