n II irv 7fkWow rami
Read Ike advertisements In th
Kant Oregoulan. They come from
the moat enterprlilng cltiseas.
WEATHER. FORECAST.
Fair tonight and Saturday.
I'EXDLETOOREGOX,' Fit I DAY, NOV ISMBElt 24, 1905.
VOL.
NO. 5522
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EXPRESS
PARCEL MISSING
Search for the Lost Package
Traces it to Pendleton Mes
senger. KOIUMKK MESSENGER AND
WOMAN HAVE DISAPPEARED
Package Wan Delivered by Train Mes
senger on No. S to Night Messenger
of Ixk-hI Office Hero AU Truce or
Uio Valuuhlc Package Ik Lost J. W.
Rogers, KuH'rtiilen(lcnt of Western
Division of Pacific Express Compa
ny, Ii Here Making an Investigation,
Hut Refuse) to Talk.
An express package containing II.
400 In currency suddenly disappeared
In the transfer of express matter In
. this city about three weekes ago; Boyd
Redner, who was night messenger at
the time, and a woman with whom he
had kept company, are now miming
and no trace of the missing express
package can be found, it Is said.
Those are the meager facts ascer
tained by the East Oregonlun In an
alleged express robbery in this city
and which has been kept absolutely
secret until an Investigation . by Su
pcrlntendent J. W. Hogers, of Salt
Lake, of the western division of the
Pacific Express company, revealed
something of the crime.
Mr. Rogers nor the local force at
the Pacific Express company's offices
In this city will muke any statement
concerning the matter whatever, and
no detailed account of the crime can
be learned from- official sources.
Neither the city marshal nor the sher
iff had been Informed of the crime
until approached by the East Oregon
Ian, and while the source of the news
by which this paper secured Its in
formation is absolutely authentic,
there Is a lark of details.
The facta of the case as they are
gleaned from absolutely reliable sour
ces are as follows: About throe weeks
kgo an express package containing
J1000 was delivered to the night mes
senger of the Pendleton offices by the
train messenger of O. R. N. train
No. 5. which passes hero at 11 o'clock
at night.
A receipt was given by the messen
ger hare to the train messenger and
the transfer was made In the regular
manner, but us the package did not
arrive at Its destination on time, a
tracer was sent out
The package was traced to this city
where all rocord of It was lost. About
two weeks ngo Doyd Redner, who was
night messenger at that time, and a
woman from the tenderloin, are said
to have disappeared from this city,
and Plnkcrton detectives have fnlled
to locate either of them to date. They
are said to have left here for Walla
Walla.
As the local agent nor the super
intendent will neither make a state
ment of the ense, It Is not known to
whom the package was assigned nor
by whom It was sent, but the facts
that the package Is missing and that
t)ie company Is In search of Kedner
are known. It la also said that Ked
ner was not bonded at the time of the
crime which will complicate the cam'
In placing the responsibility. The lo
cal agent, Mr. Wilson, is in no way
responsible for, nor connected with
the disappearance of the package,
since the record of the transfer Is
made by the messenger was regular,
and until the truccr reached here,
there was no knowledge that a crime
had been committed.
It Is not charged by the company
that Redner Is guilty, but from all
appearances lie was the last man to
handle the package. The woman with
whom he kept company was seen In
the office with him after train No. D
left Pendleton on the night of the
crime. It Is suld.
BOYS STEAL WHISKEY.
Elgin Youths Hnve Carried on Sjrste
untie Theft.
Elgin, Nov. 24. Ray Neavls and
John llattlchotigh, boys aged 18 and
16 years, were arrested by Marshal
Chrlslensen and tried in the Justice
court this morning for the larceny of
whiskey and beer to the amount of $40
from the Virtue suloon. This theft
has been going on for some time by
means of tho boys crawling under the
sidewalk for a distance of about 30
Dougherty Pleaded Guilty.
Peoria, III., Nov. 24. Newton
C. Dougherty, ex-presldcnt of
the First National bank of Pe
oria, and ex-superintendent of
the Peoria schools, pleaded guil
ty to embezzlement by forgery
and false prctepaes this morn
ing and was given nn Indeterm
inate sentence to Jollnt prlBOn.
feet, then going through a window In
the basement of the saloon.
Ball was placed at 1260, which wus
given by Neavls, while young Battle
bough was sent to the county Jail at
La Grande to await the uctlon of the
grand jury.
BURTON IS EXPLAINING.
Ho Attempts to Counteract Testimony
by tho Defense. '
Ht. Louis, Nov. 24. Senator Burton
took tho stnnd In his own behalf.
CroHs-examlned concerning tne dam
aging testimony of Charles H Brooks
yesterday, Burton admitted all the
particulars pertaining to his r.-tnln-ment
as attorney for the Rlalto Grain
company, but said ha visited the post
office department each tlm- erpinln
Ing he was not there to prevj-it con
templated action, but mrci to In
terest his clients Id any criminal pro
ceedings that might be brought. The
defense then rested and udjouined for
lunch. The arguments will be. this af
ternoon. DANIEL BANDMANN DEAD.
Was a Famous Slmkixjwurenn Actor,
Who Lived on a Ranch.
Butte, Nov. 24. -Daniel B. Band
inann, aged 66, one of the best known
characters of the northwest,' dropped
dead last night at his ranch, four
miles cast of Missoula, of heart fail
ure. Bandmann was a Shakespearean
actor of note, once famous the world
over, and starred in all parts of the
northwest. He was born In Cassel.
Germany. His wife was Ludy Micel
lenes, once a fumous London actress.
CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET.
Quotations From the Greatest Wheat
Market In the United States.
Chicago, Nov. 24. Wheat closed to
day at S3 7-8; corn at 44 1-4, and
oats at 29 1-4. The market revived
somewhnt after the collapse of the
first of the week and selling was brisk.
Storage Warehouse rtumed.
liakerHfield. Cal.. Nov. 24. The
storage warehnase on tho Santa FV
reservation owned by the Kern County
Land company, was destroyed by Are
early this morning, account of defect
ive wiring. Loss, $100,000.
REFORMERS LED
BY A YOUNG MM
WALLA WALLA MOVEMENT
PROVES FORMIDAB LE.
Raid That the Young Man Will Teiote
Ills Lite to Moral Law Enforcement
in Washington, Having; nodg.-ncd
Lucrative Potation to Carry Out Ills
Designs His Course Has Given :Rise
to the Suspicion Tluit Plnkcrton
lctecves Are. Employed (by the
Law Enforcement Element, iof "jtliat
Town.
Walla Walla, Nov. 24. Rey'Turncr.
a 19-year-old -youth, gave up a lu
crative position as bookkeeper and ste
nographer with a prominent Walla
Walla firm a few weeks ngo to devote
his life ito making Walla Walla a
cleaner town and he is said -o be the
leader of ithe rflform movement start
ed In the council Tuesday night when
the licenses at Jive saloon keepers
were revoked.
The evidence that was submitted to
the council In the shape of affidavits
is said to have been guthered by Tur
ner and In event of the saloon keep
ers' cases being earrled Into court It
Ib said that lie will be tho star witness I
for the prosecution.
Turner Is wild ito be now actively
engaged In gettlnr evidence against
saloon keepers who are alleged to be
violating the Sunday closing law which
will be submitted the authorities
with a view of making the Sunday
closing law effective In Walla Walla..
When this Is done It Is said the
young man Intends to continue his re
form labors In other towns of Wash
ington. Turner's activity has given
rise to rumors that a Plnkerton detec
tive has been employed by the reform
lenders to gather evidence against
violators of the antl-gambllng and
Sunday closing laws.
Turner came to Wnlla Walla from
the east a few months ago and secured
a position as assistant bookkeeper and
stenographer with a prominent Walla
Walla firm. His services were satis
factory and he was In line for rapid
advancement.
A few weeks ngo he announced his
determination to lead a reform move
ment In Walla Walla and handed in
his resignation to tho head of the
firm. This wns accepted and It Is
said he immediately started his labors
of gathering evidence against saloon
men.
Places where gambling wns being
conducted were visited by Turner, It
Is said, and he carefully Jotted down
the name of the resort, the games be
ing conducted, the names of the play
era as far as he was able to get them,
and the hours when the gambling was
being carried on. The communication
filed with the council Tuesday night,
signed by the Independent Order of
Good Templars, is said to have been
the result of young Turner's labors.
s S
CONFESSED BIG STEAL TO HAVE HIS BONDSMEN. s
s
Seattle, Nov. 24. George E. Adams, cashier of the U. 8. assay
office, charged with stealing gold dust, admitted his guilt to .Furth
and Backus this morning, who Immediately withdrew fmm his bond
and turned him over to the U. S. authorities.
Adams Is said to have sums aggregating f 30,000 on deposit in dlf-
fercnt banks, together with 112,000 found on his person. This would
Indicate a larger steal than at first thought. His preliminary hear-
Ins Is set for December 1.
"
E GRAFT
THE EQUITABLE
Equitable "Trust Company"
Paid Absurdly Low Rental
for Office Rooms.
SIDE SPECULATION WITH
POLICY HOLDERS' MONEY.
TIw Equitable Has 132,000,009 Invest
ed In Fire Insurance Stock, Also Side
Speculation, Evidence of Whlnli Was
Hold Up Until "Wormed Out" of
Equitable Officials by tltc Iluglies
Inquisition Hyde Helped Mauugc
the Side Investments Auditor of
tlie Equitable Ignorant of Sumo of
Its Most Important Debits and
Credits.
New York,' Nov. 24. Gerald tt.'
Brown was recalled to the stand In
the Insurance Inquiry this morning.
Brown Traduced a fist of the tenants
In the Equitable building in this city,
and said the Equitable Trust company
pays 21.000 per rear rent. He said
130.000 -would be a more adeqaatc
rental. Brown said after the commit
tee ha completed Its work something
will be done to secure an adeqaate
sura, lie said probably all the other
toitantn paid fair rentals. .-
Haghcs then questioned tilm con
cerning the other real estate matters
of the Equitabiu. The testimony de
veloped the fact that 15140,0OO fire
Insurance. Is oarried, handled by the
Continental Fire Insurance company
at the dlreoUsn of James H. Hydo,
whs Is a dlroatnr In the Continental.
FVancIs W. Jackson, auditor of the
Equitable, testified he Bfxntr before
the Investigation had heard of the
"George B. fiqulre, trnsree." account
nor of "James W. Alexander No. S"
account, because they were not carried
ho any of the company's books of
wldch he has control. He told of the
accounts of the foreign buildings.
Mors 'Syndicate Plnngtng.
Wilton M. Madison, one of the aud
ttora of the New Tort Life, testified
to syndicate operatlona He discussed
particularly participation In tlie United
Ststes Steel syndicate ttt 1901, manag
ed by a J. P. Morgan company, of
which Perkins is a partner. The par
ticipation van taken from tho New
York Security & Trust oompnny, which
kept a quarter of the profits made
hi underwriting.
The committee ndjoumedmnlll Mon
otry. A put-committee this afternoon
is eontlnulnar tho deposition -of Qeorgo
H. Squires, who Is ill at home.
PRISON MUTINY.
A -Guard nnfl Captain of Guards Killed
and Dcpsty Warden Wounded.
jrfTferson 'City, Mo., Nov. S.A. At J
o'clock this afternoon a riot broke out
In tin, Missouri penitentiary.
Three prisoners are riding through
the Ht reels In a wagon, followed by
citizens who are firing. The prisoners
In the wagon are holding the driver,
a clllwn, a bay with a 44-gun at his
head. As a reporter filed a. dispatch
the prisoners fired at him, the con
vict's ballet going Just past his tiead.
Cnptaln R. W. Alison, In ehargo of
the prlsone commissary, has died of
his wounds.
All of the five convicts who escajied
wero recaptured. The leader of the
outbreak Is Harry Vaughn, one of a
gang of crooks who some months ago
had a derperate battle with a St. Louis
detective. In which several lives were
lost.
The prisoners blew their way out
with nltrn-glycerlne, which they put
Into the big entrance to the penlten
tlary.
John Clay, a guard, is dead, and
Deputy Warden See seriously shot.
HEARST COUNCIL S4XMIES.
Contest Will Be Heard by Court
Ill
Extraordinary SesHlon.
New Tork, Nov. 24 Alton B. Park
er for McClellan, and Austin O. Fox,
for Hearst, appeared before the su
preme court Justice to amend today.
Fox asked that the case be passed
to Justice Oicgerlch, who is sitting In
extraordinary session, hearing election
cases. The amend was so ordered.
despite Parker's objections. The
counsel appeared In Glegerlch's court,
who sent them to the appeals division,
which tribunal he said should say who
should hear the contest for opening the
ballot boxes.
Y SAID TO
BE IN REVOLT
Dispatches to Private Parties
in Poland State the Muti
neers Have Sacked Harbin.
REVOLUTIONISTS MUST
BE GUARANTEED RESULTS.
l'.-Hsaiilx' Congress Will Appeal to. tlie
Icoplo Not to Pay Their Taxes. Until
Demands for Reforms Are Squarely
ConiplH-d With by tlie Government
Tho Peasants De touncc he Jewish
Massacres Wltlc Is at.lUs Wits'
Ends to Balance tlie Complicated
Conditions That Bcnol I Mm Claim
ed He Will Not Tolerate Unqualified
Suffrage for Peasants.
Warsaw, Nov, 24. Persistent ru
mors prevail that the Manchurian ar
my of Russia has revolted again, due
to the circulation of private dispatches
received saying the mutineers have
completely earned Harbin.
"MwA llv;aaninteed
Mdscww, Xov. 24. The -peasants
congiss In session here todaty has de-
vlded to appeal Jo the people not to
pay mxes until "the demands for re
form are fully granted. Tle congress
has condemned the Jewish massacres.
Trylag to Itolance Condltloni
St. Petersburg, Nov. 21. Premier
Wlrte was in communication during
the night, and this morning with M
Gwhksff and his other Beutenants at
31arow In efforts to compromise some
of the declarations in the resolution
adopted yesterday by lbe aerotvo con
gress. He hu rxi hope that the policy rec
ommended by the congress will be
completely satisfactory to tbe govern
ment, as fhe constitutional democrats
hnve the bit In their teeth aad will not
listen even to the words of their for
mer Idol, M. Petrunkevltcl. Never
tholess the declaration In favor of uni
versal suffrage and tbe transforma
tlna nfittie National Assembly Into a
constituent assembly will grow less
distnstuTul to Count Witte in course or
time.
Mnny liberals believe .the premier Is
-obliged to make a show of opposition
for its -effect upon the emperor and
cesirt, ut it is privately known that
he has been convinced for some time
that the elaboration of tbe constitu
tion containing the charter of the Rus
sian liberties to which the emperor
will sweiir allegiance Ib the safest if
t the only egress from the present
sltsmtlon. It would at the fame time
buttress the government against a pos
slble attempt at reaction on one hand
and fortify for the fight ugnlnst the
revolutionary forces on the other. Bt
he regards It as vital that the moder
ate conservative majority should rati
fy the constitution.
While ready to agree, therefore, to
universal suffrage, the premier would
never consent to direct suffrage for
the Ignorant peasantry of the villages
in tne country. His scheme Is for In
direct elections through one set of
electors In the country and direct elec
tion In the cities, being confident thnt
this would Insure-the return of con
servatlve representatives from the
country.
Practically all the other demands of
the zemstvolsts, which probably come
under the executive branch of the
government, the premier will be will
ing to concede, except the extension of
nmnesty to political prisoners who
committed murder or other serious
crimes.
The extreme radical wing of the
semstvolsts, who are nfflllnted with
socialist organizations, denounced the
propositions of the majority to sup
port the government under nny cir
cumstances, as being the basest
treachery.
STAY OF EXECUTION.
Respite for Hal Mcgordon, Sentenced
From Malheur County.
Snlem, Nov. 24. Hal Megotdon.
sentenced to die on tho gnllows this
morning at the state penitentiary, has
secured a stay of execution from the
circuit court of Malheur county, where
he wns convicted, last night. Prepar
ations for the execution had been
made, and the death sentence wns to
be carried out at noon.
1
DEATH OF MRS. M'DANIEL.
Tlnn- and Place of Funeral Will Be
Arranged Later.
Mrs. fiffle McDnnlel, wife of Kyle
McDanlel, principal of the school at
Umatilla, died at the home of Mrs.
Lowe, 409 Walnut street, at 9 o'clock
this morning.
The deceased was a native of Mis
souri, and all of her relatives are in
that state excepting her husband and
a sister, the latter living in Denver.
Members of the family were notified
by wire this morning, and funeral ar
rangements will not be concluded un
til they are henrd from. However,
should none of the family be able to
come, the Interment will take place at
Milton tomorrow afternoon.
Like her husband, the deceased was
also a teacher, and before her mar
riage tuught for several years In dif
ferent parts of the county. Her maid
en name was Effle Wolfe., This is tHe
first year that her husband has taught
at Umatilla and In the past he has
had schools In tho Hudson Bay coun
try. Aside from her husband, the de
ceased Is survived by three children,
the youngest being but a few weeks
old.
EPIDEMIC NEARLY ENDED.
Six Slight Cases of Diphtheria Ieft.
and AU Doing Nicely.
' No cases of diphtheria have been
reported for two days past, and It Is
considered that the worst of the epi
demic Is now over. The house of J.
F. Brown, near the pumping plant,
was fumigated today, and the Brown
field residence will be treated tomor
row, the children In both cases having
recovered. Theer are now but six
cases remaining and they are all said
to be doing well.
In addition to the work of posting
flaw and enforcing the quarantine,
Officer Meeker has also been Investi
gating the condition of yards In vari
ous portions of the cltv. esneclallv In
the sections where dinhtherla has ore- 1
vailed. In some cases he has given
orders that yards be cleaned, and he
will ornithine to do so while acting as
quarantine officer.
To the Hospital.
C F. Daniels of Cold Springs, cumo
to the city today to enter St. Anthony's
hospital for an operation.
FEET PETIT!
PROPERTY OWNERS WANT
MACADAM ON KAST COITllT.
There Are Some Elements of Uncer
tainty Which Compromise tlie Pro
jiectM Considerably, and WlUeh In--clude
the Possible Attitude of Uio
O. R. N.p Which Owns I-and at
the East End of tho Street If Ma
cadam Is Ordered a Two-Tlilrds Re
monstrance Is Nocewnry to Fore
stall It.
Properly owners representing 1046
feet of frontage on East Court street
have signed the petition asking for
the macadumlzlng of that thorough
fare. The above was learned this
morning from Councilman Renn, of i
the street committee, who has had I
the petition since the last meeting.
and has been Invistlgatlng to see If a
sufficient number have signed the pa- I
per to Insure the improvement. While I
it Is not likely that the above front-!
age Is over half that on the street. It!
Is said that enough property owners'
nave signed to make the matter safe
from
work
a remonstrance. Should the
be ordered by the council it
would then require a remonstrance
slgned by two-thirds the owners of!
ahutthiK property to stop the Work.
One thing that tends to make the
matter of nuu-iidanilr.lng Hast Court
street uncertain is the fact that the
attitude of the o. H. & N. company
Is not yet known. The company holds
considerable property along Its right
of way and would have to pay for the
Improvement of nearly If not all of the
north side of the street, from the mill
race to the edge of the city. As they
do not hold a title lo this land, It
could not be levied ugnlnst by the
city. However. It Is hoped that the
railroad will deal fairly In the matter
and stand their share of the Improve-
mem. even though they cannot bo
forced to do so.
According to Councilman Renn, It
has been the Idea of the street com
mittee to have Court street macada
mized Its full width from Main to
Mill streets, and to leave a parking
from the latter street on out.
Will ApiM-nl to the Country.
London. Nov. 21. The cabinet as
sembled nt noon, all members except
Lord Sallshtiry. being present. It Is
understood the cabinet has decided to
appeal to the country. A suggestion
that the cabinet resign was received
unfavorably, because of the attitude
of the liberals.
I'leld Has a CIuiihv.
Chicago. Nov. 21. The doctors for
Marshnll Field Issued a bulletin at S
this morning: "Vulse, SS; tempera
ture. 92-12. Ch.-mee for recovery."
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FRONTAGE
DEATH DUE TD
BLOWS
ED
Surgeon Stone of the Naval
Academy Says Branch Met
Death by Violence. ,
WAS UNCONSCIOUS AND
AUSO PARTLY PARALYZEUL
llad Been Beaten Into a Swollen Mass
or Bruises Death Due Primarily to
Oedema of the Vessels of the Braia
Surgeon Stone? and Assistant Med
ical Counsel Prove That Death Was
Caused by Severe Beating, Such ss
Could Have Been Administered by
Fists Court Authorises an Aatost
sy, Which Will Be Held Tomorrow,
Probably.
Annapolis, Nov. 24. Just after the
prosecution In the Meriwether case
rested this afternoon. Lieutenant Com
mander Robinson for the accused,
moved a court-martial order for aa
examination of the body of Branch.
The Judge advocate suggested that
permission formally be first obtained,
and went Into executive session to
consider the matter. Admiral Ram
sey announced later the court had de
cided to grant the request for aa
autopsy. The defense asked that Na
val Surgeon Ames Catewood bo pres
ent, and the Court consented. Tha
autopsy will probably be held tomor
row. Death Due to Beating.
The principal witness called was
Surgeon E. P. Stone, of the naval
academy staff. He gave a detailed
account of Branch's symptoms, hi
treatment and the changes In his con
dition leading up to his death. Tha
death, he said, was primarily! due ts
oedema of the vessels of the brain.
Dr. Stone said in his testhr8ar.,In!.
Branch came under his care at to '
hospital at about 8:30 Monday morn
ing. He was absolutely unconscious,
he said, the left side of his head,
temple, his forearms, right eye aa
lips were much swollen and discolor
ed and both eyes were closed. Whea
the pyelfds were opened with the
hand the eyes rolled and generally sat
towards the left. The left arm and
leg were paralyzed and there was
convulsive movement In the right ana
and leg. There was slight fever, bo
the pulse was normal.
THe witness said that he realises
that Branch's condition was very se
rious, and called Dr. Byrnes, chlel
surgeon at the academy. Into consul
tation. Drs. Finney and Thompson, of
Baltimore, arrived during the day and
with the consent of Branch's father,
an exploratory operation was determ
ined upon.
From the symptoms and what was
disclosed during the operation. Dr.
Stone was confident that the conditioa
I ,,ad becn brought about by external
injuries to the head, such as might
have been caused by blows of the
fist. These blows could have been In
flicted on either side of the head.
Much of the remainder of the direct
testimony was on the technical point
connected with Branch's Injury.
CHALLENGED M'CORMICK.
leld Thai the Admiral Is Rudly Biased
in Opinion.
Annapolis. Nov. 24. rhe defense
challenged Admiral McCormlck, ob
jecting to his serving further. It U
alleged McCormlck talked with a hih
1 '""cor. Dr. Helton, who ex-
I,rwwd Ills opinions, which might In
uuence tne admiral's Judgment. It Is
alleged that McCormick's Judgment
is so In accord with what he seeks m
prove he is not amenable to argu
ment, it is declared McCormlck took
such a decided stand he is disqualified
to sit further.
The court was cleared and with Mc
Cormlck retired to permit a discussl tm
of the challenge.
XEW COMMITTEE TREASURER.
IYiiImmI.v Siuvectlctl by August B4
inotit of New York.
French Lick Springs. Ind., Nov. 21.
Thomas Taggart. chairman of the
democratic national committee, today
appointed August Belmont of New
York, n treasurer to succeed George
Foster I'eabndy. It Is stated that Pea
bo.ly resigned on account of sicknem.
Ilea ten to Heath With a Chair.
San Francisco, Nov. 24.
Luis Depnoll. nn Italian, sup
posed to be Insane, at 3 this
morning killed his sister-in-law,
Mrs. Katherlne Depaoli, tho
mother of five children, beating
her to death with two chairs
which he broke over her head.
The murder occurred at Depao
U s home, where the woman was
visiting.