East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, April 16, 1906, DAILY EVENING EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextJ ( m tffc I OAIIYEVENINGEDITION QAllY EVENING EDITION WEATHER FORECAST. Peoplu who buy and people who sell are brought together through Intelligent advertising. It Is the chief means of Introduction. Showers this afternoon and to night; cooler; Tuesday fair. PENDLETON, OREGON MONDAY, APRIL 1G, 1900. NO. 5643 VOL. 19. w v . OF F Superheated Gun on the Kear w sarge Supposed to Have Caused Death of Six Men. C.M"SE OF EXPLOSION LARGELY CONJECTURE. nuwM U'tan Murht Have Told the Exact FartH Lost Their line Ac -diikint Apparently litrntkl With That Which Cot 12 Uvea Exactly Two Yeara Before on the BattlcslUp MImuuiI Practice Gnrend Off Cu ban Coast ta Isolated and Mows of Accident fUow bi It caching Outside World. Washington, April 16. Six men were Instantly killed and 20 wounded late the afternoon of the ISth on the battleship Kearsarge off Culebra. Cu ba. 'On the same date, the fatal ISth, and almost precisely In the aame man ner, 32 men were hurled Into eternity In the turrets and the magazines of the battleship Missouri two years ago. News of the disaster did not reach Guantanamo until late Saturday af ternoon, to be cabled to the United States from that point Three bags of gunpowder, each containing, It Is estimated, 110 pounds of powder, blew up at the same mo. ment In the forward turret of the Kearsarge. Lieutenant Hudglns, tur ret officer, and tlve of his men, grouped about the big 13-Inch 70 -ton guns In that turret, were Instantly killed. Twenty others were painfully hurt. It was when the gun crew In the lower turret were About to load one of the 13-Inch guns, supposed to have been superheated, that the explosion happened. To load the shell of one of these guns retired 650 pounds of gunpowder. This -powder, for con venience, Is carried In bags of 110 pounds each. It Is brought up from the magazines below through the floor or deck of the turret on a hoist that conveniently holds the bags. In this case It Is said that the 110-pound bags had been sent to the upper tur ret and .Lieutenant Hudglns signaled to lower some powder bays to load the gun. At the same time the second 13 Inch gun. It Is declared, was so heated that the lieutenant decided to draw the charge from fhe Shell which had been placed within the breech and let the gun cool before filling. The load ing of the 13-Inch gun In this turret was to proceed In the meantime. On board the Kearsarge a board of Inquiry was at once convened to es tablish the cause of the explosion and the blame. It was said the blame, If blame there was, rested on Lieu tenant Hudglns, who paid with his life for his lack of care. Here Is the navy's record of the men who died as a result of Injuries due to the explosion and were burled at Gunnlanamo: Peter Norburg, gunner's mate, third clans, residence New York; next of kin, Margaret Norburg, bother. Sands vail, Sweden. Theodore Naegllc-k, seamnn, reel denee. Elizabeth, New Jersey; next of kin, Louis Graff, guardlnn, 864 Eliz abeth avenue. Elisabeth, N. J. Anton C. Thornton, ordinary sea man, residence New York; next of kin Ellas Thornton, father, Wyckoff avenue. Lower Broadway, New York. Julius Alfred Koester, captain, first class, residence Chicago; next of kin John Peterson, uncle, 34 5 West Hu ron street, Chicago. Ellis Homer Athey. seamnn, resi dence Parkersburg. West Virginia; next of kin W. E. Athey. father, 1006 Twenty-first street, Parkersburg, W. Vn. William King, ordinary seaman, who was probably hurt, lives In Appleton City, Mo. His next of kin la Mrs. Al ice Cox. ' Disposal of the Head. Washington, April Id. The navy department has been notified that Lieutenant Hudglna and the enlisted men killed on the Kearsarge, were burled today. The body of Lieutenant Oraeme Is prepared for removal home and held aboard the Maryland. Commissioner R. H. Weber, of Wasco county, reports to the slate board of horticulture that about 40, 000 fruit trees will be planted this season In The Dalles and vicinity. 4000 Electrical Men Strike. Norfolk, Va., April 16. Four thousand linemen and other electrical workers of the Bell Telephone company, In seven southeastern staes, struck today for an Increase of 9t cents a day. , POUNDS PQWDEK ID FIVE CASES SCARLET F Introduced at Cold Springs by a Mis. wnirlan. One member of the family dead and four others seriously 111 with scarlet fever, la the blight that has fallen up on the home of Louis Hansen, the Cold Spring rancher. For some time cast five members of the family have been ill with the disease, which they caught from a new arrival from Mis souri who waa taken ill soon after reaching their place. The visitor was not seriously 111, and but little atten tion was paid the matter by the mem ber! of the family, until one by one they were taken down with the mal ady. Last night Frank Hansen, the 18- year-old son, died from the effects of the disease. Four others, two broth ers and two sisters, still have the fe ver, and their condition Is said to be serious. At the outset of the Illness Dr. Hen derson was called in attendance. Later Dr. C. J. Smith was also secur ed, and he remained at the place all last night. This morning he declar ed the four remaining patients were critically III. Early this morning A. W. Cantrlll undertaker for Baker & Folsom, left for the Hansen place to prepare the body of Frank Hansen for burial. The funeral will occur here late this afternoon, with Rev. W. L. Van Nuys occlflatlng. As death was from a contagious disease, no public service will be held. SHEUERMAN MAN LEASE MILL. Negotiations May Open and Operate the Woolen Mil. Jacob Sheuerman and C. A. Shep ard are now negotiating with the owners of the Pendleton woolen mill for the leasing of the plant. Mr. Sheuerman has made an offer to lease the mill for one year, with the priv ilege of securing It for three years, should he desire. However, no agreement has yet been arrived at, as the company, of which E. Y. Judd Is the principal owner, wishes the right to sell the Jlant should they find a purchaser. According to F. E. Judd, of this city, the mill will be disposed of In some manner during the coming summer, but thus far nothing definite has been done., , ' ' AOE INDICTED PERJURY AND FORGERY ARE THE CHARGES MADE. The Defendants Are Officials in the Washington Life Insurance Com pany Iowa Man Found Short Willi an Insurance Company, Attempts Burglary, Is Discovered and in Ills Desperation Shot and Killed Him self. New York, April 16. It Is stated the grand jury has finished Investiga tion of the Washington Life Insurance company. The report will probably be handed down tomorrow, with In dictments for perjury and forgery. Insurance Man Suicided. Waterloo, Iowa, April 16. IS. B. Evans, an Insurance man, assaulted and seriously Injured Abadloh Smith and wife, and then shot and killed himself. It Is alleged he was shoit 36000 in a mutual insurance com pany of which Evans was the head. It la charged Evans was attempting to force a safe In Smith's house to secure funds to make good the shortage. Received Gold Mtxlal. St. Joseph's academy of this city has Just received a gold mednl from the management of the Lewis and Clnrk fair for Its educational exhibit at the fair. Tho academy had one of the most comprehensive and thorough exhibits of any school at the fair nnd won Its award easily. The school Is In excellent condition this spring and Is enjoying a large attendance. The past year has been one of tho very best In the history of the school and It Is probable that more room will bo provided for Its Increasing attendance In a short time. John Wilson Dead. John Wilson, formerly agent for the Pacific express company In this city, died recently In Baker City after a brief Illness. He wns burled by the county, having no friends nor funds. He left here soon after the robbery of the express box by Roy Redner, night clerk In the office. While Mr. Wil son was In no way responsible for the crime, he resigned soon after and went to Baker City, where he remain ed until his death. Will Dedicate. New Hall. Johnson's orchestra left this fore noon for Umatilla, where It will play for the grand ball which Is to be given tonight in the new hall at that place. The building has just been completed, and the dance Is in the na ture of a dedication. SURANCE MEN FUEL ALCOHOL ON FREE LIST Provided the Senate Acqui esces in a Measure Which Passed the House. MOVER ET AL CASES ARE IX THE SUPREME COURT. Supremo Court Refuse to Take Ac tion Upon the Appeal of Senator Patterson From the Supreme Court of ColoradoCity Attorney of Chi cago Sentenced to Sixty Days Im prisonment for Contempt of Court Preliminary Hearing of John R, Walsh in the Federal Court at Chi cago Has Been Postponed. Washington, April 16. The free al cohol bill passed the house this af ternoon by a vote of 222 to 7. It pro vides for the admittance of denatured alcohol, used in manufactures and for fuel. As to Moycr Et AU Cases. The supreme court today took tin der advisement the request for an ap peal for Pettlbone, Moyer and Hay- wood now in jail fn Idaho, charged with the assassination of Steunenberg. that their cases be advanced for hear ing. Dilly Dally Willi Patterson. The supreme court refused a mo tlon by the attorney general of Colo rado, that the appeal of Senator Pat terson, fined 31000 for contempt by the supreme court of Colorado, be either affirmed or dismissed. J. Ham. Lewis Gets Sixty Days. Springfield. III.; April 16. Judge Humphrey of the' federal court this morning sentenced J. H. Hamilton Lewis, corporation counsel of Chica go, to 60 days In the Sangamon coun ty Jail for contempt of court. Lewis is accused of violating an Injunction against the creditors of the Alton, 111., water works, In filing a suit since the works were In the hands of the receiver. The court promised to remit the sentence If Lewis, within five days will dismiss the suit Instituted by Madi son county for 3200,000 against the water company. Postponed for Third Time. Chicago. April 16. John R. Walsh's preliminary hearing under the charge of Illegal practices as president of the Chicago National bank, was post poned again today until May 3. Morrison announced the Investiga tion of Walsh's hooks will require at least six weeks, and there can be no hearing until that Is done. Continu ations from time to time will be nec- ! esskrv. This examination will not give Walsh Immunity from the law, as It applies only to Interstate com merce cases. EJECTA IS VERY SLIGHT. People No Longer Fear, and Have Resumed Work. Naples, April 16. The ejecta from Vesuvius Is comparatively slight and the fear of the people Is gone. All their energies are now devoted to re- f work. Sufferers are fighting for the rations Issued by the government. Buffalo Bill sent 31000 to the relief fund. CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET. Quotations From the Grentest Wlieat Center In the World. Chicago, April IB. Wheat closed today at 79 3-8, corn at 46 7-8 and oats at 31 7-8. Lot Angeles has just Installed a city owned garbage plant with a ca pacity of 200 tons dally. It cost 371, 800. Walla Walla, Wash., April 16. (Special to the East Oregonlan.) Early this morning Troops A and B, Fourteenth cavalry, left here under command of Captain William Yates. The troopers were fully equipped for campaign service and are said to be out for practice mnrches to prepare them for the coming maneuvers nt American Lake. While out they will travel 40 miles a day and are expected to return Wednesday. Another troop Is Bald to be prepared for service at a moment's notice, In case there should be need for It. Are the above named troops destin ed for the Umatilla reservation? That such Is the case seems probable, al though their destination was withheld by the officials at the post. In a 'phone conversation with Major AAJQR EDWARDS EXPECTS TROOPS TODAY ADRUNES RAID CONSTABULARY Headquarters of -Federal Na tive Soldiery at Malolos the Scene of Warfare. THREE NATIVE SOLDIERS KILLED AND ONE BRIGAND. They Are Being Pursued Senator Tinman Still on the Trail of Those National Banks Which May Have Contributed to Political Campaign Funds Heybnrn Is Speaking on the Rate Bill Corbln Hag Been Nominated to Be Lieutenant Gener al The lloosevelts in Easter Fes- tivltles. Manila, April 16. Forty Ladrones raided the headquarters of the con- atsbulary at Malolos, capital of the province of Bulacab, Luzon, today, captured 20 rifles, killed three men, lost one and escaped. The brigands entered the city early and were undis covered until they reached the head quarters fronting Governor Sandico'i residence. A sentry challenged the Invaders, who promptly killed him and rushed up stairs. The defenders were few In number and were quickly overpowered. A detachment Is pur suing the bandits. Tillman Wants to Know. Washington. April 16. Senator Tillman presented a resolution calling for an Inquiry as to the political con trlbutlons of national banks. Heyburn, of Idaho, took the floor on the rate bill. Corbln for Lientenant General. The president nominated General Corbln to be lieutenant general. Egg Rolling at White House. Tho annual Easter egg rolling on the White House lawn occurred today. The president and Mrs. Roosevelt are on the north porch, while Archie and Quentln, a part of the time mingle with other children from about town. WILL PROSECUTE MOB LEADERS. The latter Responsible for Death of Innocent Men. Springfield, Mo., April 16. Author ities, backed by troops, have decided to order the arrest of all the leaders of the mob which Saturday night burned two negroes, known to be In nocent. The governor has ordered the leaders to be prosecuted to the limit. Alibis Proven for Negroes. Springfield, Mo., April 16. Two ne groes were hanged on the statue of the Goddess of Liberty In the public square Saturday night, by a mob of 3000 men and boys that broke Into the Greene county jail. Horace Dun can and Jim Copeland, who were ac cused of assaulting Mabel Edwards, were the victims. The negroes were arrested merely as suspects and after the lynching It was learned that they were not guilty. The two negroes lynched were em ployed at the Pickwick stables here, and it is positively stated by their em ployers that neither of the negroes could have been at the scene of the assault at the time It occurred. WILL DISCVSS MAKING A LEVY. Executive Board of Mliiovtorkers In Session at ImllumipollR. Indianapolis, Ind., April 16. John Mitchell, president of the Mlnewnrk ers, and Secretary-Treasurer Wilson are here, Vice-President Lewis will arrive tonight, to attend the executive board's special meeting tomorrow. Mitchell says he Is satisfied with the status of affairs. The board Is to discuss the advisa bility of levying an assessment on the Edwards this afternoon the agent stated he expected the patrol to ar rive at any minute. Consequently It would seem that the two troops are to do their "practicing" on the reserva tion. As there Is a target range and good camping places on the reserva tion, the two duties could be easily combined. Cattlemen Seek Permission. Major Edwards also said this after noon that a delegation of cattlemen was then present for the purpose of asking permission to drive their stock across the reserve. However, he de clared he had no power to grant their request as his orders were to the con trary. The fact that the cattlemen are still anxious to secure permission to cross the reservation Indicates they have not all gotten across as yet. miners whose employers signed the 1903 scale. MINE SALTING IN NEVADA. Damper Put I'pon Enthusiasm in the Ramsey District Virginia City, Nev., April 16. The discovery that samples of ore from the Ramsay district bore cabinet markes, has put a damper on the en thusiasm over the find. Three hun dred men are already there. A res taurant and two saloons have started In that country. No new strike Is reported at Ramsay, 26 miles north east of Comstock. ONE VETERAN KILLED ANOTHER Old Soldiers at Yountvllle Fight With Axes. Napa, Cal., April 16. William Voss, an aged member of the Veterans' home at Yountvllle, killed Joseph Johnson, another veteran, this mgrn- Ing. Voss and Johnson had been working as woodchoppers. A quarrel arose and both picked up axes and engaged In a fight. After a fierce struggle Voss struck his opponent on the had. killing him. Voss was ar rested. WALLA WALLA WON BOTH GAME Yellow Kids Go Down to Defeat Twice, Saturday and Sunday. Walla Walla, April 16. (Special to the East Oregonlan.) The Walla Walla baseball team defeated the Yellow Kids of Athena In both Sat urday's and Sunday's games played here. In the Saturday's game the score was 7 to 4 In favor of Walla Walla, while yesterday the score was 6 to 3. BASEBALL SCORES. Pacific Coast League Games of Yes terday Afternoon. The record of the league games played Sunday Is as follows: . Fresno IS. Portland 2; San Fran cisco 2, Seattle 1; Los Angeles 4, Oak land 3. .'. SERVE DDT HIS LIFE SENTENCE WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS DENIED COLUMBIA GEORGE Tills Is the Ruling by Federal Judge Hanford, But a Motion for a Re hearing Is to Be Heard, and if Nec essary the Case W ill Be Taken to the Federal Supreme Court on the Grounds That the Original Action Was Out of Federal Jurisdiction. Columbia George, the Indian mur derer, has been denied his freedom by Federal Judge Hanford, of Seattle, and unless a higher court reverses the ruling the prisoner will serve out his life sentence. In a decision given last Friday Judge Hanford denied the application of R. J. Slater for a writ of habeas corpus for Columbia George. How ever, Mr. Slater still has faith in his case and says that he will file a mo tion for a rehearing before the fed eral court of Washington. Should this be denied he will appeal to the supieme court of the United States. Because of rulings which the supreme court has made In the past he be lleves that tribunal would rule with him in the case. The ground upon which Columbia George's release was asked was that the federal court In which he was con victed did not have jurisdiction, and that the supreme court of Oregon erred in ruling that the case was one for the federal coui't The following extract from Judge Hnnford's decision shows his opinion on the point: "This contention Involves ques tions of fact nnd of law, which were necessarily adjudicated by the United Stntes circuit court for tfce district of Oregon, In adjudging prisoner to be guilty of the offense charged In the Indictment against him, and sentenc ing him to be Imprisoned for life. I say 'necessarily' because If upon the trial, the petitioner had proved as facts that he was born within the United States, and that he had receiv ed an allotment of land and had as serted the Incidental rights of citi zenship In bnr of the prosecution, he should have been acquitted. Every defense available upon this trial must have been disposed of by the court In which he was tried, whether pressed upon the attention of the court or not. "If the court which sentenced the petitioner to be Imprisoned for life erred In exercising jurisdiction, It Is equslly true that he has had the benefit of an erroneous decision of the supreme court of Oregon, In de nying the jurisdiction of the court In which he was first tried, for by that decision he escaped the extreme pen alty for the atrocious crime of which he has been pronounced guilty by the verdicts of two juries, and he certain ly has no ground to complain of Injustice." HUNT RANCH AT FOSTER IS SOLD Union Stockyards Company Pays $175,000 for 3,500 Acres. LARGEST LAND DEAL IN HISTORY OF THE COUNTY. One of the Finest Fruit and Alfalfa Farms; In the Entire Northwest, Ly ing on Both Sides of the Umatilla River New Owners Win at On CO Level 200 Acres for Alfalfa, and Will Plant 400 Acres to Barley Mr. Hunt Is Still the Owner of a Large) Acreage of Less Valuable Lands. The Q. W. Hunt ranch, at Foster, has just been sold to the Union Stock yards company, of Troutdale, for 3176,000. William Dougherty, presi dent of the Union Stockyards compa ny, is now at Echo and has already taken possession of the property. This is perhaps the largest single land deal In the history of the county and In the transfer the Troutdal company comes Into possession of on of the finest alfalfa and fruit ranches In the entire northwest The farm consists of 3500 acres of bottom land lying along the Umatilla river, on both sides, in the vicinity of Foster and much of it is now produc ing excellent alfalfa and fruit and tho new owners' will begin work Immedi ately In leveling and plowing out 200 acres more which will be seeded to alfalfa. The Newport Construction company of Echo, has secured a contract for leveling this 100-acre tract and on, Tuesday will start the work with a crew of 25 men and 40 horses. Four hundred acres of barley will also b seeded this spring by the Troutdal company. , ' 'While this tract of 3500 acres In- -eludes all of the bottom land owned by Mr. Hunt, he yet owns a larg amount of hill land, or upland in the north part of the county, some of which will come under the govern ment Irrigation project v, The tract purchased by the Union Stockyards Includes what is known as the Dillon, Sullivan and Caveneas ranches on the Umatilla river bot tom near Foster and Is one of the old' est settled tracts of land east of the Cascade mountains. The Caveness ranch now Included In the Hunt land is the 67th claim located east of tho Cascade mountains and was first en tered early In the '60s. The old emigrant road passed through the Hunt land and for years a portion of It which was cultivated near Foster was one of the brightest spots which greeted the eyes of staga drivers, freighters and Immigrants in passing from Pendleton to Umatilla landing. W. D. Palmer will be foreman for the Union Stockyards company, and is now at Foster becoming familiar with the management of the big property. IN POLICE COURT. Large Assortment of Plain nnd Fancy Drunks. An unusually large bunch of pris oners was brought before Acting Re corder Carter this morning, the greater part being charged with being drunk and disorderly. Those booked for that office were C. Thorp, D. Kearney, R. Foster, (an Indian.) Don ald McKay. John Hart and Moses Sll ton. They were each given sentence of 35 or two days each, and all took the latter, Martin Costello was accused of dis orderly conduct for having attempted to pass whiskey to prisoners in the cltv Jail. He was fined 35, which he paid. Ned McPevItt was charged with fighting his wife and wns treated to a 110 fine or five days In Jail. Fred Huffman and John Wallatsi were each given the usual 36 or tw-j days for being drunk. Secured Plumbing Contract. Will M. Morrow, the well known plumber of this city, has secured the contract for plumbing the new hotel at Hormlston and left yesterday eve ning, accompanied by Mrs. Morrow, for Hermlston. where he will be en gaged on his contract for the next week. The hotel la being hullt on modern plan and the plumbing will be first-class. Columbia Appropriation. Washington, April 16. The house has passed the bill appro priating 1400.000 for the Im provement of the month of the Columbia river.