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PENDLETON, OREGON, TUESDAY, JUNE 2G, 190(J.
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ASSASSINATION
STANFORD lilt
The Slayer And The Victim
Prominent and Wealthy Club
Men and "High Rollers"
"THERE WAS A WOMAN
IX THE CASE," AS USUAL.
White Wed Instantly, Shot From Be
hlnd Tlinw Wan Remanded With
out Ball, and Ix Primmer in Uic
Tomb Emotional humility May Be
UN Defense Tragedy Took Place In
Madison Square Garden, In tlie Pres
ence of Thaw's Wife, During tlie
Performance.
New York, June 24. When Harry
Kendall Thaw wns arraigned this
morning accused of the murder of
Stanford White, he still wore his be
draggled evening clothes.
The pollre searched unsuccessfully
all night for his wife. It develops
that Thaw and White were together at
Burns' restaurant at Sixth avenue and
Forty-third streets Sunday night, In
earnest conversation, until 2:38 Mon
day mornlwr.
The past relations of White with
Kvlyn Neshitt caused a hatred. It is
likely he will enter a plea or emo
tional Inutility.
Handcuffed to a Policeman.
Police Captain Hldglns handcuffed
Thp.w to him this morning and took
him to police headquarters, where he
was measured and photographed for
the Ti'gue's gallery. He was lined up
Willi petty thieve and pickpockets,
and forced through fhe routine
through jvjiich all .prisoners must
pass.
TIi.im Hcimindcd to Inquest.
Upturning to police court, Thaw
sTileUled himself as best Tie could from
priotosraphers. He was met at Jef
ferson Market police -court by Dan
O'Reilly, the famous criminal lawyer,
who Is engaged to defend. O'Reilly
was prominent in the dVfense of Nan
Patterson. He Is In conference with
Magistrate Barlow. Thaw was re
manded to appear before the coroner,
O'Reilly Is only acting as nttorney un
til the arrival of a member of the
firm of Delafleld & Pelnfleld, who are
retained as chief counsel.
IIHd Without Ball.
The proceedings before the coroner
were brief. Patrolman Debs testified
that Thaw said to him, "I shot him."
Thaw was held without ball and sent
to Assistant District Attorneys Knott
and Turnbull, conducting the prosecu
tion. At the Tonibs'Thnw was taken
to a cell, where he conferred with his
counsel. ,
Mrs, Thaw IxmhIciI.
The police have located Evelyn
Kesbltt, (Thaw's wife.) She Is unmo
lested, but detectives will watch her
until her part In the tragedy Is ex
plained. Thaw was cool last night, but a ner
vous wreck this morning.
Story of the "Killing.
New York. June 26. Stanford
White, the eminent architect, of the
firm ot McKim, Mead & White, was
shot Inst night and almost Instantly
killed by Harry Thaw, a member of
the prominent Pittsburg family, dur
ing the performance of the musical
extrovignnzo, "Mnmaelle Champagne,"
on the roof of the Madison Squnre
Garden. White died Immediately after
the shooting.
Thaw had been present during the
entire performance. With a young
woman said to be his -wife, he had
taken seats ale the rear table. He
was In egenlng dress. He trot up every
few minutes and walked about and
the spectators, recall that he acted
very nervously.
When Thow left his wife he walked
down the aisle rapidly, stood for n
minute right behind White, looking at
M mhard. White was apparently ut
terly Ignorant of his peril. Then
Thaw pulled a pistol from his -trousers
poclcet and In quick succession fired
three shots. Two took effect, either
wound being mortal.
White Med Instantly.
White, without uttering a sound,
fell to the floor, chair and table falling
onto him. Several men In the audi
ence rushed to White's assistance but
the physicians say he died Instantly.
At Kertch, Russia, Captain Shere
matleff. of the gendarmes, was kill
ed by revolutionists who used a bomb.
His wife was seriously wounded.
Murder and Suicide.
Chicago, June 26. Charvat
Kondurus, a butchor, while In
toxicated, was barred from the
house by his wife." Ho nursed
the grievance all night nnd this
morning forced nn entry, killed
his wife with a knife and cut
his own throat in the presence
of their three children, dying In
a few moments.
HOLOIIAN WON MEDALS.
Wallace SKiiimnan Taken Three at
Walla Walla,
A special from Walla Walla aaya:
In the third and last day'i ahoot of
the Northwest association Peter Holo
han of Wallace again carried off the
honors, winning the Individual cham
pionship medal with 25 straight and
the high average, with 92'4 for the
three days.
This gives Holohan three medals
for the shoot, the Globe trophy hav
ing been won by him yesterday. Con
fare of Billings, Mont., won the sec
ond prize for high average with 91 5-6.
McBroom, Spokane, was third on an
average of 81 2-3.
In the three men team shoot Mr
Broom, Forbes and Chlngren, of
Spokane, won first, ' Seattle won
second and Walla Walla third. Fi
nancially and otherwise the shoot has
been a big success. The shoot tour
nament will be held In Wallu Walla
for the next five years. The stote
shoot will be held here a year from
next October.
G. A. 1L IN WALLA WALLA.
Hundreds of Veterans Now Attending
Elate Encampment,
Wulla Walla. June 26. The hund
reds of veterans of the civil war, who
are In Walla Walla this week to at
tend the annual encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic for tho
department of Washington and Alas
ka, were formally welcomed to the
city this afternoon at a public recep
tion held In the court house. The
court room was crowded to overflow
ing by the veterans and citizens.
The exercises were opened by Mayor
Gilbert Hunt extending to the visitors
a conllil welcome on the part of the
citizens of Walla Walla. The mayor
mude in excellent address In which
he turned over to the old soldiers the
keys of the city.
Hotel Men In Convention.
Portland, Ore., June 26. The 27th
annual convention ot the Hotel Men's
Mutual Reneftt Asooclallon of the
t'nlted States anil Canada, opened
here today. The attendance Is un
usually large and successful meeting
Is Axina.ied. Trw locnl members of
the association Viirve prepared an In
teresting and attractive program for
the convention. Including a number
of receptions, dinners, smokers, vaud
eville entertainments and pleasure
trips to various points of Interest In
and around this city. Many matters
of considerable Importance will come
up for consideration at this conven
tion. Last year the convention was
held at Atlantic City.
AT HL3HUISTON FOR THE
RECLAMATION PKOPU:.
Erccnid by the Government uml Will
Co Alinnt gniHIO Some Arc Trait
ixirary Buildings and Others Per
manent, as Ilernilston la to Be the
Headquarters of tlie Forces En
gaged on the Chimin and Roworvolr.
New Town Adjoins Hermistoa.
Six buildings, costing a total of
about 860U0, which are to be the
home and headquarters of the recla
mation department during the con
struction of the East Umatilla Irriga
tion project, are now being finished at
Hcrmiston. i
Howard Frlck of this city, is the
contractor, and has a number of car
penters at work on the buildings,
which will be ready for occupancy in
a short time. The buildings being
constructed under this contract for
the reclamutlon department, are an
office building, store room, cottage,
mess house, bunk house and stables.
Some of thu buildings will be but
temporary quarters, and others will
be made In a substantial manner and
will be permanent.
The government village Is located
Just north of the track from tho Her
mlston towns! te, and all the officials
connected with the East Umatilla
project will hawe headquarters there
during the construction of the project.
All shipments of government material
will be made to Hermiston and It will
be the official postofflce for all mall
concerning the project.
SOLDIER FELfj TO DEATH.
William Coleman, Somnambulist, Fell
From Window, Breaking Ills Neclc
Walla Walla, June 26. Wllllnm
Coleman, a private In troop C, 14th
cavalry, one of the most popular en
listed men nt Port Walla Walla, wns
found dead, beneath his window, at
5 o'clock this morning, with his neck
broken and other injuries.
The supposition la that Coleman,
who was a somnambulist, walked
out -of his window, 30 feet above the
ground on the second floor, of the
new quarters, while asleep, and met
death by the terrific fall. The body
was found huddled up on the ground
with the neck broken.
ARE 1
5IXBU CS
' AERONAUT BUYS HIS BALLOON.
L. M. Paul, the aeronaut, who Is to make the balloon ascension
here on July 4, has returned from Spokane, where he recently pur-
chased a balloon for his coming exhibition at Pendleton. The balloon
ordered Is 78 feet In height and will hold 2300 cubic feet of hot air.
The parachute will be 32 feet In height. As all of the apparatus will
be new, there will be no danger from accidents due to defective
equipment.
Mr. Paul Is an aeronaut of long experience and has had some
thrilling experiences during his career. He haa made ascensions In
nearly all the states of the west. However, he abandoned the airy life
for several years, and only commenced again a few months ago. After
a recent ascension at St. Johns, he landed In the Willamette river,
CALIFORNIA
T
Levees Break in Some Places,
and HigH Waters Pour Over
Banks Elsewhere.
UNION ISLAND WILL BE
ENTIRELY UNDER WATER,
Three Hundred Men Work All Night
Santa Fo Railroad Washed Oui at
Ilanford, But die City Is Safe
Floods in Kings and Sun Joaquin
Rivers Rage Unchecked and the
WtH-Ht In to Conio Tlie Colorado
River Hum . Readied the Highest
Stage Ever Known at Needles.
Stockton, June 26. The break at
Kuckuck lauding on the old river, has
widened to 400 feet this morning,
Water is pouring In upon Union Island
In vast volumes and It Is now almost
certain the entire Island will be
flood? d. Three hundred armed men
putroled the levees all night long to
guard against breaks.
Itavtriicttou Around Hanford.
Hanford. Cnl.. June 28. This city,
which was threatened yesterday by
the rising waters of Kings river. Is
Te today, by the' hemic efforts of
scores of men who worked all night,
as a last chance to prevent the ditch
headgute from going out.
The river today Is the highest In
years, and the break in the tevee Is
lfto feet wide. Hundreds of acres of
rich farm land Is damaged, and the
main line of the Santa Fe is washed
out. Grains, vineyards and orchards
are destroyed.
Floral Unchecked Around Frewio.
Fresno, Cal., June 26. The flood In
Kings and San Joaquin rivers Is still
unchecked. Already over 81,000,000
damage Is done to farms and many
people are driven from thCir homes.
Colorado Eight Miku Wide.
Son Pernardino. June 16. The Col
orado river has reached the highest
point known since the town of Nee
dles was settled. The Indian portion
of the town has washed out. The
river Is eight miles wide, and making
rapui inrnais toward town.
INCREASED nn PER CENT.
Commercial National Bnnlv Has Made
a Great Record.
That the Commercial National bank
of this city has been enjoying a suc
cessful business since Its organization
Is shown by the bank's statement,
which appears elsewhere today. Since
September 6. 1904, the deposits of the
bank have Incrensed 600 per cent, as
may be seen from the following state
ment of the comparative deposits since
that date:
September 6, 1904 J 31.326.61
November 10, 1904 41,428.07
January 13, 1905 52,459.09
March 15, 1905 68,143.61
May 2!, 1906 105,643.61
August 25, 1905 98.663.1 i
November 9, 1906 121,176.05
January 29, 1906 113,309.55
April 6, 1906 184,544.32
June 18, 1906 198,383.66
The editors of seven octal-demo
cratic papers have been sentenced In
Sweden to 10 months Imprisonment
for carrying on a propaganda against
maintaining a regular army.
I
Sheepmen who have been allowed
range privileges In the Blue Mountains
forest resorve may proceed to take
their stock unon the snme without
first having permits from Superinten
dent Shelter. However, the camp
tenders or others with the bands
should be in possession of evidence
showing that the reserve charges
have been sent to Washington.
Information to the above effect
was 'phoned Dan P. Smytho this
morning by Supt. D. B. Sheller, who
Is nt Sumpter today. It Is a con
cession that was asked for hv tho
sheepmen, through Secretary Smythe,
wnne sir. neuor was nere a week or
more ago. Tho renuest wns mmln ln.
cause, owing to the late date on which
the reserve was allotted It was utterly
FLOOD SWEP
CONDITIONAL PERMITS GIVEN SHEEPMEN
PLAN CAMPAIGN
AGAINST TRUST
District Attorneys and Other
Federal Officers Gathering
at Washington.
COIiOMBIA PLANNING
SEA LEVEL CANAL,
Would lie Built Across Darien, I in
nmllauiy South of the Republic of
Puiuima; Colombia Said to Have
AMMiirunoen of South American Co-
0XTutloii Generally Senate Aguln
Disagrees With Rate Bill as Re
Hited From Joint Conference Bill
Will Pass Providing for Protection
for Niagara.
Washington, June 26. District At
torneys and other federal law officers
who are engaged In prosecutions of
the Standard Oil, are gathering at
Washington for conference with
Moody. This week there' will be a
nunrber of meetings, under the direc
tion of Moody, to plan th campaign.
Colomblii Would Build a CaMil.
Washington, June 26. The Span
ish Weekly, published at New York,
today suys the Bogota, government is
contemplating an Inter-oceanic sea
level canal through Darien a modifi
cation of the original plan of the At
rato Trurando route. It Is reported
Colombia is assured of the assistance
and co-operation of the various re
publics of Latin America. The esti
mated cost Is 170.000. The laborers
will be soldiers from the republics In
terested. Senate Again Disagrees.
Washington, June 26. The senate
this afternoon disagree dwlth the con
ference report on a rate bill, and sent
It back to another conference after
Insisting upon amendments.
Will Protect Niagara.
Washington, June 26. The house
has adopted the conference report bill
to restrict the use of the waters of
Niagara.
..The house committee also author
ized a favorable report on the senate
lock canal bill.
.MADE FRATERNAL VISIT.
J. T. Hlnkle Returns From Eastern
Washington and Idaho.
J. T. Hlnkle, grand chaplinn of the
Order of Eagles, arrived home this
morning from a fraternal visit to Spo
kane, Wallace nnd other plnces In
eastern Washington and Idaho. On
June 19 Mr. Hlnkle attended a large
Eagles' meeting In Spokane nnd de
livered an address. On .Tune 21 h
went from Spokane to Wallace, Idaho,
with a special train carrying 150 Spo
kane members of the order. The oc
casion of the visit to Wallace was the
dedication of the new Eagles build
ing at that place. It Is a structure
similar In size to the Eagles' building
In this city, and cost $40,000. Grand
Chaplain Hlnkle delivered the dedi
cation address.
James Carden, circulation agent fo
the Northwest Eagle, wns also nm
ent at the ceremony, as well as other
piuces visiiea Dy Mr. Hlnkle.
The Wheat Market.
Chicago, June 26. Wheat closed at
8314; corn at 61T, and oats at 38H.
Impossible for the Umatilla county
growers to forward their money and
secure the regulation permits from the
superintendent before proceeding to
the mountains. When the request
was luld before Superintendent Sheller
he agreed to take the matter up with
the department, and the notice given
this morning Is the result of the de
partment's action.
Under the instructions of the de
partment Superintendent Sheller Is
allowed to permit sheepmen to use
the reserve without permits provided
he has good evidence that they have
Bent tho reserve charges to Washing
ton. Accordingly the sheepmen are
nsked to have affidavits from their
banks to the effect that they have for
warded the range charges.
JUDGE ELLIS ROUTED "HIM."
Supposed Burglar Had No Choice But
to Surrender.
Last night the peace and quietude
of Lewis street was disturbed by an
alarm that a burglar was robbing the
residence of Dr. E. R. Swinburne, and
with true neighborly spirit the occu
pants of the adjoining homes respond
ed to the call. However, their ef
forts proved to be unnecessary, for
the entire crowd, including the Swin
burne family, had been caught in a
practical joke.
The Intruder was discovered late In
the evening by Miss Faye Bartholo
mew and Miss Nora Matlock. At that
time the supposed burglar was hiding
under a bed .and he was detected
through the fact that his feet extended
from under the bed. On finding the
"man" an alarm was at once given
by the young ladles, and the neigh
bors were summoned.
Among those who responded were
Judge Ellis, who lives across the
street, and Ernest Temple, who resides
on the opposite corner. By all who
saw the affair the congressman-elect
is credited with being the "bright,
particular star." Though he had re
tired, Judge Ellis quickly arose when
the alarm was given and within a few
minutes dashed across the street at
tired only In the most cpsentlnl arti
cles of clothing. According to the by
standers, the judge held up his trous
ers with his left hand, while he kept
his right arm ready for action.
. After the posse had surrounded the
house so as to prevent any possible
escape, It was decided to "take the
robber by storm Accordingly the
searchers ascended the stairway pre
pared to use any method of capture
that might be necessary. On entering
the room where the "burglar" had
been seen he was discovered to be still
in the same position. Advancing to
wards him. Judge Ellis give the fel
low a kick which revealed the fact
that he was a dummy, and that the
crowd had been buncoed.
It Is said llidt the Joke was per
petrated by Dr. Ralph Swinburne, but
that he did not anticipate the conse
quences would be as widespread as
they were.
Will Build Two Cottage.
Howard Frick, the well known con
tractor, will begin the construction of
two cottages for H. C. Newport, at
Hermiston, In a few days. Mr. New
port will make his home at Hermiston
during the construction of the East
Umatilla Irrigation project, on which
he expects to take several contracts.
STEEL BRIDGES
TO REPLACE WOODEN ONES
TAKEN OUT BY THE FLOOD.
Tills Is tlie Conclusion of the County
Court In Relation to the Needs of
the People of Echo and East of
Pendleton, in Both Cases on the
River To the Surprise of the Court.
if Develops That Steel Will Be as
Cheap as Wood.
necause it nus found that steel
Bruises may be constructed as cheanlv
as wooden ones, the county court has
necidea to change Its plnns for the
repair of the bridges across the river
nt mis place nnd at Echo, and to erect
bridges made of steel Instead.
At the court house yestesdny after
noon the bids for the repair of the
bridge above town and the one nt
Echo were opened. Also, several bids
upon steel structures were presented,
though the same had not been asked
for In the advertisement. After open
ing the bids the matter was taken un
der advisement by the commissioners.
At the session of court held this
morning It was decided to reject all
bids for the repair of the present
brldger and to ask for bids unon steoi
bridges to replace them. Two weeks
time Is given for the presentation of
the bids.
Regarding the change In the plans
County Judge Gllllland said this
morning that the commissioners had
not known before that steel bridges
couia oe erected at the prices offered
yesterday. He says that the bridge
above town may be replaced for about
12500. Also, the one at Echo may be
replaced tor aoout the same price.
inis peing me case, he believes !t
economy lor the county to Install steel
bridges now rather than repair the
old wooden structures.
The bids which were offered yes
terdoy upon steel bridges could not ba
accepted by the court for the reason
that they were not called for In the
advertisement. Consequently. In order
to make the action legal an advertise
ment calling for steel bridge bids will
be published for two weeks. The com
missioners hope that when all the bids
are presented It will be found that
the stesl bridges may be secured for
less than the amount mentioned
above. It Is proposed to have the
new bridges In the same places and
of the same sizes as the p reseat
bridges.
At the conclusion of the session this
morning the count) court adjourned
until July 5, which is the first dav
BY THE COUNT!
of the regular Jaly session.
CLEARING THE
COURT DOCKET
Judge Ellis is Preparing the
Way for His Successor's
Installation on Saturday.
IMPORTANT CASES BEING
. , DISPOSED OF TO THIS END-
W. & C. R. Wins a Decision Over Peter
West, In Regard to the Title to tho
Vacant South went Corner of Garden
and Webb Streets Need Not Inter
plead Against I'acifte Coast Elevator
Company Judgment Against tlie
DeMpain Estate for J. S. McCloud
for S770O and Against Mrs). Sturgis
for $1371.
Judge W. R. Ellis Is now engaged:
In clearing up the circuit court docket
as much as possible before retiring
from office on Saturday, and has Just
disposed of many cases that have been
pending for various lengths of time.
Yesterday afternoon several decisions
of Importance were given, and numer
ous smaller cases concluded.
W. & C. It. Wins Over West,
In the case of Peter West vs. the
Washington & Columbia River rail
road, Judge Ellis decided In favor of
the railroad company. The case In
volves the title to the vacant block of
land Just west of the present W. & C.
R. passenger depot. It has been In
court for some time, and It may ba
carried to the supreme court.
The W. & C. R. at one time con
templated erecting a passenger depot
upon 4he block and would doubtless
have done so had the land not been'
Involved In litigation. The rase for
the railroad company was conducted?
by Carter, Raley & Raley.
In the case of the Buffalo-Pitts Co.
vs. Balcnm & Buzan. Judge Ellis
overruled a demurrer filed by defen
dant's attorney.
Rules Against Warehouse Company.
One of the most Important decisioDSH
given was denying the request of ale ,
Pacific Coast Elevator company rtiat
T. H. Thorne, T. J. Morris an E." W
McComas be required to Interplead In
a case against the company which in
volves the ownership of some- wheat',
stored at Yoakum station last fallr.
Though the amount Involved In ther.
suit Is small, the outcome of the case .
Is awaited with Interest by the farm
ers and warehouse men of the county,
because similar cases, though lnvolv- .
lng much more, may arise tn. the fu-.
ture.
Last fall A. Belknap stored in the
Pacific Coast Elevator company's
warehouse at Yoakum 223 sacks ofJ '
wheat. Belknap was a tenant for K
H. Thorne, and a short time after-
wards Mr. Thorne brought suitajwrthst t
the e'evator company to repleviff Sf
portion of the wheat, claiming it to
be his. Meanwhile Belknap had dis
posed of his warehouse receipts to T:
J. Morris and E. W. McComas. of this
city. lir. Morris then began action,
against the company for conversion!
and the same was threatened by Mr
McComas. , ,
In behalf of the warehouse compa
ny A. D. Stlllman. attorney for the
same, filed papers asking that the
three parties be required to Inter
plead In a suit against the company.
However, In his decision yesterday.
Judge Ellis denied the same, holding
that since under the statutes the ware
house receipts are negotiable, the
company Is not entitled to have their
request granted. It Is probable that
the case will be carried to the su
preme court.
Despnin Estate Must Par.
A decision was also given yesterday
in
case ugainst me Uespain estate,.
wmcn nas been pending since the
Wade failure. The suit was brought -by
J. 8. McCloud to collect 87000 and
Interest due upon a note which warn
given the plaintiff by the Despams
through C. B. Wade, trustee; In the
suit Mrs. Llna Sturgis was named aa .
a defendant, as she also had a claim i
ior iz4s against the Despaln estate. .
In the decision given yesterdav ,
Judgment was given In favor of Mc
Cloud for J7000, with Interest at T pet-
i since June z, iso3. Also. ttre
plaintiff was allowed the sum of J70Q
as attorney's fee. Judgment In favorr
of Mrs. Sturgis was given for the
amount of her claim plus Interest ana
$125 attorney's fee.
In the above cose Balleray & Mc
Court represented McCloud; Judge
James A. Fee, Mrs. Llna Sturgis, while
Halley & Lowell and Carter. Raley
& Raley represented the Despains.
Suit for nn Accounting.
New York. June 26. Gilbert
Ray Hawes. lawyer, has entered
a suit to compel the New York
t j,ne insurance company to
make -i full accounting of nil
surplus money ond apportion it
to the policy holders, alleging
the company is violating, and
for years has violated the linr.
nnce laws. jl
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