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PEl.tfc&lJTON, OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1900.
2s (). 5756
VOL. 19.
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STANDARD
INDICTMENTS
Rate Law is Effective Today.
Railroad Men Asked for an
Extension of Time.
STAN HARD OH; COMPANY
RECEIVED HICBATFS.
lleciived Concession! Vnira Lake
Shore linllroml in tho Form -it
Storage Churges Which Wore Not
Collivtitl No Indlvtnieiils Return
rd Against Railroads, 'Hint Will
'Clme Up Later One of tW Most
Yolumiilou Ever Returned to Any
Oiiirt ApiHuirnnoe of Company In
Court.
Washington, Aug. 28. The rute law
Is effective today.
At a conference rf representatives
of to rallroudti with the commission
ers, the railroad mm asked for ex
tension of time for filing schedule,
and asked permission to continue th
present methods. They also demand
ed regulations In the matter of pub
lishing extmrt atd Import rates, and
bro-ight up a number of technical
questions. Thej assured the cmimis
sloacts they hAd no Intention of 4fr
norlng the law.
Man)t Indictments.
Chicago, Abk. 28. The first gras.il
July returned 10 Indictments and 6l2i
counts against the Standard Oil csin
pany this afternoon. The sciontl
grand Jury li ready to report. Two
jurl.s were -required to investigate on
ncount of .the recent division itf 'tin?
district In which the violation aro
said lo hav occurred.
Ten Indictments charpe thitt 'the
Standard Oil company recelvefl re
bates In the shipments of fill In bulks
In 6428 Instances. The srrnnfl butch
of Indictments were rerurnfi ailuging
that the Standard OH company rcciv
ed cnnomslons from the Lake Klior?
railroad in the form of -storage
charges which were not collected, 'ex
tending over three years ani Is ap
proximately 20,000. No Indictments
were returned against the railroads.
That conies up later. The .Standard
can be fined S2A.H00 on th of th'j
6128 coonts.
As an Instance of how 1hfy worked
It, District Attorney M.-rrimm -said.
"The Chicago, riurllngtnn Jfc (Julncy
and Chiimgo & Alton roud )iuhltshei
lawful rates of IS cents So JCiut 8.
Louis .and to St. Louis, hut they
carried oil for the Standard .on a se
cret unpublished rate, nnd nr -6 am
7 ',i cents per 100 pounds to thoso
points."
The first 10. Indlitmonts ai -practically
one of the most volumilmis lot
of Indictments probably ever returned
to nny court.
It Is expected that attorofjs for
the standard will enter the appear
nnce of the company In court so to
examine the Indictments. A minimum
fine on each count Is $1000 and a
maximum $211,000, fixed by the judge
of the lower court and Is not subject
;to change by the higher courts.
Railroad Kill (iocs Into Effect.
Washington, Aug. 28. The railroad
rute law, which was approved Vy
President Roosevelt on June 29, went
Into effect today. Although the rail
roads have been granted an extension
of time for tbe enforcement of some
of the provisions of the law, tho com
panies have found it quite convenient
to enforce the provisions which pro
hibits the Issuing of five passes and
terminates- tho validity of those al-
'llireutraod Kxtcnnlnation. ,
St. Petersburg, Aug. 28. The
soldiers at Warsaw threaten to
exterminate the Jews on account
of the assanlnatlon of Wonlars-
kl. The Jews are fleeing. It is
rumored that Trepoff will be
sent to control the disorder. Ex-
traordlnary measures are taken
to maintain order In this city,
and rumors are revived.
ready Issued. After today the rail
road's will refuse to acknowledge the
validity of passes over any of their
lines.
The railroads have raised a great
many objections, to some of the pro
visions of the new law -and If all their
demands for changes In tho law ,or at
least, temporary non-enforcement of
certain provisions should be granted.
It would leave conditions practically
as they were before the rate law was
passed. . .
The only feature which the rail
roads were prompt to accept was the
pass feature. As the passes Issued by
the railroad companies are usually
Issued on January, 1, and are suppos
ed to bo valid until the end of tho
year. It was believed that the law
against passes would not be enforced
until January 1 of next year. But the
abolition of passes meant money Into
the pockets of the railroads, and for
that reason, they could not see any
good reason to delay the enforcement
of that feature.
At the sunt time, some of th
western railroads, pretend that they
are opposed to this, particular feature,
giving as their reason that under the
new law It will be Impossible for
them to lssve passes to land agents
and prospective land buyers in the
sjiarsely B.tled districts of the west
ami the natural result would be gren
delay In tbe settling of those districts.
The enforcement of the new luw
will undoubtedly lead to a large mini-,
her of complaints and law suits start
ed for the purpose of tcrtlng th val
Mlty ft certain provisions of the law.
.Many such complaints are already In
the I -amis of the Interstate commerce
oirrnlfslon and will be cnnsldcrel
with the greatest possible -speed.
Many of these complaint involve
ticm.inits for the lowering of rate
eharges and these will be taken up
ami dli-posed of th-tt. Tbe Pennsyl
vania railroad will probably bring th
first case to test the validity of the
law before the courts. It Is under
stood that tbe Jfcjst qutt(on to be
tested will be whether the Initial car
rier shall be held responsible for dam
ages or loos to he shljnver.
district urnniiu
UPOU .TCKSERVATION.
.lusliix- .f 1'ciKV Clmntherlain lias
Drawn Sivornl Applications by l-
loltor if or Xti-lo to 8 untl Held 1
InillaiM. uh I'TDvldetl 'by Wet of Con-
giTw ICKtnhlKlniKHI ..of District
School AVIII Hi' (ircui t omit i lone,
for IiHlkin Scholars.
Athena. Aug. 27. O. (5. Chamber
lain, Justice of tho peace i for Athena
district, reports thot he hau drawn up
several applications made to the In
terior department by nllotk es on the
Umatilla Indian reservation for title
to land held by them, ns provided by
net of congress of Iay 6, 1906. So
far applications for title t several
hundred acre; have been forwarded
to the agency for the agent's inspec
tion, before being transmitted to the
department in Washington. The se
curing of title to allotted land -by the
mixed bloods and others competent
to form and transact business, will
greatly better conditions which now
exist.
District Sk-liools.
Another advancement spoken of Is
the establishment of district schools
on tho reservation. Under present
regulations children on the reserva
tion are required to be absent from
their homes, nnd attend the govern
ment school nt the agency.
OVERCOME BY GASOLINE I-VMES
While Clennlnff Clothing Woman
Swoons Front Effect of Iiihntntton.
Athena, Aug. 27. While engaged
In cleaning clothing with gasoline at
her home north of town Saturday.
Mrs. A. J. Wagner was overcome by
Inhaling fumes which evaporated
from the liquid. The action of the
gasoline was similar In result to In
halation of gas, and the condition of
Mrs, Wagner for a time was serious.
Her breathing was extremely difficult
and shortly before the. arrival of a
physician she was In a semi-conscious
state. ,
APPLIGATIONSTO
DEPARTMENT
uuviIRQERS
HIS OWN FATHER
One of Spokane's Best Known
Business Men Killed by Axe
This Morning,
THEY HAD QIJAllHKI.ED
OVEIt MONEY HOY WANTED.
After the I'tny Coiiiintted the Horribly
Dcctl He Wheeled the Hotly in a
Wheelbarrow anil Dimiitcd It Into
nn Alley He Then Went Hack to
Wli I'll the Stnins or Wood Hoy
(onto.-!. Hut Would Not Tell the
Motive Mother Anuy.
Spokane, Aug. 2S. James F. Sloan
OSed 65, one of the best known busi
ness men In this city, wna murdered
at 5 o'clock this morning by his 17-year-old
son, Sidney. The boy used
an axe anil battereJ h'm father's head
into a pulp. They had quarreled over
some money the boy wanted. After
tile murder the boy wheeled the body
through the yard In a wheelbarrow
and dumped the remains in an alloy.
where they were found by the police.
He then went back to the house to
wash up the stains of blood. When
put under arrest the boy confessed
but he relnsed to explain the motiviy
He wis unaffected by the sight of bis
father's mangled body. The mother
Is absent f'.nm the city.
WKEDIXtJ OCT INCOMPETENTS.
Mayor Lnnei I logins hy Kb-lng Six City
IPtectlc.
Portland, Aug. 28. Mayor Lane
has Instituted a drastic reform by the
summary dismissal of Detectives Joe
Day, Frank Snow, Joseph Resing,
Andrew G. Vaughan, L. F. Carpenter
and Lou Hartman. No charges of
venlality are made ugalnst these men
they simply come wjthin the cate
gory of those whn lo not ears their
salaries, fmd must -go.
The mayor in general but plain
terras ha ulso served notice that
from now n every employe of Hie
city whose tenure of office depends
upon the mayor l liable to have the
same kind of notice served upmi him.
If he Is not fired It wtil be because in
the Judgment of the mayor he Is fully
worth h5s salary "in the city. IT he is
rctnlm-d. ft will be for the enmple-
mcnlaiT rtason. Chief of Drleotlves
Prnin arid one subordinate nly
HellyT tire renamed on the d H
t've force..
RISKS Ills LIFE.
Save 111a Wife I till Ills Injuries Will
Prove rami.
San Francisco, Aug. 28. Surround
ed by flames Joseph Phea, a sign
painter, early this morning success
fully lowered his Invalid wife by a
pully from the third rtory at S73 Do
lores street. He was himself pre
cipitated to the street, the rope burn
ing, he received fatal Injuries. The
other occupants of the six-story
building escaped. The building was
destroyed.
CLAIM FOH DAMAGES.
Arrested on n Chnrae of Con-plrnc
to Kill Kaiser.
Tierlln, Aug. 28. August Rosen
berg, of Seattle, has filed a claim for
damages for false Imprisonment. He
wns arrested upon his arrival here,
chnrged with conspiracy to kill the
kaiser and has proven a harmless
eitlzen.
10 MEN DROP DEAD FROM LONG ILK
San Francisco, Aug. 28. Anton
Andrews and Henry Wolf dropped
dead In the streets this morning as
a direct result of the street car strike.
Both had heart disease and were
compelled to walk a long distance.
San Francisco, Aug. 28. The city
still takeB the tie-up of the car lines
good naturedly and Is taking advan
tage of the poor transportation facil
ities affordod by every manner of ve
hicles which are pressed Into service.
A large majority, however, walk.
TO
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Among Officials at Panama.
Believed to Be the Result
of Coming Visit.
EXPECTED THAT KlloSTS WILL
It I'll HE FltOM CHAIItMANSIIIP
I'mleeltlod Who Will Succeed Gover
nor Maguon Tho lYesident Is His
HtitlNfle.1 Willi tho Progress of the
Work Secretary LxH f Using the
Simplified Spelling In All Com
munion ions From the Iresiileiit'B
Ofrioe .Japan Will He Open Dnlny
to the Trade of All Nations AImiiiI
ScplemlxT 1.
New York, Aug. 28. As a result
of the president's coming trip to Pan
ama It Is anticipated that several
changes among the directing officials
will be made. Despite the denials of
Shonts. It Is expected he will retire
from the chairmanship In favor of
Chief Engineer Stevens, it is unde
cided who will succeed Governor
Magoon. The president Is dissatis
fied with the pogress of the work.
' U.ln Simplified Spelling.
Oyster Bay, Aug. 28. Secretary
Loeb Is using the simplified spelling
in all communications from the pres
ident's office. The secretary is del
uged with requests from all sorts and
co"dithins of people who wish ac
commodations aboard the Mayflower
from which the president will review
the fleet Monday. Pome offer as a
compromise to take a place on the
Evans flagship. All are turned down.
None are advised to try to see from
land, as It will take place two or three
miles off shore.
Port Open.
Washington, Aug. 28. State de
partment officials announce that Ja
pan will be open Dalny to the trade
of all nations about September first,
and It will be a free port.
TWO-CENT RAILROAD FARE.
To Ho Drought Hefore the Coming
Conventions.
Los, Angeles, Aug. 28. An organ
ized movement has been started here
to bring before the state conventions
or republicans and democrats a de
mand for a 2-cent railroad fare.
Leaders propose to make the issue a
state campaign similar to the success
ful efrnrt In Ohio. It Is believed to
be the leading Issue of the legislative
as well as governorship contest.
WOMAN FOUND DEAD.
Ill Tenement District, lladly Slashed
Man Arretted.
New York. Aug. IS. Another "Ja
the Ripper" murder was discovered
in the tenement district this morning.
Annie 'Moore wns found dead, belli,
badly slashed, and the only clew was
the bloody thumb print on a pillow
Her iiiolliei-m-law and paramour.
James Moore, has been arrested.
11AUV HOOKED BY COW.
Little Tot Tossed 20 Feet But E;
ciipcd Unlnjurc.
Weston, Aug. 27. The Infant
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chris The
ony had an unusual and exciting ex
perience Saturday at the Theony place
above town. She was tossed on the
horns of a cow and thrown for a dis
tance of fully 20 feet, landing on a
harrow. It was a frightful fall, but
The strikers continue to gather about
tho car barns, but no violence Is at
tempted. The company has made no
effort to put on cars, and President
Calhoun this morning practically ad
mitted that strlk breakers are fairly
on the way from New York with sev
eral hundred men to make an effort
to start traffic. There Is no evidence
of weakening on the part of the
union, but It is evident that the com
pany will not yield, and the report
of the strike breakers' coming has
not dampened the strikers' ardor.
T
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CHANGES
the anguish of the parents was turned
to Joy when they found their baby
girl fiad suffered no worse Injury
than a wounded, mouth. The cow was
raised a pet In the Theony family,
und had never before attempted to
Injure the children. Her "stunt" on
this occasion Is supposed to have been
the result of a bovlne's notion of a
playful prank. Nevertheless she will
be dehorned, as will every other cow
that Is milked In future on the The
ony ranch.
STATEMENT OVEKDHAWX.
YVv for Troop In tho Service In. In-
creaseil.
Havana, Aug. 28. The statement
that all Insurgent leaders except Gu
erra are going to surrender Is over
drawn. However, It Is thought that
practically all will come In. Recruit
ing is stopped. Pay for all the troops
In the service Is Increased. Ex-Congressman
Mendleta, and Colonel Ar
anda have arrived. Guerras' failure
to keep the promise to capture Plnar
del Rio upon the march to Havana
caused him to lose prestige with the
followers as they were expecting him
to make this spectacular rush against
the government. Business Is picking
up and merchants are regaining confi
dence in the Palmas government.
IIUSRAND IS SUSPECTED.
Police Positive He Did the Shooting.
No Truce of Him.
Los Angeles, Aug. 28. The police J
have learned that Fred Cook, the
husband of Mrs. Jennie Cook, -who
was murdered on a Santa Monica car
last night, was on the same car.
They are positive he did the shooting.
No trace of him has yet been found.
Rescued From ISurnlng Steamer.
Detroit, Mich., Aug. 28. The stea
mer Eddy caught fire at sea off Port
Sanilac this morning. The steamer
Mackinac answered the signals of dis
tress and rescued 20, Including the
captain's wife and two daughters.
SHEEPMEN MEET
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IN
PARLOUS COMMERCIAL
ASSOCIATION, PENDLETON
Election of Delegates, to the State As
sociation' Next Meeting nt Condon
tjunrnmliic 1-aw.s Will Be Dis
cussed, Also the liiiilillng of nip
ping Vats nt Shipping Points Pres.
Idem Perry Gould Will Be In At
tendance From Portland.
Secretary Smythe calls attention to
the coming session of the Umatilla
County Woolgrowers' Association. It
will be held September S, In the par
lors of the Commercial association In.
Pendleton, at 10 a. m.
Among the matters of Importance
tha' will come before this session will
be the election of delegates to the
State association's next meeting, which
will be held at Condon on September
1S-19. ,
Other subjects for consideration
will be the quarantine laws, building
of (Mpplng vats In the mountains.
shipping points, and the opening of
the so-called "Starkey road." Commit
tecs will report' In relation to the
dipping vats and also In regard to tha
road.
President Perry Gould will come
fron. Portland to attend this session
and the attention of every sheepman
Is called to the meeting: at the Com
mercial association parlors, on Sep
tember 8.
QUAUUKI.ED OVEH BRYAN.
Funny dangle on Among New York
Demoernts.
Washington, Aug. 28. Five differ
ent organizations asked customs of.
fliials' permit to take Bryan from his
steamship while at quarantine, In a
tug. The quarreling organisations
will probably be told by the secre
tary, Reynolds, to determine the fight
among themselves.
Successful Throut Operation.
Lee Teutsch received a 'phone mes
sage today telling of a successful
throat operation that was performed
this morning on his boy, Lee, Jr. The
boy, nccompanted by Mrs. Teutsch,
Is now in Portland and the operation
was performed by Dr. DeWltt Clinton.
SEPTEMBER
VAST FORGERIES
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Philadelphia the Scene of the
Latest High Financiering on
Other People's Money.
CLEARING HOUSE HUSTLES
' TO RETRIEVE SITUATIOX.
City Bankers Will All Put Into the
Jack Pot President of Defunct
Company Died Sullenly, and Hu
mors of Unnatural Death Are Rife
ConiMiny Held Trust Funds
Amounting to About 26.500.000
Dctid Man Not Accused of Deliber
ate Dishonesty.
Philadelphia, Aug. 28. The Real
Estate Trust company closed lta
doors this afternoon, It Is rumored
forged paper from $1,000,000 to 10,
000.000 Is In circulation. The Clear
ing House association has met to con
fer on the situation. It Is oelleved It
can tide the company over.
Frank Whipple, president of the
company, died Sunday. wnen tne
failure was announced a great crowd-
of depositors gathered. City bankers
have pledged enough to cover the
loss. The company was chartered In
1885.
The paid-up capital Is $1, 500,000,
and the deposits close to $4,500,000.
It also held In trust funds of about
$26,600,000, of which all but about
$300,000 ,was Invested.
A meeting of 50 presidents and vice
presidents today found the affair
too much Involved to choose a suc
cessor to Whipple and continue the
business, and It was decided to apply
for a receiver,
It Is rumored that Whipple specu
lated heavily and lost several for
tunes and It Is hinted his death was
unnatural.
On receipt of the news the Phila
delphia market slumped, and the New
York Exchange fell about a point
The clearing house was asked to
subscribe $7,000,000, But aid not do
it. The sum it did subscribe was $3,
500,000. No charga Is laid to Whifr
pie's door except unfortunate busi
ness Investments. Dr. S. Weir Mitch
ell Is a member of the board of direc
tors.
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LONGSIIOUEMAX TESTIFIES.
Notary Stated That Ho Put Jnrat on
Twenty Applications.
Portland, Ore., Aug. 28. In the
Mays land fraud trial this morning
Fred Saffron, a longshoreman, tes
tified that he was one of the score
who did apply for lands at the defen
dant's orders, for which Saffron
bought the drinks. J. D. Mann, a
notary, stated placed the jurat on 20
applications by people brought In by
Sorenson In which the description of
the land and the assignee was left
blank. Mr. Ange Bonney admitted
signing the applications of school land
at the request of the notary alleged
to be employed Congressman Wil
liamson. BAPTIZE IN A BARREL.''
New Sect is Overworking the Brandy
wine Rive.
Coatesvllle. Pa., Aug. 2S. Tho un
regenerate health commissioner and
his Iniquitous deputies have blocked
the progress of the negro "Dlsclplee
of Chris," bound for salvation via
the Rrandywiue river. After service
the Rev. George Washington dips his
congregation every Sunday. The aor
thorlties today told him that here
after If water is efficacious to duck
them in a barrel of It.
Negroes May Retaliate.
Beaumont, Texas, Aug. 28.
The negroes have addressed a
letter to the leading newspaper
saving that they Intend to rule
the town. They resent the pun
ishment Inflicted by tho author
ities when a hundred of the
race were arrested, charged with
vagrincy and ordered to leave
the town.
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