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About East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 21, 1906)
DAILY EVENING EDiTION i CAILYEVENLNGEDITION WEATHER FORECAST. Fair and cooler tonlgiit; Satur day fair. Attention Is cheerfully culled to tho excellent fall advertisements carried In the Kant Oregonlun. You can save money by rending them. 2 Mteffizt!MBWinmBaq-aai is" VOL. 15). iu bLETCKNT, OREGON, FIJI DAY, SKl'TKMKKH 12 1 . 1000. NO. 3777 -to I E A Score of Men Working To day to Finish Stock Pens and Interior of Pavilion. STOCK PARADE WILL TAKE I'L.VCJS MONDAY. 1'rlzc Offeml fur Largest I'liiull) Keen at tliu J nlr Mllum, Weston und AUicuu Arc on Hie (.round With Exhibits Evergreens, Bunting and Eliiu-le Light Will Olva the Pavll lon a Hiitutlful Apsrnii!e Doc oruti' lllzucMt llnuxeM Tomorrow. The first day of the Umutlllu-Mor-row county fair promises to be filled with interesting featured. Today It was arranged to have a livestock pa rade In the forenoon, the same to be In charge of A. C. lluby, of this city, whose fine hordes will take part In the parade. All who have horses of any kind . suitable for the parade are urged to bring them to the city and take part. It is desired to have a good parade to begin the fair Willi, but this event on .Monday is nut to he the regular slock parade, which will take place on Thursday morning. Will lie Krudy for Owning. A "coie of workmen have been em Vl"vd on the pavilion and stock pens and lined laday, the booths arc being fut In place, the Interior decorations of evergreen, electric lights ami bunt ing are being placed and today a lu ge amount of fruit and grain , was brought dowli from Hilton, Weston and Athena for the pavilion and the work of completing the Interior ar rangements will be rushed as rapidly as possible. Tim large band aland In the centel of the pavilion . now completed and Is ready for the decoration. The booth along I he south side of the building are ill place, the largo ex hibit table and frame are being plac ed In the east side of the pavilion and frame and space, for private exhibit: will be completed tomorrow and Sun day. All day Sunday and Monday fore, noon the active work of putting thn exhibits In place will be carried on. Much of the fruit which will be seen Is being kept In cold storage until time for the fair to open, that It may pro fcent a good nppear.nnn. The SOft electric UrIUs In the Inter tor of the pavilion will give that build ing 1 delightful appearance and the evergreed ued In the Interior decora tions also adds greatly to the arrange ment. . A large amount of green stuff, vines, alfalfa and other thing for Interior decorations arc being hauled In and the effect will be beautiful. Judge llnlley's Alfalfa. Judge T. O. Haltey has a number of exhibits of alfalfa on hand which are already attracting universal at tention. He has an exhibit of the third crop which measures to Inche In length. This exhibit grew hut five week", making the 40 Inches growth in t hi" t time. Ills fourth cutting meas ure 23 Inches In length and one root on exhibition Is II :t Inches In length This rout was taken from two-year-old alfalfa which ,had not been Irrigated this soar.on, but hail grown from the natural moisture which It received. Other fine exhibits of grains, grasses und vegetable are arriving anil the dlplay promises to be first class In every way. Prize foe I.nrgod Family. J. H. .Mitchell, agent for the Hank ers' Reserve Life. Insurance company, of this city, has offered as a premium for the largest family brot to the fair, a life Insurance policy of 11000 with the first year's premium paid In ad vance. Mr. Mitchell nnnounct today that he would mako this offer to thn fair commission, In order to encour age the families to come to the fair. In order to secure the premium the entire family must bo seen nt the fair. The Insurance could only go to a person passing the required fyslcal examination, of course, but this Is the only condition In the premium. Ilcvornllonsj Tomorrow. The fair commission requests the blzness houses of the city to decorate tomorrow In order to be ready for the parade and arrival of the Morrow county delegation on Mnndny. Many . 4 t.llty or Holding Slaves. Tape (llrardcati, Mn Sept. 4, 21. Charles M. Smith, Charles M. Smith, Jr., and five of their tenants were found gllty today of peonage. Sentence was do- fcrreil. The Smiths, who are wealthy planters, hnve held sonic 40 negroes in n stnto of Involuntary, unreiiultted scrvl- tude for from n few weeks to three years' time, V WILL B READY of the merchants will decorate their places beiintifull and It Is dialled to have na much of this In place Monday morning as possible. O. It. & X. Exhibit. Today the ( I. it. & S. company placed a table In the exhibit room 111 the Bowman blldlng, where literature concerning the O. 11. & N. und Union Pacific lines will be kept during the fuliv All the varlnllH oubllcatlons concerning Oregon and the northwest are found on the table as well as lime tables, circulurs and a large wall mup nf the northwest. WILL STOP DOOTLEt.GlN'O. Idaho Authorities Oppose Pc'dllng Liquor to Laborers. Culdesac, Idaho, Sept. 20. Deputy Sheriff Moore past thru Culdesac yes terday on Ills return from a trip to lteubcns and Chisley. The report has been current here thnt saloons were I mining at those point without a li cense. Mr. Moore ordered the estab lishments closed, and no liquor Is be ing sold at these points now. Inquiry was made by the Lewlston ICvening Teller at the sheriff's office ami ut the office of Prosecuting At torney Crow regarding the reported boot -legging etablishments. The officers say that they have been unable to get direct proof against any of the offenders, but they have had report that such establishments were running. Hoot-legglng will not be tolerated and the places will he closely watched, and If evidence can be secured that lliiuor Is being sold without a license the offenders will he vigorously prosecuted. The towns of lteubens and Chesley me within a restricted district. No lienor can be sold within three mllef ot a railroad construction camp, where more than 25 men are employed. At one camp less than three-cjiiarters of a mile away. 5 men are employed. Itepeated applications have been made for Ibiuor licenses and they have been refu.ed. and an attempt was being made to rut) in spite ot this. WHEEL EXPLODES IN MILL. Narrow Europe of Man Blown Into Finnic of Ituiuiing Water. Santa Crux, Cal., Sept. 21. A wheel In mill number ten of the California Power work exploded this morning. Percy West, who put on a charge of 500 pound of green powder, ira thrown 20 feet Into a flume of run ning water and badly burned. lllnit I as May Withdraw. New York, Sept. th It is rumored llivglns will withdraw as a candidate for re-election. There is a scramble for his support, which may be thrown to Lie-tenant Governor Bruce. LAYING OF THE FAIRBANKS OPPOSED TO STATE SOCIALISM. Occnloll of Itejolclllg Turned Into Olio of Abuse of the Principle of Public Ownership of Public Utilities Mnyor Dunne Listens From the Same Platform to the Vleo-Pread-tloiit's Political Invective. Chicago, Sept. 21. The cornerstone of the $5,000,000 court house for Cook county was laid this afternoon. Vlee-Prezldent Fairbanks, Governor Dcneen. Mayor Dunne and the county officials were the principal partici pants. A military parade preceded the cornerstone laying. At 3:30 Vlee-Prexldvnt Fairbanks delivered the address of the day. He felicitated the county upon Its pros perity and greatness nnd with Mayor Dunne, the apostle of municipal own ership on tho platform, the vlco-prez-Ident launched Into a denunciation of government or state ownership of railroads or any other utility, the ad ministration and ownership of which he declnred belonged to the people as Individuals, or In their corporato ca pacity. He Bald government ownership would be a step toward the destruc tion of this form of government, nnd an admission of weakness In the body politic. KORF KILLED HY HIGIIETT. Town Hull)' nt Hiiydcn Hill "Oof What lie Wns Looking for." Orovllle, Col., Sept. 21. Henry Korf was killed by Constable Hlghett at Hayden Hill, Lassen county. Korf was Intoxicated and forced Snyder to dance for tho amusement of the crowd by shooting nt his feet. He wounded him In the knee, and then started to shoot up the town. Thn officer gave battle and two bullets struck Korf. Baseball Scores. Oakland, Sept. 21. Los Angeles 8, Oakland 1. ' - Pnrtlnnd, Sept. 21. Fresno 5, Port land 1. Seattle, Sept. 21, Seattle 2, San Francisco 1. GURNERSTONE ItODY Ol' E;iEEI( Irrlgon, Hie., S"pl. 21. (Special). The body of 'ol. Han engineer of the rcckt steamer Nat 11. Hovr, and who '.van dr a! the time of the accident a week ago, was t'oun.! hi the Columbia (jlver opposite this place today. Tim body was found by Charles Jor-nvon, ferryman at this place, a id the body had lod'.-d against the ferry while it was lying at the Washington side. Th ' remains of the dead engineer were brought' over to this town and they are now being prepared 'or shipment to the dead man's former home In Molitaua. The Rader undertaking parlors In Pendleton have charge of the remains. TO RECKED INTERVENTION BT OfNillTE . IS NECESSARY Two Carloads of the Explosive Destroy Lives and Property! at Jellico, Tennessee. STANDARD OIL TANKS AND WAKEIIOCSES GONE. Many Persons Killed and the ISI.iicsh Center of a Town of Four Tlious iinil Inhabitants Is, Xciirly Deinol lMied All ISUnesN SiisimmkIci! Re ported That From Seventy to One Hundred Persons Were Killed Cars of Dynamite Were HHng Kwlclit Winn the Accident Occurred. Jellico, Tenn., Sept. 21. Two car loads of dynamite exploded here this morning. The Standard Oil tank was destroyed and several building wrecked. It Is reported many are dead, the rumors estimating the dead from 70 to 100. It occurred on the Louisville & Nashville tracks, near the depot. Property Loss $1,000,000. Five unidentified bodies have been removed, the following known dead being taken out: John Gordon, Wal ter Rodgers, John Cook nnd George Atkins. The property los I report ed at fl, 000,000. When the dynamite exploded the train was switching 100 yards north of the station near the center of the town. Every warehouse along the railroad Is entirely destroyed and nearly every store entirely wreckt, or so badly damaged that blzness Is Im possible. Jellico Is a town of 4000 a mining town on the Kentucky state line. Later. It Is now known thnt at least 15 are dead and over 50 Injured. Some of the wounded will probably die. Tho Hundred Fifty Injured. It Is expected the list of Injured will reach 250. People nearby declare the explo sion was caused by Walter Reynolds, agent of n brewery of Cincinnati, who was shooting sparrows with a small rifle and sent a bullet into the car. ' Reynolds' body was torn to pieces. j other dedal tha' while switch- lug a car was allowed to bump an- other car. i Portions of human bodies are be-! Ing plckt up every few minutes. ! The railroad agent says the explo-! slon v caused by one of three men i shouting nt a target nailed on a car. , CUKISTENSOX MIST EXPLAIN. He Snys. There I Not Evidence F.nnf to Convict. Salt Lake. Sept. 21. Judge Arm strong of the district court, today Is sued a citation against County Attor ney P. P. Chrlstensen to show cause why. Chrlstensen should not be re moved from office. Case is brot ot the Instance of Charles Mostyn of Owen, who Inst week swore to a complnint charging Smith with adultery. Chrls tensen refused to Issue the warrant, claiming Insufficient evidence to con vict. The military band contest nt Taco mn, which has been progressing for some week", was won by the 1 Ith cav alry band. T . The wheat harvest In thl county Is now fast il;-av!ng to ; clu' and by the end of this week the few threshers still at work will hnve about finished their runs. There Is now but little threshing being done outside of some sections of the W. & C. R. country, and In the foothills. Had It not been for the recent rains the harvest would now be over entirely. No llox Curs. Through the failure of the railroad companies to furnish sufficient freight cars to carry away the wheat, the grain companies have been placed nt considerable l.iconvenlence this sea 7.011. On the W. C. It. It has been necewtry to use flat cars nnd gondo las as there have not been sufficient box cars. In loading the gondolas it is necesary to lift the wheat over the 1 GEN HAKIMS found. . the A lied Taft Reports That He Cannot Otherwize Make Cubans Come to an Agreement. CUBAN GOVERNMENT ASKS FOR AMERICAN TKOOl'S u ii not t.iuiiiiutcc Protection for American Lives anil ProK-rty Giicitii Threatens to March on lla viiiui lit Once I'nloss the Govern- incut Slops the Mobilization of Troops American Troops Garrison liu a Sugar Plantation Fired I'pon by Rebels. Havana, Sept. 21. Indication are that Taft will not be able to settle the difficulty without definite and renl Intervention and the landing of an army. It Is known that Taft Is In constant communication with Roose velt and has reported the situation as being much more critical than was supposed. The government leaders told Taft they could whip the Insurgent, but could not possibly protect foreign property, and they therefore ask Taft to bring Amerlcnn troops to suppress the Insurrection. Havana, Sept. 21. Following tho publication this afternoon of a threat from Guerrn to march on Havana un less the government at once ceases the mobilization of troops, comes the well authenticated rumor emanating from the pnlace thnt Taft and Bacon have virtually concluded Intervention by the I'nlted States at an early date as Il;e only solution of the present Cu bin crisis. A paper today prints a dispatch from Cienfuegos saying that sailors from the Marietta garrisoning the Solednd sugar estate were fired upon by rebels. They returned the fire and the rebels fled. The -situation in southern Cuba Is most critical. Giicrru's Threat Authentic. Havana, Sept. 21. Guerra's threat was made to Major Ladd of the Unit ed States army nnd Dr. Lane, a natur alized Cuban. Lndd and Lane vlzlted t.uerrn at his camp and found him commanding 5000 men well equipped and mounted, and attended a review at which Guerra delivered the ultima tum, adding thnt the nullification of the Inst election was only n move to cause the men to lay down their nrms. It Is believed Taft conveyed to Oyster Ray a recommendation for Interven tion. Wil l. HCK MOYER. Industrial Workers Rcfuc to Relieve In His Gilt. Chicago. Sept. L'J. The Industrial Wo'-kets of the World today adopted resolutions pledging moral and flnan clal support to Mover, president of the Western Federation of Miners now In prison 111 Idaho charged with the murder of ex-Governor Stunenberg. and sent n telegram to Mover assuring him their support. An affidavit was read from Steve Adams declaring the statement that he signed Implicating Mover nnd as sociates was signed under duress sider as It cannot bo truckt aboard as c.o n box car, and consequently the loading has been more expensive this year. Itesldo this there Is danger of wheat being lost hi transit which loss however, would presumably fall upon the lailroad company. Price Is- Rls-liic. In the local market wheat Is now quoted at 5:t cents, which Is an n'd vance of 2 rents over the price of a few days ago. An a'dvance of a cent occurred day before yesterday ami yesterday llm quotation was still 52. When the advices were received today there was another advance of a cent brlnglnr; the price up to 5 3. Of late there has been little activ ity In the local market, though wheat has been gia.hiillv changing hands, an! what eftect the' advance 1 price will have ren.al.is to be seen. ADVANCE N PRICE OF WHEAT UECTHTT NEAKLY READY. Commissioned . iitcniber 20 Carries Elht Hundred Mm. Brooklyn, N". Y., Sept. 21. The bat tleship Cniineollcut, which was built In the Brooklyn navy yard and was floated a few days ago after having received Its final coat of paint In the drydock. Is rapidly nearlng completion and will be ready to go Into commis sion September 211. The various tests to which the battleship was submitted gave the most satisfactory results, and the naval authorities are well pleased with the behavior of the ship under various trying conditions. Captain William Swift is the com mander of the Connecticut, and Lieu tenant, Commander William R. Shoe, maker Is her executive officer. The ship will carry eight hundred men. She carries 12 7-Inch guns In her main battery, In nddltion to the turret guns. The last of these guns was put In position a few days ago, so that the main battery of the battleship is now complete. FEWEK HOUSES AND PICiS. OiIht Livestock Hum Increased In Number In England. London, Sept. 21. Official returns prepared by. the board of agriculture show that of a total area of land and water of 56.7SS.366 acres of Great Britain 32,266,790 acres were under crops and grass on June 4 last, a de crease of 20,048 acres as compared with the same dnte last year. The or chard screnge, 247.687. showed an In crease of 3364 acres. The total num ber of horses on the date named was 1. 568. 681, a decrease of 3752. Cattle, 7,010.856, showed a slight increase, as did the sheep, 25,420.360, but there were 101,450 fewer pigs. The general conditions of agricul ture during the year ending on June 4 last were unusually satisfactory and the farming population enjoyed a good average share of prosperity. THOMPSON TRIAL IN NOVEMBER Slayer of Judge Emory Will Bo De fended by Ills Father. Seattle, Sept. 21. The trial of Chester Thompson for the murder of Judge G. Meade Emory, was set for -November 15. Emory opposed the attentions of Thompson to his niece Chnrlotte Whittlesey. He will be de fended by his father. LIGHTERING THE CARGO. Will Atteni to Float the Steamer at High Tide. Seattle, Wash., Sept. 21. The City of Seattle Is still ashore on Trial Is land. The cargo 1 being lightered. Another attempt will be made to float during high water. The vessel has taken no water. The weather Is fa vorable. RECENT RAINS WILL LESSEN" AMOUNT OF SICKNESS HEREABOUTS. Nearly AH the Cases of Tyfold Now In Pendleton Were Brot Here From Outside Territory to Take Advan tage of Flrst-Cliiss Facilities for Treating the Dizcnzc All the Fysi- clans Will Welcome the Changing Conditions. That the recent hard rains were beneficial to Pendleton from a health standpoint Is declnred by all of the local fyslclans. "The rnln had the effect of- cooling and cleaning the at- mosfere and there should now be a decrease In the amount of sickness within the city." declared Dr. R. E. Klugo this morning. In the opinion of Dr. Hlngo the sit uation is already much better than It was during the summer, tho there Is still much work for the fyslclans. There nre now 15 or 16 cases of tyfold at the hospital, and there are between 25 and 30 cases altogether In the city. But as uzual the most of tho fever cases have cither been brought here from the surrounding towns and country, and especially Is this true of the cases nt the hospital. "Pendleton has had but little more than the regular amount of tyfold this summer." said Dr. Rlngo In peaking upon that subject this morn ing. Thnt the fyslclans will welcome a change for the bettor In the local health situation Is certain. During the summer most nil of the local corps have been kept extremely busy and but few have had vacations. KILLED ON A TRESTLE. Caught by n Street Car In a Tneonin Suburb, Seattle, Sept. '21. Francis Graves. aged "S, a rancher, while crawling on his hands and knees over n high tres tle In the suburbs last night, was struck by a street car and Instantly killed. Mongolia is Afloat. Midway Island. Sept. 2t. Tho stranded steamer Mongolia was float- 1 thl.j morning. MUCH BENEFIT HEIRS EFFECT A COMPROMIZE Mrs. Sage Has Agreed to Double the Bequest Which Her Huzband Had Made. ARRANGMENTS WERE ALL COMPLETE FOR CONTEST. A Minor Heir Whom Undo Russell Had Cut Off Will Itocdve $12,500 Tills Compromize Affords an Amicable Sottlctnent lusted of One of the Bitterest Will Fights That Was Ever Pulled Off In tho History of American Succession to Great Wealth. New York. Sept. 21. The will of Russell Sage was admitted to probate without a contest. Under the settle ment 25 nieces nnd nephews who were each left 125.000 under the will are to receive $50,000, while a minor htlr Edson T. Conrad of Watervllet, N Y., will recelv 112,500. Senator Brackett had intended the contest on behalf of young Conrad. Will Bo Xo Contest. ' New York, Sept. 21. State Senator Brackett, attorney for a number of the Sage heirs, announct today there will be no contest over the will. He said the term of settlement will be published later. The attorneys for Mrs. Sage an nounced the widow Intends as soon as she qualifies, as executrix to give to each beneficiary an amount ad ditional or equal to the amount be queathed. RAILROAD MONEY IX POLITICS". St. Paul. Sept. 21 A. W. Trenliolm, general manager of the Chicago, St. Paul. Minneapolis' Omaha rond, ad mitted before the state railroad ware-. house coinnilsmlon today in the rate hearing Instituted by the Shippers' as., snchtinn. that tlie road charged to operating expenses the money con. trlliutcd ag-.ilnst I.al'ollette In the Wis consin rampnlgn. WARRANT OCT FOR VAX AUKER Story of Being Bound and the Bank Robbed Is Not Credited. Portland, Sept. 21., 3:20 p. m. Van Auker was arrested this afternoon. Portland, Ore., Sept. 21. A war rant was Issued today for the arrest of C. B. Van Auker, cashier of the State bank at Rainier, Ore., accused of the embezzlement of 11627 of the hank's funds. Van Auker escaped from detectives last night and Is now a fugitive from Justice. He wns seen In Portland this morning. Van Auker was. found bound In the bank on Labor Day and told a sensa tional story of being held np and rob bed. It Is alleged the cashier lost large sums nt gamhllng and Revised a fnke robbery story to cover his pecu lations. WOMAN BURNED TO DEATH. ISO Horses and Several .llildlncs Also Destroyed :it Taeoina. Tacoma, Sept. 21. Mrs. J. C. Pe terson was burned t death In a fire which destroyed the Tacoma East ern depot, two livery barns, a board ing house, restaurant and saloon. One hundred nnd fifty horses were burned and two teamsters are miss ing. Loss J200.0ft0. The hushand of the dead woman found the corpse In the ruins of their restaurant this morning. I.IITOX COMING TO AMERICA. Will Fully Consider the Proposition of Another Challenge. London, Sept. 21. Sir Henry Lip ton says he will thorely go into the matter of the challenger when he visits America. Upton, accompanied by "Tny Pay" O'Connor and wife, sailed for America today. ' Eiiright Will Be Secretary. Janesvllle. Wis.. Sept. !l. John E. Enrtght of this city, has been ap pointed private secretary to Governor General Smith of the Philippines. r-r-r r -r lliiirlmnu After B. A O. New York. Sept. 21. Ncgo- tlatlons are progressing be- tween Hartiman. William Rockefeller And the Smith estate as a result of which the Chi- cago, Milwaukee & St. Paul may be turned over to the Union Pacific and Southern Pa- ciflc. Upon the outcome depends the deal hy which the B. & O. may become a part of the Har- rlman system. ' -! n