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.
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iu bLETCKNT, OREGON, FIJI DAY, SKl'TKMKKH 12 1 . 1000.
NO. 3777
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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
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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.
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