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QAILY EVENING EDITION. 0AILYEVEH1NGEDITION Every day ! a'gqpi day for East: Oregonlan advertisers. CrUp, new, clean and attractive ad every day. Don't (all to read them. WKATHER FORECAST. Occasional rain tonight and Satur day, fresh, southerly breeze. ! i VQL. 19. PENDLETCa TIEGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1906. NO. 5819 HOTEL COLLAPSE AT L thirty-four Bodies Taken -" From the Ruins and It Is Believed Others Remain. IttlLDTKG WAS NEW AND PROPERTY LOSS GREAT Hotel RKIrfo Wan One of the Largest Resort llostelrlcs In Southern Cull, lornlu The Only Remaining Sec tlon nf Hie Structure Im In Precurl- on ((.million Disaster im ; CompUitc Surprise Of the Dead Taken From the Ruins Only One Jilcnfificd. Los ngeles, Nov. 9. A report hai reached here that the IJIxble hotel, a large hotel nt Long Beach, hud col lapsed. According to the story which Is only partially confirmed, 25 people were killed. Thirty-Four Bodies Taken Out. Lour ffeach, Nov. 9. At 9:45 o'clock this morning 1he center sec tlon nf the new five-story Blxble hotel collapsed, burying 25 to 30 people In the ruins. An hour later the west wing of the building nlso caved In. The cast section l Btlll standing at 10 a. m. Thirty-four bodies have been removed from the ruins of the center ONG BEACH section, and also several Injured, j. Persons at the work of rescue be lleve Hint other dead bodies remain In the wreckage. Of the dead recov ered only one Is Identified William Hurtle, nf Long Branch. Two of th,i , dead are Mexicans. The property damage- will rench $350,000. The body of Dick Perkins, a work man, has been Identified. Among the seriously Injured are Ira Zee; James Parker, a masini; an unknown work- nian; J. Wells, n carpenter: F. W, ' Clll.il.lu f ' IT .'1.11 T I .-. . ! ,( , ...... ,w", . Jl. V-llllfllll, itllt VUIWUCI, U Bolne, T. II. Imluy, G. Halnbarger, F. W. Suldc, Ed Watson, and Foreman Ross Is unaccounted for. Shifting sands beneath the founda tions Is believed to be the cause of the disaster.. The building was In course of construction, and nearly 100 men were at work on the four floors when, with n terrific crash the walls crumbled and the men were preclpltuted beneath huge plies of concreto nnd timbers. Within a few moments hundreds of people began the work of rescue of the victims. The materlul was reinforced con crete, and when the crasn came this disintegrated to bits. WILL FOHCIRLY TAKE COAL. Ilnise, Nov. B. The mayor unci council of Moiiiitiiliilioino Nerved no tice, mi tin- official of the Oregon Short Mne railway today, that If the tlinictcuctl colli famine prevailed they would forcibly tuko cool from the first train throiiKh, first depositing money for the some with the agent. MAYOR SCUM IT FAILS. Ills Ilcrlln Mission to Plead With In surance Ciiiiiiiiles. P.crlln, Nov. 9 Mayor Schmlts!, of San Francisco, has so far fulled to reform the German fire Insurance companies and muke them make good the earthquake and fire losses. He has been here thiec days arguing with the companies. .The latter claim the earthquake, not fire, caused the losses. COLORADO JUDGE RETIRED. Hod Come Under the Dun of the Fed eration of Miners. Denver, Nov. P. Complete returnl how that the last of the district Judges accused of favoritism by the AVestern Federation of Miners during recent years, was retired by ballots. Mnnler at Sun Diego. Ban Diego, 'Nov.. 9. Charles Con nors was killed lust night at a water front saloon by W. I,. Harvey. Cause unknown, as they have been the best of friends. Hnrvcy was arrested. Copper Wages Raised. El Paso, Nov. 9. The. copper cor porations of southern Arizona have decided to ral e wages 25 per cent This affects 3000 mon. The Popo Is Waiting Away. Rome, Nov. 9. Tha popo Is gradually wasting away on ac count of the unaccustomed con finement 'of tho Vatican. This opinion was expressed today by Dr. Lnpponl and Is tho first of ficial announcement regarding the pontiff's health. Lnpponl says the pope's health la only "relatively satisfactory. RETURNED 117 INDICTMENTS. Grand Jury Probing Rebate Canes at Minneapolis. Minneapolis, Nov. 9. The special federal grand Jury, which convened here October 22 to Investigate the re bate system used by the railroads, re turned 147 indictments today. The minimum penalty In each case is a $1000 fine and the maximum a 12,- 000 fine. . United States Attorney Dicker says that not a single road escaped. Among the roads Indicted are the Great Northern, the Northern Pacific, the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha, the Chicago, Milwaukee & St, Paul, the St. Puul & Duluth, the Bur lington, the Chicago Great Western, the Rock Island, the Minnesota & St. Louis, the Northwest Line and the Wisconsin Central. The complaints were made by inde pendent grain dealers who alleged discriminations by the railroads in fa vor of the elevator trust owned by the big millers and exporters. The W. P. Devereaux company, Me Caul, Dlpsmere & Co., the American brokerage company of Duluth, and the Superior Milling company were also indicted later. LOS ANGELES A HOME PORT. Ilunell Will Ply Between Ios Angeles and San Francisco. Los Angeles, . .ov. 9. The steam er Hanell, Just purchased by the In dependent Steamship company of this city, will be the first vessel In the merchant murine service to adver tiBe Los Angeles as a home port. In conjunction with another steamer, she will ply between Los Angeles and Sun Francisco. TO MOVE RAILROAD JUNCTION Sniitn I e i actio." Will Ruin New Me. Iran Town. Poswell. N. M., Nov. 9. There Is n well authenticated report that the Santa Te hns decided to move Its June. tlon of the Pecos valley system and the Nenien cut-off line from Texico) seven miles west to a new town called Rellly. Texico Is now flourishing, and If the report Is true will be ruined as well as Melrose, the division point. TEN MEN PUDDLE FURNISH DITCH WATER HAS REACHED THE AREA TO BE RECLAIMED. Not Muiii of tho Land Voder the Fur nish Ditch Will He Sown to Alfalfa, the Intention llclug to Sell it to lloniniuckiTs for Intensified Farm luu llt1i Is Ample and lirst-ciuss Work. To convert the mid land under tho Furnish ditch Into a garden spot Is the dream of W. J. Furnish. Between 300 and 400 acres of arid land under this ditch will be plowed out during the coming winter und prepared for garden land for next spring planting. The work of puddling the canal Is progressing rapidly a force of 10 men being employed now. It Is the Inten tion of Mr. Furnish to make the ca nal secure before turning water on the land and In doing this the work 1111 be completed gradually but substan tially so when the water Is turned Into the ditch, there will be no doubt as to Its capacity or strength, It Is not Mr. Furnlsh's Intention to devote any considerable part of the land to alfalfa, as he believes It will be more attractive to homeseekers If It Is devoted to small fruits, potatoes, vegetables and orchards, and to this end he will work In the reclamation of the tract under his canal. The water has already reached a portion of the tract to ba reclaimed, but the ditch will have to be puddled for a considerable distance yet In or der to cover the entire tract. The work of completing the ditch was greatly delayed by the floods last May which washed out the headgate and considerable of the ditch In places. The repairs required the services of the entire working force for some time, and the work of puddling was suspended, for a time. However, the entire canal Is now In excellent condition and considering the quality of ground through which much of It has been built, It Is pro nounced by practical Irrigation engi neers to be one of the best and most substantial canals In the northwest. J. L. Vnughan Is Indorsed. Hose company No. S, north of the river, held a meeting last night In which J. L. Vnughan was Indorsed for fire chief, and th following company officers wero nominated: J, T. Brown, president; J. 8. Kces, sec retary; Fred Taylor, treasurer; C. M Hogue, foreman; George Meeker, first assistant, and Dave Rogers, second as, slstant. Claud Penlnnd was also In dorsed for the position of first as sistant fire chief, and Lee D. Drake for second assistant. The general firemen's election on the first Thurs day In December and the company elections on the first Monday. R005EVtjS Ur F N 1 Squadron Passed Through the Chesapeake Capes South bound This Morning. CUBA MAY RE A STORM CENTER IN NEAR FUTURE. LIIhtuIs Demand of Governor Magoon That tho Moderates Now In Office Be Reiilnced With Their Own Ilk Secretary Root Will Likely Bo the American Delegate to tho Next Huguo Intci-nntlonul Conference, to Expound and Urge tho Culvo Doc trine. Norfolk, Va., Nov. 9. The presi dent's ship passed out of the capes at 6:40 this morning. The Louisiana tried to signal, but fog and smoke ob scured. Trouble Threatens In Cuba. Havana, Nov. 9. A political storm Is likely to break In Cuba at any mo ment. The liberals culled upon the governor today and demanded to know If the liberals can expect to soon replace the moderates in of. flee. If Magoon refuses, the liberals will begin to annoy the government, which means that American troops will be scattered through the Island to maintain order. Root to The Hugiie Conference. Washington, Nov. 9. Secretary Root will likely be sent to The Hague next spring to head the American delegation to press the Calvo doctrine, which maintains that the debts which one country owes a citizen of another shall not be made the subject of for clble collection by the government to which the creditor owes allegiance. INSURANCE MEN'S TRIALS. Misappropriation From Mutual Re. servo Charged. New York, Nov. 9. On charges of misappropriation of funds from the Mutual Reserve Life Assurance socie ty, and covering theft by forgery, Frederick A. Burnham, president, and George D. Eldrldge, son of the for mer vice-president, will be tried No vember 26. A l.c-lle Editor Dead. Moiavl.'i, Cal.. Nov. 9. After n res .Mi"e of a y-.-.'r In this city, where he camn In search of health, Lasalle Aj Maynaid, associate editor of Leslie' Weekly, died here. Chicago Wheat Market. Chlcaso, Nov. 9. Wheat opened closed "3: corn opened 42, clos ed 42 3-S; outs opened 2A, closed 34 5-S. TERM DF FEDERAL SHOULD BEHELD IN PENDLETON -';jf v -Visiting attorneys who have attend ed the session of the state supreme court In this city during the week, have expressed entire satisfaction with the movement to secure a state building In this city as a supreme court building to contain court rooms, a library and other needed features of a public building. Baker City and La Orande attor neys gave Pendleton attorneys the as surance that they would co-operate In securing such a building for this city, and It Is probable that this matter will be brought definitely before the next session of the legislature. Bring Federal Court Hew. It is thought that If a state supreme court building Is erected here, that It will then be possible to secure a term of the federal court here at least twice each year to dispose of eastern Oregon business. If such could be done It would be a IRRIGATION SUIT WILL LAST A MONTH It Is expected that an entire month will be consumed In hearing the Walla Walla valley Irrigation suit, which is set for hearing at Milton on December 4. Attorney Will R. King, who is con ducting the case for the Peacock Mill company at Milton, while In the city attending supreme court, Is also preparing tho Irrigation case for trial at the date set for its hearing. There are over 400 litigants Involv ed In the case, most of whom will be In court personally, as witnesses. The REV, HEIISRI RECOMMITTED Paroled From a Life Seritence He is Said to Have Broken Up a Neighbor's Family SENT TO' PENITENTIARY FOR LIFE FOR UXORCIDE. Evidence Showed He Got Rid of III Wife In Order to Marry Anohter Woman, and He Could Not Rebut the Lutter Accusation Patched Up a Fake Story About His Wife Being Shot by Robbers While He Himself Win Stabbed and Slightly Hurt. Indianapolis, Nov. 9. Rev. William Hint-haw wos given a parole hearing before the governor today, charged with wrongful conduct with Mrs. George Freeman. He mamtalned his innocence, but Sheriff-elect Freeman of Wabash county says he can prove his wife and Hlnshaw were together at a hotel at Shirley. Hlnshaw admits he took Mrs. Freeman driving, and that she spent the night in his moth er's house. The governor decided that Hlnshaw Is guilty and must be returned to the penitentiary for life to serve out the uxoricide sentence. The Murder of Mrs. ninshnw. Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 9. Wil liam E. Hlnshaw, principal In the cel ebrated murder case at Danville, 18 miles west of Indianapolis, In which he was convicted of uxoricide, was rearrested today upon order of Gov ernor Hanley. Hlnshaw was out on parole. Hlnshaw was pastor of a church in the village. On January 10, 1905, his wife was found dying on the door step of her home. Hlnshaw was found lying In the yard suffering with knife wounds across his breast. His wife was shot through the head. The preacher was convicted on cir cumstantial evidence. Gossips said he wanted to marry another woman, and no testimony was offered to off set this. Hlnshaw claimed robbers made the wounds. Public opinion was against him and he was convicted 10 months after the crime and sen tenced for life. He served a few weeks and was paroled. He always protested his innocence. Hlnshaw was rearrested on a charge of break ing up a home by his attentions to the wife of a nelKhbor while out on parole. Hlnshaw Is a brother of Con gressman Hlnshaw of Nebraska. Hlnshaw Made Admissions. When Hlnshaw took the stand he admitted he was guilty of Intimacy with Mrs. Freeman, and nil the charges preferred by Freeman. The governor Immediately revoked the parole nnd ordered him returned' to prison to resume his life sentence. COURT great saving In fees and mileage, which are now paid out In taking criminals from 230 to 400 miles from eastern Oregon counties to Portland. Leading attorneys who have ex pressed themselves on this subject, do not believe that the business In the federal court at the present time would warrant a division of the dis trict, but they do believe that a term should be held In eastern Oregon at least twice each year for the sake of economy. This movement will be started If a supreme court building can be se cured for this place, which It Is be lieved can be done, owing to the In convenience of holding court here un der present conditions. The matter will be put Into shape and it Is hoped that sufficient strength can be brought to bear upon the leg islature to secure an appropriation for the state building here. case Involves everv land owner along the Little Walla Walla and Tumalum rivers, nnd is the most Important and far-reaching irlgation case In the his tory of the state. The case was set for hearing at Mil ton by Judge Bean for purposes of economy tnd convenience, as most of the furmeis Interested can stay at home while attending the hearing at Milton, while if it were heard In Pen dleton It would be necessary for many of them to remain in the city during almost the entire month. 8CAFFHAUSER WAS KILLED. Ills Slayer Muke Peculiar and Revolt ing Charge. Philadelphia, Nov. 9. Frank S. Schaffhauser, star witness In the con splracy prosecution case against John W. Hill, former head of the filtration bureau, wus shot while on the seventh floor of the; 'city hall today. He has two bullets In the abdomen. It Is not yet known who did the shooting, but two men standing near have been ar rested. Frederick Hornberger shot Schaff hauser, who Is dying at a hospital Hornberger Is In Jail. About noon Hornberger entered the water depart ment office and demanded an inter view with Schaffhauser and was told Schaffhauser was busy. He becami excited and shot through the glasi door, the bullet hitting Schaffhauser in the neck. The victim fell to she floor. Hornberger then entered the office and shot four more times. Hornberger said: "You killed my wife, I will kill you." He declares that Schaffhauser was Intimate with Mrs. Hornberger, communicating a fa tal disease. LIBEL SUIT FOR DAMAGES. rtoliitlff, a Chinese Woman, Sues Denver Paper. Denver, Nov. 9. Mrs. Josle Q Hung, wife of a Chinese merchant. has sued the News and Times for 125,000 damages. Senator Patterson Is the principal owner of each nnner. Mrs. Hnug was born In San Francisco of Chinese parents. The morning after election In connection with story about the corrallng of the votes of the underworld, the News publish ed a picture of District Attorney Stlt ger escorting the plaintiff to the polls. GERMAN COLONY IN TEXAS. Will Occupy Land Bought by Multl. millionaire. Galveston, Texas, Nov. 9. William Markward, of Fallis, Okla., one of the hens to a JnO.OOO.OOO estnto In nor many, has bought 80.000 acres in southwest Texas, where he will colo nize several hundred countrymen, do natlng the land to poor emigrants. SEVEN HUNDRED HEAD OF BEEVES WILL BE SHIPPED TO SEATTLE NOVEMBER 13, All From the Izee Country and Bought In Small Low From Those Who Raised the Animals Tomorrow 336 Hend of Beeves Will Be Shipped From Echo Competition Vigorous Between Buyers of Beeves. Seven hundred head of fat cattle will be shipped out of this city over the W. & C. R. by Nate Rains on No vember 15. to Frey-Bruhn at Seattle. The cattle were purchased in the Izee country in Grant county, and were secured in small numbers from several stockmen of that district. This is one of the largest single shipments to be made this season, and consists of excellent beef. It will re quire about 25 cars and the cattle will be loaded here. Twelve carloads will be sent out of Echo tomorrow night by Rnlns and Lonergnrt lo Seattle, this shipment to go by way of Umatilla and Pasco, There are thousands of head of ex cellent cattle In the Interior of the state awalntlng shipment and buyers from Ontario, Baker City, Welser and Oregon Short Line points are now plentiful. A. J. Turner of Welser, re cently purchased 1000 head from the Prairie City and John Day country, to be delivered at Huntington this month, and the competition between buyers In that district Is very keen. Swedish Missionary to Speak. Rev. C. A. Boberg, missionary for the Swedish Baptists for the state of Oregon, will preach at the First Bap tist church at 7:30 this evening. This will perhaps be his last meeting In the city, after which he will return to his home In Portland. He hns been In the city since Sunday, and has held several meetings this week. A num ber of Swedish families in the city belong to the regular Baptist church, but there are no Swedlsn Baptists, strictly speaking, In the city. Rev. Boberg Is an entertaining speaker, and all arc cordially Invited to attend the meeting tonight. Work on Leveo Stopiieil. Work on the levee excavating was temporarily stopped today by the flooding of the levee work. The tem porary dam made of sacks of sand on top of the Walters' dam Just below the bridge, was washed away, nllow Ing the water to flood the excavation being made for the concrete wall at the foot of the levee. It Is expected by Contractor Newport that work will be resumed In tho morning." To Tench Nenr lone. Mfss Minnie Baker left this morn Ing for lone, from where she will gt to a country district near there to teach a term of public school. HARRIMAN LINES INVESTIGATION Interstate Commerce Com mission Will Move Upon the Combination. REVENGE FOR FISH FROM AN UNEXPECTED SOURCE. Investigation Will Include the O. R. & N. Relations With the Other Har rlmnii Lines, nnd the Illinois Cen tral Will Be Under Inspection Situation Is Closely Analogous to That of the Famous Northern Se curities Problem of Two Years Ago. Washington, Nov. 9. (Special.) Fish's removal from the presidency of the Illinois Central railroad Is tq be avenged by the government In a way he could hardly anticipate. As a re sult, the action of Harrlman In ex tending his control over this line tha interstate commerce commission has taken up for consideration the ques tion of Investigating all Harrlman'l railroad enterprises. It has been de cided to institute an investigation. This investigation will be of as much Importance as was that which tha commission made into the combina tion of the Northern Pacific and tha Great Northern, which, as the North ern Securities company, was dissolve ed by order of the supreme court un der the anti-trust law. In one way the action of Harrlman resembles that of Morgan and Hill In allying the Northern Pacific with the Great Northern. He controls ths Union Pacific, Southern Pacific, Ore gon P.alhoaJ & Navigation Co. and Shott Line, which' should be compet ing roads In the Judgment of th comm'.sslcn. And now he has the Ill inois Central and Baltimore & Ohio which makes him a big factor determ ining transcontinental rates. Investigation of tho Harrimsn In terests will be taken under ths amendment to the Interstate com merce act. which was-passed by con gress In 1S91. So far as the commission has con sldered tho matter, it has been de termined the inquiry will be partlcu" larly Into the relations' of the O. R & N., Short Line, Union Pacific and Southern Pacific. The Illinois Cen tral and Baltimore & Ohio will come In only Incidentally, In order to estab lish to the ful! extent Iiarrlman's op erations. Unquestionably Fish will be called to state what he knows, and it Is ex pected will furnish information which will be of the greatest value to th commission In determining whether there has been violation of the law. PENNSYLVANIA FRAUDS. 515 Election Swindles Uncurtlicd at Wilkcs-Bnrre. Wllkes-Barre, Pa., Nov. 9. Tho Judges ordered the ballot boxes brought Into court for count today. Big frauds have been unearthed. In one district where the republican can didate for district attorney was cred ited 400 votes, the box showed but six blank ballots. Another box was empty. Wnmnn Killed by Burglar. Lambertsville, Pa., Nov. 9. Mrs. Catherine Stauffer, a widow, wa found murdered In bed with a bullet hole In her head this morning. Her grandchildren were awakened by a robber who tried to chloroform them, and escaped before help arrived. Rangers Butcher Mexicans. Laredo, Texas, Nov. 9. Rangers going to Rio Grande city were am bushed by Mexicans In the mosqulte, Four Mexicans were killed. The rang ers were unharmed. Fatal Automobile Accident. Oklahoma. Nov. 9. Henrv Dewltt assistant cashier of the Bank of Suit ly. was Instantly killed and Cashier Sherman seriously injured in an auto mobile accident. Woman Pleaded Not Guilty. Chicago, Nov. 9. Luclle McLeod Menhard, was arraigned this morning tor tne murder of William Neiman. She pleaded not guilty. The case was continued until Wednesday. Another Blue Cut Holdup. Slater, Mo., Nov. 9. A lone robber nwakencd the sleeping passengers en route from St. Louis to Kansas City In the Blue Cut Inst night. He worked hurriedly and took only what the victims offered, which was 160. Ho left the train by a fly- Ing leap. The train was stopped but no trace of the thief was found.