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I QA1LY EVENtHB EDITIOH F,r-N DA1LYEVENINGED1TI0N tjjsJJ . Rain or Hnow tonight and Tliurs- aj ,V . . ' ...... i - ., , . -;z :.. ., ,.J " , : 11 , ,, 'J Every day Js a. good day for East Oregonlun advertisers. Crisp, new, clean and attractive ads every day. Don't fall 1o read them. VOL. 19. PENDL1 c; J, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1000. NO. 5829 FOUR ARRESTS ON E Three for Alleged Participa tion and 'One for Alleged "Permitting Gambling.1' ALL THE DEFENDANTS PLEADED NOT GriLTY. SiiMTflclal Evidence of Poker Play ing Abounded, mill the OITiclnls Gathered in Chips. Curds mill Til llt lo Confirm Their Allegations Exchange SilliMill ' I En lltl," Hut N'o Arrests Made All DefiniiliuilM .Mmlc ArriiiigvineniH to AjqHUr In Court TIllH AftlTIIOOII. At 4 o'clock this nflernonn the trial of W. F. Matlock. William Roesch, F. W. Hcndley mm Sam Miller upon the charge of gambling, hacl not been concluiled. The defendants nre rep resented In eonrt liy Colonel J. H. Ra ley and C. H. Carter, while City Attor ney MeCourt Ih conducting the prose cution. The trial give? promise of be ing hard fought, and It Ih said the four men will appeal their eases should they he held guilty hy the recorder. 'The Gambler" ... Three Acts. Prelude: Sealed orders given by the mayor for a raid of up-sta!rx gam bling pIllfM'H. ACT I The raid. The dark stair way. The sprint; loek. Sam Miller's prlvivte quarters. The arrest, Orders to appear at 1 a. m. Property: Some clear smoke; big round table with drawer: poker chips an. I cards. ACT Tl The police court. "You nre charged wllh. etc." "Not guilty." "Three o'clock; $25." Al' III Scene as above. The trial. Grand finale. The above Is ihe synopsis of a play In real life that was enacted here last night, mnl upon which the curtain hns Just irone ilown on the second act. Acting llpnn orders Riven by the mayor and the city attorney. Marshal Tom (iiirdnnc and bis deputies made a raid of the up-stalis gambling places last night. As a result four arrests were mnile. It was at a late hour the tour com menced. The police squad was divi.l-1 cd Into two divisions, chief of Police Gnrduno and Xluht Officer William j Scheor rejialrcd to the quarters above I the Maze saloon, while officers Wa- ters and ('rnnln sped up the stairway: hading to the rooms above the State saloon. There was nothing doing above tile Maze. I 'in reaching the entrance to the rooms above the Slate the door was found locked. The officers tapped ,i for admittance and presently the spring hick was thrown back by Sam Miller. Thi' officers entered and looked about. in the center t.f the room was a large round table and around the table were seated W. F. Matlock. William Roesch and F. W. 'Hcndley. There were many poker chips upon The table, and also some cards. According to the men In the rnm they were playing a small game of cm ds nnd were not gambling. lint to the policemen the circumstances Indi cated otherwise, and the four men were told they would have lo nppeni" In police court this morning. The ta 1)le. rho chips nnd the rarrtti wero then gathered III by the officers nnd taken 1n police headquarters ns material evidence In the cast. I'icluingT" W'tw WnnieO. Aflor the raid nt the State lind been rrmcliulvd three officers. rJurdnne. Rclveer mid Wnters proceeded tn ti1P rooms iibovo the F.xelumge saloon at (V coi ner of Conn and Cotton wood. When they nrrtred there the doors were unlocked, and while sev eral men vorc present the only ofie engaged In card plnylng was W. F. Matlock, who wns busy with a grume nf solitaire. The police hve a mis plclon that something besides that lonesome name hnd been In progress 0 short time licfore their arrival. In Entice) Court. At 9 o'clock this morning two ef those arrested last night were present at the recorder's urt. They wer Ham Miller and P. W. Hendley. When Ihe court had convened City Attorney John MeCourt took the floor Slenmer In jTlrrsi8. Penttle, Nov. 21. The steam- or Spokane this morning reports an unknown schooner dlsmnntl- cd nnd with signals nf distress was sighted yesterday afternoon off Gray's Harbor. The crew l still aboard on account of the heavy sens, tho Spokane being unable to render assistance. Tugs have been sent In search. It Is supposed tn be a luufher carrier from Victoria which has shifted her cargo, causing her tn careen and spring leaks. GAMBLING CHARG and read n complaint. It accused John Doe, Richard Hoe nnd Tom Jones of engaging In gambling, contrary to nn ordlnunce of the city of Pendleton etc. He explained that John Doe wns Fred Hcndley; Richard Roe W. F. Matlock, while Tom Jones was used ns a nom dc plume fur William Roesch. ' A plea of not guilty wns entered by Mr. Hcndley to the charge ngnlnst him, and he gave $15 to Insure his ap pearance at 3 o'cloeV. Against Sam Miller no written com plaint had been lodged, but he was charged on the court docket with permitting gambling within his rooms. Tie also pleaded not guilty, and his ball wns plnced nt $25. He expressed a desire to give the same and secured J. R. Raley to represent him In preparing the proper bond Hut he wns Informed that the mar shal preferred the cash. Hefore the hearing this morning Miller expressed some Indignation over the way he had been treated. "We were In my private quarters," said he, "and were simply hnvlng n little game hy ourselves. They took my furniture, too; nnd Colonel Raley says he doesn't know of any law that gives them u right to do that." IIoChcIi Whs Next. Soon after the Miller ami Hcndley cases had been set for trial William Roesch entered the court room. He was Informed by Mr. MeCourt thnt he had been charged with playing poker. "That Is strange," replied the brewer with n smile. The city attorney then rend the complnlnt. In which Mr. Roesch, as Tom Jones, was accused of having affiliated with John Doe nnd Richard Roe. "I don't know suc h fellows with dose names." said Mr. Roesch, "Richard Roe is Rill Matlock and John Doe Is Fred Hcndley," replied the city attorney, and the explanation ! caused the smile upon the prisoner's I face to enlarge. A plea of not guilty was also entered by Mr. Roesch and his trial was set for 3 o'clock. Matlock Wns Ijiie. V. F. Matlock was the last of the accused men to enter the court room. When Mr. Matlock appeared he also entered a idea of not guilty to the charge against him, and the same dis position was made of the case as with thu preced'eg ones. . ,... L 5. GOOK HIS nxi: ii aim.k m nr. of forgery oiTiiuiin Another hinge lteeli.-s Alleged Fall nre to PmpiTty Aci'ount for Forty Fight Tons of i on I Uclonalim to Hie Slnte llefcndaut lit Onee Gave ll Hon, I fur .s.-.uo, signed by l!uln .Mi ll of The initio. The Dalles. Nov. 1 . Warrant of arrest was served nn 1. s. Cook, for mer sui.ci intendent of the portage r 1 at t'elilo by constable Harper yesterday afternoon, and Mr. Cook, accompanied by Mrs. Cook and their little daughter, came down on the be- taieii meat iratn. Appearance was made before Justice Douthlt and the time for the jirelimlnary hearing fixed for next Saturday nt 1:30 o'clock. Ilond for apjiearanec was fixed a. IMM), which was promptly furnished. F. A. Setnert and C.enrge C. Hlakelej becoming surety. THe Forgery Omrge. Two charges nre preferred ngnlnst Mr. Cook, both preferred by Oswald West. The lorgery charge rccjtes ns follrnvs: "That on the 14th day of July, 1906. did falsely and fraudulently, with In tent to Injure nnd defrnud, forge, write, sign nnd endorse the name of one W. Stewnrt upon the back of a certain warrant tissued In fnvor of the snld Stewnrt for the sum of 190, the snld warrant bearing the dnte of Juty 5, 1S06, and drawn on the treasurer of the state of tho board of portag railway commissioners of the state of Oregon." Fnllcrt to Kci Account. The scond charge taxes the ex superlntendcnt with fulling to keep proper tab on the cnnl supply nnd sets forth as follow: "On the 15th day of Pejitemtter, b. ing then the bailor nf tons of conl, tho same being the personnl property f the state of Oregon, and of the value of 1300.82 good and lnwful money of the United States, did un lawfully nnd feloniously fall, neg lect and refuse to keep nccount for snld ?oal according to the value of his trust or tho terms nf his said bail ment thereof." FMHE7,ZI,ED $tSnn. Scorclnry of Fugles nis-nppcnrs From Nome. Nome, Alnska, Nov. 21. Z. L. Han son, secretary of the Eagles' has em bezzled $1500 and disappeared. Sui cide Is susjiected. A mammoth log hotel, to cost 130, 00, will bo built at Grant's Pass. BEEN ARRESTED J. J. 10 WITNESS STAND Interstate Commerce Com mission Would Find What He Knows of Trusts, ROOSEVELT ARRIVES AT PORTO ItICO OX WAY HOME President Nerve Notice That He Will Adhere to Ills Resolution to Dis miss the Enllre Negro lialtalloii From the Service, I nlcss There If, New Evidence Introduced Putting a New Face I"kiii the Issue Sec retary Tuft Slmiils Put and Will Curry Out the Orders. Minneapolis. Nov. 21. J. J. Hill nnd 2a business men here are testify ing before the interstate commerce commission hearing of the charge that certain railroad men own stock In grain companies to the detriment of competition. J. J. Hill took the side of the far mers today when he testified before the grain trade heating by the com mission. He declared grave evils existed In the grain trade ngalnst the farmers; that public elevators should not han dle grain; that federal inspection alone could relieve the conditions; thnt the laws regulating grain Inspec tion nnd handling are good, but not enforced. He denied that he or nny member of his family owned nny stock in any elevator, but admitted he had nearly matured n plan for the Great North ern to acquire the elevator systemB along the route, but added he had ."discovered the courts would not al low It. "The ebvntnrs should give the far mi i s receipts thnt would be like I drafts. Thus the farmer cnnld practi cally ship the whole of his wheat crop for a two-cent stamp." Prliv of (.rain Fixed hy Huyers. P. It. Smith, president of the Min neapolis rhamber of Commerce, ad mitted the m-aln men fixed the price of wheat each day and telegraphed the elevators what to pay the farmers for wheat. He said the grain men al lowed themselves three cents a bushel for handling wheat and fixed the juice. l!onowit nt San .limn. m Juan. Porto Kico. Nov. r. president has arrived and Ive.l at the landing at bv ( The was iov- ernor Winlhrop and other eff The town is jtrofusely decorate, crowded with pei, Jilc from the rounding country. ials. ; and sin- I Diiuti-sal Order stand Washington. Nov. 21. A lispatcli from the presbjetu this morning sal. I he would not suspend the order for the dismissal of negro soldiers on ac count of the lirownsville affair, and unless rtew facts are discovered worth cabling him. He states this action is taken after due deliberation and the only matter to which he can Jiay heed Is the presentation of facts prov ing the old report to he wholly or partly untrue, or clearly Implicating some jiartlculur Individual. Order Will lie Carried Out. Washington. Nov. 21. This morn ing Secretary Taft announced that Im mediately upon his return to Wash ington nnd learning of the president's refusal to reconsider the order dis missing the negro troojis, he ordered ewcutlon of the order without delay and all reports and speculation to the oorttrnry arc unfounded. ALLF-CFO imOKEHAGE SWINDLE t'hinitto Men Held Hefore Vnlted States Commissioner. Chicago, Nov. 21. George J. Mun roo, Fred Struckmyer. William Hoot. Ezra Farrell, Frank Wlnslow. C. H. Welch. A. D. Hurlburt and David C. Owlngs, officers of the National Stock and Guarantee, Central States com pany, nnd other concerns alleged to be fraudulent by the postofflce Inspect ors, were arraigned this afternoon be fore Commissioner Foote charged with conducting a gigantic brokerage swin dle through the malls In connection with Thomas P. Daniels, whom the government accuses of operating a bond underwriting swindle. E. E. Tnlmage and other officers of San Francisco underwriting schemes alleged to be of a similar nature, will be arraigned In the state court Thurs day. GREAT DOCKS RITIXED. Aln Iron Work Loss Several Sill lions at Toulon. Toulon, Nov, 21. The main por Hons of the dockyards and great forge and Iron works, where a number of foreign warships are building, were destroyed by fire this morning. Loss, several millions. The warships were sr.ved. T GASES SET FOR DECEMBER 3 Mayor Schmitz Has Not Yet Arrived, and Possibly He May Not Be Arrested. EXTREME SECRECY HELD HY STATE AM) DEFENSE. I'eler Huffy, Former City Hull Em ploye. Arrested Charged Willi Per jury ill the Nicholas Case Latest IVvelejmients Seem to Involve Ed tile Grnney, the 1 anions Iloxlng Match Holcrec More Indictments Possible Agulnt Rotli Ruef and Schmitz for Extortion. San Francisco, -Nov. 21. The cases against Ilutf and Schmitz were culled in liumi's court, but by agreement were jjostpohed until December 5. Petur Duffy, a former city hall em ploye, indicted Tuesday for perjury, in connection with the alleged brib ing of Supervisor Nicholas, surrender ed tj thi sheriff this morning. Schinlt. May Not He Arrested. T!ie piincljml Interest In the graft investigation today centered around the expected arrival of Schmitz from New York. Doth sides have anxious ly awaited word from the east, neither having a line on the plans of the other ii: tne mailer of notifying the mayor of ills indictment, or of taking steps to see that he returned promptly to San Francisco. That Ruef had a trust ed emissary at the dock in New York to meet Schmitz none doubted, but v hat information was conveyed the mayor Is known only to Ruef. It is ljelkvd and generally held now, no warrant will b- srved. tirnncy May lie Indicted. It Is lumorcd this morning the s"" J,", "ouui mis uiternoon re-1 turn indictments against F.I.H.. it.n.i ney, the famous referee, lor bribery, am! ag-iins: huef and Schmitz for ex tortion in the Hclvldcrc music hall cases. Innocent Man Pardoned. Sacramento, Cal., Nov. 21. Rich ard Dodwell, w ho was sent to s.m yuemln for So years from Pan Fran - Cisco for highway robbery, for hold-1 log uji ex-Coroner Lelund, was par-1 ooneu mis afternoon by the governor, I'aoner ana siesmsen, "gas Jiijie" j thugs, confessed that they nnd not' Dodwell robbed Dr. Lelund. I PI.AI OI!M AND EXECITIVES. Triiu Mis.ipii Con Doing ! Itu-iness Today. K'"''s city. Nov. 21. Delegates '" iran. .Mississijijd congress can-; cusivi t.,,,s morning for representation ! o i.ic i .f.nnuoos. executive, advisory and con"r..5.o,,it-,! committees. GRAF , 'solutions w ere offered favoring ; disbarment proceedings against Judge t ie celebration by states of the r,mh: A- H. Tanner failed of adoption, a id inilth anniversaries ut which the' it wns n motion allowing the grlev natiotial government should exhibit i n"ce committee n sjWIal prosecutor showing national development. ! and paying him a salary of 1100 a New Executive Committee. I y'' ,h,,t brought Judge Carey to his The new ex-cutive committee l' Charles A. Stokes. Denver; A. F. ! Francis, Crii.ple Creek; J. 11. Case and! K. 1;. Moji-s, Kansas; A. D. Stetson i Cililoinln; Robert Hunter. Iowa;: Robert V. Eva, Minnesota: ileoro.. ! Nansen, Missouri; F. V. lirown, Ne braska; N. C. I.anlmore. North Da kota; P. R. King, Oklahoma; S. W. Duncan, Texas. L. W. Shurtleff, Utah; T. S. Ciarkson, Washington; F. Crijm rhu, Wyoming: Frederick L. Tillman Ji., California: Governor laielO.,11. I Colorado; Howard J. Thomn Wash-01' ington ' ' Among the resolutions Is one favor-1 Ing a national department of i and mining. Ex-Governor Fronds Scnks. Kansas City, Nov. 21. Ex-Governor Francis advocated a temporary spec ial tr.x to improve waterways, tho Imposition of an Income tax nit Indi viduals and heavier tax on corpora tions for purposes declared advisable. He urged a flexible currency, good roads and separate statehood for New Mexico nnd Arizona. Civil Service Reform League Elects. New Haven, Nov. 21. The Civil Service Reform League today re elected Daniel G. Oilman president. Choate, of Cleveland, nnd Bishop Pot ter nre among the vice presidents chosen. Rlshop Tlgert Is Dead. Tulsa, I. T., Nov. 21. Bishop Ti gert. of the Methodist Church, South of Louisville. Ky., died here this morn ing of tonsllltls. He became III n week ago and grew worse rapidly. Nellie Phillip! of Waterloo, Ore., who was abducted by Charles Ore n ough during a temporary absence of her pnrents, hns returned to her home. Legal proceedings against Greenough will be taken. MIIS. CHEITTIXD POISONED. Not Determined Whether Case of Sui cide or Murder. Seattle, Nov. 21. The coroner's phylcluns who analyzed, the stomach of Mrs. Maud Hurt Creffleld, the widow of the late Edmund "Joshua" Creffleld, the Holy Roller leader, re ported this afternoon that enough arsenic was found in the stomach 'of the dead woman to kill several per sons. It Is therefore evident that the wormn was either murdered or com mitted suicide, probably the latter. Mrs Creffleld was the daughter of O. V. Hint, of Corvallls. At the time of her death she was in prison with Esther Mitchell, both charged with the murder of Esther's brother, George Mitchell, who was killed by Msi sist-r In revenge for the murder of Creffleld. She died suddenly about midnight last Friday night, supposed ly from heart disense. She was buried yesterday beside the body of her hus. band. Suicide was threatened by both wo men when first arrested and a close watch kept over them to prevent them from carrying out their threats. Both expressed a desire to die frequently. MORGAN'S NEfiROPHOniA. Old Gentleman Probably Suffering From His Last Attack. Washington, Nov. 21. Senator Mor gan has drafted a proposed platform declaring the democratic party to be a white man's party and will urge Its adoption by the next national conven Hon and try to get a northern delegate to Introduce It. KILLED lY A COLLAPSE. Others Injured When a Rochester liulldlng Went Down. Rochester, N. Y Nov. 21. Five were killed, and eight Injured by the collapse nf a building In course of construction at Kodak Park this morning. Some of the Injured mav die. Chicago Wheat Market. Chicago, Nov. 21. Wheat opened nt "4, closed at "3 5-8; corn opened nt 42 3-8, closed the same; oats opened at 33 5-8 and closed at 33. RFFI'SFS TO Mrrir: -rip ' SITFATION" FOR TURNER, Then Votes to Raise the Salary of Grant, the Sxiint Prosecutor to S2.VI Judge Carey Envoi's Ahnn- doiiing tin, .lodge Turne Proecedlngs Against i A. D, Stlllmnti Chns- en ns a Viee-Prcfddoiit. At the annual meeting of the Ore- ' Ron Bar association held in ortland ; yesterday, the work nf Frank S. Orant. j !roserutor for the association, was en-1 dorsed when a movement to drop the ! ' Mu "PBan n """RV of Judge Tanner snld he hnd once been his partner. nnd knew him to he a hlch- minded and honorable man. Robert Treat Piatt Interjected a point of order on the ground thnt the case of Judge Tanner was not before the bouse. Judge Carey than opposed the plan of having a special prosecutor for the, committee and ngaln enme back to Judge Tnnner. He thought Tanner hn,l anffor.i.1 hm. ..ml. ....j i. . j, ' """ HOeU U , , ,ho tl,easme of ,he bnr nnJ privilege of the supreme court to P""1' by . . r.' v '"" t""K issue with Carey nnu supported the position of the grievance committee and the special prosecuting officer for the associa tion, nnd would enlarge, rather thnn restrict its powers, and would like to give to the prosecutor more snlary. He wns supported by A. F. Flegel nnd W. L. Brewster, who moved to In crease his compensation to 1250. Treasurer C. J. Schnnbel Interposed the cnutlon thnt the exchequer would not stand the pressure of such nn In crease. The question then came to a vote nnd carried. Judge Carey not voting. Stllliimn Was Honored. At the election of officers for the ensuing year A. D. Stlllmnn. of Pen dleton, va chosen as one of the vice presidents of tho association. The complete list of new officials Is ns fol lows: President, Robert Trent Piatt. Secretary. R. A. Letter. Treasurer. J. J. Schnnbel. Vice-president First district. A. E. Renmes; second. F. W. Benson; third. William Galloway: fourth, F. V. Hol man; fifth, J. E. Hedges; sixth, W. L. Brndshaw, seventh. A. D. Stlllmnn; eighth. Charles H. Chance; ninth, George E. Davis; tenth, Thomns J. Crawford. Executive committee Thomas G. Greene. William L. Brewster. Zera Snow, O. P. Soshow and Sam White. RHR mmmrn uiiii nuuuuin 1 1 u ll IS IMPLACABLE i i T CONTRACT IS LET For the Grading and Bridges and They Are to Be Com pleted Soon as Possible. WORK IS TO BE HEGU.V ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. Authoritative Statement Made by 11. A. I'.rnmlon, of the O. I!. & X. Com puny, Who Is In Pendleton He Will Office In This Place and Have Per snnal Cliuruc of the Work Paeiifo Coast Construction Company Carrie the ('(.ntract, Represented by Her bert Hiison. "The contract for the grading and bridge work on the Pilot Rock road has hen let to the Pacific Coast Con struction company. They will com mence ujion the same Immediately, ane the work will be rushed to com pletion." The above statement was made to the East Oregonlan this morning by H. A. Urandon, assistant engineer for the O. R. ic N. company, and It will he good news to the people of this sec tion. P.nindon in Charge. 4 Mr. Brandon arrived in the city this morning for the purpose of enter ing upon his duties In connection with the building of the branch road. He has been ordered by Chief Engineer Doschke to take charge of the work and he Is here today for that purpose. ' He has already arranged for office room at the depot and will have jer mancnt headquarters here during the construction of the road. He Is ac companied hy his wife and will make h's home hero during that time. Aside from the work on the branch line, Mr. Urandon also has the super intending of other work in eastern Or egon and Washington. Pendleton fur nishes the most convenient place for his headquarters. Tn speaking about the grading and liid-te work contract, Mr. P.randon said lie ban received notice on No vember 19 that the same had been let to the Pacific Coast Construction comj'any. Regarding the prices to be paid the company he wished to bi excused trom speaking. However, he stated, as above, that the work is to bo commenced immediately and com pleted as soon as possible. o. R. N". to Do Track Work. According to Mr. Brandon, the plans for the branch line call for the con- struction of 14 U miles of roadbed. The work commences nt the mouth of Birch creek, four and one-half miles west nt Pendleton. Immediately after n '"" ,ne 'nam line the I matllla r,ver ls spanned by a bridge and the "re constructed up liirch creek to true '"vvn 'f I'il'H Hock. The main line track wi'l be used from here to the mouth of Birch creek. The contract of the Pacific Coast Construction company merely calls for the grading and bridge work on the branch line. Mr. Brandon states that the 1 1. R. & N. compnny always does its own track laying and that as soon ns the grading has progressed sufficiently a track laying crew will oe placed at work. The work will be started at the jlolnt where the branch road leaves the main line. Contractor X0w Here. Herbert Huson, of the Pacific Coast Construction company, is nlso In the city today In behalf of his com pany, tn comjiany with Mr. Bran don, he will drive over the route of the branch line tomorrow to Inspect the same and decide upon locations for construction camps. The Pacific Construction company has been doing work for the O. R. & N. company In the past. At present it Is doing some work near Meacham and also on the line near Trout dale. Owing to the wet weather west of the mountains, It is diffficult to do any fuithcr work this winter. Conse quently the company will move Its crew here. The National Grange at Denver has gone on record as opposed to the Ini tiative and referendum. cldcngo Negroes Are Excited. Chicago. Nov. 21 Negroes have culled a mass meting for Thursday night to protest against the dismissal of negro sold.leis and prevent Senator Tillman speaking, and to discuss the official count of the recent election, the returns of which show thai Barnett, colored, sup posedly elected a judge of the municipal court, was beaten by about 200. The more violent blacks threaten to shoot Tillman. The race agitation Is causing extra police In quarters where trouble might he expected. 10 ROC
