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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
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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.
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