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VOL. 10.
PJiNDLETOX, OHMJON, WEDNESDAY, JANUA1SY 15, 1907.
NO. 5875
I OAILYEVEKINGEDITIOH
HOLGQMB
FOUND
DEAD
BED
Walla Walla Traveling Man
Died from Effects of an
Overdose of Chloroform
NOTHING SUBSTANTIATES
ANY THEORY OF SUICIDE.
1
Wus In the Ilulilt of IkIiic the An.
aesthetic to Alliiy Headache mul
Position of Hody and Oilier Dctils
of the Unfortunate Affair Preclude
All Likelihood of .Sclf-Dt'striictlnn
O roller's Jury's Verdict Was
Tliut Deceased Clinic to Ills Death
Accidentally anil by Chloroform.
C. O .Holcomb, a traveling man of
Walla Walla, was found dead In hj
room at the Hotel St. George this
morning, and the verdict of the coro
ner's Jury which Investigated his
death. Is that he dlei accidentally
from an overdose of chloroform.
That It was administered for the pur
posf of relieving pain In indicated
by the circumstances in the ehe and
from the fact that the Uead man was
In the habit of using the drug.
Holcomb hud been traveling over
the eastern Oregon and Washington
territory Hi lice last June. Until the
first of the year he waa the repre
sentative of the J. I. Case Threshing
company and had charge of the va
rious agencies In the inland empire.
On January 1 he went to work for
the Cnrr-Scott Threshing company,
and came here In their Interests yes
terday. He was well known to Fred
Weber, the Court street Implement
dealer with whom he had dealt while
with the J, I. Case company. Ac
cording to Mr. Weber. Holcomb was
always of a Jovial disposition and
frequently spoke of his family with
the greatest tenderness. Consequent
ly he was convinced from the first
that death last night was accidental.
Heler mli arrived from ValH V alia
lHt evening and securing a room,
went to the same Immediately.. In
the opinion of Day Clerk MrDiniels,
he did not come down stairs from
hlB room afterwards. He hail left a
call for the east bound morning pas
senger train and at the prone.- time
he was called by the night clerk.
Falling to get a response to the call
the night man notified Mr. MrDun
iels, who was Just then arising.
Further erfotts to awake the man
"(To then made, hut without success.
The door was bolted from within
Fe.nlng that something was wrong,
the e'erks awoke George Darvoau,
proprietor of the hotel, and the latter
ordered that the police he summoned.
Accordingly the officers were not.
fled, as waa also Ralph Folsom, cor
oner. As the coroner was not well
his partner, John Baker, responded.
In company with the hotel people
he thtn went to the room. McDnn
lels climbed through the transom
and unbolted the door. On Investi
gation Holcomb was found lying In
a normal position upon the bed. He
was upon his right side, his right arm
above his head and his left hnnd
spread over his face. A red ban
dana handkerchief was around his
face and neck loosely und It had evi
dently been saturated with chloro
form when the traveler lay down
foi his last sleep. A half emptied
bott'e of chloroform was found under
the pillow. Nothing about the body
or elsewhere In the room Indicated
a struggle, nor waa any note of any
description left by the man, the lat
ter fact bearing out the Idea that
death was accidental.
At 10:30 an inquest over the re
mains was held at the Baker & Fol
som parlors, Justice of the Peace
Joe Tarkes serving ns coroner, while
District Attorney Phelps questioned
the witnesses. Marshal Gurdane,
Clerk McDnnlels, John Bnker and
Dr. D. J. McFnul were all question
ed briefly. The testimony of the
physician was that death could easily
have resulted from the dose of chlo
roform together with the exclusion
of air. '
After a short consultation the Jury
agreed that death had been Uninten
tional and that It had occurred from
a dose of chloroform administered by,
the deceased himself for tho purpose
of relieving pain. 'I he Jury was
composed of T. If. Grltman, Frnnk
Curl. John Crew, F. K. Judd, J. M.
Forgcson and Tom Thompson.
After the Inquest It was lenrncd
Trains: Lost and Abandoned.
St. Paul, Jan. 16. Two pas-
senger trains are lost and dozens'
abandoned In tho deep snow.
All the rest are traveling one
and two days late. The temper-
ature averages 10 below. The
const service Is at a standstill
and eastern trains are one to
five hours late.
from parties at Walla Walla that
llalcomb had been In the habit of
using chloroform to relieve headache,
with which he - was frequently af
flicted. Word was received this afternoon
from Walla Wulla that the wife of
the dead man will arrive on the
evening truln for the purpose of tak
ing charge of the remains. He will
probably be taken to Wulla Walla for
Interment. He was a member of tho
order of Foresters.
r. I f n ; FN 1 1 EI M SI'EA KS.
Full of rnclflc Promises and Patri
otic Protestations.
Denver, Jan. 16. Guggenheim's
election wus confirmed at noon to
dny. He spoke, thanking the legls
Inters und said he had withdrawn
from all business Interests and will
devote himself entirely to the Inter
ests of the state and nation. He de
clared he is free and untrammeled
and under no obligations to any In
terests, railroads or corporations of
any kind. He said he favors Roose
velt's plans for legislation to correct
Industrial evils.
CHARLES LENOX ARRESTED.
Identified at San lliviuu-dlno by a
Gunshot Wound.
Can Bernardino, Cal., Jan. 16.
Charles Lenox, alias Slim Evans,
wanted at Butte, Mont., for a murder
a year ago, was arrested here pend
ing extradition. Lenox was Identi
fied by a gunshot wound which he re
ceived when he broke Jail at Butte.
MUST DEPOSIT $200,000.
California Would Itmtj-lct Insurance
Companies.
Sacramento, Jan. 16. Bills provid
ing that every Insurance company do
ing business in California must make
In the state, a deposit of 200,000 with
the insurance commissioner, and
make a fully verified statement of Its
affairs under penalty of forfeiture of
Its franchise, were Introduced In the
house today.
BE LEFT
OHIO RIVER AT DANGER
LINE AT CINCINNATI.
Fifty-Six Foct Above Low Water
Murk Predicted by Thursday Noon,
'Willed Will I'm a Large Pint of
City's Industries Out of Commis
sion Riillrond Traffic Demoraliz
ed Situation Serious ut Scuttle.
Fvn:ivllle, Ind., Jan. 16. The
river is mar the danger stage, and
has cut thr.or.-h a new channel abovd
the (.Ity, Into which boats are passing.
Warm rains continue and more rain
Is predicted. The Inhabitants are
heady to fire tonight, and It Is fear
ed the course of the river will be
permanently changed and the city,
which has "n.uno inhabitants, be left
drv. Destruction of the waterworks
Is threatened.
Ohio River at Danger Line.
Cincinnati, Jan. 16. The Ohio
river stocd at fil.9 feet this morning
and Is rising two Inches an hour.
The weather bureau forecasts 56 feet
by Thursday noon, which stage means
suspension of scores of factories and
abandonment of many schools,
houses and depots and demoralization
of rvll trulllc.
Short I'nel Allowance at Seattle.
Seattle, Jan. -The weather Is
slluhtly warmer, with no change in
the fuel situation. Street cars, pow
er plants, schools and manufacturers
me on short allowance. Many fami
lies have closed their homes to go to
hotel" to keep warm. Similar con
ditions exist throughout the state.
Overland trains are three to four
devs Iste. Heavy snows and extreme
eold prevails fro mst. Paul to lha
coast.
Miners Consider Hey wood et al.
Indianapolis, Jan. 16. It Is an
nounced, the miners' delegates will
meet tonight to consider the cases of
Mover, Haywood and Pettlbone, In
Jail In Idaho, charged with the mur
der of Stcunenberg.
Mexicans Want More Wage.
El Paso, Jan. 16. Three hundred
engineers op the Mexican Central
railroad have decided to demand an
Increase sufficient to bring their pay
to the standard of engineers In tho
United States.
I
Itoinli Elected Senator.
Boise, Idaho, Tan. 16. The legisla
ture elected W. E. Borah to the
United States senate today to suc
ceed Dubois. Borah Is an able law
yer and was born In Illinois.
Rudolph Korndl. who has been
consul of the SwIsb government In
Philadelphia since 1856, Is dead. He
waa said to be the oldest consul In
the world In point of years and services.
EVANSVILLE
1
INLAND
FOSTER DEFENDS
TRALIZATON
3 ;
Foreigne.Ats'chool Rights
CI IJ H .""i.LM.I I O
Should
,o, established By
Treaty.
PROPERTY RIGHTS AND
COURT DEFENSE INVOLVED
Treaty Signed Preliminary to Con
struction of Dam Across the Rio
Grande; MeJxIcan Rights Conserved
Considered Possible That the Type
of Canal Across- tlie Isthmus May lie
Changed, Owing to Recent Discov
ery That There la No Adequate
Foundation for the; Gatim Dam.
Washington, Jan. 16. In the house,
Foster of Vermont, today defended
Roosevelt's Japanese policy. He
sought to Justify the centralization,
and the right of the general govern
ment to make treaties guaranteeing
foreigners the same rights In the
schools and courts and to property
that the citizens enjoy.
Dam Treaty Signed.
Washington, Jan. 16. The treaty
providing for the erection of a dam
across the Rio Grande at El Paso waa
stgned today. Mexico will have no
right to divert beyond a certain quan
tity of water Impounded for use In
Mexican territory.
May Reverse Type of Canal.
Washington, Jan. 16. Vote on the
question whether congress made a
mistake In deciding to construct a
lock canal at Panama Instead of a
sea level, will be brought before the
canal committee next week.
The commission has been forward
ed data regarding borings made with
in the last year which ascertained
thnt the character of the foundation
upon which it is proposed to build the
Gatun dam Is open to complete dis
paragement of the lock canal plan.
They show soft material, practically
mud, lies beneath Indurated clay,
upon which the proposed base of the
foundation Is to be built If a lock
canal is constructed.
SHMner Defends Roosevelt.
Washington. Jan. 16.--Senator
Spooner resumed his remarks upon
the Brownsville affair In defense of
the president's constitutional right to
dismiss the negroes, and said If con
gress could by resolution designate
the assignment of officers or revoke
an order of the president, they could
constitutionally make the comman
der In chief merely an adjutant gen
eral of congress.
I NDICT.M ENTS EXPECTED.
(rand Jury Investigating; Violation of
Hanking Laws.
Chicago, Jan. 16. The federal
grand Jury Investigating the alleged
violation of the federal banking laws,
adjourned today without reporting. It
Is reliably stated it will return Indict
ments when it docs report.
Compulsory Advertising.
Sacramento, Cal., Jan. 16. At the
Instance of the California Press as
sociation, a bill was today Introduced
In the assembly providing that all In
surance and banking corporations
must advertise annually in every
county In which they do business, their
full annual statements.
Brown Chosen Senator.
Lincoln, Neb.. Jan. 16. Ex-Attorney
General Brown was formally
elected senator, pledged to support
every Roosevelt reform so far advo
cated.
Salem, lan. 16. Both branches of
the legislature convened at 10 o'clock
this morning nnd proceeded with reg
u'ai' routine business and on concur
rent roso'iition, the senate adjourned
at noon to meet again at 1 o'clock
p. oi. Monday, January 21. A ma
jority of the members went to Port
land this afternoon to attend the
nil-annual conclave of grand lodge
of Masons Thursday and Friday.
Numerous bllln of Importance have
been presented In both brunches, all
of which passed to the second read
ing. The senate adopted the Kny res
olution Inaugurating at least a tem
porary reform In clerkship abuse In
tint branch of the ussembly.
By n vote of 4 4 to 16 the house
went on record this morning as being
unfavorable to the custom of appoint-,
ing special committees of Investiga
tion fo state Institutions and depart
ments, and Junketing trips, and es
tabllrhed n precedent for economy
and retrenchment against useless und
LEGISLATURE ADJOURNS UNTIL MONDAY
E AND FIRE
The Latest from Kingston, Ja
maica, Shows Great Loss
of Life and Properly.
DEATH SIR JAMES FERGUSON
IS OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED
Solillif- Killed by the Collapse nf a
Military Hospital Relief Sent in
Frojai other British Colonics
SHyiit Shocks Continue Relief
Supjillcs From New York by Amer
Icao Liners Jamaica lias Been a
British Pnvelon 2o2 Years
Kingston Destroyed by Quake in
1FB.
New York, Jan. 16. A tourist
agency estimates that 2000 Ameri
cans were visiting Kingston at the
time of the quake. Dispatches this
afternoon say the city is practically
ruined. The dtad are estimated at
300 end a loss of $15,000,000. Later
calculations will probably Increase
this. Communication has been par
tially restored.
The fatalities are confined mostly
to nutlves. The English and Ameri
can tourists lost most of their person
al effect. Most of the hotels were de
stroyed. Fhe Followed Earthquake.
Boston, Jan. 16. The United Fruit
company is informed their mercantile
S'H-tloM at Kingston, Including their
offices, was completely destroyed by
the fire and quake. Several hundred
are dead, according to the dispatch.
Dowey Sails for Kingston.
'Boston, Jan. 16. The steamer
Dewey sails today with a miscellane
ous cargo for Kingston,
Kingston Streets Unsafe.
London, Jan. 16. The telegraph
company announces the streets of
Kingston unsafe on account of tot
tering buildings. The city hospital Is
intact and 300 injured were gathered
there.
Sir James Ferguson Killed.
London, Jan. 16. It is officially
announced that Sir James Ferguson
wus killed at Kingston. Thirty sol
diers were killed by the collapse of
the military hospital. No officers
weie killed but Major Heady, but
many were seriously injured. Cap
tains Young and Constantlne of the
Hoyel Sttam Packet- company, were
kiled. . The fire is decreasing, but
slight shocks continue.
The colonial cfflce is prepailng to
send relief from neighboring; British
colonics.
Relief From New York.
New York, Jan. 16. The Ham-hurg-Anierican
liners Allegheny and
Prince Joaquin will sail, the former
Friday, the latter Saturday, with re
lief sullies for Kingston.
Brother of Hall Cable Lost.
Lordon, Jun. 16. Hall Calne was
not lost In the quake, but his broth
er, William. Tho certainty of that
person' death is questioned this
afternoon.
History of the Disaster.
Now York. Jan. 1. The Western
Unl-m Telegraph company received
advices today reporting that the city
of Klnst-ton, with a population of
50,000 people, has been destroyed by
an earthquake with 'much less of
life. Kiifgston Is the capital and
largest city In Jamaica and the fi
nancial loss will be very heavy.
evpenrlvo clerkship abuses. It also
Indieatrs Its favor to the proposed
bill. In preparation by Newell of
Waiiih gton county, for the creation
of the office of expert examiner of
nccounts. The question came upon
the adverse recommendation of the
resolution committee on a resolution
presented by Mct'ne of Clatsop, for
the appointment cf '.a Joint committee
of five members for the Investigation
of the books nnd accounts of the
state lsnd department nnd the em
ployment of necessary clerical assist
ance. The house adopted a resolution by
.Teckson of Douglas county, abolish
ing the old tabulated nnd expensive
form of calendnr and adopting that
used by California on the ground thnt
It would be a saving of $10,000 for
the esslon. The action was urged
by Slate Printer Dunlway In accord
wl'.h his campaign promises for econ
omy In the conduct of his office.
At 3 p. m. the house adjourned un
til next Monday.
DAK
KILL
HUNDREDS
The report of the disaster reached
the eomnany through the cable man
agers at St. Thomas, and no further
mes.ares have been received.
Iattr advices are that land com
miioication has been restored to
within four miles of Kingston.
The report says that there was
much less of life, many of the In
habitants being killed by falling walls
and beinc hutned in the debris.
The court house and state house
are Incited in Jamaica, and are the
finest buildings In the Island. It Is
feared that these are destroyed.
The city Is filled with the poorer
class of people who llvt In densely
populated districts and it is claimed
by some reports that it is In these
pans of the city that the greatest
loss of lifo was caused. The better
class cf people live on the outskirts
of the city.
Kingston Is the principal 'searort.
and the center cf all the railroads
as well as the capital of the island
of Jamaica, the largest of the British
West Indian islands. The city is sit
uatoj In the southeastern part of the
Isliud near the mines of the old
Spanish town of Port Koyal, which
was destroyed by earthquake In the
vear 1613, and it was In that year
Immediately after the earthquake
that Kingston was founded.
The Island of Jamaica, of which
Kingston is the capital, was dlscov.
ered by Columbus on his second voy
age In 154. It Is situated about 100
miles south of Cuba and Is 144 miles
In length nnd 50 miles at Its greatest
wl 1th, its area being 4200 square
mllg". It waa taken possession of by
the Spanish In 1509. The office of
governor was held by descendants of
Columbus until the extinction of the
line. The island passed into British
possession In the year 1655 and is at
this time a crown colonv.
A mountain range runs through the
middle of the Island peaks, of which
rl'e to a height of 7000 feet, forming
a watershed from which streams flow
ntrth and south. The only evidence
of volcanic action Is In the. eastern
part of the Island, where volcanic
rocks are found, together with nu
mernus net mineral springs.
LOCAL AGENT FOR
C. B. ADAMS WILL BE
PUBLICITY AGENT.
Former Boise Newspaper Man Conies
to Pendleton to Have Charge of the
Salo of Irrigated Land Under the
Furnish Ditches Project Will Be
Opened to Settlement Some Time
Early hi the Spring.
C. B. Adams of Boise City, has been
employed as agent for the Irrigated
land in the Furnish irrigation project,
which Is now being completed In the
vicinity of Echo and Hermlston, and
has arrived In the city to locate per
manently.
The land under the Furnish ditches
will be opened for settlement as soon
as the canal and ditch system is com
pleted. which will be early this spring.
It Is thought. The ditch Is practically
completed now, but before turning
water upon the land Mr. Furnish dc
sires to know that the ditch Is abso
lutely secure, and with this end in
view an extra amount of work Is be
Ing done upon it.
The land Is adapted to fruits, vege
tables, grain, alfalfa, small farms, dl
versified crops and Intensive farming
and It Is the desire of Mr. Furnish to
sell to small farmers who will culti
vate their tracts highly and make an
Ideal settlement under the ditches.
Mr. Adams will have offices In Pen
dleton and will take complete charge
of the sale of the land. He has been
engaged In the newspnper business nt
Boise nnd Is an experienced publicity
agent. Locating agents for the Fur
nlsn tract will perhaps be located at
both Echo and Hermlston, but the
sale of the lands will be directed from
the offices of Mr. Adams In this city.
Mr. Adams edited the official re
port of the recent Irrigation con
gress nt Boise, and Is an able writer
and Journalist. He Is accompanied by
Mrs. Adams nnd Is delighted with
Pendleton, which he expects to make
his home permanently.
New Jewish Colony Plan.
'ov York. Jan. 16. At a meeting
of representative Jews here todav
the ;.!,. Jectcd Jewish colony near
Galveston, Texas, was fully discussed.
It was decided to acquire land for
settlement for Jews who will he
biouitht from Russia and other coun
tries. It was announced that the
scheme had the support of the Roths
childs and the leading Jews of Eng
land who had promised large dona
tions towards the work.
The Year's tiold Output.
Washington, Jan. 16. The gold
production of this countrv f,.i- i)i)6
shows .in output of $100,700,000, a
gain of nearly $18,000,000 over the
1905 production and establishing
l-eoor.t total. The creat nnrf nf this
Incre.nt was contributed by the new
camps in Nevada and Alaska.
N
OF ADAMS
HELD UP TRAIN
Carload of Coal Forcibly Ta
ken from 0. R. & N. Mixed
Train Last Night.
TRAIN CREW OVERPOW-
ERED BY 50 CITIZENS.
Desperate From tho Long Continued
Fuel Famine, People of Adams
Seized Carload of Coal Belonging to
Eugene Tniislok of Walla Walla
Trainmen Would Not Set Out Coal
and Siierlntejident Refused His
Permission, But the People Took
Ohe Car.
Citizens of Adams, made desperate
by lack of fuel, held up the north
bound mixed train at their town last
night and by force compelled the
trainmen to set out a carload of coal
upon a sidetrack. The details of the
affair are such as to make the Inci
dent one of the most sensational coal
hold-ups that have occurred In the
northwest during the present fuel
famine.
When No. 42, the northbound mixed
train pulled into Adams last night
Conductor Menzles was at once met by
a committee composed of prominent
citizens, the mayor In the number.
Taking the conductor Into the station
they requested and finally demanded
that he run one of the cars of coal
upon their side track. There were
two carloads of coal in the train.
"I cannot do It; I would lose my
Job, men," replied the conductor, "but
I'll tell you what I'll do. Iil wire the
superintendent."
Accordingly a message was wired
to Superintendent D. W. Campbell at
Portland. The reply was an order to
refuse the demand. Several more
messages were then sent back and
forth between the trainman and his
superior. Supt. Campnell finally
wired:
"Tell the citizens they are holding
up a U. S. mail train and will be
prosecuted."
By that time It had been learned
that the two cars of coal were con
signed to Eugene Tauslck at Walla
Walln, and a message was sent him
asking permission to have one of the
enrs dropped at Adams. He refused,
saying that the mayor of Walla Walla
objected on the ground that the coal
wa needed there.- -
By this time over an hour had
elupsed and the situation had become
serious. Finally Conductor Menzles
was peremptorily ordered to run the
car upon the side track. Seeing there
was no escape for him he wired the
superintendent that he had been over
powered and forced to give up the
coal.
In the meantime trouble even more
serious had been on between Engineer
Kimball and another group of Adam
ites. While the conductor was being
Interviewed by his delegation several
climbed aboard the engine and com
manded the engineer to run the car
upon the side track. He Is said to
have showed fight and to have armed
himself with a coal pick. Several
guns were then drawn upon him and
he was forced to leave his engine.
However, when the car was finally
run upon the side track he was al
lowed to take the throttle. Before the
train was allowed to pull out of Adams
over an hour and a half had elapsed.
At the time of the hold-up a num
ber of passengers from this city were
aboard No. 42. Among the number
were Rev. W. H. Gibson of La Grande,
who Is here assisting Rev. O. I Hall
In his meetings at tho Baptist church,
and Rev. C. L. Owen of Waco. Texas.
They were bound for Adams to visit
with the Baptist pastor there and
were treated to an unexpected enter
tainment. Ball Ill-others in Town.
O. R. Pull, manager of the Ameri
can Tyi.efouiu'ers company of Port-
land. and his brother.. Douglas Ball,
tru-eHnr salesman for the Blake-M-Fr.ll
Paper company, have been In
the eitv today. 7?oth are well known
throughout the northwest. having
coveted this territory for some time
But recently Dnuclas Ball had Ten-
lle'on Psted in his territory In ex
hanire for several eastern Washing
ton ('ties that will henceforth be in
clined In the Spokane district. O.
I!. Ball Is now upon a tour of Inspec
tion of the tcM-Hory Included In his
ll-trict.
l ive Trainmen Were Killed.
Morrlstown. Pn.. Jim l -A
r Five trainmen wore lflllo.l l... tha a
explosion of a locomotive boiler
T at uruigepoii toiiay. Low water
Is supposed to be responsible.
Engineer Blnuke miraculously
escaped. He refuses to discuss
the affair.
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