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SO. 5928
VOL. 20.
L'ENDLETOX, OttEGOX, TUESDAY, MAltCII 12, 1907.
MaMWBKI p&BMW iWWk I WWII II II I II II III II
HUNDREDS KILLED
ft
By Explosion of Compressed
Air Torpedo Followed by
Other Explosions.
BETWEEN THREE AM) FOUR
HUNDRED LIVES WERE LOST
Hundreds of Others ef n Crew o(
700 MEN, VTO Injured The
lone Was About to Snll and tho
Inspectors Were Aboard When
Accident Took Pliice Hundreds
Jumped Overlioui'd and Muny Were
Drowned I'll-.' Spread to Docks
and Arsennl.
Toulon, France, March 12. Tho
explosion of a powder magazine on
the battleship lone, today resulted
In the death of two hundred officers
and men and serious Injuring of 100,
The battleship Is a wreck.
The lone was lying at the arsenal
dock harbor. An Inspection had
bean ordered of tha machinery and
magazine, and between 11 and IS
o'clock, while th! officers werj mak
ing 'lie lounds, Mm' n frightful ex
plosion, followel by ethers in quick
succession.
A creat part of the vessel was torn
asunder end fragments of armor,
decks, superstructures and small
boats were hurled high In tho air.
Tnrnedii Exploded.
Toulon, March 12. The explosion
was due. to a comprised air torpedo
being adjusted in a m.igszlne, ex
ploding from unknown causes.
Many Were Prowneel.
Wild scenes on the desk followed
the shock.. Scores of men jumped
Into the harbor and It Is believed
many were drowned, i
The force of the explosions was
felt all over the city.
The lone was an armored battle
ship of 1:.000 tons, and carried SO
guns.
Over 300 Killed.
It Is said now thnt between 300
and 410 were killed.
So fierce were the flames which
burst nut In nil directions on the
stricken hlp, that the telegraph and
telephone wires about the arsenal
dock to which the vessel was moored
were fused. Scores of bodies of vic
tims were Incinerated and for n time
It eemed certain the big govern,
ment arsenal would also be de
stroyed. '
The lone was "chedulcd to snll In
4 8 hours and all her flc. were out
pending an Inspeectlon, nnd the In
pecters had Just descended below
decks when a defective torpedo let
go, followed by the main magazine
nnd other explosives.
OiIht Fatal Explosions.
Toulon. March 12. While scores of
persons were on dock watching the
developments this afternoon, a shell
aboard the vessel exploded and many
watchers were Injured. Those on the
whnrf were forced to helplessly-stand
by and see dozens Injured. Unhble
to draw themselves ofr the ship they
roasted alive, moans nnd cries rising
above the crackling flames.
All AlHiard Killed or Hurt.
Purls, March 12. An official dls
patch from the ministry of marine
states the lone will probably be a total
loss. She had a crew of 500, but only
400 were aboard. Scarcely one of
these, however, escaped death or in
Jury. The lone was built In 1808 for
a full complement of 650. She was
a formidable looking ship, 400 feet
long. 67 wide and 27 deep, along the
most Improved Charlemange type,
with no wood In her construction.
Admiral Munsemn Injured.
Toulon, March 12. Among the In
jured Is Admiral Manseron.
Chief Sheets Bound Over
Salt Lake, March 12. Chief of Po
lice Sheets was this morning bound
over to the district court on tho charge
of conspiracy in connection with tho
robbery of $10,000 from two Scotch
tourists who wcro fleeced by a gang
of bunco mne here last September.
QhimtcIs Result In Murders.
St. Louis, March 12. Patsy
Jlynes was shot and killed
early this morning by Louis A.
Richardson, bartonder In a sa
loon. Richardson was arrested.
They quarreled over the pay
ment for 'drinks. Albert Nich
ols, a tiMtmster, was shot and
killed by Edward Court, pro
prietor of a restaurant. Court
was arrested. The tragedy was
duo to a dispute over payment
for a ham sandwich.
BATTLESHIP
XEW STOCK AXI BOND ISSUE.
Raise Money to Pay DcblH and Make
Betterments!.
Philadelphia, March 12. The stock
holders of the Pennsylvania Railroad
company, at their annual meeting held
In Horticultural hall today, took fa
vorable action on the request of the
directors for authorization to Issue
$100,000,000 In new Btock and addi
tional bonds to the amount of $100,
000,000. This proposed Increase In
the Pennsylvania's securities has at
tracted much attention In flnnnclnl
circles, chiefly for the reason thnt It
Is the largest Issue in the history of
the company. As a matter of fact the
amount has never been exceeded by
any railroad In America.
How much of these new securities
will be Issued In the near future has
not been announced. It la thought
thnt before the end of the year enough
of the new securities will be offered
to supply funds to pay off $50. 000,000
of notes which mature next Novem
ber: to meet the cost of this year's
work on the Xew York city terminal,
and to pay for new equipment and
other facilities the need of which hnd
not been foreseen Inst June when Pres
ident Cassntt Issued his statement of
what he expected the financial re
quirements of the road would be for
the next two years.
The Pennsylvania recently has had
to order 17,000 more steel freight cars
and other equipment In proportion.
These extra freight 'cars nlone wlJl
cost something like $18,000,000, nnd
If as much more monisj Is needed
for other general purposes, the total
requirements of the road for new cap
ital this year will hardly fall short
of $110,000,000, and may even ex
ceed that amount.
ROOSEVELT HELD
UP LEGISLATION
BEGGED THE CALIFORNIA
LEGISLATURE TO GO SLOW
Tim Precipitate Action by That Body
Was Giving Promise of Interfering
With Amicable ami Effective Ne
gotiations Between America and
liipnii to the Smne End Callfor.
nlun "Tumbled."
Sacramento, March 12. The gov
ernor transmitted to the assembly to
day a protest from Roosevelt against
passing the anti-Japanese bill that
went through the senate Friday. The
protest came In the form of a tele
gram as follows: "Action of the
legislature unfortunate In its effect
upon my efforts to secure the ex
clusion of Japanese laborers by n
friendly agreement. If continued It
will pr""'-'bly render legislation by
couRiess for that purpose Ineffective,
licast secure suspension of further
action until receipt of letter from
me "
The president's request was com
piled with. Three untl-Japanese
measures were on the verge of dis
cussion In the assembly. All will be
permitted to die In committee.
Iroquois Hotel Burned.
Smile. St. Marie. March 12. Th3
troqunl hotel Is burned. Loss, $200,
ni"). Twenty-five guests narrowly
escaped.
Kansas Bank Kohhrd.
Hnnnewtll, Kan.. March 12. The
National lank here was wrecked by
robbers' early this morning with dy
namite. Tho robbers escaped on a
hundcir.
BOO Shipbuilders (Jo Out.
Detroit, March 12. Five hundred
employes of the Wyandotte shipyards
struck this morning.
FUNERAL OF ERNEST EGGERTH.
From the Home, With Father Neeto
Officiating.
At 10 o'clock tomorrow morning
the funeral of the late Ernest Eggerth
will occur from 312 Ann street. The
services will be conducted by Father
Neete of the local Catholic church.
Up to this morning no definite date
had been set for tho funeral, as the
relatives here desired to communicate
with others living In Idaho. But as it
was impossible to reach the latter It
was then decided to hold tho funerul
at the above named hour tomorrow.
IMnycd by a Slide,
A slldo near Rooster Rock on the
O. R. & N. delayed No. 6, the morning
train due from Portland at 4:56, until
about 12 o'clock today. However, the
obstruction will bo removed today
nnd no further delay from it Is ex
pected. Brought to tho Hospital.
Mrs. R. E. Llngow of Umatilla, was
brought to St. Anthony's hospital this
morning suffering with a sevore attack
of rheumatism. She was accompanied
by her husband and a 3-wceks-old
bnby.
California has appropriated $100,-
Ann fn a.atnta nvVilhlt at tbfl YukOK-
' Alaska-Pacific exhibition at Seattle
FEDERAL TROOPS
ON IDE GROUND
May Be Necessary to Use
Them to Quell Riots Now
on at Louisville,
STRIKEBREAKERS ARE
AHHIVIN'G CONSTANTLY
All Street Car Service Susiicmlcd
Willi the Exception of an Abortive
Attempt to Run Out Seven Cain,
Which Were Promptly Blockaded
and Compelled to Iteturn to the
Cur Burns Several Arrests Have
Been Made, and for the Time Be
ing the Strikers Are hi Control.
Louisville, Ky. March 12. United
Slates troops may be called upon at
any moment to quell the rioting.
Mayor Barth admits an actual order
Is all that Is necessary to throw 1000
soldiers upon the streets. Strike
breakers are arriving constantly.
The third day of the street car
tsrlke saw the service entirely sus
pended, with the 1 exception of the
cars carrying the mails.
In a drenching rain seven cars were
started, each carrying three police
men. Blockades occurred, compet
ing a return to the car barn. Several
arrests were' made.
Fine for Riding Street Cars.
Louisville, March 12. A crowd at
tacked a car nt Second and Brecken
rldge streets and knocked the motor
man unconscious. Policemen took
charge. Only six care are running
and those are being attacked when
ever they appear.
Bricklayers have announced a fine
ol $50 for any member riding on a
car during the strike. The cigar
makers made It $5.
Fifteen Greeks Drowned.
Redding, Cal., March 12. More
bodies of Greeks drowned yesterday
have been recovered. At least 15
were drowned and possibly more.
Both rivers are being dragged.
TO
Now York, March 12. Jerome
won u signal victory for the slata to
day when Justice FllzgeinM decided
to allow Jaiiies C. .Smith, brother-ln-la,w
of Stanford White, to be placed
on the stand as a witness In the
til.il of Thaw.
Smith had made two trips to
Europe since the killing, returning
the last time after the stale had
rested Its case. Jerome since then
has learned how Important Smith's
testimony Is.
Smith talked to Thaw on the roof
of the garden shortly before the kill
ing of White. Jerome declared to
dny In court that his testimony
would tend to show not only sanity,
but the grounds usually presented In
making out a case of first degree
murder: premeditation. It Is be
lieved Smith will say their conversa
tion was about "Justifiable homi
cide." The entire morning session was
taken up by a hot legal battle, Del
mas being defeated only after the
most stubborn and resourceful per
sistance. Jerome went Into a long recital of
nil the facts preceding the setting of
the case for trial, explaining he did
not know Smith hnd returned to
Europe when the trlnl begun. He
sent a request asking Smith to re
turn, but he could not arrive until
WITNESS
PROVE
THE ABERDEEN CLUB WILL TRAIN HERE
At last, after much negotiation, ar-1
rangemenls have been made where
by the Aberdeen baseball team will
come here to train during the early
part of April. The conditions upon
which they will come here are thnt
the team will be given the free use
of the ball grounds and allowed to
teke the total receipts from the first
Sunday game to be played here be
tween the visiting team and a local
nine.
The proposition to come here on
the above basis was the third offer
submitted hy Manager Brown and it
was contained in a telegram received
this morning hy L. G. Frazler. Soon
after receiving the message Mr. Fra
zler consulted with the executive
committee of the baseball associa
tion and It was decided to accept the
offer. Consequently Mr. Frazler
wired ut once stating that tho offer
was accepted.
In guaranteeing the Aberdeen team
HER
100
E
Taken to Caldwell to Be Pres
ent at Hearing Motion Ar
gued to Dismiss
Tin:
PROSECUTION WILL
CONTEST EVEI'.V POINT.
By Endeavoring to Explain the Delay
In Bringing Defendants to Trial
Trouble Expected at Goldfield When
tho Itefrulur Miners' Union Adher
ent)) Pnrudu as u Demonstration
Against the Industrial Workers
of the World Lattcr's Agent Buys
All Available Firearms.
Caldwell, Ida., March 12. Moyer,
Haywood and Pettibone were brought
here this morning on account of an
expected argument of a motion to
dismiss because the case was not
tried at the erm following the in
dlctment as required by law. The
prosecution will show it was anxious
for a trial, but was prevented by the
pending appeals of the defendants.
A vigorous contest is to come over
the pending motion for a change of
venue from this to Canyon county
on the ground of prejudices.
When court opened this morning
Judgo Bryan made an order calling
Judge Wood of Boise, to preside. At
2 o'clock the motions will come up.
The prosecution will call the
court's uttentlon to the fact that the
mandate of the supreme court to the
United States 1b not here, but win be
the last of the week, and will ask for
a hearing on the motions Monday
nxt. , . .i"
Expert Trouble at Goldfield.
Tonopah, Nev., March 12. In an
tlclpation of trouble as a result of the
labor quarrel at DIamondfleld, Jack
Davis, the most determined man In
Nevada, came to Tonopah from Gold-
field last night and bought up all
available arms and ammunition In the
city and went back with a tonneau
loaded with guns and cartridges. No
i after the defense began presenting
evidence. Jerome said he could not
interrupt the defense's case to put
Smith on the stand.
' Mrs. Hohiian Loyal to Daughter.
Pittsburg, March, 12. Mrs. Hoi,
man, mother of Evelyn Thaw, defies
the Thaws, saying- "Let them cast
her off after her sacrifice. She's
rvy daughter and will return to me
In time."
Hitherto the mother has shown
resentment against Evelyn, but Is
now anxious for a reconciliation with
her daughter. She says she did the
best to be a good mother, and
"Florence" will realize this when a
little older and away from present
Influences.
Impeaching Evelyn's Testimony.
New York, March 12. Warner
P'lxton, superintendent of Madison
Square Garden, Henry Blaise and
Allies Cohen, nil artist, nil eye-witnesses
of the killing, were called In
quick succession. Each considered
Thaw rational nt the time of the
killing. Delmns developed on cross
examination thnt Blaise did not see
Thnw's fact on account of the dim
light.
. Paxton and Blaise hnsed their
opinion nn the fact that Thaw seemed
very calm.
the free use of the grounds here the
association acted with the hope that
W. f. Matlock, owner of the grounds,
would consent to allow the use of
the greiunds free for the first Sunday
gime so as to allow tho Washing
ton team to recover the expense of
their transportation to Pendleton.
Should he decline to donate the use
of the grounds the association will
have to pay his percentage of the re
ceipt. It is the Intention of the Aberdeen
team to come here about April 1 nnd
remain for two weeks.
Frazler for Manager.
Up to this time the baseball asso
ciation has not secured a manager
for the coming year. However, a
meeting of tho association will be
held shortly for the purpose of se
lecting a man for the place. L. Q.
Frasler is being urged for the place
and it is understood will accept the
honor. .
0
PETTIBON
PREMED TAT ON
more arms will be sold here until
the trouble Is over.
Saloons 'Closed at Goldfield.
Goldflcld, March 12. The labor
situation In Goldfield Is unchanged
this morning but trouble Is expected
this afternoon when there will be a
parade and mass meeting of working
men opposed to the Industrial Work
ers of the World.
All saloons are closed by order of
the committee organized to maintain
order. They will remain closed until
midnight.
A meeting is held this afternoon
with the object of organizing a local
miners' uhlon and breaking away from
the Industrial Workers of the World,
Most mines are closed In order to per
mit the miners to attend the meeting.
The streets are full of miners, but all
Is quiet up till noon.
MAXIM AS AN' ALARMIST.
"200,000 Japanese Can Reach the
Rocky Mountains."
Washington, March 12. "Within
five years we will have war with
Japan," is the prediction of Hudson
Maxim cf New York, the great war
munitions inver.tor, who is on his
way to Indian Head to watch the
smokeless powder tests. "I measure
my words when I make this predic
tion," he continued. "Our Interests In
the Pacific conflict, and our wealth
Is alluring to the Japanese, who have
gained their estimate of the white
race from the Russians. We are to
tally unprepared for such a strug
gle." Maxim says the Japanese could
put 200,000 men on the Pacific coast
and get them to the Rockies before
we could check them. He says we
ought to spend $200,000,000 to equip
a fleet on the Pacific as large as Ja
pan s.
L
MORMON CANDIDATE FOR
MAYOR SNOWED UNDER.
Dr. A. L. RlchardHon, of the Citizens'
Ticket, Elected Mayew by a Good
Vote A. M. Paul, Socialist Candl
date for Mayor, Was Second hi the
Race Socialists Elected One Mem
ber of the Council Water Bonds
Carried.
La Grande, March 12. (Special.)
The socialists of this city elected
one councilman out of four and stood
second in the three-cornered race for
mayor In the city election held yest-r-
day.
The vote for mayor was as follows
J. B. Stoddard, Mormon, for re-elec
tion, 176; A. M. Paul, socialist, 235
and Dr. A. L. Richardson, independ-
ent. 248.
Stoddard represented the Mormon
influence in the city and his defeat
Is taken as a severe rebuke to the
church for entering municipal poll
tics. In a debate between Paul and
Stoddard last Saturday night the entire
audience with the exception of a few
of Stoddard's personal friends stood
up to give Paul the decision In the
debate upon municipal Issues.
For recorder I. R. Snook, Indepen
dent candidate, was re-elected by a
vote of 591 over Davis, socialist, who
received but 154. For treasurer
Wright. Independent, received 443 and j
Davis, socialist, 242
The hottest fight of the election
was over the office of city marshal,
L. Rayburn and John Wnldon, both
Independents, being candidates. Wel
don won by a vote of 3S4 over Ray
burn who received 364.
W. N. Monroe, socialist and ex
Conductor A. V. Andrews, indepen
dent, viere elected ns new councllmen
In place of Bartlett and Gardlnler.
found guilty of bribery, nnd J. T. Wll
linmson and F. L. Myers were re
elected. the newly
Dr. A. L. Richardson
ft GRANDE GAVE
MORMONS A SLAP
elected mayor. Is one of the leading ! ng the winter.
physicians of the city, a democrat In I ..j came out for the purpose of buy
polltlcs and a progressive, practical S,1U, P),eep if possible." said Mr.
citizen. Stevens, "but 1 am afraid I won't be
Additional water bonds to the aDie t0 do much business at the prices
amount of $160,000 carried by a ma-
Jorlty of 176 votes. Insuring an en-
larged municipal water system.
Liimliermcii In Convention.
Jackson, Miss., March 12. The
Mlsrlsslppi-Loulrlana Retail Lumber
Dealers' association began Its annual
convention In this city today. Upwards
of 200 dealers wore on hand when
President Tucker called the conven
tion to order behind closed doors. The
lumbermen will spend two days dis
cussing various trade matters of mu
tual Interest.
killed hi a Duel.
Berlin, March 12. Captain Von
bercken. of the 92nd infantry, was
killed In a duel with an unnamed
druggist.
Chicago Wheat Market.
Chicago, March 12. Wheat opened
77 1-4, closed 78 1-8; corn opened
46 7-8, closed 47; outs opened 41 7-8,
closed 41 1-8.
TO
CLEAN HOUSE
City Divided Into Districts,
Committees Appointed and
Preliminaries Lined Up.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON
CLUB HAS MANAGEMENT.
Work Will Be Done on Friday and
Saturday Next anil the Co-operation
of All Citizens Is Desired and In
vited School Board, Council and
Citizens In General Are Co-operating
Finely Be-low Are Given Names
or Committees and Designation of
Districts.
Cleanlng-up day in Pendleton has
been formally organized, the city has
been divided into districts, committee
have been appointed to superintend
the work In the different districts, and
everything is now ready for the actual
work next Friday and Saturday.
At a meeting of the Thursday After
noon club yesterday, chairmen of the
different committees were appointed
by the club and these chairmen after
ward appointed large committees to
work In each section of the city.
The public schools will be dismiss
ed at noon on Friday that the pupils
and teachers may take part In the gen
eral program of cleaning up the ctty
and everything now looks favorable tcr
a most beneficial and Interesting work
for the betterment of the city.
The city council, BChool board and
private citizens are working enthusi
astically together with the women of
the city and everybody Is invited to
co-operate to make these two days an
event In the history of the city.
The districts into which the- city
was divided yesterday evening and tha
committees in charge of the differ
dlstrlcts are as follows:
High school hill Mrs. C. F. Coles
worthy, chairman: Mrs. E. L. Smith,
Mrs. H. E. Cook, Mrs. James B. Perry.
Mrs. T. P. Gllllland and Mrs. J. L.
McPherson.
Pendleton academy grounds and vi
cinity Mrs. W. H. Bleakney, chair
man and assistants from students of
the academy.
South Pendleton Councllmen Renn
and Ell, Mrs. H. J. Bean, chairman;
Mrs. Joseph Ell, Mrs. B. F. Renn, Mrs.
Fred Crawford. Mrs. Anton Nolte, Miss
Wilson, Mrs. Fltz Gerald, Mrs. M.
Hoover, Mrs. H. Thompson. Mrs. J.
W. Klmbrell and Mrs. L. C. Rothrock.
East Pendleton Councllmen Mumm
and Thompson, Mrs. Lee Moorhouse,
chairman; Mrs. J. Mumm, Mrs. Thom
as Thomnson. Mrs. Charles Brown-
j field, Mrs. M. Epple. Mrs. Mattle La
Dow, Mrs. W. R. Ellis, Mrs. Horace
Stlllman, Mrs. A. W. Nye, Mrs. A. J.
McAllister and Mrs Oleott.
North Pendleton Councllmen Mur
phy and McCormmach, Mrs. John
Halley, Jr., chairman; Mrs. W. H. Mc
Cormmach. Mrs. E. J. Murphy. Mrs.
Will Ingram, Mrs. Frank Frazler, Mrs.
J. F. Robinson, Mrs. W. E. Brock. Mrs.
Charles W. Myers, Mrs. Laura Nash,
Mrs. George Hartman and Mrs. Harry
Rees.
West Pendleton Councllmen
Swearlngen and Hlnkle, Mrs. G. I. La
Dow chairman; Mrs. J. T. Hlnkle. Mrs.
T. B. Swearlngen. Mrs. Fred Earl, Mrs.
F. F. Perham. Mrs. Lee Teutsch. Mrs.
Dean Tatom, Mrs. N. D. Swearlngen,
Mrs. J. E. Bean. Mrs. T. M. Hender
son and Miss Ivy Klmbrell. ,
BUYER SI11ES AT LOCAL PRICES.
More Askeil for Sheep Here Than In
Chicago Market.
Howard Stevens, the well known
sheep dealer, is here now, having ar-
I rived recently from Kearney, Neb.,
where he has been feeding sheep dur-
tne Rrovers here are Insisting upon.
shecD are worth more hero than they
are in the Chicago market. hue
there not long ago I saw some 2-year-old
ewes sell for $5.10 per 100,
and I don't believe a sheepman In this
county would listen to such a price
for his ewes here."
Rncf Goes to Trial Tomorrow.
San Francisco, March 12.
Ruef's attorneys this after
s' noon announced they would
make, no further attempt to
block the trial and said they
would be ready to go ahead
when the case Is called tomor-
row. At the same time they
filed a petition for a writ of
habeas corpus, demanding
Ruef's reelease on statutory
bonds Judge Dunne denying
all offers of bond.
R