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VOL. 20.
PENDLETON, OREGON, MONDAY, JULY 22, 1907.
NO. 036
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WESTON
NORMAL
GOMPLIMEhTED
Most of the New Course of
Sti'dy Has Been in Use
There Several Years.
PRESIDENT FRENCH REPORTS
ON RECENT REGENTS' MEETING
Agriculture; Pliyxlca and Pedagogy
Added to ttoe Course, While Seven
. Other Studies Are Optional Nearly
All the Seven Mentioned Were Al
ready a Part of the Curriculum
Every ProKprot for the Weston Nor.
mal la Bright New Regents Are
Able Men.
President Robert C. French of
the Weston normal, arrived 8unday
morning from Portland and Salem,
where he attended a meeting of the
new board of normal school regents,
at which the course of study for ths
normal schools of Oregon was finally
adopted and other Important normal
school business transacted.
The presidents of the four normals
of Oregon, Robert C, Frepch 9t Wes
ton, R. D. Ressler of Monmouth, B.
F. Mulkey of Ashland and A. D.
Brlggs' of Drain, were present at the
meeting and practically suggested the
course of study Which Was finally
adopted.
President French la well pleased
with the course and Is especially pleas
ed that most of the course adopted
has been in use at the Weston normal
school for a number of years.
A course In agriculture, physics and
pedagogy In addition to the regular
Weston normal course was added by
the regents, and the subjects of type-
writing, stenogniphy, economics, soci
ology, advanced enemies, Latin and
German ' were added as' optional
studies.
However, nearly all of these latter
studies have been taken at the Wes
ton normal school and therefore their
addition to the regular normal course
does not entail any additional labor
on the faculty at Weston.
It Is a high compliment to the
management of the Weston normal
that practically all of the studies car
ried there in the pant were made a
part of the regular course and but
three studies not carried, agriculture,
physics and pedagogy, were made a
part of the regular cAurse.
Outlook Is Good.
The outlook for Weston normal for
the coming year is very good. Many
letters of inquiry are being received
from every part of eastern Oregon,
and there Is every prospect of a large
attendance. Renewed interest Is taken
since the normals of the state are
finally placed upon a firm and seem
ingly permanent footing and the
schools are sure of their ground.
The new board of regents Is taking
hold of the management with a de
termination and teal which promise
much for the schools and there la a
general sentiment throughout the state
that the normal school question Is
settled permanently.
President French spoke highly of
the new board of regents and believes
that an excellent choice has been
made by the governor. Secretary
Starr, of the board of regents, who
will act as business manager for all
the normals in the state, fs a school
man of much ability and will have
personal supervision of the business
details of the schools.
Regents) Coming; to Weston.
The executive committee of the
new board of regents will arrive In
this city tomorrow morning to go to
Weston to look over the normal
school and Its needs. This committee
consists of Regents Hofer, Maler and
Bragg.
Negotiations are In progress be
tween the Netherlands and Japan
looking to the purchase by the latter
of nn Island In the Dutch East Indies
for a coaling station. The Island la
sold to be close to the Philippines.
STEADIER
CACHE OF STOLEN GOODS FOUND
Half a Dozen Suits Probably Taken
From a Consignment.
This morning a robber's cache was
discovered by Marshal Tom Gurdane
at the west end of the Northern Paci
fic track on Webb street. It con
tained a half dozen or more suits of
cheap clothing which had evidently
been stolen from a freight car. The
c'othea was marked I. & S. B. and
boro no price marks, thus Indicating
that It had not yet reached Its des
tination when stolen. Yesterday a
vest was found near the end of the
railroad track by one of the train
men, and upon learning of the tncl-y
dent Marshal Gurdane began a search
which resulted In the dscovery of the
pile of clothing underneath the end
of the track.
From the curcumstances surround
ing the case the marshal believes that
the robbery was committed but re
cently, though so far there is no clew
to the ' men who did It Inquiries
among the local merchants have so
far failed to locate the store to whom
the clothing was consigned, and it
was probably part of a shipment go
ing through.
Late this forenoon Marshal Gurdane
discovered that the clothing found In
the cache on West Webb street had
been stolen from a car on the O. R. A
N. side track. It was part of a con
signment being shipped to Rltter, and
the theft had evidently been commit
ted but a short time.
IN SHORT TIME
WASHINGTON, MONTANA
AND OREGON CONTRIBUTE.
Four Hundred and Eighty-Nine
Tliousuiul Acreti Will Bo 0cncd lu
Oregon, of Which tlie Largest Part
Im Subject to Settlement, But Not
Entry at This Time The lleppner
Reserve Included in New Deal.
Washington, July 22. During the
next two weeks several large tracts of
lund in the northwest are to be open
ed to settlement under proclamation
of the president and according to' reg
ulations prescribed by the secretary
of the Interior. Included In the lot
are the lands within the Huntley Ir
rigation project. In Yellowstone coun
ty, Montana. These lands embrace
633 farms, approximating 40 acres
each, all of which can be irrigated
from works constructed by the gov
ernment under the irrigation act.
Next Saturday about 354,000 acres
will be subject to settlement, but not
to entry in the Portland, Lakevlew,
The Dalles and Roseburg districts and
surrounding the Cascade national for
est reserve. On the same date 132,920
acres heretofore withdrawn for pro
posed additions to the Heppner na
tional forest reserve In the La Grande
and The Dalles districts, will be sub
ject to settlement, entry, filing or se
lection. Several hundred thousand acres In
the Watervllle and Seattle districts,
in the state of Washington, are also
to be subject to settlement this week,
and subject to entry a month hence.
Investigating in Oregon.
The extensive exploration and de
velopment work now being done on
the lime-phosphate deposits In Idaho,
Oregon and Utah afford an opportun
ity for a detailed geological study of
phosphate deposits by the United
States geological survey says a Wash
ington dispatch. The pits and trench
er dug to determine the position and
character of the -beds must be stud
led while still freshly made, as they
rspldly become filled with debris from
the surface,, which renders their ex
amination difficult.
Shetland Pony to Baker City.
Lester Swaggart last evening ship
ped a Shetland mare to B. E. Ken
nedy at Baker City. The pony was
shipped by express and will be the
fjrst to be used In Baker City Mr.
Kennedy has ordered a cart and will
be the first to Introduce the Shetland
pony fad In that city.
and
OPENINGS
G0LUIU1BIA
DAMMED BY THE
OFF THE
Eighty. eight Persons Saved Remainder Went Down With
out a Chance for Their Lives.
The Fated Steamer Had Onoe been Condemned and Was On tlie Ways at
San Francisco Being Overhauled at tlie Time of the Earthquake
Her Captain Refuted Every Opportunity to Save Bis Own Life, and
Died for Others Many of tlie Rearncd Arc Not Expected to Long
Survive No Time to Man the Boats and Raft The San Pedro was
Boarded Without Loss.
San Francisco, July 22. The
steamer San Pedro collided with the
Columbia off Shelter Cove, Mendo
cino county at midnight . Saturday
night and 140 were drowned. The
Columbia sank, the San Pedro . Is
safe.
Eighty-eight passengers of the Co
lumbia were saved, many in a dyne
condition.
The Columbia was northbound
from San Francisco to Portland. Her
captain, Doran, was drowned.
News of the disaster was brought
to San Francisco by the steamer
Roanoke. ,
The San Pedro was owned by the
Metropolitan Lumber company, : of
San Francisco. She Is still above water
In the shelter of a cove 75 miles from
Eureka, the nearest town.
The Columbia sank In two minutes.
The Roanoke picked up the body
of a man supposed to be D. J. But
ler. The steamer Geo. W. Elder passed
the scene of the wreck soon after the
Roanoke passed, took the survivors
aboard and proceeded to Eureka with
the Son Pedro in tow. The total
number of survivors Is 88.
Drowned Below Decks.
According to the stories told Ly the
EMer's officers and by survivors, the
:ene aboard the Columbia immedi
ately following the crash was beyond
description. All the passengers were
In their bunks at this time, but the
heavy impact aroused them and
everybody mnde a scramble for the
deck, but many were unable to read
It before ths vessel went down, the
111 fated steamer going to the bottom
like a plummet. It was Impossible
to lower either life-rafts or boats.
Those who managed to reach the
deck Jumped Into the ocean, but
inanv were unable to reach the shore
and perished.
One liferaft and a boat were picked
up by the Roanoke, but no one was
on board. The schooner Daisy Mitch
ell also picked up. an unoccupied raft.
Captain Doran refused to leave the
vessel, although he knew It was doom
ed to go to the bottom in a few sec
onds. He did all in his power to save
lives, but the time was too short to
icc.ompllsh much. The vessel filled
rapidly, tons of water pouring Into
the great hole torn by the San Pedro's
bow.
The Columbia settled with Incredi
ble speed and when the water wns
within a few Inches of the upper
THING AT ONCE ON TIE BRANCH
That track laying on the Pilot Rock
branch will commence at once, wns
announced today by H. A. Brandon,
O. R. A N. engineer, In charge of the
work on the new line. A crew of 40
men Is now being made up here and
will be first stationed near the bridge
across the Umatilla at the. mouth of
Birch creek. The steel bridge Is now
completed and a temporary track be
tween the main line and the bridge
Is being used.
According to Mr. Brandon the ties
for use on the Umatilla Central are
now here and the rails will arrive as
they Tire needed. The 'grading work
SUNK
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dock, the gave a quick lurch and
rank beneath the waves like a chunk
of lead. The boats and rafts which
were partly cast loose by the passen
gers and crew were swept off, but
several were caught by the survivors,
who managed to reach shore in them.
Others were carried too far away to
be reached.
Story of tlie Rescue.
The survivors suffered terribly un
til rescued by the Elder. The night
was cold and they were drenched to
tlie skin and without shelter and their
plight was pitiable. Several were ren
dered temporarily insane by the loss
of relatives and attempted to cast
themselves Into the sea, but were pre
vented by comrades.
When the Elder hove In sight
many of the unfortunates dropped to
their knees and offered up prayers
and thanksgivings. Others, frenzied
by joy, danced and shouted like ma
niacs. After being taken aboard the
Elder the survivors were given dry
clothing, food and drink and a major
ity soon recovered, but a number are
still in bad shape.
Columbia a Well Known Vessel.
The Columbia was one of the old
landmarks In Portland's harbor, hav
ing been on the Portlnnd-San Francis
co run for many years. She and the
Costa Rica formed the Harrlman boat
line .between Portland and San Fran
cisco and made regular weekly trips
over that route. About a year ago
the Columbia was completely over
hauled and made practically new and
T.'as one of the largest vessels plying
on the Pacific coast.
At the time of the San Francisco
earthquake she was In the dry dock
nt the Bay City and the shock of the
earthqunke caused her to tilt over on
the ways and "turn turtle."
Captain Doran of the Columbia, was
well known to all of the O. R. & N.
employes In the passenger service be
tween this city and Portland and his
skill as a navigator Is said to have
been of a high order.
Died After Rescue From Drowning.
Son Francisco, July 22. Up to
noon the owners of the Columbia were
unable to get any word from Eureka,
all wires being down. Incoming ves
sels, however, reported seeing the El
der entering Eureka harbor yesterday.
From the same source comes the re
port of 100 survivors.
Passengers on the Roanoke who
saw the San Pedro while in tow of the
Elder, say there were a score of
s completed to the edge of the Pilot
rtock, and the work of laying the
track will be carried oh as fast as
possible, probably requiring two
months for its completion.
George Carey, the well known mem
ber of the O. R. A N. department,
will he In charge of the commissary
during the track laying period.
The railroad company Itself does
all the tracklaylng and bridge work
on Its lines. However, the work of
building the steel bridge across the
Umatilla at the mouth of Birch creek
was let by contract, as has also been
done In the brdge acrops Birch creek.
MEDOG NO T
PEOPLE!
bodies lying In rows on the San
Pedro's deck, and also some dead on
the Elder.
KILLED BL LIGHTNING.
Otliers Were Hurt and Much Property
Destroyed.
Racine, Wis., July 22. An electric
storm killed Wenzel Mlksch, Injured
several and destroyed many buildings,
horses and cattle in Waterford.
Mlksch was leaning against the door
of St. Mary's church, when lightning
struck the steeple, killing him and
knocking a gathering of worshippers
down. .
THREE WERE DROWNED.
Bridge Collapsed and Twenty Fell
Into tlie River.
Loralne, O., July 22. By the col
dapse of a Steele bridge over the river
20 workmen were hurled to the water
this morning, three being drowned.
All were employed by the American
Shipbuilding company.
Fatal Antnntobile Accident.
New York, July 22. Nellie Madi
gan died this morning as the result
of an accident In which she and her
flmcee, Dr. Edward Gallagher, while
riding In an auto struck a train.
Murder and Suicide.
Camden, N. J., July 22. Bert
Brulce today shot and killed his
month bride, aged 22, and then fat
ally shot himself following a quarrel.
BEEN REPAIRED
NOW CARRRVIXG FULL HEAD
OF WATER TO NORTn SIDE.
Coffer Diun Was Necessary Before the
Break Could lie Protected From
Water Long Enough to Enable Re
pairs to Be Mnde Five Pnuqw
Were Tried Before One Could Be
Gotten That Would Handle Seep
age. At last, after many days of work,
the leak in the water main under the
Main street bridge has been repaired
and the people of the north side will
now receive a better water supply.
The mend was effected about noon
today and the water was gradually
turned on and Is now running full
force.
The lonk in (ho main was dlscov
ered on the Fourth of July, and since
that time Water Commissioner Suth
erland has been engaged intermit
tently In trying to repair the break.
Owing to the porous character of the
gravel bed in the river It was neces
sary to construct a coffer dam around
the break and it was built In two
compartments. Since the work com
menced five different pumps have
been brought Into use and at last one
was secured that could keep the water
low enough to allow the men to work
on the break. It was found that the
main was cracked for a distance of a
foot or more and it was necessary to
take out a large section of the pipe.
This was replaced by a new Joint and
thus the leak stopped.
While working on the break this
morning it was necessary for the water
to be turned off on the north side,
and much complaint has been heard
from residents of that section. How
ever, they are now rejoicing that the
leak Is stopped and are hoping for
plenty of water for the future.
Auto Trip to Central Oregon.
A number of. Harrlman officials
will leave Portland this week for an
automobile tour of central Oregon.
Among those to go will be Julius
Krutchnltt. general director of mnln
taenance and operation of the entire
system; General Manager J. P
O'Brien, of the O. R. & N.i Chief En
gineer Boschke, of the O. R. & N., and
officials of the Corvallls & Eastern
which system was recently purchased
by Harrlman. The object of the trip
Is said to be to look over the avail
able traffic for proposed extensions
of the O. R. & N. and Corvallls &
Eastern Into central Oregon.
MAIN OAS
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FOII DEFENDANT
"Will You Hang Haywood on
Unsupported Testimony of
a Multi-Murderer?"
PRE-JUDGMENT OF MOTIVE
FOR STEIN EX BERG MURDER.
Be Argues That the Origin of All Ac
cusations Against the Federation of
Miners In Connection With the
Murder Was With the Mlneowners
Who Desired the Breaking Down Of
the Organization, and Who Em
ployed the Plnkerton Detective
Agency to Carry Out the Plot.
Boise, July 22. "Are you going to
hang this defendant on the unsupport
ed evidence of a self-confessed multi
murderer?" asked Mr. Darrow.
"It had been Steunenberg's fortune
to stand at the very front in the worst .
labor trouble in this state. His atti
tude then might have been right,
possibly wrong, I cannot say. But
when the dastardl, crime was commlt
ttd every newspaper in the country
took the position his death by a bomb
was due entirely to his action at the
Coeur d'Alenes In 1899.
"Some persons attempted to justify
the killing. But we. gentlemen of the
Jury, declare right here and now there
was no justification In this dastardly
dynamiting. But let us remember,
gentlemen, whence comes this accu
sation against the federation. It comes
from the mlneowners who hve vain
ly tried to break up the organisation,
and from the president In the White
House down to the humblest woods
men In the wilds of Oregon there
came statements bearing upon the
guilt or Innocence of the accused, al
though none knew anything about the
merits of the case, nothing about the
evidence which from the first had
been carefully guarded by the Plnk
erton agency."
THIRTY DEATHS TO DATE.
Many of the Injured In Midugnn
Wreck Will Die.
Detroit, July 22. Banner Hlgglns,
aged 28, died here today, making 30
deaths due to the Pere Marquette
wreck.
An even 100 were Injured. Forty of
them are In this city and many can
not live.
Deposed Emperor Schemes.
Seoul, July 22. A number of cour
tiers officers were arrested at mid
night charged with being implicated
in an intrigue of the ex-emperor to
regain control of the government.
Efforts by the ex-emperor to spring
a coupe detat continue despite the
strictest vigilance.
Armenian Merchant Killed.
New York, July 22. H. F. Tass-
hamjlan, a millionaire Armenian rug
dealer, was shot and instantly killed
this afternoon In front of his store
by Peros Sangorxzonnlan, a former
employe. The murderer ran through
the streets shooting. One bullet hit
Dalel Brown in the leg. The Armen
ian was captured after a long chase.
Four Hundred Miner) Killed.
London, July 22. Four hundred
miners were killed by an explosion lr
the Toyoaka mines. Japan, today, ac
cording to a dispatch from Tokio.
The Grain Market.
Chicago, July 22. Wheat opened
90 6-8, closed 92 3-8; corn opened
51 3-8, closed 52 6-8; oats opened
37 5-8, closed 38 5-8.
Jack Brennan. who was shot and
badly wounded at Butte a few days
ago, formerly resided at Sumpter and
his wife was visiting there at the time
he was shot.
Nine persons dead, one Insane and
60 prostrations is the record of heat
at Pittsburg, Pa., on July 20.
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