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Ml niW KIWI ' '"- -- 11 . iMM EVENINGEDITIOK ranramon After jroa hare read the ads., you are ready to go ahopplng. Pen dleton' beat bargain giving atorea are rep resented in thla paper. WEATHER IIEPOIIT. Fair tonight with front; Tuesday In creasing cloudiness. VOL. 21. PENDLETON, OREGON, MONDAY, MAY 4. 1908. NO. C273 JUS CAUSES TRAGEDY Heppner Brakeman Kills His Sweetheart, Wounds Com panion and Himself. MURDERER STILL ALIVE BUT DEATH SURE TO KJI, Henry P. Morrison Hunts Down Nora Wrrght and Barney Ahalt ami With the Command, "Say Your Prayers," Opened lire Girt Fails Dead at First Sliot With Hulk la Head Ahalt Though Wounded, Whips Horses Into Run and Escape with Dead Body Asalii Places Re volver to Temple and Fires. f, Heppner, Ore., May 4. Insanity will nrobably be the line of defense k u. p MArri.n the o " " ; , B. A N. brakeman, who, crazed with 4a Vi ,i nt a4 j4nu.n Vita u.'Aof htoart Nora Wright and her escort, Barney Ahalt. late yesterday afternoon and murdered the girl and wounded . Ahalt. He then turned the gun on himself and is fatally wounded. Sheriff Shutt and Deputy District Attorney Notson of Morrow county, are at the scene of the tragedy, se curing depositions from Ahalt. The killing occurred near the little hamlet of Morgan, near Cecil. Morrison had taken a "speeder," borowed an express messenger's gun and started down the track. He knew that Miss Wright was riding with Ahalt. Close to Morgan he passed the cos-, pie at a .crossing. - ne Jumped from , the "speeder" and stopped the team. "Say your prayers," he said, and and opened fire. Miss Wright dropped dead, shot In the head. Ahalt is wounded in the breast, but may live. Morrison then lashed the team In to a run. Going to Morgan, Morrison heard the girl was dead and walking into a wheat warehouse put a revolver against his head and fired. The wound was not Immediately fa tal, but it Is thought there Is no hope. He was not found for several hoars. Morrison had been brooding ever his love affair with Miss Wright for several weeks and was very depress ed. 1500,000 Stolen. Pittsburg. Pa.. May 4. H mow Mated that the robbers ho held up the Adams Express car on the Pan Handle Thursday night x-enred $600, 000. It was one of the blggefS ever pulled off In the United Slates. To day men and boys found a nwuaber of .gold coins about tha track here the .robbery occurred. Several five dollar .gold pieces were picked up a well as .a quantity of gold left. May Pardon I "oner. Frankfort, Ky., May 4. Fr MOurces considered reliable, it 1a Ktat ed that Governor Wilson will consid er an application for the pardon of Caleb Powers and Jim Howard, un der life sentence for killing Governor Goehcl. It is stated from the same aouvce that the governor has made up his .mind to pardon both men as he does mot find Incriminating evidence enough to hold either. JUDGE PLEAD GUILTY. Ukm-n Trader Will l Senteneer Judge Bonn Wednesday. by Aaron ' KUlge, the young man charged with stealing a horse from Charles Hamilton, plead guilty to the same before Circuit Judge Bean this afternoon. The court then set Wed nesday as a time for passing sentence. Ridge was working for Hamilton and rode to Adams with a horse he had borrowed of his employer. He traded the animal off in that town re ceiving another horse in return. He then rode to Athena and there sold his new mount after which he took the train for Walla WalU. FIGHT FOD UTS FIshkill, N. Y., May 4. Habeas Corpus proceedings to release Harry Thaw from Matteawan asylum were begun today in Justice Morschauser's court. Under a ' heavy guard Thaw was brought over from the asylum. He was accompanied by Dr. Baker, act ing superintendent of the Institution. Thaw looks much better than he did when he entered the asylum. His Cheeks have a ruddier tinge, and he Is in good spirits. Nobody without a ticket wag admit ted to the proceedings. Four chaplains and five attendants JUDGE LAXDIS FIXES RAILROADS $12,400. Chicago, May 4. Federal Judge Kenesaw Mountain Lan dls fined a number of railroads a total of 112,400 today for vi olation of the 28-hour rule in regard to tho transportation of livestock. The Rock Island was the heaviest sufferer,' being assess ed $6350. CLEVELAND IS WORSE. Lflkewood, N. J., May 4. Dexpitc thorlty that G rover Cleveland Worse Dr. Bryant still refuses to make a statement. Long-Lived FamHy. Louisville, Ky., May 4. At Charles town, across the river from Louis vllle, William J. Bottorff will tomor row celebrate his 84th birthday with a family gathering that will be one of the most novel ever held In South em Indiana. Mr. Bottorff is one of a family of five brothers and three sis ters who are descendants of John Bottorff and Betsy Stoneclpher Bot "rri. or wnom were horn nea Charleatown. The aggregate ages of I the eight is 630. an average of 79 to (h per80n oldeBt ,8 91 and tne ' unntiMat m 7 V E IS Hi SESSION Forrt cases disposed OF IX SHORT ORDER Two Sullg Submitted In One One Ap ipatl Dismissed One Case From Watico. County, One Wallowa, and One UnionAll Five Members of Court, Attorney General and Clerk Moreland In Attendance Many Attorneys Here. The supreme court of Oregon Is now holding Its May session here and today it has already disposed of four of the cases set for hearing at this time. The first case to be argued and submitted this morning was that of Wheeler county vs. P. L. Keeton et al the former being appellants. Tho action Is one to recover on a sheriffs bond. B. S. Huntington of The Dalles, argued for the aDDellants. while W. H. Wilson and E. H. Hen dricks represent the respondents. There are two cases arising out of the -eult, but today they were argued as one. The case of J. B. Ready, respon- otint, vs. Henry Schmidt, appellant, uppeaiea irom Wallowa county, was prgued by J. A. Burleigh for the re spondent, and O. N. Corklns for the appellant. The case of Starr vs. Starr was dis missed. The case of the Elgin Forwarding company vs. F. M. Cummlngs, appel iIkiH, was argued by J. W. Knowles Jor the appellant and F. S. Ivanhoe for the respondent. All five of the court are present at the session today as follows: Chief J:ustlee R. S. Bean, Justices Moore, Kick hi, Commissioner King and Com mirHioner Sinter. J. C. Moreland. cWlk (Of the supreme court at Salem, nnd A. "M. Crawford, attorney general. are likewise here for the session. Among the outside attorneys In the city fr 'the session are Colonel F. S. Ivanhoe, La Grande; J. D. Slater, La Grande; H. H. Hendricks, Fossil; J. W. Ktw'k's, La Grande; B. S. Hunt ington aid W. H. Wilson, The Dalles; 3. A. Burleigh, Enterprise, and O. M. Corklns, Enterprise, Elgin Ilaa Four-Legged CluVken. Elgin, Ore., May 4. Elgin is en Joying the notoriety of being the only town In the state that has produced a fouriegged chicken. The chicken was hatched four days ago, has the usual two legs, and twor supplementary legs, completely formed, growing out of Its breast. The chick is well and lively and gives all Indications of liv ing. FREEDOM BEGIIG of the tombs, the alienists who testi fied for Thaw at the previous trial and District Attorney Garvan were pres ent. Harry was the only member of the Thaw family present. Justice Morschauser ruled that wit nesses who will testify that Thaw is sane will be heard by him and those who will testify contrary will be ex amined In New York city. He decid ed that the county must bear the bulk of the expenses of the trial. A' delay until May 11 was grahted so that Jerome could appear person ally at the hearing. Meanwhile Thaw will stay In Poughkeepsle Jail. 1 1 HOTEL EI Ten Dead; Dozen Missing, and Thirteen Are Thought to Be Fatally Injured. FORT WAYNE HOTEL IS TOTALLY DESTROYED Sleeping Occupants Given No Chance for Tlielr Uvea, Meet Death In Bluzing Hell Pit Floor After Floor Falls Until Smoking Shell Is Ail That Remains Many Rush to Windows and Plunge to Death Af ter Imploring Vainly for Help Thrilling Khchix-s arc Numerous. Fort Wayne, Ind., May 4. Ten are known to be dead, a dozen are miss ing, 13 are thought to be fatally In jured and another dosten were pain fully burned in a fire that totally de stroyed the Avellne Hotel at an early hour today. The Avellne Is the prin cipal hotel in the city. Chief Ankerbruck believes that 20 bodies are still in the ruins. Only the smoking shell of the brick build ing remains. The known dead are Jl. S. John son, Pana, Ills.; M. Hickson. New York, J. B. Miller, Sheboygan, Wis.; J. E. Ellis, Chicago; W. A. Pitcher, Fort Wayne; G. W. Devlny, Philadel phia. The remains of three uniden tified men and one unidentified wo man have been taken from the ruins. The fire was discovered at 3 in the morning and within 20 minutes the entire Interior was a blazing hell pit. Floor after floor fell, carrying the helpless occupants. Many rushed to the windows, im plored help and then Jumped to their death. There were many thrilling es capes. NEW PAPER AT WALLA WALLA. Democrat at Banquet Pledge $l,0O tor Party Organ. Walla Walla. May 4. "We, the democrats of Walla Walla county. pledge ourselves to raise $10,000 with which to establish In this city a daily newspaper to represent out party." This resolution was unanimously passed at a banquet given by the Young Men's Democratic club Satur day night, and in IS minutes 33000 was subscribed and a committe con sisting of J. H. Morrow of Waltsbnrg, W. A. Kitz and Dr. J. F. Crop of this city was named to secure the bal ance of the pledges. Enthusiasm was high and the de termination to secure the organ at once was strong throughout the large audience. The banquet followed the countj- convention and covers were laid for 200 In Odd Fellows' temple. T. M. McKLnney presided as toastmaster, The address of the evening was de livered by William Goodyear of Col fax, who spoke n "Democratic Fair JVr.y." National issues were discuss ed freely and at length. Hugh C. Todd, clerk of Whitman county, spoke on "Young Democracy," J, H Morrow of WaJtsburg on "The Hope of Democracy" and E. F. Baker of this ciiy spoke on "Patriotism as Ap plied Today In Politics," u he addresses were well : received nd all pointed to an earnest cam paign or encces In this county. Strike Gold in Contralto. lenirajia, vvasn., May 4. A sec ond gold discovery since work In constructing sewers In Centralia com menced was made yesterday by A, R, Strahan, manager of the Perth Coal Mining company. A shovel full of gravel from the sewer ditch In the Iley back of his home was panned nd about $1.60 In gold found. The gravel came from a depth of about feet from the surface of the ground. The gravel in which the gold is found is of glacial origin. There, li much "black sand" in it and a con siderable quantity of platinum. Plans are being discussed for the sinking or a prospect hole. Insnne, He Leaps to Doatk Salem. May 4. James Whlttinirton. a resident of Baker City, committed suicide by Jumping from a stairway at the state Insane asylum. He fell about 15 feet, striking his head and shoulders upon a concrete floor. Whlttengton was brought to the asy lum about nine months ago, after he had made several attempts at suicide at home. He made two previous at tempts at suicide here. He was about 65 years old and leaves a wife and several children. Labor Men Organize. Baton Rouge, La., May 4. Nearly all the labor unions of Louisiana have sent representatives here today for the purpose of organising. a state fed eration of labor. The Farmers' union as well as the different trade unions and railroad organizations, will be In cluded In the federation. IN ELEVEN 1 DROWN SHIPWRECK Steam Schooler Goes Ashore Near Newport Captain and Half of Crew Rescued. MAX WITH BROKEN LEG SWIMS THROUGH BREAKERS LunilMT Laden She Becomes Disabled and Piles Upon Rocks Now Lying on Desolate Reach But May Be Saved IJfe Saving Crew Do Good Work Though Comitcllcd to Go Great Distance Accident HapciiM Sunday Afternoon VcskcI Shifts lioad, Srlitg4 Leak, Then Goes AslKire. Newport, Ore., May 4. Eleven men are supposed to have gone down In the wreck of the two-masted schoon er Minnie E. Kllton of San Francis co, in charge of Captain James Sic Kenna, and loaded with lumber out of Aberdeen, which plied up on the rocks north of Yaqulna bay at 6:30 Sunday evening. The crew of the Kllton was com posed of 21 persons. Ten are known to be ashore. The vessel Is lying 15 miles north of here on a desolate beach. Cuptaln McKenna and eight of the ciew were taken off by the life-saving crew and one man, named J. Nelson, swam ashore although suffering from a broken leg. The deck load of the Kilton shift ed Friday night and Saturday the vessel sprunjr a leak and became un manageably After dinner Saturday the boat Shipped a big wave which tore the cabin and the deck load off. Captain McKenna says the vessel may be saved. Morrison Is Dead, This afternoon District Attorney Phelps received word from his dep uty. Mr. Notson. at Heppner, saying that Morrison died at 9 o'clock last night. Robbers Are Caught. ivareno, Texas. May 4. The men who robbed the Wells Fargo company of $63,000 are In Jail and have con fessed. They are Luis Cutting, chief clerk In the general office of the ex press company here, and Rodolfo Al vares, express messenger. The money was found in Cutting's room. $250,000 for Sufferers. Washington, May 4. The senate to day passed the house resolution ap propriating $260,000 for sufferers In the recent tornado. OREGON HAS 1503 INSANE. Asylum RcKrt Shows Tluit Attend ance Decreased Five In Post Month. .The monthly report of Dr. R. E. L. Stelner, superintendent at the state insane asylum, presented to the gov erning board today, shows a decrease of five patients during April, says a Salem Item. The total number of In mates March 31 was 1508, while the total number April 30 was 1503, of which 1051 are males and 472 are fe males. During April 49 patients were re ceived and one escape returned. Twenty-one were discharged cured, 10 much Improved, five not Improved, 15 died and one eloped. The total num ber received was 60 and the total num ber discharged, died of eloped was 55, making a decrease of five Inmates since March 31. The total cost of maintaining the In stitution during April was $11,144.10 or slightly more than $12.90 per cap ita of Inmates. Painfully Wounded. un account or righting over a wo man in a saloon at Ballard on Tues day night, Carl Goodene lies uncon sclous at the Wayside hospital at Se attle, and his combatant, Frank Mc- gee, Is confined In" the Ballard Jail. The former sustained a fractured skull and is suffering from concus sion of tho brain. After wounding Goodene, McGee took him to a room over the saloon, and he was not dis covered until Wednesday night. Pupils Still nn Strike . Principal Simmons of the Kiona school is stil holding his position, but has only two pupils. The rest of them say they will not return to school. As there are only three weeks more of school the board of directors say they will let the principal and pupils fight it out and will make no further efort to act as a peace com mission. Seattle Italian Murdered. The murdered body of Domlnlck Carllno was found lying in the street in the heart of the Italian colony at Seattle Friday night. The clothing about the waist was badly torn, and It Is believed that the Italian wore a money belt, which was cut and taken away by his assailants. Carllno was In Seattle on a visit to his cousin. 4. ENGLISH TROOPS IX BATTLE WITH NATIVES. London, May 4. Major Gen eral Wilcox, with five brigades of English troops, are repelling 20,000 tribesmen on the Indian frontier today. It is reported that Wilcox is forcing the natives back. Af ghan allies of the tribesmen are fighting desperately, but the machine guns are causing great execution. GETS STONES WIHLE CLERKS ARE AWAY Tacoma, Wash., May 4. Three unknown men yesterday entered the Jewelery store of Frank C. Hart and while the attendants were in a back room stole a wallet containing $5000 worth of diamonds and made their es cape, First Pension Payment. Washington, May 4. First payment of pensions to widows of veterans, under the increase of from $8 to $12 a month recently voted by congress, was made today. -This Increase will result In the distribution annually of several hundred thousand dollars among the pensioners affected. PRESS OF BUSINESS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ACTION Company L Left Without a nead Of ficerLocal Guardsmen Will be Compelled to Elect a Successor Company Has Been Successful Un der Hid Administration Doctor Had a Military Record. Captain M. S. Kern has tendered his resignation as commander of com pany L and the same Is now In the hands of the adjutant general. As soon as acted upon by the proper au thorities it will be up to the local guardsmen to endorse another for the post that has been vacated. The resignation of Captain Kern was given over two weeks ago and at that time was sent to Captain John son, adjutant of the third regiment It is now being passed through the regular military channel to the gov ernor's office. Nothing is yet known as to the action that will be taken, but it is presumed that after due time it will be accepted and a successor ap pointed. Presto of Business. In his letter jt resignation Captain Kern stated that he wishes to leave the guard because of the press of pri vate business. Aside from his dental practice In this city he has heavy in terests in the west end of the county and also much property In Harney county. Because of this he found he would be unable to "go with the com pany to American Lake this summer and so with much regret he decided to tender his resignation. The admin- it was organized over a year ago Cap- quires much time and attention on the part of the captain. As commander of company L since he was a member of a Minnesota tain Kern has been very successful. During that time the company has been made into what Is reputed the crack company of the third regiment and the organization is now In better condition than at any time sinee tt was formed. it is recruited up almost to the maximum and In general training and company spirit Is perhaps unsurpass- eu oy any company In the state. Much of the company's success Is due to the hard and earnest work of the captain, who is personally popular with the other members of the company, who regret to see him leave the service. During seven years of his life Cap tain Kern has been enlisted either as a guardsman or a volunteer in the service of his country. For five years he was a member ofa Minnesota guard company and during the Spanish-American war he was with a vol unteer regiment In the army that was taken to Porto Rico by General Miles. He has had over a year's experience as captain of company L and when he resigns will have had a military rec ord of which any citizen might well be proud. C1PII KERN HAS RESIGNED Rll HOLDS TILL 11111116 At the campmeetlng on the reser vation the service last night was con tinued until 1 o'clock this morning, so great was the Interest manifested. During the service yesterday a half dozen conversions were made and there were 275 present within the tent and many outside during the meet ings. At the Christian Endeavor and tem perance meetings large additions were made to both organizations, and much enthusiasm aroused. M KUT IN WEST END 0 Opening of Reclamation Pro jects Injects New Spirit Into Irrigation Belt, BREATH OF LIFE COMES WITH RUNNING WATER. Many Pendleton People Take Advan tage of Excursion Rates Trip to Dam an Enjoyable .One Citizens of Hermiston Declare That County Si-at RcHiilentH Are Tlielr Worst Enemies Real Estate Men Will Attend Meeting in This City Thurs day Night, But Have Faint Hopes of Results. With the opening of a portion of the east Umatilla project and with the lands of three private irrigation projects now upon the market, things are becoming interesting in the west end and the transformation that Is now on in that section of the eounty Is wonderful. As though the breath of life had com with the water that now trick les through the distributing ditches of the Hermiston country the land has been' awakened from its long sleep and signs of life may now be seen on every hand. Yesterday was the first Sunday the excursion rates have been In effect between Pendleton and Hermiston, and quite a number made the trip to the little project city and from there out to the dam. The weather yester day was ideal, being free from wind, and those who made the trip enjoyed 1U There is every Indication that the excursions will grow In popularity, for they have good livery teams at Hermiston and the drive to the res ervoir Is one that those who have made it do not regret. About the Publicity Bureau. Among the realty men of Hermis ton there is considerable Interest in the meeting that is to be held here Thursday and in the general propo sition of raising a fund for a county publicity bureau. Yesterday four or five of the principal Hermlstonians declared their intentions of attend ing the real estate men's meeting if possible for the mto do so. Among those who are active in the west end affairs there Is a feeling of antipathy towards Pendleton because of the attitude of some local people towards the project. "Some of the most vicious knocks that I have ever heard against this section of the country have been given in Pendleton," declared one prominent real estate man at Her miston yesterday. "Most people there do not understant the situation here and do not take the trouble to learn. It Is strange, but the people who live right adjoining this project do not show anything like the Interest or appreciation that those from abroad do. According to the same man, it has been a general rule In the past that when a prospective homeseeker stops off In Pendleton he Is "queered" as far as the government project Is con cerned by things he is told by people who are Ignorant upon the subject or else by curbstone real estate men who knock the project for another purpose. Because of this feeling towards this city the Hermlstonians declare they were not greatly surprised at the fail ure to raise a publicity fund at the Tom Richardson meeting. They do not seem to resent the seeming fail ure of the publicity. bureau move as much as they do the general apathy of Pendleton towards the west end. However, they have been Invited to this city to attend a meeting which is intended to work for the welfare of the irrigated section and they say they will come. But they will come with faint hopes of getting anything out of Pendleton, though they are willing to be "shown" that this city Is the west end's friend. Stuyvesai Flslt Resigns New York, May 4. Stuyvesant Fish today resigned from the directorate of the Missouri Pacific. It has been decided by the elders of the different churches to continue the meetings until after next Sunday.. At first it was proposed to end the meetings on the coming Thursday,, but the Interest has been such that' the time will be extended. Among the 85 visiting Indians there Is much interest In the meetings and method of conducting the same. Upon the return of the Yakima and Warm Spring Indians to their 'own reserva tions It Is probable similar services will be held there.
