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VOL. 21.
PENDLETON, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 0. 1908.
NO. 6320
BRYAN ILL fit NOMINATED
BY ffllTI TONIGHT
Platform Will Also Be Adopted
Name Vice-Presidential
Bryan Maclibie llua Boon Nicknamed
Said to Do Working Smoothly
Great Auditorium Is Filled Long
venod Permanent Organization Effected and Clayton Is Escorted to
the Chair Amid Clicers Stirs Audience to Enthusiasm With Name of
Cleveland Band Brings Cheering Throng to Its Feet With Stirring
Strains of "Dixie" McNeil tad
Candidates.
Denver. Colo., July 9. The
third day's session was convened
at 11:30 o'clock.
The permanent organization
was effected and the speech of
Permanent Chairman Clayton
was delivered.
The platform upon which the
planks are being nailed by the
resolutions committee, will be
presented and adopted by the
convention, probably later In
the day.
There is a possibility that the
nominating speeches and the
vote for the presidential candi
date will be made tonight.
The vice presidential situation
Is still uncertain.
The total vote In the conven
tion Is 1001, four votes having
been added through the Increase
of the Oklahoma vote from 14 to
18. The two thirds vote neces
sary to a choice for president
and vice president Is therefor
71.'
"Democratic Pile Driver."
Denver, July 9. "The democratic
pile-driver," as Colonel Guffey and
Patrick McCarren call the Bryan ma
chine, Is working smoothly today. Iu
managers, Ollle James, Jim Dahlman
and Chairman Bell examined several
ropes and fixtures prior to setting the
convention In motion and found them
all right
Despite the Intense heat, the crowd
piled into the hall, filling every scat
early.
The opening proceedings were de
layed and it was long after 11 o'clock
before Bell began the regular 10-
mlnute struggle to restore order. He
finally called the convention to order
at 11:60.
Rabbi Emmanuel Koch, of Seattle,
offered prayer.
Clajlon Takes the Cliair.
Senator McCreary, of Kentucky,
presented a report of the committee
on organization, naming Clayton as
permanent chairman, and made all
the temporary officers permanent.
Chairman Bell thanked the conven
tion for the kind treatment and said
his position there honored the coast.
He was cheered.
Bell named Senator McCreary of
Kentucky, Lewis Nlxon of New York,
and Judge John E. Baker of Califor
nia, as the committee to escort Clay
ton to the platform. .
As Clayton started to speak three
little girls garbed In stars and stripes,
ascended the rostrum and presented
him with flowers. Clayton kissed
them and as soon as the noise sub
sided, Clayton began his speech.
Clcvclands' Name Applnuricd.
The mention of Cleveland by Clay
ton was greeted with great applause.
Clayton's voice held out well. He
was plainly heard all over and was
loudly cheered.
The band played "Dixie," bringing
the delegates to their feet. A moment
later the doors opened and the march
ing club from St. Louis entered, bear
ing a banner bearing the Inscription;
"Bryan and Francis spell victory."
Norman Mack Re-elected.
Denver, July 9. The New York del
egation at a caucus this morning, re
elected Norman E. Mack, national
committeeman, and adopted the unit
rule.
McNeil for Vice-President.
Denver, July 9. The Connecticut
delegation held a caucus and decided
that John Walsh of Norwalk, should
present the name of Archibald Mc
Neil for vice-president,
Michigan Favors Douglass.
Denver, July 9. The Michigan del
egation in a caucus, voted In favor of
former Governor W. L, Douglass "of
Massachusetts, for vice-president.
For Big Demonstration.
Lincoln, Neb., July 9. Lincoln Is
preparing a big demonstration as soon,
as Bryan Is nominated.
Irrespective of party, the citizens of
by Convention This Evening,
Candidate Tomorrow,
"The Democratic Pllcdrlver" and Is
Despite Intense float Every Seat
in
lie fore Time for Session to Be Con
Douglas Among Vice Presidential
the city will go In a body to Falrvlew
to congratulate the candidate and a
band will march through the' prlncl
pal streets.
A crowd Is hurrying to Falrvlew on
street cars, In wagons and automo
biles.
President Shepard of the Bryan club
will make the notification speech.
Only Preliminaries Today.
Denver, July 9. Congressman
Floor, leader of the Bryan element,
stated while Clayton was speaking
that as soon as the preliminaries of
the permanent Organization were con
eluded the convention would take i
recess until 7 o'clock tonight, "When
we will adopt the platform and nom
inate Bryan."
Ilobson Not Taken Seriously.
Denver, Colo., July 9. The predlc
tlon of Congressman Ilobson of war
with Japan, which he made from the
lecture platform In all the cities of
the Pacific coast. Is not taken serious
ly by the convention. The prediction
was Jeered and hissed at the conven.
tlon last night.
The applause from the coast dele'
gates was the only encouragement re
celved when Hobson brought his fa
vorite subject to the notice of the del
egates. Nearly half those In the hall
tried to prevent Bell from according
Hobson the privilege of addressing the
conventlno, but Hobson declared the
United States Is in Immediate danger
of war with Japan.
He was greeted with cries of "Go
home!" "sit down!". "Get the Hook."
He stopped several times.
At his conclusion Bell said he came
from the coast and he did not see any
danger.
Committers Work Fast.
. Denver, July 9. In the hope of be
ing able to report a complete plat
form to the convention immediately
after the conclusion of Clayton's
speech today, the political carpenters
took nn unusually early breakfast.
The general subcommittee of the full
platform committee got together nt
8:30 to receive the reports of the va
rious little sub-committees, which
were In session all night, and agreed
on practically all the planks.
Those on Injunction, railroads, cur
rency and trusts have not yet been
J agreed upon.
Before the national convention was
called to order at 11:30 o'clock the
Indications were that there would be
considerable debate in the full reso
lutions committee.
Will Name Bryan Tonight.
Denver, Col., July 9. Ollle James,
the Kentucky congressman, announc
ed this morning that It was the Inten
tion of the leaders, If possible, to put
through the permanent organization
of the convention and adopt a plat
form during the afternoon, and then
adjourn until tonight to nominate
Bryan. The Yiee-presldentlal candi
date will then be nominated tomor
row. The convention will adjourn sine
die before tomorrow noon.
STARVING MEN
START A MASSACRE.
Odessa, Russia, July 9. Several
hundred people wore killed at Tabriz
today In a massacre more terrible than
the one following tlie capture of Ta
briz by the Cossacks July 3.
Tlie crazed lnlutbltants, who are
wan ing to. death, started the massa
cre. The food situation Is dospernto and
a bread riot was started by men and
women. Tlie mob started for a por
tion of Uio city occupied by the shah's
troops, who killed many.
Careless Shooting.
While flourishing a revolver at Mul
lan Saturday during the celebration,
Fred Decker fired a shot at the ground
which glanced, the ball passing
through Tonnes Nelllsson's arm, sev
ering the main artery. He nearly
bled to death before the flow could
be checked and Is still in a precarious
condition. Decker has been arrested.
CAREER OF WILLIAM JEN
NINGS BRYAN.
I860 Born, fc'alem, Illinois,
March 19.
1881 Graduated, Illinois Col
lege, Jacksonville, as valedicto
rian. 1883 Graduated, Union Col
lege of Law, Chicago, and began
practice of law at Jacksonville,
111.
1884 Married Mary E. Balrd,
at Perry, 111., October 1.
1887 Opened law office In
Lincoln, Neb.
1891 Elected to congress
from First Nebraska district.
1893 Received democratic vote
for United States senator In Ne
braska legislature.
1894 Nominated in demo
cratic convention for United
States senator, but was defeat
ed. 1895 Became editor of the
Omaha World-Herald.
1896 Delegate to democratic
national convention, wrote silver
plank, made notable speech and
was nominated for president;
in election received 176 electoral
votes against 271 for McKlnley.
1897 Began career as public
lecturer which he has since
continued and through which he
has amassed a small fortune.
1898 Raised a regiment of
volunteer Infantry for war with
Spain, becoming its colonel.
1900 Again became demo
cratic nominee for president, on
platform of anti-lmperlaltsm;
received lis electoral votes
against 292 for McKlnley.
1901 Established weekly po
litical periodical and Identified
himself with Chautauqua plat
form work.
1904 Gave his support to
democratic national ticket,
headed by Alton B. Parker for
president.
1906 Made an extensive tour
of the world and on his return
to New York, Aug. 30, was giv
en a great popular ovation.
EI FIllS
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DASHED TO PIECES ON
ROCKS THOUSAND FEET BELOW
.Member of Alpine Club Exploring
Party Disregards Warning of Her
Companions Snow Slides With Her
and She Is Helpless Totters and
Falls Before Eyes of Horrified Com
panlons. Bellingham, Wash., July 9. Aftei
tottering on the brink of a precipice
on Mount Evelyn In Canada, Miss
Helen H. Hatch, of Lethbrldge, Al
berta, a member of an Alpine club,
an organization of explorers, fell
thousands of feet and was instantly
killed before the eyes of members of
the party.
Wednesday noon they reached the
snow line and despite warnings, she
Insisted on walking on the snow.
She walked from her companions
and suddenly the mass of snow on
which she was walking began to slide.
She struggled In vain and finally slip
ped over the precipice. Her compan
ions found her mangled remains in
the canyon.
Insane Girl Attacks Her Motlier.
At Tacoma Saturday Cora Killen, a
girl who recently returned from the
insane asylum, atacked her mother
insane asylum, attacked her mother
her father would have seriously In
jured her. The girl then fled to the
basement, where she barricaded her
self. Shot by Holdups.
While walking down the railroad
track at Wallace with his wife, Chas.
Edwards was occosted by two holdups,
who commanded him to throw up his
arms. He refused and one of the men
fired a shot, striking Edward in the
thigh and causing a bad wound. Sev
eral holdups are reported to have oc
curred at the same place. Two sus
pects have been arrested.
Mining Man Wanted.
On the charge that he procured
money under false pretenses, J. H.
Adams, a well known mining engineer
of the northwest, Is being sought by
the police of Bellingham, acting on a
telegram received from the chief of
police of Vancouver.
A shooting affray occurred at
Comet, Mont., Friday night. Two Fin
landers attacked Cornelius Crane,
when Crane pulled his revolver and
shot one of them dead and mortally
wounded the other. The trqublo
arose over the discharge of the Finns
from the Comet mine where Crane
was a watchman. "
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Says Injunction Should No
Be Issued in Case ot Strikes
Without Limitations. -
RAILROAD PLANK
ALSO MEAN'S SOMETHING
Declares Congress Has Right to Exor
cise Complete Control Over Inter
Mate Commerce and Each State Has
Just as Complete Control Over
Roods and Transportation Within
Their Borders Would Enlurge
Powers of Interstate Commerce
Commission.
Denver, July 9. The following Is a
part of the antl-lnjunctlon plank
adopted by the resolutions committee
of the democratic conventions
"Questions of Judicial practice hav
Ing arisen, especially In connection
with Industrial disputes, we deem
parties to all Judicial proceedings
should be treated wlth rigid Impar
tiality, that Injunction should not be
Issued in any case In which Injunctions
would not issue If industrial disputes
were not involved."
The railroad plank is as follows:
"We assert the right of congress to
exercise complete control over Inter
state commerce and the right of each
state to exercise Just as complete con
trol over the commerce within its bor
ders. We demand such an enlarge
ment of the powers of the Interstate
commerce commission as is necessary
to enable It to protect persons and
places from discrimination and extor
tion and to compel the roads to per
form their duties as common car
riert." "
Denver, July 9. While the com
mittee was asking the resolutions
committee when, it would report, Ray
mond Robins of Chicago, made a pro.
Bryan speech. He was followed by
Marin Littleton, of New York, who
assured the convention the New York
democrats would stand by Anything It
does.
SUNSTROKE AT ATHENA.
Victim Was Working in Rock Quarry
Near Town. .
Athena, July 9. wm. Hoffman a
middle aged man recently from Spo
kane, suffered a sunstroke yesterday
about 2:80, while at work at the rock
crusher near this place. He was im
mediately carried to the Athena hotel
and Dr. Plamondon called.
Though the patient was In a very
serious condition for some hours he
revived, and it is now thought that
he will recover.
Sunstrokes are very unusual in this
section of the country and this Is the
first one to occur In years. Little Is
known of Hoffman. He came here
looking for work, and had some mon
ey with him.
Bridge Falls Twenty Die,
Cologne, Germany, July 9. By the
collapse of a new bridge being built
across the Rhine, 20 workmen lost
their lives and a number were serious
ly Injured. It was caused by the fall
ing of the scaffolding supporting the
crane used in the construction of the
central span.
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ELGIN WOOL SALES.
One Million Pounds From Wallowa
County Being Sold.
Today Is the date for the wool sales
at Elgin. The amount offered Is es
timated at 1,000,000 pounds, which Is
In quantity practically the same as
the largest offerings In previous
years. The larger portion of the wool
at Elgin comes from Wallowa county,
although there are a few large clips
In the Elgin section.
Word has been received that sev
eral buyers, probably from 10 to a
dozen In number, will be present.
Among these the largest representa
tions are of firms of Boston people.
It Is considered a certainty that there
will be enough competition among
the buyers to bring the figures up to
market demands.
The matter of price is more or less
problematical and will be until the
sales commence. The growers have
In their favor the fact that the prices
have been stiffening the past few
days. Top figures for eastern Ore
gon wool the present season have
ranged a few fractions above 16 cents.
THOUSAND DROWNED
BY FLOOD IN ASIA MINOR
Constantinople, Turkey, July
.9.i A thousand persons were
drowned today in a flood which
wiped out the town of Tekal on
the Yeshll-Irmak river, Asia
Minor, according to a news
agency report.
BUILDING COLLAPSES
TWENTY KIIXED.
St. Petersburg, Russia, July
Twenty persons were killed
today and as many Injured In
the collapse of a big building
In the course of erection. Fif
teen bodies have been recover
ed, while half a dozen are un
accounted for.
GIANT MERGER OF
TIMBER OWNERS
Richest Man pi tlie United States at
Head of Organization.
St. Louis, July 9. F. E. Meyer
hauser, son of Frederick Meyerhaus
er of St. Paul, and reputed to be the
richest man In the United States, was
today appointed chairman of the per
manent committee chosen by the con
ference of the yellow pine lumber
men to work out the final details in
organizing the merger of timber own
ers and lumbef manufacturers.
The plan adopted by the conference
here today for the big holding cor
poration provides for approximately
8360,000,000 capital. Four or five
men present will have ten to twenty
million each in trust.
Among the St. Louis stockholders
are Nelson N. McLeod, Samuel M.
Fullerton, C, B. Johnson. J. A. Free
mon.and Bank President C. H. Hut
ting.
NELSON AND CANS
TO FIGHT AGAIN.
Negro Will Try to Regain Lost Cham
pionship.
San Francisco, July 9. Battling
Nelson and Joe Gans last night, sign
ed articles to fight again at Ely, Nev.,
on Labor Day. Tex RIckard is pro
moting the fight.
The purse Is to be $30,000 and Nel
son is to receive $20,000, win, lose or
craw. Gans will receive $10,000.
Rickard and the contestants will
each post $1000 to bind the agree
ment.
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BOULDERS WEIGHING
FOUR TONS EACH USED.
Example of Work Being Done by O.
R. A N. Company Four Carloads
Will Be Dumped in tlie River Just
Above New Steel Bridge West of
Town Mcadiam Creek Treated
Same Way. . ; . ;
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An illustration of the Important
work of repair being done on the
mountain by the O. R. & N. company
was given to this city today when 20
carloads of stone, some of the mas
sive pieces weighing four tons, passed
through to be dumped into the Uma
tilla river at the steel bridge , west of
the city.
The steam shovel Is located at Allen
spur, 35 miles east of the city and
there a half dozen work trains are en
gaged in hauling rock to fill in the J
washouts caused by lust spring's high
water. Rock weighing from one to '
four tonn nrA hnlntpri hv thpsp Rtpnm 1
shovels and are dumped Into the creek
bottom to protect the grade and it is
believed that the work of repair being
done this summer Is permanent.
About 200 men are engaged In the
work of repairing the tracks and more
permanent work is being done by the
O. R. & N. on the mountain this sea
son than ever before In one season.
Several tralnloads will be hauled to
the bridge west of the city to protect
the grade from any future high water.
Race of Giants.
Santa Monica, Cal., July 9. Scien
tists today are trying to persuade Mrs.
Rlndge, the owner of the Hallbu
ranch, to allow them to exhume the
skeletons of a race of giant Indians,
whose graveyard was discovered on
the ranch. Campers found the bones
uncovered. Some of the skeletons
belong to, a race of men averaging
more than seven feet. Some of the
men were eight feet tall.
TORES Will
Twenty hollow Iron tubes eight feet
in length and four inches In diameter,
having a copper cap on one ' end
bearing the legend: "Washington-
Idaho boundary line. United States
geological survey. $250 fine for dis
turbing this mark," was a part of
the O. R. & N. express transfer at
the O. R. & N. depot this morning.
The boundary marks have Just been
sent from the eastern factory and will
De put in piace aiong tne boundary
line between Washington and Idaho
north of Lewiston where the boundary
has been In dispute for years. '
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FIRE Oil BOSTON
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Quarter Mile of Warehouses
and Wharves Devastated by
Flames.
LOSS WILL AMOUNT
TO MILLION AND HALF
Spontaneous Combustion or Locomo
tive Spark Starts lire Which
Sweeps tlie Pier Northwest Breeae
Fans Flames Into Ravaging Cotw
flagratlon Elevator Containing
Over 30,000 Bushels of Grain Re
duced to Ashes Loaded Freight
Cars Destroyed Starts In Warehouse.
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Boston, July 9. A fire believed to
have been caused by spontaneous
combustion or a locomotive spark,
and fanned by a brisk northwest wind .
swept nearly a quarter of a mile of
the harbor front of east Boston lata
yesterday, causing a property loss es
timated at nearly $1,500,000. Daniel
Sullivan, a watchman at the Cunard
liner pier, is missing.
The flames spread with remarkable
rapidity. Within half an hour of the
time the . fire was discovered, four
piers, three warehouses, a grain ele
vator, containing $0,000 bushels ot
grain, and many loaded freight can
had been destroyed.
.The fire started in a warehouse la
which was stored an Immense quanti
ty of combustible material, Including
wool, cotton and oil.
The Boston & Albany railroad.
New York Central and Hudson river
railroad are the greatest losers. It Is
estimated that their loss Is $1,000,001,
covered by blanket Insurance. The
loss of freight and grain burned la
placed at fully $400,000.
COW GORES DECKHAND.
DIckcrson Killed and Tossed Into the
Columbia.
Rainier, Ore., July 9. George W.
Dickerson, a deckhand on the steam
er Kellogg, was frightfully gored by
a cow today and tossed by the In
furiated animal into the Columbia
river, where he drowned before aid
could reach him. The cow threw her--self
Into the river in her madness and
was saved with considerable difficul
ty. The cow, with some other cattle
was being loaded onto the vessel when
she made a sudden rush for Dicker
son who was not agile enough to get
out of her way. Dlckerson's body.
was not recovered. d
Red Lights Banished.
Grangevllle, July 9. After next
Friday morning there will be no "red
light" district In Grangevllle. This
was the decree Issued tonight by the
city council when the ordinance was
passed providing that fallen women
must leave the city. The ordinance
provides a minimum fine of $50 or a.
Jail sentence for violation. .A per
son conducting a bawdy house, rent
ing property for such purposes or fre
quenting such a place are all liable
to the penalties.
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Investigating Lumbermen.
Seattle, July 9. To determine
whether the northwest lumber man
ufacturers are In a trust to control the
price of lumber, not only locally, but
In the markets of the east and Cali
fornia, Is one purpose in the coming
here of Charles E. Edgerton, special
agent of the bureau of corporations,
and his 10 assistants.
Four of the latter are digging up
data In Seattle. They will go through
the records and make a searching in
vestigation. Falls to His Death.
Seattle, July 9. Arthur Vonbabc,
a prominent publisher, and proprietor
of the Pioneer pocket guide, was kill
ed early today by falling from the
second floor In the New York block
over the railing of the stairway. His
neck was broken and he was dead"
when picked up.
DUE 10 STIIES
Owing to the fact that the old'
monuments marking the boundary
had been torn down or had decayed,
the line has been In dispute for sev
eral years and a new survey was.
made, In which It was feared that
Idaho would lose a strip of territory
two miles in width and about SO mile
In length north of Lewiston.
However, the old line was re-established
and the boundary will remain
where It was first located, but to ob
viate any future discussions these
Iron tubes will be sunk Into the soil
to mark the dividing line between the
two .thriving commonwealths.
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