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VOL. 22.
L'ENDLETON, OJJEGON, WEDNESDAY, DIXJEMKEK 22, 1909.
NO. 6778
INSANE
DEMON
KILLS FAMILY
California Rancher Butchers
His Wife and
With Hatchet.
Child ren I
I
I
THROWS HIMSELF CNDER
WHEELS OF S. P. TIIAIN
Charles Chovureiit Seized With Insane
Blood Lust, Attacks Wife While
She Is Preparing Breakfast Hacks
Her to Pieces Turns Bloody Weap
on on Children While They Sleep
Two Fatally Injured and One
Seriously Son Escapes.
Fresno, Calif., Dec. 22. Charles 1
Chevuront, an Insane rancher, today 1
butchered his wife and family with
a hatchet at his home in the north
western section ef this city. After '
viewing the results of his bloody deed 1
he fled to the Northern Pacific tracks, '
threw himself In front of a passenger I
train and was virtually ground to'xilHEE PROMINENT
pieces. His wife is dead and his two MEN FAIjL VICTIMS
little girls, both under sixteen, are. '
fatally wounded, and expected to die.
A third child is injured but will re- ! Premier Yl, Head of Korean Cabinet,
cover. The son escaped uninjured
while the tragedy was being enacted. '
Attacks Slerfnlng Children. ;
At five this morning Mrs. Chevu
rent arose to prepare breakfast, leav- j
ing her four children asleep in their
beds. While the woman was bending
over the stove Chevuront arose from
his bed, and crept behind her armed
with a hatchet. Witout warning he
rained blow lifter blow upon her body
ar.d she sank to the floor Covered
with blood. The Insane man, still
brandishing his' weapon entered the
children's bedroom and completed his followed a five hour audience which
bloody work. When he had finished, Murqu s Ito held with the emperor,
tho interior of the home resembled a t Yi was regarded as a firm and
slaughter house. Chevuront then ran competent officer, but his efforts U
from the house to the Southern Pa- carry out the policy of the now ad
clflc tracks. There he waited until ministration! met with continual op
the six o'clock passenger train ar- position from his political adversar
rived, and threw himself In front of lea.
the locomotive, death resulting " In- ' The nttack occurred at 10 o'clock
stantly. - , In tho morning. The assailant, a
It Is stated that Chevuront owned young Christian for many years lived
a ranch east of town last summer in tho United States. Tho premier
where he became Insane, but his wire was riding in his Jinricksha when the
nursed him back to apparent good j assassin camo up with a long kitchen
health. Later his .ranch was sold that ( knife In h s hand. He drove this
the husband might be brought to . twice into the abdomen of the pre
tewn and cared for by physlclnns. mier and once into his lung.
; Tho assassin then turned on the
CARD GAME ENDS IN premier's Jinricksha man, whom he
PROSPECTOR'S DEATH stabbed and instantly killed. The as-
j sassln was Immediately arrested. He
Butte, Mont., Dec. 22. In a quar- Is 20 years old and 's believed to be
rcl over a game of cards in a pros- a member of a political secret so
peetors' camp In tho Powder river clety.
country, near "here, today W. J.,
Schmalsle Instantly killed Thomas; Bomb Kills Police Chief.
Bell, a prospector, when he struck . gt. Petersburg, Dec. 22 Colonel
him over tho head with a poker. Karpoff. the St. Petersburg chief of
Schmalsle, claiming self-defense, sur- poice was killed by a bomb thrown
rendered to the police. by' an assassin early today. The as-
' sa.sin was immediately arrested.
GIRL'S RELATIVES ARE ; From h s passports, authorities be
INDICTED FOR MURDER lieve his name to bo Michael Voss-
I kressensky. Karpoff's assassination,
Newark. N. J., Dec. 22. Following tne police believe, marks the begln
the hearing of the state's testimony In n;ng 0f another terrorist reign,
the enne of Mrs. Ocey Sneade, found
dead in a bath tub In her East Or- Prime Minister Falls,
ange, New Jersey, home, the grand Washington, Dec. 22. Frlme Min
Jury this afternoon Indicted for her '8Ph Bratiano, of Roumania, was
murder, Mrs. Caroline B. Martin, the shnt and seriously wounded today by
dead girl's mother. Mrs. Mary W. a Roumanian anarchist, according to
Hneado and Miss Virginia Wardlow, a dispatch from the American Buda
the lust two being aunts of Mrs. Ocey p,.st legation. Tho assassin was ar
Sneade. rested. The dispatch contained no
details.
Nolons Leaving Washington.
Washington, Doc. 22. Every train
out of Wnshlngton tndav is filled with
more or less distinguished legislators
and government officials, homeward
bound fr the Christmas and New
Year holiday. P-y tomorrow there
will be comparatively, few senators,
representativf.p and officials left In
the national capital.
ST OF I0EII5E LOOTEOS
PLEADS GUILT! 10 IS FIB
Insisting that ho is Innocent but
admitting his financial Inability" to
fight case further, William Edwards,
one of three men charged with loot
ing the local O. R. & N. freight ware
house, changed his plea of not guilty
to gutlly th s morning and was fined
$G0. The change of plea was made
through bis attorney, Judge James A.
Fee.
This morning's action In court was
the sequel to the sensational raid
made several months ago and which
resulted In the arrest of Charles
Dickens. Frank J. Ely and William
Edwards. Ely was a transcontinental
freight inspector, while Dickens and
Edwards' were both employes of the
WROIiKSAIiF. BUTCH Ml Y
RELIEVED TO UK PLANNED
Bombay, India, Dec. 22. The po
lice are working today on tho theory
that tho assass'nation of A. , M. T.
Jackson, tho administrative head of
the Important city of Naslk, who was
shot to death In the lobby ofa Bom
bay theater, was the direct result of
a widespread plot to murder Engi"sh
officials. Tho a-ssassin, a native,
boasted of his deed when arrested.
Jackson was entering the theater
! . 1 1, 4mA trAii nff n'jttYiun tt'hnn t tl 1.
native approached and fired without
a word. The official fell mortally
wounded,' dying a few hours later.
LEOPOLD IS BURIED
IN HEAVY DOWNPOUR
Brussels, Dec. 22. Rain fell in
torrents here today and ' Interfered
with the spectacular aspect of the fu
neral of the late King Leopold. The
streets, however, were crowded and
roofs along 'the avenues over which
the cortege moved were dotted with
spectators. Many persons paid as
much as $100 for a window seat
from which to view the procession.
ASSASSINS BUSY
IN TWO GONTI
Fatally Stabbed by Countryman
St. Petersburg's Chief of Police
Killed by Bomb Itouniania's
Priniu Minister Shot.
Seoul, Korea, Dec. 22. Premier Tl,
the head of the Korean cablnei, was
stubbed and fatally wounded today
by a Korean, Yie Cha m Yog. Pre-
mier Yl was formerly .minister of ed-
ucation In the Korean cabinet. - He
became prime minister In May, 1907,
when a reconstruction of the cabinet
xv Birch Creek Citizen,
Born this morning to Mr. and Mrs.
Have Ingram, at their home on Birch
creek, a son.
Miss Bertha Gross, a senior In the
college of oratory of Willamette Uni-
versity, is up from Salem to spend
Christmas with her mother.
warehouse. !
Imnicd ntoly after their arrest, i
Charles Dickens made a complete I
confesaion, taking several days to it j
and writing it. out In t lie- office of the
district attorney. Ho admilt l vliis
guilt but endeavored to shift s me
onto his fellow workers also. They
wi re freed on preliminary hear ng
before Justice of the Peace Pnrkes,
but were indicted later by the grand
jary.
Dickens has not yet been sentenced
tuit he probably will be at the ap
proaching term of court. It is under
stood that Ely will stick to his origi
nal Intention of fighting the case
through the courc in tho hope of win
ning out.
DANES LINE IIP ZELAYAN AW
IN THREE RANKS SURRENDERS
Some Believe. Others believe
Cook Believed, While Still
Others Call Explorer Fake,
EXPLORER TOOK GAMBLER'S
CHANCE AND LOST
.Many Still Are Loyal to Brooklyn
Doctor, While DislM-llovtng That He
Reached Pole Think Cook Belle,
ed Ills Oh n Claim Amunsen Is
One of Tliewc Explorer's Where
about Still Unknown Lonsdale Is
Ifrnorawt of Them.
Copenhagen, Dc. 22. Denmark
today Is divided into three camps so
far as Dr. Frederick Cook's claims to
the dlscoveVy of the north pole is
concerned. A handful of people, In
eluding the inspector of North
Greenland, still believe Cook reached
tho pole. A large number believe
Cook thinks he reached the pole, but
the overwhelming majority hold the ,
explorer as the greatest lmposter of
modern times. The generally accept
ed view is that Cook wandered
around tho Arctic regions in search
of the pole, but without sufficient
sc'entiflc knowledge to know where
he went and finally emerged , so
critics declare, with the determina
tion to make a bold claim to discov
ery, staking everything on the for
lorn possibility that his meagre sci
entific obsorvat'ons might possibly be
substantiated.
Tho mere taking of such gam
bler's chances, the Danes assert, dis
credits Cook an a scientist, hut when
he attempted to bolster up his claims
with observations he never could have
made, he became a w ndler. they al
lege. Amunscn, one of Cook's friends,
remains loyal and declares the ex
plorer in an effort not to appear dila
tory greatly handicapped himself by
submitting incomplete data. He says
be has known Cook for ten years and
believes now he acted In good faith
when he made his claims to the dis
covery. Amunsen says he doesn't
think Cook reached the pole, hut be
l eves Cook thought he did.
The University of Copenhagen is be
ing severely censured for accepting
Cook's claims once, enabling him to
gain recognition before submitting his
proofs. The, consistory committee is
unable to f nd Cook and Is now con
vinced the address he gave them is
false. His secretary, Lonsdale, also
declares he Is in Ignorance of the ex
plorer's whereabouts.
Egun Discredits Claims.
New York, - Dec. 22. Maurice
Francis Egan, the American minister
to Denmark, who was the first Am
erican to greet Dr. Frederick A.
Cook upon h s return from the north,
today admitted his belief that Cook
did not reach the pole. He said,
however, he thought Cook believed In
his own claim.
Estradu Boomed for President.
(By William A. Deverall, state cor
respondent United Press.)
Bluefields, Nicaragua, Dec. 22.
Tho army under General Estrada, the
revolutionary leader, won a sweep
ing victorv near Rama and the en
tire Zelayan forces formerly com- .
manded by General Vasquez, has sur
rendered with all Its stores, after be- !
'ng defeated all along the line. Tho
wounded are being brought here to- ,
day and are being cared for in field ;
hospitals established by the Ameri- j
can marines from warships in the '
harbor. A large number of prison-
ers are being marched into Bluefields ,
after being disarmed. General Es
trada, marshaling the forces, s pre-
l.aring to move upon Managua, where
he will endeavor to overthrow the '
new- . president. Jofo Madriz. There 1
1m great rejoicing here as this city
has passed through a perilous period
and U 1- now believed a successful
: i -i in nation to the revolut oh is In
sight. A week ago the city was in
; fear and liembiln.; following the re
i ported approach of General Vazquez
j WiMi orders from iGelay.i to sack and
I pillage r.luefields. News of Estrada's
vlt lory w-i: die signal for a general
i i ( lel'i at -on and the people today are
I oYmait'.iine. the immediate election of
i Estrada to the pres t'.eiu-y.
V.ix;.K. Men Change Colors.
New Orleans, he.. 22. Ninet-en
hundred s.ddieis fnn.r vi; of the Vas
quez army, captuieii !.' 'revolutionist.-,
have sworn nileh ! v I'' Estraila.
and will march wflli ii.s forces against
Innu'-'ta, according t a cable from
bluefields today.
Americans Reported Killed.
'Nicaragua, Dec. 22. Two Ameri
cans are reported "killed during. tne
fighting around Rama. yesterday.
Their names are' not learned.
Miss lues Makin will leave this eve
ning for her home at Enterprise to
spend the Christmas vacation.
Decisively Defeated In Yes
' terday'sl Battles by Estrada,
Lays Down Arms.
FORMER PRESIDENT'S
FORCES LOSE HEAVILY
Captain Shipley of V. S. Cruiser Des
jMoincs Reports Surrender to Stato
.. aDeparuiient More Than 2600 of
Keluya's Men Killed, Wounded or
rapturedgeneral Gonzales Cap
tures Million Rounds of Animuni-
lion, Besides 1500 Rifles.
Washington, Dec. 22. The army 'I
former President Zelaya has sur
rendered to the forces of the pro
visional president, Estrada, at Rama.
This Information came in the form
of a. cable message' to' the state de
partment today from Captain Ship
ley of the cruiser Des Moines. Ship
ley reports the Zelayan forces lost
In killed and wounded 600 men dur
ing the fighting about Recora and
Rama yesterday. Detachments of
marines and hospital corps from the
American warships at Bluefields are
establishing field hospitals where the
wounded are being cared for.
Dispatches received today declare
that the entire Zelayan army, oper
ating in eastern Nicaragua, was dis
astrously defeated in recent fighting
around Kecard and Rama. More
than 2600 of Zeluya's men were
killed, wounded or captured. In a
dispatch to the state department,
Captain Shipley said: "Yesterday the
Zky:w forces wer-eomplete!y rout
ed after several hours of hard fight
ing. They surrendered this after
noon. General Gonzales with 1900
meh. captured, along with 1500
rifles, one million rounds of ammu
nition. Estrada began an organized
attack December 20 and routed the
outposts of Gonzales army, capturing
or killing 200 that day. The fighting
continued until the surrender.
Estrada Confirm Victory.
I'luefield, Dec. 22. "Our forces
have been successful all along and a
,.,..nr,inte ' victorv is certain. The
enemy's flank at Tatumbala has been
turned, and his forces are in confus
ion. The battle continues." The
above telephonic message from pro
visional President Estrada was re
ceived today by friends, and is re
garded as a complete verification of
the reports of yesterday's Insurgent
trtnmnhs. Estrada's message was tel
ephoned from Rania. Other messages
received this morning Indicate mat
the rebels' victory is more sweeping
than early reports Indicated.
GAS EXPLOSION' IN
ROME RESULTS FATALLY
Muskogee. Okla., Dec. 22. Mrs.
Charles Condrey and daughter Ord
erv. age 10. were fatally burned,
while Charles Congrey. three children
and Mrs. Lillian Harris, a neighbor,
were seriously burned today when
the front of the Condrey home was
blown out by a gas explosion. The
nee dent was caused by a defective
meter. It is said at the hospital to
day that Mrs. Condrey and Ordrey
will not recover.
New Year Signals .Mythical
Washington, Dec. 22. Within a few
days, it may be expected the Washing
ton correspondents, confronted by a
slackness of news, will begin sending
out that old story relating that the
Naval Observatory, with the assistance
of tho telegraph and cable companies
will flash the advent of the new year
at Washington around the world. It
now appears that such a feat never
has hem accomplished. In officially
d'scusFlng in his annual report the
:ii tempt made last New Year's Eve.
Admiral Cowles. chief of the Bureau
.I' K iulpnient of the Navy department
says that the s-isnals were transmit
ted "as far as Buenos Ayres. Australia.
Honolulu, ('.nam. Manila and Japan.
The further statement is made at the
Naval Observatory that it has never
been successful in flashing the New
Year's signal rnt'rely nround thr
rid.
Teddy lias slain 7.000.
Nairobi. B. E. A., Dec. 22. It is es
timate d thai the kill" of the Reose
wlt bunting expedition has now
passed the .0tin 'mark, this big "bag"
hvludiiu- both latge and small mam
mals and birds. Daring the last week
Col. lloo-evelt and his son have at
ti nded many dinners. Including on,
g.vcn by the Govi rnor. It is expected
(i ai the members of the expedition
u ill-be the guests of the Governor at
a big Christmas dinner now being ar
ranged to take place at Government-
House. It is possible, however, that
Colonel Kooscvclt may decide to spend
Christmas in beating the jungles for
game. The northward march of the
expedition will soon begin.
"LITTLE TIM" OF
TAMMANY VERY ILL
New York, Dec. 22. The con
dition of Alderman Timothy P.
Sullivan, "Little Tim" prominent
in Tammany politics, is grave,
and attending physicians to
day hold out little hope of his
recovery. The alderman Is suf
fering from a complication of
diseases which affected his
heart. Death is expected at any 4
minute.
The last rites were administer
ed to "Little Tim" and physici
ans are holding out no hope for
the clever politician who for
years had the bowery affairs
under his thumb.
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Will Continue Sale.
Baker & Folsom will continue their
dissolution sale of furniture until
Christmas day. Big bargains all over
the store if you haven't bought that
present visit us first only two more
days and the sale closes.
FOR RUNAWAY CARS
INQUIRY BOARD FINDS
CO.NDUCTOR WAS LAX
Brakeman Also Blamed for Negligence
In Not Setting Hand Brakes Sup
erintendent Bollons Headed Inves
tigation. As a result of an investigation that
has been made the blame for the
freight train runaway at Kamela has
bten fixed upon Conductor Ray and
lirakeman Anderson. What punish
ment, if any the O. R. & N. companv
will inflict upon these two men has
not been made known.
The following is the detailed report
ol the accident:
Report of board of inquiry cover
ing derailment of extra 373 west, four
mile, west of Meacham, Oregon, at
10:30 a. m. December 20th, 1909 re
suiting in damage to equipment of
J7500.00, to contents $2,000.00 and to
track $50,00. No one injured.
Extra 373 west, consisting of 38
cars and caboose, 1500 tons, Engineer
I. D. Fields, Fireman Wilson, Con
ductor F. Ray, Head Brakeman W. .E.
Anderson and Rear Brakeman H. A.
m.. December 20, and pulled out on
m December 20th, and pilled on
rassing track to let fast mail train No.
li pass. After No. 11 had passed en
gine was cut off, together with five
cars, and went back in yard to put
coal up on chutes. Shortly after en
gine had left train, the remaining 33
cars and caboose started down the
hill (10:15 a. m.), and ran to a point
four miles west of Meacham, where
23 cars were derailed.
We, the board of inquiry, after
listening to the testimony of all par
ties concerned in this accident, find
as follows: The accident was the re
sult of the train being left on heavy
grade without being properly secured
with hand brakes. We find Conductor
Ray and Brakeman Anderson respon
sible for these brakes not bein set.
Rear Brakeman Younke was instruc
ted by the Conductor to do some other
work in connection with putting up
coal and Conductor Ray was perform,
ing Younke's duties in connection with
cutting off the engine, securing the
train, etc., therefore, we cannot find
Younke In any way responsbile foi
train not being secured with hand
brakes. W. BOLLONS.
Superintendent.
W. R. LADD,
Assistant Superintendent.
A. BUCKLEY.
Assistant Superintendent.
. E. F. WENT WORTH.
Inspector N. Y. Air Brake Co.
II. F. MARLIN.
Hotel Frop., Meacham.
EARL GILLANDFR,
Postmaster & Merchant, Meacham.
HEH OLD PLES
Mrs. Mary Myrtle Johnson, or Mrs.
Maud llainy, a- she is better known
in this city, was arraigned before
Circuit Jud'fTe- Bean yesterday after
noon on the o'd eh'.rg.- to which she
pleaib-d gtl'ltv. f vo years ' agn. She
asked to withdraw her plea of guil'.y
m i le at th u time and the court
f xed 'I"u nr. day narn ng as the t.ine
for hearing the arguments of the
attorneys as to the propriety . of such
a proceeding.
It will be remembered that Mrs.
Johnson Is the so-called "iueen of
fakers" who was recently acquitted
by a Seattle jury ef swindling the
Statttc General Electric company. It
will also be remembered that she had
entered a plea of guilty in the local
FflKEB QUEEN
LUNATICS RUSH
110 FLIES
Insane Asylum in Illinois
Burns and Many Women
Believed Dead.
MUCH DIFFICULTY IV
RESCUE OF PATIEIVTS
Three Wards of Central Hospital for
Insane Burn Great Number of
Patienta Removed Some Rush Back
and nide In Clof-eLs Citizens Giv
Aid to Prevent Disorder Several
of the Inmates Escape.
Jacksonville, Ills., Dec. 22. Fir
last night destroyed three wards of
the north annex of the Central hos
pital for the insane here, entailing a
loss of about $15,400.
On hundred and eighty women
patients were removed In safety
from the burning wards and wera
housed In wards of the men's de
partment. In a few Instances th
womeu ran back into their room
and hid themselves under beds or
chairs. When the fire broke out In the
north annex soon after 8 o'clock
"wine ui me jK&Litriius escitpcu, DUC
the asylum authorities systematized
the removal of the inmates from the
burning wing to another part of the
hospital. The fire in the north wing
burned fiercely and the fire depart
ment fought it with difficulty, sev
eral firemen being injured by falling
walls In' the fire. It was near mid
night before the fire was under con
trol. Citizens Give Aid.
Most of the patients rescued from
the burning section were escorted by
guards and volunteers to -the south
wing of the asylum, a new addit'on.
The fire however, so alarmed patients
all through the asylum that the situ
ation became threatening and citi
zens of Jacksonville were asked to
aid in preventing further disorder.
Patients freed from tho burning sec
tion gave the guards and volunteers
concern.
Several men and women escaped,
some being found in the outlying
streets. Some women, thinly clad,
were found sitting on curbstones half
a mile from the asylum.
It is rumored that many patients
still are In the burned portion of the
asylum. These, it Is said, were wo
men in the fourth floor of the four
story building, who are reported to
have perished. The number of pa
tients in the building has not been
ascertained with certainty.
The fire started in the roof of the
wing. The cause is not known.
Flames spread rapidly to the fourth
floor, where several hundred women
patients were kept. Their cries cre
ated a terrific din, which aroused men
and women patients throughout the
institution.
It is believed possible that some of
! the women may have eluded the at
tendants.
At 11 o'clock, though the fire in the
north wing still was burning ana
floors and walls had fallen, danger v
of further spread of the flames seem
ed slight. Officials were unable to re
port whether all the patients had been
accounted for.
Dr. H. P. Carriel. superintendent of
the Institution, late last night said so
far as he knew, no lives were losi.
He said female patients did not escape
but were removed to tha south annex.
Miners Reported Killed.
: M.-Mtsur, Okla., Dec. 22. Several
i miners are reported to have been
killed in an explosion in Samples
i Number 2 coal mine near here at
; noon today.
WOULD GH
TO IT GUILTY
court, five years ago. t the charge
of uttering a forg -d evidence- of debt
and was paroled during good behav
ior and on cend tlon that sh did
not leave the state. .
Following her release in Seattle she
was taken in custody by D- puty
Sheriff Joe Blakely and brought
back to Pendleton to bo re-sctuctu-eJ.
under her old plea. It was suppos
ed thit she would hold that owing to
the length of time which had elapsed
that she could not now be resentenc
ed, but yesterday's action came as
a decided surprise.
Sho Is being represented by Judge
, James A. Fee, while the state Is be
i Ing represented by District Attorney
Phelpj".