EVENING EDITION EVENING EDITIOil WEATHER REPORT Occasional rain to night and Friday: warmer tonight with high southorly winds Calling cards, wad ding stationery, com mercial stationery and job printing to order at the East Orcgonlar 17 CbuitTY OFFICIAL FAFBR. OITY OFFICIAL PAPER. VOL. 22. L'ENDLETON, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1910. NO 6834 H Mat iimuk II i iim I SS KtHr.wtcinvA vjt Jf - jyCA-7 GREAT VICTORY WON BY REBELS General Estrada Sends News to 1 Washington ' of Three Days' Battle ' V ' FIGHTING DESPERATE AND ' j TWO GENERALS KILLED I n urgent Leader Sends Official De . nlal Of Riiort Tliat Government Won' Victory Message Says Losses of Madrli Heavy Two Generals Included In List Managua Will Soon lie Captured, According to Entr&da. Bhieflolds, Feb. 24. Al- though conflicting advices of success and failure by contend- lng armies In the vicinity of Nicaragua have been received here, It is believed today that tho Insurgent victory over the forces. of President Madrls has completed the overthrow of the administration. All that now ' remains to insure the establish- ment of the provisional gov- eminent Is the formal occupa- tlon of Managua. According to telegrams received from Oener- al Estrada, the revolutionists will occupy the capital tomor- row. Washington, Feb. 24 Complete denial of the report of a government victory in Nicaragua was given out here last night In the shape of dis patches from General Estrada com manding the revolutionists, and ad dressed to Sanor Salvatore Coatrlllo, representative of the provisional gov ernment. The dispatches announce an over whelming victory after a battle last ing three days. In which two generals on the government side were killed. A significant feature of the cablegram was found In the statement that Gen eral Chamorro is within striking dis tance of the capital and, In the opin ion of Central American diplomats here, practically holds its fate in his hands. The cablegram, as translated fol lows: "Following 'three days of fierce fighting. Generals Mcna and Zeledon absolutely destroyed the army of Hadrix In Chontales, which was un der the commands of General Vasques. Godoy, Mata and Gonzales. The lat ter were killed. One hundred of the nemy were killed and 200 wounded. Scored complete victory. We know that Chamorro Is In the immediate vi cinity of Managua." Dlucfldils Rejoices Much, Minefields, Nicaragua, Feb. 24. Telegrams from the front reporting victory threw Blueflelds Into the throea of jubilation last night. In one telegram General Mcna reports the complete route of the government forces at San Vicente. The other said the Important city of Granda was In the hands of the revolutionists, that the steamer Victoria, which plies Lake Nicaragua, had been captured and that General Urella Estrada, with 1,000 men has formed a junction with General Chamorro and that their combined force was now marching northward and on to Nicaragua. The only disappointing feature of the day's news was the failure definitely to lo cate the whereabouts of Chamorro. THIEVES CHLOROFORM PIGS AND TAKE THEM TO MARKET Aurora, III., Feb. 24. "There Is considerable trouble about picking up a pig in his suals and we figur ed the best way to do It was to chlor oform him first," said Frank Ray mer, who is under arrest today with Frank Baxter, charged with hog steal ing. Three others have been arrested en the same charge. All of the men went about the farming country chloroforming hogs. Officers say they threw the porkers Into wagons and hauled them to market . PRESIDENT'S SLUMBERS . TIES UP ALL, TRAFFIC ' 4 Washington, Fob. 14. All traffic was tied up for an hour 4 today at the union station be- 4 4 cause President Taft wanted 4 4 to sleep. The train bearing the 4 4 president arrived at seven thlr- 4 4 ty this morning from New 4 4 Ark. 'f'he yardmaster gave or- 4 4 dors that no whistles were to 4 4 be blown, no bells to be rung 4 4 and no couplings made until the 4 4 president's sleep was out, and 4 4 his orders were obeyed. 4 4 444444444444444 CONLIN HEADS JAIL DELIVERY. Alleged Grand .Larceny Criminal Breaks Jail, Escaping. Hot Springs, Ark., Feb. 23 C. A. Conlln, alias P. A. Daniels, who yes terday wa held for the custody of a San Francisco detective who had a requisition for his arrest on a grand larceny charge, headed a jail delivery at midnight at the county Jail here. There were 22 prisoners in the Jail eight of whom were Insane. Only the Insane were there when it was dis covered the' lall had been hroken Hurriedly' Sheriff Houpt and depu ties and the police formed posses. Policeman Howell learned where two men hired a team and driver and started toward Little Rock. The pos se started after them in an automo bile. C. B. Conklln, brother of the es caped man and who, it Is said, de clared Monday that Conlin would never go back and that hn wnnlH spend $60,000 to defeat the requisition or Governor Gillett of California, was arrested late tonight. The escape was effected with a saw. Evidently the large steel bars had been sawed ready to break before midnight. ETHEL BARHYMORE COLLAPSES IN MIDST OF nER PLAY New York, Feb. 24. Ethel Barry more collapsed last night at the Em pire theater where she appeared In "Mid Channel." Her husband, Rus sell Colt, the millionaire, will now use every effort to induce her to re tire from the stage. SNOWBOUND TROUPE TREATS PASSENGERS IOUIS JAMES AND COMPANY PLAY IX BAGGAGE CAR Blocked In Mountain by Snow, Ac tors Entertain Imprisoned FNlow Travelers notaries Bring Relief. EllcnsSbrg, Wash., Feb. 24. Louis James and company reached here this morning after giving the first presen tation of "The Merchant of Venice" last night In a car high up In the Cascades Inst night with snow banked around the enrs and the train hope lessly blocked. The hncrnn .... cleared and the play given to an ap. pici-iauve aua ence which packed the car to the doors. Two rotary plows with a gang of shovclers released the train at day light this morning. James finished his engagement at Seattle Tuesday and was to have played here last night. INDIGENT WIDOW WINS ROME AND HUSBAND IN APPEAL Kansas Citv. Feb 93 Morrison, a widow E0 years old, who "Miiea 10 me juvenile court to find her a home yesterday. Is not going to be an object of charity. Dan Cupid has stepped In and is to provide her a home, After the woman will be known as Mrs. ueorge Linn. The man who Is to be her husband Is BO vear of aero nn i. able to provide a comfortable home. Liinn read the story of Mrs. Mor rison's plight In A. nrnmitur t.i.... Then he hurried down to the deten tion nome, determined that if the widow suited him he would offer him. self. But Linn had a struggle to get an auaiencc. one hundred and fifty pcrsuna were mere ready to care for Mrs. Morrison. Finally Mrs. Mor rison sifted the applicants down to four. There were three besides Linn. "I've a. different offer tn volunteered Linn. Then he whlsnprort tn tha wMah. They took a walk. Returning In a snori ume Mrs. Morrison dismissed the three waiting arnilrnnts T.inn had won. Dunlwny Wins Second Block. Portland, Ore., Feb. 23. W. C Dunlway of Portlnnd, tonight won the second -block of 300 points in the 1, 000 point 14.2 Inch balk line contest for the amateur billiard champion ship of the Pacific northwest over W. G. Johnson of Seattle. Johnson's score was 268. Dunlway ran out In an unfinished run of 21 in the seventh inning. His high run was 26 points in tho 47th Inning. Johnson's high runs were B9 In the third, 40 In the 22nd and 45 In the 30th Inning. Dunlway's average tonight was 6 18-47, and Johnson's S 33-47. The score now stands, Dunl way 600 and Johnson B34. Dunlway's grand average is E 40-112 and John son's 4 94-110. Cubans Celebrate. Havana, Feb. 24. A provision of flngs In the streets and exercises by patriotic societies marked the anni versary today of the commencement of the revolution which, with tho aid of Uncle Sam, resulted In the realiza tion of the dream of "Cuba llbre" and the throwing off of the Spanish yoke. C. H. Kaw of Kansas City. Mis sourl, who has been a guest at the home of his sister, Mrs. George Ham blen, for a few days, left today for Portland, where he will attend the Shiiners banquet, Saturday night. 444444444444444 WASHINGTON-OREGON TRACTION COMPANY WILL SOON HAVE CONSTRUCTION WORK That the Wushlngton-Oregon company will proceed quickly with the work of establishing Its traction syMtem here was declared this morning by D. FitzGerald, manager for the company. "I do not care to say much," said Mr. FitzGerald. "What you people want now is action. It is up to our company to go ahead with its work and we will do It. As oon as enough of the snow is gone to per mit of surveying we will put our engineers at work. Then Just as soon as we can determine the alignment we will take up actual construction work. We close our contract for B2 miles of steel today." 4444444444444444444444444444444444 BAKER MEN IN EAND FRAUDS Eastern Oregon Will Thrown in Limelight Sensational Charges. be by ;U M JURY WILL MAKE INVESTIGATION United State District Attorney Mc Oourt Applies for Order to Cull the Grand Jury to Prubo Into Acquisi tion of More Than 100,000 Acres of Baker County Tlmlx-r Iamls Ord er Granted Score of Prominent Men Involved. Portland. Feb. 24. United States District Attorney McCourt today made special application for the calling of a federal grand Jury to investigate the acquisition of more than a hundred thnnsmvl acre of Baker county tim ber lands -by the Oregon Lumber company and Sumpter Valley Railway company. Judge Bean granted the order, and the Jury will be called to report March 1. The Investigation promises to rival in Importance and sensational features the famous Ore pon land fraud cases. More than a score of prom'nont men in eastern Oregon will figure in the proceeding. STORM IS OVER IN OREGON AND WASHINGTON Portland, Ore., Feb. 2 4. Reports today from Oregon and Washington Indicate an improvement In weather conditions, although floods arc threatened in some localities as a re. suit of the warm winds which are molting the heavy snow in the moun tains. Spring-like weather Is reported from Walla Walla and the snow rapidly disappearing. Rivers are rising nnd floods are feared. Hood River and The Dalles report heavy rains last night and a silver thaw is threatened. There is no dan ger of floods. The river Is expected to reach a flood stage at Eugene by morning. Warm winds are prevailing. CAPTAIN AND SIX MEN stay wrrn wrecked ship Cordovia, Alaska. Feb. 24. With a wreck likely at any moment, and all of the ship except the forward house submerged, Capt. Porter and six men of the ill-fated Yucatan are sticking to the vessel in an attempt to save it from ice floes and bergs which are battering it daily. A life boat Is kept in readiness to escape If the Yuca tan sinks. BLESSED IS THE THAT BREAKS It Is here. The chlnook. The balmy breeze before which the chills and shivers ns well as the snow of winter are rapidly disappearing. As a re suit tho stockmen are wearing more nnd broader smiles than any that have decorated their faces for many moons. As stated In this paper yesterday afternoon, the thaw started in the mountains yesterday forenoon. Since that time it has been working Its way down pnst the foothills and Into the vnlley though It did not rench Pen dleton until after nine o'clock this morning. Since that time the streets have been awash, the gutters are running full and there is already a slight difference In the stage of the river. With a continuance of the chlnook, more or less high water can be expected. There is a great difference of opin ion as to the effect the Chinook will have upon the condition of the Uma tilla. Some are already preparing for one of the biggest floods In the history of the country but most of the cltl rens who have lived here for any con siderable number of years declare 44 444444444444444 STARTED ALLDS DEFENSE IS AN ATTACK New York Senator, Accused of Accepting Bribes, Makes Reply to Charges. IXI'OSKS CORRUPTION Of BIG BRIDGE COMPANY Through His Attorney, Accused Solon Charges That Bridge company Con spired to Defraud State and Cor rupt legislators Invective nnd Denunciation Hurled Fortli Accus es Conger of Being in on Crooked Deals. Albany, X. Y.. Feb. 24 The first tluy of Senator Jotham P. Ailds' reply to the Conger bribery charges was less a defense than an attack. The outline of Allds' case laid be fore the senate yesterday by his atr torn.-y, Martin W. Littleton, was a burst of denunciation, invective and accusation that, if proved, would lay the bridge companies, one of the im portant Industries of the state, open to prosecution for both conspiracy to defraud and tor legislative corrup tion In .striking the bridge companies, Littleton hit also Senator Benn Con ger, who with his brothers, once stood high In the councils of the bridge building combine and still, It is said, retains an interest in that bus ness. If Littleton carries out his promises he will prove: 1. That Conger's charges and their support by Hyram G. Moe are untrue. 2. That Allds' activity in suppres sing legislation hostile to the bridge companies In 1903 was due to orders of United States Senator Piatt, the republican state leader. 3. That Conger's statements are unworthy of belief and testimony of many of-his witnesses Is quite as un trustworthy because they, represented corrupt corporations, which in Lit tleton's own picturesque language, "have laid a trail of slime over five states." Afternoon Session. The afternoon was devoted to the examination of the clerk of the as sembly internal affairs committee of 1901 in an effort to prove that Con ger In that year deliberately 'juggled certain highway legislation until It came out of the committee in a form that suit the bridge interests. The basis of Littleton's argument was tho "Cleveland agreement," un der which, he alleged, 16 bridge con cerns conspired in 1901 to rob the towns of New ' York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana nnd Michigan by collusive bidding. THE ICY SPELL there is no danger whatever. They say the very fact that the snow Is from four to ten feet deep in the mountains makes it Impossible for any flood to result unless the chlnook should continue for three or four days or bo accompanied by a two-day rain. They say that the great amount of snow makes it possible for It to hold the wntcr after it has started to melt and hat for this reason there can be nothing more than a gradual rise. The water will pfobably be high, ac cording to these prophets, but there Is no danger of a flood. 'Phone messages received in the city during tho forenoon state that the thaw Is general all over the coun ty. A message to the East Oregon Ian from Fred Boyd, editor of the Athena Press, Is to the effect that al most half the 14 inches of snow at Athena has already disappeared. But, according to Mr. Boyd, there will be no flood In Wild Horse creek this time. He says the fields are so soft that the water is running Into the ground : and there will be no flood. The foothills east of Athena are now black. CHINOOK Littleton said the bribery of town officers was a. regular custom of the bridge companies but that charging 50 per cent profit, they had enough to divide among all the bidders for a contract. Allds' attorney went even further and charged deliberate con spiracy against the defendant. Just before the close of today's ses sion of the senate investigation the resignation of Senator Jotham P. Allds. as temporary president of the senate was read by the clerk and or dered spread upon the minutes. "VOTES FOR WOMEN." CRY OF CALIFORNIA CO-EDS Bergley, Cal., Feb. 24. "Votes for women." the battle cry of the Eng. llsh suffragettes and their American sisters, bids fair today to become the slogan of the co-egs of the Univer sity of California, The fair ones de mand at least two representatives on the executive committee of the as sociated students. They threaten an extensive boycott of the men stu dents unless their demands are grant ed. The demand of the women would necessitate a change In the constitu tion of the organization but the co eds Insist the change be made. Of ficials oppose the plan, and a bitter fight is in prospect ENGINEER KILLED AFTER FORTY YEARS OF SERVICE Stockton, Cal., Feb. 24. After forty years of service, Alfred Phlpps, an engineer of the Soutnern Pacific was killed Inst night at French Camp In a collision with u work train. NELSON WANTS TO ENTER LISTS AGAIN BATTERED BATTLER WOULD FIGHT HIS CONQUEROR New Champion Will Probably Give Him Return Match but Will Make Him Wait Dane Will Probably Meet Thompson First. San Francisco, Feb. 24. Now that the smoke of the Nelson-Wolgast battle has cleared aw5y and numerous reports of the defeated champion's serious Injuries from the fight been refuted by Nelson himself, the sport ing world is devoting its attention to the possibility of a second meeting be tween the men. Nelson, from his place of retirement in the baths, has sent out repeated demands for anoth er chance. He insists that he is not In form; that he still had a chance when Referee Smith stopped the fight yesterday. Wolgast says Nelson will have to wait. He proposes to exercise the privileges of championship now that he has won the title. He agrees that Nelson Is entitled to another fight. Sporting writers are inclined to doubt that the men will meet again. They apparently concur in believing that Nelson has gone back and that his age and years of training have told upon him at last; but hold him to be a dangerous man to beat. Nelson Versus Thompson. In the meantime they are casting about for the next fistic event. It appears to be Nelson against Cyclone Johnny Thompson. The managers of the pair met today and again tonight to discuss a 45 round match at no distant date. They are said to have virtually agreed to general terms, the winner to challenge Wolgast. Robinson, Nelson's manager, con tinued his discussion of the Nelson Thompson match up to the moment of his departure for the east. At the ferry he said that he would tel egraph from Reno In the morning the result of his talk with Nelson. Rob inson Intimated that Nelson would accept a proposition to fight here In May. Another topic of sporting conver sation tonight was the challenge from Gans, who lost no time In claiming Wolgast's attention. The negro ask ed for a 20 round bout but it is not likely his challenge will produce re sults. Nelson spent the day in the baths here and left for Chicago last night. He was much battered about the face but showed no loss of spirit. He says that he wns overtrained and not entirely himself. . On his ability to come back," he said he was prepar ed to wager $5,000 as a side bet. Nelson said that he would devote himself to his theatrical engagements for the present and later go to his ranch in Mexico for a rest. Ship Is Sold. Seattle, Feb. 23. The ship Jabez Howes, owned by C. Boudrow, of San Francisco, which has been laid up at Wlnslow, since. October, 1908, has been sold to the Columbia River Pack ers' association for $12000. The new owners of the Howes will use the ship as a tender to a new cannery to be erected at Tin Point, near Unga, in southwestern Alaska. Aged Negro Assaults Baby. Dallas, Tex., Feb. 23. Allen Brooks a negro 63 years old, was arrested to day charged with attacking Mary Bul lens, a white girl three years old. The child was found in a barn and la in a critical condition. T AWED BY T State Police Come to Aid of . Philadelphia Authorities and Subdue Rioters, . BOni SIDES ADMIT CRISIS IS AT HAND Ijeadura of Strikers Admit Calling of State Constabulary la Severe Blow to Cause Rumors Say Every Unioa Man In City Will Walk Out Tonight Business and Schools Seriously Affected Rioters Not So Active. Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 24. Lead ers of the striking platform men of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit com pany admit today that the arival of four companies of state constabulary and the possibility of calling out the state militia is a severe blow to their cause. Rumors are in circulation, to day that every union man In the city will be ordered to strike before night. Both sides admit a crisis. Business Is seriously affected and some of the schools are closed. The first disturbance today result ed In the injury of several rioter, who stoned a car In welt Philadelphia but the police dispersed the mob. More cars are running today than since the strike was begun. The con stabulary surrounds the car barns and are 'distributed through the Kensing ton district where most of the tron ble occurred. "Grooms' black horse cavalry," as the state constabulary fs known, is feared by every union man in Penn sylvania. These men are expert horsemen and dead shots. The cars In the section they patrolled today were running on schedule time. Agnostic Woman Wants Office. Dover. Tf.IT Feb. 24. Consterna tion has been aroused in New Hamp shire political circles by the arrange ments that Mrs. Marllla Rlcker, attor-ney-at-law and suffrage leader. In tends to be a candidate for governor at the next election. Mrs. Rlcker has a host of friends and admirers In the state. Tier announcement came from California, where she went to spend the winter. Mrs. Rlcker is not only a suffragist, but is also prominent in the warfare on Christianity. She is a pronounced agnostic and denounces religion as the great enslaver of women. She Is wealthy and has expended large sums in placing the complete works of the late Col. Robert G. Ingersoll In public and college libraries all over the coun try. MARINES ROB NAVAL POSTOFFICE AT SKA San Francisco, Calif.. Feb. 24. The United States postofflce aboard the cruiser Tennessee, now at Bremerton, was looted of $350 In money and a quantity of stamps, according to a message today from the ship's post master, Frank Smith. The robbery Is reported to have occurred while the ship was on her way to PugwC sound. Two men are being- held for court martial. Withdraws Land from Entry. Washington, Feb. 23. Approxi mately 44.626 acres of land near Green River, Colo., have been found by the interior department to be adaptable to water power purposes and today Secretary Bollinger placed the tract within a temporary power alte with drawal. This area formed part of a tract withdrawn some time ago un der the reclamation act from all forms of entry on the theory that it con tained power possibilities. Lands em braced in the original withdrawal and which has been found to have no yal ue for the conservation of water pow er will be restored to entry. Power Boats Convention. New York, Feb. 24. Discussion of restricted classes and the election of officers is the principal business be fore today's annu.il meeting of the American Power Boat association. An other and simitar convention, for western devotees of tho sport, will be held In April at tho Chicago Motor Boat Show. SIGHT OF JEFFRIES NEARLY BREAKS BANK. Los Angeles. Calif., Feb. 24. When Jim Jeffries went in to the Merchants' National bank to rut away some theat rical earnings, h's presence drew a largo crowd and started a run on the Institution. Scores of depositors, thinking something was wrong, began cashing In and not until the f'ghter retired did the frightened patrons be come reassured. e e e e e e e e e e