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
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CbuitTY OFFICIAL FAFBR.
OITY OFFICIAL PAPER.
VOL. 22.
L'ENDLETON, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1910.
NO 6834
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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
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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.
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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."
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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
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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.
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