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VOL. 23.
PENDLETON, Oil EG OK, MONDAY, A I'll I L 18, 1910.
NO G87
FATAL WRECK
IN THE SOUTH
linois Central Passenger
Train Rolls Down Embank
ment. FOl'H AKE KILLED
AXD SEVERAL INJURED
Wreck Occurs Near Juckson Mlsslss
illi Train Catches lire After It
Rolls Down Embankment Three
Mall Clerks ami Engineer Killed
Fireman Relieved to be Under
Wreckage Train Wreckers Thought
to Rc Responsible
Jackson. MIsb.. April 18. Three
mall clerks are reported killed and
several passengers Injured In a wreck
of a passenger train on the Illinois
Central near here today. The train
rolled down an embankment and
caught fire. Wires are down and
particulars are lacking.
The engineer was also killed and
the fireman Is believed to be under
the wreckage.
Railroad men declare the wreck was
caused by train wreckers.
TRAIN ROBBERS ARE
RIDING IN THE HILLS
Marlines. Calif., April IS. Reports
from the sheriff's posse pursuing the
robbers who held up an engine crew
and stole four sacks of registered
mail from the China. Japan last mall
of the Southern Pacific Saturday
night indicates the bandits have gone
Into hiding In the hills back of Pin
ole. Deputies think the robbers will
fight to death when cornered or sue
ccssfully distance the pursuers and
escape.
First Clew Received.
Berkeley, Calif., April 18. Deputy
Sheriff Birmingham has received the
first clew to the Identity of the train
robbers. A horse and buggy was
stolen by the two men from the Had
ley farm three miles from Port Costa
today. Mrs. Hadley gave a minute
description of the men. Chief Voll
mer and a number of policemen have
gone In pursuit. The value of the loot
la unknown but It Is supposed many
registered letters containing money
were taken.
INSURGENT- MOVEMENT IN
DAUGHTERS OF REVOLUTION
Washington, D. C, April 18. An
Insurgent movement similar to the
fight against Cannon was launched
here today with the opening of the
session of the Daughters' of the Amer
ican Revolution.
"Insurgents" declare the Presi
dent General Mrs. Scott, named all of
the committees from her personal fol
lowers. They demand the rules be
changed to curtail tho power of the
chair.
Mrs. Scott Is not alarmed and se
renely states there will be no trouble.
Despite reassurin); remarks, how
ever, indications are that much fric
tion will bo developed.
ATTORNEYS CLASH IN
OPENING OF SWOPE TRIAL
Kansas City, April 18. The trial of
Dr. Hyde for the murder of Colonel
Swope was opened today with a clash-
between opposing attorneys. Walsh
for thotlcfonae Insisted that Prosecut
or Conkling mnde the opening address
instead of allowing Deputy Reed to do
so. He said ho objected to the evi
dence of "filthy detectives - and
thieves" going to the Jury through
"hired counsel not under the sanctity
of tho oath of office." Judge Latshaw
permitted Reed U continue.
ALDRICH'S RETIREMENT
MEANS REORGANIZATION
Washington, April 18. The state
ment of Aid rich means a complete re
organization of the senate, according
to senate leaders. The Insurgents are
highly pleased with the announcement
but the "Old Guard" members are
clearly disconcerted. Insurgents be
lieve there la a chance that the bal
ance of power may pass Into their
hands and that the regulars will lose
their grip on the senate machine.
FATAL FEUD IN
SUNNY GEORGIA
Lyons, Georgia, April 18.
Two men dead, two are believed
to be dying and another la
wounded as the result of bat
tle among the members of the
Collins and Lewis families on
the street here Inst evening. A.
S. Collins and son were killed In
the duel. Marlon Lewis and an
other member of ' his family
were fatally shot. The duel Is
the result of an old feud.
MRS.
TAIT MUST GET
NEW SOCIAL SECRETARY
WaHhlngton, April 18. Miss Mary
Spiers, secretary to Mrs. Taft, return
ed to her duties In one of the govern-
mct departments today and the mis
tress of tho white nouse began a
search for another secretary. For
sumo reason, not made public, Miss
Spiers and Mrs. Taft agreed to dis
agree, Miss Spiers had been chosen
o' account of her wide knowledge of
social matters and general ability.
WAR BETWEEN PERU AND
ECUADOR WILL RE AVERTED
Valparaiso, April 18. It is now al
most a certainty that war between
Ecuador and Peru wnl .not occur. It
is believed In diplomatic circles that
the differences existing between the
two countries will soon be settled by
peaceably means. The Chilean gov
ernment's offer to mediate between the
two countries was accepted by both.
LIGHTNING STRIKES BALLOON;
CREW OF FOUR IS KILLED
Blttcrflcld, Russian Saxony, April
18. Struck by lightning while sail
ing high In the air, the balloon De
nizen exploded and fell to the earth
near Reichensachsert yesterday and
her crew of four men killed.
Dr. Cook Is Dcprewed.
Trenton, N. J., April 18. Accord
ing to former State Comptroller Han
cock, who has Just returned from a
tour of South America. Dr. Cook, the
discredited Arctic explorer, is living
at Chllascoles with his wife. Both
appeared much depressed and Cook
refused to discuss the charges against
him.
Tickets for Junior Pluy.
Tickets for the Junior play are now
on sale at the Pendleton Drug Co.
Reserved seats are BO and "5 cents.
Those having purchased tickets from
the high school young people at 50
cents can get tho best seat by paying
2S cents extra at the drug store. We
suggest that they be reserved early.
as the tickets are going fast.
AGED PATHFINDER
K7.lt A MEEKEK ARRIVES
WITH "PRAIRIE SCHOONER'
Will Be Hero For Several Days
Present Trip Made to Secure Gov
crmuent Aid In Marking Old Ore-
' bii Trail.
Hule and hearty, despite his four
score vcurs. Ezra Meeker arrived in
Pendleton this morning on his sec
und trip across the plains to com-
inemorate the "Old Oregon trail,
He will be In Pendleton for three
days at IcaBt. He is now cumped on
u vacant lot on West Webb street.
The "Pathfinder" himself came In
on the local train from Walla Walla
this morning. He boarded the train
a short distuncc up the line where
he had camped over night. The prai
rie schooner and oxen, driven by W,
li. Murdon, arrived during the fore
noon. Murdon Is the same man who
wus with Mr. Meeker on his trip four
years ago. The men vnnt to secure
two more big steers for use on the
road. According to Mr. Meeker the
animals should weigh 1400 or 1500
pounds and need not be broken. Gnu
of the oxen now In use made the long
trip across the continent and to
Washington four years ago.
Regarding the reasons for his
present trip Mr. Meeker gave the
Knot Orcgonlan the following inter
view today: .
Why The Trip.
"Citizens of Pendleton will re
member when I was here four years
ngo I asked them to contribute for
monument to be erected in their own
city and one at Meacham. The re
sponso came generously as Is evi
denced by he fine granite monu
fent nt the foot of the mountain and
one at Meacham also.
"I am now here on a different
mission. Many have wondered why
this second trip over the Trail to the
Missouri river, and some have Jump
ed at' the conclusion It was made at
the Instnnce of the government and
Ih paid for by the government. This
Is not so, and the work Is supported
exclusively by contributions from the
general public.
"This second trip has been made
necessary because of tho provisions
In the bill now pending In both
houses of congress appropriating
fifty thousand dollars for the work
which requires that we must satisfy
the Secretary of War that such sum
is sufficient to complete the work and
It Is to secure the data to enable us
to accurately estimate the cost that
tlilH trip has become necessary.
"We may never get the bill through
and so while selecting the points
where It Is desirable to have the'
granite markers If the government
takes the work in hand, we are
planting galvanized Iron pipe set In
cement that will preserve the Identity
of tho Trail for a century or more
longer than any of us now living will
remain and so I again am here to
again appeal to the citizens of Pen
dleton to aid In the arrester work as
they did four years ago."
UTAH HOTEL
DYHAMTED
Monster Building in Course
of .Construction Blown Up
This Morning,
STEE LGIKDERS ARE
I HURLED THROUGH AIR
Unknown Mail Explode Dynumltc In
Handsome New Hotel With Disas
trous Consequence Beuins and
Girders I "nil in Streets and Crush
Nearby Buildings Construction
Has Been Marked, by Labor Dis
pute Contractors Recently De
clurctl for "0cii Khi."
Salt Lake. April 18. The steel
framework of the Utah hotel, a thirteen-story
building In the course of
construction, was dynamited early to
day by an unknown man. The explo
sion hurled steel beams Into the air
and dropped them Into the street and
on nearby buildings. The-roof of the
Utah State bank was crushed by fall
ing girders. Several persons In nearby
apartment houses narrowly escaped
death. Windows were shattered and
scores of panic stricken persons rush
ed to the streets in their night clothes.
Labor disputes have marked the con
struction of the building and contrac
tors recently declared for an "open
shop." The structure had reached the
height of eight stories.
Directors of the company have of
fered a big reward for the apprehen
sion of the responsible party or par
ties.
STEAMER IS DOOMED
UNLESS FOG RISES
London, April 18. Unless the fog
lifts soon the Atlantic liner Minneha
ha, which went ashore on Bishop's
rock early today, will go down. The
vessel is in a precarious position. Al
though several lifeboats capsized in
the heavy sea all of her 46 passen
gers were taken off In safety and
landed on Bryher Island.
PEASANTS ARE WAITING
IT)R CRACK OF DOOM
Vienna. An amusing account of
the way In which the Inhabitants of
i, small Hungarian village prepared
for the end of the world has reached
Vienna. In Nagy-Szt-Miklos, a vil
lage in the Theiss Valley, the Inhabi
tant? have been expecting the end of
the world for some weeks, believing
that on the appearance of Halley's
comet the whole globe will bo smashed
to atoms.
Some days ago a large fire broke
out toward midnight in a neighboring
village. The watchman, seeing the
fk.es lighted up, walked through the
streets blowing his horn to rouse the
Inhabitants and shouting: "The last
day has come!" The people rushed
half clothed from their abodes to die
In the open. Men trembled, women
screamed and the children cried.
What followed was a curious satire
on the actions and thoughts attribut
oil to the dying writers of poetry and
fiction. Tho simple people consider
ed first that all the provisions In the
village should be consumed. A large
flic was lighted in the square In front
of the church, and there food and
drink of all kinds was brought out of
the houses. Everyone Joined In a
hurried orgy, while hasty prayer?
were jiiade between bites for the sal
vation, of their souls.
With his feet wired together and a
cloth gag tied across his mouth, Dale
Maggert, aged 12 years, who lives
with his mother at 301 South Main
street, was found lying across a side
track near the Pendleton Ice & Cold
Storage plant yestorday morning. He
was ound by a switchman to whom
th'e boy declared he had been seized
by a stranger, bound and gagged and
then placed on the track. It subse
quently developed that he had tied
himself and- then laid down across
the rails, knowing he could get out
of the way If a train should be switch
ed onto the track before he was
found.
According to the story told Chief of
Police Gurdane, who secured the con
fession from him, he had been out
late at night with the Hutchinson boy,
who has figured In several Juvenile
court escapades. The Maggert boy
says they were out bo late that he was
afraid to go home, knowing he would
receive a whipping. 'He therefore
crawled Into the Furnish warehouse,
YOUNG BOY CREATES SENSATION
IN ORDER TO ESCAPE WHIPPING
T: R. CRUSHED
i BY WELCOME
Surging
Greets
Multitude Which
Him Carries Him
Off His Feet'
ALL HUNGARY DOES
i EX-PRESIDENT HONOR
hlef of Police of Budapest Gets Leg
Broken in Crush Which Follows
Arrival of Roosevelt Colonel Is
Carried Forty Feet Before He Es
cax's Greatest Reception Yet Ac
corded Him Journey Like a Tri
umphal Procession.
Budapest, April 18. The chief of
police today is suffering from a brok
en leg sustained in a terirflc crush
of people who swarmed to the rail
way station to sec Colonel Roosevelt
last night. The colonel himself was
lifted off his feet and carried forty
feet before he could escape. The po
lice chief was knocked down and
trampled upon. Today Roosevelt
called on Archduke Joseph and Pre
mier Sedervaiy and also visited par
liament. The reception given Roose
velt here has been the most enthu
siastic of any he has yet received. 1
Roosevelt broke away from the
royalty long enough to visit Francis
Kossuth, who Is confined to his apart
ments by illness. Kossuth was over
Joyed at the unexpected visit.
The- journey after Colonel Roose
velt left the train at Pressburg. to
spend the afternoon with Count Ap
ponyl whom he had entertained at
Washington and Oyster Bay, assum
ed almost the character of a triumph
al procession. The entire- population
of the ancient capital of Hungary
turned out, the mayor and other city
authorities greeting the ex-president
at the station. They welcomed him as
the apostle of liberty and of peace.
At the three villages each made up
of a different race. Magyar, Slovak
anil German the party- crossed
through on the automobile trip to the
Apponyi castle, Colonel Roosevelt was
met with equal enthusiasm. In each
instance, the president of the village,
the priest, the school master, the fire
brigade in uniform and the school
children In white Sunday frocks and
sashes bearing the Hungarian colors,
stopped the automobile to offer flow
ers and words of welcome.
Teddy Rebukes Reactionaries.
In his address to the Hungarian
parliament today Roosevelt rebuked
the political reactionaries who sneer
a', all efforts at progress. He de
clared the reactionary spirit Is en
countered In all legislatures through
out the world. He cited the opposi
tion he encountered while president,
in efforts to "secure Justice tempered
with kindne&s and common honesty in
business and political and social pro
gress of the nation."
Elopement Hereditary,
Pittsburg. r"I have advised' my" re
maining son, Hansen, who Is now 18,
to elope as speedily as possible, and
complete the family record for elope
ment." This was the way In which Mrs.
Lucy McCook. a widow, responded to
the news that her eldest son. Sheldon,
Sheldon, had eloped with pretty Ima
Ayers the 17 year old daughter of
Archibald C. Ayers, the 17 year old
daughter of Archibald C. Apers, of
the Fidelity Trust and Title company.
The young couple were married in
Wheeling.
where he slept until morning and then
In order to have a plausible story to
tell his mother, proceeded to wrap
some balling wire around his legs,
tear a strip of muslin off of a sign
board which he placed across his
mouth and laid down across the rails.
His hands were free and he was not
fastened to the rails or ties in any
way. To get out of the way of a
train woufd have been an easy matter
and with his makeshift gag he could
have let out yells that would have
been heard for blocks. Therefore,
though he put up a bold front for
some time and convinced many that
he had really been seized by a man,
he did not fool the chief of police, and
after a brief period of sweating he
made a complete confession.
Maggert Is only 12 years old and Is
small for hig sge, but he had fixed up
a story which sounded plausible to
many. He said he was seized while
on his way home by a man he had
seen following him at five different
times during the afternoon, and that
he had spent the night on the track.
CHIEF GURDANE ROASTS
DOG CATCHING "BLUFF."
Where Is Harry Hart, much herald
ed dog catcher who was supposed to
commence the catching of the Pendle
ton canines on April 15? If tho
aforesaid Mr. Hart has done any
thing thus far In the clog catching
line he has been very secretive about
It.
"I am afraid this whole business has
been the same old bluff," declared
Chief of Police Tom Gurdane In Irony
today. "Every year the council
makes a big bluff about a dog catch
ing crusade, but usually nothing
comes of It. A few innocent parties
like Charles H. Carter pay their li
censes; others tie their dog; In their
yards for a few days until the alleged
storm Is over. That Is the end of the
thing and the "crusade" closes with
about one dog being caught. I am
disgusted with the dog catching busi
ness. As for Harry Hart I doubt if
there Is such an Individual."
PUT POISONED CANDY ON
STREETS FOR CHILDREN
Mount Vernon, Ohio, April 18. A
score of detectives are working to
capture the persons who during last
week have scattered poisoned candy
in the streets in what Is believed to
be a fiendish attempt at a wholesale
slaughter of children. Within the
last three days fifty dogs have died
from strychnine poisoning and a
score of children have been made
deathly sick from eating candy found
on the streets. The city council will
meet in an extra session this after
noon to offer a large reward for the
poisoners.
Richest Strike in Years.
Nevada. City, Calif., April 18.
Great excitement was caused here to
day when a report was received from
Downievllle that a rich strike has been
made there. According to reports
nine tons of free milling ore produced
seventy thousand dollars in gold. If
the report is true, .It Is the richest
strike made in this part of California
for ca.ii.
OF TRAIN WHEELS
LEGS SEVERED, HE EXPIRES
-Cf PENDLETON nOSPITAL
r-
WilNain George Hesse, Beating His
Way on Train, Knocked from Car at
Umatilla and Loses Both Legs
Lives Two Hours in Consciousness
and Displays Great Nerve.
William George Hesse, aged 24
years and a son of Mr. and Mrs. John
Hesse of Rosalia, Washington, died
at St. Anthony's hospital about 4
o'clock this morning as the result of
being run over by a passenger train
at Umatilla yesterday morning. Hesse
was a laborer and was beating his
way from Arlington to Pendleton,
where he expected to go to work. He
was stealing a ride Into Umatilla on
a blind baggage when the accident
happened which cost him his life.
It seems that he started to swing off
the train just as it pulled into the
station, or was getting ready to do
so when he was struck by the coal
chute which comes close to the track.
Though knocked nearly senseless lie
hung on for 25 or 30 yards, but was
finally forced to' let go and he fell
with his lower limbs under the wheels.
The left leg was severed diagonally
near the hip while the right foot was
cut off above the ankle.
Though injured internally in addi
tion to having both limbs severed the
young man never lost consciousness
and during the two hours he was
compelled to wait for transportation
to the rendieton hospital, he crack
ed jokes with the trainmen, keeping
up his courage to the last.
According to the father, who is here
today, the boy left home last August
and was a hard working honest youtig
man, whose only faults were a desire
.to wander and to steal rides from the
railroad company. The body was
shipped to Rosalia this afternoon for
interment.
"YOV ARE JUDGING MY BABY."
French Woman, on Trial; Makes Pa
thetic Plea In Court.
Paris. "It Is my baby you are
Judging," sobbed a young mother, as
she held her child In her arms In a
Paris court, where she was being
tried for having attempted to stab the
father. The Judge steeled his heart
as best he could against her tender
appeals but this task was made more
severe by the pathetic eloquence of
the lady counsel, Mile. Mlsopolska.
who pleaded for the mother. What
was a mere man. though a Judge, to
do In such a distressing situation T
He cut the gordlon knot by sentenc
ing the mother to six months' Impris
onment, with the benefit of the First
Offenders' act The mother's Bobs be
came hysterica! at this point.
"Here, take my baby and nurse It
while I go to prison," she screamed
and offered to place It In the judge's
arms. It took a lot of persuasion from
the Judge, the public prosecutor, and
the lady counsel to make th mother
understand that she would not have
to go to prison as long as she kept
the peace.
BRIEF LULL III
T
Foreigners In Chang Sha 6s
Temporary Respite From
Rioting.
MUCH DAMAGE DONE;
BUILDINGS ARE LOOTED)
London Dispatches Indicate Another
Outbreak I Imminent Mission
aries Missing and Fate Not Ye
Known Foreigners Flee for Their
Lives Governor of ihinan Provino
and Sou Killed Mission Houses Ax
Destroyed.
London, April 18. Advices receiv
ed by the British foreign office to
day declare that rioting at Chans
Sha has ceased. Reports, however. In
dicate that the lull is only temporary,
and according to advices further riot
ing against foreigners Is feared.
Newspapers here today take a pes
simistic view of the situation and pre
dict further outbreaks are bound to
come.
Much Damage Done.
Changsha, China, April 18. All for
eign owned buildings in Changshs
have been destroyed by fire except the
British consulate.. All the buildings
rented by foreigners have been loot
ed. ' '
The Chinese officials on Thursday
Usued a proclamation that they wers
unable to protect lives and property
of foreigners, and thereupon all for
eigners left the city. So far as known
no foreign resident has lost his life.
The governor of Hunan province,
Wou Tchung Siu, and his son were
killed and several other government
officials fled. Even yet a section of
the city is in flames. Six thousand
foreign drilled soldiers are stationed
here and a few of them protected ths
governor's housefor a time, but soon
Joined the rioters.
The riots began April 13, when ths
famine sufferers looted the rice depots
A captain of police was wounded try
ing to restore order. Thousands
crowded around him and his assist
ants, and he was obliged to flee to the
Yamen. The rioters followed and be
seigej the place all nig'.it.
The following day the disturbance
became anti-foreign. The China In
land mission and the Norwegian and
Catholic missions were burned, The
other missions were destroyed April
15. The missionaries attached to ths
American Episcopal missionary alli
ance, the United Evangelical church
and the Wesleyan and Yale missions,
numbering 41 In all, took refuge In
boats. They left all their effects.
Leaders Are Executed.
Pekln. April IS. Leaders of yes
terday's riot at Hankow were execut
ed today at the order of the govern
ment. The plans to relieve the rice
famine In Hunan province have been
completed. Disloyal troops who al
lowed the rioters to destroy home
of foreigners at Chan Shu have been
replaced by other soldiers.
LAW SCHOOL IS HONORED"..
Delta Chi Fraternity Closes Annual
Meeting at Columbus.
Columbus, Ohio. The National
council of the Delta Chi fraternity,
which has on Its rolls such men as
President Taft, Ex-Vice President
Fairbanks, Senator Beverldge and
Governor Hugher of New York, has
enrolled the University of Southern
California at Los Angeles on its list.
The fraternity Is composed entire
ly of lawyers, who Joined while In
college. Today the delegates left for
their homes, having completed their
annual series of sessions at the Delta
Chi House on West Tenth axenue,
Columbus.
The newly elected officers are: Ed
win A. Wright, Toronto, Canada, A.
A.; William D. McBride, Washington.
D. C, C. C.j Omar S. Ingalls, Colum
bus, Ohio. D. D.; W. B. Williams.
Washington, D. C, E. E.
The fraternity members say that
the work in the West Is unusually
progressive and that within a few
years they will have chapters estab
lished at everj law college In that
section of the country.
TAFT IS HANDSOMEST
MAN IN rURLIC LIFE.
New York. April 18. Presi-
dent Taft Is the handsomest
man in public life today, accord-
lng to Robert I. Atkln. the
sculptor who has Just complet
ed a bust of the chief executive.
"His features are of a type that. V
reproduced In marble, wohld
have compelled the attention
and admiration of the ancients,"
said Atkin.
CHINESE
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