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VOL. 23.
L'ENDLETON. OKK(iO. J'lilUAV. MAV (. 1910.
NO G803
TERRIBLE TREMLOR DESTROYS
A THOUSAND HAN LIVES
WHOLE CITY WRECKED
Great Earthquake in Central
America, Exacts Toll ot Life
and Property.
City of Cnrtngo, Capital of Costa Rlen, j
I-nld In Ruins by .Mighty Quake anil j
It In Kttllmated That lOoO People
Perished n Dlsiisicr 100 Bodies
Have Been Rex-overed Feared Tliat
Two OUier Nearby Towns Have
Been Destroyed Volcano Threatens J
Eruption People Flee for Their
IJves. ' !
San Jose, Costa Rica, May 6. A
moHsagu this afternoon says that 400
dead have lieen taken from the ruins
of Cartago and It Is estimated tlm.t
fully 1000 were killed In the quake.
The whole city is practically a heap
of ruins. Appeals for aid have been
sent broadcast. The volcano Ira.u,
which destroyed Cartago In 1852, Is
bowing signs of an Impending erup
tion. Survivors are In a panic and
are fleeing for their lives.
Managua, May 6. Refugees, strag- I
gllng into San Jose today declare 1
that fully BOO were killed and as many I
hurt In the earthquake which wreck-
d Cartago, the capital" of Costa Rica-
They declare the city Is In a state of j
chaos. The first heavy shock was ;
followed by lighter ones. The best
resident section and business also
were demolished by the first quake.
Soldiers are patrollng the city and the
bodies are being hastily buried to ,
prevent pestilence. Survivors are j Birmingham, Ala.,' May 6. State
rescuing those caught under the nnd government officials today took
wreckage. ' oxygen helmets into mine 3 of the Pal-
The first shock lasted several min- 1 os mine, where 200 miners were en
utes. the movement apparently from tombed by an explosion yesterday,
the north to the south. It occurred ( They went Into the shaft several hun
at dusk at the close of a sultry day. dred feet and found several bodies. It
Most of the damage was done then, : Is believed nil of the miners are dead,
and people were buried In their No attempt has been made to rescue
homes. Subsequent tremlors twisted, the bodies. Fifty of the entombed
the shaken ruins, making the rescue '.men were white, and the rest negroes.
of the burled almost Impossible. Tele- ; -
graph and telephoe wires went down Terrific Explosion,
and the world didn't know of the ca- t Birmingham," Ala., May 6. Forty
tastrnphe till yesterday when a strag- five white men and between 1.10 and
gler camo into San Jose. Organized 140 negroes were entombed In number
relief Is en mute. Tt Is known out- j three coal mines at Palos last night as
aide help Is needed. The property loss ' the result of a terrific explosion which
Is enormous. Wires are still down. j occurred there yesterday morning. It
is believed all ore dead.
lVnrcd Other Towns Suffered. I,nl"8 18 40 mlles wpst "f Wrming-
It Is feared the towns of Paralso. ; ham and the mines are owned by the
eight miles from Cartago, and Orelll Palos Coal and Coke company of this
20 miles away, have been destroyed.
An effort Is being made to ascertain
whether the party of Americans vis
iting Weldon Hotel at Cartago escap
ed. Black smoke Is Issuing from Irazu.
and a rumbling Is heard In the moun
. tains.
Hed Crow Cables Aid.
Washington, May . The American
Red Cross cabled to Consul Lee- at
San Jose, $5,000 for the relief of Cart-
ago sufferers. The Red Cross appeals
to state organizations for help.
Quakes Felt In California.
Hanford, Calif.. May 6. A sharp
enrthqunke shock was felt here this
morning at 8:42. which lasted three
seconds. Vibrations were from the,
southeast to the northwest. There
wns no damage other than the dls-
lodgement of a few chimneys.
Kern City, Calif., May 6. A series
Of light quakes beginning at 8 : 4 1 .
were felt this morning. No damage
was done.
Sacramento, Calif., May 6. A slight
quake was felt here today. Reports
from the Interior of the state Indl- ;
cate .It was felt In a wide area. It Is
believed It was caused primarily by
the Central American trembler.
Fresno, May 6. A slight earth
WIT AXD HBIOIl
OX CEXSI1S RLAXKS
Washington. D. C, May 6.
Jokesmlths who sprinkled sam
ples of their wit over census
blanks are going to hear from
the government Enumerators
will demand an answer of In
formation Instead of Jokes. In
enses of children less than two
years old. the Jokers solmly re
corded the language spoken aa
"Da Da, Num. Bottle Talk,
Howl language." One family
answered to this question that
the language was "Father talks
shop, mother hot air. son horses,
daughter much, and baby baby
talk.
4
nunke was felt here today. No dam
age whs dono.
All Americans Safi'.
Washington. May 6. A dispatch
received thlH afternoon says all Ameri
cans In Cart ago ni'e safe.
illinois democrat will
he jxihcped for bribery
Chicago, May 6. One Indictment
will be returned against a democratic
mcm'irr of the Illinois legislature by
the grand Jury investigating the
chargeH of bribery In connection with
the election of Senator Lorlmer, ac
cording to Dixtrlct Attorney Wayman.
Other Indictment charging conspiracy
will be returned later, It Is Intimated.
PACIFIC rXIVFKSITY
STUDENTS VIFAV COMET
Forest Grove, fire.. May 6. Hallr-y's
comet was seen this morning by Pro
fessors anil students of astronomy of
the Pacific university. They viewed
the. comet through a small two-Inch
glass and also with the naked eye at
3 o'clock. The tall appeared five or
six degrees long. The comet was
visible till 3:50 when twilight faded
It.
200 MINERS PERISH
IN GREAT DISASTER
50 WIIITF.S A XI) 100
NEGROES BURIED ALIVE
Miners Mitoiiibed in Shaft Xo. 3 of
Palos Mine Near Birmingham, Ala-
ba ma Rescuers Knter Mine and
Find Dead Bodies Xo .Help for
Any.
clt.
The flames shot 200 feet Into the air
from the nioutlvof the slope when the
explosion occurred and the shock was
felt for miles. Timbers from the
slope were hurled
several hundred
feet from Its mouth. Rocks from the
roof caved in and made access to the
, mine very difficult. The fan machin-
ery was badly damaged, but nlr was
pumped Into the mine last night In
the hope some of the men are still
.alive.
Local residents did what they could
i but relief w ork was not started In
, earnest until the special train from
; Birmingham arrived In Talos, shortly
after 4 o'clock with four physicians,
f""r undertakers and a number of
' special helpers.
' The first rescuers, who went Into
, the mine after the explosion were
overcome by fire damp and had to be
carried out. J. .1. ltutledge, mine ex-
. pert of the geological survey, was
among the first to. enter and after
working ins way nuu ieet oown me
slope found the second right entry
caved In. The two bodies recovered
last night were In the main slope.
WAXT STATIC TO HAVE POWER
TO MAKE GOOD ROADS
Portland, May 6. Preparations are
being made today to circulate the ini
tiative petition before the voters of
the stnte for the passage of a law giv
ing the, state power to Issue bonds for
the construction of good roads fol
lowing a meeting of the state good
roads convention In Portland during
the Rose Festival. It Is expected that
representatives of the entire state will
be present.
, Tmlllng Robbers.
; Long Beach. Cal., May 6. Southern
Pacific detectives on the trail of the
' bandits who held up nnd robbed the
' Chlna-Jnpan mail train near Beno-
cln, April 16, came here today In
' search of the criminals. One of the
( detectives brought with him a neck-
tie and a portion of an under garment
! dropped by the robbers. Both bore
, the laundry mark "826 M " and the
detective made the rounds of the
loundrles to learn If It could be lden-
tlfled, but none of the laundrymen
'could Identify It, The detectives left
tonight.
judge Stephen
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JUDGE LOWELL SUGGESTS CONFERENCE TO
The following letter from Jude
is self exnlunatorv:
To the Editor:
Permit me a suggestion in t'ic
I'matilla county. It seems c.pparent
It i a Biihwr m, which everv tliinkin- citizen entertains some opinion
Will It nut be best to grasp the
ilir-ih It nut froio n standimint of
renews its bitterness of earlier years.
the question, and possibly if division
lines enn be reached so that the long dispute may ne ennea.
Some men oppose any division whatever, others Insist upon divls-
ion at any cost. The most would regret division because of loss, of pres-
tige which the present County now possesses because of its wealth,
a f.iiiu.- ,,.i ,.,., ihiiion im,i because they believe that a fair an-
nlvKi's of the conditions will demonstrate that division is unwise from
A lmih .-mhlip nod economic stand points.
I take the liberty, therefore, to suggest that a public meeting be
called at once at some central point, say Athena or Weston, and that
the whole question be there discussed and if possible settled in some
manner. The extremists upon both sides will control the situation
otherwise, and there Mill, probably be thus precipitated another era of
feeling and suspicion, which certainly ali ought to desire avoided.
The County Court might properly take the initiative in calling such
a meeting. Respectfully,
. STEPHEN A. LOWELL.
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At the weekly luncheon of '.'.e
board of managers today a move to
raise an endowment for the mainten
ance of Pendleton academy was
launched. The action was taken after
the affairs of the academy had been !
discussed by G. M. Rice, Dr. C. J. '
Smith and J. V. Tallman. all mem- j
hers of the academy trustees, and by j
Dr. W. II. Bleakney, head of the In- j
stitutlon. At this time the full plans
for the raising of the endowment have j
not been worked out. At the meet- j
lug today a committee composed of j
Judge S. A. Lowell, E. J. Murphy and i
Ion Cohen wns named to act with I
the trustees of the academy In work- I
ing out plans for securing the money, i
Another topic of interest at the ses-
slon today was that pertaining to ways I
and means of dealing with the "Or- I
chard" county boosters. The subject
was discussed by Judge Lowell, who j
was a guest of the managers nt the j
luncheon, and by others. It was de- j
elded to leave the matter for the pres- i
ent In the hands of the committee on !
public policy and it is probable that
some action will be taken looking to j
a conference with the new county ,
leaders In reference to the matter. !
At the meeting' today the reslgna-
tion of A. L. Knight as a member of j
the board was read and accepted. G. ;
M. Rice was unanimously chosen as j
his successor nnd was made chairman ,
of the committee on city interests, the j
post formerly held by Mr. Knight.
A committee from the ladles of the
American's Women's league was re
ceived today asking the co-operntlon
of the board In the mntter of securing
n chapter house in Pendleton. The
matter was referred to th committee
on city Interests.
By motion the board thanked the
members of the band, the railroad
officials, speakers and all others who
assisted In the success of the Junket
ing trip Wednesday. Votes of thanks
MOV
MEN
WM
a. lowell.
OF
S. A. Lowell to the East Oregonian
Pendleton. Ore.. May 6, 1910.
matter of the propose,! division of
that the problem must be met. and
situation early, and endeavor to
public interest before the conflict V
There are probably two sides to
must come some adjustment as to
TO SECURE
ere also tendered the citizens of
Walla Walla and the other towns
where the delegation was entertained.
CLOSE MILLS TO KEEP CP
PRICES OF SHINGLES
Seattle, May 6. Shingle manufac
turers are rapidly succeeding In the
efforts to close down all mills in the
state, for the purpose of keeping up
prices. Manufacturers declare that
nearly J-0 per cent of the mills are
closed at Balard, Belllngham and Ed
monds, and half of them in Everett,
and the district of Grays Harbor.
IIVDE PltOSEClTIOX CAN'
NOT SHAKE POISON THEORY
Kansas City, May 6. The prosecu
tion today failed to shake the testi
mony of City Chemist Cross that
agents might have set up the poison
found in Colonel Swope's body. The
strength of the counter theory set up
by the defense has decided the prose
cution to recall their experts. Doctors
Haines and Hektoon In rebuttal.
EARTH TO PASS THROCGH
TAIL END OF COMET
Berkeley. Calif.. May 6. The first
authentic calculations as to the dis
tance the comet's tall will extend past
the earth when It passes on May 18
was made public today. The tail's
length is estimated nt 15.000,000 miles
and the earth will pass through the
tail 14.000.000 miles ffYm the comet.
The comet Is being photographed.
Appropriation Bills.
Washington, May 6. Sundry civil
service appropriation bills were re
ported in the house today. The total
appropriations carried are $111 849,
211. This is nearly $18,000,000 less
than the estimate made by tho depart
ment calling for the funds.
EOR THE ACADEMY
DEATH MAY MAKE THRONE
IF GREAT
FRACTIOrS MAX IS
ROPED BY WOMAN'
Pueblo, Col., May 6. Announcing
that he was a "ripsnortin, roarin Tex
as steer," a man who later gave his
name as John Jones at police head
quarters, terrorized the women In a
residence district here this afternoon
until one of them, a ranch-bred wo
man accorded the obstreperous
"steer" proper western treatment by
lassoing .him with a clothes line and
tying him to a water plug, where he
was kept until the arrival of the po
lice. To Pave More Dalles Street.
The Dalles. Ore. This city is to
have another paved street, the council
having granted the petition of the
property owners on Fourth street to
have that street paved with bltulithic
surface at its meeting Tuesday night.
sufficient number of property own
ers on tne street Having signed a
petition asking that the street be pav
ed, the council authorized the city en
gineer to prepare estimates of cost
and the city recorder to levy the as
sessment to raise the funds with which
to meet the expense of paving. The
petition calls for paving the street for
a distance or 2800 feet.
CONTRACTS LET FOR
TWO BIG BRIDGES
STEEL STRCCTl'RE WILL
SPAN OIATILLA RIVER
A. E. Eberhart Again Puts In Lowest
Bid for Bridges to be Built by
County One Located at Umatilla
and One at Ilermlston.
Contracts for the construction of
the two big steel bridges across the
Umatilla river at Hermiston and at
Umatilla were let by the county court
this afternoon. A. E. Eberhart, rep
resenting the Atlas Bridge company
will build both structures, the price
of the former being $5,000 and that
of the latter $7,000. There were five
bids and all were close, the winning
bid being but $215 under the next
lowest.
DID TAFTS GOLF GAMES
INTERFERE WITH JUSTICE?
Washington. May 6. The state
ment, dangerously near a chnrge that
President Taft hadn't time to con
sider the ense of t; la vis, because of
Ills program of golf tournaments,
speeches, etc., at Beverly, was the fea
ture of Rallingcr's cross-examination
today. Brandels developed the fact
that Taft, during the week Ballinger
called nt Beverly to answer the chnrg
es made by Glavis, was busy playing
gtilf. preimring to deliver a speech at
Boston and also preparing to swing
around the circle.
NORTH W OULD ADMIT
35 CONDEMNED HINDOOS
San Francisco, May 6. Following
the deportation of 35 Hindoos, It Is
declared that Commissioner of Immi
gration North has been censured by
the department of commerce and la
bor. North admits he received a let
tei but denies it censured him. It
is said Inspector Alnsworth, his as
sistant, appealed to Washington over
North's head when North decided to
admit them despite the fact that the
Hindoos were declared unfit physi
cally by the inspectors.
COLONEL ROOSEVELT IS
GIVEN TIL P. DEGREE
Christiana, May 6. Colonel Roose
velt today was given the degree of
Doctor of Philosophy by the Univer
sity of Norway. He spent a quiet day
of rest, most of the entertainment
plans being omitted. Ho pnssed the
time with the king, whom he likes ex
tremely. Distinguished Admiral Dies.
Santa Rarbara. May 6. Rear Ad
miral Bowman H. McCalla. famed for
h s Spanish-American war exploits,
died in this city today of apoplexy,
aged 66. He retired from active ser
vice in June. 1906. He entered the
navy In 1S61. The admiral had been
decorated by congress and foreign
countries. His last active service was
as commandant of the Mare Island
navv yard.
New Reputations.
Victoria. B. C, May 5. New regu
lations governing the acquis tlon of
crown lands will shortly be placed In
force by the provincial government,
it was said today. Public lands for
sale or pre-emption will be confined
to those 'already surveyed. Hitherto'
any lands could be staked out and
purchased or preempted, a govern
ment surveyor subsequently confirm
ing the private survey.
BRITAn VACANT
EDWARD CRITICALLY ILL
Doctors Entertain Grave
Fears
For Life of Monarch of
ish Empire.
Brit-
All England Alarmed at Condition of
King Edward VII Suffering Frona
Pneiimonia People Entertain no
Hope for Recovery Physicians Is
sue Bulletins Which Cause Wide
spread Alarm English and Amer
ican stocks are Affected by Xewa.
King I- I'nconscious.
Ottawa. Ont.. May 8. The
king became unconscious thla
evening, according to reports re
ceived by the Canadian News.
The agency quotes the cabinet
minister as expressing the belief
that the king will not survive
the night.
London, May 6. Edward's illness
has u I ready developed into double
pneumonia according to the highest
authority.
London, May 6. People are afraid
that King Edward will have pneumo
nia. A bulletin Issued by his physici
ans says "We have grave fears." The
inflamation In the bronchial tube U
extending and a widespread alarm Is
over the nation. It is generally feared
he will die. The illness of the king
will undoubtedly prevent his meeting
with Roosevelt.
Doctors Powell, Lakin and Reld
have issued the following bulletin:
"The king had a quiet night but his
symptoms are unimproved. Conditi
on gives rise to grave axniety." It is
known the doctors fear pneumonia
may develop, owing to the king's age,
69, and in his weakened condition that
he may die. The general feeling la
that the king's chances for recovery
are slight. The churches are offering
prayers for his recovery. Tan bark
and sawdust covers the approaches to
Buckingham palace so the king may
enjoy quietness. Queen Alexandria is
at his bedside almost worn out by lack
of sleep.
Stocks Under Pressure.
London, May 6. There is wide
spread alarm over the king's illness
' and the weakened stock market to
day. Cash consols, consols for ac
counts and other funds declined rap
lly. American stocks are under pres
sure, particularly railroad stocks.
New York, N. T., May 6. The en
tire list of market securities were un
der pressure when the stock market
opened today as a result of King Ed
ward's sickness. Standard stocks are
off from a half to two points.
London, May 6. The king's symp
toms are worse this evening. His con
dition is critical. Spasmodic "con
tractions of the neck muscles endan
ger the blood vessels.
POSSE IS SEARCHING
FOR INDIAN' MURDERER
Lake Port. Cal.. May 6. Armed
possees are scouring Scott's valley for
the Indian who shot and killed Sher
iff George Kemp, when he was try
ing to arrest the Indian for an alleged
theft. The Indian is accompanied by
half a dozen Indian friends who are
armed. The owner of the saddle the
' Indian Is accused of stealing witness
ed the shooting. A battle Is antlcl
' pated. Kemp was 55 years of age and
! Is survived by a widow and several
children.
' Scarlet Fever in Portland.
I Portland. May 6 A scarlet fever
epidemic has broken out here. The
board of health ordered a strict six
weeks' quarantine w-herever the dis
ease shows. Schools weri closely in-
' spected to prevent the spread among
the school children.
TACOMA WILL HAVE
CENSUS CARNIVAL
Tacoma. Wn.. May 6. Mayor
Fawrett today Issued a procla-
mation for a public census car-
ntvat on the down town streets
tomorrow night when the gov-
eminent count closes. Four
bras-hands, the state militia and
a thousand volunteer enumer-
ators will aid. After the pa-
rade. those uncounted are to be
rounded up and counted.