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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-11-04
HARVEY SMITH JAILED.
Accused of Burlarizing A. j. Cress
Wells Home.

Harvey Smith is in the county jail,
charged with larceny from dwell
ing. He was arrested at Arlington
and returned to this city last night
by Sheriff T. d. Taylor. Smith is ac-
cused of entering the home of A. j.
Creswell, of this city. and taking a
number of articles of wearing ap-
parel.
1t is alleged the accused man had
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-11-04
At Thompson School House.

Rev. NJ. V. Howard will preach in
the Thompson school house Satur-
day evening, Sunday morning at IL
o'clock and Sunday evening.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-11-04
SAVED THE HORSES.
BOY FOURTEEN YEARS OLD
CUT 22 HEAD LOOSE

With Great Difficulty the Other
Buildings on the Place Were Saved
from the Fire, Which Burned Null
ler's Barn-Will Rebuild in the
Spring-Great Danger Demonstrate
ed of the Proximity of Farm
Buildings.
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BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

News OF the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.
Miss Annie Hanrahan is spending
the week in Troy.
Mrs E, H. Holden spent Monday
with Mrs G. B, Holden in Arlington.
Mrs Clark Spencer of Greenwich is
visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs
Henry Marsh.
Miss Julia Normandy, who has been
seriously i'll, is improving, but is yet
unable to be out.
Miss Julia Cullinan has returned to
her home 10 Arlington after spending
some time with relatives in town.
Among the guests of the Robinson
Foster wedding we're John Robinson
and daughter, Josephine, of Arling-
ton.
The annual Sunday school
board meeting of the Me church will
be held Monday at 1880 in the church
parlors.
Mr. and Mrs Ralph Walker have
been visiting Mrs Walkers mother,
Mrs Frank Coolidge, in Arlington for
a few days.
Mrs Martha Crofut of Pittsfeld was
in town this week on her way to Arl-
ington where she will spend the sum-
mer.
Communion Services will be held at
the Methodist church Sunday morn
ing. Rev DIR C. W. Rowley will con-
duct them. The Love Feast formerly
held at $50 a. III. will hereafter be held
in union with the Epworth League
service at 6:3O and the pastor will
lead. Rev DIR Rowley's evening theme
will be ''The Three Hundred Braves. y
St Peters church will hold the annu-
al parish meeting this year, for the cleo
tion Of vestry, on Monday May End
at 1880 p. m. in the church. The con-
vention of the Diocese of Vermont
will be held at st Albans
June 18th and 10th. At this
convention delegates are chosen for
the general convention of the church
which meets in Boston in October.
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TWENTY.ONE COWS KILLED
Herd Supplying White River Junction Milk
Route Had tuberculosis.

White River Junction, April 27.-
A herd Of COWS, q in number, that
had furnished milk for Abel Barron IS
milk route during the winter, was kill
ed by order of the state cattle commits
sion yesterday afternoon on the Taft
farm near this village.
These cattle had been advertised to
be sold at auction the Monday preced-
ing. DR. George Stephens, V. S.,
testing them last week, found the
herd was infected with tuberculosis.
The sale was stopped and the cattle
killed under Doctor Stephens super
vision. Examination of the carcasses
showed the presence of tuberculosis,
beyond all doubt some of the cases
being an aggravated form of the dis
ease.
The affair has created a great deal
of comment in town, and patrons of
milk routes, talk of insisting that the
dealers shall have their cows tested
every three months and pronounced
free from tuberculosis before selling
the milk.
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War Did Damage Russian Army Has Yet
OF
SECOND OF FAMILY.
Two Brothers Die fromsEasct of Service In
The Spanish War.

Frederick G, Gillis died last night
at the residence of Mrs Kate Green on
Imperial avenue, He had been i'll with
consumption long time, and sfor a
number OF weeks was practically con
fined TO the bed He was 81 years, six
months of age. He came here three
months ago from Cohoes hoping that
the change would be beneficial to him.
At the commencement of the Spanish
American war Mr. Gillis, together with
brother enlisted in the regular army
aud were assigned to the ninth infan-
try and went with the regiment 70
Porto Rico Both participated in the
battles of Honeguerras, and Las
Marias. Both lost their health in
that country and were discharged for
disability, The disease developed in
to con mpIion from which the broth.
er died about Ia months ago. Both
had go records as soldiers.
Mr. ellis leaves wife formerly Miss
Martha Ford of Cohoes. and his father
Alexander ellis who also resides in
that city. The remains will be taken
to Cohoes Friday, where the funeral
will be held Saturday afternoon.
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JAPANESE
REPULSED
Assault on Russians Near Liz
aVena Failed.
TWO GUNBOATS SHELLED
CaSsockS Have Again Occupied
Aniu Without Jap Re-
SiStance.
TWO GUNBOATS SHELLED

LONDON, April 2S.-Late adyices
from Liaoyapg say the japanese troops
which crossed the Yalu north Of
Tchangdjiou charged early Wednes-
day morning the Russian position near
Lizayena, village on the Manchu-
rian bank Of the Yalu. They were re-
pulsed, but their loss is not known.
Two gunboats steamed up the river
to the support of the Japanese, when a
Russian field battery at Amisan opened
upon them, resulting in a duel which
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eighty miles. We faced the possibility
that they would cross at score OF
places and all we could hope was to
harass and impede the crossing, for
every day gained enabled us to push
our preparations and bring up more
men"
The general stan believes that the
Japanese column attempting TO cross
the Yalu river at Turenchen suffered
severe loss owing to unexpected shell
ing by a Russian battery from the op-
posite bank, which destroyed the Japa-
pese pontoon bridge while the troops
were marching over.
The Japanese, the general stan says,
tried to cross the river at six or seven
different points and succeeded only at
one point
A St Petersburg report says Rus.
sian submarine boat has sunk a .Japa-
nese transport which was conveying
500 men to Korea and that all the
troops were lost
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HIGH WIND
LAST NIGHT
Transferred Top Ofa Freight Car
to an Engine.

The wind last evening blew down the
flag pole at the Soldiers home. The
wind was quite severe in different parts
of the town and some damage was
done.
AS the sleeper from the south was
coming through the yard at the station
early this morning, a gust of wind
struck freight car, on a side track,
took the entire top off, and landed it
directly on the cab of the engine tear.
ing the top of the latter completely
Oft.
The train was promptly stopped and
investigation showed that no harm
had been done to the locomotive fur
ther than tearing off the top of the
cab. After short delay the train
came to the station.
W. H. Sibley, the engineer had a
narrow escape from instant death
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Commander Vladivostok squadronl
lasted for twenty minutes. The Rus
sian fire was too hot, and the gunboats
were forced to turn and steam out of
range.
The Japanese were facilitated in
crossing by their occupation of the is
land of Samalinda.
A st. Petersburg dispatch says an
| account given there of the movements
OF the cavalry under Major General
Mistchenko, the commander of the
eastern Cossack brigade, while not ofli-
cially confirmed. is accepted as trust
worthy. 1t is as follows
General Mistchenko's Cossacks reach
ed Songjin, on Plaksin bay, northeast
Korea, and after occupying that place
turned north along the Seoul -Peking
road and occupied Anju. Not a shot
was fired, the Japanese and Koreans
withdrawing. The unexpected appear
ance OF Cossacks in the rear Of the
Japanese force hear the Yalu caused
panic among the japanese troops pro-
ceeding toward the Yalu from Ping
yang, and they consequently Fetreated.
The Japanese troops at Pakchon, Ku-
song, Kasan and Chongju did not at
tempt to stop the Cossacks, but moved
toward the northwest by forced
marches
A Newchwang dispatch says that
General Kuropatkin's deployment is
50 far advanced that II covers the very
lines the Japanese purpose to occupy.
Should the Japanese succeed in driv-
ing the Russians north the Muscovite
line of defense will extend from New
chwang to Liaoyang and from I.iao
yang to the Yalu river The Russian
generals profess confidence that the
japanese can make no headway by
frontal attacks, while the Russians
can cope with the widest hanking
operations the mikadOs men are likely
to undertake.
The Russian general stan has made
the following clear statement of the
situation:
Before beginning the passage OF the.
Yalu the Japanese evidently completed
the concentration OF two armies along
the river, accompanied by Generals
Kuroki and Oku. Each army is com
posed Of three divisions and three re-
serve brigades, The total force is 10O,-
600. The Russians on the Manchurian
bank OF the river are inferior in
strength.
Having perfected the essential prep
aRations, the japanese without waste
Of time commenced the passage OF the
river, and the Russians realized that
1t would be impossible to prevent their
crossing. The japanese front extend
ed from Wiiu as far as Piektong, over
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CAPTURE OF lLLIa.
Force From British ship storms Der
wish Zaribas.

LONDON, April 2S.-The admiralty
has received an official report of the
capture Of Illig, on the coast of Somali-
land from the dervishes. Three blue
jackets were killed and six wounded
during the attack on the enemy's
works. Rear Admiral Atkinson -Willes,
commander in chief of the east Africa
station, who personally commanded
the landing force, says the fighting was
at close quarters.
The dervishes defended their stone
Zapibas and towers determinedly, but
the bluejackets and a detachment Of
the Hampshire regiment stOrmed their
strongholds and drove them out with
heavy loss. 1t was impossible to use
the guns of the ships without danger
to the attackers. The British and Ital-
ian flags were raised side by side over
the zaribas, which will be demolished,
and Illig will be handed over to a tribe
friendly to Italy.
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WHITE CAPS /
IN POWNAL.
Jack Myers Badly Punished
by Visitors.
A WOMAN IN THE CASE
Myers in Bennington Today to
Have His AssaiIantS
Punished.
A WOMAN IN THE CASE

A. j. Myers, better known as "Jack"
was here this morning looking for
States Attorney Shakshober, IN order
to enter a complaint.
Myers, who is a thin, small man
about 40 years of age, had quite a
story to tell and the condition OF his
person substantiated it,
For several years he has been living
near Pownal Center. He had a small
place there. Fourteen months ago his,
wife died and soon after, at the solici-
tation of his cousin, Henry Myers,
he went to live with him.
A few months ago, some of the peo-
pie living near became convinced there
was something wrong and notified
Jack that unless he changed his course
he would meet with trouble. Myers
was interviewed this morning by
Banner reporter.
He told the following story: II re-
ceived letter few months ago, com
planning about by being at the home
of Henry Myers, my cousin. His
wife is not in good health, and ! have
simply been one Of the family. He
told me not to worry, that was there
by his invitation and knowledge, and
to stay there until he told me to 90.
Monday evening there was Va, zap
at the door about s O'Clock. | went
to the door, opened it, and as soon as
| did, was seized by parties, thrown
into large bag and taken to a point
of woods about a mile from the hous
Here | was unloaded, tied to try
but before l was, put up quite aft
Before leaving the house Henry N
endeavored to help me, put was
powered and had to retire,
''In the scuffle that took place,
tion of revolver was found and
/ have got in my possessions
tying me to tree, the party fog
me-"
The results as exhibited by My
show black eye. On the right
of his cheek is bad bruise, whiI
back, breast and legs are SCARED
if by "cat o. nine tails"
Myers claims that he is entirel
nocent of any crime, or doing anytffM
wrong.
States Attorney Stakeholder will be
here this afternoon to hear any COM
plant that Myers may have to make.
The victim says he recognized six
or seven of the Line men who assaulted
him. He has given list of their
names to the officers.
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EAST RU PERT

The people in this vicinity have just
finished up sugaring, having had a
very favorable season for sugar max
ing.
Edwin Roberts of Horican is spend
ing few weeks with his brothers and
other relatives.
Mr. and Mrs Wallace Towsley we're
at Manchester Center visiting Mrs
Towsley's sister, Mrs Aldrich few
days since.
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P0WNAL.

The ladies of the NJ. f. church had a
supper and apron sale Wednesday
evening which was attended with their
usual success.
Miss Maimee Akey, Della Archam-
beault and Agnes Peltier of Whining
ton were the guests of the Misses Pei,
tier Sunday,
Daniel Bates and Edward Jepson re-
turned Wednesday night after an alb
sence of two weeks surveying in
Manchester. They expect to return to
that place Monday next.
Winthrop D. Foster of Williams OF
was the guest of Mrs William H. Her
mon Monday.
DR. Everett +. Potter has commenc ed
to run his automobile again. When
j. N. Barber completes the auto which
he is reconstructing, Pownal will be
pretty we'll represented in the motor
carriage.
A. /. Smith of Troy is putting in an
electric stop-motsr in the knitting
machines in Wright's mill.
Levi Bourasa has moved his family
from North Pownal to this town.
Frank Barber and family have re-
turned from trip to Albany.
Fred Harder is visiting his parents
in Springfield,
Washington Myers has fine posit-
ion in mill in Hyde Park, Mass.
He expects to move there about June
lst.
The ladies of the Baptist church
will hold their annual Birthday Soci-
all next Wednesday afternoon and
evening. The puplic are cordially in
vited
There is much interest in this viii
lage tolearnwho will obtain the license
which will be decided Saturday. At
present neither of the applicants seem
to have gained any advantage and its
toss up as to which will obtain it.
N. F. Joscelyn of Albany, N. Y,
was in town Wednesday.
Chas Harrison has raised his new
house near the Nc Cumber bridge. The
house is on top of the plateau and
commands fine view of Mount Grey
lock and the valley southwark.
Mrs A. H. Potter has returned from
her recent trip to Troy, N. Y.
Paul w. Wollschleger is making al
terations in the interior of his house.
William Galusha is having his
house painted by artist, Emmett Card.
Leverett B. Mears of Williamstown
was the guest of friends here Sunday.
There was surprise party at the
home of T. w, Dormon Saturday eve-
ming. Mrs Dormon was the recipient
of handsome So piece tea set. Dane
ing was enjoyed by the young people,
Refreshments we're served.
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SPOTTER IN
TROUBLE
Prohibition Agent Hanged in
Washington.
ESCAPED WITH HIS LIFE
S. D. Wilson, Who Has a SANDER
Case against P. ". Clement
Pending.
ESCAPED WITH HIS LIFE

Washington, D. c., April 27:-This
city has just been treated to a mild
sensation, the chief actor in which
was man who treated Vermont to
a sensation which could hardly be
classed as mild not many years ago.
This man is none other than Samuel
D. Wilson, better known in the Green
Mountain state> as "spotter" Wilson
whose connection with the tragedy at
White River Junction December s,
1902, in which L. r. Gosher was killed,
is well remembered.
For several weeks Wilson has
been employed at the International
Reform Bureau, an organization the
nature of which is indicated by its
name, and which has its headquarters
on Pennsylvania ave., southwest,
hardly a stones throw from the Capi.
tol grounds.
Monday morning woman employed
at the bureau found Wilson bound
and gagged in an clubhouse at the rear
of the building. About his neck was
tied a piece of clothesline giving the
appearance that an attempt had been
made to lynch him. When found he
was lying face downward, his legs
had been doubled so that his feet and
hands met across his back aud a
handkerchief used as a gag was still
his mouth. According to Wilson'S
statement he had been in that condi-
tion about seven hours, and he is also
authority for the statement that he
was in semi-conscious condition
when found. He was soon released
from the uncomfortable position and
went to his room, little the worse for
the experience.
The marks of the rope were visible
on Wilson'S neck for some time after
it was removed. 1t was evident from
the condition of the room where he
was found that the rope had been
drawn over hook in the ceiling and
tied to gas jet, but as the rope was
badly weather beaten and frayed out,
the weight of the body had broken it.
There was nothing about the room to
indicate that a struggle had taken
place.
According to Wilson's statement he
had visited a friend in a distant part
of the city Sunday evening, returning
to the bureau shorty before midnight
There he wrote some letters and went
across the street to mail one of them.
Returning he found he had locked
out and says he went to the
rear of the house to try and gain an
entrance. Failing in this, he says, he
started to return to the front of the
house when he was grabbed by a man
whose face, he thinks was black. He
also says he is under the impression |
that there we're two other men with |
him but states that he remembered |
more until he was found in
the morning.
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BIG HEADED MORMON.
Apostle THyIOr's Servant GirIU Wes .
Retained by Marriage.

WASHINGTON, April 2S. - Light
was shed at the Smoot investigation
before the senate committee on the
vexed question of how Mormon bus
bands of moderate wealth support their
plural families.
The ingenious home economics OK
Apostle John w. Taylor, which Incl
dentally appear to have settled the serv-
ant question, were disclosed by L. Il.
Abbott, neighbor of two Of Apostle
Taylor's households in Pennington,
Utah.
Apostle Taylor, he said, is reputed to
have FIVE wives. The two that live
near Mr.. Abbott are known as Nettie
Woolley, who has FIVE children, rang
ing from eleven to two years, and Nei-
lie Todd, who has six children, ranging
from sixteen to two years, all of whom
are recognized as Apostle Taylors chil-
dren.
Two other wives of Apostle Taylor.
said Mr.. Abbott, are Rhode and Roxey
yelling, who are about twenty-three
or twenty-four years of age. 1t was
reported two years ago that they had
been married to Taylor One was
working for Nettie Woolley and the
other for Nellie Todd, both as domes-
tics.
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WOMAN'S AUXILIARY.
District Meeting to Be Held at Arlington,
May 3.

At st James church, Arlington, on
May and 4, there is to be a meeting
of the womans' auxiliary of the Rut-
and district. The meeting will be of
special interest this year as Bishop
Hall will preside and speak to the
women.
There win also be missionary from
Alaska who will tell of the work in
this field The Rev d. l.. Sanford will
speak of the churches work in Yer
mont.
Besides the regular delegates quite
a party will go from here 1t is sure
to be very helpful and interesting
missionary meeting.
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Morgan Gets MIlton,s Mnnu.crIpt.

NEW YORK, April 2S. - The an
nouncement lately came from London
that the scrivener's manuscript of
Book l. Of Milton's Paradise Lost"
which had been withdrawn from sale
by auction, had been privately dis
posed Of to an American collector"
The collector in question was George
I'll. Richmond, the Fifth avenue book
dealer, and it is stated that the price
paid was the auctioneers reserve price
of $4,000. Half an hour after the
manuscript was in Mr.. Richmond's
shop 1t was purchased by j. Pierpont
Morgan.
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WINOOSKI SUED FOR $4,000.
Case Grows Out Of Suffocation of Prisoner in
Village Lookup.

Burlington, April p. John J. En-
right of this city, as attorney for VIM
Carty, administrator Of the estate of
his brother, Fred Carly, has brought
suit against the village of Winooski
for the sum of $4,000. Fred Carty,
while prisoner in the village lookup
about year ago, was suffocated as
the result of fire.
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ARIoN CONCERT co
Pleasing Entertainment Last Evening at the
Methodist Church.

The Arion Concert Company present
ed a highly entertaining program
last night at the Me church to fair
sized audience.
The singing of the Arion quartette
composed of Misses Jennie Hatch,
Lulu Goldsmith, Jessie Potter, and
Clara Doron was excellent, while Miss
Ruth Martin in her readings and ex-
hibitions was well received and made
very favorable impression upon the
audience.
In fact all connected with the COM
pany deserves great deal of credit
for the pleasing manner in which the
program was carried out
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LONDON, April 2S,--Henry Norman
in long letter TO the Times this morn
ing eIaborates the views he expressed
in an interview Tuesday last to the ef-
feet that any personal or national at.
tempt to step in between Japan and
the range Of rational surmise and that
he would be very much surprised in
deed If King Edward had said or done
anything which would give rise to
such a rumor as that which stated that
the king had undertaken to mediate
between the combatants. Whatever
happens, whether Japan be victorious
or defeated, it is quite certain that
Great Britain and the United States
will be expected to take the lead in
proposing or enforcing Intervention,
and since 1t is impossible to suppose
that the United States would Join
Great Britain in military operations
for the purpose of coercing Russia,
while France and Germany are friend
ly to Russia, it would be madness for
Great Britain, thus isolated, to at
tempt forcible Intervention. At the
same time, Mr.. Norman points out, it
should be realized that abstent.on from
Intervention would also produce an
embarrassing and painful situation for
both Great Britain and the United
States by provoking the resentment of
the desired good will of Japan.
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ATTEN TION
is called to the fact that
you receive the
GREEN TRADING STAMPS
with every cash purchase
at our market.

WC will receive a fresh sup
VI ply Of nice fancy chick
ems Tuesday.
WC are still making those
WI old-fashion homemade
sausage.
WC are making Presse d
WI Corned Beef again Tues
day.
MJC have that special brand
WI OF Breakfast Bacon. 1t
always speaks for itself.
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VEGETABLES: :

Lettuce, Radishes, Cucumb-
ers, Celery, Ripe Tomatoes,
Wax Beans, Spinach, Bunch
Onions, Beets, Turnips, Par
snips, New Cabbage, Ber-
muda, Spanish and Native
Onions.
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ART SQUARES
$3.50, Sc, SO So, Sl4

Rugs. all kinds, $50. Stair car
pets 95c, 40c and SOC per yard. Por-
there's and Curtains very cheap.
C. AINsWoRTH
- Rslrsl. Bennington.
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Coin fshin'? Get your tackle a
McGurk's barber shop, 424 Main st.
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w Gather Fore cast.
Rain tonight and Friday.
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MTANTED.-Maple Syrup. and Sugar Ad
w dress w. L. Barnes j r., 1882 Broad St.
Providence, X. l.