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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-03

Will the o. r. & n. controversy be
settled by a compromise on $4,000
per mile instead of $4,000 at which
latter value their roadbed is held by
the assessment? That such a settle
ment is desired by the railroad, and
that they have submitted the above
proposition to the county court is
known to be true. That they intended
making such an offer has been known
for some time, but it was not brought
before the board officially until yes
terday. The compromise offer is said
to have been submitted to the COM
missioners by Col. ]. II. Raley, local
attorney for the company.
While the matter was considered by
the commissioners at their meeting
yesterday, it is said that no decision
was reached and probably will not be
until later i'm their session. No meet
ing was held of the board today but
it is thought that they will be in ses-
sion again tomorrow. Today two of
the members, if not all three, nave
bten oii or town ard could not be
seen regarding the matter.
The old rate al which the O. r. &
y. roadbed was valued in this county
was $500 per mile, and it was raised
by Assessor Strain to the sum of S12,-
000 per mile. his estimate of its worth
being based on the earning capacity
of the road as shown by the figures
of the company itself To defeat pay
ing their tax at the $12.00 assessment
the railroad company brought a suit
to have it annulled, their position be-
ing based solely on technical grounds.
However, they lost in the circuit court
and also on ther appeal to the su-
preme COURT Since then it has been
said that they were preparing to bring
a suit in equity to prove that their
assessment is unjust. However, they
have not done this yet, and from ap-
pearances it would seem that they
prefer to compromise the matter at a
$4,000 a mile valuation if possible.
Whether or not they will bring the
suit in equity should the compromise
be rejected, remains to be seen. How
ever, it is rather thought that such a
step would be taken by them. as it
would then be their last resort.
Should such suit be started, it is said
that it would probably be settled by a
supreme court decision inside of a
year.
j. w. Morrow tax agent for the o.
r. & n. company, arrived here this
morning, presumably on business con-
nected with the proposition that has
been submitted to the county COM
missioners.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-03
MURDER BY DEGENERATE.
15-Year-oId Boy Held Up and Shot q
Uilsboro Man.

Hilsboro, Or, Oct. 3.-Sydney
Brugger, an overgrown 15-year-old de-
generate, on the main street of the
city shot and killed William w. Booth,
veteran OF the civil war and bus
mess man OF Hilsboro. The boy does
not seem vicious, and has no concep-
tion OF the wrong he has committed.
Realizing his mental weakness the
public is dealing leniently with him.
The remains OF the murdered man
will be inferred tomorrow. He was
about 60 years old and a native OF
Illinois. He came to oregon four
years ago from Beatrice, Neb., where
he was employed as a janitor of the
high school. He has wife and two
daughters residing in this city, and
of this city he has worked at the
harness trade.
Brugger's story is as follows
II came up from the farm yester-
day morning. and was up town all
day. / had no money with me. After
dark / walked down the street, going
east from town. / crossed the street
a block from the last business block.
and heard a man coming jngling
money. / walked on ahead of him,
and when / came to a dark place
turned and pointed my revolver "a 32-
calibre Hopkins-Alden) at him, tell
ing him | wanted money. The man
struck at me with his cane. striking
my finger, which was on the trigger
of the revolver. The gun went off
and the man fell. This scared me.
and l ran on east, went around the
block, and came up town. I had no
idea Of killing him. 1 just wanted to
hold him up. l did not know he was
dead when / came back up town
again. when I heard some one say a
man had been killed. l said nothing
to my grandmother about II when |
got home"
Young Brugger is a son Of John
| Brugger, q worthless character, and
Mrs. Verde Brugger Bues, the latter
having resided at Lents until a few
months ago. He is a grandson OF
John Brugger, a pioneer, who was en-
gagged in the sawmill business easi
of here in early days.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-03
Account of Hold-nn.

Seattle, Oct. "A Great Northern
overland train was held up and a bag
gage and express ear dynamited about
five miles from Ballard at S:45 last
night. Three men seem to have done
the work and two boys who got on
the blind baggage here. as soon as the
hold-up began. entered the passenger
coaches and began holding up passen-
gers. They were captured. They say
the two men got on the blind baggage
when they got on and third got on
at Ballard. All were dressed in rain
coats and slouch hats.
So far as reported no one was kill
ed, but II is stated that Charles An
derson. an express messenger, was
slightly injured.
The tarin was tagged near the
brick yard and as the engineer slow
ed up two of the men with revolvers
climbed over the tender and presented
the revolvers to his head. When the
train stopped the baggage and ex-
press car were uncoupled and the en-
gineer was instructed to pull ahead,
which he did for several hundred
to stop. Two OF the robbers then Jump
ed off making the engineer and fire
man do the same, and all marched to
the baggage car door. The messenger
was commanded to open the door and
refusing, charge of dynamite was
placed against 1t and exploded. The
explosion tore the car almost to pieces.
The safe was then dynamited.
The train was delayed two and u
half hours and then pulled into Ed
monds, making a brief report before
proceeding to Everett. The two boys
claim they never met the hold-ups un-
Ill they got on the train and were in
no way in connection with the work.
Arrested But Released.
Frank Alfred and Roland Gibbs, ar
rcsted last night at Everett suspected
of being of the train robbers gang,
were released from the Seattle Jail
yesterday afternoon and given an
hour to leave town. II is not believed
they committed the robbery.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-03
OREGON STATUTES ARE STILL IN FORCE

According to press dispatches. the
United States circuit court of appeals
at San Francisco has held that the
federal law forbidding the taking Of
liquor upon an Indian reservation no
longer applies and is void; also, that
prisoners held in the Idaho peniten-
tiary for that offense are ordered re-
leased on habeas corpus proceedings.
However, contrary to an account
published this morning, It is said by
local attorneys that the decision OF
the circuit court of appeals can have
no bearing on the state laws regarding
the sale of liquor to Indians. The sole
point at issue before the federal court
of appeals was the federal law for
bidding the taking of liquor on res
ervation. and the decision was simply
in line with the one given some time
ago by the United States supreme
court, In which the federal law pro-
hibiting the sale OF liquor to Indians
was held to no longer apply.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-03

St Louis, oct. 30.-Archbishop
Glennon today informed the synod of
the Catholic diocese at st. Louis that
hereafter all operate and dramatic
music and all paid choirs must be
abandoned. women must not be per-
mitted to sing in choirs and no intox-
icants may be sold at church festi-
walls and no money raised for church
purposes without consent of the arch
bishop.
The archbishop declares no music
may be rendered i'm churches except
the Gregorian chants. and these by
male voices. He permits that the
changes be made gradually. He or
ders that all funerals and marriages
hereafter be held at early morning
mass.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-03

Chicago. oct. 3.-Attorneys for the
city today filed affidavits in the fed
eral court in the Chicago gas litiga-
ton, declaring D. O. Mills as prin-
cipal stockholder in the Peoples Gas
company, should be compelled to give
bond for SIS, ,OOO. 900 to insure repay
ment to the consumers OF 25 cents for
each 1000 cubic feet used since the
passage of the ordinance reducing the
price of gas from 81 to rs cents. They
declared the people are protected by
no bond at all.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-03

Los Angeles, oct. S.-Jules Ram
baud. a Riverside ranch laborer, was
robbed by band Of thugs in the Ala
media street district early this morn
ing, then placed between the rails OF
the Southern Pacific at Alameda and
Banning streets in front of a train
which struck and probably fatally in
jured him.
He was found beside the track hor-
ribly mutilated. His right arm was
amputatcd and leg will be amputated
later. He regained consciousness this
morning, telling his story.
Rambaud had $3.50 when attacked.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-03

According to Attorney John Nc
Court, the constitutionality of state
law of Idaho or any other state would
not be tested before the circuit court
of appeals, but instead would be pass
ed on by the state supreme court and
then by the United States supreme
court, il appealed. Consequently. he
says that he Oregon law forbidding
the sale of liquor to Indians is still in
force, and is not affected by the San
Francisco decision.
At present there are two cases here
where men are awaiting trial for vio-
laton of this law, and it is probable
that they will now come to trial soon.
Then should Judge Ellis hold that the
state law is constitutional the defend
ants may appeal to the supreme court
and test the point there. However,
until such is done the law of oregon
forbdding the sale of liquor to mdi-
ans is in force, and those violating it
are liable to punishment
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-03
New ,phone Line for Roise.

Boise, Oct. 3.-The Independent
Long Distance Telephone company OF
Boise. has sent congratulations to the
Lewiston -Clarkstor Home company
recently organized to install new tel
ephone system for Lewiston and
Charleston, and in the letter sent to the
new company the Independent eS-
presses the hope that the two systems
will be connected by a north and
south line to this city soon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-03

Seattle, Oct. 3.--More than 90 dep
uties, sheriffs, the railroad detectives
and the Ballard police department are
securing the country in trace OF the
bandits who held up the Great North
ern passenger near Ballard last
night. There is not one chance in a
hundred they will ever be caught,
having a good two hours start OF their
pursuers. 1t is now believed they es-
capped by boat, rowing to Seattle,
where they are in hiding. though no
tangible clew is yet found.
Sheriff Smith believes there were
seven men in the hold-up. Superin-
tendent Scott. Of the Great Northern.
says only 1926 was secured by the
bandits. No new arrests.
The Great Northern offers $4,000
reward for the train robbers.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-03
SIX BURNED TO DEATH.
Two Mothers and Their Children Suf.
foCated and Cremated

Ellington, w. Va, Oct. 3.-Siv per-
sons, two women and four children,
wives and children of ]. Algeo and
Joseph Cardelli, were awakened in
their joint home by smoke. The men
leaped from the windows, calling their
wives to lower the children to them.
They We're suffocated before they were
reached, and were cremated. The dead
are Mrs. Algeo and three sons, aged
one son, aged 2.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-03
PEOPLE HAVE
NO RECOURSE
Nothing to Insure Them the
Difference Between 81 Gas
and IS Cent Gas.
CHICAGO IN THE THROES
OF \ GREAT GAS CONTEST

Movement on Foot to Compel Stock
holders 10 Give Bond That the City
May BE Able TO Recoup Itself for the
Vast Amounts Stolen From the Peo-
pie by Violation of the Ordinance
Reducing the Price of Illumination
Attorney for the City Demands a
Bond of Fifteen Million Dollars, and
the Fight Is Opened I'm the Federal
Courts at Chicago.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-03
DANGEROUS VOYAGE.
Bark Struggled Continuously for 81
Days in a Storm.

Seattle, Oct. 3.-After battling 80
days with one of the fiercest gales OF
the year, the American bark Ferris
Thompson, Captain Dyer, arrived this
morning in tow of the tug Wanderer
from Kotsebue sound, Alaska.
From August 26 till she reached
Cape Flattery, the ship was seldom
out of danger, once drifting TO shore
near Keewallack, where both anchors
We're lost. The masts went by the
board. and the crew worked steadily
five days with scarcely any food or
sleep, shifting the ballast as the ship
wallowed helpless in the sea.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-03
MnN Hayc AccomplIccs.

New York, Oct. 3.-The police me
working on the theory that Leonard
accused of the theft of over $3.50, 900
in securities, is working under man
and woman. It is believed he told
the story of taking the bonds fo.' fun
as only a bluff Members of his
family say he is under the influence
Of an unknown couple.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-03
ALL WOMEN To
KEEP SILENCE
They May Not Hereafter Sing
in Catholic Choirs, Says
Archbishop Glennon,
ATTEMPT TO REAsSERT
THE PRIMITIVE CHURCH.

All Paid ChOirs and operate and
Dramatic Music Hereafter TabOOed
No IntoNicants May BE Sold at
Church Festivals. and the Arch
bishop Must o. X. All Schemes for
Raising Funds for Church Pur-
poses-Music Limited in Church 10
Gegorian Chants Rendered Exclu-
sively by Male Voices-New Funeral
and Marriage Regulations.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-03
RECEIVER APPOINTED.
Cleaning Up Affairs OF the Western
life Indemnity.

Chicago, Oct S.-Judge Bethea of
the federal court this morning APP
pointed w. C. Day receiver for |. f.
Rosefeld, general manager of the
Western Life Indemnity Co. to take
charge of his personal assets. Coun-
sci for the policyholders asked that a
master in chancery be appointed to
question Rosenfeld regarding the OPP
erations of the company, which was
granted.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-03
DENIES ALL CHARGES.
VIII Fight for Change of Venue in
Divorce Case.

Chicago. Oct. 3.-Alexander Bel
ford OF Los Angeles, formerly of this
city, today by his attorney filed an
answer to his wife's divorce petition.
He denies all allegations of drunken
ness and asserts the wife has no right
to sue i'm Illinois. He notifies he will
fight, but is physically unable to APP
pear personally. Mrs. Bedford is the
daughter of the late Andrew McNally.
publisher Belford is also publisher
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-03
BELIEVED THEY
HAVE ESCAPED
Large Posse Making UnavaiI-
ing Search for the Ballard
Train Robbers.
SEVEN MEN ARE SAID TO
HAVE PARTICIPATED.

Two Boys Held Up Passengers, But
Deny All Completely in the Car Rob-
bery-Robbers Have Two Hours
Start and Are Believed to Have
Reached Seattle by Boat-Division
Superintendent Scott Declares the
Robbers Only Got S2O6-The Great
Northern Offers n Reward of $4,000
for the Robbcrs-Baggage Car
Blown TO Pieces With Dynamite.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-03
IDENTIFIED ONE BODY.
Federal Court Opens ut ketchikan,
With a Grand Jury.

Juneau, Oct. 3.-Papers sent to the
custom house here identify one body
from the wrecked schooner Prosper,
wrecked off Yakkataga last month, as
George Femerling, of As E street, San
Francisco. Three other bodies are
not identified.
Judge Gnnnison opens federal court,
October term, at Ketchikan today. A
grand jury was sworn. The big cases
all go over to the Juneau term in
December.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-03
Mining Men Murdered.

Tucson, Ariz., Oct. 3.-Two Ameri-
can mining men and one Mexican were
murdered Monday night at Silver Bell
mining camp, SO miles west of Tucson.
Sheriff Pacheco and posse left by
special train this morning i'm pursuit
of the murderers. Details of the kill
ing are unobtainable.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-03
DAUGHTERS OF CONFEDERACY
VIII Build $4,000 Monument to Jer-
ferson Davis.

san Francisco, oct. 3.-Three hun
dred United Daughters of the Confed-
eracy met at 10 o'clock this morning
in the Palace hotel, in twelfth annual
convention. Governor Pardee deliv-
cred the address of welcome. The
convention will consider building a
monument at Richmond, Va, to JEFF
ferson Davis, to cost $4,000.
Mrs. Cornelia Branch Stone of Gal
weston, is leading candidate for presi-
dent general.
The next convention will probably
be at Dallas. Texas. The day was
spent in sightseeing.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-03
Santa Barbara Towed In.

san Francisco, Oct. S.-rhe steam
schooner Santa Barbara, which went
ashore on Delmar reef, on the Mendo-
cino coast Sunday, arrived here this
morning in tow of tugs. The vessel
is half submerged and will be anchor
ed on the flats. pumped out and de-
paired.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-03
COMPROMISE IS
NOW PROPOSED
0. R, & N, Offers to Accept a
Mileage Valuation of Ten
Thousand Dollars.
PROPOSITION MADE THE
COUNTY COURT YESTERDAY.

The Court VIII Probably Meet TOmor-
row to Consider tie Matter-The
Company Was Beaten i'm the Circuit
Court and in the Supreme Court
and There Are No Apparent Indi-
cations That They Intend to Make a
Case in Equity Of it as Was Expect
ed for a Time They Would Do-An
Equity Suit May Follow II Rejection
of Pending Compromise Offer
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-03
BOUND IN FRONT
OF. MOVING TRAIN
LABORER WAS ROBBED
AND PLACED ON TRACK.

Unable to ENtricate Himself He Was
Struck by n Southern Pacific Train
and Horribly Mutilated-Ta1en to a
Hospital His Arm and Leg We're
Amputatcd@Ic Rcgains Conscious
ness and Tells His Story-Dead Was
Pcrpctrated to Secure sf50-Los
Angeles Thugs Guilty of the Double
Crime.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-03
Says Rates Are Not Equitable.

Chicago. Oct. "a. l.. Ames, pres
ident of the Iowa Corn Belt and Meat
Producers association, of Des Moines
testified in the interests of the inter
state commerce commission cases this
morning. He denied the assertions OF
the railroads that the rates on cattle
are equitable.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-03
Arrested but Released.
BIG STEAL OF JEWELRY.
American Thief Robs an Irish Earl OF
1000 POnnds' Worth.

Chicago, oct 3.-The local police
have received information that an
Irish earl has been robbed OF 1000
pounds worth of jewelry, supposedly
by American thieves A reward is Of
fered. Among the Jewels is a crown
set in emeralds. said to have been
worn by queen. A pearl necklace
OF rare gems, claimed TO be worth a
fabulous sum. IL also missing.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-03
MAY PARTITION AUSTRIA.
In the Event of the Separation of Hun
gary and Austria.

Chicago. oct. S.-A st. Petersburg
correspondent of the Daily News ca
bles that he is informed that the czar
and kaiser have signed a secret pact
relative to the partition of Austria in
the event Of the disruption of the dual
monarchy.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-03
Mrs. Chadwick still Fighting

Cincinnati. O., Oct. "a petition
alleging writ of error by Mrs. Chad
wick's attorney is at the head of the
calendar of the federal court of APP
peals, the fall term of which opened
today. The records of the case are
most voluminous.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-03
WRIGHT GETS ONE YEAR.
Punishment for Furnishing Tracy and
Merrill With Guns.

Salem, Ore. Oct. 3,-Harry Wright,
accused of furnishing Tracy and Mer-
rill with guns, received n sentence of
one year today. The trial by jury re-
suited in hung jury on the charge of
manslaughter, and he was dismissed
as to that charge.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-03
lie sPURNED HIS LOVE.
lese Woman Was Then Shot and
Killed by q JaDancse.

2 y fesno, Cal, oct. 3.---Because she
spurned his love in the absence OF
her husband, who is working i'm the
vineyards out of town, T. Makayama,
a japanese, with rifle fatally shot
the wife of his countryman. Goro An
do. this morning in the japanese quar-
ters and then killed himself. The
woman was shot three times in the
presence of her two small children.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-03

London Oct. 3.-General Chaffee
was at luncheon today with the lord
mayor A few guests We're present,
mostly attaches of the American c'n-
bassy. including Ambassador Reid.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-03
Had TO Adjourn.

Vienna, Oct. 3.-The disorder made
it necessary to adjourn the Austrian
reichrath today. The radicals ere
ated a disturbance and the president
was unable to control it.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-03
First Cabinet Meeting Since June.

Washington, Oct. 3.-The first cab
met meeting since June 20. was held
today. All were present except Shaw
who is in Virginia.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-03
GROVE OWNS UP.
Suspect VIII Return to Omaha With.
out Extradition.

Butte. Oct. 3.--Investigation today
resulted in the practically positive
Identification Of Pat Grove, the sus-
pect arrested last night as the badly
wanted fugitive kidnapper of million
aire Cudahy's son in omaha. He ad-
mitted he was Grove and asked the
officials to tell Chief of Police Dono-
hue of Omaha, that he would return
without requisition papers.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-03
LIGHTNING FOUND OIL.
Opened Surface Veins and Flames
Bcaped Into the Air.

Helena, Mont. Oct. "a bolt OF
lightning which struck the ground
near Bear Tooth mountain. 20 miles
north of here. resulted in the discov-
cry of an oil and gas deposit. Fol-
lowing the flash flames spurted i'm the
air. Investigation revealed seepage
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-03
\ NEW BoER REPUBLIC.
Said 10 BE Planned by Germans Who
Helped Conquer the Hcreros.

Berlin, Oct. "A plot has been
discovered to start a Boer republic
in German Southeast Africa by An
drew Dewet, nephew of the Boer gen.
eral and many other Beers who were
taken to aid the Germans conquer the
Hereros. 1t is learned they planned
to overthrow German authority. De-
wet and his principal aides were ar
rested.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-03
BAKER CITY ROBBERY.
Safe Cracked in Palmer's Grocery and
$500 Stolen.

Baker City. Oct. 3.-(Special.)-
The safe in Palmer's grocery store was
cracked last night and $500 stolen. 1t
was an expert job and no clew to the
robbers has yet been found.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-03
PETITION FOR INJUNCTION.
Movement to Prevent the "COnvcr
sion" of Railroad Securities.

St Louis, Oct. 3.-Attorney Cen
eral Ramsey today filed a petition for
an injunction against the Missouri Pa
cific, Iron Mountain, Wabash, Mercan-
tile Trust company, Walter G. Wilson
II. NJ. Walker and George Gould, seek
ing to prevent their voting dehenture
stock at the annual election Of tha
Wabash.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-03
Dias Killed i'm n Ducl.

Madrid, oct S.-A telegram from
Barcelona says General Lopez Dias.
at Menendez, fought duel and Dias
was killed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-03

Des Moines, Oct. 3.-Richard p.
Clarkson, for half century editor of
the Iowa State Register, died this
morning.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-03
Elect Equitable Directors.

New York, Oct 3.-The Equitable
trustees viii meet on october IL to
fill six vacancies in the board of di-
rectors.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-03

TRIAL is PROCEEDING.

Portland 3Federa Judge Hunt this morning overruled
Willard
tel
colonzing
The represented by He
the defense by Attorneys Huston and Pipe