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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-12

New York, Oct. 12.-Armitage Mat
thews lawyer and politician. to have
been tried today for conspiracy to
wreck the Federal bank, committed
suicide this morning by jumping from
"A window.
Matthews was indicted some months
ago. The case grew out of the wreck
ing of the Federal bank and robbing
the Weissel estate, by David Roths-
child. president of the bank. Roths-
child was trustee of the estate, which
was bonded by concern for which
Matthews was attorney.
Attorney Wooten. who was associ-
ated with Matthews, had been convict
ed.
Last night Matthews retired at IL,
having made an appointment with
friend for the hour at which he sui
cided. He arose this morning. receiv-
ed a special delivery letter which he
destroyed. and then jumped from the
window. neighboring doctor saw
the body Immediately after hearing
the thud He rushed to the scene and
said Matthews was killed instantly.
The case was called in court this
morning and Quashed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-12

Four million feet of logs will be
landed on the dumps at the Steel
Spur sawmills within the next two
months by Jack Riley, the well known
contractor and teamster of the Blue
mountains.
Mr.. Riley is in the city today secur-
ing supplies to start his logging teams
next Monday. A camp will be main
tanned at the Steel Spur mills and
about S5 men and so horses will be
employed in getting out this enormous
quantity of timber.
The Steel Spur sawmills are owned
by the Hilgard Lumber company and
"a new siding called Glover has Just
been put in there by the o. II. & N.
for use of the mills i'm shipping lum-
her and other products of the mills
The sawloEs which will be delivered
by Mr.. Riley will be hauled from four
to five miles, most of them will also
be hauled up hill, so closely has the
good saw timber been Cullad out in
that portion of the Blue mountains.
The best remaining timber is now
found in the deep canyons at consid-
cradle distance back from the tracks.
The logging teams will start next
Monday and 1t will require at least
two months to deliver the 1000, 600
feet which the mill is expected to saw
during the coming winter.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-12
SECTION HAND KILLED.
Run Over by W. & II. c. Passenger
Train mt Hunts junction.

Walla Walla. Oct. 12.-Lou Took. a
Chinese section hand, was run over
by the w. & C. r. passenger train
at Hunts Junction last night and in
stantly killed. The body was picked
up after the accident and placed In
a box car pending an examination by
Coroner Smith, who was notified o.
the accident this morning
No blame is attached TO the crew
in charge of the train. Took, it seemS
was returning from a trip to Wallu-
la, where he visited friends last night
and was walking slowly along the
track. The engineer did not catch
sight of the Chinaman until he was
so close II was impossible to stop the
train. The engineer repeatedly
sounded the whistle, but Took remain
ed on the track and was struck by the
pilot and hurled through the air. He
lived but a minute after the acci-
dent, being badly crushed and cut
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-12

New York. Oct. IA ghastly muir
der was committed in a Third avenue
boarding house early this morning.
George Lanole, at 2 o'clock heard
several shots, which he thought came
from Fred Bauers room, and report
ed the occurrence this morning.
The police went to the room and
found a suit case containing the left
arm and the legs of a man. The
floor was covered with blood. In
clothes hamper was found the trunk.
The head is missing. Later laborers
found Che mead on pile of dirt, which
was found to fit the mutilated trunk.
Bauer was arrested, He denies all
knowledge of the crime. a bloody
razor was found.
The body has been identified as
that of Thomas Corcoran, who resid-
ed with his sister and her husband,
John McMurrough. Identification was
by the latter. who said the victim left
their home at s last night with a man
named John Grout. a horse salesman.
SO far the police are unable to find
trace of Grout.
The coroner's examination showed
Corcoran was shot in the mouth and
the bullet lodged in the brain.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-12

Berkeley. Cal, Oct. 12.-William
Ellis. wealthy Australian horseman
who was murdereusly attacked yes
terday afternoon by William Curtis,
alias Brush and his wife, is recovering
today Although his skull was frac-
tured. he will probably live.
Ellis claims he lost $500, instead
of $4,000. There is no trace of Curtis
and wife. who fled from the house.
which was apparently rented for the
purpose of robbing Ellis.
Knives and scissors, finely sharpen
ed for the eviesat purpose of cutting
up the body were found in the house.
Ellis says he was seated at table at
lunch, when Brush struck him on the
head with "A hatchet. Mrs. Brush was
pointing a revolver at him. As he fell
unconscious he felt Brush go through
his pockets. Recovering his strength,
he knocked the revolver from the
woman's hands. fought off her hus-
band and rushed through the door
and escaped.
Curtis is 6 feet l inch tall, 80 years
of age, and weighs 40 pounds. The
woman is feet 4 inches, 90 years of
age and weighs 12O pounds. They
are thought to have gone east.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-12
ELECTRIC POWER USED.
Jute Mill at WaIIa Walla Pen Equip
ped With Motors.

Walla Walla, Oct. 12.-Workmen
are busy preparing to install electric
motors in the jute mill at the peni-
tcntiary to take the place of the steam
engine that has been in use there ever
since the sack factory was established.
Four large motors will be required to
furnish the power necessary to run
he machinery In the mill.
The steam engine which has done
duty at the penitentiary for so many
years has seen its best days and is
regarded as a wreck beyond repairs.
The state board of control was con-
fronted with the alternative of put
ting In a new engine and boilers or
substituting electric power
For several months the members
have been negotiating with the North
western Gas & Electric company with
the result that they have secured a
contract for all the power that will be
required at "A price less than the cost
of the coal consumed in the operation
of the steam engine. This figure does
not include oil, waste and other ex-
penses and the attention of an engi-
neer. to say nothing of the work OF
the convicts as firemen and helpers.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-12
MISSION TREE SAVED.
Tree Under Which First Mass Was
Celebrated in California.

Salinas, Oct 12.-The historical
old Viscaino oak tree under which
Parde Junipero Sierra landed and Gel
ebrated his first mass in California,
on June 8, 1770, which was killed a
year ago by the backing up of the
waters Of the bay around its roots, is
being preserved through the efforts
of II. f.. Green, OF New Monterey, who
has always taken great interest in
the landmarks of the romantic history
Of early California.
When the base of the monument
which James A. Murray is having
erected at Serras landing place was
commenced. IL was found necessary to
cut away part OF the branches Of the
old tree. OF these a couple of chairs
We're made for Monterey Parlor, n
S. G. w, by Green, who then took up
the matter OF preserving the tree, the
trunk of which is being preserved
with crude oil and creosote.
Where the trunk has been eaten
away 1t is being filled with concrete
and a wire frame holds trunk and
branches. The whole will be mounted
on a concrete pedestal and. for the
present at least, will be kept in the
rear of San Carlos church.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-12

Walla Walla, Oct. .12.-Mrs. J. A.
Taylor, wife of Judge J. a. Taylor.
an old pioneer of this city. was acci-
dentally poisoned at her home on
North Ninth street last evening about
6 o'clock and died this morning at 49,
As. Her daughter, Mrs. Jennie Wann,
who administered the poison TO her
mother by mistake, is heartbroken
over the awful misfortune.
Mrs. Taylor was so years of age and
had been failing for the last three
years. She has suffered several az
tacks of paralysis and was very weak.
A bottle of tonic which she had been
taking was standing on the table by
the side of a bottle almost exactly like
it. containing carbolic acid, and Mrs.
Wann administered the dose from the
wrong bottle, thinking 1t was the
tonic.
As soon as the mistake was discov-
cred a physician was summoned and
every means known to the medical
profession was tried TO save the pa
tents life. but to no avail, and after
relief was given for the pain she lived
until nearly 1 o'clock this morning,
her feeble constitution being unable
to throw off the effects Of the poison.
Mrs Taylor came here with her
husband. Judge Taylor, in 1876, from
Yamhill county, Ore, and during her
long residence here her lovsble nature
has made a host of friends
Judge Taylor was for Is years JUS
tice of the police court and he only re-
tired from the public service a few
years ago to enjoy we'll earned rest.
Mrs. Taylor leaves five children,
two of whom are sons, and three
daughters. They are Mrs s. c. Kelly,
OF San Jose. Cal. Mrs Henry Meade,
of Tacoma; Mrs. Jennie wann, who
lives In Walla Walla, and was taking
care of her mother during her illness;
Frank v. Taylor, of Whitebird. Idaho,
and ]. f. Taylor, who lives in Walla
Walia. Joseph C. Painter. an old
timer, who lives in Walla Walla is a
son-in-law OF the departed pioneer.
owing to the fact that relatives re-
siding at a distance will have to be
communicated with, arrangements for
the funeral will be delayed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-12
SEEKING A PASS.
Surveying Party Has Worked All Sum.
mer Iii Olympic Range.

Olympia. oct 13.-Since last June
railroad surveyors in the employ of
Robert Strahorn of Spokane. have
been at work in the Cascade noun
tains in the vicinity Of Cowlitz pass,
trying to find feasible route for a
railroad.
The party is headed by Charles
Trumbull of Spokane, formerly an en-
gineer of the Northern Pacific. This
information comes from Joseph NJ.
/ Snow. state highway commissioner,
who has just returned from trip of
inspection of the route of the pro-
posed state road through Cowlitz pass,
and who met Mr.. Trumbul on his
trip.
Mr.. Strahorn owns the electric light
and water plant at Baker City and
Sumpter, Ore. and has interests in
eastern Washington water and electric
plants. Nothing could be learned
! from Mr.. Trumbull regarding what
railroad Mr.. Strahorn is acting for.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-12
PROMINENT WITNESSES.
Leading Citizens Look On at Gam
bling Games.

Olympia, Wash, oct. IA sensa-
ticn has been created here by the ai,-
nouncement of President Davis, of the
Civic league, that for three months
past the league has kept a list of all
well known citizens who have visited
local gambling houses, and will sub
poena all to testify against the gam
blers in the trial of William McGowaR
arrested on complaint of Davis last
night on felony gambling charge,
and at the trials of other gamblers to
be arrested in future.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-12
WASHINGTON TEACHERS.
Over 5000 Employed Throughout the
State.

The state of Washington gives EN-
ployment to 5179 teachers, of whom
1851 are females and 1928 males, ac-
cording to the reports just completed
in the office of the state superintend-
ent of public instruction, says the
Walla Walla Statesman,
Male teachers receive an average
salary of $64.51; females $5l.6l. The
number of departments maintained by
schools of the state during the year
recently closed was 470S. There
We're enrolled 170,SS6 children. These
children are enrolled by grades as fol-
lows: First, 3l.S60; second 21,9S7,
third. 22.03S. fourth, 2S,SS6; fifth,
21,0S0; sixth, 1921; seventh. 1890;
eighth, 1o,35S; high school. 1850.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-12
PEND[E7ON KNIGHTS 500 PRIZE CUP

Damon lodge No. L. Knights of
Pythias. OF this city. won the Jaeger
silver cup, valued at 800, and first
last night. Salem lodge won the Sec
ond place.
Although several members of the
drill team of Damon lodge were un-
able to attend. yet so perfect was the
work presented by the Pendleton team
that 1t was awarded the first prize
at the contest which forms a part of
the grand lodge session. The five
lodges In the drill were Pendleton, Sa-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-12
CHASTITY MURDER
WAS DISCOVERED
Body 0ismembered and a
Clumsy Attempt Made to
Conceal the Crime.
OCCURRED IN NIGHT AND
REPORTED IN MORNING.

Parts Of the Body of Murdered Man
We're Found Packed i'm Suit Case,
the Remaining Parts Scattered,
While the Head Was Found Thrown
Upon a Pile OF Dirt-There Is No
Apparent Association on the Part of
the Man I'm Whose Room the Trag-
edy Took Place, With the Affair
But lis Il in CustOdy-Dead Man
Was Thomas Corcoran.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-12

lem, Astoria, Forest Grove and Cot
tage Grove.
Marion f, Davis, of Union, vice
grand chancellor, was yesterday elect
ed grand chancellor of oregon knights
and ]. w. Maloney, of this city, was
reelected grand master of exchequer.
The other grand officers elected are
as follows: Grand prelate, G. c. Mo-
ser; grand keeper of records and seal,
L. II. Stinson; grand master at arms,
{. ]. Howard: grand inner guard, l..
Bronough; grand outer guard, Frank
Thompson; supreme representative,
II. NJ. Cake, and grand trustee, l.. NJ.
Curl.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-12
" HARMONY" CONVENTION IS IN SESSION

Portland. Oct 12.-(Special. l-Tht
republican harmony convention was
called to order by Chairman Baker
this morning. Frank Davey of Salem
was elected chairman. defeating State
Senator f. w. Haines of Washington
who was the candidate of the slate
Grant B. Dimmick of Oregon City. Is
secretary, and Frank Motter of Port
land. assistant secretary.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-12
THREW HIMSELF
FROM A WINDOW
Chicago Lawyer, Politician
and Capitalist Took Change
of Venue.
WOULD HAVE BEEN TRIED
FOR WRECKING \ BANK

The Robbery of the Wcissel Estate
Was Also Involved i'm the Proceed
ings-An Associate Attorney ImpIi-
Gated in the LOoting Of the Estate
Had Been Convicted, and ii is Sup
posed Matthews Felt the Ground
Giving Beneath Him-Made an APP
pointment TO Meet "a Friend at the
Exact Hour at Which He Suicideli
Case Was Called and Quashed-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-12
TWO COUNC|LMEN
WERE APPOINTED
Forster and Hinkle Will Fill
Vacancies in the First and
Fourth Wards.
BOTH THE APPOINTMENTS
CONFIRMED by COUNCIL.

They Hold OFFICE Only Until the First
Of the Year-Ortiinance Granting a
Twenty-Five Year Gas Franchise Is
Referred, After Vigorous Protest
Had Been Filed About It's Proposed
Location at the site of the Electric
Light PIant-Iangiyer Wants Re
bate on His Liccnsc-Council and
Water Commission at Loggerheads
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-12
ASSA|LED AND
THEN ROBBED
Act of Great Brutality and
Daring Perpetrated by Ber-
kelley Man and Wife.
VICTIMS SKULL WAS
BROKEN WITH HATCITET.

lie Was Robbed of $500, and IL Is
Believed His Assailants Have Fled
Eastward - Apparently the Deed
Premeditated and Planned, Though
il Miscarried Badly-Preparation
Had Been Made TO Dislnember
Ellis Body-Ellis Regained Con-
sciousncss and Fought OFF tho
Would-he Nurderers and Fled From
House.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-12

a committee was appointed on res
olutions, one for each county.
Senator Fulton made speech in
favor of revision of the tariff and en-
dorsing Roosevelt's railroad rate leg
islation.
II is evident Baker had the program
entirely mapped out. as the committee
appointments we're all typewriter
This afternoon resolutions are being
introduced.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-12
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Opposed the Administration.

st. Louis, Oct. 12.-On COM
plant from Pochulpa, Mexico,
detectives this morning raided
the offices of the Mexican news
paper, Regeneratio. and arrest
ed three editors. While the
charge is criminal libel, the gov
ernor writes the men We're plot
ting a revolution in Mexico. to
murder Diaz and overthrow the
government
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-12
WILL CONSIDER TOMORROW.
Determines Fate of Proposed Indus
trial Fair at Seattle.

Washington. Oct. l2.-Through the
'endeavors of Senator'S Piles and An
keny. representing the citizens of Sc
attic. the president will tomorrow con-
slider with the cabinet the questions
upon which depend the fate of tine
proposed Industrial fair to be held at
Seattle next summer.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-12
RILEY WILL LAND
4,000,000 FEET
BIG SAWLOG DELIVERY
ON STEEL SPUR DUMPS

Thirty-Five Men and Eighty Horses
VIII Be Engaged I'm Getting Out
These Logs, n Majority of Which
Must BE Hauled Up Hill, So Close
ly Has Good Timber Been CulIed in
the Blue Mountains-WinT Take Two
Months to Get These logs Out
Logs Will BE Millcd by Hilgard
Lumber Company
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-12
HALL COLLAPSED.
Disaster to Mormon Place of Amuse.
ment at Salt Lake.

salt Lake, Oct. 12.-The Sixteenth
ward Mormon amusement hall col
lapsed this morning. Thirteen labor
ers were caught. Two were badly
hurt and buried in the wreckage. The
hall was being repaired.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-12
MORE GRAFT ALLEGED.
RefOrmers Cause Number of Arrests
in PHILADELPHIA.

Philadelphia, Oct 12.-Warrants
were issued this afternoon for the ar
rest of former Director of Public
Safety Abraham l.. English, Henry e.
Baton, John w. Henderson. Philip H.
johnson and James D. Finley, charg-
ing conspiracy to cheat and defraud
the city in connection with "a contract
for a smallpox hospital.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-12
TIDE LANDS SOLD.
Desu Suspected Between st. Paul and
Union Pacific.

Tacoma. Oct. IA deal whereby
Tacoma tide lands valued at $500, 900
pass into possession of the st. Paul
railroad, was closed today. The lands
will be used as terminals for the st.
Paul road, which extends to Puget
sound. 1t is rumored the Union Pa
cific is in the deal with st. Paul on
proposed extension.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-12

Charles Harris OF Entiat, near We
natchee. Wash, this year raised two
apples, one OF which weighs SS ounces
the other 80 ounces. He sold the
smaller ono to n Kansas City man for
IS. Both are now in the Chelan coun-
ty exhibit at the fair.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-12
McCiarry Beaten and Died.

Chicago, Oct. l2.-Patrick McGar-
ry aged SO, wealthy manufacturer,
was mysteriously assaulted and died
this morning. No light on the sup
posed murder can be ascertained from
any source.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-12
CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET.
QnOtations From the Greatest Wheat
Market in the United States.

Chicago, Oct. 12.-wheat closed to-
at as rs
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-12
T~- G. n. "a, Vancouver, II. C..

Vancouver. Oct. i2.-The Great
Northern offers s16O,0o0 for crown
property on Vancouver harbor for
terminal purposes.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-12
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BEEF TRUST ABsoRBs SALMON INDUSTRY

12The beef now controls the canned
association largest
headquarters Fran
to b. Dem
Sound
Alaska. and a o
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-12
THREE MEN KILLED.
Lost Their Lives From Poisonous
Gases in "a Mine.

Stockton. Cal, Oct. 12.-George Nc
Nose, ID. Harrison and c. Mattale lost
their lives in the Penn copper mines
at Composeo. Calaveras county, last
night. They broke through into am old
shaft filled with poisonous gases and
were overcome. The bodies were re-
covered. All were unmarried.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-12

Jesse NJ. Knox, one of the besc
known farmers of Latah county, Idaho,
has been sent to the insane asylum
from Moscow.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-12
Two Miners Crushed to Death

Butte. Mont, Oct. Thames
,Oneill and John Anderson, min
ers, were crushed to death. early
this morning in the Speculator
mine by a cave-in on the 1100-
foot level. They were buried be-
meath many tons OF ore and
rock. II took hours of steady
work on the part of rescuers to
recover the remains.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-12
Fleeing From MoScnM.

st. Petersburg, Oct. 12.-People are
fleeing from Moscow, fearing a recur-
renee of disorders. The situation In
more grave.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-12

October $1,000 bushels Of wheat
We're sold at Walla Walla. bluestcm
bringing 65 l-2 cents and club o. 1-2
cents.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-12

New Orleans Oct. 12.-Frost has
reached the northern part of the state
and the yellow fever epidemic is al
most past.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-12
rhrce Fircmen win Die.

Chicago. Oct. 12.-Captain James
Corcoran, Edward Herrick and VIII
liam Martin will probably die of in
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-12

juries received in a collision this
morning between a hose cart and
street car. Two other firemen were
badly hurt.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-12
.CARB0L|C ACID
CAUSES DEATH
TAKEN BY MISTAKE By
WALLA WALLA WOMAN

The Victim Was the Wife of Judge j
A. Taylor, n Pioneer of That City
The Poison Was Administered by
Her Daughter, Mrs. Jennie Wann.
Who Intended to Give Her Mother
Dose of Tonic-Mrs. Taylor. so
Years Of Age, fingered In Agony
iHrom p. m. TIL a. m.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-12

There is special message every
day in East Oregonian advertise
ments. Read them and save money.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-03-07

Because of lack Of interest in the
three concerts announced to be given
by me January 25th, February oath
and March 22nd, have determined to
discontinue the third entertainment,
and it will therefore not be given.
THANK my friends and the musical
public whom / number among my pa
irons, and those who have otherwise
shown their appreciation of my work,
for their support and encouragement
in my efforts to entertain the Morris
town public with high class music,
and am sorry that the conditions just
at present are not favorable to enter
tainments Of this character.
Subscribers win receive the rebate
due them because ofmy determination
not to give the third concert.
Respectfully,
SIDNEY A. BALDWIN.