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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-31
PURDY ARRESTED.
Former Portland Travelling Man Talk
en- Into Custody.

Thomas A. Purdy, formerly a trav-
cling man of Portland, has been taken
in custody at Seattle on charge Of
passing a worthless draft. w. G.
King, manager of the Hotel Butler
at Seattle, brought the charges
against Purdy, and he was arrested
there August 20. He passed a draft
for $40 drawn on the Pendleton Saw
ings bank of Pendleton, Oregon.
Purdy has not had a steady posi-
tion since leaving the employ of the
branch of an eastern implement
house. 1t is said there are two wo-
men who claim to be his wife, one
of whom lives at the Hotel Eaton in
Portland and the other at Weston,
Oregon. Others hold worthless checks
passed by Purdy, including the land
lady of the Hotel Eaton and Mr.. Kim
caid. manager of the Studebaker
branch at Seattle. 1t is asserted that
worthless checks are held in walla
Walla, Portland, Spokane and Seattle
amounting to about $500, all passed
by Purdy during the last few months.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-31
KILLING THE PEACH MARKET.
Prices So High That Reaction Must
Take Place.

The price of peaches this year is
so very high that it is killing the
market, says the Yakima Republic.
Last year 1t was sufficiently high, but
there has been jump of 80 cents
per box and more. Last year the
produce men bought the fruit from
the grower for about SO cents, but
this year they are compelled to pay
80 cents. This makes the cost to the
consumer exceedingly high.
Several of the fruit dealers of the
city state that they have messages
from their customers either cutting
the shipments in two, or counter
manding the orders altogether. One
man in Calgary, B. c., wires to
dealer to cut out the remainder Of
shipment of peaches and send apples
instead. Many other messages have
been received similar to his one.
1t is not the grower, the wholesaler
or the retailer whom such high prices
effect, but the consumer. When the
fruit reaches the large wholesale con-
Germs It costs them about s1.15. A
profit of about 10 cents is made and
It costs the jobber about $1.25. Then
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-31
Latter Failed to Enforce the Law end to Protect Companies
During Strike"-Mark Hanna implicated.
CoaI-Rebang by
Witness
in the Alton is Pro
Crminis

Philadelphia. Aug. 31.-The Read
ing coal companies filed answers to
the government suits, in the federal
court today, asserting that the agree
ment to advance the price of coal in
1900 was directly due to the failure
of state and national governments
to enforce the laws and protect the
coal companies during the coal mi
ners' strike.
The agreement was also, 1t Is al
legged, due to the persuasions of the
late Marcus Hanna, who, it is claim
ed. was anxious to end the strike on
account Of the pending presidential
election.
The answers set forth that the
companies were forced to make con-
tracts with operators. No mention
is made of any subsequent reduction
in prices.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-31
CHANGE OF VENUE FOR ADAMS.
Attorneys for Idaho Murderer Seek
Advantage.

The Boise Capital News says of the
coming second trial of Steve Adams
That Clarence Darrow, the Chicago
attorney, will have exclusive charge of
the case against Steve Adams, is now
a certainty. BY inference, It may be
equally certain that he will have
charge of the Pettibone case, for
Richardson has said so often that he
would not be associated with Darrow
in another case, that it may be re-
garded as certain that the connec-
ton of Darrow with the cases means
that Richardson will sever his con-
nection.
This probably means that John
Nugent of this city will no longer be
is by no means so certain even though
Nugent is known to dislike Darrow
fully as much as Richardson does.
Darrow is now on his way to Idaho
and is expected to arrive daily, though
1t Is not known whether he is coming
to Boise os is going direct to Wal
lace. 1t is more than likely that he
will come to Boise, in which case he
should arrive tonight or tomorrow. He
is due to speak at Portland on Labor
day and will go from there to Wallace
to be present when court convenes
and the Adams case is taken up.
Before leaving Chicago the other
day Mr.. Darrow stated that he
thought the trial of Pettibone would
be delayed by the Adams trial, but
this is not thought likely by those in
terested here.
1t is pretty reliably understood that
when court is convened by Judge
Woods at Wallace, the attorneys for
the state will ask for a change of
cenue under the law passed by the
legislature last winter.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-31

Casa Blanca, Aug. 31.-During the
fighting between the French forces
and the Moores yesterday near the
French camp, the Moors at first re-
treated and it was believed that the
engagement was over when finally
the enemy reappeared in great force
from two directions. The Spohi and
irregular Algerian cavalry found
themselves almost surrounded, but.
forming a square, slowly fell back
until reinforced in the meantime.
The French ship threw shells in
the hills shadowing the enemy. The
engagement lasted three hours. The
line of battle extended over two miles
and it is estimated that about 10000
Moors were engaged. The loss of the
latter is not known, but it is believed
to have been heavy. as french Off
GERS counted the bodies of 20 Moors
in one roadway.
The French loss was Is killed and
wounded. The cruisers Bloiire and
Gordon bombarded the beach beyond
Casa Blanca where the force Of Moor
cavalry had gathered, but was soon
dispersed by the warships fire.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-31
France Must Be Paid.

Paris, Aug. Silt is stated that
France will insist that Morocco must
pay the heavy expenses incurred by
the French military and naval action
in the latter country and that Ger
many and Great Britain are in SYM
pathy with France and will also de-
mand payment of losses sustained by
their subjects in Morocco. According
to latest advices the French losses
are three killed and IL wounded.
1t is declared that Casa Blanca is
the only port open during the heavy
storms now approaching.
Three thousand French troops are
to be maintained at Casa Blanca, and
thousand more distributed between
Mazagan, Safia, Rabat and Mogador.
At the same time the warships will
continue to protect the coast.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-31
ADDITIONAL TRAIN SERVICE.
On the Elgin Branch from La Grande
In Short Time.

The La Grande Observer says the
time is coming very soon when there
will be another train on the Elgin
branch. 1t should have been several
years ago. 1t is safe to say that the
local traffic would be more than
double. From Nampa to Boise those
who live on the electric line enjoy a
service of every hour. That road
runs through very fine and thickly
populated country, but how would it
be possible for any road to traverse
a more fertile region than from La
Grande to Elgin. Boise, however, is
a city of nearly 10000 and Nampa
about 5000, 26 miles apart.
Our conditions are such that we
should not expect an hourly service
but there ought to be a service that
would permit passengers to enter our
city and reutrn the same day, and for
our citizens to visit the north end of
the valley, giving them sufficient
time to transact business and return
the same day. We are growing in
Grand Ronde valley, and these things
will soon adjust themselves.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-31
EvApoRAToR AT LA GRANDE.
VIII he Put In by Man of Experience
and Capital.

La Grande will soon have a full
fledged fruit evaporator, says the OBJ
server. r. D. Bancroft, formerly OF
Elgin, but now a resident of this CITY,
has decided to erect fruit evapora-
tor in this city, and has secured a su-
gar factory spur to his plant near
here.
Mr., Bancroft has had a number of
years experience in this line Of busi-
ness in Michigan, and after a care
full study of conditions in this valley,
has come to the conclusion that here
is the ideal place for such an enter
prise. He will begin the erection OF
the plant at once and expects to have
the evaporator in full operation with
in couple Of weeks. He does not ex-
pect to set the world afire this sea-
son, but is willing to make a thor
ough test, and II he receives the
proper support from the fruit grow
ers will branch out next season.
Mr.. Bancroft firmly believes that
such an enterprise as he contemplates
can be made a success provided that
he can secure the support and assist
ance of the fruit growers of the coun-
ty. He fully realizes that this is a
hard season to begin operations on ac-
count of the high price of apples. He
would be pleased to have the grow
ers call upon him near the sugar
factory spur and allow him to explain
his business methods and the prices
he will be able to pay for the class
Of fruit he will be able to use. He
informed the Observer that he can
use windfalls and slightly bruised
apples. In fact, can use seconds and
culls.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-31
CHARGED WITH
HAVING ROBBED
FARM HAND BOUND OVER
UNABLE TO GIVE BONDS
Accused Of Taking $50 from Henry
Grake of Athena-Was Brought to
the County Jail and Raises the
Number of Registered Guests in
That Popular Hostelry to Twenty,
Which Is Close TO Its Natural
Limit.

Louis Corcoran, a farm hand, was
brought down from Athena last
evening and lodged in the county Jail
upon a charge of having robbed Har-
ry Grake of $50. He had been ar
raigned in the Justices court at Athe-
mt and bound over the circuit court
by Justice of the Peace Richards. He
was brought down last evening by
]. w. Stamper, special constable.
With the arrival of Corcoran the
number of prisoners in the county
Jail has been increased to 20, which
is nearly all the old Jail can hold with
comfort. Among those now con-
fined are several who rank as bad
men" and more than the customary
vigilance is required in their ham
ding.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-31

Washington, D. c., Aug. 31.-The
denatured alcohol regulations, which
were made necessary by the amenda-
tory act passed by the last congress,
will come into effect tomorrow. The
old regulations We're found to be un-
necessarily stringent at some points
and the new regulations will liber-
alize materially the governments
method of handling the denatured al
cohol inductry.
Under the new regulations, in ad-
dition to denaturing warehouses on
distillery premises, central denaturing
warehouses may be constructed at
such point as business interests may
require, and alcohol may be trans
ferred from denaturing warehouses
by means of tanks or tank cars to
consumers.
Manufacturers using completely de-
naturcd alcohol are not required to
swear to an application for permit.
One of the most important features
of the new regulations Is that relat-
ing to the construction and operation
of industrial or farm distilleries,
which may produce alcohol from any
thing that contains fermentable mat
ter. Industrial distilleries are divid-
ed into two classes. In the first
class are placed distilleries of a sur
veyed capacity of so proof gallons.
Distilleries of the second class are
those that produce more than so gall
Ions and less than one hundred gal
Ions OF distilled spirits daily.
Manufacturers using specially de-
natured alcohol are under the new
regulations relieved from keeping a
record Of the goods in the manufac-
ture of which denatured alcohol is
used.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-31
Railroad Laborers Quit.

The working force on the railroad
grade between here and Joseph was
considerably reduced this week when
$50 laborers quit work, says the Ell
gin Recorder. The first detachment
reached Elgin Monday and left on the
afternoon train for Spokane, and the
second gang came in Tuesday and left
for other points. The entire gang
was composed of foreigners and the
bunch that left Tuesday afternoon
cashed their checks at the First Ma
tional bank amounting to $4,000.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-31
TWENTY MILES FOR A MILLION
Milwaukee Doing Expensive Grading
from Ellensburg.

The. engineers of the Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul railroad estimate
that the 20 miles of construction from
Ellensburg. Wash, east will cost at
least 100000. This portion of the
work involves a 200O-foot tunnel and
much grading along hillsides.
The work is being pushed from
both ends and large gangs of men
are being emploled
At the end of the 20-mile section
the company intends to found quite
little city which will lie on the fur
ther side of the tunnel. The COM
pany will install an electric light
plant there and have various build
ings for its own purposes and those
of its employees.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-31
Immunity Report Confirmed.

Chicago. Aug. 31.-The dispatch to
the effect that the Alton gets i'm
munity. is practically confirmed here
today from the highest authority. I'm
til the officials are willing to formal
ly announce this result the case will
be called and the prosecution dis
missed Tuesday
The immunity extends to all rail-
roads charged with giving rebates to
the Standard in connection with the
cases now pending.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-31
Market Is Low.
NEXT MONDAY LABOR DAY.
Observed by Some, But Observance
Not General.

Monday will be Labor Day, and con-
sequently legal holiday throughout
the United States. In Pendleton 1t
will be observed by the banks, post
office ana public offices remaining
closed. Also, it is probable that some
of the mercantile firms will observe
the day, though no general closing is
planned.
At the agency Monday will be a
busy day through the fact that the
payment to the Indians commences
that day.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-31

by the time it reaches the retailer the
cost is about sl.S5 or $1.4c. The
consumer then gets the chance TO buy
1t for from $1.75 to $2.00. Very few
laboring men can afford to take home
from so to rs peaches costing between
and 10 cents each.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-31
MILITARY OUTRAGE.
Many Are Fatally Wounded and
Scores Are Injured.

Buda Pest, Aug. 31.-Extraordinary
military outrages are reported from
Panad Pennsylvania. Officers of the
29th Heuved regiment after a pro-
longed drinking bout are accused of
ordering the soldiers to organize and
massacre the entire population Of the
village.
Men attacked every person they
found on the streets and then broke
into the houses attacking scores of
persons in their beds. Six are report
ed fatally wounded and scores are Sc
verely hurt.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-31
Bean Goes to Walla Walla.

Milton, Aug. 31.-R. E. Bean, for
mer station agent for the o. R. &
n. at this place, who for some months
has been traffic manager for the
Walla Walla Traction company at
Walla Walla, has resigned to go with
the Pacific Express company at that
place
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-31
May Settle Texas Suit.

Dallas, Tex, Aug. 31.-A new turn
has been taken in the antitrust suit.
by the state of Texas against the In
ternational Harvester company for
more than $1,000, 600 in penalties and
10 drive the company out of the state.
Efforts have begun to settle the case
out of court. with indications that 1t
will succeed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-31
More RebatIng Charged.

Washington, Aug. 31.--Interstate
Commerce Commissioner Lane an
nounces he will start west within a
few days to investigate reports by
special agents that certain western
railroads are giving rebates and dis
eliminating in freight rates.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-31
California Federal Appointments.

Oyster Bay, Aug. S1.-Tne president
today announced the appointment Of
William NJ. Cutter as coiner in the
mint at San Francisco; August e.
Muenter, collector Of internal revenue
for California;; Edward Sweeney, su-
perintendent of the mint at San Fran
cisco.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-31
JAPANESE OCCUPY PRATAs.

Manila, Aug. 31.-one hundred and
twenty japanese explorers have occu-
pied Pratas, an uninhabited island
between Hong Kong and Luzon.
Two hundred nfty more explorers are
going.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-31
Schon Off to Sacramento.

Echo, Aug. 31.-Jouis Scholl, jr.,
a prominent real estate dealer of this
place. left yesterday for Sacramento,
Calf, where he went as a delegate
to the National Irrigation congress at
that place. Hermiston and Echo will
be represented at this all important
meeting.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-31
st. Louis at San Diego.

San Diego, Cal, Aug. 31.-The
cruiser st. Louis arrived last night
from the Atlantic station, coming by
way of Cape Horn. She will probably
sail for San Francisco today. This is
the first of the great warships order
ed to join the Pacific fleet, to arrive
on this coast
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-31
Dcstroyers to the Pacific.

Newport, r. l., Aug. 31.-The Sec
ond torpedo flotilla Of destroyers,
Hopkins, Lawrence, Whipple, Hull
Worden and Stewart, have been defi-
nitely selected to go to the Pacific
with the battleships.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-31

George Clark, who lives in Wallowa
county, eight miles from Wallowa, has
had preliminary hearing before the
Justice on the charge OF attempting
criminal assault upon his daughter,
aged 13. Clark was bound over to
the district court In the sum of $4,000.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-31
Swearfngen Has Recovered.

N. d. Swearingen has recovered
from his recent illness and is once
more in charge of the French restau-
rant, which he now owns. During
his illness the business was managed
by T. b. Swearingen.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-31
Alton Probably Immune.

Washington, Aug. SLIT is under
stood that Bonaparte has decided the
Alton has gained immunity from
prosecution for giving rebates to the
Standard. A formal decision will be
next week.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-31

The rainstorm of August "a was the
severest eever known In the vicinity
of the Little Potlatch, in the Lewiston
district. That creek was five feet
deep in few minutes and fences and
roads are washed away. over 100
head of hogs were killed for one man.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-31
OPEN WEATHER /
MUCH DESIRED.
Essential to Insure a Good
Cleanup in All Parts of
tke Wheat District.
WSET WEATHER. INJURIOUS
IN SOME NEIGHBORHooDs

Several WesIios Steady Threshing Yet
Necessary Along the Northern Pa-
cific Branch and Northern Part of
the Couity-Upon the Reservation
Affairs Are Much Farther Advanc-
ed I'm aniation to the Wheat Crop
The Local Market Is Dull and
Nothing lDoing.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-31
FIERCE BATTLE
WITH THE MOORS
French Warships Helped Re-
pei Stubborn Attack From
Two Sides.
MOORISH LOSS BELIEVED
TO HAVE BEEN HEAVY

Lasted Three Hours
French Ship Threw Shells In the
Hills, Shadowing the Enemy-Fff-
teen French Killed and Wounded
France VIII Insist That Morocco
Pay Heavy Expenses Incurred by
French Milltary-Warships Protect
Coast.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-31
Hartman VIII Appear as wituess.

New York, Aug. 31.-Special Attor-
ney Kellogg for the interstate COM
merce commission. announced today
that Hartman will appear before the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-31

The city council at Spokane, has
voted 100000 for the use of the park
commission of the city, Three tracts
have been offered to the city free of
charge for park purposes, providing
they are properly improved and
cared for
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-31

Sunday. fair and warmer in east
ern Oregon" is the forecast sent out
today by the weather observer in
Portland and in Umatilla county there
are several thousand farmers who de-
voutly hope that his prophecy will
come true. OF late the weather con-
ditions have been so unsettled that
threshtng has been interfered with
materially and much anxiety has been
caused: the grainmen, though thns far
but little injury has resulted.
The rainfall this forenoon was sufL
ficient Ito stop the threshers again.
and while the clouds hung heavy in
the morning sky. Jupiter Pluvtus was
not popular god. SO much bad
weather has already been experienced
this summer that a further contin-
uance Is liable to prove damaging. AL
ready many who have had prospects
for bumper crops have begun to won-
der IL they are really to be rich, for
there is yet a possibility that their
grain may be considerably damaged
by rain.
On the Reservation
Reports received from parties IA
miliar with the different sections of
the county show that there is yet sew
eral weeks of steady threshing to be
done. Upon the reservation the sit
uation is not bad for many have al
ready finished and 1t is estimated that
another week will see the practical
conclusion of harvest in that section.
John Crow, George Peringer, Knight
Bros, Frank Curl. Maloney & Hod-
gems and many others have already
finished threshing while on some
other places there is but a light run
left.
Along the w. & c. r.
But in the section north of Pendle-
ton and along the branch line of the
N. p, threshing is no nowhere
near completion. The harvest in that
section did not commence until sever
al weeks after the combines began
upon the reservation and the close
of the season will be accordingly de-
layed. In the section west of PEN
deton the season was earlier and most
of the grain is said to have been al
ready threshed. The same is also
largely true of the country south of
here where threshing began early.
However, much of the grain in that
section was stacked and is still
awaiting threshing.
Market Is Low.
During the entire week the local
wheat market has been slow and to-
day has manifested no such brisk
ness as prevailed a week ago. Though
.fhe pripp of club is still given no 70
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-31
Dynastic Rebellion Hovers.

; Pekin, Aug. 3l.-A shadow of
: gigantic rebellion hovers over
, the imperial palace. With the
, arrival OF Yuan Shi Kai. COM
mander-in-chief of c hinese
forces, there will begin today
; an unusual series OF delibera-
tions concerning the condition
of the empire. The imperial
family believes that the Chinese
, are bent upon unseating the
, Manchu dynasty.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-31
CREW STARTS HOME
Steamer Roosevelt to Spend the VIM
ter at Present Berth.

New York, Aug. 31.-The crew of
Peary's steamer Roosevelt, will start
for home today and the Roosevelt
will spend the winter at its present
berth. This confirms the earlier re-
ports that Pearys fourth trip in
search of the north pole is abandoned
for one year.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-31
ROOSEVELT AN EDITOR.
Rumored That He VIII Manage New
York Tribune.

New York, Aug. 31.-That Roose-
welt intends to become a New York
editor, is the interesting Information
that has reached Park Row. 1t is said
the president has arranged to get con-
troll OF the New York Tribune and
assume its direction after he leaves
the White House.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-31

Gar Going to st. Petersburg.

st. Petersburg, Aug. 31.-
The czar will pay his first visit
to this city in two years, when
he attends tomorrow the dedica-
} ton of the church erected to
} the memory of his grandfather.
) His advisers have sought to per-
; suade the emperor not to make
) the trip, but he is determined,
) despite the repeated threats of
} assassination. Many predict
) he will never return to Tsarskoe
Selo alive.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-31

Toxic, Aug. 31.-The Japanese gov
ernment has decided to issue domes-
tic bonds in the sum of s79, 900, 900
October 1.