East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-05

GENERAL NEWS.
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died by an apOplectic stroke at Yank-
ton, S. D., whittier he went to gain a
residence to secure a divorce. Stand
ard OIL stocks valued at over $1,000
600 were. found in his pockets.
George Murphy, Standpoint
Idaho. barber, has been declared in
sane. His delusion is that he imag-
ines himself dead and in his wander
ings as spirit he feels himself COM
missioned TO deliver messages from
God.
American marines at Pekin, China,
went on bender and wrecked sever
al tea houses. As a result, the war
department has ordered the court
martial of 25 of the offenders, who
are now in Jail at the American le-
CATION In Pekin.
The John Day river is said to be
solid sheet of ice for 10 miles above
the dam, and the ice is so thick that
bands of sheep have been crossed at
the junction. A great ice jam is ex-
pected when the weather moderates.
Spray Courier.
Andrew D. White, a grandson of
Andrew D. White, former ambassador
to Russia and Germany, killed him
self with shotgun near Los Angeles.
Unknown cause further than despon-
dency over failure to make certain
grades at college.
Snow on the lower attitudes of the
Buffalo Hump country is seven feet
deep on an average and still falling.
On the upper levels 1t is from 10 to
II feet deep. All numbering opera
tons and much mining work Of devel-
oping nature are stopped.
Near Linton, Ind, railroaders'
bunkhouse caught fire. In shed ad-
joining was 1000 pounds of dynamite.
All the men fled but one, who under
took to put out the fire. AS a result
he caught the full force of the explo-
sion and was obliterated.
Senator Hepburn has introduced a
resolution calling upon the heads of
the interior department and forestry
bureau for all regulations governing
the department in all branches. He
expects to show that Secretary Hitch
cock has been usurping the prerog-
ativcs of congress.
Champ Clark of Missouri, who sue
ceeds Williams as leader of the de-
mooracy in congress, in a speech in
the house advocated a deep waterway
from Minnesota to the Gulf, and de-
clared that steel magnates are behind
the fight against an appropriation to
secure such waterway.
The Walla Walla Rod and Gun club
has subscribed $3.50, which will be
expended for so pairs of Hungarian
partridges to be brought to this coun-
try within two months. The birds
though called Hungarian partridges.
are really English partridges, and
come from Pennsylvania.
1t is claimed that on February ..
the Mississippi river reached the high
est point ever recorded at Memphis,
Tenn.--40.1 feet above ordinary. The
gas plant, which stands on the same
ground 1t was built upon As years ago.
was flooded for the first time and the
supply of gas completely shut off.
Mischicvous boys released an en-
@ine In a roundhouse at Pittsburg,
Pa, that was standing with steam on.
unattended. 1t ran seven miles on a
clear track and then smashed into a
string of empties. No one was hurt,
but the engine was ditched and ruin
cd and several cars smashed into
kin lling.
\ slump has developed in the hop
market at Yakima and choice hons
arc being freely offered there for Q
cents. Even at this price no sales are
being made. it being feared that the
price viii soon reach lower mark.
According to dealers, there are now
between 5000 and 10000 bales of the
1906 crop in the hands of growers.
Aniros Iatsalis was killed near
spokane in a very peculiar manner. A
steam shovel carrying six tons of
earth and rock FROM some unaccount-
able cause reversed in midair. while
swinging through its accustomed or
bit and the entire contents were
upon the unfortunate Greek,
who was standing beneath. He was
instantly killed.
At Spokane, Robert Warren, aged
%, was killed and his brother Marcel,
aged "a, fatally hurt by the sled up
on which they We're coasting flying
the track and cclliding with a dray.
They bought the sled the day before
the accident with the purpose of taxi
ing much needed exercise, both be-
ing employees of offices and suffering
for lack of proper physical exercise.
Directors of the Blue Mountain Oil
have decided to put down Il
test will near Dixie (near Walla
Walla,) which, If necessary, will be
sunk to depth of 1000 feet. Trus-
tees J. d. Lamb and H. S. Blandford
have secured deeds of lands upon
which the company will bore for gas
and oil, and preparations for sinking
The well early in the spring are under
way.