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The Holly chieftain., 1907-04-19

Mexico City, Mex, and return,
$49.Io, Jany. IS to May IS, inclusive.
Good for return up to July 81. Stop
overs both ways.
The Holly chieftain., 1907-04-19

Second Glass Colonist Rates to
Mexico. To points on Mexican Cen
tral and National Railways March 1
TO April 80, $24.oo.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-05

An attempt 20 extort $1,000 in gold
from ]. d. McKennon, a pioneer gro
Ger of La Grande, was made Satur-
day night by hobo who was cap
tured by detectives employed by Mr..
McKennon for that purpose.
During the day Mr.. McKennon re-
ceived miserably scrawled letter
ordering him, upon penalty of losing
his life If he refused to comply, to
deposit the sum of $1,000 in gold at
a certain post near the beet factory
at the edge of the city of La Grande.
Instead of making the deposit, Mr..
McKennon employed T. B. Johnson,
ex-deputy sheriff and Louis Rayburn.
ex-chief of police of La Grande, and
furnishing them with shot guns, con-
cealed them In the beet sheds of the
sugar factor to await the coming of
the highwayman at 10:30 at night,
according to the terms of his letter.
The watchers remained at their
posts all night and had begun to
think the matter was fake, when at
o'clock in the morning a man slip
ped over the fence and crept to the
post described in the letter and be-
gan digging in the loose dirt where
he directed the gold to be buried.
He was Immediately covered with
two shot guns and captured and after
being taken to the city jail, made a
full confession, giving the name Of
Charles Smith. 1t was later ascer-
tanned that Smith was reared in
Grand Ronde valley and has been in
Jail several times before on various
charges.
He is now In the county Jail await
ing trial.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-05

New York, Aug. 5.-Archbold, vice
president of the Standard Oil, today
issued a statement in which he says
Commissioner of Corporations Smith
has not given the Standard a fair
deal in preparing his report. A part
of Archbold's statement reads:
'It is sufficient for us to say that
in the preparation of his report
Smith did not see fit even to confer
with US. We think the public will
agree that we at least are entitled to
be heard in such a matter. If Smith
had seen fit to confer with us we
would readily have furnished him
with the data for a truthful state
ment of facts on the question"
Following this statement Secretary
Pratt of the Standard, said:
"The reported statement of Cham
berlain of the National Petroleum as
sociation, that an advance in oil
prices would be made as result OF
the fine, is entirely unwarranted
and absolutely unfounded, and Cham
berlain is challenged to reveal the
sources of his misinformation.'
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-05

the burning building had been driven
back by the heat, and this fact alone
is responsible for there being no more
fatalities.
They were all dazed and bewildered
to such an extent that Buchanan was
not missed until some time after, and
when search was instituted his
charred and disfigured remains were
found alongside of the burned Sec
ton house, which took fire imme-
diately after the explosion. His feet
were burned off almost to the knees,
the arms are gone to the elbows, and
the top Of his head to the eyes was
burned to a crisp. There was enough
of the body remaining. however, to
Identify him.
An investigation by a coroner's
jury found that Buchanan had come
to his death from an explosion OF gi-
ant pOWuer StoTeu III Ult company y
coalshed, which stood between the
depot and section house.
w. L. Wall, postmaster, and Lew
Broyles, also a car inspector, who
were with Buchanan at the time OF
the explosion, are seriously injured
Wall was severely cut about the
throat and face. necessitating a num-
Der OF stitches. and Broyles is badly
bruised and cut about the shoulders
Three Greeks, who were assisting In
trying to quell the flames, were Sc
,erely burned by burning boards
thrown by the explosion, and were
tlk.n to the hospital at Spokane to-
day. A number Of others in the ,icin-
ity received minor burns from the
same source, but one woman, Mrs
Hughes, who was half a mile from
the scene, had a portion Of her hair
burned off by burning shingles.
The assistant superintendent OF the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-05
furniture Trust" Wiped Out.

Chicago, Aug. 5.-The furniture
trust" was officially wiped out of ex-
istence today when Judge Lands,
who fined the Standard Oil, entered
a formal order permanently enjoining
the American Seating company, A. H.
Andrews and 25 other members of
club" from entering into another
trust agreement
The trust was recently indicted un-
der the Sherman antitrust law, all
the members pleading guilty except
E. H. Stafford G. company, which in
tends to fight.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-05

Terhan, Persia, Aug. 5.-Eighteen
Christian men and fifty women and
children were massacred by Turkish
troops recently in the Persian village
Of Navaheko, as just officially re-
ported. The Turks forced the small
Persian garrison defending the town
to evacuate and then bombarded the
village.
Another official report says that
5000 Persian cavalry has Joined a
'Turkish force in threatening the
town of Urumiah, with a population
of $4,000. Urumiah is the center of
Persian missionary activity and the
seat Or Flske seminary for girls.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-05
UNLOADING THE
TIMBER LANDS
SETTLERS AND GOVERNMENT
COMPLETELY CHECKMATED
Southern Pacific Selling in Large
Bodies. to Corporations and Milling
Interests. Lands Supposed to Be
Available to Settlers for Homes at
$3.50 Per Acre - Homeseekers
Turned Down Flatly.

Roseburg, Or, Aug. 5.-The much
sought railroad land, for which many
people have made applications at the
price of $3.50 per acre, is rapidly 60
ing into the hands of the big timber
grabbers. Another instance that in
cludes thousands of acres that appli-
cations have been made for al this
grant price is the sale of S4S5 acres
of railroad land in township 81 south.
ranges and 10 west. This land was
sold by the Oregon & California Rail-
road company to the c. A. Smith
Timber company for $36,9S5. This
deed was made through the Union
Trust company of New York, to Chas.
A. Smith of Minneapolis.
The C. A. Smith Timber company
already has possession of the greater
portion of the timber on the waters of
the Coos river and the Coquine.
This body of timber is located on
the headwaters of the Coos river, and
is partly in Douglas and partly in
Coos county.
This deal, however, is only a part
Of a contract for timber between the
parties, and while 1t does not involve
all OF the railroad grant land that ap-
plications have been made for, It is
very evident that all of the land now
in question will be disposed of long
before the government can get de-
cision on the case 1t is attempting to
make with the object of throwing all
the grant land that the oregon & CAL
ifornia Railroad company received
from the government on the market
at the grant price of $3.50 per acre.
Douglas county people and many
others have spent thousands OF dol
lars in making applications for this
land and have been refused even a
pleasant look. let alone any consid-
Grafton, Most of the Linn county
holdings are gone, and the same will
be said of the Douglas and Coos coun-
ty holdings before long. Some Of the
attorneys who have made business
of making out the papers for the ap-
plcants have had a good thing out
of it at the rate of from IS to SIS an
applicant, while some individuals
have gone so far as to advertise their
applications and have them recorded
in the county clerks office. But all
have been fatty refused the slightest
recognition by the railroad company.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-05
Settling Harvey County.

A. Hembree, who resides on a
ranch thirty miles south of. Burns,
is in the city visiting his son-in-law,
D. L. Moomaw, and dropped in at the
Herald office yesterday afternoon for
a visit, says the Baker City Herald.
Mr.. Heinbree stated that the land in
his section Of the country is being
rapidly taken up, one cruiser having
located 125 people on homesteads in
one week. At this rate 1t will not be
long until the best Of the land is TAX
en- up. Water can oe secured for ir-
rigation purposes and bountiful crops
are grown.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-05
FIRE FROM LIGHTNING.
Rain Saved Thornton from a Disas-
trous Loss.

Rain Saved Thornton from D5Sas-
trous Loss.
Thornton, Wash, Aug. 5.-Fire
last night destroyed the building and
stock Of the Thornton Mercantile
company, a small building of the
Northwestern Warehouse company,
tho building, stock and household
goods of NJ. A. West, druggist, and
the residence of Ed Stout.
The fire, which was caused by
lightning, started in the central tele-
phone office, which was located in
the rear of the Thornton Mercantile
company's store, and did its work
with almost incredible rapidity.
A light rain which fell during the
fire favored the rescuers in their
work of saving from destruction the
surrounding buildings. AS it was,
only the most determined fighting
saved Hodgson brothers machine
shops and the o. R. & N. station.
The loss will not fall short Of $15,-
600, which is more than half covered
by insurance. Ed Stout had no in
surance on his house, but managed to
save all the furniture.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-05
Gen. Karangosoff Killed.

ST. Petersburg, Aug. 5.-General
Karangosoff, former governor of
Odessa, was assassinated today. The
assassins escaped.
Karangosoff was commander of
the Lubna dragons, when two years
ago ne was appointed governor gen.
eral of Odessa. He took severe
measures to repress all disturbances,
instructing the police TO fire directly
into the mobs. He was succeeded as
governor by Keneral Kaulbars.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-05
ANNA MURKoWITZ MURDERED.
Her Escort Was Beaten and Shot, at
Dayton, Ohio.

Dayton, o., Aug. 5.-Anna Muir
kowitz, daughter Of pawnbroker, was
assassinated last night near the old
soldiers home, and Abe Cohen, a
travelling salesman, is suffering from
a bullet wound as the result of an
attack supposed to be made by a
degenerate. Bertha Murkowitz, a
sister of the dead girl, escaped and
gave the alarm. After Cohen was
beaten and shot, Anna Murkowitz
was dragged away and strangled to
death.
Many tragedies have been commit
ted on the same scene.
Jacob, James and Bertha Murko-
witz, brothers and sister of the MUIR
dered girl, are under arrest. The po-
lice are under the impression they
were following Cohen and Anna.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-05

winona, Wash, Aug. 5.-This
town was wrecked yesterday morn
ing about 1 o'clock by the explosion
Of gasoline, OF giant powder, or both.
which resulted from a fire which
started In the depot OF the o. r. &
N. r. Z Buchanan. a car Inspector.
was killed and bnrned to a crisp. and
several others were badly injured.
The loss will reach $4,000 to $780,
600. The heaviest are as follows:
o. r. & N. depot, section house and
water tank, $4,000.
Commercial hotel. Thomas Hender-
son. proprietor, $4,000.
Isaac Zook, store building, $4,000.
L. NJ. Lester, merchandise, $4,000.
DR.. A. l. Victor. office, $4,000.
This does not include the loss Of
Kings household goods and minor
losses of WINDOW glass and other
damage.
The shock of the explosion wrecked
many houses and was distinctly felt
at Endicott, six miles away. The
buildings completely destroyed are:
The Commercial hotel, Lester's mer-
camille store, DIR. A. L. Victor's office,
the O. r. & n. depot, section house
and water tank
There were IS cRns of gasoline on
the platform. and there are said to
have been $50 pounds OF giant pow
der in the section house.
The fire is supposed to have started
from an ash heap on the railroad
tracks where an engine firebox had
been cleaned. The engine was stand
ing Immediately over the wooden
trough which passes under the track
to accommodate the rods running
from the telegraph office to the
semaphore block by which the block
signals are operated. The Goals from
the engine ignited this trough, and
the flames followed along 1t under
the depot platform, and the first any
one knew the whole platform was a
mass of flames
The night operator noticed an odor
of burning wood a short time before
the fire was discovered. but after an
investigation decided It was a tie be-
meath where the engine frebox had
been cleaned, and paid no further at
tention to 1t. Immediately after the
discovery of the fire the citizens Of
the town gathered at the depot to
render what assistance they could in
saving the freight stored in and about
the building. After removing some
gasoline from the platform they turn
ed their attention to removing the
household effects of the section fore
man from the section house, which
stood about SO feet from the burn
ing platform.
Town Shaken by Explosion.
About half the furniture had been
removed, when there was a terrible
explosion, which completely wrecked
the section house. broke nearly every
window and door within n radius Of
three-quarters of mile, and killed
Roscoe Buchanan, an o. r. & N.
car inspector. who was in the section
house at the time. The crowd around
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-05
LOCAL TRAIN SALT LAKE TO HUNTINGTON

which latter is brought as far as
Boise each day. 1t is well patron
lied and is supposedly a permanent
train.
The country along the Oregon Short
Line is being developed by irrigation
at a rapid rate and the local between
Huntington and Salt Lake city Is very
heavy. The result OF the local train
will be to take most of the local travel
off the main line trains and thus al
low these trains to keep nearer their
schedule time.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-05
Three Brothers Drowned.

Norfolk, Aug. 5.-Three brothers,
Edward G., Herbert John L. and
Clifton Garrett, sons of G. T. Gar
rett OF Newport News, were drowned
today when the gasoline launch in
which they were riding was struck
by barge, which ran completely
over It.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-05

Without the formality of an order
from a railroad commission the Ore
gUn Short Line has placed a local
passenger train in service between
Salt Lake city and Huntington. The
new trains are number 8 and 4 and
are now on a regular schedule, No. 8
arriving at Huntington at 1l:25 a.
m. and No. departing at 1925 p.
m.
The train Is composed of baggage
car, two coaches and a sleeping car,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-05
TURKS MASSACRE
s. CHRISTIANS
Horror Took Place in a Per.
sian Village Following Its
Capture By Turks.
GENERAL AGGREssIoNs
AGAINST CHRISTIANS

In One Persian District Turkish and
Persian Troops Make Common
Cause Against the Missionary In
flnences, and the Town of UrIniah,
Seat OF Fiske Seminary for Persian
Girls Is In Dangtr-A Former Gov
ernOr or Odessa Assassinated To-
day.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-05
Strangled Her Children.

Baltimore, Aug. 5.-Mrs. Christine
Nenadal, aged 26, strangled her two
children, Mary aged 2 and Yarosaloy,
aged 15 months, to death this morn
ing during recurrence Of periodical
insanity.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-05
STANDARD WILL
REFUSE To PAY
According to the Dictum Of
the Conpany'S Press Agent
in New York.
VICE PRESIDENT ARCnBoLD
ALLEGES SMITH is UNFAIR

Commissioner of Corporations Would
Not Have Made Deregatory Report
Had He Gone TO the Standard Com
Iany for Facts-Denied that Stand
ard VIII Advance the Price OF Oil
TO Recoup Itself-Judge Landis
Took Fail Out Of the Furniture
Trust.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-05
Thomas Myler Drowned.

London, Aug. 5.-Thos. Myler, a
Spanish-American soldier, said to be
the man who hoisted the stars and
stripes over Santiago de Cuba. was
drowned today near Courtwon, ac-
cor6ing to a dispatch to the E;x-
change-Telegraph. 1t is reported
that Myler was practicing for an at
tempt to swim the English channel.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-05

Miss Julia Sands Bryant only child
OF William Cullen Bryant the poet,
died recently at Mineola, n. Y. She
left 100000, one-half OF It to her
lifelong chum, Miss Anna Fairchild.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-05
.W|NONA WRECKED,
one MAN KILLED
Fire From Goals Dropped by
O. R. & N. Engine Caused
Great Explosion.
ENDICOT'T, SIX MILES
AWAY, FELT TILE SHOCK

Twenty-Five Cans Of Gasoline and
$50 Pounds Giant Powder Blown
Up by Heat--Had Not the Crowd
Been Driven Back by the Heat the
Loss OF Life Would Have Been
Considerable-A Number OF Per-
sons Were injured by the Failing
Observation-Disclosures Deny Powder.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-05
Standard "Wm Not Pay Fine"

, New York, Aug 5.-The check q
, clerk for the Standard Oil press Z
, agents, positively declared this q
morning the fine against the q
, Standard will not be paid, add q
, ing, "Why should we worry
. when the fine is not going to be
, paid, anyway"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-05
The Grain Market.

Chicago, Aug. 5.-Wheat opened
90 rs, closed 81; corn opened 81 3-4,
closed SIS is; oats opened 43h, clos
ed A.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-05
CONTINUED ON page 81
ATTEMPT TO
EXTORT $1,000
LIFE OF LA GRANDE
PIONEER THREATENED

J. ID. McKennon- Well Known Grocer
and Politician, Ordered to Deposit
$1,000 Near Beet Factory on Penalty
OF Losing His 1ife-HobO Who
Came ut 5 O'Clock n. m. to Get the
Money Was Captured and Has Con-
fcssesl.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-05
}lIs 'zAT|ON OF
SUNDAY CLOSING
Only Soft Drinks Could Be
Bought at Pendleton Sa-
looms Yesterday.
ONLY SALOON OPEN SOLD
NOTHING BUT ToBACCoS

District Attorney Had Notified the
Police and Sherifrs Force That He
Expected Their Cooperation and II
He Did Not Get it Would Proceed
Against Them-However, the Sa-
looninen Acquiesced I'm the Order,
and Apparently We're Quite WILL
ing TO Do So.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-05

Peter Weeks lost a hand a few
days ago while operating a planer In
the Lookout mills near Lookout, Ida
no.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-05
Five Hundred Spanish Troops.

Madrid, Aug. appropriations are
being made today for the transporta-
ton TO Morocco of the 500 soldiers
Spain has decided to send there.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-05
Would Await Grand Jury.

At noon today District Attorney
Phelps stated that up to that time
no one had been before him for the
purpose of making complaints against
cigar men or other merchants who
were open yesterday. He says that
should such cases be brought before
him and prosecutions asked for he
will hold the cases for a grand jury.
In his opinion 1t would be difficult IL
not Impossible to convict anyone but
a saloonman for keeping open on
Sunday and consequently he does not
wish totake such cases unless requir-
ed TO do so. However, should a grand
jury, after listening to all the evil
dence in the matter. vote for prosecu-
tions he will then have to act.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-05
After a Jury to Try Halsey.

After Jury to Try Hnlsey.
San Francisco, Aug. with
four sworn jurors in the box the
attorneys in the Halsey trial
began the examination Of addi-
tional talesmen this morning.
Three were temporarily passed.
They are James Burke, coal
dealer; John F. Young, hotel
keeper; Edward Skahan, gro
} Ger.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-05
Haywood at Work ut His Desk

Denver. Aug. 5.-Haywood
appeared early at his deck this
morning and began the task
. OF answering kilograms and let
. ters Of congratulation, A lee
. ture bureau offers Haywood
. $4,000 for 100 lectures during
the winter. Haywood is consid-
ering It.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-05

Gibraltar. Aug. 5.-The British
cruiser Antrim, carrying 465 men, left
today for Casa Blanca. the scene Of
last weeks outbreak by Moors.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-05

For the first time in many days
the lid was on tight in Pendleton
yesterday and during the day only
beverages obtainable were those
found in the refreshment stands of
the city. In obedience to the sugges-
tions made by District Attorney
Phelps all of the saloons remained
closed throughout the entire day.
However, one place, that of John
Schmidt, had its cigar department
open. and with the door to the bar
room locked conducted a cigar and
soft drink trade during the afternoon.
In order to make sure that the
closing instructions were followed
out, Mr.. Phelps notified the members
of the police force and sheriffs Of
flee to be on guard and declared that
Is evidence reached him of violations
of which the officers were aware but
failed to report, he would prosecute
them for neglect of duty.
But apparently there was no need
of any vigilance on the part of the
officers TO see that the law was con-
formed to, for the saloonmen COM
piled readily, and in some cases at
least, without much regret. Most of
the dealers and their bartenders
passed peaceful Sundays at home or
else Joined the throng that left for
the mountains.
During the forenoon yesterday Cass
Matlock, one Of the owners of the
Pullman saloon, notified the cigar
store proprietors and drug stores that
should they also fail to close COM
plants would he made against them.
But as far as is known, his warning
was not needed
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-05
ARMED PRoTEsTATIoN.

England Sends a Cruiser and Spain
Sends Troops.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-05

1t never gets hot or cold enough to
affect the excellent bargains offered
by East oregonian advertisers, and
the people who buy to save read
the evening paper.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-15
CHICAGO BANKS
READY TO loan

CHICAGO, Dec. 14.-The country
banks" so called, through the Mid
die West began to appear as an ac-
tive factor in the local banking situa-
tion today. Advices received by Chi
cago bankers made it evident that
many of these banks will be in the
market for commercial paper shortly
some of them within a week. AL
ready, letters say they are handling
all desirable local paper in their re-
spective districts. The aggregate
amounts so handled form prospective
relief pleasing to the manufacturers
and employers of labor now curtailed
in their activities.
Some of the letters showed ten
dency on the part of their writers to
fidget over restraints now imposed
upon the movement of currency and
attributed entirely to New York.
I'VE have less than $4,000 in de-
posits subject to notice." wrote an
Iowa banker, "and nearly all of these
depositors have been notified 10 come
and get their money.
More than $15O,OOO in clearing
house checks was turned in for cam
collation. today.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-15
BANK Statement
HAS ITS EFFECT
(By Associated Press J

NEW YORK, Dec. 14.-A brief
demonstration was made against the
market at the opening of the board
but the rest of the brief session was
given to repairing moderate losses
then inflicted On only few stocks
was the decline enough to call for
notice, and the narrowness of the
days movement effectually frustrated
some trading operations, Today S
bank statement bore out the optimis-
tic views entertained yesterday re-
garding the expected showing and a
more general uplift at the close to-
day was due to this belief.
The bond market during the week
showed evidence at times of good in
Quiry for active speculative issues as
well as securities of more stable
character The general market con-
formed rather closely to develop
ments in the stock market.