East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-09-02
GENERAL NEWS.


Harry j. Bone of Topeka, present
United States district attorney, is to
be made a special United States dis
trict attorney, it is stated on the best
authority, with work for months
ahead in the land-fraud cases in the
northwest.
Searching for exit, hemmed in on
all sides by fire, Walter and Sadie
Ward, Lillian Raye and Vergie Wal
lace were burned to death in a fire
in building on Fast Grand avenue,
Oklahoma City. Ok. The fire is be-
lieved to be of incendiary origin.
President Roosevelt announced
through Secretary Garfield that the
administration will make no further
effort to secure joint statehood for
Arizona and New Mexico. 1.-THE ver-
dict of the people," said Secretary
Garfield, twill be regarded as final"
Near Lowell, Mass, Harry M. May
nard, young aeronaut. fell 400 feet
to his death, while 1000 spectators
held their breath In sickening sus-
pense. Maynard's home is in Lynn,
He was employed to give an exhibit
tion by, the Stafford Balloon club OF
Boston.
At Aberdeen, WASH, unknown to
his mother the 4-year-old son of w
H. Nulf played with a 22-caliber rifle
and the weapon was discharged, the
bullet entering the left arm of the
little fellows 16-months-old sister
and pentrating one lung. The child
is not expected TO recover.
The historic Dent farm of 43S acres
just outside the city limits of st
Louis, changed hands August 80, the
consideration being $4,000. The log
cabin, at one time the home of Gen.
eral U. S. Grant. still stands. The
farm was originally owned by the
father-inlaw of General Grant.
The trial of Chester Thompson for
the murder of former Judge George
Emory. will cost King county, Wash.
s16.965 when all the bills are paid
OF the total cost, $S937 has aIread,
been paid by warrant. The trial be.
gan at Tacoma on December Is, 1906
and lasted until January 27, 1907.
At oporto, Portugal, a platform
erected by local newspaper on the
occasion of lottery drawing col.
lapsed, hurting to the ground about
500 people, of whom 10 were killed
and so injured. Later 1t became
known that $50 persons were hurt
many seriously.
The Shorter blacksmith shop al
Elgin was consumed by fire August
81, about IL o'clock. The origin OF
the fire is not known, but It is sup.
posed to have been ignited by spark
from the blacksmith's fire. An ad.
joining shed where some buggies and
machinery were stored, was also COM
pletely destroyed.
At Hillyard, WASH, an 1S-months.
old child of Mr.. and Mrs. B. e. Stock.
well, was so horribly burned by
carbolic acid falling from a shelf and
striking 1t on the fact that it died
after five hours suffering. Some OF
the fiery liquid was swallowed by the
child when the bottle broke, and its
throat was completely paralyZed.
Gar Nicholas nerve failed him
and he did not attempt to attend the
dedication Of the monument to his
GRANDFATHER, Alexander II, at st.
Petersburg on August 81. Two ter
rorist explosions the day before
causing the death Of four officers
and manning five others, probably
had influence with him.
E. H. Shepard Of Hood River, who
is known the world over as an au-
thority on apples, has received a COM
| munication from William A. Taylor
pomologist in charge of the field in
vestigations and connected with the
| United States agricultural depart
ment, stating that the Chinese minis
ter at Washington was desirous o.