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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-13
RECOVERED STOLEN TOOLS.
Marshal Gurdane's Suspicious Prove
Correct and Suspects Are Held.

Accused of having stolen a set of
carpenters tools from A. w. Thomp-
son, a roomer at the Penland lodg-
ing house. two transient gentlemen
are now being held at the city Jail
They were arrested yesterday even
ing by Marshal Gurdane, who found
them trying to sell the tools. Be-
lieving that they had stolen the stuff
the chief took both men into custody
on suspicion.
This forenoon Thompson identified
the tools as some that had been stolen
from him. He says he had gotten
them for the purpose of building a
homestead cabin in the mountains,
and that they had been taken from
his room in the above named lodging
house.
Thus far the two men have steadily
declared their innocence, but have
failed to satisfy the chief of police
with the account they have given of
themselves
This afternoon the two men were
examined before District Attorney
Phelps and were bound over to await
the action of the circuit court. To
the district attorney the men gave
their names as being Martin Smith
and John Dupoi.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-13
EAST COURT FINISHED.
Work Completed to Engineers Salts
factlon-COst About S9O00.,

This afternoon the entire maca-
damized portion of East Court street
was opened for traffic, all work hav-
ing been finished to the satisfaction
of City Engineer Geary Kimbrell,
and tonight the work will be up for
final acceptance by the city council
Now that the macadam work has
been completed Court street is made
into a splendid driveway from Main
street to the mill race. The entire
cost of macadamizing East Court
was about $4,000, of which the prop
or.y owners pay all, excepting the
cost of macadamizing the street in
tersections.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-13
Improve Mining Building.

The board of regents of the State
college has authorized the remodel
ing of the mining building at the
college. The entire building will be
refloored and reroofed and the ma
chinery all rearranged. The pres
ent assay office will be turned into
a sampler, and large bins will be
built for feeding the blast furnace
and the milling facilities improved.
Considerable new machinery will be
installed, making this department of
the college one Of the best in the
orthwest.-Pullman Tribune.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-13
Ice Making Stops.

The Pendleton Ice and Cold Stor-
age company, has quit making ice for
the winter season and is now devot-
ing all its forces to the cold storage
business exclusively. The past year
ehas been one of the busiest in the
Ice business in the history Of the
plant and 1t probable that the ca
pacity will have to be increased.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-13
Captured at La Grande.

Walla Walla, Nov. 1S.-By captur-
ing James Burkey, an escaped con-
vict from the Walla Walla peniten-
tiary, Chief of Police Waldon Of La
Grande, Oregon, has earned the re-
ward of $50 offered for the appre-
hension of the prisoner. Burkley Is
now in the La Grande city Jail await
ing the arrival of travelling guard
who left this city this afternoon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-13
Miss Hudemann to Wei.

Mr.. Orville Duval Isaminger and
Miss Bertha Katherine Hudeman
will be married this evening at the
home Of the brides parents, on the
north side. They are both we'll
known and popular young people of
the Helix country and the wedding
is an event of interest to their many
friends.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-13
RAIDER APPOINTS DELEGATES.
Speakers of National Repute to Ad-
dress Good Roads Convention at
Portland

As delegates to the annual meeting
of the Oregon Good Roads conven-
ton to be held in Portland, COM
mencing tomorrow, NJ. A. RAIDER.
president of the Commercial associa-
ton, has named the following dele
gates: T. T. Geer, Bert Huffman, S.
A. Lowell, II. J. Bean and James
Johns.
A two-days session of the associa-
ton is to be held in Portland, and
the meetings will be in the CONNER
cial association rooms. Good speak
ers will be present from all over the
state and one OF national reputation
will be there in the person of James
Mcdonald, state highway commission
er of Connecticut, who is also the
president of the American Roadmak-
ers' association.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-13
Banks of OREGON Solid.

Medford, Nov. 13.-Bank Examin-
er Catch left here last night for
Portland.
He states from his examination
that he believes the banks of Ore
gon to be in a solid condition and
that in most cases the deposits far
exceed the Withdrawals. In Medford
he found the banks in splendid con-
diton.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-13
FREEwATER WITHOUT POLICE.
Marshal Wolfe Has Resigned and
Council Cannot Appoint New Man
During Holidays.

Freewater Nov. 13.-This town is
in a peculiar predicament owing to
the day-to-day holiday. proclaimed
by Governor Chamberlain, as it is
without a marshal, and it's lack of
this official is apt to continue for
some time.
Mr. Wolfe, who has been acting in
that capacity, has resigned and he re-
fuses to serve and because of the
holidays the city council cannot law
fully accept his resignation or ap-
point a new man. Thus far the city
has been in peace, but it is not known
when a marshal will be very neces-
sary.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-13
Comptroller Thinks Bank VIII Omen,

Washington, D. c., Nov. 1S.-The
comptroller of currency announced
this morning that he believed that
the Merchants National bank will
open in a few days If the statements
from Portland in regard to the banks
condition were true.
He is now awaiting a report from
Bank Examiner Catch.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-13
KING RECOMMENDS DAMAGES.
British Government Must Reimburse
japanese for Losses I'm Riots.

Vancouver, B. c., Nov. 13.-Mac-
kenzle King, federal commissioner,
investigating japanese claims result
ing from the September riots, will
recommend the payment of $4,000
consequent damages and full payment
on all actual damages.
The money will probably be paid
this week.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-13
PresIdent Don,t Wnnt Motto.

Washington, Nov. 13.-President
Roosevelt has announced that unless
congress orders otherwise he will
not have the motto "In God We
Trust" on coins. He declares his firm
conviction that the coin does positive
harm and is dangerously close to
sacrilege.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-13
FEDERAL COURT UNAFFECTED
Deputy District Attorney to Take Tes-
timCny I'm Heirship Cases.

tii''hN III liNuSliiD NuSNS.
Within a few days James Cole,
deputy United States attorney, will
arrive from Portland to take testi-
mony in a number of heirship land
cases now pending from the Umatilla
reservation. A year ago Mr.. Cole
was here for several weeks for the
same purpose and the cases now
awaiting trial are similar to those
heard at that time,
The operations of the federal courts
are not affected by the holidays pro-
claimed for oregon, so sessions have
been held as usual during the past
two weeks.
Mr.. Cole is expected here Friday
and will probably remain for several
weeks, taking testimony.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-13
CLOUDS CLEAR
IN PORTLAND
Financially Portland and the
Northwest Feels Much Bet.
ter Today
TENSION OF THE SIT
UATIoN is RELIEVED

Fiat Money Circulating Freely
Anxiety of the People to Change
Certificates Into Hard Money
Ccases-POrtland Dazed by Fail
ure of Merchants National, Is Re-
covering Polse and NeTve-MOney
Pouring In in Streams-Merchants
National 10 Open.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-13
AFTER HARVESTER TRUST.
Missouri Supreme Court TO Decide
Whether Corporation Is Operating
In Restraint of Trade.

st. Louis, Nov. 13.-The supreme
court has set December 10 as the
date for hearing the suit to have the
International Harvester trust OF
America declared a trust, operating
in restraint of trade and to compel
1t to cease doing business in Missouri.
Suit was filed in the supreme court
at jefferson City yesterday by Attor-
ney General Hadley.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-13
Powers Pale and Tired.

Georgetown, KY. Nov. 13.-When
Caleb Powers came into the court
room this morning, he looked pale
and tired as he had but little sleep
the night before. The court room
was only partially filled.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-13
GARFIELD HEARS
ELLIS APPEAL
Land Payments Suspended
Where Furds Are Tied Up
In Banks.
TELEGRAPHIC INSTRUCTIONS
TO OREGON LAND OFFICE.

Congressman Ellis Receives Reply
From Request for Relief for Ore
gOn Entrymen During Temporary
Money Strlngcncy-Proofs May BE
Made as Advertised, But Payments
WIN BE Suspended II Funds Cam
not BE Withdrawn From Banks
ReIief Is Greatly Appreciated.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-13
MURPHY'S PETITION FILED.

Councilman VIII Run for Mayor
Brownfield Seeks to Be Council
man.
Today the first nominating petitions
so far filed for the coming election
were turned in to Recorder Fitz Ger
aid. The petitions are those of e. j.
Murphy, candidate for mayor, and c.
w. Brownfield, for councilman from
the first ward.
Other petitions for councilmen are
now being circulated and will be
filed shortly.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-13
Caught Counterfeiting.

. Portland, Nov. 13.-In the
. capture of John Anderson by
. the secret service men yester-
. day. while the prisoner was op-
. Grating a counterfeiting ma
. chine, the police have again in
. their tolls the man suspected of
. being the man who assaulted
. Miss Agnes Albers In this city a
. few weeks ago.
. Anderson and another man
. named Fred Kuhn, We're
. caught yesterday making bad
. money out of babbitt metal.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-13

Vancouver, B. c.. Nov 1S.-In an
explosion in the coal mines Of the
Canadian Pacific at Hosmer, B. c.,
three miners were instantly killed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-13
Bradley Case Opcns Again.

Washington, Nov. 13.-The Brad
ley trial was resumed this morning
and the examination of veniremen be-
gan at once.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-13
STATE CLOSES IN ADAMS CASE.
Mcfarland Given Severe Gross Ex-
animation by DaITow Today.

Rathdrum, Ida, Nov. 1S.-The
state will probably close its case in
the Adams trial tomorrow and the
defense will take up the introduction
of its evidence.
Today MCFARLAND was given a Sc
we're cross-examination by Darrow in
relation to Adams alleged confession.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-13
KAISER FOR PEACE.
VIII Do All I'm Power to Preserve
Peaceful Relations Between Eng
land and Germany.

London, Nov. 19.-World peace and
better relations between England
and Germany were foreshadowed to-
day by the speech of the Kaiser in
Guild hall. He said In part:
1.-The main basis of world peace Is
the preservation of good relations
between England and Germany. I
will do everything in my power to
strengthen this"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-13
KILLED WIFE AND PARAMoUR.
Millionaire Stretches Wire Across
Road and Couple Are Beheaded in
Speeding Auto.

Rome, Nov. 13.-A sensational ar
rest of Banker Bertoni, multi-mil-
lionaire, charged with killing his
wife and her, alleged admirer, Zerba-
II, today created excitement in the
eternal city.
The couple were found in the road
near Zerbati's villa almost beheaded,
killed by wire stretched across the
road which caught the couple speed
ing in an auto.
Bertoni says he does not deny the
crime and public opinion is in his ia
vor. He is expected to escape penal
ty.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-13
Another Concrete Walk.

Monterestelli Bros. are at work
constructing a concrete sidewalk in
front of their building on East Court
street.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-13
HORRIBLE CRIME REVEALED.
Body OF Little Seven Year-Old Girl
Found After Outrage and Murder
Was Committed,

Vancouver, B. c., Nov. 13.-The
finding of the body Of 7-year-old
Clementine Nahu has revealed a
frlghtful crime.
The child had been outraged and
then killed by a blow from a steel
wedge on the head.
The child disappeared Saturday,
but the body was not found until late
last night. A negro, a former con-
vict, is suspected.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-13
Market Still Weak.

New York, Nov. 13.-The market
is weak and sagging with prices off
fraction all along the list.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-13
Lived Five Days on OIL.

Mahoney City, Pa, Nov. 13.
TO the great surprise of
every one, Michael McCabe, the
entombed miner, who was given
up for dead by many, was res
cued today.
He had lived for five days on
oil taken from his mine lamp
and was still sane and con-
scious. A great demonstration
is being planned by the miners.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-13
WALSH'S HIGH
FINANCE WAY
Accepted Me- Leans Notes for
S150,00O in One Day-0b-
tained Almost S3,OOO,0O0.
M'LEAN'S SALARY LESS
THAN FIVE THOUSAND

Banker Took Notes for $4,000 Each
from Man Whose Salary Income Was
Practically Nothing i'm Comparison
Insolvency of One of His Three
Banks Kept from Public by Shift
ing Assets OF the Other Two Banks.
Chicago, Nov. 13.-Prosecutor
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-13

Mrs. Sarah Taylor is dead at her
home In Baker City at the advanced
age Of 81 years, l NETWVWl
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-13

People from ten counties in eastern
Oregon make Pendleton their trad.
ing and banking center. There's a
reason for 1t. 1t is the Pendleton
Spirit.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-10
SUCCESSOR TO WEED
Choice To- night Between Cap tain F. W. Brown and Ad-
 jutant A. W. Mattoon.

The election of new major to suc- ceed Major Smith c. Weed, resigned, of the Second company, Governors Foot guard will take place at the Foot Guard armory tonight. The election has created a great deal of interest, not only among the Foot guard itself but also among the upper military men of the city. The contest undoubtedly rests between Captain F. W. Brown and Adjutant Albert W. Mattoon. Captain Brown has conducted alatrenuous cam paign to land him as the comman ndart, while Adjutant Mattoon's friends, who have urged him to allow his name to be used, have done some quiet work in his behalf. The report that Mir Mattoon had withdrawn from the race turned out last night to be absolutely untrue. He has not devoted any of his time to conducting a campaign, being satis- fed to leave 1t in the hands of his friends He went into the race on their solicitation. and his friends say that he is going to stay to the finish, and has every confidence in the result.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-10
WAS NOT JOHN HILL
Supposed Identity of Suicide Shattered, as Man is
 Alive.

The identity of the man who com mitted suicide last Saturday afternoon in the Hotel Jefferson still remains a mystery, for at late hour last night the body, which is at the undertaking rooms of Lewis & Maycoek, had not been identified. Earlier In the day man by the name of Charles Craw- shaw, of Whitneyville, stated that the man answered the description of nephew of his by the name of Jshn Hill, of 72o Second avenue, Brooklyn, and as the dead man signed note J. Hill 1t was presumed that this was 8 sufficient Identification. A telegram was sent to the home of this man in Brooklyn for relatives to come here and make sure the identification, and the result was that 1t became evident that a mistake had been made. The John Hill of Brooklyn supposed to be the dead man Is alive and we'll at his home in Brooklyn. No other identifi- cation had been attempted up to an early hour this morning.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-10
OFFICIALLY DENIED
No Change of Yardmaster of New Haven Road in
 This City.

The report published in another pa- per that another change in yardmaster of the New Haven road in this city has been made, is incorrect, as no such change has been made or is contemplat~ ed, says an official statement of the Consolidated road.
 Andrew Ross, assistant superintendent ent of the New York division, has been transferred with the same title to Har- lem river. with increased responsibili- ties and a substantial increase of sal ary, as a recognition of his good ser vices at New Haven.
 A. R. Horn. assistant superintendent of the Worcester division, has been transferred to the same position on the New York division at New Haven, to succeed MT. Ross. in accordance with the established policy of the road to advance men in line for and entitled to promotion.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-10
SUES FOR $25O,O0O
Damage to Property on Water front by Change of liar
 borNLine.

Bridgeport, Dec. 9.--City Clerk Buckingham was served to-day with notice of an appeal filed by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Rail- road company from the finding of the board of appraisal Of benefits and damages relative to the establishment Of the city harbor line in the west side of the Peduonnook river. At the same time the railroad carries the matter to the civil superior court and asks for $26o 600 damages from the city. The property that the railroad company claims is affected and damaged by the action of the city is the Naugatuck wharf, at the foot of South avenue, the landing place Of the night line; the Rosedale wharf at atratford ave- nue, used by the day line, and the wharf property south of Wall street.
 The matter of the harbor lines has been before the aldermen and the ap- pralsers for nearly two years Hear ings were held before the appraisal board, both on the original line and on the proposition to modify the proposed city line, w. H. Boardman, who acts for the railroad in the present appeal, acted at the time of the hearings, A report on the subject was filed by the appraisal board with the common council only short time ago and all though several of the members of the board of appraisal had, 1t is under stood, expressed the opinion that the railroad would be damaged by the proposed line, their report was unan- imously in finding damages and bene- fits equal so far as the railroad com pany was concerned.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-10
TO POISON
''Scoop" O'Brien, Temper ance Leader, Accuses
 Saloon Keepers.
POISON IN HIS FOOD
Servant is Arrested on a Tech nical Charge of
 Theft.

Bridgeport, Dec. S.--On the cong plaint of Matthew E. O'Brien, the temperance worker, Julia Ramplatt was arrested to-day on the technical charge of theft, but according to the story told the police by MT. 0'Brien there was deeply laid plot to poison him, with Miss Ramplatt, who was servant at his home, as the chief actor in it. Mir. O'Rrien told the police that his servant was in conspiracy with several tenderloin saloonkeepers to kill him by putting poison in his food, the saloonkeepers thereby gettin re- venge for the activity of MT. O'Brien In attempting to drive them out of business. Mir. O'Brien claims that he discovered some strange ssubstance in some food yesterday He also claimed that the girl packed manyethings be- longing to him in her trunk prepara- tory to leaving the house, and 1t is on this charge of theft that she was ar- rested Miss Ramplatt will appear In the city court tomorrow to answer to the charge of theft, and in the mean time the police are Investigating the other charge against the girl
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-10
COLLAPSES IN MIDST OF SPEECH Frank Kellogg, Government Prosecutor of Oil Trust, Overcome at Ban
 quet.
ADDRESSING THE
 MINNESOTA CLUB
Suddenly staggers and Falls Into His Chair in a Faint About to Criticise
 President.

New York, Dec. 9.-In the midst of his speech at the annual dinner of the Minnesota Society of New York tonight Frank Kellogg, of St. Paul, Minn., who is the prosecutor in the case of the United States against the Standard Oil company for a dissolu- ton of the corporation, suddenly stag -sered. placed his hand to his forehead and sank to his chair in faint
 He was removed to an ante-rOom, where later he was revived. It was at first feared that the illness was serious, but the physician who attended. him, afterward announced that Mir. Kellogg had been overcome only temporarily by fatigue due to ovorwork, combined with an attack of indigestion. Mr Kellogg himself, upon returning to con- sciousness, declared that he would be all right tomorrow
 MT. Kellogg had spoke on the pros perity of the country and had just de- elared there were some things in President Roosevclts administration to criticize when hc was attacked. After uttering this sentence, he paused and added T cannot proceed, gentlemen; am weak and sick, so you must excuse me" He turned pale and collapsed in his chair Had not members of the society rushed to him he would have fallen to the floor.
 Immediate efforts were made to re- vive him. but these being fruitless, he was conveyed to an ante-room. There a physician attended him and in few moments restored consciousness. The attack was due to indigestion, super induced by fatigue brought on by ov. erwork.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-10
ST. PAUL OR LOUISVILLE
Democratic National Convention Rests
 Between These Two.

New York, Nov s.--Nocman E. Mack, member Of the demoSsac na- ti5nal committee for New York, said to-day while en route to Washington to attend tho meeting of the commit tee, on Thursday, that the national convention would be held eigho~ in S,. Paul or Louisville. He said tbSt Den- yer was not central enough, and that Chicago had made no bid for 1t. He declared that William J. Bryan should be nominated for president and said he had heard many promi- nent democrats express a preference for ex-Governer William E, Douglass of Massachusetts, for the second place on the ticket
 "The demand for Walism J Bryan's nomination Is practically overwhclin- ing,' said MT Mack, ''And I believe that he should be nominated He IS the greatest all around dem oorat in the country. I believe that it would be wise, in view Of the sentiment out side thts state, to have the Ne% York delegates instructed for him. Up the state everything is Bryan. No one else Is mentioned"