East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-09-07
GENERAL NEWS.

The top log of stack piled in the
outskirts of Danville. Wash, rolled
off and struck the 5-year-old son of
c. E. Price, killing him. The child's
neck was broken and one leg broken
in two places.
A reported plat has been discov-
cred to assassinate King Edward,
who is taking baths at Marienbad.
His guard has been increased and ex-
ira precautions taken to guard him
en- route to London.
Believing Christ had ordered her
to die like Joan of Arc, Mrs. Joseph
Lalonde, 46 years of age. residing at
st. Lazare, a village near Vadreeuil,
Que, went to the summit of nearby
hill, built funeral pyre and burned
herself to death. ~,
Rifle teams representing the Unit
ed States, England, Australia and
Canada, have assembled at Rockliffe
range, near Ottawa, Canada, to en-
gage in an International match for the
Palma trophy, now held by England.
Fifty persons are said to have been
buried alive by q vast avalanche OF
snow that rolled down the mountain
side and obliterated the Chilian Gus
tom house at Juncal. The station is
on the Argentine frontier, high up
in the Andes.
Elbert Hause, aged 22, of the Grand
Ronde, has been declared insane and
taken to the asylum. He had the de-
lusion that enemies were after him,
and had dsagreeable habit of shoot
ing his revolver sin self defense" in
all sorts of unexpected directions.
August 81 Miss Jane E. Shields of
Philadelphia and Alex L. Payne OF
Brooklyn, were married after an un-
broken engagement of 2S years, They
had never become estranged, but the
bride had always refused to go to the
altar although a dozen dates had been
set.
At Austin, Texas, the Internation-
al Harvester company of Wisconsin,
pleaded guilty to a violation of the
Texas antitrust laws and paid a fine
of $4,000 assessed by the court. The
company also agreed that a perpetual
injunction be entered forbidding it to
operate in Texas.
Willis Rockwell and Calvin Os-
trander fought on Mississippi freight
steamboat just below Cape Giradeau.
Mo. They beat each other badly and
We're in a vicious clinch, both biting
and gouging. when several negro
roustabouts grabbed the fighters and
threw them overheard. Both drown
ed.
Four persons were killed in an ex-
plosion that wrecked the gelatine
storehouse of the California Powder
company, few miles from the town
of Pinole, Calf The dead are Gus
Coppen, 1S years old; George Wilken,
3S years old; Wong Hin, Wong Men.
The cause of the explosion is un-
known.
Hindert Buseman of Yakima, tried
to cut his throat in Seattle several
weeks ago, but was presented by Of
ficers before he had accomplished
his purpose; he then tried to hang
himself, but was cut down by friends
the chapter September 8 by shooting
himself in the head, but the bullet
was diverted by the skull and he still
lives.
a movement to unite the farmers of
the country in a cooperative move
ment similar to the Rochdale plan in
Great Britain were perfected at a
conference of farmers held in Chi
cago. September a. The leaders OF
the movement are officials of the
American Society of Equity and the
new organization promises to supplant
the old. Already 100000 farmers are
pledged to the organization.
George Edward Adams. defaulting
cashier of the Seattle assay office
convicted of sweating" sacks of gold
dust, is serving time under a 10
year sentence, with a certainty of re-
lease in somewhat less than eight
years. He stole $150.000, of which
only $4,000 has been accounted for
leaving him $685. 900 to the good when
he is released. He was penniless
when he got the Job as cashier.
Two petitions for saloon licenses al
Wapato have been again turned down
by the county commissioners at Yaki.
ma. The applicants were ]. d. Nor.
rison and Charles Bruen, both O.
whom had been before the commits
sioners before with similar requests
Both had lengthy petitions signed b!
the people Of Wapato, but the com
missioners evidently have decided no
to grant any more licenses for tn,