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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-17
EIGHT MEN KILLED.
Fifty-Scvcn Santa Fe Cars Ran
Away

San Bernardino, Aug. 17.-That at
least eight men were killed in the re-
cent freight wreck in Cajon Pass,
seven miles below Hesperia, when
train of 81 loaded Santa Fe cars ran
away. half of them being consumed by
fire. seems certain. Constable Dolch
arrived from victorville where the
wreck was consumed and reported
to Coroner Van VIE the circumstap-
ces upon which the belief of this loss
of life is based.
When the train left Victorville. half
an hour before It made its wild de-
scent, five MeXicans had been snug
gled into coal car and three whites
were slowed away by trainmen in
car of lard. Both these cars were the
first to plunge into the ditch and
were ignited from the car of match
es. Only one of these eight was res
cued and he died at Victorville plead
ing with Dolch to rescue his COM
panions.
The wreck has been burning since
the accident and the authorities state
there is little hope of ever identifying
the remains of these victims.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-17

Some of the finest yearling bucks
in the United States have just been
purchased in Ohio for the Cunning
ham Sheep & Land company and will
be shipped to the company's ranch
near Pilot Rock. The sheep were
bought for the company by w. H.
Colwell, who arrived here last night
from the Buckeye state.
According to Mr.. Colwell, the stock
Just purchased by him and which
consists partly of lambs and partly
of yearlings, is the best that could
be found in the country. He secured
them from nine different prominent
breeders of Ohio, and not less than
800 per head was paid for single
one OF the band. For some of the
yearlings he paid as high as 5000,
and then the purchase was on condi-
ton that delivery be deferred until
after the state fair which will be held
at Columbus in September. The
sheep are all of fine wool breeds,
being partly Merinos and partly Ram
bouilettes. They will be shipped out
from Chicago to the Cunningham
company and used here for breeding
purposes. Because they cannot be
delivered until after the Ohio fair
they cannot well reach here in time
for exhibition at the coming district
fair, which fact is disappointment
to the owners.
In making his purchases in Ohio,
Mr.. Colwell was in close competition
with buyers from South Africa. Like
the western growers the South Afri-
can sheepmen are also making ef-
forts to improve their flocks, and
representatives from that country
were negotiating with the Ohio
breeders while the Cunningham COM
rany's buyer was in the market.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-17

be made, this being against an un-
written law OF the board. save where
gross injustice be shown or errors are
to be rectified.
The main line assessments of the
transcontinental lines lines was fixed
at $17,250 mile. with greatly re-
duced rates for branches and spurs.
The different lines will pay taxes on
about the following sums: Burling-
ton, $1,000, 900; Northern Pacific,
s2O,000.000; Great Northern, $15,-
OOO,000; Butte, Anaconda & Pacific,
$S75,0O0; Oregon Short Line, $780,
600; Montana railroad, $750.00O; yell
lowstone Park railway. 100000. APP
priximate total, $43.000.000.
The value OF all other property in
the state, 1t is estimated, will bring
the total assessed valuation of the
state, including the railroads. at $292,-
100000, a substantial increase over
last year.
All Of the railroads were represent
their tax representatives or written
communications. and all essayed to
precent an increase.
The board based its action on the
earnings of the railroads as shown by
their reports, statements made by
competent persons before the inter-
state commerce commission and other
data of an assumed incontrovertible
| nature.
OF the 81 counties in Montana, only
four showed decreases, and these
were slight. OF those showing in
creases, Silver Bow county led with
s11, 900. 900. owing to increased min
eral output. In Montana, mines are
not taxed. simply their net proceeds.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-17
CRUSHED AND sUFFoCATED.
Sad Fate of Laborer-Two Others
Were Seriously Injured.

Ddu utS VI OthttS
Were Seriously Injured.
Portland, Aug. 17.-Crushed be-
meath a monster beam and then
slowly and torturously suffocated to
death under several tons of earth,
was the horrible and agonizing fate
ethat overlook Gus Neitziel, labor
er employed by Seaton Brothers, at
11:05 o'clock this morning in the ex-
cavation for a new garage on Tenth
between Stark and Oak streets. The
cave-in which crushed out the life of
Neitziel injured two other men and
a number OF laborers had miraculous
escapes from death.
The building site where the trage-
DIV occurred is located on the east side
OF Tenth street near the corner Of
Stark, and is owned by c. Perrine,
who intends to erect a garage. The
excavating work has been done by
Seaton Brothers, contractors, and was
almost completed at the time of the
accident.
Neitziel and eight oteher laborers
had been employed on the work and
the excavation was about IA feet in
depth. Yesterday afternoon the earth
under the house at So Tenth street,
on the south side of the lot. commenc-
ed to crumble, but no danger of a
cave-in was anticipated.
Contractor Seaton and Foreman
Bateman Immediately marshaled the
laborers and the men frantically
started to dig for their buried fellow
workman. AS II could not be defi-
nitely ascertained where Neitziel was
buried fully 10 minutes elapsed be-
fore the body was recovered.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-17
TRAVELLING ENGINEER.
This Office Has Again Been Revived
on the o. II. 6 n.

La Grande, Aug. 1.-THE o. r. &
n. company has revived the office in
the motive power department known
as that of travelling engineer, and En-
gineer Johnny Shea is slated for the
place, 1t was reported that Mr.. Shea
was to have entered upon his new
duties August Is, but for some rea-
son he was required to go to Una
tilla and could not begin until yes
terday. The office of travelling en-
gineer was held by ]. d. Mattheson
until about three years ago, when it
was abandoned, and Mr.. Mattheson
was promoted to the position of
trainmaster, which position he will
hold.
The principal duties of the travel
ing engineer are to keep track of the
working condition of the locomotives
in service, to see that the engines are
all doing the work they are expected
to do, and otherwise keep track of
matters pertaining to this branch Of
the department.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-17
Small Towns Closing Up.

st. Louis, Aug. 17.-Many men at
small towns in the east and south,
where the Western Union and Postal
companies maintained from two to
three operators. had remained at their
posts awaiting instructions from the
president of the organization. With
his sanction many of these men closed
their offices yesterday with the result
that the tie-up becomes more COM
plete and the volume of business Of
fered for transmission suffered a big
falling off
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-17
promise of immunity by District At

promise Of immunity by District At
torney Langdon.
Roy sent for me-" said Lonergan,
and went to his home at o'clock
In the evening. He took me into the
parlor. We were alone. He said 1t
had been fixed up that thereafter, he,
instead of Jim Gallagher was to act as
go-between whenever money was to
be paid to the supervisors for their
votes. Then he said an ordinance
would soon come up to extend the
times within which oil might be stor-
ed In the city and there would be
$500 in 1t for me.
HE took a bunch of bills out Of
his pocket and began counting them
out to me. I said: You don't need
to count 1t. Roy. I'll take your word
for IT, But he said NO. he would
count 1t out. He did so and there
were $500. I took the money In my
left hand, and / want to state that I
suspected Roy.
Caught With the Money.
II had an idea he meant to job
and that he had been jobbing me.
got off the chair and walked to the
wall where a picture was hanging.
Who's this, Roy?' I asked. That's
my wife and kids he said. and then
what have you got here I cried,
taking hold of the folding doors and
trying with all my strength to pull
them apart, for felt there was some
body behind them. but the doors were
held against me from the other side
Roy spoke up then. They work on
springs. Tom said he. You can &c
| out this other way
Then the folding doors sprung
open and william ]. Burns stepped
into the room and grabbed me. we
have got you now, Lonergan, he said
No, that don't work. / said. You
haven't got me; you take this money,
holding out the $500 Roy had given
me, and arrest that man for trying to
bribe a supervisor OF the city and
county OF San Francisco
THAT won't work. said Burns
Now, Lonersan, nobody wants to hurt
you or injure your wife and family;
they are not after you. Take my ad'
vice and come through"
| Prosecution Scores Point
| At the morning session the prose
| cution won an important victory In
decision by Judge Lawler, that evi'
dence was admissible of acts commit
ted after the actual bribery; for in
stance, the return Of a portion Of thu
Pacific States Telephone company''
bribe upon demand.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-17
RAILROAD FOR
CAMAS PRAIRIE
sUMPTER VALLEY is
MAKING A SURVEY
Rich Timber Belt Is One of the OBJ
jects-Haye Made Inquiries Re
garding Practicability Of Road
From Pcndlcton TO Camas Prairie
Country-Have an Option on Large
Timber Body Near Ukiah.

According to reports received in
po,d,oton today railroad from
c. -,
ie''u'''''' '''' '"'
country Is possible "A preliminary
survey is being made in the interest
of the Sumpter Valley railroad into
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Nv. , Neeoiu Vi .es'.
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iha.'er'
eoi'ie are iheiiieu " oei'eVe ''a'
II .he opJec. Vi ''e Mor"'oms "
puiiu iron'i rehuie'oi' as 'ie oiiieiais
are quoted as haVins i'aue INJURY
as 'he the prac'icaoii'y oi ROAD
from Fehuieton INTO 'he cainas
frairie country
others, however pefeVe II Is the
op)ect OF the sumpter valley people
10 puiio from Austin' 'he present ter
minus Oh 'ne ROAD 10 Frairie CITY,
thence 10 canyon CITY, ana TO uiti-
mateiy continue the road along the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-17

Chicago, Aug. 17.-Small today is
sued an order for the closed shop to
apply to every brokers' office in the
country. Union operators are not to
be allowed to work in any office or
on any wire with non-unionists.
Every broker will be given an oppor-
tunity to enter into a closed shop
agreement between now and Monday
noon, or a strike will be declared Of
their operators.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-17
Denver Wants Intervention.

Denver, Aug. 1.-THE Denver
Chamber of Commerce yesterday, up
on receiving word that President
Roosevelt would not interfere, the
President considering that Labor
Commissioner Neill's action was suf-
ficient, made an Intellectual effort to
help the situation. President Clowry,
Of the Western Union, and Clarence
Mackaye of the Postal company, were
wired. and also President Small, ask
ing that the intervention Of govern
ment mediators be arranged.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-17
DIFFER ON COAL.
Some Say Higher and Some Say
Lower.

walla Walla, Aug. 17.-"Coal will
not be higher in price this winter
than It is today" said Eugene Tau
sick, an independent coal dealer in
speaking of the fuel situation this
afternoon.
"Over one-half of the families Of
this city have laid in their winters
supply as have also number of the
business blocks, and l do not think
the demand will be sufficient to ad-
vance the price beyond the figure
which some of the coal dealers are
selling now, that is s10.50 per ton"
]. c. Scott of the Jones-Scott COM
pany, held an opinion to the reverse
of that expressed by Mr.. Tausick,
when interviewed this afternoon.
Owing to the shortage of labor In
the mines and the prospective short
age of transportation facilities, he
said he anticipates considerable ad-
vance in the price of coal this win
ter
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-17
Gilliam,s Body to walla walla.

The body of the late Ben Gillian.
killed recently in Nevada. was taken
through here today on the way to
Walla Walla for burial The body
was accompanied by A. ]. Hillman.
The dead man was weli-known to
Sheriff Taylor and others, through
his service as turnkey at the Walla
walla penitertiary, and as deputy
sheriff of Walla Walla county. He
was regarded as a very courageous
officer
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-17
KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT.
Victim Was Sister of Mrs. t. c
Warner of Pendleton.

T. C. Warner this morning received
a telegram from South Norwalk,
Conn.,. dated August Is and signed
amelia Whitwar, maid" containing
the information that upon that date
Mrs. Paul MacCormac was killed at
Chestnut Hill. in that state. The tele-
gram was addressed to Mrs. Warner.
who has not yet returned from her
trip east.
In Mr.. Warmers opinion his sister
in-law was probably killed in an auto
mobile accident. and the reason Mr..
MacCormac was not mentioned is that
he was injured so severely as not to
be able to communicate. Mr.. Warner
states that the MacCormacs owned an
S0-horse power automobile with
which they frequently took Journeys,
and he thinks that upon one of these
trips a fatal accident has occurred.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-17
TAXES RAISED.
Valuation Based on Roads Own Re-
ports OF Earnings.

Helena, Aug. 1.-THE railroads of
Montana will pay taxes on a levy in
creased by approximately 10 per cent
over that Of last year. the state board
of equalization having determined up
on this raise at its regular meeting
here. August 26 is set as the date for
hearing protests, but 1t is considered
Improbable that any reductions will
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-17
Montana in Rad Shane.

Butte, Aug. 17.-Montana is in a
worse condition than any of her sis
ter states. The wires of both tele-
phone and telegraph companies are
eied up, and mails are the only
means Of communication in most in
stances. For several weeks the tele-
phone companies in that state have
had trouble with their operators,
many of whom were on strike when
the telegraphers left their keys.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-17
NEW MANAGER ARRIVES.
w. A. Crank dnd Wife Went North
This Morning.

Leo Hartstein of Portland, arrived
here today to take charge of the
.Pendleton Suit and Cloak company's
store, relieving w. A. Crank. retiring
manager of the business. 1t is un-
derstood that the business will be
carried on along the same lines as in
the past under Mr.. Crank's manage
ment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Crank left this morn
ing for Spokane and northern Idaho
and they will enjoy a vacation OF
several weeks before locating in Spo-
kane.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-17

San Franciso. Aug. 17.-In the Glass
trial today Mrs. Charles Bexton .tes-
titled her husband gave her $4,000
shortly before the Home Telephone
franchise was granted.
Ex-Supervisor Jennings Phillips
told the story OF the grating, in
every respect similar to those told by
Boxton and Lonergan.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-17
Demurrer In Balcom Case.

District Attorney Phelps has filed
demurrer to the complaint in the
divorce suit brought by Frank Bal
com against his wife. The case will
be taken up on the return of Circuit
Judge Bean from the mountains.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-17
Direct Evidence Of Gal,t.

San Francisco, Aug. 17.-Sensation-
al incidents marked yesterdays ses-
sion of the Glass trial. Ex-Supervisor
DIR. Charles Boxton was asked by At
torney Delmas as final question In
ross-examination for the defense:
'Did you accept $500 offered you as
a bribe by G. NJ. Roy in the matter
OF your vote in the skating rink ordi-
nance?'
DIR. Boxton replied sullenly:
IT don't sc what that's got to do
with this case"
"very WE'LL" said Delmas, .I fhaIl
not insist upon the question. You
need not answer 1t. doctor, II you do
not wish to, unless the prosecution
insists. That is ALL"
Without hesitation, Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Heney took up Delmas'
question and put II to the witness.
Did you accept that money!"
Question is legal and pertinent and
the witness must answer" ruled
Judge Lawlor.
Boxton turned in his chair. glaring
savagely at Heney.
Yes" he said. II accepted 1t.
SDFttkitN ShSChr.
"And I'll tell you this, too. Burns
told me Rudolph Spreckles gave that
money to Roy and caused the bills to
be marked. And I'll tell you some-
thing else, since you want 1t ALL"
Yes" interrupted Heney, 1--WE want
II all; go ahead"
II will. Burns told me to deny
that took that money, and he tried
to get me to sign an affidavit to that
effect. / told you that, Mr.. Heney,
and you said, We'll. didn't tell you
to do that I did deny the newspaper
reporters that had accepted money
from Roy. Burns wanted to keep 1t
from the papers. presume he want
ed to protect Roy. l understood that
was to be protected. too, but evil
IDENTIFY | am not to be-"
Boxton's face was flushed, his eyes
blazed with anger at Heney and he
snarled rather than spoke this tes-
timony.
How Loncrgan Was Trapped.
Cross-examination of ex-Supervisor
Thomas f. Lonergan by Dolphin M.
Delmas occupied the major part of
the morning session In the trial of
Louis Glass for bribery. After de-
failing again the circumstances under
which he accepted s11,750 In bribes
Of from $500 to $4,000 each for his
votes in favor of corporation fran
chises and privileges Lonergan struck
a new note In his narrative by intro
ducing the name of Abe Ruef. He
said In answer to questions skillfully
put by Delmas
"A few days after G. NJ. Roy had
paid me $500 at the Pavilion skating
rink TO vote against an ordinance to
prohibit minors from skating within
certain hours. l met Ruef on the
street and he stopped me. He said
Gallagher had told him I had taken
$500 from Roy. I admitted 1t. Ruei
said, My God, Tom. you shouldn't
have done that; 1t may be all right
but I don't like It. For heavens sake
don't do It again. I'll look into this
matter
When Ruef Got Excited.
"He seemed to be good deal wor'
ried, and so was I. I knew ! hat
committed a felony and was afraid II
be caught"
Lonergan then told the story of how
he was trapped at Roy's home. and o
the confession he made there unde
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-17
Rallroaders Neutral.

Advices from various parts of the
country are to the effect that the rail-
road operators are remaining strictly
neutral, but that their sympathies
are with their striking brethren. and
any aid that can he rendered the
strikers which does not conflict with
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-17

the agreement between the railroad
operators and the company for whom
they work, is cheerfully rendered.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-17
SENSATIONAL
DEVELOPMENTS
IN the Famous Glass Trial
Which is Now on in San
francisco.
STORIES OF LARGE
SUMS OF MONEY.

Cross Examinations Puzzle Those on
Stand-Mrs. Charles BOxfon Testi-
fled Her Husband Gave Her Five
Thousand Shortly Before the Home
Telephone Franchise Was Granted
-Ex-Supervisor Thomas IT.. Loner-
gan Was Trapped - Prosecution
Wins an Important Point
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-17

Three thousand people are homeless
In Old Orchard. Maine, through fire
which practically destroyed the en-
tire citv. The loss is nearly $1,000
900.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-17

John Beberic, aged 1s, was sentence
ed to 80 years In the penitentiary at
Anaconda, Mont, for the murder last
spring Of George johnson, a ranch
hand, aged "a. Frank Carpenter, an
accomplice, received 80 years last
June.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-17
Great Detective Dead.

New York. Aug 17.-Robert
Pinkerton, head of the Pinker-
ton detective agency, died Au-
} gust l2 on the steamer Bremen
on his way to Europe for his
health.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-17
Operators at HAVANA, Cuba, Gone Out

Havana, Aug. 1.-THE telegraph
ers here wired President Small for in
structions and went on strike this
morning upon hearing from him. al
though he left 1t optional with them.
The city is completely tied up. both
for sending and receiving. from the
sending of this dispatch.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-17
SHIPMENT OF
FINE yEARL|NGS
To Arrive in Pendleton in a
Very Short Time From
Ohio.
FOR THE CUNNINGHAM
SHEEP & LAND COMPANY

Secured From Nine Different Breed
ers in Ohio, Not Less Than 500
Per Head Was Paid-Some as
High as S300-Delivery TO be Made
After September-Too Late for
Coming District Fair-FIne Wool
Breeds.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-17
Intend TO Fight.


The Postal office at Spokane is re-
ported closed and the Western Union
has but two men at work, the mana
ger and day chief operator.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-17
BROKERS' OPERATORS MAY Be
CALLED OUT NEXT MONDAY
Speculative and Stock Markets Will Then be for the First
Time Directly Affected


Small ederato
the
With Organized
In nWorstC
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-17
Affairs mt Portland.

Portland, August 17.-Among the
important incidents connected with
the strike are the granting Of an in
crease In salary of $40. making each
now receives s102 a month, and an
eight-hour day to 40 relay men In
the office of the Southern Pacific
company at San Francisco; the an
nounced intention of the Portland
Federated Trades council to assist the
strikers in every way possible, moral
ly and financially; the opening of a
strike fund at union headquarters in
the Esmond hotel, to which several
contributions have already been made,
and the desertion Of C. E. Stone and
Iro Greenwood, who went to work
with non-union operators at the
Western Union office this morning.
Intend TO Fight. ~
That the Western Union and Pos
tai intend to fight to the last ditch is
evidenced by instructions which Su-
perintendent Dumares, of the former,
and Assistant General Superintendent
Blake OF the latter, received last
night. The Western Union announc-
es that under no conditions will its
old employees he reinstated, though
the employment of Stone and Green
wood is hardly reconcilable with the
statement, while the Postal admits
that it will give work to any operators
who apply for positions, irrespective
o. their being strikers or not, but will
not deal with union or with COM
mittee.
The Washington times., 1907-08-11

This is shown IN his private life as In
his politics He has an intense hatred
of all that is corrupt dishonest and
false. and. though his impulsive char
acter may sometimes lead him 10 go
too far. he has had a beneficial infiu-
ence upon Americas whole moral
temperature. He is a man in whom
there is nothing feminine. nothing con-
ceited.
Roosevelt has something OF the auto
crat in his character. something that
tastes OF absolutism. He has never
been a member Of Congress. and he
cares little when he occasionally steps
on the corns OF a Senator or Repre-
sentative. A President may do many
things which IN a King would lead 10
violent conflicts. for he has received
his power direct from the people, and
the end OF his term, when he must
retire to private life is near.
All this may give a German prince
IN America food for thought