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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-01
WAS PLOT TO INVOLVE LANE.

Portland, Oct. 1.-What is consid-
cred complete proof of a plan to inn
plicate Mayor Lane i'm comprOmis-
ing position with a woman was discov-
cred this morning when Councilman
A. N. Wills of Portland, stated that
f. +. Radding, now under arrest, had
proposed plan TO him several weeks
ago whereby Lane might be implicat-
ed in woman case. 1t is alleged it
was afterwards done. Wills states
the plan was made TO him and TO
Thomas c. Devlin, and that both
turned II down with disgust.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-01

Boise, Oct Attorney S. j..
Rush, for the prosecution, announc-
ed this morning that the government
would close its case against Borah
within an hour after the afternoon
adjournment.
The indictments returned by the
special grand jury are against two
of the men on the old grand jury
who made affidavits alleging Ruick's
misconduct. Former Governor ]. T.
Morrison was called to the stand this
morning in the Borah trial for the
purpose of connecting Borah with
the alleged land frauds. He told Of
two visits paid by Borah to the ex-
ecutive offices to find out what lands
in township GA the state would file
on.
The witness said the senator asked
him If it was necessary that the state
should file there, and demurred at
the amount of land the state was
taking.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-01
HARVEY K. BROWN At DEATHS
DOOR BY HAND OF ASSASSIN
NoGcerne Bomb Planted at Front Gate Of Baker Coun-
tys Ex-SheriE

Explosion
Horribly
Brown
Oregon n Victim
Sprung Running the Alley
w Evidence Semenberg and Found
Observation-Disclosures Going From
Walk Wall to
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-01
was also a candidate, by several thou
Is Fatally Injured.

The injuries from the explosion will
be fatal, according to the six physl-
clans who are attending Brown. His
body is horribly bruised, his left leg
is torn off and his right leg mangled
so 1t would be amputated should he
live.
While conscious for a time this
forenoon 1t was learned that his
hearing was totally destroyed. He
spoke a few words but said he could
not hear the slightest sound. His face
is burned and his left side and arm
crushed and his condition is pitlable
in the extreme. Only vigorous con-
stitution and excessive vitality could
have survived the terrible work Of the
bomb which hurled him into the air.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-01
CnrnIrnl onens at kansas City.

Kansas City, Mo-, Oct. 1.--Kansas
City's great fall celebration opens to-
night with the Priests of Pallas pa
rade and thousands CT visitors are in
the city to witness the carnival fes-
tivities. Three days and nights are
to be spent in jollification and the
event promises to be the finest that
ever took place in this part of the
country.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-01
Increases Its Capital.

Pittsburg, Pa, Oct. AT their
annual meeting today the stockhold-
ers of the Westinghouse Air Brake
company are expected to vote favor
ably on the proposition of the d.
rectors to increase the capital stock
from $11,O00,00O to s14.O00,OOO and
also to declare a stock divident Of 25
per cent. The company has just
closed the most prosperous year In
its history. the net profits for the
year having amounted to s4,245,0SS.-
4S.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-01
WORK Of OPENING COLUMBIA BEGINS

authorized by the government ard
will be prosecuted perhaps all win
ter. Large forces will be placed at
different places on the streams and
the distractions will be removed as
rapidly as men and powder can do
the work. The Open River Transpor-
tation company and all others inter-
ested in river navigation hail this
beginning with delight, as It is the
realization Of a long-chershed dream
in the inland empire.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-01

A work which marks nepoch In
Columbia river navigation was start
ed this morning when large crew
and outfits left Portland to begin
work on the Upper Columbia and
Snake rivers.
The crews will be located at Una
tila first, and the work Of blasting
rocks from the Columbia both below
and above that point will proceed.
This is the beginning Of the work
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-01
HORSEMAN TRIAL
DRAWS TO CLOSE
All Testimony Completed This
Acknowledgements To-
morrow.
LAWYERS FOR DEFENSE
SLOW WITH INSTRUCTIONS.

Witnesses for Defendant Tell of Nc
BroOm's Threats to Whip Horseman
While One Says Dead Man Said He
Would XIII Him Before the Summer
Ended-Step Brother Testified for
His Relative-Troxle Would Not
Travel Kith the Defense-Many DC
tails OF tle killing Are Rccited 10y
Witnesses.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-01
REBATE CASE BEGINS.
The Santa Fe Railroad Is Now on
Trial at Los Angeles.

Los Angeles, oct. 1.-The first rail-
road rebate case to be tried in the To-
cal United States district court is be-
ing heard with the Santa Fe as the
defendants. The trial will last two
weeks at least.
The government has summoned so
witnesses and great pile Of docu-
mentary evidence will be presented,
II It is found guilty the court has the
power to run the fine into the mil
lions. The prosecution depends on
the alleged giving Of rebates to the
Grand Canon Lime & Cement compa-
ny last year.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-01
Two Cent Rate in PENNSYLVANIA.

Harrisburg, Pa, Oct. 1.-The
Dunsmore act passed by the last
Pennsylvania legislature, placing
long-distance railroad passenger rates
in this state on a flat two-cent ba-
sis, goes into operation today. Prac-
tically all of the railroads have an
Eounced their intention to comply
with the law pending the supreme
court decision on its constitutional.
ity.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-01
From Fclon to Chief Engineer.

Savannah, Ca, Oct. Captain
Carter who was sentenced to five
years Imprisonment for defrauding
the government In conspiracy with
Gayner and Green, has been appoint
ed consulting engineer for the East
Florida Railway at a large salary.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-01
Presidents Party Down the River.

Keokuk, Iowa, Oct. 1.-Following
the presidents address the party
boarded a steamer awaiting the
chief executive for a triumphal trip
down the Mississippi. Steamers of all
kinds were decked in all colors, es-
corted the vessel. A more beautiful
spectacle has never been seen on the
Mississippi. The party expects to
reach st. Louis at 9:45 tomorrow
morning.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-01
Pure cold standard in germany.

Berlin, Oct. In accordance with
a recent decision of the imperial
government the thaled today ceased to
be q legal tender. II was the onE,
coin extant antedating the establish
ment of the empire and its disap-
pearance marks the establishment of
a pure gold standard for Germany.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-01
Ruick Exonerated.

Boise. Oct. 1.-The special grand
jury which was called TO examine
into the methods OF securing the in
dictments of Borah and others, re-
turned report this morning exoner-
ating Ruick. The grand jury found
two indictments against unnamed
persons
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-01
AirShin Gas Bag Escaned-

San Francisco, Oct. 1.-The mon
ster gas bag of the Merrell airship
scheduled to take flight today broke
from its anchor ropes and shot high
into the air, floating away towards
San Mateo. 1t has not been recap
tured as yet
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-01
PRESIDENT AT ST. LOUIS.
Great Preparations Being Made to
Entertain Him.

st. Louis, Oct. president Roos-
evelt's trip down the Mississippi will
commence this morning. at Keokuk,
Iowa. 1t will be one of the greatest
ovatlons ever given the president over
the same length OF territory.
Hundreds of visitors are pouring
into ST. Louis and river crafts Of every
description are in line at the docks
1t will be one of the greatest assem-
blages of steamboats, on the river
sinoelthe war. II not the greatest.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-01
BloOdhounds to Baker.

Baker City, Oct. blood
. hounds from the Walla Walla
penitentiary are being brought
to this city to take no the trail Z
. Of the assassins who fatally in
. jured Harvey X. Brown by the Z
. explosion of a nitro-glycerine
bomb at his front gate late last 9
. night.
Brown is still alive late this
afternoon. He regains con-
. sciousness at times but cannot Z
. talk. The physicians say he Z
. cannot live.
. There is absolutely no clew
to the would-be murdcrers, but
. every avenue of escape is Z
. guarded.
Blamed Federation.
. In a statement made by
Brown this forenoon before he
became too weak to talk, he
. blamed the crime upon the
. Western Federation Of Miners,
. saying he had been gathering Z
. evidence against the officials
. Of the federation.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-01
VIII Protest Against Japanese

Vancouver, Oct. 1.-The govern
ment is preparing to submit to the
japanese government a statement Of
the case against the continuance Of
the influx of japanese into Canada.
A special commissioner will present
the arguments at Tokia.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-01

Baker City. Oct. 1.-(Special.l =
With his left leg literally torn from
his body, his right leg horribly lacer-
ated, totally deaf. and fatally injured
internally, by the explosion of a
dynamite bomb at his front gate,
Harvey X. Brown. eX-sheriff of this
county and a candidate for governor
Of Oregon in 1906, lies at the point
of death at his home here at noon
today.
The dastardly crime was commit
ted at 1890 last night and there is
absolutely no clew to the perpetrators
of the deed. No arrests have been
made up to noon and so far 1t is i'm
possible to place suspicion on any
one, though the crime was carefully
planned and boldly carried into exc
cution by an expert dynamiter who
had evidently studied the home and
habits of his victim for perhaps
weeks. awaiting a favorable opportu-
nifty to commit the crime.
Bomb Exploded by Gate.
Brown had been out in town and
was returning at exactly 1880 and
on reaching his gate unlatched it
and started to enter when a tremen-
duous explosion took place, hurling
him high into the air, shattering the
windows of his home and tearing a
hnla caNynrn1 s,,
ground.
On hearing the explosion Mrs.
Brown rushed to the front door
which she found locked from without,
showing that the man who committed
the crime had prepared in advance
to prevent any interference with his
work.
Neighbors at once rushed to the
Brown home and carried the fatally
injured man into the house in a dy-
ing condition. He was unconscious
for several hours, but this morning
regains consciousness at times, but is
totally deafened from the noise and
and shock of the explosion.
News Spread Quickly.
The news of the dastardly deed
and its similarity to the murder Of
Ex-Governor Frank Steunenberg Of
Idaho shocked the citizens and the
street in front of the Brown home
was soon filled with indignant people
who expressed in strong and unmis-
taxable terms what fate should be
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-01
GRAND JURORS
ARE INDICTED
Soec'y y<!SS'd Jury at Boise
Finds Z" % Members of
Former Jury CuIpable.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY
RUICK is ExoNERATED

Prosecution in the BOrah Case Closed
Today-Two Unnamed Members Of
the Old Grand Jury Are indicted
Ex-Governor j. T. Morrison Tells
of Borah's Visit to His Office
Where he Took Much Interest In
the Selection OF Land Made by the
State and Demurred Against the
States Action.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-01
Dentist I.nsns unnd

Portland, Oct. 1.-Dr. H. NJ. Russ,
of Montavilla, Oregon, had a hand
blown off while making a compound
for filling teeth today. His leg was
also badly injured.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-01

r. Walker who killed his wife at
Bellingham. Wash, was found guilty
and ordered to the insane ward Of
the state penitentiary.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-01

Seoul, Oct, 1.-As a result of a
train leaving the track today AZ per-
sons were killed and injured. Thir-
ty were japanese soldiers.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-01

/ meted out TO the perpetrator of the
crime.
The sheriff's office and police force
of the city at once started an investi'
cation, runners were sent out on all
the roads leading from the city to
prevent the escape of the dynamiters
by that means, while special watch
men were sent to the o. R: & N. de-
pot to prevent their escape by train.
Traces OF the Deadly Bomb.
Torches were brought and the
street was lighted for blocks in all
directions and from the front gate
of the home and reaching around the
corner of the block distance of $50
feet, wire was found. On the end
of the wire in dark alley at the op-
posite side of the block a pair Of
heavy brass knuckles was also
found, showing the device by which
the nitro-glycerine bomb had been
exploded. Expert miners and those
familiar with the action of the diff
ferent explosives pronounced it the
work of nitro-glycerine, although alb
solutely no trace of the bomb itself
could be fo nd.
StIt4iser at the Gate.
After recovering from the awful
shock of the deed, Mrs. Brown re-
membered that just a few minutes
before the explosion occurred she
was at the front door and saw a tall
man pass, going slowly toward town.
She went back and waited for her
husbands return and was surprised
to find the front door locked when
she ran to ascertain the cause of the
explosion which shook the house soon
after she left the door.
The man who placed the deadly
machine at the gate had evidently
locked the door from the outside to
prevent anyone from going out,
knowing that Brown was coming and
would be the first to reach the death
trap.
From these details of the crime II
is evident to the police that Browns
actions were closely watched and the
would-be murderer knew at about
what moment he would reach home
and planned accordingly.
Brown I'm Steunenberg Case.
The only cause yet assigned for the
dastardly crime is that the Western
Federation of Miners or individuals
interested in the case against Petit
bone and Mover desired to get Brown
out of the way as he has been engaged
in gathering evidence for the state Of
Idaho in the Steunenberg case. He
found and arrested Steve Adams at
the home of his uncle near Haines
last year and was actively engaged in
the Steunenberg case as detective and
special agent.
This is the theory of the police and
sheriff of Baker county and is gen.
orally accepted by the citizens.
The suggestion that the crime was
committed by gamblers whom Brown
had put out of business in Baker
county, when, as sheriff, he closed
the games two years ago. is secuted
in Baker county.
Brown Is Popular.
Harvey X. Brown is native OF
Oregon and has been reared on his
fathers farm near Wingville, eight
miles from Baker city and is one of
the most popular citizens Of the
county, AS sheriff he aroused the
antipathy of the saloons and gam
bling element by his rigid policy Of
law enforcement, but this is not held
against him now.
AS candidate for governor Brown
ran third from the head of the list
in the primaries Of 1906, leading
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-01

People from ten counties In eastern
Oregon make Pendleton their trad
ing and banking center. There's q
reason for II. 1t is the Pendleton
Spirit.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-29
BASE BALL q

Yesterday, and for the third time in
a week, Oskaloosa slipped out of the
grasp Of Kennedy,s men, and the. pres
ent prospect for the coveted fourth
place went glimmering. There is still
a chance tho, for should Waterloo beat
Oskaloosa two out of three, and Mar
shalltown win from Ottumwa by the
same ratio, the locals would be in the
place next above where they now are.
Yesterday there was very little diff
ference in the play or hitting, altho
the score would indicate there was a
great deal. The chief difference was
that Oskaloosa, altho it got no more
hits off Hatch than the visitors did off
shaw, hit timely, and fully half
of their swats chased home scores.
Kennedy's men hit when no one was
on bases, but in a pinch they fell down
repeatedly. Hatch pitched as good
game as Shaw, altho the former got
fewer strike-outs, While Shaw gave
more bases on balls.
/ Oskaloosa scored three in the first
inning, and thereby secured big lead.
which was doubled in the fourth by
taking three more. The locals brought
home their lone tally in the third. Har-
ris was fined and put out ofsthe, game.
sEhe Scala in dAtauk -
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-29
DAVID vADER DEAD.
Prominent State Center Township
Farmer Dies Friday. 81

Farmer Dies Friday. l
David Nader, a prominent German
farmer of State Center township, and
a resident of the county since 1868,
died at his home, one and one-half
miles west of State Center, Friday, of
old age and general debility. Mr..
six months, or since the death of his
wife on December 80 last.
Mr.. Vader was native of Bennlng-
ton, N. Y, and was born Jan. IL, 1920.
He married Caroline Cook, March 3,
1850, and moved to State Center
eighteen years later. Eleven children
were born to the union, and eight of
them are living. Two died in infancy,
and the eldest son, Timothy, in 1897.
The living children are Mrs. S. T.
FHairchild, of Canastota, S. D, William
Vader, of Omstead, N. D.; Mrs. T.
E. Perkins, Mrs. Edward Mahan, Mrs.
Fred Niedert, Mrs. Henry Niedert, Da-
vid G. and James Vader, all Of State
Center.
Mr.. Vader was a veteran of the civil
war, having enlisted in Company /,
One Hundred Twelfth Illinois volunteer
infantry in August, 1851. He was
taken prisoner during an engagement,
and for fifteen months endured the
hardships and horrors of prison life
in both Andersonville and Libby. He
was finally exchanged, and was dis
charged from the service in May, 1865.
The funeral will be held from the
Methodist church at State Center, Sun
day morning at 10:30, conducted by
Rev. w. H. Clement, interment follow
ing In Hillside cemetery.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-29

Barbara McCord, a sister OF former
Sheriff George McCord, in 1853 Mrs
Wilkinson died in 1880, and five years
LATER Mr.. Wilkinson married Ellen
Thayer, who survives him. Mr. Will
kinson was a woodworker by trade, but
retired from active work six years age
account of i'll health.
Two daughters and two sons, child
dren of the first wife, survive the IA
Their, in the persons Of Mrs. Carris
Benjamin, Mrs. Ada Burzell, and G. E.
Wilkinson, of Elgin, ILL.,, and Merton
Wilkinson. of Chicago A brother
Isaac, lived in Independence, as does
also sister Mrs. Harriet Ham. An
other sister, Mrs. Maria Hall, resides In
Minneapolis.
The funeral will be held Monday
morning at 1890 from the residence
Rev. c. W. McCord officiating, inter-
ment following in Riverside.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-29
GAVE DELIGHTFUL MUSICAL
Iowa Ladies' Quartet, Assisted by Pro-
fessor Frank Nasel, in Artistic Re-

iowa I.dOI0S Nuds W., SNootSsSO ~ ssS
fessar Frank Nagel, in Artistic Re-
cital.
No more delightful, or thoroughly
artisti, musical has been given in the
city i'll a long time than on Friday
night at the Methodist church, when
the Iowa Ladies' quartet, of Des
Moineis, assisted, by Professor Frank
Nagel, dean of Highland Park college
school of music, appeared in recital
before a mere handful of people. Dis
appointing as the audience, was in size
the entire program was given with the
same charming manner that would
have been expected were the house
filled to it's capacity, and the artists
graciously responded to several en-
cores.
Miss Florence King was instrument
tai in securing the Des Moines artists
for the recital, here sole purpose being
to provide a real treat for music low
ers. Miss. King was unfortunate on
her selection of date, for the many
counter attractions doubtless told on
the size Of the audience.
The quartet numbers proved more
popular with the audience, altho they
were none the less artistic than each
and every other number on the pro-
gram. The, quartet's opening number,
Kjerulf's Last Night was superb,
and in response to the hearty applause
when Jack Proposed" by Parks, was
given. Mrs. Shank and Miss Mann
sang "Life's Merry Morn" (Bailey)
most charmingly, and responded with
another Of Bailey's, IA Naughty Little
Cupid" SIN Maytime," by Sparks,
was the second number Of the quartet
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-29

after which Mrs Shank sang Mr.. Ma
gels Rosary" and Brides OF the
Rhine" in her Enthusiastically pleas
ing manner. Mr.. Nagel played five
numbers of his own composition, a
march, two preludes, andante ana
waltz, and an etude. The preludes,
Cradle Song and Might" were es-
pecially delightful. Dixie" by the
quartet, with Parks "Catastrophes' as
a second number, were given by the
quartet preceding Mrs. DeGraff's rem
dition of Mr. Nagels waltz song,
What Is Love-" This proved the
real treat of the evening. Mrs. De-
Graft was In excellent voice, and with
her charming personality made the
winning of her auuIence an easy task.
In closing the quartet sang the Foster
Parks arrangement of my Kentucky
Home"
The personnel of the quartet is Mrs.
Grace Clark DeGraff, Soprano; Mrs.
Maybelle Wagner Shank, lr'ezzo; Mrs.
Mary Chedistei Bell, alto, and Miss
Orlena Alta Mann, contralto. The or
ganization is one that Mrs. Shank has
formed. and comprised, as it is of such
well known and thorough artists. can
not help but prove a success financially
as well as from an artistic standpoint.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-29
Presbyterians of Iowa Synod
Decide on a Permanent Work
For Marshalltown
CORNER OF SEVENTH AVENUE
Selected as Site for New Building =
Tent Meetings, Preliminary to Form
ing Organization, Will Begin on July
5 and Continue Ten Days, in
Charge of State Workers.

The Iowa synod of the Presbyterian
Z
church has decided on permanent
work in Marshalltown in the shape Of a
mission that will be erected at the cor
ner of seventh avenue and May street.
Preliminary to starting the work, and
forming the organization, tent meet
ings VIII be held on the site OF the
new mission beginning on July and
continuing ten days. :,
DR.. S. r. Ferguson, Of Cedar Rap
ids, and Mr. Hartman, Of Fl. Dodge,
two state workers, will be in charge Of
the meetings