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Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-03-26
Robbers Make Rich Haul.

Reno, New, March 24.-Three rob
bers, heavily armed, overcame Edward
Hoffman and companion on road
two miles from Rawhide late this after.
noon, threw them to the ground. and
made off in their victims two-horse
rig, taking gold sDd bank notes amount
ing to about $4,000 with them. The
money was consigned to the Coalition
Mining company at Rawhide to be used
in paying miners wages and to meet
the final payment on one of the proper
ties purchased last week by the Coali-
tior company. Posses are in pursuit.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-03-26
Land to Be Thrown Omen.

Washington, March 2l.-By author
ity of the secretary of the interior, the
public lands in 13l ,643 acres excluded
from the Blue Mountain forest reserve,
Oregon, by proclamation of January 8,
1908, will become subject to settlement
on June l., 1903, if not otherwise with
drawn. reserved or appropriated, but
not to entry, filing VI selection until
July l, 1908, at the United States land
Offices at Burns, La Grande and The
Dalles. Sixty days. notice by publica-
tion in newspapers near the lands re-
stored has been authorized.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-03-26
Hang Prisoner by Wrists.

Columbus, o., March Ex-senator
Lamb, of Toledo, here today created q
sensation by declaring that, while visit.
ing the Ohio penitentiary, he saw a
prisoner hanging by his wrists. 81
was astounded," continued the senator
"and soon saw that the attendants
were trying to keep me away from this
man. l insisted on seeing him, and
the man said to me: Il have been
hanging here since Thursday, and they
only let me down for bread and water +"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-03-26
Launch "Ship" Conqueror.

San Francisco, March 2l.-The SAL
walton ship Conqueror went into COM
mission at O'Clock this afternoon with
appropriate ceremonies, over which
Mayor Taylor presided. The Conqueror
was built by the Salvation Army. The
front represents the bow of warship.
The place was built for the use of the
men of Admiral Evans feet as a coun-
ter attraction to the gin mills. Read
ing matter will be provided for the
sailors and lunch at nominal cost.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-03-26
Hundreds Perish at Sea.

Toxic, March 24.-The Mutsu Maru,
900-ton coasting steamer belonging to
the Yusen Kaisha line, was sunk in a
collision with the Hideyoshi Maru, 696
tons, at 2:30 O'Clock this morning two
miles off Todohokke, near Hakodate.
The captain of the Mutsu Maru, a ma
jority of her 244 passengers and 43 of
the crew perished.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-03-26
Violated Game Laws,

Albany-George w. Fisher, pro-
prietor of the Brownsville glove fac
tory, was convicted in the State Cir
cult Court of violation of the game
laws, by having fresh deer meat in
his possession December IL, long af-
ter the open season for killing deer
had closed. Judge Bennett directed
the jury to return a verdict of guilty
without leaving the jury-box. Fisher
was fined 500 and costs. He will
appeal the case to the state supreme
court.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-03-26
Trv to Throttle University,

University of Oregon, Eugene-In.
dicative Of the widespread interest in
the referendum movement against the
university appropriation, is letter to
President Campbell from President
Pritchett, Of the Carnegie Foundation
for the Advancement of Teaching, of
New York, asking for all the valuable
data on the subject. President Pritch-
ct mentions that this is the first case of
this kind and that, on this account, he
will make study of the circumstances.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-03-26
Expect Big Freshman Class.

University of Oregon, Eugene-Indi.
cations are that Oregon's freshman
class of next year will be the largest
in the history of the university. Regis.
trar Tiffany has received so far over SO
applications for university entrance,
while in previous years very few if any
came in so early. University author
tiles predict an entering class of close
to $50 next fall. The present enroll
ment, exclusive of outside branches, is
4lS, and with the law, medical and
music department the total is brought
up to 710.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-03-26
PIa ster Cast Of Big Meteor.

University of Oregon, Eugene-The
university has received an odd addi-
tion to the Condor museum, in the
shape of a plaster of paris cast Of the
meteor which fell near Oregon CITY in
1905. The gift was made by the Will
lamette Steel & Iron company, of Port
land. The cast was made at the Smith
sonian institute, and is an exact repro
duction of the orig nal. The meteor
fell on land belonging to the William
cite Steel & Iron company.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-03-26
Marine Casualties HEAVY.

Boston, March PA review of the
marine casualties off the coast of New
England and British North America
during the fall and winter season just
ended, shows that about $50 lives were
lost. OF this number 251 persons per.
ished in the wrecks Of ten vessels te-
longing to the French fishing feet of
st. Pierre, last fall. These vessels
foundered in heavy gales which swept
the Grand Banks. About 25 Newfound-
land fishermen were lost in these storms.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-03-26
Umatilla River Swollen.

Pendleton-Warm rains followed
by a chinook wind and then more
rain is taking the snow off the noun
tains at rapid rate. The Umatilla
river is higher than it has been any
time this year, and though the water
is rising rapidly, it is still far from
dangerous. The rains are being
hailed with delight by the farmers,
as the season has been exceptionally
dry
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-03-26
Smaller Apples Sell Best,

Hood River-Speaking for the ap-
pie buyers, H. F. Davidson said the
idea that the big apple was the one
that brought the most money, was
erroneous. The smaller sizes run
ming from SO to 1913 were the big
gest money makers, and the most
desired, except on one or two va
rieties.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-03-26
Reduce Rates on Sacks.

Pendleton-Umatilla county farmers
are rejoicing over the announcement
made by the Northern Pacific and o.
r. & N. railroads of Accent rate per
hundred on grain bags from Portland,
Tacoma and Seattle. This is a reduc-
tion of practically 35 per cent from the
present rate.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-03-26
New Battleship in Comnis sion.

Philadelphia, March 21.-The new
battleship New Hampshire, with Cap
tain Cameron Mex. Winslow in charge,
was placed in commission at the League
Island navy yard today. The warship
will be ready for sea in about month.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-03-26
TiIIman Seriously I'LL.

Columbia, s. c., March 23.-United
States Senator Tillman is seriously i'll
at his home at Trenton, this state,
suffering from a nervous attack due, it
is believed by his physicians, to hard
work.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-03-26
AssessabIe Property Increased.

Astoria-Assesso Cornelius has
received notice from the Portland
ing on March 1, patents were issued
by the government to 7555.91 acres
of land in Clatsop county. This land
will be included in the 1908 assess
ment roll, which is now being pre-
pared.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-03-26
New Sheep Commissioner.

Salem-Governor Chamberlain has
appointed A. L. Macintosh, of Paul
ina, sheep commissioner for the Second
district to succeed Thomas Boylan,
whose term expired March IL.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-30
PURDY NAMED BY PRESIDENT
Selected as Successor to Judge Locsiren
On the United States Dis.
trict Bench.

Washington, April 25. = Milton D.
Purdy was yesterday appointed by
President Roosevelt to fill the place
vacated by the resignation of Judge
William Lochren on the federal dis.
trict bench of Minnesota. The ap.
pointment was sent to the senate at
noon by the president and is now in
the hands OF that body for confirma-
ton.
Since Mr. Purdy's appointment to
the position of assistant to the attor-
ney general in July, 1905, on the
resignation of Judge William A. Day,
he has had special charge in the de-
partment OF Justice of all cases relat-
ing to the enforcement of the Sher-
man antitrust act and the interstate
commerce laws. He has argued be-
fore he United States supreme court
on many important cases for the gov
eminent, among his most recent vic
tories being the two cases Of the
Great Northern Railway company and
the Armour Packing company against
the United States, in which the gov
eminent was successful Through Mr.
Purdy's work important principles of
law applicable to the Interstate COM
merce act were established.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-30
From Other Shores.

The project of police of st. Peters
burg has placarded the city with strin-
gent regulations forewarning the resi-
dents OF an expected epidemic of chol-
era.
A group of Octoberists and other
members OF the Russian duma pro-
pose to inaugurate campaign in the
house against the growth of great cor
porations In Russia.
The Dutch consul at La Gnaira GER
titles that pernicious fever, causing
very sudden death, is prevalent there.
Several of the steamship lines have
omitted La Guaira as port of call
The lockout affecting great num-
Der Of masons, bricklayers and allied
worlsmen which began in Paris April
a is ended The men deserted their
leaders and signed terms with the
contractors
A message received from ST. Waller,
Quebec, says that nine men were
killed and three others seriously
wounded by premature explosion Of
dynamite at Murdoch Bros railway
construction camp near New Armagh,
Belle Chase county
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-30
Eighteen Men Implicated in
Plot Against President Of
Guatemala Executed.
MORE ARE TO BE KILLED OFF
President Cabrera Declares That He
Will Preserve Order With
Strong Hand.

Guatemala City, Guatemala, April
25.-President Cabrera himself is au-
thority for the statement that eight
cen of the ringleaders In conspiracy
against him already have been shot
to death and that probably more exc.
cutions will follow.
President Cabrera, against whose
lie an attempt was made by students
on Monday last, yesterday received
the representatives of the various
powers and made a lengthy statement
to them that he had unearthed an ex.
tensive conspiracy against him that
led up to his attempted assassination
He declared that eighteen of the lead
ers had been executed by his orders
and that the death penalty would be
melted out to others at the hands of
the military. Among these are the
men who were imprisoned year ago,
having been implicated in a plot to
assassinate the president They were
sentenced to death soon after their ar
rest, but the sentence had not been
carried out.
Executed Without Delay.
President Cabrera said that he had
proofs that a majority of these pris-
oners were implicated in the new at
tempt against his life and that they
would be executed without delay.
The president has issued procla-
nation stating that he is confident the
people are with him and that he will
preserve order with strong hand.
Although there is a surface tran
quillity here. conditions are serious.
The military is in control Of the city
and partial suspension of business
has resulted. The revolutionary feel
ing is strong in many quarters and
there are those who will not hesitate
to go to any length or face any danger
in their efforts to make away with the
president Cabrera, for this reason,
has been seen but twice or thrice in
public in the last few months.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-30

4 DR.. j. Ransom Walden. prominent
physician, committed suicide In his Of
fee at Holdredge, Neb., by taking
poison A note to his wife told how
to settle his affairs. No reason can be
assigned for his act
Policeman James e. Basham, shot
by Byron Hall ina pistol fight in the
Estes hotel at Warrensburg, Mo-, is
dead. Policeman Pollock is not ex-
pected to recover. The coroner's in.
quest showed that Halls death was
caused by bullet from his own pistol.
A man who registered at a hotel at
gainesville, Ohio, as ohm Collins,
Pennsylvania, later shot and killed
himself in his room. Previous to
committing suicide he tore all the tags
from his clothes and destroyed every
thing which would lead to his identi-
ty.
The Alberta government has issued
q warrant for the arrest of Cat Sar-
bottle, prominent in social circles and
collector of inland revenue for that
province. He mysteriously disappear
ed ten days ago and is alleged to be
$1,000 short in his accounts. He is
believed to have gone to Montana.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-30
General News items.

At Sound Beach, Wash, Abe Attell
featherweight champion Of the world,
defeated Eddie Kelly OF Buffalo in the
eighth round
For the first time in the history of
Caroline county, Maryland, man
was last week whipped by the sheriff,
pursuant to court sentence for wife
beating.
The Oklahoma supreme court holds
that tine initiative and referendum
provisions OF the state constitution
were not in violation Of the censtitu-
.tion of the United States.
Acting upon the recommendation Of
the board of pardons, GOV. neneen Of
Illinois granted a reprieye until June
12. to Herman Billik, convicted of the
murder of Mary Vrzal in Chicago by
poisoning in 1905.
1t has been decided definitely that
the American feet of battleships will
not cal! at any. European port on its
way home with the exception of GER
tain points in the Mediterranean,
where it Is necessary to stop for coal.
The attorney general of the United
States has ordered the district attor-
ney for the Western district of Wash
ington to withdraw the suit commenc-
ED against Mai. H. III. Chittenden for
comp Lefty in land frauds. Mai. Chit
tenden Is exonorated.
The strike Of the New York univer
+ sity students who: were assigned to
sing as chorus girls in the play to
~ the cup OF the
university has been declared off. The
t students demand for six tickets each
and the printing of their names on the
! program was granted.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-30
CRUSHING BLOW TO PREMIER
Winston Spencer Churchill Is Beaten
for Parliament in Manchester
District.

Manchester, England. April 26. -
The northwest division of Manchester,
by the heaviest poll cast in twenty
years, yesterday reversed it's verdict
OF 1906 and by a majority of 429 votes
unseated as its member of parliament
Winston Spencer Churchill Liberal.
who has just been made president of
the board of trade in the new Asuuith
cabinet and who last year so brilliant
]y wrested the seat from w. Joynson-
Hicks, Unionist, his chief opponent of
yesterday
The defeat of Mr.. Churchill is
crushing blow to the prestige OF The
government and the young and conf
dent minister which is bound to have
marked influence on several penJ-
ing bye elections. There will be no
difficulty in finding for Mr.. Churchill
a safe seat elsewhere
Asquith Is Blamed.
Among the many influences and
cross currents at work in this extraor-
uiHaly Cohlest IL ID not wholly beyond
reason to suppose that Mr.. Asauith
himself was partly responsible for the
defeat OF his young colleague. It is
customary for the leader of a party
to send letter wishing success 10
any member of his party seeking cleo
ton to parliament
Mr.. Asquith for some as yet unex-
n19inpI 0n1itfn1 Ia al ~,
custom, though he sent a letter to
Walter Runciman, president of the
board Of education, who on Thursday
contested and won the seat for Dews-
bury.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-30
BASED CHARGES ON RUMoRS.
George LilIey Requested to Produce
Letter Book.

Washington, April 26-The special
house committee investigating the
Electric Boat company devoted its ses
sion yesterday to endeavoring to as
certain from Representative George
L. Liley the grounds on which he
based his charges against the compa
ny Mr. Lilley admitted that some of
these charges were made on rumors
and others on what he had been told.
Asked if he had tried to find out the
facts, he replied:
81 did not constitute myself an in
vestigating committee to go around
and find out what the facts were.
introduced my resolution in order that
the facts might be brought OUT
Mr. Stevens took up each specific
charge and insisted that Mr.. Lilley
tell everything he knew concerning it.
While he did not withdraw any charge
against the company he would not say
that any one had been corrupted by
the methods used by the company.
Chairman Boutell announced that
the COInulllLee WOulu Ike W nave w
day Mr.. Lilley's letter book, referred
to Thursday, as we'll as his stenog
rapher's note book; also all letters
of Mr. Lilley referring to this investi-
cation. Mr.. Lilley, through his coun-
sell asked that the purpose for which
the letters were wanted be stated, and
while not declining to produce them
did not promise to do SO. Chairman
Boutell announced that il Mr.. Lilley
declined to comply with the request
the committee will make demand
FOR the books substantially in legal eff
feet of subpoena duces tecum.
With the question still undecided
adjournment was taken until today.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-30
DUG DE cHAULNEs is DEAD.
NobIeman Who Married Miss Shonts
Passes Away Suddenly.

1SoSo away
Paris, April 26. Clasped in the
arms of his sobbing bride of less than
three months, the duke Of Chaulnes
died suddenly from heart failure at II
O'Clock Thursday night in his apart
ments in the Hotel Langham, in the
Rue Boccador.
Physicians summoned to attend
the duke in his sudden seizure gave
the cause Of death as embOlism CT
the heart.
The Duke de Chaulnes and the
duchess, who was Miss Theodnra
Shonts, youngest daughter of Theo-
dore Shonts of New York, were mar
ried in New York Feb. 16 of this year
Thursday morning the duke and the
duchess, both in the best of spirits, re-
turned from a drive in the Bots lie
Boulogne. They dined In their pri-
vate apartments and an hour after
dinner the duke complaining of feel
ing i'll, retired About II o'clock he
was suddenly stricken, gasped for
breath and Immediately lost con-
SClOuSHeSS.
The duchess vas seized with pan
ic and screamed for aid. Two doctors
were summoned simultaneously and
administered the most powerful Of
heart stimulants, but their efforts
were in vain.
The duchess was holding the duke
in her arms when he expired. She
was overcome by grief and kept vigil
beside her dead husband throughout
the night
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-30
casuaIty.

The International Salt company's
plant at Ludlowville, N. Y, was de-
stroyed by fire. The loss is estimat-
ed at $4,000.
Fire in the lumber yard of the Jo-
seph j. Know Lumber company at
Columbus, Ohio, caused loss esti-
mated at $4,000.
DR.. Wallace Rouse, lecturer and
demonstration at the medical college
at Texas university, was instantly
killed by lightning while fishing.
The number of lives known to have
been lost in the fire at Chelsea on
April ~ has been Increased to fif-
teen by the discovery of two more
bodies.
BY the upsetting OF scow crossing
the Battle river in Manitoba, swollen
by freshets, nine Grand Trunk Pa
cific railway workmen were thrown
into the water and four were drowned.
Fire destroyed the Mercy hospital
at Big Rapids, Mich, a $4,000 estab-
lishment erected twenty-eight years
ago. All of the patients and the forty
Sisters of Mercy who were In the
building escaped without injury.
A large copper cent swallowed sixty
years ago has just caused the death
of james Huckins. sixty-seven years
old at La Porte, Ind The coin be-
came encased In the lining of the
stomach at the time it was swallowed
and remained there until recently,
when an abscess formed. Poisoning
ensned. causing death:
AL Anderson and his two-year-old
child were drowned in the Fall river
at Neodesha, Kan. Anderson, with
his wife and child, were in a boat
above the dam when he lost conToi
of the boat. All three occupants
jumped into the riverl The woman
was rescued, but the other two were
carried over the dam.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-30
Aeeldan..i hsppemnas.

LiIith, the eleven-year-oid daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Ford of
Holland, Mich, died from acute poi
Boning. caused by eating quantity
of patent breath candies.
James and Thomas Trirnm, aged If
teen and twenty-five. respectively,
were killed by lightning at their home
at Ammonia They were standing at
the window when the bolt struck ,is.
John Reed, his wife ana two daugh-
ters were seriously injured and a loss
OF $4,000 was sustained by az natural
gas explosion at the. Reed residence
sat Rochester. Pa.
"A four car motor train on the Bath
Beach line Of the Brooklyn elevated
system ran down a surface trolley car
ut tho junction Of Eighty -sixth street
and Bay street, Bath Beach. Several
of tho trolley's passengers were seri-
ously injured, and one Of them will
probably die
Most sections % Texas visited by
the foods Of the past few days report
cessation OF rains, and the streams
i are falling rapid ~. Reports of Swollen
streams are being received froin
points fart soutl, but the over flows
seem small and the damag aIs not
great.
Ira Schindh aim 81 dead body las
lis casket AZ Sioux City awaiting
funeral hour the lace curtains q
sarby siindow uttered into The
IA AZ the candies and caught fire
~ was given and the neigh
Il Il 6Inra 81 oTls saved tho house.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-30
Finds Money: causes Arrest.

Waterloo, Iowa, April Is. j. w.
Hopp, foreman for the contractors
who are building two concrete
bridges in Waterloo, lost purse con-
tanning $50 in currency, a $7O0 note
and deposit check for $1,000. The
pocketbook disappeared while he was
on the job, but was found in the even
ing tucked nnder=th dresser In the
room occupied by Charles G.. King,
one Of the men who had taken en-
ployment under Mr.. Hopp. All but. a
few dollars was recovered and King
was placed under arrest.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-30
"BURN AND KILL" is CREED.
Startling Practices Of Sect Disclosed
in Alberta

Medicine Hat, Alberta, April &C. =
The trial Of several members of the
Dreamers sect, whose headquarters
are at Java, S. D., continued all this
week. The charge is arson, in burn
ing the homes of unbelievers at Jo-
sephburg, a settlement south of here
Startling evidence was given in re-
spect to the practices and actions of
the sect. Joseph Beitz of Irvine, AL
belta. stated it was agreed to burn
the Baptist and Lutheran churches.
1t was not the result of dream, but
the creed was to burn and murder.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-30
PuBLIc-oWNED ELEVATORS.
Premiers of Canadian Provinces t

Premiers of Canadian Provinces to
Confer on Such Plan.
Regina. Saskatchewan, April rs. -
A conference will be held May 4 be-
tween Premiers Robin Of Manitoba,
Rutherford of Alberta and Scott of
Saskatchewan and the executive com
mittee of the Western Grain Growers
association to consider the matter of
the Western provinces purchasing the
interior elevators and operating them
under government management
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-30
WILL OPPOSE THAw.
jerome VIII Fight to Last Ditch to

Jerome VIII Fight to Last Ditch to
Prevent His Gaining Freedom.
a New York, April 25.-Acting Super
.intendent Baker Of the Matteawan in
sane asylum called upon District AT
torney Jerome yesterday and obtain
ed certain papers to be used in the
hearing at Poughkeepsie on May 8
to show cause why Harry K. Thaw
should not be freed from the asylum.
Mr.. jerome said he would fight to
the last ditch any and every attempt
to free the slayer of Stanford White.