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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-05-06
HERM|STON PLANS
FOR BIC EXCURSION
Water Users Association Ap-
pointed Committees to Have
Charge.
JUDGE STEPHEN A. LOWELL
TO GIVE ADDRESS OF DAY

Exercises VIII Be Held In Hermiston'
Church, Which VIII Hold $50 Peo.
pIe-Teams VIII be Provided to
Transport About 800 People to the
Dam-Lunch VIII be Served and .
Good Program Carried OUt-MayoF
Yates to Appoint Committees To-
night.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-05-06
GUINNESS FARM
HORROR CROWS
Remains of Thirteen Murdered
Victims Unearthed More
to Come,
WOMAN LURED MEN TO
FARM WITH MATRIMoNY ADS

Once There, Those With Money Were
Killed, Robbed and Hastily Buried
Detectives Say They Have Un-
earthed the Greatest Series OF
Crimes Since the Days of II. II.
Holmes-At Least Three Men Called
at Farm and Dropped From Sight
Within the Last Year-Thelr Bodies
Have Not Been Found.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-05-06
MILLION PEOPLE
GAZE At FLEET
EVERY POINT OF VANTAGE
ABOUT BAY Is OCCUPIED
Waiting Thousands See Huge Fight
Ing Ships Enter Golden Gate-Ad-
miral Evans m Command OF Flag
ship Heads Procession Up the Bay
Cities and Towns Within Hun
dred Miles, OF San Francisco Are
Depopulated.

San Francisco. May 6.-when the
fleet passed through the Golden Gate
there were fully 1000. 900 spectators
about the bay TO witness the mighty
ships. Steaming slowly they gave
the spectators a splendid opportunity
to observe them as they passed.
AS the Connecticut passed Alcatraz
island she let go her great turret guns
In reply TO salutes from the forts. The
great ship was almost hidden behind
the clouds OF smoke from the belch-
ing cannon.
With clock-llke precision the wait
ing ships fell in behind the leader and
then In squadron formation the COM
bined fleets continued the journey past
mission rock and maneuvered back to
anchorage.
Towns DepOpulatcd.
The day broke cold and foggv hut
Notwithstanding this. by o'clock
thousands were leaving the city for
the waterfront on both sides of the
peninsula, the preside, Goat island
and the Berkeley hills.
The preside was thrown wide open.
the public being admitted to stand
even upon the rampant of the batter
les. Soon after the haze lifted and
II was possible to see the IS great
white hulls slowly lifting and falling
In the swell off the heads. With
powerful glass men could be seen
moving about decks. From the peak
OF the Connecticut fluttered the PEN
nant of Rear Admiral Evans.
Every train is jammed. Towns
within radius Of 100 miles are prac-
hcally depopulated. In some OF the
smaller places strangers We're unable
to secure meals at the hotels and res
taurants and all homes were closed
In order that the people might be in
San Francisco.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-07
WhitecaDDerS

Rushville, Ind, Aug. 7.--Bestsn al
most into insensibility by whitecsppers1
his body perforated with small holes,
caused by nail'prOnged board covered
with tar, and exhausted by his constant
cries for help, John Tribbey, wealthy
farmer, was found early today bound to-
a tree. Tribbey said he had been TAKEN
from his home by eighteen masked men,
stripped OF his clothing, beaten and
bound to tree. Shortly after the 6nd-
ing OF Tribbey it was learned that the
whitecsppers had visited the home near
by of Miss Hessie Smith, broke in the
windows, tlrn boards from the house ard
left mole warning her TO leave the
county under penalty of death.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-07
Exiles Returning.

CopstanhDople Aug. 7.-SwarmiDg
from jsils, and back from Punishment
under protection of the amnesty which
accompanied the sultan's recent grant
OF q constitution, thousands of long
exiled or imprisoned Turks are today
spreading mixed Joy aud terror through
out the country.
The amnesty was designed to cover
political offenses alone. Jailers were
disposed to interpret it literally, how
ever, for the benefit of every one who
could pay piltance for liberty and, all
over the land, desperate criminals were
turned loose in droves to return to their
lawlessness.
The political iugitives and prisoners
were for the most part the flower Of the
country, and their return TO liberty
promises to benefit Turkey immensely.
But the outlaws are already cresting q
reign of terror and in several districts
orders have been given to shoot male
factors on sight.
Trouble is also threatened between
the young Turkish party which wants no
foreign interference, and representatives
of the power in Macedonia. The COM
msnder of the Austrian gen dsrmerie st
Usknbl has refused command to quit
the country with his men and clssh is
imminent between his force and the
Young Turks.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-07
TOday's Telegraphic News
Mr.. Bryan.

Lincoln, Neb., Aug What pur-
ports to be the real reason for the trip
of William J. Bryan to Chicago for
series of conferences August p, % and
"a. leaked out today. While ostsnsibly
the object Is to confer with the several
national committeeman and state chair
men from the doubtful states, as to the
methods to be pursued, when the cam
paign really opens, Mr. Bryan will,
this report has it, also confer with or
ganized labor leaders. Mr.. Bryan ex-
poets to secure the labor vote this fall.
A conference OF all the national and in
ternatioual labor leaders affiliated with
the federation has been called to meet
within q fortnight. II is proposed that
this conference shall be held about the
time Mr.. Bryan is 10 Chicago. The
purpose Of the meeting is to Place tae
leaders on record as to whether or not
Gompers actually represented them when
he appeared before the democratic cJm-
mittee on resolutions and got his favorte
plsnks in the platform. The meeting is
expected here to endorse Gompers' action.
The attack on Bryan personally by
President Van Oleave of the Msnufac-
turers' Association il said by the csndi-
date and his friends to insist that the issue
between himself and Vac Cleave shall
be clearly defined to organized labor.
They will be asked to act before Sep
TENDER 7, when Bryan will deliver his
speech on The labor question in Chicago.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-07

ties to sustain his opinion that Section is
of the schedule referred to all elections
special and local option-snd
thst it required six months prepayment
of cspitatlon taxes before that election,
and be further decided that under Sec
ton 62 of the Constitution, while the
General Assembly was given power to
enact locsl-option elections 1t was given
no power to increase, decrease, abridge
or alter the qualification OF voters al
elections and that voters IN the local
option elections must have the same
qualifications to vote as at general cleo
tions.
The Judge referred to the cast OF Pear
son VS.. the Board of Supervisors, before
the Virginia Court ofAppeals. and from
many other States, to the effect thst the
Constitution, and the Constitution alone,
must be looked TO fer the qualification
of voters, and that Section 81 of the
Virginia Constitution was only intended
to give the Legislature the right to pass
Iocsl-option laws, but not to fix the
qualifications of voters st those elections
other than those provided for and pre-
scribed in the Cons tuition.
He also decided that, as so per cent. OF
those voters at the local-optiOn election
we're disqualified though no fanlt Of
theirs, the whole election was void, as the
legally qualified voters in order to pre-
serve the secrecy of the ballot, could not
be questioned as to how they had voted.
Interest in this case was so great
because 1t involved not only locsl-option
elections, but special elections for bond
issues, etc. The opinion is looked upon
as very strong legal document and is
being extensively circulated all over
Virginia by telegram and otherwise.
Judge GoOlrick's vote in the election
was not involved, as he is an ex-Con
federats soldier, and all soldiers can vote
in all elections in this State without pay
ing any capitation tax.
After Judge Goolrick bad rendered
his decision the attorney for the "drys"
moved that the court set aside its judge
ment. This the court Overruled, an
appeal has granted and 80 days WAS
given in which ID prepare bill of ex-
cepiions for an appeal to the State
Supreme Court,
The temperance people started the
work of securing names to petition for
another local option election. The
necessary signatures we're soon secured.
The petition will be presented to court
and 1t is expected the election will be
ordered for an early date.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-07
nail Storm.

Philadelphia, Aug. IA violent
hsil-storm passed over this city about
IL O'Clock today causing much damage
TO property and in several Instances en-
dangering lives. While it lasted, the
storm was violent; hsilstInes as big as
marbles fell or we're blown about by q
forty mile an hour wind.
The greatest damsge was done to
glass windows, both large and small
plates being smashed. Many runaway
horses endangered pedestrians and in
several sections the fuses blowing out
on trolley cars, caused panic among
the passengers. Several were Injured
BY jumping or flying pieces of glass.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-07
Virginia News.

A banquet last nignt, aI hot springs,
brought t. close The twentieth annual
session of the State Bar Association, Mr.
Taft responded to the toast 1.-THE Presi-
dent"
1t has been decided, TO remove
st. Johns Episcopal Church from
Langley, Fairfax county, to lngle-
side, on the Great Falls r. r. The
latter ia considered the more accessible
point.
Messrs. Davis & Davis, Washington
patent attorneys, report the grant, this
week, to citizens of this state, Of the fol-
lowing patents: j. A. Ohildress, OF
Pilot, vegetable and fruit slicer and
cutter; A. W. Hanger, of Staunton,
etylene- gas generators j. F. Lyman, Of
MoutebrOok Farm, suap-hoOk,
A monument has been placed 10
Bruton parish churchyard to the memory
of Mrs. Letitis Tyler SemPle, daughter
of the late John Tyler, president of the
United States, and mistress OF the White
House during part of her fathers term
of Office. The monument was selected
BY Mrs. Semple about eight years before
her death.
Ciucinnatus w. Tyler, a well-known
attorney of Richmond, yesterday institut-
ed proceedings for divorce from his
wife, Mrs. Alice @. Grady Tyler, on the
ground OF excessive cruelty. The
Tylers were married in Washington on
May IL, 1908. They have two children.
The plaintiff, in his allegation, charges
that his wife has been so cruel in her
treatment of him that he has been CON-
PEELED ID leave home on several occasions.
Fire in Richmond at an early hour
this morning totally destroyed the whole
sale feed establishment of T. w. Wood
& Son, probably the largest business of
the kind in the south. Only the most
capable and heroic work of the Fire De-
partment prevented the blszs from reach
log out and destroying the two buildings
which adioin the warehouse on either
side. The fight WAS long and Desperate,
but the flames we're at last subdued,
and what promised at first to be one Of
the worst fires in the history of the city,
was confined to its original source,
where the damage will possibly not ex-
coed $4,000.
Jacob l.. Hechler, who was shot in his
home and ia the presence of his wife
several days ago, in Richmond, has a
fair chance for recovery. Mrs. Ivy
Hechler, wife of the injured man, and
Royal p. Ellersop, who is charged with
the shooting, are both under arrest.
Hechler's statement that he discovered
his wife in a room with Ellerson at the
time Of the shooting, aud that the woman
assistsd Ellerson in making the assault,
has placed her under suspicion. The
revolver with which the shooting was
done was found by the police yesterday
hidden 10 a stocking said to belong to
her. A pan filed with blood, found 10
the house, leads to the superstition that
Hechler may have been wounded prior
10 the shooting.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-07
Crushed TO Death .

New York, Aug Three men we're
killed at the 81. Johns Home for boys,
Brooklyn, by csve-in, which carried
part of the wall and an immense steam
drum encastd in q cement structure IL
feet square on top Of the unlucky work
men. The men were digging around
the st sam drum, which WAS to be lowered
from a masonry platfrom to the floor
when the whole structure gave way,
carrying with it large section of the wall.
Roche and Mclaughlin were killed out
right, but Charles Timothy another
workmaDE was knocked off his feet, and
several huge pieces extending from the
drum and other debris fell on him cover
ing the entire lower part of his body but
leaving his head free. One of the men
came to after the FIRST shock and
piteously begged his comrades ID kill
him. Stimulsnts were administered to
him, Firemen who we're called to the
scene were powerless to help him as they
feared any immediate attempt to release
him would. result in the collapse of the
entire wall. After suffering untold
agonies he died just IS the management OF
the Home had decided to effect the re-
lease at any cost.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-07
Cardinal Gibbons .

Rome, Aug. 7.-Att6r good nights
rest Cardinal Gibbons, who was taken
i'll with intestinal trouble, at Castle
Gandolfo, Wednesday, was almost his
normal self today.
The attending physician this morning
pronounced him practically we'll. The
fever has abated and unless a relapse
occurs, which Is considered improbable,
the cardinal expects to visit the vatican
tomorrow, accompanied by Father A.
p. Doyle rector of the Apostolic House
at Washington, with whom the pope
wishes to speak again regarding the
Washington institution.
London, Aug. The alarm in Lon
don over the poIt' of illness of Oardi-
nal Gibbons 10 Rome were not allayed
until todsy.
The cardinal will leave for Lon
don Aug. Is, according to the original
programme, to attend the Eucharistic
Congress. In the meantime be expects
to take part in the congregation of the
Propaganda, which meets in Rome
Monday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-07
THE FREDERICKSBURG LIQUOR
CASE,

As stated in the Gazette OF that day,
Judge John T. Goolrick decided yester-
day that the local option election held
in Fredericksburg on May 8 last vas
null and void, and the Ward law, su-
thorizing local.option elections, WAS seri-
ously detective.
As result of the election on May 8
the "drys" won after vigorous contest
by msjority of 81. The law was to go
into effect on August at midnight,
since which time the saloons had been
closed. In the meantime, however,
contest was instituted on the ground that
so per cent. of the voters who voted in
that election were not qualified because
they had not paid their cspitstion tax
six months before that election, as 1t
was claimed by the contestants they
were required to do under the consttu-
ton. On July % last the case was ar
gued before Judge GOolrick, Of the Cor
poration Court. The contest hinged on
what is known as the Ward law, passed
by the last Legislature, which practical
" allows voter who has paid his capt.
tatiOn taxes and is otherwise qualified
TO vote in the June general election to
vote on a special or locsl-optiou election
called before that day and between Feb
rusry / and June /.
The principal ground on which Judge
Goolrick declared the Ward law defec-
tive Is that it is in plain conflict with
Section Is of the schedule, which reads
IS follows: "In all elections held after
this Constitution goes into effect the
qualifications of electors shall be those
required by Article OF the Oonstitn-
ton. Article 2, referred TO In this
schedule, is the article of the Oonstitu-
ton dealing with the electoral-tte
franchise-and declares that cspitation
taxes must be paid ak months 10 adj
vance of all elections for the members OF
the General Assembly.
Judge Goodrich referred to numerous
decisions of the courts and other anthori-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-07
Body Identified.

New York, Aug. 7.-IdentifcatiOn of
the clothing worn by the woman whose
body was burned by fire end acid, on
the Greenpoint dump, KOhn Krokowski,
of Stapleton, s. l., has been arrested, and
today is in collapse in his cell. Despite
rigorous "ihird degree" examination,
he denies killing the woman though
letters splOtched with blood have been
found in his room, and he has admitted
taking the victim of the crime to Green
point on several occasions.
Frank Feiskovski, Staten Island
gardener, identified the victim of the
murderer as his wife. As he fingered the
sections of chsrred clothing preserved
in Greenpoint police station he cried:
eyes, can swear before God that these
garments were worn by my dear wife.
She left me for another last April but |
loved her STILL"
When arrested KrokowOki admitted
that he had eloped with Mrs. Felskoy-
ski but declared that she had Left him
several weeks ago, to go to Perth AmbOy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-07
Wavlaib and Robbed,

Philadelphia, Aug. Held up at
the points of four revolvers, dragged
from his carriage, bound and gsggt d,
robbed, tied to a tree, and whipped and
finally left suffering in his inextricable
position A. u. Denaheu, of Ysrdley,
Pa, foreman for Daniel j. McNichol &
Co., builders of the Boulevard in the
northwestern section of this city, Is
today nader the care of surgeon the
victim of the most brutal outrage of its
kind perpeirsted in this city for many
years.
Denahen was returning from Frank
ford st an early hour coming in over the
Nicetown lane, when attacked by four
masked highwaymen. After r1bbiug
him of SIS and a gold watch, they tied
him to a tree and whipped him. He
was found by truck driver four hours
later and released.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-07


Mr., w. r. MEREDITH, of Richmond,
former president OF the State Bar As
ISOLATION, put himself in position at
Hot Springs last night to be hi'ssd and
promptly "got what was coming to him"
In introducing Mr.. Taft who had been
invited to respond TO toast Mr.. Mere
dith vent out of his way TO tell rs sn
anecdote an "old chestnut" about an
Irishman who was democrat but who
said he was going TO vote for Taft this
year because he could vote for Bryan
anytime. At once the bNrqutt was in
an uproar. Kisses and cstcslls greeted
Mr.. Meredith's remarks. Then many
members rose and the cry "Bryan J
Bryan Bryan filled the hall. Mere
dith tried to continue but the banquet
ers were angry and Kept up the cry of
Bryan. Finally, they became quiet
and Mr.. Taft was introduced to respond
TO the toast of "The President. Mr..
Taft was mauifsltly embarrassed, and
prefaced his speech by the hope that
none of his remarks would be interrupted
politically. 1t is a great pity that a man
of common sense had not been asked to
preside at the banquet.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-07
Japanese Filling Places.

Winnipeg, Man., Aug. 7.-Jspsr .ese
are being brought here to aid the Cana
disn-Pscifc Railroad break the. me-
chsnics stiike. Three hundred of the
brown men who have been trsii ied in the
shops of the Pacific Coast ha se already
arrived and are being dis aibuted to
such points SIS must be supplied. 1t is
now feared that the strike may extend
50 "a to Interfere with she operation of
roads in the western sFstes. Anxiety is
felt here among graiDmen les. the slrke
last long enough 70 cripple the move
ment of grain. Fifteen shop foremen
have walked cut of the shops here, re-
fusiDg to work with the japanese and
other imported men. Newcomers are
employed in all departments of the road
here aud are working shifts night and
day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-07
The Meat Trust,

London, Aug. Agents of the
British Department OF Agriculture have
unesrthed evidence, they declare, today,
that convinces them the American meat
trust is trying to corner Smithfeld
market, the largest of its kind in the
world, and to smash English competition
on its own ground. The trust has sue
ceeSed so we'll, the agents report, says,
that meat is now within one cent OF
what it cost during the recent famine.
1t can get no cheaper, it is added, until
the government adopts some plan by
which the English dealers can compete
fayorably with the trust.
The report suggests the opening of
the market to Canadian and South
American cattle az q retsliatory measure
and urges, also, that the trust be COM
PEELED to kill its bullocks within As
hours of arrival to increase the supply
and make consignments more frequent.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-07

The enormous exodus of fjreigu-born
residents of the United States on account
of the business depression is disclosed by
the figures of immigration and emigra-
ticu for the past fiscal year The immi-
grants were. 7S2, S7O-nearly all in the
early part of the yesr-and the emigrauts
we're 7O7, S41, leaving the net immigra-
tion only 1901. Ia the fiscal year
1907 the excess of immigrants over emf
grants was 94O,S60. In that year the
inward movement exceeded a million
and a quarter, and surpassed all records.
In the year 1906 the excess of immi-
grants over emigrants was S2O,9l 1t
will surprise a good many persons who
observe the immigration figures with a
good deal Of apprehension or hostility to
learn that 10 such prosperous years as
1907 snd 1906 the outgoing storage
passengers numbered Sl4,9 and 2S2,-
O6S, respectively.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-07
HARD LUCK STORY.

Fourteen-yesr-old Ernest Miller, OF
Johnstown, Pa, appeared before Mag
istrate Steinert 10 New York yesterday
to answer t. the charge of attempting
suicide. He said he was driven to do it
by hard luck.
al could not get position in Johns
town." he said, land came here to look
for work to support my mother and my
self. But each time l obtained employ
meut l was Obliged to give it up on
account OF a tuberculous arm. II /
could be of no use to mother or myself
thought | should die"
The attempt was made on July 81.
Miller wss saved by his lsndlsdY, who
found him unconscious in his room with
gas tube in his mouth. Magistrate
sleinert spoke eucouragingly to the boy
aud turned him over u probation
officer.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-07
Child Assaulted,

Pittsburg, Aug. Little Carrie
Penrod, aged 10, is dying and her play
mate, LOrrine Longwell, eight, is
severely injured, as the result OF being
dragged into stable at Swissyale, near
here, late yesterday and brutally assaulted
by a well-dressed man. The children
were out walking when accOsted by a
man who displayed knife and threat
ened to kill them if they did not accom-
pany him. After conducting them to
an old stable, he threatened violence If
they screamed. According to DIR. VIM.
H. Morrow, who attended the children
both we're mistrested. They we're again
threatened with death when their as
sailaDt left, and in fear remained in the
place for more than an hour after he
disappeared. The Penrod child is not
expected to live. The police say they
know the man who committed the assault
and ex pect to arrest him before night.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-07
Leaves a Suicide Note.

Pittsburg, Aug. T. Because her
mother did not provide her with the
fine clothes she thought she should
have, 15-year-old Annie Greiser, daugh-
ter of blacksmith, disappeared, after
leaving letter stating she had commit
ted suicide. The girl had received at
ter tons from Robert Sibbet, teamster,
and last night they qnsrreld. The note
to Aunie's mother wss found this morn
ing. The supposed suicide, however,
was found tonight at friends house in
Homestead.
In the letter the girl said: "Dear
Mother: 1t is with pleasure drop you
a few lines to let you know Robert and
l gusrreled, aud that l have drunk
carbolic acid and jumped into the river.
Tell sister never DO as / have done. |
have been bad woman and now am
sofrg.