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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-01

were put aboard the Survec to be
shipped home. Ever since they went
aboard they have been trying to es-
cape. Yesterday they rushed the
watchman and a bloody fight ensued
He drove all back but two and in the
hand to hand encounter he shot one
through the wrist.
The Chinese wrenched the revolver
from Gainsford and he would have
been killed but officers intervened.
Gainsfords rib was broken. he was
bitten on the face and arms and was
badly bruised.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-01
REAL MERRY WIDOW" HERE TONIGHT

"Tonights the night" for the real
Merry Widow" and those who want
to see something good should be a,
the Oregon theater without fail. When
the curtain goes up at $3.50 it will be
for the last theatrical performance to
be seen here this season and in
cidentally 1t will be for the incest lit
tie play that has ever been pulled off
under local auspices.
In the Real Merry Widow" is COM
bined all those things that go to
make up a high class local talent en-
tertainment. II will have the people,
the incest folks of the city, there will
be lots of light amusement, good sing
Ing. spectacular stunts, etc.
Owing 10 the rush OF events on In
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-01

With must earnest work being
done by those on both sides of the
prohibition question election day is
passing off quietly in this city and up
to the time of going to press nothing
In the way Of disorder has occurred,
Ever since the polls opened at s
o'clock this morning voting has been
heavy and everything indicates that
the vote Of the city will be large. At
o'clock this afternoon 1856 votes had
been cast in North Pendleton, 1874 In
Pendleton precinct and the voting in
the other two precincts was large in
proportion. Unless all signs fail the
vote today will be heavies ever polled
in Pendleton.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-01
DEVASTATING FLOODS
IN MONTANA.


Butte, Mont, June 1.-The North
ern Pacific road is washed out i'm half
dozen places in this state, also a
large bridge near MissOula and four
smaller ones are out.
The Helena branch is also out OF
business, IL trains being stalled at
stations on the line. II is estimated
that 1000 passengers are being held
up i'm this state,
Four inches of rain has fallen i'm
the last three days and a foot of snow
in the hills. The worst flood will
come when the sun starts shining.
Many irrigation dams threaten to
break under the terrific pressure. The
heaviest rains in 10 years are falling.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-01

sioner and possibly the Indian agen-
cy headquarters; while it is also prob
! able that some of the forestry bureau
people may be stationed here.
Later when the state is divided into
the federal judicial districts, which
many believe is inevitable, Pendleton
will furnish the logical point for court
headquarters and the building will be
used as court room and for the U. S.
marshal's office.
With the new city hall, the federal
building, and a possibility of an ar
mory building, Pendleton will fare
well for public structures this year.
Location for Building.
+. 81 to this time nothing has been
done towards locating a site for the
federal building, and It is impossible
TO tell where the building will be To-
Gated. However, there is one point
which will probably figure promi-
nently in the selection of the site
This is the distance of the building
from the depot. AT present the post
office is sufficiently close to the depot
that the mail from the Spokane
branch must be delivered free of
charge by the railroad company,
while the government has to pay for
the delivery of the mail from the
main line trains. AS the expense of
mail delivery is considerable 1t is very
probable that the government will To-
cate the new building close enough
TO the depot to secure free delivery
of all mail.
OF the available locations close to |
the business center of town and vet
close TO the depot there are few.
Among those suggested is the o. r.
& n, block now occupied by the fair
pavilion. In the past the railroad
company has steadily refused to sell
that piece of property to private par
ties for fear it would pass into the
hands of the Northern Pacific How
ever, 1t is believed that the site can
be secured for a government building
II desired.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-01
BILL PASSED BY CONGRESS
AND SIGNED BY PRESIDENT
Congressman Ellis Wires Good News to Mayor Murphy
Victory Comes When Defeat is Expected.

Nearly Everyone Passing
OF Congress-Soney Nothing
Plans
COnsrucon-Home Will
Bureau OF Animal Industry, United
Possibly Indian Agent Headquarters Forestry
City
Il.
Glimmerhg-Location Building
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-01

With flowers and words OF praise
the memory Of the soldier dead was
honored by the people of Pendleton
yesterday In a fitting service held at
Olney cemetery.
II was one OF the best Decoration
day services held here in several
years and the surviving G. A. r. men.
the national guardsmen and several
hundred people turned out TO do the
occasion justice. The feature Of the
program was the address Of Colonel
James Jackson and II was one Of the
finest orations OF that character ever
delivered In this city or state.
At 10 o'clock yesterday morning the
procession was formed on Court street
and with company L leading, the line
moved out to the cemetery. Immedi-
ately behind the guardsmen were the
veterans In carriages. while numerous
other people were also In line. A
large crowd was waiting at the ceme-
terry when the procession arrived there.
At the opening OF the program
Peter West. commander of Kit Carson
post G. A. r., read the official orders
for the observance OF Memorial day,
and following that an extract from
Lincoln's address al Gettysburg.
Colonel Jackson's Address.
Colonel Jackson was then introduce
ed for the Decoration day address and
spoke for half hour or more. Dur
ing his address he was listened to in
tensely by those in the audience and
he was greeted with n hearty round
of cheers at his conclusion.
In opening his address Colonel
Jackson paid a high tribute to the
memory OF the soldiers who fell in the
civil war. He drew a picture of how
the United States would now be d.
vided had not the soldiers OF the Union
army been successful over their broth
ers of the south.
Continuing, the speaker made an
earnest talk along patriotic lines and
urged a proper preparation for war
in time OF peace. He declared that al
the opening OF the civil war thousands
of lives were lost and untold expense
incurred because the government was
not in military condition for war. He
then predicted that the time might
again arise when the nation would
need soldiers to defend IL and urged
that proper preparation should be
made.
At the close Of Colonel Jackson's
address the gathering was dismissed
for 10 minutes at which time the
graves OF the veterans were decorated
with flowers. Company L then fired
the military salute of three volleys
and taps was sounded by the COM
pany bugler.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-01

Pendleton. will have federal
building, for the $4,000 appropria-
tion for the same has passed both
houses of congress and has been sign
ed by the president.
BY signing his name Saturday af-
ternoon to the federal building bill
President Roosevelt decided the fate
of the Pendleton as well as that of
the others ordered by congress. AS a
result nothing now remains but to
erect the building and it is presumed
that plans for the construction work
will be started soon.
Ellis Wired News.
Immediately after learning qhaf
President Roosevelt had signed the
bill Congressman Ellis wired to May
or f. ]. Murphy to that effect and
the Western Union message pasted in
the window of the mayors store on
Court street has attracted more at
tention today than any candidates
card.
Like the news that the bill had
passed the house the information that
the appropriation was made came as
a surprise to many. II was feared
for a time that the appropriation
would be killed by the senate or else
that the presidents veto would lay
it in its grave. But no such fate
awaited the measure.
A $4,000 Building.
By the terms of the bill, introduc-
ed byCongressman Ellis, the sum of
1000 is appropriated for the pur-
chase of site and the construction
Of federal building in this city
rhe work of erecting such buildings
comes under the treasury department
which carries on the work under the
direction of a supervising architect.
When the federal building is erect
ID 1t will provide a home for the post !
office and also for all the other fed
'ral people having headquarters here. |
This at present means the bureau |
" animal industry, the U. S. commits
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-01
BILLY SUNDAY ILL.
Baseball Evangelist breaches Too
StrcnnOnSIy.

Sharons, Pa, June 1.-At the con-
clusion of a strenuous sermon yester-
day, Billy Sunday the ex-baseball
player who closed a series of revivals,
collapsed from exhaustion and today
is so weak he Is confined to his bed.
During the sermon he pounded the
pulpit to pieces with his fists, picked
up a large splinter and waved 1t
through the air as though lining out
a three-bagger.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-01
: ++++++++++*++++*+ :
WOOL BUYERS LEAVE
FOR SHANIKO SALES.

Heppner Clip Tops the Market at 1414
Cents-Low Price Also Registered.
This morning the members of the
wool buying crowd left for Shaniko,
their special car being attached to the
Portland local when 1t pulled out at
o'clock. The sale at Shaniko is to
be held tomorrow. After the Shaniko
sale the buyers will go TO Vale for a
sale to be held there on June 5.
At the sale at Heppner Saturday the
highest price paid was 14h cents and
as low as is cents per pound was
paid for some of the wool. The low
prices were paid for the Columbia
river wool, which is very sandy this
year. 1t is estimated that 100000
pounds of wool changed hands during
the two days sale at Heppner.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-01
CHINA'S ONLY
FRIEND, SAYS POON CHEW.
Chinese Editor Declares His Country
Is Progressing.

Is Progressing.
San Francisco, June 1.-"Give China
10 years more of peace and at the end
of that period. China and the United
States could make a combination that
would command and insure the peace
of the world" Ng Poon Chew, a Chi
nese editor said in delivering an ad-
dress on Progressive China" in the
Hamilton Square Baptist church.
He declared America was China's
only ally. America is the only coun-
try that has not taken a slice of China
and the only one China can depend
upon to be a friend.
During 1907 China made more pro-
gress than any other country in the
world. She sent $4,000 students
abroad to be educated, established 1877
newspapers and commenced many
railroads"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-01
Foot of Snow,

Ely, New, June1.-Twelve inches of
snow fell here Sunday. 1t was the
heaviest snow storm of the year, but
no reports of serious damage have
been received. The storm was gener-
al between here and Corbie.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-01
FIFTY CHINKs MUTTNY.

Chinese Object to Being Sent Back
to the Orient.
Tacoma. June Fifty Cinnamon
on the British steamer Survec, load
ing lumber at Old Town, mutined yes
terday because Watchman Gains
ford refused to allow them ashore.
The Chinese crew OF the Yeddo
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-01
SIOUX WARRIOR :
BEATEN To DEATH
PendIeton Booze Caused the
Death of SeIIs-FIotO Indian
Saturday Night.
MET HIS FATE WHILE
CELEBRATING AFTER SHOW

Harry Charge Eagle, One OF the
Members OF the Sioux Party With
Circus Here Saturday Is Dead at
WaIla. Walia and His Comrade,
Black Bear Is in Critical Condition
Heads Were Crushed by Club
While on a Drunken Brawl Here.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-01
Five GhinS Ren1Iv.

San Francisco, June L-Five war
ships OF the Atlantic fleet are here
preparing for the trip around the
world. The fleet will assemble here
July 8. Sperry has issued orders for
the officers and men to participate in
no more festivities.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-01
LIVING HONOR
SOLDIER DEAD
Flowers and Words of Praise
For Men Who Fought and
Bled.
FITTING CELEBRATION BY
PEOPLE OF PENDLETON.

Splendid Memorial Grafton by Colonel
James Jackson-Old Veteran Pays
High Tribute 20 Those Who Fell
Company L. Leads Procession 10
Cemetery-White Haired Survivors
OF Worlds Greatest Conflict Follow
In CaITiages-Grayes Strcwn With
Garlands-One OF Best Memorial
Day Services Ever Held In Pendle-
ton-Exercises Impressive and Well
Attended.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-01
I+%++++++++*++++
PORTLAND MAN
STEALS S21, 900.

Z Portland, Ore, Junel.-Detec-
+ tives arc hunting James Nc
+ Menamin, who three weeks ago
: was a star guest at the Portland
Z Hotel and now is a fugitive, ac-
: cused with the theft of $4,000
+ in diamonds belonging to his
: employers, NJ. S. Fleischman &
+ Co., Of Chicago. The formed
+ charge of the larceny of $1,000
: has been preferred, that being
: the value Of the diamonds in the
+ case he had with him at the
+ time of his disappearance a few
: days ago.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-01
$4,000 GOVERNMENT BUILDING FOR PENDLETON IS ASSURED
1000 APPLY FOR LAND
AT TWIN FALLS.

Boise, Idaho, June 1.-When 1
the registration books closed at
) Twin Falls at midnight for to-
days drawing under the Twin I
Falls-Salmon River irrigation
project, 1920 applications had
) been made for acreage, ranging
; from 40 to 100. Application
) was made for 5000 acres and
there is only $4,000 acres avail
: able at this time.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-01
Assessor Strain Ont Acain.

Assessor c. p. Strain has been on the
streets today for the first time since
he was taken i'll month ago. He has
been sitting up at his home for the
past week and is now recovered from
his illness though he is still weak
from his operation.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-01
Cleveland Still IAHes

Princeton, June lit is reported
that Cleveland is resting we'll and is
none the worse for his auto trip from
Lakewood last night. His physicians
refuses TO talk. however.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-01

The track team from the Univer-
sity of Oregon won the tri state meet
at Seattle, Saturday Idaho finished
second and Washington third The
Oregon athletes won a place in every
event and had good lead over tho
other teams at all times.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-01
PROSPERITY BOOM.

Movement Started I'm st. Louis Re
suits in Opening Factories
st. Louis, June lcThousands oA
men thrown out Of employment dur
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-26
MT. RAINIER FETE
TO BE CONTINUED
Carnival Proved to Be Big Sue
ceSS-Proceeds for New
Catholic Church.

The lawn fete at Rhode Island avenue
and Thirty-fourth street, Mt. Rainier,
for the purpose OF raising a fund TO
erect a new Catholic Church at that
place. was well attended every nighc
last week. and IT has been decided 10
continue the carnival Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday, and Thursday nights of
this week.
The artistic arrangement OF the booths
and the artistic manner in which they
are decorated present an unusually at
tractive scene. THE Temple Of Mys-
terry" Il booth erected by AIessrs. Ben
son and Moore, has aroused considerable
interest among those who have at
tended the fete The fancy-wor1 booth
is in charge Of Mrs. Wallace Brewer
and many handsome pieces Of embroid-
CIV are on exhibition
There are twelve other stands anC
booths, representing many new attrac-
tons. The Knights Of COLUMBUS vi!
attend the carnival tomorrow night, anc
| Tuesday will be A O. H night \
/ speciaI display Of fireworks has peer
| arranged for these two nights TIL
! Catholic Knights Of America will attend
! Wednesday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-26
PRESIDENT SEVERE
ON GOVERNMENTAL
RebukeS Members for ACquitting
Two Officers of Allowing Fill
ninOS TO Be Tortured.

The President, through the War De
partment has published a soatning re-
buke TO the court-martiaI which acgui,-
ted Second Lieutenants John ]. MOller
and Claire r. Bennett. now On duty at
Leyte. Philippine Islands, on charges Of
permitting Filipino prisoners to be tor
tured by native prvsldeute. President
RooseveIt's comment IN part follows:
Il feel that these two Heutenants have
discredited themselves and The service,
and that the responsibility for thus
compromising the good name Of the
army and the country is shared by
those members Of the court-martial VIVA
voJed for their acquittal
IF these two officers were enlisted
men. I would have had them discharged
out Of hand for the good Of the service
and I regret that. beoa' Sc Of the law,
am unable TO take tles action in thi:
I case"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-26
PIED PIPER BEATEN;
KILLED 10000 RATS
Marine Hospital Surgeon Found
Only Fifty-eight in San Fran
cisco With Plague.

Past Assistant Surgeon George W.
Mccoy. of the Marine Hospital and
Public Health Service. now stationed
at San Francisco, has won the title Of
champion rat killer in the United
States.
Through his efforts. 4O.O2e rats were
destroyed in that city during March,
April, May. and June He was looking
for rats afflicted with the pis que His
report on the 10000 was received by
Surgeon General Wyman yesterday. Out
OF that number. fifty-eight rats were
found to be victims of the disease.
Surgeon Mccoy emphasizes the i'm
portarce Of observation OF rats during
a plague campaign.
A special report was issued yesterday
by the service because OF the discovery
by Assistant Surgeon ". w Miller. OF
a new pathogenic haemogregarine
hepatozoon perniciosum" among white
rats in Washington.
It is understood that this is to be {
fashionable disease in aristOcratic TO
dent circles, and mC:a Is promised about
IL later.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-26
Closer Union of MaUaf Bureaus
Aim of Presidents Conference

voting much attention 10 the study OF
these problems IN organization, as is
shown by the fact that at tine library
Of the Navy Department the modern
works on naval organization, especially
those relating TO the British navy, are
not 20 be had, and the explanation Is
that Just now they are in especially
active demand among the Officers
Manifestly. this question Of Org9 nizaJion
is being subjected 10 careful study
The naval critics have been trying for
a long time 10 convince the President
that they are right In this regard The
fact that they are all maintaining the
most excellent relations with the Presi-
dent at this time. despite the opposition
OF the bureau people who don't want the
present or ganization changed. indicates
which way the executive mind leans
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-26
SHEPHERDS SLAYER
STEALS $50 SHEEP
Is Traced by Detectives and Final
Iy Rounded Up After Sell
ing Flock.

PARIS. July 6.-One OF vhs most En-
traordiuary thefts ever planned ana
carried OK by modern thieves has
taken place near Paris, the only per-
son in custo-1y being a young man who
was arreste5 by the police the other
night
4 flock Of go <neep had for some time
been grazing Oh waste land just OutEtds
the French CAPITAL. On the banks Of the
River 8Iarue. between the suburban
towns Alfo-tv.ue and CreteiL JnCer
the care Of an old man name1 Fritz
Yung. popularity known as Father Fritz.
One morning a resident OF the neigh
borhOod. attracted by the bowling Of the
shepherds dog entered the small move
able hut In which Father Fritz slept, and
found him lying dead, with blood OOzIng
from his mouth and beside him bottle
containing about third OF a htre OF
rum.
The flock Of-sheep had entirely dis
] appeared. but were soon traced. as they
Z had obstructed the tramcars while they
were being driven acrOs the Cnarenton
I bridge late IN the night two days
/ Following this clue the police on Sun
I day night arrested at a public house
/ near MOnt-Parnasse Station young
( man named NAVEL who confessed nav
/ ing sold the sheep at Pantin and Ia
/ Villetre markets for $3.50. He declared
I that ne only acted as the agent OF Two
I men who had the appearance OF morse
! dealers. and prOfesed entire ignorance
as 10 whence the dOck came
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-26

II President Roosevelt's conference Of
naval authorities and critics at New
port results IA a decision satisfactory
TO the critics, X viii bring about Il re-
Organization OF the Navy Department.
in which a greater coordination among
the bureaus win be secured. This re-
organization, II effected. viii represent a
triumph for sucn men as Commanders
Sims and Key, whose ideal has been a
great appr estimation 70 the British
naval organization
It is learned on the best authority thai
the criticism OF the American navy Or
ganization is that the various bureaus
yards and docks. equipment, navigation,
ordnance, construction and repairs
steam engineering. supplies and ~
counts, medicine and sursery-have
been too far independent Of each other.
700 jealous Of their independence, and
too anxi7Is each to increase its OUa
Jurisdiction All importance
Doesn't Like Criticism
A criticism from the Bureau OF Ord
nance, for instance. concerning the
work Of the Bureau Of Construction and
! Repair, is calculated TO arouse the an
| tagonism Of the latter bureau Ever
Ut LllElE DC merit Al N44N tts'eNAA "a va
/ the bureau which has TO do with th'
/ actual sea-handIing Of ships, the op
! position Of the Construction Bureau
/ It is declared. makes il difficult TO &c
/ consideration. The Secretary OF TIL
/ Navy, a civilian and not a naval ex
/ pert, must try 20 reconcile the diferen
I elements, and in actual experience n
. has generally found this well nigh i'm
. possible. simply because he has not tE
/ expert knowledge
Under the British system there is
scheme Of cooperation among the differ
! ent arms Of the service. which assure
l that expert opinion may at all time
/ be brought 70 bear on these problems
/ the experience gained IN actual naYi
| cation and handling Of shlIs Is con
1 sidered by the authorities which hav
10 do with their construction, armament
! etc.
Naval officers recently have been De
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-26
MINISTER RUSSELL
HOKORED BY FRANCE
Rank of Commander of Legion of
Honor Offered Him for Rep
resenting Country.

William w Russell. American minis
ter To Venezuela, who was temporarily
withdrawn from his post on account
Of the pending American dispute with
President Castro. mas been signaly
honored by the French government. BY
its comforting upon him the decoration
OF Commander Of the Legion Of Honor
This action was taken in appreciation
Of the manner N which Mr. Russell
represented the French government at
Caracas after the summary expulsion
BY President Castro Of the French
charge danaires az the Venezuelan
capital.
Minister Russell. when informed Of
the action Of the French government
replied that he could not accept the
/ decorat ton without special action OF
| Congress