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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-01

Chicago, July with a cord
which strangled her, tightly twisted
into the flesh of her neck, and a sheet
tied about her mouth as a gag, the
naked body of a woman, believed to
be Mrs. E. Thompson, was found in
pool of blood today in a room of
lodging house. The feet and arms
were tightly bound with a rope, the
skull crushed, and bruises on the
body showed she had been brutally
kicked and beaten by the murderer,
before he committed the crime.
]. II. Raymond, who rented the
room for himself and "wife" is being
sought.
1t is evident the woman has been
dead three or four days. Raymond
rented the room last week and dis
appeared Sunday. When he depart
ed he told the landlady he would be
back in a few days. She though the
"wife' had gone until she found the
body today.
The woman was pretty, about 35
years old, and well dressed. She wore
two diamond rings and a diamond
stick pin.
The police believe the murder will
develop into a great sensation, in
volving the nanes of persons socially
prominent
The Raymond woman has the ap-
pearance of being aristocratic.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-01
BIG CUT IN THE
PRICE OF COAL.

San Francisco, July EVERY city
on the Pacific coast will probably be
by the cut of SO a ton in the
price of coal, made here today. The
Western Fuel company, which con-
urOls the coal supply of the coast, an
nounced hereafter that coal will he
sold TO the retailers for 50 instead Of
s12. The retailers have promised to
make a like reduction TO customers.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-01
Mrs. COttercll Loses Suit.

In the supreme court at Boise, Ida
no, Monday, the suit of Mrs. Sarah
A. Bowers against Mrs. May Belle
Cotterell, was decided in favor of the
plaintiff. Mrs. Cotterell is a daugh-
ter of Mrs. Bowers and she was al
legged to have secured deeds to prop
erty belonging to the plaintiff un-
lawfully. Mrs. Cotterell is now in
the Spokane county Jail on the charge
of having raised a check given her
by Col, d. p. Jenkins, from $125 to
$925.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-01
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MAD RUSH TO OYSTER BAY.
Publishers Wild Over ROosevelts
Story of Hunting Trip.

opShJ OA Aiuh1hiB mp
Oyster Bay, July is. S. Mcclure
and Casper whitney, editor of Out
ing, are today the guests of Roosevelt.
The publishers are endeavoring to ar
range for the publication of Roose-
velt's account of his hunting trip in
Africa.
1t is understood the president has
already arranged to write an account
Of his travels for magazines. 1t is
rumored that publishers of another
weekly magazine will pay Roosevelt
100000 for an account of his adven-
lures.
There is a mad rush of publishers
to Oyster Bay, every one realizing the
story OF the hunting trip will be the
literary beat Of the year.
1t is understood Roosevelt has been
offered the biggest sum ever rendered
for a single series of articles by one
magazine, which wants the series ex-
clusively.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-01
FIRE DESTROYS IS ACRES Of WHEAT

The first grain fire of the season in
Umatilla county occurred last evening
near Cayuse station on the o. r. & N.
when 16 acres Of good wheat belong
ing to Robert Kirkpatrick, was de-
stroyed by fire.
The fire started near the railroad
track and burned fiercely under stiff
breeze and was only checked by
reaching the green wheat which would
not burn. A large force of men work.
ed in trying to put out the fire but
only succeeded when 1t reached the
green grain.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-01
AdOnt New Rulings.

Washington, July 1.-As the re-
suit of new ruling adopted by the
Cuban government, on and after to-
day every master of a vessel arriving
in Cuba must, Immediately upon land
ing, send by registered mail to the
Cuban auditor at Havana, a true copy
in Spanish of the manifest of his ves-
sell Neglect to comply with this rule
will entail a heavy fine.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-01
Tax on Near Beer.

Atlanta, Ca, June 3O,-An ordi.
nance imposing a ta< or $500 a yeaI
on all persons or firms selling "near
beer" an imitation of lager contain
ing less than 2 per cent of alcohol
will become effective tomorrow and
will doubtless result in driving many
individuals out of business. Near beer
has become highly popular since the
passage of the Georgia prohibition act
and merchants of all kinds handle 1t,
as well as scores of near-saloons. The
ordinance also prohibits free lunch to
be served with near beer.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-01
Engineer to Get Big Fee,

The engineer to run the first en-
gine over the Lawyers Canyon rail-
road bridge in Idaho, on the Lewis
ton-Grangeville railroad may receive
sum between $1,000 and $4,000 for
the risk he takes. While the bridge
is built with the expectancy that it
will support the heaviest of trains,
there is always a chance of flaw ex-
listing in the steel in the structure
and the consequent danger of an ac-
cident. Forty ton locomotives will
be used on this line.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-01

The wheat was insured with the
oregon Fire Relief association through
the local agents, Coutts & Bittner, and
the loss was estimated at $40 bushels
or 32h bushels per acre on 16 acres.
II was insured for 70 cents per bushel
and the full amount will be paid on
the loss, although wheat is not SELL
ing at that price at this time.
This is the first fire to occur in the
wheat fields of this county this year,
although the grain is ripe and very
dry in many places. Practically all OF
the standing grain is fully insured by
local companies.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-01
LIQUOR HOUSES
ARE CLOSED UP
JUDGE BEAN REFUSES
PERMANENT INJUNCTION
Decision Rendered in Famous Case,
Late I'm the Evening OF the Last
Day-There VIII be No Appeal
SaIOonmen and Attorneys Realize
Hopelessness of the Fight.

At s:15 last evening Circuit Judge
H. j., Bean passed upon the Nolte
case and his decision was adverse to
the saloonmen. BY the terms of the
decision the inqjunction prayed for
by the attorneys for Nolte was de-
MED and the prohibition election is
sustained.
Coming as it did when the saloons
were gasping away the last few hours
before the prohibition law became ef-
fective the decision was received with
decided interest. The fact that the
court had not passed upon the mat
ter Immediately after the attorneys
had finished arguing the case led some
to believe the judge was considering
the situation.
But among attorneys il was taken
as foregone conclusion that the
courts mind had been made up long
ago, though the decision had never
been given "out loud" and they took
but little interest.
None of the lawyers in the case
were present last evening when the
decision was given and Judge Bean
merely dictated his findings to Ste
nographer Beckwith. The notes were
not Transcribed until today The
complete decision is a very lengthy
document, covering so pages Of type
written manuscript apd the various
things involved in the case are treat
ed in detail.
No Appeal.
The decision by Judge Bean settles
absolutely the question of the lagal-
ity of the election. According to the
Nolte attorneys themselves their case
is in such a shape that an appeal
would be almost impossible if one was
desired. But as the saloons are now
closed and would have to remain so
during the appeal there would be
nothing for the saloonmen in taking
the case to the supreme court. I'll
would require year or more to get
a decision from the higher court and
by that time another election would
be drawing nigh,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-01
BIG DUTY ON STEEL.
Mexican Government Gives Its Own
Manufacturers Monopoly.

City of Mexico, July IA largely
increased duty on steel, which is
practically prohlbitive and will give
Mexican steel manufacturers a mo-
nopoly of the home market for steel
products, goes into effect today. The
shutting off of the Mexican market
will be heavy blow to the United
States steel trust.
For the last few weeks steel from
the United States has been rushed
across the border by trainloads, con-
signed to American manufacturers in
this republic.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-01

ceed to fix the valuation of the main
line of the o. r. & N. system.
During the next few months the
commission will continue its work OF
ascertaining the values Of all the rail-
road lines in the state, with a view
to securing a just basis on which to-
establish freight rates over the Diff
ferent branches and divisions.
Tax Agent J. W, Morrow and At
torney A. c. Spencer OF the o. r. g.
N. company, are in conference with
the commission and are assisting the
commission in arriving at a Just val
uation of o. r. & N lines.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-01
COMMISSION FIXES RAILROAD VALUES

The Pilot Rock branch of the o. R.
& n. is 14.21 miles in length and is
valued at $22,551 by the Oregon rail-
road commission; the Condor branch
is 1881 miles in length and is val
ued at s97,S5O and the Columbia
Southern or Shaniko branch is 6s-46
miles in length and is valued at $147,-
500.
These valuations were arrived at
yesterday by the Oregon railroad
commission in session in Portland and
now as the branch lines have been
disposed OF the commission will pro-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-01
Hanna Navy Solicitor.

Washington, July by operation
of recent law, the office of the So
llcitor of the navy was today separat-'
ed from that of judge advocate gen.
eral and a new and distinct office,
that of solicitor of the navy depart
ment, was organized.
Edwin P, Hanna, who has been So
licitor for some time, has been ap-
pointed as the head of the new office.
Major Henry Leonard, of the marine
corps, is Hanna's principal assistant
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-01

Steps are being taken at Tacoma
to prosecute the management of sew
eral social clubs for violations of the
Sunday law. 1t is claimed they are
in the habit of selling liquor to mem-
bers and their friends. It is proba-
BILE the clubs will combine and fight
on one case to make a test of II.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-01
Held for Murder,

William Howell proprietor of the
'Kennewick bar at Kennewick, Wash,
has been held for the killing of Hen
ry Williams, a negro, few days ago.
Williams. was knocked down in the
saloon Thursday night and dragged
into the alley in the rear. He was
picked up by the marshal and placed
in jail where he died shortly after
ward
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-01
Blown to Atoms.

John Bloomquist, young laboring
man of Junction, jefferson county,
Wash, in a fit of dependency, has
committed suicide by blowing his
body into bits so small that trace
cannot be found. The young man
had been missing since Thursday af-
ternoon. Two messages to relatives
were found in a woods camp stating
that he would end his troubles by
suicide, and that the remains would
never be recovered.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-01
Passed the Examination.

Robert r. Thompson of Lewiston,
Idaho. has passed the physical exam
ination for admission as cadet at the
Annapolis academy and will today
enter upon his service of eight years,
four of which will be spent in the
academy and the balance in service
on shipboard.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-01
DECISIVE BATTLE
IS IN PROGRESS
Rebels Concentrate Forces in
Tebria, Which is Besieged
by Shah'S Troops.
GENERAL MASSACRE
WILL FOLLOW CITY'S FALL

First Pitched Battle Of the Revolu-
tfOn-More Than 200 Rebels Killed
Already-Northern Provinces and
Russion Soldiers Said to Have join
ed With ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Soldiers Surround City and Cut Off
Communication With Outside
World-FicId Artillery Being Used
TO Batter Down Clty's Walls.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-01
Three New Golfers,

Washington. July bids will be.
opened at the navy department to-
day for three new steam golfers, to
carry 1900 tons of dead weight and
to cost not more than s525,OOO each.
The vessels must be turned over to
the government complete
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-01
Reduce Electric Rates.

Boston, July IA reduction of
rates Of from Is cents to ~ cents per
kilowatt hour was made by the Edi-
son Light and Power company today,
upon the recommendation of the gas
and electric light commission. A fur
ther reduction will be demanded by
the commission within a year.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-01
Passes the Examination.

Insurance Commissioner j. H.
Schively, aged 81, has successfully
passed the mental and physical ex-
aminations for admission to West
Point, although 20 of the class failed.
Hugh was born in Lucknow, India,
when his father was in that country
as a missionary, but received his edu-
cation in the schools of this state.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-01
MURDER MYSTERY
ST|RS CHICAGO
Naked Body of Well Dressed
and Beautiful Woman Found
in ROOming House,
FOUL MURDER WILL
DEVELOP SENSATION

Police Believe Names of Persons So
cially Prominent VIII BE Involved
Victim Was Strangled to Death
BY Cord Which Cut Into Neck
Body Badly. Bruised, Showing Wo-
man Had Been Kicked and Beaten
Before Being Murdered - Victim
Wore Diamonds.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-01
May Save Murderer.

Harrisburg, Pa, July IA rehear-
ing in the case of Mike Holka, under
sentence of death for the murder of
Policeman ]. e. Meehan, will be held
today by the board of pardons. The
Austrian ambassador has interested
himself in Holka's case and will at
tempt to secure a commutation of
sentence to life imprisonment.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-01
Cherry Crop Large.

Up to date about 25 carloads Of
fancy cherries have been shipped from
lewiston Charleston and Snake river
orchards, Cherry picking and pack
ing is now at its height and it is esti.
mated that the yield of this fruit in
this section will amount to over 200
carloads.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-01
Remover for Vice President.

Harold King Rockhill, reporter on
a Tacoma paper, is being spoken OF
as a probable nominee for the vice
presidency of the United States on
the prohibition ticket. Rockhill was
until recently. an editorial writer on
a Cleveland, Ohio, paper and has ta-
ken prominent part in the affairs
of the prohibition party in the east
ern states.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-01
Chased by a Cougar.

While passing through the big ce-
dar swamp near Colbert, Wash,
Monday, James Patterson, a mail
carrier, was chased by a large cou-
gar On his arrival at Colbert a paA =
ty of hunters started out and succeed
ed in killing the animal, which meas
ured feet 10 inches from tip to tip.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-01
SALOONS CO, BUT
BUILDINGS FILL
Half Locations Engaged in
Advance for Other Busi-
neSSeS,
PROHIBITION LEAVES
FEW EMPTY STRUCTURES.

Many Men Engaged in Liquor Bust-
ness Think Too Much of Pendleton
TO Leave and Will Engage in Some
thing Else-Cigar Stores, Soft Drink
Establishments and Amusement
ParlOrs VIII Be NumerOus-Louvre
VIII Be Converted Into Lunch
Counter.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-01
Mac Wood Indicted.

New York, July Mae Wood was
indicted today on the charge of per-
Jury in connection with her sensation
al suit against Senator Platt. This is
the second charge brought against
her. She will be arraigned Monday
on the two charges
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-01
KIDNAPPED GIRL
TELLS HER STORY
Makes Light of Fact That She
Was Carried Off Clad Only
In Nightgown.
USED BY BANDITS
AS SHIELD FROM BULLETS

Pathetic Feature OF Case Was Chasing
OF Bandit by His Own Father Who
Did Not Know Desperate Was His
SOn-Leader Esapes, But Is Held at
Bay by Heavily Armed Posse
Death or Capture Is Sure TO Follow
Within Few HOurS-IIe Played
COward's Part.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-01

Coallnga, Cal. July 1.-"Of course
was scared at first, but 1t did not
take me long TO recover my nerves."
said beautiful Edna Domengine today.
She makes light of the fact that she
was kidnapped, clad only in her night
gown and carried into the mountains
by bandits. and used as shield from
bullets by one Of her captors when
the posse overlook the pair in the
fastness Of the Fresno county noun
tains.
Il was awakened from a sound
sleep by the glare of a light and the
sound OF guns" she said. Without
waiting to dress | ran down stairs to
see what was the matter. Father and
mother were watching the carriage
house, which was a mass of flames
and two men were standing between
the house and the barn shooting rifles
In the air.
After the house was ransacked by
the men they hitched up and placed
papa and me in a buggy and drove
down the Coalinga road. After driv-
ing a fe wmiles, during which time
one OF the men threatened papa that
IL he refused to pay the $4,000 ram
som and then allowed papa to alight.
"At Collnga they stopped at the
pest house and turned the horses
loose. We walked three miles and
my feet got sore.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-01
Accident Not Suicide.

Salem, Ore. July 1.-The coroner's
jury returned a verdict late yesterday
holding Lindstroms death to be acci-
dental. 1t is thought he leaned too
far forward and fell from the win
dow.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-01
Robbers Blow Safe.

At Kelso, Wash, Sunday morning,
robbers blew open the safe in the
postofftce, securing about l$4OO in
cash. 1t is believed the work was
done by professionals, No stamps or
orders were taken.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-01
Honor Lewis and Clark.

Helena, Mont, July In COM
memoration of the journey of Lewis
and Clark from Montana to Idaho in
1902, a four-day carnival was COM
menced in Helena today, to eliminate
in a big Fourth of July celebration.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-01
Cnast Town is "Dry. -

San Jaclnto, Cal, uly 1.-The most
stringent prohibition ordinance eves
adopted In this section, passed by the
temperance board of city trustees, be-
comes effective today.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-01

A new town has been started in the
extreme northwest corner of Whitman
county, Washington, to be known as
Lamont. 1t is located on the line Of
the Spokane, Portland & Seattle rail-
way.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-01
Leader at Bay

Tony Loveall, leader OF the kidnap-
pers is at bay today in Warthen can
yon. 15 miles from here. He is sur
rounded by a posse, heavily armed.
His death or capture is expected at
any moment.
A pathetic feature is that one of
the posse who captured Rogers is his
own father. The father had no idea
he was chasing his own son with
gun.
The resentment of the community
is directed against Loveall, who is
accused of planning the kidnapping.
It is learned he sent Rogers ahead
with the girl and fell back and join
ed the posse, avoiding suspicion until
the kirl was rescued.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-01
Vancouver Growing.

The white population Of Vancouver,
B, c., has increased by no less than
16,5O7 since the last issue OF Hender-
sons directory Of 1907.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-01

HARRY ORCHARD
WILL NOT HANG.

Boise, July 1.-The death sem
tence of Harry Orchard, con-
victed of the assassination of
former Governor Steunenberg,
of Idaho, was today commuted
to life Imprisonment by the
board of pardons. Orchard is
dissatisfied. He wanted to
hang Friday, the day set for the
execution.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-01

THREATENS TO
THROW BOMBS.

+ London, July 1.-Mary Leith,
: the suffragist, when sentenced
Z to prison today for two months,
: charged with breaking windows I
; in the house OF Prime Minister 1
Asqulth, exclaimed to the court: 1
: ~ threw stones this time, next
, time l will throw bombs Sew
: eral attendants seized her and
, dragged her out.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-01
Hide I'm Hut.

Finally we reached little pond
called Jack springs. One of the men
told me to go inside the small hut
there. We sat there the rest OF the
night and through the next day until
the posse came.
Rogers. the name OF the man with
me, talked only once, saying: 4 guess
we fooled them
Suddenly we heard a pistol shot
and the bullet crashed through the
hut. Rogers picked me up and held
me in front of him while he fired at
three men running up the hill.
''Dr. Seebery, who was in the posse,
saw us and fired two shots. Rogers
laid gun across my shoulders and
began shooting. My ears hurt yet
from the shots. Rogers showed me
behind a rock and continued shooting.
Finally Rogers threw up his hands
and shouted: I surrender The posse
rushed to me inquiring II was hurt.
| said No."
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-01

When the saloons went out of busi--
ness last night practically half the sa-
loon locations of the city had already
been taken for other purposes and
from present appearances there will
be few vacant places in the business
section in spite of prohibition.
In many instances saloonmen have
decided to stay with this city, even
though the liquor business has been
placed under the ban, and they VIII
henceforth engage in running cigar
stores, soft drink and amusement es-
Establishments or other lines of busi-
ness.
Among those who are known or ru-
mored to intend converting their
places into soft drink stands are
"Fergy," Bogart & Keegan, Will Hoch
and Corrigan. The Medernach loca-
ton is to be fitted up for moving
picture show, the Ogg saloon is TO be
converted into a cigar store by James
Devlln, a lunch counter will be estab-
llshed at the Louvre, owned by John
Schmidt, the Pullman saloon loca-
ton is already taken by the Eagle
Show Shop and the amusement parlor
recently established in the American
block, has moved to the old state
saloon location. The corner room OK
the Hotel Bowman is to be fitted up
as an office for the new Bowman
hotel.
Negotiations for several of the re-
naming locations are known to be
under way at this time. In many in
stances delay in re-renting places will
doubtless occur through the fact that
old tenants are still held down by
leases, thereby relieving landlords
from any immediate worry.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-01
Closing Was Quiet.

In contrast to what was generally
expected the last hours of the wet"
era were passed rather quietly last
evening. Though many were out to-
see the closing there was almost no
disorder. Two or three fights occur
red between drunken men, but without
serios results. In only one instance
was an arrest necessary for fighting
and this morning the quota before the
police court consisted of one solitary
Indian.