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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-01

tendent; about so are attending
schools of the reservation; 25 are at
the Catholic school at the Mission,
and about 20 are in attendance in
the public schools of the county.
This would leave about rs to so who
are not attending school.
The present attendance at the
Lapwai school. 12O, shows an increase
of 20 over the enrolment of last
year, while two years ago there were
but 81 pupils in attendance. The in
creased attendance has been due to
urging upon the parents the import
ance of sending the children to school,
Mr., Lipps is a thorough school man.
and is keenly interested in the educa-
tional phase of the care of the Indi-
ans
In handling the agency and school
matters. he has a force of ~ assist
ants, these comprising two matrons,
two clerks, two teachers, laundress,
seamstress. carpenter engineer. franz
er, dsciplinarian, physician and cook.
The school is located at the beautiful
site of old Fort Lapwai on Lapwai
creek, ~ miles from Lewiston, and
since Mr.. Llpps has been in charge
of the work there a number of i'm
portant Improvements have been
made. These include the construction
of hew irrigation ditch at cost OF
$4,000.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-01

New York, Feb. Harry X.
Thaw was acquitted Of the murder of
Stanford White shortly after noon to-
day on the ground Of his being in
sane.
Immediately after the jury return
ed the verdict, Judge Dowling COM
mitted the prisoner to the asylum for
the criminal insane at Matteawan;
subject to his possible recovery.
The jury had been out 25 hours al
most to a minute and is said to have
taken in the neighborhood Of a doz-
en- ballots. The ballot next to the de-
Gliding ballot is said to have stood
nine for acquittal to three for con-
viction in some degree of murder less
than the first During arguments
following this ballot one of the three
came over for acquittal, the other two
capitulating.
News Caused Mother to Faint.
Evelyn and Josiah Thaw were in
the court room at the time the verdict
was received. Mrs. William Thaw
was at the hotel where word was
telephoned her. 1t is said she tainted
on hearing the verdict.
Smiled When Verdict Is Read.
Upon the jury stating they had
reached verdict Thaw was told to
rise. When the verdict was read
Thaw smiled broadly and resumed
his seat, turning to smile at his wife
and brother, who returned the smile.
Commits Prisoner 10 Matteawan.
Jerome and Littleton each sought
to gain the floor, but Judge Bowling
waved them down and before argu-
ment could be offered announced
that he would commit the prisoner
to Matteawan.
Thaw was taken back to the Tombs
to await further action of the court,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-01
TZI HsU MAY ABDICATE.
Empress Dowager of China Has Had
q Remarkable Career.

Washington, Feb. l.-As the result
of rumors which have been in circu-
lation for some time regarding the al
legged proposed abdication Of Tzi Hsu,
empress dowager OF China, diplo-
matte Washington is eagerly await
ing news from China which will con-
firm or disprove the report. The abb
dication, according to stories that
have been current for several weeks,
was to take place today, the Chinese
New Year. 1t is said that the en-
press dowager, who was once heartily
hated by European and American dip
lomats as reactionary, has now be-
come too progressive TO please the
elder statesmen of the empire OF the
dragon, and that her abdication has
been demanded for that reason.
Sold as an infant to merchant al
Is Tzi Hsu became one of the secon-
Diary wives Of the Emperor Hientung'
10 whom she bore a son. This son she
later placed upon the throne Of MS
father. after plots and intr'gues In
which poison and sudden death was
meted out to her enemies. This SON.
Kwang Su, will become emperor IN
fact as well as in name In case I'll
Hsu adbdicates the regency.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-01

That the sentiment OF the north
west on the Japanese question May
be watched closely by the Japanese
government, Asahe, the japanese
daily published at Seattle, has en-
ployed travelling correspondent who
covers eastern Oregon, Washington
and parts Of Idaho regularly.
This correspondent, Sagashi Coy
omon, Is in Pendleton today confer
ring with members Of the japanese
colony here and gathering news for
his paper in Seattle.
He arrived last evening from Port
land, where he has been for week
and will leave tomorrow at noon for
walla Walla from which place he viii
go to North Yakima.
Goyomon is a pleasant and wen
educated Japanese and served as cor
respondent for Toxic papers for sew
eral years before coming to the north
west. He is we'll posted on the Jap
anese question and while denying that
there is any alarm among the Japan
ese of the northwest over the war
prospects, he yet exhibits keen inter-
est in American sentiment on the
subject.
The position Of travelling cores
pondent has just been created by the
Japanese daily and Goyomon says II
has proved to be highly profitable,
as the japanese news from different
towns of the northwest create an in
terest among the local colonies and
has had the effect Of largely increas-
ing the circulation of the paper in an
the towns.
While in Pendleton today he found
that the former wife of a Japanese
of Seattle is now living in Pendleton
as the wife of Chin Chow, a local
Chinaman, and Immediately wired
the fact to his paper. He also says
that the local Japanese colony gam
bles extensively among themselves
and that a large number of the por-
ters and cooks about the city loose
practically all of their weeks earn
ings In the regular saturday nighi
games which are conducted here
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-01

Salt Lake, Feb. 1.-The govern
ment's suit against the Hartman mer-
gers was filed here today. This Is an
effort on the part Of the government
to dissolve the amalgamation of the
Union Pacific, Southern Pacific and
o. r. & N. railroads and is the great
est suit OF its kind ever filed by the
government, wider In scope than even
the noted suit against the Northern
Securities company, which dissolved
the Northern Pacific and Great
Northern.
This attack is but the leader to a
series on all rail combinations of the
kind now existing in the United
States. The best effort of the depart
ment for over a year has been de-
voted on the papers and evidence.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-01
VIII Make Morrow County Dry

Sheriff z. M. Shut Of Morrow
county, one of the most active sheriffs
in eastern Oregon, has come out OPEN
ly for county prohibition in that
county and is now making an active
campaign with that end in view. The
recent killing of young Davis by Dan
Doherty in a Lexington saloon has
made much prohibition sentiment in
the county and District Attorney G.
w. Phelps of the Umatlla- Morrow
county district, declares that Morrow
will go dry at the June election on
account of so much criminal court
business originating in the Saloons
Grand County News.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-01

I which will be taken next week. In
the meantime Littleton will seek to
have prisoner committed to some pri-
vate sanitarium and probably will
later ask for insanity commission be-
fore which will seek to prove Thaw's
present sanity.
Thaw's Smile Feeble Effort.
When Judge Dowling entered the
room he ordered that no demonstra-
tions be allowed in the court room.
Thaw hurried in, overcoat on arm,
but no smile on his face, as the ver-
dict fell from the foreman's lips Thaw
turned for an instant and smiled at
his wife. The effort was a sickly one,
but Evelyn smiled back as best she
could.
The prisoners face was ghastly
pale, his eyes staring and cold sweat
was on his brow. Evelyn sat trans
fixed. She had leaned forward ex-
pectantly when the foreman arose
and when he read the verdict she
sunk back with a sigh as her fea-
lures relaxed into the faintest smile
In committing Thaw, Judge Dow
ling said: "Upon all the testimony
in this case, the court is satisfied
that the grant of freedom to the de-
fendant would be dangerous to the
community at large, the court there
fore orders in the interest of the pub
lie safety. that the defendant be re.
committed to the Tombs and from
there transferred to the state asylum
for the insane at Matteawan."
As he concluded, Littleton asked
that an order be handed down at
once and also asked that a stay be
granted so he could confer with his
client. The court declared there
could be no action taken before next
week.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-01
$4,000 for Loss Of an Arm.

The most important decision rem
dered by the supreme court of Ore
gon this week was found in the opin-
ion handed down in Tricksey VS.,
Clark, suit brought by the father of
the boy who had his arm torn off in
the Linnton sawmill. The boy was
about II years old and jury award
ed the father $4,000 damages for loss
of limb, and the sawmill owners ap-
pealed. The court upholds the award
of the jury. At the time of the ac-
cident the father and son were work
ing side by side.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-01
Right of way for Traction Company.

Four more deeds for right of way
for the walla Walla Traction com
pany's electric line were filed with
County Recorder F. W. Hendley yes
terday afternoon. The deeds were
given by M. A. Drumheller, Anton
Effinger, John Martin and Vernon
Compton, and call for right of way
so feet in width through the lana
owned by those mentioned for the
nominal sum of 81 each. The land
owned by these parties lies in the
north part of the county near the
state line and the filing of the deeds
show that the traction company
means business in its proposed line
from walla Walla toward the Blue
mountains as stated several times in
the East oregon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-01
Milton Odd Fellows at wana walla.

Washington lodge No. 10, /. o. o.
F., was given full surprise when
a delegation of about so members OF
the Milton lodge walked in on them
shortly after the opening of the reg
ular meeting in Odd Fellows tenn
pie Thursday evening, says the Wal
la Walla Statesman. 1t had been
planned that the Oregonians should
come here for banquet next Thurs
day evening. but they invited them
selves for last night, and were here
on time. A candidate was initiated
initiatory, one in the first, one in the
second and five in the third degree
all OF them being from Milton. The
degree team of Washington lodge put
on all the work.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-01
THAW NOT GUILTY ON INSANITY
GROUNDS BUT GOES TO ASYLUM
Slayer Of Stanford White Ordered Confined in New YorkS
Criminal Insane Asylum at Mattewan.

Jury Returns Verdict Being
Acquita convictonTlhaw
scky Smile-Eveln Also-Nirs
Fant-Judge Downg Attorneys
to a
Prove sanity-Prsoner
Tombs He Can Be Matteawan-Cout
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-01
++*+++++++++++++, :
WIRELESS GABLE" LINE.
Transatlantic System Opened Be.
tween London and Montreal.

lEdhS-htldHlic SySttm ODeneO BE
tween London and Montreal.
Flifden, ireland, Feb. 1.-The Mar
conf transatlantic wireless system
was opened to the public for the
transmission Of private messages to-
day The service at present is be-
tween LonG IN an Montreal only, by
way Of this place ana Pc.dhu, Corn
wall, on the eastern shore of the At
lantic, and Glace Bay. N. S.. on the
western shore. Montreal was chosen
as the American terminus because
Canada has subsidized the wireless
system to the extent Of $4,000.
Heretofore the wireless trans-At-
lantic system has been used only for
press messages. The rate on private
messages between London and other
points in England and Ireland and
Montreal and other Canadian cities
will be only IL cents a word, or less
than half the rate charged by the
cable companies. No attempts will
be made at present to lay private
wires to the wireless terminals.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-01
TREAsURER's BOND HAS BEEN ACCEPTED

bond Is found to be gilt-edged. About
100 individual bondsmen from almost
every county in the state have signed
for Mr.. Steele and the state funds are
again adequately guarded.
Hereafter the treasurer will be ask
ed to report monthly on the condi-
ton of the state funds and In this way
a close check can be kept on the diff
ferent funds on hand and 1t is hoped
in this way to avoid any future diff
ficulty such as has been experienced
in the failure of the Title Guarantee
and Trust company in which almost
100000 of state funds were involved
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-01
.HAACA CARRIED
GOODS IN SACK
EVIDENCE TIGHTENS AROUND
THE ECHO PRISONER
BOOkkeeper Nudge Identifies Much
OF Stolen Merchandlse-Says Haaga
Enjoyed Many Liberties About the
Store-Always Carried Sack
Grey Skirt Identified by Miss
Craine As One Haaga Presented
Her on Birthday-Altered the Gar
mem, But Returned TO Store When
She Learned of Robbery.

From the opening of court until
$3.50 this afternoon the stand was
occupied by C. S. Nudge, bookkeepeI
for the George & Miller company.
Like former witnesses he identified
much of the merchandise on exhibit
ton as having been in the firms
store. He was given an exhaustive
REORGANIZATION by Col. ]. II. Ra-
ley, but made a good witness through
out.
That Haaga had loafed about the
George & Miller store almost daily
was stated by Nudge and he also add
ed that he, Haaga, would take more
liberties about the place than would
an ordinary customer, He said Haa-
ga often came to the store with a
gunny sack and that when he made
purchases he would place the goods
in the sack. 1t is said the state will
later bring witnesses to show that he
used the same sack for carrying the
plunder he is said to have stolen.
This afternoon new feature was
introduced into the Haaga trial when
Miss Blanche Crane of Echo went
upon the stand for the state and
identified grey skirt on exhibit as
one Haaga had presented to her as
a birthday present She had altered
it, but upon learning of Haaga's ar
rest for robbing the George & Mil
Ter store, returned the garment to
the merchants.
At previous stages In the trial the
particular skirt had been positively
identified by F. T. George, Minerva
Jones and c. S. Nudge as having been
!, in the George & Miller stock. Also
they all declared they had not sold
the garment to Haaga.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-01
Predicted Kaiser,s Death.

Paris, Feb. IA great crowd of
witness saw the funeral servises OF
Cardinal Richard. 1t was learned
today for the first time that a few
hours before the cardinals death
while in a trance, Richard spoke and
predicted that the kaser's death
would shortly follow his own.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-01

After searching investigation by
Governor Chamberlain the new bond
for 5000, 900 offered by State Treas
urer Steele has been approved by
the governor and is now In force, the
old bonds having been cancelled by
the American Surety company in
which the state treasurer was secured
Bondsmen who signed for about
$50, 900 on the new bonds have been
found to be not responsible for the
amounts signed and the state treas
urer will be asked to secure others
for this sum, but otherwise the entire
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-01
CHINESE OBSERVE EMPIRES NATAL DAY

That the Pendleton Chinese re-
member the customs of the Flowery
Kingdom, though they have not been
there for many years, was again
shown last night. With feasting and
some display of fireworks the new
year was ushered in according to the
custom that has been in vogue among
the Cinnamon during the past 1906
years. This would now be the Chi
nese date If the Mongolians comput-
ed their calendar as the rest of the
world does, instead Of counting time
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-01

from the ascension of the emperor TO
the throne.
During the evening yesterday feasts
were held at Goeys and other places
in Chinatown and 1t is doubtful Il
there is a single "chink' in the city
who did not partake of the good
cheer. But little noise was made last
night. but the Cinnamon have a per-
NIT to shoot firecrackers at night
time during the new year period and
1t is said the fireworks will be forth
coming in due time.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-01
ORCHARD WILL BE TRIED.

Confessed Murderer of Governor
Steunenberg VIII Have Trial In
April.
Caldwell, Idaho, Feb. 1.-Plans are
being laid for the prosecution oil
Harry orchard for the murder Of the
late Governor Steunenberg. The dis
trlct attorney insists that orchard has
had no immunity promised him and
that he will be tried for his life. The
plan is to hold the trial in April
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-01
Brooklyn Bank Fails.

New York, Feb. 1.-The Home
Bank of Brooklyn, failed to open this
morning, a run being in progress for
several days The state banking de-
partment is in charge. The institu-
ton was organized in 1850, capital
stock 100000 and deposits are esti-
mated at $3S9,000.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-01
pilot Rock Weddings.

The past week has been busy one
for the Pilot Rock cupid, three mar
riages of popular young people OF
that place having been recorded. The
three couples are as follows: George
F. Campbell and Bertie Etter; l., 5
Harvey and Sarah Osborne; Adam
Noble and Miss Estelle Gilliland.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-01
Excursionists Greet Fleet.

Punta Arenas, Feb. 1.-The Chilean
tender Yanez and several private
steamships and yachts, thronged with
excursionists, have sailed to meet the
battleship fleet which left Possession
Bay 20 miles west of here this morn
ing
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-01

Thieves had busy night of 1t at
South Bend, Wash, Thursday night
Tools were secured from a foundry
and the safes at the Northern Pacific
depot and in. Nettleton & Co.'S gro
Gerry were opened. They secured
about $50 for their trouble.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-01

PORTUGAL FACING
OPEN REBELLION.

+ Lisbon, Portugal, Feb. 1 - I
Z Openly admitting the existence
& Of a gigantic plot to undermine
+ the monarchy and establish a
+ republic, the government today
3 issued orders forbidding public
Z gatherings of any kind, giving
+ magistrates full power to deal
& with political offenders and
Z threatening severe shment
I for those encouraging anti-mon-
+ archial activity.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-01
JAP REPORTER
VISITOR HERE
Keeps Tab on Sentiment Of
Northwest for Asaha, the
Seattle Japanese Daily.
FINDS INTERESTING NEWS
IN COLONY HERE.

Denies That There Is Alarm Among
japanese Of Northwest Over War
Prospects But Evlnces Keen Inter-
est in American Sentiment on SUBJ
ject-Is Man OF Wide Experience
Found Runaway Wife OF Seattle
Jap Living Here With CEinamaB.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-01
cnV[pu'''" ''".",':s;s'''ss';o .
FILES BIC SUIT
To Dissolve Hartman Mer-
gers Affecting Three West
ern Roads.
GREATEST SUIT OF
KIND EVER FILED.

Affects Union Pacific, Southern Pa
ofic and o. II. & N. Llnes-Wider
I'm Scope Than Famous Northern
Securities Company Suit-Attack
Leader for Series Against Railroad
Oombinations-Departmen Is Busy
Year Gathering Evidence.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-01
: +#s++%**%%%**++
GOVERNOR OF MONTANA
RESIGNS HIS OFFICE.

: Helena. Mont, Feb. 1.-Gov- I
4 ernor James X. Toole filed his 7
+ resignation this morning with I
+ the secretary of the state, CIV 7
4 ing i'll health as the cause. His I
4 position will be filled by Lieu I
T. tenant Governor E. N. Norris. !
I Governor Toole's health has !
+ been bad for some time and 1t I
+ is stated that he will go to Cali I
+ fornia to spend the winter. 4
= +%* +++:t: j. 4. %+++ I
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-01
NEz PIERCE POPULATION 1471.

School Population of Tribe Members
About 3OO-Governmen School En-
rollment 12O.
o. H. Lpps agent of the Nez Perce
Indians who has been in the city on
business matters, states that the pop
ulation of the tribe is now 1471, says
the Lewiston Tribune. The school
population of the tribe, that is the
members ranging in age from to
is years, number about 300.
OF this number 1870 are in attend
ance at the government school at Lap
wal, of which Mr.. Lipps Is superin-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-01

Columbus, O., Feb. dennis
o'Sullivan, the Irish actor, died here
today after an operation for appen-
dicitls.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-01

Joe Lukovski saved the. life Of
John Gibbon, at Portland yesterday.
He has distinguished himself as a
hero for the thirteenth time.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-01
++** *++:*%+%+++'
JOHNSON REFUSES TO AID.
Ruef SOrely Disappointed - Henry
Ach VIII BE Chief Counsel for Ex-

San Francisco, Feb. Henry
Ach will be Ruefs leading attorney
and practically sole counsel for the
indicted boss His trial was set for
February 6, although Ach wanted the
date the 18th.
He obtained permission for Ruet
to stay In the city four hours each
day to consult attorneys. Late last
night Grove l.. Johnson informed
Ruef that he would not act as his
chief attorney, a great blow to Ruef
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-01
FIVE KILLED IN FIRE.
Survivors Escape Scantily Clad While
Temperature Is Lowest OF Year.

Temperature is Lowest OF year.
Kansas City, Feb. Five persons
were burned to death and 10 others
injured in a boarding house fire on
Eleventh and Wyondotte streets. The
survivors escaped scantily clad. The
temperature is the lowest of the year.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-01

Pendleton stores are filled with at
tractive goods ut The most reason
able prices ever TO prevail in the
inland empire. Read the adver-
tlsements for particulars.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-06-12

Vernal, Miss, June 8 1905. AS
we havn't seen any letters from
Vernal in some week; past, we
thought we would send few dots
this week. Hope it won't get a
free pass to the waste basket.
Miss Minnie Mcleod arrived
home some few days since from
Meridian where she has been atten-
ding school-and Mr.. j. w. Wood
ard also hove in home last Friday
from the A. & M. where he has
been attending school too.
Children's day was held at Rocky
Creek church last Sunday. The
children all seemed to be we'll in
practice with their recitations.
There was large attendance and
everyone seemed to enjoy them
selves. Mr.. D.A. Mcleod and wife
also W.D. Eubanks and family at
tended childrens day.
Miss Addie Mcleod, one of Lea
kesville's charming young ladies
also attended the children's exercis-
es Sunday. We also saw several
from Exsho there.
H. T. James and w. D. Eubanks
are at Leakesville working with
their telephones this week.
Miss Laura Thomas is getting a
long nicely with her little school
at Sand Hill.
Mrs. DR.. Eley and children of
Merrill, visited her sister, Mrs.
A. .Eubanks, last Saturday and
Sunday.
Mr. JIG. Woodland and little son
Edwin, made a flying trip to YER
nal today.
We are glad to know the new
church is nearing its completion,
so rapidly. The writer attended
the closing of Rev. A. G. Fergu-
sons school and had a nice time.
The crops are looking fine now as
the farmers have gotten very good
control of the grass these warm
dry days.
l think we will have ripe water
melons about the 18th if nothing
happens.
Mrs. L. H. Eubanks is spending
a few days with her daughter, Mrs.
Chas. Eubanks.
We are always glad to see the
Dear old HERALD make its ap-
pearance, we like all the letters and
news so very much.
CYPRESS VINE.