PH lWmmm ' j mu.j HJ i JJA4..JIIHJI UWJJBIIH lj 1. l I I 1. 1 I !WUPWIJIUWI.lUl.--lX-.-J----r JUiULl ... U I II Hill 1 M"JJ telHi "7$ fS" 1 . WMJp)ITIOH mli). ' PENDLETON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, MONDAY, VEHltVAItV 2, IPOS. ' XO.4GS0. 'SSriTGAl II s".Sir!!r.srr'''lr,!MTftiv Hcuf ii" i ice i iisiic I ' liiifln puimpE Mfi'inml 1 n UfiLL II - IVIHItl HI I II, I HV ,., w.- b, , ci II M IIIIHIVuL si it iiiiiiii mr mm mm- - - i vv iiiiuiawK Li in un I anfi i-tiii. mm . m m mm mm a mm m m - Burs Re ills NIL OFFICERS PREFERENCE Haves of Burns Re Led From the Pen Under Jisbarmont Proceedings, liT OF THE BILLS REPORTED FAVORABLY jay Important Bills Reported One , provide for State and County Ijjirds of Health Another on Barb- Lwlre Fence. silea. Feb, 2. The senatorial sit' itfon Is unchanged. Georgo Hayes, lawyer or Burns, has been releaa Irom tho penitentiary, wncro ne served 10 montliB for adultery. W Etta Horton was leloased last it Hero was tho first sentence tie kind In this state. Disbarment dines liavo boon, instituted it Hayes. Today's Vote for Senator. 34 hod at tiering 16 16 18 6 To Limit Fees. i the senato llallct, of Maine, urg- b the enactment of Icgielatlon limit- I; tie fees of the attorneys In tho beforo tho spnnisn war com piles. Ho said 542 cases were pend- , hlch would aggregato ?G1,000,- . The records show that the attor uet one-third. T Minimize Cattle Stealing. FtlWesa nf Wnswi Ir tllll ILUtllOT of a .tv .. allium has for its purpose mo pru- fcta ot came stealing. tn mnke it the duty of ll rinn whn owns, oneratcs. iaiges or has charge of any stock tui through which horses or cattle L. .vuo nr nri received for the .e eimni " - - urposo cl placing or loading the lame on rallroau cars or uuuia, iu tep a pvitUe record of all brands and liariis on att horses and cattle, which lecora shall bo open to any person de- IMng to inspect tho same. On Bjrbed Wire Fence. Edwards, of Lane, has introduced . bill to do away with the section of (ie correlating to It hoing obligatory for ill barb-wire fences west of the Cascades lo havi a hoard below tho flop wire The section he desires repealed Is 1)318 and reads as follows: "All barbed-wire fences in any of the counties west of tho Cascade mountains In this state shall have a Iboard not less than one by six inches, a pole not less than four inches Ii diameter securely fastened to post ml false posts, pot farthor .than W Inches below the top barbed- Pie," Edwards fays the law now in force Itotgeneralh ohoyed bytho people: ft ine only tlmo It is called up Is n some one has horses or stocl: jreu, and lit believes it should be I He statute bool;s. i to Prevent Disease Spreading, preservative C V .Tnlinsnn hns ( 'faced a bill to amend section Of the code rplntlnir tn thn tnov. lot Sher v hlrh nro Infllntofl with or any ither dlscaso from oof Be to annthni. The amendmfnt cnnKlRta nt thn nrt- r?J of the following: iiu,mTO mat a porrait shall not vauiuu r0 ny person, company, ''Ir BilPftn fnr tmnttnAHl frAmlAnn Iity Into another, nor In any case L .gater d'sinnce than five miles. Yl lflat said sheop may he moved "imunt to any place upon the "W usually occupied or controlled 'ue owner thereof, and .except that "s me summer season, whon such ,";.7B Brazed in tho timbered "stains im v .1 -"vme.or distance." 5.000 I m r i Ljtlon 381 of Bellinger & Cotton1" " juienaea to rend as follows. !1ien (ha .innit. . . )t "cai" t a person is caus Wai6 J'ronEf"! act. negllgenco or Stot,H of anotor ,tho personal rep- feT if ,?ct,?n at aw against tho lat- few . ,.,rraor ral8ht have maln u laitP a.qt,oni hnd 110 1,vetl. ngalnst se V:; ,ur a" 'nJ"ry (lono by tho ll W "mission, such action the death o ta'Ie5?,T?. " ny. shall be ad- K"io derate 5thor Pereonal property ltoi . ruto 1,118 morning i fator of!.! b0U80 oxprossod itsoU Lb,t'ifti?wlns Jufl to deternMre 1 in (vmwicaH4 iiv attic fi."-W.lJl MM.. .T '-T' . " -uc"t11,u1T verHot iin ! ;css of wie ibin nronosed to Bills Reported Upon. Marlon county 'delegation reported favorably on S. B.31, by Crolsan, reg ulating running at large of stock in Marlon county and H. B. 1C2, 'by Kay, fixing the salaries of Marlon county officers. Judiciary, S. B. 10, by Stelwer, reg ulating carriage of sheep by express, H. B. 44, by Blakeley, to protect stock growers; unfavorably, H. B. 218, by Tost, relating to county com missioners and their salaries; favorably. Education, H. B. 34, and H. B. .123, .thrown open to tho public nest Frl- tee on judiciary. S. B. 81, by Pierce, appropriating $20,000 for Eastern Or egon Agricultural and Experimental Station; favorably. Among other important hills report ed on were: H. B. 2, taxing corpora tions; favorably. H. B. 41, taxing In heritances, favorably. IL B. 33, pro viding for locntlon of Malheur county, seat; substitute returned. H. B. 193. for changing county seat of Union county; favorably. S. B. 27, providing for state and county "boards of health; favorably. H. B. 150, for licensing of engineers; favorably. H. B. 07, regu lating employment of child labor, fa vorably. H. B. 14, croatlng office of commissioner of bureau of labor sta tistics, substitute returned. S. B. 3, providing for execution of all crimi nals at state penitentiary, favorably. H. J. M. 3, by Davoy, relating to fraternal publications; admitting them to the mails on the same leval with other publications; adopted. MITCHELL GIVES ULTIMATUM NO BITUMINOUS MINER TO WORK OVER EIGHT HOURS. Wage Conference Held Behind Closed Doorc Each Side Combative No Agreement Reached. Indianapolis, Feb. 2. The wage conference was held today behind closed doors. Each sido is combative. President John Mitchell gave an ulti matum to tho operators, saying: "The eight hour day has been' settled with us and no bituminous miner will ever work any longer." It will be surpris ing if an .agreement Is reached within a weok. In Honor of Insurance Pioneer. New York, Fob. 2. A tablet to the memory of Morris Ttoblnson, who was cashier of the New York branch of tho Bank of the United States when that was a groat financial institution, wns erected today by the Canadian sooioty, Mr. Morris having been a Ca nadlan bv birth. The occasion was the COth anniversary of the establish ment of modern life Insurance In this cauntrv by Mr. Robinson. The tablet, which is of bronze, Is affixed to the. front ot tho building at CG wall street, in which were located thg orlg' Inal offices of tho first permanent American life insurance organization Endeavorers Celebrate. Boston, Feb. 2. Four million Chris tian Endeavorers living In all paru of the civilized world, celebrate today tho 22nd annlvorsary of the organisa tion of the great society. In response to tho call of tho officers of the na tional society tno local uraucnes everywhere are to hold annlversnry meetings and appropriately celebralo the day. A feature of these meetings Is to be the reading of lotters of erecting from President rtoosevelt. "Father" Clark and the other promi nent persons Interested In the socl ety and Its work. Bllllarcl Experts In Contest. New York, Fob. 2. A number of the leading amateur billiard players of tho country will bo seen at their best In the annual tournament of the National Association of Bllllo-rd Play' ers. which begins tonight at the Han- over Club. Brooklyn. Included among them are, "Wilson P- Foss. tho class A rhamn on of the American Ainiouc Union; Edward Gardner, of Passaic, N. J., and Ferdinand Poggenberg. champion of ,tho Liedorkranz club. Diplomatic Illness. New York. Fob. 2. A London spec !ni to an evening paper says tho hlnir's Illness Is a diplomatic one. The qucon demanded that the young ladies with whom the king had been over irlendly withdraw from the list of tho Duke of Devonshire's guests, wnere thn kinir nxnected to co this evening. Rather than create a scandal the king was taken suddenly with violent in fluonza. King Is III. London, Feb. 2. The king .Is ill and has been compelled, to postpone all his visits. The physicians announce a feverish ncpw. tsMmmxc- .CoMiibasn. . Jjeb.-Jjjnlt Jr. no.yr stated , that (24 of the crow pf the .Avon were drownod. Graduation Day at the Naval Academy Sends Forth many Embryo Admirals, MANY NOTABLE GUESTS PRESENT FROM WASHINGTON Minister Bowen Offers 30 Per Cent of First Month's Cus toms to Allied Powers, MAKES THE CONCESSION IN THE INTERESTS OF PEACE Quotations Furnished by the Coe Commission Company D. C. Sulli van, Manager, Room 4, Association Block. Minneapolis, Feb. 2. Firmer cablos Horn Livcrrool this morning had but a stimulating effect on wheat values mound the opening. Thero was con siderable long stuff seeking a mar ket, which temporarily depressed prices, and in absence of any demand from tho Valentine crown, outsiders were slow In making any new long committments. Tho weather was ideal, promises for snow for tho next 24 hours. Receipts were liberal but ras some of the flour mills mentioned closing down this week, tho trade naturally nnticlpated a lower range Ih values. The Secretary of the Navy Presented the. Diplomas Graduates Cheered as They Came Forth In New Uni forms. Annapolis, Md., Feb. 2. This was graduation day at tho naval academy, and 49 embryo admirals went forth into the world to serve their country on the seas. The academy grounds were crowded, and all available space In the chapel for visitors was filled, and most of tho seats were occupied on the aisles -where tho honored guests and essential functionaries of the grand occasion wore lo bo gather ed. At 10; 30 o'clock the cadets, head ed by the naval academy band, march ed from their quarters to tho chapel, where the board of visitors had pre ceded them. Many notable guests from Washington and elsewhere were present. After the customary ad dresses had been delivered there was a rush for I he handstand, where dlplo- was were to he delivered by Secretary of the Navy Moody. The cadets re ceived their diplomas amid the 'Ap plause ot their friends. Tho gradu ates went in to don their new uni forms, and as each came out the class gave three cheers. Secretary Moody made a brief speech In which he con gratulated the cadets upon their grad uation and dwelt upon the honor and Importance of their future duties. The following Is a list of the gradu ating class arranged by states: Alabama Charles C. Moses and Frank H. Sadler. California Milton S. Davis, Marvin K. Metcalf and William E. T. .Neu mann. Georgia Hugh McL. Walker. Illinois Walter S. Anderson and S. C. Loomls. Indiana John S. Arwlne and James D. Wilson. Iowa Roy W. Riden, Leo Sahm and William W. Sraythe.' Kentucky Charles K. Blakley. Massachusetts Charles Belnap. Michigan George S. Rcdford and Alexander H. Van Keuran. Minnesota Wobb R. Raudenbush. Mississippi Butler Y. Rhodes and Thomas H. Taylor. Missouri Fred H. Potet. Nebraska Ralph H. Koch. New York Francis J. Cleary, Hen ry D. Cooke,- Jr., Ernest Friederick, Richard D. Gatewood, William J. Giles. Ralston S. Holmes, Austin S. Klbbee, Lamar L. Leabey, Wilbur P. Van Auken and Thomas Ward, Jr. North Dakota Paul H. Fretz. Ohio Maegilllvary Milne, Ross P. Schlabach and Charles E. Smith. Pennsylvania Donald R. Battles. Charles E. Brlllhart, Alfred T. Brls ben and Harold R. Stark. South Carolina William Anorum. Texas Daniel T. Ghent, Lindsay H. Lacrl ard Samuel M. Robinson. Wisconsin John S. Abbott. District ot Columbia Ilufus S. Thompson. AH large Red V. McNalr, John Rodgers and Stephen C. Rowan. Compromise Offered to tho Three Al lies by Minister Bowen to Save Prestige None of the Principals Will Be Abrogated. Washington, Feb. 2. A compromise has been offered by Minister Bowen to the three allies. A preferential treatment will be given for one month to save prestige only. During this time the allies may take 30 por cent of the customs at Cabello and La Guayra. After that, all the national creditors will share alike in the 30 per cont retention. Bowen announces that ho makes this concession In the interests of peace and without abrogating any of the principles for which he has been contending. COALING FOR SEA. Wheat Opened. May 77 July 74U Corn May 14Ti5 July 43 Oats May 36 Closed. 78'ii 744 431,6 32 V, Wheat In Chicago. Chicago, Feb. 2. Wheat 78 cents per bushel. -77 Memorial Sent to Our Mem bers ot the Legislature Urg ing No Amendment, COMMERCIAL ASSOCIATION FAVORS PRESENT 8YSTEM. STEAMER OVERDUE. Feared That the Enoch Has Met With Disaster In the Late Storm. Norfolk, Feb. 2. Grave fears are entertained for tho steamer Enoch, owned by the United States shipping company, now eight days overdue fiom Antwerp. She carries a crew ot 30 and has a passenger list. ' Minister's Wife Goes on Stage. Now York, Fob. 2. A minister's wife tripping tho fandango to the tink ling of tho castanets Is one of the features billed for tonight at a Brook lyn theater. The fair debutante is Mrs. Floronte Brown, wife of the Rev. C S- Brown, formerly of Columbus, O., and at present chaplain for tho City Mission Society, the favored charity of 'Bishop Potter. Mrs. Brown In highly educated and has frequently appeared as .soloist in the most fash louable Episcopal churches of Now York. Mib. Brown's reason Tor eolnu on tho stage Is that her husband's salary as a minister is so small that It would not enable her to properly caro for and educate their little boy and that by hor efforts on the stngo sho can greatly assist In maintaining their homo. Duane vs. Hawkins. Bostop, Feb. 2. Danny Dunne and Dal Hawkins have completed their training and are ready for their brmt before tho Criterion Athletic Club to night. Tho articles call for a 12 round go at 133 pounds. Duane has been very successful In his recent contests and If he wins over Hawkins ho will go to the coast to meet Jimmy Britt. Alabama Gpod Roads Convention. Montgomery, Ala., Feb. 2.--The Ala bama Good Roads convention began a session here today with delegates present from nearly every county of the state. The meeting purposes to draw up , bill for road Improvement to be introduced at the present b'v1 alop of the legislature. , Commissioned Vessels Making Ready Under Rush Orders. Norfolk, Feb. 2. All commissioned vessels aro coaling as if making ready to rush to sea for service. The lepalr work on all others was con tinued throughout Sunday day and night. It is not denied that new rush eiders have been received. SUSPENSION DAY. and was The Many Minor Bills Considered Passed. Washington, Feb. 2. Today suspension day In the house. rules were suspended and various :i,lnor bfllG were considered and pass ed. The aub-committee on naval af fairs began tho preparation of Less or's report. Tentative draft findings wJll be submitted this evening. The credentials of Senator Teller, of Colorado, Senator Pettus, of Ala bama, and Senator Clark, ot Arkan sas, were received today. The navy department has decided to accept Hobson's resignation. Charged With Grave Robbing. Indianapolis, Feb. 2. The trial of Dr. Alexander, tho first of tho 39 men charged with grave robbing, began to day. DEATH GOMES TO WTLEMEN TWO KILLED AND TWELVE INJURED IN COLLISION. Cabinet Demoralized. London, Feb. 3. The unheard of demoralization Ic the condition of the cabinet was addeo to this ruornlns by the announcement of tho serious illness of the Earl of Selbornc, first lord of tho admiralty with acutu rheu matism. Balfour and Lansdowne are still 111. Their condition Is unchanged. FINED $250. Captain Cannon, of the New York Police Force, Gets Off With a Light Sentence. New York, Fob. 2. Captain Cannon wl.o was convicted of neglect of duty Friday last, was fined ?2G0 by Ilo couler Goff this morning. In passing tho sentence Goff said he took into consideration the fact that he liaC been honorably mentioned five times for saving live3 and was ponnllesn, which the tecorder said w'as ail ab i ormal condition for a police captain. THE WATERBURY STRIKE. Cars Running With No Passengers ..Trouble Expected Tonight. Waterbury, Feb. 2. The street cara are running unmolested but with no passengers. Companies of g-uards-mon are guarding the. lines. Reports have been .received that lwo powder houses near tho city have 1-een broken open and looted. Offic ers are Investigating. Troops expect serious trouble tonight. ENGINEER KILLED. Erie Express Collides With a Light Engine In the Fog. Willlamsport, Pa., Fob. 2. Tho Erie express collided with a light engine in tho fog this morning. The fireman was killed and the engine'er fatally scalded. -Two baggagemen wore sc riously hurt. WATERS ARRE8TED. Charged With Embezzling $8000 While In Manila. Montreal, Feb. 2. Alexander Wat ers, of Manila, was arrested here to day on the charge of embezzlement of $8000- while chief of tho coast guard at Manila. Tho arrest was instruct ed by Attorney-General Knox. Closed Their Case, Philadelphia, Fob. 2. The opera' tors closed their case before the an thraclto commission at 12:30 today. Dccrow begins rebuttal of the evl Rear Section of a Stock Train on the Illinois Central Runs Into the Front Section. Clovcrdalc, ill., Feb. 2. Two sec tions of a stock train on tho Illinois Central near this place collided early this morning. The rear end of the cabooso of the first section was filled with stockmen. Two were killed and 12 were Injured. GREAT REJOICING AT FEZ. Pretender's Troops Vere Practically Annihilated. Tangier, Fev. 2. The details of the battle show that the sultan had eight Maxims and four Krupps and the af- lalr developed Into a regular slaugh ter, the pretender's troops rushing re peatedly against the 'muzzles of can non until they wore practically anni hilated. The imperial troops are pur suing tho protondor and unless ho Is among the slain ho will bo captured There is great rejoicing at Fez. News Confirmed. Tnnelar. Fob. 2. A full confirms. thn of tho report that tho sultan ban gained a complete victory over the pretender has been received. Resolution Passed Unanimously Against any Change In Method of Selecting Marshal and Recorder. At tho cnllcd meeting of tho Com mercial Association Saturday night, resolutions wcro unanimously passed asking tho legislature to inako no change In tho city's charter as af fecting the method of electing mar shal and recorder Tho resolutions" as passed wcro as follows; Whereas, It has been brought to tho nollco ot tho Commercial Associ ation that a petition lias been pre sented to tho Oregon legislature ask ing that a change bo mado in tho charter ot tho city of Pendleton, mak ing tho prcsont appointive olllccs of marshal and recorder eloctlvo, aiut lecognlzlug that such a change would put tho city govornmont In tho snmo quandary that It wns In during tho tlmo that said offices word eloctlvo, whon tho mayor nnd tho council wcro, at cross purposes with tho marshal and recorder, and romomberlng that tho results of such administrations ot such olectivo olllccs ot marshal and recorder havo been In a number of Instances failures, nnd for the ad ditional reason that tho appointive law has only been oporatlvo a Uttlo more than one year, not long enough, to glvo It a fair trial, therefore: Bo It resolved, Thnt tho Commer cial Association of tho city of Pen dleton does hereby memornllzo tho members of tho Oregon legislature and especially tho members of this county, and earnestly urgb them that thoy do not at this tlmo amond In any way our present charter and ask that tho offices of marshal and recorder bo loft appolntivo as at present. That tho secretary transmit a copy of theso resolutions to each of tho members of tho legislature from thia county. Today a copy of tho resolutions Is Icing circulated for signatures anion thoso momhors of tho association who woro not presont Saturday night. So far but two membors havo refused to sign them. Tho resolutions, with a statement of tho proceedings ot the , meeting and with the additional s'a natuios appended, will probably , bo forwarded to tho legislature tomor- lOW. New York's Civic Birth. Now York, Fdb. 2. There woro flags flying from the public buildings today In token of tho fact that tho city of New York is just two hundred and fif ty years old. It was on February 2. 1CB3 that New Amsterdam became a city by virtue of a decision reached by tho Amstordam Chamber of tho West Indian Company. In 1CC4 tho namo was changed to New York and the first mayor was Thomas D. La vail. It is very doubtful if tho first mayor evor dreamed of tho great changes that would be wrought undor tho administration of his successors during the noxt two and a half cen turies. In tho western metropolis at that time any ono who would promise to build on the south sido of Wall ttrcct received tho land for nothing. Today It Is difficult to obtain It at any price. In Uiose early days partrldgoa were shot cjoso to Bowling Green, and "the JSnglish pirates wero annoy ing?" Negro slaves were purchased from tho Blavo ships. ORE STEALING DEVELOPMENTS. "Spike" Sullivan to Meet Maloney. Iondon, Fob. 2, Considerable In terest Is manifested in pugilistic cir cles In the bout between "Spike" Sul livan, of Boston, and Jem Maloney, which is slated for tho arena of tho National Sporting Club tonight. Ma loney is regarded as tho moat formi dable opponent Sullivan has faced slnco coming to England. Tho bout is announced to be his last before re turning to America. Castro's Troops Defeated. Wlllamstad, Curacao, Fob, 2. Word baa been received hero at tho headquarters of the revolutionists that Castro's troops have met a se- vero defeat at Paolo, 40 miles south The Loyal Legion of Labor, a new national colored organisation, will re ceivo $25,0" " -from Ca -ieglQ and ale will be p' CL,pr Ivwj .ol' First Accounts of the Affair Exagger atedManager Melzer Offers $5000 Reward. Baker City, Fob, 2. First reports of tho large oro steal that has boon tarried on systematically in tho North Polo mlno, for somo time, were great ly exaggerated. Manager ICmll Mcl.or, of the North Polo, has offered a rownrd of f,000 for tho apprehension of tho eni'ty parlies. Detective D. L. Clonee. of Portland, who Is connected with Thiol's Detec tive ngoncy, worked as a miner In Mia Columbia for months and Id credited with ferreting out ho nnso, from tho most Insignificant beginning. It is Impossible to tpll how king tho robbery has boon going on or to maho a rorsonublo guess as 'to tho amount of cold curried out by 'tho thloving miners and to ihoir equally guilty eonfcdotnles on tho oiitsldo. Since the subjoct has bten opened up, evidence oi nigii nanaou roimcry in all tho prominent mines oi in Suinptor district, has corno to light. The North Pole Is not alono In this matter, but tho aojeonda. Columbia, Red Boy, Bonanza and Psycho mlnoa all -bear evidence of having been rob bed syntomntleally for months pant. A sweeping Invcdiisation vHl ha made through all tho camps and H Is quite likely that tho rigid system of oxamlnlng tho mlneis when they come cut of tho works onch shirt will ho In rtalled In I ho Surnpter and Bourne mines. The class of Jnlners worklnj? h, this district has beon so excollent that the companies havo been loath to put this custom into execution hut lato developments show that their tonfldenco has boon grossly abused. While tho amount of rich oro filch ed from th jplnes cannot bo ritlinat ed with ciitnlnty. It Is evident that prominent persons both In Portland sr.d Baker City will bo Implicated ill the unfortunate affair, hoforo It Is Bot tled. Potorsop, the miner who was arrested last Wednesday on suspicion, Ih reported to have turned state's ev idence and rovealed the entire plot. Rise In Canadian Bread. Montreal, Que., Fob. 2.The price of bread In Montreal has increased r v ' vt loaf today. Tho bakers ' to the prevailing ood, ool sji'l-