H-tg'; E7f 'fflaS'f.:: ' -2L4RHH I & fc1- v,-, ri;rr:,'v - 'vaiPr yfw: mro,.v p?$ "wi ' "L1.1 "1 ' r-'l." ' I !' ! ' . ..li. A .. iff ' fr: K ei- ? m m ' VOL. V. 55? -j . NATIONAL BANK OFSg?Sa,D' .jtf'l)erflk'fnil, Depositary niid financial PfljkAV&b;cMIwiK.O. WJthlnKtoni - t V - sMianim;naiuri n k tatter of crodlt Issued. available In Kuropo and tho Eastern state'. Bight exclianpo and telegraphic transfers sold on New York, Iluston, Chicago, Omaha, St, Tan), Ban Francisco and the principal points In the Northwest. Bight and lline bills drawn In sums to suit on touduii. 1'arlit, Uorlln, FranktorWin-lhe-Matn, IIoiigKoug. , Collections made on labrablo terms at all ncccsslbto points. ' LADD TILTON, Established hi 1800. TRANSACT A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS. Interest allowed on time deposits. Collections -raudo at all points on favorable terms. Letters of credit issued Available In Europe ahd the Eastern stales. Sight exchange and Toletrrapliic Transfers sold on New York, Washineton, Chicaeo, St. Louis, Denvc, Omaha, San Francisco and various points in Ore gon, Washington. Idahoj Montana and British Columbia. ' "Kxcliange sold on1 London, Paris, Berlin, Frankfort and Hong Kontr. THE UNITED STATES .NATIONAL BANK t 'Of POKTIiAND, OHEOONi Transacts a General Bank llustncsa. United States President VIce-l'rcildom Cashier in.., THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK. '. Pendleton. Oregon, x Capital, J70.000.00. Surplus and Undivided Profits, f00,000.00. RESERVK AGENTS First National Bank. Chicago. 111.; Flrt National Bank, Portland, Oregon; Gfiemjral National Bank, Now York, N. Y. OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS To vl Ankeny, President; W. F.Matlock, Yico President: C. B. Wade, Cashier; II. C. littorensy, Assistant Cnshler; .1. St McLeod, V, S. Byer, W. F. Matlock, II. F. Johnson. THE PENDLETON SAVINGS BANK PENDLETON, OREGON. Organized March y 1880, Capital, $50,000; Surplus, $53,500. Intorost allowed on time deposits. Exchange bought and sold on all prin cipal points, .'Special attention gjyen to collections, W. J. Furnish, President; J. N. Teal, Vice-President; T. .T. MorrfB, Cashier. ' ' - - FRENCH & COMPANY, BANKERS ,THK UAM.KH, OHKOON, TRANSACT A QKNERAL BANKING BUIINESI. letters of Credit Ismied available In tho Eastern States, Bight Exchange and Telecraphte Transfer old on New Ytrk.Chli'Miro. at. Iiuls, Ban Kranclsrn, Portland. Ore., Beattlr, Wash, and various poltits In Oregon and WashlnBton, Collectlonmade at all points on favorable terms. T" Loewenberg & MANUFACTURERS 229 to 238 Tmyten Strt 199 tm 19 Soon9timt Lua aud Immigration Agouti M. L. CAUSEY,. The Causey Real Estate Co. Farm, Fruit and Timber Lands. Stock Ranches. Mining Properties. j j i A Office: Foley-Roche. Building. LA GRANDE, OR. WM. MILLER, ,,.,, LA GRANDE, OR. PEAL8 IN ORAIN, BEET AND FKUIT LANDS IN THE BEAOTIFIJI. CRAfSsD RONDE VALLEY 1 .A"jr 'fntlnnoits reiMenceof brer lOjears !. .tiimiMi.ijiuriu. iiiu iiiiurc iHi.Miuiiiiie. j". 11, ice) 111. 1 uo our, veauii; u uorne. win inaae any mistase 111 lucatlug Here, ' Yaiir Correspondence la Solicited, and All Questions ....Cheeifully Answered.... .. aw..f... . ." ... Willamette Iron and Steel Works. Founders, Machinists and Boiler Makers, PORTLAND, OREGON. EStONENS ANO BUILDER OF... Marin and Stationary Eftglnas and Boilers, Saw Mill. Logging and Mining Machinery. . Roll Grinding and Corrugating Machinery, w Pawdr Tranamiawan 1 We r aaaetatttly efeveealfts Medem Agent of llm UiiUihI Hint. assistant cashlor, J NewklrW; second Aivuru BANKERS PORTLAND OKECON.... Drain Issued Arallabjle In all cities of tho and Kurope. ....TYLER WOODWAItn JACOB KAMM ,.P. C. JII.I,KIt Going Company OF XND DEALERS IN Stove Ranges, Hollowware Household... Specialties... Handled by AH First Class Dealers... Royal Steel Ranges Are tne uest ana uneapest in the Market Portland; Oregon General I-oan and Insurauce Asratt Manager. IN EASTERN OREGON In thlsFamorfs VSller. andacloiestudr ol the ui luiau. inua irsunai knnwi.uffa 01 lucii.r '. . ... ----- - , iwaionirrairy. Machinery far special purposes, which PORTLAND, OBEtiONf IBVllttl tim! J-, , From All .Paris of the NcwiWorld .j , , , . - , vv a W the. Old. -. , ,, 'j'"' ' '-'",f"' 'V'1 (.'', "-'"m-.v- j . ZZ ' 72301' '0FTNTEHE5T',TO;OUR MA.1tEADeRS Comprehensive Review of the Important Hip penfngs of the Put Week In a Condensed Form. Tho queen's fortune is not so large as Ronerally supposed .. Tho accession of King Edward was attondod with much pomp in London. Thomas Kenrns hits been elected United tytutes sanator from Utah. A fire in Montreal destroyed proper ty worth from $2,500,000 to S.SOOO.' X)00. California's ornngo cropthls record of year promises to break the prev' ions years. Three men hold np n saloon and garnbing hotiso in North Yakima arid secured $800. Sholby M. Cullom wan ro-eleote'd Unitod States senator from Illinois. This is his fourth tor in. Lieutennut Taylor, of tho United States rorouuo cuttei Pourose, was drowned at Poneacolu, Fin. William A. Donton, n soldier of the Black Huwk liulinn war, is doad at Mudison, Intl., ngod 101 yonrs. Washington Penata passed meinor litis praying congress to appropriate $16,000 for improvements ot Lewis rivor nud $100,0.10 for complotton ol Tho DalloR-Colilo canal. A dispatch from Pokin Bays 26,000 Chineso rogulars lmo roassombled noar Chnn Ting Fu, it day's maroh'' from tho French troops, Geporal Vey( ron is alosoly watching them, and M. Pichon, tho Frouoli minister, has aav1 eigotically requested tholr immedlatt dispersal. , vM ' .... .- t..,. .If .i0..f- a uiiuiugu huh noon seitiea at jtMoa Joosn, Ala.rfor, which no ytaotd K; in law could be found. II. Wilson wm taik.na nv.r tuionhnn. j-.i., - i tulephono daring .-.. ..., .. ...-.wuu UB..UK thunder storm, and was struck nsrntntntr ami Killed. nhis-i brought for damages, but vm by the' payment of $1,800 by.t4w' phone company. A spooial tourist train o Mm W4l?Mie-l'JiniBtHHs'arohiieliiffo. Lonis, Iron Mountain & Southentjaatsida the lines desoribed in article Railway, was wrecked near Walaatn. of that treaty and itartoiiliirly to the Ridge. Ark. Tho ouly person injured Wiie tho Pullman ptirtor. Tho pusseu gors wcro only h.idly shaken tip. The ncoidont was tho (estlt of an attempt to wrook tho Cannon' Uall train which was tin hour hohiud tho spooial, by opening n switch. ' ' Tho oath of nllcgiance has been ad miniat'red to over 1,000 Filipino;. Vigan. Fnll-blooded Indians in the Orue! country tlueaton to exterminatu tho white. s The Oregon and Washington legis latures adjourned tout'of respect, to Queen Victoria. Three people were killed near Van couver as the result of an explosion of powder being thawed out in a stove. South Ilend, ,Wnh., has sent a dele gation to Oly m ptu to work for tho loca tion of a normal school nt that place. The sloop Muriu Teresa, owned by a subject of Great Drltaln, was burned by the Venezuelan gunboat .Miranda. Tho (irund opera house at Cinoinnati L Durueu without logs or me, llio the ater was packed ut tho'timo the fjre started. Stenhen Parson Mver a wall !rnnw S? who liuSf ihl Colorado idUnd wllwav is dead at JuUvUl. ' v a ed 7" vi'ra LovHle, y a en -years. ' contractor, Midland K The (luances of Oregon, with the ex ceptlon of two special funds, are iu good condition, reports the state tress urer lu his financial statement. Chinese JJoxera are said to haveJ ia" Gardner and Cox, of Htibols conn acrain resumed nctivo onarntinriM in tli. ty. Tlie father Is said to hae died. vicinity of Tien Tain. LI Hung Chang and Prince Ching a.e acousod of being associated with tho Uoxer leudcrs. : Particulars hae just been received 0f , a latal duel at Ml'"" I " "!" Knr nnu . In 1......I... county, Ariz, .m 011 to Slaughter was killed by ex-Sheriff Heeler and Clare ' I'nnrftv. an nnlnnt'nr. wan limlli- wnnmL ! e,i l)eele- and Klauuhlor wnra mttlo. I men and bad bipod hud existed betweea .--- ...-- ..v.: them for a long time. . 1 Seuators elected uro; J. It. Ilurlon. Kansas; Kuute Nehon aud M. K. Clapp,. Miunesota; ,lt. J. Gamble, South Dakota; W. J. Sewell, New Jer sey; J, II, Horry, Arkansas; F. K. Warren, Wyominu; S. Jl. Elklus, West Virginia;. J, W. llailey, Texas; F. Mv v,..t, inn... 11 1 c L -Frank Janasen, a bsrber of Soatfc Scranton i a., went home drunk aad u..w..-ra wH wHt. mi. - "V "" "V '. ." sited and their 7-year-old boy baiaed to death. Mrs. Jaunsen was proliably ".Hlly 1b"n,,- Vw , ,i,w' MoDoaald, was seriously burned. The bouse was destroyed. Janasea Is aa-, aw arrest. " 73. ; SATUltDAY, JANUAliy FIRE, BUT NO PANIC. Grind Opera. House at Cincinnati Burned Fortunately no Lost of Life I r!lllpliiiintl .Inn. 91 Tlin fJi-nnrl i'erR house wa8 tonight destroyed by lire, except for its staunch outor vrnlle. lTho play hot for the night was "Unm- lot," by E. II. Southern oompany, nud tho house was" packed by a brilliant nodicnoe. i Tho first act had boon finished and In the sooouil Mr. Southern, noting tho part of Hamlet, had spokon but a fow lines wnon a sugiu aisiuruanco in mo orchestra seats was observed, it was oausod by a slight Ibsuo of stnoko at, that povit. An usher wont down tho atclu and .quietly asked the pcoplo to be Beated, eaying there was nothing wrong. Mr. Souhtorn, at this' point, stepped to tho front of the stage and also assured the audience that every thiag was all rlsht. Then he resumed his part, bnt before ho had spoken iwo lines the smoke issued 'in snoh vplumes that thero was n spontane'ons movement of the people in its vicinity. Without further order or suggestion, jane of the roost rsmarkuble scene ever wunessoa in n orownea anuitorium took place. It was as it the whole alt nation had been revealed to every per son in tho house, ami wlthmit a slnglo shout or auythiug olse indicating a leader, dispersal of the audience began and was canied on with as, much or der and composure as if no such thing as flro had over boon known. Mr. Southern estimates his loss at $60,000. His company was compelled to roach the street olad In tholr costuui'os and to lose tho greater part ot their per sonal offects. loft in tho thoator. MAY BUY FROM SPAIN. United SUtes hM Offered $100,000 for Certain Islands In the Sulu Oroup, Now York. .lun. 24. A special to the Tribune from Washington says: Senator Lodge will endeavor, tp pociire the approval of thu'annute in executive session today to the treaty signed by Secretary Hay and Duko do Aroos, the Spanish minister, on November 7 last, roc the purcnaso uy tins government 01 certain small islands in the Sulu group which had not been included in the jg?1" treat-'- Tb1U treHt-' "M B,cut io ' M, senate early last month, and con- ,,., 41.ll 1 !.. f.l:..l Its essentially ot the following artl '' mmmmsMmsmtkiiik u 10? rWdands ot Cagnynu, Sulu and Mbutu and their dependencies, and ngroos that all snoh islands slptll be com prised in the enssionnt tho arohlpolngo as tally ns if they Jiail been oxprotsly inoludeil within those line. The United Stutos, In conaidoration of- this rellngquihhmeut, will pay to Spain tho sum of $100,000 v (thin six iiionths utter tin ratification ot thU treaty, 1 tin, cnnvautloii. mid It onlv 1 The Spanish enrtos has just approved aWnltS BO . tlon by the senate for the exchange ot ratifications, which are to bo made lu Washington. The annrntiriatlons to enrrv ont the ui?rnnmint niiiMt lin mmln till annsnti ' if the troaty is approved, hut it canuot bo Inserted in uuy appropriation bill until the senate has authorized ratifica tion. WANTED IN THREE STATE! Two Men Arretted In Illinois Arc Guilty 01 ' All Sorts of Crimes. Mount Vernon, 111., Jan. 34. Geo. , ... . -.,-. m ...... nt I v. iinn joiiu i;ceves, iiiiiib iiiompsuu, i alias ClarK", wanted in nt least llireo "'"". "IUV" . ""'"' ".. t orlme8' from ",unler ,0 pfl,,t ,rtrco,,'V' ' ,mV6 en arrested In the northeast part of .,,, CODnty by 8ierIr, Alanclon, ,., llcemnn Satterfleld and Donutv-ShorilT . ditfont states to answer for various I iceman Satterfleld and DoputyShorifI Stanley, On June I, 1886, near Huntington, liid.tltob Heaves and his two hi tin, George and Juhn, killed Doputy-Sher "r,la "" w" Kentnoky, where! 'l'8 MuniB. the name of Thoinpsoj, ' I""l J"e 0. 1888, were sentenced from lln.t.ii. ..n. ...... tn o I, .. UI ..aua I.I V X" V" " - " 'r. " '". I I " " " Isrv September 2H, lKtlU. they i- cuped from the Frankfort prison and nude their way to this county. Thoy I iiHsumed tho uaiiio of Clark aud hue ulnnn tA(ilnfl Is nm ' OOOS FOR ALASKA. Twelve St, Bcnards Have Left Chicago la Special Car. Chicago, Jan, ''. iu a private car, fitted up especially for comfort, 12 hardy and their use and r muscular St. ' . ... ., . - llsrnard dogs will leavo umcago toiiay, y for AlaiU, (jhlcago prospectors wUl ge them iu the Far North to , transjiort supplies in tne uopper ru er The canines Jiave been given n spe. c4 coo-w 0f traluing by their owner, who says he has hardened them la preparation fofthe strenuous life they wJn be forced to lead In the ice fields. 2(i, IttOl. lilt 001 5 DUD Met Death Surrounded , Entire Family. By Her THE PRINCE OF WALES HAILED AS KINO ' Passing of England's Queen Causes Universal Sorrow-Was One of Most Beloved Rulers of the World. . I Cowe. Islo of Wight, Jan. 23. .Queen Victoria is dead and Edward VII reigns. j The greatest event in the memory of , this generation, the most stupendous change in existing conditions that could possibly be imagined, has taken placo quietly, almost gently, npon the anniversary ot the death of Queen Via toria'a father, the Duko ot Kent. The end of tills carreer, never equalled by any woman in the world's history, came in a simply furnished ,rooui in the Oaborne House. This most re spected of women, living or dead, lay in a great four poitod bed and made a shrunken ntont whose aged face and tlguro wero a oruel mookery of the fair girl who, in 1887, began to rule over England. Around her wen gathered almost every descendant ot her lino. Well within view of ber dying eyes thuro hung a portrait of the Prinoo Consort. It was ho who dosigned tho room and overy part of tho eastlo. In scarooly audible words, tho whito hairod Hlshop of Winchester prnyod boside lior, as ho hud often prayed, for ho was her chaplain at Windsor. With bowed heads tho imperious ruler ot the German vmplro and the man who is now kiug ot Kuglaud, the woman who has sttccoodod to the titlo ot queou, tho princos and prlncessos, and thoHo ot less thau royal designation, listened to tho bishop's ueaselosw pray iug. Six o'clock passoiL The bishop conj tinned his Intercession. One of the younger children asked a question In shrill, childish trohle, and was Immed iately silenced. The women of this royal family sobbed faintly, and the mon Bhnfrled uneasily. At exactly halt past 0, Sir James Held held np his head, and the people then knew that, England had lost her '-MH pala. 'The most of the mourners wrat to thulr rooms. A few minutes later the inevitable dement of matoilallsm stepped into I this pathotlo chupter of International history, foe the court ladles wwut f briskly to work ordering tholr inouru I iug from Loudon. Tho wheels of tho world worn jHtred whou tho aiiuouuco liiont canio, hut iu this pnlaco ut Os homo owiry thing pursued tho usual courso, Down lu tho kituhon thoy J were cooklug a hugo dlunor for mi us semhhigp, tho like of which has seldom been kuowu iu Euglund, and tho din nop tirAiittvntlnita t.pwa.rln.l 4ita ,,u If ,l, l.-.l hiintuinul u,.....a ..... ...,,-,.-..v.. . The body ot Queen Viotoria was em bnlmed and will probably be taken to Windsor Saturday, The coflln arrived last eveuiug from London. , It was thought that the quoen ws dying about 0 o'olook iu the eveuiug, nud carriiigoH were sent to O iborne cot tuge and tho rectory to bring all tho princes and princesses and tho bishop of Winchester to her bo'dsldo. ' It seemol then very noar tho end, hut when things looked tho worst, thu (loneu had 0110 ot thu rallies duo to her riiium-riiii i'uudi.iui...u, uiwiieu iur even and recouulzed tho nroseuco of Wales, the urlnceHsos and Kmnoror r William. Four o'clock marked the beginning 1 01 tno enu, Agau niiiiioiiotl. and this WHH 110t followed by The ,,rInc( 0( W'M frnA,i ,i..... i. of thu end, Again tho family wero time the rolupse recovery. Wulos was very much affected when tho doctors at last in forinod him that his mother hud breathed her last. Ivmperor William was also deeply affected, hut did his best to minUtor comfort to his sorrow strickou uncle, wIiohu new diguity he was tho first to uokuowledgu, rrom an parts 01 tho world there nro still pouring Into Cones niessuges I ot coudolenco. Thoy nuiie from crowned heads, millionaires, trades men and paupers, and aro variously addressed to the Prluou of Wales aud the king of England, Kmporor William's arrangements are not settled. His yacht will arrive today, but it is bulioved he will not dopart until after tho funeral, 1 T 1 . . Attempt to Extort Money. Fort Madioon, lu,, Jan. 24. George Wolf, of Went Point, this county, was lauded iu jail here luto last uight, the warrant hating beou sworn out by Fredorlok Kriokeub.inm, president of the West Point bauk. charuim: him with uu attempt to extort money. Krinokeiilmum received letter order lg 1,J, to deposit $6,000 at a certain place under the Pitman creek bridge, a short distance from town, ou a cer tain date, Tho letter stated that, un ene the money was forthcoming, cer tain properties owned by the banker would be berned. Th Utter was com pared with dlffernt band writings. NO. 43. BIG FIRE IN MONTREAL Nearly Three Million Dollars' Worth of Prop erty Lost. Montreal, Jan. 26, Ono of tho most destructive tiros from which this city has over sulTurod began at 8 o'clock last night, and, notwithstanding tho otforts of the entire tiro department, the progross ot tho flames was not checked until 1 o'olook this morning. Uy that tlmo it had dostroyod property estimated at between $2,600,000 and $3,000,000, nud was still burning, though tho nppearanoo was that tho flromon hnvo nt last got it under con trol. Included in tho property burned is the splendid board ot trade's build ing, which cost $000,000, and honsl over 100 tenants, half a dozen large business houses and two score of small er buildings. The weather was cold and the firemen were greatly hsmpered in this respect. Outside of the board ot trade building there was not a Mod ern structure among those barned Crowds of people Jammed thenar row streets, and tht police could aot control them. Women fainted aad their clothes were torn and a few slightly injured in rushes for safety. The tire started 'in the premises ot Ml Saxe A Co., wholesale clothier, at Leinerne and St. Peter streets. The streets in the locality were deserted at tho time and the tire apparently Mad good headway boforo the fltst alarm was sent in. The firemen found the building a" three-story stone structure, a mass of flames. FATAL HOTEL FIRE. 1 Three Men Were Burned to Death and Several Injured al Kewanec, III. Kownuoo, 111., Jan. 26. Fire early this morning dostroyod tho Commer cial houso and caused the death nt throe men. Tho doad are: C. C. Cot ton, agod 22 years, Terre II ante, lad., advonco ngjnt ol "Uncle Tom's Cabin" company, suffocated in bed; Elmer Peterson, Galesburg, ill., brick mason; James Fischer, Walnut, III., aaettea. cer. John C. Gruber, of Fort Ways, Ind., a contractor, and Martla Jaeeea, of Chicago, an expert meeaaisir. jumped from the thlriLstory wlneews and were badly hurt. An explosion iu the kitchen seal .Use (lames into every corner ol the heme aad out off escape hv means el the slftus. a The Ml ,." "' at hy rt8 Hkhhw," Th loss'is $4,000. ROCK ON THE TRACK. v Train Robbers Tried to Hold Up the Overt. Express Near Kearney. Choyouue, Wyo,, Jan. 26. Informa tion vas inceivod huio today that 1 desperate nttompt wan made I ant night hy a gang of, train robbem to hold up tho overland axpreis, near Koaruoy, Neb. Tho bandits placed it largo pile ot rocks on tho track is or der to t wreck the traiu, whloh Is re ported to have had it lurge nmomta of money. Thu robbers socreled them selves hohiud 11 hill noar the railroad. A podestrluu traveling along the track, came upou the obstruction, wax pouueud upon, severely beaten, aad robbed ot all his money, amouatiiHr f 150. He got away from tbem aad run to Kearney, whore ho gave the alarm, nud 11 posso was at one organ ized and orders gheu to hold the traiu. 'Iho poiuo came upon the baudite and captured oue, tho others escaping, Thu olllcers are still iu pursuit. Ills Naturalization Was Postpones!. Now York, Jau. 28. -A maa who gave tno nitino 01 jieury zunraer ap- idled Io the naturalization bureau ia tho county court house for his iaal naturalization papers, Zimiuer sahl he wus nu Englishman. Clerk, Loos started to administer the usual oath to Zimmer, uud hud got so far as for swearing "allegluuuo to all foreign powers or potentates," and especially' to the queou of Great Drltain and Ire laud, when a messougor rushed israad announced that the queeu was dead. Zliiimor'H naturalization was immedi ately itostpouod until the natarallse lion bureau is ofilolully Informed of the queen's iientu aun the successor to tno throne of England formally announced. The lust llritish subject to forswear iilleglanco iu this city is Joha J. Fallon. BI4 Waihlnjton Hop Contract Tucouiu, Wash,, Juu. 26. Pier Ilros,, hop dealers, of Now Yoik, havo cloned u contract with Woller & Ale (iOwiiii to operntu threo large hopyariht iu Pualup alloy, aggregating UU acres, on the hauls of advancing 8 cents u pound on an estimated crop of 1 10, 000 pounds for cultivating and deliver iug crop free 011 board cars. All abovo eight cents is to bo equally divided. A Consumptive Quarantined. San Francisco, Jau. 26. J. W. Thompson, a consumptive, who ar rived here from llritish Columbia on the steamer City of California, was not al lowed to laud, on the ground that hsr wus afflicted with a contagions dis ease, 'i his Is the first Instance wbsir'e a persou afflicted with couiuaiptioai bag been denied u landing, ' 'i ' a !' tl 4. ' V3 '. WJ n .iv.. A! : Q V . "-Sj "mit up teeee plant, awaaies ue .n-umwr vwnvniiaiir.K jr coaaMi-owoiMCE souoiTipi. -a ,$ - t - e&? ,y Jte y.sr