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WEEKLY EDITION ma £♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦« ♦ Unswayed by tear, uninflu ♦ enced by favor. The East Ore ♦ gonian will tell the truth, the ♦ whole truth r jd nothing but ♦ the truth, about county, state ♦ and national affair* Its pro ♦ gressive teat urea make it a pa ♦ per tor the masses ♦ BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB^ — * The - East - Oregonian of Peo- dietoa, Oregon, is pubUs.ted la the heart of the wonder's! la- laud Empire. Tou wLl find that it is readable, nailable and progressive. and will give you the news reliably, accur ately and fully. I BY EXECUTION OF A CHIEF. Negroes Are Making a War X Exter mination Against the Whites—Cap ital X the Colony Is In Great Dan ger—Telegraphs and Railroads eC- stroyed—Troop« Being Sent From Germany. Berlin, Jan. 18.—Dispatches today state that the whites of Germa: West Africa are in a desperate «lit- ation. There are 300.000 in a territory of 300.000 square miles. Their greatest single force at any one point is 80C Opposed to them are 60.000 rebels, in eluding 20.000 Hereros. who are :h<- finest of the negro race. The rebels are leading a war a* extermination against the whites, th« result of the German governor hav ing exasperated them by the execu tion of Chief Nicodemas for hlgl treason against the kaiser. Ten thousand negroes are threaten ing to capture Windhook. the capi garrisoned by IS* tai. which Is whites. All railways and telegraphs an cut and destroyed. It is now considered certain thi all outlying whites will be torture» and killed Official returns say there are 40 Americans in the district, bu their names are not available. German Troops to Africa, In the German reichstag today Von Buelow made a statement -e garllng the gravity of the rebel I lot He announced the emperor tad ready ot ered reinforcements rush ed. These troop-- leave Kiel Thure day and will reach the mouth of th< Swakop river February 8. Th« first detachir-mt of 500 wltl artillery, will be followed a few days later bv 500 more. Von Buelow said 10 years’ wort has been destroyed, the colonlsu having lost practically all their prop erty. Many German families wen murdered, but few from remo'f points being able to reach the mtli tary stations. B PENDLETON, UMATILLA CO., OREGON FRIDAY, JANUARY 22. 1991 ■■W” SCHOOL FIRE DRILL. i TROUBLE PRECIPITATED B B ♦ B * BBBBBBB * BBBBBBBB VOL. XXVIH Rebellious Natives Are Mur dering and Pillaging Overa Large Territory. 0 Seven Hundred Pupils File Building at Three Exits in Lest Than Two M.nute* I Spokane. Ja.i, 18.—The fire gong li I the lower hall at the high school wa. i rung yesterday afternoon by prlnci pal H. T. Coleman The pupils filed | out In good oi uer and the test was a . complete success. The building contained about 700 ' pupils and was emptied in one min utc and 40 seconds. The school has three exits that are used In fire diill. The fire escape 1» not used, and with the pupils ualng the escape and extra doors in an emergency the building could be emptied in about one minute Th’ siaira are broud and the doors goo. 1 ■die. eo in caa ‘ or fire a panic -ould be unlikely. Crookes Tube« Explode. > » » Plttshurt. Jan. 15.—Fi.e in the Cunn.ngham glass manu factory this morning caused a loss of »100,000. The only sustained peraoabl injuriee were by firemen and spocta- tors who wero cut by flying the glass which camo with from a force X a gunshot 120 store room containing Crookos tubes (glass vacuum chamber*) These tubes all exploded with tremendous force when the temperature reached a certain degree B B B B B B B B B B B B ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ I 1 SHOOTS J. WHITE I Prominent Baker City Lawyer No Harmony of Conclusions Shot in Self-Defense Last Possible About the Far East ern Situation. Night. CHINA THINKS SHE HOLDS VICTIM COT TWO BULLETS THE KEY TO THE SITUATION. IN ANSWER TO QUESTION. MUST TEAR DOWN FENCES- Miller and Lux Must Remove About Thirty MUee From Government Land. Antelope. Jan. 18.—Miller A Lux the big cattle -Irm, have been notified by governmen’ agents to tear dowt about 30 miles of fence in Centra Oregon, enclosing something like 60. »0 acres of Uncle Sam’s domain. The land lie». in a rectangular fora Miller & Lux owning the four cor ers and an cccaslonal 40 down th. >ide lines, and the entire tract i; enced. Should the notice be disre tarded, the officers of the govern sent will in al! probability be order -d to tear down the fence and de troy it. as this is the usual proceed ng in such cases. OF THE FAR EAS I POPE WILL APPEAL TO CATHOLIC NATIONS. ! Japan Orders Moro Battleship»—Indi. cations of Japanese-British Rap. preachment—Great Reliance Put In American Marines at Seoul, to Keep the Peace—-Japanese Minis ter and Czar in Conference. Russian Officials in Trouble Arose Over Lawyer's Fee— Hot Words Had Passed Between Opening of Assured by an Reached, an« Peace Is Being Advisee Czar Prepares for war and Filling Manchuria Japan MUSHAM ACKNOWLEDGE 3 THAT HE IS INCOM »ETENT Rusaia Is With Soldters and Settler* I-ondon. Jan 16.—All advices this mon Ing show diversity X opinion r> gardlng the far eastern situation. From Toklo comes the report that war te considered Inevitable and the peace party is l<»«ing hope. B*-r!ln officials are optimistic, claiming the outlook is better today than for many weeks. Pekin officials beJere Russia Wil '»«•¡tate to adopt other than • con c.hatory tone because of Chinese neutrality. The latter dec Is rat ion makes it necessary for Russia, in ase of war. to draw all supplies from some other base. Russian Officials Expect Peace. St. Petersburg. Jan. 16 —Th« Novoe Vretnya today states that telegrams »rotn Port Arthur and Vladivostok report that the highest officials in those circles believe the crisis .s passed and peace te assured. An early agreetzect between Ruas.a and Japan regarding their respective s; here« of tufluenee la expected. Wash.» gton Expects War. Washlngto i. Jan. 16.—News -e cv lved at ti e state department this marnlng fro a Japan are more pes- si static that for days past Several dispatches lave been received, out n<-thing 1« g ven out other than the statement (bat Japan la pushing preparations for war A dispatch from St. Peterabv -g was also received, ccnfinnlng tie preaa advices that the crar yester.*.' y at a reception at the winter palace gave his assurance he «'»old do all la bis power to preserve pt-ace. Battleships Leaving. 8uea Jan. 16 —Th« Japanese cm! eer Nteahi sailed tor Pekin this morning Tbs Russian battleship Oaalyabya also IXt. C»nc«M>ona by Russia. Berlin, Jan. IE—Advices today cause official« to bellm-- that Russia wii) abandon the contentions taken and concede all the eevential points X Japan's demands as soon aa a dig nified form X retreat te fo«md Rome. Jan. 18.—The pope today, .uring a long interview with the •Tench ambassador asked what pro- ection France would afford the Broke Through the lea latholics of the far east in the event Pittsburg. Ji.n. 16.—Three millers >f war. His holiness said that it alking on the ice across the Motor 'rance is unable to protect them ue she la river a dawn this morninc • ould appeal to the Xher Catho.ic rokc through and drowned. Tw owers. 'there narrowly escaped by beln, lulled out by companions. New Battleship* Glasgow, Jan. 18.—Japan has pl ac- •d orders tor two battleships with he Armstrongs of New Castle, «nd ickers at Barrows, of 16.0*30 tons ach. which will be the most power- ul tn the world, and be completed n 18 month* VALLA WALLA COUNCIL Japan-Britlsh Agreement. Birmingham. Eng., Jan IB.—The ASKED TO FIX CHARGE ’oet today sa/s Japan has furnish nl he British foreign office with -e- ailed maps and surveys of Korea itisene Claim G m and Eleetn» Light Company's Rates for Light .nd parts of lie Manchurian coast X he Yellow 8et. and Power Are Exorb tent—Mon Twenty Brit sb vessels now in Jap- star List of Patrons ti Le Present inese waters 1 ave been chartered for ed to the Council Tomorrow f ‘git raaeports by Japan. The Japan« te overnment h s aleo -.rranged for a Walla Walia. Jtui. IS.— A m. ■ ate: ■ontlnuance oi the Japanese mail s*r- otitlon, one x be mc«t la gel} vice by Britla . lines i case of wt r. igned ev er c.r» ulated in V'allt American« Keep tf»« Peace. Valla, will be presented to the city Seoul. Jan. IS—The A tn eric n ouncil Tuesday night wlta probably •uard at the Cnited S’a’.es embas ly .-X» signatures attached, ssk’-ng that as been inc: eased by 60 marin* s. ody to fix a minimum figure for el»c vbO arrived aat nigh' ’’T« nati e ricity charges in Walia Walla ■ress continuo Insultine to foreign The move te directed against the •r* A German man-of-war has fr northwestern Gaa and Electric Com •lved at Chmulpo The American DAY OF SLAUGHTER AND any. whose present scale of prices tuthoritles are providing escorts for SUFFERING IN THE EAST. s considered «xorbftant by the sign TWENTY DAYS IN WHICH TO he women and children who are •r* The Unkn this morning prlnu ompelled to traverse the streets. FILE BRIEFS IN MERGER CASE « list X between S'» and <«• name Czar and Minister* Confer. Men Were Killed In Every Accident >f citizen*« whe have signed the peti Berlin. Jan. 18—A dispatch from •don so far. Probably 200 more will Other, will Die and Scores Ara Arguments Beinq Made for and ippend signatures tomorrow. 3t. Petersburg says the Japanese More or Lees Severely Injured Against the Unseating of Senator The anxiety of prominent busin»*« minister bad a special audience with Equal Liability on Steam and Elec Smoot, the Immediate Issue Being nen to tackle the electric light pro* ;he czar today. The latter is believ trio Linea. ed to be willing to arrange pe«re is evinced by the way em in earnest Character of an Apostle’s Oath- «nd desires to diseuse ways and the petition circulate Evidence Showing Machen to Be hey hunt up Norrtetown. Pa. Jan 15.—One X means in person, going over the to get their names on. Scarcely an Careless—Call for Convention. the Pennsylvania railway's largest k> scads of the ministers. efuaals have leen met A copy -»motive« exploded nrer Narcieue be petition follows: Washington, Jan. 18.—In the case this morning, fatally injuring Engb To the Honorable Mayor and City I GREAT DAMAGE QONE ALON® I -»er Hemphill Fireman Bowman and of Rogers against the state of Ala Council of Walla Walla: We. the u I THE KAW FOR SIXTY MILES. Brakeman Harpe baits, the supreme court today sue !*-rsigned, citizens and residents cl , Head-On Collision. tained the right uf negroes to sit li he city X Walla Walla. W*«h . an.' criminal jury cases Rogers war Malus«. N Y.. Jan. 15 —A bead-end atrons X the Northwest Gas A , Men Imprisoned Cn an Island From tried for murder and negrr** were Electric Company, respectfully peti i collision X freights at the Ratland Which the Bridge Had Been Tern ratlwa} bouse« point, took ptece this not allowed on the jury on account ion your honorable body to fix a of race and color. The court holdB navimnm rate for the use of gaa and Av,ay — Work of Recovery From morning. Jam«« Hogge and Joseph this to be a denial of equal rights ’l*-ctric lights within this city. the Great Flood of Last Summer I Wright were killed and Fred Mitchell under the 14th amendment. ’’The present rate charged by the Largely Undone—Great Damage to fatally hurt and Fireman Lawrence Twenty Days to File Briefs. seriously injured. Several others **f tbove named company for the use >' Milla. the train crew were injured. •aa and electricity is exorbitant and Washington. Jan. 18.—Chief Jus Conflicting Order* tice Fuller today announces in »hs 'nreasonable and demands the Im Kansas City. Jan. 18.—Three hun- Scottsdale. Pa., Jan. 15.—Conflict Minnesota Northern Securities case lediate attention X your honorable ired feet of the Kansas avenue street that counsel on both sides is given »ody.“ iridge across the Kansas river was ing orders caused a collision X 20 days to file briefs on the questior arried away by ice today. The Pittsburg A McConnellsvtlie electric BUTCHER'8 VICTIM LIVES. whether the United States circuit >elt line bridge still stands, but is cars this morning near the Scottsdale court properly assumed jurisdictlo: Fifteen mperiled. Communication with harp curve at full speed- 'erry White, of Baker City, Will Lrmourdale is practically stopped. were injured, of whom eight sustain of the case. Probably Recover From Effect« of Arguments In Smoot Case. All the bridges west as far as Man- ed broken limb* Lawyer's Shots. lattan are mor» or less damaged, Washington, Jan. 18.—Argument." TO BOOM GOOD ROADS. Baker City, Jan. 18.—Jerry White in fact, nearly all the work of in the Smoot case were heard tods •ho was shot twice by Colonel W. F epaiiing the damage done by the by the senate committee on election* lutcher. in this city, last Frida- treat flood of last May and June bas President of Stats Association Goes Smoot is represented by Atiorne. to Washington, D. C. leht, is improving and will recover >e«n undone, as most of the work Van Coot, of Salt Lake, his oppe •nies« complications set in. Salem. Jan. 15—County Judge John vas of a more or less temrorarv an- nerts by Charles Owen, of Salt Lax* Colonel Butcher has emploved a' ure. Rip-rapping, piers and retaln- H. Scott, president of the state good ard ex-Congressman iaylor, of Obic ttorneys, Charles Hyde. Willian ng i walls have been torn out by the roads assoclat’on, departed on last Taylor was first heard. He state mith and John L. Rand, and wll’ ce. The water is not higher than night’s overlard train for Washing that he represented parties to th' lake a strong fight in the case on he “usual high water stage.” hut ton. D. C-, where he goes to attend a original protest against Smoot, stat he grounds of reif defense. he frost and ice working on the tem- tr.eetlng of the delegates appointed Ing that Smoot was an apostle and u Owing to the extreme danger o' orary replacements along the river by the national good roads associa such had taken an oath preventin robing for the bullet In Mr. Wh't«’’ tion to urge the senators and repre ave been very destructive. him taking his seat as senator with •wk. it has not yet been located The half mile wagon toll bridge at sentatives in congress to vote for the out mental reservations. Taylor «r 'he bullet touched the jugular vei* ■Vamego has gone out. leaving six Brownlow road bill now before that pressly declared he has no connet nd the physicians fear to dlaturr nen imprisoned on the island <*n body. that Smoot is tlon with the charge t—I Z— h® wound for fear of blood poison The committee, which will meet on vhlch stands the central pier, the a polygamist. ng. mly one left standing. They are in January 25. Is composed of 25 dele Machen CareieM In System. ■reat danger as the Ice Is tearing gates, appointed from the different 18.—Ex-Assist Jan Washington, WILL ARMSTRONG HANG7 viciously at the Island, which is dt- states, and Judge Scott was chosen ant Postmaster Johnson was recal' Teasing in size every hour percep. to represent Oregon. ed to the stand tn the Machen tria "upreme Court Denies Application •Ibly. They will be taken off by a today. He has damaging evldenw Missionaries In Danger. for a New Hsarinq on Probable -able If the flood does tot at once against Machen, believing Machen V Jackson, Mich., Jan. 18.—Bishop subside. Cauea. have much ability and to be a hard The race and retaining walls of Calloway. Methodist Church. South, Baker City, Jan 18.—The at torneye worker, but careless in permitting at Ijtwrence has railed on all Methodist mission Bowersock's mills th« use of his name by subordinates 'or Pleasant Armstrong have an have been taken out. leaving affaire aries In Korea to leave Immediately will appeal te a they ounced that and in ‘Is office system. for Seoul, or go at once to Japan. ilghrr court than the Oregon su at the same point practically where Will Issue Call Today. Calloway has received direct advices since that tribunal has they were at the close of the flood >reme court, Washington. J« .. 18.—Democrats that their liven are endangered. summer. last new trial on the National Chairman Jone«s will thl- «fused to grant * ipplication filed. afternoon issue the call fcr a conven A man’s prospects depend on the UNION COUNTY TAXES, It is likely the case will be carried tlon at St. Louis July 6, along the things he respects. o the United States supreme court same lines as the call four years ago Levy for 1904 Omounts to a Total of Concerning Panama, 54 Mills in Union, PETRA BFAVA SUICIDES. Washington. Jan. 18.—The senate Union. Jan. 18.—The county court committee on foreign relations today "ormeriy President of the Cuban has just fixed the tax levy for the en ordered a favorable report on the suing year. 31 mills being the coun Court of Justice. Panama canal treaty. Madrid, Jan. 18.—Petra Brava, ty and state levy. Several amendments were adopted The city and school lev!*« are 10 Portland. Jan. 15—Today’s se«»lon comparatively unimportant, but which ■resident of the Cuban court of jus- mills each, making the total tax lew X the National Livestock convention necessitate returning the treaty to ice under the Spanish regime, sui- for th« city 54 mills, or 6 mills higher was devoted largely to detail busi Panama for concurrence. The de ■ided today by shooting. When he than last year. ness. A resolution protesting against bate here is expected to occupy from eturned to Madrid after the occupa- the operation of the lieu land law four to six weeks, and require at ion of Santiago by the Americans. New School Law Satisfactory, ie showed signs of insanity by speak- and recommending an investigation least a month before sending to Pan Wasco county will have at her dls- ng continually of Genera) Shafter, bill on "scrip method” now before am a for ratification of the amend nosal for school purposes this year congrees was adopted, as was another menta. Hence payments aggregaLng vho threatened to execute him *in- »6 832 more than would have been advocating elastic currency. (50.000.000 will not need to be finau 'eM he obeyed orders. available had Dot th« le-fslature at President Benjamin Andrews, of ced before April. Its regular session provided for th« Sugar Factory for Culdesac. the University of Nebraska, deliver Reyea* and Haya* Notos. levy of (6 per capita upon the school Culdesac. Jan. 18.—Tho question of Washington. Jan. 18.—The presi population in the counties, instead of ed an address on the subject, "Is the dent sent to the senate today the a beet sugar factory is now being five mills on the dollar as was the Production of Livestock Keeping Up Colombian note presented by General ilscussed by the people here. It is case prior to this year. The number With the Demandi" He contended Reyes ard the answer thereto by Se<- stated that if a guarantee of 3500 of children In Wasco county between that the price of beef will be increas retary Hay, in addition to other pa teres the first year and 5000 acres the the ages of tour and 20 years is ed in the next few years per« bearing upon th« government’s tecond year will be given, that a 8 006, making the levy (30.036 In Indorsed the Fair. attitude toward Colombia and Pana •ompany will immediately erect a stead of (23.204 aa would have be«n Portland, Jan. 15—The National '*oe matter ma tn December. The note Of Rew« factory at this place, the amount under the old law.—The Livestock convention unanimously asks that th« matter be sent to The has been presented to the farmers, Dalles Cbronfol« Indorsed th« Lewis and Clark fa*r bill but no answer I»«* yet been given Hague, which Hays' reply refused W CHEAP UGHI Far East Agreement the FIRE CHIEF ALSO Peace — In the Meantime I Hoetiiltioe. Baker City. Jan. 1«.—Colonel F W Butcher »hot and probably fatally wounded Jerry White, a contractor, at dar klaat night, over a lawyer’s fee long overdue from White to Butcher. Two bullets struck White, one in the a~m and one in the neck, the lat ter ranging downward Into the bod/, where it has not yet been found by the physicians. Butcher ard White bad had a dif- dculty over a lawyer’s fee. ard White had placed his property out of his lands. to prevent Butcher from col- acting the amour.L passed b«’we*n Hot words bad them yesterday. and as Colonel Butcher stepped out of his office last «voting. In company with bls law •'artnet. White confronted blm ard demanded to know if Butcher <n armed. Butcher, thinking White in tended to shoot him. tn st trtly drew hie revolver and ahot Wh'te twice, before ho was stopped by his part ner. After the shooting. Butcher went to the office of the justice of the peace and surrendered, when he was plard under 15 bonds, which he Immediately furnished He claims he shot It self-defense, as th * actk'«s and the questions of White !*d him to believe that his life was li danger. White’« condftloa )• coualt'ered serloue, ard* while the woun< s may not prose fatal, the elanc-*« are against bin. Co>n«l Butcher is ore of the most rromlvent ard populir attorney» in the state He was denorratlc tern- tree for ron.gr««« frotr this district In 19^2 and was also grand master of the Masons of Oregrn last year tn« Profs«« to Belisvs That the Men and When Whit« Asked if Butcher Was Armed, Butcher Thought it Meant ar ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ ♦ Locomotive Exploder ♦ ♦ Syracuse, N T., Jan. 16.—A B New York Central locomotive ♦ exploded this morning on the ♦ iron pier crossing, killing En ♦ gineer Mitchell and prolxbly ♦ fatally Injuring Fireman B Wentzell and seriously Injur B ing Brakeman Neary. Dam B age suite will be Instituted B against the company by rela B tives of the men named, while B the company tnreatena suit B against the city under Its con B tract. claiming that the acci B dent was caused by foul water ♦ ♦♦*♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ Been Too Busy to Pay Mu-h Atten tlon to the Theaters"—Corporation Counsel Declared Before the Fire He Had No Power to Enforce the Ordinance Providing for F remen »" the Theater»—Assistant F re Mar shal Campian Also Says it Wat Someone Eise’s Fault. REICHSTAG LNUB8 HIM TO A FRAZZLE. Emperor Showed His Chagrin and Afterward That He Was Flattered —Incident Occurred During Ob servance of Ancient Custom. Berlin. Jan. 16.—The kaiser on taring parliament was preceded ny two noble heralds clad in motley fantastic costumes specially design ed by the kaiser. These heralds will figure at all future state (unctions. A unique and embarrassing inci dent occurred after the kaiser closed bis speech. According to invariable custom the oldest deputy, the decrep it Herr Senex, called for three cheers. He paused and waited, but none came It seemed aa if the diet J. bad conspired to omit any demon stration of loyalty. During the pain ful Interval which followed the kai- aer frowned and then marched to ward the door in dead silence. Just before ue reached the portal Senex secmel to awake aa If from a dream and startel to hurrah, the whole assembly, which was a> patently walling for He rex to sta*t the cheering, joined with hearty goed will. The kaiser, appre-iating tie joke, stopped and with the assembly laughed heartily. Review of Those Who Would Fill the Various Offices of the County- UNION WOOLEN MILLS. Output fcr the Faet Year Amount to (120.000 and Improvements Worth (8.000 Have Been Added. Union. Jan. 16.—The Union Wooler Mills at this place have just leaned > tatetnent of last year's output vhlch shows that the mills prodiw. 10 OOO pairs of blankets, averaging n the markets (4 per pair, or a tou.’ ■nt pm of blanrets worth (120 000 The mills make a specialty of mar. •farturlng a snpenor grade X whi-» lari eta. which are sold exclusive!? 'o a Sis Francisco firm which ir 'urn retails th*m out to the dealer» n Oregon and California. The mills added improvetnen’; worth (8,000 during the year. Chicago. Jan. 15—Fire Clief Mue ham was on the stand in the Iroquoi.* investigation this morning and (cl lowed the apparent effort of other oi fidala by trying to shift th* blame, He said he had nothing what eve: to do with the Iroquois, whi h woulc be encroaching on the dutks of the buLding department He aa d all h< had done was to approve of fire fighting apparatus In theaUre whet. he bad b»eo notified it htd bee. placed. When asked whether It was the duty of Iroquois firemen to report tu him. he said yes, but the man di. not do so. When naked wiy be di< rot req,.*e him to make a -report EXCELLENT MECORD be smu. "Could not aay. S ppese it IN GOLD PRJDUCTlOf was overlooked. H<en too busy U pay muda att .muon to the theater*’ •»03 Sect rd O Vy to 1902 In Outp* ’ No Power to Enforce Ordì lances. and General Importance — Blight Under further examination, Kush am said he notified the Iraqi ois man Decline Due to Labor Trouble»-- agera they would hare to «mploy a Discovery of Splendid Ort Deposit fireman on the stage The managers During the Year—New Mining E> protested to the corporation counse, changes Organised. and to Mayor Harrison. The chie teen went to the corporati in coun Denver. CoL, Jan. 16—Th« pat ael’s office and understood .ram th< latter that be had no powe.- to on • ear as it affects t_e mining of goll force the ordinance«. The manager« ulvar. copper, zinc and lead will m eme-xbered aa having marked a per pleaded that tteir employes wetv od ot very substantial production b able to extinguish possible fire« bet « number of new ecterprtoea organa ter them could the regular firemen M within the past three years Th. Testimony Against Mush«««. crerai impetus »kick has b«en n Assistant Fire Marshal Cam piar ’Tidence in development of the mine. was on the stand this afternoon. H» •Ince 1898. and which reached its cl areuaed Musham of neglecting his may in 19OJ, was not deterred in 1903 duty. He said it wax Mtuham’s dutj notwithstanding the fact that the pre to see the law enforced requiring a dminary figure« compiled by the di complete equipment of the theater- rector of the mint, show a decrease Th. in the gold production of (6.1XW.OO with firefighting apparatus jurytr.cn have demanded that Bu.ld This loss la readily er plained by tb< Ing Comtnteaiooer Williams be re fall r.g off of the Cripple Creek o«t- calk-d tomorrow. put due to labor trouble* RAILROAD COLLISION While 1902 was in every respect a STOCKMEN ADJOURN. CAUSED BY HEAVY FOG memorable year for the mining lndns H«g«nt>arth Elected Presidsct of th« •ry—one whkh witnessed the grefe ’St amount of new development wort Association, and Springer, of Pack •ver undertaken for a like period— Cut Off by Fire. Men Jump From ing Company. • et 1903 will take rank as a satisfac Third Story to Escape Firemen ’ -ory »equetce to a m.’tnoreble year. Portland. Jan. 16. — The following by Breaking Ladder — Alaba Killed In the West, particularly In Color* officers were elected at the closing ma Jail and Living inmates Burned M-eck>:< uf the Livestock conventlot !o Arizona and California, operation» While Some Prisoners Escape— last evening: »f the mtr.es hive hampered by labor Three Men Broke Throuoh Ice Near President—Frank J. Hagenbarth iifficnltles. each of which found a Ic rel reason to aggravate ft While the X Balt Lake City. Utah. Pittsburg and Drowned. First vice president—H. A Jastro lissezsion between the miner and Jf •rator has been settled In Callfornii Dubois. Pa . Jan. 16 —One trainman Bakersfield. Cal. Second vice-president—Frank M ird Arizona, a considerable amon» was killed and several Injured on >f ill-feeling I still prevails in this the Pennsylvania railroad by a rear Stewart, of Buffalo Gap, 8. D Treasurer—Georg« L. Goulding, of ->tate. end freight collision while entering Aside from the usual sklrmishln the yard this morning in a heavy fog. Denver. Col. Secretary—Charles F. Martin. of zhirh follows I the announcement of i Jump From Third Story. trike of ore, several important dis Denver. Col. New Tork. Jan 16— Four men overies were made during the yea. Richard Scott was elected to the were seriously Injured and 11 others executive committee I rum Oregon. Tonopah, Nev., . tn keeping with It ecdangered by fire this morning on John W. Springer was elected pres •ecord. furnished the sensation X th the Brooklyn A Coney Island rail idert of the Independent Packin, ear by the continued strikes whic way. They were cut off by flames Company. vere made at various parts X th and compelled to jump frum a third- amp, increasing the area in whtrt story. t was origiraily supposed that rtcl WESTERN TIMBER AREA. Thi fire was caused, presumably, •re would be found. Other importer by an explosion of paints and oils In Enormous Amount of Forest Lant tr’kes have been roted at Cain a room The flames spread with re \rwennan. Gurnison county. Colo on the North Pacific Slope. markable rapidity. e near Hillsboro, N M . still un veri The stables and repair shops ad The ttmbered area of Washingto- ed ard the third tn British Coluir joining were destroyed ana several and Oregon Is equsl to the whole o la at Poplar Creek. residences threatened, The bulldlrg New England and two thirds of Nev Aside from the general develor was ordered vacated by the police. York, says the Pacific Monthh rent work which characterised th Loss, (5ho 000. 'ma Ine the six states of New Efg •peratiors In the field, the exlstii. Three Firemen Kiiied. land and the greater part of Ne-» rtivlty and interest displayed ii an urbrokei Paterson, N. J., Jan. 16—Three York covered with »¡lowing mining operatfors were firemen were fatally injured by fall forest ard you will have some Id« > •lonstrated at non-mining centera bj ing ladders while fighting flames r.t of th« Immensity of the forest of the he orgarizatlon of new mining ex Hlnchcllff brewery this forenoon northwest. hangee. Boston, Cleveland. Pitts The trees of this section will cut They were Captain O’Neil). Harry urg, St. Louis and Cincinnati fell Kelly ard Thcmas McGill. F'.re was eood merchantable timber of 450 his extens'on of the mining tndustr? extlnevl »ted before the brewery was 000.000 000 feet. In Oregon alone \nd a new exchange is forming ti completely destroyed, but the loss is according to the estimates of govern ■few York. ment forest experts, we have 335 (300.000. 000 ooo 000 feet. Prisoners Cremated. TRAIN DELAYED BY A KISS. What does this mean* Stop a mo Birmingham, Ala, Jan. 16.—The jail at Pratt City was dcatroyed by ment ard th.nk about IL Cut mtr Loving Girt Companions at Portlanc Hinder Traffic for a Moment fire this morning, three prisoners boards one inch thick, this Oregnr The clock in the waiting room at were burned to death and two others timber will cover a walk half a mil« fatally burned. Fifteen prisoners wide entirely around the earth nt he Union depot aald the time wa escaped during the panic, but were the "equator; the same boards would >ne minute to four, says the Oregor ’ - — make us a driveway to the moon fiS'1 Maliy Journal. The Albany loca recaptured. feet wide (not allowing for the sup eave« at four. Three very excited porting timbers.) Or. we have snf • oung ladles made their way at s ficlcnt timber for a board 15 inches renter down the corridor and on» wide to bridge the gulf between -is »aid------- “ weakly, ‘' * Salem" to ' th«, window and the planet Mars 48.000.000 miles 'lerk while she fumbled for ths away. •hange. The other two with itch« And the monev value of it all* «nd bag rushed straight for the gate Well. (12 per 1.000 feet for the nan and shot by him before he could introduced In the United States con conservative »ay "ticket". gress by the Oregon delegation, car finished lumber Is a estimate. At this price the value o* The other young lady came crash rying an appropriation of (2,226,000. Oregon lumber is (4.020 000.000 Thl* Ing through and ran for the train There was rot a dissenting vote and Is altnoet twice the total amount of When she was a dosen feet from th- the resolution indorsing it went money—gold and silver coins and steps the train started. She bravolj through with great enthusiasm. bank notes—In the United Statesun •Umbered on and was safe. At 4 o'clock no election of officers January 1. 1902. The other two young ladies rar ball taxen place, although It Is cer- along by her while the train moved tain that Frank J. Hagenbarth, cf Sensible Safety. mure and more rapidly. Utah, will be proaident, Charles F. "Get on.” shouted the brakeman a- The mothers and fathers X Bpo Martin secretary, and John W. Springer will be president of the in ! kane may rejoice in tho far-sighted- he prepared to stop the train. Tb< | neas X the school officials, who have rlrls just trudged along the platform dependent Packing Company, The excursion to Seaside, schedul Introduced the "fire drill." In case The brakeman pul'ed the rope ant* ed for tomorrow, has been abandon I of fire the children would probably the train stopped stock stllL Tho voung lady on the step« stoon ed because of the departure of many all escape. The Ppokane fire drill i* vuv.r homes. »*.»»».. I practiced at unexpected time«. The «d gracefully over, puckered her Ups of the delegates ,„r for their Very few delegates will remain in' 8««>8 sounds, the children rise and aud gave each panting comrade a the city after today, aa they are leav- march out, In an orderly way. Panic farewell kfss. "Thanks, awfully.** said th« girls on ing oast, north and south on cv**ry •• prevented by o»»ol l-.adtdn«es the platform to th« brakeman train Spokane Press LIVESTOCK CONYENTION ENDORSES FAIR WITH NO OPPOSITION. democrats la the it meets, and one mentioned la Wil- term baa served Ute couaty (afthfal- y azd w«a, te urged by kta many -lends to make the race to «occved rtmaelf aa county clerk, bat eo Car i« has declined B be would run »gala i: fe not thought that be could *e defeated tn the face X the record he has mad» and for this reason if ’or nothing else, he la urged to stay. B B HaU. Mr. Chamberlain's de> lty. is also mentioned for the office, ind if he would accept tb« nomina ion his knowledge X the affairs X he office and th« wards and coudk tions X the county would make him he logical candidate in the event X he retiring X Mr. Chamberlain. T. G. Montgomery. Frank Rodgers, »f Athena, who was Mr. Chamber lin's opponent at the last election, «nd L G. Frazier are the republican umors for the clerk's office, who are now mentioned. W H. Foaler is in the lead for the -ace to the recorder’s office on the iemocratic track, whfle he is follow 'd by Charles Marsh, who made the -are against William Folsom, the resent incumbent, who is practically Jone on the republican side. ( ecige Cowl, of Milton, is siso nfter he office. George Hartman. Sr., the present '»mocratlc county judge, te the uu> imn» choice of his oarty for re-e’ec- ion. Thomas Fitz Gerald. F. W. V.n- e-t and L. 8. Wood. X Weston, evtn- >ose a republican trio who will go ip igalnst the convention for permission o make the race, against Judge Hartman J 8. Cherry, X Pilot Rock, would ike to be a democratic county treas urer. but be will have to beat E. J. Sommerville, the present republican ifficlal. If he stays in the race. B. F. Renn. X Fecdletoo. would like to »•ar Mr. Sommerville’a shoes if that ;entleman should take them off. Julius Huderman. X Warren 8te- lon; O. F. Thomson. X Butter creek; iamee Ialng. of Old Spring* and id Reeser, of CXtonwood. are all tf'er the democratic nomlnatloa foe > .ittv commlMipher tn the place X Horace Walker, who»« term expire« J H. Koonti, X Echo; U E. Roy. ,f Pilot Rock, and perhaps Horae« Walker, the present official are after ’he place from the republican point X view. J. C. Cherry, ‘ the democratic prio Ipal of the Adams school, would like o have the place now occupied by ■bounty Superintendent J. F. Nowlt*. who is a republican. K. B- Conklin, ■f the Pendleton schools, would also illow the republicans to present him with the nomination. J. W Kimbrell, who ia a repuNl an. la the only one after th« county urveyor’s office, and is a I mot sure X the place Dr. W. G. Cole, who is now coroner. slU ask the republicans of the cow y for the office again and. they will io all in their power to give it to ilm. On the degnocrgtic aide. Dr* M I. Turley, R. E. Ringo and T. M. Hen lemon will make the race for the nomination