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WEEKLY EDITION, — .«ll WEEKLY EDITION - MX ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦«»♦♦♦♦♦♦♦A ♦ Unswayed by fear, uninflu ♦ enced by favor, Ths Hast Ore ♦ gonian will tell the truth, the ♦ whole truth and nothing but ♦ the truth, about county, state ♦ Ths Bast Oregonian of Pen dleton, Oregon, la published in the heart of the wonderful In You will find land Empire that it Is readable, reliable and progressive, and will give you the news reliably, accur ately ant*, fully. and national affairs. Its pro gressive features make it a pa per for the masses. frightened the women and children almoust out of their wits. It took six men to overpower the giant and take him out of the hall. He was placed under arrest and tried before the justice of the peace at Haines the following rooming. -le was fined 830 and in default ot payment was sent to the county jail where he served 15 days for the offense. Results of an Explosion of Gas in a Coal Mine Near CHICAGO WHEAT. Hot Sparring Between the Gamblers on Grain Exchange. Cheswick. Pennsylvsnia. Chicago. Jan. 25.—Wheat opened 92s». closed 89s». Attempts of the bulls. including Armour, to unload a portion of their wheat, caused a fast break in the market, which for a time threatened DESPERATE EFFORTS TO a stampede. The bulls Anally came GET TO IMPRISONED. to the rescue and checked the fall. GALVESTON SEA WALL. More Than Even Chances That None of the Unfortunate Miners Will Be Rescued—Mine Has Always Beer. Gaseous and Unsafe—Escape En- tirely Cut Off. As Both Shafts Are Filled With Debris—In Danger of Being Smothered. Pittsburg, Jan. 25.—At 8:30 this morning an explosion took place iu a shaft at the Narwick Company's coal mine near Cheswick. One hund red and iwenty-five men are impris oned in the mine. The superintend ent at 10 sent to Cheswick and Springdale for physicians, although none of the men up to that hour had been rescued. Working for Relief. Several hundred men are working at 11 o'clock trying to make an en trance into the mine where the eu- tombed men are. It is believed many were killed outright or suffocated. Escape is completely shut off. as <.he explosion was so great it filled the shaft with debris Mine Always Unsafe. The mine is located a mile from Cheswick and was opened two years ago and has always been gaseous It has two shafts 100 feet apart and 200 feet deep. The latest reports from the com- pany's roll shows that between 150 and 180 men are entombed, including the fire and pit bosses. Three injured tipple men were tak en to the hospital at Allegheny, where one died. Soon all the men possible will be at work struggling at the shafts to be reach the entombed. who will smothered unless they speedily get fresh air. Mule Blov n Out of Shaft, Pending the arrival of the mine >»• Spector all further efforts to enter the About mine has been abandoned. the mouth of the pit the air is heavy with deadly fire damp in such vol umes as it cause the greatest fears for the safety of the entombed min ers. It is believe« none are alive. Repeated efforts made to communi cate with them have been futile. Attempts were made late thia after noon to force air through the shafts, thus relieving them of gas. The force of the explosion is il lustrated by the fact that a pit mule was blown from the bottom of a ■haft out through an opening and 100 feet into the air. Before the debris settled back and closed tbe snaft, came a huge gust of flame and the tipple building at tbe top of the shaft was blown into fragments. The scene around the shaft is dis tressing. as nearly all of the entomb ed miners have large families. ORGANIZING TO PROTEST AGAINST ABANDONMENT. Effort to Enlist Co-operation of Uma tilla County—Appeal Will Be Made Through Members of Congress, All of Whom Are Supposed to Favor Retention. Walla Walk, Jan. 25. — Despite the rather discouraging outlook cf Fort Walla Walla being retained here the commercial club does not intend to give up the fight until the last resource is exhausted. At a meeting of the board of di rectors held in the Baker-Boyer bank last night the situation was thor oughly gone over and as a result the aid of Umatilla county will lie enlisted in an effort to retain the fort inasmuch as the farming com munity of the county is as much benefited in its being retained here as that of Walla Walla county. The commercial and civic bodies of Milton, Weston, Athena and Pen dleton will be asked to lend their support by urging the Oregon dele gation to the national capital to use every means possible to retain the fort. This can be consistently asked as Oregon farmers furnish thousands of dollars worth of forage to the troops annually, benefiting not only them- at entire county selves but the large. President Turner and F. S. De- ment called on Senator Ankeny at his home last night and submitted the plan which met the senator’s ap proval. A definite outline of action will Le formulated at another meeting of the board of directors to be held this evening. IDENTIFIED SAFE BLOWER Spokane Man Recognizes Dead Rob ber as Charles Mitchell of Texas. Spokane, Jan. 25—J. C. Patter- son of this city has recognized safe blower shot and killed by Offi- cer Logan Saturday, while attempt ing to blow open the safe in John- son’s saloon, as Charles Mitchell, formerly of Texas, and only a recent arrival here. ARMSTRONG’S INTRODUCTION. Was Fined $30 Three Years Ago for Disturbing Methodist Social. Baker City. Jan. 25. — Pleasant Armstrong was not a stranger to the Baker County jail v. uen he entered it on the charge of killing Minnie Ensminger. He had served a 15 days' sentence in the jail about three years ago *or raising a row at a church social. In fact, Armstrong practically intro duced himself to the people of Hi-lnes at this social in which he Classed as One of the Nine Wonders of the World. Bids were recently' received raising the grade of the city of veston, Texas. The Galveston cor- respondent for the Chicago Record Herald, referred to this "as a task which promises to take its place as one of the nine wonders of 'he world." Goedhart and Bates of New York were the successful bidders, being awarded the work at 18(t cents per cubic yard. Tue Record-Herald cor respondent says: "There are approx imately 11.000.000 subic yards' of ui.ing to be placed in order to raise he grade ot the city on a .evel with the sea wall. The average increase in grade is -even feec. .« will cost the county inder this contract nearly »2.000.000. or which the city wul issue bonds. The plan proposed by Goedban and Bates is to construct a canal twenty eet deep from the bay inside and about 200 feet from the seawall. They are prepared to commence work in sixty days and fln.sh in hree years. Col. C. S. Riche. United States engineer, and George W. Boschke. engineer for «ne sea wall, recommended the award. Alfred Mertz. confidential clerk of the Donahue Mercantile Company, rf Butte, in a fit of insanity, thought his accounts short and drowned him -self. His accounts were correct. He left a note making explanations it financial shortages. ACRES PLEDGED THE MASS MEETING WAS A PRONOUNCED SUCCESS PENDLETON, UMATILLA CO.. OREGON FRIDAY. JANUARY 29. 1904 L. W. COLE IS WANTED. Traveling Man Worked I Off Worth. less Check on Hotel Pendleton, The sheriff is looking for a travel- lug man named L. W. J Joie, who rep- resents the Williamson Brothers Neckwear firm of New York City, and about $40 of i..e notel Pendle ton profits. Some- time ago Cole came to Pen dleton in the interests of his firm afid stopped at tbe Hotel Pendleton. He The Baker County Murderer Conflicting Evidence in Trying was here several days and had been Swung Into Eternity--Game to Fix Responsibility for the here before leas ing a small account of $40 when he left on his first trip. When he was ready to leave again Iroquois Fire. to the Last. he told the hotel people that he would pay them his old bill if they could ca hsa draft on his firm fur $100. This was done, and the knignt of the grip left with the change in LAST WORDS WERE: “I ARCH'TECT MARSHALL'S his pocket for some other place on FORGIVE YOU ALL. the road. PLANS HAD BEEN ACCEPTED. The draft was turned in at the bank and in a short time word was received from the New York bans Said He Had Full Faith in Hi aSavior Klaw A Erlanger Must Bear Part at that it was worthless, The sheriff and Died in the Hope of Immortal Blame « One of the Managing Pro was notified, but so far has not been able to locate his man. As the drum ity— Received Absolution From a pr.etors lJya All Blame on Subor mer had permiss.on to draw on his Priest at the Last Moment—Wat ¿mates— -He in Turn IS Incrimm house for bis expenses once a weeK. nothing was thought of cashing th? Dead Five Minutes After Drop Fell ated by the Msnager of the Thea- paper at the hotel, and the matter is —Brothers in Town. But Would ter—Two Policemen Arrested on still mysterious. Tbe man has van ished. Not Attend Execution. Charge of Robbing a Body at the DEATH PENALTT SUES PORTLAND GAMBLERS. Louis W. Robertson Brings Suit Against Keepers for His Losses. I.ouis W. Robertson. of Portland, has brought suit to recover 81.48'« from the Portland ub. a gambling concern, which amount is double the sum be alleges to have lost at faro in the club. There i sa statute which allows a loser in a gambling game to recover wice the amount lost. Robertson is taking advantage of this law. and as he lost 8740 from September 25 to November 28. he asks to recover 81.480, Haney Dale: formerly the leading gambler of Baker City, is one of the principal owners of the Portland Club. The Wallowa Hog Harvest. Fred Kiddle, of the firm of Kiddle Bros., the most extensive stock deal ers in Oregon, is in Wallowa this week counting up his bog harvest The last time be went to that fer tile valley be came out with 2.2w head. Jus. how ne will fare this time will be known in r. few days.— La Grande Observer. « NUMEROUS DEATHS FROM COLD AND FIRE. Some Farmers Will Lease Their Pennsylvania Flood Conditions Are Woree Than Ever, Thousands of Lands to »««e Company — Other« People Being Driven From Home Will Sell the Product Outright— or Marooned—Eighteen Degrees Those Most Interested Are Promi Below at Chicago and Worse Com nent and Reliable Men—Echo Dis- ing-Tugboat Went to Bottom— trict Ha« Some Advantages Pecul- Ohio River Is Rising. iar to it, as to Flora and Seasons. It is now an assured fact that the Echo country will in a short time l>e one of the beet centers of the coun try, and that the land in that district will be doubled in value before two years are passed, for at the meeting of the I-a Grande sugar men last Saturday an agreement was reached between them and the farmers whereby crops will be put in as soon as tbe weather permits, and the in- dustry thus starteu. Messrs. Bramwell, Stoddard and Caviness of La Grande, and E W. McComas, of this city, attended the mass meeting at Echo Saturday last and at that time about 1.000 acres of land was pledged to the factory peo ple for the culture of beets. One or two of those who had large traces of land to give to tbe business rent ed the land to the company, who will have charge of it and will harvest the crops. Those who have the smaller sections will farm tneir own land and sell their beets to the factory at the stations nearest the land, getting on an acerage of $4.50 a ton for the pro duct at the station, which is practi cally tbe same price that is offered to the growers near 1-a Grande. Large Acreage Promised. Charles Bartholomew. Frank Rack. Charles Lyle. O. D. Teel, H. G. Hurl burt, Joe Leezer and others ot that vicinity have each promised tracts varying in size to the beet men, and their land will be inspected during this week, and if water enough can be put on it the crops will be put in as soon as the season opens. The -actory management is anx ious to get a start in this section, for they need the beets in their bus iness. Practically all of the land that is adapted to beet culture 'n the Grand Ronde is now under culti vation, and still tbe factory has not sufficient beets to run it. For .-as season concessions are made to the farmers of the Butter Creek country. Another thing that makes the man agement solicitous about coming here is the fact that the season is earlier here than It is at 1-a Grande by near ly a month, which would give the factory nearly a month leeway in the handling of its crop. It can get the Echo crop out of tbe way by the time the I a Grande beets begin to come in from the fields. Echo Lands Suitable. Mr. Caviness, wno is one of the largest and most successful beetrais ers of La Grande, is much pleased with the land around Echo, and, 'n fact, of all tbe little vaueys in this vicinity, He is sure that all of farmers along tbe little those streams of this country who wish to raise beets can put them in with profit. One thing especially of interest to those contemplating beet culture :■ the absence of weeds in the sandy soi> of Echo and vicinity, the weeds are the bane of the beet farm er, and in this part of the country there are practically none of them. In the opinion of those who have canvassed the situation there is no reason why the beet industry should not in a short time become one of the leading factors In the industrial life of this community. Indianapolis. Jan. 25.—Fire de stroyed the Capital avenue barns of the Indianapolis Terminal T.-actum Company. A long string of new cais was destroyed. Lo.i». $100.000. The "Theodore.” the first subur ban electric sleeping car ever built in America, costing 920.000, $20.000, was burned in the car barns, It was to have made its Initial trip between fndlanapolis and Columbus tonight. Two Burned to Death. Pittsburg, Jan. ^p—Three resideo- ecs tn the Butler extension were de stroyed by fire this morning. Mrs. William Sawyer and Michael Culley were burned to death and William Sawyer is missing. Entire Block Burned. Brazil. Ind.. Jan 25.—Fire this morning in the business section, de stroyed $50.000 worth oi property be fore it was gotten under control. The entire block was destroyed and the water main burst, doing great dam age to property in cellars. Thousands Driven From Home. Wheeling, W. V.. Jan 25—The flood conditions today are worse. The cold wave has frozen the water, but not sufficient to support weight. Five hundred families are ma rooned in the upper stories of resi dences. At Ren wood it ia estimated that 5,000 are living In upper stor ies or on the hillsides. There is in tense suffering. Record Broken for Cold. Chicago. Jan. 25.—A cold wave that is predicted will break all rec ords and last 24 hours. Tbe mercury reached 18 below zero at 5 o'clock this morning, and 20 below is ex pected for tonight. Three persons were frozen to death last night. The wind adds to the discomfort. Laborer Frozen to Death. Detroit. Jan. 25.—All cold records were broken, the mercury being nine below this morning. George Outh- watte, a laborer, was frozen to death. Coldest in Four Years. Kansas City. Jan 25.—The mercu ry is five below this morning, the coldest in four years. Three Men Drowned. Cincinnati, Jan 25.—The ice gorge at Sisterville broke this morning and swept down on the narDor towboat Belle, at Brown's coal harbor, on the Kentucky side, opposite Columbia It was sent to the bottom, drowning Captain Frank Moore, Casper Adrian and John Hancock. In 8unny, Sunny Kansas. Topeka, Jan. 25.—Zero is record ed here. At Lincoln tbe cold weath er record this morning was 14 de grees below zero. Lincoln is 170 miles west. Ohio Still Rising. Parkersburg, W. Va., Jan. 25.—The Ohio river is still rising. At 8 this morning the gauge showed 41 feet six Inches. The lower business dis tricts are submerged, and railways are at a standstill. Just as John C. Cook, appeared be fore the county auditor at Spokane, on Saturday evening, for the purpose of securing a marriage license, he was attested for jumping a board bill at his former home In Lincoln county, Washington. The wedding was postponed. NO. 15 FORMERLY OF PORTLAND I Baker City, Jan. 22.—(Special to the East Oregonian.)—Pleasant Ann- strong was hanged In the Baker county jailyard at 7:04 this morning for the murder of his sweetheart at Haynes on Christmas eve. 1902. He was game to the very last. Just before the trap was sprung he shout ed. "1 forgive you all." In a rambling speech, plainly show ing that the murderer was demented, he said: "I die in the faith of Christ and in the hope of His only true church. I sincerely repent of all my sins, and especially of the great crime for which I must suffer. I humbly trust in the Infinite mercy of Christ, my savior, who died tor me Into thy hands. O Lord. " I commend my spirit.' At the final moment be received absolution from a Catholic priest, He was pronounced dead five mtn utes after the drop fell. Ensmingera Were There. The family of tbe murdered <irl was at the execution and witnessed the preparations with silent wonder, but with no show of delight. When the condemned man dropped, many faces In the crowd of priv.ieged visi tors were turned away from the sick- et lug eight. The body dangled, quiv ering and convulsed for live minutes, when the muscles became quiet and (be doctors pronounced him dead Armstrong's Brothers in Town. Two brothers of Armstrong were in the city, but declined to be present .nside the jail enclosure, until after the body had been taken down, when it was turned over to them for burial Only a small party of people hold Ing passes from me sheriff witnessed the hanging. It was carried out with- out a hitch in any of the proceedings. Morgue. ChicAgo. Jan. 23.—Architect Mar shall. who drew tbe plans of the Iro quois before the corvLar's jury to day testified that tbe plans were ap proved by Klaw A Erlanger in al. particulars, thus directly identifying the firm with responsibility for the result. Managing Proprietor Was Ignorant Chicago, Jan. 23.—William Po» era. one of the managing proprietors of the Iroquois, was on the stand n the coroner’s inquest this morning He threw all blame on the subordi nates. saying he believed until ine file that all matters of protection had been complied with. He said he wa* only an advisory. Manager Davis was a witness thia afternoon He said Powers should shoulder his share of the blame, as be should have had knowledge of tbe condition of the house and given at strict examination as part ot his per ■unal responsibility Stole From a Body. Chicago. Jan 23.— Policemen Gib bons and Haynes have oeen summon ed before the trial board on com plaint of Christopher Fletcher, uf Porte. Ind . who claims that valuable diamond» disappeared from his daughter's body after the Iroquois hre. after the bouy was taken to the morgue, where the officers named were in charge WOMAN WAS FOUND GUILTY Convicted of Poisoning Her Husband August Last — Jury Which Return, ed the Verdict Also Established the Sentence—Defendant's Sister Was Discharged. San Francisco. Jan 22.—The jury In the case ot Marina E. Bowers, on trial on the charge of murdering her husband. Martin Bowers. brought in a verdict last night of murder in the first degree arid fixed the penalty at Imprisonment for life. The much tortured and pain wrack ed .Martin L. Bowers died on the 25th of last August. The four ounces >f arsenic found in his stomach after death was relied up by the prosecu tion as their uest piece of evidence, but many thought it would be dlffi ult to convict Mrs Bowers with this fact, as Mrs Zylphia Sutton, her sis ter. who was identified as having bought the poison, wss subsequently Jischarged from custody by Police Judge Cabarrus There is a feeling that Mrs. Bow ers' defense has been weak and tn- ^insistent throughout. The defendant took the words from the jury in the same manner with which she has "n «lured the entire trial—with much stolidity. It was one source of relief to the two sisters that the punishment had «een fixed at life imprisonment, leav ing her. at any rate, as much time es could be desired in which to apply for a new tr<al. with no dreadful sen tence o< the hangman’s noose ahead of her. Idaho Man Goes Wrong. Wm Kunnecke. the former real- dent of Mountainhome. Idaho. . and ■u*|M. xied uf tnu-dering his nephew 'here has been «eut up for life at Fort Pierre. 8 D He pleaded guilty to the murder of ! Andrew ik-mmler. an employe on I the ranch ot the murderer in Stanley county and who was sentenced by Judge Gaffy to life imprisonment in the Sioux Falls penitentiary, has been safoly placed behind the bars of •hat pt ¡son The career . of Kun- net ke in Idaho is well known, hav ing been fully printed in the Capital Newt Besides murdering bis nep hew. Kcenniger, he Is suspected of baring killed ¡Juman, also a •heep owner, who died suddenly after visiting Kunnecke's camp. — Bo'.se Capital News WERE OPERATORS ON A LARGE SCALE. Charged With Rubbery of Baroness BUILDING REPRESENTED Radek wcie In oan Francisco — ABSOLUTELY FlRE-PROOF. Had Thousands ot Dollar« Worth may be M c F arland . of Precious Stones in Their Pos Body Found Floating in Snake River session—Sold Many In Spokan«, Six Floor» on Fire With Fifteen Up Near Wild Goose Rapids. Seattle and Tacoma. per Floors Cut Off—Flames Were Ixwiston. Jan. 22.—Coroner H. R Gotten Under Control at 1 O'Clock Merchant tonight received a letter Minneapolis. Jan. 23 —Jam»-« Wai- —Only Desperate Efforts Saved morn'ng this from D. H. Sloane, ot Zindel. Wash., ters was arreateu Hundreds of Lives and the Buiid- Baron •«« with robbing announcing that -ne body of a dead charged ing itself—Many Injured by inhak man had been found floating in tae Helena Radskwele of $«,000 worth oî Snake river about two miles below diamonds at the Colonial hotel *n mg Smoke—Grand Palace Again _ Wild Goose rapids. ihe body was Sau Francisco taree weeks ago on Fire. Tbe police relieve he is one of the recovered and Mr. Sloane wrote to notify the coroner, who wia» go to the most important thieves and confi Chicago. Jan .*$.—At noon toda.- On his per fire broke out on the third floor of scene In the morning or send author dence men In America. ity for a justice of the peace to con- son when arrested were 8l2/)w the Masonic Temple, and has been worth of diamonds duct thF inquest. extinguished. Panic ensued among Walters confessed to hsving dis the 2.000 occupants of the building, In the letter sent no description < » posed of stones worth $15.000. He the dead man was given Zindel is who fled precipitate'y down the stair a town of the Grande Ronae sectioa. was captured at the National hotsl. was» and elevators The building located about eight miles from tbe where he registered as R Strafford. was supposed to be absolutely fire William Kerry, said to be proof. mouth of tbe Grande Honde river. Seattle. Mr. Sloane's letter is dated Sunday. an accomplice of Walters, was later A Few Escaped, Both men ~ The point where toe body was to- arrested At the depot. A number of girls succeeded in es covered from the river is. according were preparing to leave for Chicago, oping from the 18th «tory by flight Walters says '»at of 815.000 wortn to tbe letter, only a short distance down stairs. above the junction of «.ue Snake and of stones sold during the last throe The fire spread so rapidly that weeks he sold 8 lo.00b worth in Ta- Grande Ronde. within 2«' minutes 10 rooms on Die The body in all probability is that coma. Spokane ■nd Seattle. Atten- third third floor were a mass rf of one of the McFarland boys, who tlon was attracted to him in Minne- flames, cutting off the elevators and were drowned several weeks ago :n apolls by the deposit of several stairways and utling the buildmg the Snake river near the mouth of gems with dense smoke Walters' home in at Los Angeles. the Salmon, although it may be that Tbe building is 21 stories in parents live. where his of Sam Webers, toe aheepherder «ho aelght. disappeared from the steamer Imna- After the elevators ■topped all the F. A. Pugh, a pioneer of Oregon, ha at the Cave Gulch landing, on the windows from tbe 17th story up were last trip of that boat, and who was died at Spokane. Thursday, aged 78 filled with men. women and girls years. thought to have been drowned. The pulice anempted to pacify the Thirty Persons Killed at' Moundville and Vast Damage to Property There and at Other Points. Birmingham, Ala., Jan. 22.—Cy clones are reported from several places in Alabama this morning. At North Birmingham five ■tores and several residences were blown down and a number hurt. Moundaville la also wrecked by a storm and a dozen are reported In jured. No deaths are so far reported. Tornado and rain prevailed over the entire northern portion of the state between 2 and 4 this morning. Loss of Life- I-ast reports show a heavy loss of life at Moundville. 70 miles north of here in laBt night's cyclone. Conductor Capeshart, of the Queen Crescent railway, wired from Akron that he could not pass Moundville, owing to wreckage on the tracks. He declares all tbe Inhabitants of the town were killed. It is believed, however, this report is exaggerated. Capehart backed his train to Akron and sent a message by a roundabout way. A special wrecking train has left here with doctors and nurses for the scene. Later.—Another message from Ak- ron says the entire northern portion of Moundville, which is practically the entire residence section, was Ge- stroyed and the population killed. Moundville Destroyed. Birmingham. Jan. 22.—A dispatch from Tuscaloosa. 16 miles from Moundville, at noon, says Moundville was totally destroyed. A negro sec tlon laborer brought the news here on a handcar He saya the couutry la laid bare for miles. Many bodies are lying around. Every doctor li Tuscaloosa has gone to the scene. Another report received here by tel ephone save 30 persons were killed Tuscaloosa merchants are preparing to send relief.to the destitute. Destruction at Memphis. .Memphis. Jan. 22.—Wires south < I here are down, owing to th> cyclonic c onditions In MetiuSffl, a suburb ot Memphis, flve houses were destroyed The inhabitants escaped. Falling Walls at Vicksburg. Vicksburg. Jan. 22.—Several houses have been demoltsheu here. Charles Invinski. a hackman, and two horses were struck by a failing wan and kill ed. Killed From Thirty to Fifty. Tuscaloosa. Jan. 22.—Five bodies of Moundsville victims have been brought here: A. Warren, a travel ing salesman; Cobert Powers; a small boy. name unknown; night tel egraph operator, name unknown, and a railway employe, name unknown. The list of dead and fatally injur ed ranges from 30 to 50. Heavy damage was done In the Many path through Hale county were doubtless killed elaewhere, but the wires are not yet working south of Tuscaiooaa. Destruction Near Birmingham. Thirty-six hohses north of Birming ham were demolished and Posy Brothers' store was destroyed. No one waa Injured. crowds and keep tte streets open, but without avail. It Is but half a block from the Iroquois. Telephone Reports. Telephone reports from those ma rootled in the upper stories of the sky-scraper says there is no danger >f |«anic there, although several wo They were men swooned taken care of by various office forces, From the third floor the flames eg- tended to the fourth, fifth and sixth floors, The fl; emen were compelled to use uO foot ladders to light the flames. Flames Under Control, At 1 o'clock the flames are under control. The damage will be between $20,000 ■nd $30,0u0, largely rauaed by the down-falling flood of water through the lower floors Suffered From Smoke. Many tenants »uttered from inhai- Ing smoke, but none seriously, Wal er Parker was badly burned and William Danby seriously cut by fall ing glass. Tbe tliemi-u say that notwithatand Ing the supposed flre-proof constr.ic- tioti the building would have been gutted had not the alarm been quick ly given and responded to. Third Fire at Grand Palace. Chicago. Jan 23.—Two hundred guests at the Grand Palace ho:e) were again thrown into a panic and compelled to five to the icy streets, scantily attired, by fire this morning This Is the third tire within 11 days, The police believe all have been ln- cendiary. FEDERAL AUTHORITY INVOKED. Order of Elks After the Facts Caus ing the Clallam Wreck. Seattle. Jan. 22.—Impressed with the fact that the Clallam investigation la a farce as conducted by the local inspectors, the local lodge of Elks, who lost two members In the disaster, A K. Prince and Guy Daniels, has wired Congressman Humphrey ask ing him to take the matter up with Secretary cortelyou and have the !e- partment review the whole proceed ings of the investigation. Grant's Pass has passed an ordì- nance closing all saloons on Sundty. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ « ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦•’ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦A VOL. XXVIII ♦ ♦ FROM THE FAR EAST. Russia THREE STATES IRE ENGULFED Threatening, and Making Trouble in Korea. Uinaon, Jan. 23.—The Tokio cor respondent of the Central News Bureau, today wires that an official emergency gazette is being promul gated. containing special regulations for harbor, roadstead and coast nav igation. Tbe move la regarded I slj- niflcant, aa it practically puts toe mercantile marine under war i regu Icy Floods Are Doing Great lations. Trouble in Korea. Damage in Pennsylvania, Washington. Jan 23—The i ■tate department has received a dispaten Ohio and Indiana. from Minister Alien at Seoul, that there la considerable disturbance throughout Korea The Japanese tn many places Lave been attacked, and there are indications that Russia TOLEDO RECORDS THE 1» Inciting an uprising. Tbe news has also reached Wash WORST IN TWENTY YEARS ington that Japan sent a major-gen- oral to Seoul, wanting a high ranking officer on the aceni. The Koreans are reported to have All Electric Power Shut Off—Bun- 3.5<«O men under arms. neaa Sections Inundated — Ceme- Bellicose Russians. tenes Scoured Out — Half Million St. Petersburg. Jan U —Official Damage Done at Pittsburg and circles are bitterly lamenting ffie necessity of making concessions lo Water Stiil Rising—Much Suffer Japan because of Russia's inade ing Along Ohio River—People «juste seaport defenses, uia announce the determination to augment the Trapped and Great Suffering. fleet until able to combat even tte British. Propone to expend £5<»,000,- Toledo, Jan. 23— The flood tn the (wo. Maumee river promises to surpass that of 1883. whlcn was the worst NEW HOSPITAL BUILDING. ever known. All industries dependent upon elec Walla Walla Will Have Large Ne* tricity are tied “ up. P- Including tbe Structure Coating $70.000. newspapers The first floors of all Walla Walla. Jan 22.—At the coun buildings along tue water front are cil meeting last night Dr. J F. Cropp. under water. Marietta Inundated. in addressing that body relative to the prices charged for electric and Marietta. O, Jan. 23—The buaP gas lights, stated that it was the n seas section being vacated Tbe lent Ion of the management of the flood in the Ohio river is at 29 feet. Walia Walla hospital to make exten and rising six inches an hour Re sive improvements in its institution jurt* from up river lead to the belief in the near future. hat the btuire«» section will be It Las been given out by one of he argely inundated offl' lais of the institution that the Cemetery Torn Out. corporation has about completed ar Indianapolis. Jan 23.—The flood :n rangements for the construction of a Al.deal creek has broken through new hospital buixing ne cemeiery, strewing skeietona The present establishment is fast -ung the banka. becoming wholly inadequate to ae Damage at P ttsburg. ommodate Its patrons and «111 in » Pittsburg. Jan 22-—At 10 this very short time be entirely too «ma: Horning the water was 2$ teet above to properly care for the sick peopi* ormai and rising nearly three inch as if Eastern Washington who nec-c in hour . _.rty feet la expected to- medical attendance. The building that is to be erect.?« laj. Tbe damage la already $5uu,000 tn will be constructed of brock will u his city and har^u-. Four tn«u» three stories, and will be absolutely nen are idle Traff.c is suspended fire proof and will cost 870.000 Uong the river froct Suffering at Wheeling. Wheeling. Jan. 3a.—Tb'rty-aevua eet of water was recorded at » thia .Dornlng and 4o feet is expected, fnere .» a general exodus from tne or lands There is marked suffering m many are exposed, which will e mreased if the cotd wave predicted .omes. Highest Ever Known. Youngstown, O„ Jan. 23.—Tbe flood now exceeds any ever known GOVERNOR CHAMBERLAIN'S No lights or power and tbe water VIEWS ON RAILWAY BOARD. :amage is heavy. Rad roads Abandoned. Charon. Pa. Jan. 23 —The sharpe- In Answer to Inquiry of walla Walla >ille bridge was swept away, drown Union Says Oregon’s Experience ng Victor Dunham and three labor Was Unsatisfactory — Washington ers this nfcreing The water is at th« highest ever May Consider Such a Board in anowa and still rosing. .U1 trains be Next Campaign. tween Cleveland and Pittsburg are abandoned The trecaa are five feet Every acting governor in the under water. United States has been asked by the Families in many parts of tbe city Walla Walla Union to write hie are trapped ia the upper storM sentiments toward a railway com- Damage Exceeds $60(MXX mission and to detail the experience I»raine. O . Jan 23 —The flood of his state concerning this issue. This has been done because the here is nearly at a standstill The railway commission question is a damage now exceecs $600.900 probable issue in the next republi LARGEST LAND DEAL. can campaign in Washington It is thought that the experience of other states and tbe views of the chief ex L“®kmg Glass Pine Tract Sella for $200.000 to Iowa Parties. ecutives of those states might to some extent be a criterion. La Grande. Jan 23—One of the Following is the reply of Cover argvet lumber and land sale» ever nor Chamberlain of Oregon to the made in Oregon, was that made yes Union's inquiry: terday to George Palmer, a banker "In reply to your letter I*-rm I: of Iowa by Robert Smith, president me to say that the legislature of Ore of the La Grande National Bank, of gon in 1889 created a railway com the tract of white pine lands known mission and defined its powers and as the Stanley lauds below Elgin, ia duties. This law continued in force the ljooklng Glass district until the special session of the legis What has been known as the Kl lature in 1898. when it was repealed ein Lumber Company, of Elgin, was so that at this time we have no com situated near these lands, and was mission organised in May. 1902. ths tncorpor- *tors being L, C- Stanley, of Chippe Oregon Commission Useless. "Conditions in Oregon up to the wa Falls. Wis. and Robert Smith, present time hare not justified a rail of I-a Grande, with E O. Blanchard, These men have all way commission, and very little as manager good, if any. -was accomplished by it :>een closely connected with the ta- diming its existence. The time iustries in Eastern Oregon for many msy come when it would be wise ’« «ears, and have acquired a wide rep enact a law having for its object the utation throughout the west for hon regulation of railways tn this state esty. energy and good judgment. Tne annual output of the plant through the instrumentality of a commission, but in order to make It iverages 12.000.00u feet of lumner. effective the powers of such a com rhlch found a ready market extend- mission must be ample, so that its ng east to Milwaukee and Chicago This tract of timber sold, com- mandates are not merely expres rises over 7.000 acres of land, and »ions of opinion on the part of the commission, but may be summarily s one of the finest tracts la Eastern 1regon. enforced. Mr Palmer paid near the $200,000 Same Is True Generally. nark for these lands, purchasing "With few excepUona. eommis hem as an investment, and will not stone created for the purpose of regu nanufacture thia ..mber, but will lating railway transportation have not accomplished much good. It told it for increase« stumpage. may lie that the laws governing then BETZ BREWERY SOLD. were defective, but In some cases 1 fear there have been other reason, than defective laws for making then 3rewing inefficient. Yours very truly.— "George E. Chamberlain, governor <-l Walla Walla. Jan 22—The deal Oregon." hat has been in course of consumma- ion for several weeks for the sale LEVY MUST HANG. >f the Jacob Beta Brewing eeublish- nent. has practically been closed and Boise City Murderer Falls to Get Re he transfer is to be made in a few 'ays While the papers have not been lief From Supreme Court, Boise City, Jan. 23. — By a divided dgned. tney have all been prepared court the judgment of murder in the tnd are ready for the signatures The price paid Is said to be $200.- first degree against Geo-*e Levy L->. the murder of Davis Levy on October >00. The company Is composed rn- 3. 1901, has been affirmed The irely of local saloon men and a nnm- opinion of the majority of the cjuh >er of Walla Walla capitalists. It la inderstood that Mr. Beu will retain Is by Chief Justice Sullivan, ten curred in by Justice Stockslager, tbout 825.000 worth of stock In the new company. Justice ..llshie dissenting. The opinion finds the evidence In Cold Wave Slipped Boies. the case sufficient to sustain the The cold wave which formed an judgment of conviction and furthei 1 finds that no vital error was > made the northwest coast a few days ago and was headed this way, veered to by the trial court. the south and Boise has only caught the ragged edge of it. although there On ths Primrose Path. A miner arrlveu from Thunder was • fair Imitation of cold weather mountain a few days ago. with near here this morning when the mercury ly $1.000 earneu during over a year's registered 13 degrees above aero mining at the famous gold camp. mark from 7 to 9 o’clock, the lowest He went into Cole's store and bought that has been registered here this At Baker City thia mom him an outfit of clothes, including season, everything from stockings to a neck ing it was two above zero.—Boise tie. and paid for It with a bill peeled Capital News. from a roll containing $800. The Burglars entered the store of Aus next morning the man called on Mr. Cole for 25 cents to pay for his tin A Finser. at Woodburn. Thursday breakfast. He had seen the boys and carried out almost a wagon load of clothing. during ihc night.—Halley Times.
