WEEKLY EDITION. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ * ♦ Unswayed by tear. ualaflu- enced by favor. The Bast Ore­ gonian will tall the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, about county, state and national affairs. Its pro- greaaive features snake it a pa­ per for the masses. Prehistoric Empire of Preter­ natural Slowness is on the Defensive Against Russia. RAISED LARGE ARMY TO PROTECT HER FRONTIER. Japan Has Equipped and Manned an Railroad Train on All Her Ruaaian Korean “Replies" Up to This Tim* Have Been Fakes —That Country la New Drafting a Rejoinder to Japan’s ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ IND IS DEFUNT Armored weekly edition ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ X ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦'• ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ old members are awestruck with her knowledge. Mrs. King says she can pass any examination the officials are inclined to impose upon her, for she has been present at so many sessions of the lodge that tbe proceedings have ac­ tually become tiresome to her. Her residence stands on an eight- foot alley opposite the rear of the Elks' lodge room, and their loud and boisterous fun making at their initi­ ations reached her ears, through an open back window, while she was seated in her home, and becoming curious for further knowledge that she coulld catch in this manner, she placed a board across the alley and night after night from this position of vantage has watched the initia­ tions, heard the charges, saw 'he grips given and exemplified and can repeat the ritual with all the sauvity and grace of the most perfect exalted ruler. She declares last she will not give away the slightest word to tbe unin­ itiated. as she has repeated the obli­ gation so many times with the new members that she considers herelf bound, but she doe« declare that the Elks must treat her right, for she can stand the examination and is a full- fledged sister. Demand» IN GERMAN SOUTH AMERICA. Peace, Not War, to Probable. St. Petersburg. Jan. 28.—A dis­ patch from Shanghai says 50,000 Chi­ nese are held in readiness to protect the frontiers in tbe event of war. The Sviet asserts Japan has al­ ready an armored train manned with quick-firing guns on the railway be- tween Seoul and Chemulpo. Will Probably Agro*. London. Jan, 28.—A dispatch to the Pall Mall Gazette from Berlin says: “Only today does Russia commence drafting her reply to Japan. AB sin­ ister reports are, according to the highest informs non untrustworthy Official circles conttaaa flrm in the belief that the power» will come to term», although the negotiations will probably be protracted." The Bast Oregonian of P« b - dleton, Oregon, is published in the heart of the wonderful la- land Empire. Ton will tad that it is readable, reliable and progressive, and win give you the news reliably, aceur- ately and fully. Native» Slaughtering Colonists. Who Are In Dire Straits. Berlin, Jan. 28.—A uiapatch from German South America this morning says sixteen German colonists near Karabib were murdered and seventy others are missing, inc.uding thirty women and children. A relief expe­ dition of 100 marines fought 10mi blacks and reached Karabib. where they are now surrounded and com­ pletely cut off from aid. Herr Kronfleia, commandant of the garrison at Otyimbingwe. was killed leaving 30 leaderless defenders of the place. SlX^NINERB KILLED BY CAGE FALLING IN SHAFT. RESIDENT MEMBER OF THE BOARD IS UNFAVORABLE For sometime the Portland papers have been full of c< Mention over the question a» to whether tbe Lewis and Clark fair should remain open on Suu day. The ministerial associations of the city, some of the leading .wo­ men's religious organizations and other forces are at work preparing io petition coagreaa to refuse tbe appro­ priation asked for unless the manage­ ment of toe fair will promise to keep the gates shut on Sunday. Col. J. H. Raley, one of the mem­ bers of u.e fair board, is adverse io closing tbe fair on that day. He thinkB that those who are unable to visit the fair during the week should have a chance to do so on Sunday, but that the machinery and all other exhibits should be left Idle. There should be nothing on display other than those state exhib..s and places requiring extra attention. The pub­ lic should have access to tbe grounus, but the whole mechanism of the fair should be dormant for tee uav. This would give all a chance to see the fair, in part at least. All things that are religious are not expedient >n an affair of thia is ture. and the pleasure and conveni­ ence of the mass of the populace should be considered before making move affecting so many people. RICH ALASKAN STRIKES. Pans Out 81.20 on Bullion Creek. Be­ low D ter was written by Mrs. Brown to Folaom. where they were prepared her brother Tom. and told him that for the Inquest. the time he received the tetter Browns Were Newcomers. would be dead That a erm-, Mr and Mrs. Brown were new had come tn her ..»e that only trag­ comers to thia city, having reached edy -could settle, and that she had here from Iowa about three moaths decided to end it all. She bad found ago He *VM employed as teacher a man In this state whom •be loved Here the for the McKay sc-ool. while his wife better than her husband workink ln ibp household of letter er.ded abruptly and had been Mr and Mrs. E L Smith, who re­ torn Into pieces and thrown into the side in the large white house on the stove Tbe >-emont Ixxige No. 66. I O hill southeast of tbe city. Th?y seemed to be quiet and contented, O F. at St Anthony. Idaho, baa been and were saving all that they made telegraphed to for instructions con Mrs Brown waa paying for the board «■erning the disposa! of the bodies. of both by her euorts in the Smith wnat Is Said of Them. household. and they were putting Itert Whitman, .«e name mention away the salary earned by Mr. ed in tbe note found under the so- Brown as fast as received They man's body, was seen and said that were young people, apparently about be knew nothing that would cause 30 or 36 years of age and the •> them to do such an act. All that be man was good looking and had a knew about the couple was that they refined face and manner She was bad lived at nis mother's place for studying un er the tutelage of her some time, while Mr Brown taught busband to Lt herself for a position school ln the schools and seemi-d to be Judge Stephen A. I-owell knew cheerful and nappy As far aa known them slightly, as Mrs. Brown bau there was no trouble of any kind worked for Mrs Ixtweli for some between her husband and herself. time Left House in the Night. They had come here from Rexburg, I-ast night Mr. Brown came home Idaho, and after being in the city from hii school as usual, and after for a abort time Mrs. Brown had dinner he and bis wife went to the commenced to help Mrs. Lowell in play. "Human Hearts.'* at tbe Fra the housework and waa an excellent zer. he having bought tickets during housekeeper tbe day. After tbe play they re- The husband’s health was poor, turned to their room about 12 and he hesitated somewhat about o'clock and remained there until per­ teaching on that Mrs account haps 2 o’clock, when they were heard Brown left that place in search of to loav* the house and did not re one where Mr Brown could stay and turn she could work for the board of both. This morning when Mrs. Brown They bad stayed at Will Patton's for did not come down stairs. Mrs Smith a time, and then bad gone to the went to tbe room to see If any word home of E L. Smith They had had been left In explanation, and driven across the plains from Ne­ found the letter addressed to Mr. braska in a wagon for the benefit of Smith, telling what to expect. She Mrs Brown’s health, which had been telephoned to Mr. Smith, who tom restored by the trip, and they were ed the letter over to the sheriff, and now working to secure a little home the bod lee were found on tbe top of here and then aend for Mr Brown's the high bill, where they had gone mother to come and make her home to meet their death Under the body with them. • Salem. Jan. 27.—Corporation Clerk F. T Wr.gbtman. of tbe department of corporation«, under the department of the secretary of state, yesterday filed his annual report to the secre­ tary of state covering the period > f seven months from May 21, 1903. to December 31. 1903. and snowing the exact amount of fees collected In '»is department during that period. There was a total of 2180 corpora­ tions. foreign and domestic, filing re­ ports and paying their annual license fees, the total of which amounts to 894.570.31. The grand total of fees shown by the report is 8102.180.31. but of *he 1.599 domestic corporations haviag filed their annua, reports. 131 nave not yet paid their annual license fee. being delinquent in the sum total of 87.810. leaving the net receipts aa given above. Of the total number of corporations having reported and, paid their license fees. 177 are foreign and tbe balance domeatic. Of tbe tota. amount of fees received. 85.980 was received for organization; |8.85v for declaration fees; 886,105 31 annual license fees, and 8545 tor tbe filing of supplemen­ tal articles of incorporation, increase and decrease of capitalization, mak­ ing the net total 894.670.31. Tbe tabulated statement of the number of corporations filing reports and paying their llcenae >ees and the total fees collected follows. No. Total Fees Domestic organized tor gain 239 I 9.624.4S Domestic organized charitable, etc.......... 27 136.110 Domestic, supplemen­ tal articles .............. 20 100 00 Domestic, increase ot stocks ........................ 2« 1,079.21 Domestic, decrease of stock ........................ U 210.00 Domestic dissolution. 47 370.23 Domestic, fin 1 an­ nual reports ............ 1699 63,785.60 Foreign, uling decla­ rations. etc. ... .. 177 26.1*01.39 THERE t8 NuW 8400.000 WASHINGTON ARIO LAND Foreign. filing reporta 9 37600 July 1, 1903 ............ AVAILABLE FOR CANAL. TO BE RECLAIMED ..........21b . 1102,180.31 delin- 7,610.00 Total, net receipts.......... | 94.670 21 INDIVIDUAL SYSTEM. Will Prevail in Handling Engines on the Southern Pacific. Bakersfield, Cal., Jan. 28.—It Is re- ported here that the Southern Pacific will return to the old method of giving every engineer and bls fire­ man individual engines, holding them responsible for tbeir condition. The pooling system now in use Is unsat­ isfactory to tbe men and tTie compa­ ny both. Too many are handling tbe engines. The return to the individu­ TREATY WITHOUT CHANGE. al system will be welcomed by the Committoe On Elections Will Inves­ men. tigate. BURNED TO DEATH. Washington, D. C., Jan. 28.—Tbe senate committee on foreign relations Result of Tenement House Fire In thia morning rescinded its former ac­ New York. tion in proposing amendments to the New York, Jan. ¿8.—Three ___________ child- Panama canal treaty, and will recom­ ren, the oldest 7. burned to death In mend the senate to accept the treaty a tenement fire ln Madison street as it stands without change. Shortly after the senate opened a this morning. During the panic sev- eral were slightly injured, The resolution directing the committee on damage is small. elections to proceed with Smoot in­ vestigation was unanimously agreed Vote of Thanks. to, having been favorably reported by Madrid, Jan. 28.—A cabinet meet- the committee on contingent ex­ Ing has decided to send warm thanks penses. to America for the reception tender­ White Postmaster At Last. ed the Spanish cruiser by American Washington, D. C., Jan. 28.—The marines at the recent New Orleans president touay nominated William celebration. Martin (white) to be postmaster at Indianola, Miss., to take the place of Ormond. Fla., Jan. 28.—William Minnie Cox (colored), whose resig­ Vanderbilt, Jr., broke the world’s rec­ nation was demanded last year by ord (automobi.e) today. The record, white citixena and resulted in the officially timed, wag one mile in 3'» temporary closing of the postoffice. seconds flat RED BOY TO BE SOLD. ONLY TEN DAYS LEFT IN WHICH TO PETITION. Beiow Is Given Uie Full Text of the Petition, Which Must Be Circulat­ ed. Signed and in the Hands of tne Secretary of State by February 6— An Absolutely Non-Partisan Move menu The circulars and petitions asking for the submission of a direct pri mary nomination amendment to the constitution of Oregon, at tbe coming general election in June, have at- rived In the city and should be clrca- lated immediately in order to get ’he amendment on the official ballot Toe petitions must be In the hands of the secretary of state by February 6 and but little time remains 'or tbeir circulation. In order to hurry the matter along friends of the measure should rush tbe petitions for a few days Following Is tbe circular letter ac­ companying the peUtione: To those to whom may be present­ ed our initiative petition for the sub­ mission of our proposed bill for a di­ rect primary nominating elections law: Our bill proposing a direct prl- mary nomination law is based on ihe following theory: Under our form of government po litical parties are useful and neces- s^rj at tbe present time. Th“ i»vb- llcly known and avowed members of a political party have the right to the exclusive management of all its busi­ ness. It is the duty of the state to protect them in such management, and in making their party nomina­ tions from any interference by any person who Is not known to be a member of the party. The voters of the principal politi- cal parties should nominate their candidates for public office at a pri- mary nominating election provided by law and held by the regular Itoards of judges and clerks of elec­ tion Every political party Is en- titled to the sole and exclusive use of every word of Its party name, Each political party should have Its •epa- rate ballot at the nominating elec- lion, to be furnished by tbe govern­ ment. and on whlcu the names of all Its candidates for nomination should be printed The ballot should be se cret, and the election conducted In the same manner as a regular gen­ eral election.. Candidates for tbe legislature should promise to vote for the people's choice tor United States Government Engineers Think Work Franklin County Project Us Looked senator. Every practicable facility should On Canal Will Bsgin as Soon as Upon Favorably by Government En­ be allowed for the nomination of can­ Right of Way is Secured—State gineer»—Will Reclaim About Turn- didates by the smaller political par­ Board Will Surely Get Right vf ty Sections of Good Land. ties and by independents. Way Early with Funds at Hand. This bill fellows the principles of Walla Walla. Jan. 27—Tile United the Australian ballot law In Oregon Washington, D. C., Jan. 26. — It States government is almost sure to vs closely as possible, and does not in has been definitely decided that carry out the Palouse river Irrigation any way Interfere with the action of there will be no river and harbor bill project, the little known, but highly the voters at the regular general passed at this session of congress. important enterprise which would ir­ election. However the canal and locks at The rigate all of Franklin county below It has been In preparation for sev- Dalles were provided for in the Sun­ the 800 or 900 foot level, with small eral* months, Among the lawyers portions of Adams county. dry Civil appropriation bill which who "have either taken an active part This, at least, is the view of those In the preparation of this bill, or provided 8100.00U for work at The Lalies, and there is an unexpended who have recently talked with the have approved it after careful con­ balance left over from last year of government engineers who are work­ sideration. are Hon. T. A McMc- 8300.000, making a total of 8400.000 ing In the preliminary surveys, tnd Bride. C. E S. Wood. E. C. Bron­ available for work on the locks and who pronounce the Palouse river augh. 8. B. Huston. Charles E. Lock­ scheme not only entirely feasible, to wood, Judge Alfred F. Sears, Thos. canal during the year 1904. The go tern me nt engineers say this far as they can see. but as particular­ G. Greene. R. W Montague. V. R. is more than will be naed at The ly desirable In other ways, from the Hyde. F T Griffith. R. C Wright.C. B. Moores and W. 8. U'Ren. It Is Dalle« l>efore congress meets again, government's standpoint. The Palouse river government irri­ one more step in the effort to abolish and that the fatlure of the river and harbor bil. to’ pass at thia aession la gation project Is entirely separate the rule of the "Boss’ and establish really no delfly to the renal and from the Big Bend Irrigation scheme, the rule of the People. We believe the bill has had as which has aroused so much attention locks. The state will secure the right < f In the Inland Empire the past few careful and thorough consideration way free of charge to the govern­ months, and for which the govern­ and preparation as It would be ioss I- ment with 1100,000 appropriated at ment made sueh huge withdrawals <»* ble for any committee of the legis­ the special s4ssn>n of the legislature land front all save homestead entry lature to give a similar measure. Its and the govefnient will be at no In Adams, Franklin, IJncoln and principal provisions nave been taken from similar laws mat are ln suc­ preliminary «xpeflses out <«n apply Douglas counties. the funds at hand In actual construc­ This proposed enterprise would in­ cessful operation in other states. With this brief explanation we re­ volve taking a ditch out of the Pa­ tion work on (he ship candl It la the opinion of the engineers louse at a point near Hooper, whence spectfully request the voters of Ore­ of th« war department that #ork ( the canal would pass along the big gon to sign our initiative petition for win commence on the canal as soon coulee that extends from that point *ta submission at the coming June as th« title to the right of way for Into southeastern Adams county un­ election. Respectfully submitted. the entire route ren be secured by til it came a few miles from Wash­ The Direct Primary Nominations the state. This Is now the only ob­ tucna. stacle In the way and the state From Washtucna to Connell lie a League of Oregon. board has ««pressed the belief that series of sections for twentv miles Attest, W. 8. U'Ren. Oregon City, Secretary. It will encounter no serious difficulty which for the most part corstlhite a In securing right of way with the huge basin Into which the proposed By A. L. Mills, of Portland, President. canal would discharge. funds at hand. WIORKATTHEOM.LES WHEN THE DESERT Totals License fees, quency Ati the original government see FOUND GUILTY. lions ln this basin were some time ago withdrawn by the government, Whitaker Wright Before Two Bara and while all of them were settled of Justice In One Day. sometime ago. the move is considered Izmdon. Jan 26.—Whitaker Wright as indicative of the intentions of tbe waa today found gu..ty of wrecking department. tbe London Globe Corporation, and sentenced to aeven years’ imprlajn- PARKER MAY ESCAPE. ment. An hour afteiward, while sit­ Forger's Mother Still Sticks to Her ting with friends In tbe office of the warden of the city prison, awaiting Erring and Convicted Son. transfer to Ludgate. he was stricken Portland. Jan. 26. — An appeal with bean failure and died. He was regarded So tbe greatest will probably entered In the case of T W Parker, forger, under con vic- «windier of the age Hla victims lost tion at Portland and facing a long in excess of 810.000,000 In the col­ sentence in the Oregon penitentiary, lapse of tee various companies he unless something Intervenes to save promoted. He organized 41 eocapa. him Parker's mother, it Is said, ntes with a total capitalization of will come to Portland before Febru­ nearly 8112.000,000, al! ot which fail­ He was a magnificent spend ary 1. when the young forger’s fath ed er will be east on a business trip. thrift and resided in America for The father has refused to have any­ many years Maintained His Innocence. thing more to do with the boy. ex pressing a desire to have tbe law Wright had been on trial but 12 take Its course The mother still days and the jury was out but a sticks to him. vhort time. Tbe conn in passing sen­ According to Parker's friends, the tence severely crltictzec the promot plan Is to enter an appeal and when er and gave him the maximum sen­ the new trial comes off to have mat­ tence. ters so arranged witn tbe proeecut Wright showed no signs of weak ing witnesses that tbe matter will res« or illness, but said coully: “I be dropped. im innocent of any intention to do xrong." He was led away into the ANNUAL RABBIT DRIVE. a nt«-room and suddenly sank down The doctors were vent for, but all Blalock Island will Be 3cene of Car. heir efforts were unavailing and he lied an hour after sentence was nage Soon. a»»ed Spokane. Jan 87.—The annual rab- bit hunt on Blalock island tn tbe Co LOGGER INJURED. lucibla. wlil be held February 21 ard 22 this year. The principal delega •teavy Log Rolls Over John Fnedto- tion will be from Spokane, as the burg at Steel Spur. principal promotera of the islan I en I j Grande. Jar. 27 —John Friedie terprlae now live tn Spokan«’ Tbe >urg. an employe of the sawmill at bunt Is also made tbe oc-avoa of s Itoel Spur, a few mile« from this dty. pleasure jaunt for a number of S u- ras severely injured Tuesday after­ kane sportsmen, and quite a number noon > y being caught under a heavy are expected from -at place A few og He wa*. engaged in loading tbe also attend each year from Wal'a log on trucks rtd the log had been Walla and other points a drive on anchored part way up the skids with Bla’ock island is different to a Irive * hook and chain, and as he was pass on the Butter Creek plains southwest *ng on the lower side tbe book gave of Echo, inasmuch as guns not clubs * ay. the log robing back upon him. am used and the rabbits hemmed ’n •is hips being badly crushed by the by the Columbia on either side, have jtavy plec of wood. leas chance to get away, if there are The Injured man was immediate!* sufficient shooters to make any kind >rought to La Grande for medical aid of connected line across the Island. and the aitend.ng physicians say that ’.he injury is a very severe one. out xay not prove fatal Judge Eakin Grants the Petition of the Cred'tor» to bettie up th» Af­ fair. Laker City. Jan 27.—At at adjourn ed session of the circuit court held here yesterday evening. Judge Eakin granted the plea of the creditors ot the Red Boy Consolidated Mining Company to »ell the property to satis fy the claims against it. and will fix the date of the sale in the near fu ture. He also granted the receiver the power to borrow 81 -5>A) on the proper ty to cover current expenses pending sab- SHEET CMS IN COLLISION Accident Takes Place in Dente Fog in a Crowded Business Portion of St. Louis. BOTH CARS LOADED AND MANY INJUREO. Four Persons Badly Hurt, Killed. Twanty-twu Many of Whom Sus­ tain Broken Limb»—One Car Stall­ ed and Waa Run Into by Another at Full Speed Many Minor Injur­ ies and Scarcely Any Eacape. St Louis Jan 27.—Twenty-two were badly Injured In a street car collision early this morning at Broad way and Merimac streets, and aa many more were cut and brulaed The fatally hurt are William Mil ter. John Barrington and Walter Sie- uentaiel. and critically injured. J. Hebei man. Fred Alter and Joseph Zeiny. l_axer—Charles ..uergin. the motor man. waa fatally hurt Many of .hose leas seriously hurt have sus- Lalned broken limb« and bad wounds Accident was caused by a Broad­ ray car going at full speed imaab ng into one shred, which stopped >3 s dense fog Bo tn platforms were rowded with men and many women nside were cut and bruised. BARBER LAW INVALID. udge George Says it Confers Arbi­ trary Powers on Examiners. Portland, Jan. 26—On the ground :hat the law creauug tbe Sta e board X barber examiners confers arbl trary powers upon that body and le. egates to it r.ghts that should .eat solely in the legislature. Judge Melvin C. George, in the state dr­ oit court, thia morning rendered an j pinion which holds the act to be unconstitutional and Invalid. , By virtae of thio dectaton tbe state board of barber examiners, 'omposed of J. C. Wefls Frank T Rogers, and H G Meyer, finds Itself ■ereft of all tbe power which here­ tofore obtained and incapable of pre­ venting anyone who may aq desire from engaging in tbe barber busi­ ness. without regard to quailfic*uocs tn the tonsorial calling Attorney Great wboae contention in regard to the barber law is sus­ tained. says that ln his opinion the •atne ruling of the court will apply to tbe state board of pharmacists whkh he says, is invested with the power to make rule« and regulations 'or the admission of applicants to the right to engage tn pharmaceutical pursuits REFUSED INCREASE IN PAY. CAGE FULL OF MEN FELL 1.500 FEET. Crashed Into an Unrecognizable Maas at the bottom—Machinery of tM HO’st Became Unmanageable— ’ Nearly Two Hundred” Men Met Death in the Cheewick Coal Min« —One Rescue Party Also Lost— Exact Cause of Explosion Never Be Known. John Mitchell incen««d B«cares It Wre Not Dm«« Unanfmeoafy. IndtanapoHa. Ind., Jaa 26.— A resolution raising Mitchell's pay to 85.000 per year waa >nni by more than a two-thirds vote, bet Mitchell *rom the chair, declared the resolution killed He said be would not accept the raise if there was the slightest opposition The convention will probably adjourn sine die this evening TO SCALE MT. HOOD. Victor. Col.. Jan 26.—Fourteen Electric Road May Be Built to the men were instantly killed this morn Very Summit ot th« Mountam by ing in the Stratton Independent* Portland Firm. mine by a failing reg» A company of Portland capitalists iss secured title to the land on whl?h Foil 1,500 Feet. s located the falls of the Sanity The car became unmanageable in 4igh up on tbe skies of Mount Hood, tbe ascent and crashed into the and will place an enormous etoctnc sheaves at tbe top, broke tbe cable ,'lant in position there for the pur­ and fell 1.5oo feet. At tbe bottom pose of o’perating an electric road o was a sickening spectacle, it being «he top of tbe old m«.>untaln almost impossible to identify any The falls have a drop of 20 fest victim, as all were completely dis .nd an inexhaustible power could Le r.iemliered obtained by harnessing them. The ,-rade to the top of the mountain la Fifteen Were Kilted. Tbe dead are: W. F. Frailer. John one of the easiest mountain asceata Seback. Joseph Setherum. Edward n the country, a« a smooth rail Twiggen. L. Wagoner, Henry »eo-