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’WEEKLY EDITION WEEKLY EDITION. ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ ♦ Uns way e d by fear, unin ♦ ♦ fluenced by favor, the East ♦ Oregonian will tell the truth, ♦ the whole truth, and nothing ♦ but the truth, about county, ♦ ♦ state and national affairs, It ♦ ♦ is fair, absolutely fair, to ♦ * those who differ from its ♦ ♦ views, as well as to its ♦ ♦ friends. ♦ ♦ ♦ !♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ X ♦ The Bast Qrsvualaa of p*a- ♦ ♦ dleton, Oreg**, is publish*«! la « ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ VOL. XXVIII Will Hardly Undertake it Without an Ally—Such Action Will Involve Europe in a General War. Japanese Bombarded Vladivostok. But Did Little Damage—They Are Also of Korea for a Flank Movement on Vladivostok—Russ tan Imperial Council Trying to De- vise Ways for Defense of Vladivostok—Russia Much Annoyed by Jap- anese Spies Among Chinese Residents of Manchuria. Berlin, March 7.—The Tageblatte reports that Russia has resolved to defy Europe and send her warships through the Dardanelles. The Lokal Anzeiger asserts that the Russian railway around Lake Baikal will not be ready for use before December. It is the unanimous belief and ex pression in Berlin political circles that such an action by Russia will at once precipitate a general Euro pean war Military men maintain an ominous quietude refusing to express themselves. It is further believed that Great Britain will resists any attempt of the Russian fleet to get through the Suez canal, or past Gibraltar, even should Russia successfully attempt the naval coup of slipping through the Dardanelles. Further speculation is indulged in to the effect that Rus sia probably does not contemplate such au extreme proceeding without the active co-operation of the French navy, which is second in size and equipment only to that of Great Brit ain. « ed in the naval barracks, injuring five sailors. Col. Shukoff's house was damaged by a shell which pierc ed it and exploded in the y”.;\i. No outbreak of fire. The Russ.xns bat- terries did not respond, as they u not wish to disclose their location. Russian Squadron at Large. Hakodate. Japan. March 7.—An Austrian steamer from Vladivostok reports that the Russian squadron got tree off the ice at that place last Saturday and sailed northward, pre sumably in hope of capturing Japan ese merchantmenL No attack was made on Northern Japanese ports, so far as heard. Investing Vladivostok. Rome. March 7.—The Agenzeia Diebras' Chemulpo correspondent as serts that Japanese forces, probably under the protection of the squadron that bombarded Vladivostok, have landed on Tinking island, to the southeast and opposite Vladivostok. The Japanese squadron in the Yel low Sea still remains before Port Ar- Damage at Vladivostok. thur. It is believed a simultaneous St. Petersburg. March 7.—A dis- attack will be made upon Port Ar- patch from Port Arthur reports flne thur and Vladivostok today. weather and no marked change in Vladivostok in Danger. the situation. A Vladivostok telegram St. Petersbug. March 7—A special states the resOlt of the bombardment was not serious. One woman was meeting of tne council of ministers killed and a few men wounded, and met suddenly in the winter palace a small wooden cottage was destroy tonight, to consider measures to pro ed by a shell. Another shell explod- tect Vladivostok. have borne an unjust share of the taxes and he thinks an equalization should be made on a fair basis. LA GRANDE NOMINA . IONS. z ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ « ♦ PENDLETON, UMATILLA CO.. OKEGON FRIDAY. MARCH 11, 1904 HE MUST ANSWER FOR GO ON NOME RUN. Landing Troops in Extreme Northern Part th* heart of th* w*nd*rful I>- land Empire Ton will And that it ia raadabla, raUabla and progr**slv*, and will give you tba news reliably, accur- ataly. and fully. Three Oriental Steamer* Will Ply on North Pacific Water*. Seattle. .March 6.—The Northwest ern Commercial company and the Northeastern Siberian company have purchased, through their managing director. John Rosene, the fleet of vessels long operated between Taco ma and the Orient by the Northern Pacific Steamship company, consist ing of the Olympia. Victoria and Ta coma. For some time past the Rosene companies have been on tbe lookout for vessels for the Nome and Siber ian trade. .Mr. Rosene has been traveling all over the country since RUSSIAN VOLUNTEERS last November, endeavoring to se cure steamships that would be suit TWELVE PER CENT JEWS. able for his purposes, but in the East the majority of the vessels were either under charter or too eipen- Russian Naval Officers Tell ths give. Story of How They Were Outwit Even with these additions it is claimed that there will be a shortage ted and Outfought at Port Arthur In tonnage on the Nome run and that —Battle Ended With Blowing Up in order to handle the freight and passenger trade during the coming of Retvisan and Czarovitch—Siege season, the operating companies will of Vladivostok I* Expected, and have place still more steamers on the run. All Non-Combatant* Ar* Ordered The Northern Pacific steamers are Away. first class vessels, The Victoria is feet beam and 360.5 feet long. 40.4 34.3 depth of hold, The Tacoma Is 327.2 feet in length. 39.3 feet beam St. Petersburg. March 4.—Novoe and 29.3 depth of hold. Vremya asserts that American ship owner* have offered to fit out a large another safe cracked . number of fast steamships to act as privateers in tbe Russian service. Robbers Loot Safe of James Garrity, A smallpox epidemic Is raging In of Island City. Last Night. the trans-Baikal district. It is fear La Grande. March 7.—Safe crack ed the scourge will spread to the ers blew open the safe in the James troops Garrity blacksmith and macn.ne The number of Jews being sent to shops st Island City last night, and the front by the government is en- secured about 16 in cash. per tirely disproportionate to the A charge of nitroglycerin was used centage of the Hebrew population In blowing the safe, and the door It Is estimated that fully 12 per cent was blown from the binges and hurl of the reinforcements to the ranks ed across the room. Blacksmith tools are Jews Hence SO.OOu are now pro were used in drilling the hole in ceeding to the scene of op«-rat Ions which the charge was placed. against Japan Tbe proofs of toy- It is thought here to be the same aity are however not sufflcient to gang that has burglarized several suppress the popular antisemitism safes in Umstills county within the and fears are entertained that a past month. massacre of Jews will occur Easter Island City is two miles from here, holiday. and no one heard tbe explosion Ab- How it All Happened, solutely no trace was left. An officer of the Russian cruiser Pailada. describing the first Japan TRAGEDY AT WARSAW. .-se attack on Port Arthur, writes a Polish Count Goes Crazy and Run* denial of the story that the Russian officers were ashore, and asserts the Amuck. Japanese used false lights. Vienna. March 7.—A dispatch from At 11 that night a practice drill to Warsaw tells of a terrible tragedy that occurred there during a patriot repel torpedo attack was executed, ic demonstration. In which a number and at midnight the four Russian simulated the of students and a large crowd partic torpedo boats that back toward? ipated. A certain Count Dembsky enemy, had turned became demented, and. shutting him Dalny and the crews of the fleet had self up in his house, went out on the retired. The captain of tbe Pailada the bridge, descended from balcony and fired on the crowds in had the streets, killing three and wound where he had been for a last look ing 2" of tbe demonstrators. The out. when ships’ lights, white above count then attempted to commit sui red. (a Russian signal.) were obeerv cide. but was arrested, after he suc ed. The captain supposed they were ceeded in inflicting a serious wourfd Russian boats returning, until he noticed the different style of attack, upon himself. and tbe crews were then called to quarters, and guns loaded with grape opened fire. A terrific explosion under the Pal- iads submerged the cruiser's deck, but did not stop her firing Maneu vering measures were taken close to the beach. Soon after torpedoes were exploded under tbe Retvisan and Csarovltcb and this ended the attack. CONTEMPT OF COURT. Had Appealed to the United State* Court From Decision of th* Mon tana Court*—Had Interfered With Mining Survey* Whici> Obtruded on Hi* Porperty. American-Built Vessels Are New Institution Will Open Its Offered for the Russian Doors in the Judd Building, Military Service. Under Ten-Year Lease. BACKING PRINCIPALLY FROM LEWISTON CAPITAL. Will Be Incorporated Under the Na- tional Banking Law With a Cap!- tai of Fifty Dollars— Thousand Pendleton Capitalists Will Also Put Money Into the Investment- Decisive Steps Were Taken Laat Defendant Was Co-Partner of Indiana’s Senior Senator Has Machen and Lorenz in a Promised to Be Roosevelt’s Steal From Government. Running Mate. Night—No Time Will Be Lost Get ting Ready for Business. The long-drawn-out dream of an other bank for Pendleton Is about to be realized, and In a short time a new fiscal Institution will open its doors to the public in the Judd building. R. C. Beach and V7. xa . Thom paon. both of Lewiston, have been here for several days, and have been looking over the ground. Last night the gen tiemen met with several business men and it was decided to incorpor ate a new bank, with a capital of >5u.ou0 It will be Incorporated un der the national banking law. and will be backed by Lewiston capital ists and by a number of local men of means Tbe Judd building has been leas ed for a term of 10 years, and the institution will be opened therein as soon as the room can be prepared for the reception of a business of that kind. All arrangements have not been made definitely for the management of the bank but enough of the people of Lewiston and Pen dleton have subscribed to make it a surety and it is now only a matter of time until the place will be opened It has been rumored for some tune that s bank would go Into the Judd building, but nothing definite could be learned It was also said that a wholesale liquor store would be put in tbe room, but this would not be allowed by the owner. H C. Judd, of Connecticut. He had many offers at good rental figures from sa loon men and other* in business of a related character, but refused to consider them, saying that he would bold the building vacant for year* before he would allow anything other than a legitimate business to be put in the room Messrs. Beach and Thompson will return in a week or so from Lewis, ton. when the final arrangements will be made for tbe opening of the bank Mass Meeting of Citizen* Tonight and Tomorrow Night. I_a Grande. March 7.—There will be a general mass meeting of the WHITMAN COUNTY ASSESSOR j legal voters in the city of La Grande ADOPTS STRAIN’S VIEWS. ; held in tne opera house in this city ■ this evening for the purpose of nomi- nating city officers for the coming Says Umatilla County Assessor Ha* city election which will le held Given Out Unanswerable Argu March 14. Mayor, recorder, treasurer and ment* on Assessment* — Whitman marshal A will be nominated. County Railroads Will be Assessed meeting will be held Tuesday even- at >12.000 per mile instead of ing for the nomination ot counci i- I men. >6.500. MINING RADIUM. The voters will hive a chance to vote on the proposition of autboriz- Pitchblende Found in Colorado Mme Colfax. March 7.—Following a ing the council to Issue and nego close study of C- P. Stialn's book on tiate >25.000 bonds for the purpose of SHALL REVELATION OR Admiral Marasoff Arrived. In Moderate Quantities. LAW HAVE PRECEDENCE? railroad assessment, R. H. Duff, as constructing a city hall for La St. Petersburg. March 5—Admiral Georgetown. Col.. March 4.—At the Marasoff arrived over the trans Wood mine in Legvenworth gulch sessor of Whitman county, Washing Grande. Baikal direct, after a fortnight’s trip drifting has been fairly gotten under ton, has decided assess railroad OPTICAL TRUST. President Smith Undertook to Recon or five days longer than usual. way at a depth of 210 feet, and both property in his county, at >12,000 per cile All Apparent Discrepancies in ,Deadline Around Vladivostok. drifts are ueing extended. mile this Reason, the rate heretofore Organized for “Protection," a* All the Relations of Law, Revelations The east level 1 »being driven to The commandant at Vladivostok Trusts Are. being but >6.500 per mile. and Practice—Admitted His Own has proclaimed a warning to all in- gel under the bunch of pitchblende Chicago. Ill., March 7.—Several He has studied the question in all score of the most prominent opti Defiance of the izw» of the State habitants inside the 17-mile radius which they cut through in sinking the shaft, about 20 feet from the its phases and believes that the fig- cians of the country gathered in con and Church, But Was Loyal to His to leave immediately, taking all l*r present depth. The west level shows sonal effects except food stores and urea presented by Mr. Strain are un- ference here today and the outcome Families. a very nice streak of this mineral cattle. answerable. Railroad property in is expected to be the organization of and they are hoisting some of the Whitman county has about the same an optical trust. The purpose of the best grade pitchblende which was earning capacity at in Umatilla coun combine, it is stated, is not to in FOR HIGHER VALUATIONS. Washington, March 7.—Senator Du ever produced by any mine in the ty and Mr Duff believes his state crease prices, but to afford mutual bois took exception to the statistics world, a good per centage of the ore should make a united effort to raise protection to the optical concerns presented by President Smith, on the Washington Counties Will Pool Their carrying 80 per cent mineral all valuations, and especially that of owning valuable patents and state ground that they had been collected Interests in Order to Raise Rail- These ores are being carefully rights against unscrupulous dealers, railroad property. by the church itself. Smith, how cobbed and sacked and an early road Values. He says railroads should not pay who are guilty of infringement. The ever, declared they were correct. shipment will be made The lessees a cent more than their proportion df combination will take In the leading Dayton, Wash.. March 4.—An effort Referring to Bailey's query as to are also taking out some very fair the taxes, but that this class of dealers of Boston. New York. Phil whether President Woodruff's manl is being made by Washington coun- locking milling ores which show a property has been greatly under adelphia. St. Louis, Chicago, Cincin festo proposing the abandonment of ties to form a pool for the purpose better average of mineral than previ valued In the past in every western nati. Baltimore and other chief cities polygamy was a revelation or was of raising the value of railroad prop ous lots. of the country. state. Other classes of property merely produce«, because of the adop erty in the entire state. A communication has been sent tion of a law against the practice, DRIVING OUT THE VAGS. Worthington read from a sermon de out to all the county assessors, ask ing their co-operation in making a livered by Woodruff a year later in Baker City The* of the Floating which he declared he had been led to uniform valuation for al) the coun Population Which Is Attracted issue his manifesto through tbe guid ties in which the railroad property is There by Open Gambling. similarly situated, and in which the ance of the Lord. earning capacity is equal. Woodruff Manifesto. Baker City, Match 4.—From three As it is now, each county has a to 10 vagabonds are ordered out of Bailey pressed the point, saying he The fourth annua, convention of said 'hat last year the ladies has did not think much of a church that different value, with the result that the city every day by the chief of the Knights of Pythias has cczae to waited for the men after the ban quet. this year they were the guests does not get rid of a doctrine until each county must fight the railroads police. The presence of suspicious a close, and all of the delegates have of the men, and next year the men there is a statute against it. This individually, with the result that characters has alarmed the people, returned to their homes, but the would be the waiters. led Smith into a long explanation of node of them have a rate in keeping until they are determint'd that there with the actual values of the prop shall be no repetition of the recent memory of their visit will long re- Frank 8. Grant of Portland had how the manifesto came to be issued. erty. In effect his statement was that main both with them and with tbe the toast, "The Knights of Korhas (gild hold-ups, under the glare of the A taxpayers' league has just been electric lights. members of th > local lodge. The san;“ Mr*. Cora M. Davis of Union the question was presented after the organized in Columbia county for the convention of Saturday was the spoke on the “Relation of tne Rath passage of tbe law, whether tbe mem The recent closing of the open largest gathering of a fraternity ever bone Sisters to the Knights of Py bers of the church should observe purpose of making a radical raise games in Pendleton brought a large held in mis city, over 500 delegates thias.’’ and Turner Oliver of La the constitutional law of the land, or in tbe value of the railroad property. supply of fresh transients to town, and although the games are running being present from the outside dis Grande, treated "The Recognition of continue to practice the law of the OPTICAL TRUST. open here, as they have always run. tricts. the Rathbone Sisters by the church. The Lord made a manifesto The district convention held in the Knights." M. F. Davis of Union to Woodruff tnat it was his duty to the police force Is thinning out the stop plural marriages ,and that reve Will Be Organized at Chicago in a suspects. afternoon by the Umatills county spoke of the “Woes of a Senator.' district was of great benefit to the Fechter’s orchestra furnished ibe lation was accepted by the church. Short Time. Smith admitted he could have edu TRAINS SNOWBOUND. members of the order, and the ad music. Chicago. 111., March 4.—Opticians cated and supported his children dresses given were of a high grade. Rathbone Sisters, without having a new issue, but from all over the country will meet Tied Up in Central Montana for the Union Team Won. The convention o' the Rathbone chose no^.to do that, thereby violat In this city early in the coming week Past Two Week*. In the evening the inter-district Sisters during the afternoon brought ing the laws of Utah. The church to organize an optical trust, which convention and contest was held in Butte, Mont., March 4.—Three together about 10u of the ladies of gave him those wives, and it would will control all the patented appli- Music Lail. The Union team won the the order from this district. This be inconsistent if It compelled him ances and improved lenses used in Central Montana railway trains car contest by a margin of 2? points out rying freight and passengers, have the trade. is the first district convention of the to forsake them. of a total of 1.500. The work of both The promoters of the movement been lost somewhere in the snow Rathbone sisters in the history of “The Lord giveth, the Lord taketh teams was very good, and it wan the order in this state, and shows away,” quoted Bailey. “I don’t un include leading optical firms of Cln- drifts between I>ombard and lewis hard work for the judges of the con that Umatilla county is progressive derstand it that way," replied Smith. cinnati, New York, Philadelphia. Bal- ton for the past two weeks. Gangs test to award the prize of >50, so St. of workmen have l>e«n laboring day in its spirit. Umatilla held the first He admitted he is the head of the timore, Chicago, Boston and evenly were they matched. district convention of tbe Knights, church, that he is defying the law of Louis. Each of the interested con and night to rescue the missing Banquet and Toaets. and since that time tbe plan has been the stale and church, and that there cerna owns valuable patents outright trains, but the last reports say they The banquet was one of the adopted over the state, much to the is nothing in the Woodruff manifesto and state rights to others. The are unsuccessful. The crew of one ______ incidents of the day’s pro- benefit of the order as well as the indicating it was not a direct revela prosecution of Infringement cases of the trains reached Varlotown and pleasant ------ . Plates had been laid for 400 pleasure of the members, and the tion from God. has become a costly matter, and the secured provisions. It is believed gram. and passengers guests in Armc-y hal), the places strengthening of fraternal ties. proposition to vest the control of the other crews these valuable patents in a corpora reached nearby ranches. were all filled, and a row of gentle A great many of the delegates left No Burro* Left. on the night train for Walla Walla, men were ringed around the wall. One class of property which does tion is due to this fact. J. H. Gwian of Pendleton presided, and visited in that city Sunday, re not appear on the tax lists of Uma Volcanoes in Eruption. Paris, March 4.—Madagascar ad and in response to his call six of the turning to their homes last night, tilla county, is the “Rocky Mountain United States Consul I«eo Berg guests of the evening responded with Others left immediately for their mocking bird,” or the common mot holz. of Three Rivers, Canada, re vices state that the Great Comoro homes, and some of them are yet the ley burro, which has played such a ports that, according to official re island craters have been In contin pleasing and appropriate toasts. Charles Cochran of Union treated guests of friends in Pendleton, The part in opening up the mountain turns. the immigrants arriving in uous eruption for two weeks, with the subject, "The Mistakes We Some convention was a great success, ana trails of the West. last year there Canada from January 1 to October much loss of life to natives. times Make.” and held that none of the local Knights are well satisfied were 29 jacks assessed in the coun 1. 1903, totaled 114,744. Of this num Starbuck Not a Town. the delegates had made a mistake in with their efforts toward entertaining ty, and 11,871 mules and horses, but ber. 34,712 were from the United visiting Pendleton for the conven- their visitors. Walla Walla. March 4—At an elec- 7,598 not one burro. Formerly the burro 8tates. 33 562 from England, It was decided that the next con- was in evidence in many localities from Scotland, 2,330 from Ireland, tion just held for the purpose of in tion. Mrs. Robert Renn of Pendleton vention would be held in Baker City in Eastern Oregon, but his swifter 4,031 from Russia, 2,904 from Italy, corporating the town of Starbuck, spoke on “Facts and Fiction of the about a year from this date, the exact brother, the locomotive, ba* sup 2,419 from Sweden, 2,020 from Hun- the Incorporation was defeated by a History of Damona Temple.” She time to be announced later. vote of 50 to 35. planted him. gary and 8,177 from Galicia. KNIGHTS OF mmiSCOHEIITIIIN CLOSES San Francisco, March 5—F. Aug ustus Heinze has lost his battle against the Butte Boston Mining Co. I A decision was handed down by the United States circuit court of ap peals today upholding the circuit court of Montana in the decision re cently made Heinze had appealed from the decision to a higher court INVESTIGATION SEING CONVENTION'S WORK The Montana judge found Heinze guilty of contempt in having inter KILLED IN COMMITTEE. HAS SEEN MAPPED OUT. fered with the surveying of certain mines, the judge having directed that the officials of the raining company All Proceedings to Inquire Into Cul "Feller* From the Country” Will Got be allowed to survey their mines, which would nwessitate inspiring pability of Member* of Congress Together at Chicago and Ratify the mine belonging to Heinze. in Working Grafts on th* Govern th* Politicians’ Judgment — Amer Heinze will now have to appear ment Treasury Choked Off by • before the judge in Montana and re ican Navy Said to Be Third bi ceive punishment for contempt. Partisan Committee—No More Tonnage of the Navica of River and Harbor Surveys Thia World—Germans Are Fighting HEINZE STARTS A PAPER. Will Be Better Prepared to Fight the Clark Interests. Butte, Mont., March 5—F Augus tus Heinze has started an evening newspaper here the Butte Evening News. It is to succeed his weekly political paper, the Reveille. Heinze claims that his Reveille has been the only "unmuzzled” paper in tbe state, the rest being under the control of the Standard Oil and the Amalga mated Company. The evening News is the final fui- Ailment of the young trust-fighter's many declarations during the past two years, that he would start an opposition paper, wherein to set forth unbiased reports of the court aud political news. Heinze says that even the Associated Press cor respondents in Montana are "influ enced by petroleum.” and the re ports sent out ar«- garbled to suit the purpose* of his enemies. TO STUDY IRRIGATION. Washington Committee to Meet at North Yakima March 9. Spokane, March 5.—The irrigation commission recently appointed by Governor McBride, ha* been sum moned to meet in North Yakima next Wednesday. March 9. Charles P Lund of Spokane, i» a member of the con;mission. The purpose of the formation of the «ommission is to investigate the irrigation need* of the state of Washington and draft a law which will cover the requirements. At the last session of the state legislature one of the most difficult bill* to frame eras tbe irrigation law and it is now far from satisfactory either to the various irrigation en terprises of the stale or to the na tional government, which desires to assist in irrigation matters in the different state* The commission will attempt to draft a bill which will more ade- quateiy cover the situation than any of the laws now on tbe statute books of the state. LUNATIC ARRESTED. He Threaten* to Do Damage to Los Angele* Railroad People. Los Angele*. March 4—Joseph Stark, an alleged lunatic, is detained at the county hospital pending an in- vMtigation into Lis sanity. The po. lice charge he plotted to blow up the shops of the I xm Angeles Rail way Company, to kill Henry Hunt ington and bis son Howard. He has a grievance against the Huntingtons because he was struck by a car at Los Angeles and injured. SEVENTY DELEGATES AS SEMBLED IN CONVENTION. Year—Heavy Increase in Army Dolliver Bill. Expense*. Washington. March 5 —Justice Pritchard this morning overruled the motion for a new trial in the case of Samuel Groff, inventor of the pat ent letter box fastener. and sentenc- ed him to two years in Moundsville. W. Va.. prison and a fine of >10.000. name as the ether co-defendants in the postoffice conspiracy trial Groff was subsequently released on >20.- u>J0 bonds pending appeal Smothering investigation. The bouse committee on postoffl- ce*. by a unanimous vote, has de cided to report to the bouse the Hay resolution calling upon the postmas ter-general for information bearing on tbe charge* that members of con gress have violated laws or regula tion* by renting buildings to the de partment, or by influencing the al lowances of salary clerk hire, with r«-commendation* from the postmas- ter general on the subject, vitici) have already been received, and which are really necessary to the >n- quiry. No New Survey* This Year, Tbe river and harbor committee of tbe bouse this afternoon agreed to re, vmmt-nd no legislation for new surveys this year Army Expense Increasing. Washington. March 5.—The house -uference report on the diplomatic appropriation bill was agreed to. Consideration of the battleship Indiana appropriation was resumed. Herman, republican of Oregon, spoke on tbe proposed exposition at Portland Senator Pxxtor reported the army appropriation MIL It carries 877,- S-JO.OOO, an increase of >2.5OO.OOu above the amount asked for by the original bouse bill. Washington, March 4—Roosevelt ha* suggested, and Senator Fair uanka, of Indiana has agreed to ac cept the vi< «- presidential nomination jl the republican ticket lx tendered turn. This comes from ck** and ;ue>ong personal friends of th* sea «tor »ho are known to Lave adru ed him against what Is considered to be a vital concession on the sena tor* part. They have bowed to the wishes of the president, as ha* Mr Fairbanks. Promotions in the Navy. Washington. March 4 —The presi dent Las nominated Captain Chas A Converse chief of the bureau of ordinance of the navy to the rack of rear admiral, and Captain Henry Manney chief of the bureau of equip ment to the rank of rear admiral. Arizona Secretary Resign*. Washington. March 4 —Isaac Stoddard secretary of Arizona, has resigned to go into effect April 1. Hi* succtMor Is not yet elected. He recently had difficulty with tbe ter ritorial legislature in the matter of f«-es AGED MOUNTAINEER MISSING. Prominent P<ooeer of walla Walla Has Not Been Seen for Some Weeks. Walia Walla. March 5 —Joha Mon 'ague, an aged mountaineer living in the mountains near this city, is '.bought to have perished la toe snow, as his cabin is empty and no sign* of him can be found in his 70 years of HEAVY SNOWS. Idaho Mountains Have Heaviest Fall in Many Years. Lewiston. March 4.—Reports re- reived in the city yesterday indicate that an exceptionally heavy snow storm has prevailed over the higher altitudes of the entire Clearwater tasin These reports occasioned con siderable speculation relative to the possibilities of floods in the river*, but it is not generally believed that the conditions of the streams will be materially affected by the recent storm. The deepest snow in years now coveni the ranges in this section WEIGHTED DOWN FOR THIRTY-SIX HOURS. Many Visitors Frc-n Different Por- Horrible Incident of the Hotel Darl ington Disaster — Fifteen Now tion* of the State- B. F. Ramp, Known to Be Dead—Peculiar Phe Chairman of the Convention— nomena Developed ‘jy Collapse. Many Southern and Western Coun ties Will Nominate Full Ticket New York. March 4.—At 2 this La Grande Now Ha* City Ticket. morning workmen in removing the body of Alexander Johnson, an iron Portland, March 4—The socialist worker, from the wrecked Hotel state convention, which has been In Darlington. uncovered Charles session here for the past two day*, 1 asek. a plasterer, who was alive, is one of the most enthusiastic state with an immense beam across his meetings ever held by that party in chest He had lain 36 hours under tons of debris. The man died as be Oregon. Seventy delegates have been pres reached the door of the hospital. The known dead are 15. and 14 ent besides a large number of visit ing socihliits from every part of the bodies have been removed. A pecul iar thing noted is the apparent evi state. dence of heat, in some eases of actu B. F. Ramp was chosen chairman al flame, developed by the friction of of the convention and State Secre iron beams against each other dur tary W. 8. Richards, secretary. Com ing the collap**. in many places mittees on resolution, pii'tfom sud the paint was scorched and blister crdftr of business were appolutid ed. and a few of the extremely in and the business of the convention frequent pieces of wood utilized dur was transacted with vigor. ing the construction, such as tem Many coUntit's including Coos. Cur porary braces and hanging scaffold ry, Clackamas. Marion, and Jackson ing. were actually ignited by the are going to nominate full county heat generated in the manner de- ticket*, and la Grande has nominat scribed. ed a full city ticket for the coming municipal election. PRAIRIE FIRES. Umatilla county l^d no represen tative in the convention. Twenty Lives Lost In Southwestern The following state officers were Oklahoma. nominated; Fort Worth, March 4.—Dispatches Associate justice, C. C. Michael today say the prairie fire and wind son, of Prineville; dairy and food commissioner, N. Rasmusen. of Port storm in Oklahoma are greater than first reported. At least 20 lives are land ; congressman, first district, B. F. Ramp, Salem; congressman for lost in Southwestern Oklahoma. The fire has burned many houses at Ho second district, George R. Cook, of bart. Vinson and Lawton. The fire Portland. is still sweeping the prairie, causing Immense losses to livestock. The carpet Urol placed on the floor 52 of the Olympia Masonic lodge, Moufflard-Sartori*. years ago. and believed to be the Washington. March 4.—Captain oldest carpet in I he Northwest, has just been removed and cut into sou- Algernon Sartoris, grandson of Pres venlr strips for the members. The ident Grant, has sailed for France to Olympia Masonic Temple Is the old- marry the famous Paris beauty, Jar- eat lodge building north of the Co- malne Cecile Moufflard, aged 22. godchild of the iat* Comt* DePari*. lumbla river. OREGON BOY WINS. Ousts th* Chinaman. Daniel Tweedie, an agent for th* San Francisco Examiner, oa a re cent visit to Sumpter found that a Chinee* boy was delivering the pa pers for a news firm which handled tbe Examiner He immediately started to work among th* labor unions and caused them to boycott the news firm until they employed a white, union man The Chinaman was a faithful, patient, careful car rier and it had been impossible to keep a white boy on the job, but tbe firm disenarged the Chinaman and will put up with poor service from a white boy satisfactory to the unions On* of Hick’s Picture*. The Rev. Irl L. Hicks, th« St. Louis weather prophet, _ say* among _ the thing* worth remembering for the month of March. “If the earth were to cease it* orbital or onward motion about the list day of March, and at the same time continue It* diurnal, er dally rotation on it* axis, the sun would continue it* ria* and set at the same points east and weet. day* and nights would con tinue equal In length, such thing* a* summer and winter, as we know them, would be Impossible, and all tbe products and blessing* of the seasons the round world over would be cut off High Water in Owyhee. E F Pratt and wife were in th* city from Owyhee the first of th* week. Mr. Pratt says the damage to the Owyhee ditch is not so bad a* at first reported, and that >3.u00 will repair the upper portion of the canal The head gate was not waahed out. but is still In place, although the ditch banks have been waahed away around it. Great damage to the ditch was prevented by making a dam with dirt and gravel, by which means the water waa turned back into the river.—Ontario Democrat. Washington’s Wards. The state of Washington now baa 2.500 wards under its care in the dif ferent lnstitutiona. Of these MT are inmates of the peultentiary at Walla Walla. Steilacoom asylum has SOO, Medical Lake asylum 413, and the rest are in «ue Ort Inc Soldiers’ Home and other state institutions. Salem gambling •wtl be closed tight, according to instructions from the city council.
