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VOL. XX VH I
PENDLETON, UMATILLA CO., OREGON FRIDAY, MAY 13.1904.
CAMBRIDGE. IDAHO DRIVES
OUT STATE ORGANIZER.
Bandits Are Following the Russian Army
in Korea—Japanese
Minister
Says if Niu Chwang Is Captured by the Japs the Port Will
diately Opened to All
Nations—Russia
Would
Borrow $150.OOO.OOO—
Czar Will Not Press Claims for Breach of Treaty Against Japan.
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St. Petersburg. May 9.—A report is dock a part of his fleet and give his
current here today that the Russian ir.en a rest from their ceaseless vigil.
cruiser Rurik. of the Vladivistok
squadron, has been destroyed, wheth
Bandits Accompany Russians.
er by accident of by a Japanese at
Seoul. May 9.—A Russian force of
tack. is not stated.
unknown strength has crossed the
The Rurik was an armored cruiser I Yalu below Wiju and occupied Chang
of 10.940 tons displacement, with a Jin May 5. A force of mounted
speed of 18.8 knots. She was armed I Manchurian bandits accompanied.
with four 8-inch. 16 6-inch, six 4.7-
inch and 18 smaller guns.
Russia Needs $150.000.000.
St.
Petersburg.
May 9 —The report
Says Port Arthur Can Resist.
iof the committee on finances met to
St. Petersburg. May 9—In army day and a loan of $150.UOJ.W0 was
circles the belief prevails that Port j recommended. The czar is exfiected
Arthur will be able to resist a land i to give his sanction to the recom-
Yellow I mendation.
attack for six months.
tinged cloth. similar to khaki, has
been decided upon for summer cloth
Herr Bebel Scores Kaiser.
ing for Russian troops
Berlin. May 9.—In the reichsiag
today Herr Bebel denounced the gov
Will Not Press Charge.
ernment for what he termed repeated
London. May 9.—Authoritative in breaches of neutrality in the Russo-
formation is given out to the effect Japanese war. which indicated that
that Russia will not press ner charge Germany desires Russia's triumph
against the Japanese of alleged He cited the sale of Hamburg-Amer
breach of international law by the lean liners to Russia and criticized
first attack on Chemulpo, for the rea- the kaiser's telegram to the czar in
son that the cables between Vladivo- which he expressed the regret of
stok and Port Arthur, in possession the loss of Russian warships, saying
of the Japanese, showed that the that Russia's losses were equally
Russians were prepared to attack Germany's losses. Bebel took ad
Sazebo wiih the Port Arthur fleet. vantage of the parliamentary immu
February 13. without a preliminary nity and attacked the emperor most
declaration of war
pointedly.
Chancellor Bueliow re
pudiated the charges and add«M: "If
Niu Chwang to Be Opened.
I other countries regard Germany with
London. May 9—Japanese Minis envy and hatred as Bebel asserts,
ter Hayashi today said that General we have every reason to keep the
Kuroki would probably clash with ; national sword snarpened."
Kuropatkins forces at Laivang and
St. Petersburg. May 9.—Alexieff
drive them back. In event of the
Japanese occupation of Niu Chwang. i announces that the transfer of head
a civil administration would imme quarters to Harbin, and Kuropatkin
diately be appointed and the port be goes to Mukden. Jussen's fleet is
opened to all nations. Togo will now at Vladivostok.
INDIVIDUAL
COMMUNION
QUESTION
DISCUSSED
CUP
MUCH.
BIDS TO BE AwKED FOR
GENERAL CONSTRUCTION
Boise. May 9.— A special from Wei
ser to the Evening Capital News I
Sunday night, says:
General Government is Con He Files an Official Protest
News was received here today
from Cambridge that A. G Miller. I
fronted With a Real Though Against a Steal of Over
state organizer of the socialist party,
had been mobbed there by a crowd
Temporary Deficit.
Fifty Per Cent.
headed by Dunham, a saloonkeeper
The crowd threw rocks and other
missiles at the speaker and drove
CUSTOMS RECEIPTS
PROTEST IS NOW A PART
him off the street.
Mayor Huddleson was appealed to
OF THE COUNTY RECORDS
FALLEN OFF GREATLY.
by Miller, so it is said, to be permit
ted to continue his m«*etings on the
street.
The mayor said the people of Deficit Will Grow Until June 30. End Mr. Hartmao's Statement Snows How
Cambridge did not want him to
Ml-
the Attempted Hold-up Was
of the Fiscal Year—Witness in Ty.
speak and advised him not to at-
nipulated
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Court
Turns
Over
Wild
ner Case Confesses in His Testi-
tempt to hold open-air meetings
Marshal Wines was also appealed to
Horse Road Case Temporarily —
mony — Emergency Duty ,n the
but he told the organizer nothin?
Other Important Road Cases Dis-
Philippines Sustained by Supreme
could b«1 done unless the mayor gave
instructions.
posed of. the
Court—Cash It Ready for the Gov-
Mi ton-Summerville
Miller will go from Cambridge to
Petition
Be.ng
Rejected
ernment’s Exhibit at Lewis
and
Millde Valley to hold meetings
Clark Fair.
SECOND WEEK OF FAIR.
Exhibit Installation
Ahead of Other
Exhibitions.
St. Ixiuis. May 9.—The second
week of the expoaition was ushered
in today by beautiful weather. Di
rector of Exhibits Skiff said, "the
progress of the exhibit installation is
now five weeks ahead of the Chicago
corresponding in 1893, and seven
weeks ahead of Paris, and 99 per
cent will be complete Thursday eve-
ring."
Today's program embraces the
ijiening of the Swedish pavilion The
lady managers gave a reception to
Mrs. D. R. Francis, at the meeting of
'he national commission.
TO INSTANT DEATH
WIFE MURDERER HANGED
AT WALLA WALLA
PEN
Maintained Stolid Indifference to the
Last—Would Not
Talk
of
His
Crime. Which Was a Very Brutal
One — Execut.on a Success—Wit
nessed by 40 People—Last Word*
of Condemned Man:
You."
"God
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Appeals to the Mayor and Marshal,
But Is Warned to Leave the Town
—Rocks Thrown
and
Gang of
Hoodlums. Headed by Saloon Man
Breaks Up Meeting.
St. Petersburg Receives News of the Loss of the Pride of
the Russian Fleet.
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Walla Walla. May 6. 5:3b a. m —
Resolution. Made. That. American Auditing of Expenditures to Be Done
Special l—James Champoux, wife
University at Washington Not Be
by
Auditor
State
Department— murderer and the nerviest man ever
Opened Until a Five Million Dollar
Four Candidates for Secretaryship. executed in Washington, was banged
at 5:05 this morning.
Endowment Be Secured—Resolu
Which Will Not Be Filed for Some
His neck was broken instantly anu
heart action ceased at 5:17. The
Time.
tion Being Fought by Bishop Mc
doctors say he did not feel the
Cabe, Present Chancellor.
Washington. May 9.—At a consul slightest pain, his death was so sud-
Los Angeles, May 9.—The Metho tation held this morning at the den. His body was cut down at 5:22.
dist conference replied this morning White House between the president. all signs of life having disappeared
The execution was a success from
to the attack made by Vicar Harnett, Lenox. Taft and Hay, it was decided start to finish, not the slightest hitch
that
the
Panama
canal
commission
of the local Catholic church. Father
occurring in any of the arrange
Hartnett attacked the bishop's ad shall work under the war depart ments. About 40 persons witnessed
dress, read to the conference Thurs ment. receiving instructions from the the execution, all prison officials ex-
day. The attack referred to a sec president through that department, cept Colin V. Dyment. of the Spokes
tion of the address declaring the Ro and reporting to the president in like man-Review. I H Harris, of the
man Catholic church detrimental to manner.
Walla Walla Union, and one or two
the public school system, reading of
All auditing of expenditures by the other representatives of the press.
the Bible and supervision of political canal commission is to be done by
Champoux maintained his stolid
I the auditor of the state department indifference to the last, H. has re
affairs.
This morning the conference pass General Davis is to act as governor fused to talk about his crime during
ed a motion reiterating this particu with power to appoint one judge ot his incarceration He murdered his
lar section of the address and re the court. Should more be neces wife in Seattle, by driving the blade
ferred it to the committee of state sary they will be approved by the of his knife through her brain, and
of church.
commission.
Rufus A. Lane, o: has shown no sign of remorse.
Chancellor James R. Day, of the Massachusetts, the former secretary
The only words he uttered before
Syracuse university, introduced a of the legation of Costa Rica, was the drop fell were: "God bless you "
resolution on behalf of the Metho appointed assistant secretary of the
dist educators concerning the Ameri commission. iue secretaryship Will
HEARST AT VICTORIA.
can University at Washington. The not be filed for several weeks, Gen-
resolution contained the request that erai Obeirne, John B. Bishop, Pro- In Company With J. J. Hill W,
the university not be opened until fessor Woodward, of Columbia Col
a $5,000,000 endowment be secured. lege, and Dominick Murphy, of Wash Start a Paper in British Columbia.
Victoria. B. C., May 9.—It was an
The resolution was referred to the ington, are applicants for the posi
nounced here tonight that James J.
committee on education and will be tion.
fought by Bishop C- C. McCabe, pres
A party ot eight will leave for the Hill of the Great Northern, an<l Wil
ent chancellor of the university, who isthmus tomorrow, headed by Davis. liam R. Hearst, candidate for the
demands it be opened at once.
The intention of the commission is democratic nomination for the Unit
to ask for bids for the general con ed States presidency, will start a
Individual Communion Cups.
first-class daily morning newspaper
The fact that Bishop Charles H. struction, but this may not be done in Victoria at an early date.
Fowler some time ago met with the for a year yet.
Hill is very desirous of extending
Eastern conference, and refused to
his railway and steamship business
Money
Paid
Over.
administer the sacrament of the
New York, May 9.—Secretary of to Vancouver island and British Co
Lord’s supper because individual
iumbia, and Hearst has planned to
cups had been prepared, promises to the Treasury Shaw today transferred establish Hearst
newspapers all
to
Morgan
&
Co.
$40.000,000,
making
stir up exciting scenes in the confer
along the coast in the principal cities
this
statement:
“
Morgan
&
Co.
ence.
from Cape Nome to lz>s Angeles.
Twice today the matter came be were this morning formally appoint
fore the conference. Once an at ed special disbursing agents and
MURDER TRIAL BEGUN.
tempt was made to secure the pase their surety fixed at $25,(xi0,000. Aa
age of a resolution authorizing the soon as the security was approved
the warrant for $40,000,000 was de- James Gillespie and Accessors Ar-
use of Individual cups; it failed.
raigned for Murder of Gillespie's
Again the question was brought In livered. The method of pavment
a more radical manner. H. C. Clip evolved makes it possible that the
Twin Sister.
pinger, of Indiana, went so far as to banks will lose in the transaction
Rising Sun, Ind., May 9.—The trial
ask that the official church papers inly $2,000,000.”
of Jami'« Gillespie, the principal, Mr.
be instructed to withdraw all adver
and Mrs. Myron Barbour, and Mrs.
First Christian Scientist Church.
tisements of all individual commun
Belle Seward, accessors ot the alleg
ion services from the columns. His
Boise, May, 9.—The Christian Sci ed mtirder of Elizabeth u.oespie.
motion was laid on the table. There entists have let the contract for the committed last December, began this
is a great division on the question. erection of a neat church. It is to be morning
Gillespie was arraigned
Dr. Frank M. Bristol, tbe famous built of brick and cut stone on the singly. The victim was his twin sis
Boston divine, who was formerly north side of State street, between ter and was shot down in her home
president McKinley s pastor, uses Eighth and Ninth, at a cost of $5,- by a hidden assassin as she was pre
the individual cup in his church. He 100. The building will have an audi paring to receive guests. The Story
would not think of a change.
torium with a seating capacity of 300 family dissensions caused the grand
ind will have two good-sized reading jury to indict Gillespie and others.
rooms. Work on the structure was
CONFERS WITH ROOSEVELT.
started this morning. It is to be the
Escape Frustrated.
Mitchell Meets President to Discuss first Christian Scientist church In
Detroit, May 9.—George Harter, a
this city.
Colorado Strike.
desperate criminal who was undergo
ing treatment in the emergency hos
Washington, May 9.—John Mitch
To Creat Asiatic Department.
pital this morning attempted to es
ell had a long conversation with Pres
Birmingham, May 9.—The Post to- cape by climbing down a fire escape
jdent Roosevelt today, regarding the
strike situation in Colorado. He de lay says the British government has from the third floor. A policeman
dined to disclose the nature of the officially notified the United States, fired twice and Harter fell, sustain
conference, further than to say that that they have resolved to create an ing fatal injuries.
the president agreed with him that Asiatic department to deal with the
House Collapsed.
the situation had become a most se business of the Far East.
Stetienne, May 9.—Many were kill
rious affair, in fact, very critical.
Superintendent Assassinated.
ed anti injured by the falling of a
Tiflis, Persia, May 9.—Superinten five-story house here today. Twelve
To Work in Beet Fields.
Pocatello, May 9— A party of Ger dent Frankel, of the Russo-Persian bodies have been recovered SO far.
mans, consisting of 134 adults and 37 printino establishment at Meshed, The foundation hail been undermined
and caused the collapse.
children, jiassed through here this was assassinated today.
morning en route from Nebraska to
Former Russian Minister Dead.
Detroit Man Suicides.
Blackfoot to work in the beet sugar
St. Petersburg, May 9.—Deplesk,
fields. They are skilled in that class
Detroit, May 9.—Edward A. Gott.
of work having previously been en 'he former Russian minister, died a well known attorney ami promoter,
He suicided this morning,
gaged in the beet sugar fields in 'his morning, aged 52 years
Business
was the son of a Russian general.
worry caused the rash act.
the vicinity of Grand Island.
Washington, May 6—The tress
urv surplus of $54 i "JO.000 beginning
the fiscal year disappeared today.
and from now until the end of the
fiscal year the deficit will grow The
Panama and World’s Fair payments
and a decrease of $21.000,000 in cus
toms receipts for the year ending
the Jt'th of June next, are responsible
for the threatened shortage
Hayes Morgan Confesses
Washington. D C. May 6.—A sur
prise was sprung on 'the government
in the Tyner case this morning when
Hayes Morgan, formerly "fraud order"
clerk in the postofflee department,
testified that be himself was the
author of some letters complained oi.
wherein Tyner is charged with favor
ing get rich-quick schemes
He said the practice of the legal
’. "such of the postoffice had always
iKen to give concerns against « bom
targes of fraud had teen mv-.e a
nance to reform He had so inform-
ed the inspectors «ho bad inters <ew-
tint previous to 'he Indictment of
Tyter, but strange to say be was not
al td to testify before the grrnd
jury
county, and in desired to run into
one of the old roads, to open up
country tributary to ft
■ The petition of the Wild Horse ,
Telephone Company to be allowed to ■
erect poles and construct lines along ■
the county road up Wild Horse creek
was allowed. This is the rural com
l»any Incorporated some time ago to
supply the farming country between
here and Adams with a telephone
servke. It is a party line, owned
and operated by land owners along
the route
MITCHELL GROWING
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Arbitration
Will
Not
Do
COMPLAIN OF THE
Los Angeles City Council Did Unwelcome Denouement to an
Not Live Up to Their Prom- Investigation Brought to
i
RADICAL
ises.
“ Vindicate.”
to Handle
Fundamentals.
PORTLANDS POSTMASTER
New York. May 7—John Mitchell BISHOP MERRILL HANDS
addressed the executive committee
IN HIS RESIGNATION
PERSISTS IN CROOKEDNESS
of the National Civic Federation to
day on the joint trade agreement in
the bituminous fields, saying he
■thoroughly believed In strikes and Ha* Been ,n the Ministry Fifty-nine Investigation Reveals Discrepances
lockouts whenever all other means
Years — B g Fight Is Coming Fri-I
<n His Accounts and the Depart
failed.
day
Over Propos ticn to Redistrict
ment Seem«
Determined to
Arbitration is useful in prevent-
Get
□ :g strikes but fundamental ques
the Conferences — Every Delegate,
Rid of Him—Second Time in 6 im
tions ijuaijt be arbitrated
CAPT
MILLS PROMOTED
Made Brigadier m Spite of Senate's
Opposition.
The county court is a divided
house just at present as is evidenc
ed by the following remonstrate e
filed on the records yesterday after
coon by County Judge Hartman
Judge Hartman is not tn favor ot the
*»-tt lenient of the printing squabble
a» prcqiosed by Commissioner* Gilli
land and Walker, and takes pains
that the records show bow he stands
on the question
He filed the fol
lowing
remonstrance
yesterday
afternoon at the close of the day s
session of the court:
Washington
May 7 —The presi
dent today reappointed Captain Al
bert Mills, (ommandant at W eat
Point a brigadier generai The sen
ate at the last session, refused to
confirm the nomination
In the County Court of th« State of
Oregon for limit Hz County.
Engagements Canceled.
Dynamiting Jesuit
College.
Barcelonia. Spain. May 7 —A
namite bomb exploded on the
of the Jesuit college today
person was injured
The roof
blown in.
dy
roof
■
was
The Hague. May 7.—Owing to the
In the matter of the claim ot the serious condition of Queen Wilhel
Pendleton Tribune for printing the mina's throat, all her engagements
delinquent tax list:
have been canceled
As a member of the board of coun
ty commissioners for said county. I
object and protest against allowing
any greater sum for said work than
$300, for the reason that had the
type used been such as is generally
used In such work, and hud the copy
furnished by the sheriff been follow
ed. if would not have measured more
'ban enough to make $3X> under the
pretended contract, and a general
effort is apparent throughout the
work to "graD.'* and finaoy. It Is a 3RITISH ENTRENCHED
iang.-rous preceded, especially In
in southern T ibet
public business. to allow any amount
Cash for Portland Exhibit.
of money to anyone to avoid a
Washington. May 6—Satisfactory threatened law suit.
Qu>«tus Put Upon Russian Ambitions
'vldence has been presented to the
Dated at Pendleton, Oregon. May
in the D.rectior. of Ind an—British
reasury department by the directors ¿th, 1904.
Now in Control of All the Import
>f the Lewie and Clark exposition at
G A HARTMAN.
Portland to the effect that they have
ant
Passes Through the Himalaya:
County Judge
-omplied with the law and they will
Into India and of the Highway tc
Numerous
Road
Cases.
iave tfjMi/HHi in cash orders issued
Lhasa«.
Today the court has gone into the
in preparation to carry out the plans
road
business,
and
has
done
nothing
(or the government exhibit.
but examine petitions for new road?
London. May 7 —Viceroy Curzons
and prayers tor changes in those al
Duty Cannot Be Remitted.
■ fficial report of the Tibetan repulse
ready
established
Washington. May 6—The court of
it Gyangtae says the enemy's loss
The matter of the Wild Horse road ■rag 250 killed and wounded; ant*
laims today decided the duties col
ect»-d on goods from the United has not yet been reached, and the British two wounded
The attack
States at Manila and other Philippine business on the docket is so great «nd repulse lasted two aours
this
time
that
the
court
has
decided
■olnts during the insurrection, and
This victory will be at once sup
vhlch were levied by executive proc to extend the session through Mon ■orted by Col. Younghusband, and
amation for the support of the mili day. and possibly Tuesday, by which fives the British what Is now con-
ary government, although not by time it is hoped that the table will ildered acre»« to the immediate ri
warrant of any general statute were be cleared of the mass of papers now inlty of IJiassa. and leaves Ifeem in
»ntireiy proper and cannot be rem ti reeling there.
undisputed control of the entrances
ed to the firms and individuals who I Tbe petition of B B Crowner ask from the north to all the acceaeible
>aid them
The decision involves ¡ ing that the court establish road 556 pass»« from Tibet to India along
a short distance west of Pendleton, .he entire frontier between those
.millions
and vneate the road now existing. countries.
( «as granted, and the road ordered
New Consul at Dawson.
Barring active conjunction of Rus
Washington. May « — I.eo Berhols. to be opened. This is a road just out sian forces with those of the 'ama.
i
of
tbe
limits
of
town
on
the
west,
ronsul at Three Rivers. Quebec, has
there is no serious obstacle to Brit
been appointed consul at Dawson near an O R a N. crossing.
isb occupation of IJiassa this sum
The petition of O. W Zerley. a»k- mer. aa the native government is im
city. tl<e Dent, resigned
j Ug that a road be established potent in every esses:ial that can
through section 35. township 5. north hinder the British advance, and Rus-
ONE MILLION CQNVERTS
I
of
range 34 east, «ran granted and sias Immediate interests elsewhere
PER YEAR TO METHODISM
the road ordered opened.
render active interference by that
The petition of J. H. Evans ask- country as extremely improvable
This Is the Hope of the Quadrennial
ing that road 558 in section 35. of
The highest authorities and stu
Conference at Los Angeles—Possi township 6. north of range 31 east,
dents of the Indiau problem consider
bility of a Return lo the Old Sys- in the Hudson Bay country, be al
that Russia .« checkmated in her
tern of Time Limn on Pastorates— lowed and established, was granted schemes upon India completely and
Conservative Element in the As- and the road ordered to be open«*d hopelessly: that she is in such a po
J. A Morton, bad petitioned the sition that she must abandon, for
cendancy.
¡court to open a road in section 16 of this generation at least, all designs
Loe Angeles, May 7.—By a rising township 6. north of range 34 «-ast. on India.
vote the Methodist conference this I and the petition was granted. This
morning passed a resolution appoint Is also in the Hudson Bay country.
INSPIRED" GAMBLING.
ing a committee to prepare a me
Harvey Martin had asked that the
morial to President McKinley.
snail leading out of Weston east tie Butte Minister Thinks the Lord Urg-
A resolution was accepted looking changed, but the petition was de ed Him to Try Roulette to Get
to a n>-w evangelistic movement to nied. This is an old emigrant road
Stake.
secure to Methodism 1,000,000 souls leading from Milton to Summerville,
Unable to earn enough money to
annually.
and It has. just to tbe eastward of
It is rumored that the 1904 quad Weston, a long and steep hill The support his wife and two children in
rennial favors the old-time Method petitioners asked that tbe road be his chosen profession, the Rev. Dr. C
ism. the first meeting of the standing constructed around the base of tbe E. Hende*won. a Methodist minister
committee on itineraries favored a bill, but the owners of the land of Butte, termed gambler, and was
conservative home toward the re along the proposed route objected, more fortunate with the tickle god
dess.
establishment of the time limit
hence the denial.
Dr. Henderson, with his family,
Bishop W. F. Malleau is presiding
C. L. Whitney asked that a road
be established In section 15, town iave started for California to "start
GAS EXPLOSION.
ship 6, north of range 37 east, being -ife over again. as he says.
The preacher lost his church II
in the vicinity ot Lone Fir, and the
Eight Men Will Die Who Were Hurt petition was granted and Peter Gulss Salt Lake City more than a year ago
in a Mine.
and Walter Ginn were appointed because of his age. and moved to this
Wilkesbarre. May 7.—By an explo viewers, and J. W. Kimbrell was ap place. Here he was unable to get a
sion of gas in the Hillman Lance pointed viewer and surveyor. The pulpit, and he was forced to take any
He
Company mine at Plymouth today, board was ordered to meet in Mil kind of work he could obtain
two men were Instantly killed and ton on June 15 for the survey. Tbe did jobs in the kitchens of all the
road is in the northeast part of the Suite hotels, washed dishes and ped
seven fatally injured.
died, but the money he received was
aot sufficient to support the three de
>endent upon him. He went to the
employment office yesterday, where
for over a year he has been a steady
!
aller. He was so changed that 11
<as with difficulty that he was recog
The committe on arrangements longing to the city, and furnish an nlzed. His appearance was exactly
from the Commercial Association abundance of seats on the lawn for ippostte of what It was 10 days ago
"1 am going away from here,” Baid
and farmers of the vicinity of Pen- the audience.
dlefon, having In charge the farmers'
The inst..ute will be held on Dr. Henderson. "I turned gambler
institute in this city, met at the Thursday, Mny 26. the program be- ¡or a short time, and have won
rooms of the association this after ginning at 10:30, with music by tbe enough money to take us all to Cal!
noon and made preliminary arrange Pendleton band. Several local speak lornla. I was desperate a few days
ers who have had experience with ago. and I took the last dollar I had
ments tor the meeting.
Col. R. C. Judson, of the O- R- & crops In Umatilla county, will be on into a gambling establishment, where
N., was not in the city, but furnish the program for short addresses. The there was a roulette game. I put it
ed a list of speakers that would be farmers of Umatilla county are es on the red. and it won. 1 left it there
sent here by the O. R & N. for lit® pecially urged to take an interest in and again I won. Then I tried the
institute, as follows: Dr. Jas. Witny- this matter and if possible organize others, and did not fall to win with
combe, of the Oregon Agricultural a farmers' club during the meeting, any combination.
“It seemed that I could not lose,
college; Prof. H. T. French, of the which will grow into a regular lnstl-
and when I quit playing I had J1500
Idaho Agricultural College; Prof. C. tut« here every year.
' . It might
L. Smith, editor of the Inland Far
The Commercial Association hSB to start life over again I- _
mer, of Spokane, ami one of the lead taken the Initial steps in the mat- have been wrong, but I don't think it
Ing agricultural lecturers in th« ter, and will deliver it over to the was. God must have put it into my
West; l*rof. Kent, dairy expert of farmers who are vitally Interested head to try roulette as the last re
the Oregon Agricultural College, In agricultural education and exper sort alter my efforts in every other
and one or two other specialists on iments, with the assurance of con direction iiad failed "
feeding and forage crops yet to be tinued co-operation and assistance,
Training Ship Aground.
announced.
from the association
Ixindon. May 7.—The
traluing
The institute will be held on the
Farmers from all parts of the
court house grounds. ...e speaking to county are invited to attend and take ship North Hampton, grounded at the
It Is
take place from the north steps of advantage of the experience of the mouth of the Thames today
the court house Arrangements will able educators who will address the feared difficulty will be found in re-
I floating her.
be made to stretch a large tent be meeting.
Lay and Clerical. Has Arrived and
Mcntns
Is Present—Propotit,on to Adopt a
vest gated—No
New System of Revival Work.
in Partisanship.
lx»* Angele*. May 6—The principal
subje<t of dls< ..seion at this morn
ing > session of the Methodist con-
ferente ,s Hazard's j^iillion. its poor
seating capacity and acoustic proper
ties
Prominent Methodists say the
Los Angeles city council promised 1!
the conference be secured for this
city the new -convention hall would
be ready
A convention hall com
mittee was appointed, but never ac
complished anything
The morning was devoted to re
ports and presentation of resolutions,
dishop Cyrus D. Foss presided.
Bishop Merrill Resigned.
Los Ange.es. May 6 —Bishop Mer
rid. sec lor member of the ep.scopncy,
resigned at the morning session He
•as given the Chautauquan salute,
l'be bishop is 79 years old and has
ween in the ministry 5» ye<rs
The first tig debate of the genera,
conierence wUl be Friday lorenoon
->n the resolution recommending the
redistriettng of tne Mnual confer
ettecs Dr» J M. Buckley and T. B.
.veilly will be the principal speakers.
Every Delegate PresenL
His
Office
Has
Refuge
Been
in
This Tim«
Portland May 7.—A Washington
special to th«- Oregon Daily Journal
says;
The r«-por* -x the pustoffice ins>>ee-
tors who have made a second lnves-
•fga::on into the alleged discrepan
cies in tne Portland office discloses
a repetition of the irregularities
which were charged against Poat-
master Bancroft six months ago
The supplementary investigation
was in March, and the report has
recently reached department head
quarters
It is charged in the report that
at'er bls promise to refrain from mis
’Ing public money, Mr
Bancroft
nas repeatedly used various sums
«ince the former investigation
Jt is allege! that it was discovered
hat he had frequently drawn as
much as $3? and $4o per day from
.he safe The funds, however, had
n each instance been replaced So
far as the investigation went, there
•as no shortage, but it was m oo
••y a wh..ewasb of the pustmaster's
lamlnis’ration as. ft is freely charg
ed. was intended when the supple-
xentary investigation was ordered.
The report asserts that just prior
to the investigation Mr. Bancroft
was as much as $5-<> short in his
accounts but that the sum had been
replaced before the second isvesti-
¿ation was begun.
It is stated that he frequently
irew as much as $4" and ISO per day
from the funds and applied his sal-
iry each day towards replacing the
unount. It is the privilege of post
masters to pay themselves their
ularies each day if they so desire
By letting his salary remain each
lay. it is said, be was able to refund
’he amounts which had been drawn.
The second examination was or-
iered from headquarters at the sug
gestion. it is said, of influential pol
iticians who desired to secure a re
port completely exonerating the ad
ministration
Instead of an exoner
ation. the inspectors claimed to have
discovered evidence of additional ir
regularities.
Loe Angeles, Cai., May 6.—The sec
>nd day ot the Metnodut cozUereoce
upcLed at lv a. m. with
bugle
uzlis of Evangelist Bell Bishop H.
Warren presided.
The last of the belated delegates
.rom the Santa Fe wreck am,ed ai
uaybreak Every delegate, lay ana
vienral. was in his seat at tne buse
session.
The organization of ,-e committee*
of the church was reported at $:•
•nd 9:15 a m J. A. Patton wa*
elected chairman of the book commit
lee, one of importance in connection
with the mee’lng of the conference
Evangeusm is the keynote of the
1904 c-inference and rivalry is ae-
•nowh-jged to exist between the
p-«sbyterian and Methodist bodies in
the evangelistic movements A plan
,s on foot tn -oc conference to adopt
.L* revival method accepted by the
¿eneral Presbyterian assembly last
Steamanip Company Qu ta
y- ar at its annual s«*ssion in Iz« An-
gel*« to create a genera! revival
Portland. May 6.—The China Com
mnd and appoint the most able mem merr tai Steamship
Company bas
bers of the clergy as itinerant evan withdrawn its steamers from the
gelists
Portland-Oriental service.
Genera'
Manager J V C Comfort yesterday
closed his office here and left last
CLAIM INSANITY.
night for Salina Cruz Lack of busi
M's Powell G ves Her Account^of the ness was the cause. The China Cow
men ial is engaged principally in
Murder.
transporting Chinese coolies to Mex
Dover. Del May 6—Th«- state rest ico.
e«i this morning in the trial ot Mrs.
Mary Ann Powell tor the murder ot PAYETTE IRRIGATION PROJECT.
EateUe Albin. February 9
The latter had been adopted into Report of the Reclamation Service on
the family, and the attorney tor the
the Idaho Desert.
detens«’ claimed her and Mr Powell s
The reclamation department has
alleged unmorai a«ts drove Mrs. prepared the following comprehend
Powell to the lerge of insanity.
ive description of the Boise-Payette
Mrs Powell went on the stand to government irrigation project, The
day and detailed the crime She said report says.
Estelle came into the garret, where
"The project comprises two feat
she (defendant! was placing catsup tines. a masonry ,1am in Payette river
bottles Etselle seized her by the and works for the diversion of water
throat. Mrs. Powell pulled a knife trout Boise river Associated with
from her pocket and a desperate the dam in Payette river is a canal
struggle followed, during which she on each side of the stream, that on
cut Es'.elle's throat.
the south side connecting with a
large pumping plant. The dam will
be 9<1 feet high. 450 feet long on top.
GOLD HUNTERS BUNCOED.
and 125 feet long on the bottom.
Travelers to Nome "Skinned" by Fake The capacity of the reservoir will be
190.000 acre feeL The north side
Transportation Companies.
anal will have a length of 20 miles,
Passenger traffic to Nome and other he south side 40 miles. The estlmat-
Alaska points, to say nothing of the d cost of these works is 11.200.000.
oss of freight, will suffer a decrease By means of them. 1000 cubic feet of
>f fully 25 per cent this year as the rater may be diverted every second
-esult ot the fake transportation com 'or the irrigation of 156.000 acre« of
panies that have been operating in land.
his city during the past few months
"The works for the diversion of
.ays the Seattle Star This statement raters from the Boise river consists
vas made this morning by a leading if a dam 10 feet high. 400 feet long
ifficial of one of the largest steamshir >n top and 400 feet on the bottom,
ompanics operating vessels on the •onst fueled of concrete, steel and
’a« ific and North Alaska coasts.
imber. The capacity of the reservoir
Many men. who were desirous ot 1 will be 150,000 cubic feet. Two di-
;oiug to Alaska this year, and who ersion canals, one on each side of
■n coming to this city, were buncoed he river, will have a combined
■ut of their money, returned to their ■*ngth ot 135 mile« and a bottom
tomes in the rural districts again width varying from 45 to 90 feet. The
aking up their former occupations st ¡mated cost of this section of the
nd putting Nome out of their minds roject Is $2,000.0v0, making the cost
iltogether.
>f the entire project $3.200,000.“
"This not only affected themselves,"
iaid the official, "but it affects their
PORTLANDS GROWTH.
rietids, who would also have gone
North, had they not (eared that they, Over 30.000.000 Passengers to Be Han
oo. would share the same fate as
dled by Street Cars of That City
heir comrades.
in 1904.
"Many reservations, engaged by
"For 1904— 30.000.000 passengers on
people from the country and sur street car lines," is the word that
rounding states, have been canceled toes out from the men who manage
luring the past week, which causes hese institutions. The total for 1903
a great deal of trouble to the com- was 23.025.000. which was a substan
tanlee, as they have refused others tial increase over 190!. in which year
seeking tran»|K>rtation to the North the total was 18,678.900.
and. in consequence, will not only
These figures are illustrative of the
lose their trade, but the trade of rate of growth that now is taking
these victims of the fakirs
place in the metropolis of Oregon.
"The most noted of these fake com- Upon the first glance, they are rather
pan I oh was known as the North astonishing to even the most enthu
Alaska
Transportation
Company, siastic admirer of this city and the
whose members were arrested last most loyal disciple of the faith in Its
week. Its disbanding has practically future. Yet. other methods of ascer
put a stop to such proceedings, but taining the growth, such as direc
the effect on the steamship compa tories and postal business, bear out
nies which carry on a lawful business the indication contained in the fore
Is still felt and the loss to them will going
comparison. — The Pacific
North weal.
be considerable."