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iy EVENING EDITION fHE DAILY Eastern Oregon WcAtW TtMlght an. Suttj lv(,r at threat!;, with -tirtKl rt VIII IX! (leilYereu nt juui icsiut:iiv:u At place of business by carrier at 15c A WEEK. PEXDLETOX, VMATTLLA OOfXTY, OUKUOX, S VTrUDAY, VMWWl U to, liH)L MY IS NOW 1 THE OCEAN Lies to Visit Uncle Sam and Cement Friendship Between I the Empire and the Repub lic Enthusiastic WelUWish- jng by His Countrymen When He Sailed on the Kron Prince Wilhelm, I HIS SOLITARY TOASTING I ONLY SURVIVOR OF I LAST MAN'S BROTHERHOOD Dines Tonight in Philadelphia Table Set for 33 He Feasts Alone. Philadelphia, Feb. 15. Philadcl- table banquets, but what is probablvj the most unique that has ever taken ; place here will be held this evening. 1 Walter W. Bell, an old time uews-i paper man and the sole survivor of! the "Last Man's Brotherhood," will! stand at his own table in his own ' dining room alone. The table will be set for thirty-three diners. But , when aged Mr. Bell shall lift to his i Hps the Maderia wine that he with 1 thirty-two bottled just forty-six years ! ago, there will respond to his toast! only the soundless voices of thirty-' two impalpable presences. Every other member of the brotherhood is ueau. TO RUSE TIE GO NTY VALUATION CONGRATULATED BY MANY Ierman prince departs FROM BREMER-HAVEN. Irowds Cheered and German Newspa- ptrs Spoke Jubilantly of the Forth coming Festivities at the Yacht Launching in This Country. IBremer-Haven, Feb. 15. Prince enry sailed for America today on fce Kron Prince wnneim. a targe md enthusiastic crowd oaae mm goou Thousands garnered auout tne as the steamer drew off. and Ltco.1 n cheer that became a roar in lolume and waved their hats and lags in a frenzy ot entnusiasm. tup Reamer put out to the strains of Gei- han and American airs. Departure From Kiel. Bremen, Feb. 15. Prince Henry, iter an early breakfast at Kiel and trine hid farewell, boarded A BD60- Sl'traiu with his suite, a crowd cheer g his departure. Nobody was al ved to approach the station when fee party arrived here. Alter iiincn- on, the prince and suite took anomer hecial train for Bremer-Haven. German Papers Jubilant. Berlin, Feb. 15. Papers here com Prince Henry's departure in plant tones. They take the ground bat as the recent misunderstanding las been cleared away, the princes risit wil cement the irienosnip ue rceen Gevmany and the United lUtes. Evans Awaits Him. Waw York. Fob. 15. Rear-Admlral lobley D. Evanr, formally took com land of the four warships for the lelcoming of Prince Henry this mora le. The squadron will not steam iown the bay to welcome the prince, itt Evans will take a tug and greet the prince at quarantine, auerwarus tiling the prince on board anu eur- nnt him nn tlio Vinrbnr. imSSillC the Kslted States squadron to the Hohen- lollern. Admiral Von Baudissen. Nw YnrU Feh. 15. Admiral Von liiiiilRRon cnmmnnilei' of the German Imperial yacht Hohenzollern, was tut busy yesterday receiving and l e wning calls. In the morning, wear- fag full uniform, with many decora tions and accompanied by Lieutenant rim Wiirtomhnrir ho railed unon May" fr Adolph Lanker, of Hoboken, and pas Introduced to some oi me cuy facials. Major-General Brooiie, com- Mnding the department ot me uasi, tilled on Admicar Van Baudlsseu received kith He snent some !Jme with the Gorman admiral in his Private cabin. At 2 o'clock Admiral Baker, of the irooklyn navy yard, returned the call pon uaudlssen. made yesieraay. R American admiral iook ws uoijuh- the German admiral tooK nis u larturp fnr Now York In citizen's at- Iare, to make calls on several Now wk families he met in Kiel, Germany. THE BIG FIGHTERS SIGNED THE ARTICLES. 'fries and Fltzslmmons to Meet for Worlds' Heavy-weight Champion- wip. New Vn-v irinK 1 K Tnffrlns and PlUsimmons' Blsned articles today for I' fight for the world's heavyweight Fampionshlp, the contest to Ul&nn , . . . Mm ! , 1, n HOST uuiorp me ciuo ouonms " 1 fiucement on or before May IB, and hi oe a 20-round affair it is expect- lA iL. . ... ... . .k. l Can If me oattle will be iougm m 'rtuctsco. Bids for the fight close at -"a on March 15. Mr. "Rpll whnco TnnlniinlioK- fni W is to make thirty-two toasts to thir- ty-two vanished friends is 60 years ; oiu. ii was uuring me years immed iately preceding the civil war tha' the play "Geoffrey Dale" was staged ' here, and in one of the scenes a hot-, tie of wine was done up in a wicker ' hamper and stored away to be dfai-V by a last survivor. The idea was j quickly taken up by thirty-three news-1 paper men, one from each state of , the union. The first meeting was on February 16, 18G5. Since the brother hood was founded Mr. Bell has ' never missed one of the meetings. ' Once a year he has eaten and drunk i and laughed and jested with the slow ly dwindling ranks of good comrades , whn nnnp Rwnrp in liprnmn lirnthorK to each other for life. Each banquet has been soberer and sadder than the 1 Inst. Mr. Bell conniders tonight's affair so solemn an occasion that he ! will order no supper but will confine himself to drinking to the memories in' his dead friends. Proposition is to Increase ti e 000,000 to $10,000,000 Furnish Most of the Increase ed From $6,000,000 to $10,000,000. A proposition has boon submitted by. some of the members of the Com mercial Association that the assps nient this year be raised from $6,000, to $10,000,000. the increase to bo most ly in the higher valuation of the rail toad and telephone lines that run through the county. Assessor Bnnn is understood to favor the plan, and It Is expected that soon the association will be represented at a meeting at which the assessor and County Judge Hartinan are to be invited to bo pros-, ( nt The basis of the proposed new assessment is to be tho earning pow ei of the properties of the railroad and telephone companies. At this time, the railroads are nssessed upon a $1,000,000 valuation in Umatilla Total Assessment From $6,- -Rail and Telephone Linos to comity. The piopostttan Is to lneiwns this to tometltlns Hkt $1,000,000, or at the rate of $20,000 por mllo. This, it is claimed, is ouo-fourth ot tho amount ixr mile upon which the O. H. & N. company earns a good mte of tntnrMt annually. As a part of the tentative scIkmus of assessment, the annual lav into would bo about 20 mills. Instonil or as nt present. This would yield an income larger than Is now secured, and would eimUle the early payment (.1 the county's indebtedness. It Is likely that the proposition will have the backing of many ot the property owners, some of those who have submitted the proposition being themselves owners of lands that ninv come In for some of the rise In valu ation on the assessment rolls. SUSAN B. ANTHONY ) REACHES S2d MILESTONE ' i ; She Retain Fine Health and Work I' as Thouoh Young. WashtttaUm, Ffc. It. Mfcw SuwtH H Anthony, who hn bt 1m V(i. inmnu iius wk la .nuetMtaNC o th anniMl conrention ot th Xnlloft sl Woman SufTrs)f AMoettUhm, wtw t)?lt. two er old toy. Mti Anthony wonderful heIth and IU hve ben a nsttrr ot eowwat atuonn nil who attnti tho comv- tton. So llthtly does hr ago rost U(Hiu bet- that sh Is still In th haWi of workiu as h has Iwh r-wto ml to work tor half a ewotwry that Is to vny. as If thr was no limit to her on parity. Her home Is In Hoc he ter. N. .. where she has hen a splcuous ttpure for mnay yisrs. Unr ing the last few da th eneraol afsltntor hus bon hi reeeipt t many lewsngos of eontsruttilnUon by insll and wire, and has locehed som ! pretty and volunble presents as lo ! kens of remembrance from those In ! sympathy with her life work MISS STONE IB BE FREE Statement is AbsilU TMs Time Upon the Authority off the Government at Wah ington-The Denwrwis of Froobootors Havo nt Usi, Boon Complied With nm Mor Freeing Is Netir, AMERICAN KIDNAPED NEW YORK MARKET. SHAMAKA EARTHQUAKE PHILIPPINE BILL GOES TO DETAILS ARE RECEIVED. VOTE NEXT THURSDAY. The Shocks. Had Not Ceased Up to Midnight Many Bodies Recov ered. Vienna, Feb. 15. A few details of the Shamaka earthquake aro received. The shocks opened up great fissures into which hundreds fell and perish ed. Over 100 bodies had been recover" ed up to last night at which time the quakes had not ceased. Scores of women were in the bath houses when the first great shock came and almost all were killed. RESERVES TO BE POLICED. To Prevent Cutting, Fires and Protect Watersheds. Taco'ina, Feb. 15. Instructions from Washington are that the numerous northwestern forest reserves here after will be stringently policed by inspectors the year round to prevent timber cutting, fires raging and that watersheds of rivers also be protected. BILLY WEST, FAMOUS MINSTREL, IS DEAD Y. M. C. A. Indoor 'Meet. Racine, Wis., ' Feb. 15. A notable; athletic tournament is in progress 1 here today under the auspices of the ! state Y. M. C. A. and as a feature of; the annual convention of the organ!-' s-ation. Teams lrom i.a urosse, usn kosh, Milwaukee. Marinette Wausau. ' Ashland and othei leading cities of dm t;tt. r,i f nmnnir the contestants. The young athletes have been in 1 training for the meet for many weeks past and so- .e smashing records are expected as the outcome. The pro gram includis the following events: Running high jump, forty-yard dash, , pole vault, shot put and potato race, j The prize is a costly silk banner em- blamotic of the state championship, . offered by W. A. Starkweather, of j Milwaukee. Had Cancer and Underwent Fifteen Operations During His Illness. Chicago, Feb. 15. Billy West, the famous minstrel dancer, died here this morning from cancer and a com plication of diseases. West bad been ill for many months and had under gone fifteen operations. About two months ago he came to Chicago from San Francisco, whore lie bad been operated on. His condi tion became worse and several more operations were performed. Up to a few weeks ago. West conducted his theatrical affairs, but 10 days ago complications set in and it was seen then that the end whs not far away. HEGELMAN-CAVANAUGH TEAM WINS THE WALK. So Expected by the Senators Irrlga ! tion Bill Comes Next, Also Danish Tieaty. Washington. Feb. IP.- It Is fully ex pected by democrats and republicans In the senate that the Philippines lar !li bill will be passed next week. The debate now has been running a week. On Monday, the treaty for the pur i riifisn nt tin' Dnnisb West Indies will be considered In executive session. Tuesday's and Wednesday's ses sions will be devoted entirely to the Philippines tariff bill. A vote Is ex pected ou Thursday. As soon as the tariff bill is out of tho way. the ir ligation bill will be taken up. The house will pass the war rovenue re duction bill next week. A voto prob ably will be taken on Wednesday. INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION Reported by I. L. Ray & Co., Pendle ton, Chicago Board of Trade and New York Stock Exchange Brokers. New York, Fob. 15 The wheat held within n narrow raiiRe today, there being only He thlrluntlon nil day. The export shipments for the week were llKht. being only .30ft,000. (Vnpnrod wuh (.soo.oou for the ante week last year. Liverpool was tin changed. 6 2U. New York. MHf? U Closed yesterday, m. Opened todny. MH Range todny, SltfSltf. Closed today. KlUfttt. Sugar, 128&. Steel. H. St. Paul, 165. Union Pncltlc, 102 Wheat In San Francisco. Ban Francisco, Feb. 15. Wheat miff's.. Wheat In Chicago. Chicago. Feb. ID.-Whunt 7Sif 78-. They Are in the Lead and 150 Miles Ahead of the Record. New York, Feb. 15. The sis-day walk ends tonight. This morning tho Hegelman-Cavanaugh team still held the lead and undoubtedly will be awarded the first prize. They are over 150 miles ahead of the world's record. New Railroad Completed. . Deming, N. M-, Feb. 15. The new, Bisbee-Southwestern railroad be tween Deming and Douglas was prac tically completed and made ready for traffic today. The new road opens up communication by direct line with some of the greatest producing min ing camps of the world. Tho traffic is expected to be large anu win cen ter in this city, from which place the products of the mines will be taken to the east, to El Paso and the south by way of the Santa Fe, and by the Southern Pacific to California. u Cheerful. iOroton, Mass., Feb. IB. Young 50MYeK Blent the Meater part of ?f night and awoke bright and, cheer Lawn Tennis. j New York, Feb. 15. The attention i of tennis devotes is centered in the twenty-first annual meeting of tho j National Lawn Tennis association,! which is to be held this evening at the Waldorf-Astoria. Besides choos-, ing officers for the ensuing year the meeting will take action on the re port of the committee oppolnted to !j.., rotMiiatlons and on proposed changes in some of the , laws i govern ing lawn tennis in me uuucu It is also likely that something wil i 0rnini the international tournament proposed for the coming summer. New York Fencera vs. Naval Cadets. AnaDolls, Md., Feb. 15. The team of the New York Fencers' club came to Annapolis today to cross swords with the crack fencers of the United mates naval academy. iw m0grVauZo Pes FiUhuIhTownsend ing, vH4u . h mem- and Marshall ivruww- are regarded as the moat fhe SStry and must interest is be nt manl&ted In the result. Holy Cross and Brown Debate. Worcester, Mass.. Feb 15. A live ly interest is displayed in the debate between representatives of Holy Cross and Brown Universities, which takes place tonight. Holy Cross has elected to support the affirmative and Brown the negative side of this ques tion: "Itesolved that tho present policy of the British government wuu regard to the war in South Africa de serves the full support of Parliament and people." 1 The following aro to act as Judges. President G. Stanley Hall of Clark 1 Univeisitv. Professor Arthur G. Lew is of the' Worcester High School and i Professor Authur O. Webster of Clark j University. Chicago Shows Interest, j Chicago, Feb. 15. With the object 'in view of showing Chicago's appre 1 elation for Missouri's efforts toward promoting the worm s wiuhiu su -I position, the Chicago Press Club has ! arranged for a dinner this evening In honor of the oniciais oi mu officials, including ex-Governor Fran ofticiels, Including ex-Governor I' ran cis, president of the company, arrlv ed In the city today and were heartl ly received. A program has been ar ranged calculated to leave no doubt ; J?. nr , vnests of the club in uie iiiiiiuD ui ...v. o- - . . that Chicago is heartily Intereateil in the next world's fair, reports and stories to the contrary notwithstand- ing. New Superintendent of M. P. St. Louis, Feb. 15.-L. M. Hardy to day assumed the duUea of general superintendent of the MUsourl Pa cific railway and Its leased lines oper ated in-Missouri Kansae and Nebras ka and Co orado. Mr. Haray buc ceeds H. O. Clark, who recently resigned. Ends Life Today by Congressional Limitation. Washington, Feb. 15 - The life of the Industrial commission expiied to dny by congressional limitation Opinion differs as to the practical value of the work acompllshed by the eommlsBlon. but u is generally oe lieved that It will not be without Its good results. Various recommends tions have been formulated on th subject of trusts, etc.. but it remains to be seen whether or not congress will act in conformity therewith. If It has ncomplished nothing else the commission has Hiiccioded In building nn nn tw nit r in luti'iuurc i no use of which the world has never seen. Every phrase of the Industrial situa tion has been Intelligently luvestl gated and the knowledge obtnlnod Is wmlirncoil In nineteen volumes, which is tho commission's chief contribu tion to posterity. There Is a thor ough digest and the digest is Indexed to that the reader can find In a mo mcnt Information on any subject. As works of reference tho volumes will be Invaluable to legislators and others Interested In the subjects dented. ' Rural Mall Service In New .Mexico. Santa Fe. N. M., Feb. 15. Tho first route In New Mexico for rurnl mail delivery wns put In operation today. It embrncos n strip of territory con taining 21 square miles. Tho carrier fiorvos a population of COO persons, residing In 120 houses. MISSIONARY RANSOMUk The SUtc Department Confirms Report and Say She Will lt K Liberty "Soon a Brigand Are 04 of the Wood.M Wa.hltiKlon. Feb IS - Th tar department unlay olHelttlly conUr hu illmlrhe that conv)d iikwi oil the pigment of MUs Htoue's raHw lu tli kldnuppsrs. and stated In Mt lion thaj Ml Hums' ro-ttul lit" tion would tkt pltir as soon a. i" UrlKttiid nr out of the wood, Report From Conetaotinople. CoiislnntluoplM, Feb I B. It Is rt l-ortstl hsri) that MUs Stous hcu Wrm retotoHHt. but no roiitlrmnttoa U Ulnnhle, Another rport Ays tksp. iiegoiiullOH for hur rlM a - have failed and Turkish nttthuritU nr dot it; nverythltiR to tutstoad ITt puldli us to lbs farts lu ths ca. Tolito! Is Alive. Valla. Hoi i tti Russia, Fob. IS, T! rport of ToUlol's ilwuth U imtixn His condition is lutlirovml. A Cloolnnatl Fire. Cincinnati, PVb. U-The) (ilaut th Cincinnati liNtclier' tupply Co pnuy liiiriiwi this nioniliiK. Dot less Ing 1100)00. STORM ON THE COAST. Heavy Gale Raging Olf Astoria ; Damgae Expected, Astoria. Feb. 16. One of the hoavl-t-t gales of the season Is raging off the coast today. No damago Is yet reported, but disasters to shipping are expected. Chinamen Excel American Sallorj. Washington. Feb. 15 -In the exclu sion bill hearing before tho senate I in migration committee today, Captain Seabury, of the Pacific Mall Company, declared tho Chinese in many respects are superior to Americans as seamen. 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