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xTiruiy o rniTinii 0A1IY EVENING EDITION Eastern Oregon Weather THE 'U . . our residence WlSSf W earner t 5cA WEEK. Tonight nmt Sunday, cloudy with probablo occasional light showors. PEKBLETOX, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, APH1L 2G, 1902. NO. 4419 Ml MM FOLLOW Representatives of Interests in ' Session in New York, and there is Trouble, IS A DISTINCT ISSUE BETWEEN MINERS. Potter Member of Concilia- fan Committee ot xnc iduundi Civic Federation, Gives Out the News and Is Working to Prevent a Strike. j;ew York, April i'b. au signs una ifternoon point 10 a great sumu ui tie anthracite coal miners. After three tours of conference between the representatives of the miners and the operators ana tne conciliation committee of the National Civic Federation, it was announced by dilation committee, that a complete deadlock existed between the miners. There is a distinct issue between them, which Bishop Potter is not at . . tt, !-! ; Al i. Jloerty to stale, ms opinion is uiai. a Joint committee from the three or ganizations represented will he ap pointed, at today's meeting, to fur ther negotiate for a" settlement with out a strike. He says the best of feel ing prevails, the speeches being mod erate and temperate and there Is no discord of any kind. Decision Next Week. When the conference this after noon adjourned it was announced that a joint committee would be se lected to meet next week and arrive tt a positive decision as to whether there would be a strike or agreement on the Issues as they are now under itood. AFTER THE FEEF TRUST. THE WORK SEEMS TO HAVE BEGUN IN EARNEST. If Packers Are Found Guilty They Will Not Be Treated as Criminals The Punishment Will Be Light Chicaco. Anril 2fi. iWHh tho nrr-v. U of William A. Day, special assis tant to Attorney-General Knox, the n.AH 1 . .. . -", jjiciimiiiury to me investiga te of the alleced heef tlMint trnc ho. Pn. Day and United States District Attorney Bethea went Into a confer ee immediately and, after two oours nf talk, announced there would Oe CO rrlmlnnl .it a we members of the alleged trust. "If is found the packers entered Into fmtagr,eement t0 regulate and con 1S ces in rcstralnt of trade, the remedy will he sought In an injunc n restraining them from working dJnLU.nlt- The mo8t damaging" evi nce is eXpected to come from the 2'm"Won of the Interstate Km?6, commi86ion, which hu S'l1 18 sald' there was aa agree tZ JTDg tbe PaerB to secure 2er lrm the railroads, in which Kliin" ni! d0 not Participate, 8S 8 e latter to go out SSK l'Juhe 1,etlt,on for th in f a day" BOt be flled for a week THE PLANING MILLS AGREE WILL RESIST EFFORT OF MEN rOR NINE-HOUR DAY. Mill Employes Threaten to Strike Unless Demand Is Granted and if They Do Situation Will Be Seri ous. Portland, April 26. 'Sensational developments were made here today relative to the prospective strike of planing mill employes. It is found that all planing mill owners in the Northwest entered into a compact to assist each other in holding out against the demands of employes for a nine-hour day. Mill employes in Portland will strike next Thursday unless a settlement Is arranged for in the meantime. The mill owners here expect to close down and are refusing further orders. Building, which is at its height in this city at the present time, will he stopped by that action. The situation will be serious. COMING WEEK IN CONGRESS ONLY FOUR-DAYS SESSION FROM MONDAY TO THURSDAY There Is Going to Be a Cleaning Out of the American Augean Stables by Capitol Employes. Washington, April 26. .There will be only a four-days' session In con gress next week, an agreement hav Ing been reached to adjourn over from Thursday to Monday. This is done for the purpose of allowing the capitol employes to do a little clean lng. The debate on the Philippines civil bill will continue to occupy the atten tion of the senate every afternoon for some time. The conference re ports on the oleo and the Chinese exclusion bills are also expected. Investigation of the sugar trust's interests in Cuba will be begun early in the week. On Tuesday the Phil ippines committee will resume the inquiry into the infliction of tortures upon Filipinos. In the house the "omnbus" public building bill will be granted the right of way, to be followed by the anti anarchy bill. ODD FELLOWS' HOME. George E, Chamberlain, Democratic Candidate for Governor, Enthusiastically Received at Baker City. . GRAND TORCH LIGHT PROCESSION FILLED THE STREETS IN THE EVENING. A Great Crowd, More Than Could Secure Entrance to the QPera House, Make Up the Audience Young Men's Democratic Club Headed the Procession People Present From Many Parts of Eastern Oregon. Dedication of It Attended by 3000 Odd Fellows and Their Friends. Portland, April 26. Nearly 3000 Odd Fellows attended the dedication here today of the Odd Fellows' new home. The ceremonies were con ducted under the auspices of the Oregon grand lodge officers. The home Is for the refuge of aged Odd Fellows and Rebekahs. J'nal to Support Chamberlain. 'oKS' Apr11 2G-Th Capital E.Chamv . U wH1 support Geo. 4lttrerlalDl the cratlc can tavEnnern0r' Th!a dec,B,on 0 state e toward the Placing Wch the Ct" 0n flat claries, at. 6 Jurnal strongly advo t L!aoue Se"" Open.. S Sav Je?as baseb" league kwti v08? and from n inii W.v .one of the mW ,,Mo.,i t 5!t The clH this year Tooley i. nmM fcSP11 26.George Too- fr?2& Inan half-breed, Mred with the aurder. French Elections Today. Paris, April v 2C. Tomorrow the general elections will be held and the country will pass judgment on the Waldeck-Rousseau administration. The average French voter is by no means so well Informed as the aver age American or Englishman regard ing the - Issues of national politics. But with, all his disqualifications he has a keen scent for what promotes the glory and wealth of France, and the Idea that there has been a strong premier directing affairs for the past three years has lodged itself firmly in his mind. Grand Birthday Banquet. New York, April 26. The Grand Monument Association has completed arrangements for its annual banquet at the Waldorf-Astoria tonight in celebration of Grant's birthday. Gen eral G. M. Dodge will preside and the speakers will Include Senator Bur rows of Michigan, Representative J. E. Watson of Indiana, Representa tive Champ Clark of Missouri and General Thomas H. Hubbard of New York. Laundry Workers Strike. Portland, ' April 26. Laundry Workers' Union, comprising '300 workers, will strike tonight. Their demand for higher wages was refus ed by tbe employers' association. White Star Line Not Sold. Liverpool, April 26. Managing Di rector Ismay, of the White Star line, today emphatically denied ' that the line had been sold to J. P. Morgan, or any other Interest. Archbishop Corrigan's Condition. New York, April 26. Archbishop CorTigan passed a comfortable night, and Ills condition continues to im prove. The Queen I Better. Het Loo, Holland, April 26. The queen had a quiet night. Her tem perature and general condition Is more favorable. Baker City, Or., April 26. The opening of the democratic state cam paign in this city last night was tho biggest demonstration of the kind ever held in Eastern Oregon. Geo. E. Chamberlain, democratic candi date for governor, and other state candidates, spoke, among them', Hon. J. H. Raley, candidate for attorney general, of Umatilla. The Young Men's Democratic Club, headed by a brass band, followed by a long line of people, paraded the streets with torch lights. Fully 1500 people were in the opera house, where the speaking occurred. Chas. Breck, of this city, presided at the meeting. The principal address was made by Hon. George E. Chamberlain, democ racy's standard bearer. He spoke at length upon the Issues of the day to a very enthusiasti6 audience. He goes to Sumpter today, where he speaks tonight. Mr. Chamberlain, democratic nomi nee for governor, accompanied by J. H. ialey, of Pendleton, candidate for attorney-general; W. A. Wann, of Eugene, candidate for superintend ent of public instruction; Henry Blackman, candidate for state treas urer, and T. H. Crawford, nominee for judge of the eighth judicial dis trict, arrived here yesterday and were received with much enthusi asm. A large number of prominent democrats from Eastern Oregon took part in the meeting and consulted with the candidates in regard to the campaign. The opening rally here was a great success and Mr. Chamberlain's speech made a decided impression. His popularity was evidenced by the spirit of his reception In this city, which was more than cordial pnd hearty. Mr. Chamberlain, upon his arrival, and with other candidates, held an informal reception at the Sagamore. This was non-partisan in character, the citizens generally call ed to pay their respects. Mr. Chamberlain's Speech. In his speech Mr. Chamberlain said in part: Let us consider, then, In the first place, some of the needs of our own people. Oregon, until recent years, was shut off from the rest of the world, from Its commerce and almo&t from its civilization, but the fertility of her soil, the salubrity of her cli mate and the treasures of her mines and forests, have Invited hither the farmer, the miner, the lumberman, and the capitalist, and now tho hills and valleys are traversed by different lines nf continental railways, bring ing hither the rich commerce of other states and countries and carrying hence the product of her own Indus try. She has Indeed thrown aside her swaddling clothes and holds no second place in the possibilities of future development. It was to Lave been expected that in the rapid advances which the state has made, governmental expenses must have increased, but In our pros perous advancement, officialism and 'extravagance in the administration of affairs have grown out of all propor tlon to our growth In population and wealth. The constitution of the state has been repeatedly violated by each succeeding legislature In order to re ward favorites and increase the emol uments of the office holding class. That I may not seem to indulge in generalities, let me call your atten tion to particular cases: The aver age state revenue for the past seven years has been approximately $640, 000.00, whilst the revenue required for the year 1902, is f 1,000,000.00, an increase In the annual state revenue required of 460,000,.00. Where State's Money Gees. The constitution provides that the annual salary of the governor shall be $1500; that of the treasurer $800; that of the Judges of the supreme court $2000 each; that these oflclals shall receive no fees or perquisites whatsoever for tho performance of any duty connected with their re spective offices, and that tho compen satiou of officers if not fixed by tho constitution shall bo provided by the law-makers of tho state. Tho sal ary of the governor and tho expenses of his office have been Increased be yond the constitutional limit by leg islative acts to ?C950 per annum; the compensation of tho secretary of state and expenses of his office have been Increased beyond the constitu tional limit by one legislature after another until it now reaches the enormous sum of more than $22,000; the compensation of the state treas urer and expenses of his office have been increased beyond tho constitu tional limit by legislative acts until it now reaches the sum of $8000 per annum. But the monumental imposl tion of all upon tho tax payers of the state, In comparison with which each of the other extravagancies to which I havo alluded, pale into Insig nificance? is the cost of conducting the department of state printing, tho appropriation for which for tho past four years has been over $164,000, an annual average expense to-tax pay ers of the state of nearly ?40,0vj per annum. How have these extravagancies grown without a protest being inter posed by the people of the stato? I can tell you. There has confidently lurked in the legislative mind the be lief that tho constitution prohibited the placing of stato officials upon a Hat salary, and to avoid an apparent violation of this Instrument, acts have been passed from time to time making the governor, secretary of state and state treasurer trustees of the insane asylum, constituting them as capital building commissioners, trustees of the Oregon school for deaf mutfes, making them trustees for tho state reform school and adding them to other Innumerable commissions with salaries attached, so that tho services of an expert lawyer are necessary to ascertain by a close ex amlnation of the statutes Just what salaries these officials are Intended to receive. In addition to this, tho sec' retary of stato has been charging fees not allowed by tho constitution, nor recognized by law, and has been Instrumental from time to time In building up a fee bill out of all pro portion to any service rendered the state. The examination of tho stat utes will disclose that tho sccretarj of state has been rtrawttw salaries, fees and commissions under at least 50 different statutes and fee hills. The stato printing establishment is a crying disgrace and if Its .manage ment could bo fully gone into and disclosed to the tax payers of the state, a protest would go un from the voters which would sweep it "out of existance and place it on an econom leal business basis. Reports of all Kinds are padded, useless printing done for each and all departments, and the people's money wasted and consumed in uso less expenditure. I have no doubt but that tho legislature has the pow er to place each and all of tho con stitutional officers on flat salaries, notwithstanding the apparent limlta tion contained in tho constitution It self. Let all fees earned by each and all of tbe Ftato officials in tbe discharge of official duty be paid Into the stato treasury to be disbursed as the law may from time to time direct and re quire. I pledge myself here and now, that if you shall see fit to place me in a position where I can check this dis regard of the rights of the people, I will have no hesitation in doing all In my power to assist In the framing of a law which will place public, functionaries upon fixed salaries, aad will take such steps as may be neces sary to stop the disbursement of (Continued on page three.) THE DAY OP KIGH PRICES LIVING EXPENSES IN BIG CITIES GROW BURDENSOME. Prices of Flour, Beans, Potatoes and Canned Goods Go Sky High Pork and Mutton Higher. Chicago, April 26. Pork and mut ton f.iowed another ndvnnco today, while tho price ot boor is unchanged. While tho special nttouUon of tho public has been directed to tho ad vance In all meats, prices of other necessaries of life havo boon Jump ing up too. Flour, bonus, potntoos and all staple canned goods show an increase of from 15 to 50 per cent. Dealers say prices havo novcr boon so high since tho civil war. NEW YORK MARKET. Reported by I. L. Ray A Co., Pendle ton, Chicago Board of Trade and New York Stock Exchange Brokers. Now York, April 26. Tho wheat market had a better tone today and prices gained of a cent ovor yes tcrdny. Liverpool did not follow our break of yesterday, but was lA high er, 6 ..ew York opened 816 and closed Sl. Tho export shipments for tho week were 3,750,000 bushols, and tho vislblo supply will show n good decroaso. Closed yesterday, S0. Opened today, 81. Raimo today, SlMt((j)Sl. Closed today, 81(0. Sugar, 120. Steel, io. St. Paul, 169. Union Pacific, lOS. GREAT HD STORM Sweeps Over the Central Western States in the Path of the Hot Wave, SOME L08S OF LIFE GREAT PROPERTY DAMAGE. Fighting in Colombia. Washington, April 26. The state department wbh notified today by cable from Bogota, Colombia, that florco fighting wbb going on noar Gualavln, 45 miles from that city. It is reported that 15,000 mon aro en gaged. According to government ad vices the army of Urlbe-Urlbo revolu tionists has been twice defeated, and It la retreating and tho government force continues to ndvnnco. Mrs. C. B. Wade Elected. Portlnnd. April 26. Mrs. C. B. Wade, of Pendleton, and Airs. G. R. Chiles, of Rosoburg, wero elected president nnd vico-prcsldent of tho Oregon Federation of Women's Clubs. Mrs. W. It. Dunlway, of Port land, an honorary life mouther, pro slJcd today. 1 The Gale In Chicago Most Severe Since the Galveston Cyclone, the Wind Blowing 72 Miles an Hour to 78 ,n the Galveston Hurricane. Chicago, 111., April 2C. Tho great wind storm that swopt throughout tho Middle West last night and to day loft death and destruction In Its path. From ovory direction como ro ports of its work and tho doath list may bo consldornblo, but It Is thought the loss of lifo will not ho heavy. Reports from Joplin, Mo., state that two porsoiiB wore killed In that city and sovernl injured, ono or two seriously. Tho property da in ago la reported as being very heavy from all sections which tho gala visited. Telephono and telegraph wires woro prostrated in all directions and com munication has not been resumed In ninny instances. in unicago tno gale was tno most severe slnco tho Galveston cyclono, tho wind blowing 72 miles an hour. At Gnlveston, during the height ot tho hurrlcano, tho wind reached a velocity of 78 miles an hour. Southern Ball Season Opens. Atlanta, Ga., April 26. Tho season of tho Southern Baseball Leaguo opens today and fronv now until Sep tember 21 tho fans will havo enough to keep thorn busy. Tho tenms com posing tho leaguo aro Memphis, Nash, vlllo, Atlanta. 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