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DA11Y EVENING EDITION Eastern Oregon Weather " , delivered ' 7h It Tonight nntl Saturday partly cloudy nntl occasionally threaten Ins. PEXDLETQy, TrATILLA COUNTY, OKEtfON, FRIDAY, M AY 10, 1)02. o. T(). M,J( WHIHBW ii i - mm UlfORK OF MERCY YUKON NAVIGATION OPENS I... n at St. Pierre and at ! other Stricken Towns and Cities of Martinique. RATION ON ST. VINCENT'S ISLAND IMPROVED. unands of People Must Be Taken Cart of and They Are Scattered I over Urge Areas.; Many Suffering I far Food and Water Who Will Never be Reached In Time; Ghouls I Would hob the Dead. Paris, May 1C The governor pro lm of Martinique, today telegraphed L miktpr of the colonies that all If the city archives at St. Pierre were fcst fa the destruction ot tnat city. Ee officially tharks the captains ot to Trench and foreign ships, who Eidered assistance to the local au- borities after tbo disaster. The gov-k-nr leaves todav for St. Pierre and Ithor narts of the island to iudce the Iiact sanation in all the districts tonnt Pele, he says, Is still sniok r. The note continues:' "Com- Iwp rpvi tualiiiE of Mnrtiniaue is Irovided for. Neighboring .colonies lave seat much and great quantities If nrovisfons are beinir ordered sent o Martinique by the minster of. the oloiies." Situation On St. Vincents. London, May 1C. An official dls- atch, from the governor of Wind ward islands was received this morn ing. It says: "No important residents pr omciais or St. Vincent are iniured. he total number of bodies found pad buried is thirteen - hundred. There are one hundred and thirty in He hospitals. All immediate wants ire now supplied bv the trenerous aid m neignuoring colonies. Nine of the ftest SUcar estates In the iKlnnil situ damaged seriously. The one at "Walli- on is comrlctely buried. The lOTUnd there is covered with aahoa liSd all VPSTPtatmn is ripsf-rnvuri Vpr. letation wi'l however, nrnhahlv rpvlvr. Inner ine ra'n but fear the owners ill not rc-erect thplr hiiilHinifR ro. I stock thfir states with cattle or re new cultivation for some time to COme. Thprp nro SHIO nMv I -- " ' 1 uvw UU LUG st Another location for some of Iine sun-Ivors is under consideration. The eruption is decreasing, but lava IS UOWiDK and all Annror ta tm vot over." There Are Many Refugees. Washington Ttn. i?jm, . "j j.u, 'iue uny flepartment today received the fol lowing from Captain McLean of the cruiser ninMnncti. no t..i iix thousand refugees have lo rori oe France and 3000 into wneston. in ii i. Af ii .17 . "lc u"meru porxions 01 Martininue tind 3f -I7i people have perished. Others are suf J tA, 100(1 and water- Very freat difficulty in relieving and sav. tm . many pePle scattered over jarge areas." Ghouls Would Rob the Dead, of IFJ, France' Mfly 16. Attempt Pei?e fllt0l00t the dead St. far nf st resulted In the lynch Ukinl y people- Authorities are Sm measures to Btop van- Ixindn?' Vl8,t To Hungary. neS S tV 16-Under the sub- MrtcStaii 8 t0,8tudy farming and S v, organizations In .that C n!reilericki daJry farms at herdVa0rf ad t0 M- Snell'B pure et ? Jf Sjmmenthal cattle at 'willhi c S ty as aPP"ed to farm- alsoL.n0Lleges and Peasant M80wlll be Inspected. tola8trMnt5,onference e8t rnf aI" May A notable T saaerence Pened here tc coamlH au8P,ce9 of the Apaeri Cwffn "ee 0f.the Young w6nVan'B BT(We na88oc,aon. RepresenU 5 Men.t rom universIUes, fand 8ch00la' Sund8y Hrlon. younB People's societies Km! W of California and Ore Study and m'sslonary ef- tt tr receive particular atten- klch ,Mc?nference, the sessions re to last ten days. steamers Leave La barge for dawson city. Three Hundred Shingle Mills on Pu get Sound and Tributary Country Close Down Because of Falling Prices. Tacoma, May 16. Dawson tele grams state that steamer navigation on the Yukon opened Wednesday. Steamers are leaving Le Barge for Dawson. Intervening ico jams are breaking. Shingle Mills Shut Down. Because of the downward prices, the Washington Shingle Manufacture ers' Association has ordered a shut down of three hundred shingle mills for two weeks or longer, effective on Saturday night. MADRID IS EN FETE. Alfonso XIII Is of Age and To be Crowned King. Madrid, May 1G. Madrid is en fete in celebration of the coming of age of Alfonso XIII. Today's link In the chain of festivities was the investi ture of the young king with the Gar ter and other orders. The ceremonies were held at the royal palace in the presence of a brilliant throng of court functionaries, grandees and visiting princes. All the provinces of Spain have poured, their quota of visitors into the capital and the city is crowded as never before in recent years. The strangers Include provincial and mu nicipal authorities, delegations repre senting educational and scientific bodies, a host of clergy and-thousands of persons who come simply as sight seers. The contpuous round of festi ties affords ample entertainment for the visitors as well as for the popu lace of Madrid. Today there was a rehearsal of the various features which are to form parts of the cere monies tomorrow when the king takes the oath to the constitution iu the chamber .of deputies. Stands are being erected along the route to be followed by the royal procession to and from the royal palace and the pageant doubtless will be witnessed by thousands. Detachments of mili tary have been concentrated In the capital from all parts of the kingdom and extraordinary precautions are be ing taken to prevent disorderly dis turbances. Special Features. The special features of today's fes tivities, in connection with the coro nation, began with the ceremony of conferring- on the young monarch the English Order of the Garter. The Duke of Connaught, brother of King Edward, made the investure, which was witnessed by all of the high court functionaries and the grandees of the kingdom Later the king was Invested by the crown prince of Si am with the Siamese royal order and by Prince Eugene of Sweden with the Cordon Bleu of the order of Sera phlm. MEETING OF RED CROSS SOCIETY Continues In Session for the Balance of the Month at St Petersburg. St. Petersburg, May 16. The Red Cross society began Its seventh In ternatlonal conference in St. Peters burg today and will remain In session through the rest of the month. Nearly every country of the civilized world Is officially represented, the American delegates being Rear Admiral W. K, Van Reypen, B. P. Tillinghast, Mrs. J. Ellen Foster and Miss Clara Barton-. The Red Cross society Is an organ ization for the succor of the sick and wounded In war, or sufferers from its devastations. The name was origin ally applied to a treaty arranged by the Geneva convention In 18G4, the members wearing the Geneva cross as a badge of neutrality. A red cross on a white ground was the distinctive flag and arm badge adopted for hos pitals, ambulances and personnel, to be accompanied on all occasions by the national flag. Many of the socle- ties are liberally endowed with funds, while others are under the direct pa tronage of royalty. The American so ciety was founded by Miss Barton, Jn 1875, who further extended the origin al purpose of the order, by giving aid and relief In all great national calam ities. Furnish "I did not think the bast so hard to mount." I SlUDIIt Iffl David Buckley Carved by 'Mis sou in a Quarrel in a Port land Saloon, TWO-YEAR-OLD CHILD IS BURimED TO DEATH. TEDDY'S TERRORS Send President an Invitation Burned on Calfskin to At tend Roundup, , Kaiser Offers a Statue. nprlln. Mav 16. Kaiser William has offered to President Roosevelt a bronze statue of Frederick the Great as a token of the development of Ger mn.Amoricnti friendshln. The statue If accepted, Is to be erected at Wash ington. President itoosevejt repueu he would Immediately place the offer before congress. Steamer Line to Alaska From Port land to Start at Once Registration in Oregon Will Fall Short 10,000 Votes Slight Increase of Votes in Multnomah. Portland, May 1C. David Buckley, the head millwright of the Portland Lumbering Company, was fatally stabbed in a saloon in this city by a workman known as "Missouri." They quarreled over a woman. Fritz Stashus Did It. Fritz Stashus, the man who stab bed Buckley, has been arrested. Two-Year-Old Child Burned. Grant's Pass, Or., May 16. At Mer lin, near here, a two-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Schaffer was left alone in the house. He got hold of a box of matches and Ignited his dress His cries brought help too late He was burned to death in a few min utes, dying in terrible agony. Steamer Line to Alaska. Portland, May 16. The Portland Alaska steamer line incorporated with $50,000 capital. Two steamers will be put on at once. The expenses will be $10,000 a month. Four hundred tons of freight on each steamer la guaranteed by Portland merchants. Oregon Registration. Reports from all over the state show that the registration which was closed last night fell off 10,000 votes. Multnomah county shows an In crease, and that slight. The number registered In ths county Is 19,000. Money Lender's Safe Robbed. The safe of William Hoi I, a money lender, was robbed of $1200 In money and Jewelry. There Is no clue. Prominent Railroad Men. President Mellen, of the Northern Pacific, and General Manager Cooper and other prominent men at St. Paul, are here on a tour ox Inspection. Robbed a Saloon. This city is having an epidemic of burglaries. Thieves forced their way through the Olympian saloon last night, stealing $300 In cash. Helena Signs Fleming. There was no ball game yesterday. The grounds were covered with water. Fleming, the local pitcher foi the Monogram team, has been signed by the Helena team. Helena's bad playing here is the cause. WORDING IS IN REGULAR COWBOY LANGUAGE. A STATEMENT BY MITCHELL THE MINERS VOTE TO GO OUT ON A STRIKE. RIOTS EW YORK Coal Advances In New York In Con sequence Miners Preparing to Make a Great Struggle Against the Coal Trust. Haxlcton, Pa., May 10. President Mitchell Issued tho following state mcnt nftor tho convention adjourned. ' "At this morning's session of the convention ofitho United Mlno Work , era, tho convention petitioned tho na tional oiucora to Issuo a call for n national convention of all coal minora employed In tho United States for tho , purpose of considering tho situation in tho anthracite Holds. It la tho do slro of tho anthracite minora that na tional suspension of coal mining bo Inaugurated." Coal Goes Up. New York, May 16. In anticipation of a long strike of tho nnthraclto minors, coal doalors hero havo raised tho pvjco from $5,115 to $6.35 por ton. Demonstration Against Butch ers Who Soil Trust Moat and Other Products, ONE THOUSAND EXTRA PO. LICE COULDN'T KEEP ORDER President Roosevelt Greatly Pleased With the "Bid" and Tells the Call fornia Senators That He Values, it More Than if it Came on a Plate of Gold. Washington, May 16 President Roosevelt this morning recoived an invitation from "Teddy's Terrors," or Los Angeles, to attend a round-up. The invitation is burned on calfskin in the following langungo: "Wo'ro goin ter havo a round-up and wo shoro want yer mighty bad. Feed and water plenty. Stock's fat,- brandin' Irons ready when you get here. Como on. will yer?" The iuvtation came from Califor nia in a redwood box and the president told Senators Perkins ami Bard, who made tho presentation speech, that ho would "rather havo it than ono printed upon a plate of gold, studde.l with diamonds." NEW YORK market. Reported by I. L. Ray & Co., Pcndle ton, Chicago Board of Trade and New York Stock Exchange Brokers. New York, May 16. Tho grain markets were all lower today oxcopt Liverpool, which closed unchanged rrom last night. Good rains through out the Middle West has encouraged the professionals to sell both whoat and com. Now York openod SlVi nutl closed 80. Chicago openod 75 Ms mul closed 75. Stocks uro lower. Closed yesterday, 81. Opened today, RlVt. Rango today, S0-yi(Q)8l. Closed today, 80. Sugar, 127Vi. Steel, 40V.!. St. Paul, 107. Union Pacific, 10. A. Wheat In San Francisco. San Francisco, May 16. May wheat $l.HJ6 lor cental. Wheat In Chicago. . Chicago, May 16. Wheat c por bushel. Meetings and Rioting Continued all Last Night and Resumed This Morning Women Pour Coal Oil on Meats Exposed for Sale In Butcher Stands. Now York, May 16. Following a night of mootings nud rioting on the East Sldo tho Jews this morning con tinued their demonstrations against tho butchers with renewed vlolonco. Ono thousand oxtra pollco ollluers stood guard around tho Hobrow moat shop all night, but their offorts to prevent tho nngry nctioiiB of tho crowd were futile. The women pour ed koroseno over tho moac nntl poul try expoHed for salo and before noou almost evory shop In tho Grctto la closed. Leaders harrnnguod tho mob with violent denunciations of tho meat trust. Mafeklng Celebration, London, May 16. The anniversary of the action on the Malope river, by which the relief of Mafeklng was so cured, was celebrated in London to day. Colonel Rhodes and Prince Al exander of Teck were the chief pro moters of the celebration which con slBted of a number of loyal speeches by men of distinction In war and pol itics. KIDNAPPED IN QUEBEC. Men Vanted by the United States Government for Frauds Against It Montreal, May 16. Colonel Gaynor and Captain Greene, tho American contractors, kidnapped from Quebec yesterday, arrived here early this morning on tho tug Spray. They were Immediately takon to pollco headquarters. The tug beating thoir pursuers from Quebec arrived some time later A spirited legal battlo for the custody of the prisoners is ex pected. Gaynor and Greeno wore In terested with Captain Obcrlin Carter In defrauding tho United States gov ernment of a largo sum of money, for which Carter Is at present sorv Ing a term In prison. Remanded for Trial. Later Gayner and Greeno appeared in court and were remanded until Monday. They wll bo permitted to remain at tho Windsor hotel until that time. Ryan and Dixon to Meet. Ottaa, Out, . May 10. Thorn promises to bo a lively coutoat boforu tho Ottawa Athlotle club tonight when Georgo Dixon, tho ox- hamplon, and Billy Ilynn, o Syracuse, como to gothor in a twenty-round bout. Both appear to bo In good trim as a result of thoir sovoral weeks' training. Discussing Creed Revision. Now York, May 16. Tho report of tho creed division committee was laid beforo tho Presbytorlau general assembly today. Discussion bognu Immediately after it was road. Contest In Oratory. Champaign, 111., May 16. Much in forest is manifested In the annual In terBchoIastlc oratorical contest at the university of Illinois this ovenlng. The contestants, all of whom aro high school pupils, include tho following: Miss Sue W. Moury, Genesso; Monte H, Sadler, Cairo; Edwin WilBon, Jo Ilet; Ray F. Geagns, Peoria; Alfred Botsford, Qulncy; Edward A. Lincoln, Kowaneo; Miss Ora Truett, Pontlac; EI wood T. Bailey, Kankakee; O. Cle veland Garrison, Centralla, and W1J Ham Kiphart, At lanta, Special Excursion to Athena. Cohen's Indians and tho Yellow Kids will play ball at Athena Sunday, May 18th, and the O. R. N. Company has arranged for a special train to leave Pendleton at 1 p. m returning, leave Athena after the ball game Fare for the round trip, 75 cents. Buy tickets early. Tickets good also on the regular train. "cream ' 03R a third of a century the in- valuable qualities of Dr. Price's Baking Powder have been familiar to American housewives, who have found its use invariably a guarantee ' of light, sweet, pure and wholesome 1 food. The renown of Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder, in these closing years of the nineteenth century, is not only continental but world-wide. Its unequalled quali ties are known and appreciated everywhere. Always makes the perfect biscuit, cake and bread. Mica: BAKING POWOEH CO,. 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