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DAILY EVENING EDITION ?DAILY 'TLi.t your residence Eastern Oregon Weather Tonight ntnl Tuesday, partly cloudy; frost tonight; warmer Tuesday. i5cA PENDLETON, TJMATITjIjA COUNTY, OKEGOK, MONDAY, MAY 15), 1902. 15. NO. iJ38 DIFFERENT METHODS OF KEEPING AFLOAT. II SOME CONGRESSIONAL NEWS FILIPINO WOMEN ILL-TREAT ED BY ARMY OFFICERS 5 POSITION KEN! MED Laefer, Assistant Prin- 0f Bishop Scott Acad- , Kills Himself. birr over dis- USSAL FROM i-ULTY. His Own Daughter and Is p. Jackson, Who At,, :lde at Baker City will H. A. Smith, Ex-Repre- Le Dies Suddenly In Port- Id, May 1M. liiugene u. assistant principal 01 uie Bcott Academy, suicided at emy this morning, snooting In the mouth, dying instant- bDondency over dismissal. eduction of the faculty, was ticulare of the Suicide. kurday Schaefer received a a reduction In the faculty rademy on account of ccon his place was abolished lied to tiie board in vain to and grew despondent orr) bf dismissal. He was found i class room. He left a let-" wife, condemning the fcoard. He shot himself he mouth while the stu ire singing in the room Be fell on a desk, his blood lit. Owing to the patronage school a reduction in the nd expenses was made ne hence the dismissal of Inaptd His Daughter. pm. Or., May 19. iDaniel li Portland, was arrested kidnaping his own daugh went to the home of his plfe and took the child to but was arrested before I get away. His sister. Mrs lisordy, was also arrested. Id Be Suicide Recovers. City, May 19. J. F. Jack aairyman of South Baker npted suicide by mornhine huarrel with his sister, on ma recover. r of Legislature Dead. u, .nay 19. H A RmiHi .i nf .I.. - p me last legislature, died nignt of hemorrhage 1 uiuuer land dealer. pic Power for Mines. Pfleo if A.. .. uuy iy. a new aevelonment mmnnnv lc- fed here to utilize the pow- r'6m tans, tor furnishing lfer to OllPrntn oil K III. i . --' " Ut IUB 1. ujttvimiBrjr unci l Josephine county; also t... I0r an electric line P'8 PaSS tO tllf WalrUt , H- W. Ogilbie, of San "ie manager of the Coned ctvgdojf ?nonm WHAT )'0t 4n coVSisTsoF- APPOINTED All) GtWi.(sMisrATo')f) ;.- EiECvTEO " sATlsMflony EiECTEO OIS'T ATT0flflrjf(MT!rAc7(,)ty I nitp-AVO NOT FOUND f' -J-y 'TcS f'nd Several Mares'. Nests. l ay i9.-The poUce pnere several nw 'tte assassination of Al- "7 'e coronation. It ii Reeded the king had a '"n as an Inventor. PPeOnle knnu- mL la ",ai 1 nomas Be1el ar of every P.tooiTh. "pegged ool n W . ,a ulB oasis or Bf kl?d today. The mt,rt 1W 1118 own use E'wtlon h ,4D,u,vtng cnair lTented ' , Beneral use the Sten Inu8truinent for stance h w.n,.j i His u on agrlcultur C a gold 'ted n. . Jefferson t tatS' by his In- of evervn, noy 8houla b - n y VUQl, ' wo resides south Lft nee, Polk year's Some growth, rals- 'Urae ?rnthem are r "Isin ami l i THE FEE SYSTEM. N Mr. Furnish is in-favor of continuing the present unconstitutional and unconscionable system of fees whereby the emoluments of state officers are swelled beyond 'all reason. As a result, all the beneficiaries of the present system are for Mr. Furnish and against Mr. Chamberlain. Portland Journal. MARTINIQUE AND ST. VINCENT GREAT QUANTITIES OF VOL- CAN IIC DUST ARE FALLING. Aid Is Needed for Six Months to Come in St Vincent's President Roosevelt Issues a Statement Mount Pelee Still Vomits. Washington, May 19. The navy- department today received the fol lowing dispatch from Captain Mc Lean, of the cruiser Cincinnati, from Fort de France: "Ashes and volcan ic dust are falling thickly here. Now like a thick fog. Our decks are cov ered." Aid Needed in St. Vincent. Washington, May 19 The United States consul at Barbadoes wired the state department this morning as fol lows: "Sixteen hundred deaths on St. Vincent. Four thousand are des titute. Committee wants supplies Aid is needed for six months. Thia Is authentic." Statement From President. Washington, May 19. President Roosevelt issued an official state meat today that a report as to the true condition of affairs in Martini que and St. .Vinccfnt would be made public as soon as it was received from the navy officials, now on relief duty in the West Indies. He adds until further information Is received it is deemed best that receipt of sub scriptious be suspended. Mount Pelee Still Vomits. Paris, May 19. The minister of colonies today received 'a dispatch from the acting governor at Martin ique announcing the arrival of sup plies from the United States and adds that at the time the dispatch was sent the volcano was vomiting great quantities of ashes on the communities' on the southern part of this island. Violent explosions are heard in Lo Carbet. The ministry of the colonies says the local admin istratlon is satisfied that sufficient supplies are arriving at Martinique for the relief of the destitute. EARTHQUAKE IN CALIFORNIA AT VACAVILLE WALLS OF BUILDINGS WERE CRACKED Reject a Nomination. Washington, May 19. The senate this afternoon rejected the nomina tion of John Yost to be receiver or public moneys at Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. REGISTRATION IN COUNTY. Pendleton Has 1110 Regstered Vot ers, One-Fourth of All In County.. It will be several days before Deputy Clerk C. F. Kennedy will have the work on the registration books finished but he now flguror that the total registration will be not far from 4440. The exact number may be a few more or a few less, but this is not far off. This makes the registration about 250 short of what is was two years ago, when It should have been at least that much more. Pendleton has just 1110 names on the books from the four precincts. This Is one-fourth the voters of the. whole county. Goods In Stores Were Thrown From the Shelves The Shock Felt at San Francisre. "Vacaville, May 19. The severest shock of earthquake since 1S91 oc curred here at 10:30 o'clock this morning. The walls of a number of buildings were cracked and goods thrown from the shelves. Felt in San Francisco. San Francisco, May 19. A slight shock of earthquake was felt in this city this morning. THE ANTHRACITE MINERS THOUSANDS OF THEM SEEKING OTHER OCCUPATIONb Messages Dealt With Peace. London, May 19. A number ot messages from Milner governor of Cape Colony, were received in Lon don today. It is believed they dealt with the present peace situation In South Africa. Helena, 7; Portland, 1. Portland, May 19. In the Sunday ball game, Helena, 7; Portland, 1. T. D. OLIVER. The East Oregouian artist caught Mr. T. D, Oliver in a familiar pose on Pendleton's main street. Mr. Ol iver was discussing one of his favor ite topics and enjoying a good smoke. Attempt Will Be Made to Prevent Vote on Cuban Reciprocity Dill Senator Teller Sc'rves Notice. Washington, May 19. The most sensntionnl testimony yet heard by the senate Philippines committee wan given at this morning's session b Hlchard O'Brien, formerly i corpora of the Twenty-sixth Volunteers who charged violation of Filipino wo men by American oillcerB at San Joa quin and the use of dum dum b'ul- lets. He also testified that ho saw Captain McDonald, Lieutenant Blum mer and Mnjor Cool; drink to excess In the convent nt Igbnrros, the othc ors disrobing to their underclothing and forcing the women to dnnco with them. At Lnuong, the witness said peaceful natives were fired upon and a woman and two children, one al her breast, wore permitted to perish in a burning house. Filibustering Promised. Washington, May 19. Senator Tol ler today Borved notice on Piatt, of Connecticut, chalnnnn of tho sonnto committee on relations with Cuba that thero would be n very long do bate on tho Cuban reciprocity hill after It is introduced. It is lntmnt ed that' filibustering would be Inaug urated In tho senate to prevent a vote on the measure, which might keep congress In session until August. Cyclone in Texas Kills 200 People and Cripples 200 More, MINE EXPLOSION IN TEN- NESSEE KILLS, 1t. NEW YORK MARKET. Railroads and Coal Companies Dis charge ll Their Clerks and Other Employes In Consequence of the Strike. Hazelton, Pa., May 19. The possl billty of 300,000 bituminous miners of the country joining tho ranks or the 137,000 anthracite men continues to buoy up the hopo among many classes in this region that the flghi will be sliort and victory the reward. President Mitchell expressed himself this morning as being more than sat isned with the situation. The exo dus of foreign miners to east and west in search of other employment or to their native lands continues. Thousands of additional clerkB and other employes were suspended this morning by the railroad and coal companies. Reported by I. L. Ray & Co., Pendle ton, Chicago Board of Trade and New York Stock Exchange Brokers. New York, May 19. The grain markets were quiet today and prices Inclined to bo lower. There were no foreign quotations on account of hoi Iday in England. Tho visible supply shows a decrease for the week of 1,723,000 bushels,., making a. total ol 33,577,000, compareU with 42,498,l)i- bushels nt this date Inst year. Now York opened 80 and closed 80. Chicago opened 71, closing 71 1& . Closed Saturday, 80 V. Opened today, 80?i. Range today, S0V6 ($80. Closed today, 80. Sugar, 120. Steel, 3!). St. Paul, KlGMs. Union Pacific, 10316. WEATHER FOR LAST WEEK. Harriman Party in Portland. Portland, May 19. B, 11. Harriman and party arrived in Portland late this afternoon. They will be given an Informal banquet tonight by the Chamber of Commerce at tho Arling ton Club. They may remain In this city for four days. Oregon Gets Her Share. Tho jury of awards of the Charles. ton exposition gave to Oregon exhib itors 14 gold medals, lour silver m.ed- als, 17 bronze and 82 honorable men tions. Among those receiving gold medals are the state of Oregon for grains,- grasses and forage plants, hops, wool and mohair, vegetables; Oregon Agricultural college, grains and grasses; American Linseed com- pany, Portland, oil and meal; J. II. Brown, Corvallls, flax; W. B. Glafke, Portland, creamery butter; J. II. Ki ser, potatoes; Lamberson Sons & Co., seeds; Oregon's Woman Flax Fibre association, llax and Its products; Pa cific Pine Needle company, Grants Pass, pine needle fibre and products; Southern Pacific company, Portland, cereals and grasses. During the Week .71 Inches of Rain Fell Minimum Temperature, 39. William Hilton's weathor report for the past week Is as follows: Maximum temperature Sunday, 72; Monday, 71; Tuesday, 80; Wed nesday, 73; Thursday, 08; Friday, 69; Saturday, 03, Average, 70.9. Minimum Sunday, 50; Monday, 43; Tuesday, 52; Wednesday, 55; Thursday, 42; Friday, 39; Saturday, 47. Average, 4C.7. Rain fall Sunday, .11; WodnoA day, .20; Friday, .1(5; Saturday, .21. Total, .71. Sunday and Wednesday wore cloudy, Monday, Thursday, Fri day and Saturday wore partly cloudy and Tuesday was tho only clear day of tho weok. Sunday, Monday, Thursday and Friday tho wind blow from tho west; Tuesday and Saturday from the northwest, and Wednesday from tho north. Scrlbners for May. An air of. spring pervades Scribnor'u Magazine for May. It contains a beau tiful drawing in color by Henry Mc Carter to Illustrate Heine's "May. Song"; there is a breezy salt water narrative by James B. Connolly, who gives his adventures "On a North Sea Smack" (illustrated by M. J. Burns; another of those inimitable fishing sketches which have already put Mr. Connolly in tho first rank of writers of tho sea; an exciting "Fight With a Muskallonge," by John R. Rathom, who in a very brief space gives his reader all the sensations that an ex pert fisherman gets in landing a gamy fish (illustrated with a spiraea pic ture by A. B. Frost); and there is an Early May" poem by Jonn Bur roughs. Senator Mitchell introduced an amendment to the omnibus public building bill for a building at La Grande to cost $125,000. Free Methodist conference. Tho Oregon conference of tho Free Methodi3t church will hold its annual session in Portland noxt Wednesday, continuing until Sunday night. The services will be hold In the First Methodist church, Bishop B. R Jones, of Chicago, will preside. Rev. W. B. Olmstead, of .tho Free Motho dlst Publication Houso in Chicago will bo nrcsent. In tho interest of Sundav school work. Each of 25 churches In tho state will bo ropre sented at tho conference. One Man Ony Saved, and He Waa Blown Out of me Mouth of tho Mine -Thirteen Lives Lost on Lake Klllarney Hurricane In Brltlch India. ' . Dallas, Texas, May 19. Conserva tive estimates placo tho totnl num. her of deaths of tho storm-stricken section at 100 and tho wounded at 00. Tho total proporty loss Is over $1,000,000. Wires to many points arc still down and details unobtainable. Goliad is ono hugo hospital. Stnto aid Is being dispatched from hero. Two companies of militia nro now on tho ground. The Work of the Storm. Tho latest reports from Col lad placo tho numhor of dead at fully 100 and tho Injured at 250. About 10O houses wore destroyed. Tho strip devastated Is about two blocks wide and a mllo long. Tho wcHtorn part of the city Is' wiped out. The work of devastation lasted less than live minutes. Tho bodies of all tho dead were recovered and all tho wounded are being cared for. Thero is urgent need for physicians and nurses ami a number will como from other places. Terrible Loss of Life. Nuslivlllo, Tonn., May 19. At least 150 lives were, lost this morning ns tho result of nn explosion of gns la tho FratervlIIo and Thistle niliios In tho Coal crook district. Of nil tho men nt work in tho mines at tlm timo of tho explosion, It Is hollovod oxeryono of thorn perished oxcont John Morgan, who was blown out of tho mouth of tho mlno. Tho nilncii are now burning. Smoke and llanieft are gushing from tho entrances and the air shafts in the mountain hIiHv Mine Entrance Closed. Three bodies have been take nout. Tho explosion took placo In tho Fra- teisvlllo mine, and practically closed the Thistle mine. Tho entrance to tho Fiatorsvllle mlno lu completely closed. A reseuo paviy attempted to get in but failed. Storm Take6 Thirteen Lives. Klllarney, Ireland, May 19. A party of 13 persons lost tholr llvo by tho wrecking of tholr boat during: a storm on tho Inko yesterday. Tha party consisted of nine tourists and four boatmen. Hurricane In British' India. Bombay , May 19. Tho Provinco or Sclndo, In British India, was visited by a destructive hurrlcano. Many lives wore lost. I louses, bridges and omliankmontfl woro destroyed, tho property Iobb being heavy. SENATOR 8IMON'S BROTHER. Oregon Went and Conquered, Henry E, Dosch, Oregon commis sioner at the Charleston exposition, writes as follows under dato of May M: "Alls volat proprls," to which must bo added "Veni, vldl, vlcl," for Oregon again occupies tho 'front seat We wore awarded today in hortlcul turo 34 gold, 14 silver and one bronze medal. In forestry, 10 gold, four sli ver and ono bronze medal, and one honorable mention. In mining, one gold, 18 silver and 34 bronze medals, and five honorable mentions, and more to Ijear from. While swimming In Chlco creek, Cal., Clyde Archibald, aged 20 years, was drowned. Ho was a recent ar rival from Albany, Or. He Was Mistaken for the Real Thing on His Way From Washington to Portland, Tho Portland Telegram and Oro gonlau of tho ICtli instant, each con tained tho news that Senator Joseph Simon passed through Pendleton, Thursday morning, and was mot at tho train by Judgo Stephen A. Low ell, of this city, who had a confor enco with Senator Simon rogardlng politics, but tho ontorprluing corres pondent of tho Portland pupera was not ablo to glvo tho naturo of tho conforenco, As a matter of fact, Sen ator Simon did not pass through Pendleton, on his way from Wash ington, D, C. It was a brother of tho sonator, Sam Simon, who was on his way from New York, but tho resem blance hotweon the senntor and this brother Is bo marked that Mr. Low ell was decolvcd and did not know any better until ho asked Mr, Simon about Washington, D. C, Tho by standers saw Mr. Lowell talking to Mr. Simon, and, thinking it was Sen ator Joseph Simon, they naturally jumped at tho conclusion that it was a pre-arranged political conference, Hence the announcement, under,, a, Pendleton date line, that Senators Joseph Simon was on his way hot&B to Portland. ' ' . '.siiZr'- 'A '