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WUiy EVENIHB EOITMHI ITHEDAILY I .... j-ltmrfd at toot residence Eastern Oregon Weather m of business by carrier tt Tonight and Thursday, fair. m. is. PEXDIiETON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 1902. NO. 4498 IN FAVOR OF ANNEXATION THE PORTUGUESE TRADE T STRONG MEETING HELD AT HAVANA TO FURTHER THIS, REPORTS OF NATIVE MUR DERS STILL CONTINUE, 'EVENING EDITION USUNDERWATER FUNERAL ENDED IN RIOT nn eat Floods Sweep Over the Southern Portion ot the Lone Star State, HOUSANDS OF ACRES OF COTTON UNDER WATER, Seventy-two Hours the Storms ive Raged and Water Flows I Three to Five Feet Deep In Streets ef Some Towns. iDallas, Tex., July 30. The flood bitlon continues to be as strenu- today as during the past 72 rs and reports from all sections of b southern part of the state indi- kte that many thousand acres of fine btton is under water. (The town of San Marcos was flood- last night and is under three to n feet of water, inundating the lie's fish hatchery and causing Kh loss. REPORT DENIED. Believed by Many Leading Cubans That Entire Future of the Islands Depends Upon This. - Havana, July 30. Though the Cu ban republic is but a few months old the annexationists have already come out in the open and that they mean to pursue a lively campaign from now on was evidenced by a large and on thusiastic meeting held here today. The meeting was under the aus pices of the Clrculo de Haclendos, a society of Cuban planters which has for its avowed object the fostering of the annexation movement. The sudden activity of the annex tionists is causing much feeling among thoBe Cubans who want the island to have a fair chance In trying to solve the proble mof selfgovern ment. A SAMAR BLUFF CALLED. leclared That Oil Interests Will Not Combine. New York. July 30. The Standard Mi Company today made an emphat denial of the story printed in the ondon Mail to the effect that their pmpany and the monster oil inter sts of Rockefeller, Rothschild and Roble have entered Into, a working kreement to control the world's oil uppiy. The story was characterized as an hventlon with a view to hurting the Itandard. Wall street has placed little faith the story, though it was freely ad aitted that all three oil interests are rlendly. DEVERY'S CAMPAIGN. Takes Women and Children on a Pic nic Trip. New York, July 30. Former Chief tof Police Devery, who 1b campaigning lior Tammany leaders in the ninth district, gave an outing to the. women ana children of his district todav. len thousand people were loaded on two steamers and four barges, and tauea ior uaritan Bay grove. It cost .uevery fiuuo. DIDN'T MAKE THE SPUR . freight Failed to Get Out of 'Way, and Passenger Struck It Elm Grove, Wis., July 30. As a re- w or a collision between the Wau kesha Scctt flyer and a west-bound freight on the Milwaukee road at 8 ociock this morning, Dennis Connell, engineer, and a passenger were 'ea, and Fireman Thomas Cham erlain, Will Day and six other pas engers were tnlnrerl. Th( frAtpht uea to back onto a spur in time to "ear the passenger. To Oppose Sterling. Bloomincton. 111.. Jnlv 30.. Demo- ft8 of the Seventeenth district are convention here today to select J candidate fongcongress to oppose hn A. Sterling, "the republican nom S. C. Yost, a prominent attor T of Pontlac, la most prominently mentioned for the honor and in all probability will receive the nomlna- To Collect Relief Funds. London July 30. A Cape Town dls tch states that former Boer lead- rJr y and Botha will leave Ir'y n a visit to England. Canada fn, 4v Unlted state8 to collect funds 'or the relief of the widows and or phans of Boer soldiers. NO TAXE8 TO PAY. Ind,n Lands Not Subject to Taxa tion for 25 Yearn A case which will be of Interest in section has Just been decided .m BUPremo court of the state of of T ,gton' the ca8e Doing the suit Orecol V.ounty' Waal1- aBalnBt eolw7 and Mary Frazoe, for the an uIa of taxes un0I certain Jndl aas occupied by the .defendants.. lad. uFr!mo court in lta decision WnL . 1 homestoad granted to In jr,uf the act of congress of Uon ; are not subject to tax ua for 2S years from that date. Natives Threaten to Revolt, But the Governor Can't See It Washington, July 30. The war de partment has received advices from Catalogan, Samar, saying that the people of that island threaten trouble because General Geuvarra, a former Insurgent leader, was not made gov ernor. Governor Wright, however, refus ed to weaken, . and Lorente was in augurated. No Opposition to Kluttz. Wilkesboro, N. C, July 30. The democratic congressional convention of the Eighth district here today re sulted in the renomlnatlon of Con gressman Kluttz without opposition. A Baron Dead. Ashford, July 30. 'Baron William Gerard died this morning. He was born in 1851. Cortege Following Remains of the Head of Orthodox Jewish Attacked and a Fierce Battle Ensued. New York, July 30. The funeral of Rabbi Josephs, head of the orthodox Jewish church, occurred today. Business An the lower East Side was practically suspended and fully 60,000 JewB took part in the cere mony. The procession was composed of several hundred carriages. It stop ped five minutes at each "synagogue, where prayers were recited. A Riot Broke Out As the rabbi's funeral cortege pro- A SERIOUS OCEAN COLLISION TWO STEAMERS CAME TO GETHER OFF MALACOA, gressea a riot was caused by em ployes of the Hoo Press Company throwing missiles at the mourners, who attacked the building, but were unable to reach the Interior of the structure. Two hundred police were called out but the Jews continued to bombard the' building. The Hoo men finally drove them awny by turning on the hose. Several Jews were badly hurt in a police chavge. ANOTHER FATAL FIRE TODAY The Prince Alexander Was Sunk and Forty of Her Passengers Went to Watery Graves. Malacoa, Malay Peninsula, July 30. The steamers Prince Alexander and Banning collided off here today. The former was sunk and 40 pas sengers were drowned. LOUBET REFUSES. Will Not Sign Decrees of Eviction Until Council Is Consulted. Paris, July 30. La Partie today says that President Loubet has re fused to sign the decrees aimed against the congregations without a decision of the council of ministers in the matter. II FATAL WEDDING WHILE GOING TO HIS WED DING GROOM IS KILLED. Wedding Guests Formed a Searching Party and Found Him by the Road side With His Skuil Crushed. Nevada, Mo., July 30. Michael Mo Mlllen, of Tacoma, and Miss Nora Turner, of Mllo, Mo., expected to be married at midnight last night. McMillan's trunk failed to arrive, and he drove to Nevada to search for it and started back alone. The wedding guests .became alarm ed at his failure to arrive and form ed a searching party, which found McMillen by the roadside with hlB skull crushed and his money and watch missing. He cannot live. Bloodhounds are on the trail of the murderers. TALKED WITH TEDDY. Politicians Discuss the Great Ques tion With the President Oyster Bay, July 30. Senator Tom Piatt and Colonel George Dunn ar rived here aboard the yacht Sylph at noon and were driven to the presl dent's hor-e, where they took lunch. State and national politics formed the topics of discussion. Mind Cultivators In Session. Dixon, 111., July 30. The annual meeting of the Rock River Chautau qua Assembly openod hor& today and win continue two weeks. A varied and highly interesting program has been arranged, including discussions and papers on living, scientific, re ligious and social questions, and an unusually successful pected. season la ex- A MY8TERIOUS ROAD. Company Incorporated to Build, But Its Backers' Names Not Availa ble. Baker City, July 30. There seems to be .considerable mystery about the Oregon & Idaho Central Railway, in corporation papers for which were filed here Monday afternoon. The road is capitalized for $6,000,000 in $10 a share and is to run from Baker City to the Seven Devils, Idaho, by way of the Eagle and Pine valleys. The Incorporators are local men, and they say they have large Eastern1 capitalists behind them, but so far careful Inquiry falls to establish the Identity of these Eastern monled men. Big Fire in France. Paris, July 30. A great fire has broken out in the town of Lourdes. A strong wind is blowing. Several persens have been killed and many injured. TRACY'S BODY To Be Placed on Exhibition in. Seat tle, If Spokane, July 30. If Harry Tracy, bandit, outlaw and murderer, is kill ed before August 28, his body wili be placed on exhibition during the Elks' carnival in Seattle and may be brought to Spokane before it is con signed to Mother Earth. John Cort, president of the Northwest Theatri cal Syndicate, has secured a contract, it Is said, with the wife of the bandit for the privilege of exhibiting the corpse at "two bits" a peep. Dan L. Weaver, local director of the syndicate, is enthused over the proposition to exhibit Tracy's re mains. "I am not familiar with the law re lating to corpses," said Mr. Weaver last night, "but if I can get the body here I will certainly exhibit it. Cort wants to exhibit it at the Elks' carni val in Seattle, which rms from Aug" ust 18 to August 28. There is big money In It and it would be a novel attraction." MORNING BLAZE CAUSES GREAT LOSS OF PROPERTY. Stoner Wall Paper Company's Build ing Damaged to Extent of $50,000, and a Watchman Lost His Life. Des Moines, July 30. Flro this morning destroyed the Stoner Wall Paper Company's building. Damage to the amount of $50,000 was done. Watchman David Dcnhanv was hurned to death, and I. P. Miller bad ly, If not fatally injured while at tempting his rescue. MOSBY'S MEN. Followers of Famous Confederate Gathering at Leesburg. Leesburg, Va., July 30. Survivors of Col. John S. Mosby's famous band of Confederate fighters met In annual ausmion In Leesburg today. The town was decorated in their honor and the citizens kept open house. The court house green was the scene of the day's festivities. The formal exercises included a cordial address of greeting from Col. E. V, White, to which response was made by Col. John H. Alexander, president of the veterans' association. The ranks of the veterans are bo ing rapidly thinned by death and scarcely a handful remain to take part in the annual reunions. Commandant Angalas, of the Native Militia, Has Been Murdered and . Other Officers Are In Danger. Liverpool, July 30. A. roport re ceived horo today states that Com mandant Angalas, of tho Fronch Con go native mllltla, has bcon assassi nated and that Lieutenant-Governor Groudet, remaining In Loukalola to deal with tho natives, Is In danger. NEW YORK MARKET. Reported by I. L. Ray A Co., Pendle ton, Chicago Board of Trade and New York Stock Exchange Brokers. Now York, July 30. Wheat was fairly steady today, closing at the same point as yesterday, but at ono time it touched tho lowest point of the year, at U9-;i at Chicago and 74 at New York for Soptomhor. In vlow of tho prices of other food products, wheat should be choap around pros ent prices. Closed yesterday, 75 . Opened today, 76!4. Range today, 74 764. Closed today, 754. St. Paul, 187. Union Pacific, 108&. Steel, 40. Wheat In San Francisco. San Francisco, July 30. Wlioat $1.141.13,6 per contal. Wheat In Chicago. Chicago, July 30. Wheat 7375 Virginia Mob With Blood hounds in Pursuit of a Ne gro Ex-Convict. HE IS SUSPECTED OF A FOUL MURDER. MORE TROUBLE. Striking Miners Broke Loose Again Today in Pennsylvania. Mahoney City, Pa July 30. Tho striking miners again took up stones this morning and attacked the Gil bert water hoist. In Shenandoah a mob bombarded the West Shenandoah colliery, but was dispersed by the leaders. The companies are hurrying more deputies here, as this is believed to be a forerunner of seriouB rtoublo. Colonial Premiers Discuss Things. London, July 30. Tho conference of colonial premiers was renewed to day. A uniform navigation system and purchase of tho ocean cableH were the matters discussed. THE WHEAT CROP OF 1902 IS COMMENCING TO MOVE Wheat is. now beginning to move. The only sales, however, reported so far were those of James Kearn, and G. Swank, of Mission, and Alex Chris topher, of Athena. E. W. McComas, for the Northwest Warehouse Company, bought the Kearn and Christopher lots, consist ing of nearly 8000 bushels, paying 51 cents therefor. The Swank lot at Mission, was pur chased by A. L. Knight, representing the Balfour, Guthrie Company, and the price paid was 52 cents. This consisted of 8000 bushels. Price May Fall. This has really been sold before the markets opened and there has been little tendency on the part of the buyers to purchase so far. The Indications now aro not so flattering for the raiser as they wore several days ago. Eastern markets have de clined slightly, and thJs is having a slight tendency to depress the mar kets, although little effect has been felt so far. The mills have bought several lots at from 53 to 56 cents. These have been small lots that was first-class milling wheat. Tho mills are now paying from 53 to 64 cents Much Grain Shattered. Since threshing began in different parts of the county the yields have been found to be falling short of what was' expected. W. H. H. Scott, an extensive farmer of the east end of the county, who has a large farm near Mission, Is having his crop har vested and wheat that was expected to thresh nearly 40 bushels to the acre, Is only turning out about 20. This Is because of the wind storm which shattered the grain so badly. Mr. Kennedy, who is Jn town from Helix, says some grain being thresh ed in bis neighborhood is falling many bushels short of what was ex pected. Other similar reports aro coming in from various places. Wheat which was expected to thresh 40 bushels is only yielding 20 and 25 bushels to the acre. Barley is falling shy nearly half In many places. This is, of course, the case only with fall wheat. Spring wheat was not ripe enough to injure much and will make a good yield. An Interesting Anniversary, Bayfield, Mass., July 30. Socrotary of the Navy Moody wnB tho principal speaker at tho exerclsos hold hero to day In celebration of tho Oth unci versary of the founding of tho t wn. Bayfield was tho first town sottlod north of Salem, and William Moody, an en fetor of the secretary, vas ono of the original settlers. Charged That the Negro Killed an ex-Confederate Soldier The Mob Holds Him Surrounded In a Marsh and WIN Kill Him at 8lght Washington, July 30. Charles Cra von, u nogro convict charged with tho murder of W. II. Wilson, an ox Confedorato soldier of Loudon coun ty, Virginia, is being pursued by a mob on tho Virginia sldo of tho rlvor. Throe hundrfcd men with blood hounds liavo hi in surrounded In a marsh. QUAKERS IN 8E88ION. WENT OVER II BUM FAST TRAIN IN THE EAST DROPPED 200 FEET. Went Over the Famous "Pack Sad dle" Twenty Miles From Johns town, Pa., and Several Trainmen Were Killed. Johnstown, Pa., July 30. The fast mall east on the Pennsylvania, plunged over the famous "Pack Sad dle" 20 miles west, going down a 200- foot embankment this aftornoon. Tho engine and two mall cars aro In tho Conomunch River. Tho engi neer, Jroman and two mall clerks were killod. Friends' Bible Institute Is Meeting at Richmond, Indiana. Richmond, Iud., July 30. Ths Friends' Blblo Instltuto, which open ed at Earlhnm Collogo, Is attended by mombors of tho sect from many parts of tho country. Tho Institute) 'h undor tho caro of tho throo largest yoarly meetings of Frlonds In tho United States Indiana, Wostorn and Wilmington, Ohio. The list of Instructors for tho pres ent sohbIou, which continues to August 7, is a notable ono, compris ing, as It does, somo of tho foremost rollgloiiH workers of tho Prlonda' church In America. AROUND THE HORN. Heavily Laden, the Great 8hlp Ne braska Starts on Her Voyage. Now York, July 30. With a full cargo tho now twin screw steamship NohrnBka sailed today on her maiden doop soa voyage to San Francisco. Tho Nebraska Is ono of threo sis ter ships which liavo boon built at Camden, N. J., for tho Amorlcnn-IIo-wallan Steamship Company. All three vessels aro flttod with fiirnacos in which oltlior oil or coal can bo used as fuol. Nominated Friend of Odell. Oneohtrt, ' N. Y July 30. Republi cans of tho Twenty-fourth congros slonnl district mot In convention horo today and nominated Goorgo J, Smith for congressman. Tho nominee Is a resident of Kingston and a porsonal friend of Qovornor Odoll. Washington & Oregon Electric Railway Light & Power Company NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION A population of 40,000 distributed over the wealthiest farming country lu tho world Is tributary to this road. First issue of 1000 shares, par value $100 each Now Selling at $90 Per Share WW3BUR6) OAYTON& Tuntwlh Am Investment, Not Speculatloa Low capitalization: $1,600,000: 15,000 shares, at $100 each. enares iuuy paiaaua non- aoasame. Hfmtln tatty It li the Intention of the uiaiuKement to Nil Ibe entire stock lu KtnUrn and Kuropetn raar keU. Uoweyur, by wy of courteur, a block of iom PGNOLE70N IUK) inures will be offered for local sutiicilmloM for the j-rlod of so days from July 10, 1V02. licatioui coming Jator than Augut 10, Wl not 1x3 oonsldeiod, Appllcat will Pendleton and Vicinity: Apply to E. T. WADE 0"e WMrw,B' Pendleton.. Ore. Apply to Main Office, 21-22 Dooly Building., Walla Walla; Wash. " friiflfcifiHi'i r