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M1IYEVENIN6EDITIIB ; DAILY Eastern Oregon Weather l i.X'-' - rill be delivered m juur rauucuw Z Tlce of buslnowi by carrier t 5c A WEEK; Fulr tonight and Friday. PENDLETON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 1902. NO. 4517 TRUST QUESTION DISCUSSED IS WITH THE AHA1IC WARRIORS TRANS-MISSISSIPPI CONGRESS THE DAY IS BRIGHT AND CLEAR AT ROCKPORT, MA38. GROWS WARM OVER IT. rCVENIN6 EDITION EfiARTH OLI N CASE IN ALFONSO S MIND GONG FEARFUL EXPLOSION niiest to Officially Determine he Cause of Mrs, Bartho lin's Death is Begun. IRE sensational testi mony IS BROUGHT IN. ar Produced Who Declares That Professional Services Were Re tted for Minnie Mitchell Eleven ya After Her Supposed Murder. icago, Aug. 21. An inquest be- today to determine officially the of Mrs. Annie Bartholin's death the cause therefor. aotiior witness came forward to- with a statement that Edward Qcinnan, one of the suspects, had seen with a woman believed to te been Minnie Mitchell 11 days her supposed death. ir. J. L. Wilgus is the person who kee this statement and he claims , Councilman and the woman call- ;oa him, seeking his professional rices for the woman. Councilman he was merely acting for a Wilgus refused to render the ired services. I HAS BECOME GENERAL. vlution Has Overrun the Haytian Islands. ingston, Jamaica, Aug. 21. Ad- received here today concerning war in Hayti say the revolution extended to every part of I country, and the situation is. daily sing x. Jise. WILL TRY TURF. York Is Hunting Fuel to Replace Coal. lew York, Aug. 21. Successful have just been made of the turf, bog, of the New Jersey lowlands pund New York to ascertain wheth it can be used as a substitute fuel place of coal or coke for the wn season. SIEGEL IS DEAD. dub Civil War General Has Cross ed the Great Divide. sew York, Aug. 21. General Q8e Siegel, soldier, politician and Utor, died at his home this morning, be general, who has been ill for the st two years, as a result of age, jid a breakdown, took to his bed last way. For Abdication of Kruger. The Hague, Au,g. 21. It is currently ported here that at the meeting of e Boer generals Dewet, Botha and larey, with ex-President Kruger, of 6 Transvaal, whch is to take Dlace day, an arrangement will be made the abdication by KruEer of his witlon as Afrikander chief, and the naing over of the reins and the Biduo of the funds to the Eenerals. pfl it is also reported that an effort Jl bo made to dispossess Dr. Leyds tae power of signing checks. Ru- mn are also afloat that there will b a struggle between Botha and De ft (or supremacy in the Afrikander )UDCll0. Spanish War Veterans. HackentmpV J .T An? 21. The juraal assembly of ,tho New Jersf.y "v ui me spamsn war veterans PCIied hnr tnrtnv roltVi n n--i ,1 r.ltpnd. 'ice. Delptrntoa wl! ho ohnfifin to Present the corps at the meeting of Pe national organization at Detroit xnontn and state officers for the 'UBIlIn V V fl O . -1 ...111 1. xt,Ai,nn In. E, o J iftl aiDU Will ud vuu&cu iu icaUons point to the selection of Pt. John T. Hilton, of Paterson, as -w tuinmanaer. 8chwab on Way to Europe. New YnrV A morning for Europe. He went Accompanied and reiterated that he - not so ill as had been reported. W0"11 not wnen he would re and denied the intention to form European steel trust. Tennis Championship. nevnnrt it r a .... . . - BmtiT ' 1,1 AUB- Z1, "oneny "iers, of England, and Ward and r", American champions of 1901, vl In (ha An1n m ii. .. . . . DlAnoiTi iur me lennis cnara Thurber, Who Made an Address Fa voring the Trusts, Is Thoroughly Roasted by His Colleagues. St, Paul, Aug. 21. The trust ques tlon waa openly precipitated in the Trans-MlsBissippl Congress this morn' lng, when William Eustls, of Minne apolis, moved that the address of F. B. Thurber be expunged from the rec ords. Eustic charged that Thurber was here as the agent of the meat trust, and his address was an effort to get the trust's side of the case before the public at the expense of the congress and seemingly with its indorsement. The Question was hotly debated Tor an hour and Thurber was severely criticized both for his present action and for his connection with the sen ate sugar scandal. Finally the whole matter of the trusts was left to the resolutions committee. Seattle gets the next meeting. A SCIENTIFIC DEATH. Physician Takes Morphine and Writes Down Sensations While He Dies. Kansas City, Aug. 21. Dr. S. L. Foote, aged 80 years, died at his office at Argentine, Kan., a suburb, during the night from morphine, taken ap parently by mistake. He left a note describing his death struggles and gving directions for disposal of his property. "It is now after 3 o'clock and I feel I am dying," he wrote. "My head Ib clear and my brain works per fectly I feel tho spasm coming and then I will be gone. Good-bye." MENACE TO LIBERTY RUSSELL SAGE DECLARES COMBINATIONS ARE BAD. Says if Era of Combinations of Cap ital Ensues American People Will Certainty Revolt Against Them. New York Aug. 21. In an interview printed today, Russell Sage says he does not agree with Morgan regarding the consolidating and combination of all the great interests. "Combinations of all great Indus tries are a menace to the govern inent," he declared. "They are not only a menace but are oppressors of the people. "Should an era of combinations en sue the American people will certain' ly revolt against them, and if they do there will be financial ruin such as people never dreamed of in the his tory of the world." THEOLOGICAL STUDENT Is Honored by Appointment as Con sul to Society Islands. San Francisco, Cal., Aug. 21. W. F. Doty, lately a theological student at Princeton, sailed today to assume the duties of his new .position as United States consul In the Society Islands, a post to which he was ap pointed by President Roosevelt Mr. Doty succeeds his brother J. L. Doty, who has held the position for 12 years. He was formerly chief page of the United States senate. He was graduated from Princeton University with honors In 1890 and entered the theological seminary, but 111 health forced his retirement, and he went as a missionary and United States edu cational agent to Alaska. He is spe cializing in the study of comparative religion and intends to continue this study in Tahiti. Big Wedding. Newnort. R. I.. Aug. 21. Society fnlk turned out in full force today to witness the wedding of Miss Mary Mc- Calla and Lieutenant Arthur MacAr thur, U. S. N. The bride is the daugh ter of Cantain Bowman H. McCalla of the navy and the bridegroom the son of Major General MacArtnur, or tho army, and prominent officers of both branches of the service were among those in attendance. The cer emony was followed by an elaborate reception, to which sou invitations were issued. Denies That Remington Was Insane. Newport, R. I., Aug. 21. Edward Remington, brother of Robert R. Rem. ington, who killed hlmself-at the New port reading rooms, arrived from Pittsburg last night and two hours later loft for the former home of the family at WiUlamsport, Pa., where his brother's body will be burled. Boy King of Spain Has an Should Madrid, Aug. 21. A press corres pondent learns confirmatory details of the suspicious eccentricity of King Alfonso's behavior during his recent provincial tour. His majesty repeat edly gave evidence of his lack of men tal balance and his actions have caus ed the people of the provinces to fear that their ruler is really demented. At the Ovedlo reception the king complained of being bored anC asked why he could not go to bed. Senor Pacheco explained that etiquette de manded that the people must leave first A moment later, during a hush, the king doubled his fists, placed them to his mouth in Imitation of a bugle and sounded taps. Everybody stood aghast and look ed toward the king, who again Sound ed taps, stretched his arms and yawn ANOTHER MERGER. The Trust Busines is Branching Into the South. Baltimore, Md., Aug. 21. The stockholders of tho Baltimore - Poto mac railroad company met here today and ratified the agreement of merger and consolidation of the Philadelphia, Wilmington - Baltimore and the Bal timore and Potomac rail.road com panies, the consolidation to be known as the Philadelphia, Baltimore & Washington railroad company. Both roads are controlled by the Pennsyl vania. The financial plan of tho company Includes the issue of 507,000 shares at the par value of $50 a share of $25,350,000, which will be owned by the Pennsylvania and the Northern Central Railway companies. Consoli dated mortgage bonds are to bo Issued to pay for the cost to be assessed for the union terminals to be erected in Washington, a part of the cost of which Is to be assessed against the Baltimore & Ohio and a part against the Pennsylvania, as owner of the Baltimore & Potomac AND STILL ANOTHER. Kansas Places a Third Ticket In the Field. Topeka, Kas., Aug. 21. In response to the call issued last month a mass convention of Populists is in session here today to nam a state ticket and adopt resolutions. Tho convention r-presents the straight-out populists that nominated Wharton Barker, of Philadelphia, for the presidency two years since and agreed upon a fusion state ticket SONS OF HERRMAN Having a Big Annual Meeting In Montana. Great Falls, Mont, Aug. 21. .The annual meeting of the Montana grand lodge Sons of Herman, which began its sessions here today, is the most largely attended meeting in tne nis tory of the state branch of the order. The sessions are being held in Luther hall, Grand President Louis Weigel, of Helena, presiding. The report of the grand secretary, Samuel Flschel, shows tho affairs of the order to be in excellent condition. The ladies' auxiliary of the order is also in ses sion and visitors are being royally entertained by the members of Bis marck lodge of this city. NO MESSENGERS TODAY. Second Strike of Western Union Boys Causes Trouble In Chicago, Chicago, Aug. 21. Tho merchants and brokers today wero forced to work without messenger boys and all business depending upon the tele graph Bervlce was seriously obstruct ed as a result of a second strike of the boy. The Western Union tried to employ boys, to take the places of the strikers, but were unable to do so. WELSH COAL. Said That Operators of Wales Offer to Land it Cheaply. New York, Aug. 21. The local coal Journal says that Welsh coal opera tors agree to deliver their product at the wharves in Boston, New York Phladelphia and Baltimore at from $5 to $6.68 per ton, acordlng to quality. Aching Void Where His Brain Be Located, ed. Tho people took the hint and filed ouL At Loon tho king was mot by a bril liant procession to escort him to the town hall. On tho way a triumphal arch attracted his attention and in a loud voice ho called on his driver to stop, then unslung his camera and took pictures of tho arch from every conveivablo position, delaying tho pro cession 10 minutes. At Santander the king received the city's keys on a street stand. As the keys were handed to his majesty the people shouted "long live the king." In tho stillness which followed the king leaned toward tho Duke Do Ve ragua, who was on another stand, and shouted: "Say, duke, you did not get anything this time, did you?" He then laughed boisterously at the duke's confusion. BUYING SCHOOL LANDS. Great R,ush of Speculators Into Coos County on Strength of Railway. Empire Aug. 21. Ever since tho an nouncement that tho construction of the long, proposed railway to Coos Bay would bo commenced within a short time, there has been a great rush to purchase the school lands of Coos county. At present 1 every acre of unlocated school lands within 35 miles of Coos Bay has been taken and eager speculators are anxiously look ing for more. Some of the land may prove value less as an income producer, but in tho rush for land the buyers took everything that was offered, and as the land cost but $1.25 per acre' the loss cannot be very much, should the land prove absolutely worthless. In Currey county there has also been quite a rush for lands and nearly all the school land of value has boon pur chased. Tho same is reported of the timber lands of Lake, Kalamah and Crook counties. Much of tho school land of Coos county has been bought up in anticl pation of the establishment of a for est reserve in this section, as tho minute tho reserve is created those lands inside Its boundaries become of value, as they can bo used as re serve scrip for tho selection of lieu lands. ' BIDDING HIM GOOD-BYE. President's Friends are Wishing Him Bon New England Voyage. Oyster Bay, L. I., Aug. 21. Presl dent Roosevelt was visited by a num ber of his neighbors today who called to pay their respects before ho do parts for his trip through New Eng land. Final preparations for tho trip have been made and according to schedule ho will leave tomorrow for Boston, stopping en route at New Haven. Tho party will include Secre tary Cortelyou and other membors of the president's official family. CAUSED BY EATING 8HELLFI8H. Authorities In Manila Attribute Choi era Spread to This Cause. Washington, Aug. 21. In their re ports to tho war department, the health authorities at Manila attribute tho spread of cholera largoly to oat lng the raw shellfish. Tho number of deaths In tho archipelago has al leady passed tho 10,000 mark. Receive the White Veil. Philadelphia, Pa., Aug. 21. Twen ty-five postulants, Including several young women of wealth and social prominence, today received tho white veil of the Sisterhood of tho Third Order of St. Francis at the Convent of Our Lady of tho Angels at Glen Riddle. Archbishop Ryan officiated at the ceremonies and was assisted by several prominent priests. To morrow there is to bo another inter esting ceremony at the convent when nine sisters will celebrate the sliver jubilee of thlr entrance into tho or der. The sisterhood pf tho Third Order of St. Francis was first estab lished In this country' In 1855, sinco which time it has spread rapidly until there are now five motherhoods lo cated In different parts of the coun try. Not Thought Probable the Enemy Will Put in an Appearance Today, on Account of Clearness of Atmos phere. Rockport, Mass., Aug. 21. Tho morning broke clear nnd ploasant and the atmosphero wns all that could bo desired for tho vessols of the squad ron defending this coast from tho mimic attack. It Is not probablo "tho onomy" will put In an appcaranco at any point along the const today, ns thcro Is 110 bnzo to obscuro his movements. NEW YORK MARKET. Reported by I. L. Ray A Co., Pendle ton, Chicago Board of Trade and New York Stock Exchange Brokers. Now York, Aug. 21. Tho grain markets wore- nil firm today, corn showing tho best gain of tho day over a cent. Llvorpool closed 5 10 Now York opened 72 for Decombor, sold up to 73 , closing 73, with Sop tombor 75. Chicago, 67 to 67 for Dccembor. Closed yestorday, 72. Opened todny, 72. Range today, 72Q73. Closed today, 73. St. Paul, 185. Unoln Pacific, 108. L. & N., 154. Steel, 41. Wheat In 8an Francisco. San Francisco, Aug. 21. Whoat $1.13 por cental. Wheat In Chicago. Chicago, Aug. 21. Whoat 70 71. THE GAGE LIBEL CASE INTERESTING TE8TIMONY BY FOREMAN PRI80N 8HOP8, Foreman Ensile Told That Many Artl cles of Furniture Made In the 8hops Were Appropriated by the Gover nor. San Francisco, Aug. 21. Tho most important witness this morning In tho Sprcckles libel caso was II. A. Ensile, foronian of tho carpontor shop at San Quontln, who stated that tho convicts had mado numerous articles of roa hogany furniture; fivo bodsteadB, a dining tablo, otc, most of which was In tho homo of Josoph Aguorro. Ono of tho bedsteads mado for Gcorgo McDougall, a guard, had the letter "G" Btamped on It This Is a! leged to now bo In tho governor's res Idcnco. In ono caso Ensllo paid for tho lumber, keoplng a bedstead. A Race War. Now Orleans, Aug. 21. Advices from Tupelo, Miss., stato that a raco riot broke out thoro this morning and that four whites and 10 negroes wore killed and wounded. "Joss" Not Chinese. Chicago Chronlclo: "It's a mlstako to supposo that 'Joss s a Chlneso word," says a retlrod ship's carpon ter. "I'vo travolod a good deal In tho Orient In my tlmo and In tho odds and ends of Interesting Information I picked up was a knock-out of tho genuineness of 'Joss' as a Chlneso word. Chlnamon only know 'Johh' when they come In contact with Europeans. A Chlneso priest tliut I became chummy with in Hankow told mo that thoro was no Biich word In Chlneso, IIo oxplaned that tho word was a corruption of tho Spanish word 'DIos and had come Into uso through tho missionaries, Many early missionaries, bo said, wcro Spanish priests, and their pronunciation of 'DIos was spoodlly corrupted Into 'Joss' by natlvo tongues and applied to tho Chinese dietloB. It's only on the Chlneso seaboard that tho word Ib understood by Chlnamon. In tho intorlor, tho priest told mo, tho coles tlals had no knowledge of lt.' Would Treat 'Em Like Rabbits. Wo wero a llttlo too hasty In our report last weok concerning tho coun ty court furnishing wiro netting for rabbit drives, This they promised to do to a commftteo of citizens that waited on them, but backed out on tho proposition next day, It plight bo well for tho farmers to take In hand tho exterminating of the rabbits and county court too, whenever opportu nity offers. Burns Times-Herald, Mrs. Theresa O'Brien, a pioneer res ident of Astoria, died Monday evening of heart failure, aged 67. Havoc Wrought in Delaware Pulp Works by Explosion From Unknown Cause, BODIES OF THIRTEEN VIC TIMS HAVE BEEN FOUND. Five Buildings Were Wrecked and Seething Acid From Vats Swept Over Workmen and Bodies Wer Fearfully Mutilated. Wilmington, Dol., Aug. 21. Up to noon today 13 men nro known to b (load as a result of an explosion In the Dolowaro pulp works yestorday after noon, nnd a dozon olhors aro missing. Tho bodlos of tho following have boon rocovorod and Idontlflod: John McCormlck, William Burko, Granville Waltor, James Stokes, Franklin Har ris, Goorgo Wright, Josoph Lauback or, Josoph Honry, Josoph Naglo, Zacharla Collins, Jamos Jostor, John Durham and John Laubnckor. Ovor 150 mon woro omployod in the mills. Soothing acid from ono of the vats covered many of tho mon, kill ing thorn Instantly. Tho bodies re covered woro horribly manglod. Pollco and flromon worked at the ruins all night Tho scono was a most distressing ono, many women and children remaining for hours call lng for tholr lost husbands and fath ers. It Ib bolloved a number of bodies wero blown Into tho Christina River. Tho cause of tho explosion Is no known. Fivo buildings wero wrocked, ontalllng a loss of $40,000. "KILL AND BURN" SMITH. Says That Criticism Is Part of Sol dier's Training. Portsmouth, O., Aug. 21. Gonoral Jacob II. Smth, waa tondorod a pub lic rocoptlon horo Inst night and a banquet later, at which ovor 70 ropre sontatlvo citizens participated. In rosponso to tho address of wolcomo. dollvorod by Mayor Mllstead, Gonoral Smith spoko In part as follows: "For tho humblo part which I took In bring. ing into subjugation tho tribes of Sa. mar I am awaro that thoro has been much criticism, but to take criticism Is part of a soldlor'n training. I have already had occasion to say that he must tako what comes to him without complaint and lot his country say whether ho has acted tho part of a soldier or not. My sword Is still at tho command of my commandor-ln chlof." ANOTHER RICH 8TRIKE. Valuable Free-Milting Ore Found Near Huntington. Huntington, Or., Aug. 21. N&ws was rocolvod horo Tuesday ovonlng of an oxtrnordlnarlly good discovery In tho lower Malheur roglon about 20 miles from this placo. A lodgo of freo-mllllng oro avoraglng eight foot In width nnd assaying ns high as $1910 por ton, was Btruck and located by a prospoctor whoso namo Is as yot unknown to tho correspondent. The Information was rocolvod on good au thority and a numbor of oxports loft town this morning to ascortalu the authenticity of tho report and to make adjoining locations If possible. Thoso who aro acquainted with that section of tho country aro not surprised at tho news, as prospectors there claim that It contains a rich mineral belt Arrested for Stealing Watch. A man named Illnoa was arrested this morning by Shorlff Taylor with a stolon watch in his possession. Hlnes was caught In a peculiar way. IIo had been working for a man south, of horo and whlla on tho placo a ladles' gold watch disappeared. Hlnes was working later for another man and this farm or seeing him with a nice looking watch in his posses sion, asked, In a Joking way, whoro- he stolo tliut watch. Hlnes blushed and stammored a reply, which caused the man who askod the question, not thinking at tho tlmo, that It was a stolen watch, to grow suspicious, After a llttlo Inquiry ho learned of ' the disappearance of the watch and as It answered the description of tho one Hlnes had, ho Informed tho sheriff, who arrested tho thief. Ho will bo ar- algned later. '4. .iiiiifeis! -,Viitf.