r IWLYEVENINGEDITIOH lARy EVENING EDITION THE DAILY Will be delivered at jom residence or pUce of tratlnera by carrier at 15c A WEEK. Eastern Oregon Weather Fair tonight and Saturday WOIj. 15. PENDLETON, TJLA-TILIiA COUNTY, OREGON, Fill DAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1002. NO. '1 530 i - - ; : AFFLICTED FAMILY RBlt-Starving, Wife Dies and Daughter at Death's Door fat Echo. IE STRANGERS IN THAT Armband Compelled to Remain by fslck Wife's Side Until All Suffered rjtrem Want Good People of Echo te' Rescue. "Echo, Or., Sept. 12. Special to , Baat.'Oregonlan. In the death of a MrflnCllflord at this place last oven iBg.fone of tho saddest stories In the ..-irStatwy of this portion of the county Jbirought to light. Tho husband, i'wiWfand two children came here 'WirlyTln tho harvest season, the bus ifcWrih seeking work. They were In J.tevleptli8 of poverty. iW'gfcortly after their arrival the e4(ier was taken down with typoid lever; and the huBband has been com pelled to remain by her bedsldo and theyAhavo tor mat ruasun ucu m- f to the verge of starvation, lowing the mother's affliction if the children was stricken a- girl of 8 yoars, and she now death's door. The mother was tniinu hv the nid of charitable ma rr ttitu n1nra ntiil the father. .atriniioti nnd heart-broken, sits ilo Avnv nhihl'p bedside waltlnK jtlme when the soul may take Its I, which ovent is likely to take nt nnv time. rIiipa tho cood citizens of Echo Innmn nf thn HflM nliCDt 01 IDO rtunato family, they have come ) rescue and all of tne necessary rill be rendered to tho unfortu from this timo out. u-ncf orpcnnlan renresenta miiri not. ascertain where the irtunate family came from, or dng about its paBt nisxory to SHEEPHERDER'S LAST NAP. 'nSSed and Decrepit, He Passes From 'M - Deep Sleep Unto Death. - Wi"en p'erro fours, an aged sheep , therwr, lay down to take a nap at KfthfJiome of Mrs. Eyraud, corner of iSeventh and Rose streets, yesterday morning, he probably little thought jlf was to ne nts last long sieop. ine "iman'.'was found dead about 7 o'clock last evening. JFleurs came to Walla Walla from California about four years ago and st!ncq then has been employed as Ish'ejSp border by different sheepmen. ITliopast two years he has worked for$Davin Brothers. Fleurs brought Saiband of sheep out of tho mountains aatJSunday and was camped about Athiee, miles north of town. Monday -JfceeiLmc to town to secure supplies, .Jlntding to return to camp yester- dayrfevening. He went to the home fjof-jMrs. Eyraud for breakfast. After Seating ho said ho wanted to see Mrs. .fEyraud's children, but as they had .'fgon8tto school ho said he would wait ..-sUDUTTnoy rocurneo. 'J;Haurs lost his wife in California a ?,lewjmonths ago and .slnco thon has ftdeen rather blue at times. He had a ,jgret fondness for children. Ho com--plained to Mrs. Eyraud of being sleepy nnd lay down In the dining ..room for a nap, .Mrs. Eyraud want ' .tfedlhlm to go to bed. hut he insisted jorijlying whero he was. At dinner -urao ni) was HHiii.'il 10 gei it i unu urn, 3but ho refused. The various mom Ibers of the family left for work after dlaner, leaving Flours on tho floor. Mm. Eyraud attending to somo work flhftho back yard. It was only at awaken Fleurs that it was dlscover tethe was dead. He lay on his stom- I, using his arms as a pillow. $pra. Keylor and Shaw who wero men said me man uau iiruuauiy wn dead threo hours. Thoy gavo causo as heart failure and no In- iest was deemed necessary. Pleur was 58 years of age. It is lught ho has some relatives in Cal- B-nla. Walla Walla Statesman. Teamsters' Strike Ends. Chicago, Sept. 12. Tho strike of b tAomatnru f thn Qulft PftPkllll Inpahy ended today, Swift conced- all the str(Ker8' uemanns excoin fcstatemont of threo men dlscharg- for Inanlinrrlliintlnn Thn nlant. ictieally tied up for tho past two vh. rcononoc i s auernoon ni uui St. THE MALHEUR GOLD FIELDS RUSH TO 8CENE OF DISCOV ERIES STILL CONTINUES, Claims First Located on Willow Creek Sold For $300,000 Ore Runs Over $100 Per Ton. Baker City, Sept. 12. The rush to the scenes of tho gold discoveries still continues. Samples of ore taken from claims on Willow creek In Mai beur county, assayed in this city yes terday gave returns of $127.67 per ton. Tho original claims on Willow creek have been sold to Col. Dewey, of Idaho, for J300.000. The gold is found In slate, carrying sulphurcts and closely resembles that from the celobrated North Pole mine In tho Cracker creek district. BIG SHEEP SALE. Baker City Man Sells 4000 to Eastern Buyers. Baker City, Sept. 12. Culbert Gale a prominent sneepmnn of the county, hss disposed of 4000 head of sheep to Eastern persons. The deal is of re cent consummation. Tho fact that Easterners would come this far West for stock purchases is regarded as an advertisement of magnitude and speaks volumes for this, section as a sheep raising country. Mr. Gale has announced that he will immediately prepare for a trip into the Stem Mountains, in Malheur county, for the purjyose of restocking the range and generally replenishing his herds. OPPOSE CUBAN LOAN PRESIDENT FEARS DEBT WOULD SWAMP REPUBLIC. Will Endeavor to Persuade President Palma to Veto the Bill Now Before, Cuban Congress. Washington, Sept. 12. Roosevelt and his official advisors, it is declar ed, are opposed to the Cuban loan of ?3G,000,000, and will endeavor to per suade President Palma to veto it. President Roosevelt's opposition is based on tho fear that the Cuban revenues will be unable to bear the strain of tho debt. TO RECOVER REVENUE. Cuban Merchants Bring Suit Against the United States for Import and Export Duties Paid During Ameri can Occupation. Washington, Sept. 12. A question has arisen whether the United States or Cuba is. responsible for tho monies collected from Cuban customs from 1899 to 1902. A suit is being brought before tho court pf claims on behalf of the Cuban merchants for the re covery of both export and import du ties during tho American occupation. If successful tho United States will be compelled to pay out $20,000,000. The Cuban merchants claim that dur ing the American occupation, Cuba was a part of the United States, hence the United States was unauth orized to impose any duties and all such taxes were illegally collected. Lawyers Budloy and Mitchell have been retained by the CubanB. BRITISH LIBERALITY. Set Aside Jwo Million Pounds for Re lief of South Africans. Johannesburg, Sept. 12. It Is offic ially announced that 2,000,000 has been set aside by the British ox chequer for the relief of subjects and foreigners who committed no breach of tho neutrality laws In tho Boer war, entirely aside from tho ta.uuu,- 000 set aside for tho Boers. MINERS HOLD UP CAR. Several Shots Fired, But No One Is Hurt. Wilkesbnrre, Pa Sept. 12. Three hundred strikers held up a trolley car at Prospect Hill this morning, rough ly handling seven non-union men. Several shots were fired but no one hit. Fantastic Parade Interests Lenox. Lenox, Mass., Sept. 12. Tho com mittee having charge of tho annual fantastic parado through Erlo Glen, in Stockbridge, has completed ar rangements for the affair, which takes place this evening. This Is ono of the most Interesting and novel events of the season for Lnox and Stockbridgo cottagers, many of whom, In weird costumes, form a torchlight proces sion and inarch through the dismal glen. TO STARVE MINERS Sensational Allegations Made Against the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad, UNITED MINE WORKERS PETITION AN INJUNCTION Railroads Banding Together to With hold Relief From Starving Strikers Eight Cars of Food Never De livered. Cincinnati, Sept. 12. A petition for an injunction against the Chesapeake & Ohio railway was filed at Coving ton, Ky., this morning in behalf of the United Mine Workers to prevent tho railway from delaying tho further delivery of tho cart) of provisions to the striking minors In tho West Vir ginian coal fields. Sensational allega tions are made that tho company is conspiring with, tho operators to starve the strikers Into submission through cutting off their provision supply. Instances are cited . where eight cars of food, valued at $14,000, freight prepaid, have been delayed .12 days and are still undelivered. GOVERNOR M'BRIDE WINS. Railroad Lobby Defeated Plank Passed by Acclamation. is Tacoma, Wash., Sept. 12. Governor McBride has won his battlo. The re publican state couventjon has adopt ed a plank for a railroad commission, and the railroad lobby has gono down to overwhelming defeat. The battle was the most spectacular In the his tory or the state. It ragod all the afternoon in the platform conjmlttee, and when Governor McBride's forces by a vote of 17 to 19, won in the committee, the lobby carried the fight to the floor of tho convention. There the carnage of oratory was continued for Ave hours, with an hour's inter mission for dinner. Tho big fight was on a motion to strike out tho plank providing for an appointive commission, and it was de feated on roll call by a vote of 308 to 262. Then a motion to substi tute an elective commission Instead of an appointive plank was made and put. Before the vote could be an nounced, C. W. Howard, of Whatcom, one of the railroad leaders, moved to adopt the McBride plank by accla mation, and the long battlo was over, INHUMAN ACTIONS OF WOMAN. Places Her Little Niece on Red-hot Stove Poured Hot Water Down Her Throat. Vancouver, B. C, Sept. 12. Mrs Isabella Kelly, of Douglas bay, 100 miles up the coast from Vancouver, has been sentenced to a year's 1m prlsonment on the charge of having tortured and used extreme cruelty to her niece, who lived with her, Myrtle Frances Do Greek, The child testified of Inhuman treat ment at the hands of the woman. She was horribly burned, and largo patches of skin were burned olf her arms and body. She said that tho woman had hold her on a red-hot stove. Tho woman thou threw her into a barrel of cold, water. Another time, Mrs. Kelly, held her on tho floor while her son poured hot water down tho girl's throat. Tho Kelly woman's defense was that the child had In flicted the injuries on herself to later got revenge on her aunt. Tho woman was removed to the penllentlnry last night. CHILDREN STRIKE. Will Not Go to School With the Children of Non-Unionlsts. Wllkesbarre, Pa., Sept. 12. Three hundred school children who attend ed tho Lee Park school, struck today becauso tho fathers of four others had returned to work In the collier ies. They passed a resolution that they would attend no more until the children of tho non-unionists wore dismissed. Forest Fires In Montana. Anaconda, Mont., Sept. 12. The high winds that have prevailed In this vicinity for tho last few days have fanned tho forest fires Into fierceness not seen before In years. Thousandb of cords of cut wood have been de stroyed and many woodcutters ( have had to abandon their cabins because of tho approaching flames. BEAUMONT IS AFIRE Feared That 400 More Wells - Will Be Burned Before Ex tinguished, THOUSANDS OF SPECTATORS SURROUND THE SCENE. Thirty-seven Thousand Gallon Tank Burning Furiously A Million Dal lars Loss Already. Beaumont, Texas, Sept. 12. This morning hundreds of workmen threw up a great dyko surrounding tho fire districL It Is believed that the firo will spread to more than 400 wells, and cannot bo circumvented, and n stiff north wind makes the situation more threatening. The blaze Is now confined to the Keith Ward tract. Higgins' spoutcr is the only well now burning and its 37,000-gallon tank is now burning fu riously. The ground Is burning over the devasted district. A million dol lar loss has already occurred. Thous ands of wildly excited spectators, disregarding the heat, surround the scene. Special trains nre bringing enor mous crowds to view tho sight. Be yond seriously burning a watchman whoso lanter caused tho fire, there are no casualties as yet. Later Hallf OH Tract Destroyed. Dallas, Texas, Sept. 12. A tele gram at noon from Harry Brothers, heavy oil operators, stated that more than half of tho Keith-Ward tract of the Beaumont fields, is destroyed, and tho fire is still raging. Tho Hig ginson Company Is speedily arrang ing to fight the well flro with steam. OIL TO REPLACE COAL. High Price of Latter Makes Oil-Burning Inventions Numerous. Washington. Sept. 12. The pro longed strike In tho East, while det rimental In many ways, has been a boon to oil Interests, and nowhero Is this fact more plainly demonstrated than in tho United States patent of fice, whero tho work of Inventors comes to light. Since the rich oil strike in Texas there has been con siderable activity among inventors seeking to devise successful schemes for utilizing and burning oil for fuel purposes, both for tho production of heat and power. But there has been a much greater stimulation In tho last few months, when it became ap parent that coal prices wero to soar, and that a cheaper fuel would be In demand. Up to the present time theie have been granted about 1300 patents for using oil for fuel. For tho ueo of gas and vapors 2700 patents have been Issued. At this time, however, tho patent office Is receiving on an aver ave of 2D applications weekly for pat ents on devices of these two classes, the majority of wnich are for crude oil burners for household purposes, loco re lives, steamboats and manu facturing plants. These; patents fol low two geneial lines one Is for sup plying tho oil mixed with steam for combustion, and tho other Is for turning it into vapor and burning it In that form. These two plans form the basis Aor tho multitude of pat ents now on record, and which nro coming in daily. It Is stated by pat ent office officials that there lu yet much room for Improvement In burn ers, and that, until less complicated systems can he devised, which will yet be safe, and comparatively cheap, It Is doubtful if oil can replace coal as the iwpular fuel, notwithstanding the present differences In rout In fa vor of oil. Cornell's Football Prospects. Ithaca, N. Y Sept. 12 Nearly all of Cornell's football candidates havo arrived and within a day or two thoy will begin their initial practice for tho season. The first game of tho schedule will be played with Colgate. September 27. Trainer Moakley re gards Cornell's chances for tho com ing season as tho most promising In several yearB. The optimistic outlook Is duo to the fact that tho majority of last ynar'b team aro to play again this fall. Including Fullback Sriiocll kopf; Turnbull and Tydeman, ends; Smith and Louder, tackles; Captain Warner and Hunt, guards: Brewster, fullback, anil Piircell and Collin, half-hacks. ARE HASTENING TO PANAMA DETACHMENT OF MARINES SENT FROM NORFOLK. Will Be Sent on the Panther to the Scene of Rebellion In the Isthmus. Norfolk, Va., Sept. 12. A detach ment of marines Is being hurriedly mndo up this afternoon at tho Nor folk navy yard. It will Join others at Lcaguo Island yard, all of whom will bo hastened on tho Panther to tho scene of tho Panama trouble. PRINCE DISCHARGED. Austrian Arrested for Vile Offense During Coronation Week, Is Re leased. London, Sept. 12. Prince Francis Joseph was discharged this morning for lack of evidence on tho chnrgo of nn unmontlonablo crime. NEW YORK MARKET. Reported by I. L. Ray A Co., Pendle ton, Chicago Board of Trade snd New York Stock Exchange Brokers, New York, Sept. 12. Tho early markets were all higher this morning but tho first prices wero tho top ones. Liverpool unchanged, 6 11. New York opened at 74, and closed at 74. Chicago opened at 69?i nnd closed at 60. Closed yesterday, 74. Opened today, 740'Ji. Range today, 74074. , Closed today, 74. GREATEST MERGER RAILROAD TELEGRAPH AND TROLLEY8 TO BE COMBINED, Edwin Gould and A. J. Gassatt, of Pennsylvania System, Main Promo 1 ters of Vast Scheme. Jersey City, Sept. 12. Rumors of a vnst combine of rnilrond, telegraph and trolley interests is creating a discussion today. It 1b stated that President A. J. Gassatt, of tho Penn sylvania system, and Edwin Gould, who havo been together tho past 10 days at Bar Harbor, havo rcachod an understanding for tho combine to be effectled. Tho new combination In cludes a merging of tho Postal Tel egraph and Western Union and tho purchase of all Now York and Phil adelphia trolley lines. It would mean tho greatest morgor over made. NOW FOR REPAIR8. Government Will Be at Great Ex pense to Fix Up Big Guns of Bat tleships Found Defective, New York, Sept. 12. Tho heavy usago of tho big guns of tho battlo ships In tho recent maneuvers, has left many defective Expensive re pairs will bo necessary and ono or two will have to bo roplacod, Includ ing a 13-Inch gun on the Indiana, Is tho belief of gun oxperts. FROST IN MI88I88IPPI BA8IN. Immense Dammage Done Wheat and Corn Crops Advance of 3 Cents on Market. Chicago, Sept. 12.--A killing frost occurred last night In tho grain growing belt of tho .Middle West. The immense damage done tho wheat and corn crops has caused advances of 1 to 3 cents on the local board of trade. To Develop Kentucky Oil Industry, Lexington, Ky, Sept. 12. A decid ed Impetus to the movement looking to the general development of tho Kentucky oil fields Is expected to ro sult from the conference) called for this city today of all persons Interest ed In tho Industry. A permanent or ganization Is to bo effected for tho purpose of assuring cooperation and concert of action In the construction ol pipe lines and retteries. Harrow Road Fire, London, Sept. 12. 'J'hu Harrow- road fire, although believed to bo un dor control, Is still burning furious ly today. Occupants of tho adjoining buildings havo been warned to move. Forest Fires Raging. Portland, Sept. 12. Forest fires uro reported In all directions. Wires are prostrated and great damage Is re sulting. Tim Connelly Dead, Chicago, Sept. 12. One-eyed Jim Connelly, a famous sporting charac ter, died at the bridewell today of acute alcoholism. I F, RULT OF RAILROADS Rates From the East to Inland Empire Points as High as Those to Portland, HOME SEEKERS FROM EAST ALL PASS BY PENDLETON. But Few of Them Stop Oft at This Point, But Go on to Spokane or Portland. Tho Immigration movement is now being noticed In tho Inland Emplro. Not a trnln has como to Pendloton from tho enst or mhldlo states but has had sovoral families on It with through tickets oithor from St. Paul or Chlngo, who nro destined to soma point In tho Inland Emplro, Most of theso peoplo hnvo tickets for Spokano. Thoy como In over tho through lino nnd transfer horo for tho Inland Emplro town. Thoy aro com posed of mon, women and children and It Is no uncommon thing to roo many wholo families who havo brokon up tholr homes and are coming horo io smrt anow In a land whero tho blizzard and grasshopper novor de vastates tho land. Few Stopping Here. Very few of theso peoplo nro stop ping off at Pomlloton, although Pen dloton and Umatilla county Is equal to any paqf or tho Inland Emplro for Its resources and openings for tho homosooknr. The man who comee hero with a little money, can got a good location and find a homo which will ho worth his whllo. But thoy nro not coming here. Of courso, somo drift hack Into this country after going to their destination and not finding what they nro looking for there, but moro of them got dlBsatls lied with tho country nnd begin to schenio to get back to tho homo thoy loft. Tho transportation companies aro to blnmo for tho homescokors all going to Spokano or Portland, From Eastern tnrmlnuls tho companies will soil tlckots to Spokano or Port land at tho Samn prlcn thoy will Hell to Pondlotnn. When a man gets a ticket to Spokane or Portland ho goes to tho end of tho road or na far as hla ticket will carry him. Ail Have Money. Most of tho people coming to tho west have moro or loss money. Thoy como with tho Intention of buying n homo and settling down to a quiet llfo lu town or In tho country on a stock ranch or wheat farm. ATROCITIE8 OF REBELS. Government Forces Cut Down With Machetes Desperate Fighting at 8anta Marta. Kingston, Jnniaica, Sept. 12. Tho German ste.uner VnlcnU' ui rived hero today from Hanla Martn, capital of tho department of Magdalenn, Col ombia, and reports that desperate fighting occurred there from Friday to Monday last. Ono hundred govorn ment troops wero killed, the railroad was completely demolished and terrl bel utrocltles wero committed. Tho Valencia had to leave without a car go. Tho attack by the Colombian revo lutionists was started on the out skirts of Hauta Marta on Friday last, the government troops being over whelmed and forced 1o retreat In their march onto Hanta Mnrtn. tho revolutionists wrecked tho railroads, Several trains wore derailed and sev eral lives wero Inst In tho wrecks, When the Valencia sailed on Monday the revolutionists wore ho near tho town that Captain Crnniuevcr could see the HuhIioh of their guns. Sev eral buildings In Santa Marta wero thou blazing, having been ignltod by the few troops loft to oppose tho at tack of the revolutionists, Tho town at that lime wuk expected momentar ily to surrender Devices for Using Fuel Oil, Washington, !. C, Bopt. 12. For somo time past, especially since tho antluacito coal strike, tho patent of fice has boon doing a lively business lu piotiocutlng Inquiries and looking Into tho meriti of Inventions wliloh patents aro appllod for, Intended to, he iihod for tho production of both heat an dpowor. Up to dato there have" bc-nji granted 1280 patents for using oil as fuel, and for the use of gas and vapors 2701)