EVENING EDITIQI SA1LYEVENINGEDITI0M THE DAILY Eastern Oregon Weathet Will be dallrered at tour reitdmc or pUce of builneta by carrier r.t 5c A WEEK. Hair tonight ami Sunday PENDLETOX, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1902. NO. 4o'.l7 HOD PS SHOR t-f r r t r r tin ninrmnn v ruueriy duiuv m&t leai. RES DO NOT LIE, BUT SOME TAX.PAYERS DO, itke: 50 r Buzan Says That Conver. of Stock Into Money and Fall to Give in the Money for Taxes Account for It. total valuation placed upon a county property by the last nt 1b $5,972,823.64. This decreaso In the valuation of taxable property In the county 6 since the assessment of as the total valuation of 1901 was $6,108,519X0. W''Wfionly explanation to this de- i.ns given by Assessor Buzan the money and livestock is 8? He says he cannot go down e man s pocket and see what in H or he cannot go out onto jEnno and count the number of i.. horses ana sheep, or other . He has to take me iax word for what he has In es. omparlson of Figures. 97 the acres of tillable land county wero 326,763.87. valued 70.535. Non-tillable land, 512 value, $528,067. The number n and city lots, 9325, value, Improvements on city lots, Improvements on lands not $40,790. Miles of railroad 8.08: -value, $814,750. Tele and telephone lines, miles, value, $20,697.75. Rolling $118,154.20. Stationary en- manufacturing machinery Merchandise and stock In ,217,000. Fanning implements, buggies, $121,020. Money, Notes and accounts, $107,- ares of stocks, 2072, value, uJ. Household furniture, r- and jewelry, $80,195. Num cattle. 17.949. value. $196,810. jfefotg; and mules, 10,001, value, imm' Sheep, 173.898, value, $217,' mtrM Swine, 3370. value, $7607. Dogs, urosa vaiue oi prop- $10. 72,823X4. Exemptions, $16,- 25. ei 27B, vTlMrtlSjTeBders may get an idea of tae aeaparauve vaines or ine conn ty's taxable property, a summary of the 1901 asseBBment is given below -Acres-of tillable land, 320.958.97; rjuue, .,-$1,954,100. Acres of non-tilla. blo''lasd, 485,803.60; value, $507,137. Improvements on deeded and patent ed Jaad, $349,785. Number of town anfc-clty lots, 8629; value, $384,020, laajprovements on town and city prop erty, ff08,619. Improved land not towied .or patented, $14,095. Miles of antlil bed. 212.18; value, $817,148 UmKWC telephone and telegraph, $19,B79.50. Rolling $110,815.80. Stationary en- manufacturing machinery. H$,JW:Merchandi8e and stock in trade,-$ei6,G55. Farming implements, WkgeM and carriages, $169,660. MWioy.aoteB and accounts, $205,460. Sr87!of stock, 2072, value,. $78,-MuWCt-j Household goods, furniture, yatahiitf' and jewelry, $117,020. ET0?eand mules, 12,708; value, WXjm. Cattle, 17,053; value. $212. (M$ffeeop, 185,667; value, $228,805. swBS.faiZu; value, $ifiK7. Dogs JMW $110. Gross valuo of property, rS,lS,819.64. Exemption, $422,597. 8 88.05 ra value, MISSOURI RAILROAD WRECK FIREMAN ROSS KILUED AND ENGINEER FATALLY INJURED. Passenger Train on the "Frisco" Col lides With a Fast Freight at Re public. Springfield, Mo., Sept. 13. A St. Louis & San Trlsco passenger train collided with a fast freight near Re public this morning, killing Fireman Rose and fatally injuring Engineer White, seriously injuring the other engineer and fireman. WILL THEY TURN TEDDY DOWN? Piatt, of New York, Holds a Caucus With Bosses of Republican Party to Determine That Question. New York, Sept 13. Senator Piatt and leaders and prominent republi cans, are this afternoon holding a meeting at .the Fifth Avenue hotel to arrange the details for tho com ing state convention. The chief in terest and point of discussion centers on whether a plank indorsing Theo dore Roosevelt for president in 1904 shall bo put in the platform. 0 CONFER Governor Stone and the Offl cials of the United Mine Workers Meet, PRESIDENT MITCHELL ON HIS WAY TO WILKESBARRE. American Steamer Wins. New York, Sept. 13. The Ameri can liner Philadelphia has won the trans-Atlantic race with the Feurst BlBmarck. The former arrived thlB morning, but the latter has not yet arrived. Later. The Feurst Bismarck was sighted off Fire Island at 1:30, making that ship 14 hours later than the Amen can liner. Strike at Trieste. Trieste, Sept. 13. The strike of dock laborers is assuming serious proportions. Stokes and Lloyds' men Joined at noon adding 1200 more to the strikers ranks. The port is cram med with laden ships. Visit Tomb of McKinley. Canton, O., Sept. 13. Mrs. McKln ley, Mrs. Hobart and son Garrett, visited the martyred president's tomb this morning. Mrs. Hobart will be Mrs. McKinley's guest on the annl' versary of William McKinley's death, ASSAULT COMRADES MISTAKE UNION MEN FOR SCAB WORKERS. Telephone Wires- Cut Feared That Strikers Will Attack Colliery Dep uties and Police to the Scene. Wilkesbarre, Pa., Sept. 13. This region is again In a furore this morn ing and the strikers are using vio lence. Fifteen union bricklayers en route to vcrk at Parsons, were mis taken for non-unionists, and were at tacked by a mob of 75, mostly for eigners. They stood their ground and" fight ensued. Frank Staniel, a striker, was serlouBlj' wounded, and Beveral others injured. The arrival of deputies prevented a possible losr of life. Previous to this tho strikers disabled a trolley line, stoned the cars and drove the passengers away, At midnight the telephone wires of Henry colliery were cut. Fearing that it was to be attacked, a big force of police and sheriff's deputies hurried to the scene and are now guarding that colliery. Great Hopes of the Anthracite Strike Ending Morgan Also Takes a Part In the Settlement Harrisburg, Pa., Sept. 13. Tho conference between Governor Stone and President Mitchell lasted all night, the governor retiring at 5 o'clock this morning. President Mitchell and Faney are on their way to Wilkesbarre. Tho governor, it is believed .gave Mitchell and the dis trict leaders terms on which Morgan would settle the strike. What they are Is mere conjecture, hut that some offer has been made seems' certain. When the meeting broke up all conferences with reporters was de clined, but the following was given out on a written slip: "President Mitchell, Fahey, Duffy, Senator Flynn, Colonel Richardson and Governor Stone have been in conference. All differences between the miners and operators have been discussed with the object of gaining the best solution of the trouble. Later No Proposition Made. Wilkesbarre, Pa., Sept. 13. Presi dent Mitchell, before retiring, after his arrival this morning, said that Governor Stone had made no proposi tion for a settlement of tho strike. President Mitchell, it is understood, will issue a statement tonight detail ing the proceedings of the conference with Governor Stone last night. IS A SEA OF FLAME Forests of Western Oregon and Washington Devastated by Fire. MANY LIVES LOST SITUA- TION LOOKS DESPERATE. NO GIRL BABIES WANTED. value of taxable property equalized l-y the board ,tion, $5,085,924.64. on Dollar Peach Crop. rd, Conn., Sept, 13. The nc of the Connecticut, nench nhnrl Its mnvlmnm tMn u'Pfllr yield in this state will be pproximately $1,000,000. The matured well and the quail riy good. An experimental ge shipment to London will the coming week and the re- lift toRi lq nu.'fiittri Willi .r.itr. e growers. Fathers of Such Infants to Be Lashed With the Knout . London, Sept. 13. In a dispatch from St. Petersburg the correspond ent of the Dally Mail relates that the commander of the Cossack station at Warblnck, anxious that his district should show a preponderance of males, has ordered that the author of every girl- baby born in tho dls trict shall be given 50 strokes with the knout. Several men, says the correspond ent, have already been knouted. FIRES IN MOUNTAINS. Millions of Feet of Best Oregon Tim ber Going up In Smoke Fire Rag ing in Many Places. Portland, Ore., Sept. 13. Smoke from forest fires in the Cascade and coast ranges has become so thick along tho Willamette and Columbia rivers as to make navigation perilous, In the forenoon tho smoke and fog made It impossible to see clearly more than 100 yards and steamers are compelled to run by the compass, This morning the fires came so near this city that a layer of ashes and cinders an elgth of an inch thick was spread over the entire city. The fires are raging in all diree tlons, destroying many millions of fine timber. Although the United States government has taken precau tions to guard against forest fires, it is believed that not for 20 years has so much timber been destroyed in one season. In many cases, barns and houses in isolated localities have been destroyed. There has been no rain, for nearly two mouths, and all vegetation has become so dry that a good rainstorm Is the only thing that will stop the fires. It is impossible , to estimate the loss, but already many hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of timber has been consumed. Towns, Logging Camps, Railroads and Farms Destroyed People Flee ing for Their Lives. Portland. Sept 33. Fires all over the state aro spreading with a prob ability of many lives being lost. The situation at Grcsham and In the Troutdalo districts is considered des perate as also Is Oregon City. Most of tho logging camps of the lower Columbia havo been burned. Tho whole country Is a sea of flames. Farmers are spending sleepless nights fighting the fire and have their household goods loaded on wagons, ready to lleo at any moment. Ashes are still falling In the city, and tho smoke is so denso ns to ne cessitate the use of lights. Kavlga' tion of the Columbia River is delay ed because of darkness. In Washington. Tacoma, Sept. i3. The fires con tinue throughout the western coast of Washington with no possibility of an abatement until a strong wind or rain comes. Six lives so far have been lost. All the Northern Pacific bridges and tres tles between EInia and Gate City have been burned. The forests in Cowlitz and Clarke counties along the Columbia are ablaze. Tho towns of Itayvlllo and Iondon, in Chehalls county aro destroyed. Thirty squaro miles of timber In Mason county Is ablaze. It Is im possible to get details from Gray's Harbor, as the lines are all down. SEC. SHAW TO THE RESCUE NO OCCASION FOR ALARM OVER CONDITIONS. Will Release $4,000,000 From the United States Treasury To Be De posited With National Danki. Washington, Sept. 13. Secretary Shaw announced this morning that ho had mado arrangements to release $4,000,000 of tho treasury holdings by depositing it with those national banks that possess free or unpledged bonds, Ho has nlso ordered, to an ticipate tho October payment of In terest, $4,250,000. Ho declares that tliero Is no occasion for alarm over the present conditions of the United States treasury. HANNA TAKES HOLIDAY. COLON ATTACKED. MERGER OF CHURCHES. Morgan and Hanna Now Turn Their Attention to Religious Business Will Erect Big Church in Manila. New York, Sept. 13. J. P. Morgan and Senator Hanna, with George Mil lar of this city, James T. Houghtcllng of Chicago, W. 11. Crocker, of San Francisco and Samuel Mather, of Cloveland, are tho signers of a state ment Issued today asking for funds for the work of tho Episcopalian church in the Philippines. "It is important," says tho state ment, "that American Christianity should bo in a position to carry on sucii work among the natives as will convince them of tiie benevolent In tention of the people of tho United States." The sum named as sufficient to yield an adequate and fixed income is $1,000,000, and Mr. Morgan's hank ing house will recelvo this sum, tho signers agreeing to Invest It and pay out the Income. Of tho $1,000,000 about $75,000 Is in sight, exclusive of the $148,000 in hand for buildings. It is said that Mr. Morgan gave $100,000 to build a cathedral at .Manila, The Guest of Clement Grlscom, Who Is to Be President of Ship Com bine. Now York, Sept. 13. Senator Han na, this morning began a two-days' holiday as the guest of Clement Grls com, who is to bo tho president of Morgan's ship combine, on tho lat- tor's yacht. Affairs of importanco are expected to bo discussed, espec ially legislation bearing upon tho question of tho ship subsidy and Pan ama canal. NEW GOAL FIELDS Said to Rival Many of the Great Coal Deposits of the East. MORE GOOD NEWS FROM MORROW COUNTY. Railroad Will Be Constructed to Mines and Extensive Mining Will Begin Upllml'ted Capital Behind the Promoters. Tho Morrow county coat discover ies aro more valuable thnn has over been thought, even by tho most en- SCHLEY DONE WITH NAVY. Says He "Hears Not, Sees Not, and His Lips Are Sealed." Boston, Sept. 13. Admiral Schloy, who has nrrlvod from his summer's vacation In tho mountains, said: "I hear not, seo not, nnd my Hps aro sealed. To mo tho navy Is a thing of tho past. After a life of ser vice I nm out of it and done with It" Failed to Swim Channel. Dover, Eng., Sept. 13. Tho English swimmer Holmes, who failed to swim the English Channel a fortnight ago made another attempt yesterday. A storm arose and compelled him leave thu water after two hours. to Wheat In Chicago. Chicago, Sept. 13. Whoat-72?',. -73 HOLD-UP LAST NIGHT HARRY MAYBERRY AND COMPANION ROBBED, FLAMES EIGHTY FEET HIGH. Government Unable Isthmus Road Open iv wpvvv uivmitvm. LIICU LUUIUULIUU IIGID UIUUJ a congressional candidate to tr n t l ... . .. .i.ii t . uiunn uw. i.iiu luiiiiini- , i, i) ' 'nniw nrA Rnvnrn 1 . In Memory of McKinley. Buffalo, Sept. 13. While cities and towns throughout tho country will observe the first anniversary tomor row of the death of President McKin ley, the city of Buffalo, where the lamented president breathed his last, will give perhaps the most striking evidenpe of the general feeling. In pursuance of a request issued by Aiayy .Knight, public and private buildings will display half-masted flag's. There will be public memorial exercises with prominent speakers, and nearly every church in the city will hold special services. Colombian Keep the Traffic. Washington, Sept, 13. Consul Malmross cabled the state depart ment this afternoon from Colon that the insurgent army was advancing on the city. He greatly fears that the government will be unable to keep open the Isthmian traffic. Sec retary of the navy 'Immediately cabl ed Commander Mclean, of tho cruis er Cincinnati, who will land what marines he has and endeavor to pro tect the American Interests till tho arrival of the Panther. Panther to Sail Monday. Washington, Sopt. 13. The Pan ther will sail from league Island navy ard Moiiday with 300 marines ror uoion. Tiie navy department an nounces Its intention to keen war ships at Colon and Panama to pre vent a bombardment. By sending these marines th United States will have a sufficient force to keep trans Isthmian traffic open and to maintain order. Fire at Beaumont Now Under Con trol One Acre a Mass of Flames Forty Derricks Destroyed. Beaumont, Texas, Sept. 13, Tho oil fire stands still at noon. Ono ncro of splndlc-top heights Is a mass of flames and 40 derricks have boon de stroyed, the oil being thrown from tho bottom of Higgins' 37,000-barrel tank will In time starve the flames. The Texas Flora gusher is still ablaze and throwing flames 80 feet high. RAN INTO OIL CAR. -Engln, Ten houses and six mills were burned at Elam, Wash., yesterday. Causes Frightful Explosion eer Seriously Injured. Pittsburg, Sept. 13. Three lank cars of gabollue aro a (I re on the West Pennsylvania railroad at KIskemena tas Junction. A freight train ran in to one, wrecking tho engine and caus ing a frightful explosion. The engi neer was seriously Injured. Consid erable property Is endangered by the fire. Mayberry Dropped His Purse Before Robber Reached Him and the Free booter Only Received 75 Cents. Another hold up took placo In Pon oloton last night. Whllo Harry May, berry, a sheophorder from Pilot Rock and a companion, wero walking along Webb street Just opposite tho W. & u. It railroad stock yards, about o'clock, a masked highwayman np proached thorn from the roar and pro seining an ugly-looking gun. orders their hands up, and they oboyed. Tho robber received tho sum of 75 cents for his trouble It was a sort of intuition on tho part of Mayberry, however, that pre vented tho robber from getting nioro, When tho highwayman rcadB this statement, ho will doubtless kick himself for not being quicker In his work. Whllo Mayberry and his com panlon wero walking along. Mayhor ry heard footsteps upproarhlng from the rear. Tho thought struck him that he was going to bo held up, lie took a woll-lllled purse from his pocket and cautiously dropped It down by tho sidewalk without stop ping. Beforo going half a dozen i(tops further the robber overtook them and took tho only 75 cents re malnlng In Aiayberry's pocket. Ills companion had no money. Tho sheep border afterwards returned and so cured his puiso, containing tho money. Papers were also luken from tho persons of the men held up, hut thoy were of no value. Tho officers urn working at tho case, but as the Ao- scripuon oi mo robber is meagor, moro is not much nope of bis cap tine. Officials Deny the Charge. Norfolk, Va., Sopt. 13. The offic ials of tho Chesupoako & Ohio today denied any discrimination a gainst mo shipment of piovlslons shipped to miners, and characterize tho con Kplracy charge of tho tho United anno workers as absurd, thuHlastic. Tho discovery moans for Eastorn Oregon ai d tho Pacific Northwest moro than tho discovery of gold. George Consor, ono of tho host posted men connected with tho mines stated In Portland yeatorday that de velopments had brought out great surprises to tho promoters. Tho vlons nro broadonlng with depth and the quality of tho coal Is not only Im proving, hut Is of a bettor grade thnn wns over anticipated. Some of tho coal Is now thought to he nuthracito and ono of tho vein Is turning out n splendid quality of coking coal. As a steam coal tho tests have shown Morrow county coal to bo a suporlor quality. Tho pros pects are that In a short time a vast mining region will bo opened thoro. nnd the whole Pacific Northwest will ho supplied from tho Morrow county mines. Largo plants will ho put In at nnco nnd n railroad will be Built to the mines early In tho ne.w year. Men of means have Investigated tho situation nnd have offerod tho promoters unlimited hacking. Thu railroad will bo extended from llep nor up Willow Creuk at an early date. It Is claimed that tho road will bo put through with a rush nnd may he complotod by January 1. Tho domand for fuel warrants speedy action In opening up those coul fields to the world. One of tho veins has dovolopod into a 12-foot vein nnd this is thn ono that Is thought to bo anthracite. Tho soven-foot voln contains good coking coal. Thoro aro a number of veins of fino grado coal, but tho two largo veins havo reached tho greatest stage of development and huvo been moro thoroughly tested than tho coal from tho smaller veins, It Is claimed by persons in a position to know that tho discoveries In Morrow county will rival many of tho grentust coul fields In tho LIlBt. Eastern capital was quick to boo tho Importance of this discovery and havo already boon free In making In vestigations and offorlug capital. "It Is not a case of boom, but an Impor tant dlsrovory of a solid resource to tho country," said u prominent citi zen yorlordny. "With coal und oil and gold added to hor resources East orn Orogon truly deserves the mnno of Inland Empire." ANTI.8EMATIC UPRISING. Fourteen Jews Killed in Hunuary, and More Trouble Anticipated. Vionnu, Austria, Sept. 13. In an antl Hemetlc uprising yesterday at Czcnstnhnu, Hungary, 14 Jews and ino olllror were killed, and 13 wero wounded. Troops nro being hurried to the scene. Boers Emigrate to Madagascar. Paris, Sept. 13. It Is repoited that ex-State Secretary Iteltz and other Boer Irreconcllables have decided to emigrate to the Island of Madagascar. People of New York Protest. Now York, Sept. 13. A big public mass mooting to bo held nt Madison Square Garden tonight, will protest against tho refusal of tho coal oper ators to arbitrate. To Consider Per Diem Car Charoe. Buffalo, N. Y., Sept. 13.-Members of thu Hallway Transportation A (iso lation are gathering In lluffalo for an linitortant mooting, Tho chief subject to ho considered Is tho per lloui car chargo systtnu in practical operation. It Is expected that sta- Ictlcs will bo submitted showing thu exact working of the new method, which wont Into uffoct July 1. He- ports thus far received show that thn argcr railroad systems havo been ob liged to Increuso their clerical forces nil huvo Incurred other oxpeuues In onnectloii with tho per diem plan that havo tended to create somo dis satisfaction with tho nuw system. News From Washington, Sopt, Potter's gunboat, luu 'anama. JxComiMundor under Pa nama date yttsturday cahioa. tho nuvy dopaitmcnt the followfmipj'ltev'nlu lloulstu aro now near railroad lluo Hltuutlou serious. Isthmian tumult still open, however