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PENDLETON", UMATILLA COUNTY, OTiEGOX, TUESDAY, OCTOBER T, 1902.
NO. 4557
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TRAIN
Brakes Failed to Work and
V.4C. R. Freight Ran Into
npenawiicn.
Lout of pendleton
Lashes down steep grade
jck Train Following Closely Be
Id Has Narrow Escape No Ex.
Lf.( Dimaoe Done Track Is
Lit Around Wreck.
btala, Oct 7.-A freight train
i Till wheat ran Into an open
lilt Ufa place Sunday night and
gguud several cars were de
dsaaguig them slightly, but
)u ru hurt Tho accident was
fed tr tie treight crow losing
Is control of the train becauso
sir bnies refused to work while
In? down the grado Into this
, and the train got under such
lentao that It was impossible to
I before the switch was reached
! derailed freight was followed
Wf h? a heaTily-loaded train of
i beta? shipped out of Pendle-
iaj the road being blocked, de-
Bit teteral hours. A temporary
lias built around the wreck to
It stock train pass.
t damage -will be repaired with
Inst.
GERVIAS BURNED.
fr Municipal Improvement.
pester, N. V., Oct. 7. City of-
uroughout tho United States
uada are attending tho ninth
I convention of the American
for Municipal Improvement.
began its sessions In this city
inwoclety aims to promote
i methods to be employed In
usgement of municipal depart
Street paving, street lighting,
i M assessment, disposal of
v, municipal franchises and
1 Md sanitation are somn of
tsuen scheduled for consider
Caven Memorial.
rt!, Ont. Oct 7. Tn
fact that It Is 50 years ago
ie Kev. Dr. Caven, the von
I inneical of Knnt n.iiino-,-, .
I1 ministry, and to show their
iuon m Dr. Caven's great life
senate and board of Knox
solved to erect a new
parj, The building will cost
i Be of handsome de-
Muting of Druggists.
iJUH,0ct7.-rho annual
ue National Associa.
Resale Druggists was for-
with William J.
!'.! to. 0.. nresirtlne.
l0M tf tll.l l, .
United Statea
W These Include local
u cutrate evil and
wre food anl pure
A $100,000 Fire Transforms a Thrlv-
ing City to a Smouldering Heap of
Ruins.
Gorvlas, Or., Oct. 7. Oervlas, the
live ana hustling city on French
Pralrlo, the garden spot of tho WII
lametto valley, yesterday one of the
most thriving little cities in the state
of Oregon, is this morning a smoul
dorlng heap of ruins, and the tnhab
itnnts of the place aro standing about
on the Btrccts sadly contemplating
tho havoc wrought in one short hour,
when the flro flond, for the second
time in a decade, swept over the city
nnd destroyed the business part of
the town, causing a loss of over
$100,000.
At 10:30 last night a fire started
In the building of McKinlcy Mitchell
in tho center of one of the business
blocks, ocupled by Willie Thompson
ns a confectionery Btoro, and before
tho flames could bo controlled they
were fiercely eating into the building
adjoining the structure. The alarm
was given by a party of young mon,
who happened to be out on the street
and within a few minutes tho entire
population of tho city was out and
eagor and willing hands began the
work of fighting the fierce element.
But to no purpose. The entire block
In which tho fire originated v as scon
In flames. High winds arose and
swept tho flames northward, destroy
ing in its order tho John Weiss fur
niture store, McKinlcy Mitchell's of
fice, tho Kern building and tho M.
Becker saloon, tho postofilce, the
Gervias Star office, tho Fltzgorald
drug store, the Masonic hall, and tho
Tanzlor general merchandise store.
Meanwhile tho flames spread east
ward and the Nathman hardware
store, and tho F. A. Mangold hard
ware store, were destroyed, with hut
little chance of saving the stocks.
The only business houses remain
ing are M. S. Pechner, general mer
chandise; W. Scott Taylor, harness
maker; .Depot hotel, John C. Barnes'
Uvery Btahle, and the City Flouring
Mills.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
It is bolloved to have been tho re
sult of a careless, smoker throwing
away a cigar stub back of the Mitch
ell building, whore tho fire originat
ed. Many drunken men wore In Ger
vias last night from outside of town
and ono of these Is thought to have
caused the fire.
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INSTITUTE PROCEEDINGS
AGAINST THE GOAL ROADS
Mitchell Says Strikers Will Not Accept Roosevelt's Offer, and
the President Now Thinks ot Bringing the Anti
Trust Law to Bear on the Situation,
Washington, Oct 7. President
Itoosovelt has practically sidetrack
ed all public business for strike mat
ters this morning and held another
meeting with Attorney-General Knox.
Secretaiy Moody and Payne and J. S.
Clarkson. Nothing was given out,
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urn. it id uuiiuviru, uuwuvr. iuui uie xt
president is considering the advisa-fd 'J, ,' , , 1,8 ,C,al PT"
blHtv of now instituting nroceedtnrsT met ln .rs. llar meeting today
. .... ..." ano n seem JtlUllant over the nrea
mine operators present. The mann
facturera will try to influence tho op
erators to arbitrate. Mitchell declares
tne miners will not accent Boose.
volt's proposition to return to work,
pending an investigation of their
grievances.
Coal Presidents Jubilant.
against the coal roads under the pro- "B ua . V
visions of tho anti-trust laws. i flml ioni , y ,
Attorney Knox, who has been in-1 ft? Q'al
vestlgatlng tho matter, has ordered Krof!' 'gnS ?, m mll'tar
tho .district attorney of New York to I '.?, fCi,hb",,cf. K'Ve,n Th?
look into tho evidence produced by 'dt?' 'f, "".''i
those seeking such a solution of the "m" ?r ?natn m "f?'""
rilmpiiitv I s violatols of the anti-trust
, law.
CHRISTINA RETIRES
KING ALFONSO'S ANGER
DRIVES HER TO IT
pa for
wy for Jaoan.
V "b ministr oi
,,? to build four
tatlejhi,
"olring
P and six first-class
an annual expen-
for six years.
on the Njtu, r-i.
i ......Tea rirst.
' M out in oreeon. na
fBo v., . PkasanMooltlng
' fwpberrlei Yer' 1 ,ir8t
. mil lhr we b:.u.
'MaS k.. those which
U. M I, AW not lfnr
k war T1 or not.
' "'ore fl T WIlon I
'tSJhSf." e
w :Uiu t)W i en 8Ucn
,l"l IndLn . B,r tribe
?t hiE""! I Presented
will rJP.1 when thev
Announcement States Her Retire-
ment Is Because of III Health
Will Be Joined by Her Husband
Count Escorura.
Madrid, Oct. 7. It Is announced
that Queen Christina's health Is so
poor that she has decided to make
her home indefinitely in tho royal
palace at Seville.
Tho general belief is that King
Alfonso's displeasure over tho ro-
cont marriage of the queen is tho
cause of her retirement, and that
Christina will bo joined in her re
tirement by her newly wedded hus
band. Count Escosura.
To Consider Foreign Trade.
Philadelphia. Pa., Oct. 7. The ad
vlsorv board of tho Philadelphia
Commercial Museum, consisting of
representatives from nearly all tho
boards of trade, chambers of com
merce and other trade, bodies in tho
country, began a three days session
here today. The purpose of the con
ference Is to consider foreign trado
of the United States, the improved
facilities now afforded for transacting
foreign business and tho disabilities
still to bo met. Owing to tno im
nortance of the subjects under dis
cusslon and the high standing of the
rnnforAna thn HnliheratlonB of the
conference will be followed with
close interest in commercial circles.
v Women .Want Equal Rlflhts.
Cleveland. O.. Oct. 7. Enthusiasm
seemed to be the dominant .note to
day at the opening or tho seventeenth
annual convention of the Ohio Wo
men's Suftrago Association. The as
sociation has not made- mucn pro
gress .toward itsgoal during the last
year, It is true, but the merabere pur
Dose to been im the fight with In
creasing vigor, Mrs. Harriet Taylor
Upton, of Warren, Jb the presiding
officer ot the convention and the star
speakers Include Mrs. Carrlo Chan
man Catt, of New York; Rev. Anna
Howard Shaw, of Pennsylvania, and
tho Uev. Olympia Brown, of Wiscon
sin, The sessions continue through
tomorrow.
difficulty.
Proposal to Mitchell.
Washington, Oct. 7. The following
announcement was made at the
White House this afternoon: On
Monday Hon. Carroll Wright, com-
m 3loner of labor, went to Philadcl
phla and gave John Mitchell the fol
lowing message from President Uoos
ovelt:
"If Mr. Mlthcell will secure an Im
mediate return to work of striking
miners tho president will Immediate
ly appoint a commission to investi
gate thoroughly nil matters at issue,
and do all in his power to obtain a
settlement of the questions in accord
ance with the roport of such commis
sion." Mitchell has taken the matter up
for consideration, but the president
has not yet been advised of any de
cision ln the matter.
Refuses Roosevelt's Offer.
Washington. Oct. 7. Members of
the executive council of the Federa
tion of Labor this afternoon agreed
that Mitchell should refuse to accept
the president's offer, to appoint an
investigation commission if the
strikers will return to work, on the
ground that the proposition contains
no tangible advantage to tho miners,
being dependent on futuro action.
Samuel Gompers says the federation
will continue to stand by the strik
ers. Ask Operators to Arbitrate.
Buffalo. Oct. 7. The conference be
tween Mitchell and the Manufactur
turers' Association adjourned today
to meet again tomorrow at Philadel
phia, whero they hope to have the
I Conference at Buffalo.
Buffalo, Oct. 7. President Mitch
ell, Duffy, Fahy, Nichols and Secre
tary Wilson arrived at tho hotel this
morning, where a conference com
mittco of the National Manufactur
ers' Association is to be held. Pres
idem Parry accompanied the spec
inl association committee.
Troops Assigned.
Harrisburg, Pa., Oct. 7. Major
Genera Miller today sent out assign
ment orders for the troops of state
militia, all of whom are expected to
be on the ground by Thursday. This
is carrying out Governor Stone's or
ders calling out the entire militia of
the state to guard the coal fields.
Miners Excited.
Tamaqua, Pa., Oct. 7. fThe strik
ing miners were excited when they
learned that the entire state militia
had been called out President Mitch
ell sent word urging that perfect or
der be maintained and said ho would
address the miners of the entire re
gion during a tour to be made with
in a few days.
NEW YORK MARKET.
Reported by I. U. Ray & Co., Pendle
ton, Chicago Board of Trade and
New York Stock Exchange Brokers.
New York, Oct. 7. Tho grain
markets were dull and featureless
today, with prices at the closo un
changed from yesterday. IJverpool,
59. New York, 74V4. Chicago,
69. While thero is n good export
demand ln the East, they aro able
to fill requirements at ruling prices.
St. Paul, 185.
Union Pacific, 102.
L. & N., 135.
Steel, 39.
Wheat In San Francisco.
San Francisco, Oct. 7. Wheat
$1.21 94 1.20.
Wheat In Chicago.
Chicago, Oct. 7. Wheat C99sf .
TO PREVENT DEPOPULATION.
France -Will Build Homes for People
Driven Out of Martinique.
Pnris, Oct 7. A council of minis
ters today voted an appropriation to
be used to build in South Martinique
an exact counterpart of villages now
being evacuated in tho north becauso
of the Pcleo eruption, hoping thus to
prevent depopulation of tho Island.
KILLED HER RIVAL
Insanely Jealous Rodella Bain
Throws Successful Rival
Headlong From Wharf.
BEGGED VICTIM TO GIVE UP
THE MAN SHE LOVED.
PELEE THREATENS AGAIN.
SPREADS TO FRANCE.
th
Coal Miners There Struck and
Situation Is Serious.
Lens, France, Oct 7. Thirty-six
thousand coal miners at the Noeusle
mines havo been cnlled out on a gen
eral strike. A thousand strikers for
cibly prevented the landing of
force of foreign piiners this morning.
In view of the American situation
France Is now worried.
ORGANIZATIONS TO MERGE.
Irrigation and Trans-MlsslsslppI Com
mercial Orgonizatlons to Unltee.
Colorado Springs, Oct. 7. A move
ment Is taking shape at tho Irrigation
congress to merge the organization
with that or the Trans-MlssisslppI
Commercial Congress, forming ono
largo and completo Western organ
ization. If the merger Is accomplish
ed It will greatly facilitate the plan
ning and discussion of matters of im
port to tho Western country.
AMBASSADOR TO ROME.
Perry White to Succeed Ambassador
Meyer After Holidays.
Washington. Oct 7. President
Iloosevolt has doclded to appoint Per
rv White, now secretary of the em
bassy at London, as amDassaaor to
Borne. The appointment win prooa
bly bo made effective after the holi
days. Ambassador Meyer having an
nonnced his intention of resigning at
that lime.
Encampment on In Earnest.
Washington, D. C 0t. 7. The
thirty-sixth annual encampment of
the Grand Army of the Republic is
on in oarnost .and the constant suc
cession of events leaves l)tt!e rest
for the veterans and other visitors.
Tho day has witnessed the custom
ary parade of the naval veterans, re
unions of the various army corps,
meetings of the Woman's Belief
florns and other auxiliary bodies and
a monster reception for tho veterans
at the pension office. Business ses
sions of the encampment oegin to
morrow. The pre-oieciion cumem
for commander-in-cniei is nounj i
growing warmer. The supporters of
General Stewart, of Pennsylvania, de
clare that his election for the honor
Is assured, but the friends of General
Black, of Chicago, General McBlroy,
of this city and the others whoso
names have been mentioned have not
abandoned hope and give evidence of
an intention to fight to the last ditch
Parade of Veterans.
Washington. Oct. 7. The Grand
Army parade took place this morn
ing under a threatening sky before
ono of tho largest crowds ever seen
ln Washington.
Army and navy veterans compos
ed tho long procession, which wound
up at the reception tendered by com
missioner Waro at the pension of
fice. Prominent ex-army officers and
the remnants of famous brigades
were enthusiastically cheered by the
throngs of people.
Will Demand Nine-Hour Day.
Detroit. Mich.. Oct. 7. (A nine-
hour working day Is the subject of
a conference of the foundrymen and
Iron molders of the Middle West in
session here today. Tho cities repre
sented at the conference are Cleve
land, Milwaukee, Detroit, Indianap
olis. St. Louis. Chicago and Cincin
nati. According to the leaders or me
movement there is no doubt the re-
Bult will be a nine-hour day and no
trouble is anticipated In Inducing the
employers to sign an .agreement to
that effect.
BIG POSTAL DEFICIT.
Revenue Lacks 2et000..f poverlng
Year's Expenditure.
Washington, Oct, 7. The postof
ilce department shows a deficit for
the year of $2,891,000.
Wholesale Emigration of Inhabitants
to Gulna Is Planned.
Paris, Oct. 7. Owing to a renew
al of disturbances at Mount Pelee,
tho colonial office is formulating h
plan to facilitate a wholesalo emigra
tion of tho Inhabitants to Gulna.
RIOT IN NEW ORLEANS.
Attempt to Run Street Cars Results
In Injury to. Car Men.
New Orleans, Oct. 7. An attempt
to run street cars this morning,
precipitated a fierce riot. Three non
union motermen and one conductor
wore badly beaten. Three cars were
wrecked and left standing in the
street. The police force Is unable to
cope with tho situation.
Directors Re-Elected.
New York, Oct. 7. Tho directors
of tho Northern Pacific whose terms
were about to expire were all re
elected today at the annual meeting.
Miss Gay Smith Refused and Was
Hurled to Her Death John Nolan
Promised to Marry Both Girls
Guilty Party Confesses Her Guilt.
Wheeling, W. V., Oct. 7. Miss Ho
della Ilnlu, a prominent young woman
ot tills place, this morning broko
down and confessed that she Inten
tionally throw Miss Gay Smith, her
rival for tho affections of John Nolan,
off tho Wheeling whnrf on Monday
of last week, resulting in the death
of Miss Smith.
Driven to desperation by Jealousy,
sho made tho appointment when tho
Nolan-Smith engagement was an
nounced, To her rival sho confessed
Illicit relations with Nolan, brought
about through his promlso of mar
riage, and her lovo for him, but Miss
Smith refused to give him up.
Maddened by the refusal to give
up tho man sho loved, nnd her plead
ings proving futllo. Miss Bain throw
tho younger and weaker girl off tho
wharf and then fied terror-strlckon.
Until Miss Bain's confession, thn
death of Gay Smith has been shroud
ed In mystery. It was supposed to
havo been the result of an accident,
but no ono knew how sho camo to
bo on the wharf or how sho could
have fallen Into the water.
DIAMONDS STOLEN
JEWELER SLEPT WITH
$17,000 UNDER PILLOW,
Awoke to Find Uncut Diamonds Val
ued at That Amount Gone Too
Sound a Sleeper.
New York, Oct. 7. Abraham Free
man, a rich Jeweler of Maiden Lane,
had $17,000 worth of uncut diamonds
A MISPLACED SWITCH.
Caused Passenger Train to Dash Into
Switch Engine With Fatal Results.
Roanoke, Oct 7. A passenger
train on tho Roanoko & Southorn
road, running at a high Biieotl, dash
ed Into a switch englno In the Wal
nut Covo yards last night, killing En
gineer Fignrt, fatally Injuring Fire
man Richardson and slightly Injur
ing 12 passengers, A misplaced
switch was tho causo of tho accident
8haw and Gage the Speakers,
New 'York, Oct 7. Secretary f
the Treasury Shaw, and, former Sec
retary Gage were tho principal
speakers todny at tho laying of the
cornoretono of tho new Custom
House building", at Bowling Green.
Tho ceremonies begnn with prayer
by Bishop Potter and besides tho ad
dresses included music by a regl-
stolen from beneath tho pillow on luontaI )mn(1 an(1 tlle nring of a I
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which ho was ttsleep last night. He
took tho diamonds home on account
of having been detained after deposit
hours. During the night robbers en
tered bis room and deftly relieved
him of further responsibility for their
safekeeping, without awakening blin,
It Ih supposed the deed was commit
ted by someone acquainted with the
fact of his taking tho Jewels home.
lute by a detachment
from Kort Hamilton.
of regulars
JIMMY AND HIS GUN.
the
Sumpter Gambler Terrorized
Community While Drunk.
Sumpter, Oct. 7. Little Jimmy
Granger, with bis little Jag, and his
llttlo gun, terrorized the town ot
Sumpter Saturday and compelled tlm
bravo residents of the live upper
camp to take to the tallest timber
on the Powder River range. Jlmmlo,
who is one of the lessees of the
Sumpter hotel, ran amuck last Sat
urday as a sequal to a long gambling
and drinking debauch. Owing to the
water shortage in Sumpter, Jlmmlo
has been compelled to quench his
thirst for the last two weeks with
mining camp whisky. Also he has
been losing heavily at cards. Tho
whisky worked on his stomach and
brain and the losses on hie temper.
He went home Saturday and loaded
up his six-shooter, bombarded the
ambient mountain atmosphere
through his bedroom window, and
then started to "shoot up" the town,
In regulation Western manner. In
the lobby of the Hotel Sumpter he
flourished his shooting iron and com
pellled the guests to hastily isolate
themselves under billiard tables, be
hind counters and beneath tables.
He was finally overpowered and
taken to the Sumpter hospital for
treatment for temporary mental ab
erration, i
St. Louis Full of Visitors.
St. IiiiIh, Mo., Oct. 7. The Veiled
Prophet make his twenty-fifth annual
visit to St. I.ouIh thlH evening, and
thousands of visitors aro hero to -eo
tho great show. Tho historic pro
cession Is scheduled to leavo the den
at 7 o'clock, and, after traversing ino
principal streets, winds up at the
Chamber of Commerce building,
where tho Veiled Prophets' hall, the
groat society event of the year in B'.
IjuIs, follows.
FUEL FOR THE POOR.
New Jersey Man Supplies a Village
People Cut Wood.
Bound Brook, N. J., Oct 7. 'Mayor
Drake, of Lincoln, N. J., who Ih also
president of a real estato company,
offered frre of charge to the residents
of Lincoln three acres of standing
hardwood timber owned by tho com
pany and situated on the outskirts o'
the village. The only condition lu
that the timber must be cut down,
cut Into cordwood lengths and Htack
ed, Then it will be distributed to
tho townspeople, Tho' offct was at
once accepted, almost every family
providing at least ono worker, and
by afternoon the cutting of trees a
begun.
There are 300 Inhabitants In lha
village and it is figured that thero Is
enough wood fn tho tract to do thorn
for tho winter should It become nee
essary to keou uu the consumption
of it. Tho same company owns five
acres of woodland in the Thirteenth
ward of Trenton, and another near
Plalnfleld. Mr. Drake announced
that the timber on these tracts wojI-1
be given to the poor of tho rltlt-s
mentioned,
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