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QAILYEVENINGEDITION m. S Eastern Oregon Weather Tnnleht nartlv cloudv. with rain Tc A. WEEK, or snow j Friday probably fair. PENDLETON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREtiOX. Till US DAY, DECEMBER 1002. NO. 40 ill MLIHUUb gently Applied by can Farmers to RECORD BROKEN. ATRIAL PROGRESS I CONSPICUOUS FEATURE m, Secretary of Agricul- llkel MIS -r-rl predicts Form Two-Thirds Export. industrial progress made by L,..j ototps dunnr receui kere has been no more con- , feature than the growth of It is doubtful If the L Stained by our farming s is cenerally known. Accord be reports of the twelfth cen- , ied capital of agriculture, L... th value, of the land, E. tmnrovements. of 1m' , , 3 t linn. Ib aci macmnery, uuu ui iaounted in 1900 to about tow MO. nr four times me nxeu I lurked In manufacturers. I that year there -were nearly f.rms in the United States, E. of R41 000.000 acres. fe 415,000,000 acres consisted loTed land. These farms had a ialue of $16,675,000,000, exclu- I farming Implements ana me Farm Implements and machin- I med an Item of $761,000,000, ho value of the livestock on leiceeded $3,000,000,000. rtv Millions on Farms. ether indicating the import i apiculture in the United it is a striking fact that, ac to the returns of the last cen mt innnnrtnn neoDle. or more ill our total population in 1900, on farms, or the sa.uuu.uuu & comprising the portion of our lion engaged in gainful occu- about 10.000,000, or more i third, were returned as em- in aerlcultural nursuits. The I that work utxm the farm out- Ir by more than 3,000,000 per- bose who are occupied in the during and mechanical pur- K99, according to the census re ithe produce of American agrl m. Including farm animals and Jbroducta, had an aggregate nearly $5,000,000,000. Borne crop Tallies that make up this fete almost startling in their Tte crop of Indian corn, which i lie leading item, had a value WM.OOO. Th6 hay and forage ictssos year were worth $484,- wneat, wnich ranks next to sat our cereal crona. crave a B! U70.000.000, while oats FweI to the value of $217.- unon, the gieat crop or the juiates, was valued at $324,' to these foremost crops iBnerous others yielding r ( that ran Into the mil- r and their products ml! i fn. ritered during the year I 1l4f at .1 rrr ava AAfl products of the dairy 1(72,000,000, while poultry together, brought a return W ttil.000.00O. R Improved Methods. t fult of the Intelligent ap 01 Improved methods to r1 'Piculture, the produce of Em enabled us to Increase Mi.01 0Ur ePorts every' year. agriculture form about '. ?' our entire export trade, ew . Mforta from the farm p $860,000,000. The sci " Urlmiitn i .. .. . B In . 'c ,b ' ruaimentary r .uuuo. me education or from the field, so long neg " rewntw v ..i ma. , ----v.j uccu uuucruincu lto,;B.the Unlted stateB- Our fcTk. 18 doIne more for the F than oti m r, ui-uer nations com S. Blt? are JuaUfylng expen- fV.ei?"re..w" fur- I to tli V ue ol science ap- ""Ujr .ubmltted. . IE5 WILSON . C Nov. 29, 1902. ' United SUtes Steel Corporation Will Hereafter Build its Own Furnaces. Ifohnrcr Tn TVv 4. All records In the history of furnace building will havo been broken by tho Carnegie Steel Company tomorrow, which Is the day set for tho blowing In of the new "J" furnaco with the Edgar Thomson plant at Braddock. Work on the furnace was started less than three months ago. After It was learn- aA V.v ! rnmnnnv that none of the contracting firms who build furnaces would undertake the task in the time desired, It was concluded to establish n nreeedent and have the company's own workmen construct It. The suc cess of the venture. It Is said, will r.cii in fho United states Steel Cor poration building all Its furnaces with Its own men. CAPTAIN STREETER SENTENCED Found Guilty of Killing John Kirk, a Watchman Employed by Million aires. nhiponri rwv A. Catitaln Georce Strceter, who long contested for the ...imamliln nf n VAlliahlft fitrln Of land In the millionaire district on the lake front, William Mc.Mannes ana Henry Hosniuaue, nave Deen iuunu guilty of manslaughter. They killed John Kirk, a watchman employed by those opposing Streeter's claim. The convicted man will be given an inde terminate sentence. FOURTEEN LOST IfJ GHICAGO FIRE MINERS TESTIFY BEFORE BOARD Lincoln Hotel, in Which Were 120 Guests, Mostly Farm ers, is Destroyed. THE BLAZE ORIGINATES BY GAS IGNITION. TWENTY BELOW ZERO. Terrific Blizzard Sweeping Northwest Texas Today. Vnrt Wnrih npf 4 A terrific bllz- 7ard is sweeping the Texas panhandle country today. It is Deiow zero. ESTABLISH A PENSION SYSTEM Company Compels the Men to Stay in the Mines Ten Hours Daily. ARE GENERALLY DISCHARGED FOR MAKING COMPLAINTS. TO GO INTO EFFECT JANUARY THE FIRST. Affects All Employes of Oregon Short Line, Union Pacific, Southern Pa cific and Oregon Railroad & Navi gation Company. Salt Lake, Dec. 4. Notice was post ed at the Oregon Short Line head quarters today, signed by General Manager Bancroft, announcing that on January 1, the pension system would be established. Tho same system goes into effect on the Union Pacific, Southern Paci fic and Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company. TREASURER SUICIDES. Found Dead In His Office With a Bui let Hole Through His Head. i,iiooir,iia P. Dec. 4.' (Howard of the Cassatt VJUVU 111, . Company, was found dead In his office ilo mnrn ntr W1U1 a DUiiei "we t,io feoari He committed sul cide. No motive is known for the act. Was Under Good Headway When Dis covered by Police Men Fought In the Narrow Halls in Attempt to Get Out Ten Were Injured by Jumping Night Watchman Arrested for Carelessness. Chicago, Dec. 4. Fire at 6 o'clock this morning In the Lincoln hotel, iu tho down town district, caused a loss of 14 lives, the serious injury of three and less berlous injury ol iu. The fire originated between the second and third floors, presumably by gas Ignition from a jet left open or by a leak. A hundred and twenty guests were, registered, largely farm ers and visitors to the livestock show. Cots had been placed In extra rooms and hallways. The fire was tinder good headway j before discovered, when the alarm was given by the police. The hall ways of the fourth and fifth floors were narrow. Iu a panic, men fought desperately, attempting to get out. Some were trampled upon, some gain ed the street in night attire, and the weather was cold. The blaze was confined to the third and fourth floors and was extinguish ed. Fourteen bodies were removed and laid on the pavement for identifica tion. Many smothered In sleep, were found lying in beds. Others had evi dently groped through the smoke un til overcome. Ten of those now in the hospitals were injured by jumping. Mrs, Shep nnrH nf TVivpnnflrt la., seized her 7- year-old son In her arms and jumped from the third-story window. Her fall was broken by a restaurant roor. She was injured internally, out me boy was unharmed. Restaurants and drug stores snei- tered the unfortunates from tno weather until they could be given covering and taken to other hotels. Nieht Watchman Weber has been ar- rpsterf. as it Is believed ne was asleep. Miner Testifies Tha1 He Does Not Get Enough to Keep His Children, So Places Them In Charitable In stitutions At Times Their Salary Is a Debt For Two Weeks Did Not Mine Enough Coal to Pay for Oil. Scrauton. Pa., Doc. 4. Andrew Matty, a miner employed by tho Cox Brothers, was the first witness this morning in the anthracite hearing. He said it required 15 years to be come a thorough miner. Ono diffi culty of making fair wages was the lack of cars and often he had only one in a day. This was particularly noticeable after he had been elected to an otneo in tne miners' union. GRAIN MARKET. Quotations Furnished by the Coe Commission House I. C. Majors, Local Manager. Chicago. Dec. 4. Wheat Opened. Closed. December .... 73,f72 73H May 7RHy! "Bf:. Corn December 64-i 64 May 43U 43 Oats December .... 3H4 30V4 May 32 324 Minneapolis, Doc. 4, Wtieat Opened. Closed. December 71 724 May 73" 74 New York, Dee, 4. Wheat Oponed. Closed. December 79 79fi80 May 79V4 79 Corn December 60 & SO -4 May 48'4 48U FELL DEAD. United States Minister to Toklo Dies of Heart Failure. Wnnhlnirinn. Tlpf- 4. JaimnPSC Minister Takahlra notified Secretary Hay this arternoon that Airreu tiucK, tho United States minister at Toklo, had fallen dead of heart failure whllo shooting ducks yesterday. Ho was appointed minister to Japan In 1S97. where he had been over since. Monument to Kosciusko. Milwaukee. Wis., Doc. 4. Tho Kos clusko Monument Association an nounced today tho close of the com ivntuinn fnr iinslcns for the handsome 41 I I UIIII.U 111 ,11V IIIIIIVID .....vr... v.. . - He was offered a Job of bossing if I monument which it Is proposed to he would repudiate the union. Ho ; erect to tho Illustrious l'olisn patriot. A MEETING CULLED 'United Effort Should Bo Made to Develop Irrigation Pro jects in Umatilla County." Commercial Men to Dine. Nashville, Tenn., Dec 4. Arrange elnhorate scale have i n.r,nlatnrt for the annual ban UUOU W"i.v. .,. f t,o Nnnhvllle Chamber of Commerce, which takes place tonight at the Maxwell House. Covers will be laid for 400 guests and the speaker of the evening will be William to. liar vey, the new president of the Com mer'cial Museums of Philadelphia. Seeks Control of Halibut Market. nminn MnRH. Dee. 4. The Atlan tic Halibut Company, of Gloucester, ...i.!i, id intcrontp.fi In the halibut wuitu - - - fisheries of the Pacific, has decided to Increase its Western ousiness, wi n an idea of controlling the trade in iTf,i Aci, in tho TCastern markets. UOM ' " The International Fish Company has i .niH fnr this nurnose. m.. nrnvlrlo fnr the building Of many additional steamers io uu halibut In the Pacific. Prohibition In Ontario. TArnntn Ont. DfiC. 4. UPOU the t ..no that Ik ho.! ne taken 4 i n-tartn urfll npnenn the fate Luuaj iu wiiwi"" ..... , of the prohibition law In the province. The various temperance uisau, ii .Mnj h-,. the Prpnhvterians and klUUD, aiuvu u; ntpthnHiota havo waged an active hnnnn are expressed that as a result of the balloting every bar room In Ontario will be forced to close Its doors. Given New Trial. TP-oilrnr KV Tiff 4. The atlDel late court has 'reversed the circuit court decision and has awaraea uaieo DAwora a now f rlnl. He was given a life sentence for complicity In the ."59-slnatlon of Governor William said that h made from $10 to ?20 n week, and mat the rules ot tne com pany are such that the men are com pelled to remain in tho mine from 7 a m. to 5 p. m. dally. It they left during work they were suspended for two nays. His Salary Was a Debt. Regarding the Inspector's methods, Matty said: "If the miners made any complaints when tho inspectors wore around they usually round tueni selves discharged a few days later." When asked If he had ever heen In jured, he said: "No, but I got squeez ed once so bad that I Had to stay in bed two weeks." Another miner. John Strenix. was then called and said he averaged $300 yearly, hut he could not Keep nis children, so placed them In charita ble Institutions. "ThnrA had been times, he. said. "when his salary waB a debt agalnBt him and he had to tear down stone and rpfuse for two weeks once and mined so little coal that it did not pay for the powder and oil he used." BODIES RECOVERED. by Seamen Were Blown Overboard Explosion of Progresso. con pvnnrisro Dee. 4. Two more bodies were recovered today from the wropfcpn Prn2resso. Charles Glenn and Howard Dowe, seamen. They were blown overboard from the deck onrt tholr pvpr were blown out. The hnrilpe wpre horribly mangled and burned. SOCIETY MAN GOES INSANE. It is intended to expend $13,000 upon the monument. INVESTIGATE ANTI-TRUST LAWS SENATE AND HOUSE TAKE UP SUBJECT, CONDITION CRITICAL. Becomes Violent and Implicates Part. ner of Killing Policeman. Ran rmnrinro. Dec. 4. William n.morcmi u'hnsp true name is Jack Frazer, of Montreal, a society man nn othlptn arrPHtpri for COmolicitV in the murder of Policeman Robinson, m epiii tn the emergency nospitai In hp pyamined for insanity. HO DO- viniont lnt nlcht and save state's evidence that convicted Woods of firing the shot killing the officer. Ohio Congress of Mothers. rviinmhtifi o.. Dec. 4. Drawn to gether by their common desire to de- .,oin hotter narenthnod. childhood and home life, representative men and women have gamerea in oiumuuo from many points of the state to take part in the proceedings ot uie roi Ohio Congress of Mothers. The con gress began its sessions today and will continue through tomorrow. Prominent among tho participant are Dt. Starr caawaiaaer, or iev land; Dr. Washington Gladden, of Columbus, and President Thompson, of Ohio State University. Divorce From Poisoner. San Francisco, Dec. 4. William A. Botkln was given a divorce from Cor delia Botkln, convicted of poisoning Mrs. John H, Dunning, on the grounds of desertion, before the poisoning occurred. Ex-Speaker Thomas B. Reed May Be come Worse at Any Time. Washington, D. C, Dec. 4. Thomas 13. Reed spent a comfortable night. Doctors Gardner and MacDonald hopo to avoid an operation. They say tho patient's condition is sucn mat nu might not survive the shock, tiia condition Is considered critical and there may be a change for either better or worse at any lime, ino most serious feature is Rrlghts dis ease of the kidneys. Reed Is unaware of ills condition. The family arp con stantly at his bedside. Expert Consulted. Dr. Haker, an expert on kidney dis eases, was called Into consultation by Reed's physicians this afternoon. Afterward tho physician said his con dition was the same, and declined to mako any predictions. Thayer, Reed's law nartner. arrived from New York and visited the sick room. Later. His condition Is reported as much more serious this afternoon His ail ment Is thought to lie catarrhal appendicitis. APPEALS TO SENATE. Senate Will Favor Single Statehood .for Oklahoma House Favors Ap propriation of $139,000,000 for Pen-sions. WnnhlniFlnn. IVc. 4. When thu uonntn nRRpmblpil todav it was ngrepil that when an adjournment was made it would bo until Monday. Sonntnr linvnrldce. of Indiana, sent a lengthy telegram to the desk from the non-partisan convention hold at Oklahoma City yesterday, favoring the creation of a single state from nuinhnma and Indian Territories and opposing the omnibus bill. Resolutions ordering mo prupum-i tinn nf nn pxhnnstlvo statistical mat ter pretalning to trust laws was pass ed. Senator rroctor, oi Vermont, re ported favorably, from tho military affairs committee the house bill to promote tho efficiency of the stato militia. Bcnaio anjourm-u oi i o'clock. $139,000,000 For pensions. Wnahlnftnn TV.P. 4. The bouso committee on appropriations today finished Its work on tho Invalid and pensions bill. A total of $139,840,000 was suggested, which is practically the same as for the fiscal year end ing 1903. TO CONTROL LEAD PRODUCTION Merger of All Lead Concerns With a Capital of $60,000,000. Mow Vnrk. nee.. 4. The announce- mon w a ft rmi do. todav that tho mer ger of the lead manufacturing con cerns of America had ncen compiui, ed. The National Lead Company bo .nmoa thn nnnratinir company. Tho capital Is $60,000,000, and it will ab solutely control an ieaa prouucnou. FOUND GUILTY. Malor Rathbone Will Present His Claims Through Hanna for Vlndlea tion of His Cuban Postal Scandals. WnahliiL'ton. Dee. 4. Malor Rath Vtnti arrlvpH horn id RUfih hlS UU1IC 11"'. I I . -- - claims for vindication. He will appeal to the senate for vindication, ncna tor Hanna will present It. Trial of Kelly. New York, Dec, 4. Thomas Kelly, alias Tohin. was nut on trial this morning for murdering Captain Craft Mia ottnrnoir trfpri to hflVfi the in sanity commission examlno him, but tho ennrt refused him that privilege ...w . , . . . I ' 1 r . , I. Inn. and oraerea uim ireium ma iu,;, Wheat In Chicago. Chicago. Dec, 4. Wheat 73V4'4 Pasco Brakeman Convicted of Killing Nelson In a Box Car. t Dec. 4. Oscar Iiradshaw, the brakeman, was found guilty of nnrriar In the. IlfBL (lt'ErCO weuuUK dov fnr the murder of Peter Nelson. Kellett, Uradsnawa pan.nor, win have his trial Immediately. CABLE TO HAWAII. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, DATE OF ORGANIZATION. Every Person Interested In the Work Should Lend a Helping Hand County Organization Will ii Put In Touch With Government Pendleton, Dec. 4. 1902. To tho Bdltor: Realizing that a united cffoit should bo madu to de velop tho various Irrigation projects or this county and the necessity . for concert of action to Interest the gov ernment engineers In tho work, and tho urgent need of showing what wo have lu this county, which ran bo do vclopod, nnd having been honored with tho chairmanship of tho Umatll- In County delegation wnicn attcnuca tho Stato Irrigation Association at Portland, I hope I am not .iHiumlng too much In making n call for the purt poHe ot organizing an association In tills county. All nro Interested in this great work and should lend a helping hand, for with tho reclamation of tho rrld lands of this county, will coino benefits which will do snared uy an. Tho question of representation ban been discussed and It Is deemed best to invito every one tn Join in tins meeting and get nil tho Ideas posstbln and" make the strongest organization u.ithln nnr nower. so that wo can show up the resources and possibili ties of this county. Thereforo, I appoint Saturday, D-c. 13, at 2:30 o'clock p. m. as the time, nnd tho rooms of tho Commercial As-. soclatlon, as tho piaco of sucn meet ing. v. (. A. IlMl l Thn nun contained In JuiIko Hart- man's brief lottcr will bo balled with joy by overy person In Umatilla coun i Tim call fnr tbo mass mooting has boon sent to ovory newspaper In the county and nvcry noigmioruuuu has been notified to Bond represen tatives. The opportunity is rlpo for ,,iin,i ncHrm Prominent irrigation- ists from tho fnrmlng districts, mon who havo boon wheelhorses In Uma tilla county's development, plonoors who havo digged oucnes ami iouriiv tho battle of Irrigation In this county since It was organized will bo present to add thrlr experience anil knowl edge to the work or organization llio various tntoretits of tbo county aro oarnestly requested to take part, Umatilla county boasts of a diversi ty of occupations. All nieHO aru in t,a.,i in nlnclnir thn county In a highly productive stato, for tho pros- nnritv that springs irum w.u kindles In to llfo overy Interest trin- titary to agriculture. Fund Will Be Exhausted. liitlnn wilt begin on .n,.r nf tin htrtii to furmulato the gigantic scticmoB that look to tho re clamation or the arid ponmn m u" tllla county. TIiIb practical work will bo taken up in detail and tho govern ment engineers will bo furnished a rnmplotn description or inn piuii tlonB adopted by tbo county asBocla ii ti,,. rirp,r,in Irrigation fund will Boon bo exhausted. Tho propositions of tho ICastorn Oregon counties aru so numerous that mtfny win npccBr lly bo rejected upd It Is highly Im portant that action uo iukuh i If this county expects In reap a bene fit from tho reclamation of lands by government aid. A-t tho meeting bo representative or win vuneu im"' or the county. Its action, lis success, Its result will dctcrmlno to a large degree tho final triumphs of Irrigation In this county, Will Be Commenced to Be Laid Next Wednesday, Ran Francisco. Dec. 4. Tbo cable ship Bllverton arrived this morning r.rr, T nn,tnn anil will COmmenCO I8V- liuiu ...w.. - ing the Hawaiian cable iecemner i. Thro u-orn ftvnnrtcri from tho Co lumbla river to foreign ports between T..1-. 1 mm ann Illnft 20. 1902. 45. on is? foot nf lumber. This did not i.,!, Mr. nlllni. mnldlnKB or lath. Of tho former there were shipped out 1, 192.C68 feet. CHACKGK CKGHK PACTS The valuo of the Company' of-ri- .... l.u i. mil, or liwlu lu ttM follow. baitwl on tliecttmiicapllnl as Hontli Vmc Oolnmbia $1 per share E, and E. OOo per share North Pole $5 per share Oolconda started at lOo now soil lnpt at 60o and worth more South Pole is starting at 16c The time to buy Ihiid Uki flrHtoilW Imr of stock ami profit by nil lulvanem. Oahttan at Ifnrtman'H alwtrttct oflVae, ti (,,. ,u lne room ann rq Hem of $700. cents per bushel, Goebel.