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.