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DAILY EVENING EDITION wwvvvwvvsvvvvvvvvvv -lit V Eastern Oregon Weather Tonight and Saturday oemm nl ralrj turnlnR to snow. PENDLETON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, Kill HAY, nEOEMHEH 'J5, l)()2. no. k;u i .15. 0 SCANDAL ;jonin Congress Asking f lothmtcin Hnnal emission. ALREADY EXPENDED FOR AN ARMY OF HELP. L tf Iowa, Charges the Com- of Making Places for the Officers High in Rank, Pay- iTnout Salaries. LsK, lc .6. -A resolution GUAM PEOPLE DISCONTENTED SYSTEM OF CONGRESS FAILED TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATION. Governor of Guam Reports a Serious Financial Embarrassment No Money to Expend for Proper Care of Island. Washington, Dec. 26. The annual teport of the governor of the Island of Guam indicates a serious financial embarrassment owing to the failure of congress to appropriate the sum ask ed for last year. The inhabitants are discontented because they have been compelled to pay for all the road building improvements out of private purses, the government having no ironey to expend for the proper care of the island. SIGH TO BE SETTLED lE mm T0 m BY THE HAGUE PDSTOFF CE Customs Department ot the Philippines Unearths, a Big Steal by Officials. MANY THOUSANDS STOLEN BY TRANSPORT COMBINE. , MURDERED HER MOTHER Massachusetts Girl Uses Poison to j Secure an Inheritance of $20,000. Chelsea, Mass., Dec. 36. Catherine Richardsan, a young woman aged 20, was arraigned this morning on the E. Hays was the principal contestant and Robert Sturgeon ,the principal conteBtee. On Sturgeon's case the uea fir more than under any j fate of about 100 others depends Kuces taeir services are Thera never has been any; Chamberlain in Africa. a u,e bouse b) Hepburn, oi eofi.fiOO Inheritance She cave TtJB -Yed or .Tin- fQr 10'000 and case was hX o? thel -"tinned 10 days. canal commission under ant' 'XlSiS the treauon Ot me, ""a noi nippto. ud for which si.uuu.ouu urcgon uuy, Lec. zb. ine unuen & iside for expenses. It is States land office at this place has ixai here that iuu,uuu nas caused the cancellation or umber en ,T.,atiri., tn salaries for frip In Tillamnnlr rnnntv Bmnnnllnp .rr.- i., . oi sasioners ana an army of to 30,000 acres, on the ground of fraud , c.-.hr.ms charce Is that it has "and collusion between entrvmen and e practice of the commission- parties who had arranged to uuy the zile places lor ine sons oi isnas on tine Deing securea. unanes HUMANE SOCIETY TAKING MATTER IN HAND. Stock Snowed in on High Ranges Cannot Be Reached Water Frozen Up Owners Powerless to Relieve Situation. Donvor, Dec. 2fl. Thousands oi cat- th nrn ronortoil tn hn utnrvlnr on llm range in Northwestern Colorado, The Humano Society appealed to the own- nrc In vnctti. this ot,.l.- ,i,.t II,.,,. l.n,,.. iieplled that they are, powerless to do so. The cattle are snowed In on the high rango In Routt ami Rio Blanco 1 counties, wituout pasture ana with CABINET OPPOSED ROOSE- , out water, it ia impossible to get w. t- a- otil-roATro fd tO tlieill, BlUl eqURlly Impossible VELT AS ARBITRATOR , ,i,lvc hpm gtnu0 ntcr Cablegrams From London and Berlin Accepting the Presi dent's Proposition. ROBBED DF $70 I Thief Entered Quant's Store at Alba by Breaking tho Window oi a Rear Door. ! quarters. c4 tary officers high in rank Mice, also lor ine sons oi ssi senators and congressmen Advices Received From Manila Tell of a Colossal Scheme of Smuggling Goods From the Islands to the United States No Hope for Cur rency Legislation. Washnigton, Dec. 26. Advices From Manila say that the customs department of the archipelago has un earthed a colossal system of smuggl ing that has cost the government many thousands. Deputy Collector McCoy charges many officers and men on the transports with being in the combine. Secretary Shaw this morning said that after interviews with many senators and representa-j uves he had no nope mat any cur rency legislation would be attempted in the house this session. ARRIVES AT HONOLULU. nun of the list of employes or aa thus far Incurred although seabers of congress have re- j endeavored to obtain some Durban, South Africa, Dec. 26. Jo seph Chamberlain arrived here today and was given a big reception. F.DERED AT PORTLAND. 23.5 Feet of Rain. San Francisco. Dec, 26. At Nahiku. on the Tsland of Maui, 284 feet of rain Keeper Stabbed to Death by I fell during the past nine months. sin Who Makes His Escape. as. Dvc stwosepu augiie-, minii nrm nr i annum seMsoirnawl weU-trnlo mem-! BUM If H H fl Him ( tie Italian colony of Portland,' I albed to death in his saloon at i Wednesday night. The tnur- ; i Joseph Ntcastro, nicknamed killed a MbnUnAf. t Buy of his Italian acquaint- AND SET FIRE TO STORE, i u'Brucia Paglione." Nicastro I j nj alter the iatal absault, paid! Man Calls Merchant Gay From His visit to his lodgings in u. rhri.t, n rwn uu Gclch, and then dlsannear-l . ... . Ifcjlietoo was stabbed three' swre compels n.m io upen .e thewieldsr of the BtUletto.i From Which He Took iz,ooo. ; Titnin 20 minutes. His son t Atlanta. Dec. 26. A special irom , p.uj uib b,u av uie ume. m r Jiaiuiews, ua., ba)b. au uuiuumu tfWEg ougiielmo rine ud nhr-l man called Merchant Gay from his ix the telephone. Some could home Christmas evening and induced i.iiied. Some said ther would him on some nretext. to open his f Rhis a Jew momenta, but none store. The wife, alarmed at his con- fKuse. ine young man, who'tinued absence, discovered tho store s iainer in tendinc bar. In flames. In the ruins or tne store ai ia the excitement of the , Oav was discovered with his skull ! lad forgaten what doctors crushed, dead. It is believed the rob- ber forced Gar to ocen the sale irom which be took $12,000. then muraerea him and fired the building. Cable Ship Silverton Reaches Hono lulu This Morning Land End of Cable Will Be Finished Tomorrow, San Francisco. Dec. 26. A cable gram front the ship Silverton saysj mat tne vessel arnveo. in signi oi' Honolulu this morning, having laid 223S miles of cable. The land end of the cable is now being laid. It will be finished tomorrow when Governor Dole will send a message to Piesi dent Roosevelt. Honolulu citizens are celebrating the occasion. Seml-Officlally Announced at Wash ington That the Troubles Between Venezuela and the Foreign Powers Will be Submitted to The Hague Tribunal. Washington, Dec. 26. The cabinet; meeting today was devoted to the) Venezuelan matters. Important com-j munlcations were received during the night from London and Berlin, but were not made public. An announce ment is shortly oNpected irom thei state department to the effect that the question will bo submitted to the tlaeue tribunal. It is scmi-offlcially stated this morning that the cablegrams contain ed an acceptance by the allied pow ers of the iiresider'' proposition. The majority of tho cabinet opposed the piesiueut'a accepting tho responsi bility of arbitrator. GRAIN MARKETS. Quotations Furnished by the Coe Commission Company I, C. Major Local Manager, Room 4, Associa tion Block. Chicago. Dec. 26. Wheat Opened MADE HIS CSCAPE WITH STAMP MONEY. Closed MRS. GRANT'S WILL. Warner-Lee. Christmas evening, at the home of the bride's mother, Mrs. Mary Lee, on Alta street, occurred the marriage of K. G. Warner and Miss Margaret Lee, Rev. Robert Warner officiating. Im mediately after the wedding Mr. and Mrs. Warner left for Spokane where they will spend a few days before re turning to Pendleton to make their home. December 74 May 77 H 77 U Corn December 45',s 45U May 43U 434 Oats May 33& 33 U Pork January 1670 1720W, May 1630 1647 Minneapolis, Doc. 26. Wheat Opened. Closed. May 75U, 75 U July 7Er 75 New York, Dec. 26. Wheat Opened. Closed. May 81 81- Jui 78 Filed for Probate Today Divides Property Equally Many Rare Arti cles and Famous Gifts, to Art Gal lery. Many lare articles of personal and lllslUni; lUIUicai, lunuutub wic Ulllau, tnuus gifts made to the dead general 4 cents per bushel. by foreign powers, were bequeathed ( to the MetropollUnMuscumof CICI fC museum at Washington. Her child- J. J, HILL DU I J uUflL lltLUl) ren, grand-children and friends were: remembered with personal articles. I No Clue to the Thief Mr. Quant Re turned Unexpectedly to the Store to Accommodate a Customer, Thus Preventing the Theft of Anything Else. Alba, Dec. 26. The postoftlce at this placo was hrokun Into last night and between $05 ami $70 stolen from tho money ord. and stamp drawers. There Is no cltio to tho thief. Post master Quant left Iho store building in which tho postoinco Is located, at II o'clock and went home. Ho only remained at homo a few minutes and went (o a danco which was In pro gress In the hall. While there ho was asked to go to the storo to get somo candy for a customer. He left tho ilanco hall ami got back to tho storo Just nt 11:30. Ho carried a lantorn and when ho reached tho storo ho passed back through tho postolllco part Into tho storo proper mid got tho wneai in oan rrancisco, ,i'-'. - -- - o., i.ia . n.. o,. vi,n..tl candy. Then he tinned to leavo and San Francisco, Dec. 2i. heat I . .. , , ,, Mr o.mnt $1.3731.37tf per centnl. Wheat In Chicago. Chicago, Dec. 26. Wheat 71 0 ej physMan, James C. Zah, 'R jirsi and Market streets e roar of the murdered man !KTed to the morpnp Hp "f ltd as soon as aroused, got eci to the scene, but m ceaa. hr of Miss Roosevelt D. C, Dc- Sr. Of all fias h--;k entertainments JUBCtiOES in (ho nntlnrml ' U ptedlc'ed that none will lie hall to bo riven tonight P Italian ambassador, Sig- . naDtnes, and Signora j! rtuicies. The entertain- w given n honor nf Mlco ' and Wui ba attended by WHpltS from Iht. vnncro 'W Wash ngton society. Imia Butter MaU.r. fawisco. Cat. iw 56ti, 1 Cr&arr.f-rv C anual session here with rnrr.can1n .l . tT . program provides ure88e8 ov a number. delivers the an .."tsi and the w.nninn B8,tTO'' night with a ban- Sent to Penitentiary. San Francisco. Dec. 26. Steamer advices from Honolulu say that Pedro Rodrisrtiez. who robbed General Miles of a gold watch during his recent visit there, has been sentenced to the i penitentiary for three years. 1 COAL WANTED. r-. . . I i - D.lt,n.J. A . ,n Mat, I rcnua 1 v tuna nouivnu, . r. .w Rates on Coal for the Blizzard Swept Northwest. Cleveland, O., Dec. 26. The ruil- v.-Qva frrtm Pnnnftv! vnnln will be Hhk- ed to make the rates on 1,500,000 tons PROPOSES TO SUPPLY having clo3d, thousands of lives are imperiled by tho sr.crtngo ot mici LIVE STOCK CONVENTION. in going out nt tho door Mr Quant thought ho heard soinciuiiiK uacn in tho room and went to investigate. He weut into the back room and noticed that tho wind was blowing into th loom from somo unknown reason. Upon investigating ho found a win dow light luokcii. Tho fact that tho storo had been opened then dawned upon him and ho stnrtcd to look around. Just then a noise was heard In tho front of tho building and the form of a mnn was seen to run out THE ENT NORTHWEST. -j g- we. e Has Secured an Option on Severa, Jlu. ' Millions of Acre, of Coal Lands In Door y h Montana and Alberta-W ill Com- Entrnnc() ,o pete With Chicago Markets. building by breaking out a window Chicago. Dec. 26. J. J. Hill, of tlie,,UBH in ,l0 Mru ,oor. Tho robber v --' - : . ..... , , ..(... II , 1,1.. llirtiili inn ot coai to tne " ' , " .;' ' m.ini nmdo. nulled the holt from the iNortnwest. ine mKe B" on several miinuim oi .. - nnd ..,, 8(or ThB lands in. Montana anu Aineria, urawcri wnero tho money from stamps tn uor,.!., Ill,, nnllr,. Nfnrlll. i I, n..l m,u .lion l'IUIUD:o lu nui'l'tj fc..- ..w.... i mid lllllliuy UI.IVID WHO l"4v, vmvm west. It is believed ho also will eom-lforcod opon and tho money taken out ... rni,A llitnr ntiflmihtnillv MRW Mr. 1 1 k.? Mtn di.u . . Lt, Dec 26. The nr. aituatod On the linn he. ,jifd Granite counties, Witiir . s a note(1 gold pro- ftZ" crPPlng8 of gold eu .vfre ltian W claims "ipment have been lu7lJ5- J Langiry 'has Gideons Making Piogress. Waterloo, Iowa, Dec. 26. Waterloo has opened wide its doors to the Gide-, one and their friends who are berej in numbers for the annual meeting or their state organization. The Glde-j ons, or Christian traveling men, now. number more than 3000 members in Iowa, though the organization is still young In years. The gratifying prog- less of the organization is suuwn u figures in the annual reports of Pres ident W. H. Darner, Secretary N. W. Lunday and other officers ot the state association. The convention will be in session three days. Elaborate en tertainment has been provided for the visitors by the local members of the organization. Scientists Gather In Washington. Washington, D. C, Dee. 26. The American Association of Economic Entomologists, began Its fifteenth an cual meeting at Columbian Universi ty today with leading entomologists present from agricultural schools and other institutions of learning through cut the country. The meeting of the entomologists Is the forerunner of a terles of notable scientific gatherings to be held here during tho coming week. All of the bodies are affiliated with the American Association for the Advancement of Science and to gether they will attract to the nation al capital the largest and most nota Me gathering of men of science ever held in America, The largest mule on earth, a 3-year-old mare belonging to Michael Mur ray, of Hereford, :Mo., will be exhib ited at the Worid'e fair, St Louis, in 1904, She is 18 hands or eU teet high at' the shoulders, and weighs 1705 pounds. Prima Donna to Marry. i Lnicoln, Dec. 26. Zelie Delussan. j the famous prima donna; today an nounced her engagement and eatly marriage to Henrico Hodolo. The latter is an American. Their home will be in New York. Miles In Pekln. Pekin, Dec. 26. General Miles ar rived todav. He will visit the Impe rial family and view the Chinese troops tomorrow. Congratulated the Pope, Rome, Dec. 26. The pope received 700 congratulatory messages from America yesterday and today. JAPANESE OFFICIALS HERE, . pete with tne umcago mariceu ... ,:" ',,,-,,-"", ,, ' . leave. A Strong Delegation From Oregon hauling coal East as slow freight, H(j ovlllel,ty thght tho postmaster Will Result in Securing Next Meet-when the recently decided Seattle-1 woum not return during the night and la , Manila contracts become operutlve. .proceeded to break into tho store. He Th National Livestock convention 1 wob su.prlsed by the sudden appear. . . . . . m... t ..r-r, rnn cuniu curna nnco or Mr. uuiuii a low iiiiiii-b ntirv 13-16. is attracting wide atten tlon in the West Just now. At the last convention Portland was second choice for the 1903 meeting and with an active delegation in Kansas City, the 1804 convention can bo easily se cured for that city. i later but not until after ho had taken curea lor iiiai cuy. the most abrupt luurr on ine nno can "Oregon should go armed for thcor t(,0 jjiuo Mountains. Before th plum," said an East Oregonian stock- dny of tIl0 rotary snow plow, It wa mnn tn the East Oregonian today. oi.or,iiit.w nwcsmrv in rover th W. Arakl, Commissioner to the Lewis and Clark Fair, in Pendleton Thurt-i day. W. Araki, dliect from Japan, olPcinl commissioner to the Lewis and C'.aili centennial, passed through Ppndletoit Thursday evening on his way to Port land. He Is here looking after arrange ments for the Japanese exhibit to be brought to the exposition in 1305 and In conversation with an East Oregon ian representative said that the offic ials of bis country were going to havo a creditable exhibit here. The United .,.. nmMnie u-hn liflvp been work- Cioico u . ........ ing with his government In regard to the matter, have succeeded In Inter esting the officials and they ate going, to spare .no effort or money to make i the Japanese exhibit one of the best; possible. , , ' ii. .,li ik a hipMv educated gen tleman. Although small In stature, like the majority of his people he has the appearance of a broad-minded en lien and one who will work toward any end calculated to help bis gov. ernment or mankind Jn genera . He is a very fluent talker and speaks the English language with ease. "Wo need that convention io com :lete the stock situation here. We are already organized thoroughly, onH ini- hut hn nrpKencn of tho reo- sf-ntatives and officers of this great iiody of stockmen in uregon to give a little more courage to our local or onnlntlnnR. Western stockmen are ln no,i nf lm utronc: BUDliort of the National Association, In their efforts to build up the Industry and ono meeting of the body In this state will result In great good to the stock Interests," SENATOR 8IMON. to On His Way From Washington Portland 8top Off In Pendleton. United States Senator Joseph Si mon passed through Pendleton Christ was on his way to Portlanl He left Washington, D, C, Intending to spend Christmas with bis family, but owing to the delayed trains on account of the blizzards, be was held back until he was a day late. He spent several tfllklne with old acquaint ances and friends. Senator Simon will spend the rest of the holidays at home before returning to his duties at Washington. The Willamette Iron and Steel Works of Portland have granted their workmen a 9-hour day, beginning January ! ii.,, i. inn. .ir frii.n Dm drawer. Ho Is thought to havo concealed hlnibelf ho hind the counter whllo Mr Quant was In tho front of tho store and when he went hack Into thu back loom ho mado a rush for the front door, which had been left unlocked. Tho thief was evidently Intending to lob the storo also, had ho not bcon molested. O. R. & N. Removing These Great Structures In the Mountains. For 15 years the snow sheds at HiitchliiBon's Point, ono mllo east of TTtilnn linvn nrnterl nd tho track at the most abrupt bluff on the lino cast as niiuniiitiiW itnppKitnrv In rover tile Irni.V nt llin InriKl lllUlL'Hri)UK llOllltU. th?r0oaTawara &S TO "' IcISTiuSt of :IH ,uedflvo to sovon of HE&'r WDrSck?nfsnow with these cnKluos j'8'on 'F'sJulumwMrh coupled together was onceeuing.y dangerous and to avoid the necessity of using this means, great snow sheds wero built and miles of snow fence was placed on tho hillside to catch tho snow and cause It to drift away from tho track. Since tho large engines and tho ro tary snow plow have been put Into service, tho sheds aro not required and am consequently being removed. Interest of the lluu lundb whirl now In controversy in Oreo- WORK FINISHED. Grading Street The (). It. & N. company hu tever al men and teams engaged hauling gravel and grading Main Btreot, abut ting on the property of the company Just south of the East Orf-Konlan building. i CUACKUK CRBHK PACTS I norm iie mine wa umm New Pacific Coast Baseball League lsjEa! th.oo years ago for ICO0.0O0 i-ormea, Portland, Dec. 26. Henry Harris, bas finished the work of forming the Pacific Coast Dascball League, having perfected an organization of tho Port land and ar.ntiio nnnncliitlnriH. Ha left last night for San Francisco and tho cow board or directors or tne league will meet at that placo next Monday, ...i.M i v.,. aitinHnla will tin made out VTMCil Hia u v.. . v. ..... - n . and routine matters attendod to. Park Wilson, or Ib Angeles, who caugni for Portland In 1891. was chosen manager of the Seattle team. for It has 5000 feet on Hie mother lod It Is now worth twenty uiIIIIoe dol lars. The South Pole mine adjoins, has 4941 feet on the same lode, has six tunnels, amounting to 2200 feet, all In ore. Wo expect within lets thai three years' work to have a mint as valuable as North Pole Is todsy. South 'Pole stock Is selllnr at tl rents until about January 1st liuy before th price ralsi. See Oshsgan t Marimsn Afcr4 offlcs, Psndltfon, Ore,