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QAIY EVENING EDITIOK Eastern Uregon weamcr TnnlEht cloudv nnd threaten ing; Sunday fair, cooler. NO. 4631 PENDLETON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 3, 1903. ..1aaaWVWVSM ?L - mjtrr'zz.- III 1 I MAKES A STATEMENT ral Thousand Miners h Been Refused Work ce the Strike Closed." REAL CAUSE OF THE COAL FAMINE. i Have Always Taken Holidays Did Not Know They Were Ex to Work Men Have Dally Ut Operators for Work. 3. President Johu Ln nf fim United Mine Workers berica today Issued a statement lain? miners not woriung tnrougn lolldays. b-t-ra thev have always taken Eniifiavn nnrt dirt not know they WoynartnA tn work. Hn states that ----- ---- . .. iharge of Ingratitude toward tne E. u hpine made acatnst tne mm- l"v thnm whn would m alien them. Eg to divert the attention of the ie from the real cause of the coal I'. . . . . . Be statement closes aB ioiiowb I truth Is, sevoral thousand miners ( been refused the privilege or Uns ai all since tne -ciose 01 ine is althouch they have dally im lined the companies to permit tn rntiirn tn thp nlaees they OC- fed prior to the Inauguration of strike.' lEROPLANE EXPERIMENTS. ther Scientist Who Believes Bell's wovery Will Solve Aerial Navl Jon. bw Y"rk. Jan. 3. William A. Ed who is well known in connection kite-flyinK investigations, has essfully experimented, says a dis- from Bayonne. N. J., to the Bd, with an aeroplane similar to one by which Alexander Graham recently made the discovery that aim to announce that the flying nine of the future would be of ttype. Mr. Eddy's experiment was rorroboration of Professor Bells Iment that an aeroplane kite could nade that would carry the weight r motor and a man, and thus solve problem of aerial navigation. a result of his experiments, Mr. asserts, that Professor Bell's every will revolutionize fiylnc ma Be Invention. LARGE FORCE LANDED. fckadlng Warships Took All Vene Belan Vessels From Inner Harbor ttterday. Berto Cauello, Jan. 3. The block' K warships of the allied powers f H Venezuelan vessels from the fer harbor here yesterday. They poraruy landed a large force on wharf. There was no 'flrinc nor (demonstration. Great excitement llroused by this action. MPSY TO BE EXECUTED. j Elephant Stood 500 Men at "Yesterday Owners Decide Up- Her Death. York, Jan. 3. Topsy, the big i wno nas killed more men , U I" V.UI(41UJ, w oxocutcd at noon tomorrow. m sun men at bay for five fS VM(AF1n TT 1 1 .) f ' h away, but failed. To Entertain th BncMi Vaihin aenta reception day before yes- marked the real opening of the season In Washington and from ?: "ntll lent the ball will be kept "'"lug at a lively rate. Tonight the 'cabinet dinner takes place, Sec r of state and Mrs. Hay being J fMta, The dinner Is given In S V o President and the guests Z c'UlJe besides the chief execu-MrB- Boosovelt, Attorney. r1'11 Md Mrs. Knox ,the Secretary Treasury and Mrs. Shaw and members of the cabinet circle. Btrii. I'"0 Gera' Dylnfl- 3,Jrh,s "P Klg S m,. . ?axony Is slowly sinking, itaffi clana flay thttt deat may ii r2 ihe courts, thus leaving . emng Princess Louise queen. , PROMINENT EDUCATORS MEET. Heads of State University Now In Session in the National Capital. Washington, D. C, Jan. 2. Of all tho educational meetings and confer ences held fr6m one end of the coun try to the other during the present week probably none exceeds in Inter est and importance the meeting of the National Association of State Univer sities, which began Its sessions at tho Ebbitt House today. It is the reg ular annual meeting of the body and the purpose is to discuss educational matters from the viewpoint of the country at largo. The wide scope of the association's efforts is displayed in the schedule of topics aranged for discussion. In cluded in the list are the following: "Schools of Mines and State Universi ties;" "Methods of Correcting or eliminating Idle or Unprofitable Uni versity Students;" "Intercollegiate Tthletlcs and Official University Con trol;" "The Regulation of Attendance on Religious Exercises in State Uni versities;" "How May the Cecil Rhodes Scholarships be Made Useful In America?" Some of the prominent participants In tho conference are President Jos eph Swain, of Swarthmore College; President B. P. Barrings, of the Uni versity of Virginia; President William O. Thompson, of Ohio State Univer sity; President Frank Strong, of the University of Kansas; President Web ster Merrlfield, of the University of North Dakota; President E. A. Blrge, of the University of Wisconsin; Pres ident W. Li. Prather, of the University of Texas; President Charles' w. Dab ney, of the Univeristy of Tennessee President G. E. McLean, of the Uni versity of Iowa; President James A. McLean, of the University of Idaho President W. L. Bryan, of the Unlver slty of Indiana; President P. P. Ven able, of tho University of North Caro lina, and President Cyrus Northrop, of the University of Minnesota. LIEU LAND F RAUD5 Land Board Can Plead Igno rance, Fraud or Careless ness in Transactions, TRIED TO USE SAME BASE LAND THREE TIMES. IS THE TRUE ASIATIC PLAGUE ALL DOUBT ENDED AS TO DISEASE AT MAZATLAN Outbreak Grows More Virulent and Panic Slezes the People Cordons Guard Inland Towns, Mazatlan, Mexico, Jan. 3. There Is no longer tho slightest doubt that the disease now afflicting this city is gen ulne Asiatic plague, for microscopic Investigation proves that bubonic pest bacilli are in the blood of those af- flicted with the disease. The plague has grown virulent within the last 48 hours, and the alarm, which had begun in some measure to abate, has return ed with Increased strength. The peo ple are fleeing from the city at the rate of 300 per day, and some 5000 have already gone. It Is a remarkable fact that more than 60 per cent of the persons af flicted are women. The news of the recrudescence of the plague at this port has reached the interior towns of the state, and Is causing a panic. Cordons of armed men have been placed around the towns to prevent the entrance of any one from this place. Pretender Enters Fez. Madrid, Jan. 3. A telegram re ceived from Fez says the pretender to the Moroccan throne has entered tne capital and met with a favorable reception. BAKER COUNTY MURDERER. Fresh Evidence of His Depravity Com Ing to Light Continually. Almost daily new evidence of a damaging character, is being brought to light against Pies Armstrong, con fined in the county jifll upon a charge of having murdered Miss Minnie Ens mlnger, at Haines, Christmas morn ing. The deed, one of tho most blood thirsty In the annals of Eastern Ore gon crime, has attracted widespread attention over the entire coast and while the first deep grief of the com munity has given way to more quiet feeling that the law will take only the right course, the murderer's case and actions are being watcned ty many. Whon arrested Armstrong was heard to murmur that he would like to have gotten several more, meaning, it is thought, that he desired the lives of other members of the Ensminger family because the head of the house had opposed his attentions to ' the young lady. Despite the many ravorame tnmgs heard of Armstrong, It must be ad mitted that he is exceptionally Ignor ant Ho is well knit, strong and large of stature, but all this Is lost wnen u Is known that he can not read, and to sign his name is one of tho hardest tasks. Baker City Herald.- i Department of Interior Has Ordered Rigid Investigation All Land Of fice Records Will Be Carefully Ex amined. Washington, Jan. 3. The new com missioner of the general land office, has set about tho first thing to ascer tain whether the Oregon state land board is corrupt, whether it is Ignor ant or whether It Is merely careless In the extreme. For some time Mr. Richards has, as assistant commis sioner, been looking Into lieu selec tions made by the state, and has final ly concluded that one of threo condi tions exists among state officials in charge of state school lands. On one cay December 29 last he canceled six invalid lieu selections filed, by the state. These erroneous selections have been coming tn for some time, and are not decided until they come up for approval. Many cancellations preceded those of the 29th, and from present appearances, ethers are to follow in which there may be no doubt as to facts. Tried to Use Same Base Thrice. The persistence with which the state offered successively threo Inval id bases In order to make lieu selec tion of one tract, leads to tho sus picion that the state may have al leady granted apparent rights to some individual to the land, when, In fact, the state had not such right, not hav ing acquired title. Rigid Examination. This practice is more or less com mon, and to determine the facts Com missioner Richards has ordered an examination to determine whether or iiot any timber has been cut from the same under color of a right conferred by this attempted state selection. If timber has been removed, the party so removing it is liable to the value of tho timber cut, and will be required to reimburse tho government Wheth er or not. he can recover fro mthe state is a matter the department canr not regujaie. Ignorance or Fraud. The blundering manner In which state selections In Oregon have been made leads to the conclusion that there is either inexcusable ignorance on the part of the public officials or there is a bold attempt at fraud. made in the hope that lax methods in wasmngton win permit of suc cessful culmination. It may be said now that the new commissioner is thoroughly versed In land law and land practices, will be able to deal with all such selections hereafter made, and will be heartily backed up by Secretary Hitchcock, ITALY BACKS OUT. MAY CAUSETROUBLE Steamer Captain Charged with Giving Information to the Germans, VENEZUELAN CONSUL GENERAL MAKES PROTEST. Captain of Zulata Got Permission tot Laiiti Passengers in Maracalbo Har bor Gave Signals to Gunboat Pan ther. New York, Jan. 3. Captain Terrill, of the Red Line steamer Zulata, has been suspended from duty charged with having violated tho neutrality laws and with the allegtffl responsi bility of having given a German, gun boat information which led to the capture of tho Venezuelan gunboat Miranda on December 20, In Marncnl bo harbor. An Investigation is being made that may lead to strained relations be tween the United States and Venezue la. Tho Venezuelan consul-general has notified President Castro and has made a formal protest. The story Is that the Zulata receiv ed permission to land passengers and made arrangements to give certain signals whereby the German Panther would know if the Miranda was In port. When she sailed out the crew lowered stern lights. The Panther immediately rushed in and made the capture. Captain Terrill denies the charges. GRAIN MARKETS. Quotations Furnished by the Coe Commission Company I. C. Major Local Manager, Room 4, Associa tion Block. Chicago, Jan. 2. Chlcrfgo, Jan. 3. Wheat Opened. Closed. May "75-H 75 July 724 72H Corn May 44 420 July 42 42 Oats May 33 33 Pork x January 1785 1730 May 1622 1605 Minneapolis, Jan. 3. Wheat Opened. Closed. May 73 73i July 74 74 New York, Jan. 3. Wheat Opened. Closed. May 79 July 77 Bank Statement. New York, Jan. 3. The following has been given out for the next flvo days: Reserves On all deposits, Inclus ive, $3,644,650. On all deposits other than U. S., In clusive, $3,637,100. Loans, inclusive, $30,600. Specie, inclusive, $1,264,400. Legals, inclusive, $4,180,C00. Deposits; inclusive, $7,161,400. Circulation, Inclusive,. $48,800. Wheat In Chicago. Chlcngo, Jan. 3. Wheat 74 75 cents per bushel. Toy Pistols Cause Death. Norfolk, Va., Jan. 3. Ten deaths of children from lockjaw have occurred since Christmas. Toy pistols with a new kind of chemical explosive enp. Is the causo. ULTIMATUM TO COLOMBIA State Department Gives That Country Ten Days to Close Panama Negotiations. OTHERWI8E ALL NEGOTIA TIONS WILL COME TO END. 0TO DEFER RETIREMENT. Justice Shlras Will Walt a Year That Taft Can Remain In Charge of Philippines. Washington, Jan. 3. Justice Shlras of the supreme court has been per suaded to defer his retirement a year in order to allow Governor Taft, who is to be his successor, to remain year longer in charge of the Philip pines. The announcement was .made today by a prominent business man of Manila, after having a conference with Secretary Root. OSTEOPATHS ORGANIZE. Does Not Want to Have an Exhibit at the St. Louis Fair. Rome, Jan. 3. The European com missioner of the St. Louis exposition has failed to Induce Italy to agree to exhibit. Ambassador Myer Is try ing to reopen negotiations. Robbers Secure $5000. Galesburg, Jan. 3. Five men broke Into the First National Bank at Ab ingdon, gagged the watchman .blew open the vault, got $5000 and escaped The watchman was discovered at 6 o clock this morning. Head End Collision. Erie, Pa.. Jan. .3. Two frnielit trains on the Nickel Plate railroad met In a head-end collision this morning. The engineer was killed and the brakeman was fatally Injured. Guards at Patrol. Scranton. Pa.. Jan. 3. Guards to. day are on patrol In, the vicinity of the Olyphant mine cave-in. In order to give timely warning f signs .of anoth er cave-in occur. Actresa Injured. Detroit. Jan. 3. Virginia Harned. wife of actor' Sothorn. sustained on Injury of the spine this mornln? by a fall. Jt will necessitate a cancella tion of all engagements this season. She will be removed to New York. Effort Will be Made to Get Legisla ture to Legalize Practice. Portland, Ore., Jan. 3. The osteo paths of the state have formed an or ganization that they may the better Induce the legislature to give them the legal right to practice In Oregon The Oregon State Association of Os teopathy was formed at tho Imperial hotel with this end In view. Of the 45 practitioners of this school in tho state, 30 were present at the meeting, and each one promised to do all lu his power to further the adopting of the California statuto in regard to osteopathy by the new legislature. The association was formally organ ized and the following officers elect ed: W. A. Rogers, Portland, president; J. Ja. Anderson, The Dalles, vice-president; It. B. Northrup, Portland, sec retary; Gertrude Gates, Portland, treasurer. The practice of osteopathy now is legally carried on In 23 states, and us ionowers in uregon have so in creased that they considered the time ripe for their school to bo legalized WANTS TO BUY A TITLE Morgan Offers to 8ettle $15,000,000 Upon His Daughter When She Mar. ries a Nobleman. rarjs, Jan. 3. The newspaper Crl de Paris today prints a story to the St Paul's New Coast Service. Chicago, 111., Jan. 3, The new nas- senger service between Chlcaeo. not. orado and California, to be operated by the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul, the Union Pacific and the South ern Pacific roada, was- Inaugurated today. The service provides for threo trains out or Chicago over the St. Paul dally. Tho first of these l a now Chicago-Omaha Jraln, leaving Chicago at 9:35 a. m, and arriving at Omaha at 10:45 p. m. The other two trains, which are to carry the coast service, leave Chicago as heretofore, 6 p. m. and 10: 30 p. m. ANOTHER CUAND TRUNK WREG EXPRESS COLLIDES WITH FREIGHT IN TUNNEL, Engineer Was Killed Two Trainmen Seriously Injured No Passengers Hurt. StCatherlnc, Ont., Jan. 3. The ex press easttound flyor on the Grand Trunk this morning collided with freight in the Merriton tunnel. Tho engineer was killed and two train men were seriously Injured. Tho passengers were nil uninjured. TWO ROBBERS ARRE8TED. Believed to 'Be Men Who Blew Vault at Ablngton. Quincy. 111.. Jan. 3. Two men be lleved to be tho. Ablngton bank rob bers were arrested horo at noon. They attempted to draw revolvors. but were overpowered. Eighteen hum! red dollars was found on their per sons. The other robbors nro unnnnrn. i r 1 ueiiuea. SAME OLD STORY. effect that J. Plerpont Morean In tn, Ing to arrange tho marrlago of his rTnif fvtii A ir n Vn..L 1. , - has offered to make a settlement otlL I' 1Ma"ha 1 p- Wilder, Jin ooo nnn hr '-LXhoraa. Scnbrooko, Marie Cahlii nmi BanK President Commits RnlrM- After Using $80,000 of the Fundi. bliverton, Colo.. Jan. 3. James KODins, president of tho Sllvorton fcanK, wa8 round dead thin morning wnn a nuilet In his brain, hnvlnr- wmmiueg HUlcidO. Ho Is hnllnvnrf to have used $80,000 of thn hnnV'a funds In developing a mlno to help uui. a muiiu. raiiure to real zn rrnm me venture caused the act. Benefit for Marie Dressles, Now York, Jan. 2. Tho hnnnfl in he given to ario Dressier; at tho Vic iuna w eater tomorrow promises to be one of tho hlctreHt kind over given In New York. The popular actress has been 111 with ty phoid for many weeks and In nniv now convnleBclnc. Oscar 6toIn has given tho freo .....w uuu uiuuy prominent players have volunteered tholr msivirv il . i n ' "JwiiK iiiu IlUUIUUr HT1V "nmn ornn Edna Wallace Hopper, Peter F, Datley Blanche Ring. College Fencers Meet New York. Jan. 3 Thn nni ed Intercollegiate fnnrino- no la holding Its first meeting bore today fJ ih0 PuT?e ' Axing the dates for the championship and other tour naments to bo held this spring under b a auaplces of tho association, The institutions renresnntnrl nro rni.. bla, West Point. Annannlls ir,n,..j Yale, Cornell and tho University of Won nOnlnHl. tl . " "PPeara probable that March 21 and the Now York Ath. Jetlc Club will bo decldod upon aB the date and place for holding tha an nual Intercollegiate championship, The Nicaragua Route Will be Chosen Instead Columbia Demands $600, 000 More Rental' Per Year Than Is Thought Fair. Washington, D. C, Jan. 3. It Is re ported hero In official circles that the state department Is preparing to lssu an ultimatum to Colombia requesting a reply In 10 days, otherwise all nego tiations for tho Panama route will como to end nnd the Nlcaraguan route will bo chosen. Colombia, after all the minor de tails had nlready been agreod upon demanded a half million moro rental por annum than tho United States be lieved fair. In addition to this Her i en has never been given full author ity necessary to conduct final nego tiations. A Conference With Herren. Secretary Hay held a long confer ence with Sonor Herren this morning. Afterwards it was announced that all minor details were agreed on. The rental demanded by Colombia Is $650, 000 annually. A concctslon, giving tho United Slates ownership of tho railway at tho end of 60 years, is Included, Co lombia claims that tho rovenuo deriv ed from the railway Is $200,000 annu ally and that tho lighthouse fees, har borage and docking fees at Colon and Panama amount to $450,000. All this will bo pocketed by tho United States In caso she gets the ownership of the railway and canal. Socrotary Hay, whon the matter was placed In this light, admitted the justice of the claim and stops will be taken Immediately to verify tho figures. QUAY IS ANGRY. Will Force an Extra Session of Con gress. " Washington, Jan. 3. Senator Ouay nays thnt unless the omnibus state hood hill is passed an extra cession of congress will bo forced upon the country. LIST OF JURORS. Names Drawn by Sheriff for January icrm. Following nro tho names of the men drawn by tho sheriff nnd pniint clerk to servo on tho Jury durlner tha January term of court: J. IL Drown. JtinlDOr: Joe Haalnr Pendleton; Louis Hasen. TTnlnn ! Thomas Cnmpboll. Pendleton; Clint Hodgen, Valloy; William Anderson, Milton; J. M. Hicks. Weston: n V. Vansciver, Juniper; D. J. Pholps, Mil ton; Robert Walker, Vansyclo; Moses Taylor, Weston; F. M. Hondloy. Pen dleton; James Terry, Uklah; Charles Smith, Vinson: M. McCrackon. Piw Rock; William Mills, Juniper; W. J. Chostoln, Valley: D. B. Onrtrlll Pn. dleton; John M. TlannlRtnr wAa ,-..,. J. D. Swltzlcr, Umatilla; E. P. Mar shall, Pendleton; Frank King. Juni per; John McPhall, Adams; J o Prltchett, Milton; F. J. Jackson. AtW r.a; L. L. Rogers, Adams; Horbort Doylen, Pilot Rock: 8. F. iTvatt wr,. tpln; D E. Jones, Willow Springs; James Monns, Umatilla; Thopins h Dlgglns, Milton. Court convenes on tha inth inn.n Tho docket Is not very lengthy. Wheat In San Franclacc San Francisco. Jan a wi,o.t. $1.36 per cental. CRACKER CREEK PACTS North Polo mlna sale three years ago for $600.eM. M has 6000 feet on the mother lode. It IS DOW WOHh tw.nt. mITH. --J lars. ' The South Pols mlna. all.. ku 4941 feet on the Bame lode, baa att tunnels, amounting to 2100 feet rdi In ore. We nimwi iaU three years' work tn ha . valuable aa North Pole is today. South Pole stock la aelllng at M cents until about Jannary 1st uu ueiuro iut price raisea. See Sahaaan at Hartman il.i.. offfce, ftmfleten, Ore, w