DAILY EVENING ED1TIQM Eastern Oregon NVeather Tonight and Wednesday Tain X or Bnow. 'lie A WEEK, PENDLETON, UMATILLA COTNTY, OliEGOX, TUESDAY, JAXUAIiY 27, 1903. NO. 4001 J INGE IS fl AT SALEM helps Introduces a Bill Create a Deputy Attor- the Sixth District. KXEY T. G. HAILEY TAKEN BY SURPRISE. iojed to Be a Substitute fur Creating County Attorney ffrcm Morrow County Evi- Planning for a Job. Jan. 27. No candidate made ed there weie no important do- tsU on today's Joint ballot for a senator. UMJJ'S voie ai oaiem. i 32 17 17 21 3 EMPEROR'S BIRTHDAY. Kaiser Wllhelm of Germany, Attends Servlces In His 'Honor Meets Em bassador Tower. Berlin, -un. 27. The birthday of Eraporor William, who ivas born Jan uory 27, 1859, was generally observed Ihroughout iho empire today. In this city tho day was rolubrated ns ashol! uay ana puunc ana private buildings were docoratod. Most of the Berlin papers as well as those of other cities take occasion to utter a lew words of eloquent eulogy of the emperor. A performance of "Heny I," arranged by court dramatists, is to be given tonight. Tho emperor's flatterers profess to tee many points of resem blance between his character and that of Henry, and It Is rumored that these points of resemblance are to be sspecinliy emphasized by the court players. During the course of the morning Emperor William and the imperial family attended service in the chapel of the castle. The mem bers of the diplomatic corps and the imporlal and Pnsslan cabinet minis- tcrs were present. When Ambassador Tower was pre sented to the kaiser he held a long, familiar conversation with him. The kaiser paid marked attention to what he said. MEET AWFUL DEATH Jan. 27. The Phelps hill, ; tie oUtce of deputy district tlie sixth judiciul district. 1 the house. It provides that Jrsceive JtiOQ. to be deducted Ife present salary of the district Tho district attorney and bast he Ii oiii dilfureut couu- c edit judicial district is com- f)t Umatilla and Morrow couu-Mi-nine per cent of the buB- ls( the attorney Is from Umatilla T. Q. Hoiley, or Pendleton, is it district attorney, and nls set. Stephen A. Lowell, Is This bill Is a complete sur- Peudleton attorneys. . It was ; an effort would be made to tie offices of district attor id create the office of county !v for each county in tho state, kerf tew ot them anticipated this Senator Spooner Re-Elected. Madison, Wis., "Jan. 26. United States Senator John C. Spooner, was ie-elected today bj the two boused of the Wisconsin legislature, meeting in Joint sestion. Fifty Aged Women, Inmates of an English Asylum, Are Burned to Death. WERE NO FIRES ESCAPES ' NOR WATER AVAILABLE. There Were 2600 Inmates, Mostly Feeble Old Women, In tlae Institu tionOne Wing Was Completely Destroyed Bodies Burned Beyond Recognition. London, Jan. 27. One of tho most sensational fires seen here in years. In which It Is believed 60 are dead, partially destroyed the state asylum of Colony Hatch, North London, this morning. It started at 5:30 in the Jewish wing, which has 600 inmates. The building Is on an eminence and the approaches are steep, making it difficult of , access. The Are had a PENSON S FOR ALL Senator Scott Urges the Adop tion of Some Changes in the Pension Laws, TOO MUCH RED TAPE AND HUMBUGGERY NOW. Bank Blown. Steelville, 'III., Jan. 27. The bank at this place was blown up this morn ing and $300 taken. The robbers escaped. BIG DROP IH WHEAT MARKET Thinks That All Soldiers Who Serv ed Ninety Days In the Civil War and Were Honorably, Discharged, Should Receive a Pension. Washington, Jan. 27. Senator Na than B. Scott, of West Virginia, today made an eloquent address before the senate urging the adoption of his res olution for tho appointment of a com mission to examine the present pen sion laws and report desirable changes. Also to advise the desira bility of pensioning all soldiers -vho strved 90 days in tho civil war and tig headway whem the firemen arrly-jwe.ro honorably discharged, who have, ed. Thsre was panuemomirm among i reached the age of C2 and made ap plication for the same in 12 months. He said the pension laws now iised were filled with red tnpe and humbug-gery. GREAT EXCITEMENT CAUSED " BY VERY BEARISH REPORTS. To Honor McKinley. nton, 0, ftn. 27. Men promt In public life and representing sections of tie country are gather- , tie home town of William ihy, to do honor to the memory i osrtred president The oc- Bon Is a banquet of the Canton Re- lllcw League In commemoration i sixtieth anlversary of McKln- i birth. The affair takes place i evening in the'Qrand opera house I auditorium of which has been wmely decorated. Covers will for 200 guests. President prelt arrived from Washington rand vras met by a citizen's re- i committee. After the .formal fflg ceremonies the president paid their respects to Mrs. fcy at her home. Other proml- to arrive during the 1 all of whom are to ho heard I banquet are: Secrotary of , who accompanied the pres- t-Pcstmaster General Chas. aith of Philadelphia; Cover other officials from Co- Reneral Leonard Wood: My- lerrlclc, of ClevolRiidf J. H. , assistant secretary of ,agrl- as Herman H, Kohlsaat, of ho was ono of President It closest friends. Judge R-'Day, of this city Is to, act nag officer at the banquet flnce President Roose- 1 'is to deliver the principal we evening a Theater of 1609. It, Jan 27, The theater In rty-fourth street, recently Mrs. Oshorn's playhouse. sopened tonight undor the 5 of Frank Lea .Short. Jf?s to give Now Yorkers a Elizabethan drama with S'nal flavor. Tim Htrle '.'las been altered so ns to Swan theater whpm !' nlavs wern trlvmn. fs and every detail of customs of tho nlavhniiRfc iteenth century are to be . vuuuKe or nil is to oe ek by plays of .Dekker, - Haywood and Ben Jon- sl one of the morality ?r Plays of the fifteenth - "ibe reproduced. $ it nPtlHnnlnr, Ilin lnn'l.J W tho city council .to an- Jjwrshal and recorder. May Wheat Drops to 79 Amid Great Excitement Armour Forced to Drop Ten Million Bushels. Chicago, Jan. 27. There was the greaest .excitement on the Board of Trade In recent years this morning, on receipt of bearish reports from everywhere May wheat dropped from 82 to '79 amid tremendous ex- clteninet Armour was dislodged lrotn the corner which he has occu pled so long and was compelled to drop 10,000,000 bushels. Wheat in Chicago. Chicago, Jan. 27. Wheat 81 79 c per bushel. Celebration at Northwestern. Chicago, III., Jan. 2(. Plans have been completed for the celebration of the fifty-second anniversary of Foun der's day by tho officials of North western University. President Arthur T, Hadloy. of Yale. In to be the guest of the occasion, and the granting of certain honorary dogrcos to men who havo distinguished themselves, In be half of professional education .lA.Jhe United States will be a Reading 'feat' rre. The celebration begins with, the minimi alumni banquet at the Audi torium hotel this evonlnt,iitU7 which piesident ljadly and the . recipients of the legi'ees will br present. The topic to bo discussed is "Needed. Re forms in Our American University System." Kansas Lawyers Meet. Toneka. Kan.. Jan. 27. Men promt nfent in the lethal profession are hero Irani almost every couuty In the slate to atUnd the annual meeting of tho Kansaa State Bar Association. Which opened today and will continue In session through tomorrow. The program Is one ,of tho most Interest ing ovor arrangod for a meeting qf the association. Chief Justice Walter Clark, of North Carolina, delivers the nnr.al address and eminent member of the bench and bar of othor states will be heard on subjects of gret public Interest Physicians of New York Meet. Albanv. N. Y.. Jan. 27. The Now York State Medical Society began Its annual mooting here today with Dr Henry T. Hopkins, of Buffalo, pro- elfHtiir. Amone- the tonics to ne ais- cussed during tho three days' sessions are tho medical schooling the, ques tion of whether sterilized, rasimir- i?:ed, or clean milk excels. Another subject to receive the attention Is recent improvements in the care of the Insane, Sentence Commuted. London. Jan. 27. Lyncb's sentence today was commuted from death to j penal Borrllude for life. the lunatics who had been asleep. They tore away from the attendants and raced up and down the corridors, shrieking. A number got out of the building and are still at large. The firemen devoted their entire at tention to tho main building, leaving the wing to be destroyed. The Are was gotten -under control by 8 o'clock. It was at first believed that all the Inmates had been taken out or had escaped, but after the fire, several bodies were discovered' disfigured be yond Identification. All were women. The agonized rolatlves are nrriving. All London Is thrilled with the hor ior of the fire. Details only add ag ony. It seems nothing had been pro4 vlded for such an emergency, There were no fire escapes and no water available. No system for protection nor appliances. The building was surrounded by high walls. It was a flimsy affair of corrugated Iron and wood built for temporary use, five years ago. The Inmates were mostly feeble old women. Many were seen to strug gle to break the bars and then fall hack in the flames. There are 2C00 inmates in the entire Institution. At noon 50 bodies of old women had been recovered. The list will probably he Increased BOSTON NEWSBOYS. CURE FOR CONSUMPTION. Research Hospital to Be Built by University of Chicago at a Cost of $7,000,000. Chicago, Jan. 27, An afternoon pa per says Rockefeller will give I7.000.' 000 for founding a research hospital to fin1 a cure for consumption. The buildins will be erected by the unl versity of Chicago, complying to a previously planned extension of the Ruse Medical College at the time when the two universities were com bined. fl " WITNESS THREATENED. Receives an Anonymous Letter Con taining Excerpts of Mormon. Doc trine. New York,. Jan. 27.V-One of the witnesses in the case of William Hooper Young, Informed the district attorney that he had received an an onymous letter threatening death If he testified at the trial. The letters contained excerpts from the bloods atonement doctrine of the Mormon church. Stormy Session Expected. Rome, Jan. 27. The Italian cham bers reconvened today The first measure to receive attention is one of paramount importance, namely, the government bill looking to the econ omic relief of Southern Italy, The measure provides for relief of the South by the repeal of taxes and other economic 'n'oans, largely at the ex pense of the more prosperous North of Italy. Brron jSonnlnc and his inte' ligent supporters In the. rational op j.osltlon pro prepared to oppose the measure with all the strength at their command and every indication points io a Huirmy kushiuh. Accounts Short, San Francisco, Jan, 27. Win Mer cer, the famous pitcher, who suicided was short in his account. It Is esti mated that he squandered at tho race trxeks some $6,000. "He lost all the money the .clubs made In their west ern trip. Returned Complimentary Tickets to Non-union Theater. A New Yorker went to Boston re cently to apply his genius to tho task of Increasing the circulation of a Boston dally newspaper which was recently acquired by one of the end less chain New York publishers. The circulation manager has a new and interesting experience to relate of his first encounter with Boston trades unionism. Spurred fcy kindly sentiment toward tho newsboy army that acted as In termediary between his paper and the great public and also having some designs in securing the sentimental attachment of the aforesaid army, the manager decided to "do something." He selected- .one of the best plays running at a Boston theater, ono he thought tho newsboys would appre ciate, and bought 500 tickets for one performance. These he gave to the leader of the host that appeared dally at the counting room of the paper, and asked him to distribute them among his fellows. Tho boy accepted the tickets, but soon returned with a solemn air. "We don't want dese," he said. "Why?" asked the circulation man agor. "Why. do fellers can't go dere. Dnt's a non-union t'eater." The 600 tickets werp returned to the office and the New York man is preparing a dinner for his particular newsboy friends where nothing shall be opened unless It bears the union label. New York Commercial: SOIL BADLY WASHED. Hillside Land of Walla Walla Valley Much Damaged by Heavy Rains of Past Few Weeks. Walla Walla, Jan. 27. General complaint is hcaid among farmers and those interested in grain produc tion that the rains of tho past few weeks havo done great damage to the j hillside land which makes up a great; percentage of the Walla Walla valley, i Great ditches and gullies havo been! cut In fields which slope to any ex tent, a depth of one and two feet be ing common In many places. At the foot of the hill where bad washes havo occurred great bodies of earth havo gathered, covering grain and old soli to a depth of four to 10 Inches. This unusual washing of the land Is unaccounted for by even old settlers, and has never been noted to such an alarming extent anywhero in the valley. In fields whero fall grain was sown tho damage will bo heavy. The ditches will have to bo plowed in so that a header or binder can be run over the fields In harvest, and the deluged land will have to, be reseed ed entirely. In fields not seeded the plow will leadily cover up the dam age before the grain is sown, and at harvest time no damage Is expected to show up. By somo It is held that a change is going on In the make-up of the soil, the hard and constant cultivation hav ing robbed tho land of somo of Its. substances -which lieia Tt togetner. Others maintain that the rains were peculiar In scvorlty and frequency, giving the land no chance to settle irom one shower to another. Be the cause what, It may, the fields of tho valley present a washed appearance, but little known heretofore. 1 CAT ON OF REP. LESSLER Understood That the, Naval Affairs Investigating Com mittee Has Verdict Ready, LESSLER' DENIES INFLUENCING DODLIN9. BLOCKADE ENDS T EMBASSADORS OF ALLIES CONSULT WITH BOWEN. SPEAKER HARRIS' NEW GAVEL. Made From Wood of Tree Planted by i George Washington. Speaker Harris has received a tes timonial from the "minority party" In the legislature, in the form of a gavel. The presentation was made Informal ly, so as nor to delay the business of the house. Representative C. V, Cal loway of Yamhill performed this func tion. Mr. Harris responaeo. graneiui ly and intimated that he would wield the gavel in a way that would not bo oppressive to democrats. There are 17 democrats In the legislature against 73 republicans, The gavel was made from the wood of a tree Planted nt Mount Vernon, in 1799, by Washington himself, a short time be- fore his death. The tree is a large ash and stands within 100 feet of the mansion. The gavel Is a piece of a large limb cut from the tree. Relics of the character of this one are sold at Mount Vernon and at no other place, and (he proceeds go toward the keeping up of tho home. Thirty thous and dollars' worth of these relics made from trimmings of trees plant ed by Washington himself at Mount Vernon, have been sold. STEAMER SANK. Craffee, of Glasgow, Goes Down Off Ramsey Island Seventeen Men I Missing. St, David's, Wales. Jan. 27. Tho i British steamer Craffee. from Glas gow to Buenos Ayres; sank off Ram sey Island this afternoon. Slx of the crew were saved, 17 are missing. Practically Accept Venezuela's Prop ositlon to Pay Thirty Per Cent of the Customs at Cabello and La Guayra. Washington, Jan. 27. Desplanchcs, the Italian ambassador, Herbert, the BrUish minister, and Count Quade, tne uerman cfiarge d affairs, bad a consultation with Minister Bowen this morning. They presented the an ewers of their governments to tho Venezuelan proposition to pay SO per cent of the customs. It is understood that they accepted these terms with slight modifications and the blockade is to be raised Thursday or Friday. For Information, Only, The participants in this morning's conference this afternoon denied that they have tecelven definite answers Irom their respective governments to Minister Bowen's proposition. They say this morning's conference was for the purpose of gaining more lnforma tlon only. Said He Advised Him to Tell tha Whole Truth Qulgg Will Also D Vindicated by the Committee. Washington, Jan. 27. Represonta t:ve Lesslsr was the first witness be fore tho naval affairs Investigation committee this morning. He denied that he had ever made any attompt to Influence goblins. He said all Mint ho ever advised him to do was to tell tho whole truth. There was no talk hutuTr cu tne testimony. Doblln never told him ho had originally lied, and gave him no reason to bclleva that his testimony would be other than corroborative of his first story on which the Investigation was de manded. lie did see tho speaker, but did so simply to avoid notoriety. Ho also did send the secretary to get Doblln before the comraltteo without attract ing attention. Not, however, with any ildea that ho had any new tHtlmo:iy to oner. ' It is understood that tho committee has Its verdict ready. It will be to tho effect that tho offer was made by Doblln to Lessler and that no cred ence can be placed on Doblln's testi mony, and Uhat no connection of Qulgg with the Improper offer has been shown, The verdict is consider ed a vindication of both Lessler and Qulgg. EVIDENCE OF SINCERITY, German Officials Think That Castro's Offer Is In the Right Spirit. Berlin, Jan. 27. President Castro's offer of 30 per cent of the customs re celpts at La Guayra and Port Cubel- lo as a guarantee for payment of the foreign claims Is regarded In official circles here as evidence of the sin cerity of his intention to make a sat isfactory settlement. As the offer Includes the claims of the other countries besides those tak ing part In the blockade, some doubt Is expressed whether 30 per cent Is adequate. CZAR IN A SCANDAL. Ballet Girl Claims Betrayal by the Ruler of the Russian Empire. Vienna, Jan. 27. The Die Zelt has confirmed the message about a scandal in which the czar was the principal figure. While walking In a garden recently a ballet girl whom the czar formerly favored, evaded the guards, rushpd to the czar's side and pleaded reparation for desertion. The, czar ordered the expulsion of tho girl, who resisted. Her loud out cries attracted tho attention of (he czarina, who witnessed the conclu sion of the scene and then retired to her apartments. FIRST FOR NEW GOVERNOR. Requisition Papers Issued for Hobo Thieves, Who Broke Jail In Port land. Governor Chamberlain Friday Is sued the first requisition papors from his offtco, thoy being for tho return of Frank Word and F. Miller, arrested In North Yakima, Wash., after hav ing escaped from the Jail at Portland. The men are two hoboos who broke open a freight car of tho O. H. & N. Co., at tho terminal yards at Port land, stealing an assortment of arti cles, Their trial was conducted 1F W, N. Oatens, then doptity district at torney. When tho case wa3 postponed ono day in order to secure additional witnesses, tho two prisoners emaped from pal).- Salem Journal MINERS SERIOUSLY INJURED. Powder Explosion In the Sallevus Mines at 8cranton, Pa. Scranton, Pa,, Jan. 27, night min ers wero seriously Injured and sev eral others slightly hurt by a powdor explosion In the Bollevuo mines tills morning, Tho mines are owned by the I.nckawRiuiu railroad. Triple Celebration Held, Easton, Pa., Jan, 27. Archbishop Ryan of Philadelphia .and other prominent prelates o ftho Roman Catholic church took part In a triple celebration held by the parishioner of St. Joseph's church In this clly. The celebration commemorated tho fiftieth anniversary of the church, tho iwiinty-flfth annlveisnry of the oral' nation of tho Rev. Joseph Regnery's priesthood, an dthe fiftieth annlver- ary of the latter's birth. Vessel Ashore, Liverpool, Jan,' 27, The vessel ashore near Holyhead Is tho Herman Lout Rothlldo Rubs, instead of nn American liner, as at first reported. All were savrd. The vessel Is u tntal wreck. NO SENATOR IN WASHINGTON. The Conclusion of the Tenth Ballot Shows No Change In the Situation Olympln, Jan. 27, There Js no change In 'the senatorial sltuatlji., nnd pone anticipated before Saturday rextThe tenth ballot waa taken to day, on which fpur monbers paired. Bank Dynamited. Waterloo, Neb Jan. 27. The hank here was dynamited early this morn ing. The robbers took 13600 and es caped. A posse Is now lit pursuit with bloodhounds. Pettus Without Opposition, Montgorrory, Ala., Jan, 27. United States Senator K. W. PeMui? wan iinaplriouly relief ted today liy he legislature of sn)mmn. ill r 4 iT rT1.,llMl.irti r I