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DA11Y EVENING EDITION Eastern Oregon Weather k41?.nna br currier .t Tonight and Friday fair, warm J5c A WlitA. er tonight. PENDLETON", UtATILLiA COUNTY, OREGON, T111T1?S DAY, FElflttTARY 19, 1903. NO. 4071. ,15. MNG EDITION Ill HQLD-UP iRnvs Rob Passengers of 3adena Trolley Uar of i . - fables Worth $1000, UUSELECC RE VOLVER WAS USED. , Hat Yet Been Found to the -The One Who. Held up (tar of People Was a Boy Only hire old. Ilsseles, Feb. 19.1 It has been thnt the noiu-up or me car last night was done Iitselesr. rovolver. One robber the door guarding ine cur- Be other searched the paB- jind fired at a man who re- i A passenger Knocked the gun ito cylinder was later found Ifoor, The robber who got the a, worth $1,000, was a boy 18 ifars of age. There is still no ALASKAN BOUNDARY. MAGAZINE EXPLODED. Fester Chosen Counsel, Root Lodge and Turner Commissioners. Washington, Feb. 19. Ex-Seeretnry Foster has been selected to take charge of the case of the United States In the presentation of the Alas linn boundary cases before the special commission, In nccordance with the Alaskan trenty. Secretary Root has concluded to ac cept his appointment as one of the commissioners to roprescnt the United States on the boundary commission. Tho other two members of the com mission are Senators Lodge and Tur ner, It has been urged that Secretary Root can do this work during the coming summer without Interfering materially with his duties ns secre tary ofvwar. Ottawa, -Ont,, Feb. 19. It Is report ed that Edward Blake has been re tained by the Dominion government as counsel before the Alaska boun dary commission. GOVERNMENT GAINS TIME. Soldiers Killed and Seven In- at Fort Lafayette on New Bay. fTork, Fob. 19. A powder mag- laploded at Fort Lafayette this sen. Three soldiers were kill- lievon were Injured. The roof fort was blown to fragments. fork Bay Is scattered over with Doctors have been summou the city. bollovcd that the explosion wa3 ny the accidental discharge intity ot dynamite which was Jit the fort. Forty workmen sployed In making repairo and reared that some oi inese au the dead and injured, but I undiscovered, las FIGHT IN BRUSSELS. Iianc and an American Seri lijured In Free Fight In a It 6aloon. is, Feb. 19. Sailors from an a shin met some German bb a raloon this afternoon. A Ijit followed and two Gormans la American wore seriously In- i me Americans nave neen ar- GERMAN ALLIANCE. t Proposal for Such Was Made by German Embassador. ladon, Feb. 19. In tho house ot ins today Cranberne read doc- I shnwinc thnt thfi first niODQS- (for an alliance in the Venezuelan fiw came In a communication from German ambassador at London Anniversary of Pythianlsm. Ipcago, Fob. 19. Tho order of r Knights of Pythias today enters tie cl03irg year of the third de- fit of Us existence. With n mem- ailp considerably beyond the half a mark, the members or the or- ! believe they bavo good cause for iMitlon. Since the order was pied 39 years ago by Justin H. pwne, of Washington, Us member- H ud influence lias spread to ev- fJUUe aud territory of the union, Alaska, Hawaii, Cuba, Mexico and Ifttil of the Canadian provinces. Newfoundland Legislature. sEUohns, N, p Feb. 19. Tho New- Miana .egislature mot and organ- ' today The session Is likely to set moro than ordinary attentiou fH to the action to be takGn on tho H7 treaty. Texas Will Not Exhibit latin, Texas, Feb .19. The lower or the legislature today practl- 2f wuea the bill appropriating w lor an exhibit at the St, 1 Exposition. Ames to Be Extradited. iCoswrd, N. H., Feb, 19. Governor wer this afternoon decided ex-Mayor Ames, of Minneapolis, Ud be Altrnriltnil Wgrmnti will "ed March 5. Minister fn r.arjtMK lWngton, Fob. 19. Herr von me newly appointed German w to Venezuela, has been or- " W proceed to Caracas immedl- Formally Accepts Offer to Sell Pana- jna Canal Property. Washington, D. C, Feb. 19. Tho government has formally accepted the offer of the Panama Canal Company to soli to the United States the canal property and all the company's rights therein for $40,000,000, subject to the ratification of the pending treaty with Colombia. The effect of this accept ance was to extend the life of the jop tlon held by the government beyond March 4, next, and until the treaty now before the senate has been rati fied by both countries. J DISASTROUS FIRES THREE MEN KILLED AT SPRINGFIELD, OHIO. Three Children Lose Their Lives In Texas Factory Destroyed In Phila delphia af a Loss of $150,000. Fort Worth, Texas, Feb. 19. The Robertson farmhouse was destroyed by fire early this njqrning. A daugh ter and two soiib were burned to death. The girl was trying to rescuo her brothers when she was caught In the flames. Theater Destroyed. Springfield, O., Feb. 19. The Foun tain Square theater and several mer cantile houses were destroyed by fire this morning at $300,000 loss. Three men were killed. Zero Weather. Philadelphia, Feb. 19. A fire thin morning destroyed the four-story fac tory of the Griffin company at n 150,000 loss. The adjoining buildings were threatened and many people es caped to the street half clad. The wind was blowing and the tempera ture was down to zero. Washeries Destroyed. Sydney, B. C, Feb. 19, The Do minion Iron & Steol Company's coal washeries were destroyed by fir this afternoon at a loss of $100,000. An American Noblewoman. London, Feb. 19. Word comes from Cairo this week that among the moiit prominent members of the Anglo-Saxon colony there at the present time aro Sir Lewis and Lady Molesworth. Lady Molesworth was Miss Jane Frobt of St. Louis, and was married to Sir Lew's in 1875. She was, and still Is, a good looking and very attractive woman. In English society she has the reputntijn of being a striking rii lesentatlve of tho clever, cultured wo man of the day, as well as tho smart and pretty society butterfly. Lady Molesworth was one of the fitot of tha long line of charming Americans wlu during the last 30 years or more, have captured the hearts, coronots find titles of not a few distinguished Englishmen, - Carnation Society Show. Now York Feb. 19. The recently formed Ameilcan Carnation Society nnnnnri a ehnw in Hrooklvn tnrlnv at which millionaires from all over the country are competing witn eacn other and with the commercial florists for prizes for growing the best species of carnations. So numerous are the exhibit that two of the largest halls In Brooklyn, tho Art Gallery and the Brooklyn Association Hall, are re quired to accommodate the exhibition. Prominent among the exhibitors are Thomas W. Lawson, of Boston; H, L. Higglnbotham, of Chicago; H. McK. Twombly .of Now York, and Charles F. Deltrlch, of Mllbrook, N. Y. The exhibition will come to a close to morrow night. The coldest weather In 12 years Is reported froiHSouthern Oregon, during the past week, SENATOR! SITUATION IS T GRAIN MARKETS. N N SALEM Both-Houses Have Agreed to Adjourn at Midnight Friday. Work of Senate and House. Salem, Feb. 19. The situation with legard to the election of a United States senator is yet unchanged. Many declare that Harvey W. Scott will be nominated and elected anout 11:50 Friday night. There was but one absentee today and -Fulton did not vote. Two who voted for Geer yesterday deserted him today, but two moro Multnomah men took their places. Both houses have agreed to adjourn at midnight Friday. The Vote Today. Fulton 33 Geer 27 Wood 17 Williams 6 Scattering i 5 Absent 2 Total 90 Are Now Laws. The governor has signed the follow ing bills: Creating state and county boards of health, prohibiting sale of adulterated illuminating oil, requiring fenders on street cars, prohibiting sale of adulterated linseed oil and authorizing the portage railroad from The Dalles to Celllo. To Meet Roosevelt. The following have been appointed ns the senate's portion of a commit tee of 12 from the legislature to greet President Roosevelt on the occasion of his coming visit to Oregon: Kuy- kendall of Lane, Carter of Jackson, Crolsan of 1 ane, Wehrung of Wash ington. For Prison Reform. Governor Chamberlain has been making a thorough Investigation of the state penitentiary since his in auguration und has found many re pairs and improvements urgently needed. He concluded the best rerr edy would be to set aside all money received by the state for convict l1 bor as a betterment fund tor repairs on the penitentiary. His suggestions are embodied in a bill introduced by Eddy of Tillamook, which passed the house this morning. Receipts frju convict labor are about $11,000 per annum. Delinquents to be Published. An attempt by Representative Shel ly to secure the passage of a meas ure which would do away with tho recesslty for printing delinquent ttx lists In county official papers has been defeated. Blakley's Bill Passes. Blakley's bill to compel all persons engaged in the business of slaughter ing cattle to keep a book in which stall bo entered the name of the per son from whom the cattle were pur chased, and all persons not regularly engaged in slaughtering to return the hides for a month, was passed Wed nesday by a vote of 44 to G. The bill is designed particularly for tho bene fit of Eastern Oregon, in order that cattle stealing may be lessened. To Strike Out Exemptions. Hale's bill, amending the law relat ing to the exemption of taxes, was passed .by the house yesterday. The Hale bill strikes out the exemption of $300 and the exemption for poor people. Judge Hale claims these pro visions were in direct violation of the constitution. Robblns Liability Bill. The bill passed this morning, Intro duced by Robblns of Baker, relating to the rights and liabilities of stock holders in private corporations, is an amendment affecting only mining cor porations. Under the present law un less stock is fully paid up the slock holders can be held liable. It is im possible to discover the value of min ing property, and the bill provides tnat mining property may bo pur chased by the directors of any com rany using their discretion as to its value. For Dead Guards' Widows. The house adopted Judd's house concurrent lesolutlon to the effect that the ways and means committee be instructed to include in its special bill $1000 for the widows of the inr -e guards at the state penitentiary killed by Tracy and Merrill. Two Bills by Davey. Davey of Marlon, had good luck In the house yesterday afternoon, two of his measures receiving the approval of the representatives. One of them was the bfll appropriating $10,000 for the state boaro of agriculture and the other to compel the attendance of In dian children and deaf and mute chil dren at the institutions provided for them. Quotations Furnished by the Coe Commission Company D. C. Sulli van, Manager, Room 4, Association Block. Chicago, Feb. 19. Wheal Opened. Closed. May 74& 73 July 73 73 Corn May 45 15 July 43 44 lUnneapolls, Feb. 19. Wheat Opened. Closed. May 7G 70 July 7ti 76V4 New York, Feb. 19. Wheat Opened. Closed. May 80 80 July 78 H 78 Wheat In Chicago. Chicago, Feb. 19. Wheat 71 cents per bushel NEW RAILROAD MERGER. Four Roads Become Partners In Northern Samshlp Line. Ne York. Fob. 19. Tha statement vas made today, though not confirmed In official quarters, that roup leaning rnnds. thn New York Central, tho Del aware, Lackawanna & Western, Erie tid Lehigh vaucy are to snnre equal ly in tho ownership oMho freight ves sels reported to have been sold by the Northern Steamship Company. It was originally Intended by J. I. Hill, tvl.n nnntrala tlin Klfnmsliln lino, to i ko the vessels as Atlantic Coast sraln carriers, bul the consummation of the Burlington deal seems to have interfered with or rendered nugatory such a plan. T A JOINT NOTE IS SUBMIT- TED TO THE POWERS. DOTH E SlGiECK Eight High School Pupils Were Killed and Fifteen Injured at Newark, Delaware. LACKAWANNA EXPRE88 STRIKES A TROLLEY CAR. DEPEW'S ORIGINAL PLEA. DI8AGREES .WITH HANBURY. Opponent of Popular Election of Sen ators Argues Against Statehood. Washington, Feb. 19. Senator De pew, i,n his speech on the statehood bill yesterday, argued that to add to the Union three more states with small population, giving them six senators, would still farther dilute the senate and make It more unpopular than now. He added that this would call the attention of the country sharply to the conditions In the sen ate, and that It would start a senti ment in favor of popularizing the sen ate, having the senators elected by direct voto and giving larger states a representation according to their population. Depew is one of the senators who have stood out firmly against any ac tion In the direction of the election of senators by direct vote. While the advocates of the election of senators by direct vote are constantly growing in numbers, none of them has ever been heard In favor of a proposition to equalize representation in the sen ate according to population. The only proposition of this kind that has be -n piesented to the senate in recent years was by Penrose of Pennsylvania, who did It with a view of injuring tho chances of the Joint resolution for election of senators by the popular method. COLD INTENSE. Much Suffering Reported In the North Central States. Cleveland, O., Feb. 19, The cold wave continues, It Is four below zero hore. Reports indicate that it is as lo was eight below in the storm belt. From all directions come re ports of much suffering. Attorney-Gen.eral Advises Hitchcock to Ignore Fc-rest Reserve Decision. Washington, Feb. 19. The interior c'.epartnient will continue to enforce its regulations providing penalties for the passage of sheep on forest reV ervatlons, notwithstanding the decis ion of Judge Hansbury, of Seattle, that such regulations are unconstitu tional. The department tako.-i the po rtion that multiplication of Its reg i lations regarding sheep trespassing would defeat the real water-storage object of forest reserves. Tho Seat tle decision is in line with a decision of several years ago by a California court, but the attorney general had advised the secietary of the interior, according to the' department, that the right to make the regulations which the Seattle comt holds to be uncon stitutional is conferred by the act of congress of June 4, 1897, authorizing the depaitn ent to regulate the occu pancy and care of forest reserves. Bible Societies Hold Celebration. Montreal, Que., Feb. 19. Tho Brit ish North American auxiliaries of the British and Foreign Blblo soclty sent representatives to a convention here today to discuss plans for the part Ca nada will take next year in the cel ebration of the centenary of the found ing of the society. The movement has already taken strong hold on the British public, and throughout tho colonies, and the celebration in Cana da It is confidently expected will be heartily taken up. A vory Influential deputation will visit Canada next fall, to give addresses in the principal cities. During tholr visit It is ex pected that a general convention will held in some central locality, one of the interesting features of which will bo an exhibition of some rare, early editions of the bible. Proposition Will Be Submitted to the Porte on Saturday, Asking That Lives and Property of Christians Be Guarded. Vienna, Feb. 19. All tho powers, to whom the joint Austro-Russlan note relative to reforms in Turkey's Bal kan possessions was submitted, have signified their approval. Tho same proposition will be submitted to thn porte Saturday. Reforms are de manded over all localities where the Christians dwell and the note will de mand a complete safeguarding of the lives and property of all Christians under Turkish rule. It Is generally believed that Turkey will accept. Motorman of Special School Car Could Not Stp the Car All the Killed Were Between 14 and 17 Years of Age Bodies Bady Man gled. Newark. Del.. Fob. 10.--A Lacka- wnnnn nvntvKH tniln struck a trolloy car on a crossing at 8:30 this morn ing, that was loaded with children en ropto to school. Sovon wero klllod and 1G inpured. Tho car was demol ished. Tho train was rlinnluir lull speed. Tho motorman saw tho train ap nronchliu' but stuck to his post. ThO car slid on the icy rnlls until the front platform was ncross mo tracK. It was a special school car filled with high school scholars. All tho klllod wero 14 to 17 years of ago. In addition to seven klllod outright, 16 wero seriously injured, six of whom will probably die. Tho motorman had his skull crushed and will die. Tho train couldn't slop within two blocks. It wns a distressing sceno. Fragments of bodies wore scattered the entire distance A portion of tho body of a young girl was on tho pilot ot tho engine when It stopped. One girl's head was found 20 foot distant from her body, which wns cleanly decapitated as though by a knife. Not a spot of blood marred the beauty or tho faco or discolored dir. Inmr lirnlil nt linllv MnRt nf tllOSO killed outright were standing on tho front platform whon tho car was strucK by the engine. Later Another Dead. Aunlhni- victim of the accident has illf.l. innkliiir ii total of eight. Tho engineer of the express train may not f-urvlve. DESPERATE DUEL. Aged Baron Fights an Expert Swords man with Sabre Receives Thrust Through the Arm. Buda Pest, Hungaria, Fob. 19. Bar on Fojerivary fought a sabre duel this morning with Langyel, who is an expert swordsman. Tho baron, ngod 70, insisted on sabres with tho Intent of killing his opponent. I-angyel parred tho thrusts with difficulty so icmarkable was the aged minister's swordsmanship. The baron gradually weakened when- his opponent thrust his sabre through his arm. Tho sep tuagenarian was convoyed to his homo in a carriage, critically 111, Would Annex Isle of Pines. Washington, D. C Feb, 19, Repre sentative Richardson, of Tennessee, Tuesday introduced a resolution ask ing the president why that portion of the Piatt amendment regarding the Isle of Pines had not been enforced. He also Introduced a concurrent reso lution declaring that it is the sense of congress that the Isle ot Pines Is territory belonging to the United States, and that no sovereignty can be lawfully exercised thero except by the United States. Minnesota Editors. St. Paul, Minn., Feb, 19, The Min nesota Editorial Association Is hold ing its annual meeting hero with in attendance the largest in the history of the association's yearly meetings, Tho initial session was held In the rooms of the commercial club today and was devoted to papers and dis cussions dealing with various matters In which tha newspaper fraternity Is particularly interested. This evening tho visiting editors and their ladles are to be entertained at a theater party. Humberts on Trial. Parjs, Fob. 19. The suit against the Humberts was recommenced at noon. All appeared In court, although Madamo Humberts is undoubtedly ill. EverT standing room was inadequate for. the crowd of visitors. DAY IN SENATE. Continuous Session Will Be Held Until the Panama Treaty Is Rati fied. Washington, February 19. Senator Cullen announced this morning that at noon ho would move that tho sen ate go Into executive session to con sider tho Panama canal troaty and remain In continuous session until tho Pannnia troaty Is ratified. Mor gan's desk Is piled high with refer ence books. Ho Is propared for nn Indefinite continuation of his spoech against tho trenty. Quay With Morgan. Washington, Fob, 19, Quay has sided with Morgan Ho proposes to block all legislation until tho omni bus statehood bill Is pnsscil. Toduy ho sent a copy or tho Colombian con stitution to tho desk to bo' read. It icqiilred several hours of time. To Prevent Hazing, Tho houso today adopted an amend ment to tho military appropriation hill, authorizing thn superintendent ot the naval acidemy to formulate niton to effectively prevent hazing. RichardB to Succeed Day, Washington, Fob. 19. Solicitor- General Richards is believed to have been selected by President Roosovelt to succeed Day as circuit Judge, whon tho latter takes Shlras' placo. Tho announcement Is expected this weok.' Hoyt as Solicitor-General, Washington, Feb. 19. The nomina tions of Day and Richards wore sent to the senuic today, Also that of Honry Hoyt, of Pennsylvania, to bo solicitor-general, Tho latter Is now assistant to Richardson. Priest's Golden Jubilee, Galodburg, III., Feb. 19. Several sections of tho country ere repre sented today among tho priests aud prelateti of tho Roman Catholic church who came lore and participated in tjio golden Jubilee celebration of tha ordination of Very Rev, Doan Joaoph Costa, C. C, Tho clergy and lay par ticipants In tho celebration assembled this morning In Corpus Chrlatl church vhoro solemn high mass was celebrat ed by Bishop Spalding, of Peoria, This afternoon tho visitors wero ban quoted In Lyceum hall and Father Costa and his services were made the subject for eulogistic add eases.