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DAILY EVENING EDITION flLYEVENINSEDITION j Eastern Oregon Weather a ' THE DAILY -mi riMtrered it ronr residence aj pure ol bulnei toy carrier at 5c A WEEK. J I Tonight nnd Sundny, fair. PENDLETON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OKEGON, SATUKDAY, EEliKUAliY 28, 1903. XO. 4G7J). VOL. 15. TENNESSEE HAS HOME RULE. ..AMirrtr' Tio!n nn fUn Qrvl IT k ern Railway Plunges into a Washout. f- i-r- ixii rr r AND 22 ARE INJURED. The Engineer, a Mail Clerk and a Pas- tenger Killed Two Trainmen Fa ulty Injured Washout and Land slide Direct Cause. Knoxvllle, Feb. 2S. Meager reports t i wreck of the passenger train on tie Southern railway In a cut east of Urolr City, weio received this morn- tr. A section foreman who brought lie news be.?? tnree are aeaa ana euj injured. Aiothcr report says the engineer. Iresan, baggageman and several pas Denver's Constitutional Amendment Is Sustained by Supreme Court. Denver, Feb. 2S. The supreme court today sustained the Rush home rulo constitutional amendment adopt ed at the November election, and granted a writ of mandamus requiring City Treasurer Sours, of Denver, to surrender his office to County Treas urer Elder. Justices Gebbert and Stcelo concurred in the opinion. Chief Justice Campbell dissented. The bill creates the city and coun ty of Denver out of the territory or the city of Denver and half a dozen surrounding towns: gives absolute home rule In municipal affairs to Den ver, and to snch cities of the first ntid second-class as desire the power, gives complete power of acquiring and op erating public utilities, provides that no franchite shall be granto-1 except upon vote of the people, provides that the departments of fire nnd police, public works and public utilities shall le under civil service; consolidates city and county offices, and gives the people the right to make their own cnarter, and to amend the same when ever they see fit. One effect of the decision will be to postpone the Denver city election. which would have been held under the old law In April next, until after the adoption of a new charter. GOVERNMENT WILL AID TO IRRIGATE UMATILLA COUNTY GRAIN MARKETS. Women in Case. Buffalo. Feb. 28. The police be- fejers were killed. The cause was a iove that there is a woman in the xutout, followed by fire. Doctors case of tne Burdlck murder. A prom Un been sent on a special to the ! inPnt dentist is under suspicion. Sen sational developments are expected. An autopsy showed five wounds, any one of which would cause death, The feeling grows with the police that the murder was committed by a woman with a golf stick. Congressman Moody Succeeds in Interesting the National Authorities in the Possibilities of Our Deserts. BIG RESERVOIRS WILL BE CONSTRUCTED AT THE HEAD OF THE CANONS. Quotations Furnished by Coe Commls- sion Company, 120 Court Street B. E. Kennedy, Local Manager Chicago, Feb. 28.' Wheat Opened. Closed. May 77 77 July 74 73 Corn May 47,6 4G;fe July 45', 44 Minneapolis, Feb. 2SJ Wheat Opened. Closed. May 7GI8 7fi? July 70 7G?i New York, Feb. 28. Wheat Opened. Closed. May SlU, Sl July n 78i Wheat In Chicago. Chicago, Feb. 28. Whcat cents per bushel. -70 Iff Water Will Be Impounded From the Umatilla River Near Pendleton Body of Land Comprises Nine Townships in Morrow and Umatilla Counties Lying Between The Umatilla River and Willow Creek. Washington, Feb. 28. Representative Moody has secured the selection Later Report A later report says that six. includ- h. Ann trotnmnn wnrA Thfl neck was caused by a landslide on Bp of a steep embankment down .link. V. .nn .,1..nn1 .f.V.I1 n. fU men Lilt? liuii uubcu njinr ul &uj J . . u . i IC iui.uuiu.iTt: " Lilt v . v i .... kink of the Tennessee River. Tour' roaches were nlled on top and three we burned. Last Report. A relief train reached here from "Hnoor nsictnl nlprlr nfiri nnp Other H Turontv.fnn r nncHP.n irnrs WGre vnniiaiv niirr nnn T.wn ltLituiv iiijui' l ill lllUaL Ul LUC AMERICAN CONDEMNED TO DIE TRAIN DERAILED. ffiyttauier Instantly Killed Brake. man Fatally Injured. Battle Creek, Mich., Feb. 28. The incoming Grand Trunk passenger train was derailed as it entered this city A bystander was instantly killed and a brakeman fatally injured. A switch nan on a tender had his leg cut off. AWARDED DAMAGES. Sailor Allowed $1,000 for a Whipping on High Seas, Administered by Cap. tain Warren. Portland, Feb. 28. United States njA Tl.llt I rt.li a i a Bailor on tfc? Matterhorn from Xamhitrtr in PnrMnncl 41 nnn Hnmnrfa w a ueuuug uuniiuibierua uy uaniain Tin n vv n rrnn r t nu nic n con cr -rnio - mv. iuol kiuiu n 11 wo looo i.uai any Cl11r.w nn DoaIA. 1 FERRY BOATS COLLIDE. '"o rdsscngcrs mjurea in nonn River Accident Vessels Slinhtlv Damaged. New York. Feb. 28. The Pennsyl- m a dense fog this morning on rth River. Two nassencers were MnvAst 1. f.lll. a A panic followed the collision tatd from lumnlner overboard. Both ts wero Bllirhtlv Hinnwil FOR REt OLUTIONARY CON- ., SPIRACY AGAINST SULTAN. Sentences Were Unjust and Were Passed for the Purpose of Terroriz ing the Christians. Vienna, Feb. 28. Two .Armenians, both American citizens, have been condemned at Smyrna for a revolu tionary conspiracy against the Sultan, one to death and the other to life im prisonment. Reports say the sentenc es are nnjtist and were passed lor the purpose of terrorizing the Chris tians. A Smyrna correspondent to Die Information accuses American Consul Lane of being Turkophlle in his attitude and lax in protection. Americans say the friends of the con demned men will appeal to President ' Roosevelt for aid. of 200,000 acres of land on Butter Creek, near Galloway, in Umatilla coun ty as the scene of the first government irrigation work in Oregon. The land has been withdrawn from entry, except for homesteads and surveys are now under way. A dam will be built on the Umatilla River to impound water, a few miles below Pendleton. The land withdrawn in Umatilla county is as follows: Townships 3 and 4 north, in range 27; townships 2 and 3 north, range 28; township 2, north, range 29. In Morrow county, townships 3 and 4 north in ranges 25 and 26. This body of land comprises nine townships, one-half in Umatilla and one-half In Morrow county. It has considerable settlement in different por tions of it, the rich Butter Creek alfalfa district extending the entire dis tance across the reservation from south to north. The country represents a rolling, hilly surface, with small valleys, ex tensive level tracts near the foot-hills and higher more abrupt hills at the southern borders. The soil is sandy and warm, is susceptible to a high state of cultiva tion under Irrigation and produces five tons of alfalfa per year, with little water. At present the country is covered with sage brush, and has been pub lic range of great value to the stock, interests of that locality. The Umatilla River will not produce sufficient water 1o irri&ate this vast tract in the growing season, but a system of reservoirs will be con structed in the heads of numerous canyons near the summit of the range of hills running through the district, and the spring freshets will be util ized to Irrigate the lower lands. The only streams of any note that are .found in that locality are Butter Creek, which empties Into the Umatilla River six miles west of Foster, and Willow Creek, which heads In the reservation and flows northwest past Heppner into the Columbia. The old Northern Pacific land grant, now be longing mostly to John Vey, lies In the heart of this body of land, and the Holbrook Ditch Company's works and headquarters are within the boun- darles. STRIKES IN LOS ANGELES. Metal Workers Lockout the Fore runner of General Building Trades Strike. Ixs Angeles, Feb. 2Sj A combined walkout and lockout of union ntntnl workers has taken placo In tho prin cipal shops In I.os Angeles, where cornices are manufactured nnd other metal work Is done. All union metal workers In tho city aro out of work. Tho trouble Is said to be the forerun ner of a general strike of all union labor organizations In the various building trades. Tho men have ask ed for an Increase to $4.50 per dny for certain journeymen nnd the em ployes have agreed to tho raise on condition that tho employers be priv ileged to Introduce n sliding scalo of wages for various workmen ac cording to ability. Tho union men are not satisfied with this agreement. TERRIFIC STORMS IN EUROPE CREW OF THIRTY WAS ENTIRELY LOST. The Coast of France Strewn With Wrecks Liners Abandoned Their Sailing Dates Several Bodies' Washed Ashore. Havre, Feb. 28. On the coast of, France continues most terrific storms. The liners have abandoned their sail ing dates fearing to leave port. Kach hour brings new tales of woo. The wreck of tho steamer Ottorcaps which' went ashore Thursday night, Is brok en up. it is now certain that tho on tiro crow of 30 was Ipst'. Seven bodies have been washed ashore. WITHHELD FOR IRRIGATION. Large Area in Eastern Oregon With drawn From Settlement Washington, D. C. Feb. 28. Ap proximately 115,200 acres of land. comprising five townships In The Dales and La Grande, Ore., land dis tricts, have been ordered by Com missioner Richards, of the neneral land office, to be suspended from any form of disposal except by homestead entry. The suspension is for irriga tion purposes, FAMOUS BOTKIN CASE ON TRIAL AGAIN Mrs. Botkin Will for the Second Time Stand Trial for the Murder of Mrs. Dunning'. Georgetown's Big Meet. Washington. D. C, Feb. 28. Fol lowers of athletics in the national capita will receive an opportunity to see many of the crack college ath letes in competition at the annual Indoor meet of Georgetown Universi ty In convention hall tonight Penn sylvania has declined to enter the meet this year but many of the other large colleges and universities will have representatives on hand. The committee In charge of the games has catered to the popular fancy with a series of relay races. Strike Effects 20,000 People. inotnaa Lyncn, a miner who ar- i uura i-uueuix yeaieroay, speaK- ; oi tne coal strike in the East Koo- y mines Friday morning, says Spokane Press, said: miners have a long list of glm their side of the story to nnKltn 1. .. 1 1 . 1 u uul ui. piu&eui uieru its nu or nnttlnmnnr There Is no shipment of fuel from East Kootenav mines, with the 4alt that the mines and smelters - vuiuiiuuca io close, -rne orxn- a smelter and the Greenwood nil u l uuwn nun Lilt' luutuci e mine has roduced its force. The n 1. r. .n I a.. r- . i . 1 1.11 11 k 11 13 DUUKl UIUl.ll not operate more than one the Kootenav country the neo- 1M VinJ . .. ... u 1 tae strike, u B estimated that vr Indira ftw offaotorf Transfer of Control. Elkhart, Ind.. Feb. 28. The Lake Shore & Michigan Southern, which has owned the Indiana, Illinois & Iowa road, running from Streator, III,, to South end, Ind., for a year or so, win tomorrow, transfer control of the road to the operating- depart ment of the Lake Shore proper. As soon as possible after the transfer Is made this city Instead .of South Bend, will be made the eastern terminal of the road. Ohio Teachers Meet. Cleveland, .O., Feb. 28. The North eastern Ohio Teachers' Association held its annual meeting here today with a good attendance of members. The program comprised addresses by a number of prominent educators. In cluding C. N. Keyes, of Hartford, Conn., president of the American In stitute of Instruction, and Dr. N. Q. Schaeffor, commissioner pf schools pf Pennsylvania. San Francisco, Feb. 28. The dis trict attorney's office contemplated putting Mrs. Cordelia Botkin on trial for the second time next week for the alleged murder of a Dover, Del., wo man, but a further delay in the fa mous case appears Inevitable. Preparations to bring the famous case to trial again have been in prog' ress for many months, but the death of Chief of Police Lees, who was ao tive In the first trial, and several other things have combined to neces' sitate the long delay. Meanwhile the Delaware parties Interested in the case have been complaining of the numerous postponements and the legislature of that state last week took official action upon the appar ent Inactivity of the California au- thdrltles In the matter. Mrs. Botkin, -who Is spending her fourth year in jail, has lost none of her beauty in prison. She has com' fortable quarters in jail and is said to be happy in the hope that her second trial will result In her acquittal. The arrest and trial of Mrs. Botkin four years ago attracted national at tention owing to the many novel and interesting features of the case. John P. Dunning was a newspaper corres pondent in San Francisco In 1898. His wlfo left the city early In the year for Dover, Del., to visit her father, ex-CongTessman Pennington. Mrs. Botkin was Infatuated with Dunning, and, when he left San Fraclsco for the East, she Is said to have become very Jealous and made threats against himself and bis wife. One evening in August. 1898. Harry Pennington, a grandson 'of ex-Con gressman Pennington, brought ,from the postofflce at Dover a dainty box oi cnocoiate bonbons, addressed to Mrs. J. P, Dunning. She invltnrt friends to help eat sweatmeats, but owing to a peculiar taste and the fact inai it caused a burning sensation In the mouth they did not eat much of It. Mrs. Dunnlne and her nntor Mm i-aiii,. oecame very sick after eating the candy and died soon in great agony. An analysis of the candy showed a considerable quantity of arsenic In its composition. The gov ernor offered a reward of $2000 for tne conviction of tho sender of the canay. inclosed In the box was a friendly note, signed "Mrs. a." and the wrapper was Btamped with a San Francisco postmark. An Investigation of the life of John P. Dunning showed his acquaintance wun nirs. uotKin, who then resided in Oakland, Calif., which he freely uumiiieQ. tie aiso accused the worn an of the crime. Much Incrlmlnatlne evidence as to the purchase of the candy, the handwriting of Mrs. Botkin on the box and In the note and other facts were accumulated. Upon tho evidence Mrs. Botkin was arrested. tried and sentenced to prison for life. Through a law subsequently passed by the state legislature of California she was granted a npw trial,. Mrs. uunninrs father, one of the Imnort- ant witnesses for the prosecution at me nrst trial, is dead, and according to the California law. bis evidence cannot be. pUced before the. jujfy at the second tdali, Other Delaware wit nesses will come to California to at tend the trlali but there Is some doubt SAILS FOR EUROPE. RAGING IS IN THE EAST Recent Rains Have Swollen the Ohio and Its Tributaries to Unusual Size. SIX DROWNED WHILE ESCAPING IN A SKIFF. Little Kanawha Has Risen 19 Feet Steamer Excell Sank at Parkers burg Railway Bridge Threatened at Troy, Ohio. Parkoraburg, W. Va., Fob. 28. Thero is grent apprehension hero of a rapid rlso of water duo to tho past 24 hours heavy rain. Tho Ohio Hlvor has risen eight fet-t nnd tho Llttlo Knnawaha, at Crcston. has risen 19 feet. Much damago line boon dono. Government observers predict tho highest water ever known on tho Lit tie Knnawha. Tho steamer Excel! was driven ngnlnst tho pier this morn ing nnd sank nlmost Immediately. Tho crow was rescued. Tho steamer If, a total less, being carried down tho stream by tho flood. Miami Rising Rapidly. Troy. Ohio, Feb. 28. Tho Miami Is within two feci of tho highest known stage. Ono abuttmont of tho big Cin cinnati, Hamilton & Dnyton ntllwny bridge bus boon washed out. All tho bottom lands nenr the rivor aro un der water. Tho residents of Nlnovah abandoned that town this morning. Hero all tho southern portion of tho city Is flooded. Snlamonia Raging. Portland, Ind., Feb. 28.-"-Tho Snla monia Is tho highest It hns boon for many years. A .portion of tho city Is flopded. A foot or moro ,wl)l Inundate tho business .houses, Tho damago, Is already great. , , , Six Drowned. Hickman. Ky.. Fob. 28. A skiff can- slzod near lioro this morning, drown ing six persons, ono woman being tho only occupant to escape. Tho bodies hnvo not nil boon found. All woro unknown here. MAXWELL DITCH. Will Champion of Sprinting Cyclists Ride In Paris. New York, Fob, 28. Frank Kramor the champion of sprinting cyclists sailed today for Eimine. where ho haa contracted to ride ten races, during April and May, six in Paris nnd four out side of Paris, it Is said that ho w receive more money for his races tuan was over paid to an American champion before, This in paid to bo due tb the active competition between the two leading tracks of Pails, which nave been bidding against opo an other In efforts to 3ecuro ,tho serv' Ices of Nelson, "Major" Taylor. Kra mer and other prominent American cyclists, McClelland vs. Daley, Pittsburg, Feb. 28. Au interesting contest Is expected tonight when Jack MCClelland and Andy Daley, of Boston, come together before the Al legheny Athletic Club for a 10-round bout. Both men have been training faithfully alnco the articles were sign ed, and appear to be In lino foltlo for tne contest "ELTOPiA OR BU8TI" Prairie Schooners. Bearina Queer In senptions, Arrive In the Land of promise Plowing and Seeding. Joseph McCabe. vlco-presldent of U10 Washington & Pnlnmli n rlvip runroaq, returned yesterday morning from Frauklln county, and ronorta a great Influx of immigrants., who made hm.-ii way iniiiier in tne old rastiion ed prairie echqpner, sas th,o Walla Walla Union, At l,east ,a dqzen suph wagons, containing families, aro camped in the little franklin county town, using their covered wagons for homos awaiting permanent location on land In thaf, region. The half (Jozon nralrle schooners that passed through Wajla Walla ear y In the week, on. the sides of which were the words "Kltonla or Bust." haye arrived, at thejr deatjnatjpn, ac- voting uj iir. wc.yauo. npwn ni; and seenln? n rn irnn.rfi! as to whether a second conviction around Eltopla, and prospects for a can be secured. bountiful cron am nrmnfHlnir Has Been Reconstructed and Will Be Ready for Water Next Week. Tho water will bo turned through tho Maxwell ditch next week, nearly nil the work of reconstruction being liow completed. T)o ditch, which Is about four miles long, hns boon dug eight years, but haB fiotm neglected very much during tliq past two years, largely on nccount of the. trouble- ex perienced with tho old wooden flume across tho rivor, which whb a novor ending souico of oxponso and uncer tainty, it ban been roplaced with a steel plpo nt a cost, pf f.ino, and Sev ern hundred tlnllnrs beside has been expended upon clearing tho old ditch, building gates, etc, Tho ditch leavos the river about half way from Kcho to Foster, and flushes into tho river about two mlloB below Konter. While the work of clearing it wau In nro. gross It was also enlarged, and Is now flvo feet wide on, tho bottom and three feet deep. NEW COAL FIELD OPENED. Andrew Haftman, of Tacdma, Promoting British Columbia Prop erty. Sv Andrew Hartnmn. of Tacomn In In tho city In tho Interests of the Western Coul and Iron Company, WllOSO property lies In tlin Nlcoln vnl. ley, British Columbia. Tho company owns anil rmitrnlq 2.C00 acres of coal land, which la un derlaid with fino HCaniB Of bltumlnnim coal, aggregating about 40 feet of the mineral In a depth of pnn feet from the surface. Two new roads nro hchiir built into tho district and thri Standard Oil company has Just purchased adlolnfne property for 12,600,000, Tho samples of coal exhibited by Mr, Hartmnn are or un excellent variety, fro has estab lished agoncles for tho new comnnnv at Moscow, North Yakima. Kllons- burg and othor towns' In tho North west and Is looking over the finin in this locality wlUt a view ti locating permanent, aeney here. I " 1 ,'ini'- A new JlourlnK mill nlant of Mn. barrel capacity iH,,boine erector in Portland. "TJ? -V