DAILY EVENING EDJT10N Eastern Oregon Weather TOC TATT V Will be delivered at roar reitdtuca or place oi trotlneu by cutln t 5c A WEEK. This afternoon and tonight, snow; cooler tomorrow night, -k VOL. 16. PENDLETON, TJMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 1903. NO. 4681. 1LY EVENING EDITION iU STRIKE abash System rails to Meet Demands of brotherhood Firemen and Trainmen, rrtririAi a npr.MPP IN. HINT.. TION PREVENTING 8TRIKE., iremen ana i rain men uui ai i Points In Missouri Looks Like a General Strike Had Been Ordered Had Asked for Increase of Wages. St. l.ouls. March 3. The Wabash today secured an injunction from the tuilnifii cmirt restrnlnlne the train- aen from Inaugurating the strike Iwhich is tlirentened to take place to Fday. Twenty officers of the brother- Tlie injunction commands the II NIT KM 111 II III IIH HKI VII!H: UIHI1 1111111 nfiirfihnnull of (raffln m nf nnrrvilllT iifiiiimiiM nnn w rn n i ti imvu hhivh ill set anlilo the injunction. At noon President Ramsey, of the wmmHn wna nnirari iv inn rnmniinpn Trainmen Strike. Moberly. Mo., March :!. Tiio Wa' Dasn urakemen ana nremen BtrucK at innrfnsn nf wappa ilnmnnilpd. This lining n illvlqlnn nninf It In taken to - -1 . tti 111 i. At Kansas City. Kansas City, March 3, Tho Wa- UMI1 III UKtMUtMl illlll 111 C1I1CM1 il 1 1 nil IICK BEFORE COMMISSION. Miiorncys tor uoai uperaiors ana ur- ficers of Miners' Union Called to Washington. Scrnnton, Pa., March 1. The nt torneyH for tho coal operators and Nichols and Murphy for the United Mine Workers, were summoned by telegraph to Washington tills after noon to appear before the strike com mission and again argue the weigh ing question. President John Mitchell was also notified All will appear Thursday. ONE NEGRO KILLED. Four Robbers Attempt Bank Break at Hennesey, Okla. Hennesoy, Oak., March 3. Four robbers made an ineffectual attempt to crock the Rock Island sale here this morning, and escaned on horse back after a desperate gun fight with the town marshal and citizens One negro was killed. The pursuit con tinues. BENSON CAPTURED. Roported From Olympja That the Es caped Outlaw Was Captured at Elma. Olympla, Wash., March 3. A tele phone messago from Auburn, says that Outlaw Benson, the murderer of Jailer Morrell, rode this morning in tho engine cab of a Northern Pacific freight, having Intimidated tho en gineer. It is roported later that Ben son was captured at Elma. AGAINST NEWSPAPER MEN. Twelve Indictments Returned by the Grand Jury of Baker County. Baker City, March St The grand Jury of this county returned 12 In dictments for criminal libel yesterday afternoon against C. W. 'Hill and L. Hush Llvermoro, manager and editor respectively, of the Baker City Her ald, published In this city. The Dem ocrat charges that the Herald libeled ..County Judge Travllllon and District Attorney White by the publication of En series of articles dealing with the defalcation of ex-Sheriff Huntington. The articles In question charged by inuendo that Travllllan and White liud conspired together to rob the county, Tho Buker City Herald Is owned by L'eston Balllet, the mine operator, who was convicted In tho United States court at Des Moines, FIa of using tho United States malls tor fraudulent, purposes. FOR DISPLAY AT ST. LOUI8. Ex-Governor Francis, of Missouri Well Received by the Paris Cham ber of Commerce. Paris, March 3. The Chamber of Commerce received Francis, of Mis sourl, this morning, after which he took ttie train for Madrid. A. large party accompanied him to the depot, Including Bellamy Storer and a num ber of prominent Frenchmen. Tho Chamber of Commerce will make a special effort for a big display at St, Louis. SITUATION SERIOUS. English Explorer Declares That the Rebellion in China Is Getting Be yond Control. London, March 3. Explorer Man nliiRton, who arrived here today, says that the situation in tho interior of China is more reslous than at any other time. The rebels control Sim uron and the imperial troops are un able to cope with them. In one prov lnce alone there are 60,000 rebels. CANAAN LOOTED. Two Burglars Blow Open Safes and Secure $5,000 8et Fire to Lodging House to Detract Attention. Canaan, Conn., March 3. Two burglars early this morning blew the safes of the postoftlce and jewelry store, which they looted of $5,000. Thoy then set fire to a large lodging house to detract attention, broke open a livery barn, Btole a team of horses and escaped. The fire caused a loss of $15,000. CROWN I N8H I ELD TO RETIRE. Will Probably Be Succeeded by Rear Admiral Cotton. Washington, March 3. Rear-Adml ral Crownlnshleld, commanding the European Btntlon and formerly chief of the bureau of navigation, has ask ed for retirement, which will be granted. Ho will probably be buc reeded to tho European station by Hear-Admiral Cotton. TRAINS IN COLLISION II 110 TWO TRAINMEN KILLED; MANY PA8SENGER8 HURT, Mistaken Orders Causes a Bad Wreck on the Chesapeake & Ohio Passen ger Going at a Rate of 50 Miles an Hour. Ironton, O., March 3. A passenger and a freight train on the Chesapeake & Ohio collided this morning near Russell through mistaken orders. Two trainmen were killed, one fUtally in jured and another seriously hurt. The passenger was going at the rate of CO miles an hour and hit tho freight with terrific force. A scoro of passengers received slight bruises. DOWN EMBANKMENT. Freight Train Wrecked at Bridgeport, Ohio Two Brakemen Fatally In jured. Bridgeport, O., March 8. A Cleve land, I.orin & Wheeling freight train plunged down a 10-foot embankment near here this morning. Two brake men were fatally hurt and the con ductor was seriously Injured. Tha wreck took fire from the cabooso stove and was consumed. MINER8 MEET. Iowa Division of United Mine Work ers Meet in Convention at Des Moines. Des Mofnes, la., March 8, The Iowa division of tho United Mlne- korkers of America met in delegate convention In this citv today. Abrut 50 local unions with a combined mem bership of over 5,000, are represented by accredited delegates. The division includes two .counties of Northern Missouri, besides the state of Iowa. There is nothing of special Import ance to come before the meeting, but there are numerous matters demand ing Immediate attention. The ses sions are likely to last several days, as officers are to be elected and vari ous reports heard and accepted. Since the resignation of John P. Reeso from the presidency the duties of tho office have fallen upon Edward Perry, of Albla, the vice-president, and indications point to the unani mous olectlon of Mr. Perry o tho presidency. U P. Joyce, of Des Moines, Is a candidate for vlco presi dent and there are a number of can didates for tho office of secretary. One-third of tho population ot Sumpter has been afflicted with to grip ..during the paat jnontb. POPE CELEBRATES Sixty Thousand Pilgrims 0c cupied the Standing Room in Front of St. Peter's, THE TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVER SARY OF HI8 CORRONATION Crown Inside the Cathedral Was so Dense That Women Fainted The Pope was Prostrated After the Cer emonies and Had to Be Disrobed and Put to Bed. Rome, March 3. The pope cele brated tho twenty-fifth anniversary of his coronation today with great solera nlty. St. Peter's was crowded, Bcores of Americans being present. Inside the great edifice, at the singing of the Te Deum, the scene was one of mar volous brilliancy. The papal noble guards were resplendent in their new uniforms, consisting of purple doub lets, white leather breeches, high patent leather boots, and polished steel helmets with white horse-hair tufts. A scoro of members of the Sac red College were present, their red robes offering a most pleasing con trast to the black habits of the crowd of priests. It is estimated that ovor 50,000 spectators assembled In the ba silica. The ceremonies were conducted during a torrential downpour of rain Sixty-five thousand pilgrims occupied tho standing room before St. Peters. It was the most notable crowd seen in Rome for years, and the largest number of cardinals seen at one time in half a century. After the ceremony there was an impromptu demonstration. The pope had gone to a window overlooking the piazza to see the people come out of the church. His Holiness iwas -recog' nlzed and In a twinkling the great space was crowded with people flut tering handkerchiefs, waving their hats and chering the venerable pon tiff. The pone, surrounded by the car dinalB and dignltraries of the pontiff cal court, was carried to and from tho basilica in the Sedia Gestatorla. By request of the pope himself, the peo pie were allowed to throng the vari ous halls and witness the impressive procession to and from the basilica. Late in the day an official bulletin was issued. by Dr. Lapponl statlnE that the aged pontiff had withstood the fatigues of the day remarkably well. He looked better than he has for a fortnight past, though his face wan pale and drawn, and his voice was hoarse. Before leaving his apart ments this morning he said: "After this I die happy." After returning to his apartments the pope was alarmingly prostrated, but did not faint. Lapponl, fearing that his patient would lose conscious ness, Insisted that he should go to bed at once. He was so weak that he was unable to assist in disrobing. The crowd inside of the cathedral was so dense that a woman in the gallery fainted. In falling she knock eel against several others, with such force as to precipitate them on the heads of those beneath them. None were seriously hurt. New York Observes the Jubilee. New York, March 3. Were St. Patrick's cathedral as large as St. Peter's at Rome it would scarcely have been able to accommodate the thousands of devoted Catholics who sought admission today on the occa sion of the celebration of the pope's ubllee. The celebration formed one of the most elaborate ecclesiastical ceremonies over seen in New York. The participants included all of the bishops of the ecclesiastical province of New York, clad in their gorgeous robes of office, together with all the clergy of tho diocese. Archbishop Falconio, the apostolic delegate at Washington, celebrated pontifical mass and Archbishop Farley preached the sermom The, feature of the elab orate musical program was Gouod's 'Messe Koieneue ror soio, .ononis, orchestra and organ. Today's Issue Delayed. Tho press of the East Oregonlan was broken at 3 o'clock this evening and today's Usuo la unavoidably do ljro4. ' WASHINGTON NEWS Panama Canal Company Ex tends Time on Its Option Until After Ratification. ALDRICH WITHDRAWS HIS BANK DEPOSIT BILL. Ratifications for Alaskan Boundary Treaty Exchanged Credentials of Delaware Senators Presented Con ference Report on Appropriations Bill Agreed Upon. Washington, March 3. The answer of the Panama Canal Company re gardlng an extension of time on its option after March 4, was received by Cromwell this morning, who im mediately took It to Attorney-General Knox, where they held a conference, Knox laid the answer before the cabinet meeting. It is understood that the company agrees to the de sired extension as laid down by Knox 10 days ago. It covers a rea sonable time for option after March 4 for ratification of the treaty only. Ratify Boundary Treaty. Washington, March 3. Herbert, the British ambassador, and Secretary Hay today exchanged ratifications for the Alaskan boundary treaty. Bank Bill Withdrawn. ' Washington, March 3. Nelson W. Aldrlch, of Rhode Island, author of the bank deposit hill, announced to the senate today that he would with draw his bill, being now convinced that it could not pass. Hoar also withdrew his bill for the protection oi the president. The credentials of the two senators-elect from Delaware were read and filed. t Civil Appropriations. Washington, March 3. The con ference report on the sundry civil appropriation bill, from which .was stricken the item of $2,000,000 for the purchase of a postofflce at New York, was agreed to without debate. Confirms Report. Washington, March 3. Attorney- General Knox cpiiftrms the fact that the Panama company has extended the time of purchase until the treaty can be ratified. Alaska Homestead Bill. The Alaska homestead bill allovs commutation to the extent of 100 acres to each entryman, and further provides that soldiers' additional homestead scrip locations can be made In not to exceed IGO-acre traces. No scrip location along any navigable or other waters shall be made within 80 rods of any lands along said waters theretofore located by scrip. This lat ter provision Is made to prevent any one party from obtaining a monopoly ot water front in localities where it may be advantageous -to establish canneries. ROOSEVELT MEANS BUSINESS. Now Threatens to Call an Extra Ses sion of the House of Representa tives. Washington, March 3. Through Secretary Moody, President Roo&e velt this afternoon conveyed to sev eral prominent members ot the house his determination to call an extra session of both houses unless satis factory action is taken ton the naval. appropriation bill before, the adjourn ment of the present session. The two houses are t odds over the particular types. of-ships- to be constructed. The house Is contending for three battleships and one cruiser. Tho senate favors four- battleships, of. a smaller size and two armored cruis-.' ers. STOCK LOSSES LIGHT. Five Per Cent Will Cover All Herds in the Interior. Stockmen throughout Eastern Ore gon aro feeling good over the spring weather of the past week, and every where we hear It joyously announced that "winter Is over." In spite of the length of the winter, It has not been a very severe one, and with rare ex ceptions' the stockmen were' well sup plied with hay. A. prominent sueep mhn of this place estimates the loss of sheep In this entire section, from all causes, at less than five per cent. The biggest loss we hare he,ard ot Is 300 head out of a total of 6000 belong ing to one man, and tins Is just five par cntr-Anteop KofftUL- . UNKNOWN VESSEL SINKS. Captain of Steamer Pisa Reports See ing aLa.rge ,Ship Founder at Sea, February 16 All Hands Lost. New York, March 3. The captain of the Gorman steamer " Pisa, which arrived this morning, reports that ho saw a large unknown steamer foun' der at sea February 16. When first sighted the bow was Out of water, stern down. He ordered all steam but when a mileaway the unknown sank, leaving neither boats, rafts ' or wreckage sufficient to identify It. He presumes that all hands were lost, ATTEMPTED LYNCHING. Crown of Armed Men Surround Baker County Jail and Search for Pies Armstrong. Baker City, Or., March 3. Two hundred armed men attempted to lynch Pies Armstrong for the murder of Minnie Ensmingor last December. They surrounded the jail and search ed it, only to find that the sheriff had spirited the prisoner away. The lead ers of the mob will be Indicted. FISHERMEN RESCUED. Were Carried Out Into Lake on Ice Floes All More or Less Frozen. Marinette. WIk.-v. March 3. Four teen fishermen who were swept over into Lake Michigan Sunday morning on an ice floe, were rescued this morning. A number wore in a pitia ble condition from exposure and may never fully recover. All were more or less frozen. AGED MASON DIES. Was Grandv Master of Maryland State Lodge in 1840. Cumberland, Md., March 3. Dr. Charles Ohr, claimed to be the old est Mason in America, died today aged 92. ITe was grand master of 'the Maryland state lodge in 1840. Wheat in Chicago. Chicago, March .3. Wheat 77 V cents per bushel. QESTBUG.T1.VE PORTLAND FIRE LIPMAN WOLFE & CO. " LOSE .OVER $500,000, Dekum Block Is Gutted -Eight-Story Building, Valued at $400,000, De stroyed. Portland. March- 3. At 12H5 o'clock this morning fire broke out in the top iloor In the Delhini block, ou the corner of Third and Washington streets, and at this hour It looks as though tho entire building will bo de stroyed. The bulldln'g "is of brick, eight stories high, and one of the finest in the city. The first two floors are occupied by Ltpninn, Wolfe & Co., one -of the largest department stores in Portland. The six upper stories are occupied mostly by doctors. The building cost In the neighborhood ot $400,000. and L,ipman, AVolfo & Co. carry a stock valued at $500,000. The loss! on the offices will make tho to tal close to $1,000,000. Land Board Collections,' Salem, Ore., March 3. M, L. - Cham berlain, clerk of. tho state hind board, made the following collection.!- during the month of February and tunned the fame over to -the state treasure for the credit of the sever.al funds indi cated: s School fund, principal, safes . of school larid . . . ;' S29.310.S5 School fund principal, pay ments on deed or foreclos ure ,.;.....'.".... , 882.S0 School fund interests, rents and payments 'under deed, etc. .X :!.. .v. . . . . " 1 .903.27 School fund interest',' 'pay-" montK-on certificates .... 3.aQQ 27 Agricultural college fund,1 " ' principal . . . : v. ;i ,v 1(50.00 Agricultural college "fund. ' ' interest - 1.20 Swamp iland fund . . SS'.S'j Total. 135.743.11 Came With Whitman. Newbtug, Or.. March 3. Mary L. Hess ,a pioneer of 1843,. who crossed the plains' with Marcus Whitman, died at. her homo at the Ifess donation land- claim .two milts from NeAvburg, February 20, 1003; 'after having resid ed In Chohalom n-aliey-' for -60 yoars. Had. she lived nntil the,22d she would .have rcaqhed- ,tluvage of SG yeas. josepn .bless, ner nusoanu, was- unien several years ago m iNoruiern Cali fornia, whore he was engaged In the stock business. Thoy raised -a large family of children, and, the name of Hess has long boon, familiar to the large, iimnibor ,pf...tha early -'settlers of Oregon. F Edward King of Cincinnati Positively Identifies the Body Found Yesterday. KANPP CONFESSES TO ANOTHER AWFUL CRIMC. Chief of Police of Hamilton Further Identifies the Body Will Take It to Hamilton, Where Knapp's Trial Will Be Held. New Albany, Ind., March 3. Ed ward King, of Cincinnati, arrived here this morning and viewed tho body found in the river yesterday. He positively identified it as that oi Hannah Knapp. King's wife is a sis ter of Knapp. The chief of police of Hamlljton ar rived at 9 o'clock this morning nd further identified the body as that ot tho murdered Mrs. Knapp. Kin'g tried to secure possession of the body for burial, but the authorities oraered it to be taken to Hamlltoj, where Knapp's trial will be held. The woman was petite, being only five feet high; weight 310 pounds. Hamilton, O., March 3. Knapp has not been informed that the "bo'dy was positively identified as his murdered wife. The sheriff will keep the news Horn him as he does not want' to in tcrrujit the oraggadocio. Confessions are constantly being made an.d .added to by the murderer. Tho sheriff Is afraid he will become unite when ho learns that the case is positive against 1.1m. 1 When Knapp was told this after noon of the finding ot his wlfd's body. lie laughed. He may be asketf to night to make the Identification him self. He said he didn't want to boo the body, but if they would bring .him the ring, rxonubex. finger he wo.uld. tell whether the Identification was. cor rect.' He begins te talk crazy. New Albany. Ind.. March 3. Chan. Goddard, an uncle of Hannah Qod dnrd Knapp. arrived this afternoon and identified the body as that -qf his niece. , Yet Another Crime. "' Hnniiltrin. Ohio March 3-rKnaDD this afternoon confessed to another crime. He says lie is the ,mau who in 1880 assaulted a young girl at" New Mndi-hi Bend. Mo. Ho was chased" by a mob which he held at bay with a Winchester and escaped across ma Mississippi in the darkness. He told tho story without any apparent emo tion and laughed when he explained how lie got across the river. : SNOW STORM IS GENERAL. Growlnq Crops Needed Molstur Several Bands of Sheared Sheep In Umatilla County One Foot of New Snow at Kamela. TMir cnrtit. ii'lilnlt lmcrn. fnllltlir In this city at 3 o'clock this morning,. Is pare oi a general storm anu reauues oui tlie town oi umaiuia to uum iglon, according to advices. 'Plipvo Tins hppn nno or two lmnrls of sheep sheared in this county, bujthe warm sun which has been melting the now away during the atternoon wju irovent any serious consequences1 to these bands. The snow has covered the grass temporarily, and soine'a of Hip stock on the foothills has' been turned out -for several days. .Feed yet plentiful in umaiuia county, wBvnr and flip, short snell of -feed ing weather, will not cause anyS'serl- ous,, loss or inconvenience. In, the farming district the snow was badly needed. The ground was very dry In many localities and tho nonrl nf n warm snriner rain was being; felt by the growing wheat, Seeding mat was in progress nu ueen uj-nm-nrlli- oiicnonilpil Plowlner In the outlying districts was full under way on da d will bo stopped ror a coupie oi VR. The ranees needed Just flUCh w arm wetting as they will get from till s little storm, ana Barring me poo iiniv nf n Rllirht ' loss of sheared sibl theop," which might be caught away from the sheds, mere win oefno jiu results from the "light change. At Karaeja a foot of new snow fell today with a hard storm blowing at 3 o'clock. Advices from the Interior of Umatilla county Indicate that about tho same amount of snow baa fallen .throughout tha county, that fell hero. . . j , . BODY n MS m