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PENDLETON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, Fill DAY, A PHIL 17, 1903.
NO. 17120.
L.16'
HEM EXCITED
Newspapers Indignant
Sniiad-
Goes to Marseilles,
Lr WE REFUSED
T0 PARTICIPATE AT KIEL.
. . -ru-t h Per
,geblatt ThinKt
L, Friendship of mc.. -
.... n impossibility Ail uuc
I Misunderstanding of Situation.
l,.rf Anrll 17.-T11C Aiuer-
Ldron in European waters,
l!K Pf the unicaK",
I.. ..a italeleh. has eon or-
Ito Marseilles to participate In
Iceptlon of President i.ouuoi,
. i, Hint thn
id, Aprn li.
Ln smiadron will go to Mar
thas aroused a storm of indlg-
n account of America's re-
o participate at the Kiel ma-
krs. me remain m
b as a direct affront to ucrma
Fie Tagcblatt declares that this
Lm ia i.o n snlntorv lesson to
Iraans not to truckle to Amer-
I It says: "The pcrninncnt.
Up of America and Germany
.IMo" Thi. Tnnllscho Itlllld-
VJOJIVIV. i' "o
characterizes the action as "n
i the face, an insult the Ger-
lion't forget.'
I nonltnh Znltiinir welcomes tho
Itt, because It clears tho air
hows the Oerniaus how Amorl-
really regard tliem.
Idus to Misapprehension.
Ihinston, April 17. The navy
pent officials allege that tne
brable criticisms of today's Ger-
press on the action of tho (Id-
feat In ordering1 the European
Inn In .Marseilles Ik l.ised iinon
prehension of the situation.
t kaiser Invited not the Euro
I bat the North Atlantic squad-
) participate in Kiel, i no m-
m via 4Ytpn(lnil nt n flmn u'linn
Is contemplated the North At-
I squadron would visit Europo
lers. Later It was decided not
A the Nnrth Atlnntln Knunril-nn
Irope this summer, so tho kai
I Invitation was declined.
It Marseilles ti-ln I n wlun In.
es with the European squad-
I .a.U. lit
tOULDN'T TRUST NEGRO.
Inter Taylor, of Kentucky, De-
pw to Hire Negro to Kill Goe-
ItMort. Kv Anrll 17 V..(u..
Jjaln on the witness 'stand this
ls- lie detailed the attempt:
I to get HeckernmlHi l !
erv
""S. Taylor declined to outer
P-TOnient uecaiun il.ri.m.,.,m,
ti e?ro. Taylor said he could
him Ho said the latter,
would pardon anyono who
Lfin. V ,or Wl'0,t t0
FS him to come to Frankfort
; auout to ho rohhed of Ills
RETURNED TO WORK.
Striking Gas' Teamsters at Chicago
Were Issued an Ultimatum.
ChlcaRO, April 17. Trouble be
tween tho allied teaming Interests
and 30,000 union teamsters was avert
ed this morning when tho striking
gas teamsters who went out in sym
pathy with tho gas works men re
turned to work. An ultimatum was
Issued that unless they did so all
agreement made with the local
unions would bo cancelled,
TIRED OF LIFE.
Lieutenant Howard, a Prominent Of
ficer In Army Commits Suicide.
St. Louis, April 17. Lieutenant
Thomas Howard,1 U. S. A., committed
suicide In tho hospital at Jefferson
barracks oarly this morning. The
nurso loft him and bo slnshed his
throat nnd arms with a razor. Ho
had poor health for yenrs. Ho had
attained considerable distinction In
tho service.
Irish Demand Home Rule.
Dublin, April 17. Tho chief Inci
dent of today's session of the Irish
Nationalist convention was the In
troduction of a resolution by John
Itedmond relttoratlng tho demands of
tho Irishmen for homo rule.
REFUSE REFORMS: BUTTE GIRLS STRIKE
Reach Agreement.
Huntington, April 17. After four
days' session tho United Mlnework
ers nnd the coal operators have reach
ed an agreement In the Knkawba
fields.
Many Visit Monitor.
Henderson, Ky April 17 It is es
timated that 5,000 visited the moni
tor Arkansas during lis four-hours'
stny hero today.
IIEUV CHALLENGER DISMASTED
STRUCK BY A SUDDEN
SQUAL AND STRIPPED,
Memphis and Gulf Line.
I'UIS. Tpnn A. ...I.
IMemnk lu"i t Wl go
erJ toneth. It is
Itle coBtr... . mo author ty
le Ll"bfen'ot' "1 that work
Iecure Z ,,, , nenr fl'tro.
" Zier: b0 lllel with
meeting h A,,r "-The an
1 Ednfi S?theastorn
,kch ownTtlonal Assocla-
Mhe terrhnrtCachers frora
locution r . y omI,rced by
t9 l, A two-days' nm.
fc8100' of wiling for
I th I ann .v u"u"ors Of
Jother states.
for tkL1,7r-Tn Maine sail-
f,rr be m TV slaml navy
er weakness,
r0us he". 7 ipr" 17. A blc
I0' ISEOlWw tn's mornlm. nt
l.vv, O ,.W (.
Press Association Reports That One
Man Lost His Life and Several
Were Injured Sir Thomas Knock
ed Down Main Hatchway.
Weymouth, April 17. While on a
trial spin this morning, tho new chal
lenger. Shamrock HI, had everything
on her carried away by wind. The
challengor was loft a mere hulk.
The accident took place immediate
ly after Mho Hct sail on a port tack.
Slio bad loft tho harbor and was pro
ceeding slowly when a sudden squal
struck bor and carried away every
thing above board. The yacht was
completely dismasted,
The big main mast fell over the side
Into the water, carrying with It tho
immense top hamper, halyards, rig
ging and clouds of canvas. No word
from tho yacht haB reached shore yet.
Sho will undoubtedly be rctltted at
once. It Is thought, with heavier spars.
The accident recalls the fact that
Shamrock II was similarly wrecked In
n trial spin two years ago, with King
Edward and Lypton aboard, but for
tunately, no one was hurt.
One Killed, Several Injured.
London, April 17. Tho Press asso
ciation has a dispatch stating that
ono man lost his life and several
were injured In the Shamrock acci
dent. The Central News asserts that
Sir Thomas was aboard nnd was
knoekod down tho main hatchway.
Tho steward, named Collins, was lost
ovorboard. Sallmakor llatzky was al
so on board.
Later Lipton Hurt.
Tho hull, as shown by investiga
tion, escaped Injury. Lipton narrow
ly escaped the fato of tho steward,
when tho letter was swept overboard.
Ho was struck by another sailor and
knocked down tho hatchway with
sudlcient force to break a wooden
tank cover on the cabin floor. His
hand was badly lacerated and his
fchouldor was bruised. Throe of tho
crow were injured. One sustained
several scalp wounds. I.ipton is much
grieved over the accident.
Special Mission Sent by Porte
to Pacify Albanians Made
Prisoners,"
AMMUNITION AND STORES
FOUND IN A MONASTERY.
Albanians Demand a Native Gover
nor for Their Country Gulgarian
Agents and Bishops Said to Be
Fostering Insurrection.
Constantinople, April 17. Official
Information has been received that
tho special mission sent by the Sul
tan to pacify the Albanians, has uecn
surrounded by several hundred Alba
nians at Ipck. The commissioners
are practically prisoners. Tho Alba
nians categorically refuse to accept
tho reforms proposed and demand an
Albanian governor for their country.
Fostering Insurrection.
Constantinople, April 17. Tho
portc is convinced that tho Bulgarian
commercial agents and bishops are
fostering tho insurrection iu Albania.
He is preparing to restrict their in
fluence by Isolating them to tho
places under its supervision. A
large quantity of ammunition nnd
stores were found in a monastery In
Albania.
Show the Spirit of the Times
by Organizing and Placing
Pickets on Line.
WILL INVESTIGATE.
New York- Police Will Examine Al
leged Mafia Prisoners Tomorrow.
New York, April 17. In order to
give the police time for further In
vestigation In the barrel mystery,
the examination of tho alleged Mafia
prisoners and counterfeiters has gone
over until tomorrow. The police are
close mouthed but it Is said informa
tion was secured, from papers seiz
ed when Moretti the alleged Mafia
leader was arrested, that will lead
to other arrests today. The victim's
identity Is still unknown. The police
wired New Orleans to investigate as
It is believed the man was lured
from there.
SMUGGLING AT MANILA.
Captain Chamberlain Suspended,
Pending an Investigation Another
Porto Rlcan Affair.
Washington, April 17. Captain
Chamberlain, quartermaster officer in
charge ol the transport Seward, at
Manila, has been temporarily sus
pended pending an Investigation on
charges of smuggling liquors and
silks for personal use to several army
officers and wives now residing in
the Philippines. The case is similar
to the Porto Itlcan affair.
TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH
SERVICE BADLY CRIPPLED.
Struck Because Girls Were Being
Imported From Salt Lake to Take
Their Places Western Union Also
Tied Up by Messengers' Strike.
Butte, Mont., April 17. The tele
phone and telegraph service Is badly
crippled by strikes. A month ago
tho Western Union locked out their
messengers because they had organ
ized. They tried girls who were
hooted ofT the streets. They then at
tempted deliveries by telephone. The
telephone girls organized nnd struck
yesterday when they learned thnt
girls were Imported from Salt Lake.
A large crowd gathered nt the depot,
but the girls disembarked outside the
city. Tho tclephono building today
is guarded by tho girl strikers.
BODIES DECAPITATED.
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BLACKLIST UNION PACIFIC.
Unions of Montana and Wyoming Ask
President Roosevelt Not to Ride on
That Road.
Cinnabar, Mont., April 17. Prcsl
ilnnl. Itnnsnvnll hntt pnnn In GnVHor
Thn iinlnn ,,,nrilnl lrtiu rill nvfip
Monlana nnd Wyoming have passed
resolutions asuing tnc presiueni 10
retrain trom riding over tne union
l'acinc during his trip, as Mb inn
nrari- ,i-nc nnnnirwl tur, n,m,tliQ ni.fi
and takes in many towns on thnt
lino only, it will no impossible lor tno
president to accede, much as he de-
al-ta ir fn vn tltr, tinlniiD lnrn
than 2.000 miles of the Union Pacific
lines must ue iraverseu.
PASSENGER WRECKED.
HORSE THIEVES LYNCHED.
Two Members of a Mexican Gang
Hung Near Tucson, Arizona.
Los Angeles, April 17. A dispatch
front Tucson say. two mumlH'rs of a
gang of Mexican horse thieves Infest
ing Santa Cruz county for a year,
were lynched on a tree by the road
side by cattlemen. Signs were print
ed across the bodies, reading:
"Hoihe thieves and smugglers."
Head End Collision Reported Near
Dickinson, N. D., With Heavy Cas
ultles.
Butte. Mont., April 17. A report
has lea' bed Iipi"? tl.'it pass-fiij-er truln
No. 4, on the Northern Pacific was
hmasbed into by a freight train near
Dickinson, N. D.. this morning with
heavy casualties. All tho doctors of
Dickinson bnvo been summoned to
the wreck.
Colorado Musical Festival.
Donvor, April 17. Music-lovers
trom ninny parts of the state are
gathered hero for the first annual mu
sical festival of the rttnto of Coloia
do. Tho festival will bu inaugurated
at tho Broadway theater this even
ing with a presentation of Mendels
sohn's "Elijah." The program pro
vides for a number of concerts, ora
torios and recitals in which Theo
dore Thomas Orchestra, the Denver
Vocal Society and several soloists of
wldq fame, will take part. From
present Indications the festival will
bo a great financial as veil as nitistic
M1CC088.
Pugilist's Wife Dead.
Now York, April 17. Mrs. Robert
Pltzslmmons, wife of the pugilist,
died at hor home at Bonsonhurst of
typhoid pnoumonla, today.
Postoffiee Robbed.
Winnipeg. April 17. The postof
(ice ot Areola was robbed last night.
Tho mall bag was cut and $2,000 in
cash taken trom it.
FIREMAN HANGED.
In His Speech He Said He Had Not
Intended to Kill His Victim.
St. Joseph, Mo.. April 17, Charles
May, a railway fireman, was today
ltni.unil fur th murder nf Robert
Martin in December, ItlOO. Ho wns
praying when the drop ten. in ins
speech he Laid ho had not intended
to kll IMartin, therefore hanging wns
too severe u punls'imant.
NO DIVIDENDS.
Judge Sanborn Refuses a Modifica
tion of Decree to Northern Securi
ties. St. Paul, Minn., April 17 Judge
Sanborn today refused to allow the
Northern Securities to liirnlsh su
porsedeas bonds upd modify tho de
cree so as to permit tho company to
pay divldonls May 1. Tho district
attorney says he lias Instructions
Horn Knox to oppose any such move.
MAKES A PLEA FOR THE SCHOOL BONDS
Can the taxpayers afford to voto
against tho school bonds? More than
100 farmers have come to Pendleton
in the last two or three years to i
school their children. This means
!0ii or 500 people. Let each mer-
clinni, property uwnc, muu.w . -.-
kind, a family that has a few rooms
to rent, in fact any citizen, figure
out for themselves what this means
to them. This is looking at It In a
purely business point of view.
To retain these people, as well as
to encourage others to come, we
must keep abreast of our neighboring
towns. Baker City, with half of the
wealth, has ono 12-room and two
eight-room modern brlrk school
houses, and will vote $25,000 bonds
this spring for another. Walla Walla
will vote a $50,000 bond for new
houses this summer, and her school
bonds already amount to nearly
$100,000. , , , .
Pendleton taxpayers are Kicking
when the hoard asks for $25,000, It
should bo $10,000, and It would be
the best paying Investment that Pen
dleton ever made.
The boa.'d is more than willing to
consult wltii tho people as to the best
r!ans and situation of tho school
houses. We have asked and urged
jou to meet U3 in a public discussion
of the matters, but have failed to in
terest you,
I want to tell tho people of Pendlo
ton that if wo wish to retain our
good name as a school town, we
must act, and that quickly. People
are not satisfied to have their child
ren herded in barns and sheds when
all the surrounding towns havo all
the modern appliances.
It will bo the policy of the board
In the future to spend no more money
on makeshifts, but build only the
best. We don't expect to please all,
but will work for what we thing will
bo for the best interest of tho school,
if you will give us something to work
with. JESSE FAILING.
The Skulls of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Fair Will Be Produced In Court,
Showing That Mr. Fair Died First.
San Francisco, April 17. The
bodies or Mr .and Mrs. Charles Fair
have been decapitated and the skulls
will be used in tho New York court
to refute the evidence of the French
men, Mas nnd Mornne, that Mrs, Fair
died first. Tho bodies were brought
here hut never burled, as attorneys
suspected this move of Mrs. Nelson
to claim the estate. The secret of
decapitation of tho Fall's leaked out
today nnd caused wonder among their
friends. The attorney snld that emi
nent surgeons who examined tho
skulls will testify that It was im
possible for Mrs. Fair to die first.
T
KNIGHTS
Hold First Annual District
Convention at Walla Walla
and Initiate Candidates.
Morgan's Birthday,
New York, April 17. Morgan qui
etly celebrating his Gfith birthday, re
calls the fact that his greatest suc
cesses have been ninde slnco he
reached the age of 00. Ho Is said to
bo worth $200,000, which bo has ac
cumulated within the past 20 years.
Resist Allotment.
I'ontoloc, 1. T., April 17. A largo
number of I'ullblooded Indians nio re
sisting the allotment of thulr lauds
and serious trouble Is feared. The
Indians claim that under tho arbi
trary allotments' of tho Dawes com
mission they will get poor lands.
Taylor Hanged.
Kansns City .April, 17. Bud Tay
lor was hanged In the county Jail this
morning for the murder tif Until Nol-lard.
Chicago Wheat.
Chicago. April 17. Wheat
77'ri cents per bushel.
77-T, (&
FDUR SENATORS INDICTED
ALUM BILL BRIBERY
DISGRACE IN MISSOURI.
Lieutenant-Governor a Fugitive From
Justice Many Other State Senat
ors Under Suspicion Two Indicted
for Perjury.
St. Louis, April 17. It is now be
lieved thnt Lieutenant-Governor Leo
succeeded In escnplng on a train to
Chicago. Ho is regarded as a fugi
tive. All trains are being watched,
It Is now given out as an open secret
thnt four statu senators will ho in
dicted nt Jefferson City for bribery.
Twelve others aro under suspicion.
Two others will nlso bo indicted for
perjury on ovldeuno found by tho St.
Louis special grand Jury.
Wanted for Perjury.
St. Louis, April 17. No news was
received of Lee up to 2 o'clock. It Is
stated on tho best of authority thnt
ho may bo indicted for perjury by
the Cole county grand Jury as a re
sult of his testimony before that
body and later beforo the St- Uiuls
Inqulsitoi'B, regarding the legislative
bribery.
UMATILLA COUNTY
WAS WELL REPRESENTED.
Class of 15 Received Knights Degree
Banqueting and Speech-making
Closed Evening Entertainment.
Walla Walla, April 17. Threo
hundred and sixty-three Knights ot
Pythias of tho Inland Umpire wero
present at Odd Fellows' Temple last
nlghl at tho fouith meeting of thn
Flint District Convention of tho or
der. The session wns very enthusl
nstlc and tho addresses delivered
were received with mnrked atten
tion. At tho close of the business ses
sion of the convention n class of IB
candidates received tho knight's de
gree. Banqueting and speech-making
closed the evening's entertainment.
Ono of tbu most important trans
actions of the business session wns
tho adoption or a resolution chang
ing tho meeting of tho convention
trom every three months to twlco n
year, March and November. Tho next
meeting will ho held nt Dayton Iu
November.
In calling tho meeting to order Inst
night President Ornishee mado a very
eloquent nddress, reviewing tho great
good mid enthusiasm which had been
Invoked thiough the medlumship of
tho district convention.
Tho towns represented last night
were:
Poitioroy, 25; Pasco, 2; Dayton, 35;
Waltsburg, 45; Pendleton, Athena,
Weston, Milton and Helix, 150;
Walla Walla, 100.
Special trains carried the Knights
to the city. The visitors departed
for their homes about t o'clock this
morning.
The banquet was piovldcd by tho
Itathhoue Slsteis, tho woman's aux
iliary or tho Knights or Pythias. Tho
huge banquet hall was decorated In
red, yellow nnd blue, tho nntlonal
colors, with (lags nnd lodge banners.
Lyons Hanged.
Portland, April 17. Elliott Lyons
was hanged nt Eitgeno this morning.
Ho murdered Sheriff Ed Withers, who
attempted his arrest. As ho was
hung he snld; "God forgive you, you
know not what you do."
LUTHER ELLIS DEAD.
Southern Missionary Society,
Atlanta, On., Apill 17, The wo
man's board or homo mlsMntw of tho
Methodist Episcopal Church, South,
began Its fifth mutual seislon in this
city today. Delegates aro In attend
ance from Alabama, Mississippi, Ten
nessee, Louisiana, Virginia ami other
slates. Reports to ho presented to
the convention show that the society
has hud n year of great, activity
PROTESTS AGAINST TAXES.
Aged Veteran Passes Away After a
Lingering Illness Funeral Will Be
Conducted by G, A, H.
Luther Ellis, aged 77 yours, died
at his home nt 212 Alia street, this
morning nt 12:15 o'clock, alter u lln
goring lllnebs from u combination of
dropsy and consumption, tho hitler
developing from the former. Ho
lias been confined to his home slnco
last fall.
Mr. Ellis was u soldier In the :i2d
Iowa Volunteer Infantry during tho
civil war, nnd had been In poor
health ever slnco the close of the
wiir. Ho had been married three
times, bis last wife, to whom he was
married In iX'SA In Iowa, surviving
111 in. Mr .Ellis was born in Itock
bury, Vt., September 25, 1825, nnd
'emo to Iowa when qulto a young
man. Ho cumo lo Eastern Orogon,
settling at Pendleton, iu 1895, com
ing lieio for his health. It Is said
that his only surviving relative,
asldo from his wife, Is u brother In
Vermont.
The funeral will take place tomor
row at 10 o'clock a. in, from tho
Methodist Episcopal church, on
Thompson street, and the Interment
will take place at Olnoy cemetery.
Tho G. A. n., of which Mr. Ellis was
an honored member, will conduct tho
services, assisted by Hov. Hobort
Warner, When tnken with his last
Illness Mr. Ellis was chaplain of the
G. A: It. post in this city, All old
soldiers and the G. A, It. members in
particular, are requested If possimo
to attend the funeral.
Agent of O. R. & N. Not Pleased
With Assessor Strain's System of
Taxation Professes! Total Ignor
ance of Railroad Values,
A 0. Watt, the HhciiI ageir of the
(). It. Sr N., who Is mentioned else-
whom, put in nu uppenranco yester
day before County Assessor Strain,
to enter n pmlost against the system
Mr. Strain Is using In the enrollment
of tho county's properly In this coun
ty for luxation,
Mr. Strain Informed a reporter for
Ilia Eusi Oiegoulan that Mr. Wntt Is
one of the most agreeable men ho
ever met, in or out or office, hut that
ho utterly tailed lo discuss tho ques
tlnu of values of the company s
holdings In this county. Ho not only
ix presented that ho was totally Ig
norant of tho value ol' the rallrod
property, hut that he could not toll
where Information could he obtained
from which tho value or tho railroad
pioperly could bo estimated,
In answer to Mr. Strain's questions
lie professed not to know where tho
Inter-state commerce commission
gets lis Information about railroad
values, Mr. Strain tried to get u
(tutcmont from lilm or opinion as to
railroad values in this county, but ho
professed that ho could not give the
Information, and would glvo i;o prom
Iho of being able to give It at any
lime In the rutin o.
Mr. Watt took the position that
the railroads are of luestlmublo value
to the communities through which
thoy pass, by tho construction of now
lines, affording facilities for travt-l
and shipment, otc.
Acting upon Information obtained
from various sources, hut which Mr
Wntt does not contribute in tho least.
Mr. Strain will assess the rallraod
property In this county at from $1!,
000 to $15,000 per inllo,
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