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flOifflN ' "1" A W": TK . DAILYEVENINBEDITII ..siTw- m ruin -.iMJV"' -! It vv ..... PENDLETON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 0, 1903. 16. NO. iTao. J mtmtl 1 :t Tonight and Thursday, nM I H f 1 I ' ' ' - - I 1 1 " ii -MHMHMHMIOTiHHHHH II u u v. u u .. . i2 JULY . ufMiThic Yflar Cel- Jn Will I II I v .. i the uooa uiu e in - ... miib LAST Nium APPOINTED COMMIT TEfco. ...i Attended and the Practical ana en- 3111 . r..i start and Glori. lm Preposed-Town Will Be M cinvated. 'pBdleton Progress Club met 1. 1. ii,. circuit court room toarthouse, as was origami.; ssetins s largely attended . . . tnM n-ANI 11T1- Oar enuius"u' nv.v . t.U nrnirrnGC Snn , .m fnrth even as LilUE ..- " fedora's lxx of old. . .UKMtlnn -n-ao vntf'fi itre taken to insure a ceieDra- a Pendleton on mo ruunu ui a. in klith Viae novpr hp- w. CM in ttiic nan oi uiu tU TJarttim-, 4nr1 Willi Jim stores William Ingram Kg department stores Leon Ed E. M. Lyons. Sim Thompson. ptt Kiiinn wnrn nnn i . restaurants, etc. Casner urn m. t . Ke v. ihcpa-C, C. Sharp. ma tobacco H. H Tinpso i Badley. raweft-G. M. Froorae, K0PfrJ. r Privott "-J. v. Tanman. i juiu ii, j. new Mit tfsaittees will renort at a wetmy to be held In the wabers on Friday evening Uk wlj aiin cuun i tailed pun together make - .-...aUUU i-aait'iu u ro tter IMn ntlemen of civic MWnllsm 4 Of He Club. lOORPn vnnr r l"ril!ll UP the Tolea nf "u ou uv inp itnitni rt, ouu euorc, Bring " - rasiern nar nf h Me In the neater i. ... uuuur nr ino Hm niiiw. i.iii - mna. "'b Work Chinamen. B-C, May 6. n.mmi-. n- . " ' Din UMna. .BJCh ffl.L!. .. M ; "" trnderground. ' 'XI UU4 fi.. .. bJJ- i c-Vhcat Tho fcnethV"l.QerabIe 7 ---"'"6 tlOD 1.1 .arni8 UD BUf. h... "OHceable. nD. fc uui ta- Nfti"a the heavl- IB k. Df!!lf II Sf 7C2'8ed- ROOSEVELT IN GRAND CANYON. Presidential Party Visits the Wonder, ful Colorado River Today. Grand Canyon, Ariz., May 6. President rtoosevelt is today riding along the wonderful canyon of the Colorado in company with Governor Brodle, of Arizona, Nicholas Murray and Dr. Rixcy and party. They will not attempt to go to the bottom of the gorge. President Roosevelt got but little sleep last night. There were noisy demonstrations along the line In Arizona. At every watering tank reached during the night the fusillade ots woke up people on the train, and loud profanity was hurled at the president because ho refused to leave Ills bed to respond to the greet ings lit over-entliufelastic friends. At Gallop and 'Wlnslriw the crowds were especially boisterous. At Wins low the crowd was told that the pres ident was asleep. "Wake him up then," the crowd yelled. A man at Gallop, being told the president was. asleep, said unless he was awakened ho would explode a stick of dynamite under the car. He compromised by shooting off a cannon firecracker. PETON HELD TO GRAND JURY. Four Indians Testify That He Sold Them InWxicants. O. Peton .accused of selling liquor to the Indians, was brought before Commissioner Hailey this afternoon for examination. Four Indians testi fied to having bought whiskey and alcohol of Peton, and the captain of the Indian police testified to having taken the stuff from the Indians upon their arrest by him. In view of the testimony Peton was held to appear before the United States grand jury in the sum of $250 bonds. The bonds for his appearance were given by John Damon and Billy Itusche, of the Damon Brothers' sa loon and Peton was given his freedom until the meeting of the grand jury LAUNDR y WORKERS May Win Out by Establishing Co-operative Laundries with Small Laundrymen. STRIKE SPREADING IN OMAHA TO OTHER TRADES. Business Men in Omaha Ask Gover nor to Order Out Troops, Out He Refuses New Wage Scale Will Be Considered Tomorrow. STAGE ROBBERY. Robbers Secured Over Six Hundred Dollars From Two Passengers. . Roseburg, Or., May 6. The Myrtle Point stage was held up by two masked men last night and two pas sengers. Fred Wi McCrado, a wis- coiibIu timber man, and H. H. Scoval, of the Lloyd-Scovall Iron Company, of San Francisco, were relieved res pectively, of $507 and $120. The mall was untouched. This stage was rob' bed at the same spot last year. Sher iff Parrott is on the scene. HEIGH OFTERROR IN KENTUCKY NO ATTEMPT TO BRING ASSASSINS TO JUSTICE, Murdered Man's Family and Friends Taking Steps to Leave the Coun try. Jackson, Ky., May 6. Fear of death at the hands of assassins still holds paralyzed the tongues of men who said they know the names of the assassins of Attorney Marcum. who was killed at the courthouse door Monday. Even women and children venture out of doors with apprehen sion. No effort is being made to ap prehend the murderers. The mur dered man's family is going to leave the country. The sympathizers are taking the same steps to avoid death. DOUBTFUL FOR TREATY. Prospects That Cuba Will Not Ratify Reciprocity Treaty. Washington, May G. Cuba's acqui escence n the treaty for rec!procit with the United States and for coal ing stations is becoming exceedingly doubtful. Communications received from Minister Squires said to bo lesj optimistic regarding Its fate. BALTIMORE VERY CLOSE. , 117 f H 31 Closed. 9H Change of One Vote In a Precinct Would Elect a Republican Mayor. Baltimore, May G. Lane, democrat, was elected mayor yesterdav a' tlif closest contested election the city has ever witnessed. One vote to the pre cinct would have changed the city to republican, thus making Congressman Wachter mayor. The result may bo questioned in the courts. Twenty-two Lives Lost. Norfolk, May 6. The exact number of lives lost In the Saginaw-Hamilton disaster may never be known, but it is positively ascertained that at least 22 perished. Several passen gers were unregistered until after boarding the vessel, and as all the ill fated steamer's records were lost the full list of the dead cannot be made up. Chicago, May 6. The first sign of a break in the laundry workers' strike which has Inconvenienced a greater number of citizens than any Chicago strike In recent years, came today when it was announced that a num ber of dissatisfied small laundry own ers had decided to sign the union's demands and co-operate with the strikers In establishing large co-operative plants. Despite the refusal of the laundry machine makers to sell the strikers machinery the unions have secured options on enough second-hand machinery to start a num ber of plants. Hotels and restaurants, are In titter despair today. Many are entirely out of clean linen, the pat rons getting no napkins. Clean sheets are nothing but a memory. Freight Handlers Strike. Omaha, May 6. Another strike was ordered at noon today and 500 freight handlers In wholesale houses were called out. Thoso in railroad freight houses may follow. Other unionized employes are refusing to accept goods hauled by non-union teamsters. A new scale of wages was to have been presented to the packers this morn ing, hut goes over until tomorrow. The restaurants did not reopen this morning with non-union men, as, was announced they would do. Omaha Asks for Troops. Omaha, May 6. Appeals have been made by the business men to the governor for troops to aid In sup pressing the labor troubles here, but the executive stands firm in his dec lination to dispatch militia until the state of the public peace demands It. Employers fixed today as the time to break the strike and the refusal of the governor to send troops It Is fear ed will give union teamsters courage to repeat acts of violence. ORATORICAL CONTEST TONIGHT The chronic borrower is usually out on a strike. Eastern Oregon Schools Will Match Their Orators at Christian Church This Evening. Tonight at the Christian church. In this city, the high schools of Baker City, Union and Pendleton will com pete for the championship of Eastern Oregon high school orator'. The contestants, the subjects of their orations and the order In wnicn they will speak, are as follows: Bert W. Prescott, of Baker City, "The Present Crisis"; Miss Ola Tuttle, of Union. "Nothing Succeeds Like Sue cess"; Robert Cronln, Pendleton, "Devotion to Duty." Baker City won this contest last year, Pendleton's representative be ing Miss Florence Atkinson. The contestants have each made diligent and tireless preparations for thsl meeting and the citizens of Pen dleton are promised an Intellectual treat tonight. Those who attended the preliminary contest at the high school assembly hall. In which Robert Cronln was se lected to represent Pendleton, will lemember the masterly effort ho made In presenting tne subject, ue votion to Duty." Since the contest ants were selected to represent the different schools, all the energies of scholars and teachers have been bent on criticising, correcting and Jm proving the orations and probably never before In Eastern Oregon have three such elegant school literary productions been enjoyed by an audi' ence as thoso to be presented tonight, It will be a struggle for the raaBter and should be heartily encouraged. The Judges, who will be selected from out of town, have not yet !-onn named. The professors of English !n Pull man, Moscow and Whitman colleges have already passed upon the thought and stylo of the orations and (heir sealer! decision Is now in l) hands of Professor Conklin and will be an- nnnnreri when the decision or uie judges Is rendered on delivery, here tonight. The prize to be given the winner In tho contest is a set of "Modern Elo quence." a collection of American masterpieces of oratory. The price of this set of books Is $39.60. MCI L MEETING Usual Volume of Business Transacted and Subjects of Special Moment Discussed. NEW STEEL CELLS FOR THE CITY JAIL HAVE ARRIVED. Petitions Presented Bills Allowed Contract for Sprinkling Let Bids for Sewer Pipes Received Street Commissioner Appointed. Councilman Charles Frazler was present for the first tlmo slnco his accident of over a month ago. Before the meeting tho commltteo on claims went over tho accounts for the past month nnd decided on Its report. At 8 o'clock Mayor T. G. Halloy called tho council to order and tho roll call showed Councllmcn Clopton, Johnson, Dickson, Sommerville, Fra zler, Howard and Hartman to bo pres ent. A petition asking that tho city sur vey the street across the river, in or der that tho owners of the adjacent property might lay sidewalks in ac cordance with the established grade, was referred to tho commltteo on streets with power to act. The report of tho commltteo on claims was adopted and warrants were ordered drawn for the various amounts. Claims Allowed. The claims ordered paid are given below; C. C. Hanson, street work...$ 38.50 H. Becehan. street work .... 8.00 G. Haskins, street work 13.10 Tnltnr W11q strnnt wnrlr . . . .50 nonmn Unw flrn Hpnnrtmpnt 3 Oft Brock & McComas, health.... 27.75 Crane & Co, nro 3-j.uu Brock &. McComas. health.... 111.50 Holman Lane, fire 2.00 M. B. Keys, fire 1.25 Pendleton Tribune, health... 3.75 Amelia Garrison, recorder. . . . 1.00 I.vrtln Barrows, recorder 1.00 Viola Hall, recorder 1,00 Charles Long, streets -iO.OO Pendleton Tribune, recorder .. 3.50 F, C. Nolf, recorder 2.85 Pendleton U & P. Co., lights 297.00 I.catz Bros. Jail fi-60 C. C. Sharp", city hall 7.50 Robert Forster, streets 1.21 W. J. Clark & Co., streets... 1.05 T. C. Taylor, fire t.25 B. S. Waffle, streets & police. 11.50 East Oregonlau, police 3C.G0 Protection Hose Co., fire. ... 10.00 L. G. Frazler, recorder 95 W V Hovnn firo .75 Rudolph Martin, jail G.00 Wi T. Porter, cemetery la.uu Hawley Bros., recoracr " R n X. r T Ttriknr. nnllno... 50 Walter LInds'ley, police 7.00 ueorgo juts, poiico E. E. Froome, police 1.00 fMmrlno Tlnfiln nnllro 1.00 T. C .Taylor, streets t.10 . . nrt r i- W. a, wens, streets " W S. Wells, streets 20.75 W. R Wells streets 91.37 Frpil Strlckler streets G3.75 A- liquor license was granted to Langlver & Bolla to dato from May 1st. Wells Gets 8treet Sprinkling. Tho bids for the sprinkling of streets were opened and W. S. Wells was found to bo the only bidder. Ho offered to do tho work at $120 a month per team, and tho council or dered tho bid accepted. This will bring the expense of tho street sprinkling about $400 abovo tho bill of last year, but In view of tho fact that feed and labor are both higher, the council considered tho bid reas onable. By tho contract, If cold or rainy weather Intervenes tho teams may be employed on street work or laid off entirely. The hose house proposition came up before tho council and Mr. Clop ton stated that thero were soveral ...ni,ifUnc uiiilr.li ronlil bo consid ered. Ono man offered his property to tho city at auout $24 a year. Tho city could also buy lots for from $150 to $C00. Mr. Clopton thought that the city would do well to buy, as then they would havo a permanent site for tho house and if In tho fu ture thoy wished to change, tho lot would be worth at least as much as at ..rocni Thfi matter was roforred to the committee on fire. An ordinance was submitted direct ing the purchase of lots 3, 4, C, G and 7 block 119, In East Pendleton by C. ti ui.iii, tnr s700. The matter was discussed and the sale ordered. The steel ceils ror ino cuy ju were reported as having arrived and tho matter of their construction was rcterrod to tho commltteo on health and police. , Bids on Sewer ripe. The bids for tho sower plpo wero opened and estimates submitted by two companies. The Western Clay Company, of Portland, offered to fur nish tho material for $18,357, stand ard grade, or $21,179.G0, according to tho specifications. Tho Denny Clay Company, of Seattle, offored tho standard plpo for $17,GG4.10, and tho extra heavy for $20,376.60. Tho mot tor was referred to the commltteo on sowers to bo reported at a spoclnl meeting of tho council on Thursday next, James Means was appointed street commissioner by Mayor Halloy nt n T'r.ry of $65 per month. The coun cil may In tho future Increase the salary. Tho matter of bicyclers riding up on the sidewalks was brought up by Alderman Howard, and tho marshal was Instructed to onforco tho ordi nance. Tho council adjourned to meet on Thursday evening at 7:30 for the con sideration of tho commltteo report on the sewer plpo bid. WANT REFERENDUM By a Vote ot 42 to 20 State Federation of Labor Adopts Strong Resolutions, Eastern Synod In Session. Pittsburg, Pa., May (', Several hundred clerical and lay delegates aro hero for tho annual convention of tho Eastern Synod of tho German Evan gelical Lutheran church, which will bo in session horo during the next six days. Tho district onibraous the territory from Now England to North Carolina on the south and Ohio on the west. Tho benevolent and education al work of the church will bo re viewed ard ft quantity of other busi ness, Including the election of offi cers to servo for threo years, will bo transacted. Tho gathering will bo formally opened this ovViiilng with Rev. H. H. Walker of York. I'n., presiding. Weds Assistant to Professor Loeb. Chicago, 111., May fi. A wedding of Interest In educational circles hero today was that of Miss Charlotte Leon ard, a grnduato of tho University of Chicago, and Dr, Martin II. Fischer, formerly of tho university, now as sistant to Professor Jacques Loob at tho University of California. Murderer Suicides. Clovoland. May G. Ludwlg Sed lazyk, on trial for murder, suicided In jail this morning by hanging himself with a sheet to the gas pl)o. Ho killed his landlady, Anna Ilcffnor, and wounded her husband. A quar rel over monoy caused tho trouble. OTTOMAN EMPIRE TREMBLES MASSACRE OF CHRISTIANS REPORTED FROM BOSNIA. Sultan Trying to Get Rid of Foreign Warships at Salonlc.i Uneasiness at Constantinople, Constantinople, May fi, Tim rumor that tho Ottoman bank had been un dermined by Balkan sympathizers Is untrue. Ono hundred and fifty sol diers guard the hank and palace. The sultan Is pushing preparations to meet trouble In Salonlca, hoping thus to Induco tho powers to recall the warships ordered to that pott to pro tect foreigners. Berlin, May C. Tho Frankfurter Zeltting toduy states tho minors that Moslems havo massacred all tho Christian Inhabitants of Novl Bazar, Bosnia. Those killed, tho pnper stateB, number 9,000. COUNTY COUi.T IN SESSION. Allows a Number of Important Bills as th0 First Day's Work. Judge Hartman convened the coun ty couit this morning at the court house, with Commissioners Hornco Winker and T. T, (iiiuianii in auomi- ance. Tim court took mi tho auditing of tho county bills, und tho following bills wore allowed: John VV, Klmbroll, road view ing and survey $ tJ.uJ Account of R. C. Hagor, road work 27.00 Jay & Jensen, merchandise. , 14,05 Charles McAlavy, road work.. 172.21 W. E. Potts, road work ...... 25,60 M. B. Keys, poor account 1.25 Ooorgo Williams, map of Wes ton 2.60 J, 8. Beckwlth, report work... 39,12 8. P. Purdy, road work 8.00 O. R. & i, Co., freight 1.40 N A. Miller, funeral expenses 20.00 C. H, Crocker & Co., printing 91.00 Patrick & Co., merchandise... C.35 J. A. Nelson, Jury feo 3.20 8. A. Wood, Justlco of peace,., 7.45 V, I,. Blair, constablo 1 10 Jury fees 0.80 Witness fees 11.70 U W, Ragshlll, witness 'J.i0 CONDEMNS METHODS OF PORTLAND BUSINESS MEN. Says the Fair is a Graft Are In Fa vor of Any Public Appropriation for Public Good Delegates to be Ban queted. La Grnmlo, May fi. Tho second day of tho labor convention was opened by having a photograph of tho entire delegation taken In front of tho Com mercial Club rooms. President Harry's report hIioam 130 labor unions In 32 Iowhh of Oregon. Orgnitlzer J. H. Buck reported that ho has organized 23 unions In East ern Oregon and Washington, within tho past year. Arthur Brock, of Portland, and J. 11. Buck, of Sttmpter, were elected delegates to tho Washington Stnto Federation of Labor which meets In January. In tho afternoon tho delegatos wero taken through the sugar factory and tonight they will ho bnnqiteted at Ho tel Somnter, by the locnl unions. The oveiilng session was given to the discussion regarding tlicf Invoca tion of tho referendum relutlvo to tho Lewis and Clark Fair. At 9:30 a ris ing voto of 15 to 20 for tho adoption of the following resolutions favoring tho referendum! Resolutions Adopted. "Whureas It 1h contemplated to hold In Portland tho Lewis and Clark Fnlr, and organized labor having subscribed to stock with tho understanding that It would bo for tho benefit of work luginen of the city and state, and "Whereas, property owners, after subscribing for said fnlr, Immediately raised the tents of their tenants, and even today aro lining so on one and two days' notice; anil "Whurcns, tho sawmills havo form ed a trust and raised tho price of lum ber 75 per cent nnd aro selling cheap er to export trade than for city ttso, imil altogether getting higher prices, havo failed to rnlso the wages of tho men employed; and "Whereas, the painters and carpen ters, laborers und othoiH havo asked fur nil Increase of pay with a mini mum wage scale; and "Whereas, the minimum wage scalo Is for tho protection of tho skilled mid competent mechanic, tho employer bo lug tho Judge and If tho cmployo Is not worthy of such scale, ho has tho privilege of discharging him; and "Whereas, tho contractors having refused such demands, tho lumber ItiiHt, upon which tho demands woro made, Joined hands with said con tractors and t'tifiised to soli lumber lo any employer, paying such wages or employing union men; and "WhereaH, It Is solely for tho pur pose of establishing n cheaper stand ard of wages ho that thoy may reap greater benefit from tho fair; and "Whereas, organized labor is In fa vor of n fnlr which will bonuflt all classes alike but opposes ono that Ih a graft for property owners, contract ore and lumber trust; and "Whereas, tho lato Oregon legiffla ttiro has voted $500,000 for said fair subject to th" approval of th" pooplo, Thoiuloto lie it "Resolved, That wo call upon tho workliiginen to set tholr ban of dU upproval on this graft by calling a referendum upon tho appropriation for said fair; Ilo It further "Itesolved, That wo ask tho state convention to lay those facts before tho American Federation of Labor, und ask them to address circulars to nil International, national and central bodies In tho United States asking thuin to petition congress not to up proprlato any monoy for tho fair." Officers Elected. La Grande, May C, At 3: 10 this evening tho following officials of tho State Federation of Labor woro elud ed: Prosldont C. S, Orann, of Port land; first vice-president, j, k, Welch, Astoiin; second vlco-prosldont, K. I). Moraud, of La Grande. No nomina tions havo been mado for secretary at this tlmo, Basil Bushman Returned. Sheriff Taylor has returned from Portland, whoro ho went to appre hend Basil Bushman, wanted hern on a cliargo of larconv of a horso from Peter Shallal, Bushman was held by tho Portland police upon wired in structions from hero.