JP M ITl fk . I DAlLYEVENIHBEDITIMt j 1.1 t? i r Tr i eastern wrcgon wcamn EtMi!!J SU st P-'STaweek Tonight and Saturday. i orally fair. rENDLETOy, URATILLA COUNTY, OllEGOX, SATURDAY, MAY jlO, 1003. 4 NO. 4757. onu i ncna long PARTED. . H MM - s rLUWERS ID CEREHDMIFS III MEMORY SOLDIER DEAD f MODS : m KANSAS I Since 1877 Has There n..u Wo tor in S(1'$0 IVIUUM ight in That State. ,lYALL RAILWAY SERVICE SUSPENDtu. Bri River Four" Feet Above the ,a j.oqo People .. in Kansas City, Kan. L Detperate Situation In the ai City, Kan-, '"'1 i river Is four feet above me .... i- -tin illne IWs morning nnu i .. More tban 2,n0 people nre . imlsv and finding rciugc m Le stations and other public which are open tor men Ltltr Is now cut off by car com a-ion. The, Santa Fc shops and wres of engines and hundreds l the water pumping stations wds and all u-e great tUrlne districts are wholly or nbmereed. The packing ire either partly submerged rarrounded. icross the river. Is com r ikmloned. It Is feared thn iHI change Its course, as It fs ! i channel where the town isds. p reports come from Kansas I beginning as far west as sn 1 nliway and wire communl i rat off. The district tn- ITopeka and Lawrence. The nits, depot district In this I probably be submerged to ll railway service westward i abandoned. i Water Plants Submerged Kan.. May 30. Ail the i portion of the city Is sub- IIM neither the electric lig.. r plants Is running. m Partly Under Water. , Kan, May 30. No trains raay. Tho dally papers i forced to suspend. Ten are under water and i flooded. The rains con- '"Southern Kansas. i Kn, Mnv 30. Thnu I are flooded Thp wnrtr i rarmers n boats mnMn nilway communication t Flood in Fifty Years. it. Jr The terror of "m increases. The Kaw 3IeetimB. av.n.. i ... I' unnnown men wore " morning, In sight of : tO aSSl9t Tl.n ...n- c.H?tJ)lant8 ar now sub- r""a iopena and Oakland i HWmerzuil Tim . scream n,- iv... i...... nam nroerpss nn.u. ,i, 1 He DO I'll 'I'M- I ... - mi NcorasKa. I Ham u . rT ' 1 cai Pkkii BCQrea or . lD.,;"a lne crop ,iam appaiiine. niniri i . lire I nm ml o..,l Amines are sl.oiinr. New ork, May 30. Three broth ers, who havo not met in 29 years aro to have a reunion at Liverpool' England, early next month. One is David Cochrane, owner of two hotels at Riverside, Cal., nt one of which Prosidont Roosevelt was a guest re cently. Mr. Cochrane and his wife have been in Now York for some time and today they sail for Europe on the Campania. "I nm looking forward to a very pleasant timo," said Mr. Cochrane today. "I have not seen my brothers In nearly 30 years, but I am thankful to bo able to say that I believe we havo all prospered. My brother Wil liam was lor years a captain in the old National line of trans-Atlantic steamors. His latest command was tho Spain, of that fleet. He Is now living in rotlremont nt Liverpool, and 1 Today is again tho last day of tho it is at his home that I am to meet 1 month of flowers, and again tho olti my uruiuer juuwaru. jjuward went I somiors wno followed the flag to South Africa many years ago and I through tho dark years of the civil he has been vory successful. He war. and tho young men who fought served under General Haden-Powen ror tho nation's Integrity on the at Matching, and Cecil Rhodes count- bloody heights of Sail Juan and in lh- cd him as among his best friends. ' tangled jungles of tho far nwny Phil Edward, who makes his homo at j IPI'ines, have gathered together wit!. Bulnwayo, will arrive in Liverpool ! wreaths and garlands to deck tho at about tho same time I do." graves of those who have nrcil , their time and at last have answerrd ".'N llUS8ln0 ..... I ttln j w "UVUU 10 Lr'M drowning ni. 'Niirt, " 8 commoner T yln8 his " temporarily stored " iiifcw PAPER. '"VRiiul.. ... 17' -m tak. "K Wat on f,l.. wtlng of a e(lloj T -ir- Hw.?.Wrabet7 xi &tr the rior t u. ""isian .J VI1VH to k . mevlta- BRYAN DON'T WANT IT. Refuses to Be Chairman Democratic National Committee. Lincoln, Neb., May 30. Personal friends of Bryan today say he would not nccopt the chairmanship of tho democratic national committee even if offered him, after Jones resigns. Ho reiusos to discuss the matter as he says It would lie in had taste at tills time. BIG CELEBRATION IS ASSURED FLATTERIN GPROSPECTS FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY. Decoration Day Is Being Observed Under the Pines of Maine and the Palms of the Philippines 0 . FITTING PROGRAMS CARRIED OUT AT THE TOMBS OF LINCOLN, GRANT AND M'KINLEY, THE NATIONAL CEMETERIES AND TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PLACES OF LESSER NOTE THIRTY FIFTH ANNUAL OBSERVANC E. l.atlon. both North and South, would bloom with flowers. Progress Brings Friction. "Progress Is tho cause of dlfferenco ir the affairs of nations and rovolu Hon Is tho effect. Were the nations to drift In the same plane, to make no advance In their intellectual achieve ments or to go forwnrd In no par ticular, then there would bo no differ ences hi enough moment to canso war, and peace would be always over rs. Hut the spirit of tho age Is prog ress and when this spirit comes lu contrast with the interest ot ono (sec tion then friction results and war may follow. "When the body politic wnnts to turow off an excresence and to clear Us system of some noxious growth, Reduced Railroad Rates From All Neighboring Towns Interesting General Program In Addition to the Special Features T, G. Hailey Will Be Marshal. The Progress Club moi. last even ing for tho further consideration -of the Fourth of July celebration. After an Informal discussion, the meeting was called to order and the business of tho meeting taken up. Messrs. Cohen and Teutsch wero added to tho financo committee and the committee was instructed to raise more money if possible for the use of the general committee in their apjiortionment among tli-o sub committees for prizes and general ex penses. Reduced Railroad Rates. A transportation committee com prising Messrs. Teutsch, Tallman and Cohen was appointed by the chair, for tho purioso of securing reduced rates from all tho surrounding towns. The committee will negoti ate with the O. R. & N. and the W. & C. R, with the view of securing ex cursions for that day from Walla Walla, Milton, Helix, Athena and In fact, nil the surrounding towns near enough to visit us. General Miscellaneous Program. A music committee composed of Fitz Gerald, Therkelsen and John Hailey, was appointed by the chair and It was given them to provldo for the grand stand program. They aro to provide the entertainment that comes in conjunction with tho ad dress of the dny. Thomas G. Hailey was elected pres ident of the day and tho general di rections of tho day's exercises will be under his command. Ten Thousand Programs. C. E. Roosovelt waB empowered to nave 10.000 official programs printed for tho general distribution among tho crowd. Those will bo in the form of folders and will contain advertise ments from tho various business houses of the city. In this way the programs, will pay for themselves and cost the club notliing. Freedom of the City, T. G. Hailey was asked to extend an official invitation as mayor of tho city, to the surrounding towns, invit ing them to the celebration and ac cording them tho welcome of the city and its freedom. There is now on hand something like $1,000 available for the use of the club. The finance committee will raise more on Monday next. As soon as this is raised the distribution will bo made among the various com mittees and they will go to work in earnest. The, complete program of events, will tbe -published at tho earliest pos sible date, perhaps In three or four days. the call of the Great nnmmnniW f 1 join In the ranks of the other shore And so today the boys of the jUI war, with their silvered hai- lavo formed their ranks once more and with tho swinging stride of 40 yerrs ago have gone to hold in sorrowful remembrance those who have passed on, and with them have ,;onr their sons who fought in these later days for the same flag, and with them, liu. stranger and more gratifying l'll have marched the old men v. ho v, .Ti the grey; those old soldiers who ove their all for the lost entire ns 1 II llngly and as earnestly as the i.oys in blue struggled to hold lioft the flag of their cause. Today across a chasn of half a century the old men clasped hands in friendship and in tin -aiui! '.iuk3 marched to decorate, in eomiron, th' graves of those who fell. Program for the Day. Tho ve terans met this morning at 3:30 o'clock In HenlnUis Hall ni'h went from there to liic cenieici where memorial sevvic-fn veic held, I PANIC ALONG NORTH RIVER. Fire Among Barge and Dredgers Creates Excitement. New York, May 30. Another water panic off the Jersey Central pier on North River early this morning was caused by tho burning of a big dred ger. Eight men, unnblo to emerge from tho doors, dovo through the windows In their night clothing. Tho dredger was surrounded by barges on which woro children, who were com pelled to fight fire. A small tug pull ed tho line of barges out of tho dan ger scene. Tho big now pier caught fire, but was extinguished after a stubborn tight. The damage Is com paratively small. ROOSEVELT IN WYOMING. Rides Sixty Miles on Horseback With an Escort. Laramie, Wyo., May 30. The pres ident arrived nt 8 o'clock and spoke from a stand at tho Statu University and then mounted a horse nt !) to ride over tho trails to Cheyenne, 60 miles distant. He wns accompanied on tho ride by Dr. Rlxey, Senator Warren, of Wyoming; Sheriff Cook and six others. 1'Ive relays or horses vylll bo used on tho trip. Portage Board Organized. Salem, May 30. Tho board of com missioners for tho construction of The Dalles-Celllo portago road, organ ised yesterday with Governor Cham lierlnln 11S chairman, Socretnry of State Dunbar as secretary. Treasurer Moore as treasurer, mid W, N. Gnn tens clerk. Tho clerk was instructed li. 1,tvll.i A tlninmnn.l n l..ll ..... It Is done by the spirit of progress. Kcer, to meet with tho board on hen revolution has come then It is j,mo 4 vlana for ,ho work wm ol again the spirit of progress that ce ments the hearts and Joins the brok en ties of friendship once more, irouldlng us into n nation Inseparable and Indestructible. Progress Reveales Mistakes. "This spirit of progress opens the eyes of all to their mistakes; li makes the North see In whnt tho South should be condoned; it tem pers and cools tho blood of the Southern man and allows him to see wherein hi wns wrong and upon which ground they should meet as friends. Old Soldiers i.econciled. "The old soldiers, those who bo formulated until nfter the bonnl has conferred with engineers, COMMENCEMENT OF THE AGAOEMY Very Pretty Decorations Were Shown, and Attractive Mus ic Was Listened To, ENTERTAINING PROGRAM VERY NICELY EXECUTED. and the graves of the soldiers wMiloHgm and those who suffered are have passed away wer decorated j i.ie ones who havo become reconciled, with flags and flowers. At i o'clock I Those who havo suffered In camp this afternoon the memorial services j rnd met in battle, see the upelessnoss were held in the circuit court room and tho folly of strife, and meet to at the court' house. The room had hy brothers again after their nuar been decorated with flags and ban-liel of the past. It takes the highest ners, tho regimental colors of thn p-j-t j t.pe ot Christian to produce recon and tho flags being miiu-.'ed and 1 dilation, and that type Is found draped In a most artistic manner wherever the stars and stripes are across the walls and o-r t'n- judge's flung to the breeze, bench. j "The grand spirit of brotherhood Tho room was fillM with th 'se Is shown by all, and in no moro fit come to honor the memory of the 1 ting or emphatic way Is this shown nation's dead, nnd as the opening than by the last war, when the boys number on the afteiMonu'i program, I who wore the blue and the boys who M. A. Rader led lw assembled c!ti-1 wore the grey met and fought and zens In the singing of "Amerita" idled together; side by side, wearing The invocation was delivered by I tin- same uniform and wrapped In the Rev. Jonathan EdwariU, nnd was an I same flag, eloquent appeal for the continued wel-1 The Amercan Type, fare of the old men who were there assembled in memory .if their van-; "Our country Is founded on a Ished comrades and for the contlnu-1 great principle and to this principle e,1 advancement and prosperity ot r uuu uie i-u-uii 01 our iiiu ii.iiij E TROOPS CALLED FOR MOUNTAINEERS ARE MAKING MUCH TROUBLE IN KENTUCKY Will Be Fighting Before Jett and White Can Be Either Tried or Taken Away on Change of Venue. tho nation which is so dearly loved. Peter West read the address made by Lincoln at Gettysburg, and that c-Insslc of American literature lost Mine of its grandeur by the leading. Tho address of tho day was made i... nQ. t n M HpII nf linker CltV. who will 'need no Introduction here 1 as long as that form of government Rev ug Is an oiilitJl,l"D ou 's "- tni.-jioiii Lexington, Ky Mny 30. A cipher message from Major Allen, command ing the troops nt Jnckson, wns re ceived here at midnight, urgently asking that moru men or n full com pany he sent forward by 8 this morn ing. Orders have been Bent to a Louisville company to hold itself In readiness to take the field. Allen's message did not say what prompted the call. Fear Reopening of an Old Feud. Jackson, Ky., May 30. A big crowd watched tliu arrival of additional tioops from Lexington this morning, ordered because tho commanding of ficers learned last night that a party of old-time Freneh-Evursolo feudlstH wero expected to arrive today to at tempt to release While and Jett to night. Court convened tills morning. The luwyers aro wrangling over the Jury to try Jett. In condition and place among the na tions. From the nature of our gov ernment springs tho type of our men 1 and their breadth of mind. The per secutions of the old world aro result ant from the despotism and nion aichy of their parent slates, and LAST TRIAL RACE. us a sneaker. soldier and he wore not the blue, out the grey. His theme treated in par ticular of why the chasm that yawn ed so wido in the years gone by as closed now, and of how tho old ene mies now met with outstretcned hands eacli to welcome the other and to mourn In common over those who lill Irresnoct ve ot the flag uiey mi- inwi.,1 or tho rause they upheld. He eaid in part: Rev. Bell's Acdress. "Memorial day Is the day on which we gather to mingle in common our tears in sorrowing memory for those vhose blood was shed In the grtat conflict which convulsed our naimn a half a century ago. Origin of the Day. "The idsa of the Mcir.oil.il dny came from the South, the land of flowers and of sentiment, and was shaped Into practical form by th? loyal and sympathetic mind of Mrs John A. Logan, the wife of the found er and comraanler of the Grand Army of the Itopubllc. "While passing through tho ceme tery at Petersburg Mrs. Logan saw the graves decorated with flagR and flowers an discovered that they were tho graves of tho soldiers of tho South who had fallen in battle. The idea impressed Mrs. Logan ana sno carried ilft3he general, who with thn aid fef his lirothers in the army arrangedUhe pesent day of memori al observafrror The last of May was chosen" because on that day all the be on a more dependent scale Look Not Back, But Forward. "Memorial day Is not alone a day of tears and of memory and of mourn ing, it Is nut alone a day upon which we shall look back upon tho past lu sorrow for thu devastation that was wrought and the blood that was shed. It Is not alone a day upon which wo gather to spread flowers over tho graves of those who aro gone anil mingle our tears in common over the ashes of our departed brethren, but II Is a day upon which we may meet in thanksgiving and in joy, a day ot handshaking, and of gladness, a time upon which wo may meet with thank ful hearts In the great spirit of kin ship and patriotism and brother hood; a day upon which thu blue and tho grey may meet and Join hands across the years and with thankful hearts give praise to the great God for the healing of the broach, for tho unity and the preservation of our great nation, and for tho common spirit of progress and of Christian fellowship that clasps, tho hands and warms the hearts of those who once faced each other In anger, but who now lie side by sido and shoulder to shoulder In brotherhood, each heart beating with love and loyalty to the old flag which floats over our homes and whoso precious bloodhrdluaoln and whoso precious folds shall wrap us round when we go to that long sleep from which wo wako no moro on earth." (Concluded on page C.) Treacherous Wind and Weather or Long Island Sound. Glen Covo, May 30. Thu Consll tutlnn arrived this morning for tho last raco of the Glencovo series. which Is today. This is an ideal rac ing day with 11 12-knot breeze. Ho cause of tho holiday, 11 great siiuaih ron of yachts and excursion boats Is hero from New York awaiting tho race. A hard mist fell just as tho start lng boat readied the line, shortly after 11, A northwestern Is kicking up whltecaps with 15 knots velocity. CEMETERY BOYCOTTED. Undertakers, Hackmen, Street Car Men and Laborers All Struck, 8an Francisco, May 30. Tho Labor Council declares u boycott against tho Cypress Lawn Cemotory as tho undertakers, hackmen and street car men aro boycotting It. It is a very hud time to die In Hun Francisco, SIXTEEN NEGROE8 DROWNED. Wholesale Thinning Out of Tennes see Blacks. Memphis, May 30. A special re ceived hero this morning states that 1C negroes constituting a colony -10 miles above hero, woro drowned May 27. They had embarked to cross tho river and their skiffs wero overturned. Francis Tumblcty, 82 years of age, died In Ht, Johns hospital, 8t. Iuls, entirely friendless and supposedly al most penniless. An inventory of his effects discloses that ho leaves an estate valued at $100,000, much of It In cash, Literary, Musical and Social Sum mary of the Year's Growth Pleased and Instructed a Large Audience at the Presbyterian Church Last Night. Standing room was not to be had Inst evening nt the graduating exer cises of Pendleton Academy. Beautiful Decorations. The Presbyterian church wns doc orated In tho clnss colors, cronm and red, and over the rostrum was huug a largo floral piece with the class motto, "Friction," In whlto letters on 11 green background. Mrs. Mnrston gave tho first num be ron tho program, In a very pleas ing pliuio number, anil wns followed by tho Invocation by Rev H, J. Dlven. Entertaining Class Program. Miss Anderson's solo, "I Lovo You." was much appreciated by thn audi ence anil well rendered. The essay by Miss Mublo McDIII wns very good Indeed, nnd In bar treatment of the Greek nnd Roman myths, sho mndo the old charactcra live again and pictured tho gods nnd uyinpliH of tho old days in ft most realistic style. "Struggle," was tho topic of tho pa per read by Miss Eva Holts, and in lt treatment bIio showed tho neces sity of effort nnd the fruit of endeav or. Tho paper wns vory Interesting and Instructive. J. A. Kennedy treated tlw subject of finance, und In his remarks made clear thai ho had studied deeply and well. Ho treated the effect of finan ces on trade not only of tho state, but or nations and in his handling of tho subject evinced considerable ability ns 11 student of tho money nuoHtton. Miss Sheridan followed with ft very Hwoet song, "Uive's Sorrows," which wns well delivered nnd 11 great treat to tho audience. Miss Nelllo Whitemoio In hor ills ciiHulon of art, handled her question lu n thorough manner und treated It from tho standpoint of n lover of art for art's sake. Her paper was very Interesting und grncefillly handled. "Tho Influences of tho Ancient Classics" was tho title of Miss Flora Walker's esiiay and her paper was a good exKJsltlon of the question and pictured In clear style the good that lias como to the literature of tho world und through It to thu civiliza tion of tho world by this study of thn old cIuhhIcs and thu absorption of thu lessons they tench. Miss Gruyco Crockett told of tho evolution of woman, and her paper was very Interesting. Sho spoke of woman and her position In tho early years and of the advancement which had como with tho growing civiliza tion, Tho paper was ipilto interesting and well written. Dr. McNubb sang "Tho Sontlnel Asleep," lu 11 very pleasing manner, following which Professor Fortius awarded tho diplomas in a few Mill chOHvn remarks, CYCLONE IN TEXA8. Small Town Almost Obliterated and Several Persons Killed. Foit Worth, Texas, May 30. A cy clone lu Western Texas Inst night did great damago to ranches and to sev eral small towns. Haskell was al most obliterated and a number of peoplo Injured and several others killed. Thu Isolation makes It almost Imposslblo to get atcurato Information, Stockmen Arrested. Ilaiiuuck, Idaho, May 30. Twenty prominent stockmen of flwau valley have also been indicted, Tlioy or dered Robert Smith, a newcomer to remove his band or cattlo from tho rungp and afterwards drovo the cat tlo over a bluff, injuring many. Press Censor Murdered, Johannesburg. May 30. Sir Ed ward Hub, press censor hero during tno Door war, was found dead today, with several bullets In his body. No cluo to tho murderers. Ho was an old conservative member of parlia ment for la years, , a in BHIMtiSas . j21lAMaailSiMkSSWItlti