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DAILYEVENINBEDITiOh 3" 'DAILY ? Eastern Oregon Weather " Tonight and Friday warmer Krlilny. PEXPLETOy, UMATILLA COUNTY, OIJEGOX, it a ODDS ABATING L Situation is Relieved, t Great Distress is in the lake of the Waters. Louis is alarmed AND IN GREAT DANGER. Entire Families in Iowa Were krti by Their Homes Collaps- I After They Were Cooped Up i djs Gigantic Task of Clean- ti! Slime-Smeared Cities Will i Begin. Lais. June 4 -The Mississippi I runtimes to rise a singe or C being shown at 7 a. m. This ie of U fret during the past tx It Is expected tnat 32 feet reached some time today. In liitime people all along the rat, both here ana in isasi bl CRILLIANT FETE IN FRANCC. cJmnM.j r, ..... - t I i 1 -uMiuiiu nuswiio usnered into the Academy With Great Enthusiasm. r., 1 J . 1--Tl10 reception of Edmond Rostand at the Academy to day was a Parisian event of the first uiuui. According to what academi cians say, for many years past or not sinco the reception of 1'aul Hour get, there has not been such a crush or such a demand for tickets, it was before a party of well dressed ladies and literary celebrities that M Ros tand made his entry between his iv,t. of sponsors. At the president's desk worn ciiof. ed the Vlcomto Mclchoir do Vogue M. Gaston Boissier, the secretary' and the other officers of the acade my. There was nultc n full ment of members of the institute The other four sections, which, with' the academy proper, constitute the uisuimu oi rTance, were nlso well represented. M. Itostand began to read his ad dress In strong, well-pitched tones and his remarks were frequently in terrupted by applause. He touched upon literary matters in general and after a superb enloglum of literarv probity ho took his seat amid a burst oi appiause. The sitting was brilliant for M uusiauu, wno scored a great success, i UESTRUGTIVE FIRE IN PENDLETON LAST NIGHT Five Firms Are Put Out of Business by a Conflagration in Wooden Row, Fire Starts In the New Steam Laundry, and There Is Nothing to Indicate Its Origin Sample Rooms of the Hotel St. George Are Destroyed Considerable Loss to Danncr, the Photographer. CD SrZNCER SENTENCED. Mur- The demon of fire swooped down upon sleeping Pendleton last night, and this morning has left behind as memento of his visit, a half block of j smouldering ruins, representing a loss or property or from $3,000 to $7,000. ,...H 1. 1 1- 1 1 ..1 . . . 1. , He succeeded in mak nc: nil timt im'f '., .......... firinn , ,mV 0 out J ,hc llterar' ' nsumod bv the flames with the en- n f .hls "ro,,ecesst"-. M. tire contents of the business houses Honrj tie Hornier, nml created a su-1 located there perl) piece of oratorical literature Fire Started In Laundry. KENTUCKY VENDETTA. At 10:15 last evening a passerby his Ik preparinc for the big flood, i Another Shc-oting Narrowly Averted her men and government omc- diet that the water will be tie letee railroad tracks by Ijiay and officials of the differ- affeeted are placing Dins stock where it will be I father Observer Bowlo says I elation- wer at Kansas City is re- I H miles wide. Whatever the lof the delay of the arrival of liters from the flood stage, the t tere becomes more encourag- rte Mississippi below is com- lelj low, which means that the J present In the St Louis dls- I move out rapidly, thereby I; permitting the Kansas City r. me nrer to reach here Fri Eatnrday at a time when most tood from the Des Moines W upper Mississippi will have tere." . northern end of St. Louis tie residents are moving their wss the bluffs and are pre to follow it with their house- pure ir the river continues f large lakes liaro imnn rrm fclwr section. North of St. Eads bridge the water i encnoin? bark over the filetween that nlar-e nml I Cut and formlnc a -n.-itni.in pe same condition prevails Mnlire Families DrawnH Ei J.e 5'000 destitute flood k. ullaost. but the " 'as afflrmoH ti,of t f- J distance. Ten by the Militia. Jackson, Ky., June 4. An open clash between Jlarcum, brother of the murdered lawyer, and ex-Senator ; n .w.WTI;!? .uP y UV" .m.!!a" fl,p "le eIltlr" lnterlor of the building was a roaring mass of flames. Wltn noticed tiny flames licking the shclV' Ing in the middle of the Pendleton Steam Laundry's sorting and ironing room. He raised tho cry of fire, but before tho citizens on the corner of Main and Webb streets could make the half block to tho scene of tho men this morning, who separated tho men as Hargls made a motion to 1 reach for his gun. Marcum, unex I cited, looked deadly. Haruls has an nounced he would spend his last dol lar to free White and Jett, whose trial continues. repair. Mr. Danncr estimates loss at from $250 to J300. Darveau's Sample Rooms. Next in Hue was the Darveau sum plo rooms, and they are almost totally destroyed. Ulackencd walls and sag ging beams mark tho foundation ot the new structure, only painted last week. The addition to his building recently constructed, cost $700, and ine oiii building was worth as much. I convention i ne uaseuient of this building was filled with property belonging to .Mr. Darveau. stored from his hotel, and he estimates his loss at $2,500 with $1,000 Insurance. The rooms wero filled with drummers' goods, which were mostly saved by the united ef forts of the drummers nml tho citizens. Must Serve Thirteen Years for der of Ella Mundt. Spokane, Juno -4. Kil Spencer was this morning sentenced to servo 13 years In tho state penitentiary, for tho murder of Kiln Mundt, In this city last January. Tho caso was stubbornly fought, and oven Spenror was surprised at tho mild verdict ot manslaughter re turned against him last Saturday. It was pun-oil beyond a doubt that Spencer wns crniy by drinking ab sinthe, when ho committed the crime, and to that fact Is probably due his escape, from tho gallows. Under orillunry circumstances the murder wns unprovoked ami Inexcus able, as he deliberately loaded n pis tol nml went to where tho unsuspect ing girl wns working as n domestic and Instantly killed her, afterward making a half-hearted attempt at suicide. Kxpurts wore called to tes tify to tho awful effect of absinthe on tho human system and mind, and on the strength ot this evidence the crime was fixed as manslaughter. IN ENGLAND FOREST FIRES Greatest Territory Now Being Flame Swept in the History of that Region, TRAVELING FREIGHT AGENTS. Canal Treaty Will Be Ratified. Washington. Juno i. Scnor Her man, of the Colombia legation, today received word that peace Is fully re established in that country. The ca nal treaty can now be ratified by the Colombian congress. i In five minutes from that time the I entire building wns afire, sending long tongues of solid fire high Into the air, and quicker than it can lie writ ten, the surrounding buildings were burning fiercely. I Proaress of the Fire. room was heated by a largo stovo i From the laundry the flames spread ! "? nlso for heating Irons used at to the cigar factory of A. Kobde and I 1110 ironing tables. The proprietors the office of the Dally Guide, and the bakery of Otto Hobach. On the other Loss to Stevens & Jordan. Tho next building and tho place where the fire originated, was the rendleton Steam 1-aundry. recently opened by Stevens & Jordan. Hero the fire wbr first seen, and tho sup position Is that tho flames had tholr beginning in the drying room. This Cincinnati the Scene of a Great Gath ering of Transportation Agents. Cincinnati, Juno I. Nearly every railroad of prominence In the coun try Is represented among the 3uo del egates who are hero for the annual of the National Associa tion of Traveling Freight Agents. Tho convention, so far as the nttend anc bio ice Is concerned, Is the most no(n-1 tK -Jt : oj oil. Ashlnnil Is threate o over held by the association. j , 'u'' '"''''J l"st "Wit 1 A brief Dialling session was held '''l!"',1" ",0 c,)r1' Is morning, following which an ml- ' n!, I'r,,s;rvi:s, '; THIRTY NEGROES WERE KILLED WHOLESALE SLAUGHTER IN A CAROLINA RAILROAD WRECK. Loaded Excursion Train Goes Into a Washout Conductor Also Killed and Many Were Injured. Charleston, S. C June I. An ex cursion train on the Atlantic Coast line was wrecked near Sumter this morning, tho engines, baggage cars hand it was swiftly eating its way against a slight breeze into the new sample rooms or tho Hotel St. George and the Danner photograph studio. By this time the department wns on the scene and water from five lines of hose was "being played upon the ilames, but with little effect. The buildings were old wooden structures and as dry as the continual heat of the laundry and the machinery with in, and the summer sun without could make them, and they burned like pow der in a pan. All tho fire boys could arc at a loss as to how tho Mro started, as they were certain every thing was safe when they locked up late In the evening. It is not known whether the Are originated from a defective Hue, or from lire falling from tho stove, and It perhaps never will be known, for the building Is nothing but n pile of nshes. Tho damage to the laundry Is estimated at from $2,500 to $3,000 with $1,200 liiMirancu. Cigar Factory Destroyed. The cigar factory of A. Hohdo was a total loss, with Its large stock of i igars ami raw tobacco. The pronrl- the insur- Intn .w wntti.. r,,.i..ntnr ! wcre soon hot to tho hand, and only do was to keep tho fire within bounds , etor estimates his loss at from $1,000 anu 10 nroieci me surrounding ouiki Ings. Narrow Escape for Other Buildings. The brick walls of the big Kast Clements and four negro passengers were killed. Thirty-three were hurt, eight seriously. The engineer and flnrnirm urn nmrtnc tlti, (nlttrml HPhn j.,, - ""muw. i en " .w.ft, 4..j.... . Si s been suuscribed ' excllrsIin was returning from Nicho las to uoiumbia, Fatalities Will Reach Thirty. Augusta. Ga.. June 4. The Atlantic Coast officials announce this morning that they had received a message saying that seven bodies had been taken from tho wreck near Sumter, and it Is believed the fatalities will reach 30. Tho Injured are being taken to Sumter WUllOn to a lanrn ,,..... IIuU!k. K "'snanabotna t night. fOOIied nr. In . -' noon. For five n tith 7..:rr ire,,cu i sit totii...T,..v?' ",e river j. -h'u., ueiween hero r Fallinn at ir rTntcr Is 11 Km..?. u"""reu ana Itornin. " wero sworn : ek. - an real "VB varrio mi k at .li .V 1 ""asanas kn. 8 the avallal.lA r cleaning. n wl . -"v u ft- . --ww a ir, .1, Permitted to a W the flnrwln.l .it..", . ft;.;- cu ulBinci. . ?! f Louis. 1 tt iotZlr rlver rose 'Borrin.' Reding 10 r 4r,erj hundred l 0th'F mes lrwT: ."undreds I Broke m.T: . 8 106 leves- .W. j "'w, III. 'rioii XT1 flood sit- Km i" .lue levees smith IS HunrtCrUlilDe 0!t thi I?!--eded8 f acres rt mil-The river ' OTTAWA .... B-rM .Llth09raphers Thfi Xft art J uburnMN."ua 10 ad. tu $l.!sWi ovrr and above iu.ee of $1,200. Office of the Dally Guide Gone. The Guide ollico was destroyed with ii-, presses and large hupply of typo. The editor, Mr. Dnubar, was on the -M' oi enlarging his plant, and had a iirlnter contracted for to como nml helii him. Ho was also about to In stall a motor to furnish the power to run his press. Ills loss Is estimateo wns morning, louowing jouriuneiit until tomorrow was taken to enable tho visitors to enjoy sumo of the entertainment features arrang ed by their Cincinnati brethren. Tho convention will close tomorrow with tho annual election of officers. George V. llenus of the Queen & Crescent, and W. I. Ijilrd, of tho Chicago jfe Great Western nro prominently men tioned for tho presidency In succes sion to T. F. Sweet, of the IIIIuoIh Central. Lyncher Sent to the Penitentiary. Carthage, .Mo., Juno t. Samuel .Mitchell, who recently led the mob that lynched a negro In Joplln, was today sentenced to 10 years in tho penitentiary. POPE LEO II VERY SICK Sunday Baseball Unlawful, Lincoln, Neb., Juno i. Tho Ne braska supreme court today decldeu that Sunday baseball Is unlawful. GRAIN MARKETS. 1 ay. Loss, Quotations Furnished by Coe Commis sion Company R. L. Boulter, Local Manager, 120 Court Street. Minneapolis. Juno 4. Wheat Ca bles came fulrly strong this morning In view of our rather dull market yesterday, showing an advance of U. Our market opened practically un changed from yesterday's close, but on the Issue of tho Missouri state crop report, which was of a bullish character and on predictions of fur ther rains in tho Southwest, the mar ket took on a very strong tone. Cash demand continues good. Wo see noth ing to sell wheat on as yet. and be lieve It should be bought on all slight recessions. Chicago, Juno 4. Opening, .... 74 .... 72i the Iron shutters and tho thickness of the walls saved tho structure from damage. Had the Danner photograph gallery caught, the building would at least have been scorched or warned by the heat, oven If the Intorloi had i t 1.M)0 with $300 InBUrnnce. not caught fire, it was a late hour , Hobach Bakery Destroyed, this morning before the fire was en- The nakory of Otto Hobach was tlrely conquered, anil the weary fire- ( destroyed completely, together with men could seek their beds. The de-, the stock of llcnr and bread be had partment bovs made heroic efforts to save the buildings, but It waB not possible with the appaiatus at hand. Extent of Losses. Commencing at the west side of the fire the losses run from the nihil-1 mum to tho maximum. , Banner's Loss Not by Fire. The Danner Studio was not damag-1 ed so much by fire as It was by the on hand. Illn loss Is estimated at $aoo. The biilliilngs occupied by tho bak ery, til-; cigar factory, tho Ouldo of fice and tho laundry wero owned by II. Martin ,of this city, and weio worth $1,200. with $700 Insurance. The sawpl'i rooms wero .he property cf George Darveau and wero worth about $1,200. The lire was blown long distances PONTIFF'S CONDITION IS CAUSING MUCH CONCERN. Postponement of the Consistory, at Which Two American Cardinals Were to Have Been Appointed. Home, June 4. The pope today surfers with n severe nltnck of diar rhoea, which Is causing anxiety. Ills physicians sny they have no fear of complications, but his ndvanced age ami weak condition million I ho attack daugi-rous. It Is believed the consistory, which has already been postponed several ilnys on account of tho pontiff's con dition, cannot bo held for seviiial days yet. Tho appointment of caidluals, of whom two nro oxiKscled to m Americans Is one of the liiiniii timt nf- lairs to be looked after at thu com lug consistory. IN THE CATTLE COUNTRY. water and the efforts of tho rescuers . and roofs as far as three blocks away to save tho stock. Tho furnishings caught from tho cinders and flying aro a total wreck, and tho accumula- sparks, whllo the dwellings wero tlon of valuable nogntlves aro crack- only saved by the prompt action of ed and scattered and broken beyond the owucrij. ROOSEVELT IS ENDORSED AT COLUMBUS July Sept Corn July ....... Oats-July Minneapolis, June 4. Opening. July 77V8 Sept 71 Close. 75 74 47?; 34 48 35 Close. 78 72 Columbus, O., June 4. Chairman Hanna called tho nominating session of tho state republican convention to order at 10:30 this morning. Koraker was named as permanent chairman. The harmony airangoinent made last night, proved to bo effective. Hanna and Foraker appeared side by side on the platform and were wildly applauded. Foralr, In his speech, complimented Hanna and predicted his re-election to tho sen ate. Then followed a long tribute to Hoosevelt. Resolutions Indorse Roosevelt. supirort of the party for Hanna (o re election to tho souate. Tho platform concluded by saying mat monopolies aro directly amena ble to penalties provided by republi can legislation, and their vigorous on forcement In tho courts. No worthy Interest is Imperilled, but whatever will work public harm Is restrained, and that too without recourse to tho democratic plan of destroying all American Industries through tariff if vision or otherwise. ir further legislation Is necessary, tho republican party can be dopended upon to enact and enforce with equal- ) uy and safety Mr. Dick presented the rejiort from nonet Nominated. tho committee on resolu .ons, uurjual- Myrou Jferrlek was nominated for Ifiedlv Indorsing hoosevelt for the 1 governor, and Warren Harding for presidency in 1U01, and promising the lleutcnant-govemor, by acclamation, Seven Men Killed In a Fight In Kan St. Francis. Kan.. Juno 4. In battle yesterday near here, between Farmer Hurry and his four hoiih on ono side, nml 20 cowboys on tho other all the llerrys and two cowhoyn wero Killed. Tho llerrys were returning from a visit to a neighbor, and In order to make a short cut, pulled down n wire fence on the Dowar cattle ranch. Tho cowboys charged and a fiiHllndo com meiiceil ami continued until tint Dor rys barrncaded themselves In n cabin. Tho cowboys riiHln-d and the llerrys killed two. Tho cowboys then fired the cabin, and when tho llerrys emerged all were shot down. INSANE BY FLOOD NEW8. Topeka Man's Mind Becomes Unbal anced From Excitement. I.os Angeles, Juno 4. George Mad den, of Topeka, it passenger on n Hanta Fo train, became a ravlnir ma niac at Dnrstow yesterday after read ing Hood news from lOinsau. Ho at tacked passengers and wan locked In u car. Ho was taken from the train at Needlos, Children Played With Matches, Union, Or.. Juno 4, Flro dostroved tho barn of I'M Turner, causing a loss of about $C00. The flro was caused by ono of Turner's children PlnyliiK wiiu maicncH, PALL OF SMOKE OVER MANY LARGE STATES. Fires Have Also Broken Out Anew In the Adlrondacks The Worst Fires Ever Known Are Raging In New Brunswick Bath, Maine, Is Sur rounded by Fire One Town Entire, ly Destroyed. Nasua, N. II.. Juno I. Tho wires state that all New Hampshire Is nuw darkeued by tho suioko of Immense finest fires. Grovetou people aro lleelng to Uorlln, which Is entirely Mirrouiidcd by Ilames. All the farm, houses In the vicinity ot Meredith nro threatened. much I'ark, Innumer able doer. 1,000 elk. 150 buffalo aud countless wild boars. In the Adlrondacks. dictum Falls, N. Y., Juno I. Adl. roiiiliicli II io conditions am ngnln moril .leiiiius. The Cednr river soc tlon Is ablaze with a big tiro sweep ing near Catllu lake. 1-ong lake and Catamount range, nenr Ijiko Gcoi-ko, are also llnino swept. Pall of Smoke Over New York. New York, Juno I. Tho city Is covered with u pall of smoko from tho terrific forest HreH sweeping throughout the New Kugland forests and northeastern portion of tills state. Smoke All Over Massachusetts. Springfield, Mass., Juno I. Ashes nro falling hole front the finest Urea In ICnstern Massachusetts, nml tho sun is completely obscured by the dense smoke. But One House Left. St. Johns, N. II., Juno I. Tho town of llriggs Corner was destroyed by lire yesterdny, only ono house being left. New llriinswlck Is suffering from tho worst forest fires ever known. Ilouu river Is reported burn ed. St. Georgo Is In constant peril. Nothing but a change of wind tan save tho town of Stanley. Vast Forests Burning. Mllllnocket, Mo Juno I. - ThoiiJ. amis of ncres of heuvy spruce be tween hero mid Meknhdln nro swept nine, ii is reported nero mat Hlier man Is destroyed. All communication Is cut off over entire sections, Tho following towns are said to Iibto been wiped out of existence: Crlstal, Grindstone, Stacyvllle. Confirmation Is unobtainable, but if true, there U probably considerable loss ot life City of Bath Surrounded, Hath, .Mo., June 4. Tho city is al most completely surrounded by tre. meniloiis fires. The Hro dopnrtmtt. Is constantly busy. WEALTHY STOCKMAN KILLED. Endlnu of a Fatal Quarrel Near Boise Surrender of the 8urvlvor, Ilolse, Idaho, Juno 4. Junius Km mens, a wealthy stockman of Ijtrod, was shot and Instantly killed yentrr day by u man named Ilalrd. Tho llolso county sheriff left thin moil ing to get tho prisoner, who has glve up. SHOT UP THE 8ALOON8. Attempt to Enforce Prohibition In a Texas Town. Houston, Texas. Juno 4. -Fifty masked men rode Into IlrooklluM early this morning nml dovtroya-i inreo saloons. A thousand uliou wero fired mid nil the fixtures wero riddled, but none was hurt. The loons continue to operate, despite tho proiiinuion law, SEATTLE THUGS IN DU8INE88. Man Seated to Death, Robbed and Put on Railroad Track, Seattle, June I, James Montgom ery, aged 25. was beaten with a slim shot anil killed, tho purpose bolac robbery, near Auburn last night. Thr body was placoil on tho Iiitomrban track, where It was Btruck bv n train and slightly mangled. Tho authori ties are Invsutlgatlmr. but have no I cluo,