QMLY EVENING EDITION 7 Eastern Orcgba Weather . ,i ,t jour residence "H'SSAii br carrier t , , Knlr tonight and Saturday warmer. ,16. PENDLETON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OKEG ON, FRIDAY, JULY 3, 1903. NO. 4785. COURT NULLIFIES IT Adverse to Initiative Referendum Amend- - . 1 . I ITV IC U I IW" - - . iuta OllFSTinN. . ., . Kne.lfntlnn Was Not 1(1 Xnc Muwpuwn . n. Not Affect the of the City of Portland. ;.' July 3. Judge John B; n th Btnte circuit court; handed down a joint-ses- i i- ...lit nit tun niiiariva -m -k-Anrnn lo hnlH in ha i .,.. nf t iici nrAaanr n ntuwas ci von on a uemui of the amendment was in miKHLiuii. .! h InlHa, Kill UUVUIBH Li lUttlB llf UBt?lllUlV 111 UCUIIlIk sea leauiiiir ii ii in me uu ton began In a proceedings reassess the cost of Im of East liurnside street, tr npriKiiin f pp nr inn void; also, that tno city IWt illrt l.nnntnn n 1 a , 1903. the initiative and refer- endment. because. If this were constitutional, the slature. The proceedings before the expiration of months. L. A. McNary, Pnntf nlfV n..r...n.. that the referendum was not a nart of linn' fni tlin -nnnn.. Ihnt P PfTlQlntllra null ..Innlnrn this amendment was pro- SHAMROCK III IN TRIAL RACE. Proving Herself to Be a Remarkable Boat Highlands. July 3. The Sham rocks race over the cup course today under perfect conditions and with a nine-knot breeze. The ship challen ger at 10:20 started with all sails set first and had the lead at the mooring buoy, but in two cable lengths Shamrock III overhauled and swept past The third then took down her baby jib and In two minutes the first caught up and passed. The challen ger then sent up more sail, but at 10:45 Shamrock HI was a quarter of a mile ahead. Won By Shamrock I. Shamrock I first shot past the San dy Hook lightship at 2:29, the chal lenger being 30 seconds later. MISSING STUDENTS FOUND. Lost In the Swiss Mountains During Researches. . Geneva, July 3. The seven miss Ing students from the Zurich "high school, wore found alive by the party that went In search of tuelr bodies. They suffered terribly from cold .and exhaustion after being lost. It is, be lieved all will recover. They were searching In the mountains for new and unfamiliar flora, under the guid ance of an expert botanist. ; THREE WRECKS RECORD ONE DAY Twenty Cars Were Smashed Into Kindling Wood at Peo ria, Illinois. TWO PASSENGER TRAINS ON CANADIAN PACIFIC. Two Killed In St Louis Street Car Collision and Several Others Will Probably Die Long List of Pas sengers Were More or Less Injur; . ed. DESTRUCTIV E TEXAS ELOODS Unprecedented Rains in North ern Part of That State and in Indian Territory. ELEVEN SECTION HANDS DROWNED AT NORMANDA, Watercourses Are All Out of Their Banks Train Leaves the Grade at a Washout and Six People Are Drowned Gainesville Is Under Water MRS. M'CUE'S DECISION. "inu bnutl, . - w ..c nuo Affairs Alone. "oi " "'J o. x lie lUf has made the following gaming Roosevelt's de 10 forward a nntltlnn In can decide whether the ' be received, but Alex ould never have received nn 1 "mm a Guildhall meet ly thft , v iuiu inuviir ni I an. . iuniuu uiruugn "fflCe as bellle "Inr-nnvnn. relsn office lionns Am nr. 01 fnVito stlon. " iu especial Question except a de 'ewatlonal relations . huild mi) matter is 'lie anrt i.i....n i ME FIND AT BOISE. Hand In 3 mi -"8 ai boise City. . lnltwcavatlng for a 'a Main slri .1.1.. iound au old rus on uii x feet 1,eIow tlo fe11.1,8 P1 Into mlety K,,01 8tt f somSCar 10 1,e fr'" tot 1 ,Casy nation narked by hard la- If flu. ' " "t'Puium y 5 A'e Pleniclng. '. Jill. o " hLtv Plonlclng ?te rest re ,rn Is Convinced That Her Husband is a Bigamist. Chicago, III., July 3. Mrs. V K. McCue, the wife of Lieutenant McCue, left last night to return to her fath er's home In San Francisco. Her husband's repeated denials of n pre vious marriage In the face of what she believed convincing testimony led her to the decision. Heat Causes Shut-Downs. Parkersburg, July 3. On account of the heat work in the Immense steel plants has b'elin suspended. Heat prostrations yesterday caused all the mills save one to shut down this morning. TOM JOHNSON IT LIU CELEBRATING JULY FOURTH AT BRYAN'S HOME. Speaking Will Be in Huge Tent Pur. chased for the Occasion Many People Already Arriving. Lincoln, Neb., July 3. William J. Bryan Is preparing to touch off a mine of enthusiasm tomorrow at his country home near this city. He has secured at his own expense a tent of several thousand seating capacity in which to hold a demonstration. Mayor Tom Johnson of Cleveland, County Attorney Taylor, of Chicago, and Louis F. Post, of Chicago, will be the speakers. Johnson and his wife nrrh.o.i iMo mnrnlnir. rirvan ulves a reception In their honor tonigut to several hundred guests. Large delegations of his personal followers are coming In from sur rounding towns. WILL BOYCOTT TELEPHONES. Spokane Trades Council Notifies In land Company to Settle by Monday Noon, Spokane, July 3. The Spokane Trades Council, the most Influential commercial body in the city, has no tified the Inland Telephone Company to the effect that a boycott will be declared against it in Eastern Wash inn.nn ip ti,n trrfvnnrfR of the strik ing operators arc not adjusted by Monday noon. Many sympathizers are now order ing the 'phones out of their houses and a general demoralization of the telephone business is leared if the company refuses to act. Public sentiment is with the strik ers who are acting in a most sensible und business-like manner WILL CONTEST THE WILL. $110,000 Missouri Estate Involved Most' Was Willed to Adopted Child. St Joseph, Mo.. July 3.-Mrs. H. C. Register, of Long Hcaeh, Cnl.. who came here to contest her father s will three days ago. died this morning of nervous prostration, as a result or attending her father's tuncral yes terday. Her father left Ii".'1"" William Jewell College and $100,100 to art adopted daugnter, cutting Mrs Register out entirely. Her son will carry on flu1 contest. Manila Cable Completed. Honolulu, July 3. Tim cable ship has arrived and Die shore ends ot the cable will be joined today Peoria. July 3. Charles Fisher, a fireman for the Rock Island, was kill- j ed and three others Injured In n head- end collision In the local yards this , morning, A freight smashed Into a switch engine. Doth were hurled from the track and 20 cars smashed Into kindling wood. 1 Railroad Men Won't Talk. j St. Paul, July 3, It is reported that both the east and west-bound imperial limited Canadian Pacific trains were wrecked, one at Rosserj and the other at Moosejaw. but there) are no details. The company declines to give out Information. I Bad Wreck in St Louis. I St. I.ouIs, July 3. Two electric cars collided at Jefferson and Olive streets this morning. Twenty-five in-1 Jured- were taken to hospitals. Both cars were totally wrecked. The Olive street car was struck In the middle when crowded with business men and women. The Jefferson car motorman , lost control. J. Kellen, a motorman, and Peck, a motorman, weve fatally injured. I The following are seriously and pos sibly fatally Injured. Frank Noon, Conductor Rogers, and James Wessels. Others sustain ed broken limbs, cuts and bruises, i FIRE AT POCATELLO. Oregon Short Line Shops Have a Close Call About $15,000 Damage Done to Buildings. i Pocatello, July 3. Fire in the Ore gon Short Line yards last evening did $15,000 worth of damage to build ings, equipment and rolling stock. The origin of the blaze Is unknown, but It Is thought to be Incendiary. At one time the entire shops were In danger of destruction, but the prompt work of the department and employes got It under control. Several passenger coaches In the yard were destroyed before they could be moved out of the way. EXCESSIVE HEAT. Usual List of Prostrations in Chicago Unprecedented in Philadelphia. j Chicago, July 3. A number of pros trations are reported from heat today ' but no fatalities. The highest tern- The mercury stands at 90 today. Same In Philadelphia. Philadelphia, July 3. One death and many prostrations from heat to day. Tho conditions prevailing are very unusual. Schwab In Poor Health. Pittsburg, July 3. President Krliwnli arrived home from Loretta today to spend the Fourth. His fam ily physician this morning examined j him and said ho is far from well. Dallas, Texas, July 3. A mesnge from Gainesville early this morning says the city was struck by a cloud burst last night and the entire city flooded, It Is feared many lives wero lost. Thousands wero forced to take refuge on housetops. Tho water in places Is six feet deep and a whirling torrent. The creek through tho city Is a mile wide and also the crcok west of town. Another flood is reported coming down from St. Joe. Train Ditched. The Santa Fo passenger has been ditched three miles from Gainesville, n long stretch of track being wash ed out. By telephono It Is learned that the engineer, fireman and "ex press messangcr are missing. Tire damage lo tho train has bcon great, but as most of the cars were engulfed very gradually on nccount of the grade sinking slowly, it is believ ed most of the passengers escaped with their lives. They are, however, cut off from Immediate escape. Great Storm Is Raging. Dennlson, July 3. The most seri ous rainstorm In years Is raging over Northern Texas and the Indian. Ter ritory, All water courses are out of their banks, farming lands badly damaged and railways crippled. The first reports sent out from Gainesville this morning wero exag gerated', as no lives were reported lost up to noon. In the Santn Fn wreck near there the engineer, fire man, messenger and three othors were killed. Eleven Men Drowned, A report from Nonnanda says 11 section men were drown near there. They wero engaged In an effort to re pair the grade when a sudden on rush of water bore down upon them. The grade melted away beneath It and the entire gang was swept awuy and drowned. Earlier Reports Confirmed. Roports show the storm damage will exceed a million dollars. Gaines ville reports no lives wero lost. Corrected reports received here this afternoon state that tho Santa Fe train near Valley View turned over from the tracks li)to a body of water. It is not known whether any passen gers havo been rescued. Last night's reports from South western Texas confirm the stories that a dozen or moro lives were lost yesterday. Automobile Awards. Dublin, July 3. Tho official awards for the automobile race wero made today as follows: Janotzy, Ger man, first prize; Deknyff, Frenchman, second; Farman, also a Frenchman, third. Tho Frenchmen have entered a protest against Janetzy, claiming ho reeclved assistance at one of the control stations. ENTOMBED COAL MINERS ARE CREMATED Hanna. Vu., July 3.-Tho Union Paclfle mines. In which 23G coal miners are known to bo entombed, are now roaring furnaces, and all hope of lescuing the men Is aban doned. The fire bus reached tho Jow er levels and escape Is Impossible. Flro and smoke prevented the explo ration of any part of tho work and all efforts are now directed toward extinguishing the fire. A crowd of frantic women and children cluster around tho entrances and many of the rescuers have hoe" overcome with the foul gabes escaping from the burning pits. . , . , . The bodies found on the first levels yesterday and left temporarily In tho mines to be removed after tho others wero found, have undoubtedly been cremated, as the fire Is now raging where they were left lying. No fur- ther explosions have occurred, but tho accumulating gases In thu re mote chambers will result In a horri ble catastrophe) very soon If the flames are not checked. The entlro available working force of tho Union Pacific Is here and every effort is being made to subdue tho flames, before the mine Is completely wrecked. Many of the minors were Clilnoso, others were Finlanders and many were Americans, having large fami lies. Tho scenes at tho offices are pitiable, In the oxtrome. Kntiro fam ilies wero working In thg mines and aro certainly lost. Widowed moth ers with ono or two littlo children are tho sole survlvora of a large and In dustrious family and in many cases the mother stands alono awaiting news from the mines. PUGILI8M AT BUTTE. First-Clais Event Pulltd Off There Tonight Butte. Mont. July 3. Moso La Kotv tUo will he heavily backed by his Montana admirers when he enters tho ring this evening for a 20-round bout with Joo Wnlcott. To the outsldo critics tho match may look like oasy money for Walcott, but In Montana Un Fontlso Is considered a wonder and his admirers aro willing to go tho limit in backing up their views. In favor ot their argument It Is point ed out that I.a Fontlso has mado a good shoeing In all of his recent bouts, and undoubtedly has improved during tho pnst year, while Walcott, on tho other hnnd. Is gonernlly con sidered to be on tho downward path. With both in good condition, how over, they should bo able to put up an Interesting tight no matter who wins, and the Montnnn Athletic Club, under whoso nusplces tho bout Is to bo ptilleu off, expects a grent crowd to bo present. Board nf Trade Men Acqulted. Chicago, July 3. Kfforts to have members of the Hoard of Trade in dicted on chnrges of bucket shopping failed this morning when the grand Jury declared after hearing but one witness that there was no evidence of Irregular dealings. Borrowed on Big Scale. Munich, July 3. A wnrrnnt has been Issued for the arrest of tlnron Ncukuell on n charge of obtaining money under false pretenses. Ho borrowed $200,000 from friends which ho promptly siicnt In high living. His father Is n millionaire who disowned him, leaving him In poultry. Got a Dent by Accident. Bristol, July 3. An Inspection of the hull of the Reliance this morn Ing showed nn indentation five feel long. It Is not serious or au Indica tion of weakness, Brick Plant Burned. Des Moines, Jnly 3. Tho Cnpltnl City Brick Company's plant wns de stroyed this morning by fire. Loss $50,000. THE DALLES-CELILO PORTIOE CAN BE BUILT INSIDE THE APPROPRIATION, A Corps of Topographical Engineers Will Report Officially Concerning Its Cost, In the Near Future, Salem, Or.. July 3. Engineer A. K. Hammond, of Portland, who wns ap pointed chief engineer by tho state board of portage railway commission ers, to make a survey of tho propos ed situ of Thu Dalles-Cclllo portago railway, and to mnko a detailed id port of ills conclusions to the board at tho earliest date, ciimu up from Portland yesterday and held a brief consultation with the board and mado a preliminary verbal report. Mr. Hammond says that, from the preliminary survey that ho has mado of tho proH)sed route of tho railway, he Ib of thu opinion that thu road can Iru built within tho appropriation, $105,000. Further than this, he would not say anything concerning tho mat ter, except that ho has a corps of topographical surveyors In tho fluid, mid that ho hopes to bo ablo to ar rive at some definite conclusion In tho near future so that ho may ho able to make a full and Intelligent report to tho board. He departed for Portland again on tho afternoon train. CROWD8 AT UNION. Four-Day Celebration 8tarts Off With Good Prospects A 8peclal Train From Elgin Each Day. Union, July 3. A light shower on Tuesday la tho only setback oxperl ened by tho big colebrutlon hero, so far. Tho crowds havo increased dally und tomorrow Is expected to ho the best day of all. Tho Women's Relief Corps Is hos tess today and tho day was given over to their program. Tomorrow the general Fourth of July program will be rendered und tho sports scheduled pulled off. Ono feature of tho celebration has been the speclAI train from KIkIii each 'lay. Although Klglu Is to hold a celebration tomorrow, tho crowds fropi there havo been Immense. Shot In the Back. Lot- Angeles, July 3. A dispatch from Tucson says: "M. L. Dawson, a mining man prominent in Arizona, was murdered at Chihuahua by a Mexican whom he Invited to slmro his lunch. He was shot In tho back. Ills partner was shot at but escaped. Tio murderer was captured by Mexican soldiers," FOURTH OE JULY IN PENDLETON All Visitors Will Feel Amply Repaid for Coming to the City. ALSO DANCING AND BASE. BALL IN TOWN TOMORROW. Ninth Cavalry Band Will Play In Half a Dozen Parts of Town -Dancing In the Big Tent on the Island Splendid Display of Firework Word was received yesterday by thu committee having in chnrgo tho settling of tho business of the de funct celebration, that thu man who was to havo furnished thu balloon! as cension had another Job nn- that ho would cancel his engagement here If It was to tho liking ot the local com intttee. When the celebration was called off thu hand und tho balloon' as censlon had been contracted for, and tho committee had to pay for them, so Hint it was decided to have them carry out their part of the program. But In tho meantime thu aeronaut had been in conference, with thu man agement of tho celebration nt Mos cow, and had lieen told that ho cuuhl come there on the Fourth. In conso nuence, ho asked the committee.; to relenso him If they wero of that mind. Ho claims that the exhibition which ho will give at tho new place will (not yield him as much by $25, but that In deference to the wishes of thu people ho would take tho smaller Job hoping that they would give him run. slilerntlon nt some Inter date. Cavalry Band Concerts, This evening thu Wnlla Wnllu hand will give tho first of their con certs on the comer of Main nnd Court streets. Tomorrow from 8:30 to 0:30 they will piny on Court street, near tho Golden Rule hotel; from 10:30 to ll;3l) they will play between the corner of Court and Main streets nnd tho Hotel Pendleton; from t:30 to 2:30 they will piny on Main ittreVt, by thu St. Guorgo hotel; from 3.30 to -1:30 they will play on Main street near the SuVlngs Bank, The place where they will give their evening concert has not yet been decided upon, for It has not as yet been de termined where tho tlruworks will bo displayed. It Is probnblo that this part of tho day's entertainment will he from some of the high blislnuss hotiHcs In the main part of the town, and wherever this is, there the band will be. The fireworks are those which were procured for the Illuminated parade which has been abaudouud, and in order not to disappoint the littlo ones till of the stock will bo set im during the evening from soino place whore all can see. There lire over 4,000 Ro man candles alono, mid this In addi tion to the other part of thu display will make a very entertaining exhib it. Several Dances, There will be several dunces during the day und In thu evening. The big tent is being erected and will be in reudlnuHs for the dancers at tho prop er time. A platform Is being con structed, and everything will l done for tho comfort of the guests. In the afternoon tiiuro will be a ball game ns scheduled, and to this an admission of 25 cents will be charged. The game will bo called nt 3 o'clock In the afternoon, und will be an In (cresting one. Whllo the city will not officially celebrate, u good time will ho shown to all tho people from tho surrounding country who euro to attend. Wreck on W. & C. R. A peculiar wreck occurred on thu WashlnKlon & Columbia River rail road yesterday morning us the regu lar freight was en route to Walla Wullu. Eight miles from Hunt's Junction, on a sharp curve, u heavily laden lumber car cnpslzed, seilously lujuiliig one man and badly scaring two others. The men were stealing u ride. M Murray, who claims to Im a blacksmith, was the Injured man, and he may die. He wiih taken to Walla Wullu on the train and placed n the hospital. Iron and Steel Imports Increasing. WushliiKlon. July 3. The bureau of statistics' lepnrt will show Iron und steel Imports for Iho past fiscal year to bq4$6l.yoo,0(0, or neurly doublo tho iproffMlli.K year.