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NIN6EDITI0N DAILY EVENING EDITION j ailv - : Eastern Oregon Weather TonlRlit nm! Friday fair, wnrmor tonlRht, J5c A PENDLETON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OltEGON, TIll'ltSDAY, OCTOJIEll 15, liioa. 16. N"U. 1870. PHASES Hi nUESTION .1 M! I p ai uiv - Federation Now in . Phirarrn .. TIIICI VC. DAY BRINGS STRIKE. - it s RftftUlt Of ...Oarlfir Exnress Com- Recognize Union. ncL lt. i ne uuru aimu- of the National CirJr Fed- i Cinlt,.ri halt 1Mb .i.nnt f tl nTiln. opened with a speecn. mentioned there was pen . li.t r...tr-h.-l ntcmKAQ expected to arrive today aus, Gompers, President TT .1 I ll.nat t 1 T .. .1 XI r 11 CiiJOII iiouiiauou, rl II.hkaIiiih Ufiauu, namm, .litiii- ind renrefientatlves of ravs am nrusenL. fKcnzip nean oi ine ut labor of Ontario, Ib x ifternoon. In all, 200 rpf nnvK In his afternoon speech: ' or bludgeon In compell- to unite with them, to tie workmen of America own claim to being a for the imrnose of un- henentlng the wage-earn- payment of Troops, lr- Goernor Pea- L nil ecua nn nrnpr f in in ip luring m n. where the mine-owners . c imtii i r,iimo infr. . . . tiau. a wuge increase o.Ow union sausage iiit uui'fttriB ui- he Paklmr Trades' .VVVI C9LlUi.Iv una . VBflc IllnltVilu Ol J1U1U- fours which was put uasis the sme ter SUte of Siege. of siege has been declar,' - VUI UI ItCHh V I I I'M vc D VIIU UI L11B HI' -o .,uru nuilVtlfi. U il' l"auon Imnroves more lorwarned A Wanes Advanced. Oct 15. The Paciflf Rx operatlae on the Har. advanced wages 15 per wy as Individuals and UC UtLI KKLUl-'Ill Bin- engers In the inter- 8.un. They organized 8o and demanded a 20 - vi ouikk aii smn- u,l iVtlJ, F NOT GUILTY. Tllman, the Slayer of uunzaies. 8. I r, te ,pi. UI Ilfll lrtltlf,. rf Elllln- r r '.. a u. rootball Oct ir. ... uiuV ann Annan. z. at Philadelphia i a Mine u..,n) ,i i t! ver inn ere drowned, ENORMOUS PROFITS. Company Would Have Paid But for Manipulation. New York, Oct. 16. Leroy Dres ser, In the United States Ship Build ing Company case tonay, testified his belief that notwithstanding ths enor mous watering ot stock tho concern would have paid If the Bethlehem Steel Company had nol withheld dividends. He got 1500,000 worth of each kind or stock for floating. He admitted telling Secretry Gates yesterday that If Schwab takes his hands off the company could be rchabitated. Har ris and other members of tho firm telegraphed Schwab but the latter re clined an Interview. WILC remove prisoners.. Feared That Mountaineers Will At- tempt to Liberate Them. Frankfort, Ky., Oct. 15. Judge Cantrell today ordered Jim Howard and Caleb Powers removed from the Georgetown jail to the Louisville Jail ' j because the jailer made an aflldavlt i the had knowledge of a secret move-! ment on foot by armed mountaineers to liberate the men from Georgetown. I Tno removal will take place under heavy guard today. . . , , Indian Club Women. Logansport, Hid., Oct. 15. The an- state prison here last Friday night, nual meeting of the Indiana State Fed-; was captured last night at Woods eration of Women's Clubs, which be-1 Cross, 12 miles norui of this city. Tho gan In Logansport today, bids fair ; capture was made by Jed Wilson, a to be the most successful, as it is I telegraph operator, and two other the largest, meeting in the history of j residents of the town, the state organization. Large dele- Lynch offered no resistance. Ho gatlons are present trom Indianapolis, was In a deplorable condition from Muncie, Richmond, Marion, South lack of food and loss of blood from Bend, Terre Haute, Lafayette and ' the wound in his right arm which he other leading cities of the state. The ' received during the battle with the proceedings continue through tomor- j prison guards at the time of the out row break. .i At an Investigation today of tho re- Legislature in Special Session. I nt outbreak at the penitentiary. It Tvt v i n ir. p,lr., was learned that the guns were secur T.nton. N. J., Oct. lu.-Pursuaiit ed h ,goners rom uMo to the call of Governor Murphy the , h , weapons over the New Jersey slate legislature convened I ,, ' I .J.. n-l. wans. in special tsusbiuu iuuuj. iu jim- pose of the session is to pass an act to take the place of the general school law of the state that was re- i eentlv declared unconstitutional by rrxiiifin ill lilt; itt;v iuia , u I'niirt n n:rr,ir nnri Anivn N Removed U. S. Marshal. Washington. Oct. 35.-Rooievelt, Ion General Knox's recommendation, has removed United States Marshal Frwl Field from otSee in the V'tnont .If - ,ln.AT ntlnn nf rlttttr tn nfif. Untlng three T Chinamen enlisted to ' rsnttflUcf nnrl lnhnr nml I wWwvmw . ...... .. .. inn a iimuii miiinmw THOUSAND DOLLARS i emu ni iv is A I I cr.Fn buniauii-i lilt' 1U j IU nnvc WMUO&u wi-n i nt the govfnur orders them , i Suspieious Circumstances in Connee- j tion With the Demise of a Mem- , . . ., dm phis Lumberman An Outsider Paid , trie policy. Memphis. Oct. 15 Three large lire insurance companies today filed a , Bensational bill in the United Slatea , court against Boone Coulter and Mrs. Maude Walker, charging complicity to gain the payment of three policies j of $10,000 each on Robert Walker, the woman's liusl.anri. who .himi m)iK r,uut"J- . . .., ,i,,. ,i Autopsy at tno iime io snow irause oi ucmu. uu- nanles bellev thev can prove foul nlavS u Walker was .a lumberman. Coulter paid the policies. The wo man sent a message which called Walker home where he drank a glass o water and died. "''MILITARY MANEUVERS. Postponement Necessary on Account of Rain and Mud. Fort Riley, Oct. 15. A chilly rain and high wind caubed a postponement nt tho first dav's maneuvers The artillery camp Is practically cut off. The place where the militia will de train Ik waste deep In mud. The Tex bus arrived today. General Bates Is expected tomorrow GRAIN MARKETS. Juotations Furnished by Coe Commls - slon Company B. E. Kennedy, Lo cal Manager, Pendleton, Oct. 15. The wheat mnrlinl u'll a StroIllT OnC- today. Clll- cago advancing cent and Minneap olis, k cent. Cables were strong. .which gave the market a very strong tone. Stocks ruled qmei. CKU'' lMin.i tvau ilniflared on A. C. I All railroad stocks made slight ad vances. Chicago, Oct. io. Wheat Opening. Close. Dec: T9 iv'A May, 78 79k Corn- Dec: 4514 Minneapolis, Oct. 16. Wheat Opening. Close. Doc: 79 80 May 79- Chicago Wheat, Chicago, Oct. 16. - Wheat opened 794, closed 79. ONE UTAH CONVICT IS RUN 10 EARTH Hungry, Naked and Exhaust ed, James Lynch Surren ders to Telegrapher. MADE NO RESISTANCE WHEN TAKEN IN CUSTODY. Had Only Made Twelve Miles Since His Escapewas Weak From Loss of Blood and Suffering From a Wound In His Arm Investigation Shows That Weapons Were Thrown Over the Wall by Outside Parties. Salt Lake City, Oct. 16. James Lynch, tho condemned prisoner, who, with Nick Haworth escaped from the BOODLERS IN MEXICO. Will Be Extradited to Missouri for Trial at' Once. Jefferson City, Oct. 15. Governor Dockery this morning at the solicita tion of State's Attorney Folk, Blgn ed tho extradition papers Bec.urc-d by Folk from Washington for the" extra dition of Charles Kratz, charged with boodllng. Tho papers will be at once Panted to the Mexican govern , Montana Lynching. Missoula, Mont., Oct. 15. Walter Jackson, colored, was taken from the county jail last evening by a mob of 1 75 men and hanged. Jackson was under death sentence for the murder of Fannie Buck, aged C years, and I the officials havo feared that an at ' tempt would be made to lynch him. . The mob was orderly and dispersed after the hanging. South American Railways. Berlin, Oct. 15. A syndicate of German financiers Is seeking conces- siooh irom nouui America.! ..ui. o construct a network of railways, Valparaiso to Rio . Janeiro. More Yellow Fever, K(jr( Worfh Gc 15-YelOW fover Qt aTedo Tnere Ero many , exclusively of i,p..icaris " LAND TO HIGH BIDDER. Speaking of the completion of thu State Adopts New System in Diepos- lna of valuable Holdings. Inq of Valuable Holdings, Salem. Oct. 15. At a 'meeting of , the Salem land hoard it lias cecu oe elded and an order was accordingly made to Fell 17 sections of state land In Malheur county aggregating 10, 880 acres, to tho highest bidder, and the board will advertise for bids to be ojiened on January 2C, 1904. No bid will bo considered at less than yiM per acre, tho price fixed by the act of 1903, and by the board at the July meeting. All or this land Is situated In the .viromu southwestern corner of Mai heur county, and on the dividing lino hntu-oon nroenn and Nevada. All or nearly all of the country is rough and mountainous, tut Is mostly well watered by numerous creeks which cours. through -i In all directions, BICYCLE TAX. Wheels Can Now Be Ridden on All Walks Except on Court and Main Streets. Today Is tho day when tho woes of the bicycle rider reach an end, for cvi-mi ninntns. at least, and he Is al lowed to rme on the sidewalks with - - , . , , . never a k ck from any member of the council, or any other person. . in- iIih law tho wheelmen can rldo on all of the walks, with tho excep tion of those on Main and Court streets, between octouer lu ana April 16 of each year upon tho payment of a special tax of $3. This Is the day that the open limit begins and early this morning Sherman Kunkel was at tho recorder's office with the neces sary cash and was granted permis sion. A gloat many of the residents of tho outlying dlstrlota will avail themselves of the favor of the ordi nance and the nervous man and wo man will now have to watch both In front and behind for the rapid ap proach of the noiseless steed, OF JEW AND NIHILIST Fighting Has Been Unexpect edly Resumed in the Mace donian Mountains. REPORTED THAT SARAFOFF THE REBEL HAS BEEN KILLED Russia Has One Hundred Thousand Soldiers in Manchuria, and Rus sian Officials Have Abandoned All Pretence of Evacuating Official Journal Says They Are There to Stay. Vienna, Oct. 15. A fierce fight took place between 400 Insurgents nml a largo force of Turks In tho Periston mountains, Macedonia, The Insurgent loss was 40 killed and the Turks nlso lost heavily. It is again reported that Sarafoff wbb killed. Jewish Nihilist League. Berlin, Oct. 15. The Staasburg er Zcltung says the Jews of Russian Poland havo formed a league with tho nihilists in hopo to terrorize Rus sia Into n better treatment of tho Semites. SUSPENDED FROM EXCHANGE. Wall Street Disciplines a Recalcl trans Firm of Operators. Nuw York, Uct. 16. Tho governors of the Stock Exchange suspended Zimmerman for one year and Leon ard Sliafer and S. Rosenblatt for 90 days each for a transaction In con nection with the bonds of tho United railways or San Francisco. What the action consisted in was not stated in tho suspension. Tho men are members of the firm of Zimmerman & Froshay. The tlrm has issued a statement saying the matter Is in the courts and that It refers to differences with certain parties who contracted to deliver tho San Francisco bonds to the Arm. Mr. Piatt's Wedding Day. New York, Oct. 1G. Tho weddlns of Senator Thomas C. Piatt and nirs. Lillian T. Janoway of Washington took place today, tho Rev. Dr. David J. Burrell, of the Marblo Colleciate Church, officiating, Tno weddlnc was very quiet, those In attcnaancn including only a few relatives and intimate friends of the contracting parties. Naval Officers Transferred, Washington, D, C Oct. 15. Rear Admiral Royal B. Bradford, chief of tho bureau of equipment of tho navy retired from the bureau today to assume command of the battleship Illinois. It Is expected that Captain George A, Converse vlll succeed him as chief of tho bureau of equipment VAST IRRIGATION SCHEME. Idaho Canal Will Reclaim Acres of Desert Land. 270,000 greatest irrigation project now un der way in the west tho Bolso States- man gays; The Twin Falls canal will bo C5 miles long and will carry water for tho reclamation of 270,000 acres of land. Work, both on the dam and tho ditch, was begun last March The first 25 miles of the ditch Is al ready sufficiently under way to In sure its completion In tlmo for Irri gation next summer. About 00,000 acres of land will bo open for settldment next year, and Jt Is proposed to turn In the water on tho first 25 miles of ditch and Irrl gate this tract. The remainder of tho ditch will be complotcd in time for the follow ing season. Tho big ditch is 80 feet wide at the bottom and 128 foot wide at tho water line. Tho water will be ten feet deep. The canal will cost ap proximately 2,000,000. A vast emplro waits for tho open ing up of this gigantic plan for Irri gation." Thirty Days for Petit Larceny, In the Justice court this morning, the case of the Htato vs. James Smith , -i .. i ri 1.1. i.a.i I ,. i, t . ,.l I HUB !!1UI1. niUllll I1UU IJCUI1 HI IUOICU, !.... ,.,, .,, , , ,i,,i . , . . . .. .. Carney and when arraigned tins morning pleaded guilty to the charge und was t,ehle - ed to 30 days In tho county Jail. Ho began tho service of his sen tence tfils ufternoon. Contract Let, T 'H 1 erger, of Raker City, lias secured tho contract for . tho brick 5i , on the Purl Bowman building, , t i, ui of J22.O00. Colorado Springs .rli'ii will If used in tho outside walls and Vf on brick for ' the Inside. Win on tho walls will begin In abo two weeks and (ho building will he completed about March 16, COMBINATION REGULAR ARMY CENSU3. A Complete Enumeration Is Being Made Today, Washington. D. C. Oct. 15. A ceremony unlquo In tho nnnnls of tho nrmy wits hold this morning nt every military station under control of tho United States government. At exactly 9 o'clock, nt every station in Porto Rico. Culm, United titntoa, Alaska, Hawaii, nml the Philippines, nil tho troops In garrison wcro pa raded, and under the eye of tho com manding officer each troop and com pany commander counted his mon individually. These totals were for warded to Washlnsvon by each com manding officer, Tho reason for this unique ccdbus is to glvo tho war department tho latest exact figures for tho purpose of Incorporating tnum In tho annual report of the chief of staff Notnlng of tho kind has ever boon tlono bo foro In tho army. Ah 'lie returns were sent to Was ..ngtou by eiinlo and telegraph tho eo'st will be enormous, but tho department be.iovos the ex pense Is justified. 8TATE Y. M. C. A. Illinois Members are In Session at Rockford, Rocktord, 111.. Oct, lt -Socrolarlos physical director and other olllccra o ftho Y. AI. C. A. are here front nil parts of tho state to lake part In tho uietinlnl state conference of tho as sociation. The gntliorlng opens this evening vlth u welcoming demon stration and the prncedlngs will last over Sunday. Tho Chicago contin gent, including several eminent speak ers, arrive, today. It Is oxpocted that the atteudanco vlll reach 500, and all of tho stato officers say this will be the greatest convention In the history of the stnto organlxation. AGAINST EIGHT-HOUR DAY. Spokane Contractor Will Test Sta. tute and Ordinance. Spokane, Oct. 15. Contractor J. Broad, by his attorney, F. M. Dudley, stnrtcd a civil action today to enjoin the city officials from Inserting tnc clause In nil contracts for city work that olglit hours siiull constitute a work day and tho pay for the same shall bo $2.25. The action Is thu foreruutier ofun attempt to ho inncc by .Mr. Broad to havo the state eight hour labor mw declared unconstitutional nml to huvo tho city onllnnnco fixing tho work day and the rate of pay nlso ileclareu Illegal. RAILROAD TRACK SUNK SEVEN FEET FAMOUS LUCIN CUT OFF TAKES A TUMBLE. Great Engineering Achievement Shows Signs of Being a Failure Great Salt Lake Not Yet Success fully Bridged, Ogdcii, Oct., 15.- One thoiiHiind fret of the finished track of tint Ok-deii-Lucin cut-oir ncroHH Great Hall Lake, now building by-the Southern Pacific, sunk soveii feet after the passage of a heavy rock train. This work had boon hailed as one of tho greatest modem engineering feats, and was to bo Inspected next month by u board of directors. PARK FOR WALLOWA. Private Capital Would Start a Well Conducted Summer Resort Park at the Lake. Trevor Orton, of 81 Johns, WuhIi., passed through the city yesterday evening en route to Wallowa coun ty, where ho goes to Imrxtlgalo l)io prospectH of buying a tract of laud bordering on tho Val!owu lake to be converted by a company, Into n Hum mer resort and park ground, similar to Oladstonn Park, near Oregon City Owing to tho extreme popularity of the wonderful lake, and tho in creasing amount of tourist travel In to tho mountains of that county each year, tho company feels that fi well- conducted and well-arriiiigi'd park. In which teacheiH instltutoH, clmuluu- qua meetings, conferences and like meetings could be held, would be well patronized. With this oml In view .Mr. Orton will spend some tlmo In thu county and honos to secure the desired tract of land bordering on tho Inkc, and If tho object of his visit is gained, work on preparing tho park for nuxt sou son's meetings mid raiupcrH will be gin early In tho spring. Fruit Crop Ohort, The Washington county. Idaho, fruit crop was damaged by spring frost and Is only 00 per cent of u finl crop. The altitude of portions f,f Washington county Is over t.ooo foot, yet up excellent quality of fruit ia grown. Russians Coming West, A largo colony of Russians Is com tng Into Southern Idaho to settle on desert land, with a view to bringing water from tho mountain streams with which to reclaim it. EIGHT SENTENCES WERE GIVEN TODAY General Getting Riddance of Undcsirahlc Citizens is in Progress, THREE RECEIVE A BUNCH SENTENCE FOR LARCENY. Ryan, the Saloon Roller, Gets Two Years Jesse Whistler Withdraws His Original Plea of Not Guilty Other Interesting Procedure! In Circuit Court Tho circuit court convened this morning at 9 o'clock nml I lie case of Richard Ryan was tiihcn up for final disposal. Ryan had been fount! guilty of robbing u nian In a saloon on Main street some months ago, and was awnltlug sentence. Ho Is tho mao who gave tho police of thu city so much trouble lu the early part of the summer, and who spent most of his time since In the city jail. Ho wan sentenced to two years In tho peni tentiary by the court, and will be taken there iih soon ns the shorifl has time to him lie the trip, Jesse Whistler, who yesterday pleaded not guilty to n charge of Hlmplo larceny, wlttulniw that plea HiIh morning and entered one ot guilty He wiih lined $30, or. 16 days In Jail, mid will serve tho sentence, W K, McGutro, Duo Sullivan and Andy Brown, charged with hircouy from u store, changed their plea to guilty nml were fined $76, or 37V4 duys each in Jail. They took tho lau ter sentence and will spend tho time under tho enro of Sheriff Taylor. They are the men charged with steal ing a pair of shoes out of tho store of Chris Itanley. on Main street Additional Sentences. At 1:.'I0 this ufternoon the casus oi William Mudduii and Henry Ander son were called by tho court. Mad den has been accused of attempting In pass rorged checks on various parties In tho city and had pleaded guilty to tho charge. Yesterday whun he pleaded ho asked for n cimucn to adilrohs the court, and today the oh portunlty was given him. Mnddon Is it young man and good looking, hav ing1 none of the characteristics of crlmlnnl. Ho wiih calm and quiet In his manner nnd spoke to tho court In a way that expreSKcd his repent' mice for the deed he hud done. H i-lti'il the court In his past life and to the fact t lint In tho prHcnt trou ble, which whs his first, ho hud put the county to no expense or tumble. It wuh bud company, roversoH. the re sult of sickness and a sudden im pulse, horn of tlcHixirutlou and con tinued Ill-luck thai uad hniuglit lilio Into tho clutches, of tho' law On these giounilH ho prayed for tho len iency of tho court. T. (1. Ilulloy. In HpcuiNlng of the cuhii to the court, thought from the iippcirancti und address of the young nan that he was a novice at crime. and thought that tho least sentence would be Hiilllclonl for llu purpose of tho low The court, after having given to tho convicted man h lecture, holding out tho consequences of his nclM. decreed that lie should lie con lined In Hid pmilUmllury for two years, tho shortest linn- under tha law provided. Henry Anderson wits next culled Ho also wus guilty of forgery, but had stood trial and hud been convict ed. He asked for tho court to allow .1. II. Haley, his attorney, to speak for him. Mr Ruloy xprosiied doubt at! tn the guilt or tho man, and said Unit two of the jurors In the cum liml, after tho trial, expressed doubt us to the guilt of the defendant. For this reason he asked the leniency of the court for his client. Tho court sentiiiiiod him to two and it half years In tho peuliciitlury Both or tho mon lire young men not over 20, and both seemed to be up against their first trouble. Mud don took his Hoiitonco calmly, while Anderson hail much to do to keen thu teura out of his eyes while thr Judgo was speaking to him. After tho Hentonces had been pass ed thu cuso of John Kluiiimlng was culled for trlul and Is now hidnjc hoard. Floirimlng Is tho inun who whs ar rusted In Ihls city some time ago. charged with Indecency. Ho Is n man who Is e ther an utter degenerate. or olso Is liisano and u moral per vert Ho is a typical hobo unci made his living Ip thu city by carving curios out of wood, It took tho tourl Just 40 minutes tu empanel u Jury. Introdnco tho ovldcneo, try tho case and get a verdict of guilty. The court will paBs sentence tomorrow at 1:30 In tho aflurnoou. After this casa had been finished tho court adjourned for the day, Zlon'a Hosts at Niagara. Niagara Fulls, Oct. 15, -Tho Dowlu trains uro visiting tho falls today. Tho first Iraln urnved at 7 thl morning Dowlo arrived nt 10, Tho host all breakfasted on tho trains.