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NINGEDITJON DAILY EVENING EDITION fiATLY Eastern Oregon Weather J 5c A wncjv LTon Tonight nml Saturday, fnlr. PENDLETON, UMATILLA COUNTY, DBEGON, Pill DAY, OCTOIJEK 2, 1903. 16. NO. 4 ST 7. IOTH DENIED DEEMED SURE Legation at London -Sure There Will Be fhis Year. fcE RATES TO FAR EAST ADVANCED Lnt and Property Risks All Hundred Per Cent More Credited Wlih Designs on liland, Russia's Famous ilony for a Base of Sup lOcL 23. A Honolulu re- hetween Russia ana ja iqulvocabiy denied at the Ration. urance Advanced. Oct. 23. Lloyd's life and marine insurance rates as; have been advanced I sii.ee yesterday, to cover lr be dec'sron between Jannn wiuin three Perse:ute Germans. let. 23. Dispatches today lama s ate that Germans lelac persecuted by the lio suspect them of being fcssia. One has been Im- Toklo. The kaiser Is mailed fist unless rep. Dade. Capture Saghalin. let. 23. Japanese advices I that that government is capture the Island of le Russlau penal colony, keen Siberia and the Jap- of vezo, in the event of lira Is considered the Isle point as a base of the misado s fleet and lis called the Island of lelng populatod by 25,000 BOO of whom are murder- TION IS UNSAFE. Bank and Trust Com Under the Ban. Oct 23. The board pissioncrs In Its report por nag decided -hat the Bank and Trust Com perlca is an unsafe cor- ntinue to transact bus- le commission will take pe property and effect3 le with the law. This r closed its doors In San la is a branch of the OFFICIAL INQUIRY, lexas ovmicrs urnerea to stay m Tents After Nightfall. Fort Riley, Oct 23. Colonel Hutcnen's Texas regiment has asked an official Inquiry Into an assault on tnrce privates by colored regulars. The ill-feeing is increasing. The lexans are now ordered to remain in tnetr tents after nightfall, a nortlnn of the army under General Bell Is to day maneuvering against a force un- dor General Barry. POPE MAKES GIFTS. A Portion Will Be Sent to Macedon Ian Fugitives. Vienna, Oct. 23. A dispatch todav says the pope has sent 200 Turkish pounds to the archbishop at Adrian ople for distribution among suffering Christians of that province. Of this, t0 pounds go to Macedonian fugl tires. SAN MIGUEL BURNED. One of the Oldest Settlements In Cal ifornla Founded by Jesuits. Paso Rubles, Cal.. Oct. 23. Tho town of San -Miguel was visited by nre mis morning and suffored a loss of $100,000. San Miguel is one of the oldest settlements In California. It was founded by Jesuits as a mission, and the ruins of the old adobe build ings are still In existence. Will Explore Syria. . Constantinople. Oct. 23. An arch aeological expedition to Syria under the direction of Professor Banks left here this morning. Five Were Killed. Halctta Island, Malta, Oct. 23. One woman and four men were killed and 14 Injured by an explosion of fire works at Balzan. Vatican Politics. Rome, Oct. 23. Several cardinals are organizing a movement to force Mcrri Delval to resign the papal secretaryship. English Railway Wreck. London, Oct 23. In the railway wreck at Sowerby last night only one was killed, but 10 were slightly Injured. STRENUOUS START SPORTING SEASON L ABQR LEADERS TO BE INDICTED TWELVE ARRESTS GAMBLING Employers' Association Will Make Things Hot for Some People in Chicago. SAM PARKS IN JAIL, UNABLE TO GIVE BAIL. Montana Smelters and Mills Shut' Down as a Result of Judge Clan cy's Decision, and Threats of Vice ' lence Are Made Coal Miners of Several States Are Threatening to Strike. Chicago, Oct. 23. The Emnlovers' association nas gathered evidence to Nearly All the Defendants Are Well-Known Residents ot Pendleton. THE REAL NAMES OF TWO ARE NOT KNOWN. Some Are Now Absent, But it Is Be lieved All Will Be on Hand To marrow at 1:30 p. m. for Arraign mentAll Expected to Plead Guilt and Pay Their Fines. Thero was a goodly t-inwd In tho court room this atttrnoon to seo the arraignment or the gamblers against whom affidavits had been filed by the l-Y BEAT A SISTER. Ptbery and Assault at an fhanj' Asylum. W Va. Oct 23. Rlv I hare been arrested on wing implicated in an penpted robbery at the urpnans' Home, last I four masked men hrn. pier Alma and tied her Her screams frighten- i away flNG NEW YORK. Zion's Host Return to Chicago. 0. 23. A full train. M host returned tn nht. rj'ne. leaving the city' wnoie attempt Is and the end Is expect Wwle has announced hn Fto take the place of Ft. Seventy-five thnns. re visited yesterday MNG DIAMONDS. of $25,000 Worth of Jua Stones. t w me French ma on arrival of the ' by customs officers, i-'j-upung to smuggle "i diamonds which a. sent to the nubile we largest seizure of ' "m an incoming ED TO DEATH. ""on and Destitution Francisco. .' J. II, Green "On In lh ., fer Will l.rnl.ol.l.. N tO a llOSnllnl ' 'PI. A her and i t.V.l a left i,....? tnl,, , "u hum. S?fetot out onuc. week. Th uu,,,nd P8 "r a s "'-The Kl enciente Th ' ' - ur a son. QUARTERBACK DIED FROM INJURIES ON THE FIELD. Belonged to the St. Louis University Eleven National Association of Baseball Leagues is in Session to Settle Differences of West ern Leaguers. obtain indictments against a number ,s',r''ct a torne Th?. ",,JX. CdSU5lSK wCdUap Xcd'. forTtt w." c nf.'ifei'?5 brlbes Postponed until tomorrow afternoon Ul nt 1!.10 nwln- In lh., fell...... r il,.. Sam Parks In Jail. j officers In getting all of tho men into New York. Oct. 23. Sam 'Parks is ! court on ,lme- still In his rpli tnrtnv i.noi,lo tn i Informations have been filed $5,000 bail on the last charge of per-1 nKalnst Jl1" Spence, Frank O'Hnra, jury. He says he is down and out. ' William Krebs, Tom Johnson. Wll- Butte Smelters Will Close. Cook, Mike Gralz, Jr., Frank Rain- Butte. Oct. 23. Carrylnc out their water. Fred Drake and a cnnnln of threat, the Amalgamated Copper Co. , John Doe Informations in which tho this morning Bhut down all mills, and 1 Identity of the men Is known, hut tomorrow the smelters will be closed. ! their names are not. The entire state suffers. Crowds of , Th6 last two men In tho list were miners on the streets show Intense, put under bonds yesterday evening feeling. Occasional shouts to lynch and this afternoon tho first five on Judge Clancey are heard. tho list- were in the court room to Great strike Thrrainri I plead. Tho others, however, wcro n- . ?I ? H , . . . . , I al)sent fr varIo,,s masons, and the Trinidad, Col., Oct. 23. President 1 nrrnlirninont wn miiitnnnnll In nntnr Howells of district 15 of the United i to got them all In the court at onco Mine Workers, embracing Colorado. and navo the mauer over with, New Mexico. Wyoming and Utah. u this morning officially announced that, men wU1 flght tno allegation, and all efforts to settle grievances have been wm ,,ay thelr flnes. Tlie court Htated abandoned. A strike order Is expect-1 ii,nt u u-mil.i i. nnrixrstnmr ilmt ihn ed any hour from Mitchell. Twenty bomls ln t,,cn caE(! wcre nxe,i at Sj50 thousand miners are affected. am that tho men would nil be held in Ask $20,000 Damages. J that Bunl for their appearance Chlcaco Oct "3 Hand MeNallv Warrants have been served on all & tolodiy ,h0 rn "n.d the" havc M" nnn .i .iT- ii.- i' I honds for their appearance tomor- ers' Union Franklin No. 4, The claim MISSIONARY CONVENTION, Auxiliary of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Chattanoogn, Tcnn., Oct, 23. One of the largest mlsslounry conventions ever held In this section will be tho annual meeting of tho managors of the wonians Homo Missionary Soci ety of tho .uuthodlst Episcopal church, which will be held In Chatta nooga beginning .next Wednesday, niul continuing six days. Mission workers from every part of the coun try will bo present and a numbor of well-known missionaries returned from foreign fields, will also take part. The program is not yet complet ed In all Its iloLills, but tho plans have advanced far enough to show that tho gathering will bo one of ex traordinary Interest, Among the ninny noted women who will speak are Mrs. Clinton II. FIske, of Now York, Mrs. Jane Unnrroft ltoblnson of Detroit. .Mrs. W. C. Horron of Cin cinnati, Mrs. Joseph F. Berry of Chi cago, Mrs. Jospeh Spencer of Kansas City, and Mrs. Levi Gilbert of Cin cinnati. EXPORTS GROWING. is based on the recent strike. Ac cording to tho law of tort the firm can attach the funds of tho union to satisfy claims. If successful. Labor leaders insist it Is a plan to disrupt the union. ion' afternoon when they will appear In the court and plead as to their guilt. Rapid Increase of Shipments From America to Japan. Washington, Oct. 23. Tho depart ment of commerce announces that im ports Into Japan from Amerlcn ex ceeded Japanese exports to Hub country $500,000 for tho six montlis ending Juun 30. This Is tho first time In history the bnlanco of trade has been In favor of the United Stntes. SCHOOL RECORD TO BE PROUD OF Ninety-six Pupils Are Attend ing Highest Grade, Which Enrollment is the LARGEST IN HISTORY OF PENDLETON HIGH SCHOOL. Increasing Interest In Manual Train. Ing and Laboratory Work Tho General Library Is to Receive Many and Valuable Additions High School Entertainment Octo ber 30. BODY FOUND. Believed to Be That of Millionaire WenU. ('Ilngton, Tumi., Oct, 23. A man was found near hero iouay with a pile of burned letters bcsldo him. 11 Is believed to bo Wcnlz, tho million aire, missing from Dig Stono Gap, Kentucky. Kansas Bank Robbed, Wichita, Ky OcL 23. Tho Statu hank at Burton' was robbed last night of $2,000. A posso met tho robbers near Patterson and exchanged shots. The robbers escaped. ONE NOTORIOUS THIEF IS CAUGHT MACK MACK WINS. St. Louis. Oct. 23. The first fatal lty to occur on the local football Held was todav. John Withnall, quarterback of the St. Louis University eleven died after an operation at St. Anthony's scnooi. Wlthnell's Injuries were sustained in practice Tuesday when ho was kicked In the spine and his neck wrencnea. Minor Baseball Leagues. St. Louis, Oct. 23. The annual meeting of the National Association of minor baseball leagues met at noon tmlav at tho Southern hotel. The coast Is represented by Lucls of the Pacific Coast Northwest league. One Important matter which will be discussed Is the fight between me p.irlfif Northwest league and the Cal ifornia league, the latter being the only .one of importance outside of the National Association. GRAIN MARKETS. Juotations Furnished by Coe Commis sion Company B. E. Kennedy, Lo cal Manager, Pomllptnn Oct 23. Liverpool opened lower for wheat and later came higher. Our market open ed a fraction above yesterdays close and ruled firm most of the morning with the exception of a dip 10 yes terday's close. Chicago uecemuer led in strength this morning Strong elevator interests are buying ue cember with commission houses tak ing May. The weakness in Decem ber yesterday was no doubt due to tho elevator people dlscoui aging tall ers. Too much company on the long Fide of December might defeat their purpose. Northwest receipts continue to run behind last year's and tno wheat is of very poor quauij. Chicago, Oct. 23. Wheat Opening, Doc TJt May 78 Minneapolis, Oct. ZS- Wheat Opening. Dec 79 May 78 Chicago Wheat. Chicago. Oct. 23,-Whcat opened 70's. closed 80. Broker 8ulcldes. Clarksvlllo, Ilk, Oct. 23.-The prom inont young broker, Percy Smith sut eded this morning, using a pistol. Moody at Norfolk, Norfolk. Oct. 23.-Socretary Moody Is today for the first time visiting tho navy yard. Close. S04 78 Close. 79 -ft 78 Harness Race Goes to This Regular Winner Yesterday Evening. Walla Walla, Oct. 23. Mack Mack, won the freofor-all trot yesterday evening, for a $500 purse ln 2:10. Tho Commonwealth, tho La Grando hf!fe, broke badly and camp out third. Over 0,000 people witnessed the events today. The weathor is Ideal and the crowds continue- 'o swell. II m estimated that 8.000 w'll akend -the races tomorrow. The Merchants' Handicap, n run i.tuu nee for a pursn of It'll, lite eighths of a mile, was the event of the day. It was won by EJdred, rid den by Buxton, ln 1.02's COUNTY SEAT FIGHT AGAIN. Union County Ordeal Is Not Yet Over and Case May Be Re. Heard in Su preme Court La Grande. Oct. 23. (Special to the Eust Oregonlan.) The attorneys for La Grando In tho county seal removal case, today tiled petitions In I lie: mi preme court lor a rehearing, lu the case Just decided, in which the cnabl Ing act was declared uncoiiKtltutloii al. In caso a rehearing Is ordered the election will go on Just as If tho t-uso has not been decided. The attorneys in the t-ato hope to secure a rehear Ing ,as there aio several technical points which were overlooked in tho matter, which it Is thought will throw tho weight of testimony and chance In favor of the law The election notices are all posted, and if the case should be reversed, in a rehearing, tho vote will bo taken on November 2, according to the orders BILL CARVER, WANTED IN THREE STATES, CAPTURED. ailSS itowena juuiuuu uiunutru ', , , " : winner with a $76 wreath of flowers, I " the law. permitting tho vote on Miss Itowena Mathoit crowned tne "" Packing House Fire. Fort Worth, Oct. 23. Fire this morning partially destroyed the Joint Armour-Swift packing plant. Tne loss Is not announced. The plant or iginally cost $150,000. Four Were Drowned. Pittsburg, Oct. 23-A skiff contain lug five Hungarians was swept over Springfield dam, near Colfax, In a heavy fog this morning, and fotlr were drowned. COLORADO COURT-MARTIAL. General Bell Is Suffering From Se vere Case of Swelled Head, Denver, Oct 23. Tho court-martial of General Chase nearly hroku up In a row at noon, when General Bell re- 1 fused to ho cross-examined and In a loud voice ordered the cinirt to ad journ. The latter Ignored him and went Into executive session. Bell Is being denounced as having peculiar Ideas as to the relative Importance of himself, the court and governor. WILL FIGHT GAMBLING AFTER TERM ENDS Gamblers remaining In town today and stamp It out of the city. Since were heard to remark that T, G. 1876 the law has been in effect, and iiniinv'a tirm as mayor would expire of late yeara the leaislature saw fit soon and that probabjy the next oc- to put an additional provision In 'the cupam or mat uiuue wuum uu w, u-,.,w,.,.u wj ,.u merciful. But Mr. Halley has declar-jful to operate slot machines and other ed that he will continue to enforce devices for winning money, and it Is the law as district attorney and as a the duty of all citizens who respect nHvate citizen and the following , the law to see that Its provisions are statement from him Is bis ultimatum, enforced. There Is no more reason Mayor T. G, Halley, In an interview why gaming should be licensed and this afternoon, stated to a represen-j the law disregarded, than that the tatlve of the East Oregonlan that law against larceny or murder or any gambling had to stop In this city, other crime should be annulled orithe Mr, Halley was asked: "What la your offense condoned. It Is not right to nr.ciMnn nn the gambling Question overlook the sacred laws of the state from this time on? When your term that a few men may live without work expires as mayor of Pendleton, what at the expense of the majority and to will your altliuae ue in rrgura io me ; xne oeinmeni oi mc mKi ana ii question. j will oe my cnacavvr in luiuie, in "Gambling has got to stop," said the mayor, "As long as l am a citi zen of this state and a resident of the city, and as long as tne present law against gambling Is on the statute books, I will be opposed to It and will do all In my power to prevent It office and out, to close the games and Keep them closed. If the respectable portion of the community will stay by me In my efforts, gambling Is a thing of the past In this city and the gamblers had Just as well recognize the fact now as later," Has Been the Worst All-Round Thief and Rustler In Eastern Oregon, Idaho and Washington for Years Some of His Crimes Are Well Remembered. SK)kano, Oct. 23, (Special In tho Hast Ori'Konlnn,)-"lllll Wild," or William Carver, wanted In Idaho, Or egon nml Washington for cattle rustl ing and horso su-nllng, was urrested yesterday evening nt Hand Point, Idaho, by Shnrlrr Whltnny, of Kooli! nal county. Carver has a criminal recoid which ustendK over tiirro states and will be tried In Kootenai county for stealing horses, llu Is wanted nt Spoliiuie for horse stealing and In Baker coun ty, Oregon, for Hut sumo crime, he having headed n gang of thieves witn headquarters on Siinlut river near Pino and Kaglo valleys In that coun ty. Ho Is also wantod In the Oknno gan country for cattle rustling. When ho left Kaglo valley, Oregon, Inst spring, seven head nf good horses disappeared, and If he hud boon caught just then a lynching ben, including other known members of his gang, would havo followed. Carver, while in Baker county, was a member and loader of one of tho worst gangs of thieves that ever In fested Eastern Oregon, Included In this gang were young men belonging to name of the best pioneer families In the country. One of tho well re membered raids made upon- this or ganized gang, was when Ilia Indian j police of tho Umatilla resorvutlon ur rnuf'd win Turner. I'resroit and K1SI1- er boys, near Thorn Hollow, 20 miles cast or Pendleton, In 1894, In charge of 80 head of stolen cattle belonging In Union county. Tho onllro party was sent up for terms ranging from one to three years. A crime attributed to Carver's gang was I hit murder nf John lawmiee. near ToIocnHet, In tho summer of 1892. tawrenru was shot from his horso while riding on the range, and his murderer was never discovered. Luwrenre was o detective and a well respected young man Qf Union, Carver is a mlddloaged man nml the terms that fuco him If his crimes am proven, will Minsurno the remain der of his natural life. The high school has reached tho lop notch In history ns regards at tendance, for It now has more pupllN enrolled than nt any other time In Its history. When tho last school year ended, the tenrhors placed tho limit for this year at 100 pupils, and al ready there aro 98 enrolled In rog ular standing, with more than enough to pass tho 100 mark In sight. All of the studies nre now well under way and the students hnvu settled down to tho work of tho year In good shnpo. The New Departments. The new departments of manual training, nnd tho laboratory aro both In condition for tho work of tho term, and tho boys nnd girls aro ink ing great Interest In tills part of tholr Hlndlis. From tho Indications those will bo the two fnvorlto departments from the studentH' standpoint bcfnro the year Is nut. To Increase the Library. Professor Conklln has us yet re eelved no list of hooks from tho stnto department, and in the absence or Professor Nowlln, Is tied up In tho mutter of the selection of the library allowed him by the distribution of the slntn and county school fund. This fund In the caso nf Pendleton schools umounts to $150 nnd to this will ho added $75 given by tho school board, making a total of $225 for the dis trict. With this money Professor Conklln will purchase hooks for tho school library as soon as be gels tho list from which to select. The de pnrliiinnt of edurnlloii has complied a list of books from which the dis tricts of tho slnto aro to select their libraries, anil II Is owing to tho fact that Ibis list has not reached tho Pcndluton office, that the library for this district has not been ordered. Now 1,200 Volumes, The school llbinry now comprises about 1,200 volumes, varying In In ti'tOHl from the juvenile tn tho higher grades. The high school department of the library Is tho smallest, hut It Is ii good foundation for tho future, and Is composed of lext nnd reference books anil encyclopedias, Hut the greater hulk of the library h ror tho lower grades, and Is composed of works suitable In the younger minds Plan of Selection, It Is the Intention or those In charge of tho selection or tho library to make tho present purchase for the benefit of tho Intermediate grades, working thus from the lower to tho higher grade or hooks By this sys tern in the selection or tho library It will not he long until I ho books will havo a wider range of Interest and nil of the pupils In tho schools will bo able lo find Interest In Ihn work there. It Is hoped that tho selection' nf the hooks can he mado In a few days, no that they will soon bo hero for thu use of the pupils, High School Entertainment, Tho entertainment which Is being worked up by the members or tint high school will be given one week rrnni this evening. In the Assembly hall. Owing lo (he pressure or work In thu school It wus found to bo In convenient to glvo the program this nvenlni? and do It luatlcn. so It was postponed In order In glvo more llmo In Its preparation, FAL8E ALARM, Tale of Burglars Resolved Into a Scent of Hoboes. It was reported to tho pollen last night ubout 10 o'clock that two men were attempting In miter tho house of W, J. Furnish, and ulHcers went to tho place to Investigate. It la thought, however, thut (he men worn a couple nf drunks who had gotten Into the yard, and who had no Inten tions of robbery. They weni seen to )j In the yard, hut did not uttompt to enter the house, and had vanished before the police reacnoa tne scene- Electric Railway 8peed Berlin. Oct. 23, At another speed , of iifcllun. test on the Msrienfeldt Zossen eh-c-1 trie railway this morning, 130 miles! work Begun on Residence, an hour pace was attained. Village Burned. Paris, Oct. 23. The vlllago of Kor guasat lu Brittany, was destroyed by fire today, Sevon were Killed nnc many were made homeless, Work on Iho elegant now residence f 1a O. Shcek, to bo built on South Thompson street, was begun this running. The site for this residence it v riuoks tho on tiro pity, and la one jf the most attracllve locations for j good homo In Pendleton, mi