IINGEDITION V . .ICY x "1 DAILY EVENING EDITION Eastern Oregon Weather Tonight nnd Frldny occasional ruin. warmer tonight. -he Ef , t it n-pp'"" J .rid we 1 " I PENDLETCN", UMATILLA COUNTY, Oil EG ON, THUKSDAY, KOVIWIJUCI. r, 11.03. NO. 4S8S. : -- V e " ' Ml hi m -iaMk. ----r m -j- .---v n ACES PROBLEMS Forty Thousand borers Threatens TATED BY RS AND CURRIERS. British troop6 In South Nigeria. The tribesmen, natives of Ibbatoos, tried to kill the British commissioner at SkaL Five hundred troops were sent out and engaged toe nat.ves. The troops returned with -wo wounded, GUN COTTON EXPLODED. Shock Mistaken for an Earthquake in England. Portsmouth, Nov, B. Half a ton of gun cotton exploded at me naval na tion this morning. No one was in jured. Tho entire district was shak en and a' small panic ensued, as the people believed it to be an earthquake. HEADEND COLLISION, Two Killed and Others Hurt In an Ohio Wreck. Canal Dover, 0.. Nov. j. As the re sult of a headend collision of freight trains at Reedruns, on the Clevelan. ves Railway Employ- & Pittsburg railway this morning, the ,, i dead are Fireman Bassett and rcngl- Houses Messenaer, r shailpnbcrKerf aDv fatalI buTt it Indianapolis om- r.-ngincer aioiiiemeir. Note of Warning! olfen , - Quartz Istnal Reaction Will BvPr City. Nov. 5. John W Mc- Phee manager of the Golden Wizard I mine, near McRwen, a property cbn- 5 The first of a ncuigun capitalists, is in that may involve'""' ' w lu urulrB ,rom lm nres-i- rorkmen was Inaug-1 mediately .he construction of a loo king when 1,100 tan-' tun mill. Air. McPhee has made all i struck at the Aruer-! arrangements and the work win com .. I nienee nt once. ner ompanj wiie i er ween ann n iu . . . . . nftsauiicu a v i- umuuv, more serious movA-j La Grande, Nov. 5. William Mc thls moraine when i Kay. a saloon "rounder" of tlils city. M the Chfcaco CILv assaulted D. N. Edwards last cenlngJ balloting on a strike ' wun a neavy wmsney douio. innici- irlll tie up every road "K severe, uiougn no- nocesbary la ! of the city If It car-1 tal Injuries. McKay fled on foot to i cigm msi nigni auer me irouoie, Irades council this where he was captured today. conference relative Bona r-ixca at 34, lha. Portland, Nov. 5. The bond of Guy Huff, indicted for forgery in land frauds, was fixed at $4,000 by Jndce Bollinger, last evening. OM L ON THE fflONS ISTHMUS Colombian Patriot at Colon is Threatening and Refuses to Surrender. ike at the stock- for Peace. 5. The stockyards today In a compro- 1.500 laborers' in the fcnts, ho struck for cents per hour, ac- lof one cent an hour work, having been kibiltty that Lie sau-: pacxers will come efore night, thereby! strike. Boys Strike. J Iit 5. The A D. T. Itruck at 10 this i apany ia employing i OS, ! (ids a Warninn. k'ov 5 President Monday's muetlng of Labor will sound I Is an address con-' da. I industrial reaction STATE INSANE ASYLUM REPORT THIRTEEN HUNDRED THIRTY PATIENTS. General Health in the Institution is Good Total Expenses for October j 57,163.99 Daily Per Capita Ex. I pence 31.9 Cents. Salem, Nov. o The board of trus tees of the Ineanp asylum at tbe reg- at labor must face , ular meeting yesterday afternoon re- ngnt lor j celvej and approved the report of Su- br Gompors relec-1 P'rIntPn'lent -T- F. Calbr-ath for the brighter Vice-' """it" or ueioner. wuc has been i Dr. Calhreath - rorortK the genenil i head th Mit'-hdi health of the Inmates as cxcentlon- Ihave arnounced to ally fine, nnd that the dally average wi i't seek the number or naupnt- for last month. Gompers with-1 1330 22-31, as being ls than that for contest Gompers . the month of September, which was do this 1330 1C-30. San Francisco. ( Work in all department" is well 5 - The decision : Mp: tne !10'loes are an aug aim sior- fcrn ctrnrt r-illn.uv l u "iiu wuue uie UUUlliy lt illli: kslon har jea down'5',eld !s sma"' omparatively. The inrrea,'.P of 10 ner' ' iiera nam ouen uioveu iuuj my loyc , twr years' I al'w stauIf aDd the horses win ue er '2Et to those meir new quarierB iuii erv ce The lmiirs vt:eK- a'ho reimriu mai m-vif the v,oLf i nt.. i wing In in readiness to begin repairs uni 'upon the tower 'bulldmg at tho farm writ-H- v riarar ine'ioiai amount oi txpoDBi-s ir Ittd ji , v MBj,on ! "l0 institution for the mcmUi was i pense per capita was fy.t,6 y-iu, anu i MURDER I ne " l"'r capita npn' was J v-iu ceniF. ! The statistical report for th- month I shows that thero wore 1332 patients at the instituion on Sepemlir 3pjand four, Gloiitdcipber 31jf. an. ipereaftt of ralftntifffor thfmontlij, GRAIN MARKETS. pr Is Furious Over Var." 5 The Indian rccel ed a flla. Agent Brennan. m wlurh he rges nerar-1113 l ,,r' : Quotations Furnished by Coe Commis Mcr arr nn turili . ' , olon. Company B. ,E. Kennedy, Lo- w Jon(tn b jndlg-i cal Manager, .. . Pendleton, Nov. 5 Wheat ruled quiet today, owing- to lower cables. Uosslp says the g men are bullish but professionals are bearish. , The stock market was weak. S S. making- a now record, going as low as 10?i, closing at 11. The Mor ton Trust Company are bullish on B. 11, T. ir-N. Chicago, Nov. 5 Wheat . Opening. Dec 78 May ... ,...'... 78J4 ' Minneapolis, Nov. Wheat Opening. Ptc. -Mi May 77 Chlcapo Wheat. Chicago. Nov. C Wheat "8, closed 767. ES Of hr Inillnne pen at, mn'cfcr and lend themselves lifcUffg j3ti wa8 Pler the drcum yyoralng i,a8 been 1 ibe m soners. ELOPEMENT. Mire Runs . I,eutenant SenaMrm I. Fc rlrr f. k,. M Romberg wife V Wi' h. iMeutp nnt ii " l"vcd. b" I lu ... " kin.ho,".Lur I AFRICA. w,th Natives of leria. fllSDat.'h r E 'Z "Close. 78' 78 Close. nv 77 opened On Hunting Trip. A hunting i)arty consisting of Wes ley Matlock, William Hocb, Chug Clark. J. V. Tallman. Albert Humph rey, otto Turner and Joe Nolf left this artweoon for Arlington, after gecso. They took with them loads and loads of ammunition and expect to charter a car to bring back the gqweMboy kill. AMERICAN MARINES LANDED AT COLON. Presence of American Cruisers Con sidered, Necessary to Prevent Blood shed General Torres Planning' to Send Loyalist Troops to Panama . Squadron of Four Warships Order ed to Panama From Acapulco. Panama, Nov. 5. 'ine situation on the isthmus this morning is most se rious. General Torres, commanding the Colombian troops at Colon, refused to follow the example of Panama and secede from Colombia, and has threat ened to send troops from Colon to Panama In case the latter city uoes not? surrender. It is reported that the Colombian soldiers at Colon threaten to burn the city and murder all sympathizers with the revolution as well as the American residents. Tho latter have appealed for protection to tho crulsor Nashville, which is in Colon harbor. Marines and Sailors Landed. Washington, Nov. 5. The navy de partment has received a cablegram from Commandant Hubbard of tho Nashville, stating that ho. last eve ning landed a force of sailors and marines at Colon to protect the lives oi Americans. Critical Situation at Panama. Panama, Nov. 5. Tho presence of the American cruiser Colon is un doubtedly the only cause of uvold ancc of bloodshed. - Should General Torres carry out' hfs threat to Bond his troops to Panama, they will bo compelled to walk tho entire distance The gunboats Padalla and Chuclto left here today to search for the Co lombian gunuoat Bogota." Pacific Squadron at Panama. Washington. Nov. 5. Admiral Glass' entire squadron, now at Aca pulco. Mexico, has been ordered by Secretary Moody to proceed to Pan ama for the protection of American lives and property and to maintain an uninterrupted transit across tho isthmus. The squadron Includes the Wyom-' ing, Marblehead, Concord and oBston, The latter ship Is alieady on the way. Secretary. Hay, Admiral Walker and Chairman Canal Commission lyjug, iicid a conference with Itoosovelt to day. Nothing is made public, but it is understood Hay and Walker agree ibui the revolution will result in ben efit to the United States. Organized Provisionally. Washington, Nov. C Tile state de partment today received a formal no tice from tho ,cepublic of Panamai that a provisional government has been established which Is capable or, maintaining order. Vbo notification tiin.iil i,v ihriu' consuls selected by the revolutionists to conduct tho at-, fairs of the new government tomporJ amy. Tueir names nro uoyu, atuiik and Aras. New Government Doing Finely. 1 Panama. Nov. C Advices from C-. Urn -a the fcfcond day lias passed .i.ftiinMt nnv cfrllflm. ilpvntnnmnnt. Colombian soldiers without officers,' aro camped?outsIdo the city ana win. I... wltlirint frmil nr ninev. TIhw probably Vlllfuot attempt tho .5-mllu, ruarcn lo aiiacK tno insurgent. , The consular corps heio has been ofBojally notified that Panama has withdrawn from tho Colombian gov ernment and formed a republic. Tho consuls - have' been-asked' tn acknowl edge receipt of the notice. Naval Department Excited Washington, Nov. C Officials state that the navy department Is moro concerned at the situation on tho Isthmus Advices from tho comman der of tho Nashvlllrj worn received this afternoon showing a serious con dition at Colon, A conference is be ing held at the headquarters of tho marine corps by high ranking offlc ers, which it is believed looks to tho sending of a large additional force of marines to the isthmus. COUNTY oOURT. Only Routine Business Being Trans acted as Yet, The county court has been engaged in u I nL- over tho accounts of tho past month all day, and there Js nothing but rouiino ouisiiieas uvihs transacted, nor will thero bo until tho bills aro out of the way. Ti,,, ,.mmiv Measurer filed his re port today, a synopsis of which was given several days ago. It shows tho county to bo In -.no best of condition financially, with plenty of funds avail aole for all purposes, HOLDING till E COUNTS Scion of a Famous Family of Financiers is Under Arrest at Seattle. ORGANIZED A LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY. Has Himself Been a Heavy Dealer on Wall Street, Where He Has Had Associations for Thirty Years Is Accused of Swindling me St. Louts & Iron Mountain for Nine Thousand Dollars on Bond Issue, Seattle, Nov. 5. --Frank B. Poor, president of tho Citizens' Light nnd Power Company, was arrested this morning on a telegraphic communi cation from Now York, charging him with grand larceny In nine counts. Poor is being held on a fugitive war rant. The New York authorlt.es have been notified and aro asked for more details. Poor came here last sttmmcr to or ganize the above gas company to fight the old company with tho same same. As a member of the famous Poor family Jn New York, he Is connect ed for more than thirty years with tho New York Stock Exchange, and was a member of tun Murquand & Trask Company, Wall street brokers, which failed in tho crash of two years ago. Thero are six charge. of grand lar ceny against Poor, one of which is for taking $9,000 on bonds of mo St. IaiuIs & Iron ...nuiitnlu railroad. Salt Lake Mayoralty, Salt I-ake, Nov. 5. The majority of Morris, mayor of Salt Ijike City, s found to bo 2.202. Morris Is n- demo crat and-th'o landslide Is attributed to bolting republicans joining with the democrats to defeat the Kearns-Perry machine. MORRISON CANNOT COME, Governor of Idaho Writes a Letter Saying Business Will Keep Him at Home. Mayor T. G. Halley has received a letter from Governor John T. Morrl win, of Idaho, stating that owing to the pressure of official business at tho lime of the Irrigation convention ho will bo unablo to bo present hero and take part In the discussion, as was intended, Mr. Morrison expresses dcop regret tnat business cares aro so heavy and fo important at iis time as to pro cludo the posslUllty of his coming. Ho recognizes tho good ho would do rive from his visit hero and tho prof It that would accrue to his puoplo as the lesiilt of the discussions, but, nevertheless, will have to auk the committees lo excuse him fiom at teiidanc' owing lo llio reason staled. TWO BANK FAILURES. Both In Colorado and Are Heavy Es tablishments, Pneljlo. Col., Nov. C Tho Pueblo Tile Trust Company, ono of tho larg est banking institutions In tho city, failed to open Us doors this morn ing. It Is capitalized nt $2M,000 nnd was recently purchased by tho Woods investment Company, of Crip ple Crook, who are tho owners of the First National Bank of Victor, which failed cstcrday. Cripple Creek Bank Falls. Cripple Creek, Nov. 5. Tho Blnw tnlllo Bank failed to open Its doors this morning. It is Indirectly Involv ed In tho failure of tho First National of Victor, It is capitalized nt $100, 000 and has nearly $250,000 deposits, MOMMSEN BURIED. and Eminent German Philosopher Scientist's Funeral. Berlin, Nov. C. Professor Momm sen was buried today. The funeral oration was by Professor Herrlck, the closest friend of tho deceased. A number of promlnoilt persons attend ed, Including Crown Prince Ftcdorlck, who represented tho kaiser. Tho lat ter went to Wolslnrgen this morning to return tno visit of tho czar. COLONIZATION FAILURE, Negroes Who Went to Liberia Have Returned Broke. New York, Nov. t. On the Majes tic, which arrived today were 12 American negroes who went (o Li beria to experiment in cotton culture, with n vlow to future colonization of negroes from tho United Stnt t. Tho experiment was a failure, and the ne groes had arely enough money to re turn homo. From the Vatican .o St. Louis. Rome, Nov. 5. Tim popo today re ceived William Curtis, representative of the St Iiuls opposition, and In formed him ha would send u commis sioner to tho Worm s Fnlr probably Martluelll. OPINIONS OF AN EXTRA SESSION MORE STATE OFFICIALS HAVE GONE ON RECORD. Should Remedy the Assetcmtnt Law and Adjourn Trouble Oply tor Some Counties and Towns, Should it Not De Held. BUSINESS IS Growing Importance of Pen dleton as a Center ot Postal Affairs. SOME INCREASE IN THE SALE OF STAMPS. IRRIGATION DELEGATES. Union County Towps Will Send a Good Representation to the Coming Meeting. J. M. Church, F s. Urnmwell and George Stoddard have been appoint ed as delegates to the meomig of the fatato irrigation Association, In the j city, by Mayor Slator, of Ln: (Irando, mere aro soveral Irrigation compa nies In Union county, which will also send delegates. .Union will hciiiI huv eral, Klgln and Cove wll also bo rep resented, and Medical Springs, one of tho oldest irrigated districts lu Union county, will probably fccnd a rcpresen tatlve. Rapid Growth of the Carrier System In Pendleton Twelve New Street Boxes Put Up Lately Great In crease Lately In the Package Bus iness Decrease Number of Boxes Rented, lu Just one particular has tlicro boon a decrease lu tho ninnunt ot business douu lu (he postolltce and that la In the 'box rent. During th last qunrter tho routs ol boxes In the-( locnl postolllro have decreased $10. This is not owing to n fulling off in tho business, but to tho fact that the tree delivery service Ih being appre ciated and patronized more and moro. For Bomo llruo It was thought tbnl tueru would have to be more boxes put In the (i lllco, but Ibis tlmo hna passed, and there nre now boxoa for all that wish them. People who here tofore had boxes, now have tholr mail mint lo their residences, and the chief pationa of the boxes now aro the business houses. Tho stamp Hales for Mm ipiartor in creased. In the preceding quarter they amounted to $1,013.29, and ln the ono just closed they were J1.0D4.GG an Increase uf $11,37. Volume of Mall Increasing, Tho volumo of tho mall has bogun to Increase, as It always does at this time of the year, mid from now on until after the holidays there will bo little rest for the piMtotlkrc. ixioplc. It is cstlmuted that at least one-fourth more mall wan handled during the last month than for some months be fore, and thin will grow from now on, The request ol the department that the people of the city havo their mall addressed to their houses and street numbers tins hud its effect, and It Is now becoming easior for the carriers to glvo satisfaction than In Hie past. If n fev more people will lalio tho tioiib'e in have their mall rightly droHPfil It will Insure the speedy aud safe delivery of their mall during the holidays and all of the limn. Twelve New Street Boxes, Twelve now hones have been plac ed on the strcctB tor tho use and ac commodation of tho public diirlng'the pnst month. Four wore put on the north shlu of Die river as follow: on,, on the corner of Wilson and O'u lixiil, on' nt Jackson aud Oarfloltl, one at I'erkliiH Avcmiu 'mid Mark Btrr.et, nnd one lit llio Intersection of Jefferson and Washington streets. Four were placed west of .Main, at Chestnut nnd Itirllroud, 1 Ami nnd Webb Ann nnd Court, nnd nt Main nnd Bluff Three wnro placed east of Main, nt Orange uud l.owlxi Clay mid Webb anil at Union nnd Webb. Tho remaining ono hitfi.not as yet lieon Hct up owing to tho fact that I inc iiepariuiuiii is noi ooenum u .iu Portland, Nov. 5. Stato Treasurer Moore, In responso to n question lo gaidlng the condition of the statu funds, said this morning lo the Ore gon Dally Journal: "Funds aro on hand suilU cnt to pay the expenses of tho Rtnte up to February 1. If a special K-ssion Ih not called to remedy the lax laws, wnrrants will have to tie t-iidomeil after that date. AppropriatliuM Unit have been made will require, during tho year, about $1,000,000, running mi an average about sl inuiitbs at about $30,000 interest. "My opinion of tho now law J that It Is all light and should stand with an nnienilment making a levy undei tho old luw legal ho as to provide revenue foi next year, then allowing the new nr t to tnko effect for the future. "Tl.e UiiUlatHio ought t ili.el nn.j , ii,u i,ai liicntlun for it. remedy the assessment law and ml ' , Joiirn. as (hero Is no othor lgltilition COUNTERFEITING UMATILLA, required now. Only one rotninltfee . need have any work at the spw lul I Ruse of Eastern Merchants to Sell In-' session, tho committee on nnwasmeni ,., -,, .,, .,, ,nmm.,n,irf WILL LEAVE PENDLETON. " H. W. Stewart Will Return to Reside Permanently In .Willamette Valley, H. W. Stowart, accompanied by his brother-in-law J. L, Stratford, of Kugene, is in tho ilty for a fow days, Mr. -Stowart was called homo a cou ple of weeks ago by tho death of Ills father, ono of tho oldest pioneers of tho Willamette valley. Ho will return to his home tlieio as soon as ho can arrango tho packing and transportation of his household effects. It Is tho wish of his aged mother' that ho icmaln at homo and attond to ..io largo nstato left by his father. Shipment .of 5,000 Sheep, The large sheon shipment by Halo aud Welch, which was noted somo time ago. was sent nit over tho O. It. & N. this afternoon to Stockton, Cal. The sheep wcro gathered lot-other from several parts of tho county and wera 6.000 In number. City Property Sold, Itlhorn & SwaiCgart yesterday clos ed two ieai es.ritte dfai and sold lot 12 biocn C!t, of rewvatlon addition for Karl Quit! o Mary J. piuIHi, for $1,300. and a house and lot at 1007 Kast Webb, for J. W. Earl, to Mrs. Mary J. Smith, for $1,100. and tnxntloi, and the legislature could glvo iih tho required nmondnient in n very snort session. Opinion of Secretary Dunbar. Secretary of Stulo F. 1. Diuibui uld lu regard to tho matter ol u h' al session: "The. fullitro.lo call ji Hpbcim vi sion of the legislatuie would nut nf foct tho stuto government ko mm h In fuel. It In likely that the statu pa per would go to n prcmlmh In tin event it were necessary to run along without the tisuul revonim hy the is u a nee of warrants to be provided li later hy Did legislature. "Tho bunion would full On the mu nicipal governments throughout the state, and nn some of 11m coiiutUm. notably those Unit aro now deep in debt. Tliuru Is Ifulcor, and I think Union, thnt nro sovornl yearn behind in the rodoinptlon of warrauts. iluih counties would have entailed upon thorn double tho usKossmnut next year, nnd their warrants would ) discounted oven mote than ibey now are." Ray Wllklns' Funeral. The funeral of Raymond Wii-ln was held at the resldoncii nf hilt fa'li cr, Charles Wllklns, at tho up ins tills morning at 11 o'oloc):. Hnvue weio conducted by Hev. 11, J. U'v n of tho Presbyterian church. Ti' t, torment took pinto at O)noy f)iu teiy this afternoon. Tho funeral tt vlccs were attended by a large mini bor of friends of inc family from thk r ty by Highest Grade. . i A loiter from, T, B. II. flroon, now of Oklahoma, but who settled on' Wild Horse creek, near Weston, lu 18(W, discloses one trh.lt of the K.inlrru . fruit ileuleraA yvlileh worlm uli lujifti llto to Umatilla county fruit. . Mr. (irceji lenjntly visited KtMiMis City with a traluload or ut cutlli, aiid on strolling through! tho bbnlllenn portion of the city, wun attracted by n turn- slgtr. bearing tlii Inscription: 'Oiegon fruit for ali." , l bilging lor a- lu'xlh nf A genuine Orfgon apple, ho w'otif Jiftu'tho gro cer) store displaying the High, and imkeil to be shown tho. fruit, from his oh) homo ln wa.i mirnrlned to seo n shipment of viiry ttruail, Ititorlor, lymrb votmy npplns, ' ij'bold "NJJI tifn Oregon " and' iminnilK-tply saw that it yiih a rnnl fraud, an ho ni hi ed tipplim In Oregon, JilmMijf, for 3b ye.tr i- nnd lifur saw ouch stuff uhlp pod out. He Ut oikii hrurtdod tho Iriil' m a omitorio.l, uud lofmed to be enmfortoy, liy a little Investigation. he- found that it wan u common pructii-p among man) of the Hccond-cluBH .grdegrs lo pur)ae Uio Inferior Missouri- niul Hannah uppUm utu) laid advantage ot the n i. illation of Oiogou and her magi. Uli out lrult, to unload thin mi nalnblt- stuff, ut fair prlcos. flu dldu't bOy any Oregon apples nut of Unit store, aud before leaving llio plat) vi preM'grt himself Yury strongly, upun. hiIi li j.i in i - Trinnkcnivlnn Proclamation, , Prcuidi ' KooKovelt has issued, his Tho strike of coal miners In the . annual proclamation, diiliriatliig Bllboa, Spain, district, has toen vnd I ihursday, November 2J t wTiianke-' ed by a compromise I givlnj; day.