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II DAILYEraNMTlOH - t Eastern Oregon Weather 1 J Tonight and Tuesday cloudy to )nrtly clouuy, NO. 4 .r (l ht.P by s'"o the PENDLETON, UMATILLA COUNTY, 0HEC50N, MONDAY, DECEMBER 21, i003. a m m . Ill j:.n Van Orsdall Aincr Proot on of the Order. jrOWING IN nnrsANIZEO , over Five Dollars ,nj Twelve Thousand Have Been Added 1 Last Headc.uar- I, possible, but Will Upon for Over a Year .l mthor work th'tin I Mrs. 0. C villi .1'- .. ...nnnfntt riMHIl'llir tout bcr rceeiii mi ,t mull IlllS ncCU- I must catch up wiw is ... ... Ui liltulllOUU ii on iuii-ij ii reading pronf, for "The Story of wood . ...... nr tlin vnrl- .. 1. of inc oraer pmiimin-u. l this month. I wnB to matters connecicii nistratioD of tin- order, estment offers, anil pro- iu mr the seventh an- palgn. Ellt Is Dull. on to Kansas City and cities. Tho East is ..J- .nnnnlnltl' In Ultf. labor troubles. Trio which Is general nil both In the enul and spparently no nearer in It was two .nionthfl the camps nro lilted p are under military pmrp n Ki.iiiiiuiimt in Industries of tluj state n Till IIIIU MIHTTIK Til I thA trniit.lu lu ,l,nt trouble would put tho election; lmt no ono that the chance of uun nuum neni me It Is all right, und t nicely even In Colo of Ihe labor trotlliTes. Ii Per Capita. e wuuu or ? ;I5,UU0 to ecurltlos for thn lion- mi a riitifiu tir.. no wp arc on Bolld t fin w -IIIIUI V.l.ll V llniiiri 1 1 ww mumtitTB, and nw n nun reached town thia we entertainment In eek for the bminnt cirrlpH hn- t t M will in a few dnva irom her nflirn fif thus help to nwell 1 'he fendleloii pout- of n. -,.,. i I thern uAm ...... ..v.u JlIIy nw ur inn wj -. ..... xiiuiun 01 w Orsdall said: lln.. -.I.. , ""itu tun only regular Grand Clr 11 will corao up nt . vv""K in ii n. -- -mi wiim win hp DrpritM mu i o'tuslnesB anil tL' lnvnlu aA re gran "Weaalty of a con. be together more ... io UUCIfinrl linn. SfMtantlal homo for rWc". lth flrel iirr'!0""' Uinrinni ""I Or llin ...n... , - n Party. (i . . ""a in- u i i. r iuih . ready one of thp greatest In tho nine I'ncllle Statee. "Hut whoro the location nt such liendiiuarters will fall, depomlK upon the will of tho dolegates elected to the next grand circle session. "In the morning paper, I am quoted as saying tho chango would lie made before tho spring of 11)05. The re porter misunderstood mo. The regu lar grand circle session is the only power to make any change, and It does not meet until April, l'jnfi. There may ho no change even then. It all depends upon tho will of two-thirds majority of the delegates, and that Is an unknown quantity." Russian Wolf Hounds. While in Denver Mrs. Van Orsdall wub presented with a handsome pair of thoroughbred Russian wolf hounds, whoso pedigrees entitle thorn to rank In the top circle of canine aristocra cy. They aro puppies, 0 months old, and Mrs. Van Orsdall's friends sus pect that she Is wondering what In tho world she will do with thorn. "I'm not much of an authority on dogs," admitted Mrs. Van Orsdall, reluctant ly, "but when they aro christened and registered, and raised, I guess they will bo all right." LABOR ISSUES EAST AND WEST Liverymen Making Overtures in Chicaso to the Striking Teamsters, ALL FUNERALS HELD WITHOUT HEARSES. GRAIN MARKETS. Quotations Furnished by Coe Commis sion Company B. C. Kennedy, Lo cal Manager. I'ondloton, Dec. 21. Wheat opened about where it loft off Saturday. It soon turned with a fair higher cables and reports which say the far East situation Is critical bad some effect on tho market. Northwest receipts. Including Chicago, 9C7 cars, against 1,102 a year ago. Winnipeg, 1B9, against 230 last year. Liverpool closed to higher. Paris firm. Vi to 94 higher. Stocks opened fairly sternly, but soon worked low, due no doubt to the prevailing dullness as much as any thing else. Traction stocks nro nn exception and are higher than Satur day's closing prices. Chtcngo, Dec. 21. Wheat Opening. Close. May .., 83 82 July 77 77 Minneapolis, Doc. 21. Wheat Opening. Close. Mny 82 82U July 82 811 Total visible wheat, 55,11157,000: com. 5,687,000; oats, 8.211,000. Hanna Is Recovering. Now York, Dec. 21. Senator Han na Is not sorlously ill with the grip, and expects to leave his room with in1 three iTays. Many Funerals Held During the Night, and All Bodies Hauled in Express Wagons and Dead Wagons Mormon Labor Used to Break Utah Coal Strike Troops Ordered Out and Many Arrests Made. RAILS SPREAD, DITCHED TRAIN TEN KNOWN AT LAST ACCOUNTS TO BE DEAD. Chicago, Dec. 21. The tlibt step towanl peace with the livery drivers was taken this morning, when tho liverymen sent a communication to the union officials asking It they would permit union men to take out hearses at scale, which would be an Increase of $2 per week. The union meets this afternoon to consider the proposition. No Hearses Moving. Although heavy details of police were sent to tho Btables, the under takers gave up the attempt to start hearses this morning. The dead are either unburled 'or being taken to the cemeteries in express or dead wag ons. Half a dozen funerals took placo late last night, over bodies which have been awaiting burial slnca tho stilke began. They were hurried through dark streets to avoid strike sympathizers, and rushed to the cem eteries. Tho undertakers keep secret all no tices of deaths "of Importance tm pre vent pickets watching for the funer als. Utah Mines Working. Castle Gate, Utah, Dee. 21. The mines here started up this morning with 1-tE men, nearly all Mormon strike breakers. Beyond some jeer ing, there Is no trouble. The militia and 40 armed guards employed by the Utah Fuel Company are guarding the property and none are allowed to pas3 the dead line c3 tablished. These mines supply most lit' the domestic coal used In Utah and contiguous Western states. Vice-President Kremer declines to meet the strikers and reaffirms that no union men need apply at any com pany mines. All mines are now be ing operated. Accident Was in Kansas, on the Frisco Line Relief Train Sent From Fort Scott Every Passenger Said to Be More or Less Injured. Fort Scott, Doc. 21. The St. Louis Sun Francisco meteor train was ditched by spreading rails near God fiey. Kan., tit C;30 this morning. Tho I lain consisted of soven conches, Ill eluding two sleepers. The dead aro numbered variously. One report Miy six, others nine, mid also reported tliat scarcely a passengor aboard the train escaped injury, a renri .with surgeons nnd nurses has beon sent from here. Later reports from the scene of the wrdck say it took place nt a switch, which was olther spread or misplac ed. ' Tho train was at full speed. Tho cnglno was demolished and the baggage car left 100 feet from thu trnck. Tho mail car was smashed Into kindling wood. The amokor tel escoped on top of tho engine. A chair car with every sent lull, "'' 200 feet after tho wreck The engineer and conductor were Instantly killed. Nino (lead were taken out before rollcf arrived. Tho injured flroman lay beneath tho trucks of the smoker and was taken out by digging a trench. Ten Killed, Sixty Injured. Nluo are dead as follows: Conduc tor George Hoyt. Engineer Charles Dowcoso, Baggageman Uoll, Hreman Thoodoro Hlshard; passengers, I, Winer, Fleming. Kan.; Asa Moreland, Lenorn, Kan.; Lon Corbln, Boase, Okla.; Joseph Cornln, Ilesso, qkiij.; Bonjaiuln Burrows, Johnsboro, Ark., nnd an unknown man. Fntally hurt: Sherman Noble, . Cooperton, Ok a.; John Brubaker, Kansas City; . Man Clerk Adamson. Sixty passengers vreru injured of whom four were se riously. .. . Thu lntwBt theory Is that the swllc i wr3 broken. Tho train was going M miles pur hour .when dornllod. A fiulcht crow turned tho switch of tup passing track and sunt back the flag man, who' has not beon seon since. Tito onglneor of the wrecked train was found in tho dohrls of the on Ino tho dead man's hand tlghtU Hitched on tho air brake. Tho fire which followed wbb extliigulHhi'd i) ptiBsongurs, Effective December' 27. Wushlngtou, Dec. 21. Tho treasury department circular has been Issued declaring new rates of duty between Cuba and the United States, The re ciprocity bill becomes operative at 12 o'clock on the morning of December 27. REASONS ABANDONMENT There is No Longer Any Ne cessity for a Military Post ' at Walla Walla, THAT IS THE DICTUM OF BRIG. GENERAL FUNSTON Location Was Originally Made on Ac count of the Locations and Hostili ties of the Indian Tribes and With Their Passing the Fort Passes Post Is Disheveled and Will Not Be Permanently Repaired. Hrlgiuller-GiMieral Frederick Fun ston. iiccomp:inii.i by his aide. Lieu tenant J. 11. Mitchell, were In the city last nlglit and this morning while on their way to Walla Walla on the an- mini tour of Inspection. It Is ono of the duties of the general command lug a division of tne army to make nn annual inspection of the posts un der his command, and this duty com pels General Ftinston to mnko a per sonal visit to 18 different array posts In the West. He started out In plon ty of time to make tho round and get back home by the time the Christ mas stocking wns ready to hang, but owing to the delayed trains he will now have to make a very llylng trip to reach Vancouver In time for that event. He was in Nampa nearly all of tho ttlgbt Saturday, and reached this city so late that he could mako no transfer for Walla Walla, which accounts lor the fact that Pendleton was honored b.v bis presence. Funston a Small Man. The general is a small man, us a eaviilrymnn should be. nnd Ih a very geulal and entertaining gentleman. He has u short brown beard, and an eye which seems to see a great ways and to remember what It had seen. While out foraging this morning, thu general was pursued by tho Kast Or egonlnn'j war editor and In ought to bay In the doorway of Joe Ilasler's store. "Kxcitse me, sir." said the corres pondent, drawing his pencil, "have I the honor of addressing General Fun ston?" The general looked as though he wondered If he were labeled, mid replied that he was. He was then told that the speaker was sorry to disturb him, but that he thought II his duty so to do, for lr the people of the city were to llnd out that General Funston had been lit the city without having expressed an opinion of the city and the condition of all'ulfu, they would feel hurt and would have It In lor the paper. En Route to Walla Walla. The geueial looked sympathetic and ugrecd to help the newspaper out. "I do not know anything to say about the city though." he said, "for I havo not been here very long. 1 wanted to go to Wnlla WS?ln on my official and annual tour of Inspection, hut tho railroad seems to bo against me. I havo now lost over 3(5 hours, and cx poct to loso more before I renPh Walla Walla barracks. I don't know why the road Is so slow, but It is, I never was in Nampa in my llfo that tho length of my stay was not gov erned by tho lateness of the train." "What aro you going to do In Walla Walla?" the general was asked. "Are you going to take tho soldiers there to Vancouver as a Christmas pres ent?" "Well, if there Is any change in the post at that place it will not bo n sudden one. There Is no hurry to get the men away, and tho buildings, though badly worn can bo used for some time yet, so that whatever la the action of the government, 1 do not think that the chango there will take place for some time nt least. Reasons for Abandonment. "I do not want Walla Walla to think that 1 havo a prejudice, against the city," and tho general looked sorrow ful. "Wnlla Walla Is n nlco town, nnd I do not blame them for wanting to keep the post, for It Is a nlco Mng to hnve. but all of the buildings nro wrecks and the post Is not In the richt place. "These Western posts were plncod hero In tho first Instance, to cope with the Indians, and that problem Is now a thing of the past in this part of the world. Then again, the posts are too hard to get at. Look at til's Instnnce. I have been trying to got to Walla Walla for 30 hours, and am not there yet. "It Is tho plan of tho government to placo their army posts on tho trans-continental lines of trnflle, so that tho troops In time of need can he handled ns fast as possible, and ns cheaply. For this reason It Is the case that In late years they havo moved ninny of tho old-time posts, and con solidated them with larger anil morn centrally located places. The .ar racks nt Vancouver ami nt Spokane are large, and so located that tho troops enn he sent to any point In tho shortest possible time, nnd besides thaj they have largo and convenient grounds for drill. "The Indian Is n thing of the past, as far as trouble 1 concerned. As Individuals they nre dangerous when drunk, hut as tribes they do mil occu py tho attention of the army at least In this part of tho world. That is an other reason that tho Walla Walla liost Is to bo moved. It was put hero as a guard against iho Indians, and has served Its purpose." Lieutenant Mitchell. Lieutenant Mitchell, the gentleman (Concluded on page 10.) IRRIGATION FUND T OREGON F. H. Newell Says States That Hevc Contributed tho Most Need it Least. ECHO PROJECT MOST FAVORABLE IN OREGON Surveys Are Incomplete and Two or Three Years Must Elapse Before Work Can Begin Funds Will Be Applied to States Badly in Need of Reclamation and Works Now Begun In Montana, Arizona, New Mexico and Nevada Will Consume Present Fund, REIGN OF TERROR FOR ISRAELITES ANOTHER KISHINEFF MASSACRE THREATEN8 SPECIAL SESSION ADJOURNS OUT OF RESPECT TO T. N. MURPHY j Salem. Dec. 21. (Special to the i Knst Orcgonlan.) The legislature I met In joint assembly this r: rnlng at 11 o'clock, u large majority ur me members being present. The gover nor's message was read to the Joint assembly. It was a brief and point ed document, stating In succlent terms the reason for calling the spec ial session, and expressing tho hope that the tax law would bo remedied and the session adjourn frr the sake of economy, us there was no other emergency now before the stole. Immediately upon tho adjournment of the Joint assembly, after tho read ing of the governor's message, both the house and senate look nn ad journment until U o'clock tomorrow morning, out or tespect for Repre sentative T. N Murphy, deceased, of Union county. ... , It Is thought that both house and senate will resume business under the old organization, with George W. llrownell ns president of the senate nnd I. T Harris as speaker of tho house.' This beens to be the general sentiment among tho members, and It Is too early yet to sound the Judg ment of the members on the length of the session, although It seems cer tain that more titan the tax law will be considered. The ciowd of lobbyists Is unusual ly small today, but this Is not saying that it will bo small tomorrow morn ing, when tho session opens for bus- Ii1'hh. , , ... The geneinl opinion of the gover nor's message Is that It was an ablo and earnest plea for economy, and that most of the conservative mem bers Indorso his demand for an early adjournment Salem hotels nro not crowded us much as usunl, on ae. count, perhaps, of the general belief that the session will be abort, and the excitement to ho found there will not justify u visit this near the hol idays. Referendum Discussion. A decision wax hnnded down by Supreme. Judge Moore, this noon, a.s follows: "Tho Initiative and refer. . omlum amendment was legally pro posed and adopted nnd Is not In eon- 4l(t with thn tirfivlulntiu of Iho enn. stitution and that tho question of whether a law is necessary for th. Immediate preservation of thu public peace, health or safety, Ih conse quently excepted from the opcintlon of the amendment und Is u question for the legislature and Is not u Judic ial question. Resolutions Introduced. Hefoie adjournment. Representa tive Bllyeu, or Linn county, introduc ed a resolution confining all the leg islation considered to the remedy of the tax law, and Burleigh, .or Wal lowa, Introduced a resolution to ad journ on Wednesday, sine die. Both were referred to the committee on resolutions. In the senate, in tho brief Interval between organization and adjourn ment, Senator Brownell Introduced a resolution asking congress to pass tho Lewis and Clark fair bill intro duced in tho United States senato by Senator Mitchell. Tho resolution was very exhaustive, and was unanimous ly passed by the senate, State Senator Jay Tuttlc, of Clat sop county, was sworn In to fill tho unexpired term of Senator Fulton. Kx-County Judgo G P Terrell, of Marion county, was elected sergeant-at-nrms, There were but 17 Benators present at tho opening session. New Governor Will Not Answer for Actions of Imperial Troops If an Outbreak Occurs Reported Sym pathy of Government In Persecu tion. Berlin, Dec. 21. The Tageblatt re ports a now massacre of Jews Is be ing plannned for Klshineff, which In tends the complete extermination t tho Israelites on Christmas day Tho Jews, panic stricken, nre (ly ing from tho city In great numbers. ThiJ now governor Is no longur frlcndlv toward tho Jews, and lias not I lied them that he will ho tillable to answer for Ihe 'troops In ease of an outbreak, Tho newspaper vVellamuutug con firms the Tageulatt dispatch, and states tho governor has received in structions from 8L JMerHburg to adojit a hostile, attitude toward the Jews. FAR EASTERN QUE8TION8, America Asked to Back Out of Murk den by China. Tien Tain, Dec, 21. Thu Times to day states that Prince Citing, minister of foreign affairs has asked the Amer ican minister not to Insist on open lug Mukden to foreign trade. Chlng says by so doing America will relieve China of a most difficult situation. Korea and Manchuria. Toklo, Dec. 21, It Is learned from official sources luut the Korean part In the controversy between Jupun and Russia has been practically settled by Russia acknowledging Japan's pre dominating influence over Iho whole of that country. This rart, however, Is somewhat offset by Japan demanding that Rus sia give her a written obligation that Manchuria shall not become Russian territory. Tho peaco party Is hopeful that the latter domanu will ho made subject to reduction and peace lela tlons be restored, Situation Unimproved. 1mdun, Dec. 21. Tho Kxchunro Telegraph Company today atutes tbi Japanese emuassy at iouuuii guu u edly admits the situation In the far east is unimproved, The Exchange adds it Is probable Japan Is asking Russia to reconsider her reply. Wnshluglon, Dec. 21.- In a levlow of the reclamation surveys In the West, before the Joint meeting of the congressional Irrigation committees, last Saturday evening, Frederick II. Newell, chief bydrogrnpher, gave out tho first official Information on thn status of tho government Irrigation work In the different states, In which plans for government Irrigation -ire under consideration. Mr. Newell made some statements which will necessarily be discouraging to Oregon, but which are not conclu sive In determining Just what Oregon will get In time, from the irrlgniinn law of 1002, and the vast fund accu mulated under Its provisions, Notwithstanding the fact that O lo gon hns contributed more to the na tional Irrigation fund limn any other state In tho Union, It is perfectly evident from the explanation made by Mr. Newell that no part of this great fund Is to be spent for nctiial con struction work In Oregon for at lenst one year, and perhaps for several years to come. I In fuct, Mr Newell specifically call 1 ed attention to the fnct that tho ure- J limlnary examinations made by the engineers of his service showed that the states which have contributed thn largest amounts to the Irrigation fund aro thu least in need of government aid in reclaiming their arid lands. Oregon Surveys Incomplete. Mr. Newell stated that the work ' that has been done In Oiegou Is far from complete. The Information gathered last summer gives no dufl nltu Idea of the possibilities of the j several projects examined, and for mer surveys will lie necessary Isirore It will ho possible to determine defi nitely what one of the seveiul pro jects Is best Tho preliminary exuniliintloiis lead him to believe that the llmntllla pro ject Is uiipoilor to either the Sllvlei river or thu DeschtiteS, so fur as It has been explored, bul, be Ih not yet satisfied that the Umatilla project should bo taken up by the govern ment. Moro dutn are needed and will be gathered next slimmer. Until further details are aviilliiblu nnd more thorough surveys have been completed, tho department, will not fuel Justified in authorizing Mio con struction of any project In UuHtern Oregon. In tho cnurbo of his general re marks Mr. Newell brought out the fact that tho gloat hulk of tho icela matlon fund Is to lie used at the out set In states and territories that uro most In need of Irrigation. The very states that huvo contributed thu leust la tho reclamation fund will get Did greater share of the money paid out at first, Works commenced on Milk river, Montana; Hall river, Arizona, and Truckeo river, Nevadu, will consume, according to present Indications, tho great bulk of the funds now avullahla and before surveys In Oregon nnd Washington are completed It Is ap parent that the remainder of the pres. ent fund will have been allotted for works In other statos. There Ih no doubt that Oregon will have to watt. Royal Mishap. Berlin, Doc, 21. The Uikal Anel per todny announcer! tio czuilna of Russia recently gave birth to a dead sou. Thn czar anil czarina urn In thr deepest despondency. The Jnller'i grief Is uncontrolahle, Alderman Goes to "Pen." Chicago, Hop. 21 Alderman Brennnn and also two others, wore this morning sentenced to tho peiilleutiary for voting i- Hooters and using the names of deud men at the recent city election, III eimuii was given one year's Imprisonment, tho others six mnnUs. No- 1- tlces of appeal wero Immediate- ly filed, Mayor Harrison Is nlng overy endeavor in bd- half of tho prosecution. 1 l