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PENDLETON, UMATILLA COUNTY, 0HEC50N, MONDAY, DECEMBER 21, i003.
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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'-
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tout bcr rceeiii mi
,t mull IlllS ncCU-
I must catch up wiw
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ii on iuii-ij
ii reading pronf, for
"The Story of wood
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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
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mi a riitifiu tir..
no wp arc on Bolld
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V llniiiri 1 1
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reached town thia
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irom her nflirn fif
thus help to nwell
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w Orsdall said:
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be together more
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SfMtantlal homo for
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.
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.
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