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DAILYEVF.NING EDITION y i Eastern Oregon Weather - help "y "sl"0 the I Tonight and Thursday cloudy t and threatening. I... PENDLETON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, .IAN UAH V Ii, 11)01. lli. NT). 4J).'t8 1 I dVwajf ffi(wt Atvttwqtw m lmmA -L ema&m --Tzimmmm,mw 1 11 1 w I WL:!,ifmjfS tH rffn ii i n ii i l MP a ONAL ...M-riniTIDII VtblibHt iun as an Extreme re to Get Hold of I. nnnl Pranrlc . 0 f.UMai i iuuuo PERRY HEATH A PARTY TO FRAUDS. -i Was Taken ud K,n9i Treaty. But No Ac- . Cnm. Tlmiktm. DIE I v ' w--"w - . . r.Hra junne wavne a l " calling foi a congressional i. j n nnffv tndnv urhttn on iw"""111 w.. more thorouRh InvoBtlga- cations clumsy una worm- KCIJ hhiumim""' r- subordhmtOH indicted, but allowed to !hcu pe ?" Ho Brlatow report aloft and this Is truth, Perry Heath I .!.). .J I. .,iln1 m dvkiiiiiiuu m i;tii4. it .u itv he ouicht to he punish- Up Treaty Question. on loreircn reunions uus ctoai treaty. of Mississippi, and Clark, of both ill, are absent. of Senator Morgan s pro- peruilnlng to the Isthmus is flxnwtnH the rnmmltten md m in mnnri mr n nnnnin- Nominatians. to bo captains. nrv IK nr t in hitnr n ,.T JUUUer contest from St. : committee on judiciary fled In himwI n uiih.ennuiitt. leading to the impeachment utuiauueu. Cleared WO0,00O. New Orleans, Jan. 6. W. nrown, loader of the bull ring in cotton, ..as within the past four days bought 125,000 bales when tho bears attempted to break tho market, iho rise today nlono nets him 1600, 000. Brown is still more bull. Ish today and says cotton will go 16 cents before ho has anf fear of a break. The bear cl ement is demoralized. TROUBLES OF FAR EAST UNSETTLED PRE8S CENSORSHIP IS ESTABLISHED IN JAPAN. Washington Cabinet Believes a Rus. slan-Japanese War Probable Jap an Embarking Troops for Korea Lloyds Marine Insurance High. London, Jan. 6. Tho Japanese em bassy denies that a Russian reply to tho Japanese demands has been re ceived at TokIo. Press Censorship. jokjo, jan. o. a press censorship RUD COLLISION IN KANSAS KILLS IINTV Fast Running Chicago and San Francisco Limited Collides Head on With aFreight. Long List of Injured, and Every Person on the Passenger Is More or Less 5 Hurt Accident Occurred But a Few Miles West of Topeka Many of the Killed Have Not Been Ident; fled Engineers and Firemen of Doth Trains Manage to Escape Almost Uninjured. Topeka, Jan. 6. Fourteen passen gers were killed in a collision of a Uock Islanu, Chicago & San Francis co limited and a freight at 1 this morning, five miles west of tho city. Twenty people are seriously injur ed, five fatally, and none on board tho train escaped Injury. A relief train has arrived here with 20 of the most seriously Injured, and two corpses. A second train is coming with the dead and Injured. Another report says 20 were killed. The passenger was running 40 min utes late at a 40-mlles-an-hour rate. '"L1 S.rrr'1 War-'H iun by W.llard. The engin eers and firemen of both trains jump ed and were unhurt. Tho locomo tives and first can wore telescoped. Tho force of the collision was so great the smoker Jumped high in the air and landed on the roof of tho first chair car. Tho second chair car was telescoped into this. The engines MAY SHIFT CONVENTION. ships was established today, Believes War Probable. Washington, Jan. C Nearly tho whole cabinet meeting today Is dis cussing the gravity of tho far eastern situation. The cublnet generally oe lleves there will bo war. Japan Embarking Troops. Paris, Jan. (1. A dispatch from To kIo says preparation for tho embark ation of two divisions of troons con tinues to go forward. They will prob-1 Prohibitionists Will Follow ably bo hent to Southern Korea. Bonus of $12,000. Guarding the Palace, ' Chicago, Jan. C. Oliver W. Stew- Seoul, Jan. C. A heavy guard has art, chairman of the Prohibition na been placed around the king's palace, tional committee, Is awaiting word although everything is quiet today, j from Kansas City regaruing the cash Lloyds Has Raised Insurance. ' guarantee promised by that city when London. Jan, C A hundred and i awarded the Prohinition national twenty British sailors and 10 officers convention. left Genoa today to take tho two' when the committee met m were completely dilven into each other. Twenty Dead. Of 20 dead recovered the following arejldcntlfled: John Black, Chanule, Kan.; Thus, Small, Topeka: Z. A. Wright, Kansus City; Jane Grillln, Clarcmont, Mo.; W. Martin and William Wells, Do Kalb, in.; Gnll Fuller, Jacksonville. 111.; Mrs. Homy Kllser ami child. Germany. Six unidentified children and Ave unidentified women. Destruction to Cattle. Tho freight had several cars of cattle wnlch were slain. Injured and strewn over me wrecKago. Orders Misunderstood. Conductor Nagle's statements show a misunderstanding of orders caused the wreck. Thirty passengers were injured badly enough to require med ical and surgical aid. a Cash at 10 per cent, and, it is believed, when an attempt is maue on tho part of the purchasers of delinquent prop erty to collect n higher rate of inter est the owners of tho property will appeal to tho courts under tho new law. ".. --r; TWENTY-TWO MURDERS. Standard Oil Doln's. Nuw Yom, Jun. 6. The United States Steel Corpora tion ul :i meeting of tho direc tors today passed the common dividends, but qeclared divi dends on tho preferred stoOk. Tho net earnings for tho past quarter were approximately $11,800,000, ns ngnlnst $31. 300,000 last year. Tho diver sion of funds for absorption of small rlvnlR and now oil fields accounts for tho appar ent decline In profits. BURY SORROW IN UNITED STATES GRAND DUKE OF HESSE IS COMING INCOGNITO, this' Denver Boasts of a Grewsome Record for Past Twelve Months. newly-ncqulred Japanese cruisers to ' city last month and decided upon jjeuver, Jan. G. Tno death of Mrs. Yokohama. I Kansas City as the meeting place Amanda Voungblood makes 22 kill- Lloyds Is how charging 55 per cent lor the national convention next nKS jn Denver In the year Ju3t on Oriental-bound shipping. Near the Breaking Point. Toklo, Jan. 6. Semi-official state ments show that Japan" and itussla nre nearer tne nreaKing point man June tho representatives of nromlsed a fund of $12,000 for the convention and were given until to day to raise tho nmount. In the event of Kansas City iau- that city in New York. Vork, Jan fl.- The wen.thor .v i,,jr lull! ttUWVU ) UlUm nP h- L-n rl.tntha ilun I'or thn tlPHt limn the harlmr In nearly closed ft Ullnx . .. . . nnuu yuiTE ILL, a i on 4.- t iivwcooi Mies MppuiTll WCnt of TrusteeR. has been ill for several n hln .... . - I'ujntuiuuB J1UVU uu- m tn 1.. . . 4 us quiui uu possi- m8 time. Ho is not serl wngorously ill. but requlrea f consequence of thin he naa xxtiuuu UtUlft, UUU IUIB look after his personal tif Detd of Trust Filed. Ida nfflAn . . viuuu ni inn rfwnrnnr nv wvvjk Jinn 'i' n 'invi nr wi I)4rsonnl nnrt rnnl ' v auy ann nil 1lnHu uhn . Z v w,un, any ana an property, and nil nf thir r. n ihn oxcentlon of what ma . - -w uppoiniofl Charles H. RlVinp l,lm thn nnn-nf ill lftij uuiHia ana oinr VI 10 tr&nfcrW nw Z11? ,8. taken an a W)no- v IUG Ulnitua rxr 11. Iir.wln th ana mu ui- Wh In l, 1 in 1 .1... meii- nn t - . ... Wide-. I todVil. (:y aro of Prlvato 1 Brtratn ? x? h,s own porson ilYoSinn busn,8s exclusively, PaCrsa l be .handled by i viiuy in fnVn nhnriin closed. This Is the record of tbo "murder book" kept at police head quarters, in which all killings of tbo city aro recorded. Not all of them run lie Inrmpil "inurdnr" nrrnrdlni to ever. Itussla has declined Japan's InK to tulfill the obligation a sub- ,hu alr)ct nterpietation of tho term, propositions and has submitted a . committee of the national rommltt'n Uut eacIl ca6e ono pi.rB0 was 11 . . - i ...111 mrt... ti,i cnlni't nnntnnr Tiinr-n ...i i... .1 1 1. -1 1 u-.vv i . uu Uy aijumur, uiiu eui 11 Hiuyer is counter nronosltion calling for a neutral zone and practically claiming Manchuria. ON TH" RUN. will for the convention. Tin Rain stood sec ond on tho vote which decided on Kansas City, and probably would be chosen In the event a change 's made, though Minneapolis. Indianap olis, Columbus and Milwaukee would nlsn be considered. SEATTLE POULTRY FAIR. Perry Heath Said to Be Dodging Subpoenas In Salt Lake. Salt Luke, Jan. 1C I'.'iry Heath returned here Tuesday ami drove hurriedly to Ueiintur Reams' house i s,x states Are Represnted and dropped out of sight Two noma J Exhibit of Fowls. service men are wau iiing me uu;, it 1.. ..tt,n,i-...i tlii.v il-IM nrreKt tnnuel' 11 in lumw.u i... j ..... , I..,u..nu-.- U'.iiiptm (If llllK cltV. TW()l"lh Wiishliigton beciet service inspectors charged with murder until tho proper authorities havo declared him blame less Ml of these 22 killings, with n single exception, were committed within the city limits. The oxcop .iun Is that of S. II, Ward, who was bhot noar tho Jesuit collego on ground which is outBldo the now city nrd ccuntv tf Denver, but officers In the , from f)i nver did most of thn work on j I ho raee. This is a record of nna Jan. C One thousand wiling lor every seventeen uays el f.nnfv breed cackled and I ne jeai Is One Sequel to a Famous German Scandal Since His Divorce the Duke's C.iucjhter Has Died Kaiser Highly Pleased at His Coming. Berlin, Jun, fl. The Klelno Presse today says the Grand Duko of Hesse, alter visiting ttngland, will tour America In an effort to forget his do mestic griffs. He was divorced from his wife two years ago and given the custody of his daughter, Princess Elizabeth. The latter died while with him In Poland recently. The grand duke expects to visit New York nnd several Inrgcr Kastern cities, then San Francisco, from where he will return to tho St. Iiuls Imposition, after which ho will go to Washington, Philadelphia nnd Balti more. Before deciding on tlio tour bo ask ed the kaiser's permission, who In re ply said he was delighted when any ruling German prince desired to see and study Amorica nnd American conditions. Thn duke will travel In cognito and entirely without cere-mony. PROBLEMS FOR GUY COUNCIL First Business Meeting To night, at Which They Will Be Considered. SECOND DEPUTY MARSHAL WILL BE "DOC" HOUSER. A Small Deficit Is 8hown In the Cur. rent Accounts of the City for the Past Year There Are Sewer War. rants Out to the Amount of $10, 000, While the City's Bonded In. debtedness Amounts to $150,000. DAYLIGHT HOLD-UP. Seattle, of crowed In tbo Armors today at the -nil" ... .... i,i,. have subnoenaen for Heath to testily I opening u V'V..""... "n-," MOHLER DENICS REPORT. in the pohtolllce scandul. TO PROTECT FARMERS. the Sen. lie Poultry association. The expert landers present pronounced the show tho best of Its kind over , held in Seattle. If not In the entire j Northwest. A half dozen states are represem- Says O. R. & N, Trains Will Not Run Intu Seattle, as Reported From New York. 1 Ur..tln.. .1 Ton H UpAuM.inl A !. .... . i i - - i Mill IlWeHL. - I . uiiiutiu, uan. V. . i-ninijitt ... ... Walla Walla County Citizens Ask for l- ,nn .. nm I ,l0hler. of the O. n. & N.. on his Aid to Repair River Banks. i (() nm()I(, the exhibits, which include return from the East, denies the ro Walla Walla. Jan. C John Thoney. n) VarietieB of chickens, geese, tur-jjKirt that tho trains of the O, K. & N. Charles L. Whitney and Hurry A. 1pys ,)ueks and other domestic fowl, will hi? run Into Seattle over tho Heynolds, apiicared before the board ns well as guinea pigs, rabbits and , tracks of the Northern Pacific, as of county commissioners louuy miu presented a petition signed by SI tax payers and people residing uear the junction of Mill and Vellowhawk creeks, asking the county to appro prlato the sum of $300 to assist in repairing "io banks of those two streams In order to prevent them overllowlng in tho spring. It was stated that there was great danser of tho banks washing out and in that event all tho water would bo turned into tho Yellowhawk. This would noiKia Hint utrearu to overflow and do -much damage to the farmers residing along tho stream. After considering the matter tno commissioners offered to give $200 if the city would contribute tho same amount, and the parties Interested would raise $200. It Is estimated that the cost of making the repairs will be about $600. IOWA POULTRY SHOW. Convention of Fowls and Poultrymen at Des Moines. lies Moines, la., Jan. C The poul try show which opened in today under the auspices ... the sta.e association Is one of the largest ov hlbltlons of tho kind ever held 1- Mu Wes T..e exhibits are both iiu.ne.v ous and of the highest class and In cludo prize wlu.ilng chickens, ducks, furiloyi and other varieties of .J.nei tlo fowl. . ,., The illdglUK " v wo? hogu KtoW under tho d t- . nmnu'n. Tilt i known ' V. . , hlhltlon Is to coiitlnuo untl. tho middle of theonilng Chicago Wheat. f.hlcaK(. Jan 6.-Wheat upoie d pet stock. The for one week. show will continue . stated In the Portland papers, Ho says all ho knows about the mutter at this time Is tho press dis patches from New York, which havo not been confirmed by any infonna- Law of 1903 Makes It Impossible to tion from Mr. Hurrlman hlmsolf, and Collect More Ti.jii 10 Per Cent wuicn Mr. juonier oeneves 10 oo un LAWSUITS OVER TAXES founded. Mr. Mobler would have nothing to KILLED IN A QUARREL. Interest Tnn Tt Ik nnllclnated . that no 'little' litigation will arise as say regarding bis candidacy for the n roHiill nf thn sales of Marion COlin-. ui OTU.-m oi in.: U..I...1 ... nmnuHv nn t tl ...-linn IK'nl taX 1 UC. roll, which took place at the court house on Saturday afternoon. Every ..tn n.nnnp(t, nn Hid Hat a'BH Hnld. ho rate of interest having been bid Bottle of Beer Causes a Murder In v . . .r .onn .ho San Francisco. ranging iioin m 10 vcv, .. . . , lattter only occurring in ono or two San Francisco, Jan. C In a quar- cngt)Si rel over payment for a bottle of boar, According to a law which was on- Edward Richards, a ilvoryman at acted at the regular 1903 session of , Visalla, this morning shot and killed tho legislature, tho highest rate of Joseph Martin, proprietor of a saloon interest which can be charged Is fixed here. ' DAMAGE SUITS FOLLOW IROQUOIS FIRE Chicago. Jan. SThe flrbt suits Hgulnst the city and Iroquois mau ugement wore filed today by Ivy Owens, whose mother and sister lost th"lr lives. Ten thousand dollurs Is d'jii'imded in each case. Tmvid Jones, superintendent of the Fuller Construction Company, who after tho tire was extinguished went to thu theater and broke out all tho ventilators, according to charges i ado by tho police, surrendered to thu authorities this morning and is being held ponding formal charges. Tho coroner unnouncus everything Is ready for the Inquest, und 140 wit nesses are subpoenaed. Orchestra Escaped Easily. Chlcaiso, Jan, 6. Ceorgo Dusen bury, head usher at the Iroquois, who is chargod with having tho doors locKod, and several other attaches of the playhouse, were examined by the flro inspector today. The witnesses show that the or chestra played a waltz through after tho flro started and then escaped with ease through an exit under the stage. Two more bodies woro identllied this morning, leaving only two others unclaimed. Manufacturing Jeweler Robbed of Four Thousand Dollars. Chicago, Jan. f!. D. Freeman, a manufacturing Jeweler, was held up by tuo unmasked men at 9 this morn ing In his office on tho inth floor "1 tho Masonic Temple nnd locked Into a washroom. Tho robbers looted the mfe of $4,00u orth of cash nnd Jew elry. of which $3,300 was In $100 bills. Freeman's erlos brought help an hour later Unmarried Men Hunt Work. Salt Lake. Jan. 0. 'I no Unit mI Mine Workers' Union has withdrawn support from the unmarried striken), urging them, to seek work elsowhore. MORE STEAMERS FOR PORTLAND China Commercial Steamship Compa ny Starts Two New Vessels to the Orient. Agent F. F. Wumsley, of tho O. II. & N., bus just received circulais fioin Generul Freight Agent It. II. Miller, announcing thai the Chinese Com meiclal Steamship Company has ar ranged to run two more steamurs he tween Portland and tho Orient, glv lug Portland u stoamer ovory two weeks, Beginning on Februury 25, the Claverlng will leuvu Portlund iegu larly for the Orient and on March if, the l.otnlnn will follow, for the sumo destination, On tho same Hue are now the Chlng Wo and tho Altholl, running out of Portland on regular schedules. Tho Portland and Asiatic company also operate the Indrasahmn, tho In dravelll and tho Indrapura, between Portland and the Oriental ports, and this addition of two largo vessels to tho service will give Portland tho best steamship servlco on tho coast. Between tho two companies Portland will have a vessel out every two weeks, loaded with freight for the Orient and way ports. The lieu council will hold Its first butiiicsN meeting this evening at 7;30, at which the reports of the of fleers for thu year wi.. bo reod and passed upon, and tho business of the city In general for tho year that hat Just closed will be looked over and the accounts nuducd ond straighten ed Into shape where they enn be wound up finally. At the meeting this evening M. J. Carney will be Installed as marstril, and William Scheer as deputy mar shal, Mr, I'nruoy will also recom mend Doc llnuser, the brother of Zee and Perry Houser, as his second dep uty The now man httH boon for home time employed as ono of th cutters in the Houser butcher shop, and in the esllnintlon of Mr. Carpej will mako a good marshal. At the meeting tonight the record er's report for tno year will bo sub mitted and from it will bo gleaned the financial condition of tho city ft the piesent time, ns well as the way in which It has been running for the ijast 12 months, A Small Deficit, The total expense of tho city tar the yenr has been $31,C33.17. In mil Is Included u real estate purchase ol $1,028, and a purchase of flro appt ratus amounting to $1,654.90, and since these aro still in tho possessloi of the city nnd form assets for the city, the real or dead expenditure of the eltv will amount to $29,050.21 i This Is balanced by n total receipt account of $30,793.70. In fact, city has run behind In lis nccouut lor the jeiir. though part of tho ex- I iM'iise will not he a loss In the Ions I run, hut will pel naps moro uiuu pa for the difference ut this time. ! At the beginning of 1903 the cly i had lu Its geneial luml .708.02, an1 fium Ibis bad to bo paid $3,279.70 ic I Interest and the health physb !ft' ! bill of $250, which left $5,179.32 in j tin fund for the use of tho city dur I lug the year. I Sewer Warrants $10,000. I The sewer construction has been the great Item of expense, j In the first place, It was oatcu "P . moHt of the general fund, nnd there are now $10,000 worth of sower war rants out on Interest. This Is In fact nil of tho warrant debt that the elty has. and this has boon bo tlxiid that It will be easy to bundle nnd will not embarrass the administration I u any way. Bonded Debt of $150,000. The city now has a bonded Indent cdnoBH of $150,000. Of this umoiint $76,000 Is In bondB to cover tho gen eral debt, and these papers woro uv sued In 1S98 for 20 and 30 years. Th levee honils amount to $10,000, and are to bu culled .u 1907. OLD EMPLOYES ARE ILL. Three O. R. A. N, Conductors Are Out of Service With Sickness on the Mountain Division. ' Three of tho oldest passenger con ductors on tho Pendleton-Huntington run aro out if service this winter with sickness and threo young mn aro in their places, temporarily. Conductor O. 8, Brown and wife aro In Hot Springs, Ark., for Mr, Brown's health; Conductor Martin Aliderson, who has been in St. Vin cent's hospital for some time. Is now at Hot Lake, In search or Health, and Conductor A. P. Nush is very III with rheumatism at bis homo In this city, Conductor W, H. Kelsoy is tbo only regular man running on the mountain division at this time, Tho extra men on these runs aro Frank Coykendall. J. L, McCraiy and Fred Waffle, all young men who be gan braking out of Ia Grande a foiv years ago. and who are now on reg ular freight runs, They are tho next mon for theso passenger runs whan vacated and are always assigned to them as extra men in tho absence of tbo regular conductors. The water commission Is handling tho bonds Issued against tho water wurks of tho city. The sum Is 000 and tho bonds aro to run 20 and 30 years from 1899. Tho last bond issue was that of the sowur construction, which call for $30,000, and whlcii brought tho city at their sulo $33,012. Addod to thl bonded debt is tho warrant debt (S $10,000, which is to bo paid at th rato of at least $2,00o each year, and moro If tbo council sees At, Tho total cost of tho sower Is glvon ut $48,571.45, and tno $10,000 that held against tho city in warrants tar tho lust payments In this construc tion Is all tho live debt that the rl'j has to handle. From this report It will bo sa that the city Is In fairly good tuuill lion financially and under careful management will have no trouble In making up the losses of tho past year nnd adding to tho treasury such sum as will help In a greut dngTco the final hettlement of all tho debts NOT O, R. & N. SURVEYORS. Idaho Town Excited Over Report or New Survey in Their Locality. Grnngevllle, Idaho, Jon, C- Tho re port that O. U. & N. surveyors were in the field surveying thu rond neros Cumas pralrlo was denied hero to day. It is bclloved that on uccount ot several men who havo formerly hnea employed by tho O. 11. & N. eouiimny now members of tho surveying fe.w engaged In the survey for the Lewis ton & Southeastern eloctrlc Hue, the report was started that the ralirojut, company was again In (ha. field. 88Vs, closed 88U.