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DAILYEVENINGEDITION Eastern Oregon Weather Tonight anil Saturday cloudy, with Us.- mow or rain, PEXDTKTQX, UMATILLA COUNTY, OltEGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 1904. XO. UM(i. If HIES Who Would ,s Offices of ONLY MAN 1 Quite Likely Be t. n Taylor Candidate for Cole Would Be 8, conklin School i c r die vi u aI.m TiLk the As nolltical central to look up thulr a out of the party OU I'll mw" raj whispers con ho will represunt democrats In tho 'It meets, and ono mentioned la Wll- a.l,,...,, Un,t I 1 - A who will do all In ...I ti. ....... ,nn miUKl 11IU LUUTUU' I.. I l FV HUI1 HUH 1U1111V boost mm far uotn of Mutter creok. nnflnimmis fnn nn fir ' Joint reprcsenta- ......... I hnra fnni- r,i.-,il jn in nit ii.ii-K.inK ill w city. Henry Ad- Br ro e net on. .Inhn All of theso men tomlnatlon to Borvo Sheriffalty. ti tile nnlv .If.iimm-fit auuriu H OHICC 18 Ho will havo tho J LI . - 1 I'llliy uuu u voio when tho uuiil IK0 10 CllaSO m Ills nmlllHnn In lflmnann ...... T .. city, WnlKor is !Ded for thn nOlon - U fowwl IIUIU Ull v luuiny llULIinil. by ids many UP rn.n lA .... " no would run ought Hint ,.. ,.i,i it. ui inn rnrtin - nun reason II 13 MEUd tn Htnv vi iiir inn nn nA T wants nn(i rmuii. i .. " " --V .U inu ovum or inamtier n n -. mnK uoiigors. ; Mr. Chamber- " last nlnotlnn. .i.7V ropuui enn Ira V- . ... ' wl 1UU HIUI v nccoraer. ,7 "ue ne h fnitnn,. Xrh, who made tho Tub, Explode. .. 'lulus' fin J . un,y f.. "iiDLUinnti ' lima ...in - ""a'nlng 120 I Thi!rs vacuum ilia ," "VMiious 11 & rnco against William Polsom, the present Incumbent, who Is pracllcilly nlono on tho republican side. Geoigo Cowl, of Milton, Is nlo attrr tho office. For County Judge. George Hartman, Sr., the present dbtnocratlc county Judge, is tho mu,i. imous choice of his party for re-election. Thomas Fitz Gorald. F. W, Vlr cent and 1,. S. Wood, of Weston,' com pose a republican trio who will go ip against tho convention for permission to make the race, against Judge Hartman. For County Treasurer. J. S. Cherry, of Pilot Hock, would liko to bo a democratic county treas urer, but ho will havo to bent K. J. Sommorvlllo, tho present republican official, if ho stays In the race. 11. F. Ronn, of Pendleton, would llko to wear Mr. Sommcrvlllc's shoes If that gcntloman should tako them off. For County Commissioner. Julius Hudorraan, of Warren Sta tion; O. F. Thomson, of liutter creek; James I.alng, of Cold Springs, and Ed Heosor, of Cottonwood, nro all after the democratic nomination for rc.intv commissioner in the placr of Horace Walker, whose term expirus J. II. Koontz, of Echo; I,. E, noy. of Pilot Kock, and perhaps Horace Walker, tho present official are nfter tbo place from the republican point of view. Other Offices and Candidates J, C. Cherry, tho democratic prin cipal of tho Adams school, would like to havo tbo placo now occupied by County Superintendent J. F. Nowlln, who Is a republican. E, II. Conklin, of tho Pendleton schools, would also allow tho republicans to present 'him with tho nomination. J, W. Kimbrell, who is a republi can, Is tho only ono after tho county Burvoyor's office, and Is almost sine of tbo placo. Dr. W. 0. Colo, who is now cornnor. will ask the republicans of the coun ty for tho oftico ngaln and they will do all In their power to give It to him. On tho democratic side, Drs. M. J. Turley, n. E. Klngo and T 51. Hen derson will make the ra.v lor th' nomination. , THE CREAMERY SORELY COMING PATRONAGE FROM FARMERS ALL THAT IS ASKED. Commercial Cream Company Tha; Will Build in Pendleton Has Made Creamery Centers of the State of Several Willamette Valley Counties Creamery Activity Will Be Great This Year. Georgo I). Goodhue, of the Com mercial Cream Company, of Portland, has Just returned from a trip to Lew Iston, where his company is making arrangements to erect a llrst-claHS cilmiuuiV. nnil suys tho prospects are favorable tor great activity Jn the creamery bltsiiiuss iu the Inland I'm plro tho coming year. I Air. Goodbuo tls watching the reu- dleton Quia and Is jirepaied to begin the erection of a llrst-class creamery in this city when the patronage from I tho farmers owiilm; cdws will Justify tho move. His company Is one f :, . .,' ."., b r..,'.r .v Vi.,:; uua iuuuu bevuiwi i tuv hiiiwui., vallev counties creamery centers -il the state. He Is heartily In favor or starting a business in Peudlntan, nwlnir to Its central location, ln a rich district, and its bolug a distrib uting point for supplies to u law scope of Interior country not reached from any other point. A new creamery Is being started n La Grande and there Is ono now 'it operation In Union, with more mar ket in tho mines and lumber camps of Eastern Oregon than can be sup plied. . i IOWA DRAINAGE CONVENTION, j Problems of 8urplus Water and "Land Rot" Are Considered. Ames, la., Jan. 15.-Of the several meetings hold recently at the state agricultural collego hero nono Is or moro Importance to the farmers of Iowa atid of this soctlon of tho coim try in getiornl than tho state drain ago convention wntch assembled to day. Plans for the gathering have been making for sovoral montns largo attendance and on lutorestini, nm thn results, Informal discussions occupied the da, ine ononlnir of tho rcgul-.r proceedings wax deferred until this evening ' order that a full attendant iiirm no assured. , ... ,, Tho program will ncgi i..i..i, or ilross nv rim. r. Ctirtiss, which will he roll-wort In discussion of tho drnlnngo t .I.,.!,. itnf.tnlM lllld llU'B "f er...'dl-' IUH, Willi . ptltlt Prof. W H. Stovenson of Iowa ewe college, will speak on "WM . lug Dralnago Conditions of Iowa, ami C O. Elliott, dralnago -xp. rt of tho United States department f Mr will Wlr wU J T session of tbo convention NEWS FROM AND JAPAN AT WASHINGTON Secretary National Republican Committee on the Witness Stand and Visibly Nervous. COURSE TOWARD COLOMBIA DENOUNCED BY TILLMAN. Charges Filed Against Superintends of an Indian School Bids Opened for the Construction of Two Thlr-tet-n Thousand Ton Battleships and Contract Will Probably Go to the Crampi, Government Collier at Panama Badly Injured. Washington. .Ian In. Perry Heath, as a witness In the Macbcn trial this morning was visibly nervous. He said tbe fjroff fasteners were In use when he became assistant postmaster-general, and he never knew or saw Groff's before he entered the court room. Mr. Wymi was alto on the ttaud and denied knowledge of tbe GrolT fasteners being in nw In tho rural wjrvlre. Order to File Charges. In the senate Mr. Carmack present ed a resolution calling on tho secre tnry of the interior lor copies of .ill charges filed ngnlnst the superinten dent of the Shawnee Indian school In the Indian Territory. Denounced by Tillman. In a discussion of the Panama ca nal question In the senate this after noon Senator Tillman declared tbe action of the United Stntes toward Colombia was that of a sneak thief, and that its bully-like method of maintaining its policy was an insult to American dlplomttcy. New '.Wa-rshlps. Washington, Jan. 15. Bids were opened today in tbe navy department for the construction of two 13,000-ton battleships, the Idaho and Mississip pi, These with' three of tho 1C.O00 ton clnss, were nnthorlzed by con gress at the last session. Cramp was the lowest bidder for both and probably the contract. He offered to build ono be nominated for tho presidency y in at) months for J3.200.000, or both, the democrats and tho democratic one in 38 and one in 40 months, for ticket be victorious at tho polls. Ho $:.!i;!)..r)iMi. No Pacific coast bids is not a candidate lilmself and refus were entered. eil to commit himself regarding tho . Collier Rammed by Cruiser. Washington. Jan. 15. Admiral Glass reports from Panama that the collier Nero, was injured by tho Con cord going alongside. The Nero will he grounded at high water for tem porary repairs. REPUBLICAN GABFEST. Editors and Politicians of Missouri at St. Joseph. Si .Joseph. Mo.. Jan. 15. Several scoie men uno worn wan pen aim ibrnln the year round to keep tho ... mihlican narty In a flourishing cou rt, tlnn in this state aro gathered in St Joseph for the annual meeting of the Missouri republican editorial as sociation. Routine business occupied tho day and lutetest among tbo visitors cen ters chlelly In the banquet to bo giv en by the associatiou tonight. Tho prominent men who havo accepted Invitations to speak Include Governor Mlckev of Nebraska, Cyrus P. Wal bridge' or St. Louis, John L. Webster of Omaha and Col. D. R Anthony of Leavenworth, Has. King Has Sore Throat. London. Jan. 15, Tho Star today states that tho king has had an nf friction of the throat requiring medi cal attention. Ho was treated during a ivcent visit nt Cbattsworth by Dr. Wench. LIVESTOCK CONVENTION ENDORSES FAIR lwn.-iml Jan. 10.--Today'a session of the Nationol Livestock convonUon was devoted largely to detail busi ness, A resolution protesting against the operation of tbe Ilou lund law and recommendlug an Investigation bill on "scrip method" now beforo cougroBS was adopted, as was another advocating elastic currency. President Benjamin Andrews, of tho University of Nebraska, deliver ed nn address ou tho subject, "Is tho Production of Livestock Keeping Up With tbo Demand?" Ho contended that tho price of beef will bo Increas ed ln tbo next few years. Indorsed the Fair. Portland, Jan. 15. Tho Notional Livestock convention unanimously Indorsed tho Lewis and Clark 'Mr bill A CERTAIN PLEDGE Unless Russia Gives it There Will Be War to Enforce Compliance. NO DECLARATION OF WAR WILL COME FROM RUSSIA. Japan Stubbornly Insists Upon the Open Door and Upon Chinese Sov. erelg'nty In Manchuria Russian vVar Vessels Being Rushed to the Far East Great Britain Sends Russia a Significant Warning About the Dardanelles Treaty. London, Jan. 15. Japanese Mints tor HnynshI said this morning ho had received no further advices from Jap an, and said It Is practically certain, however, that any declaration of war will not emanate from Russia. Hay ashl still believes the prospects for peace are good, but says Japan Is ready to go to war unless Russia will give a definite pledge that sho too will adhere to tho open door and Chinese sovereignty In Manchuria. Russian Vessels Going East, Constantinople, Jan. 15. Two ves sels of the Russian volunteer fleot, passed through the Uosphorus today bound for the east. Great Britain Warns Russia. Iondon, Jan. 15. It Is rumored that Great Hritalu has notified Japan that any attempt by the Russian Illnck Sea fleet to pass tho Darda nelles would bo checked by decisive action by Oieat Britain. Japan's Latest Reply. Loudon, Jan. 15. A Central Nows dispatch says Japan's last reply to Russia has been received at St. Pet ersburg and Ib now under considera tion. WILL BE A DARK HORSE. St. Louis Edition of Bryan's Common er During Convention. St. 1-ouls, Jan. 15. William J. Dry an. In an Interview hero today, stat- DEMANDS will bo nwurded'ed his belief that a dark horse will eligibility of Mcciellau, or ftow or;. Referring to tbo lepoit that ho would edit a newspaper in St. Ixiuls, probacy for Hearst, ho said ho bad had no communication with Hearst on the subjoct, but admitted ho in tended to issue a St. l.ouls edition t tho Commoner during the convention. I CONFEDERATE REUNION. General Order Will Convene in Short Time at Nashville. Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 15. Promi nent confederate veterans from many parts of tho state are gathered he.-n to attend tonight's meeting of tho chamber of commeice and retail merchants' associatiou, at which a date will bo fixed for tho coming general reunion of tho united con federate veterans In Nashville. The meeting will also appoint the neces sary committees to make all ar rangements for the gathering. Much Interest has already boon aroused in the reunion and elaborate plans will bo made for tho recop tlon and entertainment of tbe thou sands of visitors who will bo here from all pnrtB of the south. Nordland Has Arrived. Philadelphia, Jan. 16. The steam er Nordland, from Liverpool, which was sighted a row days ago in a dis abled condition, passed tho break water at 10 this morning, three days late. Introduced in tho United Htates con gress by tho Oregon delegation, car rying an appropriation of $2,225,000. There was not a dissenting vote and tho resolution Indorsing it went through with great enthusiasm. At 4 o'clock no election of officers brfa taken place, although It Is cer tain that Frank J. Hagenbarth, of Utah, will be president, Charles F. Martin secretary, and John W. Springer will bo president of tbe In dependent Packing Company. The excursion to Seaside, schedul ed for tomorrow, has been abandon ed bocauso of the departuro of many of tbo delegates for their homes. Very few dologatos will remain in tho city after today, as they aro loav Ine east, north and south on ovory train. NEW MILITARY MAP. General Rearrangement of District Lines. Washington, D. C. Jnn. 15, A gen eral rearrangement of tho military map of tho United States Is brought about by tho order establishing ho new military divisions, effective to day. Under tho now order of things there aro four military divisions in tho United States and one In tho rhlllpplnoa. The new Atlantic division consti tutes tho old department of the East, except tho stnto of Louisiana, with tho state of Tennessee added thereto. The northern division is composed f the old department of tho lakes, tho department of the Missouri and the department of Dakota. Tho depart ment of Missouri Is enlarged by add ing thereto tho stato of Wyoming, which hns been detached from tho de partment of Colorado. Tho Pacific division Is composed of the old departments of California and Columbia, while tho southwest ern division has been made up of tho departments of Colorado and Tex.ia. Tho department of Texas had been enlarged by tho addition of tho states of Ixmlslnna and Arkansas and In dian and Oklahoma territories. Tho Atlantic division will have head quarters nt Governor's Islnnd, tho northern division nt St. Inls, the Pacific division nt Ban Francisco, and the southwestern division at Oklahomn City. Alton's Chief Engineer Resigns. Chicago, III., Jan. 15. Tho resig nation of Henry F. Baldwin, chief en gineer or tho Chicago & Alton road for tho past four years, became of fectlvo today. Mr. Baldwin resigned to become vlco president and gen eral manager of the Ilu Pont powder company, with headquarters at Philadelphia. Trial of Mrs. Bechtel Begun. Allentown, Pa., Jan. 15. The for mal trial of Mrs. Bechtel, charged with being principal and accessory to tho murder of her daughter Mabel, began this morning. She pleaded not guilty. RAILWAY SMASHES HURT MANY PEOPLE DAY OF SLAUGHTER AND SUFFERING IN THE EAST, Men Were Killed In Every Accident, Others Will Die and Scores Are More or Less Severely Injured- Equal Liability on Steam and Elec. trie Lines. Norrlstown, Pa., Jan. 16.- One of the Pennsylvania railway's largest lo comotives uAploded near Narelsus this morning, fatally injuring Engl peer Hemphill, Flicmnii Bowman and Urakemnii Hurpe. Head. On Collision. Malone, N. Y , Jan. 15, A head end collision of freights nt the Rutland railway houses point, Lxik place this morning. James Hoggo and Joseph Wright were killed and Fred Mitchell fatally hurt and Fireman Utwronco seriously injured. Several others tho train crew wero injured. Conflicting Orders, Scottsdale, Pa., Jan, 15. Conflict ing orders caused u collision of Pittsburg & McConnelisvlllo electric cars this morning near tho Hrottsdalo harp curve at full speed. Fifteen were injured, of whom eight sustain ed broken limbs, TO BOOM GOOD ROADS. President of State Association to Washington, D. C. Goes Halem, Jan. 16, County Judge John II, Scott, prosldent of tbo stnto good roads association, departed on last night's overland train for Washing ton, I), C, wbero ho goes to attend a meeting of the delegates appointed by tho national good roads associa tion to urgo the senators and repre sentatives In congress to vote for the Browulow road bill now bofore that body. The committee, which will meet on January 25, Is composed of 25 dele gates, appointed from tho different states, and Judge Scott was chosen to represent Oregon. BARK MAY BE LOST. Reported Wrecked on Coast of Van. couver Island. Victoria, B. C Jan. 16. It is re ported that tbo four-masted British bark Simla, from San Francisco for Port Townsend, Wash., was wrecked on tho roast of Vancouver Island, but It still lacks confirmation. No tid ings of the fate or tho vessel have boon rocclved up to U a. ro, BRYAN IN 8T. LOUIS. Reported That He Will Become Edi tor of a Dally Paper, Evensvllle, Ind., Jan. 16. Beforo leaving hero last nlgbt, William J, Bryan confided to friends that ho ax pected soon to become editor of u now dally paper ln St. Louis. It is believed to be n Hearst production. FIRE CHIEF ALSO E Miserable State of Affairs Dis closed by tho Coroner's In quest in Chicago. MUSHAM ACKNOWLEDGES THAT HE IS INCOMPETENT. "Been Too Busy to Pay Much Atten tion! to the Theaters" Corporation Counsel Declared Before the Fire He Had No Power to Enforce the Ordinance providing for Firemen ln the Theaters Assistant Fire Mar. shal Camplan Also Says it Was Someone Else's Fault, Chicago, Jnn. 16.- Fire Chief Mus ham was on tho stand In the Iroquois investigation this morning and lot lowed tho nppurent effort of other of ficials by trying to shift the blame. Ho said ho had nothing whatever to do with tho Iroquois, which would bo encroaching on tho duties of tho building department. He wild nil ho hail done was to approve of flre ligbtlng apparatus In theaters whon he had been notified It bad bi-on plnred. When asked whether It wiih tho duty of Iroquois firemen to report to him, ho Bald "yes, but tho man did not do so." When askod why he did not rcqulro him to make a report, he said, "Could not say. Suppose It was overlooked. Been too busy to pay much attention to tho theaters" No Power to Enforce Ordinances. Under further examination, Mush am said ho notified the Iroquois man agers they would have to employ a fireman on tho stngu. The mnnagcrs protested to tho corporation counsel and to Mayor Harrison. The chief then went to the corporation coun sel's olllco and understood from tho latter that ho had no power to en force the ordinances. The mumigcrs. pleaded that their employes were able to extinguish possible fires bet ter than could the regular flremon. Testimony Against Musham, Assistant Fire Marshal Cumplan was on tho stand this afternoon. Ho uccused Musham of neglecting his duty. Ho Bald it was Musbam's duty to boo tbo law enforced requiring u complete equipment of tbe tbcaterR with llru-flgbtlng uppnratus. Tho Jurymen havo demanded Hun Build ing Commissioner Wllllumx be re called tomorrow. FOREIGN RAILWAY SYSTEMS. American Railway Officials Will In spect Them. Now York, Jan. 16. Several of. Ilclals of the Pennsylvania rnllioud. comprising u committee npiiolntcd for tho purpose of limiting a study or a number of foreign railway Byslems, will depart tomoriow tor a tour 'if Europe. Tbo committee consists of R. 13. McCarty. superintendent of (lie east ern division of tho Pnnhnndle; O. M. Hchaeffcr. superintendent of p.isseii- gor transportation of tho I'nnnsylv.v iilu railroad, ami Atiurow iiser. superintendent of telegraph. KAN8A8 FARMER8. Discuss Beet Sugar and Mall Order Houses. Pilo Ifna.. Inn 15. At tho SOrt- slons of this, tho last day of tho nn nual meeting of tho Kansas stato tumi-it nf iwrlculturo Mrs. Henry Block' of Syracuse opened tho pro ceedings with an Interesting paprr on tho sugar bent Industry In Kan sas. Henry Hatch of Barry spoko on "The Man urnor uousu uuu i.. Farmer," and Charles r iuin. bw- ...... rst thn itnnnrtmnnt of llvo stock of tho Louisiana purchase ex position, told of tho arrangements i ....... ..,.! fn. tin. i. rent uirricultliral IJUII1K Jiiv r.- -- -- exhibit at the St. Iiuls world's fair. Tho meeting will cioso mis vuiim with an Illustrated lecture ..i, il.,.. Mol,l nrran" Ly W. II. n.u nrnrminr nt Hurlculturo of thn Minnesota experiment station. Locomotive Explodes. Byracuso, N. Y Jan 16. A New York Central loccmotlvo exploded this mornln , c.i tbo Iron pier crossing, killing En in- Miichfitl nnil nrobably fatally injuring rirtr.an Wentzell and seriously Ir'-.r- In., rtrfiltomnn TInury. D31I- ' ago suits will be lust tu.ed agalnBt the company by r. ja tlveB of tho men named W lie tho company threaten fn.i ugalnst the city under Hs con tract, claiming that tho ar. I dent was caused by foul wut. t SHIRKING will bo now tomorrow m. r