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W 1 ty- DAILYEVENINBEDITION Eastern Oregon Weather Tonight and Sunday, rain or gnaw, cooler tonight, high winds, decreasing Sunday, PENDLETON, UMATILLA COUNTV, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 1(5, 15)04. N'O. 15)47. PUT IS ft POINT awater and Hudson ole Permitted to Di- iTumaium. llON OF FORMER ICTION IS ALLOWED. Can'Take 3,000 Inches fptti the Tum-a-lum, 1 Down the Channel of Walls Walla to Its Head. lent Fear That Ditch Kkt to Establish Water Inter Flooding Said -to 1 Aim. Lvenlng Judge EIIIh al- a or a modtucauon n . .minimi llV him BOlnO Inlne tllO Milton, til Hudson Hay Ditch L iUvnrtlnc any of mo be Llttlu Wnlla Walla or rlvnrn Into Its (lllcll. ITho Uttld Wnlla Walla 1. mt n half below tho lea these two BtronniH ui. lodlfied Injunction. Ictlon prevented tho ditch. tern diverting nny wuior stream, and tho modifl lomnnrnrv trlumnh for kirnnanv. InnBinuch as it to to divert 3,000 Inches kn.s.htm this amount to Irtntn thii channel of tho i Walla, from tho point tfwuns divide to tho Jicad on, Freowater & Hudson one and a half miloH bo- i company claims C,0ft0 rater for its ditch, this e Ukcn equally from tho ; Thn rraldents nlons Eilla Walla began suit to from nslne anv water Itream and cot nn lnJunc- King the company from I river, as the total amount t tic stream wub already Bhousand IncheB Water. i company claims that !)M0 Inches of water In Walla before it divides lo itrcams, making about i In each stream, and t about a mllo below the tho stream into two pre Is nnotlier old chan- i a portion of tho water Walla Wnlla Hows bark ii alum, Urns allowing I inches that originally on- lie Walla Walla to rovert p Tnmn-lnm, abovo the iHndson Ray ditch. Pled Injunction, grants tit the ditch company, I'U far as the Tiim-n-luiu m as there la a com ply water rights on -ho "ftlla, on account of tho two mill races from itlls stream, above the f Hudson Day ditch, tho rM to bo far from set- tho Hudson Hay ditch 7 dealres wntnr fnr win. M b time whon wator in m la n nntlfnl nnil lin I to Interfered with. Thov I'tter In tho summor sea- irewaenta on tho stream "Sots bv Hnciirlnn. iiniHn. Of WBtflr fnr .,,.,!,,, .1 " ' qulto llkoly tho mat- out of court. AT HIGH POINT. r' of Wild Horse. Boll. His fa 65 Cents. f old his whoat crop to "ached slnco tho prlco Ifl Tnnt.lt.- 1 ... l&n IBM. . - ui price, with DUt Rvnu iHoimai e Collector. n. Af " nearlcuartcrs at Port. 7. ";K. Ior ft visit " 0 that liming..,,,.,. f ervlco 4. -...win,-. 4 Jan . .. h , l 8t vors. cllef Wr fi,"" A,naignmot- Iku pany- woro ox 'ot brih?lrn.lne. 'rom Me!, l ' m ,no ro" nhc lmbl,c cn,ls STOCKMEN ADJOURN. Hagcnbarth Elected President of the Association, and Sprlnner, of Pack, ing Company, rortland, J&n. :r,. Tho following Dfucers wore elected at the closing session of tho UvoHtwk convention last evening: President Frank J. Hagcnbarth, of Salt Lake City, Utah, First vlco-presideiit H. A. Jaslro, IJakci'Hflcld, Cal, Second vice-president Frnnk M Stowart, of Buffalo Rap, S. li. Treasurer Qegrgo L. Oouldlng, of Denver, Col. yfif. Secrotai Charles F. Martin, of Denver, Col. Wclinrd Scott was elected to tho oxocutivo commltteo from Oregon. John W. Springor was elected pres ident of the Independent Packing Company. GDLW.F.BUTCHEH SHOUTS J. WHITE NEW FREIGHT RATES. Change Will Affect Local Traffic But Little. Monday next tho now schedule rf frolght rates will go Into effect over tho entire O. R. & N. system, and will cover In fact all of tho country west of Chicago. Tho chaugo will affect tho local traffic hut little, as It Is based on the through freight achedulo from New York to tho const, and will moan n raise of ubout 10 cents to the Item dred on carload lots. Tho coast or locul rates will remain practically tho same as th?y havo been for initio time. Prominent Baker City Lawyer Shot in Self-Defense Last Night. 'S RECORD OF FATALITIES SHOT DOWN TILL NEW WOOL CLIP SCOURING MILLS WILL CLOSE FOR FOUR MONTHS. During Past Season the Mills Have Scoured Four and a Half Million Pounds, Employing Twenty to Twenty-five Men Last Shipment Made Today. Tho Pendleton Scouring Mills will close for the Beason this evening, when tho whistle blows at tho usual time. During tho year tho mills have Bcoured a llttlu over 4.600,000 pounds of wool, and hnve graded over 1,500, 000 of tho amount Bccmred. As high as a) to 25 men have been at work thoro for weeks at a time, but frum now on until tho coining of tho new clip there will be hut one or two men around tho big building, lo watch things and make a few needed repairs. The last of tho wool shipping from the plnnt wns sent out today In order to get ahead of the rnifco In freight rate, which is to go into ofTert over tho cntiro railway fystcm west f Chicago on the 18th of this nmnlh. Tho wool wll go to tho Rasturn mill for the most part, where It Is in grent domand for cashmere cloth. VICTIM GOT TWO BULLETS IN ANSWER TO QUESTION. i Trouble: Arose Over Lawyer's Fee Hot Words Had Patsed Between the Men and When White Asked If Butcher Was Armed, Butcher Thought It Meant an Opening of Hostilities. Paker City, Jan. 1C Colonel V, W. 'Iiuteher shot and probably fatally wounded Jerry White, a contractor, at dar klast night, over a lawyer's fee long overdue from White to Iiuteher. Two bullets Btruck White, ono in tho arm and ono In the neck, the lat ter ranging downward Into tho body, where It has not yet been found by the physicians, Iiuteher and White had had a dif ficulty over a lawyer's foe, and White had placed his property out of his hands, to prevent Iiuteher from col lecting the amount. Hot words had passed between them yesterday, and as Colonel Butcher stepped out of his offlce last evening, in company with his law partner, White confronted him and demanded to know If Iiuteher waB armed. Butcher, thinking "White in tended to shoot him. Instantly drew his revolver -.and ahot White twice, before he wbb stopped by his part ner. After the shooting, Butcher went to the office of the justice of the peace nnd surrendered, when ho was placd under $5,000 bonds, which ho Immediately furnished, He claims he shot In self-defense, as the actions and the questions of White led him to bellevo that his life was In danger. White's condition is considered serious, and whlio the wounds may not prove fatal, tho chances aie against him. Colonel Butcher Is one of the most prominent and popular attorneys in the state. He was democratic nom inee for congress from this district In 1902, und wns also grand master of the Masons of Oregon last year. Caused by Collisions, Confla grations, Breaking Ladders and Collapsing Ice. RAILROAD COLLISION CAUSED BY HEAVY FOG, Cut Off by; Fire, Men Jump From Third Story to Escape Firemen Killed by Breaking Ladder Alaba. ma Jail and Living Inmates Burned While Some Prisoners Escape Three Men Broke Throuoh lee Near Pittsburg and Drowned. SELLING ROAD ROLLERS, MINE WORKERS' CONVENTION. Most Significant Meeting of this Body In Five Years. Indlannpolls, Ind., Jan. 1C Dele gates are arriving from Illinois. Iowa. Indiana, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan and other states for tho fifteenth annual couventlon of the united mine workers of America. m ,i tfn i,ih 1 1 .-ii i. Tit In r"- loniimuuu uu" .- - . ness for the gathering which will be called to order by i-iosiuem . Mitcholl at 10 o'clock Monday morn- Tho convention this yeaf carries with It moro Binnlllcnnco than any convention of tho miners in tu- last flvo years not excepting even assembly that was followed b tlto declaration of the groat anthracite StIftPtho reports circulating among the delegates already on tho Held are to bo believed, tho convention, ami especially tho Joint e" ""HPT r 'doXfaUons of tho joint conference depends tho wage . scale for tho present year. It Is now sorted that tho miners will cany to this joint conference a demand for a m nr cent increase together with a , onland ?or several important .cc cions that will have a effect throughout the b ho wage scale now prevailing, Visiting Chris Ranley. ng ho? b o her. who Is employe. 1 In homo In Ohio In the aprlng. 'market coPnt.nues strong In eery ;rCraVenryhepofur-ror the Buffalo-Pitts Agent Confers With Members of the City Council on Street Machine. j I. jt. Bates, who came so near sell i ing n road roller to Pendleton city and Umatilla county in partnership, last year, was in tho city again yes I terduy on tho same mission. I Mr. Bates has sold tUuso rollers to ! the cities of Baker. The Dalles, Boise City. Portland (tlnee) Walla Walla, Salem. Chemills, Moscow, Tncoma I and North Yakima, within tho past lear. In every Instance they have ' j-rnved satisfactory for stroet work, land the cities making tho pmehascs ! hnve mid no reason to regret the outlay A. Smythe, of Arlington. A Smythe. of Arlington, is In tho city for a short visit with his son, Dan P. Smythe, of the firm of Halley & Lowell. Mr. Smythe Is nn old resi dent of Arlington, and is on ms wny home from n trip to Spokane and uiiier Washington points. Pacific Express Inspection. Tbco Gentsch, of Spqkano, is at tho Hotel St. George for u short bus iness visit in tho city. Mr, Gentsch Is an Inspector for Pacific Express Company, and had charge of tho o cal office whllo Robert Heim. the lo cal agent, was sick. Dubois, Pa., Jan. 16. One trainman was killed and several Injured on the Pennsylvania railroad by a rear- end freight collision whllo entering the yard this morning In a heavy fog, Jump From Third Story, New York, Jan. If.. Four men were seriously lDjured and 11 others endangered by fire this morning on the Brooklyn & Coney Island rail way. They were cut off by flames and compelled to Jump from a third Btory. The fire was caused, presumably, by an explosion of paints and oils In u room. The flames spread with re markable rapidity. The stables and repair shops ad joining were destroyed and several residences threatened. The building was ordered vacated by the police, l.oss, $500,000. Three Firemen Killed. Paterson, N. J., Jan. 1C Three Qremen were fntally Injured by fall ing ladders while fighting flames at HlnclKllff brewery this forenoon. They were Captain O'Neill, Harry Kelly and Thomas McGlll. Firo was extinguished before the brewery was completely destroyed, but the loss is $.10(1,000. Prisoners Cremated. Birmingham. Ala.. Jan. It!. The jail at Pratt City was destroyed by lire this morning, threo prisoners were burned to death and two others lutally burned. Fifteen prisoners escaped during the punio, but were recaptured. Broke Throuoh the Ice. Pittsburg, Jan. 10. Three millers, walking on the Ice across the Mouon. giibola ilvor at dawn this morning; broke through and drowned. Two cithers narrowly escaped by being pulled out by companions. Chicago Wheat, ChlciKo .Inn. lfi. Wheat opened 87&. closed &&. this nftornoou In conferenco with those who have cases to bu hoard at the coming session, In order to set the time when tho trials will ho heard. Light Criminal Docket, Tho criminal docket is nlso light for this term, there being but six cases to be heard, and several of those will be short and to tho point when they are called. J. II. Gladney or C. C. Thompson, will bo tried for a robbory committed at Umatilla some time ago. Ho was ono of tho men who attempted to make a get-away from Deputy Blak- ley when ho went to Umatilla after them. D. Gordon Graham, tho man who made the short change in the l.co Teutseh store, will bo tried for rat bezzlement. As ho has practically admitted his guilt, his conviction is almost certain. . Smith McMullln. hns been waiting In the county Jail for somo time to show why ho inn away with another man s coat, aud will ho tried for lar toy when tho court convenes. Charles l.uko Is In Jail ns the re sult of too great a fondness for other peoples' horsos, and will bo up charg ed with horse stealing. Seuator Mitchell, nf the Umatilla reservation, Is accused of horse-stealing, having untied a horse from a rack in this city, and sold him to a man in Athena. J, A. Smith is nrcused of the lar ceny of an overcoat belonging to 11. .Mulligan, the proprietor of the St, George restaurant, and will have a hearing nt this session. PLAYED A JOKE OH KAISER WILHELM IN CIRCUIT COURT. Total of Twelve Cases, Civil and Criminal. Tho circuit court will meet Monday morning next, ut 9 o'clock for tho reg ular January term. At tho present tirao It looks as though there would not be much of a scbbIoii. for most of tho cases at Issue arc now In tho bauds of the principals, who are rt temptlng to arbitrate tho matters un der dispute, nnd settlo them out or court. There ure about 12 cases at issue on tho law docket, and several cf thoso aro now In tho courso of arbi tration, and In nil probability will never corao to the bar. It Is more the trend at this time to settle troubles out of tho court than It has been for somo timo, and It is suppos ed that but a part of the cases will bo upon fllo when tho docket is mado up. Owing to BlcknoBg in tho family of Judge Kills, it has not been possible to set tbo cases on the docket until today, and the Judge was at bU office FOR BETTER PROTECTION AGAINST FIRE. Since tho file which destroyed boi mniiV HVOH III tho IroauolB theater In Chicago a short tlmo ago, the peoplo ii nr thn rountry have been pay ing more attention to tbo condition of tho buildings wnero ciu . rnw onmo rfflVfl the ouos- tlon of Are protection has been agi tated in mis cuy. It la understood that Flro Chief W K. Wlthoo will ut n noor date ' ...,ri ir thn council that Borne ordinance governing tho provision of flro escapes in the largo buildings of tho city uo urawii. ai nun intinn in tho matter. and thoro Is scarcely a building In tho city whicti is proviueu wun uuu quato arrangements for tbo escape of peoplo In caso of a sudden flro. Tho theaters of this city aro veri table fire traps, and there, is no law .o.nin. iiiu mittlnir in or main- talnlng of fire escape, and the build ings aro so consiruciea m u - oionlt., nn the utaee It would be hard for tho peoplo to get out In safety. But those ouncirga uiutu better in this particular than are some of tho lodging houses of tho city, which aro woodon Btrvturei Illy constructed. Tho stairways r narrow aud run from the centor of the buildings to tho sidewalk In frcut so that In case of lire It would bo imjHisslble for any persoc caught !n the placo to escape except by jump ing to tho ground from tho upper windows. In view of these facts.lt Is huurat wise by a great many peoplo that .in ! ordinance bo passed requiring p 'escapos to bo built as soon as nc I bio at thoso buildings, and the uuutor Is now undor consideration, REICHSTAG SNUBS HIM TO A FRAZZLE Emoeror Showed Hit Chagrin and Afterward That He Was Flattered Incident Occurred During Ob servance of Ancient Custom. Berlin. Jan. 16. Tho kaUer on 'jn tering parliament was precedod by two nohle heralds clad in motley fantastic costumes specially design ed by the kaiser. These heralds will figure at all future state functions, A unique and embarrassing Incl dent occurred after the kalhcr closed his speech. According to Invariable custom the oldest deputy, the decrep It Herr Senex, called for three cheers. lie paused und waited, but none came. It seemed an if the diet had conspired to omit any demon stratlon of loyally. During the pain ful Interval which followed tho kal sor frowned and then mnrched to ward the door In dend silence. Just beforo he reached the portal Senex seemed to uwako as from a dream and started to hurrah tho whole assembly, which wbb ap parently waiting for Senex to start tho cheering, Joined with hourly goo' will. The kalBor, appreciating the Joke, stopped and with the assembly laughed heartily THIEVE8 WERE FOILED. ON T Heavy Graft Knocked Out by "Pa ternallsm." Just now tho makers of Portland cement aro buBy endeavoring to dis suade the United States lawmakers fiom going Into the cement making business. Tho government has decided to build a $2,000,000 dam across Salt river, In Arizona, and 200,000 barrels of Portland cement will bo required to cotnpleto tho work, At the time tho dam was contour plated, It was estimated that cement would cost $3 u barrel, but suddenly and without warning the prlco jump ed to $9 a barrel. Apparently 'the only reason for tho Jump was tho hoe of the manufacturers that they could filch from Undo Sam sorno of his accumulated currency. Realizing, doubtless, that the post office department had proven a suck er ready to nibble at any kind of bait, the cement manufacturers con cluded that other departments would bo alike weak and alike criminal, but Just now there happens to bo a llttlu wholesome fear In tho hearts tf those who are letting government contracts. The peoplo are on tho watch; In opeors aro supposed to bo doing their duty. Nevertheless It is true, that In tho minds of many manufac turers, whenever Undo Sam buys a $100 worth of goods, there should be a rako-off of $50 for somebody. The contract for $9 cement was re jected, and tho government decided that it would go Into the manufactur ing business for Itself, 'men, oi courso, tho manufacturers wero at once willing to compromise. Thoy found that it was not necessary to advance tho price to quite such an extent. There was found to bo no round for tljlr fears In regard to the advance of tho price of raw ma terial. Salem Journal. No Harmony of Conclusions Possible About the Far East ern Situation. CHINA THINKS 8HE HOLDS THE KEY TO THE SITUATION. Russian Officials in the Far East Profess to Believe That Peace It Assured by an Agreement Delng Reached, and the Czar Advises Peace In the Meantime Japan Prepares for War and Rusila Is Filling Manchuria With Soldiers and Settlers. Ixmdon. Jan. 16. All advices this morning show diversity of opinion re garding the fnr eastern situation. From Tokio comes tho report that wnr 1b considered luovltnblo and Ibu peace pnrty Is losing hope. Berlin ofllclnls aro optimistic, claiming tho outlook Is better today thnn for mnny weeks. Pckln officials bellevo Russia will husltato to adopt other than u con ciliatory ton1 because of Chinese neutrality. Tho latter declaration makes It necessary for Russia, in caso of war, to draw all supplies from somo othor basu. Russian Officials Expect Peace. St. Petersburg, Jan. 16. Tho Novoe Vremya today states that telegrams' from Port Arthur nnd Vladivostok, report that the highest olDchils In those circles believe the crisis Is pus sod and pence Is assured, An early agreement between Ruar'a and Japan fogardlng their rospectlvo spheres of Influence Is expected. Washington Expects War. Washington, Jan. 1C. News re ceded nt tho state department thlif morning from Japan aro moro pes Hlmlstle than for dnyB past. Koverul dlspatchoB havo been received, hut nothing is given out other than the statement that Jnpau Is pushing pioparations for war. A dispatch from St. Petersburg was also received, confirming the press advices that the czar yesterday ut a reception at the winter palate gave his assurance he would do all in his power to preserve peace. Battleships Leaving. Suez, .Inn. lfi. Tho Japanew crui ser Nlsshl sailed tor Pckln this morning. The Russian hiitlleship Osslyabya also left. Concessions by Russia. Berlin. . Jan. 10. Advices today cause ufllciula to hellevr that Jlus.T'a will abaudou tho contentious taken und concedo all tho essential polrfs of Japan's demands as booh us a dig nlflod form of retreat Is found Missionaries In Danger, Jucksou, Mich,, Jhii, 10. Bishop Calloway, Mothndlst Church, South, has culled on all Methodist mission aries in Korea to leave Immediately for Seoul, or git at micu to Japan. Calloway has received direct advlcei that their lives are endangered. A bill Is pending in congress malt Ing tho employment of American essels for transport business obli gatory, cutting out tbo foreign bot toms which havo been carrying lum ber to tbo Philippines. UNION WOOLEN MILLS, Output for thei past Year Amounts to $120,000 and Improvements Worth $8,000 Have Been Added, Union, Jan. 16. Tho Union Wooliu Mills at this place have Just Issued a statement of last year's output. ,i,ll. iihuwu Hint Die nilllu nroduced 30,000 pairs of blankets, averaging In tho markets $4 per Vair, or a total output of blankots worth $120,000. 'Ph., mllla mnkn n RIMtrlflHv (if man ufacturlng a superior grndo of whltn blankets, which are boki oxciuhihuj in ann VpunMui Arm whlrh In W U Hli . ............. ...... " - turn retails them out lo the dealers In Oregon and California. Thn nifllu added Improvements worth $8,000 during tho year. Miss Stott Recovering. Mlu Mnmln Hlott. tho sten-duilKti- ter of Judgo W, II, Kills, who has been at tho hospital for some lime. .a.A tttr tvtpnnllv tinrlnru'nnt tin fir- eration made necessary by a former operation for appendicitis, Is slowly gaining strength, and her family 1 hmin'nl Ihnl uhn will 111 U sllOl't tlmo bo convalescent, though she U still BOrlously III. Returning to Work. Now York, Jan. 1C Tho In ternatlonal Mercantile agen cies trado summary for the week show tho trado outlook in the United States and Can ada Is promising. Ten or lit teen thousand moro Industrial employes havo gone to work, mostly at reduced wattes. coming sous"".