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DAILYEVF-NiNGEDITION t Eastern Oregon Weather J v -- -j t Tonight and Tuesday, snow, i i PENDLETON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 15)04. ,ic NO. ti) IS. i d o - MkciA CATIONS Pll FTHEFAR EAST Ari-es of Protection iLJiaO in UMOO War. ILL AHfcwu iv CATHOLIC NATIONS. ....4I...U1..., Inrll tn itiu'c w"."-"'r - of Japanese-British Rap- rr. rif.!lanr.f Put . . - . I r I I .n can mannca i ouui w n . - - . lunar).. Minis. e rcavv -r- Ciar In Conference. . Jan. 18 Tho pope today, Ions interview with tho abatsador asked what pro franco would afford tho of the rar east In the event His holiness Bald that If L,.. , H.ntnnt tt.rini tin t... ntlw,.- rntlin In New BattleBhlps. i, Jan. 18. japan naH piac n for two battleships with jtrongs of Now Cnntlc, and it Harrows, of 10,000 tons leh will bo tho most power- I. 1... nnnlnl .1 ..I... CU10. n-nl.U A - nviuriiittii nuicGiiisiik Y RaVfl J H l)Un HUH 1UI1I1BUJU and survoys of Korea oi lue A1UUCUUIIUU L'UIIHl VL oca. tinuEn vessels now iu jui- oy japan, tub Japanese oni na n sn iirmncnii inr :l Jan, 18. Tho American He United StnlcB embassy Increased by 60 marines, rnn Inst ittht Tlin nntlvn nermftn Tnnn.nf.wiir has nr. T rhmn nn -i-nn Atnnrirni p urn nrnvmlrnr oDnnrtu 'fir lo traverso tho strcotH. rind Ministers Confer. Jan. 18. A dlBpatuh from raburg says tho Japanese had a special audience with today. The latter Is bellev- W Illnrr to arrnnctt nence person, going over tno tno ministers. n nnM.-n nP tim .,,.tif nmrn So far olcht men havo lUvIrted nol t cally into oniat. four roimblicans v inuuiiiii DC ounc wley was arrested yestor- u fits 1 1 DUCUl Ulltl county tali, whore ho Is on a v.nMnn , i i ... M formerly a resident i.f uving tended bar hero 104 thoilch nnHntr nnnnrlv. . oi luai no was a iiiua . uu jiunicuiar uuou Mil to him until ho went feen Chop House. Hero, mo counter oatms, plckod up a catsup hot- '"led It throueh thn front Iuvhen Sniped from his WUh a wild yell started B - -..von io Mil. . "nuL inn hn I- .Mffnrlnir w losan tv no . r. ht Th ritw. u.. -f. 1 Mi. " -'' viHVlwv v,ij. nAn t-rt.. i iL. '"S tho now school- . D Will lA H 1 r a . uu u iiiiiii Hini' c .t ono story high Tl, . J"o nolshborhood (f o t ,0 oesln work on weoks to com- ON TRIAL AGAIN. j Lulu Prince Kennedy for Killing Her Husband, Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 18. Hag. card and tialo and vlsihlv hnwmi .-i.v. caro and anxiety, Mrs. Lulu I'rlnco jvonuouy sai in tno criminal court today when her case was called for rotrlal. Tt Is Just three years this month since Mrs. Kennedy shot and killed hor husband, Phillip H Ken nody, contracting ngont of tho mor chants' dispatch company, In his cf flco In this city. Tho shootl-: va3 tho culmination of a sensational wed ding, which Kennedy had brought suit to havo sot aside, asserting It had been forced, Tho first trial resulted In a vordict of guilty and a sontence of ten years In tho ponltontlary. The case was carried to tho supremo court, which remanded it for rotrlal. The attor neys for the dnfonne olnim to have found a number of now witnesses whoso testimony will show the shoot- Inc In n new lllrht nnd thnv nnnnnr confident of securing tho arqnlttal of nirn. iveuiicuy. PETRA BRAVA 8UIC1DES. Formerly President of the Cuban Court of Justice. Madrid, Jan. 18. Petra Brava, president of the Cuban court of Jua tlco under the Spanish regime, sui cided today by shooting. When ho returned to Madrid after tho occupa tion of Santiago by tho Americans, ho 'showed signs of insanity by speak ing continually of General Shatter, who threatened to execute htm un less ho obeyed orders. GERMAN WEST H WAR Rebellious Natives Are Mur dering and Pillaging Over a Large Territory. 1 EES FROM vliHoniiibiiiii TROUBLE PRECIPITATED BY EXECUTION OF A CHIEF. Sugar Factory for Culdcsac. Culdosnc, Jan. 18. The question of a beet sugar factor' is now being discussod by tho people here. It is Btatod that if a guarantee of 3500 acres tho first year and 6000 acres tho second yoar will bo given, that a company will Immediately erect a factory at thlB place, 'ino matter has been presented to thn farmers, but no answer hns yet been given. CHEAPER LIGHT IS WANTED WALLA WALLA COUNCIL ASKED TO FIX CHARGE. Citizens CUim Gas and electric Light Company's Rates for Light and Power Are Exorbitant Mon ster List of Patrons to be Present cd to the Council Tomorrow Night. Walla Walla, Jan. 18. A monster petition, ono of tho most largely signed ever circulated In Walla Walla, will bo presontod to tho city council Tuesday night with probably E00 signatures attached, asking, that body to fix a minimum figure for elec tricity charges In Walla Walla. Tho move is directed against the Northwestorn (Jas and Electric Com pany, whoso present scale of prices Is considered exorbitant by the s an era. The Union this morning prints a list of between 300 and 400 names of citizens who have signed the peti tion so far. Probably 200 more will append signatures tomorrow Tho anxloty of prominent business mon to tackle tho electric light proo loin in earnest is evinced by tho wa they hunt up the petition circulator to get their names on. Scarcely un refusals have been met. A copy r tho petition follows: "To tho Honorable Mayor and CltJ Council of Walla Walla: We the un dersigned, citizens and residents of the city of Walla Walla, Wash., and pa?ronsy of tho Northwes Cas & Electric Company, respectfully peti tion your honorable body tp fix a maximum rate for the use o gas and electric lights within this city "Tho present rate charged b the above named company for th u jj gas and electricity Is exorbitant and unreasonable and demands the m modi" attention of your honorable body." BUTCHER'S VICTIM LIVES. jerry White, of Baker City, Will Probably Recover From Effects of Lawyer's 8hots. Baker City, Jan. 18.-Jerry White. rsrthli:lcce.tyyC.-tcly Thrrisnmpro ' -d w... recover. attorneys Charles yd . S'a0"" Tthocase on Tho bullot touched thenar ?h"d wtndr'lo" oHlood poison Ing. -Fatal Accident. Baker City, Jan, Ifc-U t S.owel j, commonly known m XT himself accidentally shot and itm a i Bear valley. m. Ssawfttfat- Negroes Are Making a War of Exter. mlnatlon Against the Whites Cap Ital of the Colony Is In Great Dan gerTelegraphs and Railroads eD. stroyed Troops Being Sent From Germany. Supreme Court Decision Rel- ative to Negroes as Jurors , in Criminal Cases. TWENTY DAYS IN WHICH TO FILE BRIEFS IN MERGER CASE Arguments Being Mado for and ifAgalnst the Unseating of Senator Ismoot, the Immediate Issue Being ilCharacter of an Apostle's Oath -MEvldence Showing Machen to Be f Careless Call for Convention. Berlin, Jan. 18. Dispatches toddy , Washington. Jan. 18. In tho easo state that the whites of German of Kogers against tho stato of Ala- est Africa are in a desperate situ- Jama, tho supreme court today sus atlon. ! thlned the right of negroes to sit In There are 300,000 In a territory of criminal jury cases. Rogers wis 300,000 square miles. Their greatest tried for murder and negroes were single force at any ono point Is 800. not allowed on the jury on account Opposed to them are 00,000 rebels, in- of race nnd color. Tho court holds eluding 20,000 Hercros, who aro the this to bo a denial of equal rights finest of the negro race. under the 14th amendment. The rebels aro leading a war of I ' Twenty Days to File Briefs, extermination against tho whites, tho n Washington, Jan. lS.-Cblof Jus result of the German governor hav- , M)e ,'d announces In the ng exasperated hem by the exoeu- MInnesota NorthCrn Securities case ion of Chief Nicodemas for high lhal counsW on both 8,aes ls K,von treason against tho kaiser. UZQ d fl,G br)ef8 on tho que8ti0n Ten thousand negroes are threaton- i,hcth Ull! United States circuit Ing to capture Windhook, the capl- F ,..., BKUmcd Jurisdiction Is garrisoned by 180 , . fhl. ' 8CH00L FIRE DRILL. Seven Hundred Pupils File Out cf Building at Three Exits In Less Than Two Minutes. Spokane, Jan. 18. The fire pong in the luv.er hull at the high bcliool was rung yesterday afternoon by princi pal 11. T. Coleman. The pupils filed out in OoA order nnd tho test was a completo success. The building contained about 700 pupils and was emptied In ono min ute nnd 40 seconds. The. school has three exits that are used In fire drill. Tho firo eacapo Is cot used, and with the pupils using the escape nnd extra doors In nn emergency tho building could bo emptied in about ono minute. Tho stairs arc broad and the doors good size, so In case of Are a panic would bo unlikely. JANUARY TERM MUST TEAR LOWN FENCES. 1 VI IUU gUKC, Arguments In Smoot Case. '5 ... . V.....t .n.lu.. tnl, which whites. All railways and telegraphs .... .1 .inn,Hn..n It Is now ' considered certain that tta Smoot J" all outlying whites will I bo tortured represented by Attorney , 40 Americans In the district.. kv their names are not. a ya.iame. Ma -(,x.CongreBSmBn inylori of ohlo. German Troops to Africa. Taylor was first heard. Ho stated In the German relchstag today, that he represented parties to tho Von Buelow mado a statement re- original protest against Smoot, stat- gardlng tho gravity of the rebellion. inE that Smoot was an apostle and is He announced tho emperor had al- such had taken an oath preventing ready ordered reinforcements rush- i,m taking his Beat as senator with. ed. These troops leave Kiel jnurs- 0ut mental reservations. Taylor day and will reach the mouth of the pressly declared he has no conn-.it- Swakop river February 8. tlon with the charge that Sfnoot ls The first detachment of C00 with a polygamlst. artillery, will bo followed a few days Machen Careless In System, later bV BOO more. Washington, Jan. 18. Ex-Asaht- Von Buelow said 10 years worKHnt postmanter Johnson was recall- has been destroyed, the colonists c(, (0 th(J Btan(1 ln tho Machen trial hnvlmi lost practically all their prop- ,,i ilnu .liimnelnir nvldenrn eriy. aiuny ucwuuu wuiucg " against Machen, believing Maclien lo murdered, but few from remote points being able to reach the mill tary stations. BLAIR IS DEAD. World's Fair Counsel Dies of Morti fication and Shame. EujtU, I'la, Jan. 12. James h. Ulalr of St. Louis died here today. Blair came here about five weeks ago In search of health. Blair, Just before coming to Eustis, held the )0 sltlou of general counsel for tho St Louis exposition and Mrs. Blair that of president or tho board of ludy managers, which positions woro '-e-elgnod owing to tho charges of oillc iul misconduct against Ulalr. Blair has suffered more from thy KllHTnt Hint mO rtlflcatlon of his arrest than from any other cause. Mrs. Blair has proved a most devoted wo man in their misfortunes. The pala tini homo ln St. Louis was sold and she becamo tho constant nurse of her husband. Sho is now penniless, ICE YACHT RACES. Regatta Conducted Under Strict Reg ulations. Kalamazoo, Mich., Jan. 18. Fleet Ice yachts from Now York, New Jer soy, Wisconsin, Mlnnosota, Canada and various parts of Michigan will tnko part In the International Ico yacht regatta to beglu on Gull Lako tomorrow. , , , The Kalamazoo Ico yacht club, un dor whose auspices the regatta is to bo held, has complotod all arrange ments and tho prospects aro bright for ono of tho most successful ovents of tho kind ever pullod off In Amort ca. Besides tho race for the Stowart intornntloual trophy for boats carry Ing not over 8S0 square feet of pan vas. there will bo several other ovents of Importance. have much ability and to be a hard worker, but cureless In permitting the use of his' name by subordinates, and in his office system. Will Issue Call Today. Washington, Jan. 18. Democratic National Chairman Jones will UiIh afternoon Issue tho call for a conven tlon st L't. Lci'.la July C, s!sr.g -.ho same lines as the call four years ago POLICE COURT. One Fine for Having a Slot Machine Six Plain Drunks. Judge Fltz Gerald had a busy and profitable session of the city court this morning. Ono while man was brought before him charged with bavInK been drunk on tho stioots last night and was fined $5, but had no money, so will board out -the amount of his fine, spending three days in the city jail. Fred Langiver was Jlned $30 for having a slot machine n his saloon, and paid the amount of the flno Into tho city treasury. Five Indians were arrested for bo ing drunk, and each put up $5 ball which they forfeited, thus enriching the city to the extern or :&. Miller and Lux Must Remove About Thirty Miles From Government Land. Antelone. Jan. 18. Miller & Lux the big cattle firm, havo been notified by government agents to tear down about 30 miles of fence In Central Oregon, enclosing something llko 60,- 000 acres of Uncle Sam's domain. The land iles In a rectangular form Miller & Lux owning tho four cor ners and an occasional 40 down the side lines, and the entire- tract Is fenced. Should tho notlco bo disre garded, the oC"ers of tho govern' racnt will In all probability bo order ed to tear down tho fence and de stroy It, as this Is the usual proceed Ing In such cases. UNION COUNTY TAXES. Levy for 1904 Omounts to a Total of 54 Mills In Union. Union, Jan. 18. Tho county court has Just fixed tho tax levy for tho en suing year, 34 mills being the foun ts- and Ftato levy. Tho city and school levies aro 10 mills each, making tho total tax levy for the city 54 mills, or C mills higher than laBt year. ICE-GORGES KANSAS RIVER GREAT DAMAGE DONE ALONG THE KAW FOR SIXTY MILES Men Imprisoned on an Island From Which the Bridge Had Been Torn Away Work of Recovery From the Great Flood of Last Summer Largely Undone Great Damage to Mills. Old Resident Returned. E. P. Hall, of Seattle, is In the city for a vlBlt of a few days with .lis brother, B. B. Hall, of tho county clerk's office. Mr. Hall was former ly a resident of this city, but has not been hero in 14 years, Ho Is conse quently somewhat surprised at tho growth of the city in that timo. Beckwlth a Golconda Director, At a director's meeting of .ho Golconda Mining Company Saturday evening, J. S. Bockwitb, of this cllj, was substituted' for K. H. Clopton, tho latter having retired from tho board of directors. NOTES AND EVENTS CONCERNING PANAMA Washington, Jan. 18,-Tho senate, committee on foreign relations today ordered a favorable report on the nnnnl trnntv 1 r, ,.i ..,,,!, nmilu were adontcd, ' comparatively untmporiani, urn. necessitate rciunuuK ." Panama for concurrence. The de bate hero ls expected to occupy from four to six weoks, and rcquiro at least a month before sending to Pan ama for ratification of the amend raonts Henco payments aggregating $M),000,000 will not need to be finan ced before April. Reyes' and Hays' Notes. WashliiEton. Jan. 18. The preal. dent sent to the senate today th. Colombian note presented by General Ileyes and the answer thereto by Sec retary Hay. In addition to othfr pa pors bearing upon tho governn iiifa attitude toward Colombia nnd l'ana ma in December. Tho note of Hey asks that tho mattor bo sent to Tl Hague, which HayB' reply retusod. Kn.ii.nu r'llv. Jnn 18. Three hun dred feet of tho Kansas avenuo fUroet hrliico acrots. the Kuhhus liver was rurrled nwav bv Ice today. Tho belt lino bridge still stands, but la Imperiled, Communication with Armourdulo Is practically stoppod. All tin , lirMi'Ou wchL nn far us Mail i,fit!t nr.. mrirn nr Ipkr damaged. In fact, nearly all the work of lopnlrlng the damage dono by tho great Hood or Inst wny aim jmio hub been undone, as most of tho work was of a woio or leas temporary an iiirn iiln-riinnlnir. idem and retain lug walls have been torn out by tho Ice. The water la not higher than thn "usual hlch water stago," but iiw. fr.iHi niwl Ice wiiikliii; on the tern porury replacements along tho rlvor have been very uesirucuvo. The half mile wagon toll brldgo al i',mw,.n imu .'nnn nut. lnavlnit six men Imprisoned on tho Island on which stanus mo central pior, mu only one left standing. They aro In great danger as tho Ico Is tearing viciously at tho island, which Is do creasing In size every hour porcop iihiv Tlu.v will bn taken off by a cablo if tho flood i)oes not at once Tim rnpA and rtf.ffllnlnir WSHh Of Bowcrsock's mills at Lawrenco have been taken out, leaving anairs at tho same point practically whero they $vero at mu ciose or mo noon last summer. WILL ARMSTRONG HANG7 Supreme Court Denies Application for a New Hearing on rroDDie Cause. iiaku. rMiv inn l H. The attorneys for Pleasant Armstrong have an nounced that tboy will appeal to a i.ii.nr. .nnri than tlm Oregon su preme court, since that tribunal has refused to grant a new mai on iue application "filed. , It is likely tho case will be carried to tho United States supreme court. EFFECTIVE FIRE DRILL, CIRCUIT COURT Dismissed This Morning Till February 15, and Jury Dis charged Until That Date. QUITE SMALL DOCKET AND SHORTAGE OF WITNESSES. Case of State vs. Basil Parr Was Continued Seduction Case Dis missed In Two Cases Defendants Pleaded Guilty to Modified Charges One Bond Was Forfeited Fine of $50 for Assault and Battery. Four Hundred Children Left a Burn Ing Building. Dayton, O., Jan. 18. While tho t-a-her played the piano 400 children marched in perfect order from the i.,lr.,ino- Aiin school this morning. There was only ono accident, tfhett a crippled boy, when near tho outer full and was tramoled on. 1m firo originated ln the basement. One side of the building was uesiroyi i ed, Tim xlrriili four! met lliln moraine for tho regular January term, nnd after working for n short tlmo Judge V, H. Ellis discharged tho Jurors In attendance until February 1G at S o'clock, nnd adjourned the court Jn til that tlmo. nnllnti una tnl'fm for the rt'.V son that tho docket was small, and souio of tho cases set for trial at this session could not bo calleu lor some il.i'i nn nrmiint nf the nbsenco cf witnesses, nnd for other camns, Tho criminal dockot was gone over .! h wnrls III thltt !(' IH1 T t IllOn t UUM ....... . . practically closed up for this term Tho trial or liasu rnrr, nccuBcu m. obtaining money under fnlso prcton bcs, was continued until tho next term of tho court. n.n W V ftnrrincr. 1IIU IIWU WftM.t.w. ... .., " --- accused of tho seduction of Amy Hol- lett, was dismissed on ino mouon .i tho district nttornoy. The case was brought some months ago and tho de fendant has since mnrriou mo gin. Therefore the ease against blm was ummiBueu. D. Gordon Graham, who was accus ed of larceny by embezzlement by Leo Teutsrh of this city, was brought Into court nnd pleaded guilty to sim ple larcony, the chnrgu having boor modified by thn dl'trlct nttorney, ile was fined $100 by tho court and In default of the amount will spend Lt days In the county Jail. The other counts ngalnst him woro dismissed by thn attorney's motion, hinlth McMullln was accused ol larceny In an office, and his cfiargt was nlso modified to that of simple larceny. He pleaded guilty and was fined $30, and In default will remain ir. days In the county Jail. j. A. Smith, who Is accuser! ol having taken an ovorcoat from the St George rostniirnnt, was accused ol larceny from a dwelling mid wbh al lowed to plead guilty to slmplo lar rcny. He was also lined .i0. and in default will remain 1G days lu the county Jail. The case of Charles Luke, uoii-d of tho larcony of a horso and suddl was arraigned and given tlmo In plead. Ed Haroy, against whom an Infor mation was returned somo months ago, for uttering n forged ovldowo of debt, was not presont when his cbbo was called nnd I ho bond put up by his parents wna forfeited. Alfred Wlmpoy was in tho court accused or assuult and battery on tho person or Jack Feeuey. Tho case cumo from Helix, and tho defendant pleaded guilty and was fined 50. At tho conclusion of tills work tint court adjourned. MR8. HATTIE KREBS DEAD. Resident of Umatilla Countv Since 1878 Leaves Two 8mall Children at Adams. Adams, Jan. lS.-Mrs. Krcbs, died tills morning at o'clock after o lingering Illness of al most two years' duration. Mrs. Kreba, formerly Miss Halt!" Bylands, was born In I Jnn county, Oregon, on MBy 28, 1808. and enmo to n .i in 1x78. Sho was married to Harry Krebs. at Adams. In 1887, and has resided hero since that time. Hor husband, Harry Krebs, an old pioneer of Umatilla county, died at Adams of heart full- "sh'oVavcs two children, Iluth, aged 11, and Frank, aped 8, besides a :'..u v..nk lit nml. at Valo. half-brother. John Bylands, of Hepp ner, nnd a sister, Mrs. nw iv.,., - A,Mrsa,Krebs has not been welt since her husband died, nnd this winter .na ,mn constantly worse, until death relieved her. Tho funeral win oo ""'"-;, auspices of tho Women of Woodcralt, at the home, tomorrow at 10 Q cJoch. whero Rev, u. w. hibuj tho funeral sermon. Interment will take place at Weston tomorrow after- ""Mrs. Krebs was a well-known and highly respected w-omai. , who grew to womanhood in mm V"'""' ,"."a Bho leaves a largo circle of friends to mourn her early departure It takes many new ijoglnnlDgs to make a glorious ending. , mj mo man ,wno