...i-niTinil mmi ... . I DAILY EVENING EDITION ofeaonlan subscrip ting "ccau.. of Eastern Oregon Weather Tonight ami Wednesday snow i flurries; colder tonight PByPTiETOy. UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 11), 1S)04. NO. 11)11). ill hp no Review of One of c's Most Expense- Imnntc Vtamioiiio. WILL DE ..tnAnVltln DAfthl jurr i ' - . . . is Bean $10,500, From Be Substracted Value Farm Thriving Or- tnd Forage Crops and nd Meat Crop All Fac- System and No Hired I, the superintendent or , was in tuts city touny a visit, and while hoio ng thliiKH of tho new tho things bolng dono ments Going On, it the farm Is now at lawu, and will In a abort lovcled ana Hooded to trees put out and nil buildings, and when it l.i It will add much to tho r mi! uiat-iT. cost of tho liiHtitutlon J MO. and It nosscsscs i-antont nivir fnrm Imltfl- state. The old farm 1m and la on tho market toon as tho laud Is sold will bo used to counter- and tho erection of nn uairv inrprpmn. U not yet ontlroly Bclf- but In a Bhort time It Thero la nn orchard of la a good Reason iihould current use, and to cun nearly $1,000 worth that oa tho market. t tho land has boon nut Ilr. but RR TnRf nn it rnn Wf I in Bnniln.1 In nlfnl 1 be raised for feed and ere Is now over $500 r stacked on tho place. sow na noon ns It Is by Mr. McDIII, Next J now milking four cowa I 'dot been fml anv ws licon nocossary In niVO limn I.. tirrots. snuashca. ruto- And tho cattlo aro In I inn t.nr.... km. This ulono has sir Own Meat. nave boon raising: Boat this vear. and . ...uu uiu lunu uus u r I. . .. ... DIVA 1.aa ...... I t . .. .1 wuii uauu ill luuu Bow butter and nt a i iuiu, ior mo reason IMA ... .. . . . uu u it, riLiHii miinn ount of fruit, toeother - .wn, manes mo mil llllrln. .1 ""h iuau is usually 'Poor farm, and at loss Wnty, And whllo tho 'oiuiunin Tinur innv Mttor In a couplo of Hind Labor. 0rk On thn fnrm In 1., us V'.. vuupn n HtMn olnuj. I- ,- " u-ucn cneupar kill. irnii M it vwun nnn ih nM r ii mlssln como now wthy so,lrC0Bi ln for. . j. . . . rowtied. IV Ullll. T ll . uranK "Ivor l .l. 7 v m h. it '? occnrrofi o mi - Muairuvnii tfi 'eaty.r0ur bodies AFFAI luor times mon would como to the In stltutlon, rest up a short time and leave, well fed and clothed. Now whon a man comes. Is fed and rested a day or so, and If ablo ho Is put to work, which fact Is an effectual pro vontlvo of overcrowding. Very few transient bon aro now lodired at tho houso. There are now nine Inmates at tho place, and all of them, wttii one or two exceptions, are p-inq who aro thero to remain, being old and Infirm, Excellent Water System. Tho water system at tho turn la one of tho best In tho country. A roi orvoir hns been built on the hill near tho buildings, GO feet ahovo the tons of tho bouses, it Is filled by a gnso line engine and- pump, from a large well dug at tho foot of tho hill Tho well Is nearly 10 feet In diameter and Is practically lnoxhaustlblc. It tnkas tho pump 40 minutes twlco a week to kcop the reservoir full d water. For tho stimmor time, when the lawn and trees will need so much water, a windmill has been ordered which will bo used to oltVr fill the reservoir or to pump direct onto iho land. Tho mill will bo erected at tho well, on n tower ovor the pumpuouse and was ordered at the last session of the county court. Southern Lumber Manufacturers. Now Orleans, La., Jan. 10. Tho southern lumber manufacturers as sembled In nnnual session at the St. Charles hotel today and wero cnlled to order by N. W. McLeod of St. Louis. Prominent yellow pine lumbermen are present from Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Tennes see, Goorgla, Mississippi and other states. ENGINES BROKE , 1D0IN IN CLALLAM i ACCIDENT TO "DEADLIGHTS DID NOT WRECK THE VESSEL. Steamer Sunk After Her Stern Had Been Ripped Open by Poundlnq a Machinery .Plaintiffs and Under writers' Suits Strengthened. Seattle, Jan. I'J. United States In spectors havo begun Investigation of tho Clallam disaster. This morning .it developed that the smashing of the dead light had nothing to do with the catastrophe. Tho evidence showed that while the ship was pounding In a fearful bua tho engines broko dowil and the stern of the vessel was ripped open, which Bent her to tho bottom. This has greatly qtrcugthoned tho Kults for damages against tho own ers of tho vessol, as well as tho cases of the underwriters, who claim nils representation by tho owners as to tho vessel's seaworthiness. Y. C. BLALOCK RESIGNS Receiver of Walla Walla Land Office Tires of Official Life. Wnlla Walla, Jan. 10. Tho resig nation of Yancey C. Biaiuek .ib -u-eclver of tho United States land of fice hero, was hnnded United &tatai Senator Lovl Ankony yosterdav morning. Senator Ankcny Immedi ately wired the resignation to Pros! dent Uoosovelt with nn Indorsement of A. J. aillis as successor. Chicago Wheat. Ohicnuo, Jnn, 19. Wheat opened 88. closed nt DO. NORTH PACIFIC FAIR DATfS. Association Rules Hobbles off All 3-year-olds This Year. Tho North Pacific Fair Assoelntl"" which mot In Portland during tho sosslons of. tho National Livestock Association hold a most profitable mooting and nrranqed dates for tho dlfforent fair meeting nf the circuit next fall. Tho attondanco was very largo and preat interest was takon In tho meeting. Many Interesting features of the coming fairs woro discussed, anu somo Important decisions wero made. Ono of tho many good iniugs at tho mooting was abollsnlng hob v,i t.vnnr.nclR In trotting races. Last year the association voted that hobbles could not do usea "ii i., ,, ,hnn this was voted upon It was with tho view of abolishing hobbles nltogetnor. This year 3-year-olds cannot race with this rigging and noxt year tuo i-venr-olds will not bo permitted to raco with this dangerous gear, ino movomont against hobbles began n tho oast and horsemen oil over tho country aro In favor of their aboU Ti.r west has boon a little slow ln this movomont, but they are waking up and within years hobblon of all sorts will bo a lh L1 f, tho different meetings on tho circuit aro as fol- ,uS";..i Annua 22 27: Everett, August 29- Soptomnor 3; Whtcom. mber MO; Salem, Sontombar l2.l17i . Portland, Sop Jombor 19-2.. North yawn, - ,., 1; Spokane, October 3-8; Walla Wnllft. Oct. 10-1D; Dolso, Oct. 17-- . .....on imvnrnmont hai gotten the mr "hand of tho rovol. OF IflOPIS FIRE Infamous Instance of Robbery From the Person of a Vic tim of the Disaster. PRINCIPAL OFFENDER WAS A SALOON KEEPER. Police Claim That Three Have Con. fessed to Delng Ghouls Building Commlcoloncr and Chief of police Both Disclaim All Responsibility Former Attributes His Negligence to Instructions to Economize. Chicago, Jan. 19. Louis Wltz. a saloon keeper whoro place Is near tho Iroquois; Charles Conway, a waiter, and McArthur, were arrested today, cliuriicd with robbing the body of Mis. E. Traslc. a victim of tho disaster, who v.'a3 carried Into tho saloon during tho rescue work. Wltz hnnded over $11 and a watch at tho time. Later It dcvoloped 3ho had $210 in her purse at tho time of the fire. Th polite say all three men con fessed to participation In the dls trlbutlon of the money. Investigation Testimony. Chicago, Jan. 10. Chief of Police O'Neill and Uulldlng Commissioner Williams were witnesses In tho Iro quois Investigation this morning. Williams was lecallcd at his own request to explain tho mothods of tho building department. He told of a conference with the mayor and heads of departments In which ho was instructed to cut expenses In all ways. O'Ncl'.l denied all responsibility on the part of the police department. New Fire Ordinance. Chicago, Jan. 10. The council this morning passed an amended theater and other public building ordinance, providing greater security to audi ences In enso of lire. Tonight's meeting of tho council will decide v'ipn the theaters will be allowed to resume. DON'T BUTT IN. Uneasy Situation In Korea, But No Call for Mediation. Paris, Jan. 19. According to a statement by the Japanese minister tils morrlnp. tho affairs of Japan and Russia have rover been EUfilc iently critical to warrant offers of mediation by France or England. Russian Troops Moving. London, Jan. 19. A dispatch from ii-,-. n,. i. .in. tho outward qvi- donco at hostilities and unimportant, at host mitoB ' : srzt- wlf tn start north' tomorrow, which tho only warlike featuro. Tho newspaper correspondents who applied tor passes to accompany the army havo been Informed war is rot oxpofted and to issue permits would be premature The ostPiislb'u llins'nn eenumuni. a nn dns ro to lntoriero in is.uk.-j larther than, should Jnpan continue to land troops, they nro noctiou mi- dor nrotenso thoy are a railway guard. New Road Supervisor. U. H. Nolson, of district 14, Frank D H. iNOison, oi mam" nA- nt district 18- Harvoy Martin, of dlst rle ; D; Joseph Gusm. of dls! trlet 15 and R C. Hagcr, of district 9 ncwiy appointed road supervisors, , TV r ..'Ii. . rfo i l nmie of AFTERMATH nao " . n . ,h, nnnnlnt-'rllmnte monts havo been approved by tho court PENDLETON IS LOSING COUNTRY TRADE "Pendleton is losing trado that rightfully belongs to hor, every day," said a prominent business roan from Athena to the East Oregonlan, today, ibis la cuuaiid by the time of the arrival of the mixed O. R. & N. train in Pendleton, lato in tho afternoon. "As tho schodulo of that train Is now arranged, pooplo from Milton. Woston. Athena and Adams cannot co to Pendleton, do any tradlns and got through In time In tho evening to got homo on the return rolxod train, so tho noxt best thing for them Is to tako tho morning north-bound passenger train. which Pbcs ... i. ihaan towns from 10 to 11 o'clock In tho forenoon and do tholr ,...n in wniia Walla and return on tho evening passongor train which arrives early. "This passenger train Is a great convonlonco and Is taking trade away from Pcndloton ovory day, with tho schodulo of tho mixed train as It la pow. If that mixed train rooched pondloton any whoro from noon to 1-30 In the aftornoon, so pooplo could go down from tho county FIRE AND WRECK RECORD OF TODAY Epidemic of Destruction Property and Lives in A! Directions. OPERA HOUSE FIRE IN .. OHIO STARTS THE LIST, Famous Old Bowery Theater Gone, For Many Years a Jewish Play. house Distillery Warehouse Ds stroyed and Firemen Injured Panic at Burning of a Cafe Causes Loss of Life Threo Killed In Wreck. Flndlay, Ohio, Jan. 19. Tumor's opera house was destroyed by flro this afternoon. Loss, $15,000. Stiv oral other buildings aro threatened by the fire, which nt noon was not distinguished. Later Four largo bulldlncs ad joining woro gutted before tho flro was extinguished. Bowery Theater Burned, Now York, Jan. 19. Hnrry Minor's Peoples' theater on tho llowory. famous plare, was destroyed by flro discovered at 9 this morning. It has been used until recently bi Jowlsb playhouse. Warehouse Burned. Clnclnratl, Jan. 19. Tho Immense warehouso adjacent to Mlhalovitch's distillery, was destroyed by flro this mornln?. Two firemen weio scr- $100,000, Panic at a Fire. Scbastapol, Russia, Jan. 19. Flro in a crowded cafe hero today causod a panic. Six corpses wero recov' ercd and It Is feared a score more arc in tho ruins. Killed In Train Wreck. Peoria, Jan. 19. Peter Johnson Albert Schwartz and Andrew Roors, car renaircrs wero killed and two others seilously Injured in a colli slou between switch engine and wrecking tinln on nn Iowa Central curve near this city this afternoon. Pedigreed Cattle Burn, Emnoria. Kan.. Jan. 19. Eighty. two pedigreed cattle perished In tho iiro of tho Immense barns on tho famous Sunnyslopo stock farm today. l.n. 520,000, Two Hundred Narrowly Eapi, Marlon. Ind.. Jan. 19. Flro this n.eriitug dostrojed ttiu iivo-story Col oLlai apartment building. Two hund. led narrowly escaped. A num'.3i weio rcmovod by firemen In an un. . uuoiiui.d I'jjutiilou. Tuo ulo.a or c,Mlntor d.-scited his post, but the .., ., pn m na. NURSERY AT IRRIGON. Willamette Valley Man Plants Eight tons of Peach Seeds at New Town on Columbia, W. G. Ives, formerly of Woodburn, or., has purchased a tract of 25 acres 0f land uncer tue uncues oi iuo ur Cgon Land & AVater Company at Ir- rlgon, and will Btart a flr&t-class nurserv there. He has planted eight tons of peach seeds, and set out aii.000 apple aud - ' ... " . ,,, other sprouts, to begin with, and will b.lng enough other stock from WIN lamette valley points to mako up the entire tract. He expects to conduct a flrst-c ass nursery, and with tho and natural surroundings so j favorable, hopes to build up a pcrma lncnt bu8lness ln o now town- towns, do tholr trading and transact other business and return home tn tho ovonlng, nothing would attract them to Walla Walla, as Pondloton is tho natural tradlrn polft in tho county and Is tho county scat, nt which a certain amount of nocessary business must bo transacted by ovory cltlzon. "The mixed train arrives at Pen dleton at 2:35 and Is lato most of tho time, so whon It reaches Pondlo ton tho banks aro closod tho day Is about gono and pooplo goirr; to Pen' dleton to trade have but lu'le time to spend In tho city, beforo tho de parture of tho train at 6 o'clock In tho evening. "Since tbo time of the arrival of tho mixed train was chmged from 1 o'clock to 2:35 In the afternoon, it Is safo to say that 60 por rent or tho btiBlnosa that formerly wont to Pou dleton from the towns along tho branch line, now goes to Wa'la Walla on account of tho great cmvonlonco of tho passonger train's sel'Oduln and tho great Inconvonlenco of tho Bchod ulo of the mlxod train." RETAIL MERCHANT3. State Association in South Dekota Seventh Annual Meeting. Sioux Falls, S. D., Jan. 19. Sev eral hundred representative business men of the state havo rounded up In Sioux Falls for tho seventh in nual convention of tho South Da kota retail merchants association. This afternoon tho merchants got together and after tho customary formalities of welcome speeches and responses listened to an address by P. F. Wlckhom of Alexandria on tho work of tho association and itR benefits to the retail merchants throughout tho state. H. J. Rice of Huron, ex-presldent of the asso ciation, was another spenkcr at the opening session. Tomorrow tho discussion of trade topics will begin In earnest and It will bo Friday be fore final adjournment Is renchea. Echo of Wilmington Lynching. Dovor, Ind., Jan. 19. The New castle Presbytery met In Dover to day to tako up tho charges prefer red against Robert A. Ellwood, of Olivet church, Wilmington. Rev. Ellwood Is charged with preaching a sensational sermon In relation to tho crime of Gcorgo White, tho negro murderer of Miss Helen nlsh op, who was lynchet, i.ear Wilming ton Inst Juno, Mississippi's N:.. Governor. Jackson, Miss., Jan. 19. Tho in auguration of Oovernor Vardaman took place at noon today In the pres ence of a largo gatncrlng of stato of ficials, members ot tho legislature nnd distinguished visitors from every part of Mississippi, FIRST FIRE OF PRESENT YEAR LONG AND FRUITLES8 CHASE TO "OUTEN IT." Dwelling Near the Old Poor Farm Was Entirely Destroyed Fire Sup, posed to Have Been Caused by Tramps Small and Ineffectual In surance. The first flro alarm of the year was turned In yesterday afternoon nt C;30 o'clock, when tho department was called to make n run to the John Manna property, cown near tbo poor farm. A great many peoplo from up town also Btarted for tho scene of tho Are, but alter walking for a half an hour and not retching the place, turned back. Tho lire destroyed the dwulllng house on what Is known as the "Welch property," ono of tho old res idences of tho city. Tho house has pen unoccupied for some tlino, and It Is thought that the flro was start ed by Bomo tramps who have been hanging around tho placo. The damugo Is estimated ul about $500. Thero wag a small Insurance on tbo placo, hut owln i;tn the fnct that It had '.eon unoccupied for a time. It Is thousbt that the Insurance will bo lost. NOMINATIONS AT ECHO. Full Ticket Nominated by Citizens for Municipal Offices Last Night. Echo. Jan. 19. At a mass mroting of tho citizens of this place held last night, tho following "Citizens" tick et for municipal offices was nominat ed: Mnyor. I, .A. Esteb; marshal, Ar thur Hammer, recorder, M. C. Willis; treasurer, W. H. Iloyd; councllmon, R. H. Oliver, Joo Halstead, John Dorn, Frank Splko, Rubo Gulllford and Amos Hammer. There was a large attendance and much Interest manifested, and tho ticket is said to meet with general favor. Tboro is no opposition so fur and It is likely (bo "Citizens' " ticket will havo a walkover. APPRAISERS' REPORT. Valuation Put Upon the Estate of Welcome Walker, Charles White. M. J. Foster and Will Moore, the board of appraisers aoDoluted by tho nrobate court to appraise tbo estate of Welcome Wal ker, havo filed their report, which places the value of tbo estato at $5, S5?. The land was appraised at $1, CC0. On motion of E. L. Smith, tho administrator, an order was made sotting aside all of tho property ex empt by law for tho use of the child ren and widow of tbo doccased. and directing tho sale of the remainder of the estato. Valuation of Cryst Estate. William Mart. Thomas Reeves and Sam JenklnB, tho board of appraisers appointed by the probate court In tho (ettlemcnt of tho estate of Isabella Cryst, doccased, havo filed their ro port with tho county cicm una unu that the value of tho estato Is $1,- 851 New Notary at Milton. a notarial commission was filed n tho office of tho county clerk this morning conferring on (J. W. Inglo, of Milton, tho power of a notary public BILL TO DEVELOP Provides for a Special Con rcssional Commission to Consider Its Interests. $74,000,000 FOR ARMY EXPENSE8 NEXT YEAR. Minister Allen In Korea Reports Sit nation as Crltlcnl and Urges In. crease of Guards for the Legation Contracts for Two More tiattlo ships New Postmaster at Omaha Tho Netherlands Have Recognis ed Panama. Washington, Jan. 19. Tbo house con mlttco on merchant mnrino and fiihcilos today ordcied a favorable report on tho bill creating u nuuiuU slon to consider nnd recommend leg is nt Ion for tho development ot the Ameilcnn merchant marine. It shall consist of five M'li.ilorn and flvo representatives, and report to congress tho first day of the noxt session. Fifty thousand dollars to lo hi pioprlatcd for expenses. The houso committee on military affairs today agreed on an army ap proprlatlon bill of $73,950,000. The most Important Item Is $1,000,000 foi nationn! guard maneuvers. Mr. Mull will roport It In tho houso tomorrow. The prosldcnt today acnt to tho Fcnato tho nomination of Flomlng Cheshire, of Now York, to bo conGul general at Mukden, China; Jamot Davidson, ot Minnesota, tn bo consul at Antung, China;, Edward Morgan, of Now York, to bb consul a tDalny, Chlnn. Panicky at Seoul. Washington, Jnn. 19. A dispatch from MJnlRter Allen, of Seoul, snys n panlrky condition prevails In the Korean capital, and Intimates the sit uation Is Induced by foreign Infta enco to rnuso cither Jnpan or Russia to enter tbo country In a largo force to protect their Interests. Tho admit Istratlon bolloves nt the present time there Is Hiimclent lni.o of mnrlncB In Korea lo secure tbo safoty of American Interests, ul though Mr. Allen continues lo urge an Increased guard at tho stale do partment. Today's advices from Ht. I'otors burg nnd Pokln nro favorable to pence Tho ofllclnls believe, how ever war will hrcnlt out Kunnur oi later. New Battleships, Washington, Jan. 19. Th con Btructlou of tho battleships Idaho and Mississippi was formally award ed tn Cramps today. Postmaster at Omaha. Washington. Jun. 19. 1'ohI muster General Payno today announced tint Henry Palmer hns been ilei'inod up on for postmaster at Omaha. Pul mer Is Senator Millard's selection. Netherlands Recognize Panama. Washington. Jnn. 19. Too ronato has been Informed that tho Metl.or lands have recognized Panama as an independency. MORMON MEMORIAL. church Buys Old Jail In Which 8mlth Was Murdered, An Interesting landinaik, the tcvni of a tragedy, has been sold to tliu Mormons, this Is tho old Jail '.t Carthage, Illinois, In which the Mor mon prophet, Joseph Smith und his butler, Hiram, wura !.i:icj z 'J In June, 1844. It is built of sand stone and Is well proserved. H u then tho sheriff's residence, ono roum being UBed for a Jail, and It has fcl ways been occupied as a rcsldenco. It stands on an acre of ground well improved, Tho properly was recently sold to tho Mormons for 11000 $1000 under Its real valuo. It has been oc cupied for years by the recent owner, J. M. nrownlng, and his populur family mode the historic building a social center till tho family were dis persed by death and marriage. A II. Woodruff nf Chicago, negotl ated the sale of tho building for thu Mormons. It is reported that tuo building will bo moved to Salt Lake City, to be set up thero as a memori al. Tho war with Spain lasted threo months, and 30,000 pension claims have boon filed as ono result. Extreme Cold In New York, Gloversvllle, N. Y., Jan. 19, All previous records aro broken In tho cold wave which Is swooping ovor this section. It was 38 below zero hero at 7 this morning, 42 below at Mayflcld, and 42 below at Droadalbtne. ' tlonlsts.