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1 J ntw today. Tho East W .. only paper In I Eastern Orecon Weather t 0l"'" thn new of 1 t - --t -f . Mre v iih -- i t Tonight and Friday, occasion- al rain, high southerly winds. m tv i m. m 1 rEN:DL:ET0K' UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1904. NO. 4!Ga. ck ed On RGE1 j he Bill vilh the near ps m the body si ods of ; ftttingJ erately- t necess t Streel at HI , to iH time. fEVl ider NGIAL i'LTnin'Lllllin IIIIIIBirilT llltnmin naiiaia I declared ofi umi Knn,,, ,,m.. u ;r . ininu i in niniu l ni i miinui'iii. n uhhihih IIIIU ...7. ; ueen naimnfi IIVH II I IUI IUI I II T II I . U Un H U fl U 111 lU 11 -i III ill I fmtm l IlllMIIUUU l 1111111111 IP AFFAIRS Lenses for iPast Month I Been Light, and Re ts Considerable. 1(0F THE MARSHAL USED FIFTEEN DOLLARS. On Was UI.I.U..GU IfYai uone -row ocwer wun- L, Have Been Made Up to LmeCommlttee Appointed Ik Alter the Sinking Fund I, to Utilize Waste From Uhe Row" Will Be Light- tilting to Webb Street. Ir council met InBt night to li ftrst mnntiiiy report since t iimlnl8tration has hecn in lipemcs tor tho month have illtht, not amounting in me Lt to more than $500, which try light draiti on tho trcas proportlon to Biimo of the Id the past yonr, when tho liu being 1 1 1 and tho bills la totaled moro than 15,000. lie outlay hue hcou loss, tho Ibis been many times more. I; tie month tho city trcas- received ?4,1G5 from din- hirces. Heretofore this sum b much lowor, nnd some hit not paid tho running ox lot the city government, hut he, Ihanus to tho money in Iron, thu gamble nnd machines by the fines sys- f re Is a large surplus In the inhal's Salary Raised. I mowing tho bills lor tho la lesolution wns Introduced pii; that tho salary of manual bo raised from $85 li month, tho change to take itnd after tho first of Mic nth. olntlon carried, no one wish to vote against it r the matter was settled, "ood deal of discussion, 'Mated that In his oiiln well was of a changeable Bliort tlmo ago thoy the salary of tho mar- liow they ralso It .again. ; 1M nothllif nirnlnHf Mr. I thought that thi rn wore Jtity who would tnko the 1 lower lltziirn nnd sea l wero ohsorved. lie F there wore uond mun In Ho would talio tho plnco make uooil ofllenrit nnd pr well, flo tlionglit thnt (artmont Hhould hn cur. r'Ul tho snmn i-ntrnrd for won d mark tho con linvatc enterprise, nnd for l'e thought it unwise to " labor than was necos- "re rood unrvlr-n "nbers who took nart in n thoncht Mint tlm nlnnn Of n irnrwl unlnrv nnd 11 would save money by K Connections Made. f-' Inspector made his '. In which ho said PHI Was In lli'ot.r-lnan nr. f" thero h pe muln lino jiuring tho Amended bv a. N. Mil- MElneer, that tho Water ' "o oxtondod about 1 m order that It would P"CB. Tills wnlnr uvonlrl P M an automatic flush. ' "light nrado nt that P't would bo but $100. r was rnfnrrn.l tn F' with power to net. Fl"ld Committee ''Wckson. Johnson nnd aODnlntn,! in ntm tlnltlno. ..J j to tho host ad- " w now quite, n sum ' fWcf SnowhounH. fOb. 4 nosnlln Crjf of tho rnllwnys t f..ln tho "thumb k. "'chlgan, which. SlOwboilnrt for C'catlon Is BUM hy tolophono lw'f'oB today stall U4 "es out of Port HM V B0n hoip- n.!J . The nlnrm kt ,llort rations, ,IUlt korosono. !? !hl? tl,'nt1, nml 11 wa8 Oremcd host that It should hn onrnlno. t-.v.. Some porsnns havo been haullnfi ulrt from tho streets In the cast CJtl Oi town, nnd tho o.i,i ordered to put a Btop to It. i-iflnt on "The Row." On rccommondatlon of the mar shal a light will bo put in on Cot tonwood street bctweon Wobb and Alta. This street is very dark and moro nrrests are mdo on that block than on any oUrer In the city, nnd tho light was ordered there for tho convenience and Bafcty of the no-lice.- The matter 'Of grading "Webb street was brought up by tho may or and was aiB0U8sed. Tho street hat1 been gone over by the street commltteo and .(ho mayor during tho week, and found to bo In a deplora able condition 'nnil It n h ,. mendaUon of these gentlemen that it do graded 'nnd graveled. The city attornev -was liininiftoii tn ,hn . ordinance to nrnvliln' for tim i,nrmn. nlou.1 completion of t'io ssork, whioh will ho dono by tho city and charg ed to the property owners along tho sneer., this system will Insure uni form -work along tho whole street. Tho .council then adjourned. TO SAVE CATTLE FROM STARVING AND PRO BL E Latest Report is That Japan Hae Quit Negotiations and Will Fight. INTERPRETED TO MEAN THAT WAR HAS BEGUN. DANGEROUSLY Present Stage Followed a Congestive Chill,- Experi enced Yesterday. Corbett Responsible for Broken Agreement With Britt. San Francisco, Feb. 4. Tho Ilrltt Corbett fight was definitely declared on" this morning by Ilrltt, because Corbett signed to meet Dave Sulli van February 29, two weeks before tho date set for the liattlo with Ilrltt. Tho latter quit training todny. HELD CONSULTATION OF EMINENT PHYSICIANS. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA QUARANTINE BE LIFTED, '-Will Be Done on Authority of De partment of Agriculture Plenty Feed In the Northern Counties Whole State Under Temporary Quarantine. San Francisco, Feb. 4. Local cat tlemen havo received Information that tho secretary of the department of agriculture Is willing to raise tie government quarantine on tho south ern counties to permit the moving of starving cattle northward to whore thero Is abundant feed. The understanding was that this Implied that the entlro state would lie ance more quarantined temporarily. There are no ordinances In the northern counties against admitting cattle. Therefore It Is s5d that 'f the secretary of agriculture takes favorablo action all that would 'be necessary was for tho state veterin arian to satisfy the counties that all cnttlo would he carefully inspect ed before removal. There Is abundance of feed in some of tho northern counties. The grnss Is long and in reach, HOMICIDE MAY DIE. Al Rasor, of Elgin. Who Killed Rosi. Is Not Expected to Live. La Grande, Feb. Al llnsor, who shot nnd killed Koss. a logger, at a sawmill near Klgln, last Friday, Is not expected to live. Ross attacked llasor with a peavy or canthool;. a long pole with an Iron pike In tho end of it, strlktng him over the head nnd prodding the Iron plko through tho face, downward through tho roof of tho mouth, .u fllctlng a horrible Injury, from which It seems Impossible for him to ro covor. , It was while Hoss was thus as saultlng Hnsor that Uasor fired ;he two shots Into Hoss' wh.c caused his death, some hours Inter. IIohs was a magnificent specimeji f manhood, weighing 200 pounds, was six feot two Inches tall, broad shoul dered nnd full-chested, and extreme jy agile and muscular, and was re garded as a giant in strength and skill The shot which killed him en tered his right shoulder and rangjd downward Into his lung. Big Damage , Award. Soattlo, Fob. 4. Alexander Montgomery was awardod $12,000 damage" against tho Northern Pa cific Hallway company In tho federal court yesterday for Injuries sus talnod In an accident on the Scnttlo . " . i ,nH two voars ago. & iniernuuuuu. -Montgomery was engineer on a freight train which ran Into a land slide near Lake station. Seven cars Dime . , wna wero burned ana niuui6"' badly liurt. Counterfeiting Plant. Seattle, Feb. 4. A quantity of babbit metal nd other material used In counterfeiting, wero found In tho room of Jos. Catherine, in So nuBsoll house on Firs avenue .tnr,inv. Cathorlno had boon 'released from Justice , Camrt court, whore no wus un...b-" - -charge of burglary. Cathorlno cuuifcu Miuntorfolt ng. Rorvco one -u and is believed that ho was pro- narlng to engago m tlon. Senator Elected In Maryland. Anni'f,-ArXcS .M"S McComns. by tho solid democrat . vote of 80 Mc; Comas, ropuwicftu, i.. - Only a Portion of the Advices From the Far East Confirm This View, However Berlin Believes Russia Is Putting Up a Big Bluff on Japan Russian Fleet Has Left Port Ar-j thur Paris Recognizes That the1 Tension Is Threatenlnp;. London, Feb. 4. A -special agent cables to the Evening Ts'ews from Pekin as follows: "Official Information has been re ceived here that the Japanese gov ernment has decided 'to refuse any further negotiations with Russia, and will take action Immediately." ThlB is interpreted here In -some quarters that war In the Far "East lias uegrau Imperial Council in '.Session. London, Fob. 4. A dispatch to tho 'Central Hews Bureau from Toklo, snyB a Bpeclal meeting of the cabi net was. held tMs morning and will meet again this aftornoon, wlien the mikado -will lie present. News Is received at Toklo that all nusslitn warships have left Port Ar thur, destination unknown. Increasing Impatience. pni-iis Fph Tim eeneril ouin- Ion today is that the situation In the Far East is less reassuring. All ad vices show increasing impatience, which the diplomats here regard as a dangerous factor. Cabinet (Resigns. Belgrade, Feb. 4. The members of the Servla icabinot today handed their resignations to, King l'eter. London Is Skeptical. London, Feb. '4. Despite warlike rumors trom Toklo this afternoon, high government officials aTe saying there 'is no doubt but that war will 1,. nvurtorl ntii flint tho situation is no more strained now than that at any other tlmo during the past rort night. Thebo officials will be much surprised if Russia's reply does not recognize Chinese sovereignty in Manchuria, anil absolutely concede all Japan's demands regarding Ko rea, Russia's Big Bluff. Berlin, Feb. 4. Tho Lokal An zelger, which Is in close touch with officialdom, says Hussla's movement In the Far East and mobilizations of troops is helleved to be a bluft to overawe Japan Into a conciliatory attitude. WARLIKE INDICATIONS. Russia Is Sending Troops Into Korea Emergency Has Arrived. London, Fob. 4. A Seoul corres pondent of tho Central News, wires that 0.000 Russians have embarked at Port Arthur for Korea. Tho transports nre escorted ty the Rus sian fleet. The troops will be land ed at Chemulpo, which Is the port for Seoul, tomorrow. It Is under stood that unless there Is a conflict with the Japanese fleet en route from Chemulpo, the troops are expected to march overland to Seoul. Reports of Russian Aggression It ,1s Feared That the Case Has De veloped Into a Typhoid Blood Analysis Will Be Made Patient Is ''Low Physically and Depressed IniEvery Way, But the Physicians Look for His Recovery Sleeps Only. When Under the Influence of Opiates. f Washington, Feb. 4. Senator Hanna passed a fairly comfortable night, with no return of the conges tlvo chill. Dr. Rlxey will hold con sultation with New York practition ers this noon. Result of Consultation. A consultation lasting an hour, wns liplil thlc mnrnlnp liv Plvnv nml " -j . . --..-f. j .... - j ...... Brewer, of New York, and Magruder, oi wasningion. iirewer ireaiea Hanna during his recent Illness In New York. A sample of blood .was taken this morning for analysis, and tney nope to arrive at a definite diagnosis. Up to this time Ilaunas malady was believed to be la grippe. Fears are now, nowever, or typnoiu. The physicians admit they are ftuvrloH ni-or tho fflnt thnt notwlth standing his nervousness and Irrlta- htlltv hlu tomnprntnrp todav 1r hnt half a degree above normal. He slept last nlgnt only tnrougn tne ncavy UUlUllliBUUMUUB Ul UJI1UICB. Hfinnn realizes his crave condl tlon and submits unreservedly to the physicians' orders. A rurtner con sultation of physicians will be hold inter In the dav and a full report made, so If necpssary his brothers and sisters may be summoned. Expect Recovery. At 12:30 this afternoon the phy sicians Issued tho following bulletin: "At the consultation held this morning no new features were found In Hanna's condition. Ho Is suffer ing from a recurrent attack of la grippe, with an unusual amount of physical depression. Thero are no alarming conditions, and no reason to believe recovery will not take place within rcasonablo time." Urower returned to New York on the afternoon train. Rlxey and Mc Cruder hold another consultation at S tonight, at which tlmo It Is ex pected the results of an analysis of Hanna's blood will be known. More Favorable. At 3 this afternoon Mr. Hanna's condition Is moro favorablo. He is enjoying some natural sleep. Wisconsin Cheesemakers. Monticello, Wis., Feb. 4. Tho Southern Wisconsin Cheesemakers' association, one of tho largest and strongest organizations of its kind In the country, began Its annual convention here today with a good attendance. Papers by dairy ex perts and discussions on various innira roiniltiB- to niactlcal cheese- making will occupy the two days of the convention. FIRE DRILL IN PRACTICE. Five Hundred Children March From Burning Building. Norfolk, Feb. 4. Tho new school building was destroyed by flro this forenoon. Five hundred children an swered the drill and marched out through tho smoke without panic or the slightest Injury. Storm In English Channel. London. Peh. 4. A ferritin nnln that has been sweeping over the cnannel tne past two days, eonttn nofl todflw Thp Tlrltlnh nmlfinr Mnr cury hoisted signals of distress and tugs from Dover have gone' to nor assistance. SLEIGH WRECK IN WALLOWA COUNTY LOAD PASSENGERS GO OVER 50-FOOT GRADE Limbs Were Broken and an Eye Gouged Out Several Crippled for Life The Greatest Wonder Is That More Severe Injuries Did Not Result. VIOLENT STORM C IF0R1 Raging for Hours, Since Early This Morning, and is Still in Full Blast. HEAVY DOWNPOUR AND WIND IS A HURRICANE. Hopes and Probability That Relljf Has Come to the Central and Southern Part of the State Wind Blowing 70 Miles Off Shore Storm Is Drifting to the South ward Heavy Snowstorms Rage In the Mountains and Far Eastward. Must Vaccinate, oootiio rh 4 The health board at Its regular monthly meet- r.H. - - ng last night, instructed ueami Toklo, Feb. 4. The seriousness of offlcer Ludlow to notfy all private ie situation here Is shown by a . . , tbJ effect that tue pupils ti,n cltnntton long conference between Ito and -the hoUjd be vaccInated. A Blmllar Mikado tnis aiiornuuu. order was Issued to the principles oi gave a dinner to 18 peers, where the the vMic BchooIs several months ....t. ont wna irlven semi-official dl3- .. rphoro nro moro than 1.000 DUUJv, " o- cusslon ago. There are moro than 1,000 lug I o - - isslon. .. , children in the city attending prl- ti. .rtntlnnr. to Come tliat I . i ,- i- n,..li. trnnim north Oil UUSBiu '- , tho Yalu river. Tho first break in the government's retlcenco came to day in tho P"0 8ays Balfour's illness is worse patches from Mf a.lf1'1 han has been made public, and that which snows " ' ,:, we,kB beforo ho can re- proposes to keep tne peop.e n .- od of tho trenu oi evouio Balfour Very Sick. Manchester, Feb. 4. A dispatch GOVERNMENT WITHDRAWS BANK FUNDS Washington, Feb. 4. Secretary Shaw has issued a call for tho with drawal on domand, probably within tho next 10 nays, of tho 20 per cent government funds now held in banks. Shaw Gives Reasons, Washington, Fob. 4. Tho houso resumed consideration of tho diplo matic appropriation bill. Secretary Shaw's call gives as a reason for the withdrawal of funds tho necessity of preparing to pay tho first Installment on tho Panama canal purchase, also tho probability of loaning funds to tho St. Louis ex position. Banks desiring to sell a portion of tho security now hold by tho govern ment ore authorized to withdraw and transfor, thus avoiding In many inBtancos tho withdrawal of cash from tho channels of trade. La Grande, Feb. 4. Four traveling ninn who wrr, In thn Rtacn wreck between Elgin nnd Joseph, Wallowa county, last wcck, arnvcu in ia nrnndn from Wallowa Wednesday morning. The gentlemen nre M. J. Montelth, of Albany; W. H. CaBcy, San Francisco; W. J. Raymond and T. H. Miller, of Portland, air. mon telth sustained several bruises on the Bhoulder, and It was necessary for him to havo Dr. aiontor, or mis Htv nnd Dr. R 11. McDanlcl. of Ba ker City, use an X-ray this morning to determine tne exact nature oi uiu Injuries. They reported nothing go rlnim hownvpr. hut snv that hn will be unable to use his arm for some time. I Mrs. Charles Henderson, the most seriously Injured In tho party, Ib still In a dangerous condition, nnd Is under the enre of u doctor and trained nurse at Wallowa. Her nose was. broken, right eye gouged out, lip cut, and face all battered up. She was found underneath tho sleigh with tons of baggago piled upon her and had It not been for tho heroic efforts of the men she would have died In a short time. Mrs. Foster, of Wallowa, had her .thigh badly mashed down to thu ankle. She Is getting nlong vory well, but will bo crippled for llfu. The gentlemen state fiat tho grade at this point was no less man uu feet, and It was a narrow esenpo for them all. The conveyance being a sleigh, instead of on wheels, Is nil that saved them. snn VrnnclRco. Fob. 4. Tho heav iest ralnBtorm of tho season broke over Northern California early this morning and continued throughout tho day. Tho entire coast country north of San Francisco Is within tho storm area, marked precipitation bo- lug recorded at nil points. Off shoro the storm partook of tho nature of a hurricane. The down pour on tho sea was tremendous and a 70-iullo -wlnu mowing. Tho Btnnn Is oxtondlng slowly Roiithward and conditions nro favor able for rain throughout tho San Joaquin valley. Rain Is expected to night over tho wholo country norm of Tehachapl, and showers tomor row south of that lino. Heavy snows In tho mountains prevail tonight, accompanied by high winds sweeping as far Inland as Ne vada, Rain Probable In South, The entire Sacramento valley Is well drenched. Crop sharps are unanimous In declaring that today's precipitation nlon'ofwlll-be ot luoatl mablo vuliio to crops. Cloudy weather generally In South r (-nlirornln. nml everything points to n fulfillment of the official forecast of showers. JACK LONDON IN LIMBO. American Author Photographs Fortl flcatlons. New York, Feb. 4. Jack I)iidon, the writer, who went recently to T n n n n for thn mirnose of renortlng events in connection with tho threat ened hostilities between that coun try and Russia, has been arrested and Imprisoned at Shlmonosekl, ac cording to an American dispatch from Toklo. He Is charged witri photographing Japanese fortlflca. tlons PANIC ON COTTON EXCHANGE. Bears Got Control of the Market, Which Rallied Somewhat. New York. Feb. 4. There was a panic on tho Cotton Excbango this morning, quotations dropping 70 points. Sully was present and non l,lr.nt nml mndn no attempt to support prices, which later rallied. Bears In Control, cr.iinn urpnt nil to nieces. Just be fore tho close it dropped 1C0 points and may reach tne ie ceni maris. Now Orleans Is also demoralized. County Judges of Texas. KVirt Worth. Texas. Feb. 4. The annual meeting of tho County Judg es and Commissioners' Association of Texas began In Fort Worth today with nearly 100 members or tao as in!ir,r, nrosont from various parts DUVI.MVll . . . ... , , , of tho state. Ono of tho principal matters to receive attention is mo Terrell election law which many of tho Judges doslre to havo modiflod. Renominated for Congress. Ottawa. 111., Fob. 4. Tho Re publican Congressional convention for the twelfth district was hold horo today and resulted In tho re nomlnatlon of Congressman Charles E. Fuller NEBRA8KA Y, M. C. A. Large Turnout to Twenty-Fourth Annual Convention. i.liu-oln Neb.. Feb, 4. Muny dele gates and visitors huvo arrived for tho twenty-fourth annual convuuuuu of tho Nebraska Y. M. C. A., which will bo In session heio during mo next three days. Among tho cities represented by today's arrivuis wore Omaha, lleatrleo, Hastings, York, North Platte. Orund Islnuil, Fre mont and Children. Tho splendid piogram piepared for tho convention promUus ono of tho most successful meetings over held by tho state association. W. M. Parsons of Minneapolis, C. C. Collon of Chicago, llev. (). W. Flfcr of York and Dr. I), it. Jenkins of Omaha are among tho prominent, speakers to be hoard. Reports pre pared by tho various officers show tho association to ho making gratify ing progress In Nebraska. NOT PARDONED, Mrs. Maybrlck Is Out of Prison, But Conditionally, Tsimlnn. Fell 4. In tho llOUSO Of commons this aftornoon tho homo secretary announced that MrB. May brlck has boon gramcu a ih.u ii. ,.p,ini inrvltiifln law. anil ..i... I,, t ,,r.,ut In Imr homo, which sho will bo allowed to leave towards tho end of th" summer. Chicago Wheat. Chicago. Fob. 4. Wheat openod D514, closed 95. May corn openoil 6CV4, closed 50, Land Office Inspector, f II Alnnmlnr of the Iji OrandO land office. Is In tho city, registered at tho Hotel 8t. George, and will remain hero for sovorai aays on buslnoss conncctod with his offlcoi;f Inspector, T Victorious Rebels. Washington, Feb. 4. A cablegram to tho state de partment from tho American legation at Montevideo, Uru guay, today says the govern ment forcos met a severe de feat and that great panic pre vailed Saturday and Sunday. Tho government forces fled, leaving wounded on the field. Attack on Montevideo Is mo mentarily oxpectod. A meet ing of foreign diplomats has been callod at tho American legation to discuss the situation. epot votes.