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VOL. 17.
PENDLETON, TJMATLLLA COUNTY, OBEGON, WEDNESDAY, MAHCH 2, 1904.
NO. 49S6.
WEATHER FORECAST.
CjjjgjlllBIBJJP Tonight and Thursday, (air
TIE NEW YEAR
OPENS WITH VIM
Commercial Association in
' Charge of the New Officers
Keeps Up Its Record,
THIRTEEN NEW MEMBERS
ADMITTED LAST NIGHT.
Hearty Responses Received to Its
Effort to Secure Lay-over Privil
eges on Tourist Tickets New
Schedule on Brancn Line as a Re
sult of Its Work Letter From
President Myers, of Lewis and
Clark Fair Commission Perma
nent Irrigation Committee Will Be
Appointed to Co-operate With
Walla Walla Address of C. L.
Whitney, of Walla Walla Perma
nent .Committees.
If tbo new administration of the
Commercial Association began bus
iness undor Inauspicious circum
stances, lost night, by admitting 13
now members, It made up for this
seeming hoodoo by the spirit and en
ergy with which the first of the new
year started off.
After listening to the reading of
tho minutes, tuo mooting was de-
Ilghtod by tho hearty responses from
'all ovor the states of Oregon, Wash
ington and Idaho, seconding the ef
fort of tho association to socuro
stop-ovor privileges on tourist tick
ets, at all points in this states.
On a special order of business a
committee consisting of J. II. Dlok
son, T. C. Taylor and Leo Teutsch,
was appointed to select a board of
managers and the following members
wore nominated by nie committoe,
and unanimously elected as a per
manent board of managers:
Loon Cohen, Robert Forsior, R. Al
exander, F. B. Judd. Dr. C. J. Smith,
W. B. Brock, H. E. Dickers, W. J.
Clark and Bert Huffman.
New O. R. & N. Schedule.
Itobert Forstor, a member of tho
pnmmlttAa' nYinnlnlnfl nnmn tlmfi n.0
to socuro a better schedule for 0. It.
& N. train No. 41, between this city
and Walla Walla, reported that the
schedule had been changed "on Fob
. mary 25, to bring that train Into this
city at 1:30 p. m., or one hour and
five minutes earlier than tho former
schedule and that although tho com
mlttoo had not secured a schedule
fixing tho arriving time of tho train
at 1 o'clock p. m., as it had hopod,
the chango was heartily appreciated
by tho poople of the county, patron
iising the train.
Wild Horse Road.
T. C. Taylor, member of the com
mittee appointed at tho last meeting
to ascertain the feasibility of tho
Wild Horse cutoff wagon road lead
ing eastward out of the city, report
ed that tho petition tor the road
wquld come before tho county court
today.
Permanent Irrigation Committee.
Dr. C. J. Smith called attention to
a letter received by him from mem
bers of tho Walla Walla CommercHl
Association regarding tho appoint
ment of a joint Irrigation committee
between the two cities, to promote
the cause of Irrigation in the states
. of Oregon and Washington. Presl
dent Boric will name this committee
at once, selecting members who will
host serve the great Interests In
volved' In the duties of that com
mittee.
A letter from President Jefferson
Myers, of the Lewis and Clark fair
a.eUte commission, was reaa, in wni;a
e recesMM that the stop-over
i-aa VH !w.1nt In the K'ftrth-
, TMfWMifev Memoers.
-Thlrtee. ajplfetlons for membor
ship were favorably acted uponf and
Secretary Robinson cast the unani
mous ballot of the association for tho
following new members:
W. W. Markham, Henry Harrison,
Schooner Wrecked.
Norfolk, March, 2. Tho
Diamond Shoals lightship has
brought, in six 01 a crow of
tho four-masted schoonor
pavls Bath, dorollct. Captain
Erwln and three othora of tho
I crow wore picked up at sea.
f Tho Davis was rammed by an
unknown schoonor In tho
Mlead of night. Tho unknown
aVobsoI is believed to l'vo
toon badly damagod,
George Hantaan, Jr., W. H. A. T.
Wallace, Earl D. Borio, W. C, R.
Prultt, G. W. Bryce, Luke Hawley,
Winn Stowart, Dan P. Smythe, Fred
W. Lampkln, Fred Earl and A. D.
Tuttle.
Letters from the Northern Pacific
and tho O. R. & N. were read, In
which they promised to grant stop
over privileges on tourist tickets.
C. L. Whltnoy, of Walla Walla, ad
dressed the meeting entertainingly
on tho subject of beautifying the
city and country by planting trees,
building good roads and laying out
public parks.
Library and Membership.
President Borle then adarcssed the
association on the library question,
stating that the women's clubs had a
plan for its .utilization under advise
ment, and that no definite action
would be taken in the matter until
the exact plans of the clubB were
known. He recommended a vigorous
campaign for members among ihe
business men, and young men of the
city, and appointed a special com
mittee on membership, consisting of
the following.
Lee Teutsch, Earnest Younger,
Fred Lampkin, A. Cohen and A. L.
Knight.
Standing Committees Appointed.
After the appointment of the fol
lowing standing committees the
meeting adjourned:
House Committee J. F. Robin
son, Albert Cohen, George Hartman,
Jr. .
Library committee Dr. l W. Vin
cent, T. C. Taylor, C. J. Ferguson.
Finance F. B. Clopton, H. E.
Bickers, A. L. Knight.
Transportation F. E. Judd, W. E.
Brock, M. A. Rader.
City interests Dr. C. J. Smith, C.
C. Berkeley, A. C. Kooppen.
Public policy L. Cohen, W. H.
Jones, T. G. Hailey.
Roads C. J. Smith. C. Berkeley,
W. H. Jones.
POSTAL REPORT
PENDLETON OFFICE DOES
INCREASING BUSINESS.
Over $300 Profit for the Month
Nothing Known Yet Relating to
Possible Change in Location of
the Office.
Tho postofllco report Is now ready
for the government and shows that
tho local offlco is steadily forging
ahead In volume of business. Tho
income from tho stamps tho past
month was $905, from newspaper
postage, $21.78, and from box rent
$7.35, making a total receipt of
$904.15.
Tho expenses of the office, Includ
ing the salaries of the postmaster,
clerks, curriers and Janitor wore
$004.24. leaving a balance over and
aim nil TTtnnm- ml ill out of 132S.S'.).
which will bo sent to the sub-treas
ury at San Francisco, Tills la an In
114.90 over the business
of the month of February,
Ar. in r.hnnne of Location.
irl, ..fTltfnlu at tlin linulnfllcM llflVH
X ilU UH1V.I1.IO W I ... . w .
i.nnr,i nntlilnir vet from the bids sent
in for the postofflce location tor 1110
:11st year, hut expect 10 in u icw
,i,,vs Thov have received no Inti
mation as to the action which tho
department will take.
The change to the Bowman loca
lii elvn tho douartmcnt sov-
eral advantages. One would be tint
owing to the nearness to the uopot
the railroad would ue compelled 10
ihn mnll tn tin' nostofflce.
tho WnHnn pominc under the S0-rod
rule, which makes the roads dellvor
tho mall when tho office Is Inside of
this limit.
Another advantage would bo that
all of the fixtures would be new. Tho
furniture in tho present building is
old, and some of it Is not as conven
ient as It might be.
DELAYED BY SNOW.
No. t Was Compelled to Walt at HII
grd While the Rotary Plow Clear
ed the Track.
n ihn most beautiful snrlnc day
that has been enjoyed in Pondleton
1HT5 vpffr. ir was nocossary to call
out the O. R. & N. rotary snow plow
to clear tho track ovor tho Bluo
mountains.
No. 1, tho west-bound morning
train did not arrivo today until 2 p.
m., the doiay being causeu uy u
freight train being stalled in tuo
snow on tho mountains, and being
compelled to back down and wait
until the snow plow cloarod tho track
ahead of it. While this was being
done No. 1 was lying at Hllgard,
waiting for a clear track beforo pro
ceeding ovor tho mountain.
This Jb tho second tlmo this win
ter the rotary plow has been callod
Into commission.
Tho democratic county convention
at St. LoulB broke up in a row. Tho
Folk dolegatos bolted and organized
a contesting convention.
REVOLUTION
RUSSIA FEARED
Provoked by the Sufferings
of a Destitute, Desperate
Peasantry.
FIFTY-THREE PROVINCES
NOW UNDER MARTIAL LAW.
Intervention Proposed by a Member
of the French Cabinet, and May
Possibly Be Carried Out Japan Not
Being Averse The Turkish Gov
ernment Will Forcibly Prevent
Russian Fleet Passing the Darda
nelles A Japanese Fleet Threit
ens Vladivostok.
Berlin, March 2. The Taegliche
Bundschau reports that Russia Is on
the verge of a revolution. Minister
of the Interior Plehve regards the
peasantry as the most dangerous
condition.
The starving rustics, maddened l.y
the excessive use of vodke, are
plundering estates and murdering the
land owners. Tho government has
proclaimed a minor state of selgo
and mild form of martial law in 53
of the 71 provinces of European Rus
sia. Move for Intervention.
Paris, March 2. Former Minister
of Foreign Affairs Honatauz, has
started an agitation in favor of in
tervention by tho powers to stop
war. French officials count much on
the new movement.
Relating to Mediation.
London, Marcu 2. It is learned
this evening on the highest diplo
matic authority that no overtures
have yet been made to either Japan
or Russia relative to mediation. If
such overtures should be made, It Is
understood Japan will give them
careful attention, and possibly agroo
to them, If assured her vital Interests
will be Bufllclently protected.
Won't Let Them Through.
Constantinople, March 2. The
Turkish government has rosolved to
forcibly prevont. tho Russian Black
Sea fleet passing tho Dardiuclles.
The defenses of the straits have
been strengthened, due to England's
threat to make a demonstration.
Russian Cruisers at Port Said.
Port Said, March 2. 'liie Russian
cruiser Aurora sailed today toward
Candln. Tho cruiser Emltrl Ilonskol
Is permitted to remain tlvo days for
repairs.
Threatening Vladivistok.
St. Petersburg. Marhc 2. A Vladl
vostok telegram states that the Jap
anese fleet recently soon off that
port Is believed to havo been reserve
vessels, and not powerful enough to
blockado tho port. Private advlcus
received at Vladivostok, Bays this
telegram, are that 2,40. Japanese
have landed at Chung Chang, north
of Gcnsan, In Korea. Tho object Js
bolloved to bo tno threatening of
Hunchun, a short distance southwest
of Vladivostok.
Reports of Japanese Reverses.
London, March 2. Again is thoru
an absolute dearth of news from Port
Arftuur or tno vicinity or tne yaiu.
Significance is attached to this as in
dicating a possible fight in progress
at Port Arthur. Several reports oro
current of Japanoso reverses, but 110
confirmation.
Attack Postponed.
Washington, March 2. Information
Is rocelved here from Japanoso
sources that a Japanoso attack on
Port "Arthur" peninsula" "wilFnof "occur
for a fortnight.
Rumors About Port Arthur.
London, March 2. A rumor is cir-
culatod in tho houso of commons
lobby that Port Arthur has fallen,
No information Is obtainable
Taking Back Track.
Port Said. March 2. Tho throe
Russian torpedo boats which dopart
od this morning in tho dlrectiou cf
Candla, havo put back, causo un
known.
At Odessa Dockyards.
Odessa. March 2. Thoro is groat
activity in tho various Russian dock
yards, as a result of orders that all
warships bo placed In the highest
state of effectiveness, ready for
emergency orders.
INVESTIGATING
T
Senate Committee on Privi
leges and Elections is
Hearing Evidence.
PRESIDENT SMITH IS
THE FIRST WITNESS.
Tells the Story of His Accession to
the Presidency, and of the Divine
Instrumentality and Mission of the
Church, and of the Discovery of the
Sacred Tablets by His Uncle, the
Prophet Joseph Smith Committee
Room Crowded With a Cloud cf
Witnesses.
Washington. March 2. Investiga
tion of the right of Reed Smoot of
Utah, to retain his seat in the United
States, he being an apostle In the
Mormon church, began this morulas,
before the senate committee ou priv
ileges and elections. The room was
crowded with witnesses from Utah,
and representatives of various organ
izations, and others Interested In the
case.
President Smith, the highest ottl
clal in the Mormon church, was tho
first witness. On tho lapel of 'as
coat was a button an Inch In diame
ter, bearing a picture of his fathe
natrlarch of the church. Smith 1.1
rmed Instead of being sworn and
was examined by former Congress
man Taylor of Ohio, counsel for tho
opposition,
Smith said he had been president
at Salt Lake slnco 1S48. and was
president of tho church, and a rec
ognized prophet, seer and rovelator,
This same recognition was also ac
corded him by apostles of tho church
Ho believed he possessed nil
powers and authority possessed 'jy
any of his predecessors In the office
of president. Besides being pro.il
dent of the church ho was president
of many business Institutions.
Tho Mormon caurch was founded
by ills uncle. Joseph Smith, who dls
covered tho place containing .ho
creed of the church, now called tho
Book of Mormons, 'ecognlzed us be
lug of divine authority.
Young Chosen by Revelation,
The list of 12 apostles governing
tho church, were read by Taylor,
and includes Smoot's name.
Smith Is Identified bk tho head o
tho central church, which consists
of three presiding high priests con
Btltutlng the first presidency,
president, and two counsellors
anostles. Tho latter were at tint
chosen by re elation, but since then
vacancies have been filled by choice
from the apostles' body, subject to
approval first by tho president
In response to a qucHtlun by Sen
ntor Hoar, Smith said the choice o
Brlgham Young us second president
of the church, was the result of a (J I
rect revelation. This to him was n
matter of certainty. "I believe
with all my heart," ho said.
Doctrine of Revelations.
it
Smith said every member of tho
church is entitled to revelations
from God for his own guldunco, but
no revolution through tho head 11
the church becomes binding or nuth
erltatlvo on members of tho churli
until accepted by a majority. Ho
knew of instances in which u largo
number of members 01 tho church
rojectcd revelations, but none of re
jection by a majority; but ouly
thoso who accept aro in good stand
lng.
In rcsponso to Hoar tho witness
said it was his belief -hat tho revolu
tions to the church had always boon
dlroct from God, and any ono that in
jected them rojectcd the dlroct com
mandmonts of God,
PANAMA- .CANAL AFFAIRS.
Preliminaries to Building Are Being
Adjusted.
Washington, March 2. Attorney-
General Knox gave out tin) following
this afternoon:
"Havu advised tho prcsidont Jin
has authority to pay immediately to
tho Republic of Panama U0.000.000,
as stipulated by tho treaty, ratifica
tions of which havo Just been ex
changed, "Also, ho Is authorized to pay tho
tho now canal company $40,000,000,
which undor tho agroeraom. wo r.ro
to pay for us Us property, and havo
not I Hod tho canal company wo are
ready to close tho transaction.
"Tho details In connection with tho
transfer of tho canal company pro-
urty should not require inoro than 70
days."
SENATOR
SMOO
ELGIN WOMAN SUICIDES.
Was Wife of Ex-County School Su
perintendent of Union County, and
Pioneer Woman. )
La Grande. March 5. Mrs. W. B.
HIndman. wife of an ex-county school ,
superintendent, and one of the most j
prominent citizens of Union county, j
committed suicide at her home on
FAte Plat, sprpn mll.vi nnrfhviHtl f
Elgin, last evening, by placing a pis -
101 in ner mourn ana mowing ner
head completely to fragments.
She was temporarily deranged hy
a long spell of sickness and the dep
uty coroner found that an Inquest
was unnecessary. She was married
to W. B. HIndman in 1SS3, and leaves
her husband and two children, a
daughter aged 16 and a son 14.
FIGHT SEWER ASSESSMENTS.
Baker City People Claim That the
Area Plan of Taxation Is Grossly
Unjust.
Baker City, March 2. Tho taxpay
ers are up In arms against the plan
of sewer assessments adopted by
the city council and many of them
are prepared to stand a trial rather
than pay their assessments.
The council adopted .ao area plan,
which provides that assessments
shall be levied on the number of feet
owned by property holders, regard
less of valuation.
Fifty-foot lots In tho outskirts of
tho city are assessed at the same
price as 50-foot lots on Main street,
and a long fight Is expected in the
collection of the taxes.
Blown Up by Dynamite.
South Bend. Ind.. March 2. Albert
Mattmlller was driving leisurely
along with a box of dynamite with a
cap fuse, and was blown to atoms,
with the horso and buggy. He In
tended to blast stone ou his farm.
PUBLIC SALES
AN
INNOVATION IN
BUSINESS
METHODS.
Scheme That Only Needs Unanimity
Among the Business Men and Re
duced Railroad Fare to Be of
Great Benefit to the City.
There Is a scheme on foot among
tho business men which. If carried
out to 11 succcssliil conclusion, will
bo of great benefit to tho placo In a
business way. It Is thnt un attempt
will bo niiiilu by the murchniits r.f
tliii clly to come to some agruemuiit
us regards a public salesduy for the
benefit of the outlying districts mill
tho merchants.
Tho plan has been talked of for
some time mid only lacks tho c
operation of nil tuo merchant h to
make It almost certain of success.
Tho proposition Is for nil of tho
merchants In the city to agree .111
bouio day In the week or tho month
when they will iiiakn a rcimonniilo
and uniform reduction on nil gools
In their stores fur tho benefit of I lie
rural population, mid then 011 that
day to ninku arrniiguinents with the
railroads to glvo special rutes to
those who roiue to buy.
If the railroads will net In harino
uy with, tho morciiantH, nml It is
thought that they will, it will bo 11
drawing curd for the town and n.
great benuflt to It. It will bo an In
duL'cmunt to tho people of tho county
lo coino hero to trade and will gut
thorn In tho linblt of coming hero in
stcud of going to other towns; It will
inuHo it possiulu ior tho merchants
to handle their goods mora rapidly,
and thus keop even bettor assort
ments than nro now found, and will
incroaso tho volume of Ijiihiiiohh, Thu
idea soonis to meet with tho consent
of a mujorlty of tho merchants, and
It Is probable Unit If all will wo'le
In harmony thut tho pluu will bo car
rlcd out.
OLD SETTLER DEAD.
Mrs. Eggers, of Cold Springs, Pass
ed Away, Aged 62 Years.
Mrjt PoIiilJL at CiildJ
Springs, dlod at tho family homo
last night after a long Illness with
Brlglil's disease. Tho deceased was
C2 yours of ugu at tho tlmo of her
death and was ono of tho pioneer
oHldeuts of this county, having como
hero with her husband and family
C years ago. Hor husband Is 0110 of
thu prominent fanners of tbo Cold
Springs neighborhood.
Tho deceased leaves six children
to Burvlvo hur: Mrs, Rudolph, of Ill
inois; Mrs. John Schmidt, of this
city; Mrs. Andrew Llslnggor, of Ho
llx; l'otor aud Will Bggors, of Cold
Springs, and John Kggers, of Port
land.
Tho funeral will bo conducted Fri
day at noon from the family resi
dence, conducted by Rev. Sprnddlor,
tho pastor of tho Qenhan Luther in
church. Thu Interment will ba In tho
Qerraau comotery at Wprren station.
PROPOSED
UNCOMPLETED
HOTEL SMASH
, Thirteen
-Story Structure in
New
Many
York Collapses and
Are Killed.
REAR OF AN APARTMENT
HOUSE WAS BADLY RAKED.
Three Occupants of the Latter Build
ing Were Killed and of Fifty Men
at Work In the Hotel Forty Are in
the Ruins Collapse Believed to
Be Due to Buckling of Steel Gird
ers The Workmen Who Escap;d
Believe All the Remaining Forty
Are Dead.
New York. Marc 11 2. The Hotel
Darlington, an uncompleted structure
of 13 stories, ou Forty-sixth stro-it,
near Sixth avenue, collapsed this
afternoon. The police report IS men
killed and a dozen Injured. The re
serves were callea out, and a dozen
ambulances summoned.
"Raked" Another Building.
In falling, tho wreckage raked tbo
rear of Patterson's apartment houso
and damaged It considerably. Mrs.
Dodgo, Mrs. Frank Starrs and a
waiter are reportcu killed at the
apartment houso.
About Forty Killed.
Fifty men were at work at tho
tlmo and of these only 10 were ac
counted for up to 3 p. m. Tho others
are In tho ruins. Workmen who es
caped bollovo all are dead. Tho res
cue work proceeds rapidly.
Tho cause of tho collapse Is not
definitely known, but It la bolloved
the Immense steel girders buckled.
FARMERS' TRUST.
Will Do Qraln, Produce and Elevator
Business.
Omaha, Neb., Morch 2. The
Fur-
mers' National Exchange mot today.
It proposes to capitalize with $50,
(10(1,000 to take tho grain, produce,
and elevator business Into Its own
hands, Stork subscriptions tiro lim
ited to 300 shares per member.
ONE DOG SAVED.
Family Pet Creates Tearful Scene in
The Police Office Today,
Donald Thompson McAllister, aged
fi, dragged iv very badly scared little
black and tun immure! Into the offlco
of the city recorder nnd nuked for
tho "dog policeman."
He hnd boon told that the city
government won going to kill his
pet. and wanted to Intercede for It.
1 Ho wanted 11 tag on his dog's col
I liir like his neighbor got yesterday.
mid had como to gel It. The pel lea
Judge told tit (11 that those tags cost
$1 no. and the tears ciuiio Into tho
lit tin fellow's eyes, but ho prepared
to nceept the liiev.tnblp. Ho turned
to 1lio mnu who provides over the
diiHtlnloH of the caulno population:
"1'leano, sir," ho said, "I haven't any
money; but don't you think you can
find someoiio who will adopt my
dog so that ho will not ho killed!"
Thu tears overflowed and dropped
down onto the dog's upturned nose,
and the pet crawled a little closer tn
his ninster and shut Its eyes,
The executioner and tho jiollco
Judge siiHponded sentence and al
lowed tho dog to go, each chipping
In 11 little fur tho coveted tag which
tho niiiuII supplicant boro proudly
nwny lu a tenrutaliiod and grimy
fist.
Returned to Michigan.
Mm. J. A. Adkins and daughtur,
of Port Huron, Mich., left last night
for the r homo ufter u few days spent
aH thu guests or Mrs. Adkins' broth
er, J, K. Rubudow, nt tho homo of
Mr. ami Mrs. K, M. Lyons. Tho
- iftdtos - havn - been-vlsJtlng rolutlvos In
thu West, nnd are now returning
after several mouths spent on Dm
coast.
No Troops to Panama.
Washington, U. C, March 2,
Much tlmo 111 tho cablnot
this morning was spout In
dlscussluK thu Panama cunul
situation, It wus doclund not
to sond troops to tho isthmus,
and to depend oiitlruly on
marines for guard duty thorn.
Accordingly, Hocrotary Taft
after thn mooting withdrew
tho orders for tuo third in
fantry to pruparo to go to
Colon