OAILY EVENING EDITION WEATHER FORECAST. Tonight and Sunday occasion nl rain; high northerly winds. Ik &v4 N 'I .mall business. will PENDLETON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, MAKCU 10, 1904. NO. 5000. :s 1 SET N CALIFORNIA Hundred Members n nlori' Union e Llallllla'l",' t in San Francisco. L CONTEST IS I ... kHEAD IN SACRAIYI-""-" ,,. Are Confident and Enu- Their Many Advantages- iBployer.' Union Claims a Membership and Plenty and Lawyers Unions Are SureExact Vote of 59 Per Cent Against WALLOWA POLITICS. Scriber and Church Factions Warring for the Ascendancy. r.i..nrl March 19. The Scrlb- cr and church factions of the republi cans are warring bitterly ior mo as Wallowa county and both sides have taken an uncompro mising stand. From all present Indications thero will be two republican county con ventions and two tickets in this county. J. M. Church, of La Granue, wno , fnr inlnt senator between Union and Wallowa county, four years ago, on the republican ticket, was Deaien by the opposing faction of his own party, and this act has rankled In the breasts of his friends ever since. Efforts are being mado to bring nbout a compromise, but every republican belongs to one or the other of the factions and It Is difficult to agree on a leader. TEXAS Y. M. C. A. iFrancisco, March 19,-Four- Imdred members ui u. t Union, empioycu u n can Company, struck this Th. trnnhlo Is dllC tO the ffi alleged refusal to abide Iigreement maae w.ui eral months ago. Renters Will Go Out. aesto, March 19 Tnere is chance In the building Itahnt today, and things are Its droj along for some ume L uj Barked development, as mm mminces their dotermln- I to itud jrm. The carpenters . onlr tandlnc trade working. lor fii ho nut of work tonight fill building operations will It is not expected ttie trouuie read to other traacs. RUSSIA WILL ABANDON ALL OF SOUTHERN MANCHURIA Will Only Try to Hold Port Arthur Reported That Russians Captured 1800 Japanese on the Yalu. London, March 19. Reuter's Chee Foo correspondent states that private dispatches report fighting between Russians and Japanese on the banks of the Yalu. The Russians claim to have captured 1,800 prisoners. The Organization Flourishes In All Parts of That State. Houston, Texas, March 19. Hous ton has capitulated to a host of en thusiastic Christian young men who will remnln In possession of the city for the next three or four days. They are the delegates and visitors to the annual state convention of the Y. M. C. A. ReportB prepared by the various officers and committees for presen tation to the convention show that the association is making gratifying progress in Texas. New association buildings have recently been erected at Childress and Beaumont, and other new buildings are In contem plation for Fort Worth, El Paso, Am nrillo and San Antonio. HOUSE REDUCES Gathering for the Clash. q. notornhiirir. Mnrch 19. Military circles are greatly encouraged by the Japanese landing at Dalny, to attack Manchuria. It Is fully expected that one will be mado by this time, pos sibly necessitating the Russian evac imtlnn of all territory south of Muk den, except Port Arthur. 7i.-r.ntn mi t a hnvn arrived, nnd It is be lleved It is possible to prevent any serious Japanese invasion. Russian troops continue to stream Into Northern Korea in excellent con .iitir,n tt-hlln thn .Innanesu are re ported to be in a bad state, duo to an epidemic of typhus. Traitor in Russian Camp. rtnrlln. March 19. The Vossische niinnir rnnnrts that Malor lnokoff of the Russian headquarters staff, has been discovered selling valuable military secrets to Japan, has been New rein-1 publicly degraded ana snot. IMPORTANT DECISION. Rult Bf Miners' Vote. tnapolls, March 19. The tel lav romnleted the count of Ites of the miners on the prop- i to accept or reject tne oper offer of a two-years' wage and announce the result as ! Total vote cast, 165,887. tentanPB nf thn scale 98.514. ft the scale and In favor of a 87,373. Majority aguinst a I 31.141 The Sacramento War. fill if Ihf. m.t t , III....... today some of the plans which tuiuntc iias lomieu to crusn uiu s, lie Often Shon In Sirrnmnnln ' he. "was promulgated today and nuriu any comnoient linn- man will he nut to work. Union mpn nt nm nnnli.n.l 11)0 hired by the employers, with lllstlnct understanding that they Iworklng in an open shop and "iuai ui' sausned to labor luj awe witn nonunion com pna The alllnnrn hna no sr.n luers. and by the end of the niere w c fullv i r.nn mnm. We inteml to hire oltlces at We shall haiii n lot.nl .In. Iien and keep in our employ antly elcht ntinmnv i,. ,. my lesal matters that tlie alii- u.aj navo to contend with, alliance is heru to stay, and 'forth will handle all labor lea of Its members " Union Side statin ' the alliance depends on crush- "iona m the state by fore- SaCnimr.ntn nnl...,. ... f ------...w Mutunn iu cuuau ng for their rights, then all the A , . 8tate are Perfectly iS IniDOSsIhln fnr thlo nl. e or thn iniitri.,..! . . t """"- mm tonirac- t --"7"w iu msrupi us," de d President Starr, of the Build Trades Council, today. "Tho CO hmu. . ' v .lu """-"e tbo union into submission, This it can r no, ii necessarv thn nnin LCn...Eta,!,l a 81ko for at least I 'cam. Wllh thn . ... . i . ., umons," ORE TESTIMONY COMING. "tiny SUhnntn,, m i UUI lr minese in c . i, ' uase. 1 . Lake, Mnroh io ttu..j Marshal Tr w".-u recelr:' J. ??00? Ula morn- kaas fn"r . twenty odd it Inv......""'"?8 m no I 1 ul 5" ,,a aL Washington, for fear , 8lale thelr II Mormnno -" umuy prom- ..rmon? and gentile nniitin. I " Z of Brigham Cltv mc Ainhnn. . .. (. Inatltnt ,'.;nurcn' lt 18 al- han run'r"1'1 agaln8t ft iCr",a: N- Trials. I tSSxi I of ,h19TA notlco has I0" to? nLth,..J:?ar'n6 on the M8 and niurdcros. hb"r 8hP Burn. last ni.tr. March 1D. I"Iom:1 "?l.n" o Santa ' THE FI BILL COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS $700,000 APPROPRIATION. Would Provide for Government Build inq and Exhibit Philippine, Ha- wallan and Alaskan Territories to Be Represented Sunday Closing Will Probably Be Left to the State Amended Bill Cuts the Senate Appropriation Down $450,000. Thn hniiRi rommltteo on industrial arts and expositions has reported an amended bill on tlie Lewis anu uiarK Rvnnsltlnn which nrovided for an nTinrnnrlntlnn nf S700.000 in cash. In stead of $1,125,000 as recommended by the senate. It nroviilea S200.000 for a govern- muiit uvlilliltr for tho erection of a government building at a cost of $75,- 000, for the coinage ot 2&u,uuu sou venir silver dollars, $175,000 tor the Alaskan. PhlliDnlnc, Hawaiian and Oceanic building and exhibit, and $250,000 for a straight Alasuan ex hibit, in addition to that now at the St. Louis fair. ThiR rnnitpa thn total cash appro priation of $700,000 recommended by the house. The matter of Sunday closing will be considered by the house committee and it Is thought now that the senato Sunday closing nlmiKn will lin Rtruck out and tllO matter of closing left entirely with the state. ea ... y --v.iuch iu t " l car of bolt!ns. Hudson Bay Irrigation Co. Wins a Suit Involving Water Supply. The well known case of D, K. Mobley et al., and tlie Little Walla wntin Trrlimtlon Union vs. the Hud son Bay Irrigation Co.. was up in the circuit court this afternoon. The case was brought to enjoin the defendants from taking water from the Little "Walla Walla river, the plaintiffs claiming that there was not enough for their use and that tlinv h n rl thn r.riorltv right. The In junction was granted, but after wards modified In that the defend ants could take 3,000 lncnes or water from the ditch of the Little Walla Walla people, provided they would turn a like amount In above the place of tapping the plaintiffs ditch by the defendants. By the time the Wnn,innti rnnlil take care of the water, however, the plaintiffs had turned in so much water tnat me defendants could not get 3,000 inches into the flume. The Judgment of the court was that since there was more water than wns needed for the use of the inintiff nml since there was no rea son why the defendant should not have the use of this water that from tlmn until noon on the ESCAPES PENITENTIARY. T. S. Tlllson Dismissed From Charge of Illegal Voting at La Grande. I.n Grande. March 19. The case of the State of Oregon vs. T. S. Tlllson, in which Mr. Tlllson wns cliargou with nincni votlnc nt the city elec tion last Monday, was dismissed In Justice Grant's court Tucsdny nfter- noon by consent or uio states rep resentative and tho prosecuting wit ness. Thn nnnnltv attached to Illegal vot ing is nothing short of a term in otntna nrlsrm nml n lack of a desire tn cn. th ilnfnmlnnt suffer such ex treme punishment is the renson for dropping the case. Mr. Tlllson was taxed up with tho costs In the case, which nmoumeu to $5.20. AGREE TO ASK FOR I'll 000 School Board and Citizens Came to an Agreement on Essentials Last Evening. PETITIONS TO THAT END IN CIRCULATION. that part of town which will mate rlally alter the landscape. Tim nltv nttornev is now prepar ing notices for posting, and as soon as these legal requirements aro ob cnrvmi thn street committee will tako a hand. They will requlro that all fences be taken down, tho streets nnnnwl nnd the ground cleaned up generally. Thero are manure piles, old shacks, and many eye-sores thero which will bo removed. Tho purpose of tho street committee is not only to open the streets, hut to remove all filth and unnecessary accumulations from the vicinity of the pump house and the intake pipes. Mgr. Elder's Anniversary. riiu-lmintl O.. March 19. Plana on nn nvtnnslvo Renin hnvo been com pleted by the Romnn Catholics of tho archdiocese of Cincinnati for uio celebration next week of tho 85th hlrthdny of Archbishop William Hen ry Elder. Archbishop Klder was born In Baltimore In 1S19 and no longs to a distinguished Maryland family. Ho has been n priest 58 years and archbishop of Cincinnati for a quarter of a century. Intention Is to Build Three School Buildings, Exact Sites to Be Deter mined Upon Later The Eastern, Western and Northern Parts of Town All to Be Represented Bonds to Draw Five Per Cent, and Premium to Be Utilized, WOOL PROSPECTS. W. J. Bryan is 44 Years Old. Lincoln. Neb., Mnrch 19. At tho homo of William J. llrynn today con gratulatory niessnges wcro received from democratic leaders and other persons throughout tlie country, tho occasion being Mr. Bryan's lltb birthday. F AILURES THE E XCHANGE Never Were Better, or Perhaps as Fine, Around Vinson. Annm Cole of Vinson, was In the city yesterday on business, and took back with him n large consignment of supplies for his sheep ranch near that place. Mr. Cole Is one of the largest Bheepmen In that part of tho country, and Is much pleased with tho prospects for this year. All of tho sheep in his part of tho rnnntv are in the best of condition, will yield GERMANS DEFEATED. Rebellious Hereros Seem to Be the Real Thing. Berlin. March 19. A dispatch from Colonel Loutwln, commanding the forces In German Southwest Ainca, announces another battle witn tne rnhnlilmiii tTnmrnH. The Germans were forced to retreat with a loss of soven officers and 19 men killed, and many wounded. Leutwln'8 IdlsDatch reads: "Colo nel Glasennapp was hastening in the advance of his column with a lamn Rtnff nf nfflnnra nnd 3f, cavalry men, when on tho 13th they encoun tered tho enemy's rear guara near Ovlkokcro. Tho enemy was unex- fnrnnrl nnd GlasenaDD was forced to retreat. The Hereros lost 20 killed. Glassenapp was nmong tho wounded." SUBMARINE BOAT Came to Top In a Storm Fate of Occupants Uncertain. Pni-lumniitli Vnfrlnnrl Mnrrll 19. The submarine A-l was located off Dab Lightship this morning, but oo causo of tho heavy current running tne boat could not be raised uu i" obb tide, when its fate may be known. It Is said today tho boat Is supplied with npparatus sufficient to supply air to keep tho men alive three dayB, and aa a result somo hopes aro entertained tho men may he found alive. Thn ttnnriit nvnillnflin which liaB so far scooped all competitors in Far Eastern war news gathoring, Insists , i . .. . . .... . , .. .1 have wintered well and th present time until noon uu me. larger fleeces than for several yearn, day of May 3 the Hudson Bay lrri-1 xiio wool has been growing right t rV.m..r,m, olwilllrl hn nl1flVP(l I 1. ...nnllini. ttlClirfnt' to use two-tutus 01 an uiu wmci,ive (wees and tho best grade, finwlnir through tho ditch of tlie , plaintiff company at the point of di version witn tne tieienuuiu ny's ditch, upon the filing of a bond fnr- n firm hv thn defendant to cover any Injury done to tho ditch of the plaintiff. All cos.ts of any changes necessary tn I'm nrn nnrtv of tho Dlalntlft are to bo borno by the defendant, and in case of dispute as to uio amuum. j. water, it should be measured by the county surveyor. Halley & Lowell represent tho Hudson Bay Company. whllo the otner smc is reiiiravui-u by A. D, Stlllman. RUNAWAY BOY FOUND. Bert Frohock, Student In Hill's Mili tary Academy at Portland, Turns Up at La Grande. Bert Frohock, a 15-year-old student thii Afiilturv Ararinmv. of Port- land, ran away from, that institution about 10 days ago, ana uio urawi has been searching for him in every part of the Northwest Yesterday evening he was located in La Grande, where ho had beaten ...... nn thn rn 1 1 road. He IS the uio son of a former O. It. & N. engineer, and lived for several years in w Grande. His aunt, Mrs. Kather ne Ramsey, of Portland, was paying his way through school, and will make no effort to get him to return, as he is determined to become a railroad employe. MU8T BE DONE. Decision of Street Committee About Webb Street. Tho matter of tho improvement of Webb street is not yet in Its grave, and will again como to light at Uio next meeUng of the council. The stroot committee have been consider ing the quesUon and have decided to recommend to the council that the Improvement bo made as was decided iu tho first instance, and the cost of the work be charged to the property owners This action will undoubtedly bring on a fight on tho part of the owners of a part of tho property along the street, and lt Is a question as to whether or not Uio committoo ana Uio council can compel the wortc to bo done. If It is possible, however, tho street will ho graded and gravel ed from one end to the other. CITY HOU8ECLEANING. Benefit of Water Supply. Tho stroot committee and the city eastern war news gathoring. insiaio oy"-.v- " "7"rn nu of hat Port Arthur was badly damaged a ttorney aro aft er pIp- ujr uio Japanese bombardment, wiuiu. was peculiarly accurate and destructive. MINE SOLD WELL. British Columbia Property Well Known In Pendleton, Brings $75, 000. K. T. Wade & Son have Just re ceived the news that tho "Trans vaal" mining property consisting of bIx claims, near Ashcroft, I). C, has just been sold for $75,000. Tho property is well known to several Pendleton' people. Mr. Wade has placed the "High land" property, consisting of four claims, adjoining tlie "Transvaal," on the market. Tho "Transvaal" and "Highland aro both copper claims and range from $40 to $C0 per ton. WEATHER REPORT. Extraordinary Rainfall in Josephine County. Tho following weather report for the week ending Marcli lo is iuni ished hv Local Weather Observer iv.nl- a Mltrhnll; Maximum Minimum temperature, temperature. r8 3G f4 31 67 35 65 34 51 32 54 35 65 40 r.r, 36 The total rainfall for the week was one-fifth of an luch: for the week r,fi.illni- it was 1.02 inches. The heaviest rainfall In tho etato for tho month of February was recorded at Buckhorn Farm, in Josepliino coun ty, being 30.83 inches. "INCORRIGIBLE." March. 11 12 (13 14 15 1C 17 18 Cleveland Owens Has Been Returned to the Reform School. N. H. Looney, tho superintendent nt thn ainia rnfnrm Rphool. was In the city this morning the guest of tho Hotel Bickers. Mr. j,oonoy nau come after Cleveland Owens, a boy who wns narolnd from tho school about a year ago. Ho had been sent to tho school from this county, anu by his good behavior had earned a narole. Since being out he has been working at Adams, and for ThomaB Myers of this place. Ho be came Incorrigible and upon com plaint being mado he was again . . --i a- . t. .. i .... . i .... i nr.. ' . . I CUIIllulllUU LU VUU JUUL.IUI.UU. ..... General Clearing Up of East End Tor Looney oIt tni8 moming for Salem with tho boy in charge. finn Rnrn to Mr. and Mrs. Smith A son was born to tho wife of 13 thn ntv in mu viwuuj ui .uu - ... - - - - Uio ciiy, in ""." Hova win In Rmlth. O. It. & N. aeent at th s ing Biauou, uuu .u w - -- --- --. start a campaign of housocleanlng In place, last night. TWO GREAT COTTON FIRMS GO IN PIECES. The Sully Company, Bull Leaders, Go Into Llauldatlon and Make an As slgnment Their Failure Followed by Collapse of Another Big Firm In the Same Department of Trade. Now York, March 19. 1). J. Sully r. r, imi'ii uiiHtinnileil on tho Cotton Hxchango. Sully Is Ihn fnmous hull operator who ran the recent cotton comer. Following tlie suspension of Sully on tho Cotton Kxclmngu the nrm an iK.ntirnil Uu fulliuti on the Slock I'x change and Coffee Uxchango, (Snly wns a member of all tnree,) ino cm fun 111 iirki't lirnkii iibriinllv 25 points, Mnv Kellliiir to $11.53 uml July to 1 1 1 r.n Tho failure caused tromt'iiduoim excitement, us there had boon no in timation that Sully was In trouble. Under hltv manipulation the price of cotlou reached 18 cents, and Sully was credited with winning mlllliiiiH. Presumably this Is all gone In the endeavor to keep prices up. Sully Has Assigned. New York. Murch 19. Tho Sully .,.,, ,tiv niii.ln nu iisHiutiment IhlB afternoon In Joseph M. Iloadlny for the lii'iu'iit of IIH creditors. Another Cotton Firm Failed, Now York, March 19. Tho suspen sion of tho J. H. Garrison company was announced on tho Cotton Kx change this morning. UMATILLA COUNTY PIONEERS. Weston Prepares for the Annual Re union on June 2, 3, and 4, 'pi,.. Kith n ii n mi I reunion of Umu tllla county pioneers will ho held at Weston on Juno z, 3, unu i, uiu day to be political day, at which tlmn nit thn nn rties aro expected to have their candidate on tho picnic grounds, for a final handshaking bo fore election, which tukes place on President George W. Proobstel, of the Umatilla county association, huh ,.ni,iiui thn following chairmen of thn innrilni? committees, to hnvo charge of tho meeting, tho remain der of tho committees to bo appoint ed at a meeting to he held In Weston nnvt MflllllnV. Tho Weston Leader gives thn list of committee chairmen and sayB mo town of Weston is now negotiating for tho purchase of tho circus HeatB of tho old McDonald circus, which bo used ior uio picniu mm j ucwu. ho used for tho picnic, and to becltno ihn nnrrnnnlitil nronnrtV of tllO t'lty. for occasions of this kind. Tho city now owns a large tent. Tho chairmen of tho different com mittees are as follows: Finance Sim J. Culley. Grounds James Ashworth. Decoration Frank It. Blair. Program O. A. Peoblos, Speakers M. A. Baker. Sports Sim A. Barnes. Privileges It. M. Powers. Music L. C. Froebstcl. Transportation II. Jnmieson. Kcceptlon Dan C. Kirk. Badges J. II. Klllgore. PrlnUng Clark Wood. After an nll-dny session, tho pro moters ot tho new school bullilinga enmo to n partial decision last night nnd decided to nsk for a bond Issno of $00,000, with which to build thrco Bchool houses In three different purls of tho city. All of tho sites In the town wero Inaitnntiwl nml It wnH llnf'tlloil that the board ask for tho amount statod. They will pledge thoniRolves In turn to hulhl two bight-room iiouhob; uno In tho east end of town, one lu tho west end, and a four-room building across tne river on mo iNortn nine. Tho oxnet locations of tho build Inun hnvo not nB vet been decided upon, but thero aro two places In tho east end which meet wiui uio ap proval of tho board and tho commit teo ot business men which mado tho rounds yesterday afternoon, ono be ing tho Parson plnco on Court street, nnd tho other tho present location of tho Acndemy school, lu uio west unu there aro iiIho two avallnblo loca tions: Tho Matlock property near tho basobnll grounds, and tho county property nt tho foot of Ilnllroad street. Thero uro several sites In the North Side district, ono being the old ft nun IhiIml' ll tilirt of a block near tho west end of Jackson street, and another a block in tne tho Cole addition. Innnllimu ImVA tlfttlA bt!CD l nunu ,w.in,wm ...... definitely decided upon, but tho board will investigate iiiriuer mm win mu.. bo guided by tho wishes of tho peoplo largely lu making tho selections. Tho question of tho amount of tho bonilH wns gono over thoroughly last night, and It was decided to ask for an Issue of $(10,000 5 pur cent bonds. By making tho Issue this size, and wllh that i.iuount of Interest, It was calculated that enough premium could he reallzud from lliolr snlo to partially, If not entirely pay for tho html upon which to erect tho build ingB. It Is the hope of tho board to reall.o a premium of from $3,000 to $3,500, on tho Imsuo. At tho present rato ot Increase in ii.,. u,.t,,ii i.iiiiiiliilliin thn liourd cat- n'" .' - - cubitus that the new buildings, which will mlil 20 rooms to uo cupui'ii. m the city school, making 31 rooms in all, will Just nbout take enro of tho school children for tho noxt threo years, or perhaps four. John I alloy, Jr., tint clerk, Is olr( diluting tho petition for tho election today, and ns noon hh ho has Hecured tho necessary number of slgnurs for ll,o call, tho board will meet nnd set the date for tho election. PAPER8 ON JEWISH HISTORY. Twelfth Annual Meeting of American Jewish Historical Society. Now York, Mnrch 19. Prominent Jews from many parts of tho country havo gathered in New York for tho twelfth annual meeting of tho Amer ican Jewish' Historical Society, which Is to begin its sessions tomorrow evening nml continue for Boveral days, Ah usual, tho program proparod for tho meeting is one of grcnt gen eral Interest. Papers will ho pre gented by Dr. Cyrus Adlcr of Wash ington; I)r, Herbert Frledonwald ot Philadelphia; Myer S. iBancs of Now York, JoBoph Lobowlch of Cam bridge. Mass.; Itov. Alfred O. Moses of Mobllo, Alu.; Henry NceurBulmcr of Now York and Mrs, Helen Wise Molony of Cincinnati. GOOD FRUIT PR08PECT8. Horticultural Commissioner Says Eastern Oregon Crop Will Be Es pecially Good, Judd Geor, horticultural commis sioner for tho Eastern Oregon dls ,i.., anv.1 thn fruit croo all ovor his .Hetr'tM will ha excontlonally good this year, from tho prospects at this tlmo. in nmnil Ttonde vallov Mr. Geer snvii thn near croo will bo below the average, because the trees ovorbore themselves last year, but all otner kinds of fruit will bo up to the usual standard, in quality and amount. ITIrbmnn Tnkntt. nf Vnln hnjt forfeited $1,000 ball and skipped the country for horsestealing, I ,T' 1