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Attornoy- General Knox announced after the cabinet meeting Uils afternoon that there will be no hitch In the progress oi arrangement for the transfer of Ilia T!lT1ATnn nronertv to the United SUtes; that Assistant Attorney-Gen. crtl Jay J. Russell will leave for Parli tomorrow to complete uio us Uils. I The newly organized Panama com--L.tAn kiai nat omntnir for tho first jbwiuu o - ail thn members belnir present. After a business session, at which wi only a general discussion of plus, the commissioners adjourned to He White House, where they wore ulotilned by the prosldent at tatieon. They sail for the Isthmus Kirch 29. Resident Governor on Strip. Washington, March 23. Major General Davis was today selected by the president to be resident governor on the canal strip. State Presents Some Damaging Tes timony. Ron PrannlRco. March 23. The court room was again crowded with women whon the Botkln trial was thl mnrnlnir. lonsr before the doors opened a great mob of wo men congregated m the corrmors. An snnn no thn doors were thrown open they made a rush to get Inside, knocking flown tne policeman guara lng the entrances. Candy Box Identified. T aIIo riiinn riom-hlpr of one of the victims, was tho first witness. Sho rvnrinntr nf thn nolsoned candy, be- camo quite ill, but soon recovered. Sho Identified a canay box buowb hor as tho one received by Mrs, rtnnnlnp Whwi thn llOT WUR exhibit ed Mrs. Botkln was agitated. She whlsporod excitedly to ner attorneys. Sho soon quieted, However, ana re sumed hor customary stolid demea- rr a n nishon. tho family nhy- otplon followed anil told of the symp toms of tho death of Mrs. Dunning, and" said arsenical poisoning was re sponsible Ho became uaaiy mixou when asked regarding the difference hntween arsenical and ptomaine poisoning symptoms. WILL BE AGENTS ft BATTLESHIP thnt China's neutrality bo strictly maintained In tho Far Rnst, fearing that Chinese participation will seri ously affect her foreign trade and possibly cnuso a boxer uprising, thus end ne to intervention by tho pow- erlt. Proposal to Authorize Them I Said to Have Been Destroyed to Do Business for the During an Engagement on Newspapers. March 18. Government Aid for Capital. Washington, March 23. Secrotary Taft Is before the house committee on Insular affairs, discussing tho Cooper bill authorizing tho Philip pine commissioners to issue bonds lor improvements. UnlesB thero be some government aid, capital will hot go Into tho islands for the con struction ot railroads. He concurred In tho view that elec tric roads should bo included and all bnllt by native laborers. This will be more expensive, perhaps, but hav ing the advantage of creating good feeling. Of 1,000 miles ot railroad needed, one-third would prove a paying ven ture, and would not call for payment ui a guaranty. Kill and Capture Insurgents. Manila, March 23. Macarlo Sakay nrnaldnn. , u ....... . . .. . i.r 0 ""Pino republic, with 15 followers, were killed and tno remainder of the band captured by Captain Dewltfs constabulary and Lieutenant Pitney'a scouts. No casualties in h a. MARTIAL LAW. Colorado Again on the Verge of Civil war. TrfnM r.. hnnHr J . ' MarcU 23. Four riijierv an-vi , , " Command . Y,.1 """K during .r? An'nas .county the : aeciared by maintained. VUU80rsn'P w bo district .,mer8 convent on In whTh'n1 ed..for la!.t Trsday, Uoment ktti, . , resu,t ,n a Bet atoruJL 0 8trlke' now may Prove awrtlre because of tho presence of Prl" Africa. """ting It .eranHrenU7.8U"?!8'uI. n vMiuuen Knitfii a-im mv A41IUti uinaTAa " tiauiurua, iii innA v iiiuuaiiii wrnnirnn -"TO aSV an .iT""" Thnro I- i...t owned. n l)0ara vo Ntu Gas Exploded. Tho mini Va- March 23. joking. Wiiita'T1 eaa thls PlttabiiM. W11,nn Lawson. of ' feared' V k"led- t 0 hart iem ,n the ruins, by and Wl snlt- VAST RAILROAD DEALS IN SIGHT MERGER DECISION HAS UNEXPECTED EFFECTS, General Rate War May Be Precipl tated by the Hill Interests Cap ture of HIM Interests by the Har- rlman Combination Is Looked for by Some Santa Fe May Enter a General Merger of Pacific Inter ests. New York, March 23. Wall street Is filled this afternoon with rumors regarding a rise In Union Pacific and tho stocks of the subsidiary compa nies of the Northern Securities as well. The Union experienced tre mendous dealings and rose to seven nnlnta Southern to three. One story Is that the war of throe years ago, which culminated In tho panic of 1901, has beon renewed hy tun mil.Hnrrlman Interests. The theory Is that Union Pacific will control Northern I'aclBc on uie uis onintlnn nf the Northern Securities and force tho return of the merged To offset this, street gossip has it that Hill Interests navo uougni honvllv Into Union and Southern CUM nnntlinr KtnrV IB that UniOll IS by harmonious agreement to be made Mm .lnm nn inir interest in uie at. 1 1. Tinnlflr. nm. firrtrit North nUUUClU J liv-ll.w ' on, nthnr stories navo It that the Santa Fe is to be made a member of the family of pacific roaus. WALLA WALLA SPORTS. Will Bowl With Pendleton Team Ten-Round Scrap at Garden City rntoin tnlni Kreraor of the Walla Walla bowling team, was in tho city this morning, having come wim ma team to bowl with tho Pendleton team. He reports that thero will be a 10 round scrap at tho Walla Walla Ath loii. rii,i. rnnma tomorrow night bo tween Barney Mullln, of Spokane, and Fred M tiller, of Astoria. Both of the men are In good condition and will weigh In at 138 pounds. Great interest in the contest Is being man ifested in the Garden City and vicin ity, and it is thought that tho build ing will bo crowded when time is called. . , . r...tt.. lAhn Krnmo. Charles An droe, Ban Lankard, Harry Powell nA a t. uniMnes. reuresentlng tho bowling t'pam from tho Walla Walla Athletic Club, leu """""h " tholr homes, after having done in thn Pendleton boys In the bowling content. Tho visitors mado a total of 4,379 Pins, wuicu moro than tho Pendleton boys could n LnnnHnf over, nnd were thus awarded tho decision. Tho hlghost average was won u, .I.., Boswell, with a total oi m Columbia College Students. a t nrHa T'nrl J. Phea, J M. Blckford, Walter H. Gay and uenry uurtis, an " lumbla Collogo at Milton, wero in the ol.v lnaf nltflit tVtlllA DU LUCIl nV to tho valley. Some of them aro go ing to tholr homes tor a "" tvhiio nrHa in on Ills way to San Francisco. Ho Is-just recover- lng from a hard attaci: m ufjiuuu. citls. Gone to California, m i n. r.nB m.iii Uiavo in tho morning with a carload of household orxocu for Grass vaiiey, "7'v ho oxpocta to make a homo for him self and iaraUy. Mrs. afcen and children loft this morning. Mr. Greon camo to this city about a year ago from Holton, Kan., and for some i i .1..- nnjnnr of the flSb tiwu una uuuit mu market on Main street, formerly PRESIDENT ADVISES PINE RIDGE INDIANS. Continued Hearings in the Postal Frauds Cases, Before the House Committee General Tendency to Whitewash Members of Congress Is Noted Senator Gibson Intro duces a Bill to Repeal the Desert Land Act Land Fraud Indictments. Washington, March 23, Newspa per publishers appeared before the senate committee on postofflces this morning to urgo that rural free de livery carriers be permitted by law to act as agents for newspapers and periodicals In the collection of sub scriptions, the newspapers to pay the carriers for such services. Although no vote was taken, It was made evident that the committee will favor the proposition. Tho nou-onnnprs delenation had previous ly elected M. A. McRae as chairman and delegated him to make tno prin cipal address. Roosevelt Advises the Indians. Prpnlilpnt Tloosevelt preached a homely sermon to a delegation of In dians from Pine wage tnis morning, nrMncr fhpm to Rpll half their nonles and get more cattle. "The govern ment will help you an it can, out u cannot help men who can work and won't."' The bucks noted their approval. KOREANS ENLISTING IN RUSSIAN SERVICE State Convention of the Maccabees Indorse the Plan of Oregon Pater nities. Portland. March 23. Tho most im portant business transacted by tho state convention of the Maccabees yesterday, was tho adoption of tho plan of Oregon irntornai societies to build a fraternal hall for tho Lowis and Clnrk fair. A resolution was unanimously adopted authorizing tho expenditure of ,50,000 for this purpose Russian Engineers Killed While Re pairing the Retvlzan Ice Is Breaking In the Yalu Japan Has a Distinct Purpose In Hoping That China Will Remain Neutral Jap anese Editor Arrested and Paper Suppressed. Central Texas Floods. t,ri Worth. Tnxnfl. March 23. terrible hall nnd windstorms in Cen tral Texas washed out tho bridges and tracks of tho Santa Fo for many miles. H. Burger, in veil couuty, was killed In the debris of a barn. Crops hnvo been vastly damaged. On tho IlrniLOH, In Palo Pinto county, the loss of stock Is tremendous. t .1 xinnu ni . TuVlr. rlla. lUUUl'M. mat Hi .uniu . 1- . - ........... to rnnntimil 1 1 . r II from MoJI, on the coast, that a Rus sian batlicsnip was aesiroyeu in u Japanese attack on Port Arthur March 18, and tho city bombarded. Naval authorities are not advised. Russians Lose a Warship. Ixindon. March 23. A MoJI dls natch after tho Japanese had thrown a number of shells Into tho city, tho Russian fleet engaged them outside of the harbor, the Russians losing one warship. Tho Japaneso casual ties aro placed nt seven. No men tlon Is mado of Injury to tho Jnpan eso fleet. Postal Frauds Hearing. Washington, March 23. The house postal Irregularities committee this morning heard First Assistant Port-niaster-General Wynne. His first knowledge of the discon tinuance of allowances, 900 In all, came to the house postoffice commit tee through Waters, January 11. Ho said Waters was addressing tho committee on the appropriations The next he heard was when tho postmaster-general handed him, Jan uary 1G, a letter from Chairman Overstreet, asking for that list. Ho sent for Waters and directed him to bring it. Ho localled attention to the fact that it tontalned names ot members of congress. Ho and tho postmaster-general agreed the names ought not to be coupled with Beavers and Machen ber-ause they had dono nothing wrong. More Indictments. Secretary Hitchcock received word today that seven more Indictments iu land 'fraud cases have lieen re turned in Oregon. To Repeal Desert Land Act. In the senate Gibson Introduced a bill providing for the repeal of tho desert land act and gave notice that ho would address tho senate tomor rora. Lake Shore Wreck. Krle. Pa., March 23. A Lake Shore & Pittsburg express ran Into an open switch northeast of ber this morn in. Two tmlnmnn were fatally hurt and passengers badly shaken. Tho train icit me irur. Public Houses Closed. Port Arthur, March 23. General Stosel, commandant, has closed all public houses ad a result oi tno iu' creased drunkenness. Word In received that 100 Koreans at Poissan Bay, ha'vo volunteered for tho Russian army. Two engineers were killed by an explosion while repairing tho battleship Retvlzan. Ice Breaking Up. St. Petersburg. March 23. New Chwang dispajlcihes statu that tho last firing at Ylnkow was duo to gun practice at tho forts. Tho ice In tho river Is breaking rapidly. Italians Working for Japan. Rome, March 23. Tho Japanese government lias arranged for a party of Italian naval engineers and work men to go to japaneso dockyards and assist In work there. Accused of Being a Spy. Toklo. March 23. Tiesuko Akl vara, a member of parliament and publisher of a newspaper here, Is to bo Investigated by a commllleo or parliament. He 13 accused of being a spy, having attacked tno govern mont. his Tinner cliaridmr It With forcing capitalists to subscribe to tho war bonds. Tho paper has beon suppressed. Strict Censorship. Washington, March 23. Minister Al en. of Seoul, cablos today "Speclo caravan bound for tho mines was stopped by Japanese forces south of Anju and tho miners were not allowed to proceed further In that direction. Newspaper correspondents have been called from Northern Korea to Seoul. The censorship Is strict. After hard marches Uio Japaneso troops aro arriving at Pinyang. Want China to Remain Neutral Vienna, March 23. Tho Neu Frie- vereaz learns that Japan has lntl mated to China sho earnestly desires PENDLETON POSTOFFICE WILL REMAIN IN PRESENT QUARTERS "Washington. D. C, March 22. Postmaster Pendleton, Oregon: Hotel proposal to renew lease from April first waa accepted yesterday. ann lnolriU.tlonR in IcttCT. J. J. Hawley, acting first assistant post master-general." rniwA fn.niTnliifl' tnlnfrr&m Was TO AftlV ,uivtv.B . oiva.i inot nieht hv Postmaster i.lv- ormroo and sottlea tho mooted ques- tlon of the location or tno posiouicu, for the time, at least, nrir win i,.iHn nt once on tho in terior of tho otuco and it will bo en tirely remodeled. Tho spaco occu pied by tho news stand conducted by t nnnm in thn loft-hand cornor as you enter tho door, will bo remov ed and an mat smo oi uiu uunU will bo enclosed with a partition ex tending into tho main room about 14 foot. Immediately as you enter the building and to the left will ho found ii7 ..riimtn offlnn of thn noBtmaster. after tho alterations aro made. Next to this will bo tho money orucr win dow, and still further back towards tho rear, will be tho general deliv ery window. The main room will be in about the same place that it now occupies, with the exception that the walls will bo straightened and run on par allel lines with the walls of the building, making the insldo nearly square. Inside of this room new and im proved facilities for the handling of mall win be placod. Lockers will bo provided along the south wall for the postoffico supplies, and moro room for tho use of the employes will bo mado in every manner pos slble. Tho boxes and interior In genoral will bo freshly painted and varnlshod and tho entire building put in a shape that will be as good as new. Tho owners of the placo will com menco the work of renovating at once, and In a short time Pendleton will practically have a new postof FOR FRATERNAL BUILDING. SUWIPTER TIRES OF BRAZEN IE CITIZENS HAVE PETITIONED FOR CLOSE OF GAME8. Mountain Town Now Flooded With the Worst Class of Tinhorns Ever Seen There Open Gambling and Immorality Causes Law-Abiding Element to Revolt District Attor ney Sam White Now Investigating Sumpter, March 23. Tho citizens Mm terrible ill- wi J 1 ......r, - . .rnn.n nt rrlnui nml Immorality. UaVC petitioned tho district attorney to suppress gambling nnd closo tho dens of vice now running openly and brazenly on some of tho busliieas streets. , Since tho closing ot gnnibllng Joints In Wn oil 111 ft fill townn nnd Pendleton this city hns been flooded with tho worst class of tinhorns and suspi Iniia flinrlu-lfil-H nvnr SOOIl hero. Pet ty crime, attempted holdups nnd upon frnmuini' in nvnr Knlonn. nnd other forms of Immorality have increased fifty-fold within tno past uiree months, and tho lawnblillng cttlzons nr.. u-nnrv of tlin nlllllt. District Attorney Sam Whlto of Baker City. Is now in conreronco with Mayor McCiillough. with a view to closing nil tno gnmniing iiuuhuh. .mi ,.i fiit in,, ii mid on tho tenderloin district, In hopes of ridding tho town of tho worst clement, nt least. Tho strlko of tho 1". & 10. mlno has i.rimiit ovnr a hundred minors to tho city, und for tho past 10 days tho city has been on u rampage m urnui lng und gambling. COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT. Several Matters of Unusual Interest Will Be Considered. The round! will meet this evening with sovora! things to do. Tim nnwiir rommltteo has been working on tho now plumbing ordi nance, and lias the general plan woll In hand, though It is not yet put Into final form. It Is tho Intention of tho committed to submit tho ordlnanco to tho council this ovonlng, if it is posslblo to got It written before tho tlmo. It will bo oxhaustlvo In Its treatment of tho question, and will provide for all tho contingencies which may nrlso in tno niiuro piuniu lng of tho city. , Ti,,. oirnM vmimlHoo la also look im, into i !m Webb street grading ..matim, nml It In probable that some action win iw iukuii mi ing in regard to whether or not mo tuorir ahnii ho dona by the city and charged to tho property owners. T uroa fnoillfllL LIlUL HU1HU UUUIUDl' Incr- rlnifnlnnmnntn would COmO to light this evening in connection with ih, Ipvpp rlnrnn. which had bOOIl taken for loundatlon stone, but this hopo of a scrap seems to nave gono glimmering. Tho homo builder who uosd tho stono baB decided that ho wnuM rnthnr lirlni- tha stone back or replace It than to cause me coun cil any trouwo or loss ui lumyui, or., I lim ho nxnresscd himself to some members of Uio pommltteo. It is possible that instructions win oo . . . . 1 . , . I. .tnmnfrn given to mm io wm eood for fear the subject may slip from his mind. TENNI8 GROUNDS. will Ba Three Courts, ana uames Will Begin April 1. Tho Tennis club has Just secured n lcfisn on three lots on Aura street, near the O, R. & N. track, on which work will he commonced jmmeaiato- Jy for laying out three courts. Tho grounds vlll then be enclosed by a fence of wire netting 10 feet high. Twonty-fivo enthusiastic mcmDors have placed the club on a firm finan cial baals, and the boys expect to be ready to play ball by April 1. UNDER WHEELS .aboring Man Was Crippled for Life Yesterday at Thorn Hollow. FIRST ATTEMPT TO BEAT HIS WAY ON RAILROAD. Was Out of Money and Trying to Get to Baker City A Man of Good Ad dress and Appearance Had No Intention of Beating His Way Un til a Slow Train Came Along Vic tim Is at St. Anthony's With Only a 8llm Chance for Recovering. J. O. Bloucher, a laboring man. was run over by an O. It. & N. freight train yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock nt Thorn Hollow, nnd Is In St. Anthony's hospital, with hut lit tle chnnco for his life. After tho nccident ho was brought hero, arriv ing about midnight. Ho wns greatly weakened from loss ot blood, and this morning tho surgeons In chargo had but little hopes that ho could recover. In attempting to catch tho train h slipped, nnd his left arm was ground to pulp from tho shoulder to tho hand. Though vory weak from loss of blood and In great pain, tho man roiiHcnlnd to tell IiIh story this morn ing. Ho snld: 'My nnmo Is J. O. Bloucher and I , nm 32 years of ago. I camo from Blackburn, Oklahoma, nnd havo been In this country for somo tlmo. I havo been working at Iono for quite a while, but ran out of work anu somo of tho pooplo told mo that I perhaps could got something to do on tho farms In this section, bo I camo across country looking for work. I did not find It and was in tending to go to Bakor City, "At Thorn Hollow I was walking along tho track when tho train camo along, nnd It Roomed to bo going slowly. I did not know bow to board It, for this was my first attempt at heating my way. It Is about tho first tlmo I was over broke when I had to travel, and I did not know how to gi't aboard. . "I tried to catch the end ladder ot a our, but tho sand gnvo way under my feet, or olso I wns not nctivo onoiigh, and I fell hotwoon the ends of two cars, Ah I struck I thought I was dear under and gnvo up: but the next InHtiint I wns thrown to one sldo of tho track, with Just my nrm torn off, nml I was novor so tlcldi-il in my llfo. I am pretty weak, hut think when tho doctors get ma flxud up that I will bo all right In a llttlo while." Bloucher was operated on this morning and his arm wits taken off at tho shoulder Joint, und at lust re ports ho was resting easily, though It Ih doubtful It lie will recover from tho shock of tho operation, owing to tho Ions ot blood and his woakened state. Tho mnn Is not ft tramp, ns can be seen from his genoral nppoaranca nnd his dress. Ho was dean, both In person nnd In clothing, nnd Is one of those unfortunates who aro com pelled to tako clinnces by tho Irony of fate. 8HIPPING ELGIN GRANITE. L. Monterastclll Now Superintending the Shipment of Three Carloads of Fine Stone, L. Montcrastelll left this morning for Ulgln, where ho will remain for tli nuvl uiiiik- Kiiimrlnlnnilliiir tho, ulil.itn.tn I lt I lii iu i MI r tllll(ln of Klein granite, from his quarry near that placo. This granite will ho used In this ir,iiiiinr nllll Wlllln Will 111 for buildings and monuments and Is one of tho finest granites In tho West. It Is found in ill no runt colors aim i onflllv U'lirUpil. Tlld HlllinlV Of tho stono Is apparently Inexbaiistlblo and all tho towns In Kastern Oregon are now uslug It. Land Sale. Otis C. IiikIo has sold to Pauline InKlo for $1.0. a tract of land im section 12. township C north, range 36, being property In Milton. Wife and Paramour Killed. Jcrsoy City, N. ' J., March 23. His wife not returning homo all night, Theodore Schultr, a salesman, confirm ed his suspicions that sho was with George Borchard, a machinist, by golug to tho lattcr's room and breaking in the door. He found the wo man and Borchard both dead in bed, with pistol shot boles in their heads. : ft Known as tho Caatio usu mrv.