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'EVENING EDITjOM DAILY EVENING ED ITIQN your difficulty Is not too WEATHER FORECAST. Tonight niul Krlitiiy. partly Cloudy nml occasionally threat, CllltlK. Lml a one a M'rrobably solve It for you. PENDLETON, TJMATIXLA COUNTY, OltEGON, THUliSDAY, APRIL 14, 1904. NO. C022. IRTY-EIGHT aiLOHS KILLED osion in the Turret of the Olittleship Missouri at Pen- cola, Florida, Lt extent damage IS NOT YET DIVULGED ted Vessel Was uamageo Lrt Time Ago by a Collision Is Commanded by Roosevelt's Lthtr-ln-Law A Sailor's Pres L of Mind Saved the Ship From .ri.tc Destruction Funds Be Raised for the Next ot Kin. Lomln. Fla.. Anrll 14. Four or limms and nine men wero kill- h an explosion In tne turret of ibattlesbln Missouri ouring mr Ipractlce. Their names are re I ij the navy officials. The turi Is commanded by Captain ;s, President Roosevelt's broth Haw, formation, that prior to the accident! to the gun aboard the Missouri,! there had been no Annie blown back whatever, that tne rapidity of ser vice of tho Missouri's guns had been relatively very slow; In fact, only half as rapid ns that of the Albany. The turret roof was not Injured, but one man was blown overboard from the turret. DEWEY A CANDIDATE. Names of the Killed. isblncton. April 14. The navy Ltment elves the names of the In the Pcnsacola accident to be hnant Davidson, Ensign W.ech iLleutenant Grldley, Midshipmen and Neumann, and nine sail Grldley was a son of Captain ;y, who commanded the Olym lit the battle of Manila, and was a son of Brigadier Gener- rird. More Names of Dead. Insacola, Fla., April 14. The fol Is; names of dead In addition to already published, have been nalned: Seamen J. E. Knight, Donnelly and 0, B. Moe: Chief Iters' Mate J. F. Kennedy. Two seamen died this morning. pad Will Number Thirty-eight. IMhlngton, April 14. "Five offlc and 33 men are dead, and two ; cannot live, as the result of an Won on the Missouri. fare rounds had been fired from liter 12-lnch gun; and tho shell been sealed and two snnti nns nf Ider rammed home, when the ex- i'on occurred, killing every officer i a in me turret and all but k in the handllnc room." ft above dlanatph Tunc rnfit Urtrl t'e department of war frob Ad ' Barker, who is In rhnriro nf p practice at the range, 15 miles pat from the naval Rtntlnn nt Isacola. it tells nf (ho toflf t. I accident that -nA t u Tican navy since the blowing up e Maine In 1898. rtylght Caskets Ordered. fcnsacola. Fin a,..h tic , .1 1 ' 11. lsUHUIU e Ml880url- u"8 morning ived more than inn .....u lu uu personal- Tells Emmett People That He ,s In the Race. Nampa, April 14. During the visit to Emmett last week of E. H. Dewey a son of Colonel Dewey, and Fred Barnes, the former, In discussing po litical matters with friends, was very frank In admitting his candidacy for the nomination for governor on the republican ticket, and indeed he has many friends here who would like to see him there. WATER MAINS BURST. Great Damage Done by Water In Salt Lake City. Salt Lake, April 14. The junction of nine water mains at the head of Main street, hurst this morning, lift ing tho street car tracks nnd pave ments and flooding the business dis trict, and undermining such historic landmarks as the monument to Brig ham Young and tho Pioneers' monu ment. The damage In sight amounts to several thousand dollars. OTHER GDSTLY lMi.EE TO S EASTERN FLEET! RUSSIA FAIR BILL SIGNED. Lewis and Clark Appropriation Re celves the Signature of President Roosevelt Washington, April 14. President Itcosevelt yesterday evening attach- ed his slgnntiiro to the Lewis and Clark appropriation bill, In the pros once of Senator Mitchell, of Oregon, who will bo presented with tho pen. with which tho document was sign TnnnAn D C L rj-.i- L .. iL. I l ilJm- 10 "0 placed In tne Oregon ex iuiuuuu uuat OCIIl IU 1MB DUUUIII UV UIB JaUfllltJbUi SHU Hie hlblt at the fair, n i.i i r , n r , inc uiu carries an appropriation Dauiesnip rroDieaa badiv uamaeed. ot $450,000, provides for tho coinage v w 1 nt nri nnn .... t. ..it....- .i..ti. i Ml k.t;,vwv ctimti'Mii Hiltui nullum, mill nlso provides that tho government exhibit nt St. Louis shall bo trims. fcrred to the Lewis and Clnrk fair, making a total cash vnluo of the ap- propriatlon $SOO,000. Senator Mitch ell expressed satisfaction at tho re suit, although ho had hoped to secure more aid from congress He attributes the failure of tho original senate bill to tho great amount of money now being naked for public expositions, rather than to ltnl hns n desolate annenrnnce this""" "PPrecuuuin ui wio imporo- mornlng. A driving snow storm pre- a.nce of 11,0 Lcw8 nml cl"r' oxI'sl vnllc wlilln inn fnnno nt mn nnnnln lliH depict sadness. Admiral Aliexeff Will Have Supreme Command of Russia's Eastern Squadron The Petropavlovsk Was Sunk by the Japanese, In Battle Port Arthur Acknowledged to Be In Imminent Danger St. Petersburg Is Wrapped In Snow and Gloom. Paul Delaney Under Bonds. Baker City, April 14. Paul Dela ney yesterday waived examination in tho case of the state against him for assault with a dangerous weapon up- on the person of Bert Small, and was placed under $200 bail to await the action of the circuit court, the first Monday in June. St. Petersburg, April 14. Official dispatches state that the Russian battleship Pobleda was also struck and a large hole torn In her sine. The Japanese also surrounded and sunk the Russian torpedo boat Vts- trashnl, but 50 of this boat's crew were saved. Water High In Grand Ronde. La Grande, April 14. The Grand Ilonde river overflowed above the city yesterday, and a small sized flood came down through Main street, in tne aiternoon. Tne snow is now melting very rapidly at the headwa tors of the stream and very high wa ter is expected. Roosevelts Have the Mumps. Washington, April 14. President Roosevelt returned from Groton this morning, accompanied by his sons Ted and Kermlt, both of whom are suffering with mumps. The lads are quarantined in a room on the second floor of the White House. St. Patrick's Day Won. Newmarket, April i4. Croker's St, Patrick's Day won the biennial stakeB of 500 sovereigns. IT IS HERMANN Mfl LAMSDN TWO CONGRESSIONAL FAVORITES NOMINATED, reDorti a. the trn k .. h"? .Bnln ,na'- line it,. I , uul 'el Known re- FfL,le otiiTei 1" Pensacola Neither Moody's Nor Harris' Name Was Presented James A, Fee, of Pendleton, Chairman of Second Congressional District Convention Outward Harmony Prevails Cat tlemen Are Opposed to Leasing of Public Domain. Portland,- April 14. The republican congressional convention of the sec ond district yesterday nominated J. N. Williamson for congress without opposition. A full representation from the dls- I a. . "7 or a self.Bnin. lie M- i. : , """-'"l man 10 ZtW ,s ' d a sailor nam- ler 1 ,:L .?elnK the burning d n,JL'l' l?e man grappled It. ".UUKn fhft ... -i bVfrl. "v "Tei an ,ean. fm, ... .lne act saved tho'trict was present. Judge James A cnaree'ii. j ruct,on. as had Fee- of I'endleton, was unanimously bed the wpuld lmvo elected chairman of the convention, i lie name or Malcolm A. aioouy Sunk by the Japanese. Tokio, April 14. According to a dispatch from Admiral Urlu today, the Russian battleship Petropavlovsk was sunk by a Japanese, not by a Russian mine. Urlu's report says Togo's fleet sunk one battleship and one destroyer, with no Japanese losses. Port Arthur In Great Danger. London, April 14. A Central News Rome telegram received from NIu Chwang, states the fall of Port Ar thur Is believed to be imminent and that Togo Is preparing to land troops for a siege of the town. Rumor of More Disaster. Paris, April 14. A Journal St. Pet ersburg dispatch states the rumor is current in the Russian capital that another Russian warship has been destroyed. The Petit Parislen has like dispatch. The early morning newspapers brought details of the catastrophe, nnd even the most Ignorant bought them and Implored passersby to read them aloud. KILLED BY A SNOWSLIDE. Were Trying to Remove the Debris of Another. Vancouver, I). C, April 14. Thorn- The papers unanimously dcploro as Downlo, train dlspntchor ond the disaster, but try to excuse Makn- brother of William Downlo, superin roff and other officers by recalling tendent of the C. P. railway for tho the collision between tho English Maritime provinces, and Will Dodges, battleship Victoria and the Camper- son of the gold commissioner u. down during the maneuvers In the Kootenay, were on a work train Mediterranean a few years ago, In Tuesday, working to rcmovo one which nearly the entire crew of the snowsllde, when nuother slldo hap- Sign of God's Displeasure. Rome, April 14. The Agenzla Ital ian's unee Foo correspondent says the destruction of the battleships has produced an intense depression at Port Arthur. Russian superstition has taken the event as a sign that God Is against them, and It Is bellev ed that only the piasence of the czar at Port Arthur will revive the mar tial spirit of the populace. Eight Hundred Lives Lost. St. Petersburg, April 14. Grand Duke Boris has been ordered to bring his brother Cyril to St. Peters burg as soon as the wounded man Is able to undergo the Journey. A definite list of the dead shows 41 officers and 750 men lost their lives on the Petropavlovsk, tottleshi e magazine P In twain, and blown M"iey for m.v ... IWbuted $100. and"thn- ' me naw n,' " ucieM of , ; a sum as hLVJ tor the relief lea.ted men 5 Stood! n .th0 MtaBourl. he wid0 V. sent dispatches ,fie next of T enant Davidson a telpm-o.- - " "mors -"ueo. to i-ii . " WUB also tt North 'xi ?Brker' rom' -b uir flpprmof v iikui, "eeriest syinnnlhv now t All u- ' fX"re5 of naval ..:: .... I, . ,08 Btatpmnn..""""8 ranKCB ML? 'wrned tl 'inofficial Esbe 6myth Dea . AfidflVA. T m. 8m las8 ' April 14. I Cleslajtur.". . Protossor f - 40Te7 l..nlsttry in th " S .V UVOIOE pnl a', ""i " iiL.. 80 f hear? 7. oennary ZZ "led nraZ "Vo th: . I " enounced T,:.'u:. 110 name of Malcolm A was not presenteu to tho convention and outwardly the business was con ducted with perfect harmony. Resolutions were adopted con demning the actions of President Roosevelt and the Oregon delegation In congress. A resolution presented by the cattlemen's organization, op posed to leasing of the public do main, was discussed at length, but the convention adjourned before ac tion was taken upon the resolution. Tho cattlemen will present the same resolution to tho democratic congressional convention. Hermann Is Nominated. Salem, April 14. Blnger Hermann wns renominated for congress by ac clamation, In tho congressional con vention of tho first district yesterday afternoon. While Harris, of Eugene, was hope ful for tho nomination, until tho hour of oncnlnc tho convention, it developed that he did not havo suf- ncient votes to nominate and ho de clined to permit his name to bo presented. Mad Mullah Changes Base. London. April 14. An Adon dis patch states that the Mad Mullah, against whom tho British havo been conducting a campaign, has reached Callan territory. No Decision as Yet. St. Paul. Anrll 14 No decision in tho securities case today Dynamite at St. Petersburg. London, April 14. Tne Central News correspondent at St. Peters burg wires that a dynamite outrage at the Hotel Nord today wrecked the room In which the son of General Kzarkoff was lying, and the young man was killed. The papers contain- ing the news had gone to press when they were warned not to publish. It is stated the police have documents Incriminating the responsible miscre ants. Numerous Victims. London, April 14, A dispatch from Paris says tho version of the dyna mite explosion at tho Hotel Nord, In St. Petersburg, which has reached the French capital, states that tho victims were numerous and Include members of the state council. Victoria was lost. In official circles the hope Is ex pressed that the catastrophe will re act to the benefit of the Russian fighters by adding rage to courage. It Is cited that Russian officers have solemnly sworn, In caso they capture him, to hang Admiral urlu, who commanded the Japanese fleet which sank the Russian cruiser van- ag off Chemulpo. Mass for MaKaroff and his crew was celebrated In the admiralty chapel at noon today. The czar and all the government officers attended, pened. killing them both. DIVER DEAD. Accident Happened to William Hoar In Jersey Waters. Boonton, N. J.. April 14. That Diver William Hoar Is dead, Is tho general belief, as no sign of llfo has come 'since 1 o clock yesterday. Fresh divers went down this morn ing to make an attempt to get Hoar's body out. Russian Official Account St. Petersburg, April 14. Admiral Prince Ukhtomsky telegraphed to day: "At 10 yesterday, during maneuv ers in the roaastead In the face of the Jap fleet, the battleship i-otro- paviosk carrying the flag of Com mander Mokaroff, capsized after an explosion. i no torpedo boat vestrashni was sent out yesterday with others on a night expedition, and was surround ed by the enemy's torpedo boats and sank while fighting. Five men were saved. After the sinking of the Petropav lovsk I took over temporarily command of the fleet. While surrounded by the enemy's squadron the battleship Probleda ran into a mine which struck her star board side amldshlp. The Probleda succeeded In making tho harbor without aid, an no one aboard was hurt. Aliexeff In Command. Paris. April 14. Tho Echo Do Paris St., Petersburg correspondent states that Admiral Alloxeff has been ordered to proceed to Port Arthur to assumo command of tho squadron, pending tne appointment of Mnka- roff's successor. Tho viceroy leaves tonlgnt. Grand Duke Cyril tolegranhed ho is Buffering from burns on tho neck. aim contusions on tho knees. Only two minutes elapsed between tho explosion and sinking of tho ship. Presidential Nominations. Washington, April 14. Tho follow ing nominations wero sent to the senate this morning: W. 11. Hunt, Montnna, district Judgo; A. D. Cham berlain, register land offlco at Doug lass, Wyo. Captain Merry Missing. Ixis Angeles, Cal., April 14. Can- tain Thomas B. Merry, starter for tho Ascot races, and a prominent horseman, Is strangely missing since Monday. His wife Is distracted. RELATION WOOL AND TO SHEEP Umatilla County Clip This Year Will Bo About Three Million Pounds. AVERAGE 12 POUNDS ON 250,000 SHEEP1. Charles Cunningham Will Shear Eighteen Thousand Sheep Thi Year, and Has Animals That WilC Shear From 20 to 30 Pounds Each Mr. C. Believes Prices WiD Range About the Same as Last Year, Though the Qualify of Woe Is Better1. ? INTEREST BUTE IS ADVANCED STATE SCHOOL FUND IS BEING DEPLETED, Applications for Loans at 5 Per Cent Very Numerous Board Decides to Refuse Applications Henceforth, Until Fund Is 8omewhat Increased 34 Applications Now on Hand. Wrapped In Snow and Gloom. St. Petersburg, i.prll 14. Tho cap- Salem, April 14. There Is ronsld- erablo moro of u demnnd for tho loan of school money and tho Irre ducible school fund Is hecouilng rap idly depicted. Tho applications on hand are so numerous that, If grunt ed, would leave no surplus, and the state land board has decided that tin will bo loaned out at Japs Satisfied, Toklo, April 14. Tho first news of moro money the sinking of ihe Petropavolvsk was tho minimum rnto of Interest under received by privnto telegram this the law, 5 per cent, and accordingly morning. The officials expressed sat- made an order yesterday afternoon Isfactlon, though they regretted tno that the rate of interest In the future death of tho gallant Mokaroff. "PLAY BALL.' Umpires' Cry Ushers In Springtime In the East. Chicago,' April 14. A real harbin ger of spring arrived today, when the umpires' cry, "Play ball," was a sign for opening the sermon. Tho temperature, however, is moro of a winter variety, with flurries of snow hero and at Cincinnati, New York and Philadelphia. GUARANTEED EARNING8. until further notice, would ho raised to fi per cent per annum. mo sciiool districts of the state however, desiring to borrow money and Issue bonds or warrants thorcfor will not he required, until further or der of the board, to llrHt muko ten dcr thereof to tho hoard beforo sell lug them, as otherwise provided by LOST LEFT LEG. by aj East Indian Prince Mangled Street Car. I.afayettc, Ind.. April 14. A. Mar- bath, an Kast Indian prince of La hore, while riding a bicycle near Perdue University this morning, was struck by a street car and lost bis loft leg, which was terribly mangled and he may die. Big Log Drive Lost. Hood River. Or., April 14. The big boom of tho Mount Hood Lumber Company at the mouth of Hood river broke early this morning, letting 2, 000.000 feet of logs out nnd causing a loss to the company of $10,000. Tho Columbia river is rising rapldTy ut this point and the melting snows have started Hood river on a ram page. Corporation Pets of the Government Specially Protected. Washington, Anr.I 14. Tho house todav. hv a nnrlv irnl if 190 in 1Q1 nnssnd tho Pnnnur Mil nnlhrl, In- law. The Order Of tllO llOUril ftlllOWB! the PhlllnnltlA fimmluolnnnru i r. to. "Whereas, with tho applications SUe bonds for Inlnmnllnnnl lmn,. "W' "awl for lOttllH am lUIlOUnt ments, and to guarantee tho earn- necessary to be refunded to purchas ings of American capital, Invested in ,c.rs .7 "'"emnlty school land whoio 1110 construction of railroads In the ",u w,u nl"l 'ul'u". w' Philippines, H0 ronuco tne irroduclblo school fund uiui incro win ue no surplus not l,iatin1 In nni,.i1ii..nn ...111. .. Hacbmn .vu iin win (nu 1 viHinna nr nw. it m thnr,. rir uan Francisco. Anrll 14. Members "Onlnrn,! iimi n, mi r i,i,.r,.0i ui iiw nucKiiiuns union struck inis from this date on bonds or warrants murium; ior snorter nours and nigh- of any school district of Oregon er wages. Practically every man in tne city is out, hack- Broadway Bank Falls. New York, April 14. Tho Fedora! Hank, a small Institution in Broad way, closed its doors this morning. Capital, $2CO,00(f. other than applications now on file, bo and It Is hereby fixed at six por cent per annum and horeaftor no tenders of bonds or warrants of school dlatrlcls will bo considered hearing a less rate thun C per cent. "Tho school districts of tho stato desiring to borrow money and Ishiio bonds or warrants thorcfor, will not 1, .. i 1 ..n,u ..H,t.M 1 1 0wa r. nt I llv ICllllllCM, UIJlll lUllllUi UIIJUI Ul Government Bars Bicycles. . i'r,i ,' mn.,n nraf Ihrn. Walla Walla. Anrll 14. An order nf tn Hin linnril fmfnrn HnlHm? Mmm from Genoral Kunston, of tho do- as otherwise provided by law." partmont of the Columbia, prohibits During the sosslon of tho board the riding of bicycles on any sldo- yesterday 34 applications for tho loan walk In tho government nostB Of tho of tim lrredurlhln nMmnl fi mil wnrn department, and local officers are en approved, aggregating a total of $40.- lumiif, inv uiuu Biruiiy hi ma uur ijiu, anil six applications were re racks hero. . IJected. Charles Cunningham Is In town. At his Butter creek ruiich he ur shearing 3,000 head of sheep. Mr. Ciintilnghniii will shear IS.oatt sheep on his various ranches thl year nnd will havo all the wool h the Pendleton houses lu a couple ot weeks, If tho weather romalns 11 It Is at present. He has stored a Urns amount of tills year's clip already h tho warehouse at l.cho, and us soon as ho hns finished ho will ship bis entire clip to Pendleton, wherr i will bo stored In tho Furnish vxxty hoiiso to await the snlcsdnys. According to tho Judgment nf Mr. Cunnlnghuiu, who Is pcrhnps the besx Informed man on tho wool nuosUtm In the Northwest, tho prlci for wool will runge about the same nn It did last year. Ho expects tho market ta hang around tho 13-cont mirk in somo ensos a llttlo ahovo, and V many a llttlo below, hut that will be the central figure about which an or tho operation will circle. Better Wool This Year, " Tho wool this yenr, snyH Mr. Cun ningham, Is cleaner, hcuvler stronger thnn In years, and Is worth from 1 to 1V4 cents moro a pouatf than It wus last yenr, hut he doen not hope to be able to get that for the yield. Tho Indications aro that thai market will not ho Influenced, and will scale about tho samii as but year. The wool men, however, nulai more money In weight than lost ywr. which will, on an estimate of 250.AUC sheep In this county, give an Iniresm In the total clip of COO.OOO pouniK Larger Fleeces It Is estimated that (lie avers lleeco thlH year will weigh 12 pound against the 10-pound lleeco of taut year. This will total about 3,000,4 pounds for tho county. This Is conservative estimate, an there am many bands In tne county that wilt nverago more than Yi pounds to ttur llct'cf. Mr. Cunningham has soma sheep Mint aro shearing from 20 6 30 pounds, nnd in some casoR aver that weight, but his shcon are iH! graded Merinos, whoso fioocos are off a much heavier grade than the uver nge range sheep. However, when It Is taken Into ten- Hlderatlon that the majority ot tkc sheepmen of (his county have grading their slieon up for tome yours, It can readily be concluded that there will bn moro heavy fifties. Mian light, when tho returns are K In, Wool Will Bring $300,000. At nn nvoriiKo of 13 cents n potirvA, and counting 3,000,000, tho lurome tw the sheepmen of this county will ..lis year bo $390,100. Shearing Is general all over the county now, all of tho owners ot large hands having either started, r made preparations to do so nt thi earliest possible moment, as taw heavy fleeces and tho hot weathvr nro telling on tho shcop. TESTING DRY-LAND ALFALFA. Cunningham Is Seeding a 40-Acr Field to It. Charles Cunningham Is testing th virtues of dry-luiid alfalfa, abaut which Col. Judson of tho O. It W, Is so enthusiastic. Ho has seeded 10-ucre field to Mm now forago, ani will glvo It a thorough test. If fe. fs successful, he will put In a 1W acreage of Mio s lift on ins inuter creok ranges, from which to rail hay for his shoep during tho winter feeding season. India to Pay the Bills. London, April 14. In commons War Secretary nro derlck moved n resolution ap proving tho application of the rovontio of India to dnfray Mm oxponBes of any military oper ations nocesBary beyond the northern frontier, for tho pur pose of protecting tho politi cal mission s.ont to Tibet