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II fNINGEDITION DAILY EVENING EDITION WEATHER FORECAST. Tonight ami Thursday fntr; color tonight, warmer Thurs tiny. PENDLETON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNHSDAY, APRIL tit), 1904. SO, 6027. :tfor tie II COURT Cases Are Now Re I, and About Twelve Expected. Ll be continued OTHERS COMPROMISED. o( Great Importance Only the Scheduled Cases Are Lmatllla County One Case Eppeat From Wallowa Two ome From Harney County I . ...ii .... lance are rrom mamcm, j Baker and Sherman Court May 2. by term of tho supremo the Eastern urcgon ui- meet at the court house Die first Monday of the Le quite a number of cases Ird at this time, tliougn none ire of great Importance, or takes of any great magnl lere aro 13 cases on tho lid It Is expected that tho will be Increased to about time the court opens. Judg the nature of the cases It It that with Uc number that Icompromlsed, or continued, will complete Its labors In- week. Ilendar as It now stands 3 i: Wood and Clarissa T. bpellants, vs. Richard M. rpondent. An appeal from county. Smith & Loud and Hodgln, attorneys for nppol- w. aneahan, attorney for Devine, plaintiff and re- . vs, Jeff D. Delllncsley. do- land appellant. An appeal trney county. J. L. Rand, for respondent. Jones, appellant, vs. Wll- M. respondent. An nnnnnl pawr county. Will R. King, i wr appellant; William Mil John L. Iland. attomov fnr lot. Oliver, plaintiff and respon se uregon sugar Compa- leu, appellant. An ap. Union county, rtntrmnv &. attorneys for respondent; Rmd and Leroy Lomax, at ,0r appellant. feman's Fund Insurance Co. northwestern Wo wns and rpntm,ioni U.ll . --1-....1...10, VD. I, 7 & Navigation Co. Hams, attorney for appellant; Par rlsh & Rcmbold, attorneys for re-spondont. GREAT SALT LAKE STORM. Lucln and big tho the tho aro the Ru- Cut-Off Badly Damaged, Gang of Men Missing. Ogdon, Utah, April .j. Tho storm on Great Salt Lake for past three days has damaged grade of the Lucln cut-off of Southorn Pacinc. The waves dashing over the roadbed and freight schedule Is abandoned. mor Is that a gang of men with steam launches gathering up timber, has perished. Jury Disagreed. San Francisco, April 20. Tho Jury in the case of Thomas Davis, charg ed with asBault on Mrs. A. Ames of Mnrshflcld, Ore, on the high seas, failed to agree and was ordered discharged. Gets a Scotch. Degree. Glasgow, April 20. The University of Glasgow today conferred tho de gree of doctor of laws upon Ambassa dor Choato. CANADIAN CITY WAS FfRESWEPT One of the Most Disastrous Conflagrations in the Do minion's History. MISSING PEOPLE ARE PROBABLY CREMATED. Lcatherworkers Strike. Sacramento, April 29. The leather- workers of tho city struck this morn ing, demanding an advance of wages. IMPRISONMENT ad aDnnllnnt w.rt'J '""rneys for respon- fth AdcoH- f 1 lorLPaL0 " "! pond- I w"way Nuviga- KJ.. Patina emty. Nrae.,1 rr aml Carter & lor r2Ia k McCourt, of 0,;::r n V Bi. ""I'mident vs. "Weiiaut An np- okikrr ...,J0""..11- appellant o ',JT'. .. ntlor- P'Pondent ",,1Ie- ,lt Coltra . . Fields a ,,f lnst for if1 Vfoeascl, sub. Poland a ' n",nnt. of A? "B.c"rix for Ponden V emnml- 'lo miin,. anneal FOR EM 51 FOURTH CARBARNET? TO BE SENTENCED. All the Remainder Will Suffer the Death Penalty There Was Doubt About Roeskl Firing the Shot Which Killed Bauder, Although His Complicity With the Gang of Thugs Was Clearly iProven. Chicago, April 20. Emil Roeskl, found guilty of the murder of Bau dor,' was this morning sentenced to lifo Imprisonment. He is the fourth member of the car "bam gang 'to be convicted. Roeskl received the sentence smil ing, both ho and counsel and family appearing relieved tlrat he will not hnng. Tho jurors claimed 'it had not been made clear that Roeskl actually fired tho bullet that killed Dauder. In tho trial Marx sworu he fired, In tending to kill Roeskl, who was in disfavor with the car barners, and accidentally killed a youth who was sitting at a table in the saloon in tended to be held np .Uu'ly 9. MONTANA STOCK LOSSES. Recent 8torms Cause Severe Losses to Both Sheep and Cattle. Recent Issues of the Yollowstono Journal, contain reports of tho effects of tho lato storm on tho sheep and cattle ranging on the north side of tho Yellowstone. While none of them appears to be confirmatory of tho first nows sent out, still all aro bad orjoush, showing tho losses sustained to havo boon sovoro, even If not as heavy as was feared. John Davidson, who has his rango near Loo, Is quoted as having lost about. 3,000 head of sheep out of a bond of 15,000, or about 20 per cent James Donaldson, near Jordan, est! mntes his loss to bo no more than hotweon 100 and C00 animals out of a total of between 12,000 and 15,000 Donaldson, howovor, was tortunntely situated, having a good supply of hay, of which ho fed about 200 tons n day. Perry Williamson, another man who had hay, did not loso to ex ceed 200 head. Heaviest Losers. Tho ones whp lost heaviest aro tho "drifters," men who drove their (looks Into tho country last summer and fall, and who havo no establish ed headquarters. While tho fact had not been ascertained at last accounts, it was believed that some oi tho lat ter wore practically wined out, al though allowanco was mado for tho usual exaggerations to havo i-'-.uu. uo .:.-. "iM'unumR . ... Ireirm7 '" Julian n i ' '"nun souing conaiuuruuiu iium "Pondent n.i Me w nf hh uL ,nit. nmi EE cntlff- An roada. Fire Chief Thompson Badly Hurt and a Fireman Burned to Death Fire Was In Heart of the Business Section, But Spread to the Resi dence Districts Help From Other Cities to Fight Fire Damage Be tween $10,000,000 and $15,000,' 000. Toronto, April 20. Fire started in a Wellington street factory, from causes ns yet unknown, at 9 last night. A series of explosions scat tered It tremendously early there after, though It was thought to be under control at 11. At that hour. liowover, a stiff wind sprang up and until 8 this morning It was a fight for the life of the city. Fire Now Under Control. Toronto, . April 20. At 8 this morning the great firo Is under con trol. The flames laid waste more than 150 buildings, wltn a property loss estimated at from $10,000,000 to $15,000,000. The high wind fanned the flames with fearful Intensity and the de partment was unable to cope with them. Montreal and Buffalo sent en gines and men. Shortly after 1 this morning the wind changed to the direction of the residential portion and many homes were burned. Several people are re ported missing, thought to have lost their lives. The blaze started In a factory In Wellington street. While working In a six-story build ing the flames cut off the escape of Chief Thompson and Fireman Dowkes. Thompson leaped to the ground, his fall being broken by wires, but he suffered a broken leg. Dowkes Is missing, and Is believed to have plreBhed. A final stand was made by the fire department at the Bank of Montreal, and with the shift of wind at 7 o'clock, the flames were controled. WALLOWA WOOL. iTOunty m 6 C, . att Aoderi 0. W and i neips , attorney i KeM nml "w. AimJ. '01 anno Innt aiinrnnvu t.. Pa Co df. ef0n nnllwiy & "attorney, " ' aml . "PPea! from Tjmtnln I o If 'n.py and H w Mnny cattlo aro known Iniii.. r wunty. ;,",, "w ? i perished, as about all who have ar Consignment Sent in by Scheurman, Who Is Buying and Selling. The Furnish warehouse has re ceived 75 or 80 sacks of wool from Wallowa county and Yakima that has been bought by Jacob Sheur man and will bo hold hero for the sales days. Mr. Sheurman Is a buyer and sell er both this year and Is picking up JPfiNES E LAND AT Regarded as One of the Long est-Headed and Most Im portant Moves of the War. POINT IS FAR IN THE REAR OF PORT ARTHUR. Petropvlovsk Was Sunk by a Subma rine the Russians Would Not Pur. chase Russians Are Backing Away From the Yalu, But Will Fight Desperately to Keep Jap Fleet Out of That River Cossacks and Chinese Brigands Fight Russian Gold Reserve Depleted. London, April 20. A Central News correspondent at St. Petersburg, wires that a report Is current at the Russian capital that the Japanese have landed in force near Niu Chwang. An Important Event. London, April 20. The Niu Chwang landing Is believed here to be the most Important event thus far In the campaign. Niu Chwang Is being fortified strongly by the Rus sians. Should the port fall into tho Japs' Hands It will be of Immense advantage to the latter In Its harbor facilities and approach to inland cities. Made In France. Paris, April 20. A national politi cian claims to have authority for the statement that the Petropavlovsk was sunk by a Japanese submarine said to have been the famous Gou bet, sold to the Japanese after Rus sia had refused to purchase the vessel. Russians Withdrawing. Tien Tsln, April 20. It Is report ed that the Russian forces have withdrawn from the Yalu. leaving only four regiments on the river bank. Gold in Caucasus. St. Petersburg, April 20. The war excitement Is somewhat obscured by uiscovery of rich gold-bearing tho arrived at Yong Chlng on the const of Korea yesterday and burned nil Jap houses In tho city. Derelict Contact Mines. Nagasaki, April 20. Contact mines havo been found floating at sen 10 miles from Cape Chan Gung, and been destroyed by the Japanese fleet. Reported Resignation. St. Petersburg, April 20. Nothing official Is obtainable ns to Alexleff s reported resignation, though the ru mor Is persistent. A report this evening states tho Russians aro strengthening their for tifications at dilution Cheng, Intend ing to stubbornly contest the pass age of the Yalu. La Grande Chinese Arrested. I-i Grande, April '20. Two Chi nese merchants are under arrest here for manufacturing opium from raw drugs for smoking purposes, nnd are now under $1,000 bonds each. Suit on Account. A suit has been filed by tho drug firm of Stewart & Holmes, of Seat tle, against A. 11. Stone, nn Athenn druggist, seeking to recover a bnl mice of $59C30 on n bill of goods. Carter & Rnley are the attorneys for the plaintiff. FACTORY MAY BE LOCATED E SUGAR BEET PEOPLE LOOK ING TO UMATILLA COUNTY. Unless Beet Acreage in Grand Ronde Valley Is Increased Factory Will Be Moved From La Grande Ex periments at Echo Are Prelimina ry Steps Toward a Factory There, it Is Thought. sand In tho Caucasus. A railway belli,; built to the locality. Cossacks and Brigands, St. Petersburg, April 20. Russian Cossacks and Chunchuses fought 30 vorats rrom imyanpo, on tho Eastern railway. Sevonty-four brigarfds were bayoneted. The Cossacks had two wounded. Gold Reserves Depleted. St. Petersburg, April 20. A Btato ment Issued today by the banking mmaftiiiiinl itlwutt. ( 1. . 1 1., . ,l,nt m.unr. iB KuvraiUUIH ...m . iM n u,h, "a"K b'u reserve nas iallon over ..... ,,u ... $20,000,000 n March, tho Wallowa wool at $1 a fleece, which would average from 9 to 10 1 cents, and at the sales day will In1 Burn JaP Houses. all probability realize fro m!2 to 13 . Indon, April 20. a Central News cents, making a neat profit by tho Toklo correspondent stntes that transaction. , telegram reports that 35 Cossacks O N DEMOCRATS E NOMINATED Portland. April 20. Tho demo-, attorney In this district, there helnc cratic stato convention held one of , no opposition. the most interesting sessions ever lale Ticket and Delegates. onlovod bv tho democratic warhorses lonowing siato ticket was In Oregon yesterday and last Sll Imey fnr . C. A. f c5 Land A t.... IH .fllon, ann0Tio"rauer ,WOn. attorn 'y' HUnt- A,0ore 4 fineys 'or ap Ht. G'n, attorneys iJ2 Flr .... t'a anil . "'""ranco So. Railway ftPondent, vs H 1? ZS? An nppTai eW for re ami wuan n. roads. Ono man said ho saw no fowor than 150 along- ho road ho travolod, hut would not bo surprised If thoy numbered moro, ns many wero burled in Bnow drifts, only tho heads pro truding of thoso soon by him. ' An account is given of tho oxpon enco of John Gnrbol, taken to Billings last weok and placed in St. Vincent's liospltal. Ho was out In tho storm with Harry Wilko nnd both hnil nar row escapes from death by froezlng and Htnrvntlon. It 'became ovidont early In the con vontion that the Hearst forces were EOlne to make a strong fight for Hearst delegates to tho national con vention, nnd all tho Interest centered around this effort. A strong delegation of Hearst men wore on the floor from California, working among the delegates In tho effort to instruct nil delegates to the national convention unqualifiedly for tho California editor. Tho sontlmont of the convention concress seconu uisirirt, j. e. Simmons: con grossman from first district, Robert m. veaicn, or Jjino; dairy and food commissioner, S. M. Douglas: nresl dentlal electors, John A. Jeffcroy, of wnnon; t. ji. Crawford, of Union; w. ii. Diner, or Columbia, and J. H Smith, of Clatsop Tho following delegates wero elect ed to tho national convention: Gov ernor George B. Chamberlain, Port land: W. F. Butcher, Bakor City: J li. Matlock. Kugeno; F. V. Holman, I'ortianii; u. is. iiedflold, Hoppuer: James Gleason, Portland: T. n. M Architect From Portland. Mark Williams, an nrchltoot of t ortland, will como to Pondloton this ovonlug to mnko thlB his futuro homo. Mr. Williams was horo for a timo last summor In tho ofllco of C. . i'routman, and will again take a 1'OHltlon with Mr. Trouthian. wns divided upon tho quostlon, and It developed that tho anti-Instruction j sll0rl(,nni Hoii,,,;rKi an(1 gamw uiuiutHu wb Bwuiifii.i, uiiu ..." iflarland. Linn. gates to trio national convention wm go unlnstructod. Tho district delegations were lato In getting their work dono, nnd It was at a lato hour last night that district nomlnotions wero made. Much to tho surprise of the Umatilla county delegation. F. B. Holbrook of Irrlgon, was nominated for Joint rep rnsnntatlvo between Morrow and Umatilla countless Instead of R. N Powerful influence was brought to hear on tho convention by admlrera of William Randolph Hearst to havo the delegation Instructed to support him in tho national convention, but when the motion to that effect was prosented, It wns voted down by a voto of 151 to 115, Tho platform comments tho ad ministration of Governor Chamber- ainnflniii u-hn lind boon rocommond- land, tho eight-hour labor law. rec od by tho Umatilla county conven-1 ommonds regulation of extortionate tl,)n j freight rates to tho Pacific ConBt. Col. J H Raloy of this city, was and the enforcement of tho antl uiinnliuonBly nomlnntod for district I trust law La Grande, April 20. F. S. Brom well, field superintendent of the sug ar factory, said today In nn Interview with tho correspondent of tho East Orcgonlan, that unless tho beet crop acreage was Increased In this val ley, that it would be impossible for tho factory to be operated here after this season. The sugar factory company Is seeding 1,800 acres tnis season, and Mr. Bramwcll bclievcH tho total acre age will amount to 2,800 acres, against 1,800 last year. If the farmers of Grand Ronde val ley do not raise more beets the fac tory will be moved to some other jxjlnt, presumably to Pendleton or Echo, whero sugar beets can bo rais ed moro abundantly. The company hopes to seo tho peo ple of Echo and different points In Umatilla county grow largo experi mental crops this year, In order to demonstrate the adaptability of tho crop to that soil and climate. PANAMA N L IS PRACTICABLE Informal Opinion Following the Commissioners' Tour of Inspection. Firt TOO EARLY TO DISCLOSE CONSTRUCTION DETAILS. The Commission Makes No Secret of Its Optimism The Canal Route Can Be Made Reasonably Secure Against Tropical Diseases With Provisions for Good Water and Effective Sewerage Organize Engineer Corps Immediately. New York, April 20. United Stntes Commissioner Pnrsons ar. rived from Colon today. He said that after their arrival April I, tho cnnnl commission exam ined Colon nnd then proceeded to Panama, where thoy met tho presi dent. Inspection of tho work already dono then commenced. Thuy exam ined tho celebrnted Emperndor nnd Culebrn cuts and traversed tho Chngrcs river somo miles, to study tho constructdon necussnry to con trol this stream. Tho net result In Ills opinion is thnt tho construction nf tho cnnnl Ih perfectly feasible, although It la too early to speak of details and plans. Tho cllmato was a surprlso to him. Although warm, Us dangers aro not ns oxtromo as tho hot sum mers of Now York and Wnshlngton. Whllo tho present death rnto is considerably higher than It should be, he Is confident that by a supply of good water and n system nf sow ers at Pannma nnd Colon enn bo mad ehcalthful. Ho left tho commission In good health. In o fow weeks tho rest of tho commission will return to Wash ington to organize the necessary en gineer corps, COUNCIL MEETING, Gas Franchise Question May Be Dis posed of Tonight. Tho city council will meet this-- evening. The gns frnnchlso will, In nil prob ability, lie roiMirted by tho commit. tee, where It has been sleeping for several weeks. It was tho Intention nf the committee to report It to tho council at tho lust meeting, but thu matter wuh delayed owing to the ab sence of bo mnny of the members from tho city. Tho mutter of street sprinkling will nlKo ho reported to the council. There havo been Hovornl bidders for the privilege of keeping tho diiBt off tho Btreots during tho Hummer, and' Pendleton Property Owners Pleased there are yet several who would' r, . . ... i . r. I like to bid, It Is not expected that With Result of Mr. Strain's Policy. w(jrk w ,.,mt ,lB ,,.,, ,, A. V. Nye, deputy assessor for summer as It did laBt. Pendleton precinct Is rapidly com- Outside of theuo Items tho regular SATISFIED WITH ASSESSMENT. pletfng the work of assessment In the city. The work Is much less dif ficult that last year as thu raise In vnluntlonK then caused more or less explanation mid study. This year, property ownera aro cheerfully sign ing the nHHOHsmerif without quos (ion or explanation, ns they are en tlrely satisfied with the assessment. The same valuation Is being placed routine subjects will lto up fur iiIh- ciihhIoii and action. 1 AT THE POSTOFFICE, Great Glut of Mall From Distant Points Arrived In a Rush. Things have been rilBhliig for tho day at tho postollleu, and koiiio of unon town property una real estate mo man nas noi ueeu (iiHirinuieu on as last year and not a word of ob- time, but the cause Is tho Hood, uuil Jectlon has yet been rulsed to tho not tho pontofllco force, assessment hero. Furmers who ownj Last night some of the Eastern wheat land In the country districts letter mall caino through by wuy of are Katlsfied with the values placed Hpokimo for thu flrHt tlmo since tho Uon their land, as they see the Jub- bridges went out In thu moiintaliiH. tlco of the raise In values which ro-1 Hut this morning tho ollleo was flood- Bulled In reducing tho tax levy from ed with all tho remainder of flvo' 18 to 34 mills, and which brought nays' mall or all Kiniis. Ttioro wero Boveral hundred thousand dollars , two wagon loads nauled into tho or- Into light that had not been assess ed before. SUIT FOR Plaintiff Has an DIVORCE. H us- Has an Undlvorced y band Living. Eugenie Duprat lias brought suit for dlvorco from her husband, Frank Duprat. She alleges In her com plaint that she and tho lofendant were married In Raker City on Octo her 29, 1903, and havo Blnco that tlmo lived In Pendloton. At the tlmo of her marrlago with Duprat tho plaintiff was married to Henry Pavid, of Now York City, and had nover boon divorced from him. Tho dofendant had assured her that It was not necessary to sccuro a dl vorco from Pavid, and she consented tho rx-romony. Since that tlmo sho has found that sho was not. lo- gaily married and sho asks for a do creo of divorco, the caro and custody tho minor chiiu by her former husband, for permission to assume her former namo of Eugenic Pavid. and to award her tho costs and dis bursements, James A Fee is tho plalnalff's uttorney, llco from thu midnight train, ami tho force has, boon working over, time to get It distributed and trans ferred, Tho glut was cleared nway about noon, and from now on thu work will run smoothly, nnd tho sorvlco will bo as prompt as possible. DRUNKS AND VAGS. White Bull Paid a Fine Three Vags Are In Custody. Whllo Dull, plain drunk, paid u fino of $5 this morning when ho was brought before tho police court and departed for tho reservation, HarrV Cosmlns, A. W. Trophem and John Wllhoit woro arrested last night for vagrancy, and this morn ing pleaded not guilty. Their casos wero continued until witnesses could bo secured and tho night pollco wero on duty, when they will bo glyon their trial. Marriage License. A marrlago llconso wns Issued this morning to Alma Upton, of Chehnlls. Wash., and Miss Almeo O Dobson, of tins county