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IYEVENINBEDITIOM ' , ni I kc a good general. f ,Vho tettlo he does ' the other unit PENDLETON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, TUESDAY, A PHIL 2(5, 1904 NO. 50 2. I A HIIlBBlll' ""fc .F Tonight Wednesday, t t ,sM ixMtKS&SK1 showers. Warmer tonight '''HB HI MBBHBMBBIIHHHfl n .Cooler Wednesday I - . - .......................... Rf Mil I RARF Dig imuu iiiiwl. HOLT DAMAGED h Water Sweeps Away - j n l r Hill uam uii" rd of the City. AGE WILL REACH ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS. LICENSE IS REVOKED. Veterinarian J. J. Murry Barred for Conduct Unbecoming the Profes sion. Dr. John Christie, one of the state board of veterinary examiners and the secoretary of the board, states that the license of J. J. Murry. the man In the county jail accused of having been implicated in the trou ble with the Roby and Glthens girl at Athena not long ago, will be re voed by the board. At the meeting of the board held Jn Portland a short time ago Murry appeared and asked lor a license, stating that he wished to practice near Eugene. He had a diploma from the American College of Veter inarians, and the license was grant ed. Now, however, It will be taken Came Down Old nuui mui ior conuuci not ue- coming n niemDcr 01 tne proiession. . . i . r.1 a TL..t.nal4 tff rie Lioni nam Time Flood ,ces and Flowed In Basement of nkel Implement Houses Large rce of Men ai worK juu reei Riprapping Washed Away. WOULD MURDER THE PREMIER. adlcton had a miniature flood evening which might have been . n rlii nlnrm tinon cnttTlH- ram the electric power station prompt measures taken to check out 4 o clock the engineers at pocr station discovered water ng around the station house and rapidly A hasty investigation tu UliU U IUI? MIUUII1 UI WUIUI coming down the old tail race was rapidly backing up over the so that it was hut a question of .1 I .1 1 1 1 . V. i, U UC 11WIUVU UUU lilt; lUUUlllUCi V (l have to be shut down. The to see what 'could be done to the flow Second Attempt on the Life of Span ish Prime Minister in Two Weeks. Madrid, April 26. A second at tempt on the life of Premier Maura was made today, while he was trav eling from Barcelona to Madrid. Maura was fired upon but the bul let failed to find lodgement. In Bar celona, a fortnight ago. Maura was stabbed by a young anarchist. Bombarding Nlu Chwang. London, April 26. The Tien Tsin carrespondent to Reuters', wires of the Japanese bombardment of the forts of Nlu Chwang on Monday morning. Alexleff is Recalled. uernn, April 26. Die Post an nounces an imperial decree signed by the czar this morning, officially re calling Alexleff from the East. The Colon a Total Loss. Acajulta. Salvador, April 26. The steamer Colon, from San Trancisco for Panama, which struck the rocks hero two weeks am. will bn n tntnl ena or int livers' mill rnrn nee iin,- i.nw .... ,n ui me Daan was last melting A man was sent to the head and the water was turned off. was done to the race and a ft Mississippi on a Rampage. St. Louis, April 26. The Mlsslss- I ippl has reached 31 feet. It now i threatens East St. IouIh and a rpn. part or the upper end of the etitlon of the blc flood of a vear " uuuut-u. IfiirS fe inaroil Thmiconria rf n rrra aier or a week or so aco now flooded. viic jftwc auu I ocrvian oifikc ai an tna. lonS uoom or wing dam has now running, built at the head of the race to i u rn niirinn v .. i i . iiin Viir- aintKK III 1UW! a Part of this was washed Besides this, th ol the headgates was uariially with gravel washed In from uir mo Bjers has had ? ine work had hnn mm. i inn tt.. ! ... 7- "wi. iu turn i up u'tinni ' uv;fc,U IU llK, i " the warm day and night i iue Hiiow in inn mnnn. M during the nicht niblml . a'.age or tne previous -wutu inn race and rnnc.,,1 in run over the banks near . .1 . -met eato mt.ltn.l ,.. m... U"M a result, hv iha .i .v. 13 1 ... . -. .--luruea on about ann fo -us naa caved In and the UflIATILLA STOCK . ISTf DIPPED State Veterinarian Determines to Stamp Out the Mange Epedemic. UMATILLA RESERVATION QUARANTINED MAY 1 Dr. J. Christie, State Veterinarian, Finds 1,800 Head of Effected Cat tle and Horses at Echo Vats and Corrals for Dipping Will Be Imme dlately Built Cost of Dipping Will Be But 30 Cents Per Head Indian Ponies Scatter the Dread Disease Broadcast. Deputy State Veterinarian John Christie Is on the war path and the cause of the trouble is scab and mange among the cattle and horses of the county. lesterday as he was cruising around town he found a bunch of nine mangy Indian cayuses tied back of the Kunkel Implement house on Main street. The horses were rub bing up against everything in sight and It seemed the microbes were so thick that they could almost be seen with the naked eye. Dr. Christie declared war on the spot and order ed the horses killed, but they were sent back to the reservation In stead. The Indians have been warned TWO DISTRICTS FOfi OREGON Senate Passes Bill Authorizing Division Into Two Judicial Departments, PORTLAND TO HAVE GOV ERNMENT ASSSAY OFFICE. House Calls on Knox to Know What Has Been Done in the Merger In. vestigation Also Passes a Reso lution Asking the Tardy Attorney General to Show Whnt He Has Done In the Coal Trust investlga- TO SELECT FAIR EXHIBITS. . Colonel H. E. Dosch Goes to St. Louis to Supervise Oregon Exhibit and Select for Portland Exposl. tion. Colonel II. K. Dosch, who will have charge of the Oregon exhibit nt the St. Ixiuls fair, pnHsed through Pendleton last evening for St. Ixmls. where ho will begin making selec tions from the St. Louis exhibit for the Lewis nnd Clark exposition. This is tho first actual step to ward ninklng nny kind of nn exhibit at the Lewis nnd Clnrk fair. Among the ninny Interesting exhibits which Colonel Dosch expects to have nt Portland is n cotton gin in operation, from Louisiana. BRIGHAM ROBERTS A MORMON MOSES AMERICANS BECOME TURKS. Yankee Crew of New Turkish Cruis er Enter the Turkish Navy. Constantinople, April 26. Four American olllcers of tho crew navl- l-ntln. tlir, ttnvv riilcn,- Al,,1i,l XI. , lilt tlon Military Academy Bill rroln ,no Cramps yards for Turkey! Passes With Amendments. FALSE RUMOR A CAUSES PAN C INDIANA BANK ALMOST CLOSED BY UNFOUNDED SCARE Telephone Girl Heard a Business Conversation Concerning a Bank, Which She Misunderstood and the Rumor She Spread Caused a Run Over a Million Dollars Rushed In to Meet Demands Concern Has Cash Reserve of $2,000,000. tae HIIU LUC .-"u me vntnr ...in t -- 'CUIUUS V tho I. . oat Ik. 1 um not Spirted rk as faKt . ran into the t .i. n n it,- also ran . ""oeuieni or in,, u-,,n. M . im Alain Htrnnt -vu were rt T A . . - "I lull II If M ifint " 'uorninir. whlxh L In .t . i WfCrilOW Wh nh ftriv r?acl the busi- - "m gnannel. SEEKS DIVORCE. n "Ult WflD fllj . fretd 1 uams who seoWo iumms. r.niuilfT ... :r " Wayne kLv, , ne W08 !bortlr ?Veb-. in 1900. Bn,i in.. "0e Ufo" ' o toUrh'm of ,, ... rri uiuiivnin.... ?' Wrai and of lrn,.i., ural pronnnoin.... Vhnr. tt CaTlIin.l . Indianapolis, April 2C One mil lion dollars has been shipped today from Cincinnati to Louisville to the Indiana Trust Company here, one of tne oldest and largest Institutions In the state. Tho run started through a tele phone girl hearing a business con versation involving the bank which she misconstrued and enlarged upon until tho rumor appeared In the na ture of the bank'8 Inability to cash Its warrants. The concern has a rash reserve of $2,000,000. OREGON FLYING MACHINg. Grant Keys, of La Grande, Perfecting Airship Near Elgin. La Grande, April 26. Union coun ty Is to have a competitor In the uy- ing machine contest which will take place at tho St. Louis exposition. For several years Grant Key has been experimenting along the lines of aerial navigation and now firmly believes that he has devlsod a pla,n whereby a journoy through the clouds will hereafter be a mat ter of ease and comfort. He has ordered his engines and Is now engaged In erecting a large shed on Cricket flat near Elgin, where ho will assemble tho various parts of the machine. Those who aro acquainted with Mr. Key know him to bo no idle dreamer and feel confident that be will bo ablo to demonstrate that Union county has a man that has at last solved the problom of aerial navigation. Mr. Key oxpects to have that they must take care of thel diseased Stock between this and the first of May on penalty of having the animals killed at fast as found off the reservation. The Quarantine at Reservation On, or shortly after the first of May, Dr. Christie will put the reser vation In quarantine and will allow no stock of any kind to cross the line. If his orders are transgressed the property will be confiscated by the state and killed. It is the Intention to take radical measures in order to stamp out the disease and prevent its spread. The Indian borses travel over the country spreading the mange right and left and it is im possible to cause the owners to take care of their property unless some stringent rules are adopted. 1,800 Head Affected at Echo Echo and Foster are under the ban and will have to hold a bathing beo in a short time to appease the wrath of the state stock Inspectors. Gov ernor Chambering -wrote a personal letter to tho deputy here a short time ago asking him to make an in vestigation of the stock In that vl clnlty as complaint had been made to him that there was a great deal of mange and scab among the cattle and horses of tho vicinity An examination of the stock was therefore made last week and It was found that In tbe vicinity of tho two towns there were at least 1,0 head of horses and SOO head of cat tle affected with th-' mange. The owners of stock in that part of tho county will bo asked to dip their holdings in the near futurr ami a de termined stand will f taken to pre vent the further spread of the dis ease and to stamp out that which exists at this time. It is nrobablo that a large corral and dipping tank will be imui nea Echo In some snot convenient to ui maiority of tho stork owners who will be required to unng mi'ir cam" and horses there for treatment y tho stock Inspectors It is estlmat ed that It will cost on an avuragi nlmiit 30 rents n head to dip, to which will bo added a proportionate unrt nf tllfi flist of I tl- corral 811(1 tank. FIRST BRICK FOR 1904. Washington. April 26. Tho senate passed the bill dividing Oregon into two Judicial districts and establish ing an nssayer's office at Portland. The military academy appropria tion was then taken up. Postpone Labor Legislation. Washington, April 26. On a vote of four to three, two absent, the son- ate committee on labor decided to postpone further consideration of the eight-hour bill uni.l December. Military Academy Bill Passes. Washington, April 26. The senate passed the military academy appro priation bin, after striking out the u.ltary sites provision. have signed contracts to Join tho Turkish navy. Popularity of tho Expelled Utah Congressman Knows no Bounds. APOSTLE GRANT DODGES WARRANT BY TAKING TRIP. Mormon Children Are Not Kept In After School Hours to Rehearse Religious Doctrines Moses Thatcher Out of Harmony With the Church Because of Bitter Crit icism of the Republicans Smoot Inquiry Tediously Proceeding. Washington. 1). C. April 26. Kef- Captain lluckinnn was created n erenco being mado to tho popularity mIS!!rV,lr! Mm1lm1 "ml B,VOn '""" ,,r ,,rKlm.n Roberts among tho Gen mnml of the Medljl. tiles, jmlge Powers said bo was in- gardeil as "A Moses going to lead us out of our troubles." "MOTHER" JONES IN JAIL. House Snubs the Senate Washington, D. C April 26. Tho river and harbor nnDronrlatlon hill was called up in the housb and tho senate amendments were disagreed to. attempt was made to send the bill to the conference committee, which action is intended to rebuke the senate for loading down the house bill. Prodding Knox. Washington, April 26. In tho house, Jenkins, (nep.) of Wiscon sin, chairman of the committee on Judiciary, called up the Williams resolution asking tho attorney-gener al to report as to whether criminal proceedings had been Instituted against the principals in the North ern Securities merger case and whether the attorney-general had ever mude an Investigation of tho charges pointing to the exlstenco of the coal trust. The resolution was not debated. but was adopted without discussion. Franchise Law Stands. Washington, D. C. April 26. Tho supreme court decided In tho case brought to test the constitutionality oi uie Virginia election laws aimed nt the franchise as a right of ne groes, (restraining the board of can vassers from canvasstnc returns). that proceedings desired to prohibit had already been brought, and notb- Ing could bo done. Tho cases were tnereforo dismissed. The franchise law stands. Brewer is Pro-Chinese, Washington, I), C, April 26. Jus- At the Head of Mob of Women and Children, Attempts to Rescue Ital ian Strikers. Price, Utah, April 26. "Mother" Jones broke the quarantine this morning, accompanied by n mob of women and children, nnd attempted to break through the lino of guards to the Italians arrested yesterday. She was arrested nnd thrown in jail. She gnvo no reslstnnce, but stated she wns awnro that tho officers of tbe law must bo respected. President Kruger Not III. Nice. April 26. Humors that for mer President Kruger Is 111, are de nied hero. Australian Leader Appoints Himself. Powers knew of no lustanco slnco 1S1K), where children had been re quested to remain after school hours to take part In religious exercises. Asked If ho knew any special rea son why Apostle Grant was absent from the country nt this time, tho witness admitted Grant had gone on his Kuropean mission becniiHo of a warrant Issued for Grant's appear ance beforo the committee. Former Apostle Testifies. .Moses Thatcher, n former apostle nnd democratic cnmlidato for sena tor In 180(1. and who wns declared out of harmony with tho church, which declaration Is said to have re sulted lu bis defeat, was called. Ho said tho first he learned that his brother apostles took offense nt his conduct wns subsequent to n speech ho mado In May. 18U2, criticising tho with himself as premier and trcas urer. Melbourne. Anrll 26. Labor Lend er Watson has formed a cabinet republicans. Tlintcher proceeded Into n lengthy explanation of the Incidents that led up to his trial In 1K07. for being out Will Touch the Button. of harmony with the church. Ho had St. Louis, April 26.-Tho national I""'!1' "V1" WW , ' dtitallliiR why worlds fair commission met this , " J'" ,u" ,m . ,, u . , ., morning to make flnnl arrangements 'nltu' '"'J""'"-'1' until later In the for the nnenlniF ilav. Tlin iinnriil day. i program ns arranged for Saturday remains practically unchanged. FARMER DELAYS PORTAGE RAILWAY I. H. TAFF WANTS $200,000 FOR RIGHT OF WAY. Says State Board Has Belittled His Land by Claiming It to Be Worth less Would Have Sold for Rea sonable Figure Once, But Will Now Fight the State to a Finish Board Hopes to Avoid a Suit. Tho milieu, April 26. II. Taffo, Weston Yard Will Turn Out 300,000 First of Next Week. Clark E. Nelson, owner of tho Weston brick yards, Is In the city for a short visit. The tlrst kiln of brick was started to burning, tho 'first of tho week ond In about 10 days the first 300,000 of this year's burning will bo ready tor snipmeui. There aro now In the yards close on to noo.noo brick, not all of mem burned, but more ready than can bo shipped out before the green ones linvn hi'en through tne nre. It 1 nossible to handle about 30 000 brick out of tho yard in a day, and from this It will be seen that more can bo burned than snipped, bo that the surplus will grow as the tlmo passes provided the kilns are kopt hot during tho entire season. The prospects for building throughout the country as shown from the orders that are coming In his machine bo complete that bo will at the office of the brick company not only bo able to race for tho nre brighter thati Uicy have been for prize, but expects to be able to ny some ttmr wana waua miiiou. his machine from La Grande to the Athena Hrppwr Pendleton anil fair grounds. Weston all want brick for work that Key was formerly an O IX & N is now under way as w 11 as for that flremau. which Js under consideration , tlco Brewer of tho supremo court, K wealthy fish wheel owner, now re in a minority opinion In tho cases of fuses to sell the state u right of sate, h, n . Wr "T, for ""' I,ortK" r" less stated that a Chinaman claiming to tm $"00 000 entined'iffn "L'.M Un,fted81tM TaffoV one of the five Individuals Ani t L 8mUClj '!rote; lon a,s ,a whoso property the proposed route .hit pm J h . t'0",BllJ,?r l Ht"n'5" cause Mr. Taffo thinks his property ilZi ,,"i ; , ., ,,' " "i'-'n belittled and unnecessarily BXrl .,",nd., l? "!!'"" by tho state board, ho imi in VT" "7 ".""V "w flKht the stato to a finish. -1,1.7.. t , f. ,'"'""""" At ono tlmo ho offered to sell , China, Tho effect of tho majority rlt of way , u very r((uw.imbl ie " BUSta,ns th" of 1110 ffin. MU slnco l", thinks the s.nt 1 ' ' Is pursuing unfair methods in so- f..., ',. --j -.71. x ... curing right of way, ho will make the -nu ,ufK ax war. boar(1 ny U)0 ,,, va10 Qf , Athens, April 26. An affray bo- that will bo ruined for futuro uso meeu i urKisn gendarmes and hv the mmi. Greeks Is reported from Smyrna, in I In claims to have spent 20 years which tho secretary of tho Greek of his llfo in Improving his farm and consulate was slightly wounded, So- fishing property, and that bo hns rious complications may onsuo. A caught 200,000 worth of fish thero uicun nquiiurou I10H sailed tor s nco be heiran n thn huu n.ixu Smyrna. TIiIh outs a surloim rhueli on tin. no More uattieship. right of way proceedings, und tho Washington. April 26. During tho l.oi.nl will mnlin ,.v..rv t.rr,,rt . ..raiuuuuu ,ii Km navai appropri- of Mr. TafTo, without u suit. atlons bill, Senator Halo, chairman . of. tho committee on naval affairs of or l,'at',!n "i? "Bl!l Sheriff T. I). Taylor returned this Is not advisable to construct any 0. , t nl , t .. w' f, , more battlonhir.K R..nntnr n,.rn..... .w0,lt ,aat n,bnt anL.T. V! . ",nl i,. ti.i i. . nam, who was wanted in this elty an ""i' ,..i uAii-i ivii. u nuum uriuK i .. ... n(ni,, ;nn?,Tv" ".. '""'5..,'" ' moy Rhodes. The horso was ' . i,rirwnnlii miM In W. K. Hnmiv. n Rovaltv on a fin turn CliU lIrlVCr 0f tn0 00,1 W,iS r0" Hoyalty on a Splurge. turned to the owner when located. Kingston, April 26KlnK Kdwanl Illni'littin nn unnn no lm hml nnlrl tlin uii.1 vueu rtiexunona arrived nero )1()r(i0 loft tho city and has been In imiiuiiK. I bluing for somo tlmo from ho nil r ir. Yestenlnv mnrnliiL' Ihn Hhnrlff London Warehouses Burned. received word that his man was In lmdon, April 26 Fire this morn- liaker I'lly, and left on tho first ing did f 500.000 dninago to the train, arresting him last evening Ho frtlght warehouse of tho London and will bo held for tho noxt torm of tho Northwestern Hallway at Aldgatu circuit court, Thatcher Loyal to the Government. Washington, 1). C, April 26. Apostlo Thatcher said the pamphlet published by Calvin In 1896, giving his theory of tho .Mormon church, wns a false statement of tho cum;. In tho pamphlets submitted for rec ord, the witness was uiiablo to accept the rule of the church that tho olll- ccrs of the church should not run for political ofllco without first har Ing secured tho consent of tho church, because It gnvo no Indica tion as to what olllcers It applied to. Asked what would ho tho result if any officer of tho church porslst ed In running for olllco nnd having been retimed consuut, ho said It might result as lu his case, but as a free American citizen bo would have ii perfect right to retire from official church position and If the Is sue ennui ho snld that every mini who loves bis country would resign. Balks at "Endowment House" Secrets Smoot said he was tuo only Mor .moil or IiIh ago In IMah who did not hold some priestly office, anil nt the same time said ho wan denied the right to enter the temple. When ha was an npostlo ho had been In Una for tho presidency, but now ho was simply a member of tho church ami was glad to suy ho was u froo .Mor mon citizen, Ho niliiiltled that church Infliionca hud been used ugalnst him as can didate for the senate, Ho boggod to bo excused from answering a question as to tho ceremony of tho "Kiiilowiuent house." In oxecutlvo session tho commit tee was authorized to report a reso lution asking permission to sit In re cess when congress should tako tho testimony up. PROCURER FOUND GUILTY. Employment Agent of 8pokane Used United States Mall for Improper Purposes. 8pokano, April 26. C. V. Sobering, an employment agent of this city, who usod tho united States malls to gond young girls to houses of III- farno, wns found guilty this morning and will bo sentenced tomorrow. This Is tho first conviction in tho Spoknno Press case against tho em ployment agencies, hix or tueso mramoua ngenclcs bavo boon closed within tho past two weeks and nil of them aro to bo rlod on the sumo charge. Baseballlsts Here. .1. Mellalo, Sbaffor. Ward, ll'unkin Sporo.r IIoffmolBtor. Olnrko. Hwin. dell, llnndolln and W. N, Maxwell. tlu members of tlm Uiitio bnsebnll jtonm, wero guests nt tho Hot"! St. ueorgo iaBt evening wiiuo on route to Spoknno from HutK whoru thoy will play tho Spokana team a scrlcn of games.