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e'QHT I Evening edition DAILYEVENINGEDITION ilad rTuTM tho bat; t'slng i . .in.l a good - WEATHER FORECAST. Tonight ami Saturday cooler, wlt'i light fro tonight. Warm er Saturday. Sale; r cpnf . . t like a 800(1 general, it. life a . " i,Hnn to I other PENDLETON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OTIEGON, FIJI DAY, Al'ItIL JC, 1904. NO. 6035. ,Qth6r's Prlie OWL HOUj I HOUSAND EIGHTY -F OUR i j the Number of Sun School Scholars in County. with latilla IIVIDED BETWEEN TWENTY-THREE SCHOOLS L. Twenty-one Did Not miss v . Lion During the Past Year Llatlon H. a Small Cash Bal- I .... f-..ll fn.n. f1 fkftln on nana run uuif w. w...- (for the Ensuing Year were ted-Dlstrlct Conventions Will Latter Be Held Closing Ses Today. Sunday school convention was Hed a large house last night, "the church was filled to hear iddrcss of A. F. Flesol, or 1'ort the subject, "Does It I'ayT' Hegel Is a strong speaker and ils audience tlirougn a very on 'ED PATlSalng and Instructive speech. Statistics of Schools. kterday afternoon tho report of fcorresDondlnc secretary, Mrs. It. h. of Echo, was read. It showed (there arc 23 schools In tho coun There are four homo depart' Is. one normal department, six Eary departments. There aro 119 rs In tho schools of tho county, teachers, and a total of 2,084 pu- toi IUSTAI MlMBcre had been 13 teachers' meot- held during tho yoar, and 171 I to the church as a direct result be work of the schools. here was $09.31 paid In assess- i and $683.52 expended for liter- gere arc 21 schools In tho county fch continued uninterruptedly In n throughout tho ontlro year, treasurer roorted that tho of- I had received $90.76, had oxpond- H25.I5, and had a balance of $65.31 hand. New Board of Officers. ibis morning the officers for the iulng year were elected as follows: Isldent, U E. Penland, of Pondlo- corresponding secretary, Mrs. I Jones, of Echo; recording secre- ry, Miss Maude Frazler, of Milton; asurer, Miss Eva Belts, of Pilot Superintendent of tho homo Mrtment, E. II. Coon, of Fondle- p; of tho primary dopartmont, Mrs L. Cauvel, of Freowator: of the nai department, E. A. Van Vran , or Milton. M. 8. A. Lowell, of Pondleton: u nan and Mrs. F. H. Richmond. pe elected to sorvo as tho oxecu ft commltteo for tho year. was decided by tho convention l tho association olect district residents who should, on tholr ro p. make arrangements for district MWions throughout tho county, m following wero elected to ie offlces? Wot Rock. Mlaa Rvn Tint t a Pon ItetOD, W, H. Hawlnv; Holly ' Mrs. rwcKman; Athena. Weston and r, u. o. Illchardson; Milton and pemter. James Ilrllnv? ir, wimam ueoves. I Mrs. J. R. K'ooa ixf nl-4.. t ' T vu, Jl UI1UIUIUU, V U O county, and will work with tho i"ti presidents. He Convention nt It., nflnrnnnn owing today will name tho timo and .v . tn noxt convention, that uavin? hpon rafAHnJ i, """0 COmmlttno vrhn wilt rnnn.t Ilia v ui ivnnr nn TllA Ann-. ...'.. ... - ICUiriH II r .ha j-irt n. ... It.... n BrMAl..ii - VUUIIUlllUU UU , --v.uuuas win also bo read. JACK LONDON RECALLED. Enterprising Hearst War Correspon dent Ordered Back From Firing Line. San Francisco, April 2!). On tho protests of tho discomfited and dis gruntled war correspondents sitting around In romoto Japanese towns, Jack London, special correspondent for tho Hearst papers, has been or dered bnck from the front. Ho was tho only representative of tho American or British press that reached a position anywnero near the firing lino In tho Russo'Japnncso war. Ho was the first correspondent that sent nny authentic news from tho front nnd sont the only real pho tographs from tho scat of war. The Hvo news sant by London to tho Hearst papers raised a howl In tho homo offices of other American pnpers, and Inquiries were sent to other correspondents as to why they were not sending the news. These correspondents. In turn, mndo protests to tho Japanese cen Bor at Toklo, who Immediately re called London from tho firing lino, In the Intorlor. London hnd made his way north from Seoul In nn open boat with tho thermometer 14 degrees below zero, and hnd risked his life to get the news, whllo tho otner correspondents were cultivating a rumor bureau, In the clubs of tho Korean capital. COUNTER PROCEEDINGS. Mrs, Edwards Files a Cross Bill In Divorce Suit. San Francisco, April 29. Divorce proceedings wore begun this morn lng by Mrs. Mary Edwards, whoso husband, Laurl Edwards, and Do monclo Itusso, tho Italian tenor, fig' urcd In a sensational affray at Fair fax, Marin . county, Tuesday. She charges failure to provide, neglect extreme cruelty and of being falsely accused of adultery with Russo. RGBINSQN SUED BY LAUNDRY GIRL Margaret Busch Asks $2000 Damages for Loss of Her Hand in a Mangle. ACCIDENT HAPPENED IN DO- MESTIC LAUNDRY, MAY 1, 1902 Robinson Paid Girl's Doctor Bill and Allowed Her Full Wages While She Was Off Duty She Claims the Mangle Was Not Properly Guard ed, Which Is Denied by Mr. Robin son Miss Busch Has Held Her Old Position for Two Years on Full Pay and Brought Suit After a Mlsun derstandlng With Mr. Robinson. "CALL HIS ATTENTION." Foreign Ministers Break the News to the Sultan. Constantinople, April 29. United States Minister Lelshman and Brit Ish Ambassador O'Conner have call cd the s'erlous attention of the porto to the recent massacres of ArmenI iins. -Attempt to Assassinate. Havana, April 29. An anarchist today attempted to assaslnate civil Governor Nunez. He Is a (Cuban and nnmed Vlllalonga, and Is believ ed to be Insane. Ho claimed ho had orders from Roosevelt to Intervene In the government of Cuba. VtrLconv,entlon wl'1 adjourn this "wnoon slno die. w.n!"'l?..Wall r Hearst Ifeellm. .1 a' Anm A strong of th ! "Vs 1,16 delegates In favor Udnn.7 , " ul earsc Iocratlo '""'"whbhc oi mo aem huS TaK convontlon, which mot noon. houso yesterday after- Bentnn ... . MO deriX"ly 18 n..w Printing 22,- ... i'" the East oiircen f i u i'amP''iGis ot tho ro ''rlbtef,nhotbc0ouEnaJ wh,ch 8h0 WI11 t Thrown Three Times. TwoTn',,, A" 29.-Chlef Chris Phcra fall0(1 t throw four ti!rso.n and Jo'n Berg a&t u ln 00 lnlntos. last .M" lift Xtmr " was T u,ro fnl,B 'or the. ,efu3l"B norK hard Won W. Wlth a ,,alf table. T'aS n nrK tun,cd tho D. A? Mom.?.'10'1 th0 cMot- two out u uiu lih .tvi 1 U,rco bout8. Cor- Burned to Death. Lansing, Mich, April 29. Jerome Stiles, John Vollln, Ransomo DingO' man and John Roy were burntfl to death last night In tho rooms In the Bryan block. SANTA FE PUTS UP ft BIG BLUFF JUMPS AT CONCLUSIONS AND PUTS UP BIG BLUFF, The Company's Motive and Lack of Justification In Posting Warning Notices Are Explained by Presi dent O'Connell, of the Railway Ma chlnlsts' Union. Washington, April 29. Referring to tho posted notice In tho Santa Fe company's shops warning tho men against unlawful acts, O'Connell says tho company jumps ai conclusions Ho says: "Tho officials know wo aro oppos od to violonco. Whllo tho handbill deserves no attontlon, it is only right to say It is an attempt at intimida tlon. In threatening thus tho com pany stoops to frighton men who own homes ln tho neighborhood of shops. Tho warnlnc Is a big bluff. The ma chlnlsts have nothing to do with tho operation of trains, so cannot Intor foro with malls or commerce." General Strike Probable. Wnshlneton. April 29. President O'Connell, of tho Machinists' Union, this morning stated thero is no pros pect of averting tho strike of ma chinists on tho Santa Fo system, though tho last ovorturcs to tho com pany aro now bolng mndo ponding a formal strike order about May 1. O'Connell has Just returned from Don-vor. FOUND DEAD. Water Works Clerk at Toledo Short In His Accounts. Toledo. April 29. Captain W. Mar tin, for 12 years tap clerk nt tho wator works, confronted with tho ov Innnpn n Hliort tlmo ago of a short- ago of $3,000, dirt not como to his of flco this morning. Later tho bodies of Martin and his wlfo woro found in a bedroom with tho gas taps roinov ud. Martin was a civil war votoratv A suit was filed this afternoon by Hallcy & Lowell, in which Mnrgarot Busch, of this city, brings action for $2,000 damages, with costs and dls bursements added, against John F. Robinson, the proprietor of the Do. mcstlc laundry. The plaintiff alleges that on May 1, 1902, the defendant was operating a mangle In defendant's laundry without the proper guard and guard rollers, and that tlie platform on which the operators had to stand had been broken and was unsafe. Whllo tho plaintiff was at work on this platform, engaged in feeding the mangle, she stepped Into the hole in the platform and was thrown ngalnst the mangle. In trying to save her self she stuck her hand between the rollers and her hand was badly man' gled, burned and crushed. The plaintiff further alleges that she Is Incapacitated from ever being able to do anything requiring the use of her right hand; that she will be compelled to have expensive and painful operations performed to par tially remedy the injury, and that she has suffered great bodily pain and mental anguish as a result of the accident, which was due entirely to the carelessness of the manage ment of tho laundry. The defense denies that the accl dent was due to the carelessness of the proprietor. It will be stated that though the platform was broken, it had been repaired at tho time of tho nccldent, and that there are guards on tho machine, It is further claim ed that the cirl was talking to an other operator at the time; In fact, was having some argument with her, and that ln making a gesture sho stuck her hand into the mangle. Tho plaintiff is a very attractive young lady who has been working at tho laundry for several years. Sue wns kept upon full pay by Mr. Rob inson during nil of tho tlmo sho was laid up as a result of tho accident, and her doctor hill nnd expenses wero also paid by him. When she wns able to return to work she was given her old position, and received the same pay thai she bad formerly received. Some time ago some diti erenco arose betwecu her and tho proprietor, and she quit her position and has now brought tho suit. Mr. Robinson has retained Ballnray & McCourt and Carter & Ualey. NEARLY OVER. FOUR CRU SERS TRANSPORT Vladivostok Fleet Returned From Valorous Cruise in Japanese Waters. JAPANESE SOLDIfc...S RE FUSE TO SURRENDER. Transport Was Then Sunk With the Belligerent Japs Aboard Viceroy Alcxieff Stands Pat With the Czar Jap Warships Menace Port Ar thur and Follow' the Russians to Vladivostok Japanese Said to Have Invented an Inextinguishable Fire. St. Petersburg. April 29. The Jajv ancso transport sunk wns the Kin' shlu Maru, 4,000 tons. Admiral Yez zen's official report falls to state the number drowned. Tho ship may havo carried troops, In which event sev oral hundred men were lost. of boat builders crossing tho Volgn nt Muron, near Nlsschnlnov, wero capsized. Fifteen wero drowned. Reception to Survivors. St. Petersburg April 29. Six hundred survivors of tho Varlag Korltz disaster at Chemulpo, arrived this morning. Ti.olr reception at Nicholas station was of a religious nature, with no speeches or bands. Tho Grand Duke Alexis wns present nnd shook hands with tho officers as they left tho train. The men he wel comed with ' vlood dny, brothers." Ontsldo the station Inrge crowd gathered and greeted the heroes in-thuslastlcally. New Terror for the Russians. St. Petersburg, April 29. Tho Port Arthur correspondent of tho Russkl Invalid, says tho Japanese havo a now combustible which Is In extinguishable. They tried to burn tho battleship Retzlvan by setting adrift rnfts loaded with burning ma terlal. Tho battleship sunk tho rnfts, but tho combustible continued to burn under wnter. Menacing Port Arthur. Port Arthur, April 29. Japanese torpedo boats woro sighted this morn ing, protected by a squndron. A few ineffectual shots were fired, and the ships disappeared. Details of Transport Sinking. Vladivostok, April 29. Admiral Yezzen's four cruisers, which made tho dash off the Korean coaBt, aro being cleaned today. Details of tho cruise show that the squndron met the Japanese transport Klnshlu Maru at 11 the night of tho 27th. The Iattcr's commander mistook tho Russian for a Japanese squadron and signaled ho had coal for them The Russian commander signaled an order to stop, whereupon the Japan' ese uiscovered their mistake and be' gan to lower boats and steam pinna' ces In an effort to escape, but the Russian steam cutters captured them all. Apparently none woro left aboard, but an examination revealed six in' fantry offlrers in tho cabin, and In another part of tho ship 130 Infant rymen who refused to surrender. Yezzen ordered tho men away. Tho Japanese soldiers opened fire, wound lng a Russian coxswain. After that the transports wero sent to tho hot torn by mochanlcal means' and a few shells. Tho Japs aboard did not ceaso firing and -made no attempt to sovo themselves, although they had ono launch left. Their shots rang out until the water closed over the heads of the lnterpld soldiers. Japanese Version. Toklo, April 2d. According to Jap anese accounts, only 73 Japanese were killed and drowned as tho trans port Klnshlu Maru sank. As the ship went down several soldiers com mitted suicide. Two captains and three lieutenants wero among those who went down. Tho transport be came separated from tho convoy. Russian Version. St. Petersburg, April 29. Further reports of tho sinking of tho nlnshlu Maru state that altogether 210 pris oners were taken. Of these 183 wero taken from tho transport, nnd Include a colonel and a high staff officer. What Governor Peabody Says of the Colorado Strike. St. Louis, April 29. The guulxmt Nashville arrived this morning to par ticipate In tho opening of tho fnlr. Tho forecasters say mere is a strong possibility of rain tomorrow. Gove.-nor Peabody ami start or Col orado reached the elty today. As to ho mlnlnc situation ho said tno strike is practically over and nearly all tho men aro returning lo work nt tho old hours and wage scaie. wvery thing has quieted down nicely. Four hundred rocaiciirauis ini n nfforts to keen up the struggle, and tholr ringleader, Moyor, ho has under arrest. Moyor was turned over to tho civil courts, and soon tho strike will bo completely over. IDAHO WRECK. Alexleff Stands Pat. London, April 29. Tho Central News correspondent at St. Peters burg states that Viceroy Alexleff has Issued a communication Indicating that the czar, Instead of recalling tho viceroy, has commended him for his work. Tho order says, "I am happy to receive at Mukden n dispatch from i tho emperor, stating that his majes. ty is watching attentively tho con eventration of troops for tho Far East and notes with special pleasure tho splendid success in this respect.' Tho czar concluded, "I attribute suc cess only to your able direction and Initiative and the work of the staff officials Hiilwrdlnate to you." Japs Off Vladivostok. Vladivostok, April 29. A Japanese fleet was sighted off this port this afternoon. MORE TROUBLE THREATENS. Will Attempt to Rid Tellurlde, Col., of Idle Men. Tellurlde, Col., April 29. Captain Buckley Wells, commanding the troops ln San Miguel county, hns no tified nil remaining strikers to lenvo that vicinity on the ground thnt per sonal violence may happen them nnd the military bo powerless to protect them. The Idlo men declnro thoy will not leave unless force Is used. Tho Citizens' Alliance meets tonight and It Is rumored another mob will be formed to run tho strikers out of town. POSTPONED. Watson and McKlnley Hearings Will Take Place Monday. Portland, April 29. Emma Wnt- son, under Indictment by n federal grand Jury for lnnd rrauds, will ap pear before Judge Bellinger for or rnlgnmcnt Mondny. Tno juugus n sence this morning caused a post ponement. Tho case of tho govern ment against McKlnley nlso com mences Monday. GAS FRANGUISE NOW EFFECTIVE Measure Passed the Council at Yesterday Afternoon's Session, NOTHING DETERMINATE DONE CONCERNING SITE.. Heavier Appropriations. Washington. April 29. Tho gran total of congressional appropriations for tho years 1904 C Is $781,074,629, as against $7G3,0D8,G0G tho preceding year. G 0 THE TQURNAMEN T IN PENDLETON JUNE 23 TO 25 INCLUSIVE, Program In Detail Will Be Issued In a Short Time Two Hundred and Thirty-five Targets In the Trophy Events Over One Hundred Marks men From All Over the Northwest, Floods Cause Another Temporary Tieup. Salt Lake. April 29. Tho west bound Oregon Short Lino passenger wns wrecked near Topaz. Idaho, this morning. Tho engine, baggage car and two coachos are in tno huch. Nnna woro seriously injured. a broken flange and washoute north of Ogdon woro the cause. It will tem porarily tie up the system. Partially Successful. Ran Francisco. April 29. Tho Gioth airship made another partial ly successful flight loony, tho crun OB SOnt up as a cnpiivu uuu muuu number of satisfactory manouvers Tho engine, however again failed. Japs Crowding Port Arthur. St. Petersburg, April 29. Admiral Alexleff reports tho onomy's fleet was seen six miles off Port Arthur last night. This morning two Jap' aneso cruisers and six torpedo boats wero observed In the Z.urlan Gulf, near tho port. Transporting by Carts. London, April 29. Tho Central News Toklo correspondent states that reports there Indlrato tho bulk of Russian supplies arc being trans ported to Kenp Wang Cheng on tho road to tho Yalu by means of carts, occupying five days to cover 90 miles from tho Russian headquarters. Attempt to Assassinate. Berlin, April 29. An attempt was mado by revolutionists today to as. sasslnato (ho district governor of Estkhrujadaun, near Erlvan, ln tho Caucasus, The governor was twico wounded, onco In tho breast. St Boat Builders Drowned. Petersburg, April 29. A party Thu commltteo In chargo of tho program for tho Northwest tournu incut, which will bo hold In this city Juno 23, 24, 2D, aro hard at work and will In a short tlmo havo thu pro gram In tho hands of tno printers. It has been decided that thero will bo a total of GOO targets for tho three days, or 200 each day. Thero will be an average of $1.65 added money to each target, and tho cntrunco feo will total about $68 for tho threo days, Thoco will bo 23C targets in tho trophy events, In which thero will bo no money added. To the remaining 3C5 turgets there will be added $600 Tho winner of tho trophy this year will receive $t0G of the cntranco money at tho tournament next year, and tho woolen mills offer as a spec lal prizo fo tho man making tho longest continuous score by breaking the largest number of targets without missing, a pair of tho finest blankets In the stock. It Is expected thero will bo 100 or more shooters hero for tho three days, aiming from all sections of tho Northwest. NEW CHANGE8. Alleged That Norman Williams Once Attempted Murder. Portland. Anrit 29, A message from Tho Dalles says tho district ut tornoy Is oxnmlnlng tho chnrgo that Norman Williams onco attempted to poisoned a man whom ho owed $50. Ho has gono to tho neighborhood of Mount Hood to sociiro witnesses. Williams Is being tried on tho chargo of murdering tho Nesbltt womon. Will Be Located Upon Recommenda tion of a Committee, Dut Will Prob ably Be Where the Electric Light Plant Now Is Mayor Appointed Street Commissioner, But the Coun cil Refused to Ratify There Are Several Other Candidates. Tho council mot In adjourned ses sion yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock nnd proceeded to tho discussion nnd pnssago of tho gns frnnchlso bill. The ordinance as rearranged wns road nnd passed and given Into (ho hands of tho mayor for his signature, and ho has slnco signed it. The company Is required by tho city lo put up n bond of $10,000 to In suro Its good faith ln tho construction of thu plant in thu tlmo and manner staled In tho ordlmincu. Tho com pany has 30 days In which to fllo an acccptnucn of tho nrdlunnco as pass ed, and thn mayor had 10 days In which to either sign or veto tho prop osition. Tho site of tho plant was left blank In thu bill, nnd will ho filled ln by tho council nt u Inter date. Tho mat ter of sulovtlng tho site was delegat ed to tho com in It tee on health nnd' police, consisting of Councllmen Mur phy. Swenrlngen nnd Dickson, who' will moot with F. W. Vlncont, tho local representative of thu company, and with Mr, J. II, Anderson, tho president of tho Northwestern Gas ft Electric Company, who will bo In tho city In n few days, when n ennvass or the situation will ho mado and the site for the plant chosen, U Is probnlilo thnt tho plant will bo put on the snmn lots now occupied by tho electric light station. Mayor Matlock appointed J. R. Means, Jr., ns street commissioner yesterday afternoon, but tho council refused to confirm tho appointment, nnd It was ordorod that tho stroot work ho conllnuod. for tho prcsont nt least, under tho direction of Council man Ferguson, It Is probable thnt u commissioner will bo selected nt tho noxt meeting, and thero are Hovcral applicants who aro using tholr influ ence with tho council to socuro thft. place. Who tho successful man will bo, however, Is not known as tho council has not yot given tho ques tion serious consideration, Elmer Turnor wns present at yos- terday's mooting and uskod that tho fine Imposed upon him by the city re corder for refusing to pay hlB dog tax bo remitted, unrt hu bo nllowod to pay tho tax. Tho council refused to consider tho matter and adjourned. Turner then paid tho lino nnd tax. CHICAGO TRUCK DRIVER8, Will Strike Unless They Get an In crease In Wage. Chicago, April 29. Upon tho result of a conforouco proceeding this after noon depends tho strike of 1,000 truck drivers who demanded a read justment of wuges. Business Inter ests will bo plunged Into chaos If tho men go out. Thoy demand ono del Ira advanco weekly. Will Give Fund to Strikers. Tho report that the annual couven icn of tho Western Fodoiu'on of Miners set for llutto May 20 had been postponed by a referendum voto Is conllnuod by Socretury-Treas-urer Haywood, In Denvor. Tho date will bo fixed by tho legislative bourd. Tho postponement Is duo to tho fact that President Moyor is In tho mili tary bullpen at Tellurlde. It was thought, too, thnt tho $50,000 for tho oxponseH necessury for tho conven tion could bo put to better use In maintaining tho strike In Colorado. Thero seems to bo a growing bo- lief that a mun has n right to rod his follows If ho will only puy tho victims a commission. Coal Mine Horror. J-ondon, April 29. The Rou tors Madrid correspondent wires that tho official atato inont regarding tho coal gas explosion In tho Reunion' mlno near Sovlllo, Spain, gives tho dead at 63 anil lnjurod 30. Tho Central Nows says tho list is too small that C3 lives woro lobt. Tho troublo la di rectly tracoablo to tho bribery of mlno inspectors.