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i DAILYEVENINGEDITION WEATHER FORECAST. Tonight nnd Wednesday, In creasing cloudiness nml occa sionally threatening; warmer tonight. rlJ" . That a pcr mean.... PENDLETON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OHEGON, TUESDAY, MAY a, 1904. NO. G038. PLANT HAS BEEN L DCATED Be Built on the Present L 0f the Electric Light I Power Works. EMENTS ARE ALL MADE AND BOND FILED. m-.i..1mm ETnllnuinn the g Uie oonnuoivu . ...... a L of J. H. Anderson and Sur- ,ef All Proposed Sites by Him the Council Committee on ttlv-Work Will Begin Wltnin Mentha and Finished a Year I a Half From Date All Objee- Vi Turned Down. H. Anderson, the pes magnate Ivliae reached town yesterday, K oter the city, selected the site lilt as plant, accepted the granted by the city, and la bond for the amount asked. (ft tail morning for Spokane. 'k here Mr. Anderson, in com tith r W Vincent, the local of the Northwestern Gas & Company, and Councilmen risen, Murphy and Dickson, compose the committee on , aid police, made the rounds l places available as sites for plant. After viewing all of fctes offered. It was decided that left for all purposes would be the jt location of the Electric : t Power Company's station. was accordingly chosen br alerson, and the choice ratified committee, In whose power I anion In the matter of the se- i tad been left by the council last meeting. The franchise I liea accepted by the company, i( acceptance, with the bond, km wiin the city recorder. in Work In Six Months. I anion closes the deal as far r ntj ii concerned, and It U nnw - . u company to becln to malto pjou for the construction of ft, mide of the six months' u law down In the ordinance. ! u a great deal or nmvuitinn : location Of the nlnn ot t,o Uwlded upon, and It was locat- tie face of a petition of nearly ."" wmr nomers In the affected. Thi l tilt the Droximltv nf tho ... I HI lessen the valuation rf Properties owlnr in the Ithat the plant should be put C " were there are no ? Ia the near neighborhood, r er tlie of th tl "tated site Is not. f WUng, In a residence, but HlMacturlnr rllat,.i t... 1 "t SO houspB In . isi. .V.. c"" - lne prevailing blOW all nr I .v f of towards It They do who are not otherwise t &ii iv , ,acl w" never 1 Ifei, " Emss PI8"1 In I Baker ri.v "V"a wa,la KahT. S.lty there nave been FORTY MUTINEERS. Salem Convicts Go on Strike About Their Food. Salem, May 3. A few of the par ticulars of an unsuccessful mutiny at the penitentiary on Friday last have Just como to the outside world Forty men In tho foundry put down their tools and demanded an aual once with Warden Curtis, their com' plaint being the quality and quantity of the food served them. Twenty-five men started tho trou ble by laying down their tools and demanding of their guard, John Ber gen, to lead them to the main "build ing, which he did. Warden Curtis was temporarily away, and while waiting for him, 15 men In the pol ishing department of tho foundry went through the same formula with their guard, W. H. Hicks, and fol lowed the first body of protestants over to the main building. For the sake of discipline, and to relieve themselves partly of the re sponsibility of standing guard over idle men in a body, tho sentries or dered all the men into their cells. They obeyed reluctantly and sullen ly. Upon the arrival of Warden Curtis all were rounued into the chapel, where Mr. Curtis listened to their complaints about the food, and their, without making them any promises, gave them the alternative of return ing to work inside of two minutes, or of the dark cell, or of being shot if the ydid neither. Inside of two minutes every man was either in the foundry or on his way there. Warden Curtis declares that the quality and quantity of the food Is at least as good as the best average prison fare, ana will make no con cessions to the men, who will be more closely guarded and watched than ever from now on. FINDINGS BP THE f III CO T JAPANESE LOSE SEVERAL Nobody Responsible for the Explosion on the Battle ship Misoouri, EXPLANATION OF HOW ACC.DEUT OCCURfU "Flare Back" During Big Gun Prac tice Ignited Unexploded Powder Still In the Gun Held by the Court That There Was No Negligence or Culpability, But That the Use of Smokeless Powder Is Not Under stood In the American Navy In the Supreme Court. STOCKMEN GET RETURN PASSES CONFERENCE OF STOCKMEN AND RAILWAYS BEARS FRUIT. Free Return Transportation Privile ges Taken Away From Western Stockmen on January 1, Will Be Restored Chicago, Milwaukee &. St. Paul Road First to Act O. R. & N. Expected to Give Out Notifi cation Soon. .WiLv"8' 8n(1 never have t... "lelr Drernro Tho r win ..wvut:v, me HI contr.,. . i.tt . . rfoaad iv,. ' u'en Doartl CPerty. and it Wiio, u" 011 'rorn public weM.f.r Eewer cfnnec- Itl oh J. s,rucun f ilSL? nuisance MQ- S. OTith,t nt nly . tne resMnnf. i-ji... " rmv.. . "'uivmu- "Wfld1 knLal Iaw lD "e the , ? dc'ri"cnt to i or a dAntFft.. ,i. . "WV Will mm. 10. from .t,?la.nt 'nside of Blthe M.:7 ?.ate anl ex 1 U me houses in. t U n irom th .i Cfclca 8? Grain. 1 ISU 3 Old July u.h,.. i sic r ,n Nlfien. frn that "Pitches L1 n.r.r. ,0t 200 vin. had six and even Charles F. Martin, secreUry of the National Livestock Association, has Bent out .notice to Western stock shippers that rt.he return transporta tion prlTlteEea, in force up to Janu ary 1, 19M, 1ut discontinued since that time, iate been restored by Western and Northwestern roads. and that shippers would be furnished free return transportation for them selves and attendants, who accom pany stock shipments to Eastern markets. This Is the outcome of a confer ence of utockmen and traffic manag ers held In Chicago, on February 25 for the purpose of discussing tho matter. The committee of stock men, of which Montie B. Gwlnn, of Boise City was -a member, was ap nointed bv tho Livestock Associa tion in Portland at Its annual meet Inc in January. So far the only road to actually grant the prlrfroge has been the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul, but the other transcontinental lines are exnected to follow Immediately. Agent 13. C. Smliu, of the O. It. & N.. hn8 received no notification of the restoration of tfio pass privilege, as yet, but expects to hear from his company any day, cm tue suujeci. GOVERNMENT MAKES A CASE. Washington, May 3 lhe full text of the finding of the court of Inquiry into tne .Missouri disaster was mauo public this afternoon. The cause of the accident was the unexpected ignition of two sections of charges of unexploded smokeless powder then in the gun, by the "flare back." The flame ignited two of the sections in the ammunition car and a shower of burning powder was projected down the 12-lnch elevator In the handling room, igniting eight other sections of smokeless powder. The accident was in no respect, due to fault or negligence on the part of any officer or members of the crew. Instances of Heroism. The court finds the following wor thy of particular mention under the head of extraordinary heroism: Act ing Gunner Cox, Chief Gunner's Mate Moussen, Gunner's Mate Schepke. A list of 18 other officers and men, Including Captain Cowles, is given as "deserving special commenda tion." Hear Admiral Barker approves the findings and comments at length on the properties of smokeless powder, the use of which Is apparently not thoroughly understood In our navy. The admiral says the conduct of the captain, officers and crew was superb, and he makes special men tion of Moussen's act of crawling through a hole Into the burning mag- azine. Make Another Unsuccessful Attempt to Blockade Port Arthur Harbor. UNCONFIRMED RUMORS OF GREAT JAP VICTORY, Believed to Be a Belated Exaggera tlon of the Japanese Victory of Last Sunday All Accounts Agree That the Japs Make Great Head way as a Result of the First Bat tie of the Yalu They Lose Eight Fireshlps and Two Torpedo Boats Off Port Arthur Harbor. St. Petersburg. May 3. A Konsn tional rumor is current this evening inai eignt Japanese fireshlps nnd two torpedo boats have been sunk by the Russians at Port Arthur, while the former were trying to bot tle the harbor. Two official tele grams nave arrived, but nro not Issued to the press. Japs Lose Heavily. St. Petersburg, May 3. Viceroy AlexieiT reports officially that eight Japanese fireshlps wore Bunk last night when an attempt was made to block Port Arthur harbor. Land bat teries and torpedo boats participated in the shelling of tho ships. Two Japanese torpedo boats also went down, according to the report. Discovered by Searchlights. The fireshlps were uncovered by the searchlights, creeping in from the east and southeast. Torpedo boats and destroyers were ordered out, and Viceroy Alexleff himself went aboard the coast defense ship UtvashnJ. A heavy fire opened, lasting from midnight until 5 a. m., when the last flreship sank. Japanese steamers, armed with Hotchklss and MakJm guns, responded warmly to tho ..us slan fire. Two officers and a few members of the crews of tho fire shlps were saved by the Rusxlans. Will Enlarge the Capitol. Washington. May 3, The joint commission of senate and house at a meeting today decided to adopt the Walter plans of 18C5 for the ex' tension of the east front of the cap- itol. President Smith May Be Indicted for Perjury. Washington, May 3. While the testimony of Angus M. Cannon, Jr., is disappointing In that ne Biauni that he had Hod to Messrs. Wilson and Critchlow, he still made plain the fact that Joseph F. Smith per formed tho marriago ceremony which united Apostlo Abraham H. Cannon and Lillian Hamlin as nis iourui wife, having threo wiveB living at the time. Tho evidence Is of such a charac tcr that President Smith may ho in dieted in this district for perjury. The feellnir hero Is that a case has been made against Smoot and it may bo that nn further evidence will bo taken. The committee Is now debating whether anything Is needed to prore that Smoot Is ono of tho rulers of the law breaking hierarchy. Politics has been kept out oi mo investigation scrupulously and the commlttoo may docldo that a further investigation is unnecessary and may bo made to appear to be more or less political. Apparently tho committee uoitoves complete case has been made against Smoot. Many a man's walk snuffs out his Accepted Grlsby Resignation. Washington, May 3.Tbe retslgna tion of Melvln Grigsby, United States attorney in the Nome district, Al?S' ka, has been accepted by the presi dent. No Intimation as to his suu cessor. Attorney General Knox year ago recommended Grigsby for dismissal for leaving his post witu out permission. Lynchehaun Released. Washington. May 3. The attempt to extradite Thomas Walshe (or Lyn rhphannl. wanted in England, lias failed through a decision by the su tireme court today. Lynchehaun was sentenced to life Imprisonment In Ireland, for assault and murder. He osrapeu irom prison and was arrested at Indianapolis. Tho aunrcrao court affirmed the de rlslon of tho Indiana court that Walsho should have been given an examination bofore turning him over to tho New York authorities, anu ins fllsrharpn Ih ordered. Tho rrlmo for whlrh Lynchfhaun was convicted was an incident of tho Irish .land riots, and It Is claimed in his behalf the offensf was really of a political character. Jury Completed. Washington, May 3. The Jury In the Tyner-Barrett poswmco c-tao was completed this morning and Uio preliminary statements . roaoe. if ner Is in court in un invalid chair. On Inspection Tour. Norfolk, May 3. Secretary Moody, RonatrirB Ha o. Penroso ana uauon, nmt Ilonresentatlves Dalzell, Meyers and Hemingway sailod for Guantana- i Bay thlB morning, aDoaru uiu Dolphin, to iiwpix-t the naval station there. Indicted for Bribery. Pueblo, Col., May 3 Tho iiirv linn Inn etoU ueorge v- grand Mayor, wutor nt nhtnavn secretary of tho company, which is under contract to furnish the city waur works with water from the Fountain river. Mr Mayer is charged with bribery He is at present in Chicago. He lights no lives who makes light Battle Rumors. London, May 3. A St. Petersburg dispatch says rumor is current there to the effect that another groat hat tie occurred on the Yalu, between 30,000 Russians and 80,000 Japanese, in which tho Japanese wero vlctorl ous, capturing 3C Russian cannon, 2,000 prisoners, 20 officers and about COO men who are reported wounded. The rumor may bo a belated exag geration of the last fight. de- tho Retreat Was a Rout. London, May 3. -Additional tails of the Ilusslan repulso on Yalu continue to sift in. Iteuter'B Seoul correspondent states the Japanese now hold the north bank of tho Yalu from Antung to Llashuko. Despite their confused condition, the Russians were able to carry off all their wounded at Antung. They found that In addition to tho forco confronting them they wero threat enea uy strong detachments on either flank. Then their retreat bC' came so rapid mere was no time to replace the artillery horses shot down by the Japanese, and 20 guns with ammunition, rilles, officers and men were captured. Mukden dispatch reports that Kuro patkin Is marching from Llnylng to Fcnwango Cheng with 20,000 men, nnd apparently has taken personal command of tho forces opposing the Japanese. Rumors of Japanese Victory, New York, May 3. Tho Wall Street News Agency dispatch from London states that rumors arc cur rent there thnt tho Japanese tleet In command of Admiral Urlu, has cap tured tho Itusslnn Vladivostok squad ron, but tho report Is wholly unconfirmed. HEARST AND ANTI-HEARST. Iowa Democrats May Stampede to Cockrell, of Missouri. Dcs Moines, la., May 3. Twenty four hours before tho democratic state convention, tho contest be tween Hearst nnd thu nntls Is being more stubbornly rought than before. Indications nro still fnvornblo to tho New Yorker, but tho margin Is no small as to mnko it anybody's light. A now element 1b being brought In a boom for Cockrell, of Missouri. Thoso Bryan democrats not for Henrst are Hocking to Cockrell, while Parker docs not figure with them In the least. ELECTROCUTED. Execution of Man Who Murdered Two Women. Dnnnemorn, N. Y., May .1. Allan Mooney, murderer of Ellen Thomas and Viola Mlddleton, women of ques tionable rcputntlon nt Snranau likc, In November, 1902, was electrocuted at 11:30 tills morning. Jealousy caused the crime. FEDERATION OF LABOR MEETS ANNUAL CONVENTION IN SESSION AT OREGON CITY. Story of the Battle. London, May 3. Minister Hayashl made public this overling a dispatch from General Kunokl, commanding the Japanese forces, giving tho de talis of tho fighting following the battle of the Yalu and pursuit of the retreating Russians. Kunokl says 'On thu afternoon oi May 1 tho enemy offered stubborn resistance to our pursuit, adding 300 to our cas ualtlcs. The enemy fought bravoly to tho last. 'Finally two companies of their artillery having lost a majority of their men and horses, surrendered raising the white Aug. The officers taken prisoners asserted that Divis ion Geueral Kashtarllnskl, common der of tho lit- and 12th Infantry reg iments, and many officers woro kill ed and wounded. "Many refugees subsequently rO' turned and surrendered, Tho txital number of prisoners is 30 ofilcors and 300 sub-ofliccrs and men. Tho details of our losses aro under in vestlgatlon." Kuropatkln at the Front. Berlin, May 3. Tho Die Post re ports that Kuropatkln bus arrived at Kong Huang Cheng to rally tho troops fleeing before tho Japanese- Taken Personal Command, London. May 3. The Central Nows Over 200 Delegates Present No Pressing Questions to Settle La bor Conditions In the State Very Satisfactory No Idle Men, No Se rious Strikes Convention Made up of Portland Men. Oregon City, May 3. Over 200 delegates to the Statu Federation of Labor assembled In Woodmen's hall hero yesterday afternoon In thu an nual meeting of the federation. President C. II. Gram, of tho state federation, called thu meeting to or der and stated the happy conditions which surround labor circles In Or egon at this time. No serious strikes aro in progress in tho stnto, wages aro fair and very few Idlo men are reported in any of tho larger cities of tho state. Most of tho delegates llvo in Port land and will return home each night of the threo days' session. Very few outside delegates nro present as tli urn aro no pressing questions to be discussed at tho mooting. President Grain Is much ' pleased over tho attendanco at tho conven tion, and lias this to say In connec tion with his business: 'Our unions aro gaining in strcngm throughout tho state uud tho results aro beginning to bo apparont. A few yeurs ago sumo of tlio men wero working 1G hours a dity, but now a great many of tho unions aro enjoy ing the eight-hour day, "In Oregon most of tho corpora tions aro very friendly with us and we have not hud tho trouble that has marked the progress of tho unions of other states. Wo huvo not been without our troubles, but thoy havo been overcomo by a llttlo com mon senso and fairness from both sides." GENERAL STRIKE THE SANTA FE The Machinists Are Out All Over the Great Railroad System. NO DISTURBANCES ARE REPORTED ANYWHERE. The Great Central Shops at Topeka Are Guarded by a Large Force of Deputies, Which Was Increased This Morning General Manager Mudge Gives His Reason for the Topeka Lockout All the Compa ny's Employes at Newton Were Locked Out This Morning. Nwwton, Kon., May 3. Ono hund red and fifty machinists wero locked out this morning from tho Santa Fo shops. Nobody Is allowed upon rail road property. Out at Ottawa. Ottawn, May 3. Between 1C0 and 200 Santn Fo men aro out hero. "Give Them Time to Think." Topeka, Mny 3. (lonoral Manager Mudgu said tho lockout of machinists Is for tho purpo8u of giving tho mon time to think ovor tho situation, and to praveut damage to tho shops. Strike Is General. Washington, May 3. Presldont O'Connull's advices this morning stnto that thu Santa Fu strlko ordor was generally obeyed throughout tho system, with no reports of disorder. Quiet at Topeka. Topeka, May 3. All Is quiet at tho Santa Fo shops, with 18 additional deputies on guard. No troublo 1b re ported from any point on thu system. REOPENING SHOPS. Trying to Break the Strike at New ton and Ottawa. Argentine, Knn., May 3, Tho Santa Fo shops reopened today, tho plant apparently In full operation. Tho Newton nnd Ottawa Bhops have nlHO been reopened, at 8AILOR8' FREE FIGHT. Fifteen Men Wounded on Ship Portland Dock. Portland, May 3, A desporato free-for-all fight took place yostor- day between tho craw of tho Fronch burquo Marshall DuNoallos, now In port, In which 15 muu wero wounded, threu seriously, Tho men used knives, and tliu decks of tho ship woro covered by blood, Tho battlo onded only with tho Intervention of tho United Status marshal, Tho troublo was tho result of a drunken spruo. Jos, Collet, tho lead er, Is under nrrost this morning on u chargo of attempt to miirdor. THREW HER BABY AWAY. MEMORIAL HALL BURNED. Teachers and Students Fled In Panic and Night Apparel. Curaiol, N. Y., May 3. Flro In tho Smith .Memorial Hall this morning, caused a panic among 70 fumlnlno students anil teachers. All reached tho ground safely, guruod in night apparel. Thu building was totally ilo-stroyed. Woman's Mind Unbalanced by Too Many Cares and Too Little Food. Hjwikane, May 3. Mrs. Mary Fig. leskl, en routo over tho Great North ern from Now JorBoy to tho Hound, last night throw her baby, less than a year old, out of a car window, near Columbia Falls, ami then did her best to follow It, with tho train ut full speed. Other passengers held her and tho train was stopped and hacked down until tho baby was found. It had landed In soma bushes and then rolled off into tlio mud, and was almost entlnily un hurt, being only scratched und bruis ed a littlo. Investigation showed thnt Mrs. Figlesld was temporarily crazed .with hunger, travel weariness, lack of sloop and tho euro of nlno ehlldhPn, all of whom woro with her. Hlio had denied herself food, sleep und rest to caro for her llttlo ones, until her mind gavo way. Band Instruments Comlnu. W. I). Fletcher lias roculvutl a let ter from thu music houso In Now York from which ho purchased JtOO worth of instruments for tho Boys' Military Baud, for this city, stating that tho instruments had been plated and shipped, Tluiro will bu -I moutu pieces In tlio bund, which, with Turkish cymbals nnd drums, will make 21 plucos. Tho old band rooms aro being (It toil up and tho class will bo solocted for tho band In tho near future. Captain Carl Upliovon was (loreil by lovoo thugs at Now leans, who woro trying to rob Ho put up a groat fight. inur. Or-him, Strike In France. Marseilles, Franco, Muy 3 Over ,000 men aro Idle and 102 vessels aro tied up as a result of tho strlko of master mariners and dock work ors. Bill of Exceptions Allowed, Washington, May 3, Tho supremo court today ilocjdod that Judgo Wing, of tho northom district of Ohio, was In orror whon, attar ordering tho discharge of a number of Chlnoso ordered deported by tho commlsslonur, refused to allow a hill of oxcoptlons filoil by tho United Htntoa district attorney, correspondent at Rome wires that a talk. of love.