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DAILY EVENING EDITION NcuJ f r wife for you: IlfCt Vf " , ecl your of- BSCHf PENDLETON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OliEQON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 100 t. NO. 6030. yni Mi Illll I IIIMII MMmMBMw H faV, fllllBMP'" a.lLHHHB .r 1lKlt tonight; warmer JH mJ ' mmammlr Thursday. L. 17- ITS MEET very. I PENDLETON Lrcial Association Ar- ngesfora Farmers' Insti lls on May 26. i N. COMPANY TO FURNISH ABLE SPEAKERS. n( Partners and fet comrnm v. . .mess Men Appointed to Pre. L for the Meeting-Agricultural Ltrts Will Address the Farmers Lve Topics of Dairying, Diver- Led Farming Forage Crops, and ieedlns-Elght New Members Add- I to the Association Membership i Now 90, Greatest Number In Its History. h-k. lorroei attendance Olid tUO UUC '"'B- teat enthusiasm in months mark iha rBs-nlar monthly meeting of I "v -o - rvimmorrlal Association last fcht. iTho ranid crowth of the assocla til HUU. IV v - - membershln of 90. at L. rVnm in mpmhnrR IIIRt a lew lis time, Is telling in its nenenciai Beets for the city of Pendleton. Will Hold Farmers' Institute. I After auditing the expense nc lmnts unrl appnntlnfr elchL new lembers, the association took up the utter of holding a farmers' institute i this city, this having been present' I tn Prrcidpnt norle after tno sue- islnl meeting of farmers at Echo ist Saturday. I President Borlo, T. G. Hallcy and bee Teutsch spoke enthusiastically of the benefits to be derived from such i meeting, in educating and furnish' ' Information to the tannine com' amity. Mr. Teutsch, who attended lie nlenlr at Echo, outlined the mil- illcent offer of Colonel R. C. Judson, if thr. Inriiiarrlnl rlpnflrtmfint nf the In R J& V In fnmlah lontnrpra fnr tie institute and after some interest- Wtfm A Umtoalnn It i-ta rlns-lripn tn Inld ft farmpr'n Inatltutn fn thtfl nitv Im Tfiireitdr Mm" O C tn V. tin lift souse grounds at which tlmo at least Isu or seven prominent agricultural MfUlffll frrtm (tin TnnHInn- rr 1 rrnii nnrl I Institutions of the Northwest will ad- Iaress tne farmers on tne practical questions of dairying, forage crops, feedlnz. divnrfltflp., fnrmlnrr. rrpflm. I try prospects and other live topics umi concern umauna county, It Is nnt fho Intpntlnn nnr thn nlm of the association to Imitate the maicniess preparations of Echo, In it. .... . ... uiu meeting, in tne way or nierary such would be out of the question c uui me meeting win oe Smci lf durational nnrl will hrv trli'nn nd n expression of the highest objects Of the nnmmnrMfll ARenplntlnn In benefiting the community In every Possible way With the hearty assistance and co operation of the O. R. & N. company k Is hoped to hold a profitable meet- rnr and tn - - , - il a , I ii -o uU tu umnu me larmerri iubu tote a regular event hereafter. Committee on Arrangements. President Borle named Bort Huff man as chairman of a general com mittee of arrangements, the commit tee to be appointed by the chairman, ad the following farmers and busl "Ms men of this vicinity were ap pointed to have charge of tho lnstl ww. and confer with Colonel Judson once In the matter of selecting Pikers for tbo meeting: John Ma d t ,E" J' Melnors, Jurgen Mumm, Lalng, George Perrlnger, J. H. wguson, William Blakeley, W. W. ' 11 M- O'Brien, W. M. Rob- p7C uneny. Dave Carglll, U C. otbrock, purl Bowman. John Crow. E. Mrfltan t a -n t m r - racueuan. J. A. Borlo. T. Q, "ey, Ue Teutsch. Dr. C. J, Smith, Thomas Thompson, C. E. Roosevelt, Mat'ock. Leon Cohen. R. Alox ?,. ' Jl S- Whlttlnghlll, O. A. Hart Mn, and j, r Robinson. e.nJa?t,l,g of tne committee Is nn . TJ 'clock Saturday aftor "n. at the parlors of tho Commer iwoclatlon to decide upon tho Sam Parks Dead. Osslning, NV.. May 4.- dM.ark8' forme- walking delegate of tho Housesmlths' of t0 ,New York. convicted iLll tIon &nA Perjury in ttaeeUon wltb tho building S8' .lied at .,15 this tal ,1 ,n tho nrl8 "OBpl. ' o was sontenced to H.1??, and 8 months, niately after h foil i. : sratMpis ,aw anrt details of tho Institute, and make Anal nrrnntrnmnntR fnr thn Rnnftkers with Colonel Judson, who Is expected to bo proscnt ni ino niccung. Experts Will Speak. While tho sneakers have not yet boon solectcd, It Is almost certain that Dr. James Wlthycombc, of tho AtrHcnltiiral HnlWn! Profes sor H.' T. French, of the Idaho Agri cultural College; I'roiossor u. l.. Smith, of Spokane, and Dr. E. N. Hutchinson, of tho bureau of animal Industry, will bo among tno numoer, besides other able speakers on spec ial subjects to bo designated later. The farmers of tho vicinity of Pen dleton aro especially Invited to take nnrl In fhln work, and ho nrosent at tho Institute, as it Is the beginning of a regular course oi insiuuics iu bo held here, from which tho farm ers will be able to draw Incalculable benefits. These speakers are experts In their lines and aro employed by ..nrlmie firfitpa nnrl mvernment to further the work of agricultural sci ence ana tnoir experiences are valu able to, the farmers. . Meetings Twice a Month, rinforn adlournment It was decid ed to hold meetings of the associa tion every two weeks, ana tno meet inr nrilnnmpd tn meet on Tuesday 4 " ti . T " niirhi xiov 17 at which time a nrot- osltlo'n will perhaps bo presented to r-hnriep the constitution to fix the rpr-iiinr mpptlncs twice cacn moniu Women Would Assist with umrary. a .fimtnlttpo fmm thp. Women's Clubs proffered tho assistance of tho clubs in placing tne norary in suua of a librarian. and the matter was referred to the library committee. It was decided ot llUiai j "- vi. ww. defer papering tno rooms uuui il nao i i. m. ... nii.n. mnmrnTnuriH tnn-a-n -u-hpthnr other improvements would bo maae in me associunuu quarters. Membership Campaign. Thn mnmhprahin camnaicn Is as suming immense proportions, and as means of further adding worthy members to tho association President Borle stated that each member would nA tn hand in the annlica Hon of a new member by the next tion ot a new mumuer u) m u1- meeting. The cluT, is in a highly prosperous condition and the mem bershlp Is greater man over ueiuic. New Members Added. Th fnllnwlnir members were ac- .-.anturi nt thn ineetiuc last night: Chester Foster. Conrad Platzoeder, A Kunkel, Royal sawteii, a. j. oou man, Frank Duprat, Itank G. Mitch ell T. D. Taylor and E. A. Schiffler, SEVENTY-EIGHT INDICATIONS THAT IT WILL NOT -& POPULAR Rnm Veterans Object to It as 3 "Pauper's Pension" Nevertheless There Have Already Been Filed Over Eleven Thousand Applications and There Will Be Many More. Wnahlncton. May 4. Applications ni nenslons and increases under Order 78. making C2 years of ..t,tn,ino nf nlivslcal disability. hli: . v. " - . nnw number 11.500. Commissioner Ware says It is impossiuie io niipiu lmatb the number of applications that will result from tne oruer. ir.v vPtr.raiiH ou learning from Worn thp nn rticulars of the order, de m nvnll themselves of what khey call a "paupers' fienslon. ABANDONED THE BARK. Crew Worked Unceasingly at Pumps for Nine Days. t... vri- Mnv 4. Cantain Berto ,i o nmw of eicht from the A..in Vinrk'Pntlno MarlJc. abandon- a i mMrfippAti Sunday, arrived on GU ill wwv - - tho German steamer rnncess nn i,i..t, unu fllRmastcd 111 a wuuy, ..v- - The Marije sprung a leai; aim nine days the crew lauoruu iu - .hiin thn oantaln stood over thorn revolver In hand and compollod a continuance ox moworK. Chicago Grain. Mnv 4. old July -wheat vmb". . - -v, . ....... T..I., opened 85, ciosea oovn; opened 84, Ciosuu oitb. opened 47. ciosou to. BASEBALL EXPERTS. Some Pendleton Boys Who Are Mak- ing Reputations. Tinhort. Krucer left this morning for Jacksonville, where he has sign .i . l.nii with tho Jacksonville league team. Krugor Is one o the best known of the younger oaseuan valley league, which now has soveral PENSION ORDER will unoouoiwi t- ::,i:r::i0m car will bo put in sorv of tho older players num o. Iiugheaa, who who with Dayton Wilner. well jfnowneTn Pendleton, aro both with the Salora uagians aim '"""'' good. Winer Is At tho head of tho batting Hat on tho saiem team. HEARST CAR RiES TWO BIB STATES owa and Illinois Line Up Decisively for the Great Editor. WINS OVER THE STATE AND LOCAL MACHINES. Great Victory in Both Cases for Rad ical, Progressive Democracy Gen. James B. Weaver Heads the Iowa Delegation Backed by Instructions The Anti-Hearst People Opposed to Bolting Hearst Carries Eight Out of Ten Congressional Districts In Illinois. Des Moines. Iowa, May !. When the democratic convention assembled nt 9. thla nftprnnnn. Hnarfit was mas- rpr of the situation, and It wes a fore- Eone conclusion that Iowa's 26 dele gates to the national convention will bo instructed for the New Yorker. rpl.n nnnnfilfirr foi-ttlnn Vl O ntrmdll ffl 1 UU UjiiJUOiUb .utviuu uud w (f v. -v- v. vw abandon Its ulans lor a rump con ventlon, out of deference to the .. wishes of Congressman wade, or me second district, (the only national renresentative Iowa democpats hav r-hfiRpn in manv vears. Wade is iersonaiiy opposeu to Hearst, but against bolting, The address of Temporary Chwr-ij man Culllson did not enter into lac- tlnnnl Hlffprpnrps Ex-Congrcfsman Butler was cnosen - -- , 0v.,i permanent chairman. He shouted some for Hearst. Hearst Resolutions. The resolutions committee by a vote of eight to three, reported a strong Hearst Indorsement. Sixteen out of 22 district delegates and each of the four delegates at large were named by the Hearst force. The latter are General James B Weaver. J. M. Parsons. Judge E. M. Carr and S. B. Wadsworth. Hearst Carrie sChlcago. Chicago, May 4. Hearst has car oItV,. ,it nf the 10 congresslon ..v. ' r" - - - .i .u.,,,.1,,,0 ir, f-hlr-nL-n. This insures Illinois to Hearst by au orerwhelmlng majority. Illinois ban Decn securea by Hearst despite the opposition of the and state democratic machines. It means Hearst, if nominated, will carry Illinois by 75,000 majority. STORY NOT BlTL.cVED. Utah Authorities Want to Get Hold of Montana Deputy. r.i,.., rtoh T.iav 4. Officers aro looking for Deputy Sheriff Miller, of rtuttn. Miller reported to Sheriff Quinn last night that murderer I;n .!., ,.. htnl ln custody, escan .. a t .hp trnln. He follOWOU him. but seeing he could not capture him. shot Lennox dead. When tho sheriff started this morning to recover the body Miller bad disappeared and canntt bo located. His story is not believed here. STRAWBERRY HARVEST, Milton and Freewater Districts Make First Shipment About 20. Will May The strawberry crop Jn tho Milton and Freewater districts promises to lm verv heavy, ana mo iirei bjiiii- '...tn i. mado about May 20 JUU1JID this year. ., a.. .h larui! crowcrs aro en ... immlln the cTOD and from all the present prospects It will bo a serious matter to secure pickers just at the right tlmo to put tbo crop out as fast as it ripens. Uma tilla Indians have been engaged to pick by several of mo large miuiuio and all tho local women and children that can bo Induced to work, have : " .iH Tim eron is In excel- ,ur.n and It tho weather ...--m thn harvest will nec COUUUUUB - ,, onik essarily begin earlier than tho 20th, as the berries will ripen rapidly. ; nt t.urrip.g is very heavy. and tho crop promises to show a bet tor quality all over tbo strawberry distr ct man usuui. - -- n..nHn of water and the " -.i. i.oa i,pnn cool enough to LiVi i.nnk tho vines and produco i owpotpr berries than larger u a" . . ... where the warm weather crowds tho vinos and berries too iMr. Tho prices for picking will rango - . ,,r .,. io rnniB tier crate, ac- lLl ,,: Hip rush. Tho O. It. & N. coruinu .u d," " 0 immense ouipui . im. , BCrv ular uaggaBu ----- r Ice on tno uranu.. . ry and cnorry ";; ,n mixed smoker an" u6bt use ordinarily. . m innt is now being erected ! at Merlin, near Grant's Pass, I PORT ARTHUR IS NOW BLOCKADED Feat Accomplished While the Japanese Fleet Was Under Heavy Fire. JAPS READY TO MAKE A GENERAL ADVANCE. Rumors That the Japs Have Captur. ed Nlu Chwang Russian Ex-Con vict Students Executed for Betray Ing Secrets Chinese Generals Are Backfiring Against the Russians- Oriental Liner Stopped by Russian Warship and Malls Overhauled. Rome, May 4. A Tokio dispatch asserts that tho latest Japaneeo at tempt to block the chanuel at Port Arthur was successful. Two vessels, tho telegram says, now He In the har bor entrance. Confirmed by Reuters, lymdon. May 4. Tho Reuters' To kio correspondent also states the Jap anese were successful ln the attempt to bottle Port Arthur Monday. Three Student Convicts Hung. Uprlln. Mav 4. A St. Petersbur dispatch states that three students sent to Siberia in 1901, wero paru tQ th(j froU nn(, hftvo been han(;ed (or attempting to betray the Russian cause Ready to Advance. Seoul. May 4. A dispatch from the .TnnnnpRn frontier olonir the alu states that the dead nave bovn rjurica and all wounded given medical at tnntlnn The army is ready to continue the advance. The message auas: "Many of the enemy wero found hiding un dor brush and taken." Stopped and Mall Examined. London, May 4. Router's Port Said correspondent reports tho peninsula Oriental liner Oscis wns stopped by a Russian warship and her mall gone thmneh in anarch of Japanese let ters. The Japaneso mall was at tbo bottom of a hugo pile tnai was not touched. Tho Oscls was nine hours from Brindisl when stopped by a blank shot from tho warship Kratzrl and was detained two nours. Terrific Resistance. Pnrt Arthur. Mav 4. An Idea O the terrific resistance offered by tho Hueslans defending me cnannci Mon day Is gained from tho fact that 3,500 nhnta mom flrn.il hv th Russian bat teries and guardshlps on attacking the flreshlps. Chinese Are Pro-Russian. St. Petersburg, May 4. The news paper Navlkrai claims to havo auth rirllv fnr thn nsnnrtlon that the Chi neso generals, Yuan Shlkal and Ma aro promoting anti-itussian agitation in tho llowery Kingaom. Still Grounded on Sandbanks. St. Potershure. May 4. All efforts to dmi? tho battleship Orl off tho sandbanks in tho Nova today failed Rumored Capture of Nlu Chwang. London. Mny 4. Nothing further ban been received concerning tho en ni tin. nf Ntti Chwnm;. un to 3 I), ni The accuracy of tho report Is doubt ed. HENRY 8MITH DEAD. Man Who Attempted to Commit 8ui clde at La Grande, Passed Away at the Asylum. Portland, May 4. Henry Smtlh, who attempted to commit suicide at La Grande, about two monthB ago, by cutting his throat with a razor, died at tho Htato Insane asylum at Salom, last night. (Henry Smith was In St. Anthony hospital hero for several weeks fol lowing bis attempt to commit aulcldo and was Anally adjudged Insane and sent to tho asylum. He Is a brother of Conductor J. II. Smith, of tbo O. R. & N. and was despondent ovor tho loss of all his means In a mining venture. Ho was 40 yeard old and bad no family.) DIGGINGS A FAKE. Returned Alaskan Knocks the' Alsek District Hard. Vancouver, B. C, May 4 Dan Kinnon arrived from tho Alsok dig- .,, .nda Ho says there is nuito from tho creeks. Ho Lmn"nFM lhn dieclnirs a fako. Wnnr Chinamen were deported from Portland. Tuesday, by Immigration officials. ACCUSED OF STAND-IN. Did Tobacconist Get a Tip From the Government? lnmlnn Mnv 4. Thorn wnR a scono in tho houso of commons this after noon when McKenna, niierai, insinu ated that Oallngher, a wholesale to- Chamberlain's tariff commission, has Bccureu ndvnnce inrormnuon oi tno mM.nrnniiml'ii tntpntlnn tfl lmtMisp. n tax on tho importation of stripped to bacco. Gallagher has been buying unusuni nnnnimpH nt tohncco nrevlous to the Introduction of tho budget. McKenna suggestea mat uimncei lor Austen Chamberlain revealed tho mnko-up of tho budget to thn tnrlff commission. liOlll Uio uuuniuuriiiiun vigorously denied tho allegations. CAPTAIN AND CREW RESCUED. Narrow Escape off the Southern Cal ifornia Coast. 1 r,a AnrKlim MnV 4. Cntltnln J()8- mil, cniinu.-R nml prow nf the yacht Minerva, wero rescued this morning 12 miles ofr Kan pearo nnrnor, urivun south by tho storm of Sunday from nntninn fnr 9.1 hours. Thev wero 25 miles off Snn Diego. The ship was dismantled and given up ns lost. MUST CONFER. Pope Is Undecided Regarding Anoth er American Cardinal. Mnv 4. The tiODO today stated ho would not tako any dcflnlto action toward tho creation of another American cardinal until ho conferred with Archbishop Fnlconl. tno apos tolic delegate from Washington. STRINGENT MEASURES. Rebellious Hereros Are to Be Sum. marlly Suppressed. npriln. Mav . Lleutonnnt General Tcrothn has been appointed to com mand tho troops operating against the rebel Hereros of German South west Africa. Stringent measures to suppress tho rebellion will bo taken. Two Children Killed. nhiin Mnv 4. A wnconetto con- vnvlnir tho Cahia convent school chil- .lrmi nml HPrvnntH from a visit to K-inr. Hiiwnril at Hnnndbally. over turned nnd two were killed and oth era Injured. MODEMPOT WILL BE BUILT CONCLUSION REACHED BY W. & C. R. OFFICIALS, Will Be Erected on the Company's Lots at the Corner of Garden and Webb Will Act Upon the Suppo sition That the Company Will Be Here as Long as the Town. Vice President McCobe, of tho W. & C. R., was In town today, and bo, In company with S. II. Cnldorhoad, tho general pasBonger and frolght agent, went over thn depot question. It has been decided that tho com pany will build a modern depot build ing on Its property nt tho corner of Wlil, nml Harden streets. Tho cost and bIzo of tho building has not as yet been derided upon, uui mo com pany will put In a structure that will bo n credit to tho corporation and an ornament to tho town. For a tlmo It was thought that tho rnmlinnv wnlllll llprliailM lllllld a lirlfk on Its proporty, that could bo uboi! In part ror a storo room ami nusimmH block; but Mr. McCabo Is opposed to this policy. Ho thinks that tho building will bo a permanent one, that will bo needed by tho company for nil tlmo to como, and that whllo tho building Is being put up In tho first piuce, it naa juhi h wen iw u minii nnn nu Homothlnir that tho com pany would not bo proud of and that tho city would wish out of tho way, Tho work on tho building will ho started an soon as tho plans can bo perfected ana uio worKmon urouwH to tho scene. 8UIT FOR DIVORCE. Mrs. Thompson Alleges All Sorts of Ungentlemanly Conduct as Cause, A fllvnr'n Ml! It unn filed this ufto noon In which Mury(L. Thompson peeks to sccuro a divorce from Juntos L, Thompson, and to hnvo tho ens tody of tho minor children. Tho plaintiff alleges thul slut upd tho defendant wero married in Logan county, Illinois, In 1877- Then aro two minor children living at this tlmf with tho plnlntlff Jesse, ngJd 17, and Amos, aged J3. Tho plaintiff alleges as a cause for her action that tho defendant 3 a ...i i, I, Hunt ilrnnkard nnd not conducting himself as a husband anil father should, wnicn luciuues iimuim and battery. Roy Athorly, aged 0, of Trail, H. O., was drowned Tuesday, whllo playing ln a small stream near bis home. T Their Delegates to the M. E. Quadrennial Conference Will Insist Upon It. THEY FAVOR RETAINING THE AMENDMENT CLAUSE. Their Influence Will Be Against Con solidation of Orders Probable the Book Concerns Will Be Merged Proposed to Raise the Salaries of the Blshons Estimated Value of the Church's Hold.ngs Is $10,000, 000 Editors and Publishers to Be Chosen. Uis Angeles, Mny 4. Dr. J. W. B. Bowen, colored professor of history and theology In tJnmon Somlnnry, South Atlanta, Gn., said today tho colored delegates to tho Methodist conference will ninko n hard fight to secure tho election of n colored bishop. Ho said tho colored delegates stand r,.r ii... r..i..niliiii of thn amusement cIoubo, but fear consolidation, as It may wlpo out tho Freedmnn's Aid So ciety. Candidates tor colored uisnop aro Dr. Rowan, Dr. M. C. U. Mason, and Rov. J. B. Scotl. Value of Church's Holdings. Ti.mnrtn of thn iiubllBhlnc agents of tho church will show that whllo tho physical assets aro worth at least $3,000,000, tho properties of tho church, Including Its periodicals nnd paperH, aro valued at fully 10,000, 000, Editors and publlshorH whoso salaries range from $750 to $5,000, will bo elected and a consolidation of tho publishing Iioubcb Is to bo pro- posed. , , Advisability of Increasing tho sal arlua of bishops from 15,000 and trav eling oxponsos, to C,000, will bo dis cussed. Two days will bo occupied with organization, nfter which will bo heard roports of committees me morials from conference. Skirmish Over Book Concern. joh Angeles, May 4. Tho first skirmish over tho MothodUt Book Concern tight took place thU morn ing, when tho book commlttco mot to coiiBldor tho consolidation of tho Eastern and Western concornB nt Now York nnd Chicago. No roport will bo mado till tho regular session of tho conference but It Is undor stood tho commlttco favors consoli dation. Every trnln Is bringing In scores of delegates nnd friends, and tho city Ib rnpldly filling up. All arrangements for tho opening of tho conference tomorrow morning aro completed. Dr. W. Thomas of Philadelphia, KiIIh an awrul story of tho sufferings of tlioimandH of delegates at tho Grand Canyon without rood or wa ter for 21 hourti. Thn dologates worked Sunday laying a temporary track around tho wreck. Still Lacks a Quorum. IiB Angi'los, Mny 4. Tho first special train over tho Bimtn Ko with delegates, arrived this morning. Twelve sections with 3,000 othorfl nro botween hero und tho Grand Canyon, anil thn opening bohhIoii Is delayed for lack of a quorum. McAII Mission Body Meets. East Orungo. N- J.. May 4. Tbo American McAII AflHoclatlon began Its annual meeting hero today with Mrs. Charles 11 PnrkhurHt. wlfo of tho pastor or thn Mudlson Avtmiio Presbyterian church. New York, pro siding. Branch societies as far west as Chicago, Milwaukee and 8t. Uiuls aro roprosente.1 ot tho mooting, which will bo In hobbIoii two days. Tho lint of speakers IncludOH promi nent mission ami BOttlomunt work ,.rH from various parts of thl coun try and sovoral from Ixindon and Paris. Formally Turned Over. Panama, May 4. Tbo for mal net of turning over tho Panama rannl to tho United States government, was per formed with much enromony at 7 this morning. The canal was rccolved hy Gonoral Brooks ami staff on hehoir of tho United States. Consul general Giidgor . nnd other prominent Amorlcnns witness ed tho coromony, which con cluded with raising tho Amer ican flag. Tho. natives ox press much satisfaction. NEGROES WAN COLORED BISROP i