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DAILY EVENING EDIT10M Hfway Is for you to I Fonl .,i0(i arts, for . WEATHER FORECAST. Tonight and Sunday fnlr; warm er Sunday. bl of p "Z7':it interest i "V 'otherwise over- PENDLETON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OT?EGON, SATURDAY, MAY SI, 1904. NO. C051. HERSELF HITCHCOCK SEES A SCHEME. THE UMATILLA pain From a Nervous . n .liA in Montnl 2S6 nCSUirou mi ""'' angement. ijGLE WAS GREAT SUFFERER FOR YEARS. br Wat Found Nearly Three i Below a Point Opposite Her -She Left a Note Pathetic In ,idence of Mental and Physlc- HtringArrangements. for the L Wll Be Made When Out- Relatives Are Heard From. . . tj i n ,.ait,fiHn Tintn (ins oeu"1" "- " "This awful pain I can t stanu boy's sake I go to the river It all. God bless my noy. good-live to you both, Anna," Knna Eagles, of 512 West Bluff ; lie wife of John Engles, who hong time has been employed Flatzoeder butcher shop as a cutter, this mornnlg sought to trouble and suffering In the nbrace of the Umatilla. . Enjles a Great Sufferer. Engles was a woman about 50 of age. though she looked sev- i older, her laco being seam- I her hair whitened by suffering. is been suffering with nervous for several years, and for the Itwo years has been practically hvalld. Last summer she was i California and returned some ago much improved, but had en here long until she began to nd grew gradually worse until In almost constant pain. ; morning Mr. Engles found his iieemlngly better when he arose. ! morning meal was passed cheerfully She gave Mr. Engles tier for some meat to be sent up nner and seemed to be in better than lor some time. . Engles went home for dinner at ual time, shortly after 11 and found the door locked. Jug It strange, he hunted up key. which he found in the usual t, and entering the house found )te above quoted. He then from the house and notified narshal, and a search was com-td. Found Opposite Jane Street fce body was found a short time Ire 1 o'clock at a point opposite residence nf IVoaW Mntlnr-I.- c u naa loageu under tne roots isrge tree that had Btranded the current onto the log and jumped off into eddy swirling about the roots of tree She was found with one w as tboncli she had attemnt- enaeavor to end her naln. i "MO 1 W U U V4 UJ CHI1 ftH.ll rpmnvnl i (ho tltwlntlslnr Vhltk will - 1 ... -- i? acmyeu unui reia anfl frirn1a Unit-. Claude who baa juat graduated the Ran PVanniu r - w MU ouikuuub. ui u was lO - --vM uume m a snort lime, anu llfllfTtt In C.w.1 The "Browns'" New Manaaer. wana, May 21. David E. Dug- DUC." no he ia fr,v M ,r Ms !)een selected as mauaEer for KlH inil V- . . .. i, uiin. i lit 1 1 innm nnn inn .... mwugo iu Riin Hr inn virmr ph - lur mo -urowns." nncrtnln .? a leaBuo player and mana- "VOrlte amonif all thn nlnvnrc RL. -r t. City Mnv m a'. i- "i"UJf!U tor thn nn..lM .rnn. . ' UthPrfi mill t..i.i.. Ulned . Prof Churchill was as principal Ge"eral Strike Possible. I Topeka KaT" May 21 - T ihe h,e? ln 11,0 councils "ere tL ,Cr?.,lon of Ltbor, be- 8nu P ernaker8 on the da?, fne,' "trlke within 30 follow he enelneora may Suspects the Provision of Congress to Sell the Grand Ronde Indian Res ervation to One Man. Washington, May 21. Secretary Hitchcock has expressed his disap proval of the provision of the bill passed by congress for the sale of the Indian lands on the Grand Ronde res ervation, In Ynmhin county. The bill provides that the land may be sold in separate tracts or ln one body to suit the purchaser, and as the reservation consists of 27,000 acres, the secretary sees a scheme of some friends of Congressman Hermann to take over the entire body, against the spirit of tho government, which Intends tho remaining vacant lands for the use of the actual settler. If the land Is hid In by one person, or if the bids show collusion on the part of land sharps to pain control of tho entire body, the secretary will reject all their bids, as prescribed by law. Chicago Grain. Chicago, May 21. May wheat opened 99, closed 99i; old July open ed 8S, closed S9Vs; new July opened S676, closed 87'. July corn opened 4SU. closed 4S?g. ODD F ELLOWS ED 1 I GRAND LODGE REPORTS I HIGHLY GRATIFYING. Increase of 1,154 Members During the ! Past Year Roseburg Leads With an Increase of 174 Total Receipts for the Year $153,147.19 Fifty-six Lodges on Roll of Honor for Having Gained 10 or More Members. Astoria, May 21. The principal business of the closing day of tbo state grand lodge I. O. O. F., at As toria, was the . election of officers, the announcing of appointive officers and the amendment of tho by-laws to abol ish the blacklist circular. The election of officers was as fol lows: Grand master, J. A. Mills, Sa lem; deputy grand master, W. H. Hob son, Stayton: grand warden, W. A. Carter, Gold Hill: grand secretary. E. 12. Sharon, Portland; grand treasur er. Dr. O. D. Doane. The Dalles: Krand representative, Joseph Micelll, Itoseburg: trustee of the Odd Fellows' Home, Thomas F. Ityan. Appointive officers were announced as follows: Grand marshal, P. A. Hentz. Baker City; grand conductor, Olof Anderson, Astoria; grand guar dian, J. W. Dowell. Fossil; grand her ald, J. E. Rlchter, Sheridan; grand chaplain. A. W. Teats, Dallas. The report of the grand secretary, E. E. Sharon, of Portland, showed a r.et gain during the year of l.ir.i mem bers. The average Income per niumner for thp year was $14.73. The total In come was $153,147.19, an increase over 1902 of $19,034.31. Fifty-six lodges are on the roll or honor as having gained 10 or nnre members during the year. Ri-sing Star lodge, of Roseburg, leads all the rest with a gain of 174. Encampment Officers. The Grand Encampment, the high er dugree of the Odd Fellows, have elected the following officers for the ensuing year: Grand patriarch, W. M Green of Eugene; grand high priest. Claud Gatch of Salem; grand Kcrlbe E. E. Sharon of Portland; grand 'treasurer, W. W. Francis of Halsoy; grand senior warden, W. I. Vawter of Medford; grand Junior warden. H. M. Beckwith of Portland; Brand representative, Thomas I. Ry an of Oregon City. The Rebekah grand lodge also elected officers as follows: Ule Howell of Oregon City, pres ident: Nora Barrett of Athena, vice president; Ella Frazer of Eugene, warden; Ora Cooper of Dallas, sec retary. DIVORCE CASE. Wife of John Anderson, Who Disap peared, Wants Legal Separation, f 4 (nrlrcnn ll Aft filed a suit against John Anderson for divorce, al- The plaintiff alleges that she and the defendant were married in 1901 and that one child, Hanna Anderson, has been born to them. About a year ago the defendant left tho home and has not since been heard of. and the plaintiff would have tho care of tho minor child and the use of her maid en name, Britta Konttas. Winter & Collier are the attorneys for tho plaintiff. . , The husband In this case was ar rested a short time before deserting his family, for assault with a danger ous weapon, and was put in the coun ty Jail. His wife put up a bond of $'00 for him, and when he was releas ed he left tho country, going to Can ada, since which tirao no one has over heard of him. Ex-Senalor George Turner, of Spo kano. will probably bo the democratic nominee for governor of Washington. WATERSPDU GROUNDED AND T CACHE LA POUDRE! THEN BLOWN UP Destruction by Floods in Northern Colorado and Central Wyoming, CAME SUDDENLY AND WITH AWFUL VIOLENCE. Russians Turn the Japanese Trick of Hari Kari With a Cruiser. JAPANESE CROWDING RUSSIANS AT MUKDEN, Lives Lost and Vast Destruction to , Almost Continuous Fighting In West Valuable Property Irrigation Plants, Sugar Factory and Beet j Fields Wiped Out In a Moment j Dead Bodies Picked Out at Chey- ( enne Soldiers Drowned at Fort Russell High Wall of Water. em and Northern Korea With the Balance of Successes on Japanese Side Japanese Capture a town 20 Miles From Nlu Chwang Koreans and Russians Clash Fight Near Port Arthur. CO-OPERATION IN ENGLAND. Seven Million People Belong to Co operative Societies. London, May 21. Nowhero else In tho world do co-opcratlvo societies nourish as they do In England. If any one wore Inclined to doubt this statement ho would have been con vinced of lis ontlro truth had ho been present today at Stratford, whore 2, 000 delegates were nsscmhled at tho opening of the annual CoOperatlvo CongreR. The delegates ramo from every nook and corner of England and rep resented no less than 7,000.000 of tho population, Tho aggregate capital of these societies reaches fabulous fig ure and tho profit to the members Is very great. In Stratford alono tho societies have a membership or 13,0110 among whom more than $125,000 was distributed during the last year, Tho congress will continue ono week and will ho devoted to discus sinus of the co-oporntlvo movement In all Its phases. Tho delegates will also Inspect tho great industrial in stltutlons in tho neighborhood, In eluding tho Great Eastern rnllrond shops, the Woolwich Arsenal, and the Albert and Victoria docks. Denver, May 21. Meagre reports from Cache La I'oudre valley. North ern Colorado and Southern Wyoming this morning show the water spouts of Friday afternoon did Immense dam age. Four are known to have lost their lives and scores are missing. At Cheyenne four bodies were recovered from Crow creek Edith Sproul, Ar chie. Gharles and Henry Clayton, all children. Cache La Poudre river widened from 50 feet to nearly a mile. Scores of frame houses In the Russian ret tlement a ndthe sugar factory were carried away. The railroads report serious washouts. Loudon, May 21. St. James Ga ' r.ette today reports that the Russian cruiser Bogatyr was lost at Vladivo stok, being blown up nfter grounding, ' to prevent her falling Into Jnpanese 1 hands. Report Confirmed. Toklo, May 21. Tho report that tho Russian cruiser Bogatyr Is ashore at Vladivostok, is confirmed hero. Greater Losses. Denver, May 21. Communication with Fort Collins was resumed at noon. The first report of losses was under estimated. One man lost his life at Fort Collins. All headgates to irriga tion ditches and miles of irrigation canals were washed out. It Is feared they cannot be repaired In time to irrigate this year's crops, making the total losses 2,000,000. All bridges are washed out for several miles be low the track of the Colorado South- Timath, Livermore, Bellevue and Laporte are all reported under three to four feet of water last night. It Is believed the casualties list will be largely Increased. Crow Valley Flooded. Cheyenne. May 21. Crow valley Is flooded. The bodies of Charles and Archie Clayton were found. Harry Clayton, given up for dead, recover ed. Two Fort Russell battrymen are missing. An unknown wuuiaji w baby were seen to float away, and many others are missing. A wall of water many feet high came down the valley and caught the people like rats. Heavy losses to rail roads and ranch property. CONFESSED TO ARSON. Burned Lumber Yard to Divert Atten tion of the Police. Redding. Cal.. May 21. Frederick Clifford, a man DO years old. appeared at the sheriff's ofllre this morning and confessed to burning the Terry Lum ber Company's yard hero yesterday morning, and is now In Jail. Clifford says ho set the fire to at tract the atltntlon of the police to the north part of town, so ho could rob the Bank of Northern California, but lost bis kit of tools They were found this morning. Clifford comes from Portland. FOR THE NORTH POLE. Great Sufferings cf the Greenland Ex pedition. Copenhagen. May 21.-The Norwo glau expedition for the north pole, sailing June law, has arrived at Dal rvmple Rock. Captain Ammundan reports that Erlcson's Greenland ex podltlon arrived on the west coast, after fearrul hardships The tc-h'graphK 'able will be laid between Seattle and Sitka this summer. Japs Crowding Mukden.' St. Petersburg,- May 21. It Is re ported today that a detachment of Japanese Is approaching Mudkcn. A Liong dispatch states that Kou ropatkin Is strongly reinforced at Mukden and Intends to await tho Jap- ' anese and engage them In battlo 1 there. J Annoying Port Arthur. I Toklo, May 21. Vice Admiral Togo ) reports that Japanese gunboats and I tnrnedo destroyers reconnoltored to- ,ward Port Arthur Friday, BieaminK 'close to the entranco of tho harbor. 1 They received little damago from tho shore batteries, despite a hot cross fire. No casualties. Russians and Koreans Clash. Seoul, May 21. Tho Japaneso con rrnorts a collision bo lt 1i,e(nn nnrl Vnrnntl trOOnft at ; Kankow the center of tho northern Tong Hak disturbances, Ono Korean was, killed and several Russians wounded. Russian Cavalry Defeated. Toklo, May 21. Tho force of Japan 'ese which landed at Takushan May ,19. defeated Russian cavalry In the I neighborhood of Wang Chltung rrl 'day. The Japanese sustained no , losses, while the Russian loss was n creased by tho capture of a captain. 1 T-l, Tonanoun hnvn CUIltUrOd Kfll- chow, 20 miles southeast of Nlu Chwang, driving tho Russians hack. Japanese Repulsed. St. Petersburg, May 21. It Is re ported today tho Japaneso were re pulsed near Port Arthur. Stoessel sallied to protect a train bringing ammunition, and a skirmish with Japs followed. Tho Japaneso loss was heavy. The train arrived safely. Japanese Lost Heavily. Paris, May 21. Tho Temps' Bt. Petersburg correspondent statos that Stoessel's sortie caused casualties of 1.000 Japanese, tho Russians losing 150. Engagement Near Klnchow. St. Petersburg. May 21. It Ih re ported that General Tak engaged two Japanese division near Klnchow to day. The Russian casualties were seven officers, including General Nad eyln wounded and 150 men killed and wounded. Bank President Convicted. New York. May 21. David Roths child, former president of tho Feder al Bank, was found guilty of grand larceny. The maximum penalty is 10 years, FARMERS INVITED TO ATTEND INSTITUTE A large number of farmorn were In the city today and all expressed their Intention of attending the farmers' institute to be held on the court house grounds In this city next Thursday, May 2C. The Commercial Association and the Industrial de partment of tho O. R- & N. company havo arranged an elaborate program for tho day. McMInn's band will fur nish music for the occasion, and all the farmers at different points In the county are especially invited to at tend. Tho meeting Is purely educa tional, and tho experts who will ad dress the people will speak on practi cal farm and livestock questions ox cluslvely. The state of Oregon employs a large number of exports at tho Cor allls agricultural college and this Is the first opportunity the farmera of Umatilla have' ever hud to enjoy a meeting with these people They are glad of this opportunity In get ac quainted with the farmers of Uma tilla county and every man Interested In the subject of agriculture Is espe cially invited to attend thin meeting. It Is possible that arrangements will bo made to organize a pormanent farmers" Institute while tho peoplo are gathered hero In the Interest of agri cultural education. It Is to bo far mers' day in Pendleton. ANOTHER ON COURT STREET GEO. ROBBINS WILL PUT UP BUILDING 20x85 FEET, NEXT MONDAY IS SALES DAI Sellers and Buyers Are Con gregating for the FirsU Great Event, Will Have Some Peculiar and Vlua uls Novelties s? Construe. la 1, and Be Peculiarly Adapted to th Queensware Business Will Be Erected This Summer. 11 l rumored that Coorcn A. Rob bins, tho owner of tho Owl Tea House, will ln a short time havo a brick building of his own, where "no will continue his present lino of bus Iness. Mr. Robblns has bought tho prop erty adjoining tho Standard Grocery, on Court street, of Jado Swltzlcr. and will build n one-story brick building there Inside of tho next fiO dnya. It will bo 20x85 feet In dimensions, and will be on tho property now occupied by the Spooncmoro employemnt of fice. Notlco has been served upon Mr. Spooncmoro to vacate mid as soon as he gets out of tho way tho old frame ho occupies will he torn down and excavations eommenrod for tho new building, which will cost In thti neighborhood of $3,000. Mr. Robblns will bIiow tho Pendle ton peoplo Bomi'thlng now In the way of Moors when he has his new build ing completed, It Is generally tho case In business houses as usually built, that tho floors KIvo and swny and sag, oftentimes Jostling chlnuwnro from 11b plaro on tho shelves, nnd rattling things around In general. Mr. Rohhlns will do away with that Inconvenience by putting In a lloor soven Inches thick. He will first cover tho JoIbIh with 2x0 timbers set on edge and placed one against tho other. Over this solid six-Inch lloor, ho wll put his ordinary 1x3 Mooring, making n soven lnch haso for tho stock and fixtures. "GROWLER8" ARRE3TED. Perpetrators of Tomb Robbery Over hauled at Albany. Albany, N. Y May 21. Thousands li nf valuable towolry. stolen from tho LIvlngBtono tomb and from Genoral Dopoystor's mansion at Tlvolada, has recently been recover ed by the police hero us a result of a raid on a gang known as tho "Growl ers." flvo of whom were arrested. When I ho LIvlngBtono tomb was brok en open In April I he IxmoK of tho dead were scattered ruthlOMsly about In search for Jewels. TIBETAN8 DEFEATED. British Attack and Capture Fortified Position. Indon, May 21. Tho Indlun office Issues a report from Tibet stating that the British expedition stormed a Tibetan position north of Gynntsif, Tho enemy was defeated with heavy loss. Tho British casualties were threo wounded. ADVERTISING WALLA WALLA. Commercial Association of Garden City Makes tho Right Move. At thn rcquost of tho general pas senger agent of the Union Pacific rail way company. Secretary John McDon ald of tho Walla Wmlla Commercial fi.,ii la asitwllrifi. In Hia nmnftmtiH land and Immigration agents of the com pany a largo niimnor or pampiuui hp scribing tho wonderful resoureoH of tin- Walla Walla valley. Much good advertising of this lion of tho country will bo nccom pllubcd In this manner. 'rim pmiia nf the Union Pacific nro doing splendid work In tho East among prospective western set tiers, mul Walla Walla county will probably uwiirn lla ulinrn nf llMllluratlmi tills year - Walla Walla Statesman. PRICES PROMISE ABOUT SAME RANGE AS LAST YEAR. All of This Year'a Wool Crop h U Excellent Juallty ahd Condition Approximately One-Half the Croi Has Been Sold Which Has CsuatC Much Dissatisfaction Among Thow Who Stay by the Agreement of th Members of the Associations. Mondny morning noxt, at about S, o'clock, the sheupmen, or a largo part, of them, will offer their wool to lb buyers who havo gathered hero rtpt settling tho Eastern woolon mills. K. will bo tho first snlo day of this yiai'; season, and for that reason win h, very Interesting to tho woolgruwra as It will lo a certain degree set standard for prices to bo gottca tWr year at tho public sales. A great ninny of tho growers hv. nlready sold their clips and hax pocketed tho mouoy, to tho displeas ure of some of tho other growers aa the Jciy of tho warehousemen and tV handlers. Even with this proportion out of tho hoUBos Moor space Is at., premium and ino niniiuKurn crowded that they havo to delve lat higher mathematics to flguro out Juror to gut at tho different lota sture hero and there. Same Prices as Cast YeaT. Tho prlceH given so far by the buy ers havo been about tho same sr those of last year. They havo rsne from 12Vj to II conts, and no havo been reported abovo H ctnfr nnd but few below 1214. Tho mirkrt Is 'not so rushing ns it might be. h. Is steady, and there Is a good dcmo for the wool at tho prices which Ut buyers want to give. Thero has b no great roar raised by tho groi ho far at tho figures offered, thus who did not think they wore Iwtat offered enough simply holding mt. until the date of tho sale, when tfwr will havo their kick mining If Ow do not get what they conwlder . fU offer for their product. All of tlm wool, practically, year Is good. Tho staple Is lonr oft alive, nnd tho fleeces am clean. Fbrr this reason tho groworB hope to t good figures Tor what they have nif cd. Those Who Havo Sold. Those who havo nlready sold llmur clips are, (with tho approxtmat amount of their holdings:) RuKg 33,203 pounds; Jako Hhuc man,' 62.101; Otto Rolman, 1LSIT; Pedro Brothers, 29.121; Charles Cun ningham, 30,770 pounds In tho I'su dleton warehouses, nnd about tasi Hiimo amount shipped from Kcha; K. C Evans 11.008; C. A. JohnBon, 3, ')" A l'crard. 20.091; J. M. UttaV li'llV 17.971; Donald Ross, JOXMl Wuiicup & Hubbard, 8,000; Cbulta' MnllhowM. 21,000; Joo Blanchnt, Mt 000, George Adams, 12,250; John M. Wynn, 13,000, anil Leon Battlir. CDO, Thoso Who Have Stored. Thoso who now havo tholr wool l the warehouses waiting for Mocidw, nro Ous ijifnntulno, f.0,000 poundi; K. O Henderson & Hons, 18,C3C; llww Scales. 17,233; Farolnwald Brothers HfiVi; Douglas Bolts, 30,708; Ju Connelly. 19,112 (nbout mio-UM pf nUu clip); Sam Warner, 8,000; J. Hi Smith & Co, 25.000; Pat n""" 39,000; W II Evans, 11.000; A. -Colo, 28,000; J. W. Oroom and W Campbell, 21.G00, Troxel & ' 18,000; Adams & Bryaon, WJBC Smith & Campbell. 8,000; J. F. WC tier, 12.000; Leu Butlor, 6,913. According to this cstlmato tW. havo been 443,170 pounds of W year's dip sold, und thoro uro noj r to tho warehouses approximately avr 802 iioundH waiting for huye " Monday, ' Insanity Expert 8uleldes Heidelberg, May 21.-Profwuui Caornoy, tho eolobrated uuthorltr diseases of tho nerves and inmK suicided loday. ty Result of an Illinois Feed. Sprlimflold, III., May 21,- Robert II. Fort, state aenatpr nnd randlduto for lloutonant- governor In tho republican convention, mod tin mannas at a hospital, Hu waa taken ill during tho convention, Im- mediately following a ropubU- can cluh banquet,
