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fEpniN -ee4 nilvnrtlSCS faj5w ch you your."!! l1 nt the price WEATHER FORECAST, Tonight mul Sunday fair. SM ,D. r mine to soil l PENDLETON, UMATILLA COUNTY. OUEpON, .sATUlllAY MAY 28,1004. NO. 6060. 'DAILY EVENING EDITION IF SCHOOL U ACADEMY j MoritnrinilR Ing au ; of Young People. lRE very interesting. llu Delivered a mosi ncp.u., L and interesting Address I Was Listened to With Rapt fit lua-He Stated ine uegm- hads of Education and Some I limitations Has Adjuration i . j i tints Was in uemana ana yto the Point. Iniifct ' tlle iresDyterian lie members of the senior the Pendleton academy hold ruination exercises and wero ; their diplomas. The program led wis carried out, and there Mom been a more enjoyable kttnent In this place. nnber prepared by tho grad u thoughtful, Intelligent, and i in a graceful manner very : to the audience. The sub- lere well chosen and well do- I Judge Ellis' Address. W R. Ellis made the address wiling to the class. It was I attempt at oratory, a finished 1 speech, but a simple, heart l talk nlth the students., the fees and their parents. I speaker treated in a hopeful ranging vein the question ot i and its advantages. He en I each young person to go on i possible la bis work at school college. The world Is not in F lor the young people to help i rtToiuuons, but it is patient tor well guided effort. The laaa who Is In such a hurry to Ito the hurry and toll of life e cannot take t me to attend Is making one of the Greatest la possible for him to make. pa wants and Is willing to n uk irainea nana and the tram and it pays to take the prepare. ! ire many men in the world are made a success with but mrauon, men who havo risen r, w lesser heights, but no i tell what thnv vmiM Vin they have taken tho time u opportunity to acquire oroaaiy prepared endeavor they should make towards their future training. Annual Banquet at the Bickers. At tho close of the academy, for mer graduates and invited guests re paired to tho Hotel Bickers, whero tho annual banquet of the nlitmnl was held. Toasts were delivered, and a inost pleasant ovenlng spent, the ban quet being the closing ontertalnment of the year's work at tho academy. WILLIAMS MURDER TRIAL. Man Accused of Murdering the Two Nesbltt Women at Hood River is Confident of Acquittal. Tho Dalles, May 28. The trial of Norman Williams, accused of murder ing tho two Nesbltt women at Hood River two years ngo, is progressing slowly. It developed In the testimony yes terday that Williams was secretly married to Alma Nesbltt, tho young woman, at Vancouver. Wash., and thnt she afterward left him for rea sons unknown. A chemist from Portland testified that the blood found on n gunny sack In a grave on Williams' homestead was human blood, and that the wisps ot hair found with the sacks were hu man hair, which had been pulled from tho scalp, as the roots of tho hair were attached to it. Williams is confident of ncqutttal because no corpse has yet been found and no murder can be proven until tho prosecution satisfies tho Jury that the women havo been murdered and are not somowhero in hiding. Henry E. McGinn of Portland, is 'Williams' lawyer. AMERICAN NIL DEMONSTRATION European and South Atlantic Squadrons Ordered to Tan giers, Morocco. INTENDED TO SECURE THE RELEASE OF PERDECARDIS. RUSSIAN LINE OF RETREAT COT OFF Sought to Flee From Kinchow to Port Arthur, But the Japs ' Headed Them Off. IMPORTANT CAPTURE OF ARTILLERY BY JAPANESE. State Department Regards the Terms of the Ransom Demanded by the Brigand Chief as Preposterous The Sultan of Morocco Is Anxious to Secure the Kidnapped Ameri can's Release American Marines Will Accompany Moroccan Troops Into the Interior. Ned and I ... .... Mvui HlflR nr llf f i 1, W an eiistonrn nnH I1 K" f?r' , A younE nan Is PL i Ul lm success in lifo lirZZ , ? tno "fength of Kfi?'"11 or haJ than on N dancer :."."' "u"e I Tb .t . ""-" in so- risA i. v" "iu more Jft.ete" Po8h, more Of mind ami loU i i.i lilJtLT 1 ought is ii .m?16?1 nan. ot iviiauiH nram n .-. .1 i Peomimnt r.r ' auu uuna. flfcokah7 iB oms Person .tot?iand 6rasP the con- m Dfw- . "b. tuo Hofl JtonTn ZK wl weep E of i,;. na mourn the ? opportunities. ..r.? 'to3ULd.P5r R KvS80r " things t. 1 u never ro.roii.j Isi ', S81?8 and broadens L4rit the sorrow6 Wa8te f tlmo f "WJ neronr. L "llu leaa 'roomrf .7."'" uueu anil r. v "t trained most "lulont . "uoks or I r.a wiowlnii how it i . "-"used j - . r,H)fw taroa or, but ta wTk"" o year 8 end tn K car. r'r chl Wren are dallv ? Ther IZ 'Oawe of their i, or y,. . nothlne of whnt nor. . ared. A chiirt L'W vare a attention UiT." at uin. " iu, in ir81 n rVuccPr.rome.nt' " iitTT- wuaiever " t r.. . "Iatn In llllnnt. 11L Xfn. no . 01 New iii H W H.berty was but no Ono t LUNATIC RUNS AMUCK. Stephen Haggerty Tries to Kill Off Entire Family. Scranton, Pa., May 2R. -Stephen Haggerty, aged 25, this morning In a fit of insanity, attacked the family with an ax, fracturing the skulls of his sister, Drldget, aged 33, and brother, Eugene, aged 14, chopped the collar bone in two of his sister, Wini fred, aged IS, and badly Injured his brother, Anthony. His father and two other brothers were hurt in a death grapple with the maniac. TWO LIVES LOST. Oklahoma Hotel Burned With Disas trous Results. Lawton, Okla., May 28. Fire this morning destroyed the Farmers' ho tel, causing the death of John Bren nan and Patrick McCabe. Other guests barely escaped. Washington, May 2S. The most imposing array of United States war ships assempled In the Mediterrane an in many decades, has been order ed by the navy department to pro ceed to Morocco to assist In the res cue of Perdecardls, the kidnapped American. This morning the secretary Issued orders sending the European squad ron, to Tanglers, Admiral Cbadwick, commanding the South Atlantic squadron, left Tenerlffe on tho flag ship Brooklyn Friday for Tanglers, followed by the remainder of his Indications That the Japanese Intend to Overwhelm Port Arthur by a Sacrificial Campaign Japanese Will Content Themselves by Estab lishing Their Frontier at Mukden Kuropatkin Does Not Disguise His Surprise at the Great Strategic Skill of His Adversaries Thus Far. day MM km at SniiBlmlpno, northwest of ualny." Would Dynamite the Railway, Mukden, May 28. An Internal ma chine was found In tho railway tunnel near Harbin mul four disguised Jap- nncso wero arrested. A number of bombs wore found In their possession A Mysterious Vessel. St. Petersburg. Mny 28. Tho Ks- thol Razctte snys the commander nt Port Revel reports thnt a mysterious rrnft has boon soon off shore, throw ing a searchlight on tho harbor, Mer chantmen report encountering tho snmo vessel nt various points In tho llnltlc Soa. Cut Wires to Mines. Toklo, May 28. Among additional detnlls coming In of tho assault on Isaiislian Hill Is tho fact that the Jaiv nneso ndvnnt-o lines seized many wires lending to mines nnd cut them before tho Russians could explode tho charges, which Is deemed tho main success of tho bnttlo, as had tho mines been lot loose It would havo annihilated thousnnds. Toklo, May 28. Tho commander at tacking Kinchow reports that Mny 22, a reconnolsance was made and the enemy's cannonading showed they held Nnshan Hill, south of Kinchow, and had four ID-centimeter shrapnell guns, 10 nine to 15-centimeter cannon nnd had four-fifteen centimeter quick firing guns, beside at least 40 guns, at the foot ot a hill whero wero wire netting and mines. On tho 23d a reconnolsance was made, which discovered the enemy's right wing on Huashang Tow, with about eight heavy guns. Facing these Anacortes Mill Burned. Anacortes, Wash., May 28. The Rogers sawmill and lumber yards burned this morning. Loss, $100,000. APPOINTED TWO INSPECTORS THOMSON AND SPIKE FOR ECHO DISTRICT. ships, the Atlanta, Marietta and Cas- fragments of tho enemy's shcllB show tine. Today Rear-Admiral Jewell nr-led they had 20 centimeter guns, 15 rived In port In the Azores with tho ! centimeter shot cannon, eight 1014 European squadron, the Olympla, centimeter cannon nnd soven centl Baltimore and Cleveland, and was meter qulck-flrlng guns, cabled to proceed to Tanglers as soon , Small bodies of Infantry nnd artll as coaled. 'lery on Nashnn Hill. The specifications of the ransom de-! At dawn the 26th we commenced a manded by Brigand Frassull are ' cannonading which lasted five hours, deemed preposterous nt the state do-1 while three Japanese warships assist partment. ed the Jand forces from Kinchow It Is announced Chadwlck will co- bay. The enemy's gunboats attacked operate with the sultan of Morocco, our left wing from Tallen Wan. Wo and If necessary a force of marines took Lancbou at 5:30 a. m. the same will accompany the native troops to tho Interior. In- day, nnd after severe fighting occu pied Nasban Hill, and pursued tho enemy. TWO SECRETARIES ELECTED. Closing Session of the Methodist Gen eral Conference. Ios Angeles, May 28. J. T. McFar land of Kansas, was elected head of the Sunday school and Tract Society, nnd K. M. Randall of Pugct Sound was elected secretary of the Kpworth League. H Bishop Joseph F. Berry of Chicago, presided today, the first new bishop to take tho chair. Au effort Is being made to adjourn the Methodist conference today. Bis hop Luther B. Wilson, of Baltimore, Is tho newly elected president. Bis hop E. (5. Andrews was appointed to edit the Church Discipline. BITTEN BY A CAT. Immediate and Vigorous Action Will Be Taken to Eradicate Mange Throughout the Western Portion of the County Official Investigation Shows Imperative Situation The Reservation Is a Constance Source of Infection and Pestiferous Nui sance to Surrounding Country. Cut Line of Retreat Rome, May 28. A telegram states tho Japanese Lin Tung forces havo attacked Llushintuo, on Tallenwan bay, and seized tho forts at tho June tlon of the Dalny branch and the main railway to Port Arthur, thus Inter cop Ing the lino of retreat which tho KussianB, driven from Kinchow would have taken to reach Port Arthur. Will Rush Port Arthur. London. May 28. A Nlu Chwang dispatch says the Japanese plan Is to capture Port Arthur within a fort night, employing 100,000 men In tho a' tack. It Is tealized the losses will . i.e. severe, bill It Is thought this will bo better than keeping the army Idlo . liieo months. Tho Japanese plan of uctloM In Mai'churla does not lncludo advance beyond Mukden. OLD PEOPLE HOME BURNED. Narrow Escape for Many Helpless In mates. San Francisco, May 2S. Flro In tho Crocker Old People's Homo nt noon today threatened for n tlmo to destroy the building and result In n holocaust, but prompt work by tho llro depart ment saved tho building and prevent ed n loss of life, nil tho aged Inmates being removed In safety. Part of ono of tho wings of tho structuro wns burned. PHILIPPINE COMMISSION. Miscellaneous Aggregation on Way to St. Louis. San Francisco, Cnl.. Mny 28. Tho steamer Siberia arrived this morning from tho Orient with 10 members of the Philippine commission to tho World's fair. Sir Frederick Trovs, Burgeon to the King of England, nnd Shen Nnng Hoo, n high Chinese offi cial in charge of tho portrait ot tho Empress Dowager that is bolng sent to tho World's fair, and 4G Uctshn girls are also on board. NO TRACE OF THIEF. Large Certificates of appointment wero received this morning from Governor Chamberlain, who has named Asa B. Thomson and Frauk Splko of Echo, as stock inspectors for that district. Some tlmo aso complaint was maue to tho exocutlvo department that tho stock In the vicinity ot Echo wns bad ly affected with tho mange, and tho governor dlrectod that an Investiga tion be held, and tho exact condition ot tho stock be reported. This was done, tho report being sent In tnat the stock was generally infected, hav ing been contaminated by stock from the reservation. Stons wero taken at that time to have tho animals Uippeu, out inrougu somo friction or. conflict notning tias boon done. Tho appointment of the gentlemen named has been made to overcomo this stato of affairs. They are well versed in tho stock condi tions of tho district, and will take tho matter up at once, seeing that all of tho stock, both cattle and horses, are treated at tho earliest possible dato, so that tho spread of tho disease will bo prevented. Vats will bo built and corrals con structed at convenient points, where tho stockmen can bring their holdings for treatment. Awful Experience of a Ten-Year-DId Kansas Boy. ; Coo) and strategic Campaign. Fort Stott, Kas., May 2S.-0mer' N,u Cnwang May 28. A Russian Noel, aged in, was attacked by a Htafr offlccr TOm Miikdon says tho do mother cat while playing with her miration and precision of tho Jopan kittens last night. The cat sunk her t,H0 BUrprBes Kuropatkin, who bellev- eu tneir campaign wouiu consist in teeth in the boy's cheek. Chokiug the cat failed of result, and tho animal's throat was cut. The teeth still re mained imbedded. Finally the Jaws wero pried apart with a chisel Blood poisoning is feared. DOCKWORKERS STRIKE. Brest Has Military Control Declared in Consequence. Brest. May 28.--Serlous rioting uy dashing recklessness rather than cool strategy. the strlkinc doi kworkers occurred to. day and as u result u slate of slego i,nu l.on.i nrnrtnimed. A clash ot soldiers and strikers has occurred, j morning, tho enemy, who were driven The bakers have also struck 'toward J'ort Arthur, burning tno rail Capture 50 Guns. Loudon, May 28. A dispatch to tho Japanese minister rIvcb the following report from tho Japanese commander at Kinchow: "On our side the casualties number 3,000. The Russians left 400 dead on tin? field. "May 20 wo captured 60 guns, be sides largo quantities of stores. We occupied Nankawaiillen yesterday THE CALEDONIANS' SUCCESSFUL PICNIC California Bank Robbed of Quantity of Gold. Auburn, Cnl., May 28. Search for the man who entered tho Placer Coun ty bank yesterday and stolo a largo quantity of gold coin was renewed to day, but up to noon no trnco of him had been found. LOCAL OPTION AT PILOT DEATH OF SENATOR S. MATTHEW QUAY Tho Eminont Ponnsylvanian Passed Away After a Long and Painful Illness. LAY FOR SEVERAL HOURS COMATOSE AND FEVERISIC Demise Took Place at the Age of 71 He Was a Lawyer by Profession and Had a Creditable Army Record! Was Private Secretary to Penn sylvania's War Governor Was a Member of the Legislature and United States Senator for Seventeen Years. Denver, Pa., May 28. Senator Matt S. Quay Is not expected to survive the day. Slowly Sinking. Beaver, Pa., May 28. At 1 thus afternoon Senator Quay Is slowly sinking. Ho Is In u stato of coma, with a temperature of 10IH; pulsev 120; respiration, 42. Died at 3 O'clock. Denver, Pa., May 28. Senator Quay died at 3 o'clock. Biographical Sketch. . Matthew Stanley Quay was norm In Dlllsburg, York county, Pennsylva nia, on September 30, 1833, and was educated nt Pittsburg, whom ho wa admitted to tho bar In 1851. Ho was appointed lieutenant In tho 10th Penn sylvania regiment In 18C1, nnd waa subsequently mudo assistant commis sary genernl of tho stale with the rank of lloiitomiiit-colouci, Ho was also private secretary (ti (lovernor Andrew (1. Curlin, during tho war, nnd enmo out ot tho strife with tba title of colonel of tho 134th Pennsyl vania regiment, lie was sent to the slate legislature In tho years 1861. 'C5 mid 'OG and In 18G9 eHtablUhed tho "Beaver Radical," a nowspapcr. In 18S5 he was elected stato treasur er of Pennsylvania by the largest ma jority over given n candidate for of fice In that state, and In 1887 vu chosen United States senator, whlck olllce ho has held since. DROPPED DEAD. PENDLETON WORKERS HOLD A ROUSING MEETING THERE. Rev. Jonathan Edwards Principal Speaker of the Evening 8ays the Issue Is Being Misrepresented Amendment to Be Voted on Pro. vldes for Local Self-Government and Not Prohibition Campaign Will Close With a Monster Meeting at the Christian Church Sunday Eve ning, June 5. Chicago Grain. Chlcaco. Mav 28. May wheat open ed OG, closed 90; old July opened 87, closed 87; new July opened 86M. closed 85. July corn opened 47, closed 47. New York Mills Burn. Now York. May 28. Fire last night destroyed tho big mill of tho Now York Milling Company. Loss, 500,-000. Providence is on the side of tho Socts, and the Caledonian picnic at Athena yesterday and today has been favored with ideal weather which has swelled the crowds to tho greatest over assembled on a llko occasion at that enterprising and famous city of Scotchmen. ... The program was carried out In do tall, tho principal speakers yesterday afternoon being Mr. Picklns, of Port land, who delivered the annual ad dress, and Dr. W. O. Cole, of this city, who spoko ou Scotch history and traditions. Davis Taylor, mayor of Athena, delivered the address of welcome, and tho dances, songs, reel tatlons and musical numbers wero given as announced In tho programs. This Is tho most enthusiastic and wni,i(. ineetlnir ever held by tho society of this county, and tho list of the addresses, and tonight tho picnic will end with a grand ball, at which tne party of prominent Scotchmen from Portland will give all tho na tlvo dances of tho raco In tho olden style, accompanied by tho bagpipes and Scotch songs. Tho unique features of tho entlro program has been the sprinkling of old scotch airs and bagplpo music, which has been furnished by tho party from Portland, consisting of Mr, Pick ens, Miss Jessie Pottage, Miss Minnie Zlpsy, Myslo Sharp, Rose Forbes James Moon, Master Jlmmlo King and frank JJArcy, Visitors from all over Umatilla county and a largo contingent from Walfa Walla arc in attendance. Tho meeting is a Jolly, hearty gathering of the most jovial spirits of tho stato and tno Caledonian Society of Uroa membership Is swelling remarkably i tIJIa county lias como to bo one of tho with each succeeding picnic. leading social organizations In tho This afternoon Colonel James II. county, with a strong membership Ralev of this city; Will M. Petersen among tho stauncbeet citizens of and D C. Kirk, of Athena, delivered every community. A party of local option workers, consisting of Rov. (1. W. Rlgby, Rov. Jonathan Edwards, Prof. E. Ray Jones, Miss Olllu joiies, Rollu Oliver, deary Klrnlirell, James Miumord ami F. O. Chandler, returned from Pilot Rock at midnight last night, after holding a most successful mooting in that place yesterday uvenlng. Tlie attendance ut tno Iiieotllik- was stood, and tho Interest Is greater than was expected by tno speakers neioro going to that district. Rov. Jonathan Edwards mado tlio principal address of tho evening, and called utteiitlon to tlio fact that tho mum point at Is mitt In this campaign has boon mis represented, or overlooked, and that prohibition Is being argued by tno op ponents of tho measure, while tho true Ibhuo Is local self-government and not prohibition, In any hoiiho of tho term. A musical program accompanied tho speaking, and tho meeting was ono of tho most beneficial yet held In tho county. Tho local option peoplo havo every confidence In carrying that pre cinct for tlio amendment, Speakers nro now working in all purls of tho county. Rovs, Howard and Hosklns being In tho Echo and Ruttcr Creek district, and Revs. Hall and Simons bolng at Helix and vicin ity. On Sunday evening, Juno 5, a mass meeting will bo held at tho Christian church in this city, at which several of the mot prominent attorneys of this city havo promised lo speak, and a rousing meeting Is anticipated, Tho names of tho speakers will uo an nounced later. Invitations to all the urroundlng country will bo oxtendod and It Is hoped to mako this closing meeting of tho campaign the monster of tbo season. ' Had Just Finished a Speech and Died on Platform. Uis Angoles, Cnl., Mny 28. T. 0. Ingrnliani of Cleveland, first grand en gineer, dropped deud ut noon today ut the Brotherhood of Uicomotlva En gineers' convention. Ho hud Just fin ished a speech unci died on tho plat form. Mr. liiKratiam was G9 years of ago and hud held tho position of first -Hlstant grand chief engineer 31 years, anil had belonged to tlio Brothorhood :i'J years, Death was cnuscd by apo plexy, A remarkable coincidence Is In tli death of (Ira ml Chief Engineer P. U. Arthur, also of apoplexy, and undcr exuctly the name conditions, n year ago, ut Winnipeg, during tho Broth erhood's nnnual convention. Mr. Arthur fell dying before ho could reach a chulr nt tlio conclusion of speech. Prenter Elected First Grand. Los Angelos. May S8. William B. Prenter, secretary of tlio Insurance branch of tho Brotherhood of Engln eors, was elected first grand onglnoer to succeed T. H. Iiigrnham- COURT-MARTIAL FILED. Attempt to Oust Judje Advoeatt Lemly on Serious Charges. Washington, May 28. Ono. Orm by, a local attorney, today filed a application with Secretary Mcmx! asking that Juilgo Advocate Inily be court-martialed on churgim ot false hood and Inelllcloncy. Ormsby repre sents John Smith, an enlisted m dishonorably discharged from ttas navy during tho civil war, who serki reimbursement on the ground that ht was wijually punished and rccolvr Insiifllcloiit notice of trial. Mexican Reprieved. Sail Qiionlln, Cul, May 28. Fran cisco Orlicn, a Mexican sentenced l hang today for Iho murder of his mis tress nt Ilakorflcld, was granted a Jf day roprlovo. California Flood. Stockton, Cal., May 28. -Tho t. Stanislaus and Tuolomno rivers aro running bank full, and tho Ban Joaquin Is rising to tlio danger mark.