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1 DAILYEVENINBEDITIDNl Minf which you yo'irsolt L rti . buy at the price ik n I i 1 I WEATHER FORECAST Tonight anil Snturitny fair, cool er tonight; warmer Saturday. PENDLETON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OttEGON, Fill DAY, JUNE 3, 1904. NO. 6065. ALE We mf flfl Lit SWEPT ASIDE i PUnman SaVS JudgC tefl.ial""" J Ltman Held No Mortgage I n.- CnriTI Ion roui i a ALIMENTS COUNTY COURT ON PAST RECORD. uaH No Interest In lj3e narcm"' r - Cau.rnl Venpfi ICMpman Farm Lre I" Purchase by thC CUnty Mr. Chapman Urges Voters to Re- atmber Judge Hartman's md.o S,rvlces for the County and Hopes we Will Be Deceived by False- heeds. The following voluntary stntomont L Charles A. Chapman, formerly L.Afthe present county poor bo la regard to the poor farm pur- tkue oranas as iuihu " ...- rm 1 !.., Inl.,,1 l.v tho Oil. Inns lUieraeiiio ui"''- - sties of Judge Hartman. Kr, Cbapmans leucr bwuuiib wu ml foimdat on irum iniuui uiu uuuu- IulJon of the Morning Trlbuno that jidge Hartman held a mortgage on the place at the time of tho purchase. The letter 13 as ioiiows: Moscow, Idaho, Juno 2, 1904. (To tt East Oregonlnn.) In your paper I of recent date I notice an Item In ro prd to 0. A. Hartman's connection itt tie purchase of the present poor I am from me. In justice to Mr. Hartman and to IrarJr pay the debt of gratltudo I Ioie bin, I wish to niaUo a statement tlrooga the columns of your papor. first, I have had no communica te with Mr. Hartman since leaving (PenJleton, either directly or other rise, nor did I owe him a dollar at tise of sale nor for several years iretious to that timo. At one tlmo 1 owed him $5,700, and for a numbor ofjearswas heavily In debt to him. In all this tlmo ho never asked mo tor a dollar or said I must do other Uu I was doing. If I could not meet mv Interest, ns I failed to do sovoral tlmos, ho said, 'M It go and do not worrv." In our fail settlement Mr. Hartman urantod w better terms than I had detorm W on asking for. Tie county records will show date of release from Mr. Hartman, also tail I obtained a loan nf is nnn fmm ?et!i" sclmo1 tuml turol,sh James i Fee, which I could not hnvo done W not the tltlo been clear. U a conversntlim i i,n,i ...hi, nr. tlU AUl. Hartman he frankly stated ho would we nothing to do with the purchaso s no imd sold It to mo l it might look to some that he had .k.. i , 1,1 ni!lkl"K such n deal, net In fact he had not, and was In -V i anomer place. ,, , t Jta,rtn?an an'l the present coun have dono enough Umatilla county to bo kept In l)03ltl",. as long as m 1. 1 aml W(iro 11 awiwIMo for 5 do so y V(" f"r thm 1 W0"Id mEw,.yatw 111 UJ' I'" as honest Hartman T " "0l" rtM!lect Mr hThT 1,10 real"H'It position "as so honorably occupied. Respectfully, A. CHAPMAN. ELECTROCUTED. Ohio TV. "H rays Penalty for Mur- Bering His Pal. miaous, n OFF FOR LIBERIA. Another Effort to Colonize American Negroes. Now York, Juno 3. Colored resi dents of Newark, N. J have formed an association through which they aro planning tho omlgratfon of a numbor of families to Liberia. They havo soloctcd two of their number to start next month to look for a proper placo for a settlement and to obtain some sort of concession from tho authorities of Liberia. It Is ex pected that tho Ltbcrlan government will tnko care of tho emigrants until they can got their farms in shape. President Tinsloy, who leads tho association, says ho bolleves moro than 20,000 colored people are ready to leavo tho cotton belt and make their homes In Liberia If transporta tion facilities can bo obtained for them. Tho Llbcrinn government of fors each emigrant 25 acres of land free of cost, besides furnishing ra tions until tho farms aro going. TRIAL NOT COSTLY. Murder Case Will Cost Wasco County Only About $1200. Tho Dalles, Juno 3. During the trial of the Williams case It was es timated by some that tho cost to the county would be In the neighborhood of $25,000, which now proves to havo been greatly exaggerated. Those who havo occasion to know estimate that $1200 will cover it. Tho only witness from a great dis tance was II. D. Langvllle, whom the government sent out from Washing ton, D. C, on special business bring ing him hero at an opportuno tlmo. Others camo from Washington and Oregon and tho expense of bring thorn was not great. HEW y FLOODS DROUTHY s A Large Part of the Eastern End of Water. the State is Under MARMATON IS A MILE WIDE AT FORT SCOTT. BOY KILLED. Another Injured In Street Car Acci dent at Bellingham. Bollinghnm, Wash., June 3. Ernest Lampkln, aged 11, was killed this eve ning by a street car. His 10-year-old playmate, Joseph Hill, had his leg broken and his foot terribly crushed, but will recover. RUSSIA AT ST. LOUIS. by Only Exhibit Will Be Furnished Private Parties. St. Petersburg. Juno 3. Eight hundred Russian pictures, art ob jects, will shortly bo shipped to St, Ioui sas tho result of private Initia tive, according to tho Novoe Vremya. TREASURER i S MISSING RED LODGE MINERS' UNION VICTIMIZED Over a Thousand Dollars Taken The Defaulter Was Not Bonded The Amount Taken Largely In Excess of Legitimate Amount In Missing Treasurer's Possession. M 19 nlirT unu 3--Cllr "org, wmber nT ?rcr,of Jo,m auilburd, or a land nf i, .. Ikls mornlno. b n, In im r , P.8 "ear tklsmornin lm was oloctrocuted Pom the aJnlTJ,-Mayor mmama Ttsttrday t Lt?'Son box ordinance t be L h,lc.h 011 saIon boxes imukW by Octobor This ' Portland mor" g Pretty Polly Won. 'llTT1, J,,,no 3'-T" Oaks wt oi tL ,v"lsnB, tho aocond ontoZ,tan,C.Q,at thQ ran. L"dorf Badly Hurt. from'sl' pi?0 ?-A '""Patch Edition J 8b".r; W th0 ' UaSS uForo'en Minister ! l' Prlncn wns nttucliod Thfi Go,80nikl " sorl- ' Jl0bs n,USCd ll0'l BtOOl 'to ... prl.nco has nPolo- I ,slre Into th iC28r moy ,n ! Edition nrnco'8 mental llutte, Mont., June 3. William Bak 'ka, trenHiirer of lied Lodge Miners' Union, lias disappeared and $1,054 of tho funds of the union is missing. Hakka Iihh really been missing since Saturday. It was not until last even ing, however, that suspicion was nrouscd. Then ofllcials of tho union caused a warrant to bo Issued for Dakka's arrest on the charge of ab sconding. Thorn Ih, howover, abso lutely no cluo to his whereabouts. Through what is said to havo been negligence on the part of trustees of the union, a considerable sum has been allowed to accumulate In Iiak- ka's hands, tho by-laws providing that only $300 shall be held by the treas urer at one time. Dakka himself had recently called attention to this con dition, hut It was not remedlod. Most of tho money was on deposit in the Hed Lodge State Dank. Dakka went there Saturday and drew out $C00 to pay two cheeks given in a nokor camo in J. H. Prlntn's saloon Friday ovening. An odd featuro of tho alleged embezzlement Is tho fact that Dakka wns not bonded. Hundreds of People Are Fleeing for Their Lives A Portion of Fort Scott Is Under Water-Neosho River Making Much Trouble In Northern Texas Heavy Damage Is Done by Storms to the Cotton Crop and Many Dwellings Demolished by the Wind. Kansas City, Juno 3. Two days' rains havo caused the Kaw and other streams to rise. The Missouri jumped n loot over night, and tho Kaw Is go ing up four Inches an hour. Railroad communication ! In cha otic condition, and washouts by wholesale. At Emporia, the Cottonwood and Neosho rivers cover the valley In a vast sea five miles wide. At Plymouth tho water stands two feet above tho highest record. Col. Powell went on an exploring tour, was swept away and has not been seen since. The central and eastern portions of Emporia aro under water, tho news papers aro out of business and rail ways paralyzed. Tho condition at Newton Is very serious, but word from thero this morning Indicates the worst Is over. Two hundred houses are flooded. At Abilene 1000 feet of track was washed away by a 10-foot rise of tho Smoky Hill river. Fleeing for Their Lives. At Fort Scott the Marmaton river is over n mile wide. Tho wholo -north end is inundated. A thousand people were rescued from "Bell town," a suburb, during the night, where the water Is running flvo feet deep and In some Instances fairly covering the houses. At Owella the Neosho is 30 feet above normal. Two hundred were forced to flee, one family being com pelled to leave a corpse behind. RETREAT FOLLOWS COMPLETE DEFEAT Russian Army Loses a Battle Fifty Miles North of Port Arthur. THEN IT TAKES BACK TRACK FOR MUKDEN. ALASKA TRADE IS LIGHT. Another Russian Army Forced to Abandon its advance to Port Ar thur, Which Must Get Along With Its Unaided Resources Japanese Troops Are Landing Dally to Pros ecute Port Arthur Siege Fighting Is Renewed With Vigor Around Port Arthur. Toklo, Juno 3. A report reached here today of an engagement of Ilus slans and Japancso at Luchlntun, about 50 miles north of Port Arthur, Monday. Tho Russians were flnnlly driven northw'ard. Tho Japanese lost 2G killed nnd 37 wounded. Texas Raked by a Storm. Fort Worth, Texas, Juno 3. Heavy storms swept Northern and AVestern Texas this morning, doing much damage to growing cotton crops. At Purdy several dwellings were demolished, but no loss of life Is re ported, At Dallas tho telegraph and telephone wires aro prostrated and the Western Union buildings damaged. Russians Were Checked. Paris, Juno 3. Tho Temps' St. Petersburg correspondent wires that 30,000 Russians under Kondrotovltch were sent to relievo Port Arthur, but apparently abandoned tho project after the battle of KInchow. Landing Reinforcements. dice Foo, Juno 3. Tho Japanese havo landed another body of troops at Tslng Tuitso, 20 miles southeast or Taku Shan. A Junk arrived here with the Information that 70 warships and transports aro discharging troops Word Is also rocelved that troops which will act as reinforcements for the army attacking Port Arthur havo been landed east of Tallen Wan, num ber not known. Renewed Fighting at Port Arthur. Lino Cheng, Juno 3. Rumors nro here that another grent battle is In progress near Port Arthur. Contlnu ous cannonading Is heard from tho south. An additional force of 15,000 Japanese Is reported landed at Taku Shan. RACE WAR THREATENS. Murder of Planter Followed by Gen eral Disturbance. Greenville, Miss., June 3. John Slmms, a prominent planter at Trail Lake, ond his manager, Cato, were killed last night by two negroes, both of whom were killed this morning, while another negro was shot dead during pursuit by a posse. A race war Is threatened. YATES WITHDREW. Expected That His Action Will Nom inate Dcneen. Springfield, III., Juno 3. Immedi ately upon reassembling tho republi can state convention this morning, a motion to recess until 2 carried. Yates Withdrew. Springfield, Juno 3. After a long conference of tho leaders during ad journment, Governor Yates announc ed to his delegates ho would with draw in favor of Deneen, who will now be nominated, Deneen Nominated. Springfield, Juno 3. Deneen was nominated on tho first ballot follow ing tho reconvening of the convention. Steamer Nome City May Soon Be Taken Off Nome Run. Portland, Juno 3. It Is probable that the steamer Nome City wtl soon ho chartered by tho O. R. & N, Co. and placed In commission between Portland nnd San Francisco. Tho vessel Is now en route to Nome, hut It has been definitely settled by her owners that this will bo her Inst trip to tho northern gold camp. Upon her return she will proceed down tho coast to this city nnd there Is said to bo no doubt Hint she will bo oper ated In connection with the steamers Columbln and George "VV. Elder. For the past fow months tho O. R. & N. coasters havo been Inadequate to handle all tho trnlllc offered, both freight nnd passengers having had to bo left behind recently. With tho Nome City ndded to the lleet It Is be lieved that the business can ho taken care of without any further dllllrulty. K Is thought that sho will be pressed Into Korvlco altogethor ns a freight carrier, and If the travel remains at Its present proportions tho passenger accommodations on tho regular liners will probably bo materially Increased. DEPEW'S OPINION. He Insists That Vacations Are Profi table Investments. New York, Juno 3. Replying to Russell Sage's remarks that vaca tions nro useless, Senator Depew to day snld: "'All work nnd no piny mnkes Jack a dull boy.' Tho adago Is absolutely trno In application to every man who works with his brain. It Is n great mistake to think that an employer who gives an employe a two weeks' holiday with pay Is throwing away tho pay. Ho in reali ty Is making n prolltoblo Investment, by Increasing tho earning capacity of the man. Tho employer moro than gets his money back." ELECTS OFFICERS. Susan B. Anthony President Interna tional Council. Berlin, Juno 3. Tho International Woman's Suffrngo convention today elected Susan B. Anthony president, Miss. Chapman Cntt, of Wyoming, secretury. Miss Anthony was given u rousing ovation. Reward Increased. Bedford, Ind., Juno 3. Tho reward for tho apprehension of tho murderer of Miss Shaffer, has been Increased to $5000. BUIES GROWS HALSTEAD SHOT AT BAKER CITY Walked Fifty Yards With a Bullet Through His Heart, and Then Fell. WAS KILLED BY LEWELLYN LEGG O. R. & N. FIREMAN. Dead Man Owner of the Nugget Sa loon He Took the Part of a Wo man Whom Legg Insulted and Wat Shot In Her Defense Murderer Was Drunk and Has a Record at a Jealous, Morose, Intemperate Fel low He Is Defendant In a Suit for Divorce. AT POSTOFFICE PAST MONTH 8HOWS A DECIDED INCREA8E. linker City. June 3. (Special to East Oregonlnn.) Lowollyu Legg, llremnu on tho O, it. & N. railroad, shot Jnck llnlslend, owner of tho Nugget saloon hero nt 0 Inst night, on tho street. I. egg wns drunk, enloml Mrs. I.n hoy'H restaurant on Center strot and Insulted her. I mislead took her part nml threw Legg Into the street and followed him to the Hldownlk, Legg turned and shot Ilnlstead through tho heart. HalHtcad rnn 50 ynrds and foil dead. Ilnlstead and MrH, Luhey hnvo been engnged. Legg was Immediately put under arrest, Jallod and heavily guarded. Thero Is unbounded excitement, with a possibility of violence, ns Halstead was a very popular man, whllo iia slayer Ib not well liked. Legg Is an habltunl drinker, and of n morose, Jealous disposition that has gotten htm Into troublo herotoforo. Sonlo months ago cgg, who Is pnst 50 years of ago, married a qulto young womnn, nnd they went to housekeeping at l'lenHnnt Vnlloy, About two weeks nftor tho wedding Legg accused his wlfo of ndellborato attempt to murder him by poisoning his coiTeo, Tho Incident led to an Immcdlnto Hopurntlon, whllo no evi dence to suliHtantlato l3gg's charge was ever adduced Hint comuinndod any respect. Friends of tho woman openly alleged that If tho coffco was poisoned Legg iwlsonod It hlmsolf with tho Intention of poisoning his wlfo, whom ho "dnred" to drink tho coffee to vindicate hursolf. Legg's wlfo left him soon after tho I alleged poisoning, und appllod for a I divorce on tho grounds of cruelty, iiiomscncNs ami unreasoning Jealousy, Charles S. Deneen, who is stato at torney for Cook county (Chicago) was nominated for governor on tho 70th ballot. Figures were: Deneen, 957; Lowdon, 622; Warner, 21; Yates, 1. Tho result camo about after a con Chicago Grain. ChlcaKO. Juno 3. Old July open od S9. closed 90; now July opened! 87, closed 89H.. July corn opened roronco . tho novornor's mansion In 50, closed 01. which Yates and Warner agreed to to Deneen because of tho dcslro Opera House Burned. Paris. Juno 3. A St. Petersburg telegram states that the now opera house at the Russian capital, was de stroyed by flro Thursday I go ' of Governor Yates to wreck his feel ings against tho "congressional party," which has worked tooth and nails for Lowdon, tho millionaire son-in-law of tho late Pullman. INTERNATIONAL GOLF. American Captures the Championship In England. Sandwich, Juno 3. American Champion Travis today won tho final round In the amateur golf oharapion ship by four up and throe to play, thus taking tho trophy from British soil for tho first time In history. Honors for Wu's Son. Atlantic City. N. J., Juno 3. Wu Chao Chow, son of Wu Ting Fang, formor Chinese minister nt Washing ton, was tho central flguro today at tho graduating exorcises at tho At lantic City high school. Tho young Chlneso student won "first honorB In tho class nnd was choson to dollvor tho valedictory address. Eugene Adam Dead. PnrlH. Juno 3. Eugono Adam, founder of tho Fronoli Jockey Club, Is dead. PIONEERS ANNUA L REUNION AT IVESTO A Balance of Over Four Hundred Dol lars Turntd In t'i the Department The Affairs of the Local Office Are In Excellent Condition, and an In dex of General Business Conditions. Asslstum Postmaster French Iris flnlHhed his report to the department for the month of May. By Its figures It Is shown that In the punt month the total stamp sales hnvo aiuiiiiuteil to $1,015.15; newspaper postage has brought In $19.25, and $0.10 has been ANT. PARKER CAUCU8. New York and Pennsylvania Plan to Defeat Him. Now York, Juno 3, An important political ronferenro between J, Pier pout Morgan and Colonel Ouffoy, na llonal democratic committeemen from Pennsylvania, Ih being hold hero to day. Tammany politicians assort plans aro being laid to defeat Parker for tho democratic nomination. Parker partlsuus admit that less tli mi half tho delegates ho fur elect ed to St UiiiIh havo been Instructed I'or him, bin believe a majority of tho SB! V",X r0,,t' " "- i ch 'wMI ' Voto r till of $1,040.80. The salurlos of Hie pOHtnlllco force have amounted to $185.11, whllo the free delivery service bus cost tho de partment $230.10, und I ho miscellan eous expenses hnvo footed up to $8.62, making u total expenditure of $721.31!. A balance of $310.11 wub therefore sent In to the department olllce ut San Francisco, Tho business of llm olllco for tho past month has been light In com parison with Homo moullis, hut It Is larger than In the lust your, showing that the mall business of the eity Is steadily increasing, every month showing an Increase over that of tho month before. li I in on Hie second ballot. ANTI-TRUST PACKING. at Company Organized to Operate Salt Lake City. Suit Ijiko, June 3.-Tho Incorpora tion of the flub Packing Company hero yesterduy Is tho first stop In the iiiilllniKl piii'Miit; HChomo pro moted by members of tho National Livestock Association. It Is ussertod that similar corporations will ho fol lowed In the Western states In tho near future, (lie object being tho get ting of butter prices. The Umatilla County Pioneers' picnic and reunion now in progress at Weston Is one of tho most success ful and pleasant ever held. The weather has boon ideal and the at tendance very large. Old pioneers from all over Urant 1-. la countv are present and tho early history of Eastern Oregon Is bolng recounted by thoso hardy veterans who carved Oregon from tho wilder ness. Tho annual address by Georgo C Brownell, of Oregon City, was n touching tribute to tho memory of i ,..., nmi was nn eloouent nnd nblo review of tho work and achieve mont or these early Bottlers who hulldod first along tho borders of Western civilization. Music and literary exurciBua . Walla, delivered tho memorial ad dress, which was rich In high eulo gies to tho worth and valor of tho de parted as well as to tho living plo noors. Rov. Bard Is one of tho bright est and most attractive speakers In tho Northwest and his effort today was especially brilliant, as the sub ject was Inspiring and tho occasion ono intended to give birth to noblo sentiments. Weston is the typical pioneer set tlement of Umatilla county, as along tho borders of Pino creek some of tho first permanent settlements In Uma tllla county were made, and theso as soclatlons render this spot a pecul iarly fitting one on which to hold a reunion of pioneers. Tomorrow will bo political day and all tho candidates on all tickets aro i...'.'.,..i in tim nmeram and tho on- expected to bo present to make tho thnainst In irathorlng of two and threo ' last visit among tho voters before tho Mnoratlonr of Umatilla county's j election. There Is no regular pro hiiilders Is being highly onjoyed by gram for tho day, except to say that Wes on and her visitors everybody having anything good to w..1.. I nnv Andreas Bard, say for himself or anyone else la 'tho eloquent pulpit orator of Walla pected to say it. $10,000,000 DEAL. Great Consolidation of Canadian Mln Ing Interests, Vancouver, D. (!., Juno 3.- A senna lion was sprung on tho mining com iiiimlty of British Columbia today by tho announcement of negotiations for the amalgamation of tho Le RoL Con ter Star und War EugJo minus, of Rossland. Their combined capitali zation is over $10,000,000. Tho merger Is being promoted In ivondon, England, whoro Is located Hie head ofllco of tho Lo Rol. Tho other mines are owned by Toronto stock holders. The Ijo Rol Is famous be cause of Its sale for $5,000,000 by tho Sjxikano owners to Whllakcr Wright, who recently committed suicide. It was for a false declaration concern ing that mine that ho was condemn ed to Imprisonment. Managing Director McMillan Is now In Rossland continuing tho merger negotiations with President Black- stock, of tho other properties. It will bo tho greatest deal In tho annals of Canadian mining. PHILIPPINE POPULATION. Islands Contain Forty Entirely Un civilized Tribes. Washington, Juno Tho detailed report of the census of Hie Philippines shows the population to huvo been 7,t35,42G In 1903, of whom 0,987,688 were civilized, or party bo, Manila's population Is 219,928, Thero aro -10 uncivilized tribes, of whom tho Negri tos uro believed to aborlgluul. Cyclone In Nebraska. Toxamuh, Nob., Juno 3. A cyclono destroyed tho opora house, several roaldoncea nud a number of business houses, Twenty persons wore Injured, of whom tho following may die: Kip Hamblin, Mss dor trudo Donny, Prof. J. D. Barnes, Miss Gray, Mamlo Romlngton, Joo Bruno and Jobbo Splllman. Many narrow escapes.