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1 1 inuv SEDITION DAILYEVENINBEDITION oar-1 ' ' - jtrt lenO P'r.tr t the Price WEATHER FORECAST. Tonight ami Thursday fair; warmer tonight. PENDLETON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OllEGOX, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 100-1. NO. 61)01). TENTH AT TT W ;EUlK 15C. TELEPHONE i COMING . . I iL U Revision ot uib ii-. in S rrht tor Melon. HEN BE S-inn"-' Modern and . ..... nf a Rnrc- Lt Bit Aliura". - -I -I fh Pacific ,T,Kphone Company Lew Lj Pendleton the Only North- BCitie Us'ns he Antiquated emt Advance in Rates .. u.m. P.nmmftrelat As- wemuci. j nnDnntflttvn anther- Irrt IHQ i tie membership of the com- ijyicciatlon and of the bust- jad telephone patrons ol h general, met with the Udi! Association last evening J. H. McGIlveray, the repre- tte of the Pacific states i eie jCcnpany tell of what he and sr Intend to do nere in me McGilTeray has In the last few Ka large part of the business i rto are the heaviest users of i n the olace, and one and all ten enthusiastic in their ap- : o( his plans for the better- ef tie service. The reason of lrtog before the Commercial im ras to secure the lndorse- I cf tie plan by It as a body, and ; 1 before the people in as clear : u is possible, In order that of remodeling the syBtem In; proceed as rapidly as possl- i once started, as well as to ! tie start to be made at once. Ntw System Up-to-Date. UcGUreraT explained In detail U Intended to do. He had kte tt the request of the clt- i (ride at the time the company Its headquarters) for a new fa Corporations move slowly In 3, and that request, forward- i tie company by Miss Moussu. Ilctl manager had gone to the : at spoiane, and from there to office at San Francisco. He IsKotered since coming to Pen i tilt this cltr and Lcwlston p only places In the Northwest Wtuing the old style "phones. i a -not just tbe thing," since It ! tie best system, and Pendleton M the best natrons of the pj for Its klze In the -Pacific 'senes the best to bo hiul. ! "sow the wish of the company the moat up-to-date exnress ! la use by any telephone terv U the power will rome from tfittttrr and the old li fa lWi have proven so unrella- ! oe clone away with entirely. ' Slant llnea u-i.iM, :. - ' " ' BU Uil - f-m will be cut out and four jae with a two-ring service. W In their place This will rj phones of iwn ,!,.-, , ,.i. i?.i.w,U"'re wl !'e hut two et The old hi,n.i,ro.,' , h J18 crank, will be done and the sen-Ice will be He teat to be had Advance In Rates. fortii,k,.. . . .. ai, , - " uo necessary ' lie serr tno n-i . be 25 cents more than the tanr line, the main 11 I . . . . l Will lfAt lha t- m ..n, (jh 1.1 n ou of those present signed the agree ments given them by Mr. McGIlveray. Association Has Money Ahead. President Doric then made the financial report of the month for tho association, showing that there wns a balanco In tho bank of $292.44, from which bills amounting to approximate ly $100 would have to be paid, leaving the association more than $100 to the good. To Advertise the County. Mr. Boric also reported that he had taken action for the association In regard to furnishing a permanent ex hibit to the Oregon Information Bu reau at the Portland Union depot. He had received replies from men ap pointed by him at Echo. Adams. Mil ton and Athena, promising to prepare exhibits and ship them to the bureau at Portland. Ho had also written to Alba, Uklah, Pilot Bock and Helix, and expected to have exhibits go from those places. Fred Judd had also promised on the behalf of the woolen and scouring mills to send a compre hensive exhibit of the wool and wool en manufactures of the county. T. G. Halley brought up the matter of sending an exhibit to the Lewis and Clark fair. He wanted the coun ty to bo well represented there. C. J. Smith Indorsed the Idea, nnd stated that the county court had tho power to spend $1,000 for advertising the county. The matter was referred to the committee on county affairs with instructions to Interest all of the towns In the county, the business men and the farmers nnd stockmen of the entire district, and the county government in the plan, and make sure that Umatilla county has the best and most complete exhibit to be i seen at the exposition. Proposed Reduction In Fees. Mr. Borle Introduced an amendment to the constitution of the Commercial Association for action at the next meeting, which Is to lower the mem bershlp fee of the association from $20 to $5, and to reduce the monthly dues from $2 to $1. This action was taken in order that more members can be secured from among the younger men. It was made provision i al that the new rate should stand as long as the membership was more than 100, but when it fell below that figure the old rate should again be in effect. Ten New Members. Ten new names were proposed for memuersmn and were elected, and tho secretary Instructed to notify the parties of their election. Those elected were: Mark Patton, O'Gara & Barnhart, T. C. Warner, Fred Hart man, Louis Hunzlker, E. A. Vaughn Ernest Ruppe, W. G. Cole. F. E. Van Dusen and S. A. Lowell. 0 T ARTHUR N T 15 BESIEGED I Mil Lnwv TELLER COUNT! Japanese Completely Invested Military Hunting for Some it at Short Range by Land and Water. ACTIVE FIGHTING UNDER WAY FOR SEVERAL DAYS, Supposed Rendezvous of 1 Union Miners. DEPORTATION OF UNION MINERS NOW UNDER WAY. Unconfirmed Report In London That Kidnapped by Armed Men and Rob- the Stronghold Had Been Captured, But Its Fall at an Early Date Is lm-j minent Russians Lose a Torpedo Boat on the Rocks Four Japanese Gunboats Were Fired on While ' Making a Reconnoisance. bed of Their Valuables, Arriving In Denver Hungry and Destitute Con flict of Authority Looked for at the InqUest Over the Bodies of the Slaughtered Miners Gompcrs De nounces the Reign of "Capitalistic Anarchy." 01 NEAR THE E 0 VICTIM FELL IN WHILE ENGAGED IN FISHING. Was an Everett, Washington, Man In Search of a Location, and With Companion Was Taking an Outing Went Down In Fifteen Feet of Wa ter, and the Body Has Not Yet Been Discovered. "tiemiin ii . "u cenls IeBS lm8 '"Jones. '.taala stTi, """"""v pnones ' ! effect 83016 rate as lH &K!?rread the agreement L T " t0 8'en. which Is hJT.,Z."s?lent entered In- tnef .i "!? Pnones so altered tofS'vJne the hall, In 4iiei.ted that 11 was the w nave Illft wnrU apSy 10 co-operating with 1 C tEt by AMoc'tlon. Beeiin. 1. " '"""on De li Vu"6 which u. i.j ELlHCt that .1. Indors r .V th? association 'e iC JL en c'amored for thartithat tlle chan60 tie . I."4 been clam,.ro,i thatTPany move1 118 22ft(fof at',11 n8ltatod the Jt rtinnlP 8 " of the com- which a larBo numbor Charles A. Taff, of Everett, Wlash.. was drowned yesterday morning about 9 o clock, while Ashing In the Umatilla below the mouth of Butter creek, near Echo. Taff, In company with a companion named Jesse E, Lamb, also of Everett, had been camping on the banks of the Umatilla for several days on tho property of S. H. Wattenberger, near I. Echo. They had como in search of land, and had been looking over tho Echo country with a view to locating. Yesterday they went llsiiing, and while engaged In that pastime, Taff In some manner fell Into the water and was drowned beforo his com panlou could reach him. The body sank in about lb feet of water, and at last reports had not been discover ed, though a large party of men were searching for It. Taff was about 31 years of age. AGREE TO SEPARATE. The Duchess is a Daughter of Vice President Morton. New York, June 8. The sudden newB that the Duke and Duchess of Valencay are preparing to sever the marriage relations because of a Paris count, created much surprlso In so ciety. Tho duchess was formerly Helen Morton, daughter of the erst while vice-president and governor of New. York. They have been separat ed some time. At the time of their marriage, four years ago, Morton set tled $30,000 yearly on his daughter. BATTLE IN TIBET. British Hold a Post Against Attack by Natives. London. June 8. The neuter's Simla correspondent reports a fierce battle between British and Tibetans. The latter attacked the post at Khan Gema and were repulsed, losing 1G4 killed. Tho British lost one killed and five wounded, 1 Chee Foo, June S. It is stated the Japanese forces occupy a semi-circu- Victor, Col., Juno 8. Martial law lar line 24 miles long In tho rear of having been declared al 2 this morn Port Arthur, and are busy mounting ,ig, upon tho arrival of Adjutant heavy guns on the neighboring (Jeneral Bell, camp conditions have heights. become normal. Immediately ukid landing here Port Arthur's Fall Imminent. , uel called a council or the local mill Rome, June S. A Ylnkow dispatch tary commanders and ordered Col. today asserts an attack on Port Ar- Van Deckbcrg, who formerly had thur has been proceeding, both by ' charge of this district, to assumo land and sea, since Saturday, and command. Then Bell, with a squad that the fall of the fortress Is imminent. Russians Lose a Gunboat. St. Petersburg, June 8. Alexleff to day reports: "Hear Admiral Wilgert reports that the gunboat Bobr strong ly supported our right flank in the of troops, the sheriff nnd tho leaders of the Mlneowners' Association, start ted down the railway to an alleged rendezvous of tho enemy, on a tour of investigation. Deportation Under Way. Denver, June 8. Twentyffour de- battle of Kin Chow, alded'by torpedo ported union miners from the Cripple boats Bourny and Boyky." ! Creek district, arrived al midnight on He further reports that May 28 10 n Hlo Grande special, watched by torpedo boats were sent out against i nine armed guards. Tho miners nrn the Japanese. While returning, one ' unarmed and penniless. Tho men struck on rocks. The crew was saved, met by a delegation of Western Fed The Novoe Vremya prlnis an edl- oration men and taken to a restau torlal today urging Improvement in rant: the education of the Russian masses. Thi' miners declared the Crlpplo Creels 'illxtrlct no longer safo for Japanese Gunboat Damaged. union men, nnd assert that when ar Tokio, June 8.-Four Japanese gun- retiil they were searched by guardH, boats made a close reconnoisance otr ""' ,hplr money and valuables tnken. Port Arthur Monday for the purpose Jim accompanying ?"a,r(1l t0?k 11,0 of examining the entrance to the har- tral" ,'"pi " Cripple Creek, bor, and were exposed to a severe cannonading. Gunboat No. 4 was hit Conflict of Authority, eight times, and sustained some dam- Crlpplo Creek, Juno 8. A conflict age. One sailor was killed and two or authority threatens this afternoon, wounded. It was this action that when the Inquest over the bodies of gave rise to the report that the Jap-'the victims of the Independence depot anese had "lost four warships by a horror begins. sortie of Russia's Port Arthur squad- ' Coroner Doran, or Victor, who re ron." , signed under pressure, declared ho had recalled his resignation hecauHO Explosion on Russian Cruiser. forco was used, and proposes to hold Paris, June 8.-A Scbastapol tele- u iwat with a jury ho appointed gram states that a serious explosion 'wo 'lays ago. Coroner Hall named occurred abord the cruiser Smolensk. I " ccee.i uoran, iias a so selected a N"'; uuu jiiuj,ut:n u iiuiu uu iiiijuum. ! It is belloved Doran will be taken em Federation, prluts an editorial to day urging tho mtncrH to call off the strike Inaugurated 10 months ago. No further deaths aro reported among the wounded. Cavalry After Murderer. Crlpplo Creek, Juno 8. Major Nay lor, with n squad of cavalry, left nt noon for Stratum mountain to arrest n union miner named Frldloy, who, with several companions, aro barri caded In n cabin there. Frldley Ir charged by n number ot unionists with being the man who shot McGee. General Bell states that further de portations will occur this afternoon, and those who resist will bo Bhot down. "Wo don't propose to parley from now on," Bell said. Further resignations of public of ficials nro demanded by tho commit tee from tho Mlno Owners' Association. LIBERTY BELL. Famous Old Hfcrald of Freedom Ar rived at St. Louis. SI. Louts, June S. Liberty boll ur rlvod ut !) this morning, and at 1:5. i this afternoon was taken to tho World's Fair grounds, escorted by u pnrade. At tho grounds 20,000 school children will take part In the cere mony of reception. SIDE STOVE IN. Pacific Mall Freighter Algon and Car go Badly Damaged. Snn Francisco, Juno 28. Tho Pa cific mail freighter Algon, struck n ledge of rocks nt Point Bonltn this morning, tearing n great holo In hor side. She got off without assistance and reached tho wharf with 13 feet of water In the, forward peak. Tho car go Is badly damaged. SUBMERGED TWELVE HOURS. Holland Submarine, With Crew, Was Down 12 Hours. Newport News, Juno 8, Tho Hol land Hiilminrlnc, after 12 hours' sub mersion with the crew, came to tho surface at 11 this morning. Tho tost Is declared satisfactory. Not Ordered to Tangier. Paris, June 8. The Foreign office ilenlcR tho current report that tho French Mediterranean squadron hns been ordered to Tanglers, OFFICIAL COUNT T YET MADE Unofficial Records Give About the Samo Majorities as Al ready Announced. HOLBROOK AND PHELPS CARRY MORROW COUNTY. E, J, Sommervllle Lnds 1578 Major ity, the Largest on Record T. D. Taylor Follows Cfoscly With 1568 Vote on Coroner Is Very Closo and Official Count May Change the Re sult Detailed Result From the State Official Count Begins Tomorrow. Congressman- Vote. Plurality ..858 .... Matt House Burned, Milwaukee, Wis., Juno 8. Gerlnch's malt hoiiso burned tills morning. Lokh, $90,00(1. WANTS FIGHT POSTPONED. out and tarred and feathered if hu persists in his determination. General Bell does not doom that, tho situation requires thu presence of ntoro thun tho two companies of mili tia now here. Holds Peabody Responsible. Washington, Juno 8. Samuel Com pere denounces In vigorous terms thu Jim Jeffries Seems Reluctant to Fight Monroe. San Francisco, Cal., June S- Jeff ries' request for a two weeks' post ponement of the fight with Monroe Is variously viewed in local sporting circles. Some fight followers affect to believe Its a move to secure better odds, while those who have seen the action of tho Colorado authorities for champion in training declare It Is lm- their methods of dealing with tho possible for lilm to be nt uy tne mn. troubles In that state. Ho says tho He 1b having dIUlcuiiy getting nis governor Is tho one man above all wind Into shape, despite tne glowing others responsible for tho reign of accounts of his press agents regard- terror prevailing in tho Crlpplo Creek Ing his general condition. Anotber district and characterizes him as a theory Is that the whole arrair is flagrant violator or civil laws and tin framed to arouse more Interest In the niari rights. contest. 1 Gompers could not conceive the Tho fact remains, however, jenrlcs , outraue was tho work of anv oruanlz has been doing too much playing, but 0, t,odv of men. much less tho nro- good Judges say It Is not necessary arranged plan of a body of miners. lor him to be in better coniiiuoii uinii u ,n,,st have been an Individual. Tho he Is now, to defeat Monroe. Citizens' Alliance he denominates as a body of "capitalistic anarchists." Chicago Grain, Utilcaizu June 8. Old July opened ' McGee's Murderer identified. 89'4. closed 88V4; new July openeu victor, June 8. Talk or lyncning 87! closed 87. July corn opened tor violence has suhsldcd markedly, 4'J. closed 48. i though if the man who exploded the i iiiiuu ui iiiiiepeuueiico wuru uj no Need Medical Attention. i caught and brought hero It Is doubt .... t ' r i . i . I , ... Washington June 8.- captain , y lun-u woum i- buuii-iuiu uj ! Chad wick cables the navy department from Tanglers he has been intnrmeu that I'erdlcarls and Varley aro In urgent need of medical assistance. Kalsull has been asKeo H no win Khk safe conduct to a surgeon. protect him The man who killed Mr-Gee at tho mass meeting Monday has been posi tively Identified, but not yet captur ed. Tho Record, the organ of tho West- E. B. CONKLIN CHOSEN FOR FIFTH TERM Prof. K I). Conklln, who for the past four years has been at the head of the Pendleton schools has been lccted to the position of city super Intendent for his fifth term. At the meeting last night no action .. ..... ,.r uu. was taken on ma mauei perlutendency but this morning, ow in. ... ii.. nrosDect that not all of . .... . tho members or me uuuiu . PomHIoii by an unanimous vote of tho board. Professor Conklln has been at tho head of "the schools for four years and In that time has brought them from u small institution to tho standard of the best trained and most efficient school system In the eastern part of tho state, and In tho estimation of the board It was but fitting that he be honored with another term. Ife was elected over tho appllca In the city on Friday, it was decided I tlonn of at least a down prominent ... .ho minsitiin and a fceclal educators of the stale who bad sent meeting was held with the result that letters backed by strong Indorse Professor Conklln was elected to the ' meats asking for the position. Simmons, dem. Williamson, rep 1700 902 District Attorney Phelps, rep 1839 3 Raley, dem 1836 .... Joint Representative Cole, rep 2141 773 Holbrook, dem 1368 .... "Representatives Adams, rep. 1585 .... Blakley, dem 1725 140 Balleray, rep 1503 .... Chamberlain, dem. ..1639 136 County Judge Dean, rep 1882 19 Hartman, dem 1863 .... Sheriff Barrett, rep 1002 .... Taylor, dem 2570 1568 County Clerk Cherry, dem 1627 .... Sallnn. ren 1031 304 County Recorder I Folsom, rep 1088 710 Fowler, dem 1278 .... County Treasurer Llglitfoot, dem, 779 .... Sommervllle, rep. ..2357 1578 County Assessor Rlgby, rep 1265 .... Strain, dem 2149 884 School Superintendent Mayberry, dem 1404 .... Welles, rep 1914 510 County Surveyor Berkeley, dem 1459 .... Kimbrell, rep 1941 482 County Coroner Botkln, rep 1690 15 Henderson, dem. ..,,1675 ,,,, County Commissioner Lloyd, dem 1500 .... Walker, rep 1895 395 While tho ballot boxes aro all In and aro now resting In thu vault at tho clerk's odlce, tho official count has not yet begun. Tit,, roanl! i,lvnn vnufnr.lnv linn nnt Robbery Took Place on the Denver ,)(,tl1 nlntlirny changed, and until & Rio Grande Robbers Were Sy-jt,(, county clerk surveys tho precious tematic and Determined Blew the documents Inclosed In the ,'10 liullot Express Car Safe. But Railroad Of. I f -"iunty, U' above tinof- , . , i -u i r ... i Iflclnl Htutemimt must prevail, ficials Claim Their Booty Was In- ( M()rn)w c,mty vo (),,rook 200 considerable. majority over Dr. Colo, reducing his total majority from 773, ns given In this tnblo, to tJr3. Phelps ran ahead of Colonel Raley 375 votes In Morrow, giving hint n to tal majority of 371. County Clerk Chamberlain will miiko the olllclal cunvass of tho bal lot tomorrow and there Is no llkell. Tl MEN HELD OP A C AD TRAIN BRAKEMAN SHOT AND SERIOUSLY WOUNDED, Denver, June 8.--The west-bouud Denver & Hlo Grande train which left hero Tuesday morning, was held up near Palisade, oast of Grand Junction, at an early hour this morning. HruUcmau Shellenberger wus seri ously wounded as a result of a bullet . ,. ,.f ,, c,nngo that would effoct the result. Several of the precincts have fulled to report, ut the dlrforcnt headquarters, and tho tally sheets nro locked In the ballot boxeu so a detail ed vote Is Impossible until tho nlflclul count Is announced. from n gun of the hold-ups, and the conductor- had a Intilerii uliot rrom his hnnd. The robbers Hugged the train two iiiIIoh from the station. Two masked men marched the conductor buck to the truln, dutached the engine and express car from the coaches, and blew the safo ufler running the loco motive some distance up the truck Thu express oIIIcIhIh claim the amount obtained was small. Further Particulars. Denver, Juno 8. loiter. Tho hold up was five miles west of Parachute, a small fruit Kiawrm on tne wesiern slope. Five men were (oni-crncd. Two bounlcd the blind baggage at Para- chuto, crawled over the lender, cover i-d the engineer, Allison, and ordered tho train slopped. Thu engine, bag gage and express car weiu uncoupled and run down the truck two mjlos, where three coiifederutea were sta tioned. Messenger Shea refusing lo open the cur doors, I hey were blown In with dynamite, and Hiiea forced to open the safe. Tho robbers secured one Healed bag from Halldn, said to contain gold, and fled. Two posses aro in pursuit Kentucky Will Not Instruct. Unilsvlllo, June 8. Tho Kentucky stale democratic convention Is In session today. An unlastructcd dele gation will probably go o St. Iuls. The fight Is over control of tne stato central committee. $50,000 Bail, Now York, Juno 8. Hannah Ellas was arrested last night, arraigned this morning to the tombs under $50,- 000 ball, for bearing Friday afternoon. Multnomah Against Local Option Portland. Juno 8. From present In dications the majority against local option In Multnomah county will range between 1500 and 2000. This would Indicate that tho measure has passed by uu unexpectedly large ma jority. Nino counties yet to bn heard from aru Curry, Grunt, Harney, Jack son, Kluinnlh, Illuku, Ume, Malheur and Wliocler. The votu In favor of direct pri maries Is decisive In Its favor. On th(Htu!o printer amendment tho vote Is lighter and closer, but It has undoubtedly carried by a small ma jority, First Congressional District. The First congressional district em braces 17 counties, extending from bo low Multnomah down the Columbia to tho ocean, and backward and south ward through tho state to llio Califor nia line, The normal republican ma jority in that district Is between 7G00 a n (I 1)500. Tho first returns received, which were sent out witnout udoquato Information hack of them, Indicated that Herman was elected by u nor mal republican majority. Returns up to this hour have been received from eight counties. Includ. Ing Benton, Clackamas, Coos, Jose phlno, ijtno, Linn, Marlon, Polk, Til lamook and Washington, Thoy show that Herman received 11,764 votes, und Veach 0150, leaving Herman 2.- 014 plurality In those counties, it Is (Continued on page 8.)