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SEDITION' DAILY EVENING EDITION . hnvo In j WEATHER FORECA8T. Tonight and Saturday fair. al PENDLETON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, FU1DAY, JULY 8, 1904. NO. 5O0 I. to L. . Irififl port r-i Mumhfir ure iUM "u 10d Gain Other Advantages rWNCINO ALONG THE LINE, ; Another Ur Resulted In a Rus- Also That Two Rus- , Are Missing, Having CnrtU JlbSim from - I t Kit..- I Tlrtatcn a hussihi I Camp of Great lm- .Mr S.-A trustwortny Km Port Arthur snys Isitecn of the wain line lapturea oy ma jirs , n Japs have now Lrfifistera slope of the Fpaulns, less than three W Arthur. e also report mat two ire missing from the Ma sent out from Port I hi H, and the Kusslan llnulopol was damaged . bombarded Port Ar Em on June 30, but did site town. hiring occupied th of bills around Port ki massing men to IstHasslan marine camp i tie hills, which is dl id Port Arthur. This vital to the safe- s and Is guarded, ac kit Chinese, by 20,000 ma ims. In the Chinese- Inr tie Japanese occupied lirKicn days before they tJitur, WHALEBONE CARGO. Largest Shipment Now at Seattle Ever Received From the North. Scnttle, July S. The largest and one of the finest shipments of whale bone ever sent down from the North Is aboard tho Alaska Commercial Company's steamer St. Paul, which arrived in port rrom Nome this morn Inc. The shipment Is valued at $66,000 nnd consists or 132 hales of ll-foot whalebone, each bone weighing 100 pounds. Tho shipment Is consigned to Itnlph nioom & Co. and H. Liebes of Snn Francisco. The stuff was taken from six whales, one of which was caught by tho whaler Alexandria nnd five by tho .Jcannettc. THOMAS M'NUTT DEAD. Former Inspector of La Grande Dis trict Passes Away at Glenwood Springs, Col. La Grande, July 8. Word has Just been received here that Thomas Mc Nutt, formerly Inspector of the La Grande otllce district, had died at Glenwood Springs, Col., to which placo Mr. McNutt was transferred last December following the removal of Asa B. Thompson, as receiver of the land office here. Mr. McNutt's family has never been in the west, having resided, during his stay In Oregon and Colorado, In Indiana, where they now are. DEMOCRATIC LEADERS HAVE AGREED ON A PLATFORM "Not Just What Any of Them Want, But All Can Stand Upon it" Income Tax Plank Turned Down. I Russian Victory. r. Jaly 8. Kurokl Is ad liter the line. 3 dispatch reports I .mil engagement at Port el 21 Japanese warships I malting In a Russian tf Cherry Juice. UiH Among the Items M tie cargo of the Costa I left here yesterday for , MS 30 tons or 204 ptepn cherry Juice which "men Into wine In Call I (turned to this city ' California wine. 14 F. INSTALLATION. m Fellows Assist In In J "lot Rock Officers. U Pendleton Odd Foiw ftiuiaiiatlon of officers of f we last night, and re i an enjoyablo time, i party were w p To... l M, who conducted the m najres, j. p. Meder ttebber and P. W. i Installed for th f Pilot Hock lodge arc . n, Z l?ne' vlc grand; ft. a. V il . T to .7 - ' """"3 Lu VV Frank A " Alfred .1 an.iti, -er guard, n n a n e AOldinr nin. : lur . ear ir-'r "wuurer and C. E. votary. Tue iode , r condition and the lumtly growing. P COURT IN 8E88ION. I Ttdiv e . pt Examine ""W Insane Case. 1 count N10n this mnrnl j tiebD.h:;' . " 001 nave b tartness to be attend- V?ay or Wodnos- number of bills. rw tS. ;,r.R88ed on P lhi!!f.WMe,t. comnrls. si uean r ... Wallro. ui"y Pi uk room 6at.Pany with Dr. lit-. e an nnn,t... II...... 7 l&kSSF Henderson - w.iDg wero ap. Wit 1 Survivors. .Jul. . ... S lCT'l was K'.."' " 8Urvlv. f re picked ! " Thor Haven, Confessed to Murder. Walla Walla, July 8. Frank Hott- man, arrcstca here on instructions from Kansas City, has confessed that ho assisted In the murder of Charles Myers In Kansas City -on May 11. Hottman was In love with Mrs. Myers and he held Myers head while Mrs Myers cut his throat from ear to ear. Hottman and the Myers woman were then to wed. but Hottman got scared and came West. A detective from Kansas City will start east with him tomorrow. Radical Demands In Relation to the Tariff and Trusts Demands for Lib eral Appropriations for the Navy Turned Down Statehood Demanded for the Territories Proposition to Entirely Dodge the Financial Ques tion Turned Down Over Two to One Above Is Synopsis of Commit tee Work Every Issue Now Goes to the Convention for Ratification or Rejection. St. Louis, July S. The ennvpntlnn mlttpo irlvo tho crnat Interests of the was called to order at in-44 for its rvinntrv nconrnnrflo flint thov u lint fourth session. Prayer by KabbI disturbed, and declared Impressively Samuel Sale of St. Louis. j that If the committee failed In this New National Committee. ' duty they lost the democratic elec- A call for a report of tho committee toral vol of many sUtC3, Aged Woman Suicides. Davenport, Wash., July 8. Mrs. Theresa Wagner, aged 74, strangled herself to death last evening by tying a cord to her bedstead and around her neck and then leaning forward until slowly choked to death. Portland Financier Dead. Portland, July 8. P. F. Morey, financial agent of the General Elec tric Company, of this city, died from rheumatism of the heart, last even ing. FIRE RAGES ON VICTORIA SLAND CROPS DESTROYED ON PIERCE BROTHERS' ESTATE. Spark From Combined Harvester Started Conflagration in the Ripen ing Grain High Wind Sweeps Over the Island, Carrying the flames to Every Portion of the Farm Levee Will Be Cut to Inundate the Burn Ing Grain Valuable Peat Land Ruined. on resolutions bringing no response, the roll of states was called for on announcement of the members of the new national committee. When Taggart's name was an nounced as the member from Indiana he was given an ovation. The names of Gaston of Massachu setts, Campau of Michigan, Mack of new ion:, uanteis of North Carolina. Guggey of Pennsylvania, were all loudly cheered. The national committee was asked to meet at Jefferson hotel immediate ly after the final adjournment of the convention. Adjourned Till Evening. Richmond P. Hobson was called for and warmly greeted as he took the platform. Hobson was repeatedly cheered. Tho platform committee announced that a unanimous report will be sub mitted at 8 tonight. The convention adjourned till 8 tonight. Adopt a Trust Plank. At 10 the committee on resolutions for the first time since early this morning showed some Indications of reaching a definite conclusion on a trust plank, which was almost unani mously adopted. It declares against Interstate traffic In trust made articles. It is authoritatively stated the plat form will not have a money plank, nor an income tax plank. This was the basis of a compromise between Hill and Bryan A special to the Oregon Dally Jour nal from Stockton, Cal., yesterday evening, gives the details of the burn Ing of tho crops on Victoria Island In the Sacramento river, owned bv Pierce Brothers, and over which a case Involving the ownership of the island has just been decided in tho supremo court of California. The special says: "A disastrous grain Are swept VIC' torla Island yesterday and today is still burning, but it is believed it will oe extinguished by tomorrow morn ing. The flro was started by a harvos- er working on the 800 acres on the Island leased by O. D. Elgan from tEe Victoria Island Company, of which btate Sonator w. M. Pierce, of Ore' gon, is the principal owner. Two hundred acres of the barley had al ready been harvested, but the remain' uor was destrowed. Water was run into ditches in an effort to check the progress of the Ore, but tho wind carried it across one of tho ditches this afternoon about 4 o'clock In a tract farmed by the company Itself. Late yesterday aitcrnoon 100 acres of this tract had been destroyed, but great efforts were noing mado to stop the blaze by back' firing. The high wind, however, made this work of but llttlo value. There aro 400 or GOO more acres that wero in danger of being burned. "Last evenine It was decided to cut mo levee for a distance of about 100 feet and flood the land to extinguish tho flames. "A dredger will bo on hand to close tho cut as soon as sufficient water has been lot in. The damage consists not only in tho destruction of the grain, but In the damage done on the peat land, It being necessary to flood the land to put out tho fire. The wind carried dense clouds of the smoke over this city." Senator W. M. Pierce is not in the city today and could not bo reached. and it Is not known whether he will go to California or not. Bryan and Hill Fight. St. Louis, July 8. Shortly before 9 word came from the committee that the trust plank had been taken up again and the committeemen are in another quarrel. The trust plank had been settled upon earlier 'n the morning, but a resolution was ordered which made it compulsory for corpor ations, before doing business In un- other state, to file a statement to the effect that they did not purpos,o to monopolize. This brought a new wrangle. Tillman left the committee at 9, saying: "They are at the trust plank again. The platform will be a mile long. Hill and Bryan knifed each other terribly. It was awful! Hill is trying to prevent Bryan fom pre sentine a minority report to tho con ventlon. to preclude a fight there. Hill has kept remarkably cool. I am tired of all their talk and am not go ing back. Hill and Bryan have been saving this spleen for years, and now they have let it out, they will get along better together." In the tilt between Bryan and Hill during the discussion of a proposed gold plank the former remarked, "Well, senator, I'm glad to see you so honest." Immediately the New Yorker Jump ed to his feet and defiantly answered: "I don't like Imputations made by a gentleman." "Then I'll withdraw the words, and say "I'm glad to see you so frank," responded Bryan. A member. Stlckney, of Wyoming, coming from the committee room, said Bryan and Hill had clashed half a dozen times. Hill's suavity and wonderful cleverness as manager Im pressed Stlckney, who said that the committee reminded him of a lot of excited geese. "Actually, I couldn't tell what they were talking about when I left," said Stlckney. "Out of Politics." St. Louis, July 8. The raeport of the sub-committee on platform to the effect that "the financial question Is out of politics," precipitated a hot, acrimonious, but wcll-orderod debate In the general committee, where It was rejected. Later the general committee submitted the framing of a financial plank to William J. Bryan, John Sharp Williams and David Ben nett Hill. In the debate In the general com mittee on the report of the sub-committee, Poe, of Maryland, declared tho committee should remember the effect such a deliberate refusal to In corporate a financial plank in tho plat form would have. Without a financial declaration, Maryland's vote could not be had. He askou only that the coin- HIM Favored the Report. Hill, of New York, made a strong plea for the plank, declaring it was in the interests of good government, and augured success In tho fall. Drifting from the plank to Parker, Hill declared he was an able, safe man, and not a coward as some would have us believe. Parker had ever supported the party's nominees. If this convention nominated another man Parker would support him, and he (Hill) would go back and work for the party's choice. Daniel Roasts Bryan. "By what right," Daniel, of Vlr gina, said, "under what pretense, does this man come under to Instruct us upon an Issue which led us to de feat twice; this man, whom the dem ocratic party has twice highly hon ored, has seen fit to pick flaws in every candidate proposed for an of fice to which he twice unsuccessfully aspired. I say, if we are going to wait for a presidential candidate until we find an angel, we had better ad journ and go home." Bryan, who sat on the opposite side of the table, flushed deeply. His tightly compressed Hps bespoke the effort he was making at self-control. "The gentleman Is out of order," sharply Interrupted Acting Chairman Tillman. "We cannot permit such personal allusions, such vltupcra Hons." Daniel persisted he meant no dlsre' spect, but he thought the time had arrived when all loyal democrats should be actuated by the purest mo tives, and their actions open to the fullest criticism, and declared his De lict that the country stood upon the brink of a great calamity, He had favored free silver, but right or wrong, he thought the exl gcncles of the situation demanded that democracy bow to the wishes of New England and the great Empire state. Heroic situations demanded heroic remedies. Other Speakers Favor Report. Shlvely, of Indiana, pleaded that no mention of finance be made In tho platform, asking why raise the ques tlon again, to cause a rupture in tho party. Fleming, of Wisconsin, declared he was there to oppose any specific dec laratlon on finance. Report Turned Down. A final vote on the plank resulted in a decisive victory for Bryan. At 7 this morning the committee Is still In session, and Bailey said it might not complete its labors for many hours, The vote to reject the "no declara tion" plank stood 35 to 16. leaving tho financial issue still a wide open one, with the general and sub-commlttccs Left to Conference Committee. Tho resolutions committee, aftor eliminating tho sub-committee nlank. declaring the financial question out ox pontics, ueciueci to leave the aues tlon of a satisfactory financial plank to a sub-committee composed of Bry an, Williams and Hill. Indications point to a unanimous report. Harmony In Carload Lots. St. Louis, July 8. Hill was asked. -wjiat are marker's views on an in come tax and gold plank?" "Don't know," replied Hill. "Well. If you don't, who in blank does?" Asked concerning tho platform. Bryan said to a Scrlpps News man: mere win be no minority ronort. The platform Is not what any one of us wanted, but is such as we can all stand on." On the same subject Hill said: The report will be unanimous. Of course there are some things we would like to have had in tho tilat. form that are not there, but every- iMiay is ior mo piairorin now." Hill and Bryan came out of the committee room together, both smil- Ing, To the newspaper men Bryan said; "Boys, bo sure and get that Hill platform right." Hill seemed dis turbed at tho reference, but Bryan laughed heartily. Former Congressman Heard, of Missouri, said: "Everything Is now harmonious, and Hill has mado many additional friends because of his great effort to bring about harmony. I Sometimes when Urynn disagreed with the committee Hill would offor resolutions that would satisfy both sides. Hill and Bryan understand each other thoroughly, and good feel ing prevails. Even General Weaver told the committee ho would take off his coat nnd work for Parker." Other Details of Platform. St. Louis. July 8. On tho Income tax plank Bryan recelvod a setback. Hill opposed him and tho proposed plank was withdrawn. The fight may be renewed. In his fight for reaffirmation of tho Kansas City platform, Bryan wna lg nomlnlously routed. In tho trust anil tariff planks ho won n notnblo victory by securing amendments which make declarations more emphatic nnd strictly In con formity with the Nobraskan's views. On tho trust plank, Hrynn's proposi tion for prosecutions was Incorporat ed by a vote of 23 to 20. On a labor plank he nnd ex-Governor Thomas, of Colorado, stood to gether for nn amendment covering the Colorado sltuntlon. There Is no specific roferenco to Colorado, but the declaration guaran tees the right of the Inborlng men to work when nnd where ho will, but declaring thero shnll bo no Infliction of punishment save by duo process of law. One of tho early morning events was the defeat of that plnnk declar ing for liberal appropriation i for tho navy. At S:30 the statehood plank was perfected, demanding separate state hood for Arizona and Now Mexico, and statehood for Oklahoma and In dian Territory without specifying whether separate or Joint. Antl Parker Conference. Bryan went to tho Jefferson hotel when the platform committee adjourn ed and after a hearty meal lay down to recuperate for the night session. The antls went into conference on a plan to have the Ncbrnsknn take the lead in nn effort to defeat Parker by either making another nomination or n speech against him. Thoy say his matchless oratory might yet stampede the convention. Bryan him self answered an Inquiry by saying he was not certain what course he would pursue. He did not wish to np pear exultant at tho outcome of tho flght In the commltteo, but his friends answered for him that Bryan had won a great victory and appreciated It. For the Scrlpps News Bryan briefly (Continued on pago C.) !i 00 M. E. CHURCH HOUSE WILL BE BUILT AT CORNER MAIN AND WATER STREETS Hope to Have it Completed Within a Year or Two Will Be Made of Pressed Brick Trustees Are Now Seeking a Site for a Parsonage The Old Church Properties on Thompson Street Will Be Sold New Church Will Be One of the Finest In Eastern Oregon. The trustees of the Methodist church of Pendleton mot yesterday nf ternoon In their annual meeting for the transaction of business. Tho most important Item whlrh rnmn -..o the consideration of purchasing prop- uny ior u pursonago silo. One year ago this spring the Moth- Odlsts bought tho limner! v nl llw. ner of Main nnd Water streets, now uuciipiuu uy mo Hotel Pondloton as a sample room, it la their Intention to erect a larirn church on tlila within a year of two. Tho building win do or pressed brick and one of tho finest in KnRtnrn Drnirnn Tim estimated cost Is $20,000. ine trustees aro now seeking a bUillllnC Site for thn nnnlnr'a Iwitrw. which will bo in keeping with the larce and finer mllfi church. Tho DrGflPnt rhurnh nrfivuirti nn Thompson street will bo sold when tho bulldiniTR arn .rimnln(n1 in 1.1., swell the building fund. Damage Will Be $150. Street Commissioner Just about completed the work of re pairing the streets In placoa washed out by the heavy rain of Sunday, Mr. Brown estimates the total cost of re pairing the damage done by tho rain on tho streets at 150 at the outside. Thero Will bo somn ndrilUnnnl wnr1 of filling In sower trenches where tho iooso uin nas settled down after fill- ing, but this Would havn hnnn nnnoa. nary had no rain fallen, as tho frosh mil . s. . .... lining miiKs into uio trenches as It settles. LOWER VALLEY OP THE Ki EL00DE0 The Scourge of the Two Kan sas Citys Again Out of All Natural Bounds. DRIVES SEVEN THOUSAND PEOPLE FROM THEIR HOMES. Sixteen Million Dollars Damage Done to the Two Cities and Tholr Ki sas Suburbs Union Depot Will Be Flooded Tonight Railroad Service Demoralized All Over Kansas on All Through Lines Appeal to Gen eral Government for Emergency Rations. Kansas City, July 8. Not loss than $10,000,000 Is tho figure nnmod by this season's flood destruction. The Kansas river continues to rlso here this morning, and no nppreclublo re lief from flood conditions Is oxpoctcd before tomorrow. Day dawned with another torrential rnln. Seven thousand refugees aro tho ob jects of systematic relief work In Kan sas City, Kan, River Rising Rapidly. Kansas City, July 8. Tho ICaw overflowed Us banks nenr tho Mis souri Pacific brldgo nt 11 o'clock last night, and tho water Is now sprcadlne ovor tho west bottomB, or tho whole sale district. Tho water has approach ed within two blocks of Union sta tion, and will reach the station be fore daylight. Tho Armourdalo district of Kansas City, Kan., has been deserted, the in habitants bolng driven from their homes by tho overflow of tho river for tho second tlmo in 13 months. Mayor Gilbert, of Kansas City. Kan., Is using nil means at his com mand to care for the thousands of homeless peoplo who have been driven from the flood stricken district. Today tho following telegram was sent to the secretary of war: "Ten thousand peoplo have been driven from their homes lu Kansas City, Knn., by a flood. I earnestly request you to direct tho commander' at Fort Leavonworth to Issuo such ra tions as wo may need." Tonight nil Kansas streams are high. Thousands of acres of rlcu farming IiuhIr are Inundated, causing losses to crops that will run Into hun dreds of thousands of dollars, Uy tomorrow noon tho Kay will huvo risen two feet ami a half higher than at tho present, nnd then will begin to sulmldo rapidly. Railroad service 'In tho south and wcrI of Kuiirhs Is demoralized. Nu merous washouts aro reported. Trains on thes Ilock Island, Santa Ke, Union Pnclflc and Missouri' Pacific aro completely stalled. Chicago GrUn. Chicago, July 8. Old July oponod 92, closed 90; now July opened 91V4, closed 89. July corn opened r0, closed 48. INDIAN CHRISTIAN SERVICE8. Gone After Crosson. Deputy Sheriff .Inn rtlnklnv Boise last nlcht tn l.rl ni? linnl f? XT Crosson, tho actor charged with lar ceny by bailee. The members of tho company that started at tho Frazer theater and did not flnlnh nv rvnu. son is a bad actor. He Is accused of departing with 60 in cash and $80 worth of clothintr beloneini? to ollior members of the company. Dlakley Is expected back with bis prisoner this evening or tomorrow morning. Presbyterians of the Umatilla Reser vation Will Hold Service at Camp Ground Next 8unday Afternoon, no v. J. C, Cornolison, Presbyterian missionary on tho Umatilla reserva tion, announces that religious services will bo conducted on next Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock, at tho camp grounds of tho Umatlllas along the Umatilla river, In the Indian tongue, at the requost of tho leading Indians In charge of tho celebration now In progress there. Sorvlcea woro conducted at the Presbyterian mission on tho reserva tion last Sunday and many of tho Umatlllas attended, Thoy were very much Interested and requuated that tho services bo repeated on nxt Sun day. Thero aro about 50 Prosbyterlans among tho Umatlllas, and at least 30 of those wlll assist In the service. which will consist of songs, speaking and Blblo reading. Friends In the cltjr are invited to attend this sorylce. During tfio past seven years 16 boys have been drowned ut Trenton, N, J., In a swimming hole- off "Dovll's Ilock," In the Dolawaro river. A pop ular subscription lately raised several Hundred dollars for tho purpose, and the rock was blown up from bodroclc on July 4, New Mormon Apostle. Salt Lake, July 8. Charles Penrose, editor of tho Dcseret News, was today appointed apostlo in tho Mormon church, vice Apostle Woodruff, deceas-ed. 4