East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, November 30, 1904, DAILY EVENING EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textj orrtofjtomen. you av j I SJ "' V--' ' ft Tonlht and Thursday rain: . looth to cut. fcLJlllBraslrs' ITiSLLaSWBB cooler Thursday. High southerly j VENsTLETON, OREGON, AVEPNES1UV, SOVD1BER .'JO, 1004 NO. 5218. Liter Has Been Mv W Bodies of Men 'iout AiJthority of law. I! fl filGIiER. MINK. lHf Militia, Fired tlp- Striker ltB Non-Cnlo fMken Wit t use Voniul the Iitcr Cssst k sldi PioomWj W Resatts . Brnidont df aw Tempor- a proofed Hy Union Mil 1 Before "ihe Grand COMBINE Ttl,DS A ROAD. Star Trust WoifeVl Save lM.M,ehO fWiljrttt Charges. Chicago, ov. 80. The "Ctflted States Steed rporatlon contemplates 'building a trur.k line ratlreaa .'from Chicago to iPlttsburg and .Vhence to thr seaboard, by means t Which an annual aaVlng of $lJ,W0,'t)0 in freight charges may be effected. The Immediate motive lor (We build ing of. the fine, however, Is said to be the enrporatlon's desire to avoid any controversy with the Interstate Com mence 'Commission, a contingency that continually own fronts it, while It nas 1o arrange IVrr terminal allow- on with the railroads It uses to transport Its heavy "freight. Stories bearing -on ttie project of the pfejected line go so far as to say ti tit a number erf small roads now be tng mailt east of Chicago are to be -cenmVlned and made a part of the new syrttmn. .nilli. IB.. Nov. 80. -Tilt l.hu Inflicted Joseph lieV tuiliK irrawl men through the Uhout permlislon of the gov- I Jillitia ArrivliiR. k m, Bov. 30. A company iitij readied Zelgler last "even- it nit duty. It is reported That tl ihoti were fired at tne train mred Zelgler. The mining Ii practically under martini Haw. MmI Lives Were best. iioo, 111.. Nov. 30. Reports from Y y the night passed -Without InMt. It Is likely that 'more fill be sent there lodtiy, 'how- u i crisis Is expected tonight. 17 resident of the union miners' Mir Zelgler, has been ordered lir before the grand Jury. p believed several lives were lost tmlay night's battle. Report Is I today that several wounded were removed from the -scene. I if blood were found In several ' ootalde the stockade. IiCMBim RATES SI.CMP. Iinirgnrs Reduce tlie Price In Pugct 'Sound Camps. Seattle, 'Nov. 30. There will be a TlUimp in 'lumber pretty quick and -suburban building will find flooring particularly easy to get hold of. At a meeting Df the Washington Logging ft 'Brokerage Company, Saturday, a re duction In the scale of Belling prices was inaugurated, No. 1, or flooring, being reduced from $9 to 18 per thous and, and No. 8, or merchantable lum ber, from 37 to $6.50. Class No. 2 was left, at the old rate, $4.50. The out In prices was made by the association to meet the cut-rate com petition started by the Independent loggers along the Sound. The asso ciation'-comprlses the majority of the Sound logging companies, The cut of $1 per 1000 on the flooring lumber is expected to liven the market to no small extent. JflilBEIT WAS WInrPEB. BtMeen Nelson and llrttt Is Nero Proposed. ftlnCiKO, Nov. 30. Vmlns p. me vanquished pugilist, to- mth hla retinue of trainers, is lo make a rosy view of HTe:to He has been nntr.na.fi iniKB. Ribbed until he mh L . . " r" King, and this afternoon p taken to the races that hetmay F terrible disappointment. and P bUng last norm. Ing Corbett" ag taken in an E y Barney Oldfleld to Cen Snergency Hospital llaat might, ynt Hitches were (taken In r-up and two in hi. n.. r, u... f mmurreo, stating he believed Potion W("" l painful. P 'nally Induced to enture the ne men retired to his e ruioce HtTtei, wliere ht! - nuns ana his aggrieved tsemMntima v--,' ..... ta neimin. jwouant IV 'ns. and appeared early fcWr?..th, mornl at . min. KenruRiii,Mvo. rWiOn J r.... ... r, wm get to it "e '?"" -. . .. !,, winch will luonth. K..!!. maile t Mrs. ""In. "y connection with d Chaawlk ai a ' at Holland I svrr- rrel1Ta5rlO''. Pastor of f', ii onurch, drown ltodJ ,f covered from aii.. . 11 apnearart in .- Sr. -"'"taSosHioni "d al" the . fes 4Ei,nilt Ado(j)h ."-KlUea. " O1' '"lured , "" oth- hb"'t wer,en- 'I.. ' o T OF Xj: K. & X.,TltANSFKItS LA?rr - ' JXH I'OKTAGK ROAI GltAPE Sum of !2,."BH Paid for U- Kliip Work on tlie l'irtasr Will Now ' Hkii Begin J. McCain, of Walla ' Walla WIU Probably Be Awarded tlie Contrott Hei Ibis Promised to Wait for Port of His Pay I'ntll the Voluntary KtitiNcrlptiontf Are Col- loctpd by tlw Varlou Owiiilies. Portland, Nov. 30. Yesterday afternoon the O. R. ft N. company .transferred to the slate portage com mission a clear title to a right of way across the company's property, be tween The Dalles and Ceillo. for the use of the portage road. The sum of $12,598 was paid to the company for the right of wsy, amd the strip of land now belongs to the state of Oregon. ' The contract for the construction of the portage was also drawn up yesterday and work will begin at onoe. J. ' McCabe, of Walla Walla, will be the contractor, It is understood, al though other contractors may bid for the work. When it was understood that the Job was likely to go to McCabe. sev eral contractors of this city made complaint that they had not been given a chance to bid on the work. bnt when they learned that, the con tractor doing the work would be com pelled to wait for a portion of the motaey until the road was in opera tion, and that part of the amount was to come from the voluntary subscrlp tlons of the counties which have promised to make up the $40,000 de Belt ku the portage fund, these com plaints were hushed up and it Is like ly that McCabe will get the contract, he having promised to accept the pledges of the i Open River commission r any deficit that may exist after tke state fnpd :1s exhausted. EKORMOC16 IPOTATO YIELD. Greeley, Colorado, -Produce 15,000 fission, tip Greeley, CoL, BTok. BO. A conserve attvo estimate of thks season's potato crop in the Greeley atiatvict puts it at 15,000 carloads, or 3t6f carloads more than that of last year. The selling price is much lower tfcts .year than last. Growers generally are selling only enough to pay the Immediate ex penses of digging. The potatoes rip ened in the ground and are in .excel lent shape for keeping. Growers are storing their crops in dugouts, as bet ter prices are expected aa the season advances. Fields at one Tree this fall show yields of from 150 to 200 sacks to the acre. For the last three years crops In this section have been damaged by hall and some growers attribute the enormous crop to the hall. Chicago Grain. Chicago, Nov. 80 December wheat opened $1.06. closed $1.07: May wheat opened $1.08K. closed $1.09. Corn opened 4$ H. closed 4814. Oats ppened 20, closed IS, UNITED STATES IS UNPREPARED Military Authorities Complain Especially of Lack f Coast Defenses. AliO OF LACK OP MTCS TO ARM PRESKNT AltMAttKXT. RUMOR THAT PORT Government Is Aim Shy FleM Artil lery and TorrieW IVfonHC lor Har bors Senator 'Cwcltrelfl ' Confers With Roosevelt and 18ay A'coept Ap pointment to Interstate Commerce Commission Rear Admiral IviM In Aiipointed to ftwpreswn America on ftofrgcrbantt CosnmlsKlnn. Washington, Nov. SJ, In his an nual report the chief of artillery, Brigadier General J. "P. Story, calls attention to the snpreparedneSB of the country for war, especially respecting coast defenses. HV-sKYs: "Wt have not one-half enough of trained persoimel to man the arma ment already mounted. Vy report Jills attention to trie Insufficiency of tlie flpid artillery and incomplete tor pedo "efeiiie8 t ttreharl or." Cockrell Confers With Roosevelt. Washington, ' Nov. 30. Senator Cockrell of Missouri, called at the White House this morning, and had a talk with t'b president over the of fer of n position either on the Panama canal commission, or the Interstate comerce commission. "He will proba bly select fhe latter. Rear Admiral TlaviH AMInied. Washington, Nov. SO. Rear Admi ral Davis tias accepted the appoint ment to the Doggerbank commission. Japanese Have Gained Domi nating Forts and Positions About the Stronghold. MOKE IXHtTS EXPrXTED TO FAI.l, IX XEAR UTTRE. Sinew'! Will Not Surrender, ,But Is Expected to Retreat to tlie IjuH Iiltrh and Ilreaxtn-ork and There Rexit Finvt Raging in Port Ar thur Russians on the AggreNHive in Northern Manchuria and Gain Some Advantage at tlie Expense of tlie Japs Russian Warship Repaired. I-ondon, Nov. 30. The rumor, cur rent on the Stock Exchange this morn Ing. that Port Arthur had fallen. Is not yet confirmed. Some color Is given the report by dispatches recelV' ed In Paris, which state that dominat ing positions have further been taken by the Japanese. PEABODY STII.I, PUiirnXG. Revolutionary Tactics In Reverse Colo rado Election. Denver, Col.. Nov. 30. Another step in the Colorado governorship fight, took place today when the su preme court gave a hearing on the motion made by the attorneys for Governor Peabody asking that the election commissioners be enjoined from certifying any returns whatso ever from precinct. 8. ward 7, of Den ver. ' The significance of the motion lies In the fact that it It is granted similar motions will be made to throw out every precinct In Denver, and also in many other parts of the state. The democratic leaders declare that the court would not dare take such revo lutionary action and they profess not to feel any alarm over the outcome. I MODEL COLLEGE MISSIXG CIGAR DFAl.F.R I-X31TXI). Became Iiemented and Wandered Away Police located Him. Walla Walla, Nov. 30. George H. Smith, proprietor of the cigar store on Third street, who became demented and wandered away from his place of business early Tuesday morning, was located last night near the Eureka mills by the police, who had been searching for him all day. He spent Monday night wandering about the streets and yesterday morning took $BA0 from the safe In his place of bus iness and disappeared. KILLED TWO. r FEDERAL COVRTS. Colorado Election Tangle Develops SUw-TtMtses, St. Paul, 'Nov. 80. Edwin Richard son, of Denver, 'today took the Col orado election tairfele before Judge Sunborn, of the federal court of ap peals and -atJked for a writ of habeas corpus for Michael Dowd, an election official arrested by order of the state rmpreme court. The hearing will be December TO :at Ht. ! Louis. 11KAKTXG DECEMBER 12. Morn am Jjooklng 'into Record of "rtfosecuinr. roungtftown, O., Nov. 30. A Mor mon jtgent is here In behalf of Reed Kmoot, looking lnto'ithe congressional and business record of ex-Congress. man R. "W. 'Tuylor, who is conducting the case against Kmoot. Taylor re turned this morning from Washing ton and announced the 'Smoot hearing as set for December '.12. TWO WOMEN DEAD. Result of an Explosion In New Or leans lmumlry. New Orleans. Nov. 80. As a result of the explosion of a gasoline engine fire occurred in the Swiss laundry last night. Georglna Beecher and Mary Nelson are dead and six others are se riously burned. Altogether, 0 are in jured. Italian le4statoi 'Opens. Home, Nov. 30. King Victor today opened the Italian legislature with a speech from the throne, .which was received with enthusiasm. 'Toe so- clallsl deputies did not attend the opening session. HEAVY RAILROAD TRAFFIC. Eastern and Western Roads -Greatly Congested. Traveling men lust from the East report business In all lines la eo heavy the railroads cannot handle the trai tlp. The disoatcb.es show that the eastern roads are also unable to furn ish cars enough for the big grain crops. Kimllnr conditions prevail in the west. It has been a year of phenome nal prosperity In every portion of the country and Washington, Oregon and Idaho have shared In the big crops and are alsat sharing in the annoy ance caused by the inability of trana- nnollnn MtnnsnlM and Car factories to make cars fast enough to do the business. tko ruwinia In Oresron. a Portland kndn man nva are satisfied that all Is being done possible to move the business and the reports come from the interior to the wholesale houses that the farmers are satisfied that the middle men and transportation companies are doing all they can to market stock and crops. Jiivery rsm--0a miAa .rfli-b hetween Huntington and Portland, Portland and Spokane. P.nAlotnn and Rookanfi. IS filled With loaded freight cars on the way to mar ker and it keeps the train masters busy , making meeting points. Will Retreat to Lat Ditch. Rome, Nov. 30. A dispatch to Gl ornale Dl Roma from Toklo says the fall of Ports Buitgshan and Kekwan are expected today. Russian prison ers declare Stoessel Is determined the fortress shall not be taken by assault and everything is now ready for re treat to Uao Tlshan and Tiger's Tall. Non-combatants will be left behind and compelled to throw themselves on the generosity of the Japanese. The dispatch adds that fires have been raging for two days past at va rious points In Port Arthur, which has been like a furnace, .lapaneai" tie In Ground. Toklo, Nov. 30. It Is reported thnt the Japanese have assaulted and car ried the southeastern portion of 203 Meter Hills. Japanese Diet Opened. Tokio, Nov. 30. The Japanese diet was formally opened today by the mikado In a speech from the throne. The mikado announced a scheme will be submitted to meet the extraordina ry war expenses. Referring to the war the mikado said: "Our expeditionary forces have been victorious In every battle and have repeatedly shown fresh proofs of their loyalty and brnvery. so that the progress of the war has been con stantly to our advantage. We expect by the loyal devotion of our subjects to attain our ultimate object. Iraz1tolny Is Repaired. Brest. France. Nov. 30. The Rus sian torpedo boat destroyer Praxllol ny. which put in here in a damaged condition, will be repaired in two or three days, which will enable her to overtake the Baltic squadron. Russians Act on Aggressive. St. Petersburg, Nov. 30. Kurnpat kln reports that the Japanese detach ments which were dislodged after the battle of Sine Chen Sunday, stopped near Sung Ducen. The Japanese were greatly depressed, and carried many wounded with them. He adds: "The Russians this morning resum ed the offensive. Ten versts from their previous position our vanguard encountered the enemy's fire. At noon our artillery replied, while the Infantry advanced. All Is quiet along the center and right wing." Texas Farnter Enraged Over Daugh ter's Elopement. Fort Worth, Texas, Nov. 80. Be cause he eloped with his daughter, J. M. Williams, a farmer near Alvarado shot and killed Steven McKlnney, a young man. McKlnney's father In terfered and wns nlso killed. Anoth er son was seriously wounded. Offic ers are after Williams. NOT LOSE A GAME CHAMPIOX OF EASTERN OREGON AT FOtyrBAIX. RAILWAY EXTENSION STOPPED. Siimpter Valley Will Not Build Any Furtlier Toward tlie Interior This Year. Baker City, Nov. -Id. Owing, it Is alleged, to prohibitive freight rates on steel rails, the Sumpter Valley railway will not extend its road bed any fur ther into the Interior of Grant county this year. Sumpter Valley officials allege that they have large orders of rails tied up in the east, because of high freight rates to the west. It Is thought the Sumpter Valley people are seeking an excuse to stop the extension and have charged the delay to the prohibitive rates. Traffic Is so heavy on all lines that K is Impossible to secure cars to handle the rail shipments for the west. Nan Patterson la III. New Tork, Nov. 80. Nan Patter son is 111 In the Tombs with tonsilltis and has a high fever. Dr. McOuIre, the Tombs physician, says he thinks the young woman will be able to ap pear In court Monday, when the case Is again called. Hospital Burned. Pueblo, Col., Nov. 80. St. Mary's hospital caught fire at 1:80 and Is still burning. There are 800 patients In the building to be carried out by the firemen. Won Four Games With Exiierlenced Teums, -and Tied Once, With tlie Wnlla Walla High NcImmiI Eleven The Team Huh a Good Record and Is Out for Itustiiivw Elmer Ktorlo Is Captain Second Team Will Play the Indians Saturday, on the Alia Struct tGruamls. The Pendleton football team closed Its season last night, the champion of Eastern Oregon. The members of the eleven met for the last time yesterday afternoon at the close of the session and formally disbanded after electing Elmer Slorle captain for 1905. During the season the team played five games and did not bow lo a sin gle defeat, footing up ! points. The games played were aa follows: "Once Was Its." ut Pendleton, 28 to 0. Walla Walla high school at Walla Walla, to 6. Whitman second eleven at Pendle ton, 8 to 0. Weston normal at Weston, 33 to 0. Baker City high school at Pendle ton, 18 to 0. The second team of the high school will play ball In this city Saturday afternoon with an eleven from the In dian school. The Indian boys claim n strong team, and an Interesting contest Is looked for. Opinion Expressed by Uma tilla County's Legislative Representatives.. ATTEMIT TO DETERMINE LEGISLATION NEEDEBl The Appropriation of Two Years Ajpsi Barely Sufficient for the More lie ge nt Needs of the Institution Pres ident French. Is l"rcparing Statis tics for a Show-down of the Col lege's Resources, Needs and Recor Believed the Work of the Past Year Will Ho Sufficient Guarant for an Appropriation. State Senators Walter M. Pierce. C J. Smith and Representatives W. "Si Cole yesterday conferred with 'Presi dent R. C. French, of the Eastern Oregon State Normal at Weston. Tat school was visited by the Umatilla legislators and Mr. French outlines the work being done. The visit was made for the pur pose of arriving at some definite coav cluslon regarding appropriation need ed from the next legislature to carry on the school work for two yeara more. Dr. Cole Is the only member of the delegation who Is In Pendleloa today. "It Is evident," he said, "that thi Inst appropriation was barely enonga to sustain the school, but in order to lay the matter properly before tfce legislature we must have facts as figures from President French. Thesa he has promised to supply in a short time,. "Senator Pierce advanced Use thought thar-the state legislature has) been slow In appropriating money t conduct the Eastern Oregon State Normal for the reason that lis show ing In the number of graduates hall been small heretofore. Tax payers, throughout the state," he remarket., "were not willing to put up for some thing that brought small returns oa the Investment." However, ,lt Is believed that the showing to be made by the school fur this year, will be entirely satisfac tory to the legislature, and that the amount of work done, on a given sura of money will average up remarkably well with other stnte schools. They found the school In a highly satisfactory condition and were well pleased with the management, from their hurried view of the Institution. The people of AVeston are -enthusiastic over the success of the school, and the prospects for Its continued growtV are good. I-awyers Elect Officers. Portland, Nov. 30. At the after noon session of the Oregon State Bar Association yesterday, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, A. T. Bears, Jr.; vice- president, A. E. Reames, Jacksonville J. W. Bennett, Marehrield; O. Blng ham, Salem; C. W. Fulton, Astoria; a. W. Phelps, Heppner; C. J. Bright, Wasco; Samuel White, Baker City, and W. R. King. Ontario; secretary, Robert P. Piatt; treasurer, C. J. Schnabel; executive committee, W. M Cake, Charles Carey, Thomas O. Halley, G. Greene, C. D. Latourette, and H. Thompson. Burned to Death. Great Falls, Nov. 30. Residents of Plncher's Creek In the city yesterday brought news of a fatal accident In which John Cyr, who had recently removed to that country from Maine, lost his life. His stable caught fire from a spark from the chimney of his dwelling and he entered the stable In an effort to save his nine horses. A few seconds after he entered the building, the roof fell In and when the fire had burned out, his charred corpse was found in the ashes. Hs leaves a wife and several adult child ren, residing In the vicinity of Pin- cher creek. Rev. John B. Goddard, who left the ministry to go Into business at Seat tle, Is being sued by Mrs. Mary Ves tal, who accuses him of appropriating to his own use $600 which she gave him for investment. Buker City Improvements. Baker Clly, Nov. 80. The O. R. A N. company has filled In the ground about the Baker City station and be tween the tracks with shell rnck,.sa that no matter what the weather, ve hicles and pedestrians can approach the station dry shod. The hack stand has also been put In first-class shape with bumpers and dead lines. The O. It. & N. depot at Baker City is now In line with the Improvements being mude generally on the road by Mun ager Calvin. E.XI'ECTH Kl'CCESS. A. I.. Craig's Estimate of Irrigon Vr rigation Works, General Passenger Agent A. L. Craig, of the O. R. & N., who Is oa the line In his car 03, with Publicity Agent R. M. Hall, and Traveling Pas senger Agent J. O'Nell, Inspecting Eastern Oregon and Washington, stat ed to a Democrat man Sunday, It was expected the new town just west of Umatilla will prove successful. Speaking of the 1905 exposition lo be held at Portland, Mr. Craig said that thousands and thousands of peo ple were coming to the Northwest not so much to see the exposition aa to see the country and take advantage of the. cheap rates to the Northwest coast. The Lewis and Clark fair has advertised Oregon to the world, aa nothing before undertaken has ever done. Oregon will rea the benefit of this advertising and reimburse It self for the cost of the exposition from the new people who will come here to stay, and the new Capital Invested la the state. The exposition Itself may not pay Its expenses from the gate- money, but Oregon, Washington ant Idaho will get its cost back many times. Baker City Democrat One Man Killed. o Xenla. O., Nov. 30. By the explosion of a press mill at the Miami powder works, five miles north, at 7:30 this morning, Matthew Smith was killed, and three other workmen badly burned. Financial loss slight. T7