( in rv rrJtfN 1 jOAliy EVENING EDITION i
WEATHER FORECAST.
Tonight and Friday cloudy and
threatening, with probably light
PENDLETON, OREUOX, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9. 1905
NO. 527S
, .. j jLJaiMMMBBBHISMJ QMtUSSS&SSBR&jKBll' '"rw'enlng. wllh probably light 1 1
PEED UPON
I, Legislature Will Yet
Effective Irrigation
!ation.
L PIEIU E WILL
TEED REGENT CHURCH
I. ,0 Consolidale AU tle
School Wait Defeated bj
LirToiP, leaving Throe Col-
LlHae Wen- NIimij-iiU Grad-
Yrar From the Normals,
lirrase Co t"
;jului T. Whlslk-r Jtejwe-(icivrrniiK'iil.
NEW ACTIONS ARE NECESSARY.
Indictments Quashed Against Iroenois
Tlsaater People.
Chicago, Feb. 9. The lnrtiim.
against Will Davis, manager f the
Iroquois theater, destroyed by fire
uecemoer 3, 1903, with a low of
life aggregating 575, was quashed to
day by Judge Koraten, with Judge
Green sitting also on the bench. Er
rors In the Indictment ure th k.
of the decision, which also renders
Inoperative the Indictments against
Stage Carpenter Cummlnga and Bus
iness manager Noonan.
The court held that new indict
ments oould be drawn, fin thnu. iB nn
statute of limitations against manslaughter.
GRAIN MARKETS.
-1
Quotations From AU Points Handling
Umatilla 'Products.
Chicago, Feb. 9. May wheat open
ed at I1.1SK and closed at 11.16;
barley, 34 to 3C, and flax, ll.lt July
wheat opened at 11.01 andekmed at
1.00H. Corn, 4614 and oats 30.
Han Francisco Wheat. 11.10 to
M.66.
Portland Walla Walla, 8; blue
stem, 91; valley, 87.
Liverpool May wheat, s 11 &.
t Feb. . A new Irrigation
jpted upon last night by the
:a and government eugUieer
lnnlifil today and will go
tlthout opposition.
nnrnor today uppolnte'd eu-
im i regent of the agrlcul-
sJtfp: tu succeed the JaM -J..
fcrk.
tamai Schols Saved.
Feb. S. A spirited debute
rmsl school bill Introduced
U In the senate, and provld-
tot consolidation -of .the
ad an appropriation of but
tor their maintenance, jire-
Dtdefeul of tbe bill, last ven-
iTote or 17 lu 1-.
iura the normal school bills
Ltd a tie sessiva, intact, with
lability thut each one. exoept-
Dnin ichool, which has been
Ist IS receive tle upproprlu-
lot. The following sta
ll It eat of graduating attu-
i tot different normal schools
intssMd. Tlie number of
:tt froa Dniin. 2; Ashlund,
okhuo. il; Westan. 14. 'Cost
Mte of each graduate Drain.
Inland. Mumnmith.
sot. T7H.
Cannon 'Opposes Bfll.
Washington, Feb. 9. Speaker Can
non today declared his opposition to
the passage of the public building
bill and the river and harbor bill on
'the ground Of' economy. An effort
will probably be made to get it
through despite the opposition of the
lenders.
FLIC TRI
WAS
Wes Running Seventy Miles
Per Hour and Three People
Were Killed.
MAXY PASSENGERS .
' WERE RADI.V LNJIRED.
Eight Coaches Were Overturned, the
Paasengcra Being Imprisoned
Tliereln Wreck Was Caused by a
Broken Rail- Engine Ran on die
Ties Three Hundred Feet and
Crossed a Bridge Wldle Off the
Rails The Second Engine Dragged
the Coaches Off.
ENGAGEMENT
IS
MMINENT
prisoners, miners, were sentenced to
a fortnight's Imprisonment.
The rioting for which these prls'
oners were sentenced occurred In
August, 1903. Fighting In the streets
I resulted In the death of three non
commissioned officers, two soldiers,
two Hebrews and two Christians, In
juring four Christians and four He
brews. Two hundred and fifty He
brews' shops were pillaged.
QUARANTINE IS
I
i
SCHEME ORIGINATES
WITH MISSOURI MAN.
Hi- Ok President of the Inter-Parlia-nicutnr)
Vnlon, and Stands for the
Cluiui That President Roosevelt Se
riously Considers Offering "The
ifiod Services" of tbe I'nitcd States
Toward Settling tin1 Far Eastern
War.
W BTtnCKS STEAMER.
Vfwel Sunk ana Several
simen Drowned.
(t Fen. 9. The Standard
pari steamer City of T3vef-
r this port from Sublm'
'"a returned today with her
PUiicl with 2i) shipwreck-
from the XorweRinn steam
loiu which wus sunk
lth the Ivei-etl Febru-
CtPe PoninliiM TPI,, Tun
Is!! crew were Browned.
" ttEIJK SMOTHERED.
"wi Neali-d to Prevent the
d of Plre.
1 Mich.. Feb. 9. The
"toe shafts were sealed
mother tht finmM th IIU
f" iast hoaie -of reaoulng
""' miners remaining
I This I,.., ,V.
eWerdav's encnlnnlnn Mix.
rued men will recover.
Washington, Feb. . At the sug
gestion of Kepreseutallve Bartholdi,
X Missouri, In the capacity of pres
ident nf the Inter-Parliamentary
I'niou, I'lesident Roosevelt 1b seri
ously ounsiderlng the advisability of
tendering the good offices of the
United .States In Utw direction of
peine in the Fur Hast without wait
ing for the request of the belliger
ents. HiitthoMI called at th White
House this morning and presented In
formally reasons uhj- the United
Stales cauld do this uJthout offense
to either Russia or Japan. The pres
ident promised to consult Secretary
Hiiy as tn the feasibility of tlie proposition.
Preparations for a Great Battle
Before the Frost is Out of
the Ground.
JAPANESE FISCAL AGENT
1 AFTER AMERICAN LOANS.
Believed Tluu U Blockade of Vladi
vostok Is Now Effective Russian
Government Is Conciliatory Tow aril
the Disaffected Laborers, But tlte
Employers Refuse to Make Any
(mit4ns .Stttkjers Again Jo
Ont at Warsaw Aftermath of the
Riots.
Catholic Knlghta In Session.
New - Orleans, La., Feb. 9. The
Louisiana council of the Catholic
) Knights of America began Its blen-
j nial session here today. Delegates
i are present from many parts of the
I Rtate.
All Were Rescued.
Halifax, Feb. 9. All the passengers
and crew of the wrecked steamer Da-
niara are safe. The second boat land
ed near Point Pleasant, where the
first boat also landed.
No News From Newport.
Niorfolk. Va.. Feb. 9. No news
has come from the disabled gunboat
j Newport up till noon, ft Is believed
the boat Is slowly milking for port
j under sail.
Des Moines, Iowa, Feb, .' A tele
phone message from Melbourne, '25
miles from Des Moines, says a Mil
waukee passenger ' train which left
Chicago last night for Des Moines,
broke through a bridge two miles
west. Five are reported killed and
many Injured. Eight coaches werel
overturned.
The train, an overland limited, left
Chicago at 9:06 last night. Accord
ing to the officials of the road, up
wards of 109 passengers were on the
train. The injured are leing carried
to Melbourne and Rhodes, the two
nearest towns. y
The accident occurred at $ this
morning. The train, a double-header,
was running 70 miles an hur te
make up time.
The wreck was caused by a broken
rail 300 feet from the bridge. The
engines Jumped tbe track avnd ran
on the ties. The first engine passed
the bridge safely, the secend broke
and went Into the ditch, carrying
eight coaches. The "Coaches oven
turned, Imprisoning the passengers
in the ears.
So far as known four ure dead and
30 Injured. Dead: Conductor Colo
reman; Robert Marshall, engineer on
the second engine; Brukeman Lamor
ros; M. M. Marsh, a passenger.
i Two Men Killed.
Tnki m.h a D .. . w ... 1 I.oekport, III.. Feb. 9. Two men
churia state tac Russians continued ! were kllled and onc "el lou"ly '"Jured
the bombardment in the direction of : D ,ne P'81n cnarge oi uy
the Sha river the night of February 7 I mltf on. ,he drainage eanal today.
and continaed entrenching In front of
Lelu Chen Pao. In the vicinity of
Hel Kou Tai. It ts believed a gen
eraa engagement will take place be
fore a thaw ocoBrs, which would ren
der the movement of big guns Impos
sible, Vice-President Taka Hnii of the
Bank of Japan, leaves for America
For State OH Refinery.
Topeka, Feb. 9. The senate today
passed a bill establishing a 1400.000
state oil refinery.
ClutHvk't Trial Marrti .
Cleveland, Feb. 9. Judge Tavlor,
of the United States dlntrict court,
this afternoon set Mrs. Chad wick's
trial for March .
Warship JUone Ashore.
Paris. Feb. 9. The French battle
ship Suliivan has gone .ashore tn Ton
King bay, China. , Exact damage is
not knoa-n.
HAS JMPUTHERIA.
r for HrMtreiium.
li)lit.. Feb. 9. Federal
today vverruled the mo
ilefendant for arrest of
al"l sentenced M. L.
'"iier Indlun agent of
reservation, lo three
nltentlarv fni-lefiniid-
pnment
C,"m Well Known in
rwidktnn. .
r " marriage of C. W.
r -uiu Holes was ol-
residence of the
" Mrs. c. Boles. on
Rev ai . , . .
ThnM .
a, iMon street M. e.
4. and the wedding
f Miss Josie Dfcn-
WJ1 Kro0'" quite
. The groom la em
" nirnlt,,-. - w
I jj . ' I1UUBC Ul ill.
L has been a resident
kv" some time. The
L1 frnn, .i . .
m me raSl KDOUl
L and Mrs. Wall will
t 614 West Court
"""oad Oi,wi
f ""In ir Tne
Vl.""1" 't Lake
V- lft this morn--w
"WeclKi carrying
Ctark- General
"id party and
r xti.7 "
KwJ'" anil
fluT " Pened to
forc the "nd
Uiwiu's Health luiirovlng.
Toledo. Feb. 9. The .condition of
C.enrne Lorens. convicted with Aug
ust W. llaclien of postal frauds, and
who Is ill at home in this city, is
rapidly improving, und he expects to
leave for Washington Mr.sday.
For State Twine PUiut.
Jjlmwln, Neb.. Feb. 9. The house
this morning iu committee of the
,.h..iu ,o,..,nimeiided the pussage of
I., mm ..vKi;hi,,fr n bindltiE twine
' ... . .. t. aiuid nen ILentitiry. to
I'lUlll ill IMC rti. J -
cost 11.0,000. '
To Srjauitte tlHsruh and SUUci
Paris, Feb. 9. The bill providing
fr- sepurting the church froai the
...... ...... ....onfeil dn the cluunber
of deputlen today and referred lo a
covimittee. '
iniioLAIt CAPED BOOTLE.SS.
, Intruder Gained Entrance to tlae
1 Soiiunerville House,
't An attempt was made a night or
I two ugo to burglarize the residence
of County Treasurer E. J. ooinu.t:.
ville on Vincent street, and but for
the wakefulness of one of the family
the house would have been robbed.
On the night of the visit Mra Som
mervllle wus sleeping on a sofa in a
lower room of the house, and was
keeping a fire burnirfg. Early In the
,h was awakened by a
sound at a window, but did not re
gard It as of any consequence, a
moment later she arose to fix the fire
and turned on the lights. As she did
so' the Intruder disappeared through
the window, taking the .shade and
curtain after him. He escaped In the
darkness without booty.
Mrs. Van ny Hum a LUtlU Attack at
I.M -U-uiule.
Kev. W. L. Vao Nuys received a
I message this morning from La
1 Grande, telling hLm Ibul ills wife.
who has been visiting friends there
for the pasL week, is 111 .with diph
theria. Mr. Van Nuys will leave for
Lu Grande this evening, but unless
his wife's caae should be rather seri-
I ous, will not become axposed to the
malady. The Van Nuys children are
also there, and Mr. Van Nups will
care for them. From the fact that
Mrs. Van Nuys left here a week ago,
it s probable she became exposed to
the malady after leaving here.
The latest udvices received by Mr.
Van Nuys state that the attack Is
mild, with no Indication of a serious
termination.,
Suit for Divorce.
A divorce suit was instituted today
by Llxale Jane Carder against Thos.
Carder. The two were married In
Whatcomb, Wash.. In 1890, and have
no children. The divorce is asked for
on the ground of cruel treatment,
non-support and desertion. The
plaintiff also asks to be given her
maiden name of Llsile Jane Miller.
MRS. C. B. VADK ILL.
i
Has Been Suffering ' With a Slight
Cold I'ntll Today, and Is Now IV
lirouH, ...
Mrs. C. B. Wade is seriously ill at
the home of her son, Guy Wade, 'on
Wade Hill. She was attacked with a
bad cold the first of the week and
has continued to grow worse until
this afternoon, when she was dellr
ous a portion of the time. She 'is
greatly worried over Mr. Wade's con
dition and caring for him has weak
ened her until she was forced to take
her bed. 1
O.
R. N. lxn isi.i'.s KoitcE
ON PASSKNtiEU TRAIN'S.
OBSERVED
bsue Discussed by the Coun
cil and a Special Officer
Appointed.
CONTRACTS FOR I.l'MBER :
AT IS.75 PER THOUSAND:
Action RclHting to Purchase of lltwe
aml Hose (art Postponed I'litil
First Meeting in March IH-fecUve
and Dangerous Bell Tower 1VU-'
tlim for Another Are Light Was
Referred to a Committee Balance
of Cash on Hand January SI Was
(M07.7H.
At the council meeting last night
Marshal Carney reported thut the
quarantine rules were not being ob
served in the scarlet fever and diph
theria cases now in the city. Accord
ing to the marshal there are now nine
cases of the former, one case of diph
theria and one of smallpox. These
places were nil placarded and were
supposed to be tinder quarantine.
However, Mr. Carney stated that per
mission had been given by physicians
In two different cases for people to
enter and leave houses under quar
antine provided they did not enter
the sick rooms. This state of affairs,
the marshal asserted, placed him in a
hard position, and he asked author
ity to arrest any person not a physi
cian, found entering or leaving a
quarantined house. In the absence
of the city physician, Dr. Cole, there
wnB some doubt us to the proper
course to pursue, but the matter was
finally refcrerd to the health and po
lice committee. This committee Is
composed of Councilnien Murphy.
Swearliigen and Dickson. Yesterday
the marshal appointed George Meek
er to act as specinl quarantine offi
cer. Will Enforce tlie Ouarantlne.
Vigorous measures are to be em
ployed by the local police to enforce
the iin nttitlnc ngninst the scarlet
fever cases that now exist In the city.
This morning the health and police
other meeting of manufacturers and I .ii ,iivii,. 1 1 committee gave Marsnnl i.arney au-
the minister of finance was held to- ! HuntiiiKton. each train to he supplied 'hnrlty to use rigid methods to pre
day. The manufacturers declared with two brnkemeii, hereafter, . vent people from entering or leaving
they would reject the workmen's de- 'sinad of one. houses that are under quuruntlne. .
i ,. , ... Any one, nut a pnysieiun, seen enter--
ill sei vice hi i , . ,
ing suen a nouse, win ue retiuireu vu -
i Measure of Safety to Protect Travel-
lug Public Ruling tin- lewis and
Clark Fair Rush Extra Force Is
Now in Service New TiiiIiim Will
Re .iMlcd us Travel Incivuses
I Coiuliiclors hi Line for Promotion.
and England via Vancouver Febru- !
ary 17, to negotiate the fourth domes- j
tie loan.
Koing to Manchuria.
Berlin, Feb. 9. Die Lokal Auzei
ger learns from Russian official
sources the Grand Duke Nicholas Ni
cholalvltch, inspector general of the
Kuiwlan cavalry, will start for Man
churia next week. He is a relative of
Kurapatkln.
Vladivostok Blockaded.
Toklo, Feb. 9. Japanese .crulsei-s
continue to patrol the Taushiml and
Tugaru straits, now the only means
of entry Into Vladivostok. It is be
lieved the blockade of Vladivostok is
now effective.
In order to Insure the safety of the
(Jovernment Conciliatory. traveling public during the heavy
St. Petersburg. Feb. 9. The gov- ' passenger traffic of the coming sea
ernment's attitude toward the work-j son. the o. It. & N. haa doubled the
men is dally more conciliatory. An- force of passenger brnkumen on the
iiiln
IIKte
mands unconditionally. The minister rhp new furce fs now
of finance nrcen them tn make all n i. iuu
nnssiiiiB ennoesninns n u nominee. I I.,......,. ...... u u . remain there until the quarantine is
n IIICII will oeKUl lien ine 1 oiuitu .
.that legislation haB been enacten in ,.llteB lo ,,e coast go Into effect on
lavor or tne workmen.
Two hundred fuctory engineers
have Issued a manifesto against their
(employers. The manufacturers de
cided to dismiss all dissatisfied en
gineers and employ Germans.
Out Again at Warsaw.
' Warsaw, Feb. 9. There l
Kihange In the strike situation, except :
that most of the strikers who resum- j
February lo.
In addition to doubling the train
force on the ). It. A N., It Is also the
Intention of the company to add an
other complete passenger train, when
the Lewis and Clark fair travel be-
Kilis. beside rnillllllK extra passenger
trains, at Intervals during each week,
illtle t relieve the congestion, us it arises
ill the eastern connecting points.
The freight eoniluetni s who are
1 .
ed work are out again. The author!-1 fj,.Hl lle f,)r promotion on the
ties fear a recurrence of rioting. mountain division, In case new trains
At Kieff the orders received by theare placed in service, are J. L. Mc
troops to proceed to Manchuria has i cm y, Charles H. Norrls, J. II. Smith
been countermanded and the troops Mlu jr 't Grady.
v.T'l remain as long as the situation j
renulres. The soldiers are sleeping j CONSPIRATOIt RKI'I'RNS
in the streets, prepared for action, I
At Lodz and Dombrova the fac
tories are guarded by deputies ap
pointed by workmen. The authorities
at Lodx agreed to make concessions
t? tbe strikers, but the government
will not permit concessions at Dombrova.
A. P. faylor. Who Promised to Swear
Against the Character of F. .1. He
icy. Passed Ifcmn the llottd to
Portland.
A. P. Caylor. the well known gam
bler and former fireman on the o.
I It. & N., passed down the road to
Portland yesterday, from Idaho,
where he has been In hiding since
he suddenly left Portland, when dis
covered to be In the plot against the
character of Francis J. Heney, who
is prosecuting the land frauds.
Caylor was to swear that he saw
Heney coming from the apartments
of Marie Ware, in order to besmirch
Heney's character and secure his re
moval. When Cavlor found that the
frlanHa of Menev hail detected the j
B. I
WORTHINGTON
MANAGER
Portland, Feb. 9. (Special.) The
general management of the O. R.
N. system waa today transferred to
B. A. Worthlngton, of Chicago, vice
E. E. Calvin, resigned.
Mr. Worthlngton has been assist
ant manager to President Krutt
schnltt, and is a highly efficient rail
road man and comes to the O. R. ft
N. with large railroad experience.
He took charge of the line as gen
eral manager today. There will be no
phnnM in Dolley. this being merely
one of the many promotiona being!
Aftermath of Gomel Riots.
St. Petersburg, Feb. 9. The court
which haa been trying the cases of
those charged with connection with
the anti-Jewish riots at Gomel a year
ago, today handed down the follow
ing deciatoav:
Sixteen Russians acquitted, 19 Jews
sentenced to five months and 10 days
imprisonment with loss of all civil
rights. Twelve Russians and 12 Jews
were sentenced to the same term
without loss of rights. Four Hus-1 dirty plot, he made a hurried trip Into
slans and sht Jews were sentenced j Idaho, w here he has been In hiding,
to 20 years imprisonment and 11
I Came After Witnesses.
This morning Deputy United States
Marshal Jacob Proebstel arrived from
Portland and left for the reservation
to subpoena witnesses for the Charley
Luke case which will be heard by the
federal grand Jury in Portland to
morrow. Those subpoenaed In the
esse are Agent MeKoln. Tu-la-leet-sa.
the owner of the horse stolen, mn
Bateman. who purchased the stolen
horse of Luke, and Robert Haney.
In company with Deputy Proebstel
these witnesses will leave for Port-j
land this evening. j
IS
OF THE 0. H. & N.
made in the management of the Har
riman system.
E. E. Calvin, who haa been general
manager of th O. R. A N. system
since the promotion of A. I Mohler,
will go to a higher position, probably
to the general management of the
Southern Pacific, with headquarters
at San Francisco. This change in the
general management la not now ex
pected to cause any change In the
present force of the superintendents
and assistant superintendents of the
system.
rulsed, and anyone caught attempting
to leave tlie premises will be placed
I under arrest.
! George Meeker Is the special quar
antine officer, und he has Instruc
Hons to see that the quarantine rules
I are obeyed. To do this he will keep
j sight of the infected houses, and pre-
vent people from leaving the prem
; Ises.
Lumber Contract l et.
Hlils for supplying the city with
lumber for the ensuing year were
opened last night. But two. were
presented; one from Hubert Fonder
offering to supply the city with fir
lumber for cross-walks at $14 per ,
1000 feet, and one from the Grays
Harbor Lumber company for 113.75
i per 1000 feet. The latter being the
lowest bid, the contract was awarded
to that company upon the recommen
dation of the street committee.
Action Positioned.
Hut one bid had been handed in
last night in response to the cull for
bids for new fire hose and a new
hose cart. As between 1500 and 00
is Involved In these purchases, It was
decided to lot the mutter aland until
the first meeting In March, In the
hope that more bids would be pre
sented. a netttinn wnm nresented to the
council last night for the placing of
an arc street light at the corner of
Beauregard and Lewis streets, which
petition was referred to the street
committee.
A complaint was laid before the
council that the fire bell tower on
Cottonwood street was in dunger of
falling and Injuring an adjoining
building. As a new tower had al
ready been ordered, the mutter waa
left In the hands of the street com
mittee. V
The monthly report of City Treas-
(Contlnued on page S.)
New Oil Separator.
Th. Pendleton Ice A Cold Storage
company today received an oil sepa- I miners are relying on the gov-
Strikera Exluiustcd.
Berlin. Feb. 9. The strike
of 200,000 miners In the Rhine
province has ended by the ca
pitulation of the miners, whose
funds are exhausted. Work
will be resumed tomorrow. The
rator for the Ice plant. This apptl
ance is Intended to separate every
particle of oil from the distilled wa
ter, leaving the ice clear and abso
lutely devoid of a taste of oil. The
appliance weighs about 00 pounds,
and is being Installed today.
ernment's promise to enact laws
to Improve their conditions.
This is the most crushing blow
ever Inflicted on German labor
unions.