tVENIKGEDITIOH
0A1LYEVEN1NGEDITI0N
' 7- auoceed without
WEATHER FORECAST.
Tonight and Saturday fair.
HTnd the way to get
K. .Vertis. tn the But
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PENDLETON, OREGON, FBI DAY, FEHBUAHY 17, 1905.
NO. 5285.
3
AOODGRAFT
HEADQUARTERS
pi, Commercial Asso
rt Will Try for the
red Plum.
L ximED NEW MEM-
tots WIIX BE SECTRED.
AMtctution W'lll Co-Oper-
L the Order In Swinging; Hie
Lrtera Here Building to
Uon Will " -rec
I40.000 Will Be Expended
Ul Expense In tlie Head-
L oty In Matte ol Mai
l, .nd Ueograpulcal Loc
Irndlnon lul All Competf.
handle thia additional amount of I
money, that thii amount of money'
would be added to the current volume
of business, and that thia number of
people, oi tne nest class, would erect
homes and apend their salaries here.
Pendleton Leads,
From the standpoint of mail fa
cilities, one of the greatest induce
ment that ah, h. AffaMrf DBHutu
is 100 per cent better equipped than
iuiy uincr nonnwesi city. Being on
me main line m the Harriman sys
tem, at the junction of the Spokane
orancn ana ac me terminus ok me
Knrthrn ttanlfif. IhBNi ipa fht
mails per day tn and out of the city.
giving tne readiest access to every
portion of the Pacific Jurisdiction.
The healthfulness of the climate here
cannot be questioned, the school fa-
fillltlaa fnr tha famltlaa of tha nffl.
cers and employes, cannot be excell
ed In the northwest, and the prospects
for permanent renters, tn the Wood
craft building Is far ahead of any
point that has so far entered the com
petition.
It Is the Intention of the order to
build a building that will accommo
date tne neau omces av year ucimjc,
ana 11 nwil ncvraaai Mjr uhiu
"all ' . will ranliira.
The unused portion will be rented.
Orcaniaers Will Come,
Organisers for the order will prob-
l
TOL MOVE WASHINGTON'S CAPITAL.
Olympla, Wash., Feb. 17. The house today passed the senate
bill for capital removal to Tacoma. The bill provides for referring
the question to the people at the next general election, Tacoma to
furnish as a site Wright Park and all accessary offices and legisla
tive halls until a splendid capttol can be erected. The bill passed
the senate two weeks ago.
AI.YHI8 SHOWED ARSENIC.
GRAND
DUKE
mius
IS
One of Mocb'a Wives Died From Ef
fect of Poison.
rhlPAIO. Feb. 1 7 Pnrnmr Hnff
mutt thia mnmlni a.-tmlttajt that tha
chemical analysis of the remains of
Mrs. Walter Hoch developed the fact
that death was due to arsenic poison
ina. Mrs. Haines Lewke. who made
the Investigation, reported to the
coroner, today, to this effect. Ar
senic was found in both stomach and
liver in sufficient quantities to kill.
The report will be laid before the
rnnor' lurv Tuesday, which It Is
believed will refer the matter to the
grand Jury, with a charge of murder.
GRIPPENBEBG
COMPLAINING
BLOWN IN PIECES BY BOP
Deed Committed by Students, Who Were Hurried Away by
Police Essential Detail ot Ketorm Program.
Xo Shadow f Evidence.
San Francisco, Feb. 17. The case
Ho fTitri states against James
Thompson, ex-recelver of the Eureka,
i-oi in,! nfflra. whs dismissed tms
morning. The court. In discharging
. i, .iran,iniii. declared there was not
u shadow of evidence In support ot
the accusation of extorting Illegal
fees.
If He Had Been Properly Sup
ported Would Have Over-
Whelmed the Japanese.
KVROPATKIN REFUSED
1IIM REINFORCEMENT.
j ably be sent here, and an active cam
paign for membership will be lnaug-
La Commercial association I "rated. The insurance furnUhed by
dim i.w n-nman rt Wftnpmft ran not b
;(mined to bring the head-1 .. . . Hnv of tn. fraternai lnsur-
of the Women of Woodcraft mnce oraert. Jlg rates are exceeding-
rlii. II a strong pull, all to- y 0w, and its conservative business
vlll accomplish this result. principles have enabled It to Invest
, i,rH f n,0.!ll money In Interest-bearing bonds
Meting of the board of man- ', thu. .Hording a con-
slant income from Its Investments.
Over 130.000 of the funds of the or
der are invested In Pendleton sewer
bonds, and other like Investments
yield a handsome income to the or
der. Special meetings of the Commer
cial association will be held from
time to time to take further steps in
this matter.
Assassination Took Place In Moscow, at Ihe Nicholas tia.e of the Kremlin,
and rshers Out of This Life Brutal Tyrant Who Is the L'ncte of
the Csar He Had Gone to Moscow a a Measure of Safety Was
Hated and Feared by the Mass, of the People a he Was a Reaction-
1st and Conservative. ,
th association held yester-
ilnt. it was definitely decided
the contest for the headquar
i ay that would utliuct the
li coming grand circle aes-
Los Angeles, on April Is.
Laimvllih this result. Pendle-
cnmerclal uDsuciatioii will at
tin campaign fur membership
..t .Via Vnnil.ll I if W (1(1(1-
Nierlng that a strong moral
raent of th- order, a phenom-
iditlon 10 the membership In
:;. and a strong delegation in
vetttlon city will achieve more
ecurinf the headquarters,
caih or land donation.
order now enjoys u member
I about t:i in thiB city, and it I
i0hi Him hi- m mtitMri ..ffnrt on
art ot the business men and the I
It at the order, an addition of !
Inberi can be secured by April
linking Pendleton the strong-
wcrsrt town In the runsaic-1
l"i:dm to mmulntion. and 1
ft a moral Influence tn fav.r
sY ftnuld awlne: the heart' liar- '
WEBER
IKES
POOR DEFENSE
HIS WITNESSES PROVE
WEAKNESS OF HIS CASE.
London. Feb. 17. A dispatch from
St. Petersburg states that an explo
sion has occurred at the Kremlin,
Moscow. Another report says that
Grand Duke Serglus has been assassinated.
Serglus Assassinated,
ct TiatAmhiire- Feb. 17. The as
sassination of Grand Duke Serglus by
hnmh thrower is confirmed, also an
explosion in the Kremlin palace.
Blown to Pieces.
The assassination occurred at 1 this
afternoon. The grand duke, horses
and carriage were blown in pieces.
He was driving from the historical
museum In the direction of the Krem
lin palace and was close by the law
courts when the bomb exploded.
Story of the Event.
The remains of the grand duke have
been taken to the Nicholas palace.
Torn Limb From Limb.
So terrible were the effects of the
explosian that Serglus' head and
limbs were torn from his body. The
driver of the grand duke's carriage
waa nicked ud fatally injured, and
died later at the hospital. People
Motlier anil Babo Murdered.
Houston, Texas, Feb. 17. Return
tiiv m his home near Shiner this
! morning, Joseph-Stelko, a young
! farmer, found his wife and 15
j months-old buby dead. Both were
ishot through the head. The woman
! had been outraged. A mob la In pur
suit with the Intent of lynching,
j six Dead.
nii.o.ialnun. Feb. 17. TWO of
those Injured by the explosion aboard
the submarine A-i In the harbor yes
terday, died during the night, mak
i,r thu Hat of dead six. Several In
jured are still In tlangcrouB condition.
Whiskey and Murder,
owensboro, Ky., Feb. 17. Hoy
nramia na-pit 1R. was hanged here
died later at tne nospiiai. reopie - -
pked up piece, of the t T
Kxeaiua' clothes as mementos. When
the grand duchess was told of the
murder, she rushed to the scene with
out hat or cloak. One of the mur
derers, when taken In custody, re
marked. "I don't care. I've done my
Job."
Onnma nn Julv 19. 1904. The prlS
oner confessed and said whiskey was
the cause. Coomes was murdered In
cold blood for money.
lip ('uiiiuaiirii.
J-sbershlp cumnalKil will I' er-
opened at once, and every
f th Commercial assoclii-
J every business man in the
wlel in bringing the henrt-
r lw, will tier-.me :i cmu-
1 one. to secure new mem
l reel! the total membership
Mer in the city beyond even
hm of the officers.
lit. the present head-iliHi-ters
order, has tukell such deep
in thia mattpr that at this
members, or 10 per cent of
population of the cly, are on
pstrshlp rolls there. It has
lMiiuarters largely because
"nrng local membership.
r will expend the sum of
In s three-story building.
It i,u.tua hnri.iuartera. and
"re nil the grand Officers to
the hendauarters town, mis
tat about 10 high-salaried
'OUld ha added to the pOPU-
f sum of 1140.000 per year
expendsd In general ana
Obense. and that It would
U enure membership of the
""Prising now over
touch with the headquarters
irv dav The Pacific Jurls-
tomnrtaa th atates of Ore-
"hlngton. California. Idaho,
a rtt.t. ut rrolorado
I --'. nwiw
f'Ms, and the order sends oot
ieaiinai4AN. Kprv moniD,
HIAa Mi lu.ralure. in-
f Pacific Echo, the official
Wen goes to every -memoer.
'"y Expense Aoooont.
""owing statement of ex-
(ar t. - . n n , III m an
I jremr irvi mu - -
ftt Immense volume of busi-fete:
.flt.40.ffu
. 1.173.60
tu.tt
. 1.46(40
. 1. 651.65
16.46l.0
7,800.00
4,600.00
KcretiiMH Were Heard at the Veto
Residence at tl Hour When
Adolph Admits Being There, But
(ialmexl All Was Serene at That
Ti... AnruinenUi WU1 Bo Matle
SciuaUou at St. Petersburg.
St. Petersburg. Feb. 17. News of
the assussinatlon -of Grand Duke 8erl i
gius at Moscow, created a sensation j
o D.iAHhiir Vaw tin rt ten In l"S .
mm j -" Bl ... 1. I c.avH.B - -
.j.. c.o-i... loft the Kremlin In ' are obtainable owing to the excite- ;
a carriage and drove to the museum : ment prevailing In Moscow. The j
of history About S o'clock the grand tragedy is no great surprise, as It was
duke started on his return. As the j known that the grand duke had al-j
carriage passed the law courts a cab ready been condemned to die by the I
which had been standing there some terrorists ever since the affair of
time and which contained two men, January 22. As governor of Moscow
drove In behind his carriage. Serglus. by his harsh measures, arous- .
When near the Nicholas gate of the ! ed the greatest hostility, especially
Kremlin, the driver of the cab. at a among the students, and many
aiirnal whipped up his horses. In a , threats were made against his lite.
few seconds the cab and carriage of
WILL
CONTROL
ILL PIG
RON
SOI TIIKHN Ol'TPl.'T IN
fNTROI, OF MEItfJEU.
1. 1 . a .1 11 im ware at close auar
and tlie Ca Expected to Oo i ,hon nne o( tj,e men In the
Meeting of New York, Chicago and
Southern Magnate: Are In Session
Arranging Details, W We'll Include
a CaplUilluitloii of SI 15,000,000,
and the Absorption of a TenneMMW
lUtllroad All Soiitlwm Mills and
Mines Involved.
Insisw That Ho Had One Hundred
Thousand Japanese at 111 Merer
But KuroDutktn Was Badly Bluff-
cd RusMian Naval Officers Break
Their Parole and Return lloma
From, San FnnclMi Hiuaiana
Burn Two Japanese llamtots War
Willi Varying Fortunes In that
North, With One Decisive Japaneaa
Vktory.
Hi. Petersburg, Feb. 17. Ueneral
Grtppenberg, who arrived from Maa
churla last night, confirms the re
ported rumor that he relinquished
command after the recent attempt
of tlie Kusslana to flank Oyama, be
cause of Kuropatkin's refusal to sen4
him help when victory was In sight,
it.,1 Inatoiifl nrrinrari him to withdraw.
llrlppenuerg will make a personal re
port to the csar.
Kiit'iiiiiit kin's enemies are making
the most ot Urlppenberg's report, la
order to force the formers removal
the Manchurlun command.
Orlppenuerg suys his flanking move
ment would have been entirely suo
ucsHful, had not Kuropatkln twice re
fused him reinforcements at critical
moments. He had 100,000 jupanesa
at his mercy, but was forced to with
draw by Kuropntkln, who was over
awed by the Japanese demonstration
on his center.
RiumIuii Oflloers Break Parole,
waahhiirtnn. Feb. 17. The navr
department this morning muile public
that the Kussian omcers ui
cvrulser Lena, who broke their parola
and returned to Husalu from oaa
Francisco, are Midshipmen Peter
Mychuloff, Andre Kyre, Dlnjun and
Knglneer Bergeykopohln. The gov
ernment has called upon uussiu iu.
explanation of their conduct.
Assassins Captured.
Iui,.-Yiiirir Pfh. 17. MOSCOW
... J.irv hv Saturday Afternoon. I -ab hurled a bomb directly under i .. . . Serglus was killed at
Serglus' carriage, blowing the vehicle , (f)e Kremlln by a bomb thrown under
land horse to pieces and killing and I h( L.arrlage by two men, both of I Chicago, Feb. 17. Plans for Ihe
Auburn. Cal.. Feb. 17. Most of the j norribly mutilating the grand duke, j wnon were WOunded and both were conH,,ijttton f all Southern Iron and
morning's session of the Weber trlut lThe uomb was thrown at such close arreled j steel properties into u new corporu-
as taken up with direct and cross-1 quarters that not only Serglus was . whch Will practically control
examination. killed, but his assailants were Rid of a Tyrant. . the pig-iron output of the country,
Expert Klesser. of Sacramento. unded one seriously. vch 17. Several students as completed at a meeting of Chi
..no iiv tne oeieuse w tuiiim- Th. ineniiiv or me niwanoiii. . . ,
dll, the evidence of the prosecution's known. Th poI,Ce hurried them have bean a ror .o,,,,.
off for surgical aitenuo.i ..u ""7- lhp unce nf the car
IHt'lslvo Jupancso Victory.
Hi. Petersburg, Feb. 17. A mes- ,
liage from the front states that a
largfl foj-ce of Japanese surrounded a
Russian detachment. The Russlani
HiiKlalned heavy casualties and lost
one gun. Kuropatkln In his reports
today says the Japanese hava beea.
repulsed In un altack on the Russian
right flank. The Russluna burned
two hamlets occupied by the Japanese.
rt Howard carr. ine re
mainder of the morning session was
taken up with redirect testimony y
the prosecution, sustaining tne goou
character of Carr.
J. Hulen testified to hearing
m Uructiitn of the
screams irum --
Weber house al 6:30 the night of the
fire. This agrees with the prosecu
tion's theory, exactly. '
Arguments will begin tomorrow,
possibly this evening, and Judge Pre
fett .will charge the Jury by Saturday
afternoon. "
cngo, New York ami Boutnern men
here today. The capitalisation will
i. ili.ini II 15 UOO 000.
merger of
GRAIN MARKETS.
P ""l express
f nd telephone . .
MH tu.i
P clerks'!.!..
"s of departments
dad nh .
P "oursemenU for the bene-
r r the year 14. 1300.700.
lPts for 1004. 468.7S.S7!
a. . . . .1
-.iip mat local nana wv
!
eocUUani la Kanaaa.
i4 to fnMMri lila .rtlnn
"t refinery UlU He
r"lly opposed to a re-
QaoUtlona From All Points Handling
Cmatflla Products.
rhiMni F-ah. 17. The advance In
May wheat continues today. May clos
tn. at tl.tl. after a fitful advance
ti mil Julv onened at 1101
and closed at 11.01. Corn,
and oata tl.
Ban Francisco Cash wneai.
1' .
Tacoma Bluestem. ; ciuo,
Portland Walla Walla, SI;
am, tl. and valley .
Uverpool May wheat, 7 'Ad.
WILD WHEAT FLCCTOATION8.
The Pit
1.60
87.
blue-
a nformat.on. The wildest stories uke Serglus tne unC e .
a r nurrent about the affair, and the ana one 01 ,.,. ,,, D......i.iin in... and steel. Sloss
excitement Is Intense. Few syrnpa- - f refornli hunted Sheffield steel and Iron, Sheffield
thlze with the victim, who is detested to al uboxious to all the j ,ron and steel and the Tennessee
to the utmost by the great mas. of slude mt.
the people. 1 ,, , recent "bloody Sunday."
The Kremlin, near where , th. "4j faring for his own tfety.
sasslnatlon occurred 1. a district e"-;1"' wnere ne took
closed by walla, having live gaxes. Kremlin palaces
Within these wall, are a palace, sen- refuge n " Gn .
ate building, arsena 1. "-ury. r- - n,,, leaked- hut that
racks and several churches. The j c -.i-eted' for assasslna-
Nlcholas gate. In the nortneast ;-
trance, leads to a great publle place Hon. . ; f. ; g : -r
known as the "red aquare." j ,3 DVU,enKer trains
rroeopt :r. : s t&sxs.
'ed no, To PgBo oui wUh slrg.u.. Indi- par,, of W.scon.ln. and .very snow
citing a Pt on foot to kill h.m. plow in the state was In use.
JAYNE BILL KILLED AT CLOSING SESSION
Rumiun Cavalry Checked.
Toklo, Feb. 17. Oyama report,
the advance of Russian cavalry te
the southwurd and the enemy retir
ing. '
It is believed he will
MbUc
tT" 'u on account or tne
'-"in: aeniimenu Avi-ei
, I this afternoon Governor
.tned th. bill for eatab-
"ata oil refinery.
a a
Operations Are Wild and
Erratic.
. ir.k 17 Bearish reports
.k.ir nature, aent wheat
consisieni u -
tumbling on th. Board of Trad,
morning, snort. we..v -----
bOgg" aiWt WHO .u -r---
I1.Z014 and oroppeu
Frantic attempts oy m
th. Ud. brought th. option back to
in. uo wild and
xi.xv. "
eratic. ,
u iii investieate Confeselon.
Bedford, ind., Feb. 17.-Judge Wli
aon has called the grand Jury to meet
" a- i.tlrate th alleged
Mono
confession of Bimer "-""
earning the murder of Sarah Bchaef-
fer.
Th. N.tortgaw. a steamer, collided
wlth a breakwater at Osaka. Japan
and 4 persona went down with her
and were drowned.
BUCKING ASPHALT COMPANY.
The principal topic discussed was
as to whether th. legislature should
rewind Ita action and adjourn to a
fixed daU In th. futur.. In order to
provide for the election ot a senator
In case Senator Mitchell resigns. aer coumr, - - h
SnUmen, on tbl. subject ha. been , '-e t 8ump.r.mo which wa.
.h.,1. divided, but owing to the stock In th. Rey Boy '. hl.
m uocu . ; w- .... . . m na uu
"o!.ow Kz rflnxTd
i. -eh. 17. The last day of
.v.. i.aiative enon was filled with
exciting clashes on many bills, result-
lng In the death of th. Jayne. om.
amending the local option taw.
All th. member. ar reau w
. Aniht. it na. own
DEATH OF O. O. HKNKON.
Ckvurml In Portluinl aa Result "I "
Oiwratlon.
Muuia ha. hAan received here of the
death of O. O. Benson, at th. North
Pacific Sanltorlum In Portiana, last
Wednesday afternoon, death coming
as a resalt of an operation.
Deceased was well known through
out Eastern Oregon, where ho lias
spent all but th. past flv. years of
his life. He I. a brother to Mrs. Winn
Johnson, of thia city, who has been
In Portland for several day. In at
tendance on the sick man. Another
brother la T. C. Benson, of Cascade
Locks, who was also present at th.
time of hi. death. '
o; O. Benson lived In thl. place for
a while In early tlms. HI. fath-r,
Jesse Benson, was on. of th. ""
settler. In th. Echo country. After
. . t. ua Ranson lived In
leuvina nvtv w. , , ,
... .-.I had mining In
WHEELER COUNTY SHERIFF SHORT SB170D
considerable property.
Fossil, Feb. 17. (Special.) Sher
iff vtnw, of Wheeler county, la de
clared by th. experts who hav. Just
finished expertlng the county recoru..
to be $4700 hort In nl accounj.
His bondsmen will make good th.
amount. No arrest has been mad.
yet. and It la not known at w"
whether he wiU b. brought to trial
or not.
It 'U alleged that th. shortage Is
due to carelessness In keeping th. ac
counts, combined with gambling.
Th. work of expertlng th. county
. V.
records has oeen in progress
past month, and several facts discov
ered In th. progress of th. "P""
lng hav. led to th. oenei ..-.
Keeton would be short, serera.
and dollars. Th. matter ha vten
kept secret. In hope, tnai a .."-
Invartlawtlon would clear UP th.
seeming crookednesa i,
He has been exirenrew
and haaoeen on. of th. be offlchU.
ever In th. sheriffs offlo. since
Wheeler county waa ereatea.
Funeral at Walla Walla.
Thl. morning th. body of Virgil
wnt to Walla Walla on
SiTo'kW.n. Th. funeral will
iccar immediately upon the arrival of
the corps..
New Electric Sign.
This afternoon an electric sign to
being placed on th. cupola of the Hi.
" ' v.i it Is to show the nam.
of the hotel and may b. aeen from a
great distance wne nitgnwu.
Reports from 104 dtl-a of th.
United Stat. Indlcat. that the ume
of water for all purpose, equals HI
gallons per capita per day.
Vemwucla Taken ltadli al KleM to Ka-
slMt tlie MonoMily.
Paris, Feb. 17. A report from
Caracas states that upon orders from
i,-..ai.i,,i fnairo. the supreme court
has ordered the seyuest ration of the
landed properly or tno American
i.i. imniiv. Th. decision caus
ed axcltsment In the American col
ony. ,
Pioneer Kdlwr Hem,'
B. 8. McOomas, on. of the first
..mianaoer men to op.rat. In th. vlr-
In field, of Eastern Oregon, foumler
and for year, proprietor pf th. . Moun
tain BentlneU of Union. Is 111 th. c ly
from Union, on a f.w days'
Dr. Lynn K. Ulakeslee, and old filenU
Mr. McComaa Is now .ngag.d In th.
mining brokerage business In Union
and now ha. a party of ProP
In Alaska on Midas creea, -. -i-vesUgatlon.
Ih a new mining region
In that, country.
gchool Mouses at Standstill.
. h. xntit weath.r now prev
alent, work on th. new school house.
has been practically ei
No on. haa been at work aao.pt a
few carpenters, It not oemg p "
. .i.a.rfna Contractor May.
however, hope, to hav. hi. full crew
at work again by sionaay.
Mp i
. ..
Paternalism In Indiana.
M uncle. Ind., Feb. 17. Inde
pendent oil operators of th. In
diana fields today asked th.
state to aid them In their fight
against tl. 8tandard Oil. which
la securing control of the Man.
cle field by freeslng out Inde
pendents by excessive pipe-m- -
rates. Th. legislature Is re-
quested to pss. the anti-trust
bill now before It.
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