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glDHran dailyeveiiii;gedTd:i WEATHER FORECAST. Tonight and Wednesday occa sional rain. Z,t If you have 'he.P you w r Jt Will """ , ,V "' NO. 5288. PENDLETON, OREGON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 195. 8 11 DROP I MOTOR BOAT EXHIBITION. Artificial 0f Decline Repre--inkage of Thirty- Jon Dollars.' , KANSAS IS r , ; . HELD RESPONSIBLE. , Campbell, of Kansas, iMMtlgatlon of Stand- 'asntot Lease of 70H.OOU L and Uax !! tn .the l-JThe Illinois Xg- loll, in Hynuwu'y Kansas- a hi. !! Standard oil for $600 a share, a til points within a week. jultatlon in ruuiao jmitatea. The drop rep. dotage ot ai,ui"i. iststof Metnous. La. Feb. 21. Representa Un, ot Kansas, aumor oi L radiation to Investigate ml had a long talk wun Lit this morning. This r . . , ne president held a con Uh Hr. Garfield In refer- iki aoMrnment's method of L In the Kansas Investiga- RjhtH Backed By Fraud. uilton, Feb. !1. Representa- Lpbell, ot Kansas, called on miaty ot the Interior today mated him to tally Investl i blanket lean of 700.0(10 il the beat oil and gun lands 'age Indian reaervation to the H Oil eomnMjr, alleging the ai obtained by fraud. mbjttt ai discussed In cabl- ling today. Secretary Hlteh- tie dole of the meeting, w of the administration. parlies owning the lease veiled rights with which anjuit for the government nrnipsUrizr. HI., Feb. 21. A reso- v introduced In both houses dlalure today expressing flth Kansas in the fight Sttndard on company, and Klori committee of Investi ng Standard Oil pipe line ffth a view to declaring it farrier, ilttors are apparently eager a In the struggle with fwopoly and an Immediate f demanded on the resolu- Lake Prepared for It In New York (My.. New York, Feb. 21. The Motor Boat and Sportsmen's show which opened tn Madison Square garden to day Is one ot the most Interesting and Instructive showa ever seen In this country. It contains all of the most prominent features- of the former Sportsmen' shows, and In addition It Includes the first big exhibition of motor boats ever held m America. A large artificial lake In the center of the big amphitheater has been con structed for the display of the motor craft. It Is the largest lake ever seen under cover, containing more than half a million gallons ot water. All the latest speed creations for use on the water are shown, Including the 1905 models of the leadir.g boat and engine manufacturers of this country and Europe. Race and other contests are to be a leading feature ot the week's program. . SAM WHITE IS DISTRICT JVDGE IN BAKER. Salem, Feb. 21. ( Special. T Governor Chamberlain today ap- pointed Samuel White, of Baker City, to be circuit Judge In the new eighth Judicial district composed of Baker county. Claire Crawford. nf Union waa annotated district attorney In tne loin aisinci, com posed of Union and Wallowa counties. Judge Robert Eakln, a TTninn ! i. nf tha lAth and Lerov Lomax Is attorney In eighth. Both Crawford and Whit are democrat. Lawrence T. Harrl. republican, wa appointed Judge of the second district In Douglaa county. . of the ANARCH ORGANIZED PIERS AND STEAMERS BURN. Boston's Waterfront Fire Causes Damage of $1,500,001. Boston, Feb. 21. Fire between 1:80 and 4 this morning destroyed piers 3 and 4 of the Hoosai tunnel docks, together with hundreds of thousands worth of freight badly j damaged. I The steamships Delton Hull and ! Philadelphia burned. Loss, 1,600,- j 000. Two firemen and two members of the Philadelphia's crew were se-! verely Injured. ! PROTEST BESET THE CZAR The Caucasus Districts Are Ablaze With Fire and Revolution. Massacres in Every Direction. Virginia Pythians in Session. Norfolk, Va., Feb. 21. Norfolk is gay with Pythian emblems In honor of the annual convention of the Grand Lodge. Knights of Pythias of Virginia. The gathering was formally opened to day with a big parade of the Uniform Rank, followed by the formal open ing of the grand lodge sessions. The assembly continues three days and from all indications will be one of the mort notable gatherings the order has ever held In this state. Musselmen and Armenians Fight at Balm, and Many Are Killed Vladl. vostok Recognised Being in Danger and the Russians Are Extend' 'liur Their Fortified Lines The Czarina Is III General Stoessel Has Reached' Russian Soil Student Bodies of St. Petersburg Formulate Dcnimuls for Reforms ami Defend the Assassination of Sergius. ILLINOIS St. Petersburg, Feb. 21. While Cossacks paraded the street especial ly in the vicinity of Nevsky Prospect ai..t the neighborhood of Kaxan ca tnedrnl. the urninl district for stu drf.it demonstrations, a great meeting of students and professors of St. Petersburg University assembled In a discussion of Joining the strike Inaug urated at Bimilar institutions. The .auditorium of the university was packed. ) Student orators denounced occurring on all sides. Oil well are ablaze, train have been destroyed. river navigation stopped and the peaceable element Is In a state of ter ror. The authorities are inefficient. Rioting at Baku. St. Petersburg, Feb. 21. Dis patches from Baku state that In a street fight between Mussulmen and Armenians Sunday, SB men were killed and wounded. The fighting was resumed yesterday. Reinforce. the I menta were summoned and the riot' MINERS' ORDER PROSPEROUS. There Are 50.000 United Mine worker In Illinois. Springfield, 111.. Feb. II. The Illi nois division ot the United Mlnework ers of America met In delegate con vention In this city this morning at 10 o'clock. An aggregate membership oi about 50,000 are represented by sev eral hundred delegate. There 1 nothing of special Importance to come before the meeting, out mere are numerous matters demanding atten tion. The session are likely to last v.ni rtuvi. as officers are to be elected and varioua reports to be heard and accepted. The contracts with the operator or the tate, which' hold good tor an other year, remove the possibility of trouble over wages or conumuna ui labor. The Zeigler controversy Is the only matter of vital concern to come up for consideration and action. The annual report oi mcremij- Treasurer Ryan showa that the organ isation Is in good shape througnoui iiiinnia and has accomplished much in tha last 12 months. The outlook Is mta taA in ha mora neaceful than it haa haan for some time. Financially, the organisation is In better condi tion than It ever has been before. The expenses are less than they have Deen nefnr. The expenses are les than they have been for several year and fewer miners are unemployed than Is ordinarily the case. GRAIN MARKETS. Quotations From AU Points Handling Umatilla Products. Chicago. Feb. 21. May wheat opened today at $1.1014 and closed at $1.18- July wheat opened at $1.01 and closed at $1.01. corn, 47. Oats, S04. San Francisco Cash Wheat $1.56. Liverpool May wheat, ts 11 &. SaO.QQQ BQHDS ON THE MARKET All Cash Proceeds Will be Used in Active Development of the Golconda. GOLCONDA WILL SOON BB PAVING DIVIDENDS. C. S. Jackson, H. H. McCarthy and R. E. Norton Now Own Majority of the Stock Affnlrs of the Property Will Be Prosecuted With Dispatch, -Backed by Capital and Experience All Purchasers of Bonds Will Re ceive a Bonus in Stock Alexander ProsHlng's Plans Are Discounted. ft GRID JURY j course of the government, declaring , ItR promises no longer of avail. The j government must grant freedom of speech, and conscience and press. ers' are being subdued today. Baltic Fleet Is Coaling, foiienhagen. Feb. 21. The Bus. and the convocation of a national as-lRjn lnird Baltic fleet la today coaling sembly. They also demanded ending I the war. The professors were una ' hie to suppress the rising feeling, j At an overflow meeting the revo llutloniiry spirit ran riot, the' students uir iillin) INTO COl-IST l-n glorifying In the murder of Ker BIC HAILED IMO tot Kl. , ua The meetnB took tt rece, at 1 3 o'clock, the students singing the . . i 'M..,.uumi unrl cnrrvlnc red i agn. It?ll lirUUlj 1 IIIKl ri..r. ...... . -t THE BEEF TRUST WILL near the Skaw. preparatory to pro eeedlnar on its Journey to the Far Bast. Greek Steamer Seized. Port Said, Feb. 21. The Greek steamer Eplros has been seized by Turkish soldier at Yambo. All on board arrived here In a state of starv ation. Are Hurting KhIiimkmiiich on Mi'in burs of the Trust, and un Attempt Will Be Made to Indict the I'ersonx Guilty of Contempt of Court and Nominally Unstrained by UrosHiiili. I Formulate DemainiH. After voting to suspend all stu dents until September, the faculty adopted resolutions demanding:' .h- ha.1. of universal suffrage and Vessel arrived here thi. morn under conditions of liberty of speech Fighting Around Mukden. Tokio. Feb. 21. Oyama reports a smnll infantry attack by the Japan ese on Fang Shan yesterday. The Russians shelled Eapatal Sunday with heavy gun. DEATH FOLLOWS AN EXPLOSION A "DRY SHOT" SETS FIRE i TO A BIRMINGHAM MINE. J MEMORIAL SERVICE, uiun Will Hold a NeMslon During Court. Mng at 10 o'clock the t Hie Pendleton Bar asso- p1 In the circuit court room wpose of formulating plan "orial service In honor of e J. J. Balleray. Circuit presided, and practically 1(ber8 of the local bar were foment was found to be In Noting an evening during enion of the circuit court note of listening to ad- N(latlc of the dead man, reading of resolutions ot his memory.' April 6 was late and on that occasion the circuit court will be this meeting members ef fton and Baker City Bar as- HI be Dresent.. and the !fe will be admitted. The "111 be entered upon the rras. Wowing committee were ap- have charge of the affair: r"". James A. Fee, & A. Low. Slater, W. M. Pierce, -and Arrangements, John Mo ll Bean and Dan P. more than 26 members of the so-cull ed beef trust. When the Jury is sworn In these men will be taken before It and an attempt made to indict the persons restrained by Judge Grosscup s decis ion in the beef trust case, which wuh recently sustained by the ' supreme court. A 'Cloud of Witnesses. District Attorney Sol Bethea, who' ha been quietly mapping out the campaign for months, will direct the fight for the government. More than 180 witnesses will be subpoenaed. These will - testify con cerning the operation of the packers. It I believed the Investigation by the grand Jury occupy several weeks and be the most exhaustive ever conduct ed. Among the witnesses summoned Is practically every man prominently Identified with the packing house bus iness In Chicago.. ,, , ft New Haven railroad ..a.,. . i"wn tor Defendant. i tor Vi frills, Feb. 7t the United States '"'WaU today rendered ""'on In favor of the de- the ease of the Strat- wpendence Limited Co.. 1 alnt Wm. 8. Strat- ""ht to recover H.0O0,. 'Z.n WB charged with ' the fAmnna C.lnnU M which he sold to the l ' mpany. old- miners Sdhar. .... a, v w injiigi 'e was salted. I and presn and of association and free , orders dom of laborers in strike, federal I Second Full amnesty for religious unci political olfenders. Third Autonomy for each purr ot Chicago, Feb. 21. Upon from Washington a special grand Jury venire was ordered today and 10 deputy states marshals were (ne coun.v mt of Russian national sent out with subpoenas summoning I ty. Anarchy In the Caucasus. London, Feb. 21. The Exchange Telegraph has a St. Petersburg dis patch which state that anarchy ex ists in the Cuucasus. Massacres are Ktoessel En Route Home. Theodosa. Crimea, Feb. 21. Gen- Ing en route to St. Petersburg. Czarina is HI. Berlin, Feb. 21. The Lokal Ansl ger reports the czarovltch of Russia as 111. Several physicians were sum moned to Tsarkoe Selo. Nine Bodies Have Been Taken Out, While There Still Remain One Hundred Seven Men In the Mine The Work of Rescue Necessarily Slow and Extremely Dangerous Accident Caused by Day Shift's Carelessness, Vladivostok in Danger. Toklo, Feb. 21. Anticipating Birmingham, Ala., Feb. 21. Rescu ers are at work tn the Virginia mines, where an explosion late yesterday afternoon Imprisoned 160 miners. They . labored all night, digging through ton of debris in an effort to an i reach the entombed men. The re- attack on Vladivostok the Russians are throwing up entrenchments on fthe northern bank of the Tumen river. EDITOR. CHARGED WITH LIBEL, WHEAT IS NOT DAMAGED. - Consensus of Opinion Among Farmers is That "Freese Out" .Reports Can not Be Verified. "We Always lose two crop of wheat In Umatilla county every year; one by freezing In the winter season, and one by dry weather In the spring, and yet we always raise an average of from 20 to 26 bushels, for the entire coun ty, each year. If we should escape one year with a full crop, there would not be room In the county to contain It," said a prominent farmer to the East Oregonlan today. The consensus of opinion among a large number of farmer In the city today, is that the wheat crop Is not seriously damaged, if at all. In iso lated places, where there was- no snow to protect It, some damage has been done, but taken the county over the loss from freezing will not be notice able. In the Athena dltrlot there i no damage whatever, because of the heavy snowfall covering the wheat field, but in the vicinity of Helix there are a few spots that ahow trace of the freese. In the Adam and Fulton .district there 1 said to be no damage whatever and little dam age In the light soil northwest of the city. Case leveloped From "Frenzied Fi nance" Articles. New York, Feb. 21. Dennis Dono hue, financial editor of the New York Commercial, was arrested thi afternoon charged with criminal libel preferred by Herbert Gray, of Haver hill. Mass. The arrest Is based upon an arti cle published In answer to Lawson s Frenzied Finance." Uray cnargea that Donohue refers to him as me former keeper gambling house. He says he never kept a gamming nouse, but Is a breeder of blooded horses. Wall street Is Inclined to the opinion that Lawson Is behind the cnarges against Donahue. , FAVORS IRRIGATION LAW. D. C. Brownell Not Discouraged by Failure of Cole BILL D. C. Brownell. the well known Irrigator of Umatilla, who spent last night In the city, Is enthusiastic over the prospect of government Irrigation since the passage of the irrigation by the legislature, however Incomplete the bill may be. Mr. Brownell is a large land owner and is Interested In private irrigation projects but Is heartily tn favor of passing a law that will adjudicate water rights and open the way for government Irrigation wherever there Is a tract of land needing it. He be lieves that irrigation is the prime Is sue In Oregon and that the friends of advanced Irrigation legislation should not lose a day, in beginning the agi tation anew, for a more complete law two year - hence. NOHTH COAST LIMITED WRECK. Said to Have Killed Seven, at Htyie, Idaho. Spokane, Feb. tl. The North Coast Limited 1 wrecked at Hope.' Idaho. Seven are reported killed., port early this morning that 60 bodies were found is not confirmed. It Is known that the rescuers are nearlng the spot where the men are imprisoned. Practically all hopes of finding the men alive are abandoned, as the mine Is filled with afterdamp. Many rescuers were overcome and had to be taken to the surface and revived. Nine Bodies Taken Out. By ( o'clock nine bodies had been taken from the mine. The faces are so blackened a to be almost unreo- ognlzable. Three hundred rescuers are at work 1000 feet below the ur face. Progress is slow on account of the great mas of earth between them and the dead. Since the purchase ot a majority of the stock of the Golconda mine yes terday by R. E. Norton and associates a circular letter has been prepared and will be mailed to each person holding stock In the mine. The letter recites the fact of pur chase of all claims against the mine and a majority of stock by C. S. Jackson, H. H. McCarthy and R. B Norton, the second named being a! practical mining engineer. The ac tive assumption of control and man agement by these men Is given as an assurance of the most successful op eration of the property and the safe guarding of the stockholder' Inter ests, and the belief Is declared tnai the mine will be on a dividend-paying basts In a comparatively short time under the new management. Ninety thousand dollars' worth of first mortgage gold bonds are to be sold by" the company. These bond are for $100 each, and to stockhold ers purchasing them a bonus of 100 shares in the Golconda Consolidated Gold Mines Co. will be given with each bond. These bonds are to bear 7 per cent Interest, and the' privilege of redeeming them on any Interest paying dnte Is reserved by the miut ugement. Should they be thus taken up the price is to be not less than $107 each, aside from the uccrued In -terest to that date. Those In control of the mine art enabled to make the offer of the bonus stated above by reason of" their purchase of the large block of stock formerly owned by C. B. Wade. The shares that, are to be thus given the stockholders are to be held) In pool and trust by the secretary, J. 8. Beck- - with, until the mine is placed on a' dividend-paying basis, und. In the Judgment of the officers of the corn- pan, the stock should be released. During the time that the stork Is be ing held In trust by J. S. Beckwith,. he is to be considered as holding a proxy for the shareholders und shall have full power to vote the stock at meetings. All money to be derived from the sale of the bonds Is to bo used in the economical development and opera tion of the mine only. In conclusion the statement Is made that the purchase by Messrs. Jackson, McCarthy and Norton of all claims against the property gives them an absolute majority of the capital stock of the company, and absolutely pre cludes any reorganization or other basis of financing that hus been so persistently advanced by Alexander Prusslng of Chicago. This gentleman Is declared to be in no way connected with the men now In control, and that ' he is not a stockholder In the company. Cause of Fire Explained. The number of men In the mine at the time of the explosion is placed at 116 'Including the bodies already recovered. It la definitely known what caused the explosion. The day shift. Just be- . - j fore they lett the mine at 4 o'clock, The wool clip In Lake county has overcharged one of the shot. When been ' practically all sold, less than the night shift came on and the "dry 600.000 pounds of the prospective ' shot" was fired. It set fire to the gas. 1906 clip remaining unsold. The wool j A sheet of flame 100 feet high shot was contracted by a Boston firm, at ' upward from the mouth of the mine about 1( cents per pound,, RETRIBUTION OVERTAKES AN OHIO MM. Swift retribution has overtaken Louis Lauer, who was arrested at Milton this morning and brought here on the afternoon train. On February 4 Lauer left Delaware, O., with $6000 of hi employer' money and he 1 now wanted there on a charge of ob taining money under false pretenses. Lauer was formerly a cattle buyer, and as such was entrusted with the money, which he is said to have stolen. s Laurer has a brother living near Milton, and because of that faot it was thought he might be captured there. Through the assistance of Constable Dykes, of Milton, he was located, having arrived last Sunday. On being arrested Lauer admitted be ing the man that was wanted, but asserted that it was his Intention to return the money. Three thousand dollars of the amount he Is said tp have left In his brother's care at Mil ton, while he claims to have lost an other 22000. His brother's name Is Fred Lauer. This afternoon the au thorities at Delaware, O. were noti fied of Lauer's capture and It 'is ex pected that a guard will at onoe be sent after him. - and a rreat fall of timbers and earth followed, completely closing the mouth of the mine. Flouring Mill Closed Down. The Rlvailler flour mill has closed for the season, having exhausted the supply of grain In the valley. The mill has produced about 1000 barrels of flour this fall. Some wheat still remains in tbe warehouse at the mill, whlcb will be run through later. Tnere Is also some In the hands of the growers, but as it I thought much new ground will be broken thi spring it Is held for seed, expecting to real ise a better price for it as seed than can be offered at' the mill for grind ing purposes. Prairie City Miner. ' Sir Henry Irving 111. London, Feb. 11. Sir Henry Irv ing, the world famous tragedian, is seriously ill at Wolverhampton. ADMINISTRATOR APPOINTED. Judge Balleray Ijeft an Estate Valued at About $ 18,000. Yesterday afternoon W, J. Furnish wa appointed by County Judge Bean as administrator of the estate of the late J. J. Balleray. Appraisers of the ' estate were named a follows: F. W. Vincent, Frank Clopton and E. W. McComas. The estate Is valued at $16,000, and consists of real and per sonal property In this county and Multnomah. Considerable search has been made to ascertain If a will had been left, but thus far none has been discovered. It Is known that a will was made several years ago by the Judge, but was subsequently destroyed. Misused Exposition Funds. - Salt Lake, Feb. 21. Inquiry Into the financial affairs of the Utah commission at the Loulsl- ana Purchase exposition, began In the house of representatives this morning. Very grave charges are made as to misuse of the funds. Ex-Governor Wells is the first witness. Three witnesses, one of them a com- mission official and member of ' one of the best known families in the state, cannot be found.