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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.