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VOL. 18.
PENDLETOX, OltEfjOX, FKIDAY, APRIL 21, 1903.
THIRTEEN IRE
E
Catholic Convent at a Small
Town Near Montreal Was
Burned This Morning.
ONE HUNDRED REGULAR
INMATES OF THE PLACE.
Tlie Villager Opened Tliclr Homes
Some Were Severely Burned Who
Did Nut lose Their Lives Much
Suffering From Cold and Lack of
Clothing Among tlie Dead Are
Several Indigent Women Tlie Ma
tron of the Home Department Loxt
Her Life In Trying to Rescue Others
Protection Against Fire Was
Wliolly Inadequate in the Village.
Montreal, April 21. St. Ann'a con
vent at St. Genlevieve, near Montre
al, was destroyed by fire early this
morning. Thirteen lives are known
to be lost.
Thirty Dcatlis Reported.
Buffalo, April 21. A dispatch from
Montreal says 30 girls are believed to
have died in the convent fire.
Thirteen Known Dead.
Montreal, April 21. There were
about 100 Inmates In .the building.
As those rescued were taken from the
building In night clothing, the vil
lagers threw open their homes. The
night was cold and a fierce wind was
blowing, and many suffered severely.
There were about 20 aged women,
some nearly 100 years old, and It Is
feared the shock In some cases will
prove fatal. Sister Ragetarla. the
mistress, lost her life In an effort
to save the children. Of the aged
women boarders four are known to
be dead. Of the children nine are
dead, aged from 11 to 18.
The village had no fire brigade
and before help arrived from Montre
al the big building was in ruins.
Dead: Sister Ragetarla, aged 32;
Marcellne Vlllemarle; Irene Hertran,
aged 11; Elgnntine Broulx, nged 11;
Emma Terrault, aged 15; Mrs. Rob
ert, aged 88; Madame Cardinal, aged
86: Miss Qnrand, aged 15; Miss Tes
sler, aged 18", Leonald D'Coust. aged
15; Miss Dugos, aged 14; Mrs. Mar
garet Ollvln, aged 98; Marlesse La
londe nged S3.
Sisters Marie Theresa and Rober
tlne were probably fatally burned In
their efforts to save the children.
TICKET SCALPERS HARVEST.
Result of Fire In Southern Pacific
Offices at "Frisco.
San Francisco, April 21. Fire this
morning In the Southern Pacific of
fices in the Ferry building, destroyed
thousands of railroad tickets. This
will cause trouble In duplication, and
may prove a harvest for ticket scalp
ers who purchase return ends, as the
going ends have been destroyed.
One Fireman Missing.
Brooklyn, April 21. Fire this
afternoon destroyed two blocks of
houses In Brownsville, a Jewish set
tlement on the outskirts of Brooklyn.
There were many daring rescues and
one fireman Is reported missing.
Off for California.
Kansas City, Mo., April 21. Com
missioner Garfield left for Topeka to
day on his way to California, where
he will Investigate conditions In the
oil fields.
Will Teach Jiu Jltsu.
San Francisco, April 21. O. Ono,
a member of Wazbe's Japanese base
ball team, arrived last night. He
Is to leave the team and proceed to
West Point as master of Jiu Jltsu.
" Deep Klickitat County Well.
William Kamholtz has reached a
depth of 400 feet In his well. He has
found some water, but not enough to
supply his demnnd. He will go still
deeper. We. hope he will get plenty
of water, as he has already spent II,
400 or more on the well. Centervllle
Journal.
Ordered 21 Moguls.
Washington, April 21. Pres-
Ident Shonts and Vice President
Wullace, of the Panama rali-
road, this afternoon contracted
with the American Locomotive
company to supply 24 large
double-ended mogul engines nt
a cost of (12,000 each. Specl-
flcatlons nre being prepared.
They will purchase 600 freight
cars and other equipment,
which will add materially to the
capacity of the road.
BURNED
RAKER CITY HERALD SUSPENDS.
Said to lie the Result of Business
Men's Boycott.
Ilaker City, Or., April 21. The
Evening Herald, founded five years
ago by Letson lialliet, the promoter,
will not Issue again. Two lynotype
mnchlnes were removed from the of
fice during last night and injunction
suits are threatened. Preparations
to Issue another evening daily within
a week are under way.
Business men here refused to ex
tend patronage to the Herald man
agement because of Its policy In up
holding Sheriff Brown In making
this a closed town. Those who are
working for the new dally are said
to be meeting with encouragement.
live Bodies Recovered.
Charleston, W. Va., April 21. The
bodies of five miners killed by the
explosion in the Kuyford mine, were
found this morning and all removed.
The mine was little damaged.
Russian Minister Dead.
Pekln. April 21. M. Paul Lessar.
Russian minister to China, whose
foot was recently amputated, died
last night.
Rumored Resignation.
Paris, April 21. It Is rumored
that Foreign Minister Delcasse In
tends resigning.
TESTIMONY VERY
THE MONEY WAS PAID
DIRECT TO SENATORS.
Defense Will Try to Counter by In
criminating the Detective Who
Compromised tho Accused Legisla
tors Claimed That a Marked $50
Bill, Which a Defendant Dropped
In a Poker Game, Has Been Recov
ered by the Prosecution Discovery
Makes a Sensation Four Senators
Implicated.
Sacramento. April 21. George Tl
chener, a private detective employed
by the Continental Building & Loan
company, was the only witness ex
amined this forenoon in Bunker's
case. He told how he was given
packages of money to take to Sacra
mento for the purpose of entrapping
Bunkers, Emmons, Wright and
French. He took with him a man
named Hartley to witness the pay
ment of money to senators. Tlchener
then testified he witnessed the trans
fer of the money package from Jor
dan to die senators.
Replying to questions by the dis
trict attorney, the counsel for Bunk
ers slated lhe defense evpected to
show that Tlchener was himself an
accomplice and knowingly committed
the crime.
Traced Marked Money.
Sacramento. Cal., April 21. A sen
sation wns caused yesterday In the
trial of ex-Senator Harry Bunkers for
bribery by the announcement that
one of the marked $50 hills paid the
four alleged hoodlers as bribe money
had been recovered, thus filling an
awkward gap in the evidence. Dis
trict attorney Seymour stated that a
day or two after the money was paid
to the senator a poker game was
played at one of the hotels. Senators
Shortrldge. Wolfe and Bunkers and
one or two others were at the table
when Bunkers produced a $50 bill
and bought chips. The bill has been
traced to Its source and Shortrldge
and Wolfe have been subpoenaed as
witnesses. '
. Details of Bribery Story.
Sacramento, April 21. Jordan was
the only witness examined In Runk
er's ense this morning. He gave mi
nute details of the whole affair be
tween the building and loan people
and the four accused senators, same
as before the senate committee. The
cross-examination tended to show the
proposition to pay for protection was
made by Secretary Grande, of the
Phoenix company. The witness said
a roll of hills was slipped Into Bunk
er's pocket on the street, while the
latter prepared a cigarette for a
smoke.
A Challenge to Wooden Legs.
C. H. MeNaughton of Hardman,
Morrow county, makes a challenge to
walk a distance of 10 miles with any
wooden legged man at the Lewis and
Clark fair who Is over 60 years of
age nnd weighing within 35 pounds
of his weight, his nge being 98 years
and his weight 189 pounds. He Is an
old soldier and thinks he is a record
breaking walker in the wooden logged
class, hence his challenge to walk
against any comer to tho exposition.
Shearing nt llallcy.
Twenty sheep shearers arrived yes
terday nnd a large number today.
Shearing will commence here In a
few days. Several tennis loaded with
supplies and lumber left for the sheep
corrals today. llallcy Independent.
INCRIMINATING
PETITION NG
FOR RECEIVER
Policy Holders in Equitable
Declare Present Manage
ment Endangers It
ALEXANDER AND HYDE
IMPARTIALLY SCORED.
The Protest Comes From Chicago
Men and Women Wlto Are Insured
In the Equitable Misappropriation
and "MiHmaJiagcfiient and a General
Ruinous Policy Are' Alleged A
Committee of tlie Equitable's Gen
eral Agents in Session With Insur
ance Commissioner Hendricks Has
Secured a Promise of Immediate
Investigation.
Chicago, April 21. Charging
gross frauds and Unlawful manipula
tion of the funds of the society, lx
policy holders In the Equitable today
filed a petition In the United States
circuit court for the appointment of
a receiver for the big Insurance com
pany. Roast Everybody.
President Alexander and Vice
President Hyde are made the subjects
of scathing accusations of misappro
priation of funds, mismanagement of
business, and the sensational contro
versy now going on among the fac
tions is declared ruinous. The com
plainants express the fear the bus
iness concern will be destroyed, to the
tremendous loss of policy holders.
Th decision to ask for a receiver
was made at a meeting of policy hold
ers held in the office of D. J. Schuy
ler In the New York Life's building.
The complainants are John C. San
dlts, Abraham Sltron, Julius Ettelson,
Max Ettelson, Louis Neuman, Sam
uel Lyons and Edna Lyons.
Ask for Immediate Action.
Syracuse, N. Y., April 21. The
general agents' committee of the
Equitable Life arrived In this city
today and arranged a conference at
noon with . Superintendent Frank
Hendricks, of the state Insurance de
partment, looking to- Immediate ac
tion in the affairs of the society.
Superintendent Hendricks assured
the committee that already In his re
port he favored the mutuallzation of
the society and was awaiting the
court's decision in the case.
GENERAL STRIKE THREATENS.
Will Take Place Unless the Employ,
ers Accede to Demand.
Chicago. April 21. A sweeping res.
olutlon was adopted by the teamsters
In Joint council that no union team
sters will be al'owed to work for
firms delivering goods from the
Montgomery. Ward company. The
business agents of the unions so no
tified the employers this afternoon,
and a refusal will result In calling a
general strike.
Seven arrests were made today in
violation of the Injunction restrain
ing the strikers from Interfering with
the business of Montgomery, Ward
& Co.
THEIR DEFENSE TECHNICAL.
Policy of Hindrance Adopted by
Brow noil and Sorenson.
Portland. April 21. State Senator
George C. Brownell and George Sor
ensen have filed demurrers and pleas
of abatement to the Indictments
charging subornation of perjury In
connection with land frauds, In the
federal district court today.
Jefferson Improves.
West Palm Beach, April 21.
Joseph Jefferson passed another
good night, nnd his condition this
morning shows a slight Improvement
over yesterday.
nay Una Recovered.
Genoa, Italy, April 21. Secretary
Hay left today for Bad Neuhlm, by
way of Milan. He says he has quite
recovered his health.
Patrick Brennan will hang at Lead
vllle. Cel., for the murder of his
sweetheart, Mrs. Kate Lowry, last
Christmas night.
OFFICERS SLATED FOR THE WOODMEN
Los Angeles. April 21. The Wood
men of the World nre discussing wnys
and means nnd finances. The elec
tion of officers will probably go over
to Monday. The slate Is:
I. I. Boak. of Denver, head consul;
A. E. Sutherland, of Fresno, head
adviser; J. C. Latschaw, of Pueblo,
F
Rojestvensky Must No Longer
Use French Harbor for Rest
and Refuge.
RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT
AWAKENS TO THE ISSUE.
The Admiral Is Reminded of the
(.real Danger to General Peace
Conditions by Prolonging His Dis
regard of tike Laws of Neutrality
French Minister at Toklo As
sures the Japanese Government
Tliat His Government Is Actually
Neutral Reported Tliat the French,
Government Has Warned the Rus
sian Fleet Away Wlue Resigns.
London, April 21. A Central News
dispatch from Paris states the gov
ernment has formally requested the
Russian fleet to leave Kamranh bay.
No confirmation is received here of
the report that the fleet has already
left Kamranh bay.
Warning to Rojestvensky. s.
St. Petersburg. April 21. It Is
stated on high authority that the
Russian admiralty has notified Ro
jestvensky of the grave danger to
peace, which will be entailed if the
stay of his squadron off the coast of
Annum Is prolonged contrary to the
laws of neutralluty. Confidence Is
expressed In official circles the ad
miral will carry out the Instructions.
Official Warning.
Puclfi.prU 21. Premier Rouvler
stated In the chamber of deputies
that the government had sent a re
quest to Rojestvensky to leave all
Indo-Chlna waters, which come with
in France's Jurisdiction.
British on the Alert.
Hong Kong. April 21. The armor
ed cruiser Hogue, of the British
squadron, has been ordered to pro
ceed to sea with a full head of steam
at two hours' notice. Signs of activ
ity on other ships of the squadron.
Protesting Nentrallty.
Paris. April 21. The French min
ister at Toklo has assured the Jap
anese government of France's neu
trality. M. Wltte Has Resigned.
London, April 21. A dispatch to
the Exchange Telegraph from St.
Petersburg, says M. Witte. president
of the committee of ministers, has
formally resigned.
TO PLY ON THE VPPER RIVER.
Incorporation of a New Columbia
River Boat Line.
Portland, April 21. Articles of In
cqrporatlon were filed today which
formally launch the project of the
Open River association for establish
ing a line of steamers to ply between
Celllo nnd Lewlston. nnd also to oper
ate boats on the Snake river to fur
nish transportation for the Inland
Empire to the head of navigation of
the Columbia and Its tributaries. At
the meeting of the Open River asso
ciation held yesterday It was unani
mously decided that the time had
come when decisive steps must be
taken looking to securing boats of the
right kind to Insure success of the
open river. With completion of the
portage railroad relief is afforded
until the government canal is built,
and with the obstacle at Celllo over
come the purpose for which the ex
penditure has been made would be
fruitless without boats for the upper
river.
Incorporators of the new company
are J. A. Smith, president of the Open
River association, Henry Hahn and
A. H. Devers, and the authorized cap
ital of the company will be $100,000,
shares of which will be offered to the
public.
No Brltt-Whlto Fight.
San Francisco. April 21. Eddy
Graney, the well known referee,
states there Is not even a remote
possibility of the Brltt-Whlte fight
being pulled off next Thursday. The
supervisors have blocked the fight
locally, nnd the principals refuse to
fight nt Colma.
Col., head clerk; R. E. Snodgrass,
Eugene, Or., head banker; T. M. Rob
inson, of Oakland, W. C. Hawley, of
Salem, Or., and James Stanhouse, of
Denver, head managers.
The delegates will attend a theater
party this evening and go on an ex
cursion to Catalina Island Saturday
and Sunday.
ORDERED
fill
KAMRANH
OBERG IS AWARDED DAMAGES.
Victim of Elks' Excursion is Given
$1(1,000 After Long Battle.
Portland, April 21. Charles Oberg,
injured In the wreck of the Elks" spe
cial, August, 1903, was today award
ed $10,000 damages by Judge Bel
linger. The Northern Pacific Rail
road company was the defendant In
the suit brought by Oberg, who was
a Portland plasterer at the time of
the accident. He sued for $30,000
damages.
Yesterday's Baseball Games.
Tacoma, April 21. Taeoma, 6; Se
attle, 6.
Portland, April 21. Portland, 2;
Los Angeles, 1.
San Francisco, April 21. Oak
land, 3; San Francisco, 1.
Nan Attends Church.
New York; April 21. Nan Patter
son, sister of Julia Smith, attended
church services today in the Presby
terian chapel in the Tombs. When
the sermon was over the two women
were taken to the hospital cell, which
Is a double room. They spent the
afternoon In reading and conversing.
Portsmouth Is Burning.
Portsmouth, Va.. April 21. The
residence section of this city Is burn
ing, with a 35-mlle gale blowing. The
fire department Is unable to cope with
the flames.
Wl MOVE CAMP
TO
ROOSEVELT IS HAVING
A DELIGHTFUL TIME.
Is in Excellent Health and Pluming
Himself Over an Extra Good Shot
Each New Camp Will Be Farther
to tlie Westward Tlie Hunting Trip
Will End May 14, anil the Pre
dential Party Will Start for Den
ver on tlie Following Day Ex,
pect to Hear Nothing From Party
for Three Days.
Glen wood Springs, April 21. Sec
retary Loeb, after his return from
the president's camp, settled down
for another three days wait for news.
He said he found the president in fine
fettle, delighted at having killed his
bear, and proud of the second shot,
which broke the bear's backbone and
put an end to Its killing dogs.
Saturduy the camp will be moved
to Gregor ranch, on the west divide.
The third camp will be made still fur
ther over, towards Redston.
May 14 the president will come
here and remain over night, and the
following day will start for Denver.
Italian Strike a Failure.
Rome, April 21. The strike com
mittee met today and decided to call
off the railroad strike at midnight.
ine strike has been an absolute fail
ure, and the men will make the best
terms they can with the roads.
MEET OPENS WITH BALL GAME.
Tomorrow's Track and Held Work
ut the Fruzer Track.
This afternoon at 3:30 the two
days athletic meet between the
Walla Walla and Pendleton high
schools began with the ball game at
the Matlock ball grounds. Both teams
play good, snappy ball, and both are
confident of victory. George Gray,
of Walla Walla, will umpire the
game. The line-up of the two teams
is as follows:
Walla Walla Smalls, c; Crocker,
p; R. Howard, lb; Marion. 2b; Cook
erly, 3b; Blaekman, ss; C. Howard.
If; Ring, cf; Whltehouse, rf: substi
tutes. Estes and Durry.
Pendleton Penland. c; Strand, p:
Hoover, lb; Means, 2b; Johnson, 3b;
Leonard, ss; Skiles. If; Dickson, cf;
Bollermnn. rf; Storie, substitute.
Tomorrow afternoon teams from
the two institutions will contest in
a track .and field meet to be held at
the Frank Frazler race track. The
track has been worked down consid
erable of late, and a new brido-e con
structed at the lower end of the
field. While the boys do not antici
pate that any northwest records will
be broken tomorrow, the meet will
nevertheless be one of interest.
Diphtheria at nolley.
The board of health Monday inves
tigated the diphtheria reports at
Bellevue. The two and a half, year
old son of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Cameron
died of diphtheria at Bellevue a few
days iibo and nnother case Is nu.arim-
tined nt present. It wns ordered that
all cases of sore throat be quaran
tined as soon as reported until fully
developed, thus taking every precau
tion against any possible spreading
of the dread disease. The Bellevu"
schools were closed yesterday and
will reopen In a week if no other case
of diphtheria develops during that
time. Hailey Independent.
At the present rate of abandonment
Tonopah, will be entirely deserted
within a few weeks.
GREGOR
RANCH
SHEEPMEN
FORCE THE ISSUE
Sheep Will Be Driven Across
Reservation to Make Test
Case if Necessary.
APPEALS ARE PENDING
TO THE AUTHORITIES.
Among These Is One by the J. E.
Smith Livestock Company, and An
other Tlu-ough Senator Fulton to
the Indian Commissioner Held by
Many Attorneys and Others That
the Old Route Is a Legal Highway
for Sheep as for Other Animals and
Vehicles, and Under This Construc
tion the Test Case Will Be Made
Early Decision Hoped For.
Sheepmen are determined to take
every step possible to secure the priv
ilege of crossing the reservation with
their sheep on the way to the moun
tains this summer, and have decided
upon a line of action to be followed.
The first step taken Is In the nature
of a flpal appeal to the department
at Washington to have a ruling made
by the commissioner of Indian af
fairs to allow sheep taken across. Thla
has been done by mall through Sen
ator Fulton, and a reply by wire Has
been asked for from the senator.
The correspondence with Senator
Fulton has been carried on by J. H.
Gwlnn, as secretary of the Wool
growers' association.
Besides the above, another appli
cation to the department has been
made by the J. E. Smith Livestock
company. This request was made
prior to the recent conference wiVh
the Indians, and was sent through
the regular channels to the depart
ment, Hailey & Lowell acting as at
torneys for the company.
But it Is thought by those well In
formed that the requests to the de
partment will be futile, and that the
position taken by the department in
the past will be maintained.
legally a Public Highway.
Should the above be the case, It
is then proposed to test the matter
by starting a band of sheep across
the reserve and thus cause a suit for
trespass to be brought against the
owner. It Is the belief of the sheep
men and also of prominent local at
torneys that the road across the res
ervation Is a legal public highway,
and that sheepmen cannot be barred
from using it, though grazing on land
adjoining the road Is of course pro
hibited. In speaking of the matter
this morning, a well known local
lawyer said:
"The road was laid out by the gov
ernment for such a haghway years
ago, and has always been used as
such, being also a United States mall
route. I think there Is no doubt that
sheepmen and others are fully entitl
ed to the use of the road at any time,
and that such will be the decision
should the case be brought into
court."
It has been thought by some that
the recent decision of the supreme
court on the question of Indian cit
izenship might have an Important
bearing on the local situation. Under
the state law there seems to be no
doubt that the road across the reser
vation is a legal one. and if the In
dians are held by the supreme court
to be full citizens of this state. It
would seem that they would come
under Its Jurisdiction In this matter.
However, It Is said by attorneys that
the decision will not affect the case
In any way. and that the road can be
proven to be a legal highway without
the aid of the recent decision.
Electric Road Proposed.
George T. Prater of Hood River,
came over here Wednesday with
parties looking to the feasibility of
building an electric road between
White Salmon and Trout Lake. Tins
Is a proposition which, if carried out,
will be of Immense benefit to this
whole section of country. White
Salmon Enterprise.
Explained Banking System.
Before the class In economics at
the high school yesterday afternoon
George Hartman. Jr., explained the
principles nnd workings of the pres
ent banking system.
3.-..000 Teamsters May Strike.
Chicago. April 21. Today
sentiment nmnnc the u-iion
te-unstors is for a g-.'ntal t;rike
unless something taniMc otmcs
from the conferne tv-r.iht
with the mayor. It Is p-oVible
a vote of 35,000 memliers of th;
Teamsters' Union w'!l be tak-:i
tonight on the propi sition to
quit work. Such a mne would
paralyze the ity's iadu-'i i in
all lines.