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vVOL. 18.
PENJ)LETOX, QHEGOX, WEDNESDAY, MAY M
NO. 537.5
FOUR DROWNED
ON RHEA CHEEK
Cloudburst on Cason Creek
1 Causes Sudden and Violent
; Flood on Rhea.
XVXKAAUKEU RANCH AT
"THE CHEEKS jrVCTION.
Believed Hat Mrs. Niuutamnkoraial
the Three Children Wese Over
whelmed. While Alemrillllg to Es-
. cape Fmni tlto Flood Bodies :Uave
All, Hnen Recovered Tle RdllrouU
Track Wa-hcd Out Between Lex
ington slid Ileppncr, and Communi
cation hi Much Disturbed Tie'Prop
erty Ifconajrcd at or Drtow 'Ilepp-ner.
' Reports received frsrn Heppiier
r and other -places In Morrow eounty
confirm the one contained rn the East
Oregonlan UuHetln Inst evening, and
make the rotors even greater. Tour
lives were lost) 1:1 the waterspout that
struck on Tthea creek, sooth oT Hepp
ner, via.: Mrs. J. R. Xmnamaker,
' her two small Children, ana a Child of
Mr. and Mrs. A. It. Cox. the tatter
being a niece f the dead woman.
" The Nunaamftker ranch Is at the
Junction of Casnn canyon -with Rhea.
creek, and 1'he -road from TIardntan
toHeppner ensves at that jtlaoe.
According to N.o account received,
the bulk ol .ther.torrent came down
Cason canyon, n-frd was viaently of
considerable force. Mrs. Nnimamaker
and the three rtw.dren are eald -so
have run Into the' water, te woman
either becoming exi-iled and losing her
presence of moid. -or else bebrg caught
by the water Willi.- atlemjrtrng 'to
reachione of the brinks. Trie Ymtiies
were ail carries wwe distances down
the ewek, and two. of the children
were not recovered for sum clme.
This morning they wre all brought bo
Heppna, and the 'ietermont wrn oe
' In the -cemetery tlxvi., where uleep
the 200 who wem down In the floot
t two yeais ago.
The storm stro'lc -svt.ietlme daring
: the afleiv.oon yeKU-rdr, and reports
1 reached tieppner even; the barb-wire
telephone line thai ronxm.'ts neurfy all
i -the ranch s In that seatUm. A relief
; party wasi.it once furmtd at Hcppner
, and set out for the neene f the flood.
Repeated Inquiries this forenoon
'full to show any other kisses aside
(from at tut Nunnaraaker-rdnce, and
the losses to the ranches- bejow Cason
.canyon are sald not to' be ; great.
.'iulte a n nber of fanilit live be
llow the Nu namaker place, among
these being Henry Gay. four miles;
J. J. AtklHa, three miles further
down; John -Olden, adjulnlng Atkins;
and below -the latter plane. is th! C. A.
Jthea ranch, m. which a son-of C. A.
Bthaa Is now "Jiving. Cwwn otnyon,
Where the watin spout fell, is. about 20
nilles from where Rhea creek' empties
iwto 'Willow creen, a few at Ilea Above
Jie.
Reports from-Sone received by the
Eant Onegonlan tthls forenoon state
than the rallrood track wa wasfced
out yesterday aftwuoon between Lex
ington uiul HepiM.er by the rush ,vf
water down Willow creek, juid the
train was unable ko reach Steppner
last MlKht.'SO stopped for the nteht at
lone. However, a rlorce of tna was
kept at work all nlgnt upon the dam
aged track and wilt be repaired In
time for theAmln this evening. Prom
ithe abowe It would eeem that there
was considerable ralu'all at Heppner
or above thut jilaoe In order to bring
Willow creek to such a Rtage. At
If.ne, where the creek has the addi
tional water tnm Rhea creek, It -in
ld Willow wus filled to its bunks.
ttMiugh no damttfe was done. No rain
fell there until 7 or o'clock laat
evening.
TIHK AT LAGHAXnK.
HulldlilK uiul Stock of (ioods it Hc
Htroyod. La tJrande, May 31. Fire was dis
covered .last night iit W;a0 in Fred
Jacobs' -econd-hand stiire, and th ugh
the fire dopartment dhl all In Its pow
er to.'siibdue the flames, the building
and contents were -totally destroyed.
The origin of the fire is unknown,
though It is thnujrht that the fire
commenced In the upper story.
The wtock was .insured ' for $20''0
and the 'building, which belons.'d to
C. a. . Bunte, was Insured . for $lf-00
Mr. Jacobs carried a ttouk which he
values at not less than I3B00. The
.value , of the buildlug we are unable
to determine. Mr. .Jajbsaatatej that
he will Dot discontinue business, but
will bci ready to trade 1th the puhli
again as noon as the tnmrance a liuHi-
ers get- Uirough a djusilng.the lo.'S
iy SUBiT TO
A REFERENDUM
THKKK DAYH (BElflXD.
Xccotid . Uoat In Traav-wtlaiilk; lad it
lUce.
Scllly tUands, May 31. At 11:40
this morning the Enilsh .yacht Val
halla, was sighted 20 allies southwest,
ilu a : souCnwestei ly breeze.
Worn Out t.trew.
Southampton, May 51. .The Atlan
tic arrived, this morniqg, her. crew ex
hausted. Captain ltarr had not slept
lor 48 hours. The owner,. .Marshall,
gives the entire credit to Charles Barr.
lite- skipper.
Spain's
Al.PHOXSO IX.l'AlUS.
AIIcrixI I'kAl .to .saflfctu;uo .-;
Klnif.
Paris, Miv 31. Kiijg Alfonso of
fiwiiln, started sightseeing early this
morning, accompanied by President
Loiibet. Tlw kins was enthusiastical-
Jy lind frequently cheered by, the peo
ple. After it he official reception at
the county hall, the party will take
luu-heon at afie Spanish ,embas.sy.
I'laa .to AmasKfamte,
Paris, May 31. The pyJIce. are . on
thir track of mr Austrian inamed.Ver
e)4;. allege to have flanned , the
asaA-iiiatlon f Alfonso while In
Punts, i
Cat.ro Won.
', I.oulun. May .31. Lord JhxselieiTy'i
Cleesc, Mahcr ppp, won the derby at
Epsom Downs K nis afternntm. Nine
hirsei ran.
Grand Jury and Master in
Ohancery Are Investigating
the Teamsters' Strike.
ROSSI
M
ifJ OPEN REVOLT
CON rKKEXCK OF. IjAKOR
I KADEUS IS KCIIEII I.EI)
PrcsWriit -Wiea . 1 Favorable to Con
tiaalmr Uh StniUKU' und I'nletiK a
ScUlenHat I Iteuclicd Soon the
Strike .WIU pril by a trt'iicrul
Walkout of TeanisK'r A Strike
Itrrakrr W'a Dudly Iteuien Two
lliousiuid of the Regular Police
Fottce Are (Harding WagtiiiM, l.eav
log Hut WOO on Duty In the Cltj
" i
iinfriiiTVJcniriii I
ilVLill I -0LVLI1
iEN ElTOfiED
Chkago, .May 31. In addition to
the graJid jury and muster In chan
cery. Investigations of the teamsters'
strike .today, a conference of labor
leaders ..is rchcduled, at which plans
will probably be discussed. It Is re
ported the executive committee of the.
interna t.tonal brotherhood of teams
ters may decide to take a referendum
vote to convince the strikers.
PreJildcnt Shea expresed himself
favorable to continuing the struggle
but said powerful! forces oppose him
James Spencer, a strike-breaker,
was kjtinapped early this moinlnt
and taken to the south side and seri
ously wounded.
Two -thousand policemen were de
tailed this morning to guard wagons,
leaving only 600 to protect the city.
Two hundred were? sent into the
lumber district. "The employer)! an
nounce they -will sand out 3000 wag
ons todaft .
HwunMcr: Ditliiirucd.
The teamsters of the Coates com
pany refwod to 'deliver to boycotted
concerns -today and were discharged.
Presldin.t-Cohen, of: the State Fed
erutinn of 'Labor, today Intimated that
unless the :trrlke. is speedily settled the
result will be a general .walk-out of
U'eamsters.
ikm of Togo's Great Victory
Was Demoralized Linevitch's
Worn Army.
TOOSECTTIOX OF THE
WAR NOW IMPOSSIBLE.
IlBiHiiienc Smlk or ( aptin-cd Evt-ry Ves
sel lint One In the Russian Fleet
Wt. 'IVtersburg Is Panic Struck, and
'Denunciation of the Ruling Clique
' Open and ANnclxiard IIiunorM
Tluictlic CiarMay ANIicute Otlirr
-Iiuiiior Tht He Will Stubbornly
'IiiNtnte the War Xavul Pi-esfige
i.oiic for 50 Tears.
difficulties attending tht voyage
eastward showed themselves to be no
mean power, but your squadron In
tercepting them In advance put them
into confusion and destroyed or cap
tured nearly all their vessels. Your
victory does not end there. You cap
tured the enemy's commander-in-chief.
It Is most gratifying for our
national cause you achieved such a
victory. We send congratulations
and take this occasion to praise your
virtues and the emperor to thank you
and those under you, and to express
our sympathy for the killed and
wounded."
FltAXCHViE n'A-Y:IJEU LEUAI,
Ti:NUI.iCOLLAPm:i) AT
TIME GrXNISOX WiilKKS.
JOlltoulhol .Men Were. 330 Feet iCmiii
Mofcthdl Tumid, jiml Directly :1k--noatli
:U Red Creek ,Tui
'Wer .K1U,-I nud Vtar Are Still rut
Hie lituuHtf Sci ne ia Government
rii'intlon dl'rojct-t.
CHICAGO WHEAT M.'VRKET.
Quotations From the Greatest Wheat
Market In the United states.
Chicago, May 81. May wheat open
ed at 86, corn 48. and eats 30.
Song Wah, a Chinaman, suicided at
Ppoknne. He had been run out of
Coulee City because of Illicit rwJatlons
with a white woman.
Defends Rockefeller.
New York, May 31. Dr.
Robert MacArthur, pastor of
Calvary Baptist church, In the
Baptist Examiner, published to
morrow, defends Rockefeller
and saya: "Coarse and cruel
criticism of Rockfeeller malign
the entire Baptist denom.na
tlon." He protests against what
he calls "cowaraiy, unjust M
tacks." He has "Invectlgated
the alleged Illegal transactions
and finds them In accordance
with the highest standard! of
business morality. Rockefeller
la a Christian gentleman in pri
vate and business life.
nntre, 'Cn! My l A n.vo
In ccurrd ;tofiuy at Gur'ison tunnel,
one of the ,h"ia Irrl.gtttion j rujeotv
il the UnHvd 8ir.les gov. "r.meiu. -n
tombing liiietil 2.' iroi;ken. It jH
nut Ofcely Unit .any of Ur men ace
lU-uii. unless en-vh1 ahl -crtishod hjv
th - falling earth. f-- a;-.-rtJpes run
r.lc into the tinniel hava Iwui 'woi kln
alnicM. wlthoot biter in.'' .1 ini! th
ueelihnt h.ipp-.-r-id
By order or lioflldent Engineer Mc
Connell, nil work on the tunnel was
suspended and tlv entire force of me,
mid machinery hs been ttrftwht lo
the scene of the ae-in to aid ,'in res
cinng the cntorabei mer. A ii,ift Is
being sunk directly over the spot
where the men are urled, and ma
chinery Ik In pUce to remove tht -dirt
and f ocks as fust as car be cuC
Oiver R2J.OIIUIIIW Will Rc UVdil.-t!
Xetv Vork-'-i: Cof few.
New York. .'Hay ..31. Unpaid ta:;e
nminuntlng ti more than 2 l.'iOO.OOO
in. the state 'ill New -York are mud
pat anie ny iae itecision of the u
nrine court if the United States to
day upholdin ihe ttale tax on cor
poration fraralnbies. .Among thi! ccm
panks affected unfl the sums du
.rom them unokiir the law nre the fol
lowing:
Tht Manharciiii Elevated Railway
comiwny, J4.22I:Ki,l; Consolidated On.
company, 31.4a,!)fi; Meti-om.lilan
Trnclltio cotiipan Sji.M2.656: Biviok
lyn compiiny. (IS1.-2P8, n'ld the
New Y rk Hr4cm I'.allroad com
runy. r84.024.
The A "clslon wh :lmnded down bv
iustlce Jirewer. ,nifl it Itcid the law
under wi lch the ta-x wasiluvied to b
valid.
27 Men Kntomlied.
Moirlrose, Col., Mny 31. A rescue
imrty Sb expected to r-oach 27 en
tombed workmen In the Gunninwtn
tunnel by 10 o'clock this morning.
It Is bfci'leved several are dead. The
body of an unknown workman wa
discovered In the tunnel this morn
ing, but before It could be removed
another cave-In burled It. Two work
men, caught In the timbers, are heard
calling for help. The entombed men
are 330 feet from the mouth of the
tunnel, and directly under the bed of
Cedar creek. Their names arc un
known.
The rescuers In the shaft res '.-lied
the entombed men at nnn. Twenty-
one were hoisted out alive. Edward
Sihuler and Floys Woodruff are
dead. Four are still In the tunnel,
and injured.
ROY IIAGGF. TO DEATH.
, Morton Will Retire.
Washington, May 81. Secretary of
the Navy Morton announced this af
ternoon definitely he will retire July
1.
Chinese Will Boycott.
Manila, May 31. The Chinese
chamber of commerce has voted tn
boycott, all American merchandise lr.
retaliation for the new exclusion
treaty.
The United States supreme court
has adjourned until October I.
Iitwt In tlv Stirrup TWille .(! Horse
Ran .H
Srraguo, Vash., May 31 'William
Hilllnnb, an JS-year-old 'fcoy, who was
working for James MfXionnld. bet
with .vi horrible death by being drag
ged ! a liore at the tetter's farm.
1Z nilkas south of Sprague, nt booh
today. Mr. Mcl'onnld, the boy's .fath
er, V. -U. Hollanh, and Mike Brislown
of H'Pusue, witnessed the accident,
but were powerless to do anything Jo
save toe tinfortuuate boy. How tWe
accident -happened can not be deter
mined, a the horst was running nil
dragging ithe boy u;- his foot which
was fastened In the tlrrup, when he
was flint een.
Undertaken Buchanan says that
from the appearances of the body
death was taiused by the horse ellher
kicking his breast or stepping on it,
as there is unmistakable evidence of
a severe Internal hemorrhage. Young
llojlunb was a member of (the Sprague
camp, Woodmea of the World, and
will be burled under their auspices.
' .St. Petersburg. May 31. Llnettvch
wires the czar today the news of Ro
Jwtveusky's defeat has spread
throughout -flte army In Manchuria,
and the soldiers are now In open re
olt. He declares the war -must be
ended. Llnevitch points out that un
der such conditions its continuance Is
IrqnoKsible.
Open Denunciation at Home.
All Russia ta stunned by the news
of the completeness of the disaster.
All vessM-ls but one not sunk have been
captured. The Almuz alone was
saved. Crowds surround the bulle
tin boards, und weep as they listen to
the pitiful details. Everywhere the
present regime Is denounced.
The N'ovoe Vremya demands that
the people take the affairs of state
Into their own hands.
The Grand Duke Alexlefs Organ,
the Sloveox, says Russia has had ca
lamities enough and demands a
c-.ui: of regime -that will give the
country peace.
Humors are spreading the czar In
tends to abdicate.
Xavul Prestige Gone for BO Tears.
The grand dukes will hold a meet
ing tonight and a conference of min
isters and prominent generals will be
held at Tsarkoe Selo this arternoon.
All the ministers generals and ad
mirals Interviewed today say Russia
has lost her sea power for half a cen
tury to come. They think peace
would come immediately and that
England and America should helo
modify Japan's demands and that In
ternal reforms may bring about the re
generation of Russia.
-Slight Japanese Loste.
Washington, May 31. Minister
Griscom wires the state department
"Rojestvonsky's skull was frac
tured, requiring on operation, bur
the hurt Is not dangerous. The total
Jnpaneae losses to date were three
torpedo boats sunk, three otllcers
killed, and about 200 killed and disabled."
Czar Is OlMtinate.
Glasgow, May 31. The corres
pondent of the HeraTd at St. Peters
burg wires that the czar Is obstinate
ly set against suing for peace.
Jans Lone Provbdon Train.
St. Petersburg, May 31. Llnevitch
reports that his cavalry on May 24
captured a Japanese provision train
near Gangowatl.
Will Not Trust Huxtia.
Washington, May 31. li Is stated
on high diplomatic authority thr.t be
fore peace Is concluded Japan will de
mand from the powers a guarantee
that Russia will fulfil all the condi
tions Imposed. '
Orel Vnder Japanese Colors.
Kobe, May 31. The captured Rus
sian battleship Orel arrived at Mal
zura today flying the Japanese flag.
There will be great rejoicing here to
night In honor of the Japanese vic
tory. The town Is Illuminated.
FIFTY PASSENGERS
ARE
NECESSARY
That Number is Required to
Secure Special Train From
Walla Walla to Celilo.
O. R. & X. MAKES ROUXD
TRIP RATE OF tSJI..
Northern Pacific Steamer Cannot Bat-'
Had for tlie Trip, and the Mountaaai
Gem Pasnenger List Has Been Faal
for Two Weeks Pa.it A Large At
tendance at Celilo From the Moss
Distant Parts of Eastern Oregon as
Certain President Borle Appoints
a Committee to Represent the
dleton Commercial Association..
RIO GRANDE IS HIGU.
Railroad Traffic Is Badly Demoralized
and Town Submerged.
El Paso. May 31. The Rio Grande
river is higher in El Paso today than
for several years. Railroad traffic Is
badly demoralized. ' The town of
Anthony, N. M Is practically sub
merged. Crops throughout the Mes
111a valley are ruined. Property dam
age. Including valley crops, Is estimat
ed at J500.000. The city of El Paso
is in no Immediate danger.
Destructive lire at Warroad.
Winnipeg, May 31. Nineteen bus
iness houses and two residence were
destroyed by fire today at Warroad,
on the Minnesota and Canadian bor
der. Loss, $250,000.
couc
rniri
CIVIC
.mi
OF TOADE1
JIDGE W. R. ELLIS
WILL DELIVER ADDRESS.
Five Graduates Will Deliver Orations
' Literary mid Musical Program nt
Presbyterian Church Tonight Mrs.
Murston in Charge of Music An
nual Bmiquet at Assembly Hall
Following Comencenient Exercises.
Japanese Order Equipment.
New York, May, 31. A 5.no0.00
order or machinery and elecirica
equipment lor Japanese shlpardc
and arsenals was placed in this mar
ket. and will be shipped overland to
the Pacific.
Gromhol Xot IxkL
St. Petersburg. May 31. The ad
llralty denies the .reports the Grom-
boi was sunk off Vladivostok, as a
wveloss message was received from
that cruiser last night. ' Vlce-Adinlra!
Skmydloft Is reported on the Grombol,
in rt. Petersburg.
List of Rnselnn Losses.
Tlo, May 31. Togo has author
ized Admiral N'ebogatoff to submit I
to the czar a report of the battle list
of Russian killed and wounded and
prisoners. The surrendered officers
of the Klcolal, Orel, Apraxlne and
Scnyavlo wll be released on parole.
(.renter Than Reported.
New York, May 31. Marquis Ito
Jtoday cabled Banker Henry Clews:
Thanks lor your telegram of con
rratulatlon. The enemy's damage is
actually greater than hitherto of fie
lally published."
REPORT CENSURES.
Equitable Directors Met ami After
ward Adjourned.
New York, May 31. Directum ,of
the Equitable met at 11 to conelder
the report of the Frlck committee. It
Is learned from a reliable source the
report censures the society for mls
management. This will not frlke
Alexander hardest, as he had little to
say In the management, it Is not ex
pected any high oflclals will t3 re
moved. Consideration of the teport
will probably not be finished today.
The meeting adjourned at 1:10 un
til t. None of the directors will talk.
A new fruit cannery is about to be
established In Santa Clara, Cal., which
will put up S, 000,000 cans a year.
This season It expects to put up J,-000,000.
Captnmd Ship Retaken.
Nagasaki, May 31. The British
steamer Oldhnmta, with a kerosene
cargo for Yokkalchl, which was cap
tured -by the Russians May 19, has
been retaken by the Japanese war
ships. The captain of the Oldhamla,
the engineer and two of the crew were
also rescued. The steamer was re
taken Saturday and brought to Sase
bo today. '
Engaged the Remnant.
Paris, May 31. A report from St.
Petersburg says Kamlmura has en
gaged the remnant of the Russian
fleet, and fighting Is still progress
ing. Congratulates Togo.
Toklo, May 81. Admiral Yamma
to, minister of the navy, today wired
the following congratulations to Ad
miral Togo:
"The enemy's second and third
squadrons In successfully overcoming
The eomencement exercises of Per
oVeion r.eiidemy v.lll be held tonlgnt
at the Presbyterian church. udge
W. R. Ellis to deliver the address to
the graduates.
The exercises will begin at S o'clock
promptly, and a musical and literary
program will be rendered, in addition
to the orations by the graduates.
The orations by the graduating
class will be as follows:
"Ancient Egypt," Elmer Yates.
"Mary Lyons," Mary Odessa Por
ter. "Old Oregon," James Hartman
Sturgls.
"The Magi," Stanley Yates.
Valedictorian, Elda Pearl Potter.
Mrs. Helen Webb Marston will
have charge of the music for the eve
ning and after the exercises at the
church the annual banquet will be
held at assembly hall of the acad
emy. About 50 Invited guests will
attend the banquet and short ad
dresses will be made by the alumni, i
academy teachers, members of th
board of trustees and others.
Repudiate Gomjiers and Mitchell.
Salt Lake, May 81. By an over
whelming vote today the Westen,
Federation of Miners Indorsed indus
trial union and will send deelgates to
the convention In Chicago June 2".
Tills repudiates Gompers and Mitch
ell, making a complete break with the
executive council of the American
Federation of Labor.
IX POLICE COURT.
Batch of Disorderlies and Scrappers
Were Disciplined.
In the police court this morn.'nr Jim
Bndroads forfeited ball to the amount
of 3 for riding a wheel on ths side
walk. A. F. Nicholas forfeited $10
for driving too rast through the city.
Ell Parr was given 1 10 or five days
for fighting.
Am Hlcklln was sentenced to 10
days or J20 for fighting. The lat
ter was arrested by Deputy Sheriff
Spikes last evening. Hlcklln was
fighting with another man and Dep
uty Davis attempted to part them. On
resistance being offered. Deputy Spike
came to his assistance and Hlcklln
was locked in the city Jail for the
night.
J. A. Smith, of the Open River as
sociation, passed through the city tM
morning from Baker City, where ha
has been in the Interest of the open
ing of the portage and is highly pleas
ed with the interest being shown is
the event In that district and expects
a large attendance from Eastern Ore
gon at the celebration to be held at
Celilo on Saturday.
In order that Umatilla county mast
be represented at the celebratioav.
President Borle, of the Commercial
association this morning appointed a, .
committee, consisting of E. W. Mo
Comas, Henry Rosenberg and C W
Myers to be present at the operuaa;
ceremonies at Celilo, Saturday mors
Ing to represent Umatilla county anaV-.
Pendleton Commercial association-.
The members of this committee
have signified their intention of going -to
Celilo and many more Umatilla.
county people w ill also attend thece
ebretlon. A special train will be-rans
from Portland on Saturday avorpmsv
carrying Governor Chamberlain azssl
the other members of the portage)
commission who will come out to wit
ness the ceremonies. j
Cannot Go on River Boat. 1
The East Oregonlan received a tel
ephone message from Dr. N. a. Bis- '
lock,' of Walla Walla, this afternooav
stating that It has been impossible ta
secure the Northern Pacific boat as
make the trip down the river anal
that as the Mountain Gem, from Lew-
Iston, has been crowded with a pas
senger list for two weeks. It will bat-
impossible for either Walla Walla '
Umatilla citizens to secure passage am- '
the boat to Celilo.
The people of Walla Walla are try
ing to arrange a special train over thav
O. R. & N., and have secured a spec
ial round trip rate with Pullmsaa,
irom vt ana waiia to celilo and returns
for J8.25, and they Invite Pendleton
to Join In this excursion, as they most,
guarantee 50 rassengeis to secure this
train. The rate from Pendleton would
be correspondingly cheaper.
Dr. Rlalock stated that Walla Walls,
could easily raise one-half or Us-,
thirds of the required number, aiwf
earnestly called upon Pendleton to aiA.
them in securing the train by promis
ing to go.
The plans of the boat excursion are
just as published in the East Oregon-
Ian yesterday. The Mountain Gem
will pass Umatilla some time Friday
afternoon and will remain over night
at Arlington, but it Is crowded to the
limit with Lewlston people.
A large number of Wralla Walls
people desired ' to go by boat, and
many of therli will go on the excur
sion train. Chairman E. W. McCo
mas, of the special committee appoint
ed by President Borle, of the Com
mercial association, said to the East
Oregonlan today:
This Is the most Important event
happening in the Inland Empire since
the country was first settled, and t
hope the citizens will show their ra
terest by attending the celebration. It
Is far more important than the open
ing of the Lewis and Clark fair-"
Rogers' Petition Denied.
Monepeller, May 31. Chief Justice
Howell, of the supreme court, this
morning denied the petition of the at
torneys of Mrs. Rogers, for a writ
of error. Governor Bell decidjcl ts
grant a reprieve in or3er to pen.ilt s
writ of error to be filed in the state
supreme court.
Fairbanks at Portland.
Portland, May 31. Vice
President and Mrs. Fairbanks
and the congressional pauy
who will participate In Ihe
opening ceremonies of the Lew
is and Clark exposition, arrived
by special train at 4 o'clock
this morning over the North
ern Pacific. They remaned
aboard the train until 8 o'clock
when they were met by fair of
ficials and escorted through the
streets by the Fourth -.-avalry to
the home of President H. W.
Goods, of the fair comml-i.,r
where Fairbanks will be en.er
talned during; his stay.