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PENDLETON, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 190.
NO. 5586
VOL. 18.
THE DALIES CITY
SINKS IN
RIVER
Columbia River Boat Struck a
Rock at Lyle This Morning
at 8 O'clock.
PASSENGERS ESCAPE MY
QUICKLY TAKINU TO MOATS.
Hoot. Now Lies Completely Submerged
III About 25 Feet of Wutor Cargo
W'UM CoilllKIHCd cf General Mcr
chnixMso Much of Whim In a Total
low iShiiio Machinery Will Me
Saved Tlic DhIIiim City Ih a Pioneer
. Itlvcr Boat ami Cost About .VUiXi
Effort Will Mo MikIk to Raise
Her.
The Dalles, Feb. 8. fSpoclal.)
The Columbia river steamer Dalles
City, plying between thin city and
Portland, struck a, submerged rock In
the Colombia at 8 o'clock this morn
ing, opposite Lyle at the mouth of
the Klickitat river and sank In 25
feet f water.
She carried passengers and a cargo
of general freight and It was with
great difficulty that tho passengers
and crew escaped before the boat
-Mink, no rapidly did "he fill with wa
ter. She l now completely submerged
and the cargo will be almost a total
loss. 'Much of It waa perlshnble gen
eral merchandise. Including salt, su
gar, rice and other commodities which
will be a total loss. There was some
machinery and canned goods aboard,
which will be saved.
The passengers escaped by hurried
ly taking to the boats which were
launched In double-quick time with
out a hitch In the work of the crew,
showing that careful training Is ob
served and enforced on the bont.
The Dulles City is an old pioneer
on the Columbia river and belonged to
the Regulator line. Its running
mate, the Regulator, was destroyed
In the Portland dry docks a few days
ago by a glsolluc explosion in which
her second engineer and a fireman
lost their lives.
The Dalles City cost about $50,000
and an effort will be made to raise
her.
The river is very rnpld at the point
at which the boat struck and although
there Is considerable more than the
ordinary depth or water at thnt point,
she struck a large rock square in the
front and was split open for several
feet
The passengers were left at Lyle
from where they . were ..taken on to
Portland by boats following.
CVN FEREX UK OK t'OM.M ANDERS.
Limiting Into the 'Mutiny on the Mnr
blelii'tiil. ,
Han Diego, Feb. S. A conference
of commanders of ships In the Pa
cific squadron was held In the ad
miral's quarters on board the Chicago
this morning to consider the condition
of affairs, bordering on mutiny on
the Marb ehead.
The officers say the reports of dis
satisfaction are much exaggerated,
hut admit that the seamen expressed
disapproval of Captain Mulligan's or
ders. The men say whnr no ship was
at Plcblllque the mesh officers were
ordered to go ashore and help load
cnal and afterwards were ordered to
prepare meals while In a dirty condi
tion. When Commander Mulligan or
dered the boat raised they refused to
pull at the oars. They also have
other grievances. The men will pre
sent their case lo Admiral Goodrich.
No further trouble la expected.
OATH WEIGHED ON CONSCIENCE.
Thomas Went Through the Endow
ment Twice.
Washington. Feb. 8. Prof. Wolfe
resumed the stand this morning In the
Smoot ease.
William J. Thomas, of Spanish
Fork, Utah, told of going through the
"endowment" twice. He said the
oaths weighed upon his conscience,
and he left the church. He said he
had enlisted twice to defend the nation
In contradistinction to "avenging the
blond of tho prophet."
Another Minister Gone Wrong.
Waukegan, 111., Feb. 8. -Rev.
J. G, Wade, the Congregational
minister arrested yesterday, ac-
cused of sending obscene matter
through the malls, was admitted
to ball last night. He attempted
suicide this morning by Jumping
In front of a passenger train, and
waa badly Injured, but will re-
cover. The obnoxious letters
were written to a young boy.
BIG MINE DIVIDES PROFITS.
Himicwtake Declares Ha n8.Mli Dlvi-
urnti.
Denver, Feb. 8. The great Home
stake Mining company of South Da
kota, has just declared Its 385th divi
dend, aggregating 109,200, ThlB
company haB been paying dividends
regular for 26 years, at the rate of 25
cents a share, the total being $11,
333,350. Meanwhile It has built a water sys
tem Involving aft expenditure of $1,
000,000, doubled the capacity of its
stamp mills, erected two enormous
cyanide plants. Is now building a very
large sluice plant, and has equipped
all Its workings with the finest ma
chinery In the land. The average
grade of the Homestake ore is 13.73
per ton. i
The profit lies in the raising and
crushing 4000 tons per days In Its
mills, which carry. 1000 stamps that
are constantly dropping on low jrade
ore.
RELIC OF NAPOLEON.
Anchor From Flagship Italia Recov
ered 1 1 Monterey.
Monterey. Cal., Feb. 8. An anchor
from the old ship Italia, which. It Is
said, was once Napoleon's prison ship,
was recovered from the bottom of the
sea today by a fiBherman. One of the
flukes is broken off. It Is so heavy
that the fishermen have been unable
to land It on the wharf, and must
wait until a derrick Is available.
The Italia was sunk in the harbor
here In 1852. She was lying off the
old custom house, and her officers
were ashore attending a fandango. A
storm suddenly arose and before the
men could reach the ship the vessel
turned turtle and sank. Since then
she has been undisturbed at the bot
tom of the bay.
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EARTHQUAKES PREDICTED.
Prof. Hick Sns There Will He a
Slinking Fp February 13.
St. Louis. Feb. 8. lit, Hleks, the
astronomer, predicts many seismic and
volcanic outbreaks in various parts of
the world February 13.
King of Greece Arrived.
Copenhagen, Feb. 8. King George
of Greece, arrived today to attend his
father's funeral. The late king's mody
will lie In state from the 13th to 15th.
IS
OP
FAST I'M ATILLA PROJECT
STIMULATING BUSINESS.
Molse Contractor of Moans and Re
sponsibility May Become a Perma
nent Resident Here, Engaging In lr-
rlgntloii Work as an Occupation,
During and Following the Comple
tion of the Government Work
Sharp CmiiH'titlon Enable the Gov
ernment to Get Its Work Done Com
paratively Cheap.
Vhe building of the East Vmntllln
government Irrigation project will at
tract men of capital to the county, Aa
no other protect of any kind, ever un
dertaken In eastern Oregon before.
Today G. H. Hassett, of Boise, a
prominent contractor and railroad
niMii, came down to Investigate the
prospects for securing contracts on the
construction of the project, and If he
finds that the outlook is favorable he
will locate his family In Pendleton
nnd bid on the project.
Mr. Hassett owns about 100 good
teams and scrapers, plows, road mak
ing machinery nnd ditch building Im
plements and Is n practical contractor,
and owing to the great activity In Ir
rigation works In the west end of this
county he may become a permanent
resident here and engage In ditch con
tracting among private parties follow
ing the completion of the government
project.
He says that the building ' of the
Boise-Payette government project Is
bringing many large contractors Into
Idaho, and that the government will
be able to complete all Its projects at
a very low cost owing to the sharp
competition which It Is evident will
enter Into the building for government
contracts.
He says the most serious problem of
the Boise-Payette nnd other Idaho
projects. Is the possibility that labor
will be scarce. Many of the contrac
tors are already searching everywhere
for competent tenmsters and ditch
builders and unless an unexpected
supply Is discovered somewhere in
the Irrignted states, this promises to ho
a very serious question.
The enormous number of Irrigation
projects now under way and tho
great number of railroad extensions
being built in the west and northwest
have engaged all the available men
until the labor question Is one which
will puzzle contractor.
Mr. Hnssett went to Echo this morn
ing to ascertain if possible when bids
on the Enst Umatilla project will be
advertised for, and to take a look at
the country through which the gov
ernment ditch Is to be built
ATTRACTING
MEN
El
HEPBURN RATE
E BY VOTE OF Ml TO 7
Seven Negative Votes Cast by
Would Have Voted Nay
House. Settled Down to Grim Business anil Put in Three Hours Defeating
Amendments Mill us Passed EmbodicN All Roosevelt's Recommenda
tions: Establishes Maximum Rates When Existing Rales Arc Found to
Me Unjust; Hates and Other Matters Always Subject to tlic Courts
Refines Common Curriers, and Increases Commission to Seven Member.
Washington, Feb. 8. The rate bill
passed by a, vote of 844 to 7.
Those who voted In the negative
were McCall of Massachusetts, Llttle
fleld of Maine, Weeks of Massachu
setts, Perkins, Vreel and Southwark
of New York, Sibley of Pennsylvania,
all republicans. Sullivan of Massa
chusetts, democrat, would have voted
In the negative had he been present.
All Amendment Killed.
Washington, Feb. 8. By contlna
Ing Its session practically to 7 o'clock
last night the house concluded all the
preliminary steps to the passage of
the rate bill, ordered a roll call on the
measure and put off final action until
tomorrow. The time for amendments
came 'at 4 o'clock In the afternoon,
and for three hours following one
amendment after another came up.
was read, debated In some Instances
and went down to defeat. So fierce
was the struggle to pass each amend
ment that often when a paragraph of
the bill was concluded in the reading
a dozen members waved their hands
and shouted for recognition. . t
Not one of these were adopted
They contained all manner of propo
sitions, such as the regulating of
preferentials, the long and short haul
free passes, court procedure, whole
rate bills and parts of bills, all went
"by the board."
Terms of Hie. Law.
The Hepburn rate bill which passed
today as far as possible .complies
specifically with the president's rec
ommendations. It gives the Interstate commerce
commission authority when a rate has
been complained of as unreasonable
by a shipper, to Investigate, and If
found unreasonable to name a rate
that would be Just, reasonable and
fairly remunerative to be the maxi
mum rate to be charged. Such a
HFILTtS TO CANADA.
Colorado & Southern Railway Will Tap
the North.
Denver, Feb. 8. The Denver Post
says today:
The Colorado & Southern Railway
company makes the official announce
ment that It will, in the course of 15
months, complete a line of railway
from the northern terminus of Its Wy
oming branch to Canada to connect
with the Canadian Pacific railway.
This project carries with It the con
struction of a line from Fort Collins.
Col., to Cheyenne. Wyo.
"A party of surveyors will leave
Denver tonight to find the most feasi
ble route for the line to Canada," is
the Information given out hv Vice
President A. D. Parker's office. Mr.
Parker has Just returned from Texas,
where he was In conference with
President Frank Trumbull of the Col
orado & Southern.
THE MILWAUKEE IX IDAHO.
Four Companies Organized for Devel
opment Work.
Lewlston, Feb. 8. The Milwaukee
is planning for nn extensive develop
ment of the interior of Idaho which is
traversed by Its lino In crossing the
state. It means to purchase, plat and
convey lands; purchase and handle
timber; own coal lands and mine the
product; and develop and operate
power plants for manufacturing pur
poses. Thees facts were made patent yes
terday by the filing of articles of In
corporation for four separate compa
nies, separate In name and purpose,
but evidently a unit In control, as the
names of the Incorporators Indicate.
The articles were filed by I. N. Smith,
who recently filed articles for the Mil
PENDLETON FLOUR
Twenty thousand .sacks of Pendle
ton flour will be sent to Japan during
the last weeks In February by the
Byers mill of this city.
For some time the flour shipments
have been somewhat slow, but begin
ning with the latter part of this month
Mr. Byers will begin active work In
filling his oriental orders. The Jap
anese market promises to be better
than ever during the coming year,
owing to the settlement of the war
BILL PASSED '
Republicans One Democrat
Had He Been Present.
rate to go Into effect within 30 days
after announced by the commission
and subject to order of suspension by
the commission or by the courts. Af
ter It Is finally in effect to remain for
three years.
The courts can always set It aside.
The words "railroad" and "trans
portation" are so defined as to In
clude all auxiliary Instruments of
common carriers within the Jurisdic
tion of the commission.
Publicity of railroad .methods is
planned by a system of bookkeeping
prescribed.
The commission Is Increased to
seven members, each on a salary of
110,000.
ANTI-PASS MILL INTRODUCED.
Gaines Prescribes Penalties for Moth
Givers and Takers,.
Washington, Feb. 8. A bill Intro
duced by Gaines, of Tennessee, In the
house, would make it unlawful to give
free transportation on the railroads,
and provides severe penalties for both
giver and receiver of free passes.
Pension Mill Debute Opened.
Washington, Feb. 8. Representa
tive Gardner, of Michigan, today open
ed the debate on the pension bill,
urging the adoption of Roosevelt'r.
recommendation that every honora
bly discharged soldier of the civil war
receive a pension.
Army Dismissals.
Washington, Feb. 8. Sentences of
dismissal are given Lieutenant L. S.
Lewis, of the 30th Infantry, and Cap
tain A. F. Curtis, of the artillery. Both
were tried In San Francisco, Lewis on
a charge of duplicating pay accounts,
and Curtis charged with drunken
ness. The president has acted on
neither.
waukee covering the business of Its
Idaho extension.
"I 'OK PURPOSES UNKNOWN."
Investigation Exposed New nnd Enor
mous Grafts.
Albany, N. Y., Feb. S. The Insur
ance investigating committee notes
that from 1SS0 to 1905 'Hamilton re
ceived $700,000 for purposes unknown.
The committee says Hamilton re
ceived $700, 00U for his own uses. It
also says the work of watching threat
ening nnd harmful legislation wns all
right, but it should be done openly,
nnd a proper accounting made.
It recommends that suits be institut
ed to recover $75,000 sent Hamilton
to pay taxes, but authorizing him to
use it for other purposes, and $25,000
remitted Hamilton upon MeCall's or
der from the Paris office. This Paris
remittance is a new development for
which the committee holds McCall
primarily responsible
CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET.
Quotations From the Greatest Wheat
Center In the World.
Chicago, Feb. 8. Whent closed at
84 1-4; corn at 44 1-4, and oats at
30 1-8.
Hoch Must Hang.
Springfield, III., Feb. 8. The su
preme court this morning refused to
Interfere further In the Hoch case.
The governor has twice reprieved
Hoch so he could go before the su
preme court. He was sentenced to
bang Februaiy 23.
Would Not Protest Smoot.
Des Moines, Feb. 8. Tile house
klled a resolution protesting against
the seating of Smoot.
DIRECT TO J
and the new country which will be
opened up In Manchuria.
American flour Is now used almost
exclusively In Japan and eastern Ore
gon sends more than any other sec
tion of the United States. Especially
has Pendleton been a chief source of
flour supply for Japan. For the past
16 years Mr. Byers has filled Increas
ing orders from the orient until now
almost the entire energy and capacity
of his large mills In this city are de
voted to this growing trade.
APAN
QUESTION OF ALLOTMENT.
Technical Points to Me Settled III
Idaho Courts.
Lewlston, Feb. 8. The Interesting
question as to whether an Indian can
will an allotment or whether It must
go to the heirs, will be answered by
Judge Hanlon In the probate court
In the matter of the estate of Polly
Thompson, a Nez Perce Indian. Polly
Thompson died In 1899 and bequeath
ed her two allotments to her daugh
ter Louisa Bartlett and her grandson,
Charles Bartlett. The allotments
cover '100 acres, part near Lapwal.
The balance Is at the old Klppen post
office. The lands are worth $5000.
The husband, Thomas F. Reynolds,
and a second daughter of the deceas
ed, Agatha Evans, have contested the
will, claiming the allotment Is, ac
cording to the act. held by the gov
ernment for the Indian and in case of
his or her death for the heirs. Should
this contention be sustained the hus
band would have one-half and each
Klaughter a quarter of the estate,
while the grandson would get noth
ing. Steals Met! Linen Front Pullman.
Seattle, Feb. S. Nearly 100 sheets
and 25 pillow slips have been stolen
from Pullman cars In the Northern
Pacific yards in the last week. The
loss of the bed linen was reported to
the pollcfe this morning by F. A. Hart
wick, special agent. The loss' of 40
sheets wlls discovered January 29, 10
on January SO and 30 on January 31.
The pillow slips also disappeared on
the last date. A number of other thefts
have occurred recently in the railway
yards, and the company detectives are
considerably disturbed.
Boy Accidentally Shot.
Walla Walla, Feb. 8. Corbett
Griggs, aged 15, a son of W. H.
Griggs, residing at 1105 West Alder
street, accidentally shot and serious
ly wounded his 12-year-old brother,
Eugene, while fooling with a 32-cali-ber
revolver at 10 o'clock this morn
ing. The bullet struck young Griggs
fairly, on the end of the nose and
penetrated the muscles of the throat,
where It still remains.
IET POSSIBLE
COULD ME INSTALLED
INSIDE OF 8S00 CASH.
Clause in the Franchise. Belonging to
tlic Pacific States Telephone Compa
ny Reserves to tlic City the Privilege
of Using the Company's Poles for
Fire or Police Alarm Systems This
W ill Greatly Reduce Cost of Instal
lation La Grande Has Such a Sys.
tent. Which Is Deemed Entirely
Practicable Here.
It is possible that an electric fir
alarm system may be installed here by
using the telephone poles upon which
to string the wires. For some time
past the council has been considering
the nrntter of an electric system, but
it was presumed that poles would have
to be erected for the same, and the
cost of the entire system would be In
the neighborhood of J 1500.
However, ,vt the council meeting last
night Recorder Fltz Gerald called the
attention of the council to the fact
that under the franchise now held by
the Pacific States company the city
has the right to use their poles ;
any police or fire alarm system It
wishes to establish. This being the
care, the sole cost of the thing would
be for stretching the wires and estab
lishing the alarm boxes. It is estl
mated thjs expense would amount to
but $250 or $300, and consequently
could be easily met by the city.
Such an alarm system as this is now
In use In La Grande, and the subject
is being Investigated by ttie fire com
nuttee with a view to establishing It
here if found practicable.
EXPERIMENT FARMS.
Reclaimed Uind In Washington Will
Me Converted to Good Use.
The Interest taken, by Congress
man Jones In the establishment of
experimental farm stations In eastern
Washington has at length borne fruit.
a bill being Introduced In congress
providing for an appropriation of
$120,000 for carrying on the work
says a Walla Walla dispatch.
Congressman Jones has had a num.
her of conferences regarding the es
tablishment of the experimental sta
tions with the secretary of agricul
ture, and It Is as a result of these
conferences that the secretary has had
Introduced the bill providing for the
establishment of the stations.
A bill has also been Introduced pro
viding for the reclamation of 30.000
acres of swamp lands along the Col
vllle river in Stevens county. When
reclaimed It Is said that this land will
he worth $75 per acre.
,Tohn Judge, aged P years, was de
capitated and had both arms crushed
by a switch engine at Clark's Forks.
Idaho, while trying to ride on the
running board.
ALARM
SYSTEM
STREET PAVING
UP
Held That the City is Not Now
in Shape to Stand Expense
of Paving the Squares.
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THE PETITIONS WERE NOT
PKF.KI'NIER IN COUNCIL
Finance Committee Says It Will Cost
the City Approximately l.VOOO for
Its Share of the E.M?nse J. B.
Dickson Employed as City's ITnan
clnl Afccnt nnd Hookkeeper Unless
Franklin Street Property Owner
Pay for .Macadam Within Ten
Liens Will Bo Foreclosed City
Pound Moved and New Poundmaster
Employed Twelve lire Hose Bids
Were Received.
Although the majority of property
owners on Main and East Court street
have petitioned for the paving of the
business part of town it now seems
doubtful if any Immediate action will
be taken owing to the hesitancy of '
the council. At the meeting held last
night the petitions recently clculated '
were not iormauy iireseiiieu, uul
suhject was discussed, and It was held "
that the city Is not now in financial
shape to stand the expense or paving
the squares. As chairman of the fi
nance committee Councilman Murphy
expressed this sentiment, saying that
it would cost approximately $15,0
for the city's portion of the expense,
and that at present he did not see how
this could be met i
The estimate regarding the probable
cost to the city and the ability of the
treasury to stand the same was made
by I. R. Dickson, who has been re
tained by the present council as finan
cial advisor and to keep the books of
the city.
Aside from the discussion of the
paving proposition, there was little of
Interest at the meeting last evening.
The bills for the past month were or
dered paid and the monthly reports
of the' treasurer, recorder and marshal
submitted.
Pay Up or Submit to Liens.
A resolution was passed directing
the city recorder to notify the property
owners of Franklin street that they
must pay the amounts due for the ma
cadamizing of that street within ie
days, or the Hens held by the city will
be foreclosed.
Location of Pound Changed.
The committee on health and police
reported they had changed the loca
tion of the city pound from the Mat
lock barn on West Court street, to
Frank Day's place on Star street, be
tween Alta, where It will still be un
der the charge of Mr. Day. William
Bowers was secured to look after the
dumping of garbage, at a salary of
$25 per month.
Also a report was made by the fire
committee upon the suhject of the
improvements asktd for by the de
partment, and Chairman Ell. of that
committee, was Instructed to ascertain
the probable cost of an electric alarm
system.
(in motion the saloon license of Ba
ker & Garrison was ordered transfer
red to William Wells, who has pur
chased that business.
Fiscal Agent Hired.
Councilmnn Murphy reported that
he had engaged J. R. Dlekson for the
position of advisor regarding the loan
ing of city money nnd keep accounts,
for a salary of $25 per month. By
motion this action was approved by
the council.
Twelve bids for fire hose to be pur
chased by the city, were received and
referred to the fire committee.
Chinese of Anioy Revolt.
Tm..ln.. O 4
celved today with a brief description
of an attack by revolutionists on mis
sionaries at Chang Punear, Amoy.
The revolutionists invaded the prem
ises and looted the buildings. All mis
sionaries except an aged English
Presbyterian clergyman named Old
ham, escaped. The band was well
armed and Is now proceeding with
further depredations. It is believed
to be marching upon Chang Chow.
Harvard Ferninst Football.
Boston, Feb. 8. Official announce
ment Is made today that Harvard
faculty favors the prohibition of foot
ball. Roiilder Wrecked a Train.
Redding. Cal., Feb. 8. An Im-
mense boulder weighing over a
ton, fell on the track two miles
above Lamolm? at 3 this morn-
ing. A freight train struck it
and the engine and seven cars
were thrown from the track
and narrowly escaped going Into
the river. An unknown man
stealing a ride was killed, and
traffic Is tied up.
AGAIN
HUNG