East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, May 19, 1906, DAILY EVENING EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text. OAIIY EVENING EDITIQT DAILY EVENINGEDITION There Is something In store (or you In every advertisement In the East Oregonlan. Don't fall to read every line. . VOL. 19. I'lOLETON, OREGON, SATURDAY, MAY 19, 1900 NO. 5672 TEACHERS GOME 10 PENDLETON Eastern Oregon Division of State Teachers' Association Meets in Nosember. CHOICE OF T1IE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AT LA GRANDE. Motion to Bring It Hero Wh Made by Prof. Hockenberry Teacher. From Fifteen Counties Will Attend, With Especially Largo Delegations From Certain Portions Superintendent Welles anil State Superintendent Ackerman Will Prepare tlie Pro gram Largo and Enthuslaetlo At tendance Exectcd and Bare. .... J it Pendleton has been honored by be ing selected as the place for the next convention of the eastern Oregon di vision of the Oregon State Teachers' association, and also by the selection of Frank K. Welles, county superin tendent, a president of the associa tion. The above action was taken at a meeting of the executive committee held in La Grande on Thursday. Members of the commltteo present were J. H. Ackerman, state superin tendent; Frank K. Welles, H. J. Hnckenbery; E. E. Bragg, county su perintendent Union county; J. A. Pay ton, county superintendent of Baker county; J. A. Churchill, city superin tendent of Baker City. Prof. L. R. Traver, of this city, was unable to at tend, but sent a letter which was read at the session. State Superintendent Ackermnn act ed as chairman of the meeting, and Frank K. Welles as secretary. The motion to hold the coming an nual convention in Pendleton was made by Prof. H. J. Hoekenbery, who has been tendered the position of city superintendent of La Orande. The dates set for the convention are No vember 20; 27 and 28, 1906. Teachers From 15 Counties. That the holding of the convention here will be of benefit to the city Is assured from the fact thnt teachers will be present from the entire portion of the state east of the Cascnde moun tains. Especially large delegations are anticipated from Baker. Union and Vmatllln counties, as the edu cators of these counties are In close touch with each other and work J.ar monlously. Also, good representa tions will doubtless attend from Was co, Sherman, Qllllam and other coun ties west and south of here. County Superintendent Welles ar rived home this morning from having attended the executive committee meeting, and In speaking of the com ing convention he said: Enthusiastic Reunion Promised. "Those In charge of the arrange ments for the meeting will make every effort to secure a good attendance and to make the convention one worth At tending. I believe we can have even a larger crowd than was present for the session of the Inland Empire Teachers' association, which was held here two years ago." At the meeting Thursday Messrs. Welles and Ackerman were authorized to prepare the program for the con vention, and the former was directed to secure the services of a stenog rapher In the work of securing speak ers. Will Secure Eastern Spcnkors. It is the plnn to secure some prom inent eastern man as the principal speaker of the , convention, and to have him deliver six general talks and one evening lecture. Aside from this, addresses and discussions will be given by men prominent In education al wark In this state. The first part of eneh half day will be devoted to departmental work, the Inst half to a general session. The Complete pro gram will be announced after the same has been decided upon and ac ceptances received from those Invit ed to take part. The teachers' convention this fall should be of unusual Interest because no session was held last year owing to tho Lewis and Clark fair. RAILS FOR STREET CARS. Construction Work on Walla Walla Street Car System to Begin Soon. Walla Walla, May 19. The Walla Walla Valley Traction company Is ex pecting a big shipment of steel rails for the Main street line and Secretary Allen stated this morning that as soon Powder Works Blew Up. Kenosha, Wis., May 19. Five buildings of the Laflln-Rand 4 Powder company, six miles west of here, were blown up by an explosion this morning. Nd lives were lost, but the proper- ty damage was great. O as the shipment is received, construc tion work on the new stret car sys tem In the paved district will be com menced. The shipment consists of 120 tons of 72-pound, six-Inch rails, 60 feet long, and should be In Walla . Walla by the first of next week. The rails the company purchase for the Main street line will be as heavy as any street car company In the west has In use. The first car for use on the new street car system will be shipped from the factory about June 1, and will probably arrive In Walla Walla by June 16, TRAINMEN WERE KILLED. Locomotive Explodes on Soutliem Pa - eiflo In Nevada. Reno, Nev., May 19. The engine of the second section of yesterday's Southern Pacific No. 0, exploded at Cedar, near Wells, Nev., at 2 o'clock this morning. The boiler was blown from the trucks with terrific force and both the engineer and fireman were Instantly killed. The cause of the explosion is unknown. The dead are L. F. Zimmerman, en gineer; M. S. Irwin, fireman. Both of the dead men were from Ogdun. Several passengers sustained slight contusions. The Oregon Short Line headquar ters announces that the Northwestern company has purchased the old right of way of the NorthweBt company. Engineers are now In the field, pre liminary to Immediate construction. CARNEGIE DENIES CILIRGES. Says Ho Did Not Benefit by Railroad Rebates. New York, May 19. Andrew Car negie by wireless from the steamer Cedrlc denies President Cassatt's charges that the Carnegie Steel com pany was the chief beneficiary of the rebates given by the Pennsylvanja railroad before rebating was stopped. TWO WERE DROWNED. Scow-Schooner CapHteed Off Ttburn Island. San Francisco, May 19. A scow schooner owned by the Aden Qoodall company of San Francisco, is reported as being overturned off Tlburn last night and two were drowned. TORRENTIAL RAINS Bring Great Suffering Around Volcano Vesuvius. tiie Naples, May 19. Torrential rains have carried ashes and mud down Ve suvlus' sides and burled peasants' houses, and drowning animals. The people have sought refuge in the streets. L SERMON BY REV. HALL. WHO IS A UNION VETERN. Discourse Will Bo at 7:30 p. m. on Sunday, May 27, at Hendricks Hall Til ore Will Bo Special Musical Exen-fetcH Members of the G. A. R. Will March to Uio nail From Mllarky Hall Public is Cordially In vited to Attend. Rev. W. W. Hall of Kennewlck, Wash., has been selected to preach the memorial sermon for Kit Carson post, a. A. R at the services which will be held here on Sunday, May 27. Rev. Hall is himself a veteran of the civil war, and his selection was made partly for that reason. The memorial service will be held In Hendricks' hall and will commence at 7:30. Aside from the sermon there will also be special music for the oc casion. Just before the time for holding the service tho members of the O. A. R. will meet In Mllarky hall and from there they will march In a body to Hendricks' hall. The public in gen eral Is Invited to attend the service. BERKMAN AND THE ANARCHISTS He Is Said to Have Fallen In Love With Emma Goldman. New York, May 19. It develops that Alexander Berkman during his Imprisonment, communicated with outside anarchists. It is discovered that "E. Smith," with whom Berkman Is said to have had correspondence, which ripened Into love, is none other than Emma Goldman. Police After a Negro. Orovllle, Cat., May 19. The police are scouring the country for a negro who late last night brutally beat and choked Edna Williams, white, who re fused his advances. They know he is In hiding. near here. Yesterday's Coast League Scores. Portland, May 19. Portland 10, Oakland I. Los Angeles, May 19. Los Angeles J, Fresno t. Ill PREACH MEM 600 PERSONS HUE HOMELESS mpossible at This Time to Tell How Many Lives Were Lost in the Forest Fires 100 SQUARE MILES ARE FIRE SWEPT IN MICHIGAN. Homeless People Fleeing From the Burning Districts by the Tralnloads Fire Is Now Raging In Wiscon sin, But Particulars Are Lacking Three Children Known to Have Been Burned, and a Relief Train Is Missing Vast Property Losses Everywhere to Corporations and Homesteaders, Three Children Burned. Escanaba, Mich., May 19. Word has been received that the relief train from here last night is between two fires and only the crew escaped. Anoth er train sent out today Is as yet unheard from. That three children were burned at Quln nesce, Is confirmed. Escanaba, Mich., May 19. One hundred square miles are swept by forest fires In northern Michigan. It Is Impossible to tell how many lives were lost, or the amount of damage done on account of communication lacking. It Is estimated that 6000 people are homeless. Three tralnloads of homeless have arrived here, suffering for the neces sities. The fire Is sweeping north ward, but Is dying out In some places. The fire boundaries are Goose Lake on the north from Escaanba, as far south as to Peshtlgo In Wisconsin, and west to Stambaugh. In Michigan east to the Alger county line. All railroads and lumber companies and homesteaders are heavy losers. Refugees at Marquette- Marquette, Mich., May 19. Twenty-five farmers and their families have reached here In a pitiable condition on account of forest fires. NEW PROMO HON MANAGI.H. Outcome of Fight in Inner Cnllfirnla Development Company. San Diego, May 19. A cablegram from London announces the appoint ment of M. C. Healion, of San Diego, as manager of the Lower California Development company, to succeed J. H. Packard. This Is the outcome of a tremendous fight over the affairs of the company, which controls half the peninsula of Lower California. On a technical charge, Packard Is now in jail. WILL SUBJUGATE PULAJANES. CamNilgn Ordered by the Philippine Commission. Manila, May 19. The Philippine commission has ordered Governor Curry to begin a campaign with regu lars for the absolute subjugation of the Pulajanes In Samar. Fourteen companies of Infantry have been en gaged. AMENDED BILL WA3 KILLED. No Penalty for Giving Out Secret Government Information. Washington, May 19. The house bill which passed recently, making It a penitentiary offenRe for public of ficials to give out secret Information which will Influence market values, and was amended In the senate, was killed In the house today. NEW TIME CARD ON The most Important change In the O. R. & N. train service made In time card No. 91, which goes into effect at midnight tomorrow night, May 20, Is the installation of the new train be tween Portland and Biggs, to be known as the Portland-Biggs local. This Is an entirely new train and carries passengers for local points be tween Portland and Biggs. It leaves Portland at 8:16 a. m. and arrives at Biggs at 11:59. The train returning to Portland leaves Biggs at 12:15 o'clock and arrives at Portland at t p. m. after laying at The Dalles for two hours, or from 1 to S p. m. for the ac commodation of The Dalles. ' This gives the territory between Portland and Biggs four passenger trains each way every day, and places the people along the main line In that territory In direct communication with Portland, with an opportunity to visit L TO PA! LOADERS Railroads Are on the Ground at 'Frisco Prepared to Carry Away Useless Debris. CITY HOPES TO DEVISE WAYS AND MEANS TO PAY. Health Conditions Remarkably and Unexpectedly Good No Longer ' Fcnr Lumber Famine, as Every Sawmill In Pacific Coast States is Working to Its Full Capacity Chi nese Refugees From 'FriHCO Are Arriving Dally by tlie Score In CIU cugo, Many With Money Men on . Trial for Killing Major Tilden. San Francisco, May 19. Steps to ward the Immediate clearing away of debris from the downtown section were taken this morning when the committee on transportation met to receive reports. The railroads announced they are ready to carry away great masses of bricks, iron, steel and wood, laying their tracks into the ruined district having been finished. The greatest difficulty lies in the fact that the city will be without funds to pay men for loading cars, but the committee believes that means to meet the situation will be devised to day. There is no longer fear of a lumber famine, as every mill on the Pacific coast Is working extra shifts, and mil lions of feet are arriving dally. Health conditions continue marvel- ously good. Refugees In Chicago. Chicago, May 19. Scores of Chi nese refugees from San Francisco are arriving here. Many are well supplied with money. Trunk Thieves Under Arrest. San Francisco, May 19. Glen Sla ter and Alvln Patterson are under ar rest charged with the theft cf trunks from the St. Francis hotel the day of the fire. Slater confessed he and his partner hauled away more than 100 trunks, which were shipped to a man named Schumaker, in Los Angeles, who was to sell them and divide the profits. The police were wired at Los Angeles to locate Schumaker. For Killing Major Tilden. At the conclusion of the evidence for the prosecution In the case of Ed ward E. Boynton, Malcolm T. Vance and George W. Simmons, accused of killing Major Heber C. Tilden. the night of April 23. Judge Shortall re fused to entertain a motion to dis miss as to Vance and Simmons. The motion as to Boynton, who claims he fired but one shot, In the air, was taken under advisement. The cases were continued until Tuesday. RESCUING CHINESE GIRLS. Were Abducted From Son Francisco by a Highbinder. Fresno, Cal May 19. The mystery of three missing Chinese brides It Is believed, Is solved by the rescue of three girls from the place of Jeff Kit, a Chinese merchant, by Miss Cametr on of the Presbyterian Mission Home at San Francisco. They were brought here by Lea Ung, a highbinder of San Francisco. The hearing will be held Monday. The Chinese will contest. BAN N ERM AX DODGES ISSUE. Will Not Commit Himself to Woman Suffragists. London, May 19. Nearly 400 worn nn suffragists, escorted by 40 mom bers of parliament, presented their claims to Premier Campbell-Banner man, who declined to give a pledge regarding a time when women would be allowed to vote. 0. R. & N. MAY 20 the metropolis and return almost any time they may desire. The new card makes but few changes in the local schedule of trains. The time for No. 5, the west bound night train Is now 10:60 instead of 11 p. m., and No. 6, the eastbound morning train arrives here at 6:05 Instead of 4:66 on the old card. Otherwise the time of all passenger trains at this point Is just as under the old card. It had been rumored that the mixed train between this city and Walla Walla would be taken out of service and a dally mixed train put on be tween this city and Starbuck, cover- ins; the territory north of Walla Walla dally, as well as between this city and Walla Walla. But the time of the mixed train was not changed, and there Is no prospect of any change In that service which Is gen erally very satisfactory. FUNDS MORE TRAINS FOR THE COAST. Northern Puclflc, Great Northern and Burlington Increase Service. Seattle, May 19. It has practically been decided, according to report here today, that the' crack train of the Great Northern, the Oriental Limited, Is to be run through from Chicago to Seattle and Tacoma and the southern terminus at Portland. The Burlington has also decided to put on a daylight train between Chi cago and the Twin cities, which will connect with the fastest Great North ern trains between St. Paul and the coast. It Is known that Darius Mil ler, vice-president of the Burlington, is in St. Paul, In conference with Ben jamin Campbell, fourth vice-president of the Great Northern, regarding the new service. The extension of the Oriental lim ited to Chicago has caused perturba tion among the eastern lines. It is understood in railroad circles that this move of the Hill lines is to forestall the completion of the Chi cago, Milwaukee & St. Paul's exten sion to the coast Local railroad officials place much credence In the report of the above change, and In fact are prepared for any move that may be made. BANK PRESIDENT SUICIDED. Took His Own Life Rather Than Sub mit to Arrest. Norfolk, Va., May 19. Irwin Tuck er, aged 40, president of the Newport News Savings bank, charged with be Ing a defaulter for 120,000, killed him' self In the bank today as the chief of police opened the door to arrest him. He had threatened to kill himself If an attempt was made to arrest him. His life was heavily Insured. He was highly connected. OFF FOR THE ARCTICS. Brltlxu Columbians Will Search for Undiscovered Lands. Vancouver, May 19. The first arc tic .exploration expedition from Brit ish Columbia left Victoria at 2 this afternoon in the schooner Duchess Bedford, EJaar Mlkkelsen In com' mand. They will search north of Si beria for undiscovered land. CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET. Quotations, From the Greatest Wheat Center In die World. Chicago, May 19. Wheat closed at 84 6-8; corn at 48 1-4, and oats at 33 3-4. Earthquake In Michigan. Grand Rapids, Mich., May 19. Western Michigan felt an earthquake shock early this morning. No serious damage has been reported. START AGAIN PAVING PROCEDURE MUST BE REPEATED FROM START. A String of Technical Flaws I Re sponsible for This Expensive anil Annoying Error, Though It Is Not Believed That the Ultimate Fate of the Cause Will Be Affected- Gates Are Opened to Remonstrants, Who Mny Get Active. Once more the paving proposition has been held up through the disco v. ery of technical flaws, and another month of waiting Is In store. Instead of passing the ordinances provided for the paving of the two streets last night, the council decided upon legal advice, so that everything must be done over again. It was held by John McCourt, city attorney, that the proposal for Im provement that was published was not good for several reasons. One is that It did not properly provide for the construction of the drainage sewer In connection with the paving. Another Is that the resolution was changed to correct an error after adoption. Con sequently, the measure published was not absolutely the one adopted by the council, and thereby liable to attack. In the opinion of the city attorney the only safe way was for the council to pass another resolution and to have the same published for 10 days more, It was with feelings of decided im patience that the members of the council heard of the "defects 'dlscoV' ered. After having labored for months trying to get the matter set tled, their plans were all thrown In the air agnln and the turn of affairs made them sigh. "I don't so why these things were not found out several weeks ago," said Councilman Renn, chairman of the street committee, who with his two associates, MoCormmach and Ell, have devoted much time to the subject. However, like the other members, he believed the council should be abso lutely safe before going ahead, and so favored doing the work over again. In his opinion there will be no re monstrance presented. Accordingly another paving resolu tion will be presented at the next council meeting, and the program of the past month will be repeated. BACK N SURRENDER DRIFT TO WAR The Douma, in Control of the Peasant Class, Gives the Autocracy its Choice. CZAR IS EXPECTED TO BALK AND TEMPORIZES. He Is a Weakling, With Liberal In. stlnots and Intentions, But in the Hands of Reactionaries The "Black Hundred" Is Engaged in Campaign for Influencing the Czar to light the Douma to the Bitter End Popular Movement In the In terior Toward the Release of Polit ical Prisoners. St. Petersburg. May 19. The criti cal moment, which will decide whether there will be peace or war between the crown and the people, apparently arrived with the adoption by the lower house of parliament last night of its reply to the speech from the throne. President Mouromtseff has) gone to Peterhof to present the reply to the emperor, and his majesty's answer in awaited with great anxiety. Popular opinion considers that the government has no option between surrender and war. Nevertheless, while events during the past week have followed each other with ex treme rapidity, the Issue now raised la not likely to be decided quickly. Rus sians generally believe that the em peror, court ' and government un doubtedly have been dazed by the blunt, direct fashion with which par liament has spoken out, and that the'r policy naturally will be to gain time. The emperor personally is In a ben eficent frame of mind, and for th present will not llBten to the counsel of those who advise him to dissolve' -parliament and fight Nevertheless, he is resolved not to yield anything; like all that parliament demands. It safely can be predicted, therefore that he will pursue a temporizing policy with partial amnesty as the first sop thrown to the country. -4 The constitutional democratic lead era, whose program would be upset by the dissolution of parliament are; quite as anxious as the emperor te avoid the precipitation of a conflict. They would regard the failure of the? government to declare war as a bts; preliminary victory, of which they would take advantage by forcing through their agrarian project, upon which they count to strengthen them selves In the country before the final battle opens. That the court reactionists, headed by General Trepoff, are seeking In every way possible to Influence the? emperor to fight. Is apparent by the) discovery made by the Rech of a re cent circular sent to the governors. Instructing them to have the "Black Hundred" organizations Immediately despatch to the emperor protests against amnesty and the abolition of the death penalty. These have been flowing Into Peterhof from all direc tion, over 60 being printed In the Of ficial Messenger today. The dispatches from the Interior re port demonstrations in front of the) prisons In all parts of Russia In favor of the release of the political prison ers. At Slmferpol, troops surrounded the prison where the political pris oners were making a demonstration, and fired at them through the win dows. 'In St. Petersburg, the political prisoners awaiting transportation at the deporting prison hung out red flags from the windows and sang the "Marseillaise" throughout the night, while crowds outside Joined In the revolutionary songs. ENGINEER JUMPED. Lost His Life by His Excess of Con cern for His Own Safety. Columbus, O., May 19. Charles Westlake. of Newark, plunged from an engine cab on the Baltimore & Ohio express about midnight when he saw people flagging the train as It rushed toward a bridge on Are. The train stopped Just In time, but Westlake was killed. - Struck by Horse. Lee Kennard, the well known horse trainer, was struck In the face by a vicious horse which he was handling yesterday evening and his nose and cheeks were badly bruised and lacerated. Tho Pope Has Heart Failure. Rome, Hay 19. The was stricken suddenly heart failure this morning, storatlves were applied. Lapponl orders complete pope with rest. xne pope is Krown to have a premonition that he will not long survive.