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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.