DAILYEVENINGEDITIOM
WEATHER FORECAST.
Government statistics say that 85
per cent of the business failures of
the past year were among firms
which did not advertise.
Probably fulr tonight and Sun- J
aay; continues: warm.
4 0.
PENDLETON, OREGON, SAT UK DAY, JULY 21, 1900.
NO. 5725
VOL. 19.
OAILYEVEUINGEDITION
928 GASH
F
IVore Than Double the A
mount Raised and Available
From Last Year's Tax.
THE ENUMERATION IS
SLIGHTLY DECREASED.
Nuinlx-r uf Teachers Employed Is
Greater by Klx---Of 102 Applicants
for Cn-tlfUiiU-H, 18 Failed to Puss
Ninety-Six School Districts Supt.
Welles Travohxl 40110 Miles Visiting
School lrlvuto Schoort Enroll
41 A Pupil $9(1,000 Insurance Car
ried on School lroMTty.
Frank K. Welles, county school su
perintendent, has filed his annual re
port with the state superintendent of
public Instruction, and among the
data contained therein are many
facts of Interest.
During the past year the amount
of money raised from district taxes
has been more thnn double that of
last year, the sum of (60.928.97 be
ing raised by the various districts this
year, whereas but 127.756.28 was cot
lected during the preceding year.
Last year the average number of
mllUi levied was 2.6, wheri'as this
year the average has been 6.5 mills.
In the report the total enumeration
for the county at present Is shown to
bo 63'.)6, whereas it was 25 more than
that last year. The enrollment for
the past year was 4761, and the
number f teachers 182, being six
more than the total last year. Dur
ing the past year 102 teachers were
examined for certificates, and of thnt
number IS failed to pass. In the
county there are 1110 children that
have not been nttending school. The
average dally attendance during the
year was 3013, while It was but 2963
last year.
There arc 86 school districts In fhe
county and 103 school buildings,
three of the latter being erected dur
ing the year. During the year the
county superintendent made 175 of
ficial visits, which Is gain of 30
over last year. In making his visit
Hupt. Welles was required to, travel a
distance of 4000 miles.
In the county there are private
schools at present employing 22
teachers and having an enrollment of
415. The total value of all the
school buildings and grounds is J 1 94
380, while the value of the furniture
and apparatus Is $27.6211.
On the buildings ana furniture In
surance Is carried to the amount of
(90,900.
During the past year tnu average
salary paid male teachers was $58.06
per month, whereas It was $57.77
. last year. For female teachers an
average of (48.73 was paid this year
against (46.30 last year.
Iliinminl Scatnm-ot.
For the past year the receipts of
the county schools have been as fol
lows: Amount on hand last year,
A$19.611.04; received from district
taxes, 160,928.97; from county school
fund. $54,384.81 ; from state school
fund, $10,852.80; from rate bills and
tuition, 1743.26; sain of bonds and
warrants, $1097.42; for library from
other sources, $8; from all other
sources, $5056.29. Totai, $152,628.
59. The expenditures hnve been as fol
lows: For teachers' wages. $63,152.63;
rent of rooms and sites, $426.60; fuel
and supplies, $8044.44; repairs and
Improvements to grounds, $1797.28;
new houses and sites, $21,932.26; paid
principal and interest on bonds and
warrants, $24,088.81; Insurance, $776.
66; clerks' salaries, $1202.60; library
books, $33.70; all other expenses, $7,
068.45; cash now on hand, $24,159.
16. Totnl, $152,682.59.
lVdogntes Arrive at Rio Janeiro.
Rio Janeiro, July 21. The stenm
er Byron arrived this morning with
the delegates from the United Stntcs
to the Pan-American congress.
ENGLISH FISCAL ALARMS.
Hank and Insurance Company Said to
Re Involved.
London, July 21. Report has It
that ono of the most prominent banks
of the London-American' connections,
Is In trouble but has temporarily
weathered the storm. It la also ru
mored a prominent British Insurance
company is financially Involved.
Will Arrest Rockefeller.
Toledo, O., July 21. -Prosecuting
Attorney William David
says that If Rockefeller reaches
Ohio ha must submit to arrest
or appear and give bond and
answer to the charges. He says
he will arrest the magnate oven
on his own golf links.
Of! SCHOOLS
REPUBLICANS OPEN CAMPAIGN.
Will Bo a CnniHtlgn of Statistics and
' Argument.
Washington, D. C. July 21. The
republican congrtsslonal campaign
committee Is preparing for the open
ing of the congressional campaign In
the various states and congressional
campaign headquarters will be open
ed today In New York and mBTiy
other cities throughout the country.
The record of the first session of the
fifty-ninth congress will be used as a
campaign document during the cam
paign this fall.
"The session Just closed waB one
of the most notable since the adop
tion of the constitution," said Repre
sentative James A. Tawney of Minne
sota, chairman of the house commit
tee on appropriations ami vice-chairman
of the republican campaign com
mittee. "A vast amo.int of Import
ant legislation was enacted, and con
gress responded to nearly every pop
ular demand upon It. 1 see nothing
In the present situation that would
Justify even a doubt that the repub
licans will not control the house In
the sixtieth congress."
It Is generally understood that, ac
cording to the plans of the campaign
committee the coming campaign will
be one of argument and statistics.
Among the most prominent campaign
orators this fall will be Speaker Can
non, Secretary Taft, Vice-President
Fairbanks, Senator Reverldge, Rep
resentative Hill of Connecticut, and
Representative Payne of New York.
CUBA'S RIPIjOMATIC PLAN'S.
Will Extend Her System of Foreign
Representation.
New York, July 21. General Rul7.
Rivera, formerly scretary of the In
terior and secretary of the treasury
of Cuba, and now special minister
plenipotentiary and envoy extraordi
nary appointed by the Cuban gov
ernment to visit the capitals of the
Central and South American repub-'
lies In which Cuba has no diplomatic
representatives, sailed from here to
day to make a tour of these repub
lics. The object of his tour Is the
establishment of friendly relations
with the various countries In which
Cuba has no diplomatic representa
tives. He will first go to Caracas.
Venezuela, via Porto Rico. Then he
will go to Colombia, Panama, Guate
mala, San Salvador, Honduras, Costa
Rica, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and
Chile. Then he will proceed to Ar
gentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Bra
zil. From Rio de Janeiro he will sail
to Europe, to visit several European
capitals. He will not return to Ha
vana until eight months hence.
IS REJECTED
HITCIHXK'K WON'T LET CON
TRACT TO IOW RIDDER.
Wi l li ott 'Id Spring Government Ir
rigation Project Must Wait While
New Hlds Are Received Holme A
SiM-ciiey. or Portland. Rid :IHI.415
fin- Construction of Dam and Reer
voir Only One Other Hid tor ThN
Work. Tlmt of Seattle ComNiny for
IS2.2M.05.
Because the hid of Sweeney &
Holmes, of Portland, for the con
struction of the Cold Springs govern
ment Irrigation dam and reservoir
seems too high, Secretary Hitchcock,
of the Interior department, has re
jected It and will advertise again for
bids on this work.
When the bids for this work wcrt
opened In Portland on June 28, it was
found that there were but two offers
for the construction of the dam and
reservoir, from the Pugct Sound
Bridge & Dredging company, of Se
attle for $462,684.05, and one from
Holmes & Sweeney, of Portland, for
$383,415.
The construction work Included In
this bid consisted of excavating 691,-
000 cubic yards of gravel and dirt in
building the reservoir and dam, the
construction of 3100 cubic yards of
concrete work and the construction of
35,000 cubic yards of rock nnd rip
rap work Inside the walls of the dam
and reservoir.
This delay caused by the advertise
ment for new bids will postpone the
completion of the project until late
next year, it Is feared.
DREYFUS RESTORED.
Emoluments and Tlonors Now Belong
to the Jew.
Paris, July 21. Upon the spot
where he was degraded 12 years ago,
Major Dreyfus appeared this after
noon 'n a new uniform as major, and
In the presence of the assembled
troops, was officially decorated with
the cross of the Legion of Honor.
Ambushed nnd Killed.
Shoshone, Wyo., July 21. Warren
Moody, town attorney and son of the
late United Stntes Senator Moody, was
shot from ambush nnd killed.
Allison's Last Illness.
Dubuque, Iown, July 21. Senntor
Allison Is slowly falling. R Is thought
he will never return to Washington
GOLD SPRING BID
LAND COMMISSIONER INVOLVED IN SWINDLES.
Portland, Ore., July 21. Connection of Defendant Charles Nlck
ell, former land commissioner at Medford, with conspiracy to de
fraud, was brought out this morning In the land fraud trial In the
federal court by the testimony of Gsorge Inlow, an Ashland victim,
whose contract with the mythical company was guaranteed by
Nickel I.
Charles Doughty, foreman of Nlckell's printing office, and F. W.
Biggs, a printer, testified to printing bogus contracts. Adam Croford,
E. F. Winkler, Mrs. Lucy Langley ind daughter, also testified to be
ing swindled.
REVOLUTIONISTS
ME TERRORIZED
Apparently the Last Vestige of
Chance tor Russian Liberty
Has Gone Glimmering.
THE DOUMA IS UTTERLY
WITHOUT ANY AUTHORITY.
Tlie People, ir They Resist, Cuii Do
Nothing Hut Die It Appear Hint
the Army Shows No Signs of Dis
loyalty, and Can lie Dt-ciHlcd I'p
on St. Petersburg Snai-ms With
Soldier Memlier of the British
Cabinet Warns Ills Government to
Protect Indian Issues Adequutely.
St. Petersburg, July 21. The revo
lutionary elements today are com
pletely cowed.
Troops have poured Into the city
during the lust two days, and show no
signs of being disloyal. For the most
pait the soldiers are kept out of sight
but at every sign of pending disorder
an overwhelming force appears In
stantly from the court ynrds, being
quurtered In the most unexpected
places. Rioters are easily dispelled
without resort to ball cartridges.
Trepoff domlnater the government
and the leaders of the douma admit
it is Impossible to do anything against
the troops for fear the socialist mem
bers will issue a proclamation which
will cause the czar to dissolve the
douma, which would bring on a con
f I lot with people unprepared to do
anything but die.
Warning as to Fast Indian Policy.
London, July 21. Indian Secretary
Moreey today warned the commons of
the necessity of excluding India from
party politics. He said a false step
In Asia Just now would be far more
disastrous than a false step made in
Smith .fi lea. He said Inasmuch ns
Japan, China and Russia are the pow
ers In A "In, most threatening of Brit
ain's pre-eminence there.
I X V EST I G ATI X G THE FT.
Bclcndiiut Accused of Stealing Valu
able Jewels.
New York. July 21. Mi's. Elizabeth
McB.'t'y and Alfred King wore com
mitted to the Tombs to await .1 fur
ther hearing Monday. Mrs. Corwln,
who charges the theft of $50,000
worth of Jewels appeared tind testi
fied concerning the loss.
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N
MRS
DONATE JACKSON HOUSE TO
PENDLETON
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Koontz, the well I
known pioneers of Echo, have made
gift to Pendleton academy of the
C. S. Jackson residence at 406 Jack
son street, to be used as a girls' dor
mitory In connection with the acad
emy.
The elegant residence will be well
furnished for the purpose by the
academy management nnd will be
opened early In September for the ac
commodation of students.
A department of domestic science
will be established In the dormitory
in charge of an experienced teacher
and demonstrator from Portland, and
a music studio In charge of Miss Ly
man of Walla Walla, will also be
equipped In the building.
This Is one of the most elegant
residences In the city nnd wns erected
at a cost of about $5000 by C. S. Jack
son of tho East Orcgonlnn and Ore
gon Dally Journal.
It is well built throughout, well
heated and lighted and furnished with
convenient department which fit It
peculiarly for the purposes of a dor
mitory. There are 12 large rooms In the
house with ample hallway and closet
room, and It will be sufficient for
dormitory purposes for the acadomy
for a number of years. It Is also or
ranged that additions can be built at
IR
PREDICTED
B!
15
Said by Some to be Inevitable
Between the United States
and Mexico.
RACE JEALOUSY SAID TO
RE LARGELY RESPONSIBLE.
Mexican Stale Governors Are Hasten
ing to the, Capital, Answering a
Summons From Prellcit Diaz A
Treaty of Pence Signen Between
Salvador mid Guatemala, and Wit
ncKscd by I'nde Sum Secretary of
tlie. Treasury ht Allotting tlie Recent
Issue of Panama Canal Bonds.
Fort Worth, July 21. E. J. Ma
ther of Ohio, an official of the Mex
lean National railroad, en route home
and taking his family to safety, says
war between tlie I'nlted States and
Mexico Is Inevitable. He says Amfrl
cans, Germans nnd Englishmen hold
the best positions and the Jealousy of
the natives Is aroused and the hatred
Is growing. The government is una
ble to cope with the situation. He
declares these conditions will cause
war within plx months.
MiTtlcnn Governors Confer.
El Paso, July 21. All the gover
nors of Mexico are en route to Mexico
City, at a call from Diaz, for a con
ference In the City of Mexico. They
fear revolution schemes In Sonora.
which Is declared to be a hotbed of
dissatisfaction.
Treaty of Peace Signed.
Washington. July 21. The govern
ment is officially notified that a Cen
tral American peace was signed (on
the Marblehead) on the high seas.
The three republics have agreed to
disarmament within eight days. Ex
change of prisoners nnd release of
political prisoners, negotiate treaties
of friendship and commerce and nav
igation within three months.
Any difficulties over treaties In the
future, or complaints among the
three countries will be arbitrated by
the presidents of the I'nlted States
and Mexico, Costa Rica and Nicara
gua to approve.
Apportioned Canal Bonds.
Washington, July 21. Secretary
t'haw will today make a partial allot
ment of Panama cnnal bonds to al
national banks that bid higher than
103. Fifty will be designated as gov
ernment depositories. Flsk & Rob
inson of New York, will get the bulk
H. KQONTZ OF
little expense.
This places Pendleton academy In
position to accommodate students
from a distance and will widen Its
scope by at least 60 per cent in the
Inlund empire. Formerly dozens of
excellent students have been turned
away because of a lack of dormitory
facilities.
An active canvass for students will
now begin for the next year and with
the efficient corps of teachers em
ployed and the new department of
music and domestic science added, It
Is believed that the institution will
progress rapidly and become the lead
ing Institution In this section of the
country.
The dormitory will be named J. H.
Koontz hall, in honor of the donors.
This gift from Mr. and Mrs. Koontb
is remarkable ns being the first large
gift on record In the county for a
similar purpose, and will be the
means of building up an Institution
in Pendleton which will be a fitting
monument to their noble lives. To
say that tho academy, the city of
Pendleton and the people of this com
munlty appreciate the gift but poorly
expresses It.
The transfer of the property from
B. F. Nlcholns, the rresent owner, to
tho academy, was effected through
E. T. Wado & Son.
JANUARY
0
ACADEM
WILL NOT BE HANGED.
Oscar RradsJiaw, Youthful Murderer,
Saved From Gallows,
Walla Walla, July 21. Governor
Mead at Olympia this morning offi
cially commuted the death sentence
pronounced Oscar Bradshaw to
Imprisonment for life, for killing
Chris Nelson at Pasco a year ago.
News of the governor's action was
conveyed to Walla Walla in a private
dispatch shortly before noon today
and was received with considerable
satisfaction by friends of the youth
ful murderer, who have been actively
engaged In circulating petitions In his
behalf and otherwise assisting, the
Bradshaw family In saving him from
death on the gallows on August 3.
The statement of the evidence at
the trial, signed by Judge Rudkln,
nd presented to the governor, relates
that Bradshnw, then 19 years old, of
good family and previous good con
duct and character, with Kellett, met
Nelson at Pasco. Bradshaw had been
employed off and on ns a switchman.
Kellett and Bradshaw, for a small
sum, agreed to let .Nelson lino a dox
car. so that he might steal a ride Into
Whitman county.
Later in the night nnd before the
car started Kellett suggested to Brad
shaw that Nelson had money and
thnt they hold him up for It. Brad
shaw demurred and Kellett taxed
him with a lack of courage. Brad
shaw agreed. They went to the car,
Kellett helped Bradshaw In nnd then
shut the door. Kellett remaining
outside.
Bradshaw' testimony alone tells
the story of what took place In the
car. It Is, as given at tne trial, that
Bradshaw ordered Nelson to throw
up his hands, that Nelson started for
Bradshaw with what Bradshaw
thought was a weapon, that In his
excitement he fired. No attempt was
made to deny the crime or the at
tempted robbery.
Iceman Prostrated.
St. Louis, July 21. George Cherry,
Iceman, while carrying a chunk of Ice
Into a residence, was oppressed by
heat, sat down on the Ice and rolled
ovor unconscious from heat prostra
tion. Wireless for tlie Philippines.
Washington. D. C. July 21. The
navy department Is preparing for the
installation of six or seven wireless
telegraph stations in the Philippines.
The navy has one there now, at Ca
vite, and shortly another station will
be established at San Fernando Point,
ill northern Luzon. The service is to
be gradually expanded.
EATRER AND SON
TRAVELING OVERLAND
EAST FROM BAKER CITY.
Theory Is Tliey Were Butchered and
Robbed by Trnins Mangled Bod
ies and Klood-Stuiicd Outfit Were,
Found In u Wyoming t'ani ilie
Women Belonging With the Puny
Had Gone to Oklahoma.
Cheyenne, Wyo., July 21. The
mystery of the finding of two de
serted wngons, blood-stained and bul
let-riddled, and the mangled remains
of a man and a boy, has been pur
tlnlly cleared by the Identification of
the victims ns Archie Irvine of Cos-
i, Okla., and his son Thomas. They
were relatives of Cheyenne people,
who had been expecting them here
from Buker City, Ore.
The murders, It Is believed, were
committed by tramps, who killed the
father first, and when the son re
turned over the trail seeking him,
killed him also, taking one wagon to
Hunna, Wyo., near which place It was
deserted.
The last heard of the Irvines alive
was at Point of Rocks, west of Raw
lins, Wyo. The finding of a quuntlty
of woman's clothing In the wagon Is
explained by the fact that Mrs. Ir
vine was a consumptive and the trip
by wagon wns being made for her
benefit. Shortly before the murders
she left the party and went by train
to Oklahoma, where she now Is. Al
though both corpses, tho faces of
which were blown away to prevent
Identification, were found but a few
days ago, tho murders were probably
committed a month or more ngo, and
there Is now no clew by which to
trace the murderers.
Hundred and Ono Years Old.
Woodstock, Cunn., July 21. Ben
jamin Warner, the oldest citizen of
Woodstock Is celebrating his 101st
birthday today and his rrlcnds have
arranged a celebration for this after
noon and evening at which several
of Mr. Warner'B friends will be pres
ent. Mr. Warner was born In Provi
dence, R. I., but has lived here for
more than half a century. His wife,
whom he had married In 18 32. died
five yenrs ngo, after they had cele
brated their seventieth wedding anni
versary. His son, Captain A. O. War
ner, took part In the civil war and
fell at Ashland, Vn. The local Grand
Army post Is named nfter him.
WFRF MURDERED
ASSESSMENT
LAW PASSED
Council Took Action Last
Night in Relation to East
Court and Cottonwood.
ESTIMATES ARE NOT YET
MADE FOR MAIN STREET,
Council Adjourned Till the Night or
July 21 Sidewalk on West Side of
Cottonwood Will Be Widened Three
Feet Below Is Given the Complete
List of Property Owners, With Di
mensions of Holdings and Amount
of the Assessment Against Each to
Accomplish Paving of East Court.
At the adjourned meeting of the
council held last night an ordinance
assessing the cost of paving of East
Court street was passed and also ono
widening the sidewalk on the west side
of Cottonwood street from seven to 19
feet. The latter action was takeir at
the request of property owners on
that side of Cottonwood street.
After having disposed of the above
business an adjournment was taken
until Tuesday evening, as It was fear
ed an attendance could not be secur
ed on the regular meeting night, Wed
nesday. The following Is the paving assess
ment which was made against the
property on East Court street:
H. C. Judd and E. Y. Judd, west 70
feet lot 7, block 2, $519.26.
Ellen Llvermore, west 18 feet of
east 30 feet, lot 7. block 2, $133.65.
Btrnlce C. Dickson. Edith G. Berke
ley, Louis Despain, Eleanor Despaln,
Constance Despaln. lot 6 and east IS
feet of lot 7, block 2, 112 feet, $S19.85.
j. R. Dickson and W. F. Matlock,
lot 7, block 7, 100 feet, $742.75.
John F. -Temple, west 40 4 feet of
lot 6, block 7, 594 feet, $298.40.
Pacific Realty company, lots 6 andj
7. block 8, 200 feet, $1,464.95.
John F. Robinson, west half of lot
7, block 9, 50 feet, $389.38.
L. Menterestelll, east half of lot 7,
block 9. 50 feet, $376.86.
T. K. Beard, east 69 4 feet of lot ,
block 7, $438.55.
M. E. Coffey. J. H. Coffey, Early
Coffey, Bodle Coffey, lot 6. block 9,
60 feet. $754.76.
Ida L. Fowler, lot 7, block 10, lOfr
feet, $742.86.
First National bank, north 27 feet
of lot 12. block 4. 100 feet, $741.80.
John R. Dickson, west half of lot
2, block 4, 25 feet. $184.90.
B .F. Renn, lot 1 and east half of lot
2, block 4, 75 feet, $558.85.
William Roesch. west 24 4 feet lot
12, ind west 10 feet lot 11, block 5.
24 V. feet. $192.15.
Carl Welssert. enst 10 4 feet of lot
12 and west 10 feet of lot 11, block 5.
20 's feet. $160.60.
V. Strohle. east 25 feet except east
half foot of lot 11. block 5, 24 4 feet,.
$192.20.
Pendleton aerie F. O. E., east half
foot of lot 11, west 60 feet lot 1. block
5. 504 feet, $372.10.
il. A. Robblns. west 20 feet of east
68 feet of lot 1, block 6. 20 feet.
$147.40.
Marv Plehert, west 22 feet of east
80 feet of lot 1, block 5, 22 feet,
$102.10.
Rarnhnrt O'Gara. east 38 feet
of lot 1, block 5. 38 feet, $2S0.
Ellen Llvermore. lot 12, block 6, 100
feet. .$782.25.
I Charle Rohrman, west 29 feet 4
Inches of lot 1, block 6, 29 feet
Inches, $226.
George E. Peringer, east 70 feet S
inches of lot 1, block 6, 70 feet 8
inches. $554.60.
William Roesch, lot 12, block 11,
100 feet, $772.50.
Sophia Byers. lot 1, block 11. 100
feet, $766.46.
Umatilla county, lot 12, 200 feet,
$1586.33.
Harry Folsom, lot 6, block 10, 100)
feet, $732.85.
Main Street Next.
Owing to the fact that the estimates
for Main street had not been all pre
pared an ordinance assessing the cost
of paving that street was not passed
last night. The cost of paving Main
will be much greater than Court, aa
there are six blocks on Main to five
on Court and the blocks are 350 feet
long, whereas on Court they are but
200 feet In length.
Advcntlst Property Burned.
San Jose. Cal.. July 21. The
entire plant of the Pacific Press
Publishing company, at Moun-
tain View, burned at midnight.
Cause unknown. It was damag-
ed by the earthquake. It was
the best equipped religious plant
west of Chlcngo and conducted
by the Seventh Day Adventlsts.
Loss, $300,000.