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PEXittON, OliEGOX, THUKSDAY, OCTOIIEll 23, 1900.
NO. 5800
W. I.
LEGI
WILL MEET HERE
Prospects Are Good for Large
Attendance in Walla Walla
-Excursion.
NINETY PERSONAL INVITA
TIONS. HAVE BKEN SENT OUT.
Idiirfriiiul Mooting of Oregon legisla
ture t Bo Hold In Till City Next
Tucdny Bromines to Bring Good
ltcmllK-Exciirflon. to Walla Walla
.lute Hunt Is lltlnii Arranged
Groat. Interest In u I'lant at Suleni
Is Slxmn in All PnrlH of tire State
1'urnicr Are Urged, to Join tlc Ex
cursion. Ninety .invitations have been sent
to members of the Oregon legislature
this week to meet In this city next
Tuesday luiiljuln thn excursion to
Walla Wailu. for the. purpose of In
specting the Washington Jute plant
at the penJteutlury, and at tho same
time to visit the Weston normal
school.
From Uie responses being received
to these Invitations, Jt is evident that
a larse number of the 0 members of
the legislature will be here and ar
rangemeuts are now being perfected
for the tnuispoitution of the parly to
Walla Wulla and return.
It Is certain that uearJy every mem
ber from Willamette valley counties
will nlso respond.
The subject of . establishing a jute
plant a' the Oregon penitentiary to
be opeuitejd by. the convicts is of vital
Interest to all parts of the state since
the wheulgrower. the woolgrower and
hopgrower are Interested In securing
cheaper sacks . unci burlap cloth for
their products, because of this uni
versal Interest in Lhls subject over
the suite, the members of the leglsla
tur.e In Umatilla county, feel that I
large number of members will be
present to Join the excursion and take
this opportunity of .investigating the
Jute plant at Wulla Wulla.
r.lie i.Lin .of riiteria lament has not
been fully worked out yet by the Com
imrclal association and cannot be un
til It li .known approximately how
many will be .here, but It Is thought
that the .party will be taken to Walla
Walla on the.rvgulariiwor.ulilgipSHSen-
ger trulii.iin the O. It. N and ufter
a vImj to the , penitentiary and lunch
eon In the (iarden City, the return trip
will be mode by .special (train to Wes
ton where the party will Hop off until
the regular .evening passenger uali:
can bring them to:this city.
Oil Tleiiiy e,vnlllg fl luncheon, or
banquet will be tendered. the members
In this ally widiir .the iipsilce of u
Commercial association anil the Uma
tilla count' ancuibers of til" .legisla
ture.
It is hoped by she I'm ililm oouuty
members Hut us many farmers and
stockmen fown itlitf uniinly aid ltd
Jmnhrg county as possible, attend the
meeting hei iju4 Join in the excursion
to Walla Walla. A reduced rate will
lit
nuule and a .most ;iji;ufltuhlt tt:t
Ing is HMtiilpatud
Noor-il I tr pi Icy Received.
Dr. ('. J. umlilh. tiu senator for
Umatilla county, this inii'mlug rerelv
ed replies from seven members of .the
legislature and out of that nuniber
five Mated that they will U" here tor
tlv exclusion to WmJIr Walla. Those
('SMilfying their intention to come lire
as I'd lews:
Hi presentntlvs Rogers, of Marlon
county: Representative liaer, f ftlult-
nomnti; Senntor Reach, of Moiltnor
mali; -Senator Whealrton. of Wasco
and tteairosentntlve Huntley, nf CJack
imin. In addition to these, Dr. Swilth
has assurance from Sens.tor
VVhealdon of Wasco county, that Rep
resentatives Hendricks and Knnwles.
of that county, will also be present to
Join the sciirslon.
Stnro raeelvlng these letters Dr,
Smith feels assured that n large num
ber it members will come to Pendle
ton next Tuesday. Ho expects oilier
replies tonight nnd by the end of the
we k It Is hoped to have heard from
most nil of the members, when some
thing definite as to the attendance
here next Tuesday will be known.
Heroic Trainman Ih.
Minneapolis, Oct. 26. Ber
nard F. Vager, a luckless man
of the Orent Northern system,
Is dead. Tinned under an en
gine he ordered a brakomun
to amputnte his right leg with
on ax. The operation was per
formed by one blow. According
to the Injured man's directions,
he was carried 20 miles on a
handcar and 100' miles on an
Improvised train to Ely, Manito
ba, where he died from "loss of
blood.
MANY
SLftTORS
PAY H()00 VEH FRONT TOOT.
Heal Estate Sells at Fabulous Price In
: tin trie.
Seattle, Oct. 25. If negotiations
now pending for the pale nf the south
east corner of Second and University
street are success! it the foot frontage
price for Seattle realty will take a
tremendous boost. The 30-foot lot at
the corner, owned by It. J. Ferguson,
and upon which the Brooklyn hotel
stands, haa been offered to a pros
pective purchuser for 1275,000.' With
the value of the building deducted
from the total it would leave the price
per foot. If the sale Is made, over
$8000. This Is almost twice what has
been paid for any property In Seattle
thus far.
The price Is an abnormal one on
account of the property. being but a
small part of a valuable corner. The
same 'price would not be paid for 80
feet on the same corner. Real estate
men consider that Second avenue
property Is worth from $5000 to $5600
per front font and predict that any
deals In the future .will be based on
such a valuation.
CHAUFFEURS ON A STRIKE.
Auto Driver of New York Demand
Higher Wage Small Him.
New YorV, Oct. 25. Three hundred
chauffeurs, employed by the New
York Transirortatlon company oper
ating electric cabs, struck this morn
ing for higher wages. A non-union
man attempted to take a vehicle from
the garage and the crowd dragged him
from the eat. He fired upon his as
sailants. The police restored order
and made two arrests. The company
says none of the demandB will be
granted.
Idahm Mothers In Session.
Boise, Oct. '25. The first annual
meeting of the Idaho Congress of
Mothers opined yesterday morning
under the most auspicious conditions.
Every delegate and Visitor seemed In
spired with the spirit of the congress:
discussion wub keen and animated,
and the feelhig of constraint usual
with formaj meetings, was entirely
absent.
STEALS AWAY
HIS LAD! LOVE
KNIGHT ERHANT VADOPTS
UP-TO-DATE METHODS.
Relieved to llnveUhlorofnrined Young
Mix Fennell ami Kldnapcd Her at
Midnight Mt Her hi Denver and
Followed Her 'to AhUutinn, Deter
mined to Win Ilvr or KrU lliT
Girl is Yonms ulltr I luMiiwHnc .
PI ,.,,s,m .a., Oct. 25. Mrs. J.
H. SHeuottom twrtiry report.-d the dis
appearance of her daughter. Miss Sa
die Fennell. Srw believes the girl
was chloroformed ami kidnaped be
tween midnight ntifl li ielock this
morning. She k-turtieti tlmt a mys
t prions man in a rah nilleil nt the
houyo twice during The night.
The mother and (lmighter visited
Denver Inst August. Since then it is
asserted she received letters from a
man who Is sold to have met her In
the west, nnd Intended to kill her rf
he did not wjn her. The police say
this Is the man who followed her
Birmingham.
Miss Fennell Is IS year of -ago nnd
handsome.
t.EWISTOX FUEL FAMINE.
Wood In Now 87 to 7.0, and Coal 9
Per Ton.
LewtHton faces n serious fuel shua
tlon, says the Teller. The prices ol
ioai and -wood has been sharply ad
vanced and with very little of either
earning Into the elly the supply will
soon be entirely exhausted. The
charge Is made by consumers that the
fuel dealers se In a combine to force
priors up, but this Is denied by the
fuel dealers.
Wsnd which lieretofore sold for
$.50 find $7 a cord, after this date
will advanre to $7 and $7.60 a cord.
When seen this morning, Ralston
Vollmer, manager of the Lewlstnn
Fuel & Transfer company, stated thnt
coul had gone to $9 per ton because
the Northern Pacific railroad had
been forced out of business In this
state by the new Interstate commerce
Inw and there will be no more Cle
Elum or Roslyn coal on the market,
and the Tacoma, which his company
Is shipping in, takes a higher freight
rnte, and consequently a higher sell
ing price.
Von Bin-low Favors ClrinnictHiu.
Cologne, Oct. 25. The Gaxette to
day semt-nfriclally affirmed thnt
Chancellor Von Buclow disapproves
of attacks by tho German press upon
tho new French premier, Clemenceau.
The chancellor sees no renson why
relations cannot be friendly with Clo
mencenu. Seventy-year-old J. "W. Boyd of
Seattle mourned the loss of his wife
for years, then tried to commit suicide
by cutting his throat. He was re
moved to a hospital and will live.
TEikMENT FIRE
CAUSES BIG LOSS
Several Score of Lodgers Be
lieved to Be in Ruins of the
Building,
THIRTEEN BODIES HAVE
BEEN FOUND SO FAR.
Early .Momln(r Fire In Kansas City
Destroys Old Cliamhcr of Commerce
Building and Lodging IIoiihc Hero
ic HiiMhand Save Wife and Babe
Willie a TeaniHter Dies In Trying to
Itcwiie u Huby About 100 Persons
Were Living in the Buildings.
Kansas City, Kan., Oct. 25. One
hodv, believed to be that of Daniel
Young, was taken from the ruins of
the former Chamber of Commerce
building which burned this morning.'
It Is Fupposcd other bodies are In thr,
debr's. The lose Is $50,000.
Thirteen are now unaccounted for
In the Chamber of Commerce fire. In
cluded are seven men and boys, two
women, three gir's and a baby.
It Is believed nearly a score of
bodies are In the ruins of a tenement
although Assistant Fire Chief Llnd In
sists the dead will not reach over six.
Three bodies have been removed
those of Daniel Young, aged 60, a la
borer; John L,ynLh, a teamster, and
tlio infant of John Sparks and wife.
Lynch was killed In trying to save the
Sparks baby.
Of about 50 injured three will prob-
nbly die. Charles Corlln, un engineer
who was sick on the third floor with
typhoid fever, Is missing. Jesse Ford,
a laborer, carried his wife and baby
along a beam from the fourth floor
window to a point directly above the
firemen, dropped the woman and child
to them, both landing safely. The
firemen then caught Ford as he Jump
ed. The Janitor says about 100 per
sons regulii.'ly lived In the building,
and a number nf extras occupied
rooms last night.
Robert Burton, a stone mason, and
J. H. Branham, a blacksmith, died at
the hospital at noon. H. G. Wilson
dropped his buhy to a policeman and
the child slipped to the ground and
was rllehtly Injured. Frank Detarrs
Jumped to a ladder and broke all
his fingers catching the rungs.
SUICIDED WITH CHLOROFORM.
North Yakima Man Entered Doctor's
Office anil Took Drug.
North Ynklma. Oct. 25. D. Lark
In, a pah. tor ami upholster1 by trade,
was round dead this morning In the
olflc of Or. S. D. Cameron. Death
resulted from drinking ohlorororm.
He vas a married man, and leaves a
wile uiid two children In Spoknne.
So far as l known, the man was
penniless. He was a member of the
painter' union of Spokane and in
good standing.
It rinve npe-' In the course of the
exanilinM on of .the remains. that
death hud been caused from the ef
fects of an overdose of chloroform.
Whether the man had taken the
chloroform with the Intention of com
mitting suicide, or hnd drunk from
the bottle bellvl'ig It to be whiskey
or alcohol, will never be known.
He hid deliberately opened a nev
bottle, removed the wrapper and
;Pie d It In his pocket, and then swal.
lowed :ihout one-third of the con
tent. Th side of his mouth and
face were burned by the liquid. .
SAND TRUST FORMED.
Prion if Building Sand Advanced to
$2.25 Per Yard.
Thnt a ;sand trust has been formed
In this vicinity Is alleged by Pendle
ton contractors, who are now com
pelled to pay $2.25 per yard for sand
which has Jormerly sold at $1.50 per
yara.
The prloe at Band has been advanced
within the past two or three months
and It Is said that the John Scott com
pany of Walla Walla, has secured the
exclusive right to handle snnd ship
ments for building purposes along the
railroad lines In Tills territory.
Pendleton contractors are making
efforts to secure a Independent sup
ply and object to being subject to the
snnd trust, which seems to have the
matter cornered.
Chicago Wheat Market.
Chicago, Oct. 25. Wheat closed to
day ot 72 7-8; corn at 42 7-8, and
oats at 34 7-8.
PORTLAND STRIKE IS
Portland, Ore., Oct. 25. The water
front strike wns virtually settled by a
compromise this niornljig, the union
grain handlers agreeing to work along
side the strikebreakers on Montgom
ery dock No. 2. Only unionists will
IS
A HUGE JOKE
"Flea Bitten" Utes Have Been
Simply Holding High Jinks,
That's All.
AT APPROACH OF SOLDIERS
BECOME VERY PEA El l 1
Had Been on Protracted Carousal,
Making "Heap Talk," But Not In
. MimkI to Fight at Showdown They
Return to Their Reservation With
out Bloodshed Reported That Five
Cowboys Were Killed ,Xo Further
.Trouble Is Looked for by Army, Of
ficers Now.
Cheyenne. Oct. 25. There Is no In
dian war and there will be none. The
Omaha reports of a sensational upris
ing for two months are all fakes.
Two hundred "flea-bitten" Utes,
mostly squaws, have a few guns, but
none are willing to fight. They have
been drinking, carousing and making
"heap talk" near Gillette, Wyo. The
storms have prevented the troops
from pursuing them. Fresh horses
and supplies hove been sent to the
soldiers. A small detachment asked
them to surrender and they replied
that they were going to Montana.
They ran down the Powder River
valley at the approach of a sizeable
body, then returned to their reserva
tion without bloodshed.
Cowboys Reported Killed.
Sturgis, S. D., Oct. 25. Two troops
of the Tentch cavalry hove surround
ed the Utes, but being unable to move
the Indians have called for help. A
telegram today states that five cow
boys were killed and a big beef herd
raided. Colonel Rogers has started
with a number of troops of the Sixth
and the Tenth cavalry.
ROAD GRANTED REBATES.
Federal Officers Itelleve They Have
Strong Evidence Now.
Minneapolis. Oct. 25. The federal
officials declare they have secured di
rect evident nf rebates granted by the
Minneapolis and St. Louis road to
grain compnnles, forcing the Indepen
dents out of business. The federal
grand Jury continues the Investigation.
Would Frecate Out Little Man.
Omaha, Neb., Oct. 25. At the In
terstate grain hearing today Nels Up
dike, president of the Updike Grain
company, admitted that he wrote a
letter threatening to establish a store
at Little Sioux, Iowa, to drive out
Moivkeeper Murray unless Murray
would quit the grain business. He snld
he was Just'fled because he bought
Murray out and that he refused to
stay out.
BRYAN BEGINS OHIO CAMPAIGN.
Urgrs Voters to Elect Judge Kinktikl,
Hfpiihliciiii-Imh'pciidcm Candidate'.
Muntpeller. O., Oct. 25. Bryan this
morning opened his Ohio campaign,
urging the voters to support Judge
Kinkaid, the republican-Independent
candidate for circuit Judge. He de
clared the Judlclnry must be free from
politic.
FINE SERVICE FOR CHICAGO.
Street Car Companies Proviso to
Spouil 4t.Oll0,0iltl In Improvements.
Chicago, Oct. 25. Two surface
street car companies today submitted
to the "Ity an ordinance proposing to
spend $4,Qiu,oon for construction nnd
improving nnd unifying their lines;
S5.0D0.0iKl In subways, and more after
five years. The city traction officials
appear to think it Is a long stride to
ward the settlement of transportation
difficulties In this city.
Pope Bcniine Exhausted.
Rome. Oct. !5. - Thoroughly ex
hausted after several Interviews today,
the pope was forced to take to his
bed. He was practically carried in
from the audience chamber. Lapponi
declares his Indisposition is only tem
porary. Club Meeting Tomorrow.
The meeting of the Current Litera
ture club which wns postponed from
last week will be held at the rest
dence of Mrs. O. M. Castlemnn to
morrow afternoon. All members are
Invited to be present.
AMICABLY SETTLED
bo employed on other docks. The
nine-hour day was agreed upon, and
35 cents per hour as pny, for time
and a hulf for overtime, and the mini,
mum hnlf day employment. The
agreement will be signed by both
sides this afternoon.
INDIAN
WAR
JAPAN IS HURT.
J.vpiilslon of Japs From San Frnnel
co Schools Muy Cause Compllca
r;ins. Washington, Oct. 25. It Is learned
that Aokl Intimated at Toklo that he
m'gth "egaril the exclusion of Japan
ese from tlie San Francisco schools as
a breach of the treaty of 18!M, the
first nrtli'lc of which provides that
citizens of either country muy be ac
corded ail privileges or natives of the
other country admitted by the Btate
department. The government may
have difficulty In pe.rsuadlng Tokio
thnt there has been no violation of the
national ol.llgations unless the San
Francisco authorities throw a new
light on the subject.
Root Explains Situation.
Washington. Oct. 25. Aokl, the
Japanese ambassador, had a long con
ference with Root today. Root dep
recated the manifestations against the
Japanese on the Pacific coast and said
It was the work of agitators and in
no way represented the general feel
ing of the Americans.
He explained that the exclusion
from the schools was a result of un-
forseen conditions arising on account
of the earthquake and fire. Aokl Im
mediately prepared a message for To
kio, giving his assurance of the friend
ly feeling of the government. He said
the anti-American feeling In Japan
was only among the unthinking. The
governments will remain friendly.
HAP AT PASSES.
Can Advertising Be Exchange
for
TrnnjKrtutloii.
Washington, Oct. 25. Advertising
cannot be exchange for transportation
any more than potatoes or calico. This
Is the opinion expressed by Chairman
Knapp of the commerce commission
In a letter to secretary of the Massa
chusetts Press association, who In
quired as to the application of the new
rate bill to advertising contracts.
Knapp writes:
"All tariffs filed In compliance with
the law names rates In dollars and
cents and In no case providing that
transportation can be paid for with
property."
ASK FOR STREET
RESIDENTS OF NORTH SIDE
PETITION THE COUNCIL.
Want Main street Between Washing
ton and Lincoln Street Graded and
Also Sidewalks Constructed Mat
ter Referred to Street Committee
Money From $10,000 Ijevee Bond
Issue Not Yet Received.
At the council meeting last eve
ning a petition nsklng for the Im
provement of Main street, on the
north side of the river, was presented
by residents of thnt vicinity. It Is
requested that Main street be Im
proved between Washington and Wil
son streets, by having a defln'te grade
established and also that a sidewalk
be constructed along the west side of
the street from the north line of
Washington street to the south line
of Lincoln street. The petition wns
signed by Ellen Llvermore. F. E. Judd.
F. -S. Curl nnd J. V. Tnlltnun. It was
referred to the street committee.
The money from the $10,000 levee
bom Issue has not yet been received
by the city and In order to met bills
incurred in the levee repairs $50 was
ordered transferred to the levee fund
from the general fund.
Liquor licenses were granted to the
Seattle Malting & Brewing company,
nnd to T. I. Crowner.
Aside from Mayor Fee and Record
er Fltz Gerald, those present at the
meeting Inst night were CouncIImen
uenn, swenrlngen, Mumm, Ell and
Thompson.
Underwriters1 Push Rewoliilions.
St. Louis. Oct. 25. The underwrit
ers today adopted a resolution t& ex
elude from the executive committee
the officers of companies prohibiting
the election of company officers as
delegates to any convention. They
adopted resolutions condemning the
rebating nnd selling of stock, or of
fering Inducements not legitimately
In the Insurance business as a means
to sell policies.
disc Is Compromised.
San Francisco. Oct. 25. When the
case of Isabele Davis against Senator
Simpson was called this morning, the
representatives of the two parties to
tne case had a consultation at which
Simpson agreed to marry Miss Davis.
The trial judge then performed the
marrlago ceremony. The case was
dismissed.
Hark Ashore nt North Hend.
Portland. Oct. 25. Weather Ob
server Heals has received a wire from
.North Head that a four-masted bark
Is nshnt-c off Fort Stevens. The life
saving crew has gone to the rescue.
Reports from Oregon City nro to
the effect that the potato cron In that
vicinity Is n partial failure. pm.
longed dry period Is tho cause.
IMPROVEMENT
AT
GROW LARGE
W.J. Sewell, Lumberman, is
Said to Have Misused For
mer Company's Funds.
GILM'S HARBOR COMPANY
IS LOSERVOVER D3000.
It Is Alhftcd That He Collected Large
Sums ot Money Due Predecessor of
Potlatch Lumber Company nnd
Failed to Credit for Same Affair
Are Lett in Jumbled Shape und Ex
act Shortage Cannot Yet Be Deter
mined Friends Are Blamed for HI
Downfall.
That W..J. Sewell, defaulting mana
ger of the Potlatch Lumber company,
Is also short several thousand dollars
In his accounts with the Gray's Har
bor Commercial company, Is now
known. Regarding the same, T. W.
Howell, In charge of the Gray's Har
bor company's business here, said thij
morning:
"When ihe Gray's Harbor company
sold tc the Potlatch Lumber compa
ny labt February, the outstanding ac
counts of the old company were left
with Sewell for collection. These
amounted to about $10,000, and that
the jompany had every confidence In
Sewell Is shown by their leaving the
collection to him. On the face of the
company's books Sewell was not short,
but It has been found since that h
collected a large amount of money
from customers without crediting
them with the payments. Just how
much his shortage with our company
wlH'bo I cannot tell now. but it 1
probably $2000 or $3000."
Mr. Howell has been here for a
month or more past for the purpose
of settling up the accounts of the
Gray's Harbor company. He said this
morning that he knew of Se well's
crookedness as early us September 20,
but started no criminal notion, hoping
that the amount would be made good.
"He merely said that he had used
the money." declares Mr. Howell, "but
he kept saying he would make the
shortage good as he had several deals
on foot from which he expected to
secure enough to repay the company
It was our only hope of getting any
thing from him and we waited, though
I expected dully to see him take
flight."
SewoH's Friends Blamed.
According to Mr. Howell, the re
sponsibility for Sewell's downfall rest
largely with local people who had
known for munlhs of his habits and
defalcation hut still continued to rec
ommend him highly to the comnanlen
".Nearly every tenth man In the
town seems to have known of his con
dition," declares he, "and yet not a
word was said to us about It. On th
other hand, he was always well rec
ommended when Inquiries were mad
concerning him. As a result of this
he gradually went stronger and In
stead cf the recommendations being a
kindness to tho man they were In-Ju-I.ms
for they led. him to take larger
amounts."
According to Manager Kendall, now
In charge of the Potlatch company'
business., thtir company accepted
fewe'l as un honest man upon the
recommendation of the GraVs Harbor
people with whom he had been for
year. The fact that they left many
thousand dollars in accounts with him
for collection testified strongly to
their faith In his honesty. -
Already some patrons of the Pot
latch company have reported having
made payments to Snn-oii . ......
they were not credited on the books
of the company. However, according
nave all been comparatively .mall.
According to the manager it Is the In!
wUh0!1;.0. ""I COmpaMy ,0 leal 'airly
ith its people as.lt has no desire to
require them to pay ,heJf accou,
Three Miners Killed.
New Philadelphia, O., Oct 23
Three men failed to return to the sur
ace of the Mullin mine at quiUIng
time last night. After. - an hour'.
Bonrch was made the bodL wr
found. Apparently they made a shot
octed Cd ,0 S0n amI
Ruiers -Are Convicted.
Marietta, O.. Oct. 23,-Under
the new antl-halng statute, the
first conviction was secured to
d'. Sidney Colt and Clartnee
Tlbl etts were convicted of har
lug Frank Rarilett. a fellow stu
dent In the high school. 'The
defendtnts were ordered to re
port to the court ut once with
their bonks, review their studies
and give a detailed conduct.