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BUte Hut Society THE Columbia REGISTER VOL. I. HOULTON, COLUMBIA COUNTT, OBEGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1904. NO. 21. SHIP IN BAD WAY. VVTVTfVTVVTtTffVfVt1Ml-mVVtVfTtVVTTVTVVf SEEKS rOR PREY. STRIKERI0TS WEEK'SJ)01NGS Newsy Items Gathered f romAII Parts of the Vorld. Or INTUCST TO 0U2 CCADC25 General Review of Important Happen y pcnlgs Presented In a Brief and Condensed Eorm. The main'Japaneae arm 1 within 21 mile of Mukden. Riuila loan that China will occupy the territory conquered ty Japan. The continue! silence of Kuropatkln trraetly Irrltatei (ho UuNsian public. (ieimany li leported to have made a secret treaty to give .Insula Indiiect aid. The Russian Baltic fleet han attain delayed ita departure for the Far Kaat. The Drlthth rhlp Dltton, from New faille, haa gone astound off Han Fran cleco bay. 8t. Petersburg oflklali profets Ig norance at the arriavl of the Lena at Kan Francleco. The flood of the Rio Grande river ii doing great damage to property in Texaa and it ia feared many Uvea will be loat. The flnt ahlpment of the Lew la and Clark aouvenlr fold dollara have ar rived in Portland. Arrangementa for placing them on aale are not complete. They will bring $2 each and to the purchaser of five an additional one will be given. They are a little small er than a dime. The flrat ahlpment contained 25,000. The Japaneae are expected to enter Mukden eooa. Republican! elected the governor of Uain by a pluiallty of 33,000. Robberi beld op a train at Letti,La., tiot found the aafe contained no money. Military critica at Llao Yang aay that Kuropatkln did not believe be could be defeated. The lea eon for the Ruaaian abandon cnent of Mo Tine paaa renialna aa much of a myatery aa ever. A Knight Templar train wai wrecked near Reno, Nev., and two people killed and 2o othera Injured. - . Japan baa entered a proteat agalnit the Ruaaian transport Lena remaining in Ban Francleco barbor. The ahlp may dlamantle and atay in the barbor ntll the war la ended. ' The Japaneae are reported to have routed the rear guard of the Ruaaian rmy at Hun river. General Zaeaatltch nd 3,000 of hia 6,000 men have been taken pilaonera. The crulaer Milwaukee haa been launched at San Francitco. Kuropatkln moat continue bia re treat and await lelnforcementa. An Interparliamentary congreaa will aak the powera to atop the war In the Far Eaat. The Japaneae army ia expected to f)uah on aa aoon aa they are refreabed. Both armiea are reeling. German Iron dealeri, it ia reported, have been requeeted to furnish pricea on 1,800 tone of caat iron for American delivery. Many blda have been put in Tor the Oregon building at bt. Louie. It will be told to the bU beet bidder and turned over at the cloae of the fair. Diseaee la a new horror feared at Mukden. The continued beavy rains and the hardships indnred during the 10 daya' fighting are ture to increase the aicknc aa. The navy department baa appointed board to inipect the merchant marine and ascertain the coat of changing etch hip into a man of war and the length f time required should their aervicee be needed in caae of war. Britain and Thibet have formally concluded a treaty. A Ruaaian force of 12,000 near Muk den ia 'n a perilous position. The new Russian minister of the in terior will be liberal in bia policy. The apoila of wa; falling to the Jap aneee at Llao Yang were of little value. Few of the Alatka salmon canneriea 'will have aa great an output as last year. Russian papers claim that Viceroy Alexieff ia directly responsible for the disaster at Liao Yang and want him put out. Fire raged an entire day in Progerseo, Mexico, before it could be checked. The loss ia estimated at f 1,000,000. The losses of both sldea at the Liao Yang battle are eatimated at 60,000, of which the Russians lost 20,000 and the Japaneee 80,000. The deported Colorado miner who confessed to having a part in the Inde pendence outrage says the othera Im pleated with him are all officers and members of the United Mineworkers. ' The Japanese art on two aides of Knropatkin. Russian Transport Lena Is Not Now Seaworthy. Washington, Sept. IS. -The develop ment of the day in the case of the Rus sian crulaer Lena at San Francisco was the clearing op of the' official muddle a rlalng out of the doubt aa to which ol the five departments of the government should deal with it. It was finally de cided by the president that the state and navy departments should treat the caae, acting Jointly, a decision calculat ed to greatly almplify ita handling. Over night came a telegram from Admiral Goodrich, at San Franclnco, allowing that on his own Initiative he had caused one of hie expert officers to make a preliminary examination of the Lena, and that temporary repairs would occupy six weeks' time, and that new boilers would involve eight months' de lay. The president approved the ad miral's action! Agreeable to the president's instruc tions, Acting Sceretary Adee, for the state department, and Captain Pi 1 la bury, for the navy department, had two conferences during the day, and the result was the preparation of in structions to Admiral Goodrich, which it ia understood were wired to the pres ident first for his approval. There is good ground to believe that these in structions contemplate the allowance of sufficient time to the Lena to make temporary repairs. However, there is a growing belief that the vessel will be obliged to intern in the end, for it Is altogether probable that by the time she could be made ready to go to aea one or more Japanese cruisers wonld be'ofl the Golden Gate, ready to aink or capture her. Foreaeeing such an event as a request (or the light to intern, the officials have been consider ing what thall be done with the craw, whether they ahall be allowed to re tnrn to Ruaala on parole, or n oat be Interned on tbelr own abip iu San Francisco barbor. On tbia point no dceialon baa been reached. fAST STRENGTHENING fORTS. Japanese are Working Night and Day at Port Arthur. Chefoo, Sept. 16. In Ita issue of September 8 the Port Arthur Novikral remarks upon the energy of the Japan ese, who continue the work of strength' ening their forte near Rlhlongahan night and day. Outpost aklrmiabea at Port Arthur are still going on. On September some Ruaaiaa scouts stealthily ap proached the Japanese linea and. kid naped five Japanese aentinela. Later they inadvertedly' ran into aome wires hung with belle which the Japanese had stiung up in order to aound an alarm. When the bella began linging the Russiana charged forward, firing the while. A Japanese detachment in a trench returned the fire wildly for a moment, and then retreated. The Rus sians gained the trench and found 48 Japanese dead there. Two lunks arrived here today from Port Arthur. One contained villagers from Polantsu, which haa been des troyed, and the other brought 187 I blnese deported by the Russian au thoritles. They reported that a junk, can-) lug three Russian officers, had been captured by the Japanese ana tak en into Port Dalny. The villagera of Folantea complain that it ia the piactice of the Russians to commandeer everything obtainable in the way of eatables. They say the soldiers often entered their houses and took meats which had Just been cut 'or themselves. It is reported that the Russian are having difficulty with the powder they manufactuie at Poit Arthur. A shell fired from Golden Hill tecently failed to carry the proper distance and dropped among some Russian troops, killing four of them. Getting Exhibits for fair. St. Louis, Sept. 16. Henry E. Doscb, dirctor of exhibits of the Lewis and Clark exposition, haa established headquatera in the Oregon building at the world'e fair, and began an active canvass to induce exhibitors here to nartlcinate in the Lewis and Clark fair. Already Japan has applied for a large amount of apace at Portland Mr. Doscb believes the large attendance promised from Asiatio countries, will make the Pottalnd fair one of the great opportunities lor exniDitore. rire Durns Large Winery. 8acramento, Cal , Sept. 16. The Natoma Vineyard winery, 15 miles northeast of this city, on the American liver, together with the fermenting plant and distillery burned to the giound tonight. The Natoma winery waa one of the largest in the state and the loss probably will raacn 1300,000. OREGON NEWS TO BUILD IN GRAND RONDE. Assurance Given That Railroad WI8 Be Constructed. Pendleton W. E. Davidson, eecra tary of the Eastern Oregon Development company, kind member of the firm of W. E. Davidson & Co., mining brokers of Pendleton, aaya that tbe electric belt Ine to be built In Grand Ronde valley s an aasued aucceas. His father, T. W. Davidson, is in t ?tt now Interest ing capital in behall of the proJect,and at the present time the outlook ia moat encouraging. , Grounds for a terminal and depot have been donated by tbe leeideota of Cove. The Amalgamated Sugar com pany has agreed to raise 600 aciea ol beets along the line, where heretofore the price of baoling has made their cultuie prohibitive. Tbe right of way baa been aecured, and bad it not been for Chief Eogineei A. B. Browne being called to Canyon City aa a witness in a suit at law the autvey would have been completed at this time. Tbe power proposition on the Minam river baa not been looked into except to ascertain that at leait 20,000 horse power could be developed. Survey of Cugenc-Corvallls Line. Eugene Tbe Willamette Valley Electric railway company announces that ita corps of surveyors will probab ly begin auiveying for ita Eugene-Cor vallia line this week. T. W. Archer, a civil engineer, who will have charge of the work, baa arrived from Cali fornia. He will also select a aite (or a power station. It has been practically settled that the station will be located on tbe Mackentie river near Beavey place, aix miles from Eugene. H. C. Diera, chief engineer of the company, baa arrived at Cooe bay. and will at once start a crew ol surveyors irom there north np tbe coast by way of Gardiner and Florence to Eugene. Cove rrult for the Tatr. La Grande The management of the horticultural exhibit at the St. Louis fair haa witten to Stackland Bros., of Cove, who are among the leading fruit growers In the Grand Ronde, for more of the fruit from this valley, and in a telegram asks: "Can Cove abip now, car prunea, plume, pears and apples? We pay freight. Sell at least half and return proceeds. Wire collect." To which tbey replied that a car would be hipped in two weeks' time, aa aome of the fruits are hardly ripe Just now. Drill for s300 a Side. Snmpter Aa a result of the drilling contest at Bourne on Labor day, in which M. D. McLeod came off victor ioua, there la promise of a much more interesting contest. McLeod, holding the championship for Oregon, baa been challenged by William Maddern, for a match at 1600 a aide. The prelimin aries have been arranged, and the town offering the most tempting purse will get the contest. There ia some talk of making the aide bet f 1,500, so confl dent is each man of beating the other. Lawton Townsite Sold. Snmpter Tbe townsite of Lawton, which over four years ago gave such promise of greatness, has been sold for $3,000. This was the amount of a Judgment held by Lina Sturgiss against tbe townsite company. Many build ings were erected during the boom, and Lawton waa put down in the brain of the fanciful promoter as the terminus of an important railway line that wonld come creeping np the mountains from a junction with the O. R. & N. This dream faded away and with it Lawton 's claim to distinction. Washington County Shipments. Hillsboro Agent Hinshaw, of the Southern Pacific, states that notwith standing the short bay and grain crop this year, the shipments out of Wash ington county exceed that of any fall season for yeara. A part of the heavy shipments is due to the condensed milk company, which sends out from two to three cars each week. Wheat Mysteriously Burned. Pendleton Fire destroyed 1,600 bushels of wheat on the farm of E. J. Somerville, seven miles west of this city. The crop was raised by John Lndemann, hia ahaie being two-thirds. Tbe origin of the fire ia a mystery. The wheat waa partly insured; Northwest Wheat Markets. Portland Walla Walla, 78c; blue stem, 83c; valley. 84c. Tacoma Blnestem, 84c; club, 79c. Albany 78c. Salem 80c. Colfax Club, 70a; blaeBtem, 75c. Pendleton Club, 70c; bluestem, 73c. La Grande Club, 66c; bluestem, 70c. OP INTEREST IMMENSE TIMBER fORESTS. . Coos and Curry Await Railroad for Development, v Marshfield An agent looking for timber for an Eastern syndicate says that be has figures that show that there are 24,000,000,000 feet of timber In Coos county alone and 80,000,000,000 feet accessible to Coos bay if a railroad ia built through the county. He asys that on tbe Umpqua are 33,000,000,000 feet and on the Sine. aw 16.000,000,000 feet. In Cuny county he found large tracts of black oak that wonld make fin furniture. These trees, he says, will aversge three cuts of 20 feet each. Eight thousand acres o( this oak timber waa bought by Ban Franciaco tanners for its bark but the timber had been found to be too valuable for manufactur ing puiposea to peel for its bark. On Tillamook bay and ita tributary atreama he aays there are 20,000,000,- 000 feet, and on the Nehalem and ita north and aouth foris there are 25, 000,000,000 more feet. This includea fir, cedar spruce and hemlock. He aays the timber baa all been crniaed, and that hia figutea are conaervative. Association Tast Building' Up. Pendleton Tbe Pendleton Commer cial association ia rapidly building np under the present regime,havlng during tbe past few daya received more than 60 new members. The membership now exceeds 150 and efforts will be made to awell the number to 200. The monthly dues have been reduced from $2 to $1, these special 1 atea to continue nntll November 1. With the fusing of new life into the institu tion, plana have been under considera tion for adding a gymnasium and mak ing other needed improvements. As soon as wacticable the association, will begin making preparatinna (or tbe Umatilla county exhibit fo the Lewis and Clark exposition. Shipment of Silver fir. Estacada Linn Brothers, who own a sawmill 10 milea northeast of this place, have Just shipped from here a carload of the finest quality of lumber ever seen in thia section of the state The firm owns a large tract of timber land near their mill and now haa on band a very large assortment of finish ing lumber. The timber from which it la sawed ia of a variety called by tim bermen "silver fir," and is of lighter color and finei grain than the fallow fir. A number of experienced lumber men and carpenters saw the lumber as it was being loaded and all pronounced it the best they had seen in tbe state The shipment went to Oregon City. Crop Costs 23 Cents a Bushel. Pendleton A reservation farmer es timates that hia crop this year cost him 25 centa a buBhe) sacked, exclusive of the cost of summer fallowing. He paid $2.75 per acre rent and hired all of the work done. Hia yield was SO bushels to the acre, and the total crop 4,800 bushels, he having 160 acrea in wheat. He sold at 67K cents, and es timates hia profit at (2,040. The com ing season or the next, he will rent 1,' 000 acres. He says aa a little can be made on each bushel he will rent a Urge tract and either get rich or go "broke." . Echo Will Co-Opcrate. Echo At a meeting of the Citizens' club of Echo, a committee was ap pointed, consisting of Dr. C. J. Smith O. D. Ieel, B. Saylor, F. B. Van Cleave and H. C. Willis, to act with similar committees appointed by the commercial organisations of Spokane, Walla Walla and Colfax, in Washing ton, and Pendleton, in Oregon, to act with the interior department in aecur ing the best possible sites for the canals and reservoirs desired by the govern ment for the several iirigation projects contemplated. Smut Explodes Machine. Pendleton A threshing machine be longing to Donald Robinson, 17 miles north of Pendleton, waa blown up. The explosion was caused by smut and rust In the wheat. Tbe loss Is $1,500. None of the crew waa injured. Patients Increase at the Asylum. Salem The monthly report of the superintendent of the state insane aay lum shows that the number of patients haa increased from 1,371 to 1,575 dur ing the month. Russian Vessel Puts Into San rranclsco for Repairs. 8aa franciaco, Sept. 14 The Roe slaa transport Lena. Captain Bar lnsky, put Into this port today for re pairs. The Lena is tl daya bora Vied voetok via Bayaaiwa, Sakhalin islands. She made the run from Ravanltra In 19 daya. which ia considered fast Use, showing that tbe Lena Doaeeeaea sneed qualities. The Lena baa a crew of 497 men and 21 officers, and carries 23 guna. She haa three funnels and three masts. Captain Berlinakv. who affie. tally declares the Lena to be a trans port, states that ber engines and boil- ear are in need 01 repaira. After pass ins Quarantine the Lena anchored off the Union Iron works, where she now lea. According- to Braaaeva'Naw Annnl tbe Lena waa formerly tbe Kherson, of me Kassian volunteer Beet. Erassey refers to her as a "volunteer ciuieer" nd also aa a "transport vessel." The Lena has a speed of 19 X knots. Her bull ia of steel, and ber displacement is 10 225 tons. She ia 493 feet Inn. 54 feet 3 inches wide, and haa a draught ol Z4 feet. Bhe haa two nropl era. Her indicated homenowpr ia 1? flOO She waa built at Hebbum, England, in 1890. According to Braeeey, the Lena carries three 4-inch quick filing guns and 20 of smaller calibre. The arrival of the Lena haa been rv potted, to Washington. Instructions are expected from tbe Washington au thorities tomorrow aa to the length of time the Lena may remain la port. OREGON IRRIGATION CONVENTION. Association Will Hold Meet In On. tario September 19, 20 and 21. The convention of the Oregon Iirri- gation association, to be held at On tario, Oregon, September 19. 20 and 21, promises to be of the greatest Intel eat of any yet beld in tbe state. What irrigation can do for a country will be there given a practical demonstration when worthless aage brush land will be abown aide by aide with land worth 300 per acre. Senator Mitchell, (Jongresemen Wil liamson and Hermann, Governor Chamberlain, of Oregon, and Governor Morrison, of Idaho; Hon. D. W, Rose, United Statea geologicaLauivey; Jiayor Glasaman, of Ogden; Dr. Witbycombe, of the Oregon Agricultural college, and numerous otber speakers piominent in irrigation work from different parts of the country will be in attendance. Be sides thia, there will be over $1,000 given away aa premiums for fruit dis plays. One of these premlnma ia a $100 silver loving cup to be presented by tbe city of Ontario to the Oregon county making the beat fruit exhibit. Tbe O. R. R. and Oregon Short Line have made a rata of full fare go ing and one-third fare returinng. The city of Ontario ia wall prepared for the accommodation of ail who attend the convention and the association promle ca that all will be more than paid for the trouble and expense they may be put to. CANADIAN TRAIN HELD UP. Six Masked Men Mske Haul of About $7,000. Vancouver, B. O., Sept. 14. The transcontinental express, due here at 7:45 last night waa held up 35 milea from vancouer by six masked men and $7,000 taken. Tbe train was fiarged and some of the men got on the tender with rifles. At the point of guns the engineer and fireman were compelled to take the baggage and express cars two miles away, where they were rifled. The train arrived at 12 o'clock. A aepcial train with a large posse of policemen immediately left for the scene. Ibis ia the first holdup in Canada. It is supposed that the train robbers expected to intercept the clean-np from the Consolidated Cariboo mines, amounting to $60,000, and which was expected to be sent here about this time. It ia said a cipher telegraph message waa sent to tbe express messen ger telling him to have his safe open, to be searched by an inspector, and that therefore he was off hia guard The authorities are now investigating thia rumor. Shop Was Blown Up. New York, Sept. 14. The barber shop of Joseph Stravelli, on Third ave nue, waa wrecked by an explosion Jupt before 1 o'clock thia morning, and 20 families living in the bonne were thrown into a panic, in which six ten. ants were hurt. Six weeks ago Stravelli received a letter crudely drawn by 1 "Black Hand," in which he waa or dered to deposit $500 between two stones at First avenue and Thirty -eight street, ine letter cioeea Dy saying: "If you do not leave the money you take care of yourself." . Protest of Great Britain. Maidid, Sept. 14. Tbe Heraldo aays that Great Britain haa protested againBt Spain for having acceded to the request of France to permit the Russian Baltic fleet to coal and remain at Cor unna for a longer period than that per mitted by international law. Two Nonanloa Wcmcn Se verely Beaten ty Men. AIDED IN ATTACK BY VOXVi In Other Savage Attacks and la rights roRowIng Six People are Injured. Two Severely. Chicago, Sept. 14. Two aavage at tacks were made upon nonunion work era attheatockyardatonlg.it, and ia the fights that followed eight people weie injured, four of them so severely that it waa neceaaary to take them to the hospital. Tbe first disturbance occurred at the intersection of HaUtead and Root streets. Two young women, Annie Cook and Mattie Jasper, were on an east bound Root-streetcar, and when It ' reached Ualstead street, several men and boys, with the aid of two or three women, dragged the young women to tbe street. Both were badly beaten before the police arrived. They were taken to the hosiptal. Mattie Jasper waa struck with a brick, and her face and forehead badly cut. The mob remained at a short distance from the car track and continued 4o throw ttonea. A west bound car, which happened to paaa during the trouble, waa struck by aeveral of the missiles, and two of the passengers, Fremont Sloan and Annie Ciodone, were in sured. Anton Ahutra, a driver for a brew erj , tried to drive through the ciowd and waa bit in the back of the bead with a brick and knocked from hia wagon. His scalp was badly cut, but otherwise his injuriea were not severe. A call for help had been sent in by one of the officers, and Lieutenant Film and six policemen aoon arrived, and at once charged the. crowd, which ecat tered. Policeman Chria Lyons was ' knocked down by a atone, but waa not badly hurt. A second riot took place in Root street, near. Prince tea a vena,' Wbere seven colored men employed In the" stockyards were attacked by a huge crowd of sympathizers with the stock yards strikers. John Sims, one of the colored men, waa knocked down and nearly kicked to death. Hia kneecap waa fractured, hia Jaw waa broken, and he waa badly injured about other portiona of hia head and severely hurt in tbe chest. The police finally die persed the mob and aeveral arrests were made. AMERICANS WATCH THE LENA. Patrol-Boat Win See No fanatic Rr peats the Maine Incident. ' San Francisco, Spet. 14. Early to day the heatroyer Paul Jonea, Lieuten ant G. C. Davison commanding, wai aent to an anchorage off tbe Union lion works, cloae to the Lena. Later, the Paul Jonea was reinforced by a it earn launch from the Marblehf ad, in charge of Midshipman Davia, with an armed crow and four marines with loaded rifles and bella filled with ammunition. Assisted by the launch-aa a picket and patrol boat, the Paul Jonea will keep a close watch over the Lena aa long aa she remains in port to Bee that the neu trality Iawa are rigidly enforced both for and against her. Vigilance is being exercised that no fanatic, Japanese or other, creeps upon the Lena for the purpose of doing her barm and possibly repeating the Maine incident In thia port, and equal vigil ance ia being exerted to eee that aba herself receives no military help in the shape of arms, ammunition, men 01 equipment, or any coal bdyond the quantity to which she is entitled, namely, enough to carry her to the neartst home port. Every boat that approaches the Lena is arrested by the launch nntil the officers in charge are atisfied that the boat's errand ia le gitimate. Callfornians Will Come. Ban Francisco, Sept. 14. An official invitation haa been received by the Cal ifornia Promotion committee from President Goode, of the Lewie & Clark expesition, to visit the Portland fair next year. In the invitation the sug gestion ia made that the Californiana ai range to visit the fair in a body, and to tbat end extend the annual business men'a eexuraion to the Oregon me tropolis in 1905. Aa thia coincides with the original plan of tbe Promo tion committee, efforts will be- pat forth to make it a noteworthy event. . Only Half of Men Taken Back. . . Chicago, Sept. 14. It ia estimated, that about 10,000 men applied for work at the stockyards today. About 4,800 of the applicant were taken back by tbe packera. Many of tbe nonunion men failed to report for work, but a number appeared on tbe Lake Shore 4 Michigan Southern and other rail roads, giving rise to much dissatiafac ilon among the onion men. . ' -