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THE OREGON VOL. XXL ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMUJ2U 10, 1904. NO. 40. MIST. WEEK'S DOINGS Newsy Items Gathered from All Parts of the World. Or INTCRCST TO OUR READERS General Review of Important Happen- pcnlgs Presented In Brief and Condensed Corm. Tim Japnnoan are expected to nlor Mukden iuuii. Republican i licto'l Ilia governor ol Mln by a pluality i 33.000. Holder lu lJ up a trln at Itta,l.a., but luuml the naie cot.ialnwl nu inuiiey Military crltlci at I.Iho Yang sy that Kuropatkin ti 1.1 nut believe lie could be defeated. ( Tim iraaon f. it theMlu alan abandon, went ol M'i fn pa remain a much of a my alary aa eve.'. A Knight Tantar train wa wrecked near Ituno, Nnv , and two people killed anil 25 other Injured. Japan Iim entered a proleat against tlia Itna.lan tram port I,eii remaining in Han Franclwo harbor. Tlia ahlp mar dismantle anil tay in tlia liarbur until ilia war la nnl.nl. The Japai Mitt irp r a I to have rotifr.1 tlia ra guaid u( tlia itosaian army at Hun ilvei. General Zaaaalltch ami S.000 of bia 6,000 men bava bran taken ptWoiieia. Tba rrula-r M.lwankee baa Iwn launched at Hun Francleco, Kuropalkin niuat continue bla la trrit aud await ttOnforremriita. An iiitaraillauirnlary rnngma will a.k tba poaera to ilp tba war In tba tar K.iit. Tba J4anaii aimy la aiMHrtel to pnah on aa noon aa lliar ara n lrobcd. lloth annua aia n-.ung. Orrn an Iron dralera, It la reported. bve turn Teiiie.lrd to furnllb price on 1.HIH) loua of caat iron for Amarlcan delivary. Many bbla bava been put in for tba Oregon building at H. Urn la. It will ba ol. In Hi bigbMl bidder and turned over at tba rba of tba fair. rlMaa U a new borror 'aared at Mukden. Tba continued beavy ralnr and tba hanl.bipa andurwl during tba 10 day' fighting ara ture to lnrreac tba aivkntia. Tba navy department ba appointed board to Inopm-t tba nierehanl marine and aMt-rtain (ba r at of changing etch alilp Into a man of war and tba length of tima required ehould their aarrlor ba needed in cane ol ar. Britain and Thibet bava formally concluded a treaty. A Ruaalan foree ol 15.000 near Muk den l,'n a rilim po.itlon. Tba new Runlan mlnifctet of the In terior will le llbeial In hia pulley. Tbe apolla of war falling to tba Jap aneta at I.lao Yang wero ol liltlo value. w ol tbo Ala-ka aalmon cannetio will bava aa great an output a laat year. lira regl an entlraday In Prrneraao, Maalco, U'fora It o"!d be rhaeked. The h 1 entliuaiikl at 1,000,OUO. Iti.Mi.n papeia tlalm that Vl.ereiy Alexieff iailireitly reponible fur the dlMulrr at l.iao Yang and want him put nut. Tba loera of both aldea at the Mao Yang battla aia eatlmated at 60,000, of wbii b tba Uuiwlana loat 20,000 and tbo Japan 30,000. The deportwl Colorado miner who ennfeaaed to having a part In the Inde ; pendenee ouliago y ba othera Im fUatml with him aro all offlcera and moinb.-raol tba t'nltad Minoworkera. Tl.a Japaneao are on two ihlea of Kuropalkin. Rwkeleller lnt.rela ara a Id to be behind a new railroad to the laclflc coaat. J. J. la reported to hava aold bit two new mammoth ateamera to Kurila. Tlia Hualan drydork at Palny b. been re aired and la eln. uaed by the Japanee. Hfilorado miner In Kan- aa baa given tlm namea of the itrlkera who planned tlia jnuiipemiev Ti.tt I7iialitn war offlro ipccU a -..i ha. He at Mukdeu, It tba Japaneae continue to advance. A watlnM alt. Port Arthur killed n lallMa aaiw w- . 700 Japaneae. Tba great doi k atrlke at Maraelllea, Fiance, la being grauuauy ur...u r The grnnd encampment of Knlghta for the next conclave, In July, 1007. Viceroy Alcx'eff ba moved hlahead quarter, from Vlndlvualok to llarb n. General M.cArtl.nr mnlrnft!1"' a cavalry poat ba eatabliabfd In the W amette valley. Kuropatkln'a column la 16 mile. ';c defender, of roitArtbtureaa are beubinlng greany "7 ' " "la- ...i.... . iiibborn a reaia- are not onerinn - ..i,in r..... TIo JanuneHe ate captuilng- .m Ititltfaa. tbo right ol way " " i Tint Ilalllil. The aalmon pack of tba Columbia river for tha'a prJnR and aumuie. 1. seeks roR prey. Russian ' Vessel Puts Into San franilsco fur Repairs. Hau Francisco, Hapt. 11, Tlia line lan transport Lena, Captain ltir llimky, put Into tlili jitt today fur re pair. Tlia Lena la 31 day from Vlad Ivoatok via IJuyaiilun, Sukhultii Island. Mia mailn tbn run fri'in Knyauina In It) day, which la coinddcrcd time, turning that lliu Um pnmH'Hnia aptcd liialltli'ii. Tbn 1-ena linn a crew ol 41)7 men ami 21 oUlc-rn, anil curries 23 giuia. Hbe baa three liuiiiula ami three mast. Captain Iterllm-ky, vilio olllc tally deelarc the li a to lie a trans port, elate that bur anilines ami bull. r are in nm-il of repair. A Hit .n lug quaiautliie tba Ijna anchored off tba Union Iron work, where alio now lira. According to BiBcaeya'Navy Annual, i bo I-ena w formally tbo K1iitw.ii, 'ol ilia ltilaaian volunteer Hurt. Hhikm-v refer to bur a a "volunteer oubce" and alao aa a "transput! vessel." Tlia lna baa a speed of 111,1, knot, ller bull la ol steel, and her displairnient la 10 226 ton. She la 4!i:l feet long, 54 but 3 Inches wide, and liaa a draught f 24 fort, Klin ha two prop. Ham. liar Indicated hona-power In 12.60(1. h waa built at lliilibuui, Knglaml, In MM. According to Hraaey, Hie I-ena carrina three 4-Inch quick tiling guns and 20 of smaller cailOw. Tba arrival ol tba Lena bun lieen re potted to Wablniitoii. I nut ruction ra expected fr"tn tbu Wucblngton au thorlliaa tomorrow aa to tbn length ol iluia tba lna may ivmain lu port. ORCGON IRRIGATION (ONVCNTION. Association Will Hold licet In On tario September 10, 20 and 21. Tba convention of the Oregon Iirri- gatlon aaamdatlon, to be held at On tario, Oregon, reptenib-r 10. 20 and SI, prominea to lie ol the gn-ateat Intel- at ol any yet bet I in the a'ate. What irrigation can do tor a country will iw there given a practical ilwnoinitr.il ion when wort him. aagn brunh Innil will lie ehnwn lde by vide a lib land worth f :00 per acre. Senator Mi'O'iell, t onire.amea V4II- liameon and lleiiiianii, Oovernor t'bamlieilaiu. of Oregon, and Oovernor Morriaon, of Malm; Hon. I. W. Kow, I'niteil State geoloubal uiveyj Mayor Olawiiian, of Or ten; lr. Wiil.ycoiohe, of the Oregon Agricultural college, and numernua oilier tpvaker piomiiii nt in Irrigation work from different prt of the couutry will be in altendnni-e. He aldea till, there will ba over l,ml0 given away a premium for fruit itiif- playa. One ol tliciw prrmtutna la a (lot) ailvvr loving cup to I preaenteil bv the cltt of Ontario to tba Oregon connty making the lat Iruit eabibit. The O. K. V K. ami uiegon onnri Line have made a rate ol full fare gv Inv and one-thlid fare returning. The city of Ontario i well prepared for the accommodation ol an m auenu me eonvenlion and the aaaia-latlou promi a thai all will ba more than paid for tba trouble and eipenae they may le put to. CANADIAN TRAIN HELD HP. Six Masked Men Make a Haul of About $7,000. Vancouver, B. C, Kept. H The iranacontinental eipref. duo here at 7:46 laat nlubt, waa held up 8ft iitilen rom Vancouer by alx makeil men ami 7,t)l0 Uken. The train wan Itacgmi and aume of the men got on the tender with rifle. At the point of guna me engineer and tlreman were compelled o take the bnggngo ami riprw i-me two mil. a aaay, wj:. mey wore ritlwl. The train arrived at 12 o'clock. A aepcial train witti a large pnaaa of polii-emeii im niHliatciy ten lor the aceuo. Thia la the ttrat lioiuup m Canada. It I. .iinnoeed that tlie train roooer expected toJntercept the clean-up from tba ' Conrolblated Carilwo mlnea, mounting to $00,000, and which w.i expected to be aent biri about Ihla time. Jt la raw iipner ieirB..M o m.aire waa aent to tlie exprewi niveauu- ger telling him to have bia aafe open. lobe aearclieti ny an inrpe. ,o., ..... tl..t ibMHfora bo waa oil bia guard. The utboritlea aro now investigating tbi. rumor. Shop Was Blown Up. w York. Rent. 14. 1h harbor shop of Joseph Rtravelli, on Third ave nue, was wiecked by an explosion Ju-t before 1 o cioc mis mono". Undllaa living In the bouwi were thrown Into a panic, in wmcn six ants weio hurt. Six week ago blrnvelli i. i . inline ernde.lv drawn by a reeuivro i. . , . . llUek Hand." Ill which on who dered to deposit lauu stones at First avenue nd 1 bitty eight street. Tbo letter cloaeu ny mruK. "II yon do not leave tba money you take care oi yoinr... Jews' Shops Pillaged. n u....t u Anli Sem Bt. reiersoiiiii, ".. . - itlo rioting took place at Kovno, n the ii i u..,,iuii ,ap 4. government oi uoinyum, - during which many persona were .. lured and shops pillaged. A similar ,.i.re.U occurred at Mnelii. in ine gov ernment Of Kieff, when, the troop, wore called. Nlnetyelght houses and .i .. nilhoied. and several neraons weie seriously injured by the troops. Many of tho rlo crs wore ar rested. The affair laatou ior Protest of Great Britain. Maidid, Sept. 14.-The ller.ildo nya that Great Britain bus prolosted H.ln fnr having acceded to the ,.... Krance to neniiit the HusbIii Baltic fleet to coal and remain at Cor .inn for Jongor period than that per mitted by International law. ARMYJS SAFE I'turopatkin in Suddenly Fac ing About Saved the Day. PLIGHT Or HIS MEN HORRIBLE Japanese Abandon Idea of Heading Off Slavs and Both Sides arc Taking Needed Rest. fit. I'eteraburg, 8ept. 12. It eeoni to be established definitely that Field Marabal Oyama'a tired troop on Wed nesday abandoned the attempt to bead off (ieneral Kuropalkin, whoae army arrived rofuly at Mukden, after fright ful experience, floundering through mud and in I re over the Mancburlan roada. Peacriptlona of the etene along the line of letreat are almost incredible. They toll bow the men lay down In tba mud and alept In drenching rain. It la evident that tba laat determined effort of the Japaneae to bring Kuro palkin to bay. waa made on Tueadav, but the ltueaian commander in cbief faced about and with two corpa of ar tillery heat off the Japaneae while the remainder of the troop continued to march to Mukden. After that, the Japanese could only hang on to the Hank and try to ilicll tba retreating column from the bill. The ontpoeta aie ritill In contact, but tbey aro not even exchanging ihota. A late dinpatch aent tonight from Mukden deitribe the horrible plight ol ttin tentleea and ihelterlea eoldieia. The detaialed itatement of the Ruaiaan tiaac, which It la promiwd will be le aned today, la aaaitcd wUh intenae In leraat. The general expectation I that the lo.He. will approxin ate 20,000, aa gaiiiKt .10,000 lor the Japaneae. The woi k ol burying the dead waa left to the Japaneae, who were forced to attempt the taek aa a matter of aelf preservation, but it waa an almost m- poaible undertaking. The awful rain have handicapped the woik of crema tion, on which the Japaneae relied, and nly shallow trench burials war possi ble in many caaea. Not only I aucb burial one ol great ditliculty, but it ia point aoon almost valueless fiom a sanitary of view, the storm undoing It after it i accomplished. WILL REORGANIZE ARMY. Russia Will Divide It and Make Ku- ropalkln Chief Commander. fit. I'eteraburg, Sept. 12. Besides the formation ol two freah army corps aa the Urn I anawer to the Japanese auc iea at Liao Yang, the Russian army at the front will be reorganlaed, probably in the form of two armies, In com mand of General Mnevitch and Gen eral Baron Kanlbar, respectively, with General Kniopatkin aa commander in chief. General Kantbar will go out with tne two army corps now organis- n g in tho governments of Katan, Odeaaa, Vilna and Kieff. General inevitch baa been ordered by tele graph from Vladivostok to Mukden. Thia decision ts due in pari oouoi- t-ea to the growing unwieldineea of the big force under General Kuropatkln's onmiand, Bnd which will oe largely iiicreuB'-d by constant leinforcementa. General Kuropalkin heretofore has isndled every detail of the vaat organi- at.on. The work la loo niucn lor one man, and bo is now almost broken lown under tho strain. It ia known that the emperor la personally one of Kuiopalkiu'a strong supporters, ana ll is thought the general will in ail prob ability retain chief command of the two ai inies. Kuropatk'.n, however, Ima been seriously criticised by some of tho emperor's cbsj military advisera, and it ia possible he may eventually be superseded. It i. understood the emperor's inspection of the Baltic fleet at Cronstailt today is me lasi tie win iiiiike, and that the fleet, when It leave Lilian, will proceed to tne rar e.aai Tortrcss Is Disheartened. Toklo. Kent. 12. Onoflieial news re- reived here (rom points near Port Ar thur siii;testa that the garrison at tne (nrin-na ia much disheartened. Tbe ships of the harbor have ceased sen oua v to oppose tlie approacn oi japan eae reoonnoitering vesaels, which have thus been enabled to ascertain that tne buttlcshlp Sveastopnl ia In crippled condition, while othera re mote o lean damaged. The number ol soldiers who sui render ia inureaslng daily Several Junk laden with provialons and aumiunltidn have oeen capiureu Preoarlna for Another Assault, Chofoo, Kept. 12. Apparently well hif.rmeil Japanese who tear bed Che- foo from Port Dalny today report that tho Jnpiineae army before Port Arthur is preparing to make another aasault upon tho fortress. Japanese agente here are sending to Port Dalny 70,000 uunnvaacka nd endeavoring to aocure 00,000 more. It is reported that these encka ara to be tilled with sand and used to fill up portions of the moat pro tecting tbe Russian right nanx. Jananesc Raise Vessels. Cbcloo. Sept. 12 The Russian dry ,Wk at Port Palny baa been repaired ,t a .Tannnese torpedo boat deBtioyer ia now undergoing repans there. The Japanese raised the vessel which bad been sunk at tne entrance oi u mj dock by the Russians when they evacu ated Port Dalny. BRIGANDS VERY CRUEL. Banker Lived on What He Could Pick for Days After Escaping. Fort Worth, Tex., Kept. 13. A dis patch to tbe Record from Koswull, N. M ., .ays: Banker Elland ba returned to hie borne at Portales, N. M., and verified the story that ba had been held by bri gands In tbe state of Bonora, Mexico. Me has loat 60 pounds In flesh. He la known as a conservative business and tbe atoiy that he bad fallen into tlia handa of brlganda, who de manded ransom from hia wife at Por tales, N. M., waa not doubted. He waa forced by tbe bandits to write to bis wife and to sign the name of George Reese. II said: "I was captiued August 6 by four men, and they robbed me ol everything bad. I think it waa in the state of Bonora, Mexico. Tbey immediately anted me to tbe mountains and I was made to walk every day and waa fwl very little. At night I was tied with ropes. On pain of instant death the bandits made ma write the letter to my wife demanding tbe ransom, compelled me to sign tbe name of George Keese and made me misspell the name. Tbe letter waa mailed from the town of Oputa. They changed poaitions every day and marched me thiongh the mountains until the night ol August 30, when I made my escape. I secured sharp rock and cut tbe topee that bound ma and left while tbey alept. "For four day I wandered through he mountalna in search of road, liv ng on ben lea, rabbits and young birds, and finally reached railroad at distance of 60 miles from where 1 started. I beat my way on a lumber train to Douglas, Alii., and then went to 1 Paso, Tex., where I borrowed money on which to come to Poitalea." CONCILIA I ION BOARD MEETS. Arnumcnts of Iron and Steel Men Regarding New Scale Heard Chicago, f?ept. 13. A board of con ciliation selected by tbe Republic Iron & Steel company and 20,000 of its em ployes has met here to fix a scale of wanes for tho coming year. Today ar gument of employers were heard. Tbe dispute whlcn the Dosru ia to settle arose over the desire of tbe com pany to reduce the wages o' its skilled merchant" Ironworkers from o to 10 per cent. As provided In the working agreement which baa been In force ince 1901, conference committees lrom the company and tbe unions having failed to agree on an adjustment of wages, the matter was ieii to a ooara oi conciliation. The-arguments of the company tend ed to show that reduction in business combined with large outlays in tbe erection of new planta, did not justify the continuation of last year's wage scale. There claims were met by the steel workers' representative with the contention that the number of employ es has been reduced in several planta, tbna comparatively lightening tbe ex penses. YUKON TRArriC ENDED. River Steamers Have Made Last Trip for the Season. ' Peattle. Sept. 13. A special dispalch to tbe Post-Intelligentei from Dawson, T.. warns persons at coast points not to attempt to enter Alaska this tall expecting to catch steamers at Dawson . ir . , ; . . , tai lor tne new xanana uisinci aim run banks. Five hundred people are now at Dawson anxious to go down the river to the new camp, with no steamers available. Tbe steamer Light left Dawson yes terday for Fairbanks with a 600 ton cargo, which yieldtd $26,000 in freight charges. Tbe northern commercial company yesterday refused to send the steamer Baiah with s cargo yieuung $26,000 charges and paseegers down the river, fearing the Ice would close oeiore she could get back. Hundreds are going out in small boats from Dawson to Circle, intending to walk 260 mile, horn there to Fair banks. Capture Only Question of Hours. New York. Sept. 13. Three of the eix men bandit who held np the pay master of the O'Rourke Engineering A Construction company for $6,000 Aug ust 24 on lonely- highway In Mew Jersey, are reported to hae been traced to the Italian quarter oi ratterson, ana their capture is believed to be only nueation of hour. Two hundred men have searched constantly for tho high- wavmen. but. although they got so close to the gang that fiiearms and articles of clothing were found, they managed to reach town. Important Witness Missing. Chicago. Sept. 13. William F. Mnllin. who was operator of the "spot light" at tbe Iroquois theater at the time of the disaster iiecemoer ou, nas diaanneared. Assistant State's Attor nev Barnea at tne opening oi iue nap tember teim of court began the pieliminary arrangements to put Will x. Davis, manager oi ine loeHior Thomas J. Boon ssletaut manager and Edward Cumminga, the stage car penter, on trials Battleship Ohio Transferred San Francisco. Sept. 13. The bat- tleahio Ohio was finally transferred from her builders to tbe United States navv. the- aovernment being represent ed in the ceremony by Captain Leavitt C. Logan, whole hei coirmandlng otn per. The Ohio will be for a time on the Pacific station, but her ultimate destination ia thought to be China, OREGON NEWS TO BUILD IN GRAND RONDC. Assurance Given That Railroad Will Be Constructed. Pendleton W. E. Davidson, aecre tary of the Eastern Oregon Development company, and member of the firm of W. E. Davidson Jt Co., mining brokers of Pendleton, saya that tbe electric belt line to be built in Grand Konde valley is an ansued success. Hie father, T. W. Davidson, ia in tbe East now interest ing cipital In behalf of the project, and at tbe present time tba outlook la rcoat encouraging. Grounds for a terminal and depot have been donated by tbe leaidenta of Cove. The Amalgamated Bugar com pany has agreed to raise 600 acre ol beets along the line, where heretofore tbe price of hauling haa made tbeir cultme prohibitive. Tbe right of way has been secured, and had it not been for Cbief Engineet A. B. Browne being called to Canyon City as witness in a suit at law tbe suivey would have been completed at this time. The power proposition on tbe Minam river baa not been looked into except to ascertain that at leaf t 20,000 horse power could be developed. Survey of Eugene-Corvallls Line. Eugene The Willamette Valley Electric railway company announces that ita corps of eurveyora will probab ly begin auiveying for its Eugene Cor vallis line thia week. T. W. Archer, a civil engineer, who will have charge of tbe work, has arrived from Cali fornia. He will also select a site (or a power station. It has been practically settled that tbe station will be located on tbe Mackenzie river near Seavey place, six miles from Eugene. H. C. Diers, chief engineer of the company, has arrived at Coos bay, and will at once start a crew oi turveyors iroio tbere north np the coast by way ol Gardiner and Florence to Eugene. Cove fruit for the Pair. La Grande The management of the horticultural exhibit at tbe Bt. Louis fair has written to Btackland Bros., of Cove, who are among the leading fruit growers in the Grand Konde, for more ol the fruit from this valley, and in a telegram asks: "Can Cove Bbip now, ear prunes, plums, pears and apples? We pay freight. Bell at least half and return proceede. Wire collect." To which they replied that a car would be hipped in two weeks time, aa aome of the fruits are hardly ripe juat now. Drill for $SOO Side. Sumpter Aa a result of the drilling contt st at Bourne on Labor day, in which M. D. McLeod came on victor ious, there ia promise ol a much moie nterebting contest. McLeod, holding tbe championship for Oregon, has been challenged by William Maddern, for a match at $500 a Bide. Tbe prelinun aiies have been arranged, and tbe town offering tbe uioet tempting pnrse will get the contest. Tbere is some talk of making the side bet l,ouu, ao csnn- dent is each man of beating the other. Lawton Townsite Sold. Sumpter Tbe townsite of Lawton, which over four years ago gave Bucb promise of greatness, has been sold for $3,000. Tbis was the amount of a udgoient held by L na Bturg-.ss against tbe townsite company. Many build- in lie were erected dating the boom, and Lawton waa put down in tbe brain cf the lanciful promoter as the terminus of an important railway line that would come crwpiug np the mountains from junction with tbe O. R. & N. Tbis dream faded away and with it Lawton a claim to distinction. , Plan Long Wagon Road. Portland The plan to build a wagon road from Portland to tbe California line haa been discussed favorably by the county court. Multnomah county already has a road which reaches to Clackamas county and it can be made first class road with not much ex pense, inner counties nave roaus ex tending from one county to the other in soura instances, but to make one con tinuous road the whole distance might require state aid. Washington County Shipments. Hillsboro Agent Hinshaw, of the Southern Pacific, states that notwith standing the short hay and grain crop thia year, the shipments out of Wash ington county exceed that of any fall season for years. A part of the heavy shipments is due to . the condensed milk company, whicb sends out from two to three cars each week. Wheat Mysteriously Burned. Pend'leton File destroyed 1,500 bushels of wheat on the farm of E. J. Somerville, seven miles west of this uity. The cmp was raised by John Ludemann, his shaie being two-thirds. The origin ol the fire is mystery. The wheat was partly insured. Northwest Wheat Markets. Portland Walla Walla, 78c; blue stem, 83c; valley, 84o. - Tacoma Bluestom, 83c; club, 7Sc. Albany 78o. Salem 80c. Colfax Club, 68c; blueBtem, 73c. Pendleton Club, 79c; bluestem, 72o. La Grande Club, 65cj bluestem, 70o. OP INTEREST IMMCNSC TIMBER fORESTS. Coos and Curry Await Railroad for Development. Marehfieid An agent looking for timber for an Eastern syndicate says that be has figures that show that tbere are 24,000,000,000 feet of timber in Coo county alone and 80,000,000,000 feet accessible to Coos bay if a railroad is built through tbe connty. lie aays that on tbe Umpqua are 33,000,000,000 feet and on the Bias, aw 16,000,000,000 feet. In Cuny connty he found large tracts of black oak that would make fine furniture. These trees, be says, will average three cuts of 20 feet each. Eight thousand acres of tbis oak timber was bought by Ban Francisco tanntrs for ita bark but tbe timber had been found to be too valuable for manufactur ing potposea to peel for its lark. On Tillamook bay and its tributary streams he says there are 20,000,000, 000 feet, and on tbe Nehalem and ita north and south forks there are 25, 000,000,000 more feet. This includes fir, cedar spruce and hemlock. lie ays tbe timber has all been craised, and that bia figuies are conservative. Association rast Building Up. Pendleton The Pendleton Coinmer cial association is rapidly building np under tbe present regime.baving during the past few days received more than 50 new members. The membership aow 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 latea to continue nntil Aovember I. With the fusing of new life into tbe institu tion, plans have been under conaidera tion for adding a gymnasium and mak ing other needed improvements. A soon as practicable the association will begin caking preparations tor the Umatilla county exhibit loi tbe Lewis and Clark exposition. Shipment of Silver fir. Estacada Linn Brothers, who own a sawmill 10 miles northeast of this place, have just shipped from here a carload of the finest quality of iomber ever seen in l his section ol the state. Tbe firm owna a large tract of timber land near their mill and now haa on hand a very large assortment of finish ing lumber. Tbe timber from which it is sawed is of a variety called by tim bermen "silver fir," and ie of lighter color and finei grain than tbe yelkw fir. A number of experienced lumber men and carpenters saw the lumber as it waa being loaded and all pronounced it the best they bad seen in the state. Tbe shipment went to Oregon City. Crop Costs 25 Cents a Bushel. Pendleton A reservation farmer es timates that hia crop thia year cost him 25 cent a buehel sacked, exclusive of the cost of summer fallowing. He paid $2 75 per acre rent and hired all of the work done. His yield waa 30 bushels to the acre, and the total crop 4,800 bushels, he having 160 acres in wheat. He sold at 57 Si cents, and es timates his profit at $2,040. The com ing season or the next, he will rent 1, 000 acres. He says as a little can be made on each bu'hel he will rent a large tract and either get rich or go "broke." Echo Will Co-Opcrate. Echo At a meeting of tbe Citizens' club of Echa, a committee was ap pointed, consisting of Dr. C. J. Smith, O. D. Teel, B. Sav ior, F. B. Van Cleave and H. C. Willis, to act with similar committees appointed by the commercial org lniastiona of Spokane, Walla Walla and Colfax, in Washing ton, and Pendleton, in Oregon, to act with the interior department in secur ing tbe best possible sites for the canals and reservoirs desired by the govern ment for the several irrigation projects contemplated. Yamhill Hopdryer Is Destroyed. Amity Fire destroyed the hop dryer and contents of A. H. Shumate, resid ing one mile northwest of Whiteson. Mr. Shumate had Just finished picking his yard and bad 10,000 pounds of bops in the building. The fire started be tween tao walls, and it was impossible to get water to it. Tbe man drying the hops had plenty of help and seveial barrela,of water, but could not use it to any advantage. The insurance on tbe crop and building was $3,000. 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 smutVand rust in the wheat. The loss is $l,j0J). None of the crow was injured. Patients Increase at the Asylum, Salem The monthly report of the superintendent of the state infane asy lum shows that the number of patients has Increased Jiom 1,371 to 1,375 dm ing the month. BIG STRIKE ENDS. Chicago Butchers Have Acknowl edged Their Defeat. Chicago, Sept. 9. The strike of th butcher workmen, which ba demoral ized the meat packing Industry tbioughout tbe country lor tbe laat two months, was officially declared off tonight by President Michael J. Don nelly, of the Amalgamated Meat Cut ter and Botcher Workmen of Amer ita. Mr. Donnelly . thl morning tola graphed tbe members of the national executive committee asking their eon sent to an announcement of tbe end of tbe struggle, and tonight, having re ceived favcrable answer from all, h declared the strike of th members of his organization would end at mid night.' Tbe strike of the member of th affiliated onions at the stockyards, who quit work in sympathy with tba butch ers, will be officially called off tomor row morning at a meeting of the con ference board of the allied trade. This waa decided upon at a meeting of tbe central body of th allied trad held tonight. Tbe general body waa at first In fav or of continuing the atrike, bat Mr. Donnelly, wbo was present, announced that the men were defeated, and in or der to save hia onion from being totally disrupted, be wonld order his men to return to work in the morning, no mat ter what course might bo taken by oth er anions. As tbe other anions had no griev ance, but bad gone on atrike to aid tho botchers, tbere waa nothing left for them bat to follow the lead of Mr. Donnelly, and they, too, decided to call off the atrike aa far aa they wer con cerned. When the packers weio notified to night tbat it had been decided to end tbe strike, tbey announced tbey would give places as far as- poeaible to th skilled men, bat it waa stated at th same time tbat many of theaa men would be unable to secure their old places, aa in many case the work waa being performed in a satisfactory man nei by men wbo had been secured sine the commencement of the strik. NOT A SINGLE GUN LOST. Kuropatkin Reports on His Success ful Retreat to Mukden. 8t. Petersburg, Sept. 10. General Kuropalkin reports that he did not toe) a gun during the retreat. Ha alao states that General Knroki's army ia about 27 milea eastward of tbe railroad and tbat General Oku'a army ia 20 milea west of the railroad. The gen eral at aff expects a big battle will be fought. From the general's report, it leem. evident that ne ia tentatively prepar ing to meet the Japaneae again should Field Marshal Oyama continue to pre northward. Nothing more important than rearguard action marked the march to Mukden. Th region south of that city is now clear of Rossiana. It is evident that Kuropatkin ia taking precautions to prevent the Japanese from creeping around bia flanks, as he report that tbe Japanese cavalry scout ing wide on bis Hanks. The beet information of tba war offioo indicatea that General Karoptakin loat about 17,000 men daring the ten day' battle at Liao lang. A brief Mukden diaoatch received from one of the Associated Press Roa sian correspondents, dated Sept. 7, is really tbe latest word lrom tbe front. It was probably all too censor would allow to be sent, and offer no solution of the question whether General Knio patkin is continuing bia march north ward: But it seem to indicate that such a course ia contingent upon the ability of Field Marshal Oyama to try to repeat at Mukden tbe enveloping movement which failed at Liao Yang. Tbe only thing certain eeemt to be that for the moment everything ia quiet. If the armies continue to race noithward to Tieling Pats, 40 mile north of Muk den, in tbe opinion of th beat military critics, it will become oi supreme im portance to General Kuropatkin ii tbe door of hia retreat ia closed there. In the event of defeat, he would be forced westward into Mongolia. , Noted Veteran Is Dead. Batlimore, Sept. 10. Major Baton, of New York, a veteran of the United States army in the Civil and Spanish American wars, a noted Indian fighter with General Crook, a brother ot Archbishop Seton, of Rome, and grandson of Mother Elisabeth Ann Bailey Seton, founder ot the Bister of Charity in the United State, ia dead hire, aged w years. About a year ago he contracted pneumonia while sta tioned in Arizona, and coming east, fell a victim to tuberculoaie. Hia but service waa in the Philippines. Drowned While Swimming. Independence, Or., Sept. 10. Frank Rboner. a Bohemian ot Scio, while swimming in the river at the Churchill place, five miles south of independence, was drowned late yesteioay aiternoon. Tbe dead man got in a awift current. Another Bohemian waa nearly di owned but waa saved by a pole thrown out by another man. Rboner' waa picking hops lor H. Hill. He waa man of family, about 60 year old, and had good reputation. Water Is Getting Scarce. South Bend, Wash., Sept. 9. Th long spell of dry weather haa brought almost a water famine in th city. Resident on high ground have been without water fiom city main for weeks and the mills will hava to short en their running hoar if rain doe not aoon come, largei than that ol laai y"