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"