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Newspaper Page Text-Jsfcl i ! -! ,..?- ry TZ' . - r-r z-j:f- -& H-.'s, f r v ' wiin kCu irw ' -m V ' a CLv -g tV'-, THEINEWAGM fe' J. .f J- VOL. VI. PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, AUGUST IT, 1901. NO. 20. Cx ' '' t----C-.&xiA; fijy . I.' jt ?' ..." i' . I 1 1 r 4- v V- JU FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF5i?KiA?D' eeisrnUd Depositary and Mtmnelal Agent of tfce UnlUd States. Preeldent, H. W. Cotbtttj CMhter, K. O. Wltlilngtom uslstant cnhter, J. W. Newklrkj second assistant cashier, W, C. Alrord. letter of credit Issued, erallable In Knrope and the Eastern states. Sight exchange and telegraphic transfers told on New York, Boiton, Chicago. Omaha, St. Paul, Ban Francisco and the principal points III the Northwest. 3lht and time bills drawn In lumi to suit on London. Parl, Berilu, Franklort-on-the-Maln, HonjKonf. .... Collections made on laVorable termi at all accessible points. LADD TILTON, BANKERS SZ&ST Established In 183. TRANSACT A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS. Interest allowed on time deposits. Collections made at all points on favorable terms. Letters of credit issued Mailable In Europe and the Eastern (tales. Sight exchange and Telegraphic Transfers sold on New York, Washington, Chicago, St. Louis, Donve-, Omaha, San Francisco and various points in Ore ton, Washington, Idaho, Montana and British Columbia. Exchange sold on London, Paris, Berlin, Frankfort and Hong Kong;. THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK Or PORTLAND, OllKOON. Tremecti a General Bank Business. Drain limed Araltable In all cities of the United States and Europe. fresldent ,....(..m...,...m, . ....TYXiKR WOODWARD Vlce-rreeldeut ..... JACOB KAMU Cashier - .F.C. M1LLKR THE CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE With Which In Amalgamated THE BANK OP BRITISH COLUMBIA Capital Paid Up, $8,000,000 Reserve, $a, 000, 000 Transacts, a General Banking Business. SAVINGS BANK DEPARTMENT Accounts open.d lorinmiol 110 and upwards, and Interest allowed on minimum monthly balance. Kates on application. au WASHINGTON STREET. FIRST NATIONAL BANK alia Walla, Washington. (First National Dank In the State.) Transacts a General Banking Business. CAPITAL $100,000. SUIU'MJS 1100,(00. LEVI AN KEN Y. President. A. It. KKYNOLDS. Vice President. A. It. DURFORD, Cashier. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK. Pendleton. Oregon. Capital, (70,000.00. Surplus and Undivided Profits, $60,000.00. RESERVE AGENTS First National Bank. Chicago. 111.; First National Bask, Portland, Ort-gon; Chemical N tlonal Bank, New York. N. Y. OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS I. vi Ankenjr, President; W..F. Matlock, Vice President: O. B. Wade, Cashier; H. C. Uuerensjr,' Assistant Cashier; J. 8. McLeod, W. 8. Brers, W. F. Matlock, H. F. Johnson. THE PENDLETON SAVINGS BANK PENDLETON, OREGON. Or;anlzeH March I, 1889 Capita, S5C.OOO. Surplus, S66.OOO. Interest allowed on time deposits. Exchange bought and sold on all prim tlpal points. Special attention given to collections. W. J. Furnish, President; J. N. Teal, Vice-President; T. J. Morris, Cashier. FRENCH & COMPANY, BANKERS trs DALLK9, onmaow. TRANSACT A GENERAL NANKING BUSINESS. Latter, of Credit lssn.1 Mailable In the Xastern Btatee. Bight Exchante and Teletrapnll TrauafMsold Ion viw v"r. hlro. 8t. Louli. 8an Francisco. Portland. Ore., Brattle. ViMiu J" "oni 1 rnlrtsln Oreton and Washington. Collections made at all points on faTorebl.term SEATTLE. TACOMA. R,TJ Boots and Shoes, Sundries and Oil Cothingf. "Apsley" ...Brand 41 Hudson" ...Brand .adPifaW sV mBkv miV jsssnW' bbW LHsLbW NOW is the time to place your order and get absolute pro tection. We guarantee the quality and prices, aud give prompt service. DON'T place your order before you see us. Pacific Coast Rubber Co, Ww1iKGAAKMK, I .. 41-43 WM. MILLER, LA GRANDE, OR. DKAL IN OftAIN, BXKT AND UUIT LANM IN TNI BIAtmTOl GRAND RONDE VALLEY IN EA8TERN OREGON After a eontlanons resldeace of oter 10 years In this Famous Vallejr. and a eleee stuff e( tke CKlMCoasiillshaienu aud future possibilities of III toll, and a personal knowledge ! Ileeil au, I feel that no on, aeeklsg a borne, will make er sals take ia locating her. Yur Ctmopondanc l 8llelteJ, nst All Questions ....Chaarfully Anawarad.... Willamette Iron and Steel Works. Founders, Machinists and Boiler Makers, PORTLAND, OREGON. DESIGNERS AND SUILDEHS OF... Marin and Stationary Engines and Bollsra, Saw Mill, Logging and Mining Machinery, Roll Grinding and Corrugating Machinery, Power Transmission Machinery. .' ra constantly developing Modern Machinery for special purposes, which ou? lp t "date plaot enables us to build accurately and economically. IT GORRE8PONDENCR 8OLI0ITED. - E. A. WYLD, Manager PORTLAND. SAN FRANCISCO. AISO.,,. "Goodyear's India Rubber Glove Co." Celebrated line of Roots, Shoes and Druggist Sundries First St., Portland, Ore. Iz5-Izj MiaJ EVENTS OF THE DAY FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS OF THE WORLD. A Comprchtntlve Review of the Important Happenings of the Past Week Presented in a Consented Term Which Is Most Likely to Prove of Interest lo Our Many Readers. a , Both sides aro making gains in the steel strike. The Shamrock II is being put in ordor for racing. Tlicro is littlo change in the San Francjsco striko situation. Grispi's remains were taken by a warship from Naples to Palermo. A. J. Montaguo was nominated for governor by Virginia Domoerats. Tho gunboat Machias hns been ordered to Panama immediately. The German Crown Frinco may bo engaged to tho Princess of Batten berg. Tho fishing season on tho Columbia has closed and .tho pack will be about 837,000 cases Over a dozen lives wcro lost by tho burning of tho waterworks crib in tho lako nt Cleveland, Ohio. Chicago stcelworkors who would not obey tho Htriko order wcro put out of tho Amalgamated Association. River and harbor reccommenda tions for tho coming year aro about tho samo as in tho bill that failed to pass lust winter. ' Burglars who attempted to rob an Ohio bank wcro frightened away bo foro they scoured anything and aro now surrounded in tho woods near tho town. Tho Union Pacific Railroad has notified itH ompoyes that habitual drinking or even tho moro frequent ing of saloons will in f uturo bo consid ered cause for discharge. A coal fumino in San Francisco is imminent lccuuso of. tho striko. ,,. n Two men wcro asphyxiated and others nearly so in a Montana initio. Colombian insurgents aro operating along tho lino of the Panama railroad. Tho remains of Dowager Empress Frederick were interred nt Potsdam. A passcngor train was robbed on tho M., K. &. T. road in Indian Territory. American lootors in China woro sentenced to four years imprison ment. Heavy rains in Arirona aro doing much damugo to ruiiway and other property. Efforts for tho settlement of tho San Francisco striko aro making good progress. President Mellon, of tho Northern Pacific, doilies Unit his company will build to tho Clearwater country. An effort will bo mado to induce WcHtern members of tho Amalgamat ed Associaion to rcconsidor their ro fusal to go on strke. Revenue ollicers liavo discovered that largo numbers of Chinese havo been smuggled into San Francisco on lumlvcr schooners from British Co lumbia. Highwaymen in Texas hold up a passonger train, going through tho coaches and relioving passengers of thor cash and other valuuulcs. roth ing was scoured from tho express car. Later seven men woro arrested for the robbery and part of tho plunder re covered. Turkey has given in to the demands of Franco. Colombia has severed relations with Venezuela, Flour and cereals will bo on tho Chinese free list, Tho plants of tho Carnegie group are still working. New York polico methods are to be investigated again. A Cotton Belt train was wrecked in Arkansas and two men killed. Great forest fires are raging along the coast of British Columbia. Fourteen thousand steel workers oboysd Shaffer's general strike order. Eastern wheat market is booming on the strength of unfavorable crop reports. Lip ton's yuchtmen believe the Co lumbia is a better boat than the Con stitution. A freight locomotivo on the Denver & Rio Urando exploded, killing tho engineer and fireman. Germany and Franoo are both after American islands of great atntgetia value lying just north of Cuba Rear Admiral Johnson hat lcen selected by tho navy dopartm nt to succeed Admiral Sampson, in com mand of the Boston navy yurd, when the latter retires. Ex-Premier Crispi is dead at Naplea. Tho United Minoworkers indorsed tho steel strike. THE LAW MUST BE UPHELD. Governor Rogers ol Washington Will Not In terfere for Murderer Nordstorm. Seattle, Wash., Aug. 15. A signed statement from Governor Rogers ap peared in tho Times as follows: "Olympia, Wash., Aug. 1C, 1001. Editor Tho Times: A recent edi torial item in your paper rcgauling tho Nordstrom casp causes mo to say that under no circumstancos will I Interfere with tho judgment of tho courts in this case. As I view it, a crisis has arisen in tho stato affairs in which the question is raised wheth er murder is to bo punished in Wash ington, or whether tho law is to 1)0 mado an instrument of jugglery for courts and lawyers. "In England or Canada, whatever wo may think of their forms of gov ernment, criminal law is enforced and lynching is unknown. "In Whitman county, of this state, according to Judgo McDonald, o "tint! county, BOtno 30 mimics and lynch ings altogether hhvo taken plncu with only 0110 legal hanging, this latter within tho last three years. Other counties have records not paiticularly flattering to our ideas of justice. "Only recently tho legislature was called in extra session for tho solo purpose of removing obstacles which I was advised might allow certain murderers to escape, and thus bring our administration of law into re newed contempt. Tills purpose hav ing been effected, I shall certiuly add no now complications. "Tho judgment)! tlio court will stand. t "JOHN R. ROGERS." CHINE8E 8MUQQLED IN. St Slid to Be Brought by Wholesale From V British Columbia. 8an Francisco, Aug. 1C Discov- frlia hnvn iimr. Iionn imidn wliinli urn believed to establish conclusively that wholcsalo smuggling of Chincso from British Columbia into tho United States through Santa Barbara bus been carried on. Tho revenue ollioials wore notified sovcral weeks ago, and for thrco weeks tho revenuo cutter McCullooh has been cruising in tho watorsot, Santa-Barbara channel in search of evidence. Tho smuggling sohomo is outlined as follows: Lumber ladon vessols leave Pugct sound for Southern Cali fornia points, and after gotting well out to sea run over to Vancouvor island aud pick up Chincso, who aro ostensibly shipped us part of the crow. Some of theso vessels put in at Port Harford, San Pedro and other points witli orows moro than twico as largo as necessary. When sailing for the north tho crows consist almost ex clusively of whito sailors. Another method adopted is tho landing of Chincso on 0110 of tho islands in the channol.and they aro then brought into Santa Barbara as abnlono fishermen. Just what dis coveries havo been mado by tho ofil cent of tho reveni 0 cuttor are not known, but they havo been placed in tho possession of important in formation by tho local ollicers and aro now following up clows fur nished by secret service ugonts. It is said that tho evidence has been ob tained that opium has also been smuggled into Southern California. ADVICE TO JUDQE8. Flllpplno First Offences to Be Treated With Leniency. , Manila, Aug.15. Tho United States commission has loft Manila on its northern trip. Civil Governor Taft lias addressed a letter to tho new justices urging that the courts bo so conducted as to crcato u good impression. Tho nativo first offenses should be treated with parental clemency. The contract providing for harbor improvements has boon signed, and work will begin immediately, Tho cost of the improvements will bo about 1,G00,000. Superintendent of Schools Atkinson is preparing a magnificent rccepitou for tho 600 American school teachors who are expected to arrivo here in a few days. When tho transport arrives 15 launches will convey the teachers to tho Luncta landing. Tl.on they will be driven to tho Spanish exposition building, whicluwil! income u tem porary educational colony, This building has been completely fur nished by the army with cots, chairs, etc., which have been lent by tho quartermaster's department. Great Forest Fires. Vancouver, B. C, Aug. 15. The forest fires which annually destroy thousands of dollars' worth of prop erty are now raging on tho British Columbian coast. Reports today from up the coast stato that several' small islands havo boon completely denuded of trees, and tho wood is so dry that fires on tho mainland, onco ( Biani-u, Bjireuu witii icariiii rupuiuy Siberian Reindeer for Alaska. St. Petersburg, Aug.lfi. News re ceived hero from Vladivostock jays the United States navy, has begun , shipping 1,200 reindeer from Okhotsk . porta to Alaska. NEWS OP THE STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM ALL 'PART8 OF OREGON. Commercial and Financial Happenings of lm portance A Brief Review of the Growth and Improvements of the Many Industries Throughout Our Thriving Commonwealth Latest Market Report A caso of smallpox has been re ported at Howell, in Marion county. Panthers attacked n band of sheep on tho North Coos river aud killed over 20. A rrvnd nlrnil nnrmmliin. which hnd . ,UW.S ......... .U. ..g.... v ..... been killing numerous chickens, was sluln in Moro, bhermun county. Owing to tho great number of build ings being constructed in Pendleton, contractors aro having ditliculty in scouring enough carpenters to do tho work, Tho Grand Rondo river is lower at present than it has boon for many years. Fishermen dec 1 aro that there is not enough water abovo Hilgard for a fish to swim in, Tho servcyors of tho United States geological survey havo found that Odcll lako, in Lako county, is 4,1)110 feet and Crescent lake ft, 025 feet abevo tho lovl of tho ocean, Tho summit of tho mountains where they crossed is 0,850 feet above tho lovol. As an example of how tho old dona tiou land claims in Polk county are being divided into small farms, the Grant 040 aero claim, which for many years yielded u living for a family of only ilvo, now affords homes for over 00 peoplo, and there is yet much wasto laud in tho tract. Cherries aro jiiflt coming to market around Enterprise, Wallowa county. A street fair promoter is in Eugene trying to work up a carnival there, for September. Tlicro aro fivo Ed Millers in Baker City, and each gets tho mail of all tho others, bo it is said. Between hot weather and' haVvcst tho valley towns aro almost deserted and business is very dull, It is estimated that 1,000,000 pounds of prunes will ho dried in the vicinity of Dallas this fall. A big prairio lire raged at Ella, in Morrow county, caused by small boys playing with matches. It burned several sections of bunchgrass, A submarine diver has been engag ed for about two months in placing blasts to blow up a reef outsldo tho entrance to tho Umpqua harbor. Rabbit killing is tho lcadhig sport now around Paisley, Lako county, Tho pests aro thick aud do damage, wlion able, in tho grain and alfalfa fields. Tlicro Is no apparent roaroity of harvest hands in tho Weston neigh borhood; neither is there a surplus, and those in search of work aro not disappointed. W. H. Brummond, of Coiiuoll, Grant county rocontly killed two coy otes with one rillo shot. Ono of the varimnts was standing 10 feet to ono sido of tho ono ho aimed ut. Grasshoppers aro present in great numbers 011 both Biroli creeks, above Pilot rock, in Umatilla county, and aro doing considerable damugo both to grain aud gardens, the lutter par ticularly. Portland Markets. Wheat Walla Walla, export vuliio, 555(io per bushel jblucstem, 57K8o; valley, nominal. Flour best grades, -f2.003.40 per barrel; graham, 92.00. Oats 1 1.160 1.20 per cental. Barley Feed, I1010.50; browing, 10.50 17 per ton. Millsiuffs Bran, f27 per ton; mid dlings, $21.50; shorts, 920; chop, $10. Hay Timothy, $11 13; clover $70.50; Oregon wild hay, $50 pei ton. Butter Fancy creamery, 17 320o; dairy, 1416o&; storo, ll12o per pound. Eggs 17c per dozen, Chceso Full cream, twins, 11 11?o; Young America, 1212)o per nnliml. Poultry Chickens, mixed, $3.00 3.75; hens, $3.76(34.75; dressed, 10 Ho per pound; springs, $2. 50 4. 00 per dozen; dunks, $3 for old; $2.60 3.60 for young; geese, $44 60 per dozen; turkeys, live, 810o; dressed, 1012a per pound. Mutton Lambs, 3c, gross; dressed, fl7o per pound; sheen, tn.'25. cross: dressed. 0&0'4o ner lb. Hogs Gross, heavy, $5.760; light, $4.755; dressed, tiilo per iKund. Veal Smull, 89o; largo, 7 7Ko por pound. Beef Gross top steers, $3.6004.00; cows and heifers, $3,2503.50; dressed beef, 07 Kc Ir pound. Hops 1214o jKjr pound, Wool Valley, Il0l8)o; Hasten! Oregon, 812o;mohuir, 20Q21o per pound. Potatoes 'J0c$l. 00 per sack. FIRE OUT IN THE LAKE. Twelve or Thirteen Lives Lost as the Result Others Rescued by Tugs. Clovolaud, Augj. 10 Fivo men wcro burned to death, four woro drowned, thrco and possibly four woro suffocat ed and several woro injured as tho re sult of a firo which destroyed a tem porary water works orib two miles off tho Cleveland harbor yesterday. Twenty-six mon obeyed tho ordor of Manager G. C. Vunduscn when tho flames broko out and took rcfugo in tho water on floating pieces of wreck age Four of them lost their holds upon their frail floats and sank be neath tho waves just as help reached their comrades. Tho crow of tho tug R. Spronklo heard tho fire whlstlo blown from tho crib and raced to tho bcciio from tho harbor. She picked up 18 of tho sur vivors who had drifted to tho west of tho orib on thoir floats of board and wreckage. Tho crib is a total loss. It was a frame building, 200x50 feet, the sides sheathed with iron. It is now charred, shapeless mass of wreckage, and mingled with tho blackened tim bers aro hlackoncd, rusted and twisted pieces of plates of iron and steel. Tho crib and machinery wcro tho property woro of Shailor fc Bohncing iau, contractors. Thoir loss will ex ceed $200,000. Firo and harbor tugs with rcsouing parties on board reached tho crib soon after tho flames broko out, but when they arrived tho structure wan a soothing mass of flames aud all hope of saving it was abandoned, After an hour's hard work tho flames woro diminished enough to permit tho firemen to climb up tho charred stops and light tho firo from tho interior. Then tho horror of tho calamity was first realized. Every thing was a total wrcok, Whilo tho flromou woro pouring water on tho flames tiioro was a roaring furnaco beneath which could not ho reached. After two hours of hard work fivo charred bodies, burned beyond recog nition, woro found. Whilo this was going on strenuous efforts were being put forth to reach tho men imprisoned in tho tunnel, whoso air supply had apparently been shut off entirely by tho burning of tho machinery. At tho mouth of tho shaft it was liko a furnaco, and tho iron work was red hot from tho flumes. Tho water that was thrown on it turned it into steam at once. Finally after a dolugo of wator had been thrown on tho smouldering shaft entrance, a voice was hoard from tho bottom calling for help. A rope was dropped down tho shaft, aud slowly and carefully tho man at the bottom was raised. In quick sue cession six others woro brought up from tho foul and stifling air of tho tunnel. All wero in a pitublo condi tion. They reported tliut two othor men woro lying unconscious at tho bottom of tho shaft. A workman vol unteered to rescue these mon, aud ho was quickly lowered into tho shaft. In u few moments tho unconscious men wero brought up moro dead than ulivo. Tho tunnel, which has boon tindor course of construction for several years, and is still far from complete, has been tho cause, all told, of tho loss of more than 30 lives, ATTACK ON COMMI88ION. Incendiary Pamphlet Spread Broadcast In Manila. Manila, Aug. 10. A pamphlet was published broadcast yesterday con taining an attack on the Untcd States Philippine commission, signed by tho Centro-Cathnlio. All tho members of that body deny having any con nection with the publication. They believe the pamphlet was issued by u local paper in an endeavor to crcato a sensation, The pamphlet wus nomi nally in favor of the church, culling on tho people to rise in their might uguiust Judge Tuft, tho civil gover nor, uud "tho rest of tho rioket brawl ers running the government of tho United Stutes," and saving: "They have declared war ugainst God." New Buildings at Navy Yards. Now York, Aug. 10. Within tho next few weeks tho navy department will advertiso for bids on tho con struction of four new structures ut tho Brooklyn nuvy yard, to cost in tho neighborhood of $1,000,000, These buildings, with tho erection of u great coaling pier from the cob dock, u number of buildings on tliu ordnance dock, and tho completion of the work already under way, will cull for an expenditure" of about $2,000,000. Will Act on Schley's Counsel. Bultiinnro, Aug. 10. It is an nounced horu toduy that Isudor Ray nor, attorney generul for Murylund, has been retained us one of tho attor neys for Reur Admiral Schley in his coming lieurlng boforo tho court of inquiry. Mr. Rnynor received u let ter from Admiral Schley .Sunday in which ho was asked to act as one of the counsel in tho ease, and ut onco accepted the commission,