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VOL. VI.
PORTIiAJSTD, OREGON, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1901.
NO. 25,
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FIRST NATIONAL BANK OFo"i?Ko-?D'
DaslgtiRted Depositary and Financial Agent of the United States.
President, H. W. Corbett; cashier, E. 0. Wlthlngtonj assistant cashier, J. W. Newklrkj second
assistant cashier, W. C. Alvord.
' Letters of credit Issued. ayallable In Bnropo and the Eastern states. Bight exchange and
telegraphlo transfers sold ou New York, Boston, Chicago, Omaha, St. Paul, San Francisco and
the principal points In the Northwest. Bight and time bills drawn In sums to suit on London,
Paris, Berlin, rranklort'Oii-the-Maln, Hong Kong.
Collections made on larorahle terms at all accessible points.
LADD TILTOIM, BANKERS 11?
Established In 1809.
TRANSACT A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS.
Interest allowed on timo deposits.
Collections made at all points on favorable terms. Letters of credit issued
tradable in Europe and the Eastern states.
Sight exchange and Telegraphic Transfers sold on New York, Washington,
Chicago, St. Louis, Denver, Omaha, San Francisco and various points in Ore
gon, Washington, Idaho, Montana and British Columbia.
Exchange sold on London, Paris, Berlin, Frankfort and Hong Kong.
THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK
Or PORTLAND, OKKQON.
Transacts a General Bank Basinet. Drafts Issued Ayallable In all cities of the
United States and Europe.
President .' . TYLER WOODWARD
Vice-President -JACOB KAMM
Cashier - -P.C.MILLER
THE CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE
With Which Is Amalgamated
THE BANK OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
Capital Paid Up, $8,000,000 Reserve, $a,ooo,ooo
Transacts a General Banking Business.
SAVINGS BANK DEPARTMENT
Accounts opened for sums ol f 10 and upuanlt, nnd Intercut allowed on minimum
monthly balance. lUtcs 011 application.
344 WASHINGTON STREET.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
alia Walla, Washington. (First National Hank In the State.)
Transacts a General Banking Business.
CAPITAL 1100,000. SURPLUS $100,(00.
LEVI ANKENY, President. A. II. REYNOLDS. Vlco President. A. II. UURFOIID, Cashier.
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK.
Pendleton, Oregon.
Capitol, $70,000.00. Surplus and Undivided Pro6U, $60,000.00;
RESERVE AGENTS First National Bask. Chicago. III.; First National
Bttk, Portlaad, Ortgoa; Chamlcal National Bask, New York, N. Y.
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS L-vl Ankeny, President; W. F. Matlock,
Vice President: C. B. Wade, Cashier; H. C. tiuerensy, Assistant Cashier; J. 8.
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THE PENDLETON SAVINGS BANK
PENDLETON, OREGON.
Organized March I, 1880. Capital, $50,000. Surplus, $55,000.
Interest allowed on time deposits. Exchango bought and sold on all prin
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W. J. Furnish, President; J. N. Teal, Vice-President; T. J. Morris, Cashier.
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EVENTS OF THE DAY
FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS OF
THE WORLD.
A Comprehensive Review of ithe Important
Happenings of (he Past Week Presented
In a Condensed Form Which Is Moil
Likely to Prove of Interest to Our Marry
Readers.
Mnny Boers will settlo in Dnmnra
lnml. Mrs. McKinloy's condition does not
improve.
V. A. McCormic, timber lnml deal
er committed suicide.
Tlio Duke nnd Duahcss of Cornwall
mid York nro nt Montreal.
The "allied party' was launched
by reformers at Kansas City.
Fugut Round conference of tlio M.
E. Church opened at Olympia.
Tlio San Francisco strike lias
resolved itself into a gamo of soigo.
Tlio crar arrived at Dunkirk,
France, nnd proceeded to Campicgno.
Itoosovclt inspires confidence by his
announcement that lib will carry out
McKinley'8 policy.
0. It ,& N. company arranges for a
monthly exchango fair a liolp to tlio
farmer at Pendleton.
Citircns of Mnrshfloid, Or., mado a
mnn leavo town becauso bo spoko dis
respectfully of Prcsidont MoKinloy.
Tlio body of tlio lato president ar
rival nt Canton. Tlio remains woro
taken to the Canton Courthouse,
wlicro they lay in stato.
Log raft readies San Francisco in
snfoty.
Chinese troops liavo ro-ontcrcd
Pokiii.
Czolgosx' trial was set for next
Monday.
Mrs. MoKinloy seems to bo break
ing down.
Northern whaling fleet meeting
with poor success.
- - Frost'in thocorn jbeltyatfoiigthonH'f
tlio grain markets.
Tlio stnto funeral of tlio lato presi
dent occurred at Washington.
Tlio charter commission went on
record in favor of civil scrvico regula
tions. Itoosovclt asked tlio members nf
tlio cabinet to remain tliroughrout
tlio term.
Men are on route from Ohio to
take, the places of tlio strikers nt San
t runoif co.
Oregon Wool O rowers' Convention
dcoides on a $1,000 reward to stop
sheep poisoning.
Tlio British bark Baroda may bo
floated.
President Rooscvolt has outlined
his policy.
Log raft mado a long voyago to San
Francisco.
Wheat market shows signs of re
turning life.
Governor Rogers, of Washington,
sets aside a day of mourning and
prayer.
f ho Duko nnd Dutchess of Corn
wall mado their formal entry into
Canada.
Czolgosz, who assassinated Presi
dent McKinley, was indicted for mur
der in the first degree.
Ono hundred mon woro trapped in
a Colorado mine by an explosion, and
their death is almost cortuin.
Tho romnins of tlio martyred presi
dent wero borno from Buffalo to
Washington. Tho train ran through
ono great luno of barohcaded people
Mrs, MoKinloy stood tho trip well.
Memorial services will bo held in
London.
Tho great steel striko has been set
tled. Tho Duko of York has arrived nt
Quebec
There will bo no extra session of
congress.
Tho czar has arrived at Kiel
from Dantzjc.
Tho English court has gone into
mourning for ono week.
Tho members of tho cabinet will
remain tho same for tho present.
Citiizens of Canada show much
grief over tho death of tho president.
Tho death of tho presidont was
tho tliomo of sermons throughout
tho land.
For rejoicing over tho death of
tlio president, u Walla Walla mnn wus
fined $25.
Tho autopsy on tho president's
body showed that death was caused
by gangrene.
Thoro will bo n stato funeral of tho
lato presiddent, Wo Intennment
will bo ut Cunton.
In honor of tho president Governor
Hunt of Idaho bus designated a day
of mourning for tho state.
President Itoosovclt was sworn in
at Buffalo. Ho announced that Mc
Kinloy's policy would bo carried out.
MISPLACED SWITCH
Caused the Death of Three Men and Three
Women In Massachussetts.
Brockton, Mass., Sopt. 21. A switch
not properly set brought n pnssongor
express ami a heavy freight train to
gether this afternoon with tho result
ant death of six pasengors on tho ex
press train, and injuries to 25 othoru,
on tho main lino of tho Now York,
Now Haven & Hartford Railroad ut
Avon. Tho oxpress left Boston nt
1:08. P. M., nnd wna running 40 miles
an hour nt tho tlmo of tho nccldunt,
Of tho six persons who woro killed,
but four have been identified.
Tho two unldcntlflod bodies nro
thoso of women. A freight trnin of 30
cars hnd just mndo up on a siding, nnd
was proceeding south In tho samo di
rection ns tho oxpress. Englneor
Sheldon, of tho freight train, figured
that ho hnd four minutes to spnro to
get on a sldo track further down. Ono
of his train crow had set tho Bwltch
of a "crossover" In such a mannor
that whon tho freight wont ahead It
was turned onto tho mnln track. En
glneor Sholdon did not notlco tho
Bwltch quickly enough to onablo him
to stop his train.
THE FERRIER MURDER CASE.
Dying Statement of Bremer llolcomb Was
Admitted.
GhohnllB, Wash., Sopt. 19. In tho
Forrler caso Judga Linn has ruled
that tho dying statement of Bremer
Holcomb, mndo to his brother, wna
ndmlsBlblo. Tho statement wnB:
,'It looked llko Sam Forrlor would
hnvo stopped him. I don't know what
John wanted to kill mo for. I nover
did anything to him. Tho first shot
ho fired dazod mo; tho socond I fell,
but do not know why, nnd I did not
know nnythlng nftor tho third until
you tried to pick mo up."
Two physicians testified ns to tho
wound, tho bullot entering the back
an Inch nnd a half to tho right of tho
median lino and coming out four or
flvo Inches below and a llttlo to tho
right of tho left nipple. Their testi
mony established tho fact that de
ceased could not hnvo moved from
the position whero ho foil. Tho tes
timony of other witnesses showod that
kfJcfTtwimuirtave followed Holcortjb
in uruvi VU DIIUUl UIIU, M 1IU luuni IIUIi
havo scon htm: from whore ho shot at
Mlllor, and R. H. Holcomb. Tho stato
rested Its caso at 3 o'clock nnd court
ndjournod until tomorrow morning.
ENGLISH MAILS VIA U. 8.
Malls From Australia will Hereafter Pass Over
the Union Pacific Railroad.
Omnhn, Sopt. 19. -At Union Pacific
headquarters It Is nnnouncod that ns n
result of fnnt tlmo mado by tho trains
carrying tho mall ovor this country en
routo from Australia to Englnnd, such
mall will bo In futuro sent via tho
United States routo Instend of Suez
Canal. Tho mall was carled from San
Francisco to Now York ovor tho Union
Pacific. Burlington nnd Now York
Contral, nnd tho tlmo from Sydnoy
to London wna cut down seven days.
Tho mall, consisting of seven sacks,
left Sydnoy nt 10 A. M. August 13,
nnd was dollvorod to tho London post
oftlco at 7 A. M. Soptombor 14. Impor
tance attaches to tho now departuro
In handling tho British mall, becauso
It consists largely of documentn In
tondod for tho British Parliament,
whlrh will horeaftor pass across tho
Wcstorn Continent.
KLONDIKER ROBBED.
Gold Was Recovered by the Merest Accident
s the Boat Arrived Home.
Soattlo, Wash., Sopt. 21. F. W.
Qustafson, a Klondlkor, who roturnod
on tho steamship City of Soattlo, from
tho north, was robbed of about 4,000
In gold on tho voyago down, and ro
covored the treasuro Just as tlio vossol
reached this city In a peculiar manner.
It was the merest accident that the
gold was found. Tho ship had boon
seqrebod and nil hopes of locating tho
missing treasure had boon abandoned.
Fireman Cartwoll, of tho City of Se
attle, dropped n knlfo between tho
two boilers In tho flroroom, and while
hunting for tho knife, found n string
leading down Into tho bllgo water In
tho hold. Ho pulled up tho cord and
found tho Back of gold, containing
nbout 200 ounces intnet. It was re
turned to Its ownor. Thoro Is no clow
to the thief.
Perished in Fire
San Francisco, Sopt. 19. Jnmcs
Shehan was burned to death early
this morning In n 11 ro at the wood nnd
coal yards of John Hnrdlman, on Bran
nan street Threo horses also perish
ed fn tho flames. Shehan, who was
35 years old, was employed by Hanll
man, and was nsleep whon tho flro
broke out.
Killed by a Boiler Explosion.
Peoria, III., Sept. 21. A boiler ex
plosion In tho olectrlc light plant nt
Sheldon, 111., this ovenlng Instantly
killed Ernest Powelloy, mannKor of
tho plant, nnd fatally Injured Leonard
8now, a banker, and nn unknown In
surance man from Chicago.
Bankers' Convention.
Now York, Sept. 21. Announcement
Is mado that tho American Bankers'
Association had decldod to hold its
annual convention at Milwaukee Oc
tober IB, 1C and 17.
NEWS OF THE STATE
TEMS OF INTEREST FROM ALL
PARTS 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
Moro fnrmora nro wnnted In Oregon.
Tho Rosoburg street fair is now In
full swing.
Settlers in tho neighborhood of Lor
initio want a shlnglo mill.
Tho winter session of tho Stato nor
mnl school nt Monmouth Is now open,
Tho sawmill of W. H. Lldn, on Qnlos
Creek, wns burned with 20,000 feet
of lumber loss ovor (0,000.
Tho stato board of education has
granted a stato certificate to A. B.
Scrfllng, n tenchor nt Hnlsoy.
It 1b Btatcd by thoso In n position to
know thnt thoro Is every prospect of
tho yenr's hop crop bringing good
prices.
Whllo trying to drivo nn Intruding
bull out of his pasture, nenr Coon Rtv
or, Qeorgo Yonkum wns gored to
death.
Ernest Cox, ngod 18 yonrs, wns kill
ed by being struck by a falling tree
whllo teaming In n lumbor camp near
Medford.
John Peterson, who clnlms to bo a
Norwegian, wns run out of Mnrshflold
for making romnrka derogatory to tho
lato Prcsidont McKlnloy.
Two stockholders In tho Lucky Boy
mtna In tho BIuo River district recent
ly sold out their Interests for ?20,000
each. Thoy each owned ono-slxth.
Mrs. Lou Hash, living on a homo
stend In Lower Alsen. splod a hugo
buck on tho odgo of tho clearing tho
other dny, and seizing tho rondy Win
chester brought him down.
Tho losBoos of tho E. Rny mlno nenr
Gold Hill, recontly received roturns
from a shipment of oro that gavo a
total value of $7,905.30 per ton. Tho
vein Is widening nnd shows no do
croaso In values.
Tho Gardiner canneries will not ho
jperatfltLth!asaaeon. .,.. .. . ,
Threo thousand extra freight curs
could bo used in Oregon at ouco.
Publishers of school books for Oro-
gon nro not obliged to take old books
in exchange.
Tho car containing Benton Coun
ty's exhibit nt the Stato Fair, will
leavo Corvallis for Salem this wcok.
Slierif Blakoly, off Umatilla Coun
ty, has been unable to obtain infor
mation from San Francisco regarding
Captain McCook, who bilked persons
in Pendleton out of something liko
1700.
A gentleman who is in a position
to know, what ho is talking about
(dated a few days ago that about
$100,000 of Eastern money had boon
brought to Benton Comity in tlio past
few months for investment.
Ashland has well demonstrated its
enterprise by tho publication of a
littlo book setting forth tho resources
and opportunities of that great sco
tion of tho Roguu River valley, of
which it is tho business center.
Riddlu's new school building has
boon completed. It Is ono of tho
neatest school buildings in tho Htatu.
Tho building is 80x00, with baso
incut. It contains threo large and
commqdinus rooms with the neces
sity hulls, etc
Portland Markets.
Wheat Walla Walla, nominal
6S0; bliicsteui, olio; valley, fill.
Flour best grades, $2.03.GO per
barrel: grahiim, $2.(10,
Oats Old, 00l)5 iKircontal.
Barley Feed, $lfi15.60; browing,
$15.f)0 per toil,
MillfitulTs Bran, $17 18: mid
dlings, $21. M); shorts, $20; chop, $10.
Hay Timothy, $U13; clover,
$70.50; Oregon wild hay, $r0 por
ton,
Butter Fancy creamory,2527io :
dairy, 1820o; store, 12JlGo por
pen ml.
Eggs 2122c per dozen.
Cheese Full cream, twins, 12
13o; Young Americu, l!Jillc per
pound.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, $3.00
3.7fij hens, $3.O04.2; dressed, 10
11a Kir pound; springs, $1.7fi3.00
per (io7en ; ducks, $3 for old ; $3.00
(33,0 ior young; geese, $l(3f)."0 nor
doen; turkeys, live, 810a; dressed,
1012o per pound.
Mutton Lambs, 3)o, grosn;
dressed, (!0gO por pound; sheep,
$3.25, gross; dressed, Oo )cr lb.
Hogs Gross. Iieavy, $f.2fj;
light, $1,7005; dressed, 77o iter
pound.
Veal Small. 8lo; largo, 7
7jO jicr pound.
Beef Gross top steers, $3.fi0L00:
cows and hoifers, $3.00(33,50; dressed
beef, 07o per pound.
Hops 1012)jO ht pound.
Wool Valley, ll13Ko; Eastern
Oregon, 8l2Ho; mohair, 2021c por
pound.
Potatoes -fl.10fl.20 per sack.
HIS FIRST CABINET MEETING.
Roosevelt Asks the Members to Remain
Throughout the Term.
Washington, Sopt. 19. Prcsidont
Roosevelt nt 3 o'clock yestorday con
vened his first Cabinet mooting held
In Washington, At this mooting tho
Prcsidont asked tho mom,borB of Mr.
McKinloy's cnblnot to retnln their ro
spectlvo portfolios throughout his
term, nnd nnnouncod thnt his adminis
tration would follow tho policy outltn-
1AMKB 11. l-AUKI'lt.
Jnmcs II. I'nrkcr, of 4A0 Klxlh nroiino, New
York tllty, Is thu Ncnro who stood directly
nhnut ol C'soIkoks wlivn ho shot I'rvsldunt Mu
Klnlry niul Hint hurled him to tin-Kroiinil with
n Urrinio blow niter tho socond shot unit fired.
I'nrkerwnn born In Atlniitn 41 yonrs nito, In
ulnvory. Ho loft Now YorK lnt sprltiK to
wait In nn vxponltton enfo. llo Is n Klnut 111
lie. MiuidliiK ocr (1 (cut, nnd ns erect ns nil
Indian. 1 he ntsnisln (oro Ids vest buttons en
tirely off In tliu striiitelo. I'nrkcr wns nt nno
tlmo n waiter In (ho Klin bull lloutc, Allnnta.
od by Presidont McKlnloy In his Buf
falo Bpooch,
Aftor tho obBoqulos ovor tho lato
President, tho Cabinet, at President
Itoosovolt's roquost, assomblod nt tlio
rosldonco of Commander Cowlos,
whero tho President Is staying, prin
cipally for tho purposo of Informing
their now chief of tho stato of affairs
In their respective departments.
Tho Presidont then addressod his
advisors colloctlvoly, ns ho hnd pre
viously dono lndlvldunlly, requesting
thorn all to retain their rospoctlvo
positions In his Cablnot. Mr. Rooso
volt expressed tho hopo and expecta
tion that ovory mombor would servo
throughout his term, for ho said ho
tondorod tho appointments as If ho
had just boon olectod to tho Presi
dency nnd wns forming his orlglnnl
Cnblnot. Tho President snld, liowov
or, thnt thoro wna ono dlfforonco bo
twoen tho prosont tondor nnd that of
an original offor nnmoly, thnt undor
tho present circumstances thoy Woro
not nt liberty to docllno.
Upon boing nskod by n mmbor If
resignations should bo formally pro
nontod In tho usual mannor. tho Pres
idont answered that his action at this
meeting had procludod tho nocosslty
of presenting resignations. Tho dis
cussion turned upon tho policy of tho
Administration nnd Mr. Roosovolt an
nounced thnt ho rogardod tho npooch
of tho lato Prcsidont at tho Buffalo
Exposition, mado previous to tho trag
ic shooting, ns outlining tho policies
to bo followod by tho Administration.
It cannot bo learned at this tlmo
whether or not all tho members will
bo willing to servo tho full ternr.
SIX COALMINER8 KILLED.
Disaster Was Caused by the Explosion of
Accumulated Gas In a Tunnel.
Glenwood Springs, Colo., Sopt. 19.
A torrlblo explosion of gntf In tho
Spring Oulch mlno of tho Colorado
Fuel & Iron Company, located 18 mllos
from this phico, caused tho death of
six minors and tho Injury of four
others, besides much damago to tho
tunnol In which tho oxploBlon occur
red. As soon ns tho explosion occur
red a mossongor wrui sent to tho Po
cahoutoH mlno, sovon miles away, to
tolephono hero for nsslstanco. Ho
stated nt tho tlmo of tho accldont tho
ontlro forco of 100 minora wns In tho
mlno nnd It was thought that all had
porlshed. A later messenger brought
the Information that less than half an
hour previous to tho tlmo of tho ex
plosion nil but n fuw of tho employes
had gono off duty, thus provoutlng a
moro sorlotiB culumlty. Tho oxploslon
was causod by gas bocomlng Ignited
by tho blasts.
THE ODD FELLOW8
Sovereign Grand Lodge Takes Up Question
of National Sanitarium.
Indianapolis, Sopt, 19, At tho bob
slon of tho Sovorelgn Grund Lodgo of
Odd Fellows, a resolution was Intro
duced and referrod to a special com
mltteo to nssoss directly each mombor
of tho order CO cents for tho purposo
of raising n fund for tho construction
nnd maintenance of a National aanl
turlum nt Hot Springs, Ark. During
tho year just closed tho rocolpts show
ed 11 net gain of $4087 over. thoso of
tho procodlng term. Tho nssets
amount In till to 1131,029.
It is ostlmntod that C0.000 visitors
woro horo todny, The parado this af
tornoon contained 25,000 men In lino.
Including G8 brass bauds,
" ! Sympathy at Odessa, "
London, Sopt. 19. A dispute!) to tho
Times from Odessa says a fooling of
deepest sympathy with Mrs. McKlnloy
and tho pooplo of tho United States Is
ovorywhoro manifested. Tho Llstok
declares thnt "President McKlnloy fell
llko a hero at his post. Ho wus tho
victim of a coward, who, Judas-llko,
murdered tho twlco-choson leader of
tho pooplo with hand outstretched In
friendship."
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