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FIRST NATIONAL BANK orSS22biFD
Belaata4 atapialtory aa4 linaneial Asaat of tka TJnltad SUIii.
rreetdeat, B. W. Coikttti ahlor.K.O. Within ttotii Militant eaanlar, J. Vf. Newktrkt ioob4
aaaistant aaahler, W. C. Alrord.
I Lettenef credit laatted. available ia Kuropo and the eastern itatet. Rtfht oxen eat end
taUrhlo natulan tola ob Maw York, Boaton, Chicago, Omaha, 8t. Paul, Bah rrancleeo ana
taeprlaelMl polnta la tha Northwest. Sight and Hate bills drawn In tuina to autl oa London,
ratft.JlarriB.makforKii-tha.Kala, HonKou.
Coileotloaa mad on larorabla tarmi at all
LADD lc TILTON, BANKERS 'n"V
" XatablUaa4 la 18.
TRANSACT A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS.
Iaterett allowed oa time dcpoaita.
Ooltectloni made at all polnta on fayorabU Ursa. Lattora of credit (aaaed
ajvaJUble in Europe and the Eaatera atatea. , -1
' Slaht exchange and Teleraphle Traaa(ra aald oa New York, Waihimton,
Chicago, Bt. Lonla, Denrar, Omaha, San Fraaciaoo and'tarlona polnta'lnOre
goa, WMhlnfton, Idaho, Montana and Britlah Colnpibla.
Exchange Bold oa London, Parle, Berlin, Frankfort and Hong Kong.
BANK OF COMMERCE, LIMITED.
mmue, mah.
OFKICKnni B. T. 0T,nXN' Praildent; M. AI.KXAKDEK,vVIm I'roililent; H. K. COT--
.riN, CAUhlorj J. M. II A INKS, Amlilant Canhler.
DIKKGTOIMi Hobt. Noble, Thof I)yIi, II K. Olden, J. M. Hilnu, J.K. Yatci, J.O.
Morfow, T. Regan, H. Alexander, K. K. Collin,
( tftm Mm LktmrmTrmrmm OmnmlmtmM WHh Mmuntl MmMkln. -
lack;. Kujrg G0LD MNES JND INVESTMENTS
baker otrroHcmon.
TEN YEARS EXPERIENCE, IN THE EASTERN OREGON GOLD FIELDS.
EXAMINATIONS AND REPORTS A SPECIALTY.
CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. '
FIRST NATIONAL, BANK
Yi alia Walla. Waahtniton. (fjnt National Bank In tha 8tat.)
Transacts a General Banking Business.
CAPITAL 1100,080. SURPLUS 1100,009.
I.EVI ANKKNY. ProaJdant. A. H. REYNOLDS. Vice- Praaldant. A. R. BURrORO, Caihtet
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK.
Pahdlaton,
Caaital, 70,MX.0t. SaraJaa aaii UadlylaUd PrcfH, M.OC0.O,. ,
milRVE AOUm-Flrtt Natloaal Bank. Obtaag. UK; Firat Natteaal
Baak, Fortlaad, OceajMpOlMaalNil KaMaal Bank.JJ.w Yaek, X. Y.
OFFICERS AMD DIRECTORS-Ll Inkaar. Preaidaat; V. FrMatteeV,
Ylea Frealdant: 0.(B. Wade, Oaahier; H. C. Uaoreaayt AaalaUnt Caahlar; J. S.
McLeed, W. S. Beta, W. F. Matleck, U. F. Johaaoa.
THE PENDLETON SAVINGS BANK
PENDLETON, OREGON.
Organiied March I, 1889. Capital, 50,000. Surplua, 855.000.
latereat allowed oa time depoalta. Exchange bought and aold oa all prin
cipal peinta. Special attention glyea to collection,.
W. J. Fornlah. President; J.' N. Teal, Vlce-Preeidentj T. J. Morrla, Caihler.
OUR OPTICAL DEPARTMENT HIS PROVEN TO BE . BIG SUCCESS
Five Reasons for it
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Remember the Place.
Willamette Iron and Steel Tworks
Founders, Machinists and' Boiler Makers,
PORTLAND, OREGON". '
DESIGNERS AUD 'BUILDERS OF... ,'
Marin ana Stationary Engines and Boiler,
Saw Mill, Logging and Mining Machinery,
Roll Grinding and Corrugating Machinery,
rower Transmission Machinery.
Wa ara-aaaetaatlr develaplna; Modern MaehlnenrfarapeelaJ.purpoaee, whli
Mir uJTe-d.ta plant enablea ua to buUd accurately and'ecenomkaty.'
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200 Morrison St., bet. Fourth and Fifth
OLD FENCES I
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94a Nice, St,, PORTLAND, Ofvste.
EVENTS OP THE DAY
FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS OF
THE WORLQ.
A Comprtherulva Rcvltw of the Important
llapptnlnjt ol the Past Wctk, Prue'nt'ta
In a Condtntte Form. Which It Metl
Uktly te Provt of Inttrut to Our Many
Reader
Tlio United StAlos crnieor Albany has
sailed for Stockholm, Swodon.
, Berioua roligious riota are roportwl in
eoyoral French, citleB.- ' jMof 0 troliblo
iBoxpocted. " . a .v A,
Colonel TlipmaB Ward, chief of staff
to General Miles, ihaa been appolnUnl
brlgadlof general: r''
Cardinal LeWliovslcl, prefect of thd
congregation of tlio propaganda of tho
Roman church, is dead.
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Tho treasury dupnrtmont will, in a
few days, call for bids for tho Improve
ment of the Portland postofllco building.
Orders liavo beeh received at tho NoW
York navy yard to proceed at onco with
the building of tho battloship Connec
ticut. , a '
Tito unnnrnl tYianrttvAru nf tlin rflllrnflila
entering Chicago are considering vari
ous moaiiH 01 proyonunK strikes in uw
luturo.
An Ohio doctor is undor sontenco "of
death In Nicaraami. Tho state dopari
ment hus taken active stops to secure
his roloaso.
Socrotary Hoot hca gono to Europe
for a short vacation.
Fifty-six persona wore, drowned In a
ferry boat accident In Russia.
The completo unofficial abstract glvea
Chamberlain 270 plurality for governor
of Orogon.
General MacArthur baa aseurnod
temporary command of the department
of the East. s
Tha height of the flood has been
reached in the Mississippi valloy and
the river la falling slowly.
Japanese -Jlthermen on tho Fraeer
river ar. having. trouble, with ,te
Indian aad white fishermen.,,
The war department la preparing to
build many now quarters and barracks
throughout tho United etatos.
A Philadelphia telophono company
has mudo arraiiRemotns to install an
ularm eystem. A subscriber in tho
evening tolls central what tlmo ho
wiahotf to get up, and at that hour tho
tolophono bell will ring. It is necos
Mnrv for 'tlin Hiihsrrlltor ia take down
tho rocolvor In order to 'stop tlio boll
ringing.
Cholera is raging in Upper Egypt.
At least half of tlio casos aro fatal.
Tho widow of Lord Paunrefoto will
be granted a much largor pension than
Is ordinarily given. 1
A steamship sunk on the Elbe river,
Germany,' and onlx.30 of thbS fttf pas-
Bougera wmo saved. v
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Clias Stahl, a former Tortland rnr-
nantnv vila Pnrptiwl nilt in Mil flllll
drowned wiiilo bathing at fe'easldo.
Tho war, department has allotted
50.000 for tho establishment of a
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great 'military post at Ohickamauga.
The transport Sheridan has arrived
at San Francisco fiom Manila with
parts of tho Thirteenth infantry and
third caairy.
Tho coalminers' conyontlon at In
dianapolis voted against a. general
strike, but adopted tho assessment plan
for helping those already out.
Levoes along tho Mississippi river
near Keokuk, la., pave wa, flooding
many .acres in Mlnsourj, nlowa and
Illinois. The damugu will reach at
least $0,000,000.
Throe people were killed by light
ning in St." Ulalf "county, Illinois,
The coronation of King Edward has
been definitely axed for August 0.
The Chicago freighthandlora are dis
satisfied and may go on atriko 'again at
any time.
Immigration for, the fiscal year of
1902 showa an increaae of 100,825
over 1901.
Fire at Block Island, R. I., destroyed
three hotels and several other small
buildings. -
In a head end collision oa a Wiscon
sin road between two freight trains,
both engineera and one fireman were
killed.
A dronth ia Arizona ia causing a
great losa to cattlemen, Grass has
almost entirely dried tip. Many
horses are being shot to aave the water
for cattle.
Two Denver women have been caught
at San Francisco trying to bring duti
able goods in without paying. It will
cost them $0,784 to get their goods,
which ia three times the actual value.
Cholera ia aBteading ia the Philippines.
CRE8T OF THE FLOOD.
ttit.h Wattr Mark en the Mississippi Is Now
Ruchcd at Qulr.cy.
Keokuk,!;, July 24. Tlio crestv hi
tho Mississippi riyer flood is now at
Qnincy, and by morning will bo still
further south Tho river reached tho
.maximum at Qnincy at noon today,
and has-been stationary thoro sinco. A
stationary gauge is ex pec tod nt. Hanni
bal tomorrow morning. Tho Lima
lako loveo, extonding north from
Moycr, 111., 20 miles north of Qnincy,
developed danger today, and a largo
force of tmon were employed to patrol it
and earth tools were scattered along
its length. TheLljm lako and the U.
II. Hunter levees dostroyod corn valued
at several millions of dollars." Loveos
on tho Illinois side of the river, below
Qnincy ,r Vre standing rand aaved most
of tho counlrVthero, The Mississippi
xlvar fell several inches ( hero during
Ibcjaai 24, hoars, and thW.aNnoalgna
In low n rivers of any more Hood ap
proaching. A gradual fall for two
weeks will end the ilood'ih tho vast-do-
'main soiflh Of liisro. " Several liidYdr'ed
tenant farmersnro nbsohitely'pentiilcss
and,wlth no cbamo of an income this
"year. 'Each conmuinlty buoiiib to bo
luklng euro of its Own refugees.
The samo conditions obtain along tho
75 ml lea of tho MlsuisHJppi riyer on
tho Missouri sido and 100 miles ol the
Dss Moines river lowlands. Tlio popu
lation ol tho villflgo of St. Franclsvllle,
Mo., lias boon nearly doubled by the
refugees of the flood district) who lost
absolutely everything.
, Tho Illinois river at Peoria reached
21 foot abovo low water last night, and
at 10 o'clock this morning the dikes
on which the tracks of the Peoria fc
Pekin Terminal railway aro built gavo
way. Over 1,000 feet of track Is gono.
and tho wator is pouring through the
crevasse, flooding hundreds of acres of
grain. r
pHOKE THROUGH THE CORDON.
LaaVeaa Chlsfi and NaM ef Their (eflewtn
, Escaped te tht MeunUUt.
Manila, July 24. Montallon and
Felisardo, the ladrone chiefs, havo
Bre)eA through, the conatabdlary cor
don ia Cavlto province and havo ea-
Wiped te tho moantaina. The cordon
eaaswjiasaajs the )aadera and many
of their followors. The latter, when
trapped, made a succoslon of bioaka to
escape. Tho constabulary withstood
the tirst attacks, killing 14 aim captur
ing 15 mon. The ladronos' finally
massed under cover of tho darkness
and forced their way through a weak
spot in Alio cordon, near Dasames,
killing ono and wounding ono of the
constabulary. Tho latter captured tho
papers land effects of tho leaders and
destroyed qunntitiei of supplies.
An extensive drive, with tho object
of capturing tlio lAdrouo chiefs Mon
tallon , and rolizardo and 50 of tholr
followers was organized in Cavlto
province. Twelve hundred constabu
lary, commanded hy Captain Baker,
formed a comploto angle shaped cordon,
covering 00 ruiuuro nillen, Patrol
hiunc'hos guarded the rivers, and it
was expected to clone f ho cordon yes
terday. Tho entire malo population of
tho towns mid farms wefo to bo in
cluded in tho concentration movement.
yhon,coiuploto, tho Itidrones wero (to
ifnvejx'en arrested nudttho others were
to havo been released. ,
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By Activity of Rebels on Shores or tht Car.
rlbbcan Set.
Washington, July 24, Unusual In
surgent activity In the West Indies and
6n tho shores of tho Caribbean sea are
taxing tlio resourcos of the navy depart
ment in the matter of chips to look
after American interests. A cablegram
received at tho state department from
Minister Itowen at Caracas slates that
tho Marietta Is proceeding to ascertain
tho fata connected with the alleged
blockade by the Venezuelan govern
ment at its own port of Carupanii. An
attack on Puerto Cn hello, which is
about 70 miles west of the capital, Is
expected by the government and tho
presidept may go there from Barcelona
Instead of to Caracas as ho originally
intended. The three United Statep
warships on the Venezuelan coast, aro
kept moving with celerity to put in an
appearance at the port where disturb
ances are threatened.
Meanwhile a cry comes for a ship at
Hayti in the shape of a cablegram from
Minister Livingstone at Cape Haytlen,
who reports, fthnt troops and Haytion
warships aro approaching to attack and
bombard tho cape. There is a good
deal of apprehension among the for
eigners for their safety.
Peary Relief rxpeeitla.
New York, July 21. Provlsoned for
several months and all equipped to
withstand the rjgora of tho polar seal,
the Peary relief ship Windward will
etart today for the far north, says a
Sydney, O, IL, dispatch to the Tribune,
Aboard are Mrs. Peary and little daugh
ter Marie. The wife of the explorer ia
confidant of finding her buatjead at
Cape.(MblBe ana that his return to civ
ilisation will be signalled by the news
that be su'discovefed Jbe Jong sought
for pole.
NEWS OF THE STATE
ITEM8 OF INTERE8T FROM ALL
PART8 OF OREGON.
Commercial and Financial Happenings of tm.
portance A Brief Review ef the Growth
aad Improvements of the Many Industries
Throughout Our Thriving Commonwealth
Latest Market Report.
A project Is on foot to put in a, first
class watonvcrks at Dallas.
Marlon and Umatilla counties repott
a docreate in tho school population.
J. A. Bcattlo, prosident of 'tho state
normal school at Wet ton, has resigned
to accept 'n position in tho East.
lentou county .farmers aro now cut
ting their; fall sown grain. Roth tho
fall and spring pown wheat will yield
well.',
The state fair this year promises to
bo ono ot tho most successful ever hold.
Many special features havo been se
cured. ' 1.
Tho French bark Aslo, which cap
sized nt Portland last January, has
boon completely repaired and has sailed
from that port with a full cargo.
Tho annual report of tho public
rchpols of Yamhill' county hIiowh a
total school population of 4,775, as
compared with 4,820 a voar ago. Tho
avorago attendance also full off.
Portland Elks aro working hard for
tho carnival to bo hold tills fall. Re
duced rates over all transportation
linos have boon secured nnd everyone
In the Northwest will bo ablo to attend.
The Westorn Union Telegraph com
pany has made arrangements to place a
large clock on ono of the principal
streets of Oregon City. Tho clock will
be connected b wire with the ono at
Lick obervatory, and will have a dial
80 inchea in diameter.
A salt war ia on at Portland. Whole
sale men, In order to fight the trust,
now luvo tour ressola on route loaded
with salt, and one ia discharging her
mhm In ilmt nrtrt. Ttin nffnor. la nl.
ready noticeable, f 14 per ton having
tteen sucea on me prico witnin au oays.
"ThA TaMflp ftaaat T.tiRihar Crnananr.
of Albany, has boon ipoor)Krated with
140,000 capital stock
During this warm weather about 600
patients of tho stato insane asylum en
joy a picnic twlco a week.
Several attempts have been mado the
psst week to burn Fort Stevens, but in
each instanco tho flames wore discov
ered in tlmo to prevent serious destruc
tion. Placer minimi on tho Snake river Is
proving very profltablo in somo places
this soason. The clean-up from one
bar for tho season is estimated ut 110,-
000.
A ropresontativo from a Nobraska
firm has purchased 1,000 head ot extra
fine horHos In Crook county and will
ship them East during August and Sep
tumbor.
Considorablo difficulty is being ex
perienced in securing labor to pull liar
In tho fields around Pulem. Tho work
is exceeding tiri'somo nnd hot and tho
pay small. '
A big lodgo of nickel, gold and copper
hat) boon found -ill Josophjne county.
Tho now vein in one .of the, largest'
bodlen of oro ever uncovered in South
orn'Oregou.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Walla Walla, OSo for nt-w
crop; 64&04o for old; valley, 65c;
bluestem, 0Q(10c.
Rarley-917.75 for old, $16.60 for
new crop,
Flour Best grades, $3.0503.60 per
barrel; graham, $2.06,3,20,
Mlllstuffs Rran, $15016 per ton;
middlings, $21.60; ahorta, $18;
chop, $16.
Oata No.l whlU, $ 1.1691.20 ;gray,
$1.0691,10.
Hay Timothy, $12016; clover,
$7.60010; Oregon wild hay, $696 per
toa.
Potatoes Beat Bnrbanka, 76985c
percental; ordinary, 60c per cental,
growera pricea; aweeta, $2,2692,60
per cental; new potatoes, lc.
Batter Creamery, 2O021o; dairy
IO9I80; atore, 16916c.
Eggs 20922c for Oregoa.
Cheese Full cream, twlna. 12i
013c;YoungAmerlca, 18914ic; fac
tory pricea, 19 lc leaa.
Poultry Ohickeaa, mixed, $3,500
4.60; beaa, $4.0005.60 per dosea,
HQlltfc per poand; springs, 110
11 He per poand, $2.6004.60 per doe
en; ducks, $2.6003.08 per dozen; tur
keys, live, 13014c, dressed, 16016c per
pound; geeee, $4,0006,00 per dosea.
Mutton Grose, 2K034 per poand;
dreeeed, 6c per peaad,
Hoga Grotja, Ho dreeeed, 707Kc
per pound.
Veal 708c per pound.
Beef Groea, eowa, 303)t; ateera,
3K9)c; dreeeed, 708c per poand.
Hope 16017c; new crop 17016c.
Wool ValUy,12X16;lC.4erB Ore
aa, 814Hc; aaaUU. t0N aeud,
RELIEF, FOR STRIKING MINERS.
How Their Leaders Expect to Raise DeftuM
Fund or $500,000 Per Weak.
Indianapolis, July 23. Only Presi
dent Mitcholl and ono or two members,
of tho national executivo board are in
town nt tho present tlmo. The care
of tho national organization now will
bo to seo to tlio collection of the de
fensa fund that is to carry on the
strike Socretnry Wilson, financial
head of tho union, Is in Chicago this
'week and will lose no titno in making
provision to handlo the sums. II ia
believed that all tho voluntary contri
butions from tho various districts anil
local organisations will be turned into
ills hands within the next 10 day.
Those aro ostimated nt about $400,09.
A part of tho contributions has already
boon turned inftOhio leaving a cheek
(or $10,000 beforo its delegation left
Indianapolis, and $50,000 from Illlnoie
is expected tomorrow. A 'systematic
plun will bo adopted for otnvasslng for
otitside subscriptions, nnd it is probable
that control labor unions in all big
oitios will bo asked to tako charge of
tho task. Tho miners hopa to raise
$250,000 n voek from tho public contri
butions, ns that sum will bo needed to
bring tho sum up to $600,000.
In a statemnot issued today Presi
dent MltchollostimatoH that contribu
tions from districts, subdistricts and
local organizations for defraying strike
expenses will amount to $400,000,
and OHtimates tho weekly assessments
from the 24 districts of the country at
$24,4,000, o( which $7,000. ia expected
from Colorado miners. The total neat
ber of anthracite strikers in thePeaa
sylvdnia field ia estimated at 160,099,
and the total, number of depeudeate ia
that; field ia placed a,t 760,000. Tlte
number of atrlkera (bituminous) ia the
Wont Virginia fields la estimated at
26,000, with 76,000 dependents.
GLENN CONVICTED.
ParatUtsd Wattr Care te Be A4w.lnUltfed.te
rillplnet Suspended aad fined.
Washington, July 24. Secretary
Root today aent to the president at
Oyater Bay the proceedings and finaJnBet
in the court martial cases of Major
Edwin F. Glenn." Fifth infantry;
Lieutenant Julien E. Gauiot. Tenth-
cavalry, and Lieutenant Norman E.
Cook, Filipino scouts. Glenn was
found guilty of adminiuterinit tho water
cure to natives or permitting it to be
done and was sontcucod to one month's
suspension from duty and fined $50.
Lieutenant Cook wan invmltiiui &
chnrgo of giving orders to kill three
rinpino prisoners. Tho testimony
showed that ho had given orders to
shoot (ho prisoners if they attempted
iu UBU1JH1. 1110 i-llipftlO KCOQtSf to
IvIlOIII tlllil nrln fna ..I.... l.n..l..
it mount to sliopt tho prisoners.
Iu forwarding tho cuse to the presi
dent, the socrutnry roconimpndcd that
tho aentoncof and findings Ixt approved.
uu. inni. no fitiier ucimn snu no taken.
It is not believed that tho jiiesidont,
who Ih tlio rovjowlng authority In these
cases, wilj mnku any comments, such aa
were dellverod by hni In tho vnso of
Gnniirul MlnlHi T Iu ul. ... 1.. ti...
evidence and rejinrtH that Major Glenn'
nun iHjriuriuuu cxcuuoiii fervicoaud lias
dono much tb pacify tlio country where
he has been In commnnd.
TO DEFEND COAST.
Puget Sound to Nave Artillery Posts Seat
of $240,000 Hat Been Set Aside,
Washington, July 23. Tho war de
partment has taken steps to defend
Pugot sound more effectually against
forelgn'onomios by authorizing tho coa
Htruction of coast aitlllory posts1 at
Forts Wirden and Casey. For this
purpose $240,000 has been allotted for"
erecting framo barracks and officers'
quarters for two companies of coast
artillery each, together with guard
houses, stablos and Administrative
offices, and other smaller buildlnaa
necessary to equip an army post. The
buildings will lio erected by contract
according to plans being prepared by
the quartermaster's department. It ft
proposed to provide quarters for oae
company ut each post, before the fall
equipment is undertaken, aa tho de
fenses now in position aro witaoat
propor protection.
A general sum has been set aside for
erecting small buildings and makinv
repairs at the coast artillery poets, '
which will include work at the moutk
of the Columbia river.
Perty Thousand Strike.
Now York, July 2b, The 26,000
gai ment makers who struck yosterday
for higher wages and shot tor hoars
were joined today by about 16,609
others. I who asked that, fift limn h
considered m week's work As thla la
the dull season in the trade it is ex
pected that it will be some days before
the various intereats get tofether.
About nine different unions area
gaged ia the atrike
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