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VOL. VII.
POBTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1902.
NO. 37.
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FIRST NATIONAL BAlMK "iSEM?
Designated Depositary and BMnanelal Agent of the United Stataa.
rTeatdeat,H. W. Corbetti eashler, B.O. Wlthlngtom assistant oMhlar, J. W, Newklrkt eeeo&a
assistant eashler, W. C. Alvord.
Letter of oredtt Issued, available In Europe and the Eastern states. Sight exchange aa4
telegraphlo transfers told on New York, Doiton, Chicago, Omaha, Bt. Paul, Ban Franolsoo and
the principal point! In the Northwest 81ght and time Willi drawn in auma te tult on London,
Paxil, Berlin, Franktort-on-the-Meln, Hong Kong.
Colleotloni made on larorable termi at- all accessible point.
LADD TILTOIM, BANKERS 5SKIA
established In 18BB.
TRANSACT A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS.
Interest llowed on time deposits.
Collections made at all points on favorable terms. Letters of credit Issued
trallable in Europe and the Eastern states.
Sight exchange and Telegraphic Transfers sold on New York, Washington,
Chicago, 8t. Louis, Denver, Omaha, San Francisco and various point in Ore
ion, Washington, Idaho, Montana and British Columbia.
Exchange sold on London, Paris, Berlin, Frankfort and Hong Kong.
COFFMAN, DOBSON & CO., BANKERS.
CHEHAL1S, WASHINGTON.
Founded 1884. Oldest and Largest Bank In Southwest Washington
BANK OF
COMMERCE,
BOISE, IDAHO.
OFFICrtlK! B.- F. OLDEN, Presidents M. ALEXANDER, Vice rreildont) H. N. COP.
FIN, Caihlcr; J. M. HAINES, Assistant Cashier.
DIKEUTOKSt Itobt. Nnblo, Thou. Davit. I). K. Uldcn, J. M. Hatnci, J. E. Yatci, J. B.
Morrow, T. Megan, M. Alexander, F. It. Collin,
Aemounfo of Bmnkm, Fir mo, Oorporotlono mnd Indlvlduolo Hmmmlvmtt
tho Moot Lfoorol Torino Oonolotont With Sound Bonking.
LACK & SCHMITZ, nni II MIWCC Aajn IftJlfCCTMrMTC
Brokers. UUL.U III I II UO HI1U 111 I L.w I IIIL.I1 I O
BAKER CITY, OREGON.
TEN YEARS EXPERIENCE IN THE EASTERN OREGON GOLD FIELDS.
EXAMINATIONS AND REPORTS A SPECIALTY.
CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED.
FIRST NATIONAL, BANK
alia Walla, Washington. (Flrtt National Hank In Iho Btato.)
Transacts a General Banking Business.
CAPITAL 1100,000. SURPLUS 1100,000.
LEVI ANXENY, ProildonU A. II. REYNOLDS. Vico President. A. R. BURFORD, Cashier
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK.
Pendleton, Oregon.
Capital, $70,000.00. Surplus and Undivided Profits, $00,000.00.
RESERVE AGENTS First National Bank. Chicago. III.; First National
Bank, Portland, Oregon; Chemical National Bank, New York, N. Y.
OFFICERS AND DIREOTOR8 Levi Ankeny, President; W. F. Matlock,
Vice President: 0. B. Wade, Cashier; H. O. Uuerensy, Assistant Cashier; J. 8.
UcLeod, W. S. Byera, W. F. Matlock, H. F. Johnson.
THE PENDLETON SAVINGS BANK
PENDLETON, OREGON.
Organized March I, 1880. Capital, $50,000. Surplus, 965.000.
Interest allowed on time deposits. Exchange bought and sold on all prin
cipal points. Special attention given to collections.
W. J. Furnish, President; J. N. Teal, Vice President! T. J. Morris, Cashier.
DUB OPTICAL DEPARTMENT HIS PROVEN TO BE A BIB SUCCESS
Five Reasons for It
f Count 'Em. I. No chargo for testing.
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3. Courteous trcattnont, Wo don't hurry patients.
4. Our Glasses Improvo the looks.
Count 'Em. 6. Very Reasonable prices.
y Remember the Place.
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pair ol our pinchers, and make jour old
wire ience look like a new one.
ANCHOR FENCE looks to nice and
la so strong; that farmera sometimes
think that ft must be high priced. It
lsn'f, though.
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VENEZUELANS ARE ARMINQ.
Troops and duns Sent to La duayra and
Volunteers Enrolled.
La Gnayra, Vonozuola, Doc. 13. The
British cruiser Indofatlgablo arrived
hero nt 0 o'clock this ovoninn from
Guanta, tho port of Barcolona, whoro
she is bolioved to bavo boon In eearcli
of tho Vonczuolan gunboat Rostuardor.
Tho German cruiser Vinota and tho
Britleh cruieor Retribution loft lioro at
0 o'clock this evening. It Is supposed
thoy liavo on board Venezuela's answer
to tho demand of tho foreign powers,
which arrived from Caracas on a spocial
at 2 o'clock.
What is termed an Inopportune dem
onstration and tho strango method ro
sorted to is the remittance to tho Vono
zuolan foreign minister of tho demands
of Great Britain and Gortuany, which
aro freely criticised here.
Tho government has sent 2,000 mon
and 18 guns from Caracas to roinforco
tho garrison at La Gnayra. Thoeo
troops are camped at Cunrncutl, dis
tant ono hour from La Guayra. All
day and all night ammunition has boon
carried to Fort Laviglta, which crowns
tho harbor, and propnrntlona are being
mado to resist tho foreign forces.
Voluntoors to tho number of 020
men, nil from La Guayra, liavo boon
armed today, and moro nro requesting
arms. It is neeorted lioro tliat tho
government can find Biifllciont men to
resist tho foreign forces, as tho move
ment is popular. Evorywhoro ono
moots all classes and conditions carry
ing Maueor rifles.
Tho now a of tho capturo at Portof
Spain, Trinidad, of tho Venezuelan
gunboat Bolivar by tho British cruieor
Charybdis was communicated to Presi
dent Castro by n representative of tho
Associated Press. Tho ovont caUBod
groat excitement.
Tho president haB railed on all Vene
zuelan citizens between the agOB of 18
and 60 to tako up arms in tho dofeneo
of tho country.
PAY OP COMMISSIONERS.
Senate Decides on a Lump Sum for Each
of the Strike Arbitrators.
Washington, Doc. 13. Tho son ate
late yestordny afternoon passed, with
so vera I nmondmontfl, tho bill fixing
tho compensation of tho anthracito
coal striito commission, and it now
koob to conforenco. Sontlmont was
s'trongly in favor of allowing tho mem
bers of tho commission who aro not
employes 'of the government a" 'lump
sum for their servlco, and after much
debato $4,000 wns settled upon as tho
proper amount, thus taking tho matter
out of tho hands of tho president.
Several othor amendments woro
adopted, fixing tho expenses of tho
commissioners and tho assistant record
ers at $10 per day, and leaving tho
question of tho amount of salary of tho
assistant recorders and employes to tho
commission. Tho name of tho com
mission was changed to "Anthracite
Coal Strlko Arbitration."
An amendmont by Daniel, of Vir
ginia, intended to prohibit ofllcors in
tho civil or military branches of tho
government from serving on commis
sions or performing duties othor than
called for by law, provoked a lengthy
discussion, and in response to appeals
of Allison and Hoar was finally with
drawn. At 2 o'clock tho statehood
bill came up and thoro was a brisk ox
change between Quay, who favors the
omnibus bill, and senators who oppose
it. Quay and Bate said they woro
roadv to vote. Boveridgo, Lodgo, Halo
and othors protested against pressing
tho bill so soon after it was ro ported,
and it went over until Monday.
Paris Exhibit at St. Louli.
Paris, Deo. 13, Tho prefect of tho
Seine has submitted to the municipal
council a memorial on the advantages
to he gained by a liberal reproeentation
of Paris at the St. Louis exposition,
and asking for an appropriation)! $30,
000, which it 1b expected tho 'council
will grant. Tho memorial points out
tho Franco-American character of tho
exposition and urges a Parisian repre
sentation which will excoed in its
artistic naturo that of tho Chicago
world's fair.
Accept the Ooldaboro.
Washington, Dec. 13. Robert T.
Piatt, of Portland, representing the
receivers of the Wolff & Zwlcker ship
building company, called on Secretary
Moody today In company with Senator
Simon, for the purpose of inducing the
department to accept the torpedo boat
Goldsboro for the unpaid balance of
$20,000. ile urged that, as the Golds
boro now makes as groat speed as other
vessels of that same plan, 28,1 knots,
it should be acceptable to tho govern
ment. Diamonds Stolen from Hotel.
Chicago, Dec. 13. Mrs. Charles II.
Blackmail, a wealthy widow redding
in the Kenwood hotel, has been lobbed
of $6,000 worth of diamonda. The
jewels were taken from her room In tho
hotel in daylight, and while the par
lor, a short distance away, was filled
with people. There is no clew to the
thief.
NEWS OF OREGON
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS
OP THE STATE.
HlghWater Damages Eugene Woolen
Mill Minnesota Colony to Locate In
Lane County Ingram Wants Legis
lature to Aid Him Oregon Odd Fel
lows Celebrate 50th Anniversary.
Free dol Ivory of ninll will commonco
in Albany March 1, 1003.
An!Odd Fellows lodgo hns been In
stituted at Durkoo, Eastern Oregon.
There aro about 30 members.
Probably the largest shipment of
woo) ever made from Indepondenco nt
ono timo occurred last weok. H. A.
Dout shipped direct to Boston 120,000
pounds of wool. Tho shipment mado
up almost 10 freight cars.
The Linn county jail walls will bo
lined with thrco-Blxteenths Inch steel
platoi. Tho coiling will also bo cov
crod 'with n network of stool bars.
These improvements to tho jail liavo
boon vrindo necessary by numerous jail
breaks in tho past two yoars.
For woeka thoro has boon a systematic
hunting of reservoir sites throughout
Eastern Oregon. It has developed that
whon tho government committee gets nt
Its work in this arid region it will find
ovory available rosorvoir sito taken by
some ono who has an oyo to business.
A party consisting of about 40
Swodes and Norwoglann liavo loft Pen
dlolon to join a inrgor party in tho
East, and at Now York tlioy will all
sail for Kuropo. After a visit to their
old homes tho excursionists will roturn,
and expect to bring many of thoir
fiionds and relatives with them.
The now Oregon code, compiled by
Judge' C. B. Bollinger and W. W.
Cotton, has been issued. This codo
was authorized by tho lust legislature
nnd will hereafter bo used in tho courts
in place of tho codos heretofore in use.
One thousand copies will bo dolivorod
to tho Bdcrotary of state.
There is n movomont on foot to di
vide tho Eighth judicial district, con
sisting of Bakor, Umatilla and Wallowa
counties, into two districts. Union
nnd Wallowa will constitute ono, nnd
Baker.: county will bo constituted a
judicial district by itsolf, if the plan
is carried out. Tho reason for tho
change, 1h that tho district la bo popu
lous, that there is too much lor ono
judeTfyiMn, 1 .. ,iW.'-.''-, .-
A slight earthquake shock was folt
at Grants Pass last Saturday.
Local meat dealora of La Grande
will ostubliah a first-class packing
hOUBO.
A colony of Minnesota farniora arc
negotiating for 30,000 acres of laud in
Lane county.
The warm and heavy rains of last
week liavo raised tho Roguo river to
the highet stago It has known for years.
A two days' farmors instituto was
held at Lewisvllle, Polk county, this
weok. A good attondanco was out and
deep interest manifested.
Governor-elect Chamberlain is at
work on his inauguial address. It will
not be a long document, but will muko
a goncral survey of state affairs. Ho
favors protection for public lands, flat
salaries nnd a liberal appropriation for
tho Lewie and Clark exposition.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat WallaWalla, 71 72c; bine,
stem 7P80o; valley, 74c.
Barley Feed, $23.50 per ton; brew
ing, $24.00.
Flour Beet grade, 3.603.00; grab,
am, $3.203.60.
Mlllstuffs Bran, $10.00 per ton;
middlings, $23.50; shorts, $10.50;
chop, $18.
Oats No. 1 white, $1.161.17;
gray, $1.12)(31.16 per cental.
Hay Timothy, $1011; clover,
$0.00; cheat, $80 per ton.
Potatoes Best Burbanka, 6080c
per sack; ordinary, 50Q55o per cental,
growers' prices; Merced sweets, f 1.760
$2 per cental.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, $3.00
4.25; per pound, 10c; hens, $44.60 per
dozen; per pound, 10c; springs, $3.00
3.60 per dozen; fryers, $2.603,U0;
broilers, $2.002.50; ducks, $5,003
6.00 per dozen; turkeys, live, 13c,
dreeeed, 16c; geese, $6,000.50.
Cheese Full cream, twins, 15J
16Jc; Young America, 16KQ17K;
factory prices, llKc less.
Butter Fancy creamery, 3032c
per pound; extras, 30c; dairy, 20
22Hic; store, 1618.
Eggs 2530o per dozen.
Hope New crop, 2326o per pound.
Wool Valley, 12K16c; Eastern
Oregon, 814c; mohair, 2628c.
Beef Gross, cows, 33Kc per
pound; steers, 4c; dressed, 67c.
Veal 7K8Kc
Mutton Gross, 3c per pound;
dressed, Cc.
Lambs Gross, SKc per pound;
dressed, 6Kc
Hois Gross, flJidiKc per pound;
dMewsd, 77Xc.
TUMULT IN CARACAS.
British nnd Oermnng Arrested, Houses
Stoned, Flags Uurned.
Willotiistadt, Curacao, Dec. 12.
Thoro was a great patriotic demonstra
tion in Caracas last night whon the
nowB arrived that tho British and Gor
man warBhipB had eolr.od tho Vene
zuelan war vossola at La Guayra,
Ciowds quickly gathorod and paraded
tho streots of tho capital, displaying
banners nnd singing patriotic songs.
Violont speeches woro dolivorod at var
ious points. Tho populace marchod to
the palaco of President Castro, who
nddrossed thorn. Tho mob thou moved
on to tho Gorman legation, shouting:
"Doath to tho Germans!"
Tho windows wore shattorod with
Btonos and attempts mado to forco tho
doors, but tho latter resisted thoeo
efforts, nnd Madame von Pilgrim
Baltuzl, tho wlfo of tho Gorman charge,
who lias boon ill in bed for tho past
two months, and thuroforo could not
leavo Caracas with her husband, was
thus saved from vlolonco. Tho crowd
tlion marched to tho German consulato
nnd the residence of Dr. Koolilor,
again stoning tho windows nnd at
tempting to forco an entrance The
polico mado no effort to diBporso tho
demonstration.
Tho oxcltemont wns still intenso
whon, nt 10 o'clock tonight, tho gov
ernment ordered the nrrest of nil Gor
man nnd English residents. Ono kliour
later 125 norsons prominent in com
mercial nnd social life were crowded to
gether in the polico station. All tho
British residents woro arrested exept
Albert A. Cherry, of tho Venezuelan
Central railway, and W. W. Wallace,
munagor of tho telephone company,
who escaped to a pluco of. safety.
Nlncty-Bovon German residents were
arrested, among thorn tho German con
sul, Valentino Blohm, and Horr Knop,
manager c( tho Gorman Central rail
road. Horr bimmross, chancellor of
tho German legation, was met by tho
polico near Bolivar squuro and arrested.
Amid crios of "Death to tho Ger
mans!" and "Down with tho foreign
ers!" tho populace directed its wuy to
tho German residential quarter and
gathered outBldo the Hotel Kllndt nnd
tho German club, vociforatiug anil ut
tering insults. Tho Belgian chnrgo, F.
S. Goffart, was arrested by luiatuKu for
a German becauso of Ills fair complex
ion. In spito of his vigorous protests,
ho was taken to tho polico station,
but'waa.reloased1 10 minutes 'later.
On learning theso IncldentB, United
States Minister Bovton nnd Hecrotary
VV. W. Russell wont at once to Pros!
dont Castro, and after n long conference
Biucooded in obtaining the roltmuo of
Dr. Koolilor, Mudamo von Pilgrim
Baltazzi'H physician, nnd Consul Val
entino Blohm. Minister Bowun ob
tallied tho ofllclal authorization of the
Venezuelan government to represent
German and British intorosta during
tho imbroglio.
The government haB placed an om
baigo on tho British railroad to La
Guayra and tho German Central rail
road from Caracas to Valencia.
Tho populace ia still greatly oxcltod,
and tho situation is regarded as critical.
Tho Britlnh and Gorman flags have
boon publicly burned.
HAWAII NEEDS JAPANESE.
Protest Against Educational Test Provid
ed In Immigration Bill.
Washington, Deo. 12. Tho renate
committeo on immigration yesterday
continued its hearing on tho immigra
tion bill,' tho first witness being Wil
liam Hayward, representing the Ha
waiian Sugar Planters' association and
tho chamber of commerce of Honolulu,
Mr. Hay ward's objections were directed
solely to the educational test require
ments of tho hill. This teet, he said,
would keep out of Hawaii the only
labor it can obtain, and In timo' would
produce financial ruin. Tho Hawaiian
planters liavo triod for yeara, lie said,
at great oxpeneo to get white lubor to
work in tho fluids, but without success.
Japan ia now tho only country from
which labor can lw obtained, and tho
educational test would keep out all tho
Japanese.
Colonol Joseph Smolinekl, represent
ing tho Polish-American Alliance, also
spoke against the educational test. Ho
laid there are almost 5,000,000 Slavs
in tho United States, and declared that
many Poles who would in like excellent
citizens would lie kept out by educa
tional tests, and their aspirations for
fioudoin be stifled,
A. P. Anderson, representing the
American Lino steamship company,
took exception to the amendments re
cently made to the bill Imposing flues
on transportation companies for bring
ing in diboased aliens.
Wheat Average Shows Increase.
Washington, Dec, 12. The statisti
cian of the department of agriculture
estimates tho newly seeded urea of
winter wheat at about 34,000,000 acres,
an Increase of 5.1 per cent upon tho
area estimated to liavo lieen sown in
tho fall of 1001, Tho condition of
winter wheat on December 1 was 00.7,
as compared with 80.7 in 1001; 07.1
in 1000, and a nine-year average of 01.4.
EVENTS OF THE DAY
(JATHERED FROM ALL PARTS OP THE
TWO HEMISPHERES.
Comprehensive Review of the Import
ant Happenings of the Past Week.
Presented In Condensed Form, Meet
Likely to Prove Interesting to Oar
Many Readers.
Genoral Miles will visit tho Gorman
emporor.
Tho reciprocity treaty with Cuba baa
bcon signed.
Tho California end of tho Pacifler
cablo lias been laid.
Nogro voters of Alabama have formed
a colorod Republican party.
Throo mon lost thoir lives in a coal
mine nccidont at Wllkosbarro, Pa.
Secretary Hitchcock has suspended
all timber land entries in tho Pacific
coast states.
Tho cold wave continues In Now
York nnd suffering 1b intenso on account
of tho lack of coal,
Finloy Peter Dunno, of "Mr. Dooley'
fame, was lnatriod in New York to
Miss Margaret Abbott.
Fire nt Worcester, Mass., caused at
property loss of $250,000. About a
dozen flromen woro Injured.
Ono of tho coal operators callod to
testify bofore tho commission statod
that hla company rocelvod about $2.50
per ton for coal.
It is statod that President Castro han
asked United Slates Minister Bowon to
act as arbitrator in tho controversy
with Groat Britain and Germany.
The postolllces at Cast lo Rock, Wash..
Nor. Porco, Rathdrum, Band Point and
Slioshono, Idaho, and Moro and Mt.
Angel, Oregon, liavo been placed inath
presidential class.
Tho senate rojoctod tho proposal to
admit Chinese to Hawaii.
Vico Govornor Wright wants a lower
tariff for tho Philippines.
Senntor Hanna says ho does not want
tho presidency and will not run for it.
It ia thought likely that Governor
Talt will succeed Judgo Bliiras on the
supremo bench.
Charles T.Ycrkos, the capitalist, is a
strong advocato ol tho labor union as
organ izod in the United States.
There lsmuch piracy being practiced'
in tho waters adjacent to tho Philip
pines. The small craft only nro proyed
on.
Tho Indian appropriation hill before
the house carries more than $1,000,000
loss than the appropriation for the
present fiscal your.
Thlrteon anarchists woro arrested In
Romu after a dosperato strugglo. The
polico surprised them at u meeting
whilo they woro in tho act of taking an
oath with poniards to nssassinato King
Victor Emmanuel.
A civil war is in progress in Morocco.
China will incroaso its standing
army.
Secretary Shaw proposes to remit the
duty on tea in bond.
It is the plan of tho trusts to defeat
Rooeevelt for ronominution,
Secretory Root lias rccommonded the
laying cf an all-Ainoricaii cable to
Alaska,
Tho crown prince ol Germany will
probably visit the United States at the
timo of tho Ht. IxmiIb fair.
Hops still continue to rnlso in price,
but big consumers are holding their
orders in hopes of a decline.
Groat Britain will ship 200.000
Biuloa and liorsoa from tho United
States to restock the farms In the
Transvaal,
Tho largost department store In
Omaha has failod. The liabilities of
the company nro about $447,000, with
assets which will more than cover that
amount whon realized on.
The now Spanish minister of marine
propos.oa to Increase the naval estimates
by $6,000,000 and afteiwnrd to gradu
ally increase them until the annual
expenditure reaches $20,000,000. In
this manner a modern navy will be
secured.
President Roosovolt has announced
that he will Komi Barrett to Japan.
A riot
deputies
soldiers.
in the French chamber of
had to bo suppressed by
Tho postofllco department has liegun
Issuing tho 8-ceut stamps hearing the
Martha Washington face,
Italy also has claims against Vene
zuela ami has ordered two cruisers to
that country to enforce her demands.
A Mexican scout was raptured by
Yaqui Indians, his feet cut off and then
com polled to walk, He fell dead after
100 yardB.
The anthracite miners claim that the
coal companies keep them continually
in debt and are thus able to enforce all
demands.