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VOL. XXVI11
Their Investment of Country
North ot Port Arthur is
Now Complete.
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PENDLETON. UMATILLA CO..OREGON FRIDAY. JUNE 24.1904.
PORTLAND MISSING.
MINISTER SUSPENDED
Overdue Six Days With 200 Passen-
gers Aboard.
Seattle. June 22.—The Nome liner
Oregon, the first vessel out from the
northern metropolis this season, re
ports the Alaska Commission Com
pany Steamship Portland with 200
passengers aboard, is six days over
due at Nome.
She left San Francisco for Nome
May 21, and it is believed she is for
the third time in as many years.
caught in an ice pack In the endeavor
to be the first to roach the northern
port. Grave fears for the safety ot
the vessel and passengers. She is
probably carried into the Artic sea
by the lea.
With
Attempted
Outrage
Upon Y.ung Giri.
Portland. June 22.—Rev A. A En
glebard. a pastor in the German
Evangelical church, was sus|>ended
i from the minister/ at a secret meet
ing of the conference May 12 as a re
sult of the investlga.ion of charges
of an attempted outrage upon 15-year-
ol<| Louisa Vorpahl. at Canby, where
lie until recently held s pastorate
t
Charged
PLEADED NOT GUILTY.
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NO. 59 r
publican party during the last 10
BLAMES THE LORD.
years, hl* name will become 4 tower
of strength to our cause, not only in Nove! Testimony-tn • feeettte F«m«ly
hts own state, but
everywhere
Row and Divorce Case.
throughout the country. A man of ' Seattle,~Ttu . i TTr- SAIWI. lire
affairs, the whole business communt- f preacher who claims The Lord spoke
ty shares the confidence which his. to him In a dreatn aad «-omuianled
political associates Lave reposed In film to desert hu lawful wife and tic*
him from the beginning of his public from the city with the wile of Barney.
life Quiet and undemonstrative, pop Smith, is being tried in the superior
I alar opinion, wu.ch Las given the re ' court today on a charge of adultery.
t publican party the platform upon Nelson hastened to obey what he
' which all republicans stand, with no I
thought tu be a div.ne instruction,
dissen Ing voice here or anywhere and tberoby cam« into conflict with
has long since anticipated the action I
a».
of this convention in adding to tbei Nelson's arre«t wa* the result Of
national republican ticket the name | sensational evllence given again*’
of Senator Fairbanks of Indiana
1, mm in the divorce suit inetl'uted by
'ake pleasure in preset.Ung ’Ll* UL* JuMl-»'lffcru.g aud UldUaU-Ou*
shouting for
Roosevelt
Cannon name, honored everywhere t
wife. At that time Nelson had obeyed
again appears on the platform with out the United Blates, aa our candi- the orders given him In his dream re
a ta.tered flag, which bringi forth (date for vice preildenL"
garding the deserting of bls wife and
renewed cheer*.
Fairbanks by Acclamation.
the taking unto hitns«-1f of Jlrs
At 11:30 the entire audience la
At 2:07 p. m Fairbanks was nom Smith, but Lad neglected to flee, as
singing “Star Spangled Banner." No
inated by acclamation
Depew ask per instructions.
signs of order. Delegation* with red,
When he heard that a warrant was
ed for a suspension of the roll call
white ard blue umbrella* are making
out for his arrest, however, he
and
nomination
of
Fairbank*
by
ac
the circuit of the hall.
promptly fled to Tacoms. where he
clamation. which was done.
At 11:25 the en’huslasm Is on the
was arrested by L>e;>uty S&eriff Jack
Corttlyou Chairman.
increase.
Williams.
The new republican national com
At 11:28 Chairman Cannon is using
Nelson's defense is probably the
his gavel to bring the convention to mlttee met Immediately alter adjourn nost novel ever advanced in a
Kitt
order, and the delegates are taking ment and elected Cortelyou chair -ounty court. He doe* not hestta e
man
their seats.
■a» admit his guilt, but claims be it
Seconding Speech.
jnly obeying »he Lords will and tk
OeorffB A Knight of California, DECLARATION AND PLATFORM.
a martyr to his religion
seconded Roosevelt's nomination.
Nelson has been holding service*
His clear voice rang to th* end of Eulogistic Review and ReafLrtnation •n the streets of Seattle for mor*
the hall *o unusual that a man way
san a year, assisted by Mrs. 8m.: K
of the Party's Dogmas.
up In the gallery ahou.ed In a sur
Fifty years ago the republican par le claims that one reason why tt*
prised tone. "Not so loud.” That ty came tn.o existence dedicated, Lord wanted him to leave hi* wife
brought down the house.
among other purpose*, to the great • a* because she would no* assist h:-fl
Kn:gbt's eulogies held the conven .«k of arresting the extension of hu tn his work, and that she u»ed :8
tion spellbound. His declaration that ruae aiavery. in i860 it elected it» »cold him becauwe he said sack knx
socialism and anarchy could find no jrai preaidenu During 24 ot the 4>i xrace beture breakfast that the meai
home here, was warmly applauded. ?ears which itave elapsed since the would get cold
Mrs Paiine Smith Nels- n s alleged
At the conclusion of hia speech elec.ion of Llncolt
‘he republican
the entire California delegation pro- ;*arty has held complete control o. «t'trf’ual wire, entertain* the same r*
I
a.» doe* ’he preaehe-.
«ceded to the platform and eacorted .ne governmetn The repub.lean par- dgiou* belief
Kr. gbt back to bi* seat
ty entered upon its present period of she ba* leit barney Saub. who
Senator
B«ver!dge*
seconding utnpiete supremacy in 18*7. and we x devote rd husband, and six a*aO
hlldron . ti • link her fortun«- wt:h Nel
speech enthused the convection. His nave every right to congratulate oar
statement that “No mjatery will ever »elves upon the work since accott. »on's ar nd CMS recently become the
< a K-rentb rhfM of wb'.th
be elected president." evidently re- .dished
We tten found the country nortier or
.MX >« tie ffitbar
ferrod to Parker, atd caught the ifler four years of democratic rule
crowd
•n an evil plight, public cr< (lit lower
As Beveridge concluded there »as Jebts growing and standard c values
another brief demonstration at the threatened
Labor was unemployed
mention of Roosevelt's name
*r.d confidence gon«*
We replaced
.he democratic law baaed on free
Received Entire Vote.
The roil call ended with no name rade principles aud garnished wltL
menuotied but that ot Roosevelt, who sectional protection by a consistent
received a total of 9»4. the entire .■rotective tariff; and Industry, freed GOVERNMENT ENGINEER
.rum oppression and stimulated by
vote of the convention
WRITES OF IRRIGATION
«The objection to the nomination he encouragement of wise Laws, has
of Roosevelt by acclamation came level« ped to a degree never known
Irom New Jersey which demanded nefore.
Aarr* States Against Speculation in
Established Good Standard.
the roll call, with the result given.)
Water R ght*—Say* tne Govern
We firmly established the gold
For Vice-President.
went Will Not irrigate J-arge Pn
standard,
then
menaced
with
de
The roll being called on nomination
Confidence returned tc
vate Hclding* Adjacent to Govern
for vice-president, all
the state* stroctM.
ment Project*—Insists on Car* Be
'raased'' f >r Iowa.
when
Senator .usinesa. and with ruafideace cam»
Dolliver arose to place Fairbanks of -nexampied prosperity
• ng Taken to Prevent Fraud anc
We reftised to falter longer will
Indiana In nomination
•
Booms ' Under Government Plane.
He paid a glowing tribute to the be miseries of Cuba. We fought a
,ulck
and
victorious
war
with
Spa.t
po.kies of the republican par.; and
• to the leaders responsible for the ex A’e set Cuba tree, governed the is
T A Noble, chief e&gmeer of the
md Ur three years. Xhen gave it t,
position of these policies
Gradually
«-»..amation survey In toe state o.
he
Cuban
people
with
order
restored
ard adroitly he led up to an eulogy o.
.»asuington. Las writ ten the fono*
-sth ample revenues, with pub.lc ed
the si.ent ind.anian
Dolliver* per
ag le.kr to toe press o: Washington
oration was In the following words: ■cation and public health established
u rvgaru to toe otijects at* .meat* o.
ree from debt, connected wl.h th«
"While he has not sought to cun
u« fcu»t-rumeai m jn.eau.uig tn«
n ted Slates by wise provisions
strain he judgment of the convention
• eat lrr.ga .vu eLterpr.se* umier m«
We
have
organ
lied
a
gocernmen
directly or indirectly, he Las kept
a.iuuai irr.gat.un act.
a Potto Rico, ard its people now en
himself free from all affectatiot
Toe biuoc wise Injunction* concern
which undervalue* the dlgn.ty of the ay peace, ireedcm, order aud proper
jg the specUnaUvU m water rigau
y.
second office in the gift of the Ameri
in th* Phiiippine* we have tup -•>4*7 to toe staie ot Oregon and ttx
can people, and I do not doubt tha:
-xs; Urv»cui.an ia*«.-s pleasure 11
rested
ioaurrectlon, established or
his hear, baa been touched by the
r.u.mg xer. Nutlea le.ter, in Luu.
er.
given
to
lite
and
property
a
se
voluntary expression* of universal
The letter aara:
urity never known there before B>
good ’ will which
have
already
”1 would request that through your
ur possession of the Philippines we
chosen him as one of the standard
aluable paper you call toe auenuon
■
er*
enabled
to
take
prompt
and
ef
bearoni of the republican party,
ective action fur the relief of the >1 tiiose wno are cvniempla’ing tix
“The office has sought the man
atchase o: iaou* in Frat-eiin coun.y
•gatlots at Pekin, a decisive part it
and he ■ will tring to the office the
-4th the ckpectauoB <X U>e*e tends
preventing the parti ion and proserv
commanding personality of a states
-eiug irrigated from a governmen.
ng the integrity of Cbina,
man equal to any of the great re-
Onr possession of a route for ar. Atal "o the fuhuwiug facts:
■ponsiblll les which belong to our
First- The work now be.ng done is
xihmian canal, so long the dream o.
public affaire ”
American statesmanship, is now an . prei;miuary step toward determin
“A leader of the senate and cham
iccomp'.fshed fact.
ag wtethci i. is leasiMe or advisable
pion ot all great policies which con
We hare passed laws bringing arid o irrigate any portion of these lands
stitute the Invincible record of the re-
and* within cultivation, organized •nder the reclamation act. It maj
an army, put it into the highest state >r may not be Kind feasible.
>f efllciency. passed laws for the Im
To Induce Settlement.
rovement and support of the militia
"Second—The
primary
object
■nd pushed forward the building oi ought ui Uie pasage 01 the reciama
>ur navy.
i« n act waa to irrigate the arid pur
Our administration tn the great de >c lands for the purpose ol lnduc«ne
artmenta ol the government ha; .etliement of lands which, wiiboui
œn honest and efficient, and where
ae aid of irrigation could not be oe
•ver wrongdoing has been discovered
upied
Yem w .U oo.e that the pn
x republican administration did not aary purpose 1* not to trrig*:a pt»
iesitate to probe into the evtl anc .ate lands, but to irrigate puhli«
□ring the offender* to justice.
IN CHARGE AT AGENCY
and*
Reaffirm Protection.
Third—Tter* is sufficient water to
FOR PAST SEVEN YEARS.
In thia record the achievement of .rugate only a small portion of the
he past eight years is a record ol »r;d area in the vouuly 04 Coutw..
uid Paaco.
Forced to Retire Because of Poor
(Coatinned on pace I.)
"Four.h—In view of the evident in
Health—Nothing I* Known aa to
ent and purpose of the rectemation
Hl* Successor—Mr. Wilkins
Has
act. preference will be given to the
Been and Still I*, Very Popular
.rrigatioB of those land* which wer.
•ubiic laud pt the time of LUe with-
With the Indians, and Has Ever
Irawa! anA to t\c se privai laud*
Been a Capable, Straightforward
xhicti ar- nfrdpi ’ by a t.xl bona
Representative of Their Interests
j«le *et<ier>
—In Umat.lla County 20 Years.
Rights fer Settler* Only.
New Jersey Forced the Roll Call on Roosevelt—Fairbanks
Nominated by Acclamation.
Trying to Secure an Early Trial for
Mrs. Nan Patterson.
¿few York, June 22.— A formal plea ■ f^hcago, June 23— This last and
r.irnot guilty waa made by Nan Pat- greatest day of the republican na-
KUROPATKIN NOW IN
terson today. when she wss arraigned tiotial convention was apotbesl* of
SLOCUM
DISASTER.
PERSONAL COMMAND.
charg«»d with the murder of Caesar the big show, the climax to which
Young
Her counsel asked that the the eveuts of the past two days have
Eight Hundred and Fifty Bodies Have
trial lie held during July, but the been the introduction. Today Theo-
Been Recovered.
court suggested that both sides con- core Roosevelt was nominated to
Reported That Another Attack on
New York, June 22.—At 9 this .’er and choose a date
succeed himself
and Charles W.
i
morning
854»
bodies
have
been
recov-
Port Arthur by Land and Sea la in
Fairbanks, senator from
Indiaaa,
1 ered. of which 725 have been identi
T A WOOD HONORED
Progress—Russians Turn Flank of fied. The morgue contains 92 of the
was named as vice president.
With the candidates of the party
the Japanese Advance m Central i 125 unidentified dead.
Veterans’ Association Re-elected Him selected the convention adjourned,
The recovery of over 100 bodies is
Manchuria—Marquis Oyama Ap due to the use of explosives. After
President.
tb» delegations dispersing to spread
Portland, June 22.—Despite the into every remote section of the
pointed to Supreme Command of one shot from the field gun used. 16
fact that with his son. Hosea. T. A country a contagion of enthusiastic
bodies came up simultaneously.
Jap Land Forces—World
Corres
The relief fund now aggregates Wood was recently tried and con lever which was infused into them
$80,000.
victed of fraudulently securing Indian at this great ga.henng of leaders of
pondent Shot.
war pensions, the latter was last the grand old party ot protection
aight re-elected president of the Vet-
This was a day of oratorical pyro-
READY TO SWAP.
rar.*’ Association
| technics. Some of the finest speak-
Tokio, June 23—The
advance
1 ers In the ranks of the republican
guards of the armies ot Oku Nodsu Money and Prisoner* Will Be Ex
Portland Mine Opens.
-organization were beard in <x>mmon
near
have eftected a conjunction
changed in Short Time.
Victor, Col., June 21.—The Portland 1 < horu* in praise ot the men w ho are
Kai Ping
Washington. June 23.—A dispatch
mine resumed this morning with non to lea«! the hosts to battle.
reached the state department this
inion men. Tl.e rommlsslon appoint
Eiated by the event* and speeches
Attack on Port Arthur.
morning from Consul General Gum
■d by the military an 1 Mine Owners ¡of the last two day*, and eagerly an
Chee Foo. June 23—It is reported merce to the effect that Shiek Zellal
Association was at the mine to pass ticipating the intellectual treat in
the Japanese made a determined has consented to act as intermedi
>n the elegibility. All unionists are store today, the delegate* began to
land attack on Port Arthur Wednes ary in the release of Perdicardis and
jarred from tbe property.
assemble in convention hall early th:*
Varley
and
the
transfer
of
the
cash
day.
morning.
ransom
A courier has been sent to
Culdesac Destroyed.
Because of the important work in
Raisuli by the government, saying
Kuropatkin in Charge.
Spokane. Jute 21.—The entire ‘ busi-1 baud the convention waa called to
Liao Yang. June 23.—Kuropatkin the money from the government is
less section of Culdesac. Idaho, i, was assemble a; 10. Half an hour before
today assumed personal charge of the ready and wil be exchanged for the lestroyed by fire yes.e ay evening ■
the floor presented an animated
prisoners
at
Zellal's
village
Russian army here.
Loss. about $30,000. The fire start-. scene. Many de.egates brought flags
-d in Zumwalt's store and is the ight with them to assist iu the demon
Edward Emerson Shot.
o have been of incend.ary origin.
stration they were prepared io make
New York, June 23.—The World
when Roosevelt »as placed in nomi
has received a Shan Haikwau cable
nation
Increased in.erest in the
Nome Rates Cut.
gram that its Far East corresponden
Seattle. June 22—A passenger rate convention was also shown in the
Edward Emerson, is reported shot by
»ar between the s’eamship compa galleries, which began filling as soon
the Russians
.¡es iu the Nome trade is threatened as the doors opened at 9 o'clock.
HOMESTEADERS IN NE
By the time Chairman Cannon call
y the action of the Northwestern
Japanese Defeat.
team*hip Company ;n establishing a ed the assembly to order, nearly
BRASKA GET 640 ACRES
St. Petersburg. June 23.—Rumor is
’.•■ry seat was occupied, and Shortly
75 routd trip rate, with tickets good
current this evening that the advance
util September 1. The present _rate liter standing room was at a premi
guard of the Russian army under Special Law in Fifth and Sixth Con i $10«). and the cut is made under* the um
There was a larger proportion
Count Heller deieated the Japanese
jf ladies present .ban at either pre-
■ask of an excursion offer.
gressional
Districts
to
Enable
Set
right flank in the direction of Feng
t ons session, and their summer co*
tiers to Make a Living on Range
Huang Cheng.
umes lent a touch ot color to the
Vermont Democrat*.
Land—Cattle Magnates Had Fencec
uherwise sombre rows of black coat*
Ver
Burlington,
Vt.,
June
22
—
The
Oyama In Command.
the Entire County—Over 7.000.00C aont democratic sta c convention .n the galleries.
Tokio. June 23.—Marquis Oyama
Day's Proceeding*.
to Come Under the New Law.
.as called to order here shortly after
has been appoin.ed to supreme com
Ctkago. June 23.—At 10 a m con-
0 o'clock this murnusg. . Tiu oun
maud of the armies in the field.
ention will select tour delegates at • entiun ball is rapifily flllkg up. with
Seven million acres of land in cen
ruipecls ot every seat being fi led
»rge to the St Louis national con-
NATIVE DAUGHTERS DISBAND.
entton and also put la nomination a • aen order 1* ca-led
rai and western Nebraska are to b<
Cun vent, un was railed to order by
..11 state ticket to Le voted fur at the
Patriotic Oregon Organization Now ;iven away in homesteads of 64<
.:.;• B at I11 20 o'clock.
eptember elec..on. The sentiment
•cres
each
on
June
28,
when
the
Kin
Out of the Ring
At 1 .22 Rev. Thadfieua E Snively
> the convention appear* to favor
Portland, June 23.—Following in .ead law, named after ita author
adge Parker for .he presidential »pcne.l the convention with prayer.
the wake of the state organization ot _ongre8sman Kinkead, of Nebraska
»miuation
Roll Call on Nomirat.on*.
Native Sons oi Oregon, which dissolv •'ill become effective.
At 10.04 a m the roil call for
ed alter flourishing tor a time, the
New 'Phones in Hospital Bu ldmg.
tominatioLS tor president began, Al-
Under it the size of a homestead in
Native Daughters of Oregon decideu
Wal.a Wai a June 22—A new and ibarna reLnquished the honor .0 New
-ny county of the Fifth and Sixth
to drop their organization.
^dependent system of telephones has ferk, nnd 10 rm er Governor Back
The grand cabin of the Native -'ongressiona! districts of Nebraska ust been completed in the hospital
rocecded to the platform greeted
daugh.ers met m sixth annual ses will be increased from 160 to 64c
i this place. Every employe in the • ith w.IJ cheer*. Mr. Black finished
sion yesterday, and decided to drop .cres.
■Hiding has a signal, and every room .is speech putting Roosevelt in turn-
the present organization and reor
Whether the land wiil go to let-
4J hall .s fitted with phones, so nation at 11:87, amid great appiause.
gauize next September in a manner lers or will be turned over to the aat 1; does away with the necessity ..e cox vention on its feet and cheer-
that will include native sons in iu ,reat cat de raisers who lor man..
Every
tg remenduously.
« calling a person wanted,
membership.
?ears have grazed their herds on it. orson has a signal, which he inime
At ll:0j Chairman Cannon appear
Mrs. Julia A. Gault, president, rec and even fenced it off. is the interest
lately answers on hearing.
'd on the plauorm with a tattered
ommended this change in her morn ng question out in Nebraska.
flag. Band* are playing and dele-
ing address to the delegates, . The
Three years ago it was discovered
4ates on their feet. A massive picture
Knocked Out in Fourth Round.
new organization will include in iu hat the big cattlemen bad fetced in
Lafayette. Ird., June 22.—Kid Par- >1 Roo-.evedt is shown which brings
membership the husbanas of native ■reas as large as some s.ates in these
orth renewed applause.
one ot Indianapolis, early this morn-
daughters and the wives of native .•articular landB. When the effur
Chairman Canton lead* in singing
lg
knocked
out
Julius
Barr
of
San
Gault;
sons. The president, Mrs.
I
.»■as first made to drive them out they
he
"Star Spang’ed Banner.” with the
rancisco. in the fourth routd. aboard
Mrs. Welch, the past president, and .efied all opposition; but in the end
and playing "Hot Time in the Old
.e steamer Tetumseh down the river,
Mrs. Mary Kuykendall were the re -nder stress of Indictments and men
Town Tonight.”
ifty arrests followed.
cipients of appropriate jewel pins,
-ce of the federal penitentiary, they
At 11:18 the convention is still
presented by the members
of the urrendered.
San
Domingan
Elections.
grand cabin.
Federal marshals and deputies tore
San Domingo. June 22—Morales Is
iown many miles of fences though
WARNED OFF ROBBERS.
here are still great areas under fence lected president and Caceres vice
resident, ard the revolution Is ended,
oncerning which legal questions re
Waa to Have Been Pulled Off Between ualn unsettled.
according to surface indications.
Globe and Portland.
Following the fencing scandal, ai
Hitt Has Heart Trouble.
Portland, ’ June 23 —The Northern •gitation started in favor of the 64o
Pacific through a source kept secret, acre homestead act.
It was urged
Washington: June 22.—Congressman
received word last night that the -hat 160 acre tracts could be of no litt, of Illinois. Is suffering from a
overland express which left here at tse. The land cannot be farmed and evere attack of heart trouble, but
1 this morning, would be held up be rot enough stock can be kept on 160 s reported better today.
SAN FRANCISCO TAILOR
tween Goble and Portland and quiet acres to pay for the time of a herder.
ly filled the car with officers with
Congressman Kinkead of O’Neill,
REVERSES THE CUSTOM.
Squadron to Greece.
Winchesters. The failure of any at representing the Sixth district, in-
_____
Gibraltar. June 22.—Admiral Rar
tempt to materialize leads to the be luding 33 counties and more than a
today
Ker
’
s
battleship
squadron
left
lief that the robbers had confeder hird of the entire a-ea of the state.
Tried to Indue* His Inamorata to
or Greece.
ates in Portland, who, through means took the lead in the passage of a bill
Shoot Him, But She Would Not—
unknown, issued a warning
to provide this.
Make* a Run for it. Stand* Off «.»*
Under it, for fees of less than $20,
Police, and Then Shoot* Hlm*«H
New Rate* Change Price*.
me who has not previously used his
"Because of the much talked of .romestead right, may pre-empt, after
Through th* Brain—Moat Sensa
changes in the freight rates the Pa June 28, 640 acres of these grazing
tional Affa r, and It* Conclusion
cific Steel & Wire company will have lands.
Was Unusual to th* Last Degree.
to quit jobbing from Spokane and go
The bill applies only to lands with-
to Portland,” said George A. Davis, n two congressional districts, but of
the local representative of the com these there are more than 7,000.000
San Francisco, June 21.—James
icres still belonging to Uncle Sam.
pany yesterday.
Black, a taiior, shot himself to death
Charles W. Wilkins, who for the
“It seems to me that the railroad* »fassachusetts and
Rhode Island
have hurt Spokane worse than ever would not equal this tract in area.
this
morning
on
one
of
the
principal
past
seven years has been in charge
DISCOVERY OF BODIE8
and the merchants were made to be
Once taking a square mile of land,
business streets, after a sensational of the Indians of the Utaatllla reser- GERMAN EMPEROR IS
lieve they were getting great con the homesteader, under the law, must
PROCEEDS MORE 8L0WLY.
ITS CHIEF PROMOTER.
pursuit by policemen and pedestrians. vat Ion, has forwarded his resignation
cessions. We have shipped barbed live on it for five years. He can not
A
few
minutes
before
the
trageuy
to
the
in
erlor
department,
and
on
wire, hog fencing and poultry fenc "Oinmute—that is,
relinquish his
ing to Spokane mixed in carload lots rights to another. If he abandons his Seven Hundred Seventy Have Been Black was talking with Ethel Hunt, July 1 will step out of his present
America Is Represented by Four
at $1.10 a hundred pounds. Under right the land reverts to the state.
Ident.fied — Authorities Have Un who has spurned bis suit. He hand position Into private life, Mr. Wil-
Swell Establishments — King Ed
the new schedule we are not allow
ed
her
a
revolver
and
asked
her
to
kins
is
taking
this
step
on
account
dertaken a Systematic Canvass of
ward Will Arrive During the Week
ed to mix our cars, but must ship
RACE FOR WOMEN.
will him. Instead, she threw the of his health, and will engage In
the District in Effort to Make Com weapon into the street, Black pick business that will be more suitable
straight" cars, which in itself is a
—All the Accommodations of Kiel,
plete Poll of ^.ives Lost—Twelve ed it up, held the crowd et bay a few ui his condition.
difficult matter. The rate on barbed Spokane Fair Offers $500 for Ladies’
on Land and Water, Are Overtax
hun-
wire remains the same, $1.10 a
Relay at Coming Fair.
Mr. Wilkins Is one of the old-time
Funerals Were Held Today—Not moments and men fled, A shot from
ed. and the German Navy Is Turn
fired.
a policeman’s p.stol brought him to residents of the county, having come
Many Bodies Will Be Found.
A purse of $500 Is offered this year
ed Into a Floating Hostelry.
The rate for hog fencing is 11.54
a standstill, but before he could be here aliotit 20 years ago He was con
a hundred pounds, and poultry fenc- >y the management of the Spokane
taken, he fired a bullet through his nected with the East Oregonian for
ing is the same. This means an in nterstate Fair Association for a la-
some years, and later edited the Pen
New York, June 23.—The great brain.
Kiel, June 22.—“Kiel week." the pet
crease in the retail price of hog fenc lies’ relay race. Entries to this Inter- bulk of the Slocum dead l^ve been
dleton Tribune for awhile.
■stlng
event
are
open
to
all.
It
is
the
■ffort
of the German kaiser to rival
ing to me consumers In the Inland
In
1897
Mr.
Wilkins
made
an
ap-
iound, and the discovery of bodies
URGING WOOL POOL.
Empire of 2*^ cents a rod. We can ntent of the fair management to have proceeds more slowly. Up to 9 this
I Ikation for the position of postmas :he famous Cower regatta, began this
lifferent
portions
of
the
Inland
Em-
uioruing, attracting here all of Eur-
ship the hog and poultry fencing to
morning the total wss 883, of which J. H. Gwinn Now In Baker County ter of Pendleton, but failed to get
ope's fashion.
Portland for about $1 a hundred and lire represented and to this end, en- •'70 have been identified.
he
appointment,
and
wax
offered
the
Talking for the Woolgrowers' As-
Over 200 racing yachts and up-
barbed wire for about 65 cents a hun- ries from many Eastern Washington
appointment of Indian agent by Presi
ountfes are desire«!.
One hundred policemen today be . sociation.
wards of 500 steam pleasure and sa.l-
dred.”—Spokane Press.
dent
McKinley.
He
accepted
the
po
The Ladies’ relay race will be one gan to canvass the stricken district
Miles Lee, one of the prominent sition, and about 2H years ago the ing yachts have arrived.
if the novel features on the program .n an endeavor to compile a more ac-
America is represented by Commo
Killed by Lightring.
sheepmen of Baker county, who was office
____ of ____
___________ __ of ____
superintendent
the _____
reser-
'or
the
Interstate
fair
ibis
fall,
Octo
<
urate
list
of
the
-missing.
-
As the White Bird stage of last
in the city today en route to Walla vatlon and agency was created, and dore Plant’s racing schooner. Ingo
ber
3d
to
9th.
Twelve
funerals
are
arranged
for Walla, says the wool crop of his pm under civil service. Mr. Wilkins mad; Cornelius Vauderbllt'a steamer.
Thursday was driving down the Sal-
The relay race may he a new Idea today.
mon river grade, lightning struck and
county Is better this year than for went to Washington and satisfied North Star; Armour's Uiakarna. W.
to some and not familiar to the gen
killed the team of horses, one of
many years before, and the prices re the authorities of his fitnisis for the K. Vanderbilt's Warrior. Mr*. Oeo-
•rai public. The plan is to have this
them Instantly. The stage contain
WILL
alized were also beyond the expecta- place under civil s«irvlce regulations, let's Nahme.
CONTINUE
STRIKE.
-ace last over a period of five days,
Prominent
among the English
ed, besides the driver, Dan Bell, Mrs
i lors of the growers.
sud has since that time held the po
four miles being covere«! each day by
Leo Freldenrich and child, who were
When Mr. Lee left hom?, J. H. sition
He was recommended for ap- yachts Is l ipton’s Golden Eagle.
the contestants, who change horses United Mineworkers Refuse to Give
The kaiser has mobilized the great
not hurt lif the least, although Mr.
Gwinn, of this city, secretary of th«1 pointment in 1897 by Congressman
Up the Fight.
at the end of each mile, th«1 winner
Bell says he was slightly stunned, being the rider making the best time
Oregon
Woolgrowers’
Association, w R. Ellis and Thomas Tongue, and er part of the German navy in honor
Pueblo, Col., June 23.—District No. was in Baker county talking for the Senator McBride.
I of his guest. King Edward, who will
Another team was i secured from a for the 20 miles. Each contestant is
,he ‘,1nd of ,h« WM>k’
freighter and the journey was re- »xpected to furnish her own horses. 15. of the United Mln«1 Workers of w«io) pool and sales days. In Baker j Mr. Wilkins has the happy faculty
o accommodate tnc
sumed. The team was an especially Full particulars governing entries America, embracing Colorado, Wyom county the sales days have not been of getting along with hla charge« that. bP,nK nna^I*' * ,o
ing, Utah and New Mexico, voted this made binding, and many growers sell la possessed by few men, and la very ';row<’’-
» Hamburg-American
horses being
Three
fine one, one of the
I
• «> j «wuu\ oV«4 SZT I x~ vre 1X4X7 is | QIIVI IO V *7C Y
may be had from Manager Cosgrove.. afternoon to continue the strike be
worth at least $150.
outside of the sales. In this way de popular with all of the Indians on the lln«rB are beln« UBed for
gun last October.
Fred Karsten’s mining camp near
moralizing the market and losing reservation,
luuuii, men,
~
,
men, women
women ana
and cuna-
child- ,
Washington Pioneers in Session.
Al! miners to whom concessions money for themselves.
service and close stndy
Raying today is confined I to the
the Salmon river, west of Grangeville
ren. 1 His long
.. .
'amallor
vnchta
Th« i’.nrni
have
been
granted
in
Northern
Col
Seattle, June 23.—The Washington
was destroyed by the cloudburst that
Mr. Gwinn hopes to Induce all the of the conditions surrounding Indian smaller yachts. The German crown
visited that section of the country Pioneers’ Association began its annu orado and other sections may be call wool producers of that county to ob life made him a valuable man at the prince is among the competitors
last Thursday. He says that the wa al reunion this morning at Pioneer ed out. A continuance of the Btrike serve the sales days, and hold their head of the reservation, and his de-
Earl of Cork Dead.
ter was 60 feet deep in the little can hall, near the Madison park pavilion, is a prophecy of a coal famine
wool In the pools, thus bringing more parture will be a loss.
London. June 22.—The Earl of
yon below him, and that it carried with about 500 members present.
wool Into the organized pool and
___
_________
______ __ or ________
It Is _ not
known _ whether
not Mr
rocks that 20 horses could not budge. There are »00 members of the asso-
The Oregon hop crop will amount making profits for the growers by as- Wilkins’ successor has been selected Cork, deputy speaker of the house of
clatloB
to over 100,000 balas
—Grangeville Standard
lord«, la d*ad.
sociation of Interests
j by the departmenL
!
FBH SEHLERS ONU
"Filth - *t<K«wkl the ftTiffatteu plant
4c put in iuj water rights cottM t>e *c
luired y otiu-r ¿ha», anual bona fid
esid« 1 is ot the land and to
reSifl'Tit in the amount suffi« lent to :r-
rtgat< n<” more than
acro* prob-
aid.» Ii1*».
"iixth Five year* at tuai residence
xl’l be required to acquire title to
ml'IL’’ lhn>r <i'r waler rights
_
lnspec-
ten wilt
niMle by the engineer in
■h i c«' as t«> the natttrv acd extent o.
ui, : « eno s of dewert laud claims
mu I ■ mestead claims.
Pr vate Land* Excepted
"It is erlrten' from ’he above that
ill of the hinds in private ownershlj
■ ill not be irriga.qd froui the system
•intcniplated aud tlutet1 wlu» eon tern
plate buying lauds in private owuer
«hip at high prices are running a
.«■nous risk.
“Every legitimate tneans will, be
used to prevent speculatiun In these
■ands and protect the inuocent pur
baser from the inevitable loss tha
will result from excessive speculatlou
"It Is believed that this speculation
will result only from taiae represen
ations by unscrupulous dealers or
hose more sanguine than wise.
"Every practicable encouragement
wlU be given to the settler who aer.
uusly euuleiuplate* occupying thro«
land* an«l making a home tor hiuiseli
md his family."
Anti-gambling Ticket at The Dalles.
The Dalles, June 22.—A. F. Seufert
a prominent fish cauuery man. aud
one- of the owners of the land need
ed by the state for a portage right
of way. was elected mayor of The
Dalles by a majority of 178. on an
an ti-gatu bling
ticket,
yesterday.
While Seufert is ch airmail of the
democratic county central commit
tee. he ■was given a handsome vote tn
a strong republican lowt, because of
the principles he advocMnd.
mH RETO
Misfortune Attends Her Arms,
Both on the Sea and in
Manchuria.
PORT ARTHUR HOODOO 18
DOING BUSINESS AGAIN.
Loses
Two
Destroyer*
and
On*
Steamer Off Entrance to Port
thur and Meets
With
Ar
Disastrous
Defeat in the Interior of Manchuria
—Both Sides
Are
Concentrating
Their Troops and Efforts in Land
Movements in Cesperate Precaution
Against Each Other.
Tokio June 22—The crew of a
. mx »n th Jef: Pon Arthur a lew
*«- , and which was captured by
Japanese report that two Kxaaian
toií-rg
tfte Russian steamer
fihii s.^.-g s-TuLk E.iaes at tne en
.ran« e of Pon Arthur haroor and
•ere de roved One hundred and
Russisu* were killed
Russian Concentration.
Tokio Jtme 22—Until the arrival
ot M arenai Oyataa at Taku ¿han. no
--.riuus ad.aAtK adii btr axade by the
.. ate*, tot: ., in Maachuria. Thia
ne essary because of Kuropatkin's
■n:.re-'r*’:on at L:*O Yang
Ku.- *: aaa -wen ordered to mo:
fy ... plans, ano larteaq of marctung
- ; -•srd he wti) reinforce Nodaeu
mi Oku
Russane Lose a Battle.
St P«<-r»burg. June 22.—A sever*1
jan.- lamad »« lays near Hwichecg
iae Russian casualties were 168 öf
trer# and 5*.*00 met
B wop Scott Academy Closed.
Portlani June 22—At a meeting
-f the t-terd of trustees of Bishop
- ot’ A aoemy. last night, it was de-
•ded to cloee the insulation for the
. resent, sell the property and build-
-- az : : xy a lees expensive location
■»«whet* .a the city and reopen .he
tioo. later on a .ess extensive scale
NEW
IRRIGATION
WHEEL.
•Valla Walla Man Invents a Riv*r
Scow Tn at Were» Welt.
If the rta'"i;.ne now being construct-
j by '* J Uiangat at the Gubert
»-a; ci zjm xaoec, comes up to
at is expected ol it tae proa Jem
. rriga:..z cn the banks of a swift
xtrnlrg ■■•.ream will be solved, says
je Walia Wada Statesman.
Toe
irucict s.u .n a scow
. JOUt 3u lee. tone. Which IS anchor,
j in the midd.e of the stream where
be current is swifted. The intake
s a well in the center of the scow,
rum which the water ia raised by
-rve pumps with 8x24 .nch cyaoder*.
. fie combined Cow from the three la
x stream about four inches through,
»■fitch car be raised anywhere from
wo to 4v feet high.
The feature of the pump, however,
s the motive power. This contnv-
kcce was the idea of a Mr. Livesley
xdapted by Mr Oldrigbt to this use
.n pncsipie it is a reversal of the
,-ropeUer used to drive a boat. There
*i.i be two of them aud when the
urrent strikes the tans of the pro-
elier it will cause it to revolve in the
ppoeite direction from the propeller
a boat.
Another ingenious feature is Utile
addle wheels at each side, which by
cans of a sprocket chain operate a
ontrivaace whten keeps the scow
alied so that it can be left for an
a definite period.
A i urrent ot two and one-half mules
•n hour is sufficient to run thia
■Utn;’ but tt win be set up at B. F
Simmons' on Snake river, where the
urren: is seven miles an hour.
SALEM S CANNING INDUSTRY.
strawberry Crop is Now Being Cared
♦or by 475 People.
The Sa.« :n Casuicg ftimpuny »
.jaus U one. of Ute busiest places in
he"city *• the present time and from
»rly morning until late at night the
•t*cloirs strawberries and toothsome
•harries are being transformed Into s
»«...you where they will withstand
h« ravage* of lime, and appeal to the
ippetUe of many people hundreds of
nttes away In countries less fortunate
u produciivenriw* says the Faletn
Journal
- .
About 175 iwTsons are employed in
be cannery, and the entire time has
'•»«e’t neenpied with strawberries until
his week wbeu a portion of the crew
asm transferred to the cherry crop.
The Eitan cherry is about the only
<ne that is in the market at the pre*
nt time that Is suitable for canning
urposes. but t. few days later the
Xoyal Ann will ora men ee to get ripe
nouga, and work on that crop will
tart in earnest.
RANGE WAR CONTINUES.
iiieephrrder Shot at While on Duty
in Wheeler County.
The scene of the range war be-
wcen cattle men and sheepmen has
transferred to Wheeler county,
aat Sunday a band of sheep were at-
acke.l by three masked men on the
umnilt between Spray and Lone
lock. about three miles west of the
ieorge Robtnson place.
The sheep, however, were not In-
ured, as the herder was the target
>f the outlaws who emerged from the
voods heavily masked and when
■vtwnit 60 yards distant opened fire on
he herder, who escaped without awri-
>us injury, although hia clothing waa
•Merced in two places by the leaden
messengers
The outlaws then re-
reatod to the woods where they had
’eft their horses and made their es
cape.
The sheep belonged to Nat Wallace
>f Arllugton, who was on his way to
the Greeuhorn mountains for sum
mer range—Spray Courier.