WEEKLY EDITION. Unswayed by fear, uninflu- enced by favor, the East Ore- gonian will tell the truth, the whole truth, about county. state and national affairs. It is fair, absolutely fair, to ..lose who differ from its views, as well as to its friends. • • • • • • • • • WEEKLY EDITION • • I • • ' • • • • i j H ' PENDLETON. OREGON. FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 2. l‘MH. VOL. XXVIII. THREE JAPANESE ARMIES NOW ENCIRCLE LIAO YANG Total ot 27,000 Men Lost on Both Sides in the Terrible Car­ nage of the Liao Yang Fight. Russian Center Broken and Nodzu and Oku in Pursuit—Kuroki ting Off Kuropatkin’s Retreat to Mukden — Russians Lose 40.000 Rifles. 200 Supply Wagons Captured and 200 Destroyed—45 Russian Cannon Destroyed—Japanese Force Now Advancing From the North. Japanese Surround Liao Yang. St. Petersburg. Sept. 1—The report’ that the Japanese under Kuroki have crossed the Taitse river is confirmed in an official dispatch from Sakha roff. The dispatch states that a di­ vision of too. soldiers with cavalry and artillery crossed at first and cov­ ered the advance of a further detach­ ment. After fordirg the river the Japan ese advanced towards Liao Yang in two bodies, one marching due west, the other by way of Yontain mines Fierce fighting ensued between the leading ranks of Russians and Jap­ anese. Says Liao Yang Is Captured. Chicago. Sept. 1. (4 p. m l—The Jiji Shimpo. a Japanese leading news­ paper. announces in an extra that the Japanese have captured Liao Yang LABOR DAY PROCLAMATION. tonight. There are great losses on loth sides. Russian Center Broken. Tokio. Sept. 1.—News reached here this evening that the Russian right center defending Liao Yang is re­ treating with the Japanese in pur­ suit. Surrounding the Russians. St. Petersburg, Sept. 1.—Kuroki s rainy is crossing the Taitsho river to the east and north of Liao rang. One division has crossed on pontoon bridges and others are following. Russian General Wounded. St. Petersburg. Sept. 1.—An offic­ ial message from Liao Yang an­ nounces that General Krosvski. com­ manding a portion of the Russian fighting line, was seriously wounded yesterday. Fierce Battle Raging. St. Petersburg. Sept. 1.— Reports from the Liao Yang battle say it continued until the middle of the night fight, full of slaughter The Japanese succeeded in getting a col­ umn across the Yaitse river northeast of Liao Yang, and Kuropatkin gave an order to fall back on the main works. Owing to Japanese pressure this movement was not executed and the armies slept in their positions. At 6 o'clock this morning the battle has not been resumed. Terrible Losses at Liao Yang. Rome. Sept 1.—The Liao Yang correspondent ot the Italian Militalre wires that the total losses in the fighting at Liao Y"ang are thus far 27.000. The Russians have already lost 15.000 in killed, wounded and prisoners They have also had 45 cannon de­ Stoessol Grows Enthusiastic. stroyed. 16 cannon. 40.000 rifles. 200 St. Petersburg. Sept. 1.—General wagons captured, and 2'>o wagons de­ stroyed. The correspondent esti­ Stoessel, in command at Port Arthur, reports that the Japanese made as­ mates the Japanese losses at 12.000 saults on the fortress on August 23 killed and wounded and 26 and were repulsed in each case. He states that the garrison re­ Stackleburg Wounded. ceived the congratulations of the London. Sept. 1.—Reuter's St. Pet­ czar on their bravery with loud hur­ ersburg correspondent reports 'hat rahs. He adds: “Your majesty's the news has reached St. Petersburg message has doubled the forces de­ that General Stackleburg was wound­ fending Port Arthur and the heroic ed in the fight at Liao Yang yester­ spirit of the troops. From today, day. but remained in the fighting with God's help, all assaults shall be line. Fighting continued until late repulsed.” PICKING HOUSE STRIKE SPREADS WITH Nffl FURÏ All Independent Plants Are Closed and I rattle lied Up by Strike of Yards Switchmen. MAJOR MAYOS FUNERAL. NO. Suspended—Meat Famine Will Result Frciv the Strike of the Employes of Independent METHODISTS STOP GAMBLING. Paraphernalia Burned at Hailey in Front of the Court House. Halley. Idaho. Aug. 31— The county attorney and uli’-rllf raided all the gambling houses in town, confiscated the paraphernalia and burned it in front of the eourt house. A .Methodist conference is in ses «ion there and the ministers gathered around the burning pile and sang praises to their Maker. Several speeches wen- made and the affair ■levelojied into one of the most spec­ tacular camp meeting* ever held in 'he West A similar raid was made by the same officers in Bellevue, the paraphernalia being broken In pieces with sledge hammers In the street. The deputy sheriff at Soldier perform­ ed a similar service This proceeding rids Blaine county ot gambling devices. Recently a row in a gambling house aroused consider­ able feeding and was largely respon- slbl for today's developments. Plant*—12.000 Union Pickets Now Guard the Livestock District*— Respected G. A. R. Officer is Laid to Over 15.000 Butcher* and Meat Cutter* Are Called Out. 4500 of That Rest. Number in Chicago—Police Deta i Is Doubled Everywhere to Prevent Portland. Sept, 1.—The funeral of Mayor John E Mayo. a'.! ia it gener­ CHAMPION COWBOY RACES Anticipated Trouble. al if ht departmen. ,-i trig-i, C.rrr.d Army of the Republic, took World’» Cnampicn*hip wil Be Com place in this city Wednesday. peted for at Pueblo. Chicago. Aug. 31—In accordance die cars loaded with packers' goods A large number of G A R and W Pueblo, Col. Aug 31—The worlds C R members were in attendance, with the plan adopted yesterday by It is reported that a telegram has and the old soldier was laid to rest the strike leader», to continue and ex- been sent to Grand Master Hawley, « ampion cow bo- relay race will be I tend the par king house strike, aud of the Hwiuhmen'a I nioii of North , run for the first time in the Colorado with honors. ' state fair here which will be held The services were conducted by realizing that the lite of the union is America asking him to order all the Rev C. E. Cullen, ex-department at stake unless a more successful switchmen in tbe coiintry not to ban | Sep.eiuber 26 to 30, inclusive i .«• *-*' Ik; uee-for-xll event and chaplain. The interment took place blow is struck at the packers, union die m«-at trains bel onging to the 1 all «-.as««-» of horse* will be permitted ¡officials '.his morning called out the pa< king houses in I.one Fir cemetery. I in >.e rac-e. It is expected that a new slock handlers employed by the The poll«-" dviail ; n tbe yards WSH rd for the flre-mlle relay race Union Stockyard* Transit Company increased today in ant Irisation •t I DEWEYS PRIZE MONEY. will be established R«-|iuris fn I to the number of 650, of whom 125 trouble Kanban City Thoroughbred horses instead of cow are s[«ecial policemen. and Omaha say the situation there is Government D stnbuting Proceeds of The remainder are employed In ih > affected by the new gen-ral strike i ponies, as have been used heretofore , n thee, « ven’s will take part in th* Manila Fignt After Six Year*. weighing, counting feeding and dri» order, issued by Donnelly. | «orld's > i.ampionship race Washington Sept 1—A. W Brown ing cattle. It is believed the walkout The record for the distance 1* held auditor of the navy department, be­ of these will seriously cripple the op- Omaha Swtchmen Strike. by Watson brothers of Fremont coun­ gan the distribution of the prize ‘ eratkin ot the plants. Omaha Aug. 31.—All the switch­ it y. who sun the cowboy relay race money Won by Dewey, his officers Before going out tbe stock handlers men in South Omaha have volunteer­ I last year in 9 minutes 35% seconds and men at Manila The money­ I took care of a large part of this morn­ ed to strike lu sympathy with the t J B Pratt of Syracuse, Kan . rode amounts to $375.‘*»1 to be distributed ings’ receipts. among 2000 persons Dewey gets j President Donnelly aimed another butchers and will probably quit this j the race $17.0o<>. The money was won May 1, blow at the packers this morning evening This will tie up all tbe trat­ Killed While Swimming. 1898. when he announced that be would ti- . • t. • i>a. I ir.g i. -. -• ■ La Grande. Aug. 31.—Tbe funeral ; immediately call out the butchers I >f Ri< hard Crossen. the la Grande 12.000 Pickets on Guard. and all the workm.-n of tbe tndepen Prostrated by Threats. «lent plants The .ndepend«-nt plants Chicago. Aug 31—According to ’ boy who was killed while swimming Spokane. Sept. 1.—Mrs Susan I that will be forced to close down to- Donnelly, there will be no union meat ; n a natatorium in St Louis, last Stewart, the aged mother of County •lay are Boyd fc Lunbam Roberts a produced in tbe country when tbe week, was held yesterday at the Pres- Assessor Dayton H Stewart, is lying , Oakes, Boors a Co. Croasen was born latest order goes Into effect tonight I byteriaa church at the point of death at the home ot This move will bring on a meat fa Tltts order involve* 15■ butchers and reared in this valley and was SO her son. 1117 Fourth avenue Mrs mine and call the attention of tbe and meat cutters 4 and of them in ; year-, ot age He was floating on his Stewart is suftering from nervous public to tbe seriousness of the situa­ Chicago Twelve thousand pickets ‘ Lack tn a swimming pool when a boy prostration, resulting (Torn the shock tion The striker* hope by this will patrol tbe stockyards <1 listri i lived from a height, striking Crosaen of finding dynamite placed ready to means to force intervention. ' in tbe stomach with bis head, from night and day from Dow on. blow the Stewart family to atoms *Ui«h Crossen diol two hours after Fixed Bail for Nan Patterson. New York. Sept 1.— In the absence ot opposition from Jerome. Justice Ammend. of the supreme court, this morning granted the application of Nan Patterson for an administration bill Bail was fixed at $20.'*«' Switchmen Will Sink». Chicago. Aug 31 —As a result of Donnelly * appeal, the S*itchm>-n s Union will hold a meeting this after noun when it is expected action will be taken on the proposed sympathet­ ic strike. The switchmen will refuse to han No Strike at St. Paul. Bi Paul Aug 31 —President! Do neilj '* strike order to tbe alii« trader can have no effect here as none save tb«- switchmen are union­ I ized. and they have not been ap­ proached The backbone of the strike has long been broken here RUSSIAN COMMANDER REPORTS 3000 LOST Japanese Attack Ha* Been Most De­ termined and Vicious of the War— Bayonet Encounter Took Place in Trenches — Russian* Report th« Capture of one Japanese Battalion tn the Engagement—Fight Was Carried Into the Night, Darkness Only Checking the Assaults. St. Petersburg, Aug 31— IJeuten ant General Sakharotf reports on yes- terday's battle as follows From 5 o'clock in the morning un­ til 9 in the evening, the Japanese attatked our front posit.on* before Liao Yang and on th«- left bank of th« Taitsho river, both their artillery and rifle firing being intense. 'Their main efforts were directed against our cenu-r position* and right flank But their numerous attack* were repulsed along the entire line Our troops made several counter­ attack* and l>ayonet encounters ensu ed Some positions were taken by the Jap*, but at the end of the battle were re«v upled by our troops During the artillery battle our bat­ ter, did some effectual work At 4 in the afternoon tbe enemy was ob- Sitrved attempting to turn our right flank with considerable force*, bat several battalion* of our reserve were sent forward and after a fierce en- sag-m«-nt compelled them to retire The battle continued after darkness set In and only end««d at 9 o'clock. "The spirit of the troop* is excel '«•nt They received the news of th" heroic behavior of the Port Arthur garrison joyfully Our casnaltles to- lay were considerable, and according to the number of wounds dressed, the» sill r«-arh about 3'*anese have obtained a Patting within '.be inside of the out­ skirts ot Liao Yang Reinforcements to the Japanese forces are continual­ ly arriving Wo-eles* Station Dismantled. Washington. Aug 31—Consul Gen­ era' F'-wler. at Chee Foo, reports that the tsireless tel«-grapb station there has t«een dismantled. Russian* Report One Catch. St Petersburg. Aug 31 —General Saniwnoft reports that he has cap- tured an entire battalion of Japanese Sumpter Valley Car* Burned. Baker City. Aug 31 —Three pas I senger '««aches belonging to the I Massachusetts Statesman Linger*. r Mass Aug 31—There Sumpter Valley railway were destroy I Wor • ed by fire in the yards here Tester I no api«aren' change in Hoar's coo- d it loo today da- evening FILIPINOS LOSE IS THREATENED LIVES IN A EIRE CONTRACTS FOR CONSTRUC­ TION TO BE LET AT ONCE. Open River Commission Guarantees brougbt a list of prominent citizens STRIKERS ATTACK A STREET the State tc Pay o.i the Cost Above of Alaska. The Dolphin carried 122. CAR AT TAST ST. LOUIS. the $162.000 Available From State and the Valencia 46. Sixty of the Dol­ Appropriation — State Commission Reports From City Show That Only phin's passengers were from Dawson as were a goodly number of the pas­ to Have Complete Control of Con­ Two or Three Days' Supply of sengers of the Valencia. struction—Bid* for Construction Meat Is on Hand—Picketing Goes The other vessel to arrive was the Will Be Asked at Once. on With Vigor—Packers Say This steamer Portland, of the Alaska Com The Portland Flurry Is the Last of the Strike— mercial Company. New York More S-riouely Threat­ brought a gold brick valued at $12.- Salem. Sept. 1.—The form T con 000 from the Appolo mine at Unga. ened Than Chicago—Threat That tract to lie entered into betw«en the Stock Will Be Destroyed. EDITOR OF OUTLOOK LOST. Portage Railway board and the Open Chicago, Sept. 1.—Eight hundred River Association, looking to the police are distnouted about the stock- Either Falls or Jumps Overboard building of The Dalles-Celilo portage yards this morning, to anticipate From Steamer in English Channel. railway, having been adopted by the trouble. Rigid picketing is in pro­ New York. Fept. 1.— Word was re­ gress today. Donnelly declares the ceived today tba' Charles B. Spahr, conference which took place yester­ day afternoon between the portage real struggle has only begun, and the editor of Outlook and Current Liter­ t»oard and J. N. Teal, of Portland, rep­ I>ackers assert the strike is on its ature. disappeared mysteriously on resenting tbe Open River Association last legs. the night of August 30. from the of Eastern Oregon, in this r-ity, al) Fifteen hundred independent steamer Prince Albert, which plies 'hat now remains to be done toward butchers will be out of work tonight. in the English Channel between Do­ the accomplishment of the desired They are cleaning up today and by ver and Ostead. end is the approval of the contract by tomorrow the independent plants will The message says he jumped or the executive committee of the Open be closed. has fallen overboard. He was trav­ River Association, the signing ot the Grim Famine Threatens. eling in Europe for his health. same by all parties concerned and A meat famine in Chicago it is now the actual beginning of the work declared will follow the closing of the ROOSEVELTS COLORED FRIENDS which will tie begun immediately af­ independent packing concerns and ter all of the preliminaries have been the refusal of the strikers to permit Special Train of Colored Business settled commission men to ship cattle from The road will be built upon the fol­ Men’s Association at Sagmore the yards. lowing conditions: The board ot Hill. Reports from the city markets indi­ portage railway commissioners, after Oyster Bay. Sept. 1. — Sagmore Hill cate the supply of meat will not last all of the preliminaries are complet­ today is being stormed by a thous­ ed, entertain bids for the building of more than two or three days. Brook­ the road. As most of New York’s supply of and colored picnicers from rattle goes through the Chicago lyn. A special train will bring mem­ All that it will cost the Etate. re­ yards, the former city will experience bers and frieuds of the Colored Bus­ gardless of what tbe completion of iness Men's Association, of King's the project will cost, w»u be the a more serious famine. A rumor is current in the yards county. amount appropriated by the legisla­ Two bands started for Sagamore ture, $162,000, any amount In excess that the livestock handled by non­ Hill, to play "Hail to the Chief. ” but union men sent out on hoof will never of that sum, according to the con­ it is doubtful if they see the presi­ tract. to be met by the Open River reach its destination. dent, who started away this morning Association. on a picnic with the boys. Striker* Attack Street Car. It will be specifically understood that the portage board, on the part East St. Louis. Ill., Sept. 1.—Five of the state, will have all of the con­ hundred strike sympathizers today Chicago Wheat. attacked a street car carrying non- Chicago, Sept. 1. Old September structing and necessary nego.iatlons union men to the packing houses, opened at $1.08% and closed at $1.09 io attend to in the matter anti the Clubs and stones were used and sev- New at $1.06% and closed $1.06%. read, when completed, will l»e sub­ ject to the approval of the board. eral were seriously wounded. Three Corn. 53% and oats 31%. Th" Open River Association is to arrests were made. --------- Local wheat today is quiet No have no jurisdiction In the matter _______________ STEAMERS FROM THE NORTH. sales are reported. Club, 68% cents ■giir.fever, except to fulfill Its guaran- _____ and bluestem, 73 cents. ;ee pay all expenses in excess of Three Alaskan Vescel* Bring Many the sum appropriated. Fairbank* in Kansas. Passenger* am Much Gold. Misscuri Campaign Opered. Marion, Kan., Sept. 1.—Fairbanks’ Seattle, Sept. 1.—Three steamers Springfield, Mo.. Sept. 1.—The arrived in port from Alaska this morn­ speech was a review of the republican ing bringing larg, lists of passengers party's achievements and elms. He democratic state campaign was open­ Fifteen thousand and a fortune amounting to more confined himself largely to state is­ ed here today. sues. Several thousand were in at­ were in attendance. Folk s[x»ke last than half a million dollars. this aftenuxtn Bryan will spekk to­ On the Alaska Steamship Com tendance. night. All candidates on the state pany's steamer Dolphin was a ship New General Delivery Clerk. ticket anti Governor Dockery made ment of treasure valued at $602,000. Miss Lulu Marple will succeed Miss short addresses. Three hundred thousand of this was consigned to the Canadian Bank of Agnes Fletcher as general delivery Commerce, and a like amount to the clerk in the Pendleton postoffice, the Embezzle* $12,000. United States assay office in this latter having resigned. Miss Marple Watertown, Mass., Sept. 1.—Na­ city. The remaining $2000 was the is an ex-teacher in the city schools. than A. Frye, treasurer of the Water­ property of the different passengers town Savings Bank, was arrested to­ Dallas Plant Destroyed. who arrived from the inside on the day on a charge of embezzlement of vessel. Dallas, Texas, Sept. 1.—The big $ 12.000 of the bank's funds. Frye con­ The Pacific Coast Steamship Com plant of the Armstrong Packing Co. fessed and gave bond ample to cover pany's steamer Valencia, also arrived was destroyed by fire today. The any loss. in port this morning. She brought I loss will probably reach $500.000. 8000 cases of salmon, 5000 being Rockefeller Invade* London. Twenty-five Drowned In Gale. shipped from the canneries at Tonka luttidon, Sept. 1.—The .Mirror says and 3ooo from the Pt. Ellis cannery. Athens, Sept. 1.—An excursion boat John D. Rockefeller is about to es­ The Valencia also brougbt a cargo i filled with people was caught in a tablish a bank in Ixtmlon. It will of 10(1 barrels of fish oil from the ■ gale near Volo today, and 25 were have a capital of many million canueries at Killlsnoo. Both vessels ' urowned. pounds sterling. • • • • • • • • W I Governor Chamberlain Issues Official Call for the Holiday. Salem. Or., Sept. 1.—Governor Chamberlain has issued a proclamu tion setting aside Monday, Septem­ ber 5, Labor Day. as a holiday. The proclamation says; "Recognizing the fact that none but the friendliest relations should ever exist between labor aud capital, the two great impelling forces of our civilization. 1 do hereby recommend that Monday. September 5. be observ­ ed by our people everywhere. That as far as possible all places of busi­ ness be closed to the end that em ploves and employer be afforded an op|K>riunity to meet in friendly and All Stock Handlers Quit in Sympathy and Business is social intercourse.” Has Crossed the Taitsho and Now Surrounds Liao Yang on the North, Cut­ London. Sept. 1 — The Exchange Telegraph repor.s that official con­ firmation is received in London of the report that the Russian right center is in full retreat at Liao Yang with Oku and Nodzu in pursuit. Also Kuroki has succeeded in .urning Ku­ ropatkin's position from the north. Th« Bast Uraganiazi of pen di«Urti, Oregon. Is published tn th« heart of the wonderful In land Empire. You will And that It is readable, reliable sod progressive, and will give you the new, reliably, accu- rately and fully. CLAIMS THERE IS NO CONVICTING EVIDENCE MAYOR MATLOCK URGES LARGE ATTENDANCE threat grew out of OVER 200 BURN TO DEATH AT BINANG POLITICAL FIGHT. Counsel for the "Florodora” Opera Say* Bad Weather Alone Can Prevent Letter Accompanying Dynamite Said Native Village Destroyed. 220 Lives Lost. 5000 Are Homeless and Prop­ Assessor an« Family Would Be Ex­ Singer Will Make a Supreme Effort the State of Oregon From Holding erty Loss Estimated at $320.000— to Secure Her Release—Failing in terminated—Assessor Stewart Is the Best State Fair Ever Witnessed Thatcned Huts Were Tinder for Fu­ Habeas Corpus Motion Will Asa for Accused of Favoring the Railroads —People of Eastern Oregon Do Not rious Flames—No Fir* Fighting Ap­ — Bitter Political Fight Is Be.ng Reasonable Bond Pending Trial— Visit the Fair as Much a* They paratus—Town Built on Piles and Waged Between Two Factions of Charged With Killing ~Ca«*ar" Should—More Acquaintance in Or­ All Means of Escape Cut Off—Many Republican Party. Young in New York. egon 1» Necessary. Families Burned. New York. Aug 31—Through her counsel, i^vi a Unger. Nsn Patter­ son this morning applied to Justice Amend, of the supreme court for a writ of habeas corpus. Tbe argum«-nt will i>e heard at 10:30 tomorrow Counsel will ask her discharge on the ground that there is not sufficient ev­ idence to convict. If ibis fails they will ass a reason­ able bond, so Miss Patterson may be set free pending the trial District Attorney Jerome, in person, will com bat both motions. Nan Patterson, a memtier of the Tlorodora” s<.r D. H Stewart last night. board to the East Oregonian, today j The letter was written on plain, “From the present outlook and th«- i white paper and gave no clue, but threatened to exterminate the asses interest being taken tn the fair It now j sor and his family for tbe alleged fa­ see-ms that we are going to have the I voritism shown by him to the rail­ best state fair ever held in Oregon road* in the matter of his assess­ I am especially interested In seeing ; ments. a large attendance from Eastern Or ' It is the outcome of a bitter pollt egon there- Very few people from leal fight in this «ounty between the this part of the stat» ever visit the I railroad and anti railroad factions ot state fair and therefore they do not i the republicans, which has just had understand the amount of work anti * a bitter culmination in the fight ovei expens«’ necessary to gather the ex­ the assessmt nts of tbe Sp«»kesm*n hibits. arrange the programs and con Review property. duct tbe fair. Efforts have been made to suppress "If people from all parts of the I the dastardly act, but the sheriff's state would meet there and get ac­ office is now searching for a clue quainted and talk over the Inteiests that will locate the criminal of the different sections, while com­ The letter stated in a few brief paring products an«l resources, it lines that unless tbe assessor switch­ would have a tendency to bring them ed from the railroad faction to the closer together, give them a better other side that the crime of which understanding of the needs of the this dynamite was an awful hint, state, and soon the Cascade moun ! would lie carried out. tains would cease to l>e a dividing A guard will be placed about the line in Oregoti.” assessor's residence for a few de vs Mayor Matlock will stop off to at­ to insure his safety. tend the fair on his return from the Knights Templar conclave at San FLOGGED BY WIFE Frat cis<-o. Pretty Kentucky Stenographer Severe­ Miners leaving Nome. ly Beaten by Prosecuting Attorney's Seattle. Aug 31.- The long dry spell Fiery Spouse. which has prevailed at Nome almost Knoxville. Tenn . Aug 31.—Goaded during the entire summer is now­ by jealousy of her husband's pretty driving the oldest and toughest sour stenographer. Mrs James G. Sharp doughs out of the country. Some re­ wife of the commonwealth attorney turn to the states while others, who of the Twenty-seventh judicial circuit cannot shake the country, are jour of Kentucky, at Jellico, a town near neylng to other parts Many of the the Kentucky-Tennessee line, publicly miners are hiking for the Tanana flogg<«d Miss Pla Farris, at the latter's from Nome, going In by way of St. apartments, and recovc ed from the Michaels and thence down the Yukon younger woman a diamoud ring. Mrs. The report leached this city today on Sharp said the ring had been given to the Globe Navigation Company's her by her husband, who hau after­ steamer Tampica. Capt »in Humphries ward given it to his stenographer. that the majority of the exodus from Nome was directed toward the new FOR CONSCIENCE FUND. gold mining center in the Tanana dis­ trict. Unknown Man Sends $300 to New York State Treasurer With Expla­ Parker* Attend County Fair. nations. Kingston. N. Y., Aug. 31.—Judge Albany. N. Y., Aug. 31.—A check and Mrs Parker passed through here today on the way to Ellenville, to at­ for $300 was received by State Treas­ urer* Wlckser from New York attor­ tend the Ulster county fair, as has ney's. with a note stating that it is been their custom for several years. for a conscience fund They say It Mrs. Parker was born near Ellenville was placed in their hands by Attor­ and both are well known in that lo ney John T Doyle, of San Francisco, cality. for a client The check was drawn on the First National Bank of San Hoar Shows No Change. Francisco. Worcester. Aug. 30.—Senator Hoar's condition this morning shows no Hogs Roasted to Death. change. He is still very weak. Baltimore. Aug. 31.—Th,e pork packing plant of Street A Cocker was William Pollard, of Prairie City, destroyed by fire this morning; loss. accused ot stealing 200 sheep, has ac­ $200,000. Two hundred hogs were knowledged his guilt. roasted to death. Manila. Aug. SO.—The city of Bin- ang. province of laguna, in Luzon, »as destroyed by fire yesterday even­ ing and 2W people are said to have perished in the flame*. At ¡«mt 500«t are homeless and the propertv loss is $320.000. The city of Binang is the chief cen­ ter of iAguna province and has a population of 13.000. mostly mixed- breed Filipinos The town was built principally on the native style, tbe thatche«l dwellings being like tinder for the flames. Many of the bouses were built on piles over a slough and the natives were meter hurdle was won by Hillman of New York in :53. The mile handicap was won by John J. I>aly. of Ireland, time 4:27 2-5. Putting 16 pound shot »as won by Ralph W Rose, of Chicago, distance 48 feet 7 inches, this being a new world's record. Noted Diplomat Dead. Middletown. N Y., Aug 31.—Dr Thomas Perran. formerly a represen­ tative of Colombia at Washington, died in Loomis' sanitarium, at Liber­ ty. N Y.. Tuesday afternoon His wife aud two sons were with him. For years previous to the trouble with Colombia over the secession ot Panama. Perran was a popular figure in social and diplomatic circles at Washington. Boodler's Wife Insane. St Louis, Aug 31.—As a result of brooding over the incarceration ot her husband in the penitentiary. Mrs Julius Lehmann, wife of a convicted municipal boodler. is violently insane and will bo taken to the asylum. Rented Hi* Wife for $50. Peter Nelson, who. it was stated in Justice Quinn's court, in Chicago, had agree«! to rent his wife to John Fit- nizki for a period of two months for a consideration of $50. was held to the grand jury in $500 bonds on a charge of larceny. The charge was made by Fitnizki. who is said to have tired of his bargain after a week, re­ turned the woman to her husband and demanded the return of hh $50. /' i MUROtR MÏSTERÏ IS lfNFiTHOM*BLE No Possible Clues to the Cowardly Stayer of Young Ellis. SHERIFF TAYLOR MAKING A TIRELESS SEARCH. Last Th«ory Advanced I* That EH m Ha<| Damaging Knowledge of Some Person Who Killed Him to H.de Another Crime—Young Man Had Just Earned $7Q in Harvest Field— Mystery of H«e Murder Recall« th« Murder of May Wai lac« in Th!« City Six Years Ago. Not since the my*t«>rious murder of May Wallace. * Pendleton school teacher, six year* ago ba« such a perplexing <-rime been brougbt to the attention og Umatilla r-onnty official* a* tbe killing of Christopher Co. cm bus Ellis Sheriff T D Taytor has not been heard of by the local office since be departed yesterday morning for Wee­ ton mountain, tbe scene of tbe Ellis ’rag«*dy He is oeing assisted in hl* »«-ar’fi for a clue as to tbe assess.n by Special lA-puty Sheriff D F Lav ender of Weston The two will re­ main in the mountains until the affair is thoroughly sifted out. The latest theory advanced as to tbe probable motive for the murder «* that the slayer had committed some previous crime of which Ellis was aware Afraid that the boy would divulge it be lay in waft and snot him down oung Ellis had been working in tbe hnrvest field of Harry Cockburn, on Dry creek, and received $7«’ Sat­ urday night the evening before the murder This money he gave to bl* n-other and it was in their little «.abln wben be was murdered Robbery is not 'bonght to have been the object of th*- assassin The mystery surrounding the Ellis tragedy leeaji* the strange death of May Wallace Miss Wallace was a teacher in tbe Pendleton Academy and resided on Ra..n?-ad street with her father and sister As she was s"and;ng one evening with her back to the window, some­ one fired a shot from without and the bullet struck the woman tn the small of the back She died the next morn.ng Miss Wallace was well known and had many friends and no clue as to the murderer or his mo­ tive was ever discovered The dying woman was unable to throw any light on the matter A reward of |13M) was offered by citizens for the apprehension of th« person who fired the fatal shot Justice Miller's Report Justice of the Peace J L. Miller, of Milton. who conducted the coroner'* inquest over the body of Ellis, today filed hi* papers with the county clerk. The evidence of the witnesses examined is meagre K W Smith a resident of th« mountain measured the tracks of th« person who evidently followed young Ellis In hi* testimony Smith say* the length of the stride increased after the body was passed and that ’he man was evidently running. Tbe right foot print indicated that the side of the shoe was badly worn. Sheriff Taylor Return*. Sheriff T D Taylor returned last night from his trip to the scene of the Ellis tragedy A shake of his bead is the answer he gives when asked if be discovered anything upon srhich to base a clue as to the identity of the assassin or the motive of the crime “I must confess." he said, “that the affair is too perplexing for me. Evi­ dence that I gathered was very mea­ gre About the only thing that seems apparent is that the murderer 1*4 his victim walked side by side for some little distance The wound in Ellis' head was a little to the right in front. Evidently his slayer paus­ ed to raise his gun and Ellis tuned to face him just as the shot was fired. I don't know whether the weapon used was a rifle or a shotgun. Th« l«er«>ns who prepared the body for burial say they picked a piece of shot from the wound “However, the lead might hav« been a sliver from a rifle ball. One witneei at the inquest said he heard a shot which he thought was occa­ sioned by a rifle discharge Another said be heard the report and that it was the muffled explosion of a shot­ gun. Footprints Give No Clu*. “The footprints were measured and the right track bad tbe appearance of having been made by a shoe with a worn sole Had several persons been placed on the trail these tracks might have been traced so that we' could gain some idea of tbe direction the murderer took after the killing, but this was not done. The slayer may still be In the mountain*, and he may be several hundred miles away from the place where Ellis met his death. “A detective sent into the neigh­ borhood might be able to ferret out the mystery, but for myself or any other person, who is well known, to go on the mountain and find the mur­ derer. ls a labor heavily handicap­ ped '• M ih Barrel* of Men. Great excitement was caused in union labor circles when it was dis­ covered that the packers were Import ing Greek laborers into the Chicago stock yards in empty barrels. Picket* stoppl'd a wagon loaded with sup­ posedly empty barrels. While they were arguing with the driver one of tl.e Greeks poked his head out of the barrel and examination disclosed a Greek in each of the barrels. Presi dent Donnelly and*the picket* decline t«» say what became of the Greeks bu' they did not reach the yards.