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WEEKLY EDITION. • • • • • • • • • • • Unswayed by tear, uninflu- euced bv tavor. the East Ore- goniau will tell the truth. the whole truth, about county. state and national affairs. It is fair, absolutely fair. to .dose who differ from Ita views, as well as to its friends. W EEKLY EDITION • • • • • • • • • • 1 • I 1 • • i • • • • • • The Eas* Orogonfan of Pen- dleton, Oregon. 1« ptibliahed !n the heart of the wonderful In- land Empire. You will find that it la readable, reliable and progressive. and will give you the news reliably, seen- rataly and fully. VOL. XXVili. Awful Stench From Battlefield CaiS'S A*my to Leave Liao Yang fyvrtifytng vr- PROA4 HF> TO Ml KDEN Kuroki Moving Two Way* tlie Russian Around Force* — Japanese Have 100 Barge. With Which to Ascend the I tao >*i»-.-»s—Will • • • • • a NO. *4 ODOR OF CORPSES DRIVES JÍPS RUT j ar*, • As semble Near Tie Pass and llarra— the Russian* by Skirml*l>e* — Eng- listi Ve*-el In Running Blockade al Purl Arthur, strikes a Mine and I* lael YY ill, Clew. Mukden. Sept. 15.—it is reported here that the Japanese were compell ed to evacuate Liao Yang on account of the tearful stench arising from the dead bodies. Japanese are fortifying the approaches to Mukden by way of Liao river. Preparations tor an ad vance are being continued. Small detachments of Japanese are moving northward from the Tai Tse river. Kuroki is now going east, while to the westward preparations are being made to send a large force up the Laao. The Japanese already have 1U0 barges ready for use for this purpose. With these they Intend to ascend as far as Tie Pass. It is stated the Jap anese are preparing a turning and flanking movement, and will not en gage in another big battle before the occupation of Tie Pass. These prep arations are expected to occupy a month. TEN TUOI SAND WILL BE IDLE THIS WINTER. lt<lHBERs HIXJYY HIE SAFE AND EM YPE ON ENGINE. Change in System Whereby Butchers Mill YYorkFull Time Docs Away With Many Job*—Only 250 Taken Hack Today—strike Enthusiasm at la.w Elite— No Contributions for I'nloii store.*—l.lie vt.*n Xre Sullen and tikioiuy—Families Are Sure to Suffer—Idle Men Coni|>lahi Bitter YY ere < Ml Rallr«m«l Vici, sisi Untler- s U mm I II oh to Give Proper signal* ami llamlle U,<- Engine— After Pil ing Booty In Gangway of Cab» R us I mx I Yway YYilli I «»or Eiiglm-— Pursuers 11ml Moiw-y Bog* Ncatter- rd Along U h - Track—Robtiers Ire Kmiwn u> Poitoe. ly- Chicago. Sept 15.—No more than 240 strikers found work at tile pack ing plant* today. The police were compelled to clear the yards of crowds seeking work. As a result of the new arrange ment of hours, whereby the butchers will work full time. It Is estimated the force at the yards will be reduc ed by 5000. It is thought 10.000 stockyards workers will be out of work this win ter as a result of the strike. Families Suffer. Thousands of the strikers have families and their idleness for the past two months has caused them to spend the ineugei savings and now want threatens many of them, who ate unable to return to work. The enthusiasm of the strike has now died out. the contributions to the union stores are slow In coming hi. and the fact Hut a portion of the strikers have been allowed to return to work while the others must wail, has embittered the strikers against each other and there is certain to be widespread suffering this winter. Sheep Buiclier* strike. Chicago. Sept. 15.—One hundred and fifty sheep butchers struek this afternoon. They charge that the packers have violated the agreement and it is feared the strike will extend to other unions. \saassin I* Foiled. Madrid. Sept. 15.—The police to day arrested a well known dangerous anarchist named Flores, who arriv ed from Paris f.g- the purpose of as sassinating Premier Maura. Ten dy namite cartridges and compromising documents were found on his person. Jerome for Governor. Jap* Bury 3100 Russian*. Neu York. Sept. 15.-—The call of Tokio, Sept. 15.—Field Marshal • >yama reports that today s Russian David B. Hill, upon District Attorney position in the direction of Mukden Jerome today, has given rise to the Is unchanged, and adds. "We buried report that Jerome has been asked to become the democratic gubernatorial 3100 Russians at Liao Yang.'* nominee. Russia Buyiug Vessel- Robber* Surrounded. New York. Sept. 15.—According to Vancouver. B. C-. Sept. 15.—A dis a dispatch from Berlin, the Russian government is negotiating for the patch ha* reached here that detec purchase of more ocean-going steam tives have one or more of the Cana dian Pacific train robbers surround ers from Trans-Atlantic lines. ed In a deserted cabin near Lynden. Wash Blockade Runner Hits Mine. Chee Foo. Sept. 15.—The British sailing vessel, Lucia, supposed to be running the blockade, struck a mine at Port Arthur today and sank, only- one of the crew being saved. Ö.R.&N. FREIGHT TRAFFIC EXTENDED Still I’re.ving on Shipping. London. Sept. 15.—Lloyd's Algiers correspondent reports that the Rus sian warship Terek stopped the Brit ish setamer Treperdert near Gibral tar and examined her papers. The FREIGHT AGENT MII.I.EK British steamer Margit Groodel. ar PRAISES INLAND EMPIRE. rived at the Dardanelles, reports that she was searched by the Tfrek on September 4 Great Yniount nt Wlxvl teilng to Lena Ask* Leave to Disarm. Washington. Sept. 15.—The navy department this morning received a dispatch from Admiral Goodrich, of San Francisco, stating that Captain Berllnsky, of the Lena, has formally asked permission to dismantle the ship. He further desires to know what extent the United States desires the ship to disarm. This question will probably- not be answered tor a day or two, until the state department can communicate with the Russian ambassador who is now at Bar Harbor. Ixaiklng for Warship*. The inspection of the Lena by the naval engineers wa* resumed this morning. The task Is expected to be finished this evening and a report will be sent to Washington and an order of disposition may be issued tomorrow morning. In the meantime the commander of the Lena is likely to receive per mission from St. Petersburg to dis mantle. The cruiser Boston steam ed out to sea this morning. It is given out that the trip is without significance, but it is generally be lieved she is going to patrol the coast and probably sail 20 miles west in order to ascertain whether Russian or Japanese warships are in the vi cinity. • Terms of Dismantling. Washington, Sept. 15.—The state department makes the announcement that the president today issued an order through the acting secretary of state, directing that the Lena be taken into custody by the naval au thorities and dismantled. The conditions are that the Lena will be taken to the Mare Island navy yard and disarmed by removing the small guns and breach-blocks of the large guns, the small arms am munition. ordnances and stores and such other dismantlement a* may be prescribed by the commandant and that the captain will give a written guarantee that the Lena is not to leave San Francisco until peace is concluded, and that the officers and crew will be paroled. Market From New Territory, Over live O. R. A N. Line*—Believe* 1404 Wives! < rop In Inland Empire Is 50 l*er I'ent Greater Tlian last Year—No ».renter TIuui IM* or I Ml. Salem. Sept. 15.—Yesterday Preal- dent Downing accepted the resigns- I lion of Associate Judge G. A. West- ' gate of Albany, and appointed Frank Frazier of Pendleton, In his stead. It seems there was some niisun- dei standing between Mr. Westgate and the board and this led to Mr. Westgate's resignation. Mr. West- ' gate was a member of the state board ' Fortunes of the Beleaguered Stronghold Are at a Low Ebb. of agriculture and as a candidate fo, 100,000 More Mentor Oyama the office of president. After the election of Mr Itowning hv resigned from the board and it , seem* he has rather criticized the I management of the fall board. Hon j George Chandler, the other member Russian YYsr Y <—el at ban Francisco YY ill Go Into Dry Dock—Another of the board of Judges of the race , Russian Cruiser F.»|>ectr«t at ban Francisco. While a Pacific Uner course arrived jester-lay at the fair i and was on the track during the day i leaves That Port YY lib supplies tor Japan—Kuropatkin YYlil He ISr- although not in the stand. l««-*sl—YYlil lb- buevvedesl by ln-q«s-tor of Cavalry. Mr. Frazier is the man who .level-' oped the great racing stallion Che 1 halls and who took him to the Eagt I The Re-curd Breaker Yesterday. The time maje by Nonle yesterday ..tternoon In the six furlongs dasb was the state record for this distance, and broke the record made on Sep tember 21. 1»42, by C. F. Clancy's Bohlcer. which was 1 14. Nonle'* times of 1 1 1-2 is considered very fast for this distance. In point ot fact the Lone < >ak race track t« fast this year, some saying it I* two sec onds faster than Irvington The receipts of the fair yesterday were 31249 Frank Carter of Butte, gave an exhibition of fancy shooting last evening Tin agricultural exhibit is now well displayed at.l is a most beautiful an J extensive exhibit. St Petersbuig. Sept 14 —Two be- lale-l reports have been received from General Stoessel. comanmdliik st Port Arthur, the first dated Aug ust 2« real* "YeMerday during a Violent thunderstorm, the Japanese attempted to storm the left flank po sitions near Noone fort, on t'danshan mountain The attack was repulsed. --U. losses being three killed and two nt fleers and >s men wounded. The Japanese fire prevented the medical corp» from picking up the corpses ' A second report, dated Septra.Per 1* as follows "Yesterday the letny wa* discovered in good time, our batteries opening fire Fortun ately. the Japanese columns following the leading files encountered the au- t malic mines and many ot them were blown to bit* We repulsed the attack within an hour our losses were one officer and seven men wounded." III g I.IN s FOR ».«»YERNtiR New York Republican* Nominate Mate Ticket Tiatay. Saratoga. Sept 15.—The republican Mate convention was called to order at 11 14 today Frank YV. Higgins was nominated for governor by ac- clamation. YY'oodruff withdrew. M Linn Bru«e. ot New York City, was nominated for lieutenant gover nor. *ui»MaiHv- <»f Platform The platform expresses confidence I-. Roosevelt, and pledges unwavering svt’Port. indorses the national plat form and the administration of Odell. Siveclal emphasis Is pinned to the Im portance of maintaining the gold stan.iard and the policy of protection | Rrinforts-menls for Oyama !>«ndon Sept 14 —The Rome cor respondent of the Exchange-Teie- rraph wires that a telegram received BANDITS ARE UH.YTI.il there from Tokio states that the gov ernment In reply to a request from HeavUy Yrmcd. Ilkiliig In a Hay- Field Marshal Oyama. has promised Mack—IN»«»*-' Yrr in Pursuit. 1« «• nd reinforcements of 1»B,00# Des Moines. Sept. IS.—Five of the n e,, and 221 run», by October 1 '•andit* who mbbed the Rock Island London. Sept 14.—A dispatch from express near Letts. Tuesday. have beer located near YY'infleld. a town Pari« quotes the St Petersburg cor- respondeat to the Echo de Paris as near the scene of the hold-up A special train with heavily armed reporting that a second Russian aux posse is on the way from Muscatine iliary cruiser, the Korea, may be »1- to make the capture of the robber*. t>ecte<l to reach San Francisco short The general staff at St Peters They were found hiding in a hay ly burg feels confident that the United stack. heavily armed States will allow both the Lena and the Korea to obtain sufficient coal t lilldren Burn to Death. »nd supplies to lake them to Y'ladlvo- Columbia. Ky.. Sept. 15.—Five stok The vessels are intended to be children of Mr and Mrs Jesse Sapp, used to stop the shipment of contra were burned to death *his morning, band of war to the Japanese from when the residence w*s destroyed. American Pacific porta The parents were badly burned in trying to save the children and they -shipping < Irrtea liiMurtw-d may die. San Francisco. Sept. 14.—A London dl*i«atch saying It 1* reported that another Ruslan cruiser, the Korea, is Yme* Must Bear tile Odtant. Minneapolis. Sept. 15.—A motion exi>«cted to arrive in San Francisco shortly, has Increased the surprise to nolle all eases against ex-Mayot and conjecture In local shipping cir Ames, republican candidate for nomi cles. nation for congress, was denied this At the last accounts the Korea was morning Ten indictments fsr graft at Y'ladlvustok. from which port she ing are still pending against him was operating in conjunction with the regular fleet. While the report Hay From la Grande. Is ne> esKtrily causing some concern, A. N. Oliver has shipped 12 car- no actual fear I* felt tor the safety Joads of timothy so far this season of vessels the Korea may encounter. to Portland, and has orders for as If she I» actually en route to Son much more just as soon as he can Franctaro, it being held that she la In secure the ears.—La Grande Observ no condition to overhaul the fast lin er« .«ailing from Pacific porta er. By an odd coincidence, the Pacific Niall liner Korea, is scheduled to New Jersey Democrats. leave here Tuesday with a million Trenton. N*. J . Sept.. 15.—Charles «lollar cargo for Japanese porta She 8. Black was nominated for governor will leave on the time set. unless <le- today by the democratic state con veiopments force her sailing date. vention. The Russian Korea belongs to the Russian F.a*t Asiatic Steamship com pany. an«l she la about the same size as the Lena. Her armament la un known. R B. Miller, general freight agent for the O. R. A N. company, arrived in Pendleton at 11 o'clock last night ¿board his private car. and left this morning for Walla Walla and |>olnts in Columbia and Franklin counties. General Agent Robert Burns, of Walla Walla, met Mr. Miller in this city and accompanies him on his tour through Eastern Washington. “A great deal of wheat is moving eastward over the O K. A N. compa ny lines this summer." said Mr. Mil ler. "This season's crop is fully 50 [>er cent above that of last year, but it is no larger than the crops ot 1000 and 1901. “There is plenty of wheat for mill ing purposes going to Portland. 1 look for an exceedingly good year for Northwest business interests'* The freight business of the O. K. & N. this season. Mr. Miller remark ed, was good, and the outlook Is flat tering. Before returning to Portland 1.04 YE OITIONIsTS Ml ST he w-ill visit Dayton, Connell and the TRY ON» E MORE. Washington country. The opening up of this vast new farming district and the completion of the Snake river cut-off through the region has Petition Including Yll of Southern t malilla County Presentisi to Coun placed the O. R. 4 N. in a position to secure a great Increase In freight ty Clerk baling Tialay—Total Yole business and the country is now look In District BOO, Name* N«seseary to ed upon as an Important factor as Secure Filing BO— But 54 Signa regards railroad business. tures Secured—Additional Names I ront Milton. H MI FIX IS BURNING. Fierce Fire I* Raging anil Entire City Threatened. Halifax. Sept. 15.—A terrific fire, fanned by a 50-mile gale. Is raging along the water front In the center of the city, and half a dozen large warehouses are In flames. The wharves are lined with shipping, and it Is feared the loss will be heavy. All the Plant warehouses and offi ces are afire and the flames are rap idly spreading north and south. The Jap* Aggressive at Port Arthur. fighting th«- St. Petersburg, Sept. 15.—General entire department is Assistance from Dartmouth Stoessel. In command of Port Arth fire. ur, reports the Japanese are con has been requested. structing fortifications on Samaon Imperial Troop* Fighting lire. mountain and other points and that they continue to bombard the forts Halifax. Sept. 15.—The Imperial and harbor. On September 2 they troops have been called out and also threw 250 shells Into the town. the army fire brigade of 2000 nien. The Japanese are Issuing procla who are at work fighting fire with mations demanding the Russian buckets and hand engines. The gov troops to surrender. A report from ernment warehouses are endangered. Alexleff states the Japanese are mass The firemen seem powerless to check ing Increasing forces west of Port the flames. It is reported six men Arthur. have been cut off In the direction of the coal companies* warehouse. Frank It. Little, u carpenter, drop ped dead at Baker City Wednesday, Cigar slut machines are allowed to from heart disease operate In PortlanJ. I»rsjicrate al Port Yrthur. St Petersburg Sept 14.—While the «it list Ion at Mukden is Improv ing the stale of affairs al Port Ar thur is growing worse The army there is in a critical position, with no meat or flour The ammunition »« i ply is Insufficient for a long rsote- ti-nce. PETITION FAILS IN SIGNATURES Unless the advocates of local option In th«- precincts of Umatilla county, south of Pendleton secure additional names to their petition filed with the county clerk this morning, the matter will not be brought to a vote. The petition flletl contains the names of SI persons, but th»- clerk's checking shows that but 54 are reglstere«! vot ers. At the last general election 500 votes were cast In the precincts nam ed in the petition. Ten per cent 1* require«! to bring the local option matter before the voters. However, several weeks yet remain, before the «late for filing petitions expires and additional names may be addeil at any time. Fifty-two additional names were received today from th«- Milton and Freewater precincts to be added to the petition already filed from that part of the county. Ins|x*<din* *•* I-ena, San Francisco. Sept. 14.—Naval en gineers under the direction of Admi ral Goodrich, boarded the I»ena thl* morning tn make a more thorough inspection. The report is to be sent to Washington immediately and final orden» as to the disposition of the ves sel are expected from the authorities before night. A rigid watch will be kept on Cap tain Berllnsky, who will visit Admiral McCalla at the Mare Island navy yard, today, and as th«- yard has been off«re«1 to Berllnsky for the purpose of laying up his v«-s»el tor repairs, ar rangements to that end. during the visit are not unlikely. Off for Mar«- Island. Berllnsky was accompanied to Mare Island by the navigator and other offlrer*. A crowd of Japanese watched the Russians start up the >-ay with great interest, some scoffing f‘ r «ly. other* talking excitedly in the native tongue. The Russians Women Raid a Saloon. Spaulding. Idaho, Sept. 14.—Two women raMed the saloon here yester day afternoon, breaking In the door with an axe. The place is supposed to be a temperance Joint, but men and boys have been getting boose In large quantities there of late, and on Monday night two drunken Indians entered a house in the suburbs and scared the women and children away from home. This enraged the women of th«- town and they determ ined to «lestroy the place. The bot tles und glasses found were smashed Into fragments and the place was turned upside down in the search for hidden whiskey. Senator Hour Still Very lx>w. Worcester, Mass. .Sept. 15.—Sena Exhibit* for Hl. IxMii*. tor Hoar is a little more comforta Portland, Sept. 14.—The slate com ble today, but ahows no gain of mission of the Lewis and Clark fair strength. shipped last night a carload of fruit I«avenport. Iovrs Sept. 11.—The Hock Island express train, due here at 4 15 this morning, was held up and robbe«t by five masked bandits, near Letts, at I o'clock thia morr.lng It la said by thoee who know that they ««cured between 510.UOG and Itv.tvu In gold and currency. Detail« of Robbery. The train was signaled and Mopped, five masked men boarded the train, covered the engineer and fireman with gun* and compelled them to •hut off Uie engine. They then blew the safe of the express car. partially wrecking the car. They secured all ««-re in a Jovial mood and e-mel the valuables, and boarded the en t relish the curiosity they aroused gine leaving the engtueer and fire man. la»lug foe ti«e lens The onglt.e was rushed through to They aban St Paul. Minn.. Sept 14.—Count Letts at terrific speed ttschl. a Japanese nobleman, en route doned the engine a mile and a half to Sectile, in an Interview here, la from «'olumbua. and those In pursuit quote«! as having m«l that two Jap found money socks strewn all along anese cruisers are pal ruling the Pa the way. showing that the robbers cific a short distance west of the Far- made a large haul allone Islands, waiting for the Lena YYvve Railroad Meu. tu come out The engineer In charge of the ex press says the robbers gave correct Saa I twim I sc «« Evetuxl signals and were perfectly familiar Son Francisco Sept 14 - -There with all the details of handling the • as much excitement in the down engine. The mao who stepped up to the cab town section this afternoon by the circulation of a report that anothet to take charge nt the throttle asked Russian warship was sighted off the about the orders held by the train entrance of the Golden «late, and two and said they could run on these or Japanese vessels off the Farallones ders to the first station to warn the The report Is absolutely without foun operator. Trying the water rock* on the boil dation This .«ftemoon Collsrtor Stratton er and shutting ott the Injector which received a telegram from Washing was working, the bar.dit engineer ton said to contain instructions to go darted away with the light engine aboard the Lena, presumably In com and the booty plied In the gangway of pany with Admiral Goodrich to serve the cab. Yrmesl Po*««-s in Pursuit notice on Berllnsky that he will be A hundred men well armed com allowed time to make necesmry re prising the officials of three counties pairs • re in pursuit of the robbers The robbers have been encatns-ed <io Into Dry Dock. •cross the Mississippi from Muscatine Oyster Hay Sept. 14 —The presi for four «lays The police have a good dent spent moot of a rainy afternoon description of them Notwithstand In hl* library attending to correspon ing the statement of officials that dence There were no visitors. there was nothing In the safe. It Is The president is convinced from in now stated that the robbers got near formation forwarded from Han Fran ly 124 400 cisco that the I^ena will be obliged Three Trains of Dcputto«. to go int o dry dock This la equlva-1 The robbers blew the safe wtth ni lent to stating that she will be dis tro-glycerine and It is bel.eved se mantled cured at least 120.440 Three special trains of deputies have been rushe-l « ak-tvias YYlil Hr Kekaw-d to the spot It Is believed the bandits Y'ladivoatok Sept 14.—The prise had horses tied under the brush. court ha* decided Io release the Brit • waiting them The country is thick ish steamer «'alchla* and also the ly settled, and it l* thought certain neutral parts of the vessel'* cargo they will be captured That part of the cargo consigned to J Bandit* Hid <<n Train Japan. ronslMIng of flour rotton and Two of the robbers got on the train lumber »a* confiscated. The Cal- chlaa will be detained three months at Muscatine and hid in the waler longer. In order to allow the owners closet. Their confederates built a time for an appeal from the decision fire along the track and when the The Calchias was captured while train paaoed II. the men on the train bound from Puget Sound ports to pulled the bell rope to Mop and the robbers Immediately covered the train Japan crew. Two parties of detective« are on the Ynotber steamer Held I p. other side of the low* river tracing Gibraltar. Sept. 14.—The British the men toward Wapello. steamer Ortona. which arrived here today from London, reports passing »•erman New <»uinea Rebel* a Kusslan cruiser, which was board Berlin. Hept. 14.—A great aer.sa- ing the British steamer Iierwln. from tlon 1» caused here by receipt of the Liverpool. news that natives of German New Guinea are In rebellion. Jap Refugee* <*o Hotue The natives attacked two mission ML Petersburg. Sept. 14—Arab*»- Mations in St Paul and liahcarunop •ador McCormick is completing ar ar.d killed all the prieMs and a num- rangements to send 500 Japanese ref l»er of Sisters ot Mercy, after tortur ugees. collected at Perim. to Germa ing them In a cruel manner A squad ny. whence they- will be «hipped of German soldiers capture-1 the home. whole rebel force. 14 of whom were hung Ru«adan* Are Fortifying Tokio. Sept 14.—Uyama confirm* w«iK«>nrrs Itm and Missing the report that there I* a considera «'harleston, Sept. 14.—In a aquall ble force of Russians remaining off shore t«xlay the schooner Pride south of the Hun river and say* the was wrecked and three men lost- The Russians are fortifying the heights schooners Gray Eagle and Dora are both sides of the Liao river at Tie missing. Eleven are thought to be Pass lost. News Threr Month« ofct. St. Petersburg. Sept. 14.—Word has Just reached here from Peter Haule- vesk. In Asiatic Russia, that In June a Japanese schooner, with 150 naval reserves, landed and plundered sev eral vlllag«-s in Asiatic Russia. The Russian militia wa* finally repulsed, the Invaders killing *0. Falling Back on Mukden. St. Petersburg. Sept. 14.—Kuropat kin reports the Russian rear guard as at Sakhl an«i a«ids "Our main forces are concentrating at Mukden. The main Japanese force of 3000 is at Benslkju. **Our casualties about Liao Yang from August 2S to September 5 were 3000 killed and 12.000 wounded. T<> 4lias»i««> .Morocco. Gibraltar. Sept. 14.—The British cruiser Minerva ha* left here tor Tan gier*. It 1« reported the action is the result of the sultan of Morocco, having failed to comply with British demand* poweb T inv T te PEACE CONGRESS nl'YlE I Kill YriENDANt K. Over .¡«»« hi l*«-«,|,li- on »»round« al Ml O'clock P. M. The Salem Statesman nays of the opetiloK of the state fair "The Mate fair opened yesterday I morning with the fairest prospects | tor many year« Good weather, ap- I parently settled gave promise ot a | remarkably successful fair, for good | weather I« the prime requisite Interest apparently began to awaken early tor no *>««r««-r had the I gat»« opened that* tlcketa and !.•»•«• j principally the latter, began to be. presented, and at noon the turnaUles! reglMered a goodly number It was estimated how-ever. that there were 2000 on the ground at noon, while al 4 o'clock estimates fixed the attendance at over 5040. receipts having been 5175 more than on Momiay of last year's fair.** summarj of Yesterday's Races. Two-year-old trot. 1504 Lonao. b c. by Zorn bro-Helena. <Sawyert 2 1 1. Prlcella J b m. by Bonner N B . Eugene Eddy < Erwin, 12 5. The Zoo. br s by Z mbro-Beulah «Kirkland, 3 3 2 Z»«mar>a. b f. by Zombro-Athalere H (Swift, « dis Zornonl. b «. by Zurubro-A'tamunt «Tilden, 5 dl* Time. • 55. 2 112 32 2 20 Pace »500 Cavalier by YVelcome-Stein w ay < Durfee ,5211 Jack Wilmot b k by Due BunneU- Katberlrie W <Childs» 2 13 3 Helene b » by Hellcon-C. M Clay. Jr < I Alice i 15 4 3 Prince Charles ch s. by <2haa Der- by Memphis. < Helman , 3 3 5 *. Teddj b s by IHablo-Beulah. 4 4 3 w Maud YV b m by Waldstetn- Grandmoor. Dis Time 2 14», 3 15 2 ICYt. 3 14\. Running, selling »me Mlle: Purse. *150 Gaucho b g by William O. B -Ma rie 4th tt'lark, 1. iAdy Rice, ch tn by Dr. Rlro-Ouot of Kight. < Kent, 2. Channell, ch s by- Candlemas-Nell. «McLeoc, 3 Scherao. Pas’ Master Myrtle H and Frivolous also ran Time. 1 41 v,. Running. welling. Five Furtong*: Purse 4150 Hi. Phiiipina, b m. b, St Carloo- Besme W. I Kent* I. Titus b g by Bioomsburry -Sister to Ruth Ryan tClark, 3 Aurora B b m by Y'alparaiao- Fan«j , Tuliett, 3. Suburban queeu. Agnes Mack The Pride Montoya and Budd Wade also ran Time. 1 M«,. ACTUAL WK IS BEGUN ON CM1L Rear Admiral Walker Brings Interest of Progress in Panama. HF.Y1.TH » ONDmONN USUALLY EXCEI.LEXT (•«»«erumeni YY Ul Ydberr to tt»e PoU- cy of <*!»-,. P<jn> In lire < »»»I Zxww Despite Pauanui's Excited prou-st« —I>ee Port* at Hoti, Eral» of Use < anal—Rapid PT»«Te<e> at Half the < ‘»»I a» » nder Frerx-t, ViaiAgrruet, t New York, »ept 14 —p.eor AdmUai *»Y a.aer. the l.ead ot the Par am* oorr.rr..»relufi arrived from Color, to- lay on th«* steamer Finance. He says the government Intend* to keep open ports In the canal zone. ■1« - ,-n< any protesta of the Panama i- lie did not anticipate any liftl -Ity ir. making Anroc. on the Panama side, arid Cristobal, near Coion, free ports of entry. Work of excavatiot, 1s now proceed ing twice a* ta*t and at half the cost •a under the French company Health conditions are excellent. Th- construction work Is being rapidly syMemallzed. (Jommiasioner Hecker. Burr Grvnsky and Harrod accompanied Mr Walker. DEMOCRATS GAIN Mhlae Election 9wwa Heaviest Y'ote since I* Sh DrwsocaMB i,ain 31 Per < ent. Esopus Hept. 13—Sat »start, on is ex; reseed here this mornlr.g over the result of the election in Maine Par ker sympathizers are elated that in a state overwhelmingly republican, with the largest vote since 1551. the democrats should have made a gain of 31 per cent, with a republican gain of but 15 per cent. Parker I* putting the finishing touches to his letter ot acceptance today. It srlU be com pleted very shortly. The document •rill be short. 2.Y.OOO Pinrailty in Maine. Portland. Me . Sept- 13.—.Y'o fur lx*»xlslon I ««whall Teain. ther details of the returns of yester Lewin-; Sept. 14—The Lewiston day's election are at hand, but the Athletic Club now numbering C5 latest estimates Indicate the republi active members, ha* decided to or- can plurality will be nearer 35.444 than >• ••«. Return« From Maine Portland. Me . Sept. 13.—The re turns from 375 cities and towns give Cobb, republican, 73 041- Daris, dem ocrat 47.124 -IT EN BURN ED TO DEATH Five-Story Fire Trap Tenement De stroyed YVitli Fatal Result«. YYeU Known (Itlzen of I matllla County Had Narrow Escape l»rtv- er Al l*rultt Dwugtii to Be Fatally Hurt—Canyon C1t>-YY liltney (oacfi Fumbled OH tl>e Rocky Point—Mr. Houwr Not bertouwiy Injured Baker City. Sept. 13 —Zoeth Hou- set. president ot the Stan«lar«l Con solidated mines, of the Quartzburg district, and formerly sheriff of Uma tilla county, wa* severely injured yes terday bv the overturning ot the YY'hlUiey-Cauyon iTty Mage Al Pru itt. driver ot the vehicle, is thought to be fatally hurt. The accident occurred uear Austin station. in rounding a sharp curve on the mountain side the stage went over the grade, hurling the driver from his seat and many feet into the rocks below Houser and the other passengers were thrown from the ve hicle. but with the exception of the former, ail escaped Injury. Mr. Houser's home is at Echo. He has been In Grant county for several months looking after mining Inter ests it is thought he will recover in a short time t.It YIN BCYF.R h TRUST. Kendrick Fartsier* < oiuplain of Com RODNEY EI.T H AILED AS bine Against TI h - ui . Will De|M»se Kuropatkin. » HYMPION OF JUSTICE. A special from Kendrick. Idaho, to St. Petersburg. Sept. 14.—It Is ru i the Lewiston Tribune, says mored that General Nicholas N’lcho- lalevltch. Inspector of cavalry, may Proce » ougress at st. lands Requests ; There is considerable dissatisfaction among the grain growers who market supersede Kuropatkin. Nlcholale- U h - Prvsklent to t all JW coik I Con i their grain at Kendrick over what vltch has a great fighting record ference of the YYorkl INivvers to Es they allege is lhe unfair advantage made In the Turkish war tablish l*ermai,M*iit International taken by the grain buying companies l*arllaiiM-nt — Powers Signatory to '«•f Lewiston, the Y'ollmer Clearwater Ja|«ai»rsc Make Stow Prngn*«. Gram company and Kettenbach Grain Berlin. Sept. 14.—A dispatch to the Tlie Hague 4'oiifereiice YYlil Urge company, who now control this field, Tageblatt today from War Corres lYroor in tlie Orient — Delegate in fixing the pri«<e of grain. pondent Colonel Gaedke, now at Tie From Belgium lntr,«lu«'evl IVace They say that these cotnjcinies are Paas, states that the Russian army is lvaylng from 3 to 5 cents per bushel Resolution. disposed south of that point. The less for the same grade of wheat than Japanese have advanced only about the roast ronii«anies an«l cite a* an six miles north of Liao Yang. St. Louis. Sept. 13.—At the opening example the price that Is being of of the international parliamentary fered at Troy, which during the week and vegetables to the St. Louis fair conference today, a telegram of greet was as high as «0 cents, while at un«l the Oregon horticultural an«! ing was sent to Roosevelt as the Kendrick the top price was 47 cents agricultural exhibit will tie freshen The result has been that thousands ed an«t enlarged. With the fruit an«l chumpion of International justice. Count Goblet Dellvlela. of Belgium. of bushels are being marketed in produce will go samples of the state's Troy which means a haul of about grain hsrvests and a complete ex Introduced a resolution requesting the powers signatory to the conventions four miles further than at Kendrick. hlblt of the agricultural resources of Yesterday a Moscow buyer bought the commonwealth will be made. Ore at The Hague to Intervene jointly or separately with the belligerents in here a bulk of «»at* paying 31.05, gon gra|>e. the crimson dogwood the war In the Far East, in order to while the highest price quoted by blossom and the multi-colored maple facilitate a restoration of peace. The the Lewiston grain buyers wa* SO sn«l forest shrubs will be a«l«led for resolution wa* adopted. A resolution cent*. ornamental purposes. The criticism This ha* had a tendency to increase was also adopted requesting Roose concerning the poor showing made by velt to call a second International the dissatisfaction to such an extent the state in its exhibits will no longer that those who are holding grain are be a just one. If the expectations of peace conference to consider ques looking tor other buyers and refuse tions not completed at The Hague J. H. Miller, who lias gathered the tu haul to the local warehouse*. conference and the establishment of shipment, are fulfilled. Until this season the Tacoma Grain an international parliament to con vene periodically for the discussion of company was in this market and as Firs at Nt. Helens. a result the Lewiston grain buyers International questions. had to meet their price. Now they St. Helene. Or.. Sept. 14.—Tire I early this morning destroyed the busl- The red spider which has st lacked have the field to themselves and the I ness portion ot the town. Loa*. 150,- Oregon hop fields this season is also farmers claim are tuklug an unfair ! 00«. found to be destructive to re<! clover. advantage of th«ni. New Tork. Sept. 13.—Seven are dead and several injured a* a resu.t of a tire which destroyed a five-story tenement house on First street early today The dead are An tor. Coa- nowitx, Annie Connowttz. his wife, and two twin babies three weeks old and three men. names unknown The fire is believed to have been incendiary a* It started in the three upper stories at once. The building wa* crowded and many were reocued with difficulty. The dead were all on the top floor. DEMO» RYT*- OPEN » YMPYlt.N Ortohev I YY ill Mark Beginning ot Active light. Portland. Sept. 13.—Local head quarters for the presidential campaign will be opened next Vee4l by the democratic state central committee at Hotel Scott. Seventh and Ankeny streets. Acrordmg to the plans adopted at the meeting of the committee yester day afternron the campaign will pro bably be opened in <~>rego<i about Oc tober 1. and it is hoped that ».«me noted speakers can be.secured from the east to deliver addresses before the voters of the state. The committee tr-et at the office of the chairman. Alex Eweet. those pres ent being Chairman Sweek. J. B My na, *e<rotary: F Y*. Holman, national rommitteenian. YY*. B. Dillard, candi date for presidential elector. W. H Holmes of Marion county. Henry Blackman of Mi«r:«’» county. J N Wall of Washington county, and John Y'an Zante, chairman of the Multno mah county democratic committee Arrangements for the campaign were Informally discussed and it was agreed that a strong effort shall be made to bring before the voter* ot Oregon, through the «letnocratlc proos.^ the issue* between the two parties and to present the grounds on which the candidacy of Parker gild Davis is based. Notwithstanding the heavy republi can majority in the June election, the rommittee resolved to wage a cam paign of education, which shall lav the foundation for future democratic success. YYant* No lawjrr. Edmund Croffield the high Holy Roller apostle, every time he ha* been in court, has refused to permit coun sel to be appointed to defend him. saying. *'The Lord will defend me,” say* the Oregon Daily Journal. As indicative of w hat he expect* to be his fate. Croffield called County Jailer tlrafton up to lhe bars in front of his cell yesterday and a«ked him all about the penitentiary at Salem He wanted to know whether preach ers were pannltted to visit convicts and if Bibles ami religious tracts were allowed in their hand*. He asked a large number of other questions. "What do you want to know all this for?" queried the jailer. "Do you ex pect to go there?" "Well, if God willed It. I suppose I must accept my fate." said the apos tle. .