DAILY EVENING ED1T10K WEATHER FORECAST. Tonight fair anil cooler; Wed nesday talr nntl wnrmer. . iim nubile Bte! it will ft". S' money for ML Al S MID-SUM ON IVE BY1 cool. OWL Hot PENDLETON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, TUESDAY, JULY 12, 1904. NO. COO". HOUSE NOW R .Demand of Pack er Wages for j laborers. 10 ON HAND. (jTECTED by police. . .... .1 All Ittnke l AT" u" " GrtJt Packing Centers, und Going Out at Kan- L Three Thousand at .Cnpanlei Will Employ Union Men row.p.o .,d Bitter War Is GOLD FROM KLONDIKE. Steamer Humbolds Arrives Down From Skagway. Scattlo, July 12. With $500,000 In Klondike gold ibo Humboldt Steam ship Company's steamer Humboldt ar rived In port from Skagway last night. The gold Is from the Canadian Bank of Commerce of Dawson, and Is con signed to the branch of the same con cern In this city. This makes the third consecutive trip of the Humboldt In which she has brought gold, the threo shipments aggregating $2,450,000. Prior to this trip the vessel brought a consignment of $1,200,000 nnd on the trip before that $750,000. This gives the Humboldt the rec ord for carrying of treasure from the Klondike this spring. She brought 25 passengers, many of whom were from the Interior. THE I Mr 12. Promptly on the U Our OI .I, ovvv v."- C. liner racking houses, f dockyards quit work to time causing 10,000 Umira out of work. The I lit big whistles was mo j upon for beginning mo Ltj thousand employes of tnt Kansas City. St. Joe, In City and St. Louis also bwike order. U io far as known has tetalkout. Five hundred lire massed in the neign- kiiktam peace, hut their It 101 requireu. i to and four hundred hen are said to have been cJtots placed for their use its. Inspiration Is made by the meet every emergency, Wig determined to fight t ditcb. feirer the wages paid un- r precipitated the trouble. Ltontracts expired last May i tadertook to reduce the. liciUlIed men to IT A cents liiile the union Insisted a lire 1814 cents. Friday lata vas notified by the J to concessions would be I lie strike was then de- Out it Kansas City. m, July 12, Eight thous- ijes of the flvo great pack- J struck at noon: today, pur- pu order from .too Butchers' Twelve unions arein- lig the action the packers citock today. Stockmen say Ills Inopportune, as the re iki put the plants nractl- Ftf business, and tho demand "slight. Thcro Is no dls- )0ut at 8t. Louis. July 12. In symnathv Piaskilled laborers who do- Mije decreaso, 3000 packing JWs struck at noon. m made preparation to stop im the strike Is very peacc- h being taken Into tho Ar- PI I0r thO USn Of nnn.llnlnn . - M...W.. ww Here. 1 Out at Omaha. JWj 12. Six hundred men "fir um,e checks at tho Dacklnir tilnnta nt "Orlt. Everv nn.ni,llnn l Prevent iiui. i... ! l.SuWlary labor twoarrasseu. Summer Glass-Making Opposed. Cleveland, O., July 12. Keen Inter est Is manifested In tho convention of tho United Glass Workers of Amer ica, which opened here today, owing to the fact that the meeting may de cide on a general strike. The glass- workers are much disturbed over tho reported purpose of the American Wlndowglnss Company to run Its ma chine glass manufactories during the summer, Tho union Is greatly op posed to tho operation of the glass ; machines during the summer, as they bollevo itMfr'ottm Injure the market. Should the? manufacturers adhere to their purpose It Is probable that tho union will decide to call out Its men. Belfast Holiday Exercises. Belfast, July 12. Thousands of Or angomen participated today In the cclobratlon of the anniversary of the battle of Boyne. Tho presence of ex trn pollco, reinforced by a contingent of regular troops, served to prevent any serious disturbance between tho Orangemen nnd the Nationalists. HEPPNER Mil 1EP T HER Much Destruction of Property and Two Persons Are Re ported Missing. WATER CAME IN THREE DISTINCT ONRUSHES. REPUBL CANS COUNCIL o wr CANDIDATES AND THE ' CHAIRMAN MEET TODAY. Plan to make Much Capital Out of Democratic Dissensions Fair banks Will Make Speeches In the Doubtful States Photographers From New York Are Busy at Roos evelt's Summer Home. UOO at St. j.u u..v : ra,.Jl,,L..12-Fty-cne hu. """80 employes . toatlBloux City. ImnrirArl lw wont out at .wen here nu.,i S It PM. . kb. "-so, out struck in Train Blown iir. innno . - Proved " ! July 1 TK ,lS.no.ebua resor. P0lnt8, bo- " leln; ""'WU. AI- lhtolw,paPr men hnm imCZ ' town, and tTCHK yve possession rOP tho law! Oyster Bay, July 12. Cortelyou and Fairbanks loft at 11:15 this morning after a conference with the presl dent. Tho veil of secrecy Is not lifted high enough this morning to reveal np.y of the campaign plans discussed, but It Is said the president and. his advisors went very thoroughly Into tho subjects of attack and defense, and It Is understood the republican spcll-blndors will be ordered this fall to lay particular stress on the con diets In the democratic convention, Fairbanks will mako a number of speeches In doubtful states, ncconv pnnicd by a number of the most force' ful sp.eakcrB to be secured. Before Fairbanks and Cortelyou left Sacamore Hill two New York photographers took a number of neg atives of thorn, singly and In groups, with tho president, on a vorauda. The pictures will b,o sold to all news papers that care to have them. Former Govornor Hunt, of Porto Rico, arrived at noon and passed the nftcrnoon at Sagnmoro. FOUR MYSTERIOUS DEATHS. Miners In Idaho Camo Eat Some Deadly Poison In Their Food and Follow Each Other to the Grave. Boiso City, July 2. Four well known citizens engaged in mining near Resort, a few miles from this city, aro dead from eating somo slow polsqn in thoir food. U C. Drlggs, his son Charles Drlggs, Andrew Larson and Charles Sysher, followed each other in quick succession to death. and William Mason is in a critical condition from the samo cause that killed his partners. Tho men liavo died from ui.e same unknown horrible cause, no medicino or skill being able to relievo them. They have cated common, roughpro visions of tho mining camp boarding house, and nil the physicians aro at a loss to know what Is tho cause of tho trouble. Tho gcnoral impression Is that somo poisonous drug or vegetable .has ' como in contact with their pro visions whllo in transit, tho beans nnd coffoo having come from Mexico, Full analysis will bo made of the stomachs of tho men and also of tho remaining food supply in tho camp. Looking for Location. F. J. Cavnnaugh arrived in Pendle ton last Thursday evening to seok a sultablo location for a shoo business. Ho is a partner of William S. Flood, a nonhew of Judge Balloray, in a storo at Taunton, nnd another nt Wnltham, Mass. Thoir Intention is to dispose of their two Eastern storos and locate in tho Woat. Mr. Cavnnaugh will leaVo for Bolso, Idaho, this ovonlng. Valley Devastated for Many Miles, and There Were Many Narrow Escapes Two Lives Lost at Mitch ell, and the Town Swept Away Great Damage Done at Hood River, Including the Wrecking of the Spencer on the River Bar Waves on River Ten Feet in Height. Hcppner. July 12. (Special to East Oregonlan). A terrific rainstorm oc curred here last night and caused considerable damage along Willow and Hlnton creeks. The storm started at about 7 o'clock with loud peals of thunder, and the atmosphere was heavilv charged with electricity. The rain commenced to fall In torrents, which caused considerable alarm among the citizens or Heppner. The people gen erally went to higher ground. The main body of water came along Willow creek at .about 10 o'clock, in some places going out of the basks and making a great roar There was considerable loss to ranches along the creek by taking away fences and washing away hay. At about 12 o'clock another rush of water came down Hlnton creek, 'and this caused considerable damage to bottom ranches. Several bridges were washed out. Railroad Bridge Gone. The railroad bridge at Lexington was washed away, and the train was unable to leave Heppner today. Apparently there were three differ ent cloudbursts. The first raised a wave but a few feet high, thus warn ing the inhabitants. The second was nearly as great as last year. Crops and cattle down the valley for 45 miles were destroyed, nnd there were many narrow escapes. The railway is destroyed for a dis tance of 12 miles, and two persons aro reported missing. Mitchell Swept Away. Shanlko, July 12, Private messa ges say a cloudburst last night swept away Mitchell, 50 miles from here. Two lives are known to be lost, and tho list may be heavily increased. A courier from that vicinity says a great wall of water swept down toward the town from above. All wire commu nication is destroyed. Spencer Wrecked at Hood River. Hood Illver, July 12. A terrific wind storm this morning m this sec tion did great damage to crops. Buildings were unroofed and the big river steamer Spencer was wrecked on the bar in the Columbia and will be a total loss. The passengers were panic-stricken, but all were rescued with difficulty. Waves on the river were 10 feet high. COUNTY FINANCES. Statement of County Court for Six . Months Ending June 30, 1804. The following semi-annual state ment of the finances of the county was issued yesterday by the county clerk: Liabilities. State taxes , $ 30,012.50 State school fund 3,523.36 Tax redemption surplus , . . 176.15 County school fund 22,593.21 School districts 15,817.00 Cities 5,MC2.13 Library fund 8.31 Institute fund tu,uu Warrants outstanding .... 141.469.C9 $219,612.85 Resources. Tax rodemption $ 4,142.62 Cash in treasury 35,031.64 Tax sheriff's 121,016.93 Real estate 25,000.00 Coyote bounty 3,570.66 Indebtedness 30,851.10 $219,612.85 Russian Version of Fight. Choe Foo. July 12. A copy of a nowspaper, tho Novl Krai, of Port Ar thur, received here, contains account of fighting to tho seventh. It says tho exact strength of tho Japanese besieging forco Is about $30,000. "Not suinciont against a fortress like this unloss they expect assistance." After three days' fighting tho paper says the Russians rotalnod thoir posi tion on tho left flank originally occu pied provlous to tho forcing of the right flank. The paper adds: Of courso, this is not won without losses, somo of which will strlko tli.o hearts of our countrymen." BRYAN WILL NOT BE INTERVIEWED Has Recovered From His In disposition and is Again at His Home in Lincoln. TAGGART FOR CHAIRMAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE. Wall Street Bets Run Two to One Against Parker Being Elected Esopus the Center of Enthusiasm and Congratulations Ulster Coun ty Democrats Will Hold a Ratifica tion at Esoplis Bourke Cockran Is .Entirely Satisfied With Candidate and Platform. Si. Louis, July 12. Bryan Is much better today and Is remaining with his cousin. Dr. Jenny, who said this morning that all serious symptoms had been warded off, nnd that Bryan Is now suffering only from cold and hoarseness. He .expects to leave to night for Lincoln. Bryan sent word to callers' that he has no statement to mako at this time as to the ticket selected. Practically all the democratic lead ers have left St. Louis. Those hero today seem to feel assured that the adoption of the Taggart resolution Sunday by the National commission, Insures the Indlnna man s position as chairman when the committee meets officially In New York. Bryan Is Reticent. Lincoln, Neb., July 12.7 Bryan, none the worse for convention wear, arrived this morning carrying his own luggage from the Pullman. His wife and daughter greeted him as did a small party of intlmato friends. He declined to discuss the convention. Odds Against Parker. New York, July 12. On tho curb Wall Street, betting on the election Is 1 to 2 on ParKer, In small lots. Bourke Cochran's Position. New York, July 12. Bourko Coch ran has sent out a communication dated Indianapolis, July 11, explain ing why he "declined to address the National democratic convention. He says he left St. Louis at noon, Saturday, becauso he did not want to be in the convention when the vice presidential nomination was reached. At that time he could not make a speech and say truthfully Parker had, any chanqe as the pltaform stood. But when at Indianapolis ho was ad vised of Parker's telegram on the gold plank, tho whole situation changed. He ordered a special train and hastened back to St. Louis, feel ing free to tell the delegates, If In vited to speak, that Parker would bo overwhelmingly elected. Cochran's train arrived at St. Uniis at 4 in the morning, after the con vention had completed its work.. Parker Is Losing Sleep. Esopus, July 12. With tho excep tion of the night he stayed up . to learn the effect of his famous gold plank telegram, Judge Parker lost more sle.ep Inst night than since he entered the presidential race, duo to his horses breaking loose. With the aid of a candle and Sec retary McCausIand, tho candidate captured tho animals and returned them to the stable. County Judge "Van Ktton, of Ul. ster county, and' wife, drove to Rose mont this morning nnd chatted with the nominee on tho front piazza. Su preme Justice and Mrs. McLean, of New York, nre expected this after noon. Tonight Ulster county democrats will make a demonstration, their del egation to tho convention arriving there this morning. Parker was im mediately apprised, as their enthusi asm is at tho bursting point. A special train has beon chartered to carry the democrats to Esopus sta tion, whence tho parade will form and proceed to Rosemont. Parker had accepted an Invitation this evening with Sheehan, but the dinner was de ferred. Fellcitlous telegrams continue com ing, none however, from Bryan. NEW JER8EY WRECK. Rear End Collision Brings Fatal Re sults. New York, July 12. Sixteen per. sons wer.o killed and about three score Injured In tho rear-end collis Ion botween trains on tho Greenwood Lake division of the Erlo railroad at Mldvale, N. J., yesterday. The offic ial liBt given out here shows that 14 adults and two children lost their lives. Many of tho injured are seri ously hurt nnd some of them may die. No Chinese coinn linvn nvnr linen minted outside of China. STORM AT ST. LOUIS. Creates a Panic and Destroys Much Property. St. liuls, July 12. A furious wind and thunderstorm broke over St. Louis shortly before 3 p. m. nnd raged for about an hour. Dnmago to build ings Is reported from all sections of tho city, but no loss to life.- Residents of tho city w'ero panic stricken, fearing a repetition of the awful cyclone of 1894. Tho wind blew over GO miles an hour, blowing In plate glass fronts and overturn ing wagons In the strj-et. Hailstones of immense size fell. Considerable dnmngo was done to tho World's fair, nnd thousands of people on tho grounds wero terror stricken, as well as natives of tho city. Tho full extent of damage to prop erty Is not known at this time, but It Is estimated at many thousands of dollars. Storms In Illinois. Chicago. July 12. Klerco storms rage in the central portion of the state this afternoon nntl havo Isolat ed that section and St. liuls, whore gales nre also reported. Tho .oxtent of the dnmago Is unknown. Can't Interview Roosevelt. Oyster Bay, July 12.-A labor com mittee from Carbondale, I'n repro sentlnc the miners, came today to preseiit to the president rnsolutlona urging him to investigate tho Colo rado situation. Secretary lxob said a personal Interview could not bo ar ranged, and tho committee rcfusod to leave the resolutions with Loeb. Killed by Lightning. McKe.esport, Pa., July 12. Charles Jeffries, short stop of tho Johnstown baseball club, was struck by lightn ing nnd killed and the second base man stunned. A large crowd was pnnlc-strlckeh. WLL DEVELOP ITER POWER NEW WALTERS RACE HAS FIFTY-SIX FEET FALL. It Will Be the Best Power Producer In State Outside of Oregon City The New Walters Mill May Be Built Just Above O. R. &. N. River Bridge Much of the Race Has Been Cut Through More or Less Solid Rock. Fred Walters, proprietor of tho Farmers' Custom Mills, sltunt.cd on the north Bide In the western part of the city limits, Is building u mill into which, when completed, will give a fall of 56 feet tho greatest hurncBsed water power In iho stuto outside of Oregon City. Tho now raco will furnish power for tho largo mills planned by Mr. Walters, and, If necessary, would supply enough electrical energy for the city of Pendleton and the entire surrounding country. Several ycarB ago tho Oregon Rull road & Navigation Company survey ed out u water course to commenco at the point where Main street crosses jtho river to a point on tho flat on tho northwest cornor of tho Oliver farm, a dlstanco of two in Hub. Upon tho acquisition of tho milling property Mr. Waltors gulned poshoB' slon of the beginning of this course and has been excavating tho raco for the paBt year. Tho first mllo of tho new ditch is completed. The first half had to bo rut through solid rock and with this part out of tho way, the rest Is .easy sailing as It runs through even soli for tho groater part of tho distance which can be easily scooped out with teams and scrapers, Some difficulty has been oxporlcn.c ed In getting a right of way from one or two of tho small property own ers through whoso property tho ditch would run. If this obstacle proves B.erlous "Sir. Waltera will erect his new mill on his property just above the railroad bridge. Power will bo generated by electric dynamos and used to run tho old mill. The owners of the small tracts along the rduto through which Mr. waiters proposos to run his new raco would havo all tho necessary water lurnisn.eu them for Irrigation pur poses, It would ho necosBary to fur nlsh water to- those along tho way wno nave riparian rights alotig tho route. Labor Statisticians. Concord, N. H., July 12. Tho As sociation of Bureaus of iJibor Statis tics of America began Its annual meeting in tho senate chamber of tho Btate capltol horo today, Nearly everv state In the Union na wnll nn tlin national government Is represented at tho meeting. Tomorrow's sessions of tho convention will bo held in Man chester. Prominent among tho sched uled speakers aro Carroll D. Wright of Wnshincton. and President Tucker of Dartmouth college. CRUISER LOST BY A TORPEDO Tho Japanese Land Another Staggering Blow Below the Giant's Belt, SUCCEED IN SINKING A CRUISER OF DIANA TYPE. Japanese Are S,uspected of Demand ing Annexation of Korea nnd R turn of Manchuria to China as the Price of Peace Japanese Capture and Occupy Another Interior Town Chinese Report That the Russians Are on the Run All Through Manchuria. London, July 12. Tho Central Nuws bureau this evening says that In the latest torpedo attack on Port Arthur tho Japanese torpedoed an other Russian cruiser last night. Tbm sixth torpedo flotilla npproached. a boom constructed by tho Russlansv just outside. A cruiser of tho Diaaa. type wns on guard and was torpedoed before she could escape. Tho Japaar ese did not wait to see tho effect of their shot. Japan's Conditions' of Peace. Berlin, July 12. Information baa renched tho foreign olllco that Japan n few days ago unofficially Informed the friendly powers that sho was wil ling to ceaso hostilities upon the coa (1 It Ion that Japan's right to annex Korea is recognized and Manchuria, tit bo returned to China. Tho sugges tions, It Is said, wero conveyed to Russian ofuclals, who reiusod to slder tho mnttcr. Japs Capture Sal Chow. I.ondon, July 12. Lloyd's Ni Chwnng correspondent reports thai Gcnoral Oku has occupied Sal Chow, encountering no resistance. Tho Raa slauB under Stackclberg retired am Tal Shi Chao. Torpedo Boat Attack. Toklo, July 12. Togo reports aa attack made on Port Arthur by tor pedo boats, Monday. Rosult net known. Tho Japanese veasols www not damaged, Explosions Off Port Arthur. Chee Foo, July 12. Tho Junk which urrived toduy reports two torrlflc ot pIohIoiih wore heard In tho direction of Port Arthur Monday. Russians on the Run. Nlu Chwang, July 12. Chinese from, tho Invested country report that the Riissluns aro ovorywhero rotlrlug be fore tho Japnu.eso. Reported Japanese Defeat. St. Petersburg, July 12. It In im ported u telegram rocelvod by tbe general staff via Chco Foo tolls of a laud attack on Port Arthur Sunday night In which tho Japanese wero ra ptilBed with tremendous loss. Ttu Japnn.oso loss is cnlculatad at 30M killed and wounded. Tho losses wer Inrgely Increased by Russian subter ranean mines. Charles Kreft, aged 16. was drown ed in the Columbia at Thp Dalles Monday, whllo swimming, 8CRIBNER ROAD FIGHT. Petitioners and Remonstrants Prepare Ino for a Fight, All tho papers In connection wita tho application of freeholders IIvIbc near Weston for a chango in th Scrlbnor road, so as to havo It rua around Instead of over a steep hlH, have been placed Jn tno hands at Doputy District Attorney Collier kqp tho county court. This action, wus taken this more Ing, nftor a bond had boon filed by tho petitioners, guaranteeing tho ex pense of viewing nud surveying la caBO tho apllcatlon la rojectod. A re monstrance against tho granting of tho petition has been filed by a nasa ber of 'property owners, who dabs tho proposed chango in tho courso nt the road will cut their lands in each a manner as to Injure thoir value. Asphalt from tho valley of SldiJla floats down Into tho Dead sea. New Steamer Burned. Chester, Pa., July 12. Tho now steamship San Jacinto, recently built for an ocean steamship company, was al most destroyed by firo this morning whllo In Roach's ship yard drydock. The flro origin ated In a compartment where oils wer.o stored;. The flames menaced tho shipyard for a. tlmo. Three workmen asleep In tho ship, wero overcome with smoko, The st.eamor was. launched two weeks ago.