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1 Ml DAILY EVENINGEDITIOH WEATHER FORECAST. Tonight and Sunday fair, proba bly warmer tonight. nisi that have 2Sine dead PENDLETOX, UMATILLA COUNTY, GIIEGOX, SATURDAY, JULY 0. 104. y"01' Ave DLtTB W (OUl if IRRIGATION IN AUUtni. m L More Too, Usance w "a IConrad First. I STRIKING tUTIFUL RETINUE. Lniand Flanked by hi Cynosure ana , King Conrad Is a -Elaborate Prep- Ittkt Tonight's Eagle a IBS but Platzoeder." " . h.M.hpaded eagle Er the destinies of. I sweeping Pin- w tad soared alcit rt,tins he caught Iling in Pendleton that bride ana aruii w s his piercing ej e iu ue The soiucmiub .uit was corceously Ijttaoa In all his glory i Be unto mis neing. -,. rnnmd the Fat!" Lptst bald-beaded eagle. U hrisible took up the b vith one voice the r the streets shouted -All hail King I ft:! ilar his sausages a! May he never be l&t ghosts of cats and latterer cease to grow dtht Cynosure. I A ihade of toor little IkTrmnr round the char- Ik! out a vail of anguish. t recked not. it was t tier thought. All eyes tea him. He was IT. (reat night. The Eagles it. and the car- r tHI long point to it Iro." "Dad" Simpson. a Tho presides over the eat lorld at present, aire smite find smoked &pld for them all and i every time he In- advertising Toutsch's store. Like old Mother Hubbard's brood, a bevy of pretty girls filled the shoe. At tho grounds the king was plac ed on tho platform in front of the statue transformation tent, with pret ty girls forming a background. Then Colonel Ilaloy introduced him to his subjects and the sovereign mado a graceful bow. Colonel Haley said King Conrad was in reality a usurp er of the throne, as he had bribed people to vote for him by promising, them free sausage. "The only way he can pay his debt will be by adopting the forage sys tem," said tho speaker, "and I advise you nil to keep a close watch on your "cats nnd dogs." Conrad the Transmogrlfier. Conrad the Fat entered the tent and was turned into a statue and then into a garland of roses, after ward being brought back to life. He stood the ordeal well amid a howling chorus of "Platzoeder! Yea! Yea!" All but once then he used his fan at the wrong time and fanned some of the roses off the bower. He ac quired the fan habit and was brush ing confetti off his pow all evening. The king was given free admittance to all the attractions and wherever he went was followed by a crowd. Later on the "real, thirsty king" went up town for liquid rerresnmenis. .He was accompanied by his retinue. About a ton of confetti was scat tered about the grounds. Tho girls and boys and even some of the older girls and boys had a merry time. The use of confetti will be cut out to night. Several got it in their eyes last night and their evening's enjoy ment was marred. The rubber ball nuisance was continued and even rarrlo rttn ptppkh. It 1h nrnbable the ine Buiiicmiwfci i ... - , ? that nrocesslon city officials will prevent their use pi In the chariot was j on the grounds tonight. Tne pytnon was pea. Toby, tho sacred ' Hindoo python, was fed last night. He ate a half dozen chickens. The sight was not particularly inviting. The main feature tonight will be the king's ball at Music hall. Conrad the Fat will be there, with his reti nue. The committee of arrangements linn mndp overr nronaration in antic ipation of a large attendance and rintihtless will not be dlsannolnted The. carnival will be continued over tomorrow and the company will leave early Monday morning. tni4hn Aftrnnnn' nn hf Ferris. This was "Indian afternoon" on the Ferris wheel, as a large number of Umatlllas took advantage of the last day of the carnival to mane merry. N'n Indian women were allowed the privilege of the ride, but a goodly number of the braves chartered tne wheel when it first started in the afternoon and rode as long as the Hlmne lnRtnri Thp wnmen and child filtnivori to stnnri nfar off and look upon their lords enjoy 'the white man's amusement, but the ride was not considered proper for Indian women or children. CONFERENCE IS IN SIGHT BIT AGREEMENT IS NOT Canadian Pacific l Backing a Big Undertaking. T..-..'..i. r.ii lnlv ifi. Tho Irrlga- ,i v..,.., ,uiinti Mm nnnndinn Pn- hum m uvim.! .,.- ---- clflc has now under way la undoubted ly the largest undertaking oi us kiuu on this continent. It embraces an area extending from Calgary for 1B0 miles, and runs CO miles north ami south. Through tne cenier oi un tract the main lino of tho Canadian jf USE TAKE tract the main lino of tho Cnnadini Packers Import Negroes Into Chicago-Plants in Operation JXSLo . o. i . i i ronnolssnnco nnd preliminary Burvcyi in it. louis ana Kansas uuy. Everything Peaceful and at a Standstill at Omaha, and Little Butchering Being Done Fists Used to Repel the Sheriff and Strike Breakers at St Paul and Demands Made to Call Out the Mllltla In All Places the Strikers Are Resolute Not True That Donelly Has Requested Allied Unions to Go Out in Chicago. Chicago, July 16. Just belore noon It was anounced that Donnelly had replied to the packers' ultimatum and that the prospects were fair for an other conference. At 2 this afternoon the packers met again in down town offices. Donnelly said after a consultation with the officers of the Firemen's Union that he had not requested al lied labor to go out, as he did not want to embarrass pending negotia tions, which he considered still to be finally gone over. Up to 1 o'clock there had been no violence of moment anywhere In the stockyards district. The weather Is extremely hot, acting as a deterrent to active movements by the men. sert that they nro not seriously hnm 1... tl... utrllin Tho officials or tne iocui uuiuu mnlntnln there is no sign of weakness on the part of the striKors. One Idle Plant at Kansas City. Kansas City July 1C Schwarzchlld jc- Snlzbercer Joined the othpr pack ers today in slaughtering. Only one small plants is idle. Otherwise tne situation is unchanged. No violence Is reported anywhere. Unchanged at Omaha. Omaha. Julv 1C The strike sltua tion is unchanged today. Both sides hope the Chicago arbitration plan will uifrl Vn vlnlpnop is renorted. and but little killing is done at any plant. St. Louis Plants at Work. St. Louis. July 16. The St. Louis Dressed Beef Company secured a BUf flfipnt number of operatives to re sume limited operations at their plant today. Three larger plants as Flaht at St. Paul. ct Pnni tniv in. The first actual violence In the packers' strike came this morning, when the sheriff at tempted to take in If. ofllco employes i strlkn breakers at Swift's. The union pickets resisted, and a fist fight followed in wnicn mnnv were roughly handled, but none KPrlfillnlv hurt j ....... Tlin imroninr nnil uherlff had a COn fornnrn fhls tnnrnlnir before the clash nn.i tho rnrnwr v pwpu tno suuaiiuu sprinitxiv Vn mllltnrv will be order ed out unless life is endangered eonnolssnnco and preliminary surveys of tho proposed canal schemo nnd tho inmi 1 1 ii.i anrvpu 1 11 1'rtii rum. mm iiiu result shows that about onc-hnlf, or 1,500.000 acres of tho block can no ir ritated nt nn ultimate cost of between i nnn nnil nml ST,. 000.000. A main canal 20 miles long, wun bed width of 6 feet, anil carrying wn I..- o .loniii nt in fiet. Is under con clvimllmi Sump K! lllllOS Of (llstrillUt Incr nnnnla linvn lllsil llPPIl lUCnlOll. ntld tho completion of this section of the cphnmn nt nn pstlmnted cost of $1,- 300.000 will Irrigate an nrea of 300,000 acres nnd render avallnnio a conns uous area of about -100,000 acres, for irn7lnir nlttl ilalrvlncr. This portion of tho schemo Ib to bo first completed and proved a success before any further extension is un- ,!nrtnt:nn hut If HIlprPSR Is obtained. then the necessary oxteiiBloiiB will bo undertaken to flnnlly Irrlgnto tho full amount of l.r.oo.ooo acres, nnu oovoiop the remaining l.&uo.uuu acres ior graz Ing and dairying. WALLA WALLA DEMOCRATS. NEW POSITIONS Capture Outlying Port Arthur Heights and Mount Cannon Upon Them. JAPANESE DENY LOSING THIRTY THOUSAND MEM. News of Lntest Jn?ansse Succeir.T Comes From Russlon Sourccv- -Rur.-I.i.i r. cvof Wnr Capture Gf -man and Britith Steamers and Hold Them Up for Contraband Mall and Merchandise Undefined Rumor of Togo's Death., St. Petersburg, July 1C General Snklmrofr. with Kuropntkln's force, roiKjrta that tho Jnpancso durlne Thursday and Frldny, occupied maw positions nnd placed cannon on the heights near tho railway north of Kal I'lng. Thcro have- beon but few sklrml8li.es thus far. No Prospect of a Settlement. Chicago. July 10. A pessimistic nuletude characterized tho stocl vnrfla atrlkp tlllR mamlnir. The departure of Gompers for New York where he was called to assist n thn Garment Workers' strllto. is mli nn nn nn Indication of tho honclCSS ness of the situation as It at present exists. Donnelly and l)ls co workers met this morning to deliberate the latest .thncp nml nnsKihiv tn auk ior an nthpr ponfprpnpp with the uackers. At ttip vnrfia tnprp were no ciisiuru ances during the night or .early morn lng hours. Armour has Imported 300 negroes and other non-union help camo In dur Ing the nignt. WIRELESS AT SEA. e n led by the carnl- liag out musical pack sriate intervals. Next licv bearing King Con- ;ose b.eautitul robe irt bath robe on which nim scene had been undulatlnir in the Ii ihowed off to perfect m graceful Platzoeder fig Mild sat J T. Hinkle, the w, whose broad brow ftfirrovpd hv thnnt-lit flu reaponslblllty r.estlng rag me precious pair sat I" Mangels, the king's fool. ' aaa grinned at the car- a. HIa in?pnnniifl pvnrps. ft decided hit for little m was tickled all the L Iflreet from Wphh mrMi. laiera, "Missouri John" weight of an enormous . wnnio5 tno vanguard. y" "14U'ktu i no new re- nne and followed the -yww, a large specimen 'T Win? m Priori arioal nf - n -i uttvuu v, tUme thf hnn1 nnrl t Vion 46. flanked on each -v UUUU1 1U ni another carriage, car- faJTw'cs 88 Judge Fitr WGt t IT Tl I . . - . iey ana FC Potentate' rotlr, Vt Unt of March. tf ursA . . . r-.- IU up xuain to llr ia wu . I oiuug v;oun to wrarch to the carnl- ---"auroaa 8"eeL The lined win. , p.uopie ana laughter were con- 2?aR. ,8harcd. om "I rted m y wiuie, who kav"rrllea umbrella. ! Eagles, two abreast, litott?" brought up by J'imt an enormnna shnp RECEIVER APPOINTED. A Gould Company Goes by the Board In Virginia. Richmond, Va., July 1C The Vir ginia Passenger & Power Company, a 110,000,000 railway system owned by Frank J. Gould and operating in and between three cities, was placed In the hands of a receiver last night. SHEEP KILLED RANGE 10 HERD OF MILES LEE AT- TACKED IN BAKER COUNTY. Millionaire Shot Julr u.i MHkmalre Japanese mZZ "T. a shot t?ta. morning, in KwJl",ne8a street. Mtaufled him and .wended to shoot ; ..nota's wife Six Armed Men Shoot Into the Sheep, Killing About 100, After Which They Held Up Herder and Threat ened His Life He Came to Baker City on Foot and Notified the Owiv er First Range War In Baker Coun ty. tlnlrAK nltv' Till V 1 fi. A sneclal from Lookout mountain to the Haker City Herald says that sir armea men iook charge of a band of 2300 head of shecD belonging to Miles Iee, on Baldy mountain yesterday evening, five miles northeast oi uub cuj, auu after firing several hundred shots into the herd, killing about 100, held the herder up and threatened his life. As soon as released the border started for this city, without hat or coat and mado the entire distance on foot, being almost exhausted when ho arrived. Miles Ixse, tho owner of the band, and the herder immediately left for camp and uutil Mr. Leo reaches there nothing definite will bo known of the slaughter. The range on paldy mountain has long been claimed by sheepmen and while a few herds of cattle have ranged there during the summer months it has been looked upon as a. regular summer range for sheep, and this attack was entirely unexpected. This is the first rango trouble in the county this year. New Abyssinian Minister. Itome, July 16, Advices from Dji bouti state that King Menellk has de cided to send Has Makoneb to Wash lngton as Abyssinian minister. With Ocean Liners Communicate Each Other. Queenstown, July 1C The Cunar ,i iimhris nrrlvpil this morning and reports having been in wlrel.eps com munication with tne American uuer St. Louis, and that the latter leport- ed a low pressure cylinder broken, upon which they were abl to com plete repairs, However. FIRE IN CATHOLIC PROTECTORY. Nine Hundred Inmates, All of Whom Escape. New York, July 1C Fire was dis covered early this morning in the Catholic Protectory, which houses 900 persons, 300 of who mare sraau cuuu ren. The bell for a fire drill rant;, the children took their places In line, the windows were raised, and all es caped down the fire ladders without disorder. Hobson at Oregon Chautauqua. Oregon City, July 1.-In spite of the showers every exercise on Chati tauqua grounds at Gladstone Park was attended by large crowds. To day Is Grand Army day, and one hundred or more of the veterans hon or the occasion with their presence. They occupied a place on the plat form during the lecture of Captain Hobson on the "Mighty Mlasion of America." Slops Portland Gambling. Portland, July 16. In an interview .oiti, tvi, rtmvnn Dallv Journal, Dis trict Attorney John Manning has de clared that he would live up to his campaign promises to the letter and would close gambling In that city and prosecute every man known to be op erating a game. Killed the Fireman. niPhPRtpr N Y.. July 16. The Pennsylvania's Buffalo Flyer collid ed with a freight at Emporium this morning, killing Fireman Charles Sul livan and injuring six. Spanish Jurists Coming. Madrid, July 16. King Alfonso has given 40,000 pesetas to enable a del egation of Spanish Jurists to attend the corning Judiciary congress at St. Louis. Chicago Grain. Chicago, July 16. Old July wheat opened SG',4, closed 9614; new July opened 8CV6. closed 87. July corn opened 49V4. closed 49. Standard Oil In Europe. Ilerllu, July 16, Standard Oil has purchased a controllng Interest In the German-American Petroleum Compa ny, their most formidable rival, CALIFORNIA RANGE BURNS ! Scope of Foothill Country 15 Miles Long Devastated Willows, Cal., July 16. A scope of rnnvn 1R mllpa In IpnpHi hnn llppn de vastated by fire within tho past two days, thousands of head of cattle be- Full Ticket Nominated and St. Louis Platform Indorsed. Wnlln Wnlln. Julv 1G. Tho demo crats of tho county yesterday placed a full ticket in tno noni ami inuorsuu Mm st 1 Mils nlntform. In one of tliu most harmonious and entiiusiastic ormvpnt Irma pvor hold hpre. The following ticket was nominal Pll! State Senator Twelfth District w T l?ppr. Ilnnrpspnlntlvn Thirteenth DlBtrlct r M Tnvlnr. Wllllnm A. Itltz. Renresentatlve Tweutli uisirici- H M. Unncato. Sheriff William Klllngswortn. Auditor W. J. Honoycutt Clerk Louis Scholl, Jr. ArfcKFor Sliko Toner. School Superintendent W. M. Da vis. Surveyor J. II. Seliarry. Coroner J. W. Cookerly Commissioner First District Geo Rtrnthprn Commissioner Second District J Tt. Morrow Justice of tho Peaco, Walla. Walla Precinct Patrick Ilussell Constable. Walla Walla Precinct Hugh Taylor Loss Not So Great. Tnkln. Julv 1C Tho wnr olllco de nies tho report current for several dnys pnat that 30,000 Jnpancso were killed and wounueci in uu unm-n. Port Arthur. German Liner Stopped. H..-H., Tniv ir. Tim North Genua Lloyd liner Prlnz Helnrlch has beca stopped by tho Russian volunteer cruiser Solenskl In tho Hed Sea and compelled to surrender il bucks oa letters. TOOK OFF HIS SHOES. Murderer Did Not Want to "Die With His Boots On." cn riiitntln fnl Tnlv 1ft fSnnrpn uays, inousanus oi iieau oi caiue ue- ,...., -. -n- Ing driven out and tho timber ruined. Suesser wns hanged thlB morning for uv. icibi Diunii luiiijn ,11 t. ....... hi .j i ---- . . .... I II.. T . . ,. . I..f.n tl.n n,.,.DP .1.' fl U nil. injur. llDU uunmi IIIU .." liintpil RucHKor asked permission to tnko nff his shoes as ho did not want m din with hlH shoes on. Tho request wun granted. Ha shot tho sheriff while the Intter was attempting to ar rest him ror tiruniennoHB. rich wheat farms are threatened. BLEW EXPRES8 CAR. Texas Train Robbers Thought to Be Amateurs. Pnlpatftip Tnvna. lnlv 1ft Tt la rp. ported the bandits who' held up tho n.un. V...lt,i.i. ImIh ........ 0 ,1,1,1 n. last night secured no booty. Thoy blew tho express car without detach' Inc. One of the robbers was annar- ently hurt In tho act. None of tho passengers wero molested. Tho work was amateurish. FLAW HURRY LOOMI8' BODY FOUND. Fate of Legation Secretary No Long' er Matter of Doubt. Plymouth, July 16. Tho body of Kent Loo in Is has been washed ashore at King's 13 rid go, threo miles from here. It was identified by valuable papers and a quantity of money on IHO JltTHUIl. TO PORTAGE ROAD OPEN RIVER COMMISSION DON'T LIKE DELAY British Steamer Seized. i ,i iniv in. The dlsnatch thU nftornoon' reports the Drltlsh steamer Malacca has been seizcu uy uubbiw In tho Hed Sen nnd taken to 8ue. No renson Is given. Togo Reported Dead. -ii.i.. i... t.iiv ir. Tho nallv News Choc Voo correspondent cables tan afternoon: "A uass inowb corrca dont with Kurokl'B nrmy says a put iloinnt riimnr In eurrent that Admiral Togo Is dead and many Jnpanos.o pro fess to bollovo it. "A severe outbreak of cholera devastating this section. Soldiei who died of the disease aro crejiw cd." Wasco' Bumper Crop. The Dalles, July 16. In a few days mresning macnines will begin run ning and will start to hauling out tho biggest crop of wheat evor harvested in Wasco county. Farmers say tho wheat will generally be No. 1, as it ib line anu piump, ana ino yicia win ue uijuvu iiiu averugu, in somo in' stances the grain was slightly dam' Members Believe That Damage Suite Are Fabian Methods to Delay the Road Executive Committee Will Look Into the Progress Being Made Securing Right of Way People Be Asked to Co-Operate to Hurry Up the Courts. In Will The open rlyor commlslBon, which was organized at Tho Dalles In June, Is preparing to toko octlve stops toward rushlnc tho rlnlit of way for siuncuB ino grain was sugniiy uam- - , aged by the hot weatner of tho past tho portage road to a test and secure two weeks, and a small percentage of If possible, somo doflnito action In tho it will be classed as No. 2, but this matter of beginning construction of per centag;o Is small. Tho outlook the road. now ror prices Is flattering, and tho Tho commission believes that the. indloatlnnfl flrn thnt tlio. mnrlot will I itnmnirA null lirmitht. hv Tnffo nr Tho open better than It did a year ago. Dalles Is only ono of tl(u Fubiun moth- ous OI mo opposition ubuu 10 uuiuy i.ji.. i.i. .... a. r. n.u tlm rnml nml tho ovnrntlvn ronimlt- liiuian m i . ' i-u lc iv UO riciu I ' - , -- . . . . . . ., tpn nf tho mien rlvor eommlsslon is tniio Tipot nnnoriniotwipnt f ,., up tho deals for tho right of way. r-iipmftWn Vhnni nA m v iTnii.n 1 Tho commission believes that If tho Storm Lake Chautauqua. Storm Lako, la.. July 10. Ther was a largo attendance today at la I nnnnliK. nt tllO RtOrill IjSdt 1UII1IUI UlUMll.h w ... lit Chautauqua Assembly, which will re main In session uuring in," week. Tho list of notnblo gpeaken, i...,i.,.iinr. tim iinv nr. Frank W. Qat- saulus and tho llov. Dr. Frank ! tol, nBHures tho success or tno assem bly. Russell A. Alger to Europe. Now York, July 10. Former Secre tary of War Alger sailed for Kurop this morning. RETAIL DRUGGI8T8 ORGANIZE. Will Co-operate for Mutual Protectlow in Business. Hotull druggists bt Umutiria county huvo formed a strong organization, to bo known as tho Umatilla uuiuu unr gists' Association. It Is a branch oi i... Miitlf.tinl Itntiill DruuulBts' Asso clatlon, und tlio purpoa.o will be to regulato prices una provuui annus of rntos on all goods dlBiioHod of over tho pharmacist's counter. Every druggist In tho county la of tlio association or to bocomo ono In tliu near future, tho membership now Including apoth ecaries of PeiHiioion, .miiiou, wcawH. Athena and Helix. I'mulloton will b tho headquarterH and four meetlK will bo held ov.ory year. Tho meet ing was hold ut thu city council chambers, tho following ollltcra bdnK elected: President, J. I. Tuliraiua. Pondleton; vlco pr.OBldenl, Mr. Cha taln, Milton; socrotniy, A. C. .oep pon, Poiidloton, nnd treaHiirer, V. K. llrock, Pendloton. Tho executive Ixinnl comprIes th four olllcei tf and tlio following! A. T. Vuu Clove, Pondleton i Arthur KnlsM. Hollx, and Mr, llobliiBon, WesUm. Thoy nro now proparlng a uniform schodulo of prlc.es to prevail IhrouKfc out tho county. Washington Man Killed Irr Ohio. William Piper of Dayton, Wash., was killed Thursday in Toledo, O., by being run over by a train of cars. He was 44 years old and deaf, 8tatute to Pasteur. Paris, July 16. President Loubet today unveiled & statue to Pasteur, the fa'mous scientific man. people show a proper spirit In urging tho courts to hurry tho matter, that It IB POBBIUIU ID DL'KIU utlluu on tho road in tlmp to complete it for next year's whont crop. The entire plan of tho opposition to tho portage road, seems to bo to delay tho matter tho matter of securing right of way, and as tho commission was organized for the purposo of hurrying up the road, it will ask tho assistance of the courts and the people in gotting quick action, 8entencedi to 49 Years. Mt, Holly, N. J., July Iti. Negroea Timbers, Slmms and Austin, having confessed last night to assaulting Mrs, Did dle, the wife of a farmer near here were brought Into court this morning from Camdon, es corted by u company of mllltla. pleaded guilty unil wore sen tenced to 49 years each. In state prison,