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eiqht DAILYEVENINGEDITION EH gHlNBEDITION irist WEATHER FORECAST. . k f- .fSjjeS w " inim-t-st some. That's Tonight mid Saturday fair. hur NO. CI 24. PENDLETON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 1004. 5 e nJ Piece. 9 .51 1 nre"f He I ERFEITER HOI t, UNDER ARREST 6rd Gregory Alights From Train Into the Arms of j Officer. L-p A BOGUS BILL AT NOODLE JOINT. L.90 in Good Money and Went L, Last ight Quick Work of stff Taylor Overhauls the Crook ,Vlington, Where He Now Awaits 0(,ieerAte a Ten-Cent Supper ti Flashed a Ten Dollar Bill on t- Cook, Who Gave Him Good limey in Change. jirard Gregory waiter and alleg- xt track 'out. was arrested this by City Marshal T. D. Sweet- f Arlington upon Instructions Sleriff T D. Taylor, charging ilth passing counterfeit money, offense was alleged to have been itted In 'his city last night and lictim was a Chinese cook in 'i noodle joint in Alta street. Ito the description furnished the and sheriff's office by the an, suspicion was directed to- Grerory and when search wis lated for him, it was discovered tie fellow had taken the 11 train, westbound. Sheriff immediately wired peace offi- between this city and Portland ntch for Gregory, and the man ttken when he alighted from the a at Arlington. (gory Is said tn have entered Go- W joint last night and after par- taax of a bowl of noodles handed I cook and waiter a bogus $10 bill. T Cfclcaman gave the man $9.90 n dunge. When the proprietor of fc place returned he discovered the currency was not genuine reported the matter to the police. sgory'R home is near Walln Wal- t He has been in Pendleton for peril months and has followed the wawtions of bartender and waiter. 6 Is a hanger-on around saloons d poses as a Jockey. Deputy Sheriff Joseph Blakely a pi to Arlington after the prison- WILL NOT HURRY TURKEY. Cabinet Decides to Allow the Difficul ty to Take Its Course. Washington, Aug, 12. The cabinet meeting today was devoted to tho consideration of the latest phase of tho Turkish situation. It Is the inten tion of the administration to proceed with deliberation but not to counte nance any unreasonable delay. Advices from Lcischmann place n more favorable light on the situation. It is Intimated that he received as surances from the norte that his re ply would be entirely satisfactory to tins government. Sultan Is Playlno Double. Paris, Aug. 12. Tho Temps has a dispatch from Constantinople stating that tho sultan is determined to re sist the American demands, though the ministers favor an amiablo ar rangement with the United States. ANARCHY REIGNS Captain of the Spartan Suicides. San Francisco, Aug. 12. Tho ship spartan, from Belllngham, wash., ar rived today with First Mate Holm- strong In command, Captain F. S. Erem having Jumped overboard on tho morning of May 5. The body was recovered" 15 minutes later and buried at sea, It is said he had been suf ferlng from sickness. Wreck Kills Three. Defiance, O., Aug. 12. A Baltimore & Ohio switch engine ran Into a trot ley at noon and three were killed and three injured. The dead are: Helen Relsenberger, of Cleveland; Roland Gnede and Helen aede, of Defiance. Glass Blowers Strike. Alexandria, Ind., Aug. 12. Five hundred glass blowers of the Lippln' cott Glass Company, struck today, The company failed to sign the scale. It VENEZUELAN MURDERED. PARKER y SPEECH NG CANDIDATE YIELDING TO ENTREATIES OF FRIENDS Success of His Notification Speech Gives the Democratic Nominee a Taste of the Delights of Campaign Oratory His Letter of Acceptance Will Be Delayed Until After He Has Digested Roosevelt's Letter, lr Or der to Answer It. itoitral Peraia Kills Civil Governor and Start a Revolution. New York, Aug. 12. A rumor is Itfrent among Venezuelan residents i this city that General Ferrer, civil I pernor of the state of Falcon, in wt Venezuela, has been killed by Irtneral Peraza. commanding tho mil- Esopus, Aug. 12. Parker spent the morning readlnir tho new" r comments on his notification speech, but had nothing to say regurumg them. He later went horseback rid ing accompanying a carriage In which was a party of his guests. There were no callers of Importance during the day. The nominee has decided to revise his letter of acceptance in order that b.e may reply to the letter shortly to be sent out by President Roosevelt. He will delay Its Issue until Vie pres ident's document Is published and digested. As a result of th successful out come of his notification speech his Urr fnrMs .,f ti.n ,i .. .. . . . fcraVa .ben fie . ,n T I '"end. are urging Parker to make a Icd with lonn m " .,,7 st. " ' t'W campaien sneernos, anu lie is in ?VT, tZ :m : a,!eV; cllned to yield to this suggestion. nicla renor1 from Hip Vonnziielan Mtilatc 0. R. & N. BUSINESS GOOD. five Freinht Train. Dai. Thrnnnh Pendleton Eastbound, on Wednes day Night, five eas'lirii "through Pendleton over the O. It. V On WPflmiaHnv nftrti, -if-m-Acrot- ?0 cars. easiness, bound both east and west. UlL'Kinp - o IWa is up, and the number of ompping and wheat season weS On A U-PBtlir.iir.,1 ,ln ,,. 3rJhrougb last evening In charge of Uuctor wull and Engineer Goll- r. was made up of 69 cars, iuclud- J o cars of sheep from Baker t.v PoLtIantl- This was the fourth und train for tho day. ine crews are all working briskly . and the power Is continually on " move. The now Union Pacific jund engines recently brought kiif. ndo are now doing duty as mn on the Kamela hill. Esopus, Aug. 12. Parker Is Incens ed at the newspaper stories which de viated from the prlrted speech to announce that ho put stress upon his gold views for the purpose of gaining the support of Vall street. Ho em phatically denies the extemporane ously devised spoech, but is willing to lose any vote turned from him because of bis stand on tho financial question. t 0dd 10 to 6 for Roosevelt. pYrk, Aug. 12.-Slnce Jl.fr notification there !s T,?i(lerable dotting 'a Wall faVrfi. Roosevelt being the orite at 10 to C and 7. Was liS,an.n ?rthers offer today HOW) to $C00 on Roosevelt, far V every bet ottered so rj .has been covered at Uie ut montlned and money iwS t0 be P'ontlful on both Darin .Blg Gamblers are pro of ie t0T nn active exchange Brlnv0ney oa e'ectlon. John lftftn'nof Now York. who won a Parlor McK,nIojr ls l,ett,nB Funeral of Asa Le Grow. Walla Walla, Aug. 12. The fune ral of Asa Le Grow took place at 11:30 o'clock this morning from the family residence at Birch and Pa louse streets. Rev. Andreas Bard, rector of St. Paul's KplsroDal church, officiated at the house, Tho services at the grave were conducted by the local lodge of Elks, The body of Mr. Le Grow arrived yesterday morning from Portland, accompanied by tho threo children, Mrs. T. M. Winn, Mrs. Robert Walsh and Kay S. Le Grow. WILL NOW FIGHT TO LUST DITCH IN PORT ARTHUR Strikers Enraged at Refusal ;Attacte Renewed Wjth FlJry of the Packers to Deal for1 . ... ri u ana nusiuuiii: uiamui iui ATTEMPT TO KIDNAP. Peace, DONNELLY WILL ENLIST j ALL UNION FORCES, j I i His Men Will Not Yield a Point, But J Will Begin an Active, Bitter Warj on the Obstinate Trust All Other Unions and the General Public Will ' Be Appealed to for Aid and Sym-, pathy Trust Goods to Be Boycotted But Other Goods Will Be Delivered 1 4 Capitulation of the Fort, FIVE DIVISIONS NOW BESIEGE STRONGHOLD. Promptly- -Strik Ic Just Brnlnnlnn. t Russian Fleet Has Surely Escaped Battleships Sighted at Saddle Islands, and Destroyers Arrive at Shanghai The Czarowltch Was Sunk In the Battle Outside of Port Arthur Harbor Japanese Have Lost 12,055 Men During the Strug gle. Eleven-Year-Old Boy's Presence of Mind Frustrated the Plan. Portland. Aug. 12. An unknown man who escaped though hotly pur sued down Slxih street, probably at tempted to kidnap C-yonr-old Lewis Johnson, who was playing with com panions nt tho corner of Park and Harrison streets. The stranger pick ed tho lad up and started away with him, presumably with tho purpose of putting him Into a nearby buggy. An other small boy who was playing near, snw tho net nnd ran after tho man nnd hoy, halloaing "kidnapper." This wns rapidly attracting th,o at tention of pnsscrshy, when the man carrying tho boy dropped hla burden .1 I ti iw.H 1 tin rt wr tttti itrt j ill 111 I II 1 11 1 11 1 .f.J II 1IIU 'IIIU tho outcry, cmiKoci nnti noni mm in n moment, and then nmdo hist .escape The Indy whose presence of mind in thought to linvo saved tho Johnson hoy, 19 Charles Fine, and ho l 11 years of nge. Chicago, Aug. 12. President Don nelly declared this morning that the! Loudon, Aug. 12. Tho Yinkow refusal of the packers to listen to a correspondent to the Gazette reports plan for mediation means that tho j that five Japanese divisions com strike will be fought out to the last mcuced a fresh nssault on Port Ar ditch. He says the men will make no re cession from the stand taken and the strike will be extended to cover every class of labor handling packing house products, not only In Chicago, but all over the United States. Threats are made that boycotts are to be ordered an every possible measure taken to hinder the packers on a non-union basis. "We are determined to win this ; Etiike and we are going to win it," i said Donnelly. "We are prepared for a long struggle and we believe tho other unions and the general public will stand by us to the end." Business Agent Kelly of the Market Drivers' Union, ts preparing a plan to ' caro for the deliveries to retailers, j but will handle no supplies from tho packing houses involved In the strike. I Rioting Is Increasing. j Considerable rioting is accompany-! Ing the delivery of meat down in the t town district today. Large crowds of strikers and sympathizers surrounded ; the non-union wagons and hurled mis siles at the drivers. Serious assaults were averted by a large detachment j of police. ' The police are dispersing the crowds which gather at the markets. The temper of tho strikers Is ugly since the decision of the packers not to accept mediation. Disturb ances are becoming more general. Negro Scab Shoots Into Crowd. A crowd of 40o 'strikers attacked the Lake Shore train carrying CO non union negroes from Pittsburg. They threw stones at the cars and broke mary windows. A negro drew a re volver and fired several shots Into .lie crowa, wnicn scaiiersa. -rne po thur Thursday. The inhabitants are furiously demanding capitulation, The report concluded: Anarchy reigns In Port Arthur, Japanese Have Lost 12,055. Washington, Aug. 12. Tho Japan ese legation today gave out n table of casualties suffered by tho Japan ese army up to and including Aug' ust 1. Tho total loss is estimated at 12,055. Has the Fleet Escaped? I,ondon, Aug. 12. A dispatch from Shanghai this afternoon reports the nrrlval there of a Russian torpedo boat destroyer, presumably ono from the Port Arthur fleet. The dispatch adds: "It Is reported at Shanghai that four Russian battleships aro in the neighborhood of Saddle Islands 70 Jiuloa southeast of Shanghai. " Sea Fight Off Port Arthur. London, Aug. 12. A cablegram to the Jnpancse legation says according to a report, the Russian squadron emerged from Port Arthur, was at' tacked by our fleet south of Vengo, and dispersed, the cruisers Askold Novlk, another cruiser and a dC' stroyer took refuge at Llao Chow, Another destroyer took refugo at Cheo Foo. On August 11, five Russian battle ships, one cruiser, probably tho Diana, ono hospital ship and several tornado boat destroyers seemed to have regained -ort Arthur harbor. Our fleet is believed to have escaped uamagc. Russian Battleship Sunk. Toklfl Atlir 1! Tnir,, ronnrtu tlin .ill; i iunu, n .i i , a uluiii.vu, . uu- , , ----o. - - - n iv,,u,.a lice filled to find the man who fired Russian battleship Czarowltch, proh ably sunk In tho engagement outside of Port Arthur Wednesday. Squadron Said to Have Escaped St. Petersburg, Aug. 12. Tho em peror has received a long telegram rrom Kai Chow and tho nows that York by the packers to work for tho '"" uaiiiosuips aro now oi Natlnn.-il nnH the Schwartzsch hi and """""".' "ao ii:uivuu wuu Krum the shuts. Strikers Deserting the Ranks. One hundred and twenty-six butch ers have deserted the union and aro now on the way to Kansas Gtty and Omaha to take the place of strikers. lxty bu'ehers were sent to New Sulzberger plants. Twenty-two for mer union men have reported at tho Hammond plant and six were taken back at Armour s. MURDERERS TO BE SHOT. Mexicans Who Killed Two Americans to Pay Death Penalty. El Paso. Aug. 12. Commandant ITorro ami two policemen who killed ! T-.l -.1 T n,f.im-i n m A Hln., TIT-.. two Americans, are sentenced to bo shot. Influential relatives secured a stay, but tho execution will probably follow as sentiment against them ls high IDAHO NOMINEES. Republicans Turn Down John R. Mor rison and Nominate Frank Gooding for Governor. The Idaho republicans In conven tion at Moscow, havo nominated tho following state ticket: For governor, Frank R. Gooding; congress. Burton L. French; lieuten ant governor. Dr. B. . Stevens; su preme Judge, I. N. Sullivan; secre tary of state. Will 11. Gibson; treas urcr, H. NCoffin; attorney general, John J- Guheen; auditor, Robert W. Bragaw; supctlntendent of schools, May L, Scott, and for mine inspector, Robert E. Bell. The combination which defeated Governor Morrison was engineered by W. E, Borahs, who expects to bo United States senator, next winter. Ernest Ploeger, of Marshfleld, Or., accidentally killed himself with a 22 calibre revolver, Thursday. Beat His Mother.ln-Law, Seattle. Aug. 12. B. F. Wood, a So attle man, slapped bis wife In a quar rel, when his motber-ln-Iaw Interfer ed, thinking that her daughter was about to recelvo a beating. Wood then turned upon the old lady and brutally beat her with his fists. Tho old lady, who Is over 70 years old, was unconsrjous when the police were called. Wood was arrested. satisfaction by tho admiralty as Indl eating that tho bulk of tho squadron nas escaped Fleet Arriving at Shanghai. Washington, Aug. 12. Consul Gen eral Goodnow, of Shanghai, cahfes uio department of state that ono Rus slan torpedo boat destroyer arrived there today, and that four more aro expected tomorrow. Russia 8ays Not Proper. St. Petersburg. Auk. 12. The Rub slan government has sent a vigorous protest to the Japanese government and a copy to the powers, against tho attack on tho Russian destroyer uyusniieiini, m Choe Foo harbor, BUTCHERIES TO STOP. Four Hundred Leaders of Armenlnan Outrages Under Arrest. Vienna, Aug. 12. Tho Constantino- pie correspondent of Die Zeit reports that tho Armenian foment In Turkey is increasing. Already more than 100 leaders of tho movement liavo been arrested. IRRIGATION LAWS MUST BE AMENDED Walla Walla, Aug. 12. Before the j to harmonlzo tho state laws with the Joint meeting held In this city yester- j national reclamation, day afternoon between tho Oregon!,. Mr Newell In his address before and Washington state irrigation com- lfiZ$?X too Z7Z missions and V. H. Newell, chief en- among 13 Western states and throe glneor of tho government reclamation territories. Tho scheme for irrigat service. Maurice Bien, counsel for , ing the Palouso country, said tho en the service, submitted a draft of the , glneer, depends upon getting the proposed amendment to the state lr-1 proper rights of way for tho canal, rlgatlon Jaws. j ..It ,g tho on, avallabIo proJect , Tho article Is quite lengthy and Washington at tho present time." he deals with all Uio phases of the ir- said. "Railroad construction inter rlgatlon of arid lands, Its purposo Is feres with the plan to some extent " Walla Walla Pioneer Dead. Wnllu Walln, Aug. 12. Obcdlnh Oahorn, prominent In Wnlla WW hi omi ty as preacher, politician and fnrmcr, died yesterday of paralysis, after a brief Illness. Mr, Osborn wns born In Illinois In 1836. Hu camu to the Walln Walla country In tho early days nnd until 18(19 was pastor of tho local United Brethren church. After ins retirement from tho pulpit ho on gaged In farming. Ho wns nt ono time ono of tho populist lenders of tho state. Chicago Wheat Quiet. Chicago, Aug 12. Old September opened at $1.0GV& nnd closed nt $1.02; now Soptcmhor opened nt $1.0376 nnd closed at $1.03. Corn opened nt 51 nnd closed G3-- Oats opened 34, closed 33. RAILROAD VALUES ARE REDUCED WALLA WALLA COUNTY CUTS THE ASSESSMENT. Board of Equalization Grants a Par tial Concession to the O. R. &. N. and W. & C. R., Reducing the As sessments on Both Roads From $10,000 to $7,500 Per Mile Side tracks Reduced From $3000 to $2,- 000 Per Mile. Walla Walla, Aug. 12. Tho Walla Walla county commissioners sitting as a board of equalization yesterday nrtcrnoon, decided to reduco tho as ses8ment of tho O. R. & N tho W, & C. R. nnd tho Northern Pacific railway from $10,000 a mllo to $7,500, or 25 per cent lower than tho figures set by Assessor Bcrryman. In tho matter of sldo tracks, tho assessment was reduced from $3000 a mllo to $2000. The railway comna nlcs requested a reduction to $5,280 n mllo tho same as last year. ENDANGERED BY FIRE. British Columbia Town Surrounded and Appeals for Help. Vancouver, U. C. Aug. 12. Tho mill town of Hastings, which Is real ly n suburb of Vancouver. Is In great danger from iorost fires, and unlosa thoro Is holp from Vancouver, or olso a good rain wiinin 48 hours, undoubt edly tho placo Is doomed, as thoro Is flio In every direction within a dls tanco of a f,ow miles, Tho provincial "oliro and tho flro department o Vancouver will bo ordorod out this afternoon In nil probability, as Uio oxpectcd chango In tho wind can do no good, tho flro now being on nil sides of the placo. Texas Stenographers. Dallas. Texas, Aug. 12. Tho Toxuh Stato Stenographers' Association bo Ban a two days' convention In Dallas today with a good attendance of mom hers from various purts of tho state Tho officers in chnrgu of tho conven tion aro President J. If. Swopo of Houston, nnd Secretary Hone Hurr son Hawkins of Fort Worth. Tho most Important matter nn for rnnnlit. oration is tho law rolatlng to tho pay or court stenographers, which the stenographers bollove should bo amended. BUTTER CREEK T ABANDONED John T. Whistler, Engineer in Charge, is Still Conducting. Surveys, FIRST RESERVOIR SITE WAS NOT FEASIBLE. Crews Are Searching nnd Prospecting for Other .Sites and .Willie the Chances Seem Now Against the' Project, tho Service Has No Inten tion of Abandoning the Field Until Every Spot Is Investigated Mal heur Project Is Almost Certain to Be Completed From Present Out look It Comes First In Oregon. To Force Eight Hour Day. St. Louis, Aug. 12. Tho Tynournnh. Icnl Union today concurred In tho ro- port of tho commltteo on nn eight nour uay, nxing January 1, J!)0(i, when the rulo will bocomo effoctivo or a general striko will bo cnlled. Tho acceptance of tho question will bo loft to a referendum vote of tho subordinate unions. Powder Mill Explosion. Wllkosbarre, Pa.. Auk. 12. Anoth. er explosion occurred nt tho Oliver Powder Mills at Laurol Run. this afternoon. Eight employes aro re. ported terribly. If not fatally burned Tho mills caught fire. It may bo hard t' teach a doir now tricks, but it's a blamed sight harder t' mako him forcet old ones. Luk the Loon. John T. W..istler, .engineer In charge of tho reclamation service In Oregon this morning snld to tho East Oregonlnn: "Tho Umntllln reclamntlou project has not been abandoned by no means. A recognlznncp party of four men is nt work nit tho time and will bo In tho fluid all Bummer, doing tho work Hint Is necessarily preliminary to all undertakings of tho kind nuywhero. These men nro out with pack horsos, thoroughly exploring tho territory in Morrow nnd Umntllln countlos, wherein reservoir sites aro doslrablo nnd may yot bo located. Theso men tako barometrical observation, nscor taln Icvols, etc. Butter Creek iot Abandoned, "Whether these men's work will re sult In n reservoir being located, is another proposition. It may, or may not. No man can yet tell. At tho samn time, it is only fair to ntato that tho probabilities are strongly against the location of a reservoir nnywhoro In tho KO-cnllcd Buttor creek country. This is not saying that tho territory Is actually and definitely abandoned, becnuso it Is not. If it wcro, tho rccognlznnco party spoken of would not he at work but would bo taken out of tho field. "However, It does not now appear that n suitable roservolr slto can bo found in thnt country. Tho first slto, which was eight miles directly south of Coyote, was nbnndoned bocauso the test pits disclosed thnt it was underlaid with n bed of coarse sand from two or three to 00 feet in depth, which wholly disqualified It for tho purpose Intended. "This slto wus nu Ideal ono so far ns levels, location and rclntlon to tho surrounding country woro concerned, and contained approximately 10 square miles. It lay In tho oxtromo eastern edge of Morrow county, and had It had tho right kind of a sub stratum would have been fed from the Umatilla river, "Should tho rucognlznnco work now In progress rosult In tho location of a reservoir slto that la really availa ble, which Is of course possible even If unlikely, It will bo oxplolted In Its turn by tho government, whou funds become avnllublo. It would tnlto lt turn nl'ter tho Malheur project, which has tho call now, "ThoBO facts being consldorcd, It may bo that Mr, Newell mild to his Wullu Wnlla Intorvlowors that noth ing will or con bo dono with tho Uma tilla county project until tho Mnlhour project, which has procedonco, ls fur ther advanced. "It Is too bad that many homestond ors havo locatod In tho Buttor crook country on tho strength of tho pre liminary work done ihoro, mid itBlnst my urgont advice and that of othora. Muny of them havo inveatod from small sums up to $1000, and nro still waiting patlonty for tlio highly Im probable to happen." Wettest Spot on Earth, Groytown, Nlcnraguri, la tho wottest placo lu tho world. Its mean iinnnnl rnlnfull bolng 2GQ Inches, with Now York nt 15 Inches, San Frnnclsco, 24.08 Inches and Denver nt 14.0 In ches, Among tho drvost la Yiimn Ariz., with but 2.9 Indues of rainfall during tho year. Czar's Heir Is a Boy. St. Petersburg, Aug. 12. Tho czarina today gavo birth to a boy. Tho future rulor of tho Russlas was born at 3 a. in., and on tho announcement that his heir was a son, tho czar oxhlblted tho wildest de light und embraced tho attend ng physician, Dr. Rott. Thoro is great rejoiclns In St, Petersburg over tho event The brothers nnd nephews of the czar are no longer In lino lor tin- throne. The heir will be named Alexis, III I I. IV,' : .f! Iif. ' Mi it 1 ,3 m m !. it S'' '.hi u HI m':1 I., I " A 'II- ' W .!, Mi 9 ! . V',