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Advertising, loss buslncso; I , advertising, more business. 4jese rules Invariably hold good. PENDLETON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OBEGON, SATURDAY, AUGl'ST 20. 1004. )U5 J he FIGHT IS NOW RAGING lanese Armins Are Shelling ... r i Pnrt Arthur at uiose Range. ilAVIEST CANINADING EVER HEARD BY VETERANS Ljnese Army Has Closed In on the Forts and the Firing All Along the Front Is Terrible Supreme Strug ! gle of the War Is Being Made All Russian Reserve Officers Have Been Ordered to Report for Duty Fall of Port Arthur Seems to Be Only a Matter of Hours. Chee Foo, Aug. 20. The Japanese I ire believed to be making the su preme effort of the war, in an assault on Port Arthur. All the outside forces were drawn closer this morn Is;, aid the fighting was at its height ill along the entire line of fortifications. The cannonading at daylight was lilt most terrific ever heard by old luteins of the former European . inn. ine itussian guns were an njrt$ with almost equal force and I lie neatest battle of the war is now I ten; fought. The Japanese have advanced to bet I ler positions and are directing their inrelth terrible results on the Rus i. uu liner iorts. BIG ELECTRIC COMPANY. Willamette Valley Corporation Capi talized at $1,000,000. Salem, Aug. 20. The Willamette Valley Electric Company filed arti cles of incorporation with Secretary of State Dunbar yest.erday afternoon. The incorporators aro J. F. Wilson, M. F. Taft and M. J. Wllsey and .the principal office is at Eugene. The articles of Incorporation de clare that the following electric lines will be constructed: Eugene to Port land; Eugene to Coos Bay; Eugene to Belknap Springs; Eugene to Flor ence. The capital stock Is $1,000,000, and the incorporators nro backed, It Is said, by Arizona capital. Chinese Student Assaulted. Seattle, Aug. 20. Lin Tons, a 14- year-old Celestial, who Is nttendlntr the local Chinese mission here, was cut badly, in sevoral places on the hand and struck in tho head with n rock and then kicked into insensibili ty last night about 9:30 o'clock, near tho corner of Maynard avenue and Washington street. His assailants are unknown, but Tone says that one of them was a man wearing a yellow and white striped sweater. Tong was attended by a Chinese doctor after the affrny. mm REACHES LEITER PRICES May Soars to $1.16 on the Chicago Market This Af ternoon. HIGHEST PRICE PAID SINCE THE LEITER DEAL, Four Drowned in Cloudburst. El Paso, Aug. 20. In a second cloudburst near Globe, Ariz., yester; day afternoon, Charles Sims. Mrs. Hurd, Miss Moody and John Epley were drowned. Tho bodies were all recovered. Umatilla County Prices Reach 70 Cents for Club and 75 for Blucstem Over 90,000 Bushels Sold Yester day and Today E. W. McComas Says Prices Are Now Too High to Permit of Export High Priced Bluestem Can Be Sold in California, But the Market for Club Is Shaky, HOIW ie Fortress Must Soon Fall. Chee Foo, Aug. 20. The Japanese I consul at Tien Tslu has just arrived and sajs today's assault on Port Ar thur is directed nunlnsf Mm fnrtrnnann I .. tJ - I nj m& entire front of the port, "It's He Japanese's supremo effort, lownicn ail the recont battles hav teen preliminary. I firmlv bRlievn IWrtArtnur Will Bonn lio In nnr , .. - The Diana Is Safe. or. Petersburg. Auc. 20. A tele. Ue,m has been received from Mukd.cn Bs!ouncIrig that the Russian cruiser J. whlch took part in the sortie "the port Arthur squadron a week f. has arrived nt Saigon, French 1w.mil, unina. The Advance on Mukden. Toklo, Aug. 20. The Japanese yes way occupied Anschan Chan, half r between Llao Yang and Hal ueog. The Russian forces of the retreated toward Mukden. nansnip ReDorted sunk. Cheo Poo. Auc. 20. A rumor In rnr. irom Russian snnrrna Hint Tn, r' Rsmp has beon sunk. There p no confirmation of the report. Preparlnn for the Sleae. ROme. AUCT. 90 A rlfanntnt. II lays Gennrnl Rtnnoaoi nn.mnn.in Im ;i Artnur. llas divided his forces p three sections, each eight hours lrine tho 24 hours thus fnr. i ....rus or uie force is on duty. cr Thanks Port Arthur. fit tw i . It,, ;, '" b. ine czar telegraphed his thanks to General r?sel and tho men under him for ueiense Of Port Arthur from .Tnn. "IIUCKB, Tha . i v . K,ura rea: m my name . t miasm comraanas you J ngratulato tho garrison, troops. Uur f - V ,ui"""au oi rorc Ar- I Jul. ? " ""ccess or tlie battle of It i. .I' ,27 and 28- 1 'y lieliove L? 'nolr desire to support by I C.-.?T"'f ,ne elory of our arms. Mr"'1"' "lank you all. Lot the liem if .?Vhe A'm'shty rest upon the f the,r ,mrd tasl Preserving ..;.'or,res8 from thn lllUi." Escannri 41.. la......' St. Pplopol... ... Porti .V . . 'bl au. u is re- Ma . .atJho Rosalan cruiser Novlk tj6Th' 'au.ngtau after taking ref feS'0' 18 -ours has arrivod nt ln If port, on tho Island of Sag- Calling Out Reserves. C8?,te,r8bure' Ae- 20. The czar eniJ . an u,aB0 summoning to ' Spire th rcservo ftIcer of i inJRuM,an Cruiser Sighted. st. p.to' ""! uispatcn irom trUer nf8 urg 8aya tn Russian pihern h 7 cncrnlng whoso fnto Kit. v i -a been en flighted off Hong Kong. f'iW f? "isslan admiral wtin nlinmnr. jU&Pfi Jwra Port Arthur last 8ttyB thl -Tnnnnnasi trAoOtle "uuLJ'Jy ma: t the out- v.w ill 1 1 1 it noplinr F. HALEY KILLED Bf TRAIN R. & N. BRAKEMAN IN FATAL ACCIDENT LAST NIGHT. Train Switching at Divide Station, Between Wallula and Walla Walla, Was Backed Over Haley, Whose Right Leg Was Cut Off at Hip Died on Operating Table This Morn ing in Walla Walla Hospital Well Known ,ln Pendleton Was Recent ly Married to Minerva Glnn. Howard F. 'Haley, an O. R. & N. freight brakeman, well known in Pendleton, was run over by an engine last night and fatally injured. The accident occurred near Divide station between Wallula and Walla Walla, The injured man was jtaken to Walla Walla this morning and died on tho operating table at the Walla Walla hospital. His right leg was cut off just below the hip. Haley was mar ried less than three months ago to Miss Minerva Glnn, of Walla Walla. The train was switching at a 8t&, tion known as Bluff Siding, when the accident occurred. Haley was running behind the train when the engine was suddenly reversed and before the brakeman could step aside he was struck. Haley had been in the employ of the O. R. & N. Co. for several years, and up to the last two days had been on the Walla Walla-Pendleton mixed run with Conductor Mcnzles. He was 27 years of ago and a member of the Odd Fellows and the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen. The funeral will bo hold In Walla Walla under the auspices of the I. O. O. F. Mrs. Haley formerly resided near Athena, and taught school in this county. She Is a member of the alumni of the Eastern Oregon State Normal school at Weston. LARGE AC..EAGE OF WHEAT. Average ot tignteen uusneis on Twenty-two Hundred Acres. Tho 2200 acres, or slightly more, of winter wheat bolonging to M. M. Wy rick, six miles east of Echo, will average 18 bushels per acre, and the quality Is much better than tho aver ago of even th.s year. It is all blue- stem. It was cut with two headers and one combine, and that cut by the headers was threshed with a separa tor. All tho machinery except tho combine belongs to Mr. Wyrick. The combine belongs to the Sparks Bros, In addition to the wheat crop, Mr. Wyrick cut 140 acres of barley and 300 acres of ryo, both of which are known to have yielded well, but the exact amount Is not known, as none of It has beon threshed. There will not bo ns much wheat sown In that neighborhood this fall as last. Laundry Wagon Runaway. A Pondioton Steam Laundry wagon team, driven by "Smoky" Nolf." ran away In Main street this morning and aft,or nn exciting gallop of two blocks stopped of their own accord at Car- noy's stable. Nolf had tho lines In 'ills hands during the race, but was unablo to control tho animals. Tho Japaneso have gathered un hundreds of head of cattlo around Port Arthur and have driven them in herds nil over tho country adjacent to the port, to explode any possible hid- don mines planted on the roads. Chicago, Aug. 20. Wheat was wild' er than ever todny. All provlous rec ords were hroKen, As to advance price and changes, the excitement has passed. Reports of rain and more detailed accounts of rust In the Northwest, sent May to $1.1CU, the highest price since the Lelter deal. New September opened nt $1.11, clos ed" at $1.10; May, $1.16 and $1.15. Corn, 53'54. Oats, 3434. Local Prices Are Soaring. Willi club offering at 70 cents and bluestem at 75 cents on the local market yesterday and today, 90,000 bushels of wheat was sold in Umatil la county Yet with prices higher than they have been nt any time this year, there is not as much wheat moving as there was two woks ago when but CO cents was offered for club. "It all depends now upon tho Chi cago market," declared E. W. McCo mas, of the Northwest Elevator Com prny. "a great many farmers aro becoming excited and seem to think they can set their pegs at almost any figure and win out. But the Chicago market can go down Just as rapidly as It has advanced. "I am speaking of the club market. Bluestem is safe enough for wo can difipose of that in Californlo. We are paying more money now for wheat than we can afford to export It for." FEWER HORSES SICK. Not a Horse Has Died In Tutuilla Country During This Harvest. J. B. Owens, of Tutuilla, has liar STRIKERS HAV A TRUMP CARD Donnelly Says the Public Will Be Shocked When All the Story is Told. PACKERS CANNOT QUARTER MEN IN STOCKYARDS. Mayor Will Issue an Order Against Strike Breakers. Occupying Unfit Houses Health Laws Are Being Violated Packers Say They Will Occupy the Quarters In Defiance of the Law Donnelly Goes West Crowd of Strikers Attack Lake Shore Train, Injuring Officer of the Hammond Company. Chicago, Aug. 20. "I see no peaco In sight except on .conditions of the packers' surrender unconditionally. When tho people of Chicago hear tho full report of last night's meeting of labor officials they will be astounded. We have the trump card to play," said President Donnelly this morning He, with other union officials, leave todny for Western strike points to investigate conditions. Packers Will Violate the Law. In a statement this afternoon the mickenr sav thev don't , attach much importance to tho mayor's order for the evacuation of the stockyards buildings In use as living quarters by strike breakers. It is beiloved by corporation counsel that the act is Justified by tho present emergency in using the plants for this purpose. They will resist the enforcement of the order of tho courts. Cannot House Men In Unfit Place. After the meeting tho packers to- Gay reliably reported that they had decided to ask a writ of Injunction restraining th.o city from Interfering with the housing of strike breakers at tho packing plants. President Donnelly referring to tho action of the mayor indicating that packerB shall no longer house strike breakers, said: 'Tho packers have no trouble In getting men out of the plants and yards, but tho non-union men will not bo nble to get back to work." LOCAL OPTION ACTIVITY. Portland Temnerance People File a Petition 600 Strong. Portland, Aug. 20. Locnl option Ists are becoming nctlvo. In nntlclpn Hon of tho Novembor election. A po tltlon for a voto on whothcr tho coun ty shall bo without Intoxicants for consumption by everybody "hnvlng tho price" until a year from next Juno hn been filed with county clerk. The petition contnlns nbu 550 nnmes. Tho voto will bo for tho wholo county. If tho county votes for no liquor each precincts gets no liquor. If ho county votes for tho snlo of liquor nny precinct that votes other wise will hnvo to do without It. Tho proponents of prohibition sny Hint thoy expect ninny precincts to voto against tho snlo of liquor, but hardly expect tho county to favor prohibition ns a unit. The O. R. & N. Branch Done. Stnrbuck, Aug. 20. Tho work on tho Knhiotus-Conncll brnnch of tho O. R. & N., which has been progress ing for tho past three weeks is about completed and the trnfflc will bo commenced over tho new lino today or tomorrow. Boy Drowned at Lewlston. Luwlston, Aug. 20. Percy Boeman, aged 12, was drowned yesterday at tho swimming holo, about n mllo south of tho bridge, while In bathing with a number of smnll,cr boys in Snnko river. Strikers Attack a Train. Chicago, Aug. 20. A crowd of Btrlkers fired a volley ot missiles at vested 'lG0 acre's of wheat of excollent1? L?lt0 Sl'S. l!ra'n "ylng strike quality which yielded 30 bushels per i brea,cr nt Fortieth and Stewart ave acre. The acreage ot wheat that will ! "uo- J' G' Baywulter. an officer of bo sown on Tutuilla this fall will bo tUe "umni0lJ packing Company, was about the same as last fall. I ftruc' ,on tho h0.a' a"' t,lken to tho Mr. Owens reports less sickness ,10s',1,aI unconscious. amoug horses than Is usual at this time of the year, and none at all have Non-Union Mani Badly Used Up. died during harvest in that neighbor-' Chicago, Aug. 20. Allen Patten, a hood, which is unusual for any wheat colored non-union workman, was growing district uunng harvest, even I found at C this morning near tho with the greatest care, and is espec- stockyards unconscious, his right eye UMATILLA ROCK WEAPON JOHN WA LLETSIE AS SAULTED H. E. JENSEN. White Mam Befriended Drunken Umatilla and Was Afterward At. tacked Quarrelsome Indian Strikes Farmer on Head With Heavy Rock Inflicting Severe Scalp Wounds Warrant Out for the Slwash. lally unusual considering tho uncom moniy hot weather which prevailed this year for a large part of that time. Mr, Owens has worked 40 head most of tho time since cutting began. REAL ESTATE ACTIVITY. Many Lots and Houses Now Changing Hands In the City and Future Out look is Good. Real estate In Pendleton is moving more rapidly this week than for some time and a good trade In residences and vacant lots is looked for this fall before school begins, as many people aro coming to town for tho benefit of school. Following aro some of the sales made by tho Wade & Son' real estato firm In tho past few days: E. B. Hoover, 200 acres on the Uma. tllia river to E. J, Brotherington. uivira MCAiee, 400 acres near Nye. to Charles Cunningham. E. T. Wade and wife to T. C. Cas- tleman. lot 9. block 4. Switzler'a art. ditlon. W. G, Cole to E. T. Wade, kit i. block C, Cole's addition. W, R. Frey. residence on Smith Main, to Frank Baling. almost gouged from bin head, and his iert eyo badly lacertod. He will prob auiy cue. Assaults on strlko breakers con tlnue to be reported from tho yards. Scabs Live Like Animals. Kansas City, Aug. 20. The packing iraues council will apply to tho may or of Kansas City, Kan., to stop tho pacKers irom housing strike breakers at the plants. Five hundred ore cared for in this manner, CRITICAL KAI8ER. Extolls the Organization of the Jap- anese Army. r i t. . . ... yuiBvi, i-russia, Aug, . zu, Alter a review of troops by the kaiser today ins majesty summonod tho senior of ficers of the garrison and delivered a lecturo on tho lessons of war In tho rar isast. Ho relentlessly criticised uussia, wnile tho marveloun nrirnnl ation of the Japanese he extolled. Senator Hoar Still Alive. Worcester. Auc. 20. is still alive early toduy, and rosted comfortably during tho ulizht. m family Is constantly near him. RAILRDAD MEf'J '5 PIGN TOMORROW Tlu O. R. & N. company has made ararngoments to run several extra cars attached to No. C, the morning train, for the benefit of those who may attond lo railroad picnic at Meacham tomorow. The cars will be Picked up hero and set out at Meach am, to be returned on No. C, arriving hore at 11 o'clock p. m. It Is expect ed that COO noonlo will attond tha nlc. nlc from La Grands nnd Elgin, ns tho event is on,o of worthy charity, tho funds to go to the support of tho Railroad Men's Home nf HieMnmi Park, 111. Trap shooting, baseball, basket dinners and refreshments of all kinds will be part of tho ontertalnment, bo sid.es an outdoor dance on tho plat form. A largo number of Pendleton sports men are going to Meacham Jrom here, as the trapshootlug is to bo one of tho principal events of tho day. La Grande shooters will bo there In force and an Interesting meoting Is anticipated. Sevoral parties hay been formed to make tho trln tncatii'. .er and there promlsos to bo the larg- oi i-iuwu over gatuereu at Meacham. Tho round trip faro Js $1 and there will be plenty of room for everybody John Wa lletslo, a Umatlllu, is wanted on a chargo of assnult with a dangerous weapon. In a complaint filed In tho stato circuit court this morning, Deputy District Attorney H. E. Collier charges Wa lletslo with attacking If. Ii. Jensen, a whlto mun, with a rock. Tho rrlmo is alleged to hnvo taken place ut tho farm of Charles Wllkins, nenr this city. Jensen found a drunk en Indian lvlng by tho roadside and took him' to- the house. Tliero ho gave tho man a drink of water nnd allowed him to remain In tho shade. Wa lletslo rodo up and began quarreling with tho other Indian nnd Jensen ordered them both from tho place. Thoy went outsldo tho fence and tho drunken man started away nut wn lletslo nttompted to return and when Jcnsou closed tho gato on lilm, ho drew a rock from his pocket nun struck tho wmto man. Jensen's scalp was lacornted by a JjIow from tho rock and one of his ears wns cut. It Is claimed that tho Indian who throw tho rock was not under the Influonco of liquor. T, C. FELL TELLS OF FAR NORTH Former Pendleton Man Has Mined Four Seasons at. Circle City, Alaska. LARGE COMPANIE8' NOW OP ERATING BEST CLAIMS. Day of the Individual Miner Is Past Says the Famous Tannana Dis trict Is No Place for Poor Men Ynklma Sheep Are Worth $25 Each In the North Some Parts of Alaska Will Be an Agricultural Country Mr. Fell Operates 75 Miles North of Dawson City. Colored Rapist Discharged. Walla Walla, Aug, 20. William Wll son. colored, of tho Ninth envairy who wns urrcsioa two days ago charged with criminally assaulting 15-year-old Mario Marquis, a whlto gin, Huh been discharged from cus tody on account of lack of ovldonco When first arrested Wilson was taken beforo tho girl and she Is ullogod to havo identified him ns the man who wronged her. On tho witness stand ji.-oic-rnuy uuernoon tno k rl was crosB-cxumlncd by Wilson, who con ducted his own enso, nnd she refused to stnto positively that ho waa tho guilty person. Elegant Masonic Home. Hpokuno, Auk. 20. Tho MiiRrinu havo about closed tho contract with Fred Phalr. contractor, for tho uon or me superstructure of Mason ic Temple, which will cost $75,000. TWO FRAUDULENT CHECKS First National Receives Cheeks Draw by Men Not Known Here. The First National Bank of tiiio city Is tho Victim Of two fraudulnnt checks drawn on tho local Institution and cashed la Spokane. Tho two bo gus cheeks, one for $15 and tho other for $10, wero received tnrough tho malls this morning for collection. Tho checks Dear tho name of C. F. uaira ami ar.o drawn In favor of E, E. Hall. Nolthcr name is k nnwn nf iht renmeion oanu, T. C. Fell, formerly of Pondioton, but now ongnged in mining near Cir cle City, Alaska, is In town today, visiting his mothor, Mrs. C. E. Foil. Mr, Fell left tho far north about two weeks ago. IIo hns beon opcrntlng In Alaska for four seasons and will ro- turn ngnlu in the spring. "Tho day of the Individual minor In Alaska und In tho Yukon territory," said Mr. Foil, "la gone. Largo com panies nro grndually gaining control of tho mineral clnlms nnd It will ho but a short time until tho small mino- owner will bo numhorod with tho things tliat wero." Mr. Fell declnrcs Hint where tho larger compnnlea aro working over old diggings, hotter results are being obtained Hum when tho claims wro first oponed. "This 1h duo mainly to tho fact thnt whon tho mines woro first developed most of tho earnings wero used In paying oxponseH," The season throughout Alaska hns been very backward and minors havo complained of much wot woathor. Whoro Mr. Foil and his pnrty aro working thoy wero vlsitod In July by a siuldon cloudburst and ono man on thn creek was drowned. "Our cabins escaped the flood," ho said, "hut our engine was carried down stream sov- ornl ynrdH. A peculiar foaturo of tho moving of tho onglno was tho fact that It was not Injured so much us tho breaking of the glass tubes in tho water gauges." Somo of tho mining companies ex porlonco troublo in securing compo tout help. Mr. Fell says tho uecrot lies lu having n good cook. "Keep a man's stomach filled with good food nnd plenty of It," ho said, "nnd ho will stand a great deal of hard work in all kinds of wenthor without com pllaiiln." . Whero "thii F.ell party Is working Is ono of tho oldost mining settlements in Alaska, Tho creek has beon oper ated on Blnco 1803, nnd yet th.o first Klondike rush did not occur until 1807. "Wo nro sltuatod about 300 miles north or Dawson and 75 miles north of tho now Tannana diggings," continued tho minor. "During tho rush to tho latter plnco last spring I saw at least 500 men, women nnd children. going down tho river In Binnll boats. But tho Tannana Is no place at prosont for a man without capital. Tho mineral thoro Ih low grade oro and it will tnko fully two yeurH beforo tho proper machinery la Installed to work tho claims, Thon It will bo a groat camp," Mining brokers, or "nanor mlnnm" ns they nro roforrcd to by Alaskans, according to Mr. Foil, nro practically unKnown In tho northorn torrltory, "Tho mlnoownors haven't tlmo to. deal In stocks; thoy nro busy getting. mo reai nrucio out of tho earth." As an agricultural country. Mr. Foil says portions of Alaska resemble Norway. "Potatoes, cabbago. oats and wild timothy," ho romnrkod, "aro raised to ndvantago. Vegetables bring BUch good prices that tho far. mor Is Justified In going to considera te oxpenso in thoir cultivation. ine banks ot tho atroamu In num. mor uro nblnzo with tiowora. nmi blueberries grow In groat abundance" un ins way out Mr. Foil met n drover from North Yakima with u oanii or mutton sheen that ho wiu taking to Tannana. "Th bring $25 a head thoro," he romarkod. ueorgu i' on. a bronor of T. 13. Foil s Htlll at tho camn nbovo CIrelo nirv and will not leavo Alaska for n'mouth yet. ,T. 13, Foil makes his homo In Portland nnd will return thoro after a. few days' visit In this city. ,. DeePeBt Hole In tho Earth. The deopest boro holo In tho world Is on.o thnt Is located near Lipslc. Gormany, Tho object of tho hole -was in uoiurmimiig wnother coal "It is simply a case of fraud." snM r T., i .. Z"1 "tr .. coal 3 Assistant Cashier George A. Ha'rtman, th.o boring was of a science turn of Jr.. this afternoon. "Every year wo mind. Thn hnt i ?! .Vi 2Aurn..of nro subjected to such annoyances, great depth of 5700 foot At t u,,Z Sonteono has secured blank chocks face tho hole waa about a halrV from our bank and filled them out. In diameter and at tho bottom fcJ "During the J.arv.est season It Is al-1 tapered off to lesa tl bottra , btt1 ways well for morchiin n . . I i0,tJ?. ,ess. t.han Inch n ays won ror merchants and busl. ness men to use car In cashing chocks for It is an easy matter for fraud to ue practiced." dlame er. Diamond drills were used and tho rods weighed 20 tons. It iuuk iu uour s work to take the rod apart and put them together again. f,1 1 M I) it V 4' Ml ' b 'i 4 in 1 i M It. u (