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QHT IVENINGEDITION WEATHER FORECAST. t,i ndvortlse Is nil the Tonight fair, warmer Friday: increasing cloudiness possibly fol If time to stop nrtvcrtlB- you have too mucn lowed by anowcrs; cuuiui. DAliY EYENINB EDITIOHI Kill pULL3 ifJDY -S ARE Ell -EN A SINCE L fall mnTucn rnm PRICE IIP I II ui iuim Lse Silence Fort No. 5, of the Main Fort- Iscs. yBUNS CENTERED i ON ONE POSITION. . Unu 1 net 1fl.. fans Say javi- -. L n an Attack on, Etzshan Jap- L Make an Advance on Kuro- Ln's position Kuropatkln Will lilt the uiicnsivK yiii-ii Llles Arrive Over the Trans-SI- i Itfian Herman UI to Russian Cruisers Russian Litis at Shanghai Will Disarm at Ince, h Poo. Auk. 15. A decisive Jnp- I ice victory was won this morning Iront ot Port Arthur, whon one of main Inner forts which has boon ag effective and destructive work, L silenced. the Japanese hud directed 50 of tho ml gn3 planted u.etoro 1'ort Ar- jon tMs fort, known as no. o ,anu la one of the hardest nrtlllory kill of the war, tho ltussians ccas- Ifiis. Indipaneso loss in tho cannonnd- l!i!lglit, us the Russians fired it, OTlng tue Japanese, me im- ssm that the experienced gun- i that maimed tho fort had nil i tilled and that amateurs were charge .it the lust. S 1 Russians Will Take Offensive. Aug. 25. A dispatch to the ihan .Mllltalre from Mukden states lit the Trans-Siberian railway Is lurking badly, the incessant rains lining many washouts. Kuropatkln ! 185,000 men who will take the or- against the Japaneso as soon ! 120 guns, now onroute, arrive. Steamer's Cargo Overhauled. London, Aug. 25. Au Anchor Hue liimer from Liverpool for Calcuttn, lit detained two hours off Capo Vln- at by the Russian cruiser Ural. 1 the papers and cargo were ex- toed the ship was allowed to pro- British Shippers Aroused. London, Aug. 25. Premier Balfour i afternoon received a deputation the Chamber of Commerco to aciiss the molestation of British g by Russian v.essels. Russians Will Disarm. Washington. Aug. 25. Goodnow ca ps tho stato department that tho passian consul General at Shanghai notified tho Taotal that tho As 1 and Grosovo will dismantle at lice. Reported Japanese Losses. IChee Foo, Aug. '25. From Russian fees it lo reported hero that tho lipancso attempted to capture Fort f i at rort Arthur, on August zi. N 22, cost thorn 10.000 In killed and founded. Tho attack on Fort Etz- a resulted In great loss. Three 'lOnsand at Port Dnlnv nrn said to lste been killed and wounded. The Japanoso are hiring laborers suvieo on the Llao Tung ponwsu- ' road. It Ih rnnnrtml thnt th bo- IJlng army Is obtaining provisions "foagu Port Wei Hal Wol. !1sla Expected to Disarm Boats. ! 8t. Petersburg. Auk. 25. The an- IDOncemcnt Mint tho Anknlri find Inwove will bo disarmed at Shang Ml created no nnrnrlRn here. Tho Iwthorlties decided tho mattor a week and are only waiting for a defi nite aCrrRmnn. hntmaan fllilm! find tlH?' wn,cu WM lnsuro tno protoc uon of the vessels against a ropltl "J& of the Uyeshltelnl Incident nt Japanese Entrenched Strongly. St. Pntnal..... A.. OC A mnnrt "m Alexleff, dated at Llao Yang, tho Japanese In an assault on Arthur on August 19, stormed 'eovaya nnd the fortiflcatlous on "6 north and east sldo of Wolfs I""; The roport adds that the Japan- Washouts Isolate Tonopah. Rono, Nov., Aug.' 25. Food 'upplles for tho rollof of Tono j"l and Goldflold, which were "olatod by washouts, pre bo b's rushed In by wagon. Tho eliouts aro tho worst In tho history of Nevada. Wator at Walker Lake has risen over w feet and ovorflows three miles of railway track, Traf "o Is suspended, OSE ese nre now entrenched before Sin Shin and in tlio .entlro vnlley ot the iLunhe river. j Russia Would Not Mediate. St. Petersburg, Aug. 25. The news paper, Russ, w.U tomorrow publish officially an Inspired article to the ef- foct that Russln will rnfnan tn nnnnnt mediation In the war with tho Japan ese, under any circumstances. Kuropatkln Stops Running. St. Petersburg, Aug. 25. A tele gram today from Kuropatkln, dated Llao Yang, states he will now begin an offensive movement against tho Japanese. Japanese Watch dismantling. Shanghai, Aug. 25. Tho order to disarm tho Askold and Grosovo gave general satisfaction to the represen tatives o fthe various nations here. Tho situation which threatened trou ble Is ended. Tho vessels are to go out of commission before Sunday night. It Is understood the Japaneso fleet will remain at tho mouth of tho river until tho work of dismantling tho vessels Is completed. England Calls a Halt. London, Aug. 25. Two British cruisers at tho request of Russia, have been sent to search for the Rus sian volunteer cruiser Smolensk and Petersburg, to Instruct the command er not to Intorfero with shipping. Germans Help Russians. Las Palmas, Cannry Islands, Aug. 25. Fishermen just arrived, report that they saw three Russian cruisers coaling from tho German steamer Valesla. off Cano Juby. The Valesla j sailed lrom Harry, Wal.es, on August ! 11 for Las Palmas. ! Advance Against Kuropatkln. London, Aug. 25. A Central News dispatch from Llao Yang Btatos tho I Japanese resumed the advance 1 against Kuropatkln from the east, yesterday, marching along tho Lino Yang road. The udvanco guard of I eight companies encountered the Uus- sian Llan DIan Slang, but the attack was not pressed. The fighting Is ' continuous today. FAT-FRYING F THE POSTMASTERS WASHINGTON REPUBLICANS ARE LEVYING TRIBUTE. Chairman Palmer, of the State Com mittee Facing a Heavy Fine for Flagrant Violations of the Law Second-class Postmasters Must Pay $100 Each to Campaign Fund United States Court Has the Infor mation. Seattle, Aug. 25. A flno of $5000 and Imprisonment not exceeding three years Is -the penalty now confronting Chairman E. B. Palmer, of the state republican central committee ot Washington. Tho United States federal court, it Is said, has Just been notified of a flagrant violation of tho law, being practiced by Palmer In the conduct of tho present political campaign, In sending out letters demanding money from federal appointees, especially postmasters, for campaign expenses. Tho. following letter has been re ceived' from Palmer, by several second-class postmasters In tho past three days, many of these letters having been forwarded to the office of tho United States marshal. The letter, signed by Palmer, Is as follows: "Dear Sir: On account of tho In terest you naturally have In tho re election of President Roosevelt, and the success of the republican ticket, at tho coming election, I desire to call your attention to tho depleted condition of our campaign fund. A contribution of $100 from postmasters ot tho second-class offices would, tn tho Judgment of the committee, bo oqultablo and greatly appreciated by yours, "B. B. PALMER, "Chairman." Palmer Is now In Alaska and will bo called upon to answer for tho violation of the law on his return. WHEAT STILL DECLINING. Drops to $1.04 In the Chicago Mar ket With Little Doing In Any of the Centers. .Chicago, Aug. 25. Old September wheat dropped down to $1.04 to day, closing at $1.04; now Septem ber, $1,03. Corn, 03 and oats, 33. Tho activity has passed ovor aud tho market is now a listless, unovent ful routine everybody seeming to ox poet further decline. Further shortages or daniago re ports aro not expected, and It Is thought by conservative whoat deal ers that tho high point has boon reached. San Diego Knights of Pythias won tho first prize In tho compotlttvo drill at St. Louis, Wednesday. ROM PENDLETON, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 1004. NO. 5185. DRUNKEN MAN SHOOTS HERSELF Gladys Wilson of Cottonwood Street Sends a Pistol Bullet Through Her Head. ACT IS NOT THOUGHT TO HAVE BEEN SUICIDAL. Said Last Night She Was Tired of Living, But Today Declared She Knew Not What She Was Doing- Was Beastly Drunk at Time of Ac cidentBullet From a 32-Callbre Pistol Pierced Her Skull In Right Temple and Came Out at Top of .Head Brain Not Injured She May Recover. , Gladys Wilson. Inmate of n Cotton wood resort, is at St. Anthony's hos pital, suffering from the effects of a gunshot wound in tho bend. The wound was self-lnlllcted, but whether the shot was fired with suicidal In tent or was merely the act of a drink crazed mind, Is a mystery. Last night tho woman declared she was tired of living when asked why she tired the shot, but this morning she said that she did not know what sho was doing when she took up the gun. The weapon used Is a 32-callbre re volver. The bullet entered tho Bkull Just nbove the right temple and came out two inches higher up. Tho brain tissue was not pierced, and Dr. It. 13. Rlngo, the attending physician, says that unless complications set In tho patient will recover. Marie Went worth, the only witness to the shooting, said: "Gladys Wil son came Into my room nbout U o'clock lust night In an intoxicated condition. The girl acted In a very silly manner and drank tho ink out 1 of a fountain pen. I was standing.!:! rront of a dresser at the time and a revolver was lying inside. I remon 1 strated with her about drinking the Ink and she picked up tho gun and said she was going to shoot It. I "I paid but little attention and when the shot was fired I supposed , sh.e had pointed the weapon toward l the celling. She did not at once fall. , and when she did, a moment after the shooting, I thought she was trying to ti-li'litmt nip. l lunched and started to drag her by the feet when 1 notic ed the blood." The Wentworth woman declares that Gladys Wilson had never Inti mated any desire to end her life and up to the moment of tho shooting, was laughing and talking. The wounded woman Is about 25 years or age and Is said td have formerly re sided In Seattle. She came to Pen dleton about three months ago from Mountain Home, Idaho. - ENFORCING SUNDAY LAW. Twenty-one Baker City Saloon Men Under Arrest for Violating State Laws. Maker City, Aug. 25. Twenty-one saloon men of this city were yester day served with summons to appear berore the Justice or the peace for violations ot tho Sunday closing law ot the state ot Oregon. This Is the artermitth of the cam paign against vice made by Sheriff Harvey K. llrown. Business men have protested In vain against the closing order but the sheriff Is determined to enforce the. statutes and caused tho saloon men to come Into court to answer the charges. Property holders of this city, rep resenting over $1,000,000 held a meet ing Wednesday night to protest strongly against tho closing of games or the closing of saloons on Sunday, claiming that the city is fully capa ble or running Its own business and Is a better Judge ot Its nedes than tho legislature which passed the laws. Corsica Ravaged by Fire. London, Aug, 25. A dispatch has been received that tho town or AJac clo In West Corsica, was ravaged by Tiro and several surrounding villages threatened. Over n thousand aqres of vineyards and forests hav.e been de stroyed. STORMS SUSPEND San Francisco, Aug. 25. The main lino of the Santa Fo Is tied up indefi nitely by washouts. Tho Btorm is stll raging today. There are florce electrical disturbances. Threes overlands hold at Barslow, returned hero by a detour ovor tho Southern Pnciric. Balls of fire playj along tho stool rails for miles. Miles of road Is swopt away. Santa Fo of ficials say traffic in Arizona cannot STRIKERS ATTACK JAN ARMOUR Presence of the Millionaire Packer Enrages tho Rioting Crowd at the Yards. THE MOB THREATENINGLY SHOUTED "STONE HIM." Autocrat of the Packing Industry Drove Into an Angry Crowd at the Entrance to .the Yards and Had a Narrow' Escape From Assault Presence of the Police Prevented Bodily Harm Packers Receive a Note From Mayor Harrison Asking for Another Conference With the Strikers. Chicago, Aug. 25'. J. Ogden Ar mour has Intimate knowledge of tho dangers of str.Ke rioting. This morning while on his wny to tho yards In a buggy, 'he drove Into a crowd of disorderly strikers, whom tho police were trying to force back from the entrance to the yards. Tho presence ot Armour enrugeu tho strikers. There wcro yells of "stone him," as the crowd surged threateningly around tho buggy. The police made a charge and club bod the crowd and sent them flying In all directions. Armour lost no tlmo In gettlug lusldo the shelter fence. The packers held a meeting this morning nnd discussed tho letters sent thm by Mayor HnrrlBon, asking them to meet a council committee to morrow, it Is reported that It Is prob able the packers will send a diplo matic note to tho mayor agreeing to meet' the committee, but declaring tho strike .ended and business running tit almost its normal capacity. Chicago Is Aroused. Chicago, Aug. 25. Official circles were thoroughly awakened to the crlt- , leal situation in the packing houso strike thiB morning, by the attempt , on the lite or Armour. It Is now re alized that public surety and the re sumption of business demand Immo- , dlato action from official sources to I end the strike. 1 This attack on Armour Is a new ' phase of the strike and shows some I thing of tho desperation smouldering 1 under an apparently peaceful surface The strikers congregate daily In the ! vicinity of tho yards and as the own : ers of tho plants are frequent visit ors, It Is feared their presence thero , will result In serious rioting and dis- order. Prominent citizens from all , brunches of Industry are conferring with the mayor today looking to somo decisive action to end the strike at once. Strike Breakers Strike. ' Chicago, Aug. 25. The packers at i a meeting appointed a committee ot I three to conrer with tho peace com , mittee council .tomorrow. Fifty strike breakers at the Morris plants quit In sympathy with their I leader, Frank Morris, who has been discharged, because he Insisted In smoking In the sleeping quarters. Tho mon demanded his reinstatement, which was refused. Strikers on Trial. Omaha, Aug. 25. One hundred and seventy stockyard strikers woro plac ed on trial In the federal court today for the alleged violation of a federal Injunction recently granted tho pack ers, enjoining tho strikers from Inter fering with their business. American Captain Killed. Manila, Aug. 26. DandlLs on tho Island of Leyte ambushed tho natlvo constabulary and killed Captain 11. Han-eft, commander. Tho bandits have organized several marauding ex peditions lately and committed many murders. OH Gushers Burning. Jennings, La Aug. 25. Three big gushers aro afire, burning fiercely. Five other wells In the vicinity aro In danger. If It catches, small hopes are .entertained for the entlro oil field. SANTA FE TRAFFIC bo r.esumod beforo Saturday. Many trains aro held at Neodles. Ropalrs mado Wednesday have all boon do stroyd. Tho Knights Tomplars aro not iex pocted now beforo Sunday. Needles Is ontiroly shut off from the West. All trains arlvlng thero since Sunday nr.o still there. A cloudburst yester day tore away miles of track. Tho Knights' Tomplars trains aro also tied up by Eastern Arizona washouts, DIVORCE BREAKS RECORD. Rapid Fire Action in Chicago Court Today. Chlcngo, Aug. 25. Mrs. Mnry K. Fotzer today secured n divorce from John Fctzcr. roanngtng receiver of the Union Traction Company, nnti n prom inent tlnnnclcr, on tno grounu m uu sertlon. Sho received $35,000 altmo- ny. The divorce urouo mo tuun county dlvorc.o record, tno oiu tiled In Judge Erontnno's court at 10 .vn1,.n1.. title iiinrnlnir. Tho argument began at 10:10, tho ovldenco conclud ed at 10:50, n decree was signeu iu 10:50. She received a cnecu ior 000 nt 10:52. CHINESE CREW IN RIOT. Twenty-two Celestials Disabled In a Fight on the Nlcomedla, .at Port land. Portland, Aug. 25. Fifty members ot the Chinese crow of tho liner Nl comedla. fought last night over a stolen ring. Thoy used whntov.er weupons wore most convenient, Tho officers parted tho conibutnntB. but lator tho fight was resumed. Tho decks wcro covered with blood. Of ficers flnnlly quelled tho fight by knocking down tho most murderous nnd drove tho men bolow with revol vers. Twenty-two Chinese aro on tho sick list today. FOUR MEN DROWNED. Boat Capsized and Sanitary Commis sion Crew Could Not Swim. Chicago, Aug. 25. Four men em ployed In the senltnry district woro drowned today In tho Illinois nnd Michigan canal, whllo taking sound ings from a row bout at Morris, 111. The dead aro Edwnrd Costello, James Rnlncr, James Lenihan nnd Edwnrd Kelly. Tho bont capsized and nono of tho men could swim. Senator Hoar Is No Worse. Worsecter, Mass,. Aug. 25. Sena tor Honr hnd a comfortnble night. Ho took nourishment nnd has prospects for a comfortnble day. However, ho Is still weak and a change Tor tho worse1 may como nt any time. GOVERNOR WELLS FOR THIRD TERM UTAH REPUBLICANS IN CONVENTION TODAY. Gap Between the Polyrjamlsts and Antl-Polygamlsts Is Widening Con stantlyMinority Faction of Antl Polygamlsto le Active, But Power less Composed Mostly of Young Men Fight -etween Factions Will Not Reach the Public. Salt Lake, Aug. 20. One of tho warmest republican state conventions In the history of otah, Is being held today. Tho interest centers In the nomination of governor. Wells Hooks u third term und John C. Cutler of tho Smoot faction, and James T. Hammond, aro compromise candi dates. It looks like uutler would bu nominated. Tho Gentiles nro work ing hard for Wells. All thrco of tho candidates are Mor mons. Tho gap beLwoen tho polygamy nnd anti-polygamy factions ot tho republi cans Is widening In Utah and is no tlccublo In tho convention. Tho polygamlsts aro In tho ascend ancy however, and nothing or tho tight will reach the platform or tho public, but tho minority faction, which believes In a strict observance of the federal laws. Is growing rapid ly and Includes mostly all young men. FIGHTERS REAOY FOR FRAY. Munroe Now Believes He Has the Advantage Over Jeffries. San Francisco, Aug. 20, Jeffries and Munroe rested all morning, Jef fries returning to bed Immediately artcr breakfast. This afternoon Jef fries will row and drive, nnd Munroe will take a walk, Both nro in good spirits, Munroo es pecially so. Ho is Jubilant over tho stipulation agrped to last night, that tho fighters must protect themselves in clinches and breakaways. It Is bellovcd it gives blm the advantage Tho odds remain 100 to 30 with little betting. Neglects Duties to Make Speeches. Panama, Aug. 25. United States Consul General Hosoklah Gudger and Chief Sanitary Offleor Gorglas nnd Admiral Kenny have sailed for New York. It Is said Gudger goes to stump Indiana for Roosevelt. Gorglas Js seeking materials with which to make tho Isthmus more healthful. Ships Sail Without Cargoes. Morsollles, Aug. 26. As n result of tho strike of sottlers and dock labor ers, all foreign ships have sailed without cargoes. Ship owners have notified tho prefect of Marseilles thoy will not yield to the demands of the strikers, no matter what tho consequences, ENGINEERS NOW SEEK NEW SITES Several Townships in County Have Been rarily Withdrawn. Morrow Tempo- SURVEYING PARTIES SEARCH FOR RESERVOIR9. John T. Whistler Says Object of the Withdrawal Is to Prevent Settle ment on any Feasible Site Much Easier to Turn the Land Back for Entry After Surveys and Investlga tlons Aro Made Than to Deal With Private Owners Over Half of the Stock of the Malheur Association Has Been Subscribed. For tho .relocation o. n storage res ervoir slto for tho Umatilla Irrigation project, Tho Dalles land ottlco has boon Instructed to withdraw from nil forms of entry sovernl townships In Morrow county. Orders woro rccolv r mm tho irnnnrnl lnnil offlco to this effect yesterday and until tho govorn- mont engineers nnisn tneir surveys, tho land In tho restricted rlstrlct will not bo subject to sottlemont. "Tho nctlon of tho Innd office In withdrawing tho townships In Morrow ...ii.ntv" until .Iuim T. Whlstlor. bond of tho reclamation service In Oregon, "Ih In necordnuco with tho uosires ot the recoiinolsnnco party that hns been seeking a now resorvolr site slnco tho Willow' creek plan was found uufeas able. It doert not mean that tho res orvolr will lake up nil tho land with drawn, but It Indicates that tho engi neers expect to locate II, Hoinowhere within the restricted body. "Wo always ask tho hind office to hold back lands from onlry In sec tions whore wo nro pushing our In vestigations, for It Is a great deal easier to turn (ho resorve back thnn It Is to secure It nftcr filings hnvo been made by settlers." Malheur Project Assured. Mr. Whistler stated that a major ity of tho slock or tho Malheur Wntor UHers' Association had boon sub scribed and that permanent organi zation was now assured. "The Mai iimir iifwmlii will moot on Seiitembcr 27 ror tho purposo of electing pormn I nent officers," ho Bald. "About 50.000 acres of the 00.000 acres that will bo under tho government ditch, hnvo beeii pledged to uso wntor. I predict that within I ho next rivo yenrs, tho Malheur county will bo ono of tho most delightful spots on tho fnc.o of tho earth." CHANGE ALASKAN LAWS. Mining Congress Would Prevent Wholesale Staking of Claims. Portland, Aug. 20, Tho Mining Congr.CBB this morning adopted a res olution favoring a chnngo In laws covering Alaskan mining locations, whereby ono man can muko but two mineral locations on any ono crook by power of attorney or otherwise. It Is Intended to check tho whole sale sinking of claims. Another res olution was ndoptod appealing lo tho committee of weights and coinage In congress to establish an assay offlco at Portland. Also a resolution asking congress to rectify present laws, bo laud patent rocords won't conflict with mining documents. This afternoon, Bowers, of Salt Iakc, Bpoko In advocacy of locating tho permanent headquarters at Salt Lak.o City. Tho delegates aro preparing for n hot fight yet, ovor tho next mooting place. El Paso is leading bo far, and Salt IOko means to bo In tho lend for permanent hendquartors. TO TEST LOCAL OPTION LAW. Portland Enemies to the Measure Say It Is Unconstitutional and Will Try to Knock It Out. Portland, Aug. 25, Suits will bo brought by Portland liquor doalors to tost tho constitutionality of tho now local option law of Oregon. Tho suit will bo In tho noturo of nn Injunction restraining tho county clerk from Issuing a notice ot tho local option' election la 'uny ot tho precincts of Multnomah county. Highwaymen Captured. I'atterson, N. J., Aug. 20. Four Italians, suspected of be ing tho hlgbwaymen who hold up Paymaster Whlto, were ar rested today near Little Fulls by a posso. They desperately resisted arrest. When taken to Little Falls thoy were near, ly mobbed by tho towuspooplp, Lynching is feared. : : far i8