DAILY EVENINB EDITION
WEATHER FORECAST.
Tonight and Saturday fair;
cooler.
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PENDLETON, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 1904.
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DS JAP AT BAY
Cannonading From
nese Positions Contin-
AN Fine, 5 vcnr-
.Ert THAN FORMERLY.
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i. Arttllrrv Silenced Janan-
Ftrts-ltaly Will Not Mediate
( War All Quiet at Shanghai
nt..Mi.mint nf Russian Ves.
yiMllliaiti-"- -
Tun Russian Vessels With
and Fresh Water for Baltic
t-New Cruiser Delayed.
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Arthur.
ia itnmi'n nr rnn rnoii i r rtr
is cannonuuing wumn mo
Japaneso guns continue to
In Toller after volley, tho Can
s' naiuz uvuiutiuu id.
f nun A pa nciiinv nil 1 1i n una!.
aked. The Russian fire Is per-
f leater, but whether irom
V. ho .lnna nr n rnnnnrvn.
;th, can only be guessed.
Ciitt at Shanghai.
rabies the state department
Slughal that everything Is
lad the supiioaed Incident ro-
2 thfi Russian nltlnn in rlnnnd.
Supplies for Baltic Fleet.
tnnttnnnln Aim on T)
and Meteor, laden with coal
esh water, nassml tlm Himnlinr-
QOmlnp nn tho wnv tn Intn thn
uaitle squadron.
French Liner Captured.
French steamer from Port Ar-
been canturecl liv n .Tnnan.
nin nmi ni,.. .
POLL TAX ILLEGAL.
Washington Supreme Court Says Tax
Must Rest on All Alike.
Seattle, Aug. 26. An Olympia spe
cial says the supreme court today de
clared the municipal poll tax law un
constitutional. Tho constitution permits the levy
ing of the tax, but It must rest equally
on nil persons. The decision declares
that in specifying that the tax shall
affect only persons between 21 and 50
years, the law is In conflict with the
constitution. It Is thought the same
ruling will apply to the county poll
tax.
Says He Took No Bribe.
New York, Aug. 20. Philip Wetn
zelmor plead not guilty today before
Judge Nowborger, in the court of gen
eral sessions to tho charge of accept
ing a bribe of $2700 from George J.
Pesslg, (he boss plumber. An appli
cation to qtiaBh tho Indictment was
denied.
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Populist Headquarters.
Now York, Aug. 20. Thomas E.
Watson, of Georgia, populist presiden
tial candidate, will make New York
his headquarters and home during uie !
campaign. He has engaged rooms at
the Hoffman. There ho and Mrs.
Watson and daughter will be from
September 1 on.
Oil Fire Uncontrolable.
Crowley, La., Aug. 20. A fire which
started In tho oil fields near here yes
terday, Is still raging. Four tanks
with a capacity of 1200 barrels, are
burned. All available forces are
fighting the flames. Tho loss is now
placed at over $100,000.
Italy No Mediator.
Mersburg, Aug. 20. Russia to.
a tor the report that Italy
to Prance an offer of her
in behalf of Russia.
'pan Holds the Prize.
iMw no i .
b. rurraai nouucaioin
, wuimu IU HIM Villi'
fDVPrnmnnt a iL.
-.wuu IU LI1U UUIIIUIIU III
wr return to Reashan of the
w i;uee Foo harbor.
NfiWOrulser Delayed.
"--o. -u, it iu rujiunua tup
cruiser orell, which left
L WIT n thn Knlnnn, 1LA
oroken and will reaulre 19
pair ner.
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veral batteries nd -nut tho
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"re injurea. only two
w petroloum tanks cseftnmt
"Mi-nwjp is entirely
"jr aenso smoke.
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FIRE DESTROYS
HARVEST
Collection of Campaign Funds
by or From Federal Em
ployes Prohibited.
GRAFTING OF POSTMASTERS
ESPECIALLY UNDER THE BAN
Civil Service Commission Calls At
tentlon to Pernicious Activity
Among Federal Employes Cam'
palgn Funds Must Not Be Collected
From Officeholders President'
Special Attention Has Been Called
to Systematic Grafting of Rural
Postmasters Agents Will Be Sent
Out to Watch for Fraud and Malfeas.
ance In Rural Districts.
JOHN RICHARDSON'S MA
CHINE A TOTAL LOSS.
Spontaneous Combustion From Smut
In the Wheat, Thought to Have
Caused the Fire Only One and a
Half Acres Remained Uncut In the
Field Teams Nor Men Were Not
Injured Loss About $1800, Insured
for $1200 Woodwork All Destroy
ed.
Murdered William T. Mc
hitler Wvo.. Wnilnnailnv.
his bodv nn Mia iwinV
0i Fire Raging.
far-
''Sin At.- r i
tn ,1 l.an of oil belong-
Com"" morlcan Petrolo
C8 n,Varrlcd f,r. t0
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frn . '"""will Ultuo
uT hore" Efforts to
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Yesterday afternon the combine be
longing to John Richardson, of South
Cold SpringB, blew up, or possibly Ig
nited from spontaneous combustion,
or a hot box, and 15 minutes later
was a complete wreck, everything
combustible having been consumed.
The phenomena attending the be
ginning of the flr.e very much resem
bled that of the burning of tho Elder
soparator, spectators noting a report
like a smothered shotgun, and then
the leap of names.
The horses were hastily unhitched
from the machine and great pains
taken to protect other property, which
was done so effoctually that even the
stubble was not burned. All depart
ments of the mnchlne header, separ
ator and all. were burned.
Tho machlno was operating in Mr.
Richardson's largest field of wheat
and had but one and a half acres to
cut before finishing that field.
Tho plant cost 11800, and was in
sured for $1200. It was operated by
32 horses and five men, Orvllle
Reeves, of this city, being the driver,
Washington, Aug. 20. At the dlrec
tlon of tho president, tho civil serv
ice commission today Issued orders
warning federal employes against so
Ucltlng funds for campaign purposes,
or of contributing such funds througl
officials of the government.
In a circular letter to members of
tho cabinet, the commission calls at
tentlon to the violation of civil service
laws In past campaigns, and directs
them to furnish the heads of bureaus
and divisions, with copies of the com
mission's latest order, entitled, "A
Warning Against Political Assess
ments and Partisan Activity Among
Oi.iceholders." The commission will
prosecute all offenders.
Special stress Is laid by the com
mission on the actions of campaign
commltteeB making postmasters of
paign contribution
rural districts believe that their ten
lire of office epends on their earn
paign contribution,
It has been the practice, and it has
come to the notice of the president
that regular graduated assessments
are levied on postmasters, who have
said nothing for fear of losing the of'
flees.
Against tills special class of black'
mall the civil service commission will
direct its most active efforts.
Special agents are to be sent to dlf
fer.ent parts of the country to invest.'
gate political activity among federal
employes and no official found vlolat
ing the rule will be spared.
CHICAGO WHEAT ADVANCES.
MEETING GOES TO EL PASO.
Enthusiastic Texans Are Hilarious
Over the Success of Their Mission,
Portland, Aug. 26. In a blaze of
glory, oo to speak, the mining con
gress Is drawing to a close, the most
eventful point in the program having
been settled wbon the city of El Paso
Texas, was chosen for the 1905 meet
ing place.
Tho T.exans are celobratlng their
victory in true Texan stylo, today, the
entire delegation having chartered
automobiles has spent the day in ex
cursion riding, In which everybody,
promiscuously, has been the guests
of tho Texans.
Denver Gets Headquarters.
Portland, Aug. 26. At 1:30 this
afternoon on the first ballot, Denver
was solected ns pormanent headquar
tors. Salt Lakers' claim tho pledges
of half a dozen delegates have been
violated.
Market Closes Today at l.D7, or
Three Cents Better Than Yester
day.
Chicago, Aug. 26. The market ral
lied somewhat today and price ad-
vanced three cents over yesterday's
close.
Old September opened today at
Jl.OC'i and closed at $1.0714. New
September opened today at $1.02
and closed at $1.05.
Corn opened at 02 and closed at
52 and oats 32 and 32.
Local Wheat Higher.
Tho local wheat market Is following
closely the Chicago quotations and
today's advance of 2 cents on the
Eastern 'change resulted In a like up
ward move here. Club today Is 67
cents, while wuestem remains the
same, 74 cents. No sales have been
reported.
To Test Flying Machine,
Lowiston, Aug. 26. First Officer
WInslow, of the steamer Spokane, will
make a second test of his flying ma
chine, In this city on September 3.
He will construct a runway on which
to give the machine a start Into the
air. from which It will take flight, and
it is thought will make a successful
trip through tho atmosphere, above
the city. WInslow Is confident of
success of the machine.
Sawed Into a Jail.
Janeavlllo, Wis., Aug. 26. A no
torious postoffico robber was released
from Jail here this morning by his
pals, who sawod their way in, Ho
was charged with robbery Here, and
suspected In Chicago of postoffico
robbery.
At tho Bible conference at Winona
Lake, Wis., Thursday, Rev. CharloB
Stolzlo, predlctod greator labor wars
In tho United States, lu tho next fow
years than havo over been known In
the world. Ho says thp growth of
tho capitalistic idea Is driving the
cream of the middle clnssos to tho
extremity of socialism.
Cattle From Baker City.
Baker City, Aug. 26. Carstens
Brothers, of Seattle, have purchased
20 carloads of fat cattle from Rye
valley and Lower Bryant river grow
ers, for shipment to Seattle as soon
as delivered. Tho prices range from
$2.70 to $3.95.
MAYOR
HARRISON
HEARS TWO SIOES
Conference of Strikers, Pack
ers and Aldermanic Com
mittee Today.
CITY OF CHICAGO DETERM
INED TO HAVE PEACE.
Strikers Relate the Conditions Exist
ing Before the Strike, When They
Were Working But Two and Three
Days a Week and Were Unable to
Support Their Families After First
Agreement the Packers Were Mani
festly Unfair Employes Could Not
Possibly Live With Further Reduc
tion of Wages Fltz Patrick Says
Can Be Settled.
Chlcngo, Aug. 20. A conference of
tho aldermanic committee and repre
sentatives of tho striking butchers,
was held at tho mayors office today.
The strikers had previously met and
prepared a statement of their case
for presentation to tho committee,
which will endeavor to securo an
other me.eting of strikers and packers
with a nope of settlement.
The strike leaders told tho commit
tee of conditions existing In tho yards
previous to tho strike when the men
were working two and three days n
week, making $6 or $7 and wero un
able to support their families.
They struck because a reduction of
wnges was threatened. When they
returned after tho first strike, the
packers were so manifestly unfair In
discriminating against union leaders
they are compelled to strlko ngaln.
The labor leaders desire a settlement
of the strike.
After the conference the mayor sent
for a committee of the packers who.
this afternoon, will stnto their side or
the controversy.
Can Be Settled In Five Minutes.
The federal government was repre
sented at the two conferences, by
Ethelbert Stewart, of tho department
01 commerce anu laoor.
National Organizer John Fltzpat
rick, of the Butchers' Union, said to
day: "If both sides aro brought to-
geiuer mis striKe can ue ended in
five minutes."
Board Summoned to Chicago.
Chicago, Aug. 26. President Don
nelly has wired all the International
members of the executive board, ask
ing tu.em to come to Chicago at onco
to noid a meotlng next week.
It Is believed thoy are called hero
to consider prospective plans for
peace. Case Schmidt, of San Francis
to, is included In the call.
Packers Refuse to Arbitrate.
Chicago, Aug. 26. Tho packers'
council committee concluded tho con
ference at 3:30. The packers review'
ed the strike from their standpoint,
ana saiu it was settled except In Chi
cago and Omaha, where thero Is some
mile trouble. They had won tho
strike and had nothing to arbitrate,
and refused to meet tho strikers.
They said when they left tho confer
ence they would not return. This
seems to end the efforts of tho coun.
ell to effect a. settlement of the dlf.
rlculty.
NO INJUNCTION.
New York Judge Says Employers May
Hire Whom They Please.
Now York, Aug. 26. Justlco Dick
ery of tho supreme court, denied tho
application of tho Mosaic Tile Layers
for an Injunction restraining tho
Building Trades Employers' Associa
tion from ordorlng nnd maintaining
n lockout in violation of tho arbitra
tion agreement. '
The Judge nold that the agreement
was not a reciprocal one. It Is settled
that the employer has a right to em
ploy or discharge any one ho plenses
and that workmen may work or re
fuse to work, nt will.
CASSINI TO LEAVE.
Report That the Russian Ambassador
Tires of Washington Job.
Manchester. Aug. 20. A London
correspondent to tho Guardian states
thnt a report Is gaining ground in tho
English capital thnt tho UuBslan am
bassador1 to tho United States, Cassl
ni, has asked to ho recalled, his rea
son given Is tho difficult relations ex
isting between tho count and tho of
ficials of the American government.
Cut Rates to the Orient.
Hlrmlnghnm, An;:. 20. Tho Post to
day says that arrangements hnvo been
completed nt tho Hamburg by tho
leading German compnnlcs to doublo
tho steamship srvlcc to Jnpnncsu
ports nnd also to cut rates ngttlnst
British lines when tho latter rosumo
service to tho Fnr East.
The Shawmut Ashore.
Hong Kong, Aug. 20, Tho steamer
Shawmut, from Tacoinn, went nshoro
In tho harbor, nut was soon floated.
Tho damage Is unknown.
FIRST EXCURSION
TO ST. LOUIS FAIR
0. R. & N. Will Send Special
ly Conducted Tourist Party
on September 6.
SPECIAL ORGAN RECITAL AT
MORMON TABERNACLE.
t. A. Smith, City Ticket Agent of O.
R. & N. at Walla Walla Will Have
Charge Car Will Leave Walla
Walla September 6 and Pass
Through Pendleton at 4:45 a. m.,
September 7 Special Tourist Car
Goes Through Without Change
Many Walla Walla People Joining
the Excursion to the Exposition
Arrive In St. Louis September 10.
EAST IS HUNGRY
OR
NF0R1T0N
HOMESEEKERS DEMAND
PLAIN FACTS ON OREGON.
8ANTA FE TIED UP.
Fury of the Storms Was Some-thing
Terrible to Behold.
San Bernardino, Auk. 26. Three
castbound Santa Fo trains are delay
ed by washouts somewhere between
wnstow and Needles. Five Knlehts
-icmpiars' trains are stalled at Hack
berry. Three hundred Templars and
inmniea are aboard and much sick
ness reported.
Th6 fury of the storm is indicated
by way steel bridges wore wrecked.
One near Bagdad was carried 25 feet,
tho abutment weighing 2000 tons, was
carried 60 feet.
Germany Is rushlns: another con-
slgnment of troops to Southwest Af
rica to fight the H.erreros.
JEFFRIES AND MIJNRDE READY FOR FRAY
San Francisco, Aug. 26. Tho bet-
ting on Jeffries and Munroo opened
with a rush this morning. The odds,
great and showed no traces of anx
iety. He will take another walk this
afternoon and thon rost until tlmo to
Many Easterners Would Gladly Come
West If They Had Proper Informa
tionRev. W. H. Bleakney Speaks
of the Need of Statistical Circulars
Concerning Oregon Resources
Commercial Bodies of the West
Could Do the Country a Service by
Furnishing Facts to Easterners.
"One of tho most noticeable facts
that confronted u:e on my recen
visit to Pennsylvania, wus tho perslS'
tent call for authentic printed Inform
utlon about Oregon," said Rev. W. H
Hleaknoy to tho East Oregonlnn to
day.
"Everywhere peoplo aro anxious to
know nbout tho resources of tho stato.
They aro crowded and dissatisfied In
tho East and desire to come West
but thoy first want authentic, reliable
information coming from commercial
bodies or authorized agencies. Thoy
are accustomed to tho boomers and
do not want advertising circulars, but
actual lacts upon which to found an
opinion of the country.
"I personally know neoplo who do
slro to como to Oregon, but thero la
bo little literature of an authentic
Kind .available, that tho only Inform
atlon I can glvo them Is to write per
sonal letters and send local papers.
"It seems that there Is a demand
for an authentic, well edited, statist!
cal circular, concerning Umatilla
county and Its rosourcos, that could
be sent to peoplo In the East. They
would welconyj such a circular, com
ing from a commercial body, and it
wouia Dring an excellent class of peo
pio into mo country."
WESTON FOR MORALITY.
Bawdy House Will Be Closed Gam
bllng Is Not Running.
Weston. Aue. 26. Th rltlPn nf
weston are determined that forms of
vice shall bo suppressed In the cltv
uu wun mis oujeci in view a woman
giving her name as Mary Jano Roe.
was arrested yesterday on a charge of
Keeping a oawuy nous.e.
Her trial on tho choree Is In nroc
ress this afternoon In Justlco of tho
Peace Wood's court. The defendant
declares that If she Is convicted she
will carry tho caso Into the stato clr
cult court. Her d,efenso Is thut she
nas been conducting a laundry and
not a houso of vice. R. M. Powers
appears for tho city. Tho defense Is
represented by J. T, Hlnklo of Pen-
aieton.
With the exception of saloons. Wes
ton Is considered a closed town, Gam-
oiing nas been suppressed for several
months, nnd until a fow weeks ago,
a red light district In tho vlllaee waa
unknown.
... "" ,:.;" . r .' start for tho city.
inn m ' rou """ al Jics was up at tho usual hour.
100 to 35, llio Joffrles people, how- Aftor breakfast ho went to tho gym
over, are still hopeful the price will naslum whore ho punched the bag,
bo two to one before n ght. ehadow-boxed and skipped tho rope.
fnn.Vn ? 8l0I,t llU. ,thls raol'ne. 1 He will row this afternoon and
falling o appear for breakfast until leave for the city between 6 and 7.
oint? hoart,,j;' and after a short, Tho champion is apparently not por
rest shadow-boxod In front of his mlttlng tonight's affair to bother Wm
training nunrtors. and thon went nut mnnh. w i- i " " J
for a short walk, He so d he folt ' not nt n nnvin..a nhm,. ....
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Scab In Grant County.
Goorgo Irvln, stock inspector for
Grant couuty, carao home from Camp
Creek country, where ho has been en
gaged In building a dipping vat, also
dipping a scabby band of sheep bo
longing to J. H. McIIaley and quar
antining a band of Frank Fields. Mr.
Irvln says that food is getting very
scarco on and around Dlxlo Butto
Monumont Enterprise.
Tho first special excursion from tho
Inland Emplro to the St. Louis expo
Hltlon will bo run by tho O. It. & N.
company, leaving Walla Walln on Sep
tember ti, under tho personal supervis
ion of R. A. Smith, city ticket agent
of tho O. R. & N. nt Walla Wnlla.
A Bpoelaf tourist enr has been fur
nished for the excursion, a through
rnto of $6,25 for tho tourist privileges
from Walla Walla to St. Louis, having
been obtained. Tho excursion will in
clude a stop at Salt Lake City for tho
purpose of attending an organ recital
In tho Mormon tnhernncle, especially
arranged for tho party, and will bo
run over tho Union Pacific nnd Wn
bash, direct to St. Louis, without
change.
Tho excursion promises to ho plenB
ant nnd profitable In the oxtremo ns
It Is to ho conducted by Mr. Smith,
who Is perfectly fninlllnr with tho
route and can point out places of In
terest nnd who has mndo nrrnngo
ments for this special slilo trip to
Snlt Lake at one of the best seasons
of tho year, when thnt magnificent
city und surrounding country ar,o to
he seen nt their best.
Tho car will leHVo Walln Walla at
10 p. m. on September 6, and will pass
through Pondleton on No. C, itt 4:4G
on the morning of September 7, and
will reach St. Iouls on September 10,
tho stop nt Salt Luke for the organ
recital delaying It u few hours on
tho regular schedule.
The Mormon tabernacle to bo visit
ed Is the most Imposing church
building In the United States and tho
monster pipe organ there Is ono of
four similar Instruments In tho world
ono In New York City, ono in Ger
many nnd tho other In Paris,
PUBLIC LAND SALES.
In
Total 8ales Less This Year Than
1904, by Millions of Acres.
Records of the public land office
for the year ended Juno 30, 1904, just
comploted, show that 16,268,892 acrs
wero disposed of during tho year as
compared with 22,650,928 acres last
yoar. Tho total cash received for
these lands -was $8,795,893 as corn
pared with $10,557,618 last year. Tho
number of entries was 172,857.
These figures Indicate, according to
official of the land office, that tho
public land boom of last year is sub
siding somewhat. Last year was the
record year foe 20 years and the pres
ent Is tho noxt highest In the number
of acres disposed of by the govern
ment.
Lands were taken up In 24 states
and four terltorles. In Oregon L-
170,655 acres were taken up and $1.-
442,570 received for the same.
Colony of Poles. i
A party of Poles headed bv Mr.
Wojcleth Itoslnozny, of 99 Dearborn
streot, Chicago, went through Salem
yesterday on tbelr way home. They
bad been out to explore somu lands
In Lincoln county, held by the W. D.
Mixer Real Bstato Company nt Blade
ett. They represent 300 fnralltes
whom they expect to land In Oreron.
as thoy are very much pleased with
Western Oregon. Those Polish people
speak Gorman and represent a verv
desirable class of Immigrants, hard
working people, who will convert tho
forests and hill lands of our stnto into
farms and homes for a thrifty and
prosperous population. Snlem Journal.
Brigands Rob Monastery.
Madrid, Aug. 26. A band of
Catalonlnn brigands attacked
the famous monastery at Mont
Sorra. Binding tho monks,
they pillaged the monastery
and escapod with a large quan
tity of booty. Gendarmes pur
sued them and a fierce com
bat followed, seven brigands
being killed. The others fled.
None of tho monks were in-Jurod,
If-