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WEATHER FORECAST.
Tonight aiW Friday fair; warm- x
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PENDLETON, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1904.
NO. 5141.
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MEAT FAMINE
NOW THREATENS
1 Tf
Cfesing of Independent Plants
IWill Bring Absolute Sufier-
tlnrr
I -STRIKERS
ATTACK
STREET
CAR AT TAST ST. LOUIS.
&
Reports From City Show That Only
Two or Three Days Supply of
Meat Is on Hand Picketing Goes
on With Vigor Packers Say This
Flurry Is the Last of the Strike
JMew York More Seriously Threat
ened Than. Chicago Threat That
Stoek Will Be Destroyed.
Chicago, Sept 1- Eight hundred
police are dlstrjouted about the stock -
yards this morning, to anticipate
trouble. Rigid picketing is In pro-
gress today. aonnelly declares the
real struggle hjw onlyiegun, and the
packers asserT thestrlke is on Its
last legs.
Fifteen "dred Independent
... ucwiu. ws iomBnu
, Th,ey are cleaning up today and by
tomorrow the Independent plants will
bo closed.
1 Grim Famine Threatens.
A meat lamine in Chicago it Is now
declared will follow the closing of the
Independent packing concerns and
tho refusal of the strikers to permit
commission men to ship cattle from
tho yards.
Ileports from the city markets indi
cate tho supply of ment will not last
more than two - or three days.
As most of New York's supply of
cattle goes through the Chicago
I; yards, the former city will experience
a more Bunous inmine.
A rumor is current in the jards
that thejHIvestock handled by non
union men sent out on hoof will never
reach its destination.
&tattr Attack Street Car.
Eaat-fsSLoulB, m., Sept 1. Five
hundred strike sympathizers today
attacked a stre.et car carrying non
union inen to the packing houses.
Clubs and stones were used and sev
eral were seriously wounded. Three
arrests were made.
EDITOR OF OUTLOOK LOST.
Either Falls or Jumps Overboard
From Steamer In English Channel.
New York, Fopt 1. Word was re
ceived today that Charles B. Spahr,
editor of Outlook and Current Liter
ature, disappeared mysteriously on
the night of August 30, from tho
steamer 'Prince Albert, which plies
la the English Channel between Do
ver and Ostcad.
The message says he jumped or
has fallen overboard. He was trav
sling in Europe for his health.
ROOSEVELT'S COLORED FRIENDS
8pclal Train of Colored Business
;V. Men's Association at Sanmore
.Hill.
yter 3ay, Sept. 1. Sagmor.o Hill
, looay & betsg stormed by a tbous
-JtfHi getersdplcnicera from Brook
Jyn. A special train will bring mem
ers and .frionds of the Colored Bus-
laeM Ma's Association, of King's
eowity.
Two bands started for Sagamore
tHUi; to play "Hall to the Chief," but
K is doubtful if they see the presi
deat, who started away this morning
s .a picnic with tbo boys.
Fairbanks In Kansas.
Marion, Xan Sent. 1. Fairbanks'
Haech was a review of ..the republican
party's achievements and alms. He
coelned himself largely to state is
mm. Several thousand w.ere In at
.feasance. Dallas Plant Destroyed.
Dallas, Txas, Sept. 1. The big
jplaat of the Armntrong Packing Co.
wa destroyed by lire today. Tho
itoi .wlH probably reach $600,000,
f
More Pay for Crude Oil.
Tld, O., Sept, 1. The Standard
Oil popaajr has aa&euBeetT it will
' .pay t omt. more Tor erude 0U.
Wreok ...wok Traffic.
Padding, Cal., spt. lr-
'Three oil .ears oa an extra east-
honad freight left the track m
mil south .of Xeaset tula
mernimt at 6 o'etoek. Twa
war hurled into MM river,
d en u rtragoad along
4fec track tearis u the ralla
Wd , tl. M tragic la tied
tj- No one was seriously
tmrt,
PROCLAMATION.
Governor Chamberlain lsue-Offlclal
Call Tor thev Holiday:
Salem, Or., SajSt. 1. Governor
Chamberlain has Issued , a proclama
tion setting aside Monday, Septem
ber S, Labor Day, jus a holiday. Th.o
proclamation says: 5 .
"Recognizing the; fact that none
but the friendliest, relations should
ever exist between labor' and capital,
the two great Impelling forces of our
civilization, I do hereby recommend
that Monday, September u. be observ
ed by our .people everywhere. That
as far as posalble'rall places of busi
ness be closed to. the .end that em
ployes and employer "be afforded an
opportunity to moel in 'friendly and
social Intercourse.'' ,
1
.MAJOR MAYO'S, FUNERAL.
Respected G. A. R. Officer Is Laid to
Rest
Portland, Sept. 1. The funeral of
ilayor John E. Mayo.aJJjlu'it gener
al r! t.e rieparl'menSSpof otog'-'n,
Creed Army of the Republic, took
place In this city. Wednesday.
A large number' pf G. A. R. and W.
C. It. members were In attendance,
and the old soldier was laid to rest
with honors. i
Thr Rp.rviroa Tern conilnptwl hv
'Rev. C. E. Cullen, ex-department
1 ciaplaln. The Interment took place
. " Lone Flr cemetery.
DEWEY'S PRIZE MONEY.
Government Distributing Proceeds of
Manila Fight TAfter Six Years,
, -Washington, Sept 1 A. W, Brown,
audltor of tht, navy department, be-
can the distribution of the nrlze
m wt won by Dewey, his officers
ar -en at Manila. Tho money
amounts to $375,000 to be distributed
among 2000 persons. Dewey gets
$17,000. The money was -won May 1,
189S.
AS
CONTRACTS FOR CONSTRUC
TION TO BE LET AT ONCE.
Open River Commission Guarantees
the State to Pa m.. the Cost Above
the $162,000 Available From State
Appropriation State Commission
to Have Complete Control of Con
struction Bids for Construction
Will Be Asked at Once.
Salem, Sept. 1. The form of con
tract to be entered into between the
Portage Railway board and the Open
River Association, looking to the
building of The Dalles-Celllo portage
railway, having been adopted by the
conference which took place yester
day afternoon between tho portage
board and J. N. Teal, of Portland, rep
resenting the Open River Association
of Eastern Oregon, In this city, all
: that now remains to be done toward
the accomplishment of the desired
end is the approval of the contract by
the executlvo committee of the Open
River Association, the signing of the
same by all parties concerned and
the actual beginning of the work
which will be begun Immediately af
ter all of the preliminaries have been
settled.
The road will be built upon the fol
lowing conditions: The board of
portage railway commissioners, after
all of the preliminaries are complet
t'd, entertain bids ior the building of
the road.
All that It will cost tho state, re
gardless of -what the completion of
the project will cost, wu be tbo
amount appropriated by the leglsla
ture, $162,000, any amount in excess
of that sura, according to the con
tract, to be met by the Open River
Association.
It will bo specifically understood
that the nortase board, on the nart
of the state, will bave all of tbe eon
structlng ,and neoeseary negotiations
to .attend to in the matter and tbe
rtad, wHen. eetHpl.eted, will be sub
jeet to the approval .of the board.
The Open Xiver Association is to
have, no jariadletlon in the matter
whatever, except to iulflll Jts guaran
tee .o pay all 'expenses la excess of
the sum appropriated.
Chicago Wheat
Chicago,' Sept. l.Old September
opened at HM and eloaed .at 11.00,
New at 1.M aad eloaed $1.06 "4.
Cow, (314 and oats M,
Local wheat today is quiet No
sales are reperipd. Chb, 68tt casts
&nd blHeetetn, 73 cents.,
r New GsnH Delivery Clerk.
Jdlaa Lulu Jdaapi w4tl aweeoad Mtea
Agaea .Fletcher aa wonarel dMery
clerk 4a the Feadletoa peatoMee, tbe
latter having yealanad. Mine Maori
is an ex-teaehar in the etty aefceela.
Twen4yfive-.,Pwwaed In
Athens, Sapt, 1, Aa eaoureloa boat
filled with yaejrie waa eegtit ia a
gale near Voki today, aad Xt were
orowned,
LABOR DAY
PORTAG
NOW
THREE JAPANESE
Total of 27,000 Men Lost on
nage of the Liao Yang Fight.
Russian Center Broken and Nodzu and Oku In Pursuit Kurokl Has
Crossed the Taltsho and Now Surrounds Liao Yang on the North, Cut
ting Off Kuropatkln's- Retreat to Mukden Russians Lose 40,000
.Rifles, 200 Supply Wagons Captured and 200 Destroyed 45 Russian
Cannon Destroyed Japanese Force Now Advancing From the North.
London, Sept. 1. The Exchange
Telegraph reports that official con
firmation Is received in London of
the report that the Russian right
center Is in full retreat at Liao Yang
with Oku and Nodzu In pursuit. Also
Kurbki has succeeded In turning Ku
ropatkln's position from the north.
Japanese Surround Liao Yang.
St. Petersburg, Sept. 1. The report
that the Japanese under Kurokl have
crossed the Taitse river is confirmed
in on official dispatch from Sakha
roff. The dispatch states that a di
vision of foot soldiers" with cavalry
and artillery crossed at first and cov
ered the advance of a further detach
ment. After fording the river the Japan
ese advanced towards Liao Yang In
two bodies, one marching due west,
the other by way of Yontain mines.
Fierce fighting ensued between the
leading ranks of Russians and Jap
anese. Says Liao Yang Is Captured.
Chicaeo. Sent. 1. (4 n. m.l The
IJIjl Shlmpo,"a Japanese leading news
i paper, announces in an extra that the
'Japanese have captured Liao Yang.
Terrible 'Losses at Liao Yang.
Rome. Sept 1. The Liao Yang
correspondent of' tho Italian Milltalre
wires that tbe total losses In the
fighting at LlaQ Yang are thus far
27.000. The Russians have already
lost 15,000 in killed, woundod and
prisoners.
They have also had 45 cannon de
stroyed, 1C cannon, 40,000 rifles, 200
wagons captured, and 200 wagons de
stroyed. The correspondent esti
mates the Japanese losses at 12,000
kilted and wounded.
Stackleburg Wounded.
London, Sept. 1. Reute'rs St Pet
ersburg correspondent reports that
the news' bus reached St Petersburg
that General Stackleburg .was wound
ed In the fight nt Liao Tang yester
day,
line.
but -remained in the fighting
Fighting continued until late
T
Salt Lake, Utah. Sept 1. H. L.
Kllkinson, of Cleveland, O., com
mander of the Knights Templars en
route to San Francisco, was strangl
ed by salt in two feet of water in
Great Salt Lake, while bathing this
morning. Ho was wrought into the
city by a special train ' which was
rushed to the hospital. He will
probably die. '
Five hundred people, including a
large number of Ohio Templars, were
bathing and sporting on the beach,
and Wilkinson was wrestling with
a number of his companions in shal
low water, when he fell head first.
filling his lungs full of the strong
brine of the lake.
His serious condition was not no
0 0
KNIGHT
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CHURCH OF REDEEMER CALLS RECTOR
The vestry will meet this evjen-j
lag to issue its formal Invitation to
Rov. Henry Dixon Jones, of St. Jo-
soph. Mich., to becomo rector of the r."l lu tT7 r , ,
, , , . Jt . , ' Clark, and has been rector as Xol-
Episcopal parish of Pendleton. andj0ws: At Medla Pjl meo and a
tho mutual exnreaelon and Intention I half vpavn- nt tho r?hurti nr ika in.
ia that he will succeed Rer. Potwlne. j
Jiev. n, u. joaea ib e years oi age
aad has a family conuleUag of his
wife, .daaafater and aged mother.
TheJr eewlag into the Northwest has
bean largely determined by Mrs.
health,- which ia uafavoraWy
affeeted by the severe climate of
Mfebigan,
Mr. J ones Is a graduate of Harvard
University aad of tbe divinity school
thereof, graduating wUh especially
blah honors v in Baalish and oratory.
.'Afterward he taught tiye years in tbe
ARMIES
ENCIRCLE Li
YANG
Both Sides in the Terrible Car
tonight There are great losses
both sides.
on
Russian Center Broken.
Toklo, Sept 1. News reached here
this evening that the Russian right
center defending Liao Yang Is re
treating -with the Japanes.e in pur
suit. Surrounding the Russians.
St. Petersburg, Sept 1. Kurokl's
ramy Is crossing the Taltsho river to
the east and north of Liao lang. One
division has crossed on pontoon
bridges and others are following.
Russian General Wounded.
St Petersburg, Sept 1. An -official
message from Liao Yang an
nounces that General Krosvskl, com
manding a portion of the Russian
fighting line, was seriously wounded
yesterday.
Fierce Battle Raging.
Petersburg. Sept X, Reports
St.
ifrom the Liao Yang battle say it
continued until the middle of the
night fight, full of slaughter. The
Japanese succeeded In getting a col
umn across the Yaltse river northeast
Lot Liao Yang, and Kuropatkin gave
an oracr to iaii uacK on tne mam
works.
Owing to Japanese pressure this
movement was not executed and the
armies slept' in their positions. At C
o'clock this morning the battle has
not been .resumed.
Stoessol Grows Enthusiastic.
St Petersburg, Sept. 1. General
Stoessel, in command at Port Arthur,
reports, that tho Japanese made as
saults on the fortress on August- 23
and 26 'and were repulsed In each
case. He states that tho garrison re
ceived the congratulations of the
czar on their bravery with loud hur
rahs. He adds: "Your majesty's
message has doubl.ed the forces de
fending Port Arthur and the heroic
spirit of the - troops. From today,
with God's help, all assaults shall be
repulsed."
STRANGLED IN SALT LAKE
ticed at first by his companions, who
were sporting and racing among
themselves.
When it was noticed that he was
strangling, be waa quickly taken to
the shore and prompt relief adminis
tered, but his lungs were so full of
the strong salt that he almost per-
Isbed In tbe arms of his friends.
The train in which the Templars
went to tho lake was immediately
sent with the dying man to the hos
pltaL
Several times while going from the
lake to the hospital it was thought he
was dead, but he waa maldas a sard
struggle for breath when he was car
ried Into tbe ward aad has a faint
chance.
college'dlvlnlty school fit that instl-
tuuon. or 13 years he lectured in
the Theological Seminary in Virginia.
tercession in New York, four years;
at toe cuurch of the Meealafa, St,
Paul. Minn., three aad a half years:
at St, Joseph, one aad eae-half years. .
n j ones cornea eepeeMy recom
mended by Bishop Morrie, and ia
highly reoeaiKeaded by parishioners
and associates wherever he has been
located.
Tha aw, rector comes of two fam
ilies diatlngalebed in tbe history of
MaryMa and Delaware, both being
old families and of tbe highest stand-lop.
STEAMERS FROM THE NORTH.
Three Alaskan Vessels Bring Many
Passengers and Much Gold.
Seattle, Sept 1. Three steamers
arrived in port from Alaska this morn
ing bringing large lists of passengers
and a fortune amounting to mora
than half a million dollars.
On the Alaska Steamship Com
pany's steamer Dolphin was a ship
ment of treasure valued at $602,000.
Three hundred thousand of this was
consigned to the Canadian Bank of
Commerce, and a IFke amount to the
United States assay office In this
city. The remaining $2000 waa the
property of the different passengers
who arrived from the Insld.e on the
vessel.
Tho Pacific Coast Steamship Com
pany's steamer Valencia, also arrived
in port this morning. She brought
8000 cases of salmon, 5000 being
shipped from the canneries at Tonka
and 3000 from the Pt. Ellis cannery.
The Valencia also brought a cargo
of 100 barrels of fish oil from the
canneries at Klllisnoo. Both vessels
brought a list of prominent citizens
of Alaska. The Dolphin carried 122,
and the Valencia 46. Sixty of the Dol
phin's passengers were from Dawson
as were a goodly number of the pas
sengers of the Valencia.
The other vessel to arrive was the
steamer Portland, of the Alaska Com
mercial Company. The Portland
brought a gold brick valued at $12,-
000 from the Appolo mine at Unga.
Fixed Ball for Nan Patterson.
New York, Sept L-In the absence
of opposition from Jerome, Justice
Ammend, of the supr.eme court, this
morning granted tbe application of
Nan Patterson for an administration
bill. Bail was fixed at $20,000.
Rockefeller Invades London.
London, Sept 1. The Mirror says
John D. Rockefeller Is about to es
tablish a bank in London. It will
have a capital of many million
pounds sterling.
E
H. O. BARBER, OF OHIO,
FOUND AT LOS ANGELES.
Was Vice President and Director of
Bank of Cambridge Which Failed
on June 14 Has Been at Los An
geles Hotel With Supposed Wife
Woman to Whom He Was Engaged
Left Ohio Mysteriously Barber
Dodges Officials.
Cambridge, Sept. 1. According to
advices received by tbe chief of po
lice, H. O. Barber, of this city, vice
president and director of tho Com
mercial Bank of Cambridge, which
failed on June 14, has been staying at
the Hollenbeck Hotel at Los Angeles.
Tne information stated that Bar
ber registered under an assumed
name with a woman said to be his
wife. An order was at once sent for
Barber's arrest
JIIss Carrie Norrls, to whom Bar
ber said he was engaged, left hero
shortly after Barber's departure, pre
sumably to visit at Marietta. She
liau uub uccu umiu iivui eu..c
Un.l . 1 Unn-mA clnnA
A later telegram states that Barber
has left the Hollenbeck and is sup
posed to be in biding in some lodging
house.
Prostrated by Threats.
Spokaae, Sept 1. Mrs. Susan I.
Stewart tbe aired mother of CauntV.
Assessor Dayton H. Stewart, is lylaf
at the point of death at the home of
her son, 1117 Fourth avenue. Mrs.
Stewart is suffering from nervous
prostration, resulting from the shock
of finding dynamite placed ready to
blow the Stewart family to atoms.
Missouri Campaign Opened.
Springfield. Mo., Sept. 1. The
democratic state campaign was open
ed here today. Fifteen thousand
were In attendance. Folk spoke last,
this afternoon. Bryan will speak to
night. All candidates on, the state
ticket and Governor Dockery made
short addresses.
HAND BADLY LACERATED.
Hugh Rogers Meets With Bad Accl-
otnc With Thresner.
Hugh Rogers, a sack sewer, em-
ployed pu the Hartnett & Lang com
bine, met with a peculiar accident
yosterccy afternoon, which resulted
In a badly lacerated hand. Rogers
had Just dumped s.everal sacks from
tho platform to the ground and one
of them broke open. Ho reached out
his left hand to grasp a side rail in
order to steady himself for a jump
from tho machine. His-thumb came
in contact with a sack hook aad aa he
sprang tbe afcarp point plowed Kb
way .from the base of the digit to the
ball.
The accident occurred on the Doc
Smith ranch at Juniper. IE ml
Pendleton. Bogers came to t
last night and had the wound
by Dr. D, J. SlcFaul.
BANK
CHASED
OWN
STREET LIGHTS,
Of
Complaints Made to Council
That Lights ArejNot Turned
on Till Late, t
COUNCIL ORDERS UMATIL
LA LEVEE REPAIRED.
Meeting H"r Changed From 8
O'clock to 7:30 P. M. Residents of
Bush Street Want Sidewalks
Street Committee Will Act at Once
Mrs. August Stangier Granted
Liquor .License Salary List for
August Paid Street Commissioner
Ordered to Begin Street Cleaning
on College, Vincent and East Webb.
The sessions of the city council
hereafter will convene at 7:30
o'clock. This change was decided
upon at last night's meeting.
Complaints are being made re
garding the street lighting service.
It is said that some nights It Is past
9 o'clock before the lights ar.c turned
on. Several of the councllmen last
night suggested that something bo
done, but no definite action waa
taken.
It Is the intention of tho council
to begin at once the repair of the
Umatilla river levee.
A petition was submitted to the
council last night by the property
owners betw.een Jackson and Wilson
streets In Bush, asking that a grade
be established and sidewalk be con
structed along the west side of Bush
6lreet. Tbo petition was referred to
the street committee.
The salary list for the month of
August was read and warrants were
ordered drawn for payment.
Mrs. Gus Stangier was granted a
liquor license. .
Street Commissioner Brown was
ordered to begin cleaning streets.
Several of the principal thorough
fares or the city are filled with de
bris. Especially Is this truo of Cot
tonwood, East Webb, College and
Vincent streets. Farmers are in tho
habit of feeding their horses In the
streets around the court house and
the roadways aro Uttered with straw
and refuse.
WALLA WALLA RACE8.
Over 300' Fast Horses Are Expected
at the Meet.
Walla Walla, Sept 1. Repairs at
the race track ar.e already being mado
at a rapid rate and the grounds ore
being put In readiness for tbo meet
in October. More room Is being pro
vided for tbe largo number of horses
that will be brought hero to enter tho
races.
One hundred stalls arc In process
of construction. Stalls havo been .en
gaged for 300 horses and owners aro
dally making application for feeding
space. Tbe association' has a force
of men at work cleaning up the looso
rocks and otherwis.e preparing tho
track for the races.
There are now 52 horses in train
ing and more will arrive next week.
Altogether .the meet Is .expected to
surpass nil-previous efforts of the
association. ''
100,000 Locked Out.
' Marseilles, Sept. 1. In consequence
of tbe continuous maritime strike, tbe
flour factories of the city are closed.
One hundred thousand workmen are
locked out.
No Clue in Ellis Murder.
Less than a week has elapsed since
the lifeless body of young C. C. Ellis
was found on a lonely road on Wes
ton mountain, with a bullet wound
Jn the head, yet tho affair has passed
on as one of the apparently unsolva-
ble mysteries. Tbe peace officers
of Umatilla county are still working
on tbe case and the matter has not
ceased to be one of interest, but tbo
end of the search for tho murderer or
the reason for the crime seem farther
away than when the deed was but an
hour old.
Three thugs attempted to hold up a
gang of harvest hands at Harrington,
wash., Tuesday, but were prevented
by the nerve of tho worklngmen, who
resisted and called iho police.
P Philippine' Exhibit Robbed,
-Washington, Sept
Philippine exhibit at the
Louis fair has been robbed
eiapleyea. pi. a sum equal
$,we, accordlag to a
e frew Dr. W. H. JfUomi
in of tbe rampmm
The steal
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