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AN Y r VrNINUMII I II IN DAILYEVENINGEDITION Look about you and see the suc WEATHER FORECAST. Tonight nud Friday fall, proba bly cooler. cessful tuercuants. They are all men who advertises. If you would be successful, follow the example they set. VOL. 17. PENDLETON, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTOIHEl? 8, 1904. NO. 6147. uniflbL nLLU ur BT DEPARTMENT GOOD WHEAT PROSPECTS. cuss State Road Until Canal Right of Way is Secure. TAINING PORTAGE TRACKS. Observant Miller Says Demand Is Go ing to Be Strong. New York, Sept. 8. Senator W. D. Washburn, of Minnesota, the famous flour mill owner, who returned from Europe last night, has studied the crop situation on the continent and says the summer past was the warm est and driest ever known, and as a result the grain crops and garden stuffs are badly injured, and the wheat crop most of all. "I estimate the world's shortage In wheat will amount to 200,000,000 bush els, of which this country will suffer one-half." He said, "This means higher prices for foodstuffs and prob ably $1.20 or higher for wheat. Higher prices are Inevitable, and the foreign demand will probably bo heavier than we can supply." IUI huiiuii,, nuuncu lu gcii cidir ait Tor tne state rorracie uommis- Dearth of Cotton Pickers. Houston, Texas, Sept. 8. Cotton pickers in southwest, central and an, to Know If the Government , eastern Texas are deserting their jobs ould Permit the Construction of for Ilor1th Texas fields, where the crop is much easier to gather, and nickers e Portage on Canal Right of Way are in great demand. There is consid a .... t- i- it i... i erable distress anions; farmers thus auecieu on account ot me scarcity or labor, and fears are expressed that the crop will not be gathered before a spell of bad weather sets In, which will ruin that which Is not already gathered. PARKER GREETS PENCIL PUSHERS! A L 0 REPORTED E Three Hundred and 'Fifty Edi tors Pay Respects to Their Candidate. PARKER MAKES FELICIT OUS SHORT ADDRESS. auee Cnmm icelOn In th narL av Not Accent Rinht nf Wav Frv . r ta ii Murderer Hanged. Washington, Pa., Sept. S. Milovar ... ... i. ........ i ....... i. ., ...... ,i i ... j 1 1 i uiis luuruuiK. ne wiis convictea ot the murder of Samuel Ferguson, a contractor. the government desires a deed 11 x KIJILIMIII'III 31 u irk T tm tnnnlhl . 'he portage road being built up- tlu government is formally SEES FINISH OE . BIG HARVESTERS Compares Expenses Under Republi can Administration With Those Under Cleveland Answers Asser tion That Republicans Are Espec ially Cut Out to Rule Roosevelt Found Millions of Surplus In the Treasury and Now Has a Deficit of $40,000,000 Says the People Wlll.j Call a Halt Now if Truthfully Ad- vised of the Situation. Mukden Rumor Says Gallant Commander of Japanese is Killed. NON-COMBATANTS ORDERED FROM VLADIVOSTOK. patkln dated at 6:30 yesterday eve ning. Ho states that Kurokl Is nbout 25 miles east of the railway, while Oku is about 20 miles wnwt ot tho line. Tho general staff here expects to receive battle. The Kuropatkln dispatch confirms tho belief that tho Russian rear guard is still distant i from Mukden. Ho says this portion of his forco extends 17 miles south of Mukden. Fighting, ho says, continues. THREATENS CITY m DAMAGE SU T Hold Japs in check. ;S. M. Richardson Presses His Cnn( C mil........ ...1... I uiaim lor anuuu uamage Mukden, Sept. 8. A rumor Is current here that General Kurokl 13 killed and two Jap nneso generals made prison ers. Where or when, tho ru mor falls to state. r a ement from Secretary Taft made known the wishes ot ta . portage commission, to the MARION jack giver reasons c-f the commission, asked the "OK uphu&inq combines. lar'meat If there would be '' way and Taft made the reply ' feovemment had nothing to reply from the war depart- ) T 1 . ( 1 etnln li.i rt . .... nm.i m of (he government with roceeds with the portage on ' of way now being secured "A little rain now, if we could get ship canal, It may prevent It." remarked Marion Jack, one of the Esopus, Sept. S. A delegation of 350 democratic editors arrived on tho steamer St. John at 11:20 this morn ing. They took a special train from New York, and were transferred to the boat at Hyde Park. They marched from the landing to I Rosemont, where they were heartily greeted by Parker. Editor Charles I Knapp, of the St. Louis Republic, ad-1 Fighting Off Port Arthur. I dressed the candidate on behalr of ! Wel Hal Wei, Sept. S.-Firing was j thie editors. He predicted the elec-1 heard at sea last night. Boats outside toin of Parker. , tho harbor report seeing the flashes I In response Parker expressed pleas-1 distinctly. ure in welcoming the body of repre' Immediate Attack by Land and Sea Upon Eastern Seaport Is Anticipat edRussia in Sore Need, With draws 12.000,000 Pounds Sterling from English Banks Exhausted Soldiers of the Russian Army Re fuse to Retreat Further Japanese Armies Shell the Retreating Forces From All Sides laps Attack Port Arthur Defenses. Russians Cheo Foo, leu I'ort Artnur on September r, ar rived today, report fighting at Port Arthur September 3. Tho Russians nllowed the Japanese to approach close to tho east and west flank nud then opened a heavy fire, compelling them to retliy. A regiment of Russian cavalry had a fierce encounter with Japanese cav alry and drovo them back. Tho Chi nese report tho Russians to be buy ing up all tho unused Chinese shells obtainable, at 50 cents each. It indi cates that their ammunition is run ning low. From Sewer Discharge. Chinese Steamer Searched. Marseilles. Sept. 8. The Chinese mall steamor Oceanlca arrived todnv and reports that the Japanese snu.id ron stopped and searched her, after she left Yokohama. A report of the occurrence will bo forwarded to Min ister Ilcasse. Banks Must Furnish Reports. Washington, Sept. S. The comp troller of currency has Issued n call for a report on tho condition of na tional banks at tho close of business on Tuesday, September ti. SIT EXPLOSION COUNCIL ASKS REBATE FOR POOR LIGHTING SERVICE. Fire Chief Wlthee Calls Attention to Need of Ordinance In Future Elec tric Wiring o. the City New Pow er Plant Will Render Present Wlr. Ing Dangerous Because of Heavier Voltage Carried Sewer Committee Recommends Sewer Extension to New School Building Sewer for Pumping Station. Says They Scatter Weed Seed and Befoul Soli California Farmers Said to Be Going Back to Station ary Machines Opposition of Indi ans to Harvesters Said to Be Well Founded Predicts That Combines Will Entirely Disappear From Res ervation Farms. 1 sentatlves of the press. "The press j is one of the mighty forces in up j building and strengthening the stur dy American citizenship," he said "There are questions of great Import to be passed upon by tho people In November. It was its duty to present them honestly and so clearly that the people would undertsand." Answer Republican Challenge. BURNS IGHI Japs Capture Valuable Stores. London, Sept. 8. The Rome corres pondent of tho Exchange-Telegraph, I wires that the Japanese made Import ant captures of guns and ammunition j during the retreat of tho Russians I from I.lao Yang. It is roported they captured 132 wagons of provisions, i and 38 wagons of ammunition at Pan-1 KlaupoHt 97 field guns, must of them unsplked, and several thousand small DONALD ROBERTSON LOSES OUTFIT ON LEE BEAM FARM New Stationary Thresher Destroyed by Fire Following He took up the challenge contained in tho republican platform In which arms at Chang Kaipusho. it is assertea the republican party has displayed high capacity for rule and government. He made comparisons between the expenses under republican adminls' Explosion, Within Forty Rods of Where the Elder Machine Was De stroyed From Similar Cause Sever al Weeks Ago Loss About $1500, With No Insurance Explosion Oc curred During Stop for Noon. The city of Pendleton is threaten ed witli a suit, to recover $1000 dama ges alleged by S. M. Richardson, lo cnuse of the dlsclinrgo of a sower near his property. Attorney A. 1). Stilliunu, represent ing Mr. Richardson, appeared hoforo tho council last week and submitted the claim for damages. Tho mntter wns referred to the sewer commit tee. Its report at last night's session of tho council was to the effect that Richnrdson had no Just grounds for such n claim and that tho settlement of the mntter was out of tho commit tee's hnmls. Suit May Be Brought. "I do not know just what my client Intends to do." said Mr. Stlllman, Entirely 1 1,1,1 " ,s i''haltlo thai lie will bring Hint II) eillllICO IMS Clllllll. The session of the city council Inst E the i T T .111. ' uu ,. , , , tratlon and that of Cleveland. He i said: "During Cleveland's first term Tlio nnniul It. 1.,I., ..., A.. A . V- O. ....Ml. J3 JUVflllll,. ten mi aiiu f . I . ..... 1 'he entire right of way for ' moisture is needed before thn fall ' u'e aeJ?.F "V"uw xP?nnKU lire-' nlowlnir beclns " uum ,1m,to,wu. "i mc iji uura iiit. iJioHjiif, nonius. Ivm w hn l,oon nhnni sr.ionnnnnn Jlr. Jack harvested over 900 acres iJr.,. 7T. T. , ' . .' " i.Iv Is rHclvf.,1 from th wnr , nf .1,1 . 1 Ile luewiuuie rosuit oi sucn iexirav - ' O " . 1 ...... ...... ...IV 1 . .1,1.,, tl . 1JI f- thr ufivprntnpnt anrl n for. St. Petersburg Hears the News. St. Petersburg, Sept. 8. It Is ro ported that a fight is now progressing south ot Mukden. Tho Russian losses thus far are said to exceed 1000 killed and wounded. It is said in the retreat from Llao Yang, the Russians aban doned about 80 cannon. age of 33 bushels to the acre. He mis rignt ot way, tne ieopie ot i noes all his tlireslitng with stationary uo not Know wneiner uie gov- raacmnos. intends to build it. the right of way Is amply ' and the canal, the govern iay not accept a right of way canal. If the portage Is built eiore i ne government, accepts ERAL STRIKE LIKELY. king Employes of the Packing o, Sept. 8. The plan to call Ho1 trnrlc.fi ranfftMnna l.nflr.1 failure of the efforts to iim tiLriHH iiv il vmn rki .no general strike project is a conference with the pack- UHiuvrtifi uiuiKeiv. nowuvnr. packers grant a request, il strike order Is issued, n r .atoi I. . . , I w. -i. 1 1 1 i.A Will Go to Work. "I never used a combine." said Mr. Jack, "and I know nothing about the big harvesters. I understand from tellable sources that the old-time sta tionary machines are replacing them In tho California fields. The main reason assigned is that the combines scatter the weed seed and befoul the soli. "I think It is only a question of time until the combined harvesters will be a thing of the past ou the Umatilla reservation. The feeling against them by the Indians is just as great as It has been reported." agance is that a deficit Instead of a surplus, exists. Instead of the mil Hons which the present executive , found on assuming control, now a do-1 flclt of $40,000,000 exists. "Extravagance Is running riot In federal,' state and municipal govern ments, In spite of the well directed efforts of some excellent officials. Ere long the people will demand a re- Nicholas at Cronstadt. St. Petersburg, Sept. 8. Emperor Nicholas left for Cronstadt today to Inspect the Baltic fleet. KNIGHTS GOING HOME. Will Next Elect Officers and Choose Meeting Place Today. San Francisco, Sept. 8. The most imKrtant session of the grand en campment of the Knights Templar began this morning, the first order of business being the selection of the next conclave city. This will be fol lowed by the selection of officers. Many knights are already leaving the city. Some are leaving to escape the intense heat, and others are carry ing out scheduled programs to take In Interesting places in the state as I Itfll I II M HIIM'KVlin K Niril.ll I H I Ul tut? uuuicn HI 1 11 111 I Ilf V . lclally called off today. The ; 1. 1... . ..1. I . I . r. .... a ' ' i v ij wmi IHU9 ?G,bWlvu. i uaii j iuiilihl'u. rHin A r,H i-Hir,i?ii i Snrinea Ih nplfwiu,! a ti,., ..v ...ua.. I : .. .. ... i"n-v vi nit; .;uuv iuve. i no uuie i . . ' luu" wm o , of the next meetlue will 1. ttm scon.i Wednesday In July, 1907. George Moulton, of Chicago, was elected grand eminent commander, Exhausted Soldiers Refuse to Go. Rome, Sept. 8. Tho Agenda Libera asserts that several Russian detach ments of troops have refused to con form In administrative expenses, and tlnue the march to tho north, beyond they will do it now If they are made ' Mukden, as they are completely over to appreciate the whole truth. I come by fatigue. "The coming election Is not to be i . determined by the September vote in , hopeHessly republican states, where I local Issues grleveously handicapped 1 the situation, but tho result In Ver- j raont yiesterday admonishes us that i the harmonious co-operation of all and the elimination of personal, fac tional and unimportant differences, ot- gnghallen Involving no surrender of principle, ! are essential to success." Russians Concentrating. Ixmdon, Sept. 8. The St. Peters' burg correspondent of Router's re ports that tho Russian army Is now concentrated around Mukden. He al so neports that Japanese cruisers )......ir..t.,.i i r i . .... i .. . , i iiiuj imi Uvti nuisahuvHii, im mo lamnu Pioneer G. A. R, Man Dead. La Grande, Sept. 8. J. R. Kellogg, one of the pioneer members of tho G. A. R. of this county and a noted" army flfer. died last evening aged 74. He hag been prominent In Union county for 40 years. His fife and drum corps at all pioneer and G. A. R. meetings has been one of the most prominent features of such occasions for the past 25 years. To Attack Vladivostok. London, Sept. 8. The Tien Tsin correspondent of tho Star wires that the commandant of the Russian for tress of Vladivostok, has ordered all non-combatants to depart as a Japan ese attack by land and sea Is roported. Kuropatkln's Forces Scattered. St Petersburg, Sept. 8. A brief dis patch was today received from Kuro- UMATILLA COUNTY SHEEP IN DEMAND iviinm h a rnnniinv rr mi being held. It Is bellev- rain's Awful Plunge. a. l'a.. Sent. 8. Aftor of seven miles from 1 1 1 Tl .1 111 in ZJtfanefr m ....... v , j i.uiavauuv runaway Pennsiiva- train of 3D cars, last killing two train- William Bordman, and E, Toohoy, A telegraph onera- lltlan saved two pas- Inn liv lvflpnlnv IIiam a tlmo to allow them a elding, John Howard, the St. Paul sheep buyer, has arrived and Is livening lltlncru .in In thr, ahrw),i mnrllftt ITo Henry Huge, of Rhode Island, dotmtv 1 1 .i ... i r trnnn .,. icnnn I , ' i IU UUjr 1 1 villi 1U,UVV IU AO,VVV grand. Villlam Mellsh, of Ohio, gen-ihrad, all feeders, if he can find what he wants, which will be shipped Into Southern Minnesota and fattened on mill screenings. .erallsslmo. Attempts to Swim Channel. Dover, England, Sept. 8. Burgoss, the French champion, made another unsuccessful attempt to swim tho English channel today. He was at tacked by cramps and quit tho water two miles from tho French shore, California Forest Fires. Watsonvlllo, Cal., Sept. 8. Forest fires are now raging In Santa Cruz mountains and havo already swept over 2500 acres. Th.o loss will bo large. other bujx-rs, representing every heavy feeding district In tho western United States, and they ran prices up until sales almost stopped, but later aotlvlty Is expected, when tho sheepmen reallzo that perhaps they havo overdone tho bull tendency. wr. nust nought 3000 head of woth- The explosion of smut and dust In a stationary thresner on tho Lee Uean ranch. 17 miles north of Pun diet on yesterday, destroyed tho ma chine cntnillng n loss or about $150(1. The explosion occurred within 10 rods of whuiyi a similar accident to tio Elder mnchlno took placo four weeks ago. No insurance was carried on the destroyed machine, us com panics i-efuso to take i-IkIch on liar vesters. Thie machine belonged to Donald Robertson and had been In operation but tho on season. The explosion oc currod shortly aftor the harvester was stopped for tho noon hour. It Is cus totnnry to open up machines when not In use to guard ngalust smut itixplo sious, unit turn mm noon none ou the Robertson thresher. Tho field In which the machine had been operating Is said to bo compar atively free from flinut, and tho wheat threshed wns clean. FIRES UNABATED. One Man Reported Dead and Two be. rlouBly Burned, Santa Cruz, Sept. 8 Forest fires are still unabated. Two men were seriously burned in tho destruction of a mill near Boulder creek. It Is ro ported t hut another man wax burned to death. Tho mill loss will bo $25, 000. Tho summer homo of John Fos ter, valued at $10,000, la destroyed. Other smaller structures uro also willed out. The flro Is swooning over a Hue eight miles long. Russia Needs Fundi. ManehostoK Sopt. 8. A dispatch today states that Kussla hus Just given notico of tho withdrawal from several banks on tho continent of 12.- 000,000 pounds storllug which hns been deposited for three years. Tho money will bo sent to St. Petersburg. Tim Klnnln full ff-vl rnllnnH In that or- Which will bo driven tliroUKh to country for sheep is screenings; only 1,10 Kldgo country during October and enough hay is fed to afford a needed f(ed tll""ing the coming winter not for variety. Not more than betweon two ' fat- uut r growth. These animals and tlireo tons of hay Is fed during are all grade Merlnoes ,and In fine tho three months time required on an I condition. Thero Is scarcely a traco average for fattening to each 1000 of disease In tho John Day country practically cone at mi, and tlio Rust purchases aro simply as fine animals as can bo bought on any rango be tween the Cascades and tho Rocky mountains, There aro no Shropshlres In the district where Mr. Rust bought as an illustration of tho situation Chinese Perish In Fire. Ilakersflold, Cal., Sept. 8. Tho bod I oh of two Chinumuii woro found in tho ruins of last night's flro. It Is belloved other bodies will be found. All tho Injured will recover. night was presided over by Council- man J. R. Dickson. Tho full board being present with the excoptlon of Mayor Mntlock, who Is In San Fran cisco. The rcportH of tho viirious city of ficers for tho month of August wero read and plncud on file, and a numbor of small bills wero allowed. Becauso of tho uusutlsfactory condition of tho xticel i-htH, (ho bill of (ho North western (iuh A: Hlwlrlc company, amounting to $297, was referred back to tho company. The city donlroa ft rebate. Recommends Wiring Ordinance, Fire Chief itlieo recommended ' that the wiring of buildings bo looked into moro carefully. Ile said: "When tho now power company gets Its electricity Into Pendleton, it ex pects to supply 22,000 volts. Tho wiring of buildings In Pendleton is very light. If a transformer over breaks down and u strong current Ih thrown onto the wires, wo aro llnhln ; have a serlouH flro. I examined Hid wiring In n building tho other day and out of seven Joints, only two were soldered." Pendleton Iiiih uo ordlnanco govern ing tho electrical wiring of buildings. Tho Miwur committee recommended thnt tho Lewis street sewer be ex tended 900 feet lo tho now school house grounds. Tlx proposition of tho water works coinnilssloii Unit tho sower be extended to lin pumping station nud that It would defray half tho expense of building, was referred to tho sower committee for further In vestigation. Tho petition of HiihIi street prop erty owners for tho privilege of con structing a sidewalk, was granted. Reports of Officers. Recorder Fit Gerald's report for August follows; Number of casus In police court, 128; flues collected, $ir, 14; sale of cemetory lots, JS2.20; snlo of Impounded stock, $42; snlo of old flro bell, $1; licenses, $309.85; x penses of office, $115; total rovenueH, $184.8C. Marshal Carney's report: Number of arrests mude, 128; expenses, $:I2G; poll tax receipts, $1(ifi. Hewer Inspector Witheo's report: Number of sower connections fop July, 10; for August, 0; total number of connections ut tho present llnuv 312. Chicago Wheat. Chicago, Sopt, 8, Old September opened at $1.0714, closed at $1.08li; new hoptomber opened, at $1.04, clos ed at $1.0CV4. Corn, 63. oaU, 31. French Executioner Dead. Paris, Sopt. 8. Delhlor, tho colo- bruled French oxucutlonor, died at Autnull odny. sheep. Mr. Howard will buy a mixed lot of lambs, owes, yearlings and wothers unythlng that will make good mut ton. Prices Are Advancing. 'i' i, i .. .. , i . ., . . . - , , . . n .... . . , ... . . . " - V . "V. " " I UVK.,t V UIOIIO iivooiA ail1 war duty of 10 cents ner sack . ranldlv in tho interior dlRtricts. la n ixnuriit n wi.- 1,1, n,,,,. tm 'rc.n,i.i i. .... ... , 11, . - I ,, - , I - d " v ao ....... , v, wu HI V i J uyj iriiaiicu HV'J CI I win bo levied on flour entering Jap- discovery made laat week by J. H, $160 to $1,C0, whenoaa yearlings two carpenters having been sen for b anese ports after October 1. 'Rust, of Ridge. Mr Rust found four months ago cost but $1.50 to $1.C6, 'Skrydloff 30,000 Sacks Sold, Thirty thousand sacks of wheal changed hands In Pendleton neighbor hood today. Club Is quotod at CO cents and bluostem at 74 feints. The salos today aro the first of any im-! portance to bo recorded in over a week. The Russian cruisers Rossia and Burglar Throws Acid. Chicago. Sopt. 8. Burglar entered tho residence, of II. F. Crawford, prosldont of tho Na tional Biscuit, company, at Kvaustoni, last night. Whllo they were gathering booty, they wero surprised by Miss Mabel Mcpherson, a sister of Airs. Crawford One of tho rob htrs dashed a bottle of car bolir a id In tho face- or Miss MPlrson disfiguring her 'or ) ft Tu robbers escaped