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BEIION W1UTHER FORECAST. Tonight and Saturday fair. in la. k of n- ut .jf ten ca. it PENDLETON, OREGON, FKIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1004. NO. 5151, 1 DAILYEVENINBEDITIDN BUILDS HIT BRICK MONSTER COAL HUNKERS. Portland to lime Idirgest of tho Kind on Pacific Coast. Portland, Sept. 16. Portland Is to ! have one of 'the largest coaling sta tions on the Pacific coast. It will be constructed by the Pacific Coast company, which Is affiliated with the Pacific Coast Steamship company. The location of the proposed plant l 'on Front between Qulmby and Ilnllelgh streets. A lot with a front- ft fnr "Bu " wenes, anci extending Main OirCCl TOl - fct,t uaL.k from the railway track to the harbor line, Is the site secur i ed. On this property Immense coal bunkers will be built at n cost of $36,- lllt'KH iv It"'1'' " auniuon 10 which win oe in HiRiieu wic most iiiouern sicum una HY IUT sihl.ni. eeut,.jcn machinery for coaling and , unloading vessels und curs. It Is es ' tlmated that the entire plant will structure W" iU! T"" v""t ol'tween JBO.000 and $75,000 Oi-lliiS a Total of let for New Struc- RUSSIANS WILL WRECK FORTS E BEFORE SURRFND RING TO "Tin: BREAKERS" BURNED. Powerful Mines Have Been Placed Under All the Buildings, Stores and Arsenals in Port Arthur. If fe) tllle ITi ' ' ' Ll For IVimt. Weston Lie, and Bear Nowl die Ilullilliip "III front l Panes i"" ...... ... I in Sltt uumuii ... j- 1) lHtl'llllKT 1. This plant Is mi exact duplicate of one being Installed In Seattle" by the same company. j .Most of the coal will come from the Russians Will Wreck llic Port-. Pacific Coast conipuny's -mines locat- Chee Poo, Se.pt. 1C. The Ru.sslans ed at Muck Diamond. Franklin and I have placed mines under all the pub New Castle. Wnsh. It Is of a bltumi- j lie buildings, wharves, arsenals and nous finality. They will, however, re- j everything thnt could poslbly be of ceive coal from all parts of the j ue to ihe Japanese, with the intcn worhl. j tlon of destroying them In case the Pile drivers will be set to work on i Japanese enter the clfy. the water front next week and the I The house formerly occupied bv .lnpnnese Capture Two Fort Near Port Arthur Russian Powder PalN to Throw Shells nnj Many Shells Do Xoi Explode Aiimiimitlon In tlio Fortress Thought to He Ktinnliif: Very Low Japanese Vcels Voittura Xenrer and Xcurer the Harbor Only Sl Russian Vesols AMo to Fight n-iU lust evening lontract for building the building at the corner luu streets, the same to fM. which includes the building Is to be ready i by December 1 jto other bids submit- ' Sleek & Cole, lor it It Boothby & Hale : utter bid did not (:ri ol doing .the briek- luteited at $1000 (!5.u owner will fur- ctruthe ground, Cof- , , jiMKtl brick for the i tat for the body v . ni partition steel tier t Slnurson. of St. ft from the Dearborn w of Chicago. . ltd cos of this building, I I! mij for occujmncy, ' I: air cost one or two i less than this sum. fH feet iu .Ue, ground j full stories In height, ' t'Jt full size. It will be lid In every purtlcu- fcjBeilt will be uf the Iw and finish. '" E, Troutmun, ICii structure will be c presentable fruin an 1st In the eastern part : r Oregon, for the ' Hat matter for any f'lce the value of this I- of the features de- ' both noiel and ele work on the bunkers will be rushed to completion. The company hopes , j to have Its plant running by next December 1. AWARDS CAUSE PROTEST .MAIUO.V COUNTY CLAIMS T1IK I'litST HONOR. First J'rl4? for Agricultural Exhibit Glien to Polk County Marion File Protect With Board Hor.se Men Dissatisfied With Award in Trotting Horse Coiilcsf "Poitlnnd Iuy" TuruK Out u Ciiiuil Finest Stock Display Ker Sifii. Salem, Sept. 1 Thirty-eight Ioad , ed coaclies arrived from Portland over the Southern Pacific yesterday in honor of 'Portland Day," at the stute fair. It Is estimated that fully 2Buii people came up from the me- 1 tropolls on the excursion. j Tile livestock parade of yesterday I was tile best ever witnessed at the . fair In any yeur, ri,.. ..... .... ...i , tJin-DlaiP f...,. ' u....nniniii. j e.iierua' iiumuer- V. all udds the largest I j;,luu uiiensive material - It 111 " timuiwil IIIC .1,1 llt U TJI16U iur la'S- - 5XS ' . ' 'W,1'm U,e "f fl,'8t prize for stHtidurd-bred trotting r-U'ts .T ..... .... " the total cash receipts being is to, To ,1 the op. ": a protest s h tne runtrart time If f"" us presente i 'boaid of agriculture. The f"l IX 1IAI.V. " 'ilS and Queen 1'ihliiij: Holla,,,. Ivab is in n tutu of -r- heir t0 the ':" ,M M... ii. ally beei of Hon.. lied ,t I..1 1 ie a-sur-d tv) j,,,. 't-'en.oii l'i u ausuiiu.-a 'ft king ulld lii- lit lrnj. ' y klg un.i ""I iwtn t.-l0. Uroadheart. belonging to Trine. A protest signed by mled to the protest- ants clulm that the liorse has u blem ish that bars him. A second bitter protest was filed jWheii Polk county wus awarded the 1 first prize for a county exhibit. Ma ' r'.oii county citizens claiming the I b.onor. The score of points In the agricul tural exhibit for the leading coun :ies wur as follows: Polk, 05 per cent. $801); Uun. second. SO per cent, $250; .Muriun. third. Sr. pur cent, $2011; Washington, fourth, fc6 per cent, $150; Jtentoii fifth, 72 per cent. 10ii, and Iaiie, sixth, 0" per cent $100. kk.mi,i:ks noitsi; shot. Alexleff was hit by a shell recently, und partially wrecked. Another shell struck and destroyed a ship which was docked for repairs, and killing seven sailors. One shell demolished several engines In the dock yards, killing an officer and two men. The Japanese fleet comes In dally much closer than formerly, throwing a few shells. The Japanese are con stantly receiving heavy guns from Japan, to which the Russians are un able l reply. Of the ships In the harbor only six ure able to fight at present. gen Yu on suspicion of being a spy. Is Captain Takiknwn, a naval attache ut Berlin. He was freed this morn ing, and said he was traveling for pleasure, but the .corespondent says It is believed -he was really watching the Hultlc fleet. Cuiture Ports at Tort Arthur. Chee Foo, Sept. 16. The Japan ese, between September S and JO, as saulted and captured important for tifications two miles east of Golden Hill, near Port Arthur. The Japanese were able to hold the jiosltlou owing to the poor qual ity of Russian powder, the shells falling short of the point for which tliey -were aimed. Many of the shells failed to explode at all. This is known to indicate that Stoessel's sup ply of ammunition is running very Vow. .taps Take Mancliurlaii Crops. New Chwang, Sept. 16, Japanese reinforcements are continually de barking here and are sent northward toward Ilao Yang as soon as they arrive. With them Is sent General Stoessel's winter supply, as huge crops are being received throughout Manchuria. Fighting Xear Mukden. Mukden. Sept. 16. Twenty-six wounded men belonging to General Klstchenko's division were brought into Mukden today. Particulars of the skirmish ure not available. It may mean the beginning of the Jap anese advance on Mukden. Tliiinkl'iil for Ilctivut. St. Petersburg, Sept. 16. Kuropat kln reports the Japenese forces be fore Yental. The mines at Taitl sta tion ara being Increased, lso those near Benslpuszl. The czar has tele graphed Kuropatkln the following.; "I thank you and our splendid troops for their heroic work and continued self-sacrlflce. The return from Llao Yang, under the circumstances, was excellently carried out In the face of grave difficulties." Popular ltesort at Long Mcncli Dc strojeil by 1'lro. Portland, Sept. 16. "The Hrouk crs," the popular seashore hotel at Long Ueach, was totally destroyed by fire last evening, loss $6B,000. The fire started In the kitchen and as a stiff wind was blowing, the structure wus quickly destroyed. There was absolutely no flre-flght-lng equipment und the only person on the premises ut the time wur tho keeper, the summer season having closed 10 days ago. REWARD OFFERED CALIFORNIA COMMANDF.lt. (Jencrul Francos. Moore SucocoiN (Icncrnl MoAvtliui'. Washington, Dec. Hi. Itrlgadler General Francis Moore, now In charge of the army school at Fort Htley, has been ordered to the com mand of the department of California with headquarters at San' Francisco, vice MacArthur. The latter retires from command of the Pacific division, which Includes the departments of California and Columbia. President of the Hankers. New York, Sept. 16. T. F. Swee ney, president of the First National Hank of Kansas City, was elected president of the American Hankers' Association today. The convention adjourned at 12.30. EXCURSION RU S OR MURDERER County Court Will Pay $500 for the Convict'on of C. C. Ellis' Slayer. PHIVATK KKWAHDK AMOUNT ING TO SI 00(1 TO HIO ADDKl).. Court Will Assist In flouring Up Wes ton Mountain Murder Mjstery Hello C Is Giiiulng Ground That tho Young .Man Wus Mtu-dcml In Cold' Itlood ami Wni Xol a Victim of an At'ldcut It Is Thought He Had Damaging Information Against Sonic One, Who Took ills l.lfo to ll Ido Another Crime. Xo Cruiser Off Vlctorlu. Vlctorlu. B. C., Sept. 16. The na val authorities this morning abso lutely denied any knowledge of Russian auxiliary cruiser having been seen off Victoria by a British torpedo boat. They think the report Is without foundation. Definition of Contraband. St. Petersburg, Kept. 16. Russia's decision on the contraband question has been -communicated to the Brit ish, German and American embassies, It Is understood Russia recognizes that goods, when consigned to pri vate parties, are only contraband then the cargoes are government military or naval stores. Xo Vessels- X'ear Golden Gute. San Francisco, Sept. 16. The cruiser Boston returned this morning from a cruise uround the Farallones, out tounu no trace of foreign war craft. Late last night she sighted a large vessel about fifteen miles off the en trance to the harbor. The discovery caused some excitement, but It was soon learned that she was the trans. port Sherman, from Manila, with 300 tioops and $2,000,000 In Mexican money for recoinuge, and several pas sengers on board. lapiiucse Operating Railroad. Mukden, Sept. 16. The Chinese .Iiipiiiiese Spy jsaltie i K-et. report the Japanese running regular London, Sept. 16. The Copenhu- i trains between Dalny and Nleu gen correspondent of the Central U'hwfing. the rolling stock, according Xews reports that the unknown to their statements, having come Japanese who Were arrested at Sku-'liom San Francisco. i WILL JUi XO STRIKIC. h" "f "')ally. ' ' hiid f.Khr ,,ouus V,l)l- IMOX, Ma Affiliate f " ''""--ration. uua itti 'i' .lT,, ''8 nm, i H "sc il of .Ig.llll- 'Ml til,. 1 b-l, ,, , . '"' I aw, i -iilliniil Allogctl to lime Been Shot by Ward Wat. Killed. The hoihe which was wounded In ( the right hind leg Monday night by ounei which it is ulleged Ralph Ward intended for its rider. Miles Xfimlftr, was shot yesterday after noon by Officer O. C. Cottman. A lol-inorteiii examination showed I that the animal's leg was broken, ' vldeiitb by a 3S-oallber bullet which "w found embedded In tho bono, .u. Dn li- C. MoXabb. .who attojidad m..,i loJurMl horse, whh nut preweiit , "hen the liullut was oxtraottd. He .-.id- '"""tatM that he does not bullevo the , of -itilmai'K Jtg was broken whon gie w "rod, but that the horso fittctumu It in ttn uttumpt to got up. Will. Aiiiulgiiiiiated Iron and 'Tin Workur.s Suj Conditions Are Not RIm. PlUjsburg, Sept. 16. Secretary John Williams and Treasurer M. F. Tlge, of the Amalgamated Associa tion of Iron and Tin Workers, Itutu- Htl a statement at noon today to the effect Ihut tho .present conditions will not warrant a general strike aalnt the United Steel corporation in Ma honing vulley. This discounts the re port that a general strike Is Imminent. Doru wus lost off the coast Wednes day night. The other five were drownod. The crew of the Dora has not been heard from. TROOPS GUARD LYNCH ICRS. KOIJBKItS JJSCAPU loiiu Bandits Break Through Cordon of Pursuers. Des Moines. Sept. 16. After being urroundod by posses of deputy sher iffs, detectives and farmers, five men Mtippot-ed to have held up' the Rook Island train near Lotts, broke through the cordon and escaped. Ku truce Iihv vlnce been obtained. .situation at Hiiutsville, Alabama, Is Critical. Huntsvllle. Alu., Sept. 16. The sit uation aiound Madlhou county jail Is quiet. Tioops nurround the square and none aie ullowed to paN. Troops und civil duthorltloK made other ar reMv today. 'Die troops will be kept until aftei ihe trial of the alleged lynchers. Chicago Wheat Stationary. Chicago, Sept. 16, New September opened at $1.124 and closed at $1.11 Vt. December opened at $1.16',!, and cloned at $1.13 1. Corn opened at 524 cents and cloMd tho nuine. Oats opened at Sl't, cents and ad vanced ia rent at the close. TO WALLA PORTLAND HUSIXESS MEN TO VISIT WHEAT HEIT, I'Vlendly Fi-ellng Iletwoen I'ortland und Inland Empire Increased by .Mutual Efforts to Build I'ortage Road Tipiity-Scen Business Men . From 3Ietropolis Will Celebrate "Portlund Day" ut Wullu Wallu on Sejiteiuber 20. As u result of the closer friendship engendered between the city of Portland and the Inland Kmplre tnrougn u mutual effort to secure the construction of the portage road, an excursion of 27 business men from Portlund will be run over the O. R. & X. and Northern Pacific to Walla Walla during the coming county fulr In the Garden City. A wpeclal round trip rate of JG has been made for the excursion, and ul reudy 27 business men have signified their intention of coming out on the visit to the wheat belt. Thursday, September 29, will be observed as "I'ortland Day" at the Walla Walla fair, and especlul enter tainment will be provided for the visitors. The excursion will return to Portland over the Northern Pacific by way of the Sound cities, and tho visitors will be given every opportu nity to see the matchless resouices uf the 1 1 1 1 u 1 1 I Kmplre. Kohlci' Is Purchasing Agent. Portland, Sept. 16. in hue with the changes following tho consollda- Ib.ii of the Harrlmaii offices hi thlH city i nd the systems throughout the state. Richard Koehlor has been ap pointed geiieuil purchasing agent of the Boulhern Pacific-Oregon Rallioad & Navigation system for Oregon. The olflue of W. O. Whueler, who has been purchasing ugent of the O, It. fc N. company, has been abolish ed. CHICAGO OAT BUYER. To aid In the clearing up of tho mystery of the strange death of Christopher Columbus Kills, the Wes- ton Mountain youth who was shot down as he walked along a lonely road near his home, Sunday morning. August 28, the Umatilla county court this morning posted a re wan I of $o00 for the arresl and conviction of tho murderer or murderers. One thous-' and dollars more, It is rumored, wllli be offered from private sources. The opinion of residents of Weston mountain und others who have been Investigating the Kills mystery, la. thnt the boy was murdered, and not the victim of an accident, as wus nt one time thought. The theory that young Kills paid the penalty with his life because of his knowledge of tho misdeeds of another, appears to bo gaining ground. The notice of reward made by tho county court is signed by County Judge Bean, ami Commissioners T. P.. Gilllluud and Horace Walker. Coming lo Pacific Coast. Norfolk, Va Sept. 16. Tho steam ship Minnesota, alleged to have been sold by J. J, Hill to Russia, arrived h ro today for coal, en route to the Puclfli. coast. Ex-Governor Rich Dead, Santa Fe, Sept. 16. William O. Rich, ex-governor of New Mexico, is dead at Kugle, Sierra county, near which place he was engaged in ranching. SHEEP NOT DIPPED. Stock Inspector .1. E Beau Sajs Xo Scab In County. Stock Inspector Beau stales that no sheep are being dipped before bo lug shipped out of this county. Tho expression "whether they have scab or not," does not apply In thu remot est degree, as there is not thu slight est trace of scab In any herd In thu county, and In fuel has not been at any time since last spring. Neither does the clause, "When de signed for Immediate slaughter," have any significance at this lime, ua all sheep are passed without lining lipped; but on the oilier hand every Hock Is carefully and thoroughly In spected by both Inspector Buun and' Federal Inspector Lantz by the for mer on thu range, und by thu lutlur at . thu point of shipment. This division of lespoiiHlhlllly and 'injunction of qualified aullioi Hies, . Is a final settleinenl of this much ills- lilted subject for the prewent your at east, i, FINK HAY WHEAT. Variety That Per-, SPREE COST Slid. liic 'ohii Kullej Arraigned for Ruing Drunk, Wa u Victim of the Siioi ts. ;i"crl. ' Joln Kelley's short stav In Pn,il. T"' '.ndinc nf "" .?mt hlm iaHl H6 and a nlsht ""itnov.n mat, 7. cny ,aU- 110 ' arraigned Victim LOST CREWS FOUND, Atlantic of Ihe Storm on Coast Ait) HcM-'iied, I'liailestpn, Sept. 16. The steam- Local Wheat 70 Cents. Local wheat today Js quoted ut 70 cent for club and 7C uents for blue stem. No sales uro reported. ""ii muti In rr,ii .. . ""out rili cuuri mis morning on ., ,e roa(J - ! ' urge of drunkenness and pleaded reported to It.-... . " nna "roue, out had a tn,., 1 I. HUL If. Aul, ? L h? . The prison iieren i.,. 0 I( B "KUII io rorKot siin .... o ue- ii i . ' ilono in tho . norson. The seutencu of - uuay w - Ik, -1 reported tr. 1 T. wns prisoner dec Kan to forget laBt night he had aK ng. The 'n "sioria jii ins possession. murdered i... . m,fi0ner declared that when ... . ' oe r" rnd and M art? iri 'or th nu. - iu.k men. 1hrt.a .1 . ' . . K.ii y " Ja" w,u ""upended and mnrnf W"H nl,owe to leave on the morning train. w.ieIlry. h.eWl"' tor bel"K Intoxicated, w" "out to Jail for three daya. commander of Fort Columbia, near er Apache urlved today with three mission Money for tho Friars. Manila, s. pt 10. The civil com- of the crew of eight men fishing boat Eagle, which of with the to, i, hi o, tho ihe Ian. if in. -pared to pay the Augus- i of friars $2,076 000 for i the order. Brings 7.". Cents Bushel. Lee Beam, of Stage Gulch, has finished threshing 100 acres of vol unteer wheat of the variety known as the Cox wheat peculiarly adapt ed to iiay. It tostH 62 poiiudM lo tho bushel, Mr. ilea iii'm experience raising Oqx whont encourages him to continue lo raise It. He sold every bushel of sent For llreakrast Food Mills Touring tho Wheat Belt. jonn j. Keller, manager of thu grain department of thu American j i.eroui company of Chicago, consid ered the lurgest buyers of oulu on tile Windy City's hoard of trudu, spent last lilglit in Pendleton. He Is on ii tour through the out-growing see- i, v'i- . ,V,uclfl0 ooaHt A'hl- his crop of this varlely limt year. ex. . T, . u,ly uuy- t'l't enough for M.ed, for 76 uenta per lug In this part of tho country," said I hjishoi for seed for hay. The only Mr. Keller, "for tho amount of the ! drawback about the (.'ox Is the tend cereul grown is very small." mi!y to shalter, wlilch ueCuitat Mr, Keller purclunses a large cutting It unlen for hay exuluslvuly. amount of selected wheat each year I a little In advance of being entirely which la used In the preparation of ! npW, (i molhod uiilvfiaully adajiled lu breakfast foods. "I aucure only tlie Kanaua and Oklahoma wllh alt varl beat, auhi Mr. Kellur, "and dealre Uqloa, where wheat la not raised for selected Soiiora. I find hut a small ! LOCAL OPTION PETITION COVERS COUNT! The people of Milton are now circulating a petition for a vote on the liquor question covering all of Umatilla county. A petition containing 193 names was this morning added to the ones ulrcady filed from the precincts north and east of Pendleton, calling for a vote on local option In the dis trict. This brings the total number of names up to 286. There were 2234 voters In the district at the last gen eral election, thus the 286 names now on file are more than the re quired 10 per cent. "Several petitions are yet to come in from the district," said Rev, Rob ert Warner, pastor of the First Meth odist Episcopal church, who filed the names this mornlnr. amount of thla grain tlila koaaon, how ever. I The i liners do not appear to be raising jt in as large quuutitioa as In past years. Jn the Big Bend and the Palouse countries this season the wheat Is of poor quality. The crane for fancy cereal pro- ! known. ducts Is fast dying out. The plain for need it Is practically .wxuntlal to cut it it little unripe to secure thy hulk of it. Mr. Jlijam raised 220 acres ' of wheat of flouring variolic, which Is not yet threshed, but that it will yield finely and Is of excollent quality, lu properties of the wheat or othor grains are all tiiat one can expect to get and when one takes up with some conglomeration, under the name of energy-builder or vitallty-sustalner, he Is putting into his stomach a lot of stuff that he doesn't know a thing about, People are realizing once more that the plain cereals ure what they are after." Poor J'urin Patients. Superintendent J. B. McDIll, of the county poor farm and hospital, In his report for July and August, reports that five patients were In the hospi tal at the end of lust month. During July and August 10 patients were treated. Four new ones were receiv ed and four were discharged, One was transferred. 1