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10 ft-. DAILY EVENING EDITION Teoow goods y0Ut res thnt advertise. ! li" ndi! bright, j WEATHER FORECAST. Tonight and Friday fulr! warm er Friday. , Cau.o od.1. Jon't l .filP- l! .get PENDLETON, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1904. NO. G1G5. lODTl lOPl an. S. L HELP OR CON lien of the Reclama- "SerVice Proposes- 'a lute. T,VTri!n.S ARK LUCE tiii: in.Mio law. ARRA1GNE . ft 1GNED. r. - J. i iv id He Hit! Da-Is of All ."Water Jllli Stuto Engl- L, $1000 l) A)Mllltl to lie Plllded Into Irrigation , Commissioners ' r"" fpMrlcts compose - lUiiinl All Streams Are IJolmiit Ilecord Kept and Ap An Made for Rights to ill unappropriated waters In shall be untile Hie property Mite; Unit bencHi-lnl use shall Isok' bail- or all water rights, il all naler rlalit- -Imll he ln- i If from the land: that no man alin more water than he eaii Ik-: tliat the nfflee of mate cu lt a salary of $10111), and an , prosecution Li engineer at a salary of $2000 be created i that all streams! iiii-usurcd and the duty of I r jill classes of land he fixed; unappropriated waters be- tlie slate Khali lie ever suh- the u-e of the United States tioit for rei'laniatton purioscs. kl the state shall he divided In. fr commissioners' districts, with Iloiier from eaeh district, fdrr number of cninmlsNlnucrs liprUe a Mate irrigation hoard k complete control of all mat- rrulnln; to Irrigation, except Jcrliig of court decrees such, it, are the provisions of an Ir ian for Oregon, drafted and MiHled hy Morris lllen, legal lor the reelamation depart ed presented to the hiat,. r,.. ninimtalou for Investigation. njjh the courtesy of John T. Mr government enrlnepr f,.r n, the East Oregonlan has re a copy of the new Irricatlon Wted by llr. Blen, and submlt- me state Irrigation commission guidance In codlfyln the Irrl- of Oregon, and In recom h a law to he enacted hv the I ot the legislature. Lan.lt Comprehensive. proposed hy Mr. lllon u ,. ff, einaujtlve and comprehens r" oi 65 sections and cov I-' printed uapvu i i. .. ..... i. FAIRBANKS, AT MISSOULA. Candidate tnid 'Party Ilurrjliig West ward on the Tone. Missoula, Moht., Sept. 29, The Fairbanks special arrived here jthls morning aner an wievenuui run from Helena. Ho spoke on Irrigation and the opening, of a ln;)lnn .reservation landH, arid 'laid stress upon ' the fact that the republican party Is well or ganized ntld prepared 'to'contlmic the government-and-the proseprlty-of the equntry. , . ,,, , . Fairbanks' voice Is beginning to show the strain of the campaign work. His voice Is not so. strong as during tile e'arjr da's' o the"itour?nrtU the SenuTor Ts lioars'e. Tic Says liV'is In the best possible condition. JALDEKMEn' k llnrfalo City JJads on Trial for4IICK i - .. ?1 Irlher'yv Huffalo, Sept. 29. Seven present fltidfornier nldernien were nrrnlirnpfl fhefore Justine Kcntrlck at 10 o'clock thlsmornlng on ai charge of bribery". Thev nro Henry jliloest. J. Thnmni. PlHarry OItIii and 'E. Plttlce, present aldermen, and Edward C. Belser, I.ouls G. IloedelB, Henry G. Schnei der and John G. Rusch, former alder- imen. Say It Is Political I'lot. At '10 o'clock they all plead not guilty and ball was fixed at $1500 in each cuse. The court room was crowded. All the Indicted men were represented by counsel. All are re publicans and claim to he innocent and that the action is a plot to aid the democrats in the state and na tional election. H Is reported this morning two of the aldermen made confessions before the grand Jury and are Immune from SORTIE IF RUSSIAN FLEET ENDS III USUAL DISASTER "AlaaiULCCROltjqns , la Jfort Arthur the Russian Admiral Makes Bold Dash for Open Sea, at tp ., sTunni.Ef iEii iioSie. ' Meets the Watchful Japanese and lilmps Hack Into the, llarlmr Willi n Disabled Warship and Some Good Experience .lapanesc Arc Said to Have Captured Dallng Paw. Xenr Jlukilcn Aniites Xow lteroro Muk den Comprise Srll,(Mi( .Men. KuiU .Japs Have 1000 Guns, the llusslans 800. 1 Two Murderers Hanged. Philadelphia, Sept. 29. James O. Webb and Samuel Archer, two ne gro murderers, were hanged this morning In the county prison at 9 o'clock. Their Itevoltlug Crimes. Philadelphia, Sept. 29. Webb mur dered his wife and mother-in-law In Germuntown several months ago. Fischer brutally killed Polloeman Donovan, while 'under arrest on a charge of burglary. GQLGQNDA MIN primed pages. In th ninl. 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VUV E TO BE OPENED ALEXANDER PHUSSIG WOUID KEOItGAXIZE COMP.XV. London, Sept. 29. The Ilome cor respondent of the Exchange-Tele graph wires that a telegram him been received from the commander of the Italian squadron in the Far East, stating thatj" tile ' Russian warship's maue a sortie rrom Port Arthur to day, but were quickly attacked by Togo's ships and obliged to return to theharbor. One warship was badly damaged; ' ' ' Fighting Force Increased. Toki'o, 'Sept. 29. It is stated at the foreign office that the new con scription regulations are to augment the available fighting force by about 200,000 men. Itrltlsli Steamer StopH-tl. Chee Foo, Sept. 29. The British steamer Ylk Sang, arrived here today nnd reported that she was stopped by a Japanese torpedo boat destroyer, outside Chee Foo harbor. .laps Capture Dalliijr Pass, St. Petersburg, Sept. 29, A report has reached here from Mukden that the Japanese have assumed the offen sive and captured Dallng Pass. The Russians, It is said, evacuated the pass without serious resistance. The report is unconfirmed. (Hlors Drive i.Iups l'roni Victory. Chee Foo, Sept. 29. Russians re siding here, claim to have Information that the Japanese lost 7000 In the last assault on Port Arthur, which began on the 19th. 'It Is also claimed the Japanese were forced to retire from three forts captured by them on ac count of the stench from the corpses. They also charged the Japanese with firing on Russian burial parties, in pursuance of their policy to under mine the Russians' health by means of odors from the, unburled dead. Advance on Russian Front. London. Sept. 29. A Central News dispatch from St. Petersburg, states that a telegram has been received at the Russian capital from the front. Indicating that the Japanese are mak ing an advance along the entire Rus sian front. Chinese In the neighbor hood are flocking to Mukden. Forces Will Do Epial at Mukden. Rome, Sept. 29. The St. Peters burg correspondent of the Italia Mll Italre reports that In the Impending battle at Mukden. Kuropatkln will have a force equal to If not superior to the enemy. The Russian force will amount tu 250,000 men with S00 guns. The Japanese will have the same, number of men and 1000 guns. Russia Extends Term of Enlistment. Toklo, Sept. 29. An emergency order under the conscription law was gazetted this morning. The new or dinance extends the1 periods of serv ice of second-class reservUts from five to 10 years and abolishes the dis tinction between conscripts of the first and second-classes of reserves. The change will necessitate a new scheme of division of the organiza tion of the army. Xot Concerned lit the War. Str 'Petersburg, Sept. 29. Upon the czar's arrival from Southern RUssia, he will go to his hunting lodge at llle Iwvezch, for a fortnight's shooting. SHEEP CARS NEEDED. Scheme Is to Finance u New Compa ny mid Take Management Until April 1, l!ll.- Old Stockholders to Itc Included and Indebtedness of Sltll.OOO to Re Paid Off Mine Is Said to lie One of the Best In East ein Oregon, Hut Has Been Hun In Debt and Closed. The famous Golcouda gold mine, said to be one of the best mineral holding's In Eastern. Oregon, Is. soon to be reorganized. Alexander Prus slg, of Chicago, who reorganized tin Red Boy mine, Is the man who says he will place the Golcouda on Its fuet. He wail In Pendleton yesterday for this purpose and departed last night for the east, by way of Portland and San Francisco. Prusslg'H scheme Is to finance the mine and take the management until about April 1. 1806. He will allow the old stockholders to .contribute pro rata, according to their, hoJjUngnJ toward the reorganization fund to pay off. the mortgage indebtedness.' This Indebtedness amounts to about J30.000! The Golcouda has been closed since hut May. It was first worked about 10 years ago. pThe, present company took charge thre ytjara ago. It got In debt and was finally shut down. 1 It Is 'claimed thut the. mine is Just as gopd as Jt eve,r was .and that its. minerpisaro very ricli. .prussig win return, to ,lhe coast In i ,'ew weeks'. ."! ! r COWiAPSE JULLS ONE. Faulty , Construct Ion or n Building Cditse a Death and n Strike. Chicago, Sept. 29. One man was killed and'' five seriously injured by the collapse of -a building on Ashland avenue and 55th at noon. All the workmep on the bulldlrttf struck. It Is owned by Alderman Carey. It Is1 claimed thrit fuulty cofistructlon woa the ''cause of;' the' collapse. ' ' Short Line Will Furnish Rolling Stock for Idaho Sheepmen. Boise, Sept. 29. The car situation which has confronted the sheepmen of Idaho for the past several weeks is to be relieved at once and hence forth they are to .have cars as fast as demanded. Ever since the strlk there has been a scarcity of 'cars and shippers have experienced great dlffl culty in getting cars to load their stock. In a number of Instances sheepmen have been to grtat expense in holding their flocks until cars could be obtained. So general lias, become the com plaint thut the attention of Monte B Gwlnn, the secretary of the Idaho Woolgrowers' Association was called to It, who immediately tooK tne mat ter up with the railroad authorities, and hoa noyv received assurances that everything possible will be done to relieve the situation. FAVORS GOODNOW. Parker Visits Old Hanuts. New York, Sept .29. Parker spent a large portion of this morning call ing orrjhls old .associates at the ap- jiejlatejdlvlslon'of the supreme .court. He received several callers and ex-jpects- to, return to Esopus tomorrow. "Grandpa" IJryan. Newport. Sept. 29. A ' daughter (ran born this morning to Mrs. Aaron I. Ixivltt. formerly KutlLBalrd Bry- an.VI' 1" Bryan's fjrstgijandphlia. Ts'o Hope rori Saxon King. Berlin, Sept. 28. The condition ot the aged king of Saxony Is believed to be hopeless. 'The last sacrament has been administered. Charges Against Consul General Are to Still Be IVcshmI. Washington, Sept. i9. H. D.' Pierce, third assistant secretary of state, has completed, his Investigation In the case of Consul General Good now at Shanghai, and made a report to the president. It Is stated unof ficially that the report favors the accused, but may not be final, as those who pressed the charges are preparing further evidence. Walla Walla Orphans' and Widows' AsjIiiui Ready to Open. Walla Walla, Sept. 29. If there Is no hltoh In the present plans, the StUbblcfle4d home for indigent wid ows nnd orphans will be ready for oc cupancy early In October. Superin tendent A. R. Olds and Mrs. Olds, the matron, are now nt the home superin tending the work of getting the place In shape for the opening. The new hot water heating appara tus has been Installed and the plumb ers are now busy placing the pipes and radiators in the rooms in the building. This work will bo complet ed this week. Applications for admission to the home are already being, received by the trustees. Many of them have come from Walla Walla and Umatilla counties, while a few requests have been received from other counties in both the states of Washington and Oregon. , There are already enough applicants to fill the home, and the Indications are that there will be more than can be accommodated nt the present time. FEAR THE CONNECTICUT LAUNCHED. Granddaughter of Lincoln's Naval Secretary Christened the Boat. Brooklyn Navy Yard, Sept, 29. Amid the cheers of thousands, th waiving of flags and booming of can npn, the battleship Connecticut, de signed to stand as the most impress. ve or iigntlug macnines afloat, was successfully launched at 11:10 this morning. Miss Alice Welles, a granddaughte of Gideon Welles, secretary of the navy under Lincoln, christened th battleship. T for uin Samuol Gpmpers Says har tley Cohen is "More Scared ThatHurt-.". ,. .(, says the Union simihtj-uw i , ; " ' HAS CpMrTOgTATr President of the American Federation of Labor Sees Nothing to Cause Alarm hi Present Conditions Nor Future lrnspectH Says the Spirit or Unionism Is Firmly Fixed nnd Will Continue to Strengthen De spite Associations Being Formed to. Combat it The Unions Are Now Distinctive Institutions Tempor ary Setback Will Do No lliirni. Carey Act Not Demi. Salem, Sept. 29. The state land board has been informed by the gen ernl land office that the Carey land net, supposed to have expired by llm Itatlon on August IS, 1901, ts still In force, the provision being that It re main In force until lands set nslde under It are reclaimed. Accidentally Shot. Walla Walla, Sept. 29. R. Worth of this city, while hunting In the mountains yesterday afternoon, ncci dentally shot himself through the right leg with a revolver. The wound is serious. TEACHERS' CORPS ow COMPLETE MISS ANNA DEAL AND MISS EVA UK EX ARE ADDED Arctic Enthusiast .Injured. Cullender's Point, Conn., Sept.' 2V. William Stelglerj u capitalist a;d Arctic exploration enthusiast, was fa tally Injured last night in u runaway accident. His horses bolted at flie gate of the residence and he i thrown to the ground. Director Tciitsch Well Pleased Will the Outlook of the School Person nel of the Instructors Highly Satis. factory Good Results Are Exiect- eil I'idiii This Year's Work Iligl School Proects Are Eniicuiully Bright Directors' .Meeting to Ho Held on Arrival of .Dr. C. .1. Sinltl From the East. Senator Hoar Near the End. W.orcjyjtej-.iMas.5 ..Sept. 29. Sena tor Hoar ls,jiiq better this morning, but fulled throughout the night. He may. live, .through .the day, or he anay not. rne pnysicians cannot say. DtMith Is lit Hand. Worcester, Kept. 29. Senator Hoar is sffll living this afternoon. Dr. Gil- man says that death must come soon lifldy -Cm-zon Improves. London, Sept. 29. Lady Curxon had a air night, maintaining the 'Im provement., noted yesterday, iMdy Curzou Not Out of DoJigur. London, Sept. 29. Lady Curzon has gained strength during the day, our. is u. out of danger. Qr tho Wo died this La FolltittO Cose Pending. Madison, Wis., Sept. 29. Tho su preme court tnnk nil iinHnrf 'Iri tliH Lu Folotto- t'tise t6Uiiy. It Ms possible some action will be tukon tomorrow or SiUiir(Uu'.ludcB, CusHiaay. Isitlll I loll!-Up Victim Dies. Seattle, Sept. 29. Junius Mur?h'y, jne of tho three men shot by robbers In the saloon hold-up Monday night, morning DISTRICTS WILL NEED RAILROAD TAXES The holding up of the, .collection of "If the railway appeals there will taxes on the .assessment ofithe O, R. be an unavoidable delay, and unless & N.. compuny which Is to .follow, as me county were to surrender there is the railway will In all probability ap- loth!ng left for the districts 'but peal Its action for writ. of review to i to raise the (axes on themselves. This .the .Wate supreme court, In, .he opln- can Ue done until the matter Is flnal- Inn nf Assessor C. P. .Strain. WW cut ly semea down school district funds, fpr some "But what if tho supremo court timeto come, llnds for the railroad?" was asked, To' To' rcmedy'thltf, Mr: Htfalir suggests "i cannot see how It can," replied that tho school districts' in Umatilla the assessor1. .'.''"TJje Oregon Railroad ooiyity .thus affacted,.-vvto-tlff ..taxes j & Navfgatloli ''cbmpahy' has rig cause titfrleilm cJvW "IJ. ufUJk J-er for actloli. "blsfrlct Attorney 'r,P(eIps lit 1 Vl'fl ' lift ail lii. "hnforn the delln-Lund Judge James A. Fee. wh7i "he qtion.TJ 'faxes are collected from tho conducillig 'tiili' case "for ' tli'd" ' co'U'nty,' ritt'lroad, fittt then :the school' districts , have shown u dl.-positlon to crowd"(he will find Hiemsolves In possession of matter to a final decision as soon us snug sums, which may be usod In lm- possible, nnd I do not believe wo shall proveinents, have long to wait," The corps of teachers of the Pen dleton public schools was completed this morning by the election of Miss Anna Deal and Miss Evn Uren. There are now 24 Instructors in the several city schools. .Ml 8s Deal will take up her duties next Monday. Miss Urei will begin work Immediately. "The school work this year," said Director Lee TeuUch this morning, "is starting off admirably, Instruc tors and pupils, alike are taking hold with a will. This is especially notice able in the high school. The higher grade students express themselves as well pleased with their teachers, and the school board looks for some good results, "The rooms are somewhat crowd ea, but the Inconvenience Is not murke(i and we have all the pupils well Housed. Some of the temporary rooms may prove unsatisfactory when the weather turns cold, but we are rushing the work on the new build Jngs and will have the pupils Into them as early as possible. "Thi; personnel of the high school student body is ull that could be de sired. It has always been the ulm of Superintendent Conklln to Instill In to the minds of his pupils the prlncl pies of good citizenship along with the knowledge to ' be gained from their studies." Upon the return of Dr. C, J. Smith who is at present lu the East, the entire school board will make a tour of inspection of the several schools. Chicago Wheat .Market. Chlcugo, Sept. 29, September wheat opened Rt $1.11 !i und closed at $1.10. December opened at $1.12 and closed Ut $1.1174. Corn opened at 64 W cents and closed nt 58 cents. 'Oats .opened at 30 cents and- closed 14 lower.' No Sales at Pendleton, Tho local murket remulus at 71 cents for club and 70 cents for blue- stem, f o. b. with no wulea reported. Washington. D. C, Sept. 29. "More scared than hurt," was the comment of President Gompers of the American Feneration of Labor, when he rend ths Interview with Barney Colwn, president of the Illinois Federation of Labor, who predicted the disintegra tion of the forces of union lubor. "There is nothing to fear for or riinlyod labor either at present or In the future," said Gompers. "Neither the Citizens' Alliances or other or ganizations can prevent Its growth. Trade unionism has come to stay. It Is n distinctive Institution in this country.' Gompers admitted that the lnbor movement has received a temporary setback from which it Ih Just emerging. BELIEVE LETTER GENUINE. Members of Miners' Union Say Roose velt Wrote Artlele lu Question. Denver, Sept. 29. Editor John M. O'Neill, of the Miners' Magazine, tho organ of the Western Federation of Miners, says he printed the Roosevelt letter, with the full approval of Sec retary 'Haywood and President Moyer, to whom he submitted the matter first. O'Neill, Moyer and Haywood this morning stnted that they still believe the letter Is genuine. FOUR ARE KILLED. 1'lve Tramps Struck by Baltimore & Ohio Tralii. Frederick, N. D Sept. 29. Five, men supposed to be trumps, were struck at a Baltimore ...,IMatao strucki by u Baltimore & Ohio train at Gulootin this morning. Four were killed and the fifth may die. Murder Cast! Postponed. Lexington, Ky Sept. 29. In the circuit court this mornli)g, the case ot William Brltton, charged with tho murder of Jim Cockrill, wus postpon ed until October 5, Banker Stabbed to Death. Honolulu, Sept. 29. S. E. Damon, a prominent banker and well known on the mainland, was stabbed dead by a Porto Rlcitn laborer, without ap parent cause. King AHonso u Wed. Berlin, Sept. 29, It is reported that the betrothal of King Alfonso of Spain and the Duchess Marie Anton ette of Mecklenburg-Schwerln, will shortly be announced. London's New Lord Mayor. London, Sept. 29. John Pond, an alderman of Warde, was today elect ed lord mayor of London to succeed Sir James Ritchie. Kaiser's Throat Affected. Berlin, Sept. 29,-r-Emperor Wil liam's physicians have ordered him to take a Mediterranean cruise this win ter for his health. It is feared hla old throat trouble In recurring. READY FOR SIGNATURES. Petitions und Resolutions of Citizens' League Now Await Your Names. Three copies of the resolutions of the Citizens' League now await the signatures of property owners and business men. saloon men excluded, ut (lie Lee Teutsch department store, the Boston store and T. C, Taylor's hardware store, und thoso interested In organizing the league permanently tomorrow night', are'urgently request ed to sign the resolutions. One of the members of the commit tee remarked tills afternoon that un less the home owners and property owners of Pendleton show the right interest in the matter of regulating the liquor traffic here, that the or ganization would bo dropped. The committee Invites- those Inter ested to call and sign one of the copies of the resolutions-, Tlnd then ut tend the meeting tomorrow evening at the Commercial Association looms, when permanent organization will be effected.