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IYEVENINSED!I!i iVTwho forgets to ndver ,M man ' on.t ,et weather forecast. Tonight ami Wednesday fair; cooler tonight. tl soon wf pWPle (orget you. PENDLETON, OREGON, TUESDAY, OC'JLOKEli 4, 1904. 3L. 17. NO. 51 GO. ILYEVENINBEDifFONl IS WHIPPED national Peace Congress Scene of a Lively Fist U winner or xo- mrr prizes -licked." I In Trcmont Tcmplo Was In- I ij romiwus Britisher nicy In tho Convention jiwi IMton Was Vanquished i Delegates Cry "Wc Arc DIs- d; Wc Are Disgraced" Usher Unending to His Jiusmess i the Englishman Insisted on ; a Scat -Not Jlolonglng to k Oct 4. Hon. W. It. Crcm- mber of parliament, leader 01 lash delegation to the Peace luce and winner 'of ithe Noble fcr promoting universal peace. IJlj "licked" by tlie usher at t Temple yesterday cr ttarteel to imceiiit 'the rllnt- Ihfre only local notable were l-i The usher explained mat- Dl Kot abuse, to which he re- iThen they clinched, and the was vanquished. The usher Iti apologize. was wearing his "Noble" Ithe time of the fight and In gle It was torn from his lapel tto the floor. tier Is a small man, weighing I'! pounds less than Cremcr, li pompous, portly man, of ln- a position. linen occurred near a gallery IS were seated several women . , who screamed, "We are fi; we are disgraced!" FOR Pl'HLIC OWNERSHIP. Salem CH1.OI1S Hold Enthusiastic Meeting and Appoint, Committees. Salem, Oct. 4. The committees appointed nt the public ownership mass meeting1 Saturday night, nre working diligently In gathering stn tlstlcs on municipal light and water systems, which will be Included in u report to another muss meeting to be held soon. The public ownership meeting was the most enthusiastic gathering of citizens held In Salem for some time, the ablest men In the city being ar rayed ngalnBt ench other on different sides of the question. The majority favored some kind of public ownership for the light sys tem and another meeting will be culled soon to taTte decisive Bteps to ward Installing BUch a lighting plnnt. KURQPflTKIN IS MINDED IT FORM OABL E Commander Withdraws From Mukden to Teiling and Encircled With Electric Wires Attached to Mines. is world's FAin attendance. Total Admission Up to Saturday Xlglit Amounted to 12,.riir,r.l J, St. Louis, Oct. 4. With a good prospect of attaining to the great standard set by the Chicago World's Fair, the St. Louis fair has enjoyed nn attendance of 12,515,511 during the 134 duys of Its existence. The attendance for the past week was 722,505, the largest attendnnce of uny Week since the fair opened. "Wiillu "Walla Gets Meeting. Walla Walla, Oct. 4. The next meeting of the '"Washington Good Roads Association -will be held In Walla Walla October 15, 1906. This was decided at the annunl conven tion held In Belllngham yesterday. Samuel Hill was re-elected president und Jumes 15. Melkle secretary'. The office of vice-president was created und John H. McGraw was chosen to fill the office. Country Population of Mukden Is Filing Into the City In Anticipation of Ulg Huttle Japanese Prepare to Attack Vladivostok Czar's Visit to Odessa Is a Race for Life Four Plots to Wreck Ills Train Russian Scouts Defeat Small Japanese Detachment. Rome, Oct. 4. The newspaper Gl orale dl Roma, asserts that General stackelberg, commanding the East Siberian Corps, remains at Mukden with 30,000 men. Kuropatkln retired with 100,000 to Tlellng, which has been converted Into an Immense camp. It Is thoroughly retrenched and surrounded by a triple circle of charged electric wires. Forts have been erected on the hills to the south and southeast and other forts erect ed to protect the railway. Residents nocking to Mukden. Mukden, Oct. 4. All Is quiet about Mukden. The country population. In anticipation of a battle In the open, are filing Into the city. The popula tion of the city In the last three weeks has been increased by several tens of thousands. TWENTY DEAD DAM BREAK InoAlt IS AT REST. Senator Interred lit Sleepy Hollow Today. trd. Mass.. Oct. 4 The train Ithe remains of the late Sen ior arrived at 1 o'clock this The body wns conveyed fnlurlan church, where servl- h held atter the services. An lilty was given to view the re interment took nlnon nt I Hallow cemetery latn thin NORTHERN SEW MEXICO DEVASTATED BY FLOODS. Losses nt Trlnldnd Will Reach $500, 000 Axnlon Dimi Xenr Santa Fe, Weighted Down With Swollen Streams, Hursts and Destroys Irri gation Omuls, Settlements und Many Live Damage Will lie Ter rible. Jupancse Annies Unchanged. St. Petersburg, Oct. 4. Kurokl's army Is again located. He has not appreciably changed his position. Nodzu .stll occupies Tental Hills, Oku is to the west of the railroad and Oyama Is reported to be with' the fourth army, about a brigade In strength. Many Japanese are appear ing in the big centers of north China and have begun nn ngltatlon which It Is feared will precipitate disorders. 310C11ATS Wild, WIN. 1 S. Conhenl Sees Success In Wlonal -Elections. H Oft 4.wmiam S. Cow- ri(or the democratic campaign, arrived at ' "T He said. Th., " congressional .liot-ini.. uncertain, n . ,.. Is, ,v. " eo- " aemocrnts to Santa Fe, N. M., Oct. 4. The dam of Lake Avion, northwest of Carls bad, went out last night, and the flood Is pouring down the Pecos river. The electric power house was swept away. The dam was part of the largest Irrigation system in the West. The main line of the Santa Fe is all tied up. The loss of life In the territory will reach 20. Loss jsr.00,000 at Trinidad. Trinidad, Col., Oct. !. The losses, frum the great flood here are now estimated at $500,000, but the people hrT, carry of TrinldaU are really Just beginning Nww V i ,Cl,anK Jthe I to rvaliM the f" wte.it of the inun I feel confident ri,,ii.... ........ , ... . ""Won that wo win VT.. " u,e money toss it. we will have crows , ,.,.,!,.. . . .. ports trom the outside begin to come In. It Is, however, believed that the aggregate figures will not exceed $500,000. I Sunn Vi - I 7- is Worse. huS1',5";d kl,,B of htoii for tt fort" Ptt ileep. f coughing, . 1.; nholdl licao. Frederick Angusto hXeT"'.J" ..lhe tae of JI"-'smiou: 8 TIUBE. eias. chiM,. 'nt'ans, RICH TI.MHEIt COMPANY. "XVe,verImtis!r People Clear $20,000, 000 In Northwest Lands. At present cash values, the Weyer nouser Timber Company, which has I'eoentJy houu making purchases of iimuer jiiiuIh in some partH of South urn uregou, Is said to have cleared J. 0. ooo.noo on an original Investment of JG,K)0,OOb four years ago, says the rttiniami Record. A syillllcute headed liv Ii"rnHBrlok Weyerhauser, of St. Paul, and It, Mc- nrmicK, now president of the Lum hermen'K National Rank here, pur chased of the Northern Pacific rail way. 11. Li- -v,i.n . , i'S'lT and pitchei ''r' Wt'"lerl1 Washington amounting to - AUUrl. ruyH in.l tru 1 ..vrtn. i - -vjciHimncr niiuur uomouny started business with $6,000,000 paid up capital, which haa been Increased first to eight, then to 10 and recently to 1214 millions. A block of the company's stock was sold recently at J260 a share, within four years timber lands have more than doubled In value. The company has Increased its holdings by purchase from sottlers and others, ownlng today considerably more than " minion aorca. rhe policy has been to sell timber wnero actually needed by mills, other wise to hold for future high prices. Members of the company said recent ,vtn" a very few years Us noidlngs will bo worth $50,000,000 in "Pot cash. To Attack Vladivostok. Tien Tsln, Oct. 4. The Gazette hearR that the Chinese government has received Information that the Japanese are preparing to send two divisions ngainst Vladivostok, besides a force to occupy Northern Korea. The Russians, it Is said, have sent 500 adltlonal marines to Vladivostok to aid in the defense of the port. Czar's Race for Life. Berlin, Oct. 4. Reports are cur rent her that the czar's recent Jour ney through Russia wns one long race for life. His visit to Odessa was shortened by his fear of assassination. The police nt Odessa claim to have discovered four plots to take his life. One of the plots against the czar resulted in the placing of a bomb on the rail line near Barenwlce, Poland. The bomb was discovered and the would-be assassin arrea'fd. The po lice refused to divulge the nature of the plots and still are working on the cases. RejKii-ts Russian Victory. St. Petersburg, Oct. 4. General Jllschentke, on October 2, attacked and threw Into a state of panic, a Japnnese force at Tumendze. A quan tity of ammunition and rifles was abandoned by the Japanese. American Pledged to Secrecy. Toklo, Oct. 4. Lieutenant Bron vllle R. Fortescue, an American at tache, who was with the besieged forces at Port Arthur, has arrived here en route to Washington. He is pledged to secrecy pending the fall of the fortress. READY FOR THE FAIR. Wnlln Walla Is Prepared to Entertain Her Visitors. Walla Walla, Oct. 4. Two enr Mads of horses arrived nt the race trnck yesterday from the state fair at North Yakima and were quartered nt the racing stables. They will be put In training at once for the meet next week. The horses have all been on the circuit for the past three weeks and are In excellent condition, but their owners' nre determined that they must be In better shnpe for the con test in which they will participate during the fair. Steve Bailey, of Seattle, bnought an excellent bunch and the Cushmnn string was In the lot. Mart Lynch also arrived yesterday from North Yakima with Francisco, the Walla Wnlla favorite. Francisco Is in fine fettle and it is expected that he will do some fast racing during the early hours of the day. The trnck Is being worked every day nnd will be In excellent shape for the opening of the fair. Demands for stalls and pens for blooded stock nre coming in daily and every bit of the available space has already been reserved. Carpenters nre at work constructing nn addition al number and Secretary CaRWell says he will be in a position by the middle of the present week to supply nil the demand. It Is expected that a ma jority of the stock will be at the track by Friday or Saturday. DOCKET FOR TERM IS 1 ARRANGED Circuit Court Convened This Morning to Set Dates of Cases. MANY IMPORTANT MATTERS SirriT.ED OFT OF COURT. Ralph Ward Will Ho Tried for As sault Willi Dangerous Weapon on Wednesday, October 12 Soling for Camhliug and linker and Ogg for Allowing Minor to Frequent a Sa loon Passed llorso and Cnttlo Stealing Cases to Ho Heard Larce ny, Forgery, lYnud and Assaults Alt' Among the List of Crimes to Be Punished. Pen"c Congress Elects. Boston, Mass., Oct. 4. Robert Treat Paine, sr., of Boston, wns today elected president of the International Peace Congress, and Benjamin F. Trueblood of Boston, wns re-elected secretary. The congress held Its first formal business meeting today. Vladivostok Is Undisturbed. . Vladivostok, Oct. 4. The town is quiet and many families which fled to the Interior early In the season, are returning. Navigation on the Amur closes this week. light of Scout. Toklo, Oct. 4. It was officially re ported that a body of Japanese scouts on October 2, attacked and routed a detachment of the enemy's cavalry CO strong, occupying Pachl Shuitun, 13 miles north of Llao Yang. The Japinese scouts were then attacked by 230 Russian cavalry. The Japan ese retreated, Russian loss, 30, with no Jupauese casualties. IDAHO SALOONS. groundu In .v. "wn. ."a th.i. "me "Wiid , They . ear rings ' QwLr' h?aea by th. CVae.rjhop field. ,ri"Wn 1 had 1 th. "Q'nt Camnhn 4e 1. t r Int for th. Deputy Revenue Collector Finds 300 Liquor Houses In Northern Coun ties. Lewlston, Oct. 4. Deputy United States Internal Revenue Collector Fred White, who has been In the city several days on business relative to his official duties, left yesterday for his home nt Moscow, Mr. White's field work embraces all the northern counties of Idaho and two counties In Montana, and he Is on the road practically all the time. From Mr. White it Is learned that tlfbre are about 300 saloons In north ern Idaho. Wallace, in Shoshone county, has the largest number of sa- 1 n nMnnMlnti , , 1. nnnnlntlnn Tliurp nrp 29 Rftlnnnn In Hip Inwn und the population is estimated to be Washington, Oct. 4. It is reported 3200 to 3400, Lewlston comse next l,ml """ ,B ' ':- ve with 22 saloons for the estimated members ol the family huve been population of 6250. Moscow has eight saloons and Grangevllle has seven. In connection. with the fact that Chicago Wheat Market. Chicago, Oct. 4. December wheat opened at $1.134 and closed at $1.124. May opened at $1.13 and closed at $1.12. Corn opened at 51 '4 cents and closed cent lower. Oats opened at 31 Yt cents and closed at 31 cents. I,K-nI Market Quiet The local market remains quiet. No sales are reported. Club, 72 rents, hluestem, 77 cents f. o. b. Piiyne Is Worse. Washington, Oct. 4, Postmaster General Payne Is very weak and the physicians say his condition Is criti cal. They give little hope to the family. s COMB NFS ARE HERE TO STAY REX HOLT SAYS INDIAN OBJECTION IS GROUXDL Agitation Against Combined Hnrves. ters Suld by Mr. Holt to Ho Inspir ed hy Agents of Stationary Ma chines He Claims the Combined Kuvcw the Indian .Much .Money- One Indian Saved $1000 on 200 Acres This Year. called to the bedside. The agitation among the Umntillas regarding the use of combined liar venters, declares Ben Holt, manager of the Holt Brothers Combined Har vester Company for the Northwest, Is the work of certain stationary agents. "The Indian," said Mr. Holt this morning," is not opposed to the combine; as a matter of fact lie knows Itj saves him money. "I was talking to a prominent In dian farmer yesterday who informed me that he saved fully $1000 on a 200-acre field by harvesting It with a combine. This little talk about losing their straw, is merely nn ex cuse. The Indian who protests hus been urged tu do so, "Business this year In my line has been better than ever before. The combine Is no longer an experiment and the farmers realize this. The stationary machines must go." Mr. Holt makes his headquarters in Walla Walla, He departed this morning for The Dalles nnd Port-laud. Tibetan Ecdillon Suffers, Loudon, Oct. 4. The Lhnssn expc Lewlston has 22 saloons, it is noted "'"on Is undergoing great hardshlf that a large amount of revenue Is paid by them In licenses. The state license Is $500 per annum; the city license $200 per annum, and the gov ernment license $75, making a total of $776, or over $2 per day for each saloon. The total revenue from the saloons of the city collected by the state, one half of which goes into the Lewlston independent school district fund an nually, Is thus $11,000. The amount of licenses secured by the city annu ally from the saloons Is $4400. In marching toward India. It Is sub that the Chinese of Amban signed the Anglo-Tibetan treaty without receiv ing the necessary permission from the Chinese government, S0O Are Out of School. Portland. Oct. 4. Over 600 chll dren are still without any building In which to attend school, although the term began over three weeks ago How long this Injustice to the pupns ana tne taxpayers win con tinue Is not known. whn ' ..tna hop n v A, for lno ,or Of nnv it ' Xogio Hanged for Murder. I- .. " OllSIl llPtnii r.. -l ,v, T ""ikei, '" Weir rii i " uul- James r W :"0'11 " m t "l""-eolo- w hanged In the LH ivMil.,'ta,ed tin-1, 1 M 10:15 this morning for WANT A SHELTER FOR HOMELESS MEN A shelter for destitute men Is the , hungry and without a place to sleep. latest project to be launched In this,"'6 have to take them In the lodging itt Vit Mie. KnlpnHnn A rmv Xfnlnr ... ' ' " ... ' A If Possible I would like to secure itonen uuDom, commanaing wie Inrge room u,)stalrs over some North Pacific division, who wa.s In store, that could be converted into a Pendleton last night, declared that dormitory. The army has theso some place for men who are in need j shelters In Seattle, Portland and Ta should be opened in tills city, i coma ana Spokane. One is to be "I would like to find out whether opened In Walla Walla shortly. the business men of Pendleton nre In ! "We endeavor to have a wood favor of such nn Institution," said Ensign R. Kuhn, In temporary yard In connection with the shelter, In or der to allow the applicants for beds Kit ' vden un- the ,;;, nlv:ia morning for whote t v KUl! v , r,'0r' Ia8t lrhruary. of Mos ! healthy a 'a(rt,K8 !,V0 n , , nl colore"' Carraghan bus-, sleep. Is "i P "Kht, ' nay t inumacy With his wife, day passe. ehnrge of the local corps. "A resort or food an opportunity to cam what whote the men can read and find they get," museinent apt! a place to The annual harvest festival of the badly needed. Scarcely a army is on this week. It closes Sat- s that we are not approach- ' urdny night with an auction sale at ed by some young man who Is the barracks of the goods donated, NEW BOAT SATISFACTORY. The Mountain Ccm Now In Service on lJpier Snake. Lewlston, Oct. 4, The first two cut-loads of wheat brought by the steamer Mountain Gem from Asotin Friday, went out yesterday morning over the Northern Puclflc. The wheat was billed to New York. The second cargo was loaded In Northern Pacific cars Saturday and will go out this morning, the ship ment also being destined to New York. On the trip to Asotin today sound ings will be made by Captain Gray at shallow points in the channel, to de termine whether the boat pan be loaded to full capacity with safety. The boat on the last trip conven iently brought down 1050 sacks, but the full capacity of the craft for car rying wheat, with the galleys remov ed to the upper deck, Is 1800 sacks. It Is shown by the soundings thnt despite the extreme low condition of the water, the channel will enable the boat to pass over the shallow places, a full curgo of 1800 sacks, or 0 tons, will be brought out today, In the construction of tho boat the lower deck has been designed upec- lally for freight service and every Inch of deck space Is made available, The state circuit court convened this morning for tho purpose of ar ranging the civil and criminal docket for the Jury term that begins next Monday. A majority of civil matters on the docket hnve been settled out of court, nnd most of the crtmlnnl actions have been passed. Following is the docket as now arranged: Ralph Ward, charged with assault with a dangerous weapon, Wednes day, October 12, Jesse Fnllng, conducting n gam bling house, passed. William Baker and Albert Ogg, al lowing a minor to frequent a saloon, passed, Charles Hastings, obtaining gooos by false pretenses, pnsscd. John Wa-lletsle, an Indian, nssault with a dangerous weapon, pnsscd, George Lamont, obtaining money under false pretenses, not set, William McDonnell, burglary, Tues day, October 11. It. Hutchinson, lnrceny, passed. Warren Stephens, horse stealing, passed. William Laroque, cnttle stealing, passed. Knute Kuudsen nnd Jens Jensen, obstructing n public highway, passed. P. Hunter, horse stealing nnd lar ceny from n warehouse, both cases rassed. R. R. Stokes, larceny from tho per ron, not net, Gtorge Ditty nnd Jud Teeters, horse stealing, continued. Baker & Folsom ngalnBt George Ciuise. civil notion, not set. A number of tho enses passed will be btought to trial some tlmo next week. Poorly Paid Preachers. Eugene, Oct. 4. It developed nt the Methodist conference, held here, that several preachers receive less than $300 a year each, a few of them not to exceed $150, and one only $120. Some of them are tho benefi ciaries of donations of provisions and firewood, but In some cases, it was reiated, It turned out that theso sup posed gifts were counted by tho don ors as payments of their part of the salary. Fraud Cases to Ho Heard. Washington, Oct. 4. The appeal of August W. Machen & Co., defendants In the postofflre conspiracy ease, was taken up In tho United Stntes circuit court of appeals this morning, und a hearing set for October 18. This Is thu letter box fastener case. French Labor Hints. Pails, Oct. 4. Serious labor dis turbances occurred nt Cluses today. The rioters were finally charged by dragoons and dispersed. Several of the disturbers were wounded. MEETINGS FOR PORTLAND. Fairbanks at I'alo Alto. Palo Alto, Cal., Oct. 4. Fulrbanks spoke here at 8 o'clock this morning to 1800 Stanford University students and citizens, on the schools nnd prov- S Fur 13 Conventions Aro Scheduled for Urn City During tho Lewis and Clark Fair. So far Portland Is assured of IS conventions during the Lewis and Clurk fair, with many more In pros pect, The 13 mentioned do not In clude many state meetings which are to bo held there, but comprise the list of notional events which will take place in Portland next year. Those now schodulod for a regular meeting In Portland during the year 1905, aro as follows; Photographers' Asoclallon of Paci fic Northwest. Associated Fraternities of America, Natlonul Good Roads As sociation, American Medical Asocla llon, United Commercial Travelers of Oregon nnd Washington, Order of Hallway Conductors, National Con ference of Charities and Correction, Pacific Coast Electrlo Transmission Asociatlon, National Women's Suf frage Asoclatlon, North Paclflo Snen gerbund, National Asoclatlon of Let ter Carriers, Order of Hoo Hoo, Lewis Loyal Legion. Prospcclivo Conventions, American Society of Civil Engln- perlty of trie country a drive to the et-rs Amerlcin Asochitiori of Travel- university followed, also a reception mi Passenger Agents Leacuu of by tho Phi Gamma Delta fraternity 1 American Snortsmen Amrrimn Meetings were held nt San Jose L)v ') rlBtlan Convtntlon state Press As- ermo'-e StocWon nnd Sacmn.ei'te f ( .tlon of p . if ,r Rt t-s 1