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Boers' Syndicate Control 93
( cut of World's Output.
New York. Oct. 15. It will be
economy to lay In the winter' supply
of diamonds before Christmas, as af
ter that time the prices of the stones
will bo up 6 per cent. -Cutters and
Importers In this city have received
notice of an Increase of 5 per cent In
I diamonds In the rough. The Increase
, (lIHIIMMiuo ill . r
Freight I H-inS. win extend to cut atonen ua soon
' O . ha nrenent sunn I v Is exhaust
-"D" W -
on the Denver tt
Grande.
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OEAR MAIN MSB.
. . .- - wohMl Into tlio
Unuu'u
fZ Nil B Kmrlnes '
C Thrown One Passenger
fT .1- Track sud Killing
. the Crew sou nix -
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Ljlie Communication l"
jlrswiger Brought uir
LsFlorrMe on Toot.
fullfnr-
l.Coi, lU It. '-'
Lrf. eutbound, Denever & Rio
L mta. collided head on, with
iitit new Florence early this
alma many are reported klll-
kmrd end of the passenger
ni completely destroyed, und
Lanier who carriea uie ne
Litnctuid the wreck had taken
known dead are: George
La irakeman of the freight;
ird Booainger, engineer of the
and fireman of freight, all of
Particular are lacking.
Mil no telegraphic cnmmu-
wllh the icene of the wreck.
Vise Are head.
fat ire dead and eight Injured.
My. Both engine! are piled
Map. One passenger couch was
ft ip bodily and thrown acroHs
kit Fe tracks, which run par-
UK freight should have taken
s sallow the passenger to pans.
tffct'to do so.
exhausted.
Manufacturers of mounted Jewelry
and" retailers make It a rule, when
there is an advance In the price of
uncut stones, never to make a similar
Increase in the price of finished stones
until their old stocks are exhausted.
The advance on the Importers was
made by the De Beers selling syndi
cate of London, which controls 93
per cent of the world's output. It
makes the eighth similar advance ia
the last two years, so that the prises
of desirable sixes of diamonds are
now 40 per cent higher than they
were In the beginning of 1901. Small
er sizes have advanced from 20 to
30 per cent, according to their avail
ability. The advances are said to be
due to a decrease in the. supply of
stones at the mines, all of which are
In or near Klmberley, South Africa.
DRIVES OIT NEGROES.
Mountain Hum Object to Colored
Children in Public Schools.
Mountain Home. Oct. 15. Because
the people of Ibis place object to the
colored children attending the public
school, the est ire negro population
w as ordered to leave the town, by J J
masked hmmi, Friday morning.
Schooner Wrecked; Three Iasl
Proylncetuwn, . Oct. IS. The
schooner Elwood Burton was wrecked
on the ttter bar last night, and Cap
tain Williams, and three of the crew-
were lost. Three other members of
the crew drifted ashore on the
wreckage.
World's Fair Makes Payment.
St. IkiuIs. Oct. 15. The World
fair today made a regular fortnightly
payment of half a million on the gov
ernment loan of $4,600,000. This Is
the seventh payment.
KURQPATKIN
'S DEFEAT IS
CRUSHING AND DECISIVE
Japanese Have Destroyed Every Phase of His Proposed Cam
paign in Manchuria.
HI Forces Are Retiring All Along the Entire Line of Battle Fighting Is
Kevere and Determined and the Outcome Is of the Utmost Import
ance It I Believed That Kumpatkln Commanded a Defeated Divis
ion In Person Bosnians Are Evacuating Mukden and Are Fleeing to
Harbin.
Toklo, Oct. 15. Oyama reports as
follows: "Though the entire front of
all our army, the enemy was driven
back Friday to the right bank of
the Shahke river, thus fundamental
ly destroying the enemies' plan of at
tack. "Russian corpses burled by our
men Thursday, exceeded 2000. The
trophies consisted of a large number
of rifles, ammunition, cars, etc., be
sides the guns already reported."
MT V.I1J, END TOKAY.
k Valla Track Was Heavy Tills
ffmm Owing to Rains last
lot
' Walta, Oct 15. This after-
sirk, the clow of the racing
Pit me Walla Walla race track
U rami of last nlirht
P Ite trick, very heavy, the
H attendance rtvala all nth,..
". One hundred Spokane
nurfai in town last night in
" ' attached to the regular
L t N. uain.
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ill parts of the mm. f
r 7 MMnrton are m toB.
P" tb( lemonitrations of that
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- to take the degree
"r to entltle them to wear the
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KNIGHTS
MEETING
IS
PROFITABLE
J. W. MA'IjOXEY, 6k AND MAlv.
TKB KXHEJITCR, RFJTl'RXS.
Onler f .Knlglits of I'yUiiunn In Ore
gon SI lows a Healthy Increase
Knights or Khorrasan Initiate 25
Xew Members Jaeger BroUitrs, of
Portland, Offer $100 Silver Trophy
ftr Best TriU Team at Xext Grand
Uslge Whleh Meets in Portland.
J. W. Maloney, grand master of the
exchequer of the grand lodge of the
Knights of Pythias in this state, re
turned this morning from Seaside,
where he attended the annual ses
sion of the order. ''Practically no
legislative business was transacted
Ihls year." said Mr. Maloi-.ey. "Ke
ports of all the officers showed a
healthy Increase In the order.
The Dramatic Order of Knights
of Khorrasan, the side order of the
Knights of Pythias, also showed a
large Increase in membership. Dur
ing the meetings at Seaside 25 candi
dates were initiated Into this lodge.
"Jaeger Brothers, Portland Jewel
ers, have offered a silver trophy,
valued at 1100, to the lodge sending
the best drill team to the next annual
grand hxtge.
"The people of Seaside treated us
royally and with the exception of the
first day, we had pleasant weather.
Next year the grand lodge will meet
In Portland. The delegates would
rather, go there and I would not be
surprised if the sessions are held
ehere every year In the future."
Kuropatkln's Crashing Defeat.
Toklo, Oct. 15. Fighting continues
but the Russians are retiring. Kuro
patkln Is evidently cruthlngly defeat
ed. Oyama estimates the Russian
casualties of 30,000.
Kuropatkln Names Successors.
St. Petersburg, Oct. 15. A dispatch
dated at Mukden at 6:30 last night,
states that Kuropatkln checked the
Jarunese aiivsuc yesterday at 8h.ii,
kin river and and although the Rus
sians have lallen back 20 miles there
has teen no rout. Kuropatkln hoMlrg
the line along the north bank of the
Shanke river, and although the Rus
sians have fallen back 20 miles there
have been no rout, Kuropatkln hold
ing the line along the north bank of
the Shankl, extending from west of
the railway eastward to Bensiputze.
It Is understood that Kuropatkln has
designated Sakaroff and then Gener
al Bilderling to succeed him In the
event of his being disabled.
final Battle at Tiling.
New Chwang, Oct. 15. Japanese
DKATII IX A WIIF.CK.
lagging Truln Xenr Redding Jumps
the Truck, Killing Two.
Redding. Cal., Oct. 16. The La
molne Labor and Trading Company's
logging train Jumped the track near
Lamolne last evening. Every car
went off, the logs rolling lji all direc
tions. James Wright, conductor, and
Mrs. Chapman, who was riding on the
trnin, were Instantly killed, and
two other men were Injured. The
coroner and surgeons nave gone to
the Bcene of the accident.
F
RIFE IN NEW YORK
officers herei. say there Is no doubt
that Oyama will soon occupy Mukden
and will continue to advance to Tiling
where the final battle of the year's
campaign Is expected to conclude be-
for the end of the month nnd before
both sides enter Into winter quarters.
- Ruitiiaiis Fleeing to Harbin.
Rome, Oct. 15. A report from
Toklo states that Kuropatkln has
been wounded. The Italia Mllitalre
has a dispatch from Mukden stating
that the garrison there Is departing
for Harbin,
Jnp Army Is Gaining.
Toklo, Oct. 15. After the Japanese
party occupied Shahopau. yesterday
evening, the Russian mnln, body fell
back Into the mountainous district,
east of the railway, where they halt
ed and are now engaging the Japan
ese right, which they were endeavor
ing to surround yesterday evening.
The Japanese have engaged three
Russian reserve divisions, where It Is
believed they were personally com,
manded by Kuropatkln. Fighting
against these was resumed this morn
ing. The utmost importance Is at
tached to the outcome. The Russians
about Penslhu have fled to the north
west. .
Jnaiiese Officers Killed.
Toklo. Oct 15. Oku reports four
officers killed, 31 wounded and two
missing for the engagements of Oc
tober 10. 11 and 12.
THREE tUXXERS KILLED.
Bursting (inn During Target Practice
Results Fatally.
Wlnthrop, Mass., Oct. 15. Three
men were killed and five injured this
morning by a bursting gun during
target practice for the banks.
Names of the Dead.
The dead are Sargeant George Nev
Ins. Private Kelly, Private Hlgglns
and Corporal Bannister will die. Sev
eral others nre so terribly maimed
they cannot live. Captain Phlsterer,
of the Eighty-ninth Coast Artillery,
is reported among the Injured.
PARKER WILL SPEAK.
Candidate I)eckles to Make Two Ad
dresses Tills Afternoon.
Esopua, Oct. 15. Contrary to
plans previously made, Parker has
decided to deliver an address late this
afternoon, to ftvo visiting delegations,
one from Avon Beach, of Long Island,
the other consisting of 100 Independ
ents from New York nnd New Jersey.
'AVOIlS OPEN RIVEIi.
K. V. MuGonuu lai
eratiou oo Port of Three States In
terested. "I believe the construction of the
Portags road u amnd " ti i? w
MoComaa, a prominent wheat shipper
morning. "The states of Oregon,
Washington and Idaho mast pmll to
gether if they would place the line in
operation and I believe they are going
to do it.
"It la a question of whether the
avlng- in freight rates throughout the
n uPPed by the portage road
HI be oa lam - .iuima4 hv Mm
Tbe distance of farmer from the line
no me cost of long hauls by wagon
must be taken Into consideration.
o one should hesitate to assist
n the Work for tha h.n, in k. Am.
r'ved Is very apparent. ' Umatilla
County Is one ,.r .v..
"hipping centers. WM wii. ,nn.
! !" vn l1"- The counties In
daho along th. Rn.k. h.v .i.v.
"slated m enterprises tending to open'
'he Snake and the Columbia, and they
cn be depended upon now."
PLEASED WITH ASTORIA.
J. II. Gwlnn Speaks of Wonderful Ro
soureea of tlte Coast City.
Wonderful development Is shown
In the city of Astoria, according to
J. H. Gwlnn, who returned this morn
ing from Seaside, where he attended
the grand lodge meetings of the
Knights of Pythias. Mr. Gwlnn and
other members of the Pendleton dele
gation stopped at Astoria a day on
their return home.
"I had no Idea." he remarked, "that
the town was sa large. It has a great
future. The lumbering and fishing
Industries of the place, to say noth
ing of the shipping facilities, are such
as to make any place along the North
west coast envious. The cannery es
tablishments last year earned 12,
600,000. "Just now Astoria has a population
of 15.000, and its inhabitants predict
at least 25,000 within the next four or
five years. In the residence portion
fine new dwellings are going up and
stone pavements are being laid. In
the business section the same activi
ty Is apparent. ,
"Within a few years that portion
of the town that Is now on pilings
will be on made ground and protect
ed by a sea wall; There are millions
of tons of earth in the bluffs back of
the town that can be utilised In ex
tending the city into Che river.
"The work on the Jetty is progress
ing in spite of the fact that at this
season of the year the heavy seas play
havoc with the newer portions. While
we were In Seaside a huge tidal wave
tore out two sections of the rock- work
entailing an enormous loss to the
government"
building of the barrel flume. From
the upper or eastern end It is now-
completed for a little over a mile.
A section Is being constructed in the
middle, work on which has Just been
begun.
As soon as a given distance of
flume Is built bulkheads are put In
and the flume ia filled with water to
prevent shrinking before the comple
tion of the entire work.
T. J. XIXDORFF RESIGNS.
Efficient Manager of the Western
Vnlon Will Work for O. R.4X,
T. J. Nixdorff, manager of the
Western Union telegraph office In
this city, has resigned and Q. C Hatt,
of Astoria, has been appointed to
succeed him. Mr. Nlxdorff s resigna
tion will be effective upon the arriv
al of Mr. Halt.
Mr. Nlxdorff will go to work for
the O. R. A N. company. He has
been In Pendleton over a year and
came to -this city from Roseburg, Or.
FOOTBALL AT WESTOX.
Pendelton High School and' Weston
Normal Played Today.
Pendleton high school boys and
students of Weston normal opened
the football season this afternoon on
the campus of the normal. The local
eleven went to Weston this morning
accompanied by Manager George
Eyre and Coach Dan P. Smythe and a
number of rooters.
The line-up of the Pendleton team
follows: Right halfback, Thompson;
left halfback, Pierce; right guard, T.
Baker; left guard, A. Baker; right
tackle, Goodman; right end, Leezer;
left end, Penland; fullbuck, Storle;
quarterback, Cooley; substitutes,
Hoover, Leonard and Dickson.
W IKE STRINGING SLOW.
Expected to Uearti Pendleton About
Ute Middle of November.
Wire otrlnglng for the new power
and light has reached Adams, 1
miles out from Pendleton, but the
force has been reduced until progress
Is much slower than a short time ago.
At the present rate of progress it is
not likely the wires will reach here
before the middle of November.
Work Is being crowded on the
TO JUDGE OREGON STORIES.
Committees Will Award Prizes Of.
fered , by Portland Commercial
Club.
The Oregon story contest that has
been carried on by the Portland Com
mercial Club will be decided by
Joint committee appointed by Gover
nor Chamberlain and Mayor Williams
of this city. Governor Chamberlain
has appointed I. Pratt of Port
land, Father Quinland of Columbia
university, W. C. Hawley of Salem,
H. 8. Lyman of Astoria, and W. 8.
Gilbert of Portland, says the Oregon
Dally Journal. Mayor Williams ha
named B. B. Beekman, W. A. Mears,
Henry Reed, Paul Kelty and W. D.
B. Dobson, all of Portland.
Under the conditions Imposed by
the Commercial club the stories must
deal with Oregon resources and de
velopment, must be printed In some
newspaper outside of Oregon, and a
copy of the publication furnished to
the club. For the best article prises
were offered, aggregating about 3300-
Th first prise is 350 In cash or a gold
meaai worth that amount; the sec
ond prize Is the medal or the 150, as
the winner of the first prize may
elect; the other prizes are various
sums of cash. The contest closed
October 1.
Because it Is against the Immigra
tion law to admit a consumptive to
the United States. Amadee Horvllle. s
supreme Judge of Tahiti, has been
refused the privilege of passing
through this country on his way home
from a sanitarium.
President Attends Wedding.
Washington, Oct. 15. President
and Mrs. Roosevelt, accompanied by
Secretary Loeb andl two secret serv
ice men, left this morning for Valley
Forge to attend the wedding of a
daughter of Senator Knox this after
noon. They will return to Washing
ton tonight.
looses Reason on a Truln.
Salt Lake, Oct. 15. Prof. Otto
Welnschank, en route from Snllda,
Col., to Los Angeles, was taken from
the Denver & Rio Grande train a rav
Inb maniac. He died today In a cell
In the county jail.
Son of Postmaster Vancott
Arrested for "Colonizing"
Voters.
OVER 200 ILLEGAL VOTERS
HAVE BEEN LOCATED.
Two Tammany 1enders Also Suspect
ed of Colonizing Estimated That
Both Parlies Huvo 6(100 Votes
Ready to Colonize In New York
City If Needed to Swing the State
Owing to Supreme Effort of Roth
Parties to Capture New York, Fla
grant Frauds Are Expected to Be
Curried Out.
New York, Oct. 15. Warrants for
the arrest on a charge of colonizing,
of Richard Vancott, a son of Post
master Vancott, and Bankson Mc
Cavery, cashier of the postofflce,
were Issued today.
Attorney General Cannon declares
they have located 200 men brought
Into, the city by two republican"
leaders for the purpose of Illegal
voting.
Two Tnmmany workers are also
under suspicion of colonizing and
warrants will be Issued as soon as the
Information Is complete.
Owing to the supreme struggle be
tween the contending political parties
to capture New York state, the most
fragrant schemes known to modern
politics nre expected to be put into
execution this year.
It is estimated that 6000 floating
voters will bo "colonized" In New
York City by both parties. Efforts
will be made to check the corrupt
practice If possible and no one found
guilty will be spared.
E
XH1B1T
AT
PORTLAND
F
UMATILLA COUNTY WILL
BE FULLY REPRESENTED.
.SiiMrlntr-n!c!lt Frank K. Welles Will
Take Up the Mutter of Preparing
an Educational Exhibit, With the
Various Boards of Directors Soon
A rVcdltuhle Exhibit Will Re Col
lected Official Photographer Has
Asked (o Be Allowed to Secure
Pictures of HchtMils and Equipment.
Umatilla county's educational
facilities will be displayed at the
Lewis and Clark fair next year, but
Just to what extent Is not known. So
far the county . school superintendent
or the boards of directors of the sev
eral districts have taken rto action.
Frank K. Welles, the superinten
dent, is in receipt of a communication
from a Portland photographer who
desires to come to this county for the
purpose of securing views of the dif
ferent schools and data relative to
each. "I have promised to lend him
what assistance I can," said Mr.
Welles.
"It Is yet early to lay the matter
of an exhibit before the schools, as
there nre several that have not yet
opened. I would like to see a credit
able display made of the work of the
pupils of the county.",
Woman's Golf Cluuuplonshlp.
Philadelphia, Oct. 15. The wo
men's national golf tournament cham
pionship was won by Miss Georglana
Bishop, of the Brooklyn Country
Club, defeating Mrs. E. F. Sun ford,
four up, three to go.
. TEACHERS NOTIFIED., , ,
Circular Letters Sent Out From Office
of County Superintendent.
County School Superintendent
Frank K. Welles, as secretary of the
Inland Empire Teachers' Asoclation,
I mailing programs of the coming
meeting to be held here, beginning
next Wednesday, to teacher
throughout Idaho, Montana, Eastern
Oregon and Washington. A circular
letter accompanies each program
setting forth the objects or the asso
ciation, After calling attention to the elab
orate arrangements being made for
the entertainment of the visitors, the
letter states:
"The primary object of this asso
ciation Is to secure for you all the
advantages to be derived from the ex
change of opinion and experience and
Incidentally to secure personal and
mutual culture In all the graces of
professional courtesy and helpful
ness. "To gain these advantages you
should attend the annual sessions and
have your name enrolled as a mem
ber. If you have not already done
so. you should make arrangements at
once to be present at this meeting.
A mule preparations have been made
for your entertainment and a very
enjoyable time Is assured."
JOKE ON THE CHIEF.
Chief of Police Carney "Set 'em Up"'
to the Crowd This Morning.
Chief Carney la It. With vision of
dead and dying horses and a lifeless
cabman filling his brain, he rushed
this morning to the east end where
"Fat" Turner had Informed him that
Jim McKay, a hack driver, had been
run over by the train.
Turner accompanied the chief, and
when they arrived at the spot the
heavy expressman pointed out a small
trestle under which the public road
ran. "You see, Chief," he explained,
"McKay was passing under there
when the train came by and ran over
him."
The marshal said nothing, but with
a sad shake of his head he hurried
back to town. HI first word were:
"What shall U ba, boys?"
MANY TEACHERS COMING.
Professor E. II. Conklln Hear From
Union County.
Thirty-five teachers from Union
county, Including those at Union, La
Grande and Island City, are coming
In a body to the meeting of the In
land Empire Teachers' Asoclation,
which opens In the First Christian
church In this city on next Wednes
day for a four day' session.
Prof. E. B. Conklln has heard from
the. Union county teachers, and ex
pects to hear front others In Eastern
Oregon soon. From th present out
look this will be the most successful
meeting of the association ever held.
Pendleton homes are at the dispo
sal of the visitor and accomodation
will be found for all who come.
Hotel Portland's Unfair Barber.
After a long continued fight, with
the Barber' Union of Portland,
Hotel Portland ha definitely refused
to come to' the union' term and 1
now running an "open" or non-union
shop, both as to workmen and closing
hours. Instead of closing at T p. m.,
as the union rules require, the hotel
shop will remain open until 10 p. m.
You can never guesa by the widow'
weed at the quality of man she is
mourning. , . .
Wrecked Non-union Hotel.
McKeesport. Pa., Oct. 15.
An attempt was made at 4
o'clock this morning to blow
up with dynamite the Glassport
hotel, at Glassport, which has
been harboring non-union men.
The building was partially
wrecked, but the occupant es
caped Injury.