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dMlrble customer yo have I , VkVJ m A V VV J I Tonight and Thursday rain or
JnefS tooth to cut. J x "' Os. j mow, warmer; southerly wind. j
D'
NO. 5212.
PEXDLETOX, OREGOX, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1904
' uH PORTAGE ROAD
. . n i
ton k White win Buna
Lr,rade Onlv for $115,
BB
i23.
I-, PRICE EXOJ0-
SIVE OP EQUIPMENT.
J- Midi Buy Miuipniiw.1, " -C
Basis a Needed Now Thought
U Bond ( an Be ajuiu. m i"'r-
, 1 170.000 ueiicit to oe
.... . . i ii'iii n.
hv lnlana xumiuro ' -
firwooo No Second-hand HoU-
Stock or Engine to Be Heed
ope iUver AHuoltitlon May Enter
COAL IN IDAHO.
Rich Find Skid to Have Bora Made
on the Bruneau.
Hnl-w Dee SB Ttii. i .
ant discovery made In this section of
1 .i V. t
luaiiu in nmny years, was reported
yesterday from Rrnnemi wTnA-.B
eight toot vein of good bituminous
coal was found at a depth of 600 feet
. An taffftt-l tin Iiaah i . . . . i
- uv i, iirnuc IU HWp
the matter quiet, with the result that
ueuum ui ine great una are not ob
tainable. A man was drilling for ar-
tHlnn .rata. In V n T. n
1 "- m tut: Diuueau valley,
and at the depth of 600 feet he struok
me coai. tie aruiea tnrouch and
found the measure was eight feet
thick. The coal brought to the sur
face was tested and was pronounced
a first-class article of bituminous
eoal.
Sandstone, coal shale and tire clay
were found In the vintnltv nf th.
coal, which makes the discovery ap
peal m uc mai ui tx -jerm&neni coai
body.
General Stoeasel Injured by a Fall.
that General
that General
Tokio. Pec. 28. The report from Port Arthur
Stoessel was Injured by falling from his horse and
Kondrachenko was killed. Is confirmed. f
General Bmllnoff Is reported wounded. The battleship Sevas
topol has sunk In shallow water. The bow Is damaged In two places
and the steering gear la also damaged. The garrison la said to be
cheerful and confident that relief will arrive before March 1. It
Is said the army has sufficient provisions to last until February,
the wavy has about a month's stores. Onlyi a few junks bearing
supplies have reached Port Arthur during the nas month. The price
of food Is very high.
.tMia whirh n nitrate the two larg
est Japanese Island, and there, no
doubt. Admiral Togo win await mm.
If he does not succeed in slopping n
enemy further south.
GQLDFIELD
PUNIC
15 HING
BALTIC FLEET
riiand. Dec. Jl. Nelson
the contractors who are bulld-
tthe Great Southern railroad from
Dalles to Dufer, were yesterday
jLing awuided the contract for
lutnicllng the uenio porm "w
iLir bid of 1 115,623, exclusive of
Lm uid rolling stock.
te contract was awarded on the
Law nrli-e basis. coropensaUo to
L ..H nnmnd iik to me amount oi
Lertals used und .wark done.
n.. .rd was made by the state
Lage board, composed of Governor
Kanberlaln, State xreaaurer a,r.
L ikrotiirv of Stale Dunbar, aa-
Lti by J. N. Teal, attorney tor the
fon Klver ahhociuiiuii,, "--j
tieral Cruwtord ana mate uam":i
t uoAtilun.
'sttooo & White agree to file a bond
150,000 for fulthful performance
ihe coulruct. and to have the road
LnnUlorl hv UUV 15.
r-" - , , ;
Failure to have the roaa ouiie uu
. u. will Biiblect them to uuy-
Lt ,if Soim a duy .until the .Job i
tn remaining porllon of the.atate s
il.vuv appropriation for the ,.uort-
road. will be applied on
, nmi Miulinneiil. and the Open
cittllmi will eupply the de-
Im. which will be about $25,0011.
J.-.. th. ar1vrMi.tinemenL
Ik bM Is gratifying to the Qpen
trrer executive committee ana .uje
In. u.rliiir.. louil. it hi thought the
(ad can be built and equipped corn-
He lor a sum between ll,w ano
lii.OOO.
There will be In .the state XunU
Iwity sultlclent to build the road.
in Btobably a small babtnee will He
In the tieanury. The Open Biver
jwclatlon will probably enter Into
iMntract with the state to equip the
lit. No Mucond- hand euuinment will
considered by the ussoalatlon.
ArtiHt Weds Snfidaughtor.
V ii- Vnrlt T"lo 9ft Rmm nn.
the foremost American painter, whose
painiingB were awaraea tne goia
mprinl lit the Rt. Tnilfl PTnnaltlnn has
Just wed his wife's daughter, after a
hlehly sensational elopement and
subsequent divorce. Mrs. Crane, tlhe
elder. Is an actress and is said to have
favored the marriage and only sought
a divorce to permit the young lovers
I to wed. Crane will now devote him
self to his art and the divorced wife
and mother-in-law will return to th
stage.
Brokers' Offices in San Fran
cisco Besieged by Frantic
Inquirers.
FlllST REPORTS DID NOT
EXAGGERATE fOXDITIOXS.
Japaneae CaKualtlea.
ti.i. two.' I. The authorities
this morning nubllshe. a list of II
officers killed, and wounaeo. it
n.m4 th. casualties occurred at
Port Arthur. The naval authorities
also published a list of nine officers
7 man allien an BDeciai uuir.
Is surmised that another cruiser has
been sunk or damaged ana mat men
mn Inst their Uvea In
this manner.
Kuronatkln Auks for More Trootia.
i..4 two. is. A messaae from
St. Petersburg states that Kuropat-
bin h. nkd for as many reinforce
... nnulble to be sent to him
nrf iht the caoactty of the railway
u mr.i from 11 to 18 trains
dally.
ran is i
i Prince Fushtmi Saila
I Sun Francisco. Cal.. Dec. 28
I Prince Badanura SFuBhlmi, who came
J to this country a month ago as the
special envoy of the emperor 01 Ja
pan, sailea tee- :nome toaay on me
Pacific Mall steamer Mongolia. The
prince takes tiome with him more
than 100 trunks, which are largely
filled with theifrults of his shopping
expeditions In New York, Chicago,
and other cities which he visited.
Investors In Sew Camp Are Ruined
by the Terrible Conditions Rela
tive Arc Frantic Over the ReipoMs
Many Straggling Miners Are
Coming Out at tlie Camp More
Would Come If They Were AHe
Fitzgerald Murphy, tlie Playwright,
Who Has Arrived at San Francisco,
Tells a Terrible Story Salfterlng
and Pestilence.
Russians Will Be Met Half
Way by Combined Naval
Forces of the Mikado.
rxcFJRTAIN As TO WHERE
MEETIXtf WIU. TAKE PLACE.
Admiral Tog Han Gone to Singapore
to Intercept tlie Kutotan Every
Effort Will Be Made to Head Off
tlie RnMKlans and Either Send Them
Back Home or to the Bottom of tlie
Sea ,iaMncw Casualties Are Given
as S3 Officers Killed and 60 Wound
rd Humored That Another Japan
ew Cruiser ii Sunk and the Crew
lioab
HeqiilslUon Will Be Honored.
Albany, Dec. 28. It was announced
this morning that the requisition of
the governor of Ohio for Dr. 'Chad
...l. ulll h hnnnred. The papers will
be sent to Sheriff Barry at ew mi.
today.
Moors Rilling and Iioolhrg.
Tungler. Dec.-28. A party of Moors
looted a garden belonging to a Brlt
i..i. ,,i,i,.t lam outside of town, kill
ing the Spanish servant of the Eng
lishman.
BANDITS
San Francisco, Dec. 28. Publlca
tlon of the story of the terrible con
ditions In Goldfleld, Nev, has cre
ated a sensation. Brokers' offices are
being besieged by Investors and rela
tives of persons located hi Goldfleld
all In quest of Information regarding
the situation at the caaus.
A number of men arrived here
from Goldfleld today and confirm the
story In 'detail. They say many con
template coming out for the winter.
There are many particular Btones
of the overcrowded condition of the
camps. Among those whe returneu
today was Fitzgerald Murpny, tne
playwright, who declares the condi
tions are not exaggerated.
CHICAGO OFFICE
.KMKP.I' BY THE SEAS.
MMi Hhlp AxlHire on Fire Itend
till I'miiuhlv He Total I'OSH.
Pwchimue, L. I., Dec. 28. The Bu
llion .of th Mrltlsh Mteumer Drum-
fr. which Is ashore off Fire Island
r. Is extremely critical this morn
1T1UUB ...I...1 .wl ano net tip
fix night, her destruction seems
t certain. So far the lire-eavers
in Wh ...... i . i .. , .. .......ii. iha ran
fsd crew of 32 men. The aea is
ft Uavy to permit of the use of lite
A FU-:iKT2 FIKE KAGIXG.
lW( Buimmk DlHtnlvt Is Tlireaa-
ened With Uetttraotion.
business section Is menaced by a
f'cwiuch at 3:3 attacked six DUiia
rt"' Aid has been aummaned from
-"unrton. DeL
W ATCH M AX G AGGED AND
BOVND, 4MM STOI.EX.
lasktl Robls-rs Enter Garden City
llrewinic Comiainys Oinces, r.-"
the Watchman and Engiueer and
Blow the Safe, (Securing $2000 aad
Manv Vnluablo Pupcrs ElglU
H..KI-HW hi the City It Niithl
t:lt.y in the Jt Mifked
U'liug.
L, rwr. 18. Muaked robbers
t. ' med the watchman and
engineer of the Garden City Brewing
company s office tuis mornmis
dayliKht. ..,..B
Thev blew open me suci
,2TO00yand a t of valuable jmpn
An hour later the two euij.iv,
J n.,r1 ru PHXCU.
aiKcoverr.u
LARGE STEAMER ASHORE.
Breaylng I V on Uie Rurks of Dia
mond Shoals.
Knrfnlk. Va.. Dec. 28. A large
steamer whose name Is unknown. Is
tground on Diamond Shsials, eight
miles off the Norin uaronna i-"
It is fast 'going to pieces. It Is be
lieved the crew numbers 25 men. No
assistance can be rendered. As the
seas are mountains high and would
swamp boats going to the rescue. .
Will Investigate Election Frauds.
Denver, Dec. 28. The attorneys tor
rnr-elect today petitioned
,h supreme court to open 204 ballot
boxes In Denver and to appoint a
.-ommlsslon for this purpose. The
court wi" i-vi""""
afternoon.
London. Dec. 28: Where the Rus
sian admirals, Rojestvensky and Vol- sela.
kersam will rendezvous for the pur-
Dose of concentrating the Baltic fleet
Is not definitely known, but it Is .con
jectured that the place agreed upon Is
either the I'haK"" archipelago, a group
vu ... . . j
of oornl Island 'wiicn is a aepanu
ency of the British colony of Mourl
tlus, and lies In the Indian ocean,
some -210U miles southwest of Aden;
ci mininov. a coral atoll about
mill mlleii north of the Chagos. Each l
of these points Is about 2000 miles
distant from the Dutch port of Ba-1
lauia, on the straits of Hunda, wnicn, ,
it Is expected, the reunited fleet win :
traverse before turning nortnwara to
Japan.
A portion of the Japanese neet un- i
der Admiral Togo has left the Yellow
sea for Singapore, and It may be pre-
sumed that the rest will follow. If It
he true that the blockade of Port Ar
tnnr can now be maintained with light
armed merchantmen.
i. ttu.Btviifikv reallv means to
proceed to the Far East he should j
fl-.d himself in the straits of Sunda ;
early li January. Unless compelled j
to fight a battle there, ne woum mu- i
urally make for the French port of
Suigon. which Is 1100 miles norm o.
ButavU. and thence would pasa be
tueen the Philippines and the south
eastern coast of China. Then Rojest
vensky may be expected to steam 10
ward Vladivostok by the outside
route which skirts the eastern coast
of the Japanese archipelago. To ar
rive at his destination, however, he
will have to traverse the Tsujaru
Japan's Reception to Baltic Fleet
wB.hininn. Dm. 23. Japan has
notified the state department that
mines have been placed In Kelung
harbor on the northeast coast of For
mosa. All shipping Interests navs
been notified.
Cohmu-Iu Dying of Plague.
St. Petersburg, Dec. S3. A disease
-i.i.iiur tn hnbonlc olarue has appear
ed among the Klerghla Cossacks, In
i, limi A utrlct. resulting in ii
dentlvs during the past month.
Julian's Cniiwra Active.
I-nnrinn Dec. 8 A dlsuatclt from
Hong Kong states that two Japanese
cruisers have been signtea on n,
and a third one has reacnea amoy
KmeJan Vemels Will AlU'mpt Escape.
ahonrhni Two. 58. The Russian
cruiser Askold has been coaling and
leplactng machinery preparatory to
mi effort to loin the Russian second
Pacific squadron. Several Chinese
cruisers are on the way here to pre
vent the escape of the ltusslun ves-
OLD OFFENDER
Was Indicted for Fraud in
New York Cily on April
22, 1890.
(ill AMI Jl'RY Forxn
HIM TO BE DISIIOSEST-
Cliargea Were Thai Criminal Inform
.ibm. Fait and Reimrts Hail
Hera Circulated to Affect Ow
suck Market With Intent to De
fraiHl Inmicmt Purchasern of
Slock lwson and Party Have
Eiigaged Quarter In iualalajara,
Mexico, Wliero He Will Continue
Ilia Fight on Standard Oil People.
Chicago Wheat Market.
ii.i..a ... two. S8. December wheat
opened at 11.14 if and closed at 31.14.
Corn opened at 45 ana ciosea m
454. ObU opened at 31 ana cm
ed a, li. . ... . .
Former Vice Consul lkwl.
P..uli. Dee. 28. Russell C'olgrove.
I w ho was formerly the American vice
rimml at Cunlon, Is dead.
New York, Dec. S3. While look-
Ir.c through the record of the court
of general sessions today Chief Clerk
Welsh dug up an old Indictment
against Thomas W. Luwmin. returned
by the grand Jury of New rora coun
ty April 22, 1890, and charging crim
inal libel under section 435, subdivis
ion 3, penal code, which sets forth
that It Is a crime knowingly to circu
late false statements, rumors, or in
telligence with Intent to affect the
market price "of stocks, bonds or otner
evidence of debts of a corporation.
The Indictment sets lortn inui on
March 6, 1K80, Thomas W. 1-awson
and others Issued a olrcular with In
tent to effect the mnrkct price oi
stocks, bonds and other evidence of
debt of the Lawsnn Consolidated
Store Service compuny of Boston.
The circular stuted that, owing w
the unbusinesslike management of
the officers of the corporation the af
fairs of the corporation then were In
a critical condition; that llltle of Its
stock had any vulue,
liwsou whs not urrested. The In
rti.imeni aauliist him was dismissed
by Judge Marline on Mureh 54, I3t.
on the reeomuiendttllon of Delancey
Nli'iill, who then was district nttor-
HUNTERS ASK FOR
PROTECTION
ney.
News comes from tlilidulajaru,
Mexico, that !wson has engaged
roohia at a hotel there for himself
and a party of friends for early In
January. It l reported that his ob
ject Is to Invest iKnte the operations m
the Standard Oil company In that
country. ' . ..'
SIDICTSMEN MEET TONIGHT
TO DIS4TKK LAWS.
inT Pendleton KMriKiuen'
Aoolutlon Will SuggeM Change
In tlie Game Ijihh Regulating tlie
Killing of Groin, Oiiall and Deer
Would Make Oih-ii Season lor
f.muie Two Wwk l-aier and
Would Limit t)M-ii, Krawiii for tjuail
to Two Weeks.
IX STORM'S GRASP. ,
t en I nil Wrxt In tlie Grip of Furious
Blltxard.
Kan Francisco, Dec. 23. The coun
try eust nf the Rockies Is still In the
hiizuinl'i araati. Traffic and com
munication continues to be badly crip
pled. The upper Mississippi una Mis
souri valleys are feeling the brunt of
the storm. Communication with these
sections Is practically cut off. liven
the weother bureau Is unuble to se
cure Its regular reports. A heavy
sturm Is moving down from Puget
Hound.
ZKMKTVO ABJOI RNS.
PORTREE DEFICIT SHOULD BE COLLECTED
c .he oortage contract has been
let. and work will Immediately begin
Light old-up. by "X.'Sty U't- grade. It is urged by the Open
occurred ta different parts of the city latloll that the deficit to
There will be a special meeting of
Pendleton Sportsmen's AkhocIuiIuu at
the council rooms at 8 o'clock tonight
at which time amendment to the
present game luws, to be presented to
the coming session of the legliiliiturc,
will be dlacusBed. All members are
urgently requested to lie present.
Am,.,,.? tlie Amendments to be dls-
. .... M,h,.i cussed Is one to change the open s.-a-...
i, oH mil nment. it Is possible I . , , ., , .. ,..
that the amount ot the deficit will be . J""' present In order to give
aomewhat reduced, but what la to h nialure. At the
Ixlrmnn. w l... nu, fl V A.
Prmv. nn nf kA rullhlaal OlM in
' ty, confirmed the report today
Ihlt h. . I i, .. . . Tr" J -A
I uu n.. j . ririue, unu ,ucn
r would furnish Nan Patterson
r a oond to the extent of 360,oou
F OCeMafim. 1... .. 1 VIU.r.. th
wivuws 11 C 11V . r
""Innocent. C. W. Swisher, saere-
IO A . - . - .. . - 1.1.
i i Binie, asserts ine use oi
p" In this connection Is unauthor-
U 111 it.. ii , .... . .i i ..-I...
vi .inn, i hm.
Csiveland, Dec. 28. It ia reported
hnn.li..- ... .
, """a company win tomorrow
1JBlth tin r.AA 1 9 Phail.
"a
Army Officer Murdered.
ii kj B ec. 0. me
i J0'1' of Captain Howard W.
i -'"-ii. constructing quarter-
ater nf the new army post at
' L'hlnl.- . .
xnainauea i'q ri titix Men w
. tol"id this morning near the
-wne
ti. oarry witn a Duuet no
, """uRn his heart. It la
, he has been murdered
be-
during the .night
. . N'Mirs CoinpleUon,
all large and . up.
vaulu. and other of.
to-date In every
flee. Wch are now .catte
the city will soon
new building
White Sn Mine to Open.
. r-iiv Dec 2S. Arrange
Raker City. "Pc- - .h
Ia hv wnn.li
ment have been m- - ,
fomour. White Swar i n In. nea
cty will be reope ... th
wi.h a full lorce " "- if proper
w,.n known promoter ot tn v
,v. t now serving a - Des ,
in the Redoaa - f tne
&rcompa.host
cured sufficient nnam.
enable It to open the mine.
irnglng from l lo r.ran&e at-
v,as ..nprehended near
t,.r he '-".'k declare, he
nc town last wee.
Kiver association that the deficit to
he rulsei by the counties of tne mm..
Empire be collected as soon a. pos
sible in order to guarantee the
amu"t needed to complete the road
H " . . TTmatitta county, who
Citizens w w .
,re Interred In the completion of
the road are especially ., -
"S t end it l suggested by the com
thut enu .,,er In charge
mlttee nav.ns ,,re.
here, that every - - -
to sec tne roau .
rates reduced, can at - --
rax. . - of the commit-
and .urll, the amount In
tended, for this or.y --
der hat the laoor oi w , "
scmci.ing the.fUb. -I-" faU "
onP or two wlilinn me-.
Since the contract "7 -
collected should be In the hand, of . nt t(me t)e gruw mauiuii opens
the Open Blvr association as soon as cascade mouiitaliui on
lui. riennalt. where that or-i. . . vi.. .....!..- i
l"""' "' . . ,. August 1 ana enrnen un
aanintloa ca be aasured of it wnen . young birds are not
needed. fu grown on August 1. and the
The grade will cost mucn "-; ,pormill believe that by changing
der the contract with White 1 Nelson . , lo August 15. and
than it was estimated and that sev- .,,. iatt to November IS.
eral thousands of dollar, are to j . more .por, would be sff.
aved by this contract, it is earner.
lis Mlwdon Bus lUt-n Aiinplllil
By Securing of Iti-cinl Reforiu.
Unii'im. Dec. i. The aemstvo haa
adjourned Indefinitely last nluht ufter
adopting resolutions to III effect that
they were too deeply movea oy mm
iiiwrinmnt nine regarding the pro
ceedings of the kiikivo to continue
business with necessary culm.
...a i ha rinen River associa-
tlon that the people of the Inland
Empire, who are to receive the di
rect and only benefit from the port
age do what they can immediately
to facilitate tne wora.
The committee In cnarge or
work in this county are aa follow.:
T J Kirk, Athena; W. P. Temple.
Horace Walker. M. M. Wyrick. Geo.
Perlnger and Leon Cohen, of this
city any of whom will be glad to take
subscription, on tne tuna.
.... ...-RMASJV HKFOHK GRAND JIIIY.
MITCHKIjU .."' -
a -i, Mitchell was before tne gran a jurjr
Portland. Dec. "'t. alleged connection with
the entire morning on' " Ph), tMt,mony at the afternoon session
the land frauds. "f'"''hema Blnger Hermann.
Rd was W1"1 ,by,?Sr. statement, saying: "I can say
Mitchell declined to maae y"
nothing about it. I worn furlshed with Information In ad
Mitchell's request that M maeh BOrn worried and look.
vance was refused. He appears
tired.
much more sport would be srroraea
k...,iu nr the birds being fat' and
full grown, and It would prevent the
slaughter of birds yet tow young "r
use. which occurs In many liiKlances
where hunting Is poor.
It will also recommend that the
open season for quail be limited to
two. weeks. Instead of six weeks, as
the present law provides. The open
season for quail In Eastern Oregon
bealus on October 16. 15. and ex-
i tends to December 1.
Owing to the fact that quail nave
not been hunted they are tame and
ran be easily killed, and the .porta-
in -...nnimend that the season
be shortened to protect and preserve
the birds until they become more nu-
.-.i,,.. ,,.. in the deer luw will aiso
umher. of the legislature iri..i
. .nt.. iv will champion the
I nuiuiw J -
...-.i amendment and will work
for their passage, as they are all in
the interest ot tne same ui
ii nnlver-ltv ho been
closed by Russian authorities, owing
to the continued anu-n.
Land ,Olfl QjuarUT Moved.
La Grande, Dec. !. The land of
.. ha been moved from the Bnod-
grass building to th new Koley an
nex. Just completed, where elegant
quarter, have been fitted up. Ther
was no-vault In the old Dunning, ano
the valuuble. were kept In a large
safe. A capacious vault ha been
built for th accommodation of th
nffic-. in th Annex, and th land of
fice I now In th most convenient
building It ha ver occupied ino n
waa flrrt Mtabllshed ovr 39 yars
ago.
Morocco HUH Warlike.
w..hinmii. Dec. 23. Th FreVich.
miMiim n Morocco haa failed, ac
cording to a dispatch to th state de
partment from the unitea rnaus cm-
. . in u nf nersonal
mil at jaiii.. r
danger th consul has been directed
Inform American resident wnuv
delay.
Lumber for tlie nal.
Washington.. Dec. 28. Th
Panama canal commission
awarded Ihe contract for 320,7,
feet of lumber delivered on the
I Minim nf Panama, to J. J.
Moore Sc Co.. of San Francisco.
The price was I13.1M.24. The
entire supply will come from
I'uget Sound.
will plead guilty to tne