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urn : : DAILY EYEN1 N6 EDITION WEATHER FORECAST. Tonight and Friday occasional rein, cooler Friday ; high wind. VOL. 1" rEXDLETOX, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEjf f i9. 1904 f 55 , , NO. 3243. PEEP TO It CENSUS To Record Assessment and population at Same Time In II matilla County. jglTMATED increase OF TW ENTY-TWO PER CENT Enumeration WIB Bo In t05. (Conducted by Aasesdor Strain, Who jletlevre the Grow th of Population Has Been In Die Above Ratio Up on the State Decennial Census De- ta the Repreaentation In the lerislnture Increase In Population Bas Not Been Cniform Throughout the Stale. OCEAN RATES ADVANCED Lines Operating Between Portland and San Francisco Have Increased inargea. Beginning me first of the year the freight rates be tween Portland and San Francisco will be $3.50 a ton. all companies op erating coasters having entered Into an agreement to this effect. nereioiore xnere has been no reg ular rate fixed, steam schooners tak ing freight as low as 11.76 a ton; the usual figures were It. The managers mt In Qfin Thhu. j . . , . . - ... . iwiviow ni i u ueciaea that a minimum seal ahnM h m. tabllshed. It was held that there Is no money In the business carrying freight at 11.76 or 12 a ton. This is the last week that shippers will have an opportunity to sena goods down tne coast at tne figures which have prevailed for the year. Wheat Is the principal commodity Bent south, nearly every vessel taking out from auv to o wd tons, a couple or cargoes will probably be sent to San Frai:-'ieo tnis wees at 12 a ton. REVOLUTION IN POLAND. ? hat ave smb Berlin, Dec. 29. Reports from the Russian frontty widespread revolutionary outbreaks have occurred. Ri been destroyed, bridges damaged and telegraph lines j; umrages are aiso reported in various towns. i j in a revolt at Klels, Poland, many were killed and oaea. The same condition Is reported at Kousak, where factories were de- 1 mollshed by the rioters. The casr was burned In effigy scores of times. i 'eoeooeeeoeeeeoeeeeeaeeeesjeaoeeoeoo FROM DUNGEONS TO SIBERIAN MINES FORT MINED T CAPTURED County Assessor C. P. Strain, who Is also state census enumerator for Umatilla county, estimates that the BISHOP ARRAIGNED. Attorneys 'Engaged In Formulating Ontrgrs Against Him. New Tork, Dec. 29. Herbert No ble, senior counsel of the presenters against Bishop Talbot left today for Philadelphia to formulate further plans for the arraignment of the bish- Umatilla county, uraua .. , op of Reading next month. Mr No present population of this sub-dlvls- I bje wm eorlfer with Rev. Dr. Bodlne, ton of Oregon is in the neighborhood j chairman of the committee on ln of 52.000. The government census, i quliy, and also have a conference taken In 1800, gave the county 18,049. with vral presenters. rh. atste census Is taken every It j rears, but It falls between the dates Kv the Eovernment, and thus Or eron has Its people counted every five years. Some time during the spring of 1906, Mr. Strain will be obliged to make out the list of per sons residing In Umatilla county. "I believe I Bhall take the census," he said, "at the same time that the : ,perls wy that water will be found assessment of property is made, an a a depth o 10oo feet. Another is Seeking Artesian Water. La Grande, Dec. 29. Three arte sian wells are now being sunk In the vitllev near thin eltv. and orOBDeCtS are bright for a permanent flow of arteatnn water. One well on the Mc- connell place, four miles east of the cltv. Is now down 600 feet, and tne Awful Fate of Nihilists Just Released From Secret Dens of Torture. RUSSIAN TORTURES HAVE WRECKED THREE LIVES. Vera Flgner, Col. Asrbenbrener and Hraslt Ivanoff Taken From Secret Dungeons After 20 Years of Un speakable Cruelties and Are Now Assigned to Salt Mines of the Arc tic Circle In . Northern Siberia- Three Condemned Nihilists Are Im- . beetles, and Have Lost Speech and Hearing Under Their Awful Prison Tortures. Japanese Blow Up a Parapet and Occupy an Impregnable Position, V REQUEST MADE TO COAL JAPANESE WAR VESSELS. . mA ntMi.n anna at Tallentun shelled Chlslang Tunand Shunllntsu. J Russian cavalry attacks on Heiuntuu were repulsed twice the same day. Three Japanese were killed. Insuring Csar's Lite. London, Dec. . The csar's life was Insured at Lloyd's today tor a large sum. It Is believed the policy was taken out by Russian bondholders at a premium of 15 per cent for one year. For one week the rate on the csar's life Is rive per cent. Work MMUidonetl on Vartag. Seoul. Korea, Dee. 2. The Jap anese have abandoned the attempt to raise the Russian cruiser variag aim it Is Impossible, to recommence worx before spring. Closing In on Port Arthur. Chefoo. Dec. St. The Japanese line at Port Arthur Is now much iniAr in t.iantlo mountain as a re sult of the general atturk beginning December 25. Two steamers recently ran the blockade at Port Arthur. One was captured by the Japanese when leaving tne naroor. CITY COUNCIL ISE CQNQMICA L Oiscuss Many Plans for Re ducing Municipal Expenditures. TARES NO DEFINITE I ACTION AT THIS T1MK. Request Based on Precedent Estab lished by Allowing Russian War ships to Coal Along the Route to tlie Far East RusnlBn Finances Known to Be Shaky Russian Ag gressions In Northern Manchuria Repulsed With Slight Loss to the Japanese Csar's Life Insured, Probably by Russian lloudholtl- have the same men attend to hot ft things. It is on the state census that th. renresentatlon of the various counties in the legislature Is determ ined. At the present time we have me senator, one Joint senator, two representatives and one Joint repre sentative. If our population has in ranldlv than it has in nther counties, we stand a show at a depth of 1000 feet. Another Is being bored on Peter McDonald s place near Imbler and another still near Allcel. In all three places the indications are most 'favorable for water. Dead In Ills Cabin. '-TTuhtlnsto'nT Dec. 29. An unknown !mn. SO rears of age. and dressed as other counties, we stana a i , . " . ,,, .,.d ln an 0id gaining more representatives in tne - ( q r N Hght rf way legislature. mllM weBt cf here last evening. According to the government cen- mneae t mm of 1900,- Umatilla The cabin H used by the sixth in the matter of population! men ag . tore Ahead 08' U)U.e for dynamite used.on the track. T,.1 V, !i Th: "Jll Tl ! and ha. not been v.s.ted for montha the opinion of Mr. Strain that Clack- smas county will show a decided I gain In population over the govern ment census, and that Marlon tun- j ty will stand about where tt was In 1 the matter of Inhabitants. The city of1 Portland was given 6.000 popu-1 latlon. according to the latest gov-1 ernment statistics. Conservative es- Umaies. according to PoIVs directory I . . i.innA i bow gives it more iran Some persons claim that the poptrla- j () vlw VNDIiRTAKE .h. ta nMrlT 1140.000. The population of the state five years ao was 41S.6S. A conservm- , itiN ACRES TO BE RECLAIMED THE ENORMOUS TASK. tlve estimate i, laces It now at more than the half million mark. THREE MEN KILLED. Two Others Badly Injured by Boiler Expkmton. Chehalts. Wash., Dec. 29. Presley Eppllng. Frank Dowell and R. G. Hicks were killed, and Roy Hicks and W. Beauchamp were Injured, preba oly latally, by a boiler explosion In tne sawmill tilant nr WalWOrtn oc Neavllle at Walvllle. Both Hlckses are single, as also are Eppllng and Beauchamp. Dowell has a family living at Walvllle. It is believed the explosion was due to simple carelessness due to the tact that while the plant naa oeen wadergoing overhauling only enough Power has been used to run the dry ing kilns and cross-arm factory. nd It Is supposed the engineer allowed the water to get low by inadvertence r Inattention, a mishap much less "Ikely to take place when the boilers and engines are runnnlg at full ca pacity and the engineer and assist ants are on the qui vlve. This view " the most likely to be correct when It Is recalled that the boilers were In spected and O. K.d less than two --" ago. The pecuniary damage cannot be 1ms than S1S,0. The loss of life would unmisHrttnnahlv have been aiuch s renter hA the mills been working full force, which la 100 men. The Shut-down for repairs and addi tions was Instituted December IS and he mills were to have resumed full opacity January 1. In r.mjuucllwi With tl government .HriciaW tlw Burlington and iniou Pauinc Ralluuys Will Seed Millions if Acres of Hardy Grasses Dry IjukI Alfalfa and a Russian Grass W ill Be the Principal Crops Sown on li.e Desert Kutlre Western Desert to He Included ln the Scheme. St Peternhtir Dec 2ft. Three fnmniiB nihilists, leaders of the ter- rnrlil mnvpmctit from 178 to 1884. have just been released from the for tress of Peter Paul after 20 years' solitary confinement. They are Col. Aschenbrener, lime. Vera Flgner ana Rrasfl Ivnnnff. All three have become mental and physical wrecks under -be ssal-lflU- Ing effects of the "silent" system of incarceration. For 15. years they hut-, not been Dermilted to speak Thounh released, they will .never rt.iT!, in ciiniuiete liberty. The clem ency of the cxar has opened the nnn dnnra nnlv to banish the un happy trio to a remote village in th. vtreme north nl Russia, within ih. Artlr Circle. 1' Vlna nr Vrl-a FUiOUVa. SS she was then 'called, was a beantlfui woman of- 27 when she was sent to ,.wr. For six vears sbe had been the mainspring of every nmilist movement, and her loveliness anu wealth made her one of the greatest m ....Lilinnflrv TaOm'SrC. She converted nail me iruup the Caucausua to the nlhUirt side, and Col. Aschenbrener, th commaiiding .- U.iaa an TtfT IBPUl. KU till of the most powerful of her disciples. Together with five other officers. Col. Aschenbrener. Inspired by era Flgner, had plotteu a which the whole of the troops were committed. At the very moment oi irum" plot was betrayed by a re"efafe nihilist named Degalleff. DegalWf. high In the council of the terrorists. . ...i Put nnder torture had oeen amro.tv.. --. he turned informant and became the l.-. A man In Col. cSOUQaism o SHOT TO DEATH. A Woman Flanree ln a Fatal San Francisco Affray. San Francisco, Dec. St. Edward Dmu Matrlf a tra valine ohotoe- rapher. was shot to death In his room early this morning by a man identi fied by the victim's wife as Edward Keeley. with whom Mrs. Metcalf hsd been friendly. Keeley escaped. A divorce suit Instituted by the woman ... in Viava heen decided today. She claims she saw Keeley emerg ing from her husband's room a few n ft t Kb fatal shot was fired. The Metcalfs are from Aunurn, uai. niHtsed to Do ay Willi Hie llcta of the- Kircet lVpartment, Bui Usar lrinJtlii Was VUttiroiily Oi1 cd and llien Ild Over for a Week A Petition u Prohlhil lllcyctw Hiding on tlie Sidewalks al All Times Was Referred lo Cotay mlttec Fire Dtpartmenl Mnkea ant InlrrcNIIiig Herommenuallon. STANDARD OIL CITS. Toklo. Dec. 19. The following is received from Port Arthur: "Th hesleaina army at 10 on Wed nesday morning blew up the parapet In front of Fort Erhlung Shang and then occupied the parapet site by as sault. They constructed aeiensive n-nrka under rover of heavy guns and fiuirt .una deanlte the fire of the en- mr-. After plating -heavy gurs the army proceeded to tne gorge in rear of the fort, from 'whence the enemy was eventually dislodged after -stout resistance. The wnoie tort fell Into our hnnds at 7:30 in tne evening. "The Jananese casualties in occuu- Ing the heights is estimated at 100" killed and wounded."' of "Tlie Rystem" Showing Effects Ijinsiin's Flglit. Toledo. Dec. 29. The Independent oil men received a severe Jolt this mnminff when the standard Oil an nounced a break of 6 cents In Penn sylvania and S In Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky oils. Operators say the market conditions do not warrant a cut. They so,y--uth system i.eeils Ihe money." By this they mean that Lawson's crusade agutnst Ihe Stand ard Oil Interests hus had Its effect. Next Session nt Berkeley. Sun Jose. Cal., Dec. 29. The state Teachers' association today decided lo hold Ihe next meeting ut Berke ley. James Barr. of Stockton, was elected president. May gave the Crew. Patchogue. L. I, Dec. tt. At this morning a tug suc eeeded In getting a heavy line to the stranded steamer Dru melsier, which is still ln a Perilous position. It Is believed, however, the crew may be saved with the Hcentlon of three, who are believed to have frosen to death since Monday. Omaha, Dec. 29.-The Uaion Pa- j . n....,i.nn railroads. asSiSt- .,.... ,ciric ana dui " few emles j . the United States government, eo uj . ,eilnilng sev- have a new - , erul hundred million acres of arid Western Itwds without the aid and as X of expensive Irrigation work. I Dr..Klwood Mead, head illgton. Will repreavui 11 B i. in rimaha nowon- both roads as to aeuu " . ... - in the spring. which win U.-B - - - The new scheme is na- , . ,iow aJtalia snou,heV Kussi. and which , re,u - ,lve- . . --.inn. wlU be built Experimental -y-- d along the rauroaor 'r, from these the sun--- i-iii be seeded wKh the new altalM wlll be aeeaeu ceMfui hsndreds If the scheme Is to river. ' iwkwltli eierlou1 HI- Mecm" . President C. Oberlln. O., Dec- - Katloaal T- by the Chad- Bank, wruw. ..renounced se- wlck affair, is u - " He . Hously IU by hTdrooml found unconscl of yesterday as a result o brou,ht apoplexy. The ; on by a nervou. - Fall River. .he Tex. on the recomroe", " of subordinate til. Council, meetings of , cd-MngofftheK.. Russian tiarrison E-a's. a later dlsnatch states that, the third Russian garrison of 500 at the fort has escaped. Russian Finances HliuUy. St. Petersbarg. Dec. 29. Russia 1b. it is declared, Issuing several million roubles of paper money euch montn without registering them. This comes on top of tne rumureu discovery that Russia's silver and gold . i a aiat nartlv on paper only. Officially the bank note circulation has Increased 40 per cent since tne Be ginning of the war, 883,000.000 rou- hies. instead of DKO.ouu.ouu rouui. Twenty million roubles in paper money are Issued weekly without no tice to the proper financial authorities that Is, Russia's foreign creditors. Consequently the question agitating all minds is: Is the gold reserve In tact? Rumors have It that It Is not; . . uaa ci InrflTS AS that, in lact, ii " - - Then the nihilists seized him. tried officlliiy announced. 1 urn ." .,.h The him and sentenced mm " u - - . pr.ee of hi. life was the ""' ltMluest U Coat aapanese Warslilps. f Col. Soudaikin. and Degaleff paid " 29.-The Post t- . -v..l.-ner In the meantime. v'" F,.ner. Ivanoff and 11 other. had been betrayed. Vera and six or- ficers were senteneea to it was believed that pen- uniii Lvju"r alty had been carried rt. The government. n".-" -the precedent of ltTt. when Nechav e f the "Father of Russian Terror ism "was also sentenced to death or the "ravelin m it Aschenbrener Is dumb. TD AMEND STATE GAME STATUTE It was an economical council that met luat nlnht. W'hnt It WtlUld llk tO- do In the way of cutting down city expenses was discussed from all sldtst, and from several different standpoints. Cnuncllmen Henn and weiies, wno with Councilman Ferguson, constitute the street committee, .URgested that the street commissioner lie "Intel off" Indefinitely, as there was nothing for him to do. The condition of the streets was such, said Renn, that theie was noth ing for Commissioner Ilrown lo do. In fuel, that official had worked him self out of a Job. Ferguson Is not in town, but Wells backed up Uenn'a statement. Council Murphy opposed the aiiunesllon of the street commit tee ut all. "If Ilrown Is laid oil. in remarked. "I would ho In favor of stopping all street work." l'pon motion of councilman Swearlngen Ihe matter was laid over until next week. A ipi'ililon wns 'fediT '"lisk'luav the council lo prohibit the riding of bicy cles at all times on the sidewalks. The mutter wis referred lo a com mittee. a I, mi fniiii lite fire dctiai'ttuc lit recommended Hint the salary of Ihe chief bo raised from 110 lo 125 a month, and that his naslHlunts be pain for every fire attended. The salary list of BD7.50 for the nionih annroved. and warranla ordered drawn In payment. Liquor licenses were gramaa lam Oregon Liquor company. Haker a 1 KK. mid J. J. Kelley. SPORTSMEN ME ITT WITH THE REPRESENTATIVES IMwusstx! tire Oisn and Closed Hea sous and Made Iteonnim-nilntlons, and a Committee Will Be Selected to Draft tlie Same Into Proposed Uua Tlie "Hob White" (season Provoked Much Denote Miwnen Opismnd lo All Sales of W ild Game. fnlon Striker. Sent to Jail. . rw 29 In the fed- learns that Baron Hayashl. the Japan ese minister to Oreat Britain, In quiries whether facilities can be given for coaling Japanese warsnips in ..i.i. -irn-t indies. In view of the many advantages accorded the Rus sian fleet the Post does net see how the Japanese request can be refused. Court-martialed 5 Sailors. rw tt. A dispatch from Slmphero'pal says the commander of rhe Russian Black a neei -dered S sailors court-martialed for mutiny. Japanese. Off Jsns Casus Batavia, Java, Dec. tt. A warship showing the Japanese colors, passed Anglers today. Kiissians Are Aggressive. Toklo, Dec tt. A report from tne eral court today I Manchurian army headquarters state. sent 15 strikers in toll. 1 that the afternoon of the I7tn me "striker. J7iZ - th. chlmner factory at "" . nussians bombarded the Bh with non-union workers. I7th the lctory at Elwood, to ja... bombarded h. Shakh. river .i,h heavy sentences. iur brtdae with heavy field HFRMSNN IS ALSO SWORN TO SECRECY .B.II.B.B w " llbll Local sportsmen met at the council chambers lust night with stale sena tor C. J. Smith and Representatives W. O. Cole and William Hlnkley for the purpose of suggesting alterations In Ihe state game laws. The matter of the open and closed seasons on birds and animals was discussed, and a committee consisting of A. D. Stlll- m.n Tie White and T. W. Ayres, was selected to draft recommendations to be presented to .the legislative dele gation. it la tha nnlnlnii of the sportsmen that the season for hunting buck deer closes too soon. They will recom mend that the season open two weeks later and close Inter. The season for grouse hunting they hllva la mn short. They will suggest that it open 16 duys later and close at least a month later than at ins pres ent time. The sale of game of any kind at all times should he prohibited, declare the sportsmen. In the mutter of the open season for "Bob While" quail that were 'nlanted" In this country several years ago, there wa division. Some hunters were In favor of a closed sea son until 1901 Instead of opening next fall. Others favored an open season of It days for the next tlve years, with a limit of alx birds for on day, or 11 In a week. rma anortsman suggested that CO ducks or geese per man for one day was too much like a siaugnur. of utter disgust upon the congress man's face was even more Impres- -i... than mt first. There Is absolutely no Information .i.i..in.ki aa tn the nature - of the Portland. Dec -"A"" ' the .esiou. siege of questioning In the ,-Oroon;. Bhiger ..r-oti mis Born and mlnglyJn"?aeciared 'questioning to which either Senator He. like Senator M' J would 1 Mitchell of Congressman Hermann he was sworn to secrecy ! wer. ,HbJected. Both declare there have been -"- :h. -.-.v.. not give me T was Is nothing to say, sn i The general W"',, ln favor recalled tor " - , the report ot of the union. - ha, now first spp-- the look I SWir.I.EH USKS CASE.. Smsl Nnrlliern Pwiflo for Delivering; IIimm-s Arter Shipment Was Can celled. Wallu Walla, Dee. 211. Ill the su perior court lust evening Judge limit, overruled the demurrer of the defendant III the case of J. B. Owlts ler versus the Northern I'aclflo Hall way company. Till, was un action brought by the nlaliiilff to recover dumase. from the difendunt. Early Inst year Hwlliler sold a '.nd of horses to a man who ordereil them shipped to St. Paul. In payment for the unlmals the pur chaser gave Hwltsler ' a check on a SI. Paul bank, While the horses were being car ried east by tile Not I hern Pacific railway company. It was discovered that the cheek given to Hwiulcr wea nnt ennd. funnier. It Is alleged, then notified . iha railroad colnuuiiv lo stup the transit of the horses and gave ex plicit Inst ructions noi lo aeiiver ine horses to the man who presumed to purchase them. These Instructions, Kwlliler singes, i ha railroad comoany disregarded and carried the horses lo St. Paul and delivered lliem. Hwltsler tnes brought suit for damages. looklng for an IMr. New Tork, Dec. 2t. Kdward i. Lawsnn, son of Jacob Iiwsim, the millionaire manufacturer, who died at Brooklyn recently. Is being widely sought, ss th heir to a big estate. Young Lawson went lo isnrornsa several years ago, and Is believed stilt to be somswhsr tn th west. Deprn Will Knocee.1 Himself. New York. Dec. 29. Senator De- nar after a conference witn .rover- -11 .aiIo dnnnnnrM minilCIV nor . - that It has been agreed h should succeed himself In the senate. Largest Number of Prisoner. Walla Walla. Deo. tt. There are now 721 prisoners In the Wsshliigtosi state penitentiary, the largest num ber ever confined In tns institution before, A monster elk. killed In Pacific county, Wash., has been mounted and will b placed on exhibition at the Lewis and Clark centennial. Big Steamer ln Danger. ' Boston, Dec 29. A wireless c message from Point Judith states the big Bound steamer 1 Puritan broke a wheel during 1 Ihe night, and Is now anchored 1 off th point A heavy sea 1 1 running aVid great anxiety la felt for the safety of the ves- ' sel. which has a heavy com. tlement cf passengers. V J A ,f ending tne ...--. on inn'"5 - lasted 2J -M' 1
