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DAILY EVENING ED1TIDN
OAILYEVENINGEDMON
A flush of . Information to the
people of Pendleton Ih advertising
In the E. O.
WEATHER FORECAST.
Partly cloudy and occasionally
threatening tonight; warmer.
Thursday fair nnd warmer.
PEN5. fOX, OUECiOX, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST Hi, 190.",.
NO. 54.'I7
VOL. 18.
NORTHWEST CROP
WILL BE SHORT
Disappointment in the Wheat
Yield is Shown in Many
Sections.
FARM KHS AUK RETURNING
MANY UNUSED SACKS.
Three lint Days Ik-fore Harvest Be
pun Damaged Washington Wheal
Vi-ry .Much Morrow, (illllam mid
Slicroinn Will Huvo Very Short"
Crops, According to Well Posted
Grain Buyer Estimated Yield of
Three Northwest State Will He
.to.nnn.otm Bushels.
The Walla Walla Union announces
that the erop of eastern Washington
Ih short. In a comprehensive review
of the Kituatlnn today It says:
Whlle
the harvest season for the
country Immediately surrounding
Walla Walla and In the Milton sec
tion Is practically ever, the harvest
In Walla W.illa county Is only about
one-fourth completed when taken as
a whole. A sufficient amount of
grain has been tin exited up to the
present lime to enable farmers and
dealers to make Intelligent estimates
as to the average yield compared
with other yours and the total output
of the season.
Reports from the hill sections are
to the effect that the yield Is much
lighter than expected. Such a condi
tion also prevails In the Palouse
country. All of this Is borne out by
the fact that nearly all of the farm
ers who have completed their harvest
are returning unused sacks.
Buyers announce that tile quality
is very good but that they are also
disappointed In their estimates of the
season's crop of wheat. The reason
for the falling off In the yield Is at
tributed to the three extremely hot i
days Just before harvesting opera-
tlons began.
Disiipitolntnicut Is General.
A general agent of a large grain
buying concern, who has In the past
several days traveled over the great
wheat raising sections of Washing
ton. Oregon and Idaho, said to the
East Oregnnlan:
"I have traveled all over the wheati
producing area of tho three states of
Washington, Oregon and Idaho and
I find In every instance that the ac
tual yield, as demonstrated by the
crops already threshed, Is far less
than anticipated a few weeks ago.
"The shorten crop of the entire re
gion arc. in Morrow, Gilliam and
Sherman counties in Oregon. In the
Nez Perce country the yield will be
about one-fourth less than was ex
pected. In the Palouse the same con
dition exists.
"The estimates of big crops were
made Just before those hot days, and
the terrible effects of the sun at that
time are now fully apparent. While
the estimates are now much less than
the anticipations of n few weeks ago,
I think that the crop of the entire
Inland Empire should reach the 50,
000.000 bushels mark, or about 4,000.
000 greater than last year."
BACK I11IOREX BY FALL.
Walla Walla Carpenter Is Dying
Ills Injnriegj.
of
Walla Walla. Aug. 16. Suffering
the horrors of a broken back and ribs,
with a complication of Internal In
juries, all due to a fall of 26 feet. H.
E. Rhodes Is lying near to death at
St. Mary's hospital.
Mr. Rhodes is a carpenter, and yes'
terday was working on the house of
B, F. Stone on South Second street
He was standing on a scaffolding, and
seemed to have made a misstep, plac
lng his foot upon an unfirm board,
which gave way and hurled him to
the ground. Rhodos was picked up In
a badly mangled state, and taken to
the hospital. His death Is only a qucs
Uon of a short time.
Mr. Rhodos has been In this city
about a year and a half, coming here
from McPhorson, Kan.
"SOCIETY" IS SHOCKED.
Toting Swell of Riverside Would Elope
With a Negress.
San Bernardino, Aug. 16. River
Eagles Are In Session,
Denver, Aug. 16. Tho grand
aerie of Eagles setled down to
business today with 3576 dels
gates present. A hot fight Is
promised In the contests for
elective offices. Pelletler and
Davis have supporters and each
proclaims victory. Grand Trus
tee McQInty holds the balance
of power. The mlddl states are
deserting Milwaukee for the
next meeting place and going to
San Francisco, which offers an
entertainment fund of $40,000.
side's exclusive Het has been scandal
ized by the recent eccentricities of
George Potter, the 17-year-old Hon of
wealthy parents, who became enam
ored w'th a handsome ncgrcsH of
Oerman-African parentH.
When It waH discovered that ho had
planned to have her elope with him
and marry him hlH parents caused his
arrest, und he has been thrown into
Jail charged with being a common va
grant. Porter has had every advantage;
he Is well educated and manly In ap
pearance. Over six months ago ho
met the negress on the street, was
fascinated, not realizing at that time
her parentage. A month later he dis
appeared and for months nothing was
heard from him.
Friends declare that he went away
to break the strange spell the woman
had cast upon him. Since his return
It Is proved that absence did not les
Hen his attachment, for he had been
constantly with her and the opposition
of his parents made him resolve on
the stern form of the contemplated
elopement.
III Itt ll BURNED AT TACOMA
St. Patrick's, Containing Many Valu
able Relies, Destroyed.
Tacoma, Aug. 16. St. Patrick's
Catholic church, at the corner of
Starr and North O streets, was dis
covered to be on fire at 6:30 this
morning, and within an hour nothing
was left but a smoldering shell. Fath-
er Le Illunc says that the blaze was
the work .of an Incendiary, 'ine
church building was not an expensive
one, but contained many valuable
nieces of statuary, candlesticks and
other church property.
SEVENTY CRAFT
TO BE RAISED
JAPAN' IS NOW (LEAKING
PORT AHTHUt IIAHROH.
War Vessels Sunk III the Investment
r tlie Fort Will Be Rescued Many
of Them Can Be ltcmircd and
Mudo Serviceable Again Mcrcliuiil
YesHels lHKtroyed Tliere Will Also
Bo Raised .Inimll Recommends
Clemency for Russian Admiral.
Victoria, B. C, Aug. 16. Officers
of the steamer Pleiades, arriving from
the Orient today, say that at Port
Arthur the work of restoring to the
surface the millions of dollars' wori
of naval property sunk during the
historic Investment Is proceeding most
satisfactorily, no fewer than 70 war
craft of all classes and both flags
having been floated prior to the
Pleiades Hailing from Yokohama.
The rescued vessels . include the
battleships Persecelt, Probeda, Retzl
van, Uayan and Pallada, with a large
collection of useful dispatch, mining,
torpedo and other craft. A contract
has also been awarded to a Japanese
firm for lifting the various merchant
men secrlflced by the Japanese In
their blockading expeditions and sunk
across the harbor mouth.
The contractors assume the rescue
of these steamers on the chance of
the salvage, but with an understand
ing to turn over all arms or other
war material to the Japanese govern
ment.
In Japan a memorial is being pre
pared for transmission to the Russian
government, praying that clemency
and consideration be shown Admiral
Nebogatoff F. Orel, "as he proved
himself a brave man nnd skillful of
ficer and did all that man could do,
placed ns he was."
TIIUKATEXKD WITH MILITARY.
Suite Authority and Citizens '
. hrenton
to Clash.
Now Orleans, Aug. 16. Two Itali
ans, who collapsed In a saloon, were
found to hnve yellow fever. Both
came from the country.
At Monroo the citizens have deter
mined to re-establish the shotgun
quarantine. The mayor objected and
soldiers are ready. The governor
said tho orders of the state board of
health must be obeyed, and warned
the citizens If they are not careful he
would moblllzo the soldiers and es
tablish military rule, unless the citi
zens yielded.
Vlcktburg ordered a cargo of sugar
reloaded and returned to this city.
Tho loss to the railroads of Mississip
pi on account of the fovcr, In passen
gers and freight traffic will amount
to millions of dollars.
Untrue Statements of Gamblers.
The statement made by some mem
bers of the Multnomah Fair associa
tion that "the stopping of book mak
ing at Trvlngton track would be a
great Injury to the breeding Industry
of the state," is not founded on facts.
There are not a dozen thoroughbreds
bred In the state for racing purposes,
therefore the breeding of this class
of horses can not be called much of
an Industry. If they mean the trot
ter they are mistaken, for this Indus
try Is much better off without these
long drawn out meetings supported
by syndicate book making. Rural
Spirit.
HEN
THE PRINCIPAL OBSTACLES
Treaty of Peace Could Be Framed Readily But for Demands
for Territory
uii
olail l&eiiifitrceiiiciit.s Are Going to lln Front Japanese Insist Utoii
flight to Occupy Port Arthur and Rainy Co-domlnlou on the Island
of SuKlmlleii Iki'innl Utterly Im practicable Certain glasses of Jews
Will He Given Right to Sit In the ProiMtx.il Russian lU'treciituUve
Assembly Utissian Soldiery Is Laying Waste the Caucasus In Efforts
to Suppress Dissatisfaction of the People Forty Killed In Polish
Hints.
Deadlock is Imminent.
Portsmouth. Aug. 16. The
peace envoys are thought to
have been discussing this morn
ing the Chinese Eastern rall
waly, and It Is believed a dead
lock Is almost reached. They
spent half an hour longer than
usual In conference this. morn
ing. Deep anxiety Is felt here
a to the outcome of today's
conference, as it is felt the crisis
may be reached at any moment.
"Suglinllen u Biiglteiir."
Portsmouth, Aug. 16. "Saghallon
has been made the bugbear of the
peace negotiations," remarked a mem
ber of the Japanese suite this morn
ing, "but the question is capable of
a settlement satisfactorily to both
governments If the Russians sincere
ly desire peace."
The report this morning that Wltte
Is sick was unfounded. It Is very cold
and the commissioners, wrapped In
winter clothing, went to the confer
ence at the usual time. There is no
steam in the conference room as yet.
and the envoys are uncomfortable. I
Status of Port Arthur mid Diiluy.
The correspondents are Informed
that while covering the surrender of
the lease of Llao Tung peninsula and
the Blonde and Elliott Islands, which
are Included in the leasehold, "arti
cle 4" docs not touch Port Arthur
and Dalny, which are covered In a
separate article. Japan, It Is under
stood. Insists, at least, for the present,
upon the occupation of these two
points. The question of Russian gov
ernment and Russian property will
probably be dealt with by mixed com
missions, as Is customray at tho con
clusions of a war when fortified cities
pas from the Jurisdiction of one coun
try to another.
Wltto Has Wldo Authority.
There Is what is regarded as abso
lute warrant for the statement that M.
Wltto is not referring tho questions
regarding the various articles to St.
Petersburg or Peterhof. All that he
has done thus far has been In pursu
ance of his own decisions, although
ho is advising his sovereign post facto
of what is done. Hut ns to the two
main propositions, If tho time should
ever arrive when, in his 'Judgment,
concessions should bo made upon
either. It cun be regarded as reasona
ble that he would consult tho em
peror before committing himself.
In his interviews with the emperor
before he left St. Petersburg he learn
ed and shared with the view of the
ruler that peace was impossible for
Russia upon tho basis of indemnity or
cession of territory, nnd In all his pub
lic nnd private utterances he continues
to hold an absolutely uncompromising
attitude upon thoso points. )
All indications from the Japanese
sido show also that Baron Komura Is
equally firm, and that tho payment of
the cost of the war and cession of
Saghnllen are conditions sine qua
non.
Xo Compromise on Snghallen.
A suggestion Is made that when
Baron Komura ascertained from M.
Wltte's reply the Russian nonpossu
mus upon theso articles, he declined
to begin the consideration of articles
seriatim, in order to have time to
communicate with his government
possible compromise on the question
and secure its final word.
The suggestion from Vienna of ft
possible ocmpromlse on the question
of Saghallen on the basis of co-domination
looks attractive, but It Is hard
ly regarded as a practical solution, as
a condomlnum would almost Inevita
bly lend to trouble. A llttlo more than
half a century ago it might be said
that condomlnum almost existed on
the Island, the Russians holding the
northern and the Japanese the south
ern half, the limitations of their re
spective Jurisdiction being defined, but
It was unlivable conditions and led to
the exchange of the Japanese domin
ion of Saghallen for the cession of
the Kurlles.
Jews In tho Assembly.
St. Petersburg, Aug. 16. As the re
sult of pressure by American Jews,
the council of ministers has decided to
Mill
and Cash
admit to the proposed representative
assembly Jews holding university de
grees, owning their own shops, and
merchants, and free them from the
usual restrictions upon Jews.
A (.'in- on Railroad Clause.
Portsmouth, Aug. 16. It Is regard
ed as significant that the Japanese
envoys today sent to Washington for
parchment paper such as Is used in
the engrossment of treaties. It can
be regarded as certain that Russia Is
prepared to give up the Chinese
Eastern railroad. All shares of the
road owned by thft Russo-Chlnese
bank arc declared Mot In line' w!th
government exclusion. Upon prepar
ing to cede the road It is understood
Russia will arrange to reimburse pri
vate owners.
Laying Wu;itc the Caucasus.
Tiflls, Aug 16. It is estimated
that in the recent disturbances in the
Caucasus 19 villages were totally de
stroyed, fully 2000 buildings burned,
231 persons killed, 58 Injured and
nine missing. Property and crop
Inrws are estimated at 5. 000.000.
Rims at Ktalstock. Poland.
Warsaw, Aug. 16. Details of the
rioting at Hlalstock have been re
ceived. A bomb was thrown at a de
tachment of soldiers and two "were
killed and three wounded. Troops
were railed and fired on the people
in different parts of town. At least
AO were killed and over 200 wounded.
Russian lU'infitrccnicntf.
Berlin, Aug. IS. It is stated the
13th Russian army corps and two
brigades of artillery will leuve In a
few days for Manchuria from St. Pe
tersburg to reinforce Llnevitch.
FIFTEEN CRUSHED TO DEATH.
Cave-In at Cement Works Buries 30
Men.
Allcntown, Pa., Aug. 16. Thirty
men were buried under tons of earth
by a cave-in In the Lehigh Portland
cement works at Ormrod, shortly af.
ter noon. Fifteen dead were taken
out by 2 o'clock. It Is not thought
many escaped alive.
May Fight Over Morocco.
London, Aug. 16. The feeling that
Germany and France will yet have
serious trouble over Morocco Is re
vlved by the official announcement
that a contract for a loan to the sul
tan has been signed by the head of the
German mission to Fez.
ALEUTIAN' INDIAN'S SUFFER.
Terrible Destitution Is Destroying the
Smaller Tribes.
Tacoma, Aug. 16. The United
States revenue cutter Perry, Captain
Roberts, arrived at Juneau yesterday
from a westward cruise of two
months, extending to the farther ex
tremity of the Aleutian Islands. On
board was Colonel H. Kutcheon.
United States fish expert, who had
been detailed by the department to
Inspect the fisheries of Alaska.
The officers report that the natives
on Atka nnd Attu islands were In nj
destitute condition. living principally
on fish, while their clothing supply
was nearly exhausted. The Perry de
livered seven boxes of clothing sent
out by the National Ladies' Aid soci
ety. Disease Is fast cutting down the
Attu tribe, only about 75 indlnns re
maining. The Perry was under special orders
to guard the Aleutian coast against
Illegal fishing by the Japanese. Four
vessels were caught In the harbors
of Islnnds where they had established
snlting stations. The camps were
burned by the officers and the ships
ordered to leave. Colonel Kutcheon
asserts thnt much Illegal fishing Is
being done by the Japanese and he
will recommend that a revenue cut
ter be stationed at the Aleutians to
protect the American fisheries.
Cnrrlngo norso Runs Away.
A slight accident which might have
been very serious, occurred last eve
ning on Main street, between Webb
nnd the railroad. At that time a
horse driven to a buggy In which were
a lady and two children, became
frightened at Thompson's new red
auto, and attempted to run away. In
the mlx-up the little girls were thrown
out but not greatly hurt
RATE WAR ENDS.
Settlement Is Effected by California
Railroads.
San Francisco, Auti 1'
Traffic Manager Sproule
Southern Pacifls company,
.Freight
of the
has been
advised by Traffic Director J. C.
Stubbs, of the Harrlman lines, that
the long pending troubles between
the transcontinental roads and the
southeastern lines have been finally
adjusted and that a through rate on
transcontinental freight destined to
points within the territories of the
two big combinations of railways will
soon be restored.
The disruption of traffic relations
between the Southern Pacific, the
Santa Fe and the Great Northern and
the roads constituting what are com
monly known as the southeastern
lines, occurred about a year ago and
has since materially affected the Cal
ifornia citrus and dried fruit ship
ments, and the manufacturers of the
east, who are In the habit of shipping
the products of their factories to the
coast.
Several attempts to udjust the dif
ferences In the matter of freight traf
fic have been made during the last
12 months, but have utterly failed of
satisfactory results until a few days
ago, when a settlement was made and
a definite freight tariff was agreed
upon.
Will Fight Extradition.
Brockton, Mass., Aug. 16. Marsh
all Is held this morning without bond
on the charge of being a fugitive from
Justice and will fight extradition. He
Is also charged by an old warrant with
bastardy and has pleaded not guilty.
Both trials are set for Saturday.
IVIORE HELP IN
E
E
ASSISTANT NOW RUNS FROM
HUNTINGTON' TO MEACHAM.
Business Originating In Pendleton
Territory Forces Company to Put
Second Man oil Express Cars All
Trains Now Stop at Meacham to
Pick Up the Helper Present Ar
rangement May Be Made Perma
nent Enormous Fruit Business.
Because of tho enornluus express
business handled east of this city,
much of It originating on the Walla
Walla Walla branch of the O. R. ft
X., a helper or assistant expressman
has been placed In service between
Meacham and Huntington.
. The helper comes west on Nog. 5
and 1, and stops at Meacham to re
turn on Nos. 2 and 6, eastbound from
that place to Huntington. All pas
senger trains now stop at Meacham on
account of having to pick up this
helper at that place. This arrange
ment will last as long as business is
as heavy as it is now, and may be
made permanent. It Is possible that
the helper will be run to this city later
and make this his headquarters.
At times the express cars are
crowded after leaving this place,
owing to the enormous fruit business
originating on the Walla Walla
branch and at La Grande. It is
thought that It will be . necessary to
put an extra car In service during the
fruit, season In order to facilitate the
handling of the large shipments. Pen
dleton expressmen handle more fresh
fruit than Is handled at any other
point In Eastern Oregon. It ranks
next to Hood River in point of fruit
transfer. Most of the Milton and
Frecwnter crop passes through here.
NO. 1 IS ANNULLED.
Westbound O. R. & X. Train Will Xot
Arrive Until Some Time Tomorrow
Morning.
No. 1, the westbound O. R. & N.
train, due to arrive here this morning
at 9 o'clock, has been annulled on
account of a bridge being burned out
on the Short Line.
No. 5 will be several hours late
also, and both trains will reach this
city some time tomorrow morning. A
"stub" or local train will not be run
from Huntington os usual, because
there Is said to be little travel from
eirtern Oregon points today on ac
count of the excursion which ran
from Baker City to Portland yester
day. WALLATSI IS IX JAIL.
Charged With Violating tho Federal
Liquor Statute.
John WallatsI, an Indian of the res
ervation, Is now locked In the city Jnll
and will probably be charged with a
serious offense. It Is that of taking
liquor upon the reservation, which Is
forbidden by a federal statute, and Is
punishable by a term In the county
Jail.
WallatsI was locked up here last
evening by the police upon Informa
tion received from the agency, and It
Is thought that a complaint will be
made against the Indian by Major
McKoln.
The Hercules gas engine works at
San Francisco were damaged $300,000
by fire.
PRESS
C
THEY DEMAND
RECIPROCITY
National Convention of Op
tional Free Traders De
nounces the Senate.
THAT BODY SAID TO BE
CONTROLED BY TRUSTS.
The Njtokcsinnii of the Convention, In
Defining Its Object, Declares That
Reciprocity Is a Distinctive Rev
enue Measure In Every Specific
Case, and Tltercfore it Is Peculiarly
the Province of the Lower House of
Congress to Originate Such Treaties
I nder the Constitution Governor
Denoen Indorses Purposes of Con
vention. Chicago, Aug. 16. The reciprocity
convention began its deliberations this
morning by voicing the general dis
trust of the honesty of the senate for
the past few years In its continued
opposition to all attempts at tariff re
form. E. N. Foss, the leading spirit, voic
ed the sentiments of probably a ma
jority In denouncing the senate as
controlled by monopolies. He said
the efforts of the convention will be
to take the matter from the hands of
the senate and put It in the lower
house since the constitution gives the
lower house Jurisdiction In all matters
pertaining to revenue, and he argued
that reciprocity treaties are purely
revenue measures.
Alvin H. Sanders, chairman of the
committee on arrangements, made
the opening statement of the pur
poses of the gathering. The delegates
were welcomed by Governor Deneen,.
who said it is necessary to counter-.
(act the effect of discriminative tariff.
In Europe,
Declaration of Purposes.
The convention adopted the follow
ing expression of purposes:
"The establishment of fairer trad
relations with foreign nations; adop
tion of reciprocity relations with other
nations Instead of tariff iST exclusion,
and retaliation, such action to lov??80
the colls of European nations that are
now tightening about American ex
port trades; reciprocal measure
to procure the abolition of the tariff
adopted by Germany to exclude
American - breadstuffs; additional
measures to prevent other European
governments from Impressing prohib
itive tariffs on American goods."
COULD DO MUCH DAMAGE.
Rain at Tills Time, In Tills County,
Would Be Inopportune.
The cloudy weather of the past day
or two, and the light rain which fell
this forenoon has set wheat men to
thinking of what the effects might
be upon the grain If the same should
continue. While the temperature of
the past few days has been appreci
ated after the h-.Hit, and the light
shower which fell did no harm, the
farmers as a rule do not want to See
it continued. While rain Is general
ly something for which they are wil
ling to pray, they do not want It In
any quantities at this stage of the
harvesting season.
A few days of rain, according to
most growers, would result In the
bleaching of the wheat and the con
sequent lessening of the yield. Es
pecially is this said to be true of
spring sown wheat. However, ad
vices from the country along the line
of the W. & C. R., where nearly all
of the spring grain Is located, say
that there has been less rainfall there
than In Pendleton this forenoon. Con
sequently there Is no worry among;
the farmers over the outlook.
Thus far It Is not thought that any
threshers have been caused to even
suspend work on account of the rain.
unless ror a half hour or so this
forenoon. However, It would not
take much to stop operations. Mean
while wheatmen and farmers watch
the sky and the barometer closely to
see If there are any Indications of
more rain. So far the grade of the
wheat is said by buyers to have
shown up exceptionally well, and It
is noped that nothing will occur to
change these conditions.
Powder Works Blow Up.
Oakland, Cat, Aug. 16. Th
Judson Powder works on Flem
ing point, between West Berke
ley and Point Richmond were
blown uo at 12:53. Two dis
tinct explosions wero heard.
Immediately after the explosion
the debris took fire, and the
flames spread to all the build
ings on the point Girls were
employed at the works, and It
Is believed many have been
killed. It Is possible that 41
lives have been lost