! - ; j lis.; -:: j,1;'-.; ; ' ! A flash o, Informatio. ,. the 1 Yr ), f ) j ieople of Pendleton is advertising I ' -- - . -' : . , ' . - , armmmm.,.. i. m rasa 1 lurT 1 ".iwm?M.i..,.u.,1t,t.,,, vtmmamr Q 3 j 0A1LYEVENIHBED1T10H WEATHER FORECAST. IV J jETOi V J'OM, TlfKSDAY, Al'OUST 22, 1005. ' VOL. 18. : ! n PEN 1)1 NO. 5412 COUNCIL VOTES TO END T Russian Envoys Ordered to Take a New Stand1 as to Indemnity. THE 1NTEUPUETER8 AND SECRETARIES ARK BUSY. Conference Postponed Until 'tomor. row Morning All Proceeding Drafted In Japanese and Russian, Mast Corresjsiiid and Tlien lie Drafted Into French, Which If Yet Uie Dlplomatlo Languugo of tlie World Arrangements' Being Made for a Banquet at Portsmouth to the Japanese Commissioners Japan ese Kenaiiio Captured War Ship. Paris, Aug. 22. The correspondent of the Temps at St. Petersburg, de clares the council of ministers has voted "by ayimall majority for th, conclusion of t pence and has ordered I the Portsmouth delegates It make a new prnpoml us regards Indemnity." Next Session Tomorrow. ' Portsmouth, Aug. 22. Today's ! peaee conferrin g was yostponefluntll j :30 a. m. tomorrow. ' I The Inability of the secretaries , to j' complete the drafts of the protocols is given as the reason for tho delay, j Assistant Secretary Pierce this; morning wo In conference with Ka- j ncko's secretary for oicr two hours,, at tho Rockingham hotel. Plorco de- dared he only came to arrange a ban- j ,-.'.: t he Is to give tho Japanese envoys tomorrow night, whtlo he and the aec-i rotary and two other are closeted. The clerks nt the hotol positively dp nled that Pierce was In the houso. It Is believed the conference Is about j the concessions Japan la ready toj make to Russia. The secretaries ore busy completing ! the minutes of tho sessions of the con-i fore nee. The minutes of each meet ing consist of from 1200 to JOuOj words. They are drafted in both Jap- ancso and Russian, and after agree-1 ment by the onvoys as to the exact j wording, must thon be written in French. Differences frequently arise , aa to tho Interpretation. They must ) he harmonized. , Tho Japanese onvoys doclare It Is absurd to suppose the cession of half of Snghallen would be accepted. They declare they have possession of the Islaijd and that .Russia ran never ro oover It ( . . ' i Wltto and Rosen took an automo bile jj-ldo Into the country this morn ing.' The Japaneso spent ine morning In their apartments. The wire botween hero and Toklo Is kjept busy with message In code, but not the slightest hint of what Is beln done Is given. , It la understood If the envoys meet tomorrow the meeting will be a short one iind an adjournment will he taken untl( Friday. t Roosevelt Hulls In Again. Portsmouth, Aug. 22. A personal representative .of, President. Roose velt was In yecret session with Witte and Rosen this afternoon In the gen eral stores building at the navy yard. , It lasted 40 minutes from 12:30 to 1:10. This latest move of the presi dent's special envoy Is not known. Witte and Rosen returned to the hotol and the messenger stayed to lunch eon with the peace envoys at the navy yard. The greatest care la taken to prevent the fact of the secret meeting being mado public. ' Rename Captnred Vessels. ' ' Toklo, Aug. 21. The navy depart ment has rechrlatened with Japanese' names all the Russian ships captured. AFTER INDEMNITY. i V. ' Tronhlo Follow Arrest and Detain t mont of Frenchman, ' Tanglers, Aug. 22. The French minister has presonted to the sultan an enorgetlc demand for an Indemnity of 12000 for the recent arrest of a Franco-Algerian cltlxen. The minister also demands punishment of the offi cial responsible for the arrest, and an additional Indemnity of 1100 dally until the prisoner la released. It la believed the'. sultan ; will promptly grant the demand. GE BLAZE 1 fTHEY ALL Dt IT." t i I ; . . 1 n , Rnllroud Magnate' Kxttiso for Vlolnt j ' i lug the Law. ' 'Kansas City, Aug. 25. K. P. Rip ley, president of tho Santa Fe rail road, who passed through the city this morning on his way to Chicago, was asked for an expression on the suits brought by the government against the Sfita Fo for giving re bates to the Hutchinson Coal com pany at Hutchinson, Kan. "The giving of rebates jl the rail roads," said Mb. Ripley,' "in a common thing, and tho only excuse for It seems to be that all the roads do It. I do not care to say. anything about what amount of money the Santa Fe or any other road has gjven In this way." President Ripley's assertion Is In line with thai of ex-Vlce-Presldcnt Paul Morton, to whom President Roosevelt gave a clean bill of health. Mr. Ripley said Jiodld not expect the Bclon rut-off would be completed within tho year. He brought a glow ing message regarding crops along the line of the Santa Fo and of heavy traffic for all western roads aa'a re suit. Pound the Checks. j1 'r-hVngo, Aug. ?2. Checks which disappeared with Ous Hnhhs. the miss- liiB; r-niploye. ofjCbarlesj A. Stevens & Pros., who vanished last Thursday wlille on his, way to tho Corn Ex change National bank, to make a de posit for the house, were discovered wrapped In a newspaper In n down town drug store yesterday. The checks were left nt the drug store by n man last Thursday. There was also a bank deposit slip In the bundle and this Indicates that there was 13221) in cash In the possession of Bobbs when he left the store of Stevens & Pros. Not a dollar of the currency wf.s In the parcel. T OF IS INDICATED BY THE WITNESSES SUMMONED. Federal Grand Jury Now In Session at Portland Will Put Under Fire Per sons Who Temporarily Escaped ' Owing to ' Defective Indictments Conspiracy, and Alleged Tampering With1 Government Witnesses During .Uie Recent Trials, Are Cltargcd Against Williamson and Other Do. fondants. Portland, Aug. 22. The federal grand Jury convened this morning and began Investigation of the land frauds. The first matter considered wa the reindictment of the persons previous ly Indicted but dismissed on the grounds of defectiveness. It Is evident from the witnesses summoned that new Indictments will bo returned against Congressman Wil liamson and co-defendants for con spiracy and alleged tampering with government witnesses during the re cent trials. 1IKRT ON THE RIGHT SIDE. , ; V '. . i . . Extraordinary Anatomical' Deformity at Log Angeles. Los Angeles. Cat, Aug. 22. When Malcolm Rose, a landscape gardener, was placed on the operating table at tho county hospital hero today to un dergo an operation for the removal of a growth from, his neck, It was dis covered by the surgeons that the pa tient's heart Instead of being In a nor mal position on the left side of the body was located on the right side nearly six Inches from Its proper place. The organ in every way. how ever, appeared normal. It had evi dently been In that position , from birth. Tho physicians at the hospital state thnt It Is the first case of the kind that has ever come under their observation. CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET. Quotations From the Greatest Wheat Market In the United States. Chicago, Aug. 12. September wheat closed today at 80 5-8; corn at 63 1-3. and oats at 88 8-4. RUN IlLIAH T ME T Loss Already Aggregates Several Hundred Thousand Dollars, Light and Power Service ot East Side Crippled. i Fire Is Raging Through "the Shack District," Burning Mnny Structure Standing on Piling Foundations Condemned Itoaduuyg Built Over Pil ings, Greatly Obstruct Uie Work of the Fire Department, Which Is Wad ing and Struggling Through Sloug hs to Reach the - Fire People in a Mad Riuih to Save Their Live aod Kclongtngfl Dynamite Used to Pre vent Spread of Flame. Portland, Ore., Aug. 22. A fire, starting at Union and Oak streets early this morning on the east side, has at S o'clock swept cloan two city blocks, destroyed the street car bridges, tying up traffic and spread to surrounding blocks. Many build ings aro ablaze and the entire depart ment Is fighting the flames. This is the most menacing fire of the present yuar, taxing the energies of tho department. Two blocks have boon swept away, and the fringe of this circle Is blazing despite tho con centrated efforts of tho flroboat and engines. The loss already aggregates several hundred thousnnd dollars. Street car traffic and light and power service of the entire East side Is crippled. The fire started In the Iowa hotel, a frame structure, and rapidly spread throughout tho district largely occu pied by second-hand stores and shacks standing on piling foundations. The road way has been condomned, pre venting tho fire department reaching all parts of the endangered district, and firemen waded and wallowed through the slough In desperate ef forts to protect the structures. There have been several thrilling escapes. Firemen working on the elevated roadways were frequently endangered. The population of the gulch made a mad' rush to escape with their lives and belongings. By hard work the flames were prevented from going west. Some of the crews of firemen were subjected to such great heat TAGGART WENT CALLING, t Sirs. Vow's Testimony Compromises ' tho Captain. ! Wooster, Aug. 22. Brigadier Gen eral Minor, who was Captain Tag gnrt's commanding officer at Fort Leavenworth, was present ' In court today. J Mrs. Irene Vose was recalled to the stand In cross-examination this morn log. J She told that Taggart, In pa Jamas, passed her door and went Into the room where the Filipino servant, Augustlna, slept, and she said Taggart was 'moroso and Irritable during the the witnesses visit at his home In Ma nila, i Mrs. Vose described an occasion during her visit to the Taggart home nt Manila, when she said Taggart was JealouB nnd angry and slapped his wife. She said Major Newbury left Taggart's house on account of this. She admitted Mrs. Tnggart had four servants and four horses and the rest of the establishment was In pro portion, but she did not know of any "special comforts" Mrs. Taggart had. Miner left the court room ahead of Taggart. At the noon recess the men did not move. : General Minor's wife testified this afternoon. She said she was In a po sition to see every guest at the table and saw nothing of Impropriety In the attitude Mrs. Taggart. She sold Mrs. Taggart admired the roses on the table, and In her presence the general gave her one. Cross-examined, Mrs. Minor was asked, "Did you know of the time Minor called upon Mrs. Tag gart and remained alone with her In the parlor while a young woman was posted on the porch 7" She answered. "I never heard of It and don't believe It happened." General Minor said all his calls at Q 10 SWEEPS 'S T that brother firemen had to turn wa ter on them. The elevated street collapsed, tak Ing the crew Into the blazing piling and muck beneath. The flimsy lodging houses have be gun collapsing, rapidly adding fuel to the blaze. At 10 the blaze Is thought to bp under control, though fresh out breaks are constantly reported. I Among the structures destroyed are the Kadderl,y building, a three-story brick: Kcarns, Hros!. block and lodg ing house; Alr-Tlght Stove Co., a three-story brick; Bailey's paint Btore, Portland Cement & Tiling Co., We- ders. Smith's and Hochfleld's second hand stoves. lout, restaurao I."ss to the Kadderly building, $60, 000; Cully block, 850,000. Among the buildings destroyed was the Odd Fel lows' hall; loss approximately $200, 000. Six Persons Injured. At noon tho flames are still raging. though under control. Three persons were injured. There were a number of heroic rescues by firemen. There was little Insurance. Tho burned district Includes four blocks of business houses and resi dences between Stark and Pine, and Union avenue and Sixth streets. The entire district Is In ruins, and other adjacent sections were badly damaged. Rio Pello, a fireman, was Injured. John Stewart, a truck driver, sus tained a broken leg. Three women were severely Injured wnlle being rescued from the Kadderly building. A boy who jumped to the sidewalk had his legs fractured. Taggart's home were formal. He de clared he never went out the back way from any house In the garrison except his own. He denied sending for Mrs. Taggart and said he didn't even call upon her in the cnptalri's absence. He said there was no truth in the charge of the petition naming him as a corespondent. ELEVEN MEN INJURED. Educational Building Collapses at St. Louis. St. Louis, Aug. 22. A section of the educational building of the World' fair, weakened by the earthquako, collapsed this morning, carrying down 1 1 men, fatally Injuring some. Kryans Will Tour the World. Lincoln, Neb.,' Aug. 22. William J. Iiryan Is here. His wife Is now In Ger many. The family has changed Its plans for the tour of the world to the eastward to avoid the hot weather ot the East Indies. They leave San Francisco for tho Orient September 16. . Visitor From Colorado. Oyster Bay, Aug. 22. The presl dent received no official visitors this morning. Philip B. Stewart of Colo rado, with whom he hunted, comes this afternoon for a two days' visit Suppressing Boycott. . Shanghai, Aug. 22. It Is under stood the vloeroy 'and governor' of this province have agreed to suppress the boycott against American goods. - . .. London la Anxious. London, Aug. 82. The people are gathered In the club to hear all hews from Portsmouth regarding today's events. Europe generally unites In praising Roosevelt G 1 3 HEAVY FREIGHT COMING. O. It. & N. and SlKirt Lino Yards at I Huntingi.ii i iiu-ii with wetixund lonilH, . I Several thousand tons of merchan- dlse'and fast freight, mnny hundreds of tons of which are consigned to ! Penjjleton, are now lying In the rail- rono yards at Huntington, awaiting shipment to the west. Since the passengHr business Is so heavy much of the motive power Is being employed in moving the big passenger trains, and within the pant few days freight has congested some what at Huntington. The system expects t he heaviest freight traffic during the coming fall and winter months ever witnessed and the forerunner of this rush Is now ar riving. DINED WITH WANAMAKER. Hooker Washington Denies He Es corted Anyone to the Table. Birmingham, Ala., Aug. 22. Pres ident Booker T. Washington has ad-j D dressed a letter, under a New York i ' ' . 8 . date, to the Age-Herald, of this city, j '",rt t.s morning with eight passen concerning his recent visit to John , Ker' Wanamaker at Saratoga. He says: ' She h-ft the port of Antonio. Ja "I did not escort any female mem-, n:ak'1' ' for :l voyage., her of Mr. Wanamaker's family to or Three hQurs fro,n 'ort a part of th. ' out of the dining room. I did dine , ""e"'" Shs drifted h with Mr. Wanamaker and members ' ,,me 0,1 U1,,u Sunday, trying to repair of his family at a hotel, at his request. I he break, then signaled the steamer for the purpose or talking on busl-j M,al f"r a tow aJ was brought Into., ness, but at tho time was a guest my- few Yor'c- , self at a colored hotel at Saratoga." i Tlie Chinamen aboard tried to eat j sharks, but It made them 111. Dolph Taft Party at Colm.' Cebu. P. I., Aug. 22. Taft and par ty arrived ab.iard Ihj-. Logan - tAi' momlnff hpinir parnrted tnto the har- . M Dor oy scores iu craii. i lie ciiy is decorated and a parade, races and ; banquet will take place. The party will leave nt daybreak tomorrow. GALLON HOUSE HE FLED MEN I New Orleans. Aug. 22. In the yel VANSVCLE ROAD RESORT j low fever situation today 11 new case ABANDONED WITH HASTE, j ""d six deaths were reported to the I health authorities up to noon. "They Folded TlM-lr Tents Like the Arab, and Silently Slide Away," leaving the Cold Storage IVpot In tho Side. Hill Mnny Hevlricnta of That Vicinity Regret That tlie In prlotors Fled Before Doing Taken In Cu-rtody Rcsonsilile Residents Had No Use for the Villainous Out fit. The "Gallon House" proprietors, Ed nnd R. Anderson, who have been doing business among the harvest hnnds and teamsters near Vansycle for several weeks past, have ceased operations and "flew the coop" for parts unknown. Yesterday Deputy Sheriff Joe Blnkeley left here in a ' two-seated rig with the Intention of' consulting with the two men, butj when he arrived at their place about nOOn. theV hnrl HiMnnniva T..1 hn. .,,, ,,, . ' , ....... in-uri i.ineii, ami nothing remained but a cave dug In a bank nnd used as a cold storage, remained to show for the stand thnt has caused so much notoriety during! the present harvest. Mr. Blnkelev wm tnM thnt thu a.. derson brothers had left the evening before his arrival, and they are thought to have moved over Into Washington. Evidently some of the pntrons of the nhice hu,l soon thin, .a that' made them believe a visit from ' the sheriff v. t l... .... I they told their fears to the proprie tors of the tent, with the result as above stated. For some time past it has been said! thnt the ''gallon limit" was not being! observed by the two men. and that liquor could.be had In less quantities.' This Is said to have accounted for the; visit , made by Deputy Blnkelev though that official declines to stats what his motive were. 'I The wheat raisers and w arehouse ! operators of the Vansycle country i have not taken kindly to the "gallon house" idea, nnd they -are glad the bllslnesn In MtnntiAit Ihmivl. i-i-.u, .,,wut,ti m.iiir h lay . . that the . Andersons , had remained there another day, so as to have met the deputy sheriff. STEAMER ATIIS , , D , , Caused by Kepeated and Hopeless Breaking Down of Defective Engines. ARRIVES AT NEW YORK MANY DAYS OVERDUE, lout Win I.aden With Rotten Ban aims Which Poisoned Uie Water Supply Crew Killed and AM Sharks and IKilphiim, and Under went Sickening Experiences From (he Pestiferous Odor of the Iiaoan u The Dangers , of Asphyxiation Were W orm Than of Starvation and of Dearth of Water Steamer Was I.aden nt .lamalce. . New Vork. Aug. 22. The steamer t Athos, 17 days oveidue, with a cargo of uneatable bananas and bone ot half-eaten sharks aboard, Indicating ins were caught and relieved the fam ine. August 8 the Athos, slpnalled "All . well" to the steamer Adirondack, but i on the KVh the fresh water tank wa found tainted by the Juice of rottlDg bananas, and for a week she ,wa tossed about by heavy seas, the en- glues breaking time and again. The J steamer Vera provided some provt j Ions, but was unable to tow, The passengers say the odor of rot i ten fruit was worse than hunger and dangers of the sea. and many sicken- i ed. .... The Day's Record. " TEACHERS SELECTED. Contracts Made at Helix and Adams for Ensuing Year. j Teachers for the schools at Helix and' Adams have Just been selected, j and the contracts filed with the coun ty superintendent. For Helix, Charle ; It. Dutro, of Idaho, has been selected ; as principal and Miss Bertha Stach- ling. of Kansas, as assistant. School will commence In thnt town on Sep tember i. For the A damn school. Prof. W. O. Ueed has been hosen principal; J. H. K. Scott, assistant, and Miss Beds Carlstrnm, primary teacher. Plenty of Water In Yakima. It may not lie out of place to stats that these Imposing Irrigation suits '(that have been commenced, and all this dynamiting of Irrigation dam j that has been done, are not the result ' ! of a shortage of water In the Yakima l iver for the use of farmers In grow- ' ing crops. There Is a shortage of sev- i eral thousand cubic feet of water fiMu-ii me irrigation companies in ' these prosperous limes figure they .ooiiM use next year, or some other lime. If they had It. There Is. as a I inalter of fact, a small surplus In the "V'T "U abwe what beln f"r f fining operations, and It j the case to say that the scrap which i is on Is for this surplus. Yakima Be- ' " ' t lennliig Out Bonner's Ferry. Sheriff Ed Poust, of Kootenai i county, arrived In Bonner's Ferry at i 1 o'clock last night wltn Mis two dep ! cities and raided the. gambling houses, coniiseaung rive slot machines, on roulette wheel and three black Jack tables. The sheriff next visited the disorderly houses and ordered all the Inmates to leave town. Spokesman Review. . The Douglas county yield of hops Is estimated at 90. 000 pounds. :i good ivernge yield.