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THE lUnlnUL 1,1 many years "cnmboat service on fll I I III I M P fl D II II I CT I P C cases of cholem were reported today 11 lilTll I CT SFl R F
Definite Announcements Re
garding the Schedule Will
Be Made Public Soon.
ARRANGEMENTS MAKING BY
OPEN RIVER ASSOCIATION.
Two Traffic KtMimiTH Already Com-1
missioned and a Third Will Re, All J
the Property ot Private Individuals,
and Competition Is Open Grain
Carrying Expected to Re the Greater i
Part of the RiihIiiphh, Rut All Will
Carry General Freight and Also
PasMrmircrw Rullronil Wheat Tariff
Han Already Heen Reduced 40 Cents
Per Ton In Readiness.
"Arrangements are now being made
by tho Open River association to se
cure boats to handle the traffic of the
Columbia river above Celllo, and a :
definite announcement regarding tho I
schedule will be made within a very1 tho construction of tho Lewlston-RI-short
time," said J. N. Teal, to the ! parla road remains unchanged. It Is
East Oregonlnn this morning. Mr.
Teal, who Is attorney for the Open,
River association, arrived here this
morning and has been attending to!
business matters during the day.
According to Mr. Teal three boats
will probably be put on tho run above;
tho portage. Of these one Is a small !
steamer and Is owned by Messrs.
Hmlth & Mariner, officers of the as
sociation. It Is Intended for this boat
o operate between Arlington and the
portage, bn which run there Is
thought to be sufficient business to
koep It busy. j
Another steamer that will likely bej
placed on the run is the Jerome, j
which Is now at Kcnnewlck, Wash.
However, definite arrangements have
not yet been made regarding this boat !
Concerning the third steamer Mr. Teal
declined to speak, as It has not yet
been secured for sure.
The above boats are to be run In
dependently by their respective own
era, nccordlng to Mr. Teal, and will
not be. operated In the name of the
Open River association. However,
tho general arrangements are being
made with people owning boats on the
lower river whereby tho freight
to the portage by the upper river
boats will be handled by those below.
While most of tho business at first
will necessarily consist of the carrying
of wheat, the boats will nil be fitted
to accommodate passenger business
also, and what traffic of that nature
appears will be cared for.
As to the rate to be charged for
wheat and other classes or freight no
schedule! has yet been arranged. How
ever, there Is to bo a cnarge of 25
cents per ton on wheat that Is carried
over the portage, and Mr. Teal says
that the through rate by water to
Portland will be such as to come un
der the railroad rate now In force.
The latter was lowered 40 cents per
ton a short time ago, presumably to
meet the boat competition.
In the opinion of Mr. Teal, who has
given considerable attention to the
matter of transportation along the Co
lumbia, there will soon be a number
of short railway lines rtinnlng to the
river from various places In Washing
ton and Oregon, These, he holds to
be needed In order to carry the wheat
from Inland sections to the river with
out relying; upon the larger railroad
companies, He believes that a line
running from the Horso Heaven coun
try to the Columbia would be a suc
cess and will be built some day.
KILLED HIS BROTHER.
Urges Reasons Why It Was Necessary
to Take Ilia Life.
Ilutte, Mont., Sept. 1. John Cob
bell, a halfbreed Blackfoot Indian, has
boon brought In by officers, charged
with murdering his brother, Thomas,
at Cut Hank. Cobboll declares he
killed his brother to save his family
from being annihilated, as Thomas
was crazed by liquor and ran amuck,
attempting to shoot the whole family.
Soldiers Have tho Fever.
Jackson, Miss., Sept 1. Privates
Murray and Schalty of the National
Guard, who have been performing
quarantine guard service have got yel
low fevor. They are tho ilrst soldiers
on the coast to contract the disease.
Result In Heavy Loss to Snake River
Fruitgrowers.
Rlpnrla, Hept. 1. For the first time
In many years steamboat service on
the Snake river between this point and
Lewlston has been nuHpt;iidod during
the summer season. Last night the
steamer Mountain Gom, which has
been In service under lease by theO.
R. & N. since that company's bouts
were taken off the river several week
ago, on account of low water, was tied
up In response to advices from the O.
R. & N. offices at Portland.
The primary cause of the laying up
of the bout wbb a strike of the deck
hands, who complained on account of
the nuluro of the work, which re-
quired much work In the water with
a tow llnc- When the boat reached
here yesterday the men struck nnd
Captain Gray sent word to Portland
for a now crew- As a rC8U,t of thlB
development, and the report of tho
captain regarding the river, the com
pnny decided to take the Doat out of
service.
Heavy losses will result to some of
the fruit farms between this point and
Lewlston, as the only means of rcmov
Ing the crop has been lost. It Is re
ported that the LaFollette and Kelly
farms still have a largo quantity of
fruit ready for shipment
The situation relative to lubor on
Impossible to secure the force of men
desired by the contractors. At two
camps, one located a mile and the
other three miles above Rlparla
small forces are at work, and at this
point about 15 men are engaged In
framing timbers for tho bridge that
will be constructed over the slough
here.
Seven Men Killed.
McKeesport Pn.4 Sept. 1. A fly
wheel In the National Tube works
burst this afternoon. Seven men were
killed and 10 Injured. Loss, 1 1 50
000.
BE II REPUBLIC
PREDICTION MADE BY
MEMBER OF RIKSDAG.
He Disclose the 0ieratln of Grow
Fraud In the Taking of the Refer-
cmloin Vote Which Resulted In the
Announcement that Norwegian
Public Opinion "Unanimously" En
dorscd the Scfuiratlon from Sweden
The Kcccton lin l:een o Hard
Blow In King Osrur of Sunlcn.
Chicago, Sept. 1. Dr. C. Walden
strom, one of the leading figures In
Swedish politics, close friend of King
Oscar, member of the Riksdag for 20
years and a leader In a religious re
form In Scandinavian countries,
reached Chicago yesterday for a brief
stay. In an Interview Dr. Walden
strom asserted that Norway Is drift
Ing with apparent certainty toward
the formation of a republic. While
Norway, he declared, may yet get a
king, his personal view was that the
republicans as against the friends of
the monarchlal Idea are gaining
ground.
Dr. Waldenstrom said the Swedish
Norwegian government will today be
gin further negotiations. The Nor
wegian Storthing Is expected to as
semble within a few weeks.
Asked If Sweden accepted In good
faith the recent referendum vote In
Norway for dissolution, Dr. Walden
strom replied that the vote did not
properly express the views of the Nor
wegian people as a whole. He then
disclosed an alleged trick by which,
he hinted, the tremendous affirmative
vote was obtained.
"The ballots used at the polls all
were marked 'yes' and no one was
expected to vote "no' In uny event,';
said the doctor, "The only way a
negative vote could be cast was by
writing on a special ballot. In a dill -Hon,
the men In c!,orge of the ela
tion showed a strong antipathy to
any one's casting a negative ballot,
and persecution, or what amounts 1 to
It, followed him who flew In the fai-3
of the Influence behind the referen
dum." ,Dr. Waldenstrom said the action of
Norway had heen a hard blow to King
Oscar, who, he declared, had aged
rapidly In the past few months.
NORWAY
Anomalous Situation is Presented of an Armistice Not Taking
Effect Until the Treaty of Peace is Signed Up.
RiihsIuiih Greutly DlnpleuMiil Over the Turn of Affairs, While the Japanc!
Are Complacent Efrect of the "Armistice:" is Virtually That There Is
None, and Throws All the RKKnslblllty Vmn tho Commanders In tlie
Field I 'til 1 1 tlio Czar and Mikado Have Signed Uie Treaty Politicians
ut Washington Figure Out That Roosevelt May Be Compelled to Suc--ccd
lilniHcir as Ills Party's Nominee In IU0H The Mikado Approves of
the Terms of Peace.
Portsmouth, Sept. I. The armls-
tlce signed here cannot be transmit-
teil to Tokio hec-auKe neither of the
cables Is working. Since the Tokio
government must communicate to
Oyama It Is possible that history may
repeat itself und i bailie be foujrht
after an armistice.
Armistice Immediately.
Portsmouth, Sept. 1. The incicln
matlon of armistice was signed at
noon and will go into effect Imme
diately, being drann up by the en
voys at the Hotel Wentworlh with
out the special formality of meeting
at tlie nevy yard. It will it t once be
cabled to lyama and Llnlvltch.
The president has declined the In
vitation to attend the signing of the
treaty and accompany the party into
the White Mountains. It Is expect
ed the treaty will be signed Tuesday.
There will be no demonstration, bin a
rtmple affair, aienill take place In
the inference room at the navy yard.
Ovation for Roosevelt.
Washington. Sept. J. A movement:
is on foot to tender Roosevelt a great
ovatlnn upon his return to Washing -
ton on account of the triumph of se -
curing peace.
.mikuiio .ijinveN.
Portsmouth, Sept. 1. Formal an-j
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nounecmcnt was made this morning of
a message received from the Emperor
of Japan, giving his approval to the
peace terms and agreeing to an arm
istice. A difference of opinion has
developed here as to the method of
arranging the armistice. The Rus
sians desired to have all details left
to the commanders In the field. Thq
Japanese wanted the matter concluded
here.
It was decided the envoys will to
morrow sign the procoto! of Tuesday's
meeting and read over the completed
first draft of the treaty.
Teddy's New Boom.
Washington, Sept. 1. Official cir
cles are discussing the relation of the
president's achievements In the di
rection of peace have to the presiden
tial candidacies of the next election.
One high official and trained politi
cal observer says:
"The American people will have an
awful hard time to keep from nomi
nating and re-electing Roosevelt in
1908. The stock of all candidates has
dropped since peace was declared."
Many others share this belief.
The Russians desired that the truce
should go Into effect Immediately; the
Japanese desired it should not become
operative until after the formal trea
ty of peace was signed. The Russians
finally yielded, and the anomalous
situation Is presented that an agree-
CONTRACT LET FOR
Mrs. C. C. Van Orsdall, grand guiir
dlan of the Women of Woodcraft, who
is one of a committee of four having
charge of the details of the erection
of the new building for the Order, In
Portland, Informs the East Oregoulun
that all - the principal contracts for
construction hnve been let, the aggre-
gate amount of the contracts let being ;
something over f.30,000.
Minor contracts for details will, It
Is estimated, aggregate between $5000
and JdOOO, The foundation Is com
pleted, and the super-structure will
be commenced this week. The con
tracts provide for the completion of
the building by January 1.
"We have been fortunate, " said
Mrs. Van Orsdall, "In building In the
dull season, when contractors arc
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meat has been entered Into to quit
fighting, but It will not go Into effect
until the actual peace treaty Is signed.
The Russians are plainly displeased
in the stand taken by the Japanese.
One declared afterward. "It is a ridi
culous contention, but we were forc
ed to yield."
The explanation of the Japanese de
mand that the armistice should not
be effective until after the treaty is
signed Is that it limited the armis
tice, which prevents actual hostilities,
but holds the armies ready for Im
mediate resumption of hostilities.
Salo made the official announcement
confirming the statement that It
would not go Into effect until after
the treaty is signed.
ExH-rt Penman Summoned.
Washington, Sept. 1. Edward B.
Ru-"s expert penman of the state de
pAViunL has own brdcre f to Ports
mouth to make the permanent draft
of the Husso-Japanese treaty.
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ImcrnaUniial lawyers Meet,
Portsmouth, Sept. 1. Treaty Fram-
j ers Dennison nnd Martens, met this!
! afternoon to bold their third confer
ence. They expect to complete the
j first draft of the peace treaty today.
itSS EXAMINATION ENDED.
Her liCItcr Contradicted Mrs. Tag
Itart' Testimony.
Wooster. ()., Sept. 1. The cross
examination of Mrs. Tasgart ended at
noon today. This morning more let
ters from her to the cnptaln were In
troduced to contradict her allegation
thai love for her husband died after
the Incidents at Fort Ieavenworth
and Manila. The letters were writ
ten after their return from the Phil
ippines. All are extremely affection
ate. Mrs. Taggart said: "I was just
trying to mitke him believe I still
loved him."
WAGE SCALE SIGNED.
Agreement for a Year In the States of
Montana and Wyoming.
Butte, Sept. 1. The United Mine
workers for the district embracing
Montana and Wyoming, in conference
with the mlneowners at Helena, Mont.,
have agreed to maintain the prevail
ing scale of wages during another
year.
CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET.
Quotations From the Greatest Wheat
Market In tlie United States,
Chicago, Sept. 1. Wheat closed at
79 1-4, corn at 83 1-8 and oats at
25 1-2.
WOODCRAFT TEMPLE
eager for work, and bid at bottom
prices. We thus saved from 10 to 15
per cent In cost, without detracting
from quality.
"Everything in all departments of
the order are moving off satisfactor
ily. We are carrying the largest bank
balances In our history, and the larg
est per capita assets. The Women of
Woodcraft, the business of which la
now centered In Oregon, is one of the
most stable and biggest Institutions
In the northwest.
"The prospects for a big growth
between now and January 1 are fine.
We will approach our ninth birthday
with between 60.000 and 60.000 mem
bers, a , magnificent and valuable
headquarters property, and a marvel
ous record for our short period of
existence."
Proliable Tliat Many Cases Have Not
Been KeMrtcd.
Berlin, Sept. 1. Fourteen new
cases of cholera were reported today
In various parts of Prussia. It has
spread gradually, and probably many
new cases have not been reported.
There has been one death at Marlen
werder. No new cases are reported at
Hamburg today. The health authori
ties here say there Is no reason for
American fears.
No Fear at Washington.
Washington, Sept. 1. The health
authorities say they do not fear the
Importation of cholera because Ger
man officials have been well able to
control such epidemics. The marine
hospital authorities say cholera Is
easily controlled.
CANAL ENGINEERS MEET.
Conclusions Will Re Recommenda
tions Only.
Washington, Sept. 1. Eminent en
gineers of Europe and America meet
today at the call of the president to
make investigations and recommenda
tions as to type of canal across the
Isthmus. Chairman Shonts greeted
the members. The recommendations
will not be final, but will be referred
to the canal commission. Final con
elusion will be made by the president
and congress.
Addresses on Education.
Portland, Sept. 1. The technical
and industrial education problem was
discussed at the National Educational
i
I congress today. Addresses on "Higher
' Agricultural Education," by President
E. A. Bryan, of the Washington Agri
cultural college, and "Education In
Reference to Our Future Develop
ment," by Howard A. Rogers, of New
York.
First Dentil at Pensacola.
Pensacola, Flo., Sept 1. The first
death from yellow fever here occurred
today. William J. Abell succumbed.
No new cases. ,
iSTUBBLE FIRE
L
DESTROYS BLINKY JIM
WILLIAMS DWELLING.
Much Property Was Jeopardized, In
cluding tlie Colcnvortliy Hoddcnce
and the Entire South Side Was
Filled With Apprehension for Some
Time Some Fencing Was Destroy
ed, and Strenuous Work by tlie Res
idents 'of That Neighborhood Saved
Much Property.
Considerable alarm, though little
damage, was caused this forenoon by
a fire on the hillside at the south end
of Main street As a result of the
blaze the cabin of "Bllnky Jim" Wil
liams was destroyed and several acres
of stubble and grass burned.
The fire was started during the lat
ter part of the forenoon from a bon
fire made by the Chinaman employed
at the home of J. R. Dickson. Some
I nanera were beine horned hv the ju.ru.
ant, and the fire evidently got beyond
his control. The blaze quickly spread
to the dry grass and stubble and In a
short time had covered quite an area.
The Williams cabin, which Is on Mr.
Dickson's property, was fired and de
stroyed. While It was burning It
made quite a blase, and from lower
Main street It looked as though the
fire might prove serious.
However, no building of any kind
aside from the cabin, was caught In
the fire, though for a while the Coles
worthy residence on the east side of
Main street, was in considerable dan
ger from the fire in the stubble. While
the fire was going the residents of
tliut portion of town were very un
easy lest some of the dwelling houses
should catch fire and a general blaxo
result. All who could, worked at
fighting the fire In the stubble, and
after some time It was extinguished.
Some fence was also burned.
Had the fire been allowed to burn
In tho stubble and extend over the
hill considerable stacked wheat would
probably have been burned. As it was.
tho loss consists of the cabin and ef
fects of "Bllnky Jim." the burned
fence nnd grass. No alarm was turn
ed during the fire, though many of
the women of the neighborhood
wished to have such done.
SOUTH
Conflagration Rages Along the
Water Front, Among Port
land's Lumber Mills.
SEVERAL GREAT FIRMS
SUFFER EXTENSIVELY.
Estimated Loas at S O'clock This Af
ternoon nod Reached $250,000
Fire Started on East Side of the
Willamette River and Was Blown
Across tho River by a Heavy Wind
Tho Entire Fire Department, Land
and River, Was Out at 1 O'clock
Docks, Lumber and Planing Mills
and Immense Lumber Stocks De
stroyed In the Conflagaration.
Portland, Sept. 1. Fire rages in the
manufacturing district along the wa
ter front It has destroyed the lumber
i mills of the St. Johns Lumber com-
pany, the Oregon Fir Lumber com
pany and the wood yards of the Pen
Insular Wood company are partially
burned. Loss, $100,000.
Shortly before noon the Montgom
ery dock on the east side of the river
caught fire, the big warehouses being
rapidly consumed. Fanned by a stiff
wind the sparks were carried across
the Willamette river, setting fire to
the Eastern and Western Lumber
company's yards and mills. At 1
o'clock the entire department la fight
ing the flames. The destruction by
this tire already exceeds that of the
early morning blase.
Total Damage $250,000.
Tho fire started in the old elevator
back of the Pacific Elevator company
at noon, and spread to the O. R. It N,
Alblna dock, burning the trestles, the
railway adjacent, and a dozen flat
cars and completely consuming the
docks and contents, and is not under
control at 3 o'clock.
The total damage Is $250,000. The
elevator dock loss Is $50,000; O. R.
& N. dock loss, $50,000; contents,
$100,000, mostly of flour and feed
stored for shipment
The fire on the west side Is still
burning, though under control.
The dry kiln of the Western Lum
ber company was destroyed.
PROMINENT PIONEER DEAD.
A. R. Lyle of Cross Keys, Crook Coun
ty, Dropped Dead in Portland This
Morning.
Portland, Sept 1. (Special.) A.
R. Lyle. a prominent pioneer stock
man of Cross Keys, Crook county,
dropped dead from heart disease at
the Naus pharmacy at 5 o'clock this
morning.
He had been suffering from heart
trouble for some time and had come
here for treatment. Mr. Lyle was a
prominent local politician and repre
sented his district twice In the state
legislature. He will be taken to his
home for burial. He was born at
Dallas, Ore., in 1862.
PAPAL REPRESENTATIVE.
Will Represent tho Vatican
at tlie
Mikado's Court.
Bostoif, Sept 1. The Globe this
afternoon says it is enabled to state
with authority that William H. O'Con
nell. bishop of Portland, has been ap
pointed by the pope as the papal rep
resentative to Japan on an Important
diplomatic mission from the Vatican
to the mikado upon the conclusion of
peace.
MAINE FOREST FIRES.
Are Doing Vast Damage In Aroo stock
County Town Destroyed.
Bangor. Me., Sept 1. Forest fires
In northern Aroostook count)- threaten
to be as bad us two years ago. One
town is already wiped out of exist
ence nnd another threatened. Hun
dreds of fires are raging.
ISIouliitnl Arkunsnwycr.
Memphis, Sept 1. Governor Jeff
Dnvls and Attorney General Rogers
did not shoot each other last night at
Giifflihsvllle, Arkansas, but Rogers,
speaking after Davis, said, "Kill you!
I cun take a corncob with a lightning
bug on the end and make you Jump
into the Arkansas river."
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