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COTTAGE GROVE . . OREGON.
WEEK'S DOINGS
General Review of Important Happen,
pcnlgs Presented In a Drier and
Condensed Corm.
V
Princess Louise will Btatt divorce
proceedings at once.
The striking butchere are now deter
mined to force a meat (amino on the
public.
German military expert regard Rus
la aa being In a very serious ibltlon
In the Far Koet.
Tho 1004 wheat yield ta estimated at
46,000,000 bushels as against 10,000,
000 bushels In 100.1.
Americans sent a strong protest to
the Russian government In reference
to tho slctuie of the steamer Balchaa.
Tlneo palnteia wore killed at Loth
bridge. N. W. T., by a csaffold giving
way. They foil from tho top of an
eighty foot stantlplpo.
O. C. Clark, the murderer of I-ella
Tago at Olympln, Wash., In March,
1003, was hanged at the Walla Walla
penitentiary at 5:15, Friday, Sept. 2.
The whereabouts of Princess Louise
la atlll unknown, although a vigorous
search Is being made.
Four-year-old John Conrad, of Red
ding, Cal., accidentally shot and killed
his sister Clara, aged 5.
A fire, at Gem, Idaho, caused the
loss of $125,000 worth of property.
Tho Insurance carried waB $20,000.
n.n.ra It nnmnn. nf Portland, was
badly Injured in an auto wreck wnlle
taking In the sights in .sew ion. v,ny
pnlti. rtffiroi Din Nelson, of the Port
land foice, was fatlly fchot while triyng
to arrest a Datum who was noiuing uji
a street car. The hold-up artist was
caught.
While the Russians were clearing
I V. n Kliannal at thn entrnnre. tn Port At-
thui, one of their vessels struck a mine
and went to the bottom. A number oi
lives were lost.
Seantor Hoar's condition remains
unchanged .
Over $2,000,000 of the new coinage
of Philippine gold has just been
ehipped to Manilla on the government
transport i nomas.
The Cripple Creek sheriff has de
clined the seivices ol the militia to re
store quiet after the recent riots. He
believes he Is able to handle the situ
ation. The robbers who held up the train
U'rnmlnff. secured onlv
$900 Two posses are In pursuit and
the sherin is positive ne win capvuie
the men.
Princess Louise, eldest daughter of
ol the king of Uelgium, haa succeeuea
in .atitnt. liar uuards and la believed
to have eloped with her lover Count
Uattaciiicii.
A spray haa been discovered at the
Unlverlsty of California that effectively
destroys the hop aphia. It contests of a
tobacco decoction and a kerosene emul
sion In combination.
A board of engineeie will thla month
m.u un fnanertlnn nf the nroDoeed St.
If m ' Xflllr river mn 9.1 system in
Montana and If the report la favorable
the government win Biari worn uu
mediately.
A ferryboat in Toland capsized
drowning 70 persons.
k l.ali mlnrm at PrlnAvIllfl- OreffOn
amaahed most of the windows in the
town.
rtdla nn tlm ft rand Ronde. Orezon
Indan landB are found to bo over twice
the minimum fixd by law.
twdlnved to have
cut the Russian line of comunlcaticn
between Liao Yang and Mukden.
Japanese militaiy experts declare
that General Kuropatkin la cornered bo
effectively that escape is impossible.
Chcago employers, now that the pack-
mrm nnn... aura nf winning their strike.
are considering a general campaign
against unionism.
Senator Clark, of Montana, was
threatened by a maniac who ran after
the senator declaring that be uaa
broken the state game laws.
The battleship Nebraska will be
'launched at Seattle October 7.
The fighting at Port Arthur contnues
to be of the most desperate chaiacter.
Fositons are repeatedly taken, lost and
retaken by lie Japanese wuu a ueav
loss of men.
The Russians lost about 2,500 men
In the recent battles in tue uo vaiiey.
The' Russian vessele at Shapghai
have been disarmed.
The rush incident to the opening of
land near Lew ieton, Idaho, is setting
In early.
A cloudbuiet In Montana caused con
alderable damage to the Northern Pa
cific railroad.
Bnow haa fallen near Duluth, Minn.,
and crops have been damaged greatly
by heavy'frosts.
A Laramie, Vyo mob took a negro,
who attacked a white girl, from jail
and hanged him.
Cloudbursts In Southern California
have washed out much railroad tracks.
The city of Binang, on the island of
Luion, P.I., haa been wiped out by
fire. One hundred Uvea were lost and
5,000 people are homeless.
8t. Petersburg deems a crisis at hand
In the Llao valley unless Kuropatkin
can retreat. Continued rains, it Is
feared, will greatly impede the move
ment of heavy ordnance, which may
hare to be abandoned.
General Stoessel haa Informed the
cxaHhat the Port Arthur garrison can.
not liold out over six weeks longer at
Uiajmoat.
Genoral Fnnaton haa notified the war
Ufpartinent that ho will rellnqu sh the
command of the department of the Co- j
Jumbia on October 1.
will rop.cn rAfiiNc.
Striking Dulchcrs Deem II the Most
effective Weapon.
Chicago, Sept. 7. "A moat famine
will bo forced at all costs. It Is tin
best weapon with which to fight tin
trust packers, although It may not bi
welcomed by tho Independents,
In thcao words. President Donnelly
of tho butchers' Notional orgnnltatlon
today declared a boycott ngalust nl.
meat, and announced that union met
will quit In all packing establishment!
Immediately, regardless of where live
stock Is Bccurcd.
Donnelly's announcement was made
at the conclusion of a meeting ot the
Allied Trades Conference Hoard.
Tho executive board of the Ilotal
Meat Dealers' Association of Chlcagv
had Just been In conference wit Mi
Donnelly and his associates, havlnt
como to ask certalu concessions fo.
tho Independent packers and to see
authority to attempt to bilng about t.
meeting between the packers aud rep
resentallves of the strikers.
lly Ignoring these latest altcmpta ai
peace and by adopting such un ag
ri'sslvc stop, tho strike leaders dem
ous tinted tnelr Intention to mako It u
light to a finish.
Tno followliig statement was glvet.
out by President Donnelly:
"Tho conference board, representing
all organlxatlous involved In the prvs
ent packlug-house strike, has taken ac
tlon to plucu all meats on tno unian
list. This order goes Into effect oi.
Saturday evening. September 3, a.
5:30. Tho order will be sent to ever)
pucklng-house In tho country, and m.
member of the meatculters' and butch
era' workmen will bo allowed to dresi
any animal until the strike Is settled
This action is me result or mo rv
auest that tho public refuse to ea.
meat, and no person, no matter 1l
what capacity employed In handling
meat, must handle the same after 5:3i
P. M. Saturday. Tho packers have re
sorted to extortion as tho results of thi
strike, buying livestock on the hoof fo,
almost nothing aud charging any prlct
for the dressed product. The publli
will now bo given an opportunity U
retaliate by refusing to cat meat untl.
such time as they can procure the
same at a fair market price.
Indications are that tho Ave inden
ilpnt Dackera within the stockyard
Inclosuro will Join tho big packers It
their fight, while thoso outside wll.
endeavor to continue operations with
union crews. Two of their number re
celved consignments of cattle at an
outside railroad yard today, and wll
have them driven to the yards through
the streets. Within the yards lnde
pendents are obviously preparing fo;
war, a wagonload ot cots having beet
taken to one plant.
The union switchmen employed b
the Chicago Junction Railway In ban
dllng stockyards business will send a
committee to the packers today to urgt
a plan of settlement, the details oi
which are not yet Known.
Secretary Mallow, of the switchmen
declared there would bo no strike, be
cause the Chicago Junction Railroad
Company has a force of strikebreaker
ready to step into their places.
The police record of the strike at
the stockyards station today reads:
Asaults, 46; murders, 4; accidents.
97; removed to hospital, 4J.
CONHRMS MUKDEN RETREAT.
General Kuropatkin Has Given Up
All Hope of Stemming Advance.
Rome, Sept 7. A dispatch received
from what Is regarded as a reliable
source at Nlu Chwang, states that Gen
eral Kuropatkin has given up all hopes
of stemming the Japanese advance In
tho vicinity of Llao Yang. According
to the advices from Nlu Chwang, Gen
eral Kuropatkin made this announce
ment to his staff. lie called them In
'.'ouucll and stated that he had obtain
od his object In moving to the north'
ward and thus delaying the Japanese
nil nek uDon his position. He said it is
reported that it Is now Indispensable
that the army reach Mukden, and that
an orderly but quick retreat to the
north was In order. This was to be
atalned, it Is reported, General Kuro
patkin continued, no matter what tb.i
cost to th" Russian forces from tne op
posltioa to their retreat by the Japa
ntee.
"Even If I sacrifice half the Russian
army," General Kuropatkin said to his
stair, according to tne account, "jiuk
den must be reached."
Sent to Rehabilitats Count.
Paris, Sept. 7. Henri Denousanne, a
fr end of Count Mettaslscn-negievucn
writne to the Journal, says that as a
consequence of tho escape of Princess
Louise, of Coburg. irom ueaeister, ;
suit will be brought In the- Austrian
courts for the rehabilitation of Count
Mattaslsch-Keglevltch, and also that
a startling suit bo brought by the
Princess against her husband, probab
ly In Paris courts, In which startling
charges will bo raado against Prince
Phllllnne. of Coburg, the King or tne
Belgians and Duke of Krnst Guenther
Schleswlg-Holsteln, a brother ot the
German Empress.
Six Durn to Death.
Yellow Creek, C, Sept. 7. Six per
sons were burned to I'eath and fotu
terribly injured by a.i oil explosion
here lids mornIn. The dead: Mrs
Henry Kllng, her two children and
three unidentified men. Tho Injured,
nov. M. Stldd, Robnrt Alexander, Hen
ry Pllng Fish. Tho dif-aster was caua
ed by a lamp In tho I ling residence
irklnir Hie. Tho L-iine", were commu
nicated to the oil derrick and tank near
tho house. A terrific explosion follow
ed, and tho house was completely dea
troyed. Doth Armies Lose Heavily.
Mukden. Sent. 7 Tho Russian losses
about Llao Yang since Tuesday are
now estimated to bo 10,000 In killed
and wounded. These estimates are
given unofficially, aa tho department
returns cro not jet complete. Calcu
latlons cn this batw. combined wltt
hospital corps acounts, t.o far received,
indicate that tho Japanese losses may
reach double th's number, or approxi
mately 20,000 men, killed and wounJ
ed. Princess Louise Located.
Onnt 1 Trln..aa T.ntllnA nf
Coburg, who eloped several daya ago
from Ulster, uaxony, wim ueui. uuuui
Kcmelvltch-Mattisch, has arrived at
II ..nnmnflnlpil llV thn f-fltl Tl t
HUU1U, Hl."' . J -
They are staying at the Hotel Pllnua,
under the name of Mr. von Rubs and
wife.
JAPAN GAINING
rhc aussians arc Withdraw
Jng Prom Llao Yang.
DIG BATTLE IS NOT YET ENDED
rraln Service Between Mukden and
the City Is Reported to Have
Dccn Interrupted.
Toklo, Sept. 5. The Japanese left
jcgan pressing tho Ruslans toward Ta
ficho at dawn this (Friday) morning.
Die Japanese right Is engaged lu tho
neighborhood ot Hclylngtall. Tho Jap-
ineso casualties since August 29 are
ifiloiallly estimated nt 10,000.
Thursday's news from the sent of
-ar closed with tho receipt of two ills
patches giving Information of a most
jlgnlflcant character bearing on tho
Jomlnatlon of Manchuria, M tho close
jf tho present campaign. Tho first
ianio from tho Asoclated Press corres
pondent at St. Petersburg, filed there
it 1:16 P. M., and said General Ku
,-optakln had withdrawn hla wholo
irmy to tho right bank of tho Talti
Ivor so as to meet Genoral Knrokl's
.tanking movement. Tho Inference
Jrawn from this dispatch was that
Uao Yang had been evacuated, that
My lying on tho left bank of tho river.
Nothing to confirm this was received
mill several hours later, when a dls.
patch from tho Associated Prwss cor
respondent at St. Petersburg dated
September 2, and timed 1:26 Friday
jiornlng, said "tho news of tho evneu
itlon of Liao Yang and tho withdrawal
jf tho Russian army to tho right bank
jf the Taltx river had caused Intense
jxcltemont"
Lato Thursday night the St. Peters
ours correspondent of tho Associated
tress obtained an opinion from the
ar office that the withdrawal to tho
,-lght bank of tho Taltx river becamo
accessary so that the Russians would
be ablo to repel a blow In that direction
jnd that General Kuropatkin s move
ment was tho carrying out of a well-
Jefined Idea rather than a retreat The
lame dispatch points out with notable
.aek ot comment that tho Japanese
.ook ndvantage of General Kuropat-
.tin's withdrawal to occupy tho city of
Uao tang.
The second dispatch, which may
have a significant bearing on the cam
paign. Is that filed at Mukden at y
P. M.. Thursday, stating tho train ser-
'ico between Mukden and LJao Yang
a-88 interrupted, and It mny mean the
jutting of the railroad communication
which may deprlvo General Kuropat-
Kin of an opportunity to retreat to his
more northern base at Mukden. As
pointed out In the St. Petersburg dis
patch, tho Mukden correspondent does
lot mention whether tho telegrapn
communications are open.
A dispatch from Toklo, filed there at
1 P. M.. Thursday, said popular cstl-
nates of the date or tho fall ot I'ort
Arthur Inclined to the last week In
September. ,
LEGATION IS ADVISED.
Washington Learns that Russians
are forced to Retreat.
Washington, Sept. 5. The Japanese
.Minister has received tho roiiowing
Jtspatch from Toklo:
"According to telegraplc advices re
ceived at headquarters this afternoon,
our army corps on the left, by fierce
and reseated assaults took possession
of the heights which the enemy's right
occupied. Thereupon the enemy sonth
of Llao Yang began retreating. Tho
Japanese army Is now pursuing."
The Tesume of tho reports received
up to tho afternoon of tho 31st la aa
follows:
SInco August 27 our armies are con
tinuing operations toward Llao Yang.
On the morning of August -J the right
and central columns of the first army
occupied a position nine miles east of
South Llao Yang, on the bank of the
Taltse river. Tho armies were advanc
Ing along the Halcheng-Llao Yang road
In Joint operation with the left column
of the first army, and took on August
29 a position facing the enemy's line of
defense, which extended to tho cast
and west of a point six miles south of
Llao Yang. On August 30 severe fight
ing occupied the wholo day, and It was
still continuing on tho afternoon of
August 31. The enemy appeared to
consist of 12 or 13 divisions."
Dark Crew Nearly All Lost.
St Johns, N. F., Sept. 5. The Cana
dian schooner Troop, from the Grand
Banks fishing grounds, reports that on
August 20, Captain Zlmmorman, of the
fishing schooner Coleralne, reported
having spoken a French bark
entlne, name unknown, 170 miles off
Cape Race, with only three men left
out of a crew of 34, tho others having
been lost while fishing with their do
ries. The French captain begged Captain
Zlmmcrmann to board his vessel and
help blm reach this port,
Will Now Attack Capital.
Due'nos Ayrcs, Sept. C. The Para
guayan revolutionists havo captured
Villa Conception and 400 mon with
arms and ammunition. The revolu
tloulsts now refuse all the terms of
fered them by the government, and an
attack on tho capital Is believed to be
Imminent. Argentine haa refused to
recognize the Insurgents aa belliger
ents. Papers received today from Assun-
cion report that all the public schools
are closed and that the owing to the
scarcity of food the price of bread and
biscuits Is one dollar per kilogram.
Russians Hold God on Their Side.
St Petersburg. Sept. 6. -Tho Em
peror haa received the folowlng dis
patch from General Stoessel, com
mandlng tho Russian troops at Port
Arthur, dated August 26:
"Tho gracious telegrams of Your
Majesty havo been received with
resounding hurrahs before the enemy;
and havo redoubled the strength of the
dofenders and tho heroic spirit of the
troons. From August 23 to today. In
clusive, all the dally assaults have been
repulsed wltn tno neip or. uou.
Wlll Courtmartlal Admiral.
Paris. Sept. G. Tho corerspondent
at St. Petersburg of tho Echo de Paris
says that at a council of Admirals pre
sided over by High Admiral Grand
Duke Alexis it was doclded that near-
Admiral Ouktomsky bo court- martall
ed for having disobeyed the order not
to return to Port Arthur. Tho court
will sit at Vladivostok, Alexis presid
ing.
CALLS MEN OUT.
President Donnelly Greatly Extends
Packers' Strmc.
Cblcairo. Sent. 3. Fearing to call off
the great packers' strlko on the eve of
Labor Day, because of Us moial eHect
the. Btiiko lenders today took desper
ate steps to bolster up the cause that
haa been geueially admitted as lost.
II Is believed the calling out ot the
livestock handlers, which la a direct
violation of the inteislate commerce
laws, was done to force the govern
ment to inteitvie.
President Donnelly has frequently
said that the poweia that be were quite
too apathetic to the sttlke on the verge
ot a national campaign, and beloro his
last card was played ho would bring
mutters to the attention of the federal
oillclala and force their hand. An
effort will also be made to involve the
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen,
and thus stop the handling of all stock-
ttalns consigned to Chicago or any
other nolnt affected by the .trlko.
Tho Independent packers, who all
along have been frlentlly to the strik
ers, and who have supplied meat to the
commlssaiy depots, were today placed
under tho ban. President Donnelly
professes to have evidence that they
have been shipping meal lot the pack-
.... . . n,i- 1 1
ers. Strikes have been caneu in
these plants, Involving about 16,000
men throughout the country. This
action puts Chicago nearer an actual
meat famine than any yet taken.
Drastic orders have been Issued bj
the labor leaders not to permit auyor.i
to enter oi come out of the stockyards
The force ofxnlckets was today In
creased to 12,000 men In the vicinity
of the varda alone, and they have bee
directed to slug any one coming out or
going into the yards. President Don
in. net atattllnt IimIsV In Wllicl
he said the strike must bo won at all
haianls. To lose It would mean th
ominl.llni. n( ttndva unionism nil ove
iknimmiFV amt vrtf unitn lnboiei
In the United States will be urged to
contribute in every way to tne cause
tilipino orriCERS too lax.
Carter Seys Attacks on Americans
Must ie Avenge Promptly.
Washington, Sept. 3. In Ids annual
report Brigadier (jeneral W illiam II
Carter, commanding the department o
the Vislyaa In the Philippines, strong
ly urges the encouragement of athletic
sports among the soldiers to Biipply the
nresent lack of means of recieatlon,
and carefully regulated and abundant
employment as the most wholesome
antidote for the effects cf Philippine
service In 110 of peace. He holds
that the number of troops In the is
lands and the dlstibutlon should be
definitely determined. He says no in
sutrection ot Invasion can succeed If
deprived of the control of Manila and
the principal seaport cities, and their
occupation 1b a military necessity.
Temporary construction and male
shifts of every kind only serve,, he
says, to develop and confirm in the
minds of Filipinoa the .dea that Amer
leans do not intend to hold the islands
peimanently, so the matter is properly
one for the study of the general alall
A considerable portion of the rep rt
deals with the operation of ladronea in
this department uuring me pasv year
anil ftunaral Pitrtpr aava:
"I am of the opinion that It is of no
benefit to the good people ol these is
lands and wll) delay their ultimate
ItnarlcnlffaHnn If tliAAvIl element Is
allowed to Uneaten, harass and openly
attack American soiuiers wimutiu uu
mwllatn nrtlnn bv the rommandine olll-
cer nearest to the place wlmre the
otlense ia committed.
The reasen of thla complaint is a
mnoril ,ftor u-hlMi lfAVf- tllfl rlvll
authorities to deal with men oiienses
rood Scarce at Port Arthur.
Chefoo, Sept. 3 The advance f"
aitions of the Japanese before Port Ar
thur are now near Fort No. 6, on the
east; at Palichuang on the north, and
at Hukiaton and Yangtowang on the
west. Chinese who lelt Port Arthur
on August 28 say that neither side
was then occruylng ton fto. o. A
Junk which has arrived here heardl
nreing at r on Arinur on me morning
of August 20. It reports that food Is
scarce there, a bag of Iloui being worth
(5.60 gold.
Well-Known Diplomat Dies.
New York, Hept. 3. Dr. Thomas
llerran, who represented Colombia at
Washington for several years up to the
time of the Panama Incident, died to
day at Liberty, N. Y. Mr. llerran was
educated In the United mates and de
voted his life largely to his country's
foreign service. In his appointment
as Colombian minister to the United
HUtes, he rounded out his term of fcer-
vi co and at the same time achieved the
unique distinction of becoming the ac
credlud minister to a country he hail
once represented In a minor capacity.
rail to Slip By Ships.
Chefoo, Sept. 3. It Is reported here
upon good authority that the Japanese
have captured some Russian officers
'nound to Port Arthui with Important
paperB. these oulceislelt Mukden and
attempted to get into Port Arthur by
means ot a junk from Chefoo. For
some time past a Japanese torpedo
boat liaa been at sea watching for this
Junk, and according to the report, she
overtook It at 1 o'clock (his morning
and took the officers, and papers.
Germany Holds Action Unjust,
Berlin, Bent. 3, Announcement is
made as coming from apparently well
founded sources that uermany is mak
ing representations to the Ruaslan gov
ernment In the case of the German
steamer Thea, which was sunk by the
Vladivostok squadron, holding the pro
ceedings of the prize court at Vladivo
stok were unjuit,
OREGON NEWS OF INTEREST j
TESTING STATION AT EUGENE.
Durcau of rorestry Has Matter Un
der Consideration.
Salem The United States bureau ot
forestry has under consideration the en
tabllshment ot a testing station at the
University of Oregon at Eugene, and it
Is learned from a tellable source that
the officials who have tho matter In
charge are very favorably liupreed
with ti e need of such a station hrrti.
Tho work ot such a station would b
to make careful and accuiatn tests ol
the strength, durability, elasticity,
etc., of all kinds of building aud con
struction material, such as lumber,
stone, brick, cement. Such a station
would icqulro an Initial Investment ol
$5,000 for machinery with which to
mske the tetta. The custom ol the
government has been to require thu
state to furnlrh the testing laboratory,
while the government employes tho ex
pert to te charge ol the woik. Alter
tho laboiatory has been provided then
would ho no fui titer expense to the
state.
The advantage to the slate In the es
tablishment of a gou'rniuviit testing
station would lm III the advertising
Oregon material would get aa a result
of tho tests. A report of all tests
would bo published in government bul
letins, anil an olllcial record would bo
kept showing the merits of Oregon
building material.
The nearest government teat station
Is at Berkeley, Cal., where the bureau
of loiestry miilntalus a station similar
to that proposed for Oregon. In addi
tion to sotting before the world reliable
Information legiirdlug the merit o(
construction material, these stations
afford an opportunity to ascertain
whether materials being used in con
struction work are of tho chaiacter
called for by contucts or whether they
aro suited to tho purpose for which
used.
COMPANY MAY DUILD PORTAGE.
Presumed Object of New Portland
Contract Corporation.
Salem The Portland Contract com
pany, of Portland, tiled articles of In
corporation In the otllee of the secretary
ol state last week with Daniel Kern,
Robert Wakefield aud J. N. Teal as In
corporator. Tho amount of the capital
stock Is $10,000. While it Is not so
stated in tho articles, It Is holloved
around the rapitol that this Is the cor
poration which will undertake the con
struction ol tho poitage railway be
tween Tho Dalles and Celllo.
The expressed purpose of the com
pany Is to take contiacts for and to
consliuct bunding, iallracls, canals.
tirl.1i.Mu Mi antl tn deal In lumbel
and logs, and transact other business
such as construction companies olten
engage in. The incorporators named
are authorlivd to open stoik books and
receive subscriptions to the capital
Stock.
Dulldina for Medical Collcac.
Balem There Is a movemnt on foot
to secure for the Willamette univvislty
an exclusive building for the use of the
medical colleen of that institution. It
was announced by Dean W. II. Ilyid,
of the medical college of the university,
that Hon. A. flush had started the sub
scription Hit toward the realization ol
the f 17,000 required for the building,
with a donation of $2,000, and that a
subscription of (1,000 had been added
thereto by tho faculty ot the unlversl
ty. Dr. Uyrd says that a vigorous
campaign will now bo made.
Paint Mine at Crcswell.
Eugene The paint mill near Crcswell,
owned by the Simmons Paint company,
on . which considerable preliminary
work has been done, ta now to bo ac
tively operated. A 24-inch Hun mill
with a daily capacity of two tons haa
been ordered, together with an cnginiv
for operating it, and grinding will com
mence in about six weeks, lesls ol
the product have shown a high grade
of ochre and sienna to exist, and as
the supply ia inexhaustible, the com
pany anticipates a profitable busi
ness. Eugene's Carnegie Library.
FncrenA At a rfif-nnt mi-iitlnff of the
city council arrangements were made
for tho nurchaaa of a lot on Willam
ette, street, botween Tentli and Elev
enth, for a Bite for the Carnegie libra
ly. The price to bo paid is (4,000.
A gift of (10,000 from Mr. Cainegio is
to be used in erecting a library build
ing and equipping the same with hcat
ine and liul.tlmr annaratus. fixtures.
etc., and under the teinis of the gift
I he cltv Is lo maintain a free library at
an annual expense of 1 1,000.
Harvester Catches rire.
Pendleton A combined haivester
on the ranch of John Richardson, in
South Cold Springs, burned up last
week as the result of a hot box on the
running gear. Thu liar vest crew quick
ly released the horses and then at
tempted to extinguish the flames. The
machine and straw were so dry, how
ever, that the combine was totally de
stroyed In ten minutes. A small
amount of grain was damaged. Tho
lose Is nearly 1,600
Electric Road Is Assured.
La Grande W. E. Davidson, presi
dent of the Eastern Oregon Develop
ment company, In speaking of tho pro-
pored electric lailway for Union coun'
ty, rays that the road will not only
connect all tho towns in the county,
but will connect Wallowa county with
Union county, and It Is though It will
ultimately be extended to Lewlaton,
and thus establish a railroad between
the Hill and Hairiman Hues,
Northwest Wheat Markets.
Portland Walla Walla, 70c; blue
stem, Hi; valley, 83c.
Tacoma lilueBtem, a'Je; club, 78c.
Albany 76o.
Balem 80c.
Colfax Club, 08c; blueetom, 73c,
Pendleton Club, 08Ho; blueatem,
72o.
La Grande Clul ,02c; blueatem, 0?o,
. ELECTRIC ROAD IN UMATILLA.
Will lie llullt K Portage Rood Is
Constructed.
Pendleton In the event ol tho con
st ruction ol tho portage railway between
Culllo aud Tho Dalles, which now seems
iiasuied, un electric railroad may bo
built between Pendleton and some
point on tho Columbia liver. This
rumor is current on the sheets, and It
la believed that something tangible lies
behind It. It Is understood that the
pinmctvr ol this nchemoateptoiulnent
residents of Umatilla county and that
they will carry tho project to a success
fill tei munition, provided the portage
road is built, seems certain.
The nromotuis will nut talk for pub
lication, refusing to give uuy Informa
tion at all com'ulhing the project. "It
Is too soon to announce our Intentions,"
said one of the Interested persons, "for
tho portage- road has not been built as
vet."
It Is understood mat two Objective
points ate now under consideration, the
one Mug Umatilla and the other YVal
lula. The latter point will probably
I hi chosen, as a road between that Junc
tion mill this cjty would ohii up un
limited trnlllc out of Pendelton. Wheal
raisers mo anxious that the toad Iw
hulll, as tho saving In grain freight
rates will lo enormous,
I'ARMERS ARE PANIC PROOr.
Umatilla County Assured of a Pros.
pcrous Year.
Pendleton Tho financial depression
and tliebuslnss stagnation which usual
ly precedes n presidential election has
not and will not affect Umatilla county
or any other community in the lvorth
west litis Inll. The immense crop and
the general prosierlly liavo stimulated
trades In all lines so much that there
is no likoihood of such a period. AI
though the deposits 111 tho hanks are
no larger than Is usual for this time of
the year, money Is more iilenlllnl
Toward thu middle, of September, whrn
farmers begin to get their money or
their crops, the deposits will Increase,
and outstanding pnci will bo paid off.
Aa it is, few have received tho money
for the wheat sold, ami only a few are
drawing more than enough to pay off
their help. Ijitcr they will draw their
monoy ami thu general prosperity of tho
ycai will be fo t mora generally.
OVER 10,000 ACRES IN WHEAT.
W. J. ruriiish Has Land Rented lo
20 Tenants.
Pendleton W. J. Furnish, probably
thu hugest land owner of Umatilla
county, lias over 10,000 acres of wheat
land tented on shares this reason
The laud is situated noith and north,
west of Pendleton, In the wheat belt
that extends from Pendleton to the Oo-
lumbla river. Thla acreage Is appor
Honed out to some 20 renters, I mm
whom Mr. Furnish la to receive ons
fourth of the crop on the better land
and on third from tho light yielding
Is mis. So vast are Ills holdings that It
Is witli dltliculty that he can figure up
the number of acres in wheat this sea
son, Mi. Furnish does not attempt to
fmm any hlmsfcll, and he said, "I don't
even own a plow, but let other people
do the larmliig."
Salem Mill Uses Oil for rucl.
Salem The Salem Woolen mills
have commenced tho use of fuel oil in
tho placo of wood, believing it to be a
cbeaer material for generating steam
Tho state authorities have been consld
eiing for some time the question of us
ing oil for fuel at the stats Instltntions,
and tho experience of the woolen mill
company will ho watched with interest
The substitution of oil for fuel In the
large manufacturing establishments
and in thu state Institutions will grtat
ly relieve the scarcity of wood, ol the
last three or four years.
fishermen Want to Quit Work.
Astoria The fishing season la rapid
ly drawing to a closu and within a cou
plu of daya the canneries on thla Bide
of tho river will bo closed, although
all those on the Washington side will
continue for some timo yet, unless con
ditlons change. There Ib still plonty
of fish of good quality and 6 centa per
pound is being paid Tho canners are
willing to continue, but the employ! a
want to quit. 1 1lls ia truo of the Chi
nese crews, hut tho main dltliculty ia
with thu while men employed on the
seining grounds.
Twice os Much Wheat Now.
rCcho It is estimated that 300,000
bushels of wheat will tie hauled toKchri
and stored In tho warehouses this fall.
Heretofore only about half thla amount
haa la-en hauled to this point. It Is
not probable that the Henrietta flour
ing mills will lie operated thla year, as
I hoy lavs not been for the past two
years. A company Irom Hponano nai
been trying lo arrange fo the leasing of
them, but nothing deflnlto haa been
given out.
Rich Specimen from Uluc River.
Kugene Development work haa been
very active in thu Ulna river district of
into and some excellent ore bodies are
being uncovered. A number of speci
mens of very rich ore fiom the Cuba
and Oriental mines have Just been
brought down. The specimens were
obtained from near tho surfaco and
bristle, witli gold which can bo seen
with the naked eye.
Indians andJaps for Deelflclds.
La Grande A largo number of Uma
tilla Indians aud Japanese Imported
from near Portland will aulvo In the
city this weok to work In the vast beet
fields thla fall, pulling and hauling
them for tho sugar factory in La
Grande, There will bo over 20,000
tons ground tills fall, more than any
previous season;
Drusli rire burns Good Timber.
Bumpier A brush fire a few daya
ago communicated with a large lot of
eawloga belonging to the Oregon Lum
ber company and before the Haines
wore checked 600,000 feet of good saw
timber were destroyed. The fire oc
curred at tho logging camp near Whitney.
ARMIES ARC ABOUT ElltlAL.
Russia Has All Confidence Kuropat.
kin Will He Victorious.
St. roteriburg. Sept. I. Tho great
battlu ol Llao Yang, which lagan early
Tuesday morning, raged throughout
tho dav with Increasing Intensity, but
up to tills hour no further olllcial de
tails beyond two brief telegtain given
out In the afternoon, have been received
bbv the war tittlco. Kvery conlldetieo
Is expressed In General Kuropatkln'a
ability to meet tho Japanese assault on
irround ol his own choosing, but tlm
city la hungrily awaiting further mwa
of tho progress of tho fight.
The Japanese forces engaged In this
liaiiln ran milv Im uatlinnted lii'le. but
they are believed to number about
200,000 men.
General Kmopatkln la known lo
havo six army corps, U'sldea 117 squad
rons of tavalry, In which great coiill-
delicti Is reposed, lilinging tue iuisbihii
total up to about the same iiiuuhor that
II, tai.aliia.1 have. HoW tilt! l llllcB
compare with regard to arllllury I nut
definitely known, innugii uirougiiouv
tho war tho Japanese navo snowu great
preference fur thla aim ami great skill
In Its use.
Itntinita frmn the front credit thn
Japanrio with having about 200 gun
and many mountain iiiutciies, mm n in
known that they reieiitly shipped 21
heavy guns to Ylnkow. Four til theso
guns already havo been mentioned In
these dispatches aa being in action,
ilmiaral Kiirukutkiii. Ill addition to
his field balteiles, has a iinmli'r ot very
heavy guns cmplaceil at important po
sitions nl Llao Yang, where the Rus
sians have Urn strongly fortllyltig (or
soiiiu time. The Japanese profess to
havo captureti two uitiii niiiieriea uur
ing tn past two days. Russian olllcial
accounts admit tho loss ot only six
rt is stated a Japanese iiiittery was
captured south ol Aiishanshan during
the preliminary fighting and thai sev
eral Japanese guns hsve Ih-oii destioycd
alnre thru.
Little of tho strategic situation has
developed so far. Olllcial news from
the front says there w as defH-rati light
ing in the southern center, while Irom
information from other sources it ap
pear tlm Japanese ate endeavoring to
turn the Russian light from the neigh
borhood of thu Junction of tho Taltso
and Kakhe rivets. Tho lighting on the
western Hank pvears to have ap
proached within time miles of l.lsu
Yang.
WILL TRY TO SPREAD STRIKE.
Union Will Attempt lo Call Out Ev
ery Affiliated Trade.
Chicago, Sept. 1. A strong effort Is
to be made by tho leader ol the unions
now on atrlke at tho stockyard to
spread tho scoio of the strlko so that it
will Include every trade which Is affil
iated In even a lemoto degree with tho
packing hull s ry. The Hist step In
tills direction was taken tonight, when
the stockliandlera now employed at tho
yarda voted to go on striku at. 10 o'clock
In the morning. There am about 1,
000 of these men, and their dutlea aru
to look after and feed tho rattle lu thu
liens between the llinu ol their arrival
and the tho time of killing. Their
action tonight, therefore, will make It
Incumbent Uon thu packer In provide
other men to take their places.
President Donnelly, of tho Butchers'
unloD, declared tonight ho would also
be able to call out all the switchmen
employed on the railroads which do
business at tlm stockyards, and possib
ly to extend the striae to other depart
ments of the railroads. A mass meet
ing of tho striker Is to bo he'd tomor
row afternoon at Watltn hall, near the
stockyaida, an addresses aio to bo made
by a number of lalior leaders.
After a conference with members of
the executive committee of thu strikoia'
national organization, President Don
nelly refused to divulguwhat had taken
place. Ho admitted that means nl se
eming money for the striker had been
discussed, but ho refused to say what
else had been talked of at thu confer
ence. Russian Army Confident.
Berlin, Sept. 1. A dispatch from
Llao Yang to tho Lokal Anr.ulgei, timed
0:26 a. m. today, says: "What ap
pears to bo the deciding battlu began at
4 a, m. The Japanese began tho at
tack east ol Llao Yang along the Talltu
river, but were repulsed. The firing
ia now Bpceially heavy south and south
west of Liao Yang. One ran no longer
distinguish individual detonations.
Tho Wybaig regiment, of which Kin
poror William II is honorary chief, la
deploying upon tho battlefield. Thu
Russian army is lull of confidence."
Will Ask Roosevelt to Step In.
Oystei Bay, N. Y Sept. 1. Infor
nation was received at the cxocutlvo
offices horo tonight of the arrival In
New .York today ot G. Francoto, a dele
gate to the peace congress, which is to
bo held In September at thu St. Louis
exposition. He Is said to bo the bear
er of credentials from the king of Bel-
glum to President Roosevelt requesting
the latter to uio hla good offices in thu
restoration of peace between Russia and
Japan, No engagement haa been made
for Mr. Francotto to seo tho prcsl-
dent.
Revival of "lloxerism."
Shanghai, Sept. 1. A revival of
"lloxerism" Is repotted from Tainlmr.
fu, In the southwestern part of Pechil
province, 216 miles from Tlon Tain.
Over SO American missionaries, includ
ing women and children, havo been
obliged to evacuate Tamlngfii owing to
an Intended massacre on tho part of
the lioxein, who can tiiomeelvcs "isal-
yun," llio local tolegrapli company
refused to transmit a message from tho
mlsslonailea to Minister Oongor,
May Search for Ornish Ships.
Madild, Sept, I. The Russian aux-
lllary ciulser Don haa left Vogo with-
out waiting for her bill of health.
Her commander was In receipt of a tel.
egram from tho KutBian government
which presumably ordered him tc re
sume the search for British col I lei lea
destined for Japan. It Ib ataled here
that ten other Russian cruisers are en
gaged In this work on tho coasat of
Spain, Portugal, Franco and Africa,