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OF
SH ERM AN
< X )U N T Y , O R B H O N ,
OUT o r SERVICE.
The
President Moves In
D Isa a te r Inquiry.
S h xu m
C O U 1N T Y .
O C TO BER
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A CRUSHING BLOW
NO.
14
SETTLERS W ILL GET DUES.
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G overnm ent Completes Investiga
tion o f Eastern Oregon Cases.
at Mukden Is Washington, Oct. 18.— The interior
Washington, Get. 19.—The report of Russian Army
the United Slates commission of inves
Utterly Demoralized.
department, acting under a special act
tigation into the disaster to the steam
passed at the last session, has com plet
er General Klocurn waa made public to
Tli«* finest work in th e worhl in done HAPPENINGS OF TWO HEMISPHERES
ed an investigation of the caneaof Sher
KUROKI
CREDITED
WITH
VICTORY
day.
in
connection
with
ih
e
im
port
by th e T ro y L a u n d ry . It ia aim p lv per
man county aettlera who have l>eeu dia-
ant findings of the com m ission pre
feet,
W h y patronize C h in e *« anti poor
lv i>ai * hit« Intxir when you can get fruirne of the Leu Important but Not Leu sented in tbe report. President Kooae-! Kuropatkin and Four Div’sicni Cut Off From t po-ae>Bed of lauds lying within the
th e very bent work duno (or th e name
Interesting Eventi of the Fait Week— Mte- veil, to whom the report was sub- (
Main Force- Ruuiaa Loiin Placed at lim its of the grant to The Dalles M ili
figure.
milted, has written n Is’ter to Secretary J
torical, National, Political, Personal.
tary Wagon Ro«(l company, in Eastern
15,000 Attempt at Rescue Fatal.
Banket leaven W «*co every Tuesday
Metcalf, of the department of com- ,
Oregon. The report of the findings is
at noon, re tu rn in g H alurdays,
B rink
merce and lalror, briefly summarizing
lu your wash.
A treaty of peace ban been signed lie- tbe report and d n w tin g him to ca ry i Liao Tang, Oct. 17 — This city 5s in confidential, and will l>e submitted io
iuto ( ffect the recommendations of the ' a turmoil of excitem ent over the report« cong es* early in Decemiier.
tween ( ’bile and IVillvia.
C. A. kers Agent.
coturn las ion.
brought in hy wounded soldiers irom
Russia « till realizes th a t the position
The evidence collected will be auffi-
The president also directs that Rob the right wmg of the Japanese army
of her .Manchurian army in critical.
ci-n
t to e ’ able congreas to take final
«I. M FROST
W f M t Y A M
ert b. Rodie, supervising inspector of , that Geoeral Kuroki ha- «aught <>en»r
Fire de«tr*r*e I a large raisin plant the second district, steamboat inspec- a) Kuropatkin in a trap, having cut action for the relief of Ibeao settlers.
near Freeno, burning 200 ton» of weded tion service, and .James A. Dumont him off with four Ru-sian divisoina It will show the terms on win h the
and Tim inas 11 Barrett, local iuapeg-i which he attempted to r-a'.e, and now
raisins.
E aste’n Oregon Ijrnd company, the
ABSTRA O 1O RS
English war «•Xpert« agree that the tors, in (barge of the port of New haa the Ruxrian (omiuander iuolated successor to The Dalles Military Wagon
The
temp«,r«ry sucre»» of the Ru»»iana can York, l>e discharged from the service, j and <-nvelo|>ed east of Beosihu.
the io tu m ission holding them directly | general engagement continued all day Road company, is w illing to relinquish
IN N I D A N C I
have little effect hi I tie end.
teaponaible for the laxity of the aiearu yesterday. Russian I oases so far are its title to the disputed lands, and a l
IX > A N H ,
11 tin ter* are reported to have ktlLsi le,at ins|>ection to which the Slocum • estim ated at 15,000.
R U A I . I X I ’A T I U
The Japanese low then to revert to the settlers. It
a number of elk in the mountina of the disaster was directly attributable.
nave a b o suffered heavily, but no fig will also show the state of improve
M ORO,
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' OREGON «aatern part of Lum county, Oregon.
Append«*d to the report is a report \ ures ar<- available.
The game waiden ia investigating.
from the depMrtrneut of justice on the
The Is-arers of the news of the latest ments which the settlers made on these
criminal
proceedings
conn«*
ted
with
Japanese victory state
that Field land« while temporarily in p<a»seseion.
Arrotding to a Japanese official the
Congress mast decide whether an ap
Rursian forces engaged in the battle the diraster and the life preserver , Marshal Marquis Oyama has ordered
cases.
E. P E O P L E S
vast macser of reinforcements to the es- propriation shall be made to buy from
south i»f Mukden consists«! <»f al»out
istance of General Kurcki to enable the company its title to these lands, in
300,000 infantiy, 2b,000 cavalry and
order to restore them to the settlers,
him to execute the coui»e as planned.
su rro tA T C D a t a fire .
050 guns.
or
whether it is better to reimburse the
General Kuroki is pushing the Rus
J. E. Bennett, of Portland, haa sub
sett
lets for the losses they sustained
sian divisions eastward in order to make
mitted the lowest hid for the ronattuc* Tour PerM>n!V Lose Lives In a New
by reason of being dir possessed.
their isolation complete and to preclude
Y o rk Tenem ent llo u w .
The land «ompany, it is said, is In
Moro.
Oregon tinn of the government buildings at
the |>oesibihty of Rusiian reinforce
the 1906 fair and he ia likely to l»e
clined
to deal fairly with the govern
New York, <>ct. 19.— Four persona ments reaching them .
ment in this matter, and will waive its
awards) the contract.
were suffocated and 15 were overcome
The Japaitese aro fortifying their po
A field party sent out by the recla by smoke in a fire which gutted a five- sitions to the north. Another of Gen title to these lands provided the govern
mation service to investigate the |»oea - storv brick double tenement house at eral Kuroki’a columns today captured ment pavs its price.
Many years have elapsed since these
tilhty of diverting the waters of the 15 Moore street, W illiamsburg, early the Hhaotakan h ills to the south of
disputed
lands were eventually awarded
today. Two of the injured, a l»oy and Bentsiaputze alter a aeries of fierce en
T he WASCO NEW S la agent lor all John hay river to the Cm atilla lands
to
the
land
company, and in that tim e
a
girl,
pr<
bably
will
die.
Incendiarism
in Eastern Oregon. says it ia too costly.
gagements, in which 1,200 Japanese
a number of original settlers have d is
th e leading new »paper* and mag» A r »ugh estiruate placet the exjwnee at ia sns|M«cted.
and neary 1,500 Russians fell. An en
The tire originated in the basement tire lottery was captured, and now appeared. These few cases cannot Ije
azine». Bring your nuhnvrlptlonn 11,000.000 for a <anal.
sod rau up a dumb waiter abaft cann the h ills, which mav be called the key reported upon. Alt the facts obtaina
here, and w e can aave you m on ey.
Prominent Oregon men are likely to ing the crowded fluta to fill rapidly
ble have l»een collected, and congrees
to the Russian left advance, are in the
be iudlct«*d for land frauds.
will I* able to compensate settlers who
with amoke.
The flames spread bands of the Japanese.
sustained
losses thiough no fault of
Kuropatkin ia lighting doggedly to through the flats on the fourth and
A crushing defeat haa l»een adm inis
their
own,
but rather through a faulty
fifth
floors,
and
escape
for
the
persons
prevent an utter rout of his forces.
tered to the Russian right by General
decision of tbe land office.
asleep there was cut of?. Firemen and Oku at Yenti.
The entire Russian
The Montana mineral di play will I m ?
police did heroic work and Boon rescued lines, extending from the Hun river to
transferred from Hi. Ixruia to P o rtla n d .
more than a score, 16 of whom were the railroad, were driven back 20 m iles
COLORADO TRAINS COLLIDE.
AB hope of relieving Port AYtbur almost suffocated. Tbe*e were removed with terrible losses on both sides, and
thia s«*a«on has been abandomrd by the to Kt. Catherine’s hospital. Two c h il but for the awful punishment Buffered One Man Is Dead and H ttc c n O th
dren among the nutnljer were in a dy by the Japanese, General Kuropatkin’s
Russians.
ers Injured, Tw o Badly.
T im e Tabla So >0 In » Sect July 3rd. IWM.
right would have been com pletely
A Massachusetts coin mi as lone i haa ing condition.
Pueblo,
Oct. 1 8 — As a result of a
One fireman in attempting a daring crushed. As it is, the flank is utterly
a’arted for Portland to aelect a aite lot
head
on
collision
today between t i e
rescue waa overcome by smoke and had disorganize«! and the Russian command
North
South
1906 (air building.
east hound California lim ited passenger
bound.
to
ne
carried
out
by
hia
fellow«.
ers are endeavoring to rally their forces
b o t(U < I
train No. 6 and a west bound freight
A number of torpedo »H«ata believed
The lose was only about t^OOO northeast of Changtan.
Sta
train
on the Denver A Rio Grande rail
tloua
to
have
Iwcu
built
tor
Japan
have
lx?en
Several
tires
occurred
in
the
neighbor
P atir
On both sides in the battle raging
P a t ir
Haaa
ahipped from New|»ort New a. Va.
hood during tbe eatly hours today, all near Mukden there have been such road a mile and a half west of Portland
Haa«.
this forenoon, one man, J. E . Duey,
A m oiUr battery exploded at Fort of suspicious origin. They apjreared to losses in killed aod wounded as mark was so badly hurt that he died tonight
A rriv a
telava
have
l»een
started
by
the
s«:ne
hand
as
the contest as one of the bloodiest bat
Banka, on the Atlantic <«est, killing
I'a llj
P â lir
and 15 others received injuries two of
No. 1
three aitilelrym en and injuiing eight ad were discovered in the basemen's of tles in history. Already the lueses at
No 2
them perhaps fatally.
tenements.
Only
the
one
noted,
how
I.iao Yang have been approximated,
otheia.
The accident was due to the failure
11 ¿0 A M
ever, was accompanitrd by loes of life.
ItlfM«
tm V m
and
the indications ar* that they will
11 1» "
Glbaon
of the freight to take the siding at
The losses of the Russian army in
3 r» ••
lie exceeded.
The Russian advance
11 10 ••
Hink«
3 :w ••
tbe week of battle south of Mukden io
Portland and allow the passenger train,
11 <w ••
W aa<-o
8
“
has
been
converted
into a stubbornly
IO «A ••
K lo ’d lk
which was running on schedule tim e
placed at 40 000
The Japanese have
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EARNESTLY DESIRE PEACE.
fought retreat. Tbe result, according
10 40 ••
Hum It
M IN "
and had the right of way, to pass.
lost half as many.
10 .>4 ••
lta y ( Ic
to
tbe Russians, is still to be deter Both locomotives were com pletely
to a ••
M D 14
3 M ••
Japanese
Shocked
at
V
ic
to
ry
Won
The
Fourteneth
infantry,
now
in
the
10 .so ••
mined.
l>rMu««
U«
••
wrecked, tbe baggage and express cars
V A6 ••
Muro
W ith Such Shedding o f Blood.
« M» *
Philippines, will lie biooght l*ck to
On both sides the soldiers have
»:X7 ••
Kr«klu*
were telescoped and piled up in a heap,
4 (W ••
thia conntry next February and sta
V J0 ••
Oraaa V
« «S
Tok io, Oct. 19.—There ia a strong shown the utmost tenacity and bravery, the forw-ru end of the day coach was
N (Mi ••
(tourbn
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tioned at Vanouver barracks, succeed appeal tor j»eace in the appalling trag and whole regiments have gone down
N
40
M
Kant
smashed and five freight cars loaded
A lli M
ing the N ineteenth, which will be sent edy w hich ia now under enactment in before the fire of the enem y. In offic-
N Ä) •*
" tlc o i
A 31 M
with merchandise were dem olished.
H b n ’ ko IV » 0 0 A M
A.aAar**
to the islands.
Manchuria. Both armies have fought iai circles of Kt. Petersburg there is a
The Pullman cars were not damaged.
ferociously for a week, and desperate disposition to argue that even should
King George of Saxony, ia deaad.
The )>asseoger train was running
P a lly at*»« connection« at F h a n tk o for An-
fighting still continues. It is probable Genarel Kuropataiu be oblulged to re about 35 m iles, and the freight 20
taloj»*, I'r ln r v llle , Mend. Burn», s tiv e r I * k c .
All official advices are w ithheld at that the death roll will 'ne largely in- tire upon Mukden, his position w ill be
Lakeview , M ltc h o l, Payvltln. A n lo u e. A«hwood
m iles an hour, when the collision oc
Canyon C ity, John Day. Foeall.
Kt. Petersburg and the people are pre cteased before the final shot is tired.
quite as favorable as it was when the curred. Great confusion followed the
For ra le . «n<t In fo rm a tio n apply to
pared
for
the
worat.
C. K L v t l b ,
W. L. K x i l b v , Agent.
The preliminary reports indicate that order to advance was given Octotx?r 6, co llis:on, and exaggerated reports le
U FAIL A,,
wa* co. Oregon.
about
60,000 n en on both aides have and that, o ( the other hand, the Jap g a t i n g the disaster were circulated.
The
St.
Petreaburg
Vovoeti
admits
M banlku. Ora
editorially that the Ruaaiana have suf l»eeu either killed or wounded, the anese powers of further resistance will
The injured were taken cn relief
laiger poition of them l*eing Russians, have been materially weakened.
fered a telling defeat.
traiu« to hopitals at Pueblo and Salida.
since the armies of the two lielligerents
Russia w ill rush men to the front
ROOSEVELT PREPARING TO ACT.
closed
in combat.
m ilitary authorities believe 150,000
JAPAN HAS SHIPS IN WAITING.
Even the Japanese, to whom th«?
can lie transported by April.
great victory is of paramount im port He W ill Soon Address Notes to Pow
Torpedo Boats Built at N ew port
Knropatkin mnat bear the reaponai- ance, seem to be shocked by the slaught
ers Regarding Peace Conference.
News T ran sferred at Sea.
bility for the advance, as it ia official <y er of their enemies. The Japanese peo
Washington, Oct. 17.—The president
denied that be was ordered to advance. ple are receiving the news from the i« preparing to redeem his promise to
Newport News, Oct. 18.-—Two of the
According to Tangier advices evidence field of battle calm ly, and there can be the delegates to the Interparliamentary Lake submarine torpedo boats built
has lw»en discovered that tbe bandit heard no shouts in the streets pro Peace conference to secure another at the shipyards here, and believed to
Raiauli intends to attempt to capture claim ing the victory of their nation im eting of plenipotentiaries of the be des ined for the Japanese or Rus
Few flags aie displayed.
Probably powers signatory to the Hague conven sian governments, were hoisted on
another European.
later on tin re will b * a prooeaaion with tion, with a view to revising and board the Kennebec today. According
Telephone operators at Portland are the consequent jollification, but there
to the foreman in charge of the 200
adding to that instrument.
on strike. Poth sides are confident are heard many expressions of opinion
The state department will address men engaged in loading the craft, the
and in the meantime tiie public is suf that no deinnn’-trHtion of any kind
separate notes to every government rep Kennebec w ill sail for Boston before
fering many incotievniencea.
could be held. A prominent Japanese resented in the lust conference, inviting daylight.
ai »
It was state«! on apparently good au
A senaation has l»een caused all said to the Associatid Press cot respon suggestions to the time and place of
TO
meeting, and without doubt, in the thority tonight that the Kennebec w ill
through Russia by the preeistent rum dent tonight:
“ We have won a sweeping and a de spirit of caution that is always exh ib it be met up tbe coast by a steam ship
ors that the Russian teasury intends to
SALT LAKE, DENVER, draw
cisive victory which may prove to be ed hy diplom ats, many of these govern now lying far at sea, anti the big float
upon Russian church property in
the salvation of our country’« ex ist ments will seek to secure an ironclad ing dtrrick. the Ox, from New York.
order to replenish ist war cheat.
KANSAS Q TY ,
ence, hut we regret both our own losses agreement as to the scope of the con The Ox, it is asserted, will lift the sub
developed that a pouch of mail and the terrible slaughter which our ference.
Manv lim itations are ex marines from the deck of the Kenne
CHICAGO, ST. LOUIS, for It the has United
States cruiser Cincinnati, force» have inflicted on t lie enemy. pected to lw* proposed in this wav, bec, and transfer them to the waiting
which waa aboard the steamer Calchat- We »egret still more the necessity and it is realize«! that much difficnlty steamer, which will proceed with them
NEW YORK.
when sire was captured had l»een open which fotced us to engage in this war.’’ ¡w ill be experienced in securing har to their destination.
ed while in the hands of the Russian
mony.
Icenn »team »rs between Portland and officials, anbseqnently resettled and sent
Flood Still D elays T rains.
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H e e l B attered by Gun?.
Bin Franchco every five days.
on to ita destination.
Company
Declares
Dividend.
El
Paso,
Tex., Oct. 18 — The Santa
Tokio, Oc». 19.— It is a u tb o r itiv e lv
Chicago. Oct. 17.— I he usual quarter- re road still has a washout of about
reported
that
the
Russian
fleet
at
l’oit
The Russians are offering fabulom
LOW RATES!
lv dividend of $2 per share from net 12 m les lietween here and Albu
prices to ships to make Port Arthu» Arthur is suffering severely from the
earnings
was declared today bv the Pull querque, and it will be several days
tire
of
the
Japanese
land
batteries.
Tlcketa to and from all parts of the with anpplies.
man
company.
The annual statemen, before trains are running. All other
Rejiorts
of
a
recent
attempt
by
the
fleet
United States, Canada and Europe.
President Francis says the St. I.oub t> sortie are unfounded, as is the re for the fiscal year ending July 311 roads are running trains regularly, it
For particulars, call on or address,
fair lost 1 1,000,000 by being foiced ti ported capture of another blockade shows the net surplus for the year of is still rainy here, however, and the
jC. J. W ilson , Agent,
Rio Grande river is rising slowly.
$3,74x,625.
runner.
close on Sunday.
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