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OREGON NEWS TCtD mOM EASTERN ORCOON. Willamette Valley Tanners Ported to Buy This Tall. Ha lent To relieve a very hare feed market valley dialers ate importing KihIitii Oregon barley, bran ami chop, to lie niiIiI to the vi! 1 117 fur.ncrs. () inn to tlin rrcat scarcity of oats, ttmt aitlrle In millliiK at $M0 a ton ainl liiulii'f , with very llltln to Ixi liHil In the local market, lVsiers lire im porting to Salem almiH about oitfltt car of feed a week. Willi this movement o awHitt after harvest, It ia expected that much heavier shipments will be linl'lfl wlll'll winter Weather Sets hi. An a menus of ftiither rel it-v i tin the sit lIHtinll tin) Houllieni l'acille ha been appeslcd lo for a special reduction In freight rate on feed shipped in fur vulliiy liveMmk. The principal feed Imported ia rolled barley, which conies here (rtn Port land, lint in gnmn in LiiHtern Oreoii, jThia feed touts tin' farmi-i 27 a tun, and hh a tun nf it in worth more fur atiH-k Knurally tlmri a tun of oats, Mm barley In being puiclmwd ty dinners w li iiiiihI Imy Iced of aooiit kind. Jioulets any that barley at t-7 Is $5 a ton cheaper than oats at t'M), hence tin) Kitnem OrtK"ii feud can be I'lonylit In to tin advantage of valloy fsrntri. Owners of driving horses must have oats fur which they pay 3u a ton, and dairymen aru buying chop at fM, bran at f 22.60 and shorts at 123. A a rule, gtalii farmer havo feed enough for their own needa, hut have none to fell. . Fruitgrower, linprow rs, a few Htockuicn ami mii grain (iirmcra are the heavy btiyets of feed. They have boen accustomed to buy from their neighbor who raise grain, tmt tliit year the gram litrinera have little, if any, feed to fell. A great many farmcra who have a lew turn! of stock will Iw compelled to buy more or leaa few), but they will not constitute thu heavy buyers. ttern Capital Stared by frauds Medloid H. II. llama, who ha re' turned from a trip F.aat In the Inter -rat of the proposed railroad to the Ilig I'.utte country, atate Unit he can give no definite information a to the pre' ent condilioli of afTaiic tinlil the engl iiwu eatimate ami anrveya are com plete. The eatiuiatea, he report, are to bo riudied to completion at once lie aay that there la a marked reltu tn m on the part of Kaatern InveHtoia to go any further into Oregon timber on ai count ct the many "laud fraud of which the Oreirou newapaper have laid auch aire. ! ... t Pushing Development Work. Modford -The company headed by -Colonel T. Wain-Morgan Itraper, of fcan Krancico, which purchaaed the Monumental mine from I. I.. Hamil ton, II. W. Jack non and C. H. linker ,o( Medford, in the Shelly creek district, eeveral month ago, made the hint pay inent of $25,000 on the property lever- al dav ago and are pushing the devel opment of the mine rapidly. Ihey now have 45 men at work blocking out ore, erecting building and doinit other work for the installing of a 200 ton inciter at the mine. Little Green Timber Burned. Oregon City Supervisor Adolph Aac.hcff, of the Caacade toreat recerve ha removed his headquarter from Hood niver to hi home near Marmot CJlackamaa county, and hu eHtablihhed telephone ci nn ction via Mainly. Mr Aechoff report tliat while there have been a great numlK-r of foreat fire dur ing the summer, few proved at all acri )ua,whlie but little gieen Umber wan letrnvcd. Ala rule the fire were confined to tract of dead timber. Sugar Output Large. I.a Grande The sugar factory I run ning day and night with a full coin pie- inent of men. It will run longer and make many more tons of sugar thi yeir than in any ptevious year. The reason for licet growing ha been an ideal one. The yield per acre weed any previous ye', and neit year will eo a very larye lucrearu In the acreage throughout the entire county. Woolen Mills Busy. Pendleton The Pendleton woolen mills are manufacturing a new line of good this season wnrkingmen'i blouses and smoking Jackets. The lut ter are manutnetured from Indian role of unique patterns. Although the mill bns been manufacturing these garments since September 1, only three are nn hand, the demand being so gieat. Moie garment workers will be employed litter. Lighting Plant for College. McMinnville College, McMinnville A new vnpor gas plant for lighting the main college building and fut use. in the laboratories 1ms just been InstalluJ and is now In use. The tlaut cost alwnit $400, which was subscribed by the people of McMinnville. The sys tem will probably lie extended to the gymnasium to light that building for ' the evening clauses In physical culture Blfj Trad of Timber Sold. Astoria The sale of another large tract of timber land in Clatsop county lias been closed recently, but the prlco paid is not obtainable, lleeds died for reword show that Horace Irvine, of Minnesota, lias sold to the Nehnleni Timber company 5,288 Bcres iu the southwest portion of the county. The consideration named in the deeds is $2. OF INTEREST DIMRCTION WITH DIRECTORS. Slate School Superintendent Rccom. mends Change In Law. Halem In his annual report, now n the hands of the stain printer, Ma- perlntetiuetit of Public Inatruction J. Ackerinan, recommends to the Icg- alature a change lit the language of the achool law no a to place upon ona 8, USD the conatructlon wlilch udgn Hamilton gave It in his decision. Subdivision 11 of that section provides that the director of a school dixtrict i;my" transit 1 a pupil fiom one die- rlct to another upon the parents fling petition, etc., and Huperintendent Ackeimau lias always Mievcd that the word "may" in this section left the matter dlacretionury with the tchool bourd. A question having arisen, the matter waa icforred to the attorney general, who held that the purenta have a right o hiive the child transferred and that "may" misus "imiHt." (Superintend, nt Ackerinan accepted the attorney general a ruling but recomended that he legislature inset t after the word may" the word "at its discretion," ao that there could be no doubt a to ho cotiHtruction to l placed upon theae word. The decision renilered by Judue latnilton give the word the conduc tion debired by Hupetintendcnt Acker. man. Appointed by the Governor. Salem Tom lllchaidson, of Tort- land; A. U. Wood, of Cottage Grove, and'J. W. Ilalley. of Portland, have en appointed by Governor Chamlier- lain as delegates to the Trans-Mississip pi Commercial congress, which will meet in Bt. Louia October 25 to 21) te nsive. Mr. Richardson is manager of the Commercial club, of Portland, and Mr. Bailey is state focal and dairy com missioncr. Mr. Wood and Mr. Rich ardson and Mr. A. X. fiolis, of Ontario. have been appointed deleates to the National Irrigation convention to be held at Kl Paso. Tea.. November 15 to IX, inclusive. ISO Sacks per Acre. Echo Peter Mieiidan, who reside at the mouth of Buttera reek, 10 miles west of here, is harvesting 15 acres of potatoes. Mr. tjheridan says the field i yielding 150 sacks to the acre. He has a I reaity disposed of several hun dred sacks and will probably keep the remainder until spring. A resident of the vicinity says that last season he raised 243 sack to the acie without irrigation. Mr. Sheridan' field was net irrigated, but is situated on the bottod. of the vulley through which Butter creek flows. Heaviest freight Traffic Known. La Grande Freight traffic was never known to lie so heavy in Eastern Oregon a at the present time, and it ia mostly due to the Increase in the shipment of wheat to the Fast and the resumption of the large lumlier mills also adds to the volume. There are many etxra trains run out on the La Grande division daily, and there is but a few hours' rest for the trainmen at the terminal stations when they aie called out for another trip. Tew Sales of Wheat Made. Tendleton Although the wheat market hovers around the 72 cent mark for club, no recent sales of consqeuence have leen reported. Somo grain is still being hauled into town mostly barley and wheat for the feed and chop mills. The mills are constantly receiv ing wheat, but the moHt of the crop is uidet shelter. Home of the warehouses along the railroad are so full that wheat is piled on the platforms. Tew Indians in Pendleton. Tendleton Seldom in Pendleton are so few Indiana seen on the streets. Nearly all of the residents of the reser vation are in the Grand Ronde valley harvesting the beet crop, in the Yakima valley picking hops, or in the moun tains hunting or fishing. ' Until severe weather comes the hunters and fisher men will remain in their mountain camps. Taking of Chinook Eggs finished. Astoria A letter received at the fish warden's olllce states that the taking of spi ing chinook eggs at the Unipqua hatchery has been completed and 2, 600,000 egtfs secured. The superinten dent expocts to secure a large number of silverslde eggs later in the season. Advices received from the various points along the coast indicate that the run of fish thus far is very light, Timber Sells at 23 an Acre. Astoria A deed has been filed for record whereby the heiis of the late Francis Hood, of Saginaw, Mich, sell to William M. Bray, of Portland, 1,. 700.3 acres of timber land located short distances south of Went port and Knap pa, in the eastern portion of this conn ty. The consideration named is $44, 000, or $25 per acre. Northwest Wheat Markets. Portland Walla Walla, 8182c; blnestem, 85c; valloy, 85c. Tacoma Bluestem, 8(ioj club, 82c. Colfax Club, 70c; bluestem, 75u. CRASH IN DEEP CUT. Dad freight Wrctkon Northern Pa - title In Montana. Misaoula, Mont., Oct. 12. One of the womt freight wrecks which has oc curred on the liocay Mountain division of (he Northern Pacific In many years, from the standpoint of delayed traffic,' took place at an early hour this morn ing, about five miles east of Garrison, Mont. Freight cars loaded with ex port shipments for the Orient, were piled 50 feet high, and the wieckage of two trains is scattered along the track for a coimiderable distance. Traffic was brought to a 'complete standstill, and no trains were able to peas the re!ie of the wreck for 18 hour. One of the train crew. Fireman Bowman, of an eitra east bound freight, was iiiHtantly killed, and two other trainmen were hurt, though not seri oualy. The accident wa due to a mistake in const ruing the order on the part of the engineer of the eaethound freight. Ho had order to meet three sections of No. 63 freight, west bound, on the sid ing at ihg fiend. The third section had passed the extra ahead of the original second section. As the number of the engine of this second section corre sponded to the engine supposed to be pulling the third section, as given in the orders, the eitra'i engineer pulled out. The extra met the original second section in a deep cut, while both trains were running at a high rate of speed. The impact was terrific, throwing the UehriH mountain high, both engines complete telescoping. It was impos sible to build a track around the wreck by reason of the deep cut. ' PATENT DRUGS COUNTERfEITED. factory in New York Is Discovered by Detectives. New York, Oct. 12. The New York police are convinced that they have broken up a gigantic drug swindle bv the arrest of several men )n thia city The arrests were made on information (that well known proprietary medicines weie being counterfeited and sold as genuine, and (lie authorities assert that the. investigation is not complete. Druis seized at the apartment of Howard K. Woolen today, it is said, are valuel at VlU,ouu. Wooten ia one of the men tinder arrest. The others are H. B. Minden, Manville Thomas, Charles S. Horn, Charles F. Rislev'and Walter 8. Hockey. It is asserted by local detectives that slips were found in the places raitpn giving the names of 5.000 druggists throughout the country to whom dangerous mixtures made in New York weto sold. It is said that the most in portant finds in the raids was the circulars sent out to druggists and containing the code by which they could order the preparations. It is alleged by the po lice that preparations made by the best known chemical firms fn Europe were counterfeited. In circulars' discovered was the statement: "All these goods are genuine, in original packages and unopened." The price list showed that the drugs in the list were being sold at from 15 to 50 per cent below the usual selling price. CHOKE IN TUNNEL. Six Men Lose Lives Under St. Clair, Michigan River. Port Huron, Mich., Oct. 12. Six employes of the Grand Trunk railway were suffcated to death by coal gas to day in the St. Clair tunnel, which runs under the t. Clair river, from Port Huron to Ssrnia, Ont. A coal train broke in two while passing through the tunnel, and three of the train crew were suffocated whi'e part of the train lay stalled in the tunnel. The engineer pulled out with his engine, but returo ed and lost his life in an endeavor to push the stalled cars back to safety Huperintendent A. 6. Begg and another man perished in attempts to go to the rescue of the Others. Chinese Buy Provisions. Shanghai, Oct. 12. Chinese govern nient omctaia are reported to be pur chasing here foreign provisions which are to be shipped to Tien Tsin. The purpose for whcih the provisions are being purchased is unknown. Well informed Chinese express the opinion that they arj intended for the Russian army. A telegram from Kweilin, in the province of Kwangsi, in Southern China, says that the Chinese troop have defeated a large body of rebels at LorhenBhien, after a tight lftHting three days. Watching for Supply Ships. Chefoo, Oct. 12. The increased ac tlvity of the Japanese fleet blockad ing Port Arthur in the stopping of tueichantnien is due to a lookout which is being kept for three British ships which, it is suspected, intend to at tempt to enter Poit Arthur with tinned meats and vegetables. The British ship Victoria was stopped near Wei Hai Wei this evening, and the above explanation was made to her by the Japanese boarding ofllcer. Heavy Mre Loss at Columbia. Columbus, O., Oct. 12. Fire "today In the five story building in North lliuh street, occupied by the Columbus Dry Goods company, caused an aggre gate loss estimated at f 200,000. DEATH LIST DIG Twcnty-Eleht Killed in Mis souri Train Collision. SIXTY OTHERS ARE INJURED Sleeping Passengers Hurled In Ev ery Direction Scene of Wreck on Down Grade. Washington, Oct. 12. Twenty-nine persons weie killed and 60 injured by a collision of Missouri Pacific trains, three miles west of Warrensburg, at 4 o'clock this morning. The trains were the second section of passenger train No. 80, which left Wichita, Kan., for Kt. Louis last night and an extra freight train. Twenty-seven of the dead are in undertaking rooms in this city and the seriously wounded are in the rail roWl noepital in tsedalia. The pasaenger train, consisting of two day coaches, a Pullman car and a caboose, wa loaded with world's ('air excursionists, from Southeast Kaneas and Southwest Missouri. The regular passenger train, No. 30, bad been cut iu two at Pleasant Hill on account of the heavy load and an engine attached to ti e front car 'without a baggage car as a butler. The extra freight had sidetracked at Montserrat for the first section of No. 30, wnich carried signals that a a cond section was following. This was fol lowed by paasenger train No. 50, which the freight crew took for the second section of No. 30. The freight pulled out of the sidetrack, and three miles west met the second section. The im pact telescoped the tender of the pas senger engine into the front car, which was loaded with passengers, and it was here that the sacrifice of life took place, The passenger conductor, E. L. Barnes, ran all the way to Warrens burg and broke the news of the wreck. Every physician in the town responded. and hundeds of citizens hastened to the wreck and assisted the wounded from beneath the limbers of the broken cars. J wenty people were killed out right and seven died before 8 o'clock. The dead were placed upon fl a tears and brought to this city, and Dr. Bills, the coroner, immediately Impaneled a jury and suited an inquiry which is still in session. The afternoon was taken up in idtnti fying the dead. WORK ON TREATY. New Chinese Exclusion Act Is Now 5elng Considered. Washington, Oct. 12. Secretary Hay and fcir Cheng Tung Liang Cheng have at last begun to lay the fdundation for a nw Chinese exclusion treaty and it is expected the convention will be ready for submission to the senate at the approaching session. The treaty will, it is understood, replace all exist ing laws on the subject. It is the in tent ion to continue in full force in the treaty the principle of the exclusion of Chinese coolies and the Chinese gov ernment itself is perfectly willing that this should be done. But the treaty will contain provisions regarded as much ueeded and earnestly sought by the Chinese government for many years, looking to a more considerate, liberal and kindly treatment of the higher class of Chinese seeking to enter our porta. WILL DO OR DIE. Kuropatkln Has About raced and Will Assume Offensive. St. Petersburg, Oct. 12. A battle upon which the fate of this year's cam paitrn in Manchuria depends seems only a few days ahead. Advices from the (ront are meager. All that ia posi tively known officially is that General Kuropatkin has cast the die at last, about faced his atmy and is marching resolutely against the enemy as if re solved to do or die. According to un official reportB, Field Marshal Oyama, at the first sign of Goner! Kuropatkin taking the offensive, bfgan drawing' in his line and concentrating upon forti fied posit:ons north of Liao Yang. Ac cording to the latest reports, which are contained in a dispatch to the As sociated Press from Muaden, the Jap. anese outposts are being driven in all along the line. Trains Still Delayed. F.l Paso, Tex., Oct. 12. No rain has fallen here since Saturday night, and the railroads are lushing repair work, but have not bettered the washout situ ation as ' yet. The Southern Pacific and Rock Island hope to get trains through them, howevei, but the Santa Fe is making no predictions. Three thousand sacks of mail for Colorado, New Mexico and- Arizona are at the Santa Fe depot and three railway postal clerks have been sent here from San Franelpco to piepaie it for immediate dispatch as socyi a trains move. Will Pass It Up to Emperor. St. Petersburg, Oct. 12. The strain. ed relations between the foreign office and the admiralty over the question of contraband has reached an acute stage, according to high authority. Foreign Minister Larmsdorff is said to consider that he has Buffered a personal affiont under which he cannot rest, and purposes to raise the issue at the weekly audience with the emperor to morrow and at the same time tender his resignation. Stoesscl Must Have Help. London, Oct. 12. The morning Post's Shanghai correspondent says it is stated that Lieutenant General Stoes scl has reported that unless he is re lieved bef jre December he must surrender. OFFICIAL DIRECTORY. raited Stales. fro-M-nt V li'-Fril.- n t .....TIiewloM Root rel I Beriary ot Htt . wretry of Trcnr .. Swn-ury of Interior..... W. K. I)y ........... I.Tninn J. Om ......E. A. IfltrhrricH K. K. Root .John D. Long .Charln Kmory Smith ...John W.Orlxiff recriary of W ar K-rtrT ot Nary A tioriiey-0'rral Secretary of Airrl-n)tiir. .... Jumefl Wilson ..Binger Herman com osoert.1 lurt onicc 8 tat Federal OfflHala. ,.,. J John If. Mitchell "' Chaa. W. rulion Congressmen., j fdlJUu 1t".'.Z !l Internal RTinu Collector.. 1). M. Ounoe Mutrict Jul C. B. Helllnirer Ircult JihIk .W. B.'iiltrt UlDtrlct Attorney J. 11. Mall U. a. Murbal W. F. Mathew Cnltari Htatea Land Offleara. THI DAl.I.M, ORCOOX. Jay P. I.nca ... Otia Patterton LA GHAKDI, ORCOOH. ft rltr. heceivvr Rtrlntr . taceiver., E. W. Bartlett J. O. tjwacmieiujtr atata or Oregon. Oovtrnor ...... Oeo. E. Chamberlain rtocretary of State F. 1. Dun our 1 rRiirer C. S. Moore Attnriiey-Oeneral .........A. M. Crawford Hiipt. of Public luntrucllon J. H. Acierman Printer ... J. K. Waltney (..., ..... K. 0. Mean Supreme Judges . ,. F. A. Moore I :. E. Wolvertun Clerk Board School Land CornmiRxion .Mart Chamberlain Game Warden .... ...Alotia Quimby fih oriiminioTicr., F. C. Iteid, Antoria VKtenuary burgeon W in. McLean, Portland ftiith Judicial District. Circuit Judge W. R. Kill Proaecuuug Attorney ............T. a. Hailey Morrow County Officiate. Joint Senator Walter Pierce representative.-.. .G. V. Phelpe County Judge...... A. Q. Bartholomew Count, Commissioner, J;:;;:;;i:'.'ci:A"hbIugS County Clerk Vawter Crawford County Sheriff E. M. Shutt county 1 reasorer ........M. Lichtenthal County Assessor-. ...W. L. Baling County Surveyor J. Keithly county ectiool superintendentJay W. Hhipley County Coroner.... .... ..Dr. Kistner btock Inspector 8. C. Kirk Heppner Town Officer. Mayor. . Frank Gilliam J. J. Roberta Oeo. Noble Councilmen. .E. W. khea Phil Cohn Tom Ouaid I .0. K. Farnaworth Recorder J. P. Williams Treasurer.- . . L. W. Briggs Marshal D.C Gurdaue Beppner School District. Directors T.J. Matlock, E. M. Shutt, J. Hagar. Clerk-L. W. Briggs. Precinct Officers. Justice of the Peace .J. P. Vf llltams Constable. .......G. B. Uatt R' EDFIELD Sl VAX VACTOR ATTORN EYS-.VT-LAW Office, Opposite First National Bank, Heppner. 1 W. PBKLPS ATIdRNET-AT-LAW. Office in Odd Fellows New Building. Heppner. Oregon. 7RANK B. KISl. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Office, Patterson's Drug Store. Kesitlence with J. A Patterson D R. A. K. EIGG9 ec!al a'tentton given to ritsr-atei of the ar, nose ana taroat. masses properly fitted. Beppner, Oregon. G. W.REA ATTORNEY-AT-LAW TJ. S. Commissioner. Homestead filings and au final proofs niatle. Office one door east P. v., borg's Jewelry Store. HBPI'NEK OREGON c. K. WOODSON. Attorney-at-Law. Office in Ptlace Hotel, Heppner, Oregon. V. GENTRY, TONSORIAL ARTISTS. SUAV1NU 95 CENTS. Fin Bath Rooms In connection. 8hop two doors north ot Palace Hotel DR. J. W. VOGLE EYE SPECIALIST. MAKES REGULAR TRIPS TO HEPPNER AND MOR ROW COUNTY. GIBSON & LOGAN Shaving Parlors Three Doors South of Postoffloa, atiavlns;, t5a Halrculllii, ISa. Bathroom in Connection. TICKETS To and from al) POINTS EAST via l5s SHORT LI ill ST. PAUL, DULUTH, MINNEAPOLIS, CHICiS. AND POINTS CAST. Through Palace end TonrisfHleepen; Dtnlna ana ounet emoting library war, DAILY TRAINS. FA8T TIMS. For rates, folders and full information regard icg tickets, routes, etc., call on or address H. DICKSON", City Ticket Agent, Portland, Oa. . W.PHALON. T. P. A., il Third tit,, Portland, Oa. A. B. C. DF.NNI8TON, O. W. P. A.. 12 r irst Arc. BeatUe. Was. it The Milwaukee A familiar name for the Chicago, Mil waukee St St. Paul Railway, known all over the Union aa the Great Railway running the "Pioneer Limited" traLia every day and night between St. Paul and Chicago, and Omaha and Chicago, "The only perfect f tains in the world. " Understand : Connections are made with All Transcontinental lines, assuring t passengers the best aervice known. Luxurious coaches, electric lights, steam beat, of a verity equaled by no other line. . Bee that your! ticket reads via "Th Milwaukee" when going to any point in the United States or Canada. All ticket agents sell them. For rates, pamphlets or other Infor mation, address, J. W. Caskt, H. 8. Rowa, Trar. Pass. Agent General A gaol PORTLAND. ORKOON. Dr. M. B. Metzler DENTIST Office In Odd Fellows' New Bulldlsa. Call and See Me. V Oregon Mow Pacific Only Line East vU AMD Salt Lake and Denver TWO TRAINS DAILY. Pally Cxraaif TIHR SCHEDULES. Hirrvia. Oa. Dailf AaaMvas Fast Mall For East and Wast Fast Mall From Kaat and Wast E I prase lor tast and Watt E i press From last and Wast t:00a.Bs. liia . at 1:00 a. I l:is av STEAMER LINES. Sam FBiNcraoo-PoaTLaiiD Rocrs ataamat sails from Portland I p.m. ersry I days. Datly Boat serrtoa between Portland. Astoria, Oregon City, Dayton, Salem, Indeoandenoa, ' Corvallls and all Colombia sad Wlilametts EiTsr points. SNAKE RIVER ROUTE. teaman between Klparta aad La-vUHae) leave Klparta dally at 4:0 a. aa. ratoralng laar Lew Is ton daily at 1:10 a. av . I. B. BMdlaatMa, Heppae, Oregaa)