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HOULTOU, COLUMBIA COUHTY, OBEGON, FKIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2. 1904.
NO. ID.
WEEIVSDOINGS
Newsy Items Gathered from All
Parts of the World.
Or INTEREST TO OUB READERS
General Review of Important Happen-
pcnlgs Presented In a Brief and
Condensed Corn.
A ferryboat in Poland capsized,
drowning 70 persons.
A hail alorm at Prineviile, Oregon,
smashed moat o( the windows in the
town.
Bids on the Grand Konde, Oregon,
IndaD landa are found to be over twice
the minimum flxd by law.
The Japanese are believed to have
cut the Kuiilm line of comnnicatlcn
between Uao Yang and Mukden.
Japanese mllltaiy experts declare
that General Kuropatkin ia cornered ao
effectively that enape ii impossible.
Chcaito employer, now that the pack
ers appear aore of winning thilr atrike,
re considering a general campaign
against unionism.
Senator Clark, of Montana, waa
threatened by a maniac who ran after
the aenator declaring that he had
broken the atate game lawi.
The fighting at Tort Arthur contnuea
to be of the moat desperate chaiacter.
Toaitona ara repeatedly taken, loat and
retaken by the Japanese with a heavy
iota of men.
The Russian vessels at Shanghai
ciae been disarmed.
The rush Incident to the opening of
land near Lea iaton, Idaho, is setting
in early.
A clondbuist in Montana caused con
siderable damage to the Northern Pa
cific railroad.
Bnow has fallen near Duluth, Minn.,
and cropa have been damaged greatly
by heavy frosts.
A Laramie, Wyo., mob took a negro,
who attacked a white girl, from jail
And hanged him.
RuBiila denies that she ia discrlml
sating against British ahipa in search-
log for contraband ol war.
Geneial Stoeesel lias informed the
tar that the Port Arthur garrison can
not hold out over six weeka longer at
the moat.
The citr of Binang. on the island of
Luaon, P.I., baa been wiped oot by
Hm. Ona hundred Uvea were loet and
4,000 people are homeless.
Bt. Petersburg deems a criaia at hand
in the Liao valley unless huropauin
can retreat. Continued rains, It ia
feared, will greatly impede the move
ment of heavy ordnance, which may
have to be abandoned.
The battleship Nebratka will be
launched at Heattle October 7.
The Russians lost about 2.500 men
in the recent battles in the Liao valley.
Cloudbursts In Southern California
have washed out much railroad tracks.
Oenrala Kurokl and Okn have com
nined their armies to cut the Russian
line near Anashan.
The Jaoaneee have captured more
forta at Port Arthur and are now with
in the very city at one point.
General Fnnston haa notified the war
department that he will relinquish the
command of the department of the Co
lumbia on October l.
Tnvnnt Wlons of the oavv depart
ment have shown that our warships
mnat Wk nftener than once a Tear to
have their bottoms cleaned.
France holds that powers like Amer
ica should act together to aveit incras
ing danger of Japan becoming the dom
lnant power in the Far Eaat.
The general land office has withdrawn
80,840 acres in the uurango rana uis
trict, Colordo, on acccunt of the Las
Anamaa, N. M., reservoir Bite ana irri
gat ion works.
The RuBBlana have repulsed the
.TnnnTiMA at several nointa In the
Liao valley.
The Japanese are preparing for a
great battle at Liao Yang ana neavy
guns are on the way.
AN Is aulet at Shanghai and the
incident of the disarmament of the
Russian ahipa is closed.
Georgia militiamen declare the
sheriff was in collusion with the mob
which lynched negroes.
The efforts of the Chicago alder
manic onxmmlttee to end the packers'
atrike has come to naught.
it ia stated that the Corean govern
ment haa agreed to engage Japanese
advisors and borrow money to carry
out much needed reforms.
Pbicaxda are bema scattered in
Tslnanfa Province, China, urging the
massacre of the "foreign devils."
The native Christians are fleeing.
The Japanese war office haa con
eluded that Port Arthur cannot be
tnknn bv direct assault and haa order
ed that no attacks be made which
would entail heavy loss.
ARMIES ARC ABOUT EQUAL
Russia lias All Confidence Ruropat-
am Will Re Victorious.
Ft. Petersburg, Sept. 1. The great
battle of Liao Yang, which began early
uesday morning, raged throughout
the day with increasing intensity, but
up to this hour no further official de
tails beyond two brief telegrams given
out in the afternoon, have been received
bby the war office. Every confidence
a expressed in General Kuropatkln't
ability to meet the Japanese asuault on
ground of his own rhooslng, but the
city is hungrily awaiting further ntws
of the progress of the fight.
The Japanese forcea engaged in this
battle can only be eHtimated here, but
they are believed to number about
200,000 men.
General Kuropatkin ia known to
have nix army corps, besides 147 squad
rons of tavalry, in which great confi
dence la repoaed, bringing the Russian
total up to about the same number that
the Japantee have. How the armiea
compare with regard to artillery ia not
eflnitely known, though throughout
the war the Japanese have shown great
preference for this arm and great skill
in Its use.
Reports from the front credit the
Japanese with having about 200 guns
nd many mountain batteries, and it is
known that they recently shipped 24
heavy guns to Yinkow. Four of these
guns already have been mentioned in
there dispatches as being in action.
General Kurokatkin, in addition to
hia field batteriea, has a number of very
heavy guna emplaced at Important po
sitions at Liao Yang, where the Rub-
iana have been atrongly fortifying for
some time. The Japanese profess to
iave captured two field batteriea dur
ng te past two days. Russian official
accounts admit the losa of only alx
guns.
It Is stated a Japanese battery was
captured south of Anshanshan during
the preliminary fighting; and that sev
eral Japanese guns have been destroyed
ainre then.
Little of the atrategic situation has
developed ao far. Official news from
the front aayi there was desperate fight
ng in the southern renter, while from
nf or matron from other aources it ap
pears the Japanese are endeavoring to
turn the Russian light from the neigh
borhood of the junction of the Taitse
and Sakbe rivera. The fighting on the
western flank appears to have ap
proached within three miles of Liao
Yang.
WILL TRY TO SPREAD STRIKE.
Union Will Attempt to Call Out
Ev
cry Affiliated Trade.
Chicago, Sept. 1. A strong effort is
to be made by the leadera of theuniona
now on strike at the stockyards to
spread the scope of the strike so that it
will include every trade which is ami
iated in even a remote degree with the
packing industry. The first step in
this direction was taken tonight, when
the stockhandlers now employed at the
yards voted to go on strike st 10 o'clock
in the morning. There are about 1,
000 of these men, and their duties are
to look after and feed the cattle in the
pens between the time of their arrival
and the the time of killing. Their
action tonight, therefore, will make it
incumbent upon the packers to provide
other men to take their places.
President Donnelly, of the Butchers'
union, declared tonight he would also
be able to call out all the switchmen
employed on the railroads which do
business at the stockyards, and possib
ly to extend the striae to other pepart
ments of the railroads. A mass meet
ing of the strikers is to be he'd tomor
row afternoon at Watita hall, near the
stockyards, an addresses are to bo made
by a number of labor leaders.
After a conference with members of
the executive committee of the strikers
national organization, President Don
nelly refused to divulge what had taken
place. He admitted that means of se
curing money for the strikers had been
discussed, but he refused to say what
else bad been talxed cf at the confer
ence. Russian Army Confident.
Berlin, Bept. 1. A dispatch from
Liao Yang to the Lokal Anzeigei, timed
9:25 a. m. today, says: "What ap
pears to be the deciding battle began at
4 a.m. The Japanese began the at
tack east of Liao Yang along the Taitze
river, but were repulsed. The firing
is now specially heavy south and south
west of Liao Yang. One can no longer
distinguish individual detonations.
The Wyberg regiment, of which Em
peror William II is honorary chief, is
deploying upon the battlefield. The
Russian army is full of confidence."
May Search for British Ships.
Madtid, Bept. 1. The Russian aux
iliary cruiser Don has left Vogo with
out waiting for her bill of health.
Her commander was In receipt of a tel
egram from the Russian government
which presumably ordered him tc re
sume the search for British collieries
destined for Japan. It is stated here
that ten other Russian cruisers are en
gaged in this work on the coasts of
Spain, Portugal, France and Africa.
OREGON NEWS
TESTING STATION AT EUGENE.
Bureau of forestry Has Matter Un
der Consideration.
Salem The United Btates bureau of
forestry has under consideration the es
tablishment of a testing station at the
University of Oregon at Eugene, and It
a learned from a reliable source that
the officials who have the matter in
charge are very favorably impressed
with the need of such a station here.
The work of such a station would be
to make careful and accuiata testa of
the strength, durability, elasticity,
etc., of all kinds of building and con
struction material, auch as lumber,
stone, brick, cement. Such a station
would require an initial investment of
15,000 for machinery with which to
make the tetts. The custom of the
government haa been to require the
state to furnish the testing laboratory,
while the government employes the ex
pert to taae charge of the work. Alter
the laboratory has been provided thert
would be no further expense tolls
state. ,
The advantage to the atate in 'the es-
tabliahment of a government testing
station would be in the advertising
Oregon material would get as a result
of the teats. A report of all tests
would be published in government bul
letins, and an official record would be
kept showing the merits of Oregon
building material.
The nearest government tc? station
is at Berkeley, Cal., where the bureau
cf forestry maintains a station similar
to that proposed for Oregon. In addi
tion to setting before the world reliable
information regarding the merits of
construction material, these stations
afford an opportunity to ascertain
whether materials being used in con
struction work are of the character
called for by contracts or whether they
sre suited to the purpose for which
used.
COMPANY MAY DUILD: PORTAGE.
Presumed Object of New Portland
Contract Corporation.
Salem The Portland Contract com
pany, ol Portland, filed articles of in
corporation in the office of the secretary
of state last week with Daniel Kern.
Robert Wakefield and J. N. Teal as in
corporators. The amount of the capital
stock is 110,000. While it is not so
stated in the articles, it is believed
around the capitol that this is the cor
poration which will undertake the con
struction of the portage railway be
tween The Dalles and Celilo.
The expressed purpose of the com
pany is to take contracts for and to
construct buildings, railroads, canals,
bridges, etc., and to deal in , lumber
and logs, and transact other business
such as construction companies often
engage in. The incorporators named
are authorized to open stock books snd
receive subscriptions to the capital
stock.
Building for Medical College.
Salem There is a niovemnt on foot
to secure for the Willamette university
an exclusive building for the use of the
medical college of that institution. It
was announced by Dean W. H. Byid,
of the medical college of the university,
that Hon. A. BuBh had started the sub
scription litt toward the realization of
the 117,000 required for the building,
with a donation of $2,600, and that a
subscription of $1,090 had been added
thereto by the faculty of the universi
ty. Dr. Byrd says that a vigorous
campaign will now be made.
Eugene's Carnegie Library.
Eugene At a recent meeting of the
city council arrangements were made
for the purchase of a lot on Willam
ette street, between Tenth and Elev
enth, for a site for the Carnegie libra
ry. Xbe price to be paid is $4,000
A gift of $10,000 from Mr. Catnegie is
to be used in erecting a library build
ing and equipping the same with heat
ing and lighting apparatus, fixtures,
etc., and under the terms of the gift
the city is to maintain a free library at
an annual expense of $1,000.
Electric Road Is Assured.
La Grande W. E. Davidson, pieui
dent of the Eastern Oregon Develop'
ment company, in speaking of the pro
posed electric railway for Union coun
ty, cays that the road will not only
connect all the towns in the county
but will connect Wallowa county with
Union county, and it is though it will
ultimately be extended to Lewiston,
and thus establish a railroad between
the Hill and Harriman lines.
Wheat Market.
Portland Walla Walla, 79c; blue
stem, 82c; valley, 83c.
Tacoma Bluestem, 83c; club, 78c.
Albany 75c.
Salem 80c. '
Colfax Club, 86c; bluestem, 70c.
Pendleton Club, 68 Kci bluestem,
72c.
LaGrande Club, 2c; bluestem, 68o.
mm
Of INTEREST
ELECTRIC ROAD IN UMATILLA.
Win Be Built If Portage Road Is
Constructed.
Pendleton In the event of the con
struction of the portage railway between
Celilo and The Dalles, which now seems
assured, an electric railroad may be
built between Pendleton and some
point on the Columbia tlver. This
rumor is current on the streets, and it
is believed that something tangible lies
behind it. It is understood that the
promoters of this scheme are prominent
residents of Umatilla county and that
they will carry the project to a success
ful termination, provided the portage
road is built, seems certain. ,
The promoters will not talk for pub
lication, refusing to give any informa
tion at all concerning the project. "It
is too soon to announce our intentions,"
said one of the interested persons, "for
the portage road haa not been built as
yet."
It is understood that two objective
points are now under consideration, the
one being Umatilla and the other Wal
lula. The latter point will probably
be chosen, as a road between that junc
tion and this city would open up un
limited traffic out of Pendelton. Wheat
raisers are anxious that the road be
built, as the saving in grain freight
rates will be enormous.
TARMERS ARE PANIC PROOI.
Umatilla County Assured of a Pros,
pcrous Year.
Pendleton The financial depression
and thebusinss stagnation which usual
ly precedes a presidential election has
not and will not affect Umatilla county
or any other community in the North
west this tail. The immense crops and
the general prosperity have stimulated
trades in all lines so much that there
is no likeihood of such a period. Al
though the deposits in the banks are
no larger than ia usual for this time of
the year, money is more plentiful.
Toward the middle of September, when
farmers begin .to get - their money-or
their crops, the deposits will increase
and outstanding papei will be paid off.
as it is, lew nave received the monev
for the wheat sold, and only a few are
drawing more than enough to pay off
their help. Later they will draw their
money and the general prosperity of the
year win b te.t more generally.
OVER 10,000 ACRES IN WHEAT.
W. J. furnish Has Land Rented to
29 Tenants.
Pendleton W. J. Furnish, probably
the largest land owner of Umatilla
county, has over 10,000 acres of wheat
land rented on shares this season
The land is situated north and north
west of Pendleton, in the wheat belt
that extends from Pendleton to the Co
lumbia river. This acreage is appor
tioned out to some 29 renters, from
whom Mr. Furnish is to receive one
fourth of the crop on the better land
and on third from the lieht yielding
lands. So vast are his holdings that it
is with difficulty that he can figure up
tne number of acres in wheat this sea
son. Mr. Furnish does not attempt to
farm any himself, and he said, "I don't
even own a plow, but let other people
do tne larming."
Salem Mill Uses Oil for fuel.
Salem The Salem Woolen mills
have commenced the use of fuel oil in
the place of wood, believing it to be a
cheaper material for generating steam
The state authorities have been consid
ering for some time the question of us
ing oil for fuel at the state institutions,
and the experience of the woolen mill
company will be watched with interest
The substitution of oil for fuel in the
large manufacturing establishments
and in the state institutions will great
ly relieve the scarcity of wood, of the
last three or four years.
Rich Specimen from Blue River.
Eugene Development work has been
very active in the Blue river district of
late and some excellent ore bodies are
being uncovered. A number of spec!
mens of very rich ore from the Cuba
and Oriental mines have just been
brought down. The specimens were
obtained from near the surface and
Driaiie witn gold which can be seen
with the naked eye.
Indians and Japs for Beetflelds.
La Grande A large number of Uma
tilla Indians and Japanese imported
from near Portland will arrive in the
city this week to work in the vast beet
fields this fall, pulling and hauling
them for the sugar factory in La
Grande. There will be over 20,000
ions ground tnis xau, more than any
previous season.
Brush fire Burns Good Timber.
Sumptei A brush fire a few days
ago communicated with a large lot of
sawlogs belonging to the Oregon Lum
ber company and before the flames
were checked 600,000 feet of good saw
timber were destroyed. The fire oc
curred at the logging camp near Whit
TRADE Or THE PHILIPPINES.
Large Increase Io Imports and
crease in Exports.
Washington, Aug. 31. According to
a statement given out today at the bu
reau of Insular affairs, the Philippine
mport trada advanced nearly $2,000,
000 in value during the nine months
ended March last, and a alight falling
off la shown in the exports aa a result
decreased shipments in copra and
sugar, although hemp and tobacco are
exported in larger amounts than for
the corresponding three-fourths of the
previous year.
Excluding gold and silver and United
States government purchases, the custom-house
returns, the total value of
merchandise imported for the nine
months ended March, 1904, at $25,
927,024, and the exports at $22,258,-
169, a 7 per cent increaae in imports
and 2 per cent decrease in exports.
The ricegrowing sections of the Brit-
sh and French East Indies have en
joyed most of the increase in trade,
the latter territory sending three
fourths of the $10,000,000 worth of rice
received.
Except fcr those countries from
which rice is obtained the statement
says that for the first time since Amer
ican occupation, the United States
eads in the amount of merchandise
sent to the islands and that the out
going trade with the principal countries
shows a decline in the value of ship
ments to the United States, more than
$700,000 of the loss being credited to
sugar exports and $600,000 to hemp.
More than one-bait of the Imports
consisted of food and animals, while
the exports were chiefly agricultural
products., hemp exports amounting to
$16,000,000 in round numbers. The
figures on the carrying trade show an
ncrease in volume of business done
under the Amer lean flag, the amount
carried tc the islands being $1,535,027,
while $2,237,805 of the exports left the
elands under the American flag. The
British vessels took $18,172,819.
The sugar trade declined from $2,-
479,001 to $1,827,074, the entire out
put being sent to Jspan, Hong Kong
and China, no portion being exported
to the United States. Americans made
up more than one-half of the . total sr
rival8,the greater portloriTeIug clateed
as professional men.
CABLE TO ALASKA.
The Ail-American Line to Tar North
Is Working.
Seattle, Wash., Aug. 31. Alaska
was brought into communication with
the rest of the United States this after
noon, amid the cheera of hundreds of
Americans, the tooting of steamboat
whistles and the crash of bands play
ing the "Star Spangled Banner."
The cable between Seattle and Val-
dea was spliced at a point about ten
miles north of Seattle at 4 :40 o'clock
in the afternoon, though for several
hours before the final joining of the
two ends messages had been sent from
Seattle men, guests on board the cable
Rhip curnside, to bitka and responses
had been received.
The steamship Queen carried 300 of
Seattle's prominent sitizens out to meet
the cable ship and witness the splicing
of the cable. The Burnside was met
about six miles north of the buoy where
the Seattle end rested. Cable was be
ing laid at tne rate ot lour miles per
horn, and the two ships proceeded to
the buoy, within easy hailing distance.
The splicing of the cable took two
hours and 20 minutes. Finally the
work was completed and the spliced
part was held aloft over the side of the
Burnside while the bluejackets scam
pered aloft and manned the yards. A
band on the Queen, which lay about
300 feet away, swung into the "Star
Spangled banner," and the cable struck
the water with a mighty splash. It
sunk into about 300 feet of water.
The cable line is 800 miles long and
cost $1,000 per mile. Colonel Allen
is one of the oldest cable experta in the
United States. He helped to lay the
cable to Vancouver island 20 years ago.
The Burnside. will be overhauled
here and in about six weeks the work
of laying the line to Valdes will be
taken up.
Confident of Holding Out.
Liao xang, Aug. is. numerous re
liable reports which have reached here
through a dispatch carrier and other
persons are to the effect that despite
the extreme Japanese measures of the
past fortnight to perfect a blockade of
Port Arthur by means of sinking all
the junks near that place, the Russians
outside Port Arthur are considerably
underestimated, as is also the existing
power of the fortress, which is likely
to hold out for two monthB and possibly
until January, even under such an
aseau't as the Japanese are using.
Paraguay Revolutionists Active.
Buenos Ayres, Aug. 31. Paraguay
revolutionary vessels are extremely ac
tive. They are carrying men, horses
and arms and are searching all pas
senger boats. An Argentine warship
yesterday threatened to fire on the rev
olutionary squadron if ic intercepted
vessels flying the flag of the Argtenine
republic.
GIVE UP IDEA
Chicago Aldermen Ccnnot En1
Packers' Strike.
their eitorts am at an m
wo Important Meetings Are Held
by Labor Unions, but They
Arc Without fruit.
Chicago. Ana. 81. "AUolnut
nothing." in Mayor Harraion'a worda.
summarized the result of the meeting
of the aldermanic committee named to
mediate if potsible in the stockyards
strike, after it had adiourned t!
The committee does not expect to meet
sgain. president Donnelly, of the
butchers. Matthew Cart. Nirhnlaa fiUr
and John Fitzpatrick met the aldermen
faT a
in mayor mi neon's office. Tbey re
ported that the packers refused to
mske any concessions.
iSo evidence was offered as to viols
Hons of health laws in housing employ
es at ine stockyards, Mr. Donnelly say
ing he had not yet prepared the data.
The union leaders withdrew and not
long afterward the committee ad
iourned.
Two important meetings were held
by labor union tonight to discrifa th
packing bouse strike, but no action waa
uxen at either gathering.
The first meeting waa held bv the
packing house teamsters, who went out
on a sympathetic strike. The session
was turbulent, but the sentiment waa
strongly against returning to work:
Cornelius Bhea, leader of the national
organization of teamsters, was present.
He asked the men to take a vote on th
question of whether tbey would return
io wort, out they refused to take such
a vote. Several sneakers who advocated
the vote were shouted down.
After the adjournment of the team
sters' meeting, the representatives of
the allied trades employed in the stock
yards, held a meeting. Nothing waa
settled at this gathering and the meet
ing will be resumed in the morning.
The executive board of the Mea trot
ters' union and members of the Allied
Trades council conferred todav. bnt the,
peace proposition proposed wss so com-
pucaxexx iav ineir enoria came to
naught.
MAY BOTTLE KUROPATKIN.
German Experts Believe Japanese
Will Encircle Uao Yang.
Berlin, Aug. 31. German military
men are discussing the situation of
General Kuropatkin with the keenest
interest. They have information that
the defenses of Liao Yang are of extra
ordinary strength. The fortifying ol
the town was entrusted to General Mel-
ishtko, who enjoys here the reputation
of being a master of military engineer
ing. During the past two months ha
lias fortified all the strategic positions
around liao Yang in a manner will
nigh impiegnable.
The German critics think Liao
Yang'a defenses about equalize the dif
ference in numbers between the Bus-
fians estimated at 180.000 and the
Japanese, numbering 240,000.
The danger of General Kuropatkin a
situation is reognized as being botttled
up like Field Marshal Bazaine, who
surrendered Mets to the German forcea
in 1870. It is doubted by the experta
if General Kuropatkin will be able to
prevent the complete encircling of Liao
Yang, which would mean probably the
eventual loss of his army.
ASSAULT ON ARTPUR RESUMED.
Report That Japanese Have Recclv.
cd Reinforcements Confirmed.
Chef oo, Aug. 31. Severe fighting-
was resumed at Port Arthur on August
27, according to Chinese who left there
on the evening of that day. One of
the Chinese was arrested and compelled
to carry the dead from the battlefield of
Pa Li Chuang, which the Japanese at
tempted to capture on August 26.
Thirty carts were used to carry the
dead, numbering 400, from the trenches
and outskirts to the city. A police
man told the Chinese that the efficient
soldiers in the garrison at Port Arthur
numbered over 10,000.
Arabia Arrives at Shanghai.
Shanghai, Aug. 31. The German
steamer Arabia, belonging to the Ham
bur-gAmerican line, has arrived here
from Vladivostok. This is the vessel
that was captured by the Russian Vlad
ivostok squadron in July. A prize crew
was put aboard her and she was taken
to Vladivostok. All the white men
among her crew were well treated by
the Russians. She was tried before a
prize court, which condemned 20,000
barrels of flour and 71 railroad car.
bodies. The remainder of the cargo
and the vessel were released.
Boer Treasure round.
Johannesburg, Aug. 31. Mr. Kmep,
a cousin of General Kemp, the Boer
commander, has discovered beyond
Spelonken, in the Northern Transvaal,
the treasure removed from Pretoria be
fore the entry of Field Marshal Rob
erts. The value of the treasure Is $1,
250,000, of which the government will'
receive half.