BUte Hut Society
THE
Columbia
REGISTER
VOL. I.
HOULTON, COLUMBIA COUNTT, OBEGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1904.
NO. 21.
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WEEK'SJ)01NGS
Newsy Items Gathered f romAII
Parts of the Vorld.
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General Review of Important Happen
y pcnlgs Presented In a Brief and
Condensed Eorm.
The main'Japaneae arm 1 within
21 mile of Mukden.
Riuila loan that China will occupy
the territory conquered ty Japan.
The continue! silence of Kuropatkln
trraetly Irrltatei (ho UuNsian public.
(ieimany li leported to have made a
secret treaty to give .Insula Indiiect aid.
The Russian Baltic fleet han attain
delayed ita departure for the Far Kaat.
The Drlthth rhlp Dltton, from New
faille, haa gone astound off Han Fran
cleco bay.
8t. Petersburg oflklali profets Ig
norance at the arriavl of the Lena at
Kan Francleco.
The flood of the Rio Grande river ii
doing great damage to property in Texaa
and it ia feared many Uvea will be
loat.
The flnt ahlpment of the Lew la and
Clark aouvenlr fold dollara have ar
rived in Portland. Arrangementa for
placing them on aale are not complete.
They will bring $2 each and to the
purchaser of five an additional one
will be given. They are a little small
er than a dime. The flrat ahlpment
contained 25,000.
The Japaneae are expected to enter
Mukden eooa.
Republican! elected the governor of
Uain by a pluiallty of 33,000.
Robberi beld op a train at Letti,La.,
tiot found the aafe contained no money.
Military critica at Llao Yang aay
that Kuropatkln did not believe be
could be defeated.
The lea eon for the Ruaaian abandon
cnent of Mo Tine paaa renialna aa much
of a myatery aa ever.
A Knight Templar train wai wrecked
near Reno, Nev., and two people killed
and 2o othera Injured. - .
Japan baa entered a proteat agalnit
the Ruaaian transport Lena remaining
in Ban Francleco barbor. The ahlp
may dlamantle and atay in the barbor
ntll the war la ended.
' The Japaneae are reported to have
routed the rear guard of the Ruaaian
rmy at Hun river. General Zaeaatltch
nd 3,000 of hia 6,000 men have been
taken pilaonera.
The crulaer Milwaukee haa been
launched at San Francitco.
Kuropatkln moat continue bia re
treat and await lelnforcementa.
An Interparliamentary congreaa will
aak the powera to atop the war In the
Far Eaat.
The Japaneae army ia expected to
f)uah on aa aoon aa they are refreabed.
Both armiea are reeling.
German Iron dealeri, it ia reported,
have been requeeted to furnish pricea
on 1,800 tone of caat iron for American
delivery.
Many blda have been put in Tor the
Oregon building at bt. Louie. It will
be told to the bU beet bidder and
turned over at the cloae of the fair.
Diseaee la a new horror feared at
Mukden. The continued beavy rains
and the hardships indnred during the
10 daya' fighting are ture to increase
the aicknc aa.
The navy department baa appointed
board to inipect the merchant marine
and ascertain the coat of changing etch
hip into a man of war and the length
f time required should their aervicee
be needed in caae of war.
Britain and Thibet have formally
concluded a treaty.
A Ruaaian force of 12,000 near Muk
den ia 'n a perilous position.
The new Russian minister of the in
terior will be liberal in bia policy.
The apoila of wa; falling to the Jap
aneee at Llao Yang were of little value.
Few of the Alatka salmon canneriea
'will have aa great an output as last
year.
Russian papers claim that Viceroy
Alexieff ia directly responsible for the
disaster at Liao Yang and want him
put out.
Fire raged an entire day in Progerseo,
Mexico, before it could be checked.
The loss ia estimated at f 1,000,000.
The losses of both sldea at the Liao
Yang battle are eatimated at 60,000,
of which the Russians lost 20,000 and
the Japaneee 80,000.
The deported Colorado miner who
confessed to having a part in the Inde
pendence outrage says the othera Im
pleated with him are all officers and
members of the United Mineworkers.
' The Japanese art on two aides of
Knropatkin.
Russian Transport Lena Is Not
Now Seaworthy.
Washington, Sept. IS. -The develop
ment of the day in the case of the Rus
sian crulaer Lena at San Francisco was
the clearing op of the' official muddle
a rlalng out of the doubt aa to which ol
the five departments of the government
should deal with it. It was finally de
cided by the president that the state
and navy departments should treat the
caae, acting Jointly, a decision calculat
ed to greatly almplify ita handling.
Over night came a telegram from
Admiral Goodrich, at San Franclnco,
allowing that on his own Initiative he
had caused one of hie expert officers to
make a preliminary examination of the
Lena, and that temporary repairs would
occupy six weeks' time, and that new
boilers would involve eight months' de
lay. The president approved the ad
miral's action!
Agreeable to the president's instruc
tions, Acting Sceretary Adee, for the
state department, and Captain Pi 1 la
bury, for the navy department, had
two conferences during the day, and
the result was the preparation of in
structions to Admiral Goodrich, which
it ia understood were wired to the pres
ident first for his approval. There is
good ground to believe that these in
structions contemplate the allowance of
sufficient time to the Lena to make
temporary repairs. However, there is
a growing belief that the vessel will
be obliged to intern in the end, for it
Is altogether probable that by the time
she could be made ready to go to aea
one or more Japanese cruisers wonld
be'ofl the Golden Gate, ready to aink
or capture her. Foreaeeing such an
event as a request (or the light to
intern, the officials have been consider
ing what thall be done with the craw,
whether they ahall be allowed to re
tnrn to Ruaala on parole, or n oat be
Interned on tbelr own abip iu San
Francisco barbor. On tbia point no
dceialon baa been reached.
fAST STRENGTHENING fORTS.
Japanese are Working Night and
Day at Port Arthur.
Chefoo, Sept. 16. In Ita issue of
September 8 the Port Arthur Novikral
remarks upon the energy of the Japan
ese, who continue the work of strength'
ening their forte near Rlhlongahan
night and day.
Outpost aklrmiabea at Port Arthur
are still going on. On September
some Ruaaiaa scouts stealthily ap
proached the Japanese linea and. kid
naped five Japanese aentinela. Later
they inadvertedly' ran into aome wires
hung with belle which the Japanese
had stiung up in order to aound an
alarm. When the bella began linging
the Russiana charged forward, firing
the while. A Japanese detachment in
a trench returned the fire wildly for a
moment, and then retreated. The Rus
sians gained the trench and found 48
Japanese dead there.
Two lunks arrived here today from
Port Arthur. One contained villagers
from Polantsu, which haa been des
troyed, and the other brought 187
I blnese deported by the Russian au
thoritles. They reported that a junk,
can-) lug three Russian officers, had
been captured by the Japanese ana tak
en into Port Dalny.
The villagera of Folantea complain
that it ia the piactice of the Russians
to commandeer everything obtainable
in the way of eatables. They say the
soldiers often entered their houses and
took meats which had Just been cut 'or
themselves.
It is reported that the Russian are
having difficulty with the powder they
manufactuie at Poit Arthur. A shell
fired from Golden Hill tecently failed
to carry the proper distance and
dropped among some Russian troops,
killing four of them.
Getting Exhibits for fair.
St. Louis, Sept. 16. Henry E.
Doscb, dirctor of exhibits of the Lewis
and Clark exposition, haa established
headquatera in the Oregon building at
the world'e fair, and began an active
canvass to induce exhibitors here to
nartlcinate in the Lewis and Clark fair.
Already Japan has applied for a large
amount of apace at Portland Mr.
Doscb believes the large attendance
promised from Asiatio countries, will
make the Pottalnd fair one of the great
opportunities lor exniDitore.
rire Durns Large Winery.
8acramento, Cal , Sept. 16. The
Natoma Vineyard winery, 15 miles
northeast of this city, on the American
liver, together with the fermenting
plant and distillery burned to the
giound tonight. The Natoma winery
waa one of the largest in the state and
the loss probably will raacn 1300,000.
OREGON NEWS
TO BUILD IN GRAND RONDE.
Assurance Given That Railroad WI8
Be Constructed.
Pendleton W. E. Davidson, eecra
tary of the Eastern Oregon Development
company, kind member of the firm of
W. E. Davidson & Co., mining brokers
of Pendleton, aaya that tbe electric belt
Ine to be built In Grand Ronde valley
s an aasued aucceas. His father, T. W.
Davidson, is in t ?tt now Interest
ing capital in behall of the proJect,and
at the present time the outlook ia moat
encouraging. ,
Grounds for a terminal and depot
have been donated by tbe leeideota of
Cove. The Amalgamated Sugar com
pany has agreed to raise 600 aciea ol
beets along the line, where heretofore
the price of baoling has made their
cultuie prohibitive. Tbe right of way
baa been aecured, and bad it not been
for Chief Eogineei A. B. Browne being
called to Canyon City aa a witness in a
suit at law the autvey would have been
completed at this time.
Tbe power proposition on the Minam
river baa not been looked into except
to ascertain that at leait 20,000 horse
power could be developed.
Survey of Cugenc-Corvallls Line.
Eugene Tbe Willamette Valley
Electric railway company announces
that ita corps of surveyors will probab
ly begin auiveying for ita Eugene-Cor
vallia line this week. T. W. Archer,
a civil engineer, who will have charge
of the work, baa arrived from Cali
fornia. He will also select a aite (or a
power station. It has been practically
settled that the station will be located
on tbe Mackentie river near Beavey
place, aix miles from Eugene. H. C.
Diera, chief engineer of the company,
baa arrived at Cooe bay. and will at
once start a crew ol surveyors irom
there north np tbe coast by way of
Gardiner and Florence to Eugene.
Cove rrult for the Tatr.
La Grande The management of the
horticultural exhibit at the St. Louis
fair haa witten to Stackland Bros., of
Cove, who are among the leading fruit
growers In the Grand Ronde, for more
of the fruit from this valley, and in a
telegram asks: "Can Cove abip now,
car prunea, plume, pears and apples?
We pay freight. Sell at least half and
return proceeds. Wire collect." To
which tbey replied that a car would be
hipped in two weeks' time, aa aome of
the fruits are hardly ripe Just now.
Drill for s300 a Side.
Snmpter Aa a result of the drilling
contest at Bourne on Labor day, in
which M. D. McLeod came off victor
ioua, there la promise of a much more
interesting contest. McLeod, holding
the championship for Oregon, baa been
challenged by William Maddern, for a
match at 1600 a aide. The prelimin
aries have been arranged, and the town
offering the most tempting purse will
get the contest. There ia some talk of
making the aide bet f 1,500, so confl
dent is each man of beating the other.
Lawton Townsite Sold.
Snmpter Tbe townsite of Lawton,
which over four years ago gave such
promise of greatness, has been sold for
$3,000. This was the amount of a
Judgment held by Lina Sturgiss against
tbe townsite company. Many build
ings were erected during the boom, and
Lawton waa put down in the brain of
the fanciful promoter as the terminus
of an important railway line that wonld
come creeping np the mountains from
a junction with the O. R. & N. This
dream faded away and with it Lawton 's
claim to distinction.
Washington County Shipments.
Hillsboro Agent Hinshaw, of the
Southern Pacific, states that notwith
standing the short bay and grain crop
this year, the shipments out of Wash
ington county exceed that of any fall
season for yeara. A part of the heavy
shipments is due to the condensed
milk company, which sends out from
two to three cars each week.
Wheat Mysteriously Burned.
Pendleton Fire destroyed 1,600
bushels of wheat on the farm of E. J.
Somerville, seven miles west of this
city. The crop was raised by John
Lndemann, hia ahaie being two-thirds.
Tbe origin of the fire ia a mystery.
The wheat waa partly insured;
Northwest Wheat Markets.
Portland Walla Walla, 78c; blue
stem, 83c; valley. 84c.
Tacoma Blnestem, 84c; club, 79c.
Albany 78c.
Salem 80c.
Colfax Club, 70a; blaeBtem, 75c.
Pendleton Club, 70c; bluestem, 73c.
La Grande Club, 66c; bluestem,
70c.
OP INTEREST
IMMENSE TIMBER fORESTS. .
Coos and Curry Await Railroad for
Development, v
Marshfield An agent looking for
timber for an Eastern syndicate says
that be has figures that show that there
are 24,000,000,000 feet of timber In
Coos county alone and 80,000,000,000
feet accessible to Coos bay if a railroad
ia built through the county. He asys
that on tbe Umpqua are 33,000,000,000
feet and on the Sine. aw 16.000,000,000
feet. In Cuny county he found large
tracts of black oak that wonld make
fin furniture. These trees, he says,
will aversge three cuts of 20 feet each.
Eight thousand acres o( this oak timber
waa bought by Ban Franciaco tanners
for its bark but the timber had been
found to be too valuable for manufactur
ing puiposea to peel for its bark.
On Tillamook bay and ita tributary
atreama he aays there are 20,000,000,-
000 feet, and on the Nehalem and ita
north and aouth foris there are 25,
000,000,000 more feet. This includea
fir, cedar spruce and hemlock. He
aays the timber baa all been crniaed,
and that hia figutea are conaervative.
Association Tast Building' Up.
Pendleton Tbe Pendleton Commer
cial association ia rapidly building np
under the present regime,havlng during
tbe past few daya received more than
60 new members. The membership
now exceeds 150 and efforts will be
made to awell the number to 200.
The monthly dues have been reduced
from $2 to $1, these special 1 atea to
continue nntll November 1. With
the fusing of new life into the institu
tion, plana have been under considera
tion for adding a gymnasium and mak
ing other needed improvements. As
soon as wacticable the association, will
begin making preparatinna (or tbe
Umatilla county exhibit fo the Lewis
and Clark exposition.
Shipment of Silver fir.
Estacada Linn Brothers, who own
a sawmill 10 milea northeast of this
place, have Just shipped from here a
carload of the finest quality of lumber
ever seen in thia section of the state
The firm owns a large tract of timber
land near their mill and now haa on
band a very large assortment of finish
ing lumber. The timber from which
it la sawed ia of a variety called by tim
bermen "silver fir," and is of lighter
color and finei grain than the fallow
fir. A number of experienced lumber
men and carpenters saw the lumber as
it was being loaded and all pronounced
it the best they had seen in tbe state
The shipment went to Oregon City.
Crop Costs 23 Cents a Bushel.
Pendleton A reservation farmer es
timates that hia crop this year cost him
25 centa a buBhe) sacked, exclusive of
the cost of summer fallowing. He
paid $2.75 per acre rent and hired all
of the work done. Hia yield was SO
bushels to the acre, and the total crop
4,800 bushels, he having 160 acrea in
wheat. He sold at 67K cents, and es
timates hia profit at (2,040. The com
ing season or the next, he will rent 1,'
000 acres. He says aa a little can be
made on each bushel he will rent a
Urge tract and either get rich or go
"broke."
. Echo Will Co-Opcrate.
Echo At a meeting of the Citizens'
club of Echo, a committee was ap
pointed, consisting of Dr. C. J. Smith
O. D. Ieel, B. Saylor, F. B. Van
Cleave and H. C. Willis, to act with
similar committees appointed by the
commercial organisations of Spokane,
Walla Walla and Colfax, in Washing
ton, and Pendleton, in Oregon, to act
with the interior department in aecur
ing the best possible sites for the canals
and reservoirs desired by the govern
ment for the several iirigation projects
contemplated.
Smut Explodes Machine.
Pendleton A threshing machine be
longing to Donald Robinson, 17 miles
north of Pendleton, waa blown up.
The explosion was caused by smut and
rust In the wheat. Tbe loss Is $1,500.
None of the crew waa injured.
Patients Increase at the Asylum.
Salem The monthly report of the
superintendent of the state insane aay
lum shows that the number of patients
haa increased from 1,371 to 1,575 dur
ing the month.
Russian Vessel Puts Into San
rranclsco for Repairs.
8aa franciaco, Sept. 14 The Roe
slaa transport Lena. Captain Bar
lnsky, put Into this port today for re
pairs. The Lena is tl daya bora Vied
voetok via Bayaaiwa, Sakhalin islands.
She made the run from Ravanltra In
19 daya. which ia considered fast Use,
showing that tbe Lena Doaeeeaea sneed
qualities. The Lena baa a crew of 497
men and 21 officers, and carries 23
guna. She haa three funnels and three
masts. Captain Berlinakv. who affie.
tally declares the Lena to be a trans
port, states that ber engines and boil-
ear are in need 01 repaira. After pass
ins Quarantine the Lena anchored off
the Union Iron works, where she now
lea.
According- to Braaaeva'Naw Annnl
tbe Lena waa formerly tbe Kherson, of
me Kassian volunteer Beet. Erassey
refers to her as a "volunteer ciuieer"
nd also aa a "transport vessel." The
Lena has a speed of 19 X knots. Her
bull ia of steel, and ber displacement
is 10 225 tons. She ia 493 feet Inn.
54 feet 3 inches wide, and haa a draught
ol Z4 feet. Bhe haa two nropl era.
Her indicated homenowpr ia 1? flOO
She waa built at Hebbum, England, in
1890. According to Braeeey, the Lena
carries three 4-inch quick filing guns
and 20 of smaller calibre.
The arrival of the Lena haa been rv
potted, to Washington. Instructions
are expected from tbe Washington au
thorities tomorrow aa to the length of
time the Lena may remain la port.
OREGON IRRIGATION CONVENTION.
Association Will Hold Meet In On.
tario September 19, 20 and 21.
The convention of the Oregon Iirri-
gation association, to be held at On
tario, Oregon, September 19. 20 and
21, promises to be of the greatest Intel
eat of any yet beld in tbe state. What
irrigation can do for a country will be
there given a practical demonstration
when worthless aage brush land will
be abown aide by aide with land
worth 300 per acre.
Senator Mitchell, (Jongresemen Wil
liamson and Hermann, Governor
Chamberlain, of Oregon, and Governor
Morrison, of Idaho; Hon. D. W, Rose,
United Statea geologicaLauivey; Jiayor
Glasaman, of Ogden; Dr. Witbycombe,
of the Oregon Agricultural college, and
numerous otber speakers piominent in
irrigation work from different parts of
the country will be in attendance. Be
sides thia, there will be over $1,000
given away aa premiums for fruit dis
plays. One of these premlnma ia a
$100 silver loving cup to be presented
by tbe city of Ontario to the Oregon
county making the beat fruit exhibit.
Tbe O. R. R. and Oregon Short
Line have made a rata of full fare go
ing and one-third fare returinng. The
city of Ontario ia wall prepared for the
accommodation of ail who attend the
convention and the association promle
ca that all will be more than paid for
the trouble and expense they may be
put to.
CANADIAN TRAIN HELD UP.
Six Masked Men Mske Haul of
About $7,000.
Vancouver, B. O., Sept. 14. The
transcontinental express, due here at
7:45 last night waa held up 35 milea
from vancouer by six masked men and
$7,000 taken. Tbe train was fiarged
and some of the men got on the tender
with rifles. At the point of guns the
engineer and fireman were compelled
to take the baggage and express cars
two miles away, where they were
rifled. The train arrived at 12
o'clock. A aepcial train with a large
posse of policemen immediately left for
the scene. Ibis ia the first holdup in
Canada.
It is supposed that the train robbers
expected to intercept the clean-np from
the Consolidated Cariboo mines,
amounting to $60,000, and which was
expected to be sent here about this
time. It ia said a cipher telegraph
message waa sent to tbe express messen
ger telling him to have his safe open,
to be searched by an inspector, and
that therefore he was off hia guard
The authorities are now investigating
thia rumor.
Shop Was Blown Up.
New York, Sept. 14. The barber
shop of Joseph Stravelli, on Third ave
nue, waa wrecked by an explosion Jupt
before 1 o'clock thia morning, and 20
families living in the bonne were
thrown into a panic, in which six ten.
ants were hurt. Six weeks ago Stravelli
received a letter crudely drawn by 1
"Black Hand," in which he waa or
dered to deposit $500 between two
stones at First avenue and Thirty -eight
street, ine letter cioeea Dy saying:
"If you do not leave the money you
take care of yourself." .
Protest of Great Britain.
Maidid, Sept. 14. Tbe Heraldo aays
that Great Britain haa protested
againBt Spain for having acceded to the
request of France to permit the Russian
Baltic fleet to coal and remain at Cor
unna for a longer period than that per
mitted by international law.
Two Nonanloa Wcmcn Se
verely Beaten ty Men.
AIDED IN ATTACK BY VOXVi
In Other Savage Attacks and la
rights roRowIng Six People are
Injured. Two Severely.
Chicago, Sept. 14. Two aavage at
tacks were made upon nonunion work
era attheatockyardatonlg.it, and ia
the fights that followed eight people
weie injured, four of them so severely
that it waa neceaaary to take them to
the hospital.
Tbe first disturbance occurred at the
intersection of HaUtead and Root
streets. Two young women, Annie
Cook and Mattie Jasper, were on an
east bound Root-streetcar, and when It '
reached Ualstead street, several men
and boys, with the aid of two or three
women, dragged the young women to
tbe street. Both were badly beaten
before the police arrived. They were
taken to the hosiptal. Mattie Jasper
waa struck with a brick, and her face
and forehead badly cut.
The mob remained at a short distance
from the car track and continued 4o
throw ttonea. A west bound car, which
happened to paaa during the trouble,
waa struck by aeveral of the missiles,
and two of the passengers, Fremont
Sloan and Annie Ciodone, were in
sured. Anton Ahutra, a driver for a brew
erj , tried to drive through the ciowd
and waa bit in the back of the bead
with a brick and knocked from hia
wagon. His scalp was badly cut, but
otherwise his injuriea were not severe.
A call for help had been sent in by
one of the officers, and Lieutenant Film
and six policemen aoon arrived, and at
once charged the. crowd, which ecat
tered. Policeman Chria Lyons was '
knocked down by a atone, but waa not
badly hurt.
A second riot took place in Root
street, near. Prince tea a vena,' Wbere
seven colored men employed In the"
stockyards were attacked by a huge
crowd of sympathizers with the stock
yards strikers. John Sims, one of the
colored men, waa knocked down and
nearly kicked to death. Hia kneecap
waa fractured, hia Jaw waa broken,
and he waa badly injured about other
portiona of hia head and severely hurt
in tbe chest. The police finally die
persed the mob and aeveral arrests were
made.
AMERICANS WATCH THE LENA.
Patrol-Boat Win See No fanatic Rr
peats the Maine Incident. '
San Francisco, Spet. 14. Early to
day the heatroyer Paul Jonea, Lieuten
ant G. C. Davison commanding, wai
aent to an anchorage off tbe Union lion
works, cloae to the Lena. Later, the
Paul Jonea was reinforced by a it earn
launch from the Marblehf ad, in charge
of Midshipman Davia, with an armed
crow and four marines with loaded
rifles and bella filled with ammunition.
Assisted by the launch-aa a picket and
patrol boat, the Paul Jonea will keep a
close watch over the Lena aa long aa
she remains in port to Bee that the neu
trality Iawa are rigidly enforced both
for and against her.
Vigilance is being exercised that no
fanatic, Japanese or other, creeps upon
the Lena for the purpose of doing her
barm and possibly repeating the Maine
incident In thia port, and equal vigil
ance ia being exerted to eee that aba
herself receives no military help in the
shape of arms, ammunition, men 01
equipment, or any coal bdyond the
quantity to which she is entitled,
namely, enough to carry her to the
neartst home port. Every boat that
approaches the Lena is arrested by the
launch nntil the officers in charge are
atisfied that the boat's errand ia le
gitimate. Callfornians Will Come.
Ban Francisco, Sept. 14. An official
invitation haa been received by the Cal
ifornia Promotion committee from
President Goode, of the Lewie & Clark
expesition, to visit the Portland fair
next year. In the invitation the sug
gestion ia made that the Californiana
ai range to visit the fair in a body, and
to tbat end extend the annual business
men'a eexuraion to the Oregon me
tropolis in 1905. Aa thia coincides
with the original plan of tbe Promo
tion committee, efforts will be- pat
forth to make it a noteworthy event. .
Only Half of Men Taken Back. . .
Chicago, Sept. 14. It ia estimated,
that about 10,000 men applied for
work at the stockyards today. About
4,800 of the applicant were taken back
by tbe packera. Many of tbe nonunion
men failed to report for work, but a
number appeared on tbe Lake Shore 4
Michigan Southern and other rail
roads, giving rise to much dissatiafac
ilon among the onion men. . ' -