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VOL. I. IIOULTON, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OBEGON, Fit ID AY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1904. NO. 23.
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Mewsy Items Gathered from All
Parts of the World.
Or INTEREST TO OUtt READERS
Central Review of Important Happen-
pcnlgs Presented In a Brief and
Condensed Corm.
Two more of the Billing,, Mont.,
jail breaker, have Iwn captured.
Unofficial estimates by Japanese offi
cers place the number of their alck and
wounded aoldlur, at 45,000.
A ManMcliUMttta justice fined an at
tache o( the Jlrltlidi emlaMiy and later
found lie had exceeded hla authority,
lie has apologixed.
United Btatea custom officials at
Poitltind believe that neailr 20 pet
rent of the Chinese population of that
city are in this country Illegally.
The Vancouver, B. C, police think
they have in rUHtody the leader of the
three men who held up the Canadian
1'aclllu train near Mission recently.
The 1'hilippine inland, will not he
able to exhibit at the l ewis and Clark
fair unlt'M aid ia given. Too heavy Ian
xien,e at Ht. louia ia given aa the
reanon.
A passenger train on the St. Louia &
Iron Mountain railway waa derailed
125 miles from St. Louis and Injured
35 persona, a number of whom are so
Ladly nurt it is believed they will die.
Reports received from near Sbang
hai aay that the Boxers are openly dis
tributing pamphlets couched In the
nme language aa those circulated be
fore the rising: of 1000. October 17 ia
llxel as the dale for the extermination
of all foreigners.
The Chilean training ship General
Baguedana ia at Han Fancisco.
The Jainese are preparing for
flanking movement against Kuropatkln.
Reports from Tort Arthur claim that
there is plenty of coal for months yet
Flguies just published show Japan's
financial codiUon to be In good shape.
Large numbers of Japanese rein
forcemeats are being hurried to Muk
ien.
The Fort Arthur fleot is expected to
make another attempt shortly to
cape.
Senator Hoar ia very low and his son
aays his death may be expected at any
moment.
Russia is likely to again yield to the
protest of America and remove cottton
from the contraband list.
The steamer Ci usader, from Port
land, reported captured by Japanese,
Las been released and proceeded to
tibanghai.
Fresldent Reyea is meeting with
much opposition in the Colombian sen
ate to the resumption of amicable rela
tions with the United Btatea.
The German navy Is to be Increased.
Russia will probably demand of
Britain her Intentions in Thibet
Fire at the Dethleham, Fa., steel
works destroyed property valued at
1250,000.
A foreign cruiser waa sighted 30
miles off Golden Gate, which may
prove to be the Russian vessel Korea.
The British steamer Crusader, from
Portland to Chinese ports with lum
ber, has been captured by Japanese
Cruisers.
General Orloff will be transferred
from the Manchurlan army on ac
count of his blunder at Llao Yang, and
may even be retired.
Carrie Nation announces that' she
Is about to begin another crusade at
"Wichita, Kan., and asks tho women
of that city to Join her. '
The Japanese have captured tlx
more fortB at Port Arthur with a loss
of 8000 men. One of the forts taken
guards the water supply of the garri
son and city.
A Pennsylvania woman suffragist
advocates that all married women
should go on strike and refuse to cook
for their husbands until given the
right to vote.
A freight train struck a wagon load
ed with dynamite near Cumberland,
W. Va. Two trainmen were killed
and nine persons injured.
Japanese forces, divided Into four
armies, continue to advance on Muk
den. Bt. Petersburg does not believe
Kuropatkln will stubbornly resist the
advance.
Admiral Dewey has juet celebrated
the 50th anniversary of his entrance
into the navy.
Vesuvius is gradually becoming act
ive. Ashes and sparks of fire rise oc
casionlaly to a height of 700 feet. The
eruption is the most spectacular in the
last ten years.
The Japanese are attacking Port
Arthur in a much fiercer manner than
ever before. Whole battalions are
killed by Russian mines. The squad'
rons of Toco and Kamimura assist in
the assault.'
BLOCKADE TIGHTENING.
Absence of News from Port Arthur
Alarms the Slavs.
8t. Petersburg, Sept. 29. The entire
absence of aews from Port Arthur, it
Is feared, indicates a closer blockade
there. Hitherto, dispatches from
General Stoeaeel have been coming
through aetnl-weealy. The admiralty
has not received any detail, of the re
ported sea fight off Anlva, at the south
eastern extremity of tiaballn. The
Vladivostok aqnadton, it is understood,
is still in the harbor. The cannonad
ing at Anlva waa probably a Japanese
attack on blockade runner,.
A telegram received here from Bat-
oum reporting that reserves are being
transported along the Caucasian coast
brings the first intimation that troop,
are being mobilized there. There are
only two army corps in the Caucasus,
and one of them ha, apparently been
ordered to the Far East.
Prince Kviatopolk-Mirsky was re
ceived in audience yesterday by the
erapvror. The prince will assume
charge of the ministry of the interior
today.
; The latest developments in the situ
ation at the front is the definite estab
lishment of the fact that Field Marshal
Oyama has now begun to move up his
loft. General Kuropatkln a report
shows that the Japanese have reached
Davan, on the west bank of the Llao
river. A considerable concentration of
Japanese is observed at bianchan, on
the Uun river, 35 miles southwest of
Mukden, and Japanese cavalry is mass
ing in the vicinity of the Pu river.
The latter is a tributary of the Hun
river, which crosses the line of railway
midway between Tie pas, and Mukden,
and ma? furnish a natural line of ad
vance from the west.
Oyama's armies now apparently cov
er a front of 60 miles for enveloping
movements. His wings are extended
to the northeast and west of Mukden.
Thus far the Russians have found little
strength of pressure from the Japanese
center. Oyama seems to be moving
with great deliberation, probably gath
ering strength for a rapid advance of
both wings when an attempt is made
in nlnait Hi A nut. '
Although the imaginary line connect
ing the extreme Japanese advance and
west of Mukden still passes ten miles
below that city, it is evident that the
fate of Mukden cannot long be delayed.
If General Kuropatkln intends to try
to hold the city fighting on his flanks
will begin almost immediately.
ALCxicrr to cone none.
HIS
Position Will Dc That of An
Advisor to the Emperor.
St. Petersburg, Sept. 29. Although
an official announcement to the effect
is not expected immediately, since it
will require some little time to get Rus
sia's second army in the field, the des
ignation of Grand Duke Nicholas
Nicholaevitch, the inspector general of
cavalry, as commander in chief is re
garded as practically settled. The sit
uation at the front, with two, and per
haps ultimately three, big armies,
considered to demand, above all else,
that the supreme commander be of
such personal authority as to be be
yond jealousies and (he possibility of
intrigue on the part of subordinates
and such a man the emperor now rea
lizes can only be supplied by a member
of the imperial family, Grand Duke
Nicholas is regarded as extremely wel
fitted for this great responsibility.
Grand Duke Nicholas will not rely
upon a single adviser, but on a staff
comprising the ableBt strategists of the
general staff, who in reality will con
stitute a board ot direction of military
operations.
viceroy Alexiefl is regarded as al
most cm tain to return here. The re
port that he may become chancellor of
the empire, however, is exploded. He
is more likely to retain his title and
come to ct. retersourg, nominally in
the capacity of adviBer to the emperor.
and will thus efface himself as a factor
of the military situation in the Far
EaBt.
Threatened the President.
Des Moines, Ia., Sept. 29. Edward
Dalhrmer was arreBted at Emmetts
burg this afternoon by a postofflce in
spector, charged with sending obscene
and threatening letters to President
Roosevelt, Misa Alice Roosevelt, Helen
Gould and J. J. Hill. He ia believed
to be insane, and he proposed marriage
and demanded money from Helen
Gould. He demanded money of Hill.
His letter to Miss Roosevelt ia not
made public. That to the president
waa filled with denunciation in vile
terms and threats.
Torpedoboat Lost.
London, Sept. 29. The British tor
pedo boat destroyer Chamois has been
lost off the island of Cephalonia, in
the Mediterranean. All on board were
saved. While going at full speed on a
trial yesterday, a screw blade came off,
pierced the botton of the destroyer and
she sank.
ARE AGITATED
Continued Discussion of Fili
pino Is Harmful.
REVOLUTION BEING PREACHED
Speeches of Anils are Made Texts
for ricry Editorials Report
of General Wright.
Washington, Sept. 28. President
Roievelt is in receipt of a letter from
Luke K. Wright, governor of the Phil
ippines, in which the governor discuss
es frankly some of the conditions which
he encountered in directing the govern
ment of the islands. Under data of
August 15, General Wright wrote In
part as follows:
"The effect of the continued discus-
sion of the capability of the Filipino
for self government is having its effect
here, and makes our task more difficult
than it otherwise would be. Unless a
man is equipped with intelligence and
those qualitina which make for good
citizenship, the more easily can be be
persuaded that he is the possessor of
all these qualities. These people have
their full share of reckless, half-formed
characters who are ready for intrigue
in any direction which promises them
profit or power. It is this class which
has largely given force and direction
to the Aglipayan movement, and bas
reunited its ranks from the ignorant
and dangerous elements.
In this general connection, I may
aay to you as a matter of information
that the agitation in the United States
for Filipino indereadence, and the
ipokea and written utterances of prom
inent men who are urging it, are all
brought here and pubished in the
native newspapers and are being maue
the text for editorials insisting that
the Filipinos are now ready to become
an independent nation.
"The effect of all this is distinctly
injurious. Its tendency is to renew
the the influence of old insurrection
leaders and make them active in preach
ing the old propaganda. This, in
turn, has the effect of demoralizing
and weakening the more conservative
and thongbtful Filipinos, who fear if
they speak ont a, they really think thev
would be considered the enemies of
their people and lose their prestige with
them. Those of the more prominent
and best educated class, and who, nat
urally, have their ambitions, are in
clined to join In the general cry."
UNIONS TEAR WAR.
Large
Plants are Adopting
'Open
Shop" Policy.
Chicago, Sept. 28. The opening ot
the plants of the International Har
vester company and the Pullman com
pany on the "open ahop" basis, free
from labor onion regulations, has
alarmed Chiago labor leaders.
The fact that ,000 anion men will
ingly returned to work for the big har
vester company, under the new condi
tions, is admitted to presage disruption
of then unions.
Fear is expressed that the recent de
feats of labor unions, and the reduc
tions obtained in wages, may be fol
lowed by many other large concerns.
That a gi a ve crisis is felt in labor
union affairs seems to be certain from
the failure of the stockyards, the ma
chinists and the garment workers
strikes. All these walkouts have re
suited disastrously lor the union men
and women. In addition to this, the
following companies have reduced
their wage scale and established the
open shop:
Inland Steel company, Illinois Steel
company, Republic iron x bteel com
pany, and concerns in the Chicago
Metal Trades association. After being
closed down since September 15, the
car shops of the Pullamn company re
opened with a force of 2,000 men, out
of a total of-7,000, who agreed to ac
cept a cut of 10 to 20 per cent in theii
pay.
The union leaders are inclined to lay
the blame on "lack of proper organiza
tion," and government officials for foe
tering the policy of tho "open shop"
by their action in the case of employes
of the government printing bureau.
Race Riot In Mississippi.
Memphis, Tenn., Sept. 28. Two
negroes were killed and thiee fatally
injured in a race riot near Lynchburg
Miss., 15 miles south of Memphis to
day. The shooting took place on the
plantation of J. J. Johnson, who with
hia sona and two friends, went into
field to gather a load of corn. As the
white men were driving their wagon
from the field a fusillade from a party
of blacks met them. The fire was re
turned, with the result that two ne
groes were killed outright and three
were fatally shot.
Winter May End righting.
Mukden, Sept. 28. Doubts are be
ginning to be felt as to whether it wil
be poss'ble to continue the campaign
through the winter, which begins ' in
November. The Chinese have been
unable to harvest their crops, and there
probably will be much distress, as it is
very difficult to bring up stores from
China or the native population.
DEATH LIST CROWING.
Slxty-Two Victims of Wreck on the
Southern Railroad So Tar.
Knoivllle, Ten., Sept. 28. The
death list, as a result of the fearful
wreck on the Southern railway, near
New Market, has grown tonight to 62,
and it will probably exceed 70, as many
of the injured are in a serious condit
ion and more deaths will occur at the
hospital. Today there were six deaths
at that institution.
A forte of 150 men toiled all day
ong at the scene of the wreck. Be
fore 2 o'clock the track was clear for
through trains, but it required many
houis to clear the debris.
Small fragment of bodies were found
today, but it ia thought that they be
long to bodies already found and
brought to this city. One little baby
was found by the wreckers, but that
wa, all.
The caue of the teirible loss of life
on the heavy east-bound tram was ex
plained today. It seems that the sec
ond coach plowed its way into a bank
In aucb a manner that the other (ara
were jammed into it and pushed on by
the weight of the heavy Pullmans. were
crushed like egg shells.
The physicians at the hospital state
tonight that of the long list of injured
which they have in their care, it is
probable that not more than four will
die. The complete list of injured as
given ty toe railroad officiate shows a
total of 162, but this included all per
sons who were slightly hurt or scratch
ed.
PEACE MADE WITH REBELS.
Uruguayan Government Now Has
War Claims to race.
Buenos Ayr,, Sept. 28. Confirma
tion has been received here of the re
port of the conclusion of peaee between
the Uruguayan government and the
revolutionists under General Munoa
In explanation of the government forces
surprising the insurgent camp, it ap
pears that notification of the recent
rapture of peace negotiations waa com-
mnnicaUd to Fernandei, a revolution
ary political leader, but not to those
underarms; and up to the morrent
of the nnxepected attack by the gov
ernment forces, the commanders of
the rebels had not been informed that
rupture of negotiations had taken
place. The fact becoming known that
the revolutionists were not actively
hostile led to the resumption of con
ferences. with the result that terms of
peace were agreed upon.
There ia general rejoicing here and
in Uruguay over the outcome. It is
expected tha. claims will be presented
by diplomatic representatives of foreign
governments for damages and losses to
foreign residents to the amornt of sev
eral million dollars, and the financial
outlook is, consequently, gloomy.
IK
Of the Columbia
Molten Slag Scatters.
Prescott, Aria , Kept. 28. An ex
plosion of molton slag last night caused
the total destruction of the Valverde
smelter, 20 miles east of Prescott. The
smelter employes were engaged in
drawing slag from the furnace and were
nnable to get a plug in to atop it
When the molten mass ran on to the
wet floor an explosion followed. The
building and machinery were destroyed
The plant was of 300 tons capacity and
coat between $150,000 and $200,000
with insurance to the amount of $60,
000.
Drinking Soldiers Start Riots.
Berlin, Sept. 28. The Tagebjatt
Kischlnei correspondent telegraphs that
during the mobilization, anti-Semitic
outbreaks occurred in many parts of
Bessarabia owing to Jewish traders Ml
lng drink to the soldiers.
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ASYLUM NEEDS AN ADDITION.
Steady Increase of Insane Is Crowd
ing building's Capacity.
Salem The steady increase in the
number of patient at the state insane
asyum will make neceaaary the con
struction of a new cottage next year,
with room for 100 patients. Such a
cottage, to be contracted at the asy
um farm, will cost about $25,000 and
the legislature will be aksed to appro
priate money for that purpose. The
growing population will also necessi
tate the construction of a new dining
room at a cost of $3,000, the new ed
ition to be 40x40 feet and two stories
high.
The last legislature appropriated
money for the expense of replacing
number of wornout lavatories and
that work has been attended to.
Other old lavatories and aewer connec
tions have become faulty with age and
must be replaced. To put these in
good condition will require an appro
priation of $15,000.
The asylum building has not been
painted for many years and because of
that fact it is rapidly showing the
effects of time and storm. Superin
tendent Calbreath will recommend in
his biennial report that the main
building be repainted throughout.
Thia will cost about $12,000. All the
permanent improvements needed at
that institutiton will cost in the neigh
borhood of $55,000.
At the reform school, mute school
and blind school only minor repairs
and improvementa will be necessary
and not very heavy appropriationa will
be needed for them. At the state pris
on many improvementa have been
made in the past year without definite
aproprlation and not much in the way
of large improvementa will be needed
at that institution next year. The last
legislature passed an act providing that
the proceeds of convict labor shall con
stitute a betterment fund, which mav
be expended for repairs and improve
menla nnder the direction of the gover
nor. By virtue of thia act money has
been expended from time to time and
the prison property baa been put' in
good condition.
ELECTOR I AL TICKETS TILED.
Republicans, Democrats, Prohibit
ionists and Socialists Take Step.
Salem The presidential electorial
tickets of four politcial parties have
bene filed in the office of Secretary of
State Dunbar. The parties represent
ed are Republican, Democratic, Prohi
bition and Socialist, and it is under
stood that the Populists will also file
petitions nominating an electorial tick
et. . John H. Simth, one of the nomin
ees on the Demociatic ticket, resigned,
and his place was filled by the appoint
ment of W. S. Hamilton by the state
central committee. The electorial
tickets filed are as follows:
Republican G. B. Dimick, James
A. Fee, J. N. Hart, A. C. Hough.
Democratic Thomas H. Crawford,
John A. Jeffrey, W. B. Dllard, W. S.
Hamilton.
Prohibition Leslie Butler, I. H.
Amos, W. P. Elmore, T. 8. McDaniel.
Socialist 8. H. Holt, William Beard,
C. W. Bargee, J. C. Herrington.
Coming Events.
Wallowa Fair association, Enterprise,
Octobei 3-8.
Eastern Oregon District fair, The
Dalles, October 3-8.
Portland Presbytery, Fairview,
October 10. -
Baker County fair, Baker City,
October 11-15.
Klamath County Agricultural asso
ciation, Klamath Falls, Octobei 12-14.
Oregon W. C. T. TJ. State conven
tion, Portland, October 18-27.
Inland Empire Teachers association,
Pendleton, October 19-21. '
Teachers are Scarce.
Pendleton The Pendleton public
schools have opened with a large en
rollment in all the grades. Almost all
the rooms are crowded and Superin
tendent E. B. Conklin iB looking for Buit
able houses to lelieve the congestion
Three new school houses will be ready
for occupancy before the first of the
year. At the present time Bcarcely
one-half of the county Bchoola have
been supplied with teachers. County
Superintendent of Schools Frank K.
Welles is being besieged daily by di
rectors asking for teachers.
Enrollment at Agricultural College.
Corvallis The registration of stu
dents at the Oregon Agricultural col
lege breaks all former records. I he
enrollment to date is 406, against S20
last year. The increase is 86. The
freshman class is largey increased, the
number registered being 197. or. in
cluding Bubfreshmen, 209.
Wheat Market.
Portland Walla Willa, 8081)c;
bluest em, 85c; valley, 86c.
Tacoma Blnestem, 86c; club, 81c.
Colfax Club,71c; blueateai, 76c.
CATTLE WILL STARVE.
rarmers Did Not Rotate Crops, and
arc Short of reed.
Salem "The unfortunate situation
in which Willamette valley faimera
find themselves this year because ot a
shortage of feed for their stock is a
cause foi regret, epecially since it ia
entirely unnecessary. When J. K.
Bears said in an interview a few daya
ago that cattle will starve in the valley
this winter for wsnt of feed he told the
plain truth It is a truth we dislike
to acknowledge, but it ahould teach na
lesson."
Thia is an asertion made by Director
Jamea Withycombe, of the Oregon ex
perimental station, at Corvallis, while
he was attending the state fair.
' I don t mean that any large propor
tion of valley livestock will starve, or
that they will die because of the en
tire absence of feed. What I mean.
and what Mr. Sears evidently meant,
was that feed is so scarce that many
farmers will put their stock on very
short rations, with the result that
they will become emaciated and will
die from disease or exposure. Call it
what you will, it is starvation.
"Now I refer to thia only because I
want to aay and prove that it ia a con
dition that is as nnnecesary aa it ia un
fortunate. This has been a very dry
season, such aa Willamette valley
farmers had no reason to expect, but
this does not excuse their being unpre
pared for it. Our experience at the
agricultural college farm shows that if
crops were rotated aa they should be,
the yield of hay would not have been
light, and spring-sown grain would
have produced well, notwithstading the
lack of tain."
Ashland Toundry Burned.
Ashland The Ashland Iron works,
foundry and machine shops have burn
ed involving a loss which may reach
$10,000. By hard work the detached
pattern ahop building was saved, but
the molding, machine shop and office
buildings, in which were much valuable-machinery,
weVfe.-badly gutted.
The fire started between tha foundry
and the machine shop rooms, from a
cause unknown. The company carried
insurance amounting to $6,500. The
plant was kept busy with orders, and
employed a good sized force.
State Tair Has Balance.
Salem While not all the year'a
business of the state bboard of agricul
ture has been concluded, Secretary
Wylie A. Moores finds from hie records
that the atate fair thia year came ont
$2,500 to the good. The total receipta
were $30,000 of which $10,000 came
from' the atate appropriation for agri
cultural premiums. The fair
board
paid premiums to the amount of
500, the additional $500 being
from miscellaneous receipts.
Work on Mcficnzie Road.
Eugene Reports from the superin
tendent of the work on the McKenzie
road show rapid progress and indicate
much good to come from the $6,000
expenditure, half of which was appro
priated by the county and half raised
by subscription. Already 15 miles of
the worst part of the road have been
put in first-class shape, and the crew
will work about a month longer.
Coquille Sawmill Sold.
Riverton A company has purchased
the Coquille saw mill and also Peart'a
coal mine adjoining Coquille City.
The company will make extensive im
provements at once, it ia said, in both
the mill and the mine. It ia under
stood that the mill will start up at
once for the purpose of cutting tim
bers for the new bunker which will be
at once constructed for the mine.
Coalbunker for Riverton.
Riverton The new coal bunker for
the Riverton Mining & Development
company is nearing completion under
the supervision of the McLeod Bros.,
who have the building contract. Thia
bunker has a capacity of about 600
tons, having an upper and a lower com
paitment for shipping and local trade,
respectively.
Shelves for State Library.
Salem State Librarian J. B.
nam has nrocured four new oak
A M w
book
Thia
cases, with shelves on both sides,
ing a capacity of 1,000 books to
case. The cases cost $125 each.
Addition to the libraiv eouipment
was
made necessary by the accumulation ot
books which have been piled up on the
floor, tables and shelves.
Teachers Scarce in Linn County.
Albany Schoolteachers arce scare in
Linn county and the probabilities are
that some schools in the rural districts
may have to remain cloBed during the
year. Wages ranging from $30 to $55
are offered, but competent teachers are
not to be found at the price.