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REGISTER
VOL. I.
IIOULTON, COLUMMA COUNTY, OREGON, FKIPAY, OCTOBER 7, 1904.
NO. 24.
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WEEK'SJ)OINGS
Newsy Items Gathered from All
Parts of the World.
Or INTEREST TO OUR READERS
General Review of Important Happen-
penlgs Presented In Brief and
Condensed Eorm.
Russia la finding It very difficult to
ocure ihlpi to carry coal to Vladivo
tuk. The Russians Lava frustrated several
attempts of tlio enemy to break
through their lines.
The International Peace congress hat
made an earnest appeal to all natiom
to take itea to avert more vara.
The Japanese are feeling out the Ros
aian positions around Mukdun and a
general advance la ezpectml next week.
It li said that Secretary Hitchcock's
report on land fraud was largely In
tended to cover up hla own shortcom
luga. Hobs have made another advanre In
the Willamette valle), several Bales be
ing reported at Independence at 31
cents.
The Chtnene government nays that II
foreign capital (a needed for proponed
railway ronatruction, It vf 111 first turn
to America.
Chinese refugees from Southern Man
hnria ray the Japanese are adminis
terlng affaira with a high hand.
There la a great scarcity of provlaiona
among the native popualtion.
Lieutenant Granville Fortescue,
American attache, who has been with
the besieging forces at Tort Arthur, is
returning home, lie is pledged to
ocrecy as to the conditions around the
fortress.
Four persons were killed and fifty In
Jured In an English railway accident.
Toklo is advised that the army la
making steady progress at Port Arthur.
Fire wiped out an entire village In
Southern Russia. Five hundred fi ra
llies are homeless.
The Norwegian bark Sir John Law
rence, from London, struck on rocks off
the cosst of Norway and went down
with all on board.
The Santa Fa haa large gangs of men
at work in Colorado repairing the work
of the flood. It will take a week to
make the road passable.
Detectives are unable to find any clew
to the persons who have attempted to
destroy the battleship Connecticut.
There is little danger that any further
ttempt will be made. Marines are
stationed all around the boat and oth
ers on it.
According to dispatches from Okla
hma the South Canadian river la high
er than in 40 years. It is feared that
the loss to cotton and corn crops and
bridges, with other properties along
the river, throughout the territory,
will bj enormous. No loss of life haa
been reported.
Sir William Harconrt.'a noted Brit
ish politician, is dead.
A third attempt has been made to
wreck the battloHhip Connecticut.
Trinidad, Colo,, reports that it can
relieve all distress caused by the flood.
The September receipts of the St.
I in is fair amounted to about $2,600,
COO. The Russians have temporarily
checked the Japanese advance east of
Mukden.
The czar may block the plan for the
immediate reoiganization of the Rus
sian army.
Postmaster General Payne continues
in a dangerous condition. Hla life
hangs in the balance.
Russians made a raid on junks car
rying supplies to Oyama and des
troyed a number of them.
It is reported that General Baaillo
Munoz, leader of the Uruguayan revo
lutionists, has been shot by his former
followers.
Considerable loss of life and prop
erty waa occaBsioned by fire in the ar
tillery' and ammunition magazines at
Sebabtopol, Russia.
The Japanese have begun a general
ndvance on Mukden.
Mobile, Alabam, is having the warm
est weather in its history for the time
of year.
The condition of Postmaster General
Payne is very serious.
The Japanese have adopted tactics
intended to prevent the return of the
main Russian force to Mukden.
The Russian squadron at Port Ar
thur has made another attempt to es
cape, but were driven back. Another
sally is expected.
Kuropatkin nowieal'zet that he can
not go on to Harbin and the problem
of wintering his troops la a serious one.
The hope of the Russians is to defeat
the Japanese at Mukden.
PAYNE IS NO MORE.
Heart Disease Causes the Death of
Postmaster General.
Washington, Oct 6. Henry C.
Payne, postmaster general of the
United States, a member of the nation
al Republican committee, a stalwart of
his party, with the history of which,
in his home state and nationally, he
had been identfled for many years, died
at his apartments at the Arlington hotel
at 0:10 last night, aged 60 years.
Death was duo to disease of the mitral
valve and dilation of the heart.
Mr. Payne has been in poor health
for at least two years, but his last ill
ness covered only seven days, an attack
of heart trouble last week precipitat
ing the end, at a time when, after a
test, he appeared to have recovered a
small measure of the vitality impaired
by years of arduouns labor. Death
came after nearly six hours of uncon
sciousness. The laHt official caller to
Inquire as to Mr. Payne's condition was
President Roosevelt, and he had been
gone only about ten minutes when the
stricken member of the cabinet ex
pired.
The death of the postmaster general
came as the result really of a succes
sion of sinking spells due to a weak
heart that enfeebled the sick man un
til finally the heart literally gave out.
Never in recent years robust, Mr.
Payne was unable to withstand the
shock of the sinking spells, and last
Friday, when he bad two sinking
spells, it was believed he waa rapidly
approaching the end. While moderate
doses of heart remedies sufficed at first,
It became necessary by Sunday to give
much more powerful stimulants, and
the doses were given in greater quanti
ties than on any previous day.
SOVEREIGNTY IS RCCOCNIZCD.
Diplomats on Isthmus of Panama
Will De Accredited to America.
Washington, Oct. 6. Chile has
formally recognized the absolute sov
ereignty of the United States over the
Panama canal tone. Other nations
which have been holding back to await
the outcome of the diplomatic test case
will do the same. The result will be
that practically all the foreign diplo
mats on the itthmua will be accredited
to this country instead of Panama.
Chile some time ago applied for an
equatum for Greonlmo Osso, who was
appointed consul at Panama: The re
quest wsb withheld, owing to the un
settled condition of affairs. Though
this country exercises full control over
the canal zone, the land belongs to
Panama. Today the secretary of state
disposed of the question by issuing the
exequatur, but instead of being in the
regular form it is a notification to Gen
eral Davis, governor general of the ca
nal tone, that Mr. Ossa is authorized
to represent Chile in all diplomatic
matters involving the canal strip.
This will probably involve further
differences between this government
and the republic of Panama.
CORTCLYOU WILL SUCCEED HIM.
He Is Expected to Enter the Office
About December I.
Washington, Oct. 6. In succession
to Mr. Payne, George Bruce Cortelyou,
ex-secretary of the department of com
merce and labor, and now chairman of
tbo Republican national committee,
will become postmaster general.
Mr. Cortelyou's appointment as head
of the postoflke department was de
termined on several months ago by
President Roosevelt, when Mr. Payne
indicated to the president hU desire to
retire from the department on account
of the precarious ttate of his health.
Mr. Payne would have resigned the
portfolio long ago had it not been for
the then pending investigation of the
affaira of the department. He felt,
however, and said many times to his
friends, that he could not relinquish
the dutieB of the office while the inves
tigation waa pending, and expressed
his determination to carry this work to
a conclusion.
Toga for Moody.
Worcester, Mass., Oct. 6. The Tele
gram tomonow morning will say:
"Governor John L. Bate9 will, in all
probability, at the next meeting of the
governor's council, announce the ap
pointment of Attorney General Wil
liana II. Moody, of Haverhill, to suc
ceed Senator Hoar. Shortly before his
death, Senator Hoar communicated to
Governor Bates his wish that the pres
ent attorney general might succeed him
as senator from Massachusetts, and it
is understood here Mr. Moody will ac
cept."
Japan Does Not fear Cruisers.
Toklo, Oct. 6. The navy depart
ment discredits the report that the
Russian cruisers Rosaia, Gromoboi and
Bogatyr have been repaired at Vladi
vostok and are about to descend for
another raid on the Japanese coast.
The navy department further expresses
the belief that the Bogatyr la complete'
ly disabled.
OREGON NEWS
IEATURES TOR CHAUTAUQUA.
Distinguished Women of the Coun
try Booked for Next Year.
Oregon City One of the main fea
tures of the Willamette Valley Chatau
qua assembly for 1905 will be the part
to be taken by the leading women of
the country and for which the board of
directors is already arranging. It is
the purpose of the Chautangua manage
ment to devote two entire days of next
jeu's session to women and women's
work, and to insure the success of this
feature of the assembly an effort has
been started to secure the services of
ueh distinguish! women as Mrs.
Charlotte Perkins-Gilman, of New
York, a grand niece of Henry Ward
Beecher and a literary writer of wide
reputation; Misi Anna Shaw, president
of the National Woman Suffrage asso
ciation, and also Mrs. Catt, president
o' the National Federation of Women's
c.u s.
secretary Cross is in correspondence
with these celebrities and expects to be
able to tecure their attendance and ser
vices in making tbe 1905 Chautauqua a
grand success. Id forming the program
aud engaging lecturers for next year
the officers of the Willamette Valley
Chautauqua association will take ad
vantage of tbe holding of the Lewis and
Clark fair, and will engage only tbe
best of talent In every department, that
the exercises may be up to a high
standard for the entertainment of tb'
many visitors from distant poin" '
since the Chautauqua sessions wi ' " I
held during the life of the 1005 expo
sition.
SEPTIC TANK A SUCCESS.
Trustees Inspect One Reccntlv In
stalled at flute School.
Salem- The new septic tank recent
ly constructed at the State Mute school
is giving complete satisfaction. The
board of trustees of that institution
visited the school and were biehlv
pleased with the Improvement in the
sewerage system; which makes tbe con
ditions there more healthful.
"It seems to me that the septic tank
will come into general use in cities."
said Governor Chamberlain, after his
return from the Mute school. "By
this process all solid matters are con
sumed and the outflow from the septic
tank is clear and odorless liquid. I
believe these tanks should be used even
where there Is good eewer connections,
for by this means the sewer system can
be made to carry a larger amount of
refuse and the stream into which it is
turned will not be so heavily polluted.
In suburban districts where there are
no sewer connections the spetic tank
will do much to Improve sanitary con
ditions. 1 believe the people should
investigate the subject and learn the
value of tbe septic tank."
Coming Events.
Portland Presbytery, Fairview, Octo
ber 10.
Baker County Fair, Eaker City, Octo
ber 11-15.
Klamath County Agricultural asso
ciation, Klamath Falls. October 12-14.
Federation of Women's clubs, Baker
City, October 12-14.
Fruit Fair, Hood River, October
13-15. -
Oregon Press association, Hood
River, October 14-15.
Baptist Young People's convention,
McMinhville, October 14.
Oregon W. C. T. U., state conven
tion, Portland, October 18-27.
Inland Empire Teachers' association,
Pendleton, October 19-21.
Power rrom the Mctfcnzle.
Eugene Notice has been filed with
the county clerk by the Willamette
Valley Electric Railroad company of
its intention to appropriate from the
McKensie river 15,000 cubic inches of
water, by miners' n.easure, under six
inch pressure, to be used in generat
ing power to operate all kinds of elec
trical machinery. The point where
the water is to be taken from tbe river
is given as on the north bank neat the
line between sections 35 and 36. town
ship 16, range 2 east, and desciibes the
line of the canal 14,000 feet long.
Sugar-Making at La Grande.
La Grande The La Grande Amalga
mated Sugar factory is running day and
night, and will have a run of over 90
days on the sugar beets raised in the
Grand Ronde, which amount to 25,000
tons. The beets from Umatilla county
will keep the factory running consider
ably later tbiB season than usual.
Beets are being plowed and pulled in
the valley, and tona are being
to the factory "every day.
hau.ed
Development of Copper Mine.
Medford Two tunnels are .being
driven in tbe Blue Ledge copper mine,
located about 30 miles west of Medford,
near the California line, and owned by
a New York company. These tunnels
are driven to detei mine the extent and
value cf the property. The force of 13
men will be increased soon. Bo far,
the quality of the ore is all that could
be desired.
0E INTEREST
SAMPLE ORES TOR PAIR.
Prompt Action Urged on Blue Riv
er Mines.
Eugene D. II. Weyant, who is
workiug up an Interest throughout the
mining districts of the state in prepar
ing exhibits tor the Lewis and Clark
exposition, was in Eugene. He was in
conference with mining men and others
snd urging prompt action toward pre
paring an exhibit for tbe Blue River
district.
Mr. Weyant urges that unless some
thing is done immediately the district
cannot be well represented, because it
will be necessary to get out samples
before winter sets in and closes up the
mines. If left until spring, it will be
too late, hence it is desired that the
exhibits be collected and boxed this
fall. The Commercial club has taken
an interest in the matter and has called
a meeting for next Wednesday evening,
at which time a plan will begin forth
with. CUT ON GOVERNMENT LAND.
Many Cords of Wood Held Up In the
Vicinity of Mcacham.
La Grande It is reported that there
ig tied up by government inspectors
around Meacham, 25 miles west of this
city, 2,000 cords of wood believed to
have been cut from land not yet out of
government ownership. A large nam
iter of men have filed on land in the
lountains. Of each 160 acres 120 is
grazing land and 40 acres timber land.
The pre-emptors can get the grazing
land on time, and yet use it for grazing
purposes. To acquire title enough to
give them the right to cut wood on the
remaining 40 acres they muBt pay down
in full for the land. This it is alleged
many have not v
The marketi( e 2,000 cords de
pends upon tbeoutcome of the investi
gation. It is believed it will be releas
ed. upon the settlement of each Individ
jl for the 40 acresjjf timber land by
paying the cash for it, as waa the orig
inal intention.
LEDGE SIXTY CEET WIDE.
New Camp Will De Opened In the
Bohemia District.
Eugene According to the report of
W. 8 Crabb, a prospector who has just
come down from the mountains in the
vicinity of the Upper Willamette, an
other rich mining camp is about to be
opened up in this county.
Mr. Crabb reports the discovery of a
very rich ledge of quartz, which he says
ib ou leet wide, samples of the ore from
which he brought out for assay. From
bis description of the location, it is 20
miles above Hazel Dell postoffice, and
must tbeiefore be about that distance
to the east and north of the Bohemia
mining district.
fruits for the St. Louis fair.
La Grande W. K. Newell, of Dilley,
Or., and George H. Lamberson, of
Portland, have been in the valley dur
ing the past week, gathering Grand
Konde fruits for the St. Louis fair.
Judd Geer, of the Cove, horticultural
commissioner for Eastern Oregon, and
A. C. Gail, a prominent fruitgrower at
Union, assisted them in gathering a
choice assortment, and they expressed
themslelves as highly pleased with tbe
excellent fruit grown here. Apples are
being picked and packed for the fall
makets. Over 100 cars will be sent
out from the valley this season. Prune
packing and picking is still going on.
The fruit growers of Grande Ronde will
organize and hold meetings pertaining
to the growth and sale of fruits and
other things concerning their common
gooa.
Sheep Poise Red on the Trail.
Lakevlew Three hundred mutton
sheep en route to the railroad for ship
ping are said to have been poisoned
along the main tiaveled road between
here and Bend. The alleged poisoning
happened near a spring, and analysis of
tne Btomacba of some of the sheep is
said to have disclosed saltpeter and
I ww a .
sirycnnme. j.ne name ot tne owner
could not be learned, nor the motive of
the reported deed. The scene is in one
of the remotest portions of Central
Oregon, and only slight details reacned
Laktview
Many Agrlcs Enrolled.
Corvallis The enrollment at the
Oregon Agricultural college has passed
the 500 mark, and is now 103 greater
fnan in 4 Vis hhima An 1m4 TUa
count iB confined to students in the
actual college courses, and is not inclu
sive of muBic pupils and other side is
sues. The number is more than dou
ble that in the academic and college
course of any other educational institu
tion in Oregon.
Wheat Market.
, Portland Walla Willa, 8182c;
bluestem, 86c; valley, 85o.
Tacoma Bluestem, 87c; elub, 83c.
Colfax Club,70c; bluestem, 78o.
CAUGHT BY fLOOD.
Twelve People Drowned at
Wat-
rous. New Mexico.
Las Vegas, N. M., Oct. 5. Half the
town of Watrous was destroyed by the
flood and at least 12 persona were
drowned.
Many persons were rescued from trees
and housetops. The greatest damage
was around the Junction of Mora and
Sapello creeks. The rock crusher, the
great iron bridge and much track at
Watrous were washed away.
The Gallinas river formed a new
channel here. In the Gallinas canon,
the dams of the Aqua Pura company
broke, bringing a terrific flood on the
city. The Montezuma-Hot Springs
track went out in many places. Half
a dozen bridges were destroyed and the
Montezuma bath houses were partly
carried away. The Santa Fe loss here
is $40,000. The Aqua Pura company's
loss is $15,000.
Fot two blocks on Bridge street every
business house was flooded. Tbe big
Ilfield brick store was ruined and the
bridge undermined. Twentj mer
chants estimates tbeir loss at from $2,
000 to $4,000 each.
Gallinas park is under water and the
trolley line cannot be repaired for two
weeks. Tbe race meet to have been
held here next week has been declared
off. One hundred thousand dollars
will not cover the loss to the town and
the railroad loss is equal to that of re
cent floods in Arizona.
TOWNS WASHED AWAY.
Rio Grande Cuts New Channel and
Hundreds are Homeless.
Albuqurque, N. M., Oct. 5. Reports
from the floods is tbe Rio Grande val
ley above and below this city are com
ing in. The towns of Valencia and
Los Lentea were practically washed
away and aeveral hnndred families are
homeless. The river swung to the
east, cut a new channel, and ponred a
torrent through the two towns. No
lhei were lost..
The Ba relate suburbs of this city
suffered the most in this immediate
vicinity, about 50 houses being des
troyed. Ignacio Gotieirei, a commissioner
of Sandoval county, telephoned that
the damage at Los Cordales and Ala
meda, above the city, will amount to
several hundred thousand dollars.
There is one passenger train from
Southern California at Gallup and an
other from San Francisco at W inflow,
while the other trains from California
are held here. The local officials can
not say when the trains will arrive or
depart, and the traffic situation ia seri
ous. Many feet of track is reported gone
at Ortiz, at Cerrillos, Waldo, Thornton
and Bernalillo, and above and below
this city at Rincon, Amarillo, N. M,.
and Isleta.
DROP INTO CELLAR.
Many People Injured at Church Cor.
ncr Stone Laying.
Adams, Mass., Oct. 5. While Right
Rev. Thomas D. Beaven, Roman Cath
olic bishop of Springfield, was laying
the corner stone of St. Stanislaus' Pol
ish church, a floor collapsed, precipi
tating 150 persons into the basement.
A dozen persons were injured, several
senouB'y. Bishop Beaven and several
of the priests assisting him were Blight
ly hurt.
Some 7,000 persons attended the
ceremony and about 200 were seated or
standing on the floor which covered the
newly made basement. JuBt as the
bishop waa about to lay the stone a sec
tion ot the flooring, about 40 feet
square, collapsed, dropping 12 feet, and
carrying with it the bishop, the clergy
and about 140 others.
In the confusion that followed many
were trampled upon and half suffocat
ed. Bishop Beven was caught in the
crush but was able to eave himself from
serious injury. He was bruised about
the body and had his hands scratched.
Breastplates Will Not Be Made.
Rome, Oct. 5. Some time ago the
Russian government ordered 100,000
bullet proof breastplates of the tpye in
vented by Signor Benedetti. The lat
ter recently started for St. Petersburg
to supervise the manufacture of the
breastplates, but waa stopped at Mun
ich by the Italian firm to which he had
sold the rights to manufacture, and
which objected to Signor Benedetti's in
tervention in the matter, and he re
turned to Italy. The firm had also
undertaken to supply the Japanese
government with 200,000 breastplateB.
Gunboat Bit by a Mine.
Toklo, Oct. 5. It is rumored that a
Japanese gunboat hit a mine and sunk
Bouth of the Liao Tung peninsula. A
portion of her crew reached an island
and were rescued. The navy department
does not deny the report, but says that
the department lacka confirmatory in-
formatien.
DEATHJS SURE
Payne Only Kept Alive by
Use of Stimulants.
STRENGTH IS f AST TAILING
ramify Has Been Summoned to the
Bedside of United States Post
master General.
Washington, Oct. 4. Postmaster
General Payne Is still alive, but only
as the result of the injection of the
most powerful drugs known te the med
ical profession. Frequent sinking
spells marked the day yesterday, and
hie condition ia decidedy worsa this
morning than it waa 24 hours ago.
The physicians express not the slightest
hope for his recovery, and daring the
night possessed so little confidence that
their distinguished patient could live
through until morning that at mid
night bulletins were issued predicting;
dissolution within a few minutes, and
at 2 o'clock this morning they placed
the limit at two hours at the outside.
with the probability that every momeBt
would be tbe last.
General Payne, after spending tbo
forepart of the night in a quiet sleep,
was aeized at midnight with a sinking
spell worse than any that had preced
ed it. Powerful restoratives adminis
tered in larger quantities than thereto
fore given produced not the slightest
apparent effect, and the members of
the family were hastily summoned to
the bedside.
Two hours later a message was re
ceived from the bedside that the gener
al waa.still alive, but all hope had been
abandoned. The physicians lefused to
state how long their patient could sur
vive, but stated that while he might
live for two hours, on the other hand,
the end might come at the next mo
ment. After administering the stimu
lants at midnight, the physicians dis
continued the use of drugs, and there
alter allowed nature to. take its course. -
Shortly after half past two, the pa
tient showed signs of reviving, and . a
few seconds later he completely re
gained consciousness, and exclaimed
"Hello" to those about him. Dr. Ma
gruder asked him how be was feeling
and received the reply "first rate."
Milk was then given him to drink.
Shortly after 4 o'clock, General
Payne's private secretary issued a bul
letin in effect, that the' patient waa
resting easily. It was added that Gen
eral Payne'a pulse was steadier and hi"
respiration more natural than it had
been for days. A consultation will
probably be held thia morning.
MANY A BRIBE.
Ex-Speaker Kelly Informs on the
Missouri Combine.
St. Louis, Oct. 6. In a written con
fession today Charles F. Kelly, speaker
of the house of delegates during a per
iod in the life of the boodle combine,
relates the story of that combine. He
declares a prominent politician prom
ised himself and others implicated that
the next circuit attorney would be "all
right," and promised if they would re
main firm he would secure for them
either continuances until the next cir
cuit attorney took office or pardons
afterwards. He declares the politician
said the new circuit attorney, for which
office the Democrats today ' made their
nomination, would be "his man."
Kelly declared the politician paid
him $15,000 of $50,000 promised to
keep away from the grand jurv, before
which he had been subpoened to appear .
after John K. Murrell returned from
Mexico and turned states' evidence in .,
the city lighting deal. He went to
Europe by way of Canada, taking the
name of James Logan. It was the in
tention of the politician, Kelly said, to
have him remain away until after the
statute of limitations had run out on
the lighting deal. By a miscalcula
tion, Kelly said, he came back too soon,
and was arrested.
Kelly is under conviction for perjury
in connection with "boodle" cases,
and his trial on the charge of bribery
in connection with the suburDan fran
chise deal will be called Monday. He
is now out on bonds.
Honor will Go to Widow.
London, Oct. 5. The St. James Ga
zette says the late William Vernon
Harcourt. who twice refused a peerage,
eventually accepted the honor and
woull have ben gazetted Baron Mai-
would on tbe next birthday honor list.
"Fate," the paper adds, has tendered
the event impossible, but it is deemed
probable that a baronetcy following the
proceedure on the death of W. H.
Smith, who was a minister of war in
Lord Salisbury's cabinets of 1885 and
1886, will nevertheless be conferred on
Lady Harcourt"
Lives of Tour Snuffed Out.
Carteisville, Ga., Oct. 5. By the
falling of earth and ore in the Morgan
mine, the lives of four men were snuffed
out here today. Two others are seri
ously injured and art expected to die.