"IT'S A COLD DAY WHEN WE GET LEFT." VOL. XVI. HOOD EIVER, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1904. XO. 18. HCOD RIVER GLACIER Jtfaued every Thursday by ARTHUR D. MOB. PubUaher. leraia of subscription 11.60 a jer when paid in tar. no.. ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF HAILS. HOOD K1VKP The prstofflee is 0111 daily between Sam at a 7 p. m. : buuuey mm u to 1 o'clock. ' Mailt i t the Kail clou l 12:2ua. m. an . V p. m; lor tbe Wen at 7:lua. m. andl:4UD.m. The carrier, on K. K. U. rumen No. t and No. t leave the pustuttiue at :SU dally. Mail leaves tor Mt. Hood, dally at li;uu m.j arrive!, 10:iti a. m. For Chenoweth. Wash., at I SO a. m. Tuea- dan, Ti ursday, ei.d Saturday,; arrive, tarn eays at e p. in. tor Underwood. Wain., at 7:W a. m. Tuet- days, Thuraday, and Baturday,; arrive, tame nay. at p. m. tor Molt Salm n, Wain., daily at 1:45 p, m.; arrive, at u a. in. WHITE SALMON. For Hood River dally at a. m.; arrive, at :wp.m. For Husum, Trout Lake and Ouler, Wash., dally at 7 :u a. m. ; arrive, at U m. For Ulenwuod, ollmer and Fulda, Waih., dallr at 7 :9U a. m. : arrive, at a p. ni. Fur rinenat and Knovden, Wash., at ll:8u a. m. Tueauay, and ttaturd. ya; arrive, aaine aays, iu:sua. in. For Bin eu, Wash., dally at 1:46 p. m.; rive, at 8:46 a. m. BcliaVl'IIC UAK OKOVK COUNCIL No. 142, ORDER OF FFN1H. Meet, the Second and Fourth rridave ot tne moutn. visitors cordially wel comed. F. U. bkosius, Counsellor. Mis NiLLia Cuu, secretary. OKDKR OF WABHINUTON. Hood River Union No. 142, meet, lu Odd Fellow,' hall second and fourth baiurdaya lu eacn month. i:b u clot. a. L. kood, rresiueni. C. 0. Dims, Secretary. HOOD K1VKK CAM?, No. 7,702, M. W. A., meet, in K. o( f. Hall every Wednesday Ulgm M. M. ilUSSKLL, v . u. C. U. Dakih, Clerk. UUOU KIV'EK CAMKNo. 77u, W. O. W., meet. A A on tii at and third Tueauay ot each uionta In odd rellow lull. A. 0. bTATJSN.C. c, F. il. Blaoq, clerk. TAUCOMA LOU.K, No. Si.K. of V , meet. vv in K. of r. Hall every Tuesday nignt. H.M. Ul'kUi, C.C. C. E. Himmin, K. of R. 4 0. HOOD K1VKR CHAFlFK, No. 115, O. K.8., meet, second anu fourth . ue.ay even ing of eacn mouth. Vlnltor, cordially wel comed. Thihem Caktneb, W. M, aiss. Mart B. D.viueoii, secretary. HOOD K1VEK CIRCLE, No. 524, Women 01 Wooacrait, meei, at K. of F. Hall on the ttrat aud thi. u t rluaya oi each month. fa klin Norton, Uuarulan Neighbor. NlLLII llOLLOWKLL. clerk. CAN BY I OUT, No. 16, Q. A. K., meet, at A. O. U. W. Hall, aecoiidaud fourth baturdaya oi eacn mouth at 2 o'clock p. ru. All ti. A. it. member, invited to meet with ua. H. il. Uaiuy, commander, T. J. Cunning, Adjutant. CANBY W. R. C No. li, meet, aecond and lourth Baiurdaya oi each month in A. O. U. V . Hall at 2 p. m. alas. Alida rjHniaMXIf, 1'reaident. - Mbs. T.J. Cuhhimo, Secretary. EDEN KNCAtorOiKNT, No. 48, I. O. O. F., Regular meeting aecond and fourth Hon uayaui eacn mouiu. A. J. Oatchkll, C F. Bar am kicam, ticribe. IDLEW1LD LODGE, No. 107, I. O. O. F.. meet! in Fraternal Hall, every Thureuey nlnbt. J. R. Kim, J Bkbt Entricam, Secretary. HOOD RINr.K CHAPTER, No. 27, R. A. H., meet, third Friday night of each month. U. K. Cakimr, U. F. D. McDonald, Secretary. COURT HOOD RIVER No. 42, Forester, oi America, meets second aud fourth Moo days In eacu month in k. oi F. Hall. H. T. UaHITT, C. R. F. V. Biosioa, Financial secretary. LAUREL REBEKAH DEGREE LODGE, No. ,7, i. O. O. F., meet, nral and third Friday In each month. la anus Morse, N. u. Iherem CASTNIR, Secretary. TJOOD RIVER LODGE No. 106. A. F. and A. Al M.. met ts Baturday evening on or before each lull moon. I). McDonald, W. R. B. bAVAUI, Secretary. OLETA ASSEMBLY No. KM, United Artlaan,, meets fir land third Wednesdays, worn; second aud fourth Wednesday!, social; Aril saus nail. D. McDonald, M. A. h. M. McCarty, Secretary. RIVERSIDE LODGE NoTw, A. O. U. W.,meeta flrsi and third Haiurday, of each month. t. R. bRAULlY, 1 lnaiicier. W. B. bhutr, W.M. J. O. Hayncb, Recorder. RIVERSIDE LODGb, NO. 40, Degree of Hon or, A. O U. W, meets tirat anu third Satur days at a p. m. Mrs. ha rah Bradlby, O. of H. Miss coha Copfle, Rt-coruer. Mrs. Luchstia i rathir. Financier HE. W. T. ROWLEY PHYSICIAN, SURGEON, OCULIST Office and Pharmacy, Hood Heights. Phune, Man, Wil. Eiver H. HAR1 Wlli LAWYER Will Practice in All Courts. Office with Geo. D. Culbertson A Co. Collee-tloui-, abstracts, settlement of Estates. HOOJU RIVER OREGON 1 H. JENKINS, I). M. I). DENTIST. specialist on Crown and Bridge Work. Telephone,: Office, 281: residence, H, Office over Bank Bldg. Hood River, Oregon H, L. HUMBLE, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. BacoesMr to Dr. M. F. Bhaw. tailt promi-tly answered In lowu or ooantry Dar or Mxhl. Telephone,: Kealdence, all; Office, 61J. Office over Heed'a Urooery. j F. WAIL M. D. Physician and Surgeon. Telephone,: Office. Ml; residence, tu. BURGEON O. R.N. CO. JOHN LELANI) HENDERSON ATTORNKY-ATLAW. ABSTRACTER. Kr TARY PUBLIC and REAL E8TA1K AGSNT. For 2S years a resident of Oregon and Waah Inrton. Has bad many years eipenenos in Real Estate matters, as abstractor, searcher of titles and agent, Hausfacuoo guaranteed or Do charge. A. JAYNE. LAWYER. AbetracU Furniihed. Money Loaned. Hood River, Oregon. p C. BR0SiC8, M. D. " PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Tbona Central, or 121. Office Hoart: 10 to 11 A. M.; I to 1 and 6 to 7 P. M. JOGER 8. SANBORN ATTORNEX AT LAW HOOD BIT KB " ORBQO.S VEEH'SJ)OINGS Newsy Items Gathered from All Parts of the World. Or INTEREST TO OUB READERS General Review of Important Happen penlgs Presented In a Brief and Condensed Conn. The main" Japanese army L within 21 milee oi Mukden. Russia lean that China will occupy me territory conquered Dy japan. The continued lilence of Kuronatkin graetly irritatet the Russian public. Germany is reported to have made secret treaty to give Russia indiiect aid Tbe Russian Baltic fleet hag attain delayed its departure (or tbe Far East The British (hip Dittnn, from New castle, has gone aground off San Fran cisco bay. . St. Petersburg officials profess 'g norance at the arriavl of the Lena at San Francisco. I tie nood oi the Klo urande river is doing great damage to property in Texas and it is feared many lives will be lost. Tbe first shipment of the Lewis ard Clark souvenir old dollars have ar rived in Portlnd. Arrangement! for placing them on sale 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 first shipment contained 25,000. The Japanese are expected to enter Mukden toon. Republicans elected the governor of Main by a plurality of 33.000. Robbers held up train at Letts, La., but found the safe contained no money. Military critics at Liao Yang 'say that Kuropatkin did not believe he could be defeated. Tbe reason for the Russian abandon ment of Mo Tine pass remains as much of mystery as ever. A Knight Templar train was wrecked near Reno, Nev., and two people killed and 25 others Injured. Japan has entered a protest against tbe Russian transport Lena remaining in San Francisco harbor. The ship ruav dismantle and stay in the harbor until the war la ended. The Japare e are icprrel to have routed the rear guard of the Russian army at Hun liver. General Zassalitch and 3,000 of his 6,000 men have been taken ptisonera. The cruiser Milwaukee has been launched at San Francisco. Knropatkln must continue his re treat and await reinforcements. An interparliamentary congress will ask the powers to stop the war in the Far East. The Japanese army is expected to posh on as soon as they are refreshed, doth armies are resting. German iron dealers, it is reported, have been requested to furnish prices on 1,800 tons of cast iron for American delivery. Many bids have been pnt in for the Oregon building at St. Louis. It will he sold to the highest bidder and turned over at tbe close of the fair. Disease Is a new horror 'eared at Mukden. Tbe continued heavy rains and the hardships endured during the 10 days' fighting are snre to increase he sickness. The navy department has appointed a board to inspect tbe merchant marine and ascertain the cost of changing ef ch hip into a man of war and the length if time required should their, services be needed in esse of war. Britain and Thibet have formally concluded a treaty. A Russian force of 12,000 near Muk- len is 'n a perilous position. The new Russian minister of the in terior will be liberal In his policy. Tbe spoils of war falling to the Jap aneee at Liao Yang were of little value. Few of the Alaska salmon canneries will have as great an output as last fear. Rnsnian papers claim that Viceroy Alexieff is directly responsible for tbe lisaater at Liao Yang and want him pnt ont. Fire raged an entire day in Progersso, Mexico, before it conld be checked. The loss is estimated at (1,000,000. The losses of both sides at the Liao Yang battle are estimated at 60,000, of which the Russians lost 20,000 and the Japaneee 30,000. The deported Colorado miner who confessed to having a part in the Inde pendence ontrage says the others im picated with him are all officers and members of the United Mineworkers. Tbe Japanese art on two sides of Kuropatkin. Rockefeller Interest are said to be behind a new railroad to the Pacific coast. J. J. Hill is reported to have sold his .two new mammoth steamers to Rossis." A deported Colorado miner in Kan sas baa given tbe names of the striker who planned the Independence outrage. Tbe Russian drydock at Dalny has been repaired and is teing aaed by the Japaneee, SEEKS TOR PREY. Russian Vessel Puts Into franclsco for Repairs. San San Francisco, Sept. 14. The Rus sian transport Lena, Captain Bar linsky, put into this port today for re pairs. The Lena is 81 daysfiom Vlad' ivostok via Bayaniaa, Sakhalin islands She made the run from Bayaniwa 19 days, which Is considered fart time showing that the Lena possesses speed qualities. Tbe Lena has a crew of 497 men and 21 oflicvrs, and carries 23 guns. She lias three funnels and three masts. Captain Berlinsky, wbo olfia ially declares the Lena to be a trans port, states that her engines and boil ;'sr are in need of repairs. After pass in? quarantine the Lena anchored off the Union Iron works, where she now lies. - According to Brasseys'Nsvy Annual the Lena was formerly tbe Kherson, of the Russian volunteer fleet. Braseey refers to her as "volunteer cruiser and also as a "transport vessel." The Lena has speed of 19j knots. Her hull is "I steel, and her displacement is 10 225 tons. She is 493 feet long, 54 feet 3 Inches wide, and bas a draught of 24 feet. She has two propellers Her indicated horsepower is 12,600. She was built at Hehbum, England, in 1895. According to Braseey, tbe Lena carries three 4-inch quick riling gnns and 20 of smaller cailhre. ine arrival oi tne Lena bas been re ported to Washington. Instructions are expected from the Washington au t lion tu s tomorrow as to the length of time tbe Lena may remain in port. OREGON IRRIGATION CONVENTION. Association Will Hold Meet In On. tario September 19, 20 and 21. The convention of tbe Oregon Irri gation association, to be held at On tario, Oregon, September 19, 20 and 21, promises to be of tbe greatest Intei- est of any yet held in tbe state. What irrigation can do for a country will be there given a practical demonstration when worthless sage brush land will be shown side by side aith land worth $31)0 per acre. Senator Mitchell, Congressmen Wil iamson and Hermann, Governor Chamberlain, of Oregon, and Governor Morrison, of Idaho; Hon. O. W. Rose. United States geological survey; Mayor Glaseman, of Og'len; Dr. Withycombe, of the Oregon Agricultural college, and numerous other speakers piominent in rr mat ion work from different parts of the country will be in attendance. Be sides this, there will be over $1,000 given away as premiums for fruit dis plays. One of these premiums ia a 100 silver loving cup to be presented by tbe city of Ontario to the Oregon county making the best fruit exhibit. Tbe O. R. & N. and Oregon Short Line have made a rate of full fare go ing and one-third fare returinng. The city of Ontario is well prepared for the accommodation of all who attend the convention and tbe association promis es that all will be more than paid for the trouble and expense they may be put to. CANADIAN TRAIN HELD UP. Six Masked Men Make a Haui of About $7,000. Vancouver, B. C, Sept. 14. The transcontinental express, due here at 45 lH8t niiiht, was held up 35 mites from Vancouer by six masked men and $7,000 taken. The train was flagged and some of the men got on tbe tender with rines. At the point of guns the ngineer and fireman were compelled o take the baggage and express cars wo miles away, where they were rifled. The train arrived at 12 o'clock. A eepcial train with a large posse of policemen immediately left for the scene. This is the first holdup in Canada. It is supposed that tbe train robbers expected to intercept the clean-np from the Consolidated Cariboo mines, amounting to $60,000, and which was expected to be sent hire abont this time. It la said a cipher telegraph message was sent to the express messen ger telling him to have his safe open, to be searched by an inspector, and that therefore he was off his guard. The authorities are now investigating this rumor. Shop Was Blown Up. New York, Sept. 14. The barber shop of Joseph Stravelli, on Third ave nue, was wrecked by an explosion just before 1 o'clock this morning, and 20 families living in the house were thrown into a panic, in which six ten ants weie hurt. Six weeks ago Stravelli received a letter crudely drawn by a "Black Hand," in which be was or dered to deposit $500 between two stones at First avenue and Thirty -eight street. The letter closed by saying: "If yon do not leave the money yoo take care of yourself." Jews' Shops Pillaged. St. Petersburg, Sept. 14. Anti-Semitic rioting took place at Rovno, in the government of Colhynia, September 4, tnring which many persons were In jured and shops pillaged. A similar outbreak occurred at Smela. in the gov ernment of Kieff. where the troops were called. Ninety-eight houses and 14 shops were pillaged, and several persons weie serionsly injured by the troop. Many of the rioters war ar-i rested. The affair lasted lor Protest of Great Britain. Mai did, Sept. 14. The Heraldo says that Great Britain has protested against Spain for having acceded to the req neet of France to permit the Russian Baltic fleet to coal and remain at Cor nnna for a longer period than that per-1 mitted by international law. TVVtfTVtttaMVVTVTVTTVTVVVVVVVvTlTTVVVvVVTmg t UKLUUU mLWij Ul IN I CKCS I J TO BUILD IN GRAND RONDC. Assurance Given. That Railroad Will Be Constructed. Pendleton W. E. Davidson, secre tary of the Eastern Oregon Development company, und member of the firm of W. E. Davidson Cani;'Brokers of Pendleton, says that the-electric belt line to be built in Grand Ro.'e valley is an assued success.. Hit father, T. W Davidson, is in tba East now interest ing capital in behalf of the project.and at the present time the outlook ia most encouraging. Grounds for a terminal and depot have been donated by tbe lesidents of Cove. The Amalgamated Sugar com pany baa agreed to raise 600 acres ol beets along tbe line, there heretofore the price of hauling has made their cultuie prohibitive. The right of way bas been secured, and had it not been for Chief Engineei A. B. Browne being called to Canyon City as a witness in a suit at law the suivey would have been completed at this time. The power proposition on the Minam river bas not been looked into except to ascertain ibat at least 20,000 horse' power could be developed. Survey of Euoenc-Corvallls Line. Eugene The Willamette Valley Electric railway company announces that its corps of surveyors will probab ly begin suiveylng for its Eugene Cor vallis line this week. T. W. Archer, civil engineer, who will have charge of the work, has arrived from Cali fornia. He will also select a site for a power station. It bas been practically settled that the station will be located on the Mackensie river near Seavey place, six miles from Eugene. H. C. Diers, chief engineer of the tompany, has arrived at Coos bay, and will at once start a crew of surveyors from there north up the coast by way of Gardiner and Florence to Eugene. Cove Trull for the fair. La Grande Tbe management of the horticultural exhibit at the St. Louis fair bas written to Stackland Bros., of Cove, who are among the leading fruit growers in the Grand Ronde, for more of tbe fruit from this valley, and in a telegram asks: "Can Cove ship now, ar prunes, plums, pears and apples? We pay freight. Sell at least half and return proceeds. Wire collect." To which they replied that a car would be hipped in two weeks time, as some of the fruits are hardly ripe just now. Drill for 4300 a Side. Sumpter As a result of the drilling contest at Bourne on Labor day, in which M. D. McLeod came off victor ious, there Is promise of a much more interesting contest. McLeod, holding the championship for Oregon, has been challenged by William Maddern, for a match at $600 a side. Tbe prelimin aries have been arranged, and the town offering the most tempting purse will get the contest. There is some talk of making tbe side bet $1,600, so confi dent is each man of beating the other. Lawton Townsitc Sold. Sumpter 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 udgment held by Lina Sturgiss against the townsite company. Many build ings were erected duiing the boom, and Lawton was put down in the brain of the fanciful promoter as the terminus of an important railway line that would come creeping up (be mountains from a junction with the O R.&S. This dream faded away and with it Lawtun's claim to distinction. Plan Long Wagon Road. Portland Tbe plan to build a wagon road from Portland to the California line bas been discussed favorably by the county court. Multnomah count already has a road which reaches to Clackamas county and it can be made a first class road with not much ex pense. Other counties have roads ex tending Trom one county to the other in some instances, but to make one eon tinnons road the whole distance might require state aid. Washington County Shipments. Hillsboro Agent Hinsbaw, of the Southern Pacific, states that notwith standing the short bsy and grain crop this year, the shipments out of Wash ington county exceed that of any fall season for years. A part of the heavy shipments is dne to the condensed milk company, wblcb sends out from two to three cars each week. Wheat Mysteriously Burned. Pendleton Fire destroyed 1,600 bnshels of wheat on the farm of E. J. Somerville, seven miles west of this city. Tbe nop was raised by John Lndemann, his share being two-thirds. The origin ol the fire Is a mystery. The wheat was partly insured. Northwest Wheat Markets. Portland Walla Walla, 78c; blue stem, 82c; valley, 84c Tacoma Bluestem, 84c; club, 79c. Albany 78c. Salem 80c. Colfax Club, 70c; bluestem, 75c. Pendleton Club, 70c; bluestem, 73c. La Grande Club, 66c; bluestegi. 1 70s. IMMENSE TIMBER TORESTS. Coos and Curry Await Railroad for Development. Marehfield An agent looking for timber for an Eastern syndicate says that he has figures that show that there are 24,000,000,000 fiet of timber in Coos county alone and 80,000,000,000 feet accessible to Coos bay If a railroad is built through the county. He ssys that on the Umpqua are 33,000,000,000 feet and on the Sius.sw 15,000,000,000 feet. In Cuny county he found large tracts of black oak that would make un iurnnure. inele trees, be says, will a'erage three cuts of 20 feet each. Eight thousand acres of Ibis oak timber was bought by San Francisco tanners for its bark but the timber had been found to be tootaluable for manufactur ing purposes to peel for its lark. On Tillamook bay and its tributary streams he says there are 20,000,000,- 000 feet, and on the Nehalem and it north and south forks there are 25,-' 000,000,000 more feet.' This includes fir, cedar spruce and hemlock. He says the timber has all been cruised, and that his figuies are conservative. Association Tast Building Up. Pendleton The Pendleton Commer clal association Is rapidly building up under the present regime, having during the past few days received more than 50 new members. The membership now exieeds 150 and efforts will be made to swell the number to 200. The monthly dues have been reduced from $2 to $1, these special rates to continue until November 1. With the fusing of new life into the institu tion, plans have been under conBidera tion for adding a gymnasium and mak ing other needed improvements. Ai soon ss practicable the association will begin caking preparations for the Umatilla county exhibit foi the Lewis and Clark exposition. Shipment of Silver Dr. Estacada Linn Brothers, who own a sawmill 10 miles northeast of this place, have just shipped from here a carload of the finest quality of lumber ever seen in this section of the state The firm owns a large tract of timber land near their mill and now has on hand a very large assortment of finish ing lumber. Tbe timber from which it is is wed is of a variety railed by tlm bermen "silver fir," and is of lighter color and finei grain than the yellow 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 the state. The shipment went to Oregon City. Crop Costs 23 Cents a Bushel. Pendleton A reservation farmer es timates that his crop this year cost him 25 cents a bushel sacked, exclusive ot tbe cost of summer fallowing. He paid $2 75 per ai-re rent and hired all of the work done. Ilia yield was 30 bushels to the acre, and the total crop 4.800 bushels, he having 160 acres in wheat. He sold at 67 cents, and es timates his profit at $2,040. Tbe com ing season or the next, he Will rent 1,- 000 acres. He says as a little can he made on each huhel he will rent a Urge tract and either get rich or go "broke." Echo Will Co-Operate. Echo At a meeting of the Citizens' club of Ech-i, a committee was ap pointed, consisting of Dr. C. J. Smith, O. D. Teel, B. Savior, F. B. Van, Cleave and II. C. Willis, to act with similar committees appointed by Ihe commercial organisstions of Spokane, j 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 lirigation projects contemplated. . Yamhill Hopdryer Is Destroyed. . Amity Fire destroyed the hop dryer snd contents of A. H, Shumate, resid ing one mile northwest of Whiteson. Mr. Shumate had just finished picking his ysrdand bad 10,000 pounds of hops in the building. Tbe fire started be tween two walls, and it was impossible to get water to it. The man drying the hops had plenty of help and several barrels of water, but could not nse it to any advantage. The insurance on the crop and building was $3,000. Smut Explodes- Machine. Pendleton A threshing machine be longing to Donald Robinson, 17 miles north of Pendleton, was blown np. The explosion was caused by smut and rust in tbe wheat. The loss is $1,600. None of tbe crew was injured. Patients Increase at the Asylum. Salem Tbe monthly report of the superintendent of tbe stale insane asy lum shows tbat tbe number of patients has Increased from 1,371 to 1,375 dur ing tbe month. BRIGANDS VERY CRUEL. Banker? Lived on What He Could Pick for Days After Escaplr.j. Fort Worth, Tex., Sept. 13. A dis patch to the Record from Roswell, N. M., says: Banker Eiland has returned to his borne at Portales, N. M., and verified the story that he had been held by bri gands in the state of Sonora, Mexico. He has lost 60 pounds in flesh. He is known as a conservative business man, and the story tbat be had fallen Into the hands of brigands, wbo de manded ransom from his wife at Por tales, N. M., was not doubted. He was forced by tbe bandits to write to his wife and to sign tbe name of George Reese. He said: "I was captiued August 0 by four men, and they robbed me of everything I had. I think it was In the state of Sonora, Mexico. They Immediately tarried me to the mountains and I was made to walk every day and was fed very little. At night I was tied with ropes. On pain of instant death the bandits made me write the letter to my wife demanding the ransom, compelled me to sign the name of Georee Reese and made me misspell the name. The letter was mailed from the town of Oputa. Tbey changed positions every day and marched me thiongh the mountains until the night of August 30, whrn I made my escape. I secured a sharp rock and cut the ropes that bound me and left while they slept. "For four days I wandered through the mountains in search of a road, liv ing on berries, rabbits and young birds, and finally reached a railroad at a distance of 00 miles from where I started. "I beat my way on a lumber train to Douglas, Aiis., and then went to El Paso, Tex., where I borrowed' money on which to come to Poi tales." CONCILIA I ION BOARD MEETS. Arguments of Iron and Steel Men Regarding New Scale Heard Chicago, Sept. 13. A board of con ciliation selected by the Republic Iron k Steel company and 20,000 of its em ployes has met here to fix a scale of wages for the coming year. Today ar guments of employers were heard. The dispute which ti e board is to settle arose over the desire of tbe com pany to reduce the wages o' its skilled "merchant" ironwotkers from 5 to 15 per cent. As provided in the working agreement which has been in force since 1901, conference committees from the company and the unions having failed to agree on an adjustment of wages, the matter was left to a board of conciliation. The arguments of the company tend ed to show that reduction In business combined with large outlays In the erection of new plants, did not justify ine rontinnation ol last year s wag scale. These claims were met by the steel workers' representative with the contention that the number of employ es has been reduced in several plants. thus comparatively lightening tbe ex penses. YUKON TRAmC ENDED. River Steamers Have Made Last Trip for the Season. Seattle, Sept. 13. A special dispatch to the Poat-Intelligencei from Dawson, Y. T., warns persons at coast points not to attempt to enter Alaska this tall expecting to catch steamers at Dawson for the new Tanana district and Fair banks. Five hundred people are now at Dawson anxious to go down the river to the new camp, with no steamers available. The steamer Light left Dawson yes terday for Fairbanks with a 500 ton cargo, which yieldtd $25,000 In freight charges. The Northern Commercial company yesterday refused to send the steamer Sarah with a cargo yielding $26,000 charges snd passegers down the river, fearing the ice would close before sbe could get back. Hundreds are going out in small boats from Dawson to Circle, intending to walk 260 miles from there to Fair banks. Capture Only Question of Hours. New York, Sept. 13. Three of the six men bandits who held np the pay master of tbe O Konrke Engineering & Construction company for $5,000 Aug ust 24 on a lonely highway in New Jersey, are reported to hae been traced to the Italian quarter of Patterson, and their capture is believed to be Only a question of hours. Two hundred men have searched constantly for the high waymen, but, although they got so close to the gang that firearms and articles of clothing were found, tbey managed to reach town. Important Witness Missing. Chicago, Sept. 13. William F. Mc Mnllin, who was operator of the "spot light" at the Iroquois theater at the time of the disaster December 30, has disappeared. Assistant Slate's Attor ney iisrnes at the opening of Ihe Sep tember teim of court began the preliminary arrangements to put Will J. Davis, manager of the theater; Thomas J. Noon assistant manager, and Edward Cummings, the stage car penter, on trial. Battleship Ohio Transferred. San Francisco, Sept. 13. The bat tleship Ohio was finally transferred from her builders to the United States nsvy, thf government being represent ed in the ceremony by Captain Lea"itt C. Logan, who is hei conmanding offi cer. Tbe Ohio will be for a time on tbe Pacific station, but her ultimate destination ia thought to be China. STRII1ERI0TS Two Nonunion Women Se verely Beaten by Men. AIDED IN ATTACK BY WOMEN In Other Savage Attacks and In rights following Six People arc Injured, Two Severely. Chicago, Sept. 14. Two savage at tacks were made upon nonunion work ers at the stockyards tonlgat, and In the fights that followed eight people weie injured, four of them so severely tbat it was necessary to taks them (a the hospital. Tbe first disturbance occurred at the intersection ot Halstead and Root streets. Two young women, Annie Cook and Mattie Jasper, were on as east bound Root-streetcar, and when It reached Halstead street, several met) and boys, with tbe aid of two or three women, dragged the young women to tbe street. Both were, badly beaten before tbe police arrived. They were taken to the bosiptal. Mattie Jasper was struck with a brick, and her fact and forehead badly cnt. The mob remained at a short distance from the car track and continued to throw stones. A west bound car, which' happened to pass during the trouble; was struck by several of the" missiles, and two of the passengers, remont Sloan and Annie Crodone, were In sured. Anton Ahutra, a driver for a brewT erj, tried to drive through the crowd and was bit in the back of the bead, with a brick and knocked from bit wagon. His scalp was badly cut, bnt otherwise his injuries were not severe, A call for help bad been sent in by one of the officers, and Lieutenant Pi Ira and six policemen soon arrived, and at once charged the crowd, which scat tered. Policeman Chris Lyons waa knocked down by a stone, but was not badly hurt. A second riot took place in Root street, near Princeton avenue, wnere seven colored . men employed in the stockyards were attacked by a lairs crowd ol sympathisers with the stock yards strikers. John Sims, one of the colored men, was knorked down and nearly kicked to death. His kneecap was fractured, hie Jaw was broker), and he was badly Injured about other portions of his head and severely hurt in tbe chest. The police finally dis persed the mob and several arrests were made. AMERICANS WATCH THE LENA. Patrol-Boat Will Sec No Tanatic Re peats the Maine Incident. San Francisco, Spet. 14. Early to day tbe hestroyer Paul Jones, Lieuten ant G. C. Davison commanding, was sent to an anchorage off the Union lien works, close to the Lena. Later, tba Paul Jones was reinforced by a steam launch from the Marhlehcad, in charge of Midshipman Davis, with an armed crew and four marines with loaded rides and belts filled With ammunition. Assisted by the launch ai a picket and patrol boat, the Paul Jones will keep a close watch over the Lena as long at she remains in port to tee that the neu trality laws are rigidly enforced both for and agalrist'ber. Vigilance Is being exercised tbat no fanatic, Japanese or other, creepa upon the Lena for the purpose of doing hef harm and possibly repeating the Maine incident In this port, and equal vigil-, ance is being exerted to see that aha herself receives no military help In the shape of arms, ammunition, man oi equipment, or any coal beyond the quantity,, to which she .Is entitled, namely, enough to carry her to the neart st home port. Every boat teat approaches the Lena is arrested by the launch until the officers 1n charge are satisfied that the boat's errand it le gitimate. . M .'. .... '.: Californlans Will Come. San Francisco,' Sept. 14. An official invitation has been received by the Cal ifornia Promotion committee from President Goode, of the Lewis & Clark expesition, to visit the- Portland fair next year, . In the ..invitation the sug gestion is made tbat. tbe Californlans ai range to visit the fair in a body, and to that end extend the annual business men's eexursion to the Oregon me tropolis in 1906., At .this coincides with the original plan of tbe Promo tion' committee, efforts . will be put forth to make it a noteworthy event. Mrs. riagler Robbed. Newport, R. I., Sept. 14. Word was received from New York today that a robbery by which Mrs. II. Flagler,, of that city, lost a chatelaine bag contain ing money and jewels aggregating sev eral thousand dollars in value, at New port, was being investigated by detect ives. - The date of the robbery was not given, but as Mrs. Flagler has not been here since tbe middle of August it ia thonght it might have occurred at that time. .... ; Only Half of Men TakcnBack. Chicago, Sept. I4.i-It is estimated that about 10,000 merf . applied for work at tbe stockyards today, Abont 4,800 of the applicants were taken back by tbe packers. Many of the nonunion men failed to report for . work, but a number appeared on the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern . and other rail roads, giving rise to much dissatistao tioif among tha union men,-. J. " V.,