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WEATHER FORECAST. Tonight and Thursday, fair. PENDLETON, OHEiON, "WEDNESDAY, (MTOllEK 1!), 11M NO. M V?S ssjfjlili J o 1 82. I: ! w TUB r. 00 )0 VICT AHD iter ft w 'J f.o I rj.-ntnri: from IIIIVT r j..-ntnrR ,,t rauwi"'- it'" . n, Mes Now m re.- AT If' in p- i. rrfilu P .. - ...i..i,in Hlltl U,n BflrtnnliHE M " l wasningum. j .tfkerauui, ,..f.,,ir.r,t Walla Walla Jones. K'li"-... cjty schools. Office:- oi .iwxK-iiuiiFii. The officers of the association are: President, Robert C. French of Wes first vice-president. May L. Scott ,f Boise; second vice-president. Grant Bond of Walla Walla; third vice president, J. P. Nowlin of Pendleton; corresponding secretary. Frank K. Welles of Pendleton; executive com m,ttee Robert C. French, Frank K. u-.ii. and E. B. Conklln. Every school teacher employed In Umatilla county Is expected to be In ..tiontiiince at the meetings as the i... onniiiLl county Institute Is i,..ih in conjunction with the assocla linn. Many oi me moui.c.o o...... lust night. No Admission Charged. The committees especially request all the people to rememuer uuu uu admission will be charged: to eitner the program at the church, or to the reception at Music Hall, while every body Is cordially lnvltod. Remem ber, that admission to both places Is entirely free. WOOL PRICES of Oregon. flwTiiitflicrs Are Ar- BOISE FAIR OPEXF.D. Pnnini tnr Tonlglit. -Muilc. LiliU by President Robert . French. knonaeo lor ldnho-MlsH May rVott, haw luperltitemleiii. lor Waihlnjrton K. "W- Ute superintendent. tor Oreiton J. H. Ackcrmaii. itale luperintendeiu. iFor UmaiHia I-OUIIIJ r Minn K. Welles, superintendent. Merit's annual address, Lite. Beceptlou to teachers at I liusic Hall. 9 llcnulllul Weather and Large Oowrts Urect Uie 0ciilng. Boise City, Oct. 19. Nature -smiled benignly on the opening of ttie Inter- mountain fair In this nity, and if the weather should continue as pleasant during the week as It opened this morning the annual meeting of the association this year will be a record breaker, both In attendance and the exhibition. The city has been gaily decorated for the occasion, nearly every busl Hess house displaying the colors of the association or the nutlonal colors. Along the streets many colored lights have been put up. which will give tne streets a brilliant appearance at night. Many strangers came In yesterday to attend the fair and the train this morning was taxeS to its utmost ca- puclty. Ample provision, however, bus been made to furnish accommo dations for all and there need be no fear of any stranger not finding a place to rest at night after the duy's enjoyment. Corner on 1905 Clip in Wyo ming and Utah Causes a Rapid Advance. BUYERS ARE PAYING 18 CENTS TOR BEST WOOI This Is Six Cents Advance Over Last Sii'lng's prices Agents Arc Scoiir. lug the Country for Wool Over Two-thirds of the 1BIIS Clip In Utah Has Already Been Ihircluisod kern Competition Among the Buy ere at All Wool Centers Attempt to Corner the Market Causes Great Excitement. Salt iLake, Oct. 19. Eastern wool buyers are attempting to corner the wool clip in Utah and Wyoming. Agents are buying the 1906 clip. In some cases at an advance of six cents over last spring's prices. Sixteen to 18 cents per pound are ruling prices. Two-thirds of the en tire Utah clip has been contracted for already. COAST STEAMER ASHORE. iictomes afie Slav and Jap Are Being Mer cilessly Punished in the Onslaughts. IUSSIAXS HAVE BEEN RE- FILSF.R IX ALL ATTACKS. At Bensishu the Russians Were Beat en and Driven Back Riirojmtkln Send Word to Czar That He Will Conquer or lle Japanese Force Surrounded in Chinese Village Commits Suicide Rather Than Be Captured by Russians Japanese Continue to Concentrate Their Forces In Front of Russian Center. Japanese with five officers were sur rounded In a Chinese village, but onlv five surrendered, the remaining committing suicide. The village of Mia Tung is reported to have been destroyed by fire. Says Fire Is Weakening. St. Petersburg, Oct. 19. It is re ported that the Japanese fire al Shakha river is weakening owing to the Insufficient supply of projectiles. Alexleff Confers With Riiroputklc. Paris, Oct. 19. A telegram from Mukden reports thut Alexleff has ar rived there to confer with Kuropat- kln. Japanese, Left Driven Back. Mukden. Oct. 19. The Japanese left flank has Just been driven back by a Russian brigade. The Russian losses were heavy. Japanese Are Retreating. Mukden, Oct. 19. It is reported here that the Japanese are retreating slowly. The fires along their lines indicate that they are burning their stores preparatory to a general re treat. TIFT TO BCIPf LITTLE lift Anti-American Sentiment on the Isthmus at Dynamiting Point. SECRETARY TAFT WILL AT- TEMPT A HECOXCILIATIOX. Rome, Oct. 19. The Glrondule Dl Roma says Kuropatkln has wired the czar the following: "We will literally execute your orders, and will conquer or die." Luntore and teachers of pronil- : from Dreg on, Washington and la, Including leveral from various putt of the United States, are mbllng In Pendleton to attend the nth annual aesslon of the Inland Iptre Teachers' Association, and mill County Teuchers' Institute, ch convenei In this city tonight. meeting! will be held at the First l-isllan church, at Water and John- i itreets. The sessions will close I noon Saturday. IThe executive committee of the as- kiallon hat prepared an elaborate lopam, which embraces, lectures. ilri on educational subjects, dls Isaont practical demonstrations In pthods of teaching, music and social Iitrcoane. Ae opening session will consist of ft welcoming of the visitors bv Pres et Robert C. French, of the asso- Non, the responses by represcnta- oi Oregon, Washlmrlon. Idnhn N Umatilla county. Following the e i annual address, an lnfor- 1 pilon will be tendered the M Music Hall, Court and m itreets. 'MMty of the memhers nt thn immm will arrive In Pendleton I'Wwmoon. Ststi. s..,.ri.,..i.. 11. PSt In,ruon J. H. Acker- H. Jones. e,tlinr e .1' l fathers' Monthh, ...i.,. lifting. "eston tnts "Mwolniaster Trawler." i iic nrnmiii.t j . IW In mm , ' ...t.sv euucaiors nnuwn as tne I.oree (Joes to Mexico. Austin, Texas. Oct. 19. It Is re ported that L. F. Loree, who recently resigned as president of the Rock Island, will become head manager of a Bystem embracing the principal railways of Mexico. The Alice Kimball Beaten to Pieces on tlie Rocks Tiear Siusiaw. Eugene, Or., Oct. 19. The schoon er Alice Kimball, from 'Frisco to Florence, parted her anchor chains In a storm at the mouth of the Sius iaw river and went ashore. The crew swam through the break ers and secured a boat and took off after a great effort, George Martin. the vessel's owner, and his wife. She is fast breaking up and will be a to tal loss. EAGLES INITIATE "Sch Know aa u n,v.u;'. ". Search MEMBERS Japanese Concentrating. St. Petersburg, Oct. 19. Sakaroff reports under today's date: "The Japanese are concentrating on the center and front near Tlnshlpu. Captain Dambuffskl. while recon nolterlng yesterday evening, captured two Japanese guns, sustaining no loss himself. Our left has made a slight advance." Would Sell Stock to Employes. New York, Oct. 19. It Is stated In Wall street today thut United States Steel will. In December, make a third offer to employes to sell them stock In the company, to be held for five years. It Is understood that stock Is to be sold In the neighborhood $80,000,000. of Rio Cirnndc on u HniniuiKc. Fort Worth, Texas, Oct. 19. The Rio Grande Is on another rampage. and is rapidly rising. In West Texas near El Paso, B0 Mexican families were forced to flee across the river for safety. Flivs Threaten Santa Monica. Los Angeles. Oct. 19. Forest fires which have been burning for 24 hours, threaten Santa Monica. Thous ands of dollars loss In farm property- has been sustained and hundreds of cattle and many ranch houses tire de stroyed. The government experiment station has been burned. It Is feared the lives of some ranchers' families may be Included. Reinforcements for Both Armies. Rome. Oct. 19. A report reached here that the Russians have received reinforcements of 20,000 from Kirln, and the Japanese were reinforced by a brigade from New Chwang. Forces Are Face to Face. Toklo, Oct. 19. A dispatch receiv ed In official circles this morning ttates that Oyama's army is still face to face with Kuropatkln' forces, 'he Japanese are on one side of the Shakhe river and Russians on the other side. Site for Peace Palace. The Hague, Oct. 19. The Dutch government has decided to offer a free site f ir Curnegle's Peace Paluce, In the environs of The Hague, In the woods. M-n Rupture Between Pnnmnans and Americans In Cnniil Zone Has Been Narrowly Averted Natives Have Threulciied to Dyiiiimlte tho Camil Feeling Against the Action or the I lilted Slates Has Been at Boiling Point Secretary Tail Will Take Minister Ohaldln With lllnl, to Assist hi Peace Making. Washington, Oct. 19. The presi dent today Instructed Secretnry Taft to make a personal visit to Panama to confer with the president and other officials of the republic regard ing the questions arising over the possession by the United States of the canal sone. Secretary Taft will leave on No vember 14. He will take with him Minister Obaldla and William Nelson Cromwell, counsel for the new Pan ama ("anal company. The news states that the situation has been most strained, an open rup ture between the two countries being barely averted. Feeling In Panama Is bitter against the United States, and threats have been made to dy namite the canal. , ' torM nj . ' "Mil lew 1 " " enter- ! nM,JeC'""ir' He has bee, en- ltfer,. - "mk tot ma"y ars today. at Whltniftn ri""!" cho "t Drain. Be wuT ' " W"ton normal today. ft inyre"dent. French. f WtfctaT" , ent R' B- Bryan "tosMa Ikl ttpeote1 n from kead of .KVen.lng- Ml May I r? 'h! Idah0 hool.. will aJT'.Uu'u Coming. "Wlnenc i .! Mr atori of ' "III k. ' the Northwest who fcMPT n ,he menw are: of nZ,mJ?be ' the Unl- of th. n 're,Went D. Xonawuih. "on normal """Unitni r Wockenberry, ""Ola; o.., Orande city "rrn.1- Peebles. TZL..C. Perry. dent L.L. llormev. ,ru..i. "'"d.nt Th, rZ' " naer"' P Cnu,.L... "hitman ooii.. i. ""niHit W.il,-.M- Mtn. super- of the United OCTOBER 81 WILL BE "PRESS NIjGHT' IN LOCAL AERIE, Pendleton Aerie Making an Active Campaign for Momlcrslil Order Now Has 80 Members In This City Will Betrln tUe Erection of a New Hall at Once Many Fmatllla County NewHuauer Men Will Take tlie Mysteries A Strlrtly IkMieflt Order. Pendleton Eagles are preparing for a big rally to take place on the eve ning of October 81. One hundred candidates will be initiated into the aerie. It Is the intention of the Eagles to begin work early next month bn their new hall. The lodge recently pur chased the site of the old Wheeler building in Court stueet, where the hall will be erected. The building Will have a frontage of 60 feet and a depth of 100 feet, wiUf an "L 22 feet In width at the raJr. Pendleton aerie now naa a mem bership of 800, and expects to have fully 400 by the time the new hall Is begun. This is by far the larret lodge membership In Pendleton aad the new Eagle's hall will be the largest and most Imposing hall In the city. The Initiation to take place on Oc tober 81 will be called "Prem night, for the reason that a large claaa of candidates from Umatilla county newspaper men will be Inducted Into the mysteries. Anions: the cress candidates to e Initiated will be Elmer P. Dodd of the Tribune. Fred D. Boyd of the Atnena Press, John P. McManus of the Pilot Rock Record, M. A. Ferguson oi tne Adams Advance, and Fred Lampkin T. C. Warner. Fred Earp, Dave in- ram and Otto Didion Of the East Oregonlan. Special machinery will be import' ed for use In Initiating tlie press members. The committee ' on membership, uuuniatinc of J. T. Hlnkle and Con rad PlaUoeder. is meeting with un bounded success and the class of candidates Is beins; recruited rapidly. The Easles Is strictly a benefit or der. Davlns- 17.60 weekly benefit. furnishing free, a physician for the members and their families, the Antl-llorsetlilcr Association. Guthrie, Okla., Oct. 19. The an nual convention of the Antl-Horse-thlef Association of Oklahoma and Indian territories began here today and will continue through tomorrow. The association . has about 450 branches In the two territories, all of which are represented by delegates. Russians Defeated, Retreat. Toklo, Oct. 19. Oyama reports un der yesterday date: "The enemy Is gradually decreasing his force in the direction of the right army. Only small detachments continue to be ac tive. The enemy waB beaten at Ben- sihu, retreating to the northeast. The enemy made assaultB last night but ull were repulsed. Today only occa sional exchanges of cannonade occurred." Japanese Commit Suicide. St. Petersburg. Oct. 19. During the advance of the left column, 40 New Freight Buildings Burned. Nashville, Tenn.. Oct. 19. The new freight sheds of the Nashville, Chat tanooga & St. Louis Railway were destroyed by fire today. Loss, $200,- 000. Much freight was destroyed. New- Mexico Snow Storm. Raton. N. M., Oct. 19. Five inches of snow fell at this place. The storm extends through Colorado and New Mexico. Stock Is suffering. STATE E BY F NRICHED OBFEITUES OVER 2000 ADDED TO THE SCHOOL FINB. UMATILLA COUNTY ASSESSMENT FOR ""y chooto; o. The net taxable value of Umatilla county property this year, amounts to $193 168.20 more thun the 1908 assessment. Assessor Strain finished his assessment rolls this morning and the grand total shows taxable property to the amount of $9,467,198.95. Last year the as sessment roll totaled $9,214,030.75, minus the property exempted by the board of equalisation. "Last year" said Assessor Strain, "there were a great many more exemptions by the board than there were this year. The equalled prop erty for 1904 is In round numbers $50,000, and with the exception of a few hundred dollars In small claims, the entire exemption was taken from the stock of the Oregon Building 4 Loan Association." The assessor's figures show that there, are 885.725 acres of tillable land in Umatilla county, and 606,464 acres of land that are non-tillable. There are 691.15 miles of railroads, telegraph and telephone lines. Umatilla is known as a stock graslng region. There are 9887 mules and horses. The cattle amount to almost twtce the number of mules and horses, while the sheep are almost 170.000 strong. ,,..,.... It will be noticed that the total amount of real estate In 1904 Is con- ,.. .k. ni f 1908. But there Is a falling off In personal prop erty. This decline in personal property Is doubtless due to a desire of the assessor to partially allow tne auv e'ru w... . plated. but which the legislature failed to provide for this year. The summary of the tax roll follows: SUMMARY OF ASSESSMENT. Value. Value. 1103. 104. 1903. 381.817 ' t 3,237,88.00 f 3,267,828.00 Warren Stephens Forfeited $000, and E. II. Weston SaOO Cash Ball Fines to the Amount of $000 Were Collected by Recent Term of Cir cuit Court Most Profitable Term of Court Held in Umatilla County for Many Years. 61.16 H04. No. acres tillable land 385.725 No. acres non-tillable land Improvements on deed ed land No. of lots '''0J Improvements on lots Improvements on un deeded land Mile of R. R. bed, tele graph lines, etc Rolling stock Steamboats, machinery etc. - Merchandise Farming implements. . Notes No. shares of stock... Money Household furniture.. No. Horses and mules. No. cattle No. sheep and goats. ... No. swine . Grand total ..... Exemptions In 1908 482.987 9,378 .682 4,344 1,07 8 Vs 1,887 . 18,287 J68.161 1,96 11,871 88,411 188.688 , 8,013 588, 184. 00 369.293.00 657,584.00 672,203.00 . 45.708.00 3,26.042.06 129,628.8 74.06.00 314.273.00 ' 109,659.00 . 213.086.00 ' 132,488.00 V 71,187.00 40,66.00 188.032.00 149,675.00 222.102.00 6.777.00 8 9,467,198.95 616,627.00 353,688.00 624, 682.40 688,200.00 63,916.00 2,294,611.00 119,876.00 48,471.00 387,408.00 124,262.00 321.132.00 117,636.00 143,017.00 229.634.00 313.018.00 240.700.00 9,141.00 . 4 Stciinihoat InsKH'tor for New York. Washington, Oct. 19. The presi dent today appointed Ira Harris su pervising inspector of steamships at the port of New York, to succeed In spector Rodle, who was removed as a reBUlt of the Blocum commission's- report. HurrlB is a graduute of Ann apolis. Storm on Florida Coast. Jacksonville, Fla., Oct. 19. It Is reported that five vessels were wreck ed In the storm which Is sweeping the east coast between Miami and Palm Beach. All wires are down. The schooner James was wrecked near Palm Beach, but the crew was saved. Three Burned to Death. "i Hartlngton, Neb., Oct. 19. Doris and Hazel, two children of F. W. Hurnhart and Bertha Felber, a do mestic, are dead as a result of a tire caused by the girl throwing kero sene In the stove. Keitli CniniMiny Coming. The Keith Repertoire Company comes to the Frarer next Monday night, October 24, for a week'es en gagement. One performance each night will be given and an Interesting list of productions will be Introduced. The opening engagement will be "The Power of Truth." Out of 11 criminal cases before the October term of the state circuit court, convictions or pleas of guilty were secured except In three In stances. One man was acquitted and two forfeited heavy cash ball. The fines and cash ball forfeited amounts to 32076, making it one of the most profitable sessions ever held. Warren Stephens, under Indictment for horse stealing, forfeited $900 ball. George Weston, convicted of horse stealing and awaiting notice of ap peal, forfeited $600 cash ball. John Duffy paid $160 for cattle stealing. Ralph Ward, convicted of assault, paid $125 fine. John Woods and Hurry Kelly pleaded guilty to charges of malicious destruction of animals and were fined $100 each. Pat Mc Cabe was fined $60 for gross lewd ness and John Wa-lletsle. in Indian, was fined $60 for assault. George Lamont and Edwin R Stokes were respectively sentenced to three years each In the state peniten tlary for larceny by bailee and for larceny from the person. William McDonnell was acquitted of the charge of burglary. Registration Books Close. The county registration books will close tomorrow afternoon at 6 o'clock and will not be opened aguln until after election. When the county clerk's office waB closed this after noon 130 names had been added to the register since the June election. monthly dues Mint out . m 'T"" - . nf MU,lat,on i08 furnlanea lor neauciiu j Life membsrshlD is $100, and the Pendleton aerie has large number of these. Taxable property In 1969; $ 9.652,688.00 836.762X0 101,76.00 f 9,214,030.00 Wallulm Boys Run Away. Wallula, Oct, 19. George Files of Wallula. reported that his son, Ches ter, and his stepson, Claude Arnold, ran away yesterday Instead of going to school, and up to a late hour last nla-ht no trace of the boys naa been found. The lads were 16 and 13 years old, respectively. No reason Is Known for their sudden disappearance. Two Children Burned. Shelbyvllle, III.. Oct 19. The Woodsworth Orphan Asylum was de stroyed by fire this morning and two children perished. Several were In jured by Jumping. Admiral V ansa Mart Dead London. Oct 19. Admiral Van slttart Is dead. , He retired In 1878. LAND SHARKS TO ESCAPE. No Effort to Be Made in Federal Court to Prosecute Them This) Term. The timber thieves who have been fearful of Indictment by the federal grand Jury, are to have one more respite. With perhaps a single un important exception, no evidence in relation to the land frauds is to be submitted to this grand Jury and no effort will be made by the govern ment, says the Oregon Dally Journal. No subpoenas for witnesses agalnBt those concerned In the frauds have been issued by United States Dlstrlot Attorney John Hall. The government's Inaction Is a sur prise, yet it does not necessarily in dicate an abandonment of the effort to reach those of the conspirators who have thus far escaped from the clutches of the law. Secret agents of the Interior de partment are still engaged In ferret ing out the proofs of gu"t. " " well known that they have evidence which points strongly to the co'mpllo itv of men of means and of high standing, who rumor has long con nected with the frauds. But wheth er this evidence Is sufficient to form the basis of Indictments Is uncertain. . Francis J. Heney, special counsel for the government In the prosecu tion of Benson, Hyde, Diamond and Schneider, and In the cases against Horace McKlnley and his accompli ces. Is taking no part In the Investi gation of others whose operations In public lands have aroused the suspic ion of the government