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Tonight and Thursday, fair.
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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.
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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
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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