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The Elbert County tribune., 1905-08-17
Russian Rerh Written.

Portsmouth, N. H., Aug. 12.-Rus-
sia's reply to the Japanese terms of
peace will be delivered by NJ. Witte
to Baron Komura to-day. The reply is
written, there being two texts-one In
French, the other in English.
Upon the two crucial points, in
demnity and the cession of the island
of Saghalin. the reply is an absolute
I'VE cannot"
Other points are accepted as bases
for discussion, while still others are
accepted conditionally.
The reply is rather long, because in
enumerating the conditions on which
discussion is admitted, and those on
which consideration is declined, rea-
sons and arguments are given.
The Japanese plenipotentiaries are
expected to ask for an immediate ad-
journment to examine and compare
this reply.
NJ. Witte will probably intimate that
the Russian plenipotentiaries expect
the Japanese to display as much expe-
dition as they (the Russians) have
shown In the preparation of their re-
sponse.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-08-17
Cattle Manae pisappeafIna.

Denver, Colo. Aug. 15.-Dr. Charlef
G. Lamb, state veterinarian. returned
yesterday from an extended trip in thu
eastern part OF the state. where hi
has been investigating mango amon1
the cattle. Fe found several bunches
that were ahected and some reported
affected that are really all right.
DIR. Lamb reports less mango at thu
present time among Colorado cattle
than for many years past This Is ow-
ing to the new law which gives the
board of stock inspection authority to
dip cattle and charge the cost to th~
owners where they are negligent abour
acting The laws are more stringent
In other ways also, 50 that the disease
is being stamped out.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-08-17
crippIe Creek Damage suits.

Cripple Creek, Colo, Aug. 13.-Two
big damage suits resulting from the
last strike and labor troubles incident
thereto were filed yesterday in the
District Court. Frank ]. Hangs VS..
Nelson Franklin ct al. is the title Of
the suit for the largest amount The
complaint sets forth that on August
4, 1904, the plaintiff. who was attorney
for the Western Federation of Miners.
was deported by mob under the d.
rection of Franklin and others. Hangs
asks for $4,000 actual damages and
100000 exemplary damages.
The other suit is brought by B. F.
Bogart against T. b. Burbridge of the
Mine Owners Association ct al. The
plaintiff claims that there is card
system and blacklist against all men,
bers of the Western Federation of
Miners; that on June 25th last he was
given job on the Last Dollar mine
and became shift boss later. and that
August 8th the management of the
property was notified that he was on
the blacklist. and he was at once dis
charged.
Bogart claims that, because OF the
blacklist he is unable to obtain employ
ment and asks for s112.000. The plain
tiff is represented by Attorney Hangs.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-08-17
Linevltch In DANGER.

London, Aug. 1.-THE Daily Tele-
graphs Japanese correspondent at
Moji. Japan, cables that General Line
witch is constantly changing his posi-
tions in order to deceive Field Marshal
OyaL!a. "Prisoners say" the CORE
spondent adds. that General Line
witch is constantly telegraphing for adj
ditional troops. as he is unable without
reinforcements to hold the line to
VladiTostok The Japanese who re
Gently occupied Kamchatka are now
constantly patrolling that coast and
the sea of Okhotsk.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-08-17
Live Poultry.
Eggs.

The King Solomon is already
equipped with a fine plant OF machin-
cry. which is working satisfactorily,
says the Frisco correspondent Of the
Denver News. The largest plant ever
brought into the county is being in
stalled for the purpose of furnishing
air and power TO both the North Amer
lean and Mary Verna tunnels. The
ten-stamp milt with cyanide attach
ments, on the Carrie property. is be
ing overhauIed and remodeled by S. F.
Stoughton for the King Solomon syn
dicate.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-08-17
EXPORT TRADE GAINS
BUSY YEAR in MANUFACTURERS

Uncle Sans Workers Send Greater
Value Of Articles Abroad Than Ever
Before in the country's History.
Washington, d. c.. Aug. 14.-Statis-
tics compiled by the bureau of statis-
tics Of the Department OF Commerce
and Labor show that the exports of
manufactures In the fiscal year Just
ended amounted to $543.62O,297 as
against $452. .415,921 in the preceding
year. $433,S51,7 ,756 in 1900, and $780,
b95.743 In 1895 of manufactures.
The exports for the fiscal year were
not only the largest on record, but
are in excess of the combined exports
OF all articles in the centennial year,
1876. and nearly s140.000.000 more
than the total exports and imports OF
the country at the close OF the Civil
War.
The growth in the expectation manu-
factures is shown to have largely ex-
ceeded the growth in population. Out
of thirty leading articles only seven
show falling of for the year as com
pared with 1904.
Iron and steel manufactures supply
about onefourth Of the total exports.
having been $134.727,921, as against
$111.94S,5S6 in the preceding year.
tSeel rails showed an increase Of
$6.000,000. chiefly in shipments to Can
ada. South America, the West Indies,
Japan and other oriental countries.
Machinery also showed an increase
in 1905 OF more than $6.000.000 over
1904. A conspicuous feature is the
large increase in exports of locomo-
tives to Japan, ISL engines having
been sent thither in 1905 as against IA
in the previous year.
Mexico and Argentine increased
their purchases of American sewing
machines. while Japan increased her
purchases Of electrical machinery and
builders material, each in a substan-
tial degree.
Copper manufactures take second
rank with a total valuation Of s86,225,-
291 in 1905 as compared with $57 ,142,-
0S1. There was an increase of $10,-
000,00 in the copper exports to China.
There was an increase in the expor-
tation of mineral oils, the third article
in importance, of. over 100.000.000 gal
Ions, but owing to a falling in prices
the value remained practically station
ary. The oil export for 1905 was $751;
600 900 gallons as against 847, 100000
gallons. The value for 1905 was $71,-
SSS, S,317. and for 1904 was S71, ,753.552
Leather and its manufactures, fourth
in importance in the list of manufac-
tured articles exported, showed an in
crease of $4,000, 900, the total in 1905
having been s3S,000000 as compared
with $34, 900 in the preceding year
In this class also Japan is credited
with the chief increase.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-08-17
Earthquake in China.

Hong Kong, Aug. 1S.-The inhabi-
tants of Macao. in the Canton river,
were stricken with panic owing to
q ntinuous series of earthquake shocks
which lasted for nine hours yesterday
Thousands fiocked to the parks to get
away from the shaking buildings and
the Chinese priests added to the alarm
by prophesying the destruction of the
city. Steamers coming from Macao to
Hong Kong are crowded with refugees.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-08-17
Treasure Box Returned.

Southbridge, Mass, Aug. 15.-The
treasure box owned by Herman S. Che
ney. with contents intact. which had
been missing since February. has been
returned to the owner as mysteriously
as 1t disappeared. The box, containing
$50. 900 in cash and securities to the
value Of about s250.000. was stolen
from his home in February last.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-08-17
Proposed Bic Game Preserve.

Salt Lake city, Aug. 15.-President
Roosevelt viii be asked to set aside a
tract of land about fifty miles square
in northern Arizona to be used as a ma
tional game preserve. Senator Smoot,
Senator Sutherland and Congressman
Howell of Utah will join with Delegate
Smith and other leading citizens Of
Arizona in asking for the establish
ment OF the preserve
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-08-17
Grain.

Wheat. choice milling. per 100 lbs.
$130. Rye, Colorado, bulk, per 100
lbs, soc. Oats. bulk. Nebraska, new.
white, s1.10; mixed. $1.05; in sack, Col
orado white, s1.25. Corn, in bulk.
$1.00. Corn chop, sacked. s1.0S. Bran,
Colorado, per 100 lbs. S1.05.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-08-17
Hay.

Upland. per ton, $1,000 1900; sec
ond bottom. $S.50M9.00; timothy.
$1,000; timothy and clover, $11.00;
alfalfa. prime. $3.50; straw, $500;
South Park wire grass. $16.00@16.50.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-08-17

The Russian government has de-
cided on the issuance of another inter-
nal loan to the amount o: 100000, 900,
of which, however. only $75,000.000
may be issued at first. The loan will
be practically of the same nature and
under the same conditions as that Of
March last and will probably be issued
~ about fortnight.
= Russell Sage celebrated his eighty
ninth birthday August 4th by remain
fng away from his Office, spending the
day quietly at his country home in
Long Island. 1t is said to be the first
occasion on which the aged financier
has voluntarily absented himself from
his office on his birthday. Mr.. Sage
was said to be in excellent health.
The French and Russian govern
ments have settled the te.ms of the
new treaty of commerce. by which
France has agreed not to increase the
existing duties affecting Russian arti-
cles, and also not to tax merchandise
now entering free, while Russia modi-
fies the duties on French wines, spir-
its. perfumes and numerous agricultu-
raj and commercial products.
DR.. Carlos PeIlegrini, former presi-
dent. returned Sunday from Europe
and the United States, says Herald
dispatch from Buenos Ayres. He was
escorted home from the dock by =
great crowd, whom he addressed. He
spoke enthusiastically about the
United States and expressed himself
as grateful for the reception he met
from President Roosevelt and others.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-11
TELEPHONE STATISTICS.
Hello, Central" Was Shouted $500
554,553 Times in 1904.

Hello. Central!" was shouted s.
O7O,554,55S times by telephone users
in the United States during the year,
according to statistics prepared by
the census bureau.
There was a telephone for every
81 persons during 1902; and an aver
age of 219O messages for every tele-
phone, or So MESA ges for every man,
woman and child of a population of
7S,576,436 persons. There were p
.S15.297 telephones in operation. The
various systems reported 2.17S,366
subscribers, and 2,224,O66 private tel
ephones. There We're 4,S5O,4S6 miles
of wire, of which 4S,9 per cent was
overhead.
The number of telephone messages
was Sc times as great as the number
of telegraph messages, and exceeded
the number of pieces of first-class
mail matter by almost three-quarters
of a billion.
New York state ranks first in the
number of commercial and mutual
systems of telephones, miles of wire,
telephones, messages, revenue, eX-
penses and surplus.
The total revenue of all telephone
systems was s86,S25,536, or an aver
age of $3.50 per phone, and Of this
"a per cent was derived from actual
operation. The total operating eX-
penses amounted to $56,S6GO62, or
$24.56 per phone. The total net in
come was $21,66O,765, or 1896 per
telephone and the net surplus for
1902 was S6,67S,O46, or sass per
phone.
The American Telephone & Tele-
graph company, which is the Bell
company, reported co.'s per cent of
the entire mileage of wire, 56.9 per
cent of the telephones, and 500 per
cent of the messages.
The average telegraph rate per mes
sage in 1902 was 81 cents, as COM
pared with 49 cents in 1850. The to-
tai receipts of the commercial tele-
graph companies in 1902 amounted
to $40, $50, ,O3S, of which S6.2 per cent
represented the gross receipts from
operation The operating expenses
amounted to $26,592,411, the net in
come to s9,9S2,O04, and the net sur
plus for the year to $3,725,311. The
commercial telegraph messages sent
during 1902 numbered 91,655,287, OF
which S20,49S were cable message
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-11
AUSTRALIA TO EXHIBIT.
Great Southern Country. Will Make
Comprehensive Exhibit of Strange
Products at Lewis and Clark Cen


Portland, Feb. 10.-Australia, the
land of gold and the kangaroo, whose
marvellous resources have been little
exploited at the worlds fairs, will
have at the Lewis and Clark exposi-
ton the first exhibit which will do
justice to the country The exhibit
which win cost $4,000 will occupy
4OQ0 feet of floor space and will be
comprehensive and interesting.
A feature of the Australian exhibit
will be a display of leather from the
carcasses of the gugong. The gu
gong is a fish which lives in Aus
tralian waters, whose hide is three
inches thick. The hide is valuable
for saddlery and other heavy leather
goods. The display will also show
the commercial value of the platy-
pus, or duckbill, an animal with the
body of a mole, and the webbed feet
and bill of a duck.
The exhibit from the southern con-
tinent will explain in an entertaining
manner the present conditions in this
little known country, where the skin
of the kangaroo is a valuable export.
Specimens of grains will be exhibited
to show the agricultural possibilities
of the country, and the displays of
wool and other sheep products will
interest Yankee stockraisers. There
will also be shown many products pc
culiar to the country, which are not
known in America even by name.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-11

washington. d. c.. Feb. I1.-Ru-
mors regarding the possible re.ne
ment of Chief Justice Fuller were set
afIoat again today When it aegam
known that this was the 7e3 brtnil.
OF the chief justice and the age All
which he becomes eligible for retire
ment from the supreme benoa ami
enjoy a salary of $l0.5OO year as
long as he lives. Those wao pretend
TO have inside information declar
that Justice Fuller will resign his Of
flee next month. or Immediately at,e.
he has administered the oath OF Of
flee to President Roosevelt. It is re-
ported by the same persons to be the
presidents plans to offer the post of
chief justice to Secretary Taft.
President Roosevelt would have APP
pointed Secretary Taft to the supreme
bench two years ago, but Mr.. Taft
then civil governor of the Philippines
decided not to abandon his response
BILE work in the islands. Should he
assume the chief justiceship, he would
be eliminated from consideration as
a possible presidential candidate four
years from now.
Should Chief Justice Fuller resign,
as reported, he will establish prece-
dent, as no chief justice of the su-
preme court has ever resigned before.
All have died on the bench. The
resignation of Justice Fuller would
likewise remove a most interesting
figure from Washington official life.
He is a native of Maine, but lived "out
west" so long that he is regarded as
a typical westerner. He was born at
Augusta. Me-, on February II, 1888;
was graduated at Bowdoin, and at
tended a course of lectures in Har-
ward Law school. He was admitted
to the bar at Augusta in 1855. and
was associate editor of a democratic
newspaper. The following year he
went to Chicago, and practiced there
until 1888, when he was appointed to
the supreme bench by President
Cleveland He had been member
of the Illinois constitutional conven-
tion, of the legislature from 1868 to
1865, and delegate to the demo-
cratic national conventions of 1864
1872, 1876 and 1880.
Chief Justice Fuller has admins
tered the oath of office to four pres
idents-Harrison Cleveland and Nc
KfnIey twice, and next month will ado
a fifth to his record-breaking list
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-11
Fntnre of the Earth.

The future of the sun and the
earth is matter of perennial inter-
est to those who are in the habit of
viewing life in its larger aspects. The
last authoritative word on this sub
ject may be found in the February
Harper's where Professor Ernest
Rutherford writes that science offers
no escape from the conclusion of Kel-
vim and Helmholtz that the sun must
ultimately grow cold, and this earth
must become a dead planet moving
through the intense cold of empty
space.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-11
I,rom Arlington to Rickletnn.

We are informed by Manager Stur-
ges that the Pacific States Telephone
Co. will construct a telephone line
from here to Bickleton in the near
future.-Arlington Record.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-11

Take pride in the hard, consistent,
straightforward and uncompromising
effort which has been stamped as
"the strenuous life"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-11
FULLER MAY RESIGN
Il EIICIWE 10 RETIRE
ON \ SALARY OF Sf0.53O.

TciicveG That Secretary Taft WIN BE
Tcrdcrcd the Appointment of Chief
IuSiicy--No Cmef Justice Has Ever
BEFORE Resigued-He Has Been
Chief Justice Seventeen Years. ana
Was Appointed by Cleveland
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-11

There are Ga shops in Berlin in
which nothing but horseflesh is sold.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-06-23
NEW YORK TO MAINE ON FOOT.
Man and Wife and Eight Children
Passed Through Here Sunday.

A family consisting Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Jaeger and their eight children
passed through Brattleboro late sun
day afternoon on a walking trip from
Syracuse. y. Y, TO the former home
OF Mrs Jaeger in Augusta. Me. In
spite of the intense heat the FANNY
covered the distance between Ben
nington and Brattleboro during the
day Sunday, or at least stated that
they did. and spent Sunday night on
the outskirts of the town, continuing
on To Dummerston Monday.
Jaeger Is German, about 40 years
old. and his wife, Lucy. is French and
about 81 years Both have been mar
ried before, and each have four chill
dren by a former marriage They were
married to each other a little less than
a year ago in Syracuse.
They are making the trip on loot,
with the exception Of the latest addl-
tion to the family, a 6-weeks- old BABY
girl; who is making the trip IN
clothes basket placed in a wheelbar-
row. The only property they have IN
the world consists of the clothing on
their persons. a little bundle of un-
derclothing, which is washed now ana
then in a brook, and the wheelbarfoW,
two canary birds, dog and gun
They are without money, but all ap-
pear as happy and contented as
though they had thousands OF dollars.
Their last money was paid for two
pints of milk which We're purchased
from a farmer for the baby and few
cents which they paid to cross toll
bridge.
The Oldest of the children is about
IL. and the youngest, aside from the
babv about four They had a little
property at one time I'm syracuse,
but with their large family We're un-
able to keep it.
Mrs. Jaeger has a father and moth
er and seven brothers in Augusta and
they are confident when they reach
that city they will be kindly cared Tor
until the husband can find employ
ment. They passed the house OF Be
ment. They passed the house OF Beat :
.tv s. Balestier Monday morning and
them 81 and Mrs. Balestier fitted out
the mother and children with clothing.
Mrs. Balestier gave the woman a dress
among other things and this was a
great source of pleasure TO Mrs. Jaeg-
er, as she said it would allow her 10
make a presentable appearance When
she reached her people at Augusta.
Tramping through the country mad
Obliged Mrs. Jaeger and her Oldest
daughter to wear short skirts and their
dresses apparently had been cut on
with a dull knife. Mr.. Balester de-
sired to hear if they reached their des-
tination safely and so he gave them an
addressed envelope and asked them
to write after they had reached Au-
gusta. This they promised to DO anu
the envelope was placed under the pa
by. All of them appeared in the best
a. haalth
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-06-23
Class Day Exercises.

The picturesque feature of class oay
v,as spoiled ON account OF the GOV u
,,o,,r az wednesday, but the exercises
iph.e,,,seIves took place in the Congre-
.,,ionaI church and were largely al
ssnndad The class Grafton was given
~ ARENAS Orlando Wilkins OF Put
-, Who discussed the relative Vaiue
~ the classical and scientinc stuuies.
1rguing for the scientinc course
f,,rnishiug not only the culture oI as
cia ssical in a large degree ana IN auuIx
tion having more Value III the M 80
',,.,.,jca1 training He gave priei
pp,.a.ei, of the development OF the dif-
sn.a,,+ courses and put forth his arsu-
n,s in a comprehensive and schol-
M. manner. Miss Martha Sabrlna
T., g-abam gave the class poem WhlSii
aasit with the legend of the Duck-
Rat The class history OF Ei~ ~
tIarhart Kidder was an exceHeht az
ar,,,,t IF the humorous ana serious
ts ,bat have taken place during
e,' .er,gress of the class through th=
IT. school and il gave good I'M
,lrsssion of the experiences
,I;cs 7 .ouise Allen took novel nleli i-
- Introducing the class prophecy.
,erresenting herself as taxing ~
-, an airship to the planet Mars MiIii
}, professor who possessed d Moii1 =,
fuI crystal. By its means sNe ,-s-;,,le
sorts of questions answered
ana t ~, this medium the writer
anu - What her classmates were
I , The time was supposed to %
uoiis after graduation and the IN
l - locations pursued by the mem
i ra the class furnished consider
os,S .,,,,ser,eut- In the ivy oratloI
sDle s5sIine warner handled the storS
MIS- ,rennhauser gracefully. bringlns
our its lessons in an effective mann me
ous - sboSine a thorough insight mt
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-06-23

ciety and civilization may blossom
into their fullest and fairest flower.
The speaker then went on 10 show
how for more than one hundred years
the American people In peace and war
had been earnestly striving for this
more perfect union, and In closing
called attention TO the responsibility
that rests upon every graduate of our
public schools to join the great host
who continue To strive on for this
more perfect union, whose motto is,
In essentials, Unity; In non-essen-
tials, Liberty; in all things. Charity.
Following the address the chorus
sang another selection, and the class
was presented TO the school board by
Principal II. X. Whitaker, who made
a few remarks relative to the signifi-
canoe OF the occasion. Rev. L. .. ;.
osgooi, chairman OF the board, con-
ferred the diplomas, the exercises
closing with a song, Alma Mater, by
the class. and the benediction.
The class of 1905 consists of the
following members, the list being di-
vided by courses Classical. Arthur
Wallace Peach, George Edwin Pierce,
Frank Sibley Wallen; Latin, Ernest
Edward Aldrich, Grace Winniefried
Burnett, Arthur Loren Clapp, Mary
Isabel Cook, Florence Estey Gull,
Florence Marion Goodale John Jo-
seph Grady. Alfred Bennett Jordan,
Edwin Herbert Kidder, Margaret SUI
san Martin, Ralph Edgar Perry. Hen.
ry Ranney Winter; English, Ethel
Addie Aiken, Alice Louise Allen
Grace Alice Angler, Mabel Fletcher
Barrows. Florence Hazel Hildreth.
Martha Sabrina Ingraham, Harold
Edward Rogers. VIII Carleton Perry.
William Goodrich Sargent, Adeline
Warner, ARENAS Orlando wilkins,
Bert James Young. The class officers
are as follows President. Arthur W.
Peach; vice president, Mabel +. Bar
rows: secretary, ARENAS O. Wilkins;
treasurer. Adeline Warner; assistant
treasurer, William G. Sargent. The
cover designs on the programs for
the commencement exercises and re-
ception were done by Ralph Perry.
Commencement week closes tonight
with a reception and dance in the
Brooks house, admission being by
card only.