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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-07-21
INVESTIGATING THEFT.
Defendants Accused of Stealing Nalu-
able Jewels.

New York. July 21.-Mrs. Elizabeth
McBet,y and Alfred King We're COM
mitted to the Tombs to await 4 fur
ther hearing Monday. Mrs. Corwin,
who charges the theft of $4,000
worth of jewels appeared and testi-
fled concerning the loss.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-07-21
ENGLISH FISCAL ALARMS.
Rank and Insurance Company Said to
Re Involved.

London, July 21.-Report has 1t
that one of the most prominent banks
of the London -American' connections,
is in trouble but has temporarily
weathered the storm. 1t Is also ru-
mored prominent British insurance
company is financially involved.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-07-21
ASSESSMENT
LAW PASSED.
Council Took Action Last
Night in Relation to East
Court and Cottonwood.
ESTIMATES ARE NOT YET
MADE FOR MAIN STREET.

Council Adjourned Till the Night OF
July 24-Sidewalk on West Side OF
Cottonwood VIII BE Widened Three
Feet-Below Is Given the Complete
List of Property Owners, With Di-
mensions Of Holdings and Amount
of the Assessment Against Each to
Accomplish Paving of East Court
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-07-21
MEXICAN Goyeanors Confer.

FL Paso, July 21.-All the COVER
nors of Mexico are en- route to Mexico
City at a call from Diaz. for a con-
ference in the City of Mexico. They
fear revolution schemes in Sonora,
which is declared TO be a hotbed of
dissatisfaction.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-07-21
Warning as to East Indian Policy.

London. July 21.-Indian Secretary
Moreey today warned the commons of
the necessity of excluding India from
party politics. He said false step
in Asia just now would be far more
disastrous than "A false step made in
South Africa. He said inasmuch as
Japan, China and Russia are the pow
erS in Asia, most threatening OF Brit
aims rre-eminence there.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-07-21

At the adjourned meeting of the
council held last night an ordinance
assessing the cost of paving of East
Court street was passed and also one
widening the sidewalk on the west side
of Cottonwood street from seven to 10
feet. The latter action was taken at
the request of property owners on
that side of Cottonwood street.
After having disposed of the above
business an adjournment was taken
until Tuesday evening, as 1t was fear
ed an attendance could not be secur-
ed on the regular meeting night, We'd
nesday.
The following is the paving assess
ment which was made against the
property on East Court street:
H. C. Judd and E. Y. Judd, west 10
feet lot I, block 9, s519.25.
Ellen Livermore, west IS feet of
east 80 feet. lot I, block 2, $133.55.
Bernice C. Dickson. Edith C. Berke-
ley, Louis Despair, Eleanor Despair,
| Constance Despair. lot and east 12
feet of lot I, block 2, 112 feet, sS19.S5.
j. r. Dickson and w. F. Matlock,
lot I, block T. 100 feet, s742.75.
john F. Temple, west 401s feet OF
lot 6, block Z, 5e1k feet, s29s.40.
Pacific Realty company. lots 6 and
7. block s, 200 feet, s1,454.95.
John F. Robinson. west half of lot
Z, block 8. so feet, s3S9.3S.
L. Mcnterestelli, east half of lot 7,
block 8. so feet, s376.S5.
T. X. Beard. east 59k feet of lot 6,
block I, $43S.55.
NJ. E. Coffey. ]. H. Coffey, Early
Coffey Bodie Coffey, lot 6, block 9,
so feet, s754.75.
Ida L. Fowler, lot Z, block 10, 100
feet, s742.S5.
First National bank. north 81 feet
of lot 12, block 4. 100 feet, S741.S0.
| John r. Dickson. west half of lot
2, block T. % feet. s1S4.90.
B F. Rem, lot / and east half of lot
2, block 4, 75 feet, s55S.S5.
| William Roesch. west "a feet lot
12, and west 10 feet lot II, block 5,
24lk feet. s192.15.
Carl Weissert. east 10h feet of lot
12 and west 10 feet of lot II, block 5,
2Ols feet. s160.6O.
V. Strohle. east 25 feet except east
half foot of lot II. block 5, 241 feet,
s192.2O.
Pendleton aerie F. o. F., east half
foot of lot II, west 80 feet lot 1. block
5. 5Ois feet, s372.1O.
Il. A. Robbins west 90 feet of east
5S feet of lot /, block g. 90 feet.
s147.4O.
Mary siehert west % feet of east
so feet of lot 1. block 5, 90 feet,
s1621O.
Barnhart & o'Gara, east Ss feet
of lot 1, block 5, SS feet. $3.50.
Ellen Livermore. lot 70, block 6, 100
feet, s7S2.25.
Charles Rohrman, west % feet
inches of lot 1. block s, % feet 4
inches. 1926.
George F.. Peringer. east 10 feet 8
inches of lot 1, block G, 70 feet 8
inches, s5545O.
william Roesch, lot 70, block II,
100 feet, $772.50.
Sophia Byers, lot l. block II. 100
feet, s756.46.
Umatilla county, lot IL, 200 feet,
s15S6.33.
Harry Folsom, lot 6, block 10, 100
feet, s732.S5.
Main Street Next.
Owing to the fact that the estimates
for Main street had not been all pre-
pared an ordinance assessing the cost
OF paving that street was not passed
last night. The cost OF paving Main
will be much greater than Court, as
L.. ..ix- l. LII. L..
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-07-21
Iccman Frustrated.

st. Louis. July 21.-George Cherry,
iceman, while carrying a chunk of ice
into residence, was oppressed by
heat, sat dcwn on the ice and rolled
over unconscious from heat prostra-
tion.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-07-21
DREYFUS RESTORED.

Ernoluments and Honors Now Belong
to the jew.
Paris, July 21.-Upon the spot
where he was degraded 12 years ago,
Major Dreyfus appeared this after
noon IN a now uniform as major, and
in the presence of the assembled
troops, was officially decorated with
the cross of the Legion of Honor.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-07-21
Adventist Property Burned.

San Jose, Cal, July 21.-The
entire plant of the Pacific Press
Publishing company, at Noun
tain View, burned at midnight.
Cause unknown. 1t was damag-
ed by the earthquake, 1t was
the best equipped religious plant
west of Chicago and conducted
by the Seventh Day Adventists.
Loss, 100000,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-07-21
Ambushed and Killed,

Shoshone, Wyo., July 21.-Warren
Moody, town attorney and son of the
late United States Senator Moody, was
shot from ambush and killed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-07-21
COLD SPRING BID
IS REJECTED
HITCHCOCK WON'T LET CON-
TRACT TO low BIDDER

Work on Coid Spring Government Ir-
rigation Project Must Wait While
New Bids Arc observation-disclosures *
Sweeney. of Portland. Bid 1881, ,it5
for Construction of Dam and Rcscr-
voii-Only One Other Bid for This
Work. That of Seattle Company for
i52,2s4.O5.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-07-21
AllisOn's Inst Illness,

Dubuque, Iowa, July 21.-Senator
Allison is slowly failing, 1t is thought
he will never return to Washington.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-07-21
Apportioncd Canal Bonds.

Washington, July 21.-Secretary
Shaw will today make a partial allot-
ment OF Panama canal bonds to all
national banks that bid higher than
1OS. Fifty will be designated as gov
ernment repositories. Fisk & Rob-
inson of New York, will get the bulk
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-07-21
Treaty of Peace Signed.

Washington. July 21.-The govern
ment is officially notified that Gem
tral American peace was signed Con
the Marblehead) on the high seas.
The three republics have agreed to
disarmament within eight days. Ex-
change of prisoners and release of
political prisoners. negotiate treaties
of friendship and commerce and nav
igation within three months.
/ Any difficulties over treaties in the
future, or complaints among the
three countries will be arbitrated by
the presidents of the United States
and Mexico, Costa Rica and Nicara-
qua TO approVe
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-07-21


mythical
Charles Doughty foreman Of Nicke printing office and W.
E. wnkler testified
ing swinded
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-07-21

Frank X. Welles, county school su
perintendent, has filed his annual re-
port with the state superintendent of
public instruction, and among the
data contained therein are many
facts of interest.
During the past year the amount
OF money raised from district taxes
has been more than double that of
last year, the sum of s60.92S.97 be-
ing raised by the various districts this
year, whereas but $27.7562S was col
Last year the average number of
mills levied was 20. whereas this
year the average has been 5.5 mills.
In the report the total enumeration
for the county at present is shown to
be 1896. whereas it was 25 more than
that last year. The enrolment for
the past year was 4761. and the
number of teachers 1872, being six
more than the total last year. Dur
ing the past year I02 teachers were
examined for certificates, and of that
number IS failed to pass. In the
county there are 1110 children that
have not been attending school. The
average daily attendance during the
year was 3013, while it was but 1868
last year.
There are 96 school districts in the
county and l03 school buildings
three of the latter being erected dur.
ing the year During the year the
county superintendent made 175 Of
flcial visits, which is II gain of &c
over last year. In making his visit
Supt. Welles was required to travel 6
distance of 1000 miles.
In the county there are private
schools at present employing 2.
teachers and having an enrolment oi
AIS. The total value of all tn,
school buildings and grounds is s194,
$50 while the value of the furnitur,
and apparatus is $27,620.
on the buildings ana furniture in
surance is carried to the amount o.
s9O,900.
During the past year the averag,
salary paid male teachers was $500
per month, whereas il was s57.7'
last year. For female teachers al
average of s4S.73 was paid this yea
against s46.30 last year.
Financial Statement.
For the past year the receipts o
the county schools have been as fol
lows: Amount on hand last year
H$19,611.04; received from distric
taxes, s6O,92S.97; from county schoo
fund, $54.3S4.S1; from state schoo
fund, $1O.S52.SO; from rate bills an,
tuition, $743.26; sale of bonds ant
warrants, $1097.42; for library from
other sources, sS; from all othe
sources, $5O56.29. Totar, s152,62S.
SO.
The expenditures have been as fol
lows: For teachers wages, s63,152.63
rent of rooms and sites, $4,000; fue
and supplies, $S044.44; repairs AM
improvements to grounds. $1797.2S
new houses and sites, s21, ,932.2b: pai
principal and interest on bonds an
warrants, s24.OSS.S1; insurance, $776.
Sc; clerks salaries, s1202.60; librar
books, s33.70; all other expenses, 81,
06S.45; cash now on hand, $24, 159.
10. Total, s152,6S2.59.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-07-21
s60,928 CASH
FOR SCHOOLS
More Than Double the A.
mount Raised and Available
From Last Years Tax,
THE ENUMERATION is
SLIGHTLY DECREASED.

Number of Teachers Employed Is
Greater by Six--Of 1O2 Applicants
for Certificates, 1S Failed to Pass
-Ninety-SiX School Districts-Supt.
Wellcs Travelled 1000 Miles Visiting
Schools-Privatc Schools Enroll
415 Pupils-S9O,9 300 Insurance Car
ried on School Property.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-07-21
REvOLUT|ON|STS
ARE TERRORZEO
Apparently the Last Vestige of
Chance for Russian Liberty
Has Gone GIimmering,
THE DOUMA Is UTTERLY
WITHOUT ANY AUTHORITY.

The People. If They Resist, Can Do
Nothing But Dic-It Appears That
the Army Shows No Signs of Dis
Loyalty, and Can BE Depended Up
On-St. Petersburg Swarms With
Cabinet Warns His Government to
Protect Indian Issues Adequately.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-07-21
WAR PREDICTED
by JANUARY IS
Said by Some to be Inevitable
Between the United States
and Mexico.
RACE JEALOUSY SAID TO
BE LARGELY RESPONSIBLE.

Mexican State Governors Are Hasten
ing to the Capital, Answering n
Summons From President Diaz-A
Treaty of Peace SIgned Between
Salvador and Guatemala, and Wit
the Treasury Is Allotting the Recent
Issue of Panama Canal Bonds.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-07-21
Dclerates Arrive at Rio Janeiro.

Rio Janeiro, July 21.-The steam
er Byron arrived this morning with
the delegates from the United States
to the Pan-American congress.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-07-21
Main Street Next.

Owing to the fact that the estimates
for Main street had not been all pre-
pared an ordinance assessing the cost
of paving that street was not passed
last night. The cost OF paving Main
will be much greater than Court, as
there are six blocks on Main to five
on Court and the blocks are $50 feet
long, whereas on Court they are but
zoo feet in length.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-07-21

Government statistics say that So
per cent of the business failures OF
the past year were among firms
which did not advertise.
Holbrook argus., 1906-06-30
SntisAea Them All.

Aunt Panthea Brooks lived in little New Hampshire village very many years without Quarreling with any one, and was so thoroughly liked by every one for miles round that her popularity excited the interest of a summer visitor.
 Aunt Panthea," he asked, "how is 1t that you keep on such good terms with every one, while they are all quar- reling among themselves"
 "Well," said Aunt Panthea, "being as you aren't to stay here long I'll tell you. When I go down the street meet Jason Purdy, and he says, Why, Pan thea, how well you look'
 "I'm glad you think so, Jaso,' l say, smiling at him.
 "Next minute up comes Ezry Dracut.
 "'Well now, Panthea,' he says, how porely you are looking this year.
 "'My land, Ezry,' say, how quick you are to notice those thingsv
 "So 1t is with everything. Those who like to think one way, let 'em think It, and those who like to think the oth- CT, let 'em think it."
 Who can deny that Aunt Panthea had discovered comfortable philosophy of life?
Holbrook argus., 1906-06-30

The new administration and jobbing house building erected by the w. L. Douglas Shoe Go. as a part of it's mammoth manufacturing plant in Brocllton, Mass, was dedicated June 19. The program included open house from Il in the morning until in the evening". There was musical pro- gram and refreshments were served all day. Fifteen thousand invitations were sent out, including over 11,000 retail dealers in the United States who handled the w. L. Douglas shoes. MT. Douglas says that his three large fac tories, also the new building just dedi- cated, will always be open to inspec- tion and visitors from everywhere will be welcome.
 The new jobbing house just dedi- cated will enable hurry orders for Douglas shoes to be shipped the same day they are received. The new build. ing is 2G0 feet long, GO feet wide and two stories high. The jobbing de- partment occupies the entire lower 1 floor and the new offices of the Doug las Shoe Company occupy the entire second floor. In the new building there will be special offices occupied 1 by the Western Union and the Postal Telegraph Companies; also by the Telephone Companies and there is an elaborate mailing department. The completion of this new administration building marks the establishment of a modern, up-to-date wholesale jobbing house and office building.
 Mr. Douglas has long considered the advisability of jobbing house, not only for the purpose of supplying his own retail stores more readily, but that the 11,000 dealers throughout the United States handling the w. l.. Douglas shoes might be able to obtain shoes for immediate use with greater l facility
 The new building is said to be the most complete and convenient of any ever built for a commercial house in | the United States, so were the ex- pressions of appreciation by the many persons who visited it for inspection sincere and of highly congratulatory nature Architectural beauty as well as adaptability to the uses to which it is to be put has been the aim in con- struction, and the result is most satis- factory, to the visitor as well as the firm.
Holbrook argus., 1906-06-30
Easily Remedied.

"Your comedy" said the playwright, who had read it through, ''is excellent in plot and good in dialogue, but it has one fault"
 What is that?"
 Ut hasn't enough laughs in it."
 ''I can soon fix that" said the author. Whereupon he took the manuscript and Inserted the word "D-n v in two or three dozen more places.
Holbrook argus., 1906-06-30

hogany. The planking is of Fowchow pole and the frame of the ship is made of camphor wood from the Isle of Cey- lon. The bulwarks, rails, companion ways, skylights, Joss house, Chow room and the rudder are all of the fa- nous Chinese teak wood.
 Arrangements are being made to station the famous Chinese war junk off Long Beach, where it will be con. venient to run excursions from the surrounding cities over the Pacific Electric lines to the queer war vessel
Holbrook argus., 1906-06-30
By R. A. Wynne.

sail the seas as good as ever she was added to big fleet of junks that were commissioned to rid the rivers and coasts of the Flowery Kingdom of pi- rates. who infested every nook and corner of the shore. The speed of the Whang Ho especially fitted her for this work, and she had an unusually prom inent part in the frightful scenes that followed
 The Whang Ho is a typical Chinese war junk, and embodies all of the pe- culiar notions Orientals have in regard to keeping away the bad spirits. She is built in a half-moon shape with high bow and stern and low deck
 The stern is study in colors. It is a mosaic of green, gold, red and yellow dragons and mandarins. The colors are startling to the mind of the Occident, but after little study the infinite variety appeals to the eye and they are pronounced at least in tensely interesting, if not exactly har- monious
 On the bows are the eyes of the ship. They are large dragon eyes that glare balefully and are supposed to guide the ship through all dangers. The legend of the Chinese, No got eyes, how can see-no can see how can go?" shows the origin of the dragon eyes.
 The Joss House.
 The stern of the junk is not one whit less interesting. Here is located the Joss House where all good slant eyed Orientals go each day to burn incense and say prayers to the guiding spirits.
 Over the Joss House burns the Ev- erlasting Light which is supposed to guard the rear of the ship and also superintend the rudder through diff culties This light never goes out from the time the voyage starts until it is ended. The dragon eyes at the bow watch ahead while the light at the rear guards that end from evil spirits.
 At the top of the main mast Is placed the blue dragon with long silk tail and sensitive feelers, such as a craw-fish has. Here the superstitions of the Chinese reach its height. This dragon is nothing less than a weather vane which swings with the wind, the sensi- tive feelers always pointing toward the wind. But the Chinese says that the dragon "smells" the wind and points to where it is. They impart judgment and knowledge to the dragon and say that it acts voluntarily and is not moved by the wind.
 The Whang Ho is coming across the Pacific under her own mat sails, and is the first Junk to cross the ocean in history. Especial interest centers in the performance of the Junk under the rice straw sails.
 From reports received in Los An geles of her progress she was behav- ing beautifully and making almost startling time through the blue Pa cific. She is confidently expected to reach San Pedro before the first of July.
 The eight old-fashioned guns are ranged along the two sides and are mounted upon their own hardwood car riages that have seen service in sev- eral wars. The guns are of very old date, having been cast away back in 175O when the good Keen Lung was
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emperor of China. They have queer inscriptions about the powder hole which have been deciphered as tell ing of battles of long ago.
 Rare Mandarin Furniture.
 The cabin of the Whang Ho and its furnishings are enough to make the collector of rare old Chinese furniture turn green with envy
 No Chinese furniture that can com pare with the magnificent and massive mandarin style of these fittings has ever been brought out of China.
 The furniture is made of Sumatra ebony and is beautifully inlaid with pearl and marble.
 In sharp contrast to these pieces of artistic furniture from a country little known, is the horrible torture and be- heading knives that line the walls of the ancient cabin. There are two handed swords, and great long spears. They are all dull, as it is against the practice of Chinese to sharpen their weapons. They say that dull weapon makes worse wound than sharp | one.
 In other parts of the big war junk are the "one man cages" and the bed of "The Last Rest" both of which are instruments of torture that almost be- numb the mind of an American in their horror.
 The Whang Ho is coming to these shores without one alteration in her entire structure. There is no "restor ation" about the famous old war junk but exactly as she has cruised up and down the Yellow Sea after pirates and against the enemies of China, she will appear when she reaches these climes
 There will be even samples of the "silver" paper dollars which every good Chinese burns before his warship goes into action. The chief gunner touches a match first to his little pile of counterfeit money before he touches off his gun. He does this to propitiate the evil spirits so that they will let him alone in battle.
 The Chinaman pays tribute to the evil spirits rather than to the good spirits. He reasons that the good spirits will not harm him whether he bribes them or not, and the evil ones are so wicked that they demand squeeze" or bribe money to keep them from destroying the poor Chink Whano Hos Great Speed.
 The mind of the average American associates with his idea of Chinese junks something cumbersome and slow of movement. Nothing could be farther from a correct idea of the Whang Ho. She is 120 feet in length and car ries three great masts. Each of these masts has great rice straw sail cut almost square, but arranged so skill fully that neither one ever "blankets" any of the others. The lines of the hull are beautifully graceful, and it is surprising to note that they conform almost identically with the lines of the fastest sailing yachts of the Amer ican shipbuilder.
 l. In test of speed 1t is asserted by gentlemen who have seen the graceful big Chinese war junk in action that she would show a neat pair of heels to any sailing yacht on the Pacific coast
 The fore and mizzen masts are made of Singapore hardwood, while the big ] main mast is of pure Formosa ma