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Bohemia Nugget HOTTABD snoVXi rain. 'ACE GROVE. . . OREGON. EVENTS OF THE DAY Comprehensive Review of the Import ant Happenings of the Put Week, Presented In Condensed Form, Most Likely to Pro re Interesting. Ex-Mayor Amos, of Minneapolis, has been refused now trial. The present Bummer Is the coldest ever experienced in Mew York. All teamsters in Soattle are on n trlke and other unions threaton to join. ' Philadelphia and Baltimore have combined In an effort to hold the ex port trade. Peru will prohibit the immigration of memDera of the religions orders ex pelled from France. Colombia Is faclns a serious uprising of her subjects. The rejection of the. Panama canal treaty Is given as me cause. Russo-Japanese negotiations are mak ing headway and there is no donbt that they will soon be brought to a catlafact ory issue. The wind was again too light for a tico Monday, bnt the Reliance was farther ahead of Shamrock than In any previous race. The appointment of M. Wltte by the czar to be proaldent of the council ol ministers Is regarded by many as a victory for, the war party. German socialists are In a lively wrangle as to the policy they will pur. J e in the relchatag. The Chicago Northwestern railway will let out all of its women employes and hereafter employ only men. The copyright of "Peaceful Henry ,J a new musical hit, has been purchased by the publishers of "Hiawatha" for $5,000. Minister Irishman's demands on Turkey (or attemempted assassination of the vice consul bring quieting answers. Popular subscriptions will be asked from all paita of the United States with which to secure a testimonial for Sir Thomas Lipton. The Turkish envoy at Washington, in discussing the attempted assassination of the American consul, blames mls tionaries for the rebellion. Ex-SecreUry bf State Powers, of Kentucky, has been found guilty of complicity in the assassination of ex Governor Goebel and sentenced to be hanged. The recent attack on Vice Consul Magelssen was not the9rst. About two years ago he was knocked down and robbed by three men. He attack odTilanseallanta, recovered ibis' watch and gave them a severe beating. Nebraska and Iowa are ttlll suffering from floods. Joseph Haworth, a well known actor. is dead from heart disease. Twenty Italian soldiers were killed and 60 injured in a train collision near Venice. California growers want the Oregon growers to hold on for 25 cents for their hops. Captain AN J. Pearman, squatter governor of Nebraska under territorial government, is dead. A Ban Podro-Los Angeles electric car was held up by three masked men and the paseengers robbed. A mogul ensine on the O. R. & N. blew up near Baker City, killing the fireman and Injulng a brakeman. Ira 0. Bradley, an American, has been assassinated tn Cuba. Robbery is though to have been the motive. A cloudburst near Moorcroft, Wyo. washed out two large biidgos on the R rlington and did much damage to ot er property. .Masked robbers looted the McFar- land, Kan., depot, beat two men Into insensibility, and escaped with booty, which was small. BIr Thomas Lipton has given up all hope of winning a single race in the 1903 'erles and saya he will never again challenge for the America's cup until England produces the eoual of Nat Herreshoff. The eruption of Mount Vesuvius is slowly subsiding. The Treadwell, a big Alaska mine, Is said to be hoodooed and it is almost impossible to eft miners to work. A section of Barnum A Bailey's cir cus tralnjvas wrecked in Pennsylvania. A number of persons were Injured. A fire which broke out on a car in Paris tunnel cauead a panic. One woman was killed and a number seri' ously hurt. The Northern Pacific has returnod $1,000 to the Portland Elks, which was to have paid tor the excursion train to Olympla. Kx-Lleutenant General Miles' laat report declares for reduction of cavalry force and substitution of automobiles and motor cycles. The boll weevil is doing great dam age to the Texas cotton crop, Benator Gorman's son has been elect ed a member of the Maryland state sen ate. Rich gold fields have beendiscov- ered In Mexico which goea $50,000 to the ton. Governor Taft is to succeed Becretaiy of War Root In January. Russian aggression in Corea is etlrr ing tho Japanese to the point of war. Japan has concluded arrangements for a loan of 1100,000,000 for military purposes. Vice Governor Luke E. Wright will succeed Taft as governor general ol the Philippines, i The American Bar association pro poses a plan of taxing trusts to .death ma the way ot ending the evil. TURKS STILL SLAY. Adrlanople Experiencing Reign ol Terror Part of City In Ashes. Soda, Sept. 1. The Dnevnlk pub lishes a report that ono section ot the town ot Adrlanop'.o Is In ashos, and three othor sections aro burning. Tho Inhabitants are panlo stricken and tho authorities hare lost all control. Tho Turks are committing wholesale mas sacres. An unsuccessful attempt was made, the Dnevnlk advices add, to blow op the west bound Orient ex- rets be tween Ushunkistrl and Tchernkoikla. Only the locomotive, however, was de railed. A tolegram from Lercn says the rail road station at bksbl was blown up, a number of officials killed, and the nil torn up for a distance of 150 meters. Tho insurgents have blown up the lighthouse at Vastllko, and now occupy all the principal pclnta along the Black sea coast. The barracks at Demltkn, near Adrlanople, have been blown up and tho garrison killed. Four thous and Albanians are pillaging the vil lages In the districts of Okrida and Krushevo. The latter district has been deserted by the population, which has Joined tho insurgents in the moon tains. The Turkish forces in the fron tier districts have been largely in creased. Repsrta from Constantinople say that 700 medical and veterinary students and army cadets have been given their dlplonias and commissions without hav ing passed the usual examinations, and havo been dratted Into the Third army corps. An imperial trade has been issued ordering the mobilization ot 60,000 troops at Krushevo, Roumanla, about 50 miles from Uskub. Great excite ment prevails in Albania, where the whole population Is eager to enlist. DRAFT NEW CANAL TREATY. Colombian Senator Make Many Changes In Panama Measure. Colon, Colombia, Sept. 1. In the Issue of the Correro Naclonalof Bogota, of Augsut 8, It is stated that the ma jority ot tho senate committee cn the Panama canal treaty recommended tho following, among other amendmenat: "That the French company must first obtain Colombia's permission to transfer its rights, privileges and con cessions to the United States; that only the zone necessary for the construction of the canal ecu Id be given to the United States" (this wonld exclude the cities ot Panama and Colon); "that all the waters required for the canal be placed at the disposal of the United States, but not made their ex clusive property; that no mixed trib unals be allowed; that the United States laws be inoperative at Panama, and that a fixed time be given to com plete the canal, falling which the con cession would revert to Colombia." It is learned here that prominent politicians are endeavoring to induce congress to issue a law of authorizations to the president, which would specify that Colombia agrees on principle, to negotiate with the United States, and that a new canal treaty be made by' plural committee, in which all political parties would bo represented. WANT BARR TO SAIL SHAMROCK. Englishmen Will Pay Expenses of Five Races U Crews Are Changed. London, Sept. 1. A cable dispatch was sent to Sir Thomas Lipton today offering to guarantee the expenses if he will agree for a series of five races be tween Reliance and Shambrock III with their crews exchanged. In approving of BIr Thomas' determ lnation not to challenge again for the Amerioa'a cup, the Globe this afternoon vcicea the despair which marks all the comment on the cup racing, saying: "there comes a time when constant and inevitable defeat wears even the most enthusiastic, and Sir Thomas well advised to relinquish the struggl while bis pluck is so generally recog nized and before his failures have be come a jest. While the American yacht builders are so superior to thel .nglien rivals we are not likely to re gain the cup." For Monstrous Drydock. Washington, Sept. 1. Captain Ubarles J. Barclay, In bis annual est I mates recommends the appropriation of $4,000,000 for constructing a new masonr drydock at the Poget sound navy yard. He proposes to construct there the largest drydock in the world sufficient in size to bold two ships at one tlmo. lie recommends that tho deck be in two sections, to bo used sep arately or together at will. Captain liarclay urges that tbe dock be author' lzed at the coming session, and an ap propriation made to start work. Blow to Jamaica. Kingston, Jamaica, Sept. 1. Con sternation was caused here today by tbe receipt ot information that Colon ial Secretary Chamberlain had refused to sanction the proposal of Governor Hemming to raieo a loan of 2,500.000 to assist tbe mined planters and pro vide relief work for persons who are destitute and without employment, Mr. Chamberlain says be fails to ap preciate the necessity for such a step, The decision of tbe colonial secretary Is a bitter disappointment to the plant ers and merchants of tbe colony. No Yacht Race. New York, Aug. 30. For the first time in tho history of tbe America's cup contests, a race has been ost poned because of too much wind. Yes terday the third race of the present series was to be sailed. Fol owing the futile attompt ol Thursday, when there was not enough wind to complete the race within the time limit, It was earn estly hoped by yachtsmen that yester day's contest would be decisive and the series completed. South Pole Expedition Heard From, Berlin, Sept. 1, Tho German south pole expedition, which sailed from Kiel on the steamship Gauss Aguust 11, 1001, has arrived at the Island of St. Helena, In an article published In the Magazine Globus, Professor Singer. of the University of Prague, asserts that tbe expedition has been a failure. and gives tbe public no further knowl edge than It had before lenardlng tbe Antarctic regions. WILL SPARE NONE TURKISH COMMANDER ORDERS ALL BULGARIANS SLAIN. Torch to Finish Work-Rebels' Appear ance In District of Serein to De the Signal Adrlanople Situation Q rave Sultan Finds All Ills Pot's Along the Frontier Destroyed. ' Sofia, Aug. 31. The general situs' tlon In the vilayet ot Adrlanople rontln ues alarming. The revolutionists havo destroyed all theTurklah postaj along tho frontier. The Antonomye says the Turkish commander of the district of Beresh has ordered his subordinates to kill and destroy everybody and everything Bul garian immediately the insurgent bands appear. Eight hundred men, women and children have gone to Yasl llki, and the Turkish government la arranging to send them to Aela Minor. The Turkish population is fleeing to ward Constantinople. A fierce fight occurred at Paseaquai, SO miles from Adrlanople, where throe Turkish battalions surrounded a body ot insurgents. A second band came to the assistance ot their comrades, vfho thereupon broke through the cordon, killing 150 Turks. The Macedonian organization is re ported to be planning a big movement. General Zcntchleft Is said to be organiz ing a body ot 6,000 Macedonians to cross the frontier. The Macedonian committee has urgently appealed to Prince Ferdinand to show greater In terest in tho Macedonian situation, say ing If Macedonia is not soon liberated the position ot Bulgaria will become ecxeedlngly critical. The Dnevnlk today prints what pur ports to be the accurate details of the train outrage near Kulell Bugas. It says a package was placed in the res taurant car of the train at Buda Pest containing a bomb with a clockwork at tachment which was timed to explode as the train was crossing the bridge at Maritza. It was intended to destroy the bridge and cut off communication between Adrlanople and Salonlca. WAS NOT SLAIN. American Vice Consul -at Beirut, Syria Only Snot At. Washington, An?. 31. A decidedly new turn in the case of United States Vice Consul William C Magelssen, at Beriut, Syria, who was reported to have been assassinated last Sunday, developed tonight, when it became known that the report was incorrect and that although Mr. Magelssen had been shot at, he had not even been in jured. This information came to the state department tonight in a dispatch from United States Minister Lelsbman at Constantinople, who said tbe mis take in making the original announce ment was due to an error in the trans mission of the cipher dispatch from Consul Ravengal, at Beirut, in report ing the incidont to the minister. Tun dispatch from Minister Leisb man followed closely on, the Associated rress onueiin on me came snDject which bad been showed to tbe prom nent officials of the government. Tbe dispatch from tbe minister was communicated at once to the president at Oyster Bay, but up to a late hour to night nothing bad been beard from him on the subject at the state depart ment. From other sources, however, it was learned that the president had decided to have Admiral Cotton and his ships continue to Turkish waters, The dispatch of Minister Leishman was extremely gratifying to tbe cllic ials of tbe government, as it relieved the situation of its extreme tension and leaves tbe way open for an amicable and peaceful adjustment of theincl oent. More Judges Wanted. Honolulu, Aug. 31. The Honolulu bar association baa drafted a memorial to congress, asking that the number of supreme justices 'of the territory of Hawaii be Increased from three to live owing to tbe large number of cases awaiting decision. An attempt will also be made to increase the number of circuit judges in order to relieve the congested calendars in that court. Aa a result of the different changes in gov ernments, many new and technical points have been raised In the litiga tion ol tbe Islands. Many Vessels Driven Ashore. Mobile, Ala., Aug. 31. A private letter from Grand Cayman, British West Indies, states that tbe hurricane which passed over tbat Island ilea- troyed 160 bouses and 27 Vbssels. Tho British three masted schooner Gov enror Blake, which It was feared was lost, arrived xafely after encountering tbe hurricane. The schooner Bcntley, the crew of which was drowned, with the oxception of the first mate, Is re ported to have been saved by the schooner Bea Gull. At Little Cayman, loss of Hie Is reported. Russia Asks Delay. bt. Petersburg, Aug. 31. in conse quence ot the Inability of Dr. Lardy, the Swiss minister at ParlB, and Pro lessor Matzen, of the Copenhagen uni versity, to serve as arbitrators at The Hague In the claims ol tbe allied pow. era for preferential treatment in the settlement with Venezuela, tbe foreign office has requseted tho postponement of the date which was September 1 for tbe first meeting of tbe tribunal, until other arbitrators shall bo obtained. Germany Is With America. Berlin, Aug 1. A semi official statement published hero concerning the attempted assassination of the United States vice consul at Beirut says; "Should Turkey ask tho advlco of the Imperial government intblsmat ter, they wocld not fail to Impress on the former tbe necessity for giving the United States government the fullest satisfaction." CONSUL IS SLAIN. American Official In Syria Struck Qovtn Turkey to Sutter. Washington, Aug. 89. The etnto de partment today recolvod a telegram from Minister Leishman at Constanti nople announcing that William O. Magolsaon, United States viro consul at Beirut, Syria, was assasslnatod 8uudny whllo riding In a rarrlsgo; also that tho porto has been called upon to make amends for the crime. Prompt and vigorous action, as woll, la being taken by the president and officials hero to se cure tho punishment ot the persona Im plicated In tho assassination. .Minister Leishman, at Constantino pie, bat been Instructed by tho state department to demand a thorough in vestigation of tho affair, and the pun ishment ot those Involved In tho crime, and the European squadron, consisting of throo warships, has been ordered to proceed immediately to Beirut to sup port the demands ot the United States minister, should this be found neces sary. Thts Utter measure will be deter mined upon as a result of conferences which havo been held over the tele graph and telephone wires between the officials here during the day and even ing with the president at Oyster Bay. The latter felt that no tlmo should bo lost In dispatching Admiral Cotton's squadron to Turkish waters, and he gave Instructions to Acting Secretary Darling that Immediate orders be given Admiral Cotton to proceed at once. The president's determination to lose no time in getting the squadron to Beirut was also due, In part, to infor mation received by Acting Socretary Loomts, ot the atato department, to night from the president of the Ameri can board ot missions at Boston, Indi cating that an attempt has been made to burn tbe Euphrntea college building at Harpoot. This dispatch said: "Information Just received that attempt has been made to burn tho Euphrates college buildings. Condi tions Increasingly alarming. Great anxiety felt for tho safety ot American citizens." Acting Socretary Loo nils tonight cabled to Minister Lelsbman at Con atantlnople to make immediate de mands on the porte to take adequate measures for the protection of all Americans at Beirut and to prevent any attack on tbe college buildings, VALLEY NOW A LAKE. lowi Storms Paralyze Railway Traffic Rivera Rise Very Suddenly. Council Bluffs. la., Aug. 29. The Missouri river valley from Missouri Valley, 20 miles north, to Pacific June Hon, 15 miles south of here, is almoat a lake for the entire distance, and tbe five trunk lines running east fiom hare, only one, the Illinois Central, 1 able to get a train in or out of tbe city Two persons lost their lives while at tempting to rescue a number ot pel eons from the fair grounds, which were and denly flooded. Throe others are missing and are be lieved to have lost their lives on the flooded fair grounds. The flood was caused by a sudden rise in the Nod away river early today, which sub merged the grounds before those hav ing charge of the exhibits knew of their danger, part ot them being asleep. The water reached a depth of 21 feet on the grounds, and washed away a number of buildings. The railroads are the heaviest suffer era from the flood. The Burlington east and south has halt a dozen bad washouts, and their track is under water at a number of other points, Ibelr bridge at Malvern was washed en tirely out, and traffic Is badly blocked Tbe Wabash road, which runs south has several washouts. The Northwestern tracks between this city and Missouri Valley are near ly all under water, and no trains have been run over them today. The Rock Island railroad has been unable to get trains further west that Atlantic, and the Milwaukee is blockaded at Neola Race Called Off. New York, Aug. 28. With the Re Hance less than a third ot a mile from the finish, and the Shamrock III hull down on tbe horizon, fully two miles astern of the gallant defender, tbe fourth race of the present series cf the America's cup was yesterday declared oft because of tbe expiration of the time limit of five and one-half hours. Although, officially, It was no race, tbe defeat administered to the dial longer was so ignominious that what ever hope remained in the breast of the friends of the Shamrock vanished. lurks May Kill All. London, Aug. 20. According to a dispatch to the Daily Mall from Us kub, the Turka are very bitter toward the Europeans, believing it to be their intention to drivo tbe Turks out of Europe. Tho correspondent says that he is convinced that any hostile action by any European power will be the Ignal for the massacre of every Euro pean In European Turkey. Another serious danger is the fear ot a rising in Albania where thero are now only 10 000 Turkish troops left. To Be V ce Governor. Oyster Bay, Aug. 29. Prosldent Roosevelt has announced that Henry C, Ido, at present a member ot the Philip. Pino commission, would be designated as vice governor ot tbe Philippines, in succession of General Luke Wright, when the latter assumes the office of governor general. Mr. Ide has been n member of tbe commission for several years and Is held In high esteem by the president and the officials ot tho war department. Banished Prince Again at Pekln, Shanghai, Aug, 20. Chinese reports from Pepin assort that the banished Prince Tuan Is there incognito, and that he has had several secret inter views with the dowager empress while tbe emperor was asleep. HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON AUCTION 5ALI1S OP STOCK. A New Feature Planned tor the Oregon State Fair. Auction snlca of livestock will bo conducted at tho Oregon ttato fair on Scptombor IS and 19. Tho fair has nl wnya afforded an opportunity for farmers nnd breeders to buy and sail stock, nnd avery year many sales nro made. Tho transactions havo always been mailo by private dickering nrouud tho cattlo department. This year, tho fnlr management has ar ranged for tho employment of an auc tioneer and public sales will bo held. A largo number ot well-known breeder will send stock to tho sale, and thoso who wish to buy can flud almoat anything they want. While tho greatest Interest will probably be centered In tho sales ot cattlo, there will also bo horses, sheep, goats nnd hogs sold to tho highest b ddcr. Tho sales will begin on Friday, nnd continue on that day nnd Saturday. Thoso who wish to bid will therefore have plenty of time earlier In the week to examine all tho stock olTored and determine what they wish to bid. Thli feature of tho fair established particularly for the farmers, Is likely to prove very popular. 2 RAINIER ISJA WAKENED. Board of Trade Formed to Further Inter ests of the Town. A number of tho citizens ot Rain' Icr have affectod ft temporary organ liatlon ot a board of trade. A com' mltteo was appointed to draft by laws and Instructed to report Batur day, August 29, nt which time tho or ganization la to bo perfected. Tho objects of this hoard of trade nro to Invito capital for investment niui to advertise tho resources nt tho town. Tho recent county seat fight. whllo It was not won by Rainier. It has stimulated tho citizens to action Iloads are to bo built, streots Im proved, factories to bo put In opera' t on. n Bhort where there- is only town of n few hundred Inhabitants Malnler expects to bo a city of sever al thousand Inhabitants before tho close ot tho Lewis and Clark fair. Coming Events. M. A. A. C. carnlvnl, Portland. Sep .tember 14-26. Multnomah Fair Association races. Irvlnxton track. September IMG. Teachers' Institute. Iostlno, Aug' ust 2I-2S: Hood River. August 2G-2S: Prairie City, September 1-3; Rose burp. Beptembcr 1-4; Heppner. Sep tember 2-4: Bovine. September 7-9; Salem, September 9-11; Vale, Sep tember 10-12: Oregon City. Scplom ber 16-17: Klamath Falls, Soptcmbor 28-30: Lnkcvlow. October 1-3, and Hlllsboro. October 28-30. Southern Oregon Pioneer re-unlon. Ashland, September 3. Labor Day. Portland, September 7 State convention of mining men, Portland, September 7. Oregon National uunrd encamp ment. September 3-12; Third Infnn try. Ocarhart Park; First Bnttcry. Seaside, August 20; separate battnl Ion. IloseburK. September 3-12, Joint concatenation ot Hoo I loos, Portland. Somomber 9. Carnival, Oregon City, September 23-27. State Fair, Salem, September 14-19. Second Southern Oregon District "If Eugene, September 29-Octo- ber 3. I Harney County Fair, Burns, Sep tember 14-20. Races, Antelope. September 17-19. Stock exhibit and raco meet, Port' land. September 21-28. Second Eastern Oregon District Fair. The Dalles. September 22-28, Klamath County Fair, Klamath Falls. October 6-J. Crook County Jockey Club meet, Prlnevllle, October 27-23. Lincoln county rair, toicuo, aep- tember 10-12. Raco meet, Sumptcr, October 1-5. Qrouse Settlers Discontented, A discontented feeling prevails among tho poor settlers In the Grouse section of the DIuo mountain country for fear the whole country will bo re tained In tho timber reserve nnd be cnuso of tho Invasion of the sheep men from Washington. Tho govern ment Inspector has mndo several trips through that district, with the Intention, It. Is said, of placing the country lying between tho Llttlo Sal mon and Elbow canyon In tho re serve. Settlers say they will make no further Improvements to their homestead until they know If uny of ficial action la to bo taKcn. Fire Raging; In Cascades. A forest flro Is raging about six miles from Detroit. In the Cascade mountains, east of Albany, at the terminus of the Corvallls & Eastern railroad. Large tracts of the most valuable timber In Oregon are situ ated around Detroit. If the fire In that section should get beyond control the damage that would result Is be yond estimation. Tho timber Is most ly of the fir variety, and Is owned largely by the Curtis lumber com pany and Eastern capitalists. Price of Hops Raising. Twenty-two cents has been offered for hops of the crop of 1902. This Is nformntlon rocolvert by Mnnnger Wlnstanlpy. of the Oregon Hope-row-era' association, from a rcllnblo souree. Whllo this prlco has been or- feeil for nno lot of hons, It la not con sidered the market price, but merely Indicates that tho market Is strong at the figure generally quoted, 20 cents. Few sales, If any. nro taking place. Wheat Low at Pendleton. Pendleton buyers are offering ex tremely low prices for wheat, com pared tn quotations In other places. Two sales havo Just been mnde nt 70V4 oents, Another small lot has been sold at 71 rents. At Eifekn Junction an offer of 70 cents has been made for bliiofltom. At Walla Walla blunstom Is selling In tho neighbor hood of 76 cents, Rich Values on Powells Creek. Shc-p Brog, & Tlolmnn. miners of Powell creek, mndo n quartz discov ery nf unusually oxjcollont npnenrnnco on the headwaters of that stream a few days ago. They have uncovored ledgo four root in wiuin. sample from which havo given values of 80 to the ton. Sale of Bohemia Mines. William Griffith nnd son, O. 15, Grif fith, nf Oregon City, have sold their nroadwsy group of mines In the Bo hemia district to tho Oregon Surety company. It Is understood that the consideration was 3311,000. UOOD CROP IN POOR STRAW, Plump Berries I'llt the Heads ot Marlon Wheat Stalks. At tho end of n week's work with tho threshing mnchlnca tho reports Received nro to tho effect that tho wheat crop In Mnrlon county Is turn ing out much bettor than was ex pected. Manager J. O. Graham, nt llnlfour, (lutlirlo ft Co.'h oftlco In Salem, says tlint yields arn running from 26 to 60 bushels per acre, nnd even a llttlo better than tho last named amount Is reported In some In stnnces, Mr. Graham has heard of no crop that has ylotdcd less than bushels per noro this year, Tho qual ity is goon. Farmers woro evidently deceived by tho looks of tho straw this year. Tho stand of straw was noor. anil the fnrmcrR looked for only fair yields nt best, but It seems that the heads of wheat wero Idled out from end to end with plump grntn and the yield wan inus greater tnnn appearances hull rated. fl .-.' WILL WAIT A YEAR. Pruncgrowera' Insurance Company Can not Begin Business Now. Tho directors elected by tho recent ly organized PrunegrowonT mutual Insurance compnny havo decided not to begin business thts season. An agreement was mado with tho Oregon minimi nro relief association, ot Mc Aunnviue, ny winch that, company win oxiomi us worK so as to inrlml prune dryers, Under tho ngreement tno uregon Mutual will fix a rato o assessments on pruno dryers which will make the cost of Insurance 60 per cent of tho rates chnrged by old line companies. Tho pruncgrowera mny perfect tneir organization so na tn nnernte mutual company of their own by the iimo inc next Drying season begins Tho directors considered It Imprnctl came to get their work started till season. Dig Ore Body Uncovered. lteecnt developments at the "Lucky uuss, the property under develop' ment by W. T. Copo and others on Mnplo Gulch, n tributary ot the An plegate. havo uncovered an ore body sit feet In width, while the distance between walla Is 13 feet. The ledg matter outside of tho main oro body Is carrying streaks and bunches of qunrtz, Indicating that tho who) width may come Into quartz at n lit tie greater depth. During tho whole progress or tho tunnel, which Is now nearly 300 feet In length, there has neon a steady Increase, both In th dimensions of tho vein nnd In the quality of tho ore. The values nre very slcnuy anil rnngo from 18 to $2 per inn. tno milio Is easily acres slble nnd tho nro can bo handled ens lly and cheaply. Machinery for Qranlte Mill Mine. Two cnrlonds of machinery, Includ ins compressors, points, Drills, en' glncs, nnd a 120-hnrso nower bolter. havo been received nt O rants Pass by inn nmenenn goiu nciiin compnny, Ttio mnchlnery Is n portion of the equipmont which Is being Installed n tho Granite Hill mine, the well-known I-ouso creek property. Tho company obs nan a rorco or men at work nil summer In development work, nnd havo opened up n largo oro body, car rying high values. A now stamp mill Is among tho latter Improvements, and tho mine will soon ho ready for operation on a largo scale. Tried to Blow Up Flume. The El Dorado ditch people at Mai iiour wiiy are naving trouble on ac count or scarcity or water, and much dissension Is rlfo among holders of stock who cannot obtain sufficient water for Irrigation. Recently seven sticks of dynamite wero placed undsr mo numo ror me purposo or blowing It up. Only ono stick oinloilnrl i considerable dnmago wns done. Had the miscreants understood how to use me ueamy explosive, rronarnb In H.m ate would nave resulted. Using New Road Law. v.uiumuiH county is adopting a new system for road work under tho now iuw. ino roaa master, rocently np- iiuiumi, hub mauo n lour or inspoC' tlon through the lower cud of the county nnd will rocommend somo rad ical enanges in the building of roads, Sawmill on Scappoose. Messrs. Daniels & Ilnnnn. nf Hm.,1 Itlvcr. havo secured n vnlunbln lmiir of timber on the north. fork of tho aenppooso, nnd nro putting In a saw mill ot largo capacity. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Walla Walla, 788700) blue- sum, ouceize; valley, sea. Flour Valley, $3.)K3.8S per bar relj hard wheat straights, I3.o094.00j uaru wit, patents, .JO(J4.o0; graham, I3.3l3.75j whole whtat, 13.5K84.00: rye wheat, M.60. Barley Feed, f20.0021.00 per ton: uismiJK, ,.1, ruueu, 21(3ZI,DU, Oats No. 1 white, 81.07K; gray, ll.00ai.0S percental. " Mlllstulfs Bran. 122 per ton( mid dlings, $25; shorts. 822: chon. Ml- linseed dairy food, $10. Hay Timothy, $1-1.00 ner ton; clover, nominal! grain, $10; cheat, nominal. Butter Fancy creamery, 22Jf9J6e per pound; dairy, 18020c: store, IE 10o. Cheese Full cream, twins, 14c Young America, IBej factory prices, lldcless. ' .Poultry Chickens, mixed, llf 12c per pound; spring, 14914Ke: hens, ,1212fc; broilers, $2.00 per dozen; turkeys, live, 1012o per pound (dressed, 14016c; ducks, $404,60 per dozen; geese, $fi0,60. Eggs Oregon ranch. 10c. Potatoes Oregon, 7685n par sack; omiei pumioeu, i&c per pound. Wheat Backs In lots of 100, 6fc. Beef Gross steers, $3,764.2f; drossed, 05? 7c per pound, veal HJSo per pound. Mutton Gross, $3; dressed, 6 EMc; lambs, gross, $3.60; dressed, (lc. Hogs Gross, $8.60(36.76; dressed, 8c. Hops 1002 crop, 20o per pound. Tallow Prime, per pound, 49cj No. 2 and grease, 2&3e. Wool Valley. 17aiei Eastern Oregon, 12Q15c; mohair, 36Q37ic. 1 RIlLtANCU A (IAIN WINS. Takes Second Race From Shamrock by One Minute, IV Seconds, Now York, Aug. 2(1. In a glorious whobjsnll breeso over n triangular rourie, ton miles lo n leg, tho Moot footed cup dofendor llellnnco again yes terday showed her lieols lo Mr Thomas Llpton's challongor, taking the tee ond raco of tho cup series nl 11103 by the narrow margin ot ono inlmitn and 111 socouda. It was aa pretty and hard fought contest as haa over boon sailed off Handy Hook, and had the wind not (alien during the laat ten nilnutita, the record for the coureo, three hours, IS' minutes and 16 seconds, mads by the Columbia two years ago, In hoi mem orable raco against the Shamrock II, would have been beaten. Aa It was, the Rollanre sailed the 30 mllos within two minutes and 30 seconds ot the rec ord, which speaks wonderfully ot her speed In tho wind that was blowing, Tho liellanco's victory, narrow aa It wae, would havo been smaller had not Captain Wrlnglo, tho skipper ot the, British ship, bungled nt tho atart, rending his cralt over tho line 10 reo onds after the last gun, and handicap ping her to that ezteiit. At every point ol railing, the defend er's superiority was demonstrated. Bho gained one mlnnte and 66 seconds. In windward work, 40 seconds on tin run to the second mark, aud 46 seconds on tho close reach for homo. Dated on the magnlllclent showing she has made In the two raroa already sailed, It la tho belief et nuny experts that the cup la safe, and It will take something bet ter than Fife's latest creation to budge It. TURNS TO ROOSEVULT. China, Despairing ol Russia Quitting Manchuria, Wsota Arbitration. Toklo, Aug. 10, via Victoria, II. O , Aug. 27. China, In vmonrrassuient, has turned to Preildont Itooaovelt, saya the Pekln correspondent of tho Nlchl Nlchl, who says the Ghlnero emperor waa to telegraph personally to President Koosevelt, asking the United States that China's termer status be revived by means of arbitration. Viceroy Chang Chi Tung, Interviewed by the Asahl correspondent, said titer' was still a secret stage to the Manchu rlan negotiations, and he regretted that China has not aufllclent powor to com pel Kueela to carry out tho evacuation,, though China had frequently refused new Itusslan demands. He did not understand why none of the three pow ersJapan, Great Britain or America. had begun direct negotiations with Itursla. The vlcercy said further that, even If tho Itusslan troops went driven out of Manchuria, the Itusslan would then start an encroachment in the vicinity ot III In which district no third coun try takes interest. This rontlngoncy worried the viceroy. He expressed himself strongly In the Interview, fa. vorlng the Chlnetn effort tn secure Ihiv opening of Manchuria and the necu. sity of China completing her arma ment, FINE INDUSTRIAL DISPLAY At Portland's Fall Carnival by Merchant and Manufacturers. Industrial street, at Poitland's big fall carnival, September 14 to 20 In clusive, will bo a revelation. It has been many years since the merchant' and manufacturers of Portland havo had an opportunity of inakiug an ex hibit ot their products and wares. Considerable rivalry Is being enUred Into and much monoy spont to make the oxhlblts aa unlqno and attractive as possible. Many magnificent booth are being erected and this featuro for the carnival alono will be worth double what It will ccst to boo every- ' thing. Low railroad rates havo been grant. od by the roads centering In Portland lor the big carnival in that city Sep tember 14 to 2)1 Inclusive, nnd many from all parts nt the statu will take ad vantage of this opportunity to mak the trip. Chin Honors American, fokio, Aug. 10, via Victoria. B. C. Aug. 27. N. M. Mclvor. a United States consul general at Yokohama. has received the decoration nf th doublo dragon from the emperor of China, the highest decoration that can IK) given to those not of imperial birth: The presentation, made through United States Minister Conger at Pekln, was a recognition ot Mr. Mrlver's service to China at Yokohama during Uio Chin. Japan war. China has ordered four gunboats for service on tho Yang Tse river at Kobe. National Fraternal Congress. Milwaukee, Wis,, Aug. 27. Tho an nual convention of the National Frator- nal Congress met In this city today , Bevoral hundrel dolegates attending. Prosldent Langfltt, in his annual re port, stated that almost 20,000,000 of the best pepolo of this or 'anv nil,.. country aro directly Interested in the success and peimnnency of tho fraternal system. Tho members are grounod in 100 societies, and tho nrosent rain f distribution Is considerably In oxoess of; i,uuu,uuu per week. Senator llanna III. Clevoland, Aug. 27. Sonator M. A. Hanna, who has but rocontly returned from a several weeka' vocation, wan taken so ill at his olllco today as to re quire tho servlcos of n physician, Tho phyalclan slated after nn examination that Mr. IlBnna was suffering from atomacn trouuie, and advised his Im mediate relaxation ot business and re tirement to his homo. Tho remarka bly warm woathor no doubt, has affected Sonator Hanna, Canal's Friends Active, Wtshlngton, Aug, 20, Acting Soc retary of State Loomls lias rocolved two cablegrams from Minister Beaupre, at Bogota, the latoat dated August 16, con veylng the Information that effort, am still bolng made to And a way to revive, the canal treaty,