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M . '. .ar.. WAITING ON JAPAN RUSSIA FEARS NO OTHER NATION IN MANCHURIA. Cur'i Fleet tlaa Lett Port Arthur Des tlnatlon U Unknown, but Scleral Ships are Probably Cruising OK the Coast of Corca Japanese Fleet llaa Returned to Japan. Pekln, Oct. 21. Like other cities In the far east, Pekln is perplexed by tho reports from tho various points of events portending a RuMo-Japanese war. Most of these reports on investi gation prove to bo unfounded. Tiie opinion prevails hero that Russia pro posce to hold all sho has gained iu Manchuria, and retrain for tho present from further advances into Corca. It is also believed that Russia is convinced that no nation, except Japan, thinks of contesting her position, und, having assembled o fleet and army which sho considers strong enough to repel any Japanese attack, she is awaiting devel opments in Japan's policy. Tho majority of the Russian ships havo left Port Arthur since the man euvers for an unknown destination, but it is supposed that somo of them aro cruising on the shores of Corca, watch ing Ma-San-rito and other ports. The Japanese ships whoso presence at Ma-San-Fho caused tho report that Japan had occupied that port have sailed, probably in tho direction of Sascho, Japan. HURLED TO DIMTM. Oreat Crane aires Way and Twelve Men Lose Lives. Pittsburg, Oct. 21. -By the breaking of the ropes carrying five beams to their position, letting many tons of iron fall upon the movable crane at tho Pitts burg end of tho now Wabash railroad bridge being built by the American Bridgo company over tho Mononguhela river, almost a dozen workmen were hurled to death by a fall of mora than 100 feet, striking the water and two barge beneath. Ten of tho dead havo been recovered. Fivo men were ser iously injured. Several bodies are yet buried in tho wreckage. The part of the bridge extending out over the river from tho Water street side is a total wreck. The accident was causcdby tho giv ing away of a two-Inch steel cablo which was used aa one of the guys to support tho big crane. This cable was tested (o bear ai train of 100 tons, and it is said it did not break, but pulled loose from its fastenings. There ; were 34 men at work on tho bridgo and on the bargo below, from which tho beams were being hoisted by tho crane, 176 feet above the river level j when the booms collapsed. BRIDQB DRAW dlVES WAY. Train Crossing the Potomac Mas at Nar row Escape. Washington, Oct. 21. Tho Chesa peake & Ohio passenger train which left here at 11:20 o'clock tonight for Cincinnati, met with a serious acci dent on tho long bridgo which spans the Potomac river and connects with tho Virginia Bhore. About one-third of a milo from tho Washintgon end of the bridgo is a draw 150 feet in length. Tonight as tho train was passing over this draw tho northern half of it gave way and precipitated tho tender and a dead baggago car immediately follow ing it into tho water. A lingo girder which formed part of tho draw fortu nately jammed up against the mail car, following tlto dead baggage car and bellied to keen it and tho remaining cars of tho train from going into tho river. No ono was killed but fireman John Woods, of Charlotte, N, 0., recevled a severe gash in the face. Tho remain ing cars of the train were sent back to the Pennsylvania railroad station in Washington. Nearly all tho cars on the train had come through from New York, Inolud ing tho combination car, tho day coach and tho two sleepers. Tho accident de layed travel for some time. Hot After Mine Owners. Washington, Oct. 21. Evidence has Ncn collected by tho bureau of imuil gration, department of commerce and labor, of a systematic and extensive violation of tho contract labor law. Commissioner-General Sargent has aul mitted tho evidence to tho department of justice and lias requested the attor ney-general to Instituto proceedings against the ullcged violators of tho law. The caso in hand involves hundreds of men, many of whom already aro In this country. Others are eu route to tho United States. Battleship Maine Hakes Good Speed. Washington, Oct. 21, Tho navy de partment today received a telegram from Captain Lautree, commanding tho battleship Maine, dated ban Juan, stat ing that tho Maine mado tho run from Corritcuk, off tho Virginia coast, to tape San Juan Light in 70 hours, an average speed of 15,5 knots. Tho cab legram added that tho speed for 50 con ecutive hours was 10.7 knots. LOST OI!P HLANCO. Steamer South Portland Gees Down In a Ullndlng Fog, Murshllold, Oct. 21. Tho steamer South Portland, which nulled from Portland, lust Sunday, loaded with grain for Snn Francisco, struck on lllanco reef lust owning nt fi o'clock during u heavy fog. The vessel curried ii crow of 20 nud It passengers. Kightcou jwrsons are yet missing and uro proluibly lost. Tho South Portland struck Imw on going nt a speed of about seven knots. Ah soon as she struck sho began to set tle astern and in n minute or two slid off tho reef and began to sink. Captain Mclntyro, seeing that there was no hope of saving tho ship, ordered tho boats lowered. Ono of tho boats that got away from tho ship's side, loaded with purl of tho crew nnd some of the passengers, was capsized as sho cleared tho ship's sldo and when Inst seen was floating nwuy In tho fog without a living soul aboard. The captain's boat with altout 18 aboard, succeeded in clearing, hut was also capsized and only seven were able to get back to tho Inxxt. There is another raft out yet that has not been sighted. On this raft are seven persons. It Is almost certain that tho loss of life will tlgure ulmut 11 all told, providing thoso on the second raft nio rescued, but tho cool, chilly nights and the exposure they havo to endure make it almost certain that tome of the weaker ones will perish be fore morning. It is 11 lively assorted that only six more of the llcs on the wrecked South Portland can bo saved, as all tho others have iwrished in a watery grave. These six were last seen clinging ton raft constructed of the steamer's hatches and were being carried In u southerly direction by tho current. Tho only hojw for their recovery Is that tho wind will drive them shore ward, whore they can bo seen and res cued. IN EXTRA SESSION. President Calls Congress veasbcr 9. to Meet No- Washington, Oct. 22. Tho president today issued tho following prcolama- tlon: "Whereas, By a resolution of tho senate March ID, 1003, tho approval of congress of tho reciprocal commercial convention between tho United States and the republic of Cuba, signed at Havana on Dcccmlicr 11, 1U02, is nec essary leforo tho said convention shall take effect, and, "Whereas, It is important to tho public interests of tho United States that tho said convention shall N-comc nM.-mtivo as early as may Iw oslble. "Therefore, I, Theodore Roosevelt, president of the United States of Amer ica, by virtue of tho power vested in me by tho constitution do horlwy pro claim and declare that an extraordinary occasion requires tho convening of both houses of tho congress of tho Limed Status at their respective chamlwrs in tho city of Washington on the 0th day of Novemlwr next at 12 o'clock noon, to tho end that they may consider and determine whether tho approval of tho congress shall bo given to tho said con cvntion. "All presons ontitlod to act as mom- Iwrs of tho 58th congress are requested to take notice of this proclaamltoii. "Glvenjundor toy hand and soul of tho United States at Washington, the 20th day of October, in tho year of our Lord, ono thousand nine hundred and three, and of tho independence of tho United Staets the ono hundred und twenty-eighth. "THF.ODORK ROOSKVKLT. "By the President: John Hay, Secy." INDIQNANT AT AMERICA. Rsssla Don't Like the Opening of the Port cf Mukden. Now York, Oct. 22. Tho 'Russians are very indignant with tho United States government for concluding it treaty for opening,Mukdeti to tho com merce of tho world, cables the dice Poo correspondent of tho Herald. They say, ho asserts, tliut tho St. Petersburg government will protest and maintain that the opening of this now treaty port will never take place, Tho Port Arthur newspaper Novoo Krai has published a strongly worded article on this subject. It declares that tho treaty is proof of tho aggress Ivo nature of tho policy of tho United States. Tills policy, tho paper de clares, infringes tho rights of Russiu founded on her construction of the Manchurian railway nnd tho concession by China to Ruslsa of tho solo commer cial exploitation of Manchurlu. Unable to Blow Open Vault. Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 22. Robbers blew open tho bank at Plcasautdalo, Nob., near horo, ut an early hour to day, completely wrecking tho building und shattering tho vault, but were evi dently frightened away lnjforo they could secure tho money, The vault contained $ 30,000, und with a llttlo inoro work It would havo Imwi easy to secure tho entire amount. A posse is pursuing the robbers. HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON PRUNUS IN POOR DUMAND. Association Holds Price Up to Two and One-IUU Dents. Salem - Dullness nud uncertainty prevail In tho prune market. The greater portion of the crop In this vi cinity has Won harvested and by tho middle of tho week all tho growers In tho hill country south of Salem will havo their prunes cured. The yield has been largo and the quality Is llrst class, Tho prunes are rich In sugar, of excellent flavor and of unusually good texture. Tho dried fruit this year shows no "blinders" such as are found somo years. Tho crop having turned out letter than was expected, tho growers have nothing now to trouhlo them but selling the crop. It Is estimated that the Oregon crop, Including that of (Mark county, Wash ington, will amount to about 1,000 carloads. Of this quantity prolwibly n tittle more than one-third has lieon sold nt prices ranging from 4 to -IK cents for tho -10 to 50 to the huiiiI size. The sales ut the higher prlco were made early nnd recently 4 cents for 10s, or 2)-cont basis, has prevailed. Low er prices havo been made by a number of dealers. A llttlo less than one third of the entire crop will pass through tho hands ol tho Willmcttr Valley Prune association, tho Uiupqun alley association and the Clark Conn ty association and individual dealers who are at present holding for n 2H cent basis price. It is estimated that more than a third of the crop Is un sold and iu the bands of the growers who are not identified with associations and who are looking for a chance to sell at tho best price they can get. FIND OP PMONOLITU. Large Body of Rloritont Located South of Baker City. Baker City -A largo body of phono lite, said to be as rich in gold as that found In Cripple Creek, Colo,, has been discovered on Kast Camp crook, 55 miles south of this city. The discovery was made somo time ago by J. II. Gra ham und J. W. Miller, but they were not certain that it was phonolito until they sent samples to Denver and to Washington and had assays made by the local nssayer. Thoy havo received reports from all sources confirming the fact that it Is phonolito. Samples of tho ore range in value from $-1 to $000 er ton. Phnuolitc, or ringstono, as It is called, is said to oxlst only in sec tions where there are very rich gold lodges. Tho diseowry bus caused u great deal of excitement hero and a numlwr of prominent citizens and mining pros, jtectors will leave for tho new gold Held nt once. Ono scc!moti of flout rock was picked up on tho ground near the original discovery last week which only weighed a few ouuds, yet it yielded the owner $35 in free gold. Educator for Oerman Congress. Salem W. T. Harris, United States comimssioner of education, has written C! over n or Chamliorlaln calling attention to tho International congress und school hygiene, which will hold a session at Nuremberg, Oermany, April 4 to 0, 1004. It is desired that (lovuruor ChamlKirlaln appoint a delegate to rep resent this state If any resident who is interested iu tho subject to ho dis cussed by tho congress Is going to Ger many nt that time, Governor ('ham berluln will Iw pleased to communicate with him. Stats School Funds Put at Interest. Sulem The surplus school funds In the state treusury were diminished by $82,700 luMt week when tho slato laud lioard approved 00 applications for loans aggregating that amount, Tho loans are secured by mortgages on real estato of three times the valuo of tho loan. Tho money draws (1 per cent In terest und the proceeds go Into the state school fund which is distributed itmong the counties each yenr. Sugar Beet Pulp for Food. Lu Grande Tho farmers of this dis trict use tho pulp from the sugar Nets after they have passed tho process nt the sugar factory oh stock food. A largo nil ink' r of sheep will Iw brought to yards near the factory and will bo feI there until tho produce is gone. Somo of tho farmers are buying It nud hauling it to their ranches for their cuttlo. It Is much cheuper than buy. Cold Storage Plant Site. Pendleton A deed to Mossrs. Rchw nnsi it Greulleh for n lot ut tho rour of tho W. A ('. R. station, Webb street, from PotorlWest has been filed. The consideration was f 1,250. This Is tho slto on which tho Empire meat com pany is erecting a'cold storage plant. SURVEV IN HAWKEY VALLUV. Whistler's Party Investigating Proposed Reicnolr Sites. llurney The Held purty of the geo. logical siirvev hi Oregon, under the di rection of John T. Whistler, district engineer, consisting of M, 1), Williams and Frederick l lluhor, Is continuing the development of topography of Irri gable lauds Iu llurney valley. Some, thing over imc-hutf of tho valley north of Malheur Nike has now been covered. It Is estimated that tho work can I mi completed by I)cecinler 1, Another Hold party, consisting of Ilerlwrt D, Newell und Ksinund I, Davis, Is Investigating an additional reservoir slto on lower Bully creek and one on upiwr Willow creek. The Wil low creek reservoir slto Is being studied with u view of ascertulitiiig the iosl bllity of covering certain lauds on the west sldo of upper Willow creek valley. Tho work on tho Umatilla project has Ik-cii Iu charge of Thomas II. While and u party of four usslstants, After a full examination of the reservoir site, thu canal lino to Umatilla river will Ik) taken up, topographic work being carrlcdo it at tho same time, A representative iHsly of citizens of Union county, has presented to the chief engineer of thu United Stutesgeo logical survey a statement of tho ex isting conditions in that county, accom panied with a request that, Investiga tions and surveys Iw mado' of certain reservoir sites and of tho iH-xnlbllltlr ol developing an underground water supply by menus of artesian wells. Tho iHitltiou usuorts thnt Union coun ty contains more than 100,000 acres of fertile Irrigable laud, and that the pres ent water supply druliig tho two mouths of low water sulllcos to Irrlagto only nlsiut 1,000 acres. WARNER SUTTLEHS WILL SVU. Will Test Vttldlty ot Deeds Issued to the Stock Company. Salem Attorney John Hall, of Port laud, is preparing papers for tho com mencement of a suit In behalf of tho settlers of Warner valley, 1-uku county, in their contest with tho Warner val ley stock company, When Mr. Hall was Iu Salem u few days ngo ho said thnt a suit will Iw tiled In Luka county to test tho validity of tho deeds Issued by tho statu for the lands which aro In dispute. Tho proceeding heretofore have Nth conducted iu the general land olllce and tho department of tho Interior. The decision iu tho department wus adverse to tho settlers, who are homesteaders, and claimed titlo from tho United States. May Move Fibre Factory. Im Grande It is rumored here that tho main factory of the Oregon Plnu Needle Fibre cotniHiny, now oiHirntinu at Grant's Pass, is to Iw established at SummorvUle, a small town a short dis tance from here. Attorney Turner Oli ver of this city has secured it controlling interest in tho plant, and it is said ho intends to bring the institution here. Thu factory will hae n capacity of 2, 500 pounds of fibre iwr day. If the understanding Is carried out successful ly, It may mean tho establishment of u mattress factory in this city. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Walla Walla, 74c: blue- Stem, 78c; valley, 7077c. Barloy Feed, $20 iwr ton; brewing, $21 J rolled, $21. Flour Valley, $3.76Q3.85 cr bar rel; hard wheat straights, $3.7634.10; hard wheat patents, $4,2034.60; gra ham, $3,3633.75; whole wheat, $3.S6 34; rye wheat, $4.60. Oats No. 1 white, $1.10; gray, $1 31.05 per cental. Millstuffs Bran, $20 per ton: mid dlings, $24; shorts, $20; chop, $18; linseed dairy food, $10, Hay Timothy, $10 per ton; clover, $13; grain, $10; cheat, $10, Butter Fancy creamery, 25327Jii per pound; dairy, 10)320c; store, 16310c. Choose Full cream, twins, 14ii; Young America, 16310o; factory prices, l3l)tio less. Poultry Chickens, mixed, 10IOXc per pound ; spring, 10c ; hens, 1 13 1 1 c; broilers, $1.75 jcr dozen; turkeys, live, 16 10c por pound; dressed, 10(31 Bo: ducks, $037 por dozen; gceso, $7310. Kggs Oregon ranch, 27Ko;Kaatoni, fresh, 20c, Potatoes Oregon, 0575o per sack; weet potatoes, 22)4c. Hops 1003 crop, 10322c per pound, according to quality. Wool Valley, 1718o; Kustern'Oro gon, 12315c; mohair, 35937Ko. ' Beef Dressed, fl7o per pound, Veal Small, 78o; largo, 60o dor pound. Mutton Dressed, SQSu; lambs, dressed, Oo, Pork Dressed, 7J38o. (1RI1AI' ARMY IN CAMP. Regulars and Mllltla Asiemlile nt Port Riley, Kansas, Fort Riley, Kan., Oct. 21. Tluiluig est military camp ever formed In this country In time, of peace Is now located here on tho government reservation. About 12,000 men urn lime. Tlunnau. Olivers will commencu In full idreugtli tomorow nud continue for u foitulght, Tho mllltla Nslies now In camp nnd to Im here by tomorrow morning ate tho Missouri Provisional regiment, tlm Texas Provisional regiment, tlm Hoc. ond Nebraska, tho Flfty.flfth Iowa, and lUllerlcH A and II, Kanass artillery. Tho rctftllnr troollH rmntirU.. (I.- Sixth, Second, Twelfth and Twenty. nmv iiiiauiry regiments, eight squad, rons each of the Fourth. tMl.i). ... Tenth cavalry regiments, a Imtnlllon ( engineers under Major lttcli, and tho Sixth. Seventh. N'lmitiMitli. 'rv..i.ii..n. Tweiitydlflh, Twenty-eighth nndTwen tynlntli butteries of light urtlllery. Tho force is divided into four brigade oi iniauiry, commniuicd rcstwctlvoly bv Brigadier General Grant, Bell anil Barrv. of the reuular armv. nml Itii.i..,. of thu Kansas National Guard. It I pxocctcd thnt thitrn will I. ........ iiiiiiiNt of foreign military attaches Iu nueiiiiauce. Tho.work of tomorrow will lm nn t. tack Oil Ii rear irintnl. Tlil. I. . I commanded by Colonel Duncan, of tho Sixth Infantry, which Is to march out early in tho morning nud at 12:30 Is to siari imck io camp. As soon as he starts, General Barry, with tho regiment ' troop, will Iw af ter him, nud Colonel Duncan must get Into camp tho Nst way he can. The nds hnvn drlrl out and tho weather cannot Iw surpassed. SCANDAL IN COLORADO OUARD. Cases of Four Ofllctr Will tie lavtitl- gated by Court-Martial. Denver, Oct. 21 Kvrrythlng Is in readiness for the general court-martial that Is exiieclrd to prolw tlm National Guard scandal. Governor lVaNnlv do- dares that tho Invrstlmtloti will l rigorously pushed. Tho mm of Gi'iirml .fniin ).... ...Ml Iw taken up first when tho court con venes tomorrow. Ho far General Cham. Is tho only olllcer against whom charges nnvo eiwn omcniiiy riled with thocourt. Ho Is charged with failure to obey or- tiers of tlm envuffifir. rimilnil m. !.... ... " -------', .'..... ......-vi, 1,, lng nn olllcer and twrjury. There was somo talk of conipromls. Ing tho whole affair without a trial, under an nansMiinnt tvllli f'l.. ,.. ... sign shorlty nfter mntter had quieted down. In reply to this rumor, Gen eral Chase said: "I shall not rcslim frnm tlm Vail..... nl Guard. All reixirts to tho iiffr.it that I had ever ronsldcrrd offering my ii'KiKiiaiion nro laiso. ' Three other officers are existed to Iw chrgil Iwforo tho court with mill tary ofTenses. They are Major Arthur Williams, Colonel Frank K. Kluilmll and Colonel Fred Gross. Major Williams is nocused of conduct unlxTomlng nn officer and violation of military discipline. Colonel Kimball and Colonel On are accused of alleged Irregularities In connection with the payrolls and oom mlssury department. MEDIATOR IN PAR UA5T. Sir Claude MacDonald, British Minister, Said to Be Negotiating. St. Petersburg,! Oct. 21. A nuns piijwr published at Port Dalny Is an thorlty for tho report that tho British minister to Japan, Sir Claudo MuoDoii aid, has undertaken to mediate between Russia and Japan, and having scoured Japan's consent to certain propoiinl Is now negotiating with Russia. These proposals aro that Russia shall restore Manchuria to China, nnd that tho principal Manchurloii towns Iw ojwiied to foreign trade; Jtlmt Russia withdraw all her troops from Man churia with the oxVoptlou of railway guards; that she renouiico her forestry concessions on lmth sides of tho Yalu rlvor, as woll as the Yongamphoconces slon nud that tho whole country south of the Yulu bo admitted ns Nilonging to the sphere of Japan. War novrs Don't Alarm Legation. London, Oct. 21. Tho Japanese legation hero uttnehes no Importance to tho reports of tho lauding of Jaimneso troops ut Ping Yung, Coren, or to the alleged concentration ol Jnpaueso forces iu the nolghboihood of Hnkoduto, Jap. nn. The legation says there Is overy reason to Nillovo the situation has not changed materially slnco last week's reassuring ofllclul telegram from Toklo, and tho opinion was expressed that thu czar's appointment of a special mission would tend to limit tho powers of Gen erul Aloxloff, Killed by Earth Tremor. London, Oct. 21 A dlspatoU to tho Standard from its correspondent ut Odessa says news has reached thgro from Khorussnn that 250 liven have been lost iu an earthquako nt Turshlx, Persia. Thirteen vlllm.nu ,.-.... .1,. . ' ' .....nw nu,ii in, stroyed und somo 6,000 persons uro now IIUIIIUIUOB,