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vati(alion ol tbe aoecilic November IB,
JiaO. Tbey intarriawed tvorrt ol Hit
riirnl and tried it out on lit nieritt by
pulling over three doten rate on tlit
Ireatmenl and waU-bing them. Ther
alio fit iihyticiant lo namo chronic, in
curable i-a.oa, and adminittered it with
the nhyairiant lor judirea. I'd to Ati-
' gnat '.'6, 87 per rent ol the lent cam
were either well or progrviaing favora
bly. Thera lajing but 13 per cent, ol
failure the pariiet vera aatiafiexl and
cloned tut iranaactlon. Tha itroraail
inga ol tha inveatlgaling cominiile and
Ih clinical reportt ol tha teatratea war
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Liuuour uia.L'ii i
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TWO HEMISPHERES.
Um prchenalv Review of the Import
ant Happening of tha Past Week
Presented In Condensed Form, Mos
Likely to Prove Interesting to Our
Many Readers.
The supreme court hat decided tha
Whltaker Wright, the promoter, can be
extradited lor trial in England.
Chile ia negotiating a loan for 1500,
uuu to cover the Installment due on
two warahipa and meet debt to bank,
The British admiralty 1 necking
eu liable atoatuer to aend to tbe relief ol
the Knglisli scientific expedition in the
Antarctic.
Chicago policeme i are aeoking for
three Italuna who killed a fellow roan
and then placed a revolver in hi hand
to raise the cry of suicide.
A griegraphical society expedition baa
aailcd from Baltimore to explore the
Bahama islands Many noted eci
entlat made up the party.
The Japan houre of representatives
baa adopted the appropriation for
naval expansion but has rejected the
proposed exienditure for Formoean
railroad and harbor work.
The Uiiatamelan legislature ha is
sued a call lor a constitutional aasem.
uly lor the purpose of changing tbe
constitution so a to allow the president
to succeed himtclf.
The Reliance has again defeated the
Constitution and Columbia.
Six thousand people are homeless Id
loaa as tbe result of high wrier.
Ku.sia will enforce ite Manchurian
policy, despite China's refusal tc grant
the demand.
Nearly SO people were injured, .fight
seriously, in a collision of Ban Fran
cisco street c.rs.
Keprcrentative Payne say the next
cougreH will not revise tbe tariff or
pass any law against the trusts.
Four cars on the Southern Pacific
went over a high embankment south of
Santa Barbara, Cal., injuring 40 peo
ple, some of them seriously.
The famine situation In China Is
appalling.
OeorRe Francis Train, while ser-
loualy ill, is not In any danger.
Troops have been called out at Lex
ington, Ky., to protect prisoner.
Sl. Petersburg, Russia, bas just eel
brated the bi-centennary anniversary
of its founding.
The Navy Department will not re
move the ban on the Bremerton navy
yard until the saloons are closed.
The Presbyterian Assembly adopt
ed resolutions urging the expulsion of
Senator Smoot from the halls of Con
gress.
The General Presbyterian Assembly
bas unanimously adopted tbe revised
creed.
The "Cio-between" of Machen may
bo allowed to turn states' evidence In
the postal scandal.
Tho plague now raging at Iqulque.
Chile, waa brought there In a cargo
of rice from India.
The International Telegraph Con
ference has opened In London. Gen
eral Greeley represents the United
States.
A. I.andau has been awarded $10,000
damages against New York City for
he death of hid son by an explosion of
fl reworks.
Ex-Postmaster Milne, at Taclaban,
I.. Is accused of stealing not only
1200 In coin, but the 400-pound safe
of the oRtce.
Joseph Bailey, of Glen Falls, N. Y.,
haa greatly surprised the medical
world by living six months with a but
let In hU brain.
Tho steamer Oceanic, from Liver
pool to London, haa posted a notice
warning Its passengers to beware of
sure-thing gamblers.
Four men were badly Injured, one
perhaps fatally, in a stampede that
followed the burning of a fuse in a
Brooklyn street-car.
A thief In the guise of a servant
robbed the residence bf George H.
Morgan, of New York City, of brlc-a-brac,
silver and objects of art valued
at $10,000.
Rentals amounting to $1,000,009 a
year will be claimed by property own
era In Greater New York for the use
of their houses as supports for tele
graph wires.
Oregon will rocelve $910,961 from
the national Irrigation fund.
By threatening to kill any man who
dared to open the doors of a com
partment In the North River tunnel,
Superintendent Brady saved bis own
life and the lives of 14 other men, and
prevented the flooding of the tunnel.
The War Department is considering
a plan to give graduates of military
schools 12 or 15 good positions, each
year, In the Philippine constabulary.
M. Leopold Mablieau, the French so
ciologist, in a lecture at Chicago,
termed the American college profess
or as "a hired man In a cage."
The general Presbyterian assembly
strongly denounces Mormonlsm.
Liberals will try to force Britain to
show her hand on preferential tariff.
Russia has taken steps to punish
those taking part In the Jewish mas
sacree. The man who forged J. Plerpont
Morgan's name for large sums of
money In Londan has been arrested.
Five Chinese were captured at Buf
falo, N. Y., while trying to make their
way Into the United States from Canada.
Bremerton Navy Vard Will Oct No More
Ships for a Tim.
Washington, June 3. "Until we
have some visible evidence that Brem
erton Intends to comply with our de
mands for an Improvement In the sur
roundings of the Puget Sound navy-
yard, no more vessels will he ordered
there for repairs," said Assistant Sec
retary Darling today, after reading
the full report of Captain Bleeker.
Captain Bleeker states that a large
majority of tbe citizens of Bremer
ton are sincere in their desire to clear
the town of questionable resorts and
lo conform to the requirements of the
Navy Department, but Intimates that
there Is no way of closing up tbe sa
loons until their licenses expire.
There are now 15 saloons in the town,
six on Front Street, two, it Is said, op
erating without valid license. One sa
loonkeeper voluntarily went out of
business since December. Five li
censes will expire in September, and
others not until December. To allow
these saloons to run until that time is
not satisfactory to the department.
EXILE FOR THEM.
Turks Will Expel One Hundred Bulgar
ians as Ringleaders of Party.
London, Jane 3. Dispatches from
Constantinople to the Times show that
tbe oorte claims that tbe exile of 100
Albanian chiefs bas restored tranquil
ity, bnt the Cskob correspondent ol
the paper eays he expects further fight
ing in Albania.
The Tnraith authorities propose to
exile without trial JOb leading bolgar-
ians from tbe whole of Macedonia
I hete exiles are mostly schoolmasters
and merchants of high standing, and
have been selected as the most danger-
on of tbe 300 persons long suspected
of being ringleaders who were recently
arrested there.
There is a distinct recrudescence of
activity on tbe part of the rebel bands,
and serious conflicts are reported Irom
various direction. Large quantities of
dyatmite bombs are said to have been
brought from Bo garia.
FLOOD STILL HIQH.
Water at Kansas City Stationary aad
Storm Brewing.
Kansas City, Mo., June 3. With gas
and electric lights extinguished and
the water works shut down the city Is
practically at the mercy of the first
fire that shall break out. With rail
road transportation feeble and uncer
tain Kansas City may. It the waters
do not recede within the next two or
three days, be compelled to fight for
her very life. And tonight the skies
are dark and lowering, the rain is fall
ing heavily, more stormy weather Is
sweeping up from the west, and the
insatiable river is holding Its own. It
is practically stationary tonight, but
what the flood bas it keeps and there
is no certain promise of when It will
recede. ,
The stage tonight Is 34.9 against 35
feet this morning. Chief Connor, of
the Weather BureauL says that while
the outlook ia for continued rains It
will necessitate a very heavy fall ir
the present high water Is to continue.
nd whether this win come or not is
something he cannot tell.
HERMANN ELECTED.
Carries First District of Oregon for Con
gressman.
Salem, June 2. Binger Hermann, of
Douglas county, was yesterday elect
ed Representative In Congress from
the First Oregon District by approxi
mately 1800 plurality over A. E.
Reamea, bia democratic opponent.
The plurality of Congressman Tongue
one year ago was 7372. The vote was
very light, being from 30 to 35 per
cent Bhort, and except In a few locali
ties very little Interest was taken.
Hermann carried Benton, Coos, Cur
ry, Douglas, Klamath. Lake, Lincoln.
Lane, Linn, Marion, Tillamook, and
Washington counties, while Reames
was successful In Clackamas, Jack
son. Josephine, and probably in Polk.
Yamhill county Is in doubt, the vote
being practically a stand-off. and it
may take the official count to decide.
Flame to Qreat Height.
Racine, Wis., June S Fire thir
afternoon swept tbe southern manufact
uring district ol the city, doing abonl
$300,000 damage. Tbe fire started In
the boiler room of the Racine Boat
Manufacturing Company, and before
the firemen bad arrived a tank of gaso
line, which was stored near by for use
in tbe gasoline boats built by the com
pany, exploded. A tower of flame 300
feet high shot op into tbe air, but as
oo one was about the factories, no
one was injured.
Protest to Castro,
New York, June S. The Ixndon
Foreign Office has cabled the British
Minister In Caracas to protest against
President Castro's decree closing the
custom houses on the Gulf of Para and
Ciudad Bolivar, rabies the Herald s
correspondent at Port of Spain, Trin
idad. The enforcement of this de
cree means the stopping of steamers
of the British and American Orinoco
Companies and cutting off the beef
supply for Trinidad, which Is almost
wholly dependent upon the shipment
of cattle from Ciudad Bolivar.
Castro's Order Will Be Recognized.
Washington. June 3. It is probable
that the United States Government
will recognize the legality of Presi
dent Castro's decree closing a numbei
of ports In Venezuela in the posses
sion of the insurgents. Technically,
this decree does not constitute a
blockade, but probably the conse
quences of its enforcement would be
similar to one.
HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON
CONFIDB OP SUCCESS. I COPPER NEAR ROSUBlRO.
Prospectors for Oil Do Not Lot Faith
Because of Reverses.
The Umpqua Valley Oil Company,
of Rosehurg, which has been boring
ror oil at Myrtle Creek, has abandoned
the well, after having reached a dis
tance of 1B00 feet. Some time ago,
while the boring apparatus was at
work, the cable parted and let the
drill fall into the well. After the drill
was removed is was found that tbe
casing bad also been broken and part
or It bad fallen Into the well.
was later found that the well had been
"plugged," and In such a manner that
It Is now Impossible to work It at all.
The company is do confident of. find
ing oil that It has again let a contract
to Loyd Smith, a practical well-driller,
who will lmmemlately commence op
erations on the new well within 12
feet of the old.
Mr. Smith claims that the indica
tions for oil are the best he haa yet
seen on this Coast, and Is confident
that oil will be found within 2000 feet
SEALED BIDS FOR WOOL.
First Pool Sale This Season HcM at
Arlington Sale Small.
The first wool sale of the season
mder the system of sealed bids, in
iugu rated in this state for the first
Ime last year, came off in Arlington
last week. It was a sorry disappoint-
nent to both seller and buyer. Ovei
300,000 pounds of wool was offered foi
sale, but only about 60,000 pounds waf
sold. Prices paid for those sold
ranged from 11 Vi cents to 13 cents
The offers on the largest and ' best
clips were all declined because tbe
ruling prices had fallen below the
owners expectationa. Dissatisfaction
was expressed by a number of buyers
over the sales made this morning by
the local bank to a buyer on the
ground before the time for the public
sale when all the buyers should ar
rive. This may have bad a tendency
to qualify tbe interest of the buyers
in the other lots listed.
flucb Snow In Blue Mountains.
Pioneers around Joseph say there
Is more snow in the Blue mountains
and spurs at this time than for a great
many years. More snow has fallen
thus far In May than was melted dur
ing the warm days of March and
April. It is claimed that the contin
ued cold weather this month will be
followed by excessive warm weather
in June that will melt the snow very
fast and bring It down into the Wal
lowa, Grand Ronde and Snake rivers
into the Columbia in such quantities
that unusual high water may be ex
pected In the "lower Columbia.
Fruit Trees Fed Frost.
A killing frost blighted the pros
pects for an abundant fruit cror
around Baker City last week. The ex
tent of the damage Is not fully de
veloped. but It is known that all the
early fruit Is badly damaged, and in
some localities all the fruit is killed
So far as known, there has been nc
frost In Pine and Eagle valleys, o:
down on the Snake river, below Hunt
ington. These portions of the county
comprise the principal fruitgrowing
sections of the country. Until last
night the prospects were favorable foi
the greatest fruit crop ever known lr.
this, the Powder river valley.
Plae Landa Cat Out.
The General Land Office at Wash
ington has received the amended map
filed by the Oregon Development
Company," showing lands on the Up
per Deschutes river In Eastern Ore
gon, which it proposes to reclaim un
der Carey act. On this map, the com
pany has eliminated nearly 15.00C
acres that were Included In the origin
al selection, this action being taken
because of the report of Special Agent
Green, that much of the original selec
tion was land covered with merchant
able timber.
Damming of the Rogue.
The Golden Drift Mining Company
has resumed with a vim the work of
completing its big power dam across
Rogue river, in the Dry Diggings
three miles above Grants Pass. Th
dam was begun early last year, but
was not completed before the arrival
of the fall rains. The dam, even in
Its uncompleted state, withstood the
very high water and several freshetf
of the Rogue during the winter.
Catherine Creek Claims Taken.
There U another small rush on In
locating timber in the Catherine creel,
listrlct, east of Union. About 20
claims have been located during the
past ten days and others are Invest!
gating. Last year many locations
were made, but filings suddenly ceased
when It was rumored that there had
been frauds In making locations, and
that the government was Investigat
ing the matter.
. Chlaook and Shad.
The White Island Seining Com
pany's grounds, about two miles above
Cathlamet, have begun operations,
and have been catching about half a
ton of fish per day, which more than
pays expenses. About half the catch
,K. nuyui UUU til-) I CttLU '
Rich Strike In Oray Eagle.
A narrow streak of fabulously rich
ore has been struck in the Gray Eagle
mine, in the Sparta district. The ore
assays $2000 per ton. A five-foot
ledge assays $15. The property Is
owners of the Bonanza.
Irrlgatlonlsta Surprised.
The abandonment of the semi-annual
meeting of the State Irrigation As
sociation comeg as a surprise to most
of the friends of Irrigation in the
eastern part of the state.
is Chinook, the balance being blue-'1'0' ung America, 17(gll7Kcj (act
backs and steelheads. The chinooks 0TT P'lees, llic; less,
bring 5 and 6 cent-, the bluebacks. 4 1 Butter Fancy creamery, 20(822o nar
cents and the steelheads, 3 cents per pound; extras, 21c; dairy 2022),e-
Rich Vein of Ore Reported by Prosper
tor In Collier Creek Country.
Frank Reed arrived In Roseburg a
few days ago from the Collier Creek
llTZl' ,n Curry count"' where b.
and other members of his party have
made a discovery of a very rich cop
per ledge or deposit, on which they
.Cva,ed. 16 mlnlng clalm- Tbe
rivS?".' bZ' been traocd 8 "Usance of
over a mlIe 8nd , nalf and g
dlcatlons show a wide vein. No as
says have aa yet been made on the
?hat thi?' bUtJl 18 ner"y believed
that this new find will prove the rich
est yet discovered.
. The ledgers, about 18 mile south
very difficult place to reach, as there
Is only a trail thmn.i, .k.V ?."
expected tnat nneratinn. .in
oon commence on the development of
these mines, as Mr. Reed Is a member
or a copper company which waa re
cently organized in Roseburg. with
Mr. Fred Blakely at the head. Na
tive copper ia abundant throughout
Southern Oregon, but those owning
most of the mines have not sufficient
capital to work them properly
Oregon Can Orow Flax.
That the Pacific Coast and especial
ly the Willamette valley of the state
of Oregon is especially adapted to the
culture of flax, and that of the very
finest quality, has been demonstrated
beyond any possibility of a doubt by
Mr. Eugene Bosse. the celebrated Bel
gian flax culturlst, who has been con
ducting a scientific course of experi
ments in and around Salem for more
than a year past, and is now engaged
in raising tbe second crop for the pur
pose of proving this fact to the en
ure satisfaction of those who are now
backing him financially, and hav
shown heretofore a disposition to
loubt the veracity of his broad asser
tions regarding the possibilities of tha
Oax industry for Oregon.
Curb oa Willamette.
Extensive work Is being done on
me Willamette river just north of Ia
iependence. ..antaln De-Han ....
that work will be continued all of the
iumrner. The jetty being construct
ed below Independence will save to
the land owners over 1000 acres of
land, as-the current was about to
wash through a number of the best
farms and change the course of the
river for several miles. This Jetty
will save this as well as the banks
which the current haa heon mn in
it the rate of about 20 feet a v.r in
many places.
Heeded Toward Burns.
Chief Engineer Joaenh wa
Sumpter Valley Railroad, la In Baker
City prepared to begin the work of
axtendinr the road. Tha iu .n
other material for the extension have
begun to arrive and the sawmills are
busy cutting ties for the new road,
lust how far the road will be built
this season Is not stated, hut tr i.
tain that it will penetrate some dis
tance into Grant county In the direc
tion of Burns, the county aeat of Har
ney county.
Preparing for Dry Summer.
Baker City authorlti. art. up.
paring to supply the city with aa
ibundance of water, for what prom
ises to be a long, dry summer. The
new reservoir on Goodrich creek,
which was completed last fall, will be
in use this season In addition to the
Eagle creek supply. Several of the
water mains are being replaced with
larger pine, so that hnth tha .nni.
of water and the pressure may be
equal to the demand.
Oeologlcal Survey Begins.
Government Eneineer
has been getting together his corps of
assistants and outfit In Union for the
past week, has Just commenced hie
field work of. making a complete geo
logical survey of the countv in rhi.
section. The work wa tarterl in tr.
Ion and will branch out covering about
1000 square miles, requiring about two
years' work.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Walla Walla. 70(371. i-
ley, 74c
Barley Feed. 120.00 ner ton; hn.
inf, $21.
J Floni Best trades. $3.9S4.80: era-
bam, $3.453.6-5.
Millstuffs Bran. $23 rvisr Inn tM.
Ilings, $27: shorts. $23.00: ehn.
118. ' "
Oals - No. 1 white. il.10Al.lS:-
gray, $1.05 per cental.
Hay Timothy. $20u21 ; rln...
'isi'i cueat, loo io per ton.
Potatoes Best Burbanks, 60c par
sack: ordinary, I3840 pay cental,
growers' price; Merced sweets, $3
3.50 per cental.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, 11912c;
young, 13014c; bens, 12c; tnikey.
live, 16(il7e; dressed, 2022c; dnck.
$7.00(87.60 per doien; geeee, $696.60.
Cheese Full cream, twine mi
-r . " -
store, 16818c.
Eggs-1617c per dozen.
Hops Choice, 1820c per pound.
Woll-Valley 12Ji 16; Eastern Ore
ton, 1(914; mohair, 8636c.
Beef Grose, cows, SJi'gMo per
pound; steers, 45c; dreaaed, 7Xo.
Veal 88Xc
Mutton-Grose, 7(7Xo per pound;
dressed, 89c
Lambs Gross, 4c per pound dressad,
7 He.