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Newspaper Page TextOREGON M ST VOL' XX' HT. HELENS, OltEGON, Fill DAY, AUGUST 7, 1903. ' NO, 34 Hirr I'tm n Conf iiriiiciK. J.B.GODFREY. ia Estate and Timber Lands Soli A IIHTIt ACJ'i M MADKi T IIKI.KS8. ORKIIOS S. 11. (iKUM.K, ATWt:Xl:Y'.'1T-TAW. mill's Willi X. K. quirt, r mats, i i oiio!, Will alt bl t-raonal n.iitluii to all laf al ami." aiilnitlai In will nwtto la Ml II,. M.IMI t 11111 Ulea l.WMIU. W.I I. POWELL, ATTOliXEY-AT-LiW. tKN t iilmiiur Atioamir. IT IIKt KNit, I I OKgiiON. firm! Ni-i-oii. ni-n f Kunm maul W. C. Fischer, attouxey-at-taw. MAI Ml-: It. I t ORKOO.N. n. i. iiM. T. J. t'luwi, Atloiiieys nt-I.iiw. Jo i.iuMl Uulkl".. l"0lllUd lira. .a. l,.lmu!.IS CiWl.lf liualnaat Hill IIKvlte iooi(rt ,IIl)liU. . W I'lV W. H. MM.AHI! IHLUIID& DAY, ATTOh'Xh'YS-AT-LI II II I IM I I.Mt. UHKUl. tirl trrit' ttt r null f Oiegift Of Wh- A;w.r..t mm) aucit fw ouMty lr. KJwiu Kosh, Physician and Surgeon, ST. IIKI K.N8.0UKUO.N. Dr. II. It. 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Jlirv iniirviiied e.-orrt of the 1 11 red and tricil it out on in nierile lir ' pnlllnii ovrr time du.-n raacl on the , tiralmriit and aatchiitfi tliPin. Tliy al"i pit pliyeii'taiii to name chronlv, in j ruialila ri., and adiiiiiiiatrred It with I hi. plivairiaua lor judgci. I'p to Au ; gnat :J5, H7 pet mil of the teat raace w.-re ntlirr or progriiaaing lavora h'y. There boiiia; 1ml 13 per cent, of iHiluri's the paruca ncre aaliafied and 1I1 a... I the tianaactioii. The prmeed j inK of the iiiveatigating cotuinil te and 1 lit rliniral rimrle of the teatraaei were 1 pitliliahrd and will tie mailiHl tree on ap ' pliralion. Aildteaatli John J. Kulton t'oinpany, 4111, Monlgomery itreet, I Nun r'rmu'iiH', I'alif. Rmmber Ihtl ll It ttit (i our hunnfKt to Karen tti X Ur ronutii in reltMon to land w Ixivitiir in;ti or moi.tr or ft!- a dealin. In ball and coituma. wear. pattern, may be ordered. ... 1 !.. ..I .... ... OAILV. EVENTS OF THE DAY GATHERED FROM ALL PARTS OP THE TWO HEMISPHERES. Comprchanalva Review of the Import ant Happening! of tIM Paat Week, PrttuUi In Coodeaie. Form, Moat Likely to Prove Interesting to Our Many Kea4era. Kpain face aerloaa labor trouble". 'All danger of further flood in Kan aa it pant. Trouble i feared with miner, at Idaho Kpringa, Colo. Cardinal Ulubon. i. rerortd to be anffering from malaria. Ni'K'O eiiliatnienls in the United Stales navy are to lie shut off. Cardinal Hart, patriarch of Venice. waa elected par on the seventh ballot. Hixtcen persona a ere injured in a head-on colli.iou near Hartford City, Ind. lry tpell in Australia cauw mines to cioae and thousand face a desperate situation. Spreading rails near Porlsmoutb. Ohio, wrtxked train. Taentv-five KTwin. weie injured. It is claimed that General Miles will mek national G. A. P.. honors as a presidential boom. Secretary Hoot will order the depig ment of Juftic to ecarch for fraud in army contritrta in which ex-Represent a- Uvj l.ittauer was ititereited. Two iiciiroee maimed a crippled youth at Hartford, Ind., btxa'ise be did not produce the money they ex peeled. A mob ia in search of them. Tanana valley. Alaska, is said to be similar in size and condition to Min nesota. Italy anxiously awaits the announce ment of the policy of the next pope lor peat or war. A Chinese refortrer has been put to aborrible death by order of the em press dowager. King Edward and Queen Alexandra left Ireland amid strain, of "Come Back to Erin." The viceroy of Chili province, China, is Importing large quantities of arms and ammunition. The supreme court of Minnesota has decided t tie great railroad merger case against Ihe stale. One more body baa been found under the Morrison street bridge, Portland, but was lost again. Admiral Cotton entertained the king of Portugal and other blgb dignatariee on board the lirooklyn. The conclave to elect a new pope has taken four ballots without result. Ow ing to the secrecy which prevails no de tails as to how the vote stood can be had. Four new cases of plague bave ap peared at Iquique, Chile. The baker' atrike at Santiago, Chile, is spreading and only a few shops ar now open. New York papermaker bave gone on a strike to secure recognition of their union. Boer immigrants who recently estab lished a colony in Cbile have discov ered a targe gold field. The levying of countervailing duties on imported and bountied augar ba been extended to March 31, 1901. Charles B. Hare, o! Ann Arbor, Mich., has accepted the appointment )( government bacteriologiet in the Philippines, al a salary of 11,500. Robert Lee, who shot an Evansville, Del., policeman and started a riot that resulted in the death and injury of many citinene, has died in prison. Seven hundred and eighty-five men are candidates for admission to Vale in the undergraduates' entering classes of next September. Last year the tot al waa 61. ' Secretary Root has directed the sale of the military reservation known as Co umbus barracks, Columbus, O., 60 days from date, at its appraised valua tion of 1290,000. Owing to the numerous strikes dur ing the summer by men employed in the'rapid transit subway, it ia likely that New YOrkera will be compelled to do their traveling above ground until the first of next April. Fir at Hobart, Oklahoma, destroyed $200,000 worth of property. Britain threaten to deport those Boers who are trying to stir np mischief. The national general policy board has elected Admiral Dewey president. Th diplomatic body at th Vatican predict the election of Rampolla or tiottl a pope. Dnnsual activity contiuuea in Soutn rn Russian military circles. Large order for war supplies have been placed. An uprising ol malcontent Is report ed la the province of .Santiago Cuba. Troops have been sent to restore peace.. A statement prepared by the bureau ol Insular affairs of the war departmei t show that Philippine commerce is growing very rapidly. An attempt by Boston negroes to hieak np a meeting addressed by Book er T. Washington resulted in a riot in ahich three men were stabbed. Police ere called to restore order. TOPEKANS OIVEN A SCAHB. Rain Descended In Such Volume House, are Flooded. That lopkea, Kan.. Aug. 6. High water caiiMd much work and excitement in North Toiieka loiay, rain began fall log here shortly alter midnight, and by daylight the storm had reached th pro portions of a cloudburst. The North Topek sewer bave not linen reopened since the June fiord, and all of the wnter ran through the low street to the river, covering th first floor in number of house along Gordon street and In the street waa three feet deep Many of the resident of North Topek iriougni that another flood waa upon them. In South Topeku the water waa near ly ss nigh as it was north of the river, The state insane aavlum, west of To pek, wa cut off from the city for rhort time. The little creek that runa through Auburndale, a aubnrb, was flooded to a depth of foor or five feet. The residents of that part of the city proci red boat and brought their neigh bors to the high land. The creek returned to it banks two hours after the rain ceased fallii g. Ihe rain was general in Hie northern and eastern part of the state. CHINESE ARB SULLEN. Uood Feeling Toward Foreigner Broken by Recent Execution. Pekin, Aug. 6. China is witnessing a Xdturn to the conditions which lol lowed the coup d'etat of 198. Politi cal discussion among the Chinese which increased during the imperial court's recent policy of friendliness to ward foreigners has suddenly stopped. The plan of the dowager empras to trerify the reformers by the execution of Hben Chien, which occurred lastFri day, has been unsuccessful. All the liberal Chinese, particularly those who have been auwciuted with the reform ers, are in the greatest fear of arrest ar,d it is difficult to find a Chinaman who i willing to mention politics or Friday's tragedy, although the latter is about the only topic of convention among the trusted friends. The offic ials are particularly dumb. The affair is a disappointment to the foreigners, who bad hoped that the empress dowager's association witb the ladies of the legation wonld have a civilizing influence. Prince So, tbe most liberal of tbe Manchu princes, is reported to have risked his office bv oppoaing the execution of Sben Cbien. HAWAII WANTS SETTLERS. Honolulu Plans to Advertise tbe Advan tages of the Island.. Honolulu, Aug. 5. The citizens of Honolulu bave decided to do all within their powei to promote immigration to the islands. W itb tbia view tbe Mer chants' association and the chamber of commerce have opened extensive bead quarters and will advertise the advan tages of Hawaii to the outside world, besides catering to the interests torn fort of visitor who arrive here. The merchants' aseociatin has cabled Secretary Root, of the war department, guaranteeing a constant supply of coal for army posts and that troop aent to the Philippine be hereafter brought via Honolulu. Options on three steamers available for government use as revenue cutters, bave been sent to Washington by E. R. Stackable, collector of the port of Honolulu. Tbia action waa taken in accordance with instruction received some time since, the war department being anxions to secure a vowel suit able for its officer in Hawaii. FIRE THREATENS VOSEAtlTE. Guardian, of Valley Fight Flamea - Forest Reserve Scorched. Yosemite Valley, Cat., Aug. 5. A big forest fire ia raging tonight just out- side of tbe Yobemite valley ana past the gateway guarded by El Capitan and Cathedral rocks. Should the efforts of tbe firefighters prove futile, the flamea will enter tbe valley and destrov a valuable amount of timber. State Gua dian Steven ha a large force ol men at work fighting tbe flames and it is hoped that tbe tire may be kept between tbe Conlterville road and the Merced river. Would Alarm America. Victoiia, B. C, Aug. 5. W. C. Peering, of Chicago, who arrived from tbe Orient by the steamer Tacoma, in an interview, says that although the people of the United States may not be aware of the fact, the insorgeuts in the Philippine if lands are organising and drilling, and the trouble there is far from over. He says filibusters are continually landing arm on the island ccasta, and the patrol is looked upon as a farce. Schooners laden with centra band goods have no difficulty in "run ning their cargoes." Used Peasant for Marks. London, Aug. 5. The Times this morning prints a Vienna dispatch say ing that the emperor of Rusala received with be evclence from the Crotiana in tbe United State a petition describing the position of Crotia in the darkest terms. It also says that Prince Unis on, who on July 27 waa reporte 1 as having been wounded in tbe Raxan dis trict by peasants, has beco ne insane. He was in the habit of testing bis markBmanihip on the bodies of peasants Three Firemen Kllltd. Chattanooga, Tenn., Aug. 5 A head-on collision between two freight trains, each diawn by two locomotive, resulted last night in the death of three trainmen on the Cincinnati Southern railway, 18 miles from Chattanooga. The trains met at a dip In the road, at a high rate of speed. All the trainmen except those mentioned jumped. HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON 0REAT FRUIT YIELD. Rogue River Valley Traet Premise Cbelce Product. From the viewpoint of tbe grain raiser dame nature Is in a state of revolt this year In Southern Oregon, the drouth pievalllng for tbe past ew months having wofully reduced the average In all small grains. It ap pear as If nature, Indeed, rebelled at man'a persistent perversion of soil and climate condition intended to produce nectar for the gods, to the baser use of growing provender tor kine or grain for human kind er other cattle. The orchard and alfalfa meadows, however, are yielding up auch stores of wealth as only those realize who are familiar with existing conditions. Apple and pear promise fancy fig urea again this year. In fact growers look for record-breaking prices, owing to partial failure of fruit of ordinary quality In the east. Of course the fancy fruit for which this section ia distinguished Is not exactily to com petition with ordinary barrel stock. but scarcity of the latter article al ways enhance prices all round. Grower are carefully thinning and applying the summer spray at pres ent, and favoring weather conditions are giving promise of quality sur passing, perhaps, any former year In tbe history of the local trade. FIX PRICE OF PRUNES. Willamette Valley Orewcra' Association Say 2 Cent Baalf. The Willamette Valley Prune Asso ciation held an Important leetiaz at Salem last week. Delegates were in attendance from Douglas, Lane, Linn Polk, Benton and Clackamas coun ties, and from Vancouver. Wash., and was the most representative gather ing of the fruitgrowers of the North west ever held in that city. Organl- xatlona are already formed la Linn Benton. Douglas, Marion and Yamhill counties, and at Vancouver, Wash., and associations will be formed all over the state and the northwest In the near future. Tbe plan under dig cuslon at the meeting was to have all the associations in the Northwest un der one secretary, so that it will be impossible for one organization to un dersell another in the market, thus creating uniform scale of price for all fruits on the coast. The plan met with tbe approval of all present aad an effort will be mad to bring tbe condition about. The price of prunes this year is fix ed on a 2 cent basis. Coming Events. Ninth annual regatta, Astoria, Au gust 19-21. State fair. Salem, September H-19. Second Southern Oregon District fair, Eugene, September 29-Octeber 3. Summer association of tbe North west Indian agencies, Newport, Au gust 17-27. Lane county teachers institute, Eu gene. August 4-5. Klamath county fair, Klamath FallB, October 6-9. Good roads conventloa, Jackson ville. August 15. Fruitgrowers convention, Jacssca- ville, August 15. Teacher Institute, Tillamook, July 29-31. Old Folks' celebration. La Graade. August 1. Hoo Hoo contenttion, Portland. August 1. Knights of Pythias convention, As toria. August 20-21. Teachers' Institute. La Grande. Au gust 17-21. Smiling Fields of Polk County. Excellent sample of hay and grain have been brought to Independence this week. Early oatc and spring wheat have commenced to change col or, and th beads or eaca are wei tiled. Some early hops have bee exhibited in town, which are three fourths grown. Hay harvest is oetwg pushed rapidly forward, and there is a larger acreage in Polk county this year than has ever been planted be fore. Tbe fruit season for cherries and berries has practically passed. but the plums, prunes and apples are just commencing to ripen. Bricks Made on Coea Bay. The first lot of brick just burt at the new kiln In Catching slough was delivered this week at North Bend to be used In making the foundation for the boilers and engines of the woolen mills and sash and doer fac tory. This Is the initial burn and somewhat of an experiment, but from the appearance of this production Coos Bay will be able to turn out first-class brick, a much needed indus try, for heretofore this article had to be imported. Huckleberry Season Here. Huckelberrles are beginning to rip en In the foothills of the Blue moun tains. Never before was there prom ise of such a bountiful crop there as s now presented. The season has been an Ideal one for their growth. There were no early frosts, and as a consequence none were blichted. Every buBh is loaded, and already parties are being formed to go out and gather the luscious fruit. Collecting Mining Data. George E. Bons, of the United States Geological Survey. Washing ton, D. C. la at Baker City, and win make a complete report of mining In Eastern Oregon, showing production. coat of operation, wages, etc. By act of opngress mineownere are compel led to furnish information under pen alty. Reany for Steel Bridge. The anDroachee and center pier for the Lewla and Clark draw bridge near Astoria have been completed and are eady for the steel draw when It ar rives from the east. It has been on the road for several weeks and is expected wlthla a few days. JUNE OUTPtrr.&PLENDID. Sumptcr District Mines Cleaned Up All of 1350,000. Estimates based on the production of ore In the Sumpter mining district for the past month give much greater returns than heretofore. The deep sinking operation carried on In most of the leading properties have result ed In opening up a larger area of min ing territory and consequently an In creased production has resulted. According to the estimate that are at hand from the best source obtain able, the Bonanza is said to have clear ed up during June 150,000; the North Pole, $80,000; the Columbia $45. 000; Golconda, 135,000; the Badger $30,000; total. $240,000. The produc tion Of the Rerl Rot U -arlr..al- .... ed to be from $25,000 to $50,000. and luereiure snouia De added to tae to tal production. There ar man- nit,.. -...., - j "'- irtri LlB that are constantly ehlnnln nr. away for treatment at smelter. It I impossible to get any figure a to the value of these ores, aa no Mun. ... Slven from the smelter recelvine- them, except to the owners, and the latter aa a rule are opposed to mak ing public these figure. It would be afe In fixing the total at $35,000 for the month. This total Include the cleanup from many claim in the dis trict that are not Antrina win. .v.. big producer!. This also include the output of tbe placers aa far a can be learned. ' Oregon King Looking Up. ae Oregon ...ng mine, which ha leen shut down for several year on xccount of litigation. Is again holst ng ore. The management 1 lookiag for more miner and preparing to make heavy shipments. To give . 'dstory of this mine wonld be to re )eat that of other propertie accident y, discovered, abandoned, relocated tnd developed sufficiently to make a rial shipment, which waa found to Tlve surprising returns. Shipment followed, which. after deducting "harges for a 60-mile wagon haul to 'he then termlnna nt th. rAi.. .ki. Southern railway, which waa being extended southward, and freight from there to the ameiter at Tocama net ted over $105 per ton. Not Enough Water. The voter of the walla Walla river Irrigation district lear Frewater tornot Hr,n ti,. n uositlon to form an IrH-ntinn district bv 89 to k th. era living at the upper end of the dis trict killina- the nmnnaltio- ru. th. ground that the river does not give inougn water wnen at low ebb for those holding riparian rights, where 18 it an irrigation rl I otHr-t d including both themselves and those below them, they would have to divide what water was with those lelow them. A thrnA-flrtha VS. am r9 the residents waa required to carry me esiauiisnmeni. Hot Contest for La ad. A contest of more than usual lmnor- tance waa begun In the Oregon City Land Office a few day ago. Import mt is tbe contest because an entire section of heavllv tlanha-orl lor. ,4 In. cated ner Corvallls. Benton county, i involved. It Is estimated that the section contain 16,000,600 feet of ine timber. There am fnnr antra. men, each having filed apon a quarter ection, and there are as many con testants on the ground that the en trymen abandoned and did not prove tip properly on the land. Prospects for New Flax Mill. James Boyce. a millionaire of Mun- cle. Ind.. who Is at Salem, is investi gating the prospects for a new flax mill in that city. He has made a for tune in that business, and ia impress ed with the idea that such an industry wouia De a paying one there. He I much pleased with the excellence of the Oregon flax fibre, and may back Mr. Kugene uosse, the local flax-grower. In tbe construction of a mill to manufacture the flax fibre into a marketable product. P0RTLA.NJ) MARKETS. Wheat Walla Walla. 77078c: val- ley, 7Pc. Barley Feed. I19.0 ner ton: brew. ing, $20. Flour Best grade. $4.10 A 6.10: graham $3,356)3.75. Millituff Bran. $23 ner ton: mlri. dlings, $27; shorts, $23; chop, $18. Oats No. 1 white. $1.07 ra 1 n7U. gray, $1 05 per cental. Hav Timothv. $19020: r!or nominal; cheat, $15(816 per ton. Potato Beet Bnrbanke, 70O76 per sack; ordinary, 35040 per cental, grower' price; Merced sweet, $33) 3.50 per cental. Poultry Chickens, mixed, ll12c; young, 1617)jo; hen, 12e; turkey, live, 1012c; dressed, 1415c; duck, t4.00a5.00 per dosen; teeaa, $8.00a $.50. Cheese Full cream, twin. lSQ 16c; Young America, 15 X a 16c; fact ory prices, 191c less. Butter Fancy creamery, .022X per pound; extras, 22c; dairy, 20d Uc store, 160O17. Eggs JO 21 c per dozen. ' Hep Chobe, ISO! Ac per pound. Wool Valley, 1718e; Eastern Or. egon, 12015c; mobair, 360370. Beef Gross, cow, 304e, per pound; steers, 65)jc; dre.eed, 7Jje. Vl-7Xt48c Mutton Gro, 3e per pound; dnsMd. 6X0o. Lam haGrose. 4c n nnnnrl. dresesd, To. - Hog Grose, 6(joJe par pound dreseed, tlt.