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Many Reader..
Admiral Cotton reports .11 ijulet at
iwirui.
KiiRlrtml I preparing to tend . ft not
to halonlra.
The Ilrltlali cabinet criai ha In-en
tfinpriraiily ataved off.
M.ieloiiian relwl have Uecideil to
adopt a guerrilla warfare.
1 ne pnyiician 10 tiie Turkiali eiutiae-
ry at Vitinna tlirailiw the anihaealor.
The national Irrigation cnifresa
oHinl at Ogden with the largeet at
luudnce In it Malory.
Secretary Bhaw tin deiioeited l,
O00.0UO In national hank In th. tntton
and grain glowing districts.
'Fraii( baa sent a cruienr to lifirut.
So) iaJial of Rom ttireaten to bin
I lie . tar when he vinlte that city,
Turk, did nut epare . aingle hri
laln in their niaaaai'ie at Monattir.
ll ta lara.t a rl ,la la at l.an,l til tl.
flritirh cabinet and that the entire
body will reilgn.
Thai aittiattnn at lUtim! la imnrlmlnff
The new veil i working hard toreatore
general I'onfidente.
Ktiaeia ha a.ked China to grant It
mote time (or the evacuation of . Iron
tier province in Mamhuri..
Th. Portland miniaterial aciution
ann tince III intention of cloiing gam
bling and aide entrance to ealcon.
It i laid the American trip o( the
Prince of Wale i all tala and that lie
la nut planning to visit the St. Ixiuia
fair.
An eifuriion train went into ditch
near Kempton, Wi. Three paaeenger
aere killed and . numbei ol Other
hurt.
The agent appointed by the Cuban
giivuiuitient to Iljat a loan ol f 35,000,.
000 h.. to l able to aecare the
money in the United Btat .
An exploalon o( a bairel of liquor
tolen by tailor and placed on the
cruieer Olympia when diacovered, out
Iwo lire, injured acven and eet the
(hip on Ire.
Turkey .how . diapoeilion to settle
proniptly the claim of America.
Th. ciar ha .Ixndoned his visit to
Honniania. fearing that country cannot
guarantee safe trip.
Russia has mad. new demand on
China which hav. stirred up .fresh tbe
Ire ol the Japanese.
Lord Roaeburf condemns the Rrltish
cabinet s being larely responsible for
the length ol th. Doer w.r.
Fire in the Botitnern Pacific's lre;ght
warehouae at Ban Francisco destroyed
1115.000 worth of property.
Two Oregon students at Harvard uni
versity must answer to the charge of
burglary of the school' store.
Secretary Hitchcock lie dismissed
the Umnslte inspector of Indian Terri
tory for Irregularities in office.
The military at Cripple Creek have
the sitoation aell in band nd the
Iroubl. is likely to be over soon.
Th. P.iiflo packing and navigation
company a combine of Alaska and
Puget eound salmon canneries, is ex
pected to go to pieces at an early date.
Too great . capitalisation on overval
ued properties is given as the reason.
The United Htats gunboat Machias
ha not yet arrived t Beirut.
The 106 International Christian
Kndeapor convention will be held at
Baltimore.
Th. ArUona surveyor general has
been removed from office for taking Il
legal ee.
p..nrtti.rlam noatmastera may be
ousted for "political reasons" after
serving four years.
The American mining congress, in
session at Dead wood, 8. 1)., selected
Portland lor th. 1906 meeting place.
John Bartlett ha taken th. oath ol
office a United States minister to Ar
gentina .nd trill leave for his post Sep
tember S.
The premier of Bulgati. has unoffic
ially informed th. powers that hi. peo
ple cannot be heldln check if massacres
continue.
The work of changing the transport
Grant to a dredge is progressing lapidly
and It should be at tns mouth of the
Columbia by October 1.
United Stale Minister Irishman, at
Constantinople, baa insisted on the re
moval of the vail of Beirut and the ap
pointment of one better able to handle
the people.
M.ssacresand outrages continue in
Macedonia.
ti, African mining congress la in
session at Deadwood, 8. D.
Tia f,1aral trrand lury has found
seven more oindictoieuti in the postal
cases.
It i. now known positively that Co
tn.i.ia H(..atd th. canal treaty be
cause the boodle fund was too small.
pi.tia.ioinl.la hnililers will besin a
systematic war on unions January 1,
11)04.
NAMRS NEW TERMS. jl'IM. ."gj fiij L, . I SUBMITS NEW CANAL BILL.
Kuaala Adds to Conditions of Evacuation
ol rianchurla.
Pekin, Hept. 1(1. Rmsia has pre
sented to the Chlneae government a new
scheme for evacuation, originally flied
fur October 8, and proposed certain new
conditions in addition to most of the
conditions concluded in the last
icheine.
Ruiwia now proim to evacuate Niu
Chwaiig Hnd Moukden province October
x, Kirin province four months later,
and the third province a year later.
Among the new conditions Russia stip
ulates that she shall maintain military
posts on the road from Tsitsihar, cap
ital of ifeilungkiang, to Blagoyosk
chenek and on the Kungarl rirer. The
reason Russia gives for maintaining
these posts is that they are necessary
to protect the commerce of the railroad.
There is a vaguely worded clante
prohibiting heavy duties on goods
trailSDnrtttd hv tin, railway arhlch tl.a
diiomata construe as exempting Rus
sian goods transported on the railway
iroin uie surtax wlilcn trie Japanese
and American treatie substitute for
the likin d ities.
The achnrriA alan ponlaina a rirrvialnn
that Chinese troops shall protect the
Draocnes oi I lie Kimto-Clnnese bank
when neceary.
Prince China. iiraliliil of Ilia for
eign board, h.a informed the ministers
wiai ne considers ttie Kus lan condit
ions to lie very reasonable.
CONVICTS MAKE COIN.
Added Scandal In Pennsylvania Peniten
tiary Investigation Oolng On.
Philadelphia, Sept. 16. following
closely upon the exposure of gross ir
regularities in tbe cigar department of
the Fastem State Penitentiary came
the announcement tonight that illegal
coinage of minor silver pieces baa been
carried on by convicts in the big insti
tution. No details of tbe counterfeit
ing scheme can be learned front any of
the officials connected with the prison,
or from the government officers that
hive been assigned to tbe case. The
fact that such a daring scheme has been
carried out in' the penitentiary was
made public by Oeorge Vaux, Jr., one
of the prison inspectors, wbo sum
moned newspaper men to his borne and
voluntarily made tbe disclosure. He
nave out a brief statement, which is as
follows:
"Dr. W. D. Robinson and Mr. Vanx,
Jr., who are at present the visiting in
spectors on duty at the Eastern State
Penitentiary, made the statement that
it has come to their official knowledge
that wilbin a short time an attempt has
been made by certain cenvi. ts now con
fined in the penitentiary to manufac
ture counterfeit silver coins. But a
few pieces were made, and . number of
these have come Into tbe posseseion of
the iniectors, together witu the met
als and chemicals need, the attempt
thus being nipped in the bad. Tne
evidence in the case Is not yet com
plete, but al ! Jiiat has been secured baa
been submitted to tbe United States
authorities."
STIRS UP DYNAMITE.
Switch Engine at Bay City, Mich..
Cause a Terrific Explosion,
Pay City, Mich., Sept. 16. Clarence
D. Hopper and Roy Boutcher, switch
men of tbe Michigan Central railway,
were instantly killed by an explosion
of dynamite in a car in the yards at
West Bay City today. Robert Roblio,
emgncer; William Itobie, nreman,
and John Cradle, conductor, were in
jured, the latter so severely that he
rear die. All of the trainmen were
residents of this city.
The explosion occurred as a switch
engine was making up a train. The
engine backed down upon several cars.
the first containing 1,000 pounds ol
dynamite, a consignment of Lee-Met-
ford rifles and a quantity of reduced
charged shells for indoor practice, and
it is said that the force with wbicb it
struck the explosive-lnden car exploded
the dynamite. Hopper s body was
badly mangled.
A big hole was torn in the ground by
the explosion, a score oi freight car.
demolished and ' nearly 300 houses in
tbe vicinity suffered broken window..
Tbe shock was felt three mile, from
tbe scene.
Large Canadian Deal.
Montreal, Sept. 16. Among thecon-
ditions upon which the Dominion Iron
ilc Steel company has agreed to surren
der the leuse of the Dominion Coal
company is an agreement that the coal
company shall pay to the steel com
pany 13,630, 000 ana assume tne cur
rent liabilities for wages, supplies, etc.,
of the coal department of the steel com-
iiany's business, receiving the current
cash assets of the business. These
should net about $1,500,000. The
coal company therefore pays .bout 11 ,-
135,000 for th. surrender of the lease.
Irish Party Will be Powerful.
LondonS, ept, 16. John Redmond,
M. P.. speaking at Augheym, Wicklow
county, Ireland, said tbe Irish party
would find an entirely new situation
when ' parliament next met. The
English parties would be broken up,
and the Irish party , would wie!d a
power such as it never before po
ssessed. He counseled continuance
of the policy which had resulted in se
curing the Irish land bill, which he
valued above all.
Afraid to Work In Tunnel.
Pittsburg, Sept. 16. All but one of
the missing men supposed to have been
buried under the debris of tbe cave-in
at tbe Green Tree tunnel of the W.nash
railroad have been accounted for. Mont
of the Austrian laborers bave refuted
to return to work, fearing another fall,
and their places have been filled by
colored men.
HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON
STATB FAIR PROSPECTS.
Fin Exhibit, and Fast Racing Will
Draw Large Attendance.
Proapects for the coming Oregon
atate fair, to be held In September H
to 19, are most flattering. The fair
will excel in the line of exhibits and
attendance any state fair held hereto
fore In Oregon. The abundant crops
Insure a spclnedld showing of grains,
and the fact that the commissioners to
the St. Louis exposition are co-operating
to secure the best that la shown
here for uae next year means that the
exhibits, especially In the agricultural
line, will be of the very best. The
live stock department, too, promises
better this year than any preceding
year. Breeders are preparing large
exhibit, in thla department, which has
caused tbe association to build a large
number of new stalls. Governor Sparks
of Keno. Nev., is sending a very fine
herd of Hereford cattle from the Ala
mo stock farm, which will meet compe
tition in herds shown by C.B.Wade of
Pendleton, A. J. Splawn of North Ya
kima, George Chandler of Baker City.
Gilbert 4 Patterson of Salem. In tbe
nborthorn section exhibits will be made
by Charles B. Ladd. C. B. Wade. W. O.
Minor, Metaker t Klemgard and oth
ers. The racing will be made a feature of
this year's fair. A large number of
high class horses bave already made
their entries, coming from California,
Montana. Colorado, Utah, Washington
and British Columbia. The two big
slake, of $!0O0 will arouse keen com
petition. These are the largest stakes
ever raced for in the northwest and
the best horses will compete for them
that have ever been seen on the cir
cuit. The grounds are In spelendld
condidtion and the beautiful oak grove
will furnish plenty of shade and com
fort for . week's outing. The buildings
are all In splendid condition, and the
new show building will furnish comfort
to hundreds of spectators wbo wish to
see the Judging of live stock.
ACQUIRE FRESH PROPERTIES.
New York Companies Purchaser. In the
Bohemia Country.
G. B. Hengen, director and buslnest
manager of the Oregon Securtieg Com
pany, of New York is at the company's
properties In Bohemia, and the result
is that Borne valuable acquisitions were
made. The Broadway group, consist
ing of fifty acres, and the Ophir group,
of 80 acres, were added to their terri
tory, making over 900 acres of mineral
lands that they now own. The Broad
way group ia an Important factor to
them at the present time, as they will
drift through the mountain on a strong
and well defined ledge, instead of pene
trating through the hard country rock.
Beside, it will give them several hun
dred feet depth of high grade ore that
they will be enabled to handle from
this tunnel.
The Ophir group is an extension and
Joins the Musick property, which
the company has drifted on one to six
level, to the edge of the Ophir. This
property has been owned for a number
of year, by O. P. Adams, C. F. Cath
cart and W. W. Cathcart. There has
enly been assessment work done from
year to year, notwithstanding large
bodies of high grade ore have been
struck.
By acquiring this property the Ore
gon Securties Company will have near
ly 3000 feet to drift on from Musick
lead. The company is installing ma
chinery a. fast as possible, and it will
be but a short time until it will have
40 stamps .nd concentrator. In opera
tion. Rich Strike In the Bohemia.
Herbert Leigh, manager of the North
Falrvlew mines In the. Bohemia dis
trict, has reported a rich strike In hia
group. A body of ore four feet wide
and running $500 to the ton has been
uncovered on the north slope of North
Falrvlew mountain. Open cuts have
been made along the ledge a distance
of 1200 feet showing the same char
acter of ore and from four to six feet
wide. A day and night shift Is work
ing and the ore Is to be sent to Taco
ma for treatment.
Hatchery on Elk River.
The salmon hatchery on Elk river,
three mil, above tbe Elk City, in
Lincoln county, is to be made perman
ent. Lumber and building material Is
now arriving at the eite for rebuilding.
Hatching operations were conducted at
the spot for the first time last season,
when a temporary plant was put In and
conducted as an experiment. The sea
son resulted In hatching about 600.
000 little salmon.
Rainier Mills Destroyed.
The shingle mill, saw mill and dry
kilns of Olson Nbrdby were destroy
ed by fire that broke out a little after
10 o'clock last night. The insurance-is
said to be about half on a $40,000 loss.
Forty men are thrown out of employ
ment The shingle mill had a capacity
of about 120,000 per diem. Th the des
troyed dry kilns were 1,200,000 shin
gles. Franchise tor Bluff Elevator.
An ordinance has been passed by the
Oregon City council granting to County
Judge T. F. Ryan a .franchise for the
building and maintaining of an electric
elevator system over the bluff. The
same ordinance grants to Mr. Ryan
the right to construct and operate a
street railway system on certain of the
streets of Oregon City.
School Delayed a Week.
The Jacksonville public schools will
commence Monday. September 14. The
delay of a week from the usual date
of commencement was occasioned by
the necessary finishing touches on the
new Bchoolhouse before the furniture
and fixture, could be placed in posi
tion. Hop Dryer Destroyed by Fire.
The Knox hopdrler, near Cottage
Grove, cauarht fire and was totally de
stroyed. Tbe loss was about $2000
Hilf of the Iobs was In hops. The
house and conteut. were fully covered
by lnsurano..
WATER WOKKS WONDERS.
Kalamath Desert Changed to Smiling
drain Field.
State Treasurer C. 8. Moore, who
has Just returned from a month's out
ing in Klamath county, reports that all
Industrial affairs In that section of the
mate are prosperous and that the coun
try surrounding Klamath Lake Is
steadily developing. Irrigation ditch
es are being enlarged and extended and
the producing area gradually enlarged.
The hay crop of that region is enor
mous and since prices are up the farm
ers are making money.
"The productiveness of that sage
brush land when water Is put on it is
amazing," said Mr. Moore. "There is
a large tract of land out south of Low
er Klamath lake that I used to drive
ever frequently a few year. ago. I
would not give ten cents an acre for It
without water on it. A man could not
live on It. This summer I drove
through that same country and Instead
of a dry, sage-brush plain, I saw fields
covered with an immense crop of wheat
and land that has already yielded one
crop of alfalfa and has another crop
almost ready for cutting. One tract of
1000 acres of that apparently worthless
land produced 25.000 bushels of wheat
1200 tons of alfalfa already this season.
I am told that the owiers of that tract
of land, which was covered with gage
brush three years ago, will clear up
from $15,000 to $20,000 this year.
The land Is owned by Henry E. An
keny and Roscoe Cantrell, and is irri
gated from their ditch. I do not know
what they paid for the land, but it is
quite certain that they have already
realized all they ever put Into it. and
could now sell it for at least one-third
more than it has cost them, counting
all improvements. This simply illus
trates the wonderfuld productiveness
of that soil If you can only get water
cn It."
EUGENE PEOPLE TAKE HOLD.
Arc Determined to Make the District
Fair a Success.
The officers of this District fair are
making arrangements for the fair to be
held at Bangs' park, near Eugene, for
four days, commencing September 28.
The five-eights-of-a-mile race track in
the park has been put in first class con
dition. There is not abetter track in
the state.
Premiums to tbe amount of $1500
are offered for the various exhibits,
while additional special premius are
offered by citizens of Eugene. "The
1-eople of Eugene have subscribed
nearly $1500 to aid the enterprise. The
large pavilion on the grounds is being
enlarged to make room for exhibits,
and stock sheds, horse stalls and a
grand stand are being erected.
The park is In an excellent place for
camping and a number of wells are be
ing driven In different parts of the park
for tbe benefit of those who wish to
camp during tbe fair.
WeU Preserved Baldwin Apples.
T. B. Killin, county commisloner for
Clackamas county, brought to Oregon
City samples of the Baldwin variety
of the apple family that were picked
from tbe tree in September 23 last.
Tbe fruit is in a fair etate of preserva
tion at this time, with no eveidence of
decay. Commissioner Killin says he
doe. nothing to prolong the natural
state of the apple, which is kept In the
cellar throughout the winter. Mr. Killin
resides In the south end of the county,
and reports that there will not be to
exceed half a crop of apples this year.
Remarkable drain Stalks.
In the Miner office window. Prairie
City, is a bundle of oats, in the stalk,
on exhibition, which measures 6 feet,
raised on the farm and stock ranch
of J. P. Finlan, situated on the Middle
Fork of John Day river, near Austin
station. Stalks of wheat measuring
over five feet, raised without irriga
tion on Leo Hoffstetter's farm, situate
three miles above Prairie City, are also
shown. Neither the oats nor the wheat
is fully matured, and has not got its
full growth.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Walla Walla, 783 79c; blue
item, 80ii82c; valley, 80c.
Flour Vall.y, $3.G3.85 per bar
rel; bard wheat straights, $3.60(34.00;
hard wheat, patents, $4.10(35.60,
graham, $3.8(f3.75; whole wheat,
$3.554.00; rye wheat, $4.60.
Barley Feed, $19.00(20.00 per ton;
brewing, $21; rolled, $2121.60.
Oat No. 1 white, $1.10; gray,
$1.06(11.10 per cental.
Millatuffs Bran, $21 per ton; mid
dlings, $25; shorts, $21; chop, $18;
linseed dairy food, $191
Hay Timothy, $14.00 per ton;
clover, nominal; grain, $10; cheat,
nominal.
Butter Fancy creamery, 2527c
per pound; dairy, 18920c; store, 15
16c.
Cheese Fall cream, twins, 14c;
Yonng America, 15c; factory prices,
Italic less.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, 12
124'c per pound ; spring, 14914c;
hens, 12lSc; broilers, $2.00 per
doxen; turkeys, live, 10(9 12c per
pound ;dressed,1415c; duck., $44.60
per doxen; geese, $56.60.
Eggs Oregon ranch, 25c.
'Potatoes Oregon, 75 85c per sack;
sweet potatoes, 2.'-gc per pound.
Wheat Sacks In lot. of 100, 6H'c.
Beef Gros. steers, $3.76(34.25;
dressed, 67c per pound.
Val 8)f)0 per pound.
Mutton Gross, $3; dressed, 6(3
5Kc; lamb., gross, $3.50; dressed, 6c.
Hog Gross, $5.505.75; dressed,
8c.
Hops 1902 crop, 2ic per pound.
Tallow Prime, per pound, 45c;
No. 2 and grease, 24 g3c.
Wool Valley, 1718c; Eastern
Oregon, 12ai5c; mohair, 35370.
Colombian Committee Considers th.
Transfer of Panama to America.
Washington, Kept. 15. The state
department has received a cablegram
from Minister Bean pre, dated Septem
ber 5, summarizing the ' provisions of
the bill repcrted to the Colombian con
gress by the committee recently ap
pointed to study the conditions upon
which the construction of the Panama
canal could be authorized. The main
provisions recommended by the com
mittee were: .
First Approval of the action of tbe
senate in rejecting the Hay-Herran
treaty.
Second Authority to be given to tbe
piesident to conclude treaties for
canal or to contract for a canal with
private parties subject to the rights of
the companies.
Third The Panama railway com
pany to be permitted to transfer itc
property, all existing obligations to be
assumed by the purchaser, including
tbe annual payment of $250,000, and
tbe surrender of the property to Colom
bia in' 1967.
Fourth The canal company to be
permitted to transfer its rights and
property on payment of $ 10,000,000 to
tbe government of Colombia.
Fifth The authority to be given to
the president of Colombia to make the
following concessions and conditions:
Lease of tbe canal i ne for 100 years,
not including tnerein the (Hies of Pan
ama and Co on; annual rentals therefor
onti; 1967 to be $150,000; lease renew
able every hundred years, with increase
of 25 per cent in the rental for each
succeeding 100 years.' period. Neutral
ity of the canal and recognition of Co
lombian sovereignty over the wboie
territory and tbe inhabitants thereof.
Mixed tribunals only in the canal
zone; police and sanitary commission,
to be ecxlusivety Colombian; a time
limit to be fixed for the completion of
the canal and works.
Sixth Colombia to receive from tbe
cont acting -government. $20,000,000
on tbe exchange of latificationa of tbe
treaty.
CALL FOR CONGRESS.
Roosevelt Abandons Idea of October Ses
sionNovember 9 Will Be Date.
Oyster Bay, N. Y., Sept. 15. After
mature consideration, and consultation
in person and by mail with members of
both tbe senate and the house of rep
resentatives, President Roosevelt baa
abandoned the suggestion' that congrea.
be called in extra cession in October.
The extraordinary . saion. wbicb be
announced many months ago wonld be
held this fall will be called, according
to present plans, to meet on November
9.
Notwithstanding the fact that th.
suggestion of an October session of cob-
gress came from parties wbo advocated
its adoption, tbe suggestion was not re
ceived with favor by members of con
gress generally. The idea cf an Octo
ber session was opposed because it
would oblige senator, and representa
tive, to leave their states and district,
in the midst of a campaign wbicn, to
many of tbem and to their party, was
of vital imortance. No agreement has
let been reached as to the character of
the financial legislation which will be
enacted at tbe next session. It i. not
certain that an agreement can be
reached between tbe two branches of
congress whereby any special legislation
an be enacted.
THE LAST STRAW.
Turks Slay Thousand, of Bulgarian, and
There la Now No Escape From War.
Sofia, Sept. 15. With the arrival of
new and sensational ' reports of tbe
wholesale massacre of Christian in
Macedonia, the situation here is hourly
becoming more alarming. If the latest
mnwages, which state that 6,000 Bul
garian, bave been slaughtered in tbe
districts of Okhrida and Leren should
be confirmed, no doubt exists that tbe
government will be forced to order the
mobilization of the army.
According to information brought to
the revolutionary paper Autonomye, a
force of Albanians, assisted by Turkish
regular forces acting under order.' di
rect from the Yildiz Kiosk, massacred
the entire Bulagrian Christian poupta
tion of the Okhrida and Leren dis
tricts. The National Anthem.
Washington, Sept. 15. The navy
department ha issued an order declar
ing the "Star Spangled Bannei" the
national anthem, and directing that
whene er the composition is played .11
officers and men shall stand at atten
tion, unless they are engaged in duty
that will not permit them to do so. It
is aUo required that the same "re
spect shall be observed toward tbe
national air of any other country
when played in' the presence of
official representatives of such coon
try. Bold Robber These.
Sioux Falls, S. P., Sept. 15. A
band of eight masked men blew open
tbe safe in the Minnehaha county bank
at Valley Springs this morning and se
cured between $8,000 and $10,000 in
cash. Residents of the town were
aroused byaevetal explosion. When
citizen, appeared on the street to ascer
tain the cause they discove ed that tbe
town was picketed by seven or eight
armed men, who drove the resident,
from the streets.
Soldier Dead From Philippine.
New York, Sept. 15. Tbe United
States transport kilpatrick, from Ma
nila, arrived today. On the transport
are the bodies of 300 United State,
acldier. who lost their live, in the
Philippine islands. This is the largest
number of bodies ever returned at on.
time from tbe islands.