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ORE VOL. XXI. ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANITAHV 29, 1904. NO. 7. MIST PROFESSIONAL. l.uTAHr I'l. 111.10. ('OKTIVAKCIMI J. B.GODFREY. 4 TWHXE Y- A'i- LA W. Csal state and Timber Lands Sol A HTKAOTB MAlllti FT. lllCr.ICNS. ORKflOM S. II. GRUBEK, ATTOUXEY-AT-WV. Ogles wild I, K. Quirk. ' FT. IIKI.fcNS, I ! OkgijOM. VHIalve beat f.r.rm.l attenilon te all p..iri. eiiitn.ir.l lo me. -Wlil iraeilce la ail I... mii ami I mi.tf Biaias I'ouiie. W. U. POWELL, A TTOHXE Y- A T- Il W. KBrvTY IHBTBICT A1T0KBBI. IT. IIKI KNB, I I OKKUON. Dr. Edwin Rom. Physician and Surgeon ST. HKI.KNS.OKKUON. Dr. II. It. Cliff, Physician and Surgeon ST. JlKI.KXS.OnEUON. Watts & Price, -0KAI.IH4 IX- Floor and Feed Choice Groceries Staple Dry Goods Best Quality Slioes Hardware and Notions Si'appoosp, - Oregon. Steamer JOSEPH KELLOGG Ibarra l-oitun on 1 , Thuradar ae4 Sal Uftat al 1 a aa tar If. Htlmt. Kalama. Camll$ Hut, Haimn ant Ktlip, Arrlt legal r.irlUml Mn4a, Wea ami ril.laj al if m. 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(okltr aumuUirl cm oMMoa. lVai nlair am Lkk I At. EVENTS OF THE DAY QATHERED FROM ALL PARTS OP THE TWO HEMISPHERES. Comprchenalve Review of the Import ant Happcnlnga of the Paat Week, Presented In Condenacd Form, Moat Likely to Prove Interacting to Our Many Rcadera. C'ouU-a Kinney, tlie author and poet, la iliml. HiM-ri'lMiy Root la prepared to turn over liia oiilce to (iunural Tuft. Jujmii and UiihhIu are KruwliiK bittirr anil ri'KHrd cm h other with auMpivlun. Mayor Carter lUrrmon. with avvi-n olhura hua lux-n held (or the Chicago theater fire. Tins houm hua wwl the army Bp' proprmtion hill, carryiiiK approximate ly 176,000,000. Major Hoyt fihorman, brother of tieneral W. T. (Sherman and of Hecre. tary John Sherman, ia dead. The Middle Went la aufferliiK from a nevere. cold 8iiu. The teiiieratur ia far IhOow xero at many point. ReproMentatire Hermann miyn it ia fitliM" i-conomy not to tiasa a river and harbor hill at the preaent amnion. Roowvelt haa decided to ignore the churgi-a againat II. Hmlth Wool lev and haa renpMiinted him a waver at JJoiw a rHMTelaty Root ia atrongly opjifiaed to I he pr.ip;! law that ail rlnltppine freluht Ih carrieil on American venue In He aaya it will place the country at the merey of ahip owner. It ia re)iorted that I'ope I'iua Ink-nda lo retire in a abort tune. Japan propoaea to make military deiiioiiatratiou in Corea. KutMian military activity at Black aea porta ia greater than ever before. Although war rumora are very num. erotia, the trend of affaira makee more for iace. Coventevn men, including the man agera, will le indicted for the Chicago thenter tragedy. Thell ood dangr ia over at I'ittuburg and the general Kaatern eituation ia much improved,- A noted diamond thief, auniiected of a San Franciaco offenoe, haa tjeen rap lured in Minneatiolia with f 12,000 tn diamonda. (ieneral Taft haa reacbeil the United Htatea and will aaatime the dutiea of mH retary of war aa aoon aa he arrived at waahington. Senator Rurton, of Kanaaa haa been indicted for bribery in connection with 8t. lxttils grain concern, placed under a ban by the pqatal department. The accidental death of a Corean hit by an American electric car in Seoul atarted a aeriotia riot, which waa quick ly quelled by the American legation guard. Japan haa landed troops at Maaam- pho, Corea. Henry Watteraon aaya Brayn iaatotd in the handa of Kepublicana. Coreana are attacking Japanese in many flections and eerioua trouble ia feared. Riiimia ia reported to m erowinff nervous over the continued delay in negotiatoina. The houne committiw has decided that there w 111 tie no river and harbor bill thia seaaion. Fulton a bill protecting the Colum bia ngainat miabranded salmon hua been reported to the senate. Pleaaant Armstrong waa haugeil at Baker City last Kriday morning for the murder of Minnie Enamingcr. A thaw in the East ia causing great Aooda and many citiea are greatly alarmed, particularly Pitteburg. The senate haa passed the Gorman resolution calling on Roiitievelt for pa pers relating to the Panama aaflir. The I'nitml States haa sounded both Japan and Russia and finds that neither carea for the good otllcee of any outside powor to bring them together. I Ice blocks many Kaatern streams and floods are fearod. A Canadian multimillionaire will build a yacht to compete for the America's cup. Senator llanna is confined to his bed with a severe clod. His doctor aaya he must have rest. Fire at the Greensboro, N. C, Btate normal college destroyed f 100,000 worth of property. I The internal revenue receipts for Peceniber show a decrease of 100,001 over the preceding month. ' A gns explosion followed by fire in a Marion, Intl., hotel, wrecked the build ing and caused the death of three per sons. A torando which struck Austin, Tex as, caused several thousand dollars' loss by unrooting houses. No one was hurt. Every Indication now points to a re newal of the Macedonian uprising in the spring and it is believed the trouble will be much more widespread than last fall. Clashes are already occurring. The Lewis and Clark fair is fast gain ing friends In congress. Corea lias told Russia she must not Interfere with rioting soldiers. The Panama canal treaty Is sofe, the Democrats agreeing to vote for it. HURRY UP EXHIBITS. Plea Sent Forth by Managers of St Louis Bipoaltlon. ! St. Louis, Jan. 27. The Lousialna Purchase exposition company stands ready and Is waiting for the full and general installation of exhibits. The point has been reached where the man agement of the exposition is no longer occupied with the rapid advancement toward completion of the buildings, but instead, it nw lays particular tress upon tlio Importance of the siwedy shipments of exhibits, especial ly those assembled by domestic exhibit ors. (Illicials of the exposition make the statement to the Associated Press that the one thing of paramount Importance to insure the anticipated successful and auspicoiis opening of the fair is the im. mediate commencement by domestic exhibitors to ship cars as rapidly as can be had. Owing to the unprecedented particl pat inn by both foreign and domestic ex hibitors, vast amounts of exhibits have been ami are now in course of arrange ment and collection. The time for the opening of the exposition is rapidly ap proaching, but apparently the know. ledge of the fact is not causing the shipment of exliibits to be rushed for ward with the promptness and dispatch that is absolutely necessary to secure rapid delivery of the ears to the fair site, and to avoid possible congestion in the handling of the cars after they have reached et. Jxmis. The fair management has devoted more than ordinary attention to prep. oration for the handling of cars and the arrangements are now completed. Ad equate railroad facilities are ready, the warehouses have all been erected aud all the buildings are in such a state of completion that installation of exhibits can be commenced immediately. What the management now most ardently desires is the prompt ship ment of exhibits from the different parts of the country to begin immedi ately. Otheiwise, if there lie delay, congestion in traffic handling after St. l,oui is reached is almost an assured condition. NO! THAT KINO OP POWER. Corea Joining With Japan Would Not Drag France In. Paris, Jan. 27. The attitude of Corea in the event of war between Russia and Japan has been the subject of much comment among the diplo mats here, as it ia believed Corea's giv ing aid to Japan might constitute two powers attacking Russia, thus bringing in France, under the terms of the Fianco Russian agreement. One of the ambassadors, therefore, asked For eign Minister lVlcasse what the result would be if Corea joined Japan and the answer Is In substance that Corea is not considered to lie that kind of a sov ereign independent power, whose assist ance to Japan against Russia would bring about the contingency contemp lated by the Franco-Russian agree ment. Although the answer was con fined to Corea, it is understood that a similar view prevails, thereby confirm ing previous reports on the same sub ject that China's joining Japan would not constitute two powers attacking Russia. AMERICA NOT FRIQHTENED. It Expects No Trouble Over Sending Con- sals to Manchuria. Washington, Jan. 27. Count Cas- sitii, the Russian ambaasador, had a long talk today with Mr. Loom is, act ing secretary of state, on the Far East ern situation, trie ambassadors ad vices gave some hope of peace, though the phase of the question which re ceived most attention was the uncon tradicted statements which have ap leared in certain newspapers regard ing the attitude of this government. The Russian government, of course, could not presume to question the pre vious assurances received from this country regarding its neutrality because of any newspaper publication, but the recurrence of these statements has proved annoying. There is no anticipation on the part ot this government of any hitch in the reception ot our consuls in Manchuria. The evidence of approval of the com mercial treaty which Russia has given convinces the state department that the consuls will receive every courtesy. Destruction ol the Cotton-Boll Weevil. Washington, Jan. 27. Tho secretary of agriculture has aproved the plana for the cotton boll weevil investigation in the Southwest, for which ai appropri ation of '.'50,000 has been available. Secretary Wilson believes that the best methods for meeting the ravages caused by the boll weevil will be put Into actual practice the facts which have lieen accumulated by the department during the past two years in the matter of improving culture conditions, the planting of early maturing varieties of cotton, substitution of other crops, etc. Philippine Trade on the Increaae. Washington, Jan. 27. The Philip pine trade statistics of the insular bu reau of the war department show that the imports during the eight months ended August, 1003, aggregated $22,- 20(1,680 and exports $20,857,313. These figures are exclusive of coin and government supplies. The aggregate of exports and imports Is an Increase of almost $0,000,000, over four-flftha of which may be credited to shipments fiom tho archipelago. Destructive Fire in New York. New York, Jan. 27. The buildings at 544-548 Broadway, occupied by Morumira Bros., Japanese goods; E. R. Ponnr & Co., hats, and Cranford A Quigley, Rossenware Bros., andFinkle stein & Maaitet, clothing, was destroyed by fire early today. Estimated loss, $250,000. HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON 5ALB OP EASTERN OREGON PINB. Seven Thousand Acre Tract Will Be Held for Higher Prices. Ia Grande One of the largest tim ber deals made In Oregon for some time was that to George Palmer by Robert Smith, president of the La Grande na tional bank, of the white pine tract known as the Stanley lands, about 25 miles from La Grande. This piece of land comprises about 7,000 acres, and was sold at near the $200,000 mark Near this land is situated the Elgin lumber company plant, w hich was in eluded in the sale. This company was organized in May, 1002, and has been closely connected with the development of lumber industries in Eastern Oregon. The annual output of this plant av erages 12,000,000 feet of lumber, which found a ready market aa far east as Mil waukee and Chicago. The tract of tim ber is one of the finest in Eastern Ore gon, and consists principally of pine of unusual height and size, standing upon comparatively level ground. At some future time an extension of the U. R. & N. from its present termi nus at EIkui will tap this section and deveiop a large industry in lumbering, and when the land has been cleared of timber it will still be valuable for agri cultural pnrposes. Mr. Palmer, the purchaser, states that he bought these lands as an invest ment, and will not manufacture this timber, but will hold it for iMvicased stumpage. He is banker from the state of Iowa, and is very favorably im pressed with Oregon, and will likely lo cate here in the near future. VALLEV FILLINQ UP. Advertising the Willamette Has Brongbt Many to Oregon. Salem The advertising which has been carried on in the Middle West in the last two years for the purpose of at tracting bomeseekers to Oregon seems to have produced good results. Not for many years has real estate been as active as it ia now, and still greater ac tivity is expected before the close of the1 present year. There is no blind rush to buy land, and no effort is being made to "boom" this section of the valley, but many sMt-s of farm lands have been made to people who are pleased with . this country and have money to invest in permanent homes. Though most of the sales have been made at prices but little above those asked three or four years ago, the increased activity is tending to raise values, thus giving the realty market a strong tone. In the different localities of the Will amette valley land may be found in any stage of improvement. There are thousands of acres of land that still bear heavy growth of timber, fit to be made into fuel. There are thous ands of acres of land from which the timber has been removed and upon which the decaying stumps still stand. Lying alongside these unimproved lands are farms upon which grain, hay, fruit. hops, livestock, poultry and vegetables of superior quality are grown. It is upon these lands that a dairyman can support a cow to the acre, that hop growers and prunegrowers have pro duced crops in one year sufficient to pay for the land upon which they grew. Merging Satar Factories. La Grande Won! comes from Og den, Utah, to the effect that there will be a consolidation of all sugar fac tories in the three states in the near future, which is considered very prob able. Should it take place it would mean the consolidation of eight fac tories, as follows: The Ogden, Logan, I'tah, and Iji Grande, Oregon, fac tories of the Amalgamated sugar company, the factories at Lehi and Garland, Utah, and the Lewiston, Idaho Falls and St. Anthony factories in Idaho. Weather Checks the Work. Cottage Grove The Oreon & South western railroad company haa sus pended construction of its road at the front on account of the severe weather. A couple ot miles of grade is completed beyond the end of the track, which is laid to Frank Brass creek, ltt miles from here. The bridge acres this creek ia completed. Track laying and grading the right of way will lie re sumed about April. Then it will be rushed as speedily as possible. Coming Event. Poultry and cat ' show, Portland, Februa.y 9-15. Republican club banquet, Portland, February 12. Oregon Christian Endeavor conven tion, Pendleton, February 19-22. Benton county gun shoot, Corvallis, February 22. College oratorical contest, Pacific university, Forest Grove, March 13. Dog show, Portland, April 20-23. Looking for Fattened Hogs. Enterprise E. E. Kiddle, a hog bhyer of the firm of Kiddle Bros., of Island City, and Iji Grande, came in a few days ago for the purpose of buying a load of fat hogs. The weather is so cold now that they can be hauled in wagons to the railroad with little or no danger of death from suffocation. LOOK FOR WATER OUTLET. Booth-Kelly Company May Build Road to Sulslaw Harbor. Eusene-jRumors here to the effect that a railroad to the Siuslaw harbor is to I one of the enterprises of the Booth-Kelly company have gained some credence from the fact that cruisers have been at work in the timbered re gions west of here. The company uenici any intention of such an under taking. The belief is general that they would like to get possession of some of the good timber on the coast slope and be in position to compete for business by means of water freights, but nothing- definite has been done on that line as yet. The annual meeting of the stock holders is to be held next week and may result in some step toward devel oping business along the coast slope, but nothing is looked for before that time. There is no doubt the interior mills all feel keenly the handicap nnder which they are laboring as compared with mills to which water transporta tion is accessible. MO-EV FOR PUBLIC ROADS. Oregon's Share of Public Land ' Sales Is Over $90,000. -Satem The public road fund re ceived by the state from the United bUtes for the year 1903 is four times as large ever before. The amount is $90,135.24, and this amount will be distributed among the counties in -pro portion to their areas. The distribution will be made Borne time this week. This money is 5 per cent of the pro ceeds of ealea of government land in Oregon for 1903. It is donated to the state under an act of congress, and can be used only for public road pur poses. The state law requires that it be apportioned according to area and the large aud thinly settled counties get the greater part of the money. The apportionment is made in that manner because the needs of the counties for road purposes depends more upon area that upon population orvalue of prop erty. The increase in sales of public lands in this state is indicated by the in crease in this fund. Fine Conditions for Wheat. Pendleton M. L. Morrison, who owns a large wheat ranch at Juniper in the Umatilla district, and who is living in Pendleton this winter, has just returned from a visit to that sec tion of the country. He save wheat conditions for the 1904 crop were never better, sir. Morrison said: "Grow ing wheat never looked better. With favorable conditions until after harvest. that district should yield 30 and prob ably M bushels per acre. Last season the yield was about 20 bushels to the acre. la Charge of Stock Experiments. Union George Gamie, of Portland, has arrived here to take charge of the work ol ctrrymg on experiments with thoroughbred stock at the Eastern Ore gon experiment station, located west of this city, and will assume charge in a few days. A large $7,000 barn was completed on the state's land some time ago and preparations are now com plete for beginning extensive work in this new department of the state's ex periment station. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Walla Walla, 73c; blue- stem, 78c; valley, 7880c. Barlev Feed. $20 per ton; brewing, $20 20.50; rolled, $21. Flour Valley, $3.75(83.85 per bar rel; hard wheat straights, $3.90(24. 10; clears, $3.55(33.75; hard wheat pat ents, $4.20 3 4.50; graham, $3.75; whole wheat, $4; rye flour, $4.50(9 4.75. Oats No. 1 white, $1.07 VOl.lO; gray, $1.051.07 percental. Millstuffs Bran, $18 18.50 per ton; middlings. $20; shorts, $19.50(320; chop, $18; linseed, dairy food, $19. Hay Timothy, $16 17 per ton; clover, $1213; grain, $12(813; cheat, $12(113. Vegetables; Turnips, 65c per sack; carrots, 75c; beets, 90c; parsnips, 85c ?$!; cabbage, l?4$2c; red cabbage. 1 Sc; parsley, per dozen, 25c : tomatoes. $1.602 per craie; cauliflower, 75c $1 per dozen; celery, 60c per dozen; pumpkins, lo. per pound. Potatoes Fancy, 7075c per sack; common, 5000c; sweets, 2V5 in sacks; 2,Vj'c crated. Onions Yellow Danvers, $1.10 1.25 per sack. Honey $3(f 3.50 per case. Fruits Apples, fancy Baldwins and Spitzenbergs, $1.50 per box; cooking, 75c$l; pears, $11.60; grapes, $1.60. Butter Extra creamery, 32.Sc per pound; fancy creamery, 30c; choice creamery, 2527,Sc;dairy, 20224c; store, 12 14c. Cheese Full cream, twins, 14c; Young America, 15c. Poultry Chickens, mixed, 11 12c per pound; springs, small, 13 14c; hens, ll12c; turkeys, live, 17 18u; dressed 20c; ducks, $89 per dozen ; geese, live, 8c per pound. Eggs Oregon ranch, 27 28c. Hops Choice, 20 27c per bound; prime, 25i; medium, 24e. Wool Valley, 1718c; Eastern Oregon, 12 15c; mohair 32 35c. Reef Dressed, 674C per pound. Mutton Dressed, 67iic; lambs, 7Kc Veal Dressed. 79c. Tork Dressed, 5,S6jc. HEROES AT FlRB. Elevator Men In Chicago Skyscraper - Stick to their Posts. Chicago, Jan. 26. Fire In the 20 story Masonic temple cansed a panic among the 4,000 occupants of the build ing, and damaged the stock and fixtures of tenants to the extent of $20,000. All occupants ot the building escaped without serious injury throut-h tha bravery of the elevator men, who re mained at their posts operating their cars while dense clouds of smoke filled the building. The fire broke out in the suite of five rooms on the fifth floor occupied b Robert Friedlander A Co., manufactor. ers of X-ray apparatus. A lighted match, carelessly thrown by an em ploye into a pile of excel aim tn aV. packing room ia believed to have start ed the fire. There was large number of X-ray vacum tubes stored in the company's rooms, and these exploded the moment the heat reached them. The thousands of occupant nf h building, with the memory of the Iro quois theater holocaust, which oc curred but one-hulf block away, fresh in their minds, were alarmed rhn clouds of smoke filled every floor and rusnea io itie elevators. Many women fainted in the scramble tn opt intn tha elevaUrs. but none waa aerionalv In. jured. The large building was emptied within half an hour after the fire was. discovered. Hundreds of men and women groped their wav through tha smoke and came down the stairs. , That the damaire ta nrotwtrtv mnA In dividuals was not greater was probably due largely to the efficiency of the fire J -i i .i . ... arm oi me employes, w lien the great fire bell at the ton of the rntniuU sounded the alarm of fireJevery jani- vor, engineer ana nreman in tne Dulld ing responded and long before the lira department had reached thn arena tha temple fire brigade had attached hose io me siana pipes wnicn extend from the basement to the roof of tha ntnw. ture and eight streams of water worn turned upon tne conflagration by the volunteer firemen. The fire depart ment used but little of its hnav tha building's equipment being called into use. WORK CAN OO OM. Tha Dalles Canal will Not Be Delay ad for Lack of Funds. Washington, Jan. 28. Senator! Mitchell and Fulton have made a thor ough investigation of the status of Ore gon improvements, in view of no river and harbor bill at this session. They found that only one project can be taken care of in the ordinary way ia the sundry civil appropriation bilC and that is the canal, nd locks at The Dalles. The senators were advised by the chief of engineers that there waa on band January 1 an unexpended bal ance of $1,200,000 for the bar at the mouth of the Columbia river. The amount for the river between Portland , and the sea was less than $100,000. For this project Major Langfitt recom mended $1,200,000, but thewardepari ment cut the amount down to $500,000, believing that no more than that amount could be utilized in one year. It was stated by the chief of engineer that the half million, if it could be ob tained this year by any means, would be sufficient until a river and harbor bill could be passed early in the ses sion, perhaps before the holiday recess. The engineers recommended, and the war department concurred in the rec ommendation for the appropriation of $500,000. In addition, $125,000 ia favored for dredging. It ia deemed very important, the senators say, that this appropriation should be made, but under the existing conditions it cannot go in the regular sundry civil bill, in the regular course. All of the Oregon improvements, except The Dalles, are affected, and it ia doubtful whether anything can be done before January of next year. It is the intention of the delegation to make the very best fight possible to get the necessary funds for carrying on the Oregon improvements. Ruasian Troops Expect War. Victoria, B. C, Jan. 26. Four Ital ians, who have been working on the Manchurian ratlwav, who arrived by the Victoria from Yokohama today, re port the Russian soldiers all expectant of speedy war with Japan, have been passing through there and large detach ments of artillery have been arriving. Great ramps of soldiers are being made at many points ready for concentration on the Yalu frontier when necessary. rortincstiona were being hurriedly erected in many places in Man churia. Cost of Field Maneuvers. Washington, Jan. 26. A request for an appropriation of $1,245,366 for field maneuvers for 1905, and of $1,- 255,466 for the same purpose for the fiscal year of 1906, was transmitted to the house today from the war depart ment. It is proposed, General Chaffee says, to hold the maneuvers in two of the four military divisions of the country each year. During the present year they are to be held in the Atlantic . and Pacific divisions. Oreat Radium Discovery. Austin, Tex., Jan. 26. What Is said to be the richest radium bearing earth in the world has been discovered in the Llano gold and coal fields, 115 miles north of this city. Rumors of the dis covery of the earth bearing a large per cent of radium in the Llano have been persistent for some time, and today these rumors were verified by the re turn of a party of scientists who had visited the mine to investigate the reports.