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About The Oregon mist. (St. Helens, Columbia County, Or.) 188?-1913 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 26, 1904)
0 nn HE OREGON 1ST VOL, XXI. EVENTS OF THE DAY I ON TO THE NORTH, (UTIOLD FROM ALL PARTS OP TUB TWO HEMISPHERES. Japanu Land Forces Advancing on Ping Yang. Wei Hul Wcl, Fob. 24-On Febru ary ll the llalniuii arrived ut Cliemul lo iiiul started for a private nnchorngi! Unit 1 1 u 1 1 liKnti II lrtl 111,.,, I 1.... Cnmnrahenilva UavL ..I th. I I . " " ' v"" ' .. . spieuoii at tho entrance of llio liar- ani ...ppenrng. or IM Peat W-k, ,r W))r0 , wri,(.u f HuHHm Prevented In Cumlenwd Form, Moat vessel (hut lia, boon Niink after tho Likely to Prove Interesting to Cur engagement with tliu Japanese. Hub Many Header, vngo operation hud already begun on Mm VhiIuk anil tint diver woro nt Turkey ami Montenegro are on the wo,k '" 1,10 ""i'u cruiser. verge or war. Japanese army corn wan holnir . " J.ilin Mllcholl la PXperted to sue- r'u divisions. Tho 3 Silt reed WrlKlit aa labor commissioner, division hud' already dlscmhurkcd anl Secretary Hay haa addrnd an. 1,10 '"irurlal Guarda woro to follow other nolo to th. i power In regard to Immediately. A general udvunce on China. illt n.,i ii v i ... ,,,n . H,,n in 'Axr.: ii'ii noon. r'onikiT ami other of mlrrpreontlnu I Tim nicthoil i.r n.o r i... Iilm on lila Panama atand. ,,. ,, .. .... I' " " "! IdIll Ml '!gn mllliary exnorta who ulin..u. IK gnat preparation and war lu lh thm iiriiiui, ,i....i.. ... -.-... mi nn.. ii'ruiy bat It la an Improvement over any thing In tlmlr experience and Mate Hint It Indicate an organization mi terlor to nnytliltiK In Europe. jupuna Billon In Corco aiuonnla Balkan la considered nvar. Senator I-ester niUHt glvo up hit bill or tin alalM of Washington will not bo divided Into two judicial dla- t rlrtH Iturlon. of ()lilu, haa Joined the op ST. HELENS, OUEGON, FItlDAY, FEKItUAltY 20, 1904. mmmmmmmmmammmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmtmmmmmm FOUR SHIPS LOST a.-. m JaV JAPANESE FOOL RUSSIAN'S BV USE OP SIGNALS. Torpedo Boat at Port Arthur Captured and Crewa Mad PrUoaera-AltxW Uoca to Harbin Port Arthur la Now Strictly a Naval Stronghold-Only 20 foreigner Remain. BATTLE LAND. Ruaaiana Badly Beaten In ment on Yalu River. Engage- pimltlon to tbo naval appropriation an acceptance of responsibility for the bill, contending tbo nmount la too safety of foreigner throughout Corca and all apprehension of locul ills- largo Jobii Carhi-r. of Han KranrUco, ban declined tho nppolntmimt aa canal commissioner, but some California engineer la ulimiat suro to $vt tbo ap plllllt tIK'llt. Hi'vcn nr convlrta In th Now turbmii'i-a lnivi boon allayoil . Tbo original arhnnio on tbo part of tho JapauoNo llnivrd of KtrutCKy baa biH'ii to IiiiiiI at MiiHiinipbo nml innn h northward, but tho naval vlitorli-a Moxlro ponltontlary ovorpiword tbo M'hniiKod all tbla ami (nabli'il tho Miporlntonitont and ruade a daah for traiiKporta t(i bind at Chemulpo, While iio. uy. ... ero auii.io oy ura. ,n UunHlnn Hlberliin aiindron re Henatnr llanabrotiKh haa lutrodueoil mulna llilai't at Vlndlvoatok It la ri a inn ii. run , uou innq otii. Uardod aa unlikely that Japan will Tlio i titr la tuiirrt downraat over tn attempt to land triHipa on tbo Kant- war and apprara imio in puuiic. ,.rn roant. Tho r.mit ao far aa 1 1 wants KourtiM'li poopta mot death to alJn U Kod. n u flanked by paddy """ ,ro,n tlel.U. which nr., at prenent froal ItHHHinna etpect Japan to lay aleue bound and rovered wllh two Im beg of to i'nit Arthur and are preparing ir(l a ) 1 1 K reaiaiauio. London, Fob. 24. The NiiKankl (orrcHpondont of the Dally Telenrapb, eubllfiK iiihIit (Into of February 22, re I'orfa that the Japnueao Niiuulron Iiiih luptiired four HuHHliin torpedo boalH itJ'ort Arthur by uhIiib HiiKHlan hIK'iiiIh, TIiIh illHpntcb nppeura tn eon firm reporta from vnrloua uuiir era of a freah attack on I'ort Arthur by tho Jnpnnoao. The report reached N'liKaankl from C'hefoo, und It addH that tho ItiiKMlun crewa of the four torpedo boats have been tranaferred. No other news of tbla titlark haa been received In Lonilon, but the Crefoo correnionilent of tbo Morning I'oat, In a dlaputch dated February 22, naya the atatrment la current that the .lapnnemi torpedo boat dcatroyor In tho nltack on I'ort Arthur on Febru ary M Hunk or daiimid two KuMlun battlealilpa, tn addition to tho torpedo bout already reported. Viceroy Aleileff' rellretnent to Harbin la now an necompllKhed fart, and u correHponilent of tho Aaaoilnted I'reaa cable that I'ort Arthur la now utrlctly a naval atroriKhold und tho forta are being manned by naval nun uera. Only 20 foreigner are now at I'ort Arthur, and they are traders c 1m- pimlriK of their merchandlao. Ht. 1'etornburg, Feb. 22. Authority which prohlbllB doubting verully of the report, In K pi to of the ofllclal dla patchea atutlng that nothing la taking plaeo and everything la perfectly ipilet, Hiiyn, outpoat engngotnenta have tnkeit place on the Yulu reaultlng In the IliiKHiun advunco guurda being driven back with conalderablo loaaes, which are eatlrnuted at 2, MO Uvea, but whether tbla meuna tlioHe who fell on tho Yalu or the entire ItUHHlan loaaoa aini.e the coinmencement of the war I not exactly cleur. Large Force Engaged. Nlu Chwang, Feb. 22. A Japunoao lctory la reported near the Yalu river, but la unconftrmuble from any aouree. According to the report current here a large part of the forcea of both Hna bIuiib and Japaneao wore engaged. The ItiiHKlana are Bald to have lottt aeveral tbouaund men. There are no details of the engagement obtainable. HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON BUY THE DITCH. SEEKING RUSSIAN 8HIP8. With Japanese Fleet Want Battle Cable-Cutting Squadron. New York. Feb. 22. -The American's Toklo cable, dated February 21, says: Kuaalnn warship are reported between Japan and Corea. Transports carrying troops uerofs ar heavily conveyed In eoi!Hoiienco. Half the Japanese Meet Is occupied In surveying and protect ing the landing of troops In Cores and tho other half la searching for the Ruaalan Vladlvostoek warships. I ho profoctural onlcc has received a telegram from the chief magistrate of tho Island of Mlyake. south of the (iiilf of Corea. reporting that 12 Rus sians debarked In a boat from a vessel In the ofllng on February 19. Tbo sub sequent movements of this mysterious party are not reported, but Inquiry is under way. The Russians were prob-1 ably seeking to cut the cable, aa three warships were retorted off Okushirl Some of them are undi-r suspicion, Island todav w-archina for the cable. una inere is nKciiniMK or ineir ueing Tho conditions Bro such that It would bo iilmodt ImposHlhlo for the Russian ut present to check the Jap anese advance. However, tbo district between tho Yalu River and I'ing Yang Is of such strategic value aa to Tho Oar will llkoly proceed to th front lu tbo spring to take personal iimimand of tha army Japan baa had a dispute with China ii-Kitrilliia a Russian gunboat which tuiik refuge at Khanghal. tlenrral Kouropatkln I to command ""' ' Mrenuous efforts on the the ItusnlHti army, aided by two grand r" oi noin comiuitanta to occupy It hike, uncles of tha t tar. 1 Success by tho Russians In this re The I'm to Hb an haa demanded that ape t will render Chemulpo iinlenabl I In r bo admitted to statehood or that las a base by the Japanese. On the the Island bo granted Indopendenro. ,,,i.r mmi huh! tho Japanese six Perry H Heath has resigned a tec- ntary of tli" National nopunucan omniltte. Klmor lJovcr will tomio- rarlly buccimuI hlro I'resbvt.'rlan churches of the Vnlt c I Htati have agreed upon a plan of union. Russia has abolished th censor ship on all nowa excepting war move Incut, Mitchell Is aura to bead tho inter oieauU- canal roninilttoo If i'lalt does I Us (ho following ruble from its Ht not waul tho place. Petersburg correspondent: Tbo Hi UUh proa warna tha na- "I havo received further rorrobora tinn to bo prepared for an alllauc ny tlnn that active negotiation are In ressfully occupy It, they will have a ( lenr field and an open s.-a behind them, over which they ran hurry addi tional troop aa they are needed. BLACK SEA FLEET MUST GO. Russia Again Negotiating for Passage Through the Dardanelles. New ork, Feb. 2t.-Tho Herald arrested. Tin-re are many complaints i.f unwarranted arrests, unexplained expulsion and defamation of cbarac lor by the I'ort Arthur police. The report that largo bodies of Cos fin ks and other troops are occupying Mil Chwiiiig and Ilsln Ming Tin are unfounded A dlspnlch to the Hally Mall from Hung Kong says n Hrltlsh squadron Is concentrating there and that a cor responding French' concentration of warships Is occurring at Sagon. Indo china. This Is supposedly a result of the Anglo l-reucb understanding. MANY SUSPICIOUS OF RUSSIA tho powera against her. Hi. Louis ronstable a riot, in whim six men precipitated sera bot. by Htivtnpilng to rloso a poolroom acroa tho river In Illinois. Russia I said to b preparing to ovaruntn 1 urt Armor ana rosso nwr bin her heiulquartor. Thi la claim ed to bo a much bottar point of rant x Tho house 1 considering th naval appropriation bill. It la tha deslra to have a navy which will b tocond to noun In tbo world. Tho bill carrlo $14,000,00(1 moro than laat year' ap pioprlatlon. Tho house haa passed th fort I flea Hun bin. Insurance rompanlo Snd tha Haiti luoro lire losaoa wera ororostl mated. Canada la niacin heay modern guns In nil of her coast fortification Aimer McKlnloy I seriously III. A number of his relative have been ullled. Tillman haa ro-lntrodtieed hi bill In the senate to grant ox-Quoen l.llluokulunl a gratuity. A number or additional Indictment will be mado In connection with the Hydo llenson land conspiracy. progress for tho passage of tho Par iianoiiea by the Russian Iiluck Ken fleet. I am further Informed that this is tbo reason why such pains have toon taken of lato to obtain tho good will of Austria. (Jorinu'ny will very probably bo willing to further Russia's plan, being glad enough lo 11 nil there- iy means of realizing her well known ambition In Asia Minor and let litis tin weaken herself In fighting the Far ICnst. Russia knows all thla, but Is nevertheless eager to get her ships through, even If It Is necessary to adopt the subterfuge of altering their appearance, disguising them as nier .'hantmon. Tho Porto Is almost will tng, and If Kugland makes any oh jectlon to thn passage it will be the itlgnal for nn Immediate advunco to ward India. "Tho Russian government has Just hartered from n local firm of ship owners four ships, which Bull from lllack Sea ports with cargoes of coal. Very high terms were given. and In rase of rapture the government will pay tho full value of (he vessels. "Tho order of the day Is thnt Japan will bo allowed to occupy Corea. The Meet haa received instructions not ungage In any fight nt present, but to remain quiet on defensive until the bo- Two hundred and fifty picked htp-1 1nnlnK of July, when half of tbo v-rlght have boon sent to Port Ar thur to hurry repair on Huaslau war vcshoIb, Russia Is greatly surprised that Hay did not wait for It reply before tell ing of reception by power of his Chinese note. whole llnltlc fleet will bo dhuiutchcd to tho Far Kast." Bombardment Prevented Nagasaki. Feb. 24. Tho ateamer IStolberg has arrived hero from Vlndl vostock with 20 white foreigners. 1500 Tho Lewie und Clark Fair bill will Chinese and (10 Japanese. Sho brings not bo reported to the houae until tho in anuition iu survivors or mo japan- tMtiilll.m L.nrna mnra nf the noflda Of OBO HlOniUOr INnKBnOUra hu 120.000 man In I the exposition. Japan now Coren. Woman suffragist will hold their I 1 11H6 convention in Portland. Marti, which wna sunk ly tne itussian cruiser I squadron from Vladivostok on Febru ary 11. Two men were drowned dur ing their transfer to tho Russian hdilns. Tho survivor were wen 1 1 real oil and provided with return pas laliirnu The VnillVOHIOK BOUUUTOn ill- Hanim left an oatate valued at be- i011(i,w to hombnrd Hakodate, but a tweni $7,000,000 and ,000.00. snow storm prevented the vessels Russia will prepare for action by from entering tho Straits of TKunru lliitaln tbreatonlng her hold ID tiiidoi nml Persia. With Japan' Exhibit. A Hvilnev Aimlrnllii moh caused Tncomn. Wash.. Feb. 21. With the Lnwle to quit the stage and suddenly most valuable cargo ever brought to lenvo tho city. Iho Pnellle Const from the Orient, the ,, , American stenmsnip i.yrn arnveu in RusnlaiiB nro vory cruel to foreign- T, ,,.,! .,,, ,i, Orient. The ers ut. Nlu Chwang and a reign or . j,rnKht tho exhibit of the Jnp terror la fonred, nnosn iroverninent for the Louisiana ...... r. An .,vi,i,iiin I. ronnrtaA tn have RxiiohII Ion nt 81. Lou Is, besides n nils occurred nt Port Arthur which badly collaneons cargo vniueu ni i,oeu.eo. wroched Iho forts, Thn death of Senator Hanna will probably make Senator Mitchell chairman of tho committee on Inter oceanic ennuis. Heavy landslides In California have blocked railroad traffic. It would bo Impossible to estimate the value of tho entire cargo, for In the Mikado's exhibit, nro nrtlelos of bmcIi rnrlty that they nro priceless. Believe She I Courting Publicity to Influence French Sentiment. ParlH, Feb. 14 St. Petersburg, in time of peace ono of tho most difficult l lare for Journalistic effort, has itid dcnly become a great center for for ilgn correspondents. Tho continental press Is at present flooded with long telegrams and letters from tbo Rus sian capital. Tbo sudden rush of tho Russian government Into publicity hua aroused suspicion In ninny quarters, whre the question Is being asked: "What Is behind the move?" It Is Inconceiv able thnt Iho Rusnlnn government, which took great pains to conceal ev ery important happening In timo of pence, should now want to make pub lic every happening of importance. A number of leading diplomats and army and navul ofllrers are- Inclined to be lieve that In permitting nil manner of ensttllonu! stories to bo spread broadcast. Russia hopes to Influence the stock market In France, and thus cause a diversion In favor of Russia. ninod rulsonlug and Puerpnl Fever. Formalin I the most powerful anti septic agent known to science, and If It la really an antidote for Mood poisoning medical practice hna made some ad vancement. Still Its use must be ac companied by the greatest caution. It It given ubctitancously by using 1-20X0 of formalin tn a dccl-iiormal salt aula tloti. Of tills, sixty centimeters Is hypodrrmli-ally administered, ami In an hour the pattent'a temperature may be reduced from 104 to 00. Tbo primary effect of Introducing formalin Into the arterial circulation Is to convert the blood liitsclf Into an antiseptic solu tion. AMERICA HAS TROOPS PREPARE Orders Issued That Men Be Ready for Service at Short Notice. San Francisco. Feb. 22. Under or ders Issued by the War Department, the commanders of the various mili tary departments of the United States Army are placing In readiness for Ber vlre at short notice the organizations under their Immediate charge. This work la being done In the quietest possible manner. Bad the officers in barge are very reticent about talking on the subject. All hough It Is not generally known, the San Francisco Presidio Is the most active Army post In tho work of pre paration. The troops of the Presidio are doing extra drill dally, and It is stated on tho best of authority that lthln the next two weeks a large consignment of cold weather clothing will arrive at the post ready for distri bution on 24 hours' notice. The fact hat blanket-lined overcoat", fur glove and heavy Arctic boots are among the nipplles to -arrive In San Francisco is significant of the intention of the War Department to prepare the troops for a climate more regoroug than that of California. Another phase of these preparatory measures I the work of the Coast Artillery that bus charge of the har bor defenses. The recently organised school In submarine mining hag taken such an Interest in Its work that corps of men is dally devoting the hours between sunrise and sunset to tho study of the methods of modern harbor defense, while a large force of men is working day and night in the sheds near the Government wharves preparing platforms such as are used for placing the floating mines. Hood River Farmers Effectively Settle Water Question. Hood River. There is great re joking among the farmers of Hood River, and the thousands of nconlo in the United Htatea who have come to look to this llttlo garden spot of Ore gon for their big red strawberries, need worry no longer about their supply of fruit, for the crop this year will be larger and better than ever. The water question, which hag been causing the farmers so much t run 1,1c the past three weeks, is practically fccttled, and tho Irrigation ditch will hereafter belong Bolely to the farmers. 10 pay ror the ditch and make nec essary repairs to Insure a supply of 2500 Inches of water will require an expenditure of about $'i0,000, equal to 2,000 shares. Where farmers are rot prepared to pay cash for water privileges, arrangements have been mode to secure loans from the atat school fund at 6 per cent. It Is figured oui mat maintenance, expenses an' interest on the loans will bring the cosi or water to the farmers to le than $3.50 an inch. To those able to pay cash for water right, the coat will tie a little over $1.60. The cost water each year la regulated bv th cum tii rn? nd expense appor tioned pro rata among the land owners. The ditch Itself is to remai entirely free from debt, the farmers assuming all obligation As soon aa a majority of Btock I taken, a call will be issued for stockholders' meeting, orglnazation will he effected and a board of dlrec tors elected. Work will begin imme- nateiy toward getting the ditc of shape to have water for berries by May 1. in the straw. WAR CALLS FOR '04 MONEY. Japanese Order Filled In Record Time. Philadelphia, Feb. 24. In conse quence of n rush order from the Jap uneso government for locomotives, a local plant has established a new rec ord by tbo construction of seven loco motives In a day. The engines order ed by Japan arc for the military rail road that will connect Fusan. on the southern coast of Corea, with Seoul. An order calling for 20 locomotives. o bo completed with 30 days, was re elved late In January. Fight of the !0 hnvo already been shipped to Fu san. The romnlnlng 12 win be shipped this week. Threat to China. New York, Feb. 24. The American prints the following copyrighted (lis- 'id eh from Its London correspondent: A dispatch to tbo Express from Shanghai says: It is officially stated lint M. Paul Lessor, the Russlnn Min uter to China, has threatened Lien 'ung. tho vice-president of the Chln se foreign office, with tho direct con sequences, If China insists on the te- urture from Shanghai harbor of the itnsslnn gunboat Mnndjur for which tho JnpnnoBO cruiser Atsnhlina is ly ing in wait. Philippine Commissioner Confirmed. Washington. Feb. 24. Tho Sennfe todav confirmed W. Cameron Forbes. Foruker olllclnllv notified th son- of Massachusetts, to be n member of nto of the death of Hanna and Oroa- tho Philippine Commission and to sue- vonor tho house. Doth bodies adopted ceed na secretary of tho Department resolutions nnd took other tep to of Commcrco and Police, Luko K. honor his memory, Wright. First Ballot for Hanna' Successor. Columbus, O.. Feb. 24. Separate ballot a will be taken In tho House nnd Sennto nt noon on March 1 for the election of a successor to tho late Senntor Hnnna and a Joint session will ho hold at noon on March 2 to declare tho result. This is provided in a Joint resolution Introduced and adopt ed in tho Senate tonight, and which will bo ratified by the House tomorrow. Russia Officially Notifies St. Louis She Will Not Participate. St. Louis, Feb. 22. Official confirm ntion of Russia's Intention to abandon nrtlclpation in the exposition was re- reived today In a cablegram to Presi dent Francis from Commissioner-Gen eral Alexandrovaky at St. Petersburg. Tho rablegram follows: "Notwithstanding the best of feeling to America and a readiness for par ticipation In the World s Fair, Russian tradesmen thluk their patriotic duty la to give the money appropriated for the exposition to the Red Cross and wounded soldiers. I am going person ally as the chief delegate of the Red Cross to the- Far East. My sincere thanks for your kind, atentlon to our stuff and me personally. My best re gards to all directors and chiefs." China Denies Request for Aid. Toklo, Feb. 22. Advices to the Jap nnese government from Pekin say that while at Mukden, Viceroy Alexiff ask ed the Chinese troops to aid in guard ing the railroad, so as to prevent the Interruption of traffic.. The Chinese refused tho request and asked for in structions from Pekin. The Chinese government told them to Inform Alexiff that as Russia had insisted the Chinese were unable to guard the rail way In time of pence, surely Russia could not expect them to guard It in time of war. America Is Criticised. St. Petersburg, Feb. 22. The re fusal of the Commander of the United States gunboat Vicksburg to unite with the Commanders of other foreign warships at Chemulpo to protest against the fighting there on Febru ary 8, which resulted in the loss of the Russian warships Variag and Koreltz. and tho fact that the Vicksburg did not tnke on board any of the surviv ing Russlnn soldiers, has created much unfavorable public comment here. Arming Black Sea Coast. Warsaw, Feb. 22. Heavy Biege guns are being mounted on. the coast 15 versts (ten miles) from Odessa. They will cover the approach to the harbor. Russin a feverish military and naval activity belies the optimistic official assurances to the effect thnt nothing untoward Is anticipated and that no other power is expected to become In volved in the present conflict. TERMS OF SALE VIOLATED. Purchasers of Umatilla Timber Land Sell Wood Wholesale. i-enuieton. Charles Wi!kin3, agent at tne t, matnia Indian reservation nays that during the past six months I here hag been wholesale consumntlon or limner on ceded lands, which prac tire Is a violation of the lawB. The lands were sold some time ago in 40 acre tracts at $2.25 an acre, but the purchasers were informed that would be unlawful to convert the tim ber into wood or lumber until two years after the date of sales. It is Bald that many have naid but little attention to this stinulation. and recently have sold large quantities of wood to Pendleton dealers. One man ir anld to have delivered 800 cords of wood to a fuel firm of Pendleton since last fall. Mr. Wllklns sayB the timber lands are out of his jurisdiction, and ac cordingly It Is not within his province to preter charges against the alleged violators. The lands are In the dls trlct governed by the Land Office a I. a Grande and it will be for the Land Inspector to investigate the irregu larities. A great deal of apprehension is felt It is believed that many prominent farmers will be Included among the violators. NURSERIES DO A BIG TRADE. Milton Firms Supply a Large Territory. Milton. Two large nurseries do business here, and just now the man agement Is busy preparing for tho shipment of nearly $50,000 worth of trees to all parts of Washington and Oregon for spring planting. Ship ments will be made during the early part of next' month In many cases. other orders "going out later. These i roes are grown near this city, and all the care and attention Is given by loon! men. The . varieties generally are those that are known to thrive well in this climate and the principal output is apple trees. During the past decade a large imoiint of money has been sent out of the country for fruit trees, and a row years ago local capital became In terested and a nursery was establish ed to furnish trees for the orchards which seemed to be certain of estab lishment. The business proved satis factory, and it is now difficult to get formers to send away for nursery stock of any kind. Following the suc cess of one nursery, another was es tablished, and now Milton sends out more trees annually than any other place of similar size In the northwest. AS8E880RS' TERMS OF OFFICE Do Thoe Now In Hold for Two Years Longer? Salem. Do County Assessors, now In office, hold two years longer, under the act of 1903, extending the term of office to four years, Is a question which will he submitted to the Attorney-General for an opinion. The Assessors now in office were elected under a law which prescribed two year as the term of office. In 1903 the Legislature amended the law mo as to read that "there shall be elected at the general election by the quail- eu electors or each county In this Hate a County Assessor, who shall hold his office for the term of four years, and until hla successor la elect. ed and qualified." There Is nothing in the act which specifies whether as sessors now In office shall be affected by the new law. It ha h POT! crftnoa. ally supposed that the present Incum bents would retire when their two. year terms have ended, but there may be some doubt about this. On the other hand. It is a general rule that law changing the length of a term of office do not affect incura-i bents unless the intention to do so is ciear. in the present Instance, th words "there shall be elected" woub seem to indicate an intention that th law should affect only those elected I. the future, but as these words were in tne old lew and were merelv re peated In the amendatory act. they may not have any particular meaning iu luai respect. BATTLE AT HAND. FINE COWS FOR DAIRYING. jacKson County Farmer Buys Hot steins Big Farm to Be Made. jacKsonvllle. Brophy Bros., the owners of a fine dairy ranch in this aney, nave received from Hcannnnuo Columbia County, a carload of fine Holsteln cows to add to their already t-uun-e nera or milch cows. uenton Bowers, of Ashland, who mieiy purchased the Beekman & Reames tract of land on Rogue River seven miles north nt .Tar-kanm-nio have a force of 20 men at wnrlr ro. pairing tne buildings. rebuildine n-ucea and clearing additional anrt inere tg ,uo acres in the tract. 400 acres or which will be put to grass 300 acres of this beine seeded in ai. falfa this spring, and the remaindlng ouv io pasture, nne stock is to be kept upon the land, and Mr. Bowers pians to have one of the best selected neros in Kogue River valley. isaac HouE-enolder has sold his in erest In the Rain's Creek limekilns near Jacksonville, and will at once put In a wood camn on Poorman'n .reek and a woodyard In Jackson tne. Double its Capacity. La Grande. The La Grande Cres ent Knitting Mills, the only factory of its kind in the Northwest outside of Portland, is arranging to double is capacity and has ordered a dozen new machines. The factory makes stockings, shawls and underwear. Suits of underwear are placed on the market all the way from $2 to $25 Der sun, ana are manufactured of cotton, wool and silk. It is now imnossible for- the factory to fill all the orders oming in. This factory has been In peration in La Grande only a little uvt-r six montns. Busy Time at Prairie Citv. Prairie City. As snrlne aonroaehes development or this district begins 10 assume snape. it is now conceded that the Sumpter Valley and Bonta railroads will race for the occunancv of this field. The Bonta road has se cured a part of the right of way and me surveying corps is busy locating the remainder. The enterorise has been financed, and it is given out that It will be a steam road instead of an electric. This brings It in touch with he O. R. & N. .and simplifies the transfer from one road to the other. PORTLAND MARKETS. Grand Ronde Apples Go Fast. La Grande. Within the past three weeks the Blue Mountain Fruit, Com pany in La Grande has shipped to the L'nstern markets 15 carloads of Grand Rondo apples, which were held over last full by the growers. J. D. McKen noil, one of La Grand's leading erocers, has shipped out two carloads if apples and several carloads of potatoes of late. About 20,000 boxes of saleable apples were raised in the Cove district alone in the year 1903. and a much larger crop is expected in the year 1904. To Move County Seat Back. La Grande. Petitions have been put In circulation In almost all locall- ics In Union County asking the coun ty Court to submit the question of re locating the county seat from Union o Ia Grande to the vote of the people at the general election in June. This petition is formulated under the gen eral law of 1903, which provides for submission of the question upon peti tion of three-fifths of the total of all he votes cast. sour To Reduce Rate of Interest. Astoria. The Astoria school dis trict has bonds amounting to $12,000, which ran be redeemed on March 1, and the directors have made arrange ments to refund them by borrowing money from the state. This will re duce the rato of interest from 6 to 5 per cent and effect quite a saving to the district. Wheat Milling quotations: Walla alia, iiSiSe: bluestem. S2(S'S3c: alley, S2c. Barley Feed, $21?22 per ton: rewing. $22: rolled, $23. Hour Valley. $3. 75 Iff 3.85 Der bar- ci ; nam Wheat straights, $3.90 4.10; ears. ij.&dSi 3.7o; hard wheat Dat- nts, $4.204.50: graham. $3.75; whole neat, $4; rye flour. $4.50(34.75 Oats No. 1 white, $1.15; gray, $f.l0 jt-i- it-uiai, Millstu Its Bran, $18.5019 per ton; middlings. $26; shorts, $19.50'20; chop, $18; linseed, dairv food, $19. Hay Timothy, $15JH7 Per ton; clover. $1113; grain, $1213: cheat, $12H3. Butter Sweet cream butter, 32VjC per pound: fancy creamery, 30c; choice creamery, 2527c; dairy and more, nominal. Butter fnt Sweet cream, 3lc cream. 29c. Poultry Chickens, mlxed.-l 2 H 13c per pound; springs, smallt 1415c; hens, 1313tye; turkeys, live, 1516c per pound; dressed. 18((I20c; ducks, $S9 per dozen; geese, live, 8c pet pound. Eggs Oregon ranch, 24 dozen. Vegetables Turntps 80c per sack; carrots. 80c; beets. $1; parsnips, $1; cabbage, l(jr2c; red cabbage, lc; lettuce, head, 25ff 40c per dozen; pars ley, per dozen, 25c; tomatoes, $1.60 S per crate; cauliflour, 75c$i per dozen; celery, 65c per dozen; pumpkins, lc per pound: cucumbers, $2.25 per dozen. Onions Yellow Danvers, $22.25 per sack . Potatoes Fancy, $lfff 1.10 per sack; common, 7090c, growers' prices; sweets, 2ic In sacks; 2c crated. Beef Dressed, 6 7 He per pound. Mutton Dressed, 67c; lambs, Sc. Veal Dressed, small large, 6H7c. Pork Dressed, 781c. Hops Choice. 2628c per pound; prime, 25c; medium. 24c. Wool Valley. 17j18c: Eastern Oregon, 1215c; mohair, 3235c. 2oc per 8W9c; Armies of Japan and Russia Masted on Yalu River. Cbefoo, Feb. 20. Many wild rumor are current here, but there Is a dearth of reliable .news and there Is consa quently much anxiety felt a to tha latest developments in the war. It la believed that there has not been clash of the opposing land forces, but news of one is hourly expected. The two opposing armies are now face to face and it Is simply a question a to which will attack first. Owing to the fact that the two armies are unaccompanied by war cor respondents, there will probably be some delay in getting the new out af ter the battle actually occur. Th Japanese commanders have made namerous promises to the correspond ents, but passes to the front have not teen forthcoming, and they are all un der guard and likely to remain there, according to present Indications. The Russians, of course, want no English speaking correspondents with them and grant no passes. The result of this absence of trained observer from the front explains to a great extent the lack of reliable news and the re petition of old news. There is no way to get news through the same day and, even after it has passed the cen sorship, in many cases it is held uo ana laid aside by official direction. The report that Russian forces are in possession of Wiju means that they are In strong force on the Yalu and thr.t the Japanese' advance will prob ably soon be checked. The Czar's forces in Manchuria, it Is now be lieved, have been underestimated, and it is believed here that there are enough under arms to compel the Jap anese to put forth their best effort to gain even a slight advantage in the first battle. That this is realized in Tokio is Bhown by the fact that transport after transport Is discharg ing its quota of trained warriors la Northern Corea and that the Japanese are holding their advance until the majority of the troops arrive. CHINA COMPLICATES 8ITUATION Belligerent Are Warned Not to Dis turb Tombs of Ancestors, New York, Feb. 20. The Sun' Lon don correspondent cables aa follow: 'A communication of the utmost Im portance which may add fresh com plications to the Far Eastern situa tion has. It is said, been handed to the various government by the Chin ese Ministers in Washington and th European capitals. The Chinese gov ernment haa addressed both Russia and Japan, reiterating its Intention to maintain strict neutrality, but declar ing that the sanctity of tombs of the ancestors of the Chinese dynasty at Mukden and elsewhere muBt be re spected by the belligerents. "China's communication states that she ha troops at Mukden and other points in Manchuria, and In caae either Russians or Japanese desecrate the tombs, or in other ways does In jury to them, orders have been given tc the troops to vindicate the honor of China and meet force with force." HAY WROUGHT UP. Russia' Attitude to America Is Very Aggravating. Washington, Feb. 20. Secretary Hay is disposed to request an explana tion from Russia if the fact is' de termined that Russia is detaining American vessels In Chinese ports and preventing Consul Miller from protect ing Japanese interests In Nlu Chwang. He is much dissatisfied with the in dications of Irritation felt by the Rus- lan government at the attitude of the United States and the preparation be ing made for retaliation. No Instruc tions have been sent Admiral Evans, the intention being to await the re port on his inquiry now under way. ii it is proven that American ships are being prevented from leaving Manchurian ports, Secretary Hay will arry out his intention of addressing some pointed inquiries to the St Petersburg government. British Steamer Detained. Shanghai. Feb. 20. The British steamer Hsl Ping, from Chin Wang Tao for Shanghai, arrived here today. The captain reports that she was fired on by the Russian ships and forts when seeking shelter in the outer roadstead of Port Arthur, and that she was then ordered to Dalny, where she was detained four days, in spit of the captain's protest. The Russian gunboat Mandjur has not gone up the river to be dismantled, as reported. She remains at Shanghai in defiance of the orders of the Chinese officials to leave this port. Two Russian Vessel Still Ashore. Washington. Feb. 18. The JananeBe minister today received a dispatch from Tokio stating that trustworthy Information has reached the Japanese government to the effect that as a re sult of the Japanese attack on the Russian squadron off Port Arthur on February 8, the Russian battleship Retvizan, is still aground outside the port, the Czarevitch was towed into port, and the Pallada Is still aground at the entrance of the port. All three at hors de combat. ID NOT WAIT FOR WAR NOTICE Japan Attacked the Russian Fleet Be fore Relation Wee Broken Off. New York. Feb. 20. The Herald' St. Petersburg corresnondent pAhtaa as follows: "The fact Is now known to all foreign nations that, according to careful calculations made, allowing for the difference in time, the torpedo attack upon the shins at Port Arthnv took place one hour before M. Kurino called at the foreign office to announce that diplomatic relation had been broken off,"