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VOL. XXI.
ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAItCII 18, 1904.
NO. 14.
HJE
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EVENTS OF THE DAY
qatiii;ki:d from all parts op the
TWO HEMISPHERES.
Comprehensive Review of the Import
ant Happenings of the Put Week,
I'renented In Condensed Porn, Most
Likely to Prove Interesting to Out
Many Reader.
Ihn nomination of General Iouar
Wood It before tlit ornate.
Admiral Makaroff propoeet to flglj
tint enemy on the teat.
Kx-rtcnntnr Kawllnt den Ira that li
in a Mormon, or it affiliated with them
In any way.
The irlilltary affair committee pio-
posra the puichaae of a protectol type
ol liii hiu boat.
Canada aayt any prnpnoali fur loin
legislation moat hrrvafter come from
tlu I lilted State.
nan mormon 01 null Lake nave
Iniitu'ltiMt a party ami rail upon I'lal
to wipe out polygamy.
The supreme court o( the United
States line decided by a majority of one
that the grunt tailway merger ta illegal
lttmsian subject reapund to the nob
try of thn nar In giving out all the war
lira by showing the utinoat court
dente in thn ability of the army anil
navy.
General Mile hat written to pro
liiliillonLU who auggeat that be be
come the Prohibltionlal candidate foi
president that be it in tht handt of
hia friend.
America ami Franco are likely to act
at prarrmakert later cr..
Kunlana 11 love that the numerciia
lHiiiilart!iiii-.'. ahuw Tori Arthur to b
invulnerable.
Poatmaalrr Fieher, of ilaatlnga, Nub.,
denie that be paid Senator Dietrich
fur hit appolntinent.
Japanese claim to have captured
I'm t Arthur, but the report it denied
in Ituaaian official circlet.
Ailmiral Totfo'a rriiort of the laat
iHiuibartlintiiit of Tort Arthur c la Inn
the Kumiant were wortted.
Northwest lepreeeulallvet aia not dla
turhed by thn llrielow report and will
kwp on taking for postal tnireaaet.
Secretary Coitelyou aayt that the
pirwnt lawa can reach thetrutta. Hot
ter enforcement la all that la needed.
K Judge Uilea, of I'tal'., aayt Hmoot
could not have boon elected had ho not
Iwn an apoatle and the church 3b de
sired. President Elliott, of tht Northern
Paciflo, announceo that Mltlera In the
"overlap" dlttrict ran roUln thrlr
holding.
Mlnlater Kurino tayt Japan baa no
thought ol annexing Coram.
Prominent Uontilet of Halt Ike will
organise an anti-Mormon arty.
Martial law hat been aboliehed at
Tellurble, Col. Th mlllUry protec
tion haa cxiat $000,000.
The Japanese fleet haa again born-
Urdcd Tort Arthur, but at too long a
range to effect any damage.
llriatow haa again been totalled In
the houao for poalal report and an In
vcatlgatioii bat been ordered.
Wllnrasct More the annate commit
tee any JHetrtrh told the llaatinga,
NVb., postoltlco appointment fir $2,-
600
Admiral Makaroff baa eleared the
entrance to I'ort Arthur and ia determ
ine! to go out after tho enemy with
bia big tlilpt.
F.x-l'nitwt HUlet Dlatrlct Attorney
C'ritchlow declare tho Mormon church
exerla Ita power In bu lancet circlet at
well at In potitlct.
Military eiperta deciaio Japan't de
lay in moving tho main body of her
army la due to fear of encountering the
Vlftdivoetok squadron.
The race riot at Springfield, Ohio It
in check.
The electric road to connect Iloqul
am and Aberdertt wJH toon bo oom-
pluUkl.
The laat attack of tho Japaneoo on
Tort Arthur wat brief and of Httlo con
aiiiiniici). Pretldoiit ltooonvelt bat again en
joined the Unltod Blatet to obaervo
ttrlct neittrvallty.
Ituaaia bat granted Uio roquett of
America for olllcert to aacompany the
army during tho war.
The acnato bat paaeed number of
Alaakun bllla, but deferred action on
that giving tho territory delegate.
London In the limine aro arranging
for an Inveatlgation of tho connection
of momlwii of that body with tho pott-
olllie.
The death of Congrettman Croft, of
Houtli Carolina, wat tho cauto of the
houso adjourning lor day In retpeut
to hit memory.
Japan la rapidly moving troopt Into
Coren .
Hecrotnry Taft and noted flnanclert
hnvo held a conference relative to
building railroad In the Philippine;
the latter are timid about undertaking
mull a proposition.
The flood situation at Harrlsburg,
Pa., U the worst In It nlttory.
Jnpun aayt sho did not have troopt
In Corea prior to tbo oponlng of bos-
tllltlos.
INCKBA5B ARMV BEFORE ATTACK,
ttuatla, In Mtaatlmt, Expectt Makaroff
to l ight Hard on tea.
Ylnkow, March 111. The local Rut
alun authorities are apparently
In
ciiMd hiii mitiilfcHtly much annoyoi
ut thn aollclloiit Inquiries of the com
nuimlnra of forulgn giinboata regarding
the projected blin king of the Mao river
bnforo the arrival of the Japanese
which latter event la regarded ta a fore
gone conclualon. AlLhough the block
ing of the l.lao ami uUo the defenae ol
the settlement and native town are le
ganled aa unattainable, it it ccrtal
that an iiuiiiiiiporliint disposition
gum ami the arrangement of a defen
plan have already been msdu. The ar-
rival of (ii'iieral Kcndravovitch, a fow
layt ago, however, urrcatisl thii ar
rangementa and thrcatemid to canae
the aliandouineiit of the original Inlcn
tion.
Thn hlghcat Kniwlun opinion obtain
able at Toil Arthur and Niu Cliwang
adinila the govfrnminit'a Intintlun to
fall back indefinitely, until the inohil
tuition of 3(10,000 toropa lor the aa
anultliig ami oppoaition of the Japan
, and probably 200,000 more to op
pone the v hiucae.
The Mine nplnlim aafterU that Vice
Admiral Makaroff will light hard. He
a detenu inml to weaken the enemy at
any coat, and make the oMration of
ho llaltic Ha Meet in the Far Kaat
feuil)le, though it may U iirceaxary to
light without thn I'allailn, I tarevitcli
and Hetvizan, which it ia admitted
cannot be fully repaired within aix
mimtha. On account of the uncertain
ty of the auci'eaa of thn acheme of con-
atiui ting a dock in which to repair the
urevitclt and Itetvican, naval exiierta
allow a year for the work.
"COHGA SHALL BH KtSSUN.
Konropatkla S.y the Powtra Havo
Agreed to kp Britain' standi Off.
raria, March Irt The St. Peter.
Hirg correaiHindent of the r.clio on
aria rayt that the rur'i rvfuaal, fd
owing (lenernl Koiiropatktn t tdvlce,
to ermit rrinco Iiuia Napoleon to go
to the Far Fait, ia much commented
on.
The corrrHiudent au) a that tlx ne
turpeilo b"nta have ben tent out of the
ewaky yarda, and that ten olbeni,
modeled after the French torielo boat
yclolie, are being compleled, and
robably will be aent by lailaay to
ort Arthur.
In the coiirae of bia convemationt iu
ie train, while traveling from M-
ow, aii'ording to thin corrrapomlcnt,
ieneral Kouropatkln n-faUd hia de-
re that peace ahould lx aigiunl only
Tnklo. The general aaid that
ranee, Uermany ami Auatrla nave
agreed with Kumia to prevent Great
llritaln intervening with another tier 1 In
treat v, adding :
We will never permit Great Brit-
n to interfere for the purpose of de
priving ua of the fruita r.f Nearly
ought victory, to reft ahall lx Hun
an."
'BBLICVeS FLEET IS INSIDE.
Brttlah Proa Mow Doable to Put
VladU
voatok Flcot tlaewbero.
London, Match 10. It la a subject
of incrranlng remark and conjecture in
the presa that nothing baa Imh-ii heard
of the Vladivostok wmailrou, and it is
leglntiing to be believed It Is really in
side tho harbor of Vladivostok.
The correpfondent of the Morning
Post at Tokio throws a light upon Jap
an's financial intentions, and aayt it la
estimated that Japan will lie able to
maintain a WBr for 1H month without
liorrowiug abroad. Tho policy la tore
tain the gold in Japan, and It is be
lieved it will not be necessary to spend
abroad more than one-eighth of the
cost of the war, this xwmliture being
chiefly on coal, cordite and stool.
It may bo remarked that the Tlritiah
newspaper all regard Vice AdmiralTo
go't teport that he ha laid mines at
Port Aitbur as a mere bluff, and they
say audi a feat would be impossible un
der fire.
Cblneaa Ruahlng to Border.
Paris, March IB The Temp corres
pondent at Niu Cliwang telegraph!
"I have Just returned here from a tour
along tho Maiiehuiiiin frontier. The
train are crowded with Chinese ol
dler. numbering upwards of 21,000,
on their way to garrison tbo border.
A Japanese attack 1 expected here as
toon as a thaw occur. ' Tho corrta
pondunt of the Temp at Bt. Petersburg
says: "The Japanese have thus far
captured seven Russian merchant
ships, whoso rommanduii did not know
war hail begun."
To Improve Three Oregon Harbors.
Washington, March 111. Senator
Fulton today offered three amendments
to the sundry civil bill, making appro
priation ns followi : To continue the
Improvement of tho entrance bo Tilla
mook buy, f 600,000; to further Im
prove tbo channel ovei tbo bar at Yft
qulnalmy, 1260,000; to improve the
month of tho rUnslaw livor, f 100,000.
Theso amendments are Intended to pro
vide funds for cnrrlyng on work during
the fiscal your.
For Attcmbly Hall at Chemawa.
WaHhington, March 10. Senator
Mitchell today Introduced an amend
ment to the Indian appropriation bill
carrying 18,000 to erecta brick assem
bly hall at the Chemawa Indian school.
BIG EXHIBIT SURE
EASTERN STATES PLEDGE 190S PAIR
Q00D SUPPORT.
Massacbutettt and New York Will Ba In
tho Front Row Former Sttt Atldt
121,000-Emplro State It Expected
to Makt Fuiiy at Liberal aa Appro
prlatloa at Mataachuscttl.
Washington, .March IU. .Massachu
aeut ana aw 1 ork are to lie among
the foremost exhibitors at the I-wis
and Clark exposition next year. Thl
aasiirance baa been given Special Com
mliisionur Mclaaac, of Portland, who
appeared before the legislature
these two slates and appealed to them
for liberal appropriations for transport
ing their Ht. Imia exhibit to Port
land next year. More than all other
F.aatern slates, these, two hnvo a direct
Interest in the Pacific coast and Orient
al markets, and thn members of both
legislatures readily realized the import
ance of having complete exhibita at
Portland, lly a siiecial menage of the
governor the MaaaacliUHetta legislature
has been called on to appropriate f 2ft, -
000 lor making a- Uuy Htate exhibit at
'ortland, and after conference with the
leadera at Albany, Mr. Mclwiac expect
equally as large an appropriation l
the New York exhibit.
Mr. Mclnaac has been axriured thst
Khode Island and New Jeraey will lie
July represented at Portland. An ap
propriatioti sullicient to transfer their
St. Louis exhibits will be made.
Tomorrow Mr. McNaart will appear
tx'Iore the Mnrylaml Icgmlature and
will then start west. lie will he at
Columbua, Ohio, for a week. From
that city he will go to Kentucky, Iowa
and .Mississippi. The Virginia legm
latum, which lit just adjourned,
doplml reaolutlona indorsing the expo
ition ;n ttrong term.
SINKS OWN SHIPS.
Admiral Makaroff Block, tht
Channel
at Port Arthur.
Niu Chwang, March In. After the
removal of the battleship Ketviztn,
our liusstan steamers, the Harbin, the
Hailar, the Ninguntaand the Bunguri,
were anchored at the mouth ol tho en-
rance of Port Arthur in projier piwi
iona and sunk, leaving only a small
hannel available, Vice Admiral Maka
roff having previously ordered the
ioIo fleet to remain outside with
team up, economy in coal being un
necessary.
This dispatch is on "Russian infor
mation," and ia of the first importance,
continuing the idea that Vice Admiral
Makarofl will adopt the offensive and
make a desjierate effort to bring togeth
er Kussis's scattered naval forces, or
ndeavnr to inflict damage upon the
apanese navy.
The sinking of the shipa wag to pre-
ent the ingress of Japanese torpedo
boat destroyers, aa was done at Wei
llai Wei during tbo C'bino-Japanese
war.
RURAL MAIL IN FAVOR.
Both
Parties In tht House Declare
Frlendabip For It.
Washington, March 10. Iiglation
or the Oistrict of Columbia and the
postolbce appropriation bill occupied
ie attention of the house today. The
rural free delivery service receixed
moat attention. Ppeukers of both par
es took the mil it for ita inauguration
ml declared their friendship for it.
The bill was considered in committee
of the whole. Monn (Iem. Tenn.),
ie ranking minority member of the
wtollico committee, reviewed the
tlon of the committee in bringing the
port before the house, and said the
committee was not authorized to sit in
udgment and could not have made any
hango in tbo report as tubmitteU to
ie committee.
At 6:05 the houso adjourned until
tomorrow.
Attempted to Resent.
Toklo, March It). A supplementary
report has been received from Admiral
Togo, concerning the effort made by the
crew of the Japanese torjiedo boat de
stroyers in action off Port Arthur on
the 10th Inst., to rescue the crews of
the disabled Russian torpedo boat-destroyers.
Captain Shojiro Asia, com
manding the flotilla of torpedo bout de
stroyers, states that tho Jupanete would
have been able to rescue many more of
tho enemy but for the deadly fire of the
shore butteries mid tbo close approach
of the Russian cruiser Novik.
Chamberlain at Leader.
London, March 10. In the lobby of
the houso of common tonight there
was much comment on the unexpected
ly early depaiture from Kgypt on hi
return to London of Joseph Chamber
lain. The Chamberlain section of par
liament, glorying in their triumph of
March 9, already predicts that if the
Unionists are defeated in the general
election, Chamberlain, and not Ralfour,
will bo the leader of the opposition in
the next parliament.
Oroat Profits lor Steamer Lino.
Hamburg, March 10. The annual
report of tho Hamburg-American steam
ship company, published today, shows
a net protlt of 15,500,000 for the year.
The tonnage of the ships owned by the
company is 1,727,048, the largest in
tho world, und exceeding the entire
tonnage of most countries, and the
average age of the vessels Is only six
years and" seven months. The report
declure the company receives no sub
sidies from the state.
CANNON FOR PAIR.
Speaker of Homo Pledget Hearty Sup
port to 1 90S Fair.
WaHhington, March 16. Speaker
Cannon is heartily In favor of the pas
soge4of tbu I is and Clark exposition
bill, and will do everything in bit
power to assist the measure through
the house. He so stated yesterday
to, Senator Mitchell. Senator Fulton
and Representative ,, Williamson, who
culled on Ju in to discuss the prospects
of the measure, and to ask that ample
llini) lie allowed lor ltt consideration
on the floor of the house. The speak
er assured the Oregon men that at
toon as the lull it reported by the com
mittee on exposition he will' take it
up with the house leaders, and he
confident full opportunity will be given
lor Its consideration.
j oiiowirig tins corileience, the sent
tor and Representative Williamson
called on Chairman Tawney, repre
senting the Republican membership of
tiie committee on expositions, and lat
er on ICeprenentative Jiartlctt.
Georgia, the tanking Democratic nitm
her, and from each of these gentlemen
received anaurances wiucli encourage
idem at the belief that the amount the
committee will recommend for the ex
position will lie considerably more than
hua been talked of since the bill has
been before the house committee.
To member of the delegation the
outlook for the passage of a bill carry
ing a nut-rat appropriation is now very
encouraging. In view of Speaker Can
non a attitude and the friendliness of
the house committee, it ia believed
there will be no particular difficulty in
securing the final passage of the bill.
AID OF CHINA IS NOT WANTED.
Kaaeko Sayt If She Enters War. H
Hun Bt aa Independent Nation.
San Francisco, March 15. Baron M.
Kaneko, an ex-Japanese minister of ait
ricultiire and commerce, and member
of the Japanese parliament, who haa
arrived here en route to Washington,
and the St. Lotiia exposition, said to-
lay:
i no not understand what you
Americans and Kuroiean mean when
you apeak of the yellow peril. If you
tielieve that the Japanese intend to
unite with the other members of the
sllow race and overrun Europe and
America, you are very much mistaken.
think it would be wiser to beware of
the Muscovite peril. It is much more
dangerous.
"As regard the neutrality ol China,
we expect to take the same position a
outlined by Secretary Hay. The in
tegrity of t In mi must be preserved at
an coeia. w e uo not want her lor our
ally, and if she enters the war, it must
be as an independent nation.
--japan is prepared to tight this war
to a finish without foreiim interrun-
ion. She ia fighting to preserve the
peace of Asia and not for any ambit
ious purposes.
e are in this war to win and we
are prepared to remain in it as long a
Kussia does. Our finances aro in the
best of condition and we can always
issue a special war tax if it should be
come necessary.
COMPLETES AMERICAN SVSTB.T.
Porto Rlcan Legislature Adopts
Ntw
Code and Paiaca Many Lawt.
Washington, March 15. The follow
ing cablegram ha been received fiom
Governor Hunt, from San Juan, Porto
Rico:
"Secretary of State, Washington:
legislature adjourned. Many impor
tant law passed, among uch Ameri
can code civil procedure, thn complet
ing entire American code system; re
ferred American judicial system law;
vesting original power in justices su
preme court to determine all property
question between government end
Catholic church; providing for com
mission to negotiate insular bonded
loan for permanent public works, $3,
000,000 to $5,000,000; providing for
new penitentiary; for slight increase
rum tax ; for increasing resource of
municipalities; authorizing all priests,
preacher and magistrates to celebrate
marriages, withouut parents first ob
taining licenses; providing apecial
study and cure parasitic anaemia;
establishing educational qualifications
for electors: extending public school
education; passed budget next fiscal
year; passed strict law to prevent dese
cration American flag."
To Arrange Canal Tranafer.
New York, March 15. William Nel
son Cromwell, counsel for the Panama
canal company, sailed for France today
to arrange for the final transfer of the
property and lecords of the company to
this government. Before leaving he
announced that the isthmian commis
sion will soil from New York for Pana
ma on March 20. Things are in such
a shape on the intimitis that Admiial
Walker and the commission, which
ails March 29, will lie in a position to
undertake tbo work leading to the ac
tual transfer.
Foreigners Aro In Danger.
Tien Tain, March 15. Riot have
occurred at Tsxe Chnu and I.un Wan,
along the line of the Belgian railroad,
in the southern ;art of Shan Si prov
ince. A F renchman named Perion bat
been captured by a mob, and fears are
entertained for his safety. It is report
ed that 20 foreigners employed along
the railroad are in danger. It is ap
prehended the trouble will spread and
endanger all foreigners in the vicin
ity. Expects Battle on Yala Soon.
Taris, March 15. According to the
St. Petersburg correspondent of the
Echo de Paris, General Poulivanoff,
manager of the Russky Invalid, ot St.
Petersburg, expexts serious fighting on
the Yala river in a week's time.
HAPPENINGS
INDUSTRIES AT NORTH BEND.
Box Factory Under Conttroctloa Mlllt
Ruihed Whb Orders.
North Bend Construction work wi
II
begin at once on a box factory here to
manufacture 16,000,000 feet of spruce
timber per year into boxes. The plant
is being installed by Han Francisco cap
itailsta. It will cost $5,600 and em
ploy 75 men. The product will be
shipped to California and Kastern
markets in the form of shook.
George L. Bickel, of Portland, and
E. J Seeley, of Albany, have begun
work cn a condensed milk plant, the
building to bo 70x90 feet, and will in
stall their own can making machinery
Forty people will bo employed. The
owners expect to double the capacity
of the factory whenever tho milk sup
ply will wairant the step. At presen
they have 5,UOU pounds per day en
gaged, with a vast extent of fertile
dairy lands yet to be heard from. The
site for b'!h these industries have
been donated by L. J. Simpson, and in
each instance the enterprising citizens
of the town have subscribed a handsome
cash subsidy.
Mill No. 1 of the Simpson lumber
company now hat on hand for imme
diate delivery orders for 60 business
and residence buildings, all of the bet
ter class, many of them t cost several
thousand dollar each. Plant are now
being prepared for a modern hotel
building three stories in he.ght and to
contain 80 rooms. Construction will
liegin on this at an early date. The
large lumber mills of the Simpson lum
ber company are running full blast and
although their rapacity haa been large
ly increased, they are still unable to
fill orders as fast as received.
The North Bend woolen mills and
the sash and door factory are also in
lull operation and the pay roll com
bined is over $25,000 per month. A
foundry and machine shop ia now be
ing elected and will be an up-to-date
plant in every respect. Machinery is
ordered and now on the way, and the
company expects to be ready for busi
ness within 60 days.
HAINES CREAMERY COMPLETED.
Plant la Up-to-Dato In Every Particular
-A Credit to tho Iowa.
La Grande The new creamery at
Haines is now practically completed
and in running order, and ia without
doubt one of the best eqiupped institu
tion of it kind in Eastern Oregon.
The main building ia 24x40 feet, and
built in a substanial manner. A good
sized engine room adjoint tbo building
on tho north side and a refrigerator
8x14 feet it being constructed in one
corner for storing butter in warm
eathei .
The capacity of this plant will be
,000 pounds of high grade butter per
day, but ia not running at ita full ca
pacity at present. The operation of
the plant it nnder the management of
E. P. Severance, and W. J. Harlow
has charge of the butter making. The
machinery it all up-to-date and they
have a lO-horsepower boiler, Victor
combined churn and worker with a ca
pacity of 600 pounds of butter at one
burning.
Echo Beets Mature Early.
Echo The preparation of ground for
tho planting of beets by the Amalga
mated sugar company it well nnder
way here and planting will all be over
here before work is begun in the Grand
Ronde valley. The company is anxi
ous to get. in a large crop here, for they
say that beets will mature here from
two to three weeks earlier than at La
Grande, and this will enable them to
run the sugar factory there just that
much longer each year. They offer
the same price here for beets as they
pay at tbo factory.
Co-Ope ratlve CroaaMry That Pays.
Oregon City The year 1903 wat a
prosperous one lor the Clear Creek
creamery company, a co-operative but
ter making institution that is located
on the Clackamas river a few miles
from this city. In the 12 months this
plant manufactured 41,261 pounds of
butter. This pioduct netted the pat
rons an average for the year of 29 cents
per pound for hia butter at the cream
ery or 20 cent when hi cream wbb
called for. Tho cost of making the but
ter was 2 cent per pound. The
business ia increasing.
Movo for Electric Road.
Forest Grove At a meeting of the
itizens of thii place here a proposition
as presented by Messrs. Heulel, Sew-
11 and Shute, of Hillaboro, to subsidize
the West Side electric road from Port
land to Forest Grove to the extent of
100,000, $26,000 to be raised at Hills-
boro and $25,000 here and in this vi-
inky, and the balance in Portland.
committee was appointed to look
after Forest Grove's interests, and ap
point solicitors.
Opinion on Inherits nee-Tax Law.
Salem Attorney General Crawford
ha rendered an opinion at the request
of State Treaserer Moore, in which he
holdt that, under the inheritance tax
law personal property existing outside
the state, I subject to the tax the same
as othci property ot the estate.
HERE IN OREGON
NEW CORPORATIONS FORMED.
Artklea Filed With tbo Secretary of
State at Salem.
Salem Articles of incorporation
were filed in the office of the secretary
of state last week aa follows;
Crayne-I.iale irrigation company
rendleton, (5,000.
Leona Mills lumber company, Leona
Douglaa county, 100,000.
The Modern confectionery company
Portland, $25,000.
Alerchants loan and trnat company,
fortland, $5,300.
Prosper canning company, Prosper,
$.0,000. Purpose, to can fiah.
Reckard A Co.. Portland, $10,000
unject, to deal in bicycles.
1'eg lg mining and milling com
pany, Portland, $100,000.
fortland safe and lock company,
I'ortland, $2,500; supplemental art!
cle changing the name to Portland safe
company.
Itie .Medford furniture company
Medford, $15,000.
Laselle Brothers A Co., Albany,
$5,000.
1'acinc Coast advertising company
fortland, $10,000.
ashington county publishing com
puny, J-ores t Grove, $2,600.
Pacific States mercantile company,
San rrancisco, $5,000.
Ureenbaek gold mining company,
Arizona, $1,000,000.
To Manufacture Fruit Ladder.
Oregon City A viiitor fiom Colo
rado ha called on the Oregon City
board of trade with a proposal to in
stall in this city a plant for the manu
facture ot truit ladders, fruit presses
and other horticultural apparatus. The
local commercial organization ba the
matter under consideration and will
strive to secure the industry for this
city. . No bonus or other consideration
ia asked by the promoter of the plant,
who ia favorably impressed with this
place as a desirable location for tucb
bnsin?ss.
FUh Exhibit for St. Loots Fair.
Astoria Superintendent Nick Han
sen, ot the Chinook hatchery, hat com
pleted and shipped a unique exhibit
for the fisheries department at the St.
Louis fair. It consists of a series of
glass tubes in which have been placed
salmon eggs and small fry, so arranged
as to show the different stage of the
eggs during the hatching period, and of
the fry from the time they emerge from
the egg until they are ready to be
turned into the river.
Cold-Storage Plant for Ashland.
Ashland A company of which F. L
Nelson and Fred M. Carter, late of the
electric light company, will be in con-
tiol, ha perfected all arrangements for
establishing an ice plant and cold stor
age warehouse in Ashland and expects
to have it in operation within six
weeks.
Polk Land Brings $50 aa Acre.
Independence M. W. Mix, of this
place, purchased 71 acies of land lying
three miles north of Independence from
Mr. Leeson at $50 per acre. The prop
erty is a very desirable small farm.
nd is all in cultivation.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Walla Walla, 75c; blue-
stem, 7980( ; valley, 8081c.
Barley Feed, $2122 per ton;
brewing, $22; rolled, $2425.
Flour Valley, $3.903.95 per bar
rel; bard wheat straights, $404.20;
lears, $3.85($4; bard wheat patents
$4.404.60; graham, $3.50(83.90
whole wheat, $3.65(84.05; rye flour,
$4.504.75.
Oats No. 1 white, $1.151.17, ;
gray, $1.10(31.15 pet cental.
MilIatutTs Bran, $18(319 per ton;
middlings, $24.50(326; shorts, 19920;
chop, $18; linseed, dairy food, $19.
Hay limothy, $5(37 per ton; clov
er, $11012; grain, $12(913; cheat,
$1213.
egetables Turnips, 80c per sack;
carrots, 80c; beets, $1; parsnips, $1;
cabbage, l2c; red cabbage,' 2c;
lettuce, head, 2540c per dozen; hot
house, $2 per box; parsley, per dozen,
25c; tomatoes, $1.5031.75 per crate;
cauliflower, 75c$l per dozen; celery,
65(80c pr dozen; squash, ljc per
pound; cucumbers, $1.753$2.25 per
dozen; asparagus. 5c; peas, 9c per
pound; onions, Yellow lanvers, $2
2.35 per sack.
Honey $33. 50 per case.
Potatoes Fancy, 90c$l per cen
tal; common, 60(3 80c, growers' price;
new potatoes, 3sc per pound; sweets,
5c per pound.
Fggs Oregon ranch, 15c
Butter Sweet cream butter, 30c per
pound; fancy creamery. 27)c; choice
creamery, 25c; dairy aud store, nomi
nal. Butter Fat Sweet cream, 28c;
sour cream, 26)c.
Poultry Chicken, mixed, 12313c
per pound; spring, small, 15 16c;
hens, 1313c; turkeys, live, 1516c
per pound; dressed, 1820; duck, $8
3 9 per dozen; geese, live, 8c per
pound.
Cheese Full, cream twins, 13 14c;
Young America, 15c.
Beef Dressed, 57Jic per pound;
mutton, dressed, 67c per pound;
veal, dressed, 88ic per pound; pork,
dressed, 77)c Per pound.
Hops Choice, 2526c per pound;
prime, 24c25c.
Wool Valley, 17(9 18c; Eastern Ore
gon, 12015c; mohair, 32(35c. j
WILD OALB RAQE5.
pacuic Coast From Saa Diego to
Vac
coavtr Island Wind Swept.
San Francisco, March 12. Tho
wont rain and wind storm in 13 years
swept over tbit city and along tho Pa
cific coast today, doing much damage
to shipping, railroads and frame build
ing! through the ttato. Tho storm ex
tendi from San Diego to Vancouver
Island, and it it feared that many
marine disasters have ocurred along tbo
coast.
In thia city this mornins the barnm.
eter reached 29.23, the loweat record,
and the wind registered a velocity of
9 miles an hour, while at Sacramento
gale of 64 miles was recorded Tela.
graph and telephone wire were pros
trated in every direction and for av.
eral hours this city wat entirely cutoff
irora ine outsiue world.
At the Cliff House on the beach near
the entrance to San Francisco Bar
tremendous waves dashed against tho
rocky ahore and sent masses of spray
oyer the huge baths, a tteel frame
bnilding 50 feet high. Numerout
tmall ! craft on ihm hnv mrm Mma
asbore and damage to shipping iu San
Francisco bay will amount to man
thousands of dollar.
ReDorta from the interior ahuw that
the storm extended over practically the
entire state. In the tout hern portion,
where the season hat been lrv. thm
rain will greatly benefit crops.
SECRETS FOR SALE.
French
Officer Offer Japea
losportaat
Naval loforaaatloa.
Paris, March 12. In spite of offic
ial reticence and denials from the Jap
anese legation here, it is affirmed that
a noncommissioned officer named Mar
tin, who was employed in the ministry
of marine, and who is now nnder ar
rest, attempted to sell French naval se
crets to a naval attache at the Japanese
legation.
The discovery of this alleged at
tempt came as a result of the acciden
tal opening of a letter addressed to tho
noncommissioned officer by a naval
captain of the same name. The letter
waa from an Intermediary, but it indi
cated the principals in the affair. It
lleged that several women are im
plicated, and one of them has con
fessed.
It appears now that only one docu
ment is misting from the ministry of
marine, but it is possible that Martin
photographed and replaced others. It
it not probable that the information
alleged to have been stolen got beyond
the intermediary, and it ia said tho
Japanese naval attache, who is ap
posed to have been in indirect commu
nication with Martin, sailed for homo
on board one of the cruiser which Jap
an purchased from Argentina.
READY FOR WAR IN BALKANS
Resole, However, Doe Not Expect aa
Outbreak to the Sprlag.
St. Petersburg, March 11. Careful
Inquiry concerning the outlook in the
Balkan devclpt the fact that the pre
vailing opinion in government, aa well
ta diplomatic circles, is against an out
break of war in the spring, although
the danger ia not considered passed.
A pet feet understanding exists between
Russia and Austria r and besides, the
Ruatian authorities appear to be satis
fied completely regarding the attitude
Bulgaria. what assurance the
authoritiea have concerning Bulgaria
are not known, but Uiey do not tally
with direct information from other
sources, representing Bulgaria as hav
ing her army under mobilization, with
having her plans perfected for an in
vasion of Turkey, and as being confi
dent that she can de'eat the Turk tin
gle handed.
Evidently tho porte ia alarmed at
the outlook, as an American, a repre
sentative of an ordnance firm, who
came here to act as a broker in the
sale of South American warship to
Russia, haa been requuested to go to
Constantinople immediately, the sultan
desiring to purchase a large supply of
gun.
Officers Fight Mob Oft.
Murphysboro, 111., March 12. A
mob of 75 men from Carbondale made
an attempt at 4 o clock thia morning
take Thomas Vaughn, a negro,
om the county jail here. Sheriff
Thorp had been apprised of their com
ing and he and Deputy Woodruff lay
in wait. When the mob reached the
jail the officer trained their gun on
The mob quickly dispersed, but
not until three of it member had
been captured. Deputy Woodruff'
gun waa discharged prematurely, tear
ing hi arm.
Holda Balkaa Sltuatloa Alarming.
St. Petersburg, March 12. A spec
ial dispatch to the Viedomosti paints
the Balkan situation in dark color.
The correspondent declares that a col
lision between Bulgaria and Turkey
may occur any day and Bays that it wat
hoped that the draft of the agreement
ubmitted by M. Natchevitch, the Bul
garian diplomatic agent at Constant!'
ople, to the porte would patch ap
peace, but the tultan at the last mo
ment refused to tign it.
Now $12,600,000 a Pound.
New York, March 12. An importer
of radium here gives out the startling
newt that the price of thia latest pro
duct of the scientist ha increased $4,
200,000 a pound in two day. The
commercial rate last week wat $8,400,
000, now it is $12,600,000. So great
ha been the demand for a few grains
that the supply on the market probab
ly will have disappeared entirely by
the end of the present month.