THE
OREGON
VOL. XXI.
ST. HELENS, OREGON, FKIDAY, JULY 15, 1904.
NO. 3f.
MIST.
EVENTS OF THE DAY
QATIICRCO FROM ALL PARTS OP TUB
TWO HEMISPHERES.
Com "" lv KrvUrw of th Import'
nt Happening, of the Past Week,
Presented la CeBana Pons, Most
Likely to Pro latajrMUag to Oar
Many Raadere.
I'oit Arthur official claim
, ainiy la too una II to
ilir Ji.
take
forhc.
Mayor June, ( Toledo, Ohio, la
very low and lila death la e peeled at
any Um.
F.inpl'iye alt Ihrt big pat-king
platila have gone on a tlrlka. forty
(Imuran.! littl are affected.
Washington official, believe a cllutai
, ,,, punching at I'urt Arthur such a
marked thi paaaage el tlia Yalti.
pining heavy wind lorm at Ht.
Ionia one Mian wa killed and flva
other injured. Many building were
unroofed.
A iiuiulHir ( Japanran traiixirta
have lioeii aigbliwl ofl KIiiiIiuii. It la
Mieied the? Intend to wake a Und
Inn at Ylnkow.
Kitiivn peimma were k I iit-u ami aiKitit
three ai'iirw Injured in a rear vim
,n Ih-iwiwii train on th F.rle
rmxl at Midvale, N. J.
After a lay ul hard fighting at
rlmii tlm Japanese were eurpriard
ml-
rail-
K.i
licit imirnlug to find tlat Ilia Ituaalan had
c. a. tinted tlm tow n during tlie night.
A nuiiilr ol foreign at'ache and
ne.per correspondent, liava
Ioth
Informed tdat they ran bo to the front
July St). Tlila cause many to Iwileve
that aevcie lighting III take placa
Ihm.
Kuroatklit may retreat farther
B'lrtli.
Tl rapture of Kaichou will permit
ul tlm JapaiiMW armle combining.
F. C. lloberUnn, of Washington,
wade Ilia iwli placing F.-enhator
Turner In nomination lr Vice presi
dent on the iH-uiorratlc ticket.
Si ol tlm 19 paiwnrr ''
fated sU-amer Nmt". '" landed on
tlm Fan lalanda, were In iieh an
Un.icl rondttloii that they were una
ble to apeak.
William Clark Crittenden, a atudrnt
t.l the I'nivrratty ol I'alllorula. he
own .llrd aa tha Brat Rhode
scholar at Oxford to represent Califor
nia, Seven candidate paNu-d a uc
reaaful rxamlnallon. Maaaachul la
the only alata where aa many man nc-m-ded
lu paaalng the qualifying exam
ination, right having Iwen uwesfnl
there,
Tnpeke believe that tha worst of tha
flood la over.
After arvpra fighting General Oku
ha occupied Kalplng.
Tl ttt-inoriallc platform at adopted
cmitaiita no llnanolal plank.
Tha Japannw have rapturl 10 K1"1'
and IiO pil iii ra mar Kalai hou.
Tli Hrltlah tlwt haa lilt Wrl Hal
Wil hurrlmlly un.lrr aralrd onli ra.
Cholra la pradlng rapidly In
Noilhcru Pral. There ara 800 dying
daily.
r:u.l wrathnr aaaln tnvalt In
Manrhiirla and thora la prohahlllty of
lirnvy lighting
t . .I,,.m t.ut iMivnra rniriinuilll '
lloang tha Kiiwiana r
ith a loaa o! 300.
driven oft
Tlm Jainao aia advamluK hn
th.lrntira front lwtween
the coaat
ami tlm ChlnaUn valley.
ii. u..n., en.lldata fur i.rralih nt
nn i h l'ri.hlhltloii thkat haa invlti-d
llrysn to join that paity.
lU.li. tndinna. Icalona of whit
.luriivl a lire that ile-
itroyi-d the vIIUko ol I'olnl Oravlna
Adiviaion of the Baltic uadron
will anil from Cn.naudt July 2h omifi
wahil ordrra. Complete myatery aur-
rimnda lo r doatinatloii
Japanvae eeiierala aro proving them-
aelvei great atrau-glala
A Jnpaneao gunhoat itrurk mine off
Tallen Wan hay nd i'
Unaaia ohjerte to the prtai-nceofa
Ilrltlah gunboat at Nlu Chwang
The IVmwrallc national convention
iUl a v.itn to the rillllpplne Uelo
galea.
Tl, f.np f..ara a involution 111 llu
Ian I'oland and a atate of liogo will l
proclaimed
The Uiianhtn war olhYe admit tat a
hilttlo of conaeqiieuce haa tuken place
near i.lao Yang, hut ha no advice
to the outcome.
A wnterannut. accompanied hy
I i.hmiuuI thiouitli Clinton
O. T., killing l peraon and Injuilng
auvornl others.
Japaneae and RuhIi hlp hvo n
i i.. . 1...11. in ii.a (Vniiiii atralti
KK,Hl " B onvi"? . .
and It la Imlleved two or tlnce of the
f nnier have been lost.
Ruaalan oftlclala claim that the heavy
i.. k hnrii will do much to-
ward giving them tin upper hand.
One man w killed, another fatally
Inlntiwl .n,l a annro of other llgliliy
Injnied In a rolllalon on the Heading
railroad at a uburo oi rnnauuipi
--' The correaimndent of rrla rPf
in. ..u, at KronatuiU the Amvr
r , i.i.llt (.marine boul 1'rotector
He atute that he wa Iao ahown two
ntl.n. ...i.n.,.rlna n( Aniorli'Uil niauu'
LOhS OH KtNCHOU CONI'IRfnliU.
Oanaral gakharolf Hand Account to tha
Omaral Staff.
Ht. Peteraburg. July 13.l,li utenant
(iiieral HttkalinrofI In a dlapakh to the
general atnff, eonflrma the report of the
JapNiieae occupation of Kalrhou, He
any a thai the Huaaian loaa did not ai
med J 50 killed or wouiidnd. (ieneial
Hakhaioff add that they are on the
Ylnkow road.
1 "Our detachment remained during
J.ily H at Kaiihoii atnliun, having lu
advance piwta on the light hunk ol the
Kantkhe rivei, tint enemy occupying
the height on the left hank and (uni
fying themaclvn thereon," aa) Gen
eral HakharofT. Otirhnltery on the
river bridge ociied lire at the enemy'
patrol which appeared In Kantakhe
village. Toward noon a fullad oe.
ctirie.1 between a detaihmeiit of the
enemy and our company, which ob
aerved the enemy reining. Our loaae
ere all wounded.
'Toaaid the evening of July H the
enemy' lone, conaiating of (our ill
vialona and a brigHile, could he mail
cut in (runt of Kaii-hoti, attending
along the aiaahore. At dawn, July W,
the enemy reaumed th offeuaiv tion
the leat guard ol our detachment,
which retired about 0:30 in the morn
ing from Kaichoii to 'JS mil north
ward, towaid the Hhnuniiluaa I'uaa.
"At 10 n'cha'k, under heavy prea
aore om lear guard retired on our kiI
tlmi at Makhunta tiulga and Yaoliutaa,
three m Ilea noil h ol the hhimnlunaa
I'aaa. The rear guanl held thia
altioii under heavy lire until 2 o'clock
in the afternoon, w hen, In aeconlane
lib Inatnulioiia, it letired alowly
and In perfl order on th third i-
Itlolt at TcliJonlMiaiullamlaa, ul aa
iiir main Ixxly waa coihi ntrating at
UU hanti and on the poaitioii at Mak
hunt Ciulga,"
ACRII DIM'VrH M'AM l-ND.
Pare and Braill Will Coma t4 an Amica
ble I'mltr.tanillng.
Waahlngton. July 13. Information
. . . i . ..i -
aa come to liie aiaie iciarnin in ui a
respective wttlmnt of tlie Acre
hotindary dirpule, which for a long
me haa been a ami ice of friction l-
aill In goveiniiieiiia oi ..if..! ."
..i ii... ;i ....I
rru. The contention involvea the
ownrhip of a large tiact e.( country,
h in lultlier pr.Htui tion. wnicii i
laiuied alike by both coiintrie.
The information reaching tli aiate
i.artmelit 1 to the ifWt that the
lenlpoteuliarlr of the two countrie.
ho have Imii nneiing ai i.io Janeiro
ml I'elropolia. Ilratil, have come to an
agreement on the dlaputiM qiieauona.
The nature of the agreement la not
niiwn here.
liwently Urn at tl ninred a quit claim
o a certain portion of the Utptni ter
ritory made by llolivia and m nm
.1 l,v thei.niamia ol lern.
lao laid claim to portion of tbe tract.
SULTAN 1IIVI.S I.
nrcat
l American ('tact la
Turkish
llilnga Una to Time-
Vienna, July 13 A diapntch from
...... .,i;i.l mva that American
Miniver l.eiahmnn haa handed, note
to
l. I',,. in aaving uiai
un li
mp! n-ttlemelil of the school que I ion
Irramred a United Slate, fleet
I
waa
ould appcr In Turkish water,
ulun otdeml the Oialid U
The
uer to
comply with the mliilaler a oemano-.
. . . , . ...
The American ocmaooa v -...
it . ..I a..l.n-tl. anil eol-
tan re lor prineK. " - - -
,..a conduct ail ly Ainen"
teachers
qtiat til
m given to foreign icacner.
fur Ainerl an prole
, ..i i., ..mil -en on eunai icrma
icnm in.-- i - , ,. , ...
. i.i. i...l...,..r. ami lor toe uirni
nun on. 'a'" - . , , .
cesa. oi i - .
..r.i... c. an miniKOT in im-
suitan in the tranun imn oi o.......
D.li.rin of Conga Judiciary.
,,..l..n. Julv 13.-A dispatch from
.ma-da to the I'a'ly Tehg.am say.
.... L-i.... I M.iuild has (lecHleu lore
,,.hendi;UI"ytem of the Congo
lee State In order to uvoiu n '-"
I,11e.dorth.mlyJnOK-c.nu
. ..i t,. I lie leliiian coorm
... .ii 1.. the L'onuo Free Mute.
... that the bc-t Ilnnra''t,', J,,",il','
an be given an lorcigm i. "v
Anti-Christian Riot.
London. July 13.-Tl.e Cheefoo ror;
- i.... ..I iha Standard, in a uia
.r Vi - American con-ul gen-
paten imj -..r- ... wi
J'T.r: it, an riot have
'"H"1 "V v...n. about OS
broken oui a v . , u
or . . ... . i riuifoo. Immodl
miles irom n. - ,
.te it.lstunco wa aked. . ? ,
!.io.,ed tioni ml telegraphed the
i . ii.t..n anil leng
iitnoriii!-. v -n-- ..
chou No also to .em . .a,,....
lllireo. run....--- . , .. ...
" . . I.. .I........I' '1 10 CttUPe Ol
10 lie in ." -.
ia not known.
i...i Sail From Sucx.
. ... .o Tim tlnss an volun
Fuc. Ju.y ' '"-- u ....,.
b-er heel -. " u. KH,(,11()1
nassci me "i-V . " 1 i.u.i from
J'y n. lied sea PH
,lt.ru. The w.-.-. : - - . ,
ia, one i . - lViUirsbiira
untcer
licet
., -.1. .li.lv 5
bich passed the iooio...-
)d
lng ,ho qrrlval of tlie Kit "in
....A Pluht Qun.
. . ... a dlanntches
London, Juty 7"";T tl ' tuy
. Hullv Telegraph Bl,a tne 'y
ae captuieu Arlhur. Ju y 4,
balloon.
PARKER IS CHOICE
DEMOCRATS NOMINATE HIM ON THE
FIRST BALLOT.
tteeult la Obtained After aa Cnttr Nlgbl
Cunaum.d la f ptechea-Vke Praal
dency la Uoubt-MWal Wet Man
Wanted Turner, of Waablegtoa,
ha Many Friend.
Convention Hall, Bt. Imi, July 9.
Parker hai Un nominaUnl for preal
luut. On the completion of the ttrat
ballot he received a total of 068 vote.
Ilofore the vote wai annoucned Idaho
changed her ill vote, giving him t)U4
vote. Weat Virginia added three
vote, giving him the 007 vote or two
third necraaary.
Waahlngton changed from Ilearat to
Parker.
Thl era followed by a motion from
Champ Clark to make the nomination
of Parker uuaniliiou. A monatroua
Ameiican Ha waa unfurled from the
dome of the building. The band struck
up "The Htar Kpauglcd P.aimcr."
(Teat uncertainty etill eilata con
cerning the vice preaidential nomina
tion . The fame candidate who have
heretofore been mentioned are Rtill
mentioned, and aome are being puahed
with a great deal of earneatneaa. No
one man haa yet been ingled out by
the leader and large delegation to be
upporled for the aecond place. There
aiN-ina to be a ih aire to select a man
fioin Illinois, Indian or Ohio if poeai
ble. Continued effort have been made to
aeciire the conavnt of Man-hall Field, of
Chicago, to allow the nee of hi name,
but he ha given an absolute refusal.
The Western men have secured quite
a large number of delegation to sup
port ei -Senator Ueurge Turner, of
Washington.
OKU STRATI 01 ST.
Jjeascae Oratral I AdvaeclDg
ilia
Army With Little Loaa.
Tokio, July 11. Late telegram
(torn (ieuerJ Kuroki'a headquarter at
the front show that the rain have not
atopiHHl the working out of the Japan
ese plan, either in the interior of
Manchuria or at Port Arthur. The
flanl assault on the fortress il thought
to he very near, although there I
much work to lie done in the way of
comtriicling elege batterie. The Kua
aiana have abandoned the outer po
rtions, after great deal of fighting,
and have atrengthencd their main de
Unaes.
Jaiianese correspomlenta allowea to
semi diafa:liea reveal the iki'l with
hich the general maneuvered ineir
.-..lunula so a to capture tlie mouniain
....... hetween the ula and the l.tao
a ley wilhoiil heavy ioe anu wuu
out riskaing the leat temporary con-
fn.inn in their extended line ol uaii'e.
ieneral Oku force presaea north-
....I and mast nntil they cleared the
ofly ridge east of Kaiplng. Ihi ie
r vI kiiionslKin men in ui ur
ui ,.l iheir mountain mucins, ami
compelled the withdrawal of their tup
, c il.... ....... ThttrM
onrla to cnei'a vm .
niKin the armli- of Feng Wang Cheng
ami Takuahan, availing thenmlve ol
such flunking oportunitie a local
.n.lliiniia allowed, forced the enemy
out of thai' stronghold "own upon im
pish) of I.iao Yang.
FLOOD UP TO EAVES.
c-nndltlon In Suburb er aansaa uij
are Very Scrloua.
u'..,. t itv. Julv 11. Flood condi
tiona in Kansas on the Kaw waieiiiei
.nil nils, the streams oi Aiuiene
Ottawa, r.nipona aim n uii -
ing high and continuing to rise ai some
At Klverside, bundled of employes
kimr house and et IhiI
... - r. ll,.
torn factories were oriven uwu ......
i.- ....I iiiiilcbt onlv the top of
their house re visible above the stir
III I A if
washed away. I.ooning
southwest and northwest from River
aide, the view ia a niauiai one.
Cxar rr Revolution
vl.,,.. Julv 11. A report
eeivtd here through diplomatic chan
..i. (mm Warsaw Slates nini no
govemoi of fiat city has notified the
cxar that if an outbreak against the
N.,..ian Boverninenl IB to oe pnrvrmcu
state of siege Bhouiu oe v uu i"
clnlmcd througUoui ituiwian i .
lie dwlaies that he has positive evi
.ln.that the revolutionary leaaii
are about ready to start an uprising
i ...,.. mi.tiila thai aauiuouiii uw "
1 placed at his disposal to keep the
people under control.
His Thrt American Submarines.
Paris, July 11. Cabling from St.
PetevsburK, a well-known cot respond
ent state that having been authorised
te visit the naval station at Kronstndt,
be had the opportunity to see there the
submarine torpedo boat Protector on
the deck of a Norwegian steamer tbote.
The correspondent further states that
he was lo shown there two other sub
murines of American mamifaaotuie Ix
"ng prepared for shipment to the Far
Kast. ,
Pleating Hospital Oil for Far Eaat.
Odessa, July U.-The volunteer fleet
rw.l one of the six largest
transports In the Russian lag, sailed
from here this afternoon, after having
flttodoutsaa floating hospital. Bhe
,,i. flo nf the Red Cross society,
and It I officially announced that she
..,,ls a large cargo of flour, barley,
tobacco, foodstuffs and wine.
WATERS ARB KBCEDINQ.
Suburb of Kama City Caa Now E-
pct Relief.
KantaiCily, July 12. Flood water
at Armoiirilale, Argentine and Lower
Kansas City, Kan., on the raging Kuw
and west to Manhattan, half way acroe
Kansas, have fallen ateadily eince lata
yesterday, and today continued to re
cede, In Arinuurdale; however, the
liter stood over aix feet deep in the
lowest place. At the stockyard the
fall was alow and condition were etill
bad. Most of the pen were flooded
nd it will not be possible to handle
receipt for another day. The rail
road aie recovering, and today every
line west and south operated ome
rain in and out of Kama City, al
hoiigh with little regard lor schedule.
The rebel committee of Kansaa t-lty,
Kan., which la caring for 6,000 or 6,-
000 huiiieles in the suburb of that
ity, have decided that no outside aid
new led, except that gianted by he
wur depaitment. Two thousand ra
tion were sent from Fort lavenworth
today, and additional food supplies
will he Hint each day as needed.
Many person are returning to thetr
ionics in the higher part of the flood
dihtrlct as the water recede, but will
he many nay wiore u.e greai n, orny
of the Dialed houses aie inhabitable.
SHY OF OFFICIALS.
Why Hitchcock Pi lay a In Oregon. Wash
ington Indian Caws.
Washington, July 12. Notwith-
standing the fact that additional
charge arc being leccived at the in-
teiior department legarding employes
In.li.n icboola and reservation in
n, .,,.- , I Wu.liim'ton no investiia-
tion ha yet Wen made, owing to the
alinrfjuB of inspection ollli il. All
tbe Inspector save one are busy in the
Indian Territory. It develop mar. inn
nn,wi.,r i. inn, tlvH hv order of Secre-
t.rv lliiehcnek: otberwire there would
r.,,1 u .1. nsnortiir in Hi for dutv
' ' .... - ..
the northwest. Ixnl August In-
spector Arthur M. Tinker, of Massa-
hueetta, wa recommended hy linen-
ock for dismissal, and the president
wa about to carry out the recommend-
(Inn when Keiiator Im ire inteinosed
an objection. At Lodge's request the
.resident declined to dismiss Tinker,
but Hitchcock told the president he
iad no confidence whatever in the man
and would not entrust him with any
Government work
Tinker refused to ns gn, and i.ouge
stuck by him with the result that he
continues drawing his full salary
$2,600 per jear although he has done
nothing for neaily a year. He i now
at his hone in Massachusetts.
DAVIS HIS MATE.
ex-Senator From West Virginia oa Tick
et With Parker.
. T . 11 l . W,. I. ......
'"urn,
Henry 0. Davis, ol West Virginia, m
........l... .,.....,1,,.. nnmln.U r V
fO I l .......... ' "
convention, which adjourned sine die
at 1:31.
Other in the lace were ex-Senator
Turner, of Washington, Congrt'ssmsn
Williaina, of Illinois, and ex-enalor
Harris, of Kansas. Mr. Davis won
easily on the first ballot. r.x-nator
Turner, the choice ot the ei, was
only third in the race,
stood:
The vote
Pttvia, 654; W illiam, 165; Turner,
100; Harris, 68.
Port Arthur Hotdlrg Its Fir.
St. Petersburg. July 12. Official
renort from General S'.oegeel, com
mander ot tho Russian military foice
at Port Arthur, confirm the report of
the attempt of the four Japanese tor
pedo beat destroyers to enter tne nar
l.r of Port Arthui June 27, but do not
coiillrm too i nviuo ii'iio" " ".'...
., ... - . . f I..U.....
.iHi.anesn operations of July 4 and o
nmiinst Port Arthur, and do not men
tion the alliged sinking of a Russian
utiardsliio June 27, as reported from
Tokio. General stensaei says mar, up
to the time his reports were forwarvded
not a single fortress battery had fired a
shot at the Desii'tsers on tne lauu nine,
and that the railroad wa then running
19 mllea bevond the lierimctcr of the
fort i e
Guards and Bandit Claah.
Ht. Potersbtira. July 12 1 lie war
ministry today received a dispatch
. ........I V ..p,xiullrii.'a M. inf nf
irOIIl V1CIICIKI .....,-.....-- -
staff reporting a couple of unimportant
..ffira between frontier guard and
small parties of Chinese bandits near
Port Arthur, and adding mm me
troop forming the garrison are in ex-
cellent spirits. Skirmishes occur
dailv. The Russian captured 60
.lananese scouts on JUiy i aim tne
.. . . .1 ...
chief of police recently captured 240
head of cuttle. Theie is an ahundanco
of ammunition at Port Arthur.
China to Pay Etiel Hclra.
ir... ........ tutu 11 AI inifiler
Cornier has cabled tlie state depart
. nmuiiK"".
ment that ihe I'lunese government
after making a thorough investigation
of the Incident, has ordered tho pun
ishment of the officer and soldiers who
fired on and killed Louis EUel, the
..Kwsuatier correspondent. In addition
n i,u. undertaken to nay an indemnity
of $26 000 (Mexican), which sum will
- I '.. . .
be turned over by the state department
to the estiito.
Predict Downfall of port Arthur.
Tientsin. July 12. German military
expert here are of the opinion that the
Russians' position at uao tang anu
Haichung are untenable against
three aided Japanese attack. They px
nect that General Kuroptukin will
withdraw, and they predict the down
fall of Port Arthur.
HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON
MININO NEAR OOLD HILL.
Considerable Activity Sbowa oa Old and
New Properties.
Gold Hill The Condor Power 4
Mining company Is placing a new steel
wagon bridge scross Rouge river just
below the Ray dam at Gold Ray.
L. T. Packman, representing San
Franc iaca caDita). has bought the
Hawkeye American Mining claim in
the Willow Springs mining dialrict,
and hat moved a complete mining out
fit out to camp with a small force to
commence development on the prop
erty. In near vicinity to this property Ro
bert Allison and associate have taken
a lease and bond on the bchump mine
and aie cleaning out and retinibering
the old tunnel, from which, the own
er, a lew years ago, loo a our, Beverai
thousand dollar in free milling ore.
The Lucky Bait mine, on Sardine
leased to J. w. flays
anJ tneIi who ,re now aoing con
iderable development work
J. M. Patrick haa taken a year's lease
on the Rraden mine, two miles east of
town, and is working quite a force
of men on same. While repairing and
fitting op the ten-stamp mill now on
the property h has leased the Bowden
mill at Gold Dill, through which be
will tun some 200 or 300 tons of Bia-
den ore. This mine has produced
large quantities of pay ore in the past;
nd a Dr. Kay baa been atcadilT ex
Dlottms and Clocking out ore in un
pioperty for the past five years it now
has immense ore reserve in sigbt, euf-
flcient to keep the present ten stamp
mm running a uuiuocr ui
t he large ore rjoaies in tun nunc,
in places from 1 to 20 feet lu width,
are louna ana openeu io m ueum ui
. . 1 . - .1 . U ... 1 ...
tween uu ana ouu ieev, ioub uu.uB
another case to relute tne oia ana wen
eataonsiieo uieury wai mcc
thing but "pocket mines" in Southern
Oregon.
.Messrs. Bimons anu jiawiej arc
prospecting fc. i. Winers piacer
ground on ksn- crtes wuu a ve o.
demonstrating its adapUDiiuy ior
dredging purpoee, and are meeling
with very Haltering result.
Monster Royal Aane Tree,
Monioe On the ranch of James E
p.i-,.,,1. a pioneer residing near here.
aUnj8 . mammoth Royal Anne cheiry
tree - hich has been for many years
- n 0i,iect of wonder to visitois and to
atianger passing along the load
which it stands.
The tree is 9 feet 3 inches in circum
ference at the butt. Four feet above
the around it divide into three
hrsnelies. one of which is four feet in
i .lh.r 1 (l A ini-hp.
--'" "TV " V".
llll" '
two branches, one being 4 feet 4 inches
in circumference, another 3 feet, the
smallest branch mentioned being aa
large as an ordinary tree at the butt.
The tree ia 50 feet high and its wid
est branches cover a space 45 feet in di
ameter. It is 60 years old, and for
several years baa yielded a fruitage of
200 gallons per annum.
Red Boy Sale Confirmed.
Baker City The sale of the Red Boy
mine, which was disposed of at receiv
er's sale several weeks ago, has been
confirmed by Judge Kakin. This
means that the $80,000 for which the
tniue was sold will be distributed at
once to the creditors who attached the
property. It also meal. a that the re
organized syndicate will proceed at once
to reopen and work the mine. v hen
the property was sold it was announced
that it had been purchased Dy a syn.ti
cate of stockholders represented by
Alexander Pruesiug, of Chicago.
Eastern Oregon Mills Busy.
Grande All lumber compank
in Kastern Oregon are running their
nuns on mil nuie, anu uruera pie
ing up for ."ruit boxes. Heavy ship
ments ol lumber are being made
to
Chicago, Illinois and Missouri rive
points, Nebraska, Coloia.to and Utah
The Oregon pine conies the nearest tak
ing the place in the fcaat ol the w is
consin pines now auout extinct
Prices are excellent and thing were
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never unguis ... Uu.uc
Broad Oauge lo Fair Oronnds.
Falem ine tiiwens juignt ot irac
Uion company, under the new manage
ment, has under way and lu content
plation extensive improvements and
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changes to us property in hub city. At
present a large force of men is engaged
in transforming ti e old narrow gauge
line from the fair grounds into the
city, into a broad and standard gauge
track, so as 10 lorm a continuous Droad
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Kbuko line, in w..m v. m .u
and from the fair grounds.
Prats for Oregon Station.
Corvallis Tlie Oregon Experiment
station at Corvallis is announced by a
Washington official to be ahead of oth
er stations of its class and financial re-
sources in the other states of the union
The official is Dr. Allen, chief assistant
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to nr. iruu, um mwr vi wuom is ueau
' " the stations in the country, with
neauquarierB at n umngiun, u, v.
Quid From Blue River District,
F.uegne Gold to the amount of $1,
zuo waa exhibited nere recently as the
a result of a few days' work with the
- two stamp mills at the Great Northern
mine in the Blue river district. This
- is the latest addition to the producing
list in this district and proruites well.
WELL.
Marlon
County People are Much Ex
cited by tb Discovery.
Balem There is yet a remote possi
bility that oil may be struck in Marion
county, a the most recent discoverie
would seem to indicate. At tne town
of Pratuma, about 10 miles from
Ralcm. three is an old well in the rear
of the home and blacksmith shop owned
by the Kice Bros.
This well haa been aoanaonea ior
several months because it "roared,
that is, made a noise like the sound
ieard in a seashell, and because tne
water did not taste good. A few days
ago one of the Rice brothers let a bucket
down into the well, and when he pulled
t up he was surprised to find that
there wai about half an inch of erode
petroleum floating upon the top of the
ater.
The incident has created quite a stir
in the neighborhood, and it i quite
probable that steps lill be taken in
the near futuie toward the sinking of a
ell for the purpose of securing oil in
paying quantities.
Drouth In Clackamas Connty.
Oreogn City Unless there is a good
rain in Clackamas connty within the
ensuing few days, fall sown crops will
lie la me It a failure. In some sections
rain would not be beneficial at this
me. the prolonged drouth having al
ready done its work. Late sown oats
and potatoes, which constitute two of
the principal crops produced in Claeka-
ma county, have already suneiea ex-
tensive damage, while it is eetimaUd
that not more than 50 percent of a hop
roo can be expected unlets there n rain
uring the coming week.
Brief In Review of Klamath Case.
Salem William B. Matthew, at
torney for the state of Oregon, has filed
in the department of the interior a
motion fot a review of the Klamath
swamp land case, which wa recently
decided ayainet the state. An extend
ed brief haa also been field in support
of the motion, in which Matthews tries
tr. show that the department was in
error in its decision. The motion will
probably not be heard for some time
Dipping of Beef Cattle.
Echo The work of dipping a train-
load of beef steers will begin on Butter
creek soon. The farmers were com
nulled to dio the stock by Dr. fc. r
Hutchinson, of Portland, who will be
present to superintend the work. After
the beef cattle are attended to several
thonsand head of other stock will be
dim'. Asa B. Thomson, R. N. Stan
field and J. d. Baylor nave instanea
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the dipping plant, and it is one of the
beet in the state.
Cannery Outfit for the Sluflaw.
Astoria The Astoria Iron works has
completed the manu-acture of a boiler
and complete cannery oufit for the
Prosper Canning company s new plant
on the fciusiaw river, iney m
snipped on the schooner Rio Rey.
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PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Walla Walla, 67:; blue
om. 75c: Vallev. 77378c.
Barlev Feed, I .'3 per ton ; rouea,
$24.5025.
Oats No. 1 white, li.L'u; gray.
illS per cental
Yonr Valley, I3.auiS-.uo per nar
rel: bard wheat straights, $4S4.2o
clears. $3.85(34.10 ; hard wheat patents,
$4 40(84.70; graham, $3.504; wn0le
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wheat. 44 25; rye flour, $4.50.
Millstuffs Bran, $19 per ton; mid
dlings, $23.50; shorts, $21; chop. $18;
linseed, dairy food, fl'J.
Hav Timothy, $1516 per ton;
clover, $S?9; grain, $11(812; cheat,
$11(812.
Eggs Oregon ranch, 10(3 20c.
Olieefe Full cream, twins,
stock, 1212c; old stock,
Young Ametica, lo(!514c
Poultrv-Fancy hens, ISXdlSc per
pound ;
old hens, 12,S318c; miieo
chickens.
1212ic; old roosters, 10c;
vounii roosters, 12al3c; springs, 1
1. 1819c: broilers, 1 to 1H
pound. 1920e; dressed chickens, 13
14e; turkeys, live, 14916c; do dressed
lfiffllfie: do choice, 1820c; geese
live. 78c; do dressed, 9 alOc;
ducks old, $0(37 per dos; do young,
astosiie, $2.B0(ff4.
Veiretables Turnips, $1.25 per sack;
canot9, $1.50; beets, fi.xo; parsnips,
., ll,llll'', 1A-llM
.... . .nir :
$1.25; cabbage, ll?ic; lettuce.
oja jiv ..or flmr narslev. 25c per
.i ..a xi 7h(d!'': eauiinower.
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.1 Mtarv T.MIBHllf. l.pr OOS: IB-
Daraans 'sOc; peas, 46c per pound;
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Wna. irreen. 4taoc: wax, vsmi,
souash $125 per box; green corn, 60c
per do ; onions, new red, $L.30 per
cwt; yellow, $1.57.
Honnv t:i(S3.50 per case,
Potatoes Fancy, 75c$l pel cental;
new potatoes, $2.25(32.50 per cental.
Fruits Cherries, 45c per pound;
gooseberries, 6c per pound; raspberries,
$1.25 per crate; apples, new, fioi.io;
apricots 80e$1.25 per box; plums,
flll.fttl nai hnl Tieacfies. ICH . lu "
eanteoupe. 12 20 per crate;
watermelons, 2c per lb; prunes, $1.25
per box. ,
Hops 1903 crop, 2124c per pound.
Wool Valley, 19(20c per pound
Eastern Oregon, 1017c; mohair, 30c
per pound lor choice.
RoaI Dressed. 636sC per lb.
Mutton Dressed, 45c per lb;
ln.mha. 6c.
pound; 215 to 200, 605X0; 200 and
ud S4e
Pork-Dressed, X00 to 150, 77Kc;
150 and up, 637o.
Veal Dressed, luu to izo, oiam f
CRUDE OIL FOUND
IN
FLY FROM FLOOD.
Kansas People Deserting Their Horn
Damage WU1 Reach Thousands.
Sanaa City, Mo., July 9. Tha
Kaw overflowed it bank near tha
Missouri Pacific bridge at 11 o'colck
tonight, and the water is now plead
ing over the west bottom, or wholesale
district. Tha water has approached
within two blocks of the Union sta
tion, and will reach Ibe Union station
before daylight. The Armourdale dis
trict of Kama City, . Kan., ha been
deserted, it inhabitant having been
dilven from their home by the over
flow of the river for the second time in
13 months.
Mayor Gilbert, of Kansaa City,
Kan., is using all the mean at hi
command to care for the thousand ol
homeless people driven from the flood
stricken district. Tonight he sent the
following telegram to the secretary of
war:
"Ten thousand people have been
diiven from their home in Kaaaaa
City, Kan., by flood. I earnestly re
quest that yon direct commander at
Fort Leavenworth to issue lat'ons a
we may need."
Tonight, ail Kansas atream are high
and thousands of acres of rich farming
lands have already teen Inundated,
tauaing loose to crops that will doubt
less run into the hundreds of thousands
of dollars.
Farmers at a dozen different point
have been forced to flee from their
home, driving their cattle before them
and taking horse and what household
goods that could be gathered hurriedly.
By tomorrow noon the Kaw will
have risen two feet and a half higher
than at present and will begin to sub-
U.der rapidly
The Missouri river at
Kansas City, although np from the
overflow of the Kaw at this point, ia
still in no danger ol causing any serlona
flood, and after a furthet rise of 18
inches, Observer Cooner predict, thia
stream will begin to fall tomorrow.
Across from Kansas City, the Missouri
has flooded Harlem, a sparcely-seUled
place but none of the manufacturing
concern along the stream bss suffered.
CANNERYMEN ALL PLEASED.
International Conference Results la
Ma-
tval Understanding.
Vancouver, B. C, July 9. The first
international conference between the
cannerymen of Paget Hound and the
F rarer river was held here today, ana
was productive of eminently satisfac
tory result. All the principal opeia
tors were in attendance. It waa agreed
lh.t mntnl nrotection a natrol-
piaced on each side of the
boundary line by the respective associ
ation or governments, with a view of
co-operating to prevent thefts of fish or
gear and bring tne guilty parties to
punishment.
The matter of hatcheries was laid
over nntil the next meeting, to be taken
np with the minister of marine and
f uteri, when he visits the Coast.
The Question of a joint close time dur
ing the Dackine season was referred to
. committee. It was further asreed
that no British Columbia canheri shall
buy fish cn Puget sound, and no Puget
I gound cannners shall buy fish in Ca-
nadian waters, except and through the
authorized representatives of the re
spective cannerrie and the independ
ent trap owners.
It was reported that the first trap In
stalled in Canadian water this season
under the new regulations was working
to perfection.
JAPANESE PUZZLE RUSSIANS.
Tbcy Appear to Ba Trying to Enter ay
All Door.
. Lio Yang, July 8. -Repot ta have
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I In nou mi f tutor ci nn ha -1 a loalinay
Japanese outposts on the loads leading
to Munkden.
On the other hand, the Japanese
have withdrawn from the passes taken
June 26 and 27, and their advance
from Lien Shan Kwan ha ceased.
The Russian Eastern corps has
moved forwaid to Khawan and -Ho
xamn, w hich the Russians had evacu-
The tactics oi the Japanese are aim-
cult to understand They seem to ,b.
of"'!! '"""-J .
"'0 armiea cuiummiu uj,
Eiuros.1 anu vu aro uuiuuiuiug w vy
erate against Ta Tceh Kiao and Hai
cheng in order to gain possession of the .
railroad and enable them to advance to ,
Liao Yang.
America Ask Her Object.
London, July 9. The Associated
Tres learn from a high British source
t 1UI vnnnnrauc. nf ariaaaa-a aaa tr inn r
that exchange of views are taking place
between America and Great Britain
with respect to IhlOet.
Being a
nendenev of China, the fate of Thibet
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11 III uuueiwncwio iwiwi w.uw, wuw.,.,-
ly to America; not that American have
l.ln.lanl.lnD In IlQ f Miint.ff Kll fc
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becaues of its acquisition by any other
power would mean a violation of the
principles of the integrity of China,
which ia the key note oi secretary
Hay's Far Eastern policy
Much ot North Topcka Flooded.
Topeka. Kan. July 9. The Kansaa
Kiver J zw ieei o -acnes aoove iow
water mark and rising at the wte ol
1 wireu III. u a., uwii amw mv. .m vu
of the Rock Island railway bridge ha
been partly wrecked and Rock Island
train are now being tun over the Santa
Fe bridge. Director Jennings, of the
government weather bureau, does not
expect a dangerous flood unless there
are heavy rains further west to
night. Declared President of Colombia.
Washington, July 9. Mr. Snyder,
United State. Charge at Bogota ha.
caolod t0 ,ha Btat department that
General Revel i waa declared elected
president of Colombia today.
de-
factnro.