THE
OREGON
MIST.
VOL. XXI.
EVENTS OF THE DAY
OATIinKED PROM ALL PARTS OP
THE I
TWO HEMISPHERES.
Lumprehenalvn Ravb of lb. ImBort.
- ".
Pniaented la
l.lkaly to
Prwvw InfaarostJag u Oaar
Many Reader.
Several packing plants lKirt
lliclr iiiluit Ik Increasing,
Dial
Mnoilnh bandit liava IooIcmI hunans
within two In I Ira of Tangier.
Tin' ruah Ui Hun Ih liakula lamia near
Yankton liaa bet-ouia a vorllalila at a in
I
One nl IIik collier
a autl.nrlxHl by th
bat I'liiiiiiraa Mill
If mull at Mara
island,
(iermany will demand
ll.at Kuaala
i'l'lln Ilia rolaura
( Inalla tlrallnnl
iT Jan.
CuiikImiiI .kirinUliM
near Mnkilnn llwn
J'Mvi m'niila.
r mi'iirrliitf
t uaaai'ka anil
Kmall tiitla roiitiuua lit Ilia arlmia
unkinif .laiil whvra mk la allauiUHl
illi iiiiiiuiiltiii turn.
AIkhiI twiwtlitrtla of Ilia rural uiail
ratrlrr will rt'orlva IIUO inula r
)r.ir, Killillinlnlllg July I.
Tlir alratnnr llaiaaiig, (mm Nlu
Cliaanit tu ClirliKi, la ovarilua and It la
fparml .lie liaa itriuk a lillnr.
otlier ('lilt-ago unUma will i mil on
alrika niiplaa Ilia Irouhla Ith Hi
lural i kr If artllml at Ulire.
Hut aialliar ronllnnra In Ilia Mill
wrat anil ontrai atatra. I likaifu
anil ritial.urg liava lotli tial a niimlt
n ilrallia.
Nr York will U tin
fr.iiiml f..r both rlia
iliMilial rinial;ii.
1 rhlef battle
III the leai
The ImI)' of Kent luwnila, the inlaw
lniC Aineriran, liaa bern waahel aahora
near rivmotilh, Kngland.
IliiHian veaavla lniiel a
aliaiupr in the lied n-a ai
nun ti mail deatlned for Japan
(ivrinin
id aeliad
r (Iren e but weather tliimi(lii)iit the
Mid. I e VSV.t baa rauard many ini-
tialiuna and a number of ileatha.
I'eaie iieotiatiiHia are at a ataudatill
in I he inralarkere atrlka. Iheoo
eralxra reluan to r employ all atrikera
at mini,
SI. Caul atrikera reeiated an at
teinpt nl oltU era to .lai mmunion men
in lle pai kind huueea and a dee for all
liifht eliaueil.
Inn I'eidii-aria, of rangiai, who waa
li.l.l raplive by hrlgnli.la, baa grave
(ir. lor furnlgnera nnlraa r'ranrv
a'lupta atern inraanrea.
Japan deniea the rejwirt ol a grreat
reerae it I'ort Arthur In which 30,00
trimpa want batt, aaaerting that mil
rlmt waa II red at the fort that day.
1 lie ttiiaalaii tlininaelvea are beconiiiig
akeptii al regarding It aa not a worJ baa
lieeu heard alma the llr.t rvMtrt.
Tim Uuaaian baea In the laal battle
ai Tort Arthur aic placed at 6.WKI.
Tim Kuaaiana ariaed the Chlrago
New illapaUh lt and towixl It into
I'm I Arthur.
Cholera and dyeenlery are raid to I
epidemic among the Japaneae Iroopa al
I-. UK Wang I'hnng.
Neither aide In the meatpaikera'
alriko will allow the other In dictate
the teima of arbitration, bullMitb want
iei'0.
(.ri al 111 italn baa granM the laat
rupieal of el l'realdelit Kruger and hi
remain will lie alongeide thoee ul
w ile In the Trantvaal.
The piealdent ol I'anama baa aaaured
rotigreaan en eii lUnl over the ruatoin
liiiiiiw that he la contldent the I'tiitrtl
Hlatea w ill interpret the treaty in a
liiwial aplrlt.
A K'KWitlc railroad ticket awlndle,
tlirotigh which the railroad having
illlma In lH-nver Imvn loet tlumaaml
of ilnllnra, baa lieen unearthed. Three
men have len arreaUnl. They re
iharmd with having doctored ticket
by Imnging the domination, pliiKglnR
pmu heil hole in cancelled tickela and
iitherwirn changing them.
The iMiiror of Cliln l eerlualy III.
Oiimhft Inialueaa baa begna to uffr
a a reault of the atrike.
The KiiNHlau loamHi in the Uteat eif
gngeitieiit t I'ort Arthur r idactnl at
1.H00.
The Kunaiun government b ordered
IIMI,(l(IO(hreaatplatea for the army In
the Kar Kit at.
Ilncala'a up of joy la BHel to over
llowlng now tlmt the VIdlvotok
aiiiailron I out Kli
I'he trouble Mween te packing bom
employe and opeistora I likely to 1
anil lei I by arbitration.
K-Pr(ildeiit Krngor, of the-Tin-viuil.
la ,,.nd. Ill relative will k
ifent Hrltaln to irtirinlt hi remain to
htrinturiod In the TrnnivMiil.
lleporl of the big Japnneno reverse
r't alill unconllrmed. but re nnitie-
iionud al SI. rtailmrg.
One man wa killed and evell
Uiilllwl.,,1 In riot ai CllllHlfO llutt tO
the meat packuu' atrike.
MoorUh bandit at Tangier continue
thnir depredation and outride power
may yet have to take a unnti.
Tim .lununiiaa are not likely to'ad
vaiwa on Vlnknui until after Ta Tche
Kio fulla.
VIOLATE RULrj OP WAR.
The
-F"ee war Offka huu..
A Ball At Vusalatia
Tukin. Juiw fi ti i
-wismsstrss
,.m- i.-- "... .7. -r- wr
I Z , . Tlii
"" nag ns been violated: U,i
owe a Kuaalen column , wj ,M.rHjH,,.,lt.
i.. .. . .
7 "ii a item iiimii la a I.... n... i. i
. . wio JMniatiirHiiiov
H, ' "" Kr"l danger.
twice, II la a nun II.. U.....I
HIV 11111 III II.H .!.... I.
(dial corps, although their ha.l 1111 (mi ll
ri'Mllilv lm llinl(l.....iuI I
... .ii japaneae nav been stabbed.
alnalml
,,,,.,11 . I ,
Hi KiiMluna are declaie.1
"owni. wii una oeca.
"I'wu came anil horses I10111 imncoin-
, , 7 ,l" v,,,u"'
,'T"""' ""'"' ia-a
i'wiir in Kinw ana )
aanl.mly rw OI1 .. -l
wuiin.lnl ami tl.at ll. l,.. ,.i7. Z.
l-n-mlt (.arllfa alio wria aumirliia ll,a
......... 1. 1 . .. ......
" " airnra lu no umim i-at-
hI.
Tl ... . .
iiinr i iiarurii are inn i l.v fi.,...l
'ku ami It .uIimI ii ,ir
rliarym will I niatlv, Krowinu oul 0
ma aiinia of (iautiral Ktin.kl'.
rmy.
in ciplaiiilnv the nahllratinn (
uiMai rnaiara. the Jacaanrao ircnrral
tan aiaiva that lliry dail 1111 ilealra tu
.. . . .
take ant n ai-tmri, hut in view of Kua.
ala'a i haruaa Dial thiry mailn Ihrougli
Ilia rremh .ai.ra there waa i-nthlnir
eian leu 101 ini-tn t 1I0.
HHLD UP BV f MOT.
Il.uu. at..-.. . at-... , .
. r. u
th
lindon, July '.'0. A dinaati-h from
Alen to the lHaily Mail aaya that
caplalu ol tba Itriliah ateamer Waipara
reK,iui tliat the liuuian volunteer
aleamerht. 1'eteiahurg aignalled him
lo atop by flrlna arrom the Ixiwa of l.i.
veaoel on July In, while :'0 tnilei off
Jehel Zugiir, in the Ited ca.
ThertiiNiian eiamina.1 the tairil,lu"""' '""K it Korean
of the Walpaia and declaretl they
would hold h!a alilp aa a priie. The
captain rotettl, and waa taken 011
boeid the HI. I'eteratmrg, where b
gave the Itinwlan nllici ra a
guarantee
ttiat tliere were neither arm nor am
munition on Uaird the Waipara deal In.
ed for Japan. The veanel waa detained
for four hotira ami waa then allowed to
proceed.
The i-aptain conllrma the report that
the reuliiaolar A Oriental company 'a
alramer Ma la Ira wa aeia-il in the itetl
aea July I 'I by the Ht. I'eterahurg on
the ground that be carrlwl arm and
ammunition ol wai for the Japanese
government.
VBI1AK OF A QRHAT DAM.
Peaa)lvaala Valley ITocxke aa4 Mack
Property Oaetraytal.
Hcottdale, I1., July SO. With the
roar of Niagara, the new reservoir of
the Citiwna' Water compaany burst at
midnight and more than SIX) ,000, 000
gallons of water ruahed down the val-
lev. sweet) inn bull. lings in it path.
It waa dlacoveimt elmul H o ciock
that the dam wa In danger ol break-
Ing and meaaengera were hastily sent
through the valley lo warn the people. The newspapers have tartel a cam
lltindreil of live were thus saved, foi Laign to niove lo the people and the
a few hours later the whole valley w
underwater. I
The ilamaue lo the machinery and L
n.a-rvoii alone will amount to at leant I
150,000. When the torrent swept
1... ilium t hn va lev. millilings were
im Irom theii foundation and carried
on the crest of the great wave lin so
...i.v waahtubs. (.rops valmnl at
thomianda of dollar were completely
1..1 .nt ? I
Praht Pnin a Volcano.
Mexico Citv. July I'O. The formal
JlieillO Vliy, -"7
tranater of the volcano 1 opiie,.i
t.) New Ymk caplmlial will be com-
i....i ,i.l. ..-.I. The Iiiler-itcean
,11.,, will take the sulphur from the
f-,W, III," " 1
...lr.no to Vera Crux. It i Iwlieved
that sulphur can be landed at rew
Vork for I4M tier ton tgoiiil, wiiii-ii
1 ,,,ab the siilnhiir an effective
,...litor of the Italian article. Tl
reorganisation i inierprei
mean that the tieiman dlreetoie weie
1 I , . ....I I I.
not w lllitiK to uprl tno Mantiani 111
lighting tlm other oil interesl.
Hsmm4 la By Big Fir.
(irovllh'.Cal., July 20.-Kire at the
Delia View mine, near Iji Port, today
deelroyed the mill, engine room ami
oll.er buildings close 10 m
the hill tunnel. A huge pile of timlier
lay close lo the mouth of the Intinel
and this caught on fire, ronr men
were working in the tunnel when the
lire broke out ami !cr are entertained
for their safety, a the tunnel . strong
ly timbered and it I thought these
tln,bt.r. will catch lire from
fire now blaaliig.
Bound to Prevent Pasaag.
London, July 20.Tbe Htandard .
Toklo correspondent, billing nnder
dale of July 17. ey the Jlji
an editorial, expresses the hope that
real Hrltain will that Turkey
UmU Biil no assistance by allowing
It amer. of the volunteer Meet to pass
be nardarudlc. The Jijl Bhi.ni d
chires that Ureal UrlUin I bmd. un
der tl' term of the Anglo-Japanese
alliance, to prevent ul. assistance
Ixiiiill given. "
Bandit Rm
Tangier, July 20. The mountain
tribe . apparently aatisfle.1 that they
have 1 oth UK to fear from th novern
,n, are looting the entire countryside
onts .1 of Tanger. Troy appro1"'
w bin a few ...H of thl. place yc
torday and cried away hundred, of
head o( alieep d Mltta
JAPANESE
ENGAGEMENT OCCURS IN THE Dl-
KHCTION OF VINKOW.
Victors Loss Vary I tw Men-One Thoui.
and or Mikado's Troop put Out of
of Acllon-Cassatka l.la la Ambush
oa Remote Part of Coaat art Shatter
Advance Column.
Yang, July 18. General Karri-
sonoff serioualv I'llM'Lf Mil ttiaa lainua.
..iluM.lfA I.. .II l ... .
July 1 1. 111. IW,L .1
I . M.....H,C7 1,11
.iu,...,
vmt tijliiriin, ami tint 1,000 out of
iitlon. Tlie JamiiHa atlvniiitiMl
a.lv.nie t0 Ylnkow aloiiK I he i(t, but
tlitty wire lilnlnl by tl, marshy
" " "
ouiilry, wliiil, alau Increaaea tlit-l
u,"l, ul",, 'n (iryl.,K ,,IT thalr U,
il
0,",,l Juring tlii retrrat
1 it., f. 1 ... .
""iwiaiia nan eiifliMl a move-
IIICIII III tllla ii n-l on ami a vn.t..n.
.. 1 ... ,.. . ' - ,
" avirr wan two vtina 11 In m
Mli In lha liiuli Kraca. rali liimr th-
JmI'"""' rwunli-at part of the
r :"' "1'Httt.rlriar tliHir advance col
num. 1 lie artillery llro of the liua
" llinilnl anil the Janai.eM-
iinania ui make flTei tive rei.lv
11 ... . . m . . r
f ' w,,r" l retreat. Tl
Kilapmn Inarea
wero aix killed and
arven whiiikIb.1.
Japanrae Ha la HolaUd.
New York, July The Jauaneae
nave lioiaieit their national flair on
ItlMM lalnlul in 'li.titt, I I... I.... u ...
.. . T . " i". """'. '
a neraiil Uiai'atch I10111 rieoiil. nnn
The t'orean fortification thereon are
"'"l lnnitte,l to tiv the t'orean enainn.
tul tlii ia dwarfed by the larger em-
P""1 J. Native agiution
K"IIU K"UII"K ol conceaaion
covering the itream and vacant land
riglila (ontinuea unaliatnl, alhotiKh tht
Jl'i " nilniter ia (till preaaing the
Corian loraiH o. . 1
lack
the Huance the executive ability
reuiaite to a proper development ol
theae resource.
Hatvage oiieration continue on the
""nken l(naiaii cruiser Yariag. It ir
uupeo 10 nave ner on an even aeei line
nun III. lhe work of miaing the unk-
en meri'haiitman hiingari la rapidly
proceeding.
PI:DICT RUIN FOR PANAMA.
Mtrthaata Strongly Otifrct te Americas
Caatoaj Mouaa.
1'aiiaina. July 1H. The decree of
(iovernol l'ia eeUhliahing a custom
bullae in the canal lone ha fieated ex
cited comment here. The princtl
meihnt of Panama and Colon asretii
bled in the Commerial club to discus
the altuilion, and, unanimously decid
ed that the establishment of a custom
house in such form mean the ruin ol
the commerce of Panama and Colon
nJ conatHiuently of the republic.
The canal commissioner and oliioert
0( the government have diacuaed th
situation, which I lie lie veil by all to
iM extremely aeriou tin Has me deciet
be revoked and the Interest ol Panama
considered
government of the Unitwl 8taUa the
in list e ol the measuie, wincn is me
- ause of excitement in all circles.
Yeaterdav morning the steamship
chy 0f P.kin, of the J'acitlc Mail
steamahii) comtmny, arnvett irom r-an
KrauciiH'o. which port she left on Jnni
Nu. tin arriving at t orinto, the City
nf Pik n got clearance paiier lor An
con( the Ameiican port in the canal
ume. anil the cantnin of the port ol
1 snma rrlliseti ui lei-eivc uiv ovc.Miwf
cla m inr that under the treaty wm
the United States all porta In Panama
l.,.lli..H,m nf II, l'.na.
are um.e. 1. --
man authorities. The captain ol tin
nori a so mane a 'nmni vu "
. . ..
of the Pacific Mail steamship company,
wlilrli lie consiuero RKHiimv low ...i.m-
. I . .... i .. ... .l.A . ..hi.
ol lhe lepublic, and sent a copy of it t
the president and to the ageuts 01 me
company.
Ovation to Skrydloff.
Vladlvnatok, July 18. ice Admi
ral rikrydloff teceived a great ovation
at a fete today under the auspice of
the Thiitieth rille legiment. The
hort were removed from hi carriage,
which was then hauled by otlicer and
men of the regiment. Alter the hnn
Ituit the admiral telegraphedto (!en
eial Knropatkiu that the assembly had
drunk to the health of the orlicera and
men ol the Mancbnrian army, adding:
"The toast wa received with tremend
ous applause, a tribute lo your strategic
and tactical ability. "
Brgln to Fear Russian Defeat.
Ht. Petersburg, July 18. Discourage;
ment is beginning to manifest itaell
eveu among the most perristent advo
cates of war, who realixe that Russia is
extraordinarily backward, politically,
a well a economically and socially,
and that there i only the remotest
chance that he will be able to draw
herself togethei in time to defeat the
Japanese. It i reported that M.
Wltte, minister of nuance, tteu
recently that ltuasia was already beaten.
Settlers Fly From Forest Fire.
Vancouver. B. C, July 18. Owing
to the long diy period, forest fires
along the British Columbia coaat have
given unusual trouble thl year. A
bush Are Is now raging at Wulffsohn
bay a large area having been burned
ovei. Settlor at Koberta creek have
lrely escaped with their Uvea, all
their property having been destroyed,
according to report brought down by
tteamer today.
CHECK
ST. HELENS, OREGON, TOIDJLY,
SAVED LIAO
General Zaisalltch' Defeat at tb Yalu
Waa In Nam Only.
Ht. Petersburg, July !. ExperU
who recently were inclined to crlticli
General Kuropatkln'i management of
affairs In the Kar Kast declare, a. the
situation develops, that hi strategies
have proved, so far, beyond reproach
11.. t . .. ... .
a nan siiix-essiiiiiy tinea over a press
ing danger how preaaing only thoee In
close touch with lhe Kar East realize.
Ill apparent mistakes, like the pro
longed resistance ottered by Lieutenant
Meneral Kasaali'ch on the Yalu. turn
out to be acta of the highest military
jiiogment.
(ieneral Kuropatkin then had so few
ALTON B. PARKER
Democratic Candidate for President
and such poor troop at Liao Yang
that the Japanese would have bad an
easy task to cniali the main foiceof the
Ruasian had they been permitted to
ros the lam without Revere punish
ment, and the thousand loxt by Zas-
uillL h liri I I
Zaaaalitih, until disgraced, occupied an
mportant ataff position.
General liar on htakelherg a march,
which also waa criticised, is now ad
mitted to hae been necersary. The ru-
limentl of war are that the army
hould lie in constant touch with the
enemy, otherwise it wrulil be iniioa-
iible to know the strength of it op
ponent or to lie informed of their
movements.
General Blakelberg'a match wa a
HENRY G. DAVIS
Democratic Nominee for Vice President
reconnaissance on a grand scale, and
not only enabled (ieneral Kuropatkin
to ascei tain the enemy's strength and
Imposition, but mateiially disturbed
te Japanese plana relative to the siege
)f Port Arthur, gradually drawing the
bulk of the Japanese army to follow
he retreating column, and thus dis
racting attention from the vulnerable
pot between l.la Yang and Mukden.
Meanwhile the men at K iropatktn t
eadquarter aie improving. Kilty
thousand of the best troops from Eu
ropean Kussia have leached I.iao Yang
uliin a mouth, and if the Kuaeian
commander in chief should now choose
to accept a battle be will lie able to in
dict a heavy blow. All Russia ia look-
ng forward with confidence to the is
sue of the fight.
Russian Ships Cruising In Red Soa.
Island of Perim, Straits of Bab-el-
Mandnb, July 19. The American mis-
lonary vessel, Morning btar, from
Boston, arrived here today, and reports
hat yesterday she passed, between
Jabel Teir and Jabel Zugur, islands in
the Bed sea, a Kiifwian volunteer fleet
earner, living the naval Hag, bound
north. The Morning Star sighted at
lusk, off Jabel-Kngur, another cruiser,
with three funnels and two masts, and
.it midnight she sighted a torpedo boat.
Both these vessel were supposed to be
cruising.
Fuss V V ..1 Have to Explain.
Berlin, July 19. The leport of the
seixuie of the malls of the North (ier-rnan-I.loyd
steamer Prim lloinrich by
the Husslan volunteer fleet steamer
Smolensk, In the Bed sea, reached here
too late tor most of the paper lo com
ment on it. TheTageblatt says: "A
speedy explanation of this Russian ac
tion against the emperor's postal flag
la imperatively necessary. Step must
bo taken that a disavowal i made and
aucb act avoided in the future."
la Walt for Raaalaa Ships.
Odessa, Russia, July 19. The Rua
sian steamer Tronvor, which has ar
rived here from the fersian gulf, say
the English are persistently spreading
rumoii to the effect that six armed
Japanese merchantmen are lying in
wait for Russian ahipa in the Red sea
nd Persian gulf.
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JULY 22, 1904.
i i -
HAPPENINGS
LINN FARMBRS HIT HARD.
Lata Spring and Long Dry Spall Have
Cost Muck.
Albany Rain, which wa general
ovar the Willamette valley last week,
came too late to be of great benefit to
farmer. Had the showers come two
weeka earlier, thousands of dollars
would have been saved for the farmer
of Linn county, Aa it is, the crop
are far below the average for Linn
county farmer, in many instance are
a total failure. The only benefit the
farming community will t'a-ive from
the rains will be in tbe way of gardens.
and tbe very late sown spring oats, of
which there 1 a small acreage.
for two month not a drop of rain
fell on the grain field of the county.
This is drouth almost unprecedented
here. Its evil effect was aggravated
by tbe late spring rains. Farmers gen
erally were depending upon putting in
a greater acreage than usual in spring
sown grain, and the unusually bad
weather of the late winter seemed to
assure some good working days in the
early spring. Instead of this, the rain
held on until almost too late to plant
the spring grain at all, and when good
weather did come, it developed into a
drouth.
The result is that spring grain is
heading a few inches from the ground.
and much of it will not be bound at
II. That which ia threshed will
yield poorly. The heads are small and
very poorly filled. Nor is the fall sown
grain of its usual standard of excel-
eoce. That part of the fall grain that
waa sowed on low ground will be fair.
in some instance making three-fourths
of a crop rarely promising a full crop.
The hay crop has not averaged more
than half what it waa in years gone
by. The haying season is about over,
in hard circumstance this fall. Al
ready many of them are bnying feed
for their stock, and but few will have
enough to last the winter through.
Tbe price of feed is rising in the coun
ty, and the mills are selling it every
day to the farmer who were never
compelled to buy feed at any season
More. There are some who will have
to buy wheat for their own family con
sumption before tbe yeai ends.
Coming Event a.
FpiritualiaU' campmeeting, New
Era, July 2-2S.
Willamette Valley Chautauqua as
sembly, Gladstone Park, July 12-24.
Southern Oregon Chautauqua as
sembly, Ashland, July 13-22.
North Pacific regatta, Portland, July
22-23.
Grand lodge, I. O. R. M., Seaside,
July 23-24.
Oregon Development association con
vent ion, Portland, August 2.
American Mining congress, Portland,
August 22.27.
State Medical society, Portland,
August 30.
Annual reunion of Southern Oregon
pioneers, Jacksonville, September 1.
State fair, Salem, September 12-19.
Fair, Portland, September 19-24.
Directory of Oregon Officials.
Salem Secretary of State Dunbar
has issued an official directory contain
ing the names, addresses and official
position of the state and county offi
cers. The directory is in the lorm 01 a
small pamphlet. Copies have been sent
to all omecrs and others desiring copies
can secure them by applying to the sec
retary of state. In this publication the
political affiliation of each county offi
cer is shown by a letter following the
name. Many of the states publish an
official "blue book" containing several
hundred pages and giving complete in
formation concerning the careers of
public officers. The pamphlet issued
by Oregon contain but 18 page and
contain the information most frequent
ly desired by person transacting busi
ness with public officers.
Laborers Needed at Oregon City.
Oregon City Labor of all kinds waa
never more plentiful nor were wage
ever better than they are in this city
this season. It seems impossible to
find available men to perform the
many improvements that are being
made. The Willamette Pulp & Paper
mills has been advertising for addition
al men to assist in the building of their
new mills where 200 laborers are al
ready employed. The management of
the local woolen mills is finding it next
to impossible to engage a sufficient
force of operatives.
Cinnabar May . Bo Found.
Grants Pass W. C. Slade, who has
a placer mine on Johnson gulch, a trib
utary of Sucker creek, near California
Bar, baa located a four-foot ledge of
gold bearing quart, partially on bis
placer claims. Mr. Slade is a firm be
liever in the excellence of his section
a a mineral district and believes that
valuable deposits of cinnabar will in
time be uncovered. Ml . Slade says he
has found a,malagmated gold in running
drifts, 40 feet below the surface.
Big Loss By the Frost.
Hillsboro Reports from all parts of
the county show that tbe frost last
week blighted vegetables on all beaver
dam lands, and it ia estimated that
the loss by the freeie will reach (50,
000. One vegetable gr wjr on the Tual
atin lowlands places his loss at 1 1,000.
Rich Strike la Bohemia.
Cottage Grove Two rich strikes aie
reported just made in the Go'den Rule
and the Great Eastern. These strikes
are in the Bohemia district. The ore
ii oxidised, and very rich in free gold.
HERE IN OREGON
MUNI PASS OVI R CASCADES.
John Mlnto Bcllevts Stock Can
Drivea Over Mountains.
Albany John Mlnto, of Salem, one
of the pioneers in the Santiam moun
tain district of Oregon, will in a few
days bead a party from the end of the
Corvallis A Eastern railroad, on the
north fork of the Santiam river.
quest of a shorter route to connect th
railroad with the Deschutes country in
eastern uregon.
Mr. Mrnto has long entertained lhe
idea that there Is a pass through the
Cascade mountains at this point where
11 w mid tie possible to construct a trail
for driving stock overland from the
Eastern Oregon ranges to the eastern
end of the Corvallis & Eastern line,
He has interested Manage.' Edwin
Stone, of the Corvallis A. Eastern, in
the work, and an effort to lay out the
route of the proposed route will be
made in a few dayj.
The old Mi nto trail, which extends
from the end of the old railroad grade
to the Eastern Oregon country, has
been used for years by those who know
the short cuts that connect the western
and eastern parts of the state. But
Mr. Minto is satisfied that there ia a
shorter cut yet, and that it could be
made of great service to the stoctrais-
ers of Eastern Oregon in shipping their
stock to market.
Developlnr Lime Deposit.
Roseburg Messrs. Greenley and
Strand, of Portland, have 10 or 12 men
at work building a tramway and fur
nace for the manufacture of lime ot
the farm of Hon. Plinn Cooper, seven
miles south of this city. They have
bonded 100 acres of land containing
net) limestone deposits and expect to
will be used. A railway spur track,
about three miles long, will probably
be put in from the main line of tbe S.
P. R. R., at Green's station.
Flax Crop Will Bo Fair. -
Salem Harvesting of the flax crop
began this week and, though the sea
son ha been unfavorable, Eugene
Bouse says that the crop will be faiily
good. The flax stalks are from 20 to
34 inches long. In fields where the
stalks are 30 inches or more in length,
the flax is being pulled. In other
fields it will be cnt with a mower.
Mr. Bosse has 100 acres of flax of his
own and has contracts with a number
of farmers who are raising flax.
Ore Specimens From Douglas.
Roseburg lion. A. Le Roy, of the
Oregon Information bureau, of Port
land, waa here last week and procured
a quantity of fine mineral exhibits from
this county, which will be placed in
the bureau beadquaiters in Portland
oefore the opening of thestisions of the
American Mining congress to be held
in Portland in August.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
W beat Walla Walla,
6c;
blue-
stem, 7Sc; valley, 18c.
Barley Feed, $22 per ton; rolled,
$23(324.
Oats No. 1 white, $1.22,4; gray,
$1.17) per cental.
Flour Valley, $3.904.10 per bar
rel; hard wheat straights, $44.25;
clears, $3.85(34.10; hard wheat pat
ents, $4.40(34.70; graham, $3.50(3 4;
whole wheat, $44.25; rye flour,
$4.50.
MillsttifTe Bran, $19 per ton; mid
dlings, $23.50; shorts, $21; chop, $18;
linseed, dairy food, $19.
Hay Timothy, $15(316 per ton;
clover, $8(39; grain, $1112; cheat,
$11(312.
Butter Fancy creamery, 17620c;
store, 13(3 13 He per pound.
Eggs Oregon ranch, 20c.
Cheese Full cream, twins, new
stock, 1212&c; old stock, 78c;
Young America, 13(3 14c.
Poultry Fancy hens, 13c per pound;
old hens, 12,S13c; mixed chickens,
12(3 12vc; old roosters, 10c; young roos
ters, 12(3 13c; springs, i to 2-pound,
18(319o; 1 to lVpound, l26c;
dressed chickens, 13(3 14c; turkeys,
live, 14(3 Hie; do dressed, 15(3 16c; do
choice, 18(320c; geese, live. 67c;do
dressed, 89c; ducks, old, $630.50 per
dux; do young, as to size, $2.50(34.
Vegetables Turnips, $1.25 per sack;
carrots, $1.50; beets, $1.25; parsnips,
$1.25; cabbage, l(3UHc; lettuce,
head, 2'(340c per dos; parsley, 25c;
tomatoes, $1 7592; cauliflower, $1.75
2; celery, 75(390c; asparagus, 60c;
peas, 4 (3 60 per pound; beans, gieen, 4
35c; wax, 4(3 5c; squash, $1.25 pei
crate; green corn, OOcperdoa; onions,
new, led, $1.30 perewt; yellow, $l.5.
Honey f 3(33.60 per case.
Potatoes Fancy, old, $1.2501.40
per cental ; new Early Rose, 2c per
pound ; Garnet Chile, 2 Vc.
Fruits Cherries, 4 (3 5c per pound;
gooseberries, 6c; raspberries, $1.25 per
crate; apples, new, $1(31.50 per box;
apricots, $1(31.35; plums, 80t$l;
peaches, Yellow Crawford, 85390c;
others, 60(3 75c; cantaloupes, $2,509
2.75 per crate; watermelons, 2c per
pound; prunes, $1.25 per box; grapes,
$1; Bartlett pears, $1.75(32.
Beef Dressed, 5(36 Sic per pound.
Mutton Dressed, 435c per pound;
lambs, 6c.
Veal Dressed, 100 to 125, 6(3 7o per
pound; 125 to 200, 55c 200 and
up, 3H4c.
Poik Dressed, 100 to 150, 77sc;
150 and up, 6 7c.
Hops 1903 crop, 21024c per pound.
Wool Valley, 19 20c per pound
Eastern Oregon, 10(3 17c mohair, 30c
per pound for choice.
CITY FRIENDS OF OOOD ROADS.
WW the Farmers Accept Their Aid or
Treat Tbcsa aa Meddlers.
Among those interested in road im
provement, the farmers of coures stand
first. The character and condition of
the roads are of vital interest to them
every day of the year. The farmers,
until recently, have been compelled to
struggle with the road problem without
much help or encouragement from any
other class. Now, however, some strong
elements of the citr population
rallying to their support. Among
these may be named the manufacturers
of road building machinery; the nak-
era and users of bicycles and automo
biles; and the moneyed men of the
cities who have money invested in the
country. These people are entering
into the work for the road improve
ment with even more enthusiasm and
xeal than the farmers.
Just now tha farmers who want bet
ter roads are brought face to face with
a most important question: Will he
accept the assistance of these city al
lies? Will he welcome tbe aid of tbe
machinery man, the capitalist, the bi
cyclist and the automobilist? Or will
he treat them aa schemers who are try
ing to meddle with his affaire?
The answer to these questions ought
to depend on what theae city friend of
good road are proposing to do. If I hey
propose to have the country roada im
proved in order lo increase their busi
ness and enhance their nleaannt.
wholly at the expense of tbe farmer,
then he should spurn the profferd al
liance. If on the contrary they are
proposing, through state and national
taxation to lift a large part of the bur-
taxpayers of the cities, he ought to bid
them welcome, and extend to them the
glad hand.
This is a live question for the farmer
o consider and answer. Already th
opponents of the state and national aid
are at work trying to sow seeds of sus
picion in the minds of the farmers, and
they will do their best to prevent any
co-operation between the country and
the city friends of good roads.
As a matter of fact state and national
aid offer the only hope of general road
mprovement, and such aid can never
be secured if tbe city people array
themselves against it. Unless the
farmers are wholly blind to their own
interests, they will welcome aid from
every source, and will make eveiy ef
fort to secure tbe powerful aid of the
state and federal g ivernments.
MAY TRAP ARMY.
Japanese Seem Likely to Shut la Kara
patkln'a Pomes.
Chicago, July 16. The Daily News
has the following from the seat of war
by a staff correspondent:
Niu Chwang, July 16. Kuropatkin
seems in danger of being shut up in Ta
Teh Kiao. The Russians are be-
ildered by the Japanese movements,
hich are swift and unexpected. The
Russian general had elaborately planned
to fight a great battle at Ta Tcbe Kiao
today, bat to his surprise the affair did
not come off. The Japanese made a
feint against Taipingshan, and tbe
Muscovite leader finally discovered
that the enemy, instead of giving bat
tle, had marched across his front, tak
ing up a position on some hills to the
east of Ta Tcbe Kiao.. To the north of
Ta Tcbe Kiao In the direction of Hai
cheng and liao Yang, the Japanese
forces are moving in three bodies,
while a large fresh reinforcement is.
advancing toward Ta Tche Kiao- from
below Kaiping. Tbe Russians remain
in their positions dazed and puxxled to
know what all this means. The faet
that the Japanese have made no at- '
tempt to occupy this city seem to mys
tify them still more. Only few Rus
sian troops are here now.
Panamanians Tnk Alarm.
Colon, July 16. A wharf is in
course of construction at Cristobal at
which lumbei and other supplies for
the canal will be landed. . The build
ing of this wbaif has given rise to mis
givings on the part of Panama citixena
that it will be stepping stone to the
establishment of a United States port
at Colon. The order to the effect that
vessels sailing from La Boca, the
mouth of the canal on the Pacific side,
must recieve - their clearance papers
from the United States authorities, is
criticised a a violation of the treaty.
British Fleet Located.
Cbeefoo, July 16. The British fleet,
whose movements last week ware
tinged with mystery, has been located
cruising in Yang Tung bay, 20 miles
from Wei Hai Wei. There is author
ity for the statement that the fleet ia
watching the developments at Port
Arthur. Chinese refugees from Port
Arthur who arrived here today report
that the Japanese have recaptured two
positions from which they were driven
namely, Forts Fourteen and Seven.
American Cruiser at Cswfoo,
London, July 16. The correspondent
of the Standard at Cheefoo says that
the United States cruiser Raleigh has
irived there. - . ' - .;."