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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON MIST XXII. I i KT' HELENH, OHKMOK, FRIDAY, MARCH 10. 1905. NO. 13. jl PEACE IS NEARER AT HAND. NEWS OF THE WEEK In a Condensed form (or Our Busy Readers. HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS DOINQb iN CONGRESS. Tusdy, Fbrury 38. TIk I'lmlll aiM.Ilt allliimt III. il. May diaciiaaiug aimui.lmenta to the u. Milan .r..iNii.m ,. t . u I lllNt III) funds Hlttilll.l l ..-..I I... church school. An simuidmmil was adopted appropriating $500,000 to tarry lino erftot mi ugieemetil entered Into with the Klmimth Indians. The bourn today i-iiiHl.l.,rcMl tl. eral deflclt-ny appropriation bill, , reached im ronrlnaloii. The ,ju amending tlm homestead Uwa as to un. I appropriated and A Rtiumt of th Ls Important bullM.Mii!. Dakota and Colorado no aa i Not Lai lntrttlr f vents of th. Past Wsk. m'kuii, la-en Mini' Secretary Wytidham ha resigned from the British eablnet. Mm. 'lil wii k'n trial haa I lull lir illm-a Im Interrupted It. A railway roinnilaalnn 1111 lm disapproved by lli governor ( tain. German military critic severely con. drum Kuropaikin' generalship and forcw lila defeat. There I no prapct of a break In I hp Mirwiurl senatorial entiteat. Nr hiring. liana Ira. la In tli vol lug. K. II. Ilarrlman liaa ht dia anil against tlm Northern Hcroritic ruin, .any and the Hill line will remain In tact, the and allow selection ill IU0 HO acre waa also diactiaai.d her of tnlnor hi I la Hum inimhh). Wdndy, March I. During tlm day tlm annate cohl,l..i..,l and paused three am, ply liilla. gating an appropriation ol i.v. r $:tft7.. 000,000, and at night look up a fourth hill, rarrlyng over $H7,000,000. Tha hi I la paaaed were th laiatofllce. nenaion and river and harbor hilla. dry civil hill waa not v.iriilt t-l at lino. ol ailluiiriillient. A armi nin.L.r ,.i uilimr inraaiirea weie passed. 1 lilt houae pasm-d the general defl cletiry appropriation hill. thi laat of tin irat mi-naure 10 ix acted upoi during Una r.ngreas. Tha total amount carried ia $.'H.224.07. Tlm liilla amending the homestead lawa aa to certain Ian. Is in South Dakota and Colorado were aMl. Thursday. March 2. Tha Senate today paaaed tha aundrv rlvil appropriation hill, carrying a I smt im,(MH),000. Tlm K.tH.tal dvllcifiny inn, rarryinit w.inu.vw, aaa mmhmI All atfttvuiiiut rallll'it l rrarlu-d on the hill lor tha govorimiut of thVranal tona and it ia wil. tha iirrwiit law will coiitiniiK. The Imuiw a-rrrd to th ronfi'MMiri rrKirta on tha JortinVatloua, aicrirul lural and river and harUir api.n.pri- ation liilla. The naval appropriation bill aa aent bark to O'lilf rrm-e. 1 1. .Hi houa hava ihrlde.1 to end riiimltlra to attend the nfninit of tha laia and t lark fair, and $10,000 haa hern appn.priale.IJ lo defray their e-penaea, Friday, March 3. Tl.. I.. I .l.v'. ..( il.- 1...... The t hirago bwl truat Inquiry la to lw,,rr fitm, J(1nilIll f , riHtll roiiKreaa at main toumrrow (oiitid that body aliuot throiiKh with ita work. The ronfereuea reimrta on the Indian and itoitirt appropriation hilla were aKienl to. At the eveiiinK Mwioii the amidiy rlvil, the river and harbor and icelieral dellrieiiry hilla were aitrenl to aa n porlr.1 Iroiu roiiterem-. Tha eonferem) reiHirta were aitreetl to by the aetiate on the aanie lueaaiire the hoiiae acted on. The iiriwent tem ixirary Kovernnieiit for the I'anaina ranal lone waa roiitiiitiil. n.e alatehood hill ia ili-ad and the hoiiae will reaurrn-t it in the neat con- (treaa. WITH GREAT POMP President Roosevelt Installed as Cblel Executive. MULTITUDE SEES THE CEREMONY Ha Sweara Faalty to tha Conatltution Amid Scena of Brilliant Splnndor. Hini'e the Ih'kIiiiHiik of the war Jnpaiuwe are eatiiiiatiol to have li.!i,ti(KI in. ii killed and woiin.hd the Itimlana ):ln,MM. The Union alevator at t'ouneil Illnffa, luaa, haa lawn totally diaitroyrd by tiff, totfilher Willi 400,000 buahela of graiti, iniwliy rom, la, 1H),04H) (.real llrilnin wilt atoii work of forti- Ivihk Wei Hal Wat until her (xaiillon in the far Kaat ran be Wiora clearly areii at the nulitilmi of tha lirearfil war lit (hat tvrrllory. The ifnvertmf of reiinaylvaiiia baa ve 1..1 a hill apr.iiriatiiiK fuO.OOO for the lwia and Clark fair becauaa 1 waa not emiNiwernl lo appoint Ilia ell lire rolllllllaatoil, rotililiiie New York alale aenalora are arruaeil ol Kralllng. The Teaa lrilattire haa indoraeil the war on the htandard I'll roinpany and the allrKed bevf truat A Waraaw anartdiiat waa blown up by liia nan bomb while alleiiiptina to hurl it into a company ol aol.liera. Ai-cordliiit to the latrat Ht. 1'etera- burK advicea from Kurotkin tha Jap. aiire are ImIii rrpulaed ou all aloea. The rheiulata who eallillirl the roll tenia ol Mra. htanlord a atouiarh alale Haotlvety that Ibey found no alrych nine. lire at the mat landinira on the northern bank of the Jyue, at Kotith Hhiel.la, Kii(laiid, caaued loaa of II,- 000,000. One of the flueat private dormitorlca Saturday, March 4. Iloth hoiiaea uiel at 10 o'clock. Ar rordiiiK to ruatom a riaumeol appropri ationa made diiriiiK Ihu pn a. nl coiiKr-aa waa itiven. The total apprnpriationa were 'IU7,04K,I04, while the ealiumtea for the neat II ma I tear were f72A,&il), al 1 ale i-.il live baa been badly damnired nlft. The ruatomary reaolotlona were by lire, The lira ia atimxawd ti have la.lopt.sl thnnkiiiK Hivaker ( niinon and atartnl Ironi a clitarello atub, WaaliiiiKton, March 4. I'reaiih-nt Itoooaevi'll tiaik lh oath of olllce before a vaat Ktheriii( of the iMxiplu he haa been elected, to nerve. The attendant accnea were not ui.tiauil. InaiiKiira lloiia from the time the cant front of the capltol (Irat became the netting for the ceremony have la-en much the aiiie. Many ol the lenl.ral Huurea have olliciaU'd in like ci pa:ly on oilier araaioiia when pnni.lema have accediHl to the hl(heat olllce in the (ift of the American M-ople. Chief Jiiatice Fuller, in adiiiinialeriiiK the oulli, rea-atel a aolcuin function he haa erforiuel four timea liMlay hia laat. Yet, with all Ihla reietition, iiolhiiiK waa jaded and everything) apa arel new. The ollirial entrance waa dramatic. All eicept tlinae who participated in the i-ereiiiony were aeatml. When the jtialicea of the auuri-tiie court, with the eiceptou of Chief Juatice Kuller, emeri;i-d from la-twi-en the Corinthian pillara ami marched down the alopinv rareted alale to their atationa, they were (retnl w lib applauae. The itu I in wore I heir rohva and akull ram, Then rame the memla-ni of the diplo matic rorpa in their Koriteoua uniforma, and they evoked thunderoiia applauae. TlirotiKhoiit Una a.i-ne the demeanor of the multitude waa that of intereated eiectanry. The enticiiiK proajiect of ai-eiun the itoriteona and atately pa(eanta in review detratiit in no manner from the keen intercut in tha leaa brilliant program in iinmediale pnaiect. Tl attraction reaxinaihle for the axM-mbly if an vaat a throni; waademonrtraUnl bv the tremcndoiia burnt of applaiiM- w hich heralill the preaident a approach. I reaident Kooeevelt ramr forth from U'twei'ii the muraive pillara ipiietly and iintiieilly . He waa eai-orleil by I Inel Juatiin Kullel. With iiieiiaured triad n harmotiv with the dii;nilii-d atep of he chief juatice the preaident advanced in atutv down the Ioiik aiale of diKlin i;uiahr gui-a'a. Ily tliia time all were atandiiiK. ami nth'iiK could lie heard alve the nr ol thiiiideroiia welcome. Aa the president panned down the aiale he bared hi head, and with character latic awi-ep of hia hat bowed in acknow- ed(menl of the aaliitatlona from the land and the ovation from the people. At a aiuu from Chief Juatice fuller the clerk of the aiipreme court ateped forward, holding a bible. A liuuli fell iver the crow il. The preaident raiaed hia rik'lit hand, and tl e oath to aiipKrt the lawa and roimtitutioii of the I'niled CRISIS AT HAND. The bulk of the Htanlord inillloiia R'a-a to relative. Varlona rharilahle irmtilutloiia et llO.'i.lhMj and the Hlan I t.I uulveraily la well taken rare ol. The llryan, Texaa, col Ion oil plant MirniHl, cauaiiiK a Ion of $100,000. An eiruraion train hound (or the In aiiKiiral waa wrecked near I'ittabnrK ami aeven ople killed. I'lraidcnt I'm Tem Krve. speaker Can lion waa prmciitcil with a liamlMimu loving cup by the mcmhera ol the huuae. At 1I:A0 the avliate, alter aweariiiK in the vice preaident and new aenalora, adjourned aine die. The houae adjourned without day at II f5. Kuropatkln Mull Braak Through Jap aneta Llnaa or Loaa. Nln ChwanK, March 7. Keport late Monday eveninx and early thla morniiiK ahow that the aurpeme criala of the Kreat battle la at hand, if the arm lea are not already clinched In s final atriiKKie. Tha vaat arm lea of Field Marahul Oyaina and Herieral Kuropat kln will, in the courae of a day or two, enter ironeral etiKKement, the inane of which miiat he the aiKnal victory of one and the utter crippling of the other. Tlii laat newa from the front ia that (ieneral Kuroki'i acoutinx partiee have joinml thoae of (ieneral Noi and they are already in touch with one another hack of TiuliiiK. Thia at once tells the terrible ix-ri I which beaeta the Kuaaian rommaniler and at the aatne time hinla at a nieani which may prove hia aalva- tion. The iiiiMrlnce of thia newa liea In the fiu.'t that it aliowa concluaively that Kuroki, coiniiianding the Jafianeae niflit Hank, haa thrown hia riKht wiii far to the eaat and north of Mukden, tlie eloi m center of the present opera lions, while Nogl, battle scarred from Fort Arthur, haa hurried bis powerful brixide of veterans to the west of Muk den and, co-operating- with the much extend.! and weakened Jaiianeae left flank, haa, by joining communicatloiii with Kuroki completed the envelop ment ol .Mukden. OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST NEW YORK WILL BE PARALYZED. Monday, March 0. The aenale in extra acaaion apent the a-rcalcr art ol tlie day iliacuaainit Hie Santo Homiiiuo treaty. The nomine- Tlm Indian appropriation bill makea I Uoiia of the memlM'ra of the cabinet were referreil lo the various committee and reHirta were made immediately by Poll I UK the coiiiiiillt.H'a on tlie lliair. The nomluatlona then were cniillrmed. no provlnlun for the luircliaiw of the t oiviiie, vv aahiniton, Indian reserva tion. The civil appropriation hill aa finally aicreeil uihui by both houae ol con K'ca (l vea the ra. lflr cuaat and Alaak 12,460,000 Itcpremmtative Hermann haa betui Indlclwl at Washington. I. 0., for Mora Fact About Land Law. W'aahiiik-ton, Mart h 3. Additional reiHirta aent to cmigrca tialay by the president Iroiu the public land commia aiou inclmie niucli nmieriai untnereu i ... , . laiou iiicniu " " . .t . ,ii hy the a,-ial ageuls of the land ollli-e .. .... .....v i, ..in ma Kruvii mini nun, i..,v r.atM The I'niled Hia lea Hteel company haa announctHl that the wage of 170,000 t ita employe will he advanced on April I, The payroll will be Increased i z.ooo.oou .by tlii raise. The Columbia Hiver & Northern rail- ay, ruiiniiiK Irom I.yle, on the Co luinbla rivre, to tioldendxle, Washing. ton, ha been sold for approximately 1,000,000. Kaatern capital la the purr lower, but it la tadieved that in reality the road goes to the Northern l'aciflc, " They relate to gramiK on public laml lease for graaiug pnrpoaea, operations under , the tlmlx-r and atone act anil under the homeatead and the denert land lawa. Theae reporU were not maile in time to secure any action at this aeaaion, but will (urniah informa tion mum which legislation Can he founded In the next congress. Nebraska Anti-Trust Bill Lincoln. Neb.. March a. The houae today paaaed the anti-trust hill. It haa alill to be considered by the nenat. The bill exempt domestic corporation, and i la author said that, wliilu it at- ..I .11 I ...... ............ I!.... u II a.au I,. 1 1.- i,r...i.lunt on llie "wlB" ""'" coin.ini.i"..n, . to the preaident on llie .li4l,u,,u Bt ,i. ..kcbIIih beef -i truat and tho Htnndard Oil compimy Cominlaainners (iarfluld hna ' anbinlt ted a report "eci trust. The report allow a com- ...... it.. ..i . ... i i.tii...! ;v ' :j i.r t. mmx, t.y uM .,.Mn.n ,.t complete hv th i ,; .7 , ; 7 : ;;ni i. u,,. v" ' .R",, i.et,ntu. n - h'. .i. ,. vere iHUialtie. for vioUtlon of the antl vaa aa high as !U per rent during 1004. rebate provisions are lending features. (iiaaian so d era in Mitnchtirla are offering little resistance and many surrender. Suspected Astastln Caught. Ht. I'litenihurg, March 3. The jailica at Tsarakne-Helo, who since the assass ination of ti rand Duke Horglua have More ant I-trust lawa bnve lieen rwloubled the oHInary pWHUtlon foi t'naaed by tho legislature of Kansas tho protection of tho Imperial family, and Nebraska. have arrested a inspect, who claimed . to l a nephew of Ueneral Jock, but The senatorial deadlock In the Mis- ,i.. nlulPH Hr Irremihir. and who sonrl legisluturn ' ointlnue with no I ,i iu, .,,,A,i u ii, H .uutx revolver. An Investigation ia on hait. primped of un early break. liu Hilars blew onen tho hank sufo in Clurkavllu, Oklnhiima, and secured ev oral thousHiid dollars and escaped. . , The contt-st between. IViahotlw and Ailiuns for tho governorship of CVilo ruilu will result in the latter ' being de clared elected. A terrorist arsunnl ha been found In Moscow. Warsaw Striker Warlike. WarBiiw. March 3. Striker today drove tho officials and clerks from the olllcesofthe gu company and then umrthod to the gal works, which arc occupied by tho military." The striker merely jeered at tho HoUliora, snoot ing: "You will only Hi ay there till Bunduyj then we will clear you out. Hlutes waa levereiilly taken amid ''ecp ailenre. When tliia had la-en conclud ed there was piarticnlly no demonstra tion, and llie president began his in augural ddreaa. Aa noon aa he finish ed sH-Hkiiig he re-entered the capitol, and a he diapK-ared w ithin the build ing signal was llnaheil to the navy yard, a.id the rour of L'l guns was be gun in ollirial salute to the president. Fairbanks Sworn In. Washington, March 4. In the pres ence of aa many of his fellow citiiens as could le crowded into the senate chamber, Charles Warren l airhranka was loiliiy inducted into ollire of vice president of the Cuited hlates. The ceremoiiv was ouickly followed by the Dual adjournment of the ftfUli congreas, the lMginning of a atrial aeaaion, an aildresa by the vice preaident and the swearing into olllce of almost a third of the memla'rahip of the senate. All theae ollirial acta look place in the chamber just before the inauguration of the president. The inauguration of the new vice president was severely simple, and a brief as simple. The oath was administered by Senator Krye as president pro tem of the senate. Inaugural Ball Ends Day. Washington, March 4. The inaug ural festivities closed at midnight with a ball that In splendor, attendance and artistic effect fittingly ushered out a brilliant day. Thousands of handsome ly gowned women with escorts from every slate in the union and neatly every civilian) country paid their sia'ial devoirs to the nation's chief executive for the next four years. The setting for the hall was beautiful with a wealth of various color in. evergreens, palms and flowers. Within Sight of Mukdsn. Mukden, March 4.The Knssian po sitions In the center are unchanged. Thri east Hank is lighting close to Man chunlau. will In the Japanese occupy Hulangtoi on the soulhwcHt. Oil Thurs day and also today Japanese corps gave battle on the simiiiwoai wiiniu sigiu oi Mukden. Kussians report that a Jap anese force ha broken around t he right and 1 moving noith, though It il be- icved the Russians hold the Binmin- tin road at the Llao river. The President's Cabinet. Washington, March 4. The mem ber of President Roosevelt's cublnet are: Wm. II. Taft, war j Jiime Wil son, aurlculture: Victor 11. Motcalf, commerce and labor ; Kthen A. Hitch cock, Interior; (leorgo B. Cortolyott, postmaster genorol ; n illiam 11. ftlooily, attorney general; John Hay, slate; Les lie M. Kluiw, treasury; raw morion, navy. All Employe of Elevated and Subway Road on Strike. New York, March 7. The long threatened strike of the employe of the Itilerborongh company, operating the subway and the elevated railroads of Manhattan, was determined on at a meeting of the ISrotherhood of Ioooino tive Kngiueer and the Amalgamated aas a-iation of Street and Kl-ctrie rail way employes, held in Harlem tonight. This action followed the receipt from t ieneral Manager Iledley, of the Inter borough company, toniglit of a letter declining to agree to the terms of th) amended demands of then presentatites of the men at a meeting held with the olticials of the company today. The strike has l-en ordered to lie put into full oration at 4 a. in. About 5,000 employes of the subway and elevated system are affected by the strike, which will tie up all the tin llie except surface trolley lines. The utter impossibility of the multi tude of travelers in the upper part of the island reaching their places down low n tomorrow is one of the most ser ious feature of the situation, and it ia feared will be the cause of much dis order. SHE MAY REPAIR AT MANILA. United State Will Protect Blockade- Runner Carlisle from Japanese. Washington, March 7. Upon the a Ivice of the department of State, 8ec-reta- v Taft has raided to Governor Gen- eial Wright at Manila permission for llie Itritish steamer Carlisle to remain in Manila harbor until she has made ncceswary repairs to her machinery. In adopting thia attitude in auwaer to the ape.il of the ship's captain, the State lepartment has added a new constru lion to internaitonal law relative to righto of belligerent ships in neutral harbor. The Carlisle is a Ilritish ship, but she was chartered by the Russian gov. errment and loaded with arm, ammr nition and food supplies for the Kussirn garrison at Port Arthur. She suikd from Vladivostok November 20 last, but so i ft 1'tive was the Japanese block ade that she waa unable to reach Port Arthur. While cruising outside the blockade line, she lost her propeller. In dianhlcd condition sh- drifted into the harbor of San Miguel, Luton. The captain and supercariro, the lat ter a Kusaian, went to Manila and sought protection for their ship. The Male tlepartment was consulted br c- hie and granted the request, so the Car lisle la to wait at Manila, where she could lie more carefully watched. It is probable that, as Japanese warships are reported outside of Manila harbor, she w ill !e permitted after making re pairs to intern on the same conditions aa were iniioam on in the case of the Lena at San Krancisco. WATER PUT UPON ARID LAND. Three Sitsr Company Applla for Patent Only Settler Can Buy. Halem The Three 8itr irrigation company, which ha a contract for the reclamation of 27,000 acre of arid land in the Deschute country, reporta that water haa been placed on 0,000 acre in addition to the 13,000 ab-eady pat ented. The state land board directed the engineer to examine the land, and if found a reported, to apply for pate ent from the United State. ' An important question ha lieen raiaed regarding the qualification of applicants for arid land that has bean reclaimed under the Carey act. The rederal law, which grant this land to the state, specifies that it is to tie sold to actual settlers at the cost of re. clamation. Recently the state land lioard addressed a letter to the Federal land department, inquiring whether ale of land will be restricted, to those who have actually fettled upon it. The answer received u in the affirmative mis mean mat, alttiougb a man may apply for land without taking up hi residence upon it, be must make the preliminary showing that he in tends to liecome a settler and before he can secure a deed be must (how that he haa become aettler. In other word, the land can be sold only to those who will make their home upon tt. , TILLAMOOK RAISES SUBSIDY Citizen Now Want to Se Promoter Simmon' Evidence of Faith. , Tillamook Nearly all of the $35,000 subsidy asked for the building of a rail way into Tillamook haa been subscrib ed. J. E. Simmon will be waited upon by a committee to be appointed at maaa meeting of subscriber to make good hi promise to put up $5,000 or more in some Tillamook bank aa an evidence of good faith. Simmon agreed to bnild hi road to Tillamook and on to Netart bay. The route will be either by way of North tambtll or forest Grove, and the work is to be completed in 12 months. Of the subsidy $25,000 i to be paid when the rail reach Tillamoko City and $10,000 when extended to Netarta bay Strik In Capital Renewed. St. Petersburg, Marh 7. The strike whs resumed this morning at the Putil off, Ouhkohoff and several other works, and is now extensive, though not gen eral. At the Ouhkohoff work, wh'eh are engaged on naval contracts, the management ha warned the men of its intention to close entirely if they struck, At the I'utiloff work Monday morning one of the under foremen became excit ed and drew a revolver, with which he wounded one of the workmen. The in cident firmed the basis of startling sto ries of a general riot at the work. Negro Will Be Appointed Washington, March 7. The-e U au thority for the positive statement that the president has fully decided upon the appointment of Charles V. Ander son, the negro of New York, as internal revenue colector for the district of New York, to Bnceeed Charles II. Treat, who will lie appointed to succeed Kllis 11. Roberta, treasurer of the United States at Washington. These will not lie made until June, when Mr. Roberts w ill have completed nit eight-year term. Polygamy In th Northwest. Winnipeg, Man., March 7. Polyg amy liashceu introduced into the south ern part of the Northwest Territory, There 1 a large Mormon Ulenunt there and the police nave been In structed to prosecute a numlier of men w ho brought two wives, whom they married in Utah. Treasure Box and Yank Girl. Sumpter Guy Pearsons, owner of the Treasure Box and Yankee Girl claims, two miles east of Sumpter, re ports that he haa sunk a shaft 20 feet on the Treasure B ur, ledge. This has lieen crosscut and found to be fully 20 feet in width. Trouble is experienced w ith water, and lor this reason opera. tions will have to be discontined until pumping facilities can be installed. These properties are near the Golden Chariot, which will erect a mill, hoist ing and pumping plant this spring Wi rk on these improvements ia ex peeled to commence shortly. For Exhibit from Jackson. Jacksonville A deputation of citi iens waited on the county court at the March session in the interests of an ex hibit Iro n Jackson county at the Lewi and Clark exposition. The court made no defininite promise of an appronria tion, but individual members have ex pressed themselves favorably toward the proposal. The cum asked for is $3,000, and it is urged that, Southern Oregon being "one of the garden pots of tlte universe," the section would be much benefited by an exhibit at the fair. Work on Grizzly Group. Cottage Grove The Johnson boy and other owner of the Grixxly group of claims have kept men at work driv ing a crosscut tunnel for th purpose of cutting the vein at a greater depth than it has heretofore been cut. Word has just come to town to the effect that the tunnel, at a distance of about 100 feet from the portal, has cut the ledge. and that the same high grade showing as existed above has been the result. The vein is somewhat smaller at this level, but carries good values. Engineering Company Incorporate. Kugene The Oregon Engineering company haa filed articles of incorpora tion with the county clerk. The capi tal stock Is $10,000 and the principal place of business i at Kugen The personnel of the new organization, while not made public at the presrnt time, consists of a number of well known engineer all over the Pacific coast,- who will combine the data and statistics gathered in their several lines of wotk and operate from here. Product of Tillamook Dairy. , Tillamook At the annual meeting of the Tillamook Dairy association, Secre tary Carl llaberlach's report showed that for the first eight month of last year 1,839,390 pound of milk was re ceived at the creamery at FairvieW. 1,041,415 pounds of milk were used in the manufacture of 75,050 pounds of butter and 107,(181 pounds of milk in the manufacture of 20,168 pounds of cheese. Extsnsivs Improvements Atsursd. Hood River Fifty thousand dollars are now subject to the check of the Hood River Electric Light, Power and Water company, as the result of' the sale of bond,' and the extensive im provements to the light and water ys- , teml are now assured. READY TO CUT. Logging on a Big Scale is Under Way in tha Sumpter District. Humpter From the amount of log that have been put in at the mills dur ing the winter, lumbermen of Faster n Oreogn are contemplating a big business during 1905. The Oregon Lumber company ha continued logging opera tions steadily and will only let np dor ing the breaking up spell. The immense milling plant is being enlarged by the erection of additional buildings for the storing of lumber. The Sumpter Lumber company also has a large number of logs to cut a soon as weather conditions w ill perm: tlie starting of its mill. Service & Co. are preparing for long run, the contract for the delivery of an immense numlier of logs havng just been completed. come lumtiermen who rely upon running logs down small streams are reported a being uneasy over the pros pect of a light run, owing to scarcity of now in the mountains this season. WARM DAYS HASTEN THE BUDS Fear of Late Frost Declared Ground less by Old Settlers. Hood River Peach trees will be bloom in a few days and fruit buds are swelling in all parts of the valley Strawberry vines are putting forth new leaves and the hillsides have freshened up with a new growth of grass. - There is apprehension by some of the fruitgrower lest a cold snup should damage the fruit during the month but old settlers slate tin t frosts of any great destructiveness have never oc curred after the opening of spring. The roads are dryiug fast, while fanners are taking advantage of the good weather to plow. There has been lees rain and snow- in tins part ol Uregon than lor many previous years. Mountain peaks where the snow has lieen accustomed to linger until May 1, and often times fur into June, are now almost clear of snow ine raintall during rebruary was a trifle over one inch. Sales of Livestock. Echo M. 11. Gi licit H.U a car of hogs to John Shaw, an independent buyer, who ships to Portland. The car consisted of 80 young animaN, weigh ing on an average 242 pounds each The price paid was H cents a pound the highest paid' in the vicinity this year, bringing on an average $14.50 each. The hogs were fed in cattle feed yards and finished off on chop barley R. N. Stanfield and J. B. Savior also shipped nine cars of fat steers to the Union Meat company of Portland. Uncover Good Ore. Grants Pass Opening of the vast ore body in the Granite liili and uncover ing of quartz riches on the deep levels, well as the general showing these properties have made in recent months by development, have led the American old Fields company to lay plans for even greater operations than was at first anticipated. Instead of the one mine, there will he two or three, all operated as one property. Already the Red Jacket, one of the claims of the company, located near the Granite Hill, has been equipped with machinery. Oregon Census Delayed. Pendleton The state censuB, which should have been started March 1, will not be started until suitable blanks are supplied by the state printer. In view of a proposed change, which was to have been made at the last session of the legislature, the state printer did not print the blanks. The census of the state ia taken every five years be tween the 10 years of the national cen sus, and is taken by the county assess ors. Governor Accepts His Likeness. Salem Governor Chamberlain has accepted the oil painting of himself by Richard Max Meyer, of Portland, and Mr. Mever will receive the $00 appro priated hy the legislature for a picture of the governor. The painting has been hung in the houae of representatives. Mr. Meyer washed and varnished all the oil paintings of Oregon's governors and the pictures now look as fresh as when new. Big Price for Hop Land. Woodhurn The largest real estate deal ever consummated in this portion of Marion county has just been made by Walter L. Tooze selling Jacob Miller 232 acres of land with a 40-acre hop yard adjoiniug this city for $19,500. " PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Walla Walla, 85c; hluestem, 92c; valley, 87c per bushel. Oats No. 1 white, $1.35 1.40; gray, $1.40(5! 1.45 per cental. Hay Timothy, $1410 per ton; clover, $11(312; grain, $11(312; cheat, $1213. Fggs Oregon ranch, 1717s'c per doxen. Butter Fancy creamery, 2" Sj30c. Potatoes Oregon fancy, 86!)0c; onmon, 00(35 75c. Apples 4-tier Raldwins, $1.25(9. 1.50; Spitzenbergs, $1.752. Hops 1904, 24(2t!c per pound. Wool Valley, 19 20c per pound; Eastern Oregon, 123)17c; mohair, 25 20c per pound for choice. Russians' Only Hops 1 In a Decislvs Dsfsat of Gansral Nogi. Lor do 1, March 7. The intensely dramatic situation in Manchuria devel oped by General Nogi'a rapid advance and it strategic possibilities have raised excitement in Europe to th highest pitch. English papers for long time have practically ceased to re ceive war specials, and in this respect are lacking much information that Is available in Associated Press dis patches. It is believed here that General Ku ropatkln is in a very tight place, and the chances of his extricating his army are keenly discussed. The abandon ment of Mukden ia considered to be in evitable, the only question being whether he will be able to effect a re treat to Tie pass. An immediate repulse of General Nogi'a army, it i held, might live the situation, but failing that, General Knropatkin will have committed to him the dangerous and difficult task of retiring northward, harassed by flank ing attacks by the Japanese army. Whatever may be the result it is felt that pi a is appreciably nearer. According to the Daily Telegraph's Antwerp corresponednt. the Russian official purchasing agent there has re ceived orders to cease buying for gov ernment account. This is a significant statement, if true, as Antwerp has been throughout the war the principal center of Russian purchases for carrying on the conflict in the Far East. FOR GERMAN TRADE. Overtures for Reciprocity Treaty ar Being Quietly Made. Berlin, March 7. Relative to the German government's overtures for reciprocal trade arrangement with the United States, it is stated that there ia no disposition here to expose Germany to a refusal nor to place the United States in a position where it would be obliged to refuse, provided the Ameri can government regards the time in opportune. Therefore the German ministry desires to learn, informally, privately,- as it were, how such pro posal would be treated. That the state department has some idea that the commercial treaty may be discussed is indicated by its inten tion to retain Consul General Maon here for some months or nntil it is seen whether a commercial treaty would be considered instead of sending him to fans. The German government has been testing public opinion on the subject by unofficial publication, such as the Commercial Treaty association's recent leatter advocating a treaty with the United States, arguing that it is one of the natural consequences of Germany's arrangements with other countries. The editorial treatment of the associa tion's letter was generally favorable. i CRASH HEAD-ON. Express and Freight Trains Mest on Curve in Montana. Missoula, Mont., March 7. Two men are dead and six people injured as the result of a collision of a freight train and the west-bound Twin Cities express on tne riortnera racinc at Bearmouth this afternoon at 2:30. The express was 30 minutes behind time and the freight had orders to wait at Bearmouth siding. Engineer Shee- ban misunderstood his orders and pro ceeded east. As the freight rounded the curve east of Bearmouth it crashed head on into the express. A high bank shut off the view of both engineers, and no attempt had been made to slow down. Both engines were thrown from the track and the mail and express cars telescoped, but the passenger coaches came to a dead stop and remained on the track. 1 he dead and injured were brought to this city on a relief train. The in ured are being cared for in the com pany hospital. Traffic has been re sumed. Dodging Military Service. Vienna, March 7. A a result of in quiries which were commenced in De cember last it has been discovered that Upper Hungary there has been a system of falsification of records, such a the changing of names, false entries of deaths, etc., by which many thou sands of young Hungarians have avoid ed obligatory military service. These practices have been in vogue in certain localities for the past 12 or 15 years, and the authorities decalre that those guilty of the falsifications will tie se verely punished. Japanese Squadron Sighted. London, March 7. The German steamer Numidia, according to the cor respondent of the Daily Mail at Hong Kong, reports having sighted two Jai anese squadrons on Saturday, 100 mile southeast of Hong Kong. The first squadron, comprising nine battleships and cruisers, was seen at 2 o'clock in the morning, going at full speed with all lights out, and the. second squad ron, of 13 large warships, was lighted in the afternoon. Soldiers Keeping Lodz Quiet. Lodz. March 7. The town is quiet. Strong military patrols guard the streets. There are 7,000 workmen from the Poxznanski cotton mills on strike. The outlook is not promising. The workmen are indignant because several mill owner are remaining ahroad and threaten to cause trouble J unless the latter return.' V