THE
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.
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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-
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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-
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;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.
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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.'
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