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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON VOL. iXXil. ST. HELENS, OREGON, FBIDAY, MAIICII 17, 1905. NO. 14. MIST NEWS OF THE WEEK Condensed Form lor Our Busy Readers. In a HAPPENINGS Of TWO CONTINENTS A R.iume of the. Ls Important but Not Less Interesting Kvantt f the Pail Weak. Japan hit ii mi Russia nl violating Chine' iifiilmlily. Menominee, Michigan, I'M been ahakeii by an earthquake. The I'l-rUJ Mean legislature has ad journed alter lng 40 bill out of lH Introduced. Mexican rural police liava nin down the band uf Yaqui wtiltrli robbed the Muntlau stage of $15,000, Home ol the war party nl Kuaala fa vot raliiit o( a new army lu light Julian, Ik b personally commanded liy llii rar. The Uujn am fortifying Tl paa hilc (tin Japanese are preparing an oilur turning movement similar lo lliat ol Mukden. From latent report of h"c It t lievrd that Kuropatkin cannot have mute than 100,000 efToellve fighting men iUi lilm at Tie paaa. A raiuu of the It-'il.1 tin mem-U-m of the Mlaaourl leglalalure liaa ri suited in an agreement to vole for A . I'. r-pem-rr, u( Ml. Umia, for lulled Kiali-o senator. Tim t'tilorJ" aunma court ha ruled tlial the legislature limal seal either Adam or Pcabody, anl cannot lol Hi r. Kirl declaring I hat neither w a elntnl. Twenty-two incmlwra haw signed a pledge iii't t' amt reahody, which nipana a lliial victory lr Adam. Many amis arm Imlng amnggled Into Kuaaia f..r umi by striker. Mm. Chadwlck ha Iwn found guilty ..I swindling the Olwrlln, Ohio, hank. A theory haa lawn advanced that Mr. KUnford'a death wa accidental. An extradition treaty hatwn lgned between the t'ultcd Klal ami I'ru K"ay. Tim aeantorial deadlock In the Mis muri aul IMawar legislature con-tinut-a unbroken. Twenty lives were 11 the result ol an cxpl.wioti which occurred in a Cardiff, Wall, coal mill. hi. Petersburg advice aay lliat as wn aa the Baltic squadron midve rtf liilorrcineiita it will attain atari for the Far Fast, Ths alo ol very young gira aa wiwa l common In Chicago. The largwit per out ol lliwii am luliana, hut many are Amerlrana, To nmn louml guilty f ad-allng halhita in Penver at the .Nnremlwr elect Ion have Iwwn aeiil to the Jienitell tlary lor live, yeara. In a final ronferewe with Heney In reKr.lUithe ttregon laml Irau.la the nreiii.lenl limlrin le.1 lilm to go to the very ImiUiuii ami r no man who ia guilty. Hutnora ol jronmala hy Una- ia are again current. Hut little la known In Ituaala ol the turn of aflnira In the Kar Kant. It Ia rc-.rtil that a national upria- Ing aKainat the nar win atari .May i A iKimb awl.lenlally ehlwl ly acarchlata in HI. i'elorahtirg killw right Hrotia. Klre In a aeven-atorv Imilillng at Phil adelnhia il.etr.ive.l uniwrly to the value of 1 100,000. Kiinmatkin. In a ineeaaite tolherar, alinita that he la urrouiull ami Ma entire army In grave danger of Mng annihilated. The m.liry adopted ly the prenlilenl and hi cahlnel aa to lleral appoint' imuita ia to km-p all good men In their pla-ea and make aa lew cliangea aa Ha aihle, Tim mivnrninnnt haa a clear cae aitnimit Mermaim for deelroylug letlera of the general land olllco Juat iMtfore h ndimiuinhml the poallion aa comiuia aioiiur. War agnlnet the Standard Oil ia !x lug I'liiitlinuil In KiinmiH. The acil coinmlaaion apHiintd by the preaidont to conahler the auhjert of iiHtionalliatlon will Ixi ready to report to the neat cutiKraaa ami It ia MpecUal aomii atartllng expoa.irea will lie Uiade aa to th etent of Irandulenl para imuil. Armed iieaaaula In Kuala are hiim- llig ami liHitiug their landlorda entatea The it..a.1liwk in the Mlnmnirl IrgiN lature contiuuoa. At preaent Cock roll IimuIs with 70 votea. The biillotinn for United Hlutea aemi tor, hy the Delaware leglalaturo, con- lliuiea without reault. Chanrea of irrilft are Iwlllg lllllde ntriLiMMi Dm Hi. liuia exixwltion com pany in having the building removed A vain effort la being made throng out UiihhIu to aunnreaa newa of the do feat In tho Far Knut. At Warmiw the I'olea were almoat Jubilant over the ro VerMo, The nmrgipila of AngUwey la lyl"K ol conHiiiiitlon. Bli year ago no uw Imviine f inon.nHO a vear. and la now a bankrupt, with llabllitle of nearly DOINQd iN CONQRE88, Tuaiday, March 7. Without determining any (ileation ol Kill.y In rgard U the Hunto Domingo treaty, the aeuat dicldid tmUy that the treaty ahould m reporUHl aa aoon aa Haihle from the committee on for eign relation and the entire inmtloii fought out in executive aeaaion, A liumhet of aeiiatora are ronfldent the treaty will he ralllled within a reaaona hla time. The prealdeiit tmlay aenl a long Hat of nomliiatinna to the acuate for Ita approval. Wadnetday, March 8. The Haiito Iiomlngo treaty waa prac tically Mirfectod tixlay hy the aenatf comiultu on foreign ri'lutoiia, ao far aa phraaeolngyy la concerinl and with out regard to the principle Involved In the pna-etlurn proponed hy the treaty. A number ol amendment huve U-en reaenteil and aoiun of them already ailoptinl. 1 he president telay Kent a mi'Mnge to the aenate giving hi reuwuia lor wauling the treaty ratUlcd. A large halch ol conaular and diplo matic aplMilntmentM were confirmed and an addtttoiial lot received, Thueaday, March 0. The a-nale C"iiirtitttec on lureigu re- latloiia today agrinl to reHirl fuvorahly lli Hanto iKuuiiigo irealy a amcmliii. The eeimle wa in mvninli but w ven minuti-a liluy and adjournment taken out of reaped lo the memory of the late Holiator llate, of Tenueeae. A couimilU of 12 aeuaUira wa apiiutel to make preparationa lor the deceax-d enator'a funeral In the chamber at ii p. . tuNirrow. Friday, March 10. The Hanto I'omlngo lny waa tmlay retel favorablvto the urnate. Tho only leginlatlve Imaimwa trana- ailcl wa in relation to the death of Senator Jtute, of Teiinciwoc. tintman introduced a reaolution providing for the payment of the funeral rxicnea nl rViialur ltv, whiih waa Imiue- liatelv ailnptnl. At li.fiO the ja-nate ka tere. until 1:1(0, whin the funeral aervicva of the late artiator took place. At tlie ciiiii'lualon ol the Hole liiucrai ceremony the .enate adjiiurnnl until Monday, when diacuaaion tlie aulo IMniing'i treaty will couilnence. Monday, March 13. The aeliate will do ita litmiait lo coin- dete the Santo llniiiiiigo treaty and ad- iiiuru Ihi wei-k. Thl Hianilrnted hen the tr-aty wa taken up in cxecu- ive a4-w.mii today, ror umre thiin an miir the aeiiatora din u.aed way and mean and dually agreed to me-t al 1 1 m. dailv in order to give time lor a nil diacUMinu of the Infumire and et ill adjourn by HatuMay. It ia conceded hat, II the volo were ilelayl la'yoini lliat time, a nuoruin of the nenate could mil le maintained. tine aim-nilinent waa prewnli-l t.alay, prnvnling that on h exiienwe a may he Incurred liy he army and navy eball be paid from he revenue of Snto iMmingo. No leciaiou wa reached. Vola on Treaty Soon. Washington, March 13. Many en atora are linlulgmg tn upwunuion a w the length ol the waalon riiirel to lake action on th Santo Ilomiugo treaty, and whether parly llnea will be Irawn taut when the treaty come to a vole. Thu lr H haa mil ueveiopvu that either party will rnui'iia, and, in (net, ao much difference n to the bite of the treaty ha Ihh-ii nmnileatwl tht it i not la-lieved there will Iw any at tempt to line up the force. Jew a'iiator were al tlie dipnoi yea- tenlav. but neatly all of tboee who were In theircoiniiiittco rooina exprrawl the mdnlon thiit, if there nhoiild not t a line-up, and they are agreed that one i. not like v. the treaty will le nrougui to a vote by the end of the wck, ard id.) ilo. HIKH-lu aeenlon miiv lie ad journed ine die on Saturday. Four of Hi Ship Uieleil. lo.ulon. Miin-h 10. According to the Hi. l'eleridiurg correspondent ol the Dally Telegraph, a telegram rom ice Admiral Uoiclveni.ky, not yet pun- liidicd. atatea that four of hi warnbip are Incapm ltalixl for tiring Ix-emme they are tiHi liiavilv arineil, ami tmii me .ml.leio of coalinir. tin Income o Him cult that he feared be would lie unable to proceed lo the l nrl'.at. l(eH.rta nr.. rurrent at lViver that all the nhip ,.l tl... IWIlle limit have Ik-cii ordered to return to the Knglieh channel pemting (urther limlruction. Need Not Decide Question Yel. Wuabinuton. March 10. Then 1 authority (or the Ntntemeut nueHtion a to whether the that the Irtlhmiitn canal ahall be niiido a ea cvel water way or couatrncted :u the lock ayatcm nenl not lie deterininiid at the outHct of the work. In fact, it ieT Htntisl mat .,rl, ...... 1,1 nroirrena for tivo Vear Of more ladore thia iiiulter would nive arilv Ik divided and without in any way retarding the progrc of conat ruc tion or calming any iteiay, Alaskan Telegraph Work Well Waahlnuton. March 10. llencral lr.i..lv luia receivml a report of the ......rations of the Alaska telegraph y tenia during Jnnuary. The wirolea work run niilntcrruptwlly 107 tiiilea acroBH Norton aound, and tho land line are 1.B00 mihia in length. Mirioua i..i..rriii.tion from wiow and Hevere ,,..,,,. uviiruiriHl. however. Ichs tbnn three hour per atntion, which ia only une-Hlxth of the interruption in oim uary, 104. Russia Pays North Sea Claims. London. March 10. Count Honken dorff, the Kiiaalan nibaador to Great Britain, today paid :i2(i,000 to Foreign u.u..tirv Ijinadowne 111 settlement of the North soa claims, nntl tho incident ONE MUST LEAVE Socretary Hay and His Assistant Don't Agree. DOMINICAN TREATY THE CAUSE Loomif lit Chlaf Promoter Action on Ratification Will Oacida Which Must Go. Waidilngtou, .March 14. I'nleaa otiin conciliatory bird of peace ahall ierch itaelf in the State department oon, ellher SiH-retury Hay or Ida flrat axaixtaiit, Kriincia II. loml. will re tgii within a mouth. That there haa lieen a ruction in the department ha been known for aoine time, but that it had reached a Keriou point ia jurt man ifeat. The Hholu trouble 1 aaid to Im due principally to the liu-t that Secretary liny i not in thorough accord with I'reaidfiit ItiMHH'Vflt in Ilia policy to ward Santo Domingo, a etophair.el by the much i ritictaed treaty now under cnnaiderallon in the aenate, while Hi- rctary lxiiuia 1 the jiower lehliid it in tli ii Stale department. ft la well known that Secretary Hay bii a large lollowing In the aenate and much of the opoition to the treaty, aa eent to (he ai'iiate. i due not only to me on jectioli ol the aenator to the treaty a it atood. but liecnil of their deaire to lllihold the hamla ol Mr. Hay Hy lll'we rlimint to the purtie Con- reriuil uliout three wei-ka i the time given within which one or the other will ri nik'ii. M in It will depend tiMiu Ii,. ai-iion of the aenate on the ending nmn and atlll more on the aucceiw ol lie "prcaidriit and hi friend in heal nit the breach lielween Hay ami u- . . . i i . i mi. Among me leaoer oi rmiurrr. here the haw ol Serrelary Hay to tl abinel In regardwl a HiipmMiible. Mr. Aih-e i actinu wcretary of atatv lay. Secretary Hay In-ing in attend- am e at a meeting ol the I aineg'e limil- tute and Mr. lmii h trip to ( alifuruia. iviug left for a HUGE BOOTY AT SINGKING. Japanet Capture Outfit of an Army and Annihilate a Division. Tokio, March 14. The following re . . . .ii i port wa rereivol Imluy irom wie iieati- 1 ... .1 piarter ol llie Japam-ae armn-a in oe Held: 'tt i etiintl thai tbeoiI which f 01 into our hand in the direction ol S ngkingf Yendenl, aince tlie lavupal ion h.' u ol Tainkeiitchen on February 24 a Ih-cii a follow: "Itiflea, 22,0110: machine gun. ; ainall ammiinitioii, 32(1.000 niunna; hIihIIh, 1 1,600; entrenching tool, 100- wire, 1,200 hiiiidlca; material for a light railway of .13 mile; wagon (or the latter, 4!d; garment, 10 cart- 0; coal mining machinery lor cigtit pit; limlier, ,iwu piwe. 'leilc thee we nioa lare iuiui- tl.-a of cereal, balder, tent, t"i, atiivea, map and telephone, aa well a a great number of bullock and horav. "Thee nv lelt alKiui i,;ouueao on he Held. Wc look HO prisoner. "It ia ealinmteil that the enemy's aullie were almut 20,000. Trimmer aay that Ibe Seventy-find liviaion wa almoiit annilnlatol. NOT YELLOW FEVER, MALARIA. S.rrel.ir Tafl Says That is neann Problem of Isthmus. Washington March 14. Secretary Taft. after a brief talk wttli tlie prem lent todav, wild It waa a mimaaeu re port that yellow fever was on the in- reaae In the American nintm 101-41.1.1- muaof Panama. "M fact.' raid the secretary, "it is not yellow lever mai will give us the uioxt tmunie on me Hlhuiuua, but malaria, which t very univalent. F.ventuwlly, while mere are somo cnes of yellow, fever in the American none, we shall he ahie to stamp out thai uiaeaae. 11 iinw hard light, however, to reuueo innuuv Arising bom malaria." Now Anti-Trust Bill In Illinois. Springfield, 111., March 14. In the lower house of the slate legislature to night there was introduced an anti-iriiHi hill, The definition of a trust i en larirml to include both life insurance companies nnd underwriters. The bill provides a system 01 grauum mm lor corporation vioiaimg me m i, n .. . ... t .1... ...ll....d ixt tlm similar system ior m 00m . corportiti'on nnd it is especially provid ed that any person 01 corporation in jured hy the operation 01 a trust snaii be entitled to sue and recover twofold all damage sustuinetL Storm Bring Joy and Sorrow. San Francisco, March 14. Califor nia, from its northern boundary to San liiego, has been visited by a drenching rain storm, which In ninny quarters proved a blessing to agriculturists, but in others did damage not jet esti mated. Along the cotiHt and in tho .i.ir.Hiui .south the storm wa accom panied by a gale which left in Its trail levelled buildings, uprooted trees and prostrated telegraph pools. A number of vessels are overdue. Mankato Lose Large Building. Mankato, Minn., Mutch 14. The (ilium block, 0110 of the largest building in the city, was entirely destroyed hy fire tonight and a number of adjacent buildings wore damaged. Loss, $160,-000. UTAH LAND FRAUDS DISCLOSED Great Tract of Coal Land Filed on Farm Land by Syndicate. Halt Lake City. Utah, March 14. Special agenf of the Federal govern ment are reported to have been engaged lor aome time past in investigating pub lic land fraud In lull. The Halt Lake Herald todi y state that hundreds of thouiiiil ot acres ol valuable Coal land hav i been acquired by corpora tions by questionable methods. Vast tracts ol coal lands are sslu to have been filed on and patented aa agri cultural and graslug land, and then tranaferred to the coal companies. In many In tam e, it is said, lands nave been Died on as coal lands, under the law which permits every adult citizen to acquire 100 acres ol coal land by purchase, upon payment ol $10 an acre for such landa when situated more than 10 miles from any railroad, and $20 an acre when situated within 16 miles ol a railroad. Later these tilings have been allowed to lapse, and the same landa have been acquired as agri- ultural or grating land al II .50 an acre. More than 2,000 ol these coal entries have been made in the Halt I-ake land olllce, but not more than one in 60 ol the person who made the filing has completed the purchase, the tiling luing and title being secured a agri cultural or grilling land Irom the state land oflice through state land selec tions. Forty filings made In H01 within a iierioa ol 00 days have recently been iuveatiga'ed, and 30 ol the 40 claimant are louml to have been represented by an employe of a big coal corporation, exercising power of attorney. The land was filed on and held for 14 months, as is jwrmitted under the law, without being paid lor, but in none of these caeca was the purchase completed, title being acquired through the stale land ollice at a nominal figure under pro ceeding instituted while the land was covered hy the coal land filings DEAD IN HEAPS. Oyama Reports Result of the Battle of Mukden. Tokio, March 14. The lollowing re M.rt has lieen received Irom Field Mar alial Oyama :: "The number of priaonera, spoils and the enemy's estimated casualties against all our forces In the direction of the Shakhe follow, but the number of prisoner, guns and spoils are in creasing momentarily: "Prisoners, over 40,000, including (ieneral Nakhimoff. "Killed and wounded, estimated at 00,000. " K.neiny left dead on the field, 20,' 500. "Flag, 2. "(iiius, about (10. "Kifle, 00,000. "Ammunition wagons, 150. "Shell, 200,000. "Small arms ammunition, 25,000, 000 rounds. "Cereal, 15,000 koku (almut 75,000 bushels.) "Fodder, 55,000 koku. "Light railway outfit, 45 miles. "Horses, 2,000. "Mao. 2 cartloads. "Clothing and accoutrements, 1,000 cartloads. "Bread, 1,000,000 rations. "Fuel, "0,000 tons. "Hav, (0 tons, U-aidee tools, tents bullocks, telegprah wire and poles, timber, beds, stove, and numerous other property. "No report havo been received Irom our forces in the direction ol mg king." BRIEF LULL IN THE PURSUIT Resumption of Japanese Advance Expected Any Time, is Tie Pass, March 14. The Japanese it is repotted, have ceased their pur suit, at least temporarily. Home of the Japanese are 25 miles below Tie paaa A resumption of their advance is peeled. Rumors are In circulation that the Japanese are already attempt lug another wide turning movement to drive the Russians from Tia pass. The Russian troops here have been arriving with hopelessly mixed units in consoeuence of the change in the front. The troop are being sorted out mi) organizations reformed and assigned to Places to defend the new positions hut whether Tie pass w ill be held or nhandoncd probably will not be decid' ed for several days. Kuropatkin Need a Rest. Ixindon. March 14. The St. Peters. burn correspondent of the Time says "i ieneral Kuropatkin haa asked the enmeror' graciou permission to ham! over his command, alleging that he is in urirent need of physical and mental r st. I learn on the best aulhtrity that the Japanese twice have ap nroached Russia on the subject of peace negotiations, but that in each case the proposal failed because J ipan demand ed an indemnity and a pledge that Rub da would not keep w arships in the Pacific for 25 years. Spoiled Fever In the East Now York, March 14. That cerebro- ninal inenenniti. or "spotted fever, is killing alnrnt 40 person a week in this citv was asserted toniiiht hy Com missloner Turlington, of the health de- imrtinent. and report received from ,.itiH and towns in Connecticut, New Jeigey and Pennsylvania show that Pennsylvania Is not alone in fighting niminst the ravages of this dread dw ease, w hich kills about 60 per cent of those attacked by it. Iroquois Theater Trial March 18. Chicago, March 13. March 15 wa fixed by Judge McEwen today for the opening ol the trial ol Manager Will J. Davis on the charge of manslaughter, growing out of the Iroquois fire. OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST TO SPEND 850,000. j Fast Development on Nt Quart Properly on Applegat Rivsr. Grant Pass The Michigan Mining and Milling company .composed largely of Michigan mining men, of which Vf. . Perry, of Portland, is manager, ia preparing to spend aome $50,000 or more within the next few month in the development and equipment of its quartz mines on Applegate river, eight niilea south ol this city. A large crew s employed at present building a mill. hoi, quarters and In development oi the mine. A large boiler, engine and other machinery will arrive this week and v ill be hauled out at once and laced in position. The mill, which ill be one of the Pratt type, will be ol capacity equal to ten ordinary stamps, and will also be supplied with riffle, separators and verniers, by which at' least 90 per cent of the aasay value ol the quart will be saved. There are three large ledge on tne Michigan company's grounds, ol which there is 600 acres, all highly minera'. ized and well timbered. The Apple- gate flows Juat below, Irom which water can lie derived lor all purposes. The quart carries an average ol $25 a ton n tree gold and suipnureta, ana occurs in a constant vein between porphry and slate. A broad avenue 1 being cleared Irom the camp down to the road, leaving the big oaks, laurels and fir standing, and bv this avenue the camp dwellings and abins will be built. A number ol the Michigan people interested in the mine will make their borne at "Michigan City," the name tl at baa been given the new and fast growing camp. OUT OF THEIR OWN POCKETS Recent of Weston Normal School Will Pay It Expense. Pendleton The regent ol the East ern Oregon normal school held a meet ing here lor the purpose ol devising wavs and means lor the maintenance ot the institution. The board wa unan iinnu aininst the idea ol closing the school, and will hold themselves per sonally responsible lor it needs, be. lieving that in any event no future ieg: Mature will refuse to reimburse any indebtedness that economical manage ment may incur. The action ol the board s- cms to meet the approval of the people of Eastern Oregon, Who are greatly interested in the institution, and say that it should not be closed in any event. Jackson Citizen at Work. Ashland The county court of Jack son county haa appointed a long list ol citizens as a committee to have charge ol arrangements in securing an exhibit at the I.ewi and Clark fair. A meet ing ol thia committee ha been called to take place at Medlord Saturday, March 18, for the purpose of taking definite method of collecting a repre sentative display of the county's re source for exhibition. While the county court haa appropriated no defin ite amount for a county exhibit, 11 will have charge of the same. Umatilla Irrigation Project. Pendleton John J. Whistler, engin eer in charge ol the Oregon reclamation work, savs that Thomas H. Mean, the i ivernment soil expert, will arrive in the city soon to make an investigation aa to the leasibilty of winter irrigation in the lands ol the Umatilla irrigation project. Mr. Means will be in the dis trict only a short time, but the samples of the soil will be forwarded to the gov eminent station at Berkeley, Cal., Ior complete analysis, and the results re turned to thia city. Log Scarcity i Felt. Euirene The big sawmill ol the Rooth-Kellev Lumber company at Cc. bum has lieen closet! down Ior several week. Thia ia partly on account oi the scarcity of logs and partly to give an opportunity to overhaul the plant The indications are at present that there is going to lie great difficulty in netting loirs to the mills this summer, as the stream are now very low and as there is no snow in the mountains they will be very much lower later on May Build Logging Road. La Grande Owing to the light fall of snow in the Blue mountains the past winter and the uncertainty of the vol' ume ol water tn the Grande Ronde river and its tributaries, the Grande Ronde Lumber company at Perry is contem plating building a narrow gauge logging road some 80 mile up the river, where the company haa a large amount ol logs cut, and w hich it will be unable to float to their mill. The road will be built solely for the use of the mill. Shear Sheep by Machinery. Pendleton The J. V.. Livestock com pany has received a five horse power gasoline engine with which to propel a 12 machine sheep shearing plant. The company has 25,000 head to shear at the ranch near Pilot Rock. As these machines make a saving of from one to one and a half pound on a fieece over the old style hand shearing, at the current nrice of 16 and 17 cent a pound for wool the company will make a saving ol over $o,uou. Trees In Bloom at Dallas. Dallas Warm weather ha brought forward the fruit bloom remarkably early this season. Some varieties of prune and plums are blooming. Pears and cherries are coming on very fast. Considerable fear ia felt that late cold rains or frost may do damage. LIVESTOCK FAIR AT WOODBURN Marion and Clackamas County Rais ers Organize for Business. Wood burn The Livestock associa tion ol North Marion ami South Clack amas c unities has been pennaenntly organised in this city. The lollowing officer were chosen: Fred Dose, pres ident; W. P. Pennebaker, secretary; Harry Cole, treasurer. It was decided to hold a livestock lair In Woodbnrn on Saturday, April 1. The stock on which premiums will be awarded will lie stallions, brood mares, colts, roadsters, teams and saddle horses. Other stock, it is expected, will also be exhibited. The stallions will la? divided into classes draught and roadsters with $5 entrance tee and an additional entrance fee ol $2.50 lor sweepstake prize. G. L. Bhryder, M. H. Hhroclt, W. w. A. Leonard, F. J. Miller and J. F. Plank were chosen an executive com mittee to fix prizes, solicit funds and make all other necessary arrangements. The judge will be selected on the day of the fair. The horremen and larm ers are enthusiastic over the projiosed fair and an immense crowd is expected here on that day. INSURANCE RATES HIGH. Hood River Men Hear Proposition for Decrease of 15 Per Cent. Hood River Hood River business men held a conference in the rooms of the Commercial club with .Mr Btone, ol Portland, representing the board ol insarance underwriters, to nnd out just what would be required of the water company in order to secure a re duotion ol insurance rate ii a system of fire protection were installed. Stone stated that he would recommend a re duction averaging 15 per cent from the present almost exhorbttant rates, pro vided the water company would main tain a reserve supply of water in a res ervoir with a capacity of .50,000 gal. Ions, and lay certain size pipe for the mains. Brick buildings were promised a lurther reduction of five per cent. As the water company recently se cured $50,000 on the sale of bonds, it is expected that the city of Hood River will soon be given an adequate system ol hydrants lor fire protection. A vol unteer lire department has already oeen organized, and a $1,200 chemical en gine purchased by tlie city. Newed to Meet Water Users. Vale F. II. Newell, chiet of the gov' eminent reclamation engineers, accom nanied by several consulting engineers, will arrive here in April. Mr. Newell is makine this trip for Ihe purpose of meeting with the Malheur Waterusers' association and to anange matters so that active operation can commence on the Harper basin project during the approaching summer. It seems to be now generally understood that little ditlicuty will be encountered in getting the various owners of the water ditches to "aiirn ud" their land under the agreement recently arrived at, leaving the appraisement of values to arbitra tion. Old Stampmill Found. Medlord What is believed to be the first stampmill that did service in the Oregon gold fields has been brought into Medford. It is a crude machine, heinff hand made throughout, but the principle on which it operated is iden tical to that ol the orthodox and mod ern stamp and battery, the stamp, the mortar, mesh and feeder all being present. The old machine, bramble- covered and going to decay, was lound on a deserted prospect in the mow Springs district, Jackson county. It will be sent to the l'ortlunct tair. Water is Scarce. Sumpter The outlook for placer mining in this section is not so favor able this season as in former years. Snow is rapidly disappearing from the mountain ranges under the influence of warm sunshine during the past three weeks, but cold and freezing nights have a tendency o check the flow of water that should result. Placer min ers as a rule along small waterways are uneasy for fear that all the snow will hi gone before they will 1 able to take advantage ol its benefits as formerly. Cinnabar Mines Show Up Well. Medford The flattering showing made by recent reports of ores from the cinnabar mines of the Meadows quick silver district, of Jackson county, near Trail, has caused a revival of interest in the mining of mercury in this sec tion. Flighty pounds of mercury to the ton is produced by the properties ol the Rogue River Quicksilver Mining company, the shareholders oi which are Medford men. The ore reduces easily and is uniform in value. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Walla Walla, 85c; bluestem 92c; valley, 87c per bushel. Oats No. 1 white, $1.351.40; gray, $1.40(81.45 percental. Hay Timothy, $14g1ri per ton; clover, $lb12; grain, $U($12; cheat, $11(812. Kmrs Oregon ranch, 18c per dozen Butter-Fancy creamery, 27 s32.Hic. Fo'atoes Oregon fancy, 0cS$l; common. 70(S85c. Apples I -tier Baldwins, $1.25 1.50; Spitzenbergs, $1.752, Hops Choice 1904, 24g25c pound m'.i -u.. iooiv. , nminrl: Eastern Oregon,' 123 17c per iund; mohair, choice, 2520c per pound. GERMAN CLAIMS ARE TOO HIGH Negotiation for Settling th Samoan Indemnity Drag. Washington, March 13. The nego tiation between America, Great Brit ain and Germany looking to a settle ment ol the Samoan indemnity claims, have practically come to a standstill, owing to a wide difference ol opinion a to the extent ol damage sustained by the German subject in the Samoan group as a result ol joint operation by the American and iiritisii naval lorce in ItiOO to suppress a rebellion. The question ol the liability ol Amer ica and Great Britain Ior the damage sustained by German plantation owners was decided by King Oscar ol Sweden, in favor of the claimants in luoz, but the arbitrator, did not attempt to assess individual damages, leaving this to be adjusted by negotiation. These negoti ations have dragged along ever since 1902. and the principals now find them selves no nearer an agreement than at the beginning. The German claim amount to about $65,000. The British and American negotiator insist that this sum ia excessive and that $25,000 ia a good price Ior the property de stroyed. It i probable it will be necessary 10 appoint a commission to take testimony aa to the extent ol the actual damage, though the smallness ol the amount in volved would seem to make thi an unduly expensive undertaking. Meanwhile the claimant are becom ing restive and are bringing pressure to bear on the German government to se cure settlement. WILL NOT GIVE UP. Czar Will Send Another Army to the Far East. St. Petersburg, March 13. The im mediate answer of the Russian govern ment to the defeat at Mukden Is the an nouncemet that a new army will be raised and the forces in the Far East reorganized ; that Vice Admiral Rojest vensy will be ordered to sail on and try conclusion with Togo, and that the war will be prosecuted to the bitter end. Thi is the present temper ol Emper or Nicholas and bis dominant adviser, voiced in a firm official announcement that the position ol Russia is unchang ed, and that the initiative for peace can only come Irom Japan. Should the island empire choose to tender "moder ate" terms and recognize its adversary as the power in the Far East, peace could be easily arranged; but the voice ol her diplomacy in various part of the world indicate that she ia not ready to do this, and the Russian gov ernment, with the full magnitude ol the disaster at Mukden still undeter mined, but with the 1905 campaign seemingly already hopelessly compro mised, retreat to Harbin inevitable and Vladivostok practically lost, declare that the time haa not yet come when Russia can be forced to humble herself. HE HAS DODGED OYAMA'S TRAP Kuropatkin' Line of Retreat Secure, Though Jap Pound Both Side. St. Petersburg. March 13. Russia still has an army in the Far East and its line ol retreat iB not cut. Field Marshal Oyama's trap was again sprung too late to bag the prey he desired, and, though pounded on the rear and both flanks, and losing heavily m kill ed, wounded and prisoners, General Kuropatkin with the main portions 01 his forces intact is falling slowly back to Tie pass, where a considerable part ol his army has already arrived and joined hands with the reserves in pre paring a position behind which the beaten army may find shelter. General Kuropatkin himself, with the rear guard, was reported Saturday afternoon in the y'.cinity of Syanzia. 25 miles below Tie pass, having accom plished some 15 miles oi his retreat, and being already beyond the jaws of the trap as originally set. How many oi his men he was obliged to leave be hind, and whether any of the units ol his army were cut off or captured be fore tne retreat began is not stated. AIM El Paso, Tex., March 13. The whole territory of Arizona is covered wnn water aa a result ol the heavy rain and ' snows and in many places the desert that has not known water for a decade is now a lake. At Silver City there ha fallen 28 inche ol rain during the last eight months, and rivers heretofore dry are now crossed by ferryboats. All re cords for moisture have been broken in this entire section. Railroads are de moralized, not only from washouts but from soft tracks and many mile will have to be rebuilt. Investigate Railroad Rates. Washington, March 13.' Railroad rate legislation was the subject of a talk today between the president and Senator Elkins, chairman ol the inter state commerce committee ol the sen ate. Senator Elkins said it waa the purpose ol the committee to begin it investigation ol the rate question next Tuesday. Senator Elkins suggested that November next would be. early enough to call an extraordinary session it one were called at all. Only Awaits Third Squadron. Paris, March 13. Vice- Admiral Doubasoff, who ha arrived here lroin London on hi way to St. Petersburg, in an interview with tlie Echo de Paris, says Admiral Rojestvensky's squadron ia not returning to the Baltic sea, but per i simply cruising and awaiting the ar I rival ol the third squadron under Ad- miral JNeboeaton. n nen una luut-uun is made they will proceed immediately to the Far East. waa thus cloBcd. 000,000.