THE
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.