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Newspaper Page TextI 11- THE OREGON vol. xxii; KT. JIISLENH, OREGON, FHIDAY, MAItCII 31, 1903. NO. 16. MIST NEWS OFJHEWEEK Id a Condensed Form lor Our Busy Readers. HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS A Rsum of tb Important but Not Lm InUrotllns Evnl of lh Patl Weak. KelieWed dUllirlIIO In l(ual ramie rriit alarm. President Castro la threatened with niliitlin aud foreign war. The Japaneae fleet liaa sailed (mm Borneo to meet tint Italtic squadron. Mm. Chadwlek liaa been sentenced to ten year' Imprisonment, Him ha appealed. An American arhlp will carry homo tl body hi Ilia lata Hanoi Aapiroi, Mexican mbasaador to the United Malm. Unmlaii official lllv now that the prtKiim mi Llnlevilvh liaa ha lwm r lirvr.1, lie Japanese will neat be heard lr. mi in limit ul Vladivostok. President Roosevelt and I'rmlilt-iit Dial, l Mexico, tnay Uiwt on the In ternational Itouwlary when Ida former make lil Houihem trip early In April A report front Japanese aourrc aaya that a large part of Hat bin liaa Iwen burned. Ureal iua itilia ul reaurve iilii Intended tut tlia Itusalan army are !' rrMrtnl to hav lw burned, The Chicago, Milwaukee A Ht. I'aul ha completed survey to Ilia Pacific rnwal, touching all Ilia principal cilie. i'.rrioirtu-tniii will commence at "life an I liiO.OOO.OOO ia placed a the amount n( ciwiiillture to put tlia line lo work irK order, II, Mill tie In Manchuria are sua ln. Id while Uia armies rvorgaulM. Tlioiinaiula til lorked-ul workmrn In St. Petersburg IliCfaWn an outbreak. Haiito iHuiilngo niay ak Ilia United State lo art aa receiver lur that rutin tVtro's attitude continnr menacing, rranr ami Ui United HtaU may combine to diac Iptiuo tiiru. Violent storm throughout OkUhom have caused lour death and numeiou liifurira beside a heavy properly In). Contracla lor rock for Ilia Jolty at Ilia mouth ul the Columbia liava ln lot and dellverlr) will begin next mouth. Tim two big or pan liner Parisian and Athami collided while entering the Halifax, N. K., harbor, and both were badly Injured. . A Pennsylvania oil authority aaya nothing liaa ever hern amn lo compare with the oil territory of Kanaaa and Indian Territory. A man liaa ronfewed to pulling the pike and raila It from tha Uock Inland track In Iowa to awa what would lipxn alien a train paused. Work nn tha Tacoma public buildtng ill 1 delayed another year in the hoxi ol securing an addition to the 1300,000 already appropriated. Julea Verne, tha noted French novel lit, ia dead. Kanto Domingo may auk protection ol the I'lilted State. Tha Oregon City land office; will be removed lo I'ortlaud. Mr, (had lik admit' of dehta amounting to 9760,000. Honor de Aaplroa, the Mexican am baarador at Waahiligtoli, la dead. Peasant revolt In Russia are becom ing widespread and aoldiera object to hiHiling, French banker have agreed to make It ii won a loan on condition that ahe make pence, A consular dispute lietween Norway and Sweden niay diaaolve the union be tween them, , Venraiieta refuses to arbitrate diapute with United Hlatea and diplutnatio re- lutioni mny be broken. ' ' The prealdeiit flnda ha haa not the wer to reduce the number of canal comuiiaaioiiera, though Jie may make any change In the jmraimnol ia "'J' dealrn. TnrroriaU have warirW the Ruaalan grand dukua that they will be removed. Canadian ahlpbulldoin have aakad the government for a bounty of wr ton for ten year on Canadian built hip to protect tha Indimtry agninat liritiah competition. ' ' - The Phllipplnea piay be aold to Japan. The United Statea liaa riditaed to aid foreign clulinant agalnat Panama. The Italtlc Awl hat been Been In the Indian ocean nailing eaatward. Germany haa angered Turkey by pro toating agalnat buying anna In Franc. Twenty-four CIiIiicm smuggled over the Mexican border at Kl I'aao, Texan, have been arroNtud, Tha pruhldont hH)i to stave off for eign Intervention hi Santo Domingo until congroaa meet. Tha eruption of Veauvlu I abating, there being only an occaalonal puff of light material and auioke. SINK AT DOCKS. Damage to Ocean Liner In Colllilon Wora Than Thoucht. Hulllax, N. 8., March 2H. The two wean teaiiiera, the ParUlan and the Alhaiio, whoae 1.H00 paaaengnr were mvihi iroiii hwkIIjIo dealh at aea after the colllmiioii hclwwn tha two veamil off the harlior' mouth yraterday by a thrilling 1 A-mlle race for almllow waUir, ahowed plainly today how aerioua wan the accident, tha I'arlaiaii renting on the bottom at her dot k and the Al baiin'a fore -nk Ixdng full of water. The Pariaan, which came up the har bor at 0 o'clock Inat night with a gap ing hole in her atarhoard aide from the Alhano't aharp prow, flllml gradually during the night, and at dawn bur engine room hail been flmalxd, lier Ore exlltigtitahed, her lower dm-k waa awaah and her knd renting in the mud. A large part of her cargo ia damaged by water, I tit the bulk of the mail, emulating of 400 aacka, waa nvovcrt-d In good condition. The atalvnieiita of the two command er of the viwla a to the probable caiiae of the rolllaion are coiiltictlng, and the court will be luvokiil lo place the rrapimaibility. Prix-i-eding have ben bfgun ill the Admiralty court agalnat the Hamburg American com pany, owner uf the Allmno, mid tmlay that atramer wa lilH-llel for $1)10.000 da in In liehalf of J. A A. Allan, owner of the I'urlaian. Ijilcr it wa announced that a counter auit would tie brought by the Herman company. MEXICO ON GOLD BASIS. Prtldni Dial tut Dacra Author ltd by Coogr.ii. Mexico City, March ZH. Preaidcnt I'la haa imm-l a decree for the reform of the monetary ayalrm authoriteil by coiigmw In Ilei-enjlier laat. The decree evlahliahf the 2 fi, or vilver ilollar, at a value of AO cent gohl, and the theoretical unit of the Mexican cur rency I dellned lo lie the dollar or o of 76 centigram of gold. An important feature of the decree I a proviaion for a reaerve exchange fund, which, at Drat, will conaiat of 118,000,000 or ?.0(H),0(H), and may he iucreaaed. The original plan did not provide for the immediate eatab liahmeiit of thia fund, but it ia now deemeil wiiw to atari with one aimul- tnliiHiualy with the iM-glntiiiig of the new monetary avateiu. The mini will be chwed April In to the free coinage of ailvef ami the new monetary yatem will go into effect May I. The publication of the decree give general antiidiu-tion in buaiueaa ami financial circle. It aaure buai-iii-m men againat torn' in liuirttng. STANFORD CASE IS DROPPED. Every Claw Known lo San Franclaco Police it Run lo Earth. lin L'r.i.,-i Munli I'H It ana announcetl at ilice lieadiuartera today t l..i I everv known lli'W ill the St nil fi Til cane had U-rn run to earth, and that the complexion ol the matter liatl not changed in the leaat. Itarring a con- (ewioii or omelhlng "turning up, tlie K.llci admit that they will never eolve il,. mvaierv of how. January 14. in thl" im irvi biiiiie ooiaon waa lilaced in the Poland water uaed by the late Mr. Kianford. Timi in.MKin of the mvaterv connect- ml with her tragic death at Honolulu, the police ay. ha been aid veil on Hie ibnt Mr. Htanford died bv natural canoe and that the powdered atrychiilne found in the bicarUuiate of whI waa placed there by aome uruggiai and intended a a tonic. The police detective working on the .... I.ve all turned their attention to other matter, and while nominally men are detailed on the cane, in reality the department haa entirety uropptpu it. CORTELYOU TO SUCCEED SHAW Will Becoma Secretary of Treaiury In Another Yaar. Vhliitftoii. March 28. I-eaio M. Shaw, accretary of the treaaury, haa lignilled hi intention ol retiring irom iiiblic olllce on February 1, I WW, at I.. ..( (otir.vear ti rni. It I rn- porttHl in olllcliil circle In Waahlngton that Poatmanter ticiieral ueorge n. vor telvou will auccetHl him. No author!- ed atatement ha Ihcii made on thl point, but the aiwumptlon ia generally eepted a" correct. Kana' Fight with the Truat. 'r....Ab. W.n . March 28. The Kai- ana Natural tlaa company, through ,it attorney, baa ftlttl In the Supreme court' an amendment to it answer to the auit brought to compel It to how cairn why It l operating In Kiimtim. The petition aak that the auit lie di- laaed at the coal ol mo auoe. uu it ... broiiuht Bualiiat the company luat fall by the attorney general. It allcgc.il that the company n"' ll.nrlJv til ll-HIIMCt bllHlll('B ill tlie atato, tho charter board having refumxl to grant a licciixo, In Vary Strong Poaitlon. 8t. PtiterHliurg, March 28. A die latch received from Hyplngai atatt i... i ii... Itnaiiiin pommandvr haa auc- cccdcd in w ithurawing all of hi rear guard to a very ationg petition, where they will be able to wlthatand any at tack of the jApuneae. The diapaUh aUttuM that the aplrita of the men ia of tho beat and that tney are necoming haw unit mnr eon fldent. Itlafurthur atnttxt that Uoncriil Kuropatkln la dla- ingiilnlilng hiniHwlf. Hit by Bomb. Wnrum Mitri'h 28. A bomb wu thrown Into the carringo of 'taron von Nolken, chief ol police ol v aranw, at o o'olwk thia evening, it waa reporwu that the Huron waa aoveroly wounded. HAY MAYJEDIATE Snspected Purpose ol Hay's Eu ropean Trip. OPINIONS OF THE DIPLOMATS Whenever Hay Hat Been Reported III, a Great Stroa of Diplomacy Haa Quickly Followed. WiihIiIiihIoii, March 28. Several prominent diplomat in Waahington be lieve that John Hay, aecretiiry of atulc, during hi trip to Italy, wilt make nn effort lo aeo what can be done in tlie way of mediation and act I lenient of the war in the Far F.aat. The new from the Axirea that Mr. Ilny'a health wa improved, and that he rxHf ted to re turn lo Waahington by May 12 add color to thia theory. The diplomat attach great import ance to the new that Henry While, the new I'll Hod Htntci amhawador to Italy, wa ordered to haaten hi arrival at bia iat. Mr. Huy and Mr. White are warm icrniial friend, ami the aec retary Im great confidence in Mr. White' adroitnea in diplomacy. It ha been flgureil out in the diplo matic cor pa here Unit llnly U practi cally the only country of importance in F.uroe that might l exjiectiHl to take part in friendly mediation without be ing auajM-rtt-d by either liuaaia or Japan of ulterior motive or hoetile intent. Mr. Hy ha come to be regarded alnioet a a fetich by diplomat ta-tiont-d in Wiahiiigtou. Tlu-y ns-all that he frequently ha U-en ill, con fined to hia hoiiMi, and inacctmibln to diplomat, and half a d icn time after theitti lllneaae aometliing of great im IHirtance ha hiix-ne.l hearing cn dip lomatic affair. , a, ,. - MUST GIVE SPAIN HER GUNS Secretary Tafl Call on Cuba to Carry Oul Trmt of Traty. Waahington, March 28. Spain ha never been able to aceure from Cuba the ordnance left there at the termina tion of the Hpaiiich-AinericHii war, and Henor Ojiila called on Secretary Tuft today to lenrn the piatition of Una gov ernment in the mutter. Clider the term id it-ace it wna held that Spain wa entitled to all movable ordnance In Cuba and Porto Jtico, and in the latter cae it claim had tieen rocognited and tha onlnance trana fcrred. Hut In the cae of Cuba there apM-ar to be Homo dillii'lnty in awur ing the recognition by the Cuban gov ernment of the obligation entered into by the United State. Secretary Taft canned a cablegram to be aent to Miniater Suirr in Havana inatructing him to notify the Cuban aulhoritie that the onlnance in que lion remain the propearty of Spain, that It wa never poerd by the I'nited State and ahould U returned to Spain. STEP TO HOME RULE. Cantuf of Philippine ia Completed Legitlatur in Two Year. Waubimrion. March 28. Secretary Taft today nolillisl Prealdent Itooaevelt that the ceniui ol the riiilipptne ilanil had tM-t-n compieien ami pun liabed, and under the law of July 1, t!H)2, two year from thidate the pre Ident ehali dim-t tho Philippine com mli.aiiin to rail a ucneral election for the choice of delegate to a popular anacmblv. All legialalire power on the inland ill il,..n.(ii.r lie vented ill a It-iriela- ture coniting of two hotiae, the Phil li.niii.. eoiiiiniaiiion and the Philippine aHuembly. The condition on which the election i to l called i that complete lcace aball have continiUHl in the terri tory of the inland not occupied by Moro or other non-Chriatian trilit-. Tlie Mipular election i not to extend to the Moro tribe. Two reaident commiaaioneni to the tlnitml State will lie elected when a legialature i clioaen. Would Federate with Canada. T..r.,.,i,, Out.. Miindi 28 M. Fil- lian, a menilwr of the Dominican legia- . .1 .! lilt lire, now Here, aaya ino eeiiiiinciu i.. il.u Itriliub Weat Imliea i HtroiiL'lv ill favor of federation with Cnnada. "There are among um,' mini ho, i.r.tlv mv but would be irliid to ace aoiiio achemu iimuguniti'd for bringing the two more closely logcmer. i iiiiiik a union would be helpful to both." Mr. Flllian haa acen Premier I.nurier on the aubjwt and la hopeful of good vault, and will alao interview the Ontario premier. Tornado Wipe Out Town. 8t, Paul, Minn., March 28. A re port reached thin city tonight that the I it 1. t.lU'll I if l.oiilHhtirn in the extreme weatern portion of the stale hud been practically wiped out oy a tormiuo nini that aeven permiuH bad been eeriotialy injured. It waa also stated that from two to aeven were killed, but up to a late hour It ha been impossible, owing tn lack of teleizrniih facilities, to verify the latter statement. Louisburg is a town of about 1U0 people. Call to Jameatown Expoxition. Wuuliiiiton. March 28. Uefore Presl .l.iti t. mint week ha will issue a proclamation inviting foreign nation to participate In tno exposition to ue ntmi In the aunimer of 11107 In the vicinity of Hampton Hoada in celebration of the settlement of Jameatown, a. TWO GREAT PROJECTS. Reclamation of Tract In Idaho and Another In Montana. Washington, March 27. The tecre-j tary of the Interior today et apart 300,000 from the reclamation fund for the purpose of beginning operation In connection with the l'ayette-lkiUa Irri gation project In Idaho, and $1,000, 000 for the tame purpoae in connection with the Milk River project in Mon tana. It 1 calculated that 370,000 acre will be reclaimed in Idaho ai.d 320,000 in Montana, and the ultimaU coat of the two enterprise ia fixed at 111,000,000 and 110,000,000 respect ively. An international question I Involved in the Milk river case, aa a portion of that river, from w hicb It is proposed to divert water, lie in Canada, and to tie matter Secretary Hitchcock' has been giving pt-raonal attention. After conferring with the president, he ha I untrue ed Director Walcott, of the Geological survey, to take Immediate atci to carry into effect the plan of the reclamation service for storing flood In St, Mary' lake, diverting the water of St. Mary's river over into the head of Milk river and ultimately across the headwater of Milk river in to the Maria and again out of the Maria back into Milk river in Mon tana, thus creating a great artificially regulated system of water supply south of the international boundary. It is expected that construction will be begun this season on the diversion of St. Mary's river Into the headwaters of Milk river, allowing the water to flow for a time through Canada back into the United States. PEACE IS NEAR. Preliminary Pourparler Being Held in Northern Capital. Parfs, March 27. Inquiry late last night tends to strongly confirm the statement In last evening' dispatch that approaches toward jK-ace between itussia and Japan have already begun at a private conference in Northern Kurojiean capital. In view of the statement from St. Petersburg that pourparlers were going on in Paris, the Associated Pre lost night called at the Kussian embassy and at the Jai ant-se legation. Ambassador Nelidoff stated specifically that he knew noth ing about such negotiations being in progress here, and Minister Montono, while declining to discuaa the general queation of peace, authorised the state ment that no pourparler were occurr ing in Paris. At the foreign ortice it was alao stated that officials there were not aware of ste toward peace. The foregoing statements by Count Nelidoff and Dr. Montono, while indi cating that negotiations are not pro ceeding here, do not alter the main statement that peace preliminaries are attially progressing elsewhere. The real explanation is probably to be found in the Paris dispatch of last evening that a preliminary conference had already been held at a northern capital. There are strong indications that this capital is Stockholm, and that the negotiations will be conducted at Stockholm, if the preliminaries prove successful. Copenhagen also is men tioned, but it is understood that the point was raised against past or future couferencea there that there is a large and influential Britsb element at that capital, whoae sympathies might be hostile to Kuasia. Sweeping Increase In Wages. Pittsburg, March 27. Ollicials of the United States Steel corporation are re- IHirted to have completed all plans pre paratory to making the announcement of a sweeping wage increase to go into effect Saturday, April 1. The amount of the increase is not known at present, but it is stated that, with the exception of tonnage men in the steel mills, all employes will re-eive the full amount of tlie former reduction, rue total in crease, they say, will approximate $9,- 000,000. The advai ce wilt attect t'O, 000 workmen in this d strict. Waahington Building Falls. St. Louis, March 27. While work men were raxing I be tall building erected by the state of Vasliington at the World's fair, the building suddenly collapsed and three men were injured. The work of demolition had been iu progress since the first of tho month. A)l but three of the gigantic 1 10-foot timber props that peculiarly character ised the construction of the building had been taken down. While workmen were taking down another the building fell. Collecting Alaska Exhibit. Washington, March 27. The Interior department recently sent Godfrey Cheal&ndor on a tour ol Northern Alas ka to collect exhibit for the Lewis and Clark exposition, in addition to those shown at Ht. Louis. He will cover the territoiv from Fairbanks to Cape Nome collecting specimens on the way and advertising the exposition aa be goes. J. 11. ltidgoway, government taxutcrnv 1st, is now at Sitka preparing the Alas ka fur exhibit for Portland. Lena Remains Until War Ends. San Fiancisco, March 27. First As sistant Secretary of State F. B. Loomis, when asked today whether ho had re solved on any action with regard to the Unssinn cruiser Lena, which ia now held at Mare Island, said: "I paid a visit to the Lena yesterday, but ahe will not be released until the war la ended, for that would be a breach of the neutrality laws. She will have to tay at Mare Island." OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST PROTEST TO GOVERNMENT. Removal of Land Office to Portland Is Bitterly Opposed. Oregon City There wlil be vigorous opposition offered to the proposed re moval of the land oflice from this city. The claim that the removal of the office to j.'ortland is being made for economical reasons is not accepted as genuine by Oregon City people, who think they see in the plan a move pre liminary to the consolidation ol the government's land business In this state in a central office with headquar ter at Portland. At present there are six hind offices in the state, those other than in tin city living located at The Dalit!, La Grande, Lakeview, Roeeburg and Burns. At any rate it i believed here that a consolidation of the Oregon City and Kosehurg offices could be effected to the improvement of the ser vice. But so far as the move being in the interest of economy, Oregon City people laugh at the idea. The Oregon City office now occupies a suite of five rooms, for which a monthly rental of $:10 ia paid, and it is argued that sim ilar rooms could not lie had at Portland for several time that amount. In ad dition it appears that accommodations must Ins pri vidvd for the land oitice at Portland, all available room having been otherw ise appropriated in the gov ernment buildings. In their present iiuarters tlie officials of the Oregon City land oflice have no extra room and co'ild not transact the business of the oflice in more limited quarters. The land ollice here is the first land ofhVe that was established in Oregon, and one of the first created west of the Mississippi river. Relic From Jackson County. Medford The curious and interest ing relics found in an Indian grave on the farm of J. H. Ring, Jackson cou..ty, a few days ago, will be sent to Portland, as a part of the Jackson county display at the Lewis and Clark fair. In the grave, besides the skel eton of the brave, there was found a decayed plainsman's blanket, a U. S. army coat, the buttons of- which bore tho dattWof 1837 and 1487. Three Mexican dollars of the stamp of 1840 were also found. Then there was a scalping knife, brads of all size and hues and other articles taken by the brave from unfortunate victims of Iu- lians during the early days. Bronze Status of Sacajawea. Portland The clay model for the statue of Sacajawea has been shipped from Chicago to New lork, where the bronze canting will be made. Miss Alice Cooper, the sculptor, has achieved a most remarkable success in her work. After the exposition the statue will be presented to the city of Portland. The cost of the statue will be l'J.000, of which 7,000 has been subscribed, all but $200 of this amount coming from persons outside of Portland. July 6, Sacajawea day, all children under 15 years wearing Sacajawea badge will be admitted to the fair grounds upon pay ment of 10 cents. Heavy Rains on Arid Land. Irrigon This whole section has re ceived such a drenching as the oldest inhabitant never heard of at .this sea son. The precipitation of last week excteds three week inches, and the en tire section east of the Cascades and west of tlie Blues is soakd down to the gravel. This means wonders for the wheat belt in Morrow, Gilliam, Uma tilla and the Horse Heaven countries, aud to Irrigon it means that people need not resort to irrigation lor many weeks. Settlers have already put out over 150,000 tree this spring. Crawford as Grammarian. Salem Attorney Geneial Crawford holds that the tax exemption law oper ate to exempt personal property (household goods) to the extent of 300 worth aud no more. The question arose out of a mistake in punctuation in the exemption clause of the Shelley act , wherein sevf rl articles of property were set oft with a semicolon and then numerous other articles of furniture and household goods were punctuated with commas, preceding this clause: "To tho value of 300 shall be exempt from taxation. Indians are Dying Out. Chvmawa From retwrta received from the Grand Romle reservation it appears that the Indians of the North west are either rapidly passing away or elsc-bcini! absorbed by the body politic In tho'ollicinl report for 1878 it was stated that there were 807 Indians on the Grand Ronde reserve: in 1880 510 were reported; in 1897, 399 ; while at the present time there are living there 353, td whom 60 are old and decrepit.be ing supported by the government. Fleece Average 12 Pounds. Tend let on Charles Cunningham has 35 men shearing sheep on his ranch south of here, near Pilot 'Rock. Thus far they have sheared 10,000 and have ll.OOO to shear. His sheep are pure bred Merino and are yielding, on an average, fleeces weighing 12 pounds each. Mr. Cunningham contracted all of his clip to tho Union woolen mills for 17 cents a pound early iu the season . Will Run a Long Tunnel. Silverton The Lewis & Clark Min ing & Milling company has let a con tract for their 800-foot tunnel, to be Increased to 500 feet, and the work will begin at once. Lsat year this company equipped the mine with modern ma chinery and now this new contract will thoroughly develop the ledge. LITTLE WHEAT IN UMATILLA. ' " ' Only One Large Lot of 40,000 Wait Coming of Assessor. Pendleton Assessor Strain reports but one lot of wheat of any consequence in the county to be assessed this year. This is 40,000 bushels belonging to the Balfour-Guthrie Warehouse company in this city. All other large lota have been disposed of long ago and most of it shipped from the county. The Pnget Sound warehonse report the purchase of a small lot of 1,000 bushels of wheat from Oliver & Co., grocer of this place, but aside from that there are practically no sale. Some of the farmers who had seed wheat saved over from last fall, which they did not need to use, are offering that for sale, and some small purchases have been made. Estimates are that not over 75,000 bushels remain in the county, and all those are in small holdings. Those who have not sold will likely hold over until another year, as the prices of late have been declining instead of advanc ing. TO CONTROL FRUIT PRICES. Growers' Association Arrange ' for Single Selling Agents. Hood River In order to prevent overstocking of the fruit markets, the fruit associations of Hood River, Puy- allup and Vashon propose to unite in having one representative salesman each at Helena, Butte and Great Falls, and also at other points east. At local points it is proposed that one broker shall, act for the several as sociations. Fruitgrowers are determ ined as much as possible to fix prices in each of the different markets. Job bers and commission merchants will handle the fruit on a fixed basis, and as soon as any market is likely to be overstocked, the representatives will advise the shipping associations to di vert the shipments elsewhere. Test Standard Ores. Sumpter D. L. Killen and E. F. Warner, of the firm of Killen, Warner & Co., mining promoterc, are now at Denver, where a test is being made ol the ores of the Standard group, in the Quartzburg district. This firm has fiaanced the Slaidard, and expects large returns from the immense body of ore opened on the porperty. The object of the test is to decide npon the character of the reduction plant to oe installed at the mine this season for the proper treatment of the ores. The Standard is one of the many properties shipping ore to the smelter here. Cottage Grove Mill May Start. Cottagee Grove It is rumored that the Long & Bingham sawmill, which was recently sold to Eugene and other parties, will Boon be started up. A few meetings have been held between the interested parties, and it is the ex pression that the mill will start up in the near future. This mill was ran successfully for several months, aa the timber was taken from the territory crossed by the O. & S. E. Rail-oad. George H. Kelly, of the Booth-Kelly Lumber company, and W. E. Brown, of Eugene, have been investigating the matter. Electric Line Man Will Not Talk. Salem Isaac W. Anderson, of Spo kane, who is a representative of the Rhoades, Sinkler & Butcher syndicate, of Philadelphia, which recently bought a large interest in the Salem Electric Light Power Street Railway system, is in Salem inspecting the plant. He declined to either atlirm or deny the report that it is the intention of his company to build interurtian trolley lines in the valley. He gives the im pression, however, that there is no present foundation for the atones that have been pubrshed. Will Take the Oregon Census. Pendleton Tlie blanks for the regu. lar state census have been received by Assessor C. P. Strain, and the work of takins it with the regular county as sessment will besin on April 1. The last census taken of Umatilla county, five years ago, showed 13,000 popula tion, and Assessor Strain believe that this year will show at least 22,000. In taking this census Mr. Strain asks the co operation of the people of the county to assist the census takers. Oregon Stock in Good Health. Salem AVith'the exception of mange in one band of horses in tastern Ore' gon, in which case two head have been killed and the rest are being dipped, the general health of stock in this state is good. This is according to the verbal report made by State Veterina rian McLean to the Domestic Animal commission. PORTLAND MARKETS. Oats No. 1 white, 1 1.87,' 1.42 gray, $1.50 per cental. Hay Tiniothv, $141, clover, $11 12; grain, $li12; cheat, U12 per ton. Wheat Walla Walla, 8087c blue- stem, 94c; valley, 87c. Eggs Oregon ranch, 1818jc per dozen. Butter Fancy creamory,27S2c Pjtatoes Oregon fancy, 85(gl0c; common, 05(3800. Apples Fancy, $1.752.50 per box; choice, $11.25. Hops Choice 1904, 2324c per pound. Wool Valley, 19 20c per pound; Eastern Oregon, 12ai7c per pound; mohair, choice, 2830c per pound. WAITS FOR TITLE. A 8oon as Secured Goqernment Wil Begin Celilo Canal. Washington, March 24. It devel oped today, npon inquiry at tlie War department, that the government is not likelj to begin construction of The Dalles-Celilo canal, because the state of Oregon ha not yet conveyed to the Federal government absolute title to the right of way for this waterway. The original act of congress authoriz ing the canal stipulated that no work should be done until the state had pre sented right of way to the government free of cost. When this condition was imposed by congress, steps were taken by the state looking to the purchase or condemnation of the necessary lands and army engineers are advised that most, if not all, of ttie land necessary has been purchased or condemned. In fact, last September Mtjor Langfltt transmitted to the chief of engineer abstract of title to this land. These abstracts were examined by the attor ney general and approved as being suffi ciently binding. The papers were then returned to Major Langntt with the understanding that the state would make payment for the various parcels of land included in the right of way. Since that time nothing has been beard from Major Langntt or from the state, and, so far as the War department is aware, thia right of way ha not been purchased. Until the title is turned over to the government, not one cent of the $300, 000 appropriated last session can be ex pended. Notwithstanding this situa tion, Major Langfltt will proceed with the prepuraion of the project for the expenditure of this money and work will begin in accordance with this plan just s' soon as title to tfle right cf way rest in the government. BACK TO BAIKAL. Russians May Continue Their Retreat When Harbin is Reached. St. Petersburg, March 24. The pos sibility that, if the Russian army should be unable to hold the lower line of the 8ungari river and Chunchiatso, it may be compel lea to retreat not oniy to Harbin, but also further westward along the railroad, abandoning to the Japanese Northern Manchuria and the Russian maritime Amur provinces a well, is the latest startling news from the front. The strategic weakness of General Linievitch'a position as he falls back northward is made clear by the Gunshn dispatches to the Associated Press, in which it is pointed out that, unless ChunchiatBU and the Sungari lines, a scant 100 mile below Harbin, can be held, it will be difficult to maintain a position farther back before Harbin, where, with the front of the army par alleling the railroad, the practicability of a turning movement to completely sever communications and isolate the army 5.000 miles from home is too ser ious for Russian consideration. In view of this possibility the dispatch alluded to suggests the advisability of immedi ately providing Vladivostok with war munitions and supplies for two year siege. WILL ADOPT LESSONS TAUGHT. President and General Officer Will Apply Them in Army. Washington, March 24. Results of the observation of American army offi cers during the Russo-Japanese war formed the subject of a conference today between the president and Assistant Secretary of War Oliver, General Cro sier, chief of the bureau of ordinance and several officers of the general staff. The importance of individual initiative in the soldier and of higher physical training than heretofore has character ized the private in the ranks has been made evident. The conference today was preliminary to the adoption of such means as will increase the training and add to the initiative of the enlisted men join the army. The methods will be taught them which are born of exper ience and observation. It is expected that these methods not only will in crease the efficiency of the private sol dier, but also will enable him the bet ter to protect himself and perhaps hi comrades in time of emergency. The new methods will be promulgated in' general orders to the army. Election Indictments Quashed. Pueblo, Colo., March 24. Eighty six grand jury indictments for forgery and uttering forged instruments in con nection with the recent election were quashed in the Distcict court today by Judge Voorhee, who sustained the mo tions directed against the bills by coun sel for the defense. , At the conclusion of court District Attorney White stated that he would at once prepare direct information to cover every indictment quashed today. All the defendants are held under heavy bonds on other charges. Must Make Price Uniform. Laanaing, Mich., March 24. In the house today a bill was introduced pro hibiting differences in the price of oil other than those directly traceable to frieght charges. The bill is aimed to prevent discrimination between locali ties. It has been alleged that one county in Michiagn recently had to sub mit to an arbitrary increase in the price of oil coincident with the winning of a lawsuit against the Standard Oil com pany by residents of that county. Damage of S 1,000,000 la Dona. Pittsburg, March 24. The crest of the flood was reached early today and the rivers are receding rapidly. It is estimated that the total loss to local industry since the flood began wilsl ex ceed 1,000,000.