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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. '
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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.
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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.
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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.