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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON MIST. ""VOL. XXII. " " : , . , m , , 81'- IlKl.lfVU tllWlliJ VDI11AV t l)lfl m tnnw .-r NEWS OF THE WEEK In a Condensed Form for Our Busy Readers. HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS A Roums of lh Cot Important but Not Lot Interesting Evtntt of ths Past Wok. lUilh rmle In Manchuria ars ready r another Mil Imttla. I in I inn warahlp are at hand to en ,,ri demand on Veneiuel If neee ary. l la olllclaHy nnncd tliat the KiiuUn licet ha finally atarled fur Vladivialnk. Il I announced that Kind AMmiao o( "pain will marry the Prlucea of Con nauglil, uf F.nglend. iMurtia mm to Indicate that the Re publican atate ticket ha rarrlwl In Michigan by upward of 70, 0(H) ma jority. Tuft prtiiNxra to take ths leader of llid mi In to till) Philippine ill hope ol hewing them th neceawlly of reducing llm lurid. (,i.lt liaa announced tliat he would itiak no move toward aecurlng peace In the Far Kant unlit both na In. in have announced llirtr readlne to discontinue huatilllie. It i rrirtnt In Washington that tx luito hi departure from tha city the rom. lent iaaued an order recalling T t'a.lrr Powell, recently appointed t'nltrd Htate marshal of Alaka I Irney haa announced that M tlrlifll (ill I th tlrt tried lor land lru.l llmiiauu aii'l Wllllmn will Mluw ami then the other. The trail will miiHiirnrv early in J una, lleney aaya lit Mill alao not work for other indict luKiita until aotna conviction ary curt-.l. Kumi will ftat another Interna lu..f ()0,000,00, ('ngrrmimn aay rui-la a prut toral. Han to iKimingo Prn sav the coming congreo will H"t change the present tariff Uw. ioveritmenl receipt for March ex; rmli-l the rpudtture by nearly I, 000, 000. ilert J. Wynne, recently appointed mil ill general at London, haa left for tin p.t. Tlie Japan ar making t turninii movement on Kirin, preparatory to an attack on ladlvualuk. The Hcaltle representative of t Jap iimm. miner ii haa offered to furiiiah Sti.OKO JainrM laborer to ilin tlie Panama ranal. Tlie president haa aelerted Theodore I'. Mrnnt, president of the Tullo, Pi. 1 1 in. A Weetern railroad, aa head of the new I'atiaina ranal ouumiaalon Nothing ha heen heard for aeveral ily ol (ha Jante army following (iriierel l.iinevilrh, and 8t. fetemhurg iiltmritea are learlui that another nr priae ia ahout to ha prun. Tnhe Veneauelan court haa decided (ainal the Amerlian aephalt tmat, rumng It of aiding the rrreol revolu turn. A deriaion haa alao heen reii lmle aiialnat the frencb raid ctim pany. Oyama'i army haa rraumed t cwneral I'lvanie. Kinwell 8ae haa retlreil from active tiuauiina. Many Jaaneae prlaoner In Ruaala nimniii auiclde. Idiwilana aay the Japatieae are tiuay llrrliiu "P tha Ixuera again, Tim yellow erll acara againat Japan liaa lieen revived lu Kuroe, The fUnnoi-khiirn company may ro- uuiki iu woolen in ilia at Alliany. The railway rat hill will b ready In (h'toticr, whert tha prenldent will call rongreaa together. All rujiorU of mediation and peace re denied hy Kuaalan authorltlea, who y ti'o war will go on. Iiu'vtwllarict aet (Ira to tha ahlp hiilliling work at Hevaatopol, doing r(ii ilnniHo to work niiilnl way. During March 70,000 ImmlgranU Mine into ttiia county through the port of New York. Uat year lor the mne month the arrival were only 47,- H77. An anonymoiia threat to dynamite the Waraaw (Hilire ha cauaed the olli t'era to bct everyone coming in the dl 'Htioii ol the harracka, compelling tlii'in to go in another direction. Haytl U threatened with anti-Syrian rlnla. The kaiaora vlalt to Morocco Irritatca France mid raiaea Brltlah hi. A newly nrrlvod Kualan at New 'ork haa Ixmn found to have leproay. Jnpaiuian Rtiitoamen propoao a triple Hianre of Japan, United Htatea and Jlrllaln. The Hiilvntlon Army haa enlabllalied fruah air home for Chicago walfa on farm of 60 acre. I'aron Hclence hall, with a number f valuable Instrument at Denlaon un Ivemlty, Granville, Ohio, burned. ", 1 100,000. snniUM THS UNO. i i i , 1 . III "- iu-jJii-jmujiL-iii..L.i.j-1-.ji l I., j, i.ag-i POISON FOR BASES. Greet Irrigation Project for Southern Idaho Receive Approval. Waal.lngton, April 4,The I'ayelte llolaa Irrigation project In Idaho haa received the formal approval of the ec rolary nf the Interior, who recently at aai.io ,:hmi,(H)0 for initiating tl work of roiialrui llon. Thl action ha l-een antlclpaUai fur aonm time, and largely tlie reault ol the apleiidld enter prlae of the citiaen of U,at awrtlon For more than a year the landowner organlaed Into a water-uaeri' aaaocla lion, have lalHirl IndofallKithly to l monlie the many conflicting claim o private Intereat Jn landa, canal, a water right, with the reault that today practically the valley a a unit at and. pledged to the government enterpriae ret a the aatlafacllnii of the citi K-n may I on account of the favor aide action of the necn-tary, Il ia no greater than that felt by the reclame tloii service, which haa lung rwonniic the fact that the Payette-lluiae prnjee I one of the ml attractive in the arid Wrat. and hut for the many ami complicated private and corporate in tereata involved, would have been ae lected for the initial work of the gov eminent In Idaho. The leniile. haviiur worked out aatiufnt lory aolution to the iliver pniblema, are de-iviug of tl auccraa which haa finally crowned their effurt. While the rltiien WereatralghteninK out their dillic iiltlr th government engineeni thoroughly nvratigtl the phyalcal coiiilitloiia and worked out comprvl enaive plan fur irrigation which have been preeentnl to and re ceived the approval of the laiard of con aulting engineer. Three InveatiKatioiia how that the pmject ia entirely di die from an engineering tandiHlnt The land to he reclaimed are of excel- leu quality, and with therlimatic condiliona prevailing are capable ol auataiiiliig a denae Hpulaliou. Tin fertility of the landa now under irriga Hon in. urea the financial aotiiidueaa of the undertaking. Nearly 0 er cent of all the Irrigable land iu the valley ia pledged lu repay the government ita tl peielituie for providing a permanent water upply. The eattmated rot tf the entire y tem i 110. ':):'. (KM), or an average coat not to eiccrd $10 iter acre for the land which ha no facllitlre at preeeitl for irrigation. Thia amount im lude main lenance for ten year, alao the value of eilating wlk which would lie utilised hut w hlch would not have to l-e paid for by I he giivernnieut, and the pur chaae ol rigme oi way, wnnn win nave to lie provided from the rndamatlon fund. The full utiliiation of the water aup ply in the f'oiae and I'ayatte riven will ixaalhly I tlie complete reclamation of nearly MHI.OOO acre, which, divided into far,u unit of HO acre, will mean 7, ADO farm, a rural population of SO 000, and a population in towna and village of double that nniulier. The agricultural wealth of the val ley, eetimated on the lia of the laal ccnatia. would be approximately : Irrl gated land. I liO.OOO.IHH): farm build ing. H.fttHI.DOO; implement ami ma binery, I,4I0,(KK); live lMk, U, 300.600; canal and reaervoira, 1 12, 000.000: total. 167,810,600. In I two the value of farm proiierty for the whole atate of Idaho waa n7,27 l.'.'OO. It aecma aafe to aatmme that with the completion of the loie-l'ay,',,, I'rojcet the farm nroiwrty ol thl an'tlon wouio have a value eoual to 60 per rent of that of the whole Hale. The lloiae and Payette valley conati tute one of the moat attractive m-ctnn of the Weal. In the pt few year they have undergone a tranalormation Hint ia nothing lea than marveloua. The progrca iu agriculture I reflected in the aidetidiil growth ol the town an- laceut, and the whole baaln preeenta an alluring picture to the viaitor, and fur- niahe an cieelleiil aampte oi uie rceun of Irrigation. It reiiirea no particular acumen to ee that theae valley have entertnl upon an era of euliatantial de velopment which I dintmeii nniie them in one of the richert agricultural communltiea on thl continent. Daclde to Indict Packer. Chicago, April 4. Well-authenti cated report that the federal gramt jury which I InveatigHting the biialnee methiNla of the meal uat-aer win turn Indictment when it reconvene ,,..! Vlneailav were prevalent bnlay. Tho rejxirt waa that the adjournment taken ycatoruay waa rcaiiy n.w.n l rd,r to allow Aaalatant Attor ney tieneral Pagiu time to tlraw up the billH at hia leiaure and give due con alderallon to the maa of teatimony taken lnce tho Jury llrat went into aeaaion. DUplav Burbank'a Wonder. u... L-mnclaim. Anril 4. The women of Hanta Uona and Honoma county will .,,.!.. a Moral exhibit at the Portland expoNttion with the other product from . I 1. 111 l... ...... lo ,11, Honoma county, ami n win -r for the most port of Luther lUirhank a Moral creation. If enough can be o- . 111 ....I ul.l.vn.unl. in Port cureii inav win " !-...- - ---- hind, the dlaplay will lie entirely of hi llowora, a the women of tho city and county nro anxloix U ahow Mr. Imr- tank bow they appreciiuo nia woi. Chile and Peru Have Tiff. Lima. Peru, April 4. The paper to- duy print Chile' reply to the Peruvian proteat regarding Tacna and A net. Thu reply delcart that Chllee i roeolv od, without wounding the uncoptibili tie of Peru, to acquire definitely do minion and loveroignty over Tacnt tv d Arica. i OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST WHEAT OUTLOOK VERY BRIGHT Cold Rain Have Damaged Prune, but Farmart are 8alifid. i ii il. '....i.nj .1,11111 coiiniy wi,pie are watching the weather man cliwely theae iya, arm yearning r a "fair day" iig. j in i particularly true of fruit grower, for the recent cold ram are i menace to th fruit crop. A It la, anion Inlurv ha been renort. l. A prominent dinner and fruit grower of I. Inn county aute that he ia of the opinion that i herrie and prunae are aomewnai liijnrid already, jiarticu- any cnerrie. Tlie cherry treea were loaded with hloaanma at the end of the warm apring weather that marked the clnaing ilRya of February and the flrat nail ol March, and the rain caught mem at the tenderiKt age. Then 'oiiple of light froata laxt week addi.l to the danger. Prune were not brought out no much aa cherrle hy the premature advent of upring, and may poaaibly racape injury. Although the tree aeemed U lie in hliHwiiu at the beginning of the rain they were iu reality not generally in lull Mourn, but were loaded with hud that were Junt ready to burat but had not yet exMHH'd the tender inner part to the weather. I ndcr tlu-M' circum atancc it ia hclicvi-d the damage will he nominal, if giaal weather cornea n. However, it would not take many day of i hillliig rain and wiuda to do irreparable damage. It ha been .tatcd that the prune tnt-a were giving evidence of nu ll a heavy crip that it would really be better for the fruit if Mime of the euiluyo prune were killed by the cold. Other brani-hea of farming are faring well. An rimy winter and early upring placea a'ork in excellent condition, and every clam of atia k look well. Iairy larmer are milking more cow, with belter reault than ill year before at I hi. at-Mou of the year. Many farmer III tl ii ir )i the winter in much belter .hape than waa anticipated alter the poor cr of luat year. , Wheal i looking fine, and, barring ime iiiiforeMH-n lieik of nature lo de- troy the preaent bright pMapect, the wheal yield of the valley will lie fur hove the average. Fall own wlu-at an bIiikwI Ik- aceu to grow nnw, and many farmer are preparing to put all their remaining acreage in pring grain. Albany Mill May Be Rebuilt. Albany President Charle CoojH'y and Secretary II. M tiranl, of the linn nia kliitrn Woden Mill company, who lave liw-n in Alltany haik.ng after their roiwrtv, which waa recently almost totally diiitrnyed hy fire, atate that it ia niiiilile the mill will be rebuilt. the brick walla are part of them etnnd- ing and in good ahape, and nunc of the machinery can be aaved. The hig boil er in the engine room waa not damaged, and altogether then- ia quite a nurlcu around w hich to atari a new mill. The minpany had a great deal of biiaincaa ahead when the fire occurred. Independent Idea To Be Aired. Independent It i the purpoee of the Willamette Valley Improvement league lo call a meeting of the execu tive rommittee pmvidiHl for at Haleui laat week to meet in Independence the laal of April. Member of the Inde pendence Improvement league are con idering the adviaability of culling a general meeting, to he held here at the aumv time. If Hilled, and it moat like ly will lie, Ihe program will Ik hii exec utive acxp.ii n in the afternoon and a hampiet in the evening, at which the IndeiM'iuleiice tMea will nmi expreion. Snowfall Late, but Deep. Humpler A heavy fall of snow oc- urred here laat week, making It al lium! lxawible to use alinl a-ain. Placer miners are happy over the nut- look, a they are now promised n much longer season in which to work than they expected from indications a short time ago. (Juite a depth of snow has Ix-en reached in the uplands, therefore stream will not dry up as ixin as thought. Weather prophet areata oss to explain the unusual conditions hich have prevailed for the past two months. Rncher to Fight for Water. Milton A maes meeting of 300 fruit growers and citiaen of Milton and vi cinity was held in Alliance nan mr uie mirooae of providing legal advice and the bet method to pursue against the Peacock Mill company, which hit brought suit against the city of Milton and all tho irrigation ditch companies ml private property owners in this alley, to deteimino the amount of ater the reacock Mill company snau appropriate for the purpose of running their mills at tins place. Snow In Linn Mountains. Albany There Is now considerable snow In the mountains iu tin part ol the atate and high water in the streams in this part of the valley is (eared. The recent rains have filled the streams to their banks, and warm nuns, hich would melt the snow all at one . . mi. . 1 time would cause a noon, mere nun heen no damage from high water during former rains this winter, as there wns lomnaratlvely no snow on the moun tain! until the recent cold weather. Klamath People Ralte Big Bonus. Klamath Falls Klamath county ha raised fHO.OOO of the 100,000 bonus lor the Weed railroad extension to Klamath Falls, and has obtained an extension until May 1 to raise the bal ance. The balance undoubtedly will h ralaed. and the railroad connection of thia section with the outaide world is now assured. FRAUD ON 8TATE. Marlon County Grand Jury Will lnv tigat Illegal Tranaactions. Halem Though the atatutc govern ing the lale of date land have Ix-en violated ever aince tliey were enacted, the Investigation to be inaile by the Marion county grand jury thia week will be the flrat attempt that ha ever Ix-en nude to puniah infraction of theoe law. Heveral hundred thouaand acre of land have Ix-en bought illegally, and the atate achool fund ha been de Miled of eerI hundred thousand dollar, hut uiuilly piinialunent of the offenae ha Ixjen barred by the alatute of limitation before it waa diacovered, or, the atate having received the legal price for the la nil aold, no one feel in terested enough to itart an inveHtig' lion. The offenae which the grand Jury will Inveatigate thl week ia of re cent date, and tlie facta are o well known that the traiiaaclion can acarcely be overlooked. liecauae the atate in every Instance receive the price reipiired by law, and ia not directly robbed, it ha been eay to let the infraction of law go with nenrce a panning notice. Hut indirectly the atate ha been robbed and vigorous action at the proper time would not only have landed the offender in pria on, but aaved many thouaand of dol lar for tlie school fund. It is not through the ordinary sale of school land tint the steal have taken place, for in all sinli canes the state has re reived all the land is worth. It is through the lieu land operation! that the manipulator of public land have made their fortune at the expense of the school fund. Show Valley Live Stock. Wcxxlburn Two thouaand iieople at tended the livestock fair in this city laat Saturday. A splendid addrees was delivered by Hon. June ithycombe, of the Btate Agricultural college, of t'orvallia. Colonel J. B. Kddy, Hon. J. W. Ilailey, atate food and dairy com- uiiHsioner, and J. If. Helllemier alio delivered lively epeechee. Altogether the initiation of this fair was a magnifi cent auit-eas. President Fred Ihms and Hecretury William P. Penneliuker will proceed to irfect a permanent organi zation. A three days fair of all pro ducts and livestock will be held during next October. Mohair Pool are Bought Up. Dallas Ialla witnessed one of it busiest day Saturday, occasioned by the selling of the pool of the Polk and Yamhill County Mohair associations. The Yamhill pool, consisting of 40,000 pounds, waa purchased by Bumbeimer its Co., of Portland, at 31 cent. The association retain the sack, which were held at L'6 cent each. The Polk county pool, consisting of 50,000 ixmnds. was bought by II. I., teuton, of Ihillas, at 321 centa. The prices paid are considered the best, a the market stands. Dog Poison in Bologna Sausage. Independence IV)g poisoning bos IxH-ome so common in Independence tha'. no surprise ia expressed when a canine is observed in the throe of tenth on the street or in front yard. Home of the most valuable do js in town have tieen poisoned and though there is a standing reward of f 200, the poisoner ha not been apprehended, liologna sausage containing poison has lxsen picked up in different portions of town, but it affords no clue as to the identity or motive of the poisoner. For Cheese Factory at Ukiah. Pendleton Ward Kmigh, proprietor of the Walla Walla creamery, who will establish a cheese factory at Ukiah, 00 mill eouth of this place, is in the city making ariangements for the trans portation of hi cheese making machin ery and will open the factory within a few days for business. The machinery has a capacity of 84,000 pounds of milk a day, but as the dairy interest have declined of late, Mr. Kmigh doer not expect nearly that much at first. Waiting for a Market for Coat. Rlverton The bunker of the River ton Mining A Ievelopment company' mine have heen filled and mining oper ations have been suspended awaiting a vessel to carry coal. Manager Rouse of tho company is now in an Francisco looking up the coal market and arrang ing (or the freighting of his coal. The steamer Chico, of San Francfocn, which is now due here, will take the first cargo of coal from this place. Heavy Snow Now in Bohemia. Cottage Grove There is heavy snow in the liohemia district now, and out side work will be late thi year on that account The telephone line between Cottage Grove and the mines is down on account of the recent storm. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Club, 8l87c per bushel; Wuestem, )H(ii!l)4c; valley, 88ee. Outs No. 1 white, T28(i2!) per ton; gray, 27(t28. Hay Timothy, $14(416 per ton; clover, $11012; grain, ll(ftl2; cheat, $11(312. Eggs Oregon ranch, 1717so per dor.en. nutter Fancy creamery, 25aj27iv'c. Potatoes Oregon fancy, 85(g95c; common, (i580c. Apple Fancy $1.76(32.60 per box; choice, $1 01.25. llipi Choice, 1004, 2324c per pound. Wool Valley, 20o per pound ; East ern Oregon, 1618cj mohair, choice, 2831o per pound. Adulterated Infant Food Kill Half Million Year. Chicago, April 8. Nearly half million babies died in the United Htatea last year from the effect of adul terated infant foods, poison used in coloring butter and candy, formalde hyde in milk, and other import article of diet turned out by fraudulent manu facturer. Data to pove thi assertion were produced before the meeting of the executive committee of the National association of State Dairy and Food Departments, which met today at the Grand Northern hotel. A bitter war in the ranks of tlie asso ciation is exxcted to be revealed. Food commissioner from different states, health officer and olflcer of the National association are in attendance. Differences of opinion concerning the alleged adulteration are Raid to he re sponsible for the Rtrife. Paul Pierce, of Chicago, and K. Allen, of Kentucky, secretary of the association, are the leaders of the two factions. Mr. Allen ha come to Chicago to look after his interest. The claim of enormous fatality among infant last year resulting from impure food i made by J. N. Hurty, secretary of the Indiana state board of health. Mr. Hurty produce figure to show that 05 per cent of the total death of infant in A merica last year were due to poisons administered in impure foods and the deadly concoctions placed on the market by fraudulent food - menu facturer. He produce statistic to show that more than 700,000 infant died in the United States lost year. "If Mr. Unity's figures are correct. said Mr. Pierce, "and I believe they are, an army of 455,000 infant was murdered last year by food adulter' tions. They were poisoned by infant foods and dye and chemicals contained in the diet their mother have fed them in an effort to appease their appetite, to (atisfy their natural deeire loi nour ishiuent and rear them healthfully to maturity. "When such conditions as these are harrawing our land, when these baby killing lood adulterators are permitted to stalk forth among us, blighting our borne, feeding ou the live of our children to (atten their purses, i it not time that pure food worker regarded mine other subject of greater import than whisky, to the adulteration of which they have lately devoted moet of their energy? " REVENGE IS TAKEN. Russian Bomb-Thrower Mutilate an Enemy of Socialist. Lodz, Russian Poland, April 3. Po lice Commissioner Ezabalovicz, of the Second district, was seriously injured today by a bomb, which was thrown at him in the street. The police commissioner had been summoned by telephone to come to the otlice of the chief of police, and started on foot, followed by a policeman. The former noticed, at the corner of Kon- stuntinoek and Zawan-ki streets, a poorly clad man carrying a basket. As Sxabalovici approached, the man sud denly burled a bomb, which exploded w ith terrific force, blowing on the com missioner's feet and Beverly wounding him in the breast. It is feared his in juries will prove fatal. The force fo the explosion is judgable t y the fact that it tore a hole in tho ground two feet deep and 12 feet in cir cumference. The accompanying police man drew his sword and wounded the commissiotier's assailant on the bead. When the prisoner was searched a loaded revolver and some cartridge were found in hiB pockets. He is re ported to be dying from the sword cut received. TbyO explosion was heard about five miles away. All the window in the neighborhood were shattered. People in adjoining houses were thrown to the floor. Szabalovicx is hated by the Socialists. He is charged with killing a Sociality during the disturbances here in Decem ber lout. Norwegian "Colony for Nevada. Reno, Nev., April 3, The Norwe gian of Minnesota and the Dakota plan to establish an immense colony in Nevada. A representative arrived here this week, and ia now carrying out the plans. It i planned to secure a tract of several thoiiHand acres of unclaimed land in the central portion of the state, construct an irrigation system and place it ready for the plowman. When this is done, arrangements are already made to have thousand! of Norwegian families come to the state and place tlie land under cultivation. Oregon Used Up tha Funds. Washington, April 3. Seventeen special agents of the land office in var ious western states were lurlougne.1 today on account of shortage in funds. A large part of the appropriation for special agents has been consumed in the employment of special onicers en gaged in running down frauds in Ore gon. Secretary 'Hitchcock deemed it more important to get at the bottom of facts in Oregon than to conduct exten sive formal examinations elsewhere. Coal Miners' Scale Renewed. Philadelphia, April 8. The soft coal operator late this afternoon stated that they had practically agreed to renew the wage seale. This will prevent the threatened strike of 50,000 miners in the bitnminoda district. A joint con ference of the operators and miners will be held in Altoona tomorrow to com plete the arrangement. Rushing Supplies to the Front. St. Petersburg, April 3. More than ten trains, stocked with provisions and war material, are leaving St. Peters burg daily (or Vladivostok. NEW MEN NAMED President Announces Reorganiz ation of Canal Commission. ONLY ONE OLD MEMBER REMAINS Consist of Sevan Member!, but All Actual Work Will Be Dona by Three Only. Washington, April 4. The pres'dent ha carried out Ins plan for ttie reor ganixation of the Isthmian canal com mission aa to the personnel and busi ness methods, generally on the line of the legislation be suggested to congress at the last seseiion, which failed in the crush of business in the closing boor Today, within half an hour after the president departure from Washing ton, Secretary Taft, directly in charge of canal matters, made public the name of members of the new commis sion and the division of dutie among them. Only one member of the old commission was reappointed, uenja min M. Harrod. Otherwise the com. mission is new from top to bottom, tor there is a ton and bottom and consider able difference in the function and pay of the commissioner. Finding be was obliged legally to appoint reven commissioners, the president did so, but be carried out hi own plan by making three of them practically the full commission. The other four, though bearing the title of commission ers, not only receive a much lowef com. pensation. but are assigned much smaller fields of activity. The personnel ol the new commis sion is a follow: ineooore r Shonts, chairman; Charles . Magoon, governor of the canal zone; John r Wallace, chief engineer; Rear Admiral M.T. Endicott, United State navy; Brigadier General Peter C. Hains, United State army (retired); Colonel Oswald M. Ernst, corps engineer, Unit ed State army; Benjamin M. Harrod. SEND THIS BOOK EAST. Tell Your Friends About Oregon Washington and Idaho. The 1905 issue of "Oregon, Washing ton Malm and Their Resource, is sued by the passenger department of the Oregon Railroad & Navigation com- oanv. and toe line ol me oouioern Pa,- fie in Ommn. is now ready lor ais- trihntinn. 50.000 coDie bavins been issued. The book is divided into chap ter covering the following subjects: Climate. Dairying. Diversified Farm ing, "ieh and Fishing, Fruit Culture, Grain Growing, Grasses and Forage Plants, Homee for Millions, Hop liais ing, Irrigation, Lewi and Clark Ex position, Lumber and Lumbering, Markets, Minee and Mining, ronianu 11,0 "Knaa ritv." Railroads. Schools and Churche. Soil, Stock Raising, Veg etable product. Lands in Western Oregon, condensed information aooui towns and cities along the O. R. 4 N. and the Southern Pacific line. F.verv citizen of the state ex- nlnitl i.i the book will find it valn- ahln tn send to relative and fiiends in other state who may be induced to come and live in the Pacific North' west. Fnnr centa in Rtamna sent to A. L Craig, General Passenger Agent of the Oregon Railroad A .Navigation company, Pnrtlnnit Oreimn. with the address of an eastern friend, will insure its being sent. FIFTY MINERS ARE ENTOMBED. Double Explosion Wrecks Shaft and Kills Majority of Men. Rentnn. 111.. Anril 4. Some 50 min er were entombed today in Joepeh Leiter's mine at Zeigler by a terrinc explosion of gas, and it is probable that an nr 40 of the buried men are dead. Thus far four bodie have been found. When between 35 and 40 miner bad descended into the mine today to . re sume work, a terrific explosion blew the timbers about the mouth of the ine high into the air. Czar Still Hopes to Win. St. Petersburg, April 4. A meeting of all the member of the Grand Ducal ciicle was held in the palace of the Grand Duke Vladimir late last night, at which the czar was present and at which the question ol war or peace was thoroughly discussed. A majority o( those present favored the beginning of peace negotiations, but tlie Grand Duke Vladimir and his intimate asso ciate stated that in their opinion it would be far better to continue the fighting, at least Vtt the present. Thia view apparently met the czar's view. Awful Havoc by Bomb. St. Petersburg, April 4. Seventy persons, 30 artillerymen acd 40 Chi- ne.se, were killed Monday by the terrific explosion of a bomb in the artillery de pot at Harbin, Manchuria. The man who canned the explosion waa also killed. The entire laboratory, a huge establishment, waa wrecked, and 10, 000,000 projectiles were destroyed 2, 000 packing cases containing 5,000 each. Millions of other projectiles, not yet completed, were made useless. . a Rates of Desertion! from Navy. Washington, April 4. In a abate ment issued today by Rear Admiral Converse, chief o( the Bureau of Navi gation, it is shown that of an enlisted force o( 30,060 men in the navy, only 10.7 per cent deserted. BOWEN IS UPHELD. Has Not Exceeded Hii Instruction In Dealing with Castro. Washington, March 81. Dr. Jose do Jesus Paul, special representative ol President Castro, bad an Interview to day with the president respecting tho issue that have arisen between Vene zuela and the United State. Dr. Paul appear to believe that these issue might be settled by a change in the American legation in Caracas, in view of the (trained relation between Presi dent Castro and Mr. Bo wen. He ia await in the text of the communication from President Caatro to the American minister relative to the arbitration pro po'al, which document is en .route to Washington by mail. A an impression apparently prevail to some extent, not onl in Vennezu ela, but in thia country, that Miniater Bowen has incurred the ill will of President Castro by an excess of zeal in the presentation of the American claim against Venezuela, it may be stated that official inquiry from Wash ington baa developed the fact that Mr. ISowen merely presented to the Vene zuelan government the precise instruc tion sent to him (rom the State depart ment relative to arbitration; that he did not add to nor take (rom those in structions in the slightest degree, bnt in (act effaced himself, so the fact is that the State department and not Mr. Bowen is responsible for this present ment which haa so stirred the Vene zuelan government. In view of the statement (rom Dr. Paul touching Mr. Bowen, it can b added upon the highest authority that, in view of the adminsitration, the doctor has no official standing and whatever communication be makes to the president or State department can not have any weight or bearing. If President Castro is dissatisfied with Mr. Bowen, be must have recourse to the regular diplomatic channel and communicate that (act formally to this government, which cannot receive rep resentations on the subject from other source. ' MILL IS IN RUINS. Bannockburn Property at Albany is Ravaged by Fire. Albany, Or., Much 31. The old Al bany woolen mill, a brick building being operated by the Bannockburn Woolen Mills company, of Portland, was Wednesday entirely destroyed by fire, involving the owners in a loss of about $50,000, and the city in a loss in payroll and general expenditure intb city's stores that cannot be replaced in years. While the Bannockburn Woolen Mills company will not suffer a loss greater than tbe figures given above, the building could not be duplicated for lees than $75,000. It coat that when built, and later some $20,000 more was spent upon it. The fire originated in the drying room, in a wooden annex or basement built below the main floor of the build ing, on the water front. It is sup posed to have been started by an ex plosion in the steam drying apparatus, though the exact origin is not known. The flames shot quickly np the big power belt to the first floor of the main building. Here the greasy floor and woodwork (urniched (uel (or tbe flame acd in a moment the entire building was on fire. The building, with all the valuable and intricate machinery, ia a total loss. There were no manufactured products on hand, hence the losses are confined to buildings, machinery and the small amount of taw material. The large boiler and engine are thought to be un injured, though some explosions that were heard from the direction of the engine and drying rooms may have in jured the big machinery. Pennsylvania Miners Will Strike. Altoona, Pa., March 31. The oper ators and miners of the central bitu minous district of Pennsylvania, after being in conference in this city almost continuously since March 10 endeavor ing to agree on a wage scale to go into effect on April 10, adjourned finally to day without coming to an agreement. The failure to agree means a suspen sion of work by the 16,000 organized miners of the district at the end of the present week. The employers demand a 10 per cent reduction, but the men say it is beyond consideration. Awaits Creditors' Approval. Washington, March 31. Interest at the State department centers in the at titude of the French and Belgian cred itors towards tbe recent settlement with Santo Domingo. It is realized there that an unfavorable reply on their part might cause an embarassing situ ation, in view of the action which this government has already taken. These creditors have, in all, claims of $16, 000,000 against Santo Domingo, and their attitude toward the agreement is of great importance. Commission on Port Arthur's Lo!. St. Petersburg. March 31. ft a. m. The membership, of thej.-ommission to investigate the circumstances o( th surrender o( Port Arthur, nnder the presidency of General Roop, has been announced. It consists of General Reuberg, of the engineers; GiebenckofI and Kamaroff, of the infmitry ; Denton- enkoff, Krijanorsky and Bogaviesky, of the artillery; and Admirals DikoO and Doubasoff . The sitting will begin at the middle of May. All but American Treaty Ratified. Berne. Switzerland, Marah 31. The . Bundesrath today ratified all 'the pend ing treaties of commerce with the ex- - ception of the treaty with the United States. Further negotiations regarding the latter will be necessary because of the action of the American senate in modifying what is regarded a an es sential clause of the treaty.