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OREGON
VOL. XXil.
HT. IIELENH, OIUCUON, Fill DAY, MAY 0, 1903.
NX). 21.
MIST
OF THE 1EK
NEWS
k i Condensed form for Our
- Busy neaaers.
BAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS
A Rum. of lb. ImporUM but
Nol LM imreonaj ..-....
of ih Past Week.
Jlin sgl complain that Franc
Uvn Km"'
jiwm U writing to strengthen the
Brltlili 1 1 1
N,. lultrrir will I allowed l oper-
,i, In llm canal "
ti. I H4 the twenty fifth "!
ffrMtv i.l lie prohibitory U In K.n.
in..tln.r Jimr loan liM ltl
Jii-I. The U'liiU were lakeu eagerly
it prr in I ii in.
iimi .n i.m.rr iniiit that tlm gun on
il'K -r.rnliii of the war vel
an ..itlil .
Tin. inraid.-nl will gn to llm Uittom
J ,e umi. till Involving Assistant
Ijlrrri'taiy Wat lwinl.
Firv did HH1,000 damage l Ihe
HuuwIioM Svwltig Mariano company
!lll t I'tOVldenCe, It I .
The Nr York polio ar Inking
raiuuxil Chumae Ill rottiieclluti with
tliir rriiM-lr oil I Itllirw vr.
Tlm pn-x'ol trk I expected to we
. ' . it . . .nn.
n,ariv mi.uiH. iaoorr in wiiihi'iii
irdr f " strike In Nr York.
I'lwi.l.iil It.HWKVrll will confer Willi
raliim-l ulle em l Chit-agit on rar
Kaitriti war iiii.I the Chicago liUe
Tlm I!iimiii tlrt i iff Ihe eiawtul
ml-tlnna, T-go'a wlirirnl.iliU I
U.ilcl lll.lli,jll to all)' I'Ut Ihe
J 4t f ivrruiut-ttl.
Jlany .tfikrt are (wing killed In To-
Uml lijr ln.
A Sif Clara, California, aeroplane
bu limit- a very uirraful lliglil.
tlm tfrai.rT i( Allien roiinty
linn, i ITl.ouo abort in account.
Tlm pri.i.leiit ha had II uliglil attack
I liularu and irwtrtl ill calllp l'f
J jr.
raderowaki i. suffering (ruin nervous
rijtrt ton mul pa laluclliM mi
Inn lUtr.
tiiivi'rnmxiit rat rrgtiltin I il
Uml . fnitroml invn l' l injurtnua
In llil W nl,
Thi- Intwatata I'oninirn'vninimiwlon
liumnltH rmlni fr ill riiiiin
mil iii rulrn.
Tim rhul.'liiii- ii rrTrl.rii-npiliill turn
ii ( li in Ni-w Y'ork lm almtnl with
th ohiiiiik ! oiiii i'lliir.
rrlvt ! of tlm ('hiragii (tnk
livr lin iirfi ulr.l. Hint uml ut In' f
ili.iutl.ni i r fiiiitimiti, duo iliwtli
Iiii ri .rtii ,
Miin.ii-r K.irn. ul I'anainn. wild ha
)ii i'u Mr. I Iminti in ffw'nril In tlip
rhaidi iiKitiiifil lKiiiin, will lx rIvbii
thn rliiiirti u( jxuvliig Inn ararrlitma anu
rrrttivtuit iriniiiliii nr lailmg ami be
li'K IliK'liaiiti'.l Irniii n.iviTiiimiiit irvic
tirinl Itritain will huiM Ilia worM't
grntnt l.llli-lii)i.
I.iiilrviiili inn, liniiin Knrnplkiii'
mtrpat ltnin Miikilon.
Dm Kunian tt.H-l la Making to eluiln
T"K'i aiul ri ai'li Vlailivnatiik.
Itiiiwia la imw iiihi1iik a canal tn
Mliiin l Hip Halt ii- anil Mark aa.
Minlatur Ikiwrit lina Imii orilrml
lioiini In I'MiluUi llif IjHiniia rhargna.
Tim N..w Vurk imlire havn (nrliiiMfii
liiiiiiniiiK purlira lu vlalt Cliiimtown in
iii'iinoliilia.
Tim Itiiaaiitn ituvrrniiirnl hall lixl
eoiitr..! i,( , t'auraaua ami lawlrasmmi
UitlMIH.
Kim ia at ill muiiiu in tlm I'U-ton nilim
nl tlm Ciilnrailii Kinl uml I Mil culii'ny
'! it will Imvo In Im
Pulaiiil iK'naiinta huvo nrvol tinlion
' tlm nut tmrilUn Unit limy intinnl to
"H tlm lunil ami (livlila It ainnlig
tlii'inanlvra.
Tlm aUttt iHirlaun railw ay mniiiiiwinii
"y" lli Kfinn riiil iM'twm'tt Tlm
"'" anil (Vlilu will Im rraity lor
I'liNliieiM Mnv 1ft.
HUIiiikIi Ia'i, vi'Iithii of th ('otid'il
"iiu. m my, hihI n( tint Hpanlah war, l
'"nil, Tim rn. I en inn vt-ry auiMunty
im In'ing alrii kuii liy iiioili;y.
Jiimii awnita tmval liattla In cotifl
niiuni.
Curm-dle Iirk nlven $10,000,000 to
I'wiHlon ri'tlrrd iriilt'aa(im.
A w itut'HN luia t.tillHl In tlm Nun
I ulti'mon trial Unit Young allot lilm
"imi.
. Colin I'nrri'tl In to m iiilnlalur to Cti'
loinhlii whim ,iM iaiiHinik ulllre in nIkI
IbIh.,1.
ItiiHHia will Kit coiituim to all nlilp
hiiihlihn ynnla in Amcrlrtt lor tho con
"iriuainii of wnmlilim,
All UiibhIu la In a lmnlo n A romilt ol
tliroatti ol (lyinuiiltorii to l'glit 1'"'
"" at KHUr.
l'riink lliiriilow. thn iliiliiultinir itphI
'"ul ol tlm Milwnitkim luuik, ia Iwluiul
"i lil iiccoiinta :i,Z77,0O0.
HoJi'HlviiiiHky .will ho Joined hy
hngBloff Miiv 6. Tho HiiuhIhii llimt h
""ing 1 1 iiiimn inland a lm whllu
WHiting.
1WILVE MINERS DURIEO.
Dig Eaplotlon Wrackt Shaft of in
Oklahoma Coal Company,
Wllhnrton, Okla., May 2 Thlrlwn
nilimii were i.i.IuiiiIhkI and rolml.ly
lllml hy an ,(iliWini Prly lalay in
Iha Mlaauiirl, Kanaaa ,V Tr.aa Coal
riiii.iiy'l mliia No, 111 ,ir ,IV
lii-m. Thitra I littln iiroaiHN't ol
tlirlr ImmIIi Ix-lng rrovirud lur ai'Vcral
lay.
Tlm limn wint into thn aliaft at mid
night, rorniimn William Hay, of tlm
hilt that Irlt Dm mini) at that hour,
atatc that thn In In wa in good condl-
llon and na riplnaiiin waa hanlh
mlmlilo. Ill ihllt lull a ihot hang
ing w hich tlm imw ahilt may hv tlrcl.
It ll ilggi-tHl, from tlm lon-n of tin-
ripliHiiiin, whit h ronlil Im Imurd lor
inili-a arnntiil, and whlrh torv lit-avy
iinlx-i aaiiln and iiil.il ton ol dirt
lit. tlm phalt, that a had tlmt had i-l
off wiiim itynainil whirh had Ihmii
tornl rii vioiivntly lor uan in imahiiin
he work. The ahafl ia !lit() l.-rl ilwii.
and it wan HOI) lift In tlm olare w lure
Urn mmi wrre working.
The limn wrre uiiiillrd with air (mm
he hall, and hy Oman ol roinirt.iml
air tulwa. it i Urn yi-ni-nil oiilnion
hat the air iHiki waa Imrat hy the i"
I
ion, hut air ha Imh-ii alcadily
umtml In all day, with the rriin.li
hi thai aome ol the intuiiilxl nmii
may have rwawa the lone ol the rx
pliHiioii and the alter-dauip.
MEETING AT VENICE.
Italian
nd Aultro-Hungarian
Mini
lira Agree on Attiiuile
Home, May 2.-White it i otlirially
talrd that the puriae of Count (iolu
t-hoaakl in going to Ypnlre wa mainly
return the vlalt whii h Korrlgn Mm
atfr Tittoiii male at Ahhaii In 1 '.ml
there I high authority lur the etale.
im'iit that the two furoirfii liiinmltrt
weie muvel hy the draire to trriiihrn
the triple alliame hy rrmentmg
It ieiutahiii ol Auatrla liiiii(arla
l hi-
ami
llaly and that thry Kri! on a com
imm attllmle lur aairgiiariiing uie re-
ruiriK-al liitpreat ol the two rmintrie
in the Adriatlt-. .Mitllli-rranraii ami
Italkan alatm.
The Cretan iiiuntion wa dlmnuari!
and II aa aurewl that it i neieeaary
lur the irreciil to lumlrrate Ihe titipn-
ii.iire ol the ( retana. alio are ilrein u
I union with lirwve. Tim inliiiaterii
rrarhe.1 an artnid on Maii-doma, ile.
i ldim Ui arouit Ihe nroiMMtal ol rrl
llritain lor Kuroitran tout ml ol Mare.
Ionian lliialirf. while appliratlon 01
r.lnrina will rrluaill rntru.lrd to Au.
tria and Uuiwia. nipwirlnl hy an inter
I iM-tiilarmi'rie under commaiui ol an
Italian eiieial.
The nnilrol ol Mare.1 an lliianoM
will he reri-ii-d 1V a ImmW runipoeiil ol
the nrraenl Auatrrian ami lliiin rivi
acetila in Maieilotiia. with the addition
il awi-lal drlriiatee Irom olln-r wiwrer
It., Hi Auatrla anil ttaiy win rmirawn
in avu lil oiinn iralion ill .'lormro.
l.th ling allinl with tiermany ami
Irieiidly to r ranre and i rial ilritam.
FETES FOR RUSSIAN ARMY.
Eaaur I Celebrated With Kaiigiou
Sarvica on the Field
(lunahu Van, May 2. The Itiiaaian
. . . I. . I L.i...
army here reielirati in eooo
Ill the field with the traditional re
lia-lou m-rvlre and olwervancc. Ho.
lal Kaater fete were prepartil lor tlie
oldiera. giving them a reapne irom
their uaual dutle wherever piMM-itno
i..l..rM..ii,,ii nlita nml Irom nriaonera
and eai.lurod mail "how thai the Ul
iMiaitiou ol Ihe Jpani-ne army i a
(l
!: (icneral .-imiii, ion
he
Iween Tie Paa and Kaiyuan; (ienera
I
llku, Irom Tie raaa weaiaan. u
Urn
ii.u. ,.iirra Ml run I. irom
Tie
l'a eaalwardof the railway, Ueneral
N.,,fl. Irom Kakoiuan to i lianguiiu
General Kawamtira
.li.n .
mirthwiwt ol Muk
Tl, V.. at Inrces of tlm Jiipanrae
. .. . .1 ... ll..l..l..ti -llil
are in ine reKiou
the principal concentration I in e
i.. ..I Ti I.... Tho think are
tfiiariled by mixed band ol Japancne
am! Chinese luinilit.
Tat River are Swollen.
llotiaton, Tex., May 2.-Kvery river
in the atate ) wolieii alnioat bank lull
I i the lower reachr. with more water
coming down. t.rave tear .
preilaed that wit inn ine nex. "
ihe liiuanfl. llm Colorado, the (ininla
loupe and Ihe Trinity river will go out
l iheir bank with dmaatrou remi t
il there be any more rain. Tho mimllcr
river and creek tributary In tho river
named are bIho out over tho lower hot
torn now, and a tlm cannot he
dim-barged, there la already a conaider
able ion to the farnier.
Take Water from Canada.
Ottawa, May 2. If the rumor ia true
that llm Cnlted Stale government hii
,iuthoried the conatruction of certain
work on Milk river, which run from
Montana into tb Nurthweat and then
hack Into United Hlute "il". H'"
effect ol which conat ruction will be In
divert the water fmiu Canadian terri
tory, a atrong proteat will l made by
the Dominion, wbich favorcnl wMng
thia matter to the International Water
way cominlaalotii
Rio Grande Break Out.
ci t...... T.. Miiv 2. Tho Rio
nr.,.h, river broke over ita Imtika to
day, SO mile above Kl I'hho, and over
,i ......i i) ami ,.,.r,ia nf ulliilfii and other
llimvu ...... - .
rich lamia, ruining cropa and carrying
...v mnnv ainall liotiaea. The town of
llerlno (a entirely abandoned
CONDITIONS WORSE
lilcayo strike Breakers Carry
Rides and Use Them.
POLICE ARE UNABLE TO PREVEN
Rioting In Straat Qrowi Mora Vicloul
and Many Participant! ra
Badly Injured.
Chlrago, May 2. Omdilion in the
li-amatera' trik were worao today than
at any prereding time. The Mtrikem
were In a more ugly mood, the rlntinx
wa more opt-n and virion and the at
tack on nonunion men wrre more Ire-
pient and daring than at any time
mure tlm rniniimnrciiii'iit of the tniiil.lo.
The chief rauae lor the inrreawtd hel-
IlKerenry on the part ol the atrikern
and their friend i the fart that the
Kmplnyrr' Teamitig araoriatioii tdiiv
IjmiikIiI l.fiOl) ini-n into the city to tnke
their pi area and 600 more are Raid to
i now on the way and will arrive
within 12 hour, tlu-ae men will re.
reive Ihe full pay ol union turn and it
ha been Kuarantinxl to them that their
imaitioii will he iwrniaiient. Among
them are 200 farmer hoy Irom the mir-
rounding atate who have voluiitrereil
ihelr tervu-e and aouiilit tnwition a
driver.
Tomorrow Wlnrheater rifh- will Im
carried on all wagon of the Kmployem'
Teaiiiinu anaorialion In oten view. A
nuiuhvr ol noiiunion men have l'n ar
reeled on the charge of carrying con
ccalril wrKiiia and tmlay the attorney
lor the Kiniiliiyi'ia Teamlnir araiM-iatioti
ralhil iiimiii Chief ol 1'olire O'Neil and
kl him il their men had not the
right to Carry weamli provided they
were held in oimii view and were not
eonrealml. I tnel u .eu reinieii Jinn
there waa no law agaitiat it and ar
raiiKi timnta were promptly made hy tin
emplnyera to place Winrheeter rille on
every one of the wagon.
CLEARING THE WAY.
Government Buy Two Private Irrlga
lion Canal on Klamath.
Washington, May 2 The m-cretary
of Ihe Interior ha approved, provmioii
liy, Ihe purrhaae ol the Adam ditch
and Ihe Ankeiiy canal, in tlie vicinity
ol Klamath Kail, both ol which are to
be tiaed in connection with the Kla
math Irrigation project in Oregon.
The government bad previously aiured
option on thi-ee irrigation system, and
the action ol the aecretary provutes lor
Iheir purrhaae aa aoon a the final
plan ol Ihe engineer lor Ihe construc
tion ol the large project have been ac
repted. The government will pay
1100,000 for the Adam canal and r0,-
000 lor the Ankeny.
The secretary ha also appMVctt, sub
ject to luture determination, to con
strue! Ihe project, the purchase of 15,
000 acre ol land Udmiging to the J. V.
Carr I.nd l.ivi-stiak company, b!
Clear I-ake, California. The purchase
price i $117,500. and inrliide ihe ri
parian right of the company in the
Clear lake reservoir "te and along the
Tule lake, beside canal now construct
ed on the land ol the company.
SCENE OF CARNAGE.
Warsaw Troop Shoot Down Nearly
One Hundred Peraons.
Warsaw, May 2. Nearly 100 persons
wore killed or wounded in disturbance
in various quarters of Warsaw yester
day. The troop, apparently, were un
controllable and violated all orders to
act with moderation. They tired into
the crowd of demonstrators, and work
men in desperation resorted to the use
of Urea. ma and bomb. Many children
and women are among tho dead and
dying.
What approaches a reign of terror
exists today; the city present a most
gloomy aspect, and Ihe temper of the
entire community augur ill. The
presence ut numerous pat .rolaof Cossack
cavalry and infantry ia tlm only ie
minder ol lurking danger.
To Mark the Boundary Line.
Victoria, II. C., May 2. Tim Cana
dian lumndiiry survey party, winch is
to delineate the tioiiiidiiry as stated in
the Alaskan boundary award, will
leave for the north on 1 liursilay, mim
ing at the head of navigation on Port
hind canal and working thenco north-
east and north, following the lino, n
,,f i.Hinniiieiita will be built. On
mountain peaks monuments au mcnes
l,ili will bo built ol aluminum nronse
drilled Into the solid rock. At river
eroasinga and in valleys larger monu
ment will be built.
Army of Immigrant.
Now York. Mnv 2. On 22 Steam-
shins duo to arrive at this lxirt Hub
n.....lr from Great llritain and tho ton
..I U ihe hiiihest number of immi
grant ever scheduled to enter during
audi a period of time. Tim horde
rearhe nearly 25,000. At Kllia island
arrangements have been made for their
i Imnilliniz. because tho deten
tion of any part would at once tux the
facilities of tho emigration siauou u.r
beyond its limits.
Unknown Gives University $600,000
Now York, Mnv 2. An anonymous
.1..,,.., Ima ulve.li tAOO.OOO to Columbia
university lor erecting mid equipping
a college ball for undergraduates to be
named In Honor ol Aiexanucr iiain..-
ton, of the clns of 1777.
RUINED BY TORNADO.
Almoit Every Building In Laredo,
Tex, it Oona.
Laredo, Tex., May 1. At lemt 21
peraon were killed and a tcorc injured
in Laredo and New Laredo by a tornado
that tore through the city late at
night. Hixteen were killed here. Hu
mor of many other killed in place
oulaide ol Laredo are heard, but a yet
they lark confirmation. Property
duiiiuKH I large. Four of the dead
were memhnra of one family and were
working on the ranch of George Wood
man. They were all cruihed to death
hy the fallirg in ol the heavy wall ol
the adobe limine they occupied. The
other met their fate in a like manner.
The damage wrought at the Laredo
acminary ia Mcvere. Not one of the
Kroup of building that go to make up
the luatitutioii eacaeil damage. 1 lie
i-Rraiiii Irom drath ol the teacher at
lireaeiit quartered in the inatitution 1
conaidered miracu'oiiN, a the walla ol
aome of the building that they occu
pied were di'inolinhed. Mra. harly,
one of the teacher, wa heroically rea
died by eeveral young cadet, itudenta
ol the iiiHtitutiou, they lowering her by
a rope from a aecond (tory window.
Sim wa badly hruiced.
The Mexican National Iioapltal liu lin
ing roof wa lifted, and it will require
much time to repair the building.
A trip through the town tail to
ahnw a lorality that ha not auffered
from the itorin. Telegraph- anil lele
nhone ixilr. eliminated roof, chim
ney and walla; in liu-t, dehria of all
imiiKiimble kind atrew tlie tr-l.
The city aulhoritie are at work clear-
tnit awav the wreckage of the atorm auu
toniuht tlie city brititii to aaaume it
cuntoinary tramiuil apiearance. Line
men are at woik enlivoring to
traiiihten out the taiiUM wire, and it
ia believed that within two day the
electric liubt ervire can lie resumed
It i hoped to ie-eatHblih telegraphic
communication at leant partially with
in two day.
NEW SYSTEM OF BIDDING.
Army Quartermaiter Make Welcome
Change for Forage Dealer.
Washington, May 1. It will l wel
come news to Pacific coast dealer to
know that the quartermaster general of
the army ha decided to obtain bids lor
forage for army puriKe under a new
system, w hich shall permit competition
on a three-month aa an annual baaii
It is Mieved that more satisfactory
bidding will le obtained, if it i poesi
hie to secure proposal for furnishing
forage lor a teriod of three month
Thi will niahle closer competition,
hence it will afford bidder an opportu
nity to estimate more closely aa to
market condition.
In presenting bids for the annual
supply of forage at all the military
iiits. it ia found that bidders are re-
quired to specify largely aa to the prob
able condition ol crops, and this, of
course, must have ita effect upon price
named for a yearly mpply of army
foraife. Kidding will, therefore, be
permitt.il for a quarterly as well as for
an annual tuppiy.
COLTON IN FULL CHARGE.
Names Assistants in Collection of Do,
minican Custom.
Washington, May I .Colonel George
R. Colton, the American official who
went to Santo Domingo to assume
charge of the colli clion of customs rev
emu. of that republic, has reported to
Secretary Tuft that a plan of organixa.
tion for the customs service had been
sirreed upon bv the Dominican govern
metit. Colonel Colton has been made
principal collector and general receiver;
J. II. Kdwards, Jr., deputy collector,
traveling inspector and auditor; H.
W. Smith, cashier, auilitor and dis
bursing olheer; 11. F. Worley, addi
tional deputy collector in charge of the
llaytien frontier; M. V. t:arroll, cliifl
statistician, and Joseph tsctiwartx, spec
ial agent.
All of the Dominican otueiala now in
the service have been continued liy
Colonel Colton, who has definitely as
sumed charge of the custom house. He
has posted notices to this en ft tor me
information of foreigners and others.
Dredger Brings Up Nuggets.
Marvsville, Cal., May 1. Rich spec
imens of free gold have been brought
tip by the new levee dredger now oper
ating in the Feather river at Yuba
City. Nuggets of considerable sixe and
value and pieces ol quarts siuiiuea
with gold have been picket! up from
verul hurketsful of sand and gravel
deiKisitod by the dredger. Dredge
mining men are waiciung uie wora
be flledclosely. There is every indica
tion that another rich dredge mining
field ha been discovered and that there
Wilt be IllUCII BCllVliy BOOUl, iuarjovu.c.
... . . ..:. .. i . ..ll..
No Mre Delay for Connors.
Chicago, May 1. The case of Super
intendeiit Thomas J. Connors, of the
Armour cminuiv. indicted on the
ehariro of attempting to intimidate a
whims, ennui un imam toiiny in uie
United Slates District court. Counsel
for tho Armour uomjiany asked for an
other cntitimialice After some argil
nient, Judge Landi granted it, setting
the date for bearing next Thursday.
The judge also said forcibly that he
would not grant another continuance
Cloudburst Unroof Buidings.
IntUauapolis, Ind., May 1. Reports
from that state show that Indiana has
been storm swept in tho paBt 24 hour
Cloudbursts are reported at many
places. At Bicknellnville buildings
were unroofed, and near Peru the Indi
anapolis Northern Interurban track was
washed away. nan ion in several
counties, damaging crop.
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
YAMHILL CROPS DOING WELL.
Proapecta are that Cereal Yield Will
Be the Beat In Yeare.
McMinnvillc Yamhill county ha
not bad a better prom ice of a good yield
In cereal for year, than it ha the pre-
ent aeaaon. Cro Kencrally are trini
ty, and of the fluent color. - Owing to
tlm weather and crop oonditioua lat
pring, the farmer needed a larger
acreaite than uaiial laut fall. The full
owing waa montly wheat, and thia I
advancing rapidly. Oat-i alao look
well, and there I no aign of blight.
Theapring aowing i practically fin-
ihed and the earlier npring grain i ni
and irrowing well.
Farmers generally
have made a larger aowing ol apring
oat than asiml. There la a growing
endeucy in thia county to make the
iirimt crop commit ctih fly ol oaia
Hon condition, wlnlo good, cannoi
be called excellent. The growth ha
been extiemcly uneven, aome vint-a
havinz irruwn raiddh.and are already
ireiiimro, ... w.c,. ..-. - I
other liave not an-
Vnili:?U IHI . 1iiirmin:, y .
i , i.,. ,.'..,i i, i
I f 1.1. ....... ,.rrit li.va I
WCII HI1U Il"i- umil imiiiic.j u; I
In a
1 i IU ,aua
,c" J "'" .1
ihilicu..
HliKhtly niipi e.1, but practically no
l.u-. .L.na ,. llm linid A f ttf B. Can I v.
be ascertained, every yard in the coun
ty is being cultivated, and a fair crop
is antirinated. Honmen are not dis
couraged by the uneven growth, and
are having the yard thoroughly noeti
and the more advanced ho s twined.
. .. . , ... i.,. f -.,. ,,,i,
n .uie nil', uuii-i , .--
and cherries, will yield abundantly.
ti.. ..i.u,r. .,11 vrv litfht in
all parts of the n un y, owing to tlie
i. Ti.a ..,.. , rmB .ill also
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or iron .unii ui m.i. .
were exceptionally good until TisitI
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UV UltJ M veil livffc. .'rail v-raj .,
Jc-tions along the Willamette river
there w ill not be over a third of the
usual yield, while on the prairie about
half a crop is expected. In the more
urotected section there may be three-
fourth of a crop, but in no parts w ill
it be up to the normal output,
Berries on the Reservation.
Adams-John Pierce, a quarter-breed
allottee, who reside two miles south of
bere, has demonslratd that the I ma
tilla reservation land is capable of rais
nigmore man wneai, amioegi. .r
not irrinated. Last year he set out lee
than one hail an acre of Hood River
strawberries, and although the plants
were less than a year old, they bore
berries inin June until November, the
lieavii.pt crop being in June and Oc
tober. This year he has set out mote
plants, having now almost one acre.
All are in bloom and Mr. Pierce ex.
perls to have ripe berries in two weeks
if the weather is favorable.
Rogue River Craf;
Grants Pass The first boat, other
than a canoe or pkiff. to navigate the
Cotier Rogue w ill be one now complet
ed and leadv for launching bere. The
craft ia a light draft, s'aunch affair,
and was built by John C. Lucas, a local
merchant, for pleasure purpises. It is
jo-iooi lengui, wnii 5IX-..K.V or..., ..."
will be proi'iieii oy a oweuii to
line engine. Its builder is confident it
will successfully make the rapids of
ho Rogue, both below and above
Grants Pass. The power dams w ill be
mounted by skidwaya.
une rare io ioany.
Albany hllorts ol the Albany com
mercial club to secure special rati
from Portland to Albany during ine
Lewis and Clark exposition Have prove.
successful. A committee was appoint-
en some nine ago io roo.er ...r
officials of the Southern Pacific railroad
in Oregon, and as a result of the work
oi tnis rommmee me iranic .nr.. inn
granted a rate ot one tare ior me roiuir
trip for all who hold transportatiot
from F'astern points, tickets good to re
main in I. inn county for 15 days.
Lost Mail Pouch Pound.
Woodbum The registered mail
pouch lost at this point, ihe disappear
ance of which has constituted a grea
mvaterv, has been found by Utile boy
aa thev were after a ball under ti e
Southern Pacific freight elation. Tie
thief had unlocked the letter sack, ex
traded the registered nourh and re
turned the sack. He got the content-
of several packages, $240 that had leen
placed there as a remittance from tin.
ofhee to Washington.
Hood River to Get the Mill.
Eugene The present owners of tl e
woolen mill here, Messrs. Wright and
Wilbur, of Union, bave no intention of
putting the mill into operation, aa wa
reported at the time they made the pur
chase last winter from the receiver.
Instead, it is now learned, the mill
will be moved to Hood River, where
the citixens are to take stock in the
concern to the amount of $20,000.
Valley Wool Pool Sold.
Dallas The Folk County Woolgrow
era' association sold ita pool of 100,000
pounds in Dallas for 25 cent a
pound. H. L. Fen ton, of Dallaa, was
the buyer. May 13 both the mohair
and wool associations will meet in
Dallas to elect ollieers and transact
other general business of the associa
tions. Land Sale Near Union.
Union The Dwight ranch of 100
acres, well improved, 4,SJ miles from
Union, on Catherine creek, was sold
last week to Faulk Brothers, of Daven
port, Wash., for $6,000. Acre proper
ty in this section is showing a livelier
tendency, and numerous sales are reported.
ALBANY BIDS FOR MILL.
Citizen Agree to Put Up Money to
Aid In Rebuilding.
Albany A meeting of Albany' citi
zen wan he'.d lat week to conaider the
qtlon . taking om atep to aeenre
the rebuilding of tlm woolen mill of the
Uannoi kbiini Woolen Mills company in
AHmny. This is mill that was burned
about a month ago, entailiinc a loss of
175.000.
Amomr those who addressed trie
meeting were: J. K. eatherford,
Fred Dwon, P. II. Goodwin, fc. W.
Langdon. F. J. Miller and Mayor W.
II. Davia. All favored purchase of
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voio.lveer.ri. w itme n muni!..
value from $250 to 11,000. A com-
iitee was appointed to take charge of
the work, ascertain how much money
Aloanv iieotde will put np to assist in
rebuilding the mill, wl at kind of a
proKsition the Bannocxburn company
will entertain, it any, ana report.
It seems that Albany will be able to
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burn comtiany to rebuild the mill ll
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put in the ma-
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Boom Spirit at Ashland.
Ashland A a result of concerted
action of leading citizen of Ashland
working through the board of trade, a
fund of approximately $2,000 has been
pieiigeu lor me prouionou auu uuu
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" city and vicinity while the big
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hundred dollars ol thn sum was sub-
scribed at a big mass meeting of citi-
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board of trade, at which there was a
I - y
h? large attendant and much en-j
"'us.asm w' me oojec.. m yew.
P ,ru l"c ""' r .
expended upon a permanent display at
the Southern Pacific depot in this city
Hatchery on Wallowa River.
Astoria Ferguson A Houston, of
this city, have completed the plans for
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h7 Fisheries de-
partment on the Wallowa river. The
olans are for a frame structure leet
long and 55.4 feet wide. It will con-
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10 feet in length and hold six egg bas
kets. The capacity of the plant will
be 15.000.000 egirs each season. The
appropriation for building the hatchery
will be available May Is, and bids on
the construction will be called for soon
after that.
Excellent Crop Prospects.
Pendleton The reservation south
and east ot here presents the most
thrifty appearance and the prospects
,re for the finest wheat crop in the his
tory of the countv. South of Adams
the wheat ia nearly knee high and of a
dark green color, which indicates the
best of growing conditions. In a few
instances in the same locality the fields
are infested with t.ir weed, the pest of
, 1 . a MuH-alinn Tin. ..mat ninnltfir fit
tllege weedg u ,,ar,lv acc0unted for by
the fact that onlv combined harvesters
have been used for year.
1905 Hop Contracts Filed
Salem Three 1905 hop contracts,
iggregatmg 50,000 pounds, or 280
.... 1 ..a I....... K.uin Alo.1 Inr mmrn in the
.i.,,,r, nf h eonntv recorder
p. .... v Fnrit. of Salem, to
r v, & Co, of Xew York,
10 oc0 ,wunds at 18 cents; J. E. Kirk,
.,,, ..,. n.i1(ir(, 0i Indenendence. to
x RoBenwald & Co., New York, 80,000
tKnmlgi Rt n centgi and George H
I ,... ,rt ti Yintin T-newi'i
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Will Not Contract.
The Dalles The wool situat'on in
his part ol Eastern Oregon varies from
radically all the other woolgrowing
sections of the state from the fact that
lie growers bave thus far declined
o contract their clips in advance of the
cheduled sales days, June 6 and 23
md Julv 6. These sales will be held
is usual at Shaniko, the market place
for tho wools grow n In Waeco, Crook,
Wheeler, and Grant counties, where
the choicest clips are produced.
Educational Exhibit.
rendleton The educational exhibit
for tlie Lewis and Clark fair is all in
the hands of the county school superin-
tei di-nt. and in being assembled and
prepared for the cabinets. Oue of the
One leatures oi uie exuiou is a n uuoer
of drawings. The papers to be bound
aflor reaching Portland are classified
into idles according to the work. Su
perintendent Welles has three assist
ants at the work.
PORTLAND QUOTATIONS.
Wheat Club, 84?Snc per bushel;
bluostoiu, 89aiUc: valley, 8tlc.
Oats No. 1, white, $28 per ton;
grnv, $27.
Eggs Oregon ranch, 17(3170 per
dozen.
Butter Fancy creamery, 17i19c
per pound.
Potatoes Oregon fancy, $1(5 1.05;
common, 80385c.
Apples Fancy, $1.75(32.50 per box;
choice, $11.25.
Hops Choice, 1904, 23s'25c per
ound.
d Wool Valley, 23?5'c; Eastern
Oregon, best, 17,(i$18c; mohair,
choice. 8132,SjC per pound.
Hav Timothv, $14(il8 per ton;
clover, $1112; grain, $11 12;
cheat, $1112.
WILL CUT THE HUNT SHORT
President Decide to Return and At
tend to Urgent Business.
Olenwood Springs, Colo., April 28.
President Roosevelt will break camp
on May 8, a week earlier than he in
tended, and will start for Washington
at once. The only stops he will make
are at Denver and Chicago, where date
for bis reception have been advanced to
meet the new arrangement.
Secretary Loeb came from the camp
early today, where he conferred with
the president all of yesterday. He an
nounced upon reaching here that affairs
in Washington made it 'necessary that
the president curtail his trip.
That tbere is nothing alarming In tne
situation is manifested from the fact
that the bunt will be continued ten
days more, in spite of the condition of
affairs which resulted in the altered
plans. The Veneuzelan situation, it is
believed here, retailed in the order to
start borne on May 8.
The party will leave Glenwood
Springs at about 4 o'clock on May 8,
reaching Denver the same evening.
After the banquet there the party will
spend the night on the train, wbich
will leave Denver over the Union Foci
fic at about 7 a. m. on May 9.
. Tbere is much speculation bere as to
the president's reasons for advancing
the time of bis departure from Colo
rado. Mr. Loeb announces that tbere
is no pressing business tnat requires
the president's attentiion, but there are
a number of things coming up about
the middle of the month in which he is
greatly interested. - What these are the
secretary would not say. It was said
also that tbere is nothing in the Vene
xuelan or Dominican situations that
cannot be attended to by Secretary Taft.
HER GUNS ARE A FAILURE.
British Navy in Very Poor Condition
for Battle.
London, April 28 The Daily Graph
ic this morning commences a series of
articles calling in question the dura
tion of the armament of a modern Brit
ish fleet in a manner which, if the facta
should be substantiated, is calculated
to cause a great sensation. The writer
allege that 15 warships unfit for ac
tion have been discovered, as the 35
calibre 12-inch guns constituting the
main armament of three vessels are in
capable of firing full charges. The
latest Woolwich pattern 50-calibre six
inch gun has also failed under experi
ment, and the question naturally sris a
aa to the e idurance of the armamei t
of the whole modern fleet. The article
states facts unfortunately beyond dis
pute, and points out that the present
is the time for action and not for
b'ame.
The fac' came to light through de
ve.opments of weakness in new long
gun under experiment and the s'mul
taneous failure of the 12-inch guns in
the Majestic class of battleships and
through the bunting of shells in seven
out of 16 British made guns on board
of Japanese battleships.
The writer point out further that
Great Britain is the only power that
ha adopted the manufacture of the
wire guns.
FLOODS EAST OF ROCKIES.
Warm Weather Causes High
Water
but Improve Range.
Denver, April 28. The warm weath
er of the past two days has melted the
snow in the mountains, and all river
on the eastern slope of the Rockies are
very high. Some damage is resulting
in place not heretofore reported, and
conditions in Southern Colorado are
till threatening.
Prominent sheepmen from Northern
New Mexico, who arrived at Albu
querque today, ray tnat report oi
losses to sheepmen as a consequence ol
the recent storm are greatly exaget
ated. Some lambs perished, they say.
but on the whole sheep in the section
referred to were never in better condi
tion. The benefit to the range brought
by the moisture will greatly exceed any
losses in livestock, they declare.
In Colorado, reports indicate that
the damage to the livestock industry
was considerable.
Jews Fear Massacre.
Warsaw, April 28. A Jewish organ
called the Hund has issued a manifesto
urging members not to participate in
demonstrations on May 1 for fear they
will lead to anti-Semitic disturbances.
The appreshension of the Hund is le
lieved to be not unfounded, for the
bomb-throwing and other violent act
by Socialists, of which organization
the majority are Jews, have enraged
the Poles, who declare that such crim l
are abhorrent to the Polish nation.
The Warsaw garrison has been aug
mented by four regiments of infantry.
Opposed to Grabbing.
- Marseilles, April 28. A mail steam
er, which arrived here from the Far
East brought a copy of the Echo de
Chine, which says upon Chinese au
thority that the American minister at
Pekin recently informed the Chinese
foreign office of his opposition to any
further foreign occupation of territory
within the three northern province of
China and that be would invite all the
ministers at Pekin to strongly support
China to this end.
Successor to Father Gopon.
St. Petersburg, April 28. Father
Gopon has a successor in the person of
a priest named Nicholas, who baa been
making a great stir among the work
men, addressing them nightly in var
ious parts of the industrial district.
The influence of hie personality is con
sidered so dangerous that further meet
ing bave been prohibited.