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ST. HELENS, OltEGON, FRIDAY. JUXE 10, 1903.
NO. 27.
LAND FRAUD TRIALS
CALIFORNIA LAND- FRAUDS.
In Mitchell Case.
Not L lntr.(lna; Eveott
of ilia Pasl Week.
sluuul IVIm) Is In eruption.
'rand Cxtitr.1
I .i.il. .1 .. .
-.-.ri)ini!o nc Tun rnimurirrt .. . "-' .r ui,.,i ami ti.
,. uowy for many hour, . riou dam
.- w ui. underground road .ml great
uang.r K) many passengers. Th .I.,,.
i-K- i. muumimi ,1 $IMUM;0. Im-.
I .i .. ii.. i. ....
niujiiy ii mulled In t, nv,,a i ,.i
I ark iv.iiii. over an area I 2i feet,
iroiu which rau . ra. . tlmt ,llrmlli j,
I far Ui eill.i.ni I... il l;.. ... ...
i hiiiiii .iiifl, n in r m-m. la.
A ".' 'rW P"'" in ..... wkwtii the paving ,,,, Ju,. 1. !! yesterday mo ,,.
CWW. """ ' "'''.. to the .B,k. ing aa. the Indictment accusing John
Xoraay will lid Moy W I '" ""!, inrniigli M liii t , sur-
iiac.rars ran. Almost Immediately
Iui.r. ram. a heavy phinn under
ground, and moment later th water
I a m . i
iiasuMi inrwi in cataract, uriig lnl.j
urly im-omJ alrwil, hit h a
Thr imaraiillno (M'rlr it Norn bn ""'" w i,iu w vi-ral Im liin.
bwB tiniiiaiiiti, uwihiu iruv.w n hit riamg wiw in Hi Miliwar Rhiii
m"J wnnci'lliiB Ul ti llic tliinl rail ' alUirni-yi uiimiuknl their li-Val 11-
Tlif W "" rmijf OB mrlli ami Ui uulvr ralla, almrt rlri'iiiliiig IP jW-rma, wu JuiIk Ic Haven, tli man
ill tlw !" w rw-ognlllon.
Yrlln ''Vir v cuillnuo to m r
porta. Iniin ill" ranaina canal tone.
Twu rr IoiiikI In on ol the
(il,,r m IiuuI bailillliH ol I'ltUliqr(.
I K l orKiilea 10 lianiu hi r.uu. .Uclrtefiirr.nl, l.i. h a allen.lr.1 l,v mm in (Hiwrr to lirinn the
bl.lan.la. aria ol Mi,l.-i,..,. II .1 .. I ' flaw n tli. l'nitJ HUU aitainat Hvnat'
braW ll.r l.iHUli aiihln raary ol IU Tl.. air .1. ..h-i -.in. .1 t, nr.. .l l,. Ii.
- tf.iT pi, i.i. n in I I ' - " . ."-..' .it., c.iiimi
luumUllil
.Soar Warnaw, Ituaaia, 24 J" liav
hB killrj ami 3H ulliura injur! In
n.ili In Hi vl Irw dajri.
ttuwia ami Jan ar rut a .loring
(Iwilr ul .livovt and lilarw ul oiwlliig
la wmlati c !( mtuiM
burning lii.ulallmi, ami l.riul.t llaaliwi ,l".H,t v",li, t ' rTl"y or not guilty
Ir...., -1..1. .. Piwtatoni miwilwj the courtroom to
......,.,. ...i.i.iiu.iuii. I.,.-, , ... ,. ....
(n. train ft t itliin a hi., k l t ju.lgr A. 8. IWnmHt, ol The Hall, ami
ataiioii ana thvn rain to a lliial lui.. Ici'N'ualor John JI, Xliuniton, of X.
Th. KWHingr got out ami a.lr.l ttmpt to rMdle the indict-
Uirongb tb. .tr (.. the ...lion. Thrr J''""''''! ".7 "'8',r ',"'Ut V"'..0
..-.. ... -.. aiiiv-j . unriipj ul n
n. Thry
Fnu.k i. ltiglow, Ui drl.olllng mini ran ai.u ooily Mnrwnt.
Milaauk Unkcr. ha Iwn wwUiMMd I ln)urd, Ciraxiuall Ilia rnlre wrvlrt- The allpgm crime for which th gov-
lo 10 yr In Ui. rtlrl prlaiMl. tl aouUi ol Hvviily mml atrwt and to "n..t la endraroring Ui 5la Benat
Hnf 8ara They ar Won Than
Thoa of Oregon,
Judlie DeHaven Hears Arguments .ClT Z S 'Z
olllclala ol the state land olflce by
Krnncli J. Hwiejr. The government
aiuimey naa rcjiorUtd to WaahingUin
that comlitioria in Ouliloniia ar. even
worae than thoae in Oregon, in connec
tion with which United Htate Senator
Mikhail and Kcpreaentative Hermann
were Indicted by Federal grand Jury
id naa mine accuaitllon agalnat men
In state office, amterting tlmt they have
ween in league with the apecnlatora,
audi aa John A. Il;nan and Frederick
A. Hyde, who have fraudulently ac
quired vaat tracUof th public land in
i.iiiornle.
The troulile lie in the Itate land
ollice Itaelf," aaid Mr. Ifeney. "The
ollice has be;n hand in glove with the
ring and any pretuime of ignorance in
legard to the echeimi of graft which
have liwii carried out in abnurd. The
ring hua received favor from the office
ever mire the lact election, and a a re
mit two-third of the tate vain iMe-
tirnber land have lieen stolen. The
M-ulaUini have lieen in poeaeaaion all
along of advance information. Thia
haa licen especially noticeable in tli
inaiwr oi ine creation ol loreet re-
aervea. Two auperintendent have coir
feeiied that they were bribed to make
the reserve cover a much vacant
school land aa poeaible. Thia land was
practically worthless, all the good
school land having been taken up
Borne of it lie on the top of crag and
was uselcs for any purKs except the
creation ol scrip. Hut those who filed
on the land for $ 1 .25 an acre could dis
pose of their holding for $4.50 au acre
as soon aa they were included in a for
est reserve. And they often could do
even better than that, by taking up
luru land in th beet part of the timber
belt."
ILLEGAL INDICTMENT IS CLAIMED
District Attorney Hny Contends th
Document Is Vslld-Court Takts
Mait.r Under Consideration.
ll. Mllcliell ol accrntinir a In. lor ..,v.
Ice performed while United Nutii
Dilator. Severe in their denunciations
of the document which sets forth the
g ivernmeiit rase were the attorneys for
the defense. Herene in his denials that
Haws could be picked in line after line
ol tli government a accusation, w..
I lilted KUtte. District Attorney llenev.
rave, iignineil ami attentive, w h
UireB
i nervous wrwk and ha hn
lu lb prison hoapiLl.
The P. nn.yWsnl m4 now ha
train running fruin Chicago to New
Yitrk in I hour, an average of DO
nilrt sn hour. One stretch of Ihrev
in ilr haa l-en madv in t0 atvotid,
Foorteenth street was
lal.r Ui vntir mrru
ttej.
Finaly, fur th flood bad continued or
for four and a half hour a Ion-man for
Imt .ff ....I I i-neu on iriai eonsisia in accept'
" I .... . r. i...... L'.i..;..L i L'.:i.. i. .
i .(, ..v... i .njvi iv. a. mil. lui
UlMXIIItlll' ..imkIIiI,,. pl.ln,. -.r,. 11,. ,...,.!
land nllliti while a Lnitiil 8tate (enat-
Thia is contrary to the Federal
statutes. The issue yesterday was the
...mI.I.. f 11... l,...l I
. . . , . . , ii-...i .. Hir iuui.Miii-11 i.r.-ii, miu
uiv cvnHiariim vouimiiv, io nos
Att.ks on Chicago Slfikobreakers sopervttion ol tti liitllalion ol the were that the document was loosely
bare again rsutnl l luting In Ui treet. mains la f'ark avenue point.! out a drawn, that if tried on it indefinite al
u .il. i..- .',- .. lot. at Third inu. ami '..rtv.ar.n.l tstlon rV nator Mitchell might he
ci. I Irvaty lor subminion to the United I slrMil which, on being rlorl, shut off
m,,r4 lib torrent: Tralhc a not rsume.l
Aa auimnehiW In Chlrwgo went until after uildnlght.
Ilirongti n n. ii draw, drowning tl
brniil..
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OUHIII VI W.MII...
Toklo, June 13. Th following r
poll has been rweived from the head
quarter ol th Manchurian smile
"June II, at 4 in th morning, drove
lb uetny from th northern heights
of I.inghuchun ami Nanc he ngtn j,, rourl landing down hi decision at
i.i. Und occupied thoee positions. On the I hi earliest opportunity. The court
"" I I .. ., I
am day w uccupie.1 th vh inilie of n i)oornu omil uii morning
KrahlhllM. ten nillm northeast of si It) o clock
Chantiu, tthulangtat and Tungchialiu,
too mile north of Changtu and Ho RIVAL TO BEEF COMBINE
inglungshan, 13 miles iiorthaeet of
Chngtu. Otherwise the situation is p.rm.r, of Illinois Ready to Build Big
All F.uropn Join in pralr ol to
trlt over lii auroras in bringing about
ft negotiation,,
A rollislon l.'tween trolley car newr
Princeion, New Jersey, mulled in th
injury of 0 persn.si.
In the raM ol lb state ol Kanaa vs
tli Hi.n.l.rd Oil coiiny, the
nss Wi.n the first .ilnt.
London rs belUv that th lrg
boney Imleiiiiiiiy Japan will aak ol
Russia wall break off negotiations.
I again plactMl in jeopardy, and shove all,
that the indictment did not even allege
that Mr. Mitchell was a senator at the
lime of the commission of the crime
charged.
At the conclusion of the arguments,
Judge lie Haven took the mstter under
consideration, stating that he did not
know Just how long it would require
for him to ariive at a conclusion, but
that he would consider both the writ-
It. n argument interpoied with the de
murrer and th oral statement made
Roth Uuiia and Japan have accepted unchanged."
rret,i..ni Kofcvll'a aid la making
p"-!'. Negotiation will U carried on
la Wa.hu,gtn. fl
Thnrrenrh government ha called
bnroe lu governor ol French inslo
t'lilna, in nmliir on plans for Ui d-
lense ol l lit. colony.
Russian Shells Wr Worthless.
Ht. Petersburg, June IS. Th M.
Pstonburg Telcgrsih agency haa r-
calved dispatch from lis Shanghai
Packing Hous.
Chicago, J u ii 13. Th Farmers'
Parking company has been organised
lor the purpose of competing with the
local and other packers. It capital
stock was placed at f l.AOO.OOO. Th
organisation la composed of livesUx k
dealers, retail butchers and farmers.
It is the Intention of the company to
WILL ASK GUARANTEE.
Japan Would Bind Russia to Strict
Obtervanc of Treaty.
Tokio, June 12. On the.sbility of
Russia to offer a sufficient guarantee
that she will live up to any treaty of
peace arranged binge Japan s willing-
nee to bring th. war to an end. Thia
statement is made on the authority of
one of the best known Japanese states
men, on condition that bia identity be
kept unknown.
"Japan wants peace, he said, "but
she will not be made a fool of by Rus
sia. I hat nation must agree to keep
her hands off tho Far East for a long
term of years, and her treaty must con
tain some clause which effectively pre
clude her resuming hostilities when
ber army and nary are rehabilitated,
and such clause muat be of such char
acter that they cannot lightly be dis
regarded, bven at the present time,
when her navy ha been entirely
willed off the face of the waters and her
army has been disrupted and placed on
the defensive at all points, we bear
from our secret agents in St. Petersburg
that the advocates of a war policy urge
the czar, if he feels that be must sub
scribe to peace term, to refuse to com
mit Russia to any policy of disarming
that would prevent the execution of
contracts for new warships of all clause
which were made with German and
American firm of shipbuilder.
oarfpoiidnt, ho assert that not
A teat i. l.i I ... h..,Iji .l it., mtf A I only wr th Itussisn ships so short of
"s ol th drleuoe al Fort Monroe and shell tht they could indulge in only operate in Chicago and it haa secured
M Point Comfort, conceded by army Hire, large practice on leaving l.lbau, Ian option on urn acres oi isnu ami
ml navy other to b. th chief defense hut thai during the battle of the Sea packing plant near Uie Hawthorne race
to Washinigoii,
Attorneys in the tool trust Inquiry
bsve dissgreed.
Jan's terms ol
Hated to Russia.
, B""en wantt to contln th
'aligation In Vencsuela.
American troop bar killed a band
ol 40 reliel, the Island ol Haraar.
pN hav been
Loom I
i..n ni.n nmlei tilHs either fell track, which it will operate, and ex-
abort or failed to Inflict damage on the peels to purchase SlH acre on which to
JaoabM vesaels. A number of mull-1 erect a mammoth plant
nie occurred during Ui yoyag of the
Knasian suua.lolis. esixx'Ully on th
battleship Orel.
Chin. Stow and Wesk.
MeiCio City. Jun S. Contractor
on th Vera Cms nd Pacillc railway
Dying Natural Death.
Chicago, Jun 13. The teamster'
strike has come to the stage where it
will die a natural death unless new
Ills is Injected Into it by the strikers.
Poring the past 24 hours nothing of
neither
The kaiser and rtar
"' lh disunion ol
Hvalnn.
i.- .1 l.l I n ..-In. I. Chinamen from l.nv importance lias umeiuinii
th ranks of their lslrer. They side lo th controversy having made
""""I hav experimented with them and And any aggressive move. According to
IM,J that their work is unsatisfactory. The the employe Involved in the trouble,
rill not recog
Norway
road has 3.1MWI men at work relwl last- they have succeeded In getting their
Headlv ,l..i. . ii.u.i.,...t I., .ml eoustiuclinx. J'lanlers along businiMis almost back to normal comu-
Inlerlor ol Russia and hundreds ol po- lha lln. ol th road who used Chinese lions
pie are Oelng killed.
I en
work or lay off. they are very low
and hav not trength enough lor heavy
work.
Th bualliMM of tba Pnrtl.ni! not-
offir for April shows an Increaaa ol 35
Pi cent over that ol April, 1U04.
1 sul Morton, now secretary ol the
J'y b Ihwii elected chairman ol th
r-uuluhln I lf 1 ........... u.l
fi-i,ui.,iv. OTJvinki
The teamster are doing abeo-
hlp lo have been obliged to let Ihem luteiy Doming in me o..
Willi til l lltliese HO mil. linn udihk iii
Not All Plain Sailing Yt.
Paris. June 13. Opinion lu official
and diplomatic quarter heie Is becom
ing rather pessimistic as to me oui-
w.t.e R.e.dlna Near Keokuk.
m..i t. June 13 The Hood none ol the peace movement, owing to
hlch ha overflowed thousands oi the l. retemourg uiiu-u. ov". K
Admiral Knn.ii.i. i. ihae.se ..m. f Hue land in tho vicinity ol the leserved atutude ol Kussia ami uie
on the n.v.i i.... i. u,.i...i,.i. ir.b..b I. .l.iwlv reeeitimr. th water activity ol the war party. A special
s """" "7" . " : ' " "- ' . , . ..... .... i,i1..l Tmis mv
li.vlna fallen annul two im nun osw v"""
reaching a standstill last night. Iam- the influential Russians forming the
". i.. .u I. .. .H. I ..l....,.i . m.kina a atrona rally.
age to larmera near ir..u wi -
mated at $300,000, and the losses at being reinforoed by protest against
Keokuk, Iavenport and other places I peace leiegrapueu u V, ,
long Ui river will sggregnle liundroils General l.lnieviicn aim an uie u.v...o..
commanoero
t Waa defeutail In iha flret hum.
The National F.dltorlal association in
Hi
convention at (luthri. Oklahoma.
'lopteil renolutlon. favoring immediate
"leiioon ior the territory.
Hwediah and Danish prince have re- ol thousands more. Riley Hmallwood,
"''d th Norwegian throne' and Nor- ,ged 75, waa drowned at Alexandria.
y Is preparing to establish a repub-
"C Oreal llrltaln urges the choosing 8weden Not To Recognli
" rinc Arthur for king. Ilia altr
HI
Generals Eagar to Fight.
St. Petersburg. June 13. Kussia
generals in command ol the lorces at
... I . .1... V. . 14 Pru...l..v lln. nh
m.rrv ii.. i...i u-l.n . . i.. U.....H.1, 1. 1,. fmnt era vlolont V opposeu to au
. v. ...... ...... vvv. ,U(U n interview, .... ..-.. --- - A'' t ii.i..
. -ill ...r,... .i muniiin the end mi 01 111 war, utunini him..
irovernuieiiii wn. v... - . r. - i -
-ini, nnipillim I'lllll.l . ., ..Ill anl.inll I In .llliri.lllH (TU11IIII
f"?0"0" " :u. r. : ; . .iron prott, .igned iy .n
...Tl- Japanese .re said to have cut off ihl. '.tandpolnt. The premier think, of hi. W?
Vl.il U...I..I. I.. i il.. .IL-.I... i. ill a.lnlit t IIS VIHW tllO lirsovilV lliuiiinuv. ,
Tl rdlswnv'"'
"he Michliiau flood la auhsld im. 'nu " .oonV. . . i .i....i..i with Jaoan lor a termination of
. A Jlrltlal, .,,. .... w 3"Z Ihe will of Sweden. hMtMtlei, he called a council of war of
Iut with 14 lives. all his generals
I al BI.Mft natlnwAil I
in in. Norway-Hweden dispute Brit- 5,c ... . , Philadelphia Mint Clos.a
Undlng by Norway and Oem- I Fort , wortii, . " pllllatla,Dhl: June i3.More than
-7 - Bweden. , - J "uit in Fort Worth compi.lng eight 200 employ", of the Dnlted State, mint
Sweden m.e .i.iii,. .tllvln.lP1" For!. rSTS"!. Cif-iL.. Ul.v suswrnled indefinitely.
o' union wttZ-riZZZS. U.T.' ."..r. Z colnlndopariment and the melt-
" I RllnlD 4I1U UUw . " rr I - , , , ... f
from 0le W IWO suir.ee, w.. -r-T. ..,,,,!. Theonlnrclcw.
fPl. a nlmit nnar suililaaa m IHI'aV ui bimoi --
rp. l.....eui..A im I irttf tllftM UHDHriUltlll Ui VNlllV
A llt iiibuiuhvw " i -
till
c against Russia.
Chicago teamownera may split on the
"rik. quetion. If they do it will be a
ret winning for the strikers.
by Are today.
thing like 460,000.
$85,000.
Washington.
SWEDISH ANGER RISING.
Norway Accused of Ignoring Right, of
Swedsn by Her Action.
Stockholm, June 12. It i. impossi
ble to forecast Swedish policy in rela
tion to the Norwegian rebellion but
signs are lacking of any willing acqui
escence therein. The king, grown
prince and many others, otticial and
unoflicial, are disposed to legard the
act of Christian! as those of a rebel
lious cotiere of politician, which can
not be considered as necessarily repre
senting the will of the Norwegian peo
ple. However, it is ditlicnlt to see
bow an official proteat can be made,
since nothing Short of a successful war
is likely to restore the situation. In
all, responsible men hesitate to com
mand such a course. That thia hesita
tion will survive the heat of a parlia
mentary session may be slightly doubt
ful. . ;
Insist dap. Lost Ship..
St. Petersburg, June 12. A long dis
patch from Rear Admiral Reitsenstein
to the miuiatcr of marine, dated Shang
hai, June t), gives the official report of
the torpedo boat destroyer Itodri, whi.-h
recently arrived there in tow of a mer
chant steamer, but adds little to the
know ledge almut the battle of tho sea
of Japan. The officers of the lkxlri
and the rescued men on board of her
reiterate that the Japanese lost two
battleships, one of which was of the
Mikasa and the other of the Shikiehima
type, and four cruisers.
Great Drydock Launched,
llaltimore, June 12. The govern
ment drydock recently built by the
Maryland Steel company at Sparrow'.
Point, which will be towed to Manila,
was successfully floated today. Miss
Kndicott, diuighter of Rear Admiral
Kndicott, christened the new vessel
"Dewev." The Pewey is the largest
floating dock in the world. It will lift
25,400 tons and cost $1,125,000. Its
construction required 600 men con
stantly at work.
Gasoline Car the Thing.
Chicago, June 12. The management
of the Uarriman line, has ordered six
additional gasoline motors to be used
on their branch lines. The original
motor has proved such an eminent .ac
cess that it has been decided to use
motors eventually on all branch line ha. been found, but the work
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
HARVE8T OUTLOOK IS
READY TO SELL TIMBER.
HIGH PRICE FOR WOOL.
Million and a Half Pounda Go Under
Sealed Bids at Shaniko.
Shaniko The highest price paid for
wool in Eastern Oregon in 25 year ws.
paid to the grower, of this section of
the state at the public auction sales
here taut week. The sales were con
ducted on the sealed bids system, and
prices rsnged from 21 to 24 X cent for
Merino wools. One small clip of cross
bred Lincoln wool sold for 2)4 cent.
These wools wore formerly marketed
at The Dalles, but since the completion
of the railroad to this point sales have
been conducted here. The prices are
the highest paid this season at any
hastern Oregon point, and Wasco coon
ty maintains its reputation as the lead
ing wool market in the state.
. -Tba high price which prevailed at
these sales are eiecially gratifying to
the growers, by reason of the fact that
their loyalty to the sealed bid system
has been rewarded by from 3 to 5 cents
I e pound increase over price paid
those who contracted earlier. Fully
three-fourths of the wools grown in the
state were contracted during the winter
and early in the spring, this section be
ing the only noticeable exception where
the offers of tempting price failed to
make serious inroads into the clip to be
marketed.
I-oral growers w ho held are highly
elated over the success of the public
sales, while the few who contracted
here are correspondingly sorry that
they did not stand by the sealed bid
plan. The success of this year public
sales firmly establishes the popularity
and proves the wisdom of the plan.
This being the only point in the state
where a large quantity of the choice
wools would be offered for sale on the
sealed bid plan, a large number of buy
era were attracted to the sales, and 20
representatives of the leading wool
merchants and manufacturer. ' in' the
P.ast and West were present.
SUIT BY ASYLUM AUTHORITIES.
Judge Galloway Sustains Demurrer by
Secretary of Stat.
Salem Judge Galloway baa sustain
ed the demurrer to the writ in the
mandamus proceedings brought by asyl
um employes to compel Secretary of
State Dunbar to issue a warrant for the
amount of their monthly salaries.
Judge Oalloway holds that the Kay law
passed in 1!I05, doe not repeal the act
of 1901 which prohibits the secretary
from issuing a warrant when no appro
priation is available.
I nder Judge Galloway . decision it
will be the duty of the secretary of
state to issue a certificate of allowance
and not a warrant for the amount of
the salary roll. In rccordance with
the plan already announced, a notice of
appeal was given and the question will
be presented before the Supreme court
aa soon aa possible.
Smelting Not the Only Plan.
Grants Pass The big customs smelt
er projected for the Southern Oregon
district by Messrs. Fleck, Corliss, Wil
liams, Snowgoose and other, is now an
assured fact, and construction will be
gin this week. Articles of incorpora
tion have been filed for the Rogue Riv
er Mining, Smelting and Power com
pany. Smelting is not to be the only
object of the new company, which ex
pect, to put in a huge dam. This,
with the 00-foot fall the river has at
Savage rapids, where the smelter is to
be built, they feel sure, is capable of
generating at least 45.0(H) horse power
for irrigation and power purposes.
In 176 Feet on Buckeye,
Stinn.ter W. F. Kippen, who holds
the boud on the Buckeye group, located
at the head of Little Cracker creek,
reports the lower drift starWd last sea
son as being now in 170 feet. He and
associate, Thomas Kennersly, have not
decided jitBt where they will com
mence active work on the property.
The rich rock already located is still
showing up well, and Mr. Kippen has
in bis possessoin the little gold brick
realised from panning only 17 ounces
of ore taken a day or two ago from the
ledge..
Promise. Road to Tillamook.
Hillbsoro The board of trade last
week listened to an address by William
Reid, who states that bonds have been
sold for the construction of the railway
to Tillamook. Mr. Reid asked Hill.
boro to furnish the right of way from
this city to Banks, and Mayor H. P.
Cornelius will appoint a committee ol
seven to devise ways and mean, to se
cure the necessary deed contracts. Mr.
Reid promises to commence construc
tion soon.
BRIGHT.
Covered by Inheritance Law.
Salem Attorney General Crawford
bold, that a conveyance of real proper
ty made to a man's children with the
reservation of possession until his
death, is an advancement within the
meaning of the inheritance tax law and
that the property is subject to the tax.
The opinion was rendered at the re
quest of the state treasurer in tho mat
ter of the Johanna O linen estate.
Boring for Artesian Water.
Elgin For several week, a crew haa
been engaged in boring an artesian well
near Alicel. Work i. under tho super
vision of a contractor from San Fran
cisco. The wall at this time i. a little
over 700 feet in depth and aa yet no
rock and but little water that will flow
1. .till
work.
I being continued.
Little Grain in Clackamas Injured by
Continued Showers.
Oregon City Damage to fall grain,
which in localities has been felled to
the ground, has resulted from the. con
tinuous showers of the last week.
George LaZelle, a farmer from New
Era, report that the rains have low
ered to the ground an acre field of hi
velvet chaff wheat, which be fears wTTl
have to lie cut for hay. This field wis
one of the finest pieces of growing grain
in the county, the stalks having attain
ed a height ol six feet, and the grain
was well headed out. v
iiarring further unfavorable weather
conditions, the grain crop of Clackamas
county this year will lie without prece
dent with iepect to yield, Mr. LaZelle
estimating that this field would have
produced between 50 and 60 bushels to
the acre. The aphis pest appeared on
wheat and oats in tome sections, but
not to the extent but that a few day
of warm weather will rid tho grain of
the destructive visitor.
Except unfavorable weather inter
feres with the harvest, tbe yield of hay
in this county this year will be a rec
ord breaker, the stand of grass being
exceptionally heavy and of fine quailty.
AUTO LINE IN VALLEY.
Connecting Link Established Between
Independence and Salem;
Independence An . automobile lit
has been put on between Independence
and Salem. There is a missing link of
12 miles between these two points in
the transportation facilities of the val
ley. For years there has been talk of a
motor connecting the Southern Pacific
lines on the East and West sides. This
spring the roads have been improved
and the automobile brought the 'solu
tion.
Local capital at Independence' and
s.iem Da liad the matter under con
sideration . A surprise was sprung when
a ten-seat bote! bus machine was put on
the run by the Oregon Suburban Auto
company. It is understood the Oreogn
City Transportation company is largely
concerned in the movement.
A reg'tlar schedule will be announced
shorty. Jt is the purpose to connect
closey a. possible with Southern Pacific
trains at Salem and the motor cars
here.
Good Sign of Prosperity.
Washington These changes in sal
aries of Oregon postmasters have been
announced : Increase Albany, Tbe
Dalles, $2,200 to $2,300; Arlington,
Burns, Condon, Elgin, $1,200 to $1,300;
Athena, Monmouth, Myrtle Point, $1,-
000 to $1,100; Corvallis, $1,800 to $1,
900; Dallas, Forest Grove, $1,500 to
$1,000; Independence, $1,300 to $1,-
400; Junction City, Lebanon, Milton,
$1,100 to $1,200: Klamath Falls, $1,
300 to $1,500; La Grande, $2,100 to
$2,200; Mount Angel, Woodbnrn, $1,-
200 to $1,400; Newberg, Ontario, tl,
400 to $1,500; Oregon City, $2,000 to
$2,200; Wasco, $1,100 to $1 300. De
crease Sumpter, $2,000 to $1,700.
Salmon Reach the McKenzie.
Salem According to report, that
have been received by . Master Fieh
Warden H. G. Van Dusen, tbe McKen
zie river is lull of salmon, this condi
tion evidently having - been brought
about by the construction of a good fish
way over the falls at Oregon City. Mr.
Van Dusen is inclined to think the re
ports are exaggerated, but he is pleased
with the outlook and has placed rocks
in the river just below Gate creek, snd
hopes to take a large number of salmon
for hatchery purpose.
Golden Chariot and Orleans.
Sumpter A prominent mining ex
pert is here this week from Philadel
phia for the purpose of inspecting the
Golden Chariot and Orleans groups.
Tbe first named is located near here
and the latter in close proximity to
the Golconda. Senator Folche, of
Pennsylvania, is interested in these
properties to such an extent as to con
sider them worthy of investigation, and
on the result of the expert's report will
depend whether he and asosciate. will
take hold of the mines and develop
them to a producing stage.
Working on Owyhee Survey.
Vale Engineer Herbert E. Newell,
of the Reclamation service, now has a
force of men at work oa the Owyhee,
where preliminary surveys in connec
tion with the proposed irrigation projwt
will be made this summer. It is stated
that the government is contemplating
the construction of two reserviors, as
it is claimed there are about 20,000
acres of valuable government land that
cannot be covered by water from the
Harper basin project.
PORTLAND QUOTATIONS.
Wheat Club, 84c per bushel; blue
stem, 90lc; valley, 8587c. -
Oats No. 1 white, feed, $30 per ton ;
gray, $30.
Hay Titnothy, $1416 per ton;
clover, $11(912; grain, $1112; cheat,
$1112.
'KKS Oregon ranch, 1819c per
dosen.
Butter Fancy creamery, 17)
21 V4'c per pound. -
Strawberries $1.2531. 50 per crate.
Apples Table, 1.602.50 per box.
Potatoes Oregon fancy, $1.35 1.50;
new potatoes, $1.50.
Hops Choice, 1904, 22,S,'24c per
pound. ' i
Wool Eastern Oregon, best, 19(8
Government will Now Opan Forest
Reserves to Loggars.
Washington, June 9. Following out
ts declared intention of developing
forest reserves by use, the bureau of
Forestry annonces, by special bulletin,
that mature timber in all forest re
serves is to be offered for sale. The
restriction formerly laid upon the ex
port of timber from the states in which
the forest reserves were located haa
been removed, and the law now place,
no limitation on the shipment of tim
ber grown on any forest reserve, except
those in tbe state of Idaho and th.
Black Hill reserve, in South Dakota.
Tbe- effect "of this change in the law,
and the declared policy of the depart
ment Agriculture, is that the timber
on the reserves may now be cut and
disposed of to the highest bidder. On
many of the reserve there are great
quantities of mature timber, and on
some of them the facilities for getting
it ont as' a reasonable cost are excellent.
The forest service, which has charge of
the administration' of the reserves, ia
anxious to begin the cutting of thia
mature timber aa soon as possible, and "
it ia prepared to consider offers from
lumbermen who wish to undertake
such operation..
It i. perhaps well to call attention to
the fact that this announcement doe.
not mean that the forest reserves ar.
going to be devastated under authority
of the government. On the contrary,
the distinct antfdeiinite purpose of tbe
forest service is to, improve the re
serves by utilizing the .material that
is now fit for lumber. In doing to, it
HI also provide for the reproduction
of the . lore. anf the restocking of
those area upon which forest condi
tion, are defective. Work of this kind
has "been successfully carried on for
some years " in the Black Hills forest
reserve, and haa been begun with tbe
greatest promise of success on the land,
of the Chippewa Indians, in Northern
Minnesota, from which it ia proposed
to create another National reserve.
The public in general, and lumber
men in particular, will be interested
to know tbat in this last case the re
strictions imposed by the forester have
in no way hampered the lumbering
operation.. Timber sold at public
sale, with full knowledge of these re
strictions, brought higher price, than
were obtained for white and Norway
pine in the same region, and tbe slash
haa been burned and got out of the
way at a cost of about 12 cent, per 1..
000 feet board measurement.
The supervisor of each forest reserve
is authorized to receive application, for
the right to cut timber; intending pur
chasers shonld communicate with him,
not with the department at Wash Lug
ton. OVERTURN THE WHITEWASH.
Convention of Baptists Refuse, to En
dorse Rockefeller.
North Bend, Ind., June 9. "Re
solved, that we express ou reel vs against
tbe present tendency to criticise th.
great Baptist brotherhood in the person
of one of its most active member., and
this in the face of the fact that there is
no evidence to prove Mr. Rockefeller
i. or ever ha. been either directly or
indirectly connected with conduct that
ia out of line with the highest morality."
This resolution caused a storm ol
protest, today at the convention of the
Northern Indiana Baptists' association.
It was voted down after vigorous com
ment, both in defense of it and in op
position to it.
The defense of John D. Rockefeller
was drawn by Key. Mr. Wheeler, of
Elkhart, who introduced it and made a
speech in defense of it. Rev. Mr. Lan
kin, of Mishawaka, also defended it.
Tbe protests were started by Rev. C.
K. Parker, of Laporte. who, among
other things, said:
"Rotten thing, should be dealt with
in Uie most rigid way."
Sweden is Loyal to Oscar.
Stockholm, June 9. The Norwegian
coup d'etat was answered here tonight
by a great patriotic demonstration of
loyalty to and sympathy with King
Oscar. A great procession, accom
panied by bands, went to Roeendal
Castle, where the bands played the
national anthem. In a few minute,
the king and other members of the roy
al family appeared on a balcony of the
castle and ware enthusiastically cheered
by the demonstrators, while a number
of ladies presented ths king a bouqeet
of flowers.
Bring Horn. Paul Jones.
New York, June 9. The second
squadron of the North Atlantic fleet,
consisting of the armored cruiser
Brooklyn and the protected cruiser.
Chattanooga, Galveston and Tacoma,
selected by the Navy department to
bring home the body of John Paul
Jone. from France, assembled off the
naval anchorage at Tompkinsville,
Staten island, today, and will proceed
to sea on the way to Cherbourg. The
Brooklyn will receive the casket.
23c: vallev. 27Ua2'Jc:
choice, !U32i'c per pound.
No Let-Up On Beef Trust.
Chicago, June 9. Instruction, were
received toda by the Federal grand
jury which has been investigating th
affair, of the beet industry, to continue
the invest'gation and return indict-
mohair, menta if Uie juror, find that tbe testi
I mony warrant, such action.