THE
OREGON
VOL. XXII.
ti'V. HELENS, OIIKGON, FKED-aVY. SEPTEMBER 8, 1905.
NO. 39.
MIST
NEWS OFTHE WEEK
In a Condensed Form lor Our
Cusy Readers.
HAPPENING OF TWO CONTINENTS
A Rume of the Important but
Nut lass Inleresllna; Evsnts
f the Past Wk.
Thirty five thousand people attended
llm fair Ubor day.
Wmltirn Nebraska Iim reported IU
0i r.-t ol the aaaaon.
A doctor haa Iwwn Imprisoned In at
jiew Orleans Ir hiding yell fever
caae.
A tinall engagement Uvk place In
S.itthiTii Cfw alter pern tiail lnwn
declared.
Hundred l Japanese are pouring
Into Hoiilhern Manchuria ami eatabllah
lug colon lea.
A new volt-ami la forming which
threatens the vallsy anj city ol Han
Lucas, Mexico. The people ar II wing.
Clm reigns lo "y ' I'aku,
JhinU. Tl whola Niulatluit l
armed mi engaged In fierce faction
flgl.l.
A frw new r ol yallow lever are
trwrtl from Miiaippi river poinia,
tut lr the moat part lha health officer
y tl'y haa lha diawuie undar con
trol. Cholera ha 1-een shut out ol Amer
,a by the Immigration authofltlpa re
liifinit to admit peraone Irom the In
Iwlrd district, hut lha dlseaae 1
lrra.llg In Germany end Auttria.
Iloberl ltin, ol Kw York, ha
i.. .r..u,ini'.l aaalatanl secretary ol
late. t sucrem! l-uomla, Imj experts
i . . I Tl.-
tn (el an app"innin
rlmngn alll lx made almul tha mlddl
l lWnlr,
NORTHWEST WHEAT CROP.
Oregon, WathlnKton and Idaho Pro-
duca 60,000,000 ttushslt.
l'ortlaml, Ht.pl. 6, Unless there
hould ha some unexpected lluht re
turns (rm tha lata town grain not yet
harvested, It now teem quite probable
that tha three slates, Oregon, Weahlng
ton and Idaho, will (or the tl rat time
recoid harveal a crop ol approxl-
mately 60,000,000 buahels ol wheat.
Tha fig urn tow iuhmitlil do not, ol
couree, poesea tha Mine degree ol ac
curacy that would he pnaalble a month
later. However, they hsve been com
piled (rom Information secured hy a
large number ol men In very cloae
touch with the aituatinn. Tha total.
estimated (or the three states are:
Oregon, 12.400.0(H); Waahlnglon, 32.-
HIRI.OOO; Idaho, 4.HO0.0OO.
Tha crop, Jf these figure are tub-
atantlated hy the final return., avail
able at the cloae ol the tcaimn. will he
more than 8,000,000 buahelt greater
han any of Ha piedecvmora and will be
nearly (1,000, buahtla greater than that
f laat year, Practically all of the In
crease la In tha itate of Y aldington,
Oregon falling alightly behind laat
year'a fig urea.
Thll thortage In Oregon la due to the
ilamage hy hot weather In tha river
counties, where the crop wm exception-
Hy heavy lal year. The Willamette
valley, while turning out a very die-
ppointing yield compared with that
hlch waa e tel early In the eea-
arm, haa a Iwtter crop tlian tlial 01 laat
year, and lha (iratid Komle prohahly
liaa twice aa much wheat aa it pro-
iced laat year.
The dig gaina in Waahinglon were
largely duw to an immeiiae amount of
new laud that If thla year turning on
Ita ftrat crop, and aleo to eacellent
lehla where ciope were very pnor laat
ear. The greater pari ol (lit. new
lend la in the Hig Itend, but there ie
lao a large amount of new acreage In
the Wi.hlucna and Home Heaven die
trlcta.
Yelli.w lever In New Orlnaaii It ahal
ing.
Ilultrarlaiia have made a raid into
Macedonia.
Iloneparte haa given naval engineer.
a anting lo otwerve ruiea.
The total aaaeeanl value of Chicago
iral e.Uta for lu0ft la Wt,b7S,W.
Nea. ol the treaty ia euppreaaed In
JHin for tear of popular onioreaa.
( hie! Juelira Freer, ttt Honolulu, ia
ili.lle.l for aeveral weeka by an Inujry
1.1 uue 01 111a riua.
1 ir IwMtn diarnvenHl hv
Mra. W. I". Hemlng, ol lha Harvard
,.1., v.i.,fv lii the conateliatlon 01
Abulia.
(iermany helivera that cholrea waa
i..ir. ini.i tlm Miinlr. from Hue-
la. but the ciar't health authorlllea
mv not.
New York Hie Inaurance odlcem have
loiind evidence ol eilenalve Irau.l in
the writing of tneuranceun rltka known
1.1 he had.
u..t.l ,l...,..i .l.riff .ml nnllcenien
. ... - ,
of Chicago, who have been ueeu aa
irike hn-akera, have organlaeu a oniou
ami fiirmulatml a acaie ul price.
Chicago plana a great municipal con
..it..n .,..1 liiliiilon of civic Im
piovementa nexl year and will try to
rapture convemiona 01 municipal .-
lira fur a )ulnl congreaa.
Thoimanda of Indiana In the North
went are migrating to the hop (labia.
Tartara have maeaecrod tha Armenian
Inhnbltanla ol Hhuaha, in Aaltalc V-au
caaiia.
A i.r.irln flrnnn Iteaver cerek. Mor.
tana, deelroyed valuable paaturea and
simi tone 01 cut nay.
Harori Kaneko la in thla comilry for
the purKHie of lormlng a iraue aiiiaiii
iH-tween Japan ami Hie l-niieu ni.
1 ..... .1.. .1 ii. f and Clark
fair drew the third largeat crowd of the
eipoaitlon, the admiaaloiit lieing over
84,000.
Klve liundred Chicago prinUira are
011 ttrike t)-amte tlieir enipioe
iham Ui wora alongauie nonunion
Ilolh aidoa are coiithliml.
Han Kracnltco Immigration ofllcera
liave uncarlbiHl a aciiema ny whh.m
humlreila of diaeaed Japaneaa woro lie-
lug brought to In una counvry.
The laUiat trolley echeme It for a line
eitendiii from rortland lo rugei aouim
1 ........ .. ....... ,.m,.i.r vltl make a
tour ol Paollli! coaat lortlflcatmnt wtili
a view to making rccommemlallona to
(HMigrnat lor their improvemeuv.
The baUhwhlp Vmmont, one ol the
largeat in the navy, haa linen tucceta
hilly launched. Hhe will have "peeil
of 1 knott and carry lour 12-Inch
u ....1 (wulu. 7. Inch.
ruiir, eigiifc n-liicil auvi - -- .
Iiealdea a large numlMir ol amall calilier
rillet and rapid are gum. Bhe will
carry nuu men.
pi. ii... Li. .t.i ! .ilrraut l.v the einot
nre of whohiiwle fraud In registration
i ....1.1 .1... 1....1 laludne Inatalled
, ...Pill PMMIIn .
on tho irmrnl none for kojlng food lor
me umpioyna.
1 t..uulaa ltallfa. aUPaWll OH
truce, to he arranged by the command
mg gnneralt ill me num.
ti.. 1...... 1 i ...i,...r .f the Tana
i... ........1 .m l..va decided
tpuiti Will
whether the waterway will ba tea-level
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
All
STRIPES TO BE DISCARDED.
regon Convlctt Will Wear Uniform
of Blulth Qray In Future. "
Haleui Hlripee have been anandoned
priaon garb In Oregon, and toon an
the change can he effected without
throwing away good clotbiiiK. nractical-
ly all the convlctt will wear uniforms
I a blulth gray. The change haa been
lerod In the Intereata ol discipline
ml reformation, and ilripee will he
placed upon a priaoner only at a meant
( apvcial piiiiiabmeut.
It ia eipectod that the unifcrma now
in line will be tufliclenlly worn by the
end of the year to Jnatify their being
iacartd. Many tuita have alieady
been caat away and all new priaoneii
re given auiti of gray. W ben the
hauge haa lMen H-rfwtd every priaon
er will he (Ireaaed In gray troiiaert.
hlrt, blouae and cap and thia uniform
ill be worn during good behavior.
ror Infraction of priaon ruin a con
let may le condemned to wear a
alriped suit (or a eeuilied time or until
t conduct improve. Thia punixh
ment, it it thought, will be aiillicieut
o reduce all ordinary violation! of
uba to the minimum. It it thought
hat out of S'tO convict not more than
doten will wear atriiH-a at any or.e
line. Thia tytlem it in nae In New
York, and it taid to g've rat in factory
reeulta.
It haa been auggeeted that priarmen
ould more eatilv eecai if they wear
gray tulta than they could if dreeed in
npea. The priaon olliciala aay that
experience ehnwa that coiivicta who et
cae manage to exchange their priaon
iraih for civilian clothing aa aoon aa
hey get out, ao it will make no ililler
erne what their uniforms are. At the
time of a break, if one were made, the
gray tuilt could he diitinguiebed aa far
aa they could he aeen, and tl.it would
be all the advaimtge ttripel auita nave
over ordinary clothing.
CLOSED AGAINST ISTHMUS.
Central American and Mexican Portt
Refuaa to Receive Goodt.
Colon, Hept. 6. The report by the
medical author ilie of the canal that
the death, Auguat SA, of employe
working on the wharl at I lUica waa
loo to bubonic plague hat given riee to
much diacuaaion. Jeromimo Otwa, the
Kcuadorian conaul at Colon, declaret
fliclally that the report it (alte and
tliat Iheia have been no additional
ceae ol bubonic plague on the iathmua
The direct reault of thla reK)rted
revalence ol the plague ia that Cen
ral American and Mexican porta refute
to receive freight tent by way of the
sthmut. Cotta Klca and Nicaragua
tave been altogether cloaed to iathmlan
porta. Several thouaaml lona 01 ireigm
for Central AmerUa and Mexico are
.. . 1 .., I !. U
now lleil up on me laiumu aim iim
,Uht la Incmaainil with the arrival
at every veeael.
Hweeplng changea are taking place in
the management ol tne ranama ran
road. II. O. Itierd, who ha Juat ar
rived here (rom New York, haa a
on al the dutiea ol luiwrlntendent o
tha road, and William Kodman, who
arroiutialilml Mr. Itieid, haa been aj-
pointed roadmatter.
Qlvaa Rootavait All Credit.
Iterlln. Kent. R.rniteil Htatet Coll
areaaman Hmith, ol Michigan, waa one
..I t-'imwirnr William a gueeit ai uiuoei
Saturday night, miring a ccinve.
i..n ( alMiut IS minutea with Mr
Hinlth after dinner, Kmperor William
referred to the are conlerence ai
P.,n.iiinnib. aavina: "rreai.lent ItiHiae-
velt alone deeervet creilit lor bringing
at I. ilt t-itafttrA. He waa the only man In
.1.. ....1,1 l.n cnnld have done it. He
,nn .... " ,. 1.1
11,1 liU nrl nlmlUllV." Mr. Pinm
. ' a
after the dinner, waa preeemeu w
.. p,i,.r. Frederick William and
- - , , ,
Prince von Buelow, the impeiiai cnan
cellor.
Novel Sort of duatice.
v, Wiwlmlnater. II. C Hept. 6.
1 ...llar kind of liitlice hat come to
tight in the titling ol the Chief Magla
trate of 1-aiiner, wno yemri... .
an coat for not proving
charge he had laid agalnat a fltherii.an
for tteallng a Itanne irnm "v
I..l.n I .rittanliMn. wllO laid the charge
nnah e to get prooi enongu w..
ti..i..r.l llanllnir had atolell the net
....1 .at it. above line, much to
aim ---- - . , 1
1.1. .rl... Tha man airaie expianieu
bit action by atatlng that of late he haa
had many gromulieat caaet neiore
Oacar'a Faellnga Hurt.
o..,i,lw.lm. Sent. 5. The aoml-om
pun ti"'""l
ulal Haghladt, in itrong lerme,
!..!. a,.iwi,ir Ittttl I'llUllLTIMl 1I1B initio
. . thai he la atill In oppoat
1111 trovimve
Hon to any prince ol the houte ol Iter
1101 ll., the Norwegian
till (Hit) invJi"."B
.. vin. .car. the paper taya
"..reralilintell at being deeply
.....'1 l. r.mnrta that he it I
mlt",: dU acv ol a SweediHl,
prince, deaplte hit repeated atatementt
to the contrary.
R.llnra To Ba Put In Army.
Bt. Poteraburg, Sept. 6. One thoun
...11.... m,n nartlcinated In the mil
tlnout d.aordert at Mhau and In the
Hack tea will he tranaferred to the
!" .." iu. .ttathe Far Katt to
,orva In the army ol occupation.
RELATIVES WILL NOT PAY.
Large Majority of Intana Patienta Live
at Expanta of State.
Haleui The act of the legialatnre of
1(103 requiring that the coat of keeping
insane patienta at the tlate intane aayl-
urn ahall he paid by relativea who are
financially able and who are legally re-
apontible, it not working quite at well
aa waa hoped. Though aeveral hun-
rad patienta have been received at tbe
axylum aince that law waa paaaed, only
:iH are on the liat of tboae whoee main
tenance thniild tie Ixirne by relativea.
Only $2,02 35 haa been collected (rom
thit eource during the two year and
half the law hat been in oration and
12.11311. 7 charged againtt relative re
maim due and uncollectahle. ieri-
ence haa shown that a large proportion
of the patienta received are without
nown relativea, or they are have no
relativea who are liable for their tup-
port and who are able to pay the re-
imred 110 a month. Tbe amount
llected under tint law it Incontider-
able, in compariaon with the total coat
of maintaining the ttate intane aaylum.
Tett Law' Validity.
Granta Paaa A tuit of much Interest
to thia elate, and which may reault in
the repeal of the 1300 houaehold ex
eruption law, paeaed by the ttate legit
lature, haa been tiled here, and will he
heard at the next term of the Circuit
court, fcx-ltepreaentative W. U. ttale,
f thit citv. it plaintiff, and Judge J
Booth, Aaaeaanr W. M. l-aliin and
County Clerk H. F. Cheshire are made
lefeiidanta in tli e case. In auhttance,
the complaint allege that the law
uaaeed bv the Oregon legilature In
lecemlier. 11)03. exempting trom Uxa
lion of certain eflecta ot householder
to the amount o( :)00 it contrary to
the conttitution of the ttate, and is,
therelore, void.
Limit May B Set.
Klamath Kail It now aeem l;kely
that a limit will 1 aet lor the tune on
which excevn land holdert in the Kit'
math irriiration proie-tt may aign the
xceea trupt diwta. Ho far the Klamath
Water I'aera' aeaociation ha been un
hie lo get all of the large landowner
lo aign up ami liecome menincr 01 uic
aaatwiation. Cor.wiiuenlly t-hlet r.n
irineer K. II. Newell aaya a limit will
I net la-fore which tune thoae who uo
.1 iun un will laoe all benetlla trjr ac
rue trom uovernment irrigation, and
h iiuvrnta (MoU-r 15 aa the date for
be cluaimr of tbe aaaoclatiou a ul-
acriplion hooka.
Valuationa Nearly Doubled.
(Irani. Paaa The completion of the
aaaeMinent roll foi Joeephine county
tmaaalotal valuation on anaesaahle
prorty double that of laat year. In
1004 the valuation waa j.uj-i,o!',
tbi vear it i over 14.000,000. Tint
rVal, In linaimr i the reault ol
tth the rapid growth of the county
and of Aeiwueor Kallln't policy of a
aainii all proiwrty hi ita full caxh val
ue. Thit will mean a lowering of the
i. r.ia Tim valuation of much of
the nroiH-rty of the county remain un
changed, but many of the mine, city
properly and railroad lamlii.were raweu
Grand Ronde Electric Road.
1.1 (iramle The Central Railway ol
iwnn haa fllel in the olticftol county
. 1..
recorder a. bond ami mortgage ia un
mm ill 1Z.OIU.UOU 10 1110 ni""
1 A Truat comnany, covering rmm
of way, roadlied, rolling etock and oth
er property now in poaaoaeion or iu
11 m . Tie ventral caimy
Oregon ia the corporate title of the
company whlcn proMeo i
n a ectr 0 rai way tyaiein in inevirami
Komle vallov. embracing a tracKage 01
bout 110 111 1 It a and connecting uoi uiae
Union, Cove, Klgin and U (.iramle.
Talt Tells Chinese That Boycott
Violates Treaty.
Ntwtpapert Denounce tha Terms
of Peace.
Toklo, Sept. 1 . A remarkable ab
sence ol rejoicing it one of the moat
striking (wttu re attendant nopn the
receipt ol the newt' of practical con
clusion of peace. Tbe kind of recep
tion that await definite newt will de-
AG AINST THE ROAD, 8.
Decision of Interstate Commiaalon on
Corn and Corn Products.
Washington, Sept. 2. Tbe Inter
state Commerce commission today de
cided that the present freight cbargea
on corn product and corn from Mis
souri river point to Pacific coaat ter
minals, in so far aa tbe rate on coin
roducta I more than 6 cent above tbe
rate on corn, constitute a diacrimlna- HEADERS ARE TO BE PUNISHED Peai entirely npon the nature of tha
V1UU .gMIUB. tUMI fMVUUVlS j.
ers thereof at place on tne Missouri
river.
It waa shown by the decision that
the differential rate on corn and corn
product from Missouri river point to
California terminals waa for about one
year after January 1, 1890, a differen
tial of 9 centa against corn product.
Then for about one and one-half years
it wal 0 cent in favor of corn product.
War on San Jose Scale.
Balem Horticultural Commissioner
Charle A. Paik, o( the Seward dis
tiict, will make a vigorous campaign
against Ban Jose scale thia fall and
winter. Local Inspector Armstrong
hat been watching the local market
loaely and whenever infected fruit is
brought in he secure the name of tbe
icrower and reports It to tbe commit
aiouer. All owner of infected or
chards will be notified to spray thi
winter. Mr. Park hope to be able to
exterminate the peat in this section of
the ttate.
Convict Lbor for Farmers.
Salem The leasing of convict lalior
to farmers in this vicinity ia a aubject
Governor Chamberlain and Huperin
teudent James, of the penitentiary
have nnder consideration. The con
tract with the Loewenberg-Going com
pany requiree the employment of only
100 convicts in the stove lounury, ana
there are many pnsonera lor whom
there is no employment. About 60
men have been worked on the roadt all
summer.
Nearly a Million at Interest.
Salem The monthly report of the
atate land office shows cash collections
for Aiisuat amounting to $20,089.21
and total of outstanding unpaid bal
ance amounting to $i,822.Hl, th
latter sum drawing intereat at an aver
age of 6 per cent.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
bushel
Buy Big Farm.
Tha lalha One of the most import
...i ....I Mtutn transactions that has
been made here recently is the saie m
the W. H . Tavlor Iiuit farm, one mil
11, ,f The iialles. to K. H. Weber,
.,r.,..ri.,inr of The lalles nurseries,
1100 an acre. Tbe farm consists of 110
HO acres of which is in orchard
the halance lieing wheat land. It
..,, f tbe oldest orchards in the vicm
i.. ..,.1 i,n. alwava been a line nearer,
producing fruit ol tineat quality.
Sell Latt Year'a Hops.
Urant. Paaa Do Armoiid & Sons
hopgrowers ol Josephine county, have
sold their last year'a crop of tiu.tnid
pouiulB at IB centa. They ntw an op
portunity to unload their crop last fall
at 80 centa, but held lor a higher price.
At the season lor picking i t I'and
and the need of funds urgent, it was
necessary for them 10 sen ai u i"
vaillng low price. There yet remains
some 70,000 pounds of last year's crop
in Josephine county.
Astetiments Raited,
llakor City The county board ol
equalisation haa just adopted the tug
J.n.,n nf the Citixen' League com
mittee and raiaed the rate ol assess
ment ol the O. B. A N. companyofroin
$5,000 to $10,000 a mile, and that of
the Bumpier Valley road from $2,000
to $3,000 a mile on tracks and rolling
S ock.
SPEAKS OUT PLAINLY
JAPAN IS FURIOUS.
terms. It is generally feared that ex
tensive concessi ns have been mads by
Japan. It ha bean generally expected
by the public and hoped that there
wonld be a rupture at Portsmouth, in
view tff what waa termed Russia's ob
duracy in refusing the paymentjof in-
1 .
Homrkonir. Sept. 5. The Taft party aeranuy.
' I ti T.'.I ' 1 ti a
,riv,!t f!ntr.n thia morninir and lu "J 7" ws morning: an
Visit of American Statesmen to Can
ton Expected to End Anti
American Movement.
the rates were tne same DBiween juiy, , 1 .,,, at withnnt a mntnr.
18112, and March. 1895, when a differ- proceeded Mine American consuiaw, , - -
,.l ft nl. .in.l rnrn orrvlucts -h ita member were met bv a bat- C"" ODi7 mD lu" Kre concession
was established. In December, 1897, talion of the viceroy's guards. Alter s DT Deen maoe Dy oor pieniopienw.
the differential was increased to 10 receptioB at the consulate the party be-1 arie. A peace concluded npon inch
cents, and in July, 1902. it waa made ame guests of the new Canton railway, I terms can never satisfy the nation
zucenie. tmnng jriareu, it, u COVering iW entire aisiance. 1 Th.v.ini.i,ln. w . Hi..n.
inerentiai was nxea aii(cew, At 1 o'clock the vieiiors were enter- intl w-ni. hnrA th.r. M
.l In rW...t. r,4 ihltVMP tWIItfc .1.11 1 1 -. I 1 . i 1 V, I ' , . .
uu ... v,. ,.. v.. Laineu ai luncueuu vy iutihhuii h nru.n.mn r tha kmm MUllnv.
ducel to 10 cents and haa since re- yicerov. who. however, was 111 and nn- . u Imniv,i nnrt.r th. rlr.
mainea at mat ngure, able to be present. Hit representative nm.unei tn eonelode an honorable
Changes in the relations of rates on mlui. . arjeech referring to tbe friendly ti,. .:,. . ..
, , , ... I - ar - I uua,7 A in 11 ui MB VI wut smuisi a saw
corn ana corn products irom missouri reation between China and America. e lost bv weak dinlomacv. Jaoan
river points to North Pacific terminal Secretary Taft in bie response said victori ons, victorious in the field, has
were not generally oinereni irom that( Dy airection ol the president, ne betia defe, in the conference cham-
uiose nienuoneo, except iubi, m isv i wg. r leased to note tne irienoiy reia- v.,
cember, IB97. me raw waa maue w t,ons ol the two countries. I he united The KichinichI says: "We feel sur
name on corn and corn products, and Suteg did not want one foot or one riaed d wonder how peace could
there is now no difference unless the ,cre of the goil ,.( China. The secre- bave hen concluded when everything
minimum carload for corn is the tary TOid he thought the boycott of indited the impossiility of making
marked capacity of tbe car, in which American goods was an unreasonable p11M1i nt the vital demand of onr
caeo iu- iw U.U..V..-. t1ouiwd ai iraiij ou tuuiu. . In tha ahaanea ot official con-
10 cents against corn products. between the two countries, ana oe- rmation of the terms, it is impossible
clared that be was glad the viceroy had . finlj 0pinlon bnt the indica-
CHOLERA IN GERMANY. ordered the boycott stopped. tions are that nothing will insure pesos
I The PartV S trip HI Vanion nan ou l,.t im hnnnrahla '
Government Confident of Keeping the f immense effect, and it is be'ieveo Tne minor pllper w genenliiT angry
mat wuuiu iwu . sad say that a peace oDiainea npon me
end. ine viceroy on aiouuay niuiuiu, tormf ret))rted u humiliating one."
. i i i i i . a l . i
nave notice luai oe uau oiuereu iu i
of cholera in all have been reported. I hoott tn ha declared off and all of it I
Sine oersons hsvs died of the disease, ioHr to ha arrested and punished. I FEELS HER SHAME.
and many suspicious esses are nnder jid residents of Canton say they
Diaeas Under Control.
Berlin, Sept. 4. Forty-three cases
observation. The legal and medical belive the agitators are using the boy
machinery for dealing with this inva-1 cott aa an excuse for a demonstration
tion of the Asiatic bacillus is now .e.inat U foreigners
working at full pressure. Professor I nUrinz tbe stav in Canton a few
Edward Sonnenburg aaid to the Aaao-1 memhera of the Taft party visited the
ciated Preaa tonight that no one need 1 0j cjty They made many purchases
fear an epidemic sucn aa tnai 01 io- -n(i were treated witn great respect
93, bee a use tbe health authorities since there being no evidence ol ill feeling
that time bad built up an organisation I Tue entire party returned to Hongkong
quite adequate to grasp tbe beginnings I ale tonight,
of aucb, cholera and to put oown toe
1 1 nmiiiAii anil flmin nan
u,o, icioiuu i tujcutv i i vice i n r
Tl. 111 mvh nan la vhlrh I tO-I ir.fc.i-.. . -
ftuiHir tkinneburu alluded is working in
i.nrw.ratinn with the police and other! Three Vessels Wrecked by Furious
public servants. W itn tbe exception Hurricane on Lane superior
of one death at Hamburg, tbe cnoiera T,.h.lh Min.. Sept. 5. Eighteen
is connnea to west rruwian u...i.ui, , ..!
and every case of illness in these dis- r-i-- -
All Russia Humiliated by the Cession
of Territory.
St. Petersburg, Sept. 1. -Judging
from the press comment of today on
peace, it wonld appear that, while
pleased with tbe prospect of the re
moval of further bloodshed from tbe
Far East, a large portion of the public
is nnable to reconcile it telf to the loss
of territory, however insignificant. The
national pride seems to be offended by
the cession of part of the island of Salt
halin.
Yesterday the people spoke of "to
lay's shame," meaning peace. Many
evidences of
nf tha nttarancea show
tricts must be immediately reported to ued at $500,000 sacrificed in the tun- ngni tiMi the wmy had not been
the authorities. An experienced pby- 0us storm that swept over Lake (super- givtn another chance to try tbe lort-
ician and bacteriologist st once takes gnnday tnd Sunday night. The ones of war, though no one questions
the case under observation, and, it the ... mr.t nWriictiva tn lake or underrates tbe humanity ol tbe
tvmotoms are suspicious, the person is .hinino that haa haen extverienced in course followed by President Roosevelt,
promptly isolated. m,n, years. Beside the wreck of the the plenipotentiaries and Emperor
tual .txmsr Sevnma. which broke in I I'lcnoias.
FORBIDDEN BY EDICT. two on Band island reef, seven of the The tone of many of the utterances
crew mains their lives, it is now be- concerning peace
r.k;a Fmnnrnr Order SuDoression lieved that two more ships were lost
of Boycott.
Oyster Bay, Sept. 4. Chins hst
placed the boycott of American pro-
Hurts nnder the imperial ban. An
edict has been issued by the "govern
ment commsnding viceroys and govern
ors of provinces to take measures for
the suppression of tbe boycott, ana
holding tbem strictly responsible.
with their entire crews.
One ot these is the schooner
ria. of Bay City, Mich., the
sailing ship on fresh water, carrying
crew of eight men. The other ia be
lieved to be the schooner Olive Jean-
ette. which carried a crew ot seven
men.
The storm at times reached the pro-
nortions of a hurricane and the
indices one to be
lieve that a further sacrifice of human
lives would not be unacceptable, if the
Preto- national self respect could be regained
largest thereby. One word ol disapproval ol
tne terms irom loxio suggesting was
Japan did not desire to be bound by
the terms might reault in flare-up
here in defense of war and the national
honor.
The BUte department at wasn ngton . , were forced
TO TUNNEL SISKIYOUS.
Telephone Exchange at Capital.
8,lem-A local private telephone
exchange lms been installed at the state
capitol and each omce now ,,
iliona. whereas about only I
olllcet have had telephone service
the past.
a tolo
half the
in
Wheat Club, 68c per
bluestem. 71c; valley, 71c.
Oats No. 1 white feed, f
arrav. 123 Per ton.
Barley reed, zo per ton; Drawing
$21 j rolled, $?22.
Kvc ll.HO cental.
Hav Eastern Oregon, timothy, $1
(115 per ton; valley timothy, $U(S12
clover. $8(9; cheat, $7.50(9.
Kruits Apples. 0cft$1.75 per box
peuches, oO(3tH)c per crate; plums, 60
it 75c per crate; blackberries, $1.25
1 .50 per box ; cantaloupes, $1.50(91.75
per crate; pears, $1 1.25 per box;
watermelons, lc per pound; crab
apples, $1 per box; grapes, 60c$1.50;
prunes, 70(g80c; huckleberries, 8c per
pound.
Vegetables Beans, l4c per pound;
cabbage, lll4Cper pound; cauliflow
er, 75 90c per doxen; celery, 7586c
perdoxen; corn, 8e per doxen; cu
enmbere, 101.4! 15c perdoxen; pumpkins
7l4"c; tomatoes, 2035c percrate;
squash, 5o per pound; turnips, $1.25
1.40 per Back; carrots, $1. 25(31.50 per
sack; beets, $11.25 per sack.
Onions Oregon, $1 per sack; uioue,
76c.
Potatoes Oregon, extra fancy, 85
00c: good. (10(3750 per sacs.
Butter Fancy creamery, 27 J 80c
ier nound.
Kj.gsOregon ranch, 24(324.0 per
doxen .
Poultry Average old hens, 12H
13c; mixed chickens, ll12c; old
inoaters. 9(4 10c; young roosters, 11
11 Uc: dressed chickens, 13(Sl4c; tur
keys, live, 1822c; geeee, live, 8
AU.P-. ducks. 13 14c.
Hops 1905, choice, 10c; prime,
14ie; 1904, choice, 1618c per
iWmnd.
Wool Eastern Oregon average best,
lDra'ilc: lower giades down to 15o, aiv
cording to shrinkage; valley, 2527c
per pound; mohair, choice, ouc.
Ueof Dressed bnlls, l2c per
pound; cows, 3i 4c; country
steers, 45o.
vl Dressed. 3a8o per pound
Mutton Dressed, fancy, tm7c
ner pound; ordinary, 45c; lambs,
77c.
Pork Dressed, 67e per pound
has received a cablegram from Minister
Rockhill. giving a summary of the
edict. The cablegram was forwarded
immediately to the president. The
text of the cablegram follows:
Fsster Time Will Then Be Made Be-
twssn Portland and San Francisco.
Sacramento, Cal., Sept. 1. The fact
to run for shelter in a more or less bat
tered condition. The new steel steam'
er StacKbouse arrived at the 8oo on her
drat trin vith her hatch covera Bo bad-
.i.., .a. i .n;nl,ai. I is made known in tbe Bee today that
"Imperial edict published yesterday l .5. ... ... dnrina- his recent visit to the Pacific
says that long and deep friendship be- ' . overboard.- The steamer Sam- coast E. H. Harriman, president of the
tween the United butes ana cnina nas . . Southern Pacific railroad company,
overboard. gave orders to the engineering depart-
The terrific battering the steel steam- ment to maxe a survey ior tne on
ers received in the storm gives rise to
the gravest fears for the safety of many
wooden ships which have not yet re
ported, and the record 01 deatns ana
destruction may
never been tried as now. The United
States government has promised to re
vise the treaty, and therefore people
should peacefully await action ol both
governments. Boycott wrong and narm
ina friendly relations. It (edict) com
mands viceroys and governors to take
making them strictly
HOCtlve action, maaing 10 .vraur .. n,.,ln tha nreaent estimates
responsible. Undoubtedly will have V .... i .i, o,.;. ;.
good effect."
Treaty for Mutual Defense.
London, Sept. 4. Diplomatic circles
here are taking deep interest In the
new Anglo-Japanese treaty, but as yet
tbey are not in possession of anything
beyond the brief outlines, iney
struction of a great tunnel through the
Siskiyou mountains.
According to the orders given by tbe
president of road, the tunnel it to be
reach much sreater ready for operation within three years.
the tunnel tnrouga tne mountains
Tha monetary loss on the Sevonia is will be the means 01 greatly reducing
placed at $170,000, while that on the the grade, so that faster time may be
Pretoria is estimated at siou.uuu. i uiu wii - --
and Will aiao anorten uio uiauwce iroia
Many Witnesaes Called
New York, Sept. 5. Sixty witnesses
have been called to attend the first ses-
beyondtne Drier outline. x..y sion 0j the legislative insurance inves
satisfied that it provides defensive "u . 6 ... .... . , ,
I?fi.ne-. n n hand euaranteeinir tigation committee, which will be held
t. r,,ii. nt her victories In the here Wednesday. Unusual efforts
""1"" " " ' . . i i i
l- . iru.f .nH r.n tha nr.ner nana in- i nave oeen maue vj mo wuoun-ww
; o.t Rrit.in aaainat amrroMion I ita counsel to keep secret the plana ior
in India. The diplomats express tnem
seven to ten miles.
Trains running through the tunnel
will be operated by electric motors.
Award by Hague Tribunal.
New York. Sept. 1. Announcement
that the Muscat dispute between Great
Britain and t rance bad been settled
waa made today by the secretary -ol
of tbe United
selves as well satisfied thst it guaran
tees oesce. In German circles tbe
treaty is looked upon favorably.
Great Storm tn Chicago,
Chicaao. Sept. 4. The most severe
storm ol the year raged for two hours
thia evenins. Tbe wind at times Diew
.V, ;.,.. aoaainn. All that anv Of I Utile! JUtSlCS fuller
1.1 av tfwl waa 8tates Supreme court, who was recently
11VJ VC""li''"-v"-.. " - J J 1 , . . .
that it was probable witnesses would been at The Hague as a member of the
k. ...mii firat ilx an,) that thev permanent International council In ad-
..l.l Ka rannu,ntil nf not one. I Indication npon wis matter. wunin
but several insurance companies.
Disease Slowly Spreading,
Berlin. Sept. 5. It waa officially
40 miles an hour, and nearly two inches bulletined today that 66 cholera cases
of rain fell. In the business sections and 23 deaths have occurred in Prussia,
of the city a number ot signs and awn- Of this number, ten new cases and
I.. ..r tn lonaa. The thunder and three deaths were reported up to noon
liffhtnina were terrific, and several oi touay. xue nuuiuuiuunraitfui.
the large office buildings were struck, by private sources since the othcial bul
Snveral fires were started in the out- letin was
skirts of ths city. In the parka and fully 70
suburbs much damage was done.
Fuller arrived here today on the steam
er Oceanic. The dispute relates to the
right of certain traders to fly the French
dag in tha Persian gulf, upon which
Muscat Is situated.
Artillery Post at Presidio.
San Francisco. Sept. 1. Nsws has
been received that the War department
has approved the plans for the building
made up indicates a total ol of a new artillery poet st tne rresiuio,
While anxiety is not yet the and that $750,000 will be expended tor
word to describe the feeling of the im- this purpose within tne next year.
oerial health officers, concern over the This will provide ior tne ounu ug
. . . l. ...nba inn sm stji.' nil mra
cholera situation does exist. . ten acta oi un., i-
ters, s handsome ceaaquariera uuiiu-
May Rebel Against Treaty. ing, storehouses ami a . "
T Cl K Tt ,' nnnrlnl I lOf EUUB. an lu u-.
iiew iui, "vl.-- Li . " 1.....H.I .h.m4i,r.
in Tientsin, says a London dispatch to '
'. . . . .... . . I.t, ,1 1.1 .1... !. J.V.snt In 1un.nl
agerof the Aioniaa-ieiiowsione """" p,,r.i: Roisstvensky Is Improving.
Tnkin. SeDt. 1. Rear Admiral 'Ko-
' luo P" "KTrSKir rZZiZt .i U.n.,hUM far recovered from
ine recora itnat n leaicu w- .. .t.
.1,,. 1 1 l ... (iM.nhni,i tiiAamniM. in is i Lha nnacu oi wuuiiuo zwvivu - -
A Din Un VU, ,UfVU.u. ,uwr.... i-- .... , ,
. .. . 14 i.i....i ..i h.. m.n;iA.i. hattla nf the Bea ol japan mat oe win
m ma i mnvBuiuuk. 1 - la ucvwoti, u-. i - . .
Fair Booms Yellowstone Park
Salt Lake City, Sept. 4. More
Americans have visited the Yellowstone
National park this summer than ever
before, according to M. II. Albin, man-
nllowstnne ataire I
line, who is now in this city. Fully over the concessions grauted to kussib
20,000 persons have visited the park in the proposed peace treaty is so deep
since the season opened
for last year was 13,000. Mr,
attributed the large increase
Protland fair.
ed itself in Tokio. All cables are cut. I be brought to Kioto early In September.
or iocii.