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About The Stayton mail. (Stayton, Marion County, Or.) 1895-current | View Entire Issue (June 10, 1904)
FLOOD IN HO/TB5. NEEDS A RAILROAD Cloudbursts Compel Six Hundred Kansas Families to Flos. WOOL AT HKM PRICE. BLKJUNIi UhTS TMB PAUL Million and a Hall Pounds Chaaga Haada Douglas County Is Pacified With a Cash Bonus of $»00. at Happnar Sala. 11<*|>|>t>«*r— The first wool salesday In Ileppner an arranged hy the Oregon Woolgrowere’ association reealted in 1,600,000 pounds of wool changing liamla, bringing to the growers a little over 9202,000. Thin la hy far the larg est aale ever made in a »ingle day in lleppner, and from every point of view was very »atinfactory. 1’revioua condi- China thin year have tieen discouraging to the sheepmen and the Industry in general, owing to the l»ad sheep mark- et, hut these wool sales added so much encouragement that there la a different feeling, not only among the growers but in all lines of business, for the sheep is a prominent factor in the bus iness affairs of Morrow county. For almost every lot of wool offered, the growers received more than they ei|>ected. The average price received was about 13H cent*per pound, which is fully a cent better than received last year, opring to a lietter quality of wool, this being caused hy the open winter and favorable spring, causing slight shrinkage ami g<xsl staple. The early grass caused sheep to take on flesh and the fleet ea were heavy, many flocks averaging a pound more to the sheep than last year. The advance in price and the increased weight of the fleeces lias added thousands of dollars to the pocketlMxika of the prosperous sheep- growers. The sales will take out about half of the wool which will lie handled in the lleppner market. It is estimated that about 1,600,000 pounds yet remain in the hands of the growers in this terri tory. Other aaleadays have been ar ranged for June 8 and 23, to be held here for the sale of this wool. The sealed-bid method in which nalesdaya are designated when a num- lier of growers and buyers can get to gether, was inaugurated three years ago. The bids of the buyers are placed in a hat, the highest offer taking the «lip , if the grower desires to accept it. T h is method kas been very successful, there having been but very few private alee. Kugene— H. L. Traver, F. A. Rankin aud J. M. Williams have returned from Koeeburg, where they were suc cessful in securing the location of the next exhibit of the Hecond Houthern Oregon District Agricultural society at Kugene. There lias tieen a strong de sire to have the fair here again this fall, and tlie local directors have tieen working for soma time with that end in view. Douglas county at first ob jected on the ground that they were still in debt |2,000 on their grounds at Roseburg, which they hoped to lie able to raise if they had the fair there. At a meeting it was arranged that the fair should come to Kugene this year and that Douglas receive from lama county $600 bonus, and also ttiat two new directors will tie chosen from this part of the district to succeed those from Douglas county, who soon retire. Reservation Land For Sale. Oregon City— The Oreogn City land- office lias been authorised by the inter ior department to offer for sale town ships 6 and A, ranges 7 and A west, in the (irand lton d e Indian reservation. Ttie sale will be made by separate sealed bills, which will tie received be tween August 1 and August A, and opened at 1 o ’clock p. m. August 8. Kach bid is to tie accompanied by a certified cheek for 20 per cent of the amount bid, Die same to be credited on the purchase price so I the balance paid on establishing his citizenship. Te Blot Out the Mange. Aalern— Frank Hpike and A. B. Thompson, of Umatilla county, have tieen appointed local inspectors by the Domestic Animal commission to con struct vats and dip tire mangy horses tirat are worth saving and to kill such of the aaimala as are past curing. These appointments are made at the ■uggestion of the Htockaien'a associa tion there and they will have to bear tbs expenses. Baker City Waal Salea. Topeka, Kan., June 4. — Kansas streams are rapidly rising tonight. Cloudbursts are reported from Km|x>ria, Newton, Htrong City, Florence, Man hattan, 8t. John and Haiina. At Lin coln Center more than four inchea of water fell in three hours. Heavy rains are reported from up stream in the Kaw valley, hut moat of the high water trouble is being experi enced in the botom lands between Em- poria and Newton. At Kmporia the Neosho and Cottonwood rivers are re ported as rising a foot an hour. At Florence, the Hanta Fe tracks are washed out in several places. Hix hundred people were forced to leave their homes in Newton, and res cue parties will be at work all night saving people from the flood. The town of Klmdale, eight miles from Cotton wood Falis, is reported as being under three feet of water. A eeveie wind acconqmnied the rain, greatly damaging fruit and growing cropa. Tornado Injure* Twenty. Omaha, June 4.— Additional reports from Tekamah, which was struck last night by a tornado, indicate that about 20 persons were injured, some of them •eriously hurt. There were no fatal ities. The storm wrecked moet of the build ings in its path, which was a block in width and several blocks long. The opera house, two general stores, a blacksmith shop and several residences were destroyed. A high school com mencement rehearsal was in progress in the opera house when the storm struck the building, carrying away the roof and partially wrecking the walls. A number of pupils were injured. The people of the town had litfle warn ing of the coming storm, and many had narrow eacajiea. The property losa is heavy. JAFANBSB MINB5 EXPLODED. Russians Cantlnu* te Clear Arthur Roadstead. tb* Port 8t. Petersburg, June 4.—The follow ing dispatch from Viceroy Alexieff to the emperor has been received here: “ Rear Admirals Witteoeft and Grig- orovitch report that up to May 28 nu merous Japanese mines bad been dis covered and exploded in the roadstead of Port Arthur. The Japanese evident ly have replaced the fireships which they formerly nee<l, hy mines town by merchant steamera in their service.” The emperor has received the follow ing dispatch from General Kuropatkin: “ All is quiet in the direction of Feng Wang Cheng. Siu Yen has not been occupied by Japanese detach ments. “ On May 30 two camps of Japanese infantry and 30 dragoons advanced along the Takushan road towards Ona- lassi for the purpose of turning the left flank of our outposts. Our scouts dis covered the movement and firing en sued, in the course of which one Cos sack was wounded and one horse killed. “ The Japanese detachment, which our cavalry successfully engaged May 30, is now stationed four versts from Vafangow, fortifying its position. “ There have been further Japanese advances from Saimatza toward Feng Chow Ling Pass on the Liao Yang road.” Baker City—The first wool sales of the season in Baker county wore con summated in this city last week. T o Ba Erected at Astoria by Hi im oa d Shearing hss only Jast commenced in and Other Interests. this section, and theae sales were mails Astoria— Negotiations are said to be in advance of the clips being delivered in progrese whereby the interest of A. in warehouse. The prices paid range from 10X to 12 cents per pound. B. Hammond and the Seaside lumber •company in the southern and western PORTLAND MARKETS. portion of this county are to be united and the largest sawmill on the roast is Wheat— Walla Walla, 71®72c; blue- to lie erected. The lumlier company is composed of wealthy Ksstern men, who stem, A0c; Valley, 81®82c. Barley— Feed, |23 per ton; rolled, own a large tract of spruce timber in the Necanicum district. Mr. Ham 124.60(326. Flour— Valley, |3.90(34.06 per bar mond also has extensive interests in that settion, and by combining the two rel; hard wiieat straights, $4(34.25; sufficient timlier is available to keep a clears, $3.86(34.10; hard wheat pat large mill in operation for many years. ents, $4.40(34.70; graham, $3.50(34; Unquestionably the closing of this whole wheat, $4(34.25; rye flour, <leal would mean the extension of the $4.60, Oats— No. 1, white, $1.25; gray, Astoria A Colnmoia Utver railroad $1.20 per cental. eouth to Tillamook. Millatuffs— Bran, $19(320 per ton; MEET AT FULL SPEED. middlings, $25.60(327; shorts, $20(3 New State Orange Officers. 21; chop, $18; linseed, dairy food, Electric Cara lu Ohio Collide and Six Corvallis— The State Grange elected $ 1 » . Persona are Killed. the following officers at its meeting Hay — Timothy, $16(318 per ton; Norwalk, O., June 4.—Six persons held here last week: Master, B. G. clover, $9(310; grain, $11® 12; cheat, were killed and a dozen or more hurt leedy, Tigardville; overseer, J. Clem, $11(312. Vegetables— Turnips, 80c per sack; this afternoon as a result of the collis Freewater; lecturer, Mre. Clara H, ion on the I.ake Shore Electric railway Waldo, Macleay; steward, C. L. Shaw, carrots, 80c; iieets, $1; parsnips, $1; cabbage, 2(32tgc; red cahage, 2 t4c per between an east hound fast electric pas Albany; assistant steward, W . A. senger car and a westbound “ package Young, Clatskanie; treasurer, H. pound; lettuce, head, 25(340c per doz; freight” car at Wells Corners, a few parsley, 25c; cauliflower, 76®90c; Uirschberg, Independence; secretary, cucumbers, $1.25 <3 1.60; asparagus, miles east of this city. Mrs. Mary L. Howard, Mulino; gate The acident occmred at a point quite $1.26; pass, 6c per pound; rhubard, keeper, 8. N. Warfield, Alsea: Ceres, distant from any immediate means of Mrs. Ruby Boyd, Beaverton; Pomona, 3c; beans, green, 15c; wax, 16c; communication, and assistance was squash, $1 per box. Mrs. Anna Craswell, Gresham; Flora, sent from Norwalk, where every phy Honey— $3(33.60 per case. Miss Ixilla West, Scappoose; lady as sician and nurses in the city was hur Potatoes— Fancy, 75c®$1 per cental; sistant steward, Mrs. I<la M. Thorp, All those killed new potatoes, 3$i (3 4c per pound; ried to the place. Gresham; member executive commit were in the smoking compartment of sweets, 6c per pound. tee, Austin T. Buxton, Forest Grove; F ruits— Strawberries, $3.25® 4.50 the passenger car. The cars were su members legislative committee, J. \ or- per crate; cherries, 75c@$2 per box; burban electric cars of the largest type, hecs, Woodburn; W. M. Hilleary, apples, fancy Baldwins and Spitzen- and were smashed to pieces. They met Turner. bergs, $1.60(32.50 per box; choice, $1® in collision at full speed. 1.50; cooking, 76c(<i$l. Baker City Prepares for Fair. One Squadron Annihilated. Butter— Fancy creamery, 17)tf@20c; Baker City— At a mass meeting of store, 12^ @ 13c. St. Petersburg, June 4. — General «itixens held here it was resolved to Butter Fat — Sweet cream, 18)^c; Sakaroff has telegrapher! as follows, organise a fair association for the pur sour cream, 17c. under today’ s date, to the general staff: pose of providing a race trace and Kggs— Oregon ranch, 17@ 17X c per “ According to reports, the Japanese grounds for the Kastern Oregon District dozen. commander in the action of May 30 Fair, which will be held here this fall. Poultry— Chickens, mixes!, 13(313Hc near Vafangow had three battalions of There was a large number of prominent per pound; springs, small, 20®22>$c; infantry in reserve. Our losses were citizens present, and most of whom hens, 13>^(314c; tnrkeys, live, 16® 17 men killed and 23 men wounded signified thair intention to subscribe 17c; dressed, 18®20c; ducks, $7«z8 and Lieutenant Meyer and another offi liberally for the stock of the associa perdoxen; geese, live, 7@8c per pound. cer, whose name has not been ascer tion. Two years ago the district fair Cheese — Full cream, twins, new tained, wounded. The Japanese losses was a failure here because there was no stock, 12){® 13c; old stock, 10c; were very considerable. One squadron race track and no suitable buildings for Young America, 14c. of the Thirteenth Japanese cavalry was the accommodation of exhibits. Hops — 1903 crop, 23®26)^c per annihilated.” pound. \ Scouring Mills Operate. Reports Battleship Aground. Wool— Valley, 17®18?ic per pound; Pendlton—The scouring mills got F'astern Oregon, 11® 14c; mohair, 30c St. Petersburg, June 4.— An uncon under way with night and day shifts per pound for choir*. firmed rumor has reached here from Beef— Dressed, 5®Ac per pound. last week, and will run full time until Mukden that the Japanese battleship Mutton— Dressed, 4®5c per pound; Fnji is aground on a reef off the Miao the wool clip is exhausted. Thirty-six hands are employed in all. Washing lambs, fic. Tao islands, between the Kwan Tung Veal— Dressed. 4®7c per pound. ton wool has been coming in for asveral and Shan Tung promontories, where Pork— Dressed, 7®7>$|o per pound. ahe is being guarded by torpedo boata. days. BIOQBST SAWMILL ON COAST. PORT ARTHUR SITUATION BAD. Faoilaa Prices Bxlst sad Many Paopl* Bat Chinas* Food. CENTRAL 0REQ0N IS RAPIDLY COM ING TO THE FRONT. S u r e Land Board Touring That Section Examining Irrigation Project#—Mem* hers Surprised by W hat They Saw — Lately Only Sagebrush—Now Thriving Farms are to Be Seen Everywhere. Haystack, Or., June 1.— “ 1 am as tonished that Central Oregon has not long ago been tapped by a railroad con necting this section of th* scat* with Portland,” said Governor Chamberlain today upon his arrival here from Shan- iko, in company with Secretary of State Dunbar and State Treasurer Moore. These state officers, as members of ths state land board, are on tbeir way to the Upper Deschutes country to exam ine the irrigation projects which have been started under the provisions ol the Carey arid-land act. They came out to Shaniko, in the southern part of Sherman county, over the Columbia Southern, and from there took a private conveyance and are traveling across Crook county, learning what they can of the country, so that they may the more intelligently act upon questions that will arise in the transac tion of business relative to the irriga tion enterprises. Though the members of the board knew something of the general charac ter of the country ana have read statis tics showing the quantity and valuea of the products of this part of the state, they admit that they had no fair con ception of the progress that has been marie in the development of industrial resources and of the possibilities for future growth. With one accord they exprees the opinion that Oregon should be looking after her commercial inter ests in Central Oregon and not permit California to step in and take trade that naturally belongs to Portland. While they have not yet visited the ir rigation projects, they have seen enough of the newly-settled country to convince them that this section of Ore gon is destined to be a great producer of wealth through its agricultural re sources, and that if the irrigation enter prises prove to be the success that is now expected of them, Crook will be one of the moet important farming counties of the stats. BANDIT TOLD TO BEWARE. America Will Hunt Him te HU Deatk II Captlvs la Harmed. Washington, June 1.— Raisulli, the Moroccan bandit, was today notified by Secretary Hay, through United States Consul General Gummero, that if aeri- oue injury comee to bis American cap tive, Ion Perdicaris, the United States will hunt him to his death. This will be done whether it takee weeks, months or years. Consul General Gummero was instructed to make this message to Raisulli as forcible as pos sible, and to inform him that no Euro pean nation will be permitted to pre vent his punishment. The cablegram was sent in response to the one from Mr. Gummero advising that Raisulli would kill Perdicaris and his stepson unless the terms of his pro poser! ransom met with prompt com pliance. Mr. Hay has reached the con clusion that the terms imposed cannot and will not be accepted. If Raisulli carries out his threat and kills his cap tives, the sultan of Morocco will be im- mediatetly notified that he must hunt down and execute the bandit. Ameri can ships will remain in the harbor of Tangier until the matter is settled. If necessary, American cavalrymen will be sent there to assist in capturing the brigands. Such an intervention will be a friendly one and would meet with as sistance from the sultan. Secretary Hay is still hopeful that he will take up the matter and insti tute the necessary measures to capture and punish the bandits. In any event, he feels sure that Great Britain will assist the United States, as Cromwell Varley, kidnapped with M. Perdicaris, is a British subject. Two Hundred Made Homeless. Ottawa, Kan., June 1.—The Marie des Cygenes river here is higher than ever known, and the overflow has caused a serious flood. Above here, however, the stream is falling, and the worst probably is over. Two hundred families are homeless in the lower por tions of Ottawa and vicinty. In North Ot»Awa several business housee are flooded, thete are two feet of water in the Santa Fe depot, and the lower floor of the Marsh hotel is covered with water. The Santa Fe yards are two fe*t under water. Mined by the Japanese. Vladivostok, Jnne 1,— It is believed from information receiver! here that the Japanese have miner! Peter the Great Gulf, on which this town is situ ated, a task of easy accomplishment be cause of the recent heavy fogs. A small Corean sailing vessel was blown up yeeterday. The region is quiet so far as military opeiations are con cerned. Niu Chwang, June 2.— Some Chines* fugitive* from Port Arthur, who hnv* just arrived here, describe the situa tion of the inhabitants there as desper ate. Famine prices exist. The coat of provisions increases weekly. Many persona are redneed to eating Chinese food, and even that is dear. Millet flour coots $6 a bag. Whole streets and several pnblic buildings have been wrecked by Japanese shell fire. The hospitals are packed with sick and wounded. The work of repairing the damaged warships has been stopped. All civil ians have been given military doty. The general health of the inhabitants is good, except Chinese, who are dying of starvation. Theft Jiao been made punishable by death. The railway is completely destroyed as far as Kinchon, and there are fre quent gaps between Kinchon and Wa Fang Ting. There are 16,000 Japanese troops there, bnt no signs of troops far ther north. Daring the fighting at Kinchon 200 Chinese were killed by the Japanese fire. The very highest Russian authority here, while not believing that Port Arthur wi'l fall, admits its loss wonld tie a terrible lose to the’Rnseian arms. The same authority says Russia may send a large army to the sooth of Nin Chwang in the event of General Stoee- sel being able to bold his own at Port Arthur. This, however, is not possible at present, owing to the positions oc cupied by the Japanese armies operat ing from the Yaln river and Takn Shan. The Russians are not sanguine as to the outlook for Port Arthnr. More contraband of war is arriving here. Two cargoes of floor and tinned meats and some speire were rushed to Mukden as soon as they were unloaded. Heavy rains are daily making the roads almost impassable. The Chinese brigands are becoming active. OLEO LAW VALID. United States Supreme Court Down Decision. Hands Washington, Jnne 2.— The supreme court of the United States, in an opinion by Justice White today, upheld the constitutionality of the oleomargar ine law. Leo W. McKay sued the gov ernment in the 8onthern district of Ohio, to recover $50 paid by him aa a penalty for the sale of a 50 pound pack age of colored oleomargarine, contain ing a atamp tax of three-quarters of a cent a pound instead of 10 cents a pound. McKay's counsel argued first, that, although the “ oleo” was colored to W>k like batter, the coioi was obtained by the nee of butter, which was itself artificially colored, but the use of which as an ingredient in the manu facture of “ oleo” was authorized by law; and, second, that the tax of 10 cents a pound was proibitive and con fiscatory, and an attempted federal usurpation of the police powers of the state. The court said the tax contem plated the finished product and not the details of mannfactare. The court therefore affirmed the judgment oi the lower court, upholding the validity of the law and the tax. The chief justice snd Justices Brown and Peckham dissented. MACHINISTS QO OUT. Three Thousand Chicago Men Protest Against 10-Hour Day. Chicago. June 1.— The 3,000 ma chinists employed in the companiee that compose that Metal Trades associ ation went on strike last night as a pro test against the 10-hour day, and prac tically all of the 115 ehops represented in the association are closed today. No effort will be made to operate the shops until tomorrow, and then the force of the employers will be central ized at a few plants. The 10-hour day was inaugurated by the employers for the purpose of bring ing the strike to a crisis. In a state ment sent out tonight by the officers of the association, it is declared that the employers had no intention of return ing to the 10-hour day, but they were compelled to take this step to combat the slow individual strike campaign, which was commenced by the Machin ists’ union some time ago. Russian Commands Consolidated. St. Petersburg. June 2.— By an im pel ial ukase just issued, the sontrol of the ports of Reval, Sveaborg and Tiban and all the naval forces of the Baltic has been transferred to the commandant of the port of Cronstadt, with the title of commander in chief of the fleet and ports and of the defenses of the Baltic sea. The object of the consolidation of the commands is to insure uniformity in the measures adopted in the defense of the coasts of the Baltic during the existing state of war. Disproves Koch’ s Theory. London, June 2.— The royal commis sion appointed in August, 1901, to in quire into the relation between human and animal tuberculosis has arrived at a conclusion justifying the issuance of an interim report according to which the commission finds that human and bovine tubercoioeia are practically identical.