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LIO N L IE S IN W A IT . * ! OREGON NEWS OE INTEREST L IN N E A R N E R S H IT HARD. < < i « i ¡ HUNT P A S S O V E R C A S C A D E S . Late .Spring and L o n g Dry Spe ll Have John M lnto B e lie ve s Sto c k Can Be Driven O v e r M ountains. C o st Mu< It. Albany— Kain, which waa general over the Willamette valley last week, cam« too lata to ba of gieat tieneflt to farmers. Ilatl the showers coma two weeks eat Iter, tbouaan<la of dollars would have lieen saved for the farinera o f Linn county. Aa It la, the crop* are far below the average for Linn county farmera, In many Inatancea are a total failure. The only benefit tbe farming community w ill derive from the raina will lie in tbe way of gardeoa and the very late aown spring oata, of which there la a email acreage. For two moutha not a drop of rain fell on the grain tlelda of tbe county. Tbia ia dioulh almoat unprecedented here. Ita evil effect waa aggravated hy tbe late epring raina. Farmera gen erally were de|rending upon putting in a greatei acreage than uaual in apring aown grain, anil th e iinueually bad weather of the late winter accrued to aaaure enure good working daya In tbe early apring. Inatead of thia, tbe rain held on until almoat too late to plant the apring grain at all, and when good weather did come, it developed into a drouth. The reault ia that apring grain ia hearting a few inchea from tbe ground, and much of it w ill not lie bound at all. That which la threahed will yield poorly. Tbe heada are amall and very poorly tilled. Nor ia tbe fall aown grain of ita uaual atandard of excel lence. That part of the fall grain that waa cowed on low ground will Ire fair, in home inataucef making tbree-fourtba of a crop rarely promiaing a full crop. The bay crop baa not averaged more than half what it waa in yeara gone hy. The haying acaaon ia about over, and the general report ia half a crop. Tbia w ill put faim tra in I inn county j in hard cireumataneea thia fall. A l ready many of them are buying feed for their stock, and but few w ill iiave enough to last tbe winter through. The price of feed ia rising in the coun ty, and the mills are selling it every day to tiie farmers who were never compelled to buy feed at any season Indore. There are some who w ill Iiave to buy wheal for their own family con- aumption before tbe yeai ends. C om in g Events. Spiritualists’ campmeeting, New Kra, July 2-26. Willamette Valley Chautauqua as sembly, Gladstone Park, July 12-24. Southern Oregon Chautauqua as sembly, Ashland, July 13-22. North Pacific regatta, Portland, July 22-23. Grand lodge, I. O. R. M., Seaside, July 23-24. Oregon Development association con vention, Portland, August 2. American Mining congress, Portland, Augu*t 22-27. State Medical society, Portland, August 30. Annual reunion of Southern Oregon pioneers, Jacksonville, Hepteinlier 1. State fair, Salem, September 12-19. Fair, Portland, September 19-24. D irectory of O re gon O fficial*. Salem— Secretary of Stale Dunbar lias issued an official directory contain ing tbe names, addresses and official positions of tbe state and county offi cers. The directory is in the form of a small pamphlet. Copies have been sent k all ofliecrs and others desiring copies van secure them by applying to the sec retary of state. In this publication tbe political affiliation of eaeli county offi cer is shown hy a letter following the name. Many of the states publish an official “ blue book’ ’ containing several hundred pages and giving complete in formation concerning the careers of public officers. Tbe pamphlet issued by Oregon contains hilt 18 pages and contains the information most frequent ly desired hy persons transacting busi ness with public officers. La b o re r* Needed at O regon City. Oregon City— l-abor of all kinds was never more plentiful nor were wages ever better than they are in this city this season. It seems impossible to find available men to perforin the many improvements that are being made. The Willamette Pulp A Paper mills has been advertising foi addition al men to assist in the building of their new mills where 200 laborer« are a I ready employed. The management of tbe local woolen m ills i* finding it next to impossible to engage a sufficient force of operatives. B ig L o * s B y the f r o s t. Hillsboro— Reports from all parts of tbe county show that the frost last, week blighted vegetables on all heaver darn lands, and it is estimated that the loss by the freeze w ill reach $60, 000. One vegetable grower on the Tual atin lowlands places his loss at $1,000. Rich S trik e in Bohem ia. Cottage Grove— Two rich strikes are reported just made in the Go'den Rule and the Great Kaatern. These strikes are in the Bohemia district. The ore ia oxidised, and very rich in free gold. Albany— John Minto, of Salem, one of tire pioneer* in the Sant lam moun tain dlatrict of Oregon, will in a few daya bead a party from the end of tbe Corvallis A Kaatern railroad, on the north fork of the Hantiam river, in rpreat of a ahorter route to connect tbe railroad with the Deschutes country in Kaatern Oregon. Mr. Mlnto baa long entertained (he Idea that there la a pa a* through tbe Cascade mountain* at thia point where it would lie poeaible to construct a trail for driving clock overland from the Kaatern Oregon rangea to tbe eastern end of tbe Corvallis A Kaatern line, lie baa intereated Manager Kdwiri Stone, of tbe Corvallia A Kaatern, in the work, and an effort to lay out tbe route of tbe proponed route w ill lie made in a few days. The old Mi nto trail, which extends from tbe end of tlie old railroad grade to tbe Kaatern Oregon country, lias lieen used for yeara by those who know the abort ruts tfiat connect the western and eastern parta of the state. But Mr, Minto ia satisfied that there ia a ahorter cut yet, and that it could tie made of great service to the atockraia- era of Kaatern Oregon in shipping their atock to market. W a r s h ip s W ill Com pel R u ssia to (rive Up O riental Liner. London, July 21.— It ia ladieved by leading naval officials here, who are cognisant of certain sweeping orders is sued yesterday by the admiralty, that the British government intends to com pel Kusaia to surrender the Peninaular A Oriental liner Malac< a, seized aa a prize of war by the Russian cruiser St. Petersburg, and err route to Lihau under a prize crew. It ia also gener ally understood in naval circles that no other British ships will Ire stopped by the Kuaaiana after the Britiah cruis ers reach tbe aiene. The ordera to commanders of the lat ter vessels are declared to Ire short, but explicit, and provhles that British ves sels shall Ire free to navigate Eastern watera, without recognising tbe war ships of any other power, or tbe right to search them for contraband. One of the developments yesterday was the detachment by Admiral Horn ville, commanding the Medterranean fleet, of hi* two swiftest cruisers to pro ceed at full speed to Port Said, which ia at trie northern end of the Suez ca nal. it ia understood that these two vessels w ill arrive at Port Haid before tbe Malacca, and Ire there when the latter emerges from tbe canal. It is considered likely that they w ill corripe, the Russians to give up their prize, al though, of course, their future action is carefully guarded, and laymen can only conjecture and reason from tbe at titude of tbe naval chiefs. Naval officers generally agree that surb action can Ire confidently ex|>ected, and they are for the moat part now die- cussing tbe probable attitude of Rusaia when tbe Malacca is taken by force. RUSSIA IS BOLD Stopping o f Steam ers in Red Sea Must Cease. GREAT BRITAIN SENDS A FLEET Czar M ay Find T h at He Cannot U k the D ardanelles A g a in — r ic e fs A rc Be ing Mobollzed. Lon don, July 20.— Two naval orders were issued today by tbe British ad miralty, which are believed to indicate a determination on the part of Great Britain to protect British shipping from acta of aggression at the bands of the Russian navy. The first order diiecta the Mediter ranean fleet to sail at once from Gib raltar and proceed to Alexandria. Kgypt, near the mouth cf the Suez canal. The second order directs two of the fastest British armored cruisers to pro ceed through the canal and take up stations in the Red sea at points where several British ships have lieen lie Id up tbe last few days by tbe vessels of tbe Russian volunteer squadron. W hile tbe fact that these orders were issued was carefully guarded, and no public statement of their scope is pro curable, there is no doubt that tbe British foreign office baa decided that the time has come to act promptly in protecting Britiah shipping, and to put an end to any aggression on tbe part of the Russian ernisers. Well informed naval officers believe that tbe dispatch of this powerful Mediterranean fleet to Dcveloptng|Lim c Deposit. the vicnity of the Red sea, and the sta Koaeburg — Meaara. Green ley and tioning of two of the crack vessels of Strand, of Portland, have 10 or 12 men the squadron directly in at the points PLEET ON R A ID. at work tiiiilding a tramway and fur w here the Russians are catrying things nace for tlie manufacture of lime on with a high hand, means that no furtb- the farm of Hon. Plinn Cooper, seven V la d iv o sto k S h ip s Enter P acific and ; er molestation of vessels flying the T ake Japanese Steam er. mile* south of this city. They have British flag w ill be permitted. bonded 100 acres of land containing T.rkio, July 21.— The Vladivostok rich limestone deposits anil expect to squadron has overhauled a Japanese L O S T 1,000 MEN. develop same on an extensive «cale, j steamer eastwaid of Tsugar straits. The modern continuous furnace system The name of tbe vessel captured and R u s s ia n s A tta c k Japanese at Mo be used. A railway spur track, her fate has not yet been learned. T ien P a s s and are Repulsed. about three tnilea long, w ill proliably The Vladivostok squadron, unac lie put in from the main line of the S. companied by torpedo boats, entered 8t. Petersburg, July 20.— General P. R. li., at Green'ii station. tbe Pacific ocean today at 7 o’clock. Kuropatkin reports that Lieutenant Ita destination is unknown, but it is General Count Keller lost over 1,000 Ore Sp e c im e n * Prom Dougin*. suggested it possibly plane to raid tbe killed or wounded in tbe attack on Mo Rneeburg— Hon. A. Le Roy, of the east roast of Japan and then either re Tien pass, July 17. Oregon Information bureau, of Port turn to Vladivostok, escaping to the The following dispatch from General land, was here last week and procured southward, or attempting to form a Kuropatkin to the emperor, dated July a quantity of fine mineral exhibits from junction with the Port Arthur fleet. 17, “ on our F^astern front,” was given The squadron waa discovered in the out tonight: thia county which w ill be placed in tbe bureau headquarters in Portland straits of Tsugar at 3 o’clock thia morn “ After the occupation by General oefore tbe opening of tbeaesaiona of tbe ing, steaming rapidly eastward. Kurcki’s army of the passes in the Fen- At 3:30 A. M. it was rep rted off ehui mountain chain, our information American Mining congress to be held Tapp icap, and at 7 A. M. observers at concerning hia disposition waa, in gen in Portland in August. Hakkoilate discovered and rep rted to eral, inadequate. Tokto that it waa then steaming east. “ According to some reports his army PORTLAND MARKETS. Warnings have gone out to shipping had been reinforced and had even ex Wheat— Walla Walla, 68c; blue- along tbe eastern coast of J a p n and tended hia forces toward Saimatsza. merchantmen are hurriedly seeking Other reports said that a displacement stem, 76c; valley, 78c. j cover. It is expected that most of tbe of his troops bad been made in tbe di Barley— Feed, $22 per ton; rolled, shipping w ill be warned before the rection of Ta pass and Siuvjen. There $23(924. Oats— No. 1 white, $1.22>{; giay, Russian ships can inflict serious dam were even indications that Kuroki had age, if a raid is intended. transferred his headquarters irom Tsk- $1.171» per cental. Ordinarily, a lack of ccal would pre ! hahekanan to Touinpu. Flour— Valley, $3.90(94.10 pet bar “ At about 5 :30 on the morning of rel; bard wheat straights, $4@4.25; vent an extended cruise, but it is possi clears, $3.85(94.10; hard wheat pat ble that the Russians possess a collier July 17, the Japanese, in consideiable strength, and with numerous guns, oc ents, $4.40(94.70; graham, $3.60(94; at a rendezvous in tbe Pacific ocean. cupied Wa Fankwan pass, and on the whole wheat, $4(g4.26; rye flour, mountainous bluffs to the south, on A R M IE S M EET N E A R T O N G SCHU. $4.60. the flank of General Kastalinskv’a col Millstuffs— Bran, $19 |>er ton; mid dlings, $23.60; shorts, $21; chop, $18; R u ss ia n L o s s e s Put at 2,100, Jap umn. From this position and from the crest of tne mountains to the east linseed, dairy food, $19. anese L o s s e s at 1,200. of the heights surmounted by the tem- Hay— Tim othy, $16(916 per ton; Chicago, July 2 1 — A special to the ' pie, the enemy directed a very heavy clover, $8(99; grain, $11(912; cheat, Daily News from Niu Chwang says: i rifle and artillery fire. $11(912. Hard fighting has been going on for “ General Kashtalinskv advanced to Butter— Fancy creamery, 17>$<920c; several days in the neighborhood of ' occupy the bluffs, sending forward at store, 13(9|3t»c per |>onnd. Tong Scliu, eight miles east of Ta Tche once one and then three battalions, but Eggs— Oregon ranch, 20c. Cheese— Full cream, twins, new | Kiao. It is rumored that the Russian the attempt failed, notwithstanding stock, 12(912 Sic; old stock, 7(98c; loss in last nght’s engagement was 2,- the siippoit given by the horse moun 100 and the Japnaese 1,200. The Jap tain battery, as our field guns could Young America, 13(914c. Poultry— Fancy bens, 13« per pound; anese also Iiave been in active contact not be brought into action on account old bens, 1 2 ^ (9 13c; mixed chickens, with the Russians east of Hai Cheng, of the nature of the ground. “ Our losses have not yet Peen exact 12(912Hc;old roosters, 10c¡young rooa- where there have been many minor ac ly ascertained, but General Keller re ters, 12(913c; springs, 1 H to 2-pound, tions. A ll along Kuropatkin’s flank and ports that they exceed 1,000. 18<919c; 1 to lH 'PO U tid, 19(920c; front the Japanese are moving into po dressed chickens, 13(914c; turkeys, live, 14@16c; do dressed, 16(9l6c; do sition but the general attack is being T w o More S te a m e rs Held Up. choice, 18(920c; geese, live. 6(47c; do postponed until supplies and reinforce London, July 20.— Tbe Daily M ail’s dreared, 8®9c;ducka, old, $8'iffl.60 per ments come to the front. Progress correspondent at Aden says that the along the muddy roads and mountain doz; do young, as to size, $2.60(94. British steameis Woodcock and Dal Vegetables— Turnips, $1.26 per sack ; passes is slow. matia were held up by the Russians in <arrota, $1.60; lands. $ 1.26; parsnips, the Red sea and detained lot three $1.26; cabbage, l> »(9 1 ? ic; lettu e, Liao Said to Be Sealed. houts. The correspondent says the head, 26(940c per do*; parsley, 25c; London, July 21.— The Tim es’ Tokio captain of the Russian volunteer fleet tomatoes, $1 76 » 2 ; cauliflower, $1.76 correspondent, cabling under date of steamer St. Petersburg has notified the @ 2; celery, 76<990c; asparagus, 50c: July 19 says: “ Japanese military British residents at Aden to wire the ;>eas, 4(tfBc per pound; licit ns, gieen, 4 critics anticipate renewed efforts by British consul at Suez and Port Said (96c; wax, 4(96c; squash, $1.25 per General Kuropatkin to recover tbe M<> that he would seize any Rritish steam • rate; green corn, flOcjierdoa; onions, Tien positions, which are essential to ers bound for the Far East, if the con new, red, $1 30 jiercw t; yellow, $l./5. the security of his army if it remains tents of their packages were not clearly Honey— .f:t(93.60 per case. in the present position.” The corre shown on their manifests. Potatoes— F'ancy, old, $1.25(91.40 spondent adds that it is rumored in per cental; new Fiarly Rose, 2c per Tokio that three Japanese torpedo boat T o Prevent M o sq u ito In va sio n . pound; Garnet Chile, 2 l 4 C. destroy«!s have sealed the Liao river, Washington, July 20. — General F’ rnits— Cherries, 4(<*5c per pound; where the Russian gunboat Sivoutch gooseberries, 6c; rarpheriies, $1.26 per and a Russian torpedo destroyer are Davis, governor general of the Panama canal strip, has advised the Panama crate; apples, new, $1(91.50 per box; anchored. canal commission that he wants 100,- apricots, $1(91.35; plums, 80c(9$l; 000 yards of wire gauze to prevent mos peaches, Yellow Crawford, 86'« 90c.: R u ssia Is Pleased. quito invasion in the zone. General others, 60@75c; cantaloups, $2.500 St. Petersburg, July 21.— The United Davis says that this will be perhaps 2.75 per crate; watermelons, 2c per Slates has informed Russia that she the largest order for mosquito netting pound; prunes, $1.25 per l<ox; grapes, w ill be gUd to join Great Britain in ever given. He recommends the use of $1; Bartlett p a rs, $1.75(42. the protection of the seals at the Kom- steel wire screens not coarser than 17 Beef— Dressed, 5 («6 *»c per pound. Mutton— Dressed, 4(95c p r pound; mandei islands. This act will doubt meshes to the square inch, galvanized. less make the best impression. It is lambs, 6c. Veal— Dressed, 100 to 125, 6(97c p r understood that Russia w ill communi A m m u n itio n Factory for O ttaw a. pound; 125 to 200, 6(96V»c 200 and cate her answer in a tew days. Ottawa, July 20.— sir Fredetick Bor up, 3 1* (94c. den, minister of m ilitia, has undet way A n o th e r R u ss ia n C ru ise r P a sse s. Pork— Dressed, 100 to 150, 7<97>^c; a contract with the English firm, of 150 and up. 6(97c. Constantinople, July 21.— A Russian which Sir W illiam Armstrong is head, Hops— 1903 crop, 21024c p r pound. cruiser has just passed through from for the construction of an animunitiou Wool— Valley, 19020c p r pound Odessa with several guns covered with factory in Ottawa, capable of turning Fiastern Oregon, 10017c mohair, 30c < anvas on her deck. She also carried out 20,000,000 rounds of ammunition p r ptin d for choice. torpedo tubes. a year. A L A R M IS B ritish BEEN. P r e s s S e e s Peace in the Balance. H angin g London, July 23.— The authoritative assuiarices that the Malacca will be re leased, cabled by the Associated Press from 8t. Petersburg to tbe United States, do not appear in the Britiah morning papeis. Special dispatches to a somewhat similar effect from Ht. Petersburg do not allay the alarmist views of the leading organs which con strue Premier Balfour’s post-midnight snnouncement that the government had received no confirmation of the report er! release of the Malacca to mean that the incident remains unsettled. Another cause for great apprehension is the broader question of Russia’s right to send vessels of her volunteer fleet through the Dardanelles. A strik ing evidence that the danger of the situation baa not been mitigated in tbe least, so far as British official and pub lic opinion is entertained, is afforded by the Daily Telegraph, which, under a large heading, “ An Acute A ffa ir," de clares that “ relations between Great Britain and Russia have reached the state of an acute crisis, but behind tbe incident of the Malacca is the far larger question of the status of tbe so-called volunteer fleet. “ It has, we believe, been made clear to the czar’ s government that the trans formation of merchant vessels passing through the Dardanelles into armed cruisers cannot be recognized under any pretext whatever a* justifying Russia’s interference with British shipping. It is not impossible that as a concession to Rusrian dignity, the government may offer to permit the Malacca to put into some neutral port where her cargo may be examined and the statement verified that whatever munitions she carried were intended for the use of the British China squadron.” T R Y TO D RA W TOGO A W A Y . V la d iv o sto k E k c t Hopes to W eaken Squ ad ron at Port A rth u r. St. Peterbsurg, July 23.— Tbe news of the first appearance of the Vladivo stok squadron in tbe Pacific since the outbreak of tbe war, telegraphed from Tokio, causes no surprise at the admi ralty here, although it ia said Vice Ad miral Skrydtoff purposely has not noti fied them of tbe squadron’s departure in order to prevent the possibility of the information leaking out. Vice Admiral Bezobrazoff’ a action in giving tbe slip to Vice Admiral Kami- tnura and passing Tsugar straits is re garded as evidence of tbe insufficiency of the Japanese naval forces. It ia probably the purpose of Admiral Bezo- brazoff to raid the coaat towns of Ja pan, capture merchantmen, make a naval demonstration off Yokohama, and generally create a panic among the population, in order to compel Rear Admiral Togo to reinforce Admiral Kamimura, and thus weaken the fleet off Port Arthur. The idea that Admiral Bezobrazoff would seiiously attack large ports of Japan is, however, lejected, owing to the danger from submarine boats, mines, torpedo boats and shore batter ies. Tbe report is current that the V ladi vostok squadron is homeward bound under orders to effect a juncture with the first division of Vice Admiral Ro- jestvenskv’s Baltic squadron, which is ready to go out on a trial trip in the Baltic. ON TO MUKDEN. Japanese Break In to the E n e m y ’s Left H ank. Liao Yaang, July 23.— News was re ceived from Ta Tche Kaio yesterday that the Japanese had broken through the Russian left flank between Lieuten ant General Count K eller's position and that of General Rennenkampff, and that they we*e marching on Mukden. The rumors to this effect Sre persist ent, but there is no official confirma tion of them. C o n firm s Japanese V ic to ry . London, July 23.— According to a special dispatch irom Moscow, the Rua- sky Listok of that city confirms the As sociated Press report from Liao Yang that the Japanese have broken through the Russian left flank and are march ing on Mukden. More Men Charged W ith Outrage. Cripple Creek, July 23.— Informa tion charging Pearl Skelton with mur der and complicity with the Independ ence depot outrage on June 3 was filed in the district court today. It was an nouneed that informaiton making sim ilar charges w ill be filed against W il liam A. Akreman, I . H . Mnlaney, A. L. Nugent and William Gaffney later. Frank J. Hangs, local attorney for the Western Federation of Miners, said today that none of the men arrested for the killing of Roxie Magee on June 6, in the Victor street riots, was guilty. H ears She W ill Release Sh ip s. Paris, July 23.— Information reach ing government quarters here leads the officiala to believe that Russia w ill re lease the Rritish and German merch antmen seized in the Red sea, aa a means of averting intetnational com plications.