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Two Benton Men on List Navi gation in Mid air Former Corvallis man Fined for "Beating his Wife Other News. Portland, Ore., Aug. 22 The federal grand jury which is to make iovestigation into the unveo tilated land frauds of the state of Oregon was charged by Judae Gil bert yesterday morning, and a short time before 11 o'clock retired to the room prepared for it to begin a two weeks' work. When court was called nearly all of the men empaneled asked the court to be excused for one reason or another, but only a few were able to convince Judge Gilbert that they had excuses sufficient to war rant their being releaeed from duty United States .District Attorney Heney is conducting the investiga tion of tbe jury, and it seems to be certain, from tne witnesses who are being called, that the first case to be considered will be tbe reindict ment of William N. Jones, Thad deus S. Potter, Daniel Clark and Ira Wade, acccsed of haiog induced a number of old soldiers to make fraudulent entries upon government timber land. The hall leading to the jury room was crowded yesterday with witnesses from different parts of the state, indicating that other cas es are to brought before the atten tion of the jury. Many Prineville residents are present, leading to the presumption that Williamson, Gesner and Biggs are to be rein dicted for some off ns9 different from the one under which they are now resting in expectation of a third trial. i y .- Judging from the witnesses in attendance, the only things to be considered during the opening days of the jury, at least, are the cases of Jones and associates, and of Williamson and his fellow-defendants. It is expected that several days will elapse before any indict ments are returned, and itis t hought probable that no reports may - be made t the court until the work of tbe jury has been finished and the body is ready to adjourn. The personnel of the federal grand jury is. t. Russell Albee, Portland foreman. . " J. W. Bailey, druggist, Hillsboro A. C. Alexander, farmer, Forest Grove. J. A. Bilyeu, farmer, Scio. George Briedwell warehouseman, Aooitv. F. W. Darbio, hopdealer, Salem. lheodore H. Fearey, merchant, Portland. G. E, Hargreaves, capitalist, Ore goo City. , W. A. Jolly, farmer, Philomath, Charles A. Morden, printer Portland. John Murray, farmer, Aurora. J. P. Partlow, farmer, Oregon City. John R. Pearl, merchant, Browns ville. . William Schmeer, merchant. Portland. fm John Shannon, farmer, Beaver .Creek. - " Salem, Oregon, January 31, 1904. f Kerr. Glass Manufacturing Company. Portland , Oregon.' Dear Sirs: I used six dozen of your fruit jars last season and am very much pleased with them. The Economy Jar is the nicest looking and the best jar I have ever used. 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A general recently returned from Manchuria is quoted in an inter view today as saying: 'The coming campaign will be of short duration. The numerical increase in the armies will only im pede the retreat which Lii.ievitch must make, because victory is im possible. The soldiers are demor alized and undisciplined, the chiefs incapable, distiusted and disliked." Ho continued: "The claim that Japan has reached and passed its climax and is now exhausted is ridiculous. The Japanese are gaining strength in proportion as we are losing. Any delay will only increase the price of peace." '' ' V Portland, Oregon, Oct. 25, 1905 The two Mason J ar caps has been examined. Upon examination the metal of the new Mason cap was found to be pure zinc.- Thesmall pin holes in the old Mason cap were undoubtedly caused by the action of vcgetableacids. As a result the fruit in the jar must have been greatly contaminated with poisonous zinc compounds. 1 regard the use of jars with zinc caps as very unsanitary and even dangerous. Yours very truly, . . ' . " J. W, BAILEY, State Dairy and Food Commissioner. Butte, Mont, Aug. 23 Daniel B. Jacobs, secretary of the Montana Lottery Company, has been arrest ed here, charged with sending by exprees lottery 1 ickets from the state and released on flUUU bonds. Jac obs was recently arrested charged with using the mails for lotterypur- poses, but the prosecution, for some reason was dropped. Henry Haupt, president of the company, who lives in Spokane, has been indict ed by the grand jury and is out on bonds. The Montana lottery Co offices were recently raided, and j dray load of lottery tickees seized. Jacobs is charged with feuding lot tery paraphernalia to Kausas City and St. Louis- The company's opsrations ' are very extensive throughout Illinois and - Missouri Ladies skirts all kinds and price at Moses' Bros. Call and see them OF COMPROMISE ATjlPEACE CONFERENCE IS REJECf . 1 ED. ' Czar Orders Witte not to pay a Cent of Indemnity Another Session to be Held Chan ces Favorable to Dis agreement. Portsmouth, N. H., Aug. 23 The Japanese plenipotentiaries at the conclusion of the afternoon ses sion of tbe peace conference today threw the, cards upon the table. It was the diamatic moment the moment to which all the previous proceedings of the conference bad led. The protocol involving agree msnt upon eight of the twelve con ditions originally presented by Ji pan bad been signed. One side or the other must make a move or the plenlpoteniJa"' s .had reached the parting of the ways. The adver saries faced each other across the table. Of course it was well un derstood what would happen, but that in a way, only made it more dramatic. Figuratively, President Roosevelt, suddenly entered the conference room. Mr. Witte sat si lent, and the move in the' great di plomatic game passed to Japan. Biron Komura in . a few words explained that Japan in her great desire for peace was ready to make certain '.modifications" of the ori ginal articles, in the hope that Rus sia could see it possible to accept them. He then presented in writ ing to Mr Wiite tbe compromise proposition, which President Roose velt had suggested. It was concrete and specific and it followed the lines outlined .n these dispatches.' It of fered to, withdraw article 9, provid ing for the payment by Russia of Japan's bill for tb nest of the war, on condition that Rasia would ac cept article 5, wbicn provides fjr the cession of the Island of Sakha lin, so modified as to include an ar rangement for the repurchase by Russia of the northern half of the island for l,2oo,ooo,ooo yen. In ad dition it offered to withdraw entire ly articles 11 and 12 surrender of G. H. Newth, Physician and Surgeon Philomath, Oregon. the interned warships and , limita tion upon JttusBia s sea power in the Far East. It was President Roosevelt's compromise, and Mr - Witte knew its contents as well a Baron Komura. The question cf ' whether he had beeu"blufficg".wa put to the test. Without a moment's hesitation, Mr. Witte explained that the modi fication proposed was merely a sham a cnange 01 phraseology, a diplom atic attempt to "dorer la nilnV and ask Russia to pay war tribute UDderanotbfT name. He could not accept it. He told Baron Komura Russia wanted peace. She had giv en tbe proofs in accepting every article involving ihe issues upon which the wt.r wss fought, but she could fight, and money for tribute she would not pay, not a kopek, He asked B iron Komura to withdraw all demands f.jr tribute. And so tbe plenipotentiaries sep arated, to rnet-t agin on Saturday, ostensibly to permit Mr. Witte to place in writing, bs the rules of the conference require, hia rtply to the Japanese compromise proposition,, continued on page 4 THE OLD RELIABLE Absolutely Pure The greatest of modern-time helps to perfect cooking Used in the best fam ilies ihe world over HOVAL BAKING POWDER CO., NEW YORK