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VOL. X.
II1LLSUOKO, OUEUON, THURSDAY, OCTOHEIl 29, 1903.
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EVENTS OF THE DAY
OATHHRED FROM ALL PARTS OP THE
TWO HEMISPHERES.
Comprcaonait Rtvlcw o (ha Import
nt Happenings of tba Put Watk,
Proaonted la Comlanaed For, Mtxt
Likely to Provo Intercatlog to Oar
Many Render.
Spanish striker ut Hilha,'uow mini
ln-ring 40,11(1(1, have reunited to Holing.
Am unmieccMftil ntti'init Wilt made
to HKxtiMitimttit lrcideiit Dim, iil4Mri.
ICO.
A run mi three St. ) jtttia savings
tank wa utiirted l.y fiihtc rumor, bill
all easily tii lU'Jx idttM.
Three "tciuncr have arrived at Kat
tic hringVg half a million in gold ami
1.0(H) pasMcnger (rum Nome,
Tlic president i( the Armenian revo
lutionary lociuty in I.oiidon, Iium been
assawiinttu-d by political cncniicM.
Bobber ot fond, 8. II,, chloroformed
an aged couple fur the purpoae ol rule
' Iwry, Imt wre tiiiHiicceftsfiil. Tlio old
Kolt will lilt'.
Tlic president ol the American licultli
HMMH'iiition iliH'lun'H that tliii way to
secure Minitury reform i to enlist the
iiNirt ol miion labor.
MuU'l II, llcclite), aged 21 yearn, wan
awwuluil, thin murdered, ut Allen
town, Fa., alii) her body put in an
underground alley near her home.
The HuHao-Jiipaiicw) convention Lai
Ufti ajroviH ly the i tnr.
Tito 11 rut vol.1 ajK'll ol the w inter ha
struck New York, Pennsylvania ami
Maachuult.
Turkish minister liavo advised the
porlt lo reject Hirtiona ol the Maceon
imt rclorm lun ( Ktinia ami Au
tria.
Bear Admiral Bowie, chicl ol con
struction ninl repair, ha resigned to
become the head ol a vhipbailding com
pany. Kiivlver Am II. Thomson, ol the I
Grande hind ntllce, may l rumoved aa
a result ol an indictment ly the federal
grand Jury,
Cnugrciwman Hermann i placed in a
bad light in the Oregon la ml fraud.
It i rhiimiKl that he coil hi have pre
vented many ol them.
Klcvcn HtHttHi will Imlil i'ltctiona No
vember 2. ' MitHHticliUHetta, Ithodu !
hinil, Mury IuikI, Ohio, Kentucky, Iowa
ami Mississippi will elect lull state
tickeU ami the other minor otliciali.
Attorney Folk, ol Ft. Lou!, has an
nounced hl ciiiiiliilitcy lor governor.
An attachment liaa been Issued
against Iowni (or $1,050 ou the claim
ol a htwycr,
The kiiiK ol Spain ha abandoned hl
trip to Home Irccause the pojie will not
receive him.
The roblier who looU-d the Burrton,
Kan., bank huvu been captured and the
money recovered,
The ltusso-Austrian reform plan for
the Balkan cimtalna several proposals
objectionable to the porte.
Sir Henry Mortimer, British amba
ador at Madrid, ha lieou appointed to
llll the vacant pout at Washington.
Falling rwk ill the New York sub
way cnu(lit about a ocont of workmen.
At leant 17 are jwlU'yod, to I (load.
Pwiator FuUon favor dropplnR the
riinuma rnnnl rout ami takinx tip Nic
aragua with a view to expediting mat
ter. '
The convertinl tranaport Grant Ii
coniileU'd. Hhe will ttwt tier pumpi
on the Kan FrnnclHco bar ami then
come to the, Columbia bar for active
work.
Both Rumia and Japan are iteadily
preparing for war.
William K. Uwky, of London,
noted hlHtorian, la dead.
Nicaragua haft appointed a conimls
ii ion for the Ht. Louis Hit) 4 fair.
Captain E. M. Johnson, of the regu
lar army, will likely be detailed to in
struct the Oregon national guard.
Dowio ha left Now York. He and
bia family departed in the night for
lloxton without making any annonnoo-
munt of hia leaving.
Land frnuda will prompt FreaUlont
Roosevelt to ask congrea to give con
trol of reaerves into the band of the
forcHtry bureau exclusively.
It !a Bald thut Sir, llonry , purand,
Bi'ltisli iinilmHHrtilor at Madrid, will be
appointed to buccwhI the lato Bir Mich
ael Herbert at WaHliington.
A Now York atrect car jumped the
track on a curve and caught lire from
the third rail, All of the 80 paaaeng
era were severely bruised but escaped
lata! Injuries, , v.
Rusao-Japauose negotiations are again
nt standstill.
The umplro in the Venezuelan arbi
tration rn hns decided that that coun
try has no right to collect local taxes
twice,
Rusao-Jananeae negotiation have
taken a less favorable turn. One ro
port goes so far ta to say war haa been
declared.
Yellow fever la spreading In Texas
tnivna Tim Htuta and federal author!
ties have taken charge of the situation
at San Antoi.'a.
Three bandits broke open the bank
safe at Burrton, Kan., and secured be
tween 11,000 and $2,000 In currency
bcBldoa several sack of coin.
AQAIN IN PLAMIiS.
Abrdrca'l lurvlvlng Balldlaga Burn
Flreana are Htlpltaa.
AU-nlwn, Wah., Oct. 2H, 3 A. M.
A fire, which promim-a to H(iul in
mugnitude the riHi nt hulmaUHt which
di-ntmyed the major portion ol the
ImihIiii'im part of AU nlii n, ia now rug
ing, and the tire department I wholly
iinaMe to roie with It.
At an early hour this mronhig riie
ua iliwiiveriMl in the center of the
Ciiminen iul block. , With indc AJa-
bin rapidity it haaapreud tothetilungnw
hlm'k, the podtollli-p, the Becker block
and the Y. M. ('. A. building, all ol
which ara imw a maaawl lUme.
The lire department is utterly power
low to atuy the progn-H of the llamea,
which the wind ta taut driving toward
the uiihtirned portion of the town.
Tho Commercial block contained 10
atorea, lienidea aeveral which oM-ned
temporary ipiarter there alter tho re
cent fire.
The (ilngowJblock contained eight
Htore.
(Seven bUHilu-Mi block of Aberdeen
were dciilroyed by a lire that broke out
on the morning of October Id ami
ho riuil until 2 o'clock in the afternoon.
The IiIumi Htartitl in a rookery called
the Mm k building, where men rooked
their meal over gumiliue Htove. Four
men Iot their live and a half tlun'ti
were more or Icmr aerloUHly iiijureil.
The hw wa determined to lie about
7tM),tMI0.)
APPEAL TO KED CROSS FOR AID.
ftactaoalaat Ask Clara Bartoa to Rt-
Utve Tntlr Dlatreaa.
Vaihington, Oct. 29. Macedonia'
plea for aid in tier dixtreK wa plucinl
lieloro Mi Clara Itnrton, the head of
the Ittnl Crotw acx-iety, today. Con
Ktauline Ktephauov, the pee in I Mace-
Ionian delegate, told MIhb Burton of
the urgi'iicy ol the aituation and begged
her to take Immediate action to inxurf
the forwanling of Rel Crmw relief to
Mmlniiia. M1m Barton axkinl for de-
lailcd information a to the character
and ciik) of the aid luiiled, ami "aid:
"The Red Crona fwU that it would
l a humane and noble thing for the
American people to undertake to re
lieve the . Htifferiiig in Macedonia.
Huch a thing would lie In keeping with
American tradition in other exigeneie.
The Munition, in view of the approach
of winter, would mn-in to retpiire a )
tematlc, Nultantial and immediate
ffort on the part of the jieoph- general
v. IHplomatically tlie problem would
e an extremely delicate one, and
would require diacretion andexHrience
for it micccKHful solution."
CHINOOK IS HER NAMB.
Traaalormtd Oraat la Flnliot and Re-
cbriateatd.
Pan Kranciaco, Oct. 29. The lunt
Kilt ha becu driven'in the big dredge
('rant, or rather CliintHik, aa altu in
now railed, for the gigantic craft wa
remarried to tho deep teas yeaterday
and with the ceremony came change of
name.
Captain 8anford, of the U. 8, A. en
gineering corps, ha arrived at Vallcjo
and will superintend tent to lw made
on Han Franciaco bar Iwfore taking the
divdge, to the Colubmia river, where
lie her special Held ol duty, Iheae
testa w ill lie made today and if the
Chinook ia pronounced satinfactory she
will immediately proceed to the Co
lumbia river.
That she will work without a hitch
la the opinion of Captain Sanford, who
looked her over carefully and ex-
preaaed the belief that she 1 admir
ably lilted to tterform the tank laid out
for her.
The Chinook haa lieen already a bet
ter invosvmcnt than the government
figured on, for eatiniatea show that a
large part of tho sum appropriated for
the work of reconstructing her will be
returned to the navy department.
Railroads Won't Cut Wage.
New York, Oct. 29. Emphatic, de
nial is made here by repreaenUtivea of
several Important Western railroada to
widely circulated minora that a con
ceited etlort was to lie niaue ny cat'
em roads to reduce wages. The opin
ion was generally expressed that no
such plan was under consideration, and
in some quarters that audi a move
would not be feasible. Reduction in
expenses are lieing made by the-West
em roads in common with those in
other parts of tho country, but by re
ductiou in shop expenses.
Blockade Bxlata at Port,
Cape llaytlen, Haytl, Oct. 20. The
Donunclan cruiser lmlepcndencia ap
pcared off Puerto Plata, tho port on
the north coast of Santo lomingo,
which point Is in the hands of tho rev
nlntioniats, today and prevented the
Cuban mail steamer Maria Herreu
from entering that port. The Ihdc-
nenduncla then loft Puerto Plata, going
towards the American mail fteamor
Cherokee, coming from Monte Christ!,
to prevent her from touching. ,
$180,000 Flro la New York.
New York, Oct. 20. Twenty houses,
including stores and private residences,
were destroyed tonight in a Are that
swept over two city blocks In Kings
Bridge, at the upper end of Man but ton
island. The Kingsbrldge hotel, for
merly a famous road house, was des
troyed. Total property damage,
1150,000. I
BIG APPROPRIATION
CHIEF OF ENGINEERS OIVES 017
ESTIMATES FOR NORTHWEST.
Recommend 1ht Coagrc Appropriate
$1,750,800 lor Improvlof Rhrera and
Harbor of Ortgon, Waihlng ton and
Idaho-Bulk ol Monay to Oo lor Im
provement oa Columbia River.
Wanbliitgon, Oct. 28. fieneral Gil-
h-Npie, chief of engineers, in hi annual
report, made public today, rocom
mended the appropriation at the com
ing aeiwiiiii of emigres ol 1 1,7.10,000
lor the improvement of river and liar
bor in Oregon, Washington and
Idaho.
The bulk of the money axked for 1
nccdil to carry on work at the mouth
if the ( oluinbia, to provide a '.Ti-foot
haiinel in the Willametu and Colum
bia from Portland to the aea, and for
Ix-gilitiillg the CoriHtnirtioii of the chill
canal annuel the olMtrticttona in the
Columbia between The I'allo ami
Celilo.
lor the former project 500,000
ach i recommended, mid for The
Dalle canal, f :!o0,H)0. The' amount,
added to the available balance, will
provide ample (uihIh for continuing
work throughout the coming lineal vear,
ml the fact that all three of them
work are now known a "continuing
contracts" will probably mean that ap
propriation therefor will be made in
the milidry civil bill and will not de
pend uiMin the imaxuge of a river and
harbor bill at the coming mnnion.
General Gilhupie estimate that it
will rout 12,(473,501 to complete the
irnjirovcniciit of the lower Willamette
and Columbia river, in addition to
t lHS,2tO, available from prior appro
priation, while to complete the south
tty at the mouth ol the Columbia will
require $77(1,1X1, in exec of the $1,
250,000 Htill available and unexpended.
No estimate of the rt of the new ca
nal nt The Uallesjio yet tiecn made.
Among the other appropriation recom
mended are:
Nine thoimand dollar for carrying
out tho revised project for improving
the N illntiictto betwevn Portland and
Oregon City, a suggested by the spec
ial board of engineer; $10,000 for
lecpcuing the channel between Van
couver and the mouth of theColum-
ina; fwi.uou lor completing the ap
proaches and ground around the canal
ami lock at the Cawades; $10,000 for
continuing clearing of the channel of
the Snake river between Riparia ami
Imnuha river; $10,000 for dredging
the Tillamook buy; $2,000 for Coos
river; $(10,000 for producing a greater
lepth over the bur at the entrance of
Coos Bay; $30,000 for Cotuitlc river,
ami $500 for Clatukaanie river.
For strictly Washington improve
ments, the following amount are
asked :
Lewi river, $7,000; Wilhipa river,
$5,000; entrance to Gray's Harbor,
$25,000; tributaries of Ptiget Sound,
$30,000; Olympia harbor, $25,000;
Taconin harbor, $5,000; Everett har
bor, $10,000; New Whatcom harbor,
$35,000; Pen d 'Oreille and Okanogan
rivers, $7,500.
CRUSH JAPS QUICK.
Rutilan Paper's Advlc to It Govern
ment III Feeling to America.
London, Oct. 28. Special dixpatchc
from Pt. Petersburg report a growing
ill-feeling in Russia against both Eng
land and tho United State, in conse-
quenee of the suppum-a sympathy of
these countries-for Japan. This feel
ing finds expression in the Novoe Vre-
mya, which, in commenting on the de
cision of tho Alaska boundary tribunal,
says it hopes that t unada will now
sever the tie connecting it with Great
Britain.
The Vrlkina maintains a bellicose at
titude, expressing the opinion that
neither Great Britain nor the United
Statea will Interfere and Russia was
better prepared for war. This paper
urges that Japan had better be crushed
without delay.
New Rule lor Shipping ot Dead.
Baltimore, Oct. 28. Represent
tives of railroad companies and the na
tional association of undertakers after
tt conference with the lnemliers of the
state boards of health of North America
on the transportation of dead bodies,
decided after July 1, 1004, to. prohibit
shipment of bodies of persons dying of
smallpox or bubonic, plague. Bodies of
persoiiB dying ol Asiatic cholera, yellow
fever, tvphoid fever, diphtheria, scarlet
fever, erysipelas, glanders, anthrax or
leprosy will be shipped only under the
most complete disinfection conditions
Dry Dock Ii Needed.
Washington, Oct. 28. In his annual
report to Secretary Moody, Chief Con
stvuetor Bowles, of the navv, indorsei
all recommendations for new work at
tho Puget Sound navy-yard, which
were suggested by tho chief constructor
of the yard in his report. Among
other things be recommended the con
struction of a new drydock, a marine
railway for hauling out small craft, a
floating derrick, dock crane and an nd
ditional wharf and sea wall.
. Qoes to President.
. Washington, Oct. 2(1. Today's
meeting of the cabinet was brief.
Only Secretaries Hay and Cortelyou,
Postmaster General Payne and Attorney
General Knox were present. Post
master General rayno announced that
the report of Mr. Biistow on the post-
ottlco investigation wouui be placed in
the hands of the president today. It
had not been decided when the report
Will be given to the public.
Oang of Robbers Make Succeiaiul Raid
oa lb Sheridan Bank.
Sheridan, Or., Oct. 27. With nitro
glycerine and borrowed tool, three
mfe-cracker forced the vault of the
private bank of Scroggin & Wortman,
here early Monday morning, took $5,
000 in gold and silver ami eacaixxl
without leaving a'clew, not ithstand
ingtbatJ. Z. Eakin, the mayor of
Sheridan, took three rifle allot at them
from clime range.
Ho similar were their method to
thim of the bandit gang who attempt
ed to rob the Newberg batik on October
1, that no doubt exist in the mind of
Sheriff Sitton, of Yamhill county, and
hi deputies that the roblier bam Is are
identical.
The robber entered tbe bank by trV'
ing open the front door. A brick vault
with wall thn fet-t thick were cut
through with tool borrowed from the
railroad toolj house at Bullston, four
mile away. The amull safe inside
the large vault wa then drilled, nitro
glycerine was oured in and an explo-
ioii uri-urreo, wnicn wrecKeu the sale,
the vault and the interior of the bank,
ami tbe plate glass window in front.
rierea of tbe safe were thrown through
the steel door of the vault and into the
street.
The sound of the explosion alarmed
Mayor Eakiu and;, other citizens.
With bullet inging over their heads.
the roblier climbed into a buggy with
the valuable contents of the bank a
freight, and drove to the southward.
Within half an hour all Sheridan knew
that the only bank in town had been
rohlied.
The identity of tbe safe roblier is as
much a mystery a their present loca
tion, and it wa the belief of Sheriff
Sitton that 'the gang who terrorized
Newberg returned immediately to Port-
lam!, if tin holds true in the Sheri
dan robliery, the move to the south
ward was merely a blind.
BAN ON DISEASED STOCK.
Owner nt Dip Cattle, II Required, to
Enter Reserves.
Washington, Oct. 28. The interior
department today issued the following
instructions to officer ia charge of for
est reserves:
"Hereafter the owners of all stock to
lie grased in the forest reserve will be
required to submit the. stock to the in
cctor of the bureau of animal indus
try in the department of agriculture
for insertion when called upon to do
so and, when found necessary, to have
the stock dipped or otherwaie treated
before it w ill lie allowed to enter.
"Uixn receipt of notice by you in
writing from any such inspector that
any owner has refused to allow hi
stock to lie iniected, or ha failed to
have it dipped or treated after the same
has been ordered by the inspector, vou
will at once notify such stx-k will not
be allowed for the graufng privilege,
that his stock Will not lie allowed in
the reserve, whether a permit haa been
issued to him or not until he had com
plied with tbe order. If the stock ha
already entered the reserve you will re-
pure its immediate removal."
OFFICIALS SAID TO BE CRUEL.
American Missionaries In Congo
Free
State Among Complainants.
Washington, Oct. 28, Although not
directly involved, the state department
i watching with interest the quarrel
between the British foreign office and
the administration of the Congo Free
State, which has led the former to de
mand a reconstruction and reformation
of the administration of the Free State.
The king of Belgium is the titular
holder of the suzerainty of this state
and he has supplied tbe state depart
ment with a detailed answer to the
charges made against the Congo admin
istration ny the British government.
These charges are in substance that the
Congo otliciala have been guilty of mal
administration, of gross cruelty to 'the
natives and of bad treatment of the
missionaries.
For New Extradition Treaty.
ruris, Oct. 28. Carrying out in
structions received from Washington,
Ambassador Porter has begun negotia
tions for an additional clause in ' the
extradition treaty between- the Vnited
States and France to cover bribery.
The formalities will take some weeks,
but the informal conferences indicate
the willingness of the F'rench officials
to make the desired extension. It is
doubtful, however, whether they will
lie willing to make the clause include
bribery committed before the clause
goes into effect.
Qreat Prop Yield.
New York, Oct. 28. Three lives were
lost by tho cave-in of the roof and walls
of the subway tunnfl at 195th street
last night and four persons were badly
injured. All of the dead and injured
were workmen and most of them Ital
inns. The accident was the most disas
trous that has occurred on the con
stniction of the subway. At the place
where the cave-in occurred, a gang of
20 men were at work, which is about
110 feet below the surface.
Speed ol Battleship Maine.
Washington, Oct. 27. The navy de
partment is in receipt of a telegram
from Captain Leuts, commanding the
battleship Maine, announcing the ar
rival of that vessel at Newport News,
the run from Culebra island to Curri
cut light having been made with an av
erage speed of 15.9 kdots.
HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON
RL'Srl TO MOUNT RASTt'S.
Pnonollte Find I Attnctlnr a Qreat
Maay Proipcctora.
Baker City George B. Small has re
turned irom the new .Mount Kastu
mining district. lie say that there
are fully 300 ople in the ramp at
present, ami hundred more are on the
road going in. Men of exiieriem-e from
Cripple Creek, Colo., told Mr. Small
that the lihonolite foiiml in ttm near
camp resembled in every particular the
pnonoiite loiin-l in ( ripple I reek. Mr.
Small say that if the values are there
it is lxmnd to l a rich camp, a the
ledge are all right. A townsite ha
len selected and surveyor are busy
laying it out into ritv lot. Purchas
ers of town lots are numerous.
Claim in good localities sell readily
' the latecomer who have money,
lie country where the iihonolita is
found extend from 18 to 20 miles.
'roie-tor are busy hunting ledge.
Hthin 30 llavs at the lin-wnt rslp ,,f
increase there will 1 from 3.000 to 5.-
000 men in tbe new district. Men to
o assessment work are in if real de
mand. Mnet all the men who go in
are eager to find and locate claim for
themselves and have no time or incli
nation to work for any one eise.
SELL THE LAND IN A LCMP.
Moot ol Klamath Marsh Will Then be
Reclaimed.
i
Salem State Treasiirre Moore i of
the opinion that the pror plan for
the'state to pursue in disponing of its
lands on Klamath marsh, should the
state finally acquire them,' is to sell
the entire tract in a lump to the hiirh-
est bidder. He lielieves thia i advisa
ble for the reason tlmt if the trnet in
cut up and sold to various persons it
win i imposHinie to unite the several
interest in any enterprise lookma to
be reclamation of the land. In order
to make the land of value to it own
ers, it must lie drained, and the same
work that drains part of it will drain
practically all of it. If it be sold in
small tracts, a part of tbe purchasers
an sit back and do nothing. Wvim.
tbe more enterprising to bear the ex
pense oi draining me marsh, while alt
would shure in the Iwnetits. Under
such circumstances, it is doubtful
w hether any one would undertake the
reclammation work and also whether
there would Ire purchasers for anv but
the best irf the swamn land.
Nlbley Bay Timber Holding.
Pendleton A deed has been filed
with the county recorder whereby J.
I. Casey and wife sold a half interest
n tneir limner holdings, located on the
Blue mountains in the vicinity of
Meachem, to C. W. Nibley for $5,000.
It comprise tract of about 1.000 acres.
This is one of the largest timber deal
that ha been recorded for some time.
Mr. Niblev is siven nearly 10 years in
which to remove the timlnr. He is
also given the right to establish saw
mills ana other necessary machinery
and transportation lines on the proper
ty, to be used in carrying away the pro-
nucts.
Two Thousand Head ot Hogs.
Enterprise Kiddle brothers of I
land City are receivine 2.000 head i
of
hogs at different points in Wallowa
county. About 400 of the number are
fat hogs, while the balance are feed
ers, which thev will drive to Island
City and intermediate points to fatten.
The price paid was four cents for feed
ers and four and one half cents for fat
hogs. The price of wheat and all other
grains is so high in this county this fall
that the farmers are selling off their
stock of hogs rather than feed them
and take chances.
Ho Buy Two Largo Tract.
Pendleton At an niMrreirate mat- nf
TS,700, Nels P. Johnson of Weston has
purchased two pieces ot property repre
sentimr nearly (500 ncrps. Th first
purchase was made from Henry Pink-
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t-riou. Alio jtroju'i ly iroinoNivu pi iv
acres, and was bought for 2,000. The
land is situated near Weston. The sec
ond piece of property is located near
Milton and consists of about 500 acres
and was bought for fii,700, from
Charles W. Nve.
How He Raise Big Crops.
Oreuon Citv Geoive Riuulull a
farmer residing near New Era, reports
a yield of 150 bushels of potatoes per
acre from a ten-acre field. The pota
toes are of the Burlmnk variety and"
above the averacra size. Mr. 'Rnmlull
acounta for his success in growing this
vegetable from the fact that he does
nai seea me same ground to tins crop
for two or more eucessive seasons. He
raises a cron of notatops nnlv nhnnt
every four years from the same field.
To Exploit Clackamas Mine.
Orecon Citv In the onjiinizntinn to.
day of the Ogle Mountain Mining com
pany, me liimiii sieps nave oeen taken
for the development, of the Ogle creek
mining section in Clackamas county.
With a capital stock of 11,000,000, the
corporation has been launched bv the
following named incorportaora: P. A.
and John B. Fairclough, of Oregon
City; J. V. llarless, of Molalla, and F.
T). Keppey, of Portland.
Making Sugar at La Orande.
I,a Grande The sugar beet factory
I in vow cuy iih ttirauiy receivea xu,uuu
. tons of beets, and has worked np about
7,000 tons of these, wliich will make
16,500 sarka of sugar. There will be
j about 1,000 more tuns of beets and the
, factory will run until about November
10.
REACHING FOR OREOON CITY.
Chy and Suburban Lea Roadbed From
Southern Pacific.
Oregon City Resident of Clackamaa
say that negotiation have been' con
cluded bv which theCtvA Sllhllrlkan
railway comnanv. of Portlaml haa
leased from the Southern Pacific com
pany the railroad bed of that corpora
tion lx-tween Willsburg ami Clacka
Uias. There baa for mini n,nll.
tieen rumor of such a deal, ami the an
nouncement of it consummation cause
much simulation loially. The feasi-
iility ol such an arrangement i recog
lized since it is known that tl.e Sonih.
ern Pacific company haa taken the pre
liminary tel to COIlHtriu-t nnth
roadbed by which its
Went aillff traina
t! i 'i v r..a..l. !'...- 1 .. .1 . 1. . - ...
.' w ..ail., nun, UlCiaSfc DUie,
the Willamatte river to be crossed at
Oswego. From tluit point the route of
the road will lie northerly connecting
with the main line at Willsbura. - An.
other line will extend from the Oswego
crossing oint np the river joining the
main line just In-low thin city. In thi
way the railroad comnanv nrouoeea to
avoid the existing heavy eradi-a he-
ween thi city and Willshnrv. unit at
the same time shorten the route by four
miles. The old line ia to be nsed for
local trains while the heavv traffic u-ill
I transferred to the new line.
QREAT HATCHERY AT ONTARIO.
Enongb Salmon Can Be Propocated
mere to Keep Up Supply.
Salem Th new fttntA aiilmnn nati-K
ery at Ontario i the largest of it kind
in me i nitea Mates and perhaps in
tbe world, say state treasurer C. S.
Moore. The State Treasurer and Sec
retary of State Imnbar have just re
turned from an official visit to Ontario,
where they inspected the new hatch!
ery. They report everything in
ery. They reort everything in satis
factory condition and feel confident of
a food season's work. A large nnmbe
of fish have been taken nnrt . .t mn.
of fish have been taken and a good sot
ply of eggs seems certain
..,','3!jenw hatcliery lm r?paei,-T f
tu,,viv,in;u young iry a year, says .Mr.
Moore, "which is greater than tlie ca
pacity of all the other hatcheries in
the state combined. We believe that
tbe problem of keeping uo the sunnlv
of salmon has beeu solved and that
this
will 1 clearly demonstrated in
rfive year wlfen the product : of
nnteherr IwHrma t,. -...no lt i
four or
this hatchery liegins to come back to
tbe Colombia river. Cannerymen say
that only about 1,000,000 salmon a
year are taken in the Columbia. Tf
only one in every 20 of the fish we
turn out at Ontario should come back,
we would have enough to keen np the
supply."
Lamp U ol Iron.
Oregon City It now seems an as
sured fact that the huge lump of iron
found on a farm near this city recently
is a meteor. An assay has been made.
and it is found to be nearly pure iron.
with a trace of nickel. It ia px-m;va-
ly tough, and broke several hack-saw-blades
in efforts to cut off small pieces.
The meteor is estimated to weiirh
about 25 tons. The object had nearly
buried itself in the ground and has ap
parently been there for years. When
struck with a metallic substance it
rings like a bell.
Fruit In arand Rondo Valley. "
Ijk Grande Krnit niekinw ami naelr-
ing in the Grand Sonde valley is at its
height. The Cove, which is about the
best fruit producing section of the val
ley, is shiping apples, prunes and pears
in large quantities. The prune harvest
is exceptionally large. Seven carloads
have been shipped from the Cove al
ready this season. The second grade of
prunes ia sent to the dryer at Union,
wliich is disposing of tlie large ouantitv
of the crop. . ' ' '
.. Hay Dcacroyed by Flro. . '.
Prineville-F'ire. destroyed -about 200
tons of hay belonging to M.. B,.- Biggs
at this place, on the Wehdell creek and
Ocboco creek. The origin of the fire is
unknown
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Walla Walla, 74c; blue
stem, 78e; valley, 7677o.
Barley Feed, $20 per ton; brewing,
21; rolled, $21.
Flour Valley, 3.753.85 per bar
rel; hard wheat straights, 3.7534.10;
hard wheat patents, 4;204.50i gra
ham," 3.353.7o ; whole wheat, 13.65
(4 rye wheat, M-50: . '-s
Oats No. 1 white, fl. 10; gray, $1
1.05 per cental. ',;.'" , ,, ., ,.
Millstufts -Bran, $20 per ton: mid
dlings, $24; shorts, $20; chep, $18;
Unseed, dairy food, $19.
Hay Timothy, $18 per ton;' clover,'
$13; grain, $10; cheat, $10.
Butter- Fancy creamery,'' S527)c
per pound; dairy,' 16)420e; store,
15(1 16c
Cheese Full cream, twins, 14c;
Young America, 1516c; factory
vrie. 1 (ft 1 ln 1afl. '' ' '
Toultry Chickens, mixed, 10(10)c
per pounu; spring, iuc; nen, insure
broilers, $1.75 per dozen; turkeys, live
1516c per pound; dressed, 16 18c
ducks, $607 per dozen; geese, $7010
f-ggs uregon rancn, tagtern
fresh, 26c. '
Potatoes Oregon, 65 76c per Back
weei potatoes, ziszc,
ictti. yumiuco, aisv. -
Hops 1903. crop, 1922c per pound,
r.r.ilir,a In rtnulittf
1 . r i
according to nnalitv
Wool Valley, 17l8cj Eatern Ore
gon, 1215c; mohair. 35987H!c. "
Beef Dressed, 6 7c per ponnd
xjcci .LicBBcu, 0111. per pounu. I uecreiary oi i-ouiii:ii;6 afiii laoor 10 ap-
Veal Small, 78e; large, SH6cprehend and deport anarchist, was
der pound
Mutton Dressed, 65Kc: laatbs.
dressed, 6c,
Pork Dressed, 7tt8c
CANADA AQAIN FEARS AMERICA.
Lett She Should Oet aroenlaad, Domla.
on Favor It Pure haw.
Halifax, N. S., Oct. 27. Rpnl.;,,
to a reference inula in lh. C.n..l!
- ... ..... A,iMlflll
n me of common bv snii. ii .
of New Brunwick, to the possibility of
the United States obtaining posm-Hsion
"iraimwi to ine detriment of Can
adian Interest, the Halifax Chronicle,
the leading newspaper supporter of Sir
Wilfrid Iurier in Nova Scotia, advo
cate the purchase of the island by
Canada. The Chronicle ays:
"Unless prompt action i taken we
no doubt shall awaken some dark
morning to find that our neighbors
have encompassed n on the east, also,
and that we have another arbitration
to face, or at least, if we cannot secure
Greenland by purchase, let n have
ome definite imjsjrial pronouncement
with reference to it, analogoua to the
Monroe doctrine.
"The other half of this continent ia
by choice and right British. Tho
I n - v.... .ruKllk UtJHl Oil
i our northwest solely for the 1)11 mow. nf
........ .vu. go.criiuieiii oougnt land on
nnoy'ng.u and lessening the valne of
I ?,r wtry. They are quite capable,
, unchecked, of pursuing a similar nnl-
ict in me east. .Now is the tim
take action, or at least to speak out a
plain warning."
POWDER TRAIN BLOWN UP.
Expkuloa I So Heavy That People ar
I Brow a Down.
New York, Oct. 27. Th
car, one of them loaded with dvna.
mite, broke away from a freight train
o the Harlem river branch of the New
ork, New Haven A Hnrtf.inl
and collided with the remainder of the
train on a grade. The car with the
plosive in it wa blown nn
eer Thoma Corrigan wa thrown off
is seat and for a few minutes wa
lightly stunned. He ftttmiriivl him
presence of mind.
off steam, bringing the train to a stop.
LSamZ ftTtl,
"e,d d.amae fr.om e "plosion.
..con every nouae in ISavchester
woman who wa thrown from her bed
2 A Zn T
WM ",JUr?K A. Meeman who
believed to be the only person who
was
crossing tlie track a mile from the
scene was knocked down by the cen-
cussion
The three detached mr ami
the rear car of the main portion of the
train were destroyed. Within naif .
tnile of the Bayciiester station not a
pane of glass remained intact.
in H estchester village almost a'panie
ZZTvi h ZZ.A T?'
&&SZS?
. "'jvu ,ipt-u me sale.
two boathouse on Long Island sound,
half a mile away from the scene of the
explosion, were wrecked. .
MORB TROOPS FOR NANDHURIA.
Russia I BoOdlnr Additional hiwki
at the Port of Oalny.
Berlin, Oct. 27. An American m-l.
has been some month at Dalny, the
nussian seaport, on the Liao Tung pen- '
insular, arrived in Berlin. H in. '
formed the correspondent of the Asso
ciated Press that tlie Russian troops
apparently are arranging to stay in
Manchuria permanently. Russia hail
.'uu.uuu troops in the provinco, and ,
barracks are beinsr ereotwl at Dnlnw
two additional regiments. Russia is
also strengthening her position on the
west bank of the Yal
continue her policy of settling Corea.
sne is acquiring large tracts of land, "
and is buildina village havino -i.r.iiu
T . . . " """J
Japanese administration.
1 he Informant of the correspondent
also said he did not believe war was
impending, "since Russia is satisfied to
remain in Manchuria, not
extend her authority into Corea." rt . '
OPEN WAR AOAINST PRESIDENT.
Colombian Senate Refuses to Adjourn to '
Please Marroquln.
Panama. Columbia. Oct. 27 41.
though the government does not allow' '
the transmission of all news regarding' '
the political situation in Colubmia,
there ia no doubt that eventa of great
importance are Happening at Bogota.
A cablegram received here from ln
capital says the senate has declared
open war against President Marroquin, '
refusing to adjourn. '
The house of representatives aides '
with the president, who insi at lltinn .
an adjournment beimr taken. Amr.no. -
the senators, it ia stated, the idea pre
dominates ot continuing the session un
til after the elections shall have, been
held, in order topievent President
Marroquin from imposing as his tic- v
cessor General Royes, against whom,
violent speeches have been delivered in
congress. ., . .
Troops on Orand Review.
Fort Rilev. Kan.. Oct. 27. A arunA
review of all the troops in camp was ,
held this morning. The scene .from '
the hills above the flats was beautiful'.1'
The masses of troops extended for fully
two miles in extreme length and- when
the long ranks went sweeping along the
march post, with bands playing, colors
flying and the sparkle of polished steel, "
ine spectator prone out into enthusi
astic cheers. In' the afternoon tlia
engineer battalion gave-a demofistra-
tion.in the construction ;of entrench
mcnts.; , , . 1
Anarchist Will bo Deported.
New York. Oct.' 27. .Tntin' Tiimi
1 ..... - - - -... ,
t- II. . I Ll, J.,; .
i wie Jiigusoiiiaii woo, wuiie ueuvering
an address, was arrested last night by
I nlfiw.H nt tVia lmitiin.nl!nn 1... ......
uti.wirj liic i.ji.mgi miuii uiurnil, Mlf)
arrest being made under that section of
the immigration law empowering-the)
Kivcu m ucmiiik uhiuid npeinni ihmpi
of inquiry at Elli island today. He
wa ordered excluded, and will be do
pe r ted Wednesday.
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