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Vol. XXXVII
ROSEBURG, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON, MONDAY, AUGUST 21, 1905.
No. 67
STATE ROOM INN IS
DESTROYED BY FIRE.
Man and Boy Perish in the Flames.
Are Injured and Report is
One May Die.
Portland, Aug. 19 Thoma; Sorensen, of Votcfa Hill,
B. C, and an unknown companion wore burned to death
in a fire which destroyed the State Room Inn, on Thur
man street, between Twenty-sixth and Twenty-seventh
streets about 2:30 o'clock this morning.
Deputy Coroner A. L. Finley, and Sergeant of Po
lice Slover at 2 o'clock this afternoon succeeded in discov
ering the identity of the larger of the two men, neither vic
tim having been recognized up to that time.
He is Thomas Sorensen, of Notch I the establishment during the absence of
Hill, B. C. His watch, f 11 in money i Attorney Van Dusen theowner. after dis
and some letters and papers revealed 1 covering the fire, made a desperate effort
the name. News of the holocaust will to awaken the guests She succeeded in
be wired to Notch Hill today in an effort I reaching all the downstairs rooms and a
to find out who the second man was. majority of those upstairs, when she at-
Both men are farmers residing in Bri- tempted to leave the building. The
tish Columbi i. No register of the guests flames nad gained such headway that
was kept at the hotel and the bodies of exit by the stairway was impossible and
both men were charred beyond the pos- she jumped from the secon.t-story ver
eibility of identification. (anda to the ground. She was badly
Sorensen is described rs being about I burned altout the head, but was not
38 years old, six feet and two inches tall,
chestnut hair and wearing a light suit
of clothes.
His partner was about 35 years old,
five feet and six inches tall, very dark
complexioned, and he is described as
having a peculiarly-shaped nose, which
overhnng a very thick, broad upper lip.
They came to the city yes erday morn
ing. Both were attempting to make their
escape when overcome by smoke. Their
bodies were fonnd in a small toilet room
near their room.
BaiMiag Destroyed
The fire, which completly destroyed
the two-story f ame building, bad its
origin either in a defective gas jet or
from the carelessness of a guest in smok
ing. It started in a room in the center
of the building about 2 :30 a. m , and as
the structure was entirely of wood and
erected for temporary use, it bnrned like
tinder. At 3 o'clock the building was
in ruins.
At the risk of her life, Mrs. Ida Har
per, who was temporarily in charge of
TOO MUCH RED TAPE
IN PRESENT GAME LAW.
The sale of deer, elk, moose, mountain
sheep or spotted fawn ie absolutely pro
hibited. Licensee It is unlawful for any per
son to hunt n this state without having
first procured of the county clerk of one
of the counties of this state a license
therefor, which license the hunter must
have with him, and in his possession at
the time of hunting. A license pro
cured in any county is good for the en
tire state. All licensee expire on De
cember 31 of each year. Fees: For
residents, $1 ; for non residents $10. The
law says, "No license shall be required
of a man or members of his own family '
for permission to hunt upon his own !
lands " Therefore beware of bunting
beyond tbe boundaries of your own land
withput having procured a license.
Seasons
Spotted Fawn Closed at all times.
Elk Closed until September 15, 1907.
Bftck Deer Closed between Novem
ber 1 of each year and August 15 of tbe
following year.
Female Deer Closed between Novem
ber 1 of each year and September 1 the
following year.
Night hunting and the use of dogs
prohibited.
TRACKLAVING
COMMENCED
Medford, Aug. 19. Joe. F. Kelly, su
perintendent of construction for the
Medford & Crater Lake railroad, com
menced laying track Tuesday and will
continue to push the work forward as
fast as possible. The tracks in tbe ter- j
minal yards will first be finished, so j
that material can be unloaded upon the
company's own ground. Tbe Southern.
Pacific company now has tome sixteen
miles of rails ready for delivery to the
Medford &. Crater Lake Company, to 1
that there will be no shortage of materi
al in that line.
A system of progression bets on this
railroad proposition would have been a
winner from an optimistic standpoint.
One could have made wagers ; first that
the amount asked to be subscribed
would not be subscribed; second, that
there wouldn't be any grading done;
third, that the bridges over the two
streams between here and Eagle Point
would not be built ; fourth, that there
never would be a rail laid on this line.
The subscription was raised, tbe grade
has been completed to Eagle Point; one
bridge is completed and tbe other nearly
bo, and raihi are being laid. Now it's
up to some one one of the kind who
ride backward in the cars and never
sees anything until it goes by to tell
you that he knew tbe thing would go all
long. Mail.
Six Persons
serously injured by her perilous jump. I
There were 15 guests in the hotel,
many of whom narrowly escaped with
their lives. A number of them were
employee of attractions on the Trail, j
and without an exception all lost their
entire outfit of wearing apparel.
Mrs. Lobtrt Badly Hurt
Mrs Anna I.ubert, a French woman,
suffered the most terrible injuries. The
dimes were burning through her door I
before she was awakened Gathering a
few articles of wearing apparel, she j
rushed through the ball, which was all
auaze, and made tier escape b jump
ing from the vranda of the te.-ond
story. Her barns, although serious, are
not considered necessarily fatal.
Others who were slightly burned are:
Joe Stubbs, a diswasher at the hotel ;
A. C. Collander. a brewer emploved at
the Mount Hoxl Brewery, and Mrs '
van .ant. an in.uaoapoiis lady, ine
injuries of all these consist of burns
about the head and shoulders, sustained
while making their way through the
burning hallway, and are not serious
Limit Five deer in any one open sea
son. Tugs Any person lawfully killing
deer during the open season, not to ex
ceed five deer, must make an affidavit
i before any justice of the peace, letting
forth the date of the killing of each deer
and that the same were killed by the
amant. t lie justice ot tne peace mere-
upon issues to tbe amant one leatber
tag for each deer. These tags must be
securely fastened with wire, one tag to
each deer skin. The tags are issued to
the county clerks by the state game
warden, and are by them distributed to
the justices of the peace.
It is evident from the foregoing as the
law now stands, that the tags cannot be
issued before the deer have been killed,
and it is useless to apply for them until
that time.
No tags can be issued after the expira
tion of five days from the close of the
open season.
The making of false affidavits is se
verely punished.
Tbe possession of the tags, regularly
and lawfully issued, entitles the owner
thereof to have the game transported
anywhere within the state, but not be
yond the boundaries of the state.
TELEGRAPHER'S
STRIKE ENDED
H. Dickenson, Portland passenger and
ticket agent of the Great Northern Rail
way Company, at Portland, received a
telegram from the St. Paul offices of
that company Friday which announced
that the trouble with the striking teleg
raphers had been adjusted and the
strike entirelv broken. Trains are run-
ning upon schedule time at all points
except in the extreme West, it was Baid, I
where the heavy passenger traffic and
the enormous fruit shipments are re
sponsible for some delays. On the
Northern Pacific also, things are about
hack to their normal condition. Train
No. 1 arrived Friday in Portland on
schedule time, and it is probable that
from now on all trains will leach Port
land more nearly on time than they
have for some time past.
This marks the end of a strike which
has caused considerable .annoyan. e to
the railroad companies and to the pub
lic. At no time, however, has it com
pletely blocked traffic, altnough for sev
eral (Jays it was a serious menace. The
strike) commenced August 1st. The
telegraphers have been granted an in
crease in wages.
Blacksmith Tools for Sale.
Blacksmith tools, complete for set
heavy work. Price $30. Address Box 92,
Yoncalla, Ore.
Hume is sued
FOR $110,000 CASH
Portland, Aug. 19. Three damage
suits, aggregating $110,000, were tiled in
Currv Cotintv tins morning bjr Robert
litirne, representative Ironi that con
";
and Attorneys Yeasie & Freeman
Portland, against R. 1). Hume, ex-Rep- '
resentative from Curry county and rated
one of the wealthiest men in the Mite.
K. B. Hums appears as plaintiff in two
of the actions, and his wite, Nellie F.
Burns, is plaintiff in the third.
In the first complaint Bom seek- to
recover (10,000 for having been subject
to loss of time and indignities, alleged
to have been brought about hv the de
fendant, ) reason of the fact that he
had him arrested on a charge of anchor
ing a sternwheel steamer in Kogue Kiv
er. In the second complaiut he sets
forth that he was the owner of a certain
parcel of land, on which he had ererted
a store and hotel and there made his
home, and the dcteudaut commenced
ejectment proceedings on an alleged pri
or right to possession of the property,
and that the sheriff of the county, at
the instance of Mr. Hume did visit the
place and forcibly gain entrance, reriiov
ing the goods therefrom and forcibly
compelling Mrs. Burns, who was in del
icate health, to leave the premises, and
did assault her at that time from the
effects of which she has not fully recov
ered. For tnis Mr. Bums demands f-V).-000
damages.
Mrs. Burns sues on the same grounds
as set forth in the second complaint of
tier liusliaiul and for a like amount
-ir. burns states tliat Mr. lliimcat one
tune built a tence of bathed wire arotin.l
, piece of land Burns ha.l bought for a
home and stationed armed guards t here
to prevent him fror i taking possess;. n
jo substantiate this claim. Mr. Burns
had game photographs taken of the
sne. The defendant is one of the test
known men in the state. He has U-ei.
engaged in various enterprises on Rogue
river and in Curry county, paying much
attention to ti-hing. and it is said the
troub.e tietwet-n the two dates Ironi the
l e Burns weut there ami alio tried lo
Peeper in the salmon industry
CHANGE IN RAIL
ROAD OFFICIALS
Portland, Aug. 10. Following the
policy adopted in the general manage-
I ment ot his lines in Oregou, E H Harri
! man has sanctioned a more genera!
move of the same character, and it is of
, riciallv announced in a circular if sue-1
today, signed by J L Muhbe. that Sep
tember 1, R B Miller, now genera'
freight agent of the O. R. 0 V, will also
assume jurisdiction over the Southern
Pacific lines in Oregon ; V. K. Coman.
i t , . i .
I now general ireigiu ana passenger sgern
for the Southern Pacific in Oregon, be
comes first assistant general freight
agent ; Paul Shoup, at present district
freight and passenger agent of the
Southern Pacific, with headquarters at
San Jose, takes the position of assistant
freight agent here, and W. D. Skinner
who baa been acting as assistant to Mr
Miller, is officially installed as an a-- -taut.
A. L. Craig, general passenger
agent on the O. R V N., will assum
charge of the Oregon business of the
Southern Pacific, as Mr. Miller will, but
(r tlie vn.Dl Mr .Craig will have n
aj.tante. Mr. Miller exolame 1 tndav
that there was no consolidation of the
two interests, hut that the officers ap
pointed would merely exercise jurisdic
tion over the two roads. Besides James
P. O'Brien being general manager of the
O. R. & N. and Southern Pacific roads
in this st.ite, M. J. Buckley holds the
position of general superintendent of
the two systems, and in the future a
fewer number ofotficerg will be main
tained in other departments through
the same management.
TAGGARTS MAY
BE RECONCILED
Wooster, Aug. 1H. Captain Taggart
was recalled to the stand this morning
and cross examined regarding the let
ters. He reiterated the statement that
he wrote the letters, taking all tl e
blame to protect his wife's name, Rev. .1
J. Kxcelt, a retire! minister, (relieve he
c.in cause a reconciliatipn. He says Tag
gart and bis wife still love each other.
A letter written by Mrs. Taggart re
fusing to return to the captain was read
in court by Suiizer thi morning. Shi
accused Taggart of placing bruises an
her body and stings in her heart, "mak
ing it impossible for me ever to return.''
Judge Eason refused to issue an attach
ment for the records of the hospital a
Cincinnati where Mrs. Taggart was ill
that Major laggart was a pretty con
siderate husband after all, according b
his wife's evidence hiving taken he.
with him slumming in San Francisci
Chinatown. There are so many ilea'
husbands who away in the big city tak.
in all the sights, perhaps more, whil.
the partners of their joys and sorrow
confidingly slumber at home.
Absent For Thirty Years.
J L. Munds, ex-sheriff and promineni
stockman of Prescott, Ariz., and a for
mer resident of this county, accompa
nied by his sister, Mrs. M. A. Carrier,
of Lis Angeles, Calif., were visiting
relatives aiid friends in this city lasi
week on their way home from a visit t
the Lewis and Clark exposition. Mr
Munds had not been in this county foi
the past 30 years and finds many chang
es in the old land marks.
DECISIVE ACTION
THE
Negotiations Nearly Broken Off in Peace Confer
ence. Powers
Day for
Backed by the influence of Great Britian, France
and G ermanv. President Roosevelt has stepped in to pre
vent the rupture of peace negotiations.
immediately following a conference with Baron
Kaneko, Japan's confidential agent, the President invited
Baron Rosen to confer with him.
The conference took place Saturday afternoon and
Baron Rosen's demeanor, which before had been gn ft, was
afterwards cheerful and smiling.
It is understood that the President submitted to him
a proposition which will settle the points in dispute in the
conference and that this will be s.-ut to the Czar, on whose I
decision rests the continuance
conference on Tuesdav.
It is suggested that Baron Kaneko informed the
President of Japan's irreducible minimum and that Baron
Rosen informed him of the maximum Kus-ia would con
cede and that therefrom the basis of a compromise was deduced.
4 .
nBr 9sV
RUSSIA'S -UREMOST ADVOC.TE OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM.
Mvtropolitan Antor.tua of St. Petersburg la the :mt liberal churchman of
prominence fn Rusnla. If the cxar had list.ned to Ma a.lvtce a-lven yars ago
It Is nrt likely that he would now be In dra. of losing his throne. Antonloa
Is beloved by the masses of the Russians, who ar convinced of his sincerity.
. Btf Bay. Aug. 19 President I
Roosevelt is exercising every particle of ,
his great influence to prevent a rupture
f the peace conference at Portsmouth.
He is engaged in a supreme effort to in-
duce the envoys of the belligerent
power to compromise their differences
an.l reach an agreement that will result
in a just and lasting peace." '
In this etlort he has tne active ana
ordial support of Oreat Britian. France
and (-ermanv. Tremendous and world
wide pressure is being brought to bear
upon tbe governments at Bt. I etersburg ,
ami loiolo not permit me
ton conference to fail of affirmative re
sults. It can be said that there is.
ground for the hope that it will not fail. :
Proposition Will Go to the Cur.
The Ambassador will present the1
(resident's proposition to Mr. Witte to-
Bight, and the likelihood is that it will ,
transmitted to Emperor Nicholas.
I
(In the result of its consideration will ,
Uoemi thereof thai nMea conference
It is not improbable that before the en
voys meet Tuesday morning it may be
known with some degree of definitenets
whether there will be a continuation of
he war.
SCIENTIFIC FARM
A FAILURE
It has taken a long time f r the pre
diction lo le fill til led it was made seven
vears ago that Goorge W. Vanderbilt
would abandon his Baltimore farm
The family told him he never could
nuke a nieces of it, and thev spoke
truly, for the farm was really so dread -rally
and fearfully scientific that it was
.verc.ipitali.ed with knowledge. There
i no doubt the Vanderbilt piggery, with
Ms butter-milk-fed hogs, and hennery,
sith its specially dieted hens, were the
inest things of the sort in North Caro
lina, hut the ham was not much super
ior in flavor to the ordinary sugar-cured
.iroductv and the eggs were bo fuller of
neat than the eggn laid by the common
aruyard fowl. A dollar a do, -n to pro
luce eggs was just a trifle to scientific,
rhej superintendent of the hens got a
'ligger salary than most bank clerks,
out he could't keep the hens from strik
ng in midwinter. The farm will be
-ublet.
Hack for Sale
A good two seated hack
trade for wood or hay. Can
Holli barn.
to sell
lie seen
IN
CAUSE OF PEACE.
May Save the
Peace.
or break-up of th
peace
An rVwm wrt fr Peace.
,n anticipation however, of failure of
ijaaaarsm to asm HM carta of the
.r,ire which thev had aareed to con-
am, jn expecUtion th he milht
, ,n hv thB or ,h
. . f the 'conclusion of the cou-
-. i.-,:.!. i. wn in ram.
.,,:.; iK . n.mrwl
powers. His purpose was to enlist their
support in a final effort to secure an
honorable peace. With King Edwarl
he communicated because Great Britain
y a ,,trj,i ,,y o( j,p.n ,nil
itl.
i-resident Louln-t because France
is the
nearest friend ol Russia. Germany
too, was appealed to, and Emperor Wil
liam is exerting his influence for peace
Message is Scat to Russia
P n P negoua
m? -vet "n Tuesday is fastened
proposition m Inch Bkron Kosen is
; 1 fa i i a. r w a .
"""King ironi i resiueni no. -eu n
' Thw proposition, it is un
derstood, concerns only Russia's posi
tinn, and, if it shall prove acceptable to
i.ussia, will be presented to Mr. Witte
as soon as it shall have received Un
sanction of the Empstor.
RUSSIAN SHIPS
NOT INJURED
i London, Aug. 18. A Tokio dispatch
says that the Russian ships at Port Ar
thur were not sunk by Japanese guns or
blown up, as upon being raised it was
found that the Russians had opened the
valves, greased or otherwise protected
tbe machinery and vital part to escape
the fire from 203 Metre Hill, with the
expectation of recovering the ships when
the Baltic fleet regained command of the
seas. The Japs were surprsicd at this.
The Vote in Norway
Chriatiauia, Norway, Aug. 19. Com
plete returns from last Sunday's rc er
endum on the question of separation of
Norway anil Sweden show that 308,200
votes were cast for dissolution and 184
a?ainst it. The size of the vote is very
gratifying to tbe leaders of the Storth
ing and has Aroused iute nae interest.
At the last general election for members
of the Storthing only 230,541 votes were
cast.
UNCLE SAM'S
BIG LOTTERY
Provo, I'tah, Aug. 18 Roy Daniels,
of Provo, Utah, drew ticket No. I, en
titling him to the first selection of the
t'intah Indian reservation lands to be
thrown open to entry August 28. Noah
M. Balbock of Angora, Colo., drew tbe
right to second choice. The value of
the homesteads thus secured is estimat
ed at 15000 to 10,000 and it ia stated
that probably any one of the first 50
homesteads to be located will be equally
valuable.
Fully 3000 persons were present when
the drawing began under the jraoual
direction of W. R. Richards, commis
sioner of the general land office. Envel
opes containing the names of the 5772
fiersons who had registered were placed
in a great revolving box and given a
thorough shaking up. The envelope
were drawn from the box by three boya
ana ine name ot the winners
nounced to the expectant crowd.
an-
About 2000 names will be drawn to
day and the drawing will continue Fri
day and Saturday.
The entering of land will begin Aug.
28 when 111 entries will be received and
on each of the two days following an
equal number of entries will be re
corded.
Tbe first five names, in the order
drawn, were Roy Daniels, Provo, Utah;
Noah M. Balbot-k. Vernai. Utah; Carry
L. Bail, Salt Lake : John II Partridge,
Goshen; Frank C. Moyle, Salt Lake.
Daniels, it is reported has been offered
5000 for his selection when be proves
up.
Of the first 200 persons whose name
were drawn today, 110 are residents of
I'tah, SO of Colorado and 9 of other
states. None are from Idaho.
HUSTON OUT
FOR CONGRESS
Hillsboro. Or., Aug. 17. Hon. S. B.
Huston, ex-state senator, last evening
public!) made the announcement that
he was in tbe race for the nomination
for congress to succeed Hon. Binger
Hermann. Mr. Huston stated that be
otilv consented to enter the fight after
the earnest solicitation upon the par: of
his political friends from all parts of
the district. A trip to the south has
convinced him that be can land the
nomination.
By reason of a term in the state sen
ate and an extensive law practice, Mr.
Huston is well known over the state,
and he should run ahead of the Her-
ann vote if nominated. Mr Huston
says that in case he is defeated for the
nomination he will give the successful
nominee his heartiest support.
Huston w as formerly a democrat, hav
ing joined the republican party when
W. J. Furnish was nominated for gov
ernor. LANE COUNTY
PAINT PLANT
Portland. Aug. JO. President D. H
Weyant, of the Oregon Sienna Paint
Company, ia deliberating over a propo
sition to erect his grinding machinery
and mixers in Portland. If conditions
are favorable for this plan of operating
Mr. Weyant would have the mining
plant at tbe Simmon property near
Walker station, and dry tbe product
there, after which the crude product
would be bandied here.
If this is not done it will be necessary
to hip linseed oil for mixing to Walker
and then ship the finishes! product back.
The management will decide at an early
date upon what course will be adopted.
BOLD BAD MAN
AT GOLD HILL
On Wednesday night at 11 o'clock a
saloon was held up at Gold Hill, in
Southern Oregon, by a lone highway
man, who wore a blue mask of mosquito
bar, the same as the man that held
up the Hoffman House at Eugene, and
also the store at Springfield on Monday
night, and the description as to height,
weight and color of hair is same. The
similarity of the men in height, weight
and color of hair and the farther fact
that in each case the highwayman wore
a blue mask made of mosquito bar leada
the officers to believe that the fellow
held up the Springfield store on Monday
night, the House on Tuesday night at
one o'clock, afterward shooting Night
Watchman Farrington in order to make
his escape, and then took the south
bound train a few minutes thereafter.
The officers were busy caring for Far
rington, hence did not make the train
going out soon after the shooting, and
the bandit could have easily made his
escape on this train and have made
Gold Hill and held up the saloon ther
on Wednesday night.
NINETY DROWNED
IN A COACH
Noifolk, Va. Aug. 18. A diver waa
sent into the riwr at noon at the At
lantic wreck, and found a car full of
men, women and children, who were
drowned like rats in a trap. The num
ber of victim found in the car number
over 90. The Diver say the scene in
the bottom of the river is the most hor
rible he ever witnessed. The company
is at work taking the dead from the
river with derrick.
APOSTLE DOWIE
Roosevelt's Theory Put Into Practical
But Kissing Before Marriage
is Forbidden.
Chicago, Aug. i9.A new baby everyyear for every
amrly ln Ho. hmkj cohort8i ovmime.ork
stork, away with race suicide.
DowieToratthS lateVkase AP8le John Alexander
Dovwe for the ruler of the north shore colony wants to see
die rth-rat e figures go soaring skyward in avav that wTl!
make tne statisucans sit up and sharpen their pencil
ZS-Z?L th! "i" f ? 'Wnid ' th. church. Another
BH est, forth another command that is injunction was that no marriages per
held by manv of tbebuxom vouneavom. formed b r r T. iT
en in hi. flock to be a contradiction, for ' coneidered morally correct, even though
it ucommed that there .ball be no they might fulfill the cond.tion. L
kissing nor hogging before marriage posed by tbe state
Apoatle Dowie alw.y. ha expressed! ft iate-kaahal Ik
great admiration for President Roosevelt ,
and ha opposed race suicide, though he ! V nW e wm''na nd NtMning
himself ha been tbe father of but two 1 n" ,re ander Mi" "nhr "tnc
children. Xow, however, be ha taken ! IT? tJm reltln to their iove
a practical step toward putting hi ideas 1 'XeTW nntii after the
into effect, and today he issued a formal ' , ce'emony ia over," ar tbe
order that henceforth every couple mar- ,po"e- . And mw that yonng
ried in hi flock (ball lead a litUe lamb i eoop"- wlthoot intention are
to the baptismal front every U month ' ","t fnn" " "lor mi-
Ntafcm rrH ft talk "I 1 but ,be rnl farther and
I Prohibit ail oscillatory exercise even
From now on, when he want to know . after the fated word are spoken that
the gixe of a Zioniat family, all that is bind two souls for futu-e marriage,
necessary will be to know bow many The first kias i. to be the one that fol
yearsthe Dowieite ha been married, lows the minister's bene-iiction at tbe
The members of the Christian Catholic ; altar. So Zino . t K-
Church community at Zion City, follow -
ing the commands of their first apostle
in all thing, say they will not balk at
the latest order. That will mn I
schools and an addition to the Sundav
school room at tbe big tabernacle.
n Ilrm aposue new order is part of new rules will operate in an entirely
a supervision which he recently began satisfactory manner," said a studious
to exercise otst marital affair in his i looking bat dimpled and pretty young
church. Tbe first step waa in the form woman of the flnrk tii- aw. k
aj A3 . a . . 1
that all faithful
members of Zion who
have a chief's written j
marry must first have
consent, else the marriage) would nto
OREGON PRUNE CROP ONE
THIRD ORDINARY YIELD.
Salem, Aag. 18. Not more than one- ,
third of an average crop, or between 4.-
500,000 pounds of prunes, is the latest
estimate placed upon the state yield for
tbe season of 116 by authorities upon
the situation here. The average yield
for the Kate is about 13.000,000 pound,
bat the greatest yield was that of 1903,
which amounted to 15,000.000 poinds, j
A great many agencies are ascribed as j
tbe cause for tbe shortage thia rear, j
among them being the pre longed warm
and dry weather, and the consequent
lack of moisture and lack of cnltiva-!
tion. The size of the fruit will be far
above tbe average, and indications are
that tbe quality will be improved upon, i
which will have a tendency to is
the selling trice considerably.
No trade ia being carried on to
speak
NEWPORT IS A
WIDE OPEN TOWN
Newport, Or., Aug. lT.-Newport-by j
the-Sea, tbe fa moo summer resort of i '""K"w ai mines including over a
the Oregon coast, to which the annual I mlle 01 wter froot three thousand
exodus of health-seeker from the stuffv j f ' ln1 Mtoated on tbe bay j oat
town and hot cities of interior Oregon I north North Bood' hve been od
send thoasands in quest of the ocean's j h tetoi that the Southern Pa-
roll, often "roll" it visitor in wave:
little recked of by the uninitiated i
Newport is the Monte Carlo of
Oregon. Jut now, when numer-1
ous Oregon town are submerged by
moral wave, Newport is the Mecca
of those who desire to bask in the smile
of the dealer seven davs a week. The
first day of the week commonly called
Sunday, is not distinguished from other
days bv tbe saloons of Newport. The
white surpliced conveyers of large
schooner of beer are busier on Sunday
than any other day, and the gentry of
the cloth gently take in hand those
who are enticed by the sometb ing-for-nothing
idea, and relieve them of their
surplus coin in the most modern and
approved methods. Painless extraction
is guaranteed ; offices located in the rear
of every saloon ; office hoar to suit the
trade, being usually from noon antil the
small hour of the morning.
Oregon Hop Pool.
Portland, Aug. IT. Conrad Krebe,
who formed the pool of Oregon hop
grower laat year, is now at work form
ing a corporation among the growers of
the state for tbe 1905 crop.
"The grower are tally protected this
year," he said thia morning, "and tbe
1906 crop will see at least 25 cent. Re
port from New York and California in
dicate partial failure of the crop in those
state and th yield in the United States
a a whole will be lower than for year
The Oregon growers have things in their
own bands, and all they have to do ia to
hold their hops."
Mr. Krebe estimate the Oregon yield
for 1906 at about 85,000 bale, which is a
little less than laat year' yield.
ISSUES EDICT
AGAINST RACE SUICIDE
Operation.
. kissed, after the fashion set by voung
! Gladstone Dowie and by Professor
Crook.
Tiews tl a rVcrn
'I am not wholly satisfied that the
in the world is a young man ever going
to get a roans woman intrmLrl in him
enough to become engaged at all?
of at tbe present on account of Eastern
buyer not caring to purchase at the
holding prices of a 3 cent basis of fotir
sizes for Santa Claras, in California,
The Oregon growers were asking 2 3-4 to
2 1-8 cent basis for 30-40" s, and 2V,
cents basis for other sixes, with few
taker. The bad condition of the crop
both in California and Oregon leads
local deader to believe that the bottom
of the market has been reached, and
that when Eastern buyers come to
realize the situation rally it will have a
reiuver-atins effect. A lam nmntiM
i 1
of the crops in this vicinity
were con
upon the
tract ed early in the
basis of 2 cant for four sixes and better.
and the grower here display a tendency
to unload on contract, notwithstanding
the optimism displayed by local dealers.
BUYS COOS
COAL MINES
, "r8 mea ,rom rorun1 that the
clnc comPnY tne purchaser and that
the Prk P"-id boat thr nnndred
thousand dollar.
oeam xnown tor some ume that
1 " known as tbe Pacific Coal
I IM transportation company, incorpor-
i lea unuer w,e 1w Jy with
capital Stock of $1,500,000 ha had an
option on the property. The director
of this company are Phil Metschan,
ex-state treasurer of Oregon ; Henry L.
Pittock, manager of tbe Portland Ore
goo i an ; Richard B Knapp, merchnat.
Portland ; Wm. A. Bantx, capitalist,
Portland ; Wintield Scott Schley. Wash
ington, V C; rhoma Moore, New
Jersey ; Henry B. Neeham, Maryland
Coal Company, New York City : West
ern financial agents-Ladds a Tilton
bankers, Portland.
Coal experts estimate that -the-gross
tonnage in the Glasgow property will
exceed fifteen million ton.
If tbe report should be true that tbe
Southern Pacific i the real purchaser of
this property, it proves that tbe Harri
man line means business, for in the
Glasgow property they get all the fuel
they need, with a mile of water frontage
for docks and warehouses and several
hundred acres of tide land for track
yardage for their railroad terminal.
Coo Bav Harbor.
Slaughter of Lane Pheasants
Eugene, Or.. Aug. IS. County Clerk
Lee has issued 70 fire permits and 290
hunters' licence since tbe new laws
went into effect. From all reports
pheasant are beiug slaughtered in all
directions, and the license money is do
ing nothing in tbe way of protecting the
game.