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THE OREGON DAILY6URNAIOSTOlTTOrrJCSDAy EVENINGUNEUgt-lECX DLOCKAD HIER E C0L1GH Steamer Apollo Under Charter - to Load Cargo of Lumber for . "Ports In China. ,r , HAS BEEN TIED UFMN ? JAPAN SINCE THE WAR Wt Among Veaaels That Tried ,to Reach Vladivostok With- Forage, 'Coal and Supplies but Fell in Handi ' .On of'th blockade runner captured by th Japan men of war In trying to deliver a, cargo of coal and forage, at Vladivostok. Siberia, during v. the tat war will b In Portland In a fefe.weeks , to land lumbar for-the-ortent, hr4e now at Japan and will be ordered Jto 'proceed acrosa the ocean. . . . v .. ' The vessel la the steamer Appllo. 2,4(4 - ton net register.- She was chartered '. yesterday afternoon by the Paclflo Ex . port Lumber company with the under ' ' standing that ah, will be ready to Ball ' from here In the early part of Beptem ber. -., i Mention of th eaptur of the Apollo ,wii made In the dispatches from the - orient at the time and aha waa con .... aldered a valuable prise. 8ha waa try- In a to reach the Russian stronghold In 'the north with supplies and coat, but fell within rang pf the guns of . the Japanese cruisers when near her destl. ( , nation and a Shot across her bows put ber to a atop." Her papers did not seem Iq accordance with the cargo and so on the 8th of February, 1906, the Apollo . was towed Into the port of Yokosuka , and . tied up there, where ah has re : malned ever -. since. It la not known here whether- the Apollo Is under the ' British ring or flying the insignia of . the land of the rising aun, , InCludlng the Apollo and the oriental liners now en route the list of steamers of more (han t.000 tons net register - heading for this port contains an even dosen names. ' First of this fleet to ir lve here will probably be the Buther"- land, from Maplla. 'She waa here a few -months ago and took a cargo of lumber ta th orient. ' - ', CREW DEAD SHOTS. Torpedo. Boa Destroyer Brebl Xolds Trophy Testtylng- to the Taet. ., .. Lieutenant freeman. In command of - '.the torpedo-boat . destroyrPrebl,-hss 'probably the beat torpedo gunners In the world' among his men. for to a great " extent the crew of the Preble Is made ' up of men from; the destroyer Perry, which captured the great gun and tor , pedo trophy at the competition In Mag- dalena bay, Mexico, In April last. . Lieu tenant - Freeman, Ensign Bertholt. and Midshipman -Pond-werjs also-on "the Perry and participated In the Interest ing target practice." " : . Th gunners of th Perry made the re markable score of nine consecutive hits ' In paaaing a target with a speed of 14 nots. The remarkable performance f gave the iPerry , crew the' trophy pra - aented by President Roosevelt and the blue jacket now on the. Preble are . proud of It. Up till laat April th ' trophy was held by th destroyer Paul Jones, ' which anchored directly - astern ', of the Preble. , The Paul Jonea gunners made some remarkably fine shots but failed to score as well as the dead-sure shots on tha Perry, most of whom are now on the Preble, -the Perry having en laid up for overhauling at the -navy-yard. . 'Try? MAY ARREST FERRY. .: . Inspectors rind That Xiaws of Tavlfs- V Aloa in Betaf Violate. Inspectors Edwards and Fuller have -notified Captain Henry Van Aukan that : unless he obeerve the rulea and regu- No Other latlons of navigation aa prescribed' by the government the ferry W. B. Maaon will be llabl to arrest by th customs Inspectors. It has come to the notice of th in spectors that the ferry which operates between th foot of Northrup street and Alblnat la being run In sort of a free and easy manner. It Is 'alleged that instead of two- deckhands the veaaet carries only orje., and on engineer Is said to be doing- the work laid out for two. This la In direct violation of the law and is punishable by a fine. It la also alleged that -th ferry la not pro vided with proper sign showing wher life preservers are , stored. .- . i LOOKING FOR CARRIERS. - I . Baasogartner Has Three Cargoes . of X.uae Beady for Shipment. -' F. F. ' BaumgartneV, agent . for - th California at ' Oregon " Steamship com pany, has notified his people' In - San Francisco to charter on' or more sailing vessels aa soon as possible to load rail road ties and lumber on th lowtr Co lumbia river for F.edondo. ; . Mi, Fniimrnrtne r haa already se cured three cargoes of ties ah'dTui!IbeT j I and la anxious to secure carriers with out oelay. Th ties are to be used In th construction of new railroads - In Mexico and souUiern ' California. ' Mr. BaumgartneVfeaves 'for Green River Spring", Washington, this even ing and expects to return In a few days to find the names of th desired vessels on his desk. - - BY WIRELESS SYSTEM. riaohlp Chicago Will' Oommnnioat With the Boston U the Blver. - The wireless telegraph apparatus of th flagship Chicago will be put to a test when the cruiser Boston arrives in the river this afternoon or tomorrow morning because- a number of Important order are awaiting th warship which ta to Join the fleet In the harbor for a few days. Communication would be es tablished, with the Boston the moment ah arrive 0fT"tlMrbnrr but the system on board of tha flagship -Is being re paired and it will not carry meaaages further than SO ml lea or so at present. Hence "the" Boston will-receive her,-first dispatch when somewhere In tha vicin ity of St. Helens. ' " ' . The Boston was expected this morn ing, but failed to put in ber appearance. A vessel ' resembling a , wsrahlp was Sighted by the lookout at North Head at 7:20 this morning, nut since sne stood at to th north lt la believed that ha was a merchantman, , possibly a whit painted steam schooner lalmaral fast iaW 7t . :hv; - - sorssiI PULjP rtslassAjg - v fi. Aa xtrmely comfortAbl lit- . Jiaf low iho with aU tkt veqnia- : ttM of faabioo. It follows the , Jbsm at ta foot perfectly, Ittlng "ckMslf abasjt tt tp o4 aeal, '.-(, Jeataers to aarmonlx witk tks aeasoa'a fasAtoamU 4naa fab- . rica. .- ,: : C Tae typical W "shM for IVasbiagion and Third Sis HI SEATTLE JO ESKIMO DEATH III SHACK ' END OF RATTLESNAKE.; Ttt Mm of Oangvrons BaptUe ua4 on Oonck Street Book. "- j iAbout a year ago a larg rattle. snake was "Seen '- crawling .- under th wharf at the foot of Couch street ana a snake hunt waa on for aeverar days. Ashitant"relg1U"Agennaker con- ductedtbe snake hunt and It was "Be lieved at the time that he killed reptile with a well with great force. ' Events today, however, prove that while y th snake might have been wounded, it still survived and has been In th vicinity- f the- place where -last sten .for several months. Today th rattle of the rattler waa found on the ateps -leading to the lower dock and from this tha-eoncluslon was drawn that the reptile haa at laat departed for th happy-hunting grounds. Seven rings and a button showed that It waa jtd baby snake. the imed rock thrown. ALONG THE WATERFRONT. The steamer Tottenham ahlfted to the mills of the Eastern at Western Lumber company this morning where, she will finish her lumber cargo Tor the orient. The British steamer - Kelvlnbank, bound f,pr thla port from Sunderland and London with a cargo of cement put Into Coronet June 11 to replenish ber bunk' era. Sh coaled at St. Vincent, Cap Verde Islands, on her way down th At lantic , . Th , French bark Empereur Menellk aalled from Rotterdam for - thla port June 17 with a cargo or cement. The steamer F. A. Kllburn sailed for Ran Francisco via Eureka and Coos bay laat night, carrying a full -UaLoof paa Carpets Equal v BECAUSE THEIR VALUE INCREASES EVERY YEAR Like diamonds, they are always worth their cost, and as the ' -years go by their value enlarges. w NO OTHER FLOOR COVERING IS HALR SO, BEAUTIFUL! ' No other so, stylish no other sa- fashionable-no. other so enduring. Wc Rave a Summer Sale of These -Rugs and Carpets Each Year-- And that is upon us now, and as we have the only exclusive- ly Oriental Rug. and Carpet store in Oregon and the only-. concern importing its own Oriental Rugs and Carpets, it ' will ' easily be , understood how we can offer bargains in - Oriental wares not to be had elsewhere.' No fashionable r residence or up-to-date house can be attractively adorned ' t ' without an Oriental Rug. V - .- ' . , ATI YEH BROS. -r--..-.W.-' TBUPHOrjE MAXN 1030 - VJ ' 411 WASHINGTON ST., BETWEEN TENTH AND . , I- ELriNTH. i , .'- .. sengers and all the cargo that could be stowed In the hold. ,. . ' -. -- David B. Ogden. assistant Vnlted Btatea engineer, returned this morning from a trip to the eaat. Ho waa absent about two weeks. Captain Amegllo.i who was compelled to turn -over bis' command of the Italian ahln Eraamo to hla first" officer at Wagarekl because of being in with berl berl. arrived. In Portland laat night on his - way to Qenoa.Italy. . Captain Ameglio lias not" yet " completelyT"re- covered nd will take a long rest. Tn Eraamo arrived here" several weeks ago from Nagasaki to - load . lumber for Genoa. ' ; ' ' -; - The Italian ship Catarlne Accame Is expected to leave down for Knappton tomorrow. .She Is Under charter to load lumber for Antofogaats, South - America. Weary Traveler Makes Fir in Old Cabin Resulting Fatally v for Himself.-'" s- ,:.v: --' (Rpeelal IMspstrh te The, Jearoal.t -Lakevlew, Or., June 20. In tha em bers of an old shack which was burned on the Chandler ranch a few days ago, th bones of a npn were found by S. p. Chandler, owner of th place. The Identity of th victim of th fir is un known further than th fact that he was a resident of Seattle andv had formerly worked in th logging campa near Bpo kane. .. . (Several ' days before th ' fir a, man roughly clad, carrying a blanket roll over hla ahoulder, was seen paaaing through this : country on foot He worked at several of th ranches for a few houra at a tlirie to earn food. had.-been long abandoned, the weary traveler made camp. Carelessness with the fire In an pld fireplace la believed to have caused the conflagration which ended th life of the unfortunate man. . From the position In which his bofte were lying It Is evident that th un known mad hi. bed on th floor of th eabln and when the fire broke out rose up in an endeavor to escape, but. suf focated by the smoke, fell over toward th hearth. It ta surmised that he did not awake until the fir bad gained aucb headway that escape waa Impossible, . EASTERN - OREGON ALKALI IS USED FOR SOAP Eastern Firm Is Purchasing De posits Which Have Been BaruT of Farmers' Lives. W r ; BOAT FOR UPPER RIVER. Open BUver Transportation Company ' WOl Solid Wow Hull a Blalook. Th Open River Transportation com pany has purchased - the stear-wheel steamer Columbia which went ashor on th upper Columbia several months ago, nnr will bntld a flew hull for the ma chinery, which Is in fine condition. The hull will be built at Blalock. The new boat .will be-11 feet long and St feet wide. She will placed In commission between Kennewlck and Ce lllo when ready about th 16th of Au gust. V. J. Smith, who represents th Open River.' Transportation company, closed tho d.esr yesterday. a. , . ; MARINE NOTES Astoria; Jun JO. Arrlyed. at nd left up at S a. m., steamer cascade, from Ban Pedro. Sailed at 7:60 a. m. schooner San Buenaventura, for . Sam Francisco. Balled at T:25 a. m., U. 8. steamer Columbine. Point Lobos. June SO. Passed, bark- entlne Fullerton, from Port Harford, for Portland. San Pedro, Juno 20. -Arrived yea terday. steamer Tosemlt, from Port land. . Astoria, June II. Arrived down at S:0 p.- m., schooner San Buenaventura and barkentine Amaxon. Rotterdam, June. 17. Sailed, French bark Knrpaaiir JJenellk. for Portland. Astorla.-r Juno 20. Condition of tha bar at 8 a. m., smooth; wind, northwest; weather, cloudy. i CROOK COUNTY WILL BE ASSESSED DOUBLE (gperlsl pltpateb to Th JonrasL) Prlnevillc Or.. June Sl.rThV -assess ment roll for Crook county this year will show- a varoattotr of property-cloae to $8,000,000, according to County Aaaea sor J. D. Lafollott.- The total -valuation will be approximately twice what It was laat year, and th assessor' statea that the tax lew for next year will be sev eral mills lower than It was for this year. when a levy of 21 mills was made. The large Increase m valuation or county property, haa been brought about In part by tne large areas oi umoer lands which hav been" patented slneo the laat roll -waa mad and are now assessable, tho Increase In the livestock holdings and a general increase or val uation of both agricultural and timber lands, t , . i . . ' - - DO NOT WANT PARDON ; FOR WILLIAM LUCY , t (Special Dispatch to The Joamat.) : Salem. Or.. June 20. "W bellev that to pardon him before th expiration of his term would result In a gross injus tice and that he is not deserving In any way of executive clemency I tha lan guage of a remonstrance received yes terday agalnat th granting of a paTdon to, William ucy of Orant county, sen tenced to 10. years- for tho killing of Finest 8. Hickman In that county April 2. las. A petition' has been in circulation In Grant county to prevail upon Governor Chamberlain to us executive clemency JnI.cy'sbnalt. ' The petition has not yet beenp7aeea oil file with th gov- RARE CHANCE TO TRAVEL. vary Jiow ton Time stoma Trip Tlok t East Yla O. St. . J (Bummer excursion-rates.- 8ale dates June 12, 21, July 2. Iy August 7, i, , September I. 10. Rate from Portland to Chicago, $71 60; to St Louis,' 117.60; Kansas City, Omaha and St. Paul,. $60; Denver, $. For information in reference to rates and particulars aak C. W. Stinger, city ticket agent. Third arid Washington streets, Portland. - '. ' Kra. Butt Sleotod, . pecUI pitpstch to Tb Joarnal.) Newberg. Jus 20.' At the annual sohool election held her yeaterday Mrs. Tnes B.' Butt was elected director. - W. W. Nelson was chosen to fill, tha office of clerk of 'ho district. . tUist til Seaside Sunday, - : - (gtwelal Dispatch to Tbe JeorasLl Pendleton. Or,.- June 20. Th alkali beds of eastern Oregon are being put to commercial value at a rapid rate'. Agents are how in the field in Umatilla cpun ty for. the pu rpo o f con t rSetlng fo tlie asm. L. 8. Thomas f Buffalo haa been in th field and haa Just made a number of contraotsliJE jnderstpod that Mr. Thomas secures the right to the alkali beds at prices-varying from 26 to 60 cents per ton touier land owners. - The latter price la paid for beds lying close to th railroad points, while leaa Is paid for the outlying beds. The contract holds good for 10 years. This alkali will be used in the man tare of soaps In tH6 eas AGED GRANT PIONEER DIES OF PARALYSIS (Special Dispatch to Tae Joarnal. r Canyon City, Or., June 20. Clement .C BlackweJU-an aged- Orant county pioneer, died at his homo east of Long creek Sunday, the cause of death being paralysis. ' Mr. Blackwell . auatalned three strokes of the disease." The deceased was born in Hickman county, Tennessee, April 4, 1828. -In 1848 he married Mia Jane -Morris of Beardstown, Tennessee, and lived at that" town for four years. They then moved to Franklin county, : Arkansas, and two years later they moved to Texas. ' After staying in Texas two years they moved back tb Arkansas, where they remained until after the war. 1 1n 1876 he moved to Oregon, set tling on the John Day river. In 1(77 he moved onto the homestead near Long creek, and remained hero until his death. MANY VETERANS WERE . AT EUGENE REUNION (Special Dispatch, to The Journal.) i Eugene. Or., June 20. The eighth an nual reunion of the , Lan County Veterans association canfe to a close today after a very suoceaeful thre-days meeting. The attendance was larger than at any previous reunion held by the association. Civil war veterans to th number of 1(0 registered with the secretary and besides those there were 24-Spanish-American war veterans, I Indian war veterans and -4 Mexican war veteran. Over-160 members of the W. R. C. and Ladies of the O. A. R. reg istered. .' -m m. ... ' , FREEWATER T0 HAVE NEW BANK BUILDING (Special Dispatch to The Journal) Freewater. Or., June 20. Freewater Is to hav another bank building in th near future. The owners of the Free- water -branch of the Bank of Milton It Costs but It costs to do things right; but it is worth all the money we put Into It all the strain on brain and heart to do what's best for the Ameri can public, and DO IT FIRST. : - , ; V-rb mogtrt we put into our niagazine the very beat we can get. . We hold nothing back to "help out" the next issue we take care of that number when its time comes. This is how it works : . . ' , We sent Vance. Thompson to St-Petersburg-to get the story of the' opening of the Russian Duma, expecting it in time for August ; but after the July, magazine had been- on. the . presses a week, the story unexpectedly arrived rand it made , us sit up.. We confess -that we didn't know much about the ' situation in Russia no more than other careful observers but this brilliant fact-story gave us our firstTeal comprehensive view of what is going on there: The struggle-tb-the-death .between the puny Tsar, strong only in his "divine ' right, and the dead-in-earnest representatives of .Russia's hundreds and 1 - forty millions. V'l; "r:':' v r" We don't hesitate a minute or count the costs any more than we counted consequences before publishing Lawson's at tack upon the Big Life Insurance Companies or Sinclair's ex- re of Beef Tnist Horror?. We fdMhat you ought to have the real inside facts novv that you may fully; understand the ' biggest movement going on in the world today and the greater events that will surely happen. . . J. : " So we spUtpon-lhe-already completedjuly number. Jammed into it the sixteen -. extra pages (you see their peculiar -numbering) at an extra cosfof several jmousand dollars, a lot , -of night-work,"and the chance of coming out late. . ' : ; ." ', ' . , - It will be your loss and ours,' If you don't read it -The July number waa acorker'- already hot- shot -fronv LAW SON from TEAGUE on BUCKET-SHOP STEALS ; .RUSSELL on how the Japs are outdoing us; and exquisitely pathetic faqt-story-of Sophie Wright, the saint of New Orleans; the FUNNIEST SEA-SERPENT STORY in a dog's age and nine other fiction stories of the . highest order. '.; ''...;, "'.'. .,'.!' .': ' With this Duma fact-story, EVERYBODY'S is worth twenty-five cents of anybody's money. To the Tsar, if he heeds-frs-warnlng, it is worth his empire, perhaps his. life. .. .. ...l.-lJ..:; 1 fL' s? GVervDoavs Qi ways. Out Today aeazim 15 cents jAod Jhat'f why EVERYBODY'S pays advcrtlseran have let the contract for a handsome new brick structure, .22x40. for this pur pose, of brick with stone trimmings, the contractors being James Knott and "W. A. Bannister. Th building will be sit uated on the corner of Main and Depot streets. . Two r banks for a place of this six speaks well for the farming section surrounding Milton and Free- water. ' ' - ' excursion next THE FLOUR OF THE FAMILY $1.10 Per ' ' . . . Sack Every Guaran teed When by reason of superior ability sn - Individual , achieves marked pre eminence In Art, Science, th business or professional world, he Is fre quently spoken of ss - , - noma or m imr. in like manner, whon an article by reason of It superior excellence become a household necessity,' It also attains a reputation to which Its merits en title It Measunvt by the above standard, "CORVALLIS MILLS BEST" may -weU claim Jht-lili. of . t torni jr-TMM ax.T. - - For over thirty yesra it has maintained Its high standard of Quality. Made from the highest grade selected winter -wheat. Ouf mills bto equipped throughout -with the latest Improved machinery. Including th "Aleop Klec trie process, whereby all our flour la sterilised, rendering It ahsolntefv pure and free from germ matter, mnking It the MOST WHOI.F.SOME FI.OUR on the market, Mitkee th WHITK&T BREAD AND FINKHT OiKB AND PASTRY. Winner of Medals and Diplomas at all exposition wher ex hibited. . . , . i. - - ASK YOUR QROCER.FOR IT F. DRRSPKR CO....... 8EAI.Y. MASO.V P1. . , AI.BRIOHT A ROBERTS OUNTMER A HICKEY... M. B. OODFRET BECKWITH A SMITH J. M. BENNETT TOB III! BT- . ..Seventh and Washington. - 275 Morrison. SO Twenty-third 8t. N. .Twenty-third snd Marshall. ZAt Kusseu hi. ..i.240 Union Ave. N. I7S K. Morrison. OEur.QE HOCKENYOS. ....... tS Russell Bt. AND OROf'KR" OENERAl.T. OVB ri.Ot7B I1UI XTgLT WB LIT TBB TVMUO vertisements TO OUT XT. Phono Main IJT Phon Main 1(4 Phone Main (54 Phone Main 242 Phone East 2544 Phone East 1485 Phone East 24 Phone East 4s b6w Dealers handling our flour" and desiring their names Included In our ad- win Rtndiy write or pnone us ana tney win no i rmoic rxB taug bulbot to rmi bbaubb. Indly write or phone us and they will he published. tbuldb vrrax-B rmoit ovs . PORTLAND OFFICE 531 LUMBER EXCHANGE Whams Vanilla SSI. V i -i a fl IhI'mI aasa. Balartom Cos, sida at aager. y. Dcn't Duy Unkn:;7n Qudily. When yoa boT-m wiad mI joa thould btiy one that will last d do good work gg loag M JWX . . live. Wt Mil tha , STAR VirJD HILLS and therre been made and gold ever sjnet 18M,asd tbe millg made and sold the flrgt year are ruaniag yet, and dennr pood work. Come in and gee us, and let's bare a plain, com mon sense talk about millg. We wool exagrrate and we won't urge you to buy If you're not roady, but we want to show you the beet wind bU II made. Awindrnill that will " give you good service every day in the yearTTrt'yotf can't come and see us, do the next best thing write for Factory Cata logue and get our prices, -They will - -; ' : , ,. . ; interest you. ' s -I ' '.. -' m $ t js..vw . First and Taylor Ml