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Off WEEKLY. COBVJLLUB, BENTON COTJNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1903. VOl,. XXXX. NO. 47. inflOW. Bate. Jl. 107. .(Csnsoliiitit Feb., 1893. 6AZKTTE, Eafeafe. !., UU EVENTS OF THE DAY GATHERED FROM ALL PARTS OF THE TWO HEMISPHERES Comprehensive Review of the Import ant Happenings of the Past Week, ' Presented in Condensed Form, Most Likely to Prove Interesting to Our Many Readers. Colombia has sent general Reyes to try to make peace with Panama. Rear Admiral Beardslee died of apoplexy while visiting in Georgia. The tie-up of Colorado mines by the strike is more general than expected The San Dominican republic has fallen into the hands of the revolu tionists. ! Germany will not listen to scheme ': ef Colombia that it establish a pro tectorate. The powers have given Turkey to understand that her objections to the Macedonian reform plan are trivial. Both houses of Panama did little business the second day save to re ceive the president's message. A freight train at Easton, Pa., ran down a street car, killing two per sons and hurting a number of others, five seriously. Ten thousand people, mostly wo men, crowded the streets of New York to see Miss May Goelet on her way to " church to become the Duchess of Rox burghe, and the disorder was unparal leled. ' King Edward, of England, has cel ' ebrated his sixty-second birthday. President Roosevelt has formally asked Senator Hanna to manage his campaign. .." A bill asking statehood for New Mexico is No. 1 on the calendar in the house. (--' 'f- The Italian minister of finance com mitted suicide because he was ac cused of corruption. Pope Pius X has held his first con sistory and named two cardinals, but neither of them are from America. Emperor William, of Germany, un derwent a successful operation for the removal of a tumor from his throat. A diplomatic agent of the new Pan ama republic has written Senator Morgan enlisting bis support for the Panama canal. John Mitchell, president of the Mineworkers' union, is said to be slated JtQraji&to mies the report. Colorado miners have gone on a strike. o The United States battleship Maine has been sent to Colon. . Russo-Japanese conflict is growing tore and more remote. " ' St. Louis jury in the bribery case of State Senator Farris, is unable to agree. Democrats have selected John S. Williams, ef Mississippi, as their leader. v r n The republican house caucus has unanimously selected Joseph G. Can non as speaker. Great Britain was surprised at the .uiek recognition given the Colombian revolutionists by the United States. Colombian troops will march on Colon and Panama despite the recog " nition of the new republic by the United States. Howard Haynie, convicted of high way robbery by. a Seattle court, has been sentenced to six years in the Walla Walla penitentiary. Governor Chamberlain will call a special session of the Oregon legisla ture if a majority of the .'members will pledge themselves to enact no laws other than remedial to tax levy. The Maryland democratic plurality is 12,375. Representative Hermaan is work ing for a place on the river and har bor committee. It is said King Peter, of Servia, has announced his intention of abdicating in favor of his son. All European powers have indorsed the attitude of the United States in the Colombian matter. v Colombia says she will be able to put down the revolution if the United States keeps her hands off. - Senate and .house leaders can't agree as to the method of putting the Cuban reciprocity treaty into effect. There are 2,000,000 , sheep on the Oregon ranges. The worth of this year's, wool output is placed at $2,550, 000. ' . ' Governor Chamberlain has not yet decided whether or not he will call an extra session of the legislature to remedy the defects in the Oregon tax law. Z. F. Clark, a Portland man who has invented a steel hardening, process -, ;- that will make armor plate bullet profcf, has been offered $100,000 for his patent by New York capitalists. .' Senate and house .leaders are bound to crash over Cuban reciprocity pro gramme. , After an interval of a month the Venezuelan arbiration case has been resumed. The Dreyfus case is to be again re vived. : ' Two more Americans have been as- sassinated on the streets of London. Cable cars at Kansas City, Kan., col lided in a fog. One person was killed and 51 injured. . The San Francisco street railway ar bitrators have rendered a decision ' granting an increase in wages. The senate committee will stand by Smoot, the Utah senator, despite nu merous protests. MESSAQE OF PRESIDENT. Honor as Well as Interest Demands the Cuban Treaty. Washington, Nov. 12. Following is the message which the president yes terday sent to the special session of congress : To the Senate and House of Represent atives: I have convened the congress that it may consider the legislation necessary to put into operation the commercial treaty with" Cuba, which was ratified by the senate at its last session, and subse quently by the Cuban government. 1 deem such legislation demanded not only hv our interest: but by our honor. We cannot with propriety abandon the course upon which we have so wisely embarked. When the acceptance of the Piatt amendment was required from Cuba by the action of the congress of the United States, this government thereby definite' Iv committed itself to the policy of treating Cuba as occupying a unique po sition as regards this country. It was provided that when the island became a free and independent republic she should stand in such close relations with us as, in certain respects, to come within our system of international policy; and it ne- cessarily followed that she must also. to a certain degree, become included within the lines of our economic policy. Situated as Cuba Is, it would not be wise for this country to permit the strategic abuse of the island by any foreign mill tary power. It is for this reason certain limitations have been" imposed upon her financial policy and that naval stations have been conceded by her to the United States, The negotiations as to the details of these naval stations are now on the eve of completion. They are so situated as to prevent any idea that there Is the intention ever to use them against Cuba, or otherwise than for the protection of Cuba from the assault of foreign fops and for the better safeguarding of American interests in the water south of us. These interests have been largely increased by the consequences of the war with Spain, and will be still further increased by the building of the isth mian canal. They are both military and economic. The granting to us by Cuba of the naval stations above alluded to is of the utmost importance from a mil itary standpoint, and is proof of the good faith with which Cuba is treating us. Cuba has made great progress since her independence was established. She has advanced steadily in every way. She already stands high among her sis ter republics of the new world. She is loyally observing her obligations to us; she is entitled to like treatment by us. The treaty submitted to you for ap proval secures to the United States eco nomic advantages-as great as those giv en to Cuba. Not an American interest is sacrificed by the treaty, and a large CtlbanYnarket' Tscure'toourproduc- ers. It is a market which lies at our doors, which is already large, which is capable of great expansion, and which is especially important to the develop ment of our export trade. It would be, indeed, short-sighted for us to refuse to take advantage of such opportunity, and to force Cuba into making arrangements with other countries to our disadvantage. This reprocity treaty stands by itself. It Is demanded In consideration of broad National policy, as well as by our eco nomic interest. I twill do harm to no industry. It will benefit many ' indus tries. It is in the interest of our people as a whole, both because of Its Import ance from the broad standpoint of inter national policy and because economically it intimately, concerns us to develop and secure the rich Cuban market for our farmers, artisans, merchants and manu facturers. Finally, it is desirable as a guaranty of the 'good faith of our nation toward our young sister republic, whose welfare must ever be closely bound with . ours. We gave her liberty. We are knit to her by the memories of the blood and the courage of our soldiers who fought for her in war; by the memories of -the wisdom and integrity of our administra tors who saved her in peace and who started her so well on the difficult path of self, government. We "must help her onward and upward; and in helping her we shall help ourselves. The foregoing consideration caused the negotiotion of the treaty with Cuba and its ratification by the senate. ' They now with equal force support the legislation by the congress which by the terms of the treaty is necessary to render it im perative, as failure to enact such legis lation would come perilously near a re pudiation ofr the pledged faitX of . the nation. I transmit herewitn tne treaty as amended by the senate and ratified by the Cuban government. THEODORE ROOSEVELT. White House, November 10. 1903. Dynamite Under Plant. Trinidad, Colo., Nov. 12. Dynamite was exploded this morning under the electric light and power house at Hastings, 20 miles north of Trinidad. One corner of the house was blown out, but . the .machinery was not dam aged to any great extent. Although information is meager it is understood that the dynamite was not placed cor rectly, and very little damage was done. At the strikers' headquarters it is claimed that the dynamiting was not done by strikers, and that the pur pose probably was to have militia or dered to the camp. .Substitute for Ship Subsidy. . . Washington, Nov. 12. Representa tive Jones, of Washington, today re introduced his substitute for the ship subsidy bill, which provides that a discriminating duty of 10 per cent, in addition to existing duties, shall be collected on goods imported into the United States in foreign vessels. In case the goods so imported are not now dutiable, a straight discriminat ing duty of 10 per cent ad valorum is to be levied. The bill proposes to en force the foregoing regulations after April 1, 1905. Russia Must Yield to Japan. Tokio, Nov. 12. There is a strong inclination in well-informed circles to doubt the pacific forecast issued in Europe. It is believed that peace will only be made possible by Russia's complete acceptance of Japan's claims regarding Manchuria. The Japanese government finds it increasingly dif ficult to restrain popular sentiment. IN EXTRA SESSION CONGRESS CONVENES TO PASS THE . CUBAN TREATY. Cannon Formally Elected Speaker of the House and Receives Ringing Applause From Democrats and j Republican! Rules of Last Session Adopted House . Tenders Veteran Membere Ovation. Washington, Nov. 11. The house of representatives of the fifty-eighth congress today held its first session, and except for the naming of commit tees, which will follow later, organ ization was completed. Joseph G Cannon, of Illinois, whose election to the speakership was assured months ago, was formally elected speaker, and inducted into office. Mr. Cannon received the applause of democrats and republicans alike when he took up the gavel of authority, the demon stration being most complimentary to the nejwly elected speaker. He was at. once at ease in the speaker's chair, having filled it so often temporarily during his many years of service in the house. The old officers were, re-elected and the customary resolutions adopted providing ror the appointment of a committee to notify the president and senate of the election of a speaker and clerk, and a committee to join a senate committee to notify the pres ident of the presence ot a quorum in the two bodies. The rules of the fifty-seventh congress were adopted for the fifty-eighth congress by a yea and nay vote after brief discussion, dur ing which the minority sought to se cure an increase in the representation on the committee. Drawing of seats, in which old and rew members alike take deep con cern, occupied a greater portion of the day s session. A pretty compliment was paid to the leaders, veterans of both sides in the connection, they being permit ted to select their seats without draw ing lots. FOR NORTHWEST. B ifls That Will Be Introduced at Present Session of Congress. Senator Mitchell Appropriating $2,125,000 for 1985 fair. Assay office at Portland. Relief for settlers on lands in Sher man county. Dividing Oregon into two judicial districts. Extending homestead rights to set tlers "oh"'bpenedrrportidn"of""Slletz r servation. Women suffrage. Election of senators by direct vote. Public buildings for La Grande. Baker City and Oregon City. Senator Foster Additional appropriations of $500,- 000 for Tacoma and Spokane and $100,000 for Seattle. ' Public buildings at Everett Bel- lingham, Aberdeen and Hoquiam. Opening south half of Colville re servation. Appropriation of $50,000 for improv ing Mount Rainier National Park. Opening of Columbia between Wen- atchee and Kettle Falls, $500,000. Senator Ankeny Public building at Walla Walla. ' Representative Jones New government for Alaska. Public building at Everett. $350.- 000; Olympia and North Yakima, $250,000. Representative Humphrey Additional appropriation of $100.- 000 for Seattle public building. Survey of the Duwanish river. FALLS HEAVY ON NONRESIDENTS. Cuban Senator Proposes a BUI to Tax All . Land In Island. Havana, Nov. 11. The tension be tween President Palma and the mem bers of the senate committee 'on tax ation over the proposed lottery meas ure is daily becoming "more pro nounced. The president has now warned the members of the commit tee that he will veto any such meas ure that congress may enact. The question of taxation to provide sufficient revenue for running the gov ernment has become a pressing one. The latest measure intended to sup ply at least in part, the needed funds, is that of Senator Cabello. He has introduced a bill providing that all improved city, town and suburban lots be taxed $10 each per annum, and that the uncultivated outlands be assessed 10 cents per acre. Old Treasure In Sicily. Rome, Nov. 11. Peasants, while dig ging near Palazzola Acreide, Sicily, found a rich treasure of ancient ob jects from Syracuse. The most val uable was an artistic diadem encrust ed with precious stones and a belt of solid gold and several rings of beau tiful shapes. There was also found a number of coins of different values. The government authorities took pos session or tne treasure on the ground that it was national property, but they will compensate the proprietor of the estate according to an estimate which will be made by experts. Situation Alarms Coal Operators. Trinidad, Colo., Nov. 11. It Is now evident that, the strike of the coal miners in this, the first district of the Colorado Fuel & Iron Company, is no small affair. In fact, it is a strike all out of proportion to that even hoped for by the officers of the United Mine workers of America and ten times what was looked for by the coal op erators. All day the C. F. & I. miners have been swarming into Trinidad, nearly all' of them having their pay checks, running from $187 down. Confirms Rupture With America. " London, Nov. 11. News from San to Domingo by way of Paris confirms a report of the rupture in the jela tions of the -United States govern ment and that of Santo Domingo. - CAN BE NO WAR. America Proposes to Protect New Re public of Panama. Washington, Nov. 11. When Amer ican war vessels were recently order ed to Isthmian waters to protect American and other interests in Pan ama, specific instructions were given, by direction of the president, that the American naval force should main tain peace and prevent bloodshed on the isthmus. These instructions were issued in their broad sense, for it was the original, and is the present, in tention of this government to pre vent any conflict between the govern ment of Colombia and the newlyes tablished republic of Panama. The administration, in carrying out this policy, will prevent the landing at Colon, as well as at Panama, of any Colombian troops that may be sent by the latter government to subdue the Panama republic. Having once recog nized the new republic before the world, the United States intends to stand by and prevent encroachments by Colombia as well as by other na tions. Assistant Secretary of State Loom- is, secretary Mooay and Admiral Taylor, after a conference this even lng, sent instructions to the com manders of American ships in Pana ma waters directing them in the event the Colombian government attempted to embank troops at any of its ports with a view to making an attack upon the New Panama republic, that the American forces should prevent such embarkation. i j secretaries Root ; and nay had a conference today, presumably in re gard to the latest - developments m the isthmian affair. As he was re turning to his home Secretary Root was asked the direct question as to whether United States troops would be ordered to the Isthmus of Panama. He replied that while such a thing was possible, it was ? extremely im probable. He added he had made that answer to a similar question in New York when he really knew very little about the situation, and he made it now for the reasons that he knew nothing more of an intention to em ploy troops on the isthmus. CUTTING DOWN GREAT TREES. Qovernment Urged to Buy Land From California Owners. Washington, Nov. if. In his an cual report Captain . Charles Young, acting superintendent of the Sequoia, and General Grant National Parks, of California, in which many giant trees are located, urges the -acquisition by the government of the; land in those parks, now owned by private individ uals. In Sequoia Park there are many large tracts thus owned, and after waiting in vain for years for the government topurehtisfc-their proper ty the owners are beginning to sell off the large - timber. . Captain Young says: - The owners have cut them by the wholesale, and put the lumber upon the market, and where once was a fine forest of magnificent giants, there now is but devastation and ruin in the shape of stumps and sawdust piles. It is but just to the owners and for the best interest of the govern ment that the purchase of these patented- lands within the parks be au thorized by congress if the parks are to be continued." He says the lands can be secured for reasonable prices. Captain Young says game is increasing. TIED UP BY STRIKE. Coal Mines of Southern Colorado Out of Working Forces. Denver, Nov. 11. .More than 10,000 coal miners in Colorado went on strike today for an eight-hour day, in crease in wages and other conces sions. The strike was ordered by the National executive officers of the United Mineworkers of America, af ter the coal companies refused to con fer with union representatives con cerning the demands of the men. . Of the idle men, 6000 are in the south ern coal fields, 2000 in thenorthern coal fields and 1800 in Fremont coun ty. One hundred mines have been closed down. , A few independent properties in the northern coal fields and elsewhere will not stop work, since the operat ors have agreed to concede the eight hour day and also increased wages'. Less than 1000 miners will remain at work according to reports from the affected districts. The announcement comes that 600 have gone out in Col fax county, N. M. The others in that territory are now negotiating, with the mineowners. To Guard German Interests. . New York, Nov. 11. Upon the re port of the - mail steamer Athen, which has reached here from Santo Domingo, - says a Herald dispatch from St. Thomas, D. W. I., Commo dore Sheder, of the German squadron at this port, has sent two ships, the Gazelle and the Panther, to Santo Domingo to safeguard German inter ests. In consequence of this action, the Athen returned to Santo Domingo to discharge her cargo at ports she had been prevented from entering by Dominican gunboats. It is said the German commander has -determined to ignore the blockade. Truth Not Half Told. Laredo, Texas, Nov. 11. Dr. D. B. Murray, the international yellow fev er expert, just returned from a' trip as far as Saltillo, said tonight that conditions in Monterey, if judged by other cities where yellow fever has been epidemic, indicated no less than 25,000 cases there this year, with the mortality rate placed at 5 per cent. The deaths have been greatly in ex cess of the number reported in the of ficial bulletins issued in this city and fully 500 cases exist at the present time. Contentian of America. - . The; Hague, , Nov. 11. In the Ven ezuelan arbitration case today, Judge Penfield,. in behalf of ' the - United States, said the United States was in different to the question of the justice of, the war, . but the United States maintains that the protocol should not establish any preference in favor ol the plockading powers. ' HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON OREdON IRRIQATION CONVENTION. Second Session, Held at Pendleton, Full of Enthusiasm. Pendleton "Interest in Irrigation has increased the biblical ten-fold during the -past year," said President A. H. Devers concerning the session of the second annual convention of the Oregon State Irrigation Associa tion. "We had an enthusiastic meeting in Portland a year ago, but we had a determined meeting here this year." Delegates to the number of about 150 were here from all over the state. Ontario sent a delegation of 25 mem bers for the purpose of capturing the 1904 convention. They wore badges inscribed, "Ontario, 1904." The con vention hall was crowded and every speech brought forth discussion. President Devers, in his opening ad dress said, regarding the attacks of the press: "I .want to say that, while some of the papers libeled the association by saying that they have accomplished but little, I know that, if it has done nothing more, it has called the atten tion of the government to the fact that we want irrigation, that we need Irrigation works, and while no proj ects are yet completed, I know that some will be announced soon. Fur ther than that, at the last session of the legislature a resolution was pass ed requiring the governor to appoint a commission to investigate the. state laws on irrigation, riparian rights and kindred questions, and the governor has appointed the commission. Fur ther than that, the coming together of people interested in the welfare of the state, particularly as applied to ir rigation, i sthe means of arounsingthe people up as to the necessity of : jrri gation, and that is the most import ant thing, and the meeting which we have today shows that interest is not lacking." Other addresses were delivered byi Governor Chamberlain, ex-Governor Geer, Mayor Hailey, Judge Lowell, A King Wilson, and Will R. King. , OREOON MINES QAIN. Output of the. Precious Metals on the In. crease in Our State. Washington, D. C. Compared with other states in the west, and with Alaska as well, Oregon made a most creditable showing, proportionately, with its . gold production in 1901, ac cording to reports that have been re- The official report on Oregoa's gold output was prepared by. F. A. Wing, assayer at the government assay of fice at Seattle. By way of introduc tion Mr. Wing says: By a thorough and' systematic method of checking the receipts of bullion and ores originating in Ore gon, deposited and shipped to the sev eral assay offices, mints, smelters and refineries of the United States and British Columbia, the output of 1901 was found to be as follows : Ounces. Value. Gold 88,759 $1,834,821 Silver 163,873 211,87b The copper output was valued at $4103 and the lead at $1631, making a total valuation of $2,052,433. There was a gain of $146,257 in the output for the year over that of 1900 notwithstanding the fact that some of the mines were Closed down for part or all of the year, some for the pur pose of installing new sinking plants or other machinery, some from labor troubles some on account of the lack of ore, and other causes. The production of 1901 is given as follows: Value. Gold $1,727,892 Silver- ...r .. . 170,721 Copper 3,416 Lead 4,145 Work on the Bill Nye. Medford The owners of the Bill Nye mine, located on Gall's creek, about ten miles north of Medford, are making preparations for mining on a large scale. A five-stamp mill, hoist ing machinery, etc., are being install ed. The company has an 80-foot shaft, a good deal of tunneling and other de velopment work, on the claim. . The ore is free milling and there are sev eral thousand dollars worth of gold in sight. ' Superintendent D .R. An drus, of this city, left recently for the mine, to look after the installation -of the new plant. Machinery for Bohemia. Cottage Grove The mining ma chinery for the Crystal Consolidated Mining Company has arrived from the Union Iron Works, San Francisco, and was immediately transferred, to tracks of the Oregon & Southeast ern Railroad for shipment to Bohem ia. This machinery consists of the latest and most improved pattern in stamp-milling machinery.' When com pleted the mill will have a capacity of 25 tons per day. - A high-grade standard concentrator will be used in connection with the mill. " Marvelous Vein of Gold. Wolf Creek E. E. Blalock has struck a ledge on his mining claim on Cayote creek which, it is claimed, assayed $27,000 per ton. In it he found a stringer of solid gold, from which he has taken out about $25,000, and still continues with the same width. It is rumored that Jie placed a- guard over it night and day. The ledge is said to be wedge shapecl, peaked on top, and widens in depth. Mining Company Formed. Roseburg Articles of incorporation have been filed by the Gold Mountain Mining & Smelting Company. The capital Btock is fixed at $100,000, di vided into shares of $1 each.' The company has a number of claims south of Camas Valley, near the Mar tindale mine, which was recently sold for $30,000. Assays of ore taken from near the surface show average values of $16 to $26 per ton. SLOW MARKBT FOR STOCK. Sellers and Buyers are at Variance In Heppner Neighborhood. Heppner The livestock industry here, while not suffering, does not : Between cattle and sheep the condi tions are about a stand-off. Owing scarcity of buyers, which are usually plentiful at this time of year, very few transactions are reported. While a few sheep sales have oc curred. the business has been con fined principally to local people. Out side buyers and owners have not been able to agree on prices. Owners are determined in holding for $1.50 per head forJambs and $2 per head for yearling wethers. Farther in the in ferior, in Grant and Wheeler counties, where shipping facilities are not so good, ?the conditions are even worse than they are here. A grant county sheepman was in Heppner a 'few days ago looking for a uuyer ior- nis jamos. Two-: Wheeler county . cattlemen were in Heppner last week. They brought in 52 head of choice beef cat tle, which had been, sold to, a local but,cher at Gresham. They report thatK.in a general way, the market is bad in the Spray country. Little de mand and the absence of buyers is the general complaint. In the vicin ity of Spray, there are a great many yearlings for sale. The best offers have Jbeen $15 per head, while the owners are holding for $16. For the same cattle this spring owners were offered $18, but then they were holding for $20. In the vicinity of Spray the Gilman & French cattle, consisting of 5000 head are ranged. In the great alfalfa feeding district, on Butter creek, there are 1000 less cattle being fed this year than last, The fact .that, hay is selling for $8 per ton in the stack is the principal cause for this. EXCEEDS ITS CAPACITV. Coos Bay Hatchery Will - Million Fggs. Oregon City "With a only 6,000,000 eggs, the Hatchery will this year Handle Ten capacity of Coos Bay handle 10,- 0C0.000 salmon eggs," said Deputy Fish Warden H. A. Webster, who has just returned from a visit to the state's salmon fishery interests in the Southern and Coast districts ot- the state. This increase in the output of the station at CoqSsays Mr.-, WftbG$evf is due to a change in the manner of operating the plant Racks were in stalled this year that withstood the freshets and permitted a continuous catch of salmon, while last year the catch aggregated only 3,500.000 epsrs. The surplus in this year's catch is be ing deposited in the bed of Coos river after the eggs have impregnated. Mr. Webster also visited the state's sal mon interests at Yaquina. Alsea and Siuslaw and reports an unusually good run of silverside salmon this fall. He also found the hatcheries making a good showing, the catches equaling, if not excelling, the capacity of the different plants. Forty Cattle Were. Killed. Umatilla Word has been received here of a terrible slaughtering of cat tle on the bank of the Columbia river at a point west of here. Richard Brothers of Horse Haven had pur chased a larsre bunch of cattle in the vicinity of Heppner and drove them to the banks of the Columbia. Dur ing the night the cattle became fright ened, it is believed at a passing: train. and were thrown into a fierce stam pede. They rushed over a steep bluff ana 40 were killed outright. Many were so badly injured they had to be Killed. The loss is over $600. Apples of Rogue River. Ashland The value of the apple crop of 1903 in the Rogue river val ley is estimated at $125,000. This takes into account only the exDort crop, which is estimated in auantitv at from 150 to 175 carloads. Central Point, the shipping point for several of the large orchards, includinsr Ol- well Bros., will send out 60 carloads or more: Medford about an emia.1 number. Fifteen carloads will go out from Talent, ten or more from Ash land, several from Gold Hill and Phoenix. PORTLAND MARKETS. rWheat Walla Walla, 75c: blue- stem, 79c; valley, 78c. Barley Feed, $20 per ton: brewing. $22; rolled, $21. Flour Valley, $3.753.85 per bar rel; hard wheat straights, $3.754.10; hard wheat patents, $4.204.50; gra ham, $3.353.75; whole wheat, $3.55 4; rye wheat, $4.50. Oats No. 1 white, $1.07$; gray, $1.05 per centf I. Millstuffs Bran, $20 per ton; mid dlings, $24; shorts, $20; chop, $18; linseed dairy food, $19. Hay Timothy, $16 per ton;-elover, $13; grain, $11; cheat, $11. ' Butter Fancy creamery, 2730c per pound; dairy, 16J$20c; store, 16c. Cheese Full cream, twins, 15c; Young America; ' 1516c; - factory prices, llc less. 1 Poultry Chickens, mixed, 1010Jc per pound; spring.HKc; hens, ll12c; broilers, $2.50 per dozen ; turkeys, live, 14 15c per pound; dressed, 1618c; ducks, $67 per dozen; geese, $710. Eggs Oregon ranch, 30c; Eastern, fresh, 24ffl26c. Potatoes Oregon, 5065c per sack sweet potatoes, 22c. . Hops 1903 crop, 1222c per pound, according?to quality. , Wool Valley, 17 18c; Eastern Ore gon, 12 15c; mohair; 3537c. ' - Beef Dressed, 68c per pound. ' Veal Small, 78c; large, 6K6c der pound. -j CHINESE ENRAGED AT RUSSIA Some Members Urge War for Rcoccupa tlon of Mukden. Pekin, Nov. 9. Yuan Kal , Shai, viceroy of Chi Li province, who, as cabled to the Associated Press ; yes terday, was dispatched to Mukden by the Dowager Empress with' instruc tions to investigate affairs there and if possible to arrange a settlement with the Russians, did not go any fur ther than Tien Tsin, which he leached yesterday evening. It is now consid ered doubtful whether he will go to Mukden at all. The Chinese are more enraged at the Russan proceedings at Mukden than they have been by any events since the capture of Pekin. Some of the hot-headed members of the Coun cil have advised the Dowager Empress to declare war on Russia, and send troops to release the Tartar General whose detention at Mukden, growing out of the decapitation of the Chinese bandit, who had enlisted in the Rus sian service, but who fell into the hands of the Chinese after the Rus sians had evacuated Mukden, wounds Chinese susceptibilities, since it is considered to be not only an insult to a high official, but as insulting to the Chinese government itself. Better-informed officials, however. realize the helplessness or China, and the madness of going to war with Russia. Their counsel has hitherto prevailed, although there is much baseless war talk in the native press and among the younger Chinese offic ials. WON'T PROTECT AMERICANS. Cuban Alcalde Disposed to Quibble Over . Terms of Treaty. Havana, Nov. 9. There seems to be considerable disposition on the part of a number of Cuban government of ficers to cause trouble to American in terests in the Isle of Pines Archipela go. Several natives said to have been inspired by Cubans, some of whom are believed to be in the government employ, are endeavoring to institute suits to question titles to realty in the isle of Pines Archipelago, acquired by Americans prior to the signing of the Squires-Palma treaty, whisluprovided for the. cession ' of the Ifjle of Pines proper to Cuba, as a quid pro quo for- coaling stations at Bahia Honda and Guantanamo. The Cuban alcalde, or sub-governor of the Isle of Pines, has refused to lend police protection asked by Amer ican settlers in several of the small keys adjacent to the Isle of Pines, on the ground that, according to a strict interpretation of the . treaty, these keys were no ceded to Cuba, and hence are not entitled to the police protection asked from the Cuban gov ernment URGES ALASKAN CABLE. General Greerv Recommends a Line From Valses to Sitka. - ! . Washington, Nov. 10. Based upon a recommendation . contained in the annual report of General A. W. Greely, chief signal officer of the army ,an at tempt will be made at the coming ses sion of congress to secure an appropri ation for a submarine telegraph cable to run from Valdes to Sitka, Alaska. General Greely urges the appropri ation of $321,580 for the construction of this cable, and gives as a reason for the expenditure the fact that this last link in the government telegraph sys tem of Alaska is needed to give an all American line connecting with every part of Alaska in order to do away with the necessity of utilizing ' Can adian lines. Secretary Root, in his an nual report and estimates, is expected to indorse General Greely's recom- mendation. Diplomatic Agent Named. Panama, Nov. 10. M. , . Philippe Bunau-Varilla has been appointed di plomatic agent of the Republic of - Panama at Washington. He is one of the financial agents of the Panama Canal Company. His first official act was to officially notify the junta that the United States has recognized the de facto government of Panama. The News has caused great rejoicing here, and was telegraphed throughout the country. . Preparations are being made to celebrate the event with great enthusiasm. M. Philippe Bunau Varilla is now in New York. , May Use Force With Porte . Constantinople, Nov. 10. In conse quence of the Porte's reply, pleading the superfluity of the new reform scheme for Macedonia, on the ground that Turkey is carrying out the pro posals previously agreed to,, ft is be lieved that Austria and Russia will send an ultimatum giving the Turkish government a fixed term within which to accept the proposals, and that in the event of another refusal, the (wo powers will take steps to compel Turkish action. Blockade Is Raised Washington,' Nov. 10. Captain Briggs,. of . the cruiser Baltimore, ca bled the navy department today- from Puerto Plata, on the north coast of Santo Domingo, announcing his ar rival, and stating that the Cherokee was discharging her cargo. This indi cates that the blockade has been raised. ;. r