CORVALLIS GAZETTE
Gazette Publishing Co.
CORVALLIS OREGON
EVENTS OF THE DAY
Comprehensive Review of the Import
ant Happeniags of the Past Week,
Presented in Condensed Form, Most
cJkely to Prove Interesting.
Turkey and Montenegro are on the
verge of war.
John Mitchell Is expected to suc
ceed Wright as labor commissioner.
Secretary Hay has addressed an
other note to the powers in regard to
China.
Senator Hoar accuses Senator
Foraker and others of misrepresenting
him on his Panama stand.
TnrVpv and "Bnlearia are both mafc
ing great preparation and war in the
Balkans is considered . near.
Senator Foster must give up his
bill or the state of Washington will
not be divided into two judicial dis
tricts.
Burton, of Ohio, has joined the op
position to the naval appropriation
bill, contending the amount is too
large.
John Garber, of San Francisco, has
declined the appointment as canal
commissioner, but some California
. engineer is almost sure to get the ap
pointment. Seven life convicts in the New
Mexico penitentiary overpowered the
superintendent and made a dash for
liberty, but were subdued by guards.
Senator Hansbrough has introduced
a bill to end the lieu land evil.
The Czar is much downcast over the
war and appears little in public.
Fourteen people met death in a
Paris factory from an explosion.
Russians expect Japan to lay siege
to Port Arthur and are preparing for
a long resistance.
The Czar will likely proceed to the
front in the spring to take personal
command of the army.
Japan has had a dispute with China
regarding a Russian gunboat which
took refuge at Shanghai.
General Kouropatkin is to command
the Russian army, aided by two grand
dukes, uncles of the Czar.
The Porto Rican has demanded that
they be admitted to statehood or that
the island be granted independence.
Perry S. Heath has resigned as sec
retary of the National Republican
committee. Elmer Dover will tempo
rarily succeed him.
Presbyterian churches of the Unit
ed States have agreed upon a plan of
union.
Russia has abolished the censor
ship on all news excepting war move
ments. Mitchell Is sure to head the inter
oceanic canal committee if Piatt does
not want the place.
The British press warns the na
tion to be prepared for an alliance by
the powers against her.
St. Louis constables precipitated
a riot, in which six men were shot, by
attempting to close a poolroom across
the river in Illinois.
Russia is said to be preparing to
evacuate Port Arthur and make Har
bin her headquarters. This is claim
ed to be a much better point of rant- j
age.
The house Is considering the naval
appropriation bill. It is the desire
to have a navy which will be second
to none in the world. The bill carries
$14,000,000 more than last year's ap
propriation. The house has passed the fortifica
tion bill.
Insurance companies find the Balti
more fire losses were overestimated.
Canada is placing heavy modern
guns in all of her coast fortifications.
Abner McKinley is seriously ill. A
number of his relatives have been
called.
Tillman has re-introduced his bill
in the senate to grant ex-Queen
Liliuokalani a gratuity.
A number of additional indictments
will be made in connection with the
Hyde-Benson land conspiracy.
Two hundred and fifty picked ship
wrights have been sent to Port Ar
thur to hurry repairs on Russian war
vessels.
Russia is greatly surprised that Hay
did not wait for its reply before tell
ing of reception by powers of his
Chinese note.
The Lewis and Clark Fair bill will
not be reported to the house until the
c ommittee learns more of the needs of
the exposition.
Japan now has 120,000 men . in
Corea.
Woman suffragists will hold their
1905 convention in Portland.
Hanna left an estate valued at be
tween $7,000,000 and $8,000,000.
Russia will prepare for action by
Britain threatening her hold in. Thibet
and Persia.
A Sydney, Australia mob caused
Dowie to quit the stage and suddenly
leave the city.
Russians are very cruel to foreign
ers at Niu Chwang and a reign of
terror is feared.
An explosion is reported to have
occurred at Port Arthur which badly
wreched the forts.
The death of Senator Hanna will
probably make Senator Mitchell
chairman of the committee on inter
oceanic canals.
Heavy landslides in California have
blocked railroad traffic.
Foraker officially notified the sen
ate ef the death of Hanna and Gros
venor the house. Both bodies adopted
resolutions and took other steps to
honor his memory.
ON TO THE NORTH.
Japanese Land Forces Advancing on
Ping Yang.
Wei Hal Wei, Feb! 24. On Febru
ary 19 the Haimun arrived at Chemul
po and started for a private anchorage
that had been arranged for. Con
spicuous at the entrance of the har
bor were the wrecks of the Russian
vessels that had been sunk after the
engagement with the Japanese. Sal
vage operations had already begun on
the Variag and the divers were at
work on the sunken cruiser.
Japanese army corps was being
landed In three divisions. The 12th
division had already disembarked and
the Imperial Guards were to follow
immediately. A general advance on
the road to Ping Yang is expected :
soon.
The methods of the Japanese excite
the greatest admiration from all for
eign military experts who witness
them. British officers declare openly
that it is an improvement over any
thing in their experience and state
that it indicates an organization su
perior to anything In Europe.
Japan's action in Corea amounts to
an acceptance of responsibility for the
safety of foreigners throughout Corea
and all apprehensions of local dis
turbances have been allayed .
The original scheme on the part of
the Japanese Board of Strategy has
been to land at Masampho and march
northward, but the naval victories
changed all this and enabled the
transports to land at Chemulpo. While
the Russian-Siberian squadron re
mains intact at Vladivostok it is re
garded as unlikely that Japan will
attempt to land troops on the East
ern coast. The road so far as Hwang
Ju is good. It is flanked by paddy
fields, which are at present frost
bound and covered with two inches of
ice.
The conditions are such that it
would be almost impossible for the
Russians at present to check the Jap
anese advance. However, the district
between the Yalu River and Ping
Yang is of such strategic value as to
necessitate strenuous efforts on the
part of both combatants to occupy it.
Success by the Russians in this re
spect will render Chemulpo untenable
as a base by the Japanese. On the
other hand, should the Japanese suc
cessfully occupy it, they will have'-'a
clear field and an open sea behind
them, over which they can hurry addi
tional troops as they are needed.
BLACK SEA FLEET MUST GO.
Russia Again Negotiating for Passage
Through the Dardanelles.
New York, Feb. 24. The Herald
Las the following cable from its St.
Petersburg correspondent:
"I have received further corrobora
tion that active negotiations are in
progress for the passage of the Dar
danelles by the Russian Black Sea
fleet. I am further informed that this
is the reason why such pains have
teen taken of late to obtain the good
will of Austria. Germany will very
probably be willing to further Russia's
plan, being glad enough to find there
by means of realizing her well-known
rimbitions in Asia Minor and let Rus
sia weaken herself In fighting the Far
East. Russia knows all this, but is
nevertheless eager to get her ships
through, even if it is necessary to
adopt the subterfuge of altering their
appearance, disguising them as mer
chantmen. The Porte is almost will
ing, and if England makes any ob
jection to the passage it will be the
signal for an immediate advance to
ward India.
"The Russian government has just
chartered from a local firm of ship
owners four ships, which sail from
Black Sea ports with cargoes
of coal. Very high terms were given,
and in case of capture the government
will pay the full value of the vessels.
"The order of the day is that Japan
will be allowed to occupy Corea. The
fleet has received instructions not to
engage in any fight at present, but to
remain quiet on defensivejmtil the be
ginning of July, when half of the
whole Baltic fleet will be dispatched
to the Far East."
Bombardment Prevented.
Nagasaki, Feb. 24. The steamer
Stolberg has arrived here from Vladi
vostock with 20 white foreigners, 1500
Chinese and 50 Japanese. She brings
in addition 40 survivors of the Japan
ese steamer Nakanoura Maru, which
was sunk by the Russian cruiser
squadron from Vladivostok on Febru
ary 11. Two men were drowned dur
ing their transfer to the Russian
ships. The survivors were well
treated and provided with return pas
sages. The Vladivostok squadron in
tended to bombard Hakodate, but a
snow storm prevented the vessels
from entering the Straits of Tsguaru.
With Japan's Exhibit.
Tacoma, Wash., Feb. 24. With the
most valuable cargo ever brought to
the Pacific Coast from the Orient, the
American steamship Lyra arrived in
Tacoma today from the Orient. The
Lyra brought the exhibit of the Jap
anese government for the Louisiana
Exposition at St. Louis, besides a mis
cellaneous cargo valued at $1,000,000.
It would be impossible to estimate the
value of the entire cargo, for in the
Mikado's exhibit are articles of such
rarity that they are priceless.
Philippine Commissioner Confirmed.
Washington, Feb. 24. The Senate
today confirmed W. Cameron Forbes,
of Massachusetts, to be a member of
the Philippine Commission and to suc
ceed as secretary of the Department
of Commerce and Police, Luke E.
Wright
'FOUR SHIPS LOST
JAPANESE FOOL RUSSIANS BY USE
OF SIGNALS. " t
Torpedo Boats at Port Arthur Captured
and Crews Made Prisoners Alexiff
tioes to Harbin Port Arthur Is Now
Strictly a Naval Stronghold Only 20
Foreigners Remain.
London, Feb. 24. The Nagasaki
correspondent of the Daily Telegraph,
cabling tinder date of February 22, re
ports that the Japanese squadron has
captured four Russian torpedo boats
at Port Arthur by using Russian
signals. This dispatch appears to
confirm reports from various quar
ters of a fresh attack on Port Arthur
by the Japanese. The report reached
Nagasaki fromChefoo, and ft adds
that the Russian crews of the four
torpedo boats have been transferred.
No other news of this attack has
been" received in London, but the
Crefoo correspondent of the Morning
Post, in a dispatch dated February 22,
says the statement is current that the
Japanese torpedo-boat destroyers in
the attack on Port Arthur on Febru
ary 14 sunk or damaged two Russian
battleships, in addition to the torpedo
boat already reported.
Viceroy Alexieff's retirement to
Harbin is now an accomplished fact,
and a correspondent of the Associated
Press cables that Port Arthur is now
strictly a naval stronghold and, the
forts are being manned by naval gun
ners. Only 20 foreigners are now at
Port Arthur, and they are traders dis
posing of their merchandise.
Some of them are under suspicion,
and there is likelihood of their being
arrested. There are many complaints
of unwarranted arrests, unexplained
expulsion and defamation of charac
ter by the Port Arthur police.
The report that large bodies of Cos
sacks and other troops are occupying
Niu Chwang and Hsin Ming Tin are
unfounded.
A dispatch to the Daily Mail from
Hong Kong says a British-squadron
is concentrating there and that a cor
responding French" concentration f
warships is occurring at Sagon, Indo
China. This is supposedly a result of
the Anglo-French understanding.
MANY SUSPICIOUS OF RUSSIA
Believe She Is Courting Publicity to
Influence French Sentiment.
Paris, Feb. 24. St. Petersburg, in
time of peace one of the most difficult
places for journalistic effort, has sud
denly become a great center for for
eign correspondents. The continental
press is at present flooded with long
telegrams and letters from the Rus
sian capital.
The sudden rush of the Russian
government into publicity has aroused
suspicion in many quarters, where the
auestion is being asked: "What is
behind the move?" It is inconceiv
able that the Russian government,
which took great pains to conceal ev-4
ery important happening in time of
peace, should now want to make pub
lic every happening of importance. A
number of leading diplomats' and army
and naval officers are inclined to be
lieve that in permitting all manner of
sensational stories to be spread
broadcast, Russia hopes to influence
the stock market in France, and thus
cause a diversion in favor of Russia.
Blood Poisoning and Puerpal Fever.
Formalin is the most powerful anti
septic agent known to science, and if it
is really an antidote for blood poisoning
medical practice has made some ad
vancement. Still Its use must be ac
companied by the greatest caution. It
is given subcutaneously by using 1-2000
f formalin in a decl-normal salt solu
tion. Of this, aixty centimeters is
hypodermically administered, and in an
aeur the patient's temperature may be
reduced from 104 to 99. The primary
effect of introducing formalin into the
arterial circulatiou is to convert the
blood intself into an antiseptic solu
tion. Japanese Order Filled in Record Time.
Philadelphia Feb. 24. In conse
quence of a rush order from the Jap
anese government for locomotives, a
local plant has established a new rec
ord by the construction of seven loco
motives in a day. The engines order
ed by Japan are for the military rail
road that will connect Fusan, on the
southern coast of Corea, with Seoul.
An order calling for 20 locomotives,
to be completed with 30 days, "was re
ceived late in January. Eight of the
20 have already been shipped to Fu
san. The remaining 12 will be shipped
this week.
Threat to China.
New York, Feb. 24. The American
prints the following copyrighted dis
patch from its London correspondent:
"A dispatch to the Express from
Shanghai says: It is officially stated
that M. Paul Lessar, the Russian Min
ister to China, has- threatened Lien
Fang, the vice-president of the Chin
ese foreign office, with the direct con
sequences, if China insists on the de
parture from Shanghai harbor of the
Russian gunboat Mandjuf for which
the Japanese cruiser Atsuhima is ly
ing in wait.
First Ballot for Hanna's Successor.
Columbus, O., Feb. 24. Separate
ballots will be taken in the House and
Senate at noon on March 1 for the
election of a successor to the late
Senator Hanna and a joint session will
be held at noon on March 2 to declare
the result. This is provided in a
joint resolution introduced and adopt
ed in the Senate tonight, and which
will be ratified by the House tomorrow.
BATTLE ON LAND.
Russians Badly Beaten in Engage
ment on Yalu River.
St. Petersburg, , Feb. 22 Authority
which prohibits doubting veracity of
the report, in spite of the official dis
patches stating that nothing is taking
place and . everything is perfectly
quiet, says, outpost engagements have
taken place on the Yalu resulting in
the Russian advance guards being
driven' back with considerable losses,
which are estimated at 2,500 lives, but
whether this means those who fell on
the Yalu or the entire Russian losses
since the commencement of the war
is not exactly clear.
Large Force Engaged.
Niu Chwang, Feb. 22. A Japanese
victory is reported near the Yalu river,
but is unconfirmable from any source.
According to- the report current here
a large part of the forces of both Rus
sians and Japanese were engaged. The
Russians are said to have lost several
thousand men. There are no details
of the engagement obtainable.
. SEEKING RUSSIAN SHIPS.
Japanese Fleet Wants Battle With
Cable-Cutting Squadron.
New York, Feb. 22. The American's
Tokio cable, dated February 21, says:
Russian warships are reported between
Japan and Corea. Transports carrying
troops across are heavily conveyed in
consequence.- Half the Japanese fleet
is occupied in surveying and protect
ing the landing of troops in Corea
and the other half is searching for
the Russian Vladivostock warships.
The prefectural office has received a
telegram from the chief magistrate of
the Island of Miyake, south of the
Gulf of Corea, reporting that 12 Rus
sians debarked in a boat from a vessel
in the ofilng on February 19. The sub
sequent movements of this mysterious
party are not reported, but inquiry is
under way. The Russians were prob
ably seeking to cut the cable, as three
warships were reported off Okushiri
Island today searching for the cable.
AMERICA HAS TROOPS PREPARE
Orders Issued That Men Be Ready
for Service at Short Notice.
San Francisco, Feb. 22. Under or
ders issued by the WarDepartment,
the commanders of the various mili
tary departments of the United States
Army are placing in readiness for ser
vice at short notice the organizations
under. their immediate charge. This
work is being done in the quietest
possible manner, and the "officers .in
charge are very reticent about talking
on the subject.
Although it is not generally known,
the San Francisco Presidio is the most
active Army post in the work of pre
paration. The troops of the Presidio
are doing extra drill daily, and it is
stated on the best of authority that
within the next two weeks a large
consignment of cold-weather clothing
will arrive at the post ready for distri
bution on 24 hours' notice. The fact
that blanket-lined overcoats, fur gloves
and heavy Arctic boots are among the
supplies to arrive in San Francisco is
significant of the intention of the War
Department to prepare the troops for
a climate more regorous than that of
California.
Another phase of these preparatory
measures is the work of the Coast
Artillery that has charge of the har
bor defenses. The recently organized
school in submarine mining has taken
such an interest in its work that a
corps of men is daily devoting the
hours between sunrise and sunset to
the study of the methods of modern
harbor defense, while a large force
of men is working day and night in
the sheds near the Government
wharves preparing platforms such as
are used for placing the floating
mines.
WAR CALLS FOR '04 MONEY.
Russia Officially Notifies St. Louis
She Will Not Participate.
St. Louis, Feb. 22. Official confirm
ation of Russia's intention to abandon
participation in the exposition was re
ceived today in a cablegram to Presi
dent Francis from Commissioner-Gen,-eral
Alexandrovsky at St. Petersburg.
The cablegram follows:
. "Notwithstanding the best of feeling
to America and a readiness for par
ticipation in the World's Fair, Russian
tradesmen think- their patriotic duty
is to give the money appropriated for
the exposition to the Red Cross and
wounded soldiers. I am going person
ally as the chief delegate of the Red
Cross to the Far .East. My sincere
thanks for your kind atention to our
staff and me personally. My best re
gards to all directors and chiefs."
China Denies-Request for Aid.
Tokio, Feb. 22. Advices to the Japr
anese government from Pekin say that
while at Mukden, Viceroy Alexiff ask
ed the Chinese troops to aid in guard
ing the railroad, so as to prevent the
interruption of traffic. The Chinese
refused the request and asked for in
structions from "Pekin. The Chinese
government told them to inform
Alexiff that as Russia had insisted the
Chinese were unable to guard the rail
way in time of peace, surely Russia
could not expect them to guard it in
time of war.
America Is Criticised.
St. Petersburg, Feb. 22. The re
fusal of the Commander of the United
States gunboat Vicksburg to unite
with. the Commanders of other" foreign
warships at Chemulpo to protest
against the fighting there on Febru
ary 8, which Tesulted in the loss of the
Russian warships Variag and Koreitz,
and the fact that the Vicksburg did
not take on board any of the surviv
ing Russian seldiers, has created much
unfavorable public comment here.
Arming Black Sea Coast.
Warsaw, Feb. 22. Heavy siege guns
are being mounted on the coast 15
versts (ten miles) from Odessa. They
will cover the approach to the harbor.
Russia's feverish military and naval
activity belies the optimistic official
assurances to the effect that nothing
nntnwnrvi is anticipated and that no
other power is expected to become in
volved in the present .conmci.
HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON
BUY THE DITCH.
Hoed River Farmers Effectively Settle
' Water-Question. -
'' Hood River. There is great " re
joicing among the farmers of Hood
River, and the thousands of people in
the United States who have come to
look to this little garden spot of Ore
gon for their big red strawberries.
need worry no longer about their
supply of fruit, for the crop this year
win be larger and better than ever,
The water question, which has been
causing the farmers so much trouble
the past three weeks, is practically
settled, and the irrigation ditch will
hereafter belong solely to the farmers.
To pay for the ditch and make nec
essary repairs to insure a supply of
zouu mcnes or water will require an
expenditure of about $60,000, equal
to 2,000 shares. Where farmers are
not prepared . to pay cash for water
privileges, arrangements have been
made to secure loans from the state
school fund at 6 per cent. It is figured
out that maintenance, expenses and
interest on the loans will bring the
cost of water to the farmers to less
than $3.50 an inch. To those able to
pay cash for water right, the cost will
be a little over $1.50. The cost of
water each year is regulated by the
cost of repairs and expenses appor
tioned pro rata among the land
owners. The ditch itself is to remain
entirely free from debt, the farmers
assuming all obligations..
As soon as a majority of stock is
taken, a call will be issued for a
stockholders' meeting, orginazation
will be effected and a board of direc
tors elected. Work will begin imme
diately toward getting the ditch in
shape to have water for the straw
berries by May 1.
TERMS OF SALE VIOLATED.
Purchasers of Umatilla Timber Land
Sell Wood Wholesale.
Pendleton. Charles Wilkins, agent
at the Umatilla Indian reservation,
says that during the past six months
there has been wholesale consumption
of timber on ceded lands, which prac
tice is a violation of the laws. The
lands were sold some time ago in 40
acre tracts at $2.25 an acre, but the
purchasers were informed that it
would be unlawful to convert the tim
ber into wood or lumber until two
years after the date of sales.
It is said that many have paid but
little attention to this stipulation, and
recently have sold large quantities of
wood to Pendleton dealers. One man
is said to have delivered 800 cords
of wood to a fuel firm of Pendleton
since last fall.
Mr. Wilkins says the timber lands
are out of his jurisdiction, and ac
cordingly it is not within his province
to prefer charges against the alleged
violators. The lands are in the dis
trict governed by the Land Office a
La "Grande and it will be for the Land
Inspector to investigate the irregu
larities. A great deal of apprehension is felt.
It is believed that many prominent
farmers will be included among the
violators.
NURSERIES DO A BIG TRADE.
Milton Firms Supply a Large Ter
ritory. Milton. Two large nurseries do
business here, and just now the man
agement is busy preparing for the
shipment of nearly $50,000 worth of
trees to all parts of Washington and
Oregon for spring . planting. Ship
ments will be made during the early
part of next month in many cases,
other: orders going out later. These
trees are grown near this city, and
all the care and attention is given by
local men. The varieties generally
are those that are known to thrive
well in this climate and the principal
output is apple trees.
During the past decade a large
amount of money , has been sent out
of the country for fruit trees, and a
few years ago local capital became in
terested and a nursery was establish
ed to furnish trees for the orchards
which seemed to be certain of estab
lishment. The business proved satis
factory, and it is , now. difficult to get
farmers to send away .for nursery
stock of any kind. -Following the suc
cess of one nursery, another was es
tablished, and now Milton sends out
more trees annually than any other
place of similar size in the northwest.
Grand Ronde Apples Go Fast.
La Grande. Within the past three
weeks the Blue Mountain Fruit Com
pany in La Grande has shipped to the
Eastern markets 15 carloads of Grand
Ronde apples, which were held over
last fall by the growers. J. D. McKen
non, one of La Grand's leading
grocers, has shipped out two carloads
of apples and several carloads of
potatoes of late. About 20,000 boxes
of saleable apples were raised in the
Cove " district alone in the year 1903.
and a much larger crop is expected
in the year 1904.
To Move County Seat Back.
La Grande.Petitions have been
put in circulation in almost all locali
ties in Union County asking the coun
ty Court to submit the question of re
locating the county seat from Union
to La Grande to the vote of the people
at the general election in June. This
petition is formulated under the gen
eral law of . 1903, which provides for
submission of the question upon peti
tion of three-fifths of the total of all
the votes cast. .,
'To Reduce Rate of Interest.
Astoria. The Astoria school dis
trict has bonds amounting to $12,000,
which ran be redeemed on March 1,
and the directors have made arrange
ments to refund them by borrowing
money from the state. This will re
tlio'rato of Interest from 6 to 5
per cent and effect quite a saving to
the district
ASSESSORS' -TERMS OF PFFICE
Do Those Now In Hold for Two Year
Longer!
Salem. Do County Assessors, now
in office, hold two years longer, under
the act of 1903. extending the term of
Mi.t0.to?r years' 13 a action,
which will be submitted to the Attorney-General
for. an opinion. The
Assessors now in office were elected
ve ? ltW Whicn Pscribed two
3 ears as the term of office. In 190fr
.he Legislature amended the law so
af See1 ""J "ere sha11 be Ert3r
at the general election by the quail
ed electors of each county in this-.'
ni5f m C2?ntJr Assessor, who shall
hold his office for the term of four
ITlJ U,niU his accessor is elect
ed and qualified." There is nothing
S.tbe act whlch sPefies whether as
ht th? DOW tt offlce sha11 e affected
by the new law. it has been gener
ally supposed that the present incum
bents would retire when their two
year terms have ended, but there may
be some doubt about this
,.?Vhf ,other hand- t s a general
iule that laws changing the length of
a term of offlce do not affect incum
bents unless the intention to do so
us clear In the present instance, the
words "there shall be elected" would
seem to indicate an intention that the
law should affect only those elected in
che future, but as these words were
m the old law and were merely re
peated in the amendatory act they
may not have any particular meaning -in
that respect.
FINE COWS FOR DAIRYING.
Jackson County Farmer Buys Hoi-
steins Big Farm to Be Made.
Jacksonville. Bropby Bros., the
Owners Of a fine rlnirv- rnnv i
valley, have received from Scappoose,
uiumDia uounty, a carload of flne
Holstein cows to add to their already
choice herd of milch cows.
Benton Bnwpra nf Achionj .
lately purchased the Beekman &
.tteames tract or land on Rogue River,,
seven miles north or Tnt arrtr ill q
have a force of 20 men at work re
pairing the buildings, rebuilding
fences and clearing additional land.
There is "00 acres in the tract, 400
acres of which will be put to grass,
300 acres of this being seeded to al
falfa this spring, and the remainding
300 to pasture. Fine stock is to be
kept upon the land, and Mr. Bowers
plans to have one of the best selected
neras in Kosue River vallev.
Isaac Householder has snlrt his in.
terest in the Kain's Creek limekilns
near Jacksonville, and will at once
put in a wood camp on Poorman's;
Creek and a woodyard in Jackson
ville. Double its Capacity.
La Grande. The La Grande Cres
cent Knitting Mills, the only factory
of its kind in the Northwest outside -of
Portland, is arranging to double
its capacity and has ordered a dozen
new machines. The factory makes
stockings, shawls and underwear.
Suits of underwear are placed on the -market
all the way from $2 to $25 per -suit,
and are manufactured of cotton,
wool and silk. It is now impossible
for the factory to fill all the orders -coming
in. This factory has been in.
operation in La Grande only a little -over
six months.
Busy Times at Prairie City.
Prairie City. As spring approaches
development of this district begins
to assume shape. It. is now conceded :
that the Sumpter Valley and Bonta
railroads will race for the occupancy
of this field. The Bonta road has se
cured a part of the right of way and
the surveying corps is busy locating -the
remainder. The enterprise has -
been financed, and it is given out that
it 'will be a steam road instead of an
electric. This brings it in touch. with
the O. R. & N. and simplifies the-
transfer from one road to the other..
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Milline Quotations: Walla
Walla, 7778c; bluestem, S283c;
Valley, 82c. : " " "
Barley Feed. S21522 per ton;
brewing, $22; rolled, $23.
Flour Valley, $iS.753.85 per Dar
el: hard wheat straights. $3,900)4.10:
clears $3.55g)3.75; hard wheat pat
ents, $4.204.50; graham, $3.75; whole
wheat, $4; rye flour, $4.504.75.
Oats No. 1 white, $1.15; gray, $1.10-.
per cental.
Millstuffs Bran, $18.5019 per ton;
middlings, $26; shorts, $19.5020;
chop, $18; linseed, dairy food, $19.
Hay Timothy, $15(53)17 per ton;
clover, $1113; grain, $1213; cheat,-.
$1213.
Butter Sweet cream butter, 32c
per pound; fancy creamery, 30c;
choice creamery, 2527c; dairy and"
store, nominal.
Butter fat Sweet cream, 31c; sour
cream, 29c.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, 1213e
per pound; springs, small!, 1415c;
hens, 13 13 c; turkeys, live, 1516c
per pound; dressed, 1820c; ducks,.
S89 per dozen; geese, live, 8c pjer
pound.
Eggs Oregon ranch, 2425c per
dozen.
Vegetables Turnips, 80c per sack;
carrots, 80c; beets. $1; parsnips, $1;
cabbage, l2c; red cabbage, 1C;
lettuce, head, 2540c per dozen; pars
ley, per dozen, 25c; tomatoes, $1.50
2 per crate; cauliflour,- 75c$l
per dozen; celery, 65c per dozen;
pumpkins, lc per pound; cucumbers,.
$2.25 per dozen. Onions Yellow
Danvers, $22.25 per sack .
Potatoes Fancy, $11.10 per sack;
common, 7090c, growers' pfices;:
sweets, 24c in .sacks; 2c crated.
Beef Dressed, 67c per pound:
Mutton Dressed, 67c; lambs,
8c.
Veal Dressed, small, 89c;;
large, 67c.
Pork Dressed, 77c.
Hops Choice. 2628c per pounds
prime, 25c; medium, 24c. -
Wool Valley, 1718c; .Eastern
Oregon, 1215c; mohair, 3235c.