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Newspaper Page TextCORVALLIS GAZETTE Oaaette PnbUshln- C. CORVALLIS. . .' .OREGON EVENTS OF THE DAY Comprehensive Review of the Import ant Happenings of the Past Week, Presented In Condensed Form, Most tikety to Prove Interesting 1 he nomination of - General Leonard "Wood is before the senate. Admiral Makaroff proposes to fight the enemy on the high seas. Ex-Senator Bawlins denies that he is a Mormon, or is affiliated with them in any way The military affairs committee pro poses the puichase of a protectoi type of toipedo boat. Canada Bays any proposals for joint legislation must hereafter come from the United States. Non-Mormons of Salt Lake have launched a party and call upon Utah to wipe out polygamy. The supreme court of the United States haB decided by a majority of one that the great railway merger is illegal Russian subjects respond to the pol icy of the czar in giving out all the war news by showing the utmost confi dence in the ability of the army and navy. General Miles has written to pro hibitionists who suggest that he be come the Prohibitionist candidate loi president that he is in the hands of his friends. America and France are likely to act as peacemakers later on. Russians believe that the numerous bombardments show Port Arthur to be invulnerable. Postmaster Fisher, of Hastings, Neb., denies that he paid Senator Dietrich for his appointment. Japanese claim to have captured Poit Arthur, but tne report is aeniea in Russian official circles. Admiral Togo's report of the last bombardment of Port Arthur claims the Russians were worsted. Northwest representatives are not dis turbed by the Bristow report and will keep on asking for postal increases. Secretary Cortelyou sayB that the present laws can reach the trusts. JtSet ter enforcement is all that is needed. Ex-Judge Hiles, of Utah, says Smoot could not have been elected had he not been an apostle and the church so de sired. President Elliott, of the Northern Pacific, announces that settlers in the "ovarian" district . can retain their holdings. Minister Kurino says Japan has no thought of annexing Corea. Prominent Gentiles of Salt Lake will organize an anti-Mormon party. Martial law has been abolished at Telluride, Col. The military protec tion has cost $600,000. The Japanese fleet, has again bom barded Port Arthur, but at too long a range to effect any damage. Bristow has again been assailed in the house for postal report and an in vestigation has been ordered. Witnesses before the senate commit tee say Dietrich sold the Hastings, Neb., postoffice appointment fir $2, 500. Admiral Makaroff has cleared the entrance to Port Arthur and is determ ined to go out after the enemy with his big ehips. Ex-United States District Attorney Critchlow declares the Mormon church exertB its power in buisness circles as well as in politics. Military experts declare Japan's de lay in moving the main body of her army is due to fear of encountering the Vladivostok squadron. The race riot at Springfield, Ohio is in check. The electric road to connect Hoqui am and Aberdeen will soon be com pleted. The last attack of the Japanese on Port Arthur was brief and of little con sequence. President Roosevelt has again en joined the United States to observe strict neutrvality. Russia has granted the request of America for officers to accompany the army during the war. The senate has passed a number of Alaskan bills, but deferred action on that giving the territory a delegate. Leaders in the house are arranging for an investigation of the connection of members of that body with the post office. The death of Congressman Croft, of South Carolina, was the cause of the house adjourning for a day in respect to his memory. Japan is rapidly moving troops into Corea. Secretary Taft and noted financiers have held a conference relative to building railroads in the Philippines; the latter are timid about undertaking such a proposition. The flood situation at Harrisburg, Pa., is the worst in its history. Japan says she did not have troops in Corea prior to the opening of hostilities. INCREASE ARMY BEFORE ATTACK. Russia, In Meantime, Expects Makaroff : to Fight Hard on Sea. Yinkow, March 16. The local Rus sian authorities are apparently in censed and manifestly much annoyed at the solicitous inquiries of the com manders of foreign gunboats regarding the projected blocking of the Liao river before the arrival of , the Japanese, which latter event is regarded as a fore gone conclusion. Although the block ing of the Liao and also the defense of the settlement and native town are re garded as unattainable, it is certain that an uunimportant disposition of guns and the arrangement of a - defense plan have already been made. The ar rival of General Kendravovitch, a few days ago, however, arrested the ar rangements and threatened to cause the abandonment of the original inten tion. The highest Russian opinion obtain able at Port Arthur and Niu Chwang admits the government's intention to fall back indefinitely, until the mobil ization of 300,000 torops 16r the as saulting and opposition of the Japan ese, and probably 200,000 more to op pose the Chinese. The same opinion asserts that Vice Admiral Makaroff will fight hard. He is determined to weaken the enemy at any cost, and make the operation of the Baltic sea fleet in the Far East feasible, though it may be necessary to fight without the Pallada, Czarevitch and Retvizan, which it is admitted cannot be fully repaired within six months. On account of the uncertain ty of the success of the scheme of con strncting a dock in which to repair the Czarevitch and Retvizan, naval experts allow a year for the work. "COREA SHALL BB RUSSIAN." Kouropatkln Says the Powers Have Agreed to Keep Britain's Hands Off. Paris, March 16 The St. Peters burg correspondent of the Echo de Paris says that the czar's refusal, fol lowing General Kouropatkin's advice, to permit Prince Louis Napoleon to go to the Far East, is much commented an. .The correspondent says that six new torpedo boats have been sent out of the Newsky yards, and that ten others, modeled after the French torpedo boat Cyclone, are being completed, and probably will be sent by railway, to Port Arthur. In the oourse of his conversations in the train, while traveling from Mos cow, according to this correspondent, General Kouropatkin repeated his de sire that peace should be signed only in Tokio. The general said that France, Germany and Austria have agreed with Russia to prevent Great Britain intervening with another Berlin treaty, adding: "We will never permit Great Brit ain to interfere for the purpose of de priving us of the fruits of a dearly bought victory. Corea shall be Rus sian." BELIEVES FLEBT IS INSIDB. British Press Now Unable to Put Vladi vostok Fleet Elsewhere. London, March 16. It is a subject of increasing remark and conjecture in the press that nothing has been heard of the Vladivostok squadron, and it is beginning to be believed it is really in side the harbor of Vladivostok. The correpsondent of the Morning Post at Tokio throws a light upon Jap an's financial intentions, and says it is estimated that Japan will be able to maintain a war for 18 months without borrowing abroad. The policy is to re tain . the gold in Japan, and it is be lieved it will not be necessary, to spend abroad more than one-eighth of the cost of the war, this expenditure being chiefly on coal, cordite and steel. It may be remarked that the British newspapers all regard Vice Admiral To go's report that he has laid mines at Port Arthur as a mere bluff, and they say such a feat would be impossible un der fire. Chinese Rushing to Border. Paris, March 16. The Temps corres pondent at Niu Chwang telegraphs: I have just returned here from a tour along the Manchurian frontier. The trains are crowded with Chinese sol diers, numbering upwards of 21,000, on their way to garrison the border. A Japanese attack is expected . here as soon as a thaw occurs." The corres pondent of the Temps at St. Petersburg says: "The Japanese have thus far captured seven Russian merchant ships, whose commanders did not know wafhad begun." To Improve Three Oregon Harbors. Washington, March 16. Senator Fulton today offered three amendments to the sundry civil bill, making appro priations as follows : To continue the improvement of the entrance to Tilla mook bay, $500,000; to further im prove the channel over the bar at Ya- quinabay, $250,000; to improve the mouth of the Sinslaw river, $100,000. These amendments are intended to pro vide funds for carriyng on work during the fiscal year. For Assembly Hall at Cbemawa. Washington, March 16. Senator Mitchell today introduced an amend ment to the Indian appropriation bill carrying $18,000 to erect a brick assem bly hall at the Chemawa Indian school. BIG EXHIBIT SURE EASTERN STATES PLEDGE 1905 FAIR GOOD SUPPORT. Massachusetts and New York Will Be In the Front Row Former . Sets ' Aside $25,000 Empire State Is Expected to Make Fully as Liberal an Appro- priation as Massachusetts. Washington, March 16. Massachu setts and New. York are to be among the foremost exhibitors at the Lewis and Clark exposition next year. This assurance has been given Special Com missioner Mclsaac, of Portland, who appeared before the legislatures of these two states and appealed to them for liberal appropriations for transport ing their St. Louis exhibits to Port land next year. More than all other Eastern states, these two have a direct interest in the Pacific coast and Orient al markets, and the members of both legislatures readily realized the import ance of having complete exhibits at Portland. By a special message of the governor the Massachusetts legislature has been called on to appropriate $25,- 000 for making a Bay State exhibit at Portland, and after conference with the leaders at Albany, Mr. Mclsaac expects equally as large an appropriation for the New York exhibit. Mr. Mclsaac has been assured that Rhode-Island and New Jersey will be duly represented at Portland. An ap propriation sufficient to transfer their St. Louis exhibits will be made. Tomorrow Mr. Mclsaacs will appear before the Maryland legislature and will then start west. He will be at Columbus, Ohio, for a week. From that city he will-go to Kentucky, Iowa and Mississippi. The Virginia legis lature, which has just adjourned, adopted resolutions indorsing the expo sition in strong terms. SINKS OWN SHIPS. Admiral Makaroff Blocks the Channel at Port Arthur. . Niu Chwang, March 16. After the removal of the battleship Retvizan, four Russian steamers, the Harbin, the Hailar, the Ningunta and the Sungari, were anchored at the mouth of the en trance of Port Arthur in proper posi tions and sunk, leaving only a small channel available, Vice Admiral Maka roff having previously ordered the whole fleet to remain outside with steam up, economy in coal being un necessary. This dispatch is on "Russian infor mation," and is of the first importance, confirming the idea that Vice Admiral Makaroff will adopt the offensive and make a desperate effort to bring togeth er Russia's scattered naval forces, or endeavor to inflict damage upon the Japanese navy. The sinking of the ships was to pre vent the ingress of Japanese torpedo boat destroyers, as was done at Wei Hai Wei during the Chino-Japanese war. RURAL MAIL IN FAVOR. Both Parties In the House Declare Friendship For It. Washington, March 16. Leigslation for the District of Columbia ( and the postoffice appropriation bill occupied the attention of the house today. The rural free delivery service received most attention. Speakers of both. par ties took the credit for its inauguration and declared their friendship for it. The bill was considered in committee of the whole. Monn (Dem. Tenn.), the ranking minority member , of the postoffice committee, reviewed the action of the committee in bringing the report before the house, and said the committee was not authorized to sit in judgment and could not have made any change in the report as submitted to the committee. At 5 :05 the house adjourned until tomorrow. Attempted to Rescue. Tokio, March 16. A supplementary report has been received from Admiral Togo, concerning the effort made by the crews of the Japanese torpedo boat de strovers in action off Port Arthur on the 10th inst., to rescue the crews of the disabled Russian torpedo boat-de stroyers. Captain Shojiro Asia, com manding the flotilla of torpedo boat de stroyers, states that the Japanese would have been able to rescue many more of the enemy but for the deadly fire of the shore batteries and the close approach of the Russian cruiser Novik. Chamberlain as Leader. London, March 16. In the lobby of the house of commons tonight there was much comment on the unexpected ly early departure from Egypt on his return to London of Joseph Chamber lain. The Chamberlain section of par liament, glorying in their triumph of March 9, already predicts that if the Unionists are defeated in the general election, Chamberlain, and not Balfour, will be the leader of the opposition in the next parliament. Qreat Profits for Steamer Line. Hamburg, March 16. The annual report of the Hamburg-American steam ship company, published today, shows a net profit of $5,500,000 for the year. The tonnage of the ships owned by the company is 1,727,948, the largest in the world, and exceeding the entire tonnage of most countries, and the average age of the vessels is only six years and seven months. The report declares the company receives no sub sidies from the state. - ' ' - tCANNONjFOR FAIR. Speaker Of Honse Pledges Hearty Sup- . .- j. port to 1905 Fair. s Washington, March 15. Speaker cannon is nearuly in favor of the pas sagejof the Leis and Clark -exposition Dill, and will do everything in his power to assist the measure through the house. He so stated yesterday to j Senator Mitchell, Senator Fulton and Representative Williamson, who called on mm to discuBS the prospects of the measure, and to ask that ample time be allowed .for its consideration on the floor of the house. The speak er assured the. Oregon men that as soon as the bill is reported by the com mittee on expositions he will take it up with the house leaders, and he is confident full opportunity will be given tor its consideration. Following this conference, the sena tors and Representative Williamson called on Chairman Tawney, repre senting the Republican membership of trie committee on expositions, and lat er on Representative Bartlett, of Georgia, the ranking Democratic mem ber, and from each of these gentlemen received assurances which encourage them in the belief that the amount the committee will recommend for the ex position will be considerably more than has been talked of since the bill has been before the house committee. To members of the delegation the outlook for the passage of a bill carry ing a liberal appropriation is now very encouraging.-- In view of Speaker Can non's attitude and the friendliness of the house committee, it isvbelie'ved there will be no particular difficulty in securing the final passage of the bill. AID OF CHINA IS NOT WANTED. Kaneko Says If She Enters War, It flust Be as Independent Nation. " San Francisco, March 15.-Baron M Kaneko, an ex-Japanese minister of ag riculture and commerce, and member of the Japanese parliament, who has arrived here en route to Washington, and the St. Louis exposition, said to day: J. ao not understand wnat you Americans and Europeans mean when you speak of the yellow peril. If you believe that the Japanese intend to unite with the other members of the yullow race and overrun Europe and America, you are very much mistaken. 1 think it would be wiser to beware of the Muscovite peril. It is much more dangerous. "As regards the neutrality of China, we expect to take the same position as outlined by Secretary Hay. The in tegrity of China must be preserved at all costs. We do not want her for our ally, and if she enters the war, it must be as an independent nation. Japan is prepared to fight this war to a finish without foreign interrup tion. bhe is righting to preserve the peace of Asia and not for any ambit ious purposes. We are in this war to win and we are prepared to remain in it as long as Russia does. Our finances are in the best of condition and we can always issue a special war tax if it should be come necessary." COMPLETES AMERICAN SYSTBn. Porto RIcan Legislature Adopts New Code and Passes Many Laws. Washington, March 15. The follow ing cablegram has been received fiom Governor Hunt, from San Juan, Porto Rico: "Secretary of State, Washington Legislature adjourned. Many impor tant laws passed, among such Ameri can code civil procedure, thus complet ing entire American code system ; re ferred American judicial system law ; vesting original power in justices su preme court to determine all property questions between government and Catholic church; providing for com mission to negotiate insular bonded loan for permanent public works, $3, 000,000 to $5,000,000; providing for new penitentiary; for slight increase rum tax; for increasing resources of municipalities ; authorizing all priests, preachers and magistrates to celebrate marriages, withouut parents hrst ob taining licenses; providing special study and cure parasitic anaemia; establishing educational qualifications for electors: extending public school education; passed budget next fiscal year ; passed strict law to prevent dese cration American flag. To Arrange Canal Transfer. New York, March 15. William Nel son Cromwell, counsel for the Panama panal company, sailed for France today to arrange for the final transfer of the property and lecords of the company to this government. Before leaving he announced that the isthmian com mis sion will sail from New York for Pana ma on March 29. Things are in such a shape on the isthmus that Admiial Walker and the commission, which sails March 29, will be in a position to undertake the work leading to the ac tual transfer. Foreigners Are In Danger. Tien Tsin, March 15. Riots have occurred at Tsze Chau and Lun Wan, along the line of the Belgian railroad, in the southern part of Shan Si prov ince. A Frenchman named Perion has been captured by a mob, and fears are entertained for his safety. It is report ed that 20 foreigners employed along tViA milrnnd nre in dansrer. It is an- prehended the trouble will spread and m ii endanger an loreignera m me vicm- ity. - Expects Battle on Yaln Soon. Paris, March 15. According to the St. Petersburg correspondent of the Pihn Paris fiAneral Poulivanoff. manager of the Russky Invalid, of St. Petersburg, expects serious ngnting on the Yala river in a-week's time. HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON INDUSTRIES AT. NORTH BEND. Box Factory Under Construction Mills Rushed With Orders. North Bend Construction work will begin at once on a box factory here to manufacture 15,000,000 feet of spruce timber per year into boxes. The plant is being installed by San Francisco cap italists. It will cost $5,500 and em ploy 75 men. The product will be shipped to California and Eastern markets in the form of shooks. George L. Bickel, of Portland, and E. J.Seeley, of Albany, have begun work on a condensed milk plant, the building to be 70x90 feet, and will in stall their own can making machinery. Forty people will be employed. The owners expect to double the capacity of the factory whenever the milk sup ply will warrant the step. At present they have 85,000 pounds per day en gaged, with a vast extent of fertile dairy lands yet to be heard from. The sites for both -these industries have been donated by L. J. Simpson, and in each instance the enterprising citizens of the town have subscribed a handsome cash subsidy. Mill No. 1 of the Simpson lumber company now has on hand for imme diate delivery orders for 60 business and residence buildings, all of the bet ter class, many of them t cost several thousand dollars each. Plana are now being prepared for a modern hotel building three stories in height and to contain 80 rooms. . Construction will begin on this at an early date. The large lumber mills of the Simpson lum ber company are running full blast and although their capacity has been large ly increased, they are still unable to fill orders as fast as received. The North Bend woolen mills and the sash and door factory are also in full operation and the pay roll com bined is over $25,000 per month. A foundry and machine shop is now be ing erected and will be an up-to-date plant in every respect. Machinery is ordered and now on the way, and the company expects to be ready for busi ness within 60 days. HAINES CREAMERY COMPLBTED. Plant Is Up-tcDate in Every Particular A Credit to the lown. La Grande The new creamery at Haines is now practically completed and in running order, and is without doubt one of the best eqiupped institu tions of its kind in Eastern Oregon. The main building is 24x40 feet, and built in a subetanial manner. A good sized engine room adjoins the building on the north side and a refrigerator 8x14 feet is being constructed in one corner for storing butter in warm weather. The capacity of this plant will be 1,000 pounds of high grade butter per day, but is not running at its full ca pacity at present. The operation of the plant is under the management of E. D. Severance, and W. J. Harlow has charge of the butter making. The machinery is all up-to-date and they have a 0-horsepower boiler, a Victor combined churn and worker with a ca pacity of 600 pounds of butter at one churning. Echo Beets Mature Early. Echo The preparation of ground for the planting of beets by the Amalga mated sugar company is well under way here and planting will all be over here before work is begun in the Grand Ronde valley. The company is anxi ous to get in a large crop here, for they say that beets will mature here from two to three weeks earlier than at La Grande, and this will enable them to run the sugar factory there just that much longer each year. They offer the same price here for beets as they pay at the factory. Co-Operative Creamery That Pays. Oregon City The year 1903 was a prosperous one for the Clear Creek creamery company, a co-operative but ter making institution that is located on the Clackamas river a few miles from this city. In the 12 months this plant manufactured 41,261 pounds of butter. This product netted the pat rons an average for the year of 29 cents per pound for his butter at the cream ery or 26 cents when his cream was called for. The cost of making the but ter was 2 H cents per pound.- The business is increasing. Move for Electric Road. Forest Grove At a jneeting of the citizens of this place here a proposition was presented by Messrs. Heidel, Sew ell and Shute, of Hillsboro, to subsidize the West Side electric road from Port land to Forest Grove to the extent of $100,000, $25,000 to be raised at Hills boro and $25,000 here and in this vi cinity, and the balance in Portland. A committee was appointed to look after Forest Grove's interests, and ap point solicitors. Opinion on Inheritance-Tax Law. Salem Attorney General Crawford has rendered an opinion at the request of State Treaserer Moore, in which he holds that, under the inheritance tax law bersonal property existing outside the state, is subject to the tax the same as other property of the estate. NEW CORPORATIONS FORMED. Articles Filed With the Secretary ef State at Salem. were filed in the office of the secretary of state last week as follows: Crayne-Lisle irrigation company, Pendleton, $5,000. Leona Mills lumber company, Leona, Douglas county, $100,000. The Modern confectionery company. Portland, $25,000. Merchants' loan and trust company. Portland, $5,000. Prosper canning company, Prosper, $10,000. Purpose, to can fish. Reckard & Co., Portland, $10,000. Object, to deal in bicycless. Peg Leg mining and milling com pany, Portland, $100,000. Portland safe and lock company, Portland. $2,500: snnnkmentil cles changing the name to Portland safe' company. The Medford furniture company, Medford, $15,000. ' Laselle Brothers & Co., Albany, $5,000. Pacific Coast advertising company, Portland, $10,000. Washington county publishing com pany, Forest Grove, $2,500. Pacific States mercantile San Francisco, $5,000. Greenback gold mining company,. Arizona, $1,000,000. To Manufacture Fruit Ladders. Oregon City A visitor from Colo rado has called on the Oregon City board of trade with a proposal to in stall in this city a plant for the manu facture of fruit ladders, fruit presses and other horticultural apparatus. The local commercial organization has the matter under consideration and wilt strive to secure the industry for this city. No bonus or other consideration is asked by the promoter of the plant, who is favorably impressed with this place as a desirable location for such a business. Fish Exhibit for St. Louis Fair. Astoria Superintendent Nick Han sen, of the Chinook hatchery, has com pleted and shipped a unique exhibit for the fisheries department at the St. mi i n frti. T X. - A F uum inn, xi, uuuBiHiH oi a series or glass tubes in which have been, placed1 salmon eggs and small fry, so arranged as to show the different. eggs during the hatching period, and of the fry from the time they emerge from the egg until they are ready to be- iurnea mio ine river. Cold-Storage Plant for Ashland. Ashland A com Dan v of which V. T. Nelson and Fred M. Carter, late of the electric light company, will be in con tiol, has perfected all arranpementn for establishing an ice plant and cold stor age warenouse m Asniand and expects to have it in operation within six weeks. Polk Land Brings $50 an Acre. . JtllUCCUUCllUC JJ1 . . JjAli, OI miB place, purchased 71 acies of land lying three miles north of Independence from Mr. Leeson at $50 per acre. The prop erty is a very desirable small farm, and is all in cultivation. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Walla Walla. 75c: blue- stem, 7980c ; valley, 8081c. Barley Feed, $2122 per ton: brewing, $22; rolled, $2425. Flour Valley, $3.903.95 per bar rel; hard wheat straights, $44.20; clears, $3.854; hard wheat patents, $4.404.60; graham, $3.503.90 whole wheat, $3.654.05; rye flour, $4.504.75. Oats No. 1 white, $1.151.17: gray, $1.101.15 per cental. Millstuffs Bran, $1819 per ton: middlings, $24.5026; shorts, 1920; chop, $18; linseed, dairy food, $19. Hay limothy, $57 per ton; clov er, $11(312; grain, $12 13; cheat, $1213. Vegetables Turnips, 80c per sack: carrots, 80c; beetd, $1; parsnips, $1;. cabbage, l2c; red cabbage, 2c;: lettuce, head, 2540c per dozen: hot house, $2 per box; parsley, per dozen, 25c; tomatoes, $1.501.75 per crate; cauliflower, 75c$l per dozen; celery,. boUc per dozen; squash, lc per pound; cucumbers, $1.75$2.25 per dozen; asparagus. 5c; peas, 9c per pound; onions, Yellow Danvers, $2 2.35 per sack. Honey $33.50 per case. Potatoes iancy, 90c$l per cen tal; common, 6080c, growers' price;, new potatoes, Zc per pound ; sweets, 5c per pound. Eggs Oregon ranch, 15c Butter Sweet cream butter, 30c per pound; fancy creamery. 27c; choice creamery, 25c; dairy and store, nomi nal. . Butter Fat Sweet cream, 28c;, sour cream, 2614c. Poultry Chickens, mixed, 1213c per pound; spring, small, 1516c; hens, 1313)c; turkeys, live, 15 16c- per pound; dressed, 1820; ducks, $8 9 per dozen ; geese, live, 8c per pound. Cheese Full, cream twins, 1314c;. Young America, 15c. Beef Dressed, 5 7c per . pound;; mutton, dressed, 67c per pounds veal, dressed, 88c per pound; pork, dressed, 77c per pound. Hops Choice, 2526c per pounds prime, 24c25c. Wool Valley, 1718c; Eastern Ore gon, 1215c; mohairr, 3235c.