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...OREGON
EVENTS OF THE DAY
Comprehensive Review of the Import
ant Happenings of the Past Week,
Presented in Condensed Form, Most
Likely to Prove Interesting.
in two divisions on Liao Yang.
Admiral Togo reports thejjlowing up
of a Russian guardship and torpedo
boat destroyer.
The rainy season will greatly hamper
operations in Manchuria, the whole of
that country seem leg to have turned
into a marsh.
The Vladivostok squadron is faster
than the Japanese fleet sent against it
and can continue to raid the coast until
the Japs Bend fleeter ships after it.
. Kuropatkin has decided to withdraw
to Haicheng.
The Japanese have landed another
army of 10,000 men.
The proceeds of the Butte mines for
'the fiscal year just ended is $7,354,229,
The Vladivostok squadron sank a
steamer and sailing vessel at Gensan,
Corea.
Mayr Jones, of Toledo, Ohio, is seri
ouslv ill and the chances of his recov
ery are slight.
Harciman has placed an order for
60.000 tons of steel rails, one-third of
which are for the Southern Pacific.
A Telluride, Colorado, mine has
closed down on account of inability to
secure competent help. Other proper
ties aie expected to follow in a short
time.
A report from General Oku says that
after the fight at Vafangow the Japan
ese buried 1,854 Russian dead. The
trophies taken in this engagement ccn-
Bisted of 16 guns, 46 wagons and 5
rifles.
Japanese advices state that women
were seen on board the Russian war
ships during the last engagement, con
firming the suspicion that the Port
Arthur fleet was trying to escape to a
neutral port.
Secretary Shaw has approved a de
sign for the Lewis and Clark souvenir
golddollai. A likeness of Lewis ap
pears on one side and of Clark on the
other. The Philadelphia mint will
coin 25,000 at once.
Paul Morton has assumed the office
of secretary of the navy.
There is a colony of over 200 deport
ed Cripple Creek miners m Denver.
The Russian Vladivostok squadron
has appeared at Gensan, Corea, and
filed on the town. '
decided that a corporation has the same
right to file on desert land as a citizen.
The secretary of commerce and labor
has ordered that all passenger carrying
steamboats in the New York harbor be
reinspected.
A Russian submarine boat sank at
her moorings at the Baltic shipbuilding
yards through inexperienced handling
and 21 lives were lost.
Germany has ordered a gunboat to
Hayti to insist upon the punishment of
the guards who assaulted the French
and German ministers!
The Japanese second army is report
ed to have effected a juncture with the
first army and that the whole force now
uas a fighting front of 120 miles.
Forty-three firemen, four of whom
will probably die, were overcome by
gas and smoke at a fire in New York.
The breaking of a gas main was the
cause.
Thuty-six more Colorado miners
have been deported.
Knox and Cortelyou have given up
their places in the cabinet.
A tornado in Nebraska wrecked many
homes, causing two deaths and injuries j
to six others.
General Oku is close to the heels of
Kuropatkin, who is withdrawing to
ward the north.
The Port Arthur fleet is reported to
have given battle'to the Japanese and
proceeded to sea.
H. J. Middleton, an Associated Press
correspondent with the Russian army,
has died of disentery.
Two Japanese, disguised as organ
grinders, have succeeded in making
maps of the entire Eatlic coast.
It is reported that Edward F Knight,
the correspondent of the London Morn
ing Post, with the Japanese army, has
been killed.
There is still no trace of Kent J.
Loomis, brother of A ssistant Secretary
of State Loomis, who diasppeared over
a week ago. His wife has given up
hope for him.
Perdicaris says the brigand Raisuli
posing as a patriot.
Count Tolstoi inveighs against the
present war and holds the czar up to
ridicule.
The body of another woman hs come
to the surface from the General Slocum
dieaster.
I. H. Amos, of Portland, is a possi
ble candidate for president on the Pro
hibition ticket.
Heat prostrations have been numer
ous the past few days in New York and
"Washington.
Prohibition National Convention Selects
Presidential Candidate.
Indianapolis, July 5. The Prohibi
tion party in national convention nomi
nated Silas C. Swallow, of Pennsyl
vania, . for president, and George W.
Carroll, of Texas, for vice president.
The platform was adopted without ar
gument after a long deadlock in the
resolutions committee. It was des
cribed by I. H. Amos, of Oregon, secre
tary of the committee, as the broadest
platform ever placed before the people
by the party.
In addition to the planks on the
liquor question, it declares the party
to be in favor of international arbitra
tion, a suffrage of law bated on men
tal and moral qualification, uniform
laws for the country and dependencies,
popular election of senators, civil serv
ice extension and the initiative and ref-
NEW HOPB FOR PEACE.
Diplomacy May Soon Enter Into the Far
Eastern Straggle.
Washington, July 5. While the
officials here are satisfied from their
private advices that the recent visit of
King Edward to his nephew, Emperor
William, was not brought about by
purpose to initiate a movement toward
the restoration of peace between Russia
and Japan, there is reason to believe
that some very careful and discreet in
quiries as to the opportunities of some
such overtures at this time have ema
nated from Washington. It may be
stated that the result has been to dis
close the fact that neither of the bellig
erents was yet in the humor to sue for
peace, nor even to entertain overtures
from any third power on that subject
The state department will continue
to maintain the friendly position it has
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erendum. The trust question was lec-
ognized by a demand for a rigid appli
cation of the principles of justice to all
organizations of capital and labor. A
reform of divorce laws was demanded,
and polygamy denuonced.
Fairbanks Will Not Resign.
Washington, July 5. Werd was re
ceived in Washington today to the
effect that Senator Fairbanks will not
resign his seat in the senate until after
the election in November. He wants
to be sure of the vice presidency before
relinquishing the office he now holds.
As vet, Fairbanks has made no nlans
for the campaign, but it is expected
he will go on the stump during Sep
tember and October, particularly in
doubtful states.
Over $16,000 was raised by subscrip
tion pledges from the floor of the con
vention, which, with $11,000 in the
treasury, will be the nucleus of the
campaign fund. National Chairman
Stewart and National Secretary Tate
were re-elected. .
so far held toward both Eussia and Ja
pan, standing ready to mediate and ex.
tend its good offices to the full when
ever the belligerents indicate their wil
lingness to accept them.
Lands Patented to Railroad. ,
Washington. July 5. The secretary
of the interior today patented 21,029
acres of land in the Vancouver, Seattle
and Spokane land districts to the
Northern Pacific railroad.
Torpedo Works Destroyed.
; St. Petersburg, July 5. As a result
of the leceipt of news of a fire which
took place at the torpedo works at
Cronstadt last night, this city was to
night filled with the wildest rumors,
including one to the effect that the
Peterhof Palace had been blown up.
The damage at Cronstadt was con
fined to the torpedo mechanism shops,
which were almost wholly destroyed,
together with 20 Whitehead torpedoes.
Five of the torpedoes had war heads
attached and they exploded, which
added to the fire and the excitement.
A considerable quantity of coal stored
in the works was also burned. An
alarm was given in time to prevent loss
of life and more serious loss of proper
ty. The authorities here do not attach
serious importance to the accident,
and say that the works will soon be
able to resume at full time.
HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON
PESTS DESTROY ALFALFA.
Great Damage Done in Morrow County
by Ur&sshoppers
Heppner Grasshoppers by the mil
lion are appearing in some localities in
Morrow county. They have settled in
great numbers in the Sand Hollow
country, a farming district about ten
miles northeast of Heppner, where they
are doing considerable damage. They
are doing the most damage to alfalfa
and the Lay crop, and in' some places
are taking gardens.
The first crop of alfalfa, which was
immense, has practically all been
saved, but it is feared that very little
of the second crop can be saved, owing
to the -ravages of the millidns of these
insects that have been- congregating in
the alfalfa fields. At Hynd Bros.,
b.g ranrh in Sand Hollow, they are so
thick in the alfalfa that in the evening
after the insects go to roost on the
heads of the alfalfa plants they can be
scooped up by the gallon by taking
coal oil can or bucket and striking
through the grass. It is only the work
of a short time to fill a gunny sack
Some of them caught in this way are
being fed to the hogs.
Along Willow creek, where there are
many alfalfa fields, the grasshoppers
are numerous and doing considerable
damage in some places they are attack'
ing wheat fields but are not doing much
damage, owing to the fact that the
grain is nearing maturity and is getting
hard. However, thay are stripping the
green leaves from the stalks. Id the
wheat belt thev have not appeared in
sufficient numbers to cause any alarm
and the damage to the wheat crop will
be of little consequence.
TENT CITY SPRINGS UP.
Prospectors Swarming to Southern Ore
gon Qold District.
Grants Pass Numbers of prospectors
are outfitting at Grants Pass daily and
starting for the mines on Thompson
creek and all through the Sucker creek
country. They are coming from differ
ent points as far away as Idaho and
Southern California.
The actual digging of gold at the
Briggs claim, on Thompson creek, has
stopped for the present, as thay are
now engaged in bringing a ditch from
the headwaters of Thompson creek to
the mine for the purpose of supplying
water. All of the dirt moved will be
sluiced or puddled in order to get all
the values they carry.
Already a townsitte has been located,
and it is reported that there are now
50 tents up and prospectors with pack
animals are arriving daily. Another
strike of a large body of rich ore has
been reported near the Briggs find.
Damage in Umatilla Not Serious.
Pendleton The damage to grain from
the' heavy rain which visited a portion
of Umatilla county last week was not
as extensive as at first believed. Farm
ers living in sections where the lain
was heaviest leport the gram lodged
in many fields, but believe that most
of it can be saved. John Crow, an ex
tensive wheat raiser on the reservation,
probably the largest loser, says his
loss will reach $5,000. The country
around Warren station received a se
vere drenching. A number of bridges
were washed out.
Oem Mine Changes Hands.
Baker City Announcement is made
by Mr. Frank Geiser that the old Gem
mine at Sparta, one of the big produc
ers ot the. uaser v.ity camp, win re
sume full operations by July 10, under
the direction of the Geisei-Hendryx
company, lne parties mteresiea win
not permit much of a statement to be
made at present, . but sufficient is
known to make the statement that the
property has been sold to the Geisei-
Hendryx company.
Busy Month in Land Office.
Salem June has been a busy month
in the state land office as shown by the
statement of receipts made by Clerk G.
Brown. The rush has been due in
some degree to the payment of balances
on old notes and certificates of sale,
which payments were demanded b3 the
land board some time ago and were re
quired to be paid prior to July 1. The
business of the office amounted to more
than $1,500 a day during June.
ALFALFA IS TAK.INQ ROOT.
In
Successful Results of Experiments
Marlon County.
Salem The experiments conducted
by Gilbert & Patterson in growing al
falfa on pne of their farms near this
city seems to be very satisfactory in its
results. The alfalfa was sown three
years ago, on bottom land. For two
seasons the crop was very light but the
alfalfa is now becoming well set and
seems to be a good producer.
The first cutting this season yielded
ten tons on three acres. The alfalfa is
now a foot tall and there is every pros
pect for a yield of from one to two tons
per acie for the second cutting, with
some fall pasturage left. The dryness
of the season has not yet had any ap
preciable effect upon the crop.
Where the alfalfa is growing there is
about 12 feet of soil on top of gravel
containing water. Presumably the
roots of the alfalfa find their way down
to the water or at any rate go deep
enough so that the dry weather does
not affect them. .. .
A number of farmers in this section
of the valley are experimenting with
alfalfa, and though they have difficulty
in getting a start they believe that the
ultimate results will be satisfactory
and that this fodder plant will become
a common product in this section of
the state. The fact that it need not be
resown every year or two, that it is
not affected by drouth, that it can be
cut before and after the usual June
rains, gives it its chief value as a farm
product in the valley.
Lay Dust With Oil.
Oregon City Experiments that have
been made on Main street with crude
oil for keeping down the dust have met
with success, so elaim the city offic
ials, and it id very likely that the oil
will be used in the future by the city
in solving the problem of fighting dust
The first test was a failure for the rea
son that the oil was carried on the
shoes of pedestrians into the stores of
the merchants. After two days the oil
bad dried and there is little or no dust
in front of the stores where the oil was
used.
Large Acreage in Barley.
Umatilla Barley heading has com
menced in northern Morrow1 county in
the Lexington and lone neighborhoods
along the northern portion of the
Heppner branch of the O. E. & N
Grain in the last two weeks has ripened
rapidly and there is every prospect that
the largest crop of wheat in Morrow's
history will be harvested. Fall grain
is better than normal and the only ap
parent shortage will be in spring grain
sown unusually late.
Berry Season Over.
Jreewater lne strawberry season is
about over around FreewateT and Mil
ton, and the big rush is in cherries.
Final returns from the straw beriy out
put show that little over half what was
expected was realized. Only a few
crates are going out daily.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Pest of arassnoppers.
Pendletrini Completion of cutting of
the hay crop of Butter creek and Mor
row county has saved it from what
would probably have been serious dam
age by grasshoppers, which are more
numerous than for several years in the
hay fields of the western part of this
county and in Morrow. The first crop,
however, is nearly all taken off and
the pest will be unable to-work serious
harm.
Wheat Cutting Is Commenced. .
Helix Wheat cutting has begun in
the Cold Spring country west of here,
near the Columbia, this section being
among the earliest in the Inland Em
pire. Only a few farmers are at work,
but in some parts of the county cutting
will' be continuous until Umatilla's big
harvest is all in. No definite report
has been received as to how the first
cutttings are running.
Flour Valley, $3.904.05 per bar
rel; hard wheat straights, $44.25;
clears, $3.854.10; hard wheat pat
ents, $4.404.70; graham, $3.50(4;
wholewheat. $44.25; rye flour, $4.50
Wheat Walla Walla, 6769c; blue
stem, 77c; valley, 78c.
Barley Feed, $23 per ton; rolled,
$24.5025.
Oats No. 1 white, $1.20; gray.
$1.15 per cental.
Millstuffs Bran, $19 per ton; mid
dlings, $23.50; shorts, $21; chop, $18;
linseed, dairy food, $19.
Hay Timothy $1516 per ton;
clover, $89; grain, $1112; cheat,
$1112.
Eggs Oregon ranch, 1920c per
dozen.
Cheese Full cream, twins, new
stock, 1212c; old stock, 78c;
Young America, 1314c.
Poultry Fancy hens, 12 H13c per
pound; old hens, 12:ai2c; mixed
chickens, lllljc; springs, IK Jo 2
pound, 1819c; broilers. 1 to Im
pound, 1920c; diessed chickens, 13
14c; turkeys, live, 1416c; do dressed,
1516c; do choice, 1820c; geese,
live, 78c: do dressed, 9K10;;
ducks, old, $67 per dozen; do young,
as to. size, $2506; pigeons, $l1.25.
Vegetables Turnips, $1.25 per sack;
carrots, $1.50; beets, $1.25; parsnips,
$1.25; cabbage, lKlKc; lettuce,
head, 25 40c per doz; parsley, 25c pei
doz; tomatoes, $1.251.50; cauliflow
er, $1.752 per doz; celery, 7590c
per doz; cucumbers, $1(3)1.25 per doz;
asparagus, due; peas, 413; be per pound;
beans, green, 45c; wax, 45c; squash,
$1.25 per box; green corn, 60c per doz.
Honey $33.50 per case.
Potatoes Fancy, 75$1 per cental;
new potatoes, $2.25 per cental.
Fruits Cherries, 45c per pound ;
gooseberries, 6c per pound; raspberries,
$1.25 per crate; apples, new, $11.75;
apricots, 80$1 per box; plums, 90c
$1 per box; peaches, 90c$l per box;
cantaloupes, $2.753 per crate; water
melons, 3c per pound; prunes, $1.25
per box.
Beef Dressed, 56Kc per pound.
Mutton Dressed, 46c per pornd;
lambs, 6c.
Veal Dressed, 100 to 125, 67c per
pound ; 125 to 200, hbc ; 200 and up,
34c.
Pork Dressed, 100 to 150. 77e;
150 and up, 67c.
Hops 1903 crop, 23c per pound.
Wool Valley, 1920c per pound;
Eastern Oregon, 1017c; mohair, 30c
per pound for choice.
REPORT OF KUROPATKIN.
He Says the Force of the Enemy Was
Much the Stronger.
St. Petersburg, June 30. The em
peror has received the following dis
patch from General Kuropatkin," dated
Liao Yang:
"The Japanese attacked our forces
occupying Mo Tien, Fen Shui and Ta
Passes. Our infantry and cavaliy re
treated persuaded that the -advancing-divisions
of the Japanese army which,
were operating against each of the
three passes were stronger than our de
tachments. In the attack on Ta Pass,
the Japanese guards, besides other
regiments, participated. The Japanese
made a frontal and flank attack in con
siderable force on" both sides of this po
sition. The Japanese troops occupied
Fen Shui and Mo Tien Passes.
"Our forces, which retreated from
Fen Shui Pass, were attacked by small
detachments of Japanese. They were,
however, easily repulsed.'
"After pushing back our advance
guard from Vandiapudze, on the Siu
yen Haicheng road, to Ta Pass, the
Japanese continued their avdance
against our position in a defile. For
some time the attack of the Japanese
infantry brigade was repelled. Three
battalions were engaged in the frontal
attack. But being menaced by other
troops engaged in a flanking movement,
our forces retreated.
"Eeconnoitering parties report that
the portion of the southern army is
moving northeastward, with the inten
tion of joining General Kuroki's forces.
"All cf the reports of the last few days,
state that the forces of Japanese ar
rayed against our Manchurian army
consists of eight or nine infantry di
visions and several brigades of re
serves, which also occupy positions in.
the fighting line."
The dispatch from General KuropatT
of the Official Messenger, informed St.
Petersburgers that General Kuroki's
army had croshed the three passes of
the Fen Shui mountains and was ad
vancing in. strong columns from Sinyen
on Haicheng, and from Feng Wang
Cheng on Liao Yang, while portions of
General Oku's army were " moving;
northeastward' along mountain pathsr
to strengthen the attack on Mai Cheng.
The same telegram reported a cavalry
engagement at Senu Chne, indicating
that the Japanese retreat southward
was only a feint. General Oku has
again assumed the offenisve, and is sup
porting General Kuroki.
CAUGHT BY FLAMES.
Explosion of Fireworks Causes Tbree
, Deaths and Heavy Property Loss.
Philadelphia, June 30. Three per
sons were killed and a half dozen were
injured as a result of the explosion of a
small bundle of fireworks in the store
room of the Diamond fireworks com
pany, at 986 Arch street.
The fireworks concern occupied the
first floor of the building. The second
floor was vacant, and the third floor
was occupied by the French Hat& Bon
net Frame company.
Jancovitch, the proprietor of the hat.
and bonnet concern and two of his em
ployes were the ones kiLed. These
three were the only persons above the
first floor. About a dozen persons
were employed by the fireworks com
pany. The cause of the fireworks ex
plosion is not known. Thomas Con
way, one of the firm of' the fireworks
company, was wrapping a small bun
dle of fireworks for a customer when it
exploded. Almost instantly the entiie
room, full of fireworks, became ignited
from flying rockets and firecrackers.
All the employes on the first floor es
caped without seiioua injury. The
front of the first floor was blown out by
the explosion of powder, and soon the-
entire building was in flames. Every
effort was made to rescue those on th&
third floor. Firemen climbed ladders
in the midst of the protechnics, and.
finally reached those on the third floor.
During the fire's progress three fire
men were injured and three others.
were also cut and burned, but their in
juries are not serious. The names-
spread to the building occupied fey C
H. Hilner, publisher of Cathloic books,.
and that occupied by J. L. Gibney ' &:
Bros, dealers in automobile supplies,
but did no serious damage. The entire.
loss on all three buildings is $30,000..
Boiler Explodes on Cruiser.
San Francisco, June 30. The steam
er Maripsoa, which came from Tahiti,
brought a story of a boiler explosion on
the French cruiser Durance, resulting:
in the death of 15 men. The explosion
occurred while the warship was on her
way to Noumea from Papeete and the
last reports received by the French offi
cials at Tahiti were to the effect that;
the warship had made Uoumea and.
Captain Bozier, who was prostrated by
the disaster, was sick on shore. The
Durance, for a number of years, has.
been stationed at Papeete. '
Miners Appeal for Aid.
Trinidad, Colo., June 30. An appeal,
for aid was issued today by the officers. "
of the United Mineworkers and gener
ally distributed throughout the city
and county. It will also be sent to
all the cities throughout the East and.
West. The appeal cites the cause of
the strike in district No. 15, which be
gan last November, and says that every
honorable effort has been made by the.
national district officers to reach an.
agreement with the operators. -
Movement on Foot to Honor Choate.
New York, June 30. A movement
is on foot to .present to Joseph H.
Choate a portrait of himself, in tecog
nition of the fact that he has served a
longer term at the court of St. James-:
than any of his predecessors since?
Charles Francis Adams, says a Herald!
dispatch from London.