CORVALLIS GAZETTE
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CORVALLIS. - OREGON
WEEK'S DOINGS
General Review of Important Happen.
penigs Presented in a Brief and
Condensed Corm.
- A treaty of peace baa been signed be
tween Chile and Bolivia.
Russia Bt ill realizes that the position
of ber Manchurian arm 10 critical.
Fire destroyed a large raisin plant
near Fresno, burning 200 tons of seeded
raisins. t .
English war experts asrree that the
C? . A
temporary success of the Russians can.
nave little enect in me ena.
Hunters are reported to have killed
a number of elk in the mounting ot tn
taatern part of Linn county, Oregon
The game waiden is investigating.
Accoidins to a Japanese official the
:' Russian forces engaged in the battle
south of Mukden consisted of about
200,000 infantry, 26,000 cavalry and
950 gune.
J. E. Bennett, of Portland, has sub
mitted the lowest bid for the cpnstruc
tion of the government buildings at
the 1905 fair and he is likely to be
awarded the contract.
A field party eent out by the recla
mation service to investigate the possi
hilitv nf divertiriff the waters of the
John Dav river to the Umatilla lands
in Eastern Oregon, says it is too costly.
A rough estimate places the expense at
$1,600,000 for a canal.
Prominent Oregon men are likely to
be indicted for land frauds.
Kuropatkin is fighting doggedly to
prevent an utter rout of his forces.
The Montana mineral display will be
transferred fiom St. Louis to Portland.
All hope of relieving Port Arthur
this season has been abandoned by the
Russians.
A Massachusetts commissionei has
smarted for Portland to select a site foi
1905 fair building. v
A number of torpedo boats believed
to have been built for Japan have been
hipped from Newport News, Va.
A mortarbattery exploded at ' Fort
Banks, on the Atlantic coast, killing
three aitilelrymen and injuring eight
otheis.
The losses of the Russian army in
the week of battle south of Mukden ia
placed at 40 000 The Japanese have
lost half as many.
The Fouiteneth infantry, now in the
Philippines, will be biougbt back to
this country next February and sta
tioned at Vanouver barracks, succeed
ing the Nineteenth, which will be sent
to the islands. ,
Kins; George of Saxony, is deaad.
All official advices are withheld at
St. Petersburg and the people are pre
pared for the worst.
The St. Petresbuig Vovosti v admits
editorially that the Russians have suf
feied a tilling defeat.
Russia will rush men to the front
military authorities believe 150,000
can be transported by April.
Kuropatkin must bear the responsi
bility for the advance, as it is officially
denud that he was ordeied to advance.
According to Tangier advices evidence
has been discovered that the bandit
Raisuli intends to attempt to capture
another European.
Telephone operators at Portland are
. on strike. Both sides are confident
and in the meantime the public is suf
fering many inconevniences.
A sensation has been caused ,all
through Russia by the preeistent rum
ors that the Russian teasury inteads to
draw upon Russian church property in
order to replenish ist war chest.
It has developed that a pouch of mail
for the United States cruiser Cincinnati,
which waB aboard the steamer Calchae
when she was captured had been open
ed while in the hands of the Russian
officials, subsequently resealed and sent
on to its destination. ,
The Russians are offering fabulous
prices to ships to make Port Arthur
with supplies.
President Fiancis says the St. Louis
fair lost $1,000,000 by being foiced to
close on Sunday.
Fire at Kansas City destroyed piop
erty valued at $100,000.
The Rio Grande is still rising in
New Mexico.. The river is now the
highest in 20 years.
The Duke of Cannaught, brother of
King Edward." narrowly escaped death
in an auto accident. "
It is reported from St. Petersburg
that five Japanese cruisers have been
sighted off Vladivostok.
The New York Rapid Transit com
pany's new subway will be opened to
the general public October 27.
. There is renewed anxiety regarding
the condition of King George, of Sas
ony, whose difficulty in breathing and
general weakness are maiked.
1 The battle at Port Arthur is becom
ng fiercer than ever. The Japanese
have succeeded in placing a mortar bat
tery which has the range of the inner
fortress.
The Portland postal receipts for "the
fiscal year just ended show an increase
tf 151,000.
OUT OP SERVICE.
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The President Moves in Slocufn
Disaster Inquiry . y
Washington, Oct. '19. The report of
the United States coron is?ion of inves
tigation into th dipat-ter to the1 eteam
er General SLutum wa made public- to
day." In connection wi h -the import
ant findings of the commission - pre
sented in the jeport, President Roose
velt, to whom the report .was sub
mitted, has written a letter to Secretary
Metcalf, x of ' the -department of "com
merce and labor, briefly summarizing
the report and diiecting'him tp-.ca ry
inJo effect the recommendations of the
commission. ,
The president also directs hit Rob-;
ert S. Rodie,. supervising inspector of
Ihe second district, steamboat inspec
tion service, and James A. Dumont
and Thomas H Barrett, local inspec
tors, in charge oft. the' port .of New
York, be discharged from the service,
the commission holding them directly
lesponsible for the laxity of the Bteam
boat inspection to which the Slocum
disaster was directly attributable.
Appended to the report is a report
from the department of justice on the
criminal proceedings ' connected with
the disaster and- the life-preserver
cases.
SUPPOCATED AT A PIPE.
Pour Persons Lose Lives in a
New
York Tenement House.
New York, Oct 19. Four persons
were suffocated and 15 were overcome
by smoke in a fire which gutted a five
story brick double tenement house' at
15 Moore street, Williamsburg, early
today. Two of the injured, a boy and
a girl, prcbably will die. Incendiarism
is suspected.
The fire originated in the basement
and ran up a dumb' waiter shaft caus
ing tl e crowded flats to fill rapidly
with sniokeV The flames spread
through the flals on the fourth and
fifth floors, and escape for the' persons
asleep there was cut off. Firemen and
police did heroic work and soon rescued
more than a score, 15 of , whom ' were
almost suffocated. Thepe were removed
to St. Catherine's hospital. Two chil
dren among the number were in a dy
ing condition.
One fireman in attempting a daring
rescue was overcome by smoke and had
to ne carried, out by his fellows.
The loss was only about $3,000.
Several fires occurred in the neighbor
hood during the eaily hours today, all
of auspicious origin. They appeared to
have peen started by the same hand as
all were discovered in the basements of
tenements. Only tne one noted, how-ever,-was
accompanied by loss of life.
EARNESTLY DESIRE PEACE.
Japanese Shocked at Victory Won
With Such Shedding of Blood.
Tokio, Oct. 19. There is a strong
appeal lor peace in the appalling trag
edy which is now under enactment in
Manchuria. Both armies have fought
ferociously for a week, and desperate
fighting stillcontinues. It is probable
that the death roll will be largely in
ci eased before the' final sho.t is fired.
The preliminary reports indicate that
about 60,000 rr en on Moth sides have
been either killed or wounded, the
larger poition of them being Russians,
since the armies of the two belligerents
closed in combat.
Even the Japanese, to whom the
great victory is of paramount import
ance, seem to be shocked by the slaught
er of their enemies. The Japanese peo
ple are receiving the news from the
Ueld of battle calmly, and there can be
beard no shouts in the streets pro
claiming the victory of their nation.
Few flags aie displayed. Probably
later on there will be a procession with
the consequent jollification, but there
are heard many expressions of opinion
that no demonftration of any kind
could be held. A prominent Japanese
said to the Associated Press correspon
dent tonight: -
"We have won a sweeping and a de
cisive victory which may prove to be
the salvation of our country's exist
ence, but we regret both our own losses
and the terrible slaughter which- our
forces have inflicted on the enemy.
We regret etill more the necessity
which forced us to engage in this war."
Suffers Prom Hurricane.
Mexico Cily, 'Oct. 19. News has
reached this city that the town of San
Bias, on the Pacific coast, has suffered
severe damage a the result of a hurri
cane. Word from Tepeic, a town
south of San Bias, stated tbat 250 huts,
occupied by the poorer classes, were
totally demolished. During the storm,
which was very severe, hundreds of
people fled to nearby mountains, fear
ing a tidal wave. Several sailing ves
sels foundered, but so far as can be
learned no loss of life resulted either
on land or sea. -
House Is Blown Up.
Indianapolis, Oct. 19. A telephone
message from Rennssellaer reports that
the residence of Thomas J. McCoy,
president of the defunct McCoy bank,
against whom indictments were recent
ly returned for alleged complicity m
the wrecking of the bank, has been dy
namite 1 and totally destroyed. .The
house was a frame structure, valued at
$25,000, and considered one of the
most beautiful homes in northern In
diana.
rieet Battered by Gun?.
Tokio, Oct. 19. It is authoritively
reported that the Russian fleet at Port
Arthur is suffering severely from the
fire of the Japanese land batteries.
Reports of a recent attempt by the fleet
to soi tie are nntounctea, as is me re
ported capture of another blockade
runner. "
RACE OP WAR
Russians Try to Make South
Shore of , Hun.
ROADS ARC
IN
THEIR PAYOR
Retirement Is Ordered After Ter
rific Fighting, in Which Much'
Damage Is Inflicted. '
Liao Yang, Oct. 19. General, Oku,
commanding the Japanese left, has ad
vanced from his position on the sonth
bapk of the Shakhe river in the direc
tion of Chienliuchangtsen, 15 miles
north from Hang Cheng, with detach
ments pushing on the double quick to
the west of Fnshung, and the east of
Fuiing. It is General Oku's object to
make impossible the retreat of the Rus
sian right along the railway! The
enemy's1 main force is based at Chien
liuchangteeu, extending for three miles
northward with isolated bodies of
troops on both sides of "the railroad.
Russian reserves are located above and
below the bridge leading across the
Hun river northwest of Manhaipao,
and the Russian light is .hastening to
reach this position.
The rearguard has already been en
gaged by the Japanese, but the Russian
scouts posted on the hills east of Man
date were observed yesterday afternoon
and a change of plan tf Russian retreat
is expected.
The retreat of the Russian right was
preceded by a terrible attack on the
part of General Oka's forces, which re
sulted in a stubborn struggle lasting
over three hours, covering a territory
of nearly five miles. The Russian ar
tillery directed a steady fire at the ex
treme right flanklof the Japanese left,
forcing it to retreat one mile across a'
series of low hills. There a rally was
effected and reinforcements were re
ceived from General Oku's main aimy.
The extreme light returned to its
original position, supported by heavy
attillery fire from three strong points.
After an artillery duel of less than half
an hour, the. Ru-sian fire opened all
along the line and a furious attack was
delivered by tbe Russians, which tem
porarily stopped the Japanese advance.
The enemy was repelled, but repeated
the attempt to' dislodge the Japanese
vanguard six times, being worsted in
every instance, but inflicting great
damage and sustaining terrible losses.
After the sixth advance the Russians
turned to a hasty retreat. They left
their dead and several guns behind,
but managed to take with them the
greater number of the latter and their
wounded.
CZAR MUST TAKE INITIATIVE.
Baron Hayashi Tays Japan Cannot
Judge if it Is Time for Peace.
London, Oct. 19. The Japanese min
ister here, Baron Hayashi, in an inter
view today, on tbe result of last week's
fighting, Baid tc the Associated PresH:
"ihe war will- De continued through
the winter, which in some respects is
more suitable for operations than the
summer. The next point of real im
portance to be taken is Tie Pass.
w nen mat, ib accomniinnnn thorn iu
notuixig iu prevent iiie Japanese ad
vance to Harbin. "-
The minister expressed the utmost
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confidence in tne immediate tontinua-
tion of the Japanese advance, adding :
"With reference to the peace arba
bilities, I can only say "that the desire
for peace is but a natural feeling of hu
manity, and the result of the horror we
all feel at the awful carnage' now tak
ing place. But it is late m the. day t.
be terrified at what is happening. , It
should have been foreseen and prevent
ed. It is not for Japan to judge if the
time has arrived to talk about peace
This rests with the government of Em
penr Nicholas."
Time to End War.
wasningion, uct. iw.-j.ne war in
the Orient has enlisted the closest at
tention of the administration, and it is
felt that the time is approaching when
it will be in order for the great neutral
powers to move toward the restoration
of peace. President Roosevelt has
from the first stood ready to use his
good offices to stop hostilities, but he
is estopped from moving by the fact
that it has been tbe unbroken rule of
our government to wait until it is as
sured that both sides to a controversy
of this kind are willing.
Larger Pleet of Kosmos Liners.
han Francisco,' Oct. 19. Six new
steamers are to be added to the fleet of
the Kosmos line, to ply in the freight
trade between this port and Hambrrr.
Tbe vessels are to be larger and faster
than those now running to this portr
and are to be equipped with passenger
accommodations . The Kosmos line at
present operates steamers between Pug
t sound and Hamburg, via this port,
Mexican. Central and South American
ports. ' - - - -;
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. Russia-.- After Past .Cruisers. ..
. Ix)hdon,..Oct. j9. The. ily Tele
graph Va Rt- letersburg coi respondent
gives credit to the report that Russia is
(.purchasing seven fast , cruisers, three
eacn 4rom unrie ana Argentina ana one
from Brazil. ' " '
SETTLERS WILL GET DUES.
Government Completes Investiga
tion of Eastern Oregon Cases.
, Washington, Oct.' 18 Jhe interior
department, acting Under a special , act
passed at the last session, has complet
e J an investigation of the cases of Sher
man county settlers who have been dis
possessed of lands lying within the
limits of the grant to The Dalles Mili
tary Wagon Road company, in Eastern
Oregon. . The report' of the findings is
confidential, and will be submitted to
congress early in. December.
Tbe evidence collected will be ; suffi
cient to enable congress to take; final
action for the relief of these ' settlers.
It will show the terms on wheh the
Eastern Oregon Land company, the
successor to The Dalles Military Wagon
Road company, is willing to relinquish
its. title to the disputed lands, and al
low then: to revert to the settlers. It
will also show the state of improve
ments which the settlers made on these
lands while temporarily in possession.
Congress must decide whether an ap
propriation shall be made to buy from
the company its title to the.-e lands, in
order to restore them' to the sett lei s,
or whether it is better to reimburse the
settlers for the losses they sustained
by reason-of being dispossessed. .
- The land company, it ia said, is in
clined to deal . fairly with the govern
ment in this matter, and will waive its
ti tle to these lands' provided the govern
ment pays its price. :
'Many years have elapsed since these
disputed lands were eventually awarded
to the land company, and in that time
a number of original settlers have dis
appeared. These few cases cannot be
reported upon. All ihe facta obtaina
ble have been collected, and congress
will be able to compensate settlers who
sustained losses thiough no fault of
their own, but rather through a faulty
decision of the land office.
COLORADO TRAINS COLLIDE.
One Man Is Dead and Pifteen Oth
ers Injured, Two Badly.
Pueblo, Oct. 18: As a result of a
head on collision today between the
east bound California limited passenger
train No. 6 and a ' west bound freight
train on the Denver & Rio Grande rail
road a mile and a half west of Portland
this forenoon -one man, J. E. Duey,
was so badly hurt that be died tonight
and 15 others received injuries two ot
them perhaps fatally. Y -
The accident was due to the failure
of the freight to take the siding at
Portland and allow the passenger train,
which was running on schedule time
and had the right of way, to pass
Both locomotives were completely
wrecked, the baggage and express cars
were telescoped and piled up in a heap,
tbe forward end of the day coacn was
smashed and five rfreight cars loaded
with merchandise were demolished.
The Pullman cars were not damaged
. The passenger train whb running
about 35 miles, and the freight 20
miles an hour, when the collision oc
curred.; Great confusion followed the
collis;on, and exaggerated reports le-
earding the disaster were circulated.
The iniured were taken on relief
trains to hopitals at Pueblo and Salida
JAPAN HAS SHIPS IN WAITING.
Torpedo Boats Built at Newport
News Transferred at Sea.
Newport News, Oct.-18 Two of the
Lake submarine torpedo boats built
at the shipyards here, and believed to
be destined for the, Japanese or Rus
sian governments, : were " hoisted on
board the Kennebec today. According
to the foreman in charge of tbe 200
men engaged in loading the craft, the
KenneKec will sail for Boston before
daylight. .
v It was stated on apparently good au
thority tonight that the Kennebec wi 11
be met up the coast by a . steamship
now lying far at sea, and the big float
ing derrick, the, Ox, from New York.
The Ox, it is asserted, will lift the Bub
marines' from the deck of .the Kenne
bec, and transfer them to the waiting
steamer r which 'will proceed with them
to their destination.
Seizure of Mail Considered.
Wahhington, Oct." 18. Postmaster
General Wynne today had a brief con
ference with Secretary Hay regarding
the opening of the mail bags for the
United States cruiser Cincinnati by
Russian officials. The brief report on
the subject which has just reached the
postoffice depaitmant was given to the
state department and will be included
with the other papers ' relating to the
seizure of American mails on the Brit
ish steamer Calchas, for representations
to the Russian government on the gen
eral subject.
To Prevent Accidents on Warships.
. New York, Oct. 18. A device to
prevent accidents like that aboard the
battleship Missouri several months ago,
when several men of a gun crew were
killed by a "blowback" in one of the
turrets, is being installed here on , the
battleship Kentucky. It is called a
smoke ejectorand ia designed to force
out of the bore all of the un burned
gasses and smoke remaining after . the
gun haB been discharged.
"" flood Still Delays Trains.
El Paso, Tex., Oct. 18.-The Santa
e' road still : nas a washout of about
12 m lea between here and Albu
querque, and it will be severs;! days
before trains are running.- All. other
road are -running trains regularly. It
is still rainy here, however, and -.the
Rio Grande river ia rising slowly. '
OREGON NEWS
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COST OP ALIEN'S LIVING.
Chinese
Spend 7.40, Japanese
V c ' 49.SO Per Month.
Salem Tne cost of living of Chinese
and Japanese laborers form a part - of
the biennial report of Labor Commis
sioner O. P. Hoff and it ia shown that
the expense of the formir is $7.4Q per
month and of the latter $9.50 per
month. The information waa derived
from numerous reliable sources and
the figures given are an average of the
estimates received.
Though the total difference in .the
cost of living is not great between the
two nationalities, there is a great differ
ence in the proportion of the money
expended .for American goods. A com
parison is thus made: ' .
Of the total cost of living for Japan
ese, 85 per cent is for food and of thiB
87 per cent is American product and 13
per "cent foreign. The expense for
clothes is 15 per cent of the total,-and
all of this is for American goods.
Of the total cjst of living for Chi
nese, 81 per cent is for food, and of this"
25 per cent is for American goods(and
75 per cent for foreign. The expense
of clothes is 19 per cent St the total,
and all of this is for American goods.
PULL REGIMENT AT CORVALLIS.
Growth of Attendance Makes a
Change Necessary.
Cor vail is An almost complete reor
ganization of tbe cadet battalion, and
its evolution into a regiment, is a con
sequence of the largely increased at
tendance of students at the Oregon Ag
ricultural college. Instead of about
250 men, the ranks are now swollen
with about 380. and instead of the bat
talion of two small companies in vogue
a few years ago, the regiment will now
comprise four full companies of infan
try, a detachment of artillery, a signal
corps and the regimental band.
The infantry companies each com
prise 64 men, or two more than in the
regular United States service. Mounts
are provided for the cavalty detacn
ment, comprising 24 men in addition
to officers. Two field pieces with as
signments of horses and 16 men and
officers constitute the equipment and
personnel of the artillery detachment.
The signal corps numbers in men and
officers oyer 30, and the regimental
band, under command of a lieutenant
colonel, the officers being newly elected
under the orders providing for the or
ganization, and issued by Lieutenant
Quinlan.
Athena Wheat Crop Shipped.
- Athena But little of Athena's im
mense crop of wheat remains in the
warehouses, with tbe exception of that
purchased and stored here by the mill.
As the greater part was sold early in
the season and shipped before cars be
came scarce, there remains but a small
part of the crop to be shipped. The
Prestbn-Parton Milling company pur
chased about 120,000 bushels at
Adams, Eastland and Athena, and have
their warehouses fillel to their capac
ity. ' The elevator could not be used
this season owing to its unfinished con
dition and lack of machinery. As soon
as power can-be obtained a part of the
bins will be filled for immediate us .
Good Road to Blue River.
Eugene W. T. Can oil, who has
been in charge of the improvement
work on the road hading to Blue river,
has completed his work and returned
to Eugene. A force of men and teams
has been employed for two months and
a large amount of good road along the
McKenzie river is the result. Team
siers bauiing over the road report that
the work - has been done in a most sat
isfactory manner, and that it is now
an excellent mountain read. The cost
to the conn ty and people contributing
is nearly $6,000.
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Looking Toward New Postoffice.'
Oregon City Postmaster Rannall
has received. from the office of the sup
ervising architect at Washington a let
ter inquiring as to the amount of space
that is now occupied by the postoffice
and the land office, and asking the
amount'of rent that is being paid for
the quarters so occupied. This i con
sidered locally to be an indication that
the government authorities at Washing
ton are investigating the actual needs
of a government building.
' Goats Take Pair Prizes.
Monmouth Riddell Bros., who are
breeding pure bred Angora goats, took
some of their stock to St. Louis and en
tered them in the contest for premiums.
They were awarderd one first sweep
stake on doe kid and fourth on buck
kid. They have for years been im
proving their stock by addition of only
pure breeds nntil they
herd.
have a model
Spur for Logging Company.
Albanv A new sdui of the Ccrvallis
& Eastern railroad is being constmcted
above Detroit. It will run from a lit
tle above Detroit almost to the Breiten
bush river and will be one mile in
lentrrh. It will run through splendid
timber and is being constructed for the
benefit of tbe Curtis Lumbering com-
. m . 1
nanv. wbicb will estaDiisn togging
camDS along its extent and secure logs
for its mills at Mill City.
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DUTY OP COUNTY JUDGES.
British Consular Officers to be In
- formed of Subject's Death.
Salem Governor Chamberlain ban
received from the secretaiy .of state of
the United States a copy of a treaty be
tween " the United - States, and Great
Britain, wherein it ia agreed that in.,
case of the death ol a subject of one
country while residing in the other. .
and leaving no heirs or testamentary
executors in the country where he died,,
it shall be the duty of the local author
ities to inform the nearest consular'
officer of the nation to which the de
ceased pei son belonged, of the' circum
stances, in order that the necessary in
formation may be immediately foi
waided to persons interested.-
Acting Secretary of State Loom is
says that the British ambassador com-.,
plains that the local authorities have
failed to carry out the provisions of
this treaty and that it has eomeiiuies
been found impossible to obtain reports,
from administrators in regard to the
distribution of the interstate estates.
The daty of giving the notice specified,
falls, in this state, upon county judges,
who have charge of probate matters.
PEED 9,000 SHEEP.
Riigg Bros. Decline to Sell Any of
Their Holdings.
Pendleton R-ugg Bros are prepar
ing to feed theiT 9,000 sheep through
the winter. Five thousand will be fed
on their farm east of this place for
spring mutton and will be sheared juet
before turning on the market. The re
maining 4,000 will be ranged on their
farm east of Pilot Rock and will be
held over the next season for wool.
The. Rugg brothers have nearly 13,
00Q acres of land in the mountains on
the head of the Giand R mde; river in
Union county for summer range and .
8,000 acres between Birch cree and
Butter creek, where they feed during;
the winter. Snow scarcely ever lies on
the ground at the latter ranch,' and lit
tle hay needs be fed during the winter"
months.
' Mr Rugg says they have no sheep to
sell this fail,- although. they would have
no trouble in disposing of them should
they so desire. Old ewes are Belling;
from $1 upward and young ewes a
high as $2.75 a head, "with a market
lor every sheep. They will keep their
sheep until spring.
Cordwood Must Pind New Market.
- Oregon City The Oregon City man
ufacturing company has compleetd tne
installation of oil-burning machineiy
at its woolen mills in this city and will
use this more satisfactory and econom
ical fuel in the operation of is large
mills in this city. The substitution by
both of the paper mills and' the woolen
mill of crude petroleum for wood a&
fuel reduces to a large extent the de
mand for cordwood in the vicinity and
dealers5-will have to find another
market, for their produce. Fully 5,000
cords of wood have been required an
nually for thet operation of the manu- .
facturing institutions that have within,
the last six months, arranged to use
oil. Exhibit Prom Clnckamas Schools.
Oregon City H. S. Lyman, superin
tendent of tbe educational exhibit for
the 1 e v 8 and Clark fair, w.ill meet the
teacheiSof Clackamas county at the
court house in this city when, detail
will be arranged for the making of an
exhibit of educational wi rk form this
county at the 1905 exposition. It is
proposed to have-an educational exhib
it from this county at the Lewis and
Clark fair. In the display in the edu
cational department at the St. Louis
fair the exhibit from this county com
pares favorably with that . of other
county represented.
Packing Houses Closed.
Freewater All fruite , wit,h the ex
ception of winter apples" are disposed
of, and all of tbe packing houses except
the Walla Walla Produce company ate
clos d. This c impar y is packing a few
winter apples for Fargo, N. D. Low
prices are being rei eived for theee ap
ples, as they are inferior in quality, be
ing quite wormy. Growers sprayed
faithfully, but conditions were such
that there are more wormy apples than
usual this season. Bettei prices than
usual were received by growers, and
all realized good prices.
Pix Irrigation Ditches.
Ml ton Since the larger part of the
fruit has been marheted growers in this
vicinity are engaged in doing work ne
glected during the rush of the fruit
season. A force of men is at work ex
tending the Hudson Bay irrigation
ditch into the Hudson Bay country
northwest of here and wil' h .veit com
pleted in time for aee next season.
Another force is engaged in making a
ditch west of here to drain iff the waste
water from the ditches.
Pall Work Begins.
Adafins The past few days of rain
have enabled farmers, to commence
seeding and harrowing. Fully as large '
an acreage of wheat will be fall sown
as was gown this season.
Northwest-Wheat Markets.
" Portland Walla Walla, 8182c';
bluestem, 85c; valley, 85c-
Tacoma- Bluestem, 86c; club, 82c.
Colfax Club, 70c;. bluestem, 75c.