Corvallis gazette., October 28, 1904, Page 2, Image 2

CORVALLIS GAZETTE
OazctU PnbUahlnc Cm.
CORVALLIS.
..OREGON
WEEii'SDOINGS
General Review of Important Happen
penigs Presented in a Brief and
Condensed Eorm.
- The weather in Manchuria is very
cold and there is great scarcity of fuel
By a sale just made, 340,000 acres of
land in Mexico has been fold to a Mor-
moi colony.
The Standard dictionary received the
grand prize, the highest award, at tne
5 t5;.
Di,i.uM . I
.
Many Japanese on the Pacific coast
are leaving for their home country to
join the army.
James F. Coopnr, associate justice i of
the supreme court of tne rniiippme
islands, has resigned.
f?pwin Machine company, urugo, r
Mass., entailed a loss of $100,000.
It is probable that the Miseipsippi
will soon be dredged, as engineeis tear
the great river will soon become cog-
ged and useless as a waterway.
The armored cruiser Colorado is the
fastest in her class. On her trial trip
she made 22.26 knots an Hour. i. n
is slightly in excess of speed canea lor
by the contract.
The Russian minister to Great Brit-
ain had a narrow escape irom violence
mt
the hands of a mob who wouia
avenge the death of the tiuu nsner
men. He is now guarded by police.
The people of Japan are reported to
resent the suppression of war news.
The armies in Manchuria are fully
Tested and a battle that Bhould prove
decisive is looked for.
A counterpart of the big Inside Inn
at the St. Louis fair is said to be prac
tically assured for 1905.
Thi vnir'a total registration in New
v.v Pitw ia 688.775. which exceeds
by nearly 50,000 the record of 1900
Sentiment in French governmental
Trmedcar sec-
ond peace congress at The Hague.
favorable to
n. AUBBlttU HUUJJiMitvj - - i
tin in review of the Vladivostok prize
court, has decided that the British ship
Allantbn, seized June 16, and her cargo
m..) )u ki agan . I
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Mr.,l Ovama's army is said to be
Marehal Uyama s army is nam
: u-t nl smmnniunn. DUI
.nnniiia ata otwwtfd from Dalny, the
i.n.n.w hnvinff established railroad
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communication with that poit.
One of the suspected train robbers,
ohnt. in an attempt to escape arrest at
Et. Louis, when told he could not live,
confessed to having tafcen part in two
Ki.i.nna and implicated others who
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were thought to have taken part.
In a clash between Greeks and Bui
garians, 20 of the latter were killed.
Revolutionists are active in Russia
Ti;a authorities declare the Hebrews
are most at fault.
nna hit nAnnln are excited over a
VWU f
Marshfield of a number
of prominent railroad men.
Ttransfnrd. a small village in Ten
the Chesapeake & Nashville
railroad, was entirely destroyed by fiie.
tv ;tir nf Portland may have to
lower its water mains acrcss the Wil
l.mMta rivr in order to allOW OI a
deeper channel to be diedged.
a fihinhmldincr race between the
New York and Maie Island navy yards
has begun over the construction of two
colliers authorized by tne iasi con
gress. They are to be the largest and
fastest boats of their class in the world.
Militarv operations in Manchuria
.n-aitiiiii tlia drivnp of the r ads
ami nlains rendered impassable for
artillery and even for infantry by the
recent heavy rains. Only disultory
ran nnndin? and unimportant skirm
ishes are occurring.
Fire destroyed several! business
houses in Oak wood, Texae. t Loss, $75,-
000.
A resolution disapproving of reci
procity with Canada was adopted in the
Vermont house without opposition.
Intense fog and terrible condition of
the roads have put a stonp to all move-
ments of the two armies Bouth of Muk-
den.
or. rnmors of Colombian
" pioV.ra with the
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micuiwu v "-""'"S .
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The British army council has issued
an order which, instead of enlisting
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three veais with the colors and nine in
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tne reserve, lnmuiry V4 mo w...-
the future enlist for nine years witn tho j, outbreak in 1900. Wide
the colors and three in the reserve. anrMji onerations of secret societies, he
Dr. Atkinson, who organized the
school system in the Philippines, de-
Glares ine uniivcD urs uui uuaum w
i .i . : . .Hnk a a
self government.
Gordon, Ala., haa been destroyed by
fire and 40 inhabitants are destitute.
For the first time in the history of
he money order system, the number
issued during the last fiscal year reach
ed 50,000,000. The value of the do
mestic orders issued was $378,778,488
and the internatoinal money orders is
sued were valued at! 42,550,153.
Russia resent peace talk and regards it
as a most inopportune time to broach
it.
LAND RESTORED TO ENTRY.
Great Tracts In Eastern and South
ern Oregon Not In Reserves. ,
WaahiDgton,'Oct.25. By direction
ok the president, Secretray , Hitchcock
baa oidered restored to entry a consid
erab e portion of the withdrawals made
with a view to creating J me ogue
river, La Grande, Joseph river and
Maury mountain forest reeerveu in
Oregon. The restorations are
accordance with the new rules of the
department, permitting the immediate
settlement on tfce lana, dw "v":
mg
entry or filing to be maae unm
after a period of 90 days'
by the local land officers.
It is proposed to eliminate from the
Rogue river withdrawals 65,000 acres,
leaving 1,271,000 acres - remaining
withdrawn. From the uranae
withdrawal zo.uuu km "J""'
L,fttH leaving in withdrawal 265,580
"... :n v.
onni while i, o-w acres V1 w
" . . tho T0,enh river with-
. . ,on; hnt 177.920 acres re
moinino - . The Maury mountain with
drawal, when 10,000 acres have been
ie8tored to entry, win emuuujr
58,320 acres.
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eitter nse they are
t tjmber lands, or if they are tim-
beTe$y because they are located with
iami8 jn private ownership, so it is
impracticable permanently to reserve
them.
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ran. I"-"-- ' " " 7 lfltlda
wiTTo , tai that
hould not included in forest re-
The general land office is now
.. -t QWn exftmination, which is
expected to show additional areas not
desired Jor permanent ieeervawuu.
when the land office completes its ex-
minotinn nermanent reserves will be
ted where deemed advisable, ex
eluding practically all land in private
ownership, and restoring to entry such
other lands now withdrawn as may not
be reserved.
HOPES OP PANAMA.
Reforms Visit of Taft Is Expected
to Bring About.
Panama Ot. 25. Modification of
the Hay-Bunau-Varilla canal treaty in
several important respects, and nego-
twtween the -Washington- and
wv.v
p.Mml eovernments for a .aupplemen
tary commercial treaty granting to
panama important concessions is wh-t
IU Panimina hone to realize as nr
kllV A
suit of Secretary Taft's mission to the
fr a statement made I
itnuiuaoi au.u.-B I
tn the Associated irresB ioujb
sonnr ohnlHia. the Fanaman minister
at Washington.
"WidpsDread enthusiasm nas peen
n vAti ao1 nn thB isthmus. said tne
ai vuovu v " v
minister, "bv the publication oi rresi-
dent Roosevelt's
letter to oecreiary
Taft.. President Amador nas caDieu
me that he has proclaimed this letter
th isthmus, and the idea
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of the gratelul leeiing nas aireauj
turned in favoi of the United Slates.
Preparations have been begun lor a
aran( retention to the lalt commis
sion.
Ponnlar as is the Amencan minis-
tar- Panama and the governor of the
canal zone, there are a number oi ques
tions of vital importance to tne iscn-
mus which have not yet been settled to
inn satisfaction of the Fanaman gov-
ommont Tn the foremost oi inese
r it
r the problems which Secretary latt
will be asked to solve.the postal regula
tions, the Question of customs duties
and the far reaching qustion of juris
diction in the terminal cities of Pana
ma and Colon. The Panaman govern
ment declines to accept the interpreta
tion nlaced upon the treaty by Mr.
Bunau-Vanlla, whicn praciicany w
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on-air all th land in those cities not
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nnw actually covered dv reBiuenis.
Panama and Colon will prosper rapid
ly after the canal woi k has started ,
ill need considerable territory
over which to expand. We are confi
dent secretary Tatf will be quick to see
the justice of our contentions,
Bomb Outrage in Barcelona
Raicelona. Oct. 2. What ia believed
t lioen an attempt upon the life
of Minister of Agriculture and Com
merce and of Public Works baiazar oc
nnrred todav. A dynamite bomb was
o-rnloded m the street while crowds
were welcoming the minister, who had
come here to preside at a meeting of
the chamber of "commerce. No one
waa injared, but the buidns in the
vicinity of the scene ot tne explosion
re damaged, .and the crowds were
thrown into a panic, feeverai arrests
were made. -
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Boxers are Drimn, Tn,oPS.
i , . r t Tr..A;nh
I ' fi ;nmiirv into the situa-
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. cablea the Daily Telegraph from
owr,oi that th nolitical outlook for
I -.'"s j .
Shanghai is worse now tnan prior io
says, show a dangerous - recrudescence
ot anti-roreign hwiuik. s -
i arira nnii i i I hcii-ctjuiuccu i&rvfw w
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proceeding night and day in many dis
tricts.
Trains Meet Head-On.
Vick8burg, Miss., Oct. 25. Three
M known to have been killed and a
number injured in a head-on collision
between a north bound passenger and a
freight train about midnight, three
nf lTanafta Mirs... nn the
UJilCS BVUku i awjwv.w, j
v . vr;ac,;ao;nr.i vi lev railroad.
The dead are two firemen and an en- . Rio Janeiro, Oct. 26. The . chamber
gineer. The wreck is reported burn- of deputies haa adopted a bill authoriz
ing. Assistance has been sent from this ing the government to place contracts
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ACTION STUNS
Outrage of ; Russian Baltic
Fleet "Unwarranted."
KING EDWARD SO DECLARES
Great Britain Sends Urgent Note to
Russia No Official Word Yet
Received Prom the Czar.
London, Oct. 26. Great Britain to
day sent a long and urgent note to the
Russian government officially detailng
the ciicumBtances of the amazing and
unexplained attack' by the Russian
Kpcnml Pacific sauadron the night of
October 21 on British fishing boats in
the North Sea. The text of the note
has not been given out, but it is
ofniallv state 1 at the foieign office
that it contains the significant an
nouncement "the situation is one
which, in the opinion of His Majesty's
government, does not brook delay
Meanwhile the conservative public
and press are remarkably undemon
strative. As usual the jingo element
demands war, and even in official quar
ters some go so far as to say it may be
necessary to Btop the Pacific fleet pend
ing settlement of the whole affair,
though this extreme measure, it is be'
lieved, will not be necessary. Every
where there is evidence of the very poB-
itive opinion that thit is no time for
the usual diplomatic dilly-dallying
that there must be no delay and no
limit set bv Russia to her apology or
the extent of compensation for suffer
ers bv what King Edward himself
terms "the unwarranted action" of the
Baltic squadron commanders.
Thus far no official word has been re-
mi ved from St. Petersburg as to the
attitude of the Russian government
The fact that it had been decided dur
ine the day to prepare a semi-official
note expi easing the regret of the Rub
sian government and its willingness to
make full reparation so soon aa the re
SDonsibility is fixed as communicated
by the Associated Press to Lod Lans
downe and was the first information on
the subject he had received from St
Pfltresburir. The absence during the
dav of Count Benickendorff, the Rub
eian ' ambassador, necessarily cauaeu
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Bome deiay but the Russian charge
r. nj k t
u uuturea, wjju w"cu
called
office on request by note from .Lord
Lansdowne, unofficially expressed deep
regret, and, as far as it was possible for
him to go, gave assurance of speedy
action by the Russian government
RUSH MEN TO OYAMA.
Japanese Desire tnai ne ueai
Crushing Blow.
St. Petersburg, Oct. 26. There is no
news ot -lrnmeuiaie importance uuui
the Far East tonight. The mdica
tions are that both sides are heavily
ontrenchina. although it is beheved
General Kuropatkm will be ready lor
forward movement at an early moment
unless heavy Japanese reinforcements
compel him to resume the defensive.
Reports that Japanese reiniorcomenis
are arriving. taKen in connection wim
the enforced inactivity ot the Russian
forces on account of the weather, is lelt
to be a grave factor in the situation.
lhere is reason to believe tnat tne Jap
anese are drawing heavily on the Port
Arthur army as well s on Japan, in
hopes of securing a numerical superior
ity that will enable Field Marshal Oya-
ma to inflict a flushing blow upon
General Kuropatkin when hostilities
are resumed.
General Sakharoff, telegraphing yes
terday, reported that tnere was no
change iu the Situation. ine war
office does not connrm tne report inai
the Russians have occupied Bentsia
putza. The official returns or tne juaaiau
osses received up to date do not exceed
30,000. General Sakharon teiegrapns
that there was no righting auring tne
night of October 23-24.
The Russians buried l.ouu Japanese
at Lone Tree Hill.
Secures Panama Contract.
"Washington, Oct. 26. The Panama
Canal commission held a long session
today at which bids for supplies and a
number of other matterB incident to
construction work were acted on. lhe
award ef the contracts tor supplying
the 2,600,000 feet of lumber aggregated
: ,!! oo anhaonnunt V an.
Ci;.iS.'
I r o rtin a.n nnoratmc in
the Pncet sound region, was awarded
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the contract for 2,100,000 feet, and the
Continental Lumber company, of Hons
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ton, xexas, ouu.uuu ieei
i Now Under Martial Law.
Norfolk, Va., Oct. 26. Berkeley,
the scene of the lynching of the negro
Blount, ia now under martial law
Two encountera occurred tonight be
tween the troop8 and negroes. One
negroi refused to obey orders to move on
and was bayonetted, but not seriously
hurt. Two militiamen called upon a
negio seen crossing a lot to halt. In
reply, he opened fire on them and they
renliel. The neero fired three timea
and fell in front of the soldiers' fire.
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I wiamia .
'abroad for the building oi za warBnipo
Russian Baltic 'Fleet Sinks British
Pishing Vessels.
Hull. England, Oct. 2971. M.Jack
son & Co., solicitors for the owners ot
the 50 Hull fishing boats have notified
the foreign office and admiralty of an
attack on the Hull fishing fleet by the
Russian Pacific fleet (commonly desig
nated as the Baltic squadron).
The official information is that soon
after midnight Friday the Russian
equadron fell in with the Hull fishing
fleet in the Noith aea. The first por
tion of the fishing fleet passed safely.
Then the .' Rastian ships turned their
searchlights on the British vessels for
some time and a little later opened
fire.
The steam trawler Crane was sunk,
and the decapitated bodies of her skip
per and mate have been brought to
Hull. The boatswian ana otner mem
bers of the crew, who are understood to
be seiiously wounded, are on board the
missing ship. The only slightly in
ured members of the crew nas airivea
at Hull.
The steam trawleis Moulmein and
Mino have arrived at Hull seriously
damaged by shots, the latter having 16
holes in her hull. It is tearea mat
other damage was done to trawlers and
that at least one more was losp with an
hands.
ALASKANS NOT WANTED.
Indian Bureau Desires iney oe
Educated at Home.
Washington. Oct. 26. The Indian
bureau in the interior department is
decidedly opposed to accepting Alaskan
pupils at any of its schools, it is tne
opinion of this bureau that Indian ap-
nronriations are made for the sole
benefit of the Indians ot tne unueu
m- .1 W"T 1 1
States proper. Proceeding on this
theory, the Inidan office is endea voting
to eliminate from all Indian schools all
pupils other than true Indians. Th
Alaskans are in the excluded classes;
e Indian bureau does not regard them
as Indians, though their exact classifi
cation has never been finally determ
ined.
There are but two Indian schools
which have Alaskan pupils Chemawa
with half a dozen, and the Carlisle
school, in "Pennsylvania, with 50.
The Alaskan pupils at both schools are
to be eliminated giadually from the
classes and returned to their homes
unless congress intervenes in the mean
time and authorizes their retention in
these two big Indian institutions.
BARRBTT SUITS ROOSEVELT.
Secretarv Taft Sent to Panama at
Minister's Request.
Washington, Oct. 26. John Barrett,
minister to Panama, will be unable to
visit Portland and cast his vote next
month. The president haa requested
him to start for Panama November 9 in
ordnr to nrenare for the reception of
Secretary Taft a week later .
Secretary Hay took particular pains
today, in talking with a group of newa-
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naner num. to maKe 11 Plain Uia me
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sending of Secretary Taft to Panama
was in no way a reflection upon Minis
ter Barrett. The secretary said Barrett
had been unjustifiably criticised by
some opposition papers, and it had
been hinted that the president was dis- -i
satisfied with his conduct of affairs at
Panama. Secretary Hay went so far
as to say the reverse was true that the
resident was entirely pleased wnn
i . - - , .
Minister Barrett's work, and was sena-
inff S.vretarv Taft to Panama at Mr.
Barrett's suggestion.
NO UNION WITH NEW MEXICO.
Arizona Will Not Accept sraTenooa
on Those Terms.
Washington, Oct. 26. The annual
report of the governor of Arizona to the
secretarv of the interior says tne tern
torial population has increased materi
- . . . .
ally and the total population now is
between 165 000 and lu.UUU. it ex
presses a desire on the pait of the peo-
pie of Arizona tor statehood, dui says
that, "finding themselves conirontea
with a plan to unite their teiritory
with New Mexico, the people of Arizo
na have protested vigorously and will
continue to do so until they nave de
feated this repugnant scheme.
To Cement Ties.
Yokohama. Oct. 26. Lieutenant
General Prince Fushimi, special imper
ial envoy to the St. Louis exposition,
sailed today with his suite on the
steamer Manchuria for San Francisco
amid great enthusiasm. Prince Fushi
mi was attended from 'lokio by omciais
of tin imperial household, the Ameri
can minister, Lloyd C. Griscom, and
the entire American legation staff in
uniform. Prince Fushimi embark-d
in the presence of an immense crowd
and amid shouts of "Banzai" and
"America."
Submarines for Russia.
New York, Oct. 25. The American
will say tomorrow: "Two submar
ines for delivery to the Russian gov
ernment, which had been sent so mys
teriously to this harbor from the
shipyards at Newport News, were
shipped on the Hamburg-American
line steamer which sailed at 5 P. M.
yesterday from Hoboken for Hamburg.
At that point the submarines will be
reshipped to St. Petersburg, where
they will be put together."
Mexico Will Send Delegates.
Mexico City, Oct. 26. This govern
ment will send delegates to the irriga
tion congress to be held in El Paso next
month. It is said that a $10,000,000
bond issue exclusively for irrigation
purposes will be issued here. The
government for some time past has had
engineering parties in the field studying
plans tor redeeming aria runus.
OREGON NEWS
ROADBUILDING IN CLAChAMAS. I
To Make Permanent Path Is Policy
of County Court.
Oregon City "During the last yeai
Clackamas county has expended $40,-
000 in roadbuilding," says Judge Ry
an. "The policy of the county court
is to build permanently when any piece
of road is constructed and where .the
funds are available," continued Mr.
Ryan. "This year Clackamas county
haa been -especially fortunate in its
roadbuilding. havh g funds on hand
with whioh to meet every warrant that
has been issued on this aceoint. In
our roadbuilding the court has been
disposed very generally to fi llow the
plan of reducing the grade ot an roads
that are treated, rinding that this
course contributes much to the perma
nencv of the improvements that are
made."
The announcement that Clackamas
loamy roaas win nexs year ue eiycu
mented with in the use of oil baa
aroused much interest. Judge Ryan
has received numerous inquiries from
California producers, who Lave offered
to del ver the oil here at no greater a
cost than it costs in California. Ibe
court will place this oil on all of the
different kinds of clay soil in the coun
ty and determ ne its value in road con
struction.
New Phone Through Polk.
Independence Riley Craven, W. W.
Percival and W. A- MeEsner have or
ganized a stock company to be known
as the Independence .telephone com
pany, the purpose being to build a tele
phone line from Independence to Mon
mouth and elsewhere in the county as
desired. The line will connect with
the Luckiamute line at Monmouth, and
is to work m connection with the Cot'
vallis. Dallas Falls City, McMinnville,
Amiy, Perrydale and McCoy Mutual
lines, already established. The com
pany will circulate papers and secure
stock for promoting the enterprise.
The privilege is given by the council of
Independence to place the line in this
city. Steps will be taken to obtain the
same in Monmouth. The service for
Independence and Monmouth will be
through the Independence central office
Road to Galice.
Merlin Work haa begun on the new
road to Galice. and it ia expected it
will be completed in six weeks. Con
siderable freight is here awaiting the
completion of the road, among it a saw
mill for the Rand mine. The Meilin
Townsite company has material on
hanrl for the f-nnBttllf tion of a tele
is completed. It would be in opera-
tion now. but it was desired to have it
j0now the new road
1
It is intended to
carry the line four miles beyond Galice,'
giving service to the Almeda, Kand,
Big lank and other mines. The ex
penditure of a small amount of money
will also complete the new road to the
mines named.
Coming Events.
North Pacific Unitaiian conference,
Salem, October 25-27.
Annual meeting Oregon Miners' as
sociation, Portland, November 14.
State Bar association. Portland, No
vember 15-16.
National Grange. Portland, Novem
ber 16-26.
Convention of County Clerks and
Recorders, Portland, November 25-26,
Poultry Show. Corvaliis, December
10-12.
Oregon Good Roads convention,
Salem, December 13-15.
Wheatmen Give Liberally.
Pendleton Leon Cohen, who is di
recting the work of raising 85,000 in
this county for the Op 'n River associa
tion to build the por ae road at Celilo,
is meeting with success and says the
necessary amount of money can easily
be raised in another week. The large
wheat raisers in the county, who have.
been approached, are subscribing quite
liberally and already nearly ha'f of the
amount has been raised. Mr. Cohen
has agents at work in the country, and
thev have been instructed to make a
thorough canvass.
Willamette Still Low
Albany Water in the Willamette
river is yet two feet too low to permit
steamboat traffic on the Upper Willam-
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etto
After two or three days of hard
rain, with frequent rains following,
the boats will be able to reach Albany
regularly. The upper traffic will be
conducted by the Oregon City Transpor
tation company agaia this year, and
the boats which will make the Por-land-Corvallis
run will very probably
be the Pomona and the Oregona.
No Insurance on Flax.
Salerr Upon examining his insur
ance policies, Eugene Bossei found that
his insurance on the flax burned expir
ed a month ago. The poilcy was for
$3,000. Mr. Bosse has this yeara'
crop of flax spread in the fields r
stored at Scio, so that he haa some raw
material with which to atart a linen
mill. The fire, however, will cause
delay in starting the mill.
Delegates to Commercial Congress.
Salem Governor Chamberlain has
appointed J. E. Aitcheson, of Portland,
and F. B. Holbrook, of Irrigon, as del
egates to the trans-Mississippi Com
mercial congress, to be held at St.
Louis.
Of INTEREST
INCREASE IN IMPLEMtNT TkAUE.
Wheatgrowers Have Money with
Which to Buy Tools.
Pendleton A tiaveling man for a
leading implement company says th
implement tiade in the vheat distiicta
of Oregon and Washington ia b tter
this teabon than ever before in the his
tory of the two slates. Moie money ia
evident among the growers and more
cash is paid lor implements than usual.
Trade in the communities in the in-
tenor of Oregon, where nothing but
stock is raised ia slow, as the giowera
have not sold any beef duiing the past
two years ai a profit, consequently ready
money is at a premium. All are confi
dent the coming season will prove
profitable. Much stock has been un
loaded at the low prices, as it has not
paid to huld and feed, and at a result
next yeai will find fewer head of stock
in the country and pi ices will neceHsar
ily have to advance.
Ores Prom Blue River Mines.
Eugene At a special meeting of the
Eugene Commercial club the committee
appointed to l.ok after an exhibit of
minerals from Blue Kiver mining dis
trict reported promises of ores lor the
Lewis and Clark exhibit amounting to
38,000 pounds, and that this amount
will be swelled by mine owners who
have not yet been Seen to at least 45,
000 pounds. The miners are reported
as taking the matter in hand with en
ergy and they are desirous of doing ail
in their power to further the matter.
The ores will be hauled to Eugene yet
this fall, in order to be ready for in
stallation at the beginning of the Lewis
and Clark exposition
Sowing Pall Wheat.
Albany Linn county larmers are
sowing a great deal of fall wheat now
and from present prospects the acreage
of wheat sown in this county will be
three or four timea as large as that
sown last year. There are several reas
ons for this. Last fall was not auspic
ious for sowing grain, and the acreage
was small, while this fall has bten a
good one for seeding purposes. The
spring grain this year was a compute
failure, and the spring yield for several
years has been light, bo farmeis in this
part of the state are beginning to
abandon the pratice of sowing at
that
time.
Logging Road to Be Built.
La Grande The surveys ate about
completed for a narrow-gauge lodging
tailroad from Hilgard, eight miles west
of La Grande, up the Grand Ronde
river about 30 miles, to a heavy body
of timber owned by the Grand Ronde
Lumber company, of Perry, on the
slopes of the Blue mountains. The
company has been driving its logs down
the river for the past 12 years, but it is
now becoming almost impossible to get
a sufficient amount of logs by this
method for the season's run, and the
company has determined to build a
road to the timber. These mills em
ploy about 200 men during the busy
season.
Mine Promoters Improvements.
La Grande The promoters of the
Camp Carson mines, southwest of this
city, which were recently pun hased by
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a company or uaiiiorma capiiansw
with James R. Elmendorf as manager,
have made airangements with the
Grand Ronde Lumber company, at Per
ry, five miles west, to build a good
wagon road up the Orand Konde river
from Starkey to Prospect ranch. This
road will shorten the distance to the
mines several miles and will cut out
several steep and bad grades, which
will be a great advantage to the tim
bermen in getting the pine over better
roads, as also to the mining company.
Coal on Butter Creek.
Pendleton A coal deposit has been
discovered at.the head of Butter creek,
in the southern part of Umatilla coun
ty. Joseph McLaughlin ma le the dis-
'covery a short time ago while engaged
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at work on his Etock lanch. Samples
have been sent to experts, and favora
ble tests have been made. The coal is
similar to deposits near Heppner. Mr.
McLaughlin plans to develop the mines,
and already preliminary work has been
started. The deposits are said to ex
tend a long distance into the mountains
from the head of Butter creek.
Ready Sale of Coins.
Grants Pass If the Lewis and Clark,
souvenir gold dollars sell everywhere
over the state aa they are celling at
Gran ta Pass, the' number allotted by
congress will soon te. exhausted. The
first installment sent to the First Na
tional bank of Grants Pass has been
sold out, and second lot is now going
a fast as the first lot went. Mining
men are the-principal buyers, and not
a few are being purchased to send
EaBt.
Northwest Wheat Markets.
Portland Walla Walla, 88c;
bluestem, 86c; valley, 85c.
Tacoma Bluestem, 89sc; club,
85 s.
Colfax Club, 73c; bluestem, 75c.
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