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NEWS OF THE WEEK
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President Announces Reorganiz
ation of Canal Commission.
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Condensed Form lor
Busy Readers.
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A Resume of the Less Important but
Net Less Interesting Events
f the Past Week.
Both armies in Manchuria ar ready
for another big battle.
Italian warships are at hand to en
force demands on Veneznela if neces
sary. It is officially announced that the
Bussian fleet has finally started
Vladivostok.
ENRICH THE LAND.
Great Irrigation. Project for Southern
t Idaho , Receives Approval. J?,,
Washington, April 4. The Payette
Boise irrigation project' in Idaho has
received the formal approval of the sec
retary of the Interior, who recently set
aside $1,300,000 for initiating the
work of construction. This action has
been anticipated for some time, and is
largely the result of the splendid enter
prise ' of the citizens - of that section.
For more than a year the landowners,
organized into a water-users' associa
tion, have labored indefatigably to har
monize the many conflicting claims of
private interests in lands, canals, and
water rights, with the result that today Washington, April 4. The president
practically the valley as a unit stands has carried out his plans for the reor
ganization oi we iHtuiiiiuu ium
mission as to the personnel and
POISON FOR BABES.
ONLY ONE OLD MEMBER REMAINS
Consists of Seven Members, but All
Actual Work Will Be Done
by Three Only.
pledged to the government enterprise.
' Great as the satisfaction of the citi
zens may be on account of the favor
able action of the secretary, it is no
greater than that felt by the reclama
tion service, which has long recognized
It is announced that King Alfonso of the fact that the Payette-Boise project
Spain will marry the Princess of Con- is Qne of the moBt attractive in tne
for
naught, of England.
Beturns seem to indicate that the Be-1
Dublican state ticket has carried in I
Michigan by upwards of 70,000 majority.
Taft proposes to take the leaders of
the antis to the Philippines in hopes of
arid West, and but for the many .and
complicated private and corporate in
terests involved, would have been se
lected for tne initial work of tne gov
ernment in Idaho. The people, having
worked out satisfactory solutions to the
showing them the necessity of reducing divers problems, are deserving of the
success which has finally crowned their
efforts.
While the citizens were straightening
out their difficulties the government
engineers thoroughly investigated the
physical conditions and' worked out
comprehensive plans for irrigation,
which have been presented to and re
ceived the approval of the board of con
suiting engineers. These investigations
show that the project is entirely feasi
ble from an engineering standpoint
The lands to be reclaimed are of excel
lent quality, and with the climatic
conditions prevailing are capable of
sustaining a dense population. The
fertility of the lands now under irriga-
tion insures the financial soundness of
the tariff.
Boosevelt has . announced, that he
would make no move toward securing
peace in the Far East until both na
tions have announced their readiness
to discontinue hostilities.
It is reported in Washington that be-
force his departure from the city the
president issued an order recalling T.
Cader Powell, recently appointed
United States marshal of Alaska.
Henev has announced that Mitchell
will be the first tried for land frauds
Hermann and Williamson will follow
and then the others. The trails will
commence early in Jane. Heney says
he will also not work for other indict
ments until some convictions are se
cured. -
Russia will float another internal
Ioanof $100,000,000.
Congressmen say Santo Domingo
needs a prote torate. t
Payne says the coming congress will
not change the present tariff laws.
Government receipts for March ex
ceeded the expenditures by nearly $1,-000,000.
Bobert J. Wynne, recently appointed
consul ' general at London, has left for
his post.
The Japanese are making a turning
movement on Kirin, preparatory to an
attack on Vladivostok.
The Seattle representative of a Jap
anese concern has offered to furnish
20,000 Japanese laborers to dig . tne
Panama canal.
The president has selected Theodore
r. Shonts, president of the Toledo, St
Louis & Western railroad, as head of
the new Panama canal commission
Nothing has been heard for several
days of the Japanese army following
General Linievitch, and St. Petersburg
authorites are fearful that another sur
prise is about to be sprung.
Tnhe Venezuelan court has decided
busi-
ess methods, generally on the lines of
the legislation he suggested to congress
at the last sessnon, which failed in the
crush of business in the closing hours
Todav. within half an hour after the
president's departure from Washings
ton, Secretary Taft, directly in charge
of canal matters, made public the
names of members of the new commis-
sion and the division of duties among
them. Only one member of the old
commission was reappointed, Benja
min M. Harrod. Otherwise the com
mission is new from top to bottom, for
there is a top and bottom and consider
able difference in the functions and
pfy of the commissioners. Finding he
was obliged legally to appoint seven
commissioners, the president did so,
but he carried out his own plan .by
making three of them practically the
full commission. The other four,
though bearing the title of commission
ers, not only receive a much lower com
pensation, but are assigned much
smaller fields of activity.
The personnel of the new commis
sion is as follows: Theodore r.
Shonts, chairman; Charles E. Magoon,
governor of the canal zone; John F.
Wallace, chief engineer; Bear Admiral
M. T. Endicott, United states navy;
Brigadier General Peter C. Hains,
United States army (retired) ; Colonel
Oswald M. Ernst, corps engineer, Unit
M. Harrod
SEND THIS BOOK EAST.
the undertaking. Nearly 90 per cent I ed Stater army ; Benjamin
of all the irrigable land in the valley is
pledged to repay the government its ex
penditure for providing a permanent
water supply.
The estimated cost of the entire sys
tem is $10,732,000, or an average cost
not to exceed $30 per acre for the land
which has no facilities at present for
irrigation. This amount includes main
tenance for ten years, also the value of
existing works which would be utilized
but which would not have to be paid
for by the government, and the pur
chase of rights of way, which will have
to be provided from the reclamation
fund. N
The full utilization of the water sup
ply in the Boise and Payette rivers will
possibly be the complete reclamation
of nearly 600,000 acres, which, divided
into farm units of 80 acres, will mean
7,500 farms, a rural population of 30,
000, and a population in towns and
villages of double that number,
The agricultural wealth of the val
ley, estimated on the basis of the last
census, would be approximately: irri
gated land, $30,000,000: farm build-
ings, $4,500,000; implements and ma
chinery, $1,410,000; live stock, $9,
300,500; canals and reservoirs, $12,
000,000; total, $57,210,500. In 1900
the value of farm property for the
whole state of Idaho was $67,271,200.
Adulterated Infant Food Kills Half a
'ii Million a Year. "; -v
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Chicago, April 3. --Nearly half a
million babies ' died in the United
States last year from the effects of adul
terated infant foods, ' poisons used in
coloring butter and candy formalde
hyde in milk, and other impure articles
of diet turned out by fraudulent manu
facturers. Data to prove this assertion
were produced . before the meeting of
the executive committee of the National
association of State Dairy and Food
Departments, which met today at the
Grand Northern hotel.
A bitter war in the ranks of the asso
ciation is expected to be revealed.
Food commissioners " from different
states, health officers and officers of the
National association are in attendance.
Differences of opinion concerning the
alleged adulterations are said to be re
sponsible for the strife. Paul Pierce,
of Chicago, and B. Allen, of Kentucky,
secretary of the association, are the
leaders of the two factions. Mr. Allen
has come to Chicago to look after his
interests. ." '
The claim of enormous fatality among
infants last year resulting from impure
food is made by J. N. Hurty, secretary
of the Indiana state board of health.
Mr. Hurty produces figures to show
that 65 per cent of the total deaths of
infants in America last year were due
to poisons administered in impure foods
and the deadly concoctions placed on
the market by fraudulent food manu
facturers. He produces statistics to
show that more than 700,000 infants
died in the United States last year.
If Mr. Hurty s figures are correct,
said Mr. Pierce, ' "and I believe they
are, an army of 455,000 infants was
murdered last year by food adultera-
tions. They were poisoned by infant
foods and dyes and chemicals contained
in the diet their mothers have fed them
in an effort to appease their appetites,
to satisfy their natural desires for nour
ishment and rear them healthfully to
maturity. '
When such conditions as these are
harrassing our land, when these baby
killing food adulterators are permitted
to stalk forth among us, blighting our
homes, feeding on the lives of our
children to fatten their purses, is it not
time that pure food workers regarded
some other subject of greater import
than whisky, to the adulteration of
which they have lately devoted most of
their energy?" ,
I OREGONiSTATEiiTEMSiOblNTEREST I
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WHEAT OUTLOOK VERY BRIGHT
gainst the American asphalt trust, ac- It seems safe to assume that with the
cusing it of aiding the recent revolu-1 completion of the Boise-Payette project
tion. A decision has also been ren- the farm property of this section would
derde against the French cable com
pany.
Oyama's army has resumed a general
advance.
Bussell Sage has retired from active
business. '
Many Japanese prisoners in Bussia
commit suicide.
Russians say the Japanese are busy
stirring up the boxers again.
The yellow peril scare against Japan
has been revived m Europe.
The .Bannock burn company may re
build its woolen mills at Albany.
v The railway rate bill will be ready
in October, when the president will
call congress together.
All reports of mediation and peace
are denied by Bussian authorities, who
say the war will go on.
Incendiaries set fire to the ship
building works at Sevastopol, doing
great damage to work under way.
During March 79,000 immigrants
came into this country through the
port of New York. Last "year for the
same month the arrivals were only 47,-
877. -
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. An anonymous threat to dynamite
the Warsaw police has caused the offi
.' cers to beat everyone coming in the di
rection of the barracks, compelling
them to go m another direction.
Hayti is threatened with anti-Syrian
riots.
The kaisers visit to Morocco irritates
France and raises British hopes.
A newly arrived Bussian at New
York has been found to have leprosy.
Japanese statesmen propose, a triple
alliance of Japan, United States and
Britain.
The Salvation Army has established
a fresh air home for Chicago waifs on
a farm of 50 acres. . .
Baron Science hall; with a number
of valuable instruments at Denison un
iversity, Granville, Ohio, burned.
Loss, $100,000. '
have a value equal to 50 per cent of
that of the whole state
The Boise and Payette valleys consti-
tute one of the most attractive sections
of the West. In the past few years
they have undergone a transformation
that is nothing less than marvelous.
The progress in agriculture is reflected
in the splendid growth of the towns ad
jacent, and the whole basin presents an
alluring picture to the visitor, and fur
nishes an excellent sample of the result
of irrigation. It requires no particular
acumen to see that these valleys have
entered upon an era of substantial, de
velopment which is destined t unite
them in one of . the richest agricultural
communities on this continent.
Tell Your Friends About Oregon,
Washington and Idaho.
The 1905 issue of "Oregon, Washing
ton, Idaho and Their Besources, is-
sued by the passenger departments of
the Oregon Kail road & Navigation com
pany, and the lines of the Southern
Pacific in Oregon, is now 'ready for dis
tribution, 50,000 copies having been
issued. The book is divided into chap
ters covering the following subjects:
Climate, Dairying, Diversified Farm-
ing,. Fish and Fishing, Fruit Culture,
Grain Growing, Grasses and . Forage
Plants, Homes for Millions, Hop Rais
ing, Irrigation, Lewis and Clark Ex
position, Lumber and Lumbering,
Markets, Mines and Mining, Portland
the ' "Eose City," Bailroads, Schools
and Churches, Soil, Stock Raising, Veg
etables products, Lands in Western
Oregon, condensed information about
towns. and cities along the O. B. & N.
and the Southern Pacific lines.
Every citizen of the states ex
ploited in the book will find it valu
able to send to relatives and friends in
other states who may be induced to
come and live in the Pacific North
west.
.Four cents in stamps sent to A. L
Craig, General Passenger Agent of the
Oregon Railroad & Navigation company
Portland, Oregon, with the address of
an eastern friend, will insure its being
sent.
FIFTY MINERS ARE ENTOMBED
Decides. to Indict Packers.
Chicago, April ' 4. Well-authenti
cated Teports that the .Federal grand
jury which is investigating the business
methods of the meat packers will re
turn indictments when it reconvenes
next Wednesday were prevalent today.
The report was that the adjournment
taken yesteruay was really decided
upon in order to allow Assistant Attor
ney General Pagin time to draw up the
bills at his leisure and give due con
sideration to the mass of. testimony
taken since the jury first went into
session. .
Display Burbank's Wonders.
San Francisco, April 4. The women
of Santa Rosa and Sonoma county will
make a floral exhibit at the Portland
exposition with the other products from
Sonoma county, and it will be made up
for the most part of Luther Burbank's
floral creations. If enough can be se
cured that will stand shipment to Port
land, the display will be entirely of his
flowers, as the women of the city and
county-are anxious to show Mr. Bur-
bank how they appreciate his work,
Chile and Peru Have a Tiff.
Lima, Peru April 4. The papers to
day print Chile's reply to the Peruvian
protest regarding Taona and Arica,
The reply delcars that Chilee is resolv
ed, without wounding the susceptibili
ties of Peru, to acquire definitely do
minion and sovereignty over Tacna and
Arica. "
Double Explosion Wrecks Shaft and
Kills Majority of Men.
Benton, 111., April 4. -Some 50 miri
ers were entombecL today in Jospeh
Leiter's mine at Zeigler by a terrific
explosion of gas, and it is probable that
30 or 40 of the buried men are dead
Thus far four bodies have been found
When between 35 and 40 miners had
descended into the' mine today to re
sume work, a terrific explosion blew
the timbers about the. mouth of the
mine high into the air.
Czar Still Hopes to Win.
St. Petersburg, April 4. A meeting
of all the members of the Grand Ducal
circle was held in the palace of the
Grand Duke Vladimir late last night.
at which the czar was present and at
which the question of war or peace was
thoroughly discussed. A majority of
those present favored the beginning of
peace negotiations, but the Grand
Duke Vladimir and his intimate asso
ciates stated that in their opinion it
would be far better to continue the
fighting, at least for the present. This
view apparently met the czar's view
Awful Havoc by Bomb J
St. Petersburg, April 4. Seventy
persons, 30 artillerymen and. 40 Chi-
nese,were killed Monday by the terrific
explosion of-a bomb in the artillery de
pot at Harbin, Manchuria. .- The man
who caused the 'explosion was also
killed. The entire laboratory, a huge
establishment, was wrecked, and 10,
000,000 projectiles were destroyed '2,
000 packing, cases containing 5,000
each. Millions of other projectiles, not
yet completed, were made useless. '
Rates of. Desertions from Navy.
Washington, April 4. In a state
ment issued today by Bear Admiral
Converse, chief of the Bureau of Navi
gation, it is shown that of an enlisted
force of 30,066 men in the navy, only
10.7 per cent deserted.
FRAUD ON STATE.
REVENGE IS TAKEN.
Russian Bomb-Thrower Mutilates an
Enemy of Socialists. '
Lodz, Bussian Poland, April 3. Po
lice Commissioner Szabalovicz, - of the
Second district, was seriously injured
today by a bomb, which was thrown at
him in the street.
The police commissioner had been
summoned by telephone to come to the
office of the chief of police, and started
on foot, followed by a policeman. The
former noticed, at the corner of Kon
stantinosk and Zawarski streets, ' a
poorly clad man carrying a basket. As
Szabalovicz approached,, the man sud
denly hurled a bomb, which exploded
with terrific force, blowing off the com
missioner's feet and severly wounding
him in the breast. It is feared his in
juries will prove fatal.
The force fo the explosion is judgable
by the fact that it tore a hole in the
ground two feet deep and 12 feet in cir
cumference. The accompanying police
man drew his sword and wounded the
commissioner's assailant on the head
When the prisoner was searched . a
loaded revolver and some cartridges
were found in his pockets. He is re
ported to be dying from the sword cuts
received.
The explosion was heard about five
miles . away. .All the windows in the
neighborhood were shattered. People
in adjoining houses were thrown to the
floor.
Szabalovicz is hated by the Socialists.
He is charged with killing a Socialist
during the disturbances here in Decem
ber last.
Cold Rains Have Damaged Prunes,
but Farmers are Satisfied.
Albany Linn county people are
watching the weather man closely these
days, and yearning for a "fair day"
This is particularly true of fruit
growers, for the recent cold rams are a
menace to the fruit crop.
As it is, some injury has been report
ed. A prominent farmer and fruit
grower of Linn county states that he is
of the opinion that cherries and prunse
are somewhat, injured already, particu
larly cherries. The cherry trees were
loaded with blossoms at the end of the
warm Spring weather that marked the
closing days of February and the first
half of March, and the ram - caught
them at the - tenderest age. Then a
couple of light frosts last week added
to the danger.
Prunes were not brought out so much
as cherries by the premature advent of
spring, and may possibly escape injury.
Although the trees seemed to be in
blossom at the beginning of the rains
they were in reality not generally in
full bloom, but were loaded with buds
that were just ready to burst but had
not yet exposed the tender . inner part
to the weather. . Under these circum
stances it is believed the damage will
be nominal, if . good weather comes
soon.' ' However, it would not take
many days of chilling rains and winds
to do irreparable damage. It has been
stated that the prune trees were giving
evidence of such a heavy crop that it
would really be better for the fruit if
some of the embryo prunes were killed
by the cold.
Other branches of farming are faring
well. An easy winter and early spring
places stock in excellent condition, and
every class of stock looks well.' . Dairy
farmers are milking more cows, with
better results than in years before at
this season of the year. Many, farmers'
will finish the winter in much better
shape than was anticipated after the
poor crops of last year.
Wheat is looking fine, and, barring
Borne unforeseen freak of nature to de
stroy the present bright prospects, the
wheat yield of the valley will be far
above the average. Fall sown "whjat
can almost be seen to grow now, and
many farmers are preparing to put all
their remaining acreage in spring grain
Marion County Grand Jury Will Inves
tigate Illegal Transactions.
Salem Though the statutes govern
ing the sale of state lands have been
violated ever since they were enacted,
the investigation to be made by the.
Marion county grand jury this week
will be the first attempt that has ever
been made to punish infraction of these
laws. Several hundred thousand acres
of land have been bought illegally, and
the state school - fund has been de
spoiled of several hundred thousand
dollars, but usually punishment of the
offense has been barred by the statute
of limitation before it was discovered,
or, the state having .received the legal
price for the land sold, no one feels in- -
terested enough to start an investiga
tion. The offense which the grand
jury will investigate this week is of re
cent date, and the facts are so well
known that the transactions , can
scarcely be overlooked.
Because the state in every instance
receives the price required by law, and .
is not directly robbed, it has been easy
to let the infractions of law eo with
scarce a passing notice'. But indirectly
the state has been robbed and vigorous
action at the proper time would not
only have landed the offenders in pris
on-, but saved many thousands of dol
lars for the school fund. It is not
through the ordinary sales of schopl
land that the steals have taken place,
for in all such cases the state has re
ceived 'all the land is worth. It is
through the lieu land operations that
the manipulators of public lands have
made their fortunes at the expense of.'
the school fund.
Albany Mill May Be Rebuilt.
Albany President Charles Coopey
and Secretary H. M. Grant, of the Ban
nockburn Woolen Mills company, who
have been in Albany looking after their
property, which was recently almost
totally destroyed by fire, state that
is possible the mill will be rebuilt
The brick walls are part of them stand
ing and in good shape, and. some. of the
machinery can be saved. The big boil
er in the engine room was hot damaged
and altogether there is quite a nucleus
around which to start a new mill. The
company had a great deal of business
ahead when the fire occurred.
Norwegian Colony for Nevada.
Benb, Nev., April 3. The Norwe
gians of Minnesota and the Dakotas
plan to -establish an immense colony in
Nevada. . A representative arrived here
this week,, and iH now carrying out the
plana. It is planned to secure a tract
of several thousand acres of unclaimed
land in the central portion of the state,
construct an irrigation system and
place it ready for the plowman. When
this is done, arrangements are already
made to have thousands of Norwegian
families come to the state and place
the land under cultivation.
Snowfall Late, but Deep.
Sumpter A heavy fall of snow oc
curred here ' Inst week, making it al
most possible to use sleds again
Placer miners are happy over the out
look, as they are now promised a much
longer season in which to work than
they expected from indications a short
time ago. Quite a depth of snow has
been reached in the uplands, therefore
streams will not dry up as soon i
thought. . Weather prophets are at
loss to explain the unusual conditions
which have prevailed for the past two
months. '
Show Valley Live Stock.
Woodburn Two thousand people at
tended the livestock fair in this city
last Saturday. A splendid address was
delivered by Hon. James Withyeombe,.
of the State Agricultural college, .of
Corvallis. Colonel J. B. Eddy, Hon.
J. W. Bailey, state food and dairy com
missioner, and J. H. Settlemier also
delivered lively speeches. Altogether
the initiation of this fair was a magnifi
cent success. President Fred Dose and
Secretary .William P. Pennebaker will
proceed to perfect a permanent organi
zation. A three days fair of all pro
ducts and livestock will be held during
next October.
Mohair Pools are Bought Up.
Dallas Dallas witnessed one of its
busiest days Saturday, occasioned by
the selling of the pool of the'Polk and
Yamhill County Mohair associations.
The Yamhill pool, consisting of 40,000
pounds, was purchased by Bumheimer
& Co., of Portland, at Z cents. The
association retains the sacks, which
were held at 25 cents each. The Polk
county pool, consisting of 50,000
pounds, was bought by H
of Dallas, at 32 cents,
paid are considered the
market stands.
L. Fenton,.
The prices -beat,
as the-
Oregon Used Up the Funds.
Washington, April 3. Seventeen
special agents of the land office in var
ious Western states were furloughed
today on account of shortage in funds.
A large part ' of the appropriation for
special agents has been consumed in
the employment of special officers en
gaged in running down frauds in Ore
gon. . Secretary Hitchcock deemed it
more important to get at the bottom of
facts in Oregon than to conduct exten
sive formal examinations elsewhere.
. Coal Miners Scale Renewed.
Philadelphia, April 3. The soft coal
operators late tliis afternoon stated that
they had practically agreed to renew
the wage scale. This will prevent the
threatened strike of 50,000 miners in
the bituminous district. A joint con
ference of the operators and miners will
be held in Altoona tomorrow to com
plete the arrangement. .
Rushing Supplies to the Front.
. St. Petersburg, April 3. More than
ten trains, stocked with provisions and
war material, are leaving St. Peters
burg daily for Vladivostok.
Independence Idea To Be Aired.
Independene It is the purpose of
the Willamette Valley Improvement
league to call a meeting of the execu
tive committee provided for at Salem
last week to meet in Independence the
last of April. Members of the Inde
pendence Improvement league are con
sidering the advisability of calling a
general meeting, to be held here at the
same time. If called, and it most like-'
ly will be, the program will be an exec
utive session in. the afternoon and' a
banquet in the evening, at which the
Independence idea will find expression.
Ranchers to Fight for Water.
Milton A mass meeting of 300 fruit
growers and citizens of Milton and vi
cinity was held in Alliance hall for the
purpose of providing legal advice and
the best methods to pursue against , the
Peacock Mill company, which has
brought suit against the city of Milton
and all the irrigation ditch companies
and private- property owners in this
valley, to determine ' the amount of
water the Peacock Mill company shall
appropriate for the purpose of running
their mills at this place.
. Snow in Linn Mountains. -
Albany There is now considerable
snow in the mountains in this part of
the state and high water in the streams
in 'this part of the valley is feared.
The recent rains have filled the streams
up to their banks, and warm rains,
which would melt the snow all at one
time would cause a flood. There has
been no damage from high water during
former rains this winter, as there was
comparatively no snow on the moun
tains until the recent cold weather. -
Dog Poison in Bologna Sausage.
Independencs Dog poisoning has
become so common in Independence
that no surprise is expressed when a
canine is observed in the throes of
death on the street or in a front yard.
Some of the most valuable dogs in town
have been poisoned and though there is
a standing reward of $200, the poisoner
has not been apprehended. Bologna
sausage containing ' poison has been
picked up in different portions of town,
but it affords no clue as to the identity
or motive of the poisoner.
For Cheese Factory at Ukiah.
Pendleton Ward Emigh, proprietor-
of the Walla Walla creamery, who will
establish a -cheese factory at Ukiah,
60 miles south of this place, is in the-
city making arrangements for the trans
portation of his cheese making machin
ery and will open the factory within a
few days for business. The machinery
has a capacity of 24,000 pounds of milk
a day, but as the dairy interests have
declined of late, Mr. Emigh does not
expect nearly that much at first.
Waiting for a Market for- Coal.
Riverton The bunkers of the River
ton Mining & Development company'
mine have been filled and mining oper
ations have been suspended awaiting a
vessel to carry coal. Manager Bouse
of the company is now in San Francisco,
looking up the coal market and arrang
ing for the freighting of his coal. The
steamer Chico, of San Francisco, which
is now due here, will . take the first
cargo of coal from this place.
Heavy Snow Now in Bohemia.
Cottage Grove There is heavy anew
in the Bohemia district now, and out
side work will be late this year on that
account The telephone line between
tjottage urove and the mines is down
on account of the recent storms.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Klamath People Raise Big Bonus.
. Klamath Falls Klamath county has
raised $80,000 of the $100,000 bonus
for the Weed railroad extension to
Klamath Falls, and , has obtained an
extension until May 1 to raise the bal
ance. - The balance undoubtedly Will
be raised, and the railroad connection
of this section with the outside world is
now assured. - ,-' .
Wheat Club, 8687c per bushel;
bluestem, 9394c; valley, 88cc.
Oats No. 1 white, $2829 per ton
gray, $2728. '
. Hay Timothy, $1416 per ton;
clover, $1112; grain; $1112; cheat,
$1112.
Eggs Oregon ranch, T717)c per
dozen. ,
Butter Fancy creamery, 2527c..
Potatoes Oregon fancy, 8595cj
common, 6580c. :
Apples Fancy $1.752.50 per boxy
choice, $11.25. '
Hips Choice, 1904, 23 X 24c per
pound. . - ,
Wool Valley, 20c per pound; East
ern Oregon, 15l8c; mohair, choice,.
3132c per pound. ' '