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A Resume of the Less Important but
Not Less Interesting Events
of the Past Week.
Japan again complains that France
favors Russia.
Japan is seeking to strengthen the
British alliance.
No lotteries will be allowed to oper
ate in the canal zone.
May 1 was the twenty-fifth anni
versary of the prohibitory law in Kan
sas. Another Japanese loan has been
floated. The bonds were taken eagerly
at a premium.
British papers insist that the gans on
a large percentage of the war vessels
are worthless.
The president will go to - the bottom
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secretary oi state lioomis.
Fire did $100,000 damage, to
the
Household Sewing Machine company
The New York police are taking a
census of Chinese in connection with
their crusade on Chinese vice.
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nearly 50,000 laborers of different
see
trades go on strike in New York.
President Roosevelt will confer with
cabinet officers at Chicaeo on the Far
Eastern war and the Chicaeo strike.
The Russian fleet is off the coast of
Indo-China. Togo's whereabouts
is
absolutely unknown to any
Japanese government.
but the
Many strikers are being killed in Po
land by troops
A Santa Clara, California, aeroplane
has made a very successful flight.
The treasurer of Athens county,
Ohio, is $71,000 short in his accounts.
The president has had a slight attack
of malaria and rested in camp for a
day.
Paderewski is suffering from nervous
prostration and has cancelled his Bos
ton dates.
Government rate regulation is de
clared by railroad men to be injurious
to the West.
' The Interstate Commerce commission
hs Sued 18 railroads for discrimina
tion -in beef rates.
The epidemic of cerebro-spinal men
ingitis' in New York has abated with
the coming of warm weather.
Twelve leaders of the Chicago strike
' have been arrested. Riots and other
. disturbances continue. One death has
been reported
Minister Eowen, of Panama, who has
been called home in regard to the
charges against Loomis, will be given
the choice of proving his assertions and
receiving promotion or failing and be
ing discharged from government service.
Great Britain will build the world's
greatest battleship.
Linievitch condemns Kuropatkin's
retreat from Mukden. . , .
The Russian fleet is seeking to elude
Togo and reach Vladivostok.
Russia is now planning a canal to
connect the Baltic and Black seas.
Minister Bowen has been ordered
home to explain the Loomis charges.
The New York police have forbidden
" slamming parties to visit Chinatown in
automobiles.
The Russian government has lost
control of the Caucasus and lawlessness
is supreme
Fire is still raging in the Picton mine
of the Colorado Fuel and Iron company
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Poland peasants have served notice
on the authorities that they intend to
seize the land and divide it among
themselves.
The state portage railway commission
says the portage road between The
Dalles and CelUo will be ready for
business May 15.
Fitzhugh Lee, veteran of the Confed
erate army, and of the Spanish war, is
dead. The end . came very suddenly,
he being stricken by apoplexy.
Japan awaits a naval battle in confi
dence.
Carnegie has given $10,000,000 to
pension retired professors.
' A witness has testified in the Nan
Patterson trial that Young shot him
self. . -J. ,.: ,
John Barrett is to be minister to Co
lombia when his Panama office is abol-
-iehed.
Russia will let contracs to all ship
building yards in America for the con
struction of warships,.
- iA.ll Russia is in a panic as a result of
threats of dynamiters to begin opera
tions at Easter. . ,
Frank Bigelow, the defaulting presi
dent of the Milwaukee bank, is behind
irrfiis accounts $3,277,000.
Rojestvensky will be joined by Ne
bogatoff May 5: .The Russian fleet is
using Hainan island 'as a base while
waiting. .
TWELVE MINERS BURIED.
Big Explosion Wrecks Shaft of an
Oklahoma Coal Company. ' i
Wilburton, Okla., May 2. Thirteen
. . . i
miners were entombed ana proDaDiy I
killed by an explosion early today in
the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Coal
company's mine No. 19 four miles west
of here. There is little prospect of
their todies being recovered for several
days.
The men went into the shaft at mid'
ieht. Foreman William Bay, of the
shift that left the mine at that hour,
states that the mine was in .good- condi
tion and a gas explosion was hardly
probable. His shift left a shot hang'
,UB w"5" tUD
" w suggested, irom the force of the
explosion, wuiuii tuuiu uo uearu iur
miles around, and which tore heavy
timbers aside and piled tons of dirt
into the shaft, that a bad Bhot had set
off some dynamite which had been
stored conveniently for use in pushing
the work. The shaft is 360 feet deep,
and it was 300 feet to the place where
the men were working.
The men were supplied with air from
the shaft, and by means of compressed
air tubes. It is the general opinion
that the air pipe was burst by the ex
plosion, but air has been steadily
pumped in all day, with the remote
hope that some of the entombed men
may have escaped the force of the ex.
plosion and the after-damp
MEETING AT VENICE.
Italian and Austro-Hungarian Minis
ters Agree on Attitude.
Rome, May 2. While it is officially
stated that the purpose of Count Golu-
owski in going to Venice was mainly
to return the visit which Foreign Mm-
ister Tittoni made at Abbazia in 1904,
there is high authority for the state
ment that the two foreign ministers
were moved by the desire to strengthen
the triple alliance by cementing the
friendship of Austria-Hungaria and
Italy and that they agreed on a com
mon attitude for safeguarding the re
ciprocal interests of the two countries
in the Adriatic, Mediterranean and
Balkan states.
The Cretan question was discsused
ana it was agreed that it is necessary
for the present to moderate the impa
tience of the Cretans, who are desirous
of union with Greece'. The ministers
reached an accord on- Macedonia, de
ciding to acquit the proposal of Great
Britain for European control of Mace
donian finances, while application ot
reforms will remain entrusted to Aus-
trja and Russia, supported by an inter-
nal gendarmerie under command of an
Italian general.
The control of Macedonian finances
will be exercised by a body composed of I
the present Austcrian and Russian civil
agents in Macedonia, with the addition
of special delegates from other powers. 1
Both Austria and Italy will endeavor
to avoid complications in 'j. Morocco,
both being allied with Germany and
friendly to France and Great Britain.
FETES FOR RUSSIAN ARMY.
Easter is Celebrated With Religious
Services on the Field.
Gunshu Pass, May 2. 'The Russian
army here celebrated its second .Easter
in the field with the traditional re
ligious services and observances. Spe
cial Easter fetes were prepared for the
soldiers, giving them a respite from
their usual duties wherever possible.
Information obtained from prisoners
and captured mails shows that the dis
position of the Jpanese army is as fol
lows: General Nodzu, the region be
tween Tie Pass and Kaiyuan ; General
Oku, from Tie Pass westward of the
railway; General Kuroki, . from Tie
Pass eastward of the railway; General
Nogi, from Fakoman to Changtufu:
General Kawamura, northwest of Muk
den, i
The weakest forces of the Japanese
are in the region about Mukden, while
the principal concentration is
in the
recrion of Tie Pass..' The flanks fl.rn
guarded . by mixed bands of Japanese
and Chinese bandits.
I
Texas Rivers are Swollen,
iouston, xex., May z. Every river
in the state is swollen almost" bank full
in the lower reaches, with " more water
coming down. Urave . tears are ex
pressed that within the next 48 hours
the Brazos, the Colorado, the Guada-
loupe and the Trinity rivers will go out
of their banks with disastrous results
if there be any more rain. The smaller
rivers and creeks tributary to the rivers
named are also out over the lower bot-
toms now, and as the water cannot be
discharged, there is already a consider
able loss to the farmers. "..
Take Water from Canada.
Ottawa, May 2. If the rumor is true
that the United States government has
authorized the construction of certain
works on Milk river, which' runs from
Montana into the Northwest and then
back into United States territory, the
effect of which construction will be to
divert the water from Canadian terri
tory, a strong protest will be made by
the Dominion, which favored sending
this matter to the International Water
way commission.
Rio Grande Breaks Out.- -
EI Paso, Tex., May 2. The Rio
Grande river broke over its banks to
day, 30 miles above El Paso, and over-
I flowed 2,000 acres of alfalfa and other
rich lands, ruining crops and carrying I
i away many small houses t The town of i
1 Berino is entirely abandoned.
CONDITIONS WORSE
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Rifles and Use Them.
POLICE ARE UNABLE TO PREVENT
Rioting in Street Grows More Vicious
and Many Participants are
v Badly Injured.
Chicago, May 2. Conditions in the
teamsters' strike were worse today than
at any preceding time. The strikers
were in a more ugly mood, the rioting
was more open and vicious and the at
tacks on nonunion men were more fre
quent and daring than at any time
since, the commencement of the trouble.
The chief cause for the increased bel
ligerency on the part of the . strikers
and their friends is the .fact that the
Employers' Teaming association today
brought 1,500 men ipto the city to take
their places and 500 more are said to
be now on the way and will arrive
within 12 hours. These men will re
ceive the full pay of union men and it
has been guaranteed to them that their
positions will be permanent. Among
them are 200 farmer boys from the sur
rounding states who have volunteered
their services and sought positions as
drivers.
Tomorrow Winchester rifles will be
carried on all wagons of the Employers'
Teaming association in open view. A
number of nonunion men have been ar
rested on the charge of carrying con-
cealed weapons and today the attorneys
for the Employers' Teaming association
called upon Chief of Police O'Neil and
asked him if their men had not the
right to carry weapons provided they
were held in open view and were not
concealed. Chief O'Neil replied that
there was no law against it and ar
rangements were promptly made by the
employers to place Winchester rifles on
every one of the wagons.
CLEARING THE WAY.
Government Buys Two Private Irriga
tion Canals on Klamath. '
Washington, May 2. The secretary
of the Interior has approved, provision.
ally, the purchase of the Adams ditch
and the Ankeny canal, in the vicinity
of Klamath Falls, both of which are to
be used in connection with the Kla
math irrigation project in Oregon.
The government had previously secured
options on these irrigation systems, and
actin f the secretary. provides for
their purchase as soon as the final
plans of the engineers for the construe-
tion of the large project have been ac
cepted. 'ine government will pay
1100,000 for the Adams canal and $50,
000 for the Ankeny.
The secretary has also approved, sub-
ect to future determination, to con.
struct the project, the purchase of 15,-
000 acres of land belonging to the J. D
Carr Land & Livestock company, at
Clear Lake, California. The purchase
price is $187,500, and includes the ri
parian rights of the company ' in the
Clear lake reservoir site and along the
Tule lake, besides canals now construct
ed on the lands of the company.
SCENE OF CARNAGE.
Warsaw Troops Shoot Down Nearly
One Hundred Persons.
Warsaw, May 2. Nearly 100 persons
were killed or wounded in disturbances
in various quarters of Warsaw yester
day. The troops, apparently, were un
controllable and violated all orders to
act with moderation. They fired into
the crowd of demonstrators, and work
men in desperation resorted to the use
of fireaims and bombs.' Many children
and women are among the dead and
dying.
What approaches a reign of terror
exists today ; the city presents a most
gloomy aspect, and the temper of the
nnt.ira mmmnnitT ancmmi ill Tho
presence of numerous patrols of Cossack
cavalry and infantry is the ' only' re
minder of lurking danger.
To Mark the Boundary Line.
Victoria, B. C, May 2. The Cana
dian boundary survey party, which is
to delineate the boundary as stated in
the Alaskan boundary award, will
leave for the north on Thursday, land
ing at the head of navigation, on Port
land canal and working thence north
east and north, following the line.. A
series of monuments will be built. On
mountain peaks monuments 30 inches
high will be built of aluminum bronze
drilled into the solid rock. At river
crossings and in valleys larger monu
ments will be built.
- Army of Immigrants.
New York, May2. Qn 22 steam
ships due to arrive at this port this
week from Great Britain and the Con
tinent is the highest number of immi
grants' ever scheduled to enter during
such a period of time.. The horde
reaches nearly 25,000. , At Ellis island
arrangements have been made for their
prompt handling, because ' the deten
tion of any part would at once tax the
facilities of the emigration station far
beyond its limits. , '
Unknown Gives University $500,000.
New York, May 2. - An anonymous
donor has given $500,000 to Columbia
university for erecting and equipping
a college hall for undergraduates to be
named in honor of Alexander Hamil
ton, of the class of 1777. x
RUINED BY TORNADO.
Almost
Ever"" Building in
Laredo,
I ', i exas, is Gone. f
; Laredo, Tex., May fl. At least 21
persons were killed and a score injured
in Laredo and New Laredo by a tornado
that tore through the city late last
night. Sixteen were killed here. Ru
mors of many others killed in places
outside of Laredo are heard, but as yet
they lack confirmation. Property
damage is large. Four of the dead
were members of one familv and were
working on the ranch of George Wood-
man. They were au crushed to death
by the falling in of the heavy walls of
the adobe house they occupied. The
others met their fate in a like manner,
The damage wrought at the . Laredo
seminary is severe. Not one of the
group of buildings that go to make up
the institution escaped damage. The
escape from death ot the teachers at
present quartered in the institution is
considered miracu ous, as the walls of
some of the buildings that they occu
pied were demolished. Mrs. Early,
one of the teachers, was heroically res
cued by several younfe cadets, students
of the institution, they lowering her by
a rope from a second story window.
She was badly bruised.
The Mexican National hospital build'
lDgrooi was lilted, and it will require
much time to repair the building.
A trip through the town fails to
show a locality that has not suffered
from the storm. Telegraph and tele
phone poles, corrugated roofs, chim
neys and walls ; in fact, debris of all
imaginable kinds strew the streets.
The city authorities are at work clear
ing away the wreckage of the storm and
tonight the city began to assume its
customary tranquil appearance. Line
men are at work endeavoring to
straighten out the tangled wires, and it
is believed that within ! two days the
electric light service can be resumed.
It is hoped to re-establish telegraphic
communication at least partially with
in two days.
NEW SYSTEM OF BIDDING.
Army Quartermaster Makes Welcome
Change for Forage Dealers.
Washington, May 1. It will be el
come news to Pacific coast dealers to
know that the quartermaster general of
the army has decided to obtain bids for
forage for army purposes under a new
system, which shall permit competition
on a three-months as an annual basis
It is believed, that more satisfactory
bidding will be obtained, if it is poasi
ble to secure proposals for furnishing
forage for a period of three months
This will enable closer competition,
hence it will afford bidders an opportu
nity to estimate more closely as to
market conditions.
In presenting bids for the annual
supply of forage at all the military
posts, it is found that bidders are re'
quired to specify largely as to the prob
able condition of crops, and this, of
course, must have its effect upon prices
named for a yearly supply of army
forage. Bidding will, therefore, be
permitted for a quarterly as well as for
an annual supply.
COLTON IN FULL CHARGE.
Names Assistants in Collection of Do
minican Customs.
Washington, May 1. Colonel George
R. Col ton, the American official who
went to Santo Domingo to- assume
charge of the collection of customs rev
enue of that republic, has reported vto
Secretary Taft that a plan of organiza
tion for the customs service had been
agreed upon by the .Dominican govern
ment. Colonel Colton has been made
principal collector and general receiver;
J. H. Edwards, Jr., deputy collector,
traveling inspector and auditor; H.
W. Smith, cashier, auditor and dis
bursing officer; H. F. Worley, addi
tional deputy collector in charge of the
Havtien frontier: M. D. Carroll, chief
statistician, and Joseph Schwartz, spec-
ial agent.
All of the Dominican officials now in
the service have been -continued by
Colonel Colton, who has definitely as
sumed charge of the custom house. He
has posted notices to this effect for - the
information of foreigners and otherB.
Dredger Brings Up Nuggets.
Marysville, Cal., May 1. Rich spec
imens of free gold nave been brought
up by the new levee dredger now oper
ating in the Feather river at Yuba
City. Nuggets of considerable size and
value and pieces of quartz studded
with gold have been picked up from
several . bucketsful of sand and gravel
deposited by the dredger. Dredge
mining men are watching ' the work
be filedclosely. There is every indica
tion that another rich dredge mining
field has been discovered and that there
will be much activity about Marysville.
No M are Delays for Connors.
Chicago, May 1 . The case of Super
intendent Thomas' J. Connors, of the
Armour company, indicted on the
charge of attempting to intimidate a
witness, came up again today in the
United States District court. Counsel
for the Armour company asked for an
other continuance After some argu
ment, Judge Landis granted it, , setting
the date for hearing next Thursday.
The judge also said forcibly that he
would not grant another continuance.
Cloudbursts Unroof Buidings.
Indianapolis, 'Ind., May 1.' Reports
from that state show that Indiana has
been storm sw,ept in the past 24 hours.
Uloud bursts are reported at many
places. At Bicknellsville buildings
were nnroofed, and near Pern the Indi
anapolis Northern interurban track was
washed away. Hail fell in several
counties, damaging crops.
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I OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST t
YAMHILL CROPS DOING WELL.
Vrospects are that Cereal Yield
Will
Be the Best in Years.
McMinnville Yamhill county has
not had a better promise of a good yield
ln cereals for years than it has the pres.
enl season, crops generally are thnf-
7 ana 01 tne nnest color, uwing to
tne weather and crop conditions last
BPrmf?i the farmers seeded a larger
acreage than usual last fall. The fall
sowing was mostly wheat, and this is
advancing rapiaiy. UaW also look
wel an there is no sign of blight.
The spring sowing is practically fin
ished and the earlier spring grain is up
and growing well. Farmers generally
nave made a larger sowing ot spring
oats than usual. There is a growing
tendency in this county to make the
spring crop consist chiefly of oats
Hop conditions, while good, cannot
be called excellent. The growth has
been extremely uneven, some vines
having grown rapidlj , and are already
trellised, while otherB have not ad
vanced far. Otherwise, the crop looks
well and has not been harmed by frost.
In a few yards the leaves have been
slightly nippped, but practically no
harm done to the hops. As far as can
be ascertained, every yard in the coun
ty is Deing cultivated, ana a lair crop
is anticipated. Ilopmen are not dis
couraged by the uneven growth, and
are having the yards thoroughly hoed
and the more advanced hops twined.
Apples and other fruit, except prunes
and cherries, will yield abundantly
The cherry crop will be very light in
all parts of the county, owing to the
late frosts. The prune crop will also
be less than normal. The prospects
were exceptionally good until visited
by the recent frost. Near Dayton and
sections along the Willamette river
there will not be over a third of the
usual yield, while on the prairie about
half a crop is expected. In the more
protected sections there may be three-
fourths of a crop, but in no parts will
it be up to the normal output.
- Berries on the Reservation.
Adams John Pierce, a quarter-breed
allottee, who resides two miles south of
here, has demonstratd that the Uma
tilla reservation land is capable of rais
ing more than wheat, although it
not irrigated. Last year he set out less
than one half an acre of Hood River
strawberries, and although the plants
were less than a year old, they bore
berries from June until November, the
heaviest crop being in June and Oc
tober. This year he has set out' more
plants, having now almost one acre
All are in bloom and Mr. Pierce ex
pects to have ripe berries in two weeks
ii tne weatner is favorable.
Rogue River- Craft.
Grants Pass The first, boat, other
than a canoe or skiff, to navigate the
Upper Rogue will be one now complet
ed and ready for launching here. The
craft is a light draft, staunch affair.
and was built by John C. Lucas, a local
merchant, for pleasure purposes. It is
30-foot length, with six-foot beam, and
will be propelled by a powerful gaso
line engine.. Its builder is confident it
will successfully make the rapids of
the Rogue, both below and above
Grants Pass. The power dams will be
mounted by skid ways.
- One Fare to Albany.
Albany Efforts of the Albany Com'
mercial club to secure special rates
from Portland to Albany during the
Lewis and Clark exposition have proved
successful. A committee was appoint
ed some time ago to confer with the
officials of the Southern Pacific railroad
in Oregon, and as a result of the work
of this committee the traffic men have
granted a rate of one fare for the round
"P for all who hold transportation
from Eastern points, tickets good to re
main in Linn county for 15 days..
Lost Mail Pouch Found.
Woodburn The registered mail
pouch lost at this point, the disappear
ance of which has constituted a great
mystery, has been found by little boys
as they were after a ball under the
Southern Pacific freight station. The
thief had unlocked the letter sack, ' ex
tracted the registered pouch and re
turned the sack. He got the contents
of several packages, $240 that had been
placed there ada remittance from this
office to Washington.
Hood River to Get the Mill.
Eugene The present owners of the
woolen mill here, Messrs. Wright and
Wilbur, of Union, have no intention of
putting the mill into operation, as was
reported at the time they made the par
chase last winter from the receiver.
Instead, it is now learned, the mill
will be moved to Hood River, where
the citizens are to take stock in the
concern to the amount of $20,000.
Valley Wool Pool Sold. ,
Dallas The Polk County Woolgrow-
ers association sold its pool of 100, UUu
pounds in Dallas for 25 cents a
pound. H. L.. Fenton, of Dallas, was
ti.e buyer. May 13 both the mohair
and wool . associations will meet in
Dallas to elect officers and transact
other general business of the associa
tions. ' , ' '
Land Sale Near Union.
' Union The Dwight ranch of 160
acres, well improved, 4 miles from
Union, on Catherine creek, was sold
last week to Faulk Brothers, of Daven
port, Wash., for $6,00O. Acre proper
ty in this section is showing a livelier
tendency, and numerous sates are re
ported. ,
ALBANY BIDS FOR MILL.
Citizens Agree to Put Up Money to
Aid in Rebuilding.
Albany A meeting of, Albany's citi
zens was held last week to consider the
question of taking sonae'step to secure
the rebuilding of the woolen mill of the
Bannockburn Woolen Mills company in
Albany. This is mill that was burned
about a month ago, entailiin? a! loss of
75,000.
Among those who addressed the
meeting were: J. K. Weatherford,
Fred Dawson, P. H. Goodwin, E. W.
Langdon, F. J. Miller and Mayor W.
H
Davis. All favored purchase of
stock by Albany citizens, and several
volunteered to take blocks ranging in
value from $250 to $1,000. -A com
mittee was appointed to lake charge of
the work, ascertain how much money '
Aloany people will put up to assist in
rebuilding the' mill, what kind of a -
proposition the Bannockburn company
will entertain, if any, and report.
It Beems that Albany will be able to
subscribe enough stock in the Bannock
burn company to rebuild the mill if "
that company will put in the i ma-
chinery, and put the mill in working -order.
Boom Spirit at Ashland.
Ashland -As a result of concerted
actions of leading citizens of Ashland .
working through the board of trade, a
fund of approximately $2,000 has been
pledged for the promotion and publi- -city
of the resources and attractions of
this city and vicinity while the big -exposition
is on at Portland. Fifteen
hundred dollars of this sum was sub- -scribed
at a bjg mass meeting of citi
zens held under the auspice of the
board of trade, at which there was a
very large attendance and much . en- -
thusiasm for -the objects m view. A
portion of the sum subscribed will be
expended upon a permanent display at
the Southern Pacific depot in this city.
Hatchery on Wallowa River.
Astoria Ferguson & Houston, of
this city, have completed the plans for -the
proposed new salmon hatchery to
be erected by the State Fisheries de
partment on the Wallowa river. The-
plana are for a frame structure 230 feet
long and 55.4 feet wide. It will con
tain 336 troughs, each of which will be
16 feet in length and ho'd six egg has- '
kets. The capacity of the plant will
be. 15,000,000 eggs each season. The
appropriation for building the hatchery
will be availablenUay 18, and bids on
the construction will be called for soon
after that.
Excellent Crop Prospects.'
Pendleton The reservation south
and east ot here presents the most
thrifty appearance and the prospecta
are for the finest wheat crop in the. his
tory of the county. - South of "Adams
the wheat is nearly knee high and of a
dark green color, which indicates the
best of growing conditions. - In a few
instances in the same locality the fields
are infested with tar weed, the pest of
the reservation. The great number of
these weeds is partly accounted for by
the fact that only combined harvesters
have been used for years.
1905 Hop Contracts Filed
Salem Three 1905 hop contracts,
aggregating 50,000 pounds, or 280
bales have been filed for record in the
department of the county recorder.
They are: J. E. Forrest, of Salem, to
T. Rosenwald & Co., of New York,
10,000 pounds at 18 cents; J. E. Kirk
land and others, of Independence, to
T. Rosenwald & Co., New Yorki 30,000
pounds, at 17 cents, and George H.
Irwin, of Brooks, to Valentine Loewi's
Sons Co., of New York, 10,000 pounds,
at 17 cents.
Will Not Contract.
The Dalles The wool situat'on in
this part of Eastern Oregon varies from
practically all the other woolgro wing
sections of the state from the fact that
the growers liave thus far declined
to contract their clips in advance of the
scheduled sales days, June 6 and 23
and July 6. - These sales will be held
as usual at Shaniko, the market place
for the wools grown in Waeco, Crook,
Wheeler, and Grant counties, where
the choicest clips are produced.
Educational Exhibit.
Pendleton The educational exhibit
for the Lewis and Clark fair - is all in
the hands of the county school superin
tendent, and is being assembled and
prepared for the cabinets. One of the
fine features of the exhibit is a nnmber
of drawings. The papers to be bound
after reaching Portland are classified
into piles according to the work. Su
perintendent Welles has three assist
ants at the work.
PORTLAND QUOTATIONS.
Wheat Club, 8486c per bushel ;
blnestem, 8991c; valley, 86c. -
Oats No. 1, white, $28 per ton;
gray, $27. .
Eggs Oregon ranch, 1717c per
dozen.
Butter Fancy creamery, '1719c
per pound. -
Potatoes Oregon fancy, $11.05;
common, 8085c.
Apples Fancy, $1.752.50 per box;
choice, $11.25.
Hops Choice, 1904, 23J25c per
pound. '
Wool Valley, 23K25Jc; Eastern
Oregon, best,' 1719c; mohair,
choice, 8132Xc per pound.
Hay Timothy, $1416 per ton;
clover, $110112; ' grain, $1112;
cheat, $1112.