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in: CORVALLIS GAZETTE .' OneW PaHWiliig Co. CORVALLIS...... OREGON NEWS 0FTHE WEEK In a Condensed Form for Oar Busy Readers. A Resume of the Less Important but Not 'Less Interesting Events of the Past Week. Mount Pelee is in eruption. A smallpox epidemic prevails in Chile. Norway will send a special envoy to all the powers to astc recognition. Yellow fever cases continue to be re ported from the Panama canal zone. Two bombs were found in one of the public school buildings of Pittsburg The quarantine service at . Nome has been abolished, despite the protests of citizens. The bieeeBt trust company on earth is to be organized to handle the Euita - ble funds. Bherbourne, England, has just cele brated the 1,200th anniversary of its Near Warsaw, Russia, 24 Jews have hcm killed and 38 others injured in riots in the past lew days. Russia and Japan are considering choice of envoys and place of meeting to conduct peace negotiations. TTronV a. Tticralow. the defaulting Milwaukee banker, has been sentenced to 10 years in the Federal prison, hie is a nervous wreck and has been taken to, the prison hospital. The Pennsylvania road now has train running from Chicago to New York in 18 hours, an average of 60 miles an hour. One stretch of three miles has been made in 85 seconds. Attacks on Chicago strikebreakers have again caused rioting in the streets. fjprmnav is drafting a new commer cial treaty for submission to the United States. An automobile in Chicago went through an open draw, drowning three persons. All Europe ioins in praise of Roose velt over his success in bringing about peace negotiations. A collision between trolley cars near ' Princeton, New Jersey, resulted in the injury-of 16 persnos. In the case of the state of Kanass vs the Standard Oil company, the state has won the first point. London papers believe that the large money indemnity Japan will ask of Russia will break off peace negotia tions. Both Russia and Japan have accepted President Roosevelt's aid in making peace, t Negotiations will be carried on in Washington. The French government, has called home its governor of French Indo- China. to confer on plans for the de- fense of the colony. ' ( A test is to be made of the effective ness of the defenses at Fort Monroe and Old Point Comfort, conceded by army and navy officers to be the chief defense to Washintgon. Attorneys m the bee I trust inquiry have disagreed. Japan's terms of peace have been stated to Russia. , ' Bowen wants to contine the Loom is investigation in Venezuela. American troops have killed a band of 40 rebels in the island of Samar. The kaiser and czar will not recog- nize the disunion of Norway and ... Sweden. Deadly riots continue throughout the interior of Russia and hundreds of peo ple are being killed. The business of the .Portland post office for April shows an increase of 35 per cent over that of April, 1904. Paul Morton, now ' secretary of the nary, has been elected chairman of the Equitable Life Assurance society. Admiral Enquist's report to- the czar on the naval battle says Rojestvensky'i fleet was defeated in the first houi . The National Editorial association in its convention at Guthrie, Oklahoma - adopted resolutions favoring immediate statehood for the territory. Swedish and Danish princes have re . fused the Norwegian throne and Nor way is preparing to establish a repub lic. Great Britain urges the choosing of Prince Arthur for king. His sister is to marry the crown prince of Sweden The Russian warships at Manila have disarmed. ; ) The Japanese are said to, have cut off Vladivostok. The Michigan flood, is subsiding. A British submarine boat has been lost with 14 lives. In the Norway-Sweden dispute Brit ain is standing by Norway and Germ any bacKs Sweden.' 8weden may not resist the dissolving of union with Norway, but desires alliance against Russia. Chicago teamowners may split on the strike question. If they do it will be great winning fjr the strikers. TORRENT FLOODS SUBWAY. Electric Current Short-Circuited and Traffic Stopped for Hours. New York, June 13. A break in the 48-inch high-pressure water main in Park avenue, near Forty-second street, today resulted in the flooding of the block just below .the Grand Central station, the street-car tunnel and the Subway, the stoppage of traffic in the Subway for many hours, serious dam age to the underground road and great danger to many passengers. The dam age is estimated at $100,000. Inci dentally it resulted in the caving in of Park avenue over an area of 20 feet, from which ran cracks that meant dan ger to adjacent buildings. Water was first seen trickling between the paving blocks near . the entrance to the Park- avenue tunnel, through which the sur face cars run. Almost immediately there came a heavy explosion under ground, and a moment later the water gushed forth in a cataract, pouring into Forty-second street, 'which was soon covered to a depth of several inches. The rising water in the Subway soon made connection between the third rail and the outer rails, short-circuiting the electric current, which was attended by a series of explosions that endangered thelives of those who were in the cars The air was pungent with the smoke of burning insulation, and bright flashes from wheels and rails were continuous. One train got to within a block of a station and then came to a final stop, The passengers got out and waded through the water to the station. They avoided the third rail and nobody was injured. Gradually the enire service south of Seventy-second street and to Fourteenth street was shut off, and later the entire service was discontin ued. Finaly, after the flood had continued for four and a half hours a foreman for the construction company, who has supervision of the installation of the mains in Park avenue pointed out a gate at Third avenue and Forty-second street which, on being closed, shut off the torrent. Traffic was not resumed until after midnight. Success of Japanese. Tokio, June 13. The following re port has been received from the head quarters of the Manchurian armies 'June 9, at 4 in the morning, we drove the enemy from the northern heights of Liangshuchuan and Nanchengtsu and occupied those positions. On the same day we occupied the vicinities of Ershihlipa, ten miles northeast of Changtu, Shufangtai and Tungchiatzu, ten miles north of Changtu and Ho ingtungshan, 13 miles northwest of Changtu. Otherwise the situation is unchanged." - Russian Shells Were Worthless. St. Petersburg, June 13. The St, Petersburg Telegraph agency has re ceived a dispatch from its Shanghai correspondent, who asserts that not only were the Russian ships so short of shells that they could indulge in only three large practices on leaving Libau but that during the battle of the Sea of Japan many projectiles either fell short or failed to inflict damage on the Japanese vessels. A number of muti nies occurred during the voyage of the Russian squadons, especially on the battleship Orel. Chinese Slow and Weak. Mexcio City, ' June 3. Contractors on the Vera Cruz and Pacific railway have decided to exclude Chinamen from the ranks of their laborers. Thev have experimented with them and find that their work is unsatisfactory.- The road has 3,000 men at work, reballast- mg and constiucting. Planters along the line of the road who used Chinese help also have been obliged to let them go. While the Chinese do not shirk work ' or lay off, they are very slow and have not strength enough for heavy work. .Water Receding Near Keokuk. Des Moines, la., June 13. The flood which has overflowed thousands acres of fine land in the vicinity of Keokuk, is slowly receding, the water having fallen about two feet since reaching a standstill last night. Dam age to farmers near Keokuk is esti mated at $300,000. and the losses at Keokuk, Davenport and other places along the river will aggregate' hundreds of thousands more. . Riley Smallwood, aged 75, was drowned at Alexandria Sweden Not To Recognize. Stockholm, June 13. Premier Bamb- stadt, in an interview, says the Swedish government will refuse to recognize the revolution in Norway and will submit to the riksdag motions conformable to this .standpoint. The premier thinks that the riksdag will adopt this view and is convinced no foreign power will recognize Norway as an independent country against the will of Sweden. KacKing mouse riant Destroyed, r Fort Worth, Tex., June 13. What is known as the old packing house plant in Fort Worth, comprising eight buildings, seven of which were built of stone and one of brick, and ranging from one to two stories, was destroyed by fire today. The plant cost some- tain g use f 4bu,uuu. The insurance is $85,000. LAND FRAUD TRIALS odge DeHaven Hears Arguments io Mitchell Case; LLEGAL INDICTMENT IS CLAIMED District Attorney Heney Contends the Document Is Valid Court Takes Matter Under Consideration. Portland, June 13. Under fire be fore Judge De Haven yesterday morn ing was the indictment accusing John Mitchell of accepting a fee for serv ices . performed while United States senator. Severe in their denunciations of the document which sets forth the government case were the attorneys for the defense. Serene in his denials that flaws could be picked in line after line of the government's accusations was United States District Attorney Heney. Grave, dignified and attentive,- while the attorneys unmasked their legal bat teries, was Judge De Haven, the man who now has the power to bring the case of the United States against Senat or Mitchell to a sudden termination, for a time at least, or to cause the trial to proceed to its conclusion and conse quent verdict of guilty or not guilty. " Spectators crowded the courtroom to hear the attorneys for the defense, Judge A. S. Bennett, of The Dalles, and ex-Senator John M. Thurston, of Ne braska, attempt to riddle the indict ment which accuses their client, and to liBten to Mr. Heney's defense of the document. The alleged crime for which the gov ernment is endeavoring to place Senat or Mitchell on trial consists in accept ing a fee from Frederick A. Kribs for expediting claims before the general land office while a United States senat or. This is contrary to the Federal statutes. The issue yesterday was the legality of the indictment itself, and the principal arguments of the defense were that the document was loosely drawn, that if tried on its indefinite al legations Senator Mitchell might be again placed in jeopardy, and above all, that the indictment did not even allege that Mr. Mitchell was a senate at the time of the commission of the crii charged. At the conclusion of the arguments, Judge De Haven took the matter under consideration, Btating that he did not know just how long it would require for him to arrive at a conclusion, but that he would consider both the writ ten arguments interposed with the de murrer and the oral statements made in court, handing down his decision at his earliest opportunity. The court was then adjourned until this morning at 10 o clock. RIVAL TO BEEF COMBINE. Farmers of Illinois Ready to Build Big Packing House. Chicago, June 13. The Farmers' Packing company has been organized for the purpose of competing with the local and other packers. Its capital stock was placed at $1,500,000.. The organization is composed of livestock dealers, retail butchers and farmers. It is the intention of the company to operate in .Chicago and it has secured an option on ten .acres of land and packing plant near the Hawthorne race track, which it will operate, and ex pects to purchase 300 acres on which to erect a mammoth plant. Not All Plain Sailing Yet. Paris, June 13. Opinion in official and diplomatic quarters here is becom ing rather pessimistic as to the out come of the peace movement, owing to the St. Petersburg dispatches showing the reserved attitude of Russia and the activity of the war ' party. A special dispatch to the semi-official Temps says the influential Russians forming the war element are making a strong rally. being reinforced by protests against peace telegraphed from the field by General Linievitch and all the division commanders. Dying Natural Death. Chicago, June 13. The teamsters strike has come to the stage where it will die a natural death unless new lite is injected into it by the strikers During the past 24 hours nothing of any importance has developed, neither side to the controversy having made any aggressive move. According to the employ eas involved in the trouble, they have succeeded in getting their business almost back to normal condi tions. - The teamsters are doing abso lutely nothing in the strike, not a move being made for peace. Generals Eager to Fight. . St. Petersburg, June 13. Russia' generals in command of the forces at tie front are violently opposed to an ending of the war. General Linievitch, in supreme command, last night wired the czar a strong protest, signed by all of his generals, against peacemaking at the prseent moment.. He stated that, after hearing of the opening of negotia tions with Japan for a -termination of hostilities, he called a council of war of all his generals. - Philadelphia Mint Closes. ' Philadelphia, June 13. More than 200 employes of the United States mint were today suspended indefinitely. The coining department and the melt ing room were clsoed down because of a lack of silver bullion. The order clos ing these departments came from Washington. CALIFORNIA LAND FRAUDS. Heney ' Says They are Worse Than Those of Oregon. - San Francisco, June 12. Gravel charges have been' made against the officials of the state land office by Francis J.- Heney. The government attorney has reported to Washington that conditions in California are even worse than those in Oregon, in connec tion with which ifnited States Senator Mitchell and Representative Hermann were indicted by a Federal grand, jury. He has made accusations against men in state offices; asserting that they have been in .league with the speculators, such as John A. Benson and Frederick A. Hyde, who have fraudulently ac quired vast tracts of the public lands in California. The trouble lies in the state land office itself," said Mr. Heney. "The office has been hand in glove with the ring and any pretense of ignorance in regard to the schemes of graft which have been carried out is absurd. The ring has received favors from the office ever since the last election, and as a re sult two-thirds of the state's valuable timber lands have been stolen. The speculators have been in possession all along of advance information. This has been especially noticeable in the matter of the creation - of forest re serves. Two superintendents have con fessed that they were bribed to make the reserves cover as much vacant school' land as possible. This land was practically worthless, all the good school land having been taken up Some of it lies on the top of crags and was useless for any purpose except the creation of scrip. But those who filed on the land for $1.25 an acre could dis pose of their holdings for $4.50 an acre as soon as they were included in a for est reserve. And they often could do even better than that, by taking up lieu lands in the best part of the timber belt." WILL ASK GUARANTEE. Japan Would Bind Russia to a Strict Observance of Treaty. Tokio, June 12. On the ability of Russia to offer a sufficient guarantee that she will live up to any treaty of peace arranged hinges Japan s willing ness to bring the war to an end. ' This statement is made on the authority of one of the best known Japanese states men, on condition that his identity be kept unknown. "Japan wants peace," he said, but she will not be made a fool of by Rus sia. That nation must agree to keep her hands off the Far East for a long term of years, and her treaty must con tain some clauses which effectively pre clude her resuming hostilities when her army and navy are rehabilitated, and such clauses must be of such char acter that they cannot lightly be dis regarded. Even at the present time, when her navy has been entirely wiped off the face of the waters and- her army has been disrupted and placed on the defensive at all points, we hear from our secret agents in St. Petersburg that the advocates of a war policy urge the czar, if he feels that he must sub scribe to peace terms, to refuse to com mit Russia to any policy of disarming that would . prevent the execution of contracts for new warships of all classes which were made with German and American firms of shipbuilders. SWEDISH ANGER RISING. Norway Accused of Ignoring Rights of Sweden by Her Action. Stockholm, June 12. It is impossi ble to forecast Swedish policy in rela tion to the Norwegian rebellion but signs are lacking of any willing acqui escence .therein. The king, crown prince, and many others, official and unofficial, are disposed to regard the acts of Christdania as those of a rebel lious cotiere of politicians which can not be considered as necessarily repre senting the will of the Norwegian peo ple. However, it is difficult to see how an official protest can be made, since nothing short of a successful war is likely to restore the situation. In all, responsible men hesitate to com mand such a course. That this hesita tion will survive the heat of a parlia mentary session may be slightly doubt ful. . . , Insist Japs Lost Ships. St. Petersburg, June 12. A long dis patch from Rear Admiral Reitzenstein to the minister of marine, dated Shang hai, Jane 6, gives the official report of the torpedo boat destroyer Bodri, which recently arrived there in tow of a mer chant steamer, but adds little to the knowledge about the battle of the sea of Japan. The officers of the Bodri and the rescued men on board of her reiterate that the Japanese lost two battleships, one of which was of the Mikasa and the other of the Shikishima type, and four cruisers. ' ; . Great Drydock Launched. Baltimore, June 12. The govern ment drydock recently built by the Maryland Steel company at Sparrow's Point, which will be towed to Manila, was successfully floated today. Miss Eodicott, daughter of Rear Admiral Endicott, christened the new vessel "Dewey." The Dewey is the largest floating dock in the world. It will lift 25,400 tons and cost $1,125,000. Its c instruction required 500 - men con stantly at work. Gasoline Cars the Thing. Chicago, June 12. The management of the Harrimah lines has ordered six additional gasoline motors' to be used on their branch lines. The original motor has proved such an eminent suc cess mat it nas been decided to use motors eventually on all branch line work. OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST HIGH PRICE FOR WOOL. Million and a Half Pounds Go Under Sealed Bids at Shaniko. Sbaniko The highest price paid for wx)l in Eastern Oregon in 25 years was paid to the growers of this section of the state at the public auction sales here last week. The sales were con ducted on the sealed bids system, and prices ranged from 21 to 24 cents for Merino wools. One small clip of cross bred Lincoln wool sold for 26 cents. These wools were formerly marketed at The Dalles, but since the completion of the railroad to this point sales have been conducted here. The prices are the highest paid this season at any Eastern Oregon point, and Wasco coun ty maintains its reputation as the lead ing wool market in the state. The high prices which prevailed ' at these sales are especially gratifying to the growers, by reason of the fact that their loyalty to the sealed bid system has been rewarded by from 3 to 5 vents t er pound increase over prices paid those who contracted earlier. Fully three-fourths of the wools grown in the state were contracted during the winter and early in the spring, this section be ing the only 'noticeable exception where the offers of tempting prices failed to make serious inroads into the clip to be marketed. Local growers who held are highly elated over the success of the public sales, while the few who contracted here are correspondingly sorry that they did not stand by the sealed bid plan. The success of this year's public sales hmly establishes the popularity and proves the wisdom of the plan. This being the only point in the state where a large quantity of the .. choice wools would be offered for sale on the sealed bid plan, a large number of buy ers were attracted to the sales, and 20 representatives of the leading wool merchants and manufacturers in the East and West were present. SUIT BY ASYLUM AUTHORITIES. Judge Galloway Sustains Demurrer by Secretary of State. Salem Judge Galloway has sustain ed the demurrer to the writ in the mandamus proceedings brought by asyl um employes to compel Secretary of State Dunbar to issue a warrant for the amount of their monthly salaries Judge Galloway holds that the Kay law passed in 1905, does not repeal the act of 1901 which prohibits the secretary from issuing a warrant when no appro priation is available. Under" Judge Galloway's decision it will be the duty of the secretary of state to issue a certificate of allowance and not a warrant for the amount of the salary roll. In cccordance with the plan already announced, a notice of appeal was given and the question will be presented before the Supreme court as soon as possible. Smelting Not the' Only Plan. -, Grants Pass The big customs smelt er projected for the Southern Oregon district by Messrs. Fleck, Corliss, Wil liams, snowgoose and others is now an assured fact, and construction will be gin this week. Articles of incorpora tion have been filed for the Rogue Riv er Mining, Smelting and Power com pany. Smelting is not to be the only object of the new company, which ' ex pects to put in a huge dam. .This with the 60-foot fall the river has at Savage rapids, where the smelter is to be built, they feel sure, is capable of generating at least 45,000 horse power for irrigation and power purposes. In 175 Feet on Buckeye, Sumpter W. F. Kippen, who holds the bond on the Buckeye group, located at the head of Little Cracker creek reports the lower drift started last sea son as being now in 170 feet. He and associate, Thomas Kennersly, -have not decided just where they will com mence active work on the property The rich rock already located is still showing up well, and Mr. Kippen has in his possessoin the little gold, brick realized from panning only 17 ounces of ore taken a day or two ago from the ledge. .. '. - Promisees Road to Tillamook. Hillbsoro The board of trade last week listened to an address by William Reid, who states that bonds have been sold for the construction of the railway to Tillamook. Mr. Reid asked Hills boro to furnish the right of way from this city to Banks, and Mayor B. P. Cornelius will appoint a committee of seven to devise ways and means to se cure the necessary deed contracts. Mr. Reid; promises to commence construc tion soon. Covered by Inheritance Law. ' Salem Attorney - General Crawford holds that a conveyance of real proper ty made to a man's children with the reservation of possession until his death, is an advancement within the meaning of the inheritance tax law and that the property is subject to the tax. The opinion was rendered at the re quest of the state treasurer in the mat ter of the Johanna O'Brien estate. Boring, for Artesian Water.,. Elgin For several .weeks a crew has been engaged in boring an artesian well near Alicel. Work is under the super vision of a contractor from San Fran cisco. - The well at this time is a little over 700 feet in depth and as" yet - no rock and but little water that will flow has been found, but the work is - still being continued. HARVEST OUTLOOK-IS BRIGHT. Little Qrain in Clackamas Injured by- Continued Showers. Oregon City Damage to fall grain. which in localities has been felled to the ground, has resulted from the con tinuous showers of the last week. George LaZelle, a farmer from New Era, reports that the rains have low ered to the ground an acre field of his velvet chaff wheat, which he fears will . have to be cut- for hay. This field was one of the finest pieces of growing grain in tne county, the stalks having attain ed a height of six feet, and the grain was well headed out. Barring further unfavorable weather - conditions, the grain crop of Clackamas county this year will be without prece dent with respect to yield, Mr. LaZelle J" estimating' that this field would have produced between 50 and 60 bushels to the acre. The aphis pest appeared on wheat and oats in some sections, but not to the extent hut that a few days -of warm weather will rid the grain of the destructive visitor. Except unfavorable weather inter- xt.x3 vuo uai iQQkj liXlB y 1C1LI JL liny in this county this year will be a rec ord breaker, the stand of grass being- exceptionally heavy and of fine quailty. AUTO LINE IN VALLEY. Connecting Link Established Between- Independence and Salem. ' Independence An automobile line has been put on between Independence and Salem. There is a missing link of 12 miles between -these two points in. the transportation facilities of the val ley. For years there has been talk of a. motor connecting the Southern Pacific;- lines on the East and West sides. Thia. spring the roads have- been improved and the automobile brought the solu tion. Local capital at Independence and Salem has had the matter nnder con sideration. A surprise was sprung when. ' a ten-seat hotel bus machine was put on the run by the Oregon Suburban Auto company. It is understood the Oreogn, City Transportation company is largely (VI n pprn in t.ha mnvamiint A regilar schedule will be announced shorty. It is the purpose to connect as closey as possible with Southern'Pacific; trains at Salem and the motor carat here. Good Sign of Prosperity. Washington These changes in sal aries of Oregon postmasters have been, announced: Increase Albany, The Dalles, $2,200 to $2,300; Arlington, Burns, Condon, Elgin, $1,200 to $1,300; Athena, Monmouth, Myrtle Point, $1, 000 to $1,100; Corvallis, $1,800 to $1, 900; Dallas, Forest Grove, $1,500 to $1,600; Independence $1,300 to $1, 400; Junction City, Lebanon, Milton $1,100 to $1,200: Klamath Falls, $1, 300 to $1 ,500 ; La, Grande, $2,100 to. $2,200; Mount Angel, Woodburn, $1, 290 to $1,400; Newberg, Ontario, $1, 400 to $1,500; Oregon City, $2,000 to $2,200 ; Wasco, $1,100 to $1 300. De crease Sumpter, $2,000 to $1,700. Salmon Reach the McKenzie. Salem Acc6rding to reports that, have been received by Master Fislv. Warden H. G. Van Dusen, the McKen zie river is full of salmon, this condi tion evidently having been brought about by the construction of a good fish way -over the falls at Oregon City. Mr- Van Diifipn in lnnlinAil t.n t.hinlr tiA re ports are exaggerated, but he is pleased with the outlook and has placed rock in the river just below Gate creek, and hopes to take a large number of salmoit for hatchery purposes. Golden Chariot and Orleans, v Sumpter A prominent mining ex pert is here this" week from Philadel phia for the purpose of inspecting the Golden Chariot and Orleans . groups. The first named is located near here and the latter in close proximity to the Golcpnda. ' Senator Fulcbe, of Pennsylvania, is interested in these properties to such an extent as to con sider them worthy of investigation, and. on the result of the expert's report will depend Whether he and asosciates will take hold of the mines and - develop them to a producing stage. , " ' 0 Working on Owyhee Survey. Vale Engineer Herbert E. Newell, of the Reclamation service, now has a . force of men at work on the Owyhef,. where preliminary surveys in connec tion with the proposed irrigation project, will be made this summer. It is stated that the government is contemplating the construction of two reserviors, as it is claimed there are about 20,000 acres of valuable government land that cannot be covered by water from . the t T 1 : ,. : l PORTLAND QUOTATIONS. Wheats Club, 84c per bushel; blue stem, 9091c; valley, 8587c. Oats No. 1 white, feed, $30 per ton ; gray, $30. '' Hay Timothy, $1416 per ton; clover, $1112; grain, $1112; cheat, Sll(glZ. Eggs Oregon ranch, 1819c per dozen. Butter Fancy creamery, 17) 21 Jc per pound. . Strawberries $1.25 1.50 per crate. Apples Table, 1.502.50 per box. Potatoes Oregon fancy, $1.351.50; new potatoes, $1.50. Hops Choice, J904, 2224c per pound. - , Wool Eastern Oregon, best, 19 23c; valley, 2729c; - mohair, choice, 3132c per pound.