OFFICIAL s-V Advertisers If you have bargains to offer, announce it through the columns of the GAZETTE. Subscribers The Gazette will contain the latest telegraphic news From the Seat of War. SIXTEENTH YEAR HEPPNER, MORROW COUNTY, OREGON; FRIDAY, AUGUST 12. 1898. NO. 674 PAPER THE HEPPHER GAZETTE Published every Ioesday and Friday BY CORLIES MERRITT, Editor uid Manau. -SUBSCRIPTION On Veer Six Month Three Month RATES SI. SO 73 - BO Advertising Rates Made Known on Application. Entered at the roBtoBee at Heppner, Oregon, at second-class matter. THIS PAP1SB is kept on tile at K. C. Duke's Advertising Agenoy, 64 and 65 Merchants Eiohaugn, San Francisco, California, where oou raota for advertising can be made for it. LP. FISHER, NEWSPAPER ADVKRTI8- ing agent, 21 Merchant!)' Exchange Build ing, San Francisco, Is our authorized agent. This papsr is kept on file at hie office. 0. R. & N.-L0CAL CARD. m. and ar- Train leaves Heppner 9:80 p. m. daily except Sunday arriving at Heppner J unotion 12:05 Leaves Heppner Junouon 8:30 a. m, rives at Heppner 6:00 a. m. Spokane Express No. i leaves Portland at 2:00 p. m. and arrives at Heppner Junction 7:50 p. m. and Uma'illa 8:50 p. m. Portland Express No. S, from Spokane, arrives at Umatilla 6KJ0 a.m. and Heppner Junction 7:00 .m. and arrives at Portland 12:50 a. m. Fast Mail No. 2 leaves Portland 9:25 p. m. and arrives at Heppner Junction 1:25 a. m. and at Umatilla 4:30 a. m. Fast Mail No. 1 leaves Umatilla 11:10 p. m. and arrives at Heppner Junction 12:25 a. m, and at Portland 7 :2C a. in. For further information inquire of J. C. Hurt, Agent O. R A N., Heppnor, Ore. OTFICIAIi DIEECTOET. , United State Officials. President.,. William McKitiley Vire President Garret A. Hobart Secretary of State W. R. Kay Secretary of Treasury Lyman J, Gage Secretary of Interior Cornelius N. Bliss Secretary of War..., ..Russell K. Alger Secretary of Navy John D. Long Poituiaater-Ueneral Charles Emery Smith Attoruey-Ueneral ..John W. Griggs Soretary t Agrioulture James Wilson . State of Oregon. Governor W. P. Lord Secretary of State H. K. Kincald Treasurer , Phil. Hetsehan Supt. Publio Instruction G. M. Irwin Attorney General C. M. Idleman J G. W. MoBride Congressmen Printer Supreme Judges. fhos. H. Tongue , K. Kins .W. H. Leeds Kean. Moore. , Wolverton Sixth Jadielal District. C.rcuit Judge Stephen .Lowell Prosecuting Attorney H. J. bean Morrow Count Officials. JThos. JW. R. w ( k. a. i . i V. A. ( C. K. ' . J. W. Morrow E. L. Freehold .A. G. Bartholomew J.U. Howard ,. .. Vawter Crawford , K. L. MatlHtk M. Lichterthal J. F. Willi , Julius Knithly Jay W. Shipley Dr. E. H. Hunlouk npnu Town ovnocK. Mayor Tho. Morgan Coimi-ilmen K . J. rllocnm. M. Liohtenthal, J. R. Himmis, J. J. Roberts, J. W. Rasmns and C G. Sparry, li W. A. Rlrhardson Treasurer I w- Briiors Uarshai Jhn Ileger Precinct Offieere. Justice of the Peace W. K. HichardsoD Constable. Joint Senator... ... Uepresentati ve. County Judge . ' Commissioners J. W. Beckett. " Clerk. Hheri ' ' Treasurer " Assessor ' Surveyor.- School Sup't ' Coroner The CALIFORNIA Lodging House BEDS 25 and 50 Cents. GEO. C. ROME, Prop. Next door to Opera House. t. 7. Moore... A. 8. limits..., United Steles Lend Officers. TBI Daixsa, OB. K. W. Bartlett.. J.H. Hobbina... LA OEAHPS, 01. ... Register ... Receiver ....Register ...Receiver XCStXET iOOIITIIS. RAWLINS POST, NO. IL O. A. B. Meet at Heppner, Or., the tliird Saturday ot rh month. AU veterans are invuea w iiu. Ml W Mmilk. G W. Hue Adiuuuit. tf Commander. D.J. McFaul, M. D. HEPPNER, OREGON. Office hours, 8 to 10 a. m., nod 12 to i p. m., at reeldenoe, W. A. Kirk's prop rty. east of M. K chnrcb, Soolb. nod 10 to VI. ft. m . to 2 to o p. m.. si omoe 10 lbs rssr o( Borg'i jewelry store. C. E. Redfield, Attorney at Law, OAS os Id Ibe First National Baildiog. liirroiM, : Ohsuos. BsDk tf Ellis & Phelps. YTT0RNEYS AT LAW All bust nm attended te In promt end Mii.iu'U.rt wanner. tiotartes I'ul.ite and Col )c tore. Office la Natter Betldles. rtppr. Or AN OPEN LETTER To MOTHERS. WE ARE ASSERTING IN THE COURTS OUR RIGHT TO THE EXCLUSIVE USE OF THE WORD "CASTORIA," AND ' "PITCHER'S CASTORIA," AS OUR TRADEMARK. , DR. SAMUEL PITCHER, of Hy amis, Massachusetts, was the originator of "CASTORIA," the same that has borne and does now bear on every the fac-simile signature of wrapper. This is the original "CASTO R I A" which has been used in the homes of the Mothers of America for over thirty years. - LOOK CAREFULLY of the wrapper and see that it is,; the hind you have always bought cn the and has the signature of 0t$fM&w wrap per. No one has authority from me to use my name except The Centaur Company, of which Chas.H. Fletcher is President. March 24, 1898. Do Not Be Deceived. Do not endanger the life of your child by accepting, a cheap substitute which some druggist may offer you (because he makes a few more pennies on it), the in gredients of which even i he does not know. "The End You Have1 Always Bought" BEARS THE! SIGNATURE OF SPAIN ABO nr m 0 VltLIt President McKinley's Firm Stand Compels Spain to Recede From Her Ear 1 lier Demands. AMBASSAMO R C A HD 0 N I S S A Tl S E I ED Spain Will Likely Instruct Cam- bon to Sign the Peace Proto col Today. Insist on Having The Kind That Never Failed You. TMt ccntau eeaiMMV, tt MunaaT trt, nsw voea orrt. Population Conditions In Hawaii The Sandwiota Islands have been tb borne of a considerable comber of Ameri- oao families for a long time. The grand children of tbe American missionaries bo transformed the islands are no mature men and 'women G. B, HATT, Tonsorial Artist. London, Aug. 11. Advioes received here throughout the day from Tbe send Madrid show that the correspondents are certain that Cambon will re- their children to an excellent American ceiVe authority thia afternoon to sign the protocol. w.uega ev uuuuiuiu iDai oas ceen in Shaving, Hair Cutting, Bhop, Matlock Corner, 16 Cents 28 " Herpusr, Orofon. exietence for many years, althoogh it is tbe custom for young Hawaiian-Ameri cans to obtain at least a part of their educational training in this country One rooe exhibits no sign of deterioation in those ialanda. The men of tbe second generation have sbowo great ability, and H, W. Fall, PROPRIETOR Of tlie Old Reliable Gault House, CHICAGO, ILL. Ball blm k west of the Hnlon Ik-not ot C. B. A U., C. M. A HU V., C. A ., r. Ft. W. A C.. and tbe C. 8t. L. 4 P. Railroads. HATKII SJLt.oo !( DAY Cor. VT. Madison and Clinton BU., The Old Shop! LIBERTY MARKET r t It the place to go to get your fine pork and lamb chop, steaks and roasta. FISH EVERY FRIDAY fine anrar-mred hams and bacon. Pure ImI lard. kMtle-randorvd, old sijrl.. Highest caaa price twld tor al stork. BEN J. MATHEWS. D. E. GILMAN, 6cncralCollcctor fut vonr ntd bnuks and ivi(e In hit hand nd S four mMw eit ! II, .m Makre a sjwvlaUjr of bard cmicrtieita. Office in J. N. Urona I5uilding. W. A. RICHARDSON, Justice of the Peace and City Recorder. erriCt af cowmcu CMSSJStSS HEPPNEIt-GANYON CITY Stage Line B. f. MILLCR, Pre rhMi4 end mnel dirw mill In John tiat vlr, .BTun I Hr Bilullif dkstrtrt. Hums sou aw inwnof txinia. Sum leave Havener 111. anadaf es at ai a. m. Arnve at t eaten ( n In M boar. Iev. ( snroo ( i!, st I p m . .rrl.l Hiff Ball, and buy rmil et.le. rant hnwe. ffl le.M. 4rae rMituli d will nm i py e la bi. Hum. al runtiel S(rv, U Mathews & Gentry, BARBERS 15 www l.l Sae tee df Sueib et (a.-ff.rx. Gibson 8c Bergor, Al Caes ienes OU . Hhiivlnir. - llikirCuttlnu. - 5 " UathiliV. hVrvthins Strict 1 Yin t'hii. rliTa 1n Mtm.n M.ibm.iil IHIf I Nrl ,, ink IX 7f Associated Vku Disjiatulics. . AVasAington, Aug. 10. The ' preliminary negotiations lookinc toward the confirmation of peace! advanced a long etep today when the secretary of state and the French ambassador agreed upon the terms upon whioh the future negotiations for a treaty are to be conducted, and reduced these to the form of j a protocol. This protocol, it is true, is yet to be signed, and is to be submitted to the Spanish government before the formal signatures are affixed, but the administration's view as to the progress made today was Bet out in Secretary Day's statement, which follows: " We have agreed upon a portocol, embracing the proposed terms for the negotiation of a tieaty of peace, including the evacuation of Cuba and Porto Rico, and it is xpected the protoool will be executed. It can be stated that the terms are precisely those laid down by the president in his original note' about week ago. It is believed that nothing but a few formalities remain to be disposed of to secure the signatures to the protocol." WHEAT INCREASE IN EXPORT AT10N8. Very 6ratlfviun Showing for the Last Fiscal - Ysar. Evening Telegram. Nkw York, Aug. 6.-A; special to the Tribune from Washington Bays : While the United States' exportation of Bnoulturai products daring tbe war have been wonderful, surpassing in value those of any preoedlng year in tbe his tory of the oountry, and thus attracting universal attention, the 'exportation of manufactures is, when considered in de tail, equally interesting in its bearing on the general commerce and prosperity, both present and future, of tbe natiou. Tbe expottations of domeetio manufact ures in the fieoal year 1898 is set down by tbe records ot the bureau of statistics for the treasury department a $288,871, 449, which - la nearly 812,000,000 greater than in any preceding year in the history of the country. This is especially inter esting in view of the fact that the im ports of manufactures during the year were abnormally email.'' In addition to this, it is reasonable to suppose that the purohaaes of manufactures by the people of this 'Country in 1 the prosperous year Just ended were unusually large by rea son of the increased earnings' and the further faot tbat during several preced ing years their purchases id these lines and, baoause of the fioanoial depression, beej light. , Tbe total exportation of manufactures for the year,' as already Indicated, is $288,871,44J, whioh is more than' doable that ot a decade Bg i, almost three times as macb aa tbat ot 1880, more than four times as much as "in 1870, and seven times as muoh as in 1800. The largest articles or olasa of articles Icoluded in tbe list ot exports of mna- factures is manufactures ' ot iron' and teel. The value of this single olass of xportsla 1808 was $70,367,527, agaiust $30,106,482 in 1893, and 817,763,031 lb 1888, thus showing an increase of 30 per oetit in 10 years, while, curiously enongb, this bas been tbe corresponding decrease in the importations of manufactures in iron and steel, which felt from $18,092, 757, In 1888, to $12,815,013, in 18'J8. m POWDER Absolutely Pure Total Madrid, Aug. ll.The Spanish cabinet met during the morning, the ministers idjourned-The full text of the dispatch of Oambon Another session of the cabinet bat at Washington has not been received. is to be held this afternoon ' Madrid, Aug. II. It is believed in official circles that a ausrjen. tbeyonng men of tbe third generation Bi0D 0f hostilities will be announced by both governments immediately are worthy of their American soopstry. Lr,. r.1Y,u t, tk , . It is true, of oonrse. tbat tbe native Ilawaiians end tbe Chinese and Japanese agricultural laborers constitute tbe balk of tbe population. Bat tbe in flaenoes that have sbsped institutions New York, Aug. 11. The Herald has tho following from Uape ban Jaan, l'orto Kico, under tne date of August 10th: "There was two hours fight before daybreak yesterday. Eight hundred Spaniard sod given type to the progress and oivili attempted to rutake the lighthouae, which was guarded by 40 of our ....... 01 ...ana. .v. iea ais- 8ailors, commanded by Lieutenant Atwater, Assist-nt Engineer Jen .uv.w in L ; 1) 1 f o 1 .11 rri - u ; t more people of negro blood then ...u.u,i, .u uuuuw t'smii. aub opaniarus were while in 8omh Carolina ; bnt to say thai driven back by the shells from the Amphitrife, Cincinnati and Ley Booth Carolina is not so Anslo-Paxon don. llefugees report 100 Spanlarde killed. William II. lioartman eomoiaDity in tbe strictest sense ie to of the Amphitrite, of Lawrence, Mass., a second-class man in the uava! play wnn mere verbal fallacies. Tbe a-ftdomw wee arim.lo nnnrla.l " ii r.s I II - , a V r. h , )"l S i ' l4 S Aelfare of all races in the Haodwiob Islands reqalree tbat they should b ondrr while control. It Is sheer noo ense to talk of tbtalningthe consent of the entire popoulation to annexation if one means to include iLe great body ot coolie, yellow-skioned Is borer who are there not as domiciled families, bol iudeolared visitors, workiog on tbe fle- ear contract plan,' with tbe proe- pect of either voluntary or involuntary return to their ova bomet at tbe end of the labor period. These laborers have ea macb better i ff under Presides! Dole's government !ba la tne4r own eoaotries. It tbey have but been allowed to ptillriphte in tbe administration of Hawaii, here tbey are only inrnre, tt le enough to reply that they dj not, in faot, participate when at home lo tbe governments ef Chine orjepeo. A to tbe Hawaiian native, they are under Iba preeent Hawaiian constitution ee- enrded as macb pilltlr privilege ae they are rapal.le of eireitog. Their lights will be far UlUr aeeared ttnder American oversight Ibaa tbey eoukl poesilly be nndef tbe governmeet of oorrapt end ba!f-bernsmo fonearatii of tbeir nti ree, tssilf ea)l ty seb.es Ing adventurers M .reover, tbe rsr dyieg irT-r'r m "Tbe I'mgrvee i.f the World," in the Aarir. M.mll.ly He J vtw bf It vie we for Aaguei. national tcxrAKsioN. UfM ranaert Hh train al U'tpttf rfe - H.tlns H.t II.U Una ellli a.e rntsnd mt ii .d r'"-l I mm ameervd w i. amt im M'K i" in. r"'"" First National Bank or Hr nsr.ii C. A.ftMCA, . rVeHe T. A. UmIA. Vle rreieet CIO. W. CONIC, Cetfcler . W. CNCin, Aee'lCesHter Tru4.Jj i Gciitrvi LUil.bi tviir EXCHANG1C Oa i r. m la etid- Bought and Sold.1 t St'erSV 4 all Hs reaa )e Tr A etrKs e4 ayresj fret CuloraaV (i.v.raur Hee a Nw VUU Opa lag to Asacrtcea View. Loularlll Courier. Aoiotig tbe governors of the states of tbe Union, tbe Hon. Alva Adama of Colorado, is one of the most tobolsrlf and Ibonghlful. A democrat to tbe core, be te neitbtr a reaotiooist nor a provin cial, bat oa the ooatrery, a progressive American. la a recent address be spoke as follows a poo the new iae wblob tbe war with Hpsia Is likely to call to the front: I preeoli a new political gueMil a' creed to which I am to pert a recent convert. I believe that duty and destiny demand thsrt the Ueiled Bietee retain trui ot every island eaptnred from Hpaln in the Weel ledie of In the recifla. Car g iliotic Mend pruwlatms ibet we are engaged in a war of homes- Hy, rt of aoeqaret tbat we mnel give op every acre we gala at tbe aoet of oar treasure aed the rkb blood of "or iocs. How fa we belter B4 tbe dstnand of kna.ao.ty tbaa te place oar tlg ovr laaj tbat bare bee. riven with revo lution or d.beeed by lyreaay aed mis- inlet The war v Hb H(aie ntakee lbs felted Hietee a werlJ power. Hhe ie ao Wnger a eelf Metered r-iecial eoea- try, bat aa imperiet betiuci, Oar flag will de for the I'bihpvln and Ibe ftdies.bat II ha do.e for Cekf reie, T se -for every Hpseteti p ' a teal kae Svbm to u. As.iael lhaee new Ceelei .hi (.,e,,to.l1y f-I'l1 ; and Ltue.k-.M ut territory Ikefe fool the in American ship., oarried under the American (Jg to every forelgu ebore Do we realize tbe possibility of tbe Proifle? Half of the population of tbe globe look out npoo ite waters. In 1402 Heward said of Ibe Pssitlo: 'Heooefoi tb boropean comiuerce, polities, thought, activity, will relativity sink I , import aoce, while the i'eo'uj ooan, its aborts, its is'ao Is and the vast regLu beyond will become tbe chief theatre of events in tbe world's great bereaftsr.' 'Thia propbeey is about to burst iuto flower. Amerioau Ideas. American oivili I istioa eso bring Iuto life the anmeeear . p.sil.llitle that have been d .rmaol onder the vampire rule ot Hpaln. reciprocal eommsree eso be developed that will carry kjpplue to every TeniSe el.ore and IncreasiDg po.r and greetaese lo Ibe American flag. Ha- menity, eivtuatioa, dem.nd tbat the a M .i a sr .oa swipes enoaid never oouis down when ooce planted oa Hpaolsb S4.il." wkal T.eieiy Bet4 t'nel John Well, what d titt m.ae to U when pi get to be a man? Utile I uesBsy (pvoa.pttf ) - A d ttut, Ilk pa. wbleb do f it4 it he, ae elloe.ta or a t)Ttif ib T UtUe Tewimy I 4o'l ksaw what lbrs Sef el big word .., CaHe iaha bnt that doe'l saek ii 4 rTeaee, 1 I e.e't g'He to be eliter of 'ess. I'm Jt gou' t be a ' ly 1-Miav ' five All toy pett.Dte llwl H.r.eftU. 'ee a,y save tht If be hi a 4 tae. I k''b!-l ieavebal tf.f r. spri'l e Ibe twtl fsat.iy webetee be ever In tt bf. Ie es R.4 What people ate eeyieg eUut Hood's HarsapanllaT It Is earing Ibe worst ewee l earofnle. dysprpeia, rbeamailera nl all forme of blood disease, eroptlone enrea imiiis ao'i p.mplee. II te sriviae strengib Ui week anil tired women. Wbv sboald yoo beeitete to take ii wbea II ie d .Ing ee so'ieb for etberer Hood's pilleere tli beet (emit est bar- lie aol liver looio. (lentle, reliable, sere. RAKER CITV TIRE. T ( r. t ' .M.taH. I,ii e rV -i kl..Y4 I m My- proteele thai ot itlnT wbea be peieheeed Iyjollee la l0, agatMt Ibe edletMi t4tt, egsloel tbe ad- toe of T.iee, iot all M'lloea eeeioM aed ag.lnal t eli fern le and (Jr.soe's adalki. ee Cat, egatnet Alaska le l-?. eu I yet tdy tbe Aaer. te penfile I r k tbeee e4ditMe ae the pr . leet inefs-e tA eateaaeLlp "Oer feetonre aod ferwe rUska.4 tdr DisrkeU Lvery kbotef, avery priKlaeer, will ge br e.w By 1 1 ibet tbe l'fV will on m vi . Il.ie M a-rtilM of lb I till p- ple t1 a 'eil ef l t Dratruetloa of tbe Baker City . Iron Works. Evsnlng Kepul.llcan. One ot the most' disastrous fires that has occurred in Biker City tor a number of years, broke oat the-evening of tb 3d, about 710 In the Baker City Iron Work, located near the depot. A i soon as lue alarm was sounded a number ot tbe firemen and eitieens promptly appeared on Ibe soene and did everything in their power to subdus tbe flames. Tbey were eerioualy bandi oapped by the lack ot water, and tbe die tanoa tbat bad lo be oovered by tbe hose iu order to reach the flame. Every body worked with a will, but their efforte were futile, and shortly after tbe alarm was sounded tbe building had been reduced to a heap of asbes. Fortu nateiy the enrroauuing property was oninjared, although it looked for a tune ae thoagb several residences would saocomb to Ibe devouring element. Speaking ot tbe fire, Mr. O. P. Ma Lynn, one of the proprietor of tbe iron work, said: "We hid remained at the works ootil about 7 o'clock; Oar tire bad been dropped and everything pat In chape t r tbe night. 1 My belief is tbat a park most have gotten in the enpelo, and tbe woodwork being very dry from tbe eiceeeive beet, it easily eeagbl Ore. The boys rsndered kit tbe esiistsuoe in tbtr power and did excellent work. They were handicapped, however, by tbe feet tbat tbe aekreef bydr.nl' wee two blocks away, and tbe preesare after tbe stream was turned on wee lueaffleient to do macb good. Mr, Men.y Fos render ed ne vela able sestet ene by shotting off tbe ' watsr la aa adjoining bouse, thereby giving Ot greater pressure. Oor loea to a total on. Ilotb bnlld- lag and omrteote are dsetroyed. Rat we are not at all dUooareged. We bad doiebed a boa! one ball of tb eoakraet for Iboee lintele for Uaiow, and eball eotaplete tbe baleoee by sending tbe work to Fortland. Ae eunn aa oar lose ie adjusted we eball inieaedialely beg Lb rvbailding," Meesre French k Url.yeo crrled M, OnO losuraooe dtelribaU.1 aeiettg aeveral eotni.nle. Tbe work ef edjeswug tbe loee le bwiag earrie.1 oa today aud will probably tomorrow eveaing. li. atgbt a Ire rfeeeoeMralee two thing! First, it it leeniiibent npeo tbe eity enwejAil to lake lamedi.t) etepe looking toward Ibe nrtwultatbm of a paid fir department. It la worse than folly to nlieae along the ptly pareimoalvae polkny Ibet eeeeae Ut abereatarree their eetKrae. It le tbeir duty to look efret the aeade rf this city,' tbe nvt eryuig oeeof wblob it aa Imme-liete eettleeaeol f tb trfleerke) wilb Use ateTit die beadet fire deperlmeat. There la aaoUiar matter equally a lo The saele ehuald be ei Nt rH le U rlttss Tbe taaperstore tbr'tngbool the Pe lon e.aoUy during the peel tbre 11 bee been very high, thrnofletr reeling lo 0irs blng: Mjnlsy, W7; Men lay, IU); Taaedey, M. Keports from Ibe Sort bare aad eeatere errtloat of Ibe toaety are Ibet lave spring grain will be Soosl l.rshly dinar . A grl i portaat. dalof wheat tott.eeel'.f here baa beea ! 't4 ee) ae to protect tbe property la damaged by rati flrain HIU in tb j rtr,y of laat feihr flr. aal II le west aed eoetb are andante,!, aearlt i be hoped Ikst I bee Walter will be all Ibe grain betog felly dv.Uri. aed ' tte4 toetaeee raiiy w pt airely bae4 end I nbr Giy le a.nh-r till' af a etkd J'M.pb Csnelt, fmra Foea .Wkeoo.li aatkmeut. Il is a liw, pr rnrtlrittf rfwrbMir VieJiy (srmie ntr end tt to e.Ui'4 talk tbU'rT4Pi.ier tfletid HSdrkrrJ eeene ad a Ww tmtf try ore m rut r.r J it ,w ivffi rVt.tr. i PXef vT f-i ifcf STin, WEEKLY CROP BDLLET1N. The following is the bulletin sent oat by B. S. Pagae, of the United States de partment ot agrioulture, stationed at Portland, for the week ending Aug. 8th: "Tbe temperature was slightly lower during this week than for the preceding west of theCasoades, and slightly higher eaat of them. The averaee maximum temperature for tbe week in the Colum bia river valley is 93 6 degrees. In the northeastern portion of Umatilla county, the highest temperature in tbe State, 106 deg., for the week. No raid fell during the week. Harvesting ie progressiug. Fall- sown wneat is being rapidly oat and threshed..' In tbe eastern portion of the stale, beading is the general manner ot gathering the wheat crop; while in the western portion of the state, shocking tbe grain is the usual manner ot hand ling it; threshing then prooseda when opportunity offars. Some threshing of fall-sown wheat and oats hts been done. In some oounties of Western Oregon, there are oomplaints that tbe wheat is not : turning out as well as ex pea ted. while in other counties it is reported to he np to expectations.- From all reports received, it is evident that the wheat crop, as a whole, will be as large or larger, and as good or better in quality, than the orop ot lust year. It always oooars that in localities crops are batter or poorer than in others, aad such is tbe Oftse this year; again, the report that crops are not np to expectations Is very vague. Tbe season has bsen, on tbe whole; very favorable, and some ot the mora aangniue people have placed their . expectations very high, muoh higher than is ' reasonable. A correspondent from Marion county writes ; 'A careful .v. examination of the wbeatflelds two weeks ago convinced me tbat farmers were go- log to be diseppoiuted about the yield of tbeir wbeat, and now threshing has com menced end my impressioue are realmed. Tbe grain ie not plump and the yield it a disappointment ; all grain Is second in quality and ' not an average yield. Spring wbeat aud oat are in tbe earns condition. All ripened too quickly.' Another report from Marion county reade: 'Oraia ie turning oat from five to tea bnsbsls less tbsn was expeoled.' Another from tbe earns county reads: 'Threshing is well uuder way here In tbe Waldo Hills, and grain is yieldiog well.' Another reads: 'Thrashing bas begun, and Ibe yield promisee to be above the average.' These quotations, all from one ot the best oounties in the slsts, are made to demonstste tbat the wbeat orop is yet to be determined, and that de creased yields ars not general. East ot Ibe Cascade, lb reports quite thorough ly agree in the etatemeot: 'The yield ie excellent, fully np to expectations.' Sprlog sown wbeat and oat are rapidly maturing, ami tbey will be ready to bar vest by or before the fill-sown orop Is oat of tbe way. "The sseond orop ol alfalfa aud olovnr ie beiog put away. Cora is mtklag giod growth. Tbe warm weathnr killed many bop lice, Tbe bn .yards are in belter condition at the pretuot time than is usaal, and wall informed boprowers report tbat tbe orop now promises lo bt larger aad better Ibsa for the past tw i yeera Early applet are ripe an 1 very plentiful, reach plumi are yet h.ing shipped la large qatatiliee. Praaetreee are overloaded and baod-proaing le act ively engaged in. Early Crawford peeebea are ripoiug Pears ao I 1st pplee pfTrmls to bi a very large orop. rob aril are, ae a rite, la rn icn bitter wndilioo than uml. Hugtr bete are king mit satisfactory growth; ex perts report Ibe orop la flae coalition. Work oa the crop of II n f r 0 W It be teg paihe.1. The United Htete depart- enl of agriculture rrpjri , Oregon irowo fll e folloes: Well prepared, it would make a iip.ri .r flo.r, fkf .r lioeo. Till lOreg io-growa) a mum eeeresl I ) the (J mrtr i trw la app.ar tace of any i nUl (root tb Uuitel dtalee. la a rep trt ieaoel bf Ibe de partment nearly twsnty y.. ,() foe wee eepecially earn l mi m ret de sirable sta'e for growing fl is II n,' The mean Isutpeiaiare for Ws.t.re Oregon fr In wk tvrgl 72 I .greet, which I t dtrre twu tusef rlbe praee-liag week ail tb u si a f r tb rrpuolleg week of Ut year. The ilgheel tra?rl'ire w U7 d'g'.ss, on Frtlsytanl Ibe lowest w Si dtgree. iBlbare lay. O.i lay m tratog high fog prevail I an I a trace ot tntsl fell ever toei aorwe.tera miiu.i. Tbe tneaa temperature tut Livtara Or goa ft tbe week atereged f$ degrees, bleb t i dgr.e higher Ibaa the pre eeding week ae I I degree birber Ibaa tb rorre4pee.ing ek 4 I a I year, tbe blgbt lereparelure was vl 4. rreee. ee S-nndirl d the I it H tie. -'t. ta Tamlf. KJiVy M idimjj