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Bohemia Nugget IIOWAItll A 1IKNKV1 I'lililUlinra. COTTAGE GROVE ...OREGON. EVENTS OF THE DAY k Comprehensive Review of the Important Happenings or (he Past Week, Presented In Condensed Form, Which Is Most Likely to Interest Cur Miny Reader. No more cupplion or otlior Jrollel aro now required at Martinique Count Tolstoi !in sufforod a rolapso and his condition Is much worm. Two cars on the Tort land-Oregon City olcctrlc lino collided, Injuring four people Iird I'auncofoto, British ambassador to tho Unltod States, died at Washing ton, ngod 74 years. Tho strlko ot the different unions of tho lliilldlng Trades Council of Port' - iaolm imam' mr. t SENATOR C. D. Senator Clark is one of the champions of the policy of national irrigation. Ho is a native of New York. His parents moved West at an early day and he got his higher edncationin tho University of Iowa. Ho was admitted to tho bar and Jn 1881 located at Evanston, Wyoming. He declined appointment as associate justice of the state supremo court, sorred two terms in congress, was elected to the senate in 1895 and re-elected in 1899. He is a strong advocate of Western development. land shows no signs of an early set tlement. Tho dead at the Fernie, I). C, coal mlno, where the explosion occurred, number 151. Forty bodies have been taken out. A general strike has been ordered of all coal miners in Virginia and West Virginia. It is expected that nearly 00,000 men will respond to the call. In his official report to the French government on the entire Martinique disaster, Governor L'Heurre, of Mar tinique, estimates the dead there at 30,000. The war in South Africa is practical ly ended. Fire in Salt Lake City destroyed valuable property and cost onojife. Coinage has ' been resumed at tho Philadelphia mint after an idleness of 18 days. According to tho view taken by noted scientists, the worst eruption of Mount Fclee Is yet to come. A terrible disaster occurred at a Fernie, Ii. C, coal mine in which 125 to 150 lives were lost. An effort will probably be made to prevent the shipment of soft coal into tho anthracite region. Captain George Cowie, a well known naval officer who served under Admiral Farragut in tho Civil war and was chief engineer of tho battleship Indiana in tho war with Spain, was killed at Kahway, N. J., by an express train. Feace in South Africa Is now believed to bo at hand. A Negro fiend was burned at the stake in Texas. Tho Rochambeau statue was un veiled at Washington amid impressive ceremonies. The senato was entertained at an Oregon salmon luncheon Thursday by Senator Mitchell. There are not fowor than 40,000 Syrians in tho United States, and be tween 2,000 and 3,P00 In Chicago. Tho Erie canal, in New York, was the first artificial waterway begun in this country. Ground was broken for this enterprise July 4, 1817. It has been found that at the present price of alcohol In Germany, about 13 'A conts a gallon, alcohol compbetes with all forms of motive energy in engines of less than 20 horso power. American silversmiths are the latest to invade the English market. Tho United States embassy at London has heard nothing of the Prince of Wales accepting an invitation to visit tho United States and discredits the story. Knglnoors havo reported favorably for ft railroad to Tort Clarenco, Alaska, onlDhering Straits, which is to bo one of the links of tho railroad to Asia. With a lino of steel lighters across the stralta, about SO miles, San Francisco will bo brought within 18 day of St. Patprsburg, NEW FLOUR COMBINE. Organized In Kansas and Farmers Take Part In It. Kansas City. Mo., May 28 Walter Vrooman, of tho Western Co-operative movement, lias eloped contracts for tho purchase Jf six of tho largest wheal clovatora In tho Kansas wheat Irelt, mid two of the largest Homing mills. Tho juice paid Is said to have been f750, 000, and Mr. Vrooman, who lias left for Now York, tocomploto tlioIlnaucl.il end of tho plan, says tho present pur chase is hut tho beginning of a move ment to center farmers of Kansas In n branch of tho Vrooman Co-oporatlvo Company. Tho fnrmcrs aro to bo taken Into the scheme upon tho payment of 100 each, for which they aro to receive tho market valuo of their wheat sold to tho company, and in addition will receivo one-half of tho protlt derived, tho other half going to tho eo-operatlvo stores, through which tho vthcat ami Hour will lj hnnd'ed. "Tho plan," said Mr. Vrooman, "Is to eliminate wheat speculators and the middle men. Tho fanners aro in earn est sympatl y with tho movement. It CLARK OF WYOMING. is the only way to head off the talked of flour trust that is forming in New York." It is Intended to ship to Great Brit ain to be sold among the co-0erative members there the surplus product of Kansas and Missouri. PEACE NEGOTIATIONS. Some ol the Boer Delegates at Conference Desirous of Continuing Struggle. Pretoria, May 28. Tho prevalence throughout South Africa of the optim istic feeling in regard to the peace ne gotiations is hardly based on solid facts. Tho protraction of the confer ence at Vreeniging Is not necessarily a hopeful sign. The delegates to tho conference, though they may have abandoned their hope of securing inde pendonce, still have many points of difference with the government, while an obstinate minority continues to re gard the resumption of hostilities as the best outcome of the present situa tion, and at any moment these points of difference may be accentuated into a refusal to continue tlio negotiations It Ih most unlikely that those who are in favor of iieaco will throw up the sponge as long as a decent minority is desirous of continuing the struggle, and all these dissonant elements must be taken into account before it is possiDle to give any sort of prediction as to the iseue of tho present negotiations. Forty-six Boers, with their wagons and cattle, surrendered at Balmoral, Transvaal yesterday. To Push anal Bill. Washington, May 28. Representa tive Hay, of Virginia, chairman of the Democratic caucus, has issued a call for a caucus to consider plans "for the passage of a Mcaragua canal bill at tins session of congress," such being tho language of the petition on which Mr. Hay issued the call. French Aid for Sufferers. Paris, May 28. Tho statement is published hero this morning that as soon as parliament meets the govern ment will present a bill opening a credit of 6,000,000 francs ($1,000,000) for tho victims of the Martinique disas ter, and that tho minister of the colo nies will propose a pension of 0,000 francs ($1,200) a year for the orphans during their minority, of the lato gov ernor of Martinique, who was killed at St. Pierre. Precaution Against Smallpox. Washington, May 28, As an addi tional precaution against the develop ment of smallpox on troopships, and to assist the medical authorities at San Francisco in determining tho necessity of detention and observation of troops nt that point, Lieutenant General Miles has ordered that troops ordorod to tho Philippines shall be provided with cortifliates showing that tlioy woro inspected before leaving their respective stations, and were protected from smallpox. SUM IS CUT DOWN APPROPRIATION FOR PORTLAND POSTOFFICE REDUCED. Amcndmtnis Increasing Appropriations lor Se. atllt, Tacoma and Spokane Were Accept' ed Portland Custom House Gets $10,' 000 Additional Mouse to Consider Oov eminent Cable Bill. Washington, May 2S. The omnibus public building bill, as agreed to by tho conference committee, appropriates 1200,000 for enlarging and remodeling the Portland poto.llco ami court rooms, and $10,000 for tho Portland custom house. Tho senate conference endeavored to hold the senate amend ment providing $250,000 for the post office, I'M failed, as the house would concede only $50,000 in addition to tho amount originally allowed by tho house. The fact that the supervising architect recommended .f 160,000, was iiistriiiiuntal in cutting down tlienllmv a tiro fur l' rthuid. The committee ac cepted the senate amendment appropri ating $200,000 additional lor Se.ittle, making the total cost $00,000. Senato amendments' increasing the appropri' atlon for sites in Tiiconm and Spokane from $1111,000 to $100,000 were also ac cepted. The house has determined to coil- side' the Corliss bill for a government cable to the Philippine Hands, but it will be practicallv dead card, a the senate committee on naval affairs lias abandoned a similar hill at the request of Its author. Senator Perkins. The fact that tho Commercial Cable Com paiy, with John W. Mackay at its head, has undertaken to construct a private cable Hue whiili the govern ment call tie. and which will greatly notice the toll on cable messages from the far Kast, mean" that the senate will not go into tho buiii'ess of build ing a government cable. The opinion of most senators is that a hNg as inde- jHMulent concerns will construct tele. graph lino which the government can use when it needs them, thote is no necessity for government coiisttuctioa. SYEPT BY FLAMES. I Mills and Factories Valutd at $100,000 Des- iroyca oy nrc at uranis rill. (rants Pass, May 2S. The niot severe tire in the history of Grants Pass occurred here yesterday afternoon, resulting in th-j loss of $100,000 worth of property. The sash and door factory of tho Sugar Pine Door & Lumber Com pany, with its lumberyards, and all the machinery; the lumber factory and planing mills of Williams Bros, and six dwelling houses and other buildings were all destroyed within two hours' time. The (ire started about 5 o'clock in the afternoon, orig inating from a pile of sawdust near the yards of the Sugar Pine mills. A fierce wind was blowing, and liefore the em ployes of the mill were aware of it a pile of lumber was ablaze, and the flames swept from pile to pile. The fire company responded promptly, and all hands at the mill fought heroically, butto no purpose. To make matters worse, the water supply in the city reservoir was low at the time, and with tho high wind the mills and factories were soon at the mercy of the iiames. There was 1,000,000 feet of lumber in the yards of the Sugar Pine Company, every foot of which was burned. Nothing was saved from tho factory save a few of the lighter machines that could bo quickly removed. Tho loss of the factory and lumber is esti mated by 11. C. Kinnev, president of tho company, at about $ 5,000, with $30,000 insurance. From the Sugar Pine factory the iiames swept to tho mills of Williams Bros. This institution is a complete loss. There was no insurance. It was valued at $10,000. Surrounding the mills were a number of residences, the houses of the employes of the mills, Six of these were burned. One man, J. A. Turner, was severely hurt while fighting the firo in the mill. He received internal injuries besides many severe burns. Ho may die. A mi mix; r of others were burned moro or less by the iiames. Funnel-Shaped Clouds. Fremont, Neb., May 27. A series of funnel-shaped clouds swept around this town this afternoon and moved to wards Hooper, 12 miles west, giving the people a bad tcare. The storm which followed their appearance was terrific and blew down several barns and small buildings, but so far as learned no lives wero lost. Communi cation witli outside towns was cut off for some time by lightning interfering with the wires, and led to alarming but untrue reports being sent out from the railroad offices. Investigating the Chicago's Olficcrs. Naplos, May 28. Tho court of in- quir) being held on board tho United States ship Chicago, to investigate tho arrest of certain officers of that cruiser at Venice, April 25, continues its ses sions, but the strictest secrecy regard ing tho proceedings is maintained. Orders have been relieved from Wash ington that the findings are not to bo divulgoJ until they aro passed upon by tho United States government. Will Attempt to Settle Strike. Now York, May 28, With reference to recent rumors that there is still hope of settling tho difficulties between the coal minors and operators, tho Tribune says: "Another attempt, It is learned, will be mado by thu National Civic Federation to effect a settlement of the anthracite miners' strike, and a ' meeting will bo called in thu city with J in 10 days, unless tho strike Is onded In the moantimo. Both sides of tho dispute will bo asked to send represen tatives to the meeting." PAUNCEFOTE 18 DEAD. The British Ambassador Passes Away Sud. dmly at Washington. Washington, May 24. 1-ord Panneo foto. tho British ambassador to ths United States, ttlod at tho embassy this morning at 6 :35 o'clock. The improvement which had been noted in his condition during tho past week received a sudden check about H o'clock last night, when It was noticed ho was experiencing difficulty in breath ing. Dr. Jung, his physician, was Im mediately sent for and ho decided iion a consultation, and Dr. Thayer, of Johns Hopkins university, arrived about 2 o'clock this morning. When Dr. Thayer left tho embassy at 3 o'clock for Baltimore the ambassador was resting so comfortably that a cable gram was sent to his son-in-law, Mr. Uromloy, in I-ondon, that there was no Immediate danger. Soon alter 3 o'clock a distinct weak ness of tho heart developed and his pulse Ivgun to collapse. Ho died so peacefully that it surprised even his physician. As soon as it became generally known that I-ord Paumvfoto was dead, Hags were half-masted over the different embassies and legations. At tho Arl ington hotel, where the visiting Krenchmon who had como to witness the Rochambeau statuo unveiling are staying, the French llag was placed at half-mast. Tho news of Lord Pauncofoto's death brought Secretary of State Hay to the White House shortly after 0 o'clock. After a conference with the president, it was announced that the president would call at the British embassy Im mediately niter tho unveiling cere monies to offer his personal condolences and ascertain the wishes of Lord Pauncefote's family in regard to fur ther plans. The president also sent a letter of condolence to Ijidy Panncefote. Secretary Hay, after his conference with the president, proceeded directly to the British embassy, where ho made a formal call of condolence as tho er sonal representative of the president, preliminary to the call which the. pres ident himself was to make later in tho day. Then returning to tho state de partment, Secretary Hay dispatched (lie following cablegram.: "Department ot state, Washlntgon, May 24, 1902. Tho Marquis of I-ans-downo, London: Permit me to ex press my deep sympathy and sorrow at the death of Lord Pauncefote. His Majes ty's government has lost an able and faithful servant and this country a val ued friend. JOHN HAY." Funeral ol Pauncclote. Washintgon, May 27. With tho ex ception of a few details, the arrange ments for the funeral services over the remains of Lord I'auncofoto are com plete. Lady Pauncefote has signified her approval of the arrangements tentatively made yesterday, by which sorvices aro to . I hold tomorrow nt noon in St. John's Episcopal church, after which the body is to bo tempor arily deposited In a receiving vault at Itock Creek cemeterv. SIX KILLED BY TORNADO. Two Storms Joined Forces In South Caro linaProperty Loss Heavy. Union, S. C, May 28 Six persons were killed and several injuied by a tornado that swept over this section of the state this afternoon. Two storms, ono from the north and the other from the southwest, met near here witli terrific force. Tho Ktorm was preceded by u heavy rain. Ono wing of the tornado passed along Main street and blew In several store fronts, doing much damago to stocks,. Knit ting Mill Hill, south of town, caught the full force of tho tornado, which blew down the school liouso and two residences there, converting them lit erally into kindling wood. The occu pants ran Irom one of tho houses More it went to pieces and took refugo In another near by, but this house nl bo was'crushed to splinters. It took somo time to get the victims from tho debris. Every physician in town was called, and they wero assisted by tho citizens in relieving tho suffer ers as much as possible. Jonesvillo reortH ' that the storm wrought much damage there, and that one person was killed. Pacolet also reports one killed und several injured. Retirement of Wheaton. Washington, May 27. Major Gen eral Lloyd Wheaton, who is about to start home from tho Philippines, will bo retired July 15 next by operation of law on account of age. It was merely to give him a short vacation before the close of ids active military career that ho was relieved from command of tho department of the North Philippines. A Grant to Palma. Havana, Ma '28. Both tho senate and tho house havo passed a bill grant ing President Palma $.100,000 for cur rent expenses in connection with insu- ar aiiturs. Germans Want Opium Monopoly. Pekin May 27. A German firm has ottered to tho Chinese government $15, 000,000 annually for tho exclusive rights of soiling opium throughout tho entire empire. Tlio officials aro din posed to regard the offer favorably, as It Is an easy method of raising revenue The promoters havo sounded several of tho ministers concerning thojuttltudo of tho powors. Outsiders consider tho project Impracticablo, as tho monoply is Impossible of enforcement.; All But the Proclamation. London, May 27. The developments; in tho South African peace negotia tions today brought out all tlio details cabled to tho Associated Press. A member of tho government said today: "You aro perfectly correct In insisting that everything is practically sottled and that the war Is at an end. It may be, however, that so vera I weeks will elupso before a definite announcement can Ihj mado. Wo want to glvo tho Boer leaders every cbanco In their con ferences with their followeii and that takes time," I DEAT.ll IN A. MINE TERRIBLE DI8A8TER AT FERNIE. BRITI8H COLUMBIA. Explosion In a Coal Mine, Where Between 125 and 150 Men Were Killed Alter Damp Retarded Rescue Work Miners Made Heroic Sacrifices to Ricove ths Bodies of Their Comrades. Kernle, 11. 0., May 21 One of the worst coal mine disasters In thu history ot British Columbia occurred at the Coal Creek mines, at 7 o'clock hist night, when from 125 to 160 men met almost Instant death in mines Nos. 2 and 3. Tho explosion occurred in the depth of No. 2, and not a man out of more than 100 employed in that mlno escaped to tell tho tale. From No. 3 workings, which are connected with No. 2, about 21 men escaped. The first Intimation ot ttio disaster which those on tho outside received, was a rush of coal dust ami tire to a height of I over 1 ,000 feet over tho fan. Word ! was immediately sent to Kernle, the miles from the mines, and Inside of 12 minutes from the time the accident oc curred relief parties we re jit work. IS. Dreiiiian, Dr. Bonnel and True Wenth , orby wero the first to enter the mine. When alwut 500 feet Into the working Dreniiau was overcome by after damp, and had It not been for his two com panions, would havo perished. On being removed to tho outer air he re covered and gave instructions to tho rescuing party to commence repairing Uie'overcastB. Tho overcasts aro the pipes which connect tho air through the mine. As they had been almost completely destroyed, it was impossi ble to enter, owing to the after damp which prevailed. Volunteers were called for mid a score of brave men sprang to the work. Koi nearly six hours this Kllcy was pursued with tireless energy. Every few minutes the men would collapse and were homo to the outer air and their places were quickly tilled by new volunteers. Tho first body recovered was taken from No. 3 mine about 11 o'clock. Several hours elapsed and then three more bodies were recovered. None of the victims gave the slightest signs of life, and were removed to the wash out. At 4 o'clock this morning reliof parties had pcntriitcd so fnr that the gas became unbearable, and opera tion had to I hi stiscndcd for an khotir or two in order to let the men clear tho after damp. Ti e mine is Iree from tire, and the Ixxlics will bo removed as fast as the after damn is cleared from the mine. Tho rescuing parties are working four hour shifts, and the company is doing all in its power to assist in tho work. General SuKrintendent Stockett and Superintendent Drcnnan have been on the scene ever since tho accident, and are doing all in tneir power for tho comfort of tho men who are working Tho town is horror stricken und heart rending scenes meet the eyi on every side. All day the trains to tho mines have been crowded with anxious friends ami relatives of the imprisoned men hurrying to tho scene of tho disaster A meeting of the board of trade has been called to organize a relief fund for the sufferers. The cause of thu accl dent is unknown, but the opinion of many of the miners is that it was the result of a heavy shot from ono of the machines. Another Report of the Killed. tVlctoria, B. C, May 2t. W. F Robertson, provincial mineralogist, has lecieved a dispatch from rvrnie, In which it was stated that there wero 133 men in the mine and that 2t escanei! and that five bodies have been re covered. CUBAN DECORATION DAY. Sympathy for American Soldiers Killed In the Islands. New York, May 20. Tho house has adopted a resolution, says a dis patch from Havana to the World, do' caring May 19 Decoration day, and a motion expressing sympathy for Amer lean soldiers killed in Cuba. Itepesentatlvo Lynaz withdrew from thu chamber and vowed that he will never return, because his motion regard ing honoring tlio flag of Narciso Lopez was tabled. IOpez was a Venezuelan filibuster, who was shot liy thu Span ianls in Havana in 1851. Pickpockets aro reaping a harvset on thu Pardo, tlio principal promenade, and crooks of various kinds aro doing a rushing businses. A policeman who attempted to arrest a crook was killed Kift-nlno Nanlgos, alleged to bo u sec ret order of assassins, have been cap' tured by the police, when now menv host wero liolng initiated. The now members were In tho act of signing thoir names in blood when arrested Tho Nanlgos aro greatly dreaded in Cuba. Trolley Car Runs Away Huston, Pa., May 20, Two men wore killed and many men nnd women Injured in a trolley wreck a few miles beyond haston Inst night. An hastou and Nazaroth left this city shortly he fore midnight, carrying 89 passengers. On a steep hill in Palmer township, tho brakes refused to work, anil tho car ran away, descending tho Incline at terrific speed. At tho foot of the hill, on a sharp curve, tho car jumped tho track anil foil on its side. Cloudburst In Iowa. Dccornh, la., May 20. A cloudburst this morning caused a flood in Dry Run, a small stream running from Conover to Decorah, and resulted In damago exceeding $100,000. Hallroad tracks, houses and other buildings wero washed away. Two Hvos woro lost. Philippine Cholera Record. Manila, May 24. The cholera record to date follows; Manila, 1,180 cases and R86 deaths; provinces, 3,502 cases and 2,604 deaths. PRODUCTION OF NICKEL. Places Where Deposits Are Found In This Country. Washington, May 31, Mineral He sou rees of tho United Slates, 11)01, pub lished by the United Slates geological survey, and now In press; will contain, among other things, tho report of Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt on nickel, for HUM. Tho two principal sources of nickel are tho utckellfenius pyrrhotlle, the most widely spread of tho nickel ores, and geuthlte, especially the gurnlurlU variety. In this country tho domestic product of nickel has been uh ii by-product from the lead ore of .Mine Ijimotlo In Missouri, since the shutting down of tlio (Ian nickel mine, In Ijineiister county, It'oiinsylviinhi, about 50 miles west of Philadelphia, about 10 years ago. This mlno was worked from about 18(13 to 1HHD, when this mlno wns abandoned because of the abundant supply of nickel mutter from Canada. Truces and small amounts ol the nickel minerals , geuthlte uuJ garulerite have been found in North Carolina, hut not in commercially sufficient quantities, though a deposit of nickel ore averag ing 1.5 per cunt nickel Is reported from Morgautoivu, llurko county. Similar occurrences of nickel sllinto niu found In Oregon, where the per i village of nickel Is much greater than In thu North Carolina minerals. Tho Oregon deposits are on Piney mountain, In Douglas county, alwnt threo miles u little north of west of Kiddies, a station on the Southern Pacific, mid a high grade cobalt ore deposit Is holm: do- veloHx In the Kartern pnrt of the state. Nickel ore is reported to occur in some quantity at the Congress mlno, In Upper Nine-Mile section, ulsmt II miles north of Keller, Kerry county, Wash. This section wns formerly worked for copper mid gold, but was alinniloiKol. In the latter part of 11101 tho claims were again taken up und are now neiiig develoiii ror nickel. SAYS PEACE 19 A8SURED. Confident Assertion ol a London Paper Cabi net Council Summoned. London, May 21. Tho Dally Chron icle this morning claims that peace In South Africa is practically assured. This is also tho geuernl Impression with the other nonspiipers mid the public, although tho former do not go so fur as the assertion in the Chronicle. Cnhling from Pretoria the turret Minileiit ol tin, Times Miys tho lloel meetings there is not necessarily final, and It ii believed that tho Boor delegate-, lifter obtaining certain Informa tion on certain pinls, will return to Vreeniging. The British lliciuls have given no indication of the course which the ne gotiations tM'twi-cu Nird Kitchener and lird Milner iiikMIio Boer delegates are taking. Thill conferences nro occurring regarding tho basis um which peui-o shall le declared Is the miiii total of the Information which the war office has vouchsafed up to the present though it is Intimated that a definite announcement ol the result, Huceful or otherwise, may sjx-cdily Ih cxiectod. Tho impression that peace Is close at liaml lias obviously taken njslrong hoh of oiieratlniii on the stock exchance The buying of consuls mid trllt edued South African shares continues, it is iwllcveil, In iH'Imlf of well liifnrincc interests. A cabinet council has boon summon ed for today. While the irnvc rnmciit departments are discreetly silent, it is generally accepted that tho summoning ol ino caiilnet is directly connected with the South African peace con. loroncoH. More Trouble at Moscow. St. Petersburg, Muy 211. Hcprtrta nave) readied Hero ol a Iresli series of lulior dlstiirlmuccs lit Moscow. No do talls nro obtainable, but it is known that Grand Doko Kni-L'liiu ni'r,ir .,.. oral of Moscow, who inul i-,mi o. tsarsKoc-r-uio to I mi present at thu re roniion or iTPNtoofir jhi n i..f I..,. ricdlv fnr MriawiiL tnut l,.l,l ...l..... 1 ...i-w ,..,t,,, l(M,llb waiting to participate in thu military rnviuW. Tho llillu.rlnl f.itntlu I... abandoned its Intention of visiting MOSCOW. Boy King Is Popular, Iindon, May 20. Tho Madrid cor resioiideiit of tlio Times says tlio nttl tilde of tho ixjpulaco toward Klinr Ah phoiiso is tlio happiest onion of tho new reign, hveryvvhere tho nppour unco of the king cutiscd a pleasant sur print, suys thu correspondent, and tlio acclamations grew In Intensity. Floods In Wisconsin. Iji Crnsso, Wis., Muy 24. A con Millions rainfall of six hours lias caused numerous washouts on roads entering ui urosso, ami traffic is demoralized. I he town of Houston, .Minn., Is prac tlcally under water. Root river, a smull stream in Kastern Minnesota, is on a rampage, and much damage Is leareil. Fatal Powder Explosion. Itcdding, Cal.. .May 24. Tho plant oi wic uomio i-owuer works, located near noltu, was blown up today, kill ing two persons and seriouslv iiiiurimr inrco otnors. Jlio cause of tlio explo slon has not yet been ascertained. Kosher Meat Riot In New York. Boston, May 21. "Kosher ment" disturbances broke out in tho West Knd today. About .100 Hebrews, men women, and children, attacked threo moat stores. Tho windows woro smashed and tho stock ruined. Tho police arrested the ringleaders, two women and a man, A customer who was leaving n store with a piece of meat was ussaultcd, and a woman was .in jured during thontampudeof tho crowd. Emperor's Gift Stolen, Now York, May 24. A collection of photographs: sont to Harvard university by tho German omperor mid presented lu porson by Princo Henry on tho occa sion of his recent visit to Harvard Is reported to havo Ix'on stolen, Tlio col-' lection was a faithful reproduction of tlio first representative of Gcrmanlcart, which tho emporor is having prepared for proeentutiof) to Harvard, Tho col lection was romovod from tlio Fogg Art MiiBom. Entrance was gained by breaking tho skylight, NEWS OF TH ESTATE ITEM8 OF INTEREOT FROM ALL PART8 OF OREQON. Commercial and Financial Happenings ol Im portance A Brlel Review f Hit Growth and Improvements of the Many Industries Throughout Our thriving Commonwealth Latest Market Repoil, Alsiut 00 tendinis attended tho Chit sop county teachers' Institute In Astoria last week. An interesting meeting was hold. Tho registration In Clackamas county has reached almost tho llguies ol tun years ago and it is oxcctcd lietnro tho lolls close It will bo gienter. A company has Isiui foiiued nt Grants Puss which prnMscH lo furnish electric ower and light to all the tow us in Josephine county. Applegatu falls will Iki utilised. Arrangements have been made for the conilnenceineiit exercises of tho Knsteru Oregon State Normal School, at West"ii, which will ho held June M to 12. (Imeinor (ieer mid Stale Su perintendent Ackeriuiin are exsTtiil In Im present on June 12. A burglar entered a Junction City sahsiii mid united $275. While ho was at work, the bartender, who was In tlio back locking up, catiio to tho front of the building ami tried to stop the thief. Tho latter shot mid klll.il thu Inn lender and then cscajicd. The new rural free delivery mall routes to N established from Troutdalo ami Clcouo have Isith lieon approved by the s'clal agent mid will ho in oHra tiou in a few weeks. They will join the two routes from tiresham, and will practically cover all the territory from the nine mile kisIn eastward to Orient lying in Multnomah county. Tho (our routes will comprise about 40 spiiiio miles. A reHirt comes from tho Wlutervillo placer mine, ituker district, announc ing the discovery of a $ 120 nugget, tho largest ever found In tills mine. A.tl 'les of Incorporation of tho Dick son Placer .Mlno Company, Duker dis trict, hnvo In-cii filed for record. Thu incorporators are all of Philadelphia. V, W. Toiiiliiisoii, Allen II. Katun and C. W. Itiihlull, tho 1'niversity of Oregon debaters, defeatist the Univer sity of Washington nt Health) hut week. A rich mining claim, discovered 50 years ai;o and the locator driven away by Indians, has Is-en found. The mine is on Jack crock, Jump-Off-Jno district, Southern Oregon. Tillumisik is liolng buiietlttisl by a rate wur between two navigation com panies. Tlio settlement of the weavers' strike at Oregon City hinges iiin tho recog I Itiou of the union. Professor K. S. Dunn, of thu Chair ol Ijitln In thu University of Oregon, has tendered his resignation, to take effect at the close ol thu college year. Thu Golsor Orand Hotel Company has liccii lncorN)ratixl at Baker City w ith a capital stink of $100,000. Thu new corporation has acquired tho (lienor Grand hotel. Statu Senator G. C. Brownell, of Oregon City, fell in trying to catch a train at that place, and narrowly es. ciijhxI liolng ground under tho wheels of thu last car. Ho was bruised hut not seriously injured by tho fall. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Walla Walla, flSKQOdcj blues tern, 07c; valley, 05c. Barley -Feed, $22Q22.60j brewing, $23 per ton. Oats No.l whlto, $1.26r31.30;gray1 $1.151.25. Flour Best grades, $2.86(33.40 or barrel; graham, $'-'.5002.80. Mlllstuffs Bran, $16Q1() per ton; middlings, $10(320: shorts. ilTiaiM- chop, $10. Hay Timothy, $12015; clover, $7.5010; Oregon wild hay, $5Q0 iwr ton, PotAtoos Best Burbanks, I1.40 percental; ordinary, $1 per rental; growers prices; sweets, $2.25(42.60 percental; now ixitatoo, 303 Jc. Butter Croairory, lflI7Kc; dairy, 12)(ial6e; store, 1012Kc Kggs 1615Kc 'or Oregon. Checso Full cream, twins, 13 (313o:YoiimrAmurI(ii. 1XU.miJ... " p iuv, mv tory prices, 1 1 less. Poultry Chickens, m xed. 14.r,0ra 5.00; hens, $6.005.60 per c'ozon, u.'Staizc per pound; springs, HQ ll)$c por pound, $3.00(36.00 nor doz. on; ducks, $5.00(30.00 per dozen; tur keys, llvo, 1314c, dressed, 1510c per jioiind; geeso, $0.607.60 ior doicn. Mutton Gross. 4 Mn ruF nn i . sheared, 30; dressed, 7JC p,,, iiugn uross, unc; dressed, 748c per pound. Voal 048o for small: 0W;ra7. f. largo. Beet Gross, num. ,,.,... 5Jcj drossod, 8(38c per pound. nops lujuCTift cents por pound. Wool Vallov. 12il4- s-..i. n. gon, 8012c; mohair, 25c per pound. Tho Moorish aovnrnmniit l,n ..,i...i to Kraneo a contract for thu coining ( $3,000,000 worth of Moorish money. In .Colorado last grown on irriagted land avuraged $80 mi ucru, aim cm uomirrigatod land only $10 an aero. Amom? the hand nf pnvAliin..t.,.. which recently fought xitli Turkish troops, noar Monastlr. WAN fl Wntn.. dressed as a man. Sim was killed In tlio fighting, Practical mnnfliircn nrn nnw In , , ...., I'li'K" rnss with a view in nrnlnflliw 'II... . t ... vn..u.,.,.nl,llu oils coal fields existing in Kgypt and olsowhoro on the direct Rastorn route, llombav ranks ithlrd In tbn ItrltM, empire In tlio valuo of its annual ox. pun nun import irauo. London and Liverpool liolmr first ami spoctlvoly. I British nowspapors, searching for tho remarkablo euccoss of Amoricans who ore invading ovory avoiiiio of busi ness In London, attrlbuto It to modorn methods and superior niochanlcnl k, ones,