tohemia.Nugiget
I.KK W. HltSllY, l'.illtor mill l'rop'r.
tpTTAbB GROVE. . . .OREGON.
EVENTS OF THE DAY
Comprehensive Review of the Import
nt Happening! of the Past Week,
Prevented In Condensed Form, Molt
Likely ts Prove Interesting.
By a cavo-in at a .West Virginia roal
mi no four minors loat tholr lives,
-Haytl is taking activo stops to end
tho civil war, fearing American Inter
vention.
General Mile considers tho roast
fortifications of tlio Northwest to bo 1
oicollont condition.
Tlio cable stcamor laying tlio tram
Atlantic cable from victoria. II. U.
coTorcd 104 miles tho first day.
The death list of the Alabama
etiurch disaster is growing. On
hundred and ten dead are reported.
Kxploror Baldwin, who has Just re
turned from an Arctic expedition
hqlds tho old Idea of an open polar sea
as. baseless.
An Ohio tcliool teacher has lost his
position because he made white girls
and colored girls who had been quar-
ruling kiss.
Ten thousand peoplo attended an
open air mass meeting in Now York
organized In sympathy with the etrik
lng cjsI miners.
The American Lino steamship St
Paul, which arrived at New York i
few days ago, had a nairvw escape
from destruction by fire on her way
across the cccan.
England has sent a cruiser to Colon
to protect British interests.
A barbed wire plant nt Pittsburg
was burned, destroying property worth
$160,000.
The next meeting of the Interna
tional Sunday School convention will
be held in Jerusalem in 1904.
The United States will station a war
vessel in the tropics and bo prepared
for emergencies at all times.
The sovereign grand lodge of the Odd
Fellows has made a national organiza
tion of the Patriarchs Militant.
A panic in a Birmingham, Ala.,
Negro church cost 78 lives, and as
many more were seriously Injured.
Two wrecks occurred on tho Northern
Pacific In Washington, in which an
englneei was killed and several pas
sengers injured.
A mob attacked a Pittston, Pa., col
liery, and after driving the nonunion
men from tho mine, ret fire to the
breaker. Considerable damage was
done before the flames were controlled.
Stanley Spencer, an English aero
naut, made a successful flight Of 30
miles over London in an airship of bis
own invention. The craft was com
pletely under his control during the
entire trip.
The sword has been abolished as
cavalry weapon in Canada.
The alleged St. Louis legislative
boodlers have been indicted.
Russia has set October 8 as the date
for the withdrawal of her troops from
Manchnrii .
Colombia has filed a protest against
Arrarican guards being on the trains
of the Panama road.
There is much comment throughout
the East by the press regarding Spear
er Henderson's withdrawal from the
race for election to congress.
The president has started on a tour
through Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Wis
consin, South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska,
Kansas, Missouri and Illinois.
Tho fund for the relief of Are suffer
ers has reached (2,500 in Clarke coun
ty, Washington, and Portland has
raised f 5,000 for the Oregon needy.
Lieutenant Peary has arrived from
the Arctic. While he did not get so
. close to the north polo as other ex
plorers, he made many Important dls-
coveries.
China is on the verge of another
Boxer uprising which may equal that
' of 1900, according to mail advices re
ceived at the state department from
Minister Conger.
Danger from forest fires in Oregon
ana Washington is now over.
Speaker Henderson declines to accept
me nomination lor congress in Iowa.
Nicholas Fish, a well known New
York banker, met death in a myateri
ous manner.
Pennsylvania coal operators held a
conference, but took no action toward
ending the strike,
Mrs. Waggoner, tho woman who dis-
covered Merrill's body, has eloped
witu tlie convict's brother.
The government will supply men to
fight forest fires in Colorado and Wy
oming, where it has got beyond all
control.
PRItPARINCl TOR TROUPLU,
Six Hundred Marines Awaiting Orders to
go to Panama If Necessary.
Washington, Sept'. 23. Secretary
Moody has finally decided to augment
tho United States naval forces on the
isthmus by the addition of 6u0 marines,
It Commander McLean's advices indi
cate that those are needed, lie has
given orders to Commander Plllsbury,
of the United States ship Prairie, now
at Boston, to proceed with his ship to
Norfolk, At thai point 000 murines
will bo rrathored readr to take shin
when Secretary Moody's advices Indt
cate tho necessity for their presence on
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UIU IQIUUIUS.
Tho Panther should arrive at Colon
within n day or two with 3S0 marines
.board, so that, with tlio rralrio a men
and tho marines on tho Cincinnati
who aro already asiirro at Colon, the
United States will havo what is regard
od as an ample force to carry out Its
treaty obligation of maintaining free
traffic across tho isthmus.
Orders have also been sent forward
to the San Francisco, now at Norfolk
to coal1 and provision and proceed tu
ban Juan, I'orlo lcico, there to await
any emergency which mav ariso. There
is only one Uulto.i States warship now
in Venezuelan waters. Tho little gun
boat Marietta and tho .Montgomery arc
due to arrive shortly at Cape Hasten
Tho object of tho department
rending down the San Francisco, i,t is
stated, Is to hnvo a vessel ready
meet a call for reinforcements, either
in Venezuela, Ilayti or tho isthmus
Tho duty assigned to tho San Francisco
should not bo confused with that given
the gunboat Bancroft. That vessel
probablv will not be able to go into
commission until October I, and will
proceed to San Juan to be station ship.
It is expected that the San Francisco
will get away in three or four days.
NEWS OF OREGON
ITFMS OP INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS
OF 'TUB STATE.
TROOPS RUN STRHHT CARS,
TO BEtll.N RA1L-LAYINQ.
Columbia River & Northern has Finished
Qradlng Equipment on the Way.
Portland, Sept. 23. Work on the
Columbia River A Northern, from Lyle
uoldendale, has readied the stage
at which rail laying will soon com
mence. Of the entire 42 miles of the
ne, 25 havo been graded and consid
erablo of the remainder has been graded
part and needs only finishing up,
ltocK work in cuts and fills is now
keeping tho construction gangs busy
largo shipment of rails has been
received from Hamburg, Germany,-and
the work of track building will be
commenced in a 'few days. A second
hlpment of 2,000 tons of rails will
arrive on the Holyrood in about 15
days.
General Manager 11. C. -Campbell
has received infoimation that the
equipment for the road will leave Chi
cago this week. The equipment con'
sists of two locomotives, two passenger
cars and 55 freight cars, which will be
sufficient for the needs of the road for
the next few years. Mr. Campbell is
also informed that three grain ware
houses; each 00 by 150 feet, have been
constructed along the lino of the road,
and that one of these will be enlarged
50 feet to meet the needs of the busi
ness tributary to it. As there are now
no railroad facilities in the Klickitat
valley, and the farmers and lumber
men must do all their freighting by
team to Grants or rhe" Dalles, the pro
gress of construction of the new road
is a matter of no small concern to the
residents of Goldendale and the rest of
the valley. The road will bo in opera
tion about the first of the year.
TO REWARD ARMY OFFICER.
St. Louis authorities are having much
trouble with packers on account of bad
meat being placed on the market,
Tho French marine minister made a
sensational speech In which he dis
cussed the results of possible wars with
Germany, Italy ami England.
Rockport, a small town in Kentucky,
Is in the hands of a drunken mob.
Citizens are afraid to ask for outside
aid for fear tho mob may burn the
town..
Russia is preparing to evacuate Man
churia. ffxploror Peary has been heard from
In Labrador.
Senator Thomas R. Bard,. of Cali
fornia, is seriously 111.
A heavy frost in Ohio did consid
erable damago to Into crops.
The mouth of the Columbia river is
In very bad condition. A sand bar has
formed clear across the entrance and at
Qeneral Chaffee Recommends a Medal of
Honor for William.
Washinton, Sept. 23. Lieutenant
Kenneth P. Williams, First Infantry.
has been recommended by General
Chaffee for a congressional medal of
honor for his skill and bravery in
leading the relief expedition to the
rescue of the marine detachment, which
completed the now famous march across
the island of Samar. A noteworthy
portion of General Chaffee 's letter reads
as follows:
"Not again in your military career,
nor in that of the men accompanying
you on this arduous undertaking, will I
conditions likely arise that will render
Strikers Interfered and the Riot Act was
Read to Them.
Glenns Falls, N. Y Sept. SO.Tlit'
twentieth day of tho Hudson Valley
Street Hallway atriko saw n car statt
(mm lliirfl n'l- llila i!U-ltmi In r-tiArim
cemmerciai amu rnwiuai iit"k of deputy ,Mor n, mi militia and
the Past Week Brief Review of the manned by non-union men. As tho
Growth and Development of Various . ear proceeded north from the power
iioiisq tours camo itom tno iiysinnucra,
On Its progress through tho bank
square wo conductor was struck by
bystander and tho car stopped, tho
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An fforl will 1 made b tho imxl. " ..K "I'f
.i i . T .i i " proceeded.
Tho pulp null , near Skamoknwa, Ldward was stopped several times by
which was recently destroyed by tiro, breaks In tho trolley wire, and at Andy
inn a crowd ol several thousand as-
wmuicd. a lalso alarm of tlio was
Industries Throughout Our Common
wealth-Latest Market Report.
will bo rebuilt at once.
The assessor of amhlll county
places tho gross value of all property
In that county at $,125,202.25
In tho trotting rain for two-year-olds,
at the stato fair, Helen Norto reduced
tho Pacific coast record to 2:20 t
Tho otlico-of Indian agent at Uma
rung, and tho hose cart run on tho
track and left standing, and an attempt
whs made to place tho hoso oil tho
rails. Tho car was sent ahead and
demolished tho hose cart
District Attorney Pratt read tho riot
act to tho crowd, which, after a time,
nil., i... i... .in-i, ii, .,,.,. I dispersed, bherlll Austin culled on
Atiil Mi'linnl nlare.1 In (-hurra nf n linnilfnl
Captain Dennis, of Company I. Na
superintendent. tloual Guard, stationed at Whitehall,
.. . , . .iii i l""u " niinpanT ronciiuu uiu power
imiuvi,nciia .,.. u.v- iw ciiiui I Jinilfm OJirlv. vlinrt Him Am .tiwiiituul
iti.w n tu, mu wua.iuLuuii ui I near uoiiiiuinv k
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a new water works system to tho ex
tent of 112,000.
The Oregon Woolgrowcis' association,
in a session at Pendleton, adopted
strong resolutions favoring the contain
ation of tho scalp bounty law,
Tho Saiatogn Citizens' Corns.i known
in thn stato national guard as Company
L, Second- leKimont. was tonight or
dered to proceed at onco to Mechanics-
villi) and btlllwater iu connection will
the striko on the Hudson Valley street
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pheasants has been grossly violated !.! Uhed here that two persons had been
shot near Waterford this afternooon
AMERICANS COULDN'T LAND.
Linn county, but Gamn Warden
Quimby finds it almost Impossible to
do anything,
An immenso warehouse is being
erected at Mcdford. It is expected to Japan Holds Marcus Island, but Will Have
be completed in time to receive the I to Face Indemnity Suit
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mil ivmuioiKV iuiui uuvuw I. -1. c..,, in Tl... . ..1..,....- ..ll.. L-
v.. A.iu CV.1U.I11V. nuim Aj.
M. P. Isenbcrg, of. IIood.Kiver, has
been appointed supervisor ol tho north
ern and eastern portions of the, Cdscado I
forest reserve, to succeed W. II. Dufnr,
whoso appointment was recalled eomo I
time ago.
An enormous coal field is being" de-
veloped in tho Blue mountains, near I
lleppner. Nine distinct veins Ira vol
been uncovered and the field covers an I
area of about 12. square miles. Thel
coal is of a very high quality.
Wlialon has, returned frqui Marcus
Island, arriving hero Scptomber 10,
without having accomplished tho pur-
poi tor which sho set out. When sho
arrivod at Marcus there was a force of
Japanese marines on shore, and they
were prepared to-resist tho landing ol
the Americans. Under tho circum
stances Captain Bosohill. of the
Whalen, decided not to attempt to
land, his force being much less than
tho force of tho Japanese, and tho
Marcus Island guano company will now
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Captain H.U Kelly, of Company A, goy oT ielanliy, basing its
Third regiment, G. N., G., al Oregon Ia,m on a tU,ot llom
City, has resigned. fo lLa , . d ,lnB.,i,iil
Petowya, a Umatilla Indian woman. 'vcd at the Island on tho day after tho
has just died. Sho remembered Cap- JPncso warship Kasagi left. Tho
tain Clark well. Sho was 113 years .Kn8a8l landed ltr irmed marines and
old. . . . Ie't them on the Island to protect the
I Interests of the Japancso government,
Extensive preparations aro being being compelled to return homo for
made for tho carnival and district lair coal. He? commander left with llcu-
to be held at The Dalies September. 30 tenant Akinote. in command of tlio
to October 5. marines, a letter from K. Ishi. secre
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, , . , I tary to tho imperial minister of forolg
iBuuiwicu iiiramirraiuio u. Ji. -rfrr. o.l.l,...l r.il.. ii.m
K .l,i . Wn.il.- Tnn.U. ..,.1 ll. "".. .w
----i "and stating the position of tho Jaii
point of a revolver compelled.the agent L.a ,Bov0rrTinP,.t In tl, m.n.. '
uj open uio sale, iney serareu uu, ,.... , .M ,
(ter which the agent was bound andr , . , .
I ivuiiii'viivm aw I1.U 1 v Wll ui n mu
nxnlnlnml (tint .Inn fin rtnlmnl
All holdings of tho'-Necanicuni M1'0 1,lana Tlrtuo ' occupancy pre-
Spruce Lumber company, including vjous to mat oi Hosenill, and ex
tho sawmill, box factorv and several presfed a hopo that he would avoid any
thousand acres of timber tributary to conflict and leave the controversy to
tha Neeanletlm and O'Hnnnii. hvo be settled by the American and Japan
been sold to Minneapolis canltalists. eso governments. Tho guano company
Tho consideration was over 1 100,000. wl" make 0 ch" on '0 Japanese
The company plans extensive improve- government lor possession of tho island
ments. I alleging wiai Vapiain noseiiiu s occu
I nancy-was prior to that of tho Janan
The fall run of salmon at The Dalles eso. and will also ask. for indomnltv for
Is exceptionally good, the fish being tho ' loss of tho trip of the schooner
AN ASHEN WASTE V0Amm MUf C"A8"'
- .. . f Russia Will Take AilUTStcpa to Prevent
mmxrs alone will wfiftii,, 4VU n dispatch
$1,000,000 0KM()KI!7 , ftp.,, Jlt cor?fSMndoi.t of tha
. . - Standard myn tho Itusslan inliiUter i
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nHrii iiiiuie nun siaui (loniniii, ill. iv
mllnff, has iiiinounced thnt he linn now
Forest Fire on North Fork of Lewis Rhcr
Leaves a Trail of Death nnd Deatitic
tlon-At Least Sixteen I. Ins Have
llccn Lost-Thirty Fuiiillles Homeless
- Plans for the Future.
Portland, Sept. sa. Tho verdant
valley of tho north fork ol tho Low!
river Is nn imhcu waste. Within its
confines nro devastated hoiues, fariim
and thousands on thousandM of itcros
of rulmd timber land. Tho low In
timber alono Is over tl ,000,000. Six
Icon persons lost their lives and 30
families havo been rendered honiulws
it is hard to roalUo that within !15
miles of Portland such cnmplutu deviiB-
tiition has boon hrouglit tnon defense
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n-Hs inruiers, una wiai men, women
and children havo boon burned, altvo
or suffocated with tho blinding mnoku.
l ho ground iilong tho" north fork of
tho Iwls river is of a vorv broken
character. itusged, timbered hills
rit-o nliruptly Irom tho rich meadow
lands near tho Lewis, and thu tlmlier
cruller has found many sections of
valuabloflrtimbornn their rouuh tides.
A long rough road to Woodland, near
uio uoiumnia, is tlio only outlet for
those living around Spoloyah valley
praliloaud boyond. Only 18 miles of
this road aro now passtihlo for wagons,
for tho fire. In its course, hits burned
tho numerous log bridges, and pack nn-
imais aro tno solo means ol conveyance
into tho burned district. Spoloyah
prnirio is tho only natural trcelew space
for many miles around, for thu bottom
lands as well as tho hills nro covered
with llr, cottonnood nnd alder trees.
Tho cause of thu various lire which
havo wrought such destruction aro
really unknown, though many theories
aro hold by tho Inhabitants of the
affected country. There setmis to bo no
doubt that more than ono Urn sent the
sparks Hying through thu air to wait-
lug brush piles and dead timlier. where
tno breezu soon funned tho small hlazu
into another hurricane of flame, which,
blown onward by tho strong wind of
its own creation, often directly crosml
the path of tho parent llio or started
In u precisely opposite direction.
Small fires were seen simultaneously
on outlying hills so distant from one
another that the theory that all the
fires sprung from one hlazo seems im
pair
Tho
of a large size.
Ilonnh-kera in a niimhffi nf Willom-I
ette valley yards have struck for 60
cents per box. The Increase waa given
n most cases.
The Mt. Angel college opened its I
16th year with an attendant e that
promises well for the coming season.!
-Whalen to Marcus.
MISSIONS OCT $57,933.
First .Instalment of Their Share of the
Chinese Indemnity.
Boston.. Sent. 20. -The officers of tho
American board of foreign missions
Tho new stone building to be used by announced today tho recolpt of f 57,033
the college is rapidly nearlng complo-1 through the state department at Wash
ington, ino amount is 20 par cent 01
tho award made to tho board by the
tiou
A robber knocked
Northern Pacific agent
the North Fork
insensible and
then went through the office desks and
cash drawer, but got very little money.
mere is 110 clue to the perpetrator.
There is
commission now in session in China
for losses on mission property in tho
Boxer outrages of 1000. This money
is said to como very opportunely to re
imburse tho treasury for sums already
a mnto nn loot tn il III, In oijmicu i" reuuiiuiuit m-.iuriil
you the opportunity of rendering such Baker county by cutting off a slice of China and aleo o moot other uigont
unread of and never-to-bo-forgotten the eastern portion, including the Pan- IU of the same 'sort. Tho total
services to your country, which entitles handle district, which was nnnoxnd to award very neai ly equals tho amount
jou to greater thanks and to the na- Baker countv two vears sen. A !! of tho claim presented by thu board
tion's gratitude." 1 of Malhuur countv is to be added nn 'wo yearB since, the charges and reduc
Bear- Admiral Rogers letter states as to brine Huntlnzton nearer tlm Hons being merely nominal. Tho
that "thn mnrlnn ilfiarl.moni nnnl.i mnio. ti ti. n.nnncs.1 award of the Dorsonal losses of mis
. . .. . nwu.u w. ...w -IUn,EW 1 1 V. " IUUU. Il
undoubtedly have perished to a man, ' thus making It the natural location for nlonarlea has not yet been mado. but
had it not been for the indefatisrueable the countv seat. "HI soon be forwarded from Pekln to
exertions of
Williams."
Lieutenant Kenneth P,
New
enough
month,
Schools Short on Coal.
York, Sept. 23. With only
coal left to finish out the
the Brooklyn schools are
threatened with an enforced recess.
Only 1,000 tons of coal remain on hand
to supply the 145 buildings. By the
most rigid economy this amount can
be made to last one week. As it has
been found Impossible to get a supply
oi coai in tins country for the winter
months for the 10 public schools of
Yonkers, the board of education has
decided to import coal from Wales
rather than close the schools.
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Dig Car Shortage In Sight,
New ork, Sept. 23 An official of
one of the leading Jrunk line, .railroads
is quoted by the Journal of 'Commerce
as expressing the belief that In the near
Inture tho railroads of the country,
pai tlcularly -iliosri reaching tho Atlantic
seaboard, will exnerlenro nnn nf Hm
worst car shortages in their history,
due to the demand for an early move
ment of crops and the crush of general
merchandise traffic. ho.ld t' Cpal
miners' striko be settled soon the short
age probably will be greatly aggravated
Show Train In Collision.
Choctaw, 0. T., Sept. 23. An east
bound Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf
freight train ran into the rear of the
Sells-Downs show train here at 5
o'clock this morning. Two sleeping
cars of the show train wore comnletelv
demolished, and many of its occupants
wre pinioned uenpain the wrei
no place on It Is a depth of more than Two poisons were killed and 20 injured,
20 foot to be found at low tide. Four all but four seriously. All of the can
oars ago there were 20 cot of water. I ualties were in the show train.
Washington.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Waats to Know Needs of Navy,
Washington, Sept. 20. Secretary
Wheat Walla Walla, 01)62c; blue- Moody has begun a thorough investlgn
tlon to ascertain the needs of our naval
cstabishment, his purpose being to
collect the views of tho officers of all
branches and draw from them his re
commendations to bo submitted to
congress. Today he Issued instruc
tions to the naval board of construc
tion, headed by Hear Admiral O'Neill,
to look thoroughly Into not only the
subject of construction, but personnel,
and to'mak6 him a report on both sub
jects.
Wool Industry In Wyoming,
Cheyenno, Wyo..' 'Sept. 20. Tho
state board of sheep commissioners has
cumpiiou a report snowing xno loiai
number of sheep in tho state on July 1
last to bo 0,72-1,470, a consldorablo
incrcaso over last year. Tho averago
weight of fleecos is given as 7K
nounds. while tho averaco shrinkage.
(SjcioungAmerica, lawgwne; lac of the wool Is 05 per cent, as against
wry prices, us i7c tees. U7 per cent lor last season. l ho wool
Poultry Chickens, mixed. 13.00(5 clip for the year amounted to 32,003,
4.00; hens, "4.-605".50':i"pe dozon, 120 pounds, an Increase of 3,000,000
llallJsc per pound; springs, 119 pounds over 1001. Wyoming ranks
ll4c per pound, f 3.003.60 per doz- first as a wool producer.
en; ducks, ?3,UUQ4.0U per dozen; tar-
Kaiu on iiauan kounicneiicrs.
Chicago, Sept. 20. Federal officials
mado a raid into "Little Italy" today
for the purpose1 of getting a gang of
counterfeiters and tholr bogus coin
four Italians were arrested and a
number pf spurious lOent pieces were
fouqd, but as yet no trace of the plant
has been discovered. Dalian residents
were much surprised over tho arrest
oi iiie -alleged principal, Antlno
D'Andeas was
stem, 648.4c; valley, 6264c.
Barley Feed, $10.00; brewing f 20,
riour liesi grades, i3.ua3 75 pet
barrel; graham, fZ.83.20,
Millstnffs Bran, $17 per ton'
middlings, (21.60; shorts, fl8j
chop, 17.
Oats No.l white, f 1.00; gray, 05
i.
Hay Timothy, 101J; clover,
$7.60; Oregon wild hay, BQ0 per
ton.
Potatoes Best Burbanks, 6065c
per cental ; ordinary. 5055o per1 cen
tal, growers prices;-' sweets, $2.00
65 -.26 per cental.
Butter Creamery, 26(327c;
i74Q2ue; store, I24l6c.
Eggs 22e for Oregon.
Cheese.4-J.ull. cream,, twins',
dair
keys, live, 1314c, dressed, 1610e per
pound; geese, $4.000,00 per dozen.
Mutton Gross, 23c per ponndt
dressed, 6c per pound. , ,
Hogs Gross, 6Jc; dressed, 77Xc
per pound.
YeaI-7SW per, pound,
Beef Gross, cows, 33r: steers.
3K4Kc;dresBed, 0Q7o peripound.
Hods 10tai7c: new cron 20&22e.
Wool Vallo7,12Kai5iKastern Ore-, d'Andea and His wife
gon,Hgi4$ci mohali, 26(3280 pound, onoe a priest,
possible.
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will aleo lie unknown until tho heavy
pall of smoke rites completely ami the
mon of tho country havo time for ox
ploratlon. Ariel, which win practical
ly tho woatern limit of tho fire, is IK
miles due east of Knlams, while Yale,
another rural postal station, Is nitib
miles further to the southeast, tiud
about flo miles from tlio boundary be
tween Cowlitz and Skamanlu counties.
Between them) two pofttolllces the llro
undoubtedly reached it; greatest inten
sity, and it was in the neighborhood of
iulo that HI lives wuru lost. Just how-
far to the north and south thu fire
swept is unknown. Thu greater purl of
tho destruction wus wrought on tl
north sido of tho river, hut several
houses aro now reiiorted ns burned on
tha south side of tho north fork.
A plan Is now under consideration
to buy a largo quantity of grass toed
and sow tlio entire burnt district with
green vegetation that will not only
securo a means of livelihood for tho
(armors, but also prevent tho recur
rence of such nn overpowering d If utter
it is (eared that two or three years
hence, when tho hark fulls from tho
trees killed by this fire, n repetition is
possiblo, but mora stronnous meamires
will probably bo taken to prevent tho
careless netting of slashing and camping
lircs,
I'ow of the farmers will try to leave
the country, for they understand that
when tho district is onco under cultiva
tlon thu ground will bo far mora pro
ductive than over before. What tho
loss to tho cottiers really amounts to
cannot bo learned at presont, for many
own outlying clnims which they havo
not visited. An estimate of $1,000,000
to represent tho loss in timber alono Ik
probably conservative. Another $30.
000 for the loss on the farms will not
widely miss tho mark.
Tho districts to tho extreme south
and north which were devastated by
tho llro aro seldom vlsltod only hy nn
occasional timber cruisor or prospector,
who occasionally penetrate tho fastnoss
of tho uplanJ hills
taken eftVctivn luoasuies (or thu jii;
prcsslon of tho syitematlo poaching
operations of Americans mid Japanese
iiinoiiK Uiu real mid other fen minim!
nn tho northeastern coast of SIlKirla
Although anxious to comply with tho
roiltirniiHl representations of KiimIu
the Washington and Toklogovernnioiit
Imvu failed to put n end to this Illicit
fishing In ltiisslun waters,
it. Yernilloff, continues tho corres
pondent, now gives formal notlro that
American nnd Japanese poachers rni
turcd within tho limits of Ilussla
maritime jurlHllctlon nn tho Siberia
const will he llnlilo lo three months
Imprisonment, and tholr ships and car
goes tn conllseatlnn. This order will
bo enforced hy throo fast gunlHiats. N
discrimination .will bo made. Tl
commanders nnd crows of poaching
Vessels will ho subjected to thu samo
puumiimoiit. in (iimi ol lehisnl t
surrender or attempt to escape, tlm
commanders ol the Itiitslun mtntimts
nro empowered to llro ujioii and sin
tnu son pirates.
TO ASK FOR SrATIlllOOl).
Meeting of (lotcrnor of l ive Indian Ter
lltory Tribes.
tiulhrle, O. T., Sept. J I). Pleasant
Porter, governor of tho Creek Indian
nation, lias railed a meeting of thu
governors of tho l'ivo Civilized Tribe
lo lie held at South MoAlestur, I. T.
on bent. 20, fur tho puriiow) of formii
Intlng a general plan for bringing tlm
Indian Territory Into statehood nt the
expiration of trllml government In
100(1. tioviiiKii Porter snys the In
dians nro opposed lo statehood will
Oklahoma. Tho other itovernurs nro
MoMdy, of tlm Chirkasaws: Green Sic-
Curtain, of tho Choctnwsi Itulllnutoii
of tho Cherokeos; nnd Jnhnttoii, of tho
Semlnoles. Thu etinu will Ixi tho
most Important held on Indian soil.
tho live governors will form lilans to
dissolve their government to ndont
iiiiu in inn wiute man.
AMIiltlCANS Fill!!. SAFI1K
Hank Defrauded of Dig Sum.
Vleana, Sept. 22. A further oxnm
inatlon of tho books of tho Vionnu
I-eadci bank shows that tho ombozzlo
ment of Kdmund Jollliiok, an official of
tho cashier s department, who died
Thursday, aro about $1,150,000. The
frauds were effected by thu manlpuln
tlon of checks and hy making I aim on
trios In the checkbook, somowhut simi
lar to those in tlio Liverpool bank caso,
It has been discovered, however, , that
Jollinok has $250,000 to his crcdlt'with
various Vienna firms, in addition to
Investments of upwards of f 500,000 in-
industrial enterprises.
Queen of Belgium Dead,
Spa, Belgium, Bept. 22. Mario
Ilenriotte, queen of the Dolgians, died
hero suddenly last night. Neither
her husband, members of hor family,
nor hor mujosty s doctor woio present
at tho time of death. Sho wan seated
at a tahlo eating a light dinner when
sho was seized with an attack cf hvii-
cope. ur. uiilliamo, who in tno courto
of tho day had remarked upon cerUin
disquieting symptoms in tho queen'u
condition, was summoned, immediate
ly, hut her mnjosty was dead beforu ho
rrlved at tho palace.
Mrltlsh Flag Raised Over Palos.
Now York, hopt. 22. Officials horo
have been told that tho British govern
ment has raised the British flag on tho
Island of Palos, which Is near Trinidad,
notwithstanding tho protest of tho
Venezuelan government, says a dis
patch to tho 'Horald from the Port of
Spain, Trinidad. Sovereignty over
the Island of Pales has been In dispute
between Groat lirital
for a long tlmo, and
end the matter in
Arrlwil of Warships at Panama llrlngs n
Feeling of Relief.
New ork, Sep. 111. Among Amorl
can citlnm on the Isthmus lliern Is
now n'fecllng of relief, ns there Is now
a United Slate wnrshlp'nt each end of
thu Panama railroad, rabies thu Pana
ma coricsjioiidont nf tho HeraW.
There are no indications of nn immcdl
nto attack hy tho rovolutlnolnts.
In a iersonal interview with Acting
General Superintendent Prescott, of
tlio Panama railroad, regarding the
application of thu decree to natives em
ployed hy the coriioratloii, hu said that
his company in doing everything possl
bio tu protect them, and Its own prop
erty, In accordance with tho treaty of
1810, embodying thu contract witli thu
Colombian government,- and with the
assistance o( all tho employes of tho
Panama road in attending exclusively
to tneir ouieiai duties, oomtany inter
etts will be fully protected. The com
pany's representatives are endeavoring
to do whatover they inn to facilitate
traffic.
Indians In Distress.
Los Angolcs, Cel., Sopt. 111. Fred
crick I, Monsor, of Snn Francisco, tho
scientist and lecturer, has returned
from n six week' exploration nnd col
lection trip among the Nnvnjo, Moqui
ami riiemo Indians of .Arizona. Mr
Monscr states that tho Navajo trlho,
numbering about 20,000 men. women
and children, Is rapidly approaching
tho starvation point, and that unless
speedy end substantial aid is rendered
them fearful distri-si and great loss of
life will result. Continued drouth
has canted this Mato of affairs.
People Celebrating Peace Treaty.
Santiago, Chile, Sept. 10. Thu
Argentine commission bringing tho
protocols of tho treatloH providing for
arbitration between Argentina nnd
Chile, and the limitation of tho nnu-
nments of tho two countries, arrivod
horo front Valparaiso and was accorded
a cordial reception. Tho piotocols will
bo oxchangod Sopt, 22. National fes
tivities in honor of tho understand im.-
nrrlvol nt will now commence. Thcro
is great joy enthusiasm among the
people hero.
Coal Washcry llurncd.
Seranton, Pa Sopt. 11). The Tnvlor
company washory In North Seranton
was destroyed hy fire, which started at
12:30 o'clock this morning. It Ih nl.
logod to bo of incendiary origin. Tlio
watchman declared thnt ho dinned four
prowlers from tho promises iust beforo
ho discovered tlio llro. Tho wuehorv
inH been lu nnnrntion for n month.
This la ' tho third Seranton washorv
to bo dostroyod hy fire since tho strlkn
began.
Alnrtlul Law In Cnpc Colony,
Capo Town, Sopt. 10. Bir John
Gordon Sprlggs, prime mlulttor'of tlio
colony, lias announced,; before the
house of nssomhly and in tlio govern
ment Gazette, thu roncul of martial law
and tho procininnt on of tho nnaeol
preservation act, which onables tlio
government to control tho possession,
Importation and registration of nil
arms and ammunition.
PRUNE CROP SHORT
HUT NO INDICATIONS AT I'RHSNNT ill'
;. i i'llUllliK I'KICHS.
Oregon Crop This Year Will lie About 115
Carloads Less Hutu Last Year, hut the
Duality Is Very (luod - Fruit Crop In
California Is (luod, Which Will Affect
I'flce In the Northwest.
The prune crop ol tho Northwest will
not be up to tlm usual mark this year.
Though the aciouge Is larger, the yield
will fall.conslihiriihly below that of last
year. In 11101 shipments to the Kt
(rum thu Northwestern states amounted
to between 700 and 800 cam. This
year shipments will be between 100
and 150 cars short. On tho oilier
hand, prunes will be laigor, thu favor,
able weather of the spring mid summer
having caused u material Increase In
thu sire of tho fruit. This will be good
for tho growers, rs It costs no inotu to
dry prune weighing (10 to 70 pound
than It does those weighing 30 or -III
Hiutids, and the Increase In weight
menus a corresponding increase lu the
selling price. '
From nil this, however, holders of
prunes need not think they are going to
II nd profit. There mhiiii to !o a gene
ral Impression about thu country thnt
prices will bo as good as last year, but
the Indications dn nut ixilnt that way,
Growers unlit not overlook thn present
lluatlou in California, lu the Santa
Clara valley, fur )vnstcrn shipment,
packe's nre quoting 2 '4 rents lor the
(our situs, which Is cent less than
Inst )car. Thu prune crop is large
there, hut not alono uru prunes plenti
ful all other fruit Is in abundance.
In thu Kant It Is the same story. Thn
apple crop there, which Is large, Is a
strong factor In the price situation.
hen dried apples are cheap 1011 lo
are as apt to buy them as they are to
piirchiiHi prunes. Thu I'tiropcnu crop
s short, hut Lurnpo draws on this
country for fruit In only a limited ex
tent, l-.urepe Intlng an early buyer,
has placed most of lis orders, nnd its
wants may he said to bo practically
tilled.
There is only a limited demand for
the Oregon crop for early delivery.
according to Portland dealers, and as
soon as that want is supplied, what
stock remains 011 hand is apt to drag,
or, to move it, lower prlcvs mint I hi
madu.
The prune crop In Kasturn Washing
ton nnd Idaho will bo largu this year.
Clark county. It Is reported, will not
havo over half as many as last season.
Paul Massoti. n California fruit man.
who lately ruturnod from Murone. suvs
this year's prune crop in Prance was
ruined early in the season bv unfavor
able weather and later by severe hull
storms.
I questioned n great innnv of tho
orchardlats closely aliout the prices they
iau received lor their mill," he said.
l-roni this source of Infornialton I
learned that for 10 years uut the
French growers had received an aver
age price ol 5 cents per pound for their
iriiu. mis price seemed so extrava
gant that I asked them If they would
be willing to contract their fruit nt
that price for the etisulim 10 vears.
They replied that they would not. I
talked prunes nil over France, and met
many of the large dealers, I found thn
conditions described lo apply generally
to that (ountry."
JUSTICI1 OKAY D1IA1).
Served on United States Supreme Court
licnch 0er Twenty Years.
Lynn, Mass.. Sunt. III. Juth-
lloracu Gray, who retired from tho
United States supremo court bonch m.
contly, died nt his summer home In
Nnhant yesterday morning of paralysis.
Ho . had been In noor health for nm
time.
Judge Gray was born In Boston
March 21, 1H2H, and was graduated
from Harvard collcse In tlm
1873, and from thu law school In 1S4II.
He was admitted to the bar In 1851.
He was 11 reporter of tho suiirnmo Imll.
clal court of Massachusetts from 1851
to JBOI. 110 was appointed assoolatn
ustlco of that court in 18(14. and rhlnf
justice In 1873. President A, H, or
commissioned him as associate justicn
of tho supremo court of thn IInltn.1
States, December 10, 1881.
SOO Pl-OPLH IN A IIIIAP.
Hoxers Surround City,
London, Sept. 10. Cabling from
Shanghai undor date of Soptomber 17,
llio correspondent of tho Dallv Mall
ays Cheng Tufu is surrounded by
Temporary Steps Leading to Synagogue
Oave Way, but Few Were Injured.
St. Paul. Sopt. 17. Whlln l inn
eoplo woro striiKsllntr to not Inin tl,..
new Sons of Zlon synagogue to witness
tho dedicatory exorcises, tho tamnnmrv
stops leading tn the ontranco gavu wuy
and BOO peoplo fell In n heap. Tho
j-u.iuu luuunui, which ioi tno proces
sion to tho church broke rnnka and
rushed Into tho crowd, preventing
frantic men, women nnd children
from crushing 0110 nnothor In thu
scramhlo to get out When nulot had
been restored, It was found that n few
were bruised and cut, hut no one had
been fatally Injured.
To Test AnthFuslon Law.
Topokn, Kan , Sept. 18 Suit was
today brought In the supremo court to
conipul the secrotary of slate and nil
county clerks In Kansns to place thu
name of W. 11. Oruddock, the fusion
nomlncu for governor, on both tho
Ilomocrntic nnd Peoples' Party tickets.
.1 ... ') fu,t e,,U 10 'loterminu thu
validity of the nntl-fulson law. Only
four Justlrofl were prosont today, and
they declined to consider tho appllcn.
... .. .u. nnhui miinuiiums until tho
full court is prut-ant, which will proli
nbly bo tomorrow.
National Pinnaces of Hngland. .
London, Sept. IBA return of the
national finances today sho , that tho
Kress liabilities March 111. woro
3.282,210,030, an Increaso 0 1 $313 .
W.BIO.dtie to tho South Africa.! war!
High
Sovereignty over y t-neiig 111111 is surrounded by Kansas Oltv m,i in c
1 has been lidispute 50,000 Boxers, hut that their attempts bond of ,tlii toori .""V'SS!!
rltaln and Venezuela to take the city hnvo so far Mini, pom ds, m i d Lre todavnt .a18
,d lingland thinks to Without immediate help, however, 1 tlio L I gl 1 ol t nr I co for I !! f w,,,ch
Ihls way. Cheng Tufu must full. colvod on I. Set '
rice for llecf.