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Bohemia Nugget i HOWARD mtOVFW, Pubs. COTTAGE GROVE . OREGON. EVENTS OF THE DAY Cnmnrehenslve Review of the Import' nnt Happenings of the Past Week, Presented In Condensed Form, Most Likely to Prove Interesting. pptln facta serious labor troubles, All danger ot farther flood In Kan ma 1b past. Trouble Is feared with miner at Idaho (Springs, Colo. Cardinal Globoni la reported to bo suffering from malaria. Ncgto enlistments In the United Btntoa navy aru to be abut off. Cardinal Sarto. patriarch of Venlco was elected popo on the seventh ballot, Sixteen persona were injured In head-on colllalon near Hartford City, Ind. Dry spell in Australia causes mines to close and thousands face a deaperato situation. Spreading ralla near Portsmouth Ohio, wrecked a train. Twenty-five persons weie injured. It la claimed that General .Miles will seek national G. A. R. honors as presidential boom. Secretary Root will order the depart ment of iustlw tn search for fraud t army contracts in which ex-Rcpresenta tiVd Littauer waa interested. Tw) negroea maimed a crippled youth at Hartford, Ind., because he did not produce the money tney ex, ported. A mob ia in search of them. Tanana valley, Alaska, la said to be aimllar In size and conditions to Min neaota. ff Italy anxioualy awaltaTthe announce? ment of the policy of the next pope for peace or war. A Chlnesflietormer has been put to a horrible death by order of the em. press dowager. King'Bdward and Queen' Alexandra left Ireland amid strains ot "Come Back to Erin." The viceroy of Chili province, China la importing large quantitlea of arm's and ammunition. The supreme court of Minnesota baa decided the great railroad merger case against me bibio. One more body haa been found under the Morrison ctreet bridge, Portland but was lost again. Admiral Cotton entertained the king of Portugafyand other high dignatarles on ooara ine urooxiyo. The conclave to elect a new pope baa taken lour ballots witbout result. U ing to the secrecy which prevails no de tails aa to how the vote stood can be had. Four new cases of plague have ap peared at Iquique, Chile. t -i The bakers' strike nt Santiago, Chile, la spreading and only a few shops are now opep. New York papermakera have gone on a strike to secure recognition of their union. Boer immigrants who recently estab lished a colony in Chile have discov ered a large gold field. The levying of countervailing duties on imported Jand bonntied sugar haa been extended to Jlarcfi 31, iU4. Charles B. Hare, o! Ann Arbor, Mich,, baa accepted the appointment ot government Bacteriologist, in me Philippines, at a salary of $ 1,600. Robert Lee, who shot an Evansville, Del., policeman and started a riot that resulted In the death and Injury of many citizens, has died in prison. Seven hundred and eighty-five men are candidates for admission to Yale in the undergraduates' entering classea of nextlSeptember. Last year the tot al waa 081. Secretary Root haa directed the sale of the military reservation known as Co ambus barracks, Columbus, O., 60 days from date, at Its appralaed valua tion of $290,000. Owing to the numerous strikes dur ing the summer by men employed in the rapid transit subway, it Is likely that Kew Yorkers will bo compelled to do their traveling above ground until the first of next April. Fire at Hobart, Oklahoma, destroyed 1200,000 worth of property. Britain threatens - to deport those Boers who are trying to stir up mischief, The national general policy board has elected Admiral Dewey president. Tlie diplomatic body at the Vatican predicts the election of Rampolia or Gottl as pope. Unusual activity continues in Soutn em Russian military circles. Large orders for, war supplies tiave been placed. An uprising of malcontents is report ed in the province of Santiago Cuba, TroopTliave been'sent to restore peace. A statement prepared by the bureau of insular affairs of tho war departmei t shows that Philippine commerce is growing very rapidly. An attempt by Boston negroes to bleak up a meeting addressed by Book or T. Washington resulted In a riot In which three men were stabbed. Police voro called to restore order. John D. Long, United States consul general at Cairo, .Egypt, is dead as tlie result of a fall. The dock strike at Odessa, Russia, is spreading and la causing: much Incon venience to shipping. Bryan favors Judge Owen Thompson, of Illinois, for president. Russia, It Is said, haa made conces sions tathepowers, which" Wlll'assure peace In tho far East. The lumber freight rate on the Southern Paclflo will be ralisi from! 3.10 to CM ton August 20. TOPEKANS QIVCN A SCARU. Rain Descended In Such Volume That ' Houses are Flooded. Topkea, Kan,, Aug. 5. High water caused much work mid excitement In North Topeka today, rain began fall ing hero shortly After midnight, and by daylight the storm lind teached the pro portions ot a cloudburst. The North Topoka sowora havo not boon r-eoponed slnco tho June llood, and all of the water ran through the low streets to the river, covering the (list Hoars in a number of bouses along Gordon street, and in tho Btreot waa threo feet deep. Many of tho residents of North Topeka thought that another flood waa upon them. In South Topeka the water was near ly as high as it waa north of tho river. Tho statu insane asylum, west of To peka, was cut oft from the city for a short time. Tho llttlo creek that runs through Auburndale, a suburb, waa flooded to a depth of four or five feet. The residents of that part of the city procured boats and brought their neigh bors to the high land. Tho creek returned to ita banks two hours after the rain ceased falling. The rain was general in tho northern and eastern part of the state. CltlNBSU ARU SULLEN. Uood Feeling Toward Foreigners Broken by Recent Execution. Pekln, Aug. 6. China ia witnessing a return to the condition." which fol lowed the coup d'etat ot 189S. Politi cal discussion among the Chinese which increased during the imperial court's recent policy of friendliness to ward foreigners has suddenly stopped. The plan of the dowager empress to trerify tho reformers by tho execution of Sben Chlen, which occurred last Fri day, has been unsuccessful. All the liberal Chinese, particularly those who have been associated with the reform ers, are in the greatest tear ot arrest and it is difficult to find a Chinaman who is willing to mention politics or Friday's tragedy, although the latter la about the only topic of conversation among the trusted mends. The otlic lals are particularly dumb. The affair la a disappointment to tho foreigners, who had hoped that the empress aowager a association who the ladies of tbe legations would bave a civilizing Influence, i'rlnce bu, tbe most liberal of tbe Manchu princes, i reported to have risked hla office by opposing the execution of blien Ubien. HAWAII WANTS SETTLERS. Honolulu Plans to Advertise the Advan tages of the Islands. Honolulu, Aug. 5. The citizens ot Honolulu have decided to do all within their powei to promote immigration to the islands, ft ith tbia view the Mer- chants' association and the chamber ot conmerce bave opened extensive head quarters and will advertise tbe advan tages of Hawaii to tbe outside world, besides catering to the interests com fort of vieitora who arrive here. The merchants' asaociatln haa cabled Secretary Root, of the war department, guaranteeing a constant supply of coal for army posts and that troops sent to tbe Philippines be hereafter brought via Honolulu. Options on three steamers available 'or government use as revenue cotters, have been sent to asbington by E R. Etackable, collector of the port of Honolulu. This action waa taken in accordance with Instructions received eome time since, the war department being anxious to Been re a vessel suit able for its officers in Hawaii. FIRE THREATENS YOSGMITE. Quardlans of Valley Fight Flames-Forest Reserve Scorched. Yosemite Valley, Cal., Aug. 5. A big forest fire ia raging tonight Just out side ot the Yotemite valley ana past tbe gateway guarded by El Capitan and Cathedral rocks. Should the efforts of tho firefighters prove futile, the flamea will enter tbe valley and destroy a valuable amount of timber. State Guardian btevena has a large force ol men at work fighting the flames and it la hoped that the' fire may bo kept between tlie Coulterville road and tbe Merced river. Would Alarm America. Victoria, B. 0., Aug. 5. W. C. Deerlng, of Chicago, who arrived from the Orient by the steamer Tacoma, in an interview, says that although the people of the United Statea may not be aware of the fact, the insurgents In tbe Philippine islands are organizing and drilling, and the trouble there ia far from over. He says filibusters are continually landing arms on tbe Island ccasts, and tbe patrol ia looked upon as farce. Schooners laden with centra- band goods have no difficulty in "run- ing their cargoes." Cotlma Volcano Delchcs. Mexico City, Aug. 5. A dispatch from Collma this morning states that the Colima volcano Is in eruption. Great clouds of smoke are issuing from the volcano and are being carried to tbe northeast by a atrong wind from the sea. It Is believed that already a flow ot lava has occurred, but the dense smoke that surrounds the mountain makes it Impossible to determine ex actly what baa happened. The out break haa been accompanied by loud detonationa. No reports of serolus damageB.have been rceeived. Used Peasants for Marks. London, Aug, 6. Tho Times this morning prints a Vienna disnatch sav ing that the emperor ot Russia received Itli bOLevclence from the Crotians in tbo United States a petition describing the position of Crotia In tho darkest terms. It also says that Prince Unis on, who on July 27 was1 reported as having been wounded in tbe Kazan dis trict by peasants, lias become insane. lie was in the habit of testing his marksmanship on the bodies of peasants Three Firemen Killed. Chattanooga, Tenn., Aug. 5 A head-on collision between two freight trains, each drawn by two locomotives, retulted last night In the death ol three trainmen on tlie Cincinnati Southern railway, 18 miles from Chattanooga. The trains met at a dip In tho road, at a high rate of speed, All the trainmen except thOBe mentioned Jumped, HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON ORUAT FRUIT YIELD. Rogue Rher Valley Traes I'ramlsc Cholc Product. From the viewpoint of the grain' miser dame nature Is In n state of lovolt tills year In Southern Orceon tho drouth prevailing for the past few months having wofully reduced tho overage In all smalt grains. It ap pears; as it nature, indeed, rebelled at man's persistent perversion of soli una climate conditions Intended produce nectar for the goon, to tho baser uses of crowing provender for klne or grain for human kind other cattle. The orchards and alfalfa meadows, however, arc yielding up such stores of wealth as only those realize who are familiar with existing conditions. Apples and pears promise fancy fig ures ngaln this year. In fact growers look for record-breaking prices, owing to partial failure of fruit of ordinary quality In tho east. Of course the fancy fruit for which this section distinguished Is not exactlly in com petition with ordinary barrel stock, but scarcity of tho latter article nl ways enhances prices all round Growers aro carefully thinning and applying; tho summer spray at pres. ent, and favoring weather condition are giving promlso or quality sur passing, perhaps, any former year the history of tho local trade. In FIX PRICE OF PRUNES. Willamette Valley Growers' Association Says 2i Cent Oasis. Tho Willamette Valley Prune Asso ciation held nn Important meeting at Salem last week. Delegates were In attendance from Douglas, Line. I.lnn Polk. Denton and Clackamas coun ties, and from Vancouver. Wash., and was the most representative gather ing of the fruitgrowers of the North west ever held In that city. Organ! xatlons are already formed In Linn Denton, Douglas, Marlon and Yamhill counties, and at Vancouver, Wash. and associations will be formed all over the state and the northwest In the near future. The-nlan under dls cuslon at the meeting was to have all the associations In tho Northwest un der one secretary, so that It will be Impossible for one organization to un dersell another in the market, thus creating uniform scale of prices for all fruits on the coast. The plan met with the approval of all present and nn effort will be made to bring the condition about. The price of prunes this year Is fix ed on a Zfi cent basis. Coming Events. Ninth annual regatta, Astoria, gust 19-21. State fair, Salem, September 14-19. Second Southern Oregon District fair. Eugene, September 29-Octoher 3 Summer association of the North west Indian agencies, Newport, Au gust 17-27. Lane county teachers' Institute, Eu gene. August 4-5. Klamath county fair. Klamath Falls, October 6-9. Good roads conventloa. Jackson vllle, August IS. ' Fruitgrowers' convention. Jackson, vllle. August 15. Teachers' Institute. Tillamook. July 23-31. Old Folks' celebration. La Grande. August 1. Hoo Hoo contenttion. Portland August 1. Knights of Pythias convention. As toria, August 20-21. Teachers' institute. La Grande. Au gust 17-21. Smiling Fields of Polk County. Excellent samples of hay and grain have been brought to Independence this week. Early oats and spring wheat have commenced to chango col or, and the beads of eack are well filled. Some early hoDs have been exhibited In town, which are three- fourths grown. Hay harvest Is oejng pushed rapidly forward, and there Is larger acreage In Folk aounty this year than has ever been planted be fore. Tne fruit season for cherries and berries has practically passed, but the plums, prunes and aDDies are Just commencing to ripen. Horsss Shipped by the Carload. W. H. Babb, the horseman of Echo, who has sold to M. H. Gillette his largo ranch on the meadows near Echo, will leave In about ten day for Alberta, Canada, with 40 carloads of horses, or 1200 head. About S00 of these aro at Echo, 120 have been de livered In Pendleton, and ho still lacks about 200 head to complete the shipment. He expects to pick up about 60 head of the Fitzslrr.mona horses In Moscow, Idaho, and also has pretty good idea whoro lie will so- cure tho remainder. Bricks Made on Coos Bay. The first lot of brick Just hurt nt the new kiln In Catching slough was delivered this week at North Ilend to be used in making the foundation for the hollers and engines of the woolen mills and sash and door fac tory. This Is tho Initial burn and somewhat of an experiment, but from the appearance of this production Coos Bay will be able to turn out first-class brick, a much needed Indus try, for heretofore this article had to bo Imported. Huckleberry Season Here. Huckelberries are beginning to rip en In the foothills of the Blue moun tains. Never before was there prom ise of such a bountiful crop there as is now presented. The season has been an ideal one for their growth. There were no early frosts, and as a consequence none were blighted. Every bush Is loaded, and nlready parties aro being formed to go out and gather the luscious fruit. Collecting Mining Data. George 15. Boon, of tho United 8tates Geological Survey, Washing ton. D. C , Is at Baker City, and will moke a complete report of mining in Eastern Oregon, showing production, cost of operation, wages, etc. By art of congress mlneowners are compel led to, furnish information under pen alty. Reany for Steel Bridge. The annroaches and center pier for tho Lewis and Clark draw bridge near Astoria havo bean completed and are ready for the steel draw when It ar rives from the east. It has been on tha road for several weeks and Js expected wltbla a few days. JUNll UUTI'Ur.hPLIlMMi. Sumpter District' Mines Cleaned Up All ol SJ.l0.00n. Estimates based on tho production of oro lu tho Similiter mining district for tho past month give much greater returns tnan heretofore. Tho deep sinking operations carried on In moat of the lending propurtlos have result- od In opening up a larger area of min ing territory and consequently an In- created Production has reunited. According to the estimates thnt aro t hand from the best sources obtain, able, tho Bonanza Is said to havo clear ed up during Jiiio $50,000: tho North toie. jiiu.uoo: tho Columbia. $45.. 000; Golcondn. $.1!i.00w; the Hailgcr. $30,000; total, $210,000. The prodilc- nun oi mo ne,i uoy is variously stab c-d to no from $26,000 to 150.000, and therefoi-o should bo added to tho to tal production. mere are ninny other properties mm are conaraiitiy snipping ores away for treatment at smelters. It Is Impossible to get any figures as to the value of these ores, ns no returns aro given rrom tne smelters receiving them, except to tho owners, nnd tho iiiuur mi a ruio aro opposed to mak, Ing public these (Inures. It wnnl.l ln safe In fixing tho totnl ot $3B,Ono for uie monm. mis total Includes tho cleanup irom many claims In tho dis trict mat aro not ranking with the big producers. This nlso includes the puiput or tho placers as fur as can oe teamed. Oregon King Looking Up. no (Jrecon ...nc mine whteh , 'ieen unlit down for several vp.irs nn account of litigation. Is acnln hnlni. Ing ore. The management Is looking iur mure miners and nrmnrlnir r jHune ucavy snipmonls. lu give uieiurj ui mis mine would bo to re peat mat of other properties accident l. discovered. nhnntlnned Ynnnnt uu uuiciupeu siimcientiy to mnko a trial shipment, which was found to Kito surprising: returns. Sh nmrnts followed. Which. aflr ilixlim,,.. charges for a 60-mlle wagon haul to the then terminus of the Columbia Southern rallwny. which was being extended southward, and freight from mere 10 mo smelter nt Tocama net ted over $105 per ton. Not Enough Water. Tho Voters Of tho nrnnnuil t on. nua walla river irrigation district neur rrewoter turned down the pro position to form nn Irrigation district by 89 tn K? th. vt. ers living nt the upper end of tho dis trict killing tho proposition on the ground that the river does not give enough water when at low ebb for those lioldlnc rlnarlan rlchta. whf.ro. as If an irrigation district were form ed including bath themselves nnri tboso below them, tkev would hnv to divide what water was with those reiow mora, A three-ftftha vnt nt . i . . me resiuecis was required to carry mo esiuuiiBumenu Hot Contest for Land. A contest of more than usual Impor tance was begun In the Oregon City uand Office a few days ago. Import ant Is the contest because an entire section of heavily tlnbered land caieu near lorvaills. Uenton countv Involved. It Is estlmnted that h section contains lG.ooo.aoO feet nno timber. There nre four cntn men, eacn naving filed upon a quarter section, anu more are as many con tsstants on the ground that the en trymen abandoned and Hid not prove up propeny on tne land. Blue Klyer Alines Sold. Tbe Sunset, Yellow Iloso nnd Ynn kee Girl mines, In tbe Blue river dl trlct. which aro looked upon as somo of the most promising properties tho district, have Just been punhaBcd by Messrs. Dodgo nnd Itunvard of Sc. atiie. ino purchasers have been tho mines for somo time examining tue properties an nave Just returned nigniy pleased with their prospects. They also speak highly regarding otner propcrltes In tho district. Th purchase prlco Is not given to the puonc. Prospects for New Flax Mill. James Boyce. a millionaire of Mlin le, Ind.. who Is at Snlem. Is Invest! gating the prospects for n new (la mill In thnt city. Ho has made a for tune In that business, and Is Impress- ed with tho Idea that such an Industry would ne a paying ono there. Ho Is much pleased with the excellence of he Oregon tlax fibre, and may back Mr. Eugene Ilosso, the lorn! flax-erow- In the construction of a mill to manufacture the flax fibre Into a marketable product. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Walla Walla, 7778c; val ley, 7Hc. Barley Feed, ?10.00 per ton; brew lng $20. Flour Beat grades, $4.10 5,50 graham J3.36Q3.7G. Mlllstuffs Bran, $23 per ton; mid dllngs, $27; shorts, $23; chop, $18, Oats No. 1 white, $1.07 1.07 gray, $1 05 per cental. Hay Timothy, $1020; clover, nominal; etieat, z 101310 per ton. Potatoes Itest Bnrbanks, 7075r per sack; ordinary, 3&4c percental, growers' prices; Merced sweets, $3 3.0U per cental. Poultry Chickens, mixed, ll12c; young, lu(gi7Hc; liana, ize; turkeys, live, 1 OS 12c; dressed, HralGo; ducks, i4.uugso.uu per dozen; geese, $0,00(0 .60. Cheese Full rream, twins, 15j 10c j Young America, loC410c; fact ory prices, llMc less. Butter Fancy creamery, 2022Kt per pound; extras, 22c; dairy, 20(3 22$c; store, 10CO17, Eggs 2021c per dozen. Heps Choice., 16inc per pound. Wool Valley, 1718o; Eastern Or egoh, 1215c; mohair, 3637 ri'cf" Ueef Gross, cowa, 3K4c, "per pound; steers, 56Ko; dressed, 7JtJc. Veal 7K8c. Mutton Gross, 3c per' pound: dressed, 6i6c. Lambs Gross, 4o per pound: dresesd, 7o, " Hogs Uross, 6BUio .per pound dressed, 6Q7e, FIRII I'KOM COVER. Use aped I'olaom Convicts Ambush and Sboot three of Posse. Placurvlllo'. Cal.. Ann. 3. A deaner ato fight between a baud ot tlvo ol the escaped lelroiu convicts and it party ol tlx militiamen, who were following Irtish Wall of tlie convicts, took pbti this evening just at dusk uu a hills near tho Grand Vlctot.r mine, and, a result ol tlie coniiict, two ol tliu in lltlatmm, nanusi Rutherford and Jones, were killed ami a third member of the posto, a man named 1)111, will iirob ably dlo ot hla wounds, as ho waa shot through tho lungs. The convicts were hidden In the thick brush which rovers thu hill, and tho mauhuiiters happened upon tliem most unezpoctedly. Tho convicts, who were well armed with rllles, lltedii vol ley Into tho posse, with tho result abovo stated. ine oilier meinlierJ ol tno post opened tiro on tlie convicts, and II survivors tt the llttlo band aru firm their belief that at least two meiiihe of thu convict gang worn wounded Tho news ot tho conflict soon spread nnd messengers were dispatched to tins plnro for reinforcements. A posse under tho leadership of Sheriff lloiotiit Is now on tho stone ol tho eonlllcti but, ns It is dark, It Is Im possible to locate the convicts, wl havo tho advantage af position, and could pick ot the members ct tno wt ll a concentrated attack was made upon thorn, eiliurin lloiqult and Ills advl ers ate considering tho feasibility of setting the brush on tile and forcin tho convicts to surrender or at least d I clora their exact position. Sheriff Ilosniilt'a poso now numln-i 160 mon, but tho situation ia k criti cal that no ono will approach dote enough to tho supposed hiding place of tho convicts to ascertain the exact con dition of affairs. So far tho bodies ol llutberford and Jones, who are meni burs ot Company il, Second Infantry N, G. C, have not been locovured though It la positive that the men are dead. COMPLAIN OP INDIQ.MTiaS. Steamer Passengers Tell of Treatment by Honolulu Customs Men. San Francisco, Aug. 4. A commun cation addressed to the Associated Press and signed by 35 passengers who arrived hero from thu Orient on the steamer Siberia protests strongly against the action ot tho customs-house oltlclals who examined their bangagi at Honolulu. Thoy (aim to lieve Utm treated without common civility and tn bare been subjected to much Inronven icnio and bodily discomfort. Coming from a warm climate, most of them were lightly attired, but, ' pito their vlgoroua protests, thu heavy clothing waa placed under ofll clal seala, not to bo broken nntll San Francisco waa reached. The baggage in tho alaterooma aa closely inspected and all deemed tmnecesmry by thu otll cera waa bundled up, sealed and placet! in tho bold with tho trunks and other personal effects. This tho passengers designate as "an atrocious outrage, and wish the matter called to the at tantion of the secretary of tho treasury TO FORTIFV DALNY. Russia Appropriates $6,500,000 for Ad ditional Improvements. Pekln, Aug. 4, Advices from Port Arthur say that the Russian govern ment, as a result ot recommendations mado by the recent conference there has appropriated $0,500,000 (or adill tional tortiflca'ions, particularly fur the protection of Dainy, and that when completed they will have a contlniiou line of fortifications from Port Arthur to Dainy, 35 mi es a ong tlie coast. A Pekin Journalist named Spencbln was beheaded hero today. Tho evl dencu at the trial was so weak that lie piobably would havo been acquitted but tho prisoner admitted tho charge that ho had attempted to organuo rebellion at Hankow in 1000. He boasted that ho hail always advocated the assassination of the Mnnchua in or der to rid the country of the dynasty, Ho declared that ho waa willing to die for the cause, and went to hla execn tion calmly and bravoly. Omitted From House Journal. Helena, Mont., Aug. 4. According to W. J. McHafile, who la printing the Journals of tlie recent legislature aB semhly, houso bill 55, under tho pro visions of which the eight hour law waa to bo submitted to thu eleitora of the state aa a constitutional amendment, was omitted from tho (ournal ot tho h use. Authorities hold that such an omission la fatal to thu act, and the people of the state will not lie given an opportunity to voia upon the. pro posed constitutional amendment. Passengers and Treasure. Seattle, Uash., Aug. 4. Bringing 123 passengers and $3 0,000 in treas ure, iho rteamship Koanoku arrived In ;ort from Nome thin morning. Tho United Stales revenue cutters Thetis and McCollo h were ut St, Michael waiting to convoy thu senatorial parly to Nome. On tho way down the Roa noke passed tho harkentino City of Pa ieete, liound for han rranclxco. She had a cargo of 20,000 case salmon for that city. When tho vessel waa at Dutcli Harbor eight sealers arrived, but no a oamers. Money for Victims' Folk. Salt Lake City, Aug. 4 A special to the Tribune from Ilanna, Wyo,, ayat ''The Union Pacific coal roir pany has ottered to t-ottlo with tho rem tlvee ot the men killed in thu recent mlno explosion nn tho basis ot $250 for tho unmarried men and $500 tube paid each widow, with $60 additional for oach child In tho family. The coron er's Inquost over the ruainins of tho Ictlms of tho explosion com monced , eeterdsy." More Money for Fair. London,' Aug. 4. Tho supplementary staten ent Issued this morning grants an additional $260,000 for tha aid of the royal cominirslon to the St. loula exposition for tho period ending March I, loot. An explanatory noto says nl) further contributions will bo pro vided fn tho budgets of subsequent years. FOSTER TO HELP WASIIINOTON SUNATOK.Al'I'ROVnS 01' Ll'.WIS AND CLARK I'AIK. Thinks nn Appropriation of $1,000,0110 by Congress Nut Too Aim h to Ask Fur All Delegations From Coast Statea Should Work to Thnt llnd Oregun Becoming Better Known. Tacoma, Wash., Aug. 5. United Statea Smittnr AddUnii 0, Foster pledged ills support today to un appro prlallnn el $1,000,1100 fur the l,ewl and Clark exposition and strongly urged tlie ro-oiivratlon of treg3ii an Washington congressional delegations not only for tho purosii ot securing this appropriation, but also for aiding river ami harbor work and other North west ilitcrcBin. Senator Foster accepts It as a matter of course that tho coast representatives win aid the Ureogn delegation In secur ing u big appropriation for the uiwl and Clark exposition. He regards tl exposition as an enterprise ot equal Interest to both Wiisblngtoii ami ')ro gen and of Industrial value. "Oregon haa dune exceedingly woll in behalf nl tho Urn Is and Claik fair. said Senator Foster today. "I doubt It (hero Is another city 011 tho I'uclll const where over $100,000 could bo ralsod by private subscription. It doubtful, too, whether any other coast state than Oiegi.u mould appropriate $600,000 to encourage the uxHsltlon Such enterprise is worthy of oucoiirago ment. "The exposition will bo of great value to I he entire Northwest and will aid 111 tho development of the whole coast. Tho co-uHratlou of nelghlior Ing states should bo hearty and effect tvo. "I havo net had any opKirtunlty of discussing the exposition with other senators and I do not know how a re quest for a $1,000,000 appropriation would Ix) received, l-nt It Is certain the fair will not recsltu this recog nition unless Oregon aaka lor it. "The federal government haa been exceedingly (literal with St. l)ula. It reineiiilierwl tbo oxposltlona at Atlanta New Orleans, Nashville, Chicago nnd elsewhere in a generous maimer, ft Is hard to understand how Portland's efforts ran fall to hi encouraged. Tho Lewis and Clark exposition has n his torlc value that la only secondary to Hie Ioulslanu Purcbarn exposition. Ihu poople 01 America now thnr oughly appinrlato the value of the Oregon country and the great valnu of the work that saved It to tho United States. It Is esiierlally fitting that the 1 U 11 1 Ii anniversary of tho arrival of the intrepid explorers. Lewis and Clark should Le observed." PROTECTION TO WATliR SUPPLY. Mount Warner Land Withdrawals Made With an li)e to the future. Washington, Aug. 6. At tho re quest ol the bureau of forestry, the secretary of tha Interior lias temporari ly withdrawn from all entry tract of about 2,500,000 acres in the Warner mountain region of Southern Oregon, with a viow tn determining Its fitness for Incorporation Into a permanent for ott reservation. This lard adjoins a large tract similarly withdrawn Irom entry so vera I months ago. Hold representatives of the forestry bureau who havo been In Southern Ore gon during tho early summer report that the timber stand on lhoM lands Is such as to make their reservation deair able, as n watershed Is formed that promises to grow in Importance will the development of Irrlagtlon in East ern Oregon. None of the lands in tho withdrawal aru aiild to h valuable for agricultural purposes, but are of ronsldrrahln Im portance on account of their timber, and liecauso of tho Influence ef a pur manent forest on tho water supply. Moro detailed examinations of the landa will bo mado during tiis summer and fall, with 11 view of dtturmlnlng wuat portion 01 trio witimrawal should be eventually included In a reserve Hits withdrawal is considered as an extension of the original Warner moun tain withdrawal, which extends touth ward Into California. Rioters are Slsln. St. Petersburg, via Frontier, Aug. 5. There aro reports that tlieru wore fresh collisions nctweon tho troops and inkers on tliu Irana-Uaucii'laii rail way, near 1 1 tile, last Thunday. Tbo troops were ordered to fire on tho riot ers, who were using revolvers, with the result that 21 workmen were killed. Thu removal ol a rail by the strikers wreckod a Trans-Caucasian train. Twelve carriages wore smashed and two persona killed. It is asserted that tho Armenians aro inciting the strikers. Bridge Badly Damaged, llutto, Mont., Aug. 5, A Miner pedal from Llvlngstono aaya that In sx s x Pacific big steel bridge wstono rlvor east of iwaiumi rivur, nasi 01 vestigatinn show tn tho Northern across the Yollnwst tat city, Is much moro extensive than first reported. Tho central pier is so badly wreckod that It will have -.n bo rebuilt. The rest of tho stiucturo is also out ot alignment. Tho bridge was constructed at a cost of nearly $lt'0,000. No clue to tho miscreants who attempt- I to dynamite tlie brldgo lias licen dis covered. Turkish Patrol Ambushed. Constantino!) e. Aug. 5. Isolated ronlllcts continue lo occur In Main donla. Last Friday a Turk'sh patrol hlch was pursuing tho authors of n dynamite outrage full into an nmbnsh laid by thu Bulgarians near Drama. hlch is closo to the famous plain of lllllimii. wbern BrutiiH nnd Cmules wore defeated, nnd seven Turks and three Bulgarians worn killed. The Portn annoiincos that thu 40,000 troops now In Macedonia will bo dlebandud. Production of Petroleum, Washington, At'g. 5, Tho Unilod State geological survey gives out the fol lowing Information as a preliminary statement of tho production of petrol eum In 11)02. Total proltictlon for tho year 80,804,600 barrels, valued nt $41), 410,848, or 80 cents per barrel. SLIP IIV OI'I'ICIIR.H. All Trace of the I'oUum Convict llscnpts Has Bern Lust. I'lncervllle, Cal,, Aug. 1. Although bundled nl heavily armed men am now engaged In thu searuli lor thu 12 surviving pilsoners who escaped liom tho Folsom pfliillciitlsiy, tlie outlaws remain musters of the situation, They havo succeeded In eluding thulr pursiierH and tho ultimate escape ol al least h portion of thu naiig tcouia high ly probable. Slum tho fatal light at Pilot lllll, in which one of tho convicts wjs killed, thu others hava not Imon seen, unless the story of William tlrren, a cowboy, wlio says ho met two armed mini In Plater county today ami nltei wards identified thorn by photographs as a. ititipln nl the outlaws, pinvna to be true, liven Inls affords but n slight claw, though It Is being followed up by tho otllars. The conviction Is growing that tho lleelng men are headed for the Sierra Nevada mountains and ate being aided by ex-ronvlcta who re.lile along the route they have taken. 'I lie people throughout this set Ion of the stale aro greatly alarmed, notwithstanding the presence ol many peaco olllcera and 11 company of militia. Tbosu nialdlng In Isolated localities live In dread ol attack by the fugetlvas who am believed to Nt short of IkiiIi food and iiiiimii nltliin. LAST TRIIIUTII IS PAID Lilt). Third Ureal Requiem Mass Is Celebrated at the Vatican. Home, Aug. 1. The last tribute waa paid to thu Into Pojie tn this morning with the third great requiem mass celebrated lu thu Hlstluu chaMi ol tho Vatican, and the function was no less cor- inonlous and Imposing than the two ntbera. While there were wr Imps lower pornons present there was a greater display of gorgeous uniforms. Of the 02 cardinals now In Homo, all attended the mass ezcopt Cardinal t'retnol, prefect of tbo congregation of thu Haired Holies, who waa III. Thu -picture presented by th pres ence of cardinals lu violet robes and red capea.bordarrd with ermine and es corted by noble guards in srarlnt uni forms and with drawn swords, the scene Imlng soltenrtf by the clouds tit , inseinm and thu chapel resounding with thn strains of the Incomparable Hlstlne choir singing "Libera Mo IVmlnle," made thoio present feel as though lifted Into another world. In Ihu churches of Itome today be gan the ottering of prayers to tho holy ghost to assist and enlighten tho cardi nals to rbcHiio Hits right man to sit in thu chair of St. Peter. During the conclave tho blusted sacrament will m exposed In soveral rhurchlw tor thn sjieclal prayers cf thu faithlul, with the same object In view. MBANINO OF ITO'S PROMOTION. Japanese Statesman's Way to the Pre. mlcrshlp Is Now Of u. Toalo, Aug. 1. Although Maruulslto haa been mado president of tbo nrlvv council, formerly presided over by Mar quis SalonJI. tho latter loses no ran a by thn change. Count Maxikata anil Marquis 1 amagata havo Iw-n aniiolnted uiemlmra ol thn pilvy council. Tho- main point about the elevation of Mar quis Ito Is that It clears his way to thn premiership. Incidentally It com- pnee Iho cabinet dlllltnlty and allows an unbroken front to be presented to foreign nations, but there Is a strong belief that It also heralds tbo call Imr of the marquis to control thn dllllcull frrelgn situation at any time needed. It la believed that Marquia Ito. who baa tbe full conlldencn of thn emperor Is In favor of conservative measures to ward Ilusala and that hn will exhaust diplomatic means of obtaining a quid pro quo in Maarhtirla lieforo resorting lo hostilities. Ho Is regarded aa a safn man" In a crisis. Thn foreign situation grows morn actito. Thu nows that America la us ing tho .Manchtirian quest lou aa a lovor In tho Klshlnef petition matter revived hnpo of her assistance among the null- ICiisslan party. It'issla has ieen unfit. ing moro aggressive In Manchuria and Corua, whllu Great Britain nnd Japan have been manifesting greater vigor in counter action. To Stay With Lepers. Honloiilii, Aug. I. A number of K)oplo at thu Itqair settlement on tho Island of Molokal. who aro not allllele.l with tha dlseaso, wcro recently given permission to Iuao their placo of vir tual rontliKiment A few availed themselves of tho opportunity to visit iionoiniu, nut others huvii presented a petition asking permission to remain on Molokal. Tho territorial author!. lies urn carefully scrutlnizliur thu ree. ords of tho petitioners and will grant the requests of thnao who aro proven to bo ot good character. For Monument to Leo. Romo, Aug. 1. Tho mayor of Car- plneto, Uu birthplace of Popo Loo, who proposal to oro t with local ran- r'!',olz)a.nr;r,o,t,k,,o Mir ?, ,, ''"J AT "u"ouni1 ! ln? ' Onrplneto, finding that ,1. . .,. ,.i,,,i,...i 1... .1... , . ,uuvg uy I1IU JUrgO amount of money required, Intends to make it an international 'tribute to tho Into popo, and will ask all countries t3 Join In tho movement, Hn s-iya ho ex pects considerable contributions, es pecially from America. To Make Electors Vote, -Vatiootivor, B. 0 Aug. 1. The movement In Canada to makn vnilnir compulsory haa nt last reached thu stage ol parliamentary action. A special from Ottawa says at thu meet ing of tho nloctloiiB committee of tho Iioiihu of commons this morninir il n. decided to mcommond a law providing for compulsory vctlng. Anv nnnllilr.,1 doctor who IiiIIh to voto In any elec tion will bo deprived of tho right to voie at me nuxt succeeding election. Condones Russian Agression. London, Aug. 1 Tho Tlmna (hi. morning prints a Toklo dispatch which Bays that Coroa cnntemplatos repurchas ing tho lands nrlvatelv acnuireil liv tho Russinna at Yongampho, and after ward leasing them to Russian halders, jhua legalizing tholr tenuro, said to have orlgjnally display of Ooroa'a ten dency to condone Ruetla sggrosBlon In commented on In Japan!