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Bohemia Nugget HOWARD BBOWK, JTwba. COTTAOti GROVE . OREGON. EVENTS OF THE DAY Comprehensive Review of the Import ant Happenings of the Past Week, Presented In Condensed rorm, A1ot Likely to Prove Interesting. Affairs at' Beirut contlnuo quiet. Pox, Morocco, may opxol nil foreign ers. - The Ohio state campaign haa boon opened. Construction has comnioncod on a now stool training shin at tho Maro Island navy yard. A collision on thol llinols Central In tho suburbs of Chicago resulted In the Injury of 12 women. ;V. Smith Wooley, of Pocatcllo, has been appointed aseayor at the Boise United Btates assny office. Premlor Balfour, of England, haa been roundly scored because he placed a price upon his fiscal policy pamphlet. 8. H. Tiles, of King county, Wash ington, baa announced himself a candi dal for Foster's Boat In the United States senate The executive board of the marble workers' association has orderod a lock out In all mills and shops of tho asso ciation's members. The order will affect about 3,000 men. China will ask redress tor the recent race trouble in Nevada. 1 Russia desires a loan to develop com mercial enterprises in the far Kast. Great Britain, Franco and Italy have notified Turkey tha the massacres must cease. Frost did considerable damaged the corn crop In Northern Illinois, Wiscon sin, Ohio and Iowa. A report that the king of Servia had been assassinated caused much excito ment In Paris for a time. Joseph Chamberlain has been Invited to visit Chlingo and give an address on his views on tariff questions. The resignation of Secretary Cham berlain has agitated all England. The cabinet crisis haa not yet pasted. The Irrigation congress selected El Paso, Tex., over Boise for the 1904 meeting, bo it can come to Portland in 1905. The fihamrock II has been sold and will be broken up for the valne of the material. The price is said to have been near $7,000. Since May 21 Turkish troops have massacred 187,700 people and burned 133 villages. There are 200,000 troops engaged in the murdering and pillaging. Oregon wants the 1904 irrigation congress. Mayor Harrison, of Chicago, saya he la not a presidential candidate. The torpedo boat Lawrence was badly Injured In the gale on tne ixew tug. land coast. Land Commissioner Richards says lien land law is largely responsible for the many frauds. While Sir Thomas Linton Is serious! ill. his nhvslclans say his condition is not dangerous. New York has been swept by anothe: eale. Shipping suffered heavily, al though the damage on land was not so heavy as before. Chamberlain. Ritchie and Hamil ton have resigned lrom the British cab inet cn account of protection Issue, Other members are expected to follow A Tonapab, Nevada, mob compelled all the Chinese in the town to leave under pain of death. One old man died from the effect of a beating given him. The city officials hate IB men under arrest for the crime. Sir Thomas Lipton is quite ill at Chicago. Frost In the Nebraska corn belt has done much damage to that crop. Bulgaria will take no steps for war until the powerB reply to her not. A heavy snow has fallen around Cheyenne and Laramie, Wyoming, Russia's policy Is said to do to let Turkey subdue Bulgaria, then she will . seize the land. Premier Balfour, of England, advo cates retaliatory duties against proteC' tlonist nations. An explosion in the basement caused the destruction of a seven story build. ing In New York. Ex-Senator James K. Kelly, of Ore gon, is dead. Of recent years he had lived in Washington, D. O. He was 84 years of age. The loss from the recent storm along the FIoi Ida coast continues to grow as communication is established with the outlying districts. The Japanese premier says his conn try wllf go slow In the Manchurian affair us a clash with Russia is to be avoided if possible. Admiral Cotton reports all quiet at Beirut. England is preparing to send a fleet . to Salouica. ' The British cabinet crisis has been -' temporal Ily staved off. Macedonian rebels have decided to adopt a guerrilla warfare. The physician to the Turkish embas-?-ay at Vienna thrashed tho ambassdor. . Tho national Irrigation congress opened at Ogden with 'the largest at- 'Jtondnco Ju Us history. J Secretory Shaw has; deposited Mi 000,000 In natlonaj'bankayn the cotton and grain growfag'dU'trlcts. France'liaa sent a "cruiser to Beirut, Turks did not eparo a- Blngle Chrjs 'tain liftheiriiiassacrea at Monastlr. Social lets of Rome threaten to hiss tho caar when he visits that city. WITHOUT A PENNY. Thousands of Miners at Sault Etc. Marie Sutler by Closing ol Plant. Sault Sto. Mario, Mich., Sept. 82. Tho shutdown of tho Consolidated Lake 8uporior company, because of differ ences among tho stockholders, which throws 3,600 men out of employment, has caused a panic in the Canadian Poo, which is In n worro condition than ovor boforo In Its history. Many peo plo 'are preparing to leave tho city at once, while merchants are curtailing their stocks and and preparing In every war to cot through the wlntor in tho best possible manner, with the least expense. 1 The action of the police department in swearing In a large number of dep uties, including all tho conductors and motormon of the street ralwlay lines. has served to stir up the anxiety of the people. A special train loft last night up tho Algoma Central rnllrcnd to bring in the 1,000 men employed In tho woods and mines. They are expected in at once, and not a man of them will have a penny with which to buy food or lodging. Tho company wilt pay the men in checks, which will bo good for nothing until money has been raised and deposited. A guard has been placed around tho office of the pavmaster ol tho company, and the people are making desperate efforts to arrange means for feeding and housing the men until thoy can be taken out of town. The company has fitted up tho car barns in such a manner that the men may bo housed there after a fashion, while the company and the town are making arrangemeuta to feed them. BIO MINT IN BOQUS CHECKS. Streetcar Conductor Made $10,000 on Transfers. Boston, Sept. 22. An extensive fraud perpetrated upon the Boston A Northern street railway company, by the printing of bogus transfer checks, was exposed today. The checks wore sold to conductors of the road at nomi nal price, and turned in to the company at their full value. Five persons, including two printers, who printed the counterfeit checks, one conductor, who is charged with selling the bogus checks, and two other per sons alleged tc bo the principals In the plot to defraud, were arrested last night. In addition, a large number of fraud ulent checks and the plates were found by the officers. The police hive the names of more than 20 other conductors who have been turning in the bogus checks at the company's office for sev eral months. It is said fully 800 checks per week have been turned in the office of the company, and it is believed that the loss sustained by the company will equal, if not exceed, $100,000. TRUST HAS MORE TROUBLE. Reorganization ol Pacltlc Packing pany Is Opposed. Com, New York, Sept. 22. Plans for tb reorganization of the Pacific packing and navigation company, which have been in abeyance for eight months, are to be still further delayed, if threat ened litigation against the reorganlza tion project Is instituted. The partial failure of the packing season just ended has revived the proposed opposition which was held in check awaiting 1h result of the season operations The protective committee, which includes in Its membership J. C. Have- meyer, Alfred C. Bares, Theodore Morris, Btowe Phelps and James Tal cott, acting for hclders of the deben ture bonds and preferred and common stock of the company. Is not in liar mony with the reorganization com mittee, and will continue to oppose it. The plans of the reorganization committee, it is understood, Include the formation of a new company with capital stock not to exceed $10,000,000 as compared with tbe present issues of (6,150,000 common stock, (7,100,000 per cent preferred stock, and a funded debt of $1,500,000 debenture bonds. Will Be No War. London, Sept. 22. The Associated Press learns that war between Turkey and uulagrla is not now regarded imminent by the foreign offico or other diplomatic centers in Loudon. It is stated that under no circumstances will the powers permit Turkey to occupy Bulgarian territory, hence Turkey has nothing to gain by hostilities. In the meantime the powers are dally exchang ing communlatlons with the view of detei mining on, some possible means of restoring order In European lurkey. Filipinos are Held on Sherman. San Francisco, Sept. 22. Thirty-one Filipinos, who arrived here last week cn tbe transport Sherman on the way to St. Louis, where they were to be employed in constructing the Philip pine huts and other buildings at the exposition, aro detained on board the tranepjrtby the immigration author! ties because they are apparently liable to become public charges, Although rmed with letters ol identification from Manila, tho 31 Filipinos are all In poor financial straits and appear poorly equipped. Baltimore Haa $250,000 Fire. Baltimore Sept. 22. Fire tonight destroyed the five story building of the Hock Importing company, wholesale dealers In toys and fireworks. Warner & Co.'b hat store, Rouee, Hampton & Co.'a wholesale notion store and M, Rautecker & Co., wholesale clothing dealers, who occupied part of the build- ng, were also damaged by the fire. Tho total loss Is estimated at from 200,000 to $250,000, The Kock com- .any p'noea Its loss at (200,000. Mcllcn May Resign. New York, Sept. 22, At a mooting the board of directors of the New York, Now Ifaven A Hartford railroad company held here today, Charles Mel- en, president ol the Northern i'acinc, as elected a director to fill the vacan cy caused by the death of Carl 6. French. BAKED TO DEATH TURKS THROW CHILDREN INTO AN OVEN AND ROAST THEM. fifty Women and Children Murdered by Soldiers-Four Villages Burned While Officials Silently Look On-Thousanda are (lathered Along the Border Slow ly Starving to Death. London, Sept. 21. As a result of the Intervention of the British ambas sador, the decieo of expulsion has not been enforced against the Dally Mall's correspondent at Monastlr, who, under tho date of September 10, tolegtaphod: "A veritable reign of terror exists here. Suspected Christians vnuish ut terly, presumably to prison. Spies abound on every hand. Tho following are some tales of atrocities which I havo thoroughly authenticated. The Turks burned 18 children to death in a baking oven nt Bisoler, near Armet toa, on September 12. They massa cred 200 women and children at Jovan in revenge for a death at tho hands of tho insurgents. Hlty women and chil dren returning from tho mountains to their devastated homes were murdered by soldiers. Between September 10 and September 13 tho Bashi liazouka destroyed four villages near Krushevo, In the presence of kaimkai (adminis trator) of Krushevo, masfacrolng and mutilating the the inhabitants." The Daily Mall's Constantinople cor respondent says the porte la dissatisfied with Brdagrla'a assurance to France that the mobilization of Bulagrian forces is only intended topreveut bands lrom passing the frontier, and a high military commission Is now sitting in the Yildiz Klosh, considering a plan for the invasion of Eastern Roumella. A dispatch froruSalakov to the Tlmo saya a number of Macedonian emi grants and refugees along the frontier is daily increasing, and it is calculated that there are now 20,000 In the vari ous towns, villages and border districts from Burgas to Kostendin, nil eagerly looking foiward to the day of reckoning of the Turks. Many are compelled to remain inactive through tho insuffici ent supply of arms and ammunition. The committees find difficulty in keep ing pace with the demand for rifles, as the weapons aro arriving slowly and ir regularly, owing to tho various obsta cles encountered in transit. According to information received by tbe American college here, adds the correspondent, 3,000 refugee from across the frontier of tho Adrianople vilayet are now in Burgassand, the neighboring village. All are destitute and relief is urgently needed. Thev bring terrible stories of rapine and des trnction, and report that no foreigner, official or unofficial, is allowed to make Independent investigations or go any where out of sight ol tho Turkls forces. AMERICA MAKES PROTEST. Santo Domingo Is Warned Against Mak Ing Ports Free. Santo Domingo, Republic of Santo Domingo, Sept. 21. United States Minister Powell has sent a strong pro test to the Dominion government based on the following grounds: That the action of the Dominion gov ernmont in sending to congress a pro ject for and being the neutrality of Do minican waters and make certain ports free, would not, in view cf the fact that Santo Domingo is an independent state be accepted in a friendly spirit by the UnitedH tates; that tbe United States government would not allow the estab lishment of any coaling ports in Santo Domingo oi the cessation of any nor tion of Santo Domingo territory to any European power; that the United States will not permit any nation make exclusive nse of Dominican wat ers in time of peace, much less in time of war. Nor could the United States allow any portion of Dominican terri tory to be classed as neutral nor per. mit any portion of the country to con diet with the concession granted to the Clyde line, according to which all ves- sels arriving from foreign ports are compelled to pay port duties, except Ing tbe Clyde steamors. Bought a Profitable Wreck. New York Sept. 21. Officials of Bayunne, N. J., oil company are cha grined over the discovery that they sold for $1,800 a vessel full of oil and naphtha worth (40,000. The steamer Maria took fire at the Bayonne plant two months ago and was towed out in the bay to burn. It was thought that Its cargo bad been consumed In the blaze. The Bayonne concern offered the ship for sale, and when the buyers had docked the supposed wreck a few hours later, it waa found the valuable cargo had escaped destruction. Dastardly Attempt at Butte. Butte, Mont., Sept. 21. That six men were not seriously injured or per haps killed, just outside tbe city limits last night, wae not the fault of some cowardly persons who placed a quanti ty of explosives on tho street railway track about 300 yards eastol the North em I'aciUc crossing, badly wrecking car No. 25, which was on its way fromU olumbia Gardens. Fortunately no one was Injured, the passengers and street car employes escaping with number of bruises. Stole Silver to Counterfeit. -Philipsburg, Mont., Sept. 21. Fed, eral officers havo made tho discovery that the silver bullion stolen about two months ago from tho Granite bi metallic mill waa not tuken to bo sold, but for the purpose of being coined into money. Iso Kovegovltch, arrested at the time of the robbery is now held on the charge of being one of tho gang of counterfeiters. The officers have found a complete outfit for making sil ver dollars, which had been used. Courtmartlal for Warship Accident. Washington, Sept. 21. Tho report of tho board of officers appointed to In vestigate the recent accident on board tho cruiser Olympla at Norfolk, finds that Corporal Yerkes, of the Marine corps, who was killed in the explosion of alcohol, was mainly responsible for tho accident. The court martial of two of the enlisted men has been ordered. TUN THOUSAND SLAIN. Turks Durn Town of Kaatorla and Mas sacre Inhabitants. Sofia, Bulgaria, Sept. 19. - Tho for eign officii hero has lecelved Informa tion that the Tuiks havo destroyed tho town of Kastorla, 30 miles south from Monastlr, and have massacred tho imp utation. Tho report of the massacre comes from sources admitting of llttlo doubt, thonih the details aro lacking. H was received with tho gravest concern by the officials here. Tho population of Kastorla numbers about 10,000 persons, and the massa cre of suclfa number In one placo, if tho report Ins true, exceeds anything which has occurred In Macedonia. At tho present critical moment, when pop ular feeling Is inteuso, the effect of tho report of such a stupendous slaught er may be most serious. Tho press is assuming a bollcoso tone Tho Dnovlk tonight complains that the government's partial mobills - atlon ol tho three divisions is utterly Inadequate, and urges tho Immediate mnl.lllintlnn of tho whole Unitarian of other nations, France, the United States aud Austria, has pioved It is al ways necoenry to dUplay strength when dealing with Trukey. The paper advises tho government to act now "nt a favorable moment when tho peo ple of Europe are evidencing encourago. ment of Bulgaria." Tho government, whllo steadily pro ceeding with the partial mobllliation plan, Is endeavoring to avoid unneces sarily exciting the people, and conso quently has resolved not to mobilize any part ol the Sofia garrison. Tho wnr office has recalled tho Bul garian officers who were studying in tho military schools of Russia, France, Australia and Italy. INDIAN LANDS TO 11 II RECLAIMED. Government Lets a Contract lor a Canal on Yakima Reservation. Washington, Sept. ID. Tho Indian offico today closed a contract with Nel son Rich, of Prosser, Wash., for the construction of a four mile irrigation canal on the Yakima Indian reserva tion, by which it is proposed to reclaim about 20,000 acres of sago brush land. The cost of the canal and headworka Is to be $28,000. There are 60,000 acres of desirable land on tho Yakima reservation that tan be reclaimed at a minimum cost, and at the time it was intended, by act of congress, to authorize tho laklma irrigation company to construct all nec essary canals for the reclamation ol tho entire tract. Tho failure of congress to anthorizo this project induce,! the department to enter into a contract for the rec.auiatlon of a part of this tract, and if the experiment proves a success, efforts will be made to cecuro n sutll cient appropriation to reclaim the re maining 30 000 acres. Under this c-ontraet filch will bo re quired, aB far bb practicable, to emp.oy the Yakima Indiana on construction work. Most of the lands to bo Irrigat ed it is said, have been allotod, or are now controlled, by reservation Indians. STATEHOOD IS DESIRED. Republicans of Hawaii Wilt Appeal to Congress at Coming Session. Honolulu, Sept. 10. The Repnoli cans of lite counties comprising the com monwealth of Hawaii have met In con vention to nominate candidates for the various county offices whlh are to be filled by hnllot on November 3. The election will lie tho first to be held un der tbe new county act. The various conventions nominated mixed tickets, the natives running well with tbe whites in the contests for places. The various platforms express approval of the administration cf Gov ernor Dole, and recommendations are made that a strong fight be made on the floor of the next national congress for tbe admission of the Hawaiian is lands to statehood. Several of tho platforms urgo thnt a determined effort be made to secure more liberal federal appropriations for the Hawaiian is lands, much work ol a accessary char acter being neglected in trie islands for a lack o money to properly carry Hon. dreat Britain Is Willing. London, Sept. 10. The proposal that Austria and Russia occupy Macedonia was received hero in time to be sub, mltted to the cabinet at Its recent meet Ing. It is understood that the reply of Great Britain states that she is will ing that this should be done, provided the other powers agree, and that Oreat Britain is ready to assent to any prop osition looking to a settlement of tho present situation In European Turkey. the porte has oxiiellod the Dally Mall's correspondent at Monastlr, who has ap pealed to the ambassador. Large Schooner on the Rocks. New Haven, Conn,, Sept. 10. A communication received from Westport tonight says a largo three masted schooner went on the rocks at Dry Reef last night. When last mm tho waves wore breaking over the vestel, and five men conld be aeon lrom snore. J lie tumbling sea makes It impossible to launch a boat to go to the reecuo of the mariners in distress, The schooner Is about tno and a half miles from shore nd as soon as the stcrm abates an at tempt will be made to reach the stranded vessol. Big Building Collapses. New York, Sept. 10. A five story brick building, under course of con struction at tho comer of Madison and Rutgers stroets, collapsed todaj. Car- melo Lacroppey was internally injured and Joseph Levins' skull was frac tured Their condition Is serious. Boniamln Rubenstein, the contractor who was erecting tho building, Frnnk Bacher. his general foreman, and two eubforomon were arrested, charged with criminal negligence. Government Sues for Duty. Portland, Sent. 10. Suit has been Instituted by Edwin Mays, assistant United Statos district attorney, against tho Oriental American company, a Portland corporation, to recover $1,- 041,02 claimed by the government as duty on 40,012 pounds of cocoa -tut tor- Ino, which the Oriental American com pany Ib charged with having Importod under the name of cocoannt oil, I HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON LUVV IN JANUARY? Attorney Ucnerat Asked to Render Opinion un New Tax Law. Whether n levy of statu unit county tnxea can bu mndo In Juminry, 11)03. la n question that linn been presented before Attornoy-Uciiornl Crawford for his opinion. Tho attorney-general la out or tho city mid will not tnko thn matter up until Ida return. The question arises out of tho fnct that tho new law changing tho tlmo of levying taxes goes Into effect January I, 1P04. while tho levy of taxes under tho present system will not bo made until later In that month, when the county courts hold their regular sen- nlmia 11,1,1.,,- Ilia. iir.,nitl aval.,,,. Iltn assessment Is nindo In one year, tho 1 levy mndo the following January and ! the taxes collected In April. I T'" lft8t loKlalaturo In response to qul,e n K(,n,,rnl demnnd. changed the assessment should be mmlc prior to July 1. the levy bo made In September und tho tines ho collected heforo Do- counter since tho old law pro vided that the levy should be made In January nnd- tho new law fixing the tlmo In September will go Into effect January 1, It la clear thnt when the county courts meet next January they win nnd tno law changed. LIVESTOCK SHOW OOOD. Breeders Bring Better Herds to State Pair Than Evev Before. A better lot of dairy cattle wore nov er brought together In the Northwest than those that aro now to ho scon In the livestock department of the Ore gon state fair. For many years the most progressive nnd enterprising breeders and dairymen hnvo been striving for something better than whnt they nlrendy had, ami each achievement has but spurred them on to another effort. Tho farmer generally waa not nppre dative of the endenvora of tho breed ers until In tho last few years when dairying became n promising occupa tion, nnd farmers found thnt they must raise less wheat and more stock In order to maintain the productive qunlltles of their land. Now every one places n proper estimate on tho xnluo or tho livestock breeders sen- Ices to the country as n whole, nnd gernt Interest centers In thn relative merits of the different cattle. Individ uals and herds shown at the fair. Coming Events. M. A. A. C. carnival. Portland, Sep, tcmbcr 14-26. Mulnomah fair association races, tr xlngton track, September 21-26. Teachers Institutes Oregon City September 16-17; Klamath Kalis. Sep, tember 2S-30: 1-okevlew, October 1-3; Hlllsboro. October 2S-30. Harney county fair, Hums, Septem her 14-20. Stock ezhlhlt nt race meet, Portland, September 21-26. Fair. Toledo. Septomlior 22-24. Second Eastern Oregon district fair, Tho Dalles, September 22-26. Carnival, Tho Dalles, September 29- October 3. Raco meet. Sumptor. October 1-5 Klamath county fair, Klamath Falls, October 6-9. Carnival Peadlcon. October 6-10 State Baptist association, Oregon City, October 19-23. Crook county Jockey club meet, Prlncvlllo, October 27-29. Scotch reunion, Fosll, October 27 Logglnt In Lana County. An Idea of the amount of loenlng done In Lane county may be gained from the fact that the nooth-Kelly lumber company alone baa 60.000.000 feet or logs either In their boom at the mills or ready to be floated down tho river. They have 4.009.000 feet of logs at tholr Cohurg mill nnd 10.000., 000 feet more doting down the Me Kenzle. They havo a drlvo of 6.000. 000 feet more coming down the Wl, lamette to the Springfield mill and IS.- 000.000 feet moro hanked ready for a drive. Thn Iocs at the Wcndllne end Saginaw mills swell the total to 40.- 000.000 feet. Bybee Parts With a Big Tract. Tho William Bybee tract of land, comprising nearly 4500 ncres, chnngod hands last week. Tho Jackson county Improvement company purchased 1743 acres of tho land, which Is thnt part know' nns tho "Bybco desert." Tho prlco paid for this waa (3 por ncro. Tho remainder of tho tract, which In cludes the Antelope ranch of 1560 acres nnd tho Roguo river ranch of 1100 acres, was sold to hln aon, Frnak Bybee, togcthor with about 70 head of goats, 20 head of cattlo and 20 horses. Tho deal took placo In Ashland and waa the closing up of a deal which has been pending for several months. Fine Salmon In River. Tho fall fishing Beason has now progressed sufficiently to establish the fact that there Is an excellent run of stcelhcads and sllversldes In tho riv er of flno quality. Fall salmon havo not yet put In an appearance, but there aro some titles. The price paid Is 3 rents ppr pound for stcelhcnds and 1 rent per pound for Bllvcrsldes. Rea borg'B cannery at Eeogle Cliff la pack InB sllversldes and Is receiving nil that can bo handled. Anxious tor Free Locks, Tho Indenondenco Improvement Icrieuo has boen naked by outside val ley towns to help In securing free locka nt Oregon City. Tho people there nre very' enthusiastic In their support of this mntter. It la stated that a con sldornblo reduction In freight rntos would be tho result If this could bo secured ns there Is ft toll chnrged on every boat that passes through tho locks at Oregon City. Shortage of Men for Harvest. There la nny miantlty of grain yet unthreshed nnd In tho finldn nround Indenendnnco. And there l an oxten- slvo ahortago of men to handlo the threshing outfits, A number of the thresherH havo hem compelled o close down. Somo will not bo nblo to get a threshing crew Into their grain Insldo of two weeks. Looking for a Creamery Site. OurtlB Scoley of Walport, Lincoln county, ono of tho firm of Dlven & Seoloy, creamery mon, lis boon In Jose phine county'lately looking up a loca tion for n creamery," nnd haa been In terlvowlng the farmers around flrants rass, nnd of the Apnlegato valley In reeard to tho feasibility of tha enter prise. FOUR CROPS Ol' ALFALFA. Demonstration ef Success ol That Crop un Heavy Clay Sulla. One of the entliely new and valuable oxhlhlln mndo by the Oregon agri cultural experiment Ht'ntlon nt the state fair, Is n collection of specimens of alfalfa, showing the successive crop taken from n Held In n single season. Tho station has been experi menting with alfalfa fur several yearn for tho purpose of deninnstrntlng what ran lie done on heavy clay soils with' out Irrigation. Tho college people do nut conduct their experiment under unusunlty favorable conditions, but sow their seeds on Just such noil ns the average Willamette valley farmer In using. The olfnlfn exhibited was taken from the field nt four successive rut ting In one year. The first crop wns rut on May 22, nnd yielded In green forage 11.22 tons per acre. The ser um! crop was rut on June 32 and yield ed In green forage 2.70 tons per acre The third crop wns rut on July 3R. and yielded 2.S0 tona per ncro The fourth crop wns cut on September 3 and yielded 1.47 tons per acre. CHALLENtlli HOP YIELD. Lane County Yard Turns Out Nearly .1,000 Pounds Per Acre. The best record for hopynrds thnt linn been reported this season, or In fact for soveral years, comes from the ynrd of Oeorgo A. Dorrls, near Springfield, whlrli Is rrgnrded un one of the best ynrds In the enmity. Mr. Dorrls haa 10 or 12 acres, and from the first five acres picked ami baled he had 14.000 pounds of hops, or a yield of 2800 pound per arre. The yard foreman says thnt Instend of this re port coming from the eliolre purtn of the yard that tho whole yard will not fall below that average, nnd single nrrea could be picked thnt would yield 3000 pounds. H'g Chunks of Oold. There was n display of cold nuggelr at the Medford bank n few days ngo which were tnken out of the celebrat ed Sterling mine, owned by II. K An keny. about IB miles south of Medford The vnlue of tho nuggets Is between J3R0O nnd $4000. They were all good sized pieces and were all picked by hnnd during the clean up process The Inriresct niiEKCt welKlied near J 140. TIiIh represents but n very small rnrt of the season s rlenn up or tin mine. Tho bulk of cold from thl mine la made Into bricks, whlih welgl nearly 1.1000 each, of whlrh several havo been sent to the mint. Fortunes From Cawarn. Nearly $60,000 In rash Is th nninunt realized from rasrarn bark purchased and shipped from Ilentnu county this sensnn. Careful rnuipll Hon and conservative estimates plac the exact flguresat f9.400. The pro duct Is represented In 27 11-ton curs of bark, either shipped or to be ship ped this season. Tho aggregato weight of the bark was 694,000 pound Thouch much of It went nt 14 rent and better, so much left the peelers' linnda nt 4. 6 and R rents enrller In til lleved to have fallen nt nhoiit I season that the average prlcu la cents. Pear Crops Yield (load Money. The pear rrop Juat harvested nnd marketed by L. T. Heynolds of Snlem, ex-commlsslonrr of horticulture, show what an nrchardlst may do with that fruit In that section of the atato. Mr. Reynolds has flvo acres of pears, and gathcrerd 45 tona of fruit. Tho treea are about 16 years old and aro not yet In tho r nrlme. The rears sold for 2 nnd 116 n ton. according to size, nnd (he entire lot brought 1880. Aa It costs only bout 12 a ton to gather the fruit, nnd tho only other annual penso Is for cultivating, spraying nnd pruning, tho cost of production Is light for this area or land, High Oracle Qoata and Sheep, William Riddle of Monmouth, has tnken his pens of pure-blooded Ango ra goats nnd Cotswold sheep to Salom for tho stato fair. He has been award ed In tho past n number of premiums and hln stock urn In fine condition to enter this year. Mr. John Stump also has some pens or blooded Cotswold sheep at the fair grounds, and they nre Jiandsome types of the breed. Both theso breeders havo had much ezperl ence and raise tho lies' or stork. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Walla Walla, 78a 70c: blue- starn, soflllc; vallay, Bc. rioor vauey, sa.ooyia.no per bar re); hard wheat straights, $3.6094.00 hard wheat, patents, $4,1035,00 graham, 13.31(93.76', whole wbsat $3.&H.0O; rye wheat, 14.60. Barley Feed., $10.00920.00 per ton rawing, IZ1; rolled, $21(221.60. uats no. i wmie, il.lu; gray i.uogi.iu per cental. Mlllstuffa Bran. $21 per ton; mil dllngs, $25 ; shorts, 121; chop, $18 unseed dairy food, sin. Hay Timothy, $14.00 per ton clover, nominal; grain, $10; cheat nominal. Butter Fancy creamer r. 26fft27J;e per pound; dairy, 18320c; stere, 15 OlOc. Cheoso Full craam, twins, 14c; Young America, 15c; factory prices, JtSiTtc less. Poultry Chickens, mixed, 12Q 12K per pound; spring, HQt4)c; hens, 1213c; broilers, $2,00 per dozen; turkeys, live, 10 12c per pound ;dressed,1415c; ducks, $44.60 peruozen; geese, idiso.qu. Eggs Oregon ranch, 2So. Potatoes Oregon, 750880 ner sack: sweet potatoes, -Vie por pound. Wheat Sacks In lots of 100, BKc Beof Gross stoers, $3.7B4,25; dressed, 6 (3 7c per pound. Veal 8o por pound. Mutton Gross, $3; dressed, G BJs'ci lambs, gross, $3.60; dressed, 6c. HogB Gross, $B.606.7fi; dressed. 8c. ' Hops 1002 crop, 21o per pound, Tallow Prime, por pound, 46o; No. 2 and grease, 2H93o. Wool Valley, 17ai8o! Eatm Oregon, ltlSc; mohair, S5037Kc WAR ON TURK, Knights Templar Recall Old Wrongs and Contlder Aid to Rebel. Chicago, Sept. 17. A SfOlh century crusadn against their ancient enemy, thu Turk, Is being planned by Iho KuUhts Templar, with thn Balkans, In place ct Palestine, ns thu lluhl In which they will protect Christians against the oppression of thu Infidels. Prominent members ol the order aro agitating tint furmntUn of a league that will send regiments of well drilled fighters to the aid of Bulgaria, aud thn crusader ol tho 12th century may havo their proto. typo In a movement of thn Kulghla Templar against thn troops ol thn porta. Thu plan has received consideration by tho Chicago member ol tho orga nization for Himo time, and tonight wn formally broached at n meeting of St. Bernard rommandory. With AO!), 001) member under oath to "bo ready to go and fight thn enemies of Chilut even to the death." It Is expected that an International interest will bo stirred In the movement, and '.'00,000 Knight from the United States and Kurniie may he insieird in Macedonia to light thn soldiery of Turkey. Among the 20,01)0 Knlghls Templar In Chicago, the oulrngn nt Beirut and Adrianople have revived tho rplrlt that led to the, formation of Iho order eight centuries ago. At tho conientiiiu nt IVorin, lending memlwra of tho organi zation discussed rorlnusly the expedi ency of Issuing a will for vnluutwr reg iments to be sent to tho tcenn of depre dations, with tho remit that tonight one of tho eleven local comiuanilarle was asked to take action. A yet tho schema is not perfected, but thn general plan la to niimter in regiments of Tem plar and lend them to enlist under the Bulgarian government. IIIOHI1R THAN Tilt LAW. Porto Rlcana Who Intuited Stars and Stripes Sent to Prison. San Juan, Porto III, Sept.- 17. i'Mnanl Colide nnd l.eomla 1 1 1 lot . tno socialists, who spomi In a recent meet Ingoltho American l'edeiatloiiof IjiUir, were put on trial today for Insulting tho American Hag ami threatening the life of Oovcrnor limit. Their r-eclie teemed with abuse of the government. One of thn prisoner was nrcused of advlalng the nurkluen upon the return of the governor on OctoW 1 from Iho United Slatea to parade carrying black llsg aud then to make demand npn thii government. If thete demand were refuted, thu speaker addetf, the alternative of kill ing Governor Hunt remained. Tho other orator was said to have de clared that Iho American Hag Mas a rag fit to cover rascals aud ulinlnala. The accused vehemently denied tbochargea. Thev wero tried Ix-forn Jusll e Koel, convicted of nnarrhitt conduct, and cntnnced to six months In prison. Justlru KohiI said the Hag Is higher than thn law and anarchists need never expect any mercy In his court. The casn has established a precedent at n Porto Rlcan olllclal warning that at tacks on the flsg and government mutt top. The Americana ami loyal Porto Itlcans am Jubilant, while Ihe social ists are angiy at Inlay's decision. Thn convicted men wtll appeal from llio Judgment declaring that Justlm KopM had no jurisdiction and there Is no law covering thu nffrnru. Tha Intorest in tha cokj It intense. P-XPECTS NO IIIO BOOM IN SILVUR. Department Official Denies Philippine Coinage Is to Be Melted. Washington, Spot. 17. Colonel Kd wards, chiof of tho Insular bureau of the war department, denied tho widely circulated report tiiat thn new Philip pine coinage will toon disappear In Ihe melling pot. owing to the greater value of silver as bullion. "Ihe present rise In silver Is, In my opinion, merely a reaction from a long period ol deproHsion. looting tuck over the last six years, the Increased use of silver In tho arts haa tienn too small to warrant anything of Ihe sort, and the leading continental nations of Kurope that use silver In their coinage, aro not enlarging their purrhusn. So where I tho pretended iireat use to- come from?" Cable Ship Ooes North. Seattle. Sent. 17. Tho United States cable ship Biirnsldii sailed for the north last night, to contlnuo tho work of laying tho cabin from tho head of Lynn canal by way of Sitka, the capital of Alaska, to this city. Sho has a stretch of (100 mlloa of raid.. aboard, which was trantferrrd from ths steamship Texan, which brouirht tiny cable around tho Horn from New York. It Is expected that tho entile consign ment of cable on tho Burnaldn will !.. laid and tho vessels will bo back, for tho final link by October 10. Mitchell to Strikers' Aid. Denver. Sept. 17. Presld enc .Tnliti Mitchell, of tho United Mliinwnrknra of America, will probably bo In Denvor the latler part of this vieek lo aid in bringing about n settlement Imitrnnn tho roal miners of thin district and thn coal operator. Ono more ullnmni ... conciliation will be made by tho min ers, and if that fall n rtrlko will bo declared at ouco. If one la declared, Mi. Mitcholl will slay hero to manage. Mr. Mitchell Is now in Knnaaa flli. and in response to a lolegram taid ho, would como hero as soon as posslblo, Atontana Oraln Beaten Flat. Butto. Sent. 17. A Alltmr muwdar from Pillion eava: Aslater ronnMn nrn received In Dlillon, It la ovldout thnt tho storm of laBt wcok was ono of tho most disnntrou in tho hlafnrv of lUm-. orhoud county, nnd all of tho oldtlmora asrort that It Ib tho severcat Septomhor storm that lias occurred In this country silica 1805. A conservative ostl inato placed the tlainaco ilnnn In tho grain fluhla of this county nt $100, 000. . To Prevent Atonopollci. Wellington. N. ... Sent.17 Pre. mler Seddon tins. Introduced n vorv 'rnstin hill for tho mnvnntlnn nf inn. nopolloa III New Zealand. If proposes to establish a monopoly court, with full powers of a supremo court, to In voetlgato all complaints rorardlnr- tha enhancing of prices by tho formation of trusts and proscribes heavv nenaltles for offenders. - r