Bohemia Nugget
IfOlTAXD BROWN, rmb.
COTTAGB GROVB OREGON.
EVENTS OF THE DAY
Comprehensive- Review of the Import,
ant Happening ot the Past Week,
Presented In Condensed Form, Most
Likely to Prove Interesting.
Tho city ol Dresden will establish i
'horns (or drnnkards.
Anarchists aro said to hare forma
latcd a pain to assassinate the sultan
ol Turkey.
Tho Chicago university desires a
grant to oxploio In Babylonia and not
Babylon as previously announced.
Bkilled mechanic In tho New York
building trades to the number ot 1,000,'
000 will lorm a gigantic combine.
Tho contonnlal of the founding of
Chicago was celebrated by the burning
ol much rod Bre ana other nro woras.
At Now HaTen, Conn., a test will be
made to acertaln the minimum amount
of food reqnhed for the maintenance of
health
A Berlin t roller car company has
succeeded In running Its cars 117 miles
per hour and hopes to attain a speed of
125 miles.
A New York lodge ordered a father
to whip his 9-year-old daughter In
court. She had confessed to stealing
small articles.
The Warner livestock company has
been awarded land in dispute with
mnatters. bv Secretary Hitchcock.
The land Is In Eastern Oregon along
thojodge ot Warner lake and has been
In controversy tor aDoui au years.
The Oreson branch of the Masonic
Knights Templar met In Albany this
and a lively time had by all. Tho
following officers were elected : Georgo
II. Mill, nf Portland, crand command'
er; L. N. Roney, of Eugene, deputy
grand commander; D. O. Alger, of At
ban), grand generalissimo; George H
Burnett, ot Kalem. erand captain gen
eral; F. J. Miller, of Albans", grand
tnnlar warden: F. A. Paine. ofiEugene,
grand junior warden; B. G. White
house, ol fort land, grand treasurer;
James F. Robinson, of Eugene, grand
recorder.
Odd Fellows will erect a $1,000,000
temple in Baltimore.
At Banger, Cat., a clevei thief snb
atltnted a brick for $1,500 in coin.
Turkey has appointed a commission
to inaugurate reforms In Macedonia.
Receiver Bcobey of the Olympla land
office is cnarged with being absent
withont leave.
T. Manuel Hermann, biotbet of tbe
Oregon congressman has resigned from
office in the pension service.
Great pressure is being brought to
bear to have Lord MUner reconsider
his refusal tc enter the British caninet.
Premier Balfour holds that the best
solution of the Balkan problem is for
the lowers to support a Russo-Auatrlan
agreement.
The striking carmen at Newark, N
J., have returned to work. The com
nanr has Dromleed to consider the
changeB demanded.
No trace has been found of the men
who attamoted to hold no the O. R
N. train near Portland. Tbe wounded
man who was captured continues to
improve.
Austria fears a Eossuthlet revolution
in Hungary.
Lord Milner Is nelieved to have de
clined to enter the British cabinet
In a recent battle between rebels and
Turkish troops the latter lost 600 men
The Shenango, Pa., tin plate mill
the lareest in the world. Is to shut
down.
Mrs. Jefferson Davis, widow of tin
president of tbe Southern Confederacy,
is In Buffalo, seriously in.
Itusaia and Anstria have again
warned Turkey and Bulgaria against
war, and declare massacres must cease,
Russian soldiers are persecuting the
Jews of Gomel. The people were neat'
en and their houses robbed and burned
The hunt for the men who held up
tbe O. R. & N. train near Portland has
so far failed. No trace whatever can
be found of the bandits. The wounded
man refuses to give any particulars as
to who his confederates are.
Rural guards have captured Jnan
Lobez, the leader of the recent Cuban
insurrection.
Four tourlBts who were climbing the
Bcaffel mountain, in England, fell
down a precipice and were killed.
Oliver T. Sherwood, the defaulting
cashier of the Soutbport, Conn., riav
tlonal bank, has been sentenced to ten
years in prison.
Honduras continues to threaten to
Invade Nicaragua unless boundary dis
pute over granting of a concession to
Americans is settiea.
An Illinois court has recognized
decree of divorce granted in Russia as
valid.
The United States squadron under
the command of Rear Admiral Evans,
has arrived at Kiao Chou, tbe German
colony on tbe east coast of China.
Since tbe passage of tbe Irish land
act many evicted tenants now residing
In the united blatea have been making
anxious inquiries regarding the possl
bility of reacquiring their former hold'
Ings.
Annie R. Bbarpley, who caused the
noatofflco authorities much trouble
through her swindling operations In
raising the figures on postal money or
ders in many cities, nas neon eemenceu
to two years in prison In Pennsylvania.
The fishing tug Silver Spray, which
had an exciting brush August 12 with
the Canadian patrol boat Petrel, has
rmln narrowly escaped capture. Ac
cording to the captain, he was out look
ing for loot nets and might have been
In Canadian waters. He immediately
ordered his engineer to give the tug a
full head of Bteam, and after a brief
chase tho Sliver Spray wscaped.
DDAD LETTERS INCRBA5D.
Receipts for Year Just Cloned Were
Largest In History of Nation.
Washington, Sept. 29. Tho annual
report of tho operations of the dead let
tor ofllco for tho fiscal year ended Juno
30, 1003, has boon prepared and will
bo embodied In the forthcoming repcrt
of First Assistant Pastmastcr General
Wynno. The report states that It is
made to appear that there has beon a
largo and steady Increaso In its annual
receipts, which is due, it is said, to tho
great and constant increaso in the vol
ume of matter passing through tbe
malls.
Tbe total receipts for tho year were
something over 10,000,000 pieces, the
largest in the history of the office, ex
ceedlng thoso of the preceding year by
eomo 850,000 pieces. Ot the aggregate
number, 8,895,305 pieces wore opened.
The money found in opened letters
amounted to $4S,6!4, but this sum In
cluded money (generally coin) found
loose In tho mails or In postofficea and
consigned to tho dead letter office.
Commercial paper found, such as
drafts, checks, money orders, etc , rep
resented a face value ot f 1,493,583.
TRIES TO STEAL OIRL.
Oldest Daughter ot Oovcrnor of Nebraska
Nearly Abducted.
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 29. It devel
oped today that an attempt was made
last night to kidnap tbe 8-year-old
daughter ot Governor Mickey. While
four of the governor's children" Here
playing in front ot the mansion an un
known man came along and tried to
carry tbe oldest glri away. The other
children clung to his clothes and
screamed. The man was so badly
frightened when he saw neighbors
coming that he dropped the child and
ran.
Governor Micxey says tho warden of
the penitentiary, Mr. Beemer, reported
to him twice that a kidnaping attempt
had been probesied by tbe convicts.
One convict said some time ago such a
plan had been formed as a way ot get
ting revengo upon tho governor tor his
refusal to interfere when William Rhea
was hanged last summer for murder.
A convict today said that one of his fel
lows soon to be released bad been as
signed to kidnap one ot tbe children to
"teach the governor a lesson."
BREAK THDIR WORD.
Turks KM Refugees Who Had Been
Promised Protection.
Monastlr, Turkey, Sept. 29. Snow
has fallen on the higher mountain
ranges, and the refugees must either
leave their hiding places or suffer the
greatest hardships.
The Turkish troops continue to
slaughter refugees who return to their
former homes at the Invitation of the
government, which promised tbem pro
tection. Near tbe village of Zelatan,
In tho neighborhood of Resta, troops
found 15 returned refugees working in
a field. They bound their hands, drove
tbem Into a ditch and massacred 14 of
the Deasants. One ot them survived
his wounds. A refugee woman subse
quently discovered the bodies and car
ried the survivor before the lieutenant
governor ot Rosea, who refused to hear
bis story.
One hundred and twenty Bulgarians
including four priests, who had been
exiled by the Turkish authorities, left
Monastlr yesterday.
AMERICAN FLEET WILL STAY.
Beirut Is Quiet, but Lelshman Says Af
fairs Are Uncertain.
Washington, Sept. 29. Rear Admi
ral Cotton, commanding the European
squadron, cables the navy department
that Beirut is quiet, and that tbe ease
of the American vice consul Is still
pending. Withdrawal of the American
warships seems unlikely for tbe pres
ent, in view of the cablegram received
at the state department today from
Minister Lelshman at Constantinople,
stating that although his advices from
Bolrnt indicate that the situation
quiet Just now, nothing like permanent
order has been established. Minister
Lelshman says that the state of affairs
there may yet be regarded as uncertain
Nab Counterfeit Money Men.
Marlette, Wis., Sept. 29. Officials
yesterday near Koss, Mich., on the
Wisconsin & Michigan railroad, con
fiscated one of tbe largest and most
complete counterfeit money making
plants ever taken In this country,
Tbey also captured the leader and took
him to Marquette, Mich. The outfit of
the counterfeiters was a complete one
and consisted of dies for the manu
factum of sliver from 10 cents np to 11,
and gold from $5 to $20. The coin was
well made and bard to detect, both all
ver and gold being used.
Candy Plant Burns.
Indianapolis. Sept. 29. Fire broke
out soon after midnight in the five-story
plant of tbe Daggett candy company on
Georgia street, one of the most valua
ble buildings in Indianapolis' whole
sale district. J he tire was discovered
by Russell Harrison, son of ex-Presi
dent Harrison. He bad Just returned
to Indianapolis on an early morning
train and was coming north from tbo
Union station, when the glare of names
attracted bis attention. Tbe loss to
the ' aggett company ouilding alone, Is
estimated at $60,000.
Arbitrator Is Named.
Tbe Hague, Sept. 29. The czar has
appointed M. DeMartens, professor of
International law at tbe university ol
St. Petersburg, to be the third arbltra
tor in the claims of tbe allied powers
against Venezuela for preferential treat
ment. in place of the Portuguese ap
pointee, whose IllnesB has precluded
his serving. Professor DeMartens was
one of the arbitrators in the Pious
fund claims. The professor has been
awarded the Nobel peace prize.
Arrive to Study American Ways.
New York. Sept. 29. Among tho
passengers who arrived tonight on board
the White Star line Arabic, from Liv-
erpool and Queenetown, were Sir David
Barbour, Lord Ribblesdale, George
GIbb and Sir Dickson Poynder, mem
bers of the subcommittee of the royal
commission on London street traffic,
who came to this country to study the
American atreetallway system.
DOES LITTLE WORK
DAWES' INDIAN COMMISSION RE
GARDED AS A LUXURY TO NATION.
Secretary Hitchcock Saya Government
Can III Afford It-Is Backed Up by
Representative llurton of Ohio This
Branch la Shown to Alton! Soft
Places for Many.
Wasblntgon, Sept. 28. Representa
tive Burton, ot Ohio, who mado a gen
eral assault on the Indian appropria
tion bill during the last session of con.
grots, brought to light some general
facta which would seem to justify the
opinion held by Secretary Hitchcock
that tbe Dawes commission, now under
fire In the Indian Territory, is an ex
pensive and unjustifiable luxury, which
the government -can 111 nflord. Repre
sentative Sherman, who bad tho bill in
charge, had just concluded an earnest
plea for further appropriations tor tbe
Dawes commission when Mr. Button
was recongiied. Among other tilings
ha said, reforilng to this commission:
"Tbe government has been expend
ing enormous sums, to be counted by
millions, for allotments ot the lands
and settling tho rights of the respective
Indians. The total exponce of tho
service for allotlng, appraising, divid
ing, acting as mediator and Judge In all
tho various classes ot disputes among
the Indians is paid by tho United
States. In view of the immeoso value
ot these lands divided among them for
their benefit, the very largo expend!
tnrea incurred prove that our country
has been more than fair to these tribes.
"I think, further, that tho expendi
tures ot this commission are open to
the accusation of extravagance. I find
in the report ot 1901 a list ot the em
ployes. There appear in that report
19 surveyors and 57 appraisers. It
seems to me that proportion ot three to
one is dangerously like that ot three
grown persons who have to escort one
boy to tbe circus. It would look to an
outsider as if there were a surplus of
appraisers.
"On page 449 it will appear that
there Is one clerk In charge of the
land offices, and there are some 32 sub
ordinates. One clerk in charge at 1 160
a month; one clerk at $125 a month;
eight clerks at $100 a month; on con
test clerk at $100 a month ;elhgt clerka
at $75 a month; two Interpreters at $60
a month; five stenographers at $100 a
month; four stenographers at $76 a
month; one marshal at $60 a month;
and one messenger at $40 a month,
two Janitors at $30 a month; and offi
ce rent, etc."
FREIQHT RATES TO 00 UP.
Railroads of the Country Arc Planning a
Oencral Advance.
Chicago, Sept. 28. The Record
Herald tomorrow will say:
A movement is on foot by the rail
roads of the entire country to bring
about a general advance in freight
rates, the general reason assigned being
the Increase in the wages of all classes
of labor and in the price of all mater!
als need by the railroads. A similar
advance was made a year ago for the
same reasons, and went Into efloct Jan'
nary 1 last. At that time shippers
generally protested, and it is under
stood the various manufacturing and
industrial associations will combine to
prevent further advances.
DEATH IN ROAD.
Hold-Up Men Blow Up a Baggy by Means
of Dynamite.
Washington, Sept. 28. A murder
and robbery occurred this afternoon on
the Middletown road about 15 miles
from bere. Samuel T. Ferguson, of tbe
Fergus:n construction company, ot
Pittsbug, was Instant'y killed and 8
Martin, ot Cincinnati, fatally injured
The two men were driving along the
road in a buggy carrying $3,600 in cash
with which to pay some of tbeir men
employed on construction work along
the line of tbe Wabash road when sud
denly an explosion of dynamite in the
roadway literally tore their rig to
pieces, killing Ferguson outright and
threw Martin 200 feet, tearing his left
arm almost from the socket.
France to Aid of Sultan.
Berlin, Sept. 28. According to the
National Zeitung, an international
agreement is likely to be reached,
whereby France will support the sul
tan of Morocco In euppreasing the
troubles within his dominions and will
assume a protectorate over the country;
Italy will give np any claims she may
have In Morocco In return for a free
band in Tripoli. Great Britain's no'
session of Egypt will be recognized;
Germany will receive satisfaction in
the shape of tbe open door in these ter
ritories.
Wants American Fleet to Qo.
Constantinople, Sept. 28. Tbe porte
haa expressed a nlsh for the withdraw
al of tho American warships now off
Beirut, "so that the settlement of tho
questions pending between the United
States and Turkey can be proceeded
with." It is thought here that the
United Btates will not consent to with
draw her ships. Minister Lelshman
has arranged for a conference with the
foreign minister, Tewflk Pasha, today
Official circles take a calmer view of
tbe Balkan situation.
rjold From the North.
Seattle. Sept. 28. Seattle's gold re
celpts from the north today amounted
to $1,250,000, This groat treasure
shipment came from Nome and the
British Yukon on tbo steamers Ohio,
Senator and Dolphin. These three veS'
sels brought 820 passengers. The Vol
phln had the Klondike, or British Yu.
kon, shlpmontof $500,000. Itcamecon-
signed to the Seattle assay office and
the Canadian Bank of Commerce
this city from the Dawson branch.
Agrees to Settlement With American.
La Llbertad, San Salvador, Sept. 28.
Congress baa approved tbe agreement
made by SenorLorez, tbe Salvadorean
minister to tbe United States, to pay
Alfred H. Burrell $5,000 gold monthly
during eight yeara as compensation for
the Salvadorean government's treat-
went to tbe'Trlunfo company,
STHEUT CARS ALL TII1D UP.
Newark lias the Urcateat Strike In Years
and llnj It Not Yet.
Nowark, N. J,, Sept. 20. Tbo big
gost strike in Newark In tho past 20
years begun ttnlght and extended tin
til at midnight not a single etreot rail
way car was running, except under po
lice guard. It la expected that by to
morrow the strike will havo extended
to the power houses, Including thoso
that supply tho lighting circuits. The
gas house employe are also said to bo
ready to go out and complete the tlo
up. Newark trolley men declared tho
atrlke will be general all throuili Es
sex, Hudson, Passaic and Union cvun
tlea before, tomorrow noon.
The mon have doroandod 22 cents an
hour, tho abolition of the "split runs"
system and recognition ot tho union.
President McCarter, of tho public
aervice corporation, which controls
most of tho trolley linos, had practi
cally promised that the company would
accede to the men's demands, but It la
nderttood that tonight there haa been
objection to this on the part ot some
of the directors. Up to n lato liom to
night President McCarter had not
definitely informed tho employes as to
what tbe real altitude ol the corpora
tion is.
Coming as it did at the busiest
traffic hour of tbe day, tbe strike
caught thotmnds of working people
and shoppers unprepared. Many of
them were compelled to walk miles to
their homes In tho suburbs.
WINDFALL FOR AMERICA.
Dritlah Storms Ruined Fruit Crop,
nd
Imports Were Never to Big.
London, Sept. 26. America Is now
reaping great benefit from tho atorma
which made tho past summer one ot
tho worst on record in Great Britain
and the contlnont. Tbanka to tho
ruined home crop, California fruit la
being imported in larger quantities
than ever before. The sales last week
In London marked a record with 25,
000 boxes of American fruit, represent
ing about 676,000 pounds weight. The
fruit was sold at a two days' auction In
Covent Garden Market, the prices aver
aging 30 per cent above what haa here
tofore been obtained bere. The sales
were chiefly ot California pears and
pluma with a fair consignment of New
York state Bartlett pears
There la practically no English fruit
obtainable, while France, which usual
ly exports large quantities of pears to
England, is sending none. The Amer
ican section of Covent Garden market
is now almoat the sole source of supply,
and there are no signs of the demand
decreasing. American apples, which
hitherto would not be profitably
shipped hither till later In the year,
now have a brisk trade. Forty. two
thousand barrels of Canadian apples
are expstetl in tha London market, to.
day, and record prices are assured
CALLS FOR AID INCREASE.
Sault Ste. Marie fa Also Threatened
With Another Strike.
Detroit, Mich., Sept. 26. An even
Ing News special from Salt Ste. Marie
says the situation In the Canadian Soo,
which la suffering moat from the shut
down of the Consolidated Luke Superior
company's plants ia today the worat
eiace the closing ot the works. Added
to tbe general state of destitution of
the discharged employes comes the an
nouncement today that the street car
men will strike next Monday nnless
they receive their pay in full.
The officials had previously stated
that the pay day which had been an
nounced for Monday bad beon declared
off. The men on the street cars In the
American Soo are also getting restless,
as are the men on tbe ferries across the
river between the two Boos. Requests
for aid from tho town aro Increasing,
Many of them come from men who
have pay checks in their possession
that they cannot cash.
Argument of America-
London, Sept. 26. The presence of
several American women brightened
tbe procedings of the Alaskan boundary
commission today. David T. Watson,
of Pittsburg, contipued his presents
tion of the American case, and ex
nected to conclude his arguments to
night. Mr. Watson devoted the morn'
ing to an examination of Russia s title,
pointing out that everything in the
Russo-Brltisb negotiatlona showed that
Russia's demand for a boundary in'
volved tbe exclusive possession of all
the coast line.
Treasure Ship Is Found.
Jacksonville, Fla Sept. 20. Ru
mora of the finding of a treaauro ship
were confirmed today when Captain
Jennings and three of the crew of the
wrecking schooner Oscep filed a libel
against the cargo of a sunken ship, In
the United States court hero today.
With the assistance of a chart in his
possession, Captain Jennings has been
searching for this vessel from time to
time for many years. It la supposed
to have gone ashore in 1835, loaded
with ore from tbe Mexican mines. Kx
amination confirmed the belief.
Hotel Fire Costs Lives.
Rochester, N. Y Bept. 20. At
least four lives were lost In the fire
which doBtroyod the Hotel Brunswick
early today. The bodies were taken
from the third floor and are not Identi
fied. About 40 guests, most of them
visitors to the annual county fair here,
were in tbo building when the fire
broke out about 1 o clock. It Is bo
lleved that the remains of other guests
not accounted fcr will bo found in the
ruins.
First Sale Under Irish Land BUI.
Dublin, Sept. 20. Tho negotiatlona
for the first land sale under tho new
land act have been completed between
the Dkue of Lelnster and the tenants
of his estate in the Athy and May
nooth dletricta of County Klldare. The
tenanta are given a 25-year purchase.
The transactions Involve! $6,260,000,
HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON
MODERN PRUNE URADINU.
Urcat Progress Una llecn Made In the
Industry.
Tho grout progress that lina been
Hindu In tho prune Industry In this
stnto In tho Inst few yeara la indicated
by tho maculuory which haa boon put
In operntlou nt tho Willamette Vnlluy
Pruuo Association's warohouso In
Salum, lu oiio comer ot tho ware
uoueu stauda tin old-fashioned baud
pruno grador, ot tho back-breaking
typo. It woa capable ot handling tun
tons ot fruit a day If a gang of men
could keep It going steadily. In tho
conter ot tho warehouse la a massive
power grader, 42 toot long and ton
foot high, tho moat up to-dato machine
for that kind ot work, its capacity Is
100 tons a day. In former years tho
prunes wore loaded on trucks, taken
up to the second floor on an elevator
and emptied Into the grader by men
who llftod thi) sacks of prunes to tho
hopper. Now tho grader stands on
the third floor. A continuous chain
carrying cups rutin from tbo base
ment to tbo top ot tho grader. On
uny floor prunes may bo dumped Into
a hopper and they nro carried up to
the grader without further effort.
From tho grader tho prunes run
through a steam process from which
they omorge Into another hoppor and
from this they drop Into boxes nil
ready for packing. From start to
finish manual labor Is reduced to n
minimum and nearly all tho work la
dono by machinery. During the pas
sago of tho prunes through tho grader
and processor they nro cleaned of nil
dirt, nro made uniform In moisture
and nro placed In tho botes bright and
clean. i
WHEAT TKADU AT STANDSTILL.
No Sales On the Pendleton Market
and
No Shipments la Coast.
Tho wheat market ot Pendleton and
vicinity Is at a complete standstill.
No sales have bocn mado for nearly
a week and no shipments of moment
aro being made to tha coast.
This state ot affairs wna caused by
the sudden decline In prices. Club Is
quoted at 67 cents per bushel, while
blucstcm Is selling at 70 cents. This
Is a drop of S cents per bushel on both
classes of wheat.
Tho mills had boosted tho price.
They were Just out of wheat, and If
they had not paid high prices they
would hnvr been forced to shut down.
Soma of tho mills south of here had
to suspend operations because they
did not euro to pay such a fancy price.
Tho mills are now well supplied and
aro buying but little, only In cases
where thero la atorago room.
Tho export buyer seems out of the
market The farmers will not sell at
the present quotations, aad tho buyers
will not offer higher money. There
aro about 900.000 bushels of unsold
wheat In the county.
Ncvqr was thero such keen activity
among farmers In storing wheat. The
nuvpra DA vlhnt about 3000 sacks are
TTtTlnw tn venmcton flatly." which Is
1000 sacks above tho average dally
delivery. This rush of wheat to the
warehouses Is due to farmers fearing
a wet season, and also to get this
work off their hands so fall seeding
can bo started. By the mlddlo of nett
week all the grain of tho country will
havn been Disced under shelter. The
weather Is Ideal for the finishing ot
harvest. Most of the grain which was
standing when tho recent rains came
will not bo threshed, but will be cut
tor feed.
Installing Mining Machinery.
The Crystal Consolidated Mining
company Is at tho present time ener
getically placing machinery that has
been contracted for some time. They
am now Installing a GO-horso power
boiler nnd engine and sawmill. Thoy
have also placed nn order with the
Union Iron Works, of San Francisco,
for a stamp mill. This will soon be
completod and will bo on tho ground
early next month. The compnny Is
also building a wagon road from the
new Champion Creek road to the
Mountain Lion claim, n distance of
7B0O feet, the cost of this road will bo
about $4000. This company has n
largo amount of ore In sight and will
run the mill continuously during tho
winter months.
State Veterinary Hoard.
Tho members of the Oregon state
veterinary board, created nt the last
session of the Oregon legislature, will
be named by Oovcrnor Chamcblaln In
a few days. The board will consist of
five competent practitioners or veter
inary medicine and surgery. Two of
the men to be appointed will servo
for a term of two years and tnrco ror
a term or four years ann annr uw
Sratwo Vare the t era of office of
first two years the terra or omen or.
all members will be four years. The
members serve without compensation,
but receive their traveling and other
expenses.
No Mouldy Hope Picked.
Honmen In tho vicinity of Kugono
nro much provoked about a report that
haB been sent out charging them with
drying and baling moldy hops. Thoy
protest that tho greatest raro Is exor
cised regarding tho qunllty of tho out
put nnd dcclaro Hint tho report of onl
ine rotten hona is absolutely' falsa,
besides tho damage It will do In cast
ing tho reflection unon nil hops from
this locality. Tho growers tlicro nil
Inko tho greatest pains to guard tho
duality of their product. If a moldy
bill is round U is icii unpicneu, nnu
nothing but first-class hops nro put
Into tho balo.
Selling Off Range Cattle.
Some cattlemen of southeastern
Oregon say tho range this season Is
the shortest In many years. J. C,
irrnnVa. aunerlntcndent for J. D. Carr,
one of the cattle kings of tho coast,
says thoy. aro reducing tho herds on
the Carr rnnges as faat as they can
find Bale for tho cnttlo. They havo
already disposed of many niinurcriB,
and thore are many more to be sold,
notwithstanding tbat tbe management
has purchased rnnge lands during thn
nresent year cosuns auuut io,vv,
Slaughter of Pheasants.
Thorn In urtrent need for vigorous
enforcement of the gamo laws of the
oii. nn far mi they aro designed for
tho preservation of the Chinese pheas
ant. For tho past flvo wooks these
mm, havn beon killed In countless
numbers In the Wlllametto valley, al
though the season for killing of this
game does not open until Thursday,
Outober 1.
A 1IIU Slli:i!l' CENTER.
Thousands are Loaded at Pendleton for
All Parts of the Went.
l'oudletoti Is oiio ot tho urcntest
lheop shipping contora ot tho I'm' I lie
slopo, rnlliond men say. About 100.
000 sheep linvo been shipped from mid
through that point thin senson. A
great many nioro will bo shipped bo-
loro tho winter season comes on, nn
tho fall movement has Just bocomo es
tablished. Tho O. II. & N. rrporta that 300 cars
bad been shipped from and through
that point, wbllo It was ascertained
Hint tho W. & O. IL had handled 200
cars. Tho cars, as n rule, nro loaded
with about 240 sheen each.
Theso shipments nro much heavier
now than tbey wuro last year nt this
tlma. Tho shipments of tho entire
country will greatly exceed tho shliv
inonts ot Inst season, fur tho renson
that thero nro morn sheep In the
country, and toed Is exceptionally
senrco aim siieop rnlsern aro roreed
to sell. The season Is now fairly
oponed and bonvy shipments will con
Untie for tho next month or so.
Most of tho sheep havo been ahlp
ped to Portland on tho roast and Seat
tle and other Round points. Some
havo been shipped as far cast as St
Paul. Heavy shipments havn been
mado to California points. Nn rea
son Is assigned for this extraordinary
activity, beyond thn fact that a scarc
ity ot mutton prevails In the Utah
section. Mnny sheep of Montana.
this yenr. havo been killed by severe
atorma, nnd thero Is not tho usual sup
ply there.
THROWS THE LAND OPEN.
Effect of Ruling Relating to Timber
Stone Entries.
nd
Thn ruling by tho department to
construe strictly tho testimony taken
In timber nnd stone entries In regard
to speculation will havo the effect of
throwing open ngnln a greater part
ot tho timber land which has been en
tered upon under tho act of Juno 3.
1878. and for which patents havo not
been Issued. There would tin no pos
sible way to enter the land then er
eept by thoso who havo forest reserve
lieu land script to place, nnd this
would havo the effect nt throwing the
best lands of thn pubtlo deiialn Into
the hands of corporations which have
bought up all avallablo scrip to use
for good timber lands. This Is the
exact result congress most desired to
avoid. Only a small percentage of
the entries under this act havn been
mado by adjacent homesteaders, who
enter such lands to reservn to them
selves and successors woodland for
the future.
Pokegma a Village of Tents.
Southeastern Oregon can boast of
a city built entirely of tents. Poke
ma Is the name of this unique village,
which Is located among tha towering
pines near thn summit of n mountain
range. It la tho terminus of tho Klam
alh River railroad, a branch of th
Bouthern Pacific Tho branch la eon'
atnicted for a distance of 25 miles
and wan laid for the purpose of tap
ring the timber belt ot this section,
Pcoplo have rushed In to secure land
and many timber locations have a
ready been mado. In fact all tha best
ot the land baa been taken.
Polk County Drat
Polk county has been nwarded first
place I ntho county exhibit compcll
Hon at thn state fair, nnd consequent
ly claims to bo tho banner agricultur
al county of Oreson. A woman, Mrs,
F. A. Wolf, of Falls City, propnred and
arranged tbo exhibit, assisted by her
daughter. Mlsa nolle Woir. I'oik
county led only by n scratch, Linn
county coming a closo Becond and
Washington a closo third. Marion
dropped a llttlo further back as fourth
nnd Lane still further iiacK ns mm
Yamhill gotn sixth plnco. Douglns
would havo bad tho seventh premium
but that exhibit was not entered
State Normal School Open.
Thn work nt the Stato Normal at
Monmouth hna begun. Many student
aro In nttendnnco nnd tho work of get
ting located Is being rapidly pushed
An unusually largo number nf new
faces am annearlng and th addition
al facilities for the accommodation nf
students provided In anticipation ot
an Increaso will bo fully required. A
the real work of thn atato normal I
better understood, the new students
represent many who havo had much
experience In teaching and who come
for special training.
At State Agricultural College,
Registration has been In progress
at the Agricultural college today. Tbe
total has reached -250. The total at
the close of tbe first day last year
was 327. Thero Is a vast contingent
f fludonUi. and It is certain now
,hmnn dn win im lai-rer
than usual
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Walla Walla, 74c; bins
stem, 71c; valley, 78c.
Flour Valley, $8.65(93.86 per bar
rel; bard wheat straights, $3.75(34.10
bard wheat, patents, $4,2034,50
graham, $3.36(93.76; whole wheat
$3.5534.00: rye wheat, $4,60.
Barley Feed, $10.00(920.00 per ton
brewing, $21; rolled, $21(321.60.
Oats No. 1 white, $1.10; gray
$1.06(81.11) per cental,
MUlstuffa Braa, $21 per ton: mid-
tilings, $25; shorts, $21; chop, $18;
Unseed dairy looa, aiv.
Hay Timothy, $14.00 per ton;
clover, nominal; grain, $10; cheat,
nominal.
Butter Fancy creamery, 25Q27c
per pound; dairy, 18Q20c; store, 16
9 10c.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, 12(3
l2Ko per pound; aprlng, HdjMc;
bena, 12013c; broilers, $2.00 per
dozen; turkeys, live, 1012a per
pound ;dressd.l416c;ducke, $434.60
per dozen; geese, XDtBU.eo.
Eggs Oregon ranch, 24c.
Potatoes Oregon, 05S75n per sack;
sweet potatoes, 2Jfc per pound.
Wheat Sacks In lota ot 100, 6(c.
Beef Gross steers, $3,75(24,25;
dressed, 6 7c per pound.
Veal 8Ko per pound.
Mutton Gross, $3; dressed, 50
BKcj Iambi, gross, $3,60; dressed, 0c.
Hogs Gross, $5.6035,70 1 dresasd.
8c.
Hopa 1002 crop, 21c per pound.
Wool Valley, 1718oi Eaatern
Oregon, 12Q16o; mohair, 86S7rf.
TREATY IS DEAD.
Panama Canal Held Up by Colombia Un
til Time lliplres.
Washington, Hupt. 23. Whun tlm
stnto department closed yesterday nt
4 o'clock It was agreed that the Pana
ma canal treaty was dead, although,
eight hours jet remained within
which the, Colombian congress might
take alllrmnllvii action upon It. Nulh
Ing, bowover, had been rn.nlved during
the day, either Iron) Minister lleuupro
nt Bogota or from Mr. Ilerran, tho Co
lombian charge horo, wliluh gavn tho
slightest 1ioh ot n favorable Issue,
A report la current horo that tbo Co
lombian congress, In secret session, has
clothed President Marroquln with full
power to negotiate a treaty. It this in
port should turn out to txi true, Presi
dent Marroquln, who la counted a
Mend nt tbo treaty, (mild proceed un
trammeled by the tear ol future reckon
ing with bla congress.
In any event, President Itoosovelt
must now take the next step, lie can
elect tn proceed under thn Hpooner act
and take up the NIcarAgunn route, or
he ran allow tbo matter to drift for the
present In the hope that n vrny may yet
ho found to straighten out tho present
difficulty In tho path ot tbo Panama
route.
Contrary to his custom during the
summer, Acting Secretary ol tlm Hint
Department Odell remained In the olty
yesterday In order to be on hand to art
promptly on any information which
might come from Mr. lleaupm regard
ing canal matters at Bogota. Up to
0:30 o'clock, however, nothing bad beon
received. Dr. llorran, thn Colombian
chnrgo, also waited anxiously for news
(ram his government, but llkuwlta was
disappointed. Colombia, It Is known,
la anxious to keep ullvo tho canal ne
gotiation. On Interesting feature In connection
with the leglalatlvn situation In Colom
bia Is tbo fact that thn terms of one
third of the memlmrs In tho senate,
numbering nine, will expire on tho
20th of next July, when tho life ot the
present congress will end. Theso nine
senators, It Is raid, aro averse to tlm
canal treaty. The hope ot tho advo
cates of the treaty will Im to elect sen
ators In tbulr places who aro fnvorak!
lo the couventlon.
TRAIN IS HCLU UP.
Masked
Men tllow Open Sale Uut (let
Little lleodle.
fit. Joseph, Mo., Hept. 24. Four
masked men, al 10 o'clock tonight,
held np west bound Ilurllngton A Mis
souri Hirer train No. 41, flvo mllns
north of this city. Thn sat In tho ex
press car was dynamited and the car
wreckod. Officials of tho road eay the
safe contained but little money. Other
reports say It contained $5,000 to $10,
000 In money. Everything In the aafn
was taken and tbe men escaped In the
darkness with horsea. A posse was'or
ganliod and Is in pursuit ol tho banlts.
Not a single shot was fired.
Tbo train waa alop;ed by means ol a
red light. The onglne and express car
were uncoupled from the remainder ol
the train and barked half a,rnllo forth,
er on where it waf dynamited. Thn
train waa In charge of Conductor liar
vey, who hurried to the city and gavn
tho alarm. The officers lost no time
In organtlzng and making a start. It
was necessary for the entire train to
bo brought back to tho city and a nnw
train made up which left at 1 o'clock.
According to tho meager reports re
ceived from tho scene ol the hold up at
midnight, the Instant the train waa
stopped, tvo ol the robbers climbed In
to tbe engine, and with drawn weapone
compelled the engineer a.id fireman to
obey orders. Ono of th men un
coupled the engine and express car
from the remainder ot tho train. The
party tbon cllmbsd Into tho cab and
th engine and rar wore run up thn
track. The explosion followed. Aa
soon as tbo nafu naa dynamited, tho
men dashed to the wrecked car. It la
assumed Hint the did not get a cent as
a result. Tbo train wna loaded with
passengers (or the West and the hold
up created a panic.
A a soon na the conductor paw tho
robbers, ho ran back down tho track
and secured a hand car on which be
en mo to tit. Joseph and notified the
officers.
Turkey Mevlng to Avert War.
London, Bept. 24. Turkoy la allow
ing algns of yielding to the llulgarlan
demands, nnd It Is evident from tho
dally meetings ol tbe council of minis
ters at Ylldlz Kiosk that some sort of
negotiations are in progress with thn
object ot avoiding war. According to a
dispatch to the Dally Mall from Con
stantinople, these councils concern two
possibilities eltbor to mako an ar
rangement satisfactory to tbo Macedon
ians or obtain from tho groat powers
promises of neutrality it It lafouud Im
possible to avoid a war.
Wants Navy to lluy Land.
Washington. Sent. 24 Becrntarv
Moody will tomorrow discuss with Mr.
Ilromer, the founder of the town ot
Dromerton. Wash,, tbo lattor'n nrofio.
sltlon to sell to tho government n largo
tract adjoining tho Pimot Hound nnw
yard, tho purchase, ot which haa been
rocommondod by Commandant Ilurclay,
on tbo ground tbat additional land Is
necessary to accommodate tha irrnwlnir
yard. If the secretary approves tbo
purchase ho will havo to secure tho
sanction ol congress before a nurchasu
can bo mado.
President Orowlng Fat.
Washington. Sont. 24. A nrlvatn
lottor rccolved In Washington from
Oyster Hay nays President Roosavnlt
on tha scales waa surprised to sue ho
tipped the beam at 220 pounds. More
over, It is an Indication of still furthor
Increaso In his weight. Tho president
la somewhat concerned ut li la urowth.
as ho feols it Intorforos with his out
door exercises, of which ho Is so fond.
When he was sworn In as prosldont,
Roosevelt weighed 185 pounds.
Frank People Flee.
Nelson, II. 0.. Sont. 24 P assenffoin
arriving tonight ovor the Crow's Nest
report that another Immense ellilo oc
curred this mornlnir at Turtle moun.
tain, near Frank, Alberta. Aa tar ns
known, no Uvea were lost, but all the
people of Frank havo deserted the,
town again, being taken on to lllalr
more and other towns.