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Bohemia Nugget Bahaasta Nuittt Pub. C. COTTAGE GROVE .. OREGON. EVENTS OF THE DA Comprehensive Review of the Import, ant Happening! of the Past Week, Presented In Condensed Form, Mot Jkely to Proye Interesting. Senator Quay, of Pennsylvania, it dead. Yhe Chincso aro assisting the Japan ese In every way possible. The Presbyterian general assembly will ask tbo senato to oust Smoot. Tlin Ilaltlo flct cannot bo In shapo to sail for tbo Far KaBt before October at tho earliest. Major Langfitt has asked that Oregon bo allowed (60,000 out of the emergen ey river and harbor appropriation. Black smallpox, brought from the Orient, has Btlrred tlio people 01 ic- lA.ln 11 fl A nnnfff.nc.pr from OllQ O' the liners died of the disease soon after reaching shore. The new explosive used by Japan .i.n.li In nil military exnerts. teems tho strongest known, piercing the hoavicst armor piaio casuy. us maim facturo Is a profound secret. Four men entered a Chicago store one block from tho central ponre sia ...I iw.mniilln.1 tlm air rlprka and u In at.ml Itni-lr trhllft tltev XI .... ww-" - . robbed the cash register. They secured 1 380 Benator Quay's condition is now crit ical. The Good Roads convention in 1905 will be held in Portland. Premier Combes, of France, says papacy must not nieuuie in imeruiu ana Irs. The secretary of the Interior has de cided that Oregon has no title to Kla math reservation swamp lands. The news of the fall of Kinchou was nl mthllalinl in Russia while the PeO- ple were celebrating the coronation of tho czar. Tho Japanese loss in the battle of Kinchou is placed at 12,000 and the Russians are thought to have sunereu a heavier loss. The Presbyterian general assembly .. . . t- tiL .1. - r... 1 has oectueu lor union wiiu uiouiuuci land Presbyterian church by almost a unanimous vote. The united church will have a membership of 1,500,000 The Japanese are reported to have followed the Russians and compelled them to abandon Nan Qnan Ling and driven them from Sanchilipu, retreat ing toward Port Arthur. The Japanese have captureu ou cannon. The Methodist general conference bai adjourneu. The Japanese have captured the Rus tan stronghold of Kincou. Ten Pennsylvania miners were suffo cated by jumes or gas in a lunnei. T f Ti.I. a vnnnirPniTOnAallrtT AATO '. . .., ' ' - ' " f. riey, has been arrested on a charge of pension frauds. i t 1 rnlllni. tianV nnn All AUUUIUp Vn Itn'i Bte n robbed by a disguised man during business nours. Riots, in which the Jews are being severely maltreated, are of daily occur rence in Russia. T! lla-rtuff tnntntn fnnr Tvitrrv TIWiUT Jllt.ll.' ...D.u.u ...... patkin fight instead of retreating to flarbln. lhe utter claims be oas not men enough. Inspectors recommend that Snperin- tendent rotter, or me unemawa muiuu school, be retained, but repremanded tor lax oieiiiuua. A detachment of 15,000 men, think. ing that Feng Wang Cheng bad been abandoned by the Japanese, advanced on the town tut were surprised by do,- 000 of the mikado's men. The Rus sians lost 4,000 killed and over 1.000 prisoners. Rusisa has again demanded that China withdraw troops east of the l(Teat wall. France has decided to present the dispute with the Vatican to the ciiam ber of deputies. James J. Hill advrxates an export bounty as a mcanB of building up the merchant marine. A lealous Paris woman threw vitrol at her husband In a cafe and severely burned 21 people. A number of Seattle buildings have been racked by the boring of the Gieat Northern tunnel under the city. The Methodist eeneral conference at Los Angeles has elected all the bishops and ten editors lor churcli papers. The Baptist general convention hae placed itself on record as favoring a uniform divorce law for all Protestant denominations. Fire at Kelso, Wash., destroyed a shingle dryhouse containing five mil. lion shingles and the Kellogg ware, house and contents. Cholera Is causing many deaths In the Japanese ranks. The Presbyterian committee has urged the general convention to aid weak colleges In the West. , The Russians are preparing to retreat Into Liao Yang. Secretary Moody is ill. Ills ail ment is not serious. Tho range war In Eastern Oregon has broken out afresh. Fire at Newport, Arkansas, destroyed $100,000 worth of property. Two thousand pounds of opium, worth $30,000, have been seized by United States secret officers at Beattle. One arrest has been made and others will follow. A third army Is being mobilized by .. v A .li.nmi In thn Jan. IbO japanenn. i --r i if fmm Hia naval din. anesepiuii, m. ... -- -- asters, Involves the utilising of the iecond army tor the reduction of Fort Arthur and therefore the first army Is i t . 17...... ttfnnn Plinct. LOST 3,500 At UN. Japanese Paid Dtarly tor Kinchou Vic- tory 1,000 Russians Miieu. Toklo. Mav 31. The Japaiieeo casu alties at Nan Shan aro now estimated at 3,600. Tho number of Russian guns captured exceed 70. Whilo Japan paid heavily lor her victory she scored a sweeping and val uable vlctroy over the Russians, lnca tiirlno 61 cum. clearing tho way ' to Port Arthur and inflicting losses on the Russians, which, in the end, aro ex pected to total 2,000 men. It Is doubtful if the Russians will stand again north of Port Arthur. They retired from the field beaten, and they failed to rally at Nan Quan Ling, where It was anticipated a second stand would bo made. Tho desperate onslaughts of tho Jap anese on the heights of Nan Shan were telling, for the Russians left 300 dead In the trenches there. A complete search of the field is expected to show a greater number of dead. Kan Ijuan Ling was occupieii yemi-r-day morning by a foroo of infantry, ar illWv mid engineers under the com- ...ami nf General Nakamura. lhe main .TnnAnf"f force spent 1-riday nlgl i.m.,(.i in dm villages around Nan Shan. The soldiers were gieatly fa ! a rpfitilt nf the constant fight ing, but they entered with much spirit upon the new operations. 1 Inrra In I! II tl lll'lll CM Li Pn station, which is northwest of Dal .... i.nt tlm .Tnt.nnpfl drove them out Thn Russians abandoned and burned the station and retreated tn the unec tiou of Port Arthur. TKa oetimntpn nf ihn Russians engag el In the defense of Kinchou, Nan Shan till and the south shore ol lanenwan i.....v.iv lint It la evident that th Russians drew for men from the forces at Port Arthur and offered all the resist ance nossible. It. is understood here l.n 1 Imitnnant fipttPral StOCSSel. COm mander of the military forces at Port Arthur, was in personal command of the recent operations. MASKING RGAL FORCB. Russians Now See Object of Movements of Japanese Troops. St. Petersburg, May 31. The nen contained in the following dispatch to the emperor from General Kuropatkln is all that was officially given out to night: "On Mav 25 a Japanese force con sistlnc of a battalion of infantry and a squadron of cavalry advanced on the main road to Liao ang, but was soon compelled to retire toward Tkhoulne nez. "A second Japanese detachment, con' sisting of a battalion of Infantry, at the village of Dapu, in the Al valley, fired heavily on our Cossacks from 10 in the mornine until 4 in the atternoon, but the Janance infantry failed in an at tempt to turn the Cossacks' light flank and intercept their retrear. While the dispatch is brief and bald. it is considered extremely significant. The fact that tho Japanese com menced to advance along the main Liao Yang road immediately they had forced the neck of the Liao Tung peninsula and cut off Major General tock from any co-operation with the Russians in the north shows a tnorougn unuersianu ing between the Japanese commanders The authorities here believe the ad vance from Feng Wang Cheng has onlv been suspended, pending the elimina tion of Fock's force, and they expect that the advance upon Liao Yang will now be pushed in earnest. It is evident that the continual shift ing of and skirmishing by the advanced posts of the Japanese around Feng Wang Cheng have been merely success ful in masking the real force, consist ing of the third army, which la mov inir north from Takushan. It is ex pected that this force will be hurled upon Liao Yang, while the Southern Japanese force is busy wtlh Port Ar thur. The fact that there is almost a com plete suspension of press messages from Russian correspondents at the front is taken to indicate that Import' ant moveents are pending. Russians Must Seek Fort. St. Petersburg, May 31. There is no attempt here to disguise the fact that the successful forcing or me necK of Kwan Tung peninsula proper puts a practical end to resistance to the enemy until he reaches the actual fortifications around Port Arthur. Although there arc many strong positions in the more than 25 miles before the perimeter of the fortress is reached, the authorities admit that the Iiussiana can otter little resistance, and must now retire within the fortress and prepare for the final struggle. Czar Is Much gltated. St. Petersburg, May 31. Emperor Nicholas received the news of the result of the flehtinz at Kinchu and Its vii ln ity at the palace of Tsarkoo Selo. The emperor received tho report that the Russians were compelled 10 reireai oe fore the heavy artillery fire of the enemy's batteries in front and of his warships on their barm with compos ure as being the fortune of war, but he was considerably agitated by the later reports that General Fock had not succeeded in saving the Russian guns. Tactics Surprise Russians. Nlu Chwang, May 31. A staff officer lust from Mukden Bays the deliberation and precision of the enemy has surpris ed General Kuropatkln, who at first believed tho Japanese campaign would be one of dashing rocklessness with more theatrical display about the man euvers than strategy. a ninese merchant iust arrived, who left Dalny five days ago, says the Russians have vacated the town which hau not oeen occupied by the Japanese forces. Declared a State of Blockade. Washington, May 31. Minister Grlecom cables to the state department from Toklo under today's date that the Japanese government declares the Liao lung peninsula nom rusewo to rui ientan to be in a atata of blockade. FALL OF KINCHOU JAPANESE COMPEL RUSSIANS TO RE- TREAT TOWARD PORT ARTHUR. miliary Experts Deemed the Position Impregnable Aihance on Port Arth. ur la Uxpectcd to Follow at Once Russians Finally tles'ed In a Hand-to-tland Conflict. Toklo, May 30. After two days of desperate lighting, the investment of Kinchou has become a fact. The pre paratory engagements of Sunday, Mon day and Tuesdav led to the final effort on Wednesday to take the heights of Kinchou, including tho fortiesa known as the castle. An artillery engage ment, beginning at dawn on Wednes day morning, lasted five hours, after which period General Oku, command ing all tho army divisions, sent Lieu tenant General Haion Kananuirn, of tho Tenth, Twenty ninth, Thirty-ninth and Fortieth regiments, to storm the heights. This was the beginning of the gieat battle, which ended at 7 o'clock on Thursday night, when the Japanese infantry, In a hand-to-hand conflict, drovo the Russian defenders from the Nan Shan hill, said by lulli tary authorities to le practically lui pregnable. From this hill, Dalny is absolutely at the mercy of the Japan' ese from tho west, as aro the hills lead' ing directly to tho Port Arthur fortlfl cations. Whilo General Oku, through Ad' miral Togo, telegraphs that tho Japan ese loss was heavy in tho two days fighting, Tokio is wild with joy, and tho streets are filled with men, women and children, marching in lino be hind bands, and all carrying lanterns. The great triumph north of Port Ar' thur has confirmed the alnays strong beliel with the Japanese that their soldiers are more than a match for tho Muscovite enemy. As all the dis patches show that the Russians fought with desperate valor, there is no doubt also that their losses were heavy. FEW BOOKED FOR NOME. Laboring Men Have Had Unpleasant tbt pcrlcnccs la the North. Seattle May 30. A year ago 2,000 steerago tickets had been sold by this time on the Nome liners. Up to the present time 600 have been booked on the first boats out of this port for the .North. From these figures operators are drawing the conclusion that there will be a shortage of common laborers n Nome during the coming season. In view of the (act that the Council City A bolomon railroad will use about 1,' 200 men during the season there is an parently some basis for the contention that more men should be taken North. Laboring men are not apt to flock to ward Nome this year, for those who went North last year had a hard seas on. Most of them loafed about Nome without work, and the season was so short that those who found plenty of employment did not mako mud; Whilo there is promise of a long season and more work than usual, laboring men regard the situation as one that only benefits the steamship companies IN FIRST DEORKD. Norman Williams Found Qullty of Mur dering His Wile. The Dalles, May 28. Norman Wil Hams, forger, bigamist, uxuricide and murderer of women. Bits in tin shadow of the gallons now. Last night at 8 o clock the clerk read from a typewrit ten piece of paper the fateful words: "We, the jury, find the defendant, Norman Williams, guilty of murder in the first degree. Out of Norman Williams' mouth came tho evidence which is to hang him. "A self convicted murderer, Deputy District Attorney Wilson called him, and truly it was the amaz ing contradictions of Williama' stories as to when he last saw the murdered Nesbitt women that fastened first the suspicion and then the certainty of guilt upon him. Russia May Favor the Jews. St. Petersburg, May 30. Interior Minister Von Plehwe has proposed to the council ol the empire an important project for the repeal of the law under which Jews are forbidden to reside within 32 miles of the frontier. On account ot the prevalence of smuggling some years ago, the Jewish pale was drawn back from the border. The new departure is considered one of the important steps in the execution of Emperor Nicholas' ukase, issued in the early part of 1003, promising freedom of conscience to his subjects. Alaska Mall Can Now Be Accepted. Washington, May 30. The poatoffice department has announced that navi ration on tho Yukon river, In Alaska, is reopened, and that mail matter may be accepted by postollices for transrnis sion to any destination ia Alaska terri tory. This also includes mails for Dawson and all other places in Canad ian Yukon territory. The first trip up thetukonwas made by tho steamer Portland, which was equipped witli an ice plow, and which carried approxt mately 14,000 pounds of mail mat ter. Bolivia Seeks a Railway Loan. Washington, May 30. IgnaBlus Cal leron, who succeeds G. Guachtalla as minister from Bolivia to tho United States, who will he presented to the president within a few days, lias been charged by his government with the ar rangement of a railway loan. Jiollvla has received $10,000,000 as indemnity from Ilrazll for the Acre rubber terri tory, and the Bolivian government will use this fund as the basis for securing another $10,000,000. Russians Not Using Floating Mines. St. Petersburg, May 30. A high au- tliorlty at the admiralty said to the correspondent of the Associated Press today: "it is raise to assert tnai me Russians use Moating mines, lliey are not known in the Russian naval servlre. Tlio Japanese used them con stantly off Port Arthur," OUT 01' DOMAIN. I'lnchot Rrcommenjs Two Mora Reserves In Uastern Oregon. Washington. May 28. Chief Fores- ter Pinchot has recommended tho crea tion of tho llluo mountain and Maury mountain reserves In F.aslerii Oregon. In the former It Is recommended that about 3,000,000 acres bo embodied; In tho latter something over mi,uiw acres In tho center ot Crook county. Al though Forester Pinchot most urgently tecommenda the creation of the llluo mountain reserve, It la not probable that the president will Issue a proc lamation creating this reserve lor none time to come. Pinchot a reconmu'iuhv- tlon has been referred to Mini Com missioner Richards, 111 whoso olllie thcio aro numerous protests against the creation of the reserve. His records also contain information tending to show attempts have been made by vari ous persons to secure lands within the pioposod reserve, wtin a view to iinving them converted into a base tor lieu se lections. Tlio forestry bureau lias, however, carefully examined each minor subdivision, and as far as practi cal has drawn the reserve limits so as to exclude prlxato holdings. Commissioner Richard will make a personal investigation to sco if It Is praiticahle to eliminate aiiumonai pri vate holdings. He is determined that this reserve, when created, shall gen omic as little lieu base as possible, and will only consent to the inclusicn within tho reserve of private lands shown to be held by bona fldo settlers who Intend to remain theie. Uils ex haustivo examination will consume bcv pral weeks. Possibly months. On tho other hand, early action is looked for on tho Maury mountain rec onunrndation ot Pinchot. Tills pro poped reserve is a clear cut proposition, with practically all private lands elim inated. NEUTRALS FEAR 10 COMPLAIN. It May Be to Their Adantage to Plant Mines In the Future. London. May 28. Sir John McDon noil, one of tho highest authorities in Great Rritain on questions of Interna tional law, in an interview regarding the sowing of mines in tho open sea by Russians, today said: "I thnk with our imperfect knowl edge of the facts. It Is quite premature to express an opinion as to what has been done by the missians ininewai ers adjacent to Port Arthur. I am re' luctant to believe that they havo re sorted to an expedient so wasteful, nnd altogether uncertain in its effects, of sowing or scattering mines in mo wai ers of the territoiial zone. "Kvery belligerent is free, I take it, to destroy his opponent's vessels wher ever they may be found, by all ciis tnmarv means, including the use ol mines. If in attempts to destroy the enemy s work he accidentally destroys neutral property, he would, of course, be liable for damages. Of course, if mines aro scattered broadcast on the high seas, neutrals might complain with justice, and I think it would not avail bclllcerants to arguo that they had given notice of their intention to make certain waters impassable. "Neutrals, lion ever, are no longer united to arrest encroachments ol bel ligerants. Now that many powers have large navies, and are looking foi ward to the time when they will be supreme on the seas, they hcsltato to condemn acts to which in the past incy would have severely objected, because as they say, 'Who knows how soon It may bo to our intcrcataabelligerantsto do the very acts which as neuirais we today suffer from. JAPANESE SINK MORE SHIPS. Alexlcff Reports Attempt to Block Port "Arthur Roadstead. St. Petersburg. .May 28. The fnl lowing dispatch from Viceroy Alexieff, has been received by the emperor: "Reports from Rear Admirals Witt soet and Grigorovitsh today state that the enemy bombarded from In-Gentsi bay. on the west coast of the hwang- tung peninsula, about 13 miles nortli of Port Arthur, witli gunboats." Tho viceroy's dispatch docs not give the date of the bombardment. "On tho night following tho Japan' eso attempted to blockade the roadstead of Poit Arthur with mines, and from shore observations it is believed that some steam launches and two torpedo boats were sunk. Russians Stubbornly Resist. Chefoo, May 28. A Junk which left Dalny on tho night of .May S3, and which arrived hero today, reports that the Japanese army had then reached Sansuripo, which is norlh of Dalny, and southwest of .Nangailen The Russians ottered a stubt-orn re eistanco to tho advance of the Japanese, and a battle was fought at noon, May 22, at Sansuripo. The result of the battle waB not leained by tho bearers of the news. The advance of the Jap' aneso indicates that thoy havo recovered from the reported reverse at Klnchau. Executions by Wholesale. London, May 28. Tho Standard publishes a dispatch from a Ruspian correspondent, in whom the paper sayB it places great confidence, containing most sensational statements regarding the alarming condition of Russia as a result of the war. The correspondent asserts that disturbances in various cities have been followed by wholesalo executions without any civil trial. It is said that COO persons have been hanged in Warsaw alono, and that many others havo been hanged in Kronstadt and Moscow. Remain on the Defensive. London. May 28. Tho Standard's correspondent at the headquarters of tho Japanese first army, under dato ol May 23, says there, is no change In the situation. Tho Russians seem to he perfectly content to remain on tho de fensive, and aro vigorously strengthen ing their position, with Liao Yang as the base. They are a little more active, however, northeast of Feng Wang Cheng, where the patrols of both armies are In touch almost dally. Black Fleet Making Ready for War. Now York, May 28, Intelligence has been received from St. Petersburg, according to a Times dispatch from Vienna, that 14 vessels of tho Jllack Sea fleet aro being mobilized and placed in readiness for ssrvlcu. HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON LAW WORKINU WILL. Income From Incorporations Amounts to Over $100,000 First Year. Salem Ono year ago tho Kddy cor poration law went into effect. Tho state has received under thn provisions ol that law $100,8tltl.0:i. During thla llrst year ol tho operation of the new law, 405 lunv domestic corporations havo been formed and 200 foreign cot poratlons havo qualified for tho trans action ol business In this state. The total nunilx-r of domestic corpor ations Is now 2,022, which number, with the 200 foreign corporations niake a total ot 2.022 companies auth orized to do business In Oregon. During the next 12 months tho io pints from declaration fees of foreign corporations will bo ery small, hut this will be more man ninuo up in an n tint lU-Piiso fees from- foreign cor porations. In the past year many of the foreign corporations paid only lor a fraction of a year, lint nert-aiier uiey will pay tor lull years. The income ol the state trom the Kddy corporation tax law will there tore exceed $100,000 a year and within a year or two will probably reach $120,000 or $10,001) a month. Tha expense ot maintaining the corporation department Is about $2,000 a year. TRUIT CROC LOOKS WELL. Oraln Fields Promise Bountllul Harvest and Hay Doing Well. 1a Grande From every quarter of tho Grand Rondo valley come the most Mattering reports ot a most bounteous yield of nil kinds of fruit the coming season, particularly tho apple crop, and should the valley escape late frosts, It will bo the banner year for fruit grow ers throughout this section ot Oregon. The grain crop also promises an abundant harvest, and the yield of hay will lie much larger than usual. Owing to high waters of Grand Hondo river and Catharine creek this spring many farms in the river bottoms are yet too wet to plow and seed, which will reduce tho acreage from what it otherwise would be. Stock of all kinds aro in excellent condition, and hlrmem, fruitgrowers and utockraiscra aro in the best of spir its at tho very promising future out look. Coming Events, Western Oregon Conference anil Campineeting of Seventh-Day Adventlst church, Corvallls, May 2tl-June 6. .Annual Students' conference, Y. M. C. A., Gearhart Park, .May 28-June 0. Umatilla Pioneers' minion, Pendle ton, June 2-t. General election, June 0, Coast Longshoremen convention, Astoria, Juno 0. Staate Sunday School convention, Portland, Juoe 7-8. First Oregon cavalry and Infantry reunion, Hood River, Juno 10. Annual reunion, Department of Ore gon, G. A. It., Hood River, June 18-17. Linn County Pioneer association re union, Ilrownsvllle, Juno 22-21. Pioneer association reunion, Port land, June 22. Northwest sportsmen's tournament, Pendleton, June 21-20. Christian campmeetlng, Turner, June 23-July 3. Federated Fraternal Mardl Gras and Carnival, Portland, Juno 28-July 0. Western Division State Teachers' as sociation, Portland, Juno 20-July 1. Eastern Oiegon O. A. R. encamp ment, La Grande, July 1-1. American Congress, Portland, Aug ust 22-27. For Wallowa Reserve. La Grando The register and receiver of tho Ulnted Stales land office here havo received a telegram from tho gen eral land ofilce at Washington, D. C, withdrawing from deposit a largo por tion of timber land to bo added to tlio Wallowa forest reserve. This land Is In Union, Ilaker and Wallowa counties, most of it Itcing In Wallowa, with a good portion in Ilaker county, and con- .t.la.nl.la a!,Mtlt. ttr irtllCR f'flflt of Ulllon and on toward Telocasct and Medical Springs, which lakea in a portion ol tho ragged edge of Wallowa reserve Needle Company at Summervllle. T n (.ram In Tim Pacific Pino Needle company will soon he established in Union county, lllis company nun lur o .,,,, I, or nf vmrs been operating at Grants Pass. The machinery haa ar . . , , , , , t . , , rived in uranue nnu win oo miippuu n u.r,nw,rvilln whero n site haB al ready been secured. Summervllle la 10 miles from La Grande. Ln Grando ...in i... i,.in.1..,arinrfl. A cmnnanv has beon organized with a capitalization ot I1UU.UUU, und tills company lluHHtuureu n 100-ncro site, with a capacity of 25,- 000 pounds per day. New Creamery at La Urande, La Grando Tho now creamery which Is being put up In La Grande by tho Grand Rondo creamery company will ho rendy for business by Juno 1. The creameries at Union and Ia Grande will manufacture over 25,000 pounds of butter per month, and it Is the In tention of tlio company to store much of the product In the warehouses at Pendleton and Ilaker City, as thoso places aro now Bending to Portland for much of their butter. Salmon Season Disappointing. Astoria The run of fish has shown a decided decrease In the paat few days. The season has been very disappointing up to the present time, and not nearly as many fish have boen packod aa at the corresponding timo last year, and that was considered a bad season. Tho cold storage pack Is In an even worse caadltlon. I. O. O. P. I1LI1CTS Ol'l ICIIHS. Various Branches Report Work Pro gressing Very Satisfactorily. Astoria Tho several branches ot Odd Fellows hxlgea met III annual slon hero lasl week. Itoportsotollleern shows good gains In both inemlicrshlp and nances. Portland was seiecicu na tbo mtxt meeting lihu-o. The statu Itrnnd lodge elected tho following olll cers: Grand master, J. A. Mills, Talem; deputy grand master, V. II. llnbaon, Stay ton; grand warden, W. A. Carter, Gobi Hill; grand secretary, K. K. Sharon, Portland; grand treasurer, Dr. O..D. Donne. Tho Dalles; grand repre sentative, Joseph Mlcelll, Roseburg; trustcu ot tho Oddfellows' Homo, Thomas F. Ryan. The grand cncainpmnet officers ate Grand patriarch. W. M. Green, of Hu gene; grand high priest, Claud (latch, iilSa.em; grand scribe, II. H. Sharon, ol Portland; grand treasurer, . I'riineis. oe llabev: grand senior ward mi. W. 1. Vawler. ot Mcdtord; grand Junior warden, II. M. Heckwllh, ol Portland; grand representative, inoin as I'. Ryan, of Oregon I'lty. The Rebekah nllleorn chosen are President, Mrs. Nora Harnett, Athena; vice president, Mrs. Kiln I rasler, hu gene: warden. Mrs. Clementine, llul look, Ptiitlaud; secretary, Mis. Ora Cosper, Tlio Dalles; treasurer, .Mrs Sophie Severcnee, Tillamook; trustee of Oddfellows' Home, Mrs Maiy loin Mnson, of Portland ; assembly trustees Mrs. Icellla M. Scars, of Albany; Mrs Hertha Henderson, ot Pendleton; Mrs. Mary Vanderiiool, ot Dufur. .Mrs Cosper, secretary, was elected for the eighth comccutlvo time. No Sheep oa Rsserva. linker City Forest !tcsero Super visor Terrlll has returned fro larking the boundarise of that portion of the llluo mountain and linker City forest reset e over which ho has charge. The general land olllco has recently sent him specific Instructions as follows I "The secretary of tho Interior has de cided Hint sheep shall not he allowed to graze on the IMker City loresl reserve but that the cattle nnd horses whlcl grazed on the lands now In the reserve , last season limy ho allowed In the re serve uuring uiu pensiui ui iiut. Lltht rroit (lood for Fruit. Iji Grande Juild Geer, of the Cove horticultural commissioner for this wc tlon of Liislern Oregon, was in tho city and spoke in very flattering terms o the fruit crop for Grand Rondo. There was one frost, hut it did not harm only a few of the earliest slrawlierrles living slightly injured Tho fruit tries especially cherries, wero so full o bloom that tho frost was moroot a hen etlt than otherwise to thn trees, an this light frost was good for this part of the country, lluigr-ln was nec in better condition. Sheepmen Sell Much Wool. Pendleton In the face of an uncer tain rnarknt sheepmen are selling wool fast when they can get their price. II is estimated that over a million pound" of tho spring clip aro already sold. Tho Jump in price from 11c to 12)9e since last week caused tho heavy sell ing. Growers havo Im-cii saying they would Iw satisfied with 12c. Tho av erage clip of tho county Is between two and a half and three million pounds. Buys 40,000 Mounds af Wool. Pendleton A buy ot 40,000 pounds ot wool at Alpowa, on the Snake river, has In-en made by K. II. Clark of Pen dleton, who has been touring among tho growers of Walla Walla, Franklin, Columbia, Garfield and Asotin coiinth-a. Mr. Clark buys for Koshlund A Co., ol Iloston. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Walla Walla, 72c; blue, stem, 80c; Valley. 80c. liar ley Feed, $23 per ton; rolled, $21.ri0(!$2r. Hour Valley, $3.11004.05 per bar rel; hard wheat straights, $44.2fi; clears, $3.85(!i4.10; hard wheat put ents, fl.40.il. 70; whole wheat, $l 4.25; rye flour, $1.50. Oats No. 1, white, $1.25; gray, 11. 'JO per cental. Millstuffs llran, $10320 per ton; middlings, 125.00(1527; shorts, S20(g 21; chop, $18; linrccd, dairy food, fill. Hay Timothy, $510 per ton; clover, UCi 1U; grain, 111(312; cheat, $11012. Vegetables Turnips, 80c per Back; carrots, 80c; beets, $1; parsnips, $1; cabbage, 22gc; red cabbage, 2 .'40; lettuce, head, 25 ('5 40c pel doz; pars ley, 25c; cauliflower, $2; celery, 76 00c; cucumbers, $1.75; asparagus, $1.25; peas, 5c per pound; rhubarb, 3c per pound; beans, green, 10c; wax, 16c; squash, $1 per box. Honey $33.60 per case. Potatoes Fancy, $1.20(31.25 per cental; common, fl(9l.20; new pota toes, 3?44c per pound; tweets, 5c. Fruits Strawberries, Oregon, ISH 6c per pound; cherries, $1,25 per box; gooseberries, oc per pound; ap ples, fancy IlaldwIiiB and Spltzenhorgs, 11.5032.50 per box; choice, $11.60; cooking, 75c$l. llutter Fancy creamery, 17Kc; store, 12013c. llutter Fat Swoot cream, 18c; aour cream, 17c. Kggs Oregon ranch, 17018c per dozen. Poultry Chickcna, mixed, 12K 13c per pound; springs, small, 18 20c; hens, 1314c; turkeys, live, 10Q 17c per pound dressed 1820e; ducks, $78 per dozen; geoee, live, 78c por pound. Choose Full crearn, twins, now stock, 12j13c; old stock, 10c; Young America, 14c. Hops 1003 crop, 23325J4c per pound. Wool Valley, 17oi Eastern Oregon, 12 14c; mohair, 30c per pound for choice Ileuf Dressed, 68c per pound, Mutton DrcBsed, 6Q0o per pound; lambs, 6c. Veal Dressed, 437e per pound. Pork Drtssed, 727Ke. 10 CHUCK KUROKI. (lrneral Kurvpalkln Will Make a Stand al Mao Yang. London. May 211. Dlspnlchva lu thn Dally Telegraph show that on May 1(1 the Japanese hcndqiuittc.rn welo still at Feng Wnng Cheng. This tho corre spondent attributes to tho necessity for Joint action vllh tho JnpniicHii nriiiy which baa landed at ntsowo. nu ex- plains Hint communication has not yet i....... ...I., Ml. lutttvimit tho two Jan- aneso armies, hill It Is expected to ho effected within a few days. The dispatches say tho teiegrnpn II,,.. hniu.uii, I'miu Wnim Cheng and the south has Imon cut by Russians dis guised as Chinese, A Russian tiansport Is moving front l.liwi Yang In the direction of Mukden, but It Is not known whether this moans n retirement ot thn army, or merely lhe removal ot w inter clothing, which Is no longer needed, Tho movements ot war correspond ents, ihn dispatches say, aro limited to a radius of a nillo and a halt trom Feng Wang Cheng, i-i,.. n,. IK- 'i'.,l,...raiJi' Nlu Chwang correspondent declares that General Kuropatkln Is determined to check tlio Japanese at l.lao Yang, where prolmb ly tho greatest buttle ot tho war will ho fought. Ho adds that inn Japanese, land operations against Port Arthur ate meeting with Htllo succcrs ami that Lieutenant Geneial Htoessol and Major General Fuck ci.nlliiiio to mako well dliected hut desperalo sottlea against tbo advance of tho Japanese, who are lighting with stubborn deter mination nlimwl uncqnaled lu hlstoiy. Several hundred Japanee reinforce ments are arriving daily trom I'IIih'wo and I'i'lindlcii, accoidlng to this cor- respondent. Tim Seinil correspondent ol the imny Telegraph pays lhat Kinchou Is being heslrgeil by the Japanese, and Its sur render Is momelitaiily expected. KUROKI'S I'liKCIlS Nlini) FOOD. Cossacks ar Also Interfering With Movements of Ammunition. London, May '.'. The Mukden cor respondent of the l.on.lnn Morning Post cables that he has In-en Informed on excellent authority that lhe Cossacks timler (leiiurnt Reiiienkampl havo suc ceeded in cutting two transport columns) ol the Japanese army unu fecuren i very largo quantity of supplies. Ac cording to the correspondent, tho Cos sacks have also succeeded III greatly harassing the Japanese Hue of commu nication, with Hut roMilt that General Kuroki'H column Is In need of food and ammunition. This fact has compelled the Japanese to remain al Feng Wang Cheng much longei than has been planned, ami a forward movement will not lie undertaken until Hoops arrlvo msulllcieiit strength to prevent further Interference with trnnspoit service. Tho Shanghai corrcstondcnt of thn Post states that Gcneiiil Kuropatkln, after a minute Inspection of Liao Yang nnd its defenses, told Admiral Alexieff, who was wllh him, that the position was vulnerable and should lt aban doned This advice was resented by the admiral, who declared tho position was absolutely Impregnable. COSSACKS I'RI'SS JAPANIiSIJ. They are Driving Them Back, but right ing Is Inconsequential. Liao Yang, May 2(1. There Is con tinual skirmishing Iwtwien tho Russian caxnliy and tho Japanese. Cossacks nre pressing tho Japanese In tho hills and byroads, generally driving them back. The general plan of tho Japanese haa not liven divulged. Thoy aro appar ently marking time, awaiting thn ar rival of reserves from Coien, who havo la-en delayed ow ing to tho impassibility of tho roads. Tho Japanese aro sending all in valids In the direction of tlm Ynlll to a central hospital. Tho Chinese report the destruction of another Japanese battleship off Port Arthur, hut tho report Is unconfirmed anil la not credited. Several Japanese who landed from Julian near Pint Arthur anil started to ward the town with tho Intention of dynamiting the docks wero captured and shot. A typhoon Is raging off the coast. Russia Seeks Support of France. Paris, May 20. Tho Solr nays it has learned from a trustworthy source that Lieutenant General I la run Frederick and another mcmliei of tho Russian court who recently visited Paris, cams on n secret mission which had for its purpose tlio seeking of intervention with effective suppoit ot tho French government in tho event lhat China adopted an aggressivo attitude towaid tho Russians lu Manchuria. Tliu pa per alleges that tlio government gave n formal promise ot compliance with Russia's request. Still Trying to Jave lhe Bogalyr. St. Petersburg, Mny 2(1. Additional details of tho disaster to the protected cruiser Ilogatyr confirm tho previous reports to tho effect that nho went asiioro in n fog at tho entrance of tho gulf of Amour, npposlto Vladivostok. Her guns wero taken oft and soma of them wrro mounted nshoro to protect tho vessel during the salvage opera tlona. Although tho statement was positively made that alio hail already liecr. blown up, tho admiralty insists that it la not truo and efforts aro being made to savo her. Cossacks About Wiped Out. Tokio, May 20. Additional dotalla of tho fight at Wang Chin Tun, near Takushan, May 20, Indicate that tho squadron of CoHsncka was almost anni hilated by tha Japanese Infantry, which surrounded and completely routed tho enemy. All tho Russian nlllcers wero killed, wounded or cap tured. Natives report that Bomo of the Cossacka escaped on foot, abandoning their eiiuipmcnt, Many killed and wounded wero found on tlio battlefield. Plan to Reduce It. Shimonosekl, May 28. Active prep arations are in progress for tho reduc tion of Port Arthur. These prepara tions havo been instructed (0 bo made by a carefully choson force of veterans forming a part of tho third army. Very heavy artillery Is being landed on th Liao Tung peninsula, enuencuing i "