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
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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 "