Bohemia nugget., June 10, 1904, Image 2

Bohemia Nugget
Denteala Nunit Pab. C.
COTTAGE GROVE. . . .OREGON.
EVENTS OF THE DAY
Comprehensive Review of the Import'
ant Happenings ol the Put Week,
Presented In Condensed Form, Mod
iiMy to Prove Interesting.
A Paris report says General Kurokl
has been captuied.
The Colorado military continues to
deport striking miners.
Russians are making Important move
ments toward Kal Ting.
' Jlaln lias ceased In Kansas and tho
floods aro now expectod to rcccdo.
Communication with Tort Arthur is
maintained by tho uso of carrier pid
geons. Lieutenant General Zabotkin, com
mander of a Cossack division, has been
killed.
Bandits arc becoming bolder in NIu
Chwang and residents (ear warships
will bo needed.
An allotment of $16,000 has been
made for dredging the Colubmia ana
Willamette below Portland.
An explosion at the Pinole, Cal.,
powder works killed three men and des
troyed $20,000 worth of property.
An explosion wrecked tho great Fc
oria, III., distillery and ten men are
burned In the mini. Fire broke out
and tho loss is placed at (1,000,000.
The Kansas flood already covers a
largo area and many streams are still
rising.
Tho Russian forces above Klnchou
realise they can do little and aro likely
to retreat.
Nine people were killed and many
Injured in a collision of trains near
Martin City, Mo.
Charles S. Dencen has been nomi
nated for governor of Illinois by the Re
publicans on tho 79th ballot.
One-third of Now York's street
sweepers contract consumption, pre
sumably from germs in the streets.
Senator Burton, of Kansas, has filed
an appeal. The senator indicted for
bribery thinks the lower court erred.
Urook county, Oregon, towns are
booming with the arrival of many
would be settlers who are attracted by
the irrigation projects.
Russia has no giound for supposing
Geimany is in a position to help her
either diplomatically or materially, as
no treaties exist between the two
countries.
The cxar and a council of war have
decided to advise Kuropatkln to en
deavor to relieve Port Arthur.
Russia has dispatched the first of
eight submarine boats to Vladivostok
by rail.
The Japanese are landing a second
army at Takushan.
The president has ordered ap attorney
to Alaska to Investigate the offices of
governor and judges.
Superintendent Potter, of the Che-
mawa Indian school, may be trans
ferred as a result of the charges against
him.
Large forces of Chinese bandits are
collecting in the bills northeast of the
Liao river and are preparing to cut the
railway north of Mukden.
Transports loaded with troops con
tinue to leave Western Japanese ports
daily for the theater of war. A large
proportion of those dispatched during
the past week were to reinforce General
Oku.
A new strike of what promises to be
rich ore has been made about 13 miles
from Cripple Creek. Over a thousand
claims have already been staked out.
The Russians cannot hold the second
line of defenses and must fall back to
Fort Arthur.
An Alaskan hermit has died declar
ing be Is Tascott, the long sought Chi
cago murderer.
The Washington, D 0., Post advo
cates John Barrett, of Oregon, for the
Republican candidate for vice presi
dent. Franca has been asked and has
agreed to assist in securing the release
of the American held by the Moroccan
bandit.
A severe battle Is reported to have
occurred six miles from Port Arthur
The Moroccan bandit demands a cash
ransom of $70,000 and a subordinate
kingdom with the right to levy taxes
on travelers for the release of his cap
tlves.
A Tokio dispatch says that General
Kurokl has completely defeated General
Kuropatkln's forces near Balmatze.
All the positions east of Han Chang
have been abandoned. Several guns
have been taken and the whole force of
Cossacks captured.
A friend of General Kuropatkln says
that the general will not make a move
nntll July when no will have the over
whelming masses needed.
Attack on Port Arthui la expected to
begin about Juno 20,
General Kurokl is harassing Kuro
patkln so as to give Oku a clear road to
Port Arthur.
Mayor MeLean, of Baltimore has
committed suicide. No cause for tho
act is known.
A bridge over the Arkansas rlvor at
Sal Ida, Colo., collapsed and four people
were drowned.
Clashes between Japanese and Rus
sian skirmishing parties continue.
Tho Russians have abandoned Cheng
Ko Chen Pau, Huang 8han and Liu
Sha Tun, moving in closer to Port
Arthur.
Fire) In Cleveland, Ohio, destroyed
1100,000 worth of property. Tho prln
clpatloss will be that of the St. Clair
street sohool,
EXPECT DATTLD AT LI.1) VKHQ
Russians Believe Important Develop
mcnta are Impending.
St. Petersburg, Juno 7. Tho gen
oral public at tho Russian capital Is
Imbued with tho belief that Import
ant military developments aro Inv
pending at Llao Yang, and that a gem
oral engagement between Kuropat
kin's and general Kurokfs armies Is
Imminent. Although tho authorities
aro doing nothing to dlscourago the
Idea, tho bosMnformed circles at tho
war offlco do not antlclpato a decls
Ivo battlo Immediately, unless brought
on more or less unexpectedly by an
accidental collision between strong
columns, as often happens lu war
fare. Tho war offlco'a Information docs
not Indlcato that tho Japanese have
concentrated for an nltack on Gener
al Kuropatkln, and It Is expected they
aro not yet ready to assumo tho of
fensive. Nevertheless, it is Known
that differences of opinion exist at
tho Russian headquarters as to tho ml-
v sablllty of taking tho aggressive.
and It Is believed this matter was the
subject of a conference between tho
commandcr-ln-chlot and tho Viceroy
at Mukden Tuesday.
Kuropatkln's position Is becoming
very formidable, both In tho number
and character of troops at his dispos
al. Tho condition of somo of tho Si
berian reserves when called to the
colors was not satisfactory and
caused Kuropatkln misgivings, but It
Is now reported that they havo been
drilled Into a state of efficiency.
Moro Important, however, aro tho
largo reinforcements of field artil
lery. In which the Russian army was
especially weak. These havo now ar
rived. Nevertheless. Kuropatkln does
not consider himself strong enough
to risk tho possibility of a defeat
which might bo lrrctrlevablo and re
sult In disaster or at least years of
campaigning. His friends pralso his
steady conservatism, caution and re
fusal to listen to tho counsel of the
hotspurs.
RUSSIA CANNOT BELIBVB IT.
Japan
Heftf to .Have No Right to Olfer
Votary to China.
St. Petersburg, Juno ".The Rus
sian authorities have not been ad
vised by M. Lessar, tho Russian Mis-
Istcr to China, of tho proposition al
leged to have been made to China by
Japan to hand over tho towns captur
ed by the Japanese In Manchuria to
the Chinese civil administration, or
even of the refusal of the Pekln gov
ernment to assign tho administration
to a neutral power.
The foreign offlco cannot believe
such a proposition was submitted,
pointing out that while tho war Is In
progress the fact that certain terri
tory Is occupied by the Japanese does
not necessarily mean It will remain In
their hands. As a belligerant, Russia
would, of course, refuse to recognize
an agreement which might hamper
her military operations, and she does
not believe the powers would consid
er even for a moment a proposition of
this character.
At the conclusion of the war. It
Japan Is victorious, It Is considered
that she herself Is under pledge not
to undertake, even temporarily, the
civil administration of Manchuria,
MOHAMMEDIANS ARB EXCITED.
Presence of American Ships, However, U
Having Salutary Influence.
Washington, June 7. Admiral
Chadwlck today cabled to the navy
department that the presence of the
American fleet at Tangier has had a
salutary Influence, but the commun
ity Is in a state of great religious ex
citement. Admiral Chadwlck's telegram Is un
derstood to be In reply to certain crit
icisms, mainly from British sources,
upon the wisdom of sending American
warships to Morocco at this juncture.
The religious excitement mention
ed as prevailing among the Moors Is
believed here to be Incident primarily
to one of the annual Mohammedan
pilgrimages occurring at this season.
Undoubtedly, however, the presence
of tho seven American warships at
Tangier, with a promise of rein
forcement If necessary by another
squadron, Is regarded as threatening
Moorish Integrity and the Mohani'
medan religion, and has contributed
to the excitement.
Relief for Fort.
Paris, June 7. The St. Petersburg
correspondent of the Matin says he
learns from a trustworthy sourco
that tho advance guard of 14,000 men
under General Stakelberrr. sent by
General Kuropatkln to the relief of
Port Arthur, has already reached tho
entrance to the Llao Tung Peninsula,
and the bulk of the army Is following.
Tho correspondent of tho Matin at
NIu Chwang confirms this, stating
that Important movements or Una
slan troops aro proceeding to the
southward ot Tacblchao toward Kal
Ping.
Hundreds Homeless In Oklahoma,
Oklahoma City, O. T., June 7. Wat
cr covers the western section of this
city from First to Sixth streets, and
hundreds of families havo been driven
from their homes. The excessive
rains of tho last few days culminated
In a terrific downpour. The water
covers ten residence blocks, and Is
two feet higher than during tho big
flood of a year ago. The river Is ris
ing and threatens the southern part
ot the city, when additional water
reaches here from above.
Predicts Its Early Fall.
Paris, Juno 7. Tho leading mili
tary authorities hero expect tho early
fall of Port Arthur, and vlow this as
a most serious, If not an Irreparable,
blow to Russia, the present condition
of Port Arthur being compared to
that of Mctz and Sedan during tho
rrunco-Prusslan war. It Is pointed
out that General Kuropatkln Is mak
ing the same fatal mistake In regard
to Fort Arthur's military ability to
resist that the French made In con
nection with Metz.
Japanese Not Paying for Supplies.
Llao Yane. Juno 7. Merchants
from tho south complain that tho Jap
anese are not paying for the supplies
taKen oy tnem as they did In tho ear
lier stages of the war. and assert they
aro even ill-treated and Insulted when
they aBk for money. Two Clilncso
bandits woro executed here today.
JAPS CLOSING IN
fORWARD MOVEAlENr AQAINST PORT
ARTHUR BEQUN IN EARNEST.
Heights Reported Taken Artillery nomi
nate Works of Russian Stronghold
Outer Fortifications l.ost-Squsdron
tries Sortie From Port, but Admiral
Togo Soon Drives Them Hack.
Rome, Juno 0. Reports from Tokio
indicate that the Japanese have already
begun tho preliminary assaults upon
Port Arthur. Tho Glomalo d'ltaila
prints a dlipatch from Its Tokio eoircs
pondent saying the Japanese havooccti
pled the tlrst line of the outer for till
cations at Port Arthur. In this event,
the second line of the outer (ortlflca
lions must havo been taken earlier
Tho correspondent adds that the Bus
sinus offeicd but tho feeblest resistance
to tho nssault.
Tho Tokio correspondent of the
Agcntia I.iboras, after confirming tho
Italia s report, savs four Japanese dl
visions occupied Kwan Tung heights
yesterday and placed heavy batteries of
artillery thereon, thus dominating the
works of Port Arthur.
The Ilusslan squadron, says tho cor
respondent, tried a sortie from tho port
against the Japanese, but tho Japanese
fleet soon forced it to return to tho
harbor.
DISCONTENT 15 QUOWINQ.
Russian Trsde and Finance are Suffer
ing Orcatly as Kesult of War.
rails, Juno C. Private intelligence
received in Paris at several different
quarters gives gloomy accounts of tho
growing feeling of discontent and anx
icty in Russia over the silence that
prevails In officialdom as to the events
of the war. Following so closely upon
the exuberant reports received and dis
seminated eagerly during the early part
of the campaign, tho utter failure of
tho government to give out any state
mcnta either of victory or defeat has
proven disquieting in the extreme, and
has aroused popular misgivings to an
almost dangerous pitch.
It is, of course, admitted that trade
and finance Invariably suffer in tlmo of
war, but in a country like Russia,
whero it is doubtful If either aro
founded upon a substantial basis capa
ble of resisting the shocks of a pro
longed campaign, it is comprehensible
that the most widespread apprehension
should exist.
TURKEY'S TURN NL-XT.
President Will See That Claims are Set
tled When Morocco Affair Is Through.
Washington, June 0. Administra
tion officials havo permitted it to be
come known that when a settlement
has been made with the Moroccan
bandits, the United States will turn
her attention to Turkey. The presi
dent has announced that when Ameri
can warships were relieved from Bei
rut, at the urgent request of the sultan,
that the fleet would return in great
force if certain claims of long standing
were not aranged and tho president is
now planning to make good his declara
tion. These claims aggregate more
than $250,000. They includo more
than $200,000 for missionary claims
and $40,000 for the murder of Lenz, an
American bicyclist. The sultan will
also be asked to mako restitution for
the ransom paid the brigands who cap
tured Miss Ellen Stone.
Fires Torpedoes Under Water.
Newport, R. I., June 0. The second
day's government trial of the subma
rine boat Fulton today was devoted to
the firing of torpedoes while submerged
and just afloat. Three torpedoes were
taken on board at the torpedo station,
and the Fulton, accompanied by the
gunboat Hist and the tug Powhatan,
with the trial board on the Hist, went
up the bay as far as Gould island.
Two torpedoes were fired while the Ful
ton was entirely under water and going
at a speed of about eight knots. The
boat then rose until the conning tower
was in sight when the third was dis
charged. The threo topedoea had an
average range of 1,(00 yards. Cap
tain Train, president of the trial board,
stated tonight that the tests were satis
factory.
Wireless Telegraphy a Success.
Honolulu, June 0. The United
States hospital ship Solace, leaving
here yesterday aftei noon for Guam is
land, made wireless telegraph tests,
and kept In communication with the
apparatus of the cruiser New York for
70 miles. Later she maintained com
munication with the Interisland wlie
less telegraph company for 104 miles.
At noon today, at a distance of 250
miles, the test signal loiter "V" was
repeated fivo times. When leaving San
l-rancisco, the fcolace lost communlca
tion with the shore at 78 miles.
Noted Sugar-Duty Case Decided.
New York, Juno 0. The United
States court of appeals today handed
down a decision in favor of tho govern
ment in the case of I he United States
versus Bartram Brothers, Benlamin
Howells & Co. and the American
sugar refining company, holding tiiat
sugar imported into this country was
aecessablo on a scale based on the
polariscopic test made In a tempera
ture of 25 degrees centrigrade. In
general Importance the case ranks sec
ond to none In customs laws, and In
volves over 10,000 protests.
Shows Looting Tales Exaggerated,
Seoul, Coroa, June 0. The Russians
In tho province of Hamgyung are said
to be using ruble notes in payment for
goods taken. Beeves and grain com
mand fair prices. This statement
hardly corresponds with the continual
tales of looting, yet tho Japaneso report
that Corean fugitives bring paper
money to Gensan. Twenty thousand
dollars wcrth has been sent to Shang
hai via Nagasaki for settlement by the
itusso-uiiincso name.
Discovers a New Microbe.
Naples, June 0. Professor Schron,
the discoverer of life In crystals, gavo a
public demonstration today that he
had found a now microbo which causes
phlhsls, a microbe quite different from
that causing tuberculosis.
FLOOD IN IHiniLS.
Cloudbursts Compel Six Hundred Kansas
Families to Flee.
Topcka, Kan,, Juno -I. Kansas
streams aro rapidly rising tonight.
Cloudbursts aru reported from Kmporht,
.Newton, strong City, liorenco, .Man
hattan, St. John and Salinn. At l.ln
coin Center moiu than (our Indies o(
water fell In three hours.
Heavy rains aro reported Irom up
stream lu tho Kaw valley, but moat of
the high water trouble Is being export
enced In tho botom lands between Km
porta and Newton. At Kmpothv the
Neosho and Cottonwood rivers are nv
ported as rising n foot an hour. At
Florence), tho Santa l'e tracks nrv
washed out In several places.
Six hundred people were forced to
leave their homes in Now Ion, and res
cue parties will be at work all night
saving people from the Hood.
Tho town of F.limlalc, eight miles
from Cottonwood Falis, Is reported as
being under tlireo foot of water.
A soveio wind accompanied tho rain,
greatly damaging fruit and growing
crops.
'Tornado Injure Tnenty.
Omaha, June 4. Additional reports
from Tekamah, which was struck last
night by a tornado, indlcato that about
20 persons were injured, some of them
seriously hurt, There weio no fatal
itles.
Tho storm wrecked most of tho build
Ings in its path, which was a block In
width and several blocks long. The
opera house, two general stores, a
blacksmith shop and several lcsldenoo
were destroyed. A high school com
mencement rehearsal tvas in ptotrcss
in tho opera house when tho storm
struck the building, cairying away tl.e
loot and partially wrecking tho walls
A number of pupils weic injured.
The pcoplo of tho town had little warn
ing of tho coming storm, and many had
narrow escapes. The proiorty loss is
heavy.
JAPANESE MINUS EXPLODED.
Russians Continue to Clear the Port
Arthur Roadstead.
St. Petersburg, Juno 4. The follow
ing dispatch from Viceroy A lex left to
the emporor has been received here:
"Rear Admirals Wittsoelt and Grig-
orovitch report that up to May 28 nu
merous Japaneso mines had been dis
covered and exploded in tho roadstead
of Port Arthur. Tho Japaneso evident
ly havo replaced tho llreshlps which
they formerly used, by mines sown by
merchant steamers in their service."
The emperor has received the follow
ing dispatch from General Kuropalkin:
All is quiet in the direction ol
Feng Wang Cheng. Sin Yen has not
been occupied by Japanese detach
ments.
"On May 30 two camps of Japaneso
infantry and 30 dragoons advanced
along the Takushan road tow arils Ona-
lassi for tho purposo of turning tho left
flank of our outposts. Our scouts dis
covered the movement and firing en
sued, in tho courso of which nno Cos
sack was wounded and ono horse killed.
"The Japaneso detachment, which
our cavalry successfully engaged May
30, Is now stationed four versts from
Vafangow, fortifying its position.
"There have been further Japaneso
advances from Saimatza toward I-eng
Chow Ling Pass on tho Llao Yang
road.
MEET AT FULL SPEED.
Electric Csrs In Ohio Collide and Six
Persons are Killed.
Ivorwalk, (., Juno 4. six persons
were killed and a dozen or moro hurt
this afternoon as a result of the collis
ion on the Lake Shore K Ice trie railway
between an east bound fast electric pas
senger car and a westbound "package
freight" car at Wells Corners, a few
miles east of this city.
The acident occuircd at a point quite
distant from any immediate means of
communication, and assistance wan
sent from Norwalk, whero overy phy
sician and nurses in tho city was hur
ried to the place. All thoso killed
were in tho smoking compartment of
the passenger car. Tho cars were su
burban electric cars of tho largest type,
and were smashed to pieces. They met
in collision at full speed.
One Squadron Annihilated.
St. Petersburg, June 4. General
Sakaroff has telegraphed as follows,
under today's date, to tho general staff:
"According to reports, tho Japaneso
commander in tho action of May 30
near Vafangow had tlireo battalions of
Infantry In reserve Our loescs were
17 men killed and 23 men wounded
and Lieutenant Meyer nnd another offi
cer, whoso namo has not been ascer
tained, wounded. Tho Japanese losses
were very considerable. One squadron
of tho Thirteenth Japanese cavalry was
annihilated."
Dozen Injured by Tornado.
Norton, Kan., Juno 4. A tornado
struck the little town of Seldcn, west
of Norton, on the Rock Island railway,
demolishing a church, fivo dwellings
and destroying farm property. A
funeral servlco was being conducted in
the church at the time, and 300 per
sona were in attendance A dozen
persona were hurt, none seriously, how
ever. Much damage was dune to farm
property in tho path of the storm be
yond Selden, but no loss of llfo has
been reported.
Russians Find Food Scarce.
Seoul, Juno 4. The Russian bunds
scattered throughout Ham Hcung pro
vince aro encountering commissariat
difficulties, Tho countryside Is Illy
supplied with food and forage, owing
to tho bad crops of the past two years.
Since tho first Russian raid there has
been no trade at Yensan and Songjin,
and consequently no importation of
foodstuffs. Tho Ilusslan movements
In Corca caused widespread starvation,
Reports Battleship Aground.
St. Petersburg, Juno 4. An uncon
firmed rumor has reached hero from
Mukden that tho Japanese battleship
Fuji Is aground on a rcof off the Miao
Tao Islands, between the Kwan Tung
and Shan Tung promontories, whero
she Is being guarded by torpedo boats.
HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON
WOOL AT IIIUll PRICII.
Million and a Hall Pound Change Hands
at llrppner :ale.
lleppner Tito tlrst wool salesday In
lleppuerns arranged by tho Oregon
Woolgrowers' association resulted In
1,(100,000 pounds of wool changing
hands," bringing to tho grower a little
over $202,000. This la by lar the larg
est sale over made In a tingle day In
Ileppuer, and from every point of view
was very satisfactory. Previous condi
tions this year have lieen discouraging
to tho sheepmen and the Industry In
general, owing to the bad sheep mark
et, hut theso wool sales added so much
encouragement that there Is a different
feeling, not only among the growers
but In all line of business, for the
sheep is a prominent factor in tho bus
iness nlfulrs of Morrow county.
For almost eveiy lot ot wool offered,
tho growers receded more than they
expected. The average price received
was about 13Si cents per pound, which
is fully a cent Niter than received last
year, owing to a letter quality of wool,
this being caused by tho open winter
and favorable spring, causing slight
shrinkage and good staple. The early
grast caused sheep to tko on flesh and
the fleeces wero heavy, many flocks
averaging a ound moro to the sheep
than last year. The advance in prlro
and tho Increased weight of the fleeces
has added thousands of dollars to the
pocketbooks of tho prosperous sheep
growers. The sales will take out about half of
the wool which will bo handled in the
lleppner market. It In estimated that
about 1,500,000 pounds jet remain in
tho hand of the growers in this terri
tory. Other salesdays havo lieen ar
ranged for Juno 8 ami 23, to lio held
here for the mIc ol this wool.
The sealed-bid method .In which
salesdays are designated when a num
ber of growors and buyers can get to
gether, was inaugurated three years
ago. Tho bids ol tho buyers aro plnced
in a hat. the highest offer taking tho
clip, If the grower desires to accept It.
This method has been very successlul,
there having been but very few private
ales.
uiaaesT sawmill on coast.
To fie Erected at Astoria by Hammond
ana Other Interests.
Astoria Negotiations aro said to be
in progress whereby the interest of A.
B Hammond and the Seasido lumber
company in the southern and western
portion ol this county aro to bo united
and the largest sawmill on the coast Is
to bo erected. The lumlier company Is
composed of wealthy Kastern men, who
own a largo tract ot spruce timber In
tho Nccanicum district. Mr. Ham
mond also has extensiro interests In
that set tion, and by combining tho two
sufficient timlior Is available tn keep a
largo mill in operation for many years.
Unquestionably the closing of this
deal would mean the extension of the
Astoria A Columoia River railroad
south to Tillamook.
New State Oranfe Officers.
Corvallis The State Grango elected
tho following officers at its meeting
held hero last neck: Master, II. G.
Lccdy, Tigardvllloj overseer, J. Clem,
Freowatei ; lecturer, Mrs. Clara II.
Waldo, Macleay; steward, C. L. Shaw,
Albany; assistant steward, W, A.
Young, Clatskanio; treasurer, II.
Hirschlierg, Independence) secretary,
Mrs. Mary L. Howard, Mullno; gate
keeper, 8. N. Warflold, Alsea: Ceres,
Mrs. Rnby Boyd, Beavertonj Pomona,
Mrs. Anna Craswcll, Grcsham; Flora,
Miss Leila West, Scappoose; lady as
sistant stoward, Mrs. Ida M. Thorp,
Gresham; member cxecutlvo commit
tee, Austin T. Buxton, Forest Grove;
members legislative committee, J. Vor
bees, Woodburn; W. M. Hilleary,
Turner.
Duller City Prepares for Fair.
Baker City At n mass meeting of
citizens held here it was resolved to
organize a fair association for tho pur
pose of providing a race tract and
grounds for the F.astorn Oregon District
Fair, which will bo held here this fall.
There was a largo number of prominent
citizens present, and most of whom
signified their intention to subscribe
liberally for the stock of tho associa
tion. Two years ago tho district fair
was a falluro here becauso thore was no
raco track and no sultablo buildings for
tho accommodation of exhibits.
Wool Sales at Fair Prices.
Pondleton Two hundred thousand
pounds of wool were disposed of at tho
first sale by local growers. Tho price
ranged from 10H to 1-Ub cents. This
was a decided falling off from the first
salesday of last year, becauso buyers
wero gutting anxious und bid high for
wool prior to the salesday, and growers
sold, as they feared the market would
fall. Kveryhody seemed satisfied with
the result nnd prices. Buyers wero
very anxious and bidding was rather
brisk. The wool was. found to bo of
very good quality.
Push Work on the Creamery.
La Grande. Work on tho now cream
ery trick building on Kim street is be
ing pushed. The structure will bo
ready for occupation In about two
weeks. 8. L. Hunter of Union has tho
contract. This will bo tho third at
tompt to establish a creamery In this
city. The building Is 40x00 feet, and
will bo supplied with tho latest im
proved machinery. It will ho ona of
the most up-to-date and modorn cream
eries In Kastern Oregon.
Scouring Mills Operate.
Pendlton Tho scouring mills got
under way with night and day shifts
last weok, and will run full time until
tho wool clip is exhausted. Thirty-six
hands aro employed In all. Washing
ton wool has boon coming In for sovoral
days, .
nudiiNU tun s inn fair.
Douglas County Is Pacified With a Cash
llonus of $.100,
Kugouo II. 1 1. Tinver, V. A. Ilaiikln
and J, M. Williams have returned
fioin Itosobiirg, whero they were suc
cessful In securing the location ol the
next exhibit ol tho Second Southern
Oicgon District Agrlcultuial society at
Kugcno. Them has. been a strong du
ally to have tho fair hero again this
lull, and tho local dlroiiots havo been
working for some time with that end
In view. Douglas county at first ob
jected on tho Brounil that they were
still In debt $2,000 on their grounds at
Roseburg, which they hoped to bo able
to raise if they had tho fair there.
At a meeting It was arranged that
tho fair should come to Kugcno this
year and that Douglas receive from
ljine county f.'iOl) bonus, and also that
two now directors will bo chosen Irom
this part uf the district tn succeed those
Irom Douglas county, who soon retire.
Reservation Land For Sate.
Oregon City Tho Oreogn City land
olllco has been authorised by the Inter
ior department toofter. for sale town
ship 5 and n, ranges 7 and 8 west, In
tho Grand Hondo Indian reservation.
The sale will bo made) by separate
sealed bids, which will bo received be
tween August I and August H, and
onned at I o'clock p. in. August H.
Knch bid is to ho iicfouipiuilcd by a
certified cheek for 20 per cent of the
amount bid, tho same to bo credited on
tho purchase price and tho balance paid
on establishing his cltireiishlp.
Pool of Wheat drawers.
Pendleton Initiative step have
K'cn taken to form u wheat gruwois'
association for tho purpose of pooling
the entire hancst of U mat II In county
this year, 'f ho deal will be one of the
limit gigantic In tho history ol tho
Northwest, If It Is carried out. K. I..
Smith, one of tho heaviest grower In
the county, Is formulating a plan, and
already has other farmer working with
him. Tho idea was taken from tho
hiicccm of llio sheepmen In iKillng
their wool clips and soiling to tho high
vat bidder.
Sheep Hurry In Early.
Pendleton Anticipation of an un
usually overcrowded condition ol sum
mer range in tho llluo mountains this
Slimmer Is already sending bands of
sheep to the hills, although spring
range is not yet exhausted. To a cer
tain extent thn early band makes the
roup in tho summer rango race in the
Blue mountains, and hence it is that
for over a week flocks luncheon hitting
tho trails for Grant county lirin North
ern Morrow and Western Umatilla.
To lllot Out the Mango.
Salem Frank Kplko and A. II.
Thompson, of Umatilla county, have
been appointed local Inspectors by the
Domestic Animal commission to con
struct vats and dip the mangy horses
that aro north saving and tn kill such
ol tho aaimals as aro past curing,
Theso appointments are mado at the
suggestion ot tho Stockmen's associa
tion there and thoy will havo to bear
tho expenses.
Ilaker City Wool Sales.
Baker City The Hist wool sales of
the season In Ilaker county wero con
summated In this city Inst week.
Shearing has only Jast commenced In
this section, nnd these sales were made
In advance of the clip being delivered
In warehouse. The prices paid rango
from 10X to 12 cents per pound.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Walla Walla, 71072c
; blue-
stem, 80c; Valley, 81082c.
Barloy Feed, $23 per ton; rolled,
$24.00(320.
Flour Valloy, $3.00QI 05 per bar
rel; hard wheat straights, $4(34.20;
clears, $3.85fi?4.10; hard wheat pat
ents, $1.40(34.70; graham, $3.6004;
wholo wheat, $4(31.20; ryo flour,
l.ou.
Oats No. 1, whlto, $1.20; gray,
$1.20 per cental.
Mlllstuffs Bran, $10(320 per ton;
middlings, 120.00(327; shorts, $200
21; chop, $18; liiiBced, dairy food,
iu.
Hay Timothy, $10010 por ton;
ciovcr, fuisiu; grain, 111012; cheat,
$11012.
Vegetables Turnips, 80c per sack;
carrots, 80c; beets, $1; rmrsn Ins. 11 :
cabbage, 2Q2J$c; red cabugo, SHe por
pound ; louuce, neau, xoo-iuc per doz;
parsley, 25c; caulidowor, 760l)Oc;
cucumbers, ii.zd w l.uU; asparagus
$1.25; peas, 0c por pound; rhuhard,
3c; beans, green, 15c; wax, 15c;
squasn, i per box.
Ilotioy $303.50 por caso.
Potatoes Fancy, 75c(3$l percental;
now potatoes, 3?4 O 4c nor nound:
sweets, oc per pound.
Fruits Strawberries, $3.2504.50
per crate; cherries, 75cO$2 por box;
apples, fancy Baldwins nnd Spltzen
bergs, $1.5002.50 per box; choice, $1(3
1.50; cooking, 76c(L($l.
Butter Fancy creamery, 17KO20u;
store, 12K013c.
Buttor Fut Swoot cream, lSJicj
Bour cream, 17c.
Kggs Oregon ranch, 170170 por
dozen.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, I30l3c
per pound; springs, small, 20O22ie:
hens, 13Ji14c; turkeys, live, 100
17c; dressed, 180 20c; ducks, $7ffl8
por dozen; gceso, live, 708c pcr pound.
Cheese Full cream, twins, now
stock, 12i13e; old Btock, 10c;
Young America, 14c.
Hops 1003 crop, 230250 por
pound.
Wool Valloy, 1718c per pound;
Kastern Orogon, 11014c; mohair, 30c
per pound for cliolco.
Beef Dreesod, 6(3 8e por pound.
Mutton Dressed, 405c por pound;
lambs, Gc,
Voal Dressed, 47c por pound,
Pork Dressed, 77jo por pound,
PORT AltlllUK SITUA1IO.N It All.
Famine Prices Unlet nnd Many People
Hat Chinese Food.
NIu Chwang, Juno 2. SoimiClilneso
fuglllM' Irom Port Arthur, who liavu
just arrived here, deserlhii the situa
tion of the Inhabitants theio as doxper
ate. I'ainlno prints exist, 'l int cost ol
provisions Increase weekly. Many
poisons am reduced tn eating Clilncso
IoihI, and even that I dear. Millet
Hour costs $0 ft bag. Whole street
nnd several public building have been
wrecked by .liipauesii shell tiro. Thn
hospital nto packed with sick mid
wounded,
The work of repairing the damaged
warship has been stopped. All civil
ians havo been glvi illltaty duty.
rim general health ol tho Inhuhllanlit
I good, except Chinese, who am dying
ol starvation. Thelt lias been made
piiulshiiblo by death.
The railway I rninplettdy destroyed
an far as Klnchou, ninl there are Irn
qmml gap between Kliiehuil nnd Wn
Fang Ting. There are 15,000 .lupanesn
troop there, but no signs ol troops lur
ther north. During the lighting nt
Klnchou 200 Chinese were killed by
the Japanese Urn.
Thn very highest Ilusslan authority
here, while not believing thill Port
Arthur ul'l tall, admit It Insn would
be a terrible In to the ltiissiau arm.
Tho suuiii authority say Ilussia nmy
send a laiRtt army to tho south ol NIu
I'hwang In the event ol (lennral Sloe.
sel being able to hold III own nt Port
Arthur. This, hmvever, Is not possible
nt prison!, owing In thn position of.
cupled by tint Jnpaniso nruile opera!
Ing from tho Yaln river and Takn
Shnn. Tim Itiistians am not sangulun
a to thn outlook for Port Arthur.
.Mont contraband of war 1 arriving
hern. '1 wo rargoes ol Hour and tinned
iue.it and some spelrn wero rushed to
Mukden a soon as they went unloaded.
Heavy ruin are daily making tint
road almost Impassable. TlioChlaero
brigand aro ln-conilng active.
OLl'.O LAW VALID.
United State Supreme Court Hands
Down Decision.
Washington, Juno 2. Thn supreme
court ol the Tutted States, in an
opinion by Justice While today, upheld
tho constitutionality ol the olcnuinrgnr
inn law. I.eo W, Meltay sued the gov
ernment In the Southern district of
Ohio, In recover $50 paid by him a a
penalty for Ihcssle of n 50 pound pack
age ol colored oleomargarine, contain
ing a stamp tax ol three-quarter ol a
cent a pound Instead of 10 cent
pound.
McKay's counsel argued first, that,
although the "oloo" va colored to
took llko butter, the rnloi wasobtulncd
by tho uso ol butter, whirh wan Itself
artificially colored, hut tho uso of
which a an Ingredient In thn manu
facture ol "oloo" was nuthorired by
bin ; and, second, that tho tax ol 10
cent a pound was prolbitlve and con
tlcatiiry, and an attempted federal
usurpation of the police powers ol tho
state. The court said tho tax contem
plated the finished product and not thn
details ol manufacture. Tbn coil it
therefore affirmed tho Judgment ol thn
lower court, upholding the vulldity ol
tho law and thn tax.
Tho chief justice and Justice Brown
and IVckham dissented.
MACHINISTS OO OUT.
Three Thousand Chicago Men Protest
Acalnst IO-ltour Day.
Chicago. Juno 1. The 3,000 ma
chinlsts employed In tho companies
that compose that Metal Trades associ
ation went on strike Inst night as a pro
test against the 10-hour day, and prac
tically all of the 1 15 shop represented
lu tho aiwiciation are closed today.
No effort will bo mode In operate tho
shops until tomorrow, ami then tho
force of the employers will Ihi central.
Ized at a few plant.
Tho 10-hour day ws inaugurated by
the employers for the purposo of bring
ing the strike to a crisis. In a state
ment sent out tonight by tho officers of
the association, It 1 declared that the
employer had no Intention of return
ing to tho 10-hnur day, hut they were
compelled to lako this step to combat
tho slow Individual strike campaign,
which was commenced by tho Machlii'
Ists' union somo lime ago.
Russian Commands Consolldsted.
St. Petersburg. June 2. By an Im
pel lal ukasn Just issued, the control of
the porta of Iteval, Hveaborg and Tlbau
and nil tho naval forces ol the Baltic
lias liven transferred to tho commandant
of the port of Cronstadt, with tho 1 1 tin
of commander in chief of the fleet anil
ports and of the defenses of tho Baltic
sea. Tho object of the consolidation of
tho commands is to Insure unllorinlty
in tho measures ndopted In thu defense
of tho coasts of the Baltic during tho
existing stnto of war.
Rumors of Retirement Current.
St, Petersburg, Juno 2. Gossip con
cerning Count Ijunsdorff's early retire
ment from tho ministry of foreign
affairs is renewed, Tho report In the
present Instaneo scorns based not so
much on mil I Ural ground" as iinon
manifestations of personal hostility out
side ministerial circles. The fact that
Count Ijimsborft notified loreign dip
lomats trxlay that ho would no! receive
on bin regular reception day tomorrow
Is holng used to add color to tho reports
of his retirement.
Horscthleves and Olflcers Battle.
Salt Lake, Juno 2. According to n
Herald special from Buffalo. Wvo..twn
horsotliloves, members of tlio gang of
which "Driftwood Jim" McCIoud. now
serving n term in tho penitentiary, was
leaner, lougni n battlo with Sheriff
Webb, of Natrona county fii thu Big
Horn mountain, recently. One of tho
thieves wnB shot fioin IiIb horso, but
his companion nicked him no ami fbnv
fled to the Bad Lands on one horso.
The sheriff and posso aro in pursuit.
Disproves Koch's Theory.
London, Juno 2. The royal commls
flion nppolntod In August, 1001, to in.
qulro Into tho relation botween human
and animal tuberculosis has arrived nt
a conclusion justifying tho Issuanco of
an Interim report according to which
tho commission findH that human and
hovlno tubcrcolosla nro practically
Identical, '