Bohemia nugget., June 17, 1904, Image 2

Bohemia Nugget
Oehmla Nugget Pub. Co.
COTTAGE GROVE ,. OREGON.
EVENTS OF THE DAY
' Comprehensive Review of the Import
ant Happening! of the Past Week.
Presented In Condensed Form, Moil
Jkely to Prove Interesting.
.Tlio land olTl-o nt Oregon City may
bo movoJ to Protland.
Abnor McKlnlej, brother of the Into
President McKlnlcy, la dead.
Tlio Colorado train robbers have
again eluded tlio poeso nml nro further
into tlio lillla.
Tho man who attempted to kill the
Spanish premier has been tent to pris
on for 17 years.
Tho wife of Mayor Ballingcr, of Seat
tlo, haa been warned of n plot against
her husband's life.
Chlneso report that a bnttle waa
fought June 0 within seven miles of
tho Inner forts of Tort Arthur.
Tho Panama commissioners are euro
a currency system acceptable to the
United States will bo adopted by Tana
ma. Moro nnion miners ate being deport
ed from Colorado and the work will bo
kept up until all aro taken out of tlio
tale.
Tho Japaneso aro constructing a rail
road from Feng Wang Cheng to Shak
tledsi, 30 miles to the southeast, near
tho mouth of tho Yalu river.
Roosevelt desires Ambassador Choato
to succeed Knox as attorney general.
John W. Minto has been apointed
postmastei at Portland, to take charge
July 1.
Pcrdicaria, tho American held by
Moroccan bandits, will soon bo re
leased, Tho Japanese have dislodged Russian
forces in a number of towns along the
Liao Yang.
A waterspout in Oklahoma was the
cause ol three deaths and washed away
many houses.
Kansas objects to being made the
dumping ground for tho objcitionabie
Colorado unionists.
Many nnion miners aro being de
ported from tho Victor, Colorado,
mining district every day.
Cripple Creek alliance haa decided
it will not try to hreafe up the print
era' union, fearing that tho papers will
suspend.
Four hundred school children were
thrown in a mass at San Jose, Cal., by
the bieaking down of a platform in a
theater. None weie seriously injured.
The secretary of tho Mineownere' as
sociation says the desire to make all
join the union and not the eight hour
day is the real issue in the Colorado
trouble.
Postmaster Baneroft, of Portland
has resigned.
Tho American Sledical association
will meet in Portland in 1905.
The alleged leader in the Victor
Colorado, riots has been captured.
Attorney General Knox haa been
chosen to succeed the late Senator
Quay.
Tho Victor. Colorado Citizens' alii
anco has resolved to make war on all
unions.
In a battle between Colorado ranch
ers and train robbers one of the latter
was killed.
Russia is not negotiating with Tur
key for the passage of the Baltic fleet
through the Drsdanelles.
General Kuroki's movements are a
puzzle to the Russians and they do not
know what to expect next.
The mother of Lewis Etzel, the
American correspondent killed by Chi
nese, has filed a claim for $20,000 with
China.
An attempt was made naer Grants
Pass to wreck a passenger train on the
Southern Pacific. lies placed on
curve were discovered by the engineer
in time to prevent serious tesults.
No trace has been found of the Victor
assassins.
General Kuropatkin, with his main
force Is at Liao Yang.
Chinese say that when the Russians
abandoned Taky Kao they poisoned the
water sources.
Union men say the Victor explosion
waa the work of the citizena' alliance
and not of the union.
Another outrage haa been perpe-
trated at Tangier in which a British
subject was the victim.
If Panama rejects a gold standard, a
hitch in the negotiations with the
United States is sure to follow.
Freight handlers of San Francisco
have gone on striko. The trouble is
likely to spread to all affiliated unions
Colorado militiamen are scouring the
bills around Cripple Creek and all
union miners found are deported.
The acting governor of Colorado has
left it with Adjutant General Bell
whether martial law Is necessary in
Teller county.
LewU Etzel, an American corres
pondent for a London paper, lias been
killed by Chinese bandits, who mis
took him lor a pirate.
The Port Arthur channel Is again
open.
Mrs. Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain)
Is dead
Russia fears a rising against the czar
If Port Arthur falls.
Vico Admiral Togo lias been pro
moted to be admiral.
The Japanese have found Tallenwan
by completely mined and must delay
landing,
Firo near Richmond, Va., destroyed
4,000,000 pounds of tobacco. Loss,
$000,000,
Reports have been sent out (hat both
Japan anil Russia havo lost ships In a
tight st Port Arthur.
roKcu wii'uo our.
Two Batalllons of Japanese Ambushed,
on Peng Warn Cheng Koad. '
llalchong, Manchuria, Juno 14. A
flanking movement of tho Japanese
around the Husslnn left from Peng
Wang Cheng, Juno 0, was lepulsed
with a loss of two whole battalions.
A largo Japaneso force moved out in
tho morning along tho Feng Wang
Cheng and Halchcng road. The Hns
slana had a force strongly posted in n
ravino 30 miles southeast of llalcheng.
The Japanese were preceded by two
battalions, who walked into tho Hus
sion ambuscade.
They received a murderous rillo and
artillery tire at close range and were
wiped out, onlv one or two escaping.
Tho main Japanese 'orce, which was
gteatly sucrior to the Russian force,
tried to outflank tho Russians who
drew off without losing a man. The
Japanese, closing in, found the ravine
vacant, save for their own dead.
RUSSIAN AR.1Y SWELLINQ.
Exultation 0cr Victory on the Teng
Wang Cheng Koad.
Liao Yang, June 14. The army here
is increasing rapidly, a fresh squndron
arriving dally.
There is no fresh news from Tort
Arthur, nor has any confirmation of
serious events having occurred there
been receired. On tho contrary, ac
cording to the best information, every
thing is going well.
Tho officers and men here aro very
enthusiastic over the driving back of
the Japanese on the road between Feng
Wang Cheng and llalcheng June 9.
Only a comparatively short distance
separate the Japanese and Russian
armies and the soldiers are all anxious
for active operations to begin.
KUROPATKIN RESTS LITTLE.
How Famous Russian deneral Directs
His Campaign.
I.iao Yang, June 14. The entire Rus
sian plan of campaign is directed from
a railway carriage here, in which Gen
eral Kuropatkin works, eats and sleeps
Tho car is divided into a saloon, a
study and a bedroom. Thecommander
in chief passes the most ol his time in
the study at work, surrounded by his
aides. Although small of stature,
Kuropatkin is at once distinguishable
among his entourage, however brilliant
may be their uniforms, by his deter
mined gestures and sturdy figure. lie
has the reputation of being just and
his word is law. His officers repos
the fullest confidence in him and he is
tho idol of the commoi soldiers, and
tho foreign attaches rind him most
pleasant. He takes little or no rest ex
cept a half hour's siesta after lunch,
when the heat is excessive, and he oc
casionally indulges in the distraction
of reading literary works. Dspatcl.es
irum mo traio uyiaiiuue
Drotigm to mm at any nour or me uay
or night. The general eats well, ot
simple dishes, but he seldom remain"
at the table more than a half hour.
He drinks wine, smokes a cigar or two
alter breakfast and sets an example of
abstemiousness to his officers. He
rises at 7 o'clock and retires at mid
night. SQUADRON WILL BE READY.
America Can Send More Ships to Tan
gier II Emergency Arises.
Paris, June 14. Information has
been received from Lisbon concerning
the plans of the American battleship
squadron. Rear Admiral Barker ex
pects to leave Lisbon June 16 for Gib
raltar, where the squadron will remain
until the Moroccan incident is settled.
On the arrival there of the Illinois and
Missouri, the squadron will consiet of
six of the most modern battleships, be
sides the two squadrons of cruisers and
gunboats now at Tangier. Although
Admiral Barker does not expect that
the necessity will arise of taking the
battleships to Tangier, yet he will re
main at Gibraltar for the purpose of
meeting any possible contingency.
When the American squadron leaves
Gibraltar it will not go to Villefranche,
as at first intended, but will go to Pie
raus and cruise through the Grecian
archipelago. Later, the squadron will
go to Corfu and Treste.
Of dreat Strategical Importance.
Tokio, June 14. The town of Siu
yen, now occupied by the Japanese
army, is of great strategical import
ance, being Bituated about 40 miles
east by south of Kaiking and 45 miles
southeast of llalcheng. It commands
perfectly the roadstead of both places.
Sairnatsa is also an important point, as
it controls the roads to Liao vang and
Mukden. By following this route, the
Mao Tien Lin pass, a ttrongly fortified
and almost Impregnable Itussian strong'
hold will be avoided on the advance of
the Japanese army northward.
Pcabody Sure They Won't Return.
Denver, June 14. When asked what
he thought ol the protest of the Kansas
sheriff agairiBt the intrusion of de
ported Colorado miners, Governor Pea
body paid: "Kansas cannot prevent a
man from coining Into the state but
may throw him out If he does not lie
come a good citizen, just as we did
But if those deported men are cent
hack to Colorado, the governor con
tinned, "God help them. I do not
believe, however, that there are enougl,
constables in Kansas to drive them
back to Cripple Creek."
Robbers are beaten Off.
Johnstown, Pa., June 14. A desper
ate attempt waa made this afternoon
by four masked men to rob ouperln-
tendent W. H. 0. Ramsey and Secre
tary Frank Howard, of the Johnstown
water company, of about $8,000 in
cash, which thej wcro conveying to
tlio new JJaltnn Run dam, near this
city, to pay off the 400 men employed
there. The two men made a plucky
run for it and escaped, but not until
wo horses had been killed.
Russians Killed Number 700,
Tokio, June 14. Tho military com
mission assigned to bury the Russian
dead in the battle of Nanshan hill at
Kinchou May 20, presented its final re
port today. It was found that ten Rus
sian officers and CG4 men who fell in
the battle, had been carefully buried,
nnd 30 men were buried by the out
posts, making the total number of killed
left behind by the Russians 704.
REPUBLICANS WIN
ENTIKB STATU TICKET ELECTED DV
A 1IIU MAJORITY.
Democrats Successful In a Number ol
Counties on the Legltlatlve end
County lli-kcta-Local Option Will
Carry by. 2.000-l)lrect Primary Nom
inating Law Swept the State,
The republlcnu plurality ot Su
premo Judge F. A. Moore has passed
22.000, and la still climbing. Ae the
complete returns come In the decis
iveness of tho republican victory U
Indicated. Food and Fair Commis
sioner J. W. Dulley Is keeping up with
tho head of the ticket.
In tho First District Dinger Her
tinnn Is holding closo to tho 7000
mark, nnd It In evident that ho will
roach this figure on tho ottlclal count.
J. N. Williamson Is climbing past
the 13,000 mark In tho Second District.
Complete returns show steady gains,
us in tho case of Hermann and Moore,
nnd It Is evident that Mr. Williamson
will bo returned to congress with the
largest plurality ever won by a repub
lkan.
Local option has swept the Btate by
a majority of moro thnn 2500. The
majority of Multnomah county against
tho measure has already been wiped
out, nnd tho measure is making steady
galus. It will tako the official count
lo dctcrmlno tho majority won by the
advocates of the law.
Tho counties carried for local op
tion aro Haker, Benton, Clackamas,
Coos. Crook, Douglas, Gilliam, Jack
eon, Josephine, Klamath, Lane, Lin
coln, Linn, Morrow, Polk, Sherman.
Tillamook. Umatilla, Union, Wheeler
and Yamhill. Standing with Mult
nomah In opposition to tho law are
Clatsop, Columbia, Malheur, Washing
ton and probably Wnsco nud Grant.
Curry, Lake. Mnrlon nnd Wnllown aro
yet to be heard from, but their vote
will not make any appreciable effcet
on the result.
Direct primary nominating law has
carried tho state by moro than 25,000
plurality, and that ot tho stato print
er amendment Is llttlo less. Both
aroused practically no opposltlou at
the polls.
The surprise of tho election In the
First District was the defeat of D. L.
Keyt, repulbllcan, by F. II. Hawk,
democrat, as representative by six
votes. A rccouut may change tho re
sult. A. C. Marsters, republican, Is de
feated for state senator In Douglas
county by O. P. Coshow, democrat
Robert G. Smith, democrat, of Jos
ephine county, Is elected to the legis
lature to a seat formerly held by a re
rcpubllcnn, defeating R. W. Clarke.
In Washington county E. W. Haines
Is elected over Sewell, the democrat
ic candidate.
Judee J. W. Hamilton, democrat. Is
re-elected to the circuit bench In the
, Secom, JU(IcIa, Distr,ct, comprising
tno counties of Douglas, Lane, Curry,
jjenton and Lincoln.
Coos and Curry counties elect A. J.
Sherwood, democrat. Joint senator,
and Robert Burns, democrat, Joint
representative. These Beats were oc
cupied by republicans In the last leg
islature. G. S. Wright, republican, defeats E.
E. Goucher, democrat, for Joint sena
tor of Tillamook, Lincoln and Yam
bill. William Galloway, democrat, has de
feated B. L. Eddy for circuit Judge in
the Third district, comprising Marlon,
Linn, Yamhill, Tillamook and Polk, by
700 votes. Eddy losing bis homo coun
ty by 35 votes.
R. A. Booth, republican. Is re-elected
state senator In Josephine, Lane
and Douglas by a good majority.
Eastern Oregon counties generally
have given the head of the republican
ticket good, and In most Instances,
phenomenal majorities. Local condi
tions brought about the election of
democrats to fill county offices in a
number of instances, notably where
candidates were up for Te-electlon who
bad performed satisfactory service
Umatilla's official figures give a re
publican majority of S05. For dis
trict attorney. J. H. Raley, democrat,
had a majority ot 121 In his home
county, Umatilla, but Morrow county,
with a majority of 3S0, more ' than
overcame this vote and re-elected O.
W. Phelps, republican, of Heppner.
W. L. Bradshaw, democrat, Is elect
ed Judge of tho Seventh district, com
prising Crook, Gilliam, Wasco, Sher
man and Wheeler counties. Aftor a
warm raco with J. A. Collier, republl
can. Frank Menefce, democrat, be
comes district attorney of tho same
district.
Later figures Increase the lead of
Lcroy Lomat, republican, over Sam
White for district attorney of the
Eighth district, which comprises Bak
er. Union nnd Wallowa.
Dr. W. G. Cole, republican, for Joint
representative or Umatilla and Mor
row, has a majority of 60 over F. B.
Holbrook, democrat.
In the Ninth district, George E. Dav
is. Judge, and J. W. McCulloch, dis
trict attorney, both republicans, have
hnndsomo majorities.
Complete returns from Multnomah
county snow tnat u. w. isottingnam,
Independent republican, Is elected by
197. For district attorney Manning,
democrat. Is elected by a large major
ity, as Is also Word, democrat, as
sheriff.
Lincoln County.
Toledo, Juno 8. Complete returns
Indicate that tho republican state
and legislative nominees havo receiv
ed majorities In Lincoln county rang
ing from 200 to 400.
Polk County.
' Dallas, Juno 8. Complete unofficial
returns on tho county tlcKet ot 1'OIK
county show tho entire republican
ticket elected with tho exception of
sheriff, Ford, tho democratic nominee,
belne elected sheriff by a majority of
350. Unofficial returns ot the state and
district tlckot, complete with the ex
ception of threo precincts, show the
entire republican ticket elected with
tho exception of B. L. Eddy, who Is
defeated by Galloway for Circuit
Judge by a majority of 93. Hermann
ecelvcs n 300 majority.
Linn County.
Albany. Juno 8. Tho result of the
election In Linn county, although not
a clean sweep for tho republicans, yet
Is n declelvo victory. Tho state, con
crcsslonal and Judicial tickets, with
the exception of B. U Eddy, were
carried by neat majorities,
Wheeler County.
Fossil. Juno 8. Complete returns
fiem this county give the state, con
gressional and legislative honors to
republicans by about 160 majority,
while county officers aro about evenly
divided between democrats and re
publicans.
O.M.V I IVU Ml ICS CAN (10 OUT.
Chinese Machlnlut Tells ut Conditions at
Putt Atthur.
Chcfoo, Juno 11. A Chinese for
merly employed In tho umvhltio shops
at Port Atthur, who arrived hero to
but thrao ot the flvu sound ves
sels. All tho guns from tho damaged
ships have been removed to the forts,
and the sailors from these ships have
gone to the front with tho troops. The
Russian warships, which formerly
were painted black, nro now painted
gray, as are tho vessels ot the Japan
ese fleet. Russian torpvdoboats leave
the harbor occasionally for halt an
hour, but tho turgor wnrshlps cutmol
get through the eutrauco.
The Russians aro refusing permis
sion to Bklllcd workmen to Icavo Port
Arthur, but many aro escaping. Lit
tle work Is being (lono In tuo machine
shops because of tho confusion anions
' workmeu such tlmo filing Is
hVnrd. Ono slioll recently wrecked n
machine shop building, but did no
damage to the machinery. Another
shell wrecked tho offices In the dock
yard. Three hundred nnd fifty mlnca havo
been Inld In the roadstead, and tunny
others have been placed around tho
ships In the naval basin. Some of the
latter wero exploded last week by
lightning, but no damage was done.
The Chinese who hnvo come out of
Port Arthur complain of the treatment
accorded them by the Russian sol
diers, declaring they were maltreated
If they did not supply the aoldlera with
money nnd liquor. Villagers In the vi
cinity ot Port Arthur are compelled to
supply the soldiers with rice, nnd Itus
sian horses nro turned loose In their
wheat Acids, destroying tho crops.
Jnpancso spies who entered Port
Arthur last week distributed notices
assuring tho Chlneso liberal treat
ment In case the Japaneso wero vic
torious. MIM1 IS CLOSLD.
Colorado Troops Sent to Union Propert)
to End Strike.
Victoria, Colo., Juno 11. In a blood
less nssault mado by 160 militiamen
and deputies, led by Adjutant-General
Sherman M. Bell on tho Portland mine
today, tho mlno was Indefinitely
closed, to bo opened later on terms
which will prevent any workman se
curing work without presenting satis
factory working cards from tho Mine
owners' Association. General Dell
says tho mlno was closed because of
"military necessity," as tho men
worJClng In It wero cuati Uniting to
tho support ot the striken,, u.id there
by continuing tho present londltlons
In the district. His proclamation also
states that dangerous men In the inino
should bo held.
What promised to bo tho bloodiest
tlmo the district ever saw passed
away as mildly as a summer shower.
Without tho firing of a shot or a
harsh word, the General nnd his forco
marched up to the mine, took posses
sion, road tho proclamation, concern
ing tho present disposition of the
mlno and then left, with employes of
tho company in charge of the plant.
Following tho closing of tho Port
land It was announced that tho mines
wi.i begin to reopen tomorrow, the
nonunion mines first and others later,
and that business is to bo resumed In
tho district at once. All miners who
want work must first secure a work-
lug card from the Mlueowuers As
soclatlon,
RUSSIANS WILL GUARD SHIPS.
No Stranger Will Be Allowed to Visit
the Navy Yarflt.
Odessa, Juno 11. Extrcmo mcaa
urea aro being taken to safeguard tho
various Russian arsenals and ships
All magazines are watched day and
night, and It would go hard with any
stranger found prowling around them
as tho orders to the guards are to
"shoot first and Investigate, after
ward." These exceptional measures are In
spired by tho fear that there will bo a
repetition of recent dcllbcrato at
tempts to wreck some of tho warships
In the navy yards. The attempts are
believed to have been mndo by work
men, who had been bribed by Japan
eso agents, and as a result no work
men are now permitted to onter tho
yards or arsenals without a largo
metal number, which they nro com
pellcd to wear In a conspicuous posi
tion to establish their Identity.
Liberty Bell at St. Louis.
St. Louis. Juno 11. Tho historic
Liberty Bell arrived hero today In re
sponse to tho petition of 90,000 pub
lie-school children of this city, and
will remain In the Pennsylvania build
Ing until tho close of tho World's
Fair. Accompanied by a squad of
mounted pollco and a long lino of mil
itary organizations, the famous old
bell waa taken to tho exposition
where formal exercises wcro carried
out. Tho gates had been thrown open
to tbo f.chool children of tho city and
the day had been proclaimed as a hoi
Iday by Mayor Wells.
Hold Mormons Hinder Progress.
Boston, Juno 11. Tho report nf tho
directors of the Congregational Edu
cational Society presented at tho an
nual meeting hero today, designated
the year an "ono of vigorous activity
In all departments or educational
work." It Indicated that progress In
Utah had been serloiiBly hindered by
tho Mormon church. Tho report said:
Opposition to our mission schools
on tho part of tho Mormon church
authorities Is determined and persist
ent. Every cfTort Is mado to hinder
their efficiency."
Attack Is Begun.
Indianapolis, June 11. A special re
ceived by tho Nowb from Its staff war
correspondent at Chefoo says: "Tho
long-contemplated nttack by tho Jap
aneso on Port Arthur began early this
morning. Tho Russian forces nround
tho beleaguered city wero reinforced
by tho troops which had garrisoned
Dalny and Kinchou. Tho Russian
vessels In tho harbor with their great
gunB aided tho land forces In ropelllng
tho attack. Tho fighting still goes
on."
Russians L'ntrcnchcd Near Kalchau,
Tientsin. Juno 11. Ton thousand
Russian Infantry, with sovornl batter
ies of artillery, are entrenched in a
strong position at Pochlchla, 12 miles
south of Kalchau, and 35 miles from
NIu Clwvang,
HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON
I'KO.MISII OP Itlll CROP.
Umatilla Wheat fields are In a liourlih-
Ing Condition.
PENDLETON. llasod on repuitsl
from the various sections ut tho conn-
try, the wheat ciop, conservatively es-
ti.mited, will iiimituit to moro thull
t.000,000 bushels. The condition of
growing cm I n at the present time lu
cunslduied must satisfactory und un-
less tho weuthei within the next tluoo
weeks proves unfavorable, funnels
say this jeur'n ctop will reach 1,600. -
100 bushels In excess of Inst year,
Tile wheat In tho vicinity of Pen
dleton Is quite far advanced, having
headed out several days ugu. The sec
iUmi of the county between I'oud'iion
and Athena, vhlch la owned by tlio
Uuiatllla Indians, Is un Immense, ex
pause of waving grain. Thoiisuiuls ot
acres In this locality uro rented by the
Indians to the large farmers at u
nominal figure, and comprise the rich
est farming laud In the country. Tho
average annual yield Is flom 30 to 115
bushels nu acre, and uccuullngly tho
uroit to the farmer Is very large. In
reality, the profits realized by tho
f&rmeis by renting these lands air
greater thau they would be It owned
by the fanners themselves, since n
luma.iintlvcly smnll working capital
Is required. Tho reseivatlim wheat
land will, tide year, produce tho lnrg
est portion of the crop of the county,
provided the grain escapes Injury
fiotu any tricks of the weather during
the critical period
Grain In that part of the county
northwest of tho city Is also reported
to bo lu a very healthy condition. It
tins headed nnd reached tho stage for
hnylug. The laud lu that locality hi
lighter and of course tho yield Is
never as large ns that of tho reservn
tlun lands, yet anything approaching
a partial fulluio has never been knuvvii
there.
In tho Helix country whent Is look
ing good and an avcrago crop Is In
prospect. The early frosts did some
dnmnge to grain lu that locality, but
by the recent heavy rnlna the affected
Krnln will mnKo n satisfactory yieni
Out of 1000 ncres owned by Christian
Breeding leas thnn 40 acros wcro dam
aged. Other stands suffered In n less
degroo.
Farmers living south nnd south
east of tho city also glvo most favor
able reports of growing grain nnd feel
assured that they will harvest an tin
usually largo crop this year.
Coming llvents.
Knights of Pythias Convontlon
ninth district. Fossil, June 16.
Commencements University of
Oregon. Eugene. June 12-15; Albany
College, June 10-15; Pacific Univer
sity. Forest Grove. June 10-15.
Annual Ilcuulon, Department of
Oregon, O. A. U Hood River, Juno
15-17.
First Oregon Cavalry and Infantry
('.(-union, Hood River, Juno 18.
l.nno County Veterans' Association,
.Tune 22-21.
Linn County Pioneer Association
Reunion, Brownsville, Juno 22-21.
Pioneer Association Iteunlon, Port
land, Juno 22.
Northwest Sportsmen's Tourna
ment. Pendleton, June 21-20.
Christian Cainprncctlng, Turner,
Juno 23-July 3.
Federated Fraternal Mardl Grns and
Carnival, Portland, June 28-July 9.
western Division State Teachers
Association, Portland, June 29-July 1.
Eastern Oregon O. A. R. Encamp
mcnt, La Grande, July I t.
Southern Oregon Chautauqua As
sembly, Ashland. July 13-22.
American Mining Congress, Port
hind, August 22-27.
Rlnchart Clans Will Gather.
PEN I) I.ETON'. A faro nnd one
third rate Is being granted by tho O.
It. & N. for tho second annual Rlne
hart family reunion at Sumrncrvillo
In the Grand Rondo Valley, lo which
members ot tho big Rlnehart clan
from nil over Oregon and Washington
aro expected to come. The reunion Is
to tako In tho descendants of Iouls
and Elizabeth Rlnchart, whoso Im
mense family has blossomed out Into
other Immonso families, until with tho
fourth generation there Is an extraor
dinary gathering when all get to
gether. It Is probably tho first tlmo
that the O. R. & N. has made a low
rato for n family rounlon.
Clrand Rendc Fruit flood.
LA GRANDE. Tho crop prospects
for Union county and most of Eastern
Oregon nro very flattering so far this
season. Grand Rondo Valloy has hnd
a heavy shower last week, JiiBt when
It. was most needed. Sugar beets
nevor lookoil better than now, nnd
hundreds of Indians, Japs and many
whites aro now In tho fields thinning
them ns rapidly M possible. Only a
few early strawbcrrlos and somo cher
ries wcro damaged by the froBt. A
full crop of all fruits Is assured In tho
Grand Rondo Valley; the strnwherrlen
will bo on the market In about four
weeks
Frostbitten Wheat Is Saved.
HICLIX. Good showers tho past
week havo done much to restore frost
bitten wheat to Its normal condition,
and havo alleviated damage. Fow
farmers will now experience serious
loss, tho principal complaints being
thoso whoso fields wcro frozen out
right and destroyed completely. This
was truo In only a few Instances, and
the aggrcgato harm dono by harvest
tlmo will have proven slight. RcportB
from lowor down tho canyon and from
tho now wheat district went of hero
say that rains wcro also experienced
with beneficial effect overywhero.
Bids are All Too High
ASTORfA. County court opened
bids for construction of a reinforced
concreto foundation for tho now court
houso. Four bids woro received ns
follows: John Bingham, Portland,
$21,857.40; Bingham & Flynn, Port
land, $21,070; Marshall Bros., Port
land, $21,433.65; Ferguson & Hous
ton, $20,987. Tho lowest bid waa
much higher than tho court antici
pated and about $7000 abovo tho ar
chitect's estimate. Final action on
bids was deferred until the architect
will bo hero.
Poor nuilncis at Cold Storage.
ASTORIA. Up to the present the
flBhtnc Bcason has boon a greater fail
ure than Uat year, especially for tho
cold-storago people. At this time last
year fully COO tlcrcen of pickled fish
hnd beon put up, while now not over
160 tlorces have boon pacKcd. Tho
pack of tho canners Is not much over
10.000 cans, but those Intorestod aro
not discouraged as they expect a
large lato run tho same as last year.
AI'I'LliS lIKOUdltl him itimu.
New Yorker Pound Pattern
I'rult Could
Not Compete.
IIOOI) RIVKR.-Tho Hood lllvei
Fiult Company Is a uuw Hood lllvui
corporation. Tho company la capital
Izcd nt $76,000, the stockholders balug
Unit Van Hoin, of Buffalo, N. V, A.
A. Jiiyue nud T. A. Decker, er liomi
River. Mr. Van Horn owns a tOOncre
1 apple diehard In Now Yoik. His up
plea met with competition lu big mar
' Lots with the Hood ttlvur product, ami
lust November he made a special trip
to this valley to acquaint himself with
conditions heir. The mult ot his In
vi'stlgatUm In the recent organization
of t ho Hod Itlver Kuilt Company.
The company has been formed sole
ly for the purpose of growing coin
iiicrclnl npplrs It Is not u sprrtilu
live lunddrullnc scheme, says Mr
Yun Hum. Mr. Van Horn was for
yearn pioinliienlly rtmnretrd with the
street lallvvny business lu the City of
lliifTalo. I to expects to spend much
of bis time In lluud Itlver thla summer
ami fall, except when his other hiisl
liens liitcicsts tnkr) him out of town
Ho hns let contincta for clearing the
fruit lands he has purrhnsrd.
Following nre the Hood Itlver farm
era who made salen of laud to the
Hood Itlver Fruit Company: Boyd
Spioat. Warren Wells, August Paanrh
r. II. Stauffer. O. It. Casturr. W. V
Johnson.
Tound Willi Stolen Horace,
I. A OltANDi:. Word has reached
here from Wallowa county tlmt Bill
Cottlughaiii, more familiarly known us
'Coyote Hill," who was wanted 111 the
stale of Washington for stealing hors
or, nnd who took Firnch leave, was
captured near Wallowa last week In
camp. In company with his wife. Ho
was hunted down by some nf his
bondsmen. Ho apparently thought he
was perfectly safe when ho was
caught. He had horses In the camp,
also, that were stolen. ('ottlliKhnm
was Immediately taken back to Wash
Ingtou,
1 and Open to llntry.
LA GllANDE. Register E. W
Davis, of the Lit Griiudo United States
Land Olucc, hns announced that
largo nrrenge of land previously un
platted In the land olllce, therefore
not subject to entry, will ho plaited
and open tu loentiun. Tho land Ilea
to 111 north of Suinptcr several miles
und Is Inrgely In the undefined section
left unsurveyed nt high altitudes of
the mountains. A portion Is In the I in
medlato vicinity of tho Bnlsloy,. Elk
horn. Maxwell nnd Highland mines
white other portions 1 lo further to the
north.
Wire to lie Mrung to Immaha.
LA OltANDE Tho stockholders of
the Imnnhn, Joseph & Eureka Tele
phono company In Wallowa county
hnvo elected olllcers to net during the
ensuing year, ns follows: President
F. D. McCully: vice president, Frank
Kernnn; secretary and treasurer. J
P. Husk. All the stock has boon sub
scribed, and tho contracts let for the
construction or the line from Joscnh
In Iluckhorn Springs, nnd In the near
future will he built on to Imnaha and
Frulta.
New Hatchery Site on Slmlaw.
ASTORIA. Master Fish Wanton
Vnn Dusiin has returned from a trip
lo the HIUHlavv river, where he select
rd a new slto for tho state salmon
hatchery. Considerable troublo has
been experienced In the pnst by tho
iii-oiis, wnii n rise rapidly, and several
times n vast amount of ilnmngn has
hern done. A location lias now been
selected whero this dllllculty In ex
peeled to be obviated.
Ilulld a Hotel at Hot Lake.
PENDLETON. A fine now hotel Ic
under construction at Hot I.nke, whero
Stale Senator W. M. Pierce, of Pcndlo
ton, is one of tho proprietors. The
structure will bo three stories hleli
hi Ick. equipped with modern convrn
Icnres nnd 100 feel long with two Ia
each 120 by 45 foot. It will cost
$75,000.
PORTLAND MARKE1S.
WHEAT Walla Walla. 72c: blue-
siorn, hoc; valloy, sic.
BARkEY Feed. $23 ner ton: roll
e,l. $2I.C0$25.
ri.wuu -va oy. J3.a07TI4.05 ner
unrroi; nam wheat straights, $4
$4.25; clears, $.1 5$t.l0; hard wheat
patents. lt.Wj-I4.70: graham. !3.60(tt
fi; wnoio wheat, $l$4.25; rye Hour,
$1.50.
OATS No. 1. white. $1.25: gray,
$1.20 por cental.
MII.I.8TUFFS Bran. $19$20 por
ton; middlings, $2E.6O0$27; shorts,
$20JJ.$21; chop, $18; linseed, dairy
100(1, ?1U.
HAY Timothy, $15O$10 per ton;
clover, $8fl$9; grain, $11(J12; choat,
$lltt$13.
vi.uisTAiii.i'.H Turnips, soc per
bbck; carrotH, soc; beets, $1; pars
nips. $1: cabbage. 22Ac: rerl cab
hngo, 2'4c; lettuce, head, 25040c per
uoz; parsiey, per cioz., z&c; cauliflow
er, $J.750$2 por dozen; celery, 764?
90c per dozen; cucumbers $1.25jj
i.uu per dozen; asparagus, 50c; peas,
5c por pound; rhubarb. 3c ner round:
beans, green, 15c; wax, 16c; squash,
ii per nox.
HONEY $3 $3. 60 per ense.
ru 1A1 uiiH mncy, 76c$l per
roiirai, groworB- price; now potntoos,
3y,llc por pound.
FRUITS Strawberries, $1.76Jf$3
ner crnio; cticrries, 76cfp$l.Z5 per
uox; gooBcuerrieH, uc por pound; ap
ples, fancy Baldwins and Bpltzcn
borgB, $1.50 $2.50 per box; cholco,
$l$1.50; cooldrig, 76c$l.
EGOS Oregon rnnch, 17017'4c per
dozen.
POULTRY Chlckons, mixed, 13(ff
lVAc per pound; spring, small, 20
221,4c; henB, 13tfj13l4c; turkeys, llvo,
njupwo nor pound; nrcssod, IStfJ) 20c;
ducks, $7$8 per dozen; geeso, live,
78o per pound.
CIIEESU Full cream, twins, now
Btoclc, 12Wfi13o; old Btock, lOe;
Young Amorlrn, 14c.
HOPS 1903 crop, 2325V4o por
pound.
WOOL Vnlloy, 19f?20o por pound;
Knstorn Oregon, lljlEc; mohair,
30c por pound for cholco.
HEEF Dressed, KQiVAc por pound.
MUTTON Dressed, 40e por
pound; lambs, 8c.
VEAL DrosBcd, GiR(iV6e por pound.
PORK Dressod, C07c.
HAM 14010c.
CANIMII All) I OKI.
Kuropatkin Sns It la Impossible to R
Hoe I'url Ailliur.
PrtiiH, Juno 9. A St, Petersburg
dispatch qmitoa n general tilllcur of
tlio ItussUn n tiny ns follows:
"Two duye ago theio wnu n cunfjr
uiicu butW'R'ii the Einpoior mid the
chief paitlsaiis of Uonuiul Kurupittk..!
and Adiuliul AluxlulT. The latter
wvie active In uu attempt to Inllu
ence the Cxur tu huiiiI an older tu Gen
eral Kmupatkln lo mlvuiice ut ouee
nnd ledum Port Arthur. The Inten
tion, of coiute, vviih to iipuul the die
lUiiltlun of tiuupu, Hindu by the mili
tary comiiiiiiiilvi-lh'Chluf und compel
ti I in tu give battle, ovuu nl the ilsk ot
defeat
"Fuitunntely I tie i,nuil seusi of the
otnpeior piuviilliil und In) contented
himself with luquiiiug of (leueial Kur
uputklll If tho sililktluii peiinltted of
hie udvuiuing li i clime, tho bulosg
ucrcd stioiigliul I, suylng hu wished It
could be i. one, hut leaving It to his
geuerul to decide, (leueial Knropnl
klu i piled It was liiipoHiilhle ut pies
cut to do anything foi (lenrral Hloos
sel and Ids command. Know lug hi in as
I do, I am certain tint tho coiiiiiiaudi r
tu chief would M-uucr huve iiiHluned
i turn to liuvo mi c utcd mi older wtihh
might havo uioughl dUuslur upon Ills
ttccpa."
KU.vU.V- HliM'iiKAItil.V HIlLII.
Mccunnultcilug Parlies nolo An) l.rngih
to ol ItllUtltlMllUfl.
ToUlo, Juno 9.- According to the
Japanese cunespoudentH with '.ho
luxt nnny In Manchuria (KuiiiKih),
the nctlvo Russian upciutlons nro lim
ited to n series of skirmishes fought
by Cossacks und mounted Infantry,
but which accomplished little else
thnn lo occupy the attention of tlio
Japaneso uutpusts. The Russians r:i
iir.ged number hardly mure than too
men. Mipported y a mountain bat
tery. Their uperntluiis oxleml tliiour.li
tho dlHtrlita of Aljiing and Halniat,
and their object Is to Interfere ns much
us possible Willi the Japanese provis
ion trains. Their efforts havo prov-ui
futile, and nu damage lias been d inn
except the killing of u number of Jap
aneso troupers.
Tho Russian reconnolteilug parties
are bold to the point ot drsprrntlnu.
Thoy constat chiefly of a young offic
er and n hnndfull of men who are will
ing to go to any length te secure In
formation. They will ride boldly vtitu
In the Japaneso linos, and. If discov
ered, shout their vvny out, endeavor
ing to do ns much damage ns possible
beforo being killed or taken prisoners.
nm.iiivii n.ciir.s .Ytiir.
Meanitra Patting (lull nf Pechlll See
I lathes at Sea.
Chefoo, Juno 9. An impression pre
vails hero that a naval bnttle took
place Inst night In tho Gulf of Pechlll.
i'nssongors on steamers passing the
I.Uo Tie Shun promontory ut Hie
tlmo did not henr any firing, wiill
reports: como from Teng Chow of
heavy bring being heard there from
II o'clock Inst night until 2 o'clock
thin morning. Vessels from tho Mlno
Tno Islands confirm this report and
so do tho residents of hills In tho vi
cinity of tli'-i cliy who heard the firing
.mil saw flashM out nt sen during tho
nlshL
Tho fnct that 'ho Russians wero en-
diovorlrig, June 4 to elrnr the road
steads off Port Arthur of mines Indl
nts en Intention upon thrlr pi't
to give battle onMdo tho linrboi- upon
the fl -si fuvorahlo opportunity.
A Japanese correspondent returning
from Tnllonwnn says there Ir, n per.
slstent minor Uipm that the Jipnnesn
battleship Ynsblma struck n mine off
hint port recently nnd w,w sunk
Chlneso nrrlv-nls from Tnllo iwnn lire
uniiLle to confirm the Btnry.
Japanese I'unlihlng llandlts.
Chefoo, Juno 9. A licet of Junkn
which has arrived from Dalny or
tho pin pose of buying nloren for tho
Japaneso report having heard enntln-
iiouh tiring between Dalny nnd Port
Arthur for several days. Jnpaneso
wnrshlps are mnklng Dalny their
liendqiiiirlcrB ami nre coming nnd go
ing contliiiKiiiHly. They tnkc turns
Ktinrillng the entrnnce lo Port Arthur.
Tho Junks report Chinese nre no long
er allowed to leave I'ort Arthur, and
Hint the Japanese are punishing tho
hnndlts who raided Duluy and Tallen
wan. Two Ruislan llnata Lot.
London, June 9. Tho correspond-
mt of tho Dally Tcl.'grnph In Tokio
cables: "Tho commander of tho
fourth JapancBO flotilla, win uas re
turned to tho rendezvous of tho fleet
fmm n rreonnolsnncn In I In, vleinltv
of Port Arthur, mentloiiH tho loss nf
en) iitixsinn giitinont (lillnlt, und tho
blowing up of another Runslnn gun-
llOnt IlllOIlt fhn untnn limn D.lnn.
tnnn oBcmcil from I'ort Arthur snya
ii'ai tuo rations or tho soldiers In two
nniinds nf hronil dnllv lint no t,a nr.
fiieru hnvr. nn nhiindnnro of food, the
men nro discontented."
Japan May Have (lot It.
Ilrldconort. Conn. .Tnnn n n.
port reil'-hed (bin rtv lflnv tl.ot !.
liiibmnrlno boat Protector hnd been
HlllmiCd to .Inniin frnni K'nw Vn-lr n.,.l
that four bonis modeled nftor ' tho
rro'utor nro now ir.nnr construe-
tloil fit thn wnrlfR nf Mm Hi,nA,l
Nov s Drydock & Shipbuilding Coin
rany. Prldgoport mci interested In
tho construction of tho.io bonis decline
to glvo nny Information no lo what
hna been ilonn with Mm 1pni,ninM
JnpnrcBo ng"iita hnvo boon In this city
several times.
Third Pacific Squadron.
St. Petersburg, Juno . Orand
Duko AIoxIb, commtindor-ln-clilcf of
the navy, according to nn apparently
rellnliln rnnnrt whleh 1mw,,,.un t
officially confirmed, has obtnlnod the
iiuriuiHHiuii or mo emperor to crcnto
n third Paelfle Hnimilrnn from i.n
uhlpB of tho Blnck sea fleet, nnd por
mission has nlrendy beon obtnlnod
from Turkoy to tako tho ships tlmugh
tho Dardanelles on tho condition that
they will not rotura,
to