Bohemia Nugget
BahKrta Nifftt Pi. C.
OOTTAOH CROVH ...ORBOON.
WEEK'SJWINGS
General Review of Important Happen
penlfls Presented In o Drier and
Condensed Corm.
"A cloudburst In Nevdaa floated sev
ml towns.
Tho assassin ot Von Flehvo still re
fuses to talk.
"Packros and atrikros both claim vic
tories at Chicago.
,.Relt!oni between Franco and the
Vatican have been broken off.
The Japanese are wild to have made
great yalns around Tort Arthur.
Count Ignaticft will succeed to the
Russian ministry ot tho Interior.
The 8ntaa Fo tracks were washed out
for 12 miles by a flood In Arloina can
yon. Thirteen passengers on a Rochester,
N. Y., trolley road were Injured In a
colllsiton.
Clash between Russians and Japan
ese armies is soon expected. The Japs
have 120,000 men and 100 guns and
the Russians 100,000 men and 120
guns.
Tho steamer Atabla and her cargo
may yet be confiscated. Much ot the
flour aboard was unconslgned. The
Russian government has no official
notice ot her release.
Packers say they can now afford to
Ignore tho strikers.
A rupture between Franco and the
Vatican seems Inevitable.
A Japanese cruiser and a gunboat
were lost of! Poit Arthur by striking
mines.
President Golden, of the packing
teamsters' union, has been arrested for
picketing.
Russia baa filed a protest with Great
Britain on shipping of contraband of
war to Japan.
Russia will assist the United States
in the protection of seals at the Kom
mander Islands.
Peace promotes from Iowa failed In
their effort to settle the Chicago strike
and have revurned home.
The Portland & Asiatic steamer Ara
bia has been released at Vladivostok.
All contraband cargo was removed
The principal in the assassination of
Von Plebve was a Little Russian, nut
the instigators of the deed have not yet
been identified.
Leaders-in the Benson-Hyde-DImond
land ting will probably escape punish
ment. United States Judge Lacombe
has declared the Indictments invalid
as the crimes were against states and
not the government.
' A general attack is believed to have
begun on Port Arthur.
''Other attempts at assassination are
expected in Russian official circles.
A Spanish war veteran drew the first
homestead in the Rosebud agency in
South Dakota.
The steamer'Korea, frctn San Fran
cIbco, haa dodged the Russian fleet and
arrived safely at Tokio.
The Question of payment for Port
land flour seized by Russian vessels
will probably go before a prize court
Russia haa intimated to Great Brit
ain that reparation wl:. oe made,
proper, in the Knight Commander case,
The German steamer Arabia, from
Portland with a cargo of flour, has ar
rived in Vladivostok In charge ol
prize crew.
The state depatment'a note on the
seizure of the Arabia's cargo ia couched
in courteous language and no rash de
mands will be made.
Russian officials had been warned
of
the plot by which Minister von Plehve
was slain. The assassin, believed
to
be a Finn, was perhaps fatally injured
The British steamer Formosa has
been seized in the Red sea.
Russians sunk two Japanese sailing
vessels without warning the crew.
The British steamer Calchas has been
captured by the Vladivostok squadron
The packers are ruBhlng in workmen
from outside points to fill the places of
strikers.
Niu Chwang has been abandoned by
the Russians and ia in the handa of the
Japanese.
Thomas Taggart, of Indiana, has
been chosen chairman of the national
Democratic committee.
Two townships thrown open for set
tlement in Tacific county, Washington,
caused a rush at the Vancouver land
office.
Kuropatkln reports a retreat of bis
army after two days' fighting. He
will probably withdraw his entire
army to Mutrden.
Good authority on International laws
declares neutral prizes may not law
fully be sunk.
Tne teamsters have joined their fel
low workmen in the strike at the Chi'
cago packing bouses.
Giffoid PInchot and F. H. Newell
will Investigate changes needed in tbi
Northwestern land laws.
Kansae.City packers claim to contin
ne to get nonunion help and to turn out
greater product.
Anxiety is felt for a number of ves
eels about due off the Japanese coast.
In a 14-hour battle the Russians met
a severe defeat east ot Ta Tche Kiao.
Tho Knight Commander, sunk by
the Russian Vladivostok squadron, had
cargo of Iron and steel.
Malheur, Oregon farmers havo two
Jabntha In which to accept the govern
ment Jrrigation project.
' A Big Four engine at Indianapolis
truck an electric car, killing two per
tons and Injuring a number of other.
WATERS Or TIIC ANA.
Mav Dc Used for Irrigation In
Southern Oregon.
Washington. Auir. 2. Tho reclama
tion engineers havo turned up another
promising Irrigation project in uregon
this time in central Lake county, on
the north shore of Summer lake. A
tract of about 125,000 acres has been
withdrawn from all savo restricted
homestead entry, pending further in
vostlgatlon to determine whether or
not It will bo practicable to Irrigate a
portion or a. I of tho area with the
waters of tho Ana river, a small stream
which feeds Bummer lake. It is
thought tho Ana river is an outlet ot
Silver lake, which lies a lew miles
northwest.
Tnls project will bo under examina
tion tho remainder of the summer, to
determine whether practicable means
can bo found of applying water to the
land in sucli quantities and at such
cost as will Juttlly undertaking tlte
project. Tho lands withdrawn for tin
Ana river project are included in town
ship 29, ranges 17 and IS; township
30, ranges 10, 17 and IS; ami township
31. ranee 17, all south and east.
A new project has also been found
In Washington, known as the Priest
Rapids project. Nine townships lying
along the Cioumbia river In latlmn,
Douglas and Kittitas counties have
been withdrawn pending final deter
mination of the feasibility of remov
ing water from the Columbia river at
Priest Rapida and bringing it down
upon tho Columbia valley lands lying
bolow the rapids, on either bank of the
river. The lands withdrawn are
Townships 13, 14 and 15, rane 23,
and townships 13 and 14, ranges 24, 25
and 26, all north and east.
This project, while adjoining the Big
Bend project, is separate and 'distinct
and will be mado tho subject of special
study this summer. Its success de
pends largely upon the ability to get
water upon the' land at reasonable cost
A considerable portion ot these lands
are now under cultivation and the con'
currenco ot farmers must be had before
this work can bo undertaken.
DHTICULTIES WITH WIRES.
The Long Circuit Through Siberia
Is Affected by fire and Storm
6t. Petersburg, Aug. 2. M. Durno
vo, tho minister ot telegraphs, who is
in temporary charge of the department
of the Intel lor, will place the depart
ment of posts and telegraph in the
normal as well as virtual control ol
Under Secretary Sevaetianoff, under
whose administration the postal and
telegraph systems of the empire have
made great strides.
The greatest difficulties are due to
the operation of 10,000 miles of over
head wires in the Far East. Thunder
storms aro of daily occurrence through
out this vast stretcn of wires and the
forest regions are subject in summer
time to continual fires. These facts
are sufficient to explain why the dis
patches Irom the Iront are sometimes
delayed a couple of days.
The telegraph department makes a
practice of holding op ordinary mes
sages at Harbin and forwarding them
by post, but in the meantime they are
blocking the Siberian wires. It must
oe noted that official dispatches in
cipher are not abreviated and have to
be repeated, and these take precedence
over all other telegrams.
REMOVING TIIC MINES.
Japanese Search for Deathtraps
Niu Chwang.
at
Niu Chwang, Aug. 2. The Japanese
have just removed two large electric
mined from the mouth of the Llao
river, and tbey are searching for 10
other such mines known to be there,
The people who left Nin Chwang be
fore the Japanese came in are now re'
turning, and confidence has been re
stored. The Japanese Specie bank will
open next week.
General Oku has written a Epecial
letter from Ta Tche Kiao, thanking
United States Consul General Miller
for having maintained order and pro
tected public property here.
It is reported here that the Russian
gunboat Slvoutch has been destroyed
at a point 20 miles up the Llao river.
Major K. Yokura has been appointed
military administrator of Niu Chwang.
Martial law regulatione are being
framed.
Continuous and heavy firing is heard
from the direction of Hai Cheng.
Troops Will Go to Donesteel,
Bonesteel, S. D., Aug. 2. Troopa
have been requested by Sheriff Taylor,
and Governor Herreid haa agreed to
send them. From August 8 until Sep
tember 10, '.he filing period, this place
will be under martial law. The
militia will be on hand when the fil
ing begins. The guards aro considered
necessary to protect 1300,000 which
will be brought to town each day.
Plans to meet every train hare been
made. Every passenger will be topped
at the town gatea and mado to prove
that his business Is legitimate.
Plea for Perishing Pimas,
Washington, Aug. 2. An appeal waa
mtde to President Roosevelt today by a
committee representing the I'resbyleri
an board of homo missions in behalf of
the Pima Indiana in Arizona, who are
id to be perishing because the waters
of the Gila river have been diverted
from their reservation. Tho commit
tee stated that no water waa available
for the irrigation of the Indiana' land,
and the Indians, who number 5,000,
are said to be on the verge of staiva-
tion because of the failure of their
crops.
Tangier Guards Doubled.
Tangier, Aug. 2. I-aBt night all the
guarda about the city were doubled and
strong mounted force patrolled the
outskirts until daylight. Europeans
living in Isolated places have been
warned to come into the city. The
diplomatic! corps held a meeting today,
at which Mohammed-el-Torres, the
sultan's representative here, and twoof
hia council were present. It is believed
that the object of the conference was to
discuss present conditions.
Raiders Going Home.
Tokio, Aug. 2. The Vladivostok
squadron passed Tsugar ctralts, on the
way to Vladivostok, at 1 o'clock this
afternoon, 1
STILL AT OUTS
Purllicr Agreements With
Strikers Not Wanted.
ARE GIVEN AN ULTIMATUM
Packers Tell Hoard of Arbitration
That Strikers railed to Live
Up to Signed Agreement.
Chicago, July 29. "Wo had an
agreement with Mr. Donnelly' organf
zatlon and the allied trades which they
failed to live up to, and under tho cir
cumstancca we do not rare to make
any further agreements with them."
This is tho statement which was
signed by tho representatives of the
packers and handed to the members of
the stato board ot arbitration tonight
at the end ot a conference between the
two bodies, held at tho request of the
state boatd in an endeavor to bring
about another meeting for tho tettle
ment ot the butchers' strike between
the packers and the strikers. The
patkers received the state board courte
ously and listened to their arguments
for a peaceable adjustment ot tho dltli
culty.
Tho announcement that tho packers
wero opposed to any tin ther peace ne
gotiations with tho strikers was handed
to the board by Arthur Meeker and
Thomas Connor, both of Armour A Co.
who represented the packers. Whil
from their statement it would appear
that the packers aro opposed to iniet
ing tho strikers again on any terms
sucli is not the case.
At the last conference between the
strikers and tho packers the latter in
formed the. union leaders that any
time they expressed a desire to live up
to the original arbitration agreement
signed a week ago, which provided for
the reinstatement of the striking butch
era inside of 45 days and for the arbi
tration of all grievances, tho packers
would bo willing to renew tho agree
ment.
Tho contention of the packers Is that
thiB agreement is still in force, and as
they are unwilling to otter any further
concessions to the strikers, they say a
renewal of peace negotiations with the
hope of securing better terms would be
useless.
The labor leaders say that when the
butchers went on the second strike be
cause of alleged discrimination by the
packers in rehiring striking employes
the arbitration agreement was nullified
and that 't is necessary to sign a new
agreement before a settlement can be
reached.
SLAIN DY DOMD.
M. von Plehve, Russian Minister
Interior Is Assassinated.
8t. Petersburg, July 29. .Minister o
the Interior von Plehve was assassinat
ed this morning while driving to the
Baltic Station to visit the Tetcrhof.
A bomb was thrown under the inin
ister's carriage, completely shattering
it. M. Plehve was terribly mangled
The crime was committed at 10 o'clock
The coachman waa killed and the
wounded and maddened hortea dashed
wildly away with the front wheels ot
the carriage the only portion of the
vehicle remaining intact. Immediate'
ly there ensued a scene of the wildest
confusion. Police and gendarmes hur
ried up from every direction and vast
crowds gathered about the spot where
the mangled body of the minister lay
weltering in his blood.
The Associated Press correspondent
waj at the scene of the tragedy within
five minutea after it occurred. M. von
Plehve's shockingly mangled body was
lying in the middle of the road. It had
been partially covered witli a police
officer's overcoat with the left arm, the
bone ot which was broken off, protrud
ing.
A few yards from M. von Plehve's
body lay a shapeless heap of the coach
man's remains.
M. von Plehve was on his way to
visit the emperor when the tragedy oc
currd.
Besides being Russian minister of
the interior Councillor von Plehve was
minister and state secretary for Fin
lard.
Sent to Impress Moroccans,
Toulon, July 29. Under orders
from Vice Admiral Gigon, the armored
cruiser Kleber and the third class
cruiser Galilee sailed for Tangier to
night. The orders given t) the com'
manders of the cruisers were to "hold
themselves at the disposition of the
minister of Franco." Officers of the
ministry of marine say that this action
ia not to be regarded in any aspect oth
er than paeific, but that it is desirable
in the present unpleasant condition of
Morocco for the French government
be represented by the two warships.
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Dardanelles Question Settled.
Constantinople, July 27. The Rua
sian statement that vessels of the vol
unteer fleet hereafter will not be per
mitted to operate for war purposes is
regarded in Turkish official circles as
settling the question of their passage
through the Dardanelles. It Is held
that, as they will only havo the status
of merchantmen, there is no reason to
refuse them permission to traverse the
stiaita as heretofore. Tne British
cruiser Lancaster la still off the en
trance of the Dardanelles.
British Note Sent.
London, July 29. The London Dally
Express states that it haa excellent
reasons for stating that the latest note
sent by Gerat Britain to Russia is not
couched In the usual diplomatic lan
guage, but Is, instead, a peremptory
demand for immediate reparation for
all slights placed upon the British flag
by lfussla. it is also stated that Ilus-
sia is warned that a rcpltition of tho
Knight Commander allair will be fol
lowed by immediate reprisals.
To Pit Up Volunteer rieet.
London, July 29. Tho Times this
morning says that six German steamers
havo been bartered to take $1,600,000
worth of war material from Hamburg
to Constantinople. The inference is
drawn, according to the Times, that
this material Is Intended for tho equip
ment of the Russian volunteer steamers
or other Russian warships In the Black
sea,
INVESTMENT Or PORT ARTHUR.
Japanese Conduct u Slow Engineer
Ing Advance.
I.lao Yang, July 30. A Russian cor
respondent ot tho Associated Press, who
has Just arrived horo after two months'
stay at Port Arthur, gives an Import
ant and Interesting natrnltvo ol tho situ
ation at the bvlragurcd fortress when ho
left there, July 14 which shows that
the Japanese operations until then had
not advanced so far as supposed, Sev
eral Russian succcrtcs ate chronicled,
but tho report ot a Japanese reverse,
with a loss of 30,000 men, Is definitely
disposed of, not being oven mentioned
by tho correspondent, who soys:
"When I put to sea in n Junk the
land position on the liusslau right flank
surrounding Green and Semaphore
hills, which the Russians had lost, had
been recaptured by assault. Tin,
heights ot Ilulnslu, which the Japanese
defended desperately, nlono remained
In their hands. But I am convinced
that this position also has slneo been
retaken. Tho very morn'ng of my de
parture, July 14, the position was be
ing bombarded by six-inch Howitzers
and shells wero falling rclontcdly into
tho Japanese works, causing great dls
order.
"To sum up, by the fighting of July
3, 4 and 5, when evidently the Russian
forces were acting on tho offensive, the
Itusslans regained on the html aide the
positions they had held in front ot the
fortress previous to tho battle of Kal
Chou.
"Tho main forces of tho besclgcrs
are on the average at a distance ot 20
miles from the perimeter of the fortress
on the Russian right, but tho Japanese
havo approached to within 12 miles on
the Russian left. As far ns Inchente
Btatloiv, 14 in lies from l'ort Arthur
the railroad is working. Between 40,
000 and 60,000 men are operating W
fore Port Arthur. The troops malntal
a constant exchange of skirmishing tiro
but tho field or other guns aro usually
silent. The Japanese are apparently
conducting a slow, engineering advance
"Often in the morning the Russians
discover fresh trenches. The Japano
aie compelled to abandon this work in
the daytime, as the Kussians regularly
open tiro on them as soon us dayligh
discloses the works.
AID TO STRIKERS.
rrelghlhandlcrs May Take a Hand
in Chicago Trouble.
Chicago, July 30. After issuing
general order that would have involved
all the Chicago railroads In the stock
yards strike, Lawrence J. Curran, pres
ident ot the Frciglithandlers' union
tonight reconsidered his action and is
now holding his order in abeyance
pending a conference tomorrow morn
ing with leaders of the Allied Trades
onions, whose members are on strike,
It is said, however, that it President
Donnelly, of the Butchers' union, ami
tho other strike leaders express a desitc
to have the order enforced" it will bo
put ieto effect at once. The. executive
committee of the frelghthandles waa in
session until late tonight and it Is salt
that preparations have been made to
put the strike order in force if it be
deemed necessary.
President Curran's orders, it lived
up to by the freight handlers, would
work a severe hardship on the packers
as it explicitly directs that union men
shall handle no freight for tho big
packing companies, either outgoing or
Incoming. President Curran's order to
the men follows:
"At a meeting with the business
agents of the local Freighthandlcrs1
union today it was decided that all
men under the jurisdiction of our or
gan'zation in tho various rairoads in
Chicago be ordered not to receive ordo'
liver any freight of the packers, wlictli
er tills freight ia delivered at tho
freighthouses by teams or in cars."
Duplicity of the Russians.
London. July 30. Thomas Gihion
Bowles, Conservative, will ask Premier
Balfour in the house ol commons if the
government is awaro that tho Russian
armored cruiser Demltri Donskol, after
having been allowed to tako 500 tons
of coal at Port Said, and after hei cap
tain had given his word of honor that
ho would proceed at onco and by direct
route to Cadiz, remained oil Port Said
and Btopped and examined six vessels,
which were about to enter the canal,
and a few days later repeated the stop
pago off Aleaxndria,
Threat of Mlllowncrs.
Fall River, Mbbb., July 30. " Unless
tho overativea agreo to como Into the
mills and work under the proposed 12
per cent reduction, It is doubtful
whether any attempt will bo made b)
tho manufacturers to tun the mills be
tore October. nils statement was
mado tonight by a prominent ralllown
er in reference to tho rottun mills
strlko, involving 20,000 men. In ex
plaining this attitude the man quoted
said that to continue operations under
the old wago scale would mean a loss of
money.
Much rood Adulterated.
Cheyenne, Wyo., July 30. Tiio first
report ot Henry Knight and Ross Mou-
dy, atate lood inspectors under tho now
pure food law, shows that during the
year 425 samples wero submitted for
analysis, and ot this number 208 wero
found to be adulterated, In all classes
of food It waB discovered preservatives
were used. A majority of the samples
were sent by dealers who desire to uso
puro foods, and it is expected concerted
action will be taken.
rrlcllon at Panama.
Panama, July 30. The establish
ment of a port at Ancon under the con
trol ot tho author itlea ot - the canal
zono haa created considerable friction
between tho steamship companies and
tho government at Panama, the latter
asserting that tho companies should
get their clearance papers from the
'anaman authorities.
OREGON NEWS
SHEEP SWARMING IN.
Thousands nrc lie Inn Moved Onto
Cascade rorcst Reserve.
Salem The news haa reached this
city to the effect that the country In
the neighborhood ot llreltcnlmsli, In
(Iio western part Of tho Cascade forest
reserve, Is threatened with devastation
ol vegetation by reason of the encroach'
ment ot the Knsteru Oregon sheepmen,
with their enormous Mocks of sheep
Already hundreds ol sheep nro to he,
seen in the vicinity ol Detroit, and, It
Is said, there will bu nit lew than 12,'
000 head in that part of tho reset vo be
foro tho grating season close.
There Is a quetslon of whether tin
grazing permits contemplate tho en
croachmcnt upon this territory, and
tho settlers in that section ard vigor
ously protesting against It.
Him. John Mlntu lias returned from
a visit to Mlntu pass through tho Ca
eades, and repoits '.ho encroachments
of Eastern Oregon sheepmen on the
western part of tho forest reserve
are alarming tho people of that part
of tho country. Mlnto said that be'
tweon Warm Springs and Detroit, i
distance ol HI miles, ho pasted through
six mile of sheep, 1,700 in nnmlier
Mlnto considers it an outrage, as he
does not think tho sheepmen have thu
rights so far west ns they are coming,
but they claim they have n streteh two
townships w Ide there, and will bring
12,000 sheep into the district.
Summer outers and others there nro
worried, thinking the sheep will do
stroy nil pleasure, and also tho oppor
tunity for keeping domestic animals.
SCHOOL ALL THE YEAR.
Choline Under Contemplation at Orc
lion Agricultural College.
Corvallls Tho faculty ot tho Ore'
gon Agricultural college has been In
structed to prepare a plan for a conthi'
uous school at the college, and to re
port the same for the consideration of
the board of regents at tho annual
meeting next July. The action was
taken at tho last meeting of tho board
The proposal for the continuous col-
U'l-o session is an innovation on the
eotiBt, hut is much In voguo among
larger Institutions in tho East. Thu
college year closes about June 12, ordi
narily, and oiens about September 20.
There are those who believe that many
students, were n fourth term added to
the year, would continue In attendance,
enabling them to gain ft year In taking'
the college course. Mcps taken so tar
aro only preliminary, and In Hire action
by the board is necessary to determine
whether or not tho plan will bo finally
Inaugurated.
To ril Up Smeller.
Grants Pass There now stand on
the Southern Pacific tracks at Grants
Pass three carloads ol machinery, furn
ace, Btoaks, oro cars, lathe, drlllpress,
etc., for the 100-ton smelter Iwlng In
stalled at Takilma by the Takllmn
Smelting company, and there are two
carloads of machinery and supplies yet
to arrive. T.icsu cars were shipped
some time ago, and should arrive with
in the next few days. Tho plant is to
bo located on tho old Darklns place,
below tho Waldo and Queen of Itronie
mines, 45 miles from Grants Pass.
Draft Horses for Ditch' Work.
Albany C. I). Wcisz, representing
the Deschutes Irrigation A Water Pow
er company, ot Bend, Or., it In Albany
looking for horses lor use In the con
struction of irrigation ditches In the
Ilond country. He is looking for large
dralt horses. Strango as it may seem
that he should come to tho Willamette
valley for Inrscs, when annually large
numbers of range horses are biought
from Eastern Oregon for sale to valley
farmers. Mr. Wcisz states that the
range horses are not adapted to irriga
tion work.
Good Road Building Material.
Eugene J. H. Dodge has arrived
hore from Cleveland, ()., being sent
hero to superintend the work of build
ing a sample! piece of road on approved
scientific plans, as a demonstration of
the possibilities of good mad building
in this section. Samples of available
materials have been sent East and havo
been examined by Mr. Dodge, and it is
hia assertion that the n a eriala here
available nro as good aa can bo found
anywhere In the world.
Q lartzvlllc Prospects are Good.
Albany W. II. Ijiwler and Arthur
. Pease, tho New York mining experts.
have returned from the QiiartzVllle
mines. Mr. Pease expressed himself
as even belter pleased with tho mining
properly than on his first visit. This
was made several years ngo and result
ed In an expenditure of considerable
money In development. Active work
is expected In tho Quartzvillo district
soon.
Indian Institute at Newport.
Salem The prorgam for tho annual
Pacific coast Institute, which Is hold at
Newport, Or., each year, has been Is
sued for this year, and la very elaborate
in character. The 1D04 session will be
held August 22 to 27. Tho program
will ho under tho supervision of Super
intendent of Indian Schools Miss Us
telle Reed, and Superintendent ot In-
illari Schools M. I'. Holland,
Wallowa County's rirst ralr.
Enterprise Tiio first annual fair of
tho Wallowa county fair association
will be held In tills city during the
first week in October. Tho primary
object in holding the fair this tall la to
secure an exhibit of Wallowa county's
resources lor mo i.owia and Ulark ex
poistion next year. A pioneer's asso-
latlon will. also bo organized durint
the fair.
Road Building Recommended.
Eugene Judge Chrisman and Com-
miBslonera Edwards and Price havo re
turned from Illtio river, whore they
have been inspecting the wagon roads
with a view to tholr Improvement.
They find tho camp flourishing, and
will authorize expenditure of funds
for the betterment of roads In a lu-
dlcloua manner,
0E INTEREST
HOP CROP WILL DC GOOD.
Linn County Growers Sec Nu Lice
but Spray Nevertheless.
Eugene Tho s;.raylng of hops
this county Is now In progresi, nnd
some yards Is completed, and nothing
now i cumins hut for tho Imps to lorm
and ripen. There are no evidences
lice ot any cunscmience, but tho grow
era will spray just tho same as It then
were millions, for they know full well
how illthi time It takes for them
make their appeanrmo and ruin n crop
lust as it Is about ready to he harvested
Report regarding the probable yield
Indicate that the crop will not In) quit
so heavy as last year In most ol the
ynrdit, tho dry weather having n ten
deney to cut short tho yield, even
though In most eases the vines hnv
remained perfectly green and Iresh
The growth seems not to have been
Bluing ns usual. Tho total output
the county, lion ever, now promises
he greater than a year ago, or on nil)
farmer year, the acreage U'lng gteater
than titer before. If everything goe
well from now until picking time, eve
though there should he no motti rain
it is safu to say this county will turn
out more than an average crop of hops
-Crops About Junction Clly.
Junction City Haying Is nearly fin
ished in this locality. The price ol
tills product hits Ih'cu higher tills sea
son than usual, humors realizing from
H to (12 per ton, not haled. Harvest
lug la progressing rapidly, and thresh
Ing will begin In two wreis. (Iral
will make n bettor crop than was ex
peeled, as the heads are well filled anil
the grains plump. While thu stand I
not so thick as usual, tint yield will
fall hut little belmv tho average
Prunes are almost a failure In Northern
Lane and Southern Ilenlou counties
Some piunu orchards, In fact, hav
been grubbed up there.
Work on 1'l.shladdcr Resumed
Oregon City Contractor E. P. Itandi
has resumed work on the tlshladde
Hint Is to he Installed at Willamette
Kails in this city, and for which the
last session of the legislature made
appropriation of (5,000. A suit
brought against tho contractor by In
terested fishermen to recover (50,000
damages and to enjoin tho construction
of the ladder, was recently decided in
favor of the state's Interests by tho clr
cult court. The construction of thl
improvement In tho river will bo com
plcted this summer.
Great Values from Test Run.
tiranlB Paw W. J. Wlmer, ot the
Deep Gravel Mining company, at Wl
iner, has arrived In Grants Pass wltl
100 ounces of gold, the result of a tes
run of seven days and nine nights, with
a two-inch noizle, at 1H0 feel pressure
Thee have been several clnnupi till
senson, an ol which gave splendid re
turns. Thu II u im nnd rnces were clean
oil up and this teat run made with tl
last water ol the reason. The gold
talcen out runs about (18.60 to (II) per
ounce, bringing the ted run to alwut
(3,500.
Goes to Duy Larger Mills
Kligene Seott Htandlah (amti down
from llluc river and has gone to Hair
franclsro to buy a new mill for Hi
Great Northern mine. The addition
of this mill wilt increase the output
Irom 20 to 30 per rent, hilnglug the
output up to (10.000 or mole r
month, llm owners ot this proix'rtv
will also build a tramway this fall to
convey trie ore Irom tho mino to the
mill, and will ie prepared to oicratc
cue nun nu winter.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Walla Walla. C0(2fl7c: blue.
stem, 7IW72C, valley, 78c.
iiarley leod, isa per tonj roll
(23M2I.
Oats No. 1 .while, (1.22 Hi
(1.17)? per cental.
(troy,
Flour Valley. (3.0004.05 rwr bar.
rci; nam wheat straights. (4(34.26
clears, (3.8504.10; hard wheat pat
ems, ii.-ruci i.7Uj grntiam, 3.6O04
whole wheat, (404.25; ryo Hour,
(4.50.
Mlllstuffs Bran. (10 per ton: mid
tilings, i-.f.ou; snorts, (Hi; chop, (18
Unseed, dairy food, (10.
Hay Timothy, (15iain per ton clo
ver, zncsu; grain, (UCJlL'i cheat, (11
(jr.-.
Butter Fancy creamery. 18Q22!e
Btoro miller, iiiwuftc.
Eggs Oregon ranch, 2021c.
iiiiecne run cream, twins, new
etoek, 1212Kc; old stock, 7(38o
Young America, I3Ql4c.
Poultry Fancy hens, 12(9120 per
pounu; oiu liens, Ilai2c; mixed
chickens, 11011 Jci old roosters, 0c;
young roosters, 1 1 cj l !c ; springs, ljtf
to z-pouim, juisi7c; broilers, 1 to IH
pound, lGK17c: dressed rlilrkim.
12t213c; turkeys, live, 14J10ci do
uicsseii, iodines no choice, I8Ct20c;
geese, live, fl7r; do dressed, 8l)c;
ducks, old, ((1(30.60 per dozen; do
young, as to Blzo, (2Cs6.
Vegetables Turnips, (1.25 nor sack
carrots, (1.60; beets, (1.25; parsnips,
(1.25; cabbage, IHWio; lottuco,
head, 25340c per dozen; parsley, 26c;
cuuiiiiowur, i.oiaa; celery, 7oMU0c;
asparagus, 60c; pa, 40c per pound-,
beans, green, 405c; wax, 46c; fquash,
(1.25 per box; green corn, 00c par doz;
onions, now red, (1.30 per cwt; yellow,
Honey (3(33,60 per case.
Potatoes Fancy, old, (1,26(31.40
per cental; now, Early Roee, 2c por
pound; Garnet Chile, 2c.
Fruits Cherries. 436o Tier nnnnil.
gooseberries, Co; raspberries, (1.25 por
crate; huckleberries, 15c per pound;
apples, now, (101.76; apricola, (10
1.36 per box; peaches, Vollow Craw
ford, 80c; others, 00Q70o; cantoloupos,
(2,60 per crate; watormelons, lJcpor
pound; prunes, (1 25 per box.
Beef Droircd. 60He per pound.
Mutton DrosBod, 406c por pound:
lambs, 0c.
Veal Dressed, 3tf0flo por pound.
Pork Dressed, O07o per pound.
Hops 1003 crop, 2I024cper pound.
Wool Valley, 10020c per pound;
Eastorn Oregon, 1017ot mohals. sn
per pound for choice, 1
HUSHING IN MEN.
Pflcltcr.n Striving to rill lite Places
uf Ihc Slrllicr.1,
Chicago, July 28. i.lttlo It any ad
vantage was gained by either side In
tho Bloekjnrds stllke today and tlivro
Is no hope tonight of niiy Immediate
settlement of the dllllcutly. Realizing
that they havo ona ot the lmtdost ptob
lema to contend with In tho history of
tho packing industry, the packers nio
leaving nothing undone to gain the
itpperhnnd In the alrugglo with their
30,000 union employes who nro cm
strike.
All day long, workmen from outsldn
points wero rushed to Chicago and
tnken to thu stockyards to fill thu
places of thu strikers. Tonight It was
announced hy the packers that 7,000
new men wero now Installed In the
dlffeient plant! at thu stockyards.
With these men and with thu arrivals
that are exacted each day, thu puckers
oxpecl to get their affairs in such shape
that thu strikers will bo compelled to
seek n truce lu the hostilities and seek
a iH'aceahlu settlement at the dictation
of the cmloycrs.
Although thu receipts (it livestock
today were small, compared with re
celpla on corresponding days under
normal conditions, still many cattln,
hogs and shrup were left in the iieita
tonight unsold
RETREAT TO HAI CIIEN0.
The Japanese Made Ta Tche Kiao
Untenable.
Mukden, July 28. The
ItussUna
have retreated Irom Ta Tchu
Kiao to
Hal Cheng.
Thuy decided to withdraw
fiom Ta
Tche Kino Sunday evening.
General
Zarahourlcff, commanding the Fourth
army corps, who la General Staked
berg's senior, resolved to take this
step In consonueiico of thu reports of
scouts that thu Japanese wnre turning
tho left Hank.
The Japanese foicea aie believed to
ncludu the whole of thu armies of
Generals Oku and Nodm. More than
eight divlilnnn ot Japanese are engaged.
The rear guard action between Hatch
apu and Ta Tche Kiao continued until
11 at night, when Iho Japatiesn were
within sight ot tho Russian entrench
ments The Itusslans withdrew-In per
feet order, favored by the Ix-millful
moonlight.
General Kuropatkln reirts that the
Japanese column In the vicinity ot
nltmalstn, which Is believed to lie
two divisions strong, Is marching along
the valley of the Taltse, with the obvi
ous aim of rutting thu rallnad above
I.lao Vang.
The evacuation of Tn Trhe Kiao was
prepared for long ago by the Itusslans,
as military experts have repeatedly In
dicated. The retirement is not ngrd
ed as materially altering the situation.
Thu ItUMlans had strongly fortified
Hal Cheng, In view of this contin
gency. APOLOGY AND DAMAGES.
Oasis or Drlllsh Srttlcmcnt
Knight Commander's Loss.
ol
London, July 28 Tho British
gov-
eminent Is taking energetic action rela
tive to the sinking of thu llrltish (learn
er Knight Commander hy the Vladivo
stok rquadron. AH Information re
ceived hy tho government tends to es
tablish in the otllcial mind the belief
that an nutiage has Ix-en committed
for which no oxcubu exists In Interna
tional law,
The demands which will I hi made on
tho Russian government will Intlndu
couienratlon to tho owners of the ihlp
ami to the owners ot thu goods on
board tho Knight Commander, nu
aimlogy for the action of Hie Russian
cruisers and an agreement that In
structions shall he given which will
prevent a repetition ot such action.
Ill itish shipowners are up In arms
over the danger which shipping Is now
running nnd aro bombarding tho gov
ernment with representations looking
to tho thorough protection of their in
terests. War Vessels Must Not Pass.
London, July 28 While the neuo-
tlatlons between Great Britain and
Itussla respoctlng Red sea seizures
havo liecn carried on In tho moat con
ciliatory manner, tho Associated Press
learns that in tho representations to
the St. Petersburg government. For
eign fecretary Lansdnwno declared that
Greut Britain could not, In view of her
treaty alliance with Japan, allow any
Interpretation to be placed on treaties
relating to tho Dardanelles which
would permit of tho fieo'iiassaue of ves
sels of the Hus-lnn volunteer (loot.
Too Dig a Job for the Police.
Omaha, Nob., July 28. Tho board
of rho commissioners of South Omahn
declared lato today that they wero un
able to longer afford ample police pro
tection to the packing house Interests,
nnd asked Sheriff Power to take charge
ot the policing of tho strike district.
Tliis action, it Is slated, is not taken
bccaiuu of any unusual violence on the
part ot tho strikers, but because the po
lice department of South Omaha in its
organization does not anticipate the pa-
ironng or so largo a district.
Action Delayed In New York.
New Voik, July 28 A te learn m
from President Donnelly, who Is In
chargo ot tho meat strikers' main head
quarters at Chicago, directing the local
union officials to call out all mon om
ployed by the companies affiliated with
tho so called heel trust hero, waa re
olvod today. No immediate action
waa taken, however. Tho local reprc
sentatlvo, Mr. Eiclielburgor, Bald that
In view of tho present conditions hore,
it would not do to act hastily.
righting About Port Arthur.
Chefoo, Jl'ly 28. A lunk brliiirliiir
Chinoso refugees from Port Arthur, has
Juat arrived horo. Tho Chinese report
that, when they loft Port Arthur, July
uly 22, heavy fighting waa going on
both on land and sea. Tluiv worn nu.
able to give any details, They is; art
that tho Japanese havo heavily fortified
San Clmpo Hill,