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COTTAGE GROVE. . . OREGON.
WEEK'S DOINGS
General Review of Important Happen
penlgs Presented In a Drlcf and
Condensed Corm.
The czar has summoned all reserve
officer! to tbo colors.
Japan holds that the nutarllty ct
China t Shanghai la Imperfect.
,An cngsgemcntwilliKuiopatkln will
porbably bo forced at Llao Yang.
The Interior department is in no hur
ry to crcato forest reserves in Oregon.
The Japaneso have captureil all forts
on the Pigeon bay able of I'ort Arthur.
Fivo perrons were killed at Mamlen,
Mo., by the explosion of a car of ilyna
mlto. Rioting continues at the Chicago
stock yards. Another man has been
shot.
Japan In showing utter disregard for
lives is bicaklng all precedents at Tort
Arthur.
The loss caused, by the tornado in
North St. Louis is much heavier than
at first reported.
Iho anniversary of "Mad" Anthony
Wnyno's victory over the Indiana wns
observed at the St. Louis fair by an
Imposing parade.
The rains are stopping around llao
Yang. Iho roads arc still lu bad con
dition and active opcratlcni aro not ex
pected until they are in bettter shape.
A felling almost akin to despair
reigns In the Russian admiralty. '
Forest fires continue to rage In the
reserves of Montana, destroying much
valuable timber.
Japanese ships are cruising off Che
too In search of the Russian boats Di
ana and Novlk.
Paraguayan rebels
the city of Asuncion,
have demanded
allowing it 24
houis to surrender.
A cloudburst near Globe, Arizona,
caused a loss of eeveral lives and great
damage to property.
A Russian gunboat was sunk by com
ing in contact with a mine near the
Llao Tung peninsula.
The Russians will sink their ships
at Port Arthur rather than let them
fall into the hands of the enemy.
The corporation counsel of Chicago
has decided that the packers have no
right to bouse employes in their plants.
Forest fires in Clarke county, Wash.,
are doing great damage A number of
homes have been burned and much
cordwood destroyed. A suspect has
been arrested.
The Russian RatHc 'fleet has sailed
for tne Far East.
General Stoessel made a defiant reply
to the Japanese demand that he Bur
render.
The weat crop in Eastern Oregon and
Wasineton will be te greatest ever
known.
The Russian ships damaged in the
recent battles can take no further par
In the war.
The Urand Army has elected General
Wllmon Dlackmar, of Massachusetts,
commander in chief.
It is believed that the raids of the
Russian squadron will not cost ship
ping more than (250,000.
Indications are more favorable than
ever that Russia will agree to the
American definition of contraband of
war.
The Japanese consul general at
Shanghai has notified the taotai that a
fleet is coming to seize the Russian war
vessels there.
The Japanese are making a final as-
sault on Port Arthur, and reports say
they have already sacrificed 20,000
men. Several Important positions
have been taken.
Japan has demanded the surrender
of Fort Arthur.
A Georpla mob overpowered the
militia, seized two negro murderers and
burned them alive.
It Is now certain that the Japanese
have taken Impoitant land positions at
Port Arthui, the file from which com
pelled the Russian fleet to leave the
harbor.
Great Britain, in her answer to Rus
sia, contends that foodstuffs cannot be
classed as contraband.
The government Is experiencing tron'
bte in securing Oregon gold for the
Lewis and Clark souvenir gold dollars.
The Russian admiralty is still In the
dark as to the fato of YVithocft's elilpi
' not heard from since the Port Arthur
battle.
America deems that Japan was In
the wrong-in taking the Russian tor
pedo boat from Chefoo and that the
vessel should be returned
To date the Russian navy has lost
seven cruisers an one battleship besides
those which have lust taken refuge In
neutral ports and disarmed. The Jap
' anese have lost one cruiser and one bat-
tlsehlp.
St. Petersburg expects the fall of
Port Arthur at any moment.
Japan Is laying In great quantities of
supplies for a winter campaign In Man
churia. The Malheur irrigation withdrawal
has been Increased 20,000 acres.
The Japanese navy is co-operating
. with the army In the final neeault on
Port Arthur.
Admiral Togo sowed many mines In
,1 tho path of the Poit Arthur fleet.
. Over 300,000 acres of land In Eastern
Oregon In forest reserve withdrawals
have been restored to entry.
. The national encampment of the G.
A. R. la being hold in Boston. It Is
estimated that 60,000 veterans arej
present.
LOSS IS MILLIONS.
Tornado Sweeps Over St. Paul and
Minneapolis.
St. Paul, Aug. 2S. Severn! persons
woro killed, a number nre reported
missing nnd 60 to 100 were Injured,
somo fatally; business property and
residences were damaged to tho ex
tent of perhaps $1,000,000: the mas
slvo steel bridges across tho Missis
stppl were wrecked ond strained;
shade trees were leveled and much
other damage was done In St. Paul and
Minneapolis by a tornado which bioke
over tho two cities shortly after 9
o'clock last night
Apparently tho Btorni waa of ti local
character, for as far as can bo learned
no damago was done In tho neighbor
ing towns. Tho storm was particular
ly severe In tho busluoes districts of
tho two cities. Windows were blown
In and roofs torn from immense whole
sale warehouses and tho flood of rain
which accompanied the storm did Im
measurable damage to stocks of goods.
Dwelling houses, churches ami schools
also suffered greatly.
Railroad trallle between St. Paul and
Minneapolis was entirely cut off.
Tho street railway systems of both
cities were prostrated. For hours after
tho storm had spent Its fury it was Im
possible to get Into communication
with Minneapolis, the telephouo wires
being demoralised. Humors of groat
loss of life were rife, but on being
tracked to their sources were found to
be Incorrect.
All telegraph wires were down and
the Associated Press was compelled to
send men to stations down the river
before communications could bo estab
lished with the outer world.
Tho storm was of short duration,
lasting not more than 15 minutes. The
devastation It wrought was terrific.
Tho wind, according to the government
weather observer blew SO miles an
hours, coming from tho southwest.
Buildings were unroofed and fronts
blown In, the cellars being flooded by
tho rain which came In groat waves
along with the wind. Dloctrlc wires
wore prostrated and many persons
were Injured by contact with electric
light and trolley wires.
PACKERS WILL TIGHT.
Gourt Must Decide on Their Right
House employes.
Chicago, Aug. 23. Tho packers will
apply to the courts for an Injunction to
prevent the carrying out of tho city's
orders that the strike-breakers be no
longer housed In the buildings In the
stockyards. This was decided on at
a meeting of the legal representatives
of all the packing firms, save one, that
are affected by the strike.
Agents of tho packers hurried about
tbo yards today reassuring the non-union
men and rushing the work of re
habilitating barracks to be entirely
separate from the slaughter houses.
Arrangements were made to Dring in
tents to cover every available vacant
spot for the same purpose. Small cir
cus tents wero sent for to meet the
emergency. Swift's carshops were soon
takon possession of by mechanics, who
began fitting up the plant's bunkhouse,
and the same was done with other
buildings, apart from the killing de
partments. Every effort was made to
Drcvent a stampede of non-untontsts.
The packers declare It was successful
and that the exodus was no larger than
Is usual on Saturdays. Union pickets
reported that the desertions were
heavy and that the non-union men
were In a state of terror.
ACTION SAVES MANY.
Captain of Ferryboat Rammed Makes
Harbor Quickly
New York, April 23. A hundred pas
sengers on the ferryboat South Side,
plying In the East river between Tenth
street and Green Point, have been
saved from possible death by quick ac
tion on the part of a captian of a New
Haven Railroad transfer-boat. Tho
ferry boat SO yards out In the stream
making for the slip at the foot of
Tenth street, when she waB rammed
by the big float carrying 15 freight
cars. The float's prow penetrated
nearly to thee enter of the ferry boat
on the side of the ladles' cabin. The
passengers fled In terror, many of the
women In the cabin having been cut
and bruised by flying glass and splint
ers.
The captain of the transfer-boat
realized that If he backed off the ferry
boat would float helplessly away and
sink, whistling for help, he ordered
on all pressure, pushed the helpless
ferryboat toward tho docks, and suc
ceeded In shoving It against the pier of
the slip whero tbo passengers quickly
scrambled through tho windows and
over plies of freight to the street. A
few minutes later tho South Side set
tled to the bottom.
Darkness and storm, togethor with a
misunderstanding of signals, probably
caused the accident.
Panama Enters Denial.
Panama, Aug. 23. President Ama
dor today Informed tbo correspondent
of the Associated Press that there was
no truth In the report received In New
York yesterday from Buena VentuTa,
Colombia, to the effect that tho govern
ment of Panama bad stationed a gar
rison at Fort Nugul, at tho confluence
of tho Atrata and San Juan rivers,
thereby assuming formal possession of
a wide strip or tho Colombian depart
ment of Cawes. The president added
that Panama wants peace with all na
tions and especially with Colombia.
Demand That Russia Pay.
Tacoma, Aug. 23. At the request of
Balfour, Guthrlo & Co., Senator Foster
has forwarded to the State Department
a request that the Russian government
bo compelled to pay for the Hour seized
aboard tho British steamer Calchas,
which sailed from this port early In
July. It is alleged that this flour,
which was consigned to Arms doing
business In Japan, was sold entirely
for peaceful purposes, and Inasmuch as
tho same Is, or Is about to be confis
cated, the consignees demand payment
on that ground.
Answer Is Held Up.
Washington, Aug, 23. In reply to
tho State Department's Instructions to
request President Castro to put tho
Now York & Mormudoso Asphal Com
pany again in possession of its proper
ty In Venezuela, pending tho decision
of tho Venezuelan supreme court In
September, Minister Bowen has cabled
that ho has laid these representations
beforo tho Venezuelan foreign office,
but has not yet been able to secure an
answer from President Castro.
FURIOUS GALE
North St. Louis Is Swept
a Tornado.
I'V
LOSS WILL ROACH $100,000
One Person Killed and fifty Probab
ly Injured Many Miraculous Es
capes Wires ore Down.
St. Louis, Aug. 22. A tornado ol
extreme fury swept down upon tho res
idence poition of North St. Louts late
today, resulting in the death of one
person, Injury to probuoly 60, and
damage to property estimated at $100,
000. The atmosphetc became murky and
a dark cloud was noticed in North St,
Louis approaching from the southwest.
Suddenly, an arm seemed to shoot
down like a gigantic cable, twisting
and turning. The end touched the
ground at Nineteenth nnd Angeltodt
stieets, nnd with tiictedltile swiftness
and force swept east along Angelrodt
I'oi ten blocks. Then it turned north
and swept three blocks along Broad
way, when it Jumped eight blocks
noitheast to the foot of Breman street
and the river, whero much property
along the river bank wag-destroyed.
The tornado then jumped to nbout
the middle of tho river, and encount
ered a ferryboat, which was turned and
tossed about, but was not sunk. The
tornado once more lifted andstrmk.
the Illinois shoie neat Madison, wheie
It demolished several dwvllings, the
I cideikranz hall and Mew down a per
Hon of tho Madison cooper works, kill
lug John Ellington.
Severe damage was done to buildings
at enfco and Granite City, which ad
joins Madison. One person was killed
in the former city ami a number in
jured.
to quietly uid the tornado sweep
through .North St. Louis that the citi
zens could scarcely conipiehend what
had happened, in the stillness that
followed, cries were heaid on all side
as the terror stricken pel sons ran alwut
the streets. .Not a telegraph, telephone
or tiolley pole was left standing along
the street swept by the tornado, and
trees were piled In heaps. Tho path
of tho tornado was about a block and a
half wide along which houses weie
unroofed, window panes broken, sever
al factories partially demolished and
the streets littered with debris.
HUNGER MAKES THEM BOLD.
Packing-House Strikers Try to Kill
Steers, and Pierce Battle Ensues.
Chicago, Aug. 22. The fiercest riot
of the stockyards strike occurred to
night when hungry dwellers of the
packinghouse district sought to capture
and kill eight steers that had escaped
from the yards. Th i mob numbered
4,000 persons, and th) streets were
cleared only after 120 policemen in live
squads bad charged the rioters ou four
sides.
Shots were fired and scores of rioters
were clubbed. Few arrests were made,
as the police contented themselves
with dispersing tho mob. In no pre
vious riots were clubs used so freely.
Fire in the northeast corner of tho
stockyards gave rise to exciting rumors
that incendiaries were at work.
Sparks, presumably from a passing lo
comotive, fell into a pile of hay. The
blaze was quickly extinguished.
A new source of trouble developed in
the strike situation today when the
grease wagon teamsters voted to handle
nothing fur meat dealers who are "un
fair." The teamsters will not haul
any refute except for dealers who pat
ronize the independent pacxers only.
rresluent Donnelly has had a confer
ence with the executive board with the
"League of American Business Men,"
which waa organized to raise funds for
the strikers. A committee was formed
to extend the movement to ail parts of
the city instead of confining it to the
stockyards district. The league has
raised the race Issue, taking the ground
that if the packers will not end the
strike all the white residents wilt be
drivn from the stockyards region arid
that the place will become a negro set
tlement with a population of at least
70,000 men, women and children.
Will Emerge a Cruiser.
Odessa, Aug. 22. In spite of the ac
tion of Great Britain in protesting
against the passago through tho Dar
danelles of the volunteer fleet steamers
St. Petersburg and Smolensk, it is
learned on excellent authority that se
cret orders have been issued to the
Sarafoff, a sister ship to the St. Peters
burg, to make tho journey shortly.
She will he t-ent out as a hospital shin.
but singularly enough during the last
week ammunition hoists have been
placed in position, while it is known
she carries a battery of rapid fire guns
America to Keep Hands Off.
Washington, Aug. 22. Tho decision
was leached by the president and Sec
retaiy of State Hay this afternoon that
the policy of this government with re
gard to the neutrality dispute between
Uussla, Japan and China, should be
one of "hands off." The situation
was carefully reviewed, after the secre
tary of state had received visits from
the Japan and China ministers. It
waB not deemed necessary to dispatch
further Instructions to Rear Admiral
Sterling, In command of the Asiatic
squadron, now In Chinese waters.
Utah Makes a Bid.
Salt Lake City, Aug. 22. The cilv
council committee on public grounds
has made a strong bid tor tho perma
nent homo of the American Mining
congress. The committee decided to
offer to donate to tho congress tho fine
vacant lot due north of the city and
county building for a site for its per
manent home. The lot Is about 60x
1G5 feet and Is to be given on tho sole
condition that the congress erect a
suitable buildings upon the site.
Russia Buys More Steamers.
Brussels, Aug, 22. Russia continues
to secure modern steamers for use as
transports, She has puichascd the ),-
400 ton Tiberius and the 3,600 ton
Caludlus, both English built boats of
high speed.
rURTIICR CHECK TO FRAUD.
Public Land Stales arc Divided Into
Districts.
Washington, Aug. 20. To render
tho Inspection of tho service of the
general land otllco more effective, the
acting secretary ol tho Interior today
divided the public land states Into nine
Inspection districts, placing n special
agent In charge of each. This special
agent will have supervision ovei nil
other special agents assigned to this
district and will have chaige nt all In
tpections carried on in that dlstilc',
being In turn directly responsible to
tho general land office.
Oregon has been made a special dis
trict with Special Agent Thomas II
Neuhausen, of Minnesota, in charge,
Washington Is another sepatatu dis
tr lot with Edward W. Dixon, of Ore
gun, In charge, while Idaho and Mon
tana combine to make another district
under Hairy II. Schwartz, of South
Dakota. These special agent were so
lected Iiom the list of live land otll
because ot their proficiency and adapt
ability loi tho service and will recelv
1.500 instead ol $ 1,200 as heretofoie
with an allowance ot $3 per day for
subsistence.
Nicholas J. O'Brien will bo in charge
ot the Idaho-Montann district.
Oregon and Washington aio the only
states that constitute sepacrate dis
tiicts. The experience of the past tw
years has demonstrated that with all
special agents repotting direct to th
general land olllco at Washington it
has teeu almost impossible to keep
cheek on those who g wiong. Nuin
erous dlevhurges have lately been made
because special agents have been found
participating in fraudulent land opera
tlons, locating settlers on dcslrabble
hinds, furnishing speculators with val
uanio inside inioriiiation, etc. It was
this discovery that led Laud Conunls
sloner KlcharUs t work out tho new
system which was approved today.
Special agents in charge of the dis
tricts will have headquarters nt local
land offices to be m lected by them
Each will havo a civil service clerk
whose salary will hot-1,000 per annum
TO SAVE TIMBER.
fire Alarm System May Dc Pu
in Reserves.
Washington, Aug. 20. The aprlcul
tural department is considering tho
advisability of Installing wireless tele
graphy in forest reserves throughout
the est with a view to making tho
systom'of forest protection moie effect
ive. V hile the present ranger system
is quito successful, numerous large fires
have occurred In reserves patrolled by
rangers because of their inability to
reach tho fires at tho time of the!
origin, fcecretary ilson s Idea is to
provide each reservo with a practical
fire protection system that can bo used
to give an ahtrm the moment fire Is
discovered and get the settlers and the
rangers to the scene without delay
While not satitficd wireless telegraphy
can be employed wi.h good effect, Sec-
rotary Wilson believes tho plan worthy
of Investigation, and has directed Chic
Moore, of the weather bureau, to tour
the Buck Hills' reserve in bouth Da
kota with a view of determining the
possibilities of this new sen-ice. If it
is found wireless telegraphy is too ox
pensive or impracticable, Chief Moore
will report on somo other fire alarm
6 stem which will be effective in reach
ing rangers In all parts of the rescue
as well as settlers upon and adjacent to
tho reserve, it some system can be de
vised that will not be too expensive.
secretary Wilson will recommend its
adoption and ask congress to make the
nei.eseary appropriation for emiinnlDe
an ujo loresc reserves in tne west.
It is believed such a fire alarm sys
tem will be especially valuable and
practicable in a reservo liko tho Black
I Iills, whero largo mining interests are
conducted within the reservation and
employ a large force of men. Secre
tary Wilson will not go Into details in
discussing his plan, nor will he show
how It is proposed to use wireless tel
egraphy. Ho wishes little publicity
given the proposition until Chief
Moore reports.
Can't Slop Use of Wine.
Washington, Aug. 20. Despite tho
protest of the Christian Kndeavor so
cleties of Connecticut, the traditional
bottle of wine will be broken across the
prow of the battleship Cor.necticut
when she is launched. Acting Secre
tary of the Nuvy Darling, in his reply
to tho protest, said: "Permit mo to
suggest that you nnd the 3,000,000 of
people you represent ought to find com
fort In the thought that wine thus ex
pended can neither imperil the soul
nor contribute to ths cup of human
sonow."
Deemed a Political Move.
St. Petersburg, Aug. 20. The report
that Japan has sent an ultimatum to
China threatening to repeat the Rye
hitelnl Incident in the case of the cruis
er Askold and torpedo boat destroyer
Grozover at Shanghai, especially after
It was understood that Russia had al
reidy argeed to the disarmament of the
vjsscls, is regarded here more as a po
litical than a military move, the
purpose of which Is to overawe the
Pekln government and to compel
it henceforth to turn a deaf car to
Russia,
Tenders Ills Resignation.
London, Aug. 20. The correspond
ent of the Standard at Tientsin says
that Lieutenant Newton McCully, of
the United States navy, and Lieutenant
Deculvervllle, of the French navy,
have left that port. The correspond
ent adds that the Chinese admiral, Sah,
has tendered his resignation and offered
hlmsolf for punishment on account of
his inability to prevent the Japanese
capturing the Russian torpedo boat do
stioycr Iteyeshltolnl.
Cruisers Heard Prom.
London, Aug. 20. A dispatch to the
Central News from Vladivostok says
tho cruisers Itossla and Gromoboi. of
the Vladivostok squadron, havo return
ed there.
OREGON NEWS
riNC TIMBER DESTROYED.
rire on McCully Mountain Supposed
to Have Been Set by Campers.
Albany Tho foieit fires which havo
been raging In the mountains ol Oregon
for the past ten days are having the
usual effect on valley towns. A pall
of smoke, so thick that thu eyes hum,
hangs over Albany, and the liurlzon Is
narrowed down to a ver)1 shoit dis
tance. The sun looks liko a ball ol
lire, being almost hidden' from view
a part of the time.
Tho smoke in Albany Is particular
ly bad because of n tire In close pionlin
i'ty to the city. Just east' of l.Kcotuh,
which in only about 15 miles from Al
bany, Is a lire which has been burning
for several days, and Is doing inestima
ble damage. The lire Is on tho side ot
MiCullv mountain, which la covered
with one of the finest holies of Umber
In the county. There had bernn num
ber of files In that section for some
time, hut all were under control and
the losi was normal. Albany people
could see a targe column ot smoke ris
ing from the side of tho mountain east
of Lacomb, ami later came the news
that an Immense and destructive fire
was sweeping over Mrl'ully mountain
with lirenlstlble force. The lire Is
thought to have been started by careless
campers, and the authorities are inves
tigating to see of the blame cannot Ih
fastened ou someone.
BRING HIGH PRICE.
Last
Year's Hops Sell Well,
and
Pkhlng Soon Begins.
Salem Krcba Brothers, hopgroweis
and dealers, have reported tho purchase
of 130 bales of ll03 hops from the A.
J. Luce Hop company at 25 cents.
This is the highest price paid for some
time. 8oaking of the hop situation,
Leonard Krebs said that the greatest
danger is that growers will begin pick
ing too early. Homo are talking of be
ginning September l, which Mr. Krebs
says Is fully a week ton soon.
In the Butterville, Hubbard, Aurora
and St. Paul districts In particular the
hops are usually too gieen, causing n
loss in weight and also in quality.
Mr Krebs says that in view ot the ab
sence of vermin tills season, there la no
danger In letting tho hops remain on
tho vine until they aio ready for pick
ing. .
Exhibits of State.
Salem From Information that has
been received by Secretary SVyllo A
Moorcs, of the statu fair board, it is
evident that the state fair next month
will equal, if not excel the splendid
expositions which have been held here
for the last fivo years. There are more
horses in training on Lone Oak track
now than ever beforo at this tlmo of
tho year. Many breeders ol livestock
who havo never been here heloro aio
making arrangements to come witl
their herds, and the livestock depart'
ment will be ai great an attraction as
ever. Space in tho main pavilion is
being tapidly taken for county and gen
eral picniium exhibits, ami many new-
displays wilt be seen.
Hop Market to Open.
Salem Though 20 to 21 cents Is free
ly offered for contracts for 1004 hops,
nothing of consequence is being done In
this market. Growers are preparing
for the harvest, which will begin about
September 8 to 10, and aro worrying
very little about prices. The hops in
this vicinity aro in excellent condition,
so far as quality is concerned, and there
has been no change in the estimates ot
the probable yield. Al Jenuan, who
still holds 200 hales of hops of the 1003
crop, has refused an oiler ol -Jh cents
a pound for the lot.
Big Pump for Mine.
Grants Pars The Golden Drift min
ing company has received at Grants Pass
three (arloails ot machinery, consisting
of fivo 400-horsepower turbine water-
wheels, fittings ol shadings and other
machinery. These will be taken to the
dam, three miles up the river, and un
loaded at the company's works. Their
la now being constructed for the com
pany a pump with a rapacity of 0,000
gallons per minute under a 430-foot
head, This pump Is expected to nrrlve
in September and will bo Installed soon
after.
Urges fruitgrowers to Organize.
La Grande A meeting of Grand
Rondo horticulturists was held at the
Commercial club last week, Professor
B. Green, of the Minnesota Agrlcul-
tuial college addressing tho meoting,
who came hero with Colonel Judson,
of the O. R. A N. The professor urged
tho necessity of organization of tho
frultgrowors, and believes the Grand
Hondo ono of tho grandest fruit sec
tions he has had tho pleasure of look
ing over In the West.
Wheal Crop Ready.
Salem Because spring wheat Is
read) to harvest, farmers are hauling
little grain to town now, and there Is
little activity In tho wheat market.
All tho flouring mills in this vicinity
are paying a premium of 2Jii cents
abovo tho export quotations, and buy
ers for export aro meoting tho milling
price.
Torest fires Create Havoc.
Eugene A number of forest fires are
creating havoc in Lano county. Con
siderable damage has already boon done
and heavy losses aro feared. A largo
fire Is now burning In some of tho fin
est timber on the McKenzia rlvor.
Several fires prevail.
Harvester Burns In field.
Wasco While the harvest crew were
at dinner the combined harvester of
Henry Howell, near Wasco, caught fire
and burned up completely. The cause
of tho fire Is unknown. Loss $2,000,
with no Insurance. Only a small lot
of whoat was burned.
Wheat Market,
Portland Walla Walla, 7078c;
blucstm, 81082c; valley,' 80c.
Tacoma Bluestom, 83c j club, 77c.
Walla Walla Bluestem, 72073c;
club, 00c,
La Qrande Fortylo d,u8c;ciUb,uUe.
Albany 73c,
OP INTEREST
HOP MEN IN HIGH GLEE.
Crop VCIII Be Luruc aiuKliialllyllct.
Icr Than Lust Yeur.
Albany 1'iospecls aro veiy bright
for 1.1 mi county hopgrowers this ycal.
The yield Is expected to bo fully ns
latge as that of last year, and the qual
ity of the product much better.
The weather has been all that hop
men could desire, and tho ctop Is free
from vermin. Picking will coiiimiiico
the last of this month. Tho prices for
picking will Ui tho samo as last year.
But few contracts for sale ol hops
have been made up to this time. The
prevailing price for those, few sales
that have Ik-cii uindo la 20 to 21 cents.
Althuiiuh gruwers have uiitdo no effort
to sell their hops beforo tho season is
fairly opened, yet there does not seem
to le any disposition to hold tho crop,
as there was hist year. Tills is thought
to lm due to the lucl that tho slump In
prices lutu In the season last yea
caused a loss ol thousands of dnllnls to
those who weie holding for top prices
Land Patents Held Up.
Albaiii Word has liecn received in
Albany by I'M Dorgan, the Umbel lo
eator, from the Interior department nt
Washington, l. 0., that Albany claim
ants of timber land in t io Khimntl
and Ijiko county illstllcls will have to
wait some time jet bcfnru receiving
their patents. All tho claimants have
proved up on their claims and hold re
eelpts from the local laud olllcvrs, but
.Messrs, Jones, Krlcksoif and Drown
lliu special auents sent out by Secretary
Hitchcock, have recommended that the
land bo held up for further invesllgii
lion. This is h great disappointment
to tho holders, who have waited torn
long time for their patents. And th
largo number ol Hople In Albany who
havo umbel claims In the I-.asteru Ore-
gon districts havo a considers! lo
amount ol money tied up in the land.
Road to Aid Three Counties.
Albany County Judge Hcott,
Marlon county, has liven In conference
with County Judge Stewart, of I.lun
county, regarding the proposed road
connect the Willamette valley with the
Deschutes country, In Ciook county
ami the outcome la very favorable '
the road. Hon. John Mlnto, father
the scheme and discoverer of tho mi
through which the road will go, Is now
at ins mountain home on the Hue
the road, and will -o-oH-rate with the
county Judges In an effort to seen re
conference with the Judge of Crook
county, to see If the three countlc ran
work together and dillde the expense o
constructing the road, which will be
mutual benefit.
Crops In John Day Valley.
Prairie City The hay crop In the
John Dav valley Is this year as good as
usual, on an aicrage. While so mi
stockmen aro roiiiplainlngovera sllt'lit
ly Inferior crop, others have harvested
a superior ono over those of prcvlou
jears. (ieorge W. Mcllaley liarvvstei!
25 tons of timothy hay fiom a ilvo-acre
parcel ol lauil. Haying Is now well
under way, and in about another week
tho hay harvest will nearly Lo complot
oi. uniy n small amount ol grain
oeing grown nere, mil It is ol good uv
era go quality. Tho fruit crop Is excel
lent, with tho exception of n few orch
ards that waa damaged by late frost
and hall storms.
Cove Cherries Gel Prize.
I-n (J ramie Union county cherries
carried off tho prizo at tho HI. Iui
iair. v. .u ami u. u. Hlackland o
Cove, ne of tho greatest fruit sections
In Iho state, have received word that
nieir icoyai Ann cherries sent In were
given-tho 100 per cent mark by the
judges. Oregon has her own way at
tho fair in the lino of cherries, and
thono from Union county nre consld
ored thu best. Tho county has shipper
out 20,000 boxes of the best varieties
Oils season, liesides the big home con
sumption.
Water from Cascades.
Salem Tho board of directors of the
Citizens' Light A Traction company
neni a meeting in roruanu nnd alter
giving the matter full consideration do
cidoil favorably upon tho project of
putting In a now water system nt tills
place. Nothing was determined as lo
the source of supply, ' except thai the
water will come fiom a mountain
stream in tho Cascades. A thorough
investigation of several mountain
streams will be made at once, and tied
nlto plans will he foitnulattd without
delay.
Remove Name's Stigma.
Salem That tho namu of the Oregon
State Kcforin school ho changed to
Oregon State Induslilal school, Is one
ol the recommendations made In the
biennial report of Superintendent N. II
Looncy. This change Is advised be
causa ino present name is to many a
stigma of disgrace when appllod to
youths whose characters aro not
formed. "It Is not tho intention of
tho slate to .brand these boys when
what they want Is encouragement,"
says nuperinccuucni i.ooney.
Incorporate at 1,000,000.
Kugeno Tho Willamette Valley
Klectlic railway company, which last
week secured a franchise from the
county court to build a systom of
trolley lines along Lano county ronds,
has filed articles of incorporation with
the county clerk. Tho Incnrpoiators
aro: Congressman J, F, Wilson, of
l'rescott, Ariz., ana m. b. Taft and W.
J. WHsey, also of l'rescott. The capl
tal stock Is $1,000,000, divided Into
a'lares of $1 1,
Sulphite Mill Closed.
Oregon City Having on band a
large surplus of tho mill's product, tho
Crown. Paper mills has temporarily
closed dowwn its sulphite mill, throw
Ing out of employmont 40 men, Tho
wood mills of both local paper com
panies havo suspended operations also,
because of thu low stage of tho rlvor.
Because of this more than 100 men
havo been placed out of regular work
temporal Ily, I
PEACE Urt'OIlT TAILS.
Mayor Harrison tlnuhlc to End Ific
Pin Iters' Strike.
Chicago, Aug. 1H. The elfort ot
Mayor llnrilsoii to end the imnlpack
era' strike accomplished nothing, In
fact, conferences with tho packers and
labor leaders nuru not held usexpeclid,
Without waiting for the time set, tho
packers sent a committee to Mayor
Ilniilson and liifurmod him It would
do id good to arrange n Joint confeincce
with the strike leaders.
The committee contended that the
packers had already won the itriku anil
had no reason to meet tho strikers.
The packers told the mayor ho should
consider that they controlled Chicago's
gieatest Industry and had such vast In
terests nt ttaku that they could not bo
douilunlcd by their employes, that they
wanted to bo fair, that prices of meat
had not been raised nnd would not ho
raised because of the strike, that they
lould not accept iinybod)' liilonon
tlon. On the oilier baud, the itriku leaders
were equally antagonistic. President
iigonlstle. President ,-,-
he did not expect tOjF
time tho fonlagr
e said his riasofvu
Donnelly declared
ho picseiit ut the
was to meet, II
thai nt the hour named he had to
dress the Hog llutchciit' union,
"And tho hog biiteheis ale a great
dual mum Important to me than the
major," said the head ol the slrlkcis.
"Harrison was too long getting In.
lie has heard our say for fair police
treatment nnd bus Ignored It. lie nerd
not think that now ho ran snap his
lingers or whistle ami hnvo us coinu to
do his bidding."
The mayor Is reported to have salo
In reply that he was sntlslled that Ills
good olllces were useless and he would
make no further effort tu bring about a
meeting between the packers and strik
ers. STILL A MIGHTY HOST.
TwcnIv-.Mx Thousand Veterans Pa.
rude, Despite the Ileal.
Bunion, Aug. IH. If anything wero
net-dud to prove that thu Gland Army
ol the Republic is still In lad a mighty
host, it was to I hi found yesterday
when, with a hall million civilians
looking on, 20,000 survivors of tho
union lories ol the Civil war assembled
lioio from all sections of the United
rttnlcs and marched through tho streets
of Boston. I 'I e and one-hall bonis
Here required lor the parade to pass n
given point.
It wns n rovcro strain on tint old
soldiers, but generally tho eterans
stood thu hardship Hull. More than
thiee score ol them dropped from tho
tank from exhaustion nod heat pros
'ration, and Here cared for al the hos
pitals. Tho death ol one soldier
mnrred Die otheiwlse happy day.
Colonel John P. I 'y roll, a mender of
John Dlx post of New York, died from
heart failure Induced by exhaustion.
At hast 250 spectators, mostly
women, Ulnted during the parade, and
many ieisniiB were slightly Injured
and hail their clothing torn In thu
crush.
The spectacle, of the gray haired sol
diers on parade was one calculated tu
thrill, and everywhere thu army wns
received with applauso.
At tho end ol the route Commander
111 I'hlul John C Black if thu Grand
Army of the Heptiblic held his review.
IjisI night the Grand Army of Iho Ite
public camp 11 re was held, attended by
10,000 persons.
MINING THE DEfENSES.
Japanese arc No Longer Using Guns
In Higher Positions.
St. Peteisbnrg, Aug. 18. A dis
patch received from Chefoo tonight and
giving undated dispatches from Port
Arthur, says the Japanese during a
bombardment occupied stinngly forti
fied positions w lib a numbei of siege
guns. Alter two hours, several of the
Japanese guns Weiu silenced. Tho
Japanese, thu advices say, are no longer
trying to play their guns in thu higher
positions, which mi) too easily reached
by the fire of tho fortress, hut aro busy
ing themselves with mining operations
against the defenses,
Tho spirit of the garrison continues
lo bo excellent, and Lieutenant General
Htoossol is going every h hero encourag
ing the troops. Tho foitres Is well
supplied with ammunition and provis
ions. To Signalize Birth of Heir.
St. Petersburg, Aug. 18. Onu of thu
acts ol graeu sglualizing tho birth of an
noir to the throne w bu thu tutu I
abolition of corporal punishment
throughout ituisla. It is reported, ap
parently on good authority, that Km-
perur Vt imam ol (lermanv lias nski.,1
for tho privilege of acting as ono of tho
godfathors of the hell. Tho chistenlng
will lake placo August 23, when, tho
iBsocinicn rresB is abio to slato, quito
a number of Important Llboinl meas
ures, besides the abolition of corporal
punishment, will lie announced.
Only Seven Japanese Massacred.
London, Aug. 18. Th o Tokin rot.
spondont ol thu Times, referring to the
statement from Nunro, Japan, that
Russian soldiers lit Kamchatka mnssn.
cred 87 nf the crew of the Jananeso
schooner Tolrhl, r-ays the schooner
sent a boat with 12 mini to nroeiiro
water, and thai tho Jananeso woro nt.
tucked by Russian soldiers, who killod
seven of tho crew and wounded fivo.
Three wounded died of their wounds.
Tho correspondent stales that tho state
ment that 87 ol the irow wero killed Is
incorrect,
In Great fear of Rebels.
Buenos Ayres. Ancr. 18. A fillni
akin lo pnnlc prevails at Asuncion, iho
capital of Paraguay. The Insurgents
miner uenornl I'orrern havo socured
the adhesion of thu residents of the
towns and vlllagos parallel to tho rail
way and nro awaltlmr tho arrlvnl nl
the steamer Inlclatlvn to make a sim
ultaneous attack by laud and water
upon the capital. It Is rumored that
there was a bombaidmont nl A
today but tills cannot bo confirmed.
fire Now Imperils Tort.
London, Ana. 18. A
tho Central Nowa from Tnlcin Nflva n l,l
oil warehouse at Port Arthur la blaz
ing furiously nnd that the position of
tho ocslegod Is such that tho
aro urging thorn to euircmler,
i'