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COTTAGE GROVE . . OREGON.
WEEK'S DOINGS
General Review of Important Happen
pcnlgs Presented In a Drlcf and
Condensed Corm.
The battleship Ncbtatka will bo
Uuncbed nt Beattlo October 7.
The Russians lost about 2,600 men
In the recent battles In the Llao valley.
Clondburata In Bouthern California
bavo waslicd out much railroad tracka.
Ocnrals Kurokt and Okn have com
blued tholr armies to cut the Russian
lino near Anaaban.
Tho Jnpaneco have captured more
forts at Port Arthur and are now with
in the very city at one point. .
General Fnnston has notified the war
department that he will relinquish tho
command of the department of the Co
lumbia on October 1.
Investigations of the navy depart
ment bavo shown that our warships
must dock oftcner than once a year to
have their bottoms cleaned.
Franco holds that powcra llko Amer
ica should act together to avoit Incraa
log danger of Japan becoming tho dom
inant powor In the Far East.
The general land office Lea withdrawn
60,840 actea In the Duranso land dis
trict, Colordo, on acccunt of the Laa
Anamaa, N. M., reaervoil aite and irri
gation works.
The Russians bavo repulsed tho
Janancso at sovcral points tn tho
Llao valley.
The Japanese aro preparing for a
great battle at Ltao Yang and heavy
guns are on the way.
All Is quiet at Shanghai and the
Incident of tho disarmament of the
Russian ships is closed.
flpnnrta militiamen declare tn
sheriff was in collusion with the mob
which lynched negroes.
The efforts of the Chicago alder
manic ommmittee to end tho packers
strike haa como to naughL
It la stated that tho Coroan govern
ment has agreed to eDgago Japanese
advisors and borrow money to carry
out much needed reforms.
Placards aro being scattered In
Tslnanfu Province, China, urging the
massacro of tho "foreign nevus.
The native Christians are fleeing.
Tho Japanese war oftlco haa con
eluded that Port Arthur cannot be
taken by direct assault and has order
ed that no attacks do moae wnicn
would entail heavy loss.
The mining congress may bo post
poned for a year.
The Russians really command three
forts of any Importance at Fort Ar
thur.
A Lie battle Is raging near Llao
Vang In which the Japanese are at
tacking.
Tho two last assaults of the Japan'
eso on Port Arthur are reported to
bavo cost them 13,000 men.
Tho O. R. & N. steamers between
Portland and San Francisco aro to be
run independent of tho railroad.
Three persons lost their lives and a
number of others were Injured in a
tornado which swept a New York pic
nic ground.
The Russian fleet at Port Arthur is
engaged In clearing away the floating
mines and it la believed it is prepar
ing to make another dash.
Great Britain has been asked by
Russia to send warships to locate
volunteer cruisers and deliver orders
prohibiting stopping of ships.
The state department cannot col
lect claims of owners of goods on the
Arabia, and has advised them to ap
peal from the decision of the prize
court-
Disguised horsemen tn Crook coun
ty destroyed a band of 1,000 thorough'
bred sheep.
Llovd'a acent at NIu Chwang re
ports that Llao Yang Is likely to fall
at any time.
The British consul at Shanghai has
ordered Russia to stop repairing ships
In that port.
Japan la said to be treating Its
nrisonors of war with great consld
oration and allowing them many lib
erties.
Mrs. Maybrlck was met on her ar
rival In New York by a wrong or cur
ious peoplo, but she refused to say
anything.
A Rock Island train was derailed
near Princeton, Mo., and 46 persons
Injured.
General Chafee says that bo long
as he is In command the army head
quarters of the Columbia will remain
at Vancouver.
A portion of the British press de
mands that navy sweep the sea of
Russian cruisers If diplomacy cannot
prevent their stopping ships.
Tho czar has shown bis Joy over
the birth of an heir by abolishing cor-
Doral nunlshment. liberal treatment
of Flnlanders and In divers other
ways.
Oregon again leads all other states
In the sale of public lands.
Mrs. Maybrlck has arrivod In New
York.
Tho loss by the tornado at St Paul
will reach $2,500,000.
Late reports from Port Arthur say
the fort has all but fallen.
- Souvenir Lewis and Clark coins will
be ready early next month.
Tho Japanese continue to sacrifice
thousands of lives at Port Arthur.
The Russians estimate that the
slego has already cost the enemy
28,000 men.
A hurricane swept over Watertown,
8. D., killing two people and Injuring
many others. Great damage was done
to property.
The Russian cruisers Grombol and
Rossla are faBt being repaired at Vladl
vostock and will soon be ready to as
sume tho offensive again.
John Eilnnd, a wealthy sheepman of
"New Mexico, has fallon Into the hands
of brigands in Mexico, where he went
on business. A heavy ransom la de
manded for his release.
GREAT NAVAL DOCK WANTED.
Pugct Sound Yard Is Again rinding
Many Warm Supporters.
Washington, Aug. 30. A deter
mined cflort will be made again this
year to Induce the tecrotary ol the navy
to recommend an appiopilatlon for tho
constructing of a second drydock at the
Pugot eound navy yatd of dimensions
greater than any other In this country.
It en s to be the concensus of opinion
among officers familiar with tho con
ditions at Bremerton that within n
year or two another dock will bo necessary,-
In older to permit tho yard to
carry on all tho repair work Its plant
can handle. It la the general belief
that the new dock Bhould be, of ma
aonry and of sufficient alze to permit of
the docking of two vowels at one time.
Tnero la only one dock in tho country
today which can accommodate two ves
sels, and that Is tho private dock at
Newport News. Already the navy de
partment has received Irom Naval Con
structor 11. w. M rignr, oi ingot sounu,
a recommendation that a second large
dock bo constructed at that yard, and
similar leconmicmlatlons have been
mado by other yard officials.
Admiral Kndicott, chief of the bur
eau of yarda and docks in tho navy de
partment, strongly recommended this
new dock In his last annual report, and
says he expects to renew his recom
mendations this jear. Ho believes the
Puget sound yard will bo seriously
handicapped, unless its docking facili
ties are increased immediately.
BANKS ARE PREPARED.
Thcv Can Easily Meet the Demands
for Cash Incident to Crop Time.
Washington, Aug. 80. For tho pur
pose of ascertaining the ability bt the
national banks to meet the demand
upon them incident to the annual
movement of cropa, the controller ol
the currency, August 4, eent to the na
tional bank examiners, with the excep
tion ol those whose districts are com
prised within the New Kngland states
and tho city of New York, a circular
letter of inquiry as to whether the de
mand In their respective sections
would be greater or less than last year,
and whether it would come earlier or
later than last year, and whether the
banks are better prepared to meet the
demand on them from their own lunds,
and if there would be any increase or
decrease in the amounts the banks will
have to borrow.
Tho result of this inquiry may be
summarized aa follows:
The demands of the banks will be
about the same as last year and
about the same time. Tho banks are
generally aa well, but in most cases
better prepared than they have been
in the past year or two to meet the de
mands made upon them. Banks in
Arizona, Idaho, Kansas, Montana,
New Mexico. Oregon, Utah, Wyoming
and Washington are In a better con
dition.
GREAT IRRIGATION PROJECT.
Nevada Is to De Scene of Work for
Engineers Next Spring.
Reno, Nev., Aug. 30. Next sprinr
a lull corps of engineers and surveyors
in charge ol L. II. Taylor, of the geo
logical survey, will begin a thorough
survey of the Humboldt river valley
from Elko to Wlnnemucca, for the pur
pose, of preparing data for the irriga
tion of that immense territory, com
prising in all over 1,000,000 acres of
the finest larm land tn the state
There is little doubt this will be the
next irrigation undertaken, and that
the actual construction work will begin
immediattely after the completion of
the great Trnckeo-Carson project
which iB now under way. The great
nesa of the project exceed all that have
heretcfore been considered. At present
there are about 300,000 acres ol land
under cultivation in the various valleyi
of the Ilumooidt. To this will be add
ed fully 700,000 more, makng the ex
tent of tho territory reclaimed luily
twice that which will be brought under
cultivation by the Truckee-Carson pro
ject, which Is now the greatest that
has ever been taken up by the united
States government. The work will
cost millions of dollars.
Addition to American fleet.
Newport News, Va., Aug. 30. The
battleship Louisiana, sister ship to the
Connecticut, being built at the Brook
lyn navy yard, was successfully
launched at the Newport News ship
building yarda today. Miss Juanita La
Lande. of New Orleans, was the apon
cor, and broke a bottle of champagne
across the prow ol tho new fighter
Louisiana was represented by Lleuten
ant Governor J. Y. (launder, Governor
tllanchard being unable to attend. As
sistant Secretary of the Navy Darling
represented the navy department.
Second Army for Russia.
Berlin, Aug. 30. A dispatch to the
Tageblatt from St. Petersburg says the
Russian government is determined to
assemble a second great army in .Man
cburia consisting of three or four corps
under the command ol Ueneral liaron
Kaulbars or General Soulkhomlinoff,
Its headquarters will be at Mukden,
The object of this step is to meet the
Ituatiou that will arUe should Port
Arthur fall, thus releasing the besieg
ing army for operations northward
Tho Tageblatt correspondent names the
various commands.
Militia May Again lie Sent.
Denver, Aug. 30. Governor Pea
body today sent a letter to Sheriff Bell,
of Teller county, in regard to the mob
which last Saturday deported IS men
and destroyed the store of the Inter
state Mercantile company. The gov
ernor says he is informed that a similar
mob contemplates a still further out
rage, and offers to send the militia
gain to assist the sheritl in maintain
ing order. This Is tho first recognition
by the governor of the outbreak.
Surrender or Downfall Certain.
Buenos Ayres, Aug. 30, There is a
total paralysis of action on the part of
the govenment at Asuncion, tho capital
of Paraguay, the authorities simply
taking leeble measures ol defense and
awaiting developments. Little doubt
Is felt now that if a pacific soluutlon Is
not reached In a few days the first de
termined move by the revolutionists
will reeult In the surrender or downfall
of the government,
HOME LOCATED
Mining Congress Settles im
portant Question.
DCNVCR WINS BY A DIG VOTl!
Election of Officers Only Remaining
Business President Richard's
Re-election Is Certain.
Portland. Aug. 27. It Is Denver
that Is proud today proud of her
sons and of their success, glad at the
result of their efforts, thankful for
the support of Uio loyal friends and
followers from all quarters, grateful
for tho graceful forgiveness of the
gentlemen from Salt Lake, and happy
In tho possession of tho permanent
homo of tho American Mining Con
gress.
It was nn unexpected throng thai
gathered nt Uio Armory yesterday
morning nt 10 o clock to listen to the
continued debate ou tho settiomeut of
tho permanent-homo question, after
tho exciting scenes of tho previous af
ternoon, and many wero tho conjec
tures as to tho course events would
tnko as Uio tight would progress.
During tho evening many confer
enecs had been hold and many argu
ments mado by tho delegates to the
congress, but whatever their result,
ono thing nlono was apparent Uio iu
tenUon of tho delegation from Salt
Lako to light to tho finish tho ques
tion of tho settlement of tho perma
nent home. From Salt Lnko men
there camo no talk of postponement,
no hope of compromise. They wero In
tho hall to win or to bo defeated at
the last ditch.
Tho vote on tho question was taken,
both members and dolegates to tho
convention being allowed to cast their
ballots. Tho process was long and
tiresome and resulted In a total of
139 votes being cost, 83 of which wero
for Denver and 5G for Salt Lake.
Before Uio voto could bo announced
by tho president, Judgo Powers gain
cd floor, and In a graceful speech
which won for him and his delegation
tho long-conUnued cheers of tho audi
ence, moved to mako tho cholco of
Denver unanimous. This was dono
with a rush and a cheer.
Tho action of yesterday practically
closes the business of Uio convention,
which is expected to adjourn slno die
at tho closo of tho session this morn
lng.
But ono thing of Importanco re
mains yet to bo done, and thnt Is the
selection of tho omcers of the con
gross. Tho committee to which was
delegated tho task of selecting th
board of directors has made Its selec
tions, but they have been guarded un-
Ul the Umo of announcement
TURBINE LINER LAUNCHED.
Largest Vessel of Its Type to
DC
Equipped forAtlantlc Service.
Belfast. Ireland, Aug. 29. Tho Al
lan lino seamer Victorian, tho largest
turbine vessel yet built, was launch
ed hero today. It Is expected that she
will be ready for service before the
end of tho year. She Is 510 feet long
has 60-foot beam and her depth
40W feet.
Tho Victorian Is to bo fitted In
most luxurious manner, and is to car
ry 1500 passengers, but tho chief In
tcrest In her lies in her propelling
power. Turbine steamers on the
Clydo and In cross-channel service
have proved very successful, mainly
becauso they have afforded more com
fort to passengers, but considerable
modifications had to bo devised to
moet the requirements of tho Atlantic
service. Including enormous propell
ing power and great stopping nni:
backing powers.
These difficulties are understood to
have been overcome by Charles A
Parsons, Uio engineer, who has devel
oped the steam turbine and made It
suitable for the generation of electric
ity and the propulsion of mercantile
nnd war vessels. A special arrange
ment has been devised for the Vic
torian's machinery, whereby revers
ing power equal to that of her for
ward propelling power can be Impart
ed to It, securing tho almost Instant
arrest of tho steamers forward mo
tion and speedy backing In caso It is
needed. Her propellers aro three In
number, each on a separate length of
shafting.
Tho Victorian will be fitted with a
wireless teiegrapn apparatus, ana
will carry a complete printing outfit
between decks. Her tonnage Is about
12,000, and she Is expected to develop
about 10,000 horsepower.
Will Keep After the Russians.
London, Aug. 29. According to the
correspondent of the Chronicle with
General Kurokl's army, the Japanese
ore not likely to reUre into winter
quarters. Rather than thus to give
tho Russians a breathing spell, they
will prosecute a vigorous winter cam
paign. The correspondent says that
tho Japanese, aro accumulating Im
mense, stores, ammunition and guns
at Halcheng. A dispatch from Llao
Yang to the Dally Telegraph reports
that severe fighting has taken place
at Torantspu, 20 miles southeast of
Llao Yang, and that apparently an at
tack Is In progress.
Russian Wounded Number 3,000.
Chefoo, Aug. 29. A Junk which left
Port Arthur August 22 reports that
the Russian wounded at that date
numbered C000 and that tho Japanese
occupied the heights near Chao
Cbanko. It Is further reported that
boys are fighting in tho Russian
ranks now. Major L. L. Seaman, U,
A., went from here yesterday to
the summit of a mountain on ono of
the Mlao Tau Islands, 20 miles from
Golden Hill, near Port Arthur. With
powerful telcscopo Major seaman
could see a great deal of tho coast of
the Llao Tung Peninsula.
Ambushed by filipinos.
Manila, Aug. 29. A detail of the
constabulary haa been ambushed on
the Island of Loyto by a superior
force of bandits. Captain II. Barrett,
of the constabulary, was killed In the
fighting. There has been troublo In
the Province of Mlsamls, Island of
Mindanao, where bandits havo looted
several towns. Tho natlvo authori
ties wero defied and Pablo Morcedo
and his family were kidnapped. Mer
cedo was accusod ef being too friend
ly with tho Americans.
rire at Oil Wells.
Jennings. La Aug. 29. Firo at the
oil wells near hero today destroyed
four Italian dwellings, 400 barrels of
oil and burned four pumping rigs.
Wells Nos. 2 nnd C wero not Injured
except by tho destruction of machin
ery. Tonight the firo is confined to
wells Nos. 7 and 8.
CATTLERAISCRS TAKE ELARM.
Roosevelt May Dc Asked to End
t'achcrs' Strlhc.
Chicago, Aug. 27. Ucncrnt N.
Sheat, a eattlernlBer of Wnturmnn, 8.
D., announced today that tho cnttlo
misers of his section wero about to
nppeul to President Roosevelt to savo
them from bankruptcy by intervening
to bring tho sttlko to a closo. Shcnx
brought 600 bond of cnttlo to thu
stockyards here, rather than faco tho
loss of feeding them longer. Ho de
clares that they sold nt a loss of $8
a head. Others, ho said, nro feeding
largo herds nt heavy loss rather than
faco perbups greater losses by ship
ping. According to General Sheni
tho cattlcrulsera of tho Dakotas aro
In a despernto condition.
.!. Ogden Armour rcuppoared nt tho
stockyurds today, having suddenly re
turned from his vacation iu tho Kast.
In proceeding to the packing center
ho drove through a thiong of strikers
and pickets, who resentfully fell back
before nn nttack by tho police. When
Mr. Armour and n, companion arrived
at tho Kxehuugu avenue entrance, to
tho yards, at Hnlstead avenue, In a
light buggy, over 100 Btrlkers had ar
rived thero on their wny to a meet
ing. Tho police wero In the act ol
dispersing Uio gathering when Mr.
Armour arrived and drove through
tho crowd. Thero was no demonstra
tion, although ho wns recognized.
In connection with tho unexpected
return of Mr. Armour, reports of an
other effort to bring nuotit peaco ne
gotiations Independent of tho Conu
cll's effort wero circulated. Strike
leaders called a meeting and unusual
activity was manifested.
NEVADA WASHOUTS SERIOUS.
Traffic Cannot Dc Resumed on Ton.
opali Road for a Week.
Reno, Nov., Aug. 27. Cloudbursts
nud wnshouts in Tonopah and along
Hues of Uio Tonopah and Carson &
Colorado ratdroada aro tho most ills
nstrous iu tho history of theso dls
tilcts. On tho Tonopah road, all of
tho track rebuilt after tho lust wash
outs has been swept away, and it will
bo a week at least before any traffic
can bo resumed. At Wnlker I.akc,
near Hawthorne, tho track Is under
threo feet of water for nearly four
miles, and the lako has risen above
Its level from six to nine feet. Great
chasms havo been washed in tho des
ert, and traffic Is In a state of chaos,
Tonopah and GoldlleldB, which are
on tho verge of starvation, aro being
temporarily relieved by tho rushing
In of supplies via Crow Springs, Sil
ver Peak and Candclarla by wagon
trains, but this Is only temporary, as
over S000 people must bo fed In the
different camps and oxtraordlnary
measures adopted for their relief,
Food supplies at the camps aro prac
tically exhausted. Hour, bacon and
all staples havo run out, only canned
goods remaining. Heroic measures
aro being adopted, and with tho re
sumption of stago lines, relief
hoped for. While tho situation Is crlt
leal and much suffering muBt bo en
dured, it is hoped that tho next few
days will bring about better condi
tions. No lives havo bucn lost.
FILIPINOS LIKE NEW COINS.
Currency System Is Rapidly Coming
Into Pavor.
Washington, Aug. 27. When the
new currency system was proposed
for the Philippines there were pre
dictions In some quarters that tho
conservative islanders could not bo
readily Induced to surrender the Mex
lean dollars and tho Spanish coin
with which they had been familiar
for so many years in favor of the new
1'blllpplno peso proposed by the com
mission. But reports received here
show that Uio chango bad been mado
smoothly and more expeditiously than
was thought possible. Colonel Ed
wards, chief of Uio Insular Bureau
has Just received tho following lette
from Henry C. Idc, Secretary of Ff
nance and Justice of tho Philippines,
dated Manilla, July 22, bearing on this
subject:
iou will bo Interested In knowing
our currency scheme has mado pro
gress since I last wroto you. All the
business houses have by common con.
sent put their business on the basis
of tho new currency. In all tho prov
inces it Is found In freo circulation
and tho people now object strenuous
ly to taking any other currency. The
old currency has bceri very largely
brought Into tho Insular treasury for
re-coinage."
Panic at Asuncion Great.
Buenos Ayres, Aug. 27. Tho panic
at Asuncion Is Indescribable. For
eigners In all parts of Paraguay are
leaving under protection of tho Diplo
matic Corps. Preparations for hos
tilities and negotiations looking to
the settlement of tho questions at Is
suo between tho revolutionists and
tho government aro proceeding sim
ultaneously. Tho rumors that a land
engagement has been fought between
the revolutionists and government
troops, resulting in the defeat of the
latter and tho capture of 400 men,
havo not yet been conflrmod.
Want federal Troops.
Omaha, Aug. 27. T. J. Mahonoy,
ono or the attorneys for tho South
Omaha packing Interests, today made
the statement that efforts were being
made on the part of his clients and
their associates to havo federal troops
stationed at South Omaha and along
the railroads leading to Omaha over
which the packers aro running, morn
ng nnn evening, a chartered train for
tho accommodation of their present
workmen. Tho packers' renrescnta
tives assert this course has been de
termined on for several reasons, one
or which is they cannot get Justice In
south Omalia,
Big Cotton rirm falls.
Now Orleans, Aug. 27. Tho cotton
market received ono of tho greatest
surprises In Its history today, when
tho well-known firm of II. F. Pago &
Co. posted an announcement to the
effect that It was unablo to meet fur
ther calls for margins. October and
December, within a.mlnuto's tlmo af
ter tho announcement wont up 31 and
32 points. Pago & Co, have been ono
f tho heaviest operators on tho short
sldo of tho market for some tlmo,
Are to Disarm.
London, Aug. 27. Tho correspond
ent of tho Times at Shanghai, In a
dispatch dated August 24, says that
orders from Emperor Nicholas have
been conveyod to Captain Roltzen-
tein, commanding him forthwith to
disarm the cruiser Askold and the
torpedo-boat destroyer Grozovoi, and
that "tho flags on both vessels wore
lowered at 7 o'clock tonight."
OREGON NEWS
SILETZ RICH IN TlMDER.
Railroad Survey Party Loud In Praise
of Country.
Independence. Tho surveying pnity
of tho S. Chapman Lumber Company
thnt has been in tho Coast rnngo
mountains bIiico May 2S, has com
pleted its task, coming out nt n point
no one guessed. Thu survey as com
pleted intersects tho Southern Pacific
scarcely half u mllo south of Inde
pendence, ueur tho old racetrack.
The surveying craw, comprising 15
men, is in charge of Duglnccr 1.. M.
Rice.
Tho timber found In tho Sltetx basin
was a revelation to the party, many ol
whom nro experienced timber imm
and surveyois. Theio Is enough tlm
ber In tho Slletz country, Hays Chief
Engineer Rice, to last 00 yours after
It Is mado accessible by rail. The
route terminating ut independence Is
a very feasible ono nnd, according to
tho survey. It Is not over 45 miles Into
tho Heart of tho rich Hlleti liasln.
Terminating here, timber over tho
proposed route could bo handled by
rail or river, and the Southern Pacific
Is Just completing u spur fiom within
a few rods of where the survey ended
Into the bed of thu river. A road over
this survey would also afford u short
cut to Nowport.
STIRRING UP DAIRYMEN.
Effort to.lnducc Valley farmers to
Produce Duller rat.
Albany. An Important meeting of
tho dairymen and farmers of Linn
county was held nt Shedd hist week.
Tho meeting Is the result of tho ef
forts of prominent creamery men of
Portland and of Stuto Dairy and Food
commissioner J. w. uauey. .
Curtis' Grove, one mllo from Shedd
was tho scene of the meeting, which
took thu nature of a farmers' picnic
A Portland creamery provided gallons
of Ico cream free, and tho nttendnucu
was largo for this season of tho year.
Tho great Importance of tho meeting
in tho eyes of friends of diversified
farming In Oregon Is la tho fact that
It Is tho beginning of an effort on the
part of tho largo purchasers of dairy
products in Oregon to Induce the
farmers of tho Willamette. Valley to
devotu more tlmo to raising blooded
stock, and particularly dairy stock.
County Is Worth More.
Oregon City. Assessor J. F. Nelson
has completed the assessment of
Clackamas county property for the
1904 roll. Tho aggregate of propert
valuations, represented by the roll, 1b
approximately 110,250,000, or on In
crease of 1300.000 over last year's
roll. It Is not expected that any ma
tcrlal changes will bo mado In the
assessed valuations by the board of
equalization, which will bo convened
on Monday, August 29. This Is tho
earliest date for years that tho assess
ment of property in this county has
been completed.
Raise Timber Land Values.
St. Helens. Tho assessment roll
for Columbia county will bo complet
ed and ready for the board of equal.
lzatlon In a few days. It will show an
Increase of nbout one-third In the
assessed valuation of tho county. The
valuation of the timber land has been
raised from J2.50 to (3 and J5. This
bears heavily upon tho non-resident
land-owners, but It is not nearly as
high as In Clatsop county, and Is far
below tho actual cash valuo of the
property. Tho assessment of the
Benson Company amounts to 1128,000.
and tho cash valuo Is certainly three
times that amount.
New Line to Portland,
Oregon City. Tho building of nn
electric lino from Hast Oregon City,
via Clackamas and Mllwauklo to Port
land Is being agitated by tho people of
this Bectlon of the valley. Mass meet
ings havo been hpld at Clackamas,
whero tho agitation was started. Mll
wauklo and Harmony, and tho proposi
tion will rccelvo consideration at n
meeting of tbo people of Oregon City.
Prominent Clackamas citizens, headed
by C. F. Clark, of that town, aro en
gineering the project. Tho proposed
routo of tho road will plercu a rich
farming section
Start Work on fair Grounds.
Baker City The survey of the
ground for tho linker County Fair As
sociation Ib completed and tho work
of constructing tho now Bpccd trnck
begun In earnest. Tho grounds nil-
Join tho city on tho north, and nro
within easy walking distance Tho
land Is comparatively lovel and ad
mirably located for tho purpose
Work on tho grandstand and fair
building will bo begun at once. Tho
dato has not yet been set for tha fair,
but will likely bo tho first week in Oc
tober.
Umatilla Wheal Moving.
Pondloton. Wheat buyers estimate
that 1,000,000 bushels of Umatilla
county's wheat crop havo been sold
so far this season. Sales aro being
mado constantly, sometimes amount
ing to S0.000 bushels per day. Consid
erable wheat Is being shipped from
hastland. 10 miles northeast of hero.
to Now York, to tho cereal market and
to (ill contracts mado on the board of
trade. Harvesting Is moro than half
dono, but in some localities will con
tinue several weeks into September.
Seven Williams Name Camp.
Albany. Becauso seven mon whose
first name was William wero tho first
settlors of tho propoBod mining cump,
the town was christened Illllvlllo. It
In tho Bluo river mining district
near tho lino between Lane and Linn
counties. Illllvlllo Is now a busy min
ing camp.
Northwest Wheat Markets.
Portland Walla Walla. 77c: blue
item, 82c; valley, 83c.
Tacoma Bluestom, 83c; club, 78c.
Albany 76c.
fialem 80o.
Colfax Olub, OOoj bluestem, 71c.
Pendleton Club, 08cj bluestem,
'c.
La Grando Club, 02c; bluestem, 03c,
OP INTEREST
WIND DAMAGES HOPYARDS,
Poles Blown Over and Vines Torn
by Uriah Urccxc.
Independence. ()ulto u little dam
age tuts been donu to kopyards In this
vicinity by wind, Wnlker Bros., two
nud n half tulles north of here, are the
heaviest loaers. Fully 26 acres of
their yard Is Mat on thu ground.
About five acres of thu l'uttou ft
Hluper yard mid three noro in John
Burton's vurd are also down. It. D.
Cooper will have nearly 2000 hills to
btrulgliteii up, and u tuw trvlllspotos
aro hiokeu Iu onu of the Hlrchborg
yards.
A gtilo from tho west sprang up
about 4 o'clock In tho ufturuoou. It
wiik nut uutcro enough to do any dam
age oiilluiirlly, but only very sub
stantial poles wore nblo to withstand
Its force whvro thu wind had u clear
Hweep.
The owuura promptly set to work
repairing tho dumago by sharpening,
rodilvlng and propping poles. The
uipenso to Wnlker llroa. alone In re
setting poles will bu ovor 11000.
rrult Shipments from the Cove.
La Grande. Tho Cove, 111 miles
from Ui Urnnde, which Is considered
nbout thu best section of Hasteru Ore
gon for fruit, thus tar tills year has
shipped the following: Twenty thous
and boxes of cherries, (000 crates of
stiiiw berries, 3U0U crates of red rasp
berries, 10U0 crntcB of blackberries,
Uwlug to a lack of pickers the loss on
strawberries was ubout 20 per cunt, on
tho rnspboirlcu about 40 per cent
Plums are now moving nnd th Indlca-
iloiiH m u that of theso there will bo
ubout 4000 crates. Thero will be
about fiom 25 to 30 cars of prunes and
nbout 40 cars of upplcs. Iho pea
crop will bu light. Thu cherry crop
amounted tu 100,000 boxes. The PPI
crop will reach 100 carloads.
Restored to Domain.
Tho Dalles. Tho Secretary of th
Interior has authorized and Instructed
tha officers of Tho Dalles land ofllcs to
restore to tho public domain portions
of tho following-named townships, em
tn need in tho temporary withdrawal
for tho Illuo .Mountain Forest It
servo: Twenvu south, 17 - oast, lit
south, 17, 18, 19. 20 and 21 cast, 14
south, 19 and 20 east, and 15, 20, 2
and 23 east. These lands were with
drawn from entry at the creation of
thu reservo Juno 28, 1902, exclusive of
townships ig and 22. Twvnty-threo
ihosuuud acres of land aro roleased
from tho withdrawal by this order,
out of which 14,600 are already tiled
upon.
Malheur People In Earnest.
Ontario. Tho committee of 17 for
completing tho organization of tho
.Malheur Waterusers' Association met
in Mayor Lackey's otllco and appoint
ed committees for drafting by-laws
and for dividing tho territory to bo lr-
rlgutwl Into districts. Tho committee
fur securing stock In tho association
reported that 60,000 shares have bean
subscribed, or 6000 more than was ro
il ul red to orgunlzu permanently. Work
on the .Malheur project Is expected to
bo begun this fall unless something
unforeseen occurs. A meeting of
stockholders will b held In Vale,
September 27.
Douglas Coal fields Rich.
Roscburg. County Treasurer Geo,
W. Dimmlck. James S. Hlldoburn.
local capitalist, nnd Attorney Albert
Abraham havo placed on exhibition
horo k qunntlty of first-class cosl
taken from n largo deposit which they
havo been quietly developing on th
umpqua river near Klkton, In thl
county. This coal vein Is nine feet In
thickness and of largo extent, it I
readily ncccsslblo from tho lino of tho
recent railroad survey between Oral
and Mnrshflcld, being less than four
miles therefrom, and practically on
water-level grado.
Exhibit of Grasses and Grains.
Albany. A. F. Miller, of Portland
Is getting together a display of grains,
grasses, vegetables, leaves, mosses,
etc., for a state exhibit. Mr. Miller
was In Albany in connection with hi
vork an I left a number nt ardors. It
Is a littlo early yet to collect a largo
.llsplny. hut arrangements nro being
mado for materials to mnke up a dis
play to bo collected later. Mr. Minor
has been making these collections for
Ilia Inst 40 years and knows Just what
part of tho stnto to visit for tho best
collection of every vnrlcty of product.
New Linen Mills.
Albany. Kugcne Bosan, who has an.
nonnced that bo will establish a linen
mill In Snlem, Is looking ovor the
Hold in Albany with a vlow to cstab
IlBhlng a linen mill horo. Mr. Bosso
says ho will establish a numbor of
mills over tho valley, and that flax
should bo grown hero In largo quant!
tics, as tho Oregon product Is the best
In the world. At the present time the
linen mill at Sclo Is tho only one In
this locality. It has proved success
ful in every way.
Surveyors In Grand Ronde.
La Grando. Tho surveyors who are
out locating tho route for the new
electric belt railroad In Union county
for tho Eastorn Oregon Development
Company nro now In tho center of tho
Grand Hondo Valley and will reach
La Grando In a short tlmo. Tho ex
ponso up to this tlmo hns roached a
total of S6 por day, and tha company
havo tho greatest confidence in the
best outcome of tho undertaking.
New Albany Tannery.
Albany. Tho Star Tannory Com
pany has been Incorporated In Albany.
Tho Incorporators nro Henry Lyons,
jonn Miion, jamea it, curran and Har
ry Shea. It Is capitalized at 18000,
tho stock being divided into shares of
(100 each. This Is tho second tan
nery for Albany.
find Scab on Cottle.
Albany. Drs. Wells, of Albany, and
Hutchinson, of Portland, Inspected a
numbor of cattle at Halsoy, Linn coun
ty, prior to their shipment to Novada.
Considerable scab was found among
the stock. This was ordorcd eradi
cated before shipment.
AVOIDS A riUIIT,
Directors Iu Choose Convention City
tor 1 1)03.
Portland, Aug. 24. Politics, arriv
al ut delegates, sperchus, and uitup
tlou of resolutions occupied the sou
oud day ut th American Mining Con
gress, And a busy day It wns, with
tho buzz nnd hum ot tho ilvul dele
gations tilling tho coot ntr of tha con
vention hall. Yesterday morning tho
uunveiitlou adopted a utioug resolu
tion urging congress to create n De
partment of Minus and Mining, nud
last utght nuuthiir was passed advo
cating the proteotlou of furcsts,
The question ot thu aeloctlun ot tho
iuvtlug place for next year's con
gress will not be fought out on tho
Hoor of the convention us has bouu
anticipated, but will bu placed solely
In the hands tit tho board of direct
ors. A resolution to (IiIh effect Intro
duced by Dr. Buckley, ot Missouri,
was adopted nt lust night's suasion of
tho congress and mot with enthusias
tic npplnusu from thoso presunt
This will prevent Kl Paso from mak
ing nn open light In tho convention
fur tbo honor ot entertaining tho 190S
congress.
As yet tho credential commllten
has mado no report, nnd therefore
tho membership of tho congress will
bo and unknown iuantl(y, olllclally
speaking, until Thursday morning.
This prevents nny definite action on
thu settlement of nny question until
that tlmo, but a grunt deal Is being
dono lndellnllely. Tho permanent
homo agitation Is bolng kept up by
the Unit l.nku men, who nru hard at
work trying to get thu membership
of tho congress tutu lino for their
city. Tho Denver delegation is rep.
resented by two or tin co num. nnd
though It Iiuh been announced that
there Is a carload of delegates on tha
way from Denver, thu cur has not
been sighted and thu enunn of Denver
Is suffering u little from tho tardiness
ot tho Colorado men.
TORTS ARE LOST.
Russians Meet further Reverse
at
Port Arthur.
Chefoo, Aug. 25. A Junk which left
Llao Tl Promontory tho night of
August 21 has Just arrived hem. Hlia
reports thnt thu Jnpaneso have suc
ceeded In occupying Antszshan an.
well as nnothur fort, probably IJtst
shan, nbout a mllo southwest of Ant
stshnn. They havo driven the Rus
sians from tho parade ground, which
lies about two miles north of tho har
bor; they hare destroyed two foitn
at Chaocbanko, which is within tho
eastern fortifications, and they havo
advanced to a point near Chaocbanko.
This news confirms Information re
ceived hero provlotiHly, nnd which tho
local Japuneso wero not inclined to
believe.
Tho Junk heard firing until mid
night of August 22. Scarcely a build
ing In Port Arthur Temnliis undam
aged. Tho town ball, wbls was used
as a magazine, has been destroyed.
Four largo warships unablo to
fight, aro at Port Arthur. Onjy one
ship, a vessel with two masts and two'
funnels, hns guns on board,
Tho firo of Uio forts not captured
by tho Japanese, togcthor with tho ef
lect of land mines, Is glvon as the
reason why tho Japuneso havo not as
yet conquered thu ItiiBSlan strong
hold. JAPANESE PEANS DERANGED.
Port Arthur Campaign May Cause In
Illative to Pass to Russians.
Berlin, Aug. 25. In a dispatch
from Uno Yang, under dato of Aug
unt 23, tho coi respondent ot tho I.okal
Anzclgcr Bnys:
"Tho indications aro that tho Initia
tive la about to pass to tha Russians.
Tho Japancso plan of campaign, In
cluding tho nttack upon Llao Yang,
nas apparently boon deranged by tho
unexpectedly stubborn resistance of
Port Arthur,
"General Kurokl's army has been
withdrawn to tho south of Tnltzo
river, and only outposta reported to
bn In tho Llao Itlver Vnlloy.
"It is rumored that tho Mikado hns
recalled Ooncrul Ngl and hns ordorcd
Field Marshal Marquis Ynmagata.
chief of tho General Staff nt Toklo, to
assiimn command of tho besiegers at
Port Arthur."
America Asks for Information.
Washington, Aug. 25. Acting Sec
retary of Stato Adoo has cabled Min
ister Congor, nt Pekin, a request thnt
ho report as soon as possible the
facts concerning tho situation at
Shanghai. A similar request hns also
been addressed to Consuldenernl
Ooodnow, at Shanghai, and Consul
Gonoral Fowler, at Chofoo. Although
no admission on that point la vet ob
tainable, it is believed thnt Instruc
tions hnvo either heon sont or will bo
sent to Renr-Admlral Sterling to co
operate with tho mlnlstor and consuls
In tho protection of Amorlcnn Inter.
ests in treaty ports.
Dig Customs Traud.
San FranclBco. Auir. 25. lCitmmlvn
violations of tho customB laws havo
boon unearthed horo hv customa nni.
cers, who searched tho United States
Naval transport Solace, which arrived
last Friday from Manila, Guam nnd
Honolulu. Forty-ono seizure worn
mado, amounting in valuo to several
thosuand dollars, including cigars,
silks, embroideries, dccarnlml
lain nnd Japancso curios, Tho goods
havo boon Bent to tho appraiser's
storo. Among tho persons to whom
dutiable goods woro addressed aro n
number of United States naval offi
ce n.
London Papers Excited.
London. Aue. 25 Tim
this morning, unnblo to conceal Its -
disappointment thnt n.n irniin.i
States government la not prepared to
protoct tho ncurnllty of China nt
Shanghai, editorially -mntnniln flint
tho United States could have takon
tho lead in tho mnttor without nrous
ng tho JenlmiBloH which must follow
Intorvontlon by nny Kuronnnn nnwnr.
Tho Dally Telegraph pubises n
strong editorial demanding that tho
government adopt rigorous measures
Russian Ship lilts Mlne
Toklo, Aug, 25. Admlrnl Kntankn
roports that on tho Russian bnttloflhlp
Savaetopol wnB emerging from Port
Arthur yesterday sho slrnelr n mlnn
nnd afterward was aeon to ho listed
to starboard. Hh n una tnivnil tin ntr
Into tLio harbor
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