Bohemia Nugget
Dofcmla N(tt It. C.
COTTAGE GROVE . . OREGON.
NEWS OF THE WEEK
In a. Condensed Form for
Dnsy Readers.
On
A Retume of the Lou Important but
Not Less Interesting Event
of tho Past Weak.
Chinese complain of outrages by Jap-
'There in Brest rush ot homescokors
ironrau parts 01 me nasi 10 uie -orin
West
Porch, a small town near Ilobart
Oklahoma, has been wrecked by a cy
clone,
The armored cruiser Washington has
been launched at tho Camden, N. J
efilp yard.
Secretary Hay's health has broken
down and he may resign. Ho has gone
to hnropo for a rest.
Hoot, Taft and Knox are three strong
Republicans who arc already being
s pokenh of as the nest candidate, for
president.
French faith In Russia's ability to
cope, with the Japanese has been severe
ly shaken by the latest defeats to tho
czar's arms.
Tho Missouri legislature elected Wll
Ham Warner, Republican, of Kansas
City, United States senator to succeed
trauma .M. uockrell
Oyatna announces that ho will enter
Harbin on April 10 and that Vladi
vostok will also be in possession of the
Japanese on that date.
A special wire will run from Foit
land to the White house and by press
ing a button the president will open
the Lewis and Clark lair next June
tx-Mriiitor Hawley, of Connecticut,
is dead
The czar is breaking down under the
continued nervous strain.
Tho Japanese are pursuing the Itns
Elans beyond Tie pass and are inflicting
terrible loss
Twenty thousand prisoners were cap
tured by the Japanese when Tie pass
was taken.
Franco has protested to the United
States against the action of Venezuela
and threatens reprisals
The Japanese minister to the United
States denies any danger ol bis govern
ment going to war with this country.
Governor Peabody resigned as gov
ernor of Colorado as agreed and Lieu
tenant Governor McDonald has stepped
in.
An entire division of Russians have
been cut 00 from the main army and
its capture is certain. The main body
is also in grave danger of being cut off
from Harbin.
It is said that much of General Ku
ropatKin's trouble was with the general
staff, which failed to support him. It
is also stated that he was sent to tho
Far East without mapgs of the country
or defenses.
Italy will fortify her frontier and bo
ready for war with Austria.
A Chicago physician proposes to use
hypnotism for the cure ol rheumatism.
Forest fires which have been ranging
in Hawaii for some time have been ex
tinguished by rain.
.Addicks may be given a foreign ap
pointment to end the deadlock in the
Delaware legislature.
j Register Bridges and Receiver Booth,
of the Roseburg land office, will bo in
dicted by the grand jury when it con
venes in April.
The Isthmian canal commission has
created a large number of good paying
positions in connection with tho prose
cution of the canal work.
Kuropatkin has been replaced by
General Linevitch, who will command
the Manchurian army until some other
roan is sent from Russia
It is how estimated that Kuropat-
kin's forces at tho beginning of the bat-
lukden consisted ol 4SU.UUU
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men. His loss in killed and wounded
DOINGS IN CONGRESS,
Monday, March 13.
The senate will do its utmost to com
plete tho Santo Domtngo treaty and ad
journ this week. This was manifested
when tho treaty was taken up in execu
tive session today. For moro than an
hour tho senators discussed ways and
means and Anally agreed to meet at 11
a. m. daily In order to give time for a
full discussion ol tho measure and still
adjourn by Saturday. It is conceded
that, if tho vote were delayed beyond
that time, n quorum of tho senate could
not bo maintained. Ono amendment
was presented today, providing that
such expenses as may bo Incurred by
the army and navy shall bo paid from
the revenues of Santo Domingo. No
lecislon was reached.
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Tuesday, March 14.
Tho discussion ot tho Dominican
treaty in executive session ot tho senate
today resulted In tho drawing ot party
lines. The Kepubltcans have counted
on somo Democratic votes, and, losing
these, it will lie impossible lor tho
treaty to pass. There was somo talk
today ot postponing action until a
commission could investigate the affairs
of Santo Domingo, Including tho char
acter of the claims and tho stability of
tho Dominican government. This is
not likely, however, as it is not bellev
cd the president will approve tho plan
Wednesday, March IC
Republican leaders of tho senate are
all at sea resiiecting tho action
vlsable to tako in regard to tho Santo
Domingo treaty. Recognizing that tho
Democrats control more than one-third
of tho votes, and that two-thirds are
required to ratify tho convention,
lEepablican leaders think that
treaty should bo withdrawn bv
president. On this subject tho senate
and the president da not agree, and tho
idea prevails that, alter ono or t
days moro of Inconsequential discussion
tho special session ol the senate will Im
allowed to adjourn without date, and
tho treaty lapse. But this plan is not
popular In tho senate and a way to
avoid it is being sought.
Thursday, March 16.
Senator Morgan occupied practically
the entire time in opposition to thn
Santo Dominpo treaty in the executlv
sessiou of the senate today.
A new plan suggested is to let the
whole matter go over until the next
egular session of congress, when a joint
resolution will be passed to authorize
the president to do the very things that
are proposed by tho treaty.
Friday. March 17.
In the executive session of the senate
today.Morgan continued his speech of
yesterday. He spoke until -1:45 p. m
when Fo raker took tho floor in defense
Adjournment is looked for tomorrow,
It is not determined whethor the treaty
will be recommitted or whether it will
be allowed to lapse without action ot
any kind.
Senator Spooner discussed brieflly
the rlations between the Phllplpinca
and this country, and said he believed
the time would come when the islands
ould have their own government,
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
DIVIDE THE MONEY.
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Saturday, March 18.
The special session of the senate w
3:30 today adjourned without day
All the nominations sent in were con
Armed with tho exception ot Ave, the
most important of which was that of
Judge James Wickersham to succeed
himself as judge of the District court
of Alaska. Several unimportant treat
ies were rati tied, but beyond these mat
ters no legislative business was traans
acted. Most of the session was devoted
to the Santo Domingo treaty and at ad
journment no action had been taken on
the matter and it was allowed to re,
main on the calendar.
tloof 21
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before the retreat began was 70,000
Kuropatkin is reorganizing his army
ai lie pass.
The Sisecton and Wahpeton Indians
iii South Dakota are to have $100,000
dlstributdo among them per capita.
Assistant Secretary Loomls denies
friction with Hay.
President Castro has seized and cut
the French cable in Venezuela.
The president will reorganize tha
Panama canal commission so in and
drop a number of useless oulcials.
Tho American steamer Tacoina, from
Seattle to Vladivostok with a cargo ot
beef, has been captured by the Japan
ese. Arrangements are nearly completed
for the erection of a large oil refining
plant at Kansas City in opposition to
the Standard Ull.
Kuropatkin must now take with him
the supplies at Tie pass if he retreats
from that place, as there aro none be
tween Tie pass and Harbin.
St. Petersburg, dispatches say that
Knropatkin'a resignation has been ac
cepted and that Grand Duke Nicholas
NlcnolSlovltch has consented to take
chief command in Manchuria.
Have Nothing to Fight With,
Warsaw, March 17. Ono ot
highest officials in Poland, in
course of a conversation today, said
It is all very well to talk ot contlnu
ing tho war, but wltn no leaders, no
generals, no soldiers, no guns, and the
theater of war so far away wo aro mi
able to transport troops quickly, the
ar now appears to be ended. It
true wo have soldiers in tho empire,
but it is impossible to withdraw them
from central and southern Russia to
Manchuria while the disturbances con
tinue. All is quiet in Poland now, but
let orders for mobilization bo given
and we will have a revolution."
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Peabody is Seated.
Denver, March 17. James H. Pea-
body today won his contest for the
ofiice of governor, from which he re
tired on January 10 after serving a
term of two years, but his victory was
achieved only after ho had given his
pledgo to resign and surrender tho
chair to Lieutenant Governor Jesso 1
McDonald. Tho voto in joint conven
tion of the general assembly by which
Governor Alva Adams wos ousted and
Governor James II. Peabody installed
was 65 to 41. Ten Republicans voted
with the Democrats for Adams.
Calls Peasantry to Arms.
Paris. March 17. Father Gopon, the
leader of tho bt. Petersburg workmen
in tho demonstration of January 22,
who, according to tho Tribune Rues, is
still hiding In J-ranee, has Issued an
other stirring appeal to the Russian
peasantry, calling on them to follow
the directions of tho revolutionary com
bative committee, forgetting all differ
ences ot religion and race, and rise as
ono man, armed for a general insurrec
tion against czarism.
Bomb for PobiedonostsefT.
London, March 17. A dispatch from
fit. Peterswburg to tho News agency re
ports that late last night a bomb ex
ploded on the tramway line close to the
residence of M. Pobicdonosteeff, pro
curator of tho Holy Synod. No ono
was injured.
TO SPEND 800,000.
Fast Development on Now Quart
Property on Applegato River.
Grants Pase The Michigan Mining
and .Milling comiHtny ,comioed large
of Michigan mining men, of which W
T. Perry, ot Portland, Is manager, is
preimrlng to spend somo $50,000
moro within the next tow mouths In
the development and equipment of Its
quarts mines on Applegato river, eight
miles south of this city. A largo ere
Is employed t present building a mill
shops, quarters and in development ol
tho mine. A largo Itoller, engine and
other mni-lilnorv will nrrivn thin rt.
and l.lll bo hauled out at once ami
placed in position. Tho mill, will
will lie ono of tho Pratt typo, will be ot
a capacity equal to ten ordinary stamps.
and will also be supplied with rillles
separators and vanners, by which at
least 0 per cent of tho assay values of
the quartz will ho saved.
There aro three largo ledges on thu
Michigan company's grounds, ot wide
there is 500 acre, nil highly mineral
ied and well timbered. Tho Apple
gate lions just below, from which wnto
can bo derived tor all purposes. Tho
quartz carries an average of $23 a ton
in free gold and sulpliurvts, and occur
in a constant vein between porphry
ami slate.
A broad avenue Is being cleared from
the camp down to tho road, leaving the
Dig oaks, laurels and Mrs standing, and
by this avenue tho camp dwellings and
cabins will bo built. A number of the
Michigan people interested in tho mine
will make their homes at "Michigan
ltty, the name that has been give
the new and fast growing eiunf.
OUT OF THEIR OWN POCKETS
Regents of Weston Normal School
Will Pay Its Expenses.
Pendleton The regents of the East
em Oregon normal school held a meet
ing hero for tho purpose of dovising
ways and means for tho maintenance of
the institution. The board was unan
imoua against the idea of closing tho
school, and will hold themselves per
sonally responsible for its needs, be,
lieving that in any event no future leg
mature win reiuso to reimburse any
inuemeuness mat economical manage,
ment may incur. Tho action of the
board seems to meet tho approval of
the people of Eastern Oregon, who are
greatly Interested in the institution.
and Bay that it should not bo closed in
any event.
Jackson Citizens at Work.
Ashland Tho county court of Jack
son county has appointed a long list of
citizens as a committee to have charge
ol arrangements in securing nn exhibit
at tho Lewis and Clark fair. A meet
ing ot this committee has been called
to take place at Medford Saturday.
March IB, for tho purose ot taking
deflnito methods of collecting a repre
sentative display ol the county's re
sources for exhibition. While the
county court has appropriated no defln
ito amount for a county exhibit, it will
have charge of the same.
Umatilla Irrigation Project.
Pendleton John J. Whistler, engin
ecr in charge of the Oregon reclamation
work, says that Thomas II. Mean, tho
government soil expert, will arrive in
lie city soon to mako an Investigation
as to tho leasibtlty of winter irrigation
in tho lands of tho Umatilla irrigation
project. Mr. .Means' will bo in tho ills
trict only a short timo, but tho ramples
of tho soil will be forwarded to the gov
ernment station at Berkeley. Col., for
complete analysis, and tho results re
turned to this city.
Shear Sheep by Machinery.
Pendleton The J. E. Livestock com
pany has received a Ave horse power
gasoline engine with which .to propel
12 machine sheep shearing plant.
Tho company has 25,000 head to shear
at the ranch near Pilot Rock. As
theso machines mako a saving of from
one to ono nnd a half pounds on a fleeco
over tho old stylo hand shearing, at tho
current price of HI and 17 cents a
pound for wool the company will make
saving ol over $0,000,
Log Scarcity Is Felt.
Eugene Tho big sawmill of the
Booth-Kulley Lumber company at Co-
burg has been closed down for several
weeks. This is partly on account of
the scarcity of logs and partly to givo
an opportunity to overhaul the plant.
Tho indications are at present that
thero Is going to be great difficulty in
getting logs to tho mills this summer,
tho streams are now very low and
as there is no snow in tho mountains,
they will be very much lower later on.
May Build Logging Road.
La Grande Owing to the Unlit fall
ot snow in tho Blue mountains tho past
winter nnd tho uncertainty ot tho vol
ume ot water in the Grande Hondo river
and Its tributaries, tho Grande Hondo
Lumber company at Perry is contem
plating building a narrow gaugo logging
road somo 30 miles up the river, where
the company has a large amount of
logs cut, and which It will bo unable
to float to their mill. Tho road will
be built solely for tho uso of tho mill.
Trees In Bloom at Dallas.
Dallas Warm weather has brought
forward the fruit blooms remarkably
rly this season, Somo varieties of
prunes and plums aro blooming. Pears
and cherries are coming on very fast.
Considerable fear is Jolt that lato cold
rains or frost may do damage
LIVESTOCK FAIR AT WOODBURN
Marlon and Clackamas County Ratt
ers Organize for Dullness,
Woodlmm Tho Livestock associa
tion ot North Marlon and South Clack
amas counties has lieeu permaeliutly
organized in this city. Tho following
olllcers wcro chosen; ! red Dose, pres
ident! W. P. Peuneliaker, secretary!
Harry Colo, treasurer.
It was decided to hold a livestock
fair In Woodlmrii on Saturday. Anrll 1 .
Tho stock on which premiums wlll lie
awarded will 1h stallions, brood mares,
colts, roadsters, teams and saddle
horse. Other stock, it Is expected,
will also bo exhibited. Tho stallions
will lie divided Into classes draught
and roadsters with $ft entrance fee
Two Great Irrigation Works aro Pro
posod for Idaho.
Washington, .March !!(). Itccluum
tion Service Engineers Itnssuud Powell,
of Idaho, called upon Hctumtor Dubois
today In rcloroneo to thn projiosltlnii
now being considered by thu secretary ot
tho Interior lo divert iiIhuiI $1,000,000
from tho Minidoka Irrigation project
and uso it In Inaugurating what Is
known ns tho Rolso-I'ayelto project.
Senator DiiIhiIs endorses tho views ol
tho locliimatlon service engineers and
will call upon Soeretniy Hitchcock and
urge him to approve tho proHisltlou to
have Imth projects carried to com pie,
Hon.
From Investigations and preliminary
surveys It has ncen found that part of
the Minidoka project south ot Hilakn
river Is not fenslbhi at this time mid
cannot lie built until that part ol
GRAFTING ON CANAL
i Time to Make a Chnnijc In
Isthmian Commission.
ENGINEERS LEAVE IN DISGUST
Trouble It Said lo Be Lack of 11111-
clent Organization Payrolls
Already Padded,
project north ol Snake river shall
ami an additional entrance fee of $..ol) completed and put into operation.
or sweopsinKo prize.
G. L. Shryder, M. H. Shrock, Dr. W.
A. 1-ootmrd, 1". J. Miller nnd J. F.
Plank were chosen an executive com
mittee to tlx prizes, solicit funds and
mako all other necessary nrrutmcmcnts.
Tho Judges will bo selected on tho day
ot the (air. Tho horsemen and farm
ers are enthusiastic over the proposed
fair and an Immensv crowd is expected
ncro on tnai day
Is proiHHcd to take the funds which
would lie required to build south of tho
river and use them to Imilil the Ilolso-
Payette project, which Is intimated to
cost about $1,000,000. It this Is not
done, it is Mlovcd the funds Intended
for the south project will bo turned
Imek into the general reclamation fund,
mid Idaho will lose tho benefit ol
them, at least for the present.
Chicago, March 18. Walter Well
man, wiring from Washington to the
ltocord-llcrald, says that graft has al
ready made Its nppearnmn among tho
tin, employe of tho United States on tin
be
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INSURANCE RATES HIGH.
Hood River Mon Hear Proposition for
Decreate of IG Por Cent.
Hood Hlver Hood Itlver business
men held a conterenco in tho rooms ot
the Commercial club with Mr Stone.
ot Portland, representing the Isard ol
Insurance underwriters, to And out
list what would Ik) required ot the
water company In order to scctiro-a ro
ductlou ot insurance mtes if a system
ol Aro protection were Installed. Stone
stated that ho would recommend a re
diiction averaging 18 per cent from the
present almost exhorbltaut rates, pro,
vmeti tno water company would main
tain a reserve supply of water in a res.
ervolr with a capacity of 700,000 gal
ions, and lay certain size tiliw for tl
mains. Brick buildings were promised
a iiirtner reduction ol live cr cent.
is mo waier company recently se
cured $50,000 on the sale of Itonds, it
is oxjiected that tho city of Hood Itlver
win toon bo given an ndcuunto system
ot iiyurnnis lor lire protection. A vol
untcer fire department has already Ixi-n
organized, and a $1,200 chemical en
glue purchased by tho city.
MINE EXPLOSION KILLS TEN.
Men Left on Guard at Night Perlth
in Watt Virginia.
Charleston, W. Vn., March 20. An
explosion occurred at the mines ot the
New Itlver Smokeless Cool ami Coke
company at Hush Hun at 10 o'clock last
iiight, in willed ten men went killed
riie explosion was in the Itush mine
and extended to the Hed Ash mine.
nearly two miles away, and great ilames I ment to tho
hurst out ot the mouths of Imth mines.
Alwut seven men stayed In each mlint
at night to tako care of them nnd all
were killed.
Tho Interior of tho mln Is .in such
condition at this time that It is Impos
sible lor anyone to enter to Investigate,
1 lie mull Hun and Bed Ash ni nes
are tho procrty of tho same comimny
and tho latter is the mine in which -III
lives were lost three years ago. It h
Panama canal, according to an Ameri
can engineer who was on tho Isthiinm
only time weeks ago. It is evidently
high time President Roosevelt wits car
rying out his plan for a complete reor
ganisation of the canal coininlsfilnii.
rhls engineer, who had exceptional
opimrtiiiiltles to gather Information an
to conditions on Hie Inllnuiis, declare)
It is within his personal knowledge
that payrolls are already being padded
and that various forms ol petty grulL
itro practiced. The trouble is mid to
lie lack ol efficient organisation. Chief
I'.nglnccr Wallace Is working like a
Trojan In the Held and hits almost
worn himself out trying to push Hie.
work at Culebra 1IIII mid In bring
order out of chaos In the organisation,
riio present canal commission Is de
clared to lie a failure by every man who
has visited the Minims during the last
six mouths. The cniuinlssliiii remain
ed at Panama Just long enough to estab
lish certain Iron -clad rules whose literal
en(i)rceliieiil bus been a grout dctrl-
chief engineer and tint
other officials who are trying to push
tho work. Then tho member ol thn
commission, with the exception ot Gen
eral Davis, relumed to Jhe United
States nod nre hern yet. Evidently
they do not rare to live on tho Intimitis
and prefer tho climate ol New York
and Washington.
On accoui.l ot tho unsatisfactory
state of affairs on tho Isthmut. many
engineers ami other employe of tin
lmM)sslhlo at thl timo to ascertain the commission are glvlu up their Joist li
cause of the explosion.
CASTRO PREPARES TO FIGHT
Newell to Meet Water Uteri.
Vale F. II. Newell, chief of the irov
eminent reclamation engineers, accom
panied by several consulting engineers,
will arrive hero In April. -Air. Newell
Is making this trip for tho purpose of
meeting with tho .Malheur Waterusers'
association anu to arrange matters so
that active operation can commence on
tho Harper basin protect diirlmr tho
approaching summer. It seems to Ihi
now generally understood that little
lilllcuty will be encountered in getting
tho various owners of the water ditches
to "sign up" their land under th
grecment recently arrived nt. leaving
tha appraisement of values to arbitra
tion.
Old Stampmill Found,
Medford What Is believed to lio the
first stampmill that did service in the
Oregon gold Aelds has Imn brought
into .Medford. It is a crude machine.
Iielng hand made throughout, but tho
principle on which it operated is iden
tical to that of tho orthodox and mod
rn stamp and buttery, tho stamp, the
mortar, mesh and feeder all being
present, ilia old machine, bramble-
covered nnd going to decay, was found
a deserted prospect In the Willow
Springs district, Jackson county. It
will be sent to tho Portland fair.
Water Is Scarce.
Sumptcr Tho outlook for placer
inlng In this section is not so favor
able this season ns in former years.
Snow is rapidly disappearing from the
mountain ranges under tho influcncoof
warm sunshino during tho past three
eeks, but cold and freezing nights
havo a tendency to check tho How of
water that should result. Placer min
ers as a rule along small waterways aro
uneasy lor fear that all tho snow will
Seeks Settlement with Other Nationi
but It Hottlle to France,
Paris, March 20. OlllrUI advices
aro to the effect that President Castro.
of cnextlcla, is seeking to settle his
complications with Germany and Great
iirilain, probably with a view to cav
ing him a free hand In dealing will
tho complications with the United
State and I-ranco. Tho latter await
the decision ot the court at Caracas.
nowever.
r ranee nil not aubscriticd to the ihi
sltion of somo other Euroean govern
ments in entrusting to tho United
States the enforcement ot riuhts itiralnst
South American countries. On tho
contrary, this government cxiH-cts to
enforce Its own rights, although what
ever action Is Anally determined non
win iiniiouiiicdiy Im communicated to
Washington with the view ot securing
American co-operation
Change In Asiatic Naval Command,
Washington, March 20. Hear Ad
miral Stirling, commanding the Asiatic
fleet, ha cabled the Navy department
turn, no nas lolt Cavlto on the flagship
ivicsonsin, accompanied by tho battle
ship Oregon, the gunlwats Nniishnu
and General Alva and the torpedo (suit
destroyers ilaiuhriilge, Barry, Decatur,
Chauncey nnd D.ilo, for I long Kong,
where the admiral will haul down his
flag on March 2:1 ami transfer tho com
mand of tho station to Bear Admiral
William Folgcr, now commanding tho
cruiser squadron ot that fleet.
Receiver for Standard Oil.
Indopcntlcncoo, Kansas, March 20.
It was learned tonight that an applica
tion would Imi made, this week to tho
district court (or n receiver for nil the
property ol the Pralrio Oil and Gas
company (Standard) In Kaunas. Tho
suit will be brought by independent nil
producers. The court will ho asked
disgust and returning homo.
Itcport say thai tho commissioner
who looks alter tho medicine supplies
refusr to allow such medicines as aro
required and In many cases such it aro
given out aro badly adulterated.
CASTRO SHUNS FOREIGNERS
It Arming for Defente Talks of At.
tack on New Orleant.
Willeuutad, Curacao, March 18.
According to trustworthy advices re
ceived here, tho situation In Venezuela
is unchanged, Isith internally and a to
foreign affairs, except that tho rela
tions between President Castro and tho
various legations at Caracas are a little
more strained. Cattnt has now ceased
to talk with the Etirocati representa
tives concerning the Venezuelan debt.
and tho recent recall of General An
tonio Vetllllnl, seond vice president of
Venezuela, who has Ih-cii in Europe for
some timo endeavoring to arrange a
settlement with the llrltish and German
landholders, I regarded as an Indica
tion that the negotiation have fullwl.
It Is said that no diplomat hn been
able to secure an Interview with Castro
concerning disputed international quo
lions for months. Custro maintains
hi belligerent attitude and continue
to mako military preparations. Ha ap
parently regard an attack on Port Cn
hclln and Iji (iuavra ns probable, and
has mounted six new French six-inch
guns and a number of small gun on tho
heights overlooking these ports, and
hat available three small coast defense
vessel.
Cuatro'a attitude Is reflected In a
pamphlet Just issued through ono of
his advisers, Colonel Juan Bautistia
Lniiicdo, in which plan for send In lt
30,000 Venezuelans against New
Orleans nro disclosed. Tiio pamphlet
urges the public to avengu the Insults
to Venezuela offered by tho Americans,
and declare the Invasion of the Mis
sissippi valley would bo the most effect
ive moans of curbing tho action of tho
United States.
to
bo gone before they will bo nblo to tako enjoin tho company from removing its
advantage of Its benefits ns formerly. pipes connecting witn wens owned by
Stock Certificates Forged.
Denver, March 18. Forged
slock
Cinnabar Mines Show Up Well.
Medford Tho flattering: showing
made by recent reports of ores from the
Innnbar mined of the Meadows diilck
silver districtof Jackson county, near
Trail, has caused a revival of Interest
In tho mining of mercury In this sec
tion. Eighty pounds of mercury to the
ton Is produced by tho properties of
tho Kogue River Quicksilver Mining
company, tho shareholders of which
are Medford men. Tho oro reduces
easily and is uniform In value.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
the petitioners. Tho receivership case I certificate ot tho Colorado Fuel A Iron
will be based on the refusal of thu com
pany to accept oil for tronsiiortution
under the new common carrier law.
Works of Art Destroyed.
New York, March 20. Many vidua
bio paintings nnd pieces of statuary ami
articles used In Instruction were do
ntroyed by a Aro which damaged tho
building occupied by tho .National Acn
company have been uiiinrthcd by tint
proseiiiiuion oi a counterfeit certilleato
for 100 shares ol stock, par voluo 11. -
000, ut the Denver olllco of thu coin
irnny for transfer. The certificate eiimo
from n lawyer at Davenport, la. Ap
pearing on the certilleato us unwhlent
M . . ... .
oi ino company itbo naiiio ol James
A. Keblo. Mr. Kehlo was never presi
dent of tho company. There Is also a
demy of design. Ono fireman was certilleato with the forged signature of
hurled under debris from n fulling wall, pocreiury w. u. iieaman
Wheat Walla Walla, 85c; blucstcm
02c: valloy, 87c per bushel.
Oats No. 1 whlto, $1.37Kf3M2;
gray, $1.60 per cental.
Hay Timothy, $1410 por ton;
clover, $11(312; grain, $110312; cheat,
$11012.
Eggs Oregon ranch, 18c per dozen.
Butter-Fancy creamery,27;t332ic
Potatoes Oregon fancy, 00c$l;
common, 708dc,
Apples 4-tlor Baldwins, $1,25(3
1.60; Spltzenborgs, $1,762,
Hops Choice 1004, 2324c per
pound,
but was rescued and removed to a box-
pltal. Ho will recover. While an ox-
act estimate of thu damage could not bo
muilo today, It Is said It will bu at
least $50,000,
Vesuvius Throws Hot Stones,
Naples, March 20, Mount Vesuvls,
Is ngalu in eruption and Is throwing
out burning lava, red hot stones and a
high column of smoke, with detona
tions which are hen d at long distances,
Tho eruption is attributed to an earth
quake which was folt for 80 miles.
Flood Bursts Kentucky Dike.
Winchester, Ky,. March 18 Tho
break In thu Kentucky river dike near
Ford grows wider, and a channel lully
100 yards wldo I Ailed with n msliiiiir
torrent that la eating Into tho south
bank of tho government lock. Giant
trees of n century's growth have been
torn loose and carried nwny. Ono of
the government's hulldinus at the lock a
fell Into tho river today and the other
aro In danger. Conservative estimates
place tho damage thus fur at $260,000.
Engine Blows Up, Injuring Three.
Echo, Utah, Mured 18. A Union
Guard for Railroad Bridges,
Warsaw, Marcd 20.-rTho directors
of the Vistula railroad havo asked for Pacific, engine pulling custbound freight,
iroops to guurti me nriuges nciween .no. os mew tin win le hubs nu tho sta.
Wool Volley, lUOZOc por pound; Sledlce and Malkin, b6causo of tho re-1 tion toJav. in ur nir Eindiieor II. L.
Eastern Oregon, 12Qlc per pound; colpt of lottors threatening their do- Purdy, Fireman 0. N, Bunker and
mohair, choice, 2520u per pound, jstructlon, jBrukcmun J, E, Jones,