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NEWS OF THE WEEK
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A Returns of Iho Lets Important but
Nat Lett Interesting Event
of the Pit Week.
Senator Piatt It
lienlth.
much Improved In
Tlia battleship Minnesota line
been
successfully launched.
Hundreds ol HriK)iis were killed by
tlio collapse ol n reservoir nt Madrid
Spain.
Tlit Japanese government linn ordered
000,000 gunstocks from a Cedar Kapkls,
low, manufacturer.
Klitlit men wore kllltnl nt Alllsonla
Virginia,' by tlio prematura explosion of
n charge of powder,
Tlio St. Petersburg war ollleo claim
tlmt tlio llal'to licet has eluded Toko'
ships nnd will reach Vladivostok 1
safety.
Kxcrlments at llltnola Insane any
luma show that women nro more caiwi
Ida of handling tlio patients thuu men
attendants.
Tlio government la niter tlio Klamnth
Irrigation company, In Southern O lo
gon, for diverting wnlor from tlio Kin
math river without permission of con
Krcsi.
Tlio Federal grand Jury at Portland
line llniahed lta work nnd lina been dl
m I ssiil. Keven moro indictments were
returned. Stato Senator llooth nnd his
brother aro among those Implicated In
the latest disclosures of laud fiauda.
Three hundred American marines
havo been tent to Santo Domingo,
Two prominent Mexican scientists
declare that the tapeworm will kill
consumption germs.
Reports from the interior of India
show tttat Hundreds of soldiers wero
killed by tlio recent earthquake.
The fight against tlio Standard Oil
company has been carried into North
DakoU by the Independent dealers.
Paris Is In a torment (over tlio sup
posed plot against the trench republic
Moro prominent men havo been arrest'
cd.
Oregon has secured perfect tltlo for
The Dalls-Cclllo canal nnd the work
will soon bo taken up by Iho govern
ment.
Chairman filionts, of tlio Panama
canal commission, says tho work will
bo done on business principles nnd
without any politics.
All Chicago teamsters aro out nnd
the strike threatens to spread to other
branches. Troublo between tho (iar
inentmakera' union nnd Montgomery,
Ward A Co. was the start of the strike
The annual parade of tlio Itorso
Guards, always heretofore ono of tho
most spectacular military ceremonies of
the year In Itussia, was chiefly notable
tills year by t lie absence ol tlio czar,
who was afraid to show himself.
Another gcnornl
teamsters Is on.
strike of Chicago
The Japancso main army is advanc
ing to envelop tho Itusslan Hanks.
Four persona wero killed In n Now
York tenement houao by escaping gas
Itusslan peasant mobs are burning
and looting estates In the llaltic pro
vlncos.
An electric railway Is projected from
Cripple Creek to Colorado Springs and
Pueblo, Colo.
A colored policeman lias been on
pointed desk eergeant by tho Chicago
chief of police.
A Chicago & Northwestern train has
hcon driven from Clinton to Iloone,
Iowa., a distance of 202 miles, in 180
minutes.
A voluntary increase of 10 per cent
in wages has !een given employes of
tho Interstate Hteol works at (juaren
turn, Pa.
Fire caused a panic among tho guests
of the Jtlcnzl hotel, nt Jluflalo, N. Y.,
and many Jumped from second story
windows. loss, .140.000.
An earthquake has shaken India nnd
caused great loss of life.
Ileports from Secretary Hay say his
health is much Improved.
Secretary Toft has approved a report
that the bayonet UBod by the army bo
made longer and not attempt to mako
an entenchlng tool of It as well as a
bayonet.
During his hunting trip In Colorrmlo
President Kooeovelt will bo kept In
touch with the government by wireless
telegraph from hla camp to tho ncarset
telegraph station. -
Tho Vanderbllt and Harriman rail,
road Interests are to combine The
valuation of the roads is placed at a
billion dollars and over 30,000 miles
will bo placed undor ono head by tho
new deal.
The Russian minister of war admits
that Kuropatkln was out-goneralcd at
Mukden.
Tho French Cable company has ap
pealed to the entiro Vcnezoulan court
regarding tho loss of Its franchise.
WEST TO DIG CANAL.
Chairman Shouts Says It Wlli Furnish
the flight Men.
Chicago, April 10. Western men
aru to havo a long leeway allowance In
tho selection of capable engineers nnd
contractors for Iho work of the l'nnnmn
canal. Not that thero Is golni to bu
sectional discrimination in selecting
tho subordinates who servo under tl
new ainal commission, hut, as Chai
man T. 1'. Shouts mid today t
"Wo wish to employ the men who
havo practical knowledge of direct con
structlon work, who can dothobestnnd
most effective work for the government
In tho shortest reasonnblu time and fit
the beat legitimate price nnd I lov
western men.
"1 had intended to mako certain n
poliitmcuta before my departure for th
Knsl, hut for purely business reasons I
havo decided to hold them (iff. I lenv
for New Yoric tomorrow, mid from thero
go to Washington, to bo with tho com
mission until such lima In tho near tu
turn as I inn leave for Panama.
"In selecting superintendents, fori''
men, engineers and the other skilled
lalmr to li employed on tlio cnnul, w
will dig up tho man that can think
act nml do honestly in the liest way for
tlio liest interests of tint United State
government. Wo want the practical
man who una bail construction export
eneo. And Western men In railway
worn navn nail mis."
DEAD DY THOUSANDS.
Wholo Towns Dettroyod by Recent
Indian Earthquake.
Calcutta, April 10. Telegraphic
communication with Dhnrmsala has
been restored. The latest accounts
show that tho earthquake was even
moro disastrous than nt Hist bel oved
Of n total population ol nearly 6.000 I
the town of Kangrii. It Is believed that
only fiOO are lclt nllvo. Many of these
navo mil,
Of tho ikiIIco only n deputy Inspector
nnd four sergeants are nllvo. Many
peopio aro still Imprisoned in tho ruins
Uliarmsnln, Kmigra. Pulnmnir. Dha
wan nnd all of the neighboring village
were completely wrecked. Scarcely a
building remains standing. Not much
damage was done at Ilarlpur, Dcragopl
pur, fiadaum or llamlrpui.
Buyanpur, having a twpulntion
about 0,000 mills, Is retried to lie In
ruins.
The shocks still continue. There I
no news from Kulu valley. According
to native rumors, n great amount o
damage has been dono. Anofllclal ills
patch from Dharmsala says the place Is
sceno oi desolation. Owing to the
scarcity ol labor, great dllllctllty Is ex
pericnccd in excavating the ruins, but
tlio Goorkhas nru doing excellent work
CAVALRY IS RAIDINQ.
Russian Onnds Roam Around Enemy's
Flanks and Rear.
Harbin, April 10. Detachments of
Itusslan cavalry nrn actively rccnnnol-
terlng the Japanese flanks nnd oven thn
rear. One detachment of them hns
even penetrated to- hnlakllsle, where
it was brought to a stop by Japuncio
entrenchments. ileforo retiring, how
ever, it Is mid they succeeded In cut
ting tho railroad und burning the deiot
and stores.
The detachment brought back news
that n fortnight ago n mixed Japancso
llvlsion of 10,000 men with artillery
left the Japanese rear nnd disappeared
Into .Mongolia ami was followed n few
Jays ago by another detachment of o,
000 men. Theso troops aro cxHcted to
appear In tlio region ol liodum, which,
unfortunately, is connected with thn
buso by only poor roads, Klrirt Is in
the same plight, and the loss of the
narrow gaugo rolling stock abandoned
at Mukden Is especially felt.
unincso report, iiiai mo juimneso aro
energetically transporting siego gun
toward Klrin.
A heavy snow fell again Friday, but
It Is melting and swelling tho rivers.
As an Indication of tlio itoplarlty of
tho old veteran, General Linlevitch, ha
receiving hundreds of telegrams of
congratulation on his appointment as
commander In chief.
Castro Pays No Interest,
New ork, April 10. Details are
still lacking as to tho adjustment of
the external debts ol Vcneuzo.a, says a
Herald dispatch from Caracas. Tho
settulmcnt of the Internal dent Is rigor
ous. Accrued Interest for six j ears Is
wiped out. The now .1 per cents nro
secured by the alcohol tax, nnd replace
tho existing l nnd 12 per cents, i'or
clgn holdings nro said to bo heavy. Tlio
government has abolished all the hon
orary consul generalships, consulates
nnd vice consulates. Homo cases of
yellow fever nro reported.
Colton Will Work for Morales,
Washington, April 10. Colonel O,
It, Colton, who Is to be supervising
collector of the Dominican revenues,
was at tho War department today pre
vious to his departuro to Santo Do
mingo. Ho received final instructions
from Becrotary Tuft regarding his duty,
Ho was especially Instructed that in
all he was doing or should do In Santo
Domingo ho was not tho agent of tho
United States, but the agent of PresI
dent Morales. .
Health Good on Canal Zone.
Washington. April 10. The roport
of Colonol Gorgas, chief sanitary ofllcer
in tlio Panama canal zone, for the
month of February, as to the health
conditions existing among tlio canal
employes, shows only 1 .l5 per cent of
sickness, which is regarded as Highly
commendable.
SEA FIGHT AT HAND
Hostile Fleets arc Fast Approac!
Iny Each Other.
liOTII SEEN NEAR SINGAPOR
Russians Qolng In Dlroctlon of Soulh
China Sea, Most Probablo
Scene of Dattle.
Singapore, April B. Thn belief I
general nein nun n iicsverai engage,
ment for the control of tho seas Is Im
inlueut off hero between the Japanese
ueieiisivo ucei, under command ol Ail
mlrnl Togo, and the ltusshm fleet coin
miinded by Vice Admiral Jtolestvenskv
Tho two lloetunro rapidly approaching
each other, nnd naval experts hem Im-
uuvo mat a untiio which will decide
whether or not Japan Is to retain su
premacy on the ocean as well ns
land will bu fought within n fortulgli
Iho captain of n coast I in? stenme
which has put Into Penaiig rcimrts hnv
lug passed a llet of 27 nrmnrcluds 70
miles to tho southeast. Tlio licet was
Hying no colors, and when ha altered
his course to Inspect thn warships n de
stroyer sailed up nnd ndmonlshcd him
to turn back. Tho warning was
promptly heeded,
Several Chinese Junks that havo nr
rived nero bring the news that the con
verted fast merchantmen, formerly I
the Yokohanin.San Francisco trade, nro
patrolling every nvenuo through which
the Itusslan fleet rnlulit Pass In thel
rush toward Vladivostok, nnd the hulk
of Admiral Togo's big fleet Is kept In
position wnera u can bo hurled against
tho Itusslans ns soon an sighted.
Accompanying the main laxly of the
ucei are two noaiing furnaces that wein
built nt Sasclxi, nnd which aro designed
to repair all damaire that may result to
the fleet In Its cruising ovratlous. On
theso ships aro mounted hoico floating
cranes, wiwi which disabled guns can
no mini and which aro expected to
prove of great service, should the Jap
anese sillier at the hands of tho Hus
slans.
It Is the general on Inlou that the
battle will take place In thn China sea
and there Is n diversify of opinion as to
hih uiiuajiiip. tiiiuo it is aumiitM
that the Japanese ilcvt has tho advant
ago of seasoned men and experienced
commanders, It Is also sura that the
Itusslan admiral will enloy the advant
ago In Height of metal, and that ho has
Improved the marksmanship of his
gunners In tho long voyage across Is
also sure. Tho battle Is sure to lj one
of the most dcsiiuratuly contested In the
history oi naval warfare and tho ele
ment of luck may play n largo part !n
us outcome.
INSTALLING BLOCK SIGNALS.
Northern Pacific Making Extensive Im'
provomontt for Safety of Traffic.
St. Paul. April 8. President Howad
Klllott has authorised Imiiurtant Im
provements tending to Increaso public
saiety which will place the Northern
Paclllc system second on the list of
American railways In tho Installation
of the block system for tho current
ear.
Tho now Improvements will nfford
continuous signal protection over nil
tho principal districts of heavy tralllc
from the eastern terminus nt St. Paul
through to tho Pacific coast. Con
structlon has already commenced nnd
will ho rushed forward to completion
Tho districts over which new block
signal protection will be afforded will
add OKI. ft jnlles to that already In uso
nnd aru as follows:
Minneatiolls to Similes. Minn.: Liv
ingston, Mont., to Logan, Mont.; Gar
rison to Dixon, Mont.; Spoknne,
wash., to rasco, wash,; l'aseo to I.I
lensburg, Wash.; nnd Senttla to Ta
coma.
Tho block system being Installed Is
the "telegriiph block," a system found
satlsfactoty on all lines now using It
over long stretches.
Glasgow Will Help Chicago.
Chicago, April 8. Mayor-elect
Dunne today received a reply to a
cablegram sent yesterday to tho lord
provost of Glasgow, asking that tho
manager of tho municipal tramways of
that city bo given a month's furlough
to visit Chicago and ndvlsowlth Mayor-
elect Dunne regarding tho streotrar sit'
nation In Chicago, Tlio cablegram
from Glasgow reads as follows: "To
the Lord Mayor of Chicago Tho cor
poration of Glasgow unanimously nnd
cordially agrees to tho request -of your
municipality."
Plot Against the Republic.
Paris, April 8. Much mystory sur
rounds tho arrest of an ex-captain of
the army on the charge ot conspiracy
agalr.st tho public security, and tho
seizure in the samo connection of a
largo number of cartridges' nnd uni
forms. Tho parties concerned seek to
explain that it was Intended to use the
arms In n mission to tho Ivory coast,
hut tho activity of tho secret police
leads to reports of plots against tho se
curity of tho government.
Should Agree on Llfo-Savtng,
Washington, April 8, Tho Ilrltlsh
ambassador, Sir Mortimer Durand,
called upon Acting Secretary of Stato
Loomia today to urgo a reciprocal ar
rangement between America mid Great
Britain respecting tho equipment of
ocean going steam vcbsoIs with Ufa sav
ing devices. The proposition was re
ferred to, the department of Commerce
mid Labor. I
DON'T RUSH TO MINIDOKA LAND
Pumping Problem for Irrigation Has
Not Dsen Solvod,
Washington, April 7. Tlio attention
of tho director of the geological sur
vey has been calks I to tho fact that
misapprehension exists on the part of
certain citizens of Idaho ns to the plans
of the reclamation service In regard to
some Important details rnhftlng to tho
Minidoka project. This iijlsumte
standing has arisen, it Id believed, by
reason of thn efforts of ninny settlers to
nutlclpntii the plans of tlio engineers
nnd secure choice holdings of land.
The government from thu first lias
warned Intending settlers to go slow
making ohtrlcs on thn lands embraced
In this project, mid hns called tiartlcu
lar attention hi the fact that the plans
fur Irrigation, especially thosu Involv
ing the pumping iilant, wero merely
tentative, nnd could not lie worked out
ns quickly ns those for thu uravllv svs
lent, Willie nothing has arisen to pro
vent the intimate development of
pumping plant, su many delicato en
giueerlng features nru Involved that
careful consideration must bo given to
these Iwforo 1111 dellulto conclusions
nru reached or the final plans are nj
proved.
inns, apparently, whlln un reason
oxlsts for believing that tho pumping
features of the Minidoka project will
not ultimately lie titllltcd, the engineers
very wisely have concluded to it ve lis
question more study mid consideration
iKitoro recommending It fur ctmstruc
tlon.
YAQUI8 ARE SPREADING TERROR
Murder and Pillage Mark Their Trail
Through Mexico.
Kl Paso, Tex., April 0. John St
Clair, a well known prospector, whose
statements nre considered reliable, has
returned from the Ynqul country neat
Ures, Sonora, nnd reiwrts that the In
Hans nro still on the warpath, II
says that Malpurhe, the old chief,
at the head of n band of over SO and I
devastating tho whole country, niur
derlng, pillaging and burning. Grain
nnd cotton ranches nro being abandonee!
nnd tho xoplo nro going Into the towns
for protection.
Thn whole country Is In n stato of
panic. Mall routes between the small
towns have Ih-cii abandoned and pro
visions nru getting scarce. Although
thu country is overrun with soldiers
h says, the Indians ma fearless and
continue their depredations. Ht. Clair
does not liellovo It Is safe for Americans
lo go Into the Ynqul country nt this
time, ns tho Ynquls am very hostile to
Americans.
While going from Urra to his camp
n tlio mountains, Ht. Clair heard flrlnir
and ran Into what had been an Indian
ambuscade. He found two dead Max
cans who had been killed only n few
minutes Iicforn ho reached the id see.
Thu Yaquls nru nrmcd with r I lies nnd
aro well supplied with cartridges, St
Clair says.
HUNDREDS WERE MANGLED.
Results of Earthquake In India Worse
Than First Reported.
Lahoro, Ilrltlsh India, April 7. As
the particulars filter in from the outly
ing districts, It is being revealed that
thu casualties caused by the earthquake
of two days ago havo leen under, rather
than over-estimated, In 0110 spot alone
at Dhamnla, it is rcKrtcd that fully
,400 natives havo la-en killed or in
urcd. .Of thu injured many will die.
Sevan of tho Kuropuans previously re
iiorted hurt have slnco died, ami two
others are In n dying condition.
Theru la not n house left In the vlcln
Ity that dons not show uvldenco of thu
trembling of the earth,
This is tho reiwrt from ono district
alone, nnd ns authentic information
comes In It seems certain that thu mag.
Itudo of the disaster will bo sulllclent
to stir tho entiro world when fully re-
calcd.
The Indian government Is making
arrangements to relieve all distress us
soon ns possible.
Think All Amer'cans are Thieves,
ft. Petersburg, April 7. A corrcS'
londent of tho Journal do St. Peters
burg draws a rare picture of the dls
loncsty which ho says' pervade tha
highest American circles. Tlio prccau
tions taken by social leaders to prevent
their guests from being robbed by ono
another, and tells of tho consternation
produced at a white housowceptlon by
a sudden failure of the lhihts. tho re-
illumination showing that thu ladles
ad hastily divested themselves of their
owels and concealed tlicin, tho men
oldlng their pockctbookH.
Japanese Minister Will Rest.
Washington, April 7. Minister Ta-
kahira. of tho Japancso legation, called
011 Secretary Tuft today mid told him
that on account or tha stato of his
health ho would bo compelled to leave
Washington for a different climate.
Ho nlHo states that thero havo been no
further developments toward 11 settle
ment of the war. Tho secretary and
thoimlnlster arranged to commuulcato
with each other in enso anything hap
pens to make It necessary.
Forest Firs on South Mquntalni, '
Gettysburg. Pa., April 7.--" Forest
tires burning over an area ot thousands
of acres havo started In tho South
mountains, tho lino of fire oxondlng a
distance of three miles. Tho destruc
tion of valuable lumbor Is groat. I
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
WHEAT OUTLOOK VEnY DRIGHT
Gold Rains Have Damaged Prunes
bul Farmers are Satisfied.
Albany I.lnn county jieoplo aro
watching the weatherman closely theso
days, and yearning for n "fair day
ling. This Is particularly true of fruit'
growers, for the recent cold rains nre
menace to tho fruit crop.
As It Is, some Injury hns been report
ed. A prominent farmer nnd fruit'
grower of Linn county states that ho Is
of thu opinion that cherries nnd priinsa
nro somewhat injured already, parucu
larly cherries. Tho cherry trees wero
loaded with blossoms at tho end of the
warm spring weather that marked tho
closing days of February nml thu first
half of March, and tha rain caiigh
them at thu tendnresl nuo. Thon
couple of light frosts last week added
lo the danuar.
Prunes were not brought out so much
aii cherries by thu premature advent of
spring, ami may possibly escape injur.
Although the trees scorned to be I
blossom nt thu beginning of thu rains
they were In renlity not generally In
full bloom, hut were loaded with buds
that were Just ready to burst but had
not yl cikimi1 thu tender inner part
to tho weather. Under these rlrciim
stances It Is believed tha damage will
bu nominal, If good weather comci
noon. Ifowever, It would not take
tunny days of chilling rains nnd winds
to do Irrcpnrnhlo damage. It has been
stated that thu prune trees wero giving
evldenco of such a heavy crop that it
would really bo better lor thu fruit 11
soma of thu embryo prunes were killed
by thu colli,
Other branches of farming are faring
well. An easy winter and early spring
places s'ock In rxcullcut condition, and
every class of stock looks well. Dairy
farmers nro milking moro cows, with
better results than In yenrs before nt
this season of tho yenr. Many farmers
will finish thu whiter In much better
shapo than was anticipated after the
poor crops of last year.
Wheat is looking fine, nnd, barring
some unforeseen freak of nntura to de
stroy tho present bright prospects, tlo
wheat yield of the valley will Im far
above tha nverngu. Fall sown whrat
can almost Im seen to grow now, nnd
many farmers nre prepar ing to put nil
their remaining acreage lu spring grain.
Albany Mill May Be Rebuilt.
Albany Prmldent Charles Coicy
nml Secretary II. .M Urant. ot the Han
nockliurn Woolen .Mills company, who
have been In Albany looking nftcr their
property, which wns recently almost
totally destroyed by fire, state that it
hi oss!hle tho mill will bo rebuilt.
The brick walls are part of them stand
ing and In good shape, nnd some of thu
machinery can be saved. Thu big IkiII-
cr in the engine room was not damaged,
and altogether there Is qulto a nucleus
around which to start n now mill. The
company had n grent denl ol business
ahead when tho fire occurred,.
Independence Idea To Do Aired.
IndciHMidenc It Is tho purpose of
tho Willamette Valley Improvement
league to call a meeting of tho execu
tive committee provided for at Salem
last week to meet In Independence thu
last of April. Members of tho Inde
pendence Improvement leuguo aru con
sidering the advisability of calling a
general meeting, to bu held hero at the
samo time. If called, and it most llko-
wlll be, thu program will bo an exec
titlve session lu the afternoon and 1
banquet In thu evening, nt which tha
Indcicndeiico idea will find expression.
Logs for Rlverton Sawmill.
Itlverton Tho Itlverton sawmill.
which has been Idle for some months
ast, will liegln operations In n few
lays, K, J, Price, ot tha Itlverton
.umber company, und manager of the
mill at this place, has secured n laigu
number of first-class logs f 0111 tho
upper tributaries of tho Coqulllo. Tho
recent freshet Is bringing down several
thousand logs which havo heretofore
1 ad no opportunity to float. Consider
able Imjirovmeents nro being madu In
the Itlverton sawmill, which it Is ex
pected will increase Its output.
Ranchers to Fight for Water.
Milton A mars meeting ot 300 fruit
growers nnd citizens of Milton and vi
cinity was held in Alliance hall for tho
purpose of providing legnl ndvlco mid
the best methods to pursue against the
eacock Mill company, which has
braucht suit nsalnst tho cltv nf Miltnn
and all tho Irrigation ditch companies
nnd prlvnto property owners in this
valley, to determine the amount of
wntor tho Peacock Mill company shall
npproprlnto for tha purpose of running
tholr mills at this plnco.
Snow In Linn Mountains.
Albany There is now consldornblo
snow In tho mountains in this part of
tho state and high water In tho Btreams
this part of tho valley Is feared.
Tho recent ralnu havo filled tho streams
to their banks, and warm rains.
which would molt tho snow all at one
me would cnuso a flood, Thero has
been no damago from high water during
lormor rams mis winter, as there was
comparatively no snow on thu moun
tains until tha recout cold weather.
Klamath People Raise Big Bonus.
Klamath Falls Klamath countv has
raised (80,000 ot tlio (100,000 bonus
for tho W6od railroad extension to
Klamath Falls, mid lias obtatnod an
extension until May I to raise tho bal
anco, Tho balance undoubtedly will
bo raised, mid tho railroad connection
f this section with tlio outside world Is
now assured,
FRAUD ON 8TATE.
Marlon Oounly Grand Jury Will Inves
tigate Illegal Transactions.
Salem Though tho statutes govern.
Ing the sa'lo of stato lands havo been
violated over' slnco they wore onactod,
tho Investigation to bo made by tho
Marlon county grand Jury this week
will be tho first attempt that has over
been mails to punish Infraction of theso
laws, Suvernf hundred thousand acres
of land have been bought Illegally, nnd
tho stato school fund has lieen do
skilled of several hundred thousand
dollars, but usually punishment of tho
offense has been barred by tho statuto
nf limitation before It was discovered,
or, the statu having received tho legnl
price for the land sold, no one feels In
terested enough to start nn Investiga
tion. Thu offense which tha grand
Jury will Investigate this week is of re
cent date, and thu fncts aro so well
known that tlio transactions can
scarcely bo overlooked.
llcrauso tho statu In every Instsncn
receives tha prica required by law, audi
Is not directly roblx.il, it has been easy
to let tha Infractions of law go with
scarce n pussing notice. Hut indirectly
tho state has been robbed nnd vigorous,
action nt the proper time would not
only have landed tho offenders in pris
on, but saved many thousands of dol
lars for the school fund. It is not
through tha ordinary sales of school
land tint thu steals havo taken place,,
for in all such cases tha stato has re
ceived nil thu land Is worth. It l
through thu Men Innd operations that
tha manipulators of public lands havo-
made their fortunes at tho expense oC
tho school fund.
Show Valley Live Stock.
Woodbiirn Two thousand lieople at
tended the livestock fair In this city
last Saturday. A splendid address was
delivered by Hon. James Wlthycomlw,
of thu Statu Agricultural college, of
Corvnllls. Colonel J. 11. Kddy, Hon.
W. Ilalley. state fowl and dairy com
missioner, nnd J. II. Bcttlemlor also-
delivered lively speeches. Altogether
the Initiation of this fair was a magnifi
cent success. President Fred Dose nnd
Secretary William P. Pennebaker will
proceed to perfect a permanent organi
zation. A three days fair of all pro
ducts and livestock will bo held during;
next October.
To Bring Engineers Here.
Portland Hfforts aru being mado to
have the Amerli nn instituto of Mining:
Knglnevrs stop in Portland this sum
mer, whllu en route to or from Alaska
nt the closon( tho annual session at
Victoria, II. C. It may bo possiblo to
have the members of the organization
cut out Alaska from their Itinerary and
mako a stny at tho exposition. Tho-
secretary of the Institute hns been nd-
Iressed on thu subject, nnd It Is honed
thu desired results will lie obtained.
Tha mnkeup of this organization is not
able.
Dog Poison In Bologn Sausage.
Independencs Dog poisoning has.
Ix-como so common in Inde)ieudonco
that no surpriso is expressed when a.
canine is observed In the throes of
loath on the street or in n front yard.
Somo of tho most vslunblo dogs in'town
havo Ix-en poisoned nnd though there i
a standing reward of (S00, tho poisoner
hns not been npprehended. Dolognn-
sausago containing poison has loeii
licked up in different portions ot town.
but it uffords no cluo ns to the Identity
or motive of tho poisoner.
For Cheese Factory t Uktah.
Pendleton Wnrd Kmlgh. proprietor
of the Walla Walla creamery, who will
establish a cheese factory at Ukiah,
00 miles south of this place, Is In tho
city making arrangements fur thu trans
portation of his cheeso making machin
ery and will open the factory within a
few days for business'. Tho machinery
has a capacity of 24.000 pounds of milk.
a day, but as tho dairy interests havo
decllncd of lato, Mr. Kmlgh does not.
expect nearly that ftiuch at first.
Waiting for a Market for .Coal.
Kiverton The bunkers of tho Itlver
ton Mining A Development company's;,
mine havo been tilled mid mlnimr oner.
ntlons havo been sunndcd awaiting a
vessel to enrry coal. Mnnager ltouso
of tho company is now in Snu Francisco.
looking up tlio conl market nnd arrang
ing for the freighting of his conl. The,
steamer Chico, of 8an Francisco, which
is now duo horo, will tako the first
cargo of coal from this placo.
Heavy Snow Now In Bohemia.
Cottage Grovo Thero Is heavy snow
In tho llohemla district now, and out
side work will lie late this year on that;
account Tho telephone line between
Cottago Grovo and the mines is down
on account of the recent storms,
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Club, 87c per busholy
bluestom, 05o; vnlloy, 88c,
Oats No. 1 whlto, (28020 per tons
gray, (27028.
Hny Timothy, (HQ1G per ton
ciover, suigiz grain, fHQli'l cheat.
(11012.
Kggs Oregon ranch, 17017jo per
dozen,
llutter 'Fancy creamery, 2Bc.
Potatoes Oregon fancy, 00cQ(l?.
common, 75086c
Apples Fnnoy (1,7502.60 porboxr
cholco, (101.25.
Hops Choice, 1004, 23K24oK por
pound.
Wool Valley, 20o por pound; East
ern Oregon, 1518o; mohair, cholco,
31032a per pound.