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WILL OPEN FAIR.
NEWS OF THE WEEK
la a Condensed Form for Oar
Busy Readers.
A Resume of the Lett Important but
Not Lett Interesting Eventt
of the Patt Week.
The Chicago strike will be continued
and extended.
Strikers are again breaking out in
many Russian cities.
France is becoming alarmed lest Ja
pan attack Indo-China.
i tie Japanese nave pushed oacK the
Russian left in Manchuiia.
secretary atorton savs lie has no in
tention of resigning 'rom the cabinet at
present.
The beef trust officials will appeal to ftt the opening of the exposition or later
Roosevelt against the troeecutions ,n ln summer, tne president has ac-
Vice Preiident Coming to Portland at
Representative of President.
Washington, May 15. Vice Presi
dent Fairbanks intended to leave for
his Indiana home last night to spend
next two months with his family,
he received word that the president
wanted to see him, and called at the
White house at 11:30 today. The
president told him of his deep interest
in the I-ewis and Clark exposition and
his regret that he himself could not
attend the opening of it. He said
however, that the administration
should be represented, and to his mind
nothing would be more appropriate
than that the second ollioial of the na
tion should represent the president on
that occasion. Mr. rairbanks prompt
ly fell in with the president's surges
turn, and expressed his thorough will
ingness to go to I'oruami, ana lias now
changed his plans so as to reach Fort
land the last week in May. He and
Mrs. Fairbanks will be present and
participate in the opening ceremonies
The vice president will make the prin
cipal speech of the occasion.
being unable to get to Portland either
TO GREAT BEYOND
Judge C. B. Bellinger Succumbs
to Inroads ot Malady.
methods.
Tornadoes have struck several towns
in Kansas and Texas. All were small
and not much damage was done.
All charges against uolorado miners
for participation in the Victor riot in
June, 1904, have been dropped and the
men released.
The president will not appoint a suc
cessor to the late Judge Bellinger for
some time. This being a life position,
he wants to be sure he has the right
man when he is named.
The president has removed W. F,
Matthews, United States marshal for
Orgon, and appointed C. J. Reed.
This action was taken at the request of
District Attorney Heney, who was able
to show that Matthews is too friendly
with accused land fraud men.
ine Miicago leamowners associa
tion say they have the strikers beaten.
Seven miners?' were killed in an ex
plosion at Butte, caused, by careless
handling of dynamite.
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cepiea me invitation extended to mm
by President Goode to press the button
which will be the signal for the formal
opening of the exposition, at 1 o'clock
on the afternoon of June 1 that is,
o clock Portland time. 4 o'clock Wash
ington time. A special through tele
graph wire will be run from the Ea6t
room of the White house into the ex
position grounds at Portland. At the
Washington end will be the same gold
key which President Roosevelt used to
open the St. Louis exposition last year,
and which former presidents used to
open the Chicago, Buffalo and other
expositions of times past.
KITTITAS ASKS IRRIGATION.
Reclamation Service Promises Atten
tion to Its Project,
Washington, May 15. TheReclama
tion service has received a resolution
passed by the Commercial club of Kit
titas county, Washington, asking that
it make a careful and speedy survey
The Chicago grand jury investigating and investigation of the feasibility of
the construction of a high line canal
for the purpose of reclamation and cul
tivation of about 100,000 acres of land
in that county, which are fertile in the
production of all kinds of hay, grain,
fruit and vegetables, including sugar
beets. It is urged that the irrigation
of this large body of land will result in
effecting storage ot the water so used
for lands below in the Yakima valley,
for the reason that all the water so
used naturally drains back into the
Yakima river.
The Reclamation service states that
u iuny recognizes tne great importance
of the Yakiraa project to Kittitas coun
ty, and that a careful investigation to
determine its feasibility from an engin
eering as well as from a financial stand
point will be made
tne Deei trust has sec urea Armor s se
cret code nsed in making rebates
The financial loss at Snyder, Okla
homa, will reach $500,000. Several
more injured persons have been found
American employes in the Panama
canal cone are leaving as fast as pos
sible on account of yellow fever, and
charge the officials with taking no steps
toward protection of health
Togo's fleet has been seen off the
Pescadores islands, and it is believed a
battle will occur near Hong Kong soon,
as the Russians must fight before June
or be caught by the typhoons
The president has established a for
est reserve in Wallowa county embrac
ing about 300,000 acres of land, and
will create eeveral more in Oregon.
Altogether nearly 10,000,000 acres will
be placed in reserve. .
Nan Patterson has been released from
jail. It is not probable that she will
be called upon to face another jury, as
District Attorney Jerome believes his
assistants have done their best and
further efforts would be useless
France accuses Japan of bluffing on
the neutrality question.
The Japanese have made the first
move towards a new flank attack.
The Union Pacific is building six gas
oline motor cars at the Omaha shops.
The Russian fleet is reported to be in
along bay, which is French waters.
An earthquake throughout central
and southern Mexico damaged many
houses.
uuring tne next lz years Italy ex
pects to spend $27,000,000 for new war
vessels.
DUE TO THE LAND FRAUD CASES
Hearing of Cases Occupied All Hit
Time Since Last November
Mitchell Case the Climax.
Portland, May 13. United States
District Judge Charles It. Bellinger
surrendered in his long struggle for
life yesterday afternoon and passed
peacefully away at 3:45 oVWk, sur
rounded by the members of his family
and a few of his most intimate and
long-time friends.
The outcome was expected and the
family had been waiting for the worst
during all of the day. The judge
passed a restless and unsatisfactory
night on Thursday and was much weak
er w hen day dawned yesterday morn
ing. During the morning he sank into
a semi-conscious condition, and as the
day lengthened into the afternoon the
stupor became more marked, until
it was impossible to rouse the patient
to consciousness.
The death of Judge Bcllingecr can be
traced directly to the Oregon land fraud
cases, which have fillet! his time from
the middle of November last. On Sun
day, April 23, the judge worked all day
on the decision which he was to hand
down the following morning on the
Mitchell plea of abatement. He went
early to his ollice, and the weather
ing warm, worked in his shirtsleeves
until noon, when he walked home to
luncheon, returning again directly
auerwaras ana working until late in
the afternoon. The next day he also
worked on the decision, and Tuesday,
the day upon which it was delivered,
he awoke with a fever and feeling ill
Judge Bellinger was born in Maouoii.
Illinois, November 21, 1839, and cross
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mc Junius wiin nis parents in lo-ti
and settled in Marion county. He was
a veteran of the Modoc war. In 18f3
he was admitted to the bar and served
as clerk and official reporter of the Su
preme court from 1874 to 1878. He
was judge of the Fourth district Circuit
court from 1878 to 1880, and was ap
pointed united States District judge
lor Oregon by G rover Cleveland in 1893
HAS NOT SOLD.
Klamath Canal Company Holdt Out
for Its Terms.
Washington, May 12. l'p to the
present time the government has been
unable to come to any satisfactory ar
rangement with the Klamath Canal
company, whereby that corporation
will relinquish its irghts and holdings
in I the Klamath basin and withdraw
in order that the government mav un
dertake the construction of the Kliwu
ath irrigation project.
At a recent confeience between olll
cials of this company and the engineers
of the hccliunation service, the com
pany renewed its offer to sell out for
$.'50,000. This offer was rejected
The figure named is very much more
than tho property Is worth. An esti
mate on the property and work done
by the company places the actual value
at not to exceed $100,000, and it is
the general opinion among government
engineers uud residents of the Klamath
basin that ft bonus of $50,000 addi
tional is more than ample inducement
to tiie company to step aside. The
latest advice received bv the Reclama
tion service here is that the company is
holding out for its own price, and will
not consider an offer of $150,000.
It may be set down as a (act that the
government w i'.I not pay $250,000, and
it is by no means certain that Secretary
Hitchcock will approve the purchase of
this property at $160,000, although the
matter has never been presented to
him, and will ,ut be nntil an agree
ment isjreached between the Reclama
tion service and the canal company.
If, after a reasonable time, an amicable
arrangement cannot be made, it is un
derstood the government will acquire
that proiKrty by condemnation pro
ceedings.
DEAD NUMBER ONE HUNDRED.
I OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
SHORT NOTICE ON BIDS.
GOMEZ CUBA'S PRESIDENT.
Hold
Liberals and Moderates Will
Nominating Conventions.
Havana, May 15. The national nom
inating convention of the jXew Libera
party will open tonights
Ail indications point to the nomina
tion for the presidency of Cuba of Jose
Miguel Gomez, who was appointed gov
ernor of banta Clara province by the
government of intervention and after
ward was elected to that position
The convention will be made up of 150
delegates, of whom 90 will be Nation
alists. Maximo Gomez having posi
tively refused to be a candidate, the
only other prominent person mentioned
is Governor Nunez of Havana province.
iue iuoueraies w in siioniy noiu a
convention to nominate President Pal
ma by acclamation for the presidency
and Mendez Capote, former president
Judge Bellinger is growing weaker of the senate, for the vice presidency
and his physicians hold out little hope The election will take place in Decern-
of his recovery. ber
I lie Klamath Canal company in
Southern Oregon has offered to sell
out at a reduced price.
Twenty person are known to be dead
and more than a hundred injured in
the railroad disaster at Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania.
Prosecuting Attorney Heney says the
illness of Judge Bellinger will make no
difference with the land fraud trials
Some other judge will preside.
Xt is said that negotiations tor peace
between Japan and Russia were nearly
complete when the appearance of the
Pacific squadron in the Chinia sea re
vived Russia's hopes.
An earthquake in Persia killed 50
persons.
A visitor to the Russian fleet gives a
bad account of the crews.
Judge DeHaven Will Try Cases.
San Francisco, May 15. United
States Circuit Judge William B. Gil
bert, presiding justice of the United
States Circuit court of Appeals, has an
nounced his intention of detailing
United States District Judge DeHaven
to the United States District court at
Portland, Oregon, to take the place
temporarily of the late Judge Bellinger
of that court. Judge DeHaven will be
requested to open the court on June
12, the date set for the trial of the land
fraud cases, and proceed with the trial
of the cases.
Kansas Not Quite Dry.
lopeka, Kan., way id. especial re
ports have been received from 42 Kan
sas counties regarding the enforcement
of the prohibitory law. Of these 19
Roosevelt reiterates his decision not report the existence of licensed saloons.
to be a candidate again and says he will Over 480 saloons in Kansas are paying
accept no compromise rate law. ' licenses to the different city govern
Secretary Hay will return to the ment8- I he information has been
United States in Jv.ne, alter visiting piaceu beiore governor tiocn to iorm a
all the great capitals of Europe
basis for his coming order to close
all liquor selling enterprises in the
state. -
Valuable Relict of Pompeii Found.
Rome, May 15. Excavations near
Pompei . have resulted in the finding of
The Carnegie Steel company pro
poses to erect new furnaces and mills
at Yourtgstown, Ohio, which will cost
$20,000,000 and employ 3,000 men.
teams, but rioting continues. More a T'an eUn nd nearby four solid
..nlAn..ntA Wm. Invnlt g oracieis oi oeauuiui uesign ana
in the trouble. Bet with- emeralds, a pair of pearl ear
rings, two goiuen necmaces set wim
Germans feel much satisfaction at pearls and emeralds, and two emerald
the uncomfortable position England rings. The articles of jewelry, being
has been placed in by the violation of from the Pompeiian epoch, are of great
neutrality by France. i artistic value.
Canal Commission Allows the Coast
but a Few Days.
San Francisco, May 13. A great stir
was created today among San Francisco
me. chants when it was ascertaind that
the Isthmian Canal commission will
open bids May 16 and 19 for supplies,
the contract prices for which w ill easily
aggregate $1,000,000. One commodity
lumber, rough and dressed will call
lor the expenditure of more than $300,-
000 alone. In all, 20,000,000, feet of
lumber are needed at once. The other
supplies range all through many lines,
ana in all instances the quantities de
manded are large.
For several days the wires between
cau rrancisco ana Washington have
been kept busy carrying dispatches
from ban J-rancisco asking for blank
proposals. Wednesday last there were
Twice at Many Injured by Tornado
at Snyder, Oklahoma.
Snvder, Okla., May 12. Approxi
mately 100 people were killed in th
tornado which visited Snyder and vi
cinity, and as many more were injured.
The havoc wrought by the tornado is
complete. Out of a town of 1,000 peo
ple not more than a score of houses are
intact, while two-thirds of the build
ings are totally wrecked.
The most pressing need is financial.
Organization was perfected among the
citizens today, and apin-als sent out to
leading cities of the territory asking for
immediate assistance. In addition to
the many injured who are owing cared
for at the hospital, many sustained
lesser injuries and are incapacitated for
the work of caring for those who are in
need of assistance.
Hundreds of inquiries have been
pouring in all day from relatives and
friends of Snyder people in all parts of
the country, severely taxing the capac
ity of the telegraph office. With the
removal of the injured to other points,
the strain upon the people of Snyder
will be greatly reduced.
The property loss is variously esti
mated at from $300,000 to $400,000.
Two hundred residences were demolish
ed, and about half the business build
ings are practically a total loss. The
remainder are more or less damaged
The Hilton, the largest hotel in town,
remains intact, and a portion of the
building was used for an emergency
hospital.
FOR BETTER ROADS
Linn County Spending Hundreds of
Dollars in Uniform Work.
Albany- Some of the best road work
In Oregon Is being done on the roads
of I. inn county. The work is syste
matic ami uniform throughout the en
tire county. I-ast spring the county
court, In fixing apportionment of mon
eys for road purposes, offered as an
additional inducement to build good
roads that every district w hich by sub
scription should taiso $100 would be
given $100 by the county.
Many of the districts took advantage
of this offer, and not content with ruin
ing $100, doublet! that amount, the
county producing its proper proportion.
As a result, more money has Ix-cn
spent improving the roads of Linn
county this year than ever before, ;aud
the money has been spent to some
purpose, because the work is uniform
throughout the county.
One of the actions looking to good
roads was the purchase of a!out adoen
reversible road scrapers, thus making
20 in all the county. The preceding
county court put $3,506 into a big
steam road roller, w hich was not a
success for roads in this county. This
machine was traded to a scraper com
pany for the 12 machines.
Wherever the land is white or clay
like, the roads have been roundel un
and will not le graveled. They lm
come compact and hard, and make the
best roads in the county. Where the
land is low, roads v rounded up
with fine gravel.
Gratt Outlook it Promising.
Sumpter There is promise of an
unusual grass vield this season on the
Blue mountain ranges. Rainfall this
spring has Iteen far in excess of that o
previous years, which, coupled with
the warm weather that prevailed dnr
ing the latter part of February and first
of March, is accountable for this favor
able condition, tattle ami sheepmen
re elated over the grazing prospect
and expect to carry their stock wl
through the season of 1905 with little
expense of feeding. The Blue moun
tain ranges are still overcd with snow
on the uplands, while the valleys are
showing a good, healthy growth id
grass. This ought to mean a contin
lied supply of grazing land until the
snow again comes late in the fall.
TIDAL WAVE ON LAKES.
Damages Chicago Dockt and Floodt
Many Basements.
Chicago, .iay jz. Humors oi a re-
no lumper proposals in the city, and no markable tidal wave along the west
one here knew what the commission shore of I-ake Mtrlniun were reeeived
wished to buy in that line, and conse- today. The wave seemed to be the
quently no bids could be framed. highest at Kenosha and Racine, Wis.
Local merchants say the entire coast where a wall of water swent in. causing
has been shabbily treated, and a loud much damage and alarm along the
wail has gone up. Today there was a docks. At Chicago the wave simnlv
rusu ior proposals to supply, among raised the stage of water and caused a
other commodities, steam pumps and
pipes, hydrants and water meters, fire
extinguishers, linen hose and hose
reels, equipments for bridge gangs.
railroad tools and supplies, foundry
supplies, belting, roofing, wagons and
so on through a list of hundreds of ar
ticles.
Both the chamber of commerce and
the Manufacturers' and -Producers'
association have requested Major Gal
lagher, the purchasing agent at Wash
ington, D. C, for the Canal com mis
sion, to extend the date for making the
proponals.
Not Unjust, Says Cummins.
Washington, May 13. Governor
Cummins, of Iowa, testified today be
fore the senate committee in interstate
commerce, which is considering rail
road legislation. He criticised the
statement by railroad men that rates
were low enough now, and the impres-
very heavy current down the drainage
canal. Boats navigated the river with
the greatest difficulty as a result of the
high current.
Weather conditions in Chicago this
afternoon were such that a recurrence
of the tidal wave along the west shore
is anticipated. The rain during the
last 12 hours has been almost unprece
dented. Within a few 'hours the fire
department answered 80 calls to pump
out basements in various parts of the
city.
Iron Mountain Group Sold.
Victoria, B. C, May 12. The Iron
Mountain group of 22 claims of hema
tite iron, on tlie west arm of Quatsino
sound, has been purchased for $75,000
by J. A. Moore and William Piggott,
of Seattle, the latter being the head of
the new rolling mill at West Seattle.
The purchasers are in negotiation with
prominent Eastern Canadian capital-
Telephone War On.
Albany As a result of a petition to
the Pacific States Telephone company
which was numerously signed by Linn
county patrons of the company, a re
duction has been made in the tele
phone rates lctween Albany and
Shcdd. Halsey, Brownsville, 1chanon,
Scio, Crabtree and Jefferson, the prin
cipal towns of the county. The rate
was reduced frwm 25 cents to 15 cents,
and is gisMi only for subscribers to the
Pacific States system. This is consid
ercd by many as the beginning of the
war between the independent telephone
lines and the Pacific States lines in
Linn county.
Blue Mountain Creamery.
Pendleton The Blue Mountain
creamery has commenced to receive
cream from Umatilla county points in
addition to that being shipped from tho
Grand Rone valley. In a short time
Charles Berkeley, who recently pur
chased a $10,000 ranch on McKay
creek, will commence milking 20 cows,
increasing to 30 or 40 this w inter. T.
G. Hailey w ill milk 22 cows on his
Wild Horse ranch, and r. B. Clopton a
number on his farm near this city.
They are professional men of Pendleton
and enthusiasts on dairying.
Independence School Exhibit.
Independence The Independence
public school has forwardud its exhibit
for the Lewis ami Clark fair. Before
shipping, the work was on display at
the school building, and was viewed by
a large number oi the parents and
friends of the scholars. Each grade's
work is represented, A large model
map of the "Jilue lubboii I'ounty '
shows the different . products and na
tural resources of this section of the
Willamette.
Do Combines Spread Weeds?
Pendleton K. L. Smitl), who sells
combined harvesters, suyh that the re-
ort that the combines spread weeds in
i fields is not a fact, as the tendency
of those machines is to gather the
seeds in sacks where they can be trans
itu r ted from tiio land and burned, if so
desired. Mr. Smith says that the
combines are taking the place of steam
threshers in Umatilla county, there
being nearly 200 in the county.
sion he said they endeavored to convey ists and contemplate the establishment
that the object sought was to give of blast furnaces involving an initial
power to the commission to fix rates, expenditure of $100,000, contiguous to
lie said that 'here was nothing unjust the ore supply, and if successful will
in giving tlie commission the power begin work at once
which the proposed legislation would
confer upon it. On Permanent Basis.
Denver. Mav 12. The American
Survey to Bear Creek Mines. Stockgrowers' association, which was
Butte, May 13. A Billings dispatch organized on January 15 of this year I elation starts out with a membership
to the Miner says: The survey of the by seceders from the National Live- of over 100. Many of the prominent
line of railroad which will extend from stock association's convention in this business men are interested in the asso-
Bridger to the Bear Creek coal distcict city, and is now holding its first annual ciation, and plans are already under
began today. It is said that con- convention here, adopted a constitu- way toward the erection of a Y. M. C
tracts for grading the roadbed will be tion and by-laws today. The new asso- A. building.
let within a fortnight and actual con- ciation is to be composed of growers of
Y. M. C. A. it Formed.
Grants Pass Through the. hsaistanee
of Secretary Stone, of the state associa
tion, final work has been done in the
organization of a Young Men's Chris
tian association in this city. The asso-
PURCHASE 40.000 SHEEP. .
McCandie & Burgett Will Ship I IB
Carloadt from Sbanlko.
Kent MeCaiitilc & llurgess have
purchased 40,000 sheep and expect to
commence shipping them in a few days
to Sisla Springs for feeding for tho
market. Following are the hands they
bought: Charles llintoii, AnteloH, I,
000 head; McUrcrcr, Antelope, 3,400;
McGilvery, Antelope, 800; McCandie,.
Antelope, 2,300; Charles Lavene, An
telope, 1,100; Brogiin, Antelope, 1,100;
Smith, Condon, 1,500;-A. Stahl, Con
don, K0O; Tobey, Condon, 1,900; Me
lid) re, Condon, 5.10; Josh Hardy,
Condon, 400; Barker, Condon, 2,100;
Marker, & Miter, Condon, 2, MM;
Kccdcr tx Fisher, Shauiko, 1,300; A,
C. ! ranee, Antone, 3,400; I'arnhotiNc.
Aniline, 1,1100; John Thornton, An
tone, I,ti00; Morrow it Kcctiey, I lay
Creek, 4,100; McCoin, Hay Creek,
HOO ; Wurxweilcr St Thompson, I'rine
ville, 3,000; Col. Nye, Prineville,
1.800; O..W. Colly, 1'iineville, 1,150;
J. :. Itohcrts, Prineville, 800; Jones
Ifros., Prineville, 500. Total, 39,400.
They will all be shipped from Shant
iko as follows: May 23, 15 cars; May
25, 10 cars; May 28, 18 cars; May 31.
HI cars; June 2, 18 cars; June 5, 15
cars; June 8, 20 cars. Total, lis cars.
CONTRACTS PRUNE CROP.
Union Fruitdnar Ties Up Covs and
Union Farmers for rive Years.
Union S. A. I.assallc, of Alba.iy,
Or., owner of the I'nion fruit drier,
has just closed a five-year contract with
the pruncgrowers of Cove and I'nion,
whereby he agrees to buy at $10
per ton the entire prune crop ot thia
section, estimated at 1,200 tons per
year. To aid in handling this product,
a new drier will Ih erected at Cove li
time for this season's crop, and both
plants will be run to their capacity for
alxnit 40 days during the drying season.
Fstimating the crop at 1,400 tons, tht
dried product will lx 400 tons, weight
being reduced two-thirds by the drying
process. The market for prunes in
found principally from Colorado east
ward .
It will be seen that the running of
these driers will mean a revenue each
year to the growers of from $10,000 tu
$12,000, or alout $50,000 to $(10,000
for the total time under contract a
period of tUe years. A certainty of a
market for prunes will stimulate their
growth, and it is fair to presume that
at the end of five years the yield may
he even greater than present esttmaUit
indicate.
Game Laws are Violated.
Pendleton hepiity Game !Wanlet
Joe Nnlf has returned from a tour of
Inspection through I'nion county. He
finds that in the mountain streams tho
game laws have been totally ignored
and violated in every way. On Cath
erine creek, a hove I'nion, the sawmill
have duuiM-l their sawdust into the
streams and have nearly ruined the
fishing in that stream. In a ride of
nine miles down the Grand Konde river
Mr. Nolf found 13 dams over whieh
fish could not leap in the endeavor to
go up stream.
On Malheur'Project.
Pendleton After a two days' session
here, the hoard of consulting engineers
of the reclamation service adjourned
and K'ft for Ontario, from which place
the members w ill make a personal in
vestigation of the land included in tho
Malheur project. According to I). C.
Henny, one of the memlx-rs of the
board, practically all the attention of
the board was given to the plans for
the Malheur and Owyhee projects. Tho
l matilla project was not taken up at
all, and will not he on this trip.
Charged with Stealing Mail Pouch.
Woodbum One result of Govern
ment Inspector Butler's investigation
of the theft of the registered mail
pouch at Wood burn, on April 12, in
the arrest of B. J. Kuper. He was
arranged before Justice Overton mi two
charges. He gave $1,000 bond for bin
appearance for preliminary hearing.
At the time the mail pouch was stolen
Kuper was Southern Pacific baggage
man at this point and earned tho mail
bags from the post ollice to the trains.
Taking Oregon State Census.
Pendleton The llrnt reports of tho
state census being takon by the deputy
assessors scattered over the "county are
coming in. A few days ago the assessor
of the northern part, of the county re
ported that Helix had 180 inhabitants,
and the deputy from the Pilot Rock
district reports that Pilot Rock has 210
people. Other reports will continue to
come in until tlie whole number of
people of Umatilla county may be
counted.
struction will begin about June 1. The and dealers in cattle, sheep and horses.
Bear Creek coal district is one of the The basis of representation at present
best in the state, and covers over 10,-
000 acres. The road will be completed,
H is believed, in the early autumn.
is individual and not by delegates.
Loth to Lose Land Office.
Independence B. C. Curry, attor
ney, ot Oregon City, has been - In the
city circulating a petition against the
removal of the United States land office
from that place to Portsland.
Denies He Sold Ruttla Coal.
Paris. Mav 12. The Marouia de Bar
Streator People t Narrow Escape thelemy1, who with Count de Pourtales, State School Fund Loans.
otreaior, ill., way la. r A tornado operates the irench concession at I Salem The state land board a few
struck Streator today, tearing down Kamranh bay, Annam, in the course days ago approved applications in 22
trees and barns. No one. was injured, of an interview today denies that his instances tor the loan of the interest
although there were many narrow es- establishment furnished coal or pro-1 upon the state school fund, aggregating
capes, unions to the iiusaiAn squadron. 1 131,900,
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Club, 8485c per bushel;
bluestem, 0092c; valley, H590c.
Oats No 1 white, $28(329.00 per
ton; gray $28 per ton.
Hay Timothy, $14lfl per ton;
clover, $1112; grain, $1112; cheat,
$11312.
Eggs Oregon ranch, 17Jbc per
dozen. '
Butter Fancy creamery, 18'20c.'i
Potatoes Old, 75c$l; new, 2l4
2q per lb.
Apples fancy, $1 .50$2.60 per box.
Strawberries, Oregon, 1016o box.
Hops Choice 1904, 23i25o per
pound. N
Wool Valley, 2527c; Eastern
Oregon, best, 1720c, mohair
choice, 3132c per pound