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Newspaper Page Textk Bohemia Nugget Bohemia Nnffct Pb. C. ' COTTAGE GROVE... OREGON. NEWS OF THE WEEK En a Condensed Form for Oar Easy Readers. A RMumt of the Less Important but Not Leu Interesting Event of the Peat Week. General Chaff. will mr.hr a tour of the army posts in Alaska. The Venezuelan supreme court has cancelled the asphalt coneersion. The president haa been asked to make a national investigation of life insurance companies. The GonlJs will extend the Western Pacific road from Winnemucea, Nevada, to Portland. Rojestvensky has left his slow ships in a French port and will make a dash mtb the fast ones. The body of John Taul Jones will bo brought to this country from France with an escort of three warships. Negotiations to end the Chicago teamsters' strike have again failed and it is believed the strike will be extend ed. Speaker Cannon says supplies and inateril for the building of the Panama ranal will b8 purchased in the United States. Judge Holt, of the United States court, has ordered that John A. Benson be tried in Washington fjr defrauding the government of land. The United Slates government has as yet taken no definite action towards ir rigating a tract of 55,000 acres in the Yakima valley and the state may pro ceed under the Carey act. A new commander has been sent to Vladivostok. Both armies in Manchuria are ready for another great battle. Chicago teamBters are seeking a way out of the strike, acknowledging their defeat. Pala, the outlaw Moro chief, has been killed by the troops under Gene ral Wood. The fourth division of Rojestvensky's squadron will sail for the Far East June 14. Henry E. McGinn, of Portland, will likely be appointed ags Judge Belling er's successor. Taft 8 position on buying canal sup plies haa split the cabinet and may re sult in tariff revision. Rojestvensky is said to have asked St. Petersburg to be relieved from com mand of the Kussian 4fleet on account of sicknees. Of the land to be reclaimed in Kla math basin, 146,400 acres is in Oregon and 90,000 acres in California. "Work will begin on the Oregon side. A number of papers relating to the Bowen-Loomis case, eent to Secretary Hay by the minister to Venezuela, have been lost. Mr. Loomis has charge .f the documents as acting secretary of i tate. A Japanese steamer has been sunk at Port Arthur by coming in contact with a floating mine. The governor general of the province of Ufa, Russia, has been mortally wounded by revolutionists. The government cable between Val dez and Fort Liscuun, Alaska, has been laid and is in working operation. There is talk of China putting trade reprisals in force as a result of the strict exclusion of subjects from the United States. General Nogi and his army is mak ing a forced march to reach Tsitsihar, a station on the Siberian railroad, and cut off communication with Harbin. Russian troops are said to be massing on the northern confines of the Balkan peninsula in a way that arouses the fear of Turkey and the Balkan states. Preisdent Robbins. of the Armour car lines, admitted before the senate committee on interstate commerce which is investigating railroad rates, that his line has a monopoly of the transportation of fruit. The directors of the Panama Railway company have approved plans for the expenditure of $2,000,000 for the en largement of the terminal and dock fa cilities of Panama and Colon and the double tracking and re-equipping of the road. Russian officials look for a naval bat tle soon. Admiral Dewey is recovering from a severe illness. Many Japanese troops are being landed in Corea for an advance on Vladivostok. Japan has renewed her protests against broken neutrality by France. A Russian imperial decree authorizes the issuance of $100,00,000 war bonds. A Somerville, New Jersey, man has offered a Jekyll and Hyde personality as an excuse for crime he haa commit ted. A movement is on foot to consolidate the United Brethren, Congregational and Methodist Protestant churches of the country. JAPAN CONTROLS KOREA. Minister Runs Country, and Removal of Emperor is Proposed. Paris, May 22. Reports received here through anthoritive channels rep resent Janan as carrying thing with a high hand in Corea. Whether the re torts are influenced by sentiment it is impossible to say, but they recite a number of specific facts supporting the view that M. llayashi, the Japanese minister to Corea. no longer otserves the position of the other ministers at Seoul. He is said to consider himself a sort of resident general or viceroy, thus taking precedence over his diplo matic colleagues, who are obliged to await his convenience in dealing with the court and government. The gen eral commanding the Japanese trona is represented as seconding the assump tion of precedence on the part of the Japanese minister. The official reports confirm, reports from Pekin that the Japanese recently exerted strong pressure upon the em peror of Corea to induce- him to leave the country and go to Japan with the evident purpose of removing him as an obstacle to the development of Japan ese control. The ctnpror is said to have requested the departure of the Japanese officials wl o had made this representation and fc have taken dis- rreet means to peunt the European government to learn of the prospects of his removal. Finally, when this in formation reached the St. Petersburg Foreign office, it issued a protest against Japan's assumption of control of the affairs of Corea. FILLS IN GAP. President Creates New Forest Re serve in Cascades. Washington, May 22. The president will soon sign a proclamation creating the Yakima forest reserve in Kittitas and King counties, Washington, "em bracing nearly 2,t00 square miles of land. This reserve will include the summit and slopes of the Cascade mountains and viitually all the timber country between the Washington ami Rainier reserves. When this proclamation is signed there w ill be one continuous reserve following the Cascade mountains from point a few miles north of the Colum bia clear to the British Columbia boun dary. Running through the lakima reserve is the Northern Pacific land grant, em bracing alternate sections. These lands will not be included, so the forest re serve will be one immense checker board, although for practical purposes the entile area of railroad as well as public lands will be brought under the care of the government. The Northern Pacific sections will be worth little to the railroad when the reserve is creat ed, and it is possible some plan will be devised whereby the government can purchase or otherwise acquire them in order that the Yakima reserve may be come a compact body. FERRY BOAT RUNS AWAY. Loaded Down With Excursionists It Smashes Into Wharf. San Francisco, May 20. The lives of over 2,000 passengers, most of whom were women and children on their way to the annual picnic of St. Dominic's church, were endangered today by an accident on the ferry boat Tamalpais. Running at full speed, the boat, with engines entirely beyond control, crashed into the dock, ripping out piles and woodwork and throwing the frightened passengers into a wild panic. A break in the engine room was re sponsible for the accident. When the captain gave the engineer the signal to slow down, 100 yards from the ferry slip, the levers gave way and the boat ran at full speed straight into the dock. Realizing the impossibility of averting a crash, the officers drove the crowds back from the forward deck and sound ed the danger signal to attract the em ployes on the wharf. The steamer struck with a terrible crash, but hawFers were thrown aboard and, though the engines were still run ning at full speed, the apron was" low ered and the frightened crowd rushed ashore. Several women fainted during the excitement. Use Wireless on Coast. Vallejo, Cal., May 22. It is pro posed by the Navy department to es tablish wireless telegraph stations at Point Loma, Cape Blanco, Cape Flat tery, North Head, Point Wilson and Bremerton. The establishment of these new stations will practically cover the Pacific coast, and they will be esjiecially valuable to warships car rying wireless instruments. I tie Weather bureau has offered to turn over to the Navy department some ma terials and instruments to help fit out the new stations. President's Keen Interest in War. Washington, May 22. Secretary Morton and Commander Seaton Schroeder, chief of the bureau of naval intelligence, had an interview with President Roosevelt today concerning the prospective battle between the Rus sian and Japanese fleets. Commander Schroeder has prepared a document in which he compares the strength and qualities of the two fleets. He ex plained to the president his figures and Reductions. The president is interested. Germans Get Big Contract. St. Petersburg, May 22. Arrange ments tor the return of 60.000 invalid soldiers from the front has been per fected by the North German'LloydJcom pany. The contract gives the company 105 roubles ($84.71) for each soldier. The Americans overlooked thisbusinesa at the first and now are cut out. ALL TO BE SHOWN Congressional Irrigation Commit tee to Make Tour. WILL VISIT PORTLAND FAIR, TOO Distinguished Party Starts June See Government Irrigation Work In West. I to Washington, May 20. On June 1 a party of 80, composed of the senate and house com it tecs on irrigation, with their wives, will leave Kansas City on a tour of the West, which will include visits to most of the irrigation projects where government work is now under way, as well as the principal cities of the West. Not all members of these committees, but a majority of each, will make the trip. As heretofore stated the trip is made for the purjMse of giving senators and representative an opportunity to see what progress the government is mail ing und'r the National irrigation law, passed only three years ago. It is con ceded that the law will eventually need some revision, but until it has been tried and its weak points have tccn found, congress has been loth to make amendments. The trip this summer will be an object lesson to the senators and representatives of the party, and will enable them to discuss more intel ligently than before all questions affect ing national irrigation. Aside from visiting the various irri gation projects now under construction, the congressional party will spend two days, June 23 and 24, at the Iewis and Clark exposition and in Portland; will spend June 25, Sunday, in Tacoma and Seattle; will put in half a day at IUuse, a day in San Francisco, another at Salt Lake City, and wind up at Denver on the Fourth of July. On June 17, the third anniversary of the signing of the National reclamation act, the party will be at Hazen, Nev., at which time the water will be turned upon 50,000 acres of land under the Truckee-Carson project, the first large irrigation project to be put into opera tion by the government. Leaving Ne vada, short stops will be made at Ogden, Salt Lane and numerous points in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Mon tana, Wyoming and Colorado. NO MORE LIEU SELECTIONS. Hitchcock Holds Law Means What It Says May Be Amended. Washington, May 20. Secretary Hitchcock, in a circular issued today to registers and receivers of local land offices, holds that congress meant what it said when, by the act of March 3, 1903, it absolutely repealed the lieu land law. With the exception of own ers of certain lands in the San Francis co and Grand Canyon reserves in Ari zona and the Santa Barbara reserve, California, who are specifically provid ed for by a special act, the secretary holds that all right to make lieu selec tions expiced March 3 last and local land officers are advised that they are without authority to accept relinquish ments of lands within forest reserves after that date and allow the selection of other lands in exchange therefor. The secretary says, however, that all lieu selections made prior to ar.d pend ing for adjudication on March 3, 11)05, may be perfected and patented and, if in the adjudication of any selection then pending, the same shoald be held invalid for any reason not the fault of the party making the same, another se lection for a like quantity of land may be made in lieu thereof. Togo South of Formosa. Amoy, China, May 20. It is believ ed that part of the Japanese fleet is taking up a position below Formosa, and that Admiral Togo has planned to fight the Russians south of Formosa. The Japanese get orders from this vi cinity at night time. The state of mar tial law -first declared at Tamsui, island of Formosa, and subsequently made general throughout the island, has been followed by the appointment of a mili tary executive, and the moving of the women and children from the Pescadore islands to Formosa. No Russian Ships Intrude. Tokio, May 20. In reply to the rep resentations of the Japanese govern ment, the French government has noti fied the authorities here that Admiral de Jonquieres reported that he had cruised along the coast of Annam, May 13 and 14, for the purpose of ordering the Russian ships to leave the coast should he find any in French waters. The admiral, it is added, did not find any Russian vessels between Cape St. James and Turan. Military Attaches Going to War. Washington, May 20. Brigadier General Thomas II . Garry, Colonel John R. Vanoff, of the Medical depart merit, and Captain Sidney A. Cloman, of the general staff, in thi city, will proceed to St. Petersburg and reiort to the United States ambassador prelim inary to their Joining the Russian armv I in Manchuria as military attaches. BOWEN-LOOMIS CASE IS UP. Cabinet Discusses It and President Receives Statements. Washington, May 1W. The principal subject considered today at the cabinet meeting was the Looinis-Howen case. No definite action was taken ptn.'.ing an additional statement from Mr. Ilow en. Just prior to the cabinet meeting, Jose Paul, a representative of Venezu ela In this country, called at the White house and had a talk with the presi dent regarding the case. It Is said that Mr. Paul is familiar with the transac tions involving the exchange of a check by Mr. Loomis with the Asphalt com pany at the time the former was United States minister at Caracas. During the cabinet meeting Mr. How en called at the White house, and, through Secretary IHb, sent a note to Secretary Taft. The note simply indi cated the presence at the executive offices of Senor Pastro y Mora, a friend of Mr. ltowen, w ho the minister desired should talk with the president ami Mr. Taft. Soon after Senor Mora had a conference with the president ami Mr. Taft, lasting some time. Senor Mora did not disclose the details of the inter view, but it is known that, having M one time bVen connected with the as phalt company in Caracas, he was en abled to throw some light on the pres ent situation. When Mr. Taft left the White bouse he said that no determ ination of the case had leen reached, and none would be until all the facts from loth sides had leen developed. He indicated this might take several days. Mr. Bowen today filed with Mr. Taft his statement in reply to Assistant Sec retary Ioomis' charges and also bearing on the charges against Mr. loomis which he transmitted to the offio'als here. " SHOULD OBEY ALL LAWS. Governor Folk Says Law-Breaking Leads to Anarchy. St. Iouts, May 111. Governor Folk of Missouri, addressing the General Baptist convention tonight, said: "Missouri has an idea that means the enforcement of law. taws that are not enforced add just as much to the support of good government as sores do to tlie strength of the human body. Ijiw breaking has become alarmingly common. It is one of the greatest dangers that confront free government. Many mvn otey the laws they like, but think they have a political liberty to disobey the laws that are obnoxious to them. "The trust magnate looks w ith ab horence on the pickpocket who violates the larceny statute, but considers it entirely right to break the laws against combinations and monopolies. The boodler detests the law breaking of the trusts, but considers the law against briliery as an infringement on bis per sonal liberty. The dramshop keeper regards the law against murder as good, but the law against operating his dram shop on Sunday, is, in his opinion, Puritanical and typrannical. "If each citizen were allowed to de termine for himself which laws are good and which laws are bad, to ignore the laws he considered bad, the result would le anarchy we would have no laws at all. The only safe rule is that, if the law is on the statute boons, it must be observed. "There has In-en too much of making laws to please the moral element and then not enforcing them to please the immoral element." GOVERNMEN1 CHIMES HERE Bells Will Furnish Quaint Music from High Exposition Tower. Portland, May 1!. Chimes for the government tower at the l.ewis and Clark exposition arrived in the city yesterday from Cincinnati. They occu pied two cars which were at once switched to the peninsula spur for un loading. Today they will be raised in to place in the east dome, 2i0 feet above the earth. These chimes will furnish quaint music during the exposition. When President Roosevelt turns an electric key at Washington on the first of the month the effect will be to set these chimes to tolling out the inspiring notes of "America." As it is neces sary to have the chimes in place for this important ceremony they will be adjusted immediately. Railroads Accused of Breaking Law. Topeka, Kan., May 10. Upon re quest of the Interstate Commerce com ission, United States District Attorney Dean lias filed suits in the Federal court here charging railroads with vio lation of Federal statutes. The Mis souri Pacific is charged in three in stances with not complying with the law requiring safety appliances. A similar suit is brought against the Iron Mountain lailroad. The St. Louis A San Francisco railroad is charged with keeping tattle on the road for more than 24 hours without food or water. Oscar Will Resume Reins. Christiana, Norway, May 10. The Dagblatt expresses the belief that King Oscar will resume the reins of govern ment on June 1. This is regarded as a semi-official intimation, and, if it turns out to be correct, it means probably that King Oscar intends to sanction the Norwegian consular bill, thus assumii g direct responsibility for an act calculat ed to irritate his Swedish subjects rath er than leave the responsibility on the shoulders of the crown prince regent. Japan May Buy Argentine Ships. 8t. Petersburg, May 19. The Rusky Slovo declares that Russia having fail ed to complete the negotiations for the purchase of the Argentine warships, an intermediary has now arrived in Paris and is negotiating their sale to Japan. OREGON STATE ITEMS OE INTEREST LAND FRAUD TO BE SCARCE. Stringent Rules for Filing Made by State Land Board. Salem The new form of appllcaiton which has been adopted by the State I .and board for use In applying for the purchase of state laud has lccn made public, and it Is found to lie even more stringent in its requirements than the tlrsl reports Indicated. In, making ap plication, the intending purchaser must give his postoMice address and make the usual affidavit that he wants the land for his own use and has made no agreement express or implied to sell or dispose of it. The notary public, in taking the oath of the applicant, must also certify that he knows li i tit to be. the person w hose name is signed. Two witnesses iiiuhI sign the application, give their own istoHice addresses ami certify that they know the applicant and believe that he wants the land for his own use and benefit and is applying in good faith. The witnesses must swear to their statement and the notary must certify that the w itnesses are personally know n to him. The requirements in making an application for the purchase of state land are now more strict than the form alities in executing a deed. The grand jury of Marlon county having reported that oertaiu certificates were issued on fraudulent applications, further payments on these deeds or cer tificates are suspended until the board has an opportunity to investigate. Cities Get New Days. Portland Owing to difficulties in getting adequate railway facilities, a long list of city official days at the I-wis and Clark fair havs lieeii changed. Follow ing are the Oregon cities affected : June 5, Monday Dallas, New berg and Dayton. June ti, Tuesday McMinnville, HillsUiro ami Forest Grove. June 7, Wednesday Pendleton and Heppuer. June H, Thursday The Dalles, Princ ville and Moro. June 0, Friday Ashland, Grants Pass, Medtord and Jacksonville. June 10, Saturday Adtoria, Salem, Oregon City and Woodburn. June 12, Monday Roechtirg and Cot tage Grove. June 13, Tuesday Im Grande, and Union. June 14, Wednesday Corvalli and Imleendcliee. June 15, Thursday Joseph, Lwtinc, Wallowa and F.lgin. June 10. Friday Eugene and Albany. June 17, Saturday Baker City and Sumpter. Wasco Out of Debt. The Dalles Wasco county is now clear of debt, every warrant of the county having l-eu called and can celled by the treasurer. During the past month County Treasurer Donnell paid and canceled over $H1 ,000 worth of outstanding warrants, w hich cleared up the county's debt, and still left money in the treasury with which to pay current expenses. It is the first time in many years that Wasco county has been able to cash its warrants the day they were drawn. Shear at Nolin and Yoakum. Pendleton The two Stanton sheep shearing crews that have been shearing in the vicinity of Nolin and Yoakum have finished and are preparing to leave for the vicinity of Pilot Pock, where they have a larg'i number yet to shear. At Nolin they si eared 14, (100 sheep for William Slicdier, the fleeces averaging 14 pounds apiece. These were the best they hae yet shea led this season. Mr. Slusher re ceived 17 cents a pound for his wool, the Pendleton Scouring mills being the purchasers. Wool 27 Cents at Salem. Salem The Salem Woolen Mills company has now a standing offer of 27 cents per pound for good valley wool. Although this offer is from 1 to la cents in advance of the regular market quotation, there are few takers and very little of this year's product is changing hands. Eastern Oregon wool is worth from 25 to 2d cents here, but there is none offered for sale of either quality, and indications are tbut the price may mount still higher. Co-Operative Company to Build. North Powder The North Powder Co-Operative Mercantile company has begun erection of a corrugated iron building 40x80 feet, which will be used as a hardware and implement store. It is expected that June 15 will mark the completion of the structure. Two weeks will mark the completion of the Farmers' and Merchants' State bank, and the opening of that institution for business. Oklahoma Potato Experiment. Vale Ex-County Treasurer J. C. Kelley will experiment during the coming summer with seed potatoes from Oklahoma, of which he received severval hundred pounds recently. This variety is said to produce two crops in one year. Mr. Kelley will have them planted on his farm, adjoin ing Valo, Cottage Grove Grows. Eugene The census of Cottage Grove and Florence has been completed by Assessor Keeney's deputy. Cottage Grove has a population of 1,410, an in crease of 437 -over the census returns of 1000. Florence shows a population of 258, an increase of only 30 in five years. NO MORE SUMMER SMOKE. Oregon Forest Fire Law Is Intended to Stop Nuisance. Salem If a "scare head" warning will call the attention of the people of Oregon to the new foiesl fire law and secure obedlnence to its provisions, there will Ihi no smoky days this sum mer. Secretary of State Dunbar haa just caused to be printed a largo quantity of large posters, on cloth, to be tacked up in conspicuous place all over the state. "lire Not ice 1 Warn ing!" are the words in large type at the bead of the (Mister, and then follows a statement of the purpose of the law ami a summary id its provisions. Mr. Punhar will semi a bundle of theso posters to each county clrek, with tin request that they be sent to different parts of the several counties to be pout ed. If tacked where they will not bo too much exposed to the weather, I h posters shonlil last two or three sea sons. The law becomes effective May ID, but its provisions do not affect tin setting of files until June 1, Lewis and Clark Fair Events. I-ewis and (Mark centennial exposi tion, Portland, June 1 to October 15. Events: National American Woman Suffrage association, June 211-July 5; American Medical association, July II 14; Transcontinental Passenger associa tion, June 5; United Commercial trav elers, interstate convention, June 11; Traveling Men's day, June 10; Nation al association State hairy ami Food departments, June 20; Pacific ('oast Electric Transmission association, Juno 20-21 ; American Library association, July 2-7; Interstate Anti-Cigarott association, July 15-17; Charities and' Corrections association, national con ference, July 15-22; Nebraska Lumber Dealers' assoeiat ion, July IT- IV; Gam ma Eta Kappa Irateruity, national con vention, July 20-22; North Pacific san gerbuml, July 21-23; W. C. T. IT., national conferences, June 27-2H; Sportsmen's association of the North west, annual tournament, June 22-24; Dominion of Canada day, July 1; Odd Fellows day, June t. To Run Special Train. Baker City As a result o.' the visit hereof General Passenger Agent A. L. Craig and Traveling Passmger Agent II. O'Ncil, of the O. It. A N. Co., ar rangement are In-ing made under the auspices of the Development league, Elks and other organizations, for a grand excursion from Baker City, by special train, to Portland, on the occa sion of Maker City day at the Iewirt ami Clark fair, June 17. During tint same week there will le special Ma sonic doings and exemplification of work by the Port land Elks, and tho 17th is als-i Sumpter day, so that it is estimated that hundreds will take ad vantage of the opNirtunity and visit the fair in a body on a special train with decorated cars and delegates wear ing uniforms and badges. Portage Road Salary List. Salem At a s)ccial meeting of tint State Portage hoard the wage schedule for the employes of the Kind was prac tically decided upon and all arrange ments made for the engaging of an en tire force of operatives before its com pletion ami acceptance by the state. It was decided to pay the locomotive en gineer, who mtlft be ipialilled to keep his engine in constant good repair, fix) per month; the locomotive fireman, H0; hoist engineer, $75; conductor, w ho must also act as brakeman and trainman generally, f() ; section fore man, f(); and three section hands, f.0 each, per month. This, including the superintendent's salary, will bring the monthly salary account up to about $(U0. Grants Pass Census. Grants Pans While an official report bail not been made, sufficient returns are in from the work of taking the cen sus of Grants Pass to show that tho population of Grants Pass is between 4,400 and 5,000. This indicates that the "Pass" has doubled in population during the past, three years, or possih'y live years. The same remarkable in crease has been made in business anil all lines of trade. At present there is not a vacant house in town, the de maud far exceeding the supply. Real estate is active. Land Office Must Go. Oregon City Officials of the United States land office have received posi tive notice of removal of the office to Portland July 1. Copies of the notice will be sent to every postoffice in tho district and the location of quarters in Portland will be determined soon. A remonstrance against the removal has been circulated throughout the district and several thousand signatures se cured. It will be forwarded to Wash ington in a few days. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Club, 848flc per bushel; bluestem, l)0(c?!)2cj valley, 85(i)(l0e.. Oats No. 1 white, feed, f28c$2ll per ton; gray, $28. , Hay Timothy, $14lo per ton; clover, 1112; grain, f 11$ 12; cheat, 1112. Eggs Oregon ranch, 17i18o dos. Butter Fancy creamery, 17(i20c. Potatoes Oregon fancy, U0cfl; new potatoes, 2'2c per pound. Apples $1.60($2.60 per box. St raw berries Oregon , 1 0 ($ 1 (In. Hops Choice, 1U04, 23J25o per jound. Wool Valley, 27V; Eastern Oregon, best, lD21c; mohair, choice, 3132tfc per pound.