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Bohemia Nugget Bohemia Nagnt Pub. Co. COTTAGE GROVE. . . OREGON. NEWS OFTHE WEEK In a Condensed Form for Our Easy Readers. Resume of the Lets Important but ' Not Lets Interesting Events of the Past Week. Attacks on Chicago strikebreakers have again caused noting in the streets. Gornmay is drafting a now commer cial treaty for submission to the United States. An automobile in Chicago went through an oih'H draw, drowning throe persons. All Europe joins in praise of Roose velt over his success in bringing about peace negotiations.. A collision between trolley cars near Princeton, New Jersey, resulted in the injury of 16 persnos. In the case of the state of Kanass vs the Standard Oil company, the state has won the first point. London papers believe that the large money indemnity Japan will asit of Russia will break off peace negotia tions. Roth Russia and Japan have accepted President Roosevelt's aid in making peace. Negotiations will be carried on in Washington The French government has called home its governor of French Indo- China, to confer on plans for the de fense of the colony. A test is to be made of the effective ness of the defenses at Fort Monroe and Old Point Comfort, conceded by army and navy officers to be the chief defense to Washintgon. Attorneys in the beef trust inquiry have disagreed. been CALIFORNIA LAND FRAUDS. Heney peace have Japan's terms of stated to Russia. Bowen want to confine the Loomis investigation in Venezuela. American troops have killed a band of 40 rebels in the island of Samar. The kaiser and czar will not recog nize the disunion of Norway and Sweden. Deadly riots continue throughout the interior of Russia and hundreds of peo ple are being killed. The business of the Portland post office for April shows an increase of 35 per cent over that of April, 1904. Paul Morton, now secretary of the nary, has been elected chairman of the Equitable Life Assurance society Admiral Enquist's report to the czar on the naval battle says Rojestvensky's fleet was defeated in the first hour The National Editorial association in its convention at Guthrie, Oklahoma adopted resolutions favoring immediate statehood for the territory Swedish and Danish princes have re fused the Norwegian throne and Nor way is preparing to establish a repub lic. Great Britain urges the choosing of Prince Arthur for king. His sister is to marry the crown prince of Sweden The Michigan flood is subsiding. The Russian warships at Manila have disarmed. The Japanese are said to have cut off Vladivostok. Says They are Worse Than These of Oregon. San Francisco, June 12. Grave charges have been made against the officials of the state land olhce by Francis J. Heney. The government attorney has reported to Washington that conditions in California are even worse than those in Oregon, in conneo. tion with which United States Senator Mitchell and Representative Hermann were indicted by a federal grand jury lie lias made accusations against men in state otlices, asserting that they have Iteen in .league with the simulators such as John A. Benson and Frederick A. Hyde, who have fraudulently ac quired vast tracts of the public lands in California. "The trouble lie in the state land office itself," said Mr. Honey. "The office has been hand in glove with the ring and any pretense of ignorance in legard to the schemes of graft whit' have Iteen carried out is absurd. The ring has received favors from the office ever since the last election, and as a re sult two-thirds of the state's valual timber lands have been stolen. The speculators have been in possession all along of advance information. This has been especially noticeable in the matter of the creation of forest re serves. Two superintendents have con fessed that thev were bribed to make the reserves cover as much vacant school land as possible. This land was practically worthless, all the good school land having been taken up Some cf it lies on the top of crags and was useless for any purpose except the creation of scrip. Rut those who filed on the land for f 1 .25 an acre could dis pose of their holdings for $4.50 an acre as soon as they were included in a for est reserve. And they often could do even better than that, by taking up lien lands in the best part of the timber belt." WILL ASK GUARANTEE. A British submarine boat has been lost with 14 lives. In the Norway-Sweden dispute Brit ain is standing by Norway and Germ any bacKs Sweden. Sweden may not resist the dissolving of union with Norway, but desires an alliance against Russia. Chicago teamowners may split on the strike question. If they do it will be a great winning for the strikers. Norway is proceeding with the organ ization of an independent government II a suitable king cannot he lound a republic will be established. Ruesia s willingness to make peae has been announced to Japan and a re ply received, lhe Geiman emperor leads the European powers in aiding Roosevelt to make peace. General Gomez has arrived in Hava na and is in somewhat better health. While the president has announced no definite date for calling congress in extra session, it is now believed it will be convened the middle of November instead of October. The delay raises the hopes of the antis of defeating the railroad rate bill. King Alfonso is visiting in England. Delcasse has resigned as foreign min ister of France. The grand dukes have advised the czar to make peace. The Omaha Commercial club will visit the fair in July. Chicago teamsters have-appointed a committee to settle the strike. Two convicts from a gang at work on a road near Salem have escaped. Linievitch says he can defeat the Japanese army and wants more war. A delegation of business men of Bos ton has started for the Lewis and Clark fair. Japan Would Bind Russia to a Strict Observance of Treaty. Tokio, June 12. On the ability of Russia to offer a sufficient guarantee that she will live up to any treaty of peace arranged hinges Japan s willing ness to bring the war to an end. This statement is made on the authority of one of the best known Japanese states men, on condition that his identity be kept unknown. "Japan wants peace," he said, "but she will not be made a fool of by Rus sia. That nation must agree to keep her hands off the Far East for a long term of years, and her treaty must con tain some clauses which effectively pre clude her resuming hostilities when her army and navy are rehabilittated, and such clauses must be of such char acter that thev cannot liehtlv be dis regarded. Even at the present time, when her navy has been entirely wiped off the face of the waters and her army has been disrupted and placed on the defensive at all points, we hear from our secret agents in St. Petersburg that the advocates of a war policy urge the czar, if he feels that he must sub scribe to peace terms, to refuse to com mit Ruesia to any policy of disarming that would prevent the execution of contracts for new warships of all classes which were made with German and American firms of shipbuilders. DISCONTINUE WAR READY TO SELL TIMBER. Russia and Japan. Government wi!l Now Open Forest Reserves to Loggers. WAHlllllirtntl. .Tlllln (1 ld l.iu-1 nil mil Roosevelt Sends Messages, to! its declared intention of developing forest reserves by use, the bureau of Forestry annoucos, by special bulletin, that mature timber in all forest re- R. C. serves Is to bo offered fur mile. Tliu SUGGESTS DIRECT NEGOTIATIONS restriction formerly laid upon the ex port of timber from the states in which the forest reserves were located has Iteen removed, and the law now places no limitation on the shipment of tim ber grown on any forest reserve, except those in the state of Idaho and the Black Hills reserve, in South Dakota. The effect of this change in the law. OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST BELIEVES MILL FEASIBLE. PROMISE DIG POOL. Doc- Offers to Help In the Preliminary Ar. 4 rangements If Wanted by the Warring Nation. Washington, June 10. An identical note, the text of which, by authority of "d the declared policy of the depart- the president, was made public late to night at the White house by Secretary t ti t . I.. .. iH', uas neon iorwaniea 10 i lie gov ernments of Russia and Japan by Presi dent Roosevelt. In the interest of hu manity, the president urges the warring nations to conclude peace. It is sug gosted by the president that the nego tuitions lot peace he conducted "direct ly and exclusively" between the bellig erent nations. The note Indicates the president's belief that an intermediary may not be necessary to effect conclu sive negatiations, but likewise expresses the president's wilingnesa to do all that he properly may do to promote the preliminary arrangements for a time and place for the meeting of represent atives of the Russian and Japanese gov eruments. A formal reply to the note may not be received for several days, but, as already made clear, informal assurances that it would be , welcomed are already at hand. In view of the significant character of the document and of the attitude toward it which both Russia and Japan have assumed, it is regarded in official and diplomttic circles as the first firm and decisive step toward ultimate peace. At a late hour tonight Mr. Tapkahira, Japanese "minister, had not been advised from Tokio of the delivery of the president's message to the eniperor, but he was ex pecting a cable dispatch to that effect at any moment. The minister was able yesterday to transmit to the president message from the mikado that Japan was, with Russia, desirous of peace, pro vided it could be obtained under proper conditions. Aware of the preference of Japan to communicate her peace terms to Rub sia directly, the president in the last few days has been active in counseling moderation to Japan rather than in ndeavoring to draw from Tokio some statement of probable terms. At the Russian embassy tonight Count Cassini remained without advices from St. Petersburg, and he was unable to comment on any phase of the situation. EIGHT-HOUR LAW ON CANAL. SWEDISH ANGER RISING. Norway Accused of Ignoring Rights of Sweden by Her Action. Stockholm, June 12. It is impossi ble to forecast Swedish policy in rela tion to the Norwegian rebellion but signs are lacking of any willing acqui escence Herein. me King, crown prince and many others, official and unofficial, are disposed to regard the acts of Christiania as those of a rebel lious cotiere of politicians which can not be considered as necessarily repre senting the will of the Norwegian peo pie. However, it is difficult to see how an official protest can be made, since nothing short of a successful war is likely to restore the situation. In all, responsible men hesitate to com mand such a course. That this hesita tion will survive the heat of a parlia mentary session may bo slightly doubt- iu Butte County Canal Open. Gridley, Cal., June 12. With the opening of the headgates and the turn ing on of the water into the Butte county canal today, what is probably the most important irrigation enter prise in Northern California is now in working order. There were no hitches or accidents, the river pourirg its water into the canal as the gates were raised. The canal is 14 miles long, 30 feet wide on the bottom and carries 25,000 inches of water, equivalent to 500 cubic feet, a second, and will irrigate 80,000 acres of fine land. Great Drydock Launched. Baltimore, June 12. The govern ment drydock recently built by the Maryland Steel company at Sparrow's Point, which will be towed to Manila, was successfully floated today. Miss Endicott, daughter of Rear Admiral Endicott, christened the new vessel "Dewey." The Dewey is the largest floating dock in the world. It will lift 25,400 tons and cost $1,125,000. Its construction required 500 men con tent ly at work. Moody Holds It Applies to Laborers ton and Mechanics. Washington, June 10. The opinion of Attorney General Moodj regarding the application of the eight-hour law on the Isthmus of Panama was made public today. He holds that the act of August 1, 1892, which limits and re stricts to eight ment of Agriculture, is that the timber on the reserves may now be cut and disposed of to the highest, bidder. On many ot the reserves there are great inutilities of mature timber, and on some of them the facilities for irettimr it out at a reasonable cost are excellent. The forest service, which has charge of the administration of the reserves, is anxious to begin the cutting of this mature timber as soon as possible, and it is prepared to consider offers from lumbermen who wish to undertake such operations. It is perhaps well to call attention to the fact that this announcement does not mean that the forest reserves ate going to be devastated under authority of the government. On the contrary, the distinct and definite purpose of the forest service is to improve the re serves by utilizing the material that is now fit for lumlter. In doing so, it will also provide for the reproduction of the forest and the restocking of those areas upon which forest condi tions are defective. Work of this kind has been successfully carried on for some years in the Black Hills forest reserve, and has leen begun with the greatest promise of success on the lands of the Chippewa Indians, in Northern Minnesota, from. which it is propositi to create another National reserve. The public in general, and lumber men in particular, will be interested to know that in this last case the re strictions imposed by the forester have in no way hampered the lumlcriiig operations. Timler sold at public sale, with full knowledge of these re strictions, brought higher (trices than were obtained for white ami Norway pine in the same region, and the slash lias been burned and got out of the way at a cost of about 12 cents per 1,- 000 feet board measurement. The smtervisor of each forest reserve is authorized to receive applications for the right to cut timber; intending pur chasers should communicate with him. not with the department at Washing- Stohr a Convert to Flax trlntt of Eogene Bosto. Salem - J. C. Stohr, of Chicago, assistant traffic director of the Ilarrl man lines, accompanied by Genera) Freight Agent It. B. Miller, of the O R. iV N.; General Passenger Agent W. E. Coman, of the Southern Pad lie. and II. K. Iiouushury, traveling freight and passenger agent of the latter com pany, were here last week to make In quiries into the practicability of the establishment of a linen mill here, and held a conference with Eugene Bosse, the tin x expert, ami Mrs. W. I Lord, a tlax enthusiast, in the reception . t in n . i room oi me wiiianuue hotel. AS a result of the conference Mr. Stohr states that he Is convinced that a quality of fibre that in i not be excelled any place else in the world can be grown in this vallev, and that everything from the coarsest of tw ines and cordages, crash, etc., 10 wie very nnesi linens and laces can tte manufactured ftom it. He is also assured by Mr. BoHse that with the aid of a new ilax pulling ma chine which is now in course of per fee tion and completion the raw material can le produced quite as cheap, if not cheaper, than in the foreign countries, and that the finished product could be placed upon the market at such prices that the foreign or eastern mills could not compete with. Mr. Stohr collected a great amount of reliable data concerning the industry while here, and will rarrv it back to Chicago with him to make his rctort. He would not state what particular action the Harrimnn system promised to take toward promoting the develop ment of the industry, but he savs if the project looks feasible to the man agement it will exert its influence toward interesting Eastern capital to invest in the enterprise. for Conrad Krebs Declares Project Big Combine Will Win. Salem Although a week has not passed since the Issuance of the circu lar letter to the hopgrowers of the Pa- el tic coast, New York and England, by the firm of Krebs Brits., of this city, proposing the organization of a gigantic, liop pool or corporation, President Con rad Krebs, ol the firm, says he has re ceived replies from almost every hop growing section of this state, and that all spoke favorably of the proposition and pledged their hearty supstrt. Ho has already received promises aggre gating 25,000 bales of the U'O.'i crop hops. Ho far letters have been received from growers in the districts of Forest Grove, WoimIIiuiii, I ayton, Corval lis, Eugene, Amity, Oregon, and Cow lit., Washington, while verbal assurances of support have been received from the growers of the Independence, Pallas, I'hampocg, St. Paul, Aurora, Brooks districts and Washington and Yamhill counties. "I feel much encouraged over th outlook," said Mr. Krebs, "and I think there Is no question that the move will win. The letters I have re ceive 1 are from the principal growers and represent the business element of the industry, and when they reoognlxo the feasibility and practicability of the scheme it only remains for others to fall into line and the thing is done. We shall probably wait two weeks to hear from all over the coast ami east before any steps are taken to call a meeting, but I now feel quite certain that it will be called." BIG STRIKE IN OPP MINE. WANT SALARIES BY WARRANT OVERTURN THE WHITEWASH. Convention of Baptists Refuses to En dorse Rockefeller. North Bend, Ind., June 0. "lie- hours the daily service solved, that we express ourselvs against Gasoline Cars the Thing. Chicago, Juno 12. The management of the Harriman lines has ordered six additional gasoline motors to be used on their branch lines. The original motor has proved such an eminent sac- cess that it has been decided to use motors eventually on all branch line i work. of laborers and mechanics employed by the government of the United States or by any contractor or sub-contractor upon the public works of the United States, applies to the employment of i.i. 1 laoorers anu mechanics in the con struction of the Panama canal. That act, however, the attorney gen eral holds, does not apply to the office force of the Isthmian Canal eommis- sior. stationed on the Isthmus, or to any of the employes of the government who are not within the ordinary mean ing of the words "laborers and mechan ics." Also that the scope of the act is not limited by the territorial jurisdic tion of congress. In answer to the request of the secre tary of war for an opinion on the ad ditional question of whether the pro visions cf the act mentioned apply to the hours of labor of "mechanics and laborers" employed in the construc tion, maintenance and operation of the Panama railroad and steamship line, the attorney general decides in the neg ative. Once-Famous Prince Dead. Berlin, June 10. Prince Leopold von llohenzollern, cousin of hmneror William, who came to Berlin to attend the wedding of Crown Prince Frederick William and Duchess Cecilia, died suddenly tonight of appoplexy, aged 70 years. The prince will be remembered in history as the candidate of the Span ish Cortes for the throne of Spain and as having been unwittingly the cause of the Franco-Prussian war. He lived at Sigmarion in the original principality of llohenzollern. He was married to the Infanta Antonia, of Portugal May Smoke But Not Sell Cigarettes. Indianapolis, Ind., June 10. Judge James Leathers, of the Marion county Superior court, today decided in the case of the State vs. W. W. Lowry, in dicted for smoking a cigarette, that the anti-cigarette law passed by the last legislature is constitutional, except wherein it may coniflct with the inter state commerce law. Smokers may import cigarettes from other states and smoke them, hut it is held unlawful to sell or give them away. Russian Lost May Be 15,000. Gunshu Pass, June 10. According to reports received by General Linie vitch from naval officers who have ar rived at Vladivostok, the losses of Ad miral Rojestvensky's fleet were from 9,000 to 10,000 officers and men killed or drowned, and about 5.000 prisoners. the present tendency to criticise the great Baptist brotherhood in the person of one of its most active members, and this in the face of the fact that there is no evidence to prove Mr. Rockefeller is or ever lias been either directly or indirectly connected with conduct that is out of line with the highest molal ity." This resolution caused a storm of protests today at the convention of the Northern Indiana Baptists' association. It was voted down after vigorous com ment, both in defense of it and in op position to it. The defense of John D. Rockefeller was drawn by Rev. Mr. Wheeler, of Elkhart, who introduced it and made a speech in defense of it. Rev. Mr. Lan kin, of Mishawaka, also defended it. The protests were started by Rev. C. It. Parker, of Laporte, who, among other things, said : "Rotten things should be dealt with in the most rigid way." State Employes Dislike Certificates of Allowance. Salem At a meeting held hist week the state employes decided to levy an assessment upon themselves to raise a fund to defray the expense of hiring an attorney to test the question whether It IS the duty of the secretary of state to issue salary warrants on the first of each month. The assessment levied was at the rate of 2 pet cent on the monthly salary. John A. Carson was employed to con duct the mandamus proceedings, which will probably he commenced this week, after the monthly payroll has been pre sen ted to the secretary of state and he has refused to issue a warrant. Secretary of State Dunbar takes the position that it is his duty to proceed under the general law and issue 'certifi cates of allowance for the reason that no appropriation is available. The employes contend that under the Kay law, passed by the last legislature, it is the duty of the secretary of state to issue warrants for salary claims, even though there be no appropriation available. The difference to the eni' ployes is that if they receive certificates of allowance they mutt discount them at 10 per cent. A warrant would he worth its face value. Sumpter Valley Extension to Begin. Sumpter A working crew has gone out over the Sumpter Valley railway bound for the front. Work has been started on the extension from Tipton, and will he pusl ed with all possible speed until Austin station has Itccn reached. It is reported that this is the objective point of the road this season, and that the company will be satisfied with this much of an exten sion for the present. The large force of men being put to work leads to the impression that if it is possible the road will be extended further. Sweden is Loyal to Oscar. Stockholm, June '.). The Norwegian coup d'etat was answered here tonight by a great patriotic demonstration of loyalty to and sympathy with King Oscar. A great procession, accom panied by bands, went to Rosendal Castle, where the bands played the national anthem. In a few minutes the king and other members of the roy al family appeared on a balcony of the castle and were enthusiastically cheered by the demonstrators, while a number of ladies presented the king a bouquet of flowers. Bring Home Paul Jones. New York, June I). The second squadron of the North Atlantic fleet, consisting of the armored cruiser Brooklyn and the protected cruisers Chattanooga, Galveston and Tacoma, selected by the Navy department to bring home the body of John Paul Jones from France, assembled off the naval anchorage at Tompkinsville, Staten island, today, and will proceed to sea on the way to Cherbourg. The Brooklyn will receive the casket. No Let-Up On Beef Trust. Chicago, June 0. Instructions were received todavi by the Federal grand jury which has been investigating the affairs of the beef industry, to continue the invest'gation and return indict- ments if the jurors find that the testi mony warrants such action. Threshers to Meet. Albany Linn county operators of threshing machines have announced h meeting to be held at Shedds on Satur day, June 17, to determine prices to be charged for threshing grain and wages to be paid laborers during the harvest ing season. Both owners of harvesters and farmers generally are invited to at tend this meeting. Such meetings have become annual affairs in Linn county, the result being uniform prices and wages throughout the county. Continued Rain Helps Crops. La Grande The continued rains of the past week have been of great bene fit to growing crops and grain and grasses have never been better than at the present time. Farmers are jubi lant over the prospect of abundant crops and fruitgrowers are also rejoic ing at the improved condition of their orchards, as the damage by late frosts is not nearly as bad as at first reported. Sacks of Ore are Taken Out Worth $20,000 a Ton. Med ford When the first big strike was made in the ( tpp mine, two weeks ago, many people expressed opinions that it was a bunch and that the vein would pinch out, as so many other veins have done in Southern iiregon. Events have proved, however, that if it la a bunch it is the biggest, richest and most extensive ever found on the Pacific. const. Ijist week a second strike, somewhat smaller than the first one. was made, ami a body of ore richer and larger than both others has just 1-ecii uncovered, proving conclusively that the Opp mine is one of the most prom ising quart gold mines ever discovered on the coast. Besides this extremely rich ore, they are taking out large qiiautiti s of high grade free milling ore, ami the width and depth of the vein increases. The first strike amounted to 20 sacks of ore that was almost pure gold; the second one consisted of five sacks of an esti mated value of $ 1 ,500 ; the third one, the ore of which is considered richer than either of the other two, consisted of 40 sacks, already taken out, and there remains mi unknown ouantity of ore still in sight. This would make the three strikes aggregate a value of over IL'U.Outi. Hon. II. E. Ankeny has visited the mine ami while there offered f 1,200 for three pieces of ore weighing altogether 110 ounces. The offer was refused. At this price the ore would he worth $133 a pound, r $2.'!',000 per ton. June 14 a Salem Holiday. Salem The Greater Salem Commer cial club has adopted a resolution ask ing all business houses to close on June 14, which will be Salem day at the Lew is and Clark fair. The Business Men's league w ill isk i mi !nr "tl?R. ami at the request of the city counciL Mayor Waters will issue a proelatna- tion asking that Salem day he observe ! as a holiday here, so that as large a number as possible may go to Portland to attend the fair. President J Infer says that Salem should send 2,000 people to the fair on June 14. Census Returns Coming In. Pendleton Assessor Strain has re ceived part of the returns from the state census being taken in this county and reports that Milton city has 000 people and Freewater between 300 and 315. The North Milton precinct, in which Freewater is located, has 1,500 inhabitants, being one of tho most thickly settled in the county. Fewer Hops This Year. Salem President Conrad Krebs, of the Hopholders' Protective association, has issued a circular letter saying that reliablea dvices from New York and California growers are that the 11)05 hop crop in those states will be smaller thao last year. Gold Brick Worth Thousands. Cottage Grove A. B. Woisl, mana ger of the Oregon Securities company, has returned from Bohemia, bringing with him a gold brick worth several thousand dollars, the second clean-up from that company since they started up. Mr. Wood went to the camp to install the new superintendent, T. C. Archer, of Present t, Ariz. Mr. Wood says the plant is in constant operation,, and that the entire system of machin ery is running splendidly. Will Hanley Selling Cattle. Burns W. I). Hanley left for On tario at the close of the mouth w ith cattle. He took about 1,600 head from the P ranch and (ticked up enough more at Venator and Anderson valley to swell the number to 2,500 or 3,000. The bunch is mostly 2-yeor-ohls, with a. few yearlings and 3-year-olds. PORTLAND MARKETS Wheat Club, 84o per bushel; bluestem, t)00lc; valley, 85?i87c. Oats No. 1 white, feed, $30.00 per ton; choice milling, $30. Hay Timothy, $14lfl per ton: clover, 1112; grain, $11012; cheat, $11012 ' Eggs Oregon ranch, 18ai0c per dozen. Butter Fancy creamery,1721 J40 Strawberries fl. 25 1.60 per crate. Apples Table, (1 ,502.60 per box. Potatoes Oregon fancy, $1. 3501.60; new potatoes, $1,60(3 1.05. Hops Choice, 1004, 22824c per pound. Wool Eastern Oregon, best, 19 23c; valley, 2720c; mohair, choice, 3132)ic