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Bohemia Nugget Boh lU Nnt Pb. Co. COTTAGH GROVE. . OREGON. NEWS OFTHE WEEK In a Condensed Form for Our Busy Readers. A Returns of the Lets Important but Not Less Interesting Events of the Past Week. War fever in Sweden may overturn the present ministry. Agitation has commenced for a eep aration of Hungary from Austria. Ex-President Alexander, of the Equit able, has returned $25,000 to the com pany. Oyama's advance is making the Rus sian positions untenable, and monhs of labor will be lost. The mining town of Ophir, near Au burn, California, has been entirely wiped out by fire. He will then investigate the business methods of the various diplomatic posts of the United Sta'aa in Europe. The illness of Count Lamsdorff,-Russia's miniser of foreign affairs, has brought peace negotiations to a stand still. Colombia is trying to sell the Gali pagos islands to the United States. Financial difficulties are given as the reason. The outbreak in Lodz, Russia, has spread to Warsaw, and other cities. Hundreds of men, women, and children have been kil ed The wounded will number over 2,000. Assistant Secretary of State Loomis has sailed for Europe. He will act as special ambassador of the U.iited States and formally receive from the French government the remains of Paul Jones. The czar has abolished offices in the Far Eastern territory. President Roosevelt has small hope of securing an armistice in time to stop the general engagement now imminent. The feeling aroused by King Oscar's proposition to recognize the independ ence of Norway is causing much uneas iness in the Swedish capital. The latest reports from Oyama show that he will soon have the entire Rus sian army surrounded. Several small engagements have proven victorious for the Japanese, Paul Morton, chairman of the Equit able Life Assurance society, is prepar ing to make those who have accumulat ed millions from the society in a few years, disgorge. France's reply to Germany's Morocco demands is unsatisfactory and negotia tions are again deadlocked. A peace ful solution of the difficulty eeems fur ther off than before. Castro has created several new cus tom house ports in Venezuela in order to dodge his creditors, who are to re ceive 30 per cent of the receipts of the regular ports of entry. The torpedo boat destroyer Perry, at Portland, has established a new reccrJ for fast time on the Columbia, having made 11 miles in 16 minutes. This is at the rate of 41 miles an hour. Roosevelt will renew his efforts for an armistice. The United States has been officially notified of Norway's separation from Sweden, Oyama's army is enveloping the Russians and they must retreat or be s n r rounded. In an address at New 'Milford, Con necticut the president spoke of the ne cessity of having a strong navy. Lord Kitchener will reform the In dian army to fight Russia, as he feels sure it will be called upon to do. A Rio Grande train was wrecked near Pinto, Colorado. No one was killed, but 29 passengers received painful in juries. John Parmelee, of Chicago, left his entire estate of $400,000 in trust for the purchase of fuel for the poor out of the income. The wreck of the Twenteith Century Limited on the Lake Shore road cost 19 lives. A boy is suspected of having caused the disaster. The Chicago grand jury has secured new evidence against the beef trust. Chicago teamster employesr have notified their men that they will have to either dispense with their union button or keep it out of sight. The lard refining building at the packing plant ot Schwarzschild & Sulz berger, at Armourdale, Kan., 'has been destroyed by fire. Loss, 200, 000. An explosion in a Japanese arsenal resulted in the killing or wounding of 100 persons. Hyde and Alexander have both re signed from office in the Equitable Life Assurance society. Many Chicago striking teamsters are endeavoring to make terms with their employers for reinstatement. It has been decided that the Russian government must pay for the British steamer St. Kilda, which was sunk. F. II. Harroden, of Portland, has been appointed Northwest purchasing agent for the Panama Canal Coumis-sion. A FAIR WITNESS. Judge Tanner Hides No Fact Favor Ing Senator Mitchell. Portland, June 25. Senator Mitchell had his day in the trial before Judge De Haven yesterday. The cross-examination of ex-Judge A. II. Tanner, who was turned over to the defense late Friday afternoon, was taken in hand by Judge Bennett. During the S hours he was bombarded by questions from the attorney several admissions favorable to the senator were brought to the attention of the jury, causing a gleam of satisfaction in the aged sen r tor's eyes. There were those present who had anticipated a rough journey for ex-Judge Tanner, but they wero doomed to disappointment. Judge Burnett handled the former business partner of his client with a velvety tongue, and only once or twice was caustic with the witness. When ex Judge Tanner finished his redirect ex amination ex-Senator Thurston moved to have his testimony stricken out. This was denied. Ex-Judge Tanner passed through the ordeal better than his friends antici pated. He was little short of a perfect witness, apparently holding nothing back. His testimony favorable to the defendant was given in tie same dis tinct and positive manner as that given by him under direct examination. Several times Judge Bennett sought to lead the witness, and once or twice the attorney for the defense made his own ingenious interpretation of some of the answers given under the questioning of Mr. Heney. Each time ex-Judge Tan ner corrected his interrogator, and, once or twice, when Judge Bennett be came overpersistent, the witness be came curt in his denials of having an swered questions in the manner put to him by the attorney for the defense. Mr. Heney announced that he would rest his case on Monday. Ex-Senator Thurston stated after the court was ad journed that he expected that the de fense would be through by Tuesday evening. nile nothing nas been said by counsel for the defense, it is almost assured that Senator Mitchell will take the witness stand in his own behalf. FRANCE HAS WAR FEVER. Despite Minister's Denials, People Ex- pect to Fight Germany. Paris, June 26. For the first time since the Faehoda incident the French public is in the throes of the war fever. Whether it will result in anything seri ous depends on Germany's response to the French note on Morocco, but with out considering the exact status of the diplomatic negotiations a considerable element of the public and press seri ously dicn-8 the possibilities of a re sort to arms. Army circles are partic ularly active, and at the military clubs the officers are mainly engaged in mak ing comparisons of the forces of France and Germany. While the financial leaders scout the idea of war, the spec ulative element has been quick to seize the opportunity to raid French rentes, which showed a fall of 1 franc and 8 centimes within a week. The official view is that the situation, while deli cate, does not present any aspect of danger or a crisis involving a rupture of relations. This is the government view, and naturally presents the most favorable aspect of the controversy. However, the ambassadors of the lead ing powers express impartial opinions fuly sustaining the view of the govern ment. It ia pointed out in diplomatic quar ters that the worst aspect of the Mo roccan question does not present a casus belli. An analysis of the contro versy shows that the sultan of Morocco invited the powers to a conference. Germany urges the powers, including France, to accept. Premier Rouvier's latest note shows the willingness of France to consider a conference, if Ger many explains her purposes, but, even should France decline to accept these, refusal of the invitation does not con stitute a causee for war. Bubonic Plague on Isthmus. Panama, June 2H. A fatal case of bubonic plague occurred at La Boca yesterday. The constant arrival of steamers from infected South American ports, which are received at La Boca without any extra precautions being taken, must be a source of contagion. The man had been working on board the British steamer Chile, which the authorities of Guayaquil would not al low to enter that port. The compan ions of the deceased laborer have been isolated. Rats taken from the steamer Chili are being examined. Iowa Farmers May Lose Land. Sioux City, la., June 26. Proceed ings which may throw open to settle ment $1,000,000 worth of Iowa's rich est land have been started in O'Brien county by the government. Of the 322,000 acres in Iowa, included in the old land grant to the Sioux City & St. Paul railroad, about 12,000 acres are still in the hands of those who pur chased from the railroad. These farm ers have been in possession of the land for the last 15 or 20 years, Throw Out the Miners. Lawton, Okla., June 26. The Inter ior department has instructed the cus todians of the government forest re serves in Southwest Oklahoma to pre vent further trespassing of miners and mineral prospectors on these landa and to eject those now conducting mining operations there. This will affect min ing interests in the Wichita mountains. IfoREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST SCHOOL LAND FRAUD. State Will Hold Back Titles to Large Tracts in Oregon. SalemJohn IV' Lalttre, a Minneap olis banker, appeared before the state land board last week to show himself and members of hts family to be the innocent purchasers of 20,000 acres of state land sold to various persons in 1900 through the mediumship ot II. II. Turner and A. T. Kelliher. The board was not entirely satisfied with the showing made and gave him until July 25 to submit further evidence. At that time the board will probably make known its policy regarding the issuance of deeds to holders of state land certi ficates which have been fraudulently obtained. At the meeting of the board an order was also made which will result in a test mandamus suit being brought to determine whether an innocent purch aser of a land sale certificate is entitled to a deed, even though the certificate was fraudulently obtained. This order was made at the request of W. II . Holmes, who came before the board as the attorney for the unnamed client. He presented two certificates of sale, is sued upon applications bearing .the names of II. A. Wild and I. U. Girard, and sworn to before II. H. Turner, the notary public, who is supposed to be under indictment for his connection with state land transactions. The two certificates are from a large number which Mr. Holmes said are hypothecat ed in a Chicago bank. KREBS MEETS WITH SUCCESS. Hop Raisers are Signing Up for Big Pool for 1005. Salem President Krebs, of the Ore gon Hopholders' association, has re turned from St. Paul, in the north end of this county, where a meeting of growers was held. Mr. Krebs says that about 45 growers were present and that all signed agreements to transfer their 1905 crop of hops to a corporation of growers to be formed at Salem at some future date. Committees were appoint ed to secure similar agreements from those growers in the St. Paul district who were not present. Mr. Krebs savs that the movement for the organization of a growers' cor poration is meeting with much greater success than he anticipated. In the Independence district, all but three growers have signed agreements to transfer their hops to the corporation. The enthusiasm with which the grow ers are taking up the project convinces Mr. Krebs that 95 per cent of the 1905 crop will be in the hands of the corpor ation. The plan is to have the affairs of the corporation managed by a board of di rectors composed of growers elected from the various districts by the grow ers themselves. Year of Growth at 'Varsity. University of Oregon, Eugene The class that was graduated this year is not the largest class ever graduated by the University of Oregon, there being 31 members only, but the increase in attendance and the general character ot work done is such as caused every alumni to approve of the regime of President P. L. Campbell. One of the greatest changes made in the universi ty durins the past year was the adop tion of the partially free elective sys tem. That change was made as a re sult of the firm growth of state high schools, thus making it possible for the university not only to abolish the pre paratory department, but also to place the student upon his own responsibility in choosing a course of study. One Bar Made Easier. Tnilprx'nilfni-fl The covernment HrwJtfer in the river below here has completed its work on the bar and will go on down the river to smaller ob striii't innn. The work is expected to be completed by July 1 . No work will be done above this point tins year. A channel 35 feet wide at the bottom and 45 at the top is being cut. This will give four feet of water during low water and will enable the boats to make the run between Salem and this place throughout the summer, wnicii lias not been possible heretofore. Silverton Sawmill Sold. Silverton The King sawmill, to gether with 700 acres of timber land, has been sold to William J. Swinson. of Minnesota, for a cash consideration of $11,500. The 700 acres of land 18 said to be one of the best bodies of timber in this vicinity, averaging about 1,500,000 of first grade fir to each 40 acres. Mr. Swinson ia an ex perienced millman and will continue to operate the mill after making some improvements. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Club, 8385c per bushel; bluestem, 9091e;' valley, 85c. Oats No. 1 white, feed, $30 per ten ; gray, $30. Hay Timothy, $1416 per ton; clover, $1112; grain, $11 12; cheat, $1112. Eggs Oregon ranch, 20c doz. Butter Fancy creamery, 21 He per pound. Strawberries, $1.502.00 per crate. Apples Table, $1.602.60 per box. Potatoes Oregon, fancy, old, $1.00 1.20; Oregon, new, $1.60. Hops Choice,' 1904, 1921o per pound. Wool Eastern Oregon, best, 1923c per pound; valley, 2627cj mohair, choice, 3132a'c. TITLE CLAIMED BY STATE. Klamath County Land Good Now Only for Hay. Salem The state ot Oregon has as lerted title to 4,500 acres ot laud in the vicinity ot Swan lake, Klamath county, and questions the right ot alniut a doxen settlers to acquire the land from the government under the hqjne stead laws. In order to determine the rights of the state and the settlers, the government has assigned a special agent at Klamath Falls to go with State Land Agent Oswald West and ascertain the character ot the land. Though the state's claim is adverse to the settlers, there is no intention on the part ot the state land hoard to oust the settlers from their homes. On the contrary, tho assertion of the state's claim will be a protection to the set tlers, for it will remove all doubt as to the validity ot their title. It the in vestigation should result in a decision that the state's claim is good, all Ikiim fide homestead en try men will l given au opportunity to buy from the state at th. minimum price of $1 per acre. There is room for dispute as to the character of the land. It is low and for a considerable part of the year is covered with water. Late in the sum mer the water recedes sufficiently to permit hay harvesting, and the settlers save a crop for winter feed. In many, and perhaps all instances, the settlers cannot live on the land all the year, for the reason that it overflows. It it is in fact swamp land, the settlers could never acquire valid title through their homestead entries, the experience of the Warner valley settlers living an il lustration of the outcome of an effort of that kind. Some of the settlers realize the condition of their title and are de sirous that the state press its claim in order that they may know w hether they can secure the land from the govern ment or not. If they cannot, the soon er they find it out the less will le their 1 8. If they can, the determination of that fact will leave them with indis putable titles. In the case of the Warner valley lands the state sold the.swamp lands to men other than the settlers, and litiga tion has thus far resulted adversely to the settlers. In this instance the state will settle the question of title before selling the land, and then, if it be de cided that the state owns the land un der the swamp land grant, will give bona fide homesteaders a chance to purchase. HAY HARVEST IN LANE COUNTY. Vetch Has Come Into Popular Favor and is Raised Generally. Eugene Farmers in this county are nearly all in the midst of hay harvest, and for two weeks all energy will le directed towards putting in the hay for market or for winter use. The crop is the best that has Wen seen here for years. All kinds of grass has grown letter than usual and on account of a shortage a year ago there is an in creased acreage. There is an immense amount of vetch, which has proven to lie one of the best fodder crops ever introduced hore, for the triple reason that it is very nourishing, yields a heavy crop and enriches rather than inioverishes the land. Its use has become general and nearly every farmer raises more or less of it. Less grain will be cut for hay than usual, on account of the abundance of the purely hay crops. Hop Men Demand Thirty Cents. ' Hillsboro A meeting of Washington county hop growers has held here last week to consider an offer for the 1904 crop. It was voted to not accept the quotation, and the prospective buyers were notified that no offer of less than 30 cents would be given any considera tion. Practically all of the hops un sold are in the hands of growers who can afford to hold, and there is no in clination to part with holdings unless at the price named above, and it is im probable that they would even sell at 30 cents. No Warrants for Supplies. Salem All advertisements for sup plies for the state institutions will hereafter contajn the provision that the supplies will be paid for with certifi cates of allowance, for which warrants will be issued when an appropriation becomes available. This provision will lie inserted so that those who furnish supplies will know what they are to get, and cannot afterward say that they made their bids with the expectation of receiving warrants. First Crop of Alfalfa Cut. Pendleton F. B. Holbrook, manager of the Oregon Land & Water company, of Irrigon, was in the city laBt week at tending the good roads convention. Mr. Holbrook says that the first crop of alfalfa in his vicinity has been cut and stacked, and that the second crop is already a foot high. Strawberries in that section are nearly gone, and black cap raspberries are on the wane, having been ripe for several weeks. Grain Ready for Threshers. Milton A number of farmers north and east of this place have binders at work binding their grain, which is al most ripe enough to thresh. While it may be bound before it is entirely ripe, the berries are perfeclty formed, and while yet in the dough it ripens in the stack. The yield of grain being bound will be far above the average, as crop conditions have so far this year been ideal in this vicinity. TANNER A STRONQ WITNESS Tells About Mitchell's Efforts to Have Books Destroyed. Portland, June 23. Tho session ot yesterday morning opened with ex Judge Tanner upon the stand, where he remained until the evening adjourn ment, and was t'.ien not much more than half through with his testimony. At the beginning ot his examination, tho witness stated that he' had made another agreement with Krll on Fob tuary 13, 1902, in regard to another list of land to lie expedited. He also identified theentry in the hooks relat ing to the first payment ot $500 as a rash retainer for the services ot the firm. This entry had lieen changed, however, alxmt the time of the Puter trial to read "Cash retainer in second lien lint," instead of "Cash retainer In S. A. D. Puter list," as it had form erly liven, lie had done this lecauso he was afraid that harm might come from the entries if they happened to be found. The witness also stated that tho re ceipts for the month ot February had been divided between himself and Mitchell, and demonstrated from the lxk how Mitchell had received his half of the $500 check. The prosecution now U'gan the in troduction ot the correspondence which had passed between the senator and Mr. Tanner during all of this time, which correspondence treated of the Kribs matter and referred to the fees to be received, and contained requests and directions to the senator as to his procedure in Washington in expediting the claims, lists of which had been sent to him. One letter told ot a promised tee of $1,000, and related to the fee to be paid the senator for assisting in a Chinese case. Other letters urged the senator to take up the Kribs matters personally with Hermann, and hurry them through, as the payment ot the fees due depended uKn the haste with which the patents were issued. Telegrams showing the activity ot the senator at Washington were also introduced and read to the jury, which related to actions done by the senator and to the conclusions reached by the department, presumably as a result ot the influence he had brought to bear upon the commissioner. During the day the courtroom was crowded with many memliers of the local bar. Many of them shook hands with Senator Mitchell when court ad journed both at noon and in the after noon. A numlter ot the senator's friends ware present and he was con gratulated on his birthday During the morning session, Judge Welster sat near the senator. Mayor Williams came in just as Judge Tanner was com ing to the most important part ot his testimony. CALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. Trans-Mississippi Congress Soon to Gather In Portland. Portland, June 23. The call has gone out for the Sixteenth Annual Trans-Mississippi congress to take place in Portland, August 16, 17, 18 and 19. The executive committee has sent out word to governors of states and terri tories, mayorsTf cities, hoards of coun ty commissioners, chamler8 of com merce and trade organizations to ap point their delegates and send them to take part. And this they will surely do, for the Trans-MissiMsipi congress, being, as its name implies, ot peculiar interest to those states this side of the Mississippi river, has become an event of particular significance. Moreover, there are certain matters of high im portance to come before the body. The Pacific trade will be tho chiel topic of conference, as the official cull jwiints out. Though this hns come be fore the congress previously, tho force of it has never been brought out as it will here on account of the contiguity of Portland to the Orient. Trade rela tions with the Far East will be exploit ed to the end that the Ix'Ht me'hods may be adopted to secure the Oriental commerce to the trans-Mississippi states. The executive committee also points out the increasing demand for a Depart ment of Mines and Mining, with its head a member of the president's cab inet. An effort will be made to secure action from the national congress to wards the establishment of such a de partment. More Officials Resign. New York, June 23. Chairman Morton announced that he had accepted today the resignations of several of the employes of the Equitable society, among them that of Charles F'rancis Williamson, who was secretary to form er Vice President Hyde, w ith headquar ters at the latter's residence. It is un derstood that a number of the high sal aried subordinates will tender their res ignations and that many dismissals of minor employes here and at all the leading agencies are contemplated in the near future. Senator Arrives With Alaska Gold Seattle, Wash., June 23. The steamer Senator, first of the Nome fleet to return to this port, arrived here to night. She brought $400,000 in gold. II. Kuster died en route, from paralys is. His home is in Platteville, Captain Lloyd states that the winter cleanup will amount to $2,600,000. The Ohio, Oregon and Victoria are due to arrive within 48 hours. Each of them is said to have a large amount of gold aboard. Puts Ban on Chinese Boycott. Tientsin, June 23. Viceroy Yuan has prohibited students from holding meetings in reference to the boycotting of American manufactured gooda and has also issued a strong proclamation against merchants interferring with affairs in the hands of the government. THOUSANDS SLAIN Soldiers Shoot Into Rioters In .City. of Lodz, Russia. POPULATION RISES AGAINST ACT Enraged at the Slaughter of Socialist Marchers, People Units In a Desperate Outbreak. I,odx, Russian Poland, Juno 24. Yesterday, "Mack. Friday," in I,nd, surpassed all the horrors of "Red Sun day" In St. Petersburg. While it i not yet possible to ascertain the exact numlter ot the vlctlns, estimates plain the killed and wounded as high nit 2,000. The troubles here were ' initialed by the Social Democrats ami Jewish Htmd, who determined to avenge their com rades killed In the rioting on Wednes day. Thursday the feast of Corpus Chrlsti passed off quietly, but during the night workmen alUcked'lho patrols. In this fighting two oltlcers and seven Cossacks were killed. One of the latter was shot by a girl of 13 years. Friday was a day ot terror. The city was given up to bloodshed. Anarchy and tierce street fighting prevailed all day. Harrleadea were hurriedly con structed in the Jewish quarter at dawn. Men climbed to the roofs ot houses, cutting telephone and telegraph wires to use for entanglements in the streets, while others cut down telegraph pole and used them in strengthening their barricades which already had been con structed and in building others. Early in the day two Isiinbs wero thrown from the crowd into the bar racks, killing or wounding 20 soldiers. TIME OF ITS LIFE. Congressional Irrigation Committee Is Won by the West. Keno, Nev., June 24. The congres sional Irrigation party has experienced one continuous round of pleasure from the time it left Kansas City on June 1 up to the present moment, and the stack of invitations on hand indicates thut the last half of thi trip will he crowded just as full of enjoyment as the first. Each city visited had en deavored to outdo tho other and each rural district has attempted to demon strate that it is the one "garden Sxt" ot the country. There have lwn ban quets galore, not dress affairs, but cor dial meetings lacking in formality and pervaded by that spirit of hospitality which characterixes the entire West. The gates of the several cities have been opened wide, the liberties of tho party have liven unrestrained, ami the result has been that everylmdy has had a bully good time. When the party enters a city, it becomes the city's guest, and in no instance has a city along the route failed to turn out to do honor to the visiting lawmakers. The tiip is necesxarily hurried; little time is allowed for sightseeing. Every thing is sacrificed to the cause of irri gation. FINISHES WITH TANNER. P-oiecution Through with Star Wit ness and Defense Takes Him. Portland, June 21. Judge A. II. Tanner, the government's star witness against Senator M itchell, in the land fraud cases, now on trial before Judge De Haven, is in the hands of the at torneys for tho defense. For 1 1 .y hours the former friend and business partner of the senator from Oregon has been on the witness stand. The tilings to which he has testified, the mass of documentary evidence to which he has sworn as having passed between him self and Senator Mitchell, has been damaging to a degree to the defendant. Today ex Senator Thurston and Judge Itennett will begin their determ ined effort to break down this mass of testimony and especially to draw forth admissions tending to show that the senator hud no guilty knowledge when he received his share of the firm's fees in the KribR transactions. Over $100,000,000 In Gold. Seattle, Wash, June 24. At the close of business yesterday, Frederick A. Wing, assayer in charge of tho United States assay oflice here, an nounced that the institution has com pleted its "century run," the receipt hi of gold and silver having passed the one hundred million mark, amounting to $100,169,030. ' The receipts for yes terday were 21,027.04 ounces of dust. This brought the grand total from the opening of the oflice, July 16. 1898, to June 2, 1905, inclusive, up to 6,002, 168.07 Troy ounces. Fearful of International Troubles. New Westminster, It. C, June 24. Owing to international troubles the sham battle discussed for some time, in military circles to be held on the cam pus near Olympla, Wash, between the troops ot the state of Washington aid! the troops of liiltish Columbia, has been declared off. The .reason giver for the declaration is that a plugged shell could easily be misplaced, and in case of an accident international com plications might be the outcome. More Troops To Be Mobilized. Moscow, June 24. The governor of Moscow has postponed notices of the forthcoming mobilization of troops, to. exhort tho population to be calm The. mobilization is expected June 9.