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( Bohemia Nugget Dohacihi Nont Pab. C. COTTAGE GROVE. . . OREGON. NEWS OF THE WEEK Gar In a Condensed Form for Easy Readers. A Resume of the Less Important but Not Lest Interesting Events of the Past Week. The Japanese are driving the Rus sians north. New York City lias purchased a home for consumptives. Sweden will send an ultimatum to Norway and is ready for war. Japan is well pleased at the appoint ment of Witte as a peace envoy. Terrorists have attempted to take the life of the governor general of St. Pe tersburg. It is tully settled that Witte is to be one of the Russian peace enoys and will be given full powers. During the past two years the United States government has spent $73,000, 000 more than it has taken in. A move is said to have been started to force the czar to abdicate and that be will turn the affairs of the govern ment into other hands to administer for his son and heir. An aged man living under the name of Livingston has his home at Freeport, Illinois. He greatly resembes pictures of John D. Rockefeller's father and it is believed by many that he is. The president has signed a proclama tion opening to homesteaders and town site entry the Unitah reservation in Utah. The reservation contains 2,445, 000 acres, but lands reserved for mil' tary, forestry and other purposes wii leave only 1,069,000 availabe for entry The kaiser is trying to prevent Nor way from becoming a republic. The mutineers of the Russian battle ship Potemkin have all been shot or are in chains.. A party has been formed by promin ent Italians for the exploration of the tipper Amazon river. Minister Witte has had a stormy in terview with the czar and may refuse to act as a peace envoy. Major Langfitt, government engineer, with headquarters at Portland, is to be succeeded by Major Boessler. The battleship Oregon holds the troph for high scores in gunnery among all battleships of the American navy Indiana officer have arrested 1 1 men believed to be a gang who have been systematically robbing freight cars of silk. Chief Forester Pinchot has ordered that forest supervisors must accept no fees for services performed, nnder pain of dipmissal. The salaries of the Russian plenipo tentiaries have been fixed at 200 per day each, besides an allowance of $", 500 for traveling and other expenses. During a high wind, following a se vere rain and electric storm, the walls of a brick building in course of con sturction at Winnipeg, Manitoba, fell, burying a nmuber of people. It is feared at least ten are dead. The British navy is to be concentrat ed near home. There is renewed fear of war between Norway and Sweden. Dynamite has been found in the czar's palace at Moscow. A great German naval demonstration isto be made off Sweden. Sweden will oppose to the last the election of Prince Charles, of Denmark, as king of Norway. Terrorists have warned Trepoff, as sistant minister of the interior of Rus sia, that he will be killed. The Citizen's bank of Yellow Springs, Ohio, has closed, owing depositors be tween 25,000 and $30,000. Emperor William has held a con ference with King Oscar and a German Swedish alliance was discussed. Government secret service men have arrested six men in San Francisco for issuing farudulent naturalization papers and marine licences. It is proposed to have a race between airships at the Portland fair. The con testant have both constructed flying machines with some degree of success. The American Medical association, in session at Portland, adopted a reso lution advocating a new cabinet posi tion, to be known as the Public Health department. Germany will build porta in Morocco oppoBiteGibraltar. Yale mayc all on Depew to resign on account of his connection with the Equitable scandal. It is feared another mutiny will break out in the Russian Black sea fleet because the mutineers who surrendered have been imprisoned. An explosion of firedamp in the coal mines at Wattstown, Wales, entombed 150 men and it is believed that at least 120 of the miners are dead. Governor Folk, of Missouri, in an addreoa before the Fremont, Nebraska, Chautauqua assembly, declared that graft is a national disease. NEW TRIAL DENIED. in 1 Judge De Haven Denies Motion in Mitchell Case. Portland, July Id. "The motion arrest of judgment w ill 1h denied. "The motion for a new trial will denied. "Is the defendant in court?" Senator John 11. Mitchell was not in court when Judge Ie Haven ptonouriced the words quoted from his division in answer to the motions made latt week by his attorneys. Senator Mitchell was represented by Judge Bennett and ex-Senator Thurston, and while Judge De Haven did not say that he would have rendered judgment upon the senator, had he been in court, it is be lieved from the fact that he asked if "the defendant was in court," that he would have done so. Senator Thurs ton, when Judge De Haven put his query, rose and stated that he wished further time in which to draw up a bill of exceptions, and he was given until a week from Monday morning to present them. This means another ten days before Senator Mitchell will have judgment pronounced upon him. The senator's counsel informed the court that bv to morrow they would have their bill of exceptions ready and in the hands of United States District Attorney Heney, so that he might in turn have his answer ready by the time that the case will again be taken up by the court. Judge De Haven seenied willing to grant the delay, and as there was no objection from Mr. Heney, His Honor set Monday, July 31, as the day for re ceiving the exceptions. DEFENSE TESTIFIES Gcsner Says There Was No In tent to Break Laws. TIMBER LAND DEALS LEGITIMATE Testimony of Witnesses that Implied Contracts Had Been Made Is Vigorously Denied. BIGGS TESTIFIES FOR DEFENSE. Vigorously Denies Any Thought of Perpetrating Fraud. Portland, July 16. This coming week, unless some unforeseen accident should occur, will see the end of the Representative "Williamson, Dr. Van Gesner and Marion R. Biggs trial. Yesterday Marion Biggs, who is the United States land commissioner, took the stand in his own behalf, and when Judge De Haven adjourned court until Monday morning, he had passed through the hands of the district attorney. On the whole, he made a fair witness for himself, and the two defendants charg ed jointly with him in the alleged con spiracy. Lnder the skillful hands of Attorney Wilson, Biggs told a plausible story, but District Attorney Henev, during the course of an extremely rigid cross examination, tangled the witnesss up several times. From the beginning of his testimony to the end, Biggs contended that he was innocent of any wrongdoing, and he denied having any part in the alleg ed conspiracy of suborning entrymen to commit perjury. Portland, July 15. Dr. Van Gesner, partner of Representative Williamson and Marion li. Biggs, United States land eomissioner, two of the defendants in the cane now on trial before Judge De Haven, testified yesterdav in their own behalf. Dr. Gesner passed through the rigid cross examination conducted by District Attorney Heney, and, al though his original story was not shak en much, he was forced into several admissions that will le used when the government comes to make its argu. ment. This morning Marion Biggs will he subjected to cross examination and unless court should adjourn at noon, it is possible that Representative , he argument, in order that it DIES AT BOISE. Commander-in-Chief of G. A. R. Was Touring Northwest. Boise, Idaho, July 16. General W. W. Blackmar, commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, died at 5 o'clock this evening of intestinal nephritis. His wife was with him during his illness. The body will be embalmed and taken to the home of the family in Boston. The general arrived here on the 10th on a tour, during which he intended to isit Grand Army posts throughout the Northwest. He was ill when he arriv ed and gradually failed. The serious ness of his condition was kept from the public at the request of his wife. General Blackmar was bora July 25, 841, at Bristol, Pa. He enlisted in the Fifteenth Pennsylvania cavalry and subsequently joined the First west Virginia. He served with distinction throughout the war and at Five Forks was promoted on the field by General Custer to the rank of captain. Through the three administrations of Governors Long, Talbot t and Rice he was judge advocate general of Massachusetts. At the last National encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic he was elected commander-in-chief. Williamson will take the stand at. Meaner, in answer to the ques tions asKeti ny Attorney Wilson, gave his version of the way in which he had started out to obtain the timber lands which since have involved him in the case at bar. He admitted having made the loan to a number of the entrymen, out saia teat ne did so in order to pro tect the property he already had in that section of the country. Dr. Ges ner denied that be had any contracts with the various entrymen, and stated there had been no conspiracy with Ma rion Biggs and Representative William son The witness gave a history of the war between the sheep and cattle men, in which the now famous "30-30" men played such an important part in the Horse Heaven country. The entry men, he testified, had first approached mm anu asxeo mm to Jend the money with which to file on the claims. He stated that he agreed to furnish them me money, providing they would give him the use of the land for a range for his sheep. For the use of the range he had agreed not to charge them interest on the loans. He said that the sheep shooters had established a dead line and in order to protect his property he was forced to secure more range and thought that he had gone the right way about it, when he made the loans to the entrymen who came to him, and asked for financial help Before agreeing to furnish the money to the entrymen, Dr. Gesner stated that he had first consulted Biggs and had engaged him as a lawyer. He also consulted Attorney Barnes, and had been assured by both that what be In tended to do was legal, provided he did not enter into a contract with the en trymen before they made their filings. DENIES MOTION. Judge DeHaven Refuses to Dismiss Land Fraud Cases. Portland, July 14. The case of the United States against Williamson, tiesner and Higgs will not be dismissed by the court, nor will the jury 1m In structed to acquit a prayed for in a day-long argument by Judge Bennett and 11. S. Wilson. Hut by the ruling of Judge De Haven the case will have to 1h fought out before the jury to the end. According to the opinion of the judge, the prosecution has furnished sulhcient evidence against Williamson and his associates to warrant his sub mitting the case to the jury. Judge Bennett opened the case for the defense yesterday morning with a motion to dismiss, owing to insulllcient evidence to connect the defendants or to convict them. He asked that the case be not submitted to the jury, or, II such had to be done, that the court instruct the jury to return a verdict of acquittal, hollowing this motion the attorneys for the defense made exhaust ive arguments of their ositiori, bring ing citations from the law to show that their contentions were within the rule Upon making this motion and before commencing his argument Judge Ben nett asked the court that the jury be allowed to remain in the room during might i . .. i 1 OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST 1 a. - FRUIT IN GOOD CONDITION. hear the positions taken by toth sides in the controversy. This, it is alleged by some, was a mistake in the strategy of the trial, as the influence of the re- (usai oi the court to allow the motion would twul to throw assistance to the side of the government. STORM WRECKS TOWNS. MONOPOLY IS AT AN END. Destroys tveryming in its Path on Rosebud Reservation. Fairfax. S D., July 14. One of the wotst Btorms that ever visited the Rose bud reservation struck the towns of St. Elmo, Burke, Herrick and Gregory, re sulting in the death of one person and the injury of 11 others, two of whom may die. At St. Elmo three buildings were de stroyed and Roy McFadden was killed. At Burke, a few miles north of St Elmo, ten buildings were destroyed The home of Mr. Jensen was demolish' ed and Mr. Jensen, his wife and baby seiously hurt. Mrs. Jensen and her child may die. At Herrick, near by, the entire town was damaged. Two livery barns, three stores, a saloon and 21 residences were entirely destroyed and five persons in jured. Three large buildings were unroofed and seven smaller ones destroyed at Gregory, but no person was injured. rhe storm was severe over the entire reservation and several inches of water fell at the points which suffered most. Much damage was done to crops and wries, and most o! the details of the havoc wrought have been brought in by messengers from the different towns. Yield Will Not Be Large, But Quality Will Be Above Average. Fruit conditions are now favorable throughout Oregon. While as a general thing no fruit will yield a iccord break ing crop, the quality of the fruit bills (air to be good and the yield will be satisfactory from the market stand point. Apple in all parts of the state will yield only half a crop, but on ac count of thin very fact the fruit will he of much better quality and a more marketable product than were it a full crop and the tiees heavily loaded. In the eastern part of the state, peaches, pears, prunes and plums will all yield a crop full, lit Southern Ore gon and the Wil amette valley, either of which sections produocs more fruit than Eastern Oregon, prunes and plums will yield 70 per cent of a crop, peaches about (H) per cent, and pear half a crop. These figures are based upon careful estimates and ate reliable. Cherries are everywhere yielding about 75 per cent of a full yield, while small fruits are yielding a full crop in all parts of the state. (rowers and dealers figure o?i 1 20, 000 bales as Oregon's probable hop yield for 1!'05. This is an increase of one-third over last year's yield. A part of this estimated increase is duo to a larger acreage, but the crop is at least 50 per cent better in amount of growth now than at this time last year. The foliage is very heavy, and the hops are blossoming out now in splendid sha Of course, everything hinges on climat io conditions, and the estimate of 120 000 bales, which will be the largest crop Oregon has overproduced, is hase upon the supposition that weather con (Utions will le favotable until the croi is safely harvested. BLOODED STOCK FROM FRANCE MADE A GOVERNMENT OFFICER. the Costly Dirt in New York. New York, July 17. From the ex empt tax list, as published today in the City Record, some idea of the value of earth in that part of the globe cov ered by New York City may be gath ered. The total estimated value of real property which pays no taxes is more that $1,000,000,000, and it is safe to say that the real worth of the property is more than $2,000,000,000. Adding to this more than $5,000,000, 000 of real estate which was taxed, the actual value of the city is more than $7,000,000,000. Rain Ruins Indiana Wheat. Indianapolis, Ind., July 17. Reports to the News from all counties of Indi ana show that continuous rains have prevented almost entirely the threshing of wheat in this state so far. Two weeks ago Indianians apparently had the greatest yield of wheat in many years, but since harvest there has been rain practically all the time. Returns so far indicate a yield of 20 bushels to the acre. The Indiana corn crop will be tremendous. Pacific Mail No Longer Controls Traffic of the Isthmus. New otk, July 15. The contract between the Panama Railroad company and the I'acihc Mail Steamship com pany, under which the later has for years enjoyed the exclusive privilege of handling freight on the Pacific side on through bills of lading, terminated today. Hereafter all carriers will be on a parity in respect to transit facil itiea on the isthmus. Mr. Bristow in his recent report on the Panama railroad recommended that if the Pacific Mail Steamship company withdraws its present Panama lir.e an effort be made to induce some other company to establish a first-class serv- MURAVIEFF RESIGNS. Czar Decides to Send Witte to Wash ington in His Place. St. Petersburg, July 14. M. Mura vieff has resigned hie position as chief peace plenipotentiary. It may be regarded as practically cer tain that he wil) he replaced by M Witte, president of the committee of ministers, who all along has I wen con siuerea tne Russian statesman pre-em inently qualified to undertake the difli cult task of negotiating peace with Japan. Though the emperor on two previous ice between the important Pacific coast occasions has flatly declined to accept ports oi the United States and Panama. M. vv ltte, he has now indicated his Upon excellent authority it can be readiness to make the appointment stated that the government does not The commission, however, will not be anticipate that the Pacific Mail A. C. Ruby, of Pendleton, Receives Carload of Imported Horses. 1'endleton A. U. Ituhy A lo. have received the first carload of imported horse from France by express. Tl next carload is in transit by freigh with an attendant in chsrge, and will arrive in a few davs. i he third ca will lie dropped oil in Nebraska and the tiorse disiHscd of to the larmers in the Middle West. Mr. Ruby himself has also arrived He is direct from Europe, where he purchased in all 48 horses, consisting of Shires, Percheroua and coach horses The horses arrived in splendid condi tion in spite of the fact that they hat! been traveling constantly for three weeks by water and rail. Mr. Ruby will put them in good con dition and in September, when the Iewis and Clark horse show comes off will exhibit a number of the best ani male. He has a largo number which can ue got into splendid condition, as they ate already almost fit to exhibit All of the horses are young animals and will take on flesh readily and will make a good showing for the blooded horse industry for Eastern Oregon. Engine Sparks Start Fires. Pendleton Many farmers who have lands adjoining the railroad, especially the Pendleton-Spokane branch, are plowing and clearing the weeds from the right of way along their fields to protect their grain from flreB started by sparks from passing locom Hives. The dry grass along the track is already beginning to burn and the ripening wlical fields are in imminent danger from fires. The farmers are also bene fitting themselves by plowing along the fences other than protecting themselves from fire as the numerous ground squirrels burrow along the fences under the weeds and trash that accumulate Oregon Escape Found. Salem After an absence of over two years, Ralph Smith, who made his es- will actually signed until Foreign Minister t'BI,e ffom the ""H penitentiary here carry out its threat to take its vessels LamsdorfT, who throughout has been from the Panama-San Francisco serv- M. Witte's warm supporter, has had ice, nor does it expect the abrogation an audience with the emperor. To of the contract to affect in any way the that extent only the matter may be re- shipment of merchandise from New garded as settled, nothing being certain York to San Francisco. Balfour Opposes Conscription. London, July 15. In the house of commons tonight Premier Balfour re ferred to the speech of Field Marshal Lord Roberts in the house of lords Monday last, in which the latter said that the armed forces of Great Britain as a body were absolutely unfitted and unprepared for war, and declared em phatically that the choice lay between in Russia, as a prominent diplomat re marked last night, until the emperor s signature has been affixed. Orders Reforms In Navy. St. Peterbsurg, July 14. The an noucnement of ttie appointment of Vice Admiral Birileff as minister of Marine in succession to Admiral Avellan, which is gazetted this morning, is cou pled with a highly significant rescript n wnicn me emperor charges the new conscription and some practical system minister not only with the task of re ef universal training. The premier building the navy, but also with that said he could never be led to believe of reforming and reorganizing the that conscription could be successfully whole system. Tho minister is in- adopted in England. Canal Laborers Leaving. Panama, July 17. Owing to dila tory methods of paying laborers, a gen eral exodus of workmen ia taking place among employes of the canal. Reports from Culebra indicate that, because they cannot get paid, laborers are quit ting in scores, and have taken to the woods of bananas and other tropical fruit to ward off starvation. i Wireless Stations on Coast. Vullejo, Cul., Tuly 15. Captain Gearing, United Rat.)fi-jsy, of the ejuipmeut department,. Mare Island yard, and Master. Electrician George Hanscom, go north on Saturday to lo cate the remainder of sites for wire less telegraphy stations on the coast. A location will be selected either at Cape Flattery or Neah Bay and at Bre merton he stations at a distance of 200 mild fiom Bremerton to Point Loma. structed to eradicate the faults which have developed under the stress of the present war. on January 2, 100.'), has been located, and an effort will be made to bring him back that he may complete his abbre viated sentence. He is now serving a sentent in the Walla Walla peniten tiary, bat his term has about expired. Smith was serving a three year sentence in the Oregon prison for burglary from Joseph ins county, and had hut six months to serve when he escaped. He was employed aa a trusty. Governor Coming. Portland Secretary Arthur F. Fran cis, of ttie I rans-Mississippi Commer cial congress, has received a letter from I Governor McDonald, of Colorado, an nouncing that he will be in Portland to take part in Colorado day exercises at the exposition Aguust 22. This is the day advocated by Mr, Francis before leaving Colorado, and fixes a time be tween the ending oi the Commercial congress and it the beginning of the National Irrigation congress. State Engineer Lewis to Have Charge, of Survey Work. Halcm State Engineer John II. Lewis will be appointed I'nlted Staler hydrographer for Oregon, thus being; given charge of the government hydro grnphic work conducted in co-operation with the state of Oregon. This mean that all state work will be government, work and the work done with the Unit ed States appropriation will be state work. Consequently the reports of the hydrogiaphlc work dorm by the stale; engineer will be publish ed In the gov ernment reports. The siiiue will be true of topographic work, for State Enigneer lwia will ap point a government topographer to di rect the work of the Held parties em ployed by the stale. The slate engineer will serve as I'nited States hydro grapher without pay, and the I'niteil Slates topographer will serve the stato without pay. This arrangement Is of great import ance to the state, for it not only secures) the publication of the stste reports by the government, but gives the stato work the same standing as that of tho government. There will be complete harmony between state and I n 1 1- 1 States surveys. UMATILLA HARVEST ON. Grain Being Cut North and East of Pendleton. Pendleton Harvest has commenced in Umatilla county, and within a short time headers will be at work every where, those now started being only ilk the early portions of the county. The section north and east of Pendleton, iik which a large part of the I'uatillu res ervation is located, is more advanced than other places, and by the first of next week heading will be on quite gen erally there. However, one header has: already lxcn started in the Cold Springs) country, northwest of here, on a fall wheat field. From all indications a good yield i in prospect all over the county, tho weather during the past lew month having been very favorable. Espin-ial-ly is the spring grain, of which there is an unusually large amount seeded thi year, doing well. The only danger tlun may yet tefall is to hot weather ami warm winds, which might cause the grain to shrivel. Indian Children Have Measles. Pendleton The Indian school on the I'matilla reservation has teen closed. as an epidemic of measles threatened to sweep the reservation. Six girls who were ill with the disease are still in quarantine at the shoool, but will Ih turned out in a few days, upon recov ery. Huperinteiulent Mckoin at first thought he would extend the school term well into July, but the threatened epidemic caused the dismissal. All of the scholars were more than pleased, an they were inclined to lie relwlliour. at the prolonged term. Reservation Land for Sale. Oregon City That part of the Grand Ronde Indian reservation in townships ami , ranges 7 and 8 west, which was not sold last fall, is being offeerd for sale by Depurate sealed bids. Offers- will lm received between October 3 and 10, and the bids will be opened on the latter date. The land will be sold in separate tracts, and the bids are to filed with the register and receiver the District land office now located Portland. be of at Improvements at Chemawa. Chemawa The material for exten sive improvements at the school dining hall and kitchen are beinr delivered. The contract for these sntmlics been given to Salem and Portland firms. PORTLAND MARKETS. bushel ; ton ; onrerence Meets in fall. Fruit lnsc.sctor In Clackamas Tlnvlin T.il.. 1 A A .a 1 1. ),.. i 41. I uu.j i . it. inn h.iiik in mo orptrnn llllvll. .1. Ki,l n tirnmin administration ot the uerman empire nf .irnUomwni Mil i0..li. i,..a ..., was the meeting today of the Foreign Lnnolnted emmtv fruit inr!..tnr w Affairs committee, which had not met nift.kma rmmtv nmW n net rf ii,a since 1900, when the Chinese situation iftHt state legislature. Mr. Held was was considered. Chancellor von liuiow the only candidate for the ofllce and made a confidential communication to had th ruW.mnt. rf lar. n.,m,nr .1 hi l.i :n i I : --------"-- ..lieu vuiijjjwmju, lucre wui mu uumuun.ee uu various pnases oi uie 0f the horticulturists of the county rVI rT(iti'a n n tntri lati rra with b'sa nnn lit . - . -- . ...v.w..o "" as inspector, Mr. iteid win receive The Internationa. Moroccan conference compensation perdiem for the time he p.uu.,.jr ...cei at uBier m wcwj. )g actualy engaged at his work. uci ui iivveniucr. Must Keep Cuban Cities Healthy. Havana, July 15. President Pal ma has vetoed the action of congress which continued in effect the budget for the fiscal year ending June SO. His reason for eo doing is that the old budget did not include any provision for the sani tation of cities. Cutting Second Alfalfa Crop. Honolulu Chinese Push Boycott. Pendleton Farmers on McKay creek Honolulu, July 14. Local Chinese south of here are cJtting their second are trying to raise a fund of 150,000 to crop of alfalfa. This crop is yielding assist in the boycott of American goods approximately two tons to the acre, in China. It ia reported they have which is a little better than the first aireauy raised au,uuu. crop. Wheat Club, 82(fH:ie per luestem, 8!!0c; valley, H5c. , Barley Feed, I21.50(rt22 per roned, 2:iZ4. Oats No. 1 white, feed, f 21) per ton: gray, fL'll. Hay Timothy, $14 1(1 ner ton : lover, 1112. Fruit Apples, table, $ I .r0s$2..ri0 per )ox: apricots. tl.2.r Per erl- lums, 85c1.2; Loganberries. 11.25: blackberries, 10c per pound; cher ries, 712c; currants, 8c; prunes 85 ; raspberries, $1 .25(41 ,M). Fresh Vegetables Beans. Ie34e ner nound; cabbage, lcjllc; cauliflower,. onuo uoz; celery, U0e; corn, 20( 27c; cucumbers, 40 75c; lettuce, head,. 10c; peas, 25c per pound; radishes, 1012c per dozen; rhubarb, lmc per pound; turnips, tl.251.40 per sack; carrots, 1 1. 25 1.60; beets, IK 1.25. ' T Potatoes Oregon, old, $1.151.25;. Oregon, new, 75c$l.0(). Butter Fancy creamery, 1 7i 21 J per pound. Kgga Oregon ranch, 2I22c per dozen. Poultry" Fancy hens, 1313c? mixed chickens, 1212c; turkeys, live, 18($19e; geese, live. 7V.0tn.. ducks, old, 45; ducks, young, as to size, $25. Hops Choice, 1004, l10c per pound. Wool Eastern Oregon, best. 19 21c; val'ey, 2527c; mohair, 31c per pound for choice. iseei pressed bulls, l2c pound; cows, 34)c. Mutton Dressed, fancy, 5o pound. Veal 37c per pound, according: to size. Pork 67tfc per pound.. per per