The Estacada News Natives in East Siberia are in a starving condition and whole tribes are dying. Issued Each Thursday A killing frost throughout Germany haB done much damage to fruit and vines. ESTACADA......................OREGON NEWS OF THE WEEK I d a Condensed Form tor Our Busy Readers. Russian warships at Woosung have been ordered to leave and China is pre pared to use force. A San Francisco firm secured the contract just let for furnishing lum ber for the Panama canal. ROJESTVENSKY LÖST Rem nants of His Shattered Fleet Flying for Refuge. TORPEDOES DID SPLENDID WORK CHEAP RATES FOR CANAL ROA Manufacturers Convinced That Canal Zone is Foreign Territory. Washington, May 30.— In view of the intention of the isthmian Canal commission to buy in the cheap est market, there have been a great many inquiries as to the price of steel rails, one of the principal articles of supply which figured in the commis sion’s determination. Colonel Edwards, administrative offi cer of the Canal commission, addressed an inquiry to Secretary Drake, of the Panama Railroad company, intended to elicit information on this point. He re- ceved a reply which in substance is that the price of steel rails in the United States for the past 12 months has been uniform at $28 per ton, while in foreign makerts the price was $24 per ton. The exceptions were where rails were sold in the United States for export, when the prices were estab lished by direct negotiation and were matters of private record. The Panama Railroad company con vinced the manufacturers that its rails were purhaBed for export to foreign ter ritory (which, Mr. Drake says, Colon is), and was able to get in June last 70-pound rails for $22.50 for first qual ity and $21.75 for second quality. Last January it bought 1,200 tons at $25 for first class and $24 for second class, and more recently purchased 2,500 tons for the Canal commission and 3,500 for the railroad at $26.45, all three contracts being made in com petition with foreign bidders, whose list price was $25 for f. o. b. at New York or $27.75 c. i. f. at Colon, exclusive of wharfage and port charges. Baron Alphonse de Rothschild, head of the Paris branch of the great bank ing firm of Rothschilds, iB dead. Togo Sunk or Captured Nineteen of A Ruum e o f the Lets Important but Russia's Vessels, Including Secretary Hay has started for home. Not Leas Interesting Event* . Admiral's Flagship. The Russian Vladivostok squadron o f the Past Week. has left that port and is supposed to be on its way to join the Baltic fleet. Washington, May 30.— The Poet says John Barrett, late minister to Co A revolution is threatened in Hun lombia, says yellow fever cannot be en _ 1 the Navy department has received an gary. tirely stamped out in the canal zone. j official telegram from Tokio saying that the battleship Kniaz Souvaroff, The crisis between Norway and Swe The Russian government is willing Admiral Rojestvensky’ s flagship, went den is acute. to do almost anything to raise money down in the action, and that Admiral Germany is to commence at once en for the war. Three of the most lucra Rojestvensky was lost. tive railway lines in the emipre are to the building of a larger navy. be sold. London, May 30.— According to the In the yacht race across the ocean Warsaw, Russia, is in the hands 0f correaP°ndent of the Daily Mail at the American boat Atlantic won. The j Seoul, Corea, early on Saturday morn- riotous Jews. German boat finished second. ! ing Vice Admiral Togo, with practi- A number of French anarchists have cally all the powerful fighting ships of Dewey says Togo has not equaled America's naval victories if he allows been arrested in Paris for plotting j the Japanese navy, was at Masaupho, against the life of King AlfonBO, who Corea, when wireless signals from his a single Russian ship to escape. will visit France. j scouts Between Tsu and Quelpart ¡S' The United States Supreme court Bulgaria has purchased Argentine announced the approach of the holds that an oral will is valid under warships for Russia. Russian fleet in full force. the laws of the state of Washington. A few hours later the scouts report- The railroads have opened a cam- ed that the Russians were not ascend- A prominent Sioux City, Iowa, banker, will be arrested |for contempt paign against government rate regula- ing the western channel, as had been of court in endeavoring to bribe a jury. tion. anticipated, but that they were coming up the eastern channel, which caused The Rio Grande river has destroyed William Ziegler, the millionaire bak much property in Texas by overflowing ing powder man, left a fortune of $25,- [ some surprise. IN DEPTHS OF WOE. Admiral Togo immediately started at its banks. One section of El Faso is 000 , 000 . full speed around the north of Tsu is flooded. Heavy rains in Centarl Kansas have land, and when he doubled the island Russia is Downcast at News of Lost The Supreme court has decided that washed out railway tracks. Naval Battle. he saw the Russians coming in two col Hyde and Dimond must be tried in St. Petersburg, May 30.— After wait The steel rail pool has dissolved to umns. He then brought a terrific fire Washington for their alleged land avoid anti-trust law after fixing price to bear on the flank of the port col ing vainly all day and evening for di stealing. umn, and, as the Russians fell into dis- rect news of Vice Admiral Rojest-; for Panama road. | order, he forced them steadily eastward vensky’ s destroyed and beaten fleet, The executive committee of the Pan Skirmishes in Manchuria continue toward the Japanese coast, where they ama Canal commission has decided the Russian admiralty at midnight no to reduce the working day of mechanics and both governments expect any day were attacked by every vessel that flew longer attempted to hold out against and laborers on the canal to eight to hear of a general engagement being j the Japanese flag. the overwhelming evidence pouring in on. Repeated torpedo attacks were deliv from all directions that the fleet, on hours. ered, some of them with the greatest which all their hopes were centered, Norway is preparing for war with The magnitude of the Russian naval ; success. had suffered a greater disaster than did disaster has fairly stunned French pub Sweden on the consular question. The vessels which escaped, the cor lic opinion, which had hoped Rojest- One man was killed and 50 injured respondent says, will probably be able the combined French and Spanish More bitter even vensky stood an even chance to win as a result of a collision between trol to reach Vladivostok and he adds that fleets at Trafalgar. than defeat is the Japanese claim of againBt Togo. ley cars near Baltimore. other operations of the utmost import virtual annihilation of the Russian fleet ance are proceeding. European statesmen all compliment with practically no losses on their side, Secretary Hay. and many officers cling doggedly to the Lost Ships Number Nineteen, Norway Must Be Free. Itelief that Vice Admiral Togo might, King Oscar has vetoed the Norwegian Tokio, May 30.—The number of Aalborg, Province of Jutland, Den have suffered heavily. consular bill and brought on a crisis. Russian vessels of all descriptions sunk mark, May 30.— Bjornstjerne Bjornson, With every ship of Rear Admiral Wilkesbare, Pennsylvania, women and captured by Admiral Togo’s fleet the Norwegian poet and dramatist, who Nebogatoff’s reinforcing division either boycotted the show Nan Patteson ap- now stands at 19. It is possible that is visiting here, today addressed a meet sent to the bottom or forced to strike three additional warships were sunk in ing on the Norwegian crisis. He said ears in. its flag, and only six of Rojestvensky’ s the fight Saturday, and others later. I-and operations in Manchuria have The Navy department refrains, how he desired to see the Norwegian, Swed original 16 fighting ships absent from “ Nor the list of vessels sunk or captured, been suspended awaiting the final out ever, from crediting reports of this ish and Danish races united. way,” he declared, "m ust become free, and with the Japanese pursuit still come of the naval battle. # nature until it is assured of their cor as the other northern races are. If continuing, no naval authority has the Chief Signal Officer Greeley will go rectness. It is believed that the Ural ! she is free and independent it will temerity to dream that Russia can to Alaska in July to inspect the signal is the name of the captured transport, he impossible to deal with the again attempt to wrest the mastery t f which has been omitted in the list pre next corps and telegpraph stations. great question, how we the sea from Japan in the present war. viously cabled. The number of pris small states are to arrange our The several unions involved in the fu- The captured warships alone will oner taden will reach over 3,000. tuie.” Chicago strike have quarreled among furnish Japan with ready made rein themselves. Rioting continues. forcements, which will be more than a Has No National Guard. Opinion on Calchas Case. match for the fourth Pacific squadron American steamship lines are not Honolulu, May 30. — The territorial St. Petersburg, May 30. — The writ- now about to sail from Cronstadt. anxious to secure contracts for govern legislature adjourned tonight, All Na- ten opinion of tho Superior Admiralty The emperor was completely pros ment business, claiming there is no tional Guard appropriations and ,_ j the - court .¡n the cage 0[ the cotton found trated by the news, and, according to money in it. appropriation asked for the government on the British steamer Calchas captured reports, he broke down and wept. Officers of the International Typo band were refused by the legislature. by the Vladivostok squadron is expect The effect of the disaster will be a graphical union and the United Typo- The band will probably be maintained ed to be handed down some time this terrible blow to the government. The theatae of America will confer on an by the citizens of Honolulu. The Na week. There appeared to be a division futility of trying to struggle on on land eight-hour day for the entire United tional Guard is likely to disband or of opinion in the court, M. Demartens, is everywhere recognized, and the crv will be largely reduced in numbers. in behalf of the foreign office, holding for. “ peace at any price” is sure to be States in the printing business. It is claimed by the opponents of the A Nebraska criminal will spring the appropriations asked for that Governor to the view that the principle of the raised. This time, it is believed, the In trap at his own phanging. The warden Carter has the power under the army conditional contraband for cotton should government cannot resist the cry. showed the white feather, but the con regulations to use the Federal forces, if be enunciated, while the representa deed, the radical Liberals are openly tives of the admiralty contend that rejoicing in this hour of their country’* demned man offered to do the j >b. He necessarv. this principle is absolute. humiliation. says he is guilty and ought to hang. An east bound Northern Pacific pas senger train was held up about 40 miles east of Missoula by three men and the express car blown to pieces. No details are known. The express messenger is missing and may have been killed. Russian Version of Battle. 8t. Petersburg, May 30.— The St. Petersburg Telegraph agency has re ceived the following from Shanghai: “ Word has been received here that seven Japanese ships, two of which Martial law in Warsaw has stopped were armored, and four Russian ships have been sunk. It is confidently rioting. believed here that the Japanese are King Alfonso has approved the plans awaiting the publication of Vice Ad for a new navy for Spain. miral Rojeetveneky's official dispatch The belief f is general in Japan that a from Vldaivoatok before admitting the extent of their own 1< naval battle baa been fonght. Name of Vessel Not Known. Tokio, May 30.—The name and des tination of the American steamer which Vice Admiral Rojestvensky is reported to have sunk off Formosa about May 21 is unknown here. Details concerning the sinking of the vessel are expected to be made known when the crew of the steamer reaches Japan. Although nothing is known here about the case, it is expected in official circle« that Vice Admiral Rojestvensky will allege the vessel was cruising. Tornado and Flood. Guthrie, Okla , May 29.— Meager de tails received late tonight indicate that a destructive storm passed over Plattes, Indian Territory today, wrecking many houses, killing one man and injuring six others severely. Wire* are down and the 'Fricao train cannot reach Plattes until the tracks are cleared of fallen trees and other debris. The tornado swept across Oklahoma and Indian Territroy, doing damage to nearly a dozen towns.