Washington County lews iM M d B ach W eak F O R E S T G R O V E .______O R E G O N NEWS OF THE WEEK h a Condensed Form for Oar Busy Readers. A Resume of the Less Important but Met Less Interesting Event« of the Past Week. Rns-nan officials look for a naval bat tle soon. Admiral Dewey is recovering from a severe illness. Japan has renewed her protests against broken neutrality by France. A Russian imperial decree authorizes the issuance of $100,00,000 war bonds. Many Japanese troops are be ng landed in Corea for an advance on Vladivostok. The Canadian government is about to spend more than $11,000,000 in im proving the defenses of Quebec. The Standard Oil dividend for April was $9 per share, being $1 per share more than that paid for April, 1904. S E C R E T S LAID BARE. Federal Grand Jury Knows All About Beef 1 rust Methods. Chicago, May 17.— Members of the ! Federal grand jury investigating the ! business affairs of the beef parking in dustries today learned all the details of the manner in which officials of the | Aetna Trading company kept their books. This company, it is said, was the means by which the packers form ing the beef trust transacted their sec ret business. National Bank Examiner Starteck, who for nearly two months has lieen studying the books found in the six trunks taken from the First National bank building Bafety vaults, has com pleted his task, and was before the in quisitors today. He will continue his testimony tomorrow. Through these books found in trunks it is asserted that tiie secret system of the Aetna Trading company has lieen revealed, and all persons connected with the operation of tlie company are known. Mrs. Richard Howes, wife of the manager of the casing department of Swift & Co., and Mrs. Irving A. Vant, wife of the assistant treasurer for the same concern, were today placed under $10,000 bonds each to i..oUre their pres ence in Chicago as witnesses in the event that indictments are returned by the Federal grand jury. A Somerville, New Jersey, man has offered a Jekyll and Hyde personality LA R G E F O R T U N E FO R C I T Y . as an excuse for crime he has commit ted. New York $ 2 7,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 Richer if A "movement is on foot to consolidate Franchise la x Law Stands. the I'niled Brethren, Congregational New York, May 17.— Twenty-six and Methodist Protestant churches of million dollars will be contributed to the country. the tax fund of Greater New York if General Maximo Gomez, the aged Cuban leader, is seriously ill with the decision from the United States blood poisoning, and on account of his Supreme court of the franchise tax law advanced yearB, fears are entertained should be favorable to the city. for his recovery. In the hope of a victory for the city, The Northern and Southern Baptist Controller Grout has for the last three conventions will hold their first joint days had his office busy, preparing a meeting this year in St. Louis. It is complete tabulation of all the taxes due probable steps will be taken looking to the city under the franchise law, to a consolidation of the two bodies. gether with interest since the law' went Strikes are breaking out in many into effect in 1900. This is the first tabulation made for three years, and Russian cities. the totals staggered the city officials, The judge who tried Nan Patterson far surpassing the expectations even of says she is guilty. Controller Grout. For Manhattan alone the amount due The Russian fleet is said to be an is $17,904,700, which includes $2,880,- chored south of Hong Kong. 200 interest on the unpaid taxes. Loomis and Bowen each have stated From all the boroughs the total amount his side of the controversy to the presi due from taxes alone, without any cal dent. culation for interest or penalties, is Japan is growing more angry with $22,141,703. To this sum there is to Pram* and may involve her and Brit be added about $3,500,000 interest, and at least another million for penal ain in war. ties which will drive the total to $27,- A fire in the heart of Vienna caused 000,000. These figures bring the an explosion of celluloid which injured amounts due to June 1 next. between 35 and 41) policemen, firemen As Boon as the decision is rendered and paBsers-by. the controller will take steps to collect The Federal grand bujry, sitting in the money, if it be favorable to the Chicago, has secured all the innermost city. The money will then be devoted workings of the beef trust from the to redemption of revenue bonds. trunks seizetl a short time ago. Government officials say there are al D E F E N D S A R M O U R C A R S. ready too many mints and the hopes of the Northwestern cities for mints or Robbins Denies They Deal in Produce assay offices are not likely to be real or Get Rebates. ized. Washington, May 17.— William E. Statistics show that there has never lieen a president who did not take sev Ripley, professor of economics in Harv eral vacations during his term of otlice. ard university, was before the senate Washington was absent from the cap c immittee on interstate commerce to ital 181 days. day. lie said that under existing laws Recent arrests in Chicago have re there was nothing to prevent discrim vealed the fact that hired sluggers are ination between localities and commo lieing employed by the Chicago unions dities. He favored giving the Inter engaged in the strike. A regular scale state commerce Commission power to of prices exists. fix rates. George B. Robbins, of Chicago, pres The Chicago strike will lie continued ident of the Armour Line company, and extended. and a director of the Armour company, Strikers are again breaking out in explained in detail the business of re many Russian cities. frigerator cars. He asserted that these France is becoming alarmed lest Ja car lines were not engaged in interstate commerce. The agitation tending to pan attack Indo-China. ward the confiscation of private cars The Japanese have pushed back the had deterred his company from in Russian left in Manchuria. creasing its facilities. Secretary Morton says he has no in The Armour car lines did not now tention of resigning bom the cabinet at <leal in produce, he suggested, having present. discontinued that phase of trade in The beef trust officials will ap|>eal to May, 1904, save to a limited extent in He denied Roosevelt against the prosecution’s butter, eggs and poultry. any "community of interests” between methods. the railroads and the Armour car lines. All charges against Colorado miners The witness denied that the cars were for participation in the Victor riot in used to secure rebates. June, 1904, have l»een dropped ami the men released. Quartermaster's Safe Robbed. The president will not appoint a suc Mi-isoula, Mont., May 17.— Klide cessor to the late Judge Bellinger for Adams, a colored private soldier, is a some time. This lieing a life position, fugetive from justice and accused of he wants to be sure he has the right robbing the quartermaster’s safe at man when he is named. Fort Missoula of $1,300. The soldier Tornadoes have struck several towns had lieen on guArd all day and asked in Kansas and Texas. All were small for the key from the quartermaster, saying he wanted to clean up the room. and not much damage was done. The man cleaned up the room and re The president has removed W. F. turned the key. He did not answer to Matthews, United States marshal for roll call this morning and an investiga Orgon, and appointed C. J. Reed. tion showed that the combination on This action was taken at the request of the safe had lieen worked and $500 in District Attorney Henoy, who was able rash and $800 in checks stolen. to show that Matthews is too friendly with accused land fraud men. Leper Worked in Gardens. New Westminster, B. C., May 17.— Togo's fleet has lieen seen off the Pescadores islands, and it is believed a There is considerable talk in this city battle will occur near Hong Kong soon, of having a restriction put on the sale as the Russians must tight lie fore June of strawlierries raised in the district between I’ort Hammond and New West or be caught by the typhoons. minster Junction, owing to the death Seven miners were killed in an ex of a Chinaman a week ago from leprosy plosion at Butte, caused by careless in that district. The Chinaman with handling of dynamite. the dread disuse worked all last year and the previous year in various straw- The Chicago grand jury investigating lierrv gardens along the Canadian Pa the lieef trust has secured Armor's se cific railway. cret code used in making rebates. The president has established a for est reserve in Wallowa county embrac ing about 300,000 acres of land, and will create several more in Oregon. Altogether nearlv 10,000,000 acres will be placed in reserve. General Davis Home from Panama. New York, May 17.— Major General W. Davis, the retiring governor of the canal zone, accompanied by his two daughters, arrived tonight on the steamer Alliance from Panama. SAVE MUCH MONEY Supplies for Panama Canal To Be Bought in Open Market. ESTIMATED SAVING 50 PER CENT Great Outcry Expected if Purchases Are Not Limited to Amer ican Products. Washington, May 10.— The executive committee of the Isthmian Canal com mission today decided to purchase in the markets of the world material and ships necessary for the building of the Panama canal. This important decision was reached with some reluctance, because it was appreciated by Secretary Taft and the executive committee that there would be surely a great outcry from two great interests in this country, the producers of material and the shipowners, if the purchases were not limited to the American products. But it was decided that the money consideration was so great that it could not be ignored, for it was held that in some cases fully 50 per cent more would be charged for material needed in canal construction than the same goods could be procured for in Europe. Chief Engineer Wallace, for in stance, showed that two ships, in ad dition to the ones running between New York and Colon and owned by the Panama Railway company, were alieo- lutely necessary to carry the food sup ply and material needed for the work. No American ship could be bought at any reasonable price, and when i*. came to building ships, it was found, accord ing to Mr. Taft’s statement, that, while he can buy two 2,600-ton ships in Eu rope for $760,000, it would cost $1,- 400,000 to build such ships here. And, in addition, while the European ships could he had at once, it would take at least 18 months to Becure American boats. As to material needed for canal con struction, the committee decided that by reserving to itself the right to pur chase in the world’s markets, it would at least oblige American manufacturers to give them tie benefit of their foreign prices if they wish to sell goods to the commission. Mr. Taft explained today that he felt obliged to indorse this decision, be cause, having given congress every op portunity to give a contrary decision, he felt that the very terms of the canal act provided that it should be con structed at the loweBt possible cost. President Roosevelt entertained at luncheon today Mr. Taft and Messrs. Shouts, Wallace and Magoon, constitut ing the executive committee. He em braced the opportunity thus afforded to have a general talk with the members of the committee about canal matters before they sailed for Panama. The committee went to New York tonight to attend tomorrow's meeting of the dim-tors of the Panama Railroad com pany and will sail immediately there after for the isthmus of Panama. C O N C E N T R A T IN G A T FAKOM AN. Japanese Receive Large Additions for Army at Front. Gnnshu Pass, Manchuria, May lti.— Skirmishing continues in the Olonria mountain region, on the Russian left, but the fighting is not serious. Calm continues oil the right The Chinese, however, report Field Marshal Oyama is directing large masses of troops from Fakonian toward Tounziakou, where a concentration is proceeding and the river is lieing bridged by pontoons. The Liao river is full of junks which bring up stores and provisions. About 80,000 Japanese reinforce ments have arrived at the front. The Japanese cavalry, in particular, has been considerably strengthened. During a recent terrible dust storm, which raged three days, the soldiers, • tents and entrenchments suffered se verely. Bakers Want Eight Hours. New York, May 16. — Delegates of the Hebrew Bakers’ union have begun to order strikes to force an eight hour work day. Since the United States Supreme court rendered its decision de claring tiie ten hour law unconstitu tional, the employing bakers are said to have lieen working their men 11 and 12 hours a day. Strikes of 400 or 600 bakers already have been ordered in ten shops, and about 10,000 more men will quit t<xlay. Some of the masters have conceded the demands, and more are likely to follow. Suspects Are Arrested. Emporia, Kan., May 16. — Seven men were arrested here this afternoon by Santa Fe detectives on suspicion of having been connected with the wreck of train 17 yesterday. Five were re leased and two were held for further investigation. All were former rail road men. A small boy living near the junction testified that the two held had been hanging around the Howard branch tool house for the last week, and talking about breaking in. Rio Grande Changes Bed. El Paso, Tex., May 16. — The Rio Grande river is again on a big rise. The river change«! ite be«l yeeterday near Las Crm-es, N. M., inundated many acres of land and destroyed a ca nal which provide«! water for other property under irrigation. It is feared the present crop will be lost before the ditch can be rebuilt. C O N G E R B A C K FR O M C H IN A . High Words of Praise for Condition of Chinese Government. San Francisco, May 16.— E. H. Con ger, ex-American minister to China, who was recently appointed ambassador to Mexico, arrived today on the steam er Siberia, from the Orient. Mrs. Conger accompanied him. It is Mr. Conger’ s intention to proceed almost inune«liately to the City of Mexico, un less he receives orders to the contrary. Mr. Conger said that diplomatic mat ters in China are in a satisfactory con dition. To a question as to China’s neutrality in the Russo-Japanese war, he said: “ China has always been disposed to maintain the strictest neutrality be tween the warring nations, and, al though there has been considerable criticism from both Japanese and Rus sian sources, I believe that the Chinese government has never shown partiality one way or the other, but has alwayB adhered strictly to the requirements of the international law.” Mr. Conger was asked concerning the periodic rumors of Boxer uprisings and replied: "There is absolutely no truth in such rep<irts. There is no danger of another Boxer outbreak. Of course, there are occasional troubles in the interior, hut they arise from purely local causes which have no bearing on the presence of foreigners. There is no organized movement in China against foreign peo ple. There never has been a time in the history of the country when the government was more ready or better prepared to put down any incipient organized effort that might be directed against resident foreigners.” F IG H T IN G M O R O S . LA N D F R A U D T O BE S C A R C E . NO M ORE SUM M ER SM O K E. Stringent Rules for Filing Made by State Land Board. Salem— The new form of applicaiton which lias been adopted by the State Land hoard for use in applying lor the purchase of state lan 1 has been made public, and it is found to be even more stringent in its requirements than the first reports indicated. In making ap plication, the intending purchaser must give his poetoffice addrt ss and make the usual affidavit that he wants the land for his own use and has made no agreement express or implied to sell or dispose of it. The notary public, in taking the oath of the applicant, must also certify that he knows him to lie the person whose name is signeil. Two witnesses must sign the application, give their own postoffice addresses and certify that they know the applicant and believe that he wants the land for his own use and benefit and is applying in good faith. The witnesses must swear to their statement anti the notary must certify that the witnesses are personally known to him. The requirements in making an application for the purchase of state land are now more strict than the form alities in executing a deed. The grand jury of Marion couaty having reported that certain certificates were issued on fraudulent applications, further payments on these deeds or cer tificates are suspended until the board has an opportunity to investigate. Oregon Forest Fire Law is Intended to Stop Nuisance. Salem— If a “ scare head” warning will call the attention of the people of Oregon to the new forest fire law and secure obedinence to its provisions, there will be no smoky days this sum mer. Secretary of State Dunbar has just caused to be printed a large quantity of large posters, on cloth, to be tacked up in conspicuous places all over the state. “ Fire Notice! Warn ing!” are the words in large type at the head of the poster, ami then follows a statement of the purpose of the law and a summary of its provisions. Mr. Dunbar will send a bundle of these posters to each uounty clrek, with the request that th#y be sent to different parts of the several counties to be post ed. If tacked where they will not lie too much exposed to the weather, the posters should last two or three sea sons. The law becomes effective May 19, but its provisions do not affect the setting of fires until June 1. American Troops Slay 300 Members of Outlaw Band. Manila, May 16. — Fierce fighting has lieen going on the last few weeks on the island of Jolo, between the out law chief Pala, with 600 well armed followers, aiid troops under the per sonal command of Major General Leon ard Wood. Pala’s losses thus far are 300 killed, while those of General Wood are seven killed and 19 wounde««. Pala and his remaining followers, in accordance with Moro tradition, prefer death to capture. Pala was a noted slave trader and warrior when the Americans occupied the islands. Later he escaped with his followers to the island of Pula Sekar, near Borneo. One of Pala’s leaders de serted and took refuge on the British settlement at l.ahad. Pala, discover ing his wherealiouts, lande«l with a fol lowing and demanded of the British magistrate that he turn the deserter over to him. The demand was not complied with, and Pala ordered a massacre. Twenty-five persons, includ ing several British, were killed. Cities Get New Days. Portland— Owing to difficulties in getting adequate railway facilities, a long list of city official days at the Lewis and Clark fair havs lieen changed. Following are the Oregon cities affecte«! June 5, Monday— Dallas, Newberg and Dayton. June 6, Tuesday — McMinnville, Hillsboro and Forest Grove. June 7, Wednesday— Pendleton and Heppn« r. June 8, Thursday—The Dalles, Prine- ville and Moro. June 9, Friday-=-Ashland, Grants Pass, Mediord and Jacksonville. June 10, Saturday— Astoria, Salem, Oregon City and Woodburn. June 12, Monday— Roeeburg and Cot tage Grove. June 13, Tuesday— La Grande and Union. June 14, Wednesday— Corvallis and Independence. June 15, Thursday— Joseph, Lostine, Wallowa and Elgin. June 16, Friday— Eugeneand Albany. June 17, Saturday— Baker City and Sumpter. BID S O N PAN AM A L U M B E R . Shear at Nolin and Yoakum. Pendleton— The two Stanton sheep shearing crews that have been shearing in the vicinity of Nolin and Yoakum have finished and are preparing to leave for the vicinity of Pilot Pock, where they have a large number yet to shear. At Nolin they sheared 14,- 000 sheep for William Blusher, the fleeces averaging 14 pounds apiece. These were the best they have yet sheared this season. Mr. Slusher re ceived 17 cents a pound for his wool, the Pendleton Scouring mills being the purchasers. Commission Extends Time Ten Days Upon Request. San Francisco, May 16.—The efforts made by the commercial bodies of San Francisco to have the time extended for Pacific coast people for making bid to fill contracts for supplies of lum ber for the Isthmian canal commission to lie deliverer) at the Isthmus of Pana ma have been successful. Altoge'her 26,000,000 feet of lumber are neerled immediately by the canal commission for use in the great works to be under taken. Recently the personnel of the com mission was changed and the offices at Washington, D. C., were also removed from one place to another. In the confusion that resulted the const cities failed to get blank proposals early enough to compete for the lumber or ders, which alone amount to more than $300,000 at a conservative estimate. A dispatch was receive«! by Secretary Burks, of the chamber of commerce, from Washington, which said: “ Referring to poster circulars invit ing bids for yellow pine and Douglas fir, to be opeiuMl on the 16th and 19th, inform bidders on Pacific coast that opening of May 16th postponed until 26th.” Wasco Out of Debt. The Dalles — Wasco county is now clear of debt, every warrant of the county having been calleti and can celled by the treasurer. During the past month County Treasurer Donnell paid and eancele«! over $81,000 worth of outstanding warrants, which cleared up the county’ s debt, and still left money in the treasury with which to pay current expenses. It is the first time in many years that Wasco county has been able to cash its warrants the day they were drawn. Wool 27 Cents at Salem. Salem — The Salem Woolen Mills eompany has now a standing offer of 27 cents per pound for good valley wool. Although this offer is from 1 to 1% cents in advance of the regular market quotation, there are few takers and very little of this year s product is changing hands. Eastern Oregon wool is worth from 25 to 26 cents here, but there is none offered for sale of either quality, and indications are that the price may mount still higher. Investigation T o Go Further. Chicago, May 16.— Following the present investigation of the packing in dustries by the Fe«leral grand juries, acconiing to the Chicago Chronicle, steps will be taken by the Federal au thorities to make an investigation of the drug and steel industries, with a view of determining whether or not the larger firms controlling the bulk of Co-Operative Company to Build. these industries are not violating the North Powder— The North Powder anti-trust laws. The Secret service men, it is said, are now at work secur Co-Operative Mercantile company has ing eviden e to be us « m ! in connection begun erection of a corrugated iron building 40x80 feet, which will he used with the two industries. as a hardware an«l implement store. It is expected that June 15 will mark Porto Rican Strike Ends. Washington, May 16.— The strike of the completion of the structure. Two the 14,000 agricultural laborers in weeks will mark the completion of the Porto Rico has ended, according to a Farmers’ and Merchants’ State bank, cablegram rei’eive«! today by President and the opening of that institution for Gompers. from Santiago Iglesias, the business. organizer of the federation. The cable Oklahoma Potato Experiment. gram reads: “ Strike endedsatisfactoi- ily.” A recent mail report was receiv Vale — Ex-County Treasurer J. C. ed by Mr. Iglesias that 800 of the 14,- Kelley will experiment during the 0«)0 who went on strike four weeks ago coming summer with seed potatoes ha«l secured 30 per cent increase in from Oklahoma, of which he received wages and a nine-hour day. eeverval hundred pounds recently. This variety is sai«l to produce two crops in one year. Mr. Kelley will Route of Irrigation Committees. Washington. May 16.— June 1 a con have them planted on his farm, adjoin gressional party, formed of members of ing Vale. both irrigation committees of congress Cottage Grove Grow*. and others, will leave Kansas City on a personal trip of inspection of irriga Eugene— The census of Cottage Grove tion construction at El Paso, San Fran and Florence has been completed by cisco and other California points: llaz- Assessor Keeney’ s deputy. Cottage en, Nev.; Ogden, Salt Lake and points Grove has a population of 1,410, an in in Oregon, Montana. Wyoming and crease of 437 over the census returns of Colorado. The trip will conclude July 1900. Florence shows a population of 4, in Denver. 258, an increase of only 36 in five years. Lewis and Clark Fair Events. Lewis and Clark centennial' exposi tion, Portland, June 1 to October 15. Events: National American Woman Suffrage association, June 29-July 6; American Me«lical association, July 11- 14; Transcontinental Passenger associa tion, June 5 ; United Commercial trav elers, interstate convention, June 9 ; Traveling Men’ s day, June 10; Nation al association State Dairy and Foo«l departments, June 20; Pacific Coast Electric Transmission association, June 20-21; American Library association, July 2-7; Interstate Anti-Cigarette association, July 15-17; Charities and Corrections association, national con ference, July 15-22; Nebraska Lumber Dealers’ association, July 17-19; Gam ma Eta Kappa fraternity, national con vention, July 20-22; North Pacific Sän gerbund, July 2 i-2 3 ; W. C. T. U., national conferences, June 27-28; Sportsmen’s association of the North west, annual tournament, June 22-24; Dominion of Canada day, July 1; Odd Fellows day, June 9. T o Run Special Train. Baker City— As a result of the visit here of General Passenger Agent A. L. Craig and Traveling Passenger Agent H. O’ Neil, of the O. R. & N. Co., ar rangements are being made under the nuspices of the Development league, Elks and other organizations, for a grand excursion from Baker City, by special train, to Portland, on the occa sion of Baker City day at the Lewis and Clark fair, June 17. During the same week there will be special Ma sonic doings and exemplification of work by the Portland Elks, and the 17th is also Sumpter day, so that it is estimate«! that hundreds will take ad vantage of the opportunity and visit the fair in a body on a special train with decorate«l cars and delegates wear ing uniforms and badges. Portage Koau Salary List. Salem— At a special meeting of the State Portage board the wage schedule for the employes of the road was prac tically decide«! upon and ail arrange ments made for thé engaging of an en tire force of operatives before its com pletion and acceptance by the state. It was decided to pay the locomotive en gineer, who mutt be qualified to keep his engine in constant good repair, $90 per month; the locomotive fireman, $60; hoist engineer, $75; conductor, who must also art as hrakeman and trainman generally, $60; section fore man, $60; and three section hands, $50 each, per month. This, including the superintendent’ s salary, will bring the monthly salary account up to about $690. Expert County Books. Pendleton— For the first time in the history of Umatilla county, so it is said, the , hooks of all the Umatilla county officials will be experted. A contract has just been ma le between the county commissioners and Clark Jk Buchanan, of Portland. The work of the clerks, sheriffs, assessors, treasur ers, recorders and school superintend ents for the past six years will lie gone over by a force 'o f men. For some reason the work of the various county officials has never been experted in the past. Land Office Must Go. Oregon City— Officials of the United States land office have received p< *i- tive notice of removal of the office to Copies of the notice | Portland July 1. will be sent to every postoffice in the district and the location of quarters in Portland will be determined soon. A remonstrance against the removal has been circulate«! throughout the district and several thousand signatures se cured. It will be forwarde«! to Wash ington in a few days. P O R TLA N D M A R K ETS . Wheat — Clnb, 84085c per bushel; binestem, 90092c; valley, 85090c. Oats— No. 1 white, feed, $28029 per ton; gray, $28. Hay — Timothy. $14016 per ton; clover, $11012; grain, $11012; cheat, $ 11012 . Eggs— Oregon ranch, 17c per doten. Butter— Fancy creamery, 18020c. Potatoes — Oregon fancy, 9O c0 $ l; new potatoes, 2 0 2 ^ c per pound. Apples— $1.500 2.50 per box. Strawlierries— Oregon, 10020c. Hope— Choice, 1904, 231 ,0 2 5 c per pound. Wool— Valley, 2 «0 2 7 H c ; Eastern Oregon, best, 17021c; mohair, choice, 310 3 2 X c per pound.