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Washington Gönnt} Dews F O R E S T G R O V E . ......... j O RRO ON NEWS OF THE WEEK I d a Condensed Form for Our Busy Readers. A Resume of the Less Important but Not Less Interesting Events of the Past Wock. All Poland is rioting and every fac tory is closed. Ambassador Condor lias resigned, to take effect in October. F. A. Heinze, the Montana copper king, is buying copper mines in Mex ico. A number of yellow fever cases have been discovered along the Upper Mis sissippi river. The Norwegian storthing has decided to negotiate with Sweden for the pur pose of dissolving the union. The feeling thorughout Europe is that peace cannot be concluded between Japan and Kussia at this time. Kermit Roosevelt is hunting in Sotuh Dakota in an endeavor to break his father’ s hear killing record. Five deaths have resulted from the collision between a trolley car and a passenger train at Cincinnati last week. Three persons were killed and two freight trainB demolished in a head-on collision 18 miles from Topeka, Kan sas, on the Union Pacific railroad. Fire in East Portland destroyed 22 buildings and a large amount of ele vated roadways. The loss will reach ♦ 100,000, with only about $20,000 in surance. W H O L E TO W N ILL. Yellow Fever Worse Outside Than in New Orleans. New Orleans, Aug. 23.— With the fever checked in the city, and provision under way to prevent further reinfec tion, from the country, the local situa tion is still encouraging. Of the new foci, three are above Canal street. At Rosa park, a fashionable residence park opening into St. Charles avenue, a well known citizen and member of Governor Blanchard’s staff, is the victim. An other case is at a boys’ college far down town, one of the employes being stricken. Rev. Father Aveilhe, pastor of St. Maurice’s church, is another pa tient reported today. Of the deaths, only one occurred uptown, that of a clerk who had been living here nine months. The news from outside the city shows the continued seriousness of the situa tion. Definite information was received from Dr. J. A. Devron, the state board of health physician sent to Leevilie, at the mouth of Bayou la Eourche, a few days ago. His reports show that the first news received from there was not exaggerated. During two days of work there he found 69 cases at yellow fever, 53 suspected cases and about 145 cases of dengue. He adds: “ There are about 300 houses and families here, and I do not think there is a single house which has not one or more cases of sickness. The people are completely distracted. All seem to have lost ambition to work. They are completely demoralized.” He asks for more doctors and nurses, as the sit uation is beyond the capacity of one man. He reports one or two deaths since his arrival. St. Tammany parish reports a case on the road between Mandeville and Lewisburg, which came from New Or leans. Hanson City reports six new cases, Kenner one and Sarpy plantation two. There was one death on Elizabeth plantation in Iberviile. St. Rose and St. Charles parishes have two cases and one is dead. RE AD Y T O F I G H T . A Chinese envoy has been sent to America to study the exclusion ques Czar Is Sending Troops and Supplies tion. to the Far East. The sultan of 6ulu proposed marriage Chicago, Aug. 23. — According to a to Miss Roosevelt and took a refusal special cablegram to the Daily News bard. from St. Petersburg, Mr. Witte’s mis An earthquake of some violence has sion at Portsmouth is considered ended been felt throughout the entire Missis and a rupture is expected at once. The sippi valley. dispatching of troops and provisions to Minister Conger denies tnat he is to the scene of the war in the "ar East go to China to endeavor to check the lias been vigorously resumed, and a special minister of Siberian railroads boycott against American goods. and waterways lias been appointed. Radicals denounce the national as “ Nobody,” he says, “ shares in tbe op sembly called by the cxar. They claim timism of the government.” A gen it will do the people more harm than eral recently returned from Manchuria good. is quoted in an interview today as say A yellow fever patient is a prisoner ing: in the New Orleans city jail and has “ The coming campaign will be of caused several punics among officials short duration. The numerical in and prisoners. crease in the armies will only impede Linievitch must Russia is again being shaken with the retreat which internal troubles. Added to tbe riots make, because victory is impossible. and strikes comes protests of Cossack The soldiers are demoralized and un troops against service in suppressing disciplined, the chiefs incapable, dis trusted and disliked.” He continued: the rioters. “ The claim that Japan lias readied It seems probable that peace negotia and passed its climax and is now ex tions will be broken off. Russia in- hausted is ridiculous. The Japanese sists that Japan must change her terms are gaining strength in proportion as on Sakhalin and indemnity and the we are losing. Any delav will only in latter are as firm in their refusal. crease the price of peace.” The court of Inquiry on tbe Benning ton disaster reports that the explo J A P A N ’S R E V IS E D C O N D I T I O N S . sion was caused by the steam gauge refusing to register the amount of Offer to Sell Sakhalin as Proposed steam carried and the boiler blew up by Roosevelt. because of an over-pressure. The en Portsmouth, N. H., Aug. 23.— It was gineer in charge ordered a subordinate learned at midnight that Japan had to close an air cock and instead he already made a concession to Russia, closed the steam gauge cock, which which had been declined, and that at was the reason the amount of Bteain today’s session she will make a further would not register. modification of her original peace con A Chicago preacher is to be tried for ditions. Japan has offered to sell to Russia cheating a railroad. A doxen persons were injured by the half of the island of Sakhalin. Russia collapse of a roof at Marblehead, Mas has refused the proffer. Her proposi tion will be to sell to Russia the entire sachusetts. island of Sakhalin, stipulating that, if A number o fnfiioers from the United this deal is made, she will naive her States army will attend the annual claim for reimbursement of war ex maneuvers of the French army. penditures, surrender of internet! war New Orleans is burning tons of sul ships and limitation of Russian naval phur to kill the mosquito which is power in the Pacific. It is understood that this is the mod causinfg a spread of yellow fever. ification that has been secured through A number of railroad companies must the intercession of President Rooseve.t. appear before the Kansas Federal court The feeling tonight is one of increased and tell why they gave rebates contrary hope. to law. Peace Conference on Grain Rates Settlers are pursuing the band of Ar- isona Apache Indians on a raid in New Chicago, Aug. 23. — A meeting will Mexico. The Indians are wearing full tie held In this city today for the pur war paint and using poisoned arrows. pose of trying to effect some sort of a Reports from tbe New York Health settlement of the grain rate war. There department show a decline in tyhoid is no desire on tlie part of tlie majority fever, which for a tinid assumed pro to engage in a ruinous rate war on the threshold of a crop season which prom portions of an epidemic. ises to break all records in the West. Practically the whole of Germany’ s But tlie Chicago Great Western claims colonial empire ¡ b in revolt. that no satisfactory and lasting peace agreement can be reached unless all The United States government has lines unite in abolishing elevator al notified China that she must end the lowances. The other roads have al boeyott against Amerianc n ods liefore ready declined to abate this allowance. negotiations will lie opencil looking to a betterment of immigration conditions. Cure for Leprosy Proved. Manila. Aug. 23.— What appears to Associate Justice Tucker, of Arisona, lie a well authenticated instance of the is accused of grafting. cure of leprosy by the Y-ray treatment Acting Mayor Fornes, of New York, has been found here. A few weeks has lieen sued for divorce. ago a patient who had been affected Tbe csar has issued a manifesto sum with leprosy and who had been under treatment for that disease diet! of liver moning a national assembly. complaint. After the patient's death Eighteen bodies have been recovered every part of the body was subjected to from the wreck at Bruce«, Virginia. a searching microscopical examination by bacteriologist*. but not the slightest Bomits have been sent to two New trace of leprosy could be found. York bankers. No damage was done. A Oermsn port has refused to enter tain tbe British fleet in the Baltic sea. Telegraph operators on the Great Northern have vote«! to return to work. A heavy wind, accompanied by rain, did great damage to property in Tope ka, Kansas. New Names for Captured Ships. Tokio. Aug. 23.—The imperial Navy department has rechristened the cap tured Russian watships as follows: The Peresviet has lieen named the Bag- ami; the Poltava the Tango; the Bayan the Aao; the Palluda the Tsugaru and the Yariag the Soya. PACKERS COMBINE Independent Companies to Fight the Beef Trust. RAILROADS WILL LEND A HAND Organized in Secrecy, They Begin the Attack in Chicago, After Es tablishing Their Plants. Chicago, Aug. 22.— Carefully laid opposition to the beef trust, which, it is asserted, will reach gigantic propor tions shortly, began operations at the partially completed packing plant own-' ed by the Independent Packing com pany this morning. With the utmost Becrecy two companies— the other the Western Packing & Provision company — have organized in Chicago and their plants will cost nearly $500,000 when completed. While the packers of the beef trust circle were warding off the attacks of the Interstate Commerce commission as to private car lines and the Federal grand jury as to combination and con duct of their business, the wholesale butchers, hotel men and restaurant men, as well as other large consumers of meat were secretly organizing with a determination to succeed so stronggly in their minds that no word reached the public till this week. Men interested in the new concerns say the railroads have privately given assurances that they will aid the inde pendents to almost any extent, as they have tired of what they term the pack ers’ manipulations and sometimes treachery. The two plants now nearly completed are both in the stockyards district. The Independent company’ s $150,000 packing plant is at West Forty-first and Halsted streets, and the Westein com pany’ s $300,000 plant is at Morgan and Thirty-eighth streets. The third and largest independent plant will be built next summer and will cost more than $500,000 in itself. The company which will build it is ready to obtain its charter, but will defer action until actual work on the plant begins. S T A T E LAID W A S T E . Storm Sweeps Through Minnesota With Great Fury. St. Paul, Minn., Aug. 22 — Devasta tion, terrible and complete, was wrought on all sides of the Twin Cit'es by the storm of Sunday night, accord ing to reports just received here. Through all the region from Anoka to Fillmore counties reports tell of disast er and 1 088 of life and property. Members of families are missing and it is believed they are buried under the debris, which was strewn broadcast by the wind. Many instances of maiming are leported and the total loss of life will not be known for some days. Crops which had been cut and were ready for threshing suffered in many places and standing corn was damaged by hail and wind. Hailstones several inches in circumference worked havoc with the crops in some sections. Large sections of railroad tracks were swept away south of here and the mail trains on certain portions ol tbe Chi cago, Milwaukee & St. Paul road were run yesterday on improvised tracks, making slow time on account of the en forced insecurity of the roadbed. In some of tbe farming localities the grain was stripped from the stalks, even in the shocks, by the furious rain and wind, and haystacks were com pletely demolished. Huge trees, which have successfully withstood the storms of years, were uprooted and hurled be fore the wind, and barns and other out buildings were completely destroyed. The damage done to build'ngs and crop« in the southern counties will reach many thousands of dollars, but no accurate estimate can he formed un til complete reports are received. All sections report that the storm was cyclonic in its nature and from some points reports tell of a funnel shaped cloud that descended with the most intense fury, leaving destruction in its path. Navies Will Fraternize. New York, Aug. 22.— New York will he the scene of a remarkable demon stration of fraternity and goodwill be tween the tack tars of the navies of Great Britain and the United States during the first week in October on the occasion of the visit of the second cruis er squadron of the British fleet. On or about the first Monday in the month 1,21)0 American sailors will entertain a like number of their British brethren. Arrangements are making for a great banquet, smoker and theater party as the principal events. Indians Want Statehood. Muscogee, I.T ., Aug. 22.— The chief taincy of the five civilizer! tribes to the number of 200 delegates met here to day to declare for separate statehood for Indian Territoty, aided and abetted by white residents of Indian Territory, who for both business and sentimental reasons are opposed to a union with Oklahoma. This is the first time the tribal citizens of the territory ever as sembled to notify congress that they are ready for statehood. Texan Health Regulations. Pallas, Tex., Aug. 22.— It has been ordered by the State Health department that all persons entering Texas by northern gateways must furnish health certificates properly attested. Identifi cation of persons must also be given in certificates. W ILL DRIV E C O N G R E S S . Legislation Mutt Be Passed On Rail road Rates and Tariff. / Washington, Aug. 22.— In abandon- ' ing the idea of calling an extra session of congress in November, President Roosevelt has handed out no encour agement to the men who are fighting railroad rate legislation, or to the stand-pat Republicans who disagree with him on the tariff question. The abandonment of an extra session in November will have little effect upon the actual work of the next congress. It simply means that, instead of get ting together and organizing in Novem ber, congress will meet on the first Monday in December, will organize in the days preceding the holiday recess, and will be ready for work soon after the first of January, instead of the first of December. But congress will not shorten the session, for the time that is taken off at the beginning will be tacked on at the end, and it is now probable that the first session of the Fifty-ninth congress, instead of ad journing in April next, will run well into the summer. President Roosevelt has not aban doned hope of securing the passage of a railroad rate bill, nor has he given up hope of securing a readjustment of ♦he tariff to meet new conditions. And it may be s :t down as an absolute fact that, if tbe president, makes clear his position and in a message to congress insists upon railroad rate legislation as well as tariff legislation, the bouse of representatives will pass bills very closely in line with his ideas, and won’ t waste much time about it. The people of the United States, es pecially the voters, have become pretty thourghly imbued with tbe idea that there ought to be legislation on the railroad rate question. They believe the president would not have taken his firm stand without cause, and the peo ple are with the chief executive. A great many of them, undoubtedly a large majority, agree with him that the time has come when there should be a readjustment of tariff rates, especially tlie rates th.'t affect industries no long er needing protection behind a tariff wall, but which are taking advantage of tlie protection afforded by the Ding- ley law to sell their products abroad at less price than they command in this country. If the president wins his fight for railroad legislation he may have to sac rifice the tariff bill at the coming ses sion, but it is known he regards the railroad question as the more import ant of the two at this time, and would probably be willing to compromise on these grounds, if he can get a satis factory rate bill. The discussion of the railroad question, or rather the dis cussion of the railroad question coupled with the discussion of subjects injected for filibustering purposes, will occupy so much time that there will be little opportunity to consider a tariff bill in the senate. The house, which must originate tar iff legislation, may frame and pass a tariff bill, while the senate is wrestling with the rate problem, but the chances are that the senate will not be obliged to surrender to the president on the tariff question at tlie coming session, provided it passes the rate bill favored by the president. There is hardly time in a single session to dispose of two such great questions, but there is no telling what President Roosveelt may be able to do. T R O L L E Y B R O K E N IN PIEC ES. Hit by Flying Freight Car at a Butte Street Crossing. Butte, Mont., Aug. 22.—Ten persons were killed and more than a ecore were injured, some fatally, here tonight, as tlie result of a freight car dashing into a crowded open trolley car at the cross ing of the street car and the Great Northern railroad tracks on Utah street. Passengers on the car, men, women and children, were returning from Co lumbia Gardens. The motorman, as usual, stopped his car before reaching the railroad crossing. At that moment a Butte, Anaconda A Pacific yard en gine was making a flying switch of loaded freight cars across Utah street. The motorman, thinking everything was clear, started across the railroad track, when the trolley car was struck by a freight car, thrown 25 feet and crumbled into kindling wood. The freight car landed on top of the man gled passengers. Going to Fight Yankees. New York, Aug. 22.— The Tribune tomorrow will say: “ Venezuela has placed orders in Europe for torpedo boats with guns and ammunition at tlie cost of about $2.500,000, a larger amount than that little South Ameri can republic has ever expended at one time for war materials. An American, who has just returned from Venezuela, is authority for the statement that President Castro recently declared that he was “ going to fight the Yankees,” which is given as the cause of the large orders for war material. Rains Do Not Retard. London, Aug. 22. — The Telegraph’s Tokio correspondent says that despite the heavy rains the Japanese have ad vanced in Northern Corea. The Rus sians abandoned their advance works and were driven back. After crossing the river the Russians destroyed the bridges and there was no sign of the Russians south of the Tumen. The Japanese army in Corea has already effected a certain communication with Field Marshal Oyama. Russian Transport Captured. Tokio, Aug. 22.—Commander Kam- chkatka reports that his squadron has raptured the big Russian transport Australia in the harbor of Petropav- lovsk. She will be sent to Sasbro. ' OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST NEW S Y S T E M B E S T . E U G E N E M ILL T O S T A R T . State Saves Much in Transporting Will Be Operated in Connection With Plant at Union. Insane Patients. Eugene—John P. Wilbur, purchaser Salem— After almost three months’ operation under the new law governing of the Eugene woolen mill, is here ar the transprotation of insane, it is found ranging to reopen tlie mill October 1. that the new system costs practically He will install considerable new ma one-half as much as the old. Under chinery, and elevators, better to carry the former system tlie sheriff or a dep on the work and transport goods from He an uty brought insane persons to the asyl one department to another. um, receiving a per diem of $3 and alt nounces that this mill will be operated traveling expenses. Under the new in connection with his mill at Union. A large scouring mill will be erected system the insane asylum authorities send an attendant from the asylum to at Union, and scoured wool from there the county seat to,bring the patient to will be shipped to Eugene and mixed with the coarser valley product. The Salem. In some instances the cost of trans Union mill will make a speciatly of portation has been reduced to one-third white goods, for which it is particular of what it was formerly, while in other ly adapted, while the Eugene mill will cases the reduction is less than one- be devoted to the manufacture of flow half. Thus it cost under the former ered dress goods, blankets and robes. About 100 hands will be employed laws $18.73 to bring a patient from Portland, hut now it costs only $6.79. here, making a payroll of something Mr. Wilbur From Clatsop county, which furnishes like $4,000 per month. a large number of patients, the former states that the two mills will have a cost waB about $45, but now it is only combined capacity of about $20,000 $15. Marion county, which also sup worth of finished goods per month. plies a large number of insane, former Linn Wheat Is Short. ly cost tlie state $6.69 for transporting Albany— Wheat is a short crop in patients, but this has been reduced to $1. In the case of patients from dist Linn county this year owing to the A few ant counties, like Baker, Coos, Tilla long continued dry weather. mook and others, where the railroad or days of rain just at the right time stage expenses are heavy, the saving is would have made this year’ s crop the bumper product for the county, but not so great. The figures given are not exact, for the rain failed to conn. As it is, the no exact account can be kept of tlie wheat in most sections iuns about 16 time of attendants who are sent out bushels per acre. The heads are not after patients. The attendants who well filled, and tbe grain is a little are employed in that work render light. Some of the harvesting machines some service at the institution, and are unable to make expenses for the spend some time bringing back pa owners at the agreed prices for thresh tients who have escaped. The saving, ing, and threshing-machine men have however, when all allowances are made, in many instances been compelled to give up the rating agreed upon and will he from 40 to 50 per cent. charge for their work by the hour. Winter Wheat Good 20,000 Cars Yearly. La Grande— Harvesting in the Grand Klamath Falls— Twenty thousand Ronde valley is now well under way, and so far the yield of fall and winter cars of export freight per annum is sown wheat is good, the average being what Consulting Fingineer Jacobs, of 40 bushels per acre of an excellent the Reclamation service, estimates as quality, many fields yielding 50 bush the possibilities of the Klamath coun els. Spring sown grain is very light try for a railroad company, when the and will not yield more than half a government irrigation project has been crop. Tbe hay crop is very good, and completed and the lands under it de the same condition prevails in Wallowa veloped, together with the rise oi con Mr. Jacobs in county as to hay and grain as in this comitant industries. valley. The sugar beet crop is much cluded shipments of general farm and better than at any previous season, and dairy products stock, timber, and per the sugar factory is expecting a much haps sugar beets. longer and more profitable run than last season. Can’t Buy Many Good Sheep. Pendleton— Sheep buyers from the Goes Fifty Bushels. east are experiencing great difficulty in Pendleton— Mr. Hughs, of Helix, finding in the market here the class of states that wheat just harvested and sheep demanded in the eastern market, threshed on his ranch and that of his and when they have the good luck oc brother in the vicinity of that place casionally to find a few, the owners are will yield on an average of 50 bushels indifferent about selling, and in many to the acre. There are also a number cases absolutely refuse to set a price on of fields of oats which will nearly if them. This condition is said to be due not quite come up to this figure. Late to the fact that sheepmen sold up very reports from either direction in this close last year, and also to the substan vicinity seem to indicate that the esti tial advance in the price of wool this mates given out earlier in the season seaon, with the prospect of a still fur understated rather than overstated tbe ther advance the coming seaon. yield, as in no case is the yield falling short of the estimate given. Good Chance for Umatilla. Pendleton— Following a conference Fruit and Grain at Milton. here between Chief Engineer Newell, Milton — Fruit is coming into mar of the Reclamation service; Consulting ket now in quite large quantities. The Engineer Henny and John T. Whistler, peach crop is rather short in this lo engineer for Oregon, regarding the irri cality, but the melons are plentiful and gation projects in Eastern Oregon, Mr. cheap, and large shipments are being Newell states that the project of gov made to outside points. Tbe second ernment irrigation of lands north of crop of strawberries has made its ap the Umatilla river, near Echo, is very pearance in the market here, and while promising, and very likely will he un the crop is light tlie berries are of ex dertaken unless the Malheur difficulty cellent quality. The farmers in this lo should be settled soon. cality are about through with their harvesting. POR TLAN D M ARKETS. Blaze Starts From Slashings. Woodburn— Starting from burning slashings on tbe Mrs. P. L. Kennedy place, east of Woodburn, fire has burn ed over that farm and tbe Snyder and Moreland farms. Strenuous efforts of firefighters saved the buildings, al though Moreland’s house is encircled by fire, and not yet out of danger. The course of tlie flames is now toward Butte creek, and may do considerable damage liefore the fire is under control. Josephine Farmers' Institute, (»rant’ s Pass— From September 9 to 15 three sessions of farmers’ institutes will be held in Josephine county, un der tlie directions of Dr. Janies Withy- combe, director of the State Experi ment station, accompanied by a staff of professors and directors from the Ore gon Agricultural college. The meetings will be held at Provolt, Grants Pass and Kerby. Few Sales o f Wheat. Pendleton—There has been little do ing in the wheat market here during the presnt week, and few sales have been made since Saturday, when about 200,000 bushels were sold in Pendle ton. The quality of the wheat in this district this year is exceptionally good, all grading No. 1, with the exception of now and then a little smut. Monmouth School to Open. Independence — The Oregon State Normal school at Monmouth will con tinue as though the appropriation asked for at the last session of the legislature had lieen granted. The lack of appro priation must, of course, inconvenience somebody, but it has not given rise to the qjuestion as to whether or not the fechool would continue. Slaughter of Lane Pheasants. Eugene — County Clerk Lee has is sued 70 fire permits and 290 hunters' licenses since the new laws went into effect. From all reports pheasants are being slaughtered in all directions and the license money is doing nothing in the way of protecting game. Wheat — Club, 69® 70c per bushel; bluestem, 74@75c; valley, 75c. Barley— Feed, $20.50 per ton; brew ing. $21. Oats— No. 1 white feed, old, $28 per ton; gray, old, $27; white, new, $23@ 23.50; gray, new, $22 per ton. Hay — Timothy, old, $13@15 per ton; new, $11 @12.50; clover, $8@9. Fruits— Apples, 90c@$1.75 per box; peaches, 65@85c crate; plums, 75c@ $1 per crate; blackberries, 5@6c per pound; cantaloupes, $1 @2.50 per crate; pears, $1.50 per box; watermelons, l « t * C per pound; crabapples, 50c pel box; grapes, $1@1.50. \ egetables— Beans, 1 @4o per pound ; cabbage, l @ l l4c per pound; cauli flower, 75@90c per dozen; celery, 75@ 85c per dozen: corn, 8@9c per dozen; cucumbers, 10@15c per dozen; toma toes, 50@60c per crate; squash, 5c per pound; turnips, $1.25@1.540 per sack; carrots, $1.25@1.50 per sack; beets, $1 @1.25 per sack. Onions— Red, $1.25 per hundred; yellow, $1 25, Potatoes,— Oregon new, 75@80c per sack; Merced sweets, 3 V per pound. Butter— Fancy creamery, 27i*@ 30c. Eggs — Oregon ranch, 22 V per dozen. Poultry — Average old hens, 13@ 1 3 V : mixed chickens, 12@13e; old roosters, 10c; young roosters, 11@ 11 l* c; springs, 1% to 2 pounds, 14@ 1 4 V ; > 1» I ' i pounds, 14*.,@16c; turkeys, live 18@22c; geese, live, per pound, 8@ 9c; ducks, old, 13c; ducks gray 13c; white 14c. H ops— Choice 1904, 17@19c per pound. Wool— Eastern Oregon, average beet, 19@21o; lower grades, down to lftc, according to shrinkage; valley, 25@27c per pound; mohair, choice," 31c per ponnd. Roef — Dressed bulls, l@ 2 c per pound; cows, 3j*@ 4 country steers, 4@5o. Veal— Dressed, 3@7 V . Mutton— Dressed, fancy, 6 ti@ 7 c per pound; ordinary, 4@ 5c; lambs, 7 9 7 V - Pork— Dressed, 6@8c per pound.