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j OREGON NEWS OF INTEREST OREOON IRRIGATION CONVENTION Second Session, Held at Pendleton, Full of EnthiulMm. Pendleton "Interest in irrigation ban Increased the biblical ten-fold daring the past year," ald President A. H. Devera concerning the session of the aecond annual convention of I ha Oregon State Irrigation Assoc.a tlon -We had an enthusiastic meeting :n Portland a year ago, but we had a determined meeting here this year." Delegates to the number of about 159 were here from all over the state. Ontario sent a delegation of 25 mem bers for the purpose of capturing the 1904 convention. They wore badges luscribed, "Ontario, 1904." The cen vent'on hall was crowded and every Kitsch bruugnt forth discussion. Prldent Devers. in his opening ad dress said, regarding the attacks of tha press: "I want to say that, while some of the papers libeled the association by saying that they have accomplished but little, I know that. If It has done nothing more, it has called the atten tion of the government to the fact that we want Irrigation, that we need Irrigation works, and while no proj ects are yet completed. I know that snnn will be announced soon. Fur ther than that, at the last session of the leglnlature a resolution was pass ed requiring the governor to appoint h commission to investigate the state laws on Irrigation, riparian rights and kindred questions, and the governor has appointed the commission. Fur ther than that, the coming together of people Interested In the welfare of tha state, particularly as applied to ir rigation, I sthe means of arounsing the people up as to the necessity of lrri- tat on. and that Is the most import ant thing, and the meeting which we have today shows that interest is not larklne." Other addresses were delivered by Governor Chamberlain, ex-Governor Ceer, Mayor Hailey, Judge Lowell, A King Wilson, and Will R. King. OREGON MINES (JAIN. Output ef the Precious Metals en the In crease In Our State. Washington. D. C Compared with ther states in the west, and with Alaska as well, Oregon made a most creditable showing, proportionately, with its gold production In 1901, ac- ordlng to reports that have Deen re hv the director of the mint. The official report on Oregon's gold nutnut was prepared by F. A. wing, aaeayer at the government assay of fice at Seattle. My way oi inirouut linn Mr Wlnar savs: "Br a thorough and systematic method of checking the receipts of bullion and ores originating in Ore- eon. denoBited and shipped to the sev eral assay offices, mints, smelters and refineries of the United States, and liritlsh Columbia, the output of 1901 waa found to be as follows: Ounces. Value. Cold 88,759 $1,834,821 Silver 163.873 211.87b The copper output waa valued at $410$ and the lead at $1631. making a total valuation of $2,052,433. There was a gain of $146,257 In the utput for the year over that of 1900. notwithstanding the fact that some of the mines were closed down for part or all of the year, some for the pur pose of installing new sinking plants or other machinery, some from labor 1 roubles some on account of the lack of ore. and other causes. The production of 1901 is given as follows: Value. Gold $1,727,892 S.lver "0-721 Copper S 18 head M45 Work on the Bill Nye. Med ford The owners of the Bill n mine, located on Gall's creek. about ten miles north of Medford, are making preparations for mining on I large scale. A five-stamp mill, hoist Inr machlnerv. etc.. are being Install d. The company has an 80-foot shaft. good deal of tunneling and other de velopment work on the claim. The ore is free .milling and there are sev eral thousand dollars worth of gold la sight.' Superintendent D .R. An rtrua of this city, left recently for the mine, to look after the Installation of the new plant. Marvelous Vein of Oold. Wolf Creek E. E. Blalock has inirk a ledae on his mining claim on Cavote creek which. It Is claimed hkhJ 127.000 ner ton. In it he found a stringer of solid gold, from which he has taken out about $25,000. and still continues with the same width. It Is rumored that Jie placed ! guard over It night and day. The ledge is said to be wedge shspe7l. peaked on top, and widens in depth. Mining Company Formed. Roseburg Articles of Incorporation r-av been filed by the Oold Mountain Vlnlng Smelting Company. The capital stock Is fixed st $100,000, di vided Into shares of $1 each. The companv has a number of claims south of Camas Valley, near the Mar tindale mine, which was recently sold for $30,000. Assays of ore taken from rmr the surface show average values of $1 to $26 per ton. SLOW MARKET FOR STOCK. Sellers and Bayers are at Variance la Hcjipocr Neighborhood. Heppner The livestock industry here, while not uttering, does not present a rery encouraging outlook. Between cattle and sneep me conm- tlons are about a stand-off. Owing to the extreme backward demand and scarcity of buyers, which are usually plentiful at this time of year, very few transaction are reported. While a few sheep sales have oc curred, the business has been con fined principally to local people. Out Elde buyers and owners have not been able to agree on prices. Owners are .intminDj in hniHtnor ffip tl.no ner head for lambs and $2 per head lor yearling wethers. Farther in the in terior, in Grant and Wheeler counties, where shipping facilities are not so good, the conditions are even worse than they are here. A grant county sheepman wai in Heppner a few days ago looking lor a buyer for his lambs. Two Wheeler county cattlemen were In Heppner lasi weea. iney brought In 62 head of choice beef cat tle, which had been sold to a local butcher at Gresham. They report that, In a general way, the market Is bud In the Spray country. Mule de mand and the absence of buyers Is the general complaint. In the vicin ity of Spray, there are a great many yearlings for sale. The best offers have been sla per head, while the owners are holding for $16. For the same cattle this spring owners were offered $18. but then they were holding for $20. in the vicinity of Spray the Oilman A French cattle, consisting of 5000 head are ranged. In the great alfalfa feeding dintrlct, on Mutter creeK, tnere are iuuu less cattle being fed this year than last. The fact that hay Is selling for $8 per ton in the stack is the principal cause for this. EXCEEDS ITS CAPACITY. Coos Bay Hatchery Will Handle Tea Million Eggs. Oregon City "With a capacity of only 6,000,000 eggs, the Coos Bay Hatrhery will this year handle 10. 0C0.000 salmon eggs," said Deputy Fish Warden H. A. Webster, who has lust returned from a visit to the state's salmon fishery Interests in the Southern and Coast districts of the state. This Increase in the output of the station at Coos, says Mr. Webster, is due to a change in the manner of operating the plant. Racks were In- stalled this year that withstood the freshets and permitted a continuous catch of salmon, while last year the catch aggregated only 3.600.000 egirs. The surplus in this year's catch Is be ing deposited In the bed of Coos river nfter the eggs have Impregnated. Mr. Webster also visited the state's sal mon Interests at Yaquina, Atsoa and Sluslaw and reports an unusually good un of sllversldo salmon this fall. He rIko found the hatcheries making a good showing, the catches equaling, If not excelling, the rapacity of the different plants. Forty Cattle Were Killed. Umatilla Word has been received here of a terrible slaughtering of cat tle on the bank of the Columbia river at a point weist of here. Richard Brothers of Horse Haven had pur chased a laree bunch of cattle in the vicinity of Heppner and drove them to the banks of the Columbia. Dur ing the night the cattle became fright ened. It Is believed at a passing train. and were thrown Into a fierce stam pede. They rushed over a steep bluff and 40 were killed outright. Many were so badly Injured they had to be killed. The loss Is over $600. PORTLAND MARKETS. fWheat Walla Walla, 75c; blue- stem, 79c; valley, 78e. Barley Feed, $20 per ton; brewing, $22; rolled, $21. Flour Valley, $3.753..5 per bar- rel; hard wheat straights, $3.75(384.10; hard wheat patents, $4.204.50; gra ham, $3.36(33.75; whole wheat, $3.55 4; rve wheat, $4.50. Oata No. 1 white, $1.07Xigray, $1.05 per cental. Millstuffs Bran, $20 per ton; mid dlings, $24; shorts, $20; chop, $18 linseed dairy food, $19. Hay Timothy, $1B per ton; clover $13; grain, $11; cheat, $11 Butter Fancy creamery, 27X(S30c per pound; dairy, 16Sis20c; store 16c. Cheese Full cream, twins. 15c Yonng America, 15(8 lflc; factory prices. It I He less. Poultry Chickens, mixed, lOrtMOH'c per pound ; spring, 11 hens, 11 12c broilers, $2.50 per doren ; turkeys, live, 1415c per ponnd; dressed, 16lc ducks, $rt(S7 per dosen; geene, $7910 Eggs Oregon ranch. 30c; Eastern, fresh, 242w:c. Potatoes Oregon, 50(f 5e per sack sweet potatoes, 22 He. Hops 1903 cmp, 12i322c perponnd accoriiingfto qnality. Wool Valley, 1718c; Eastern Ore- gon. 1215c; mohair, .5437 He Beef Pressed, r?.4e per pound Veal Small, 7,Sc; large, 6c der pound. CHINESE ENRAQEU AT RUSSIA Some Members Urge War for Rcoccupe Uoa at Mukdea. Pekln, Nov. . Yuan Kal final, viceroy of Chi U province, who. as cabled to the Associated Press yes terday, waa dispatched to Mukden by the Dowager Empress with Instruc tions to Investigate affairs there and if possible to arrange a settlement with the Russians, did not go any fur ther than Tien Tsin, which he reached yesterday evening. It is now consid ered doubtful whether be will go to Mukden at all. The Chinese are more enraged at the Hussan proceedings at Mukden than they have been by any events since the capture of Pekln. Some of the hot-headed members of the Coun cil have advised the Dowager Empress to declare war on nunma,, auu send troops to release the Tartar General whose detention at Mukden, growing out of the decapitation of the Chinese bandit, who had enlisted in the Rus sian service, but who fell into the hands of the Chinese after the Rus sians bad evacuated Mukden, wounds Chinese susceptibilities, since it is considered to be not only an inBult to high official, but aa Insulting to the Chinese government Itself. Better-informed officials, however. eallze the helplessness of China, and the madness of going to war with Russia. Their coansel has hitherto prevailed, although there la much baseless war talk In the native press and among the younger Chinese offic ials. WON'T PROTECT AMERICANS. Cubaa Alcalde Disposed to Quibble Over Terms of Treaty. Havana, Nov. 9. There seems to be considerable disposition on the part of a number of Cuban government of ficers to cause trouble to American In terests in the Isle of Pines Archipela go. Several natives said to have been inspired by Cubans, some of whom are believed to be in the government employ, are endeavoring to Institute suits to question titles to realty in the ip.lo of Plnea Archipelago, acquired by Americans prior to the signing of the Squirea-Palma treaty, which provided for the cession of the Isle of Pines proper to Cuba, as a quid pro quo for coaling stations at Bahia Honda and Guantanamo. The Cuban alcalde, or sub-governor of the Isle of Pines, has refused to lend police protection asked by Amer ican settlers In several of the small keys adjacent to the Isle of Pines, on the ground that, according to a Btrlct Interpretation of the treaty, these keys were no ceded to Cuba, and hence are not entitled to the police protection asked from the Cuban gov ernment. URQES ALASKAN CABLE. Oenernl Qrccrv Recommends a Line From Valses to Sitka. Vashlngton, Not. 10. Baaed upon recommendation contained in the annual report of General A. W. Greely, chief signal officer of the army ,an at tempt will be made at the coming ses sion of congress te secure an appropri ation for a submarine telegraph cable to run from Valdea to Sitka, Alaska. General Greely urges the appropri ation of $321,580 for the construction of this cable, and gives as a reason for the expenditure the fact that this last link In the government telegraph sys tem of Alaska Is needed to give an ail American line connecting with every part of Alaska in order to do away Ith the necessity of utilizing Can adian lines. Secretary Root, In his an nual report and estimates, Is expected to Indorse General Gfeely's recom mendation. Diplomatic Agent Named. Panama. Nov. 10. M. Philippe Bunau-Varllla has been appointed di plomatic agent of the Republic of Panama at Washington. He is one of the financial agents of the Panama Canal Company. His first official act was to officially notify the junta that the United States has recognized the de facto government of Panama. The News has caused great rejoicing here, and was telegraphed throughout the country. Preparations are being made to celebrate the event with great enthusiasm. M. Philippe Bunau Varllla Is now in New York. Blockade Is Raised Washlnrton, Nov. 10. Captain Brlggs, of the cruiser Baltimore, ca- Med the navy department today from Puerto Plata, on the north coast of Santo Domingo, announcing his ar rival, and stating that the Cherokee was discharging her cargo. This Indi cates that the blockade has been raised. FIRE ON PANAMA Isthmian City Is Shelled by Co lombian Warship. AMERICA AT ONCE EMCRS PROTEST Action Contrary to Rules of War Com mander of NasbvUla Notifies All That Free Traaslt Mast Ba Maintained. Washington, Nov. . The Colom bian warshipBogota today shelled the city of Panama, according to advices received by the state department from Consul Ehrman. One Chinese waa kill ad. Secretary Hay promptly Instruct ed the American representative to pro test against the bombardment, and if it has not ceased by the time the cru iar Boston, now on her way to the scene of the revolution, arrives, the Colombian vessel will be seized. The bombardment Is in violation of all rules of war, since it was begun with out notice. The flag of the new repub lic, red, white and blue, has been hoist ed at Panama. American residents In Colon were In grave danger for a time today, and 50 marines were landed. They were or dered back to the ship this evening, when the authorities promised to main tain order. Commander Hubbard, of the Nash ville, notified the prefect of Colon that any movement of troops to Panama would threaten the free and uninter rupted transit of the Isthmus, which the United States Is pledged to main tain, and accordingly he has directed the superintendent of the railroad to move no troops for either side. The state department today receiv ed a request from the representatives of the revolutionary government at Panama that the United States recog aiie the new state of Panama, but pending official advices from United States consul officials at Panama that a new government has been establish ed and is a de facto government, the state department declined to commit Itself. However, attention was called to the fact that It is the invariable poli cy of the United States to deal with the de facto government In any coun try. This statement is taken as fav orable recogpltion should the new Pan ama government have an active exis tence. The dispatches to the Nashville, which should have reached her Imme diately upon her arrival at Colon, No vember 2, were intercepted and were not received by Commander Hubbard until after the Colombian gunboat Car tagena arrived at Colon with 600 Co lombian troops aboard, when it was too late to prevent her entrance to the harbor. The execution of the or iginal scheme would have eliminated the Cartagena from the situation In Colon, and the present unfortunate complications would have been avoid ed. Tonight Acting Secretary Darling re ceived a dispatch from the captain of the cruiser Atlanta, at Kingston. Jam aica, saving he would sail with his ves sel tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock. The Atlanta has been taking on a sup ply of coal at Kingston. LYNCHINO ENDS RIOT. Negro Who Killed White Man From Jail. Is Takea Lake Village. Ark.. Nov 6 Two people are dead and three wounded as the result of trouble between whites and blacks here today, which waa not settled until a lynching had quieted the erclted people. A riot occured between some Ne groes and whites early In the day. It Is alleged that during the alterca tion Ed. Coleman, colored, pulled a nlstol and began shooting. A fussl- Inde followed, and when it ceased, it was found that Frank Anderson, one of those in the crowd, was dead. Vinson wn shot In two places. Frame wound ed In the foot and Ella McDowell, colored, shot In the back Coleman fled, and a posse at once started In pursuit. Johnson, one of the Negroes, waa arrested. At noon the mob anthered at the courthouse. Sledge-hammers and railroad Irons were quickly found and in 30 minutes four doors at the Jail had Deen orogen down. The mob quickly secured the negro, took him to the center of the town, and hanged him at noon. Basin Is Wiped Out. Butte, Mont., Nov. 6. A Miner spe cial from Basin tonight says the town has been practically destroyed by conflagration which started at oVlock this afternoon from a bonfire built between two buildings by some children at play. All the business sec tion has been wiped out and the fire Is still burning. The large concentrator of the Montano Ore Purchasing Com pany was saved after heroic work by the firemen. A special train carried the Boulder Are department about ten miles to Basin. Acre Territory Dispute Settled. Rio De Janerio. Nov. 6 The Acre territory dispute between Bolivia and Brazil has been settled. The princl psl points whlrh were under consider ation In the Acre dispute were whether the territory beyond the tenth degree of Istitnde shall become Brazilian ter ritory. Brazil to pay Bolivia $5,000. 000 and allow Bolivia the right to send Acre products to Brazilian ports on the Amazon river. DID NOT FIX LINE. Alaska Commlssioeara Let One Stretch Go No Data to Work Un. Washington, Nov. 7. Contrary to the general understanding. It develop ed In Washington today that the Alas 1 an boundary commission, recently la aeasion in London did not finally lo cate the entire boundary line between British and American territory, a stretch of over 139 miles between Kate's Needle and the Devil's Paw, two prominent mountain peak's lying southeast of Skagway, la yet to be de finitely located. Because of the fail ure of the commission to determine the location of this line the joint sur veying commission that will be charg ed with marking off the boundary as recently determined will be unable) to operate over this stretch of territory, which la about pne-fourth of the entire length of the boundary that baa long been in dispute. It so happens that the country lying between Kate's Needle and Devil's Paw la desolate, and apparently worth less mountains of snow and Ice. The determination of the actual location of the boundary is therefore of no Im mediate importance, but should mines be developed, or should other resourc es be, discovered, there would be a rep etition of the dispute that has existed all over Southeastern Alaska since the discovery of gold in the territory. The boundary commission did not have before it sufficient data to enable It to fix this portion of the boundary with any degree of satisfaction. PREDICT ITS SUCCESS. Passengers From Panama Also Say Amer icana Favor Revolt. San Francisco, Nov. 7. Whea tha steamer San Juan, which arrived here today, left Panama, October 29, the preparations for the revolution were well under way, and secession was talked everywhere upon the streets. Evidently, the government baa known for at least two weeks that a crisis waa approaching. Passengers on the San Juan who came from Panama and various points in Central American republics are greed that the revolution, which the cable reports as in progress, waa most carefully planned, and they predict, it success. They also state, recording to the Evening Poet that the diplo matic representatives of the United States are favorable to the revolution ists. The men at the head of the seces sion movement are friends of the Pana ma canal and want the canal built by the United States and maintained un der the military protection of the Unit ed States. Among the San Juan's passengers was John Jenkins, United States consul-general at San Salvador, who said: "The Independent government now being formed In Panama will always remain there. The Bogota government Is out of place and has no reason for longer existence. RUSSIAjTHRBATBNS CHINA. Will Assume Charge of Manchuria Unless Demands Are Mot. Toklo, Nov. 7. Reports from Pekln say Russia now thretens to assume sole charge of the government of Man churia unless China promptly dismis ses Yuen, the taotal of Mukden, and decapitates another mandarin who re cently punished disorderly Chinese bandits in Ruslan employ. The action of Russia has caused con siderable resentment against the Czar in Chinese officials circles. It Is look ed upon a showing that the alleged pa cific attitude of Rusla is not borne out by her actions. A number of the high officials continue to advocate the ad dressing of a forcible appeal of protest against Russia's attitude to the pow ers, with a request that they Interfere to preserve the Integrity of the Chi nese empire. Orief May Kill Booth. New York, Nov. 7. Commander Booth-Tucker, of the Salvation army, sailed for England today on the Cedrlc In response to a cablegram from Gen eral Wlllilam Booth, the head of the army. It was said the commander had become so overcome by the sudden death of his wife that General Booth wished him to take a few days of rest. It is said General Booth is suffering greatly from the shock of his daugh ter's violent death, and on account of his age it is feared the result may be serious. Porte Absolutely Rejects Plan. London. Nov. 7. The Constantinople correspondent of the London Dally Mail writes the sultan has absolutely rejected every one of the proposals contained in the Joint note of Austria and Rusla. demanding that the Mace donian reform be carled out under the direction and supervision of officials appointed by tha two powers.
