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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.