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Cenerai Review o f Important Happen-
penlgs Presented In a B rief and
Condensed Corni.
The c u r b u summoned all reserve
officers to the colors.
Japan holds that J&a nutarlity cf
China at Shanghai is imperfect.
An engagement with Knropatkin will
porbably be forced at Liao Yang.
The inleiior department is in no hur­
ry to create forest reserves in Oregon.
The Japanese have captured all forts
on the Pigeon bay side of Port Arthur.
Five persons were killed at Manden,
Mo., by the explosion of a car of dyna­
mite.
Rioting continues at the Chicago
stock yards. Another man has been
ahot.
Japan in showing utter disregard for
lives is bieaking all precedents at lo rt
Arthur.
The loss caused by the tornado in
North St. Louis is paucb heavier than
at first reported.
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Ih e anniversary of “ Mad” Anthony
Wayne’s victory over the Indians was
observed at the 8t. Louis fair by an
imposing parads.
The rains are stopping around I iao
Yang. The roads aie still in bad con­
dition and active operations are not ex­
pected until they are in bettter shape.
A felling almost akin to despair
reigns in the Russian admiralty.
Forest fires continue to rage in the
reeerves of Montana, destroying much
valuable timber.
Japanese ships ars cruising off Cbe-
foo in search of the Russian boats Di­
ana and Novik.
. Paraguayan rebels have demanded
the city of Asuncion, allowing it 24
hours to surrender.
A cloudburst near Globe, Arisons,
caused a loss of several lives and great
damage to property.
A Russian gunboat was sunk by com­
ing in contact with a mine near the
Liao Tung peninsula.
The Russians will sink their ships
at Port Arthur rather than let them
fall into the hands of the enemy.
The corporation counsel of Chicago
has decided that the packers have no
right to house employes-in their plants.
Forest fires in Clarke county, Wash.,
are doing great damage A number of
homes have been burned and much
cordwood destroyed. A suspect has
been arrested.
The Russian Batlic fleet has sailed
for tne Far East.
General 8toesael made a defiant reply
to the Japanese demand that he sur­
render.
The west ciop in Eastern Oregon and
Wasington will be te greatest ever
known.
The Russian ships damaged in the
recent battles can take no further part
in the war.
The Grand Army has elected General
Wilmon Blackmar, of Massachusetts,
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commander in chief.
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TLESH AGAINST POWDER.
LOSS IS MILLIONS.
Question W hether Japanese Porccs
W ill Hold Out.
Tornado Sweeps Over St. Paul end
Minneapolis.
8L Petersburg, Aug. 24.—The latest
reports from Port Arthur indicate that
the garrison there Is holding out with
wonderful tenacity In the face of per*
slstent desperate assaults. The only
question la how long any body of
troops can withstand such awful pun­
ishment, and whether the garrison in
the fortress can outlast Japanese am­
munition and men.
The report that 20 regiments have
been drawn from General Oku to
strengthen the attackers , is believed to
indicate that the Japanese southern
army is In desperate straits and seems
to show that the Japanese have not
enough men to prosecute simultan­
eous campaigns of great magnitude In
the north and south.
The report that the Novik has
been syunk has not yet been published
here. If it is true, It will be greatly
felt, for the gallant cruiser, which has
been frequently mentioned in dis­
patches, has endeared herself to the
whole nation by her tireless activity
at Port Arthur, and It has been great­
ly hoped that she would reach Vlad­
ivostok in safety.
The attitude of the Japanese govern­
ment in regard to China has caused
Increasing uneasiness here. While it
is believed that the dictatorial attitude
assumed by Japan was adopted large­
ly for Its moral influence on the Chin­
ese, it is also taken to indicate that
Japan Intends to make herself the
dominant spirit in the Celestial em
pire.
PORTE V E r V SILENT.
Embarrassed by Reminder o f Verbal
Plekge to Am erica.
Constantinople, Aug. 24.—A note
from American Minister Leishman,
dated August 16, was handed to the
Turkish authorities within 12 hours
after the receipt by the Minister of
the Turkish note Monday. In this
note Mr. Leishman holds the govern
ment to its solemn undertaking, com­
ing direct from the Sultan, respecting
equal treatment with other nations
for the United States concerning the
question of educational institutions.
This allusion to the imperial pledge
apparently embarrassed the Porte,
which had previously announced that
it would Ignore the former verbal as­
surances which Minister Leishman de­
clared he had received.
It is considered improbable that the
Porte will reply to the Minister’s note
and therefore the question is looked
upon ns shelved pending the execution
of the process of recognition, when it
is considered not improbable fresh dif­
ficulties will arise.
Noth withstanding the assertion by
Tzzet Pasha, the secretary of the Pal­
ace, that $250,000 has been deposited
as compensation due to an American
citizens at Smyrna for land illegally
taken, no such deposit has yet been
made.
H .EET APPROACHES SHANGHAI.
Consul Good now Calls Consular Body
Together for Action.
Shanghai, Aug. 24-r—The steamer
Halting, which arrived here today, re­
ports having sighted a Japanese
squadron last night off Gutzlaff Island,
about 65 miles southeast of Shanghai.
The squadron showed no lights.
The United States monitor Monad-
nock and two torpedo-boat destroyers
have been ordered to be ready to pro­
tect the neutrality of Shanghai.
American Consul Goodnow called
the meeting of the consular body for
10 o’clock tomorrow morning. It is
believed that the foreign consuls will
arrange means to strengthen the
hands of the Taotai in dealing with
the matter of the Russian warships
here.
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Later reports declare the Japanese
squadron to be 20 miles from Woo-
sung. Woosung is the outside harbor
of Shanghai.
It is believed that the raids of the
Russian squadron will not oost ship
ping more than $250,000.
Indications are more favorable than
ever that Russia will agree to the
American definition of contraband of
war.
The Japanese consul general at
Rhanghai has notified the taotai that a
fleet is coming to seize the Russian war
vessels there.
The Japanese are making a final as­
sault on Port Arthur, and reports Bay
they have already sacrificed 20,000
men. Several important positions
have been taken.
Japan has demanded the surrender
Rrtn Stops rild Operations.
of Port Arthur.
At
the Headquarters of General
A Georpia mob overpowered the Kuroki,
in Southern Manchuria, Aug.
militia; seized two negro murderers and 20, via Fusan
and Seoul, Aug. 24.—It
burned them alive.
has rained steadily for four days and
of the lower roads are covered
It is now certain that the Japanese both
with
ten
feet of water and are abso­
have taken important land positions at lutely impassable.
A number of
Port Arthni, the fire from which com­ Chinese and horses of the commis­
pelled the Russian fleet to leave the sary department have been drowned
harbor.
crossing the Lang river at the ford.
Great Britain, in her answer to Rus­ Russian spies have been located hid­
in the cornfields near the outposts
sia, contends that foodstuffs cannot be ing
and large scouting parties are search­
classed as contraband.
ing for them. The relative positions
of
the two armies remain unchanged.
The government is experiencing trou­
ble in securing Oregon gold (or the
Lewis and Clark souvenir gold dollars.
St. Petersburg Advised.
London,
Aug. 23.—A dispatch to a
The Russian admiralty is still in the news agency
from St. Petersburg says
dark as to the fate of Withoeft’s ships news has reached the admiralty there
not heard from since the Port Arthar to the effect that the missing Russian
battle.
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cruiser Novik has arrived at Kors-
akevsk, a port of the island of Sak­
America deems that Japan was in halin, and that the Russian cruiser
the wrong in taking the Russian tor­ Diana, concerning whose fate there has
pedo boat from Chefoo and that the been considerable anxiety, hks been
seen off Hong Kong.
vessel should be returned.
OREGON NEWS OE INTEREST
TINE TIMBER DESTROYED.
HOP MEN IN HIGH GLEE.
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rire on McCully Mountain Supposed Crop W ill Be Large* end Quality Bet­
to Have Been Set by Campers.
ter Than Last Year.
Albany—The foiest fires which have
bean raging in Abe mountains of Oregon
for the past ten days are having the
usual effect an valley towns. A pall
of smoke, so thick that the eyes burn,
hangs over Albany, and the herison is
narrowed down to a very short dis­
tance. The sun looks like a ball of
fire, being almost bidden from view
a part of the time.
The smoke in Albany is paraticnlar-
ly bad because ef a fire in oloee proxim­
ity to the city. Just east of Lacomb,
which ia only about 15 miles from Al­
bany, ie a fire which has been burning
for several days, and is doing inestima­
ble damage. The fire is on the side of
McCully mountain, which is covered
with one of the finest bodies of timber
in the county. There had been a num­
ber of fires in that section for some
time, but all were under control and
the loss was normal. Albany people
could see a large column of smoke ris­
ing from the side of the mountain east
of Lacomb, and later came the news
that an immense and destructive fire
was sweeping over McCully mountain
with irresistible force. 1 The fire is
thought to have been started by careless
campers, and the authorities are inves­
tigating to see of the blame cannot be
fastened on someone.
BRING HIGH PRICE.
Last
Year’s Hops Sell Well, and
Picking Soon Begins.
Salem—Krebs Brothers, hopgrowera
and dealers, have reported the purchase
of 186 bales of 1903 hope from the A.
J. Luce Hop company at 25 cents.
This ia the highest price paid for some
time. Speaking of the hop situation,
Leonard Krebs aaid that the greatest
danger ie that growers will begin pick­
ing too early. Some are talking of be­
ginning September 1, which Mr. Krebs
says is folly a week too soon.
In the Bntterville, Hubbard, Aurora
and St. Paul districts in particular the
hops are usually too green, causing a
lose in weight and also in quality.
Mr. Krebs saye that in view of the ab­
sence of vermin this season, there is no
danger in letting the hops remain on
tbe vine until they are ready for pick-
ing.
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Exhibits of State.
Salem—From intorniation that has
been received by Secretary Wylie A.
Moores, of the state fair board, it ia
evident that the state fair next month
will equal, if not excel the splendid
expositions which have been held here
for the last five yean}. There are more
horses in training on Lone Oak track
now than ever before at this time of
the year. Many breeders of livestock
who have never been here before are
making arrangements to come with
their herds, and the livestock depart­
ment will be at greet an attraction as
ever. Space in the main pavilion ie
being lapidly taken lor county and gen­
eral premium exhibits, and many new
displays will be seen.
Hop Market to Open.
Salem—Though 20 to 21 cents is free­
ly offered for contracts for 1904 hops,
nothing of consequence is being done in
this market. Growers are preparing
for the harvest, which will begin about
September 8 to 10, and are worrying
very little about prices. The hope in
this vicinity are in excellent condition,
so far as quality is concerned, and there
has been no change in the estimates of
the probable yield. A1 Jenuan, who
still bolds 200 bales of hops of the 1903
crop, has refused an offer of 28 X cents
a pound for the lot.
Wheat Crop Ready.
Salem — Because spring wheat is
ready to harvest, fanners are hauling
little grain to town now, and there is
little activity in the wheat market.
All the flooring mills in this vicinity
are paying a premium of 2 % cents
above the export quotations, and buy­
ers for export are meeting the milling
price. •
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rorest Tires Create Havoc.
Eugene—A number of forest flies are
creating havoc in Lane county. Con­
siderable damage has already been done
and heavy losses are feared. A large
fire is now burning in some of tbe fin-
eet timber on the McKenzie river.
8everai fires prevail.
Harvester Burns In Held.
Wasco—While the harvest crew were
at dinner tbe combined harvester of
Henry Howell, near Wasoo, caugbt fire
and burned up completely. Tbe cause
of the fire ie unknown. Loss $2.000,
with no insurance. Only a small lot
of wheat was burned.
Wheat
Market.
Portland — Walla Walla, 76@78c;
blues tern, 81<§82c; valley, 80c.
Tacoma—Bluestem, 88c; club, 77<f.
Walla Walla—Bluestem, 72<§73c;
club, 60c.
La Grande—Fortyfo d, 68c; c»ub,80c.
Albany—78c.
Albany—Pioepects are veiy bright
for Linn county bopgrowers this yeat.
The yield ie expected to be fully as
laige as that of last year, and the qual­
ity ot the product much hatter..
The weather has been all that hop
men oould desire, and the crop if free
from vermin. Picking will oommsnoe
the last of this month. The prices for
picking will be the same as last year.
But few contracts for sale of hepa
have been made np to this time. The
prevailing price for those few sales
that have been made is 20 to 21 cents.
Although growers have made no effort
to sell their hope before tbe season is
fairly opened, yet there does not seem
to be any disposition to bold the crop,
as there was last year. This is thought
to be due to the fact that the slump in
prices late in the season last year
caused a loss oi thousands of dollars to
those who werq holding for top prices.
Land Patents Held Up.
Albany—Word has been received in
Albany by Ed Dorgan, tbe timber lo­
cator, from the interior department at
Washington, D. 0 ., that Albany claim­
ants of timber land in tie Klamath
and Lake county dietiicta will have to
wait some time yet before receiving
their patents. All the claimants have
proved np on their claims and hold re­
ceipts from the local land officers, bat
Messrs. Jones, Erickson and Brown,
the special agents sent out by Secretary
Hitchcock, have recommended that the
land be held np for farther investiga­
tion. This ia a. great disappointment
to the holders, who have waited for a
long time for their patents. And the
large number of people in Albany who
have timber claims in the Eastern Ore­
gon districts have a considerable
amount of money tied np in the land.
Road to Aid Three Counties.
Albany—County Judge Scott, of
Marion county, has been in conference
with County Judge Stewart, of Linn
county, regarding the proposed road to
connect the Willamette valley with the
Deschutes country, in Crook connty,
and the outcome ia very favorable to
the road. Hon. John Minto, father of
the scheme and discoverer of the pan
through which the road will go, is now
at his mountain home on the line of
the road, and will co-operate with tbe
county judges in an effort to scenre a
conference with the jadge of Crook
connty, to see if the three counties can
work together and divide the expense of
constructing the road, which will be a
m utual benefit.
Crops in John Day V a lk y .
S t Paul, Aug. 2$.—Several persona
were killed, a number are reported
missing and 50 to 100 were injured,
some fatally; business property and
residences were damaged to the ex­
tent of perhaps $1,000,000; the mas­
sive steel bridges across the Missis­
sippi were wrecked and strained;
shade trees were leveled and much
other damage was done in 8t. Paul and
Minneapolis by a tornado which broka
over the two cities shortly after %
o’clock last night
Apparently the storm was of a local
character, for as far as can be learned
no damage was done In the neighbor^
lng towns. The storm was particular­
ly severe In the business districts of
the two. cities. Windows were blown
in and roofs torn from immense whole­
sale warehouses and the flood of rain
which accompanied the storm did im ­
measurable damage to stocks of goods.
Dwelling houses, churches and schools
also suffered greatly.
Railroad traffic between 8L Paul and
Minneapolis was entirely cut off.
Tbe street railway systems of both
cities were prostrated. For hours after
the storm had spent its fury it was im­
possible to get into communication
with Minneapolis, the telephone wires
being demoralized. Rumors of great
loss of life were rife, but on being
tracked to their sources were found to
be incorrect
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All telegraph wires were down and
the Associated Press was compelled to
send men to stations down the river
before communications could be estab-.
lished with the outer world.
The storm was of short duration,
lasting not more than 16 minutes. The
devastation it wrought waa terrific.
The wind, according to the government
weather observer blew 80 miles an
hours, coming from the southwest.
Buildings were unroofed and fronts
blown in. the cellars being flooded by
the rain which came in great waves
along with the wind. Electric wires
were proetteted sad m any'' persons
were injured by contaot with electric
light and trolley wires.
PACKERS WILL TIGHT.
Court Must Decide on Their Right
House Employes.
Chioago, Aug. 23.—The packers win
apply to the courts for an injunction to
prevent the carrying out of the city’s
orders that the strike-breakers be no
longer housed in the buildings in the
stockyards. .This was decided on at
a meeting of the legal representatives*
of all the packing firms, save one, that
are affected by the strike.
' Agents of the packers hurried about
the yards today reassuring the non-un­
ion men and rushing the work of re­
habilitating barracks to be entirely
separate from the slaughter houses.
Arrangements were made to bring in
tents to cover every available vacant
spot for the same purpose. Small cir­
cus tents were sent for to meet tbe
emergency. Swift’s carshops were soon
taken possession of by mechanics, who
began fitting up tbe plant’s bunkhouee,
and the same was done with other
buildings, apart from the killing de­
partments. Every effort was made to
prevent a stampede of non-unionists.
The packers declare it was successful
and that the exodus was no larger than
is usual on Saturdays. Union pickets
reported that the desertions were
heavy and that the non-union men
were in a state of terror.
Prairie City—The hay crop in the
John Day valley ia this year as good as
usual, on an average. While some
stockmen are complaining over a slight­
ly inferior crop, others have harvested
a superior one over those of previonB
years. George W. McHaley harvested
2fi tone of timothy hay from a five-acre
parcel of land. Haying is now well
under way, and in about another week
the bay harvest will nearly be complet­
ACTION SAVES MANY.
ed. Only a small amount of grain is
being grown here, but it is of good av­ Captain o f Tcrryhoat Rammed Makes
erage quality. The fruit crop is excel­
Harbor Quickly*
lent, with tbe exception of a few orch­
ards that was damaged by late frosts New York, April 23.—A hundred pas­
sengers on the ferryboat South Side,
and hail storms.
plying in the East river between Tenth
Cove Cherries Get Prize.
street and Green Point, have been
La Grande—Union county cherries saved from possible death by quick ac­
carried off the prize at tjie St. Louie tion on the part of a captian of a New
fair. C. M. and O. G. Stockland of Haven Railroad transfer-boat. The
boat 50 yards out in the stream,
Cove, one of tbe greatest fruit sections ferry
making
for the slip at the foot of
in the state, have received word that Tenth street,
when she was Tammed
their Royal Ann cherries eent in were by the big flpat carrying 15 freight
given tbe 100 per cent mark by tbe cars. The float’s prow penetrated
judges. Oregon has her own way at nearly to thee enter of the ferry boat
the fair in tbe line of cherries, and on the side of the ladies’ cabin. The
those from Union county are consid­ passengers fled in terror, many of the
ered tbe best. Tbe coonty has shipped women in the cabin having been cut
out 20,000 boxes of the best varieties and bruised by flying glass and splint­
this season, besides the big home con­ ers.
The captain of the transfer-boat
sumption.
realized that if he backed off the ferry
boat would float helplessly away and
Remove Name’s Stigma.
sink. Whistling for help, he ordered
Salem—That tbe name of the Oregon on ail pressure, pushed the helpless
8tate Reform school be changed to ferryboat toward the docks, and suc­
Oregon State Industrial school, ia one ceeded in shoving it against the pier of
of tbe recommendations made in the the slip where the passengers quickly
biennial report of Superintendent N. H. scrambled through the windows and
piles of freight to the street. A
Looney. Tbie change is advised be­ over
few
minutes
later the South Side set­
cause the present name is to many a tled to the bottom.
stigma of disgrace tohen applied to
Darkness and storm, together with a
youths whose characters are not misunderstanding of signals, probably
formed. " I t is not the intention of caused the accident.
tbe state to brand these boys when
what they want is encouragement,’’
Panama Enters Denial.
says Superintendent Looney.
Panama, Aug. 23.—President Ama­
dor
today informed the correspondent
Sulphite Mill Closed.
of
the
Associated Press that there was
Oregon City—Having on hand a
no
truth
in the report received in New
large surplus of the mill’e product, the
York
yesterday
from Buena Ventura,
Crown Paper mille has temporarily
Colombia,
to
the
effect
that the govern­
closed dowwn its sulphite mill, throw­
ment
of
Panama
had
stationed
a gar­
ing out of employment 40 men. The
rison at Fort Nugui, at the confluence
wood mills of both local paper com­ of
the Atrata and San J'uan rivers,
panies have suspended operations alto, thereby assuming formal possession of
because of the low stage of tbe river. a wide strip of the Colombian depart­
Because of this more than 100 men ment of Cawes. The president added
have been placed out of regular work that Panama wanta peace with all na­
tions and especially with Colombia.
temporarily.
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