ÎRJttJk» NEWBERG GRAPHIC B. H. WOODWARD. PublUhw NEWBERG OREGON NEWS OF THE WEEK _____ / ta i Condensed Foro Isr O v Buy Readers. A Wen un« o f tho Las« Important but Not Lass In terestin g E ven ts o f the Past Week. Senator Platt is much improved in ealth. The battleship Minnesota has been successfully launched. Hundreds of persons were killed by the collapse of a reservoir at Madrid, Spain. The Japanese government has ordered 600,000 gunstocks from a Gedsr Rapids, Iowa, manufacturer. Eight men were killed at Allisonia, Virginia, by the premature explosion of s charge of powder. The St. Petersburg war office claims that the Bal;tc fleet has eluded Togo’s ships and will reach Vladivostok in safety. Exeriments at Illinois insane asy­ lums show that women she more - caps* ble of handling the patients than men attendants. NO HOPE OF TARIFF REVISION. Hansbrough Says Next Sessikn Will Be Devoted to Rate Question. Washington, April 11. — Senator Hansbrough, of North Dakota, a strong advocate of a readjustment of the tariff, believe« that the chance of tariff revts- ion has passed and that nothing will t>e done in the iinundate future looking to the readjustment of the Dingley rates to meet changing conditions. While Mr. Hansbrough is a strong protsction- ist, hs believes the existing tariff should be readjusted, but he has come to the conclusion that the stand-patters have convinced the president that no revision is necessary. He thinks the. postponement of the extra session until October 16 put an end to all chance of tariff revision. It ia his opinion, and the view is shared by many other men in Washington, that a session called to meet October 16 for the pur|K>se of («assing a railroad rate bill will not find opportunity to consider another such weighty topic as the tariff. He declares that congress will consume the time from October 16 the East, but for purely business reasons I have decided to hold them off. I leave for New Yorx tomorrow, and from there go to Washington, to be with the com­ mission until such time in the near fu­ ture as I can leave for Panama. “ In selecting superintendents, fore­ men, engineers and the other skilled labor to be employed on the canal, we will dig up the man that can think, act and do honestly in the best way for the best interests of the United States government. We want the practical man who has had construction experi­ ence. And Western men in railway work have had this.” DEAD BY THOUSANDS. Whole Towns Destroyed by Recent Indian Earthquake. 10. — Telegraphic j Calcutta, ta icu u », April Ap eommunication with Dharmsala has been restored. The latest accounts show that the earthquake w m even more disastrous than at first believed. Of a total population of nearly 6,000 in the town of Kangra, it is believed that only 600 are lett alive. Many of these have fled. Of the police only a deputy inspector and four sergeants are alive. Many people are still imprisoned in the ruins. Dharmsala, Kangra, Palanpur, Dha- wan and all of the neighboring villages were completely wrecked. Scarcely a building remains standing. Not much damage was done at Haripur, Deragopi* pur, Nadaum or Hamirpur. q Suyanpnr, having a population of » äbo ut 8,000 ~10Ulr, is reported to be in ruins. • The shocks still continue. There is no news from Kulu valley. According to native rumors, a great amount of damage has been done. An official dis­ patch from Dharmsala says the place is a scene of desolation. Owing to lbs scarcity of labor, great difficulty is ex­ perienced in excavating the ruins, but the Goorkhas are doiDg excellent work. FRAUD ON STATE.. WHEAT OUTLOOK VERY BRIGHT T Cold Rains Have Damaged Prunes, but Farmers are Satisfied. Albany— Linn county people are watching the weather man cloeely these days, and yearning for a “ fair day” flag. This is particularly true of fruit­ growers, for the recent cold rains are a menace to the fruit crop. As it is, some injury has been report­ ed. A prominent farmer and fruit­ grower of Linn county states that be ia of the opinion that cherries and prnnse are somewhat injured already, particu­ larly cherries. The cherry trees were loaded with blossoms at the and of the warm spring weather that marked the closing days of February and the first half of March, and the rain caught them at the tendereet age. Then a couple of light frosts last week «eddAl to the danger. Prunes were not brought ont so much as cherries by the premature advent of spring, and may possibly escape injury. Although the trees seemed to be in blossom at the beginning of the rains, they were in reality not generally in full bloom, but were loaded with buds that were just ready to burst but ‘ had not y«t exposed tbe tender inner part to the weather- Under these circum­ stances it is believed the damage will be nominal, if good weather comes soon. However, it would not take, many days of chilling rains and winds to do irreparable damage. It has been stated that tbe prune trees were giving evidence of such a heavy crop that it would really be better for the fruit if some of the embryo prunes were killed by the cold. ■ - . - , —i. Other branches of farming are faring w ell.- An easy winter and early spring place# #*oek in excellent condition, and every class o f stock looks well. Dairy farmers are milking more cows, with better results than in years before at thiB season of the year. Many farmers will finish the winter in much better shape than was anticipated after tbe poor crops of last year. Wheat is looking ftpe, and, barring some unforeseen freak of nature to de­ stroy the 'present bright prospects, tbe wheat yield of the valley will be far- above the average. Fall sown wheat can almost be seen to grow now, and many farmers are preparing to pnt all their remaining acreage in spring grain. Albany Mill May Be Rebuilt. Albany— President Charles Coopey and Secretary H. M Grant, of the ih»n- nockburn Woolen Mills company, who have been in Albany looking after their property, which- was recently almost totally destroyed by fire, state that it is possible the mill will be rebuilt. The brick walls are part of them stand­ ing and in good shape, and some of the CAVALRY IS RAIDING. machinery can be saved. The big boil­ Russian Bands Roam Around Enemy’ s er in the engine room was not damaged, and altogether there is quite a nucleus Flanks and Rear. around which to start a new mill. The Harbin, April 10. — Detachments of company had a great deal of business Russian cavalry are actively reconnoi- ahead when tbe fire occurred. tering the Jtqtanese flanks and even the rear. One «^etachment of them has Independence Idea To Be Aired. even penetrated to Erdakilzie, where Independen»—It is tbe pnrpoee of it was brought to a stop by Japanese the Willamette Valley Improvement entrenchments. Before retiring, how- league to call a meeting of the execu­ eve*, it is said they succeeded in cut­ tive committee provided for at Salem ting the railroad and burning the depot last week to meet in Independence the and stores. last of April. Members of the Inde­ The detachment brought back news pendence Improvement league are con­ that a fortnight ago a mixed Japanese sidering the advisability of calling a division of 10,000 men with artillery general meeting, to be held here at the left the Japanese rear and disappeared same time. If called, and it most like­ into Mongolia and was followed a few ly will be, the program will be an exec­ iTaya ago by another detachment of 6,- utive session in the afternoon and a 000 men. These troops are expected to banquet in the evening, at which the appear in the region of Bodum, which, Independence idea will find expression. unfortunately, is connected with the base by only poor roads. Kirin is in Logs for Riverton Sawmill. the same plight, and the loss of the Riverton — The Riverton sawmill, narrow gauge rolling stock abandoned which has been idle for some months at Mukden is especially felt. past, will begin operations in a few Chinese report that the Japanese are days. E. J. Price, ot the Riverton energetically transporting siege guns Lumber company, and manager of the toward Kirin. mill at this place, has secured a large A heavy snow fell again Friday, but number of first-class logs f.om the it is melting and swelling the rivers. upper tributaries of the Coquille. The As an indication of the poplarity of recent freshet is bringing down several the old veteran, General Linievitch, he thousand logs which have heretofore is receiving hundreds of telegrams of had no opportunity to float. Consider­ congratulation on his appoint menl as able improvmeents are being made in commander in chief. the Riverton sawmill, which it is ex­ pected will increase its outpnt. Castro Pays No Interest. Ranchers to Fight for Water. New York, April 10. — Details are Milton— A mass meeting of 300 fruit still lacking as to the adjustment of the external debts of Veneuze’.a, says a growers and citizens of Milton and vi­ Herald dispatch from Caracas. The cinity was held in Alliance ball for the settelment of the internal deot is rigor­ purpose of providing legal advice and ous. Accrued interest for six j ears is the best methods to pursue against the wiped ont. The new 3 per cents are Peacock Mill company, which has secured by the alcohol tax, and replace brought suit against tbe City of Milton tbe existing 6 and 12 per cents. For­ and all the irrigation ditch companies eign holdings are said to be heavy. The and private property owners in this government baa abolished all the hon­ valley, to determine the amount of orary consul generalships, consulates water the Peacock Mill company shall and vice consulates. Some cates of appropriate for the purpoee of running their mills at this place. yellow fever are reported. ’ Snow In Linn Mountains. Colton W ill Work for Morales. Albany—There is now considerable Washington, April 10.— Colonel G. snow in the mountains in this part of R. Colton, who is to be supervising the state and high water in the streams collector of the Dominiisan revenues, in this part of the valley is feared. was at the War department today pre­ The recent rains have filled the streams vious to his departure to Santo Do­ np to their banka,, and warm rains, mingo. He received final instructions which would melt the n o w all at one from Secretary Taft regarding his duty. time would canse a flood. There has Hs was especially instructed that in been no damage from high water during all he was doing or abcold do in Santo former rains this winter, as there w m Domingo he was not the agent of the comparatively no snow on the moun­ United States, bat the agent of Presi tains until the recent cold weather. dent Morales.. Klamath People Raise Big Bonus. Health G ood on Canal Zone. Klamath Falls— Klamath county has Washington, April 10.— The report raised $80,000 of the $100,000 bonus of Colonel Gorges, chief sanitary officer for the Weed railroad extension to in the Panama canal sons, for the Klamath Falls, and hM obtained an month of February, as to ths health extension until May 1 to raise the bal­ conditions existing among the canal ance. Ths balance undoubtedly will employee, shows only 1.96 per cent of be raised, and the railroad connection sickness, which is regarded as highly of this section with the outside world Es now assured. commendable. * 1 ~ ....................................... — --------- Marlon County Grand Jury Will Inves­ tigate Illegal Transactions. Salem—Though the statutes govern­ ing the sale of state lands have been violated ever since they were enacted, tbe investigation to be made by tbe Marion county grand jury this week will be the first attempt that has ever been made to punish infraction of these laws. Several hundred thousand acres of land have been bought illegally, and the state school fund b u been de­ spoiled of several hundred thousand dollars, bat usually punishment of the offense has been barred by the statute of limitation before it was discovered, or, the state having received the legal price for the land sold, no one feels in­ terested enough to start an investiga­ tion. The offense which the grand jury w ilf investigate this week is of re­ cent date, and the facts are so well known that the transactions can scarcely be overlooked. Because the state in every instance receives tbe price required by law, and is not directly robbed, it has been easy to let the infractions of law go with scarce a passing notice. But indirectly the state haa been robbed and vigorous action at.tLe proper time would not only have landed the offenders in pris­ on, but saved many thousands of dol­ lars for the school fund. It is not through the ordinary sales of school land that the steals have taken place, for in all such cases the state has re­ ceived all the land is worth. It ia through the liSta land operations that the manipulators of public lands have made tbeit fortunes at the expense of the school fund. '------- ----- Show Valley Live Stock. Wood burn—Twc* thousand people at­ tended the livestock fair in this city last Saturday. A splendid address was delivered*by Hon. James Withycombe, of. the State Agricultural college, of Corvallis. Colonel J. B. Eddy, Hon. J. W. Bailey, state food and dairy com­ missioner, and J. H . Settlemier also delivered lively speeches. Altogether the initiation of this fair was a magnifi­ cent success. President Fred Dose and Secretary William P. Pennebaker will proceed to perfect a permanent organi­ zation. A three dnys fair o ff all pro­ ducts and livestock will be held during next October. T o Bring Engineers Here. Portland— Efforts are being made to have the American institute of Mining Engineers stop in Portland this sum­ mer, while en route to or from Alaska at the cloee of the annual session at Victoria, B. C. It may be possible to have tbe members of the organization cut out Alaska from their itinerary and make a stay at the exposition. The secretary of the institute has been ad­ dressed on the subject, and it is hoped the desired results will be obtained. The makeup of this organisation is not­ able. _____________ Dog Poison in Bologna Sausage. Independence— Dog poisoning has become so common in Independence that no snrprise is expressed when a canine is observed ip the throes of death on the street or in a front yard. Some of the most valuable dogs in town have been poisoned and though there is S standing reward of $200, the poisoner haa not been apprehended. Bologna sausage containing poison has been picked up in different portions of town, but it affords no clue aa to the identity or motive of the poieoner. For Cheese Factory at Ukiah. Pendleton— Ward Emigb, proprietor of the Walla Walla ¿feamery, who will establish a cheese factory at Ukiah, 60 miles south of this place, is in ths city making arrangements for the trans­ portation of hia cheese making machin­ ery and will open the factory within a few days for business. The machinery has a capacity of 24,000 pounds of milk a day, but aa the dairy interests have * declined of late, Mr. Emigh does not expect nearly that much at first. Waiting for a Market for Coal. Riverton—The bunkers of the River­ ton Mining A Development company’ » mine have been filled and mining oper­ ations have been susnonded awaiting a vessel to carry coal. Manager Rouse of the company is now in Fan Francisco looking up the coal market and arrang­ ing for the freighting of his c«al. The steamer Chico, of San Francisco, which ia now due here, will take the first cargo of coal from this place. Heavy Snow Now in Bohemia. Cottage Grove—There is heavy enow in the Bohemia district now, and oat- side work will be late this year on that account The telephone line between Cottage Grove and the mines is down on account of f the recent storms. ,............ * PORTLAND MARKET8. Wheat — Club, 87c per bnshelf .. blnestem, 95c; valley, 88ov Oats— No. 1 white, $28029 per ton ; gTay, $27028. Hay—Timothy, $14016 per ton ; clover, $1H|12; grain, $11012; cheat, $ 1 1012 - Eggs— Oregon ranch, 1 7 0 1 7 ){c per dozen. Batter— Fancy creamery, 26c. Potatoes— Oregon fancy, 9 0 c £ $ I ; common, 76<^86c. Apples— Fancy $1.750 2.60 per b o x ; choice, $101-26. Hops— Choice, 1904, 23>¿024« % per pound. . Wool— Valley, 20c per pound; East­ ern Oregon, 16018«; mohkir, choice, ’ 31032c per pound.