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. HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON
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LAW WOMKINU WI1I.I.. I I. 0. O. P. IIU1CTS OI'PICUKS.
Income from Incorporation Amounts to
Over IO(l,0()0 Pint Year.
Hulom Ono year ago tliu Kddy cor
poration luw went Into effect. Tlio
ntnto linn received under tho provision
of thntlaw fIO,H(M,0:i. During thin
first yenr of tlio ojcintIon of tlio now
law, -1(15 now domestic corporation
have been formed and -00 foreign cot
porntlon linvo iinllllctl for tlio tron
nctlnii of busjnes In till stnto,
Tlio total ihiiiiIht of dometlu corpor
ations U now 2,022, which number,
with tlio -00 foreign coriorntloim
make n totnl of '.',0'.'.' coiitpnnlvM with
orlred to ilo busbies In Oregon. Z
Ditrlng tint next IS! month tlio re
ceipt from declaration fee of foreign
coriiorntioim will Ih very small, lint
thin will (mi inato than uinilo tip from
nnnitnl license fees from foreign cor
lortluriH. In tlio past your iimny of
tlio foreign coriiomtliimi paid only for
a frnctlon of n year, but lion-after they
will pay for full years.
Tlio liu'omo of tlio ntnta from tlio
Kddy corporation tax law will there
foro exceed 1100,000 n yenr mid within
n year or two will probably reach
$120,000 or 10,000 n montti. The
t'XK(iino of maintaining llm corporation
department In about -',000 a yenr.
PKUIT CHOP LOOKS WI1LL.
Qrnln l'lld Premise Ituuntlful Harvest
and May Doing Well.
I Grande From every quarter of
tlio Grand Honda valley como the most
flattering rcportit of a moit Itountcoini
yield of nil kind of fruit tho coming
season, particularly tho npplocrop, and
lionld tho valley eseapo Into frost, it
will bo tho banner yenr for fruit kkiw.
r throughout this section of Oregon,
Tho grain crop also promises an
abundant hnrvrat, and tho yield of hay
will Ixi much Inrgcr than uaual.
Owing to hl(h water of Grand
Honda river and Catharine creek thl
sptlng many farm?, In tho river bottoms
nro yet too wot to pljjwnn&ri'eilifwhTch
will reduce thn acreage from what it
otherwise would bo. .
Stock of all kind aro n ,f xctyMent
condlttoajid.farmer, frultgrowcri
aud"atic((ralrra are In the beat of splr
it at tho very promising future out
look.
Comlnf Uvcnts.
Western Oregon Conference nnd
Cnmpmetitinit of 8oVcntli-I)ay Advcntlit
church, Corvallls, May 20-Juno 6.
Annual Ktudrnta' confrrenre, Y. M.
C. A., Gearhatt Park, May 28-Juno 0.
Umatilla Pioneer' reunion, 1'endlo
ton, Juno 2-4,
General election, Juno 0.
Coast Longshoremen convention,
Astoria, Juno I).
Stnntn Sunday Fcliool convention,
Portland, Juno 7-8.
First Oregon cavalry nnd Infantry
reunion, Hood River, Juno 10.
Annual leiinlnn, Department of Ore
gon, G. A. It., Hood River, Juno 16-17.
I.inn County Pioneer association re
union, Ilrownavillo, Juno 22-24.
Pioneer association reunion, Port
land, June 22.
Northwest sportsmen's tournament,
Pendleton, Juno 24-20,
Christian campmcotlng, Turner,
Juno 23-July 3.
. Federated Fraternal Mnnll Gran nnd
Carnival, Portland, Juno 28-Jttly 0.
Western Division Htnto Tenchora' no
soclatlon, Portland, Junu 20-July 1.
Knstern Otegon G. A. It. encamp
ment, La Ornndu, July 1-1.
American Congress, Portland, Aug
ut 22-27.
Por Wallowa Reserve.
I.n Grande Tho register nnd receiver
of tho U in tod States land office huro
Imvo received a teleuram from tho gen
ural Innd olllco nt Washington, I). C,
withdrawing from deposit n largo por
tion of timber Innd to ho added to the
Wnllnun forest lenervo. Tills laud In
in Onion, linker and Wallowu (ountics,
most of it being In Wnllnwn, with n
good portion in linker county, nnd con
Hldornhlu about hIx iiiIIch eiiBt of Union
nnd on toward Tulornsot nnd Mellenl
Hprliigs, which taken In n portion of tho
rugged edge of Wnllowa reserve.
Salmon Season Disappointing;.
Awtorln Tho run of flfdi linn uliown n
decided ilecrenBo in tho past few diiyn.
Tho hoiihoii Iiiib been very dlRappointlng
up to tho present tlnio, nnd not nearly
iiH mnny fleli Imvo boon packed na nt
tlio corresponding tlmo Inst year, nnd
that wnH consldorod n had Benson. Tho
cold storage, pack is in an oven woreo
oonlltion.
Var'lou llranchca Report Work Pro
greasing Very nntUfactorlly,
Astoria Tho several bronclicn of
Odd Follow lodge met in annunl tea
lou hero lant week. Heparin of ofllcera
iiIiomh good gnhiH In both iiiembcrdilp
ami fliiniinn. Portland waa felected
an tho next meeting place. Tho ntnto
Strand lodge elected tlio following olll
corn: Grand mniiter, J. A. Mill, Pnlnm;
deputy K'nnd innnter, W. II. llobvou,
Htjivtoii! urnnd trnrdmi. W. A. Carter.
Gold Hill; grand nccrotnry, K. K.
Hlinron, Pnrtlnudt grnml trenmirer, Dr.
O. I). Donne, Thn Dalle; grund rejiro
tientntlve, Jrmeph Mleelll, Ito-eliurg
trustee of the Oddfellowa' Home,
Thomnn F. Hyan.
1 ho grand encampmnut ofllccr nro:
Grand patriarch, W. M. Green, of Kit
geno; grind high prlent, Clnud Gnlch,
of Hn.eni! urnnd acrlbu. I'.. K. Hlinron.
of Portland; grand treaaurer, W. W.
FranclM, of llaliey; gratxl aenlor ward
tn, W. I. Vnwtor, of Med ford; grand
Junior warden, II. M. lleckwith, of
Portland; grand reprtfientntlve, Thom
nn F. Hyan, of Oregon City.
The Hnlxikuh olllcor choncn nro:
I'renlilent, Mr. Nora Harnett, Athena;
vice president, Mr. Kiln Frazlor, Ku
gone; warden, Mr. Clementine Hill
l(K'k, Puitlnud; tiecretary, Mr. Ora
Conper, Tho Dalle; trensurer, Mr,
fophio Heverence, Tillamook; trustee
of OddMloMs' Homo, Mm Maty Tom
linson, of Portland; neulbly trustee,
Mr. Irellln M. Hear, of Albany; Mr.
Herthn Henderson, of Pendleton; Mr.
Mnry Vnnderiool, of Dnfur. Mr.
CosjH'r, Hcretnry, wan elected for tho
eighth consecutive time.
No 5hecp on Reicrve,
linker City Forest Heservo Super
visor Terrlll ha returned from marking
the Ixiundnrlso of that jiortlon of tho
Mile mountain and linker City foreat
reset vo over which lio ha chnrgo. The
general land olllco ha recently sent
him rqieciflc Instruction h follow:
"Tho secretary of tho Interior ban de
cided that sheep shall not bo allowed to
grace on tho Hiker City forest reserve,
but tbnt tho cattle nnd horse which
grated on tho land now in tho reservo
Ins.t ,J5fijpi tnny Iw allowed In-tho re
servo during tho itiitou'al 1004."
Ctuva '40.000 tmlnd sf WoaI.
Pendlton-A har'ot.fm 'pound
ot wool at Alpowa, on the Knake river,
fin licen mado by K. II. Clark of Pen
dleton, who ha lecn touring among
tho grower of Walla Wnlln, Frnnalln,
Columbia, Garfield ami Asotin count!.
Mr. Clark buy for Koahland A Co., of
Itoston.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Walla Walla, 72c; blao
item, KOo; Valley. 80c.
llnrlev Feed, )23 per ton; rolled,
f24.G0'.'5.
Hour Valley, f3.DO04.O5 per bar
rel; hard wheat straights, HQ4.26;
clear, f3.86GU.10; hard wheat pnt
entn, f-i.40uit.70; whole wheat, f43
4.25; rye flour, f 4.60.
Ontn No. 1, white, fl.25; grny,
f 1.20 per cental.
MillslufT Ilrnn, flft02O per ton;
middlings, f 26.60(327; shorts, f203
21; chop, fl8r linrecd, dnlry food,
fid.
Hay Timothy, f 16 1(1 per ton;
clover, fUQIO; grain, f 11(312; client,
fll(3l2.
Vegetables Turnip, 80c per imrk;
carrot, 80o; beet-', fl; parsnip, fl;
cabbage, 2G2c; red cabbago, 2J-jcj
lettuce, head, 2640c pel dox; pars
toy, 26c; cauliflower, f2; colery, 763
00c; cueuinlHjrs, 11.76; aspnrngua,
fl.25; pen, 6c por pound; rhubarb,
Ilo per pound; beans, gr(en, 16c wnx,
18c; rqunth, f 1 per box.
Honey f 3(33.60 per nso.
Potntoe Fnncy, fl.20QI.25 por
centnl; common, f 101 20; now pota
toes, 3?44c per pound; sweet, 6c.
Fruita Httawlwrrle. Oregon, "12
016c per pound; cherries, f 1.25 per
box; gooseberries, flc Kr ound; ap
ples, fnncy Haldwlu mid Fpllr.onbergH,
f 1.5002.60 per box; choice, f 101.60;
cooking, 76e0f 1.
Hutter Fancy crenmery, 17Ko;
store, 12013c.
Hutter Fat Swoot cream, 18)ijC
sour cream, 17o.
Kgga Oregon rnnch, 17018o per
dozen.
Poultry Chicken, mixed, 12K0
13c per pound; springs, small, 180
20u; hen, 1314u; turkoya, live, 1(10
17c por pnuhd dteased 18dt20o; ducks,
f708 pur dozen; geow, live, 7(3 8o per
pound.
OhooHo Full cream, twins, now
stock, 12Hi013o old Htock, 10c;
Young America, 14c.
lions 1003 crop, 23025 Jtfo por
pound.
Wool Valley, 17a; Eastern Oregon,
12014a; mohair, 30c per pound for
cholco.
Hoof Dressed, 608o por pound.
Mutton DrosBod, 6&0o por pound;
lambs, Ilo.
Veal Dressed, 47o por pound.
fork Dressed, 707)$o.
UOLU IN PAKM5.
Value of 1903 Product U Placed at
$4,800,000,000.
Washington, Mny 25. Tho depart
ment ot agriculture l.ns Isxued a report
on tho "Nation's Fnrm Hurplus," pre
pared by George K. Holmes, chief of
the division of foreign market. It
give f 4, 600,000,000 as a conscrvntlvu
estlmnto of tho value of tho fnttn pro
ducts of till country not fed to live
stock In 1003, on tho bnnls of tho cen
sus valuation. Tho value of tho ox
or!od fnrm product of thl country
was, In 1003, f 878,470,461, nnd tho
highest value reached during tho last
11 year was f 051,028.331 In 1001, duo
chlclly to cotton.
Tho value of the exported fnrm pro
ducts of thl country la concentrated
mostly In a few principal product. Of
it In 1003, cotton comtitutcd 30 per
cent, grain and grain product 26 por
cent, meat and moat product! nnd llvo
animal 21 per cent, thefo product
equaling over 85 per cent of tho exports
of farm product latt year.
Adding tobacco, whore exporta were
valued at over f 35,000,000; oil cako
and oil cako meal, f 10,830,270; fruita
and nut over f 18,000,000, and vege
table oile, over f 10,000,000 give a
total of eight clasess of products, each
with nn export value of over f 10,000,
000, that comprise nlmost 00 per cent
of tlio farm exports of 1003.
Tho fraction of tho wheat crop ox
)orled in tho last dozen years ha been
about 31 to 41 er cent, and tho ex
ported wheat and wheat flour have
yearly averaged somewhat more than
200,000,000 buihela since 1807.
Only n small portion of the corn crop
Is exjKirtcd n corn, tlio highest per
centage, 11 per cent, being for 1808.
Notwithstanding the small trccntag),
tho exported bushid reach 100,000,
000 to 200,000,000.
Tho beef exports weighed 385,000,
000, pork exports 651,000,000, Inrd
export weighed 400,000,000, olco oil
export 120,000,000 pounds nnd tobac
co 308,000,000. Putter and cheeso ex-
ports bavo decidedly declined within
vwS.or three years. '
7ip report is vi that within a few
jeiimJiO reeultfl'o! an en0rOTWMt1v;
bIoh of. orehan planting will rjeTjfHi6
be nfcowriV 'ad. rente of "thrMvrwiills
may iw in a mucn increased- iron-surplus
for export. Tho exporta of ani
mal matter aro losing ground telativcly
with a corcaponding gain by vegetable
matter.
FLiinr will ao to morocco.
Two United States Squadrons arc With
in Uaay Reach.
Washington. May 25. A brief
cablegram caino to tho ntato depart
ment today from Consul .Gummcre, at
Tangiur, Morrocco, which confirmed
tho press reports that Lon I'etdlcarls
and Cromwell Varley were being well
treated by the Moorish brlgnnda by
whom they wore kidnapped. Tho au
thorities, according to tho dispatch, aro
in communication with tho bandits
regarding tho two men, and it Is be
lieved tho terms of ransom aro tho sub
ject of negotiations.
The consul hopes to bo ablo to re
port theso terms to tho state depart
ment vory soon. Mr. Gummcre is
moving actively in tho matter, his In
structions being to eecuto tho release
ot Pordlcaris aa soon as possible.
Nnvnl ofllcinla nro awaiting nowa of
tlio nrrivnl of Admiral Clindwick nt
Fnynl with tho South Atlantic, squad.
ron, and that of tho Kuropean squad
ron, under Admiral Jewoll, nt tho
Aozrea. Tho ndmlnlatratlon will send
vo-fuls of either of these pquadrons to
Morrocco for tho moral effect it may
Imvo upon tho officials ot tnat country
In the event tho re lea mi of the men Ih
brought about in tho meantime.
Reoccupylng Wu Cliwang.
Niu Chwaug, May 25. Tho Russians
are re-occupylng this plnco with a fair
force of artillery and mounted infantry.
Tho disaster to the Japaneeo fleet is
olllclully unknown bore. Tho only in
formation on tho subject camo from the
Iteutor Telegram company. Tho Hub
shins ato constructing slight entrench
ments south ot tho town. Steumers
from Chefoo report that they pass quan
tities of wreckage, and it is supposed
hero that tho Russians hnvo been blow
ing up tho obstructions nt tho entrance
to Port Arthur.
Natives Threaten to Rlie.
Johannesburg, Muy 25. The an
nouncement that Chiueso labor is to
bo given preference, in an endeavor to
solve the labor problem bore has mused
considerable unrest among tho native
trlbos, and nn uprising is not nnlikoly.
COLORADO FLOOD
HttAVV RAINS CAUSB STR0AM
TO
OVERfLOW BANKS.
Came la Night and People Were Unable
to (JfCape Los of Life May lie Larfe
Cropi llava Suffered Orently Much
Stock la Reported to Have Bhi
Swept Away.
Denver, May 23. A cloudburst at
the head of the Cache la Poudre river
caused that stream to overflow Its
banks, and meager reports received
here Indicate that great damage has
been caused by the flood and several
live lost. The rush of the flood caused
tlio dam which hold the water of Liv
ingston lake, 05 miles above Fott Col
lins, to break, and this added volumes
of water to the flood which swept
down tiie Cache la Poudre.
At Fort Collin the river is now over
a mile wide and already a number of
the frame dwelllngs.of the residents of
tho Russian colony of 000 have len
wept from their foundations. About
one-half of the people succecdrd in get
ting out of their houses before the flood
was ution them. The remainder, how
ever, are tonight In a perilous position.
Their houses can plainly be eecn float
ing about among tho trees, and shout
and other signals of distress seen and
heard. A few of the houses have en
tered the current of the stream and
been swept down the river, nnd per
haps shattered or sunk and their occu
pants drowned.
It is (letliiltely known that two lives
have iKen lost. Rescue parties are in
Collin with tho
e flood, in lhe
i.
readiness to leave Fort
first break of day. The
Cache la Poudre and other streams are
due to heavy rains.
The Cache la Poudre river runs
through one of the roost thickly set
tled and richest agricultural districts
of Colorado. A large portion of the
northern part of the aUte la In .gated
from this stream and a number of im
mense reservoirs have been constructed
for the purpose of storing the water.
Should the force of the waters' rush
weaken theso sufficiently to cause a
break nnd release the stored water, the
result could be nothing but disastrous.
SLCS DIQ SCIIBMU IN LAND DILL.
Hitchcock Pcara On Firm Will Try to
Uuy Orand Ronde Tracts.
Washington. May 23. The 'Interior
department, in preparing advertlse-
bfvrnia for sale of those lands -on the
GraLfratttMl latum rwenttfria. to
O'rrgon. which" aTe iO Da-SOW-under.tLU
recent act of congress, has discovered
a trace of what it believes is a
'(
gvr in the woodpile." This net
con
sale tains a provision authorizing the
of these lands in smsll tracts, or
the
The
t.te
entire tract to one purchaser,
department does not understand
reason for the latter provision, and
says the sale of 27,000 acres of land to
ono person or corporation would be con
trary to the administration's policy of
getting public lands into the hands of
actual settlors nnd homehuilders.
Secretary Hitchcock will, if possible,
take advantage of tiie ptovlsion in the
law authoriizng him to "reject any or
all bids," in order tn prevent tho lands
fulling into the hands ot one purchas
er. One-halt of tho lands to bo sold
aro valuable timbei lands, while the
other half ate rich grazing lands. Tho
department will endeavor to sell to
numerous Individual purchasers and
will await with interest the bid on the
whole tract.
HELD BY BANDITS.
Rich American Taken In Morocco and
Heavy Ransom Demanded.
' Tangier, Morocco, May 23 An
American citizen named Perdlcnris,
nnd bis stepson, a Uritish subject,
were carried oft by the well known
bandit, Hnisul, and Ins followers Inst
night and will bo hold for a heavy ran
som. The captives were staying at
Perdlcnris' sumtnor residence only
three miles from Tnngter, when the
bandits attacked and captured them.
rertllcarl is of (J reck origin, but is
a naturalized citizen of tho united
Status. Ilo is very wealthy and ban
lived In Tnnglor for years. Ilo married
an Hnglish woman, whoso eon is bis
companion in captivity.
Lose Many Men.
London, May 23. Tho Standard's
correspondent at Tien Tsin wiies that
while tho Japanese fleet was covering
tho landing of t loops near Kalchau, on
Monday, n florco engagement occurred
nt Helen Yen Ghent;. Two thousand
Russians wcro killed or wounded.
Tho ItuBslans retreated nnd the Japan
ese- occupied both Knfplng nnd Kn
chnu. Tho Chlneeo governor nt Cheng
Chow has received news tlmt tho Rus
sians hove destroyed tho railway bo-
tweon lashichouand Niu Chwang.
Russian Cruiser Ground During; Fog.
ParlB, May 23. Tho corresponds
nt St. Petersburg of the Echo de Paris
Bays; Tho Russian cruleor Bocatyr
grounded during a fog on tho rocks near
the entranco to Vladivostok. Her po
sition is critical, The crew was saved.
WIN Ilia VICTORV.
Russian Troops Make a Sortie Proas
Port Arthur.
8t. Petersburg, May 24. The gov
ernment tills evening received news
confirmatory of tlio rumors in circula
tion hero tlmt General fitoesscl has
rnado n succssful sortie from Port Ar
thur, resulting in the defeat of the
Japanese, with tho lout of more than
1,000 killed or wounded. Tho Russian
losses were 110 killed or wonnded.
Tlio movement was carried out by a
combination with n train bringing In
war munitions and supplies and Gener
al Htosel's force, communication be
ing maintained by wireless telegraphy.
The Japanese barred tho route between
the train and General Stocssel's force,
whereupon tho Russians attacked 'and
routed the Japanese After the engage
ment General Stocssel's force, together
with the train, returned to Port Arth
ur. The current accounts of tiie Port Ar
thur sortie aro somewhat conflicting,
and thore is somo doubt as to whether
the version mentioning the train is
correct. But tlio operation la des
cribed as having been brilliantly car
ried out by the Russians.
General Btoestel, it is said, made a
new distribution of his guns before tak
ing part in the sortie.
Tlio Russians fought with great
bravery, breaking the Japanese line
and carrying the enemy for n consider
able distance.
COSSACKS NEARLY AMIIUSIIED.
Pursuit of Japanese la Stopped Just
the Nick of Time.
la
St. Petersburg,
has received tho
May 24. The czar
following dispatch
Jrom Gt,nerttl Kuropnlkin:
"The reconnaissance of May 19 failed
to show any sign of tho enemy in the
valinys of tho Scdzyk river and of the
Unziag river, a tributary, aa far aa tho
village of Deolouteldzkou, on the main
road from Siuyen to Feng Want; Cheng.
"A detachment of the Japanese van-
' 8urd nafmffcjln1 30 m" 0CCUtI!!J;h,,
vlllsgo of Deopudza, on the same road.
A Japanese battalion waa posted Ave
miles beyond Siaskhuangki, and at
least a division, including gnard regi
ments, was stationed flvo kilometres
further on toward Khabalin.
"A body of Cossacks on May 10 en
countered three troops of Japanese cav
alry near the village, of Pipouza, 11
miles southwest of Feng Wang Cheng.
Tho Cossacks attacked and pursued the
Japanese to Pipouza, where they en
countered some Japanese infantry, who
had piepnred an anjbuah,, which,,how; , f
ever,' was discovered -in time. To,"
Cossacks' lost, two'," men wounded', one i .
hnraa liilfcd arid nro lioraea koundedTV'
Sin Yen." '
UVsnvvu fasv4--anu
the mountains
ti4t. tnr.nilalna' " t ,t iw.m-- L n l ilti at nd -i
-WH
JAPANESE CAPTURO KAI CHOU.
Advance of Rusalana From Nla Cbwanr
Direction Also Prevented.
Tokio, May 24. Although it has
not been officially reported, It is said
on good authority that tho Japanese
forces have captured Hal Chou, driv
ing tho Russians back to Tashi Chi in
the direction of Niu Chwang, and pro
venting the advance of the Russian
troops at Niu Chwang in the direction
of Kai Chou.
Tho bombardment by the Japaneso
in the vicinity of Kai Chou recently
waa probably in preparation for the
landing of forces in the northwest cor
ner of tho Lino lung peninsula for the
purpose of capturing Niu Chwang and
co-operating with the other armies in
tho march on Liao inng. Probably a
small Japanese force has been landed
at Kin Chou bay.
Tnkushan, where Japanese forces
were landed May 10, is at the mouth
ot Dayan river, west ot their column.
More Buddings for Army Forts.
Washington, May 24. Constructing
Quartermaster Ponroso, at Port Town
send, has been instructed to Invite bids
for the erection of buildings to accom
modate two additional companies of
const artillery at Fort Word en and one
more at tort Casey. At tort Worden
tho government will erect one field offi
cers' quarters, one double captains'
quarters and two double lieutenants'
quartets, ono double uoncommirsloned
officers quarters and two barracks. At
Fort Cueey thteo sets cf officers' quar
ters and one barracks will bo erected.
Record Run for Warship.
Now York, May 24. The United
Stntes battleship Kentucky anchored off
Tompkinsvlllo today, having made the
world's record run for a warship from
Hung Kong and ."Uncieirn to New York,
Tho totnl diatanco steamed was 12,000
miles from uong Kong nt an average
speed of 12.07 knots. Tho last run of
2,000 miles from Madiera to Now York
wiib made ut an average speed of 13,8
knots. Tlio whole distance was made
under natural draught. The Kentucky
has been in commission a little more
than four years. v
Military Trains Reach Llao Yang-,
Liao Yang, May 24. Eleven mili
tary trains hnvo como in here during
tho past 24 hours. The Russian rub.o
la rising by leaps and bounds. The
rains have stopped suddenly and fine
weather has set in.