1 OREGON NEWS TING TIMBER DESTROYED. rlrc (in Mil'tilly Mounloln Supponcil to tluvc llccu Set lv Campers. Albany--Tim finest Urea which havo lawn raging In It to innuutaliin o( Oregon (or (lin pant ten tnjrn nrn having tint untial effect on vnllny towns. A nll u( ninoU, mi thick that tlui nynn burn, hang over Albany, and tlm ln.rlrou In narrowed down to a very short dis tance. Tint mm look llku a (mil of Urn, Imluir nlniol hidden from view purl ol tlm lltiui. Tlm smoke In Albany li pnratlcular ly bad hecaiiMiol ik Urn In close proxim ity to tlm clly. Just runt ol Ueomb, lilch In only about 16 miles from Al bany, I n lira which has l-n burning lor several days, nml In doing limntlma Mo daning. Tlm flrn In on tlm Mile ol MtOully mountain, which l covers! with omi of the fluent hodle ol timber In tlm county. Thorn hil la-ma num. Ir of (hm In tlmt section (or nonm time, hut nil wcrti under control ami lh Iom wan normal. Albany mople tou'd r largo coluiiiu of smoke, rln ing (rom lh nldn ol thn mountain cunt ol l-acomb, nml later caum thn now tlmt Ml Immcuno ami destructive flm a swreplng over McCully mountain with Irrrnlstlhln force, Tlm Urn In thought tn Imvn hru started by ramlcsa rampnra, himI thn authorlllrn am Invrn tlnatlng to m ul tlm hlmim rminut In fastened nu someone. bring man PRICE. Lost Year's Mops Sell Well. and Picking .Soon Brain.. Kalnm Kiel Brothers, hopgrnwnrn iml dealers, hno reported tlmpurrha of nil Ulcn of IU03 hop from thn A. ). I.urn Hop company nt 2fi rents. Till l thn highest irlcn pnlil for niium tima. HxnaWlnn ol tlm hop situation, Leonard Krelw Mill that tlm grratent tauger In tlmt icroMnrn will Ix-gln pick liiK t"i curly. Hamn urn talking of be. ginning Niplernlx-i 1, which Mr. Kroh Myn In fully Mrk too noon. In tlm lltiltcrvllm, Hubbard, Aurora ml Hi. Paul dislrlotn In particular tlm hops urn usually too gc-n, causing a Iom m weight nml mImi In quality. Mr Kmh nay that In vlnw ol tlm al puce of vxrinln thin -anon, there In no danger In letting thn hupn ri'innln on tlm vine until tlicy mo ready (or pick- '"a"' Exhibits of Stale. Halotn From Information that han Imii received hy rVeretary Wylle A. M'XIIck. ol thr state fair board, It In (Vlilrnl that tlm ntatn fnlr nnxt month Mill equal, If tint excel thn splendid tipoollloua which havo been Imlil hern lor tlm last live yearn. There am morn bornn In tralnliiK on l.ono Oak track sow thmi eer Mum at thin tlmo ol tlmyrai, .Many timeder ol livestock who havt nttor Ihh'H Imrn iclor am uaklriK ftrraiiKumnta to roum with their hrln, ami tlm livestock ilcparU dtrnt will Ihi ai K'eat an Attraction an rr, hpaco in urn main pavilion in Minr lanlilly taken for ctHinty ami Ren tral pmmliiui nxhlhltn, ami man)' now dlipluy will I nerii. Hop Market In Open. Kalrm Thomtli 20 lo'.'l rcutrla frru- I; olfttnxl for contractu for IDOt hopn, notlilnu of oonneoiieiicn In KiIiik ilour In thin nmrknt. tlrownra am prcparlnx tor tlm Imrvent, winch will m-uin '" rVptiunliei 8 to 10, ami am worrying vrv llltl.t nluiul nricen. Tlio Imim III tkln vicinity am In excellent coihIIIIoii, I Hfrtr an ciiallty In wmccriusl.amiumm Un Ihii no cliaintu in too cBiiinniwi oi tbn lirnlmlOil vinlll. Al Jellllall. W'llO Kill hohln 200 Iwlen of hopnol thn lt03 up, han mluoiHl an oiler ol '.'U,S cutun pound for tlm lot. Wheat Crop Ready R11I..111 UiK-auna niirlnir whcnt In ttadv to hnrvent. farumra am ImulliiK llttln Kralu to town now, mid them l ntlln activity In tho wheal inarKov. All tlm Ilourli.K' mllln in thin vicinity HopuyliiK a piomliini of -) centn bovo tho export iiuotntloiin, ami Imy tn (or export mo incotlnK "'"K Pita. rorc.it I'lrc.i Create Havoc. Kuruiio A numlMtr of forest (Iim nro "mHiik tinvoc In Uno county. C Worntilo iIiiiiiiio linanlrfiiiiy iwon noun md heavy lowton urn (eared. A larn Im Ih nrtw liurnliitr In HOIIIO o( till) llll t tliuhur on tho MoKonxlo rtvor. Nvcrul llron pmvall. Harvester Hunts In field. WttHro Wiilln tho hnrvent crow wore tdlnnor tho tomhlned harventnr of "eiiry Howoll, near Wawo, caiiKlit t 'ad hurnwl up complotoly. Tho cauw 'I tho flrola unknown. Ix)h 12.000, lth no Inaiiranco. Only 11 nill 101 tlwhunt wun buruod. Wheat Marhct. rorllnnd Wulla Wiilln. 70O7HCJ ttttatoiii, HH'.'oj valley, 80c. lacoma Uluontnin, H3cj ciuo, mo. Walln Wnlla niuonUmi, 72Q73oi .""b, 00c. rl Iji (Irando Fortyfold,OBo;ciUi,uue. Albany. 78c. OF INTEREST kAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAi HOP mln in man cue. Crop Will He Lnnjc, nml Ouallty Del. Icr Than Last Year. Alhftny 1'iodpeclH nro vory bright for Mini cotinly hopxrowcra thin ycai. Tlm yield In expected to Ihi fully an laiKO an that of lant year, and tlm iiial Ity of tho product much hotter. Tlm woathor han Imiiii all that hop 111011 could denim, and tlm crop In freo from vermin l'lckliiK will commiiico thn hut of thin mouth. Tho priced for plukiiiK will Ihi tlm nainn an hint year. Hut fow con true tn (or mi Id ol hopn Imvn Itviui mado up to thin tlmu. Tho prevallliiK price (or thono lew fnlea tlmt Imvn hcen mado In '.'0 to t!l cniita. Althouuh Krowora havo mndu no effort to nell tholr hoin iK'foro tho neunou In fairly 0h.ikI, yet thern drx.n not neetii lo Imj any dlnionlllon to hold tho crop, an them wan lant year. Thin In thought lo Im dun to tho lact that thn nlump In price lato In tlm neanou lant year canned a loan ol thounnndn of dollar n to tlion who worn holdlui (or top prlcen. Land Patents Held Up. Albany Word han Ixnin received In Albany by Kd Dorian, tho limber lo rator, from thn Interior dnpartment at Wanhlniilon, I). C, that Albany claim anlnol timber land In tlm Klamath and I.ako county illttilcta will have to wall noma tlmo yet bofom receiving their pBtcnln. All tho clalmanta havo proveil up on tholr elnlmn and hold m colpta (rum tho local laud olllccri, but MeMrn. Jouen, Krlcknon and Drown, thn npeclal aitontn rent out by Secretary Hitchcock, havo recommended that tlm land Ihi hold up (or further Invt-fttlk-a lion. Thin In a great illnappolntrnent to thn holilcrn, who havo waltel (or a long tlum (or their paWtnta. And tlm largn numler ol pcotilr In Albany who havo Umbel clalmn in tho Kantern Ore Sou dintrlcta havo a connldoraLlo amuiiut of money tied up In tho laud. Road lo Aid Three Counties. Albany County Judgn fcott, of Marlon county, han UtMi In conference with County Judgo Ktawarl, of I. Inn county, regarding tho proiod road to connect tho Willamette valley with the i)cnchuten country, In Ciook county, and thn outcome In very favorable to tlm road, Hon. John Mlnto, father of tlm ncheiim and dlncovorer ol tho pana IhtniiKh which tho, rood will go, la now at bin mountain homo on tho lino of tlm road, and will co-oeralo with thn county judgrn In an effort to aceiirn a conference with thn Juilgif of Crook county, to m-o If tlm three counties can work toiiother and divide tlm expeiinn of constructing tho road, which will be a mutual U'lioflt. Crops In John Day Valley. Prairie City Tho hay crop In the John Dav valley in thin year an good an tibial, on an at nrage. While roiun atockuieii am complaining over a alight ly Inferior crop, othora have harvested a micrlor onn over thofo of previous yearn, (hsirgo W. Mcllalcy hurventcd tit tonn of timothy hay (10111 a flve-acre Kircel ol land. Haying In now well under way, and in about another week the hay harvest will nearly In complet ed, Only a nmall amount of grain la being grown hem, hut It In of good av erage quality. Tlm fruit crop in excel lent, with tlm exception ol n (nw orch nrdn that wan dnmngod by lato front and hail storms. Cove Cherries Oct Prize. 1j (Irande Union county cherries can led off tlm primal the Ht. I.ouln fair. C. M ami O. O. Ktackland of Cove, onn of tho greatest fruit rectloim In tlm Mate, have received word that tlmlr Royal Ann cherriea cent In were given the 100 per cent mark by tlm Judgen. Oregon han her own way at the fair in tlm line of i-herrlee, and those from Union county are connld omd tho liest. Tlm county han ahlppod out 110,000 Ikixm ol the best varieties thin season, besides the big homo con sumption. Remove Name's Stigma. Haleni That tlm name of Urn Oregon Btato Reform achool bo chmiRod to Oiegon Btato Iudiisiilal Bohool, Ih one of tho recommendations made In the biennial report of Htiporlntendent N. 11 Uoiiey. ThU chango la advised be cause the present iiiiuiu Ih to nmuy n stigma ol dlsgraco when appliod to youtliH whoso churactorH nro not formed. "U Ih not the Intention ol the Hloto to brand theeo lioya when what they want Ih encouragement," h Huperlntendent I.oonoy. Sulphite Mill Closed. Oregon City Having on hand a largo HtirpluH ol tho iiiIU'b product, Un crown Paper mills has temporarily closed dowwn Its Btilphlto mill, throw Ing out o( employment 40 men. The wood mllla of both local paper com panlrB havo Biiipotulod oporutloiiH nlao. becJiiiBO of thu low bUro of tho river, iwunim of UiIh moro than 100 men hnvo been placed out of regular work temporal ily. I'UAR 01 SHARKS. No More Reserves to He Created In Hie State of Oregon. Washington, Aug. 17. Tho Interior department will not t-rooUi nnv mom forent mnerves In Oregon at thin time iH-caunti It In afraid in mi uoing 11 wouiu open up midlesn opportunity for lieu laud operator)." Thin Ih tho explanotlon given Uxlay by an olllclitl who In handling forestry mniima iimlnr Hecratarv HlU'licock'n direction. While tho bureau ol for estry, recommending tho establish ment ol llluo mountain reserve, ban carefully diawn Ha boundaries no an to exclude practically all private hold lugs, yet If a reeervo ahould be created oil thi-se lines, the department feara il.ni ndi.r lin. ri'Mirvn wan created, uret numlMirn of njieculalorH would lllo en- trlen ami aih-gn wmienieni. on 01m Dm n.m.rvii nrlor to tho time when the original withdiawal wbb made. Tlm doiaitment oiiiciam aumii u would Imi a comiaratlvely eanv thing for speculalora to brlnc forward wit- nenson to aw ear iaisoiy an 10 meir u im. ihIhIiIIhIimI renldunco on thin land, and it would bo almost Impossible for the government w secure oviuvnun ivhli-li wmild liiNtlfv tho relectlon of theso entries. Once speculators t-stal)- lished their rlgnt to 1110 reserve ibhub, 11. ..u w..il.l u i.iilltlral under the law to retimpilnh thoiii and make lieu nolec- tinnn 01 more vaiuaiiio minis oinewnuru. lint." nv ililn olllcial. "an reserves are not created and land simply re mains withdrawn irom entry, no wn r..r iiii x.liwilniin mn Imi creaUsl. and tlm government In not In danger o( Ion- Ing by unfair exenangu." TLCCT WILL QUIT SMYRNA. American Minister Will Not Need It, Now Turhcy Has Yielded. Constantinople, Aug. 17. A satin furinrv psiliiiloii of ihu Anmrican school piestlon han at last arrived. Thin matter, willed Is tlio rnosi important 01 tin. Aitinricnn ili.mutiils. wan settled by extending too American schools the name treatment an that arcortled to the schools under tho protection of otlier powers. A M'ttleminl 01 oilier maiiera aueci Im. Ainiirli-nii Interests in Turkey, of iwmularv liniiortanco. has also iet'n effected, and United Ktates Minister U'lshnmn has telegrapiiea to iw-ar ah- rnlral Jowett, In commami 01 1110 iinliiwl Hiuten piiunilron sent toKmvrua. Instructing him to sal u to tho batteries on land and depart. The sitting ol lite council 01 minis- li.ra nt which tlm uttlolllellt Was agreed upon, wan a long onn, and It was not until Its cioso uui an agrt-t-m..n nil riached. Tlm delay ill tho settlement in Injllevi-d to havo been causel by the Intervention of the palaro lunellonarien, wnose policy, in nnl.r In lulnlll tllll Sllltall's faVOr. COI1- nUts of combating the rights and privl lego ol foreign stiujecis. ONLY PROPELLER REMOVED. Japanese Towing Destroyer Report Stic Could Have Injured Them. Chefoo, Aug. 17. Tho Russian tor iumIh IkiuI dinlrover llveahitulni. Ilvlnu tho Jamiien) Hag, wan sighti-d Hearing tlm Klllott Inlamle on tne evening 01 An. nmi l-J. Klin waa iRinu- touinl hy a Japanese torpedo I tout destroyer. A setNind one acieil aH escort. The report that tho Japanese Had loft tlm ltyeshitellil nt souio Chinese port probably arose fiom tho report brought hy a junk to tho effect that when pass ing Yung Ching bay south of Shantung promontory, bIio saw ono of tho two Russian di-stroyeis whldi went nahoro there. Japanese arriving lmro from Dalny communicated with the deetroycr es corting tho Hyeshltolni and they were informed tlmt n caieful i-xamination of tlm Ityoshltulni alter her axpture by tlio Japanese showed that the Russians had not rendorwl her completely In elfcctlvo ladoro her capture. A tor pedo was still in a torpedo tube, Its propeller only having Ikh-ii removed. The torivcdo towed by rowboata might havo been used effectively against tho Jauaneso. It was also Btated that while tho breechcH of hut guns hud Ik-oii unhinged Boveral remained on lioard. Tlio Japeneso cohbiiI hem Btutca that IiIh government 1uh no Idea of returning tho Ityeehitelnl. Must Take fort. St. Petersburg, Aug. 17. ThoUoerBo Giuetto has received tho following dis patch from ita l.lao Yang correspond ent: "Twolvo Japant-ee regiments havo jolt In tho direction of Poit Arthur. It Is stated on trustworthy authority that tho mikado Iioh oulered that Port Ar thur muBt lie taken at uny cost, ovon If i i...(..KHltiili(H thn hubihiiibIoii of onera- tloiis in Mauchuila, and It is quite prolmhlo the main Jupatu-Bo force will proceed to Port Arthur within a fow daye. Rain has stopped all ojiera tlona." Russian Ships Lower flag. Talng Cliou, Aug. 17. Tho RuBslan flag hB Jtiet boon pulled down from tho ImttloHhlp Cwuovitch and the thiee cruleera which took todigo horo. Tho Inu-erlni of tho colors was done in tho I presonco o( tho Gorman governor, WEEK'SDOINGS Newsy Items Gathered from All Parts of the World. OP INTEREST TO OUR READERS General Review of Important Happen- pcnlgs Presented In a Drier and Condensed Eorrn. The Russian Ilotllc fleet ban called (or tlm far Kant. Oonoral Hloornel mado a defiant reply to the Japanese demand that ho sur render. The weat ciop In Kaatorn Oregon and Wamngtou will bo to greatest ever known. The Russian ships damaged in the recent battles can take no further part In tho war. Tho Urand Army has elected General Wllmon Hlackmar, of Massachusetts, commander In chief. It Is believed that tho raids of tho Ittiimtnii Niti&tlrnn will not rvmt nil In plug moro than $250,000. Tmttftaitlntisi ma mnm fratfrtrtl ttl a tliAti iiiuitniiuun miw iiiviw inruinunj mi over that Russia will agree to tho American uouniiion 01 coniraoanii 01 war. Tho Japanese consul general at Hhanghal has notified tho taotal that a fleet is coming to seixo tho Russian war vsiels there. The Japanese are making a final as sault on Port Arthur, and reports say they have already sacrificed 20,000 men. Boveral important positions have been taken. Japan has demanded tho surrender of Port Arthur. A Gcorpla mob overpowered tho militia, aeited two negro murderers and harried them alive. Great Ilrltaln, in her answer to Rus sia, contends that foodstuffs cannot be classed as contraband. Tho government is experiencing trou ble In socuring Oregon gold for tho LcwIb and Clark souvenir gold dollars. Tho Russian admiralty Is still in tho dark as to the (ato of Withoeft's ships not heard from tince the Port Arthur battle. America deems that Japan was in the wrong In taking tho Russian toi-jx-do boat from Chefoo and that the vessel should be returned. It is now certain that the Japanco havo taken impoitant land positions at Port Aithui, tlm (Ire (rom which com pelled tho Russian tleet to leave tho harlior. To date tho Russian navy has lost seven cruisers an ono battleship beside thoso which havo just taken refuge in neutral ports and disarmed. Tho Jap anese have lost one cruiser and ono bat tlsehip. St. Petersburg expects tho (all ol Port Arthur nt any moment. The Malheur Irrigation withdrawal has been incrt-aecd 1!0,000 acres. Admiral Togo sowed many mlnea In the path of tho 1'oit Arthur Qect. Japan Is laying In gieat quantities of supplies for 11 winter campaign in Man churia. Tho Jnpaneso navy Is co-operating with thu army in tho final assault on Port Arthur. Over 300,000 acres of land in Hastern Oregon In forest reserve withdrawals havo been testorod to entry. Great Ilrltaln will reply to Russia that she cannot conevdo that the Knight Commander was sunk lawfully. Tho national oncampment of tho G, A. R. is being hold In Ronton. It Is estimated that 50,000 veterans are present. Tlio commander of the Japanese fleet Is repotted to havo notified tho Rus sian vommaudor of Port Arthur that If ho sinks tho veeseU lu the harbor the town will bo shelled with lyddite. A launch turned turtle nt n Potomac regatta and ten people were drowned. Firo at Now York gas tanks caused a great panic, many people in tleeing for getting tholr children. Work on tho Malheur Irrigation pro ject will commence this (all. The Pa louso project will bo next. Tho Russian flagship Czarevitch waa badly damaged In tho recent battle and may bo dismantled at Tslng Chou, Issues with Turkey havo boon Bottled, thu Btato department scoring a victory. About 345,000 ucrea of land In Kaat orn Oregon withdrawn under forest ro sorvo order will bo reetored to entry. Tho general attack on Port Arthur is now on. Twolvo regiments of rein forcements have been sent tho Japanese from Lino Yang. Russia expresses a willingness to modify rogualtlona regarding contra band goods providing Great Ilrltaln will agreo thtcy are binding in future wars. GREATEST OP NAVAL BATTLES. Port Arthur Engagement Is Shown by Official Reports. Bt. Petersburg, Aug. 10. Not nlnco tho beginning of tho war botwocn Jap an and Russia has anything so obvious ly affected Russian spirits as the grad ual revelation of the extent of tho Port Arthur squadron's reverses. Details of Rear Admiral Withoeft's fata) sortio are not known to tho general public even at this hour, though the content of the report of Captain Malousovitch, Admiral Wlthooft'a chief of elan, toUie emperor, gradually permeated ofikial circles in the course of tho day. The captain's statement was Issued lato to night In the form of an official report. Captain Matouaevitch .nakes it clear that the Port Arthur squadron fought what probably was tho greatest battlo of Ironclads since steel replaced wood In naval construction. Tho effort of tho Russians to fight their way through tho Japanese would probably have been successful had it not been for tho dlrastcr to tfao battleship Cwievltch, which compelled the squadron to fight a second battle, ending In the dispersal of tho Russian fleet In tho darkness. The Associated Press learns that tho awful mortality of the officers of tho Czarovitch, which was merely stated in theofflcial roport, is due to the (act that Admiral Witboeft and moat of his officers were gathered on tho brldeo during the action in order to set an ex ample to and encourage the men, In stead of remaining in comparative saf ety in the protection of the conning tower. A Japanese shell burst beneath the bridge, wrecking that part of the ship and killing or wounJing every officer on duty thereabouts. One of the most important features of Captain Matousevitch's dispatch, aside (rom its grimly brief account of the battle, is the detailed statement of the makerp of Rear Admiral Togo's fleet, which consisted of six battleships, 11 cruisers of various classes and ap proximately SO torpedo boats. According to this statement there, were in line of battle some ships pre viously reported destroyed. This gives an indication of Japan's naval force which Admiral Togo has hitherto con cealed. LIKELY TO DESTROY DIG SHIPS. Russia, so Toklo Believes, Will Not Be Able to Repair Them. Toklo, Aug. 10. It is believed here that the Russians will not bo abla to repair the five battleships reported by Admiral Togo to have been damaged in the recent sea fighting at Port Arthur. The Japanese land batteries now command the entrance to the harbor, and could render this work im possible. Before tho Russian fleet emerged from Pert Arthur on August 10 the Japanese batteries could reach the war ships there with sheila ar.d the docks were exposed to a tiro the severity of which was increasing constantly. It la doubted If these ships will be able to go to sea again without first undergo ing mpalrs, and it Is expected that the Russians theniselves will destroy them before Pott Arthur falls. ANXIOUS TO END STRIKE. Mayor of Chicago, However, Will Not Discuss Trouble Now. Chicago, Aug. 10. There were fow developments hi tho packers' strike to day,' and It is not probable that there will bo any for several days. A com mittee of retail dealers will call upon Mayor Harrison and ask him to act as mediator in tho strike. Tho mayor de clines to say what he will do until he receives tho commtitee, but expressed himself as anxious to do anything in his power to end tho strike. Tho lackers declined to say ibis af ternoon to Bay whether they would ac cept tho mediation of the mayor. They declared that they would, of course, leceivo him. Chief of Pollco O'Kell and Polico In spector Hunt laid formal charges before the mayor today against JuBtico John Fitzgerald, who, it is assorted by the police, has discharged the great major ity ol the rioters brought before him, no matter how strong tho evidence against them. Women and Children Hurl Missiles. Now York, Aug. 10. Women and children today joined in the demon stiatlon against nonunion men who havo takeu the places of striking butch ers and other employes in tho packing houeoB. From upper windows and roofa of buildings in tho affected dis trict, they hurled missies of all sorts at every luckless meat truck diivor or beef carrier that passed along the street. Tho force of polico assigned to tho packing Iioubo district was largely incriaewl today. Earthquake In Chile, Now York, Aug. 10. A severe earth quake was felt Thursday at Volenar, province of Atacama, according to a Herald dispatch trom Valparaiso, Chile. It waa preceded by loud eub torranean noises, Tho earthquako-. caused much damage, but no fatalities have been reported, It was aleo felt at Iqulque and Laaerena, kl 1 "4 . t -iaaafiT ,