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READY' TO SPRING
Twenty-Two Japanese Warships
In Track of Russians.
WILL WAIT FOR THE ENEMY
Great Naval Dattto Seems to Bo Next
Sceno In tho Military Drama
In tho Far East.
London, March Id. A dispatch to
Lloyds, dated nt Singapore, 0 p. m.,
says tho llritlsh steamer llougwan I
reports having passed 22 Japanese war
ships oft Ilorsburg, 20 in ilea east ot
Singapore, nt tho entrance to the
Straits of Malacca.
Tho appearance of Vice Admiral
Togo's fleet In tho track that would be
used in any attempt by Vice Admiral
Rojostvensky to make for Vladivostok
is tho most interesting news ot tho day.
It is not known whether Vice Admiral
Togo himself is with tho fleet.
According to tho Daily Mails' corres
pondent at Singapore, who visited tho
tleet, tho officers were unusually reti
cent. Two Japanese olllccra landed nnd
conferred with the Japanese consul,
nnd it was understood by the corres
pondent that the squadron would soon
sail again, as it required nothing.
Tho presumption is that Rojest
vensky's squadron is still off tho coast
of Madagascar, but, ns tho ico in the
harbor of Vladivostok is beginning to
Rive way, the Russian admiral must
soon mako n decision whether to dash
for Vladivostok or return to Russia.
Naval exports here believe that Togo
will not conie much further in quest of
the iialtlc squadron, on the ground
that ho cannot afford to run unneces
sary risks.
STORM ON BRITISH COAST.
Many Shipwrecks and Serious
Loss
of Life Result.
London, March ID. A storm of hur
ricane force burst over tho Irish and
English coasts during tho night, and it
is feared that many disasters have oc
cured. The telegraph lines arc broken
nt many points. Tho llritish ship
Khyber has been wrecked off tho Corn
ish coast. Twenty-threo of her crew
were drowned and three were saved.
The Khyber sailed from Melbourne,
Australia, October 20, for Queens
town. Tho storm swept over the north of
Ireland early this morning, and did
great damage to property. Fears are
entertained for the safety of the fishing
fleets.
Tho high winds have caused terrible
havoc along the coasts of the United
Kingdom. Telegraphic communica
tion between London and many points
is cqt off. Tho lifeboat stations are
busy, nnd shipping everywhere is seek
ing shelter. Numbers of minor wrecks,
accompanied by loss of life, have been
reported.
READY ON TIME.
Lewis and Clark Fair Will Be Com
plete on Day of Opening.
Portland, March 10. With tho ex
position more than two months away,
exhibits from nil parts of the world are
daily reaching the exposition grounds.
There are now a hundred cars or more
of exhibits stored in the various build
ings nnd word has been received that
many more shipments are en route
' from Eastern points and ports.
The significance of this is that the
various displays can bo arranged more
effectively than has ever before beer,
recorded at an exposition. Since tho
exhibit palaces are nearly nil completed
nnd tho others will soon be done, there
can bb-no delay in getting the exposi
tion ready, and it is announced as tho
intention of tire exposition management
'to have the fair in a state of readiness
m. even to the slightest detail on Juno 1.
Poles Don't Want to Fight.
' Warsaw, March 10. Reservists who
were waiting in the barracks at Wol-
, kowsk,, government of Gronde, formed
' n, conspiracy fo foment organized dis-
' "turbances among tlio troops in order to
avoid lieiiig sent to' Manchuria. Tho
offenders were coUrt-mnrtialed, five of
thorn ware condemned to death and ex
ecuted on Mar-h .'!, and four were sen
. tenred for, Jifu and eight to 20 years'
penal cervitudo. The mobilization of
the Fifteenth and Nlnutqenth corps,
'stationod in Poland, Is exjM-uted to be
gin in u fow days.
Russian Guns Sunk in fl(vrs.
Niuchwung, March 10. The mill
tary men here advance tho tht-ory ,that
the difference in tho number oil guns
the Japaneso ore reported Uvhavo 'cap
tured and those General Kuppatkln is
reported to have Jost, is owing, to tho
Kussians, when, .routed, droppinj'JXIpir
guns into the rivers through the icVand
abandoning others in ravines andl:g,.il-
lies. It Is expected , mat, as. soon as
tho present rush at'Mukden ' is aver,
search for the lost' 'lerywill begin.
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DOINGS IN CONGRESS.
Friday, March IO.
Tho Santo Domingo Irony was today
reported favorably to-tho senate.
Tho only legislative business trans
acted was in relation to tho death of
Senator Unto, of Tennessee. Gorman
Introduced n resolution providing for
tho payment of tho funeral exiHsnsoa
of Senator Hate, which wna iinme
dlatoly adopted. At 12:60 tho senate
took n tecess until 1:60, when tho
funeral services of tho lato senator took
place.
At tho conclusion of tho llato funeral
ceremony tho senate adjourned until
Monday, when discussion of tho Santo
Domingo treaty will commence.
Monday, March 13.
Tho senate will do Its utmost to com
plete tho Santo Domingo treaty and ad
journ this week. This wns manifested
when the treaty was taken up In execu
tive session today. For more than an
hour the senators discussed ways and
means nnd finally agreed to meet nt 1 1
u. m. iiaiiv in enter to give iimo tor n
full discussion of tho measure and still
adjourn by Saturday. It is conceded
that, if the vote were delayed beyond
that time, a quorum ot the senate could
not Iw maintained. One amendment
was presented todny, providing that
such expenses ns may be incurred by
the army nnd navy shall bo paid from
the revenues of Santo Domingo. No
decision was reached.
Tuosday, March 14.
Tho discussion ot the Dominican
treaty in executive session of tho senate
today resulted in tho drawing of party
lines. The Republicans have counted
on some Democratic votes, and, losing
these, it will bo imjKisslblo tor tho
treaty to pass. There was some talk
today ot postponing action until a
commission could Investigate the affairs
of Santo Domtngu, including tho char
acter of the claims and tlj stability of
me iMininican government. mis is
not likely, however, as It is not believ
ed the president will approve the plan.
Wednesday, March IS.
Republican leaders of tho senate are
all at sea respecting the action ad
visable to take in regard to tho Santo
Domingo treaty. Recognizing that the
Democrats control more than one-third
of the votes, and that two-thirds are
required to ratify tho convention, the
Republican leaders think that the
treaty should In) withdrawn by the
president. On this subject the senate
and the president do not agree, nnd'the
idea prevails that, after one or two
days more ot inconsequential discussion,
the special session of tho senate will be
allowed to adjourn without date, and
the treaty lapse. Hut this plan is not
popular in the senate and a way to
avoid it is being sought.
Thursday, March to.
Senator Morgan occupied practically
the entiro time in opposition to the
Santo Domlnro treaty in the executive
session of tho senate today.
A new plan suggested is to let tho
whole matter go over until the next
regular session ot congress, when a joint
resolution will be passed to authorizo
the president to do the very things that
are proposed by the treaty.
Have Nothing to Fight With.
Warsaw, March 17. One of the
highest officials in Poland, In the
course of u conversation today, said:
"It is all very well to talk of continu
ing tho war, but with no leaders, no
generals, no soldiers, no guns, and tho
theater of war so far away we are un
able to transport troops quickly, the
war now appears to be ended. It is
true we have soldiers in the empire,
hut it is impossible to withdraw them
from central nnd southern Russia to
Manchuria while tho disturbances con
tinue. All is quiet in Poland now, Imt
let orders for mobilization he given
and we will have a revolution."
Small Hope for Kuropatkln.
London, March 17. The advices
from the Far Kast are lwlieved hero to
indicate that Genebral Kuropatkln and
his forces in Manchuria will be. forces 1
to surrender to the Japanese within a
very short time. Tiie correspondent of
the London Daily Mail at St. Peters
burg, telegraphing late last night, says
that advices received by the Russian
war office indicate that a very large
force of Japaneso havo succeeded in
carrying out Marshal Oyamn'n envelop
ing movement and Is now far to the
northward of the fleeing Russian col
umns. Peabody Is Seated.
Denver, March 17. James II. Pea
body today won his contest for the
office ot governor, from which he re
tired on January 10 after serving a
term of two years, but'his victory was
achieved only after he had given his
pledge to resign and surrender the
chair to Lieutenant Governor Josse F.
McDonald. The voto in joint conven
tion of the general assembly lv which
Governor Alva Adums wus ousted and
Governor James II. Puabody installed
was 65 to 41. Ten Republicans voted
with the Democrats for AduuiH,
Calls Peasantry to Arms.
PariB, March 17. Father Gopon, the
leader oi tho bt, Petersburg workmen
in tho demonstration of, January 22,
who, according to the Tribune Rues, is
still hiding in France", ban issued'an
other stirring appeal to ' tho Russian
peasantry, culling on them to follow
the directions of the revolutionary com
bative committee, forgetting nil differ
ences of religion and race, and riso as
one man, .armed for a general Insum-gs
tton against czarism.
Bomb for Pobledonostseff.
London, Marclr J7. A dispatch nm
fiL I'etersivburg to the News' agency UJ
ports that lato last night a bomb eaMTJ lass block, one of tho largest buildings
Illoded on the tramway lino olnpn In fciui l-.fcrtVtlm dtv nm ntlr1v ilfutmveil hv
olploded on the tramway line closo to tint
Iresldencoof M. PdbicdonostBcIf, ptfoiifre tonight and a number of adjacent
urator of tho Holy Synod. No ono
lured.
ONE MUST LEAVE
Socretary Hay nnd His Assistant
Don't Ayrcc.
DOMINICAN TREATY TIIE CAUSE
Loomls Its Chief Promotor Action
' on Ratification Will Decide
Which Must Go.
.Washington, March 14. Unless
some conciliatory bird ot peace shall
porch Itself in tho State department
soon, either Socretary May or his first
assistant, Francis II. IahuuIs, will re
sign within a month. That there has
Ikou n ruction in the depnitmeut has
been known for some time, but that it
had reached u serious point is jutt man
ifest. Tho whole trouble is said to lie due
principally to tho fact that Secretary
May is not in thorough accord with
President Roosevelt in his policy to
ward Santo Domingo, as emphasized by
the much criticised trinity now under
consideration in the senate, while Sec
retary ioomis is tho power behind it in
tho State department. It is well
known that Secretary Hay has ix large
following in tho senate ami much ot
tho opposition to the treaty, as sunt to
tho senate, is due not only to tho ob
jections of the senators to the treaty us
it stood, but because of their desire to
uphold the hands of Mr. Hay.
liy those closest to the parties con
corned about throe weeks is tho time
given within which one or tho other
will resign. Much will depend upon
the action of the senate on the ponding
treat J and still more on tho success of
tho .president and his friends in heal
ing the breach between Hay and Ioo
mis. Among tho lenders of congress
hero tho loss of Secretary Hay to the
cabinet is regarded as impossible.
Mr. Adee Is acting secretary of state
today. Secretary Hay being in attend
ance at n meeting of the Carnegie insti
tute nnd Mr. I.oouila having left for a
trip to California.
HUGE BOOTY AT SINQKING.
Japanese Capture Outfit of an Army
and Annihilate a Division.
Tokio, March 14. The following re
port was received today from the head
quarters ot tho Japanese armies in tho
field:
"It Is estimated that the spoils which
fell into our hands in the direction ot
SingkingO'cnden), since the occupation
by us ot Tsinkcntchen on February 24
has been as follows:
"lUtles, 22,000; machine guns, 0;
small ammunition, 320,000 rounds;
shells, 11,600; entrenching tools, !,
000; wire, 1,200 bundles; materials
for a light railway of .13 miles; wagons
for the latter, 460; garments, 10 cart
loads; coal mining machinery for eight
pita; timber, 4,000 pieces.
"Ik-sides theso we took largo quanti
ties of cereals, fodder, tents, beds,
stoves, maps and telephones, as well as
a great numlier of bullocks and horses.
"The enemy left about 1,200 dead on
the field. We took 80 prisoners.
"It is estimated that the enemy's
casualties were ubout 20,000.
"Prisoners say that tho Seventy-first
division was utmost annihilated."
NOT YELLOW FEVER, MALARIA.
Secretary Taft Says That is Health
Problem of Isthmus.
Washington Mareli 14. Secretary
Taft, after u brief talk with the presi
dent today, said it was a mistaken re
port that yellow fever was on the in
crease in the American zone of the Isth
mus of Panama. "In fact," said the
secretary, "it is not yellow fever that
will give us the most troublo on the
(stimulus, but malaria, which Is very
prevalent. Kventually, while there
are somo cases ot yellow fever in tho
American zone, we shall he able to
stamp out that disease. It will be n
hard fight, however, to reduce trouble
arising from malaria."
Millions for Great College.
Montreal, March 14. Sir William
C. MacDonuld, the mlllomiire tohucco
manufacturer, today laid before the
Protectant committee of the council of
public instruction n proposition to en
dow an agricultural training college and
a college for the training of school
teachers in the sum of from 2,000,000
to 14,000,000. Sir William hu re
lucted Professor Robertson, the man
who developed tho Canadian dairy bus
iness, as the director of the scheme.
The college will he located at Ktiinno do
Pellevue, 30 miles from Montreal. '
Storm Brings Joy and Sorrow,
fian Francisco, March. 14. Callfor
nia, from its northern boundary to Han
Diego, has been visited by ii drenching
rain storm, which in manv ouartera
proved a blessing to agriculturists, but,
in others nui damage not vol ostl-
.mated. Along thu coast and in the
extreme south the storm was accom
panied by i gale which left in its trail
levelled buildings, uprooted trees and
prostrated telegraph peels. A number
of vcssc)s are overdue.
Mflnlffltn I nn La-iva FliiIMfncr.
PMrinkato, Minn., March 14. Tho
buildings were damaged. I)ss, f 160,
000.
ROASTED TO DEATH.
Ntnotoon Persons Perish In Now York
Tenement House Fire.
Now York, March 16. Nineteen per
sons were burned to death In it lire
which destroyed tho llvo-stoiy telle,
incut house at 105 Allen street early
today. Moro than 10 are Injuns I and
only u few of the sleeping Inmates es
caped unhurt. Several of those who
perished were roasted to death In plain
view ot tho thousands In tho stieets.
Coroner Goldonkrnnz declared after
an investigation that ho had leason to
believe thu blaze was tho work of an
incendiary. Ho IssiuhI subpoenas (or
the lire marshal, tenement house coin
mission and building owners and health
and police officials to appear before him
at thu Inquest Thursday.
Tho lire started In tho basement oc
cupied by Isaac Davis, his wife and
three children. Davis had been nut
last night, ami returned curly this
morning, going into his store upon tho
same floor just In time to see tho kero
sene lamp in tho rear explode.
Ho says ho woke his wife, and lsith
tried to put out the flaming lump, hut
without success, and then gave all their
attention to getting their children out
ot tho building. A policeman who
hoard tho cry of alarm ruyhed to tho
scene, and every effort was made to
rouse tho sleeping persons ill tho house.
In thu meantime, the flames had
spread with startling rapidity, and
when tho pel sous who had been asleep
in the upper floors awoke they found
themselves confronted by a Wall of
flames on every side. Tho panic strick
en people, lighting for their lives,
rushed to tho lire escapes, only to find
them littered with rubbish uf all de
scriptions and iilmost Impassable.
Down through lie-so narrow' imsiago
ways flow til a stream of humanity,.
WHOLE LAW DEAD.
Congress Unintentionally Abolished
Lieu Land Selections.
Washington, March 16. Without
Intending to do mi, congrers has appar
ently rviHixlcd the lieu laud law In its
entirety. It doing so it has erasid
(rum the statute hooks the law which
has I Kim responsible (or more fraud
than any other public laud statute; it
has put an end forever to a system ot
exchanges by which thu Fedora! govern
ment has actually liven cheated out ot
millions of dollars' worth of valuable
timlter land.
In thu closing hours of tho last con
gress, tho senate passed a bill that hail
long lccn on its calendar, Intended to
restrict lieu selections to uou-tlmticr-cd
lauds. It was n bill that bad pre
viously Ih-cu panod by thu house, but
which had Ir-oii amended by tho senate
committee. Hecausu of this amend
ment, tho bill was sent to conference,
and there it was again altered until It
was amended out of shspe and accom
plished a very different purpose from
what it did as it passed tho homo and
senate.
Although the bill retained its title,
"An act prohibiting tho selection of
timber lauds In lieu of lauds In forrst
reserves," its text was so changed that
it not only prohibited the selection of
timlicr lands, but all lands in exchange
for lands in fore rwrvra.
FINANCIERS MAY DRING PEACE
Refusal of French Bankers to Lend
Monoy is a Blow to Russia.
Indnn, March 16. Tho revolt of
the French Imukers is considered ,y
the Indon newspajMirs as the most
hopeful and important news of tho day,
promising an early conclusion of peace
between Russia and Jnh. Apparent
ly thu proposed limn Iras not been ulwo
lutely refused, but only "iiostiwincd,"
This, however, is regarded here ns be
ing tantamount to a refusal, and is ex
pected to spo k louder to the Russian
war party even than KurojKitk In's re
verse at Mukden.
It is the general belief that by the
death of M. Germain, the late governor
ot the credit Lyonnaia, Ruasin lest her
strongest financial friend in France,
and that, had Ire been still alive, no
difficulty would have Ih'ou experienced.
With the American and Kuglish mark-
eta closed to her, it is thought that
Russia can only turn to Germany,
which is hot likely to be much moro
resiKuislvu than France, and the only
alterative would seem to lie to make
peace,
Island Officers Get More Pay.
Washington, March 16. Hereafter
the ten per cent additinonl pay allowed
the officers serving in tiie insular imw-
sessions will he computed on the basis
of their regular salaries, with longevity
pay added, according to a decision ren
dered by the supremo court of thu
L'uited States. The question was in
volved In u suit instituted by Lieuten
ant Colonel Stephen ii. Mills, who
served two years In tho Philippines.
Ills salary was $3,000 and his long,
evi'.y allowance (1,000, He was paid
10 per cent additional upon, thu f 3,000,
Price of Linoleum' Will Advance.
Now York, March 16'. leading man
ufacturers oi linoleum huve agreed,
nays the Journal of Commerce, to ad
vance nil inlaid goods 10 per cent and
all printed goods 20 per cent the' in
crease to taoj-ffonjin oods manu
factured from tyy. fjJireiont stocks
will bo sold at the old prices between
now- nnd May 1, jiffor tylifch nothing
will be sold except nt-the-now figures,
This action has K-eu prompted by rail
icui ciiuugcn in mo cosi ui raw material,
Nebraskans Will. Keep Pa ses.
Lincoln, Neji., 'March 16. Tho house
May, by a vote of -42 to 10, nrgeeil to
Indefinitely postpone tho bill making
it a crime to giyje, at accept railroad
passes. Today's action disposes of all
tho nnti-pass measures, every one being
defeated,
I OREGON STATE JTEMS OF INTEREST
TO SPEND 1800,000.
Fast Development on Now QiM'U
Properly on Applognto River.
Grants Pass The Michigan Mil "K
and Milling company , composed laryly
ot Michigan mining men, of which IV.
T. Perry, of Portland, Is manager, Is
preparing to spend some $60,000 or
mure within tho next few months In
the development and equipment ol Us
quarts mines on Applcgato river, e hl
tulles south of this city. A largo iw
Is employed at present building a i M,
shops, quartets and in developmeu of
the mine. A large holler, engine tml
other machinery will arrive this 'k
and .lll be hauled out at once d
placed In position. Tho mill, w rich
will be one ot tho I'ratt type, will I rl
a oiixtttlty equal to ten ordinary stai p,
and will also he supplied with riflK
seiKirators and vanners, by whlc
el( t
toast 00 per cent of the assay vultii
the ouartx will bo saved.
There are three laruo hdgin on e
.Mlchlcaii I'omiMiiy's grounds, of h
there is 60(1 acres, all hluhly luiuffll
l-iil and widl tliuixtri-d. The AusV-
guto flows just lielow, from which Wstr
can bo derived for all purHwes. "Ise
quartz carries an avurage uf 126 atsii
In free gold nnd sulpliurets, and iAkii
In a constant vein between porjiry
and slate.
A broad avenue In le'lng cleared hfu
the camp down to tho road, leaving Ac
big imks, laurels and llrs standing, ud
by this avenue the camp dwelling ud
cabins will he built. A number of
Michigan people Interested In the ifce
will make their Iioium at ".MIcIhV-u
City," the name that has Im-cii gltm
the new mid fast growing camp.
OUT OF THEIR OWN POCKETS.
Ilpgnnti of Weston Normal School
Will Pay Its Expanses.
Pendleton The regents of the Hut
cm Oregon normal school held a ntt
Ing here for the pursxo ol dorMsg
ways and means (or tho umlntoiiasHol
tho Institution. The board was usin
lluous against tho Idmi of clonlntf the
school, and will hold themselves ptr
soually reMinilblo for its m-ed, U
llevlng that In any event no future kv
islature will refuse to reimburse My
indebtedness that economical iiiwmp
ment may incur. Tho action of iv
Ixxird seems to meet tho nppmvsl of
tho H-oplo of Kasleru Oregon, wlw ire
greatly Interested ill the IhstlliHMi,
and say that It should not lm cliwnl In
any event.
Jackson Citizens at Work,
Ashland Tho county court of Juk
sou county has apiolhtc! a long Hit of
citizens as a committee to have (large
of arrangements In securing an riWtlt
at the IaiwIs and Clark fair. A rant
ing of this committee has Iximi rthVd
to take plare at Mcdford HattmUy,
March IH, for the purioe of UlWig
definite methods of collecting a rrf-ro-tentative
display of the count r'l ro
sources for exhibition, Whlln the
county court has appropriated no (Ign
ite amount for a county exhibit, it till
have charge of tho same.
Umatilla Irrigation Project.
Pendleton John J, Whistler, iIh
eer In charge of the Oregon rtH-lMisi
work, says that Thomas II. Msm, the
government soil cxcrt, willarrhtin
the city soon to make an lnverths.kn
us to the foiifdhllty of winter IrrhttMou
in the lauds of the Umatilla Irrimvitiu
project. Mr. Menus will be in tL 4k
trlct only a short time, hut thewHsjJi
of the will will lie forwarded totbepv
eminent station at Ilerkoley, Oil., (or
complete analysis, and the result re
turned to this city.
Shear Sheep by Machinery,
Pendleton The J, K. Livestock sjnii
pnny has received a live hurte pjor
gasoline engine with which to propel
a 12 machine sheep shearing plmt.
The company has 26,000 lluml loiWar
at, the ranch near Pilot Hook. As
tltoso iimchlnes make n saving effHun
ono to one nnd a half ouuds onuitHoi.
over the old style hand shearing, at the
current price of lfl and 17 rent' a
pound for wool the company will mii
A saving of over $6,000.
' Lor Scarcity Is Fell.
'Kiigene The big sawmill o (he
Hooth-Kcllcy Lumber wmisnyt Co
burg has Im-iiii closed dnivn fur fwal
weeks. This Is jsirtly on Recount of
(he scarcity of logs end partly to give
an opportunity to overhaul tmknt.
The Indications are at presvnt that
there is going to he great dllrleifitv in
gutting logs to the mills this nummer,
as the htreains are uuw Very Um nnd
as there Is no snow In tho mountains,
they will bo very miiuh lower laron,
May Build Logging Road.
Im Grande Owing to the light fu
of snow in the Hluo mountains tlm past
winter mid thu uncertainty ot tlm vol
ume nt wuter in the Grande Rondo river
and Us tributaries, thu Gnuule Hondo
Lumber company at Perry Is cnnt.m.
plating bii(ldlng a narrow gaugo logging
road somu 30 miles up tho river, wfiero
tlio company hiw u largo amount of
logs cut, and which it will lo uiuhlu
to float to tholr mill, Tlio road will
be built solely for t)iu uso of tho mill,
Trees In Bloom at Dallas,
Dallas Wttnn weather has brqyght
forward tho fruit blooms remarkably
early this season, flomo Varlutlu of
prunes and plums nro blooming, funrH
and cherries nro coining, on very fust,
Considerable fear is felt that lato cold
rains or frost may do damage
LIVESTOCK FAIR AT WOODUURN
Marlon and Clackamas County Hals
ers Oricanlto for Business,
WoiHlhurn Tho Livestock imsoula.
tlou ot .North Marlon ami Hnulli Cluck
amas counties has been permaeiiiitly
orgaiiUed In this city, Thu following
officers were chosen: Fred Dose, pres
ident i W. P. Poiinubaker, secretary,
Harry Cole, treasurer.
It was decided to hold n livestock
fair In Wnodhurii on Haturday, April I
The sttx-k on which jireiuliiins will M
awarded will bo slaliloiis, brood mares,
colts, roadsters, teams and saddle
horses Other stock, It Is expected,
will also be exhibited. The stallions
will ho divided into classiw draught
and roadsters with fft entrance fee
and an additional entrance fee of ftt.60
ft r sweepntake prlie.
(I. L. Hhryder, M.H. Hhroek. Dr. W.
A. Leonard. F. J. .Miller and J. I
I'lank were oliiwen ah execullwi eoni.
inlttec to fix prUos, solicit funds and
make all other necessary arrangements.
The judges will be soleelod on the day
ot tho (air. The honeiiiHii and farm
ers are onthulaiUo over the pHqwisod
fair and an liumoijivt crowd Is oxpectcil
here on that day.
INSURANCE 'RATES HiaH.
Hood River Men Hear Proposition for
Decrease of 10 Per Cent.
Hood River HimsI River hunluo
men held n eon lor once In the rooms uf
the Comuiiinial club with Mr Mono,
of Portland, representing thu board of
liomranco underwriters, to IIihI out
just what would Im) required of tho
water couiHiuy In order to secure n to
iluctlou ot Insurance rales If a system
of lire protection were Install!, Htone
stated that he would recommend a re
duction averaging 16 ier cent from the
priweiit almost exhorhilaiit rate), pro
vided tho water company would main
tain a reserve supply uf water In a re
ervolr with a capacity of 760,000 gal
Iihm, nnd lay certain site pipe fur the
mains, llrlrk building were promlned
a further reduction of five r rent.
As tho water couiany recently so
cured 160,04)0 im the saIh lit hoods. It
Is expected that the city of Hood Ithor
will soon lie given nu adequate system
uf hydrants for lire proteetlou. A vol
unteer tiro department ha already hctti
organised, and a I.SOO chemical re-
glue purchased by the city.
Newell to Meet Water Users,
Vale F. II. Newell, chief of the gov
ernment reclamation engineers, nceum
mulcd by several consulting engineers,
will arrive here In April. Mr, Nimoll
I making this trip for the purpn of
meeting with tho Malheur Waterm-er'
association and to arrange matters i
that active ocra(lon ran commence on
the llarer basin project during the
approaching summer. It seems to lm
now generally understood that little
dllllcuty will b encountered In getting
tho various owners of the water dltchr
to "sign up" their laud under the
agreement rivently arrived at, Iravlmc
the appraisement of values to arbitra
tion. Old Slampmlll Found,
Meilford What Is believed lo lie tb
first stampmlll that did service In the
Oregon Hold Holds has been brought
Into Medfnrd. It is a crude machine,
being hand made throughout, Imt the
principle mi which it operated Is Iden
tical to that of the orllMshix ami mod
ern stamp and battery, the stamp, tlm
mortar, mesh and feeder all being
present, Tho eld machine, bramble
covered awl going to decay, wns found
on n deeertrd primpict In the Willow
Kprlngs diitrict, Jauksou county. It
will he sent to tho Portland fair.
, Water Is Scarce.
Kuinpter Tlie outlook for placer
mining in (hi section Is not so favor
able this season as In former years.
Hnow Is rapidly, ilsapMhirlng from tin
mountain ranges under the Influence of
warm stifishiuu during the past three
weeks, but cold nnd freezing nights
have a tendency to cheek thu (low of
water that should result. I'laoer min
ers as a rule along small waterways are
uneasy for fear that all the snow will
I mi gone before they will be uhlu lo take
advantage ot lis benefits as formerly.
Cinnabar Mines 'Show Up Well,
Alrdfdnl Tim flattering sjiowiiitf
iiiade'Hy reee-nt rejiirts of ores from tW
cinnabar mini of the Meadows iiulck-
sliver district, o! Jackson county, near
Trail, has canned revival of Interest
in the milling of mercury In this sec
tion. Highly pounds of mercury to the
ton la produced b,y the properties of
the Rogue lllvor (Julckallver Mining
company; the1 shareholders of which
are Medfprd. nuiiitf The ore reduce
easily"aifT( lalun(mriu in-yaltie,
PORTLAtip MARKETS.
Wheat Walla Wulhij'te; hlucslcm
OL'e; valley, H7e per bushel,
Oats No.-T(wlilto, n,a7(31.4,.:
gray, $1.60 per.ecnjal. J
Hay Timothy, fll&IU per ton)
clover. vn.OJll!: grain, $lQia; cheat,
iicj.i2jiu;;i ,
Kggs Oregon ranch, 18c pur dozen.'
lliitter-'Faucy crcnmory,i!7)i(3!IS.,)io
Potatoes Oregon fancy, OOcCJIlf
comtuoii, 70H6u,
Apples 4-tlor Ilaldwlns; 1.26
1.60; HpltMTibergs)'fl,760U.
Hops Choice '1004, 23-Mo pc
Jound, -i i
. Wool Valley. 1020o por poundt
KiistorifOregTffi7n2017o por polimW
mohair, choice, 262(lu por pound.
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