RIOTING IS RESUMED
Chicago Police Resort to Clubs
to Preserve Peace.
BUILDING TRADES ARE INVOLVED
RECLAMATION OF KLAMATH
No Prospect of Immedlalo Settlement
and Mayor and Peace Com
mitteo Give Up Hope.
Chicago, May 27. Rioting broke out
n fresh today In tho teamsters' strike,
and although nobody was seriously
hurt, there wero n number of vicious
fights in tho lumber district, during
which tho police wero compelled to use
their clubs, and in one Instance revolv
ers, in order to disperse the mob.
Tho strike today spread in n small
degree throughout the building trades.
There weto n numler ot instances
where woodworkers refused to receive
tho material delivered by non-union
teamsters and wnlked out. This move
in every instance was made by the men
aa individuals only. No olllcinl action
was taken by any of tho trades unions
looking to the activo sympathetic sup
pott of tho teamsters' strike. Several
of tho labor leaders in tho ranks of tho
material trades have declared within
the last 24 hours that there is no pros
pect in their opinion, of any complete
tio up ot tho building trades by a strlko
of the men.
There is no movement at present
looking towards a settlement of the
strike Mayor Dunne today for tho
first time since tho commencement of
tho teamsters' strike declared that he
knew of no contemplated plans for
peace. Tho mayor talked as though he
had abandoned hopes of a settlement.
Dever, chairman of the City Council
Peace committee, appointed a week ago,
said tonight that he had practically
ceased work, aa the committees could
seo no avenue in the controversy look
ing toward an adjustment of the differ
ences between the teamsters and the
employers.
Unltod Statos Engineer Starts for tho
Field to Push tho Work.
San Francisco, Cnl., May 20. K. 0.
Perkins, an engineer in tho Unltod
States reclamation service, geological
department, lelt tonight for tho north,
where ho is tostait tho enormous re
clamation works in tho Klnmnth basin,
for which tho sum ot 14,400,000 has
been appropriated.
This work will probably bo tho larg
est in this part ot tho country, and tho
land that is to bo reclaimed will bo
ablo to support n population ot nt least
100,000 souls.
There is to bo little" delay in tho be
ginning of tho reclamation project, and
Mr. Perkins is going north to look over
tho ground and commenco operations.
According to estimates of engineers
there is embraced In Klamath basin fl,
SOS acres of public lands and 42,826
acres of private lauds, making n total
ot 48,330 acres. Tho valleys ot I.nugcll,
Alkali and Poor will bo reclaimed, and
as this laud Is said to be among tho
richest in this part of tho country, it
will not bo a matter of dilllculty to get
people to settle there.
It is onlv within tho past few years
that the cattlemen have attempted to
cultivate that land. For years it was
given over to the pasturing of stock and
tho only feed that was given the cattle
during tho winter months was from tho
tule hay cut on tho borders ot Title
lake. Some few years ago a company
brought water on tho land along tho
northern shores ot Tule lakoand alfalfa
was planted and also orchards were
put in.
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
YELLOW WITH GOLD.
NEW GOVERNOR IN OFFICE.
Magoon Tells Plans of Commission
for Canal Zone.
Panama, May 27. Hezekiah A.
Gudger, judge of the canal zone, this
morning administered the oath of ofHco
to Charles G. Magoon, governor of the
canal zone, in the Ancon district. The
ceremony took place in the presence of
President Amador and the cabinet, the
diplomatic and consular corps and
prominent native and foreign residents.
Governor Magoon, in his inaugural
speech, said the reorganization of tho
canal commission had resulted in the
centralization of authority and transfer
of power from Washington to Panama,
permitting the putting of more energy
into tho work. Regarding tho work
of sanitation, tho governor said that no
effort and no expense would be spared
to make jthe zone healthy. He said
that the number of judges in the zone
will be increased, that a jurist of Pana
ma will be appointed a member of the
Supreme court and numerous schools
will be opened.
NO BOYCOTT DY CHINESE.
of
Minister Conger Ridicules Talk
Revenge for Exclusion.
Leavenworth, Kan., May 20. Kdwin
II. Conger, ex-minister to China, is
visiting his daughter at Fort Leaven
worth. Mr. Conger Is on his way to
his new poet in Mexico. "Tne talk of
the Chinese retaliating against tho ex-
elusion law by boycotting American
made goods is amusing to me," said
Mr. Conger today. "Of course you
know how American politics are run:
well, the Chinese were politicians be
fore America was discovered. They
know more tricks than their American
brethren.
"While much ot the agitation lias
occurred since I left China, there was
some prior to that. At these mass
meetings of merchants, as they were
called, there was a liberal sprinkling of
politicians and possibly one or more
merchant who had been run in. Tire
politicians did most of the talking and
then the news was spread broadcast
that the merchants would boycott
American goods.
"I believe that the truth of the mat
ter is that the Chinese merchants have
no idea of boycotting American iroods.
They are in business to make money,
and there is a demand for American
goods."
GREAT BATTLE IS DUE SOON
Rich Strlko Mado In Southern Oregon
Mlno Croates Excitement.
Med ford A strlko was mado tit tho
Opp mlno last week that eclipses any
thing that has over been mado on the
Pad lie coast, and even beats the great
district ot Touopah and Guldlleld, in n
truc-llssure vein that Is lietween slate
and porphyry, which averages IS feet
in width. An ore chute was opened
which is 100 feet in length and foot in
width, all specimen rock, which will
Ih. exhibited nt tho Lewis A Clark fair,
in Portland. This rock is literally cov
ered with tho yellow metal, and runs
$40,000 to thu ton.
One man took out 110,000 In one
shift, and tho rock Is now on exhlhl
tian nt tho Med ford permanent exhibi
tion building. Some sacks go as much
as $1,000 per sack. This strike has
caused the greatest excitement among
miners and prospectors of anything that
has occurred since tho great (told Hill
excitement in 180S, which this exceeds.
Dr. J, K Reddy came to .Med ford
from Spokane, Wash., one year ago, in
search of a (juartz property, und was
advised by many so-called experts that
there was nothing In the district that
would warrant an investment or expen
diture of any capital along these lines,
but aa inasmuch as Dr. Itcddy could
plainly see that nothing but surface
work had cer been done, save where a
mlno had paid from the prass roots, and
having unbounded faith in the district,
after careful examination, ho decided
to erect on this mlno n ten-stamp Lm 1 11,
And since tho erection of tho same it
has earned $100 per diem net, which
only shows that Southern Oregon today
has more undeveloped resources than
any territory west ot the Mississippi
river.
STATE ON CREDIT OASIS.
WORKING NIGHT AND DAY.
LEWISTON GOES LAND MAD.
Railway Projects Mako Real Estate
Values Soar.
Lewiston, Idaho, May 27. In antic
ipation ot favorable news for immediate
railway construction in this territory,
people of Lewiston have been struck
with a frenzied fever to buy real estate,
and while no deals have come to the
surface today, it is known that transac
tions involving over $100,000 have
been made.
This excitement was strengthened
this evening by rumors to the effect
that tho O. R. A N. Co. will begin con
struetion Monday, under a joint ar
rangement with tho Northern Pacific,
the Riparla-Lewiston branch. Railway
officials here will not confirm this re
port, but from other sources it is known
that the reports are practically true.
Drives People to the Hills.
Albuquerque, N. M., May, 27. The
Rio Grande, swollen to a river almost
n m It wide, is flowing through tint
middle of the village ot Tome, 20 miles
south ot Albuquerque, while the 000
inhabitants of the village are camping
ou the hill and watching their homes
being swept away. Tho entire prop
erty of the villagers is destroyed, along
with their crops. A strong dike had
been built along tho river north and
south of tho village, and it was be
lieved that, no matter what tho rise
this spring, the vlllago was safe.
Will Build Into Omaha.
Sioux City, la , May 27 L. W;
Hill, vice president of the Great North
ern railroad, accompanied by a party of
railroad officials, arrived hero today
and left in an automobile to look over
the proposed route of the Great North
ern extension to Omaha. He said that
tho Great Northern would be built to
Omaha, and that no time would be lost
in the construction ot the extension,
lie also said that tho extension would
bo built on the Nebraska side.
Antwerp Will Be Fortified.
Brussels, May 27. A bill has been
submitted to tho Bolgian parliament
providing the complete reorganization
of the defenses of Antwerp, at a cost of
121,000,000, and for harbor works,
which will increaso shipping facilities,
at a cost of $30,000,000. -
Linlevltch Tries to Assume Offensive,
but Oyama Is Ready.
St. Petersburg, May 20. Tho news
from the front continues to point to the
proximity of fighting on a targe scale.
Lieutenant General Linievitch sent
Lieutenant General Rennenkampff's
Cossacks on a daring expedition around
Field Marshal Oyama's loft. Rennen
karnpff succeeded in getting to the rear
of the Japanese, but ho jwld dearly J
UIB lOPSACKS Doing uauiy cut up.
Many believe that General Linievitch
is trying to tako tho offensive out of
Marshal Oyama's hands. The lutter
has mado nil preparations against the
possible interruption of his communi
cations, and tho cessation of tranpsort
service from Japanese ports. All rein
forcements available und immense
quantities of provisions and munitions
of war have been landed at Yinkow and
U-tlny since Vice Admiral Rojcstvensky
appeared in the straits of Malacca.
Newspajtor correspondents at tho
front are prevented by the cenBor from
telegraphing any intelligent view of the
situation, and this has always been tho
precursor ot important developments.
General Linievitch has taken far great
er precautions than did General Kuro
patkin to prevent his plans fro leaking
out.
Pendleton Scouring Mill Has Bought
Much Wool This Season.
Pendleton Tho Pendleton wool
scouring mills have purchased 3,000,
000 pounds of wool this year and has
its plant running day and night with
shifts of 35 men each, cleaning the
wool. Four thousand pounds of the
Fcoured product are turned out daily
from 10,000 pounds of tho 'raw mater
ial put through thu vats. Thu wool
shrinks about 74 per cent in the clean
ing process. Thu scoured wool is sell
ing at OS cents a pound f. o. b. Pen
dleton. This is being baled as fast as
cleaned, and the grease wool baler will
be started next week to bale such wool
as will be sent east unclcancd.
Thu Furnish warehouse has received
so far this season about 400,000 pounds
of wool from north of thu city, Kcho
and from the Pilot Rock district, with
dozens of loads coming in daily.
A second baling machine is lieing
installed, which will handle a larger
amount than last year, which was over
3,000,000 Winds. Tho larger part of
thu wool being brought to town Is sold
and as soon as baled will be shipped to
the Boston markets.
Rofarondum Petitions Stop Projoctod
Improvements of State Institutions
Salem The tiling ot tho petitions
for tho referendum upon the general
appropriation bill with tho secretary
of state, throws tho statu uimu its
credit until t)io next legislature makes
good tho dellcleucy, unless tho people
see lit to sustain thu action ot tho last
legislature and adopt tho measure at
mo Jtinu election of Wllti. Tho gen
eral appropriation bill carries a total ot
$1,454,3711.00, and thu invoking of thu
referendum upon it not only blocks thu
piogress ot thii normal schools, Inclu
sion ot which in thu bill was tho direct
cause of the referendum movement
against It, hut also seriously Impedes
thu contemplated work of Improvement
and enlargement of thu asylum for In-
sane and other statu Institutions, which
depend upon thu appropriation for
maintenance.
All this raises thu question of what
action nit secretary ol statu ami mem
bers of tho loardrt of trustees of thu
different statu institutions will tako
upon thu act adopted by thu last legis.
lature, providing that all employes of
statu institutions, educational, penal,
reformatory,, cctymotcnary, etc., shall
Ik) paid monthly, Instead ot quarterly.
This act prescribes that at the end ot
each mouth and upon presentation at
the duly vcritlcd and approved pay
rolls of any of thu inst'tutlous by thu
suKrIutendent or other authorized olll
cinl to tho secretary of statu, accom
panied by a surety Umd in a sullleient
sum to cover nil liability, the secretary
of statu Is required to draw a warrant
in full of thu amount of thu payroll
and in favor of thu suuprinteudeiit,
who is authorized to draw the money
from tho treasury and required to pay
thu employes thu amount duu them (or
their labors.
President Willing to Act.
New York, May 20. William F.
King, ex-president of tho New York
Merchants' association, has received a
reply from President Roosevelt to Mr.
King's suggestion that a national com
mitteo bo named to investigate tho
affairs of the Kquitable Life Assurance
society. Mr. King regards the reply as
favorable. One paragraph from the
president's letter was as follows: "Tho
department (ot Coinmerce and Labor)
Is now carefully going into the matter,
to see whether tho government has any
power or now
Tried for Being Ghouls.
Trenton, N. J., May 20. J. II.
Stone, II. O. Quintard, Charles W. and
James Russ, officers of the 'Nonpareil
Cork works, of Camden, indicted for
conspiracy to defraud the United States
government by placing bar iron in life
preservers instead of cork blocks, were
placed on trial in tho United States
District court today. James N. Jones,
colored, who was employed in the cork
works, said ho put iron in 250 life pre
servers by order of James Russ.
Magoon and Wallace on the Zone
Colon, May 26. Charles G. Ma
goon, governor of the Panama canui
zone, and John F. Wallace, chief en-
gineer of tho canal, arrived hero today
irom new York and started for Panama
at once.
Ready for the Water.
Pendleton One of thu many meri
torious irrigation enterprises under con
struction in Umatilla county Is the
lermiston project, being tlnlshed up
by tho Maxwell Land Irrigation
company of Maxwell, or Hermiston, four
miles west of Kcho on tho main line of
thu O. R. & N. A dam was built across
thu Umatilla four miles above thu
townsitu and water diverted into thu
canal, which is alxut eight miles long.
At presunt the company has 0,000 acres
under the ditch reedy for cultivation
and has 100 acres in alfalfa and pota
toes to demonstrate what thu land will
produce if water is put on it.
Make First Payment.
Giants Pass O.N. Matthews, who
has !cen interested in mining proper
ties on Sucker creek for a number of
years past, and who in conjunction
with ids partner, M. F. Hull, has
reported some excellent properties in
that district, was in thu city this week
and reported thu first payment of $1,
000 on thu $0,000 bond recently taken
by Frank Fowler and his associates
upon thu Gold Pick mine, situated on
Rolen creek, in the Sucker creek dis
trict. Mr. Matthews reports thu prop
erty showing up exceedingly well.
Promising New Group,
Sumpter A new property Is being
developed in tills district that gives
promise of being developed into a pay
ing projiositlon. This is tho Empire
group, consisting of four claims ,aud
Ib under thu management of A.M.
Harris, who for some tliuo past lias
been identified with tho Sampler dis
trict, and is thoroughly tested as In its
possibilities. He has succeeded in
interesting Detroit capitalists who are
ablo to carry on development.
CROP OUTLOOK GOOD.
Wheat,. Rye, Barley and Hay Promlio
to Eclipse Josephine Records.
Grants Pass Farmers from the out
lying district rejHirt thu cereal crop for
thu Rogue river valley in excellent
condition this year, and to bu heading
from two to three weeks In advance of
several years mst. larger quantities of
wheat have been phtntvd In thu past
year in Josephine couiitv than every
lieforo, and It is believed tliat a ruimlwr
of men who have recently purchased
their farms, will pay off thu first cost
with thu banner yield ot this your.
Wheat all over tho county is three to
four feet high, and has a uniformly
heavy growth.
A great deal of ryu and barley is be
ing grown on thu lowlands ot thu Rogue
river valley this year, nud these nru
proving very lucrative crops. Thu hay
crop in thu Upper Applcgttte, Williams
and Slatu creek districts will show a
heavier tonnugu than ever before In
the county, and thu second crop of il
talla and red clover is ready for cutting
in many loculitivr.
Motor Car Arrives.
Portland Tho Southern Pacific's
new motor car for survicu between
Portland and Forest Grove has arrived
and is at thu Southern I'uuiflc shops in
Hast Portland. As soon as posiihle, it
will he put in condition and given a
trial run over thu West Side branch ot
the Southern Puclll:. Homo slight re
pairs must be umdu before thu car is
operated, but it is expected Unit the
trial run will be mado In a few days
and as soon as practicable thereafter
wilt Ik) put in commission, running
regularly Inttween Portland and Forest
Grove, making stops at way points.
Regents of University of Oregon,
Halem Governor Chamlierlaln has
appointed Judge R, S. Ileuii to succeed
himself as a member of tho I ward of
regents of thu University of Oregon.
Senator M. A. Miller, of Lebanon, was
appointed on tho samu board to succeed
Charles Hilton, of Thu Dalle, whoso
term has expired, and J, O. Ainsworth,
of Portland, was npiKiIntcd to succeed
tho late Judge O. It. Bullingur, whoso
term on thu Inmrd would expiro in
11)01). Judge Kuan and Senator Miller
lire appointed for a term of 12 years
ouch.
NOT ENOUGH WATER.
Storage Reservoirs Are Needed for
Yakima Vahny,
Washington, May 21 A. P. Davis,
consulting engineer ol thu Itcolamatlou
service, who recently mado a careful
study ut thu Irrigation situation In
Kastern Washington, returned to this
city today and had a long conference
with Chief Knglncur Now oil. Mr.
Davis conllrms thu previously printed
reports to thu effect that thu govern
ment cannot undertake irrigation In
thu Yakima valley if thu selection of
66,000 acres In that valley under thu
Carey act In thu Interest of thu Sunny
side canal company Is approved by thu
president,
Ho says there Is not sullleient witter
In thu Yakima river to Irrigate all thu
lauds eiulhidied In the various private
irrigation projects unless thu Hood
waters are stored und used. It Is his
belief Unit, when tho Suunysidu com.
puny undertakes to Irrigate thu laud
which thu statu now seeks to acquire,
it will have to deprive thu samu area
of laud elsewhere In the valley ofwatcr.
According to Mr. Davis, thu approval
ot thu pending statu selection will re
sult In endless litigation and will bring
about any amount of contusion among
water users In the Yakima valley.
I lie only way, In Ills opinion, to
avoid friction, would bu to allow thu
government to iissiuno general super
vision over all Irrigation In thu valley,
build storage reservoirs at thu head of
the Yakima river and its tributaries,
and thus materially Increaso thu
amount of water available. Private
enter priso has not stored any water,
but uses only the natural How of water
of thu Yiikima river. This Is not sulll
eient to Irrigate thu lauds already taken
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NO MORE HIDDEN TREASURE
CHEAPEST AT HOME
Shouts' Experience In llnyliiij
Canal Sii)illes,
CONGRESS DID NOT TAKE ACTION
Chairman of Commission Says Sup
piles Ara Bought at Home In
Open Competition.
Gang of Artistic Swindlers Captured
by Spanish Authorities.
Madrid, Mny 21. At last thu band
nt swindlers, which through statements
of "hidden treasure" in Cuba, the
Philippines and even in Hwtlu, have
Ik'cii buncoing thu credulous of thu
United States, Germany and Great
Ilritaln ever since 1HUH, is to bu
brought to justice. During thu lust
seven years it is estimated that this
scheme has brought to thu coffers of
thu gang backing it upwards of f I,.
000,000.
Recently thu band swindled a resi
lient of lterlln out ot $26,000 by selling
him charts showing where a largo fort
une was hidden just after thu war with
Swiu hroku out, In n lonely spot near
Cleuftiegos, Cuba. When thu man who
purchitsed thu chart discovered that he
liad Iki'U swindled, hu complained to
thu German government, which brought
thu matter to thu attention of thu Span
ish otllcials, and thu arrests followed!
Nlnuccu txTsons wero taken into
custody, and an enormous quantity of
printed matter was seized. This latter
showed how the plan was worked and
indicated that thu Madrid ollco were
in collusion with thu baud.
Chicago, May 2ft. Paul Morton,
secretary of thu navy, and Theodore P.
HhontH, chairman ol thu Panama Canal
commission, wero thu guests of thu
Chicago Hankers' club at it banquet
here tonight.
Mr. Morton was asked to resHind to
thu toant of "Thu President," nud after
expiessllig his pleasure at iielug ablo
to meet thu members ot thu Hankers
club, hu said of President Itoosuvult
"Hu Is, taken all In all, one of thu
most remaikablu of all the great men
who have occupied thu White house.
As earnest In his Invu of country an
Washington, as far-seeing as Jefferson,
as courageous as Jackson, and us much
opposed to human slavery In all forum
as Abu Lincoln, hu stands robust In
his Integrity and sturdy In his deter
initiation that there shall be a Vqtntro
deal all around.' "
Mr. Shouts said: "Congress, fur
some reason unknown to us, although
twice asked to declare Its wishes, failed
to limit thu purchase of materials nud
supplies entering Into thu construction
of thu canal to thu American markets.
Whatever the absence ot thu lustruo
lions from congress, thu commission
feels it Is Its duty to mnku its pur-
cliwscs in whatever markets ot tho
world It can buy cheapest. I'll Is pol
icy it is pursuing, and, Inasmuch as it
Is getting the great umss of Its sup
plies In American markets, thu Infer
once Is plain that, notwithstanding our
protective laws and notwithstanding
our high wages to labor, thu American
markets are In the uiitln thu cheapest
markets In the world."
WATCH ONE ANOTHER CLOSELY
-Russian
STORM IN TEXAS.
Settlers for North Powder.
North Powder A letter received by
n prominent citizen of North Powder
states that 60 families, comprising
about 200 pcoplu, froin Iowa, Indiana
and Illinois, have agreed to purchaso
tickets tor this point. Tho advanco
guard is expected to arrive within the
next 30 days.
To Reopen Hatchery.
Eugene J. A. Tulbert, of Clacka
mas, is at tho situ of tho utato salmon
hatchery on tho McKonzlu river, 28
miles east of Kugene making prepara
tions to reopen it. Ho expects to bo
collecting spawn within a few days, as
tho salmon oro collecting in large
echoole.
200 Gold in a Day.
Albany Encouraging rotorta con
tiiiuu to come from thu llltiu river min
ing district. Henry Winkluy hits just
come out from the mines mid rejiorts
greater activity than ever before, Thu
Great Northern mine, with n small
four-stamp mill, is taking out $200
worth of fine gold daily, and before
July 1 will havo a OS-stump mill at
work on the property. Thu company
has delved in tho ground only 260 feet,
but has much gold oro in sight.
PORTLAND MARKET8.
Several Lives Lost and Many Houses
Are Wracked.
Dallas, Tux., May 23. Several lives
worn lost and surlous damage wits done
to cro In many sections of Texas last
nlkjlit. by thu terrlllc wind ami rain
storm. Strwtms aru nut of their banks
and bridges havo In en washed away.
Ill thu northwest part of Haskell
county 14 houses wero destroyed, thu
two children of Will Towuds were
killed and Mrs. Towuds was found un
conscious ami will dlu. Mr. rounds
escaped with slight bruises.
At Mitlono thu Christian and Itaptlst
churches und several other buildings
wero wrecked,
At Temple, Bertha Hunter, a colored
girl, was killed by lightning.
At Wasco suvural houses woru unroofed.
"Wheat Club, 8580e per bushel j
bleustem, 0002e; valley, 8600o. ,
Outs No. 1 white, feed, $20020.60
per ton; gray, $20020.60.
Hay Timothy, $14010 per ton;
clovor, $11012; grain, $11012; cheat,
$1101-'.
Kggs Oregon ranch, 18c doz.
Butter Fancy creamery, 1 7,021 Jc
por pound.
Apples Tablo, $1.6002.60 por box.
Strawberries Oregon, 10011c pur
pound.
Potatoes Old, $1.0501,16; now
potatoes, 22jC pur pound.
Hops Choice, 1004, 2326o per
pound.
Wool Kastern Oro., host, 1022?.fc;
vauey, ammo per pound;
choice, 31032fjc per poand.
Parties In Philippines.
Manila, May 21. Thu convention ot
thu Federal party will riHtssuinblu May
20. Thu plank prutHtred by thu con
servative wing indorses Secretary Tuft's
policy for a general assembly In 1000,
claims inai it was no iiiuii oi tno
islands that thu census returns wuru
dulayed for eight months; asks for thu
addition of two natives to tho island
commissioners; asks for tho reorgani
zation of thu municipal board und thu
representation ot business und other In
terests; urges thu reduction ot the con
stabulary one-half,
Hold Bank Books and Mall,
Chofoo, May 24. Tho ofllclnls of tho
Russo-Chlneso hank at Port Arthur,
Hlnco tho capitulation of that fortress,
have been unsuccessfully endeavoring
lo secure thu release from thu Jatiuntso
of thu hooks of tho hunk and over 100
bags of banking and other commercial
and private correspondence, delivered
in care oi the Dank lor dispatch Irom
thu besieged city. Tho mall was tho
accumulation of thu few days prior to
thu capitulation of thu Russians.
Will Sell Ripe Timber.
Washington, May 24, Thu bureau
of Forestry of thu department of Agri
culture has issued n circular announc
ing that tho mature timber of tho Na
tional forest reserves la to bo offered for
sale, Tho supervisor of each forest is
mohair, authorized to receive, requests for tho
right to cut tlmbor.
Both Armies Ready to Fight
Raid RnpulseU.
tiunshu Pass, Manchuria, May 36.
Thu situation is very tense, and thu
rival commanders aru watching each
other like hawks. Fluid Marshal
Oyama bus made no decisive move.
Lieutenant General Ituniieukampff,
however, madu a Isild nvonnalsmnco
at thu cost o( several hundred casual
ties, hut thu cotres"omlcnl ot thu Aso.
elated 1'rein was not allowed to tele
graph thu resuts nhlulued. It Is osl
bio that it was Reiiueukamkff cavalry
which penetrated southwest of I'nko
man. A dispatch from Toklo dated Mny 22,
said "A Isxly of the enemy's cavalry
dismounted, attacked Taligshed, on thu
right bank of thu I.isn river, 13 mlln
southwest of Piikiimuu, on thu morning
of May 20. After an engagement last
ing two hours thu enemy retreated In
diiorder toward thu southwiwt, aban
doning .t00 killed or wounded."
COMING WITH OREAT RUSH.
Kansas Farmers Swarm to Buy Tick
ets to Fair,
Kansas City, Mo , May SA. TIih
sfllu of special rate tickets to Portland,
Or., opened so briskly as to astonish
thu local railroad ullhilals. From tho
uuiiihur ot tickets purt'liaswl, It is up
iHtrttnt that itsoiiger tralllc to thu I'-
elllu coast will bu hsHVier than wits
anticlHtttsl. One ot thu city ticket
agents, In speaking of this today, said
"It Indicates that this jmrt of thu
country Is uxccptlo'iiilly prosperous.
We had men como in hem today from
llttlo towns nut In Kansas who aru
going to Portland and will taku their
whole families with them. This early
rush for tickets Is nut only a big adver
tisement for the IaiwIs and Clark om.
silioii, but a big advertisement for
Kansas. Farmers aru prosperous, and
they know of no butter way to spend
their HUperlluoiiH coin, apparently, than
to visit Oregon."
Amnesty Given by Castro.
Now York, .May 26. President Cas
tro has signalized the opening of rdu-
gruff mid thu beginning of his constitu
tional priMidcucy for six years, cubic
thu Caracas corrtxqtondont of the Her
ald, by decreeing amnesty to all Vene
zuelans who, tor political reason, havo
been expatriated, and they aro per
mitted to return to their country. Thu
amnesty also extends to political pris
oners In Venezuela below thu grade of
colonel, Thuruato about 1,600 politi
cal prisoners confined in tho dungeons
of thu larger cities,
Raise Columbus Monument.
Rome, May 26. It is proposed that
it Catholic committee, under thu direct
patronage of thu Vatican, shall ralsiy
u subscription fund for tho purpose of
building a centenary monument to Co
lumbus, to bu placed In St. Peters, It
hits nlso been suggested that it cen
tenary International Columbus expo
sition ho held lit Rome, whero every
thing connected with thu explorer's bi
ography, souvenirs, sciences, arts,
litoraturo and ethnology would bo seen.
No AcHtm on Rates Till Autumn.
Washington, May 26. Tho senato
committee on interstate commerce to
day held ilii executive session and ad
journed subject to thu call of Chairman
KlkiiiH, It is expected that the coin-
mitteo will meet curly in tho autumn.
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