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U- . PoREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST I I i - i T . LINN CROPS ARE- ABUNDANT. Itocord Grain and Hay Output Ex poclod Lnbor Scnrco, Allmtiy Cere Iim dealt, bountifully with I.lnn county this year. Thorn I not a In 1 1 uro to record thus far. Kveti the strawberries, reported ruined by tlio Into spring rains, recovered from thn temporary setback and made a full crop. I.tnn county farm are tho plo turn of Industry and prosperity. Kvery variety of farm product will ha almost a full yield, and some, particularly thi liay output, will surpass all pravloui rocordi. Haying ! now In Its hmlrat stage, and thn enormous slza of thn crop will tax the resourced of tho farming corn inuully to earn fur It before tho thresh lug season. Tlili yrar'i hay crop la notahlu for the great amount of vetches grown. Thli greatest of all stock fooda thrive In the Willamette valley, and 1. 1 n n farmera ore beginning to realize the fact. It has many of tho properties that rejuvenate the toll, and la Itaolf a profltahle product. Running a IiIkIi na live tons to thn acre, It not only ylolda miormotia Muck a of hay, hut alao furnishe excellent pasturago. There la a market ahnrtagn on farm laborers In I. Inn county, and farmera are experiencing oxtremo dllllcuWy In housing thrli cropa. All daises of grain will ho ready for harveat anon, and alinoat at the mine time. Thla complicates mattera and irratea a grrnter demand for help than ordinary. Tj meet the occaalou farm or aro donhlliiK forces In tho hayliiK and In thla way thn work la progressing rapidly, and aoon tho Krrtt output of hay I.lnn county haa ever produced will Imi on tho market. A part of the work of threahera thla year will be aeparatliiK seed from the vetch atraw. I.orgn ordera for vetch seed have been received, a number of them coming from I'ortland wholesale houses. Many Clalma to Adjust. HaUm When the next legislature cAnvrnr one of the moat Important du tic which will devolve upon the Joint committee on clalma will Ik tho adjust incut of a larKo grist of claims aggrcgat Inx a total of over M'.'S.OOO In prlncl pal, upon which Interest will lx do inanded from thn state at the legal ralo of 0 iter cent, and for all porlodaot time ranging from threo months to a year and a half. The moat complex ques tion which (he committee and the leg Mature must determine la which of the clalma (or Interest, in equity, ahould be allowed and which ahould be reject ed. Report of Land Ooard. Halem The monthly atatement of Clerk G. O. Drown, of the taU land hoard, shows that a total of f 80,420 HH had been clolectnd In the land depart til nut during the month of Juno for the ale of school, agricultural and awamp lamia. A atatement of the condition of the several funda on hand In the land department follows: Common rchool fund, principal, $ 306, 001.77 common echool fund, farms, 1168.318.33; unl verslty fund, principal, f 088; unlvetst ty fund, farms, 13,170; agricultural college fund, principal, 110,026.07; agrlculutrol college fund, farms, $6,035. Must Tell Police Tholr Trouble. Salem If tho glllnet fishermen do not want tholr right to fleh In the tldo water of tho Columbia river to bo Im posed upon by owner and operator of llsli traps, gears, etc., they will have to toko thulr trouble to tho "policeman" and have tho matter adjusted by tho court through the regular process. This, In fleet, I tho decision arrived ut by the stale board of flah commis sioner; while considering the complaint of Illegal fishing with trap in thn tide water of thn Columbia made by Secre tary II. M, Lorntson, of the Columbia Itlver Fishermen's Protective union, Hot Wind Causo Damaga. Thn Dalles Tho east wind which prevailed recently unquestionably did moro or loss damage to grain. Farm or from difforont part of tho county report late grain badly Injured, but they do not consider that early spring or fall grain I badly damaged. A wook of cool weather or n Kd rain would bo moat beneficial and would re etoro most of tho damaged crop. Oregonlans Who Drew Location. Pendleton -Among the name of tho prlzowlnnor In tho drawing for tho Crow Indian land in Montana, which took placo July 3, occur those of Hugh It. McColletn ol Pendloton and Arthur Rlevlno of Pilot Hock. Other Oregon iuns who woro among the fortunate nro Clyde Ilrennor of Heppner and W. K. Owen of Portland, Union County Groin Safe. La Grande July 6 wo tho hottest day of the season. On that day the thormometor reglatorod 101, on July 0, 00 and tho night of July 0, 08, which was tho hottest night eo far of tho sum laor, July 7 tho thermometer Mood at 80. So far not the slightest domago has been dono the crops. VALLEY FARMER8 COMBINE. Will Obtain Their drain Dap: Indc pendont of Buyers. Halem Thore la a lively war on ho tween Willamette valley farmers and the valley millers and warehousemen, growing out of tho question of furnish Ing sack for grain. It ha always been the practice for warehousemen and miller to furnish sacks to farmer and lake the value of the rack out of (he purchase prlcn of the grain when sold. Ilrcently mlllora and warehousemen In other vnlley cr unties decided to discontinue-this p'oct'ce and to require farmer to buy the sack outright Marlon and I 'oik county gralnhuyer have practically agreed to (ho same plan, though no formal action haa been taken. "Thla la a hlesalng to valley farm era," declared W. A. Taylor, a promin ent grain farmer. "The warehousemen have got none the atari of us, for al ready wo have legun arranulng !to buy sacks Independent of them. We have placed ourselves In their 'tower too long. Now the farmer will build granaries on tholr own farms, buy only sack enough to haul grain from the field to the granary, It-t thn grain lie loose In bins, and thus be compelled to buy only one-tenth a many sack a they do. "I have learned by experience that I can sometimes get 8 cents more a bush el for my wheat by having possession of the grain when I get ready to sell. Farmei can make enough In a single season by Increased price of wheat to pay for their granarirt. "Let thn warehousemen combine. We are doing something In that lino ourselves and wo shall buy our sacks without paying tribute to tho ware housemen." Blr, Los; Drive In Progress. Albany The .Spalding lagging com piny Is now dumping Into the Willam ette river above Albany It annual drive of log for the mill at Oregon City, and for It own lumber mill at Newborg. This year' drive will con lit of 12,000,030 feet of log, and will he one of the largest on record. It I now In the vicinity of Harrlsburg, In I.lnn county, and will ho several days getting down to Albany. Benson Files Bond. Halem -decretory of State-elect Frank W. Ilenson hat filed hi olllclal oath and bond In the sum of $10,000 with Governor Chamberlain, who has ap proved the same. W. C. Bristol Is Reappointed. Oyaler liay, I.. I. President Rooso relt has reappointed William O. Brls lot United State attorney for the dis trict of Oregon. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Club, 70tl71c; b'.uestem, 72G73c; red, 08Q00c; valley, 71c. Oats No. 1 white feed, 32; gray, $31 per ton. Parley Feed, $23.76 per ton; brew Ing, $24; rolled, $26(320. Rye $1 60 per hundred. liny Valley timothy, No. 1, $110 12 60 per ton; clover. $8 6000; cheat, $0 6037; groin hay, 708; alfalfa, $11. Fruits Apples, $1.6001.76 par box; cherries, 408c per pound; currants, 0 010c; peaches, 76c0$l per crate; plum, $101.26; strawberries, 608c per pound; gooseberries, 8c per pound; Iogan berries, $1.3601 60 per crate; raspberries, $1,7601 86 per crate; blackberries, 8c per pound. Vegetables Deans, 607c per pound; cabbage, l?ic per pound; corn, 26036c per dozen; cucumbers, 76c0$l per box; lettuce, head, 26o por dozen; onions, lO012kc per doxen; peas, 406o per pound; radishes, 10016c per doxen; rhuliarb, Ho per pound; spinach, 203o por pound; tomatous, $1.2602,26 per lox parsley, 26a per box; squash, $1 01.26 per crate; turnips, OOcQtl per sack; carrot, $101.26 per sack; boot, $1.2601.60 per rank. Onion New rod, 1401 Jtfc per pound; now yellow, ll02o per pound. 1'cUtoea Fancy graded Durbank, old, 4O06Oo per sack (110 pounds); or dinary, nominal; now, Oregon, 76c0 $1.60. Duttor Fancy croamory, 17X0200 por pound. Kggs Oregon ranch, 21Q22o per dozen. Poultry Averago old hens, 120 13o pur pound; mixed chickens, 11)60 12c; fryors, 10017c; broilers, 160 10tfc rooster, 0010c; dressed chick end, 14016c; turkeys, live, lO017o; turkoya, drossed, cholco, 17022)c; geese, live, 88Jc; ducks, 12013c. Hops Oregon, 1005, Ho; olds, 8o per pound. Wool Eastern Oregon nverage best, 18023Ku; valley, coarse, 22KQ23)o; fine, 24c ; mohair, choice, 2803Oo pet pound. Veal Dreacod, 6)l07a por pound. Boot Dressed bulls, So per pound; cows, 45oj country steers, 60o. Mutton Dressed, fancy, 708o per pound; ordinary, 60Oo; lambs, fancy, 808Ko. Pork -Dressed, 78o per pound WILL ISSUE PERMITS. Agricultural Department Ready to En force Heyburn Bill. Washington, July I). Tho Heyburn .'I0hour livestock bill hecamo a law June 20, when It was signed by the president Since that tlmo the depart ment of Agriculture, which I charged with th'e administration of the now statute, ha madn preparation to Issue permit to all shippers of livestock who care to avail themselves of It more liberal term, The permit to make shipments for period longor than 28 hour can only be made by authority of tho secretary of agriculture, and those not obtaining such permit will be re quired to conform to the old law. The Hoy Li tun law, of course, applies only to livestock shipped In cant that have no facilities for fedlng in transit, and which are so crowded aa to deprive the stock of rcat while on the roll. Mock that i shipped In the more mod ern car, and which la regularly fed and watered on the core, I not affected by the law. The hill in It approved form pro hibit any railroad irorn transporting livestock from one slate to another for a period longer than 28 consecutive hour without unloading the came Into properly equipped pens for rest, feeding and water, and it Is stipulated that these stopping periods shall be at least five hours lu duration. In case ol storms or on account of other unfavor able circumstances, shipment may be prolonged beyond the 28-hour period without authority from the department. FINEST SHOTS IN THE WORLD. Amen con Army Is Increasing Record for Proficiency. Washington, Juyl 0. In a letter to Acting Secretary Ollvor, President Koosevnlt ha expressed hi gratifica tion at the remarkable progres that is being made by the enlisted men of the army In markmanshlp. Before the Spanish war the American private sold lor was admittedly the finest shot In the world. The addition of tho larte number of volunteer had the effect ol greatly reducing the average of the rltletnon. Hut since the reorganization of the army following the war, every effort has been mode to stimulate in terest in markmanshlp, and the result Is that today the average Is probably a high, If not higher, than a it was at tho beginning of tho war. Tho figures laid before tho president that elicited his approval shewed that In 1003 there were, In the whole army, 68 expert rltlemen, 304 sharpshooter and 600 marksmen, as the various grade are known technically. In the following year these figures had in creased to 204 expert riflemen, 1,430 sharpshooter and 2,484 marksmen. Now It shown that last year the reco.d stood bOO expert riflemen, 3,371 sharp shooters and 3,340 marksmen. Gene ral Oliver attributed tho improvement In large pirt to thn fact that congress has allowed an Increase of pay of $3 per month In the case of expert rifle men, $2 for sharpshooters and $1 for marksmen. GRAND DUKES COWER. Czar Ask for Aid to Escape Wrath of His People. Rt. Petersburg, July 0. -According to advices from Moscow, there aro now 20 000 workmen on strike In the city, and conditions are hourly becoming more threatening. All tho police and soldier on duty thero bavo been noti fied to ute the strictest measures to prevent crowds gathering In the streets and to compel all persons who cannot show authority to keep off the streets after nightfall. Tho situation In the Caucasui is threatening and a detachment of Cos sacks, armed with rapid fire guns, has been dispatched thero on a special train. It Is asserted In oflloial circle In St. Petersburg that the grand dukes are taking tho most gloomy view of the situation. All aro sold to hove Bent their valuables to Pari and other Fu ropean center and to bo ready to tlee tho country at an hour' notice. Tho rumor is again atloat that the czar ha asked that one of the powers semi a worship to wait at n convenient point to tako on tho royal family in caso of a revolution and convey them to a place of safety. Secretary Wilson to Visit Stockyards. Washington, July 0. Secretary of Agriculture Wilson, accompanied by Solllctor McCabe, Dr. Melvn, chief of tho bureau of animal Industry, and Dr. Dorset, chairman ol the biochemlc di vision, loft for Chicago this afternoon to make a personal inspection of the Ohiiago packing institutions. "Before drafting the regulations for tho enforce ment of the law, I want to see what is going on for myself," Bald Secretary Wilson today. "My stay in Chicago may run two weeks. I have not map ped out any Itinerary." Call for designs for Big Ship. Washington, July 0, Secretary Bon aparte has Issued a circular inviting ship designers and shipbuilding firms to submit plana for the 20,000-ton bat tleship authorized by congress. The naval bureaus have also been Instructed to prepare like plans for comparison. NEWS OF THE WEEK In a Condensed Form for Busy Readers, Our HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS A Resumo of tho Lest Important but Not Less Interesting Events of the Past Week, The war In Central America may In volve Honduras and Nicaragua. Tho government has begun an inves tigation of the elevator business. Italy want Great Britain and France to reduce their ttandlng armies and say she will do likewise. Thirty-nine laundry companies of Cincinnati, Ohio, hove been Indicted for violating the anti-trust law. Tho only hope of averting on open contest in Russia is for the czar to make terms with the moderates. Kither Mitchell and Mr. Crefileld admit they conspired to kill George Mitchell. No others were in the plot. The Vatican is fast falling Into decay ond it will be necessary for the pope to spend $100,000 to put the building in condition. Japan says she is not trying to mon opolize thn Manchurlan trade, but that the door is wido open and every coun try has on equal chance to capture the prize. The whole of the province of Vera ncth, Russia, is affected by excesses arising from the agrarian movement. The peasant ore rising everywhere and burning estates. Extensive reforms are proposed In the British army. Sime of Bryan's admirers ray he wHl organize a new party. The Russian cabinet has offered it resignation to the czar. Anarchy reign In Itussla and open rebellion Is expected at any time. Thousands of Jews are fleeing from Kueela. It is claimed 40,000 left War raw in a alngle day. The moit destructive flro in 80 year ha lust swept Stockholm, Sweden. The loss 1 placed at $710,000. Captain Dreyfua haa been declared Innocent and will bo restored to his old rank ond shortly promoted. Ex-President Regalado, of Salvador, haa been killed in battle while leading a force against tho Guatemalan troops. The grand Jury of the District of Col umblo bu Indicted the ice company officials of Washington for conspiring to control ond raise the price of Ice. Admiral Chouknln, commander of the Russian Black sea fleet, died from the wound Inflicted by a sailor in re venge for the admiral having refused to pardon some men who bod mutinied. The Longworths are visiting in Poris. Lord Roberts wants a largor British army. Rebels are In full control of Motto Grosso, Brazil. The rxar has offered to appoint a Democratic! cabinet. The open door in Manchuria Is block ed by Japan, who is absorbing the trade. The upper house of the 'Russian par liament favors the 'abolishment of the death penalty. Admlial Rojeatvensky has been ac quitted. It was held that on account of his wounds ho was not responsible. Turkey oppose having an American ambassador, foaring thereby that tho AmerU-au claims will- be forced upon the sultan. Leroy Beoulleu, the great French historian, predicts the overthrow cf the rzar unless he yields to the demands of the people. Moro than 1,000,000 Immigrants en tered the United States through the Now York station during the Ureal year ending Juno 30 last. The Immigrants brought with them $10,000,000. Cossack troops have refused to servo on police duty. A grand Jury is after the ice trust of Washington, D. C. After a boycott of three years Great Britain has received n minister from 8ervla. A regiment of Russian cavalry has mutinied and barricaded themselves ,ln the barracks at Tambor. The Civil Service commission has re commended the Inclusion of the Inter nal Revenue service in the classified service. The Chicago council proposes the death penalty for assailants of women and children. Attacks have become so frequent a woman Is not now safe in her own home. From Algiers tho tourist sail for Tnli-rmo, with It beautiful Kulf,"Th Golden Shell," encircled by lofty moun tain;, Tho city lien In n blossoming plain, wan fought for, like all Sicilian etb-s, by (.rooks, Carthaginian. Ro mans, Saracen and Norma tin, nnd, al though still falry-IIke of environment, retain few- trace of It origin. When tho Inst of the winter snow has melted away, tho orange and Judas tree Mourn luarvelotuly, and every land breeze bring the city a springtime freight of tho rarest fragrance. Nature offers mnn an Eden here, but he. poor mortal that ho Is, hunger and thirst pitifully, starving physically In this pn rail I o of beauty. Poverty I general In Palermo, yet f Una It treasured sight the university, the public lllirarlex, tho many farnoui churches, clubs and palace, and courts of Juitlep. In some of these edifices nr moinlei which are like old tnixM tries, silken In appearance, but more enduring than tnpestry handiwork being made of cube; of agate, of Joi-per, lnpl lazuli, and other rare and brill iant Mono-. The jieople ore given to many church fi-nst days, but the ;oorer worker are quite Industrious. The cobbler work necessarily to make the money where with to buy their dally macaroni. The tailors with extraordinary skill patch old clothes, which look at the begin ning a If they never could bo worn again. The seller of jwultry carry their ware tied together by tho leg, and bung uieniled from their neck. The huckster sell cauliflower pink, purple, grevn or yellow. The fountains are the center for ntlplug women and Idlo maids. Families often have their luncheons in oK.-n doorway, riiey lt on the earthen floor with the shallow platter of charcoal, whereon their meal Is heated, placed between them. There I n certain friendliness about the sunny city, notwithstanding Its iwverty. Tho flower that grow charm Irresistibly, and the human cle ment seem only Incidental. Naples never looks more beautiful than when the morula:; muii rovoals tlm city In a negligee of rainbow color, with Onprl ami Sorrento 'n eight, and Mount VcMurlu. dlstlugufohed-looklng In the tall, white plume It wear. Tho Museum of Naples ' a tn-amire houe of artistic and nrclueologlcul gem. It mosaic and frcscoe are famous, and It picture Include "Scenes from tho Story of Hercules," "Acblllw Delivering Brlsf In to the Her ald of Agamemnon," and other classi cal subjecta. Here. too. Is found the celebrated Farnese Hercules, and a cabinet of medals and the small bronco .PEMMICAN AND "DEPUYER, Equipped with uothlug but their skill and endurance, a few ponies, a guu or two, and provision enough to last them for the day, tho early mountaineers of tho West set out to moke their way through a vast wilderness that held all tho terrors of tho unknown. William T. Hamilton, a type of theuo self-reliant men, spent hi whole life on tho plains, und In "Sixty Years on tho Plains" he toll, among other things, of tho foods In uso by tho Cheyenne, with whom the plainsmen often on mo lu contact. Tho Cheyennes were nnd nro to-day a proud una uruvo people. Jieut is thulr principal food, although berries of different kinds are collected lu sea kon, us well as various roots. Tho kettle Is on tho tripod night uud day. Most tribes of plain (udlaus dry their meat by cutting It Into thlu flakes uud Kprcudlug It on nicks nnd poles lu tho Mill. Pemmlcuu Is manufactured lu tho following manner: Tho choicest cuts of meat aro select ed nnd cut into flukes and dried. Thou nil tho marrow is collected and tho best fit tho tallow, and both tallow aud marrow aro dissolved together over a slow tire. Many tribes uso berries lu their pemmlcau. Mountaineers always do unless they have sugar. Tho meat Is now pulverized to the consistency of mince-meat, tho squaws generally doing this on a flat rock, using a pestle. A layer of meat Is spread, about two Inches thick, tho squaws using a wooden dlpir, a buf falo horn or a claw for this work. Ou this meat I spread a certalu amount of the melted marrow ami tallow, tho proportion depending on tho taste. This siimo process Is repeated until the desired amount Is secured. Ono pound of pemmlcan is equal In nourishment to five pounds of fresh meat Another Important article of food, tho equal of which I not to be had except from the buffalo, Is "dopuyer," depoullle. It Is a fat substance that lies along tho backbone next to the hide, running from tho shouldor-blnde to tho last rib, ond about a thick oa 0pi unearthed In Pompeii. It I an Inter esting experience to vle-.v the Nctti)II tan under tho strc of excitement, such as I wltneiuicd when ar eruption of Vetiuvtu I apprehended. All night the rtrccts nro thronged with people who watch lth auporatl t lotus awe the column of Are that rlsot fully 1,000 feet In helgtit and the great masse of molten lava that leap up In the air and fail heavily to earth again, carrying destruction with them. Tho fact which excite the peoplo most, Itowcrer, I that the mountain Is "aweatlng fire" to uiw an expression of an Italian aclentlst thnt Is, opening up new crater which alchirge burn ing stream of lava tint surround and ruin neighboring village on the moun tain' lope. They realize the approprlatenow of Goethe word. "Vemi'lm I a peak of hell rising out of paradise." For all of the volcano' lower slope aro fertile vineyard, where I grown that famous; wine of aahe. the Lacrlmn Cbrbrtl. And Just above arc hardened 'ava irtrcam, contorted like lizards and crocodiles In agony. From Nople. by a brief dr've, Pom pell, dty of tho dead, I reached. So deeply wa thl place covered by Vesu vius, that during the middle ages tho site became a historic mysUry. It Is a nombre, lonely spot. The varlou house shown to tourist novo been clven name In accordance "with the trenure discovered In them when tbey were disentombed. There 1 the "HVuso of tne Wounded Adonis." "tho House of the Labyrinth" so called because a moslac of Theseus and the Minotaur was found In It; there are the "Houo of the Llttlo Fountain," "The He -se of the Faun," "Tho House of tire Tragic PoeL" There ore temple, too, the theater upon tho hill, and the fnniou forum, never fin ished, where one can get the finest view from IVmrpcll of the mighty mountain which ever, ofon In compara tively peaceful mood, flames it de fiance at the un and btnr of heaven. Thl burled city is the best sourco from (Which to Icnrn wlut the domes tic life of the Romans really wa. Ori ginally nettled by the Oiwlnu. and thor oughly Imbued with tho civilization of classic Greece later. In K! H. C It fell Into Roman hand and becnine so Rom anized by Its conqueror that by tho time of Its final destruction. In 03 A. D.. It had been rebuilt In Roman style. The final catastrophe, wherein tho city wo burled under successive layen of ash es, red hot pumice, and ashes again, did not tako placo until August, TO A. D. one's hand or finger. It will weigh from five to eleven pounds, accordlnjc to the size or condition of the anlmaL It will keep Indefinitely, and I used n a substitute for bread, but 1 su perior to any bread that was ever eaten. When going on the warpath the In dian would tako somo dried meat and aoine "depuyer" to live on, ond nothing else, not even If they were to bo gona for months. Potlnffln na Ilrbt Collector. A debt-collecting agency which Is run as a part of the regular public postal system la tho newest "Improvement" of tho postotllces of Austria. Despite tho novoiiy of tho enterprise, the plan haa worked admirably, so that many thou sands are collected nunually by tho postman throughout the Austrian em pire. Tho system Is very simple. Sup pose a tradesman lu Vienna has an tccount duo from a customer In, say, such n distant town as Budapest, which ho wishes to collect. Distance does not matter lu the east. Ho merely sends the bill to tho postofllco In tho capital, whence It Is transmitted to tho post otrlce at Budapest. There tho iwstman presents It to tho debtor, collects tho cash, and remits It to tho Vienna post otllce, whence It Is delivered to tho tradesman by postman. In tho event of payment being rofused, which, of course, somotlmes happens, tho creditor Is promptly apprised of tho fact, and voluablo tlmo Is thus frequently saved. Aud with Mnnr Knot. Sho Passenger (ou liner) I don't see, captain, how you manage to find your way across tho ocean. Captalu Wo find It by tho needle yonder. Sho Passenger By tho needle oh, then, you sort of thread your way across. Boston Transcript. ScKCCltjr, "One ha very few friends In this life," said the misanthrope, "Yes," answered Miss Cayenne. "I suppose that Is ono reason why a friend Is so llkoly to bo overworked." Wash ington Star. Women Invariably; speak of aa un married minister a lamented.