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,7. 9' "v ' i u v r u TT.S OFFICIAL AND LEADING PATER OP GILLIAM COUNTY. Th$ TL2 Cu CP ANY PAPE2 Ui TK2 CCITOT. GONDOP QBE PubUehtd Xvrf Thandav by S. A. Pnttlaon . Editor and Proprietor. ADYKSTISIXO BATES. Ftotankmal tarda .....I 1.0S pet nteata On KpUire l.U ft BMMatSk Coe-qoarter solans. lie pr atanu One-kail ooltuna. , ( 00 pet noil Ik On column.. lo.a per Boat Bnatnea local, will tx efcartred .1 19 sen t Ha lor em taaerUon sad teat Mr 11m Lefl adtenieainante ill la all k charged M tfte party orirlaf tliam, t lual Mm, and pud lot beiore affidavit it iuniMi. OBICairTION XATSI. Cm year (1b advent) i.to II Bl paid In idfWN i I.M Ki mouth!,,. , ., lap Three months..,,. , M Nngls toplM. JH VOL. XIV. CONDON, GILLIAM CO., OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNK 23, 1904. NO. 15. 21 Kntered at tl poatoltlc at Condon, Oregon, aa wrutiil tlm wall m.tl.r, I. W. 0NOVKR, ATTORN EY-AT-LAW. Will pruMlo In all lh CuiirU of Oregon. Of nee on duur north ut Duun ilrua. More. CONDON, ORKOON. IW.DARL1NO. J. ATTORXEY'AT-LAW. Notary Public iad Conveyancer. CONbON, OREiON y A. rATTIHON. NOTARY PUBLIC. Office In QMm Itulldlng. CONDOM, OR BOON J. r. WOOD, M. I). PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. y and Night Cklli I'rompily Anewared. Oltir Hwond floor Marker Building, corner Main ami Njrliig ilmiii CONDON, OKKtlON JjJl. 8. K. LUNA. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Iy and NlgM Calli rroniitly Attended. CONDON, OHEUON T. 1 L N1CKL1N, DENTIST. nmc aexmd floor Talinar BulMlog, Koulh Main mrwl. CONDON, ORKUON C. I'ALMKR FKANK GOLDEN City Shaving Parlors PALMER A GOLDEN, Prop. rint Cleaa workmen, Kanltary Condition!, , Courteou Treatment. Hot and t'olJ Hatha Belvedere Building, Mala and Spring Street. CONDON, ORCOON. Oregon SllOipLlHE AMD Union Pacific 3 TRAINS EAST DAILY Through Pullman standard and tour ist sleeping cars daily to Omaha, Chit-ago, Spokane; tourist sleeping car daily to Kansas city ; through Pullman tourist sleeping cart (personally conducted) weeaiy to Chicago, reclining chair cars (Bcata free) to the KaBt daily. Ocean steamers between Portland and San Francisco every five days. LOW RATES! Tickets to and from all parts of the United States, Canada and Europe. Far particulars call on or address D. TIERNEY, Agent Arlington, Oregon 0. R. i N. TIME TABLE ; Trains Depart from Arlington EAST BOUND No. 2 Chicago Special........ 2:30 PM No. 4 Spokane Flyer 12:40 A M No. 6 Mail & Express. 1 :42 A M WESTBOUND No. 1 Portland Special. 12:12 P M No. 3 Portland Flyer 3:06 A M No. 5 Mail & Express 3:50 A M D. TIERNEY, Agent, Arlington, Or. 3 EVENTS OF THE DAY GATHERED FROM ALL PARTS OP THE TWO HEMISPHERES. Conprahtpalv RrvWw of the Import. at Happenings of tk Put Wack, PimbU4 la Contionaod Form, Moat Ukoly to Prove InUrostlng to Our Many Re4cr. Gen. Bobrlkoff, the Finnish governor general wounded by an asaasaln, Las died. It Is bellevcil that the Jspanere fltt has met the Kussian Vladivostok squadron m-ar 8as.'bo. The Teamsters' union, of Chicago, and their employers are expected to have trouble shortly. Many of the Japanese on the trans ports sunk by the Russians committed suicide rather than be captured. The number of vessels in the Port Arthur harbor at present Is 15, includ ing merchantmen ami warships. Authorities at Cripple Creek claim to have the man in jail who blew up the Indepcmlnce depot platform. Oieat Britain and Russia are said to be on the eve of teaching an under standing regarding the yellow peril. The big break In the Sacramento riv er near Btot kton has been closed and the flow oi water checked. The loss to farmers, however, will be extensive. The train robbers who held up the Northern Pacific train in Montana se cured $55,000. Kil Curry, the former Montana bandit is leading a posse in pursuit. An attempt has been made to assas sinate the governor general of Finland. Cuba baa been swept by a hurricane which caused many deaths and great damage. The sultan of Morocco baa alarmed Tangier by sending troops of the worst type there. The Porttland mine will sue the state of Colorado for (100,000 on account of being closed by the military. The Vladivostok squadron is now known to have sunk two Japanese transports, which carried about 1,000 men down with them. The Amity dam In the Arkansas river, near lort Lyons, Colorado, has been torn out by the hig water and is a total loss. The dam cost $100,000 to construct only last year. Immense damage is feared to crops under the Amity canal. Two marked men held np the North Coast Limited Northern Pacific passen ger train near Bearmonth, Montana. The safe in te express car was blown open and the contents taken. It is not known bow much was secured, but it is beliveed the sum was large. (ineersl Stalaelberg, badly beaten at Va fa n row, may yet save his army by retreating. Two batteries of artillery have been literallyc ut to pieces by the Japanese and of their 16 guns, 13 were so badly damaged as to be rendered utterly worthless ana were abandoned. Colorado troops have sent 36 onion men to New Mexico. Fire at Oroville, California, destroy ed property valued at (130,000. The inventor of the submarine mines used by the Japanese has been killed. Burglars dynamited a safe at Pipe stone springs, Montana, sear Butte, and secured (2,700. The reserves lust called out bv Rus sia means the dispatch of 200.000 ttroops to Kuropatkin. Two men held np a street car in the suburbs of San Francisco and secured (23 from the conductor. Attorney General Knox will retire as soon as his commission as senator' ar rives. Moody is likely to succeed him. Admiral Togo has captured a number of rice laden junks attempting to run the blockade and enter the Port Arthur harbor. . The Vladivostok squadron is report ed to be in the Corean straits and heavy firing indicates an engagement with the Japanese. The government will take hold of the Utah lake irrigation scheme and complete the work. When finished the project will water fully million acres of land. . Many deported union miners are ar riving at Denver. - The Russian forces at Ping, south of Niu Chwang have been forced to evacu ate. Russia will not heed the protest of Britain against declaring foodstuffs con traband. An attempt has been made to kidnap the Italian consul at Tangier, Moiocco, by bandits. . All Russian warships at Port Arthur are expected to be ready for service within a fortnight. The tenth semiannual reunion of Scottish Rite Masona of Oregon is in session at Portland. Congressman Metcalf, of California, is slated to succeed Cortelyou as secie tary of commerce and labor. - The national heads of the Rathbone SiBters and Pythian Sisters, at a con ference, have prepared a plan for the consolidation of the two orders. A cloudburst on the tableland adja cent to Sterling, Colorado, caused a sheet of water 10 to 18 inches deep to cover the lower portion of the town. Much damage was done to growing crops in that section. DBATM LIST GROWS. Total Loss of Life la Staansr Disaster Now Pat at 700. New York, June 18. With unceas ing effort search is going on for the bodies of those who perished yesterday on the steamer General Slocum. What the ll.t of victims will total scarcely anyone dares venture to guess, but whatever the number may be, there is hardly a parallel In the history of dis asters where death camo to so many in so brief a period of time. Police and health department officials have placed the number at a figure as Llgh as 1,000 and more, but tonight it would seem that the maximum figure will not largely exceed 700. All day long, until darkness shut off even the melancholy satisfaction of watching for the dead, anxious search ers kept up their vigilance and at dusk there had been recovered 530 bodies, for the greater part women and chil drenmothers who, weeks sgo, bad planned that fatal outing for their chil dren, and little ones who Ited longed for the coming of the happy day. Up to dunk 4U0 bodies bad passed through the morgue and of these more than 300 were unidentified. The East Bide had its sympathy aroused to the fullest extent, and down by the river, where the boats unloaded their dead, thousands gathered throughout the day. Streets leading to the morgue were blocked, and only with difficulty could the police clear the passages leading to the long rows of coffins for those who came in search for the missing. Up the sound, where the hulk of the General Slocum lies submerged, show ing only a paddle-box, scores of small craft aided the tugs in grapling for the victims. Divers went down time and time again, and when the work ended for the day they declared there were no more bodies in the wreck. A score of times a diver reappeared alter his plunge with the body of a woman or a child. Two of them coming to the surface together on one occasion had in their arms two little girls, sisters, clasped in each other's embrace, and their mother, it waa thought, whose dead hand tightly clenched the skirt of one of them. As far as they could, the divers searched the wreck from stem to stern. The wreck lies about 200 feet off Bar retoa Point. At this point the water is deep and the current is swift, and beyond a doubt many bodies have been borne along with the tida la b givon up on a later day at some distant point. " 1 mi HARBOR FKEB TOO LATA. Japanese Have Already Landed Men to Attack Port Arthur. Tokio, June 18. A flotilla of tor pedoboatsand torpedoboat destroyers, under command of Captain Tsuchiya and co-operating with the army, made a reconnaissance in force near Siau Ping island yesterday and bombarded the Russian outnoets on the coast in the west of the island. Siau Pins 1st land is 12 miles to the west of Por Arthur. At noon theRussian cruiser Novik, convoyinjr ten tornedoboat destrnvpm. steamed out from Port Arthur. The Russian shore batteries protected these vessels with a heavv cannonadn. Th Japanese flotilla retreated slowly, fir ing as it went, lor tne purpose of decoy ing the enemy to sea. At 3 o'clock in the atternoon the Russian ships re turned to the entrance of Port Arthur. The fact that the Novik came out of Port Arthur makes it certain that the Russians have succeeded in hlastinc a channel through the cement laden mercnantmen sunk by the Japanese in the entrance to the harbor. This frA. dora of egress comes too late to permit of any effect upon the operations of the Japanese army, for men, guns and stores nave practically all been landed, and Admiral Toiro is capable of the remnants of the Russian fleet im prisoned in Port Arthur. Last Monday night Japanese vedette boats, protected by torpedo boats and torpedo boat destroyers, succeeded in reaching the entrance to Port Arthur and planting a series of mines there. The darkness of midnight favored the oepration. The Japanese vessels were not observed and they returned to the rest of the squadron without having sustained any damage. Urges Fair Exhibit. St. Louis, June 18. Before depart ing for New York, Prince Pun Lun an nounced himself as a self appointed committee of one to secure China's par ticipation in the Lewis and Clark expo sition to be held in Portland, Or., in 1005. The prince remarked to Theo dore Hardee, assistant to Secretary Walter B. Stevens, that he was very much impressed with the American idea of celebrating the anniversaries of great events with big expositions, and declared he would use every effort to secure Chinese participation. Japanese Transports Have Close Call. Toio, June 18. It is reported here that the Japanese protected cruiser Niitaka engaged the Russian Vladivo stok squadron off Tsu island, in the straits bet ween Corea and Japan . This report, however, lacks confirmation. The Japanese transports Ugo and Fuyo, homeward bound, met the Russian ves sels this morning near Oki island. The Russians pursued them and fired 18 shots at the Japanese ships. The transports escaped. Russians Marching on Port Arthur. Tien Tain, June 18. It has been learned here from a Russian source that 40,000 Russians passed Tashichao, 20 miles south of Niu Chwang, going south. It is supposed that this force is going to the relief of Port Arthur. . MORGUE BLUNDER MEANS OP IDENTIFICATION OP THE CORPSES DESTROYED. Bodlea and Personal Effects Nambtred aid Tbeaj Numbers on Former are Changed Without Reference to the Latter Large Number of Corpses Found Packed la Wheel House. New York, June 20. Every hour adds to the horror of the excursion steamer rfbmster, when the General Shicum was burned to the water's edge near North Brother island. Divers had explored the wreck of the steamer, and reported that no more bodies were to be found there, but tolay a diver who was at wora on the sunken hull found a large number of corpses packed tightly inside of one of the paddle wheels. Just how many there were was not known, but it was planned to remove them as soon as Coroner O'Gor man reached the scene. The coroner had arranged to virltthe wreck today for the purpose of ascer taining, if poHS:ble. w hat evidence of culpability on the part of the Knicker bocker Steamship company or of the officials of the boat, if any, con Id be se cured to present to the coroner's in quest. Therefore, it was determined to take out the bodies at that time. At various Lospitals where the in Jured are visited today it is said that their condition is fair. There are now only 53 victims of the disaster in the hospitals. Today it is said another horror has been added to the terrible conditions resulting from the disaster through the over-ofiiciusness of some person at the morgue. As a result some of the bodies probably never will be identified and will go to a last resting place in the bumble plot furnished by the city's charity. When the bodies were taken by hundreds from the water and laid in tows on the grass at North Brother island, each waa tagged with a num ber. That number was carefully re corded, and the papers, valuables and trinkets which would have served to possibly identify the bodies were re moved and placed in separate packages, each package bearing a number corres ponding to the number on the body from which the articUs were taken. When the bodies were taken to the morgue they were placed in numbered boxes, but . ia many cases these num bers did not correspond with the fig ures the bodies previous had borne. As a result, the plans were completely upset and the numbered packages of valuables became practically worthless as a means of identification. WOULD SEAL FATE OF RUSSIANS. Report of Japanese Advance From Sal yea la Causing Qreat Alarm. . . St. Petersburg, June 20. The popu lar disappointment felt in St. Peters burg over the result of Lieutenant Gen eral Baron Stakelberg's fight, which it had bem hope for the past 36 hours might turn out to be a victory, is temp ered somewhat by the knowledge that the Russian force was overwhelmed by numbers. General Stakelberg does not attempt to conceal the seriousness of his losses, but his report and the re ports from all other Russian sources agree that the retreat was in no eense a rout. The fierce character of the fight is made evident by the fact that the Russians were again forced to abandon their guns, thus indicating, as in pre vious encounters, the superiority of the Japanese artillery. The an official" reports of the losses are awaited with the keenest in terest. The war office declines to ac cept the Japanese figures unreservedly, although the officials frankly admit that they believe the Russian casual ties were severe. . The keenest interest is now manifest ed in the reported advance of two Jap anese divisions from Siuyen with the intention of taking General Stakelberg in the rear. It is realized that if this report should prove true the Russian commander may be unable to extricate himself, and if he should be cut off from General Kuropatkin's main army the fate of the detachment would be sealed. . Further Demands Will Be Qranted. Washington, June 20. The state de partment has received the following from Mr. Gumniere, American consul general at Tangier: "As reported yes terday, Raisuli has increased his de mands. I am informed today by the ministei of foreign affairs that one of the shieks and two of his brothers, whose apprehension were demanded by Raisuli, have been arrested ; also that a courier has been dispatched this morning to FaiBuli to say that his further demands will probably be granted by the Moroccan government." Chinese Bandits Fight With Russians. Tokio, June 20. A detachment of the army under General Kuroki cap tured the town of Siu Yen, after rout ing and defeating a force of 300 Rus sians and 300 mounted Chinese bandits. The enemy retired toward the, Tao riv er. The total of their losses is not known. The Japanese sustained no casualties. This is the first actual re port of Chinese bandits fighting with Russian troops and it may mean that large numbers have enlisted. Russia Has Not Protested. St. Petersburg. June 20. An official denial is published of the rumor that the Russian ambassador at Washing ton, Count Cassini has protested against the reported intention of the govern ment of the United States to dispatch a squadron of warships to Turkish waters with the view of bringing pres sure to bear on the port to secure the payment of American claims. MANY MEN LOST. Japanese and Raaslans Engage la a Furious SklraaUb. St. Petersburg, June 18. General Stackelberg, through the army bead quarters at Harbin, reports a number of desperate skirmishes with the Jap anese, in which both sides lost heavily and in one of which the Russian Gen eral Gernross was severely wounded. At midday yesterday an entire di vision of Japanese made a desperate at tack on the left flank of the Russian position at Vafangow. They attacked in three columns, and after shelling the Russians with heavy artillery made a furious bayonet charge in the face of a heavy charge of rapid-fire guns and musketry. The Jesperation of the Jap anese charge is shown by the fact that some of them succeeded in getting with in a few yards of the Russian trenches before they were shot down. They were finally compelled to retire, leav ing fully 300 dead behind. The first Siberian rifles bore the brunt of the attack, and their loeies were very heavy. Their commander. Colonel Kavastounoff, fell almost in the first fire, with a buliet through his brain. Adjutant Sub Lieutenant Nod ochinsky was killed almost at the same time. Two majors and -a nutbei of officers of lesser rank were picked off by tne Japanese sharpshooters, whose fire was unusually deadly and acurate. General Gernross was shot just as the Japanese atacking column broke and fled. A shrapnel bullet shattered one side of his jaw, but he refused to retire. A report was also received from Gen eral Kharkevitch telling of the battle between the outposts at Utiaton Satur day. He states that the Japanese at tacked from front and flank early in the afternoon and the fighting raged until late. Finally the Japanese-were driven back, and the Russians followed up their advantage under cover of dark ness. Just before dawn the Russians charged the heights of Liao Tung, car rying the Japanese position with a loss of but four killed and 18 wounded. Geieral Kharkevitch also reports that his scouts have reported to him that a Japanese column numbering 3,- 000 men is marching toward Huayen- siang. MAY ESTABLISH NEW BASE. Russians Now Believe Japanese Will Take Niu Chwang. St. Petersburg, Jane 16. The bom bardment by the Japanese of the coast near Kaichou and the blockade of Niu Chwang is taken to indicate that the ultimate object of the combined move ments is to clear the Liao Tung penin sula of Russians and occupy Niu Chwang as a new base. The garrison at Niu Chwang, it is said here, remains undiminished, but it is not believed the Russian plans contemplate a seri ous attempt to hold Niu Chwang. The Japanese are strongly fortifying Feng Wang Cheng as a precaution against disaster. The war office has advices since June 12 from Pn Lan Tien, in the southern part of the Liao Tung peninsula, and theydo not mention the reported Jap anese ambush of that date, resulting in the loss in that vicinity to the Russians of 800 men. Neither has the war office any confirmatory report of the ambush ing and almost total destruction by the Russians of two Japanese battalions on the Uai Cheng road. The officials of the war office discredit both reports. BELI8VES WAR ABOUT OVER. Peabody Discusses Strike Conditions and Replica to Critics. Denver, June 15. "I think the war is nearly over," said Governor Peabody today. "I have news from General Bell that the Cripple Creek mines are open and running today, also that there is comparatively little disaffec tion among the men. There is no news of any further trouble or any like lihood of any. "I learn from Captain Bulkeley Wells, of Telluride, that the union men there concede that their cause is lost, and those of them who are acceptable to the mineownera are already at work again. One hundred and fifty capable men, whether union or nonunion, have been invited to go to work, and the in vitation will be speedily accepted. Revolution la Certain. Tangier, June 16. French occupa tion is the only remedy for the serious internal condition of Morroco. A revo lution is practically certain within a couple of months, and it will be sup ported by the entire educated class. The sultan's authority is virtually non existent, and until the country is occu pied Europeans are on the edge of a volcano. Should France avoid her re sponsibility, America or Great Britain may be forced into - energetic action, thus creating a situation similar to that existing in Egypt. Release May Be Delayed. Tangier, June 16. A courier from Raisuli, who kidnaped Messrs. Perdi caris and Varly, arrived here during the night. United States Consu. Gen eral Gummere and the British embassy visited Mohammed El Torres, the rep resentative of the sultan of Morocco, to discuss the contents of Raisuli'a mes sage.. The distance of Rasuli's head puartera makes the negotiations drag. It is now thought possible that the captives will not be released this week. Mine Kills Nineteen Men. Tokio, June 16 While the Taihoku was engaged in laying mines at the en trance to Port Arthur, last night, a mine exploded, killing one officer and 18 men, and wounding two officers and seven men. The Taihoku, which is a naval transport, was not seriously damaged. HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON DECISION ON SWAMP LAND. Ooveraor Receive the Text From the Interior Department. Salem Governor Chamberlain has received the full text of the decision of the secretary of the interior rejecting the claim of the state of Oregon to the swamp lands within the Klamath In dian reservation. Briefly stated, the decision quotes the swamp land act of 1800, which specifically provides that the grant to the state shall "include any lands which the government msy have reserved, sold or disponed of (in pursuance of any law heretofore enact ed) prior to the confirmation of title to be made under the authority of the aaidact." . The treaty creating the Klamath res ervation was not made until 1864, but the decision holds that the right or title of occupancy of the Indians ex isted prior to that time, as recognized by the act of 1848, establishing the ter ritorial government of Oregon, wherein it was provided: j "That nothing in this act contained shall be construed to impair the tights of person or property now pertaining to the Indiana in said territory, so long as such rights shall remain unextin guished by treaty between the United States and such Indiana, or to affect the authoiity of the government of the United States to make any regulation respecting such Indians, their lands, property or other rights, by treaty, law or otherwise, which it would have been competent to the government to make if this act had never passed." The secretary of the interior holds that this provision recognizes the title or right of occupancy of the Indians to all the country occupied by them, and that the treaty of 1864 operated merely to cede to the United States the righta the Indains held in lands other than those set apart as a place of resi dencethe Klamath reservation. In other words, the treaty of 1864 but re duced the extent of the possession of the Indians, whose right existed prior to the swamp land act of 1860 and still exists. MILLION SHEEP EN ROUTE. Ootng to tho Bin Mountains for the ,... . Susnaaer Rang. ---' Pendleton Tens of thousands of sheep are en route to summer range in the Blue mountains acioes various parts of Umatilla county. Between 20,000 and 30,000 traveled last week up the Walla Walls, river road through Freewater and Milton, numerous bands went up the Umatilla, and flocks are moving southward up Birch and simil ar creeks into Southern Umatilla. Tne mountaian range of this county, and portions of Union and Grant coun ties, are the ultimate destinations. The annual protest is also beginning to go from water users in the irrigated sections, who are afraid that the flow of their vaiions streams will be lessened through sheep eating out underbrush at the headwaters of these streams. Whether the increasing deficiency in flow during the dry seasons is due to extra demands made by the constantly growing number of irrigators, or to the disappearance of mountain shrubbery and consequent lack of anything to e tain the snowfall is a disputed issue between sheepmen and water users, an issue which brings up the old conten tion about whether sheepheidera burn out the undergrowth to help grass for the next season or not. - Meanwhile, the bands whose aggre gate will fill the Blue mountains of three counties mentioned with nearly 1,000,000 sheep are pouring in, and can be encountered on any mountain highway. Hay Crop Is Short. Hillsboro The Washington county hay crop will not be more than a half yield this season, owing to the extreme dry weather during the monfJa of May. In the lowlands along the Tualatin and other small streams the timothy is much better than en the plains, where in many places there is not a third of a yield. The way things look, Wash ington county, which has always sent out thousands of tons of timothy each season for Philippine shipment, will not be able to enter the markets to any appreciable extent. - fJood Strawberry Crop. , Salem The strawberry harvest is now in full swing in this vicinity and one of the largest crops ever seen is being gathered. The bulk of the crop is going to the Salem fruit cannery, where about 150 persons are employed packing the fruit. The berries are ex ceptionally good this season. They are now coming to the cannery at the rate of 12,000 pounds per day, and a uni form price of 334 cents per pound is paid. No Word of Land Office Change. Oregon City Register A. S. Dresser, of the Oregon City land office, in reply to an inquiry concerning the proposed removal of the local land office from Oregon City to Portland, said he had received nothing of any official nature from Washington as to the proposed change. People of Oregon City are sur prised at the proposed change in loca tion of the land office, and will strive to retain the office here. Union County Seat Fight. La Grande The complete election re turns of Union county show a majority for the removal of the county seat. The vote on the removal of the county seat from Union to La Grande was 2, 552 for removal and 1,003 against, making a total of 419 more than the 60 per cent required. 200,000 POUNDS OP WOOL. awlnn-lJMcs Livestock Company Dis poses of Immense Clip. Pendleton Two Lundred thousand pounds of wool have been sold by tho Gwlnn-Isaaca livestock company, of which J. II. Gwinn, secretary of tho Oregon Woolgrowers' association and a resident of Pendleton, is a partner. The Gw inn-Isaacs company je consider ed an Idaho sheep firm, although a large portion of its animals range in summer in the western spur of the Blue mountains in Grant county. The com pany is one of the largest sheep con cerns operating in the Northwest. Late as it is, some of the Gwinn Isaacs bands are not vet even sheared. Eight bands were trailed into summer range in Grant county from the Snsko river country in Malheur county. Here the company has over 50,000 acres 1 1 . a. ... ieaeu irom me owl jjaiiss military land company which secured control of an immense area in Grant and one or two other counties for cutting a road through the interior in the early days, and the Gwinn-Isaac people have 80 sections on a long lease. As govern ment sections alternate with each sec tion granted to the military road com pany, the sheepmen have an immense territory available. In spite of the normally overcrowded condition of thai Grant range, no trouble is experienced witn settlers by the Uwinn-Isaae peo ple, partly because their land in learnd and partly because there are few or no seiners in ine district tbey occupy. In addition to this, their sheep trail , is through sparsely settled and barren country. The remaininz five banda of this company are i. the Wood river country in Idaho. X"v-,, Asks i j.- Jfecefrer. Eugene r . AtcMurpby, one of the stockholder of the Willamette Valley Woolen V a mfacturing company, has begun - .1 lot sequestration of tho Eugene woolen mill property and ap pointment of a receiver. This action is the result of too small capital to be-' gin with and mistakes in building the mill, so that by the time, the mill waa in condition to become productive and profitable the capital and 'resources were so nearly exhausted that it suffer ed for operating money. This caused the mill to be unprodcutive. Big Insane Asylum Rolls. ' -' Salem The monthly report of the state insane asylum for May shows one of the largest monthly incrpajwa in enrollment in the history of the insti tution, me total number of inmates is now the hishest it has ever been. The report shows : Number of patients April 30, 1,238; received during May, 43: escapes returned. 3: discharged 10 died, 9: eloped. 5: number remaining June 1, 1,350. The total expenditures were f Wool Sella at High Price. Pendleton Practically all the re maining wool of Umatilla county was disposed of at the second wool sale under the auspices of the State Wool growers' association. Eleven growers disposed of clips, aggregating 198,000 pounds. The clip of Isaac Knots of Pilot Rock, consisting of 16.998 pounds. topped the market at 15 cents. The average price was 14 cents. . PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Walla Walla, 70c;bluestem, 78c; valley, 79c. Barley Feed, (23 per ton; rolled, (24.5025. Flour Valley, (3.90O4.05 per bar rel; hard wheat straights, (44.25; cleai a, (3.854.10; hard wheat pat ents, $4.4004.70; graham, (3.504; whole wheat, (44.25 ; rye flour, (4.50. Oats No. 1 white, (1.25; gray, (1.20 . per ton. Mill8tuffs Bran, (19&20 per ton; middlings, (25.5027; shorts, (209 21; chop, (18; linseed, dairy food, (19. Hay Timothy, (1516 per ton; clover, (89; grain, (11012; cheat, (1112. Vegetables Turnips, (1.25 per sack; carrots, (1.50; beets, (1.25; cabbage, -22Jc; lettuce, head, 25 40c per doi; cauliflowert(1.752 per doz; celery, 7590c per doz.; cucumbers, (1.250 1.50 per doz; asparagus, 50c; peas, 5c per pound; rhubarb, 3c per pound; beans, green, 12c; squash, (1 per box; green corn, 60c per doz. Honey (303.50 per case, r Potatoes Fancy, 75c(l percental; new potatoes, (1.752 per cental. . Fruits Strawberries, Oregon, 45c per pound; cherries, 60c(l per box; gooseberries. 6c per pound; apples, fancy Baldwins and Spitzenbergs, (1.50O2.50 per box; choice, (11.50; tooting, 75c(l; canteloups, (5 per crate; apricots, (2.25 per box. Butter Fancy creamery, 1720c; store, 13c per pound. Eggs Oregon ranch, 1818c per dozen. . Poultry Chickens, mixed, 12 12o per pound; small, spring, 2022c; hens, 12123ic; turkeys, live, 1617e per pound; dressed, 1820c; ducks, (78perdoz; geese, live, '78c per pound. . Cheese Full cream, twins, new stock, 12K13c; old stoc, 10c; Young America, 14c. Hops 1903 crop, 23Kc per pound. Wool Valley, 1920c per pound; Eastern Oregon, 11 15c; mohair, 30c per pound for choice. Beef Dressed, 67c per pound. Mutton Dressed, 46c per pound; lambs, 8c. Veal Dressed, 6Ji7c per pound. Pork Dressed, 6 7c per pound.