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CONDON, GILLIAM CO., OREGON, THUBSDAY, t JIJLY..21, 11)01. ;; V M NO.-' ID, '-
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EVENTS OF THE DAY
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QATtlCRCD FROM ALL PARTS OP TM2
HCMISPIICRES,,
Comprt halv Ravtow of th 'Import
Mt hpjh!fltl : Put WMk,
UMy to Prer Mwwttef to Oar
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Th ItniiUn iemtm n the iMt UttU
Tliv Uumlanl 1 mImm! the Chicago
Newi liatdi l't and towed it into
I'oit Arthur;" 4snn.n i
Cholera' ai)l Jywntory tr laid to be
epfileiiiiD atii0g The Japaneiie troojn at
Nwlther' aide9 Ih -the nHtatpackera'
atrlke will allow the other to dictate
the teima ol tu-bitratioa. but both want
OrVfttTi tUln Ti gratito the laat
rwjmut of ex.Prdiidit' KriJ;er and hla
nniH!n Vtll lie tloiiKuKM ttmae of hla
wif In the Junavaal." i c:
The !Wnilnt a! Fahaiiia haa a8i1red
cnnur'tisii n(t ejt'lted 'oVer the" euMtA
house that lie hf onfldent the , United
Matee will Interpret the .treaty in a
litwial nphiit. i v? - ., -j t
'A glRantle llro4ltMUt. awtodleJ
through which Uie rallroaua havltig
otftwt inDmvtit have Uwtthouaaada
of itollara, haa le?n umartlnxl.'i iJliroe
ineei Jivo iHBent rmtsL.Tbyj! r
chartHl with having dwtored ticket
by banging the doitfdatUm, plojalriK
punched holea. ks caxdlel ticket and
otherwlae changing them, ' 1 w
The enieror bl China Ii aeriutly III..
Otnalta bualneaa Itaa begun to anffer
a a mult of the at r Ike.
The ItulHii toaaoe In the lateat -en
garment it I'ort AU'ur re placed at
"The Bjrtffiiln gxrvwrirment k'aa ordered
10,OOUyreutplatea for the army in
the Faisfcart.- v-r-,. j -v-'v -"t'--
RuiJa'a tip of Joy i ,. filled to i over
flowing,' niV "that u the : T bvllvoetok
fKyf l
r TW trotible ki lyt en te packing Uouae
employel And pjHit'rtton 11iki1y ta be
ettlwl By arbftfatiifri. '
,', lteipojfla of Uie big. Japaneee reverae
4uMMsiftrMKit.imi are VtinuM
tloned at tit. 1'eteraburg.
One man waa killed - and aeven
woundtnt'iiMffiot at) Chicago --due to
the meat ackeia' atrlke. "
MoorlnJt" bantlifi Tut Taiigler continue
thoir ik'jctfimjus artOt'trntrldeJ-jioweri
may yt-l have to take hand. "
S Ki-l'rwaident Kruger, of the Tiana
4.vaal, liiWI. Ilia rulativea . vfill. ak
(iicat Brjtaln, to permit hla reinalna to
be Interled to Uie Traoavial, ' j t -
Mayor Jonea," of Toledo, Ohio, la
dead, i
, The Japanese are not Welytoad
; vance on VJokow nntll after" jTl .Tthe
'Klao falla. , , , . .' ? '
New Vprk baU-flers have already ad
vanced , their ri'n aa' the result of the
strike 'of packing house eaiptoyes.f h.i.
f; Not counting thelfliiny minor atoriiia
l there haye been 34 clpudbnrsts In East
ern Oregon llnfle the first 'ofJuly:
' The object of the last sortie of the
Russian fleet was, to Shell the Japanese
columns advancing on Tort Arthur. '
The, operators of the Chicago packing
planta will try to secure nonunion help;
in most other cities, the plants will be
closed. . '
The ralnyaeaBon has greatly affected
the RuSeian army,'dieaHe spreading
rapidly.; Officer re ,' evia'Biore af.
ected than the mtn" 'J
The government haa given Malheuj
county, Oreogn, until October 1 to de
cide whetlter;ihey wiW-piak-.lt. poesi
ble for the great irrigation work' to
proce;''rtO rr" vn' ' f fj
Nearly alf ; th6aa'were atten3od! by
a heavy pYoperty loss. The Russians
'have been'oflltlally warned to be ready
t to leave Port ;Mhur, . The Japanese
army Is within tiigbt ii)lea.of Ui fort.
, Port Arthur officials claim the Jap
' anose army Is too atriatl 'to 'Uite"
fort less.
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Mayor ;, Jones, of . Tolede,"1 Ohio', Is
very low and his death is expected,, at
any timei-f ( .T -. ''' ' .ft. v'
Employes of all the; big packing.
plants nave gone on a strike, forty
' thousand men ae arected
Waehinglon officials believe a climax
is approacliiflg-aff prt'XrthhrmicK as
marked the pRseage of the. Yalu. : .
.. During a, ..heavy., .wind storm at St.
Louis one man waij killed and five
others injured.-". Many Jmildlnga
unroofed. ' ' 11 "
A number ' of Japanese transjorts
have been sighted off , Kincbou. it is
believed they intend to make ,a "rland
ing at, yinkow ,v,,.t7
Sixteen persons were killed and about
three score Injured in a Tear end. col
ison between trains on the iixie rail-
After a day of hard fighting at Kai
chou the Japanese were surprised. 'next
morning toflnd tKftC Ihe'RueBians had
e vacua ted he town during' thenight,
A number, of .foreign .a tf aches, and
newspaper correspondents have heeri
informed that, they-cau'-gci (QiH, 'front
July 0V " Jhls causesanyj;!).' ieili've
that severe 'fighting, will take place:
then ivXa-rrwKj
, Knropatkln may
north.
retreat further
CITY FRIENDS OP OOOD ROADS.
WOI the Farmera Accept Their AM or
Treat Theas aa Meddlers.
Among those Interested In road Im
provement, the farmers of coures atand
first. The character and condition of
the roads are of vital intereat to them
every day of the year. The farmers,
until recently, have been compelled to
struggle with the road problem without
much help or encouragement from any
other clans. Now, however, some strong
elements of the city population are
rallying to their support. Among
these may be named the manufacturers
of road building machinery; the nak
era and users of bicycles and automo
biles; and the moneyed men of the
cities who have money invested In the
country. These people are entering
into the work for the road improve
ment with even more enthusiasm and
mI than the farmers.
1 Just now the farmers who want bet
ter roads are brought face to face with
a moHi important question: Will lie
accept the aasistance of these city at
llea Wll he welcome the aid, ofy the
mac4iliAry ruan, the capltaistth bi
cyclist and the automobiliat? Or will
he treat thern aa schemeia who are try
ing to meddle with his affairs?
The answer to iheaeueatlona ought
to (h'pcml oo what these city friends of
fjootl 6adare Vroosing to do.. f loey
pro'poe to have ib& eountry roade hni
I it) order to Increase their busi-
new i .ana : ennaivce j Uielr pleasure,
wholly at the expense of the farmer,
then . he should epurn the profferd alliance.-
If on Uie contrary they are
propoalng,'tbrotigh state and national
taxation to lift a large part of the bur
den off the farmer and place it on the
taxpayers of the cities, he' ought to bid
them welconir auJ extend to them the
glad hand.
"This Is a live question for the farmer
to consider, and answer. Already the
opponent! of the state and national aid
are at work trying; to ao anoiU of sua
ptclon In tha minds of the farmera, and
they will do their beat to prevent any
cc-operaUoiihetween the country and
UieMly friends 'of good roads.; ?
as a matter oi tact aute ana national
aid offer Uie only hope of general road
toqiroyement, and ' such aid can never
be secured if the city people array
themselves against it. " Unless the
farmers are wholly blind .to their own
interests, they will welcome aid from
every source, and will make eveiy ef-
fort'to secure the powerful aid of the
state and, federal g ivernmenta
MAY TRAP ARMY.
4apaaae Sceaa Ukely to Shut la Kuro-
, Jphicago, July 16. Xbe, pally News
haa Uie following from the aeat of war
by a. ataff. correspondent; , f , 'I .
Niu phwang, .July . 16. Knropatkln
seems in danger of being shut op in Ta
Iche Klao. The Russians are be-
wUderedLhy the .Japanese movements,
which are swift and unexpected. The
RaBaiaji genera) had elaborately planned
to fight a great battle U Ta .Tche Klao
today, but to his' surprise the affair did
not CQine off. ' The Japanese made a
feint against Taiplngshan, and the
Muscovite leader finally discovered
that the'tnemyi instead of: giviog bat
tle had matched. across his front, tak
ing np a position on some hills to the
eaBt of Ta Tche Klao. To the north of
Ta'Tche KiaQ In the direction- of Hai
chengandliao Yang, the Japanese
forces . are moving in three bodies,
whHe a large fresh ' relnforoemerit is
advancing toward Ta Tche Kiao from
below Kaiplng. , .The Russians remain
in their positions daxed and puszled to
knoj hflt. all, U'l-means. The fact
that: the Japanese have made no at
trnpt occupy tb Is city aeeuiB tomya
tlfy them still more.. v Only a few Rus
sian troops are here now 1 ,
Paaaoaanlans Take Alarm.
. Colon, . July il6. A, wharf la in
course of -constrnction at Grlstohal at
which Iumbei ' and other supplies for
the. canal will . be landed. The build
ing of' this wharf has given rise to misgivings-Qn
the part of Panama -citizens
that it will be a stepping; stone .to the
establishment of a United States port
a( Colon.' 'The order to' 'the effect Uiat
vessels sailing froirfLaTBoca,-r the
mouth of the canal on the pacific side,
must,! recleve v tbelr 'clearance papers
from tho United SUtesfluthoritiea, is
criticised as a violation of the treaty.
' ' -? Britlah Pleat Located.
Cbeefoo,' July 16. The Brltlph fleet,
whose - movements v last week ware
Ltiriged With mystery, has been located
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cruimug in i anu lung pay, 2U miies
from" VVel ilal Weii i There Is author
ity for the statement that the fleet is
watching' the developments; at Port
Arthur. .. Chinese refugees from Port
Arthur who arrived here today report
that the Japanese have recaptured two
positions from wbieh they were driven
namely, Forts Fourteen and Seven. ;
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American Cruller at Chefoo. ".
if London, July J6. The correspondent
of the Standard at Cheefoo says that
the United States cruiser Raleigh has
arrived there. - ' V '
LIE IN AMBUSH
Russian Cossacks Check Advance
of the Japanese.
VICTORS LOSE VERY FEW MEN
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They Catch the Japaaeae ea the Rcmot-
eat, Part- of 'the Coast aad' Badly,
1 ihattcf Their Advance iofumn.
Mao Yang, July 18,-r-General Bam-
sonofl seriously "checked 'the Japaneee
advance In the direction of Ylnkow on
July 11. Ilia Cossacks ambushed ' the
Japanese column, and put 1,000 out of
action. The Japanese attempted to
advance to Yinkow along the coast, but
they were hindered by the marshy
country, which also Increaaed their
difficulties in carrying off their dead
and wounded during the retreat.
The Ruwians had expected a move
ment in this diretion, and a company
of cavalry with two guns lay in am-Umjh-fnthe
higrt:grmKf catching - the
Japaiteee' in the remotest part i of 4he
coast and shattering their advance col
hmn.f The artillery fire of the Rus
sians! wae splendid and the Japanese
were unable to make effective reply.
They were forced to retieat, . , The
Rueclan loepea Were six ; killed ' and
eeven wounded . t...... .
mvgs-g, ..i. -tA. vijr $
V JapaotM FU( U HolsUd.
Jew York, July. 8.-Tt)e Japanese
have hoisted their national' flag on
Rote Island, in Chemulpo harbor, says
a Herald dispatch from 8exul, Corta.
The Corean fortifications thereon 'are
still permitted to fly the, Corean ensign,
but this is dwarfed by the . larger em
b'em of Japan.' " Native agitation
against the granting of a concession
covering 1be stream and vacant land
rights tontinuea unabated, alhough Uie
Japanese minister is sUll pressing Uie
Corean foreign office to a favorable con
clusion, stating Uiat the Coreans lack
the finances,. the executive, ability
requisite to a . proper, development of
these resources. ""AY
Salvage operations continue on ttbe
sunken Kassian cruiser Variag. It is
hoped to have her on an even keel this
mcnth. The work of raising the punk
en merchantman Buiigari is rapidly
proceeding. " " "X .
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, PKBOICT RUIN FOR PANAMA. -"
Mcrchaata Stroagry Object to Anaricaa
' Cmlnn Hiuu.
ranama, juiv is. ine uecree oi
Governor Dais establishing a custom
house In the canal tone haa cieated ex
cited comment here. The principal
merhants of Panama and Colon assem
bled in the Commerial club to discuss
the situation, and, unanimously decid
ed that the establishment of a custom
house in such form means Uie ruin of
the commerce of Panama and Colon .
and consequently of theepuhlic. . ,
i ne canai conuniBstonen ana ouicers
of the government have discussed Uie
situation, which is believed 4y tH; to
be extremely serious unless the decree
be revoked and the Interests of Panama
considered. . lU'JU 1.9 J JO
The newspapers have started a cam
paign to prove to the people and. the
goenanientvof the United,' States; the
injunle oi the measure, which is the
cause of excitement in all circles, f
leeterday morning the steamship
City of Pekin, .cf the Paciflo Mail
Steamship company, arrived from San
rrancisco, which port she left on June
19. On arriving at Corinto, ' the ,-City
of Pekin got clearance papers for An-
con, Uie American ,por.t in the canal
xone, and the captain. ol the . port of
Panama refused tpecerVe the steamer
claiming that under the,.treaty'; flth
the United States all -ports in Panama
are under the Jurisdiction of Uie Pana-
man authoritieB. The captain of the
port also made'a protest on the action
of the Pacific Mail Btearrtshlp company,
which he corisiuers against the rights
pf the lepuhlic, and sent a cop of it to
the president and rq the agents pf the
company. . . ., . .
" Ovation to Skrydiorf. - ' . '
' ViftdivoBtok, Jnly; 18. Vice Admi
ral tikrydloff received a great, ovation
at a fete today under the . auspices of
the Thirtieth ritie. regiment.. The
horses were removed from his carriage.
which was then hauled by officers and
men of the regiment. After the ban
quet the admiral telegraphed to Gen
eral Knropatkln that Uie assembly had
drunk to the health of tha officers and
men of the Manchurian army, adding:
"The toast was received with tremend
ous applause, a tribute to your strategic
and tactical ability." ? r ' V,
Begin to Fear Russian Defeat. ,
St. Petersburg, July 18. Discourage
mentis beginning to manifest itself
eVen among the most percistent advo
cates of war, who realize that Russia is
extraordinarily . backward, politically,
aa well aa -economically , and. socially,
and that there is only . the remotest
chance that she will be able to draw
herself together In time to defeat the
Japanese. It is reported that M.
Witte, minister of finance, stated
recently that Russia was already beaten.
f, . Settlers Fly From Foreat Flrea,
t Vancouver. B. C, July 18. Owing
to the long dry period, - forest' fires
along the British Columbia coast have
given unuspal trouble this year. A
bush fire is now raging at Wulffsobn
bay, a large area having been :' burned
overi Settler at Roberta creek .have
barely escaped with - their; lives, all
their property having been destroyed,
according to report brought down by
steamer today. . T - ". . v; t't-
WATERS ARB RECEDING.
Suburb of Kaaaas City Caa Now E(
pect Belief.
Kansas City, July 12. Flood waters
at Armourdale, Argentine and Lower
Kansas City, Kan., on the raging Kaw
and west to Manhattan, half way across
Kansas, have fallen steadily since late
ycaterday, and today continned to re
cede. Jn Armourdale, however, the
water it ood over six feet deep in the
lowest places. At the etoekyarda the
fall was slow and conditions were still
bad. Mont of the peps wre flooded
and it will not be poeaible to handle
receipts for another day. The rail
roads aie recovering, and today every
line west and south operated some
trains in and out of Kansas City, al-
c 1 1 ;f ALTON Bvf AJXER f
DcmoaiUc' Qndiiat-t for President !
though with little regard for schedule.
The relief committee of Kansaa City,
Kan., which is caring for 6,000 or 6,-
000 homeless, in the suburbs of that
city, have decided that no outside aid
is needed, except that granted by the
war department. , , Two thoupand ra
tions were sent from Fort Leavenworth
today, and additional food supplies
will be sent each day as needed, i '
Many persons are returning to their
homes in the higher parts of the flood
district as the water recedes, hut will
be many days before the great majority
of the fioded houses aie inhabitable.
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DAVIS HIS.MATB.
Bx-Seoatof From West Vlrtlala oa Tick
Ct With Parker, S
a V
St. tAjuis, July 11. Ex-Senator
llenry G. Davis, of Vest Virginia, was
yesterday 'morning nominated for vice
president by the Democratic, national
convention, which 'adjourned sine die
at 1:31. ,w C
Others in the race were ei-Senator
Turner, of Washington, Congressman
Williams, of Illinois, and ex-Senator
HENRY G. DAVIS k
Democratic Nominee for Vice President
Harris, of Kansas. ? ' .Mr. Davis won
easily - on the -first ballot. Ex-Senator
Turner, Uie choice of the West, was
only third in . the race. ' The , vote
stood : ' , : ' i : ' . j
i Davis, 654; Williams, 165;"Turnef,
100; llarris, 58. . . '
- Ouarda and Bandits Chun. i
St.1 Petersburg, July. 12 The.wr
m in istry today received a dispatch
from ..General , Kuropatkin's chief of
staff reporting a couple of unimportant
affairs between frontier guards and
small parties of .Chinese bandits near
Port Atthur and i adding that the
troops forming the garrison are in ex
cellent spirits. Skirmishes occur
daily. . The Russians ' captured 50
Japanese scouts on July 1 -and Uie
chief of police recently captured 240
head of cattle. There is an abundance
of ammunition at Port Arthur, j
, i China to Pay Etzel flelr. .(
Washington, July 12. Minister
Conger .has 'cabled the state depart
ment .that the Chinese government
after making a thorough investigation
of Uie incident, haB ordered the pun
ishment of the officer and soldiers Who
fired on .and skilled Louis : Etzel,' the
newspaper correspondent. In addiUon
it has undertaken to pay an indemnity
of $25,000 (Mexican), -which sum will
be turned over by the state department
to the estate. "v; Y? " i"5 f
t Indict Downfali'dt Port Arthiu4.
Tientain.July42. jaerman jailitary
experts here are of the -opinion Uiat the
Russians' position at Liao .Yang , and
Haicheng ay- untenable against; a
three .sided Japanese attack. They ex
pect that General Kuroptakih will
withdraw, and they predict the down
fall of Port Arthur.
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M1MNO NEAR OOLO HfLL. . ,
Conaiderable AcUrtty Show oa 014 and
. i -vftew Provertlea. ; (,,. f
bold Hill The : Condor Power &
Mining company is, placing a new ateel
wagon bridge acroae Rouge river just
below'the Ray dam at Gold Ray? 4 t
L. TV," Pock man, ' representing Ean
Franc ince capital '' has bought the
tlawkeye American Mining claim In
the Willow Springs mining district,
and la moved a complete mining out
fit out to camp with' a 'small force to
com mence development on j the prop
erty, r.h ,,(....,.
In near vicinity to this property Ro
bert Allison and associates have taken
a lease and bond on the Schump mine
and aie cleaning out and retimberinr
the old tunnel, from which, the own
ers, a few years ago, took oat several
thousand dollars in free milling ore.
The Lucky Bait mine, on Sardine
creek, ha heen leased to J. W. Hays
and partners, who are now doing con
siderable development work., ,,, , , t v
I J. M. Patrick haa taken a year's lease
on the Brad en miner tiro mike east of
town, and is working quite a force
of men on same. While repairing and
fitting np, the ten-stamp mill now on
Uie property he haa 'leased the Bowden
mill at' Gold Hill,, throrigh which be
will ma some 200 or 300 tons Of Bla
den ore. This mine- haa produced
large quantities of pay ore in the past ;
and as Dr. Ray. has bees steadily ex
ploiting and blocking out ore in this
property for the pwst five years it now
has immense ore reserves in sight, suf
ficient to keep' Uie present ten-stamp
mill running a number of years..
The large ore bodies in this mine,
in places from 1 to 20 feet iu width,
are found and opened to a depth ot be
tween 400 and 500 feet, thus adding
another case to refute Uie old and well
established theory that; there are no
thing but "pocket mines ' in Southern
Oregon...-, ,. t : ,... . , ,
Messrs, ,, Simons , and Haw ley are
prospecting E. E. Miners' placer
ground on Kams creek with a view of
demonstrating its 1 adaptability for
dredging purposes, : end are meeting
with very flattering results., tr,-
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iMeaater Royal Abo Tree, ?
4 Mom oe Ob Uie ranch of James . E.
Edwards, a piqneer, residing near here,
atand a mammoth Royal Anne cheiry
tree, which baa been .lor many , years
an object ot wonder to visitors and to
strangers passing along the road ; .near
which it stands. ...........
The, tree Is 9 feet. 3 inches in circum
ference at the butt. Four feet above
the ground it divides ' into three
branches, one of which is four' feet in
circumference, another 4 feet 6 inches,
another 6 feet 4 inches.', The branch
measuring 6 feet 4 mches divides into
two branches, one being 4 feet 4 inches
in circumference, another 5 - feet,- the
smallest branch, mentioned being as
large aa an ordinary tree at toe butt.
- The tree is 50 feet high and its wid
est branches cover a space 35 feef in -di
ameter. .? It is tU years oia, ana lor
several years has yielded a' fruitage of
2QQ gallons per annum.
Red Boy Sale Confirmed.
3 Baker City The sale' Of the Red Boy
mine, which was disposed of at receiv
er's sale several weeks ago, has. been
confirmed by Judge Eakin. , This
means that the (80,000 for which the
mine was sold will be distributed at
once to the creditors who attached the
property. It also means that the re
organized syndicate will proceed at once
to reopen and work the mine.- v. When
the property was sold It was announced
that it had been purchased, by, a syndi
cate of stockholders, represented . by
Alexander Pru88ing, of Chicago.
( Broad Oaog to Fair Qroueda.
' Salem The Citizens' Light & Trac
Uon company, under, the new manage
ment, has under way and - in contem
plation extensive' improvements and
changes to its property in this city,. At
p resell I a large force of men is engaged
in transforming the old narrow I gauge
line from the fair grounds into the
city, into a broad and standard x gauge
track, bo as to form a continuous broad
gauge line, in Uie form of a loop, to
and from the fair grounds g " QV;
Bastera Oregon Mills Busy.
La Grande Alb lumber' companies
in Eastern Oregon are running their
mills on full time, and orders are pil
ing up for fruit boxes. Heavy ship
ments of lumber are : being - made t6
Chicago, Illinois and Missouri river
points, Nebraska, Colorado and -Utah.
The Oregon pine comes the nearest tak
ing Uie place in the East of the Wis-'
consin pines now ,about extinct.
Prices are excellent - and "-things were
neve brighter fot Uie lumber, business
Praise for Oregon Station.
jtCorvallis-The Oregon, Experiment
station at Corvallis is announced by a
Washington official to be ahead of oth
er stations of its class and, financial re
sources In the other states of the union."'
The official ia Dr. Allen", chief assistant
to Dr. True, the latter of whom is head
of all the stations in fhq country,1 with
headqaarterBI WaBingJoh, D; C. j.
Qold From Bins, River ".District , ,
Euegne Gold to the, amonut of
200 was exhibited here recently as Uie
result of a few days work "with the
two stamp mills at Uie Great Northern
mine In the Blue, river district.'""' This
is the latest addition to the producing
list ia this district and promises well.
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CRL'DB OIL FOUND
IN WELL. '
Martoa' Coenty .Peeplo are Mach P-
cftad ky the Discovery.
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Salem There Ja yet. a remote poeel
bility that oil may be atruck in Marion
conniy, as the most ; recent' discdverie
would seem tp indkafe. At the town
6f Pratnma, about' 10 "mires ' from
Salem, three 1 an old well in the rear
of the home and blacksmith shop owned
by the Rice Broav n ,
This well ' has been , abandoned for
several months - because jt "roared,"
that is, made a noise like. the. sound
heard in a seaehell,,, and because' the
water did not taste good. A few days
ago one of the Rice brothers let a bucket
down Into the well, and when he pulled
it op he was "surprised to find that
there was about half an inch of crude
petroleum floating jipon the top of the
waters -...Bj j. M . . .
.The incident has created quite a stir
in Uie, neighborhood, and it is quite
probable that steps .Till be Uken In
the near future toward the sinking of a
well for the purpose of securing oil ia
fytagqtUBtities. tx - u ..
Drouth fat Clackamas Coaurty, ,
Oreogn City Unless there is a good
rain in Clackamas" county within the
ensuing few days, fall sown .crops will
be largely a failure. .Ip, some sections
rain would not be beneficial at, thia
time, the prolonged drouth, having al
ready done its work. Late sown oats
and potatces, which constitute two of
the principal crops produced in Clacka
mas county, have already kaffeied ex
tensive damage, while ft is estimated
that not more than 50 percent of a hop
crop caa be expected tsn lew there is rain
during the coming week.' jk? ., j j IS
f ' Dipping of Beef Cattle,
Echo The work of dipping a train
load of beef steers will begin on Butter
creek soon., The farmers "were com
pelled to dip Uie stock bf Dr. E. N.
Hutchinson, of Portland, who will be
present to superintend theWork.-"After
Uie beef cattle are attended to several
thousand head of othei . stoclu will
dipped. - Asa B. Thomson, R, N. Stan-
field and J. B. Baylor, have installed
Uie dipping plant, and it is one' of the
beet in the state." ' " -
Brief la Review of Ktamath Catk. . :"
Salem William B. Matthews, at
torney for the state of Oregon, has filed
in the department of the interior a
motion for a review, of the , Klamath
swamp land case, which was recently
decided Against the .elate. An) extend
ed brief haa also been field in support
of the motion, in which Matthews tries
tb show Uiat Uie "department5 was in
error in its decision. The motion will
probably not be heard for some time.
- Cannery Outfit for the Slntlaw. 1 ,
Astoria-r-The Astoria Iron works has
completed the manufacture of a boiler
and complete cannery oufit Tor Uie
Prosper Canning company's new plant
on Uie 1 Siuslaw " river. They will ; be
snipped on the schooner Bio Rey. j v
PORTLAND MARKETS,
" Wheat Wialla Walla','' 67c : blue-
stem, 75c; Valley, 7778c. ' Ji
j Barley Feed, f 23 , per ton ; rolled,
t24.5o25..;: 4,;
Oats No. .1 white, ; $1.20;.. gray,
$1.15 per cental. .y;
Flour-Valley, $3.904.05 per bar
rel; bard wheat straights, $44.25;
clears, $3.854.10; hard wheat patents,
$4.404.70; graham, $3.504; whole
Wheat, $44 25; rye flour, $4.50. ,
. : Mill8tuffs Bran, $ 19 per ton ; mid
dlings, $23.50; shorts, $21; chop, $18;
Iseed, dairy food, $l$i.'--,!-)i f .
! Hay Timothy, $15016 per ton;
clover, $8'3; grain,; $11012; cheat,
$11012.
A Eggs Oregon ranch, 1920c. ;
Cheese Full 'cream, twins, new
stock, 1212jc; old, stock, 78c;
Young America, 13014c. .'
i Poultry Fancy hens, 12KOl3o per
pound; -old hens, 12)0 13c; mixed
chickens, 120l2c; old roosters, 10c;
young roosters, 12013c; springs,
tq 2-pound,' 1819ei broilers; 1 to IX'
pound, 19020c; dressed chickens,. 130
14c; turkeys, live, 1416c; do dressed,
16 16c 'doV.choice, 4.180206 ; geese,
live, 708c; . do dressed, 9X10c;
ducks old, $607 per,: doz;-, do " young,
as to size, r $2.6004. i-
Vegetables Turnips, $1.25 per sack;
cartota, $1.50; beetk, $1.25; parsnips,
$1.25; cabbage, lOlc; lettuce,
head, 2540c per dos; parsley, 25c per
doi; tomatoes, $1.7502; cauliflower,
$1.7502; celery, 75090c per dos; as
paragus, 50c; peas, 406c per pound;
beanB, green,J 405e; c' wax, 45c;
squash, $1.25 per box; green corn, 60c
per dox; onions, new red, $1.30 per
cwt; yellow, $1.57.
Ucoiey $303.50 per case.
, 'potatoes-e-Fancyf 75c $ I pel cental ;
new potatoes; $2.2502.60 per cental.
Fruits Cherries, 45c per pound;
gooseberries, 6c per pound; raspberries,
$1.25 per crate; apples; new, $11.75;
apricots, 80c$1.25 per box; plums,
80c$l per box; peaches, $11.10 per
box; Kcanteloupes,. $2.25 .per crate;
watermelons 2c per lb; prunes, $1.25
per box.
Hops 1903 crop, 21024c per pound.
Wool Valley, J9O20c pe?5 pound;
Eastert i Oregon, 10O17cf1mohaIr, 80c
1 u ' . '
pvr puuuu tur cuuivn. ,
, , Beef Dreesed, 56Kc per lb.
Mutton Dressed, 405c per lb;
lambs, 6c. f v-i'-ctr r ,4 : '
. . Veal Dressed. 100 to 125. 607c per
pound; 215 to 200, 505Mc; 200 and
up. 8 4c. ;
; Pork DreasedlOO.to 150,; 707c;
150 and up, 607c. ,
FLY TO TttB MttLS.
Ckmdburtt Sweeps Awar Be!aaJ Por' .
A ! '";' tlof of MKciien, Oregea; ; ; ; :- -,
; Mitchell, Ore., July 12, A ware of
water, from 25 to SO feet higj swept
down, Bridge and Mill creek canyons,'
which converge Just above town,' andi
destroyed a great portion of this place '
about ,8 o'clock iaat night, Wen;.
by a storm of unusual' violence, accow "
panied by a brilliant electrical display,
all escaped,! ; far. as known, hot
Martin Smith and Mrs, Bethnne. Thsy '
were caught by the flood and i!rowrw-l. '
The tbmm portlod of Mtivhii ii "4a i
a narrow Mayoa. A storm of nnaau!
severity had raged in the bills during ,
the afternoon, and the inhabitants, '
mindful of the disaster to IIefpnerf at. .
year aao, betook themsehea to: high,,;,
ground along the side of the canyon..
About 6 o'clock the roar of the flood
could be heard, growing louder wlth'; .
the great wave s nearer approach. . .
strnck the first buildings waa deafen-' '
ing.'drowftina; the shrieks 'of terror of
womerl and children aa they strove to
climb still higher out of harm's, way,
Far down ahead of the yellow mass rod
a meesenger on horseback warning".
tnoee atill farther down the ,stream of '
impending death.- T , ... ,
The ouildings in , the path of the
flood were swept away' like 0 much
brushi Of over . a score s scarcely .,
Vestige remains, .save where sbatteretl
boards and, timbers are' caught on trees'
and bush' far ' htlow' Uie- town eite
The business portion of T Mitchell was ,
not greatly damaged, tbihg built "on '
ground above Uie reach of the ruaia ..
force of Ue? torrent. s; s 1
Ml
HEPPNER PEOPLE ALAR.TCD. " '
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A ' Orcat Rnab of Water Com Dews
;V. WKow Creek, , . ' " .
Heppner, Or.,, July 12. A big elec
trical storm, accompanied ty a terrific
rain, occurred here last night. A great
downpour of rain commenced at a little , -before
8 o'clock and continued for'an
hour. All of the people living oh- the ''
fiats of Willow Creek rudVed to higher
ground. r...; '" .
; At 10 o'clock l rush of water with a
tremendous roar came dowri the WiW
low creek Canycul,. and, in .the black-,
ness of Uie ffiight'inany people , were
alarmed in fear, of another flood, Qut
side of taking out a few bridges the
damage was small in fleppneri Theref
was considerable damage in the country. .
by the flooding of alfalfa fields and Uie
washing away of quite' an "aniouht of
hay along Willow and Uinton creek
.bottoms, -v. i-.:-
, The great flood of last year cleared
out the channel of Willow creek, so
Uiat the stream can now carry a great
volume of water without doing - much
damage,.:- ahu -'9. ' , :..
The railroad bridges between here
and Heppner Junction were damaged to
some extent and the train-was nnable
to make the regular nin.
'' 'x MEET BIO DEFEAT, 'n;'-.." ",-
Japanese Sorter Loas ot 30,000 Men la
Front of Port Arthur, , " Vi .
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, St. PetersburgJuly 14. A dispatch
from a Russian ' correspondent at Muk
den, dated July 12, say: t , i..,'9 .
iVAccording to intelligence received
here, the Japanese last night attacked
positions near' Port Arthur, and were
repulsed with enormous losses, not less
than 30,000, it is said being killed or
wounded by our mines. is . "
1,1 ' Placea CasaaKIea at 28,000. t t. ? ,
London, July 14. The' morning's
Post Shanghai correspondent says that
the Japaneee casualties by land mines
at Port Arthur, Sunday , night are re
ported, to have oeen 28,000,. but none
of Uie many special war dispatches
mentions a Jpanesedisaster at Port
Arthur. 'VvJ 4 . i llV.2k '?.'.t
' General SUft Wtthoat Advlce.1
St. Petersburg. July, 14? The gen
eral staff has received no information
regarding the reported attack' on po
sitions near Port Arthur and the loss
of 30,000 Japanese killed or wounded
by Russian mines. . ., ,
. Japanese Capture Fort,- .;!
. Cheefooo, July , 14. A Frenchman
who arrived here on a junk from Fort
Arthur this morning reports that on .
July 7 the Japanese captured Fort .Np.
14. ..llj.,-:, t,,;' A. ,(
For Sale ot the Friar Lands.
' Washington, July ; 14. The bureau
of insular affairs of the war depart
ment has received a copy of an enact
maentof the Philippine commission,
providing for the temporary leasing
and sale of Uie lands commonly known
as friar lands,, for the purchase of
which the government of the ' Phil
ippine ' islands recently contracted. 1
It provide for surveys, and permits Ue
present occupants of any such lands
either to buy or lease them, leases to
be for three years and at a reasonable
rental. , r.'ct.'i i ,
, No War for Them.
London, July 14. The foreign' oilice
announces that an ' agreement was
signed today by Foreign Minister Lans
downe and the German ambassador
providing for the settlement by arbi-.
tration of difficulties which may arise .
of a legal nature, or relating to the in- -terpretation'ot
existing treaties be
tween Germany and Great Britain.
The terms of Uie' agreement is identical'
with those recently concluded witlt' '
Italy. France and Spain;
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r Quardshlp la Attacked. f , .t
Tokie,: July5 14.s Admiral . Togo re
ports that at midnight July 11 torpedo
boats -approached Uie boom which
blocks the harbor and entrance td Port
Arthur and attacked the guardship Dl- "
ana with torpedoes. The result has
not been ascertained. ! The Japanese
boats returned undamaged, 't .
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