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WOTS DOINGS
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Parts of the Word j
Of INTEREST TO OUB READERS
Qeiual Rcvkw of Important Happen.
Knltft Presented In Brief and
Condensed Corm.
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MukJun ilullun reuialna un
chansod.
(1(tman aLlpbuilJitia are tuny turn
ing ot ar auiipllea for KuaaU. t
Rnlan Ambawadur McCorinkk
eotnlAg lioma on learo of abaonca.
TI) ilrrdtto Chltook liaa mada the
ehundfl ai-roai tbe bar at the mouth of
tha Columbia two lvsl dwier.
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uuaMiana ciaim mat J n pin era ara
cuttliJK off the iiiuua of Coieani and
loiciib( tlivni to Join tlin army
Tlii German itcanuir Progreia bai
run Kcargu of coal Into Vladivostok
ami tvueera 01 ine ttm any it la eaiy
10 eitliie tiia japaneao.
Thf Uiitinbatamer HUhan, from
'"PtcKonir, ! rv afiaed by .the
Japatfii off'NJu hwang. The Wa
hu cairleda rarno of t atilo and flour
lntfiifli'4 for Port Arthur.
It jb tfporitd that the flroof the Jap
atifM5jlaid .liatteriea have aoverelydaiu
Kd fluur ltutiian warahipi . in the
harbor ol Tort Arthur. It ia aUUid
that one of the veaatdi wa completely
wrecked. m
The volrano Pelee, Martinique liland
la lu violent eruption. ' -
HriKa-llfi Guneral Wllllatnfl. Worth,
tetlied, fa Critically ill.
Harriman iarndoavorlng to gain con
trol of the 8t. I'aul railroad.
The Japaiwre are rapturing many
Junka loadd with provialona trying to
enier I'ort Arthur.
The Ruaalana are
activity at Mukden,
the higvt ia in doubt
displaying great
The tucatilng of
A Jepaiuwe loader pmlicta a long
trKKlt and fiixcta that Japau will lie
out 1 ,000,000.000 iu two yeara. ;. .
Filipino are holding meetlnjre at
Mnll fur Urn puipoae of diacuaalng
wayi and lucaim of accuring Independ
ence. 5 i .. ' 4. J ; I -! ; i .
Fire of an unknown origin tattd In
the hold of the cruiaer Waahnigton. be
ing built at New York. It waa eitln
gu ished before acrioua damag waa done.
A roblxr walked into the bank of a
amall town near Council IllufTi, Iowa,
and after compelling the aaaiatant
caahler to hand over 11,600. locked her
In the big vault and depaited.
Rurala ia finding it very difficult to
aecure ahipa to earry coal to VladJvo
t,,k o t ; :
The RuHRlana have fruatrated aeveral
attempta of -the enemy to break
through their llnet.
The International Peace congress hai
made an earnett appeal to all nation!
to take atrpe to avert more wan.
The Japaneae are feeling out the Bus
aian positions around Mukden and a
general advance is ei pec ted next week.
It it said that WcreUr? 'Hitchcock's
report on land frauds was largely in
tended to cover up his own shortcom
ings, .r . :l:' i
Hops have made another advance in
the Willamette valle), aeveral sales be
ing reported at Independence at 81
cents. J i.
The Chineae government says that if
foreign capital is needed lor proposed
railway construction, it will first turn
to America.
Chinese refugees from Southern Man
churia say the Japanese, are adminis
tering affairs" with' a high hand.'
There is a great scarcity of provisions
among the native popUaltion.
Lieutenant ' Granville Fortescue,
American attache, who has been with
the besieging forces at Port Arthur, . is
returning home. He is pledged to
secrecy as to the conditions around the
fortress.
Four persons were killed and fifty in
jured in an English railway accident.'
Fire wiped out an entire village in
Poutbern Russia. ' Five hundred fam
ilies are homeless.
The Norwegian bark Sir John Law
rence, from Londen, struck on rocks off
the coast of Norway and went down
with all on board.
Detectives are unable to find any clew
to the persons who have attempted to
destroy the battleship. Connecticut.
There is little danger that any further
attempt will be made. Marines are
stationed all around the boat and oth
ers on it.
According to dispatches from , Okla
hma the South Canadian river ia high
er than in 40 years. It is feared that
the loss to cotton and corn crops and
hridgos, with other properties along
the rivor, , throughout the territory,
will bs enormous. No loss of life has
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Tokio Is advised that ' the army is
making steady progress at Port Arthur.
The Santa Fe has large gangs of men
- at work in Colorado repairing the work
of the flood.. It will take a week to
make the road passable.
Sir William Harcourt, a noted Brit
ish politician, is dead. t -
Trinidad, Cplo., reports that it can
relieve all distress caused Jby the flood.
A third attempt has been made to
wreck tbe.battleshjp Connecticut.
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America Gains Another Victory
Russian Court,
In
, St. Petersburg, ,0t. 8, Contrary
10 general exeeclatlonf, tue rejuewn
tatlons submitted to Kusula by the
United States for the recognition, with
out, diucrlmlnaton, of i American pa
ports have not been entirely fruitless
Foreign Minister Larradorfl'j response,
communicated to Ambassador McCor
mlck loday, even createa tha hoj that
something may actually be accomp
llshed.
f After reelvlnir considaration'at tha
foreign offlca, the American not was
refnrred to the high comlsnion for gen
ew revision of pasjor . lawa, " whifih
a as rreattHi oy imperial ukase, In De
cember, 1003. All matters relating to
passports and the exclusion of the Jews
are governed by the International laws
of the empire, and the question la out
side of the direct field of diplomatic
negotiation. Isy referring the tepre
eentation of the United States, rorni.ll
ance with wtiich would Involve a modi
fication of the passport laws, to the
commission, which body Is competent
to act thereon, a declaon of the question
way be directly reached. .
An otpclaj of the foreign office lias
been appointed by Count Lamsdorff to
sit with the commssion, thus insuring
consiUeratlon of the International a
lert of the Question, i Moreover. the
commission will sit under tha dim tlon
of the minister of the interior and Am
a B mm .
oueauor Mcvormtca, wno nad an - ex
tended Ulk with Prince Svlatonolk
Mlisky, the minister of the interior,
upon the subject this afternoon found
bim, as might have bwn extx-cted from
his ' recent public utterances, quite
sympathetic.
AUT6 PLUNGES OVER BANK.
Train Strikes the Wreckage
and
Three People are Killed. . .
New York, Oct. 8. While speeding
along in the, Pronx early this morning
an automobile containing nine person
wont off an embankment at One Hun
dred and Hiity-flrat street aud Jerome
avenue, and two persona, a man and a
woman, were killed The micblo fell
on to the New York Central tracks,
and the wreckage waa ttruik by a south
bound train.. ,
In tha automobile when the accident
occurred were five women and four
men. At Jerome avenue and One Hun
dred and Sixty-first street the roadway
between SO and 40 feet almve the
railroad tracks. When the blir ma-
hlne plunged downward it struck near
tbe southbound tracks, and the nine
persons and the automobile were caught
by an incoming train.
Besides the two killed, all the others
the automobile were injured. They
were taken to the Fordbam hospital.
where it waa reported at 1:30 this
morning that at least four of those hurt
were in a serious rendition.
One of the passengers on the train
said that the train wai running; about
85 miles an hour when it struck ' the
machine. The machine was a heavy
touring rar, and it is said waa running
down Jerome avenue at a rapid rate of
peed. . i . . . .
STATION TOR COLUMBIA.
Navy Department Is Pushing estab
lishment of Wireless Telegraphy.
Washington, Oct. 8. -Admiral Man-
ney, cruet ot tne buieau ot the equip
ment of the navy department, has teen
pushing with great energy the estab
lishment of wireless stations (or naval
and general maritime use. A report
addressed by bim to the secretary of
the navy tome time ago, but Just made
public, shows the bureau already Has
established 22 stations along the coast.
Among the stations to be established
are tbe .following, v San Diego, San
Pedro, Point Conception, Point Sur,
Point Arenas, Cape Mend icino, Cape
Blanco, Columbia river, Cape Flattery,
Port Towneend, Bremerton, Washing
ton, Sitka, Dut(h Harbor, Kieka is
land. Honolulu, Midway Islands,
Guam, Tutuila, Cape Bojeador, Point
Piedras, Capoes, Ologapo, San Bernar
dino, Port Subig, Port Cebu, Ppint
Tabuna, Hollo, Susla Straits. ' .
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Chairman Tawney Coming.
Portland, Oct. 8. James Tawney,
chairman of the exposition committee of
the United States congress, is to visit
Portland next summer to attend the
Lewis and Clark exposition. . Mr.
Tawney will be remembered as the con
gressman who stood by the Oregon del
egation at the time the exposition ap
propriation bill was brought up, and
he is in a large measure responsible
for the passage of the bill. Word of
his intended visit was recetved yester
day by President Myers, of the state
com lesion. " . v
' May Have Robbed Attaches. .
St. Petersburg, Oct. 8 The French
embassy here has received informtion
that two Chinamen -have been ai rested
at Chefoo while trying to exchange $2,
000 in Fiench and German notes, be
lieved to have been stolen from Lien
tenat de Cuverville and Captain von
Gilgenheim, respectively the French
and. German naval attaches at Port
Arthur, who have mysteriously disap
peared. A local paper intimates that
the Japanese are the real culprits.
Deathblow to' Bullfighting In Spain.
- Madrid, Oct. 8. The Institute of
Social Reforms, after a heated discus
sion today, decided by 13 votes to eight
to ratify the absolute prohibition of
Sunday bn'l fighting. This is consid
ered to be the death blow to bull fight
ing in Spain. j
LARGEST EVER
Battleship tt Nebraska Added
! i t a J AjL-Jt ti
, 2 iu pmcrium navy.
IS " SUCCESSEULLY LAUNCHED
fully 30,000 People Viewed the
Ceremonies-Christened by Miss
. Mickey, Governor's Daughter.
Seattle. Oct. 8. The battleship Ne
braska, destined to be one of the finest
fighting machines,' afloat ami already
eiiowing in every detail that she will
Come tip to 'expectations, slid gracefully
Intq Un water promptly at two minutes
alter 'Z o'clock yesterday afternoon
The great mass of nearly 16,000,000
pounds of steel moved down the ways
as easily ana noiselessly as though it
were only a diminutive fishing; schooner
instead of one of the largest battleships
in me world.
The statement that she moved noise
lessly may be difficult to prove, for
Ixdlam broke !ose almost simultaneous
ly with the Nebrarka and wild cheer
ing from 40,000 throats drownrd the
music of half a dos?n bands and, made
Hie roar of the big cannon on the Unit
tl State! monitor Wyoming; aeem faint
and far away. Taking op the refrain.
wnoae key was pitched under tbe build
ing BJieoH oi tbe yards every steam
whistle4 between Ballard and Black
river turned loose aud hundreds of craft
ranging ia aixe from giant ateaniahios
down to launches and every locomotive
on the water front added to the music
with whistle and bell. ' i
fully 60,000 people viewed the cere
monies and saw the big vessel slip into
the water.- tstie created hut a very
amall wave as aha' took J her maiden
plung, and floated out gently and
gracefully. Naval men who viewed the
launching stated that it was the most
successful they ever saw. ,
Miss Mary Skin Mickey: dauehter of
me governor, of Nebraska,, christened
the vessel.
CLARK, INNOCENT PURCHASER.
Title Disputed to Land Grants Ac
f quired ..fraudulently.
P in tranclceo Oct. 10 The case of
the United States against Senator Wil
tain; A Clark, was argued today before
the ciicuit court of appeals. Jt came
before thia bench on an appeal irbm
the 'circuit court for the district of
Montana.
Ihe action ia hroueht to annul 82
land grants under which Clark claims
itl to timber lands within the state
of Montana, on the ground of alleged
frauds committed by tbe patentees in
securing the same.
It is charged that the patents were
secured under the direction of Robert
Cobban, who later tranaferred tbe
land to Claik. Cobban is alleged to
have first examined the lands and then
hired persons to enter them under the
stone and timber act, agreeing to pay
them for their services, to defray all
their expenses, and furnish the pur
chase price of the lands.
The lower court held , that, on such a
state of facts, Clark, the innocent pur-
haser 'for 'a' 'valuable consideiatlon.
acquired a valid title. The govern
ment took th matter on a writ ofj er
ror to the circuit court of appeals.
ALASKA CABLE COMPLETED.
Acting Governor. Dlstln Announces
Event by Message.
Seattle, Oct. 10. Telegraphic com
munication has now been established
between the states and all parts of
Alaska, "t At 7:47 o'clock this fter
noon the following official netsaga was
received here, announcing the 'openins
of the line: . t.ki.,. i
Sitka, Alaska, Oct. 8, 1904. The
newspapers of Seattle and the Associ
ated Press: The completion of the
government cable from Valdea to Sitka,
making a complete connection by an
all-Amerlcan line with 46 stations in
Alaska, is the beginning of a new era
for Alaska. Wagon- roads; and rail
ways will open up the greatest mining
center of the world. Other industries
will quickly follow and insure this
country's future prosperity. William
L. Distin, acting governor of Alaska.'
To Study American Methods. '.
San Franclsco,; Oct.' 10. Yoshio
Kinoshita, who fills the important po
sition of general passenger agent of the
imperial governmert railways of Ja
pan, is a guest at the Palace hotel,
lie has come here to make a thorough
study of Amerjcaan railroad methods
in so far as they apply to passenger
department affairs, before retuning to
Japan. The purpose of his visit is to
familiarize himself with . up-to-date
methods of handling passenger traffic,
with a view to raising the standard oi
service on the Japanese lines.
Railroad to Be Electrified.
New York, Oct. 10 About 100
miles of the Long lBland railroad sys
tem will be equipped with electricity,
it is staled, and be ready for operation
with that power early next spring.
Ultimate'y it will be possible for a per
son to take train at the Pennsylvania
station, to be built in the heart of
Manhattan, and ride without a change
of cars or motive power to Manhattan
Beach, Rocka way Beach, Far Rock
away, Averue or intermediate points.
Russian Troops In Good Health.
Mobcow, Oct. 10. Professor Golo
win, of the Red Cross society, who has
just returned here fiom the front, re
ports the health and general condition
of the troops are remarkably good.
There are no epidemics, anil no very
serious disease, the prevailing com
plaints being a light form of stomach
typhus and dysentery. ' 1
PAYNE IS NO MORE.
Heart Disease Causes the Death of
j Postmaster Generator. j
i Washington, Oct 8. Henry C
Payne, postmaster 'general of the
United States, a member of the nation
a! Republican committee, a stalwart of
his party, with the history of which
in his home state and nationally, be
hid been identfled for many years, dld
at his apartments at the Arlicgion'fidte!
at 6:10 last night,; aged 60 years,
Heath was due to disease of tha mitral
vilve and dilation of tbe heart.
thir . Payne Las been ia poor health
for at least two yearn, bat Lia last 111-
nHS covered only seven days, an attack
of heart trouble last week precipitat
ing the end, at a time when, after
test, he appeared to have recovered a
small measure' of the vitality impaired
by years ot arduonus labor. . Death
cam after nearly six honrs of uncon
sciousness. The last official caller to
Inquire as to Mr. Payne's condition waa
President Roosevelt, and he bad been
gone only about ten minutes when the
stricken member of the. cabinet ex
pired.
Tha death ol the postmaster general
came as the result really of a succes
sion of sinking. spells dua to a weak
neart that enieeojeq tha sue man un
til finally the heart literally gave oat
Never in recent years robust, Mr.
Payne was unable to withstand the
shock of the sinking spells, and last
Friday, when be bad two 'sinking
spells, it was believed ba was rapidly
approaching the end. While moderate
doses of heart remedies sufficed at first,
t became necessary by Sunday to give
much more powerful stimulant, and
tbe doses' were given in greater quanti
ties than on any previous day.
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SOVEREIGNTY. 15 RECOGNIZED.
Diplomats on Isthmus of Panama
Will Be Accredited to America
Washington, Oct. 6.' Chile lias
formally recognized the absolute sov
ereignty of the United States over the
Panama canal 'zone 1 Other "nations
which have been holding back U await
the outcome of tbe diplomatic test case
will do tbe same. The result will be
that practically all tha, foreign: diplo
mats on the isthmus will be accredited
to this country Instead of Panama! ' '
Chiie aome time ago applied' for n
equatum for Graonimo Oaso, who ?
appointed consul at PammuU vT he 're
quest was withheld, owing to the un
settled condition of affairs. Though
this country exercises full control over
the canal tone, the land belongs to
Panama. Today tha secretary of state
disposed of the question by issuing the
exequatur, but instead of being in tbe
regular form it is a notification to Gen
eral Davie, governor general of the ca
nal tone, that Mr. Ossa ia authorized
to represent Chile in all diplomatic
matters involving the canal atrip.'
Thia will probably Involve farther
differences between this . government
and the republic of Panama. .
CORTELYOU WILL SUCCEED HIM.
He Is Expected to Enter the Office
About December 1. "
Washington, Oct. 6. In saccessien
to Mr. Payne, George Brace Cortelyoa,
ex-secretary of the department of com
merce and labor, and now chairman of
the Republican national committee.
will become postmaster general.
Mr. Cortelyoa. s appointment as head
of the postoffice department was de
termined on several months ago by
Piesident Roosevelt, when Mr. Payne
indicated to the president hu desire to
retire from the department on account
of the precarious state of his health.
Mr. Payne would have resigned .the
portfolio long ago had it not been for
the then pending investigation of. the
affairs of the department. He felt.
however, and said many times to his
friends, that he could not relinquish
the duties of the office while the inves
tigation was pending, and expressed
his determination to carry this work to
a conclusion.
Perish in Flood.
Santa Fe,- N. M., Oct. 6. Reports
received here from different points in
the flooded territory show that the
loss of life occurred in the past week is
greater than ' heretofore believed. At
least 20 persons perished, and all sec
tions have not been definitely heard
from. Ten Santa Fe passenger trains
are tied up at Santa Fe tonight, but
pasengerB are being sent east and west
over the Kock lsiana and Southern
Pacific roads, connection being effected
through the Santa Fe Central, which
reaumed operations today.
Believes Confession Not True.
Topeka, Kan., Oct. 6. Robert Ro-
mame, who confessed to complicity in
the Independence and Vindicator oat
rages in Colorado, was taken to the
Kanass penitentiary horn here today.
He will serve a sentence for robbery.
The Colorado officials have decided to
drop for the present all notion of poree
cuting Romaine for his alleged part in
the explosions, as they believe his con
fession is not true, and made with the
sole purpose of evading punishment.
Japan Does Not Tear Cruisers.
Tokio, Oct. 6. The navy depart
ment discredits 'the ' report thiat th
Russian cruisers Rossia, Gromobo ande
Bogatyr have been repaired at Vladi
vostok and are about to descend for
another raid on the Japanese coast.
Tbe navy department further expresses
the belief that the Bogatyr is complete
ly disabled.
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, FEATURES fOR, CHAU fAUQUA.
Distinguished Women of the Courw
try Booked for Next Year.
Oregon Citj-Obe of the main fea
ture! of the Willamette Valley ChaUn-
qua assembly for 1905 will be the part
to be taken by the leading women of
the country and for which the board of
directors is already arranging. It
the purpose of Ihe Chautangtia manage
ment to uevote two entire days of next
year a session to women and women's
work, and to insure the success of this
feature of the assembly an effort has
been started to seen re the services of
each distinguished women as Mrs.
Charlotte Perkins-Gilinanl 1 of New
York, a grand niece of Henry Ward
Beecher and a literary writer of wide
reputation; Miss Anna Shaw, president
oi the National Woman Suffrage asso
ciation, and also Mrs. Catt, president
oi the National Federation of Women
clubs. - - . - -,.
Secretary Cross is in correspondence
with these celebrities and expects to be
able to (ecu re their attendance and ser
vices in making tbe 1906 Cbautaao.ua a
grand scares. . In forming the, program
ana engaging lecturers lor next year
theofficereol tbe Willamette Valley
Chautauqua association will take ad
vantage of the holding of the Lewis and
Clark fair, and will engage only tbe
beet of talent in every department, that
the exercises ma, beiup Wa high
standard for the entertainment of the
many visitors from distant points.
since the Chautauqua sessions will be
held during the life of ihe 1905 expo
sition.
SEPTtCTANK A SUCCESS:
Trustees Inspect One Recently In.
galled, at Mute SchoolA
Salem The new teptfc tank Jecent-
ly constructed at the State Mute school
is giving complete satisfaction. The
board of tins tees of that institution
vieited i tbe school and were highly
pleased the improvement ip , tbe
sewerage system, which makes the con
ditions there more healthful. '' "i
"It seems to me that the septic tank
ill come into general use in cities."
said Governor Chamberlain, after bis
return from the Mute i school. "By
this process all solid matters are con
sumed and the Outflow from' the "septic
tank ia clear and odor less , iquid. 1
believe these tanks should be used even
where there is good sewer connections,
for by this means tbe sewer system can
be made ' to carry a larger amount' of
refuse and the stream into which it ia
tnrned will not be so heavily polluted.
In suburban districts where there are
no sewer connections the spetic tank
will do much to improve sanitary con
ditions. 1 believe the people should
investigate the subject and learn '' the
value of the septic tank."
Coming Events. - -Portland
Presbytery, Fairview. Octo
ber 10. ''-' v '
Baker County Fair, Baker City, Octo
ber 11-15. '
Klamath County Agricultural asso
ciation, Klamath Falls. October 12-14.
Federation of Women's clubs. Baker
City, October 12-14. , , , . , ,
Fruit Fair, Hood River, October
13-15.
Oregon Press association, Hood
River, October 14-15." " '
Baptist Young People's convention.
McMinnvitle, October 14. A v '
Oregon W. C. T. U., state conven
tion, Portlaud, October 18-27.
Inland Empire Teachers' association.
Pendleton, October 19-21. v .
Power Prom the McKcnzle. . .
Eugene Notice has been filed with
the county clerk by the Willamette
Valley Electric Railroad company of
its intention to appropriate from the
McKenxie river 15,000 cubic inches of
water, Dy miners' n.easure, under six
inch pressure, to be need in generat
ing power to operate all kinds of elec
trical 'machinery. The point where
the water is to be taken from the river
Is given as on the north bank neat the
line between sections 35 and 36, town
ship 16, range 2 east, and desciibes the
line of the canal 14,000 feet long.
Step Toward New Can factory.
Astoria A deed has been fiied for
record whereby the American Can com
pany sells to the Pacific Sheet Metal
works the frontage of lots 1 and 2, block
3. The property is tbe site of the old
can factory and the consideration nam
ed is $1, although the price paid ia
understood to be $20,000. This is the
first step toward the establishment of
the new can factory, which the Pacific
Sheet Metal works will start here before
tbe opening of the fishing season.
Sugar-Making at La Grande. -
La Grande The La Grande Amalga
mated Sugar factory is rnnning day and
night, and will have a ran of over 90
days on the sugar beets raised in the
Grand Ronde, which amount to 25,000
tons. Tbe beets from Umatilia county
will keep the factory running consider
ably later this season than usual.
Beets are being plowed and palled in
the valley, and tons aie being hauled
to the factory every day.
Development of Copper Mine. .
Medford Two tunnels are being
driven in the Blue Ledge copper mine,
located about SO miles west of Medford,
near the California line, and owned by
a New York company. These tunnels
are driven to deteimine the extent and
value cf the property. The force of 13
men will be increased soon. So far,
the quality of the ore is all that could
be deBired.
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' SAMPLE ORES fpR fAIR. ,
Prompt. Action Urged, on Blue Riv
! er Mines., .
Eugene p. II. , We) ant, . who . . is
working up an interest throughout the
mining districts of the state in prepar
ing exhibits for the Lewis and Clark
exposition, was in Eugene. He was in
conference with mining men and others
and urging prompt action toward pre
paring an exhibit for tbe Blue River
district. , " ;
Mr. Weyant urges that unless some
thing is done Immediately the district
cannot be well represented, because it
will be necessary to get out samples
before a inter sets in and closes bp tbe
mfnes. If left until spring, it will be
too late, hence it is desired that the
exhibits be collected ami boxed 'this
fall. The Commercial elab has taken
an interest in tbe matter and has called
a meeting for next Wednesday evening,
at which time a plan will tegin forth
with. - .. '
CUf ON, .GOVERNMENT, LAND.
Many Cords of Wood Held Up in the
.Vicinity of Meacham.
La .Grande It is reported that then
Is tied Op by government inspectors
aronnd Meacham,-25 tnilee'west of this
city, z.uoo cords of wood 1 believed to
have been cut from land not yet but of
.government ownershrp. A large num
ber oi men have filed : oa land-v in . . the
mountains. Of each 160 acres. 120 is
grazing land sod 40 acres timber land.
The pre-emptors can get the grazing
land on time", and yet use it for grazing
purposes, - To acquire1 title enough to
give them the right to cat wood on the
remaining 40 acres they mast pay down
in iun tor the land. Thia it ia alleged
many have not done, - t ? .
The marketing of the 2.000 cords de
pends upon the outcome of the investi
gation. It is believed it will be releas
ed upon the settlement of each individ
ual for the 40 acres of timber land by
paying tbe cash for it, as was the orig
inal intention.' " ' - .
LEDGE SIXTY PEET WIDE. '
New
Camp1 Will Be Opened In the
' Bohemia District. ' "
Eugene According to the "report of
W 8 Crabb," a prospector who has just
Come down from the mountains in the
vicinity of the Upper- Willamette, an
other rich mining camp is about to be
opened up in this county. , ,,
Mr. Crabb reports tbe discovery of a
very rich ledge of quarts, which he says
is 60 feet wide, samples of the ore from
which he brought out for assay. From
his description of the location, it is 20
miles above Hazel Dell postoffice, and
mast tbeiefore be about that distance
to the east and north of the. Bohemia
mining district. v-'j- ' ;
Pruits for . the St. Louis ralr. .;
La Grande W. K. Kewell. of Dillev.
Or., and George H. Lambereon, of
Portland, have been in the valley dur
ing the past week, gathering Grand
Ronde fruits for the St. Louis fair.
Judd Geer, of the, Cove . horticultural
commissioner for Eastern Oregon, and
L. bail, a prominent fruitgrower at
Union, assisted them itf ' gathering "a
choice assortment, and they expressed
themslelves as highly pleased with tbe
excellent fruit grown here. Apples are
being picked and packed t for the fall
makets. ; Over 100 cars will be , sent
out frqm the valley this season. , Prune
packing and picking is still going on.
The fruit! growers of Grande Ronde will
organize and hold meetings pertaining
to the growth and sale of fruits' and
other things concerning their common
good. . . . , . , . .
Sheep Poisoned on the TraiR
Lakeview Three hundred mutton
sheep en route to the railroad for ship
ping are said to have been poisoned
along the main tiaveled road between
here and Bend. The al leged poisoning
happened near a spring, and analysis of
the Btomachs of some of the sheep is
said to have disclosed saltpeter and
strychnine. The name of the -owner
could not be learned, nor the motive of
the reported deed. Tbe scene is in one
of the remotest portions of Central
Oregon, and only Blight details reached
Lakeview
Investigate Sherman Land Claims.
The Dalles Francis W. Clements
and James I. Parker, attorneys ol
Washington, D. C, representing the
secretary of the interior, are here to
confer with Special Agent Neuhaueen
and the local land officials upon the
investigation of the claims. of the Sher
man county settlers. After their con
ference in this city they will leave for
San Francisco, there to meet the offi
cers of the Eastern Oregon Land com
pany. Many Agrics Enrolled.
Corvallis The enrollment at the
Oregon Agricultural college has passed
the 500 mark, and ia now 103 : greater
than in the same day last year. The
count is confined to students in the
actual college courses, and is not inclu
sive of music pupils and other side is
sues. The number is more than dou
ble that in the academic and college
course of any other educational institu
tion in Oregon.
Wheat Market, .
Portland Walla Willa, 8182c;
blnestem, 85c; valley, 85j
.wTacoma Bluestem, 86c; club, 82c
Colfax Club,70o ; blaeateih, r 75c.
CAUGHT BY TLOOD.
Twelve; People Drowned at
Wat.
rows. New .Mexico'- -v.,
' Las Vegas, K; M.; Oct; 5 Half tha
town of Watrous was destroyed by: ttei'
flood and. at least 12 persons wera
drowned.
Many persona were resetted from trees
snd housetops., ,The greatest darzuge (
waa around the function of Mora aad
Sapello creeks. The rock crusher, tha
great Iron bridge and much track at'
Watrous were Washed away.
lb ualiinas river formed. new
channel here. ' In Ihe Gallinaa tinnn
the dame of lb Aqna.Pnra' eoupy-:
broke, bringing a terrific flood on tha
city. Tha Montetuma-Hot Springs '
track went oaf fa "many places.' Half
a dozen bridges wera destroyed and tha i
Montezuma bath house 'were parti
cameo away. The Banta Fa Joe her .
is $40,000. The Aqua Pora company'e"
loss 1s $15,000. 's " i
Foi two blocks on Bridie street everr .i .i
business house was flooded. . Tbe big , j,
Afield brick store wss rained and the '
bridge nndermined. Twenti mer
chants estimates tbejt loss at from $2,-''
0OO to $4,000 each. ,, ,'
Gallinas park is under water and tha ,
trolley line cannot be repaired for two'
weeks-. Tbe race ' meet ' to have been' I i
held , here next, week has been declared a , fcf
off. One hundred thousand dollars r.
will not cover the loss to the town' and
the railroad loesls equal io lhal of re
cent floods in Arizona.- V." '!
TOWNS WASHED AWAY.
Rio Grande Cuts New Channel
and, ,
. ; Hundreds are , Homeless.
Albuqurque, K M., Oct. 5, Reports
irom ine noons in the.Kio Urand vsi
ley above and beioir this "city ara com-""!
ing in.' The towns of ', Vafencl' :knd' "
Lot Lenfea were' practically ' washed ' ;J!
away and several hundred farmliea- swj'"1
homeless. ' The': river 'awung to; ther
east, cat a new channel, and poured ' - ; I
torrent. thtonght th itwft towns. If o i i V
lives were lost. ...i.i;;h.., J,.i.. '.,.,
The. .Bafelaxe. subarb; of, thia. city ; .
suffered he .moe, in this, immediate, ,t t
vicinity, about 60 houses being des-
Ignacio Gntieires. 'a commissioner ' "
of Sandoval 'county,"' telephoned that
the damage at Lo Cordalea" and Ala
meda,, above the city,; will amount to
aeveral hundred thousand dollars.
There is on passenger train from
Southern California at Gallop and an
other from San Francisco at Window,
while the other trains from California
are held here. ' The local officials can
not say when the trains will arrive or
depart, and the traffic situation la seri
ous. ; . .,
Many feet of track is reported son
at Ortia, at Cerrillos, Waldo, Thornton
and Bernalillo, and above and below ,
this city at Rincon, Amarillo, N. M,.
and JsletaV 41 ' ' ' " '
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DROP INTO CELLARS
Many People Injured at Church Cor-
i .ner Stone Laying. j
Adams, Mass.. Oct. 5. While Right .
Rev. Thomas D. Beaven, Roman Cath
olic bishop of Springfield, was laying
the corner stone of St. Stanislaus Pol- ,
ish church, a' floor collapsed, precipi- '
fating 150 persons into the basement.
A dozen persons were injured, several ; 1
seriously. "Bishop Beaven and several 1-
of the priests assisting him were slight-'
ly hart. " . (
Some , 7,000 persons attended the ,
ceremony and about 200 were seated or ;
standing on the floor which covered the '
newly made basement. Just aa the
bishop was about to lay the stone a ae- -Hon
of ' the flooring, about 40 feet k
square; collapsed, dropping 12 feet, and '
carrying with it the bishop, the clergy
and about 140 others.
In the sonfasion that followed many
were trampled upon and half saffocat- '
ed. ' Bishop Beven was caught in th
cruBh but was able to save himself from .
serious injury. He waa braised about
the body and had his hands scratched.
, : Bloodiest of the Siege. ;
Tokio, Oct. 5. Reports have been
received by the war office to' the effect
that the death struggle at Port Arthur
haa been resumed. Tbe Russians have
made several valiant attempts to re
take, the strong positions around and
including Fort Kuropatkin, but were
repulsed after , three hours' ,, fighting.
The engagements were among the
bloodiest since the siege began, and
the losses on both sides number many
thousands. Several times during the,
assault tbe troops came so near each
othef, they fought hand-to-hand. "
' Train of Sick and Wounded.
General Oka's Headquarters in tha
Field, Oct. 5. The first southbound
train on the railway left this afternoon
cairying 490 Japanese wounded, 100
sick and 33 wounded Russian prisoners
on the way to Japan. The wounded
are practically the last of the Japanese
wounded at the battle of kia Yang."
The hospitals are now devoted to those
suffering from beri heri and., other-die-.-eases.
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Gunboat Bit by a Mine. , -t .
Tokio,' Oct. 5. -It is rumored that a ,
Japanese gunboat hit a mine and sank
south of the Liao Tung peninsula. - A
portion of her crew reached au Island
and were rescued. . Tbe navy department
does not deny the report, but says that
the department lacks confirmatory in
formation. ; , .
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