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SCIO, LINN COUNTY, OREGON, Phe ganiiam EVENTS OF THE DAY ¡ 0L’IO, LINN CO., GATHERED FROM ALL PARTS OP THE OREGON TWO HEMISPHERES. By D. C. Humphrey. Only First-Class Shop In The City Shaving........ Hair Cutting. Shampooing.. Baths............. TERM» Per annum........................................ ™....w 11.60 Advertising rates made known on application 1 ran men t advertisements must be paid for when the or.ler Is given for their Insertion. Entered at ’he post office at Scio, Oregon, as second clasa mail matter. ASA FOREN, Comprehensive Review of the Import ant Happenings of the Past Week, 15 cents I« ..... 25 •« ..... 25 ...... 25 • 4 Presented in Condensed Form, Most Likely to Prove Interesting to Our Many Readers. PROPRIETOR J. J. Barnes & Son, The second trial of Mrs. Botkin has opened in San Francisco. Bristow declares that he did not regard Beavers as an honest man. Baron De Rosen, ex-minister of Jap- an, declares that the cabinet wan dragged into tbe war. The house committee has decided to We buy our •«tuck in large quantities recommend that Federal Judge Swayne, and keep a full line of carriage and of Florida, be ousted. wagon material. All kinds of work in The British house of commons had a our line done on short notice. warm debate over the admission of General Blacksmiths and Wagonmakers < PROFESSIONAL ¡LBUR N. P1NTJ ER, D. M. D. DENTIST Solo Oregon St. Petersburg, Marih 23.—In gov ernment circles there exists a strong belief that the question as to whether China will observe Her neutrality will depend largely upon tlie result of the first heavy land fighting. A big vict ory by tlie Russian army, it is believed, will insure the acquiescence of the Ce lestial empire, but there are grave «’ears as to what might happen in the event of a signa) Japanese success in the early stages of the land operations. For the time being the situation appears to be satisfactory, and it is certainly much better than it was three weeks ago. The Pekin government has reiterated its professions regarding neutrality to Paul Ixissar, the Russian minister, and has given him fair assuranes in answer to hiB questions regarding the move ment of Chinese tro ’os north of the great wall. The natives manifest a friendlier disposition than they did at the beginning of the war, but the Rus sians know the Oriental character as no other Europeans do. They know how deep seated is the hatred for foreigners in China, and that the only prestige of the Russians is their strong arm. The recent naval success of the Jap anese has not greatly impressed the Chinese, but if the Russians should sustain a really disastrous defeat on land the Chinese might suddenly be aroused, with the connivance or even the consent of Japan, against Russia, and perhaps against all foreigners. Russia’s present plans are based on the appreciation of the supreme importance of the first land battle, and no fighting on a large scale will take place, if it possibly can be avoided, until the Rue sians feel morally certain that they can deal the enemy a crushing blow. Chinese into the Transvaal, but vote of censure was defeated. Henry Norman, a member of the J^G. PRILL M. D. British parliament, declares that tbe conhtrol of China is the real issue of THE the Japanese Russian war. An amendment has lieen attached to Scio, Oregon the Indian appropriation bill to pay the Klamath Indians $537,007, in set Telephone Bxchanoe No. 11. tlement of their claims against the gov ernment. SHELTON Scio Oregon The senate committee on Indian affairs, in reporting the Indian appro priation bill, cut off the provision for increasing the capacity of the Chema- OFFICERS wa school. This reduces the appropria ................... T. J. M unkers tion for that school $8,000. Justice of the Peace Notary Public President. Cashier... An immense steel plant will be erect ....................... W. A. E wing Scio Oregon WIND LIFTS ROOF. ed at San Diego, California. Andrew Carnegie has given another Tornado Wrecks Fifty Buildings In a D «« a general banking and exchange $5,000,000 for educational purposes. Missouri Town. business. L ns made at current rates America has asked Russia to treat H’gginsville, Mo., March 23.—Fifty and drafts issued on principal cities. kindly Japanese noncombatants ifi Si- buildings are partly wrecked, one man breia. is mortally injured and several others Germany will support Russia in pro hurt, tlie town is in darkness, and the All kinds of watches, clocks and jewelry testing against the concentration of streets strewn with debris as the result promptly repaired. . —VIA— of a tornado and hailstorm, which Chinese troops. struck this place late this afternoon. SCIO OREGON Republicans of the Tenth congiess- The hail on the streets was a foot deep ional district, Georgia, have nominated within five minutes after the storm —ALBANY— a negro for congress. came, and some of the hailstones were C. H. Markham, formerly of Port very large. Dozens of trees in the land, is to be made manager of the town were blown down and several Me Ki I lop & Churchill, Props. horses were killed in the street. Trains leave West Scio for Portland Southern Pacific railroad. The storm came without warning. and way stations at 10.45 a. m. Ixiave Captain Pi;>er, of New York, on in- or Albany at 2.45 p. m. V ALBANY OREGON vestiagtion, declares Chicago police to The wind and hail came first and were followed by a terrific downpour of rain be a disgrace to the city. jeaves Portland 8.30 a. m., 8.30 p. m. which flooded nearly everv cellar in the “ Albany 12.10 p. m., 11.30 p. m. Rear Admiral Walker tells the house town. The storm came from the west. The best 20c meal In the va ley Arrives Ashland 12.33 a. m., 11.30 a. m. committee that actual work on the It kept within a narrow path, at 1-ast Open all night, “ Sacramento 7.55 p. m., 8.55 a. in Panama canal will be begun about the tornado portion, only about two “ San Francisco 7.55 p. tn., 8.55 a June. blocks of tlie business portion of the £)R M. H. ELLIS Pullman and Tourist cars on both town being damaged. Chairman Tawney, of the house com trains. Chair cars Sacramento to Og- Two other towns in this section were ien and El Paso, and tourist cars to mittee on expositions, still contends in the path of the storm, and botli have Chicago, St. Louis, New Orleans and that the government appropriation for the 1905 fair must be expended by populations of from 500 to 600. Ac Washington. cording to meagre reports that are re McLlwain block Albany, Oregon Connecting at San Francisco with agents. ceived here tonight several houses in everal lines for Honolulu, Japan, China Sully, the great cotton king, has been both places have been wrecked, but the .'hiiippines, Central and South Amer- J) C. HUMPHREY forced to suspend. ca. oxact extent of the damage is not . Japan promises America to protcet known. See Mrs. M. E. Woodnansee, agent at A grocery store in the business part West Scio station, or address fully all foreiners at Fusan. of this place was wrecked by the storm. The senate has confirmed the nomin For the Liverpool ani Lonlon •aft W. E. COMAN, G. P. A., John Dolphen, a clerk, was mortally Gobe Insurance Company. injured. Portland, Ore ation of Wood to be major general. More than 50 houses were unroofed. Bombardments of Port Arthur have not changed the general aspect of the ICON TO SHED SHOTS. town. Russian troops have been ordered to arrest Coreans instead of fighting them Sacred Relic Sent to Russian Torpedo Boat Destroyer. as belligerants. St. Petersburg, March 23.—Vice Chief Pinchot urgges the house com-, Admiral Makaroff has reported the mi mittee to provide fol a forestry exhibit raculous escape of four sailors from the We have alw ays on hand a full line of at the 1905 fair. torpedo boat destroyer Stereguschtchi, Caskets, Coffins, and robes at low prices. Our Hearst has asked the house to ap which foundered during the naval bat point a committee to investiagte the tle off Port Arthur March 9. The men workings of the trusts. escaped by swimming when the boat Booker Washington dec.ares encour sank and succeeded in keeping afloat agement of negroes to be taxpayers is until picked up. The metropolitan archbishop of St. the salvation fo the race. Petersbrg has sent an icon to the tor The house will require the postmaster pedo boat Doshitelny, which in the Departn ?nt cannot be beat. Pictures general to make known regulations be- conflict of March 9 managed to elude framed in any t ize or style at reasonable pric es fore he can make appropriations for the Japanese fire Tliis icon, it is be handling “unusual business.” lieved, will safeguard the boat from further harm. The Russian fleet has returned to Prince Abemlik lazareff, a descend * Port Arthur, being únanle to locate the ant of the Armenian kings, is giving a enemy. series of fetes for the benefit of the Red Britain and France have settled long Cross society at his historic mansion. standing dispute over Newfoundland Society leaders are figuering in the danees at the fetes. fisheries. IB | ■ • ■ a SGI®, ORIxGQK PHYSICIAN and SURGEON Scio State Bank REALESTATE BROKER, R. W. HRGEY Southern Pacific Co. LUM CH - COUMTER EYE AND EAR INSURANCE AGENT UNDERTAKING GOODSI PICTURE FRAMING Scio PlaningMills, Scio, Oregon («SCIO"' LIVERY & FEED STABLES^ Irvine # Myer, Props. Hack connects with all trains at West Scio and morning train at Hunkers. Our rigs are first-class and our horses good drivers. Prices reasonable. riANoe—Chickenng, Kimoall, Weber and others Newman Bros, and Kimball E.U. WILL Japan is landing a third force in On« Thousand Soldiers a Day. Corea, which will join the army at Harbin, March 23.—Only 33 mili Ping Yang. tary trains have reached here since war Bristow exonerates congressmen from was declared and uot less than half of wrongdoing in securing increases in these brought ammunition and provi sions. Of the 20,000 troops landed postal clerk hire. here during the last four days, 4,000 Japan tells correspondent« they can have been sent to Port Arthur, Niu I soon go to the front, indicating that a Chwang and Mukden, while 2,000 have been sent to Vladivostok. Of>the rest, land battle is near. the greater part are on sick leave, hav leader Williams, of the Democrats ing arrive«! in a wretched condition. in the house, declares that the post- It is stated by the commanding officer office department is corrupt from top to that hereafter the men will arrive •t bottom. the rate of a thousand a day. District Attorney Jerome, of Iiew York, is determined to send Canfield Filipinos Are flood Politicians. to prison, and asks that the law be Washington, March 23.—Secretary amende«! so be can make Reginald Taft has received a mail report from Vanderbilt testify. Governor Wrigh. concerning the recent A Russian torpedo boat entering the Port Arthur harbor struct an unplaced mine and was blown up. Only four of the crew was saved. This was one of the largest torpedo boats in the Rus sian navy. The Russian Vladivostok fleet .is on the wsy back to Russia to effect a .unction with the Baltic squadron. Music Books, Sheet Music, Small Instruments and Strings Agent tor the popular "New Home” Sewing Machine. W8 Sell a Sew Machine for $20, Warranted for Fire Yeans Needles and Bupplies for all Sewing Machines. Pianos, Organs, and Sewing Machines Repaired. 120 First Street - - Albany, Oregon Russians do not propose to evacuate Port Arthur. Senator Tilhnan of South Carolina, I is much improved. Tbe house has again had tbe Bristow postal leport upjor discussion Japan believes th« Russian fleet has left Port Arthur for V>adivoetok. ¡ 25, 1904 50 DEPENDS ON FIRST LAND BATTLE. Russia Believes That It Will Decide Whether China Remains Neutral. PUBLISHED EYERY FRIDAY AT MARCH TO SMOTHER BILL. [ HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON FLAW IN EXEMPTION LAW. BETTER LUMBER RATE WANTED. Use of a Semi-Colon Leaves Meaning of Cottage drove Citizens Inaugurate Move Phrase In Doubt. ment Affecting Southern. Salem —One more ■ flaw lias been found in tlie tax exemption act passed by the legislature at its special session. While there is no uncertainty as to the intent of the framer of the bill, the punctuation leaves opportunity for question whether there is any limit to the value of household goods that may be claimed aB exempt. The doubt arises from tho use of the semi-colon instead of a comma. Representative Shelley, of lane county, father of the bill, was com municated with in regard to it, and re plied that it was his intention that the limitation on the exemption should ap ply to all the items of property enum erated. In other words, that the $300 exemption might be made up from any or all the items mentioned. The ques tion is whether this intention can be ascertained from the language used. Subdivision 8, of the act of the spec- ial session of 1903, provides that the following property shall be exempt from taxation: “The following property, if owned by a householder and in actual use, or kept for use, by and for his or her fam ily; household goods, furniture and utensils; two cows ten sheep, five swine and the tools, implements, apparatus, team, vehicle, harness or library neces sary to enable any person to carry on his trade, occupation or profession by which such person earns hi« or her liv ing to the amount of three hundred ($300) dollars, the articles to be select ed by such householder; provided, however, that when the assessed valua tion of the personal property above enumerated shall amount to less than three hundred ($300) dollars, then only such amount as the total of such propertty herein enumreated shall be exempt from taxation.” Tlie supreme court of tliis state lias several times decided that punctuation marks are not controlling in construing an act for the purpose of ascertaining its meaning. In tlie port of Portland case, decided last July, the supreme court changed the location of punctua tion marks in order to arrive at the meaning of the legislature. But in that case the court found that the meaning was otherwise clear. It is not certain that the language of the exemp tion act sliows that the punctuation was erioneous. NO DBMAND FOR PRUNES. Eastern Market Has Been Supplied at Very Low Figure. Salem—“The prune situation in tlie East didn’t look good to me,” said Bruce Cunninghapi upon his return from a recent trip to Iowa. Mr. Cunn ingham is a well-known prune grower of the Liberty neighborhood. After waiting all winter for an opportunity to sell iiis crop at what he considered a fair price, he took a csrload of fruit back to Iowa to sell it there himself. “The prune market doesn’t look good and I don’t see any reason to believe that it will improve any this season,” he continued in answer to inquiries. "The fact is that the trade is already supplied. Everywhere I went I found that deniers have all the prunes they want and most of it was bought at pretty low prices. I found a jobber supplied with Oregon prunes that lie bought from an Oregon firm at 4% cents in 25 pound boxes. These prunes he will sell to the retail dealer at 5% to (i cents and the retailers will sell them to consumers at cents, or three pounds for a quarter. “How did the jobber get them so cheap? That lieats me; but he had them, and others bought at the same figure. I lean ed that early in the sea son—as long as last July, jobbers were selling Oregon and California prunes. Dealers bought early and when they had all they wanted they stopped buy ing. That is the condition that exists —the market has been supplied and no more are wanted. It looks to me as though we will have a considerable quantity of carry over stock to sell in competition with 1904 prunes.” Sheep Losing Their Fleece. Echo—Sheep shearing is now in full swing in the Echo country, and almost every ablebodied man in the neighbor hood is making arrangements to join some crew and go to clipping wool. The price as established here for shear ing is 8 cents where the crew board themselves and 7 cents with board. The latter arrangement prevails here this year. As this is a forward spring in the Umatilla valley, sheep shearing will have to be rushed to get it out of the way before haying begins, which la gubernatorial elections. Elections fast approaching. were held in 32 provinces. Governor Not Much Illegal Fishing. Wright said that the elections had passed off quietlv, and that great inter Astoria—So far as can be ascertained est was manifested in the results. He there is very little if any illegal fishing adde«l that the Filipinos showetl them being done on the Columbia at the selves adepts in political metho«!», and present time, and the closed season is in some respects better than the people being observe«! more closely than for of the United States. several years. Deputy Fish Commis sioner Burton, of Washington, with Range Fire Burns Buildings. Deputy F. B. Lippincott, of the Puget Hemingford, Neb. March 23.—Disas sound district, are patrolling the river, trous prairie fires have swept the but the Oregon officers are not out, range country. One strip burned is six although they are watching the shore by 12 miles, another more than 20 to see that no fish are delivered. miles long, an«l is still burning. Sowing Beet Seed at Bcho. Ranch sheds, barns, groves on timber claims an«l properly along the railroad Echo—A large lot of sugar beet seed has been destroyed. Several narrow has l*een received here and planters are escapee are reported from tlie ranches. busily engaged in preparing the ground. Cottage Grove—A meeting of the business men of this place was held at the city hall last week for the purpose of discussing and effecting an organiza tion with the object of trying to obtain a better lumber freight rate from the Southern Pacific. The rate as it now is is demoralizing the lumber industry in this valley and if a better rate can not be obtained many of the mills will be forced out of business. A committee was appointed to diaft some line of procedure and after much discussion the meeting adjourned to meet again Tuesday night. If tlie rec ommendations of the committee will be adopted all Western Oregon will be drawn into the matter in question. Far-Reaching Irrigation Ru'ea. Salem—The proposed irrigation rules which were recently sudbmitted to the state land board for approval are de signed to apply to all the irrigation projects in the Deschutes country. The rules were proposed by both the Deschutes irriagtion and power com pany and the Three Sisters irrigation cmopany. The former company has absorbed the Pilot Butte development company and the Oregon irrigation company and acquired other interest giving it control of some 200,000 acres of arid land. The Three Sisters coni- pany has a tract of 27,000 acres. Grand Ronde Fruit Outlook. La Grande—Judd Geer, horticulturist commissioner for the Eastern Oregon district, states that the fruit prospects for this district are excellent for all va rieties, and that the weather conditions have been very favorable for fruit. Budding has iteen kept back to an ex tent on account of the cool weather, and the trees are considered beyond the danger line as far as frost or freezing is concerned. Mr. Geer looks forward to one of the moet productive seasons in the fruit line that this valley has ever known. Favorable Report on Rural Route. Oregon City—E. C. Clement, special inspector for tlie government for rural frcA delivery mail routes, has inspected and favorably reported on « third route to be operated from the Oregon City postoffice. The route was inspected after a largely signed petition having been forwarded to the government au thorities asking that the route be estab lished. The new route will dispense with Beaver Creek, Scbeubel, Carus and Needy postofiices. Resigns From Fair Board. Salem—G. A. Westgate, of Albany, has tendered to the governor his resig nation as a member of ihe state fair board. No reason was given for the resignation. The resignation of West gate makes the fourth change in the personnel of the board in the last few months, and but one experienced mem ber remains. Cattle So'd for Nome. Echo—7R. N. Stanfield has sold to Mr. Cox, agent for the Pacific cold stor age company, of Tacoma, four carloads of hiB heaviest beef steers. These cat tle will remain here until April 15 and are destined for Nome. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat—Walla Walla, 75c; bluestem, 80c; valley, 81c. Barley—Feed, $21022 per ton ¡brew ing, $22.50; rolled, $24 0 25. Flour—Valley, $3.9003.95 per bar rel; hard wheat straights, $404.20; clears, $3.8504; hard wheat patents, $4.4004.60; graham, $3.5003.90; rye flour, $4.5004.90. Oats—No 1 white, $1.1501.20; gray, $1.1001.15 per cental. Millstuffs—Bran, $18019 per ton; middlings, $24.50020; Bhorts, $190 20; chop, $18; linseed, dairy food, $19. Hay—Timothy. $16010 per ton; clover, $10011; grain, $11012; cheat, $11012. Vegetables—Turnips, 80c per sack; carrots, 80c; beets, |1; parsnips, $1; cabbage, l%02c; lettuce, head, 250 40c per doz; parsley, 26c; tomatoes, $1.6001.76 per crate; cauliflower, 76c 0$1 per doz; celery, 06080c; squash, 2c per lb; cucumbers, $1.7602.25 per doz; asparagus, 12>^c; peas, 9c per lb; beans, 10c; onions, Yellow Danvers, $202.50 per sack. Honey—$303.50 per case. Potatoes—Fancy, 9Oc0$l percental; common, 00080c; new potatoes, 3%c per lb; sweets, 6c per lb. Fruits—Apples, fancy, Baldwins an«l Rpitzenbergs, $1.600 2.25 per box; choice, $101.50; cooking, 76c. Eggs—Oregon ranch, 10%c. Butter—Sweet cream butter, 30c per lb; fancy creamery, 260 27Jic; choice creamery, 230 24c; dairy and store, nominal. Butter Fat—Sweet cream, 28)fc; sour cream, 26^c. Poultry—Chickens, mixed, 12J^0 13c per pound; springs, small, 10017c; hens, 13014c; turkeys, live, 16016c; dressed, 18020c; geese, live. 8c; ducks, $809 per doz. Cheese—Full cream, twins, 12013c; Young America, 14016c. Beef—Dressed, 507X<! per pound. Mutton—Dresse«!, 007c; lambs, 8c. Veal—Dressed, 708c. Pork—Dressed, 707Xc. Hops — Choice, 25c per pound prime, 24c. Wool — Valley, 17018c; Eastern Oregon, 12016c; mohair, 32036c. Heuae Committee Will Prevent Passage of Land Reforms. Washington, March 22.—Convinced that congressjvill not, at the present session, amend the public land laws in a way to shut off fraudulent operations, as recommended by the public-lands commission, the interior department has determined to take advantage of the present laws, ami to construe them in such way as to minimize fraud. Early in the session hope was enter tained that the timber and stone act would be mo«lified or repealed, and the lieu land law robbed of its vicious features, but there now appears to be no chance of securing remedial legisla tion of this character. In fact, it turns out that the Quarles bill repeal ing the timber act and authorising the sale of public timber to the highest bidder, was only passed through the senate after a deal had been made with influential members of the house com mittee on public lands to smother thia measure when it reache«! them. The Bame fate awaits the Mondel) bill, modifying the lieu land law, if it passes the house and reaches the senate committee. Under the present law, timber en tries as well as lieu selections, can be made only of surveyed land. It ap pears from land office records that the most valuable surveyed timber lands in the West have now been taken up, but in order to get that which remains un surveyed, speculators and holders of scrip have been endeavoring to have virgin lands surveyed. It is a rule of the department flat no township shall be surveyed until its survey is asked for by at least three bona fide settlers on lands within that township. In a number of instances in Oregon, Wash ington and Idaho applications have been recnetly made for \ the survey of heavily timbere«! townships, the per sons making the request representing themselves as bona fide settlers. Up on examination, the department finds that in three out of four cases the men asking for survevB are not residing on lands for which surveys are asked, but have merely erected crude huts, which they point to as ‘‘improvements.” The huts are not only uninhabitable but are unoccupied, consequently re quests lor surveys are denied. FLEETS TO JOIN. Russia Plana a Rude Awakening the Japanese. for St. Petersbmg, March 22.—The whereabouts of the Vladivostok squad ion is a profound official secret, but there are those her« who believe the Japanese may wake up some morning to find that thee two divisions of Rus sia’s Pacific squadron have perfected a juncture. It is betraying no confidence to state that both the admiralty and Vice Admiral Makaroff, before he left for the Far East, regarded the fact that the divisions were separated as moat unfortunate for Russia’s chances of suc cess at sea. Realizing that offensive naval operations are impossible under present conditions, it is believed no opportunity will be neglected to repair this initial misfortune, even shoulii it involve considerable risk. Consequently the re;>ort that seven Russian warships were sighted the oth er day cff the Gensan creates much speculation here as to whether they could be the vessels of the cruiser divi sion under Captain Reitzenstein. The number of ships sighted apparently does not tally with that of the Vladi vostok division, which properly consist ed of four fast cruisers and the trans port Lena. It is learned, however, that the out break of hostilities found two ships of the volunteer cruiser fleet at Vladivo stok, and there is reason to believe that these have since been fitted out with guns taken from mountain batteries. It is therefore possible that the ships sighted were those of Captain Reitzen- stein, whose object, if he ventured so far down the coast, could hardly be anything except to slip into Port Arth ur. If this is true, it is calculated that the squadron must havealraedy run the gauntlet of the Corea strait and be very close to Port Arthur. 0 Mast Stay Hand of Turkey. Paris March 22.— It is the expectation in official quaters that France and the other signatories of the Berlin treaty will unite in emphatic representaitons to Turkey against the carriyng out of th esultan's plans for the suppression and probable extermination of a con siderable portion of the Armenians. The government is in possession of much information showing the nature of the troubles and Turkey’s intention in dealing with them. This Informa tion shows that some reports of ths atrocities have gone too far. America May Decide. Panama, Marh 22 —The monetary question is arousing much discussion here. The partisans of the gold stan dard apparently have a majority in the nationalist assembly, but the moat conservative element favors a system under which two silver dollars shall be equal to one gol>l dollar. It is believed that the opinion oi the United States may decide the matter, as the adoption of the gold standard would double the expense of constructing the canal. Long-Distance Wireless-Telegraph. Washington, March 22.—The signal corps of the army is now communicat ing daily by wireless telegraphy be tween Forts Schuyler and Wright, a dis tance of 97 miles. Thia is the longest distance covered by wirveless teleg raphy. The spee«l of transmission varies from 10 to 30 words a minute. Similar apparatus wiii be installed at Nome and St. Michaels, Alaska, as soon as the weather conditions permit. . I