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Comprehensive Review of the Import
ant Happening* o! the Past Week,
Presented In Condensed Form, Most
Likely to Prove Interesting to Our ,
Many Readers.
King Edward has announced his in
tention of visiting Emperor William.
Two prominent Japanese have ar
rived in the United States in the inter
est of bonds and commerce.
A second Dreyfus affair has come to
the front in London by an Italian offer
ing to sell 85 plans of fortifications ot
French forts.
The Japanese are tearing up more of
the railroad leading to Port Arthur and
are determined that there shall be no
further rail communication.
It is feared by Russian authorities
that Chinese bandits may cut General
Kuropatkin’s line of communications
and leave him at the mercy of the Jap
anese.
The next great battle of the R usbo -
Japanese war will, in all probability,
be fought at Liao Yang, as both sides
are concentrating their forces in that
direction.
General Kuropatkin is said to have
at his disposal 100 000 troops, only-
75,000 of whom are available for active
operations, while General Kuroki has
140,000 first class troops.
Japanese troops continue to land at
Piteewo.
French confidence rn Russian success
is diminishing.
Japanese correspondents charge the
Russians with mutilating the dead.
St. Petersburg authorities are certain
three Japanese forces are marching on
Liao Yang.
Russia has been officially advised
that Chinese have commenced hostili
ties against her.
Congressman Hermann has asked
engineers to provide a dredge for small
Oregon harbors.
There are persistent rumors of fight ■
ing near Liao Yang, which it is impos
sible to confirm officially.
A Russian naval officer with three
sailors launched a torpedo against a
Japanese cruiser in Talienwan bay, in
juring her badly.
While the railroad to Port Arthur
was reopened the Russians succeeded
in getting in a train load of ammu
nition and supplies.
Miss Clara Barton has resigned the
presidency of the American Red Cross
society. She will be succeeded by the
vice president, Mrs. John A. Logan.
General Kuropatkin reports several
small skirmishes.
Japan is rushing men to Kuroki and
he will probably delay the advance on
Lioa Yang until they arrive.
Irriagtion experts are coming to Ore
gon to determine the feasibility of
building reservoirs in Umatilla ccunty.
Hyde and Dimond have been in
dicted by the federal grand jury for
land frauds and placed under heavy
bonds.
President Roosevelt has issued a pro
clamation for entry of the Rosebud,
South Dakota, Indian reservation
lands. It will be thrown open AuguBt
8.
A Japanese torpedo boat was sunk
while trying to blow up a mine at Kerr
bay. Seven men were killed and Beven
wounded. This is'tbe first war vessel
Japan has lost in the war.
A Minnesota couple has found a
novel way of complying with the law.
The groom was only 20 years of age
and being an orphan without a guar
dian, was unable to obtain a marriage
license. The young lady, though near
ly two years younger, was still over 18
and of lawful age to get married
She
formally and legally adopted her
affianced and then, as his guardian,
gave her consent for the necessary doc
ument. The license was obtained the
they were married.
General Kuroki is rapidly moving
on Liao Yang.
Russia denies that she will float ■
second loan in Germany.
General Wood has sent a foice to
punish the Moros who stayed the
Ame.ican soldiers.
Russia is clearnig the Port Arthur
channel by blowing up the stone landen
ships sunk by the Japanese.
Japan declares the train her troops
fired on did not show the Red Cross flag
until after the Russians on board had
opened fire and the Japanese answered
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A former New York policeman, now
serving a sentence in the penitentiary
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dates, says all positions in the Are and
police department* were bought by the
applicants.
Great Britain ha* sent a warship to
a port near Niu Chwang in cate it is
needed at that place.
NO. 47.
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MA WAITINO FOR HIM.
Japanese Plan to Drive Kuropatkin Into
Hands of Chinese Oeneral.
St. Petersburg, May 18.—In view cf
the official dispatches regarding the
hoetile attitude of the Chinese within
and without the Russian sphere of in
fluence, the authorities here do not
conceal their apprehension as to the
outlook, especially in the north of the
empire, for they propose to call the at
tention of the Celestial government to
the impending uprising in Tapadziasti,
in order that repressive measures may
be instantly taken.
It is known and appreciated here
that all the powers have made strong
representations to Pekin in the interest
of the preservation of the tranquillity of
the empire, but it if stated that Major
General Pflug’s dispatch of May 14
shows the necessity for further impress
ing the Celestial government with the
advisability of acting with a firm hand.
The authorities here do not forget that
the Boxer revolt which spread from
Shantung would have involved the en
tire empire had it not been fol the firm
ness of the southern viceroys.
The military authorities in St.
Petersburg claim to have information
of sensational character to the effect
that the Chinese have tacitly agreed to
co-operate with the Japanese operations
against the Russians.
The Japanese propose, it is stated, to
drive General Kuropatkin’s forces into
Mongolia, which would place the Rus
sians in the position of invaders of
neutral territory and enable reprisals
by General Ma’s army, which, it is as
serted, is kept in that region for that
special object, thus cleverly avoiding
the slightest infringement of the neu
trality of China by Japan, and the Chi
nese troops, by not crossing the Man
churian frontier, could not be charger!
with a violation of pledges in respect
to noninterference in military opera
tions in Manchuria.
The opinion of an eminent strategist
given to the Associated Press today is
that the Japanese intend to attack not
only Liao Yang, but all along the line,
in an effort to drive General Kvropat
kin into Mongolia, where the Chinese
are waiting for him.
UNIMPORTANT BUT TRUE.
Russian Oeneral Staff Not Alarmed at
Blockade of Port Arthur.
Paris, May 18.—The correspondent
at St. Petersburg of the Echo de Paris
says the general staff considers the
blockade of Port Arthur as unimport
ant. The correspondent adds that he
is informed that the railway has been
destroyed since May 1 over a distance
of 28 miles.
General Kuropatkin, he declares,
seems more confident, though it ap
pears that he still has a serious differ
ence with Vicroy Alxieff, who has com-
plaind in a telegram to the emperor,
which did not pass through the hands
of the military censorship, that Kuro
patkin does not heed his orders or ad
vice. It is the general desire that
Kuropatkin shall be the sole head of
military operations.
The feeling in St. Petersbuig, the
correspondent says, is strong against
Sweden on account of the precautionary
measures taken by that power in min
ing harbors.
It is rumored here that submarine
boats have been bought by Japan to
lay in ambush in the Vladivostok road
stead, which already has been mined
for the passage of Rear Admiral Retset-
vensky’s squadron. Every precaution
will be taken.
According to an evening paper the
Japanese are using improved torpedoes
invented by a Frenchman named Remy,
who offered his invention to the Rus
sian embassy when war was threatened,
but met with a refusal, sold it to the
Japanese. Remy is said now to be in
Japan.
Outrages By Russian*.
Seoul, Maj’ 18.—Reports have been
received here that 450 captured Rus
sian officers and men will shortly be
dispatched from Yongampo to Moji,
Japan. The prefect of Tok Chong,
which town is two days’ march north
east of Anju, reports that 700 Cossacks
arrived there and commandeered pro
visions, forage and native ponies, and
in several instances seized money. The
Russians at Karchong, committed out
rages upon the women, broke open the
local jail, freed the pt ¡sonera and killed
the jailor and village headsman.
Railroad Lina Cut.
Niu Chwang, May 18—The Russians
now admit that the railroad is practic
ally closed to traffic.
Nothing has
been heard from there by wire for
three days, and six days’ mail con
signed to points south of Hsiu Yen wa*
returned this afternoon. Thefurniture
of the administratoin buildings baa
been taken away. The Russians say
that General I.inevitch with a large
army is moving from Vladivoetok to
wards Corea.
L1KBLV TO BB OWN SUCCESSOR.
HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON
FIRST CLIPS SO'-D.
MAY SAVB WATER.
Scouring Mill at The Dalle* Working Government Expects to Investigate Ir
Night and Day.
rigation In Umatilla.
The Dalles—The scouring mill in
this City is now running a double ciew
of sorters daily, and the mill night and
day, turning out 8,000 pounds of
scoured product every 24 hours. The
wool purchases made thus far have
been from stations along the line of the
Northern Pacific in Yakima county,
and at Columbia river points, such as
The Dalles, Arlington and Echo, where
the sealed bid plan that waB inaugurat
ed in the state three years ago does not
obtain. The first clips shorn are near
ly all from the warm Columbia river
ranges, which wools are more or lees
earthy and are sought only by dealers
in the scoured product.
There seems to be no disposition on
the part
the growers to hold this
class of wool, and buyers are apparent
ly glad to take them, as they are being
absorbed by the dealers as fast as they
are offered.
The choice Eastern Oregon wools
sought for shipping in the grease,
which are grown back in the interior,
are now being sown. This class that in
former years was marketed at The
Dalles, and gave this city the distinc
tion of receiving and shipping more
wool direct from the grower than any
other place in the United States, has,
since the completion of the Columbia
Southern railway been transferred to
Shaniko.
There the wools are all'
offered under the sealed bid system.
The first sale there is set for June 2,
the second for June 14, and the third
and last for July 1.
Pendleton leads off with the first
sealed bid sale of the season on the 23d
instant, and Heppner follows on the
26th with its first sale. The other two
points in the state where wools will be
offered upon sealed bids aie Baker City
on June 17, and Elgin on June 28..
Indians Work With Japanese.
La Grande—Nearly 100 Japanese are
in La Grande from Poitland and points
in Washington to work in the Grand
Ronde sugar beet fields this summer,
and more are expected to arrive a little
later on. The work will be to keep the
beets thinned out and free from weeds.
F. S. Bramwell, field superintendent of
the sngar factory, stared that the sugar
company alone has just completed seed
ing 2,800 acres of good land to beets,
while many of the farmers have put in
large amountB, the acreage being far
ahead of last year.
Washington—A consultation of irri
gation experts has been ordered at Pen
dleton to determine the merits of the
Umatilla irrigation project.
The re
clamation of between 100,000 and 200,-
000 acres of land, lying directly west of
Pendleton, at an elevation ranging from
300 to 600 feet above the sea is consid
ered feasible. Examination has shown
most of this land to be unpatented, and
that the Northern Pacific controls the
greater portion of the patented area.
It has l>een found impracticable to di
vert water from the Snake river, near
Riparia,'and bring it onto this land,
and the experts will determine the
feasibility of Btoring the flood waters of
the Umatilla river in a system of res
ervoirs. If it is found such a system is
practicable and that dams can be con
structed on the respective reservoir
siteB, and litigation can be avoided,
such as is threatened in Malheur coun
ty, tire government will turn its atten
tion to Umatilla, and leave the Mal
heur project to be disposed of later.
The government is now satisfied that
one reíervoir in township 3 north,
range 25 and 26 east, can be built to
hold sufficient water to redaim 60,000
acres, but Irefore this project is adopted,
it is desired to know how much addi
tional land can Ire reclaimed by waters
stored in smaller reservoirs in that, vi
cinity which can also be supplied by
flood waters from Umatilla river. If
the board reports favorably on its ex
amination, a special effort will be
made to perfect the plans for this irri
gation project.
Better Wool, Worse Mutton.
Pendleton—The fact that $2.75 and
more waB realized for dry ewes and two
year olds, two and three years ago,
while buyers are not offering more than
$2 for the same ctaBS of stock now, is
rot altogether due to conditions in the
mutton market, though prices have
fallen consideiably. The tendency of
Umatilla county sheepmen to breed for
wool since good prices prevailed is low
ering the mutton qualities. Sheep
hied for selling purposes usually have
coarser, lower grade wool than those
raised for their fleeces.
Dickering on Sheep Price*.
Pendleton—Seven eastern sheep buy
ers have just come into Umatilla coun
ty to see if they can pick up targe con
signments to take to the middle west,
and while they are stlil quite a distance
apart from growers on prices their pres
ence makes thj prospect more encour
aging in the congested sheep districts,
where it was feared sheepmen would
have to carry over all their last year
Union’s Fight for County Seat.
holdings, together with the spring in
La Grande—The citizens of Union crease.
are determined to keep the county seat
if possible. Knowing that there is
Can Start OH With 100 Cow*.
no possibility of securing the restrain
Echo—It is estimated that 100 cows
ing order to prevent the lounty clerk will be available to start should the
from printing the official ballot with Hazelwood Creamery company carry
the relocation clause thereon, a writ of out its intention to install a branch
review wherein they attack the juris here. Several farmers in addition to
diction of the county court in ordering those already posssesing dairy animals
an election for the relocation of the are scanning their heids for dairy pos
county seat from Union to lJt Grande, sibilities, and with a district a dozen
its former site, is made returnable miles long up and down the Umatilla
June 24.
river to draw from, it is thought 200
cows could be secured by midsummer.
To Extend Ditch.
Freewater—Survey for an extension
of the Milton, Freewater and Hudson
Bay ditch has started about 12 miles
west of here for the Pine Creek Irriga
tion company, whose incorporators are
Chris Bowers and Paine brothers, all
of Walla Walla. The company pro
poses to cover between 5,000 and 6,000
acres by the extension. The incorpor
ators hold a franchise covering the'
waste waters from the Milton, Free
water and Hudson Bay ditch.
La Orande City Hall Bonds Sold.
La Grande—At a special session of
the city council the bid of J. W. Scri-
bei for city hall bonds was accepted,
Mr. Scriber offers a premium of $175
on the entire issue. The bid gives the
city the right to isssue bonds in books
of $5,000 as the city may need the
money to erect the city hall, and the
city is to receive the accrued interest
on bonds issued but not used after July
15, 1904.
Population of Eugene Is 8,829.
Eugene—P. J. McPherson, enumer-
atoi of the school census for the Eugene
school district, has completed his work
and reports that within the city limits
of Eugene he counted 5,829 inhabi
tants. The enumeration was carefully
made and there is everj reason to be
lieve that the count is correct.
Wheat Caught by Prost.
Pendleton—Estimated damage to the
wheat crop of Umatilla county on ac
count of the last two frosts will reach
500,000 bushels. All the damage is in
the Helix country and many farmer*
are cutting wheat for hay.
Ship Orate to Now York.
Pendleton—Ten thousand bnshels of
Fire in Portland destroyed the plants
whea at W'arren. a wheat station on
of the Multnomah Trunk A Box com
Chinas* Loot Coal Work*.
the W. 4 C. R., near Helix, will be
pany, the Ira F. Powers Furniture com
Liao Yang, May 18.—Chinese soldiers shipped in a few day* to New York
pany and the Day Lumber company, yesterday attacked the railway coal state.
valued at 1335,000. Insurance car [ mines occupied by the Russian admin-
ried on the three plants was $106,000. | istrative force, near Port Adam*, and
School Money Borrowed.
In a battle at Karola the British drove out the official* who were work-
killed 200 Thibetans.
I ¡ng therein, many of them escaping f Salem—The state land board ha* juat
The government funds for the Lewie only partly clad. The Chinese looted approved 12 applications for loans from
the school fund aggregating $27,450.
and Clark *fir are now available.
the work* and retired.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat—Walla Walla, 72c; blue
stem, 80c; Valley, 80c.
Barley—Feed, $23 per ton; rolled,
$24.50925.
Flour—Valley, $3.9094.05 per bar
rel; hard wheat straights, $494.25;
clears, $3.8594 10; hard wheat pat
ents, $4.4O@4.7O; graham, $3.5004;
whole wheat, $404.25; rye flour, $4.50.
Oats—No. 1 white, $1.2001.22)$;
gray, $1.15@1.1754 per cental.
Millstuffs—Bran, $19020 per ton;
middlings, $25 50*27; shorts, $200
21; chop, $18; linseed, dairy food, $19.
Hay—Timothy, $15916 per ton;
clover, $1091 1; grain, $11912; cheat,
$11012.
Hops—1903 crop, 23O25)$c per
pound.
Wool—Valley, 16017; Eastern Ore
gon, 11914c; mohair, 30c per pound
for choice.
Beef—Dressed, 596c per pound.
Mutton—Dressed, 697)$c per pound.
Veal—Dressed, 697c per pound.
Pork—Dressed, 797HC per pound.
Vegetables—Turnips, 80c per sack;
carrots, 80c; lieets, $1; parsnips, $1;
cabbage, 2«t2)$c; red cabbage, 2Jte;
lettuce, head. 25940c per dos; hot
house, $1.75 per box: parsley per dos,
25c; cucumbers, $1.75; asparagus,
$1 .25; peas, 506c per pound; rhubarb,
8c; beans, green, 15c; wax, 15c.
Honey—$303.50 per case.
Potatoes—Fancy, $1.2001.35 per
cental; common, $191.20; new pota
toes, 3)$94c per pound; sweets, 5e
per pound.
Fruits—Strawberries, $1.5091.75 per
crate; cherries, $1.5091.75 per box;
apples, fancy Baldwins and Spitzen-
beigs, $1.5092 50 per box; choice,
$101.50; cooking, 75c9$l.
Egg*—Oregon ranch, 18c per dozen.
Butter — Fancy creamery, 17)$c;
store, 12013c.
Butter Fat—Sweet cream, 18)$c;
sour cream, 17c.
Poultry—Chickens, mixed, 12 HO
13c per pound; spring*, small, 180 20c;
hens, 13914c; turkeys, live, 16917c;
dressed, 18920c; duck*, $798 per
dozen; geese, live, 798c per pound.
Cheese—Full cream, twins, new
Mo k, 12HO13C; old stock, 10c; Young
America, 14c.
Brady Appear* to Have Beat of Rase
for Governor ot Alaska.
Washington, May 17. -- Governor
John G. Brady, of Alaska, whose term
expires June 6, will probably be ap
pointed to succeed himself. When in
Washington recently, he talk,ed over
the situation with the president and
his prompt departure, coupled with tho
remarks he made to several friend*,
leads to the conclusion that he is satis
fied be will have another term of office.
Secretary Hitchcock, it is understood,
is not well satisfied with Brady, but a*
the president is peisonally interested
in the governor and believe* him hon
est, as well as competent, the secre
tary will raise no objectior. Several
men are in the field against Brady, in
cluding National Committeeman John
G. Heid, of Juneau; William T. Perk
ins, auditor of (he Northwestern Com
mercial company and the company’*
agent at Nome, and Oliver Roberts, of
San Francisco. Heid is supposed to
have • number of congressional indorse
ments, including Senator Mitchell.
Perkins has the indorsement of several
senators who visited Alaska last sum
mer, and Roberts is backed by mem
bers of the California delegation.
These men all have applications on
file.
NOT TIMB FOR PEACE TALK.
Oermany Thinks th* Emperor Mast Re-
Establish His Prestige.
Berlin, May 17.—Nothing is known
at the foreign office regarding the report
telegraphed from Berlin that there is a
strong probability of peace through the
war party urging the czar to end the
trouble. It is pointed out in serious
political circles, knowing the view of
the foreign office, that the time is hot
yet ripe for peace efforts. The German
government is aware that strong cur
rents in France and Great Britain are
working for peace, and that even politi
cal influences in Russia are moving in
the same direction. It ia admitted
here that these efforts vould be mater
ially strengthened if the Russians suc
ceeded in checking the Japanese ad
vance at Mukden.
However, Russia cannot be satisfied
with a meie negative result of the mili
tary operations. The government of
Emperor Nicholas feels the necessity
for re-establishing its prestige, and
only after several deecisive victories for
the Russian arms could the Russian
emperor entertain proposals for media
tion.
INVEST THE CITY.
Dalny Ha* Fallen Into the Hand* of
th* Japanese.
Chicago, May 17.—A special to the
Daily News from Chefoo says: When
the Daily News dispatch boat Fawan
arrived off Dalny early this morning •
heavy bombardment was in progress.
As the channel was thickly mined
by the Russians, and Japanese Admiral
Kattakao had issued strict orders that
noncombatants’ boats were to be ex
cluded, it was impossible to get witbin
the roadstead. Hence an accurate re
port of the proceedings is impossible.
As far as it was possible to ascertain
the armored cruiser Yakumo, four other
cruisers, one gunboat and one battle
ship, having cleared the channel, en
tered the harbor shortly after daylight
and began a heavy fire. The land bat
teries were silenced.
It is estimated that 20,000 Japanese
troops are investing the town and there
is every leason to believe that they.are
now in posaession of the city.
All Wen at Vladivostok.
St. Petersburg, May 17.—The admi
ralty denies the rumored engagement
of Rear Admiral Jessen’s squadron. A
telegram from Vladivostok this morn
ing reports all well there.
Grand Duke Alexis, the high admi
ral, has been at Cronstadt since yester
day with Vice Admiral Rojestvenaky,
the commander of the Baltic fleet, and
Vice Admiral Allevan, the chief of the
admiralty, inspecting the new Pacific
squadron.
The admiralty admits having re
ceived a message from Port Arthur sev
eral day* old, in which Rear Admiral
Wittsoeft reported everything was a*
well as could be expected. There is no
further information regarding Japanese
activity around Port Arthur.
Deems Amsrtean Treaty Bad.
New York, May 17.—Speaking to the
agrarians in the upper house of the
Prussian diet, Professor Schmoeler ha*
expressed the wish, cables the Berlin
ccrrespondent of the Times, that Chan
cellor Van Bulow would dissolve the
commercial treaty with the United
States. He Urged consideration of the
matter, but no action until after the
American elections. Professor Schmoe
ler said he was opposed to the d isola
tion of the Argentine republic tresiy,
because that country would be driven
into the arm* of the United States.
Osaka's Army Going to Port Artbar.
Pari*, May 17.—The correapondent
in 8t. Petersburg if the Echo de Paris,
give* a high staff officer's leeumeof the
stiuation in the Far East as follows:
"The Japanese are advancing towards
the Russian position* along three
routes. Kuroki’s army is maiching
upon Liao Yang from Feng Wang
Cheng, Oka’s force has left Baguchu
for Yinhow, following the Siuyen toad,
and Oasba’a army is investing Port Ar
thur.”
Arbitration Results la Higher Scale.
New York, May 17.—Arbitration ha*
settled the wage scale of 7,000 union
painter* here, and the the agreement
has been signed. It grants an advance
of 50 cento a day, making the scale $4
and $4.25 for plain painter* and deco-
I rators respectively.