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NEW HOPE FOR PEACE.
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The secretary of commerce and labor
has ordered that all passenger carrying
steamboats in the New York harbor be
re inspected.
A Russian submarine boat sank at
her moorings at the Baltic shipbuilding
yards through inexperienced handling
and 21 lives were lost.
Germany has ordered a gunboat to
Hayti to insist upon the punishment of
the guards who assaulted the French
and German ministers.
The Japanese second army is report
ed to have effected a juncture with - the
first army and that the whole force now
.ias a fighting front of 120 miles.
Forty-three firemen, four of whom
will probably die, were overcome by
gas and smoke at a fire in New York.
The breaking of a gas main was the
cause.
Thirty-six more Colorado miners
have been deported.
Washington, July 5.— While the
officials here are satisfied from their
private advices that the recent visit of
King Edward to his neptiew, Emperor
William, was not brought about by a
purpose to initiate a movement toward
the restoration of peace between Russia
and Japan, there is reason to believe
that some very careful and discreet in
quiries as to the opportunities of some
such overtures at this time have ema
nated from Washington. It may be
stated that the result has been to dis
close the fact that neither of the bellig
erents was yet in the humor to sue for
peace, nor even to entertain overtures
from any third power on that subject.
The state department will continue
to maintain the friendly position it has
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Indianapolis, July 5.—The Prohibi
tion party in national convention nomi
nated Silas C. Swallow, of Pennsyl
vania, for president, and George W.
Carroll, of Texas, for vice president.
The platform was adopted without ar
gument after a long deadlock in the
resolutions .committee. It was des
cribed by I. H. Amos, of Oregon, secre
tary of the committee, as the broadest
platform ever plated before the people
by the party.
In addition to the planks on the
liquor question, it declares the party
to be in favor of international arbitra
tion, a suffrage of law bated on men
tal and moral qualification, uniform
laws for the country and dependencies,
popular election of senators, civil serv
ice extension and the initiative and ref
Horseshoeing a Specialty
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McLlwain block
The Japanese are said to be avancing
in two divisions on Liao Yang.
Admiral Togo reports the blowing up
of a Russian guardship and torpedo
boat destroyer.
The rainy season will greatly hamper
operations in Manchuria, the whole of
that country seeming to have turned
We buy our stock in large quantities into a marsh.
and keep a full line of carriage and
The Vladivostok squadron is faster
wagon material. Al I kinds of work in
than the Japanese fleet sent against it
our line done on short notice.
and can continue to raid the coaBt until
the Japs send fleeter ships after it.
Kuropatkin has decided to withdraw
to Haicheng.
The Japanese have landed another
army of 10.000 men.
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The proceeds of the Butte mines for
the fiscal year just ended is $7,354,229.
The Vladivostok squadron sank a
steamer and sailing vessel at Gensan,
Corea.
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Mayr Jones, of Toledo, Ohio, is seri
ously ill and the chanoes of bis recov
ery are slight.
Harriman has placed an order for
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A Telluride, Colorado, mine has
closed down on account of inability to
secure competent help. Other proper
D <es a general banking and exchange ties aie expected to follow in a short
business. L na made at current rates time.
and drafts issued on principal cities.
A report from General Oku says that
after the fight at Vafangow the Jajian-
ese buried 1,854 Russian dead. The
trophies taken in this engagement con
sisted of 16 guns, 46 wagons and 858
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rifles.
Japanese advices state that women
were seen on board the Russian war
ships during the last engagement, con
firming the suspicion that the Port
Arthur fleet was trying to escape to a
Trains leave West Scio for Portland neutral port.
and way stations at 10.45 a. m.
Leave
Secretary Shaw has approved a de
or Albany at 2.45 p. m.
sign for the Lewis and Clark souvenir
gold dollar. A likeness of Lewis ap
weaves Portland 8.30 a. m., 8.30 p. m.
pears on one side and of Clark on the
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Albany 12.10 p. m., 11.30 p. m.
Arrives Ashland 12.33 a. m., 11.30 a. m. other. The Philadelphia mint will
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Sacramento 7.55 p. m., 8.55 a. m coin 25,000 at once.
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Paul Morton has assumed the office
Pullman and Tourist cars on both of secretary of the navy.
trains. Chair cars Sacramento to Og
There is a colony of over 200 deport
den and El Paso, and tourist cars to
Chicago, St.' Lottis, New Orleans and ed Cripple Creek miners in Denver.
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The Russian Vladivostok squadron
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éveral lilies J ot Honolulu, Japan, China has appeared at Gensan, Corea, and
.’hihppines, Central and South Amer- fired on the town.
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See Mri< M. E.-Woodnansee, agent at decided that a corporation lias the same
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Prohibition National Convention Selects
Diplomacy May Soon Enter Into the Par
Presidential Candidats.
QATHERED FROM ALL PARTS OF THE
Eastern Struggle.
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A tornado in Nebraska wrecked many
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Our rigs arefirst-cla^s and our horses good
drivers- Prices reasonable.
General Oku is close to the lieels of
Kuropatkin, who is withdrawing to
ward the north.
It is reported that Edward F. Knight,
the correspondent of the London Morn
ing Poet, with the Japanese army, bar
' been killed.
HAMoa—Chickering, Kimball,
Weber and others
oaOAM»— Newman Broa. and
Kimball
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Music Books, Sheet Music, Small Insfrumenta and Strings
Agant tor the popular “New Home" Sewing Machine.
We Sell 8 Sewiu Machine far $20, Warranted for Fire Team
Needlee and Buppliea for all Sewing Machines.
Ptanoe, Organs, and Sawing Machines Repaired.
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There is still no trace of Kent J.
Loomis, brother of A seistant Secretary
of State Loomis, who disappeared over
a week ago. His wife has given up
1 hope for him.
Perdicaris says the brigand Raisa I i
is posing as a patriot.
Connt Tolstoi inveighs against the
present war and holds the czar up to
ridicule.
The bedy of another woman has come
to the surface from the General Slocum
disaster.
I. H. Amos, of Portland, is a possi
ble candidate for president on the Pro-
i hibitioa ticket.
PESTS DESTROY ALFALFA
Pairbanks Will Not Resign.
Washington, July 5.—Word was re
ceived in Washington today to the
effect that Senator Fairbanks will not
resign bis seat in the senate until after
the election in November. He wants
to he sure of the vice presidency before
relinqnishing the office he now holds.
As yet, Fairbanks has made no plans
for the campaign, but it is expected
he will go on the stump during Sep
(ember and October, particularly in
doubtful states.
Over $16,000 wss raised by subscrip
tion pie tges from the floor of the con
vention, which, with $11,000 in tbe
treasury, will be the nucleus of the
campaign fund. National Chairman
Stewart and National Secretary Tate
were re-elected.
Land. Patsatctf to Railroad.
Washington, July 5.—The secretary
of the interior today patented 21,029
Heat prostrations have been nnmer- acres of land in the Vancouver, Seattle
-Mis tbe past few days in New York and and Spokane land districts to the
Washington.
Northern Pacific railroad.
so far held toward both Russia and Ja
pan, standing ready to mediate and ex
tend its good offices to the full when
ever the belligerents indicate their wil
lingness to accept them.
Torpedo Works Destroyed.
St. Petersburg, July 5.—As a result
of the leceipt of news of a fire which
took place at the torpedo works at
Cronstadt last night, thia city wss to
night filled with the wildest rumors,
including one to the effect that the
Peterhof Palace had been blown up.
Tbe damage at Cronstadt was con
fined to the torpedo mechanism shops,
which were almost wholly destroyed,
together with 20 Whitehead torpedoes.
Five of the torpedoes had war heads
attached and they exploded, which
added to the fire and the excitement.
A considerable quantity of coal stored
in the works was also burned.
An
alarm was given in time to prevent loan
of life an<l more serious loss of proper
ALFALFA IS TAKINd ROOT.
Orest Damage Done In Morrow County Successful Results of Experiments
by Orasaboppers
Marion County.
Heppner—Grasshoppers bv the mil
lion are appearing in some localities in
Morrow county. They have settled in
great numbers in the Band Hollow
country, a farming district about ten
miles northeast of Heppner, where they
are doing considerable damage. They
are doing the most damage to alfalfa
and the Lay crop, and in some places
are taking gardens.
The first crop of alfalfa, which was
immense, has practically all been
saved, but it is feared that very little
of the second crop can be saved, owing
to the ravages of the millions of these
insects that have been congregating in
the alfalfa fields. At Hynd Bros., a
b.g ram h in Sand Hollow, they are so
thick in the alfalfa that in the evening
after the insects go to roost on the
heads of the alfalfa plants they can be
scooped up by the gallon by taking a
coal oil can or bucket and rtriking
through the grass. It is only the work
of a short time to fill a gunny sack.
Some of them caught in this way are
being fed to the hogs.
Along Willow rreek, where there are
many alfalfa fields, the grasshoppers
are numerous and doing considerable
damage in some places they are attack
ing wheat fields but are not doing much
damage, owing to the fact that the
grain is nearing maturity and is getting
hard. However, thjy are stripping the
green leaves from the stalks. In the
wheat belt they have not appeared in
sufficient numbers to cause any alarm
and the damage to the wheat crop will
be of little consequence.
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Salem—The experiments conducted
by Gilbert A Patterson in growing al
falfa on one of their farms near this
city seems to be very satisfactory in its
results. The alfalfa was sown three
years ago, on bottom land.
For two
seasons the crop was very light but the
alfalfa is now becoming well set and
seems to be a good producer.
The first cutting this season yielded
ten tone on three acres. The alfalfa is
now a foot tall and there is every pros
pect for a yield of from one to two tone
per acie for the second cutting, with
some fall pasturage left. Tbe dryness
of the season has not yet had any ap
preciable effect upon the crop.
Where the alfalfa is growing there is
about 12 feet of soil on top of gravel
containing water.
Presumably the
roots of the alfalfa find their way down
to the water or at any rate go deep
enough so that tbe dry weather does
not affect them.
A number of farmers in this section
of the valley are experimenting with
alfalfa, and though they have difficulty
in getting a start they believe that tbe
ultimate results will be satisfactory
and that this fodder plant will become
a common product in this section of
the state. The fact that it need not be
resown every year or two, that it is
not affected by drouth, that it can be
cut before and after the usual June
rains, gives it its chief value as a farm
product in the valley.
Lay Dust With Oil.
Oregon City—Experiments that have
been made on Main street with crude
nil for keeping down the dust have met
with succees, so elaim the city offic
ials, and it is very likely that the oil
will be used in the future by the city
in solving the problem of fighting dust.
TENT CITY SPRINGS UP.
The first test waB a failure for the rea
son that the oil was carried on the
Prospectors Swarming to Southern Ore shoes of pedestrians into the stores of
gon Gold District.
the merchants. After two days the oil
Grants Pass—Numbers of prospectors bad dried and there is little or no dust
in front of the stores where the oil was
are outfitting at Grants Pass daily and used.
starting for the mines on Thompson
creek and all through the 8ucker creek
Largo Acreage In Barley.
country. They are coming from differ
Umatilla—Barley beading has com
ent points as far away as Idaho and menced in northern Morrow county in
tbe Lexington and Ione neighborhoods
Southern California.
along the northern portion of the
The actual digging of gold at the Heppner branch of the O. R. A N.
Briggs claim, on Thompson creek, has Grain in the last two weeks has ripened
stopped for the present, as they are rapidly and there is every prospect that
now engaged in bringing a ditch from the largest crop of wheat in Morrow’s
tbe headwaters of Thompson creek to history will be harvested. Fall grain
the mine for the purpose of supplying is better than normal and the only ap
water. All of the dirt moved will be parent shortage will be in spring grain
sluiced or puddled in order to get all sown unusually late.
tbe values they carry.
Berry Season Ovsr.
Already a townsitte has l>een located,
and it is reported that there ' are now
Freewater—The strawberry season is
50 tents up and prospectors with pack about over around Freewater and Mil
animals are arriving daily.
Another ton, and the big rush is in cherries.
strike of a large body of rich ore has Final returns from the strawberry out
been reported near tbe Briggs find.
put show that little over half what was
expected was realized.
Only a few
crates are going out daily.
Damage In Umatilla Not Serious.
Pendleton—The damage to grain from
the heavy rain which visited a portion
of Umatilla county last week was not
as extensive as at first believed. Farm
ere living in sections where the tain
was heaviest teport the grain lodged
in many fields, but believe that most
of it can be saved. John Crow, an ex
tensive wheat raiser on the reservation,
probably the largest loser, says his
loss will reach $5,000. The country
around Warren station received a se
vere drer.c’iing. A number of bridges
were washed out.
Oem Mino Changes Hands.
Baker City—Announcement is made
by Mr. Frank Geiser that the old Gem
mine at Sparta, one of the big produc
ers of the Baker City camp, will re
sume lull operations by July 10, under
the direction of the Geiser-Hendryx
company. The parties interested will
not permit much of a statement to be
made at present, but sufficient is
known to make the statement that the
property has been sold to the Geiser-
Hendryx company.
Busy Month In Land Otflco.
The Port Arthur fleet is reported to erendum. The trust question was lec-
have given battle to the Japanese and
ognized by a demand for a rigid appli
proceeded to sea.
cation of the principles of jnstice to all
H. J. Middleton, an Associated Press organizations of capital and labor. A
correspondent with the Russian army, reform of divorce laws was demanded,
and polygamy denuonced.
has died of disentery.
Two Japanese, disguised as organ
grinders, have succeeded in making
maps of the entire Batlic coast.
HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON
Salem—June has Iteen a busy month
in the state land office as shown by the
statement of receipts made by Clerk G.
G. Brown. The rush has been due in
some degree to the payment of balances
on old notes and certificates of sale,
which payments were demanded b) the
land board some time ago and were re
quired to be paid prior to July 1. The
tnisinese of the office amounted to more
than $1,500 a dry during June.
Post of araashoppers.
Pendleton—Completion of cutting of
the hay crop of Butter creek and Mor
row county has saved it from what
would probably have been serious dam
age by grasshoppers, which are more
numerous than for oevsral years in the
hay fields of the western part of this
county and in Morrow. The first crop,
however, is nearly all taken off and
the pest will be unable to work serious
harm.
Wheat Cutting Is Commenced.
Helix—Wheat cutting has begun in
the Cold Spring country west of here,
near the Columbia, this section being
among the earliest in the Inland Em
pire. Only a few farmers are at work,
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but in some parts of the county cutting
The authorities here do not attach will be continuous until Umatilla’s big
serious importance to the accident, harvest is all in. No definite icport
and say that the works will soon lie has been received as to how the first
cutttings are running.
able to reeume al full time.
P ortland markets .
Flour—Valley, $3.90(84.05 per bar
rel; hard wheat straights, $404.25;
clears, $3.8504.10; hard wheat pat
ents, $4.4004.70; graham, $3.5004;
wholewheat. $40 4.25; rye flour, $4.50.
Wheat—Walla Walia, 67O69c; blue
stem, 77c; valley, 78c.
Barley—Feed, $23 per ton; rolled,
$24.50025.
Oats—No. 1 white, $1.20; gray,
$1.15 per cental.
Millstuff«—Bran, $19 per ton; mid
dlings, $23.50; shorts, $21; chop, $18;
linseed, dairy food, $19.
Hay—Timothy — $15016 per ton;
clover, $809; grain, $11012; cheat,
$11012.
Eggs—Oregon ranch, 19020c per
dozen.
Cheese — Full cream, twine, new
stock, 12<al2Xc; old stock, _7O8c;
Young America, 13014c.
Poultry—Fancy hens, 12X@13c per
pound; old hens, 12*12Xc; mixed
chickens, 110UXc; springs, IX to 2-
pound, 18019c; broilers, 1 to Im
pound, 19O20c; diessed chickens, 130
14c; turkeys, live, 14O16c; dodreseed,
15016c; do choice, 18020c; geese,
live, 708c; do dressed, 9X010:;
duck«, old, $607 per dozen; do young,
as to size, $25006; pigeons, $101-25.
Vegetables—Turnips, $1.25 per rack;
carrots, $1.50; beets, $1.25; parsnips,
$1.25; cabbage, 1X©1X c ; lettuce,
head, 25040« per doz; parsley, 25c per
doz: tomatoes, $1.2501.50; cauliflow
er, $1.7502 per doz; celery, 75©90c
per doz; cucumbers, $101.25 per des;
asparagus, 50c; peas, 406c per pound;
beans, green, 4©5c; wax, 405c; squash,
$1.25 per box; green corn, 60c per doe.
Honey—$3 43.50 per case.
Potatoes—Fancy, 75©$1 per cental;
new potatoes, $2.25 per cental.
Fruita—Cherries, 4©5c per pound;
gooseberries. 6c per pound; raspberries,
$1.25 per crate; apples, new, $101.76;
apricots, 800$I per box; plums, 90c©
$1 per box; peaches, 9Oc0$l per box;
cantaloupes, $2 7503 per crate; water
melons, 3c per pound; prunes, $1.25
per box.
Beef—Dressed, 506 Xc per pound.
Mutton—Dressed, 4©6c per povnd;
lambs, 6c.
Veal—Dressed, 100 to 125, 607c per
pound; 125 to200, 505 X<G 200 and up,
•M04e.
Pork-Dressed, 100 to 150. 70 7 Xe;
150 and up, 6©7c.
Hope—1903 crop, 23c per pound.
Wool—Valley, 19020c per pound;
Eastern Oregon. 10017c; mohair, 30c
1 per pound for choice.