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THE HEPPHER TIMES Pwbtabed Every Tbaeeeay. HEPPNER OREGON EVENTS OF THE DAY Coeaprehea alva Review of the Import Mt tlappeakgs of too Pat Weak, Prwaeated la Condensed Form, Most Likely to Prove Interesting;. An immense steel plant will be erect ed at San Diego, California. Andrew Carnegie has given another 15,000,000 for educational purposes. America has asked Russia to treat kindly Japanese noncombatanta in Si- breia. Germany will support Russia in pro testing against the concentration of Chinese troops. Republicans of the Tenth congress' ional district, Georgia, have nominated a negro for congress. C. II. Markham, formerly of Port land, is to be made manager of the bouthern Pacific railroad. f.ortf airi Pitui et Va VaA in vestiagtion, declares Chicago police to Vva a I i oirvaia s f Via nifn Rear Admiral "Walker tells the bouse committee that actual work on the Panama canal will be begun about June. Chairman Tawney, of the house com mittee on expositions, still contends that the government appropriation for the 1905 fair must be expended by agents. Sully, the great cotton king, has been forced to suspend. Japan promises America to protcet fully all foremen at Fusan. The senate has confirmed the nomin ation of Wood to be major general. Bombardments of Port Arthur have not changed the general aspect of the town. Russian troops have been ordered to arrest Coreans instead of fighting them as belligerants. Chief Pinchot urgges the house com-. mittee to provide loi a forestry exhibit at the 1905 fair. Hearst has aBked the house to ap point a committee to investiagte the workings of the trusts. Booker Washington dec.ares encour agement of negioes to be taxpayers is the salvation fo the race. The house will require the postmaster general to make known regulations be fore be can make appropriations for handling "unusual business. ( The Russian feet has . returned to Port .Arthur, being onaofe to locate the enemy. Britain and France have settled long standing dispute over Newfoundland fisheries. Japan is landing a third force in Corea, which will join the army at Ping Yang. Bristow exonerates congressmen from wrongdoing in securing increases in postal clerk hire. Japan tells correspondents they can soon go to the front, indicating that a land battle is near. The Russian Vladivostok fleet is on the way back to Russia to effect a .unction with the Baltic squadron. Leader Williams, of the Democrats in the house, declares that the post- office department is corrupt from top to bottom. District Attorney Jerome, of New York, is determined to send Canfield to prison, and asks that the law be amended so he can make Reginald anderbilt testify. A Russian torpedo boat entering the Port Arthur harbor struck an unplaced mine and was blown up. Onlr (our of the crew was saved. This was one of the largest torpedo boats in the Rug sian navy. Russians do not propose to evacuate Port Arthur. Senator Tillman, of South Carolina, is much improved. The house lias again had the Bristow postal leport up4for discussion Japan believes the Russian fleet has left Port Arthur for Vladivostok. Postmaster General Payne is suffer ing from a severe attack of gout and is very weak. Large subscriptions to the Russian war fund are pouring in from all parts of the empire. One of the Chicago carbarn murder ers has confessed to two more crimes in which he killed four men. The report of the Japanese command ing the last attack on Port Arthur says that place was badly damaged. Two men, who claim to have been wltnenes against the anarchists in the trial of the assassin of the late Presl dent M'Kinley, have lieen annoying Mrs. McKinley by desiring an audience with her. The house committee on military affairs has agreed on four sites for military camp grounds and authoilxed a favorable rejiort for their purchase. The California site is in San Luis Obis po county and comprises 22,000 acres, at a cost of 1500,000. Admiral Makaroff proposes to fight the enemy on the high seas. Kx-fcnator Rawlins denies that he is a Mormon, or is affiliated with them in any way. TO SMOTHER BILL. Mouse Committee Will Prevent Passage of Land Reforms. Washington, March 22. Convinced that congress will 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, and 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 modified or repealed, and the lieu land law robbed of its vicious features, but there now appears to be no chance of securing remedial legist 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 this measure when it reached them. The same fate awaits the Mondell bill, modifying the lieu land law, if it passes the house and reaches the senate committee. Under the present liw, 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 that 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 timbered 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 survevs 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 ior surveys are denied. FLEETS TO JOIN. Russia Plans a Rode Awakening for the Japanese. St. Petersbuig, March 22. The whereabouts of the Vladivostok squad ron is a profound official secret, but there are those here who believe the Japanese may wake np some morning to hnd 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 JUakaroir, before be left for the Far East, regarded the fact that the divisions were separated as most 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 should it involve considerable risk. Consequently the report that seven Russian warships were sighted the oth er day t ff 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 hostitities 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. Must Stay Hand of Turkey. Paris March 22. It is the expectation in official quaters that Prance 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! intention in dealing with them. This informa tion shows that some reports of the 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 most conservative element favors a system under which two silver dollars shall be equal to one gold dollar. It is lielieved that the opinion of the United Stales 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 la now communicat ing daily by wireless telegraphy Im tween Forts Schuyler and Wright, a dis tance of 07 miles. This is the longest distance covered by wirveless teleg. raphy. The speed of transmission varies from .10 to 30 words a minute Similar apparatus will he Installed at Nome and St. Michaels, Alaska, as soon ai the weather conditions permit. TR00PSTU0 ACTIVE RUSSIA AQA1N THREATENS TO MARCH ON PEK1N. Lessor Requests tbo. Recall of Force Out aide of Wall Minister of the Cur 5ays Mia .Government JMay Bo Com ' pelted to Believe Cblna is Abandon Ing Her Neutrality.; London, March 21. The Standard's TienTsin correspondent anys that Faul Lessar, Russian minister to China, has renewed his protest against the dis patch of Chinese forces outside the great wall and has intimated that un less they are withdrawn, Russia may be compelled to act on the assumption that China is abandoning her neutrali ty in favor of Japan. The minister is also reported to have renewed his threat that on the slightest movement on China's part, Russian troops will march on Pekin. It ia'said that in re ply to this, the correspondent adds, China refused to recall her troops. There are vague rumors of unsuccess ful attempts of the Port Atrhur and Vladivostok fleets to join forces. SUNK BY LINER. British Submarine Boat Run Down and Her Crew Lost. Portsmouth, England, March 21. British submarine boat No. "A-l" was run down and sunk off the Nab light ship today by a Donal Curry liner and 11 persons were drowned, including Lieutenant Mansergh, the senior officer engaged in the submarine work. The liner passed on and reported that "she had struck a torpedo. At the time she was struck the sub marine boat was off the lightship en gaged in the maneuvers, and was lying in seven fathoms of water waiting the approach of a battleship. The boat was one of the newest of the fleet of submarine vessels and was built from the latest models, but she had always been a bad diver. She was inspected recently by both King Edward and the Prince of Wales. The name of the liner w hich struck the submarine boat is the Berwick Castle, from East London, South Af rica. The loss of the boat was not known for several hours after the liner had reported to the manuevering fleet that she had struck a torpedo. The officers of the liner say that they saw a glistening torpedo like shape in the water, and it is supposed, there- lore, that the submarine boat rose just before she was struck. There is no donbt that all the members of the crew died in the steel tube. It is thought that the Berwick Castle, in striking, upset the trim of the boat and spilled the gasoline in tbo tanks, rendering her helpless. The crew was battened down and muh have met death from suffocation in the absense of air and owing to the fumes. GREAT INSURANCE TRUST. Fire Companies Will Have Uniform RaUs In All Cities. Philadelphia, March 19. The In quirer tomorrow will say the National Board of Fire Insurance Underwriters, at a meetingg held in New York City today, came to an agreement by w hich all fire insurance companies in this country and all foreign companies rep resented here will form a combination. Uniform rates, esys the Inquirer, are to be fixed for the same class of risks in all cities, uniform legislation in all states and cities is to lie advocated, and all technical work of all the companies is hereafter to be done by a central board, instead of local, state or city boards, as has been the custom. Old insurance men state this is the first time the companies have been able to agree upon plana, although the stile ject has been frequently jiorjiosed. A special committee ot seven was ap pointed at the New York meeting to carry out the plans, and an assessment made upon each company 'doing busi ness in this country to make up a fund of (100,000 annually to carry on the work. dreet Building Strike Almost Sure. New Yolk. March 21 T.n( thousand bricklayers and laborers, and atout 2.000 ironworkers are on at, ilea and unless a settlement can be reached at once the strike probably w ill spread until about 100.000 men are involved The employers, considering it improb- aoie that any settlement will m reached, are preparing for the strike which tliev think will follow. V..,. bers of other unions who will be out of work because they cannot proceed with building without the bricklayers, aie said to be Indignant. Cuba Authorized to Mako Loan. Havana, March 21. It is said here that Speyer A Co., ot New York, re cently interrogated the United Sutes government as to whether the Cuban loan of (35,000,000 for the payment of the revolutionary war veterans was satisfactory to it and In accordance with the terms of the Paltt amend ment. The reply received, it Is said, was to the effect that Cuba was entirely authorized to cum the business In ac Cordanro with the contract. President Signs Supply Bill. Washington, March 21, The presi dent today signed the legislative, exec utive and judicial appropriation bill. This la the second of the big supply bills to become a law. OOOD SUM TO FAIR. Mouso Commltte- Will Favor 1700,000 Appropriation. Washington, March 19. The house subcommittee on industrial arts and expositions today favorably reported a substitute for the Iwia and Clark ex position bill, recently passed by the senate, carrying a total appropriation of 1450,000. The substitute bill con templates the expenditure of (260,000 for a government exhibit, $75,000 tor the eretcibn of a government building, (175,000 for the erection of buildings for the Alaska, Philippine, Hawaiian, Oriental and Oceanic exhibits, and (250,000 for an Alaska exhibit, in ad dition to amounts heretofore appropri ated for the Alaska exhibit at St. Louis. At its next meeting, the full com mittee will consider the substitute bill, and may possibly add an appropriation for a forestry building. In addition to making provision for the various buildings and the govern ment and Alaska exhibits, the substi tute bill provides for free admission of foreign articles imported for exhibit purposes, and creates a government board to collect, install and care for the government exhibit, as was done at St. Louis and authorizes, in connec tion with the government exhibit, a fish commission exhibit and a life sav ing station. The subcommittee will further re port in favor of authorizing the coin age of 250,000 souvenir gold dollars, which are to be coined at such times jand in such quantities as the expo sition authorities may desire. These coins are to be sold to the exposition corporation at part and may, by them be sold at a premium of (1 each, thus enabling the exposition to increase its earnings. While 'the subcommttee made no recommendaton as to Sunday closing of the exposition, it is expected that the full committee will amend the sen ate bill by striking out the Piatt Sun day closing amendment, and leave the matter entirely in the control of the state. Chairman Tawney, speaking of the subcommittee's report, says that an ap propriation of (450,000 for Portland is equvalent to an appropriation of ((100, 000 or (700,000 at any other expo sition, as Portland will enjoy the ad vantage of having many of its exhibits already collected, requiring only tran shipment from St. Louis. lie says Portland will have a better government exhibit than Buffalo had for (300,000,' and should also have as fine if not finer exhibit from Alaska, the Philippines and the Orient than will be made at St. Louis this year. PRESERVB FUR SBAL INDUSTRY. Senate Dealres President to Negotiate Wltb Britain for Change in Ruloa. Washington, March 19. After elimi nating all but three sections of Senator Dillinghams' Alaskan seal bill, the senate committee on foreign relations has authorized Senator Foraker to make a favorable report on the meas ure. The bill as originally introduced was practically the same as had been presented in the house by Representa tive Tawney, of Minnesota. The first scetion of the bill prohibited the kill ing of male fur seals on the Pribyloff group of seal islands, except 6,500 to be used as food for the natives of the islands, and this was stricken out by the committee. As passed, the bill provides that the president of the United States shall negotiate with Great Biitain foi a re vision of the rules and regulations which now govern the taking of fur seals in the ojien waters of the North Paeific ocean and Reining sea, pursu ant to the treaty articles of award of the Behring sea tribunal of arbitration made at Paris, August 16, 1893. The revision of the regulations is for the purpose of restoring and' preserving the fur seal industrysnd to abate the killing of nursing mother seals on the high seas. It is provided also that the president shall endeavor to conclude negotiations with the governments of Russia and Japan for the purpose of securing their areement to any satinfuctory (-vision of the rules that may le had. Only Settlers Can Remain. Washington, March 19 Senator An keny and Representative Jones today received letters from General Counsel Bunn, of I lie Northern Pacific railway, stating that his company Intends to deal liberally with bona fide settlers on the lands within the "overlap" limits, which paused to the railroad company under the recent decision of the su preme court. Settlers who settled upon these lands in good faith prior to July I, 18U8, and have made their homes thereon, will lie permitted, un dor the act of 1808, to retain title. Wants to Use Chinese Road. Pekin, March 19. Russian com ml s arlat officers have applied to the I'll - nese railway officials at Ilsln Min Tun for permission to use their line for the transportation of troops and stores The olflcials have replied that the matter presents many difllculties, and that they must refer the application to the authorities at Pekin. Some ones lions were also asked regarding the possibility of purchasing fodder and other supplies. No Hope for Mrs. Miles. Washington, March 19. Mrs, Miles, wife of Lieutenant General Nelson A. Miles, retired, Is lying 111 at her home InJ'.hls city. Her condition has been eitcedinitl critical and although some Improvement is noted today, no hope is held nut for her recovery. .i "i ' .. .1 i - i i . . i j. i HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON INDUSTRIES AT NORTH BEND. Box Factory Under Construction-Mills Rushed With Orders. North Bend Construction work will begin at once on a box factory hero to manufacture 15,000,000 feet of spruce timber per year into boxes. The plant Is being installed by San Francisco cap italists. It will cost (5.500 and em ploy 75 men. The product will le shipped to California and Eastern markets in the form of shook s. George L. Bickel, of Portland, and E. J Seeley, of Albany, have begnu work on a condensed milk plant, the building to be 70x90 feet, and will in stall their own can making machinery. Forty people will be employed. The owners expect to double the capacity of the factory whenever the milk sup ply wilt warrant the step. At present they have85,000 pounds per day en gaged, with a vast extent ot fertile dairy lands yet to be heard from. The sites for both these industiies have been donated by L. J. Simpson, and in each instance the enterprising citizens of the town have subscribed a handsome sash subsidy. Mill No. 1 of the Simpson lumber company now has on hand for imme diate delivery orders for CO business and residence buildings, all of the bet ter class, many of them 1 1 cost several thousand dollars each. Plans are now being prepared for a modern hotel building three stories in height and to contain 80 rooms. Construction will begin on this at an early date. The large lumber mills of the Simpson lum ber company are running full blast and although their capacity has been large ly increased, they are still unable to fill orders ss fast as received. The North Bend woolen mills ami the sash and door factory are also in full operation and the pay roll com bined is over (25,000 er month. A foundry and machine shop is now lie ing erected and will be an up-to-date plant in every respect. Machinery is ordered and now on the way, and the company expects to be ready for buei- nesa within 60 days. HAINES CREAMERY COMPLETED. Plant Is tp-to-Date In Every Particular -A Credit to the Iowa. La Grande The new creamery at Haines la now practically completed and in running order, and is without doubt one of the best eqiupped institu tions of its kind in Eastern Oregon. The main building is 24x40 feet, and built in a substanial manner. A good sized engine room adjoins the building on the north side and a refrigerator 8x14 feet is being constructed in one corner for storing butter in warm weather. The capacity of this plant will 1 1,000 pounds of high grade butter tier day, but is not running at its full ca pacity at present. The operation of the plant is under the management of E. I). Severance, and W. J. Harlow has charge of the butter making. The machinery is all up-to-date and they have a 0-horsepower boiler, a Victor combined churn and worker with a ca pacity of 600 pounds of butter at one churning. Fcbo Beets Mature Early. Echo The preparation of ground for the Tilantinit of beets bv the Amalira- r "l mated sugar company is well under way here and planting will all lie over here lieforn work is begun in the Grand Ronde alley. The company is anxi ous to get in a large crop here, for they say that beets will mature here from two to three weeks earlier than at la Grande, and this will enable them to run the sugar factory there just that much longer each year. They offer the same price here for beets as they pay at the factory. Co-Operative Creamery That Pays. Oregon City The year 1903 was a prosperous one for tbe ('tear Creek creamery company, a co-oiierative but ter making institution that is located on the Clackamas river a few miles from this city. In the 12 months this plant manufactured 4 1 ,201 pounds of butter. This pioduct netted the pat rons an average for the year of 29 cents per pound for his butter at the cream ery or 24 rents when his cream was called for. The cost of making the but ter was 2 cents per pound. The business Is increasing. Move for F.lectric Road. Forest O rove At a meeting of the citizens of this place here a proposition was presented ,y Messrs, lleidel, Sew ell and Shute, of Hillsboro, to subsidize the West Side electric road from Port land to Forest Grove to the extent of (100,000, (25,000 to be raised at Hills boro and (25,000 here and in this vi cinity, and the balance in Portland. A committee was appointed to look after Forest Grove's Interests, and ap point solicitors. Opinion oa laheritanca-Tai Law, Salem Attorney General Crawford has rendered an opinion at the request of State Treasurer Moore, In which he holds that, under tbe inheritance tax law personal proerty existing outside the state, Is subject to the tax the same at other property of the estate. NEW CORPORATIONS FORMED. Articles Filed Wltb tbo Secretary at State at Salem. Salem irtlulea of incorporation were filed in the office of the secretary of state last week as follows: Crayne-Llsla Irrigation company, Pendleton, (5,000. Leona Mills lumber company. Leona. Douglas county, (100,000. The Modera confectionery company, Portland, (25,000. Merchants' loan and trust company, Portland, (5,000. Prosper canning company, Prosper, (10,000. Purpose, to can fish. Reckard k Co., Portland, (10,000. Object, to deal In bicycles. Peg Leg mining and milling com pany, Portland, (100,000. Portland safe and lock company, Portland, (2,500; supplemental arti cles changing the name to Portland safo company. The Medford furniture company, Medford, (16,000. Laaelle Brothers A Co., Albany, (5,000. Pacific Coast advertising company, Portland, (10,000. Washington county publishing com pany, Forest Grovo, (2,600. Pacific States mercantile company, San Francisco, (5,000. Greenback gold mining company, Arizona, (1,000,000. To Manufacture Fruit Ladders. Oregon City A visitor from Colo rado has called on the Oregon City board of trade with a proposal to in stall in this city a plant for the manu facture of fruit ladders, fruit presses and other horticultural apparatus. The local commercial organization has the mstter under consideration and will strive to secure the industry for thin city. No bonus or other consideration is asked by the promoter of the plant, who is favorably Impressed with this place as a desirable location for such a business. Flab Exhibit for St. Louis Fair. Astoria Superintendent Nick Han sen, of the Chinook, hatchery, has com pleted and shipped a unique exhibit for the fisheries department at Dm fit- Louis fair. It consists of a series of glass tubes In which have been pi ace. I salmon euus and small fiv. so arranged as to show the different stages of the eggs during the hatching, period, and of the fry from the time they emerge from the egg until they are ready to bo turned into the river. Cold-Storage Plant for Aahland. Ashland A company of which V. I.. Nelson and Fred M. Carter, late of the. electric light company, will be in con Uol, has perfected all arrangements for establishing an ice plant and cold stor age wsrebouse In Ashland and expects to nave it In operation within six weeks. Polk Land Brings ISO an Acre. Independence M. W. Mix, of thin place, purchased 71 scies of land lying three miles north of Independence from Mr. I-ceson at 150 per acre. Tim nrnn. erty is a very desirablo small farm. and is all in cultivation. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Walla Walla. 75c: blue- stem, 7U880 j valley, 808 81c. Barley Feed, (21322 per ton; brewing, (22; rolled, (24825. Flour Valley, (3.90(33.95 per bar rel; lrd wheat straights. 14(84.20; clears, (3.86(!t4; hard wheat patents, M.ugj.ou; graham, (3.603.90 whole wheat, (3.054.05; rye Hour, (4.5084.75. Oat No. 1 white, (1.1581.17); gray, (1.10(41.15 jiei cental. Millstuffs Bran, (18819 per ton; middlings, (24.6082H; shorts, 19820; chop, (18; linseed, dairy food, (li. Hay Timothy, (587 per ton; clov er, (11812; grain, (12813; cheat, (12813. Vegetables Turnips, 80c per sack; carrot, 80c; heetn, (1; parsnips, (1; cabbage, l4'82e; red cabbage, 2c; lettuce, head, 25Q40c per dozen; hot house, (2 per box; parsley, er dozen, 25c; tomatoes, (1.6081.75 per crate; cauliflower, 7Sc8(l per dozen; celery, (I5f80c H'T dozen; squash, 1'cper pound; encumbers, (1.76m (2. 25 per dozen; asparagus. 5c; peas, ile -er pound; onions, Yellow Ianvers, (2w 2.35 per sack. Honey (3W S.60 per rase. Potatoes Fancy, 0cg(l per cen tal; common, (10880c, growers' price; new potatoes, 3)c per pound; sweets, 6c per pound. Eggs Oregon ranch, 15o Butter Sweet cream butter, 30c xr pound; fancy creamery. 27Jtc; choice creamery, 25c; dairy and store, nomi nal. Butter Fat Sweet cream, 28,'c; sour cream, 2Hc. Poultry Chickens, mixed, 12813c ier pound; spring, small, 15(1 10c; hens, 13tl3),c; turkeys, llve,1681flo ler pound; dressed, 18(820; ducks, (ft M tt er dozen ; geese, live, 8c per pound. Cheese Full, cream twins, 13814c; Voting America, 15e. Reef Dressed, 687H'c per pound; mutton, dressed, 687c per pound; veal, dressed, mne pr pound; pork, dressed, 7(97 4e per pound. Hops Choice, 252t'c per pound; prime, 24cM25c. WoolValley, 1 7a lc; Eastern Ore gon, 12915c; mohair, 828 36c.