THE HEPPHER TIMES
HEPPNER
CRSGON
EVENTS OF THE DAY
ComprehMalve Review of the Import,
ant HappMtagt of the Paat Week,
PkmbM la Condensed Form, Most
likely to Prore Interesting.
Chinese and Russian troops nearly
clashed in Manchuria.
The Grand Ronde valley is a vast
lake and thousands of acres of wheat
are flooded.
The Russian press regards the Anlo
French treaty as a hard blow to Ger
man prestige. .
Italians who had plotted against the
life of President Loubet, of France,
have been arrested. ,
In a riot between police and blue
iacketa at Pensacola, Fla. one man was
shot and our others wounded
A four story hotel at Indianapolis,
Tnt. burned and for a time the lives
of more than 300 guests were in peril
Admiral Totro savs he placed the
mine which blew up the Russian war
nhii and tells how it was done. Rus
sians emphatically deny it.
President Mover, of the Federation
of Miners, declares Governor Peabody,
of Colorado, has violated his promise
having agreed not to.molest the miners
Senator Mitchell has introduced
amendments to the emergency appro
priation bill to continue the improve
ment of the Columbia and lower Will
amette rivers.
A heavy snow has fallen in Northern
and Central Hew lor It.
Altogether 10 Russian vessels have
been damaged or lost since
the out
break of the war.
' Russia has notified all nations that
she will regard as spies correspondents
using wireless telegraphy.
The Port Arthur souadron will not
again be risked in battle" until rein
forced by the Baltic fleet.
Japan denies that she has any sub
marine boats and says the Russian
hips were sunk by torpedoes.
Carnegie has created a "fund for
heroes," and set aside $5,000,000.
Next of kin of those who lose their
lives will also benefit.
A party of 60 prominent Filipinos
has started for the 8t. Louia fair.
They will also visit the principal cities
of the United States.
Heavy rains stopped all regular
through traffic on the Southern Pacific
and O. R. & N.. into Portland, leaving
tha Northern Pacific the only route for
Eastern mail.
Landgrabber Benson has been
elaimed by two wives at San Francisco.
The house has passed the Pbiilppine
bond bill to encourage the building of
railroads.
St. Petersburg has the report that
Togo sunk several steamers and closed
the entrance to Port Arthur.
Ex-Mayor Ames, of Minneapolis, has
been arrested, charged with having ac
cepted a bribe while in office.
According to latest account Russia
lost about 650 men and officers in the
sinking of the battleship and torpedo
boat.
The senate committee on appropria
tions provides for no Northwest harbor
work, save The Dalles-Celilo canal, in
the sundry civil bill.
Wreckage washed ashore at Van
couver island indicates the loss of the
sealine schooner Triumph. There
were 25 persons on board.
A gunner's mate on the Missouri is
found to have saved the ship and the
lives of 600 men by Jumping into the
magaxine and closing the door. The
iniuries of two of the seamen have
proven fatal.
Russians have won two small land
engagements.
A young anarchist attempted to as
sassinate Premier Maura, of Spain, at
Barcelona.
A work train on the Canadian Pacific
was struck by a land slide near Winne-
peg and a number of men killed.
Cardinal Satolli, with the permission
of the pope, is coning to the United
States. He has no mission and is to
make the tour as a private citizen.
The secretary of the interior has i
sued permits for grazing 87,815 sheep
in the northern division and 100,000
sheep in the southern division of the
Cascade forest reserve during the coin
ing summer.
A bill has been introduced in the
senate authorizing the secretary of war
to purchase the original manuscript
copy of the order book of General Arth
nr St. Cliar. who was governor of the
Northwest territory and commander
of
its military forces during the admlnls'
tratinna of Presidents Washington and
Adams.
Pope Pins is again reported ill.
The bouse committee on naval affairs
has reported favorably the bill author
icins the preslden. at hit discretion
tn reinstate cadets suspended for bas
ing.
The agitation in Spain over France
Requiring a firm hold on Morocco does
oanaa anxiety in France, as it is
K.M.vnd the irritation will subside
without straining the relation between
tha two countries. I
AMERICA CAN HARDLY ACT NOW.
Precedent Afalntt Intervention lor Wire-
ku Telegraph Company.
Washington, April 19. One of the
principal wireless telegraph companies
has filed at the state department an
energetic protest against the decree of
Admiral Alexieff that newspaper cor
respondents in the Far East during the
war shall be treated as spies. I lie
state department baa taken the protest
under consideration, but following the
almost unbroken practice it probably
will decline to take any action on a
hypothetical case. If an American cit
izen is arrested by the Russian officials
the state department immediately will
lay down a line of policy to meet this
novel departure in international law
It is realized that newspaper corres
pondents using wireless telegraphy in
the neighborhood of naval operations
might unwittingly give information of
great value to the enemy, whose .ves
sels, being also equipped with wireless
telegrahy, might readily take up nies
sages Bent to a Bhore station.
The state department la loath to es
tablish a precedent by protest that
might hereafter embarrass our own
naval commadners. The matter is
said by a distinguished military officer
here to emphasize the pressing need for
an international agreement fixing the
exact status of newspaper correspond
ents in case of war.
WILL A5K NATION 10 MAKE HASTB.
Oregon Delegation Desires '05
Board Be Named at Once.
Fair
Washinton, April 19. Copies of the
Lewis and Clark exposition bill, as it
was signed by the president, were de
livered from the printing office today
and distributed among the various' gov
ernment departments. The Oregon
senators, early this week, expect to see
cabinet officials and urge the early ep
pointment of the government board
which is to have supervision of the gov
eminent exhibit. Until this board
IB
appointed and makes an estimate of the
amount of space that will be needed for
the government exhibits and for exhib
its from Alaska, the Philippines, Ha
waii and the Orient, the supervising
architect will be unable to proceed with
he preparation of plans for buildings.
For this reason, it is desired that the
board shall be named without delay.
The senators also expect to see the
president and lay before him the list of
countries which it is desired shall be in
vited by this government, through the
state department, to participate in the
exposition. When this is accomp
lished, there is nothing left for the
Oregon delegation to do in iurtherance
of the exposition so far as the govern
ment is concerned.
DON'T KILL LAWS.
China's Action on Treaty WU1
Have
No Effect on Ihem.
Washington, April 19. Attorvney
General Knox has handed to the presi
dent his opinion regarding the validity
of the Chinese exclusion law. While
the opinion has not been made public,
it is known the attorney general holds
in effect that the denunciation of the
treaty by China does not operate to nul
lify the existing laws, and that the ex
clusion can be enforced as rigidly here
after as under the treaty.
In its effect the exclusion law is more
drastic than the treaty. While the
treaty is in force, the points of differ
ence between the law and treaty are de
cided in cacordance with the terms of
the latter. It is the hope of the Chi
nese government that a new treaty will
be negotiated which will prove more
favorable to Chinese immigrants that
is the present treaty. Indeed, such a
treaty is now being conHidered.
Canal Papers All Drawn Up.
Paris, April 19. All the papers nec
ennary for the trannfer of the Panama
canal to the United States are now com
pleted. They include inventories and
schedules of the property Delonging to
the company in Panama, here and else
where. Thene have been carefully gone
over and checked by W. A. Day and
Charles W. Ruwell, the aHsistant attor
ney generals who came from Washing
ton toassiHt in the tranider of the prop-
erty and the officers of the company
ine most important paper is the con
tract lor the sales.
Will Not Let Fleet Go Out.
Paris, April 19. The Eclaire's St.
Petersburg correnpondent says he is in
formed that a formal order has been is-
suel to Icreoy AlexieiT not to permit
the RusHian fleet to leave Port Arthur
lfore the arrival of Vice Admiral
Skrydloff. It is the opinion in high
naval circles that it will not be neces
sary to dispatch the Baltic squadron to
the Far hast, as the army, it is be
lieved, will lie able to cope with the
Japanese forces.
Japan Will Here Submarine Boats.
London, April 19. While it is an
thoritativeiy stated that the Japanese
have no submarine navy at the present
time, and therefore it is impossible that
the Russian battleship Petropavlovsk
could have been sunk by a loat of this
class, it is understood that the Japan
ese arsenals and navy yards are working
overtime on two or more submarine
boats, which will he ready before the
Russian Baltic squadron reaches the
Far East.
RUSSIAN VICTORY
SURPRISE JAPS WHILE TRYLNQ
TO
LAND 12,000 MEN.
Enemy Waa Lying In Walt and Inlllctod
Heavy Loss In Men and Gun Ad
miral Togo Again Bombard Port
Arthur Without Damage to Fort, Al
though Several are Killed.
London, April 18. The St. Peters
burg correspondent of- the Standurd
sends a rumor to the effect that Vice
Admiral Togo's fleet escorted a Japan
ese landing of troops to the westward
of the Y alu river. When 12,000 men
had been landed the Russian troops,
which were lying concealed, suddenly
attacked them, driving them back to
the ships, with heavy losses in men
and guns.
Russian Fortifications Completed.
St. Fetersburug, April 18. A dis
patch from Liao Yang says that the
Russian fortifications on the Yalu river
have been completed. The center of
the line of fortified positions is An
tung. The right flank rests on Ta
Tung Kau and the left flank on Kiu
Len Cheng, on the west bank of the
Yalu.
AQAIN BOMBARD PORT ARTHUR.
Japanese Fire Many Projectiles,
but
Cause No Damage.
St. Petersburg, April 18. A tele
gram from Admiral Alexieff from Port
Arthur to the emperor says that from
9:15 o'clock this morning to midday
the Japanese fleet, in two divisions,
bombarded the fortress and the town
alternately from the Liao Tshan prom
ontory, firing 185 projectiles.
The Russian squadron, including the
battleship Pobieda, replied from the
anchorage by a plunging fire. The
batteries also participated.
The losses on land were seven Chi
nese killed and five soldiers and three
Chinese wounded.
The Russian warships sustained no
damage and there was no loss of life
on them.
This attack is taken here to show
Admiral Togo has not given up his
purpose of damaging the rest of the
Russian ships, now that there is little
possibility ef them again going to aea.
Unquestionably he is aware of the
effect of his previous bombardment,
and the fact that he has repeated it in
dicates to the officers here that he be
lieves there is a good chance for a pro
jectile hitting a target. In order to
drop a shell into the harbor or city, a
high angle fire is necessary. This is
the reason the Japanese squadron took
up a position at Liao Tishan. Other
bombardments were from the same
point, which, at the time, did Hut
seem to be w'thin the range of the Rus
sian batteries.
MAY QIVB UP POSTAL INQUIRY.
Senate Now Looks With Little Favor Up
on an Investigation.
Washington, April 18. President
Roosevelt had an important conference
today with Senators Aldrich, Spooner
and Penrose, the last named being the
chairman of the committee of post
offices and postroads. The conference
related to the proposed investigation by
a senate committee of the affairs of the
poBtoffice department. All parties to it
were reticent as to the details of the in
terview, but enough is known about it
to indicate that an inquiry into the
postal affairs is not so likley to be au
thorized aa it was a day or two ago.
The subject is being considered confi
dentially by the senate leaders, and a
definite dceision, one way or the other,
may be reached soon. Objections to a
congressional investigation have been
suggested which may induce the senate
to abandon the proposition altogether.
A searching investigation into the
affairs of the Washington and. New
York postoffices is now being con
ducted. These inquiries were insti
tuted by the president himself, and
tbey are being made very thorough.
In addition to these inquiries, Messrs.
Conrad and Bonaparte, under general
uiHiruciions irorn me president, are
still pursuing their investigation into
postollice department matters.
Commander of Czarovltch Perished.
Pans, April 18. A dispatch to the
Temps from St. Petersburg says:
The causes of the catastrophe at Port
Arthur are linited to two hypotheses.
a submerged Russian mine or an explo
sion on hoard the l etropavlovsk. AH
the victims are badly burned and the
catastrophe was complete within one
minute and a half. The fleet remain
ing at Port Arthur is reduced to i
strictly defensive basis. The com
mander of the Gzareoviteh ierished on
the l'etropavlovsk before he had as
sumed command.
Mrs. Botkln In Police Court.
San Francisco, April 18. Mrs. Cor
-1.l--.Tl.lt . . . - . .
ueiin jmiKin appeared today in J'olice
Judge Conlan's court for her prelimin
ary examination on the charge of pois
oning Mrs. Joshua Deane, of Dover,
Del. She was represented by Attorney
R. C. Larke, a friend of her former
counsel. The taking of testimony of
the Delaware witnesses was at once be
gun. Mrs. Lizzie L. Kemp, formerly a
clerk in the postoflice at Dover, being
me nrsi witness called.
Urges Nation Pay for Work of Mob.
Washington, April 18. President
Roosevelt today sent to congiess a mes
sage recommednlng an appropriation of
125,000 to compensate William R
Radcliffe, a British subject, for loss of
property by mob in Colorado in 1901
WAR LOS5 STUNS.
Russia Flnda Japanese Also Sunk a
Torpedo Boat.
St. Petersburg, April 16. On the
heels of the announcement of the sink
ing of the battleship PetropavlovsK
conies the news that the Japanese sur-
rounded-and sunk the torpedo boat des
troyer Bezstrashni. Only five of her
crew escaped, although it is probable
some were taken prisoners.
News of the reverse was communi
cated to the czar by Admiral Onkomi-
sky. He wired today that the destroy
ers aim (our consorts were outside
Bcouting during the night. The Bezs
trashni lagged behind and lwcame lout
in the mist. When day broke, she
tried to creep in along the coast but
was discovered, cut off, overpowered
and sunk. Admiral Oukouistky's dis
patch concludes as follows:
"I have taken command provision
ally of the fleet Bince the disaster to
the Petropavlovsk. During some ma
neuvering of the battleship squadron
the Pobieda struck against a mine
amidships on the starboard side She
was able to regain port by herself. No
one on board of her was killed or
wounded."
The Russian word in the text of the
official dispatch describing the accident !
to the Pobieda means either "mine" or
"torpedo," but the qualifying adjective
indicates something moving toward the
ship. This dispatch puts an end to
the idea prevailing here that there had
been an engagement following the dis
aster to the Petropavlovsk. It Is con
sidered remarkable here that the Jap
anese did not take advantage of this
terrible accident to attack Port Arthur.
PENSION ITEM IS $4,000,000.
House Committee Completes Oeneral
Deficiency Appropriation BUI.
Washintgon, April lo. The house
committee on appropriations today com
pleted the general deficiency appropria
tion bill, carrying a total of $10,388,.
744. The largest item in the hill is
$4,000,000 for pensions. Of this sum,
$1,500,000 is an estimated deficiency
which will be caused by the execution
of the recent service pension order.
The minority members of the commit-
tee made a fight against this amend-
ment, and it was ordered reported by
a party vote.
As the item is included, a minority
report accompanies that of the major
ity to the house. Thj minority views
are signed by Underwood, Brundige,
Benton, Livingston and Pierce. Tay-'
lor of Alabama, was absent. The con-'
elusion of the minority is that there
was no warrant of law for the appropri-
ation of the million and a half dollars
lequested by the commissioner of pen-
sions requested for the purpose herein
stated. It quotes the recent order in
full, and says that while there are
members of congress who favor a serv
ice pension law, it ia not wholly the
urisdiction of the appropriations com
mittee to consider the question. "Our
duty," the report says, "is confined to
providing the money to pay the obliga
tions of the united States contracted
under the law. The point we desire to
make is that there is no law on the
statute books of the United States that
allows the $1,500,000 appropriation
asked for by the commissioner of pen.
sions to pay the deciency caused by ex.
ecutive order, and we will move on the
floor of the house to reduce the appro
priation asked for pensions to the ex
tent of $1,500,000 for that reason."
SUBMARINE BOATS IN PLAY.
Japan Believed to Havo Two to Plant
Mines at Port Arthur.
Paris, April 16. The St. Petersburg
correspondent to the Echo de Paris,
under this morning s date, sends the
following:
"I learn that a firm opinion prevails
in naval circles, based on telegrams
from the surviving oificers, that the
loss of the I'etroplavlovsk and the in
juries to the Pobieda were caused by
torpedoes launched by the Japanese,
and by submarine vessels. 'Hitherto it
has not been believed that the Jajiaiisne
hud any submarine bouts, but it is now
admitted that such boats might have
leen received with the cruisers bought
from Argentine and brought out from
Genoa by English crews. It is diffi
cult to verify this, but the admiralty is
of the opinion that the cruiser brought
out two submaiine vessels."
Bayan Evidently Damaged.
London, April 16. The Daily Tele
graph's correspondent at Wie Hal Wei,
telegraphing under date of April 1.1,
says: "The British cruiser Esplegle
reports that at 5 :45 o 'clock this morn
ing she sighted five Japanese warships
engaging the Kussian cruiser lsayan,
making for Port Arthur from the di
rection of the Yalu. The Russian
cruiser Askold and another cruiser Is
sued from Port Arthur to assist the
Bayan. At 6:45 o'clock the Russians
got nnder the shelter of the forts, but
the Bayan was damaged.
Alexieff Ordered to Take Charge.
Paris, April 16. The SJ. Petersburg
correspondent of the Echo de Paris tel
ergaphi the following: At 3 o'clock
today the emperor telegraphed Viceroy
Alexieff ordering him to go to Port
Arthur immediately and assume com'
mand of the squadron pending the ap
pointment of Vice Admiral Makaroff 's
successor. The viceroy leaves tonight.
Rumors that Rear Admiral Prince
Ouktomsky was In action against 18
Japanese vessels is unconfirmed.
Snow Falls In Maryland.
Cumberland, Md., April 16. Snow
fell here and throughout Western Mary
land today. At Frostburg and other
points it covered the ground to the
depth of two Inches.
HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON
OOLD FIND IN CROOK COUNTV.
Cllne. Butte Contains a Mass of Oold
Bearing Rock.
Bend Cllne Butte, 15 miles north
of Bend, has been found to contain a
large mass of gold bearing rock. The
whole butte is supposed to lie of the
same character and there has been quite
a rush to locate claims there. There is
room, however, for less than a dozen
mining claims on this butte, but a sim
ilar geological formation extends
through a string of hills to the west
ward and prospecting ia In progress
there.
The rock la porphyry and qunrtlzite
and it carries about $4 in gold and a
little silver to the ton. This surface
outcrop is considered very promising.
The ease with which this rock can be
mined gives it value, even at this low
grade. It is estimated that at least
half its value will be profit. The rock
is of the same kind that ia found in
the Ochoco mines, northeast of Prlne
ville.
This discovery was made by Otto
Retzlaff and C. P. Becker, the latter
having spent a year and a half on the
Yukon, where he became acquainted
with gold mining. Steps are being
taken to develop tho Cline Butte claims.
HEAVY FIRE LOSSES.
Shown by Annual Report of Insurance
Commissioner Dunbar.
Salem An increase of over 10 per
cent in the fire insurance business, a
decrease of 17 per cent in net premi
ums on fire insurance, an increase of
18 per cent in both business and net
premiums in life , insurance, and the
withdrawal of all but three surety com
panies, are the most prominent features
of the annual report of Insurance Com
missioner F. I. Dunbar.
The report covers the year 1003, and
was compiled on April 1, as required
by law. Though the report shows the
healthy industrial growth of the state,
as Indicated by the increasing
fire In-
surance business, it also shows the de-
creasing profits caused by unusual tire
losses. In the past five years the
amount of Are risks written per year
has increased about 50 per cent. In
1899 the total as $64,100,000. In 1903
it as $95,600,000. The. net premiums
fur 1903 are less than in 1902, or for
any other year since 1898. The fire
losses for 1902 were $659,000 and for
1903 $1,314,000, or an Increase of
almost 100 per cent. Seven companies
lost money last year on their Insurance
business in Oregon
TO TAP TIMBER BELTS.
Oregon dt Southeastern to Again Begin
f Coaatroctloa.
Cottage Grove That the Oregon A
Southeastern railroad rrsy he extended
into virgin timber lands, construction
work is to I renewed after an interval
of four months.
A grading gang will start at once and
a tracklaying gang will follow in a few
days. . G. B. Hengen, of New York,
manager of the road, savs the line will
be extended this season to Warehouse,
ten miles from here. Two miles of
grade are now almost ready for the
track.
Manager Hengen declares that the
depressed lomter situation will not
long continue, and wishes to have the
road extended into new timber twits to
take advantage of a livlier market.
The new electric plant of the Oregon
securities company will bo commenced
this week, Manager Hengen says. A
gang is now connecting the machine
drills in the long tunnel. The com
pany expects to strike the Champion
ore chute in about 30 days from this
tunnel, which will be used later for an
electric road from the Champion to the
Musick mine.
Indians Havo a Whole flooth.
Pendleton The Umatilla Indians
whose diseased cayuses brought the
state veterinarian to the range in
Northern Morrow two weeks ago to In
tpect conditions, will have all this
month to dip their animals and try to
rid them of mango, vats will It pro
vided at Pendleton by the domestic an
imal commission of the state, and the
Indians must have their animals here
efore May 1. A ei miliar opportunity
is extended white men with mangy
horses. The expense of dipping will
be paid by the state.
To Clear Columbia Channel.
The Dalles Major W. C. Langfitt
engineer in charge, accompanied by
Lieutenant Itees and W. II. Morris.
have left on an inspection visit to
Three-Mile rapids, alove this city,
where work will commenco Immediate
ly'nnon removal of obstructions in the
Columbia at that point' The contract
for this work, awarded some time since
to Wakefield A Co, of Portland, has
now been approved and ojeratlons will
be pushed there at once.
lo Build Leveea Along River.
Pendleton County Judgo Hartman
and Commissioner Walker are In Walla
Walla to confer with the commissioners
of that county on Important improve
ments for the Little Walla Walla river
near Freewater and Milton. Nearly
every season the river has overflowed
its banks and done considerable damage
to fruit and crops. The two counties
will co-operate In the building of the
levees.
Eastern Oregon a A. R.
Ia Grande The Eastern Oregon O.
A. R. encampment will meet in Ia
Grande this year for the first time In
some years on July 1, 3, 8 and 4, and
It wilt be one of the most rousing rele
brationi ever held In Eastern Oregon.
VIBW HOOD RIVER LANDS.
State Land Board Please 1 With Farma
oa Which Loan Is Asked.
Hood River Governor Chamberlain,
Secretary of State Frank Dunbar and
State Treasurer Charles E. Moore, com
prising the state land board, arrived in
Hood River the first of the week and
were driven over the valley In outer
that they might form an opinion of the
fruit lands upon which the state la to
lend school money to tho farmers who
must borrow funds to meet their pay
mints on stock in the Farmers' Irriga
tion company.
All the members of the board were
very favorably imptessed with what
they saw, and are perfectly satisfied to
loan the Hood River farmers the money
some of them need.
Five and Seven Cents.
Astoria The Columbia River Fish
ermen's Protective union has fixed the
opening prices for salmon on the Co
lumbla river for the coming season at
6 cents per pound for fish wefghing lose
than 25 pounds and 7 cents per pound
for those weighing 25 pounds or over.
This Is the samo price as last season
for the small fish, but Is an advance of
one cent for the large ones. The meet
ing also appointed a committee on the
question of affiliating with the Fisher
men's Protective union of the Pacific
coast and Alaska.
Will Vote oa Union County Seat.
Ia Grande The county court of
Union county has just decided that the
input ion of relocating the county seat
from Union to La Grande may be voted
upon by the people of the county In
the general election in June. J. I).
Slater, of La Grande, appeared for the
petitioners and T. II. Crawford, of
Union, for the remonstrators. Tho
court decided to dismiss the remon
strant's and granted the prayer of the
petitioners.
Coles Hot Springs Sanitarium.
Ia Grande Arrangements are being
made for the erection of a sanitarium
at the Coles hot springs at Haines. It
reported that Dr. May and other
Baker City parties, who have a 42-
year lease on the proprety, have en
tered Into a contract with Mr. rinell of
Haines to furnish 250,000 feet of lum
ber for the construction of the build
ing. Tliis will make two springs of the
kind in Eastren Oregon, the Hot Lake
having been used for this purpose for
some time.
Columbia Jetty to Be Extended.
Astoria Assistant Engineer Hegardt
slates that the replacing of the portion
of the jetty trestle, which was carried
away by storms last winter, has been
completed and work on tho Jetty ex
tension will he resumed on April 30.
One thousand tons of rock w ill then b
recoived from the Bugby quarry, but
no rock will be received by water from,
the Columbia contract company's quary
for some time, ai the receiving wharve
at Fort Stevens have been delayed in
construction.
Down a Long Flume. '
Ia Grande The work of shooting
wood down the flume from Fox hill to
the electric light plant at Oro Dell,
which furnishes the light for Ia
Grande, began this week. The flume
Is two miles Icing. Six men are em
ployed. PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Walla Walla,
83c; bluestem,. 81c.
74c 5
valley.
rolled.
liar ley reel, Z3 per
ton;
124023.
Flour Valley, $3.90(34.05 per bar
rel; hard wheat straights, $4Q4.25;
clears, $3.85(84.10; hard wheat pat
ents, $4. 40Q4.70; graham, $3.50(94;
whole wheat, $404.25; rye flour.
14-25.
Oat No. 1 white, $1.1591. 17K;
gray, $1.101.12X per cenUl.
Millstuffs Bran, $19(520 per ton;
middlings, $20.60(327; shorts, $20ft
21; chop, 18; linseed, dairy food,
$19.
Hay Timothy, $15(310 per ton;
clover, $10(311; grain, 911012; cheat.
$11(412.
Eggs Oregon ranch, 17Mlac.
Butter Sweet cream hutter, 30c per
pound; fancy creamery, 25c; choice
creamery, 22.! 24c; dairy and store,
nominal.
Butter Fat Sweet cream, 28Jc;
sour cream, 26jc.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, 13(
13Xc per pound; springs, small, I7ft
18c; hens, 13X914c; turkeys, live, 16
17c; dressed, 18(t20c; ducks, $8
per dozen; geese, live, fic per pound.
Cheese Full cream, twins, 12 13c;
Young America. 14015c.
Vegetables Turnips, 80c per sack;
carrots, (c ; beets, $1; parsnips, $1;
csbbsgo, l,2c; lettuce, hesd, 25ft
40c per dozen; parsley, 25c; tomatoes,
$2.26(i 2.60 per crate; cauliflower, 75c
3fl per down; celery, flOftOOc;
squash, 2c per pound; ructinilicrs,
1.7602 ier dozen; asparagus, 84jW
lie; peas, fic per pound; rhubarb, 7
9c; lieans, 10c; onions, Yellow Dan
vers, 1 2(32. 40 per sack.
Honey $3043.60 per case.
Potatoes Fancy, $1Q1.35 percental;
common, 70390c; now potatoes, 3Xo
per pound; sweets, 6c per pound.
Fruits Htrawlierrles, 21c per basket;
apples, fancy Baldwins and Hpltzen.
bergs, $1.60(82.60 per box ; choice, $1
01.60; cooking, 76c0t$l.
Hops 1903 crop, 23925o per pound.
Wool Valley, 16917c; Eastern Ore
ton, 12914c; mohair, 80(3 81c per
pound for choice.
Beef Dressed, 697Xo pe' pound.