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THE HEPPHER TIMES PMsbc4 Ew Tfcaraday. HEPPNER OREGON WEEIVSDOINGS General Review of Important Happen penlgs Presented in a Brief and Condensed Corm. The czar has summoned all reserve officers to the colors. Japan holds that the nntarlity cf China at Shanghai is imperfect. An engagement with Kuiopatkin will porbably be forced at Liao Yang. The intetior department is in no hur ry to create forest reserves in Oregon. The Japanese have captured all forts on the Pigeon bay side of Port Arthur, Five persons were killed at Manden, Mo., by the explosion of a car of dyna mite. Rioting continues at the Chicago stock yards. Another man has been shot. Japan in showing utter disregard for lives is bieaking all precedents at lort Arthur. The loss caused by the tornado in North St. Louis is much heavier than at first reported. The anniversary of "Mad" Anthony Wayne's victory over the Indiana was observed at the St. Louis fair by an imposing pa a e. The rains are stopping around liao Yang. The roads ate still in bad con dition and active operations are not ex pected until they are in bettter shape. A felling almost akin to despair reigns in the Russian admiralty. Forest fires continue to rage in the reserves of Montana, destroying much valuable timber. Japanese ships are cruising off Cbe foo in search of the Russian boats Di ana and Novik. LOSS IS MILLIONS. Tornado Sweeps Over SI. Paul and Minneapolis. St. Faul, Aug. 23. Several persona were killed, a number are reported missing and SO to 100 were Injured, some fatally; business property and residences were damaged to the ex tent of perhaps $1,000,000; the mas sive steel bridges across the Missis sippi were wrecked and strained; shade trees were leveled and much other damage was done In St. Paul and Minneapolis by a tornado which broke over the two cltlea shortly after 9 o'clock last night Apparently the storm was of a local character, for as far as can be learned no damage was done in the neighbor ing towns. The storm was particular ly severe In the business districts of the two cities. Windows were blown in and roofs torn from immense whole sale warehouses and the flood of rain which accompanied the storm did lm- measurable damage to stocks of goods. Dwelling houses, churches and schools also suffered greatly. Railroad traffic between St. Paul and Minneapolis was entirely cut off. The street railway systems of both cities were prostrated. For hours after the storm had spent its fury It was im possible to get into communication with Minneapolis, the telephone wires being demoralized. Rumors of great loss of life were rife, but on being tracked to their sources were found to be incorrect. All teleeraph wires were down and the Associated Press was compelled to send men to stations down the river before communications could be estab lished with the outer world. The storm was of short duration. lasting not more than 15 minutes. The devastation it wroueht was terrific. The wind, according to the government weather observer blew 80 miles an hours, coming from the southwest. Buildines were unroofed and fronts blown in, the cellars being flooded by the rain which came in great waves along with the wind. Electric wires were prostrated and many persons were inlured by contact with electric light and trolley wires. PURIOUS North St. Louis Is Swept a Tornado. GALE LOSS WILL REACH i 1 00,000 One Person Killed and Fifty Probab ly Injured Many Miraculous Es capes Wires arc Down. fURTHER CHECK TO TRAIIO. PACKERS WILL EIGHT.. Paraguayan rebels have demanded the city of Asuncion, allowing it 24 hoars to surrender. A cloudburst near Globe, Arizona, caused a loss of several lives and great damage to property. A Russian gunboat was sunk by com ing in contact with a mine near the Liao Tung peninsula. The Russians will sink their ships at Port Arthur rather than let them fall into the hands of the enemy. The corporation counsel of Chicago has decided that the packers have no right to house employes in their plants. Forest fires in Clarke county, Wash., are doing great damage A number of homes have been burned and much cordwood destroyed. A suspect has been arrested. The Russian Bat lie fleet has sailed for trie Far East. General Stoessel made a defiant reply to the Japanese demand that he sur render. The weat ciop in Eastern Oregon and Waemeton will be te greatest ever known. The Russian ships damaged in the recent battles can take no further pait in the war. The Grand Army has elected General Wilmon Blackmar, of Massachusetts, commander in chief. It is believed that the raids of the Russian squadron will not cost ship ping more than $250,000. Indications are more favorable than ever that Russia will agree to the American definition of contraband of war. The Japanese consul general at Shanghai has notified-the taotai that a fleet is coming to seize the Russian war vessels there. The Japanese are making a final as sault on Port Arthur, and reports say they have already sacrificed 20,000 men. Several important positions have been taken. Japan has demanded the surrender of Port Arthur. A Georpia mob overpowered the militia, seized two negro murderers and burned them alive. It is now certain that the Japanese have taken impoitant land positions at Port Arthui, the file from which com pelled the Russian fleet to leave the harbor. Great Britain, in her answer to Rus sia, contends that foodstuffs cannot 'be classed as contraband. The government is experiencing tron ble in securing Oregon gold lor the Lewis and Clark souvenir gold dollars The Russian admiralty ia still in the dark as to the fate of Withoeft's ships not heard from tince the Port Arthur battle. America deems that Japan was in the wrong in taking the Russian tor pedo boat from Chefoo and that the vessel should be returned. To date the Russian navy has lost even cruisers an one battleship besides those which have iust taken refuge in neutral ports and disarmed. The Jap' nese have lost one cruiser and one bat- tlsehip. St. Petersburg expects the fall of Port Arthur at any moment. Japan ia laying in great quantities of uppliea for a winter campaign in Manchuria. Court Must Decide on Their Right House Employes. Chicago, Aug. 23. The packers will apply to the courts for an injunction to prevent the carrying out of the city's orders that the strike-breakers be no longer housed In the buildings in the stockyards. This was decided on at a meeting of the legal representatives of all the packing firms, save one, that are affected by the strike. Agents of the packers hurried about the yards today reassuring the non-union men and rushing the work of re- habilitating baTracks to be entirely separate from the slaughter houses. Arrangements were made to bring In tents to cover every available vacant spot for the same purpose-. Small cir cus tents were sent for to meet the emergency. Swift's carshops were soon taken possession of by mechanics, who began fitting up the plant's bunkhouse, and the same was done with other buildings, apart from the killing de partments. Every effort was made to prevent a stampede of non-unionists The packers declare it was successful and' that the exodus was no larger than is usual on Saturdays. Union pickets reported that the desertions were heavy and that the non-union men were in a state of terror. St. Louis, Aug. 22. A tornado ol extreme fury swept down upon the res idence portion of North St. Louis late today, resulting in the death of one person, injury to probaoly 60, and damage to property estimated at $100, 000. The atmosphere became murky and a dark cloud was noticed in North St. Louis approaching from the southwest. Suddenly, an arm seemed to shoot down like a gigantic cable, twisting and turning. The end touched the ground at Nineteenth and Angehodt sheets, and with incredible swiftness and force swept east along Angelrodt toi ten blocks. Then it turned north and swept three blocks alonir Broad- ay, when it jumped eight blocks northeast to the foot of Bremaii Btreet and the river, where much property along the river hank was destroyed. I he tornado then jumped to about the middle of the river, and encount ered a ferryboat, which was turned and tossed about, but was not sunk. The tornado once more lifted and struck the Illinois shore near Madison, wheie it demolished several dwellings, the I eiderkranz hall and blew down a por tion of the Madison cooper works, kill ing John Lllmgton. Severe damage was done to buildings at enice and Granite City, which ad oins Madison. One person was killed in the former city and a number in jured. to quick ly am trie tornado sweep through Worth St. Louis that the citi zens could scarcely comprehend what had happened. In (he stillness that followed, cries were heard on all sides as the terror stricken persons ran about the streets. Not a telegraph, telephone or trolley pole was left standing along the street swept by the tornado, and trees were piled in heaps. The path f the tornado was about a block and a nan wiue along wnicn nouses were unroofed, window panes broken, sever al factories partially demolished and the streets littered with debris. ACTION SAVES MANY. Captain of Ferryboat Rammed Makes Harbor Quickly New York, April 23. A hundred pas sengers on the ferryboat South Side, plying in the East river between Tenth street and Green Point, have been saved from possible death by quick ac tion on the part of a captian of a New Haven Railroad transfer-boat. The ferry boat 50 yards out in the stream making for the slip at the foot of Tenth street, when she was rammed by the big float carrying 15 freight cars. The floats prow penetrated nearly to thee enter of the ferry boat on the side of the ladie.2' cabin. The passengers fled in terror, many of the women In the cabin having been cut and bruised by flying glass and splint ers. The captain of the transfer-boat realized that if he backed off the ferry boat would float helplessly away an sink. Whistling for help, he ordered on all pressure, pushed the helpless ferryboat toward the docks, and sue ceeded in shoving it against the pier of the slip where the passengers quickly scrambled through the windows an over piles of freight to the street. few minutes later the South Side set tled to the bottom. Darkness and Btorm. together with misunderstanding of signals, probably caused the accident. Panama Enters Denial. Panama, Aug. 23. President Ama dor today informed the correspondent of the Associated Press that there was no truth in the report received in New York yesterday from Buena Ventura Colombia, to the effect that the govern ment of Panama had stationed a gar rison at Fort Nugul, at the confluence of the Atrata and San Juan rivers, thereby assuming formal possession of a wide strip of the Colombian depart ment of Cawes. The president added that Panama wants peace with all na tions and especially with Colombia. HUNGER MAKES THEM BOLD. Packing-House Strikers Try to Kill Steers, and Pierce Battle Ensues. Chicago, Aug. 22. The fiercest riot of the stockyards strike occurred to night when hungry dwellers of the packinghouse district sought to capture and kill eight steers that had escaped from the yards. Th" mob numbered 4,000 persons, and th? streets were cleared only after 120 policemen in five squads bad charged the rioters on four sides. Shots were fired and scores of rioters were clubbed. Few arrests were made as the police contented themselves with dispersing the mob. In no pre vious riots were clubs used so freelv. Fire in the northeast corner of th stockyards gave rise to exciting rumors that incendiaries were at work Sparks, presumably from a passing lo comotive, fell into a pile of hay. The blaze was quickly extinguished. A new source of trouble developed in the strike situation today when the grease wagon teamsters voted to handle nothing for meat dealers who are "un fair." The teamsters will not haul any refuse except for dealers who pat ronize the independent packers only. President Donnelly has had a confer ence with the executive board with the "League of American Business Men," which was organized to raise funds for the strikers. A committee was formed to extend the movement to all parts of the city instead of confining it to the stockyards district. The league has raised the race issue, taking the ground that if the packers will nut end the strike all the white residents will be drivn from the stockyards region and that the place will become a negro set tlement with a population of at least 70,000 men, women and children- Public Land Slates arc Divided Into Districts. Washington, Aug. 20. To render the inspectiou of the service of the general land olllee mora effective, the acting secretary ot the Interior today divided the public land states into nine inspection districts, 'plating a special agent in charge of each. This special agent will have supervision ovei all other spceial agents assigned to this district and will have charge of all in spections carried on in that diBtric, being in turn directly responsible to the general land office. Oregon has been made a special dis trict with Special Agent Thomas B. Neuhausen, ot Minnesota, in charge. Washington is another separate dis trict with F.dward W. Dixon, of Ore gon, in charge, while Idaho and Mon tana combine to make another district under Harry H. Schwartz, of South Dakota, These special agents were se lected iroin the list of five laud ollices because of their proficiency and adapt ability foi the service and will receive $1,500 instead of $1,200 as heretofoie, th an allowance of $3 per day for subsistence. Nicholas J. O'Brien will be in charge of t lie Idaho-Montana district. Oregon and Washington are the only states that constitute sepacrate dis tricts. The experience of the past Iwo years has demonstrated that with all special agents repotting direct to t tie general land office at Washington it has been almost impossible to keep check on those who go wrong. Num erous discharges have lately been made, because special agents have been found participating in fraudulent land opera tions, locating settlers on desirabble lands, furnishing speculators with val uable inside information, etc. It was this discovery that led Land Commis sioner Kichards to work out the new system which was approved today. Special agents in charge of the dis tricts will have headquarters at local land offices to be selected by them. Each will bave a civil service clerk, whose salary w,ill be $1,000 per annum OREGON NEWS OF INTEREST TINE TIMBER DESTROYED. fire on McCully Mountain Supposed to Have Been Set by Campers. Alliany Ths fotest Area which have len raging In the mountains of Oregon for the past ten days are having the usual effect on valley towns. A pall ot smoke, so thick that the eyes burn, hangs over Albany, and tba hurlzon is narrowed down to a very short dis tance. The sun looks like a ball of fire, leing almost hidden from view a part of the time. The smoke in Alliany Is paraticular ly bad because of a fire in close proxim ity to the city. Just east of Lacomb, which is only about 15 miles from Al liany, is a tire which has Iwen burning (or several days, and is doing inestima ble damage. The tire is on the side of MiCullv mountain, which la covered with one of the II nest bodies of timber in the county. There had been a miiii lier of fires in that section for some time, but all were under control and the loss was normal. Albany people could see a large column of smoke ris ing from the side of the mountain east of Lacomb, and later came the news that an immense and destructive tire was sweeping over McCully mountain with irresistible force. The fire is thought to have been started by careless campers, and the authorities are inves tigating to see of the blame cannot 1 fastened on someone. HOP MEN IN HIGH GLEE. Crop Will Be Large, anC Quality Bel ter Than Last fear. Albany 1'iospecta are very bright for Linn county hopgrowers this yeat. The yield Is expected to be fully large as that ot last year, sfnd the qual ity of ths product much better. The weather has been all that hop men could desire, and ths crop is free from vermin. 4 lcking will comuuuee the last ot this month. The prices lor picking will 1 the same as last year. But tow contracts (or sale ot hops have been made up to this time. The prevailing price tor those few sales that have been made is 20 to 21 cents. Although growers have made 110 effort to sell their hops before tha season la fairly opened, yet there does not seem to bo any disposition to hold the crop, as there was lust year. This is thought to bo duu to the fact that the slump in prices lute in the season lust year caused a loss ol thousands of dolUt to those, who were holding for top prices. BRING HIGH PRICE. Last and TO SAVE TIMBER. Eire Be Put Alarm System May in Reserves. Washington, Aug. 20. The agricul tural department is considering the advisability of installing wireless tele graphy in forest reserves throughout the West with a view to making the system of forest protection mote effect ive. While the present ranger system Year's Hops Sell Well, Picking Soon Begins. Salem Krebs Brothers, hopgrnwei and dealers, have reported the purchase ot ISO bales of 1003 hops from the A. J. Luce Hop company at 26 cents. This is the highest price paid (or some time. Speaking of the hop situation, Ionard Krebs said that the greatest danger is that growers will begin pick ing too early. Some are talking of be ginning September 1, which Mr. Krebs says is fully a week too soon. In the Butterville, Hubbard, Aurora and St. Paul districts in particular the hops are usually too gieen, causing a loss in weight and also in quality. Mr. Krebs says that in view of the ab sence of vermin this season, there is no danger in letting the hops remain on the vine until they are ready for picking. Land Patents Held Hp. Albany Word has been received in Albany by F.d Dorgan, the timbei lo cator, from the interior department at Washington, D. C, that Albany claim ants of timber laud in t ia Klamath and take county distiicts will have to wait some time yet More receiving their patents. All the claimants have proved up 011 their claims and hold re ceipts from ths local land officers, but Messrs. Jones, Krlckson and Brown, the special apenta sunt out by Secretary Hitchcock, have recommended that tli land U held up for further Investiga tion. This is a great disappointment to the holders, who have waited (or a long time (or their patents. And the largo number ol people in Albany who have timbei claims in the Faster n Ore gon districts have a considers!! amount of money tied up in tha land. Exhibits of State. Salem From information that has been received by Secretary Wylie A. Moores, of the state fair hoard, it is is quite successful, numerous large fires evident that the state fair next month have occurred in reserves patrolled bv will equal, if not excel the splendid rangers because of their inability to reach the fires at the time of their origin. Secretary Wilson s idea is to provide each reserve with a practical fire protection system that can be used to give an alarm the moment fire is discovered and get the settlers anil the rangers to the scene without delay While not sat k fit d wireless telegraphy can be employed wi'.h good effect, Sec retary Wilson believes the plan worthy of investigation, and has directed Chief Moore, of the weather bureau, to tour the Black Hills' reserve in t-onth Da kota with a view of determining the possibilities of this new service. If it is found wireless telegraphy is too ex pensive or impracticable, Chief Moore will report on some other fire alarm system which will be effective in reach ing rangers in all parts of ttie reserve as well as settlers upon and adjacent to the reserve. If some system can be de vised that will not be too expensive, Secretary Wilson will recommend its adoption and ask congress to make the necessary appropriation tor equipping all the forest reserves in the West. It is believed such a fire alarm sys tem will be especially valuable and practicable in a receive like the Black Mills, where large mining interests are conducted within the reservation and employ a large force of men. Secre tary Wilson will not go into details in discussing his plan, nor will lie show how it' is proposed to use wireless tel egraphy. Ho wishes little publicity given the proposition until Chief Moore reports. Answer Is Held Up. Washington, Aug. 23. In reply to the State Department's Instructions to request President Castro to put the New York & Mermudese Asphal Com pany again In possession of Its proper ty In Venezuela, pending the decision of the Venezuelan supreme court In September, Minister Uowen has cabled that ho has laid these representations before the Venezuelan foreign office, but has not yet been able to secure an answer from President Castro. Will Emerge a Cruiser. Odessa, Aug. 22. In spite of the ac tion of Great Britain in protesting against the passage through the Dar danelles of the volunteer fleet steamers St. Petersburg and Smolensk, it is learned on excellent authority that se cret orders have been issued to the Sarafoff, a sister ship to the St. Peters burg, to make the journey shortly. She will be sent out as a hospital ship, but singularly enough during the last week ammunition hoists have been placed in position, while it is known she carries a battery of rapid fire guns. Utah Makes a Bid. Salt Lake City, Aug. 22. The city council committee on public grounds has made a strong bid for the perma nent home of the American Mining congress. The committee decided to offer to donate to the congress the fine vacant lot due north of the city and county building for a site for its per manent home. The lot Is about 50x 165 feet and is to be given on the sole condition that the congress erect a suitable buildings upon the site. Russia Buys More Steamers. Brussels, Aug. 22. Russia continues to secure modern steamers for use as transports. She has puichased the 4, 400 ton Tiberius and ths 8,500 ton Caludlus, both English built boats of high speed. Can't Slop Use of Wine. Washington, Aug. 20. Despite the protest of the Christian Endeavor so cieties of Connecticut, the traditional bottle of wine will be broken across the prow of the battleship Connecticut when she is launched. Acting Secre tary ot the Navy Darling, in his reply to the protest, said: "Permit me to suggest that you and the 3,000,000 of people you represent ought to find com fort in the thought that wine thus ex pended can neither imperil the soul nor contribute to ths cup of human sorrow." Tenders Ills Resignation, London, Aug. 20. The correspond ent of the Standard at Tientsin says that Lieutenant Newton McCully, 'A the United States navy, and Lieutenant Decuivervllle, of the French navy, have left that port. The correspond ent adds thin, the Chinese admiral, Bah, has tendered his resignation and offered himself for punishment on account of his inability to prevent the Japanese capturing the Russian torpedo boat de- stioyer Reyeshitelni. expositions which have been held here for the last five years. There are more horses in training on Lone Oak track now than ever before at this time of the year. Many breeders of livestock who have never been here belore are making arrangements to come with their herds, and the livestock depart ment will lie at great an attraction as ever, (-pare in the main pavilion Is being lapidly taken (or county and gen eral premium exhibits, and many new displays will be seen. Hop Market to Open. Salem Though 20 to 2 1 cents is free ly offered for contracts lor 11)04 hops, nothing of consequence is being done in this market. Growers are preparing for the harvest, which will In-gin about September 8 to 10, anil are worrying very little about prices. The hops in this vicinity are in excellent condition, so far as quality is concerned, and there has been no change in the estimates of the probable yield. Al Jemian, who still holds 200 bales of hops of thclliO.'l crop, baa refused an offer ol 2J cents a pound for tha lot. Urges Fruitgrowers to Organize. Ia Grande A meeting of (irand Konde horticulturists whs held at the Commercial club hift week. Professor S. B. Green, of the Minnesota Agricul tural college addressing the meeting, who came here with Colonel Judon, of the O, R. & N. The professor urged the necessity of organization of the fruitgrowers, and believes the Grand Romle one of the grandest fruit sec tions he lias had the pleasure of look ing over in tho West. Wheat Crop Ready. Salem Because spring wheat is ready to harvest, farmers are hauling little grain to town now, and there is little activity in the wheat market. All the flouring mills in this vicinity are paying a premium ot 2)'g cents above the export quotations, and buy ers for export are meeting the milling price. Torest Tires Create Havoc. Eugene A number of forest fires are treating havoc in Lane county. Con- liderahle damage has already been done and heavy losses are feared. A large fire is now burning in some ot the fin est timber on the McKenzio river. Several fires prevail. Harvester Burns In Held. Wasco While the harvest crew were at dinner the combined harvester of Henry Howell, near Wasco, caught fire and burned up completely. The cause of the fire is unknown. Loss $2,000, with no insurance. Orfly a small lot of wheat was burned. Road to Aid Three Counties. Albany County Judge Scott, of Marion county, has been in conference with County Judge Stewart, ol Linn county, regarding the proposed road to connect the Willamette valley with the Deschutes country, in Crook county, and the outcome is very favorable to the road. Hon. John Minto, father of the scheme and discoverer ot the pasa through which the road will go, is now at his mountain home on the line ot the road, and will co-operate with the county judges in an effort to sceure a conference with the judge of Crook county, to see If the three counties can work together and divide the expense of L-uunirueving ine roau, wtiiin will be a mutual benefit. Crops In John Day Valley. Prairie City The hay crop In the John Day valley is this year as gissl aa usual, on an au-ragit. While some stockmen are complaining over a slight ly interior crop, others have harvested a superior one over those of previous years. George W. Mcllaley harvested 25 tons of timothy hay fiom a five-acre parcel of laud. Haying is now well under way, and in about another week the hay harvest will nearly 1 e complet ed. Only a small amount of grain ia being grown here, but It Is of gosI av erage quality. Tho fruit crop is excel lent, witli the exception of a few orch ards that was damaged by late frosU and hail storms. Cove Cherries Gel Prize. I-a Grande t'nion county cherries carried off the prize at the St. Uitiisj fair. C. M and O. (i. Stackland of Cove, c 111) of the greatest fruit sections in the state, have received word that their Royal Ann cherries sent in were given the 100 per cent mark by tho judges. Oregon has her own way at. the fair in the line of cherries, and those from Lniou county are consid ered the beit. Tho county has shinned out 20,000 boxes of the best varieties this season, besides the big home consumption. Remove Name's Stigma. Salem That the name ot the Oregon State Reform school lo changed to Oregon State Iudusiiiul school, is one of the recommendations made in th biennial report of Superintendent N. II. Iooney. This change is advised be cause the present nsme is to many a stigma of disgrace when applieJ to youths whose characters are not formed. "It is not the intention of the state to brand these boys when what they want is encouragement," says Superintendent I.ooney. Cruisers Heard from. London, Aug. 20. A dispatch to the Central News from Vladivostok says the cruisers Rossia and Gromobol, of the Vladivostok squadron, have return ed there. Wheat Market. Portland Walla Walla, 7678c; bluostem, 81(382c; valley, 80c. Tacoma Bluestem, 83c; club, 77c. Walla Walla Bluestem, 72073c; Club, 60c, La Grande Fortyfo d,68o;c.ub,OOc. Albany 73c. Incorporate at $1,000,000. Eugene The Willamette Valley Electiic railway company, which last week secured a franchise from thn county court to build a system ot trolley lines along Lane county roads, has filed articles of incorporation with the county clerk. The Incorporators are: Congressman J. F. Wilson, of Prescott, Ariz., and M. F. Taft and W. J. Wilsey, also ot Prescott. The cap! tal stock is $1,000,000, divided into hares of $1). Sulphite Mill Closed. Oregon City Having on hand a large surplus of the mill's product, the Crown Paper mills has temporarily closed dowwn Its sulphite mill, throw Ing out of employment 40 men. The wood mills of both local paper com panies have suspended operations also, because of the low stage ot the river. Because of this more than 100 men have been placed out of regular work temporaiily, 1 r