THE HEPPHER TIMES
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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,
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