THE HEPPNER TIMES
PaMsh4 Evry Ttanday,
HEPPNER
OREGON
WEEK'SDOINGS
Central Rcvkw of Important Happen
penigs Presented In a Brief and
Condensed torm.
The work of dismantling the Lena is
in charge of an American gunner.
Tbe Russian troops are changing
their clothing tor the winter campaign.
I he fear is expressed by Russia that
China is secretly negotiating with
Japan.
The old Iroquois theater has been re
built ami the building inspector, has
approved its license.
Russia insists that horses and other
beasts of burden remain in the category
of absolute contraband.
United States war ships are practiet
ing shooting at night. The Kusso-Jap-
anese war has ted to this.
The Canadian government offers a
reward of 5,000 for the capture of the
Canadian Pacific train robbers.
The monitor Wyoming has been
ordered to remain on Puget sound to
enforce neutrality should the Korea
put into that port.
Major General Sumner, commanding
the Southern division, recommends the
abandonment of several military posts
in Texas and Colorado which were re
garded of the utmost importance in the
old days of Indian warfare.
The transport Lena has gone to Mare
Island and will be dismantled at once.
Field Marshal Oyama is repotted to
be concetratig bis men for a advance on
Mukden.
Japanese are rushing reinforcements
to Port Arthur and have captured an
other fort.
The Union Pacific Is carrying many
colonics to the Northwest and particu
larly Oregon.
Creffield, the holy roller, has admit
ted his guilt and has been sent to the
penitentiary for two years.
General Moore will relieve General
MacArthur of the command of the de
partment of California but not of
Pacific division.
A sweeping postal fraud order
been issued against the agents of
the
has
the
Preferred Mercantile company, which
has a representative in Portland.
A final sortie of the Russian squalron
at Port Arthur may be expected at any
time. Tbe commander of the fleet has
strict instructions that if the fortress
falls not on of the Russian ships must
fall into tbe Japanese hands.
One of the Canadian Pacific train
robbers is believed to have been cap
tured near Bellingham, Wash.
A bridge fire at Stillwater, Minn.,
collapsed when a crowd rushed on it.
Two people were killed and five others
injured.
A son has been born to the queen of
Italy. Tbe infant has been named
Humbert and given the title of Prince
of Piedmont.
The Russian transport Lena at San
Francisco is to disarm. All necessary
repairs will be made, but the vessel
cannot put to sea until the war is over.
" The Breakers hotel, at Long Beach,
Wash., has been totally destroyed by
fire. Very little of the contents were
saved owing to the rapiiitv w th which
be flames spread. The lues is placed
at 70,000.
The immense Pullman car shops at
Pullman, 111., have been closed. The
7,000 employes were told to take their
tools with them, and from this infer
that a considerable period of idlenesi
confronts them.
The Russian volunteer fleet steamer
Korea is expected to put in at Vic
toria, B. C. She is short ol coal.
The British officers will demand that
she dismantle unconditionally and
that tbe crew be sent home.
Tbe main Japanese army is within
21 miles of Mukden.
Tbe continued silence of Knropatkin
graetly irritates the Russian public.
Germany is reported to have made a
secret treaty to give Russia indiiect aid.
The Russian Baltic fleet has again
delayed Its departure for the Far Kant.
Russia tears that China will occupy
the territory conquered by Japan.
The British ship Ditton, from New
castle, baa gone aground off San Fran
cisco bay.
The first shipment of the Lewis and
Clark souvenir jold dollars have ar
rived in Portland. Arrangements for
placing them on sale are not complete.
They will bring f 2 each and to the
purchaser of five an additional one
will be given. They are a little small
er than a dime. The first shipment
contained 25,000.
The Japanese are expected to enter
Mukden soon.
St. Petersburg officials profess
norance at the arriavl of the Lena
San Francisco.
at
The flood of the Rio Grande river is
doing great damage to property in Texas
and it is feared many lives will be
lost.
Robbers held up a train at Letts,La
but found the safe contained no money.
Republicans elected the governor of
Main by a plurality of 33,000.
CLASH IN PANAMA.
Officials Cannot Agree as to Their
Rights.
Washington Sept. 20. The Times
tonight prints the following:
"There have arisen serious misun
derstandings between John Barrett
American minister at Panama, and the
isthmian commission. Admiral Walk
er, head of the isthmian canal commis
sion, prefers to deal with questions that
have arisen between this government
and Panama in his own way, desiring
not to 'waste time' with diplomacy.
"Minister John Barrett holds that
there are questions bearing on relations
between the canal tone government
and the government of the republic of
Panama that should be submitted to
diplomatic adjustment.
"The pinch has come in deteimining
whose authority shall lie uppermost in
settling a number of questions which
might as readily come under Governor
Davis jurisdiction as under that of
Minister Barrett. So serious has the
differences between the Panama officials
become that Minister John Barrett has
decided to come to Washington person
any to present his case to the preei
dent."
This story cannot be confirmed, but
probably grows out of the fact that
Minister Barrett is soon to return home
on leave of absence,which the president
promised be should have this fall.
TRAIN IN A WRECK.
Chicago Passenger Train Piled Up
at a Crossing.
Line a go, Npt. 20. A passenger
train on the Lake Shore & Michigan
Southern road was wrecked this after
noon at the crossing of the tracks at
Root street. Accounts of the cause
differ, some of the railroad people al
legmg that the train ran into an open
switch and others sayng the locomotive
jumped the track because of a broken
flange. Twelve persons were injured
and some of them may die.
The train was going at a high rate of
speed to make up lost time. The
tracks are elevated, and the accident
happened just before tbe train reached
the viaduct over Root street. The, en
gine plunged to tbe far side of tbe via
duct, where a rail torn from its fasten
ings rose up on end and transfixed the
rear of the engine cib and the lore part
of the baggage car. It held the wreck
age so firmly that several hours' work
with coldchisels was necessary before
the baggage car could be removed. The
four cars behind the baggage car were
piled in a heap at the north end of the
viaduct, and all of them badly
smashed. An overturned stove in the
rear car set fire to tbe wreckage, but it
was extinguished by the fire depart
ment before it had gained much head-
OREGON GETS PRIZE.
Shorthorn Cow first in the
Class at St. Louis.
St. Louis. Sept. 20. Orange
som, of Fairview, a red beauty
Aged
Bloe
of a
shorthorn ;ow, splendidly typical of
the breed belonging to the Ladd estate,
of Portland, Or., has won first award
in the class for aged cows, the feature
event of the world's fair cattle show.
Roberta, belonging to the herd of the
Tobo Land & Cattle company, of Clin
ton, Mo., beaten but once since she
was a yearling, and winner at the last
international at Chicago, who wi a
thought to have a mortgage on this
event, was unable to compete on ac
count of calving a beautiful white heif
er shortiy before the event was called.
Choice Goods, which won the firt t
event for agexl onlls in the shorthorn
class, is tbe sire of the little white hei f
er that is valued by its owners at $ 1,-
000. Roberta and Choice Goods are
two of the trio of shorthorns for which,
along with Cicely, tbe Tobo Land &
Cattle company is said to have paid
the Ladd estate (15,000.
To Enforce Neutrality.
Washington, Sept. 20. Instructions
were sent to iiear Admlrval Ooodrich
at San Francisco today, directing him
to detach one ship from his squadron
when he leaves for Magdalena bay to
hold the autumn target prartice. The
vessel detached will remain in the vi
cinity of San Francisco prepared to en
force neutrality should other Russian
or Japanese vessels put in at the Golden
Gate. The department has no inform
mat ion that there are other Russian
cruisers bound for the Pacific coast, but
there is talk to that effect.
New Packing House for Chicago.
Chicago, Sept 20. Chicago is to
have a new packing hou"e plant, capi
tailed at $2,5(10,000, and with a daily
capacity of 1,000 head of cattle, 2,000
hogs and 6,000 sheep. The company
lias been incorporated under tlm laws
of New Yoik and negotiations for a
site at the union stockyards are under
way. The plant is expected to be
erected and in working order by May
19, 1905. New York capital is said to
be back of the new enterprise.
Loubet Will Retire.
Paris, Sept. 20. President Loubet.
in the course of a speech to the provin
cial mayors todav, said he looked for
ward with satisfaction to the scienity
of private life after theclose of his
term. The statement is taken as a
d finite statement of the president not
to seek a second term. His present
t:rin expires at the end of next year.
M0DIFYP0LICY
Russia Meets Views of Brit
ain and America.
BIG VICTORY P0R LAMSDORrT
Nation Will Hold Commanders of
Ships In Error to Preserve the
Country's Dignity.
St. Peterabuig, Sept. 19. Russia
has given her auswer to tha American
and British notes on the subject of con
traband of war. Her answer as com
municated to Ambassador Hardinge
this afternoon verbally by Foreign Min
ister Lamsdorff, and bears out the pre
dictions. made on the subject bv the
Associated Piess. The Ambassador
was informed in effect that, according
to the decision of thecomiuitaion which
has investigated the subject, the gov
eminent has agreed to view as condi
tionally contraband iu character fiol
stuffs and fuel, and that supplementary
instruction had been issued to the Rue
sian naval commanders and prise coutts
caning their attention to the mislnter
pieiation which nad ueen placed upon
the prue regulations.
These instruthms.Sir Charles Hardige
was informed, make a clear distinction
between the articles enumerated in ar
ticle 6 of the Russian prise regulations
which are susceptible to dual use. like
fuel and foodstuffs, the assumption be
ing that if they are addressed to private
persons ot firms in an enemy a port
they are not intended for warlike uses;
but their innocent character mar be
subject to suspicion if the ship's papeis
and the circumstances are irregular.
In effect, the new instructions will
place the burden of proof that the food
stuffs, etc., ate designed for beligerent
purposes upon tbe captor.
nussia, in count Lamsttorn a re
sponse to Ambassador Hardinge, in
principle meets the views of the Amer
ican and the British governments re
garding foodstuffs and coal and other
fuel as being conditional contraband of
war, distinctly placing them in the
category of articles susceptible of nses
Doth in war ami peace, and as such
only confiscable when consigned to
blockaded ports, or destined for mill
tary or naval forces of the enemy
Shipments in the ordinary course of
trade by private persons or firms, even
io eneniy s port, may he regarded as
prima facie not contraband, but on this
point distinct reservation is made.
URGE LAND-LAV REfORMS.
Commission Will Soon Meet to
port to the President.
Re
Washington, Sept. 19. The public
lands commission, consisting of I-and
Commissioner Richards, Gifford Pin
cnott ana r. n. Jewell, will hold an
early meeting and outline the report
which it will submit to the president
recommending changes in the varions
public land laws. The members
the commission have spent the summer
in the Weet observing the operation
of
the land laws, and will soon be sup
plied with reports from their field rep
resentatives pointing out the weakness
es of the present laws. After going over
all the data collected, the commission
will draft its report and submit it
the president in time to permit him to
incorporate the various recommends
tions in his annual message to congress
The commission may not be able
to
make a final report, but will make th
one presented as comprehensive as pes
sible, and will point out the changes
most needed in the public land statutes
including trie necessity lor moditlca
tion, if not actual repeal, of the lieu
land law.
President Roosevelt is dependin
upon tnis commission lor a strong re
port, and the indications are that h
will get it, though in some instances
the commission, while showing tt
weax spots oi the present laws, ma
not recommend any definite remedy
but submit various plans for the con
sideration of congress. The probabili
ty, however, Is that there will le
important land legislation next winter
as it is a snort session and there is con
siderable opposition to changing tl
existing laws, especially the lieu land
law.
May Courtmartlal Captain.
San Francisco, Kept. 19. Naval offi
cers here say Captain lierlinaky, corn
mander of the cruiser Lena, acted on
his own responsibility in coming t
this port from Vladivostok. The
hoiu mat he came here to escape par
ticipation in the war, and with the
full expectation of having his vessel
dismantled on arrival here. The
argue that the Russian government
will ne obliged to order his court mar
tial to demonstrate that the czar had
no intention of preying on the com
merce of this coast.
Slip of the Emperor's Pen.
St. Petersburg, Sept. 19.' Consider
able amusement has been caused by
sup oi r.mperor Nicholas pen In a:
cepling the oilers oi several companies
of Siheiian militia who volunteered for
service at the fron.. The petition
reads: "We humbly lay at your ma
Jesty's feet our desire to be permitted
to tight and die for the fatherland.
The emperor, in accepting, wrote: "I
thank you sincerely, and hope that your
wishes may he lully realized."
Large Lumber Mill Destroyed.
Chicago, Sept. 19. A dispatch to
the Record-Herald from Pine Ulnff
Ark., says that fire has destroyed the
Sawyer & Austin plant, one ot the
largest lumber mills in Arkansas
I he loss Is estimated at between
1400,000 and f 600,000, fully covered
by insurance.
DIG RUIN BY WIND.
Atlantic Coast Is Swept by a Ter.
rlble Tornado.
New York, Spt. 17. A numUi of
lives were lost, much property dam
aged and several ships wrecked in the
storm which ravaged the Atlantic coast
last night and today. It was one of
the fiercest September storms on lee-
rd, thunder and lightning adding ter
ror to a howling gale which can led
touching sheets of rain over sea and
land. Telegraphic reports tonight say
the storm was swept out iuto the ocean
and from the Canadian coast.
The greatest loss of lite was near
Wilmington, Del. The tug Israul W
Duiham, with a crew of six men and
four other men, employes of the
American Dredging company, was
swamped In the Delaware ri." early
today during the height of the storm.
Kight ot the ten persons on the Ittle
craft were drowned. Great destruction
was caused in the city proper. Tree
were uprooted, houses liooded and
crops ruined. Further down the coast,
Jacksonville, comes the report that five
men weie di owned off Charleston.
This report was brought in by one of
the coast liners.
New York suffered comparatively lit
tle. The wind and rain and thunder
and lightning were terrific, but little
actual damage was done. Nineteen
coal barges went adrift in the bay and
tonight wreckage strews the fcboie from
the Battery to the r arrows, hut no
I ves were lost. Several small vessels
also went ashore on various parts of
the coast near New York.
Al 4 o'clock this morning the wind
was blowing 80 miles an hour, and tbe
rain was corning down in sheets. It
was then that the trolley cars came to
standrtill. Elevated roads stopped
and traffic of all kinds was paralysed
Along the sheets through the market
sections of the city wagons were over
turned and horses hurled from their
feet.
Many plate glass windows succumbed
to the wind, especially iu the down
town section of the city.
Soon alter daybreak the rain ceased
and the clonda cleared away. There
was a decided drop in the temtierature.
In Newark, N. J., lightning struck
the building ot the Prudenial Insurance
company and ripped out some or the
heavy granite blocks from a cupola 204
feet from the ground. Hundreds of
pounds of the granite blocks went
crashing through roofs of houses ad
joining the aiyscraper, causing a panic
among the residents.
The storm caused much damage in
Brooklyn. In some instances scores of
houses weie flooded, several blinks of
sewer raved in and many trees were
uprooted. Miles ot telephone wires
were blown down in the suburbs, and
many of the trolley lines were put out
of commission.
KOREA IS ALSO DUE.
Russian Ministry of Marine Asserts
She Will Seek Pacific Port.
Paris, Sept. 17. The correspondent
of the Echo de Paria at St. Petersburg
has telegraphed his paper as follows:
"The ministry of marine tells na re
garding the arrival ot the Russian
transport Lena at San Franciico, that
another vessel, the Korea, is also due
at an American port on the Pacific
Orders have been sent to the Russian
ships to conform rcrupnlouily with the
American neutrality rules, which are
expected to permit them taking on
enough coal to reach Vladivostok. I
consider the situation very delicate, a
there is evidence that the ships were
destined to prevent the transport of
contraband goods from the United
States to Japan, and perhaps capture
vessels carrying contraband.
Japanese Rule Manchuria.
Mukden, Sept. 17. The Japanese
are causing a sensation among the
natives of MancLuria as they advance
by establishing their own system of
taxation and administration as though
the country were actual Japanese terri
tory. They are paying for supplies
with promissory notes on the war fund
a blanket note being given for the pay
merit of each village on the basis of
population, leaving the residents to di
vide pro rata. Few of these notes have
yet been collected in cash, but Japanese
ofllcials are collecting a cash tax.
1003 Building Plans Ready.
Washington, hept. 17. I lie super
vising architect lias completed plan
and siteclflcation for (he government
buildings for the Lewis and Clark expo
sition, and will tomorrow forward to
Superintendent Lssarus, at Portland
several seta to be furnished contractors
who wish to bid. The plana can t
hal eithei from Superintendent Laxar
us, cr from the supervising architect of
the treasury. Bids will be advertised
for in the Portland paper for a month
Philippine force to Be Reduced.
Manila, hept. 17. It lias been rec
omrnendnd I hat I he force of American
soldiers in the Philippine Island be
reduced from it present stsnding of
four regiments of cavalry and nine of
infantry to three regiment of cavalry
and seven of Infantry,
OREGON NEWS
TO BUILD IN GRAND RONDE.
Assurance Given That Railroad Will
Be Constructed.
Pendleton W, K, Davidson, secre
tary ot the Eastern Oregon Development
company, mid member of the firm of
W. E. Davidson & Co., mining brokers
of Pendleton, says that the electric belt
line to be built in Grand Ronde valley
Is an assued success. HI father, T. W,
Davidson, 1 in the Fast now Interest
ing capital iu Ix'liall of the project, aud
al the present time the outlook Is must
encouraging.
Grounds for a teimlnal and depot
have been donated by the lesidcuta ol
Cow. The Amalgamated Sugar coin
any has agreed to raise 600 acic of
et along the Hue, where heretofore
the price of hauling ha mad their
cultute prohibitive. The r iu lit of way
ha lieen secured, and had it nut Wen
or Chief F.uglneei A. B. Browne lieing
railed to Canyon City a a witness iu a
tilt at law the suivey would have been
completed at this time.
The power proposition on the Miriam
river ha not leen looked into except
to ascertain that at leant 20,000 horse
power could be developed.
Survey of Eugene -Corvallls Line.
Eugene The Willamette Valley
hleclnc railway company announce
that its corps of surveyors will probab
ly begin suiveying for It Eugene Cor
vallia line this week. T. W. Archer.
civil engineer, who will have charge
of the work, has arrived from Call
fomia. He will also select a site for a
power station. It has been practically
settled that th station will be located
on the Mackensle river near SeaveY
place, ix mile from Eugene. 11. C
Diers, chief engineer of the company
has arrived at Coo bay, and will
once start a crew ol surveyors from
there north up the coast by way of
Gardiner and Florence to Eugene.
Cove fruit for the fair.
I Grande The management of the
horticultural exhibit at the St. I.oui
lair ua written to Mack is mi uro., o
Cove, who are among the trading fruit
grower in the uraud itomie, lor more
ol the fruit from thi valley, and in
telegram asks: "Can Cove ship now
car prune, plums, pears and applrs
We pay freight. Sell at least half an
retain proceeds. Wire collect. ' To
which they replied that a car would be
shipped in two weeks' time, as some ol
the fruit are hardly ripe just now.
Drill for iSOO Side.
Sumpter As a result ol the drillin
contest at Bourne on Labor day., in
hich M. D. Mcleod came off victor
ious, there is promise of a much inor
interesting contest. McUod, holdin
the champiouship for Oregon, has been
challenged by William Maddern, for
match at 600 a aide. The prvlimin
anea have been arranged, and the tow
offering the most templing purse will
get the contest. 1 here is some talk ol
making the aide bet $1,500, so oonfl
dent is each man of beating the other
Law ton Townsltc Sold.
Sumpter The townsite of Iawton
which over four years ago gave such
promise of greatness, has been sold for
13,000. This whs the amount of
judgment held by Lina Stnrgiss against
the townsite company. Many build
ings were erected during the boom, and
Lawton was put down in the brain of
the fanciful promoter as the terminus
of an important railway line that would
come creeping np the mountains from
a junction with the O. R. A N. Thi
dream faded away and with it Law ton
claim to distinction.
Plan Long Wagon Road.
l ortiano ine plan to nulla a wago
road from Portland to the Californi
line ha been discussed favorably b
the county court. Multnomah county
already has a road which reaches '
Clackamas county and it can Iks mai
a first class road with not much ex
pense. Other counties have roads ex
tending from one county to the other
in some instances, but to make one con
tinuous road the whole distance migl
require state aid.
Washington County Shipments.
Ilillsboro Agent Hinshaw, of the
Southern Pacific, states that notwith
landing the short hay and grain crop
this year, the shipments out of Wash
ington county exceed that of any fall
season for years. A part of the heavy
shipments is due to the condensed
milk company, which sends out from
two to three car each week.
Wheat Mysteriously Burned.
Pendleton File destroyed 1,500
bushels of wheat on I he farm of K. J.
Homerville, seven miles west ot this
city. The crop was raised by John
I.udemann, his share being two-thirds.
The origin of the fire Is a mystery.
The wheat was partly insured.
Northwest Wheat Markets.
Portland Walla Walla, 70c; bluo
stem, 84c; valley, 85a, ,
Tacoma Bluestem, 84c; club, 80c.
Albany 78o. .
Salem HOc.
Colfax Club, 71c; blunstem, 7flc.
, Pendleton Club, 70c; bluestem, 73c.
La Grande Club, C5c: bluestem,
70c,
OP INTEREST
IMMENSE TIMBER fORESTS.
Coos and Curry Await Railroad
for
Development.
Matshfleld An agent looking
for
uilwr for an Eastern syndicate say
that he ha figures that show that there
are 24,000,000,000 feet of timber In
oo county aloii and 80,000,000,000
feet accessible to Coo bay if a railroad
built through the county. He say
that on the l'inlqu art 83,000,000,000
cut and on the Sius.aw 15,000,000,000
eel. In Cuny county he found large
tract ot black oak that would make
One furniture. These tree, he savs.
will average three cut of 20 feet each.
Eight thousand acre ot this oak tiuiUr
was bought by Sun Francisco taiuur
or Its hark but the timber had been
mind to be too valuable for inanufaetur-
ng put pones to pee) for it lark.
On Tillamook hay ami it tributary
stream he say there are 20,000,000,.
000 feet, and on the Nehalem ami Its
north and south funis there are 25,-
000,000,000 more feet. This Include
fir, cedar spruce and hemlock. lie
say the timber ha all been cruised,
and thai his flgme are conservative.
Association 11 Building Up.
Pendleton The Pendleton Commer
cial association is rapidly building np
under the present reglme.havlng during
the past few day received more than
60 new member. The meinherahln
row extends 150 and efforts will be
made to swell the number to 200.
The monthly due have Wen reduced
from 2 to tl, these special rat to
continue until November 1. With
the fusing of new life into the Institu
tion, plans have leen under considera
tion fur adding a gymnasium and mak
ing other needed Improvements. As
i sin as practicablo the association will
gin making preparation for the
Umatilla county exhibit fm 0, Iwl
and Clark exposition.
Shipment of Silver l!r.
Estacada Linn Brothers, who own
a sawmill 10 miles northeast of this
place, have just shipped from here a
rarload of the finest quality of lumber
ever seen in thi section of the state.
The firm owns a large tract of timber
land near their mill and now has on
hand a very large assort men t of finish
ing lumber. The timber from which
it is sawed I of a variety called by tim
herinen "silver fir," and 1 of lighter
rolor and flnei grain than the vellnw
Dr. A numlx-r of experienced lumber
men and carpenters saw the lumber as
It was lming loaded and all pronoumed
it the Im-sI they bad seen in the state.
The shipment went to Oregon City.
Crop Costs 23 Cents a Bushel.
Pendleton A reservation farmer es
timates that his crop this year cost him
25 cent a bushel sacked, exclusive of
the cost of summer fallowing. Ho
paid $2 75 per acre rent and hired all
of the work done. His yield was 30
bushels to the acre, and the total crop
4. HOI) bushels, he having D10 acres in
wheat. He sold at 67,',, rents, and es
lunate his profit at 12,040. The com
ing season or the next, he will rent 1 -000
acres. He says as a little ran lie
madn on each bushel he will rent a
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"broke."
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Echo Will Co-Operate.
Echo At a meeting of the Citiumst
club of Echo, a committee was ap-,
pointed, consisting of Dr. C. J. Smith
O.I). Teel, B. Ssylor, F. B. Van
Cleave and II. C. Willis, to net with
imilar committees appointed by the'
Commercial organisations of Spokane.',
Walla Walla and Colfax, in Washing!
ton, and Pendleton, In Oregon, to act
with the Interior department In seenri
Ing the best possible situs for the canals'
and reservoirs desired by the govern-i
ment for the several lirigation project I
contemplated. '
Yamhill llopdryrr Is Destroyed.
Amity Fire destroyed the hop dryer
and content of A. II. Shumate, res'ld
ing one mile northwest of Whlteson.
Mr. Shumate had Just finished picking
hi yard and had 10,000 pounds of hop
In the building. The fire Blurted be
tween two walls, ami it was impossible
to gel water to it. The man drying the
hops had plenty of help and seveial
barrel of water, but could not use It to
any advantage. The Insurance on the
crop and building was $3,000.
Smut Explodes Machine.
Pendleton A threshing machine lie.
longing to Donald Robinson, 17 mile
north of Pendleton, wa blown tip.
Hie explosion was caused by smut and
rust in the wheat. The loss I $1,600.
None of the crew was injured.
Patients Increase at the Asylum.
Salem The monthly report of the
superintendent of the state insane sy.
lum shows that the number of patient
ha Increased f,0m 1,371 to 1,375 dur
ing the month.