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foREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
RUSSIA IS QUIET.
SETTLERS WILL LOSE LAND.
Klamath Falls Aroused Over Recent
Ruling by Garfield.
Klamath Falls A decision recently
made by Secretary Garfield has com
plicated matters In township 37, range
10. This tract ol land was secured on
scrip by Daniels & McKael, a Wiscon
sin timber firm, several years ago, but
their filing was rejected at the Lake
view land office, the officials asserting
that the scrip was fraudulent. On ap
NEW LAW IS DEAD LETTER.
People Receive Niw of Czar's Ac
tion in Silence.
St. Petersburg, June 18. The disBO-
lutlon of the second douma was receiv
ed throughout St. Petereburg with per
fect tranquility, thanks to the precau
tionary measures, and in no place in
Kussia. so faf as known, were there any
serious disturbances.
Demonstrations among St. Peters
burg workmen are anticipated tomor
row, Dut tne awnonties are not alarm
ed. They profess to be chiefly appre
hensive over the possibility of rioting
NEWS FROM THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
CHANGE OF POSTS'.
Grocerymen Continue to Make Sales
of Poison for Sprays.
Salem That the law giving druggists
the exclusive right to sell poisons will
not be enfdroed is evident from the fact
that some of the druggists have found
n iiweBBtiry w yuiuuooo w.c. "'w""1 and racial excesses in uuessa ana in
of poison from grocerymen. itiey are Kley &od otner citjeg wLere party feel
hardly in a position, tnereiore, v pros- )ng rung highf An outbreak 0f agrarian
ecute tne grocerymen iur einng io. ,ji80rciers in several regions of the em
Some time ago a' druggist secured an . , anticipated later, when the neas
opinion irom tne attorney general, m antr earn of the dissolution, but a
which it was held ttiat tne pnarmacy
. . , . I 1 . i 1 nrH 11,a nn ..I I r . n -
peal to the commissioner ol tne general mw oi iwi prumuim uio omc i'"- 0f the government to handle the situa.
land nm,.B and to Secretary Hitchcock. ?nB by.any pe"0"8. P4. r'?tered tion prevails in administrative circles
ih TBvlflw land office was unheld Pliarma1B1te fnd tbl8 was neia io ap- Newg of the dissolution reached the
the Lakeview lana onice was upneiu. , , . flre nBej in ru,t
( i fj j - . ou minuuig irnuciu uuu iniv iui lutijr
Keeentiy tne Wisconsin nrm secureu u 8pray8 and f?r oUler agricultural pur- lagt edition8( but the public was quick
rehearing before Secretary Garfield, poses. Agricultural papers pretty gen- ly lnformed through extras and great
who rendered a decision reversing the erany conaemnea tne juw, iur uio pogteig set out by the police at all street
.t ,i ,On,i0,i n,l v t,h Bonu.mwiB uru,,B.0l0 - corner8 , coataining the ukase announc.
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LUMBER TRAFFIC ENORMOUS.
lands to the timber company. The
tract of land is within ten miles of this
city and is especially valuable for tim
ber, while some of it is suitable for ag
ricultural purposes. Several persons
from Klamah Falls have homesteads in
the township and have made improve
ments on the land, but according to the
oecretarv'a decision, must rive up the
lands.
In a few instances holders made final
woof on timber claims in this town
ship and disposed of them to third per
sons. The situation is quite complicat
ed, and it is likely that another rehear
ing will be requested.
No Sheep Killing Looked for.
Sumpter The recent rains have had
a most beneficial effect upon the grasses
of the ranges of this section of Eastern
Oregon. Already sheep and cattlemen
are beginning to occupy the localities
they arranged for during the stockmen's
convention here last tall with tne ior-
st reserve officials. Several bands of
chpen are en route to this section and
are expected in the vicinitfy of Sumpter
any day. It is not thought there will
be any ruthlets slaughter of sheep like
that which has disgraced tne Btate uur
ing past yean, owing to the satisfac
tory arrangements made in allotting
the ranges of the reserve, as each Indi-
vidual is protected by his agreement
with the government.
for the rea
son that the druggists charge a higher
nrlce for noisons than grocerymen and
dealers in agricultural supplies ate ac
customed to do. It was asserted, how
ever, that the law would be enforced
and that prosecutions would follow if
others than druggists continued to Bell
such commodities as arsenate of soda,
acetate of lead and Paris green. The
grocerymen accepted the challenge and
announced their intention to stay in
the business. Since that time several
drucruriets have been procuring their
poison supplies from grocerymen, fos
siblv thev have been'doing this for the
purpose of securing evidence, but thi
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is not probable, lor there nas been no , .
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need to resort to tnai device, an mo
dealers have continued to sell openly
and have no fear of prosecution.
ing the dissolution
manifesto.
and the imperial
WON'T RUSH STRIKE.
to
Prospects for Cherry Fair.
Salem Preparations are almost com
plete for the second annual Cherry
Fair, to be held heie July 10-11-12,
tinder the auspices of the Oregon Hotti-
cultural society and in conjunction
with the Northwest Nurserymen's asso
ciation convention. Circular letters
and invitations have been sent out
broadcast by Secretary Armstrong and,
fudging from the number ot applies-
tions foi space already received the
success of the exhibit is practically
assured. Over 20 silver cups will be
awarded in the different varieties and
classes of cherry exhibits, while special
premiums will be given for floral dis
plays and creditable seedlings.
Will Water Malheur Land.
Vale A bin irrigation project is be
ing developed on the Owyhee nver,
tributary to Nyssa. The project covers
something like 200,000 acres of land
and is being worked ot by Mews. Test
and Gregg, of Ontario, who have inter
ested Chicago capitalists in the matter.
The plan is to take . water Irom the
Owyee river about 16 miles southwest
of Nyssa, place reservoirs at different
pointB on the river and cover all the
higher land lying east and south of the
point of intake. A number of people
are securing lan now, for the territory
covered by the project will be rich and
valuable when irrigated.
Anticipate Busy Lumber Season.
Elgin The various sawmill men of
Elgin are getting ready for the season's
run and many mills have started, al
though the work has been somewhat
hampered by the wet weather. There
is every prospect of a busy season in
Telegraphers Realize Great Cost
Business That Would Follow.
New York, June 18. The Commer
cial Telegraphers' union has not yet
received an answer to the demands on
the Western Union Telegraph company,
according to President 8. J. Small, of
the union. After a meeting of the ex
ecutive committee tonight, both Presi
Small and Secretary Treasurer
Kussell left the city, Mr. Russell re
turning to Chicago.
President Small notified all the un
iona today that the statement that the
adjustment of grievances had been post
poned was untrue, and directed them to
hold themselves in readiness for im
portant information.
President bmall also issued a state
ment in which he said that local unions
all over the country were clamoring
for a strike, but that they had been
notified that they must take no action
without permission from the national
officers. He added that in view of the
fact that a strike would be costly to
business men throughout the country,
the national board of the union was
anxious to avert it if possible.
JAPAN NEEDS MONEY.
General Moving of Foreign Repre
sentatives of Uncle Sam.
Washington, June 22. Feeling that
his usefulness as American consul at
San Salvador has been impaired, the
State department has decided to find
another post for John Jenkins. This
office became embroiled in the quarrel
between Nicaragua and Salvador.
Samuel E. Magill, at present Ameri
can consul and Tampico, Mexico, will
be trasferred to San Salvador, where
Mr. Jenkins has been stationed since
1899. The appointment of Percival
Dodge, at present secretary of the Amer
ican embassy at Tokio, Japan, to fill
the new post of minister to Guatemala,
leaves a vacancy at Tokio, which will
probably be filled by the transfer of
Peter Augustus Jay from the Americnn
embassy at Constantinople.
This change in turn will afford an
opportunity for the State department to
reward Philip M. Brown, at present
secretary of the American legation at
Guatemala and Honduras, for services
rendered in bringing about the termin
ation of the war between Salvador and
Nicaragua.
NO THROUGH ROUTE LIKELY.
Thought Thai t his Can Be Raised In
France Now.
Paris, June 18. While political con
siderations of high order contributed to
the negotiation of the new Franco-Jap'
anese entente, there is no longer any
the lumbering industry, and the output doubt that the substantial quid pro quo
will equal that of any lormer year.
The estimated cut is placed at 25,000,-
000 feet. Many of the mill proprietors
are1 uneasy regarding the labor question
and this will be the only thing that
will stand in the way of a successful
run. '
PORTLAND MARKETS.
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Hatch Shad at Oregon City.
Oregon City The shad hatchery es
tablished at Willamette falls by Su
perintendent Henry O'Malley, of the
TTnited States bureau of fisheries, is in
operation and is an unusual sight. Al
ready 1,120,000 shad egus have been
taken, though the hatchey was started
only laBt week. George H. Talbert is
conducting operations and the bureau
xpects to take 1,500,000 eggs. The
AbIi are hatched in glass jars on the
sixth day after being taken and are
liberated as soon as hatched. Some of
the shad are placed in the Wiillamette
fiver and' others are being sent to
Skagit river and other Washington
points. )
Want Old Rate Established.
Salem A petition has been received
from the Sunset Logging company by
the railroad commitsion asking that
the old rate upon shipments of logs and
lumber, recently reduced by the com
mission upon complaint of the Key
stone Lnmber company from $15 and
$12 to $12 and $10, respectively, be
restored, because the latter rate Is ruin
ous to the company's business, since it
will not pay operating expenses.
Marked Fish Find Way to Ocean.
Astoria One of the marked salmon
that were turned out from the Clacka
mas river hatchery In 1904 was deliver
ed at the Tallant-Grant Packing com
pany's cannery recently. It was acht-
nook and weighed 28 pounds. Two
caught a
Wheat Club, 86c; bluestem,
89c; valley, 86c; red, 84c.
Oats No. 1 white, $27.5028.50;
gray, n'.minal.
Barley Feed, $21.5022 per ton;
brewing, nominal; rolled, $23.50
24.60.
Corn Whole, $28; cracked, $29 per
ton.
Hay Valley tmothy, No. 1, $1718
per t'ji; Eastern Oregon timothy, $2L
23; clover, $9; cheat, $910; grain
hay, $910; alfalfa, $1314.
Fruits Strawberries, l.602 per
crate; cherries, 312c per pound;
apples, $33.50 per box; apricots,
fl.251.65 per crate; plums, $1.65
per box.
Vegetables Turnips, $2 per sack;
carrots, $2.50 per sack; beets, $2.50
per sack ;. asparagus, 10c per pound ;
beans, lOOlzo per pound; cabbage,
2c per pound; corn, 35ouo per
dozen; cucumbers, 75c per dozen; let
tuce, head, 25c per dozen; onions, 15
20o per dozen; peas, 2)4c per
pound; radishes, 20o per dozen; rhu
barb, 3Jc per pound; tomatoes, $3.50
4 per crate.
Potatoes Oregon, $2.503 per Back;
new potatoes, 4446c per pound
Butter Fancy creamey, 2225c
per pound.
Poultry Average old hens, 1314c
per pound; mixed chickens, la c;
spring fryers and broilers, 1617cj old
roosters, 910c; dressed chickpns, 16
17c; turkeys, live, 1012c; turkeys,
dressed, choice, nominal; geese, live,
per pouhd, 8c; young ducks, 1314c;
old ducks, 10c.
Eggs Candled, 2122c per dozen.
Veal Dreesed, 5j7)c per pound.
BeeJ Dressed bulls, Z 4c per
pound; cows, 66o; country stews,
6X7c.
Mutton Dressed, fancy, 9c
given by fiance was the promise ol ac
cess to the French market for future
Japanese loans. Japan did not need a
French guarantee for Corea and Formo
sa, but a Japanese guarantee for Indo-
China was worth a great deal to France.
Japan, according to the confidential
statements made by some of her high
est representatives in Europe will need
something like five billion francs ($1,
000,000,000) within the next few years
to convert her present high rate loans
and to furnish the capital necessary for
industrial and commercial development
in Manchuria
SCHMITZ MAY UPSET PLANS.
more of the marked fish were
iew days before and reported, but their DOund: ordinary. 5fa7c: BPiinsr lamb?.
"weight is not Known. 10106C.
Pork Dressed, 68Mc per Bound.
Brook Trout Planted In Molalla. Hops 68c per pound, according to
Oregon City Through the efforts ef quality. 1
Oregon City and Molalla sportsmen, - Wool Eastern Oregon average best,
'the United States bureau of fisheries 1622c per pound, according to shrink-
has planted l',500 Eastern brook trout age; valley, 2322c, according to fine-
in the waters of the Molalla liver and iness; mohair, choice 293Uc per
tributaries. : pound.
It He Secures Bail. Scheme for Re
organization May Be Delayed.
San Francisco, June 18. A radical
change in the executive branch of San
Francisco's government is contingent
on developments in the case of Mayor
Hchmitz, who is temporarily incapaci
tated by reason of his imprisonment in
the county jail.
The date for the passing of sentence
on Mayor Schmitz in the extortion cases
on which he has been convicted has
been set for June 27. . Prior to that
date he cannot possibly procure bail.
according to the decision of Judge
Dunne, but the law provides that after
judgment has been passed, the matter
of allowing bail is discretionary with
any magistrate having jurisdiction.
Consequently, if judgment is passed on
the date set, Mayor Schmitz will have
ground for a new application for bail.
Confirm Report of Treaty.
Paris, June 18. The news of the
signing of treaties by France and Spain
and Great Britain and Spain, mutually
guaranteeing the integrity, of their re
spective countries and their insular and
colonial possessions in the East Atlant
ic and Mediterranean and which was
officially denied, was fully ' confirmed
today by M. Pichon, French minister
of foreign affairs. ' The fact that he
had not, at the time the news was first
published, communicated with the
nfl powers interested, led to the official
Interstate Commission Cannot Adjust
in Time for Convention.
Washington, June 19. The Inter
state Commerce commission wi.l take
no further steps looking to the estab
lishment of a through route for passen
gers going to Seattle to attend the
Christian Endeavor convention by way
of Portland. Efforts made this week
by Commissioner Lane to adjust the
differences between the Harriman and
Hill interests over this through busi
ness was based on an informal request,
the matter being incident to freight
discussion, and the commission cannot
take action unless formal complaint is
filed. If such complaint is filed now
however, the commission could not act
in time to benefit Christian Endeavor
visitors, as it would require a healing
and argument, both of which consume
time.
Given Medal for Bravery.
Washington. June 20. A bronze
West Indian medal was today awarded
by the Navy department to Bear Ad
miral Bowman H. Metal la, U. B. JN
retired, for specially meritorious con
duct other than in battle. The medal
was bestowed for "rescuing crews from
and in close proximity to burning
ships, after the battle of Santiago, July
3, 1898." McCalla, then commander of
the Marblehead, took his ship close to
the burning vessels of Cervera's fleet
and rescused Spanish sailors at great
risk of the exploding magazines.
Diplomat Not Recognized.
Washington, June 22. Secretary
Root has declined to grant the request
of Dr. Angel Urgarte to be receded at
the department as the diplomatic repre
sentative of the Honduran provisional
government, which amounts to a refus
al to lecognize that government at this
time.
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New Northwest Postmasters.
Washington, June 21. Washingtoi
postmasters appointed: Elk, Irving
Miller, vice W. a. Kelsey, dead; Ham
mond, Mary C. Dietrich, vice Gebhard
Dietrich, resigned. Oregon Clyde L.
Trapp vice E. M. Trapp, resigned;
Roseburg, H. J. Almar Candoll vice
August Byny, resigned.
More Than 150,000 Carloads of Saw
ed Timber from Northwest.
Washington, June 20. t Official
Washington was given some astonish
ing statements when counsel argued
here before the interstate commerce
commission for their clients in the case
involving the through joint rate via the
Portland gateway, asked for by Puget
Sound millmen, on forest products
riginating in Western Washington.
Official Washington and 1 through it
the nation learned that Western
Washington and Western Oregon alone
cut annually 17 per cent. of the entire
output of sawed lumber in trie United
States; -and that near lj 90 per cent of
the shingles supplied .to the Middle
West come from the North Pacific
coast; that something like 150,000 to
175,000 carloads of forest products an
nually is the freight originating in the
two North Coast states; that the gigan
tic railroad systems comprising the
Northern Pacific, Great Northern,
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, Oregon
Railway s Navigation company, South
ern Pacific, Union Pacific and Oregon
Short Line have been utterly unable to
move more than one-third of this offer
ed traffic, and that enough sawed lum
ber and shingles he in the mill yards
in the North Coast to load to engine
capacity thousands of trains hauled by
eight-driver mountain "hogs."
DROP ARMAMENT QUESTION.
America Will Not Raise It and Europe
Opposes It
Washington, June 18. It can be
stated on authority that the American
delegates to The Hague conference wil
not bring up for discussion the question
of limitation of armaments. That mat
ter is regarded as a purely European
question at present and as the result of
another year's work by Professor De
Martens, at the various capitals of Eu
rope, has been to thresh out pretty
thoroughly the whole matter, and make
evident the fact that at least four o
the great powers are averse to the con
sideration of the disarmament question,
the Washington government regards
itself as relieved from the necessity of
bringing this matter to the fore.
It is the opinion here, also, that the
subject of limitation of armament will
not now be broached by any of the
powers represented at The Hague con
ference. Alaska Land Restored to Entry.
Washington, June 18. By authority
of the secretary of the interior, there
will become subject to settlement, on
September 30, and to entry on October
30, 1907, about 2,980,000 acres of land
in Alaska. The land restored waa
withdrawn on June 30, 1903 for the
proposed Northon Bay national forest,
and is situated immediately on the
north shore of Norton Sound, north of
St. Michael, and about 50 or 60 miles
south of the Arctic circle ,in the Juneau
land district.
Sends Charlston to Artorla.
Washington, June 21. At the re
quest of the chamber of commerce of
Astoria, Senator Bourne secured an or
der from the Navy department directing
the cruiser Charleston to be in Astoria
harbor on July 15, the day of Vice
President Fairbanks' reception in that
city.
Portland Boy for Annapolis.
Washingtor, June 22. Henry W.
Blagen, of Portland, will be admitted
to the naval academy at Annapolis, as
the appointee of Representative Jones,
of Washington, provided he passes the
examination. He was appointed mid
shipman last week by Senator Bourne
New Northwest Postmasters.
Washington, June 22. Joseph J. F.
Waser has been appointed postmaster
at Englewood, Wanh.( vice Mary Gard
iner. resigned, and George h. Payne
appointed regular, and Frank Lackey
substitute rural free delivery carrier,
route 2, at HillBboro, Oregon.
denial.
Mexico Has Car Famine.'
Torreon, Mex., June 18. Willard S.
Mcrse, an official of the American
Smelting Refining company, stated
yesterday that mining and smelting in
terests in Mexico are facing a crisis in
the matter of fuel and ore transporta
tion.
Northwest Postal Affairs.
Washington, June 19. Gillis O.
Dizney has been appointed regu ar,
Charles M. Dizney substitute, rural
free delivery carrier, route 1, at Mad
ras, Or. Benlah J. Atherton haB been
appointed postmaster at Nolin, Or.,
vice W. W. Atherton, resigned.
National Bank for Corvallls
Washington, June 20. The Benton
National bank of Corvallis, Or., hns
been authorized to begin business with
a $50,000 ca'-itfll A. J. Johnson is
president and John F. Allen, cashier.
Many Will Lose Navy Jobs. ,
Washington, June 20. With theap- -proaeh
of the new fiscal year, when, ac
cording to the terms of the naval per
sonnel act there must be some heavy
pruning in the various commlpsioned
grades in the navy, more concern is
being expressed among the officers on
duty at the department over the fact
that up to this moment not nearly
enough officers have applied for retire
ment to meet the needs of the system
upon which the law was based. There
are 24 vacancies to be made above, the
grade of junior lieutenant.
Eastern Oregon Forest Withdrawn.
Washington, June 18. About 601,
760 acres of land now under temporary
withdrawal for forestry purposes ad
joining Weneha and Imnaha national
foreRta, Oregon, in Wallowa and Union
counties, will become subject to settle
ment on September 30, but not to entry
filing or selection until October 30, at
the land office at La Grande.
New National Bank at RitzviUe.
Wachington, June 18. The Pioneer
National bank, of Ritzville, Wanh., has
been authorized to begin business with
a capital of $75,000. O. H. Greene is
the president, C. E. Shipman vice pres
ident, and W. H. Martin cashier.
Oregon Postal Changes
Washington, June 18. On Jnljj 1
the pnstoflice at Seaside. Or., is to be
raised to the presidential grade, and
the s ulary of the postmaster fixed at
1,4Hfl. Culdesac, Idaho, ie raised to
$1,100.
New Northwest Postmasters
I Washington, June 20. Postmvsters
'appointed: Oregon Yainax, Alice L.
Fp'nk, vice J, W. Evans, reBigned.
Wahingtn Bluestem, Henry Llojd,
vice O F. Manges, removed.
Foinree Fort Wright Qnai d House
"Washington, June 19. The secre
tary of war today alloted $15,000 for
the enlargement of the gnard house at
Fot Wright, Wash. ...