RUSSIA SEEKING TROUBLE,
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
EXCITED OVER COPPER
Ledge Uncovered Accidentally Which
Promltes Rich Deposits.
Albany Mill City, the site of the
Curtlss Lumber company's big mills on
the North Santiam river, has teen
turned into a mining town. Workmen
excavating to replace the company
store, which was burned rocently, un
covered rich deposits of native and car
bonated copper ore. The ledge was
traced to a point on the opposite bank
of the river and started people pros?
pecting all over the town and on all
sides. The ore is reported very rich
and great excitement prevails.
The discovery was made at a point
directly in the rear of whero the burned
store stood for years, and it seems mar
velous it was not found sooner. The
poisonous effects from drinking water
at Mill City, which has been noticed
many times in the past, is now attrib
uted to the copper deposits in the
ground.
Mill City is on the Corvallis & East
ern railroad, 35 miles east of Albany.
Rich Quicksilver Deposit.
Gold Hill A largo ledge of rock has
just been discovered a short d stance
north of Gold Hill which is so rich in
quicksilver that a small piece of rock
when crushed will produce an amount
equal to what can be purchased for 60
cents. The ledge crops out for a con
siderable distance and is without doubt
the very best proposition of the kind
that has been discovered in recent
years. The mercury Is In a perfectly
natural state as it comes from the rock,
bo that it would appear that no process
of reduction is required except to crush
the rock and allow the metal to drip
out.
Information on Book Buying.
Salem The Oregon Library commis
sion has met with fairly good success in
getting good books into the public and
school libraries of the state and has
now turned its attention to suitable
books for children. The commission
has found that many people are perfect
ly at sea in the selection of books for
children and has issued a pamphlet giv
ing titles, authors and prices of many
ood publications. A short description
is also given of each. These pamphlets
will be distributed free and a line to
Cornelia Marvin, secretary of Oregon
Library commission, Salem, will bring
one by return mail.
Fine Building Stone at Vale.
Vale Charles Begg, of Caldwell, one
of the main stone mason contractors of
this section of Idaho and Oregon, has
taken up a stone claim one mile from
Yale. He used this stone in the build
ing of the First National bank build
ing, and is using it in the Vale drug
store building. The stonecutters are
now getting out the stone for Caldwell's
new schoolhouse, for which Mr. Beggs
has the contract on the stone work
Mr. Beggs sayB this is the best stone in
this part of Eastern Oregon and West
era Idaho and he expects to ship it ex
tensively.
Dates for Tillamook Fair,
Tillamook It has been decided to
hold the annual street carnival ,and
nnntv fair in this citv on AuauBt 22.
23 and 24. The fair this year will be
on a more extensive scale than last yea,
with more substantial prizes offered in
the stock show, which will be made a
special feature of the fair. As there
are so many visitors and homeseekers
pouring into Tillamook on account of
the railroad building into the county,
-every effort will be put forth by the
citizens to make this the best fail ever
.held In Tillamook.
Deny Rates Are Excessive.
Salem A number of transcontlnen
tal railroads have filed with the Inter
state Commerce commission answers to
the complaint made some time ago by
the Oregon Railroad commission that
the rates on denatured alcohol are ex
cessive. Copies of the answers have
been served on the Oregon commission.
The answers vary somewhat, but in
general they deny that the rates are
excessive and aver tnat tne uregon
commission has no authority to make
complaint.
Artesian Well a Gusher.
Baker City Artesian water, pure,
soft, clear, cold and flowing in a steady
stream, has been discovered by Andrew
Xun on his place at North Powder, at a
depth of about 200 feet. ,. Mr. Lun had
been boring about a week and was
greatly surprised when he found water
at, this short distance below the surface.
He will immediately sick two more
wells to secure enough water for irriga
tion purposes. ,
Apple Fair 6f Linn County.
Albany It has been determined to
bold the Linn county Apple fair one
week before the meeting of the Stato
Horticultural society in November.
This will give local growers good oppor
tunity to collect a good exhibit to take
to the fruit fair in Portland In connec
tion with the meeting of the state society.
FRUITGROWERS ENCOURAGED
Fine Cherry Crop and Good Prices
Bring Prosperity,
Albany Five tons of Royal Ann cher
ries were grown this season on a two
acre orchard owned by Cyrus H. Walk
er, near this city. Walker has con
tracted to sell the entire crop at 6 cents
per pound, realizing an income of $500
on the two acres. This is but one in
stance of the remarkably large cherry
yield in this vicinity and the ex port a-
tkn of cherries now in progress from
Albany will mean quite an item finan
cially for this city.
In past years the two acres of Royal
Ann trees in the Walker orchard have
yielded about two tons annually. This
has made the trees very profitable, but
a yield of five tons, with the present
price, makes cherry growing a most
noticeable profit yielding industry.
A great many cherries are being ship
ped from Albany now. The Royal Ann
variety are being sent to the canneries
at Salem and Puyallup, Wash.; Repub
lican, Kentish and Bing cherries are
being sent direct to the Portland, Seat
tle and Astoria markets. A good many
cherries are being shipped from this
city to the various points along the Cor
vallis & Eastern railroad. Black Re
publican cherries are now ripe and be
ing marketed with the other varieties.
Royal Ann cherries are bringing 5 cents
per pound everywhere,, and the other
varieties 4 cents.
All cherries yielded bountifully this
year in this part of the state. There
are only five or six commercial cherry
orchards in this 'vicinity, but every
farmhouse has its orchard and almost
every yard in Albany its Kentish or
Black Republican tree. The demand
for cherries has also been stronger this
year than ever before and all cherries
fit for marketing will be sold. The
yield and demand this season have
demonstrated the feasibility cf the com
mercial growing of cherries in this vi
cinity and this year's experience will
probably lead to greater things here in
this industry.
Rush to Resorts Now On.
Albany The annual rush to summer
resorts is now very apparent in this
part of the state. Newport receives
the bulk of the exodus from this city,
but a number of local people are spend
ing vacations at Cascadia, Detroit and
other mountain resorts. The west
bound Corvallis & Eastern trains are
loaded daily and Newport is said to be
experiencing the biggest rush in its
history.
Low Water Stops Navigation.
Albany River navigation on the
Upper Willamette has been suspended
fqr the summer, the river now being
too low to permit safe traffic. The Ore'
gona made her last trip this week and
no more boats will reach Albany until
the fall rains bring therver uptoa
greater depth.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Club, 86c; bluestem, 88
89c: valley, 86c; red, 84c.
Oats No. 1 white, $27.5028; gray,
nominal.
Barley Feed, $21.5022; brewing,
nominal; roiled, s23.6UU4.60 per
ton.
Corn Whole, $28; cracked, $29,
per ton.
Hay Valley timothy, No. 1, $17
18 per ton; Eastern Oregon timothy,
$2123; clover, $9; cheat, $910;
grain hay, $910; alfalfa, $1314.
Butter Creamery, 2527c per
pound.
Poultry Average old hens, 15c per
pound; spring chickens, 1718c; old
roosters, 1012c; dressed chickens, 16
17c; turkeys, live, ll12c; dressed,
choice, nominal; geese, live, 10c;
ducks, 89c; ,
Eggs Fresh ranch, candled, 2425c
per dozen.
Fruits Cherries, 810c per pound;
apples, $1.502.25 box; storage Spitz.
enbergs, $3.50 per box; cantaloupes,
$2.503.50 per crate; peaches, 85c$l
per crate; raspberries, $1.251.50;
blackberries, 812o per pound; lo.
ganberries, $1.25 per crate.
Vegetables Turnips, $1.75 per sack;
carrots, $2.00 per sack; beets, $2.00
per sack; asparagus, 10c per pound;
beans, 35c per pound; cabbage, 2o
per pound; celery, $1.25 per dozen; cu
cumbers, 50c$l per box; corn, 25
35c per dozen ; lettuce, head, 25o per
dozen; onions, 1520c per dozen; peas,
45c per pound ; radishes, 20c per doz
en; rhubarb, 3o per pound; toma
toes, $11.25 perorate.
Potatoes New, 2o per pound.
Veal Dressed5ij8c per pound
Beef Dressed bulls, 34c per
pound; cows, 66c; country steers,
67c.
Mutton Dressed, fancy, 89c per
pound; ordinary, 67c; spring Iambs,
99$c per pound.
Pork Dressed, 68c per pound.
Hops-67jjC per pound, according
to quality.
Wool Eastern Oregon, average best,
1622 per pound, according to shrink,
age; valley, 2022c, according to fine
neu; mohair, ohoice, 29 30c.
Gunboat Violates Rights Accorded to
American Veesels.
San Francisco, July 16. The bark-
entine S. N. Castle, Captain A. Peder
sen, arrived here today from the cod
fishing grounds off the coast of Siberia,
and reports that the vessel had been
boarded by the Russian gunboat Mand-
jur, her ship's papers taken and warned
to stay 30 miles from the shore, under
threat of being confiscated and the offi
cers and crew taken to Petropavlovsk
in irons.
Captain Pedersen stated that on June
18 he was cod fishing in the Okhotsb
sea, eight miles from the Bhore, in
company with i the schooner J. D.
Spreckele, the barkentines Fremont and
City of Papeete, all from San Francisco,
when the Mandjur hove In sight. The
commanding officer, said Captain Ped
ersen, boarded the Castle, seized not
only the ship's clearance papers, but
all of Captain Pedersen's private papers
and his master's commission and certi
ficate. Captain Pedersen remonstrated,
Hnclflrinflr that his vessel was outside
the three-mile limit, and therefore he
wnfl violating no law. The Russian
commander, however, stated that no
fishing would be allowed within 30
miles of the shore, and gave the 8. N.
Castle and the other vessels seven days
to get beyond the limit.
As a number of the Fremont's crew
were on ahore at the time, the veesels
remained for six days awaiting their
mtnrn. Whan on the sixth dav the
gunboat again appeared on the horizon,
the Castle and the J. v. bpreckeis sail
ed for San Francisco, leaving the Fre
mnnt .nd the Paneete. CaDtain Peder
sen will lay the matter before United
States Attorney Kobt. T. Devlin tomor
row morning and request that it be
taken an bvthe Washington authorities
at once. The S. N. Castle belongs to
A. B. Pond, of this city.
JAPAN TURNS TABLES.
Los Angeles Workman Insults Ameri
can Flag and Fares Badly.
Loa Angeles, July 16. T. Yoni,
Japanese employed as a wiper in the
Southern Pacific shops in this city, nar
rowly escaped serious injury at the
hands of an enraged mob of American
workmen today. Yoni was wiping an
engine on which had been placed two
small American flags. While wiping
the engine, Yoni turned and deliber
ately spat upon one of the flags. His
action was seen by another workman,
who immediately pulled Yoni from the
engine to the ground, at the same time
acquainting the other workmen in the
building of Yoni's act. A crowd
quickly surrounded Yoril and he was
being roughly handled, when he man
aged to elude his assailants and es
caped. How to Reach Harrlman.
Washinsgton, July 16. The Inter
state Commerce commission points out
a plain and direct method by whroh E
H. Harriman, the railroad magnate,
can be placed in prison for merging the
Union and Central Facinc railroads
The act of 1874 is pointed out as the
present statute under which Mr. Ham
man may be criminally reached. The
wording of the law is quoted and a de
cision of the United States Supreme
court given as a precedent. There is
no recommendation made that proceed
ings be instituted, as the department
of justice is supposed to take action.
Ship Mules to Islands.
Seattle, Wash., July 16. A ship.
ment of 450 Missouri mules is held in
the government corrals at Fort Lawson
and will be forwarded to the Philip
pines within a few days on the trans.
port Dix. The last shipment of 232
mules needed to fill out the order for
the Philippines arrived last week. The
average cost of the mules to the govern
ment will be $210, when the animals
are delivered in the islands. There are
16 horses held at Fort Lawton for ship.
ment to the Philippines to be used as
mounts for officers stationed there.
Denies He Is Japanese Spy.
Tokio, July 16. General Terauchi,
the minister of war, in an interview to
day, contradicted the reported arrest of
a Japanese spy at San Diego, Cal. He
said: "There areno Japanese military
officers in America except military at
taches. The war office has never in
structed any officer or amateur spy to
examine American forts."
Five More Japanese Held.
San Antonio, Tex., July 16. The
immigration inspectors at Laredo, on
the Mexican border, arrested five more
Japanese near Green's station yester
day, making their way into the state
through the brush. All will be sent to
San Francisco for deportation to Japan.
Corean Plot Is Exposed.
Tokio, July 16. A dispatch from
Seoul, Korea, reports the sensational
discovery of 24 men, who were conceal
ed in the Seraglio palace, it is supposed
with the intention of assassinating some
of the emperor's minister!.
NEWS FROM THE
MAY BE WAR ON GRAND BANKS
Modus Vivendi Regarding Newfound
land Fisheries Expires.
Washington, July 19. The approach
of the first of August, marking the be
ginning of the new herring fishing sea
son upon the coast of Newfoundland, is
a matter of great concern to the State
department, for it finds the fisheries
controversy between America and Great
Britain in a most confused and unsat
isfactory shape. The modus vivendi
entered into last year by the terms of
wnicti and greatly against the wish of
the Newfoundlanders, American fisher
men were permitted to ply their voca
tion unmolested off the shores of that
island, expired with the close of the
fishing season.
It was the expectation of both the
American and British governments that
before the opening of the next season
some permanent arrangement could be
reached that would prevent future fric
tion on this score.
Indications today are that it will be
difficult to reach any kind of permanent
settlement of the trobule, and the
whole effort of the negotiations is ap
parently concentrated for the moment
upon the drafting of 6ome form of
modus vivendi to guard against the
development of friction upon the fish
ing shores that might haves erious re
sults. INCREASE ARTILLERY CORPS
Twenty-Five New Companies Are to
Be Organizsd.
Washington, July 19. In accordance
with an act of the last congress, provid
ing for an increase in the artillery corps,
the acting secretary of war has directed
the organization of 25 additional com-
nanies of coast artillerv. -pa oh with an
ennsiea sirengtn ot iu men, to be
designated from the 12&th to the lfifith
company respectively. New companies
win do organized at tne following points:
The Presidio of San Francisco; Fort
Baker. Cal.: Fort Casev. Wash., and
Fort Worden, Wasn.
Skeletons of the new organizations
will be formed bv transfers from nlH
comnanies at the various nnsts and thn
additional strength provided for will be
made up by fresh enlistments. The
Ninth, Fourteenth, Sixteenth, Nine
teenth. Twentv-eiahth. Thirtv.spvont.h
One Hundredth, One Hundered and
Fourth, and One Hundred and Twenty
seventh companies have been designat
ed as torpedo companies. , ,
NAVAL OFFICERS IGNORED.
Public Learns Plans for Fleet Before
Men High In Rank,
Washington, July 18. There is seri
ous friction between high naval officers.
The question is raised, "Are the great
naval movements planned without con
sultation with the heads of bureaus
through which their execution must
depend?" This question is prompted
by the discovery that no verbal or writ
ten order referring to the movement of
the fleet to the Pacific has been re
ceived by any official of the Navy de
partment here.
The officials and officers have only
known by the public announcement
that the greatest fleet of American bat
tleships ever assembled is to mobilize
in the fall for a journey to the Pacific
coast. They wonder if they are being
slighted or if the head of the navy for
got to give them official notice.
Not Due to Carelessness.
Washington, July 18. It is said at
the Navy department that it is ex
tremely improbable that the accident
aboard the battleship Georgia resulted
from any carelessness on the part of the
personnel of the ship. A short time
ago a thorough Inspection was made of
every detail of the Georgia's ordnance
by Commander Scofleld, one of the
most expert ordnance officers of the
navy. This inspection included every
one of the guns, the details of the tur
ret mechanism and the workings of the
ammunition hoist.
Postmasters Appointed.
Washington, July 18. The following
postmasters have been appointed: Ore
gon Alma, Eliza J. Luce, vice Silas
Maine, resigned. Washington Deer
Trail, Silas W. Tuttle, vice M. H. Al
len, resigned; Robertville, Henry Res
torff, vice A. R. Babcocb, resigned.
New Northwest Postmasters.
Washington, July 17. Postmasters
appointed: . Washington Uniontown,
Michael Reisnauer, vice W. A. Strupp
ler, resigned. Thomas Moffit has been
appointed a regular and Cecil O. Moffit
a substitute rural carrier on route 3, at
Garfield, Wash.
Will Reclaim Yellowstone Land.
Washington, July 18. The secretary
of the interior has withdrawn from en
try 225,000 acres of land in Montana
and North Dakota on account of the
Lower Yellowstone reclamation project.
NATIONAL CAPITAL
NAVAL OFFICERS DOWNCAST
Believed Precautions Would Prevent
Further Powder Explosions.
Washington, July 17. Aside from
their deep concern over the injuries
suffered by the unfortunate turret crew
of the Georgia, the officers at the Navy
department were a good deal cast down
when they learned of the accident, as
it tended to shake their confidence in
which they had rested for more than a
year, in the perfection of the regula
tions so carefully framed with a view
to safeguarding human life in the tur
rets.
April 13, 1904, a terrible accident
happened on the splendid battleship
Missouri, when through a "flare back"
five officers and 26 enlisted men met
their death.
Just two years later to a day there
was another explosion in the six-inch
turrets of the Kearsarge, whereby three
men were badly injured. That accident
occurred through a sailor's handling an
iron extractor so as to make a short cir
cuit in the electrical current, which set .
fire to the loose powder. Measures
were taken to make both accidents im
possible of recurrence.
It is understood at the Navy depart
ment that the Georgia had just com
pleted her preliminary target practice
and was on what is known as Barnsta
ble range, near Provincetown, just in
side Cape Cod and about 50 miles from
Boston. The Navy department officers
expressed confidence tonight that the
dispatch of the Georgia with the Atlan
tic fleet on its .projected cruise to the
racinc will not be cancelled.
JAPANESE SEALERS SEIZED.
Schooners Caught by Cutter Manning
Near St. Paul Island.
Washington, July 20. The State
department has been informed that the
revenue cutter Manning, on July 5,
seized two Japanese fishing schooners,
the Nitto Maru and the Kaimo, near
the boat landing within about a mile
of the seal island of St. Paul. Both of
the vessels were fully equipped fcr
sealing, and there were evidences that
they had been plying their craft, in
the shape of fresh seal skins in the
small boats. The seized vessels were
taken to Unalaska and left in charge of
the United States marshal. The crews
were taken aboard the Manning and
conveyed to Ungi, in charge of a United
States marshal, where they will be
tried before a United States commis
sioner upon the charge of violating
the sealing regulations.
The Japanese embassy has been no
tified by the State department, but as
the case appears to be an ordinary one
of poaching, it is not expected that any
diplomattic incidents will result.
Guards Against Slocum Horrors.
New York, July 18. The Federal
government is determined there shall
be no overcrowding of excursion and
other craft running out of New York
harbor and no repetition of the Slocum
horror. A large force cf customs offi
cers has inspected every portion of the
boats, with the result that 15 passen
ger carrying boats were put out of com
mission and tied up. It was found
some of the) masters did not even have
licenses. Moreover, hundreds of per
sons were obliged to disembark from
vessels because of overloading.
Joining National Forces.
Washington, July 16. The Stale de
partment today received unconfirmed
advices that the republics of Guatemala
and Salvador have joined forces and are
beginning the mobilization of troops to
resist any attack that may be made by
the Nicaraguan government. It is
stated at the State department that all
of the Central American republics with
the possible exception of Costa Rica,
are strongly opposed to the plan of
President Zelaya, of Nicaragua, for the
federation of the five republics.
Close Call for Judge Parker.
New ' York, July 17. Friends of
Judge Alton B. Parker heard today
that he had a narrow escape from death
In Virginia Saturday night. While
riding on a train between Norfolk and
Richmond, a bullet crashed through
the window beside which Judge Parker
was sitting and embedded itself in the
woodwork on the opposite side of the
car. It could not be ascertained who
fired the shot.
"Flare-Back Caused Fire.
Washington, July 20. The naval
court of inquiry in the case of the ex
plosion upon the Georgia, will find that
the accident resulted from a "flare-
back," meaning that when the breech
of the eight-inch gun was thrown open
after it had been discharged some
shreds of burning cloth or unconsumed
gas were driven into the turret and
upon the powder about to be inserted
for the next charge.
Bank Changes Name.
Washington, July 18. The controller
of the currency has approved the con
version of the Franklin County bank,
of Connell, Wash., into the Connell
National bank, with $25,000 capital.