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VOL. I.
HOULTOK, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OBEOON, FRIDAY, JULY 1, 1904.
NO. 10.
.uOllo 11 luK
EVENTS OF THE DAY
CATHEEED FROM ALL PARTS OP TUB
TWO HEMISPHERES.
Coaipreheaatvo Review of the Import
aat Happenings of tb Put Woak,
ProMnUd la Coodonaed Pons, Most
Likely to Prwvt loUrMttef te Ov
Many Rm4.
Perdicarie says the brigand Raisull
li poaing m a patriot.
London papers praise Admiral Togo
lor bit latest victor off Port Arthur.
Russians are aaid to hare been de
feated in a dedal ve battle at Tashluhao.
"Count Tolitol Inveighs agalnat the
present' war and bolde tbe cur op to
ridicule.
The body of another woman tua come
to the surface from the General blocum
disaster,
I. II. Amoa, of Portland, la a possi
ble candidate for prealdent on the Fro
blbition ticket.
Heat proatratlona have been numer
ous the part few days in New York and
Washington.
John Aleanider Dowie baa returned
to the United States.
llarrlman ia aaid to be about to se
cure control of the Santa Fe system.
The American federation of labor
has entered Into the Colorado miners'
trlke.
Russia has redoubled hrr efforts to
get the Baltic squadron in shape to sail
for the Far Fast.
The Kansas wheat harvest will lie
delayed many days on account o( the
recent heavy rains.
What la thought to be a final report
on the General Klocum disaster shows
that 1,031 Uvea were lost.
Eleven persons were seriously Injured
and many more slightly In a collision
of two street cars at Chicago.
, A call has been issued for a meeting
of the Trans-Mississippi Commerical
congress at St. Louis September 10-17.
Chinese bandits are helping the Jap
anese by giving movements of troops,
attacking outposts, and blowing op
bridges.
Fire, snpposed to be of Incendiary
origin, destroyed 1300,000 worth of
property in the lumber district of
Cleveland.
Generals Oku and Knrokl are
be-
lieved to have joined their forces.
A decisive battle between the main
armies of Russia and Japan ia expected
shortly.
France will send a warship to Hayti
to enforce a redress for the attack on
her minister.
A boiler vslve on the United States
torpedo boat Biddle blew out seriously
burning two men.
Perdlcaris and Varley have been re-
ImummI bv the Moroccan bandit and
have returned to Tangier. The former
has aged graetly from the hardships
suffered while a captive.
Fire destroyed the Hoo-IIoo house at
the St. Louis fair And for a time en
danirered the Oregon, Texas and Ger
irTan buildings. The loss is placed at
inno.00 and insurance of 20.000 car-
t
ried.
Five more bodies have been recov
red from the General Blocum wreck,
mail a total of 912. of which 824
have been identified. It ia believed
the casualties will reach 1,000. More
than tlOO.000 has been subscribed to
the relief fund.
The president baa announced the fol
lowing cabinet appointments: mi
Ham If. Moodv. of MasBSchusletta, at
torney mneral : Paul Morton, of Illi
nois. secretary of the navy; Victor II.
Metealf. of California, secretary of
commerce and labor.
Thirty persons were killed and many
Injured in a train wreck in tspain.
A II. E. Huntinsrton has resigned as
vice president of the Southern Pacific.
, Perdicaris and Varney are believed
to have been liberated by the Moroccan
bandit. '
The bull of the ill-fated steamer
General Blocum has been raised but no
bodies found.
Palace guards at Port au Prince
Hayti, threw stones' at the French and
German ministers.
A packing company has completed
arrangements for placing a $500,000
plant in Fortland.
Russians attacked Japanese 60 miles
from Fenir Wana Cheng and were re
pulsed with considerable loss.
The national '05 board has decided
on five buildings at the Lewis and
Clara exposition with an immense floor
apace.
The Citizens' alliance of Cripple
Creek has . ordered 3.000 buttons for
coat lapela hearing the inscription
'They can't come back." '
PAJSAQB PARTIALLY BLOCK CO.
RaaaUa
Fleet Mat Oreat Difficulty la
Leaving Pert Arthur.
Toklo, June 29. The detailed report
received from Admiral Togo of the op
erations before Port Arthur, which re-
ulted In the sinking of another Rus
sian battleship, shows that the en
trance to the harbor at Port Arthur is
still blocked to such an extent that It
Impossible for tie Russians to
maneuver. The operation of bringing
the Russian fleet Into the open, ac
cording to the report of the officers of
the Japanese scout vessels', lasted from
1 a. m., till 3:30 p. m., and was diffi
cult In the extreme.
When first seen by the main fleet the
Russian ships were in a double column
formation, the first msde up of four
cruisers and six battleships, with the
battleship Czarevitch in the lead.
he second column was made up of the
cruiser Novik and seven destroyers.
That the Japanese did not attack in
force aod attempt to sink the entire
Russian fleet was due to the fsct that
nightfall arrived before the ships could
be brought within range, and nothing
was left but for the torpedo attack. It
is generally believed now that another
attempt will be made by the Russians
to escape.
FLEBT PAST BEINQ MADB READY.
Russia Redoubles Hsr Efforts to Qet
Baltic Squadron Ready.
St. Petersburg, June 29. Work on
the Baltic squadron designed for service
in the Pacific is being pushed with re
doubled,' vigor night and day. Ad
miral Birileff, the commander-in-chief
at Cons tad t, is co-operating with Vice
Admiral Rojetaevnsky, in command of
the Baltic fleet, to hasten the work.
he captains of the battleships Navarin
and SImoI Veliky and the armored
cruiser Admiral Nakimoff, the first ves
sel to go out into the roadstead in com
mission, have been publicly compli
mented for their diligence. In order
not to impede the work, the crews are
not mustered to salute the commander.
n-chief when he tieits the vessels.
A strict guard Is maintained at Cron-
stadt. Even the warships' Punches
sre not allowed to enter the naval
basins after dusk. Lieutenant Vavil-
or, in charge of the naval labroatory,
was arrested recently and confined to a
fortress for bringing a relative to the
aboratory without permission.
MORMONS OBT MEXICAN TRACT.
Half MUUoa Acres Will Be Pure baud
Sonora or Chihuahua.
Mexico City, June 29. A report is
being circulated here to the effect that
the Mormon church would be quite ac
tively engaged . during the next few
months in securing land in vraious por
tions of Mexico for the purpose of colo
nization. The assertion is made that
it was recently decided to purchase s
tract of 500,000 acres in Sonora or Chi
huahua, to be used as an extension of
the colonies of Colon ia, Dublan and
Diaz. The arrangements are about
completed, it is said, and within a few
weeks the deeds will be ready for
transfer.
In addition to these lands, it is
learned, the Mormon elders have taken
hold of several other land offers recent'
ly made to them. Among these are
said to be large tracts of land in Sinaloa
and Chiapas. .
Japan Seeking No data.
Vienna, June 29. The Allegemeine
Zeitung says that according to a diplo
matic note received here the Japanese
government has resolved, in case peace
is restored, to demand nothing else
than waa mentioned in the govern
ment s note of December last; that
if
even if Port Arthur be taken by the
Japanese, to restore it to Russia, re
specting the Russo-Chinese agreement,
and that Japan will regard Russia as
economically predominant in Manchu
ria. Japan demands only that she be
considered with the other great powers
in the solution of Asiatic questions.
Hulk Towed to Dock. x
New York, June 29. Crowds, with
heads bowed and uncovered, lined both
sides of EaBt river today as the black
ened bulk of the General Slocum was
towed to a dock in Erie Basin, where it
is to be inspected by the Federal au
thorities. The rings on the tugs having
the wreck in tow were at half-maBt,
and when passing Barreto Point, where
the Slocum sank and where so . many
lost their lives, the flags were dipped.
All the craft in the harbor dipped their
flags as the flotilla passed.
More Firing at Port Arthur. .
Chefoo, June 29. There was firing
at fort Arthur last night, and tonight.
The booming of big guns was distinctly
heard here tonight., Eighteen Japan
ese transports have been seen going
west along the Uorean coaBt.
QET EVERY VOTE
ROOSEVELT AND FAIRBANKS HEAD
REPUBLICAN TICKET.
Aaaoonctmeot of the Choke Wat Ac
cooapaaltd by a Rtsouadlog Damoo
strattoe Bx-Oevoraor Black, of New
York, aad Sfaator DolHver. of Iowa,
Make Noalaatlag Speeches.
Chicago, Juno 24 The swift, sure
current of public opinion for tbe sec
ond time in the history 'of the Republi
can conventions, yesterday resulted In
the selection of a national ticket with
out a dissenting vote. Theodore Roose
velt, for president, and Charles W.
Fairbanks, of Indiana, for vice presi
dent, received every vote in the conven
tion, t
Regardless of tbe fact that tbe nomi
nation of one bad been assured for
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
Republican Nominee for President
months and the other for days, tbe an
nouncement of the choice was accom
panied by a resounding demonstration
which . attested the candidates' uni
versal popularity. ,-:'' - -4
The cheering waa led by - figures
known through the breadth of the land
and echoed by a mighty throng of en
thusiastic men and radiant women as
sembled in the Coliseum to witness
the crowning feature, as well as the
close of the national convention that
marks the seim-centennial of the Re
publican party in the United States.
CHARLES W. FAIRBANKS
Republican Nominee for Vice President
No leBS than 10,000 men and women
participated in the ratification of the
party program, and the consequent roar
of cheering and handclapping was deaf
ening. The band stationed high among
the girders of the hall waa drowned by
the tumultuous, unbounded demonstra
tion. Hats were tossed into the - air,
state emblems were waved and flags
beautiful, trl-coolred, shimmering
silken flags, fluttered from every band
as though stirred by a gale.
The roll was called and the unanim
ous vote of the delegations recorded for
Mr. Roosevelt without incident until
the name of New Jersey asked unanira
ous consent that the roll be dispensed
with and that the secretary of the con
vention be instructed to cast the entire
vote for Mr. Roosevelt. The objection
was general and every state accepted
the opportunity of casting , its entire
vote for the president.
ranaemonium broke loose again
when the speaker announced that there
were 994 votes and 994 had been cast
for Roosevelt. A great picture of the
president was carried about through
the hall.
Ex-Governor Black, of New York
made the speech nominating Roosevelt,
and Senator Dolliver, of Iowa, nomin
ated Fairbanks.
More Troops Passing Southward.
Liap Yang, June 25. Farther drafts
of troops are passing southward, where
constant skirmishes are reported by the
wounded men who are returning home.
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AMERICA TO DROP IT.
No Doaaad For Rtdrots WHI Bo Maps
la Pordlcaiis' Case.
Washington, June 28. The state de
partment does not contemplate any re
clamation! upon the Moorish govern
ment on account of the Perdlcaris inci
dent. In its view that tne government
has suffered severely, both from a
financial point of view and in national
humiliation, through its compliance
with the demand of the use of force, by
sppearing to tbe powerful influences of
the Sbereefa Mouley All and Mooley
Ahmed, who headed tbe escort tent to
bring the prisoners to Tangier. More
over, Franco practically furnished the
money from which the ransom was
paid, as the recent French loan of $12,
500,000 gave the saltan tbe means to
meet Raisuli't demand for (70,000
ransom.
The Raisnli incident is going to have
an important effect on the adoption of
a firm French policy toward Morocco.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press learns that definite steps have
already been taken to inaugurate
French authority. M. Delcasee has se
lected M. Raindre, the ex-French rep
resentative at Geneva, to take up the
organization of the Moroccan customs
at the ports, including Tangier. The
recent French loan to Morocco is guar
anteed by the customs leceipts. There
fore, M. Raindre will oversee the cus
toms administration. He is now or
agnizing a large staff. The next step
will be the organization of French po
lice or gendarmerie at Tangier.
It appears by all accounts, including
that of Perdicaris himself, as set down
in his letters, that he did hot suffer
undue hardship; that he was treated
with kindness and consideration by
Raisnli and that he has no ill-feeling
toward that, to him, agreeable bandit.
No sufficient reason exists why any fur
ther demands should be made upon tbe
sultan of Morocco either for indemnity
or the punishment of the kidnapers.
f tbe sultan chooses to take vengeance
upon Raisnli, that ia his own affair.
PLANNED A DASH.
Japanese 5 truck Russian Fleet
la the
t Nlck of Time.
Tokio, Jane 28. Admiral Togo,
re
porting farther on his success at Port
Arthur, says hia patrol boat discovered
the battleship Peresviet and seven other
vessels, accompanied by nine torpedo
boat destroyers, near the entrance to
Port Arthur harbor. Tbe patrol boat
wained him wirelessly, and he imme
diately advanced his entire fleet, except
those engaged upon special duty.
The admiral then discovered that
the Russian fleet consisted of six battle
ships, five cruisers and 14 destroyers,
the commander having evidently plan
ned a dash by sundown.
The Russians stopped outside tbe en
trance to the harbor, and after night
fall a fleet of Japanese torpedo boat de
stroyers resolutely attacked the Rus
sian ships, and succeeded in torpedoing
and Binking a battleship of the Peres-
viet type, and disabled the battleship
Sevastopol.
A cruiser of the Diana type was ob
served burning. It was towed into the
harbor and it was evident Bhe sustatin
ed serious damage. The torpedo boat
destroyer Shirakumo was hit by
shell, which fell in the cabin, killing
three men and wounding three others.
The Chidori, a vasael of the same class,
was hit behind the engine room, but
no casualties resulted therefrom. Tor
pedoboat8 64 and 66 were slightly
damaged.
Apology Not Sufficient.
Parish June 28. Hayti's apology for
the insult to the French minister at
Port au Prince. M. Depres. who was
Btoned by the palace guards recently,
has been received by the foreign office,
but does not give satisfaction. It ap
pears to seek to make-light of the in
cident. The officials here are not dis
posed to assume a belligerent attitude
toward a small power, but they expect
Hayti adequately to realize and redrefs
the offenses. . This contributed to the
decision to send a warship to Haytian
waters. .
Butte Miners Will dive $25,000.
Butte, Mont., June 28. The Butte
Miners' union has decided to donate
$25,000 to the Colorado miners to as
sist them in pressing the legal test to
be made on the Colorado supreme court
decision upholding the habeas corpus
and allowing President Mover, of the
Western Federation of Miners, tore
main in jail without charges having
been placed against him. The right of
Governor Peabody and Geneial Bell to
deport miners without trial will also
be tested by the Butte miners.
Fears Cholera May Spread to America.
" Washington, June 28. Vice Conau
John Tyler, at Teheran, has notified
the state department that there are 250
cases of cholera at Sultanabad, which
ia the principal center of the Persian
carpet ' trade with America. The con
aul has warned agents not to make ship-
menta for the present. . r . .
HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON
POWER FROM WATER WORKS.
Morgan Lake Win Sorre Double Purpose
at La Oraado.
La Grande Tbe Morgan lake water
power scheme, which is situated three
miles south of La Grande, on the sum
mit of tbe Blue monuatina, and which
is being constructed by the La Grande
water storage company, baa been, prac
tically completed, by which the stor
age company will furnish the city of
La Grande 75,000,000 gallons of water
per month for distribution through the
city water mains. The elevation of the
lake above the city of La Grande is 1,
450 feet, in a distance of three miles.
A hike 120 acres in extent and now 12
feet deep has been formed, with a pos
sibility of increasing tbe depth to 30
feet by building a few hundred feet of
levee. Surveys have been made for
11,175 feet of pipe line, leading to the
La Grande city reservoir. Steel pipe
two feet in diameter will be nsed to
conduct the water down the mountain
canyon to the power plant about one
mile from the lake, where 1,000 horse
power will be developed at first, with,
the possibilitty of increasing the power
to 10,000 horsepower when needed. '
Railroad Asks for Terminus.
The Dalles At the instance of sev
eral business men and property owners
of this city a' meeting was held last
week to rontiler tbe feasibility f
bringing the line of the Great Southern
railway into this city, together with
the cost of right of way and terminal
grounds for tbe same. Tbe request of
the Great Southern officials was for
three city blocks situated in tbe ex
treme east end of the town for depot
grounds, and a right of way from the
mouth of Five Mile creek, where the
line has been surveyed, to the city. It
understood that the right of way
and this terminal site asked for can be
had for $6,500. A committee waa ap
pointed to canvas the city to acquire
the necessary funds to acquire this
property.
Removal of Land Office. .
Oregon - City - A remonstrance
against the proposed removal of the
land office from Oregon City to Port-
and, and addressed to the president
and secretary of tbe interior, has been
circulated among the business men and
citizens here. Tbe remonstrance cites
the fact that this ia known as the
Oregon City land district, that Oregon
City is centrally located with reference
to the district, being accessible by rail
and boat; that there is no demand on
the part of settlers or the people at
large for the removal of the office.
. Grasshoppers la drain.
Pendleton The army of grasshoppers
struck the alkali wheat raising district,
about 20 miles southwest of this city,
a few days ago, and has wrought much
damage to grain. Monrad Fix is .the
heaviest loser, grasshoppers having
eaten down 500 acres to such an extent
that the grain is scarcely fit for hay
Other crops in that vicinity have been
more or less damaged. A visit of grass
hoppers in this county is unusnal.
This is the first year the insects have
done any damage to grain.
Looking for Big Ron.
Astoria The salmon pack up to the
present time is far from satisfactory,
but while the prospects for the balance
of the season are purely speculative,
there is every confidence that an im
mense run will come later. The pack
of the canned product is full 25 per
cent short of what it was at the corre
sponding time last year, and then the
season waa considered a failure, but
the big run that came the latter part
of July brought the pack up to nearly
the average figures.
VaUey Hops In Need of Rain.
Salem Farmers and hop growers in
this section of the Valley are very
much alarmed over the continuance of
the long dry spell, and say that great
and irreparable damage has already
been done. Farmers from the Waldo
hills and from Mission bottom said
that grain and hay will not yield more
than half ciops. Hop growers say that
the yield of hops has already been les
sened, and that, unless a good ram is
had next week, the loss will be consid
erable.
Spruce Lumber Rates Postponed.
Astoria According to advices re
ceived from Chicago the reduced rates
on Eastern shipments of spruce lumber,
which were to go intoeffect on July 1, !
will not become effective before July '
15 arid possibly not until the first of
August. The postponement is under
stood to have been caused by a delay in
issuing the tariff sheets.
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Harvest Begins;
Pendleton Wheat harvtst has com
menced in the Cold , Springs country
north of Pendelton. 1 Wheat matures
earlier in this section than elsewhere.
Results so far . are .very, satisfactory,
some grain going aa high aa 40 bushels
to the acre, . -- -
STAMPCDB TO GOLD FIND.
Lodg Thompooa Crook Is Over 4.900
Med ford A. L. Morris bCT.?
turned from the strike of gold ut tuo
headwaters of Thompson creek, near
Grayback mountain. lie brought with
him over $75 in gold taken from the
ledge, which shows on tbe surface over
4,500 feet long. The Briggs boys have
taken out $18,000 and have as much
more ia tight. -
Most of the people going in leave
Medford and go by way of Jackson,
ville, crossing the divide at tne head
of Williams creek. This route is olny
50 miles from Medford. Hundreds of
people are leaving, and the town ia in
great excitement. Claims are being
staked and placer locations filed.
II. E. King washed $160 from four
pans of placer dirt on hia location 800
feet from the Brigga find. The ledge
ia 450 feet on the Oregon side of tbe
Cal'fornia line.'
A townsite has been located and
tents are being pitched. Not since the
daya of Gold Hill or Steamboat Springa
baa ao much interest been manifested
in a gold dicsovrey. It is claimed that
the ledge is the same aa the Steamboat
strike, but the values are much higher
and the ledge larger.
Prize Products of Polk.
Dallaa Polk county will be amonin
the first counties in Oregon to applr
for space in the big horticultural build
ing now in course of construction at
tbe Lewis and Clark exposition grounds
at Portland. Mrr. F. A. Wolfe, of Falla
City, has begun 'the preparation of an
exhibit that ia expected to take first
rank among the county displays at the
1905 fair. Mrs. Wolfe has had charge
of all the prize-winning displays from
Polk county at the Oregon state fair
for many years past, and takes a great
interest in the work.
Road to Saatlam nines.
Salem With a view to opening a
read leading to the Quartzville mines,
the members of the' Marion . county
ewt will go r over ' the 5 route... The
Quartzville mines are about 16 . miles
north of Gates on the Corvallia & East
ern railroad. A wagon road extenda
about half the distance.'. Considerable
work is being done at the mines, but
all supplies and machinery must . be
taken in on horses. Machinery for a
sawmill and a quartz stamp waa trans
ported to the minea in that way.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Walla Walla, 69c; bluestem,
77c; Valley, 78c.
Barley Feed, $23 per ton; rolled,
$24.5025. , ., .; .- u
Flour Valley, $3.904.05 per bar
rel; hard wheat Btraighta,' $44.25; "
clear;, $3.854.10; hard wheat pat
ents, $4-4034.70; graham, $3.504;
whole wheat, $44.25 ; rye flour, $4.50. .
Oats No. 1 white, $1.20; gray,
$1.15 per cental.
Milletuffs Bran, $1920 per ton;
middlings, $25.5027; shorts, $203
21; chop, $18; linseed, dairy food,
$19.
Hay Timothy, $1516 per ton;
clover, $89; grain, $11012; cheat,
$1112.
Butter Fancy creamery, 17K20c;
store, 1213c. ;
x-ggs Oregon rancn, lays iy$c per
dozen.
Cheese Full cream, twins, new
stock, 1212)c; old stock, 78c;
Young America, 1314c.
Poultry Fancy hens, 1212)4c per
pound; old hens, 11012c; mixed
chickens, 10llc; old roosters, 8
&c, young roosters, 12013c; springs.
1 to 2-pound, 17 18c; broilers,. 1 to
lH-pound, 1820c; dressed chickens,
1313Hc; turkeys, live, 1416c; do
dressed, 1516c; do choice, 18020c;
geese, live, 78c; do dressed, -9K
10c; ducks, old, $67 per dozen; do
young, as to size, $2.507.
Vegetables Turnips, $1.25 per sack;
carrots, $1.50; beets, $1.25; cabbage,
lKl?4c; lettuce, head, 2540c per
doz; parsley, 25c per doz; tomatoes,
$1.251.50; cauliflower, $1,752 per '
doz; celery, 75 90c per doz; cucum
bers, $11.25 per doz; asparagus, 50c;
peas, 46c per pound; beans, green,
56c; squash, $1.25 per box; green
corn, 60c per doz.
Honey $33.50 per case.
Potatoes Fancy, 75c$l per cen
tal; new potatoes, $1.752.25. ;,,
Fruits-trawberries, 56c per lb;
cherries, 45c; gooseberries, 6c; rasp
berries, $1.25 per crate; apples, new,
$11.75 per box ; apricots, 90c$l;
plum 8, $1; peaches, 90c$l; cante
loupes, $4.50 per crate.
Hops 1903 crop, 23c per lb.
Wool Valley, 1920c per lb; East
era Oregon, 10 17c; mohair, 30c per lb
for choice.
Beef Dressed, 56Ko per Ib.V
Mutton Dressed, 46c per lb;
lambs, 6c. ... .'
. Veal Dressed, 100 to 125, 67c per
lb; 125 to 200, 55Kc 200 and up,
SK4c. j -.
Pork Dressed, 100 to 150, 77Xc;
150 and up, 67c. -