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NEWS OFTIIE VEEU
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HAPPENINGS CF TOO CONTINENTS
A Rume of th Lest Important but
Not Lets Interesting Events
t.f the Past Wt.k.
Knwia w-uiiU ll talk of making
The vr gave General Stoe"t-l a free
ha ii t nl I'i Tt Ailliur to do an he
thought UkI.
Mr charge of land (rmi.( impli
cate Idaho cttuon. i 1 1 I it I i 11 u Senator
J Irylmrn, alo Senator Clark, nl Mon
tana. An Ohio rivrr oi niinT Mew up i,tar
Huntingdon, V. V.a, killing in jieoplo
and injuring 12 oiloo. Tin ptiuiucr
mil '.'it barge burm-d.
Mor IliMit di li giiti m ro in-s4 iit
at Urn ni imiiu' of the Aim man
I orvntry congtewt in Watdiingtoii. Sec
r Ury WiN.ui w ! lined the t t vl h
mid in hi addre advoentod nerdr-'
chaitgt in pre,.it law t protect the
Ireu ami witter uppiy.
Thrrv i a luovt im n vi f
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run- i j ulal inn iluridK tl.i vh r uf
ii'imi thai Mi' A.Wtli thtj Utliiiiian
rniml tiinS'ti,' ni l phue tht ftiii
1 ntt-)nf'. "i.'i.r lit tlirtt t upi'i'iA.nti
v4 ri of piiKini-fi. !l U inV
-.fcl the pr'iili-fV fnMm -;f, ;
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ll.i (lilitu w tatth.y.l I'Ut will
.in(r Ih-v re Im. at'iixte ifitfMixliatfly
a; r Hie I. li.Uj' WJi
vvrwi iorphi Umta tKfMl from
V.r; Arth ainl took n fiij;" et Mianjr'
Lai j it prior to the xirrt-mter of the
filtr'M.
IVfurtt eiirrftiilfrinir totttwl nuiik
t In- ! iiiiinjiil vi nrnhip in I'oit Arthur;
liarlmr. The Japaui- afvinly triti-j
t ip thin. I
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that Port Arthur ha fallen the
Ixiik of the lnii ni"U army w ill U' teiit
Tiorth, h'U attina of them will po home.
The amy U-fore I'ort Arthur i varl
ttiixly atattil a U-ing lift ween 70,000
ami 1 '.'0,000 men.
If Set ator Mitfhell follow the iuex
urahle tale of atantoriul i'tiiuette, lie
will not appear on the Hour of tlie en
i.te aKiiin until the court have taken
final act inn in the matter of the Imlu't
me nt aainft him.
The potton mill utrhe nt Full Hiver,
Ma., ron ti inn with Imth ile deter
inineil m it to (rive in.
The griml of the Kleral unui'l jury
pif on, ami another report for J ho
-xiei-t.itit pulilic r ill noon ho iiutilc.
Hilver i KTiiwinkf afiree. The prion
Im nlvuiiPttl, ami the market I vtifh
thnt the coitBiiiiior wait on the pro
duoer. (!lilenif lieM memorial nervii ? IV
t eiulier HO in re m nihrae ne of the Iri
l'ioi kheiiter ilimiHter, the ofCHHioii Imi
inj the 11 rut annivorxary.
rreiirntioii are lioinu mmlo atVhol
ivimtok for the ret-option in the dry
tlock of anv of the Jlttlt'e euudron
that may need docking when the fleet
Teachea Unit ort.
The Iimlon pity police have arrented
two iiiemhera of an intermit lotial kiuih
M hich for two or three years in allecitl
to have hee.i conduct ing esttninivo forg
fries in 5 Itank of F.nland nt tea.
ltoHtou'M aithmurine tunnel i oen
for huniiiftiH. The tuhe in a mile mid a
half loin;, and coAturtrt Iloftoii and
Kant lSoxUiii, running under the hurlwir.
The rout iw three million dollara.
uMxmt three 11ml tine-hulf years wan
tt iiriumed in conHtructing the tunnel.
Owing to the cHhmi In Morocco, the
French navy yard ahow great activity.
The Japnneae attempts to raine the
KiiHHinn crui r Vnriag have teen did
continued. It will lie imiHiakihle to re
commence rork before npring, by w hich
time the atl plattfl forming the huli
will be OBuleHB.
England t apin enveloped in a
heavy frg aikl all ships are detained at
the mouth of the Thames, unablw to
proceed.
Admiral Kattnkoft has been recalled
aa KiiHHian comniiHsloncr in' the .North
ilea inquiry and will tie replaced by
Vice Admiral Doubavitf. Sickness Is
given aa the renaon.
The Montana agricultural exhibits at
St. Louis aro boing packed for ship
ment to l'ortlnrd. The mineral ex
hibit will leave Butte for tho Low is
nd Clark fair shortly.
SUMMARY OF THE TERMS.
Russian Officers Co Horn on Parol,
Privataa rtemain Prisoners.
London, Jan. fi. Tim Japanesto lega
tion yetorday puidlnhud the term of
the agreement wl, Uli arrvml aa the
basis of the capitulation of Port Ar
llnir. Th agreement was signed by
the Rulan ami Japanese eoniniUudon
er, eprceiiilng General Stotneel and
Nogi respectively, ami later by the
commander in chief tluiiimlvi. the
final 1-onniiiiiinatliin of it taking p!ae
ill the evening uf January 2.
Thn agreement coimiitt of 1 1 arti
cle. Several of them are of a purely
tH hiiit m imlu re, The i-HSt-ntiat j-ointit
of the other are aa follow n : The en
tire fort.-v, with it "nirroiimliig f'rli
fli'utioiiK, tin- xlil pit ut ill alli'Rt in tin'
hatW anl tlm vi m ka of tlumti mn.k
aul pnrtly mink, all arum "anl 'imt.
uitioii, tin- iniliUry Ijiiililinyn ,. tin1
li.rtrcMt ami fort a. t II a in (h nM
am! tit'W tow nil, tiM-tlicr with nil other
iiVt rniiK iit projM Tty, an- hi ! urrrii
h"rfl tolhi Juputi'w. The lattt ra;rf
lo triijMft an. I ildlv invi'Kli).'Htt all ri-vutt-
rlhtn ami t laimn.
Tin Jajiiiiuitt' rf-tt rw the rlht of
frf at tion n lutivf to th ii rlairim for
rmtilttlion ami lvlt nin''ty I;, tht! cwnt
of ii, iHvomimt; :,j.'iHt !ut jny
furta. i l( ft tllit r pTojily "rr h-
ntrvii afliT tin
ti--yvij alter tlie signMur:: 1S ;
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alfUed to lli i.'iiMiiriil -V;, ,.'-. ' u 1 1
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; ': rAxf:i..tvj iiiforumioti in r-f-
rr, k to ilit plat iiirf if t.iir.t if on IhihI
'' " i'5-"' " w.lii-- uf I'ort Ar-
thu-, e 'jri' j m lila with the
i ' i'.I fti.'illa'V ntnl naval ollifi-r
"l.jti'Sf l -'r Sim late defeime, are to lie
tfi'itvetod without deduction and trim
lire to the Japai'ee.
The aohlier, nailom an V voluntetim,
a well a the ofllciaU nmler HiimLhi
juiimlictioii, will bfC'.inie prhmifni of
the Japaiii o. The oilier r and ollieiul
w'll retain tluir arm mid privnt' prop
erty, however, in lu-fiinlntiee with the
c-;preed wih nf the lliikll!o, ax a rr
o'int'iin of their u'allaiitry in 'ifl iMinu
tlie furtrt'. I'lii Mf ulliee: and nliii ialit
ar to In- m-nt on iiiirolo to Knin.
A a giiarantet of jfiKtd faith, the
fort at llw'ftliKii und AntUHhiif, tffth-
er with other fortitiiatioii ftill c!uiid-
iiuf, are to be mirrendenil to the Jup-
nmae not lnt?r than niwin oi January 3.
DOES MUCH DAMAGE.
Disas.rout rira in Plant of Uoion Meat
Company at Portland.
rortlaml, Jan. 4. Fira ragel In the
plant uf the Fniwii Meat coiuii,v,
Fourth aand (ilinan atreeta, from 11
lant night to 3 this morning, complete
ly gutting the building. I. on the
Ktriicture, which wa a thne-tory
brick, is extiv.iRtetl ut $100,000, ami on
the content $150,000. Thi is partly
covertil by innurance.
Ilcate 1 lard i iMdievinl luhave start
ed thf fire. The lliiine hurnt out on
the third Hoor, lirectly over the engine
room. When the lire was firt diev
erml by Night Kngincer John Sleight,
the (lame were leaping in every direc
tion above ami tdrcams of ammonia
from the cold stomp plant were drift
ping to the Doors tit low.
(.Hone to the Fourth street side of the
building, i n a track of the h'outhcrn
I'acillo, stood several 'reijit and refrig
erator cars.
There was alno a car of fiul oil. It
sttKxl w here the mimes were tbe hottest
and for more than an hour it was the
fear of the police and firemen that it
would explode nuttd deal death in every
direction.
The Humes IciijmiI and burned furi-
dunly overhand around the oil tank, but
aftr an hour of heroin work the fire
men succeeded in averting the danger
and caving the car of oil. Tin mo who
had to light close to the danger ground
breathed a nigh of relief when they
drove back the Humes and were Able to
turn their attention to the building
proper.
Ready to Mediate.
Washington, Jan. 5. President
Roosevelt has decided that he will offer
his good oHloe" to bring about peace
between Russia and J-ran whenever
either party to the conflict shall request
him to do so. Ho has heretofore in
sisted thut both parties must request
his good efhees before tiking any action.
This view has been modified no that
eitther can secure his interposition by
asking it. The president does not
think any step in tlie direction of peace
will be taken in the iminedi&te future,
probably two or t)roe months.
Japanese Occupy Forts.
Tokio, Jan. S.i'Hie Japanese took
possession of a number of tho forts of
Fort Arthur today. Tho Kuasian oil!
cers an otfuialu will t permitted to ru
turn to Russia upon parolo, the olllcera
retaining their aide arms.
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IN IIII3 OF JAPS
Pc;tAr Gives Up AHerFIoM
In Eleven Elontfcs.
CAUSES If.EAT JOY IN TOXIO
Sijattal Ct nfaaiti Ha Fouud Furthar
Ratlatai ca Wat Only a Uialesa
S irifica of Uvea.
fin Yrt , Jan. 3. Tort Arthur,
win Mil 'or inoiitha have run nil
With the. hit ml of the lruvi-t of two
wit liki niiti fit, hait at laxt nun unilHtl
tt f hu tiurt e tt'imt ity of the Japutiew
att'itk. (mural htot-i'wl, moat ntult
l'rn In fiu T) inr ut the w ill of hi
M V-i-rt-ifii, 1 ait etfii the lvalue of the
Uiiryiui; nr ny ain in iiioiiu-ntuui ami
rntryy, until to hoM out longer ouM
huve U-rn a ' rime aainxt humanity.
The pom II Son of the purri'iiih-r are
ni t yi t kma n, hut in all uurtcra it I?
ai.iu ipHtf.l hat tht-y are nurh 'f an
hmo.ahlf m Mii-r inuy acifl from a
hrave ami i torloii enc ;i(y.
A,t U i-'i ' rJot k VM r,;;ht t!.e n ",.
ntiitiorii-r . l, tji.'iiiii ui the
ta it'l.-'i ,Tfi:tftii. i;,h anuiea
...$. 1 t-i ( iiivifM five houra
1 1 . . . , t t 1 ... .. : 11
' ' 1 11 ' I . In I I'll .11 von r Will
I i.j auth, riiii-a nt fl. lVtcrchurvr, in
t,lie tiVotiiM of ilintt oltlfial notice
in lienor) I Hiot-K-I that Tort Arthur
I"uf fiirn-114 irnl, have not -rmitUd
In new to f ome public. Kmperor
Nii hola i!n the aouth of Kumia, ami
hi ininixtfi i are fur the time being in
the tlark a to what di'patchca have
U i n t nt U him from the front. Tokio
is t!!ie nft-ne if rejoicing, ptniple finding
In the outo me eompo nuation for all
tl0 aacrifice uf life and money that was
er.'uiiled in tbe ten month' Hiege.
to what t (tent the fall of I'ort Ar
thur will i ike (or a reatoration of
ptftc i an i ien qnention. There is
an encouruif ng note in the eipreKHlon
of i ta ron It yaHi, Japanene -ntiniwter
to tmlon, f the hojie that in dome
w. it wUI facilitate final pence."
lli .th in r nit ami Ixmlon it i le
ii i isl that t lie iNuadron under Vice
Adi;ot l! l-fitiikv which Htartel
run l.ibau fr U.e Vat I',nt three
ii irith avro, w ill have to retrace its way
10 ,;ie, a ai) adherence to the original
iaiii uoiili invite diHuxtcr without
t ilmbility if effecting a juncture w ith
Iim warxhip- at preaent in the harbor
01 v in 1 1 vow i.
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HAI L IS REMOVED.
Summary A.-.tion by the President in
Land Fraud Case.
Ywi.!nirt m, Jan. 3. President
R iw velt ! t directed the at solute re-
niivval oi Jil hi H. Hull, I'ni'.ed States
lif.r!ct alto tiey for the dis'.rlct of Ore-
gi t . The i :t ion was taken at the re-
iuest of rrs.tcis J. Money, who was
bet n comliir.'iiiK, a the nominal assist
ant of Mr. I la,i, the land fraud cases
in Oregon.
The anniRincement of thi action was
nift leby Attorney (teneral Mistdy as he
Wat leaving the White house after a
conference v ith the president. Mr.
Moo.lv iltH-l Mil to say what the charges
ae.iiist Mr, Hall weie, if any, but did
H) that it I as for the gissl of the serv-
icu to disiHii to with hint, particularly
in regard U the conduct of the laud
fraiid cases uow otdng investigattnl.
Mitchell and Hermann Indicted.
Portland, Jan. 3. The Federal grand
jn v fullille I the expectations of the
pw ilic wher n rcturneil indictinenw
ag. lust Settlor Mitchell, ltingir Iler-
mi nn and C-eorge Sorenson. Mitchell
uin', Hernial were indicted jointly and
aie charged ith having conspired w ith
all of the di cudants heretofore indict
ed to defras I the government out of
hud situate I in township 11 south,
. I i n . i
ruge i oasi Mirenson is inuicieo ior
liaving offer nl tt bribe of 5,000 to lis-
tri' t Attorn y Hall on March X'S last,
wlii-n the is lictnieut against the con
spirators wl o were convicted in the
rtr.ent trial vos jemltng in the 1-ederal
court.
New Navy for Russia,
fit. Peters inrg, Jan. 4. With refer
ence to the report published in the
United Stat?s under a St. Petersburg
due that Ei ipemr Nicholas has peti
tioned the penditure of $80,000,000
for rebuildii g tho navy, the fact is
tint Russia' 4 naval program has not
yet lieen del nitely decided or promul
gated. All '.hat is positively known is
that the pla is wwt a long period of
yi l r. Tli i absolute necessity of a sea
purer is on of Russia's latest lessons
ot l.he presort war.
Cold Suspends Mobilization.
'it. Peters mrg, Jan. 4. The intense-lyV-old
went ler which prevails in the
cef,ter of Kmr.ia has caused a temporary
sut pension of the mobilization and
movement o' ! troopa. Today the tern
piittture is 0 degrees below Fahrenheit.
FIND THE TRUTH.
Dnvr Election Fraud to be Probed
to the Bottom.
Denver, Jan. 4.-Ptretching its hand
to aa to rat a shadow over every man
am! toman in any way implicated in
election frauds in the city and county
of Denver, on, before or after Novem
ber 8, the supreme court has ordered
an iovrfctigation so sweeping jn its
H'oj that every phase of tbe election
may be scrutinized and everything that
bears upon it in any way may be made
known by judicial inquiry.
Alva Adams, IV-mocratic candidate
for govt rnor, who appeared from the
returr, to have been elected, but who
has dec lared that be dues not want tiie
office tainted with fraud, axked the
court to ojien every Denver ballot box,
but the order of the court goes beyond
the mere examination of tbe ballots
and proridea for an investigation of the
rcicixtration lints, the campaign exien
di turret, and, in brief, all election
mattern. Painuel W. IWlford, attorney
for Adam, and Henry J. llerey, at
torney f.jr the Itepublicans, akel the
court to make its order of Mich breadth
that the court need not stop at anything
in the investigation. Tlie court Faid
that what it meant to" do, and in
; LUrte-l the lawyers to agree upon tint
wording of tho onler, and preaent it to
the court for arpoval.
Chief Justice (jabbcrt said that
while the petition did not atate facts
entitling the petitioner to such an in
vttiptiiia an propoaed, the court bad
di'cidrtl that an inveutigation might
end in dim-overing tlie guilty jierwrna
w ho were rcfponiiible for tbe commis
sion of the grot frauds that bad lteen
reveakil in the couU'inpt proceedings.
There mut have la.-en some persons be
hind the election oflicers and others
w ho committed fraud, the court be-
lievcd.
GUILTY ONES DISCHARGED.
Ball , Cartridge Among Blanks Are
Traced to the Packers.
Waahintgon, Jan. 4. As the result
of iji vi. ligation made by direction of
Genera! Croxier, chief of ordnance, it
has tiee n ascertained that among the
1,750,000 blank cartridges issued last
summer to the regular and militia
troop which took part in tbe immocuv
ers at Mansssas, Va., and in California,
two lull cartridges were found, one at
the Virginia camp and the other in
California. The person who packed
the California cartridge was traced by
the initials on the box and was prompt
ly diiH'harged. In the Virginia case it
was impossible to find the offender.
A an additional precaution, all the
blai.k cartridge cases at the Frankford
arsenal have lieen . overhauled and
weighed, with the result that one ball
cartridge was found. In that case the
person who packel the case was dis
charged. To guard against the possibility of
such an occurrence, General Crozier
has directed that each box of blank
cartridegs shall be weighed liefore seal
ing. The presence of a ball cartridge
can be easily detected by this method.
WHIP WIFE-BEATERS.
Washington Grand Jury Adopts the
President's Suggestion.
Washington, Jan. 3. The local
grand jury in making its final report
for the present term of the supreme
court of the District of Columbia today
recommended the establishment of
whipping-posts in the district. The
question has lteen much agitated ever
since the president in his last annual
message recommended corporal punish
ment for wife-lteaters in the District of
Columbia. The recommendation of
the jury was as. follows:
"The efficacy of establishing the
whipping-iost as a means of punishing
wife-beaters and petty larceny offenses
has loen investigated bv this body, and
the majority of the members are of the
opinion that it would prove very effect
ive m reducing the number of these
reprehensible crimes.
Bandits Are Supreme.
Taris, Jan. 4. The measures con
templated by the French government
for the security of the neighborhood of
the towns in Morocco have not yet been
completed, partly owing to the fact
that there has not yet been the time
necessary for the purpose since France
first undertook the task, and partly be
cause many matters of detail remain to
be settled when the French represent
ative, M. Saint Eebe Taillander, meets
the sultan at Fes at the end of the
month. . Oriental dilatoriness also
counts for something in the delay.
Two Cruisers Return.
St. Petersburg, Jon. 4. A report
that the craiaent Orel and Ixumrud, of
the second Pacific squadron, have Wn
ordered to return is current here, but
lacks official confirmation. If Uie re
port Bhould prove true, Vice Admira
Kojestvensky may be obliged to await
reinforcements from the Third Pacific
squadron.
: OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST I
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ALL ARE BUYING CATTLE.
Good Prices and Brisk Market Pre
vail in Grant County.
John Day Cattle buying among
Grant county stockmen has been quite
active since the heavy sales last fall.
So many engaged in this rather on
nsual form of stock transaction that
the home supply became practically
exliausted some time ago, and they
are reaching ont into the surrounding
territory. The bulk of the business
was carried on very quietly, and re
sulted in a good many surprises.
Growers who make a practice of selling
off young stock were approached by
local buyers, and asked whether they
knew of any such for sale in their
neighborhood. The reply was general
ly that they had bought up all to be
found.
Conditions favor this demand.
Prices have been down to bedrock,
close sales of fat stock bad lteen general
throughout the county, and feed and
pasture are unusually plentiful. Izee
cattlemen have made the largest pur
chases of young stock and steers, and
several large bands have lteen taken in
to that section for wintering. Henry
Trowbridge and Johnny Laycock have
just driven 43G head of steers over to
their pastures in that valley. Tbey
were purchased chiefly in the Burnt
river country, at prices ranging from
12 to 25 per head.
Gold Found Near Mosier.
The Dalles Parties from Mosier,
who were in The Dalles say considers
ble excitement has lteen caused in
Mosier over the discovery of gold on
the Head ol Hosier creek. A man
named Thomas is reported to have come
into Mosier a few days ago with
handful of gold that he stated he had
dug out of Uie ground five or six miles
south of the town. Thomas is said to
bo a responsible jterson, and bis report
tf 9 nding a vftlttabia whJi is giyco cre
dence by the jieople who know him.
Several residents of Mosier have gone
o the vicinity of the reported find, in
tending to locate claims if the alleged
mine proves to be w hat Thomas repre
sents it to be.
New Company at Work.
Grants PassThe Michigan Mining
& Milling company, which recently
bought a Urge tract of mineral ground
on Applegate creek, of Murphy district,
near Grants Pass, has gone enterpris-
ngly to work tnder the supervision of
W. T. Perry, of Portland, in the devel
opment of the property. The land em
braces much good timber, water right
and quartz and placer diggings. The
quarti ledges will lie given especial at
tention by the Michigan company, as
the veins give promise of unusual
worth. Buildings and quarters for the
workmen will be erected at once, and
the opening up of the claims w ill pro
ceed with the best possible dispatch.
Coming Events. , .
Inland Empire Sunday school insti
tute, Pendleton, January 30.
Animal shows, Polk County Goat,
Poultry and Sheep association, Dallas,
January 19-20; poultry show, New
berg, January 10-13; poultry show,
Albany, January, 18-21.
State Horticultural society, Portland,
January 10-11.
Prohibition Oratorical -League con
test, McMinnville, April 14.
National American Woman Suffrage
association, Portland, June 22-28.
Lewis and Clark Centennial expose
tion, Portlaand, June 1-October 15.
Diphtheria Under Control.
Grants Pass The health officers of
the city have the diphtheria epidemic,
manifest here for several weeks past,
well under control. The original 13 or
14 cases have now been reduced to five
or six, and most of these are on the
way to recovery. Five deaths occurred.
Strict quarantine regulations have been
enforced upon those afflicted and upon
the inmates of residences where the
disease has been. Coming at Christ
mas time, the dread caused a consider
able falling off in tbe anticipated holi
day shopping.
Reserve Land Restored. '
Oregon City By the recent order of
the Interior department there ia rein
stated for public entry substantially
the same acreage in the Cascade forest
reserve that was withdraw about one
year ago, pending an investigation by
the department. Much of this land,
having been restored to settlement,
will be open to settlers within three
months through the Oregon City land
office. ,
Road to Sweepstake,
Cottage Grove John Brund and
Alex Lundberg have built 600 feet of
road from the Sweepstake group to a
point near the Vesuvius miite. When
completed the road will be two miles
long and will be of great advantage to
the Sweepstake locality
ROAD TO SWEEPSTAKE.
New Railway From Medford Along
Crater Lake Route.
MedfonJ For several months past
the Southern Oregon Development com
pany has been engaged in running sur
veys, securing rights of way, and doing
other preliminary woik toward the
building of a rarlroad to the big timber
belt located altout 20 miles east of
Sledford, on the Crater lake road.
The surveys have been made lrom
the site of th Butte Falls Mining
company's plant to a jxtint on the des
ert some eight miles from Medford, and
rights ol way have lteen secured over
most of the route. The Medford and
Crater Lake Iiailroad company has
been oragnized by A. A. Davis, B. F.
Adkins, J. M. Keene, II. II. Wbite-
lead, B. H. Harris, W. F. Enthrop
and W. I. Vawter. Articles of incor-
Ktration were prepared and filed with
the secretary of state. The capital
stock of the incorjioration is placed at
$500,000, and ita object is to construct
and operate a railroad from Medford
east to the timber belt and Crater
Lake.
This company supersedes the South
ern Oregon Development company, and
takes over the rights of way, surveys.
etc., of that company. A permanent
organization, with eleection of officer
will soon be made.
IRRIGATION FRON BIG WELLS
Scheme To Be Tried Out by Interest
ed Parties Near Freewater.
Freewater A. C. Brannon and J. B.
Twelliger, who reside west of this
place, , are sinking wells to irrigate
tracts of hitherto unimproved lands to
the west and north of Freewater. The
water will be pumpec with gasoline
propelled pumps, for distribution over
the land. There are at least 1,000
acres tributary to Freewater which are
idle for the lack of water. The Walla
Walla river has been-apowprnted bv
!.f errons.' having riparian rigbtd, and
on' .v bv sinking wells can a supply be
obtained.
The Freewater section seems to have
once been the head of a lake, and the
gravel has so accumulated that water
percolates as though through a sieve,
w inter irrigation seems to have the de
sired effects in soil of sufficient density
to grow crops without summer irriga
tion, but this soil needs water through
the hot months.
Line Into Nehalem.,
Astoria -While no information of an
official nature can be obtained, there is
an authentic report that the, Astoria &
ivoiumma Kiver Kaiiroau company has
purchased the six miles of logging road
built by the Benson Logging company
at Clatskanie, and is preparing to ex
tend it into the Nehalem valley, as an
excellent grade can be found in that
section. The road, which is of stand.
ard guage, was built and equipped for
conducting logging oiterations. Re
cently all the logging trains were taken
off, and the line is now used exclusive
ly by the railway in hauling freight to
Clatskanie and vicinity. ,
Power for Trolley Roads.
Eugene Chief Engineer Diers, of
the Willamette Valley Electric Rail
way company, is now preparing to put
a force of men at work at Martin's
Rapids, on the McEenzie river, where
the waters are to be taken out by
means of a flume and conducted to the
site selected for the lower station some
distance below. The engineer esti
mates that 5,000-horsepower will bo
developed, which, he thinks, will be
sufficient for oierating the entire sys
tem of electric roads aa planned at the
present time.
Prize-Packed Fruit. '
La Grande The Oregonian Produce
company, of La Grande, has been
awarded first honors by a committee of
over 50 eommissiou men and dealers in
San Francisco, for the best packed
fruit, competing with .Colorado, Cali
fornia, Washington and Idaho. A. A.
Gust, manager of the company in this
city, has just returned from San Fran-
e'eco, . . ' - . ' :
Year's Work Shows Progress.
Cottage Grove The year that has
just passed finds the Bohemia mining
district in advance of the years that
have gone by. There has been no
boom, but lots of good hard work that
Bnowed when tbe 8 were closed at
the end of the year. The quantity
and quality of the ores are satisfying
to the owners.
THE MARKETS'.
Wheat Portland iValla Walla,
85c; blueBtem,- 8889c; valley, 87c.
Tacoma Blues tern, 88c ; club, 85c.
Eggs Oregon ranch, 81c. '
Butters-Fancy creamery, 2527c.
Jlopa Choice, 29 30c prime, 27
Wool Valley, 1920c; Eastern'Ore
goa, 1017c; mohair, 2526c. g J