"IT'S A COLD DAY WHEN WE GET L.EFT."
HOOD RIVER, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1903.
VOL. XV.
NO. 22.
HOOD RIVER GLACIER
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ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
HOOD RIVER.
The rxstoflipe Is open dally between gam
a- d 8 p. in. ; Sunday rom 12 to 1 o'clock, Malls
I r me fcast close at ll:si. in. ana p. in; loi
the West at 7:10 a. ro. and 1:40 p. m. Sfailleaves
i ne earners on it. r . ir. rMiies aq. i ana ro.
2 leave the Dostnrtti'e at 12:'tO dally.
For Mt. Hood, daily at 12:30 p. m.; arrives,
jvi:, a. in.
For ( henoweth. Wash., at 7:80 a. m. Tues
dava, Tnurmlays ai d Saturdays; arrives same
days at ii. m.
For I'nderwood. Wash., at 7:S0 a. m. Tues
days, Thursdays and Saturdays; arrives same
aays ai o p. m.
For While Saline n, Wash., daily at 2: 15 p, m
arrives at 11 a. in.
WHITE 8ALMOV.
' For Hood River daily at 9 a. m.; arrives at
4:40 p. in.
For Muslim, Trout Lake and Ouler, V.'ash.
daily at 7:ttt) a. ni,; arrives at 12 m.
For (ilenwood, (iilnier and Fulda, Wash,
daily at 7::i a. in ; arrives at 6 p. ni.
For Flnellat and Hnowden, Wash., at 11:30
a. m. luesuays aim eaturauys; arrives same
days, 1:30 a. ni.
ror Bin en, Wash., daily at 4:46 p. m.; ar
rives at K:46 a. in.
SOl'IKTIK.
pOL'RT HOOD RIVER No. 42, FORESTERS OF
I ) AM KKICA Meets second and Fourth Mon
days in each month in K. of 1'. hall.
H. J. FKKlKitICI,C. R.
B. F. FOUT8, Financial Secretary. -
QAK OROVE t'Ol'M'IL No. 142, ORDER OF
I'ENDO. Meets the Second and Fourth
rrldavs of the mouth. Visitors cordially wel
comed. F. U. Bkohiub, Counsellor.
Miss Nkluk Ci.ahk, Secretary.
ORDER OF WASHINGTON. Hood River
Union No. 142. meets in odd Fellows' hall
second and fourth Saturdays in each mouth,
7:30 o'clock. ' E. L. Rood, 1'resident.
C. U. Dakw, Secretary.
JAUREL KKliEKAH DEGREE LODGE, No.
i 87, 1. O. O. F.-Meet flrst and third Fri
ays in each month.
Miss Edith Moons, N. 0.
L. E. Mors, Secretary.
ANBY POST. No. 16. G. A. R.-MeetsatA
V 0. II. W. Hall second and fourth Saturdavs
of each month at 2 o'clock p. m. All O. A. K.
Uienibera invited to meet with us.
W.H. Pekhy. Commander.
T. I. Cunning, Adjutant.
rtANBY W. R. C, No. IB-Meets second and
1 fourth Saturdays of each month in A. O, U.
W. hall at i p. in. .Miis. Fannix Bailxy, Pres.
(Man. T. J. C'anninu, Secretary.
HOOD RIVER l.OlKiK No. 105, A. F. and A
M. Meets Saturday evening on or before
each full moon. . M. Yates, W. M.
CD. Thompson, Secretary.
HOOD RIVER CHAPTER, No. 27, R. A. M.
Meets third Friday niKlit of each month.
U. R. Cabtnxr, H. P.
A. 8. Blowers, Secretary.
HOOD RIVER CHAPTER, No. 25, O. E. S.
Meeta second and fourth Tuesday even
ings of each month. Visitors cordially wel
comed. Mrs. May Yates, W. M.
Mrs. Mary B. Davidson, Secretary.
OLETA ASSEMBLY No. 103. United Artisans,
Meets first and third W ednesdays, work;
second and fourth "Wednesdays social- Arti
tans ball. F. C. Brosivb, M. A.
F. B. Barnes, Secretary.
TAUCOMA LOIXiK, No. 30, K. of P. Meets
V ill K. of P. hall every Tuesday night.
F. L. Davidson, C. C.
C..W If EMMAS, K.Of R. 4 8.
11IVERS1DE LODGE. No. 68, A. O. U, W.
X Meets hrst and third Saturdays of each
month. F. B. Barnes, W. M.
E. R. Bradliy, Financier.
Chxster Shute, Recorder.
1DI.EWII.DE l.OlXiK, No. 107, I. O O. F
Meeti iu Fraternal hall every Thursday
night. Oro. W. Thompson, N. U.
J. U Henderson, Secretary.
OOD RIVER TENT, No. 19, K . O. T. M.,
meets at A. O. 1). W. hali on the first and
third F ridays of each month.
Walter Ukkkino, Commander.
0. E. Williams, Secretary.
RIVERSIDE LODGE NO. 40, DEGREE OK
HONOR, A. O. U. W.-Meeu first and
third Saturdays at 8 P. M.
Rati M. Frederick, C. of It.
Miss Annie Smith, Recorder.
OOlT RIVER CAMpTnoT 7,702, M. W. A.,
meets in Odd Fellows' Hall the first ana
third W ednesdays of each month.
J. R. Rxxs, V. C.
. C. U. Darin, Clerk.
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yt Regular meeting second and fourth Mon
days oi each month. W. O. Ash, C. P.
J. L. Henderson, Scribe.
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Office in I.auiiille bid. Hood River, Oregon.
1)
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Dentist.
Cold crowns and bridge wort and all kinds of
Up-to-Date Dentlstrj.
HOOD RIVER OREGON
L L. DUMBLE,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Successor to Dr. M. F. Shaw.
Calls promptly answered In town or country,
Hay or NiRht.
Telephones: Residence, fill ; 04!lce, BIS.
Office over Reed's Grocery.
j F. WATT, M. D.
Physician and Surgeon.
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J
OHN LELANI) HENDERSON
ATTORNEY-AT LAW. ABSTRACTER, NO
TARY 1THLIC and REAL,
ESTATE AGENT.
For 2S years a resident of Dragon and Wash
ington. Has bad many years expenanca in
Ri al Estate matters, as abstractor, searcher of
titles and agent, batisfacuon guaranteed or
no charge.
pKEDEKICK A ARNOLD
CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS.
Estimate furnished (or all kinds of
work. Repairing; a specialty. All kinds
of shop work, Shop on State Street,
between First and Second.
A.JAYNE.
LAWYER.
Abstract Furnished. Money Loaned.
Hood River, Oregon.
p C. BROS! US, M. D.
PHYSICIAN" AND SURGEON.
Thone Central, or 121.
Office Hours: 10 to 11 A. M.; 5 to S
and 6 to 7 r. m.
gUTLF.R 4 CO.,
BANKERS.
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HOOD RIVER. OREGON
EVENTS OF THE DAY
GATHERED FROM ALL PARTS OF THE
TWO HEMISPHERES.
Comprehensive Review of the Import
ant Happening of the Put Week,
Presented In Condensed Form, Most
Likely to Prove Interesting to Our
Many Reader.
I Advertlilnr, like Irrigation, must be kept f
J op. One application mar d tome good, I
I bat it takes several to mature the crop, J
The czar has abandoned his visit to
Rome. .
Lord Rosebury has come out strongly
for free trade.
The fear of war between Russia and
Japan is waning.
ChiefNewell declares that Oreogn is
alseep as regards interest in irrigation.
At the Indianapolis, Ind., city elec
tion, the Democratic nominee for mayor
was elected.
Monastir is becoming peaceful, Turk
iah soldiers having practically annihi
lated the insurgents.
The trial of ex-Lieutenant Governor
Tillman, of 8outh Carolina, is finished
and has gone to the jury. uP&4!U,
It is not likely that the government
will purchase pnart of the townsite of
Bremerton for use as a naval station as
the price wanted is too high. ,
The Warner valley stock company
has received its patent, the document
coming direct from the secretary of the
interior. The only course now open to
settlers in that section is the courts. 1
War between Russia and Japan ap
pears less probable.
Yellow fever in Texas is spreading.
Doctors, however, believe they will
soon have it under control.
Three men were killed and as many
others injulred in a freight wreck in
the Kansas City switch yards.
China is said to have negotiated a
secret treaty which will allow Russia
to remain in possession of Manchuria
for 15 years.
Colorado has begun its answer to the
suit of Kansas to enjoin the formea
from further appropriation of the wat
ers of the Arkansas river for irriagtlen
purposes. ,
The flood in New Jersev is falling,
but distress in Patterson is great. Five
hundred are homeless and without food.
The property loss in that town alone
will reach 12,000,000.
In case of hostilities between Japan
and Russia, Great Britain would have
to lend her support to Japan, the
United States would not be involved as
iU interests are protected by treaty
with China.
The Vanderbilt railway has reduced
its force 1,500 men.
The general land office has with
drawn from entry 20 sections in the
Spokane land district.
baa ordered the mobiliza
tion of residents in the district of Kos-
tendel as a precautionary measure.
Th tribunal in the Venezuelan case
has reduced Germany's claims from 6,
049,000 marks to 1,670,000 marks.
Kino PpfAr of Servia has advanced
more of the leaders in the plot against
. 1 . 1 1 1 J
the king and queen wno were siueu.
Th worst of the flood in New 'York,
New Jerey, Virginia and Delaware is
over. The property loss will reach in
to the millions ana a numper 01 uvea
ere lost.
A Cincinnati ex-bank president has
been sued and judgment obtained
against him for ,2,600,000. Interest
will amount to almost as mucn as ine
principal.
Rain caused disastrous floods in New
York and New Jersey towns.
Great Britain and France have
nrreed to work to avert war between
Russia and Japan.
The Uruguayan gunboat General Ri
vera has been sunk at Santa Barbara
by an explosion. Her commander was
burned to death and many of her crew
killed.
Santo Domingo has appointed an ar-
hitratnr in th case of M. Sala. the
Frenchamn, who lent money and sup
plied munitions of war aggregating
$315,000.
An additional annroDriation aggre
gating $67,700 to complete school
buildings in process 01 construction uas
been made by the Chicago board of
education.
Tl,n iitnrniiy rneral of Texas hag
begun suits to annul the charters of
several railroads on the grouna mat
they have given one express company a
monopoly.
Russia did not evacuate Manchuria
October 8, aa agreed.
Japanese have lost patience with
Russia and urge war.
The famous American-Chinese treaty,
which will greatly promote trade, has
been signed.
SirT homaa Lipton haa almost e ntire
Iv recovered from his illneea and has
sailed for England.
The Ontario government will move
to secure a force of 100,000 troops for
use in rase of emergencies.
The coal mines north of Colorado
Brines have been successfully opened
with nonunion miner.
SACKED BY MOB.
Striking French Weavers Wreck Homes
of Enemies.
Armentiers, North France, Oct. 15
This town w as today given up to riot
pillage and incendiarism, as a conse
quehce of the weavers' strike. Nothing
this morning foretold the serious dis
turbances about to occur, but at noon
the strikers, not receiving answers to
their demands from the employers,
broke out into the wildest excesses. A
mob of 6, 000 gathered in the great
square and urged the troops stationed
there to throw down their arms, shout
ing: "Down with patriotism."
The rioters then spread through the
principal streets, breaking the windows
of the stores, dragging out the huge
display rolls of linen, which Jthey
stretched across the streets with the
object of impeding the advance of the
cavalry. They wrecked shops, backed
the houses of persons obnoxious to the
ringleaders, and attacked the banks, in
two of which they succeeded in stealing
a few hundred dollars from the tills
One gang set fire to a large quantity
of lmen 111 the cellars of Messrs. 15eC'
quart's factory. Others broke the win'
dows of houses and threw inside burn
ing straw.
The troops, hampered by the obstruct
tions thrown in their way by the riot
ers, were for a long time unable to dis
perse the mob. Finally a determined
charge by lancers restored temporary
quiet. - -"Tr"? - I X3:Nw1
After dark the rioters tore up sewer
gratings'and paving stones and stretch
ed wiresacross the streets. Women
brought piles of empty bottles for use
as missiles, while boys swarmed up the
amp posts and extinguished the gas
lets. In spite of the efforts of the sol
diers the rioters then proceeded to sack
the houses, dragging out the'furniture,
saturating it with petroleum Jand set
ting fire to it in the street, iire was
put to two houses belonging to the
strikers' employers and one big factory.
The local brigade, being inadequate to
cope with the conflagrations, an urgent
appeal was sent to the neighboring
town of Lille, whence a steam pump
and reinforcements of firemen were
sent.
By midnight, however, the troops
and police had gained the upper hand
and dispersed the mob. The streets are
now deserted except for the armed pa
trols. The authorities are taking meas
ures to ascertain the names of the ring
leaders in the riots.
RUSSIA BLAMES POWERS.
China, Japan and Britain Held to Have
Caused the Present Dispute.
St. Petersburg, Oct. 15. The foreign
office says it has no official confirma
tion of the reported disembarkation of
Japanese troops at Masampho. Re
garding Manchuria, the foreign office
states the question is at present closed.
The existing situation is the fault of
the Chinese, Japanese and British. If
China desired to reopen the negotia
tions and accept certain conditions, the
situation could be still changed, as
Russia is not rooted to the soil, and
could leave if she liked.
Russia is now transporting 50,000
troops, nurses and hospital supplies to
the far east. The present strength of
the Russian army there is reliably re
ported to be 283,000 men. Officers de
tailed for duty in the Orient have been
forbidden to take their wives.
PREPARE TO DECLARE WAR.
Nicaragua and Guatemala Will Fight
Salvador and Honduras.
Panama, Oct. 15. According to news
received here from Central America,
President Zelaya, f of I Nicaragua, and
President Estrada Cabrera, of Guate
mala, are preparing to declare war
against Salvador and Honduras. Ten
thousand Guatemalan soldiers are re
ported to be marching toward the ISal
vadorian frontier with a powerful force
of artillery. At Santa Ana, 35 miles
northwest of San Salvador, a Salvadon-
an army is being organized under Gen
eral Regalado. j. Many war elements
have been transported from the port of
Acajutla to La Union, which iB near
the Nicaraguan frontier.
Freed on Forged Papers.
San Francisco, Oct. 15. James H.
Darling, Joseph White, Cornelius
Stokes and John L. Moore, military
prisoners at Aleatras, have been re
leased by the authorities onpardons
which it is now discovered were forged.
These fraudulent pardons were sent
through the ordinary course of a sol
dier's pardon, bearing the regular seals
and stamps and approved by the presi
dent, but by whom and with w hose as
sistance the forgeries were perpetrated
are questions not yet solved. An in
vestigation is in progress.
Archbishop Kaln Dead.
Baltimore, Oct. 15. Most Rev. John
James Kain, archbishop of St. Louis,
died tonight at St. Agnes sanitarium,
where he has been a patient since May
12. Death, which came peacefully,
had been hourly expected by his at
tending physicians for several days.
Dr. J. M. Stone and a number of priests
and relatives, including his sister, a
Sister of Charity, known in the religi
otisjworld as Sister Mary Joseph, were
at bis bedside when the end came.
America Show Interest.
Washington, Oct. 15. Because of
necessary repairs, the cruiser New
Orleans has arrived at Yokohama for
overhauling. The work will be done
by a Japanese firm, and in view of the
situation in the far Esat, every effort
will be made to repair the vessel with
out docking her. The American fleet,
in the event of war between Japan and
Russia, w ill be a cloee observer of the
conflict
TIMBER LAW IS BAD
SPECULATORS GET RICH AT EX'
PENSE OP THE NATION.
Richards Urges Chang In Present Law
Point Oat Defect of rieasure
Eastern Men Come West and Take
Up Valuable Land for Individual Who
Will Advance Necessary Money.
Washington,; Oct. 14. In his forth.
coming annual report, Land Commis
sioner Richards will present a forceful
argument in fator of the radical modi'
flcation of the timber and stone act
He builds his argument upon the show
ing of rapidly increasing timber entries
in late years. Oit of 19,741,180 acres
oi puouc lamu eirtt'rea during the past
year, 1,705,222 were covered by timber
entries, or morethan three times the
area of timber entries in the preceding
year. This growth is the better appre-
ciated when it is known that in the 25
years the timber and stone act has been
operative less than 7,000,000 acres all
told have been entered under its pro
visions
Commissioner Richards objects to
the timber and stone act because it al
lows entrymen, largely speculators, to
acquire for f 2,50 an acre lands that are
easily wrth $100.
"There is no doubt that the law is
being taken advantage of by speculators
who are getting rich at the expense of
the government, and of the men for
whose benefit the law was primarily
passed," says he. "It is right that
this timber should be cut and used
commercially, , but ' the government
should get an adequate return for part
ing with its property. Matured tim
ber should be cut when ripe, therefore,
I would not favor a law that proposed
to cut off all sales, but v I believe the
present law is defective and should be
repealed. The government has more
timber land than all the lumber com
panies own together, and it would not
be just to put a fence about the forests
and forbid cutting.
When one observes the character of
claims that are being filed," continued
Commissioner Richards, "little argu
ment is needed to convince him that
these lands are being taken up for the
benefit of syndicates and corporations
and not the individual claimants. For
example, a carload of people will leave
Michigan, cross the continent and scat
ter in the hills of Oregon. Immediate
ly we will receive claims for 160 acres
of land, the number of claims corre
sponding exactly with the number of
assengers that boarded the west bound
train. Lach claim will be acompanied
by a check for $400, and on investiga
tion we find that many of the claimants
have never been known to have that
much money at one time of their lives.
Naturally, we scent collusion, and all
the claims are held for further inquiry.
UTAH CONVICT RECAPTURED.
Weary and Famished, He Yields to
Constable Without Struggle.
Salt Lake, Oct. 14. Famished with
hunger, his limbs torn and bleeding
from contact with the thorny under
brush through which ho plunged in his
mad flight for freedom, Nick Haworth,
one of the two convicts who escaped
from the state prison near here Friday
night, was today recaptured in a cabin
less than a dozen miles from the peni
tentiary. Contrary to expectation,
Haworth made no resistance and meek
ly complied w ith the command to sur
render. The arrest was made shortly before
noon by Constable Neilson, assisted by
three citizens from the little village of
Ilalliday. Haworth's presence in the
locality was first discovered by the 16-year-old
son of Constable Neilson. He
immediately notified his father, who
selected three reliable men, armed
them with shotguns and drove to the
cabin, expecting Haworth to give bat
tle. The latter, however, quietly sub
mitted to arrest. He was taken back
to the penitentiary, locked in a mur
derer's cell and a double guard placed
over him.
James Lvnch, the other condemned
prisoner, who escaped, is still at large,
but prison officials look for his early
capture.
Admiral Kempff Retires,
Pan Francisco. Oct. 14. Admiral
Louis Kempff went on the retired list
the United States navy today. Ad
rnl Kemtiff was in command of the
American Aisatic squadron during the
Chinese boxer trouble. He was the
ily one of the commanders of the fleets
th different nations who stood out
against the occupation of the Chinese
forts at Taku. and held aloof until a
shot struck the Monacacy. Deeming
;his a direct insult to the flag, he "con
sidered it necessary to join in the hos
ilities. Landslide Covered Cavern.
San Francisco, Oct. 14. The Britsih
shir Lvtton, now in port, brings the
story of her rerent expedition to Cocos
Island, ott Losta 111 searcn 01 o,-
000,000 pounds of coin, asserted to
have been buried in a tave Dy renm
ans during the time that Peru was
struggling for her Independence
When the Lvtton reached Cocoe Island
it was found that great landslide had
passed over the spot w here the treasure
tave was supposea 10 oe.
Landslide Block Canadian River.
Buckingham, Quebec, Oct. 14. A
landslide occurred at Popupore, north
of here on the Lievre river today. The
channel of the river was completely
f. . Aa-hile. and ininy farm
buildings were destroyed, but so far as
reported no lives were lost, t urtoer
damage is feared.
BANDIT A MERE BOY.
Charles Hoehn Admit Flagging O
N. Train Near Portland.
R. ft
Seattle, Oct. 14. Captain Kevins,
superintendent of the Pinkertons at
Portland, and Sheriff Storey, of Port-
luiiu, pusseu tnrough the city tonight
wi
iu tnaries noetin, a youth 17 vears
of I
age, w no was arrested at the Equal
ity
' coionv. in tSkairtt coimtv nn o
charge of being one of the men imnli.
cated in the attempted hold-up of the
Oregon Railroad & Navigation over
land train, 21 miles east of Portland,
1 tne night of Septebmer 23.
uoenn admits t int h u tim ,,
who flagged the train, and says there
were iour in tne Job, Including Gay
Harshman. the robber
Messenegr Korner at the time of the
ttlieiiipi.
James James, another iwmW nf
the gang, is believed to be in this vi
cinity, ana the rmkertons are on his
track. Allen Miner, alun a mnniwr rf
the gang, who accompanied Hoehn to
01 :x . . . . .
saagii county alter tne attempted rob-
wry, nnu wnose nome is at Whatcom,
is state.wnere his parents are respect
1, is also said to be in western Wash.
ington.
Morgan, the aged member of the
gang, has not been located. Hersh
man has made a confession to Captain
Nevins, giving all the names of the
gang, which is corroborated bv TIruhn
excepting that he eliminates Morgan,
1. ! I I ,
no is ins uncie.
Hoehn has lived at Eoualitv coionv
ior iu years. ni8 parents are dead,
and his only criminal record heretofore
known is that he was charged with
petty larceny. He was working in a
shingle mill when arrested by Captain
V ( T . ......
levins, f ror a week a rinkerton man
orked with him.
RAID ON BOSTON CHINESE.
Three Hundred Without Certificates
Taken to Police Station.
Boston, Oct. 14. The murder of
Wong Yak Chung, in Chinatown, two
weeks ago, the result, it is claimed of
the highbinders' plot, was followed to
night by a general raid on the section,
under the direction of Immigration
Commissioner Billings. Nearly 300
Celestials unable, to produce certificates
of registration were taken to the deten
tion-room at the Federal building.
The only accident that occurred during
the raid was the overturning of a
oaded barge containing 50 Chinamen
and several policemen. Two policemen
and a number of the Chinamen were
budly bruised.
Eevry resort was visited. The ap
pearance of the officers . was followed
by a rush into the streets, but the flee
ing C hinamen found every means of
exit closed. They were gathered up by
the score.
Five patrol wagons were inadequate
in transporting the prisoners to the
Federal building, and milk wagons, a
barge and an electric car were pressed
into service. Thejbarge had hardly
moved a dozen feet when it overturned,
and the occupants, consisting of 60
Chinamen and 15 policemen and two
dirvers, were thrown into the street in
a confused mass.
GOLD ON OWL CREEK.
Montana Ledge Said to Be 1200 Feet
Wide and Very Rich.
Butte, Mont., Oct. 14. A special to
the Miner from Hamilton says: This
ity is wild with excitement over a
great gold discovery made on Owl
creek, a few miles from here. A regu
lar Btampede is on. If half of what is
said be true, it is the biggest strike in
Montana in many years.
Mr. Cross, representing a New York
synidcate, made the discovery on
August 23 last. He returned to Ham
ilton and w ired to the New York peo
ple what he had found. His syndicate
sent an expert at once. Tihrty-eight
claims were located for the New Y'ork
concern.
They sav the ledge is fully 1200 feet
wide and that there is ore enough in
sight to keep a 50-stamp mill running
for 10 years without doing any under
ground mining. Assays run from $107
to $1,000 in gold to the ton.
The expert claims all of the ore will
run at least $25 to the ton. From one
phenomenally rich streak of the ore, 18
pounds gave from $300 to $500 in gold.
Will Try It On the Clerks.
tests conducted under the direction of
Professor Wiley, of the Bureau of
Chemistry, of the Agricultural depart
ment, will be resumed tomorrow when
! young government ciema wno nave
tuijtu thpntwdvpfl to nnrtnlrA nf a
1 " 1 -
pioson diet for nine months in the in
terest 01 science w in go to nreaxisai in
the laboratory diningroom. Salicylic
aru nrrthhiv will he the first preserva
tive used in the experiments. The re-
ri,
irt 01 ide worn accompnsnea witn
borax has been almost completed.
Landor Arrive From Orient.
San Francisco, Oct. 14. A. Henry
Savage Landor, the English artist and
traveler, who has been engaged the
past nine months exploring the Philip-
nines, arrived nere from tne Urient to
day on the steamer Mberia. Mr. Lan
dor visited some 400 of the islands al
together, many of which he alleges had
never before been visited by a white
man. Mr. Landor states that sua ess
is gradually crowning the establishment
of American administration.
Vtuag Sinks la Oroand.
Budapest, 0:t. 14. Nine thousand
acres of moorland in the neighborhood
of Etsed is on fire. The peat is burn
ing to some depth and intense heat has
loosened the ground causing a general
subsidence of the village of Boervely.
Several house have collapsed and four
persons have been killed. Troop are
ryirg to extinguish tne nre,
HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON
RICH BOHEMIA LEDGE.
Show Thousand of Ton of Quart!
Carryfng $7.
Eugene Information has been re
ceived at the office of the North Fair
view Mining company, in this city, of
a very rich strike that has been made
n the Belle of Fairview claim, in the
Bohemia district, showing probably the
largest deposit of free-milling ore ever
struck in this section.
Tunnels and shafts already made,
blink out over 100,000 tons of oxidized
decomposed quartz, Carrying an aver
age of $7 per ton in free gold. The
ledge is a great true fissure, and is
from 18 to 40 feet wide where it has
been opened. In the different cross-
tunnels the ore shows continuous crop
pings for 2,300 feet over on the west
slope of Fairview mountain, and from
the present indications there are over
1,000,000 tons of the same quality as
that already blocked out, and the vein
is 40 feet wide at the west end of the
claims, where a tunnel on the vein
will tap the ore Iwxly at a vertical
depth of 1,200 feet.
This ore can be mined and milled for
$1.50 per ton, which leaves a hand
some profit for the owners.
TO TEACH FARMINQ.
A New Study for Common School Course
Is Proposed.
Salem The teaching of the elements
of argiculture in the common schools
of Oregon is advocated by Superinten
dent of Public Instruction J. II. Acker-
man. The purpose of the introduction
of this study would not be to teach
the children the technical side of scien
tific farming, but rather to give them
an undci standing of such elementary
facts and principles as everv person
who resides in an agricultural country
should know. Superintendent Acker-
man believes that at some future time
such a study should be placed in the
common school course, and that before
the teaching of this branch is com
menced, time should be given for the
teachers to prepare for the work they
will be required to do. He would have
every applicant for a teacher's certifi
cate take an examination in the sub-
ect of elements of agriculture.
Seeding Season at Pendleton.
Pendleton This is the busy season
for the farmers of this portion of the
Blue mountains district. Not for
years has wheat been planted so early
as it is this year. Some of the grain
is already above the ground and so rap
idly are the farmers rushing the work
all Beetling will be completed by the
end of this month. The rains of a few
days ago put the ground in excellent
condition. The acreage planted this
year is about the same as last year.
Some of the wheat this year, however,
was spring sown, but there will be less
of that for the 1904 crop.
Caicara Hunter Disappointed.
Corvallis Corvallisites who went to
Alsea and Fachats region in search of
cascara homesteads are returning home.
They did not generally meet with-the
sucess they anticipated. Cascara tree
locators whom they were to pay $50
for each quarter located failed to place
them 011 lands that promised to justify
the required outlay. None of those
w ho returned have as yet filed home
stead papers. Something over six sec
tions of land have, however, been filed
on under the homestead arrangement
within the immediate past.
Oovernor Bestow Some Honor. ,
. Salem Governor Chamberlain lias
appointed the following residents of
Oregon as delegates to the Mississippi
Kiver improvement association conven
tion: Dr. S. M. Hanby, J. Wesley
Ladd, W. L. Brewster, John Van
Zante, William Reid, Phil Herz, Port
land; W. M. Kaiser, Salem; Mose
Fonchs, I. B. Bowen, Baker City; C.
E. Oliver, Portland; Eugene Schow,
La Grande; Owen Caraher, Portland.
The convention will be held at New
Orleans October 27.
Few Hop Sale la Polk County.
Indeiendence There are large quan
tities of hops stored in the warehouses
here and but few have been sold. A
part of some of the crops were con
tracted last year and have been deliv
ered. Some few growers have sold and
have sold well. Those selling have re
ceived from 24 cents to 25 cents per
pound. The latter price seems to be
the highest that has Deen paid in tne
county yet. Many are holding, expect
ing to get even better figures than .'.11
cents.
Apportionment of School Fand.
Alhanv The Linn county school
fund has been apportioned among the
various school districts Dy county
S
hool Superintendent W . L. Jackson.
The
total amount 01 tne nind is io,
.30, and it has been apportioned
309.
among 22 districts. llie amounts
range from $133.0H, whicn is tne sum
aside for the smallest district 10
i8i?n th amount that will sup
port the district embracing the three
Albanv schools.
Building Material Scare.
I-a Grande La Grande is in a bad
av for lumber and other building ma
terial. The construction of a sewer
through the mam business portion of
), ritv in at a standstill for the want
of lumber. Dwelling and business
block building is at a standstill for the
1 want of material. There are a number
'of building under construction, but
they cannot proceed rjeeause 01 me
shortage
SMELTER FOR UNION.
Oreat Plant to Be Installed Shortly In
Eastern Oregon.
Union The consummation of one of
I mi! mom gigantic mining propositions
eer promoted in Lnion county, if not
in the entire state, was announced here
a few days ago. George II . Downs, the
mining promoter, who has been mak
ing the town of North Powder his head
quarters the past two years while at
work upon this big deal, stated that
his project has the backing of New
York capitalists, and that the matter
has reached the point of certainty of
consummation.
The company has just perfected its
incorporation, and the articles will be
filed with the county clerk here and
w ith the secretary of state. The name
of the corporation is the Eastern Oregon
Mining, Milling, Transportation, Smelt
ing & Generating conitianv. The nni.
tal stork is placed at $5,000,000. The
nrst officers of the corporation will be:
tf r 1 1 t . .
11. u. uornam, president and treasurer;
W'. H. Gorhani. vice-nresident and
George II. Dow ns, secretary and gen
eral manager.
The company proposes to erect a 250-
ton smelter near the town of North
Powder, in Union coimtv." about 1ft
miles south of Union, for treating all
hj loiiuuB gruut-H 01 goiu una copper
ores found 111 the southern part of
Union county and northern part of
Baker county, and in order to bring
such ores 4o the reduction works it in
proposed to build a number of short
electric lines to the mines, covering a
distance of over 50 miles.
These lilies are to be built not. finlv
for carriyng ores, but passengers and
freight lis well. Manairer llou-na rl..
clined to give particulars as to the
routes 01 tne lines, hut says the entire
project is a certaintv.
Must Supply the Water.
Ontario Some weeks
suit was instituted against the Ontario
Land & Irrigation comnanv for i mil
ages caused by insufficiency of water
during the season, when the water had
been paid for. A decision has been
handed in by the jurors of the circuit
court allowing Dr. G. A. Pogue $1,800
damages. This ditch over which the
suit arose, is controlled bv David Wil.
son, and goes by the name of the Wil
son ditch. The winning of the suit
gives ground for damages each year un
til tne ciiron is improved.
Sale of Rogue River Fruit.
Medford The Rogue Ri ver Fruit.
growers' association shipped two car
loads 01 winter Aellis pears this week
one to Cincinnati and the other to
New Orleans. La. Thev also shinned
one carload of apples to New York.
a,, j. ueiiart just received returns
from a carload of very fine Buerre de
Anjou pears, which were shinned to
Chicago. The pears were sold f. o. b.
Medford for $1.50 per box, and Mr. De
liart was highly complimented on his
methods of packing and the quality of
fruit.
Oround In Condition for Plowing.
Salem The rains of the past week
have moistened the ground bo that it
is in good condition for plowing and
grain farmers w ill have an opportunity
to get their fall work done in a season
able time if subsequent weather should
be favorable. The rain has also lxen
beneficial to pastures. In the hills,
where prune drying is late, the rains
have caused some of the fruit to crack,
but the loss from this cause will not be
very heavy.
Johns Will Lecture on Mining.
Baker City Hon. C. A. Johns, of
this city, has received an invitation,
which he has accepted, to deliver an
address on the subject of mines and
mining at Eugene December 18. Mr.
Johns is already collecting data for his
address, which will certainly be most
novel and interesting. Mr. Johns is a
forceful and interesting speaker.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Walla Walla. 74c
blue-
stem, 78c; vallev, 7(i(a77c.
Barley heed. $20 ner ton: brewing.
$21; rolled, $21.
Flour Va lev. 13. 75(93. 85 in-r bar.
rel; hard wheat straights, $3.754.10;
hard wheat patents, $4.20(34.50; gra
ham, $3. 353. 75 ; whole wheat. 13.55
4; rye wheat, $4.50.
Oats No. 1 white, $1.10; gray, $1
1. 05 per cental.
Millstuffs Bran, $20 per ton; mid
dlings, $24; shorts, $20; chop, $18;
linseed dairy food, $19.
Hay Timothy, $16 tier ton; clover,
$13; grain, $10; cheat, $10.
Butter Fancv creamerv. 2527Wc
per pound; dairy, 16X(?20c; store,
15(loc.
Cheese Full cream, twins, 14c;
Young America, 15lc; factory
prices, 1(8 e less.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, 10(310)0
per pound; spring, 10c; hens; 1111 J'cj
broilers, $1.75 jier dozen; turkeys, live,
15(8 16c per pound ; dressed, ltifglSc;
ducks, $6(37 per down; geese, $7(810.
Eggs Oregon ranch, 27)c; Eastern,
trenh, Zoc.
Potatoes Oregon, 65(3 75c jer sack ;
sweet potatoes, 2(?2le.
Hops 1903 crop, 19(?22c per pound,
according to quality.
Wool Valley, 17(?18c; Eastern Ore
gon, 123l5c; mohair, 35(337 c.
Beef Iresed, fi(7c per pound.
Veal Small, 7(38c; large, 5)86c
per pound.
Mutton Dressed, 5(35; lambs,
dressed, 6c.
Pork Dressed, 7Kc.
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