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HOOD HI YELL, OREGON, TIIUBSDAY, APRIL 7, 1304.
NO. 41
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ARWVAl AND DETAJtTURl OF MAILS.
HOOD RIVER.
The pc stofflee ia open dally between Ian.
ai d 7 p. m.; Sunday rora 12 to 1 o'clock. Malls
fi r the Eul close at 12:) a. m. and p. m; lor
the West at 7:Wa. m. and 1 p.m.
The carrier, on K. t P. route. No. I and No.
I leave the ooetofflre at 8 8U daily. Mail leant
For Ml. Hood, dally at 12: no m.; amrei,
10:2i a. m.
For Chenoweth, Wean., at 7:10 a. m. Tuee
davs, Thursdays and Saturdays; arrlrea aame
days at 0 p. m.
f or Underwood, Wash., at 7:10 a. m. Tues
dayi, Thursdays and Saturdays; arrives aame
day. at I p. m.
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arrlrea at 11 a, m.
WHITE SALMON.
For Hood Rlr.r dally at ( a. m.; arrives at
: p.m. .
For H mum, Trout Lake and Outer, Wain.,
dally at 7 :3U a. m. ; arrive, at U m.
Kor Glenwood, Utlmer and Fulde, Wah.,
dally at 7:80 a. m.: arrives atip. m.
ForHnerlat and Snowden, Wash., at 11:80
a. m. Tueadaye and Saturday.; arrive, aame
day., lo io a. m.
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second and iourth Saturday. In each month,
7 :9o o'clock. K. L. Rood, President,
C. U. Dakim, Secretary.
HOOD RIVER CAMP, No. 7,702, M. W. A.,
meet. In It. ol P. Hall every Wednesday
night M. M. Kuskill, V. C.
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F. H. Blaqo, Clerk.
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in K. of P. Hall every Tuesday night.
C. H. Jinkins, C. C.
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Mas. Mart B. Daviiwok, Secretary.
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Woodcraft, meets at K. of P. Hall on the
first and third Fridays of each month.
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NiLUI Hollowill. Clerk.
CANBY POST, No. 16, O. A. R., meets at A.
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of each month at 2 o'clock p. m. All O. A. K.
members invited to meet with us.
H. H. Bailiy, Commander.
T. J. Ctinmrro, Adjutant.
CANBY W. R. C, No. 16, meets second and
fourth Saturdays of aach month Id A. O. U.
W. Hall at 2 p. m.
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In Fraternal Hall, every Thursday night.
i. R. Rasa, ft. 0.
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meets third rrmay nignt oi eacn month.
U. a. iabtjibh, n. r.
D. McDonald, Secretary.
COURT HOOD RIVER No. 42, Foresters of
America, meets second and fourth Mon
days In each month in K. of P. Hall.
L. C. Hatmis, C. R.
F. C. Brosius, Financial Secretary.
LAUREL REBEKAH DEGREE LODGE, No.
S7, 1. O. O. F., meets first and third Fridays
In each month. Francis Mokss, N. G.
Thcrehi Cabtnrr, Secretary:
HOOD RIVER LODGE No. 105, A. F. and A.
M.. meets Saturday evening on or before
each full moon. D. McDonald, W, M.
R. B. BavauR, Secretary.
OLETA ASSEMBLY No. 109, United Artisans,
meets 11 rt and third Wednesdays, work;
second and fourth Wednesdays, social; Arti
sans hall. D. McDonald, M. A.
E. M. McCarty, Secretary.
IVERSIDE LODGE No. 68, A. 0. U. W., meets
first and third Saturdays of each month.
E. R. Bradliy, Financier. W. B. Shuts, W. M.
J. 0. Haynks, Recorder.
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Miss Cora Com.R, Recorder.
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Office and Pharmacy, Hood River
Heights. Phune, Main 961.
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DENTIST.
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Telephones: Office, 261; residence, M.
Office over Bank Bldg. Hood River, Oregon
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PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Saccessor to Or. M. F. Shaw.
Calls promptly answered In town or eoantry,
r Day or Night.
Telephones: Residence, 611; Office,
f Office over Reed's Grocery.
j F. WATT, M. 1.
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HOOD RIVER. OREGON
EVENTS OF THE DAY
(LATHERED FROM ALL PARTS OP THE
TWO HEMISPHERES.
Cenpreberufva Review of the Import
ant Happenings ot the Paat Week,
Presented hi Co ode need Form, Moat
Likely to Prove Intareatlng to Our
Man Reader a.
Russians will not allow Servians
to
enter her army.
Republicans elected mayor ol Kan
sas City, Mo, and will control the coun
cil. At 31 iwlaukee the Democrats elected
their mayor and 24 out of 46 coancil-
meh.
The Labor Union tickets carried in
the towns of Colorado where elections
were held.
In Nebraska the Rebuplican ticket
has 600 to 1,100 majorities. High
license carried in most cities.
Neither fleet is to be seen at Port
Arthur and the only indication of war
is the ever active searchlight.
Republicans carried Topeka, Law
rence and Wichita, Kansas, and elected
a majority of candidates at Kansas City
and Leavenworth.
France and Britain have reached an
agreement regarding Newfoundland,
Egypt and Morocco. Newfoundland is
to be given up by France.
Repubicans elected 18 aldermen and
Democrats 16 in the Chicago city elec
tions. Municipal ownership of street
railways was favored by a large ma
jority. The house has been asked to see that
Jews get better treatment in Russia.
The Poi t Arthur channel is not so
well closed as Admiral Togo reports.
The Prohibitionists are likely to
nominate Qneeral Nelson A. Miles for
president.
The house committee has decided on
a lump appropriation of $3,000,000 for
livers and harbors.
The opening of the Cuban congress
was attended by wild scenes of disorder.
Fights were quite numerous.
Russians will only harass Japanese
force in Corea, playing the waiting
game decided upon by Kouropatkin.
Secretary Hay will intervene for, the
release of two American newspaper cor
respondents held by the Russians at
mu Chwang.
Senator Gibson, of Montana, declares
the hue and cry about a land lobby
urging the repeal of several laws to be
largely baseless.
Satisfactory negotiations are proceed
ing rapidly for a settlement of the
strike in Colorado and it is believed
the tronble will soon be over.
Officers have a bandit rifle for a clew
in search for Oregon express robbers.
Japan will face big odds on the Yalu
river as the Russian force is the larg
est.
Russians believe that the Chinese of
Manchuria are secretly aiding the Jap
anese.
Wichita. Kan., women show their
isapproval of Smoot by hanging him
in effigy.
Circulation of counterfeit Japanese
money in Corea is causing great an
noyance.
Japan expeets a long war and urges
all her citizens to come to the defense
of the country.
Russia will let China make protests,
if any are made, against the British
advance in Thibet.
The Santa Fe Is building stockades
around the Topeka shops preparatory
ffor the expected strike.
Kourortatkin is willing that the Jap
anese shall win a few victories in the
hope of luring them on to Harbin.
Secretary Hitchcock has assured Ore
mn enti-vmen that filing's made in flood
faith will stand, even if the timber and
stone act is repealed.
The house has voted down the senate
amendment to build a military road in
Alaska.
St. Marys, Ohio, reservoir, one of the
lamest in the world, ia in danger of
breaking.
Odessa gave a warm welcome to the
Russian survivors of the battle of
Chemulpo.
Jaoan has finally allowed war corre
spondents to proceed to the front.
Russians captured a Japanese steam
er. seized maDS. teleirrams. etc.. and
then sunk her.
Semi-official advices give tha number
of Russian troops in the Far East
nearly 200,000.
Russia is too busy with Japan to ftl
low or make any objection to British
advance in Thibet.
Another attempt has been made
the life of Pope Pius, this time by two
men disguised as clergy.
It is reported that Japan atfer bom'
barding Vladivostok, dropped a nnmbei
of Boating mines in that vninity.
The three bandits who held up the
Oregon express and killed a messenger
got no loot from the wrecked express
car.
Rains make the flood situstion In In
diana more grave.
The Botkin murder trial has been re
sumed with the ury alleged to have
been bribed.
SLRB IT IS SAFE.
Oresonlans Eifwct 1905 BIO
to Paea
the Hoaso Soon.
Washington, April 7. There is a
prospect that the Lewis and Clark ex
position bill will be passed by the
house the latter part of the present
week, after being considered under spec
ial rule. Chairman Tawney today in
troduced a resolution authorizing con
sideration of the bill at any time dur
ing the remainror of the session, and
had his resolution referred to the com
mittee on rules. There is every assur
ance that this committee will favorably
report the resolution at its next meet
ing, notwithstanding the fact that
three members of the committee voted
against the Portland bill.
The strong showing on botn rollcaUs
establishes beyond question the fact
that the bill is favored by a large ma
jority of the members of the house, and
is believed by those in toucn with
the situation that the committee on
rules will recognize the wish of the
luaiority, and consent to consideration
of the bill. If Tawney's resolution is
reported as expected, it will be equiva
lent to a special rule, and will give am
pie opportunity for debate on the bill
and permit its passage by a majority
vote.
It is now regarded as certain by Ore-
gonians bere tnat tne Din win De
passed by the house and that the meas
ure signed by the president will appro
priate at least the amount carried by
the house bill, namely, $475,000.
The strength of the bill, demon
strated by the votes on Monday, testi
fies to the effectiveness of the efforts of
friends of that measure in working up
sentiment in its behalf.
PANAMA STRIKE QROWS SERIOUS.
America Warns Marines and Seamen
to Take No Side.
Washington, April 7. The labor
troubles on the Isthmus of Panama
growing out of the stiike of the em
ployes of the Panama railroad company
have taken a serious turn, and the facts
have been reported to the state depart
ment by the United States charge at
Panama. The matter was deemed of
sufficient importance to warrant consid
erable discussion at the 'cabinet meet
ing, and the unanimous opinion was
that everything should be done to avoid
an entanglement of the United StateB
with any labor controversy. But it
was determined that the government
would not withhold in any degree the
protection of the Panama railroad,
which it has assumed by treaty, and it
was directed that the railroad property,
rolling stock, track and terminals
should be protected by forces from the
United States warships at the isthmus
if that became necessary.
There will, however, be no compul
sion exercised against the strikers to
compel them to return to work. If
the railroad management can secure a
sufficient force of men to operate the
road they will be upheld in such an at
tempt. This will be done with the
full consent of the Panama government,
though under broad treaty provisions
this is not absolutely necessary.
Secretary Moody was charged with
the duty of carrying out this decision
and with instructing Admirals Glass
and Sigsbee as to the course they shall
pursue. There is ample (orce on tbe
isthmus for any emergency.
BOLD DASH FOR LIBERTY.
Missouri Convicts Hold Up Quard,
but
Are Soon Overpowered.
Jefferson City, Mo., April 7. Four
convicts at the penitentiary today at
tempted to escape, by holding up tbe
guard with revolvers. They were
forced to surrender, and wben searcned
several sticks of dynamite were found
in their possession.
Thev had succeeded in cutting tneir
way out of their cells, and when Guard
John Williams, in making his lounds,
came upon them in the corridor, they
called upon him to halt. Williams
fled and gave the alarm, and a corps of
guards responded and soon overpowered
the convicts and placed them in other
cells. The convicts assert that they
secured the revolvers and dynamite by
express, but the prison authorities be
lieve the weapons and explosives were
smuggled to them by friends.
Russia Will Appeal the Cases.
St. Peteisburg, April 7. Russia has
completed arrangements through the
French minister at Tokio to appeal the
cases of the Russian merchantmen now
before the Japanese prize courts.
Three Japanese 'lawyers have been en
;cd to present the cases. Appeals
will be made on various grounds.
Most of the ships were taken before the
actual declaration of war, several of
them were captured on the high seas,
having left port before the outbreak of
hostilities, while othsrs were in neu
tral ports.
Kouropatkin Has a Surprise.
Paris, April 7. A St. Petersburg dis
natch declares General Kouropatkin
hf.i been notified by the commander of
the Cossack division that the Russian
cavalry will not be heard of again for
some time, and wben it is again
brought to notice, it will be through an
exploit that will both please and as
tonish Russians. Another St. Peters
burg dispatch states that the Russians
have suns a large numoer 01 mines ana
torpedoes at the mouth of the Yalu.
Battleship Virginia Slides Into Action.
Newport News. Va., April 7. With
bands playing "The Star Spangled Ban
ner" and "Dixie" and 30,000 people
cheering Godspeed, the battleship Vir
ginia was launched today at the yards
of the Newport New.s shipbuilding com-'
pany. Miss Milday Gay Moutague,
daughter of Governor Montague, was j
sponsor.
VICTORY IN SIGHT
MAJORITY OP HOUSE FAVORS
BILL ON TEST VOTE.
1905
Necessary Two-Third! to Suspend Roles
Lacking- Tawoey Not Discouraged
and Will Try to Secure Special Rale
and If Unsuccessful, Appropriation
Can Be Placed on Sundry ClvfJ BUI.
Washington, April 5. Tho Lewis
snd Clark exposition bill scored a great
victory in the house yesterday, al
though the necessary two-thirds vote
to pass the measure was not secured.
On two separate voWsg it waa shown
that there was a very large majority ia
the house in favor of an apptopriation.
It now remains to be seen whether a
majority o( the honse, desiring to aid
a laudable undertaking, can be defeated
through inabilityto bring tho bill be
fore the house.
The first vote was on the bill direot,
and the second on a proposition to
make it a privileged measure, so as to
make it possible to call it up at any
time. Three members, or the majori
ty, of the committee on rules opposed
the suspension of the rules on both
votes. Some might take this to mean
that it will be impossible to secure a
rule bringing tbe bill to a vote, but as
Speaker Cannon is undoubtedly in favor
of the appropriation, and General Gros
venor, of Ohio, a member of the com
mittee on rules, is with him, the prob
abilities are that the committee will
decide that the majority of tbe house
is entitled to pass this legislation, and
therefore a special rule will be
granted.
Ihe Oregon delegation is much
pleased with the character of the men
who voted with them. The majoiity
was composed of the leading represent
atives on both sides of the party aisle,
prominent Republicans and Democrats
both giving voice to the idea that the
exposition ought to be encouraged, at
least to the extent of government par
ticipation. There is another feature of this prop
osition which is encouraging to Oregon
people. If there is any gieat delay in
the matter of securing a special rule to
consider the bill, the appropriation
will be put on the sundry civil bill by
the senate, and it is certain that the
house will support it, the votes record
ed today being such a guarantee. The
sundry civil bill is still in the hands of
the senate committee on appropria
tions, but before it is reported from
that committee, tbe Oregon men can
definitely ascertain whether there is to
be a special rule for the consideration
of the bill in the bouse. If the three
members of the committee on rules
who voted against the appropriation
adhere to their position,' then the bill
will be carried as part of the sundry
civil bill.
TROOPS POURINd INTO HARBIN.
Nearly Every House In Town Is Occupied
by Soldiers.
St. Petersburg, April 6. An Associ
ated Press correspondent en route to
the front, writing from Harbin, March
13, describes the scene there as he ob
served it. From all sides soldiers were
pouring into Harbin. The uncom
pleted railroad station there had been
transformed into a barracks, and al
most every house in the town was oc
cupied by soldiers.
Frisian, a short distance away, which
until recently had been a small village
on the bank of the Sungari river, had
become a city with temporary buildings
which were being used by the troops
and with stores, a hotel and restaurant
Merchants and testauranteurs,' the cor
respondent adds, were accused of extor
tion, but money was cheap.
WILL SINK STONE LADEN SHIPS.
Russlsns Hope to Thus Keep Japanese
Out ol Nlu Chwang.
Niu (jhwang, April 6. In connec
tion with the Russian plans for the for
tification of Niu Chwang, the Russian
port commander has prepared 12 junks
laden to water edge with stones, which
will be settled on the first appearance
of the enemy in such a position that it
will be impossible for any vessels eith
er to enter or leave tbe harbor. The
river between here and Yinkow is ex
tremely mined. ! I
Railway Traffic Not Congested.
St. Petersburg, April 6. A high
Russian official, w ho has just returned
from a trip ovei the Trans-Siberian
railway, contradicts the report that
there is great congestion of traffic. He
declares that ten trains daily traverse
hte road in either direction as 'ar as
Irkutsk, and nine freight trains, in ad
dition to many passenger trains, daily
run from beyond Lake Ballkal to Har
bin. He says that there is no concern
for the safety of the line. ' Every foot
of It is strongly gdarded. This is es
pecially so at all bridges.
Japanese Surprise Then.
London, April 6. Eight weeks from
the opening of the war sees Japan,
without any real fighting, apparently
in possession of Corea, and the firBt
stage of the campaign meet ended.
The correspondent of the Standard at
. Tokio reports that the Japanese corre-
spondents at the front who followed
the army through the Chino-Japanese
war, express great surprise at the im
provement of the Japanese troops in
the past decade.
Again Shell Port Arthur.
Chefoo, April 6, Russian officers
here admit that there was another bom
bardment of Port Arthur by the Jap
anese on Sunday, April 3. No au
thentic particulars of the engagement
re obtainable
EFFORT TO PROTECT THB JEWS.
Ruislaa Aatbotitles Do Not Desire Repe
tition ol Easter Outrages.
St. Petersburg, Apiil 6. Reports re
ceived by tho mini 17 of the interior
indicate that tho precautionary meas
ures taken to prevent anti-Jewish dis
turbances during Easter week, when
the ignorant are easily aroused to a
sort of religious frenzy regarding
"blood atonement," will result in the
avoidance of serious trouble. 3 Jjj-s?
In spite of the precautions, however,
it is considered possible there may be
attempts at rioting, but the authorities
may be relied upon to suppress these
with a strong hand. Tho following
private ; telegram was receives)., today
from Odessa:-;n8s
"Reports of anti-Jewish disturbances
which are common at Easter time cause'
more alarm than usual this year, be
cause of the occurrences last year.
Tbe Jews here are nervous but the
authorities have confidence in Gover
nor Eidhardt, who is in charge of the
city, and who is an energetic and hu
mane man, as well as in Baron Kaul
bars, commander-in-chief of the troops
in Southern Russia. Under the cir
cumstances, therefore, anything like a
serions disturbance is regarded as im
possible. "The official papers have published
strongly-woided warnings, and the city
is placarded with notices that all who
disturb the peace will be severely pun
ished." CHANNEL ALMOST BLOCKED.
Japaness Can Easily Finish tho Bottling
of Port Arthur.
London, April 6. Fuitber reports
of skiimishing between .the Russians
and Japanese in the Yalu river legion
are reaching London, but no reliable
details are given.
The Daily Telegraph's Seoul corres
pondent believes that the defenses of
Port Arthur have been so weakened
that the early capture of the port is to
be expected. There is little doubt, tbe
correspondent says, that only a narrow
passage is left and that at the first
favorable opportunity the Japanese
will block the channel. The Russians
have taken many 12-inch guns out of
their ships to arm the old and new de
fenses of Port Arthur.
A correspondent of the Morning Post
at Yinkow says that the position there
is daily becoming stronger. A fort
night ago the Japanese could have
landed with comparative ease, while
now they would experience great diffi
culty.
The corrspondent says be has re
ceived trustworhy information that the
concentration of troops along tbe rail
way has been so rapid that it is now
impossible for tbe Japanese to carry
the war into Manchuria, with any hope
of success, and that the most they can
do is to isolate Port Arthur and possibly
Vladivostok.
FOR TREATY WITH RUSSIA.
Ambassador Working for Protection ol
American Corporations.
St. Petersburg, April 6. Ambassador
McCormick is negotiating with the for
eign office for a treaty with Russia
which will give to the United . States
corporations the right to sue in Russian
courts and to Russian corporations the
right to sue in courts of the United
States.
Under the Russian law, United
States corporations can be sued, but
cannot sue in the courts of the empire.
This has caused United States firms
great annoyance as well as losses in the
past. In addition the ambassador
hopes to secure in the treaty a broad
clause which will authentically give to
United States corporations all privileg
es in whatever character, now enjoyed
by the corporations of any foreign
country.
Although there ire difficulties (n the
way of accomplishing the desired re
sult, the Ambassador's advances have
been met in the friendliest spirit and
the indications are that his negotia
tions will terminate successfully.
The only countries now enjoying the
privileges which Ambassador McCorm
ick is striving to obtain for the United
States are Germany, Greece, Bulgaria
and Italy.
Coal Found Near Port Arthur. .
St. Petersburg, April 6. A conw
pondent of the Associated Press at Port
Arthor telegraphs today as follows
The Chinese prophesying new attempts
to block the channel are at the present
moment awed. All is quiet in port
snd the situstion is unchanged through
out the peninsula. Deposits of coal
similar to that of Catdiff, Wales, have
been found in the vicinity of Port
Arthur. The discovery is an extremely
timely one, in view of the necessity of
obtaining an ample supply of fuel for
the fleet.
Railroad oa Ice at End.
Irkutsk, April' 6. The railroad
gci 088 Lake Baikal baa ceased in conse
quence of the breaking op of Ihe Ice
Its assistance to the government in
transportation of supplies has been in
calculable. At an indication of its
service, it is said that between March
2 and March 28 there passed over it
1,628 freight cars, 67 tioop cars, 25
passenger coaches carrying officers and
65 locomotives. The cost of the ice
road was $250,000.
Cannon Bought In England.
Paris, April 6. The St. Petersburg
correspondent of the Figaro says that
Russia his ordered 250 cannon In Eng
land for the Manchurian army.
HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON
HEARS CONVICT CRY.
e
Pictures el Discharged Mea No Longer
to Be Olveo Out.
Salem In sccoidance with instruc
tions from Governor Chamberlain, the
fenitentiary authotities have discon
tinued the practice of furnishing peace
officers with pictuies and descriptions
of all discharged prisoners. This
change in the rules of tbe institution
was made a few weeks ago upon the be
lief that it would encourage ex-convicts
to try to lead honest lives. -
The custom of sending out descrip
tions of discharged prisoners was adopt
ed in response to requests from chiefs
of police in the cities. The police offi
cers wanted the descriptions so that
whea a convb t had been discharged
they could be on the lookout for him
and could more easily locate him if he
committed any offense. Several inci
dents which came to the attention of
the governor convinced him that more
harm than good resulted from the send
ing out of the descriptions, and he di
rected that the practice be stopped.
TO CONFINE THB WALLA WALLA.
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Free Space Under Railway With Levees
W1U Bo Provided.
Milton This season will prooably
see tbe last high water damage I01
some time juat beyond the junction of
the Walla Walla river and the O. R. &
N., a mile north of Milton, where the
river bed is almost on a level with the
flats on either side. For several, years
the piers in the O. R. & N. trestle over
the river have caught brush, floating
logs and debris of all kinds, causing
tbe current to cut into tbe gravelly low
banks on either side and scurry over
the land. The piers are only 16 feet
apart.
The railroad has material on the
ground to build a new span which will
be supported by stone piers on either
end, 108 feet apart. This will leave
an uninterrupted space for the river,
and the county cdmmissioners of Walla
Walla and Umatilla counties will di
vide the expense of levees to confine
the rushing waters of the fast flowing
Walla Walla past the danger point.
GOOD PRICES FOR SHEARERS.
Work Will Be Expedited Owing to tho
fJood Conditions.
Pendleton Seven and eight cents,
the former figure including board, are
sheep shearing prices throughout East
ern Oregon this season. Sheep shearers
will not starve at this figure, as a good
shearer will handle 100 bead a day,
while fast men will take fleeces off
more. Shearing will be faster than
usual this season on account ot the
good condition both sheep and wool
are in.
Few outside professionals have come
in yet, wbut a number of local shear
ers are at work around Echo and farth.
er west. A crew of about a dozen have
left for towns along the Northern Pa
cific in Franklin and Lincoln counties,
Washington. The majority of outside
shearers will come in in about 10 days
on their migration northward and east
ward. After finishing in Umatilla and
kindred Eastern Oregon counties they
push on to Idaho, Wyoming and Mofr
tana. t
Coming Events.
Republican convention, First congres
sional district, naiem, April 13.
Republican convention, Second
congressional district, Portland, April
13.
Republican state convention, Port
land, April 14.
Oregon Cattlemen s association, Fort
land, April 16.
Democratic state convention, Port
land, April 19.
Convention state federation of labor,
Oregon City, May 2-6.
State grange, LorvallUs, begins May
4.
General election, June 6.
Annual reunion, department of Ore
gon, U. A. iv., Hood iiiver, June 10-1.
Form New Creamery Company.
La Grande Articles of incorpora
tion have been filed by the Grand
Ronde Creamery company as successors
to the Cove Creamery company. The
new company intends to operate cream
eries at La Grande ar.d Union and en
gage in the manufacture and sale of
butter, ice cream, cheese, etc. It will
have skimming stations at Cove and
Medical Springs. The creamery at La
Grande will be in a new brick building
on Elm street, which is 40x50 feet,
with a cellar. O.F.Harper is presi
dent of the company.
Land Office Receipts.
Salem The receipts of the state land
office for the month of March aggregate
$47,476.55, which represents an un
usually large uonth's business. The
heavy receipts were due to an
order from the board, made some
time ago, requiring holders of land
sale certificates upon which small
balances are due to pay the bal-
nrai and talin dnMla. tjver ZIH)
deeds were issued during the month for
that reason.
C. D. Wade Cattle Dipped Again.
Pendleton The C. B. Wade herd of
thoroughbreds, sold at the recent sale
of the defunct cashier's Union county
stock, have again been dipped and ran
now be shipped out of the state. The
entire herd was dipped the first time,
while only those whose purchasers in
tend shipping out of Oregon underwent
the last operstion. The herd was
slightly infected with mange.
NEW OREOON CORPORATIONS.
Articles Filed With the Secretary of
State at Salem.
Salem Articles of incorporation
were filed in the office of the secretary
of state last week as follows :
Smith-Premier tvpewriter company,
Syrause, N. Y., $100,000.
Woodey Inland fishing company, Port
land, $0,000.
Orpheum amusement company. Port
land, $25,000.
Butte Falls sugar pine lumber com
pany, Medford, $70,000.
Northwestern togging company, Cot
tage Grove, $10,000.
Lost alley land and lumber com
pany, Lost Valley, $800.
Castle Rock land association, The
Dalles, $20,000.
Medford athletic club, Medford. $1,-
500.
Express telephone and telegraph
company, Durkee, Baker county, $1,
500. Oregon lumber, wood and liaht. com
pany, Falls City, $10,000.
Bridal veil box factory, Bridal Veil.
$25,000.
White Rock irrigation and power
company, Tetherow Bridge, Crook
county, $25,000.
Grande Ronde creamery company.
Union, $10,000.
ClatBkanie lumber company, Clats-
kanie, $20,000.
FEAR HIQrl WATER.
Heavy Snow Followed by Rain and Chi-
nook Endanger Pendleton.
Fendleton High water again threat
ens Pendleton. During the past two
weeks the weather has been extremely
cold and much snow fell in the moun
tains. Even the lower foothills were
covered-. Ukiah had 17 inches of new
snow and the fall was heavy at Meach-
am and other Blue mountain points.
change for the warmer with heavy
rain and a chmook have set in. The
snow is fast melting and tributaries of
the Umatilla nar the base of the
mountains are overflowing. There is
fear if tbe river gets too high that the
town will be flooded on account of a
man moving away riprap work from
the upper end of the levee. The city
council at its last meeting ordered the
riprap replaced, but it has not been
done, leaving a broken point in the
levee.
Rich Find of Iron Ore.
Oregon City Residents in West
Oregon City this week discovered a
rich deposit of iron ore in the vicinity
of Willamette Falls. The ore assays
54 per cent metallic iron, and the de
posit is believed to be quite extensive,
since the same quality ore has been
found in a number of the ravines and
side hills surrounding Willamette falls.
The land on which the discovery has
been made belongs to the Oregon Iron
& Steel company, and members of the
corporation are now investigatiang the
extent and value of the find.
Suver Warehouse Burned.
Independence The McClain ware
house at Suver, a few miles south of
here, has been destroyed by fire. The
building and all of the contents were
burned. About 12,000 bushels of
wheat and 1,500 bushels of oats were
lost. With the exception of about 600
bushels of oats, owned by Mr. McClain,
it is thought the loss will be small on
the grain, as it was insured. The loss
to farmers will be slight, as 60 bushels,
will comprise the Iobs.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Walla Walla, 75c: 1
blue-
stem, 8182c; valley, 81c.
Barley Feed, $23 per ton; rolled,
$2425.
Flour Valley, $3.904.05 per bar
rel; bard wheat straights, $4(34.30;
clears, $3.854.10; hard wheat pat
ents, $4.404.70; graham, $3.50(3
3.90; whole wheat, $3.654.05; rye
flour, $4.504.75.
Oats No. 1 white, $1.151.17 ;
gray, $1.10(31.12 per cental.
Millstuffs Bran, $19 20 per ton;
middlings, $25.50(327; shorts, $20
21; chop, $18; linseed, dairy food, $19.
Hay Timothy, $1516 per ton;
clover, $10(311; grain, $11(912;
cheat, $11(312.
Eggs Oregon ranch, 17K18c.
Butter Sweet cream butter, 30c per
pound; fancy creamery,, 25c; choice
creamery, 2224c; dairy and store,
nominal.
Butter Fat Sweet cream, 28)c;
sour cream, 26c.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, 13(3 13c
per pound; springs, small, 1718c;
bens, 13tf(314c; turkeys, live, 16(8
17c; dressed, 1820c; ducks, $89 per
dozen; geese, live, 8c per pound.
Vegetables Turnips, 80c per sack;
carrots, 80c; beets, $1; parsnips, $1;
cabbage, l'2e; lettuce, head, 259
40c per dozen; parsley, 25c; tomatoes,
$2.252.&0 per crate; cauliflower, 75c
3$1 per dozen; celery, 60 80c;
squash, 2c per pound; cucumbers,
$1.75(32.25 per dozen; asparagus. 6
(311c; peas, 9c per pound; rhubarb,
7 (39c; beans, 10c; onions, Yellow Dan-
vers, $2(32.50 per sack.
Potatoes Fancy, $1(31.15 per cen
tal, common, 6080c; new potatoes,
3h'c per pound; sweets, 5c.
Fruit Apples, fancy Baldwins and
8pitzenbergs, $1.502.50 per box;
choice, $1(31.50; cooking, 75c$l.
Beef Dressed, 57(3c per pound.
Veal Dressed, 77Kc
Pork Dressed, 7X38c.
Hops 1903 crop, 2325c per pound.
Wool Valley, 17018c; Eastern
Oregon, 12315c; mohair, 3031c per
pound for choice.